Previously on Great Dog's Devotion:
(She put on dry clothes and went back to the site, puts the sword in a side pouch that Ah-Un had and soon as she lay down, exhaustion overtook her body from the battle and she fell asleep instantly.)
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Over the past week, everything around them had become calm, as if none of the demons that had appeared out of nowhere even existed. Nikko had not touched the sword since then nor even spoke about the skills came to her like second nature almost as if by instinct. She thought about the skills from time to time but does not know the answers to her questions but only time will tell.
One time, Nikko asked where they were going and why does it seem that Sesshomaru is constantly searching for something or someone. When Sesshomaru said nothing on the subject, Jaken explained it, he said that Sesshomaru is after an formidable foe named Naraku.
He wears a white baboon disguise and had never shown his face. Sesshomaru wants to end this person because Naraku took Rin as a bargaining tool, and would have harmed her if Sesshomaru didn't agree to his plan to defeat Inuyasha and once that failed, Sesshomaru got Rin back unscathed.
Nikko knew one thing..."This Naraku character is an enemy that should not be underestimated and not to be taken on foolishly." She thought as they continued on their journey in search for him.
After a time...while still in the Federal Era continuing on the journey with the group, Nikko was starting to feel homesick, missing her Sobo and Kagome very much. Even though she enjoys taking care Rin, she wanted to go back to her own time to tell Sobo and Kagome that she was okay...
Today, she decided that she would have to leave and go back to the Well. Once Sesshomaru came back from wherever he had been, she'll ask him about returning to the Well and going home.
A few hours went by as Nikko was watching Jaken and Rin, who were catching fish in the river. They caught five of them so far and Nikko was cleaning the fish.
As she glanced up to make sure that Jaken and Rin were ok, then she went back to cleaning the fishes. Minutes later, she felt a strong presence behind her. She paused at her work, looked over her shoulder and when she saw what it was she smiled.
Sesshomaru was staring at her with Ah-Un beside him and he had something in his hand. Nikko wondered what was in his hand but was interrupted by shrieks of joy.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin said as she ran to him with Jaken behind her. After the reunion, Rin and Jaken went back to the river to catch more fish. Sesshomaru walked by Nikko and gave her something.
"Here...I noticed that your clothes are beginning to be worn out." He said as he passed her and was sitting in the tree close to river. She slowly unfolded the fabric and it was a blue kimono with pink cherry blossoms decorated with silver thread highlighting them.
She was astonished by the gift but didn't want to insult him by not wearing it. So she went behind a tree for privacy, undress and wore the kimono. It fitted her perfectly, which surprised her.
"How did he know that this was the right size for me?'' she thought but it was better not question it and adding the finishing touch she released her hair from her bun, letting fall to mid thigh.
She hasn't let her hair down since this journey began because it would have been all knotted and troublesome to put it back up. She used her fingers to comb through her hair and when she was satisfied with it, she went back to the river.
Rin saw her, ran up to look at her and was in awe. "You look beautiful Nikko!...Like a princess!" Rin said as she noticed her hair and touched it.
"And your hair is so long like Lord Sesshomaru's" Rin said as she was staring in awe. Nikko smiled at Rin's child like wonder but nodded.
"Thank you Rin...now go play with Jaken... I have to talk to Sesshomaru about something." Nikko said as Rin nodded and ran off.
She turned and walked to the trees and saw that Sesshomaru was standing. She saw him staring at her as she was getting close to him. She stopped a few feet away from him, he was still silent and staring.
"First thing...Thank you for the kimono, its beautiful...Second...I have to ask you something." She said. He hummed and walked on to a trail, she knew it was his way of saying "Come with me." So she followed him and when they got to a distance he stopped and turned to her.
"What is it that you want to ask?" He said. She sighed as she turned away from him. "Well... I told you that I'm from somewhere else and I've been with with you and them for quite some time, all healed up and enjoying the journey but...The thing is...Can you take me back to the Well? So I can see my Sobo and tell her I'm okay...I would like to return there, if you don't mind." She said as turned back to him, getting this off her chest.
She saw that he was turned away from her, no movement whatsoever. There was a silence in the air as the seconds went by as she waited for his answer.
..."As you wish." He said as he walked pass her and back to the river, saying nothing else. Nikko was in shock, standing there for a moment as he passed her and then shook out of it, following him back to the river.
As the excitement was running in her veins, she gets to return back to her era. "Finally...I get to go home." She thought as she walked back to the river, just waiting to return back to the Well.