Hi everyone! Sorry about the late update. I was busy with school and had this amazing idea for my second story and couldn't stop working on it, putting this one down in the process but here it is, the new chapter. Enjoy! BTW please read my second story. It's an AU but super cute!;D

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Dawn of Demons

Chapter 6

Airi

It was morning and Rin was feeling very refreshed. The day has finally come for Rin to travel with her lord and Jaken to the Lord's Summons. She yawned and stared out her window, admiring the sunrise. It's so peaceful.

"Rin-sama, are you awake yet?" came Nina's voice as she knocked on the door.

"Yes. Come in Nina." Rin responded.

"Wow, you're actually awake." Nina place her hands on her hips with a smile.

"I just felt really refresh and ready to go." Rin giggled.

"Well we better get you ready. You're leaving in two hours." Nina walked over to one of Rin's many wardrobes, pulling out a mint green kimono with navy blue flowers along with a pink obi. She helped Rin dress and comb her hair to perfection.

"Come on, breakfast's almost ready." She smile to Rin while leading her to the dining area.

When Rin walked in, she saw Sesshomaru sitting in his regular seat at the head of the table, instructing Takeshi on what to do during his absence.

"Good morning Sesshomaru-sama, Takeshi-sama." She bowed to them before sitting in her seat, next to the demon lord on the left. He nodded to her while Takeshi let out a loud "morning". Breakfast was finally served and Rin dug in. She wanted to make sure that she ate a lot so that she wouldn't have to worry about getting hungry and slowing down her lord later.

"My, you have a big appetite today." Takeshi said teasingly. Sesshomaru stared at her raising an eyebrow, giving off the impression that he was thinking the same thing too.

Rin glared at Takeshi. "I don't won't be hungry later when we're traveling." She spat out. Takeshi only chuckled then returned to discuss matters with Sesshomaru some more.

After breakfast, Rin head back to her room to pack up her necessities and her weapons. She replaced her obi with a sash of the same pink as her obi. She hid her knife in her kimono and placed her sword in her sash. When Rin head out to the main gate, Sesshomaru, Jaken, and AhUn were already there waiting for her.

"What took you so long child?" Jaken yelled in his squawking voice.

"I needed to get ready. I'm a woman so it takes me longer to finish." she shrugged. She turned to Sesshomaru "I'm ready Sesshomaru-sama." she perked giving him a wide smile. He nodded then turned around, leading the way. Rin followed behind him along with Jaken as he held AhUn's reign.

They had walked for most of the day already and decided to set up camp when the sun was starting to set. Sesshomaru sat down against a tree as usual, watching Rin and Jaken prepare dinner. Rin caught five fishes and gathered some berries for dinner while Jaken built the fire. They kind of made a deal where he'll make the fire while she gets the food.

"Jaken-sama, where is the Lord's Summonings located at?" Rin asked, chewing on her piece of fish.

"What? You don't know?" he asked shocked. Rin shook her head. "Hmm, to begin, it's more of a fortress surround by four mountains to appear like it was in a giant gorge. The path is deathly making it impossible for humans to reach. The area is considered a neutral zone between the four lands for times like these when the four lords must meet." Rin only nodded resuming with her dinner.

After dinner, Rin went to a desolate portion of the river to bath.

The waning moon was shining, lighting the night sky, making it easy to see her surroundings. She stopped by a tree and began to undress. Rin folded her kimono and place her weapons on a small boulder. She stepped into the refreshing river, slightly cool from the late spring weather. She walked to where the water was up to her waist and she began washing herself. She enjoyed the temperature of the water, it was just right. She stared up at the moon, it's light beaming on her making her body sparkle from the jewel-like water droplets. I think now would be a good time.

Rin looked around making sure no one was near or watching her. She bent her arms up to her waist, facing her palms up and spreading her digits apart, focusing on her fingertips. Gradually, the tips of her fingers being to lit up, forming a pink sphere to form at the ends of each of her fingers. She exerted more energy before slightly curling her fingers. She flicked all ten of her fingers at once and watched the pink orbs float into the air, lighting the night with its pink tint. The orbs encircled her, making her feel warm and relaxed like she always did whenever she was surrounded by spiritual energy. The orbs slowly fell on the water. When it made contact, the water was slightly pushed back as if it was repelled, then the pink orbs dissipated.

Rin took in a deep breathe before trying out another technique, one that require a considerable amount of energy and concentration. She clapped her hands together and focused her miko powers in between her palms. She watched as a pink light emitted from her hands. She slowly open her hands, concentrating to expand the pink light sphere that was now formed and adding more spiritual energy into it. It slowly got to be as big as her hand when its wide open. She flipped her right hand over which was now containing the sphere, pressing it towards the water. She watched the water being pushed away as the pressure from the sphere forced it repel. The sphere was completely engulfed by the water but not a single drop of water made contact with the ball of energy.

"Yes I did it." she whispered however, that broke her concentration causing the sphere to explode in the water. The pressure from the explosion sent a shock wave, sending Rin into the water. "Ahhh" she screamed in surprise.

She came up and gasping for air. She stare at her hands, admiring her progress. Just a little more. She heard a rustle and turned around in a defensive position. When she saw who it was she relaxed but then she realized her nudity. "Ahhh" she quickly covered her breasts and dove into the water up to her neck, her back to him. "Rin are you okay?' he asked calmly. She turned her head slightly to look at him. Sesshomaru was standing there, looking straight at her with a calm face.

"Y-Yes I'm fine." She stuttered, her face was a brilliant red. "I just slipped thats all." Great, he saw me naked, AGAIN!

"Hn. Hurry up before you get sick." He said evenly, turning around to head back to camp. "Yes Sesshomaru-sama" She waited until he was completely out of sight before she got out to dry herself and dress.

"Rin, what took you so long? Your face is completely red." Jaken asked annoyed.

"Oh…umm.. the water felt really nice so I just wanted to stay a little longer." She replied back trying to hide her embarrassment. "I''m sleepy so good night!" she said quickly, laying down next to AhUn.

"Strange child" Jaken muttered before he drifted to sleep.

Meanwhile Sesshomaru on the other hand was deep in thought against the same tree as before. I saw her again but this time her body was wet. The water droplets looked like jewels under the moonlight. So beautiful. My Rin…Wait,, what am I thinking. She may be my ward but she's not mine in that sense. He sighed inwardly. However what was with the air? It felt sickly pure. He watch Rin chest rise and fall as she slept. All night he kept watching her sleepthinking about the image he saw.

When the sun began to rise, they continue with their journey after freshening up with a little breakfast.

By now it was already noon and Rin was walking beside her lord. She would glance at him every now and then, blushing and hiding her eyes behinds her bangs as she thinks about what happened last night. Why did he look so calm? He saw me naked and yet he felt nothing. Am I not attractive? Maybe its because I'm a human so he finds me disgusting. Of course he does, he hates my kind. What was I thinking, getting my hopes up. Rin whimpered quietly as she thought of the worst cast scenario.

Sesshomaru heard he whimper and glanced over at her though the corner of his eye. "Is something wrong?" He asked, still looking straight ahead. She slightly jump at his question.

"Oh no my lord. I'm just hungry is all." She laughed half heartedly. Rin grabbed a pouch full of berries and began to plop one at a time into her mouth. Sesshomaru secretly watched how her mouth would open and close as she plops the berries into her mouth. Her luscious lips would smoosh together then she'll lick her lips with her little pink tongue. He was so engrossed with her lips that he failed to notice the approaching auras.

All of a sudden, three demons came out from the trees retreating from something, or someone. Sesshomaru quickly whipped his head to them and stood in front of Rin, blocking her from the enemies. The demons stopped and noticed Sesshomaru's group. They growled and bared their fangs at him, unknowing of who he is. Rin quickly unsheathed her sword, ready to attack. When the demon in the middle noticed her, its eyes widen in shock. "Take the woman alive." He commanded to the others."She'll be of great use." It smiled evilly. The two demons quickly charged at Sesshomaru while their leader went around to get to Rin.

Sesshomaru was outraged at the lowly demons for thinking of Rin in that manor. "My lord, let me handle this." Jaken ran to the demon only getting swatted like a fly. Sesshomaru huffed, pulled out his green poisonous whipped and aimed at the two demons charging towards him. They were fast and avoided fatal blows to them by Sesshomaru's whip but the poison went into their system, slowly eaten them alive.

Rin saw the leader of the demons appeared from her side, yards away, ready to charge at her. Just when it was about to pounced, a shadow jumped from within the forest, landing between Rin and the demon.

Rin gasped. "It's you…" There before her was the same demoness who saved Rin the night she returned to Sesshomaru. The demoness had her back to Rin but she knew for sure that it was her. She would never forget that long pale pink hair and white hilted sword now pointed at the demon in front of her. Sesshomaru noticed the demoness but couldn't deal with her at the moment, the demon other demons were very persistent.

"Stop interfering!" the demon growled at the demoness. She turned her head slightly to look at Rin who was looking back at her questionably. She turned back to glare at the demon "I see." she said in a low voice. She quickly charged at the demon, swung her sword down, slashing his chest, sending blood gushing out. It roared in pain but tried to counter attack by bringing its sharp claws towards her head, missing her.

A few minutes had passed and the demon was laying on the ground, panting after receiving four more fatal slashes. Sesshomaru had finished off the two others demon in perfect condition and turned to watch the demoness fight the demon. She walked up to the demon and brought her sword down, impaling the demon through its neck. It spurt out blood before it collapsed into a lifeless corpse. She turned to face a stunned Rin and stoic Sesshomaru. Jaken gaped at the demoness and worried if she was going to attack but signed when she flicked her sword to remove the blood, and sheathed it.

They just stared at the demoness and awed at how skilled she was at fighting. Her expression was passive and poised and seemed as if what she just did was perfectly normal.

"Umm.. thank you.. for saving me again." Rin smiled warmly to the demoness. She gazed deeply into Rin's eyes and nodded. "Your welcome." she said calmly, her voice was still like that of a temptress.

"I'm Rin, this is my lord, Sesshomaru-sama, his adviser Jaken-sama, and his dragon AhUn." she gestured to everybody. The demoness's eyes grew then reverted back normal immediately. "She's the one who saved me that night milord." She kept glancing over at Rin and then at Sesshomaru. "What's your name?" Rin leaned forwards to ask.

"I'm…Airi." she said hesitantly.

"Airi? Thats a lovely name." Rin smiled brightly at her.

"Thank you." Airi replied back. "Are you heading to the Lord's Summonings?" she asked nonchalantly.

Jaken gasped. "Why does someone like you know of this information?" He squawked.

"I am heading there myself so of course I would know who would be there." She said cooly.

"What business do you have there?" Jaken yelled curiously.

"That is none of your business." she glared.

"If your heading there, then we should go together." Rin suggested joyfully.

"RIN! Are you out of your mind? She's a demon." Jaken screeched.

"Yeah but so are you." she giggled. "

"I'm different. We don't know her. She might try to kill us for all we know." he argued.

"True, but if she wanted to kill us, then she would have helped those demons attack us." she retorted.

She turned around to her lord. "Sesshomaru-sama, can she accompany please?" Rin begged cutely, praying with her hands while living him the puppy dog eyes and pout. Sesshomaru stared at her in silence. He glanced over at Airi analyzing her. She doesn't seem to be emitting any dangerous auras. If she tries anything suspicious I can always kill her in an instant. He turned around, continuing the journey. "Do as you wish." he said evenly.

"Yay! Thank you my lord." Rin cheered. She ran up to Airi gesturing her to join them. "Come on, we can all travel together to make it even more fun." Rin said happily.

Airi just look at her calmly. We just met and this girl already trusts me. Is she insane?… But she must be important if those demons tried to attack her again, especially if she's traveling with the lord of the west. "I suppose that would be okay." Airi said, giving her a small smile.

"Great!" Rin chirped walking after her lord. Airi followed after, staring at the strange girl and her demon lord. Maybe, just maybe.

"Jaken-sama, how much longer will it be until we get there?" Rin asked. They have been walking for about three hours. The sun had already set and but they're not stopping to set up camp for the night. Sesshomaru was still leading the way with Jaken behind him with AhUn. Rin and Airi were in the back, walking side by side.

"If we keep up this pace, well be there in about another hour so there's no point in stopping for the night." Jaken replied, hunching his back from exhaustion.

"You look tire Jaken-sama. Do you want me to carry you." Rin half her arms out, giggling mischievously.

"Why you-!" Jaken shout back, swirling his staff in the air.

"Enough Jaken." Sesshomaru commanded in an annoyed voice.

"Ahh- but milord?" Jaken cried. Sesshomaru turned around to give Jaken a spine tingling glare. Jaken immediately quiet down while Rin couldn't help giggling.

"Do you always do this?" Airi asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"Yes. Teasing Jaken-sama is so much fun." Rin mused. Jaken turned around and glared at her.

"But yet you address him with so much respect." Airi questioned, not understanding the girl.

"Of course." Rin stated. "He took care of me when I was little and helped me so many time. I owe him a lot and I will always respect those who care for me." She smiled warmly. Airi just stared at her, giving the girl credit for her honestly and fairness despite their species differences.

Jaken raised his head up arrogantly at her reply.

"So Airi-sama.." Rin started

"Just Airi is fine." She said evenly.

Rin smiled ever wider. "What kind of demon are you? You're so beautiful but don't look like one except for your hair color and claws."

Airi paused, not sure on how she should answer her. "I'm not sure…" She replied. Rin saw the look in her eyes, it was filled with regret and anger.

"Well it doesn't matter what you are but who you chose to be." She said piped.

"What if I chose wrong?"

"You didn't."

"And how do you know?"

"I know because you saved me." She looked up into Airi's eyes, full of determination to vouch for her opinion of the demoness.

"Just because I saved doesn't mean that I won't harm you later." Everyone stop and stare at the demoness. Sesshomaru was in front of her in a second, her throat in his hand, his claws ready to sink into her pale creamy skin at any moment. Airi didn't struggle even though she can easily get him to release his grasp but he'll only catch her again and possibly kill her for agitating him.

Rin was surprise by her statement but she smiled up at her still. "That may be true but I trust you and my intuitions are never wrong." Her eyes slightly sadden. She really wanted to become friends with Airi for some strange reason. She had this gut feeling that they were destined to meet.

Airi only stared into her big brown eyes, so full of innocence and trust. She sighed then a smile spread on her perfected lips."You are so pure Rin." Airi glanced into Sesshomaru's eyes. And thats probably why he cares for you so much.

"So does that mean you won't want to harm me and that we'll become friends?" Rin's voice full of hope.

"Of course I won't harm you… and if anything, I have this insane feeling to protect you." Especially from them.

Rin gave out a small delighted squeal before she hugged the demoness who was still held by the throat by her lord. Airi tense up by the gesture then slowly relaxed into the friendly embrace. "Sesshomaru-sama, can you let her go please?" Rin looked up at her lord, loosening her hug on Airi.

Sesshomaru reluctantly let go and gave Airi a "If you harm her, you will die " look. Airi nodded, confirming her understanding of the silent message.

"Come, its getting late." Sesshomaru commanded, turning around to continue their journey.

After another hour, they finally reached the base of the mountains. A thick fog surrounded the base making it difficult to see even ten feet in front of you.

"Rin, get on AhUn. We're flying from here." Sesshomaru instructed.

"What about Airi? She can't fly… Can you?" Rin asked curiously, she looked to Airi who had a passive expression on her face.

"No, I cannot." Airi replied slowly.

"You can ride with me then." Rin offered, tugging on her arm.

"If AhUn would let me." Airi looked toward the dragon, asking it with her eyes. The dragon sensed her aura and deemed that she was worthy and harmless enough to ride with it's mistress. It nodded its head in approval.

"Thank you AhUn!" Rin hugged AhUn and petted it to show how happy she was for its cooperation. Rin got on AhUn and offer Airi a hand to climb on. Airi took her hand slowly, though she really didn't her help but it wouldn't hurt to accept it.

"And what about me!" Jaken yelled. "Where am I going to sit?"

"Oh Jaken-sama, I forgot about you. Umm…" Rin tilted her head to the side trying to figure out the best way to solve their little predicament. She patted the space in fronton her "You can sit here." She beamed.

"I will not sit that close to a human!" Jaken argued.

"Jaken!" Sesshomaru yelled. "Hurry up. You are wasting time." He growled menacingly.

"Ahh! Yes milord!" Jaken quickly hopped. Rin giggled and hugged him to her. He squirmed a little but stopped when Sesshomaru gave him a glare.

"We're ready Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin exclaimed, she was very amused by their seating arrangement. Rin held the reign while Jaken was in between her arms, trying to avoid her touch. Airi was sitting nonchalantly behind Rin wondering why this had to be so complicated.

Sesshomaru nodded and then ascended to the sky. The night sky was beautiful, so full of stars and the breeze was slightly chilly that Rin accidentally snuggled up to Airi. "Oh sorry." Rin squeaked.

"It's alright, here." Airi snuggled up closer and wrapping her arms around Rin's waist. Rin immediately became warmer and relaxed in Airi's arms. "This is nice. Like having an older sister to take care of you." Rin said softly, enjoying the warm comfort. Airi couldn't help but smile at Rin's words.

After a few minutes of flying, the fortress came into view. "Wow, its beautiful." Rin laughed taking in the amazing sight of the gigantic fortress.

Yay finally done with this chapter. It got too long so I had to cut off a part of it:P Please review and tell me what you think so far:D There will be romance in the next chapter so please bear with me.