An abnormal calming peace lingered in the air. It's once tainted eeriness now lost was renewed with crisp life and blooming color to the dusted world. Sakura blossoms wafted against the winds and landed among the green. The world now peaceful, and its pulse were not threatening from the evil. It was a pulse, in which all life could beat with, one that would not leave them behind to darkness.

One Sakura blossom found it's way down stream, a fish pecked at its vivid life expecting it to be a food of some sort. The attracting color brought on upon other fish each pecking and biting at one another before another larger creature came upon it. It soon was captured by a young girl's hands, clasping it; she spun around and began running. She hummed a tune merrily before bending down next to a flower patch, near the crystalline stream. Her tiny hands plucked the flowers and formed them into a pink bouquet of Sakura.

Inspecting the flowers, she adjusted all before nodding. "Now that I picked enough flowers for Sesshoumaru-sama I should get back." Rin's hair bounced on her back, and her feet light against the grass below, she ran to her father like figure. The demon lord looked down upon the panting girl. When she finally caught her breath, she bestowed her small bouquet to the Western lord. He accepted her flowers yet followed up with "Rin don't let picking flowers wander you too far."

The young girl blinked then nodded obeying. "Hai Sesshoumaru-sama I won't go too far next time." He just stared back at her emotionlessly as she smiled whole-heartedly then ran off with her arms wide. Sesshoumaru said nothing but spoke. "Jaken go after Rin and bring her here."

A small toad youkai peeked out and his eyes boggled. "Hai Sesshoumaru-sama." His webbed feet then began waddling off north were the little girl has disappeared. "..." Sesshoumaru said nothing then looked up to the falling sky.

(Night falls soon)

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The little figure was completely oblivious to the many meanings of Sesshoumaru's command and continued on. Her arms spread wide as she ran around in circles, or forward and even sometimes backwards. Forward she hummed the same tune again in complete glee.

Although she stopped

Rin noticed not too far from where she stood was a figure lying on the ground. Unsure, she took her post next to a tree gazing from afar. She noticed the figure to be a lady, one with black hair such as hers. She wore no Kimono but a short green cleat skirt with a white top.

It appeared that the woman did not move, and this caused Rin to advance forward through curiosity. She took small steps toward the unmoving woman, careful of things that may make a sound when she stepped on them. Her form became more in detail and it revealed cuts, bruises, and blood.

Rin gasped. "Kagome-sama!" The girl darted to Kagome's figure instantly by her side in seconds. She was scared Kagome wasn't moving at all, not even breathing. She slowly called out her name "Kagome?" but no response came. "Kagome-sama please wake up." Still no answer

Becoming more frantic she shook her body. "Kagome please wake up!" Once again she gasped, she was icy and her tone noticing, was very very pale as a ghost. Rin began to cry, she stood then ran back to Sesshoumaru sobbing.

Jaken was finally closing in on the girl. He saw her figure running his way, ready, he thought of what things to say to scold her about how Sesshoumaru will be angry. Yet all thoughts fluttered out of his mind once she ran past him still sobbing loudly.

His huge yellow globes gaped in confusion. "Eeee Jaken must get Rin or lord Sesshoumaru may think Jaken did something wrong!" In a strange toad like jog he went after Rin.

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The Tai-youkai lord wass not going to let his time be wasted over such dawdling, averting his attention from the heavens, he began the walk the way the two burdens ran off to. (The winds are different...and the lands are calm.) His contemplation and walk were short due to the girl that was coming into vision.

He didn't want to repeat himself and his word but- "Sesshoumaru-sama!" The girl cried against his leg. Rin's body shook her as well as him, and this made the Lord's current perception of her questionable now. He looked down unchanged.

"What bothers you so?" She sobbed still not saying anything for a moment, and then looking up at the lord with tear glassy eyes she spoke "I found Kagome-sama." She whispered. Sesshoumaru said nothing (The mutt's wench) He closed his eyes as if under deep scrutiny of her pain but reopened them again.

"What of her Rin?" She fought back another tear and wiped it away. Taking the demon lord's hand she led him back into the forest deeper unlike where Sesshoumaru stood. Jaken came just at the moment they began to walk; noticing the strange look on the lord's face the toad demon instantly bent his head.

"Forgive me Sesshoumaru-sama! I did not do anything to Rin please forgive Jaken!" He pleaded. Waiting for some kind of punishment came a small steady breeze of the two passing him by. Jaken was taken back by the passiveness and lifted his head in both relief and confusion.

"Lord Sesshoumaru?" The servant called. Although his voice appeared faint that slowly died not stopping Rin and The lord. His eyes boggled (Jaken is so confused) He stood there not moving until a faint but audible howl of an unmistakable wolf youkai scared him out of his wits to run after the two. "Please don't leave me!"

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Pushing away a shrub, Rin brought forth Sesshoumaru to a small clearing where indeed a woman no other than Kagome resided. "There...Kagome is t-there." She sniffed. The western lord did no move to walk up to the woman but in exchange smell the air.

It was indeed different from the smell back near the stream; it was a faint, yet stagnant smell that tainted the calm winds. It could be no other than- Walking up to the girl's form he glanced down. The smell was no other than death.

(The wench is dead? She must have made a stupid move and was killed in the process) Although that thought wasn't too interesting when he saw a light violet-fuchsia glow, emanating, from her hands. Her position was an intriguing enigma as well, her hands lie on her chest clasping onto something, something dear or of importance.

Convinced, he unlocked her hands to prove his hypothesis of what was creating such a glow. A glow that could only be by the Shikon No Tama, "Hmph so even in death she holds on to this jewel as her heart." Rin walked up behind Sesshoumaru clinging on to his fluff still sobbing.

The toad servant came stumbling in from what seemed a frantic dash for life from wherever he came from. The youkai lord ignored all movements around him and went into a state of deep thought. He had what remained of her and could choose what to do with it. Her body was not completely useless and has some properties that could easily be replenished, properties that could fix tedious rendezvous'

His thoughts shattering "Sesshoumaru-sama please help Kagome-sama! I really like her she's a nice person she doesn't deserve to die!" Rin cried pleadingly. Jaken just stood like a part of the background of a picture doing nothing but glare dumbstruck.

"Please Sesshoumaru-sama!" The girl whined again, tugging at his fluff.
(The wench is dead) His mind repeated.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!"
(Dead) He thought

"Sesshoumaru!"

Finally prying off the girl he stood drawing out Tensaiga and swung.

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Hey heres the small repost, the second chapter (which is gruelingly long) will be up soon, on fanfic.net and mediaminer.org. Look out for it! Cuz I have 2 more besides the second chap to upload!

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