Thanks for the reviews, I really appreciate it! Hey, I updated (this story'll be updated, but probably at a slower rate, since I'm low on ideas).

This chapter came up after reading a suggestion from Sesshomaru'sBlueRose-Kaori, which, for some reason, made me think of the Inuyasha episode where Jaken gets ill. So, this chapter appeared. Not sure if other stories have used this idea, but anyway.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Inuyasha.

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Sesshomaru watched Jaken scurry off to gather the information he wanted. It shouldn't take Jaken too long, so Sesshomaru would only be alone with Rin and Ah-Un for a few hours. Turning away from the rapidly diminishing Jaken, he headed back to where he had left Rin with the two-headed dragon. Sesshomaru located them easily, but noticed that something seemed a bit off.

Rin was curled up next to Ah-Un, and was shaking.

Sesshomaru blinked. It wasn't that cold out, was it? After determining that the weather was just fine, Sesshomaru approached Rin. He glanced at the two-headed dragon, but didn't get a response from it. Ignoring the dragon, Sesshomaru inspected Rin. There was defiantly something wrong, since by this time Rin was usually up and about and causing trouble.

After a few seconds went by, Sesshomaru realized that Rin had a fever, but didn't know what to do about it. After going through his options, Sesshomaru decided to go and find a village. Other humans would know what to do about a fever. Having Ah-Un carry Rin, Sesshomaru led the way until he found a village. Leaving Ah-Un in a nearby meadow, Sesshomaru carried Rin into the village.

Ignoring the villager's stares, Sesshomaru quickly glanced around until he found what he was looking for. There was usually a healer or someone that knew about illnesses to deal with them. As Sesshomaru entered the house, he wondered briefly if it would have been better to wait until night to enter the village.

The woman in the house appeared alarmed at Sesshomaru's sudden appearance, but when she saw Rin she calmed down slightly.

After a brief discussion, the woman took Rin into another room, and administered whatever kind of medicine that was required to cure a fever. While this was done, Sesshomaru loitered near the house's entrance, exchanging stares with a man who was most likely the woman's husband.

After a few minutes, the woman came out of the room. "She should be fine by tomorrow morning."

Sesshomaru nodded in acknowledgment, before stepping in the room, tiring of the man that had been staring at him. Shutting the door behind him, Sesshomaru stood near the wall, motionless.

Around midnight, Rin began to murmur in her sleep. Listening carefully, Sesshomaru found that some of the words turned out to be his name.

Sesshomaru glanced around. After seeing that no one was nearby, he walked over to Rin's bed and sat down on a chair next to it. He watched her for a moment as she moved around in her sleep. Sesshomaru held out his hand near her, and Rin grabbed it lightly. Sesshomaru's expression changed for a split second, before it stayed deadpan.

Sesshomaru fell into a light doze after awhile, but woke up a few hours later, freeing his hand from Rin's grasp.Sesshomaru moved silently back to where he had been standing earlier in the night.

The woman entered the room to check on Rin. She turned to Sesshomaru. "Her fever is gone, so she can leave when she wakes up."

Sesshomaru managed to give a nod of thanks before the woman left the room.

A few minutes later, Rin woke up. She glanced around in confusion, but smiled when she saw Sesshomaru. "Good morning!" She said cheerfully.

Sesshomaru aknowledged her with a nod, before heading for the home's exit. "We're leaving."

Rin scrambled out of bed to folow, still smiling.

The two left the village before the rest of its occupants awoke, and headed to the meadow where Sesshomaru had left Ah-Un.

The two-headed dragon was resting in the meadow, and got to it's feet upon seeing them. There was no sign of Jaken, who was no doubt still aquiring information.

As Rin climbed onto Ah-Un's back, Sesshomaru furrowed his eyebrows slightly. What was taking Jaken so long? It had been a very simple job...

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Miles away, Jaken was being chased around by demons that he had been trying to talk to, but apparently they didn't appreciate dealing with little demons.

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I suppose the length was inbetween short and long. Oh well, hopefully it was all right. Please review and let me know what you thought of this chapter or something. I'm still low on ideas, so if anyone has a phrase or idea or anything that might spark something, please let me know. Otherwise, this will be updated when I find another topic to write for a chapter.

Thanks for reading/ and or reviewing!