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Brief Moments
By Mishi

Chapter 16
The Calm

Gomenne- another way of saying sorry.

I have added a family tree, with notes, to the end of this
chapter. I hope you like it. ^_^

SERIES SPOILER:
DON�T READ THIS NOTE IF YOU DON�T WANT TO KNOW.
It is only a short line in the chapter, but what I am
referring to it this: In one episode of the anime, we learn that Sesshoumaru
gets sucked into a battle that was originally his father�s responsibility. His
father had protected a group of youkai from a group of cat youkai. Well, since
Inu Dai(papa) has died and is not there to protect
these youkai, they go to Sesshoumaru for help. Sesshoumaru agrees because he is
assured that these same youkai, who need his aid, will be fighting beside him.
Well, they back out on him. He basically ends up fighting on his own. He tells
Jaken to get Inu Yasha for back up. Jaken returns to tell him that Inu Yasha
has been pinned to Goshinboku by a human. It would figure that the one time
Sesshoumaru turns to his brother for help, Inu Yasha is not there. Sesshoumaru
suffers a terrible defeat as a result. It is one in which his pride cannot
recover, so he blames it on Inu Yasha. So begins Sesshoumaru�s anger toward Inu
Yasha and his hatred for humans. Jaken is actually the one who explains all
this to Inu Yasha in the episode.

Now
to the story�..

The large group had been split into
three distinct groups of individuals. Kagome, Sango and Nishi were gathered at one
side of the field, while the men, with the exception of Sesshoumaru and Jaken,
were lumped together in the opposite direction. Rin was the only one who curiously
lingered outside of her assigned group. Eager to learn why everyone had split up
in this way, she cautiously wandered closer to the girls. It took a major
amount of effort to accomplish, but she was able to hear bits of the
conversation without being noticed. However, all of her hard work had quickly gone
to naught as her hand came upon a rock, which caused her to tumble over onto
her side. A tiny peep came out of Rin when she noticed herself falling. By the
time Kagome and Sango could turn to look in her direction, Rin was busy acting
as if she was picking the itsy bitsy flowers that covered the ground.

�Come on, Rin. You might have some
questions too,� Kagome said rolling her eyes.

Sango said
nothing, but gave Kagome a look that asked her if she was sure that Rin should
be involved. It was hard enough for Sango to have the conversation with Nishi,
but Rin�s presence had just added a new level of discomfort. She was sure that
she would either die of embarrassment, or die laughing. She was hoping for
laughing.
�
�I think that Karen has plans for�,� Kagome stopped to think
of a less than obvious way to put it. She tried to lead Sango to look in
Sesshoumaru�s direction by darting her eyes back and forth.

�No,� Sango whispered, placing her closed hand next to her
lips.

Kagome nodded and mumbled, �Tall, dark, and fluffy.�

Sango nearly died laughing as Rin watched in confusion.

�Rin-chan, come over and sit next
to Nishi-chan,� Kagome said, pushing at Sango�s arm
in an attempt to maker her stop laughing.

�Konnichiwa,� Rin said warmly as she set down next to Nishi.

�Konnichiwa,� she answered.

�Rin-chan, is there anything you
want to ask? Or do you just want to listen to the conversation?� Sango asked,
finally getting herself to stop laughing.

Rin thought for a moment. There had only been one part of
their talk that she had heard, and she had no clue as to what any of it meant. Tilting
her head sideways, she asked, �What�s sex?�

A Sango looked at Kagome and waited for her to answer Rin�s
question.

Meeting Sango�s embarrassed grin,
Kagome, awkwardly began to giggle. �I guess I wasn�t ready for that.�

�You weren�t ready for it? It was your idea to let her join
us, and you weren�t ready to tell her about sex?� Sango was twitching, with her
eyes narrowed.

�Ok, I�ll do it,� Nishi announced, blushing slightly. She was growing impatient with the situation. She
didn�t want to talk; she wanted to be with Shippo. She put her hand up to Rin�s
ear and began to whisper.

Seconds slipped by as Rin listened. Finally, Rin�s eyes went
wide as they looked downward at the lower half of her body. In a meek voice,
Rin asked, �What does that accomplish?�

�Well�um...it�s supposed to be really nice. A lot of people
like doing it. Oh, and it�s how babies are born,� Nishi said with a shrug as
she pulled away from Rin.

Rin looked at Kagome and Sango. Then she looked over at the
group of men, and back at Kagome and Sango. She quickly put together that at
least Sango and Kagome must be having sex, because they were the ones
explaining it to Nishi. With a very serious look in her eyes, Rin asked, �Is
she right? Does it feel good?�

Both girls smiled, and looked at each other, before turning
their back and huddling together.

Kagome giggled hysterically, �Why is this so difficult with Rin-chan? It wasn�t a big deal with Nishi-chan.�

Sango replied in an awkwardly serious tone, �Maybe that�s
because you�ve already seen Nishi-chan�s body hanging
all over Shippo. Rin-chan just looks so innocent. I
can�t imagine her having sex.� She looked over at Sesshoumaru, who was to busy
watching the guys to notice her, and said, �I know I can�t see her having sex
with tall, dark, and fluffy.�

�Sango-chan!
I�m being serious.�

�You said it. And am I. I can�t
imagine them having sex. It seems too impossible.�

�Kagome-sama?�
Rin said, trying to get an answer.

Kagome and Sango had to face Rin�s question. There was no
escaping it. Sango set perfectly still, trying to hold back her need to laugh
until she cried.

Meanwhile, Kagome sat forward and nervously tried to answer.
�It does feel really�nice.�

Sango made a small sound that inspired an evil eye from
Kagome. �Gomenne,� she said though her hand.

Maintaining her determination to give Rin a good answer,
Kagome continued, �It can�bring two people together and make them closer. And,
yes, it is how children are�made.� All the while, Kagome looked as if she was
going to pass out.

Sango was now holding both hands over her mouth to keep
herself under control. Kagome smacked her on the arm and said, �I don�t see you
explaining it any better.�

�You�re doing great,� Sango blurted through her hands.

�I know that kissing feels really nice and it�s supposed to
feel better than kissing,� Nishi explained dreamily as she looked over towards
Shippo.

�What�s kissing?� Rin panicked.

�Oh god,� Sango snickered as Kagome�s jaw fell open.

�You have never kissed anyone?� Nishi gasped as if she had a
great deal more experience with the matter than she actually had. �You haven�t
even seen someone do it before?�

�I don�t know. How do you do it? Do you use the same part of
your body that you use for sex?�

Kagome�s mind replayed the image of Inu Yasha�s head between
her legs, and her face suddenly looked like it had been smeared with red paint.
She looked at Sango for help, only to discover that Sango�s
face was just as red. Again Kagome reached out and hit Sango on the arm. �You�re
becoming just as perverted as Miroku!�

�Me? Look at you. You know exactly what I�m thinking.�

Rin was hopelessly confused.

Nishi moved in close to Rin�s ear again, �It�s done with the
mouth. You kiss by touching your lips together.�

�Oh,� Rin sighed. Her shoulders lost the tension they had
been holding. �You�ve tried kissing, but not sex? Does that mean I should try
to kissing Sesshoumaru-sama before I try�� she paused
and looked down, �sex?�

Nishi nodded her head proudly.

Kagome and Sango had stopped bickering just in time to hear
the end of the question. Kagome could take no more; she fell onto her side as a
result of mental overload. Sango, who was also at her limit, couldn�t hold in
the laughter any longer.

�Is there something wrong with them? They�re really weird.�
Rin said.

Nishi was to preoccupied with looking at Shippo to hear
Rin�s words. The moment that she had been waiting for had finally arrived. The
men were finished talking, and Shippo was moving away from the group. Nishi
took it as her cue to make a quick getaway. �Sorry, Rin-chan,
I have to go. If you have more questions, you can ask me. I�ll be wherever
Shippo is.�

Rin watched Nishi walk away. Taking a big swallow, she
looked at her two remaining companions, who were still falling apart at the
seams. �Should I leave too?�

�We really don�t mean to laugh, Rin-chan,�
Sango apologized. �It�s just that you have the most unimaginable relationship
of all of us. It is difficult to imagine Sesshoumaru with anyone.�

�Sango-chan!�
Kagome gasped, looking upwards.

�I�m sorry, I can�t dance around this. If Karen does have
plans for her and Sesshoumaru, then there is no reason not to face it.�

�But why is it so difficult to see me and Sesshoumaru-sama together?�

Kagome finally forced herself to sit up. �You are so
innocent and cheerful. He�s so cold and distant.�

�He hurts.� She said looking past them to see Sesshoumaru.
He was sitting next to Jaken in the grass. His eyes were fixed on Inu Yasha and
Miroku. Anxiously tracing her lower lip with a thumb that extended from her
closed fist, Rin tried to explain her reasons. ��I feel the hurt in his chest. It�s like he
can�t breathe. But I�I can feel him breathe�when he holds me.�

�Rin-chan,� Sango whispered.

�Sesshoumaru actually holds you?� Kagome asked.

�He always holds me when I need him too. I can�t sleep most
nights unless he does. He doesn�t like that my dreams scare me. I think he
started holding me because he wanted to stop the dreams�but he feels different
now.�

Kagome thought about what she had seen in the energy that
surrounded them. She didn�t doubt what Rin was saying, but she was having
trouble understanding how Rin was able to feel Sesshoumaru�s emotions. As far
as she knew, she was the only miko who could do anything like this. She had to
know that she wasn�t misinterpreting Rin, so she asked, �What do you mean by
�he feels different�?�

In a very soft voice, Rin looked at the ground and answered,
�I can feel his pain. It�s like having someone�s hand on your chest, and
they�re holding you down. Only, it�s his hand that�s holding him down. I think
he was trying to protect me by letting me sleep on his chest, but now�I think
he holds me because he can�t breathe until he does. And I can�t breathe until
he can.�

Sango and Kagome both looked back at the tall youkai who
silently sat brooding behind them.

�That is Sesshoumaru? I can�t believe it,� Sango said.

�I can only believe it, because I�ve seen it for myself.
It�s there in his youki. He wants to be near her, but he�s fighting to keep her
at a distance,� Kagome commented.

�But why?� Rin asked. �Why is he fighting, Kagome-sama?
I want to know why he does this. What made him this way?�

�I don�t know, Rin-chan. I don�t
know him well enough to answer that question.�

�Would Inu Yasha-sama know?�

Kagome shook her head and replied, �I doubt it. You should
know how much Sesshoumaru hates Inu Yasha.�

�But Sesshoumaru-sama doesn�t hate
him. It makes him sad when he�s around Inu Yasha-sama,
but Sesshoumaru-sama doesn�t hate him.�

�Kagome-chan, how does she know
all of this? Aren�t you the only miko who can bond with a youkai this way? She
doesn�t even know what sex is, but she sounds like you. You had to have sex
with Inu Yasha before you could do this.�

�Well, we had to be really close and touching. It was always
sexual in some way, but maybe touching was enough. I don�t understand parts of
it now that I think about it. Maybe the fact that Sesshoumaru used the Tenseiga
on Rin has something to do with it. I guess we�ll have to see if Karen can
explain it, when she explains everything else.�

********

�Do you think he will listen to anything we just said?�
Miroku asked as his eyes followed Shippo and Nishi into the woods.

�I don�t know. If he wants to survive�he�ll have to do
something,� Inu Yasha sighed. �Is Sesshoumaru still watching me with the eyes
of death? I feel like a hole is being burned through my soul.�

Miroku tilted his body slightly to see around Inu Yasha, and
answered, �He hasn�t changed since the last time you asked me.�

�Feh, it figures. Man, what did I
do to that guy? Come on�I�m not the one who picked a fight and lost.� He
grumbled and glanced over in Kagome�s direction. He watched them for a moment
before thinking aloud, �They look like they�re having a deep discussion with
Rin. I wonder what�s up.�

�My guess is that they are starting from the beginning,�
Miroku commented off handedly.

�Huh?�

�I doubt that Rin has any knowledge about sex. They are more
than likely starting with the basics.�

�Sex? Her?� Inu Yasha pointed in
Rin�s direction but kept his disbelieving eyes on Miroku. �Who would she be
having sex with?�

�You are telling me that you can�t see it in the way they
act? Inu Yasha, you can�t be that unobservant.� Miroku sat in awe of the cluelessness as Inu Yasha blinked in at him. Rubbing at his
forehead, he continued, �Alright, that hasn�t changed. She would be having sex
with the angry youkai that has been burning a hole �through your soul� with his
eyes.� �

Inu Yasha was suddenly picking at
his ears and shaking his head. �I know I didn�t just here you say that.� He
leaned his ear towards Miroku and asked, �Now tell me again, who�s
she going to have sex with?�

�Ses�shou�ma�ru,� he said slowly, stressing each syllable.

********

Shippo paced as Nishi watched him. She had hoped that he
would join her on the soft patch of grass. Instead he walked back and forth,
biting his fingernails as he walked. She had opened her mouth to tell him to
sit down, but he was suddenly lying on the ground in front of her.

�Shippo, are you alright?�

�Hehe,� he said jokingly.
Remaining on his stomach, he propped his head up with his hand. �I fell over my
own foot. I feel so stupid.�

�But you look really cute.� She teased as she crawled
towards him.

�Nishi,� he said in a worried voice. He rolled over onto his
back and started to push himself away from her. It was no use; she had his shoulders
pinned to the ground. �Nishi, what are you doing?�

�What do you think I�m doing?� She giggled and lowered her
face closer to his.

�Stop flirting with me. It always gets us in trouble.�

�But they just told us that we had to. How can we get in
trouble when everyone is telling us that it�s ok?�

�That�s not what they mean,� he protested.

She threw her leg over his hip and straddled him. Shippo
closed his eyes and began to squirm. �This isn�t fair, Nishi!�

She smiled. �We were told that you need to feed. Denying
yourself might hurt you. Now, didn�t both Inu Yasha and Miroku just tell you to
make up your mind?�

�Yes, but this is not going to help me make up my mind.
Please, Nishi, get off!�

She stopped flirting and let go of his shoulders. The pain
showed plainly on her face as she sat back on his hips. �Why don�t you want me?
Is it that difficult to pick me?�

�Why are you so willing, Nishi? I don�t understand why you
want me so much.�

�Why do you think?� She asked in a loud voice.

�You crave my power and the physical sensation you get from
it!�

She couldn�t speak over the lump in her throat. She was so
frustrated and angry that all she could do was put her hand over her face and
cry.

To say he felt like an idiot was an understatement. They
were going to get nowhere if they could not talk to each other. He had to do
something to get over the fear that she wanted him only because of a hunger for
his power. Without warning her, he invaded her mind. It was full of chaos and
fragmented ideas, but he could still catch the thoughts as they whizzed around
her head. She hated being told what to do. She didn�t understand why her body
wasn�t enough to win him over. She hated all the boys in the village for pawing
at her. She hated that her family could sell her off to the highest bidder. Most
of all, she hated that there was no one who would make it all stop, because no
one cared about her happiness.

He had caught enough information to make his decision. He
sat up and pulled her hands away from her eyes. �Nishi, you may love me, but
you want me to treat you just like they do. That�s what you�re asking me to
do.�

She sniffled and wiped her eyes. �What are you talking
about? I just want you to love me back.�

�You want me to love you for your body. You want me to make
a deal with your father, so you don�t have to marry someone else. You�re
turning me into another person who needs to make a deal with your father, so that
I can own you.�

�She slowly shook her
head back and forth.

�Yes, you are. That�s exactly what you�re doing.�

�I love you. I know that I do, and you can�t tell me that I
don�t.�

�I�m not saying that you don�t love me. You don�t know how
men act when they love a woman. Kagome never had to flirt with Inu Yasha. He
wanted her for who she was, not for what she looked like. Miroku is a total
pervert, but Sango didn�t win him over by giving into him. If she would�ve had
sex with him, Miroku wouldn�t have taken the time to know her. He got to know
her because she was able to overlook his pervertedness.�

�So if you don�t have sex with me�what does that mean?�

He placed his hands on the sides of her face, and pulled her
forward. Pressing his lips firmly against hers, he let his hands slowly drift
down to her shoulders. She tried to continue kissing him as he pulled away.

�If I can learn to control myself, then I might just figure
out that I do love you. Can touching you like this be enough for now? I can
feed like this for awhile. I�m not doing anything that takes that much power
anyway.�

She could feel the power coming from him. She had to admit
that it was difficult to overlook. Struggling to catch her breath, she attempted
to answer. However, the best she could manage was a small moan.

�Remember that you can
always use your thoughts, Nishi. When you can�t speak, use your thoughts.�

�You can do this as
much as you want.�

The answer was good enough for him. His lips were on her
neck without a second to spare. Heat plunged into her body as his hands squeezed
her breasts. With a loose grip on his shoulders she moaned louder as the heat
traveled deeper and deeper into her body; touching places that his hands could
never touch.

He heard the reasoning come together in her mind as she
surrendered to him completely. If this was what she had to settle for, she didn�t
feel the least bit disappointed.

******

As Rin wandered back to Sesshoumaru, Kagome and Sango made
their way closer to their men. They were puzzled by the way that Inu Yasha had
been playing with his ears, and Miroku was lying on his back.

While Kagome snuggled up against Inu Yasha, Sango dropped
down onto her knees next to her husband. For some unknown reason he was
repeating Sesshoumaru�s name over and over.

�Inu Yasha, what have you done to him?� Sango asked.

�His mind�s finally snapped. He keeps telling me that Rin is
going to have sex with Sesshoumaru.�

�Can someone else try to explain this to him? Please!�
Miroku begged, pulling Sango�s hand to his chest.

Sango looked at Kagome, and with one look, made it clear
that it was not going to be her. Kagome�s head dropped and she let out a
defeated sigh.

�Inu Yasha, Rin is in love with Sesshoumaru. And�I think
Sesshoumaru has feelings for her too.�

�Am I the only one who hasn�t completely lost it? You are
saying that �I hate humans�-sama
is going to take one as a mate. I could understand Miroku and Sango, but you?
Didn�t you just stop a fight that began because I�m too �concerned with
humans�?��

�I know, but when I see him around her�he�s attached to her.
And Rin�she�s so in love with him that it�s crazy. She said that he holds her
so she can sleep at night. Inu Yasha, she claims that he needs to hold her.�

Inu Yasha looked back at Sesshoumaru, who hadn�t moved
despite Rin�s return to his side. Rin appeared to be happy lying on her stomach
next to him, while quietly fingering the tiny wildflowers that were in a small
patch before her.

�There is no way. I can�t believe it.�

********

Sesshoumaru had positioned himself close enough to Inu Yasha
that he was able to hear everything that was being said. Normally, he would
have found this sort of behavior below his stature. In light of his present
situation, however, he could have cared less about eavesdropping on his brother.
�Rin?� He said in a distant voice as he watched Inu
Yasha turn towards his group of friends.

Rin lifted her upper torso with her arms so that she could
easily turn to look at him.

�You�ve not eaten today, you should eat soon.�

She sat up and brushed her hair back from her face. �Should
I go look for food?�

�No, Runa is in the forest. I do
not trust her to leave you unharmed.�

She quickly scampered over to place herself in front of him.
The action forced an amused smirk to appear on Sesshoumaru�s lips.
Thoughtlessly, Rin placed her hands on his knees. Sesshoumaru instantly tensed
at her touch, and sent out a burst of cool energy that forced her to pull her
hands back. She locked her hands together and held them to her chest as he
returned her shocked gaze.

�Ooooo, Rin! How dare you be so informal
with Sesshoumaru-sama?� Jaken squealed.

Ignoring him, Rin swallowed her fear and returned her hands
to Sesshoumaru�s knees.

Sesshoumaru�s eyes went wide from the boldness of the
action. He couldn�t look way.

Jaken howled as Rin moved herself forward an inch, so that
she could be at a more comfortable distance for her arms.

�Jaken!� Sesshoumaru growled
through his teeth.

Jaken fell to his knees in fear and began to rapidly babble
something about his apologies, but Sesshoumaru didn�t care about this. He was
too busy noticing that Rin had flinched at the sound of his voice. He hadn�t
been able to control how harsh his voice sounded. He was too shaken by the
combination of her courage and the fear that they might be seen. It made his
voice rougher than he had meant it to be.

Needless to say, Jaken�s overly dramatic
display was attracting the attention of the others. Inu Yasha had already been
looking his way, but now, the entire group was taking note of him. He wasn�t
ready to deal with the humiliation that was sure to come from this scene. �Being the master of control that he was, he
blocked their eyes out of his mind, and softened his voice as he asked, �You
wanted to say something?�

She nodded timidly before responding, �Could I ask the
others if they would like food too?�

A sudden fear of rejection came over him. He had to close
his eyes to remain in control as he mentally beat himself for allowing such
stupidity to overcome him. Although he had tried to push the question down, he
couldn�t stop from asking, �Would you prefer the company of humans over mine?�
As soon as he said it, he clenched his hand into a fist at his side. Making
sure that she couldn�t see what he was doing to his hand, he forced the nails
deep into his palm.

�Could I have them and you, too?�

The answer brought him relief, but not happiness. He would
have taken any excuse to torture himself just a little more. It would�ve been
better than admitting that her wanting him near her could bring the slightest
amount of comfort to his mind.

�Jaken, I will be sending you to find food in a moment. Be
ready.�

Jaken watched stupefied as Sesshoumaru stood to his feet and
began walking towards Inu Yasha and the group.

**********

Inu Yasha�s expression was more than enough to make
Sesshoumaru curse Karen for putting him in this position of helplessness. He
never in his life wanted revenge on anyone the way he did on his mother in this
one moment.

Sesshoumaru didn�t give anyone time to speak. He wanted this
done quickly and with as little damage to his pride as possible. Looking at Inu
Yasha, he said, �I am sending Jaken to find food for Rin. Do you need food as
well?�

Both couples looked up at him in a daze, unsure of how to
respond to his offer.

�Uh, arigatou, Sesshoumaru,�
Kagome answered.

Looking back at Miroku, Inu Yasha grumbled sarcastically, �Feh, he doesn�t even care enough to get her food on his own.
Oh, you are all so full of it!�

�My mating habits do not require your approval,� Sesshoumaru
stated coldly.

Inu Yasha�s eyes snapped back to his brother�s face. �You�ve
heard it all haven�t you?�

�Of course, I have keener senses because my blood is pure�unlike
yours.�

Inu Yasha sprang to his feet before Kagome could stop him.
�Well, tell them that I�m right? Tell them how you would only lower yourself by
mating with a human. Go ahead!�

�Inu Yasha!� Kagome exclaimed as
Rin stopped at Sesshoumaru�s side.

Sesshoumaru�s eyes flashed red for an instant. �I have had
enough of you. I came to you with kindness and all you can do is throw it back in my face.�

�What kindness, you were going to have your toad bring us
food. What does that cost you?�

Sesshoumaru was ready to lash out at Inu Yasha with his
hand, when Rin placed herself between them. She slid her arms around Sesshoumaru�s
waist and he stopped moving. Her head was peacefully resting against his armor,
just below the bone that edged the top of the breastplate, when Sesshoumaru
lowered his head to look at her. It was like the air had been knocked out of
him. The anger was suddenly gone and he was left blinking at the top of her
head.

Inu Yasha was also speechless as he had watched
Sesshoumaru�s body relax at Rin�s touch. He could understand to some degree
what was happening, because Kagome had a similar affect on him. However, something
was very different. Inu Yasha knew that he didn�t have the knowledge to see
what made it different, but he had the instinct to sense it. �

�Rin?� Sesshoumaru had to force the
word to come out of his mouth.

�Rin-chan let him go!� Kagome said
forcefully. �You�ve done what you wanted. You�ll hurt him if you do much more.�

Rin let him go, but kept her closeness to him.

�What did she just do to him?� Inu Yasha asked.

�She purified part of his youki,� Miroku answered in awe.

�I think she only wanted to take the fight out of him,�
Kagome added. �Am I right, Rin-chan?�

Rin nodded in response to Kagome. �I
didn�t mean to hurt you, Sesshoumaru-sama. I just
didn�t want you to fight Inu Yasha-sama,� she
explained.

�How�how did she�?� Sesshoumaru was looking into her sincere
face, while fighting to catch his breath. He was weak, but able to stand
without a great deal of effort.

�I don�t know. I think that she has figured out something
that I missed. Maybe this is what I was supposed to learn, so that I could
handle Inu Yasha�s youki. I just don�t know how it�s done.�

�I won�t do it again. I just wanted you to stop. You didn�t
want to fight, but that was what you were going to do. I didn�t want you to do
something that would cause you any more pain.�

Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome in utter confusion. �Why now?
She has never done this before.�

�I grew up a miko, but I never understood what that meant. I
had no idea that I really had the power until I had to use it. I guess it is
the same with Rin-chan. Now that she knows she has
the ability, she�s attempting to use it.�

Rin looked up at him and examined his face as he talked to
Kagome. She could see how weak she had made him. She could feel the panic
inside his chest. Rin wanted to take back what she had done, because she hadn�t
meant to make him weak. She had meant to make him peaceful.

Sesshoumaru felt the air change, and so did Kagome and
Miroku. Sesshoumaru immediately looked at Rin, who was reaching up to touch his
face. He wanted to move before her hand could touch him again, but his body wouldn�t
obey him. He felt the warmth of her hand and a sense of calm as her healing
power poured over him. Closing his eyes, he let that power seep into his skin.
It was so different than what he had expected to feel. It wasn�t painful. It
was the opposite, it was bliss. There had been no time to fight, so he couldn�t
tell himself that he didn�t want to feel it. She had made the decision for him,
and it was exactly what he wanted more than anything; to be still and feel
close to another being.

�Sess�Sesshoumaru-sama,�
Jaken whined in a shaky voice.

Sesshoumaru�s eyes snapped open. Jaken�s
voice acted as a reminder that he wasn�t comfortable with being touched so
intimately. Gently, he removed Rin�s hand from his cheek. He watched her face
carefully as he held her wrist and lowered her hand. When her hand was level
with his chest, he loosened his grip and waited for her to move away on her
own.� She hadn�t seemed to mind his
response. The sweetness in her features never changed once in the time that her
hand was being lowered.

When she was no longer touching him, Sesshoumaru said, �Stay
here, Jaken. I will go for the food. Stay with Rin.� �He then quickly turned to walk away.

�Sesshoumaru-sama,� Rin called out
and began to follow.

Inu Yasha grabbed her arm. �Let him go, Rin. He needs to be
alone.�

The words made Sesshoumaru stop and glance back at Inu
Yasha. For a split second, when they exchanged glances, Sesshoumaru was grateful
for Inu Yasha�s interference. In one silent moment, it was clear that Inu Yasha
understood the humiliation that he was feeling. There was no need for words or
hesitation; a quiet pause and eye contact was all that was needed between men.
Respectfully, Inu Yasha led Rin closer to their group and gave her a place to
wait for Sesshoumaru to return. In the same fashion, Sesshoumaru turned and
quietly set off to accomplish his task. �

Family Tree

Karen Yasha - Inu Dai�� ___________ - _________(will fill in later)
�� |�� |
�� Sesshoumaru�� Izayoi - Inu Dai
�� |
�� Inu Yasha

Karen Yasha - Shinta Higurashi�� Ran Yasha � Rin�s Mom
�� |�� |
�� Yumeko Higurashi
� Takashi Sakurai�� Rin
�� |
��
|----------------------------------------|
Kagome Higurashi�� Souta Higurashi��

Karen � demi-god(Yasha)

Inu Dai- dog youkai

Sesshoumaru- � Yasha, � dog youkai

Izayoi- human, she was a miko. I
will explain more about her later.

Inu Yahsa- � dog
youkai, � human. Yes, the fact that his mother was a miko means
something!

Shinta Higurashi-100% human. He was
born into a Shinto family as a priest of the religion. He does have priestly
powers.

Yumeko Higurashi- � Yasha, � human.
She is a miko by birth.

Kagome- � Yasha, she was also born a miko in the Higurashi
line.

Ran Yasha- Demi-god who lives to
torment humans.

Rin- � Yasha, � human. She has the
powers of a miko as well.

Everyone how has not been listed is human. There are some
that I did not want to give info on, because I will give away major plot point
by doing so. I will update this tree as you learn more about the families.

Culture Note: it was an old Japanese custom for the man to
take on the family name of his wife�s family. This is not done now, because the
Japanese have taken up the custom of using the man�s last name. When Mama was
younger, it would have been the more common.�
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