Thanks for the reviews! I finally updated this! It took me awhile, because I was having a difficult time figuring out something for a new chapter. This was an idea I was toying with for almost a month, but I've decided to put it up, so...

I wasn't sure whether this would be considered K+ or T, but since nothing bad happened, and there isn't exactly a great deal going into explaining the hot springs, I think it's okay for a K+ rated story.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Inuyasha.

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Sesshomaru and Rin had finally gotten through the blizzard, and had travelled to somewhere warmer.

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Rin walked through the forest, leadng Ah-Un. She was angry, but at the same time sad. Jaken (who had finally caught up with them) had said a few things that had upset Rin, so she had left him to go find Sesshomaru. Rin wanted to ask him some questions to determine whether or not Jaken had been telling the truth.

Rin wondered where Sesshomaru could be. It didn't seem like he had been expecting to run into any fights. It was more like...he wanted to be alone for awahile. Rin would leave Sesshomaru alone, after she had gotten her questions answered.

Ah-Un lumbered alongside Rin, uncomplaining, but suddenly stopped moving.

"What is it?" Rin asked, looking up at the two-headed dragon.

Ah-Un tilted its heads to the right and made a few muffled growls.

Rin looked in the direction indicated. There was mist rising through the trees.

"Oh! A hot spring! Good job Ah-Un! Maybe we can relax there before we look for Lord Sesshomaru..." Happy now, Rin lead the dragon along, intent on relaxing a bit and calming down (she'd have to ignore Jaken's ramblings in the future).

Rin and Ah-Un entered a clearing, and Rin could now see the hot springs. The pools were very large, and by the look of things, both she and the dragon would fit in it comfortably. Rin let out a small gasp as she lost her grip on Ah-Un's reigns as the dragon wandered forward and lay down next to the springs.

"What are you doing here Ah-Un?" Asked Sesshomaru's voice.

"Oh! Lord Sesshomaru! We were looking for you!" Rin called out over Ah-Un.

Sesshomaru peered over Ah-Un, and spotted Rin smiling happily at him. Jaken was going to get it. "What is it Rin?" He asked, really hoping that Rin wouldn't try and get into the water.

"I just wanted to ask you about what Jaken told me, and if it was true or not."

Sesshomaru gave a small sigh. "Very well then."

For the next hour, Rin asked Sesshomaru questions, and he answered back. Once he was done, Rin was apparently quite happy.

"Rin, go and find Jaken. I will follow in a moment." Sesshomaru told Rin, before ducking out of view.

Rin led Ah-Un off, happy that Jaken had been wrong. Now she could bug him for days on end about it.

Sesshomaru breathed out heavily in relief, and sunk further into the hot springs. He had originally come to relax, but had only been able to do so for a short time.

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Rin waited patiently on Ah-Un once she had found Jaken (whom she was pleased to see was in no mood to talk).

Twenty minutes later...

Sesshomaru had no trouble in locating Rin and the others. He walked right by them, indicating that they were leaving. There was silence for quite a long time, until Rin spoke up.

"Lord Sesshomaru, why didn't you come out of the water before?" Rin asked.

Sesshomaru stumbled a bit, before regaining his balance and continuing to walk. "...I have my reasons."

This seemed to satisfy Rin, as she drifted to sleep on the two-headed dragon's back.

Sesshomaru continued on in silence, trying to decide what to do to Jaken for not stopping Rin from finding him before.

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End of chapter. Please review and let me know what you thought of this (any comment is great). I'll try and update again once I see a few reviews, so that I know people have actually read the chapter.