Thanks again for reviewing. Here's another short story.

Oh, and the disclaimer (This is for ch. 2 as well, forgot it): Don't own anything from Inuyasha.

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"Lord Sesshomaru! Where are you going?" Rin asked, watching as Sesshomaru left the village. Rin began to run, still calling Sesshomaru's name. The village around her was silent and ominous. Why had they come here in the first place? Frightened, Rin called out louder. "Lord Sesshomaru! Don't leave me!"

Suddenly, Rin ran into some un-seeable barrier, and fell down. She scrambled back up and stood there, still calling as loudly as she could. Sesshomaru was getting further and further away. Then, all of a sudden, he faded from view. "Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin yelled desperatly.

"Stay here with us Rin…" A women's voice said faintly.

Rin turned around, surprised. "M…Mother?" She asked, as she noticed other people next to her mother. They were her brothers and her father. All of them were speaking in distant, hallow voices.

"Yes…stay here with us…"

"You'll be taken care of…"

Rin backed away. "I can't …" She was becoming uneasy.

"Don't you miss us…?"

"Don't choose a demon over us…"

Rin's eyes began to water. "You're dead though. I can't be with you yet. I need to find Lord Sesshomaru…"

Almost at once, her family changed into various demons, some resembling wolves. They roared out in rage and chased Rin out of the village.

Rin ran and ran, tears streaming down her face. Why wasn't Sesshomaru saving her? Had he really abandoned her? Rin finally tripped and fell down. She screamed out in panic as the demon wolves leapt at her…

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Rin woke abruptly, giving out a frightened cry. Shivering, Rin took a quick glance around. She was in a forest, near a lake, in a campsite. This was a welcome sight. The atmosphere was much calmer here than in her dream. Rin saw Jaken and Ah-Un resting near the dwindling camp fire. Rin quickly looked over to where Sesshomaru had been resting earlier. He wasn't there… Rin began to panic until a voice spoke.

"What is the matter Rin?" Sesshomaru's calm voice asked.

Rin turned around to find Sesshomaru resting against a tree. Rin's eyes watered and she began to cry.

Sesshomaru appeared uncertain as to how he should react. This was a much different situation then his tail had been. Speaking of which, he had been grateful that his tail was gone by the time he had woken up. He really didn't want Jaken to see Rin clutching his tail... Before Sesshomaru could think of anything more to say to the ditraught little girl, Rin leapt onto him, gripping his shoulder and the fluffy thing around his shoulder. Sesshomaru had stiffened slightly at her touch, and was troubled. She was still crying. This was definatly a different situation. What was he supposed to do now?

"I had a dream that you left me in a village and my family turned into demons and tried to eat me!" Rin explained to him in one breath.

Sesshomaru's eyes softened slightly (not that anyone would ever see) and spoke. "Don't be foolish. I won't leave you in a village or anywhere unless it's your decision. Understand?"

Rin stopped crying and looked up at Sesshomaru with a big smile. "Okay!" She hugged him and fell asleep.

Sesshomaru settled back and stared up at the starry night sky, frowning. This was now worse than the mishap with his tail. If Jaken saw him like this in the morning, he'd have something to use as a punching bag…

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Please review and let me know how this one went. I have 2 more short stories in the process of being typed.