Inuyasha FanFiction
Emotions In Time - Part One:

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Inuyasha and his friends - Kagome, Shippo, Miroku, Sango and Kirara - made their way through the great green forest. It was still early and the grass was soft and wet under Inuyasha's feet.

He watched Kagome, flitting from one bush to another, picking off random plants and placing them in a small basket. She seemed overly excited today and was making Inuyasha edgy. He watched her every move, ready for anything that might happen.

"Kagome?" Miroku called, "What is making you so happy today?"

Sango narrowed her eyes at him, "Does it really matter? Can't she just be happy to be happy?"

Kagome smiled at Sango, "It's okay, I'm just happy because today is the Anniversary."

"What Anniversary?" Inuyasha moved closer to Kagome for no apparent reason.

Kagome's smile remained, even though she was a little disappointed by his question, "Three years ago today, I found you pinned to that Sacred Tree."

Inuyasha relaxed slightly and smiled, "I see. Its the Anniversary of the day we met."

Kagome nodded, "Yep, and I intend to celebrate it."

Inuyasha watched as Kagome ran off ahead. Sango and Miroku walked up behind him. Shippo jumped on his shoulder.

"You should get her something," he told Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was puzzled. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"It's obvious she's making a big deal out of this. What if she got you a gift, and you didn't get her one?" Shippo challenged.

Uh-oh, Inuyasha thought to himself.

He turned to Miroku and Sango. "Well? What should I do?" he asked, "I've never gotten anyone a gift before."

Sango sighed, "Miroku? Go with Kagome to the river up ahead. Inuyasha and I will join you later."

Miroku nodded, "Shippo? Why don't you come with me... Kirara? Go with Sango."

"All right," Sango started walking away, "Let's go."

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"Come on Lord Sesshomaru!"

Sesshomaru smiled at Rin. The little orphan human was running ahead of him, dragging along an exhausted Jaken.

"I'm coming Rin," he assured her, "Your uncontrollable hastiness is going to be your downfall someday."

Rin understood what he meant; he always spoke with a large vocabulary, but was so willing to explain new words that Rin was perfectly comfortable talking to him nowadays.

Rin stopped running, (much to Jaken's relief), and spun to face Lord Sesshomaru, "If you don't hurry, we're going to miss it!"

Sesshomaru looked ahead of Rin, down the pat that led out of the forest. The light was beginning to seep through the leaves of the trees and sparkled on the early morning dew.

Rin thought that the dew made everything beautiful. Sesshomaru had different opinions, but kept them to himself so that he didn't hurt the little girl's feelings. The three of them were on their way to see a waterfall nearby that takes the light from the morning sunrise, and reflects it off the Adamant Crystals, (diamonds), that lay at the bottom of the water.

Rin had seen it yesterday, and was determined to share the sight with Sesshomaru.

It had been a long time - almost three years - since Rin had entered Sesshomaru's life. At first she had been nothing more than a tag along; merely a child who followed her savior blindly. As of late, however, Rin and Sesshomaru had formed somewhat of a bond.

Sesshomaru's guess was that the little amount of emotion that had caused his father to fall in love with a mortal, like Inuyasha's mother, must have transferred down to him, and now he actually enjoyed having Rin around.

She was like a little sister... no ... she was a bit more than that ... she was like a daughter.

Sesshomaru stepped out of the last of the trees and looked around. Rin was right about one thing, rainbows danced across every surface they touched. Including Rin's eyes when she looked up at Sesshomaru, "See Sesshomaru? Isn't it beautiful?"

Glittering lights, Sesshomaru thought, unimpressive.

But looking down into Rin's eyes, Sesshomaru could not bring himself to say anything that may hurt the little girl.

He lowered himself to one knee. "Yes Rin," he agreed, "beautiful."

Without warning, Rin threw herself at Sesshomaru gathering his arm and some of his tail in a hug.

Sesshomaru sighed and looked up at the sky. Father? What have you done to me?

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"Okay, let's get started," Sango dragged Inuyasha through the many rows of carts and booths.

Inuyasha pulled away; finally making sense of the situation, "You're kidding right? You want me to go shopping? "

"For Kagome," Sango pointed out.

"That's it, I'm leaving," Inuyasha started to walk back the way they had entered the village, but was intercepted when Sango stepped in front of him.

"Look, Inuyasha," Sango explained, "we're not actually shopping. A gift has to come from the heart, so we're just looking around for some idea of something you could make."

Inuyasha sighed in defeat. He needed to get Kagome something nice, and Sango was the perfect person to get help from.

For over an hour, Sango took Inuyasha to almost every cart that offered little trinkets and such. Inuyasha began to tire of all the running around and being excited over useless stuff, when he stumbled upon a woman selling wooden-carving necklaces.

"Sango!" Inuyasha called, "I know what to do! Meet you back at the river bank in a little bit!"

With that, he lept from the village and into the forest.

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Kagome sighed and laid down on the, now dry, grass. It was soft and warm from the glow of the afternoon sun.

Everything was in place next to her. A nice picnic blanket with food, (Ramen; Inuyasha's favorite), and drinks was spread out next to the Rainbow Waterfall facing the direction where the sun would set; right behind it. Kagome was waiting for Inuyasha to come back so they could enjoy the special day together. But she wasn't unhappy with his tardiness, the sensational fragrance of the herbs she spread around the blanket were making every muscle in her body, as well as her mind, relax.

A shuffling came from the bushes next to Kagome. She sat up and looked, but did not go for her bow and arrows because she didn't sense a threat.

"Inuyasha?" she asked, leering her head towards the bushes, "Are you there?"

Suddenly, a girl fell out of the bushes and onto her back.

"Hi!" Rin smiled up at Kagome, who now stood towering over her.

"Rin?" Kagome asked, surprised.

Rin swung herself up from the ground, "Hello, Kagome."

Rin peered at the picnic behind Kagome and sighed. Lord Sesshomaru had given her permission to leave wit Jaken to look for food, and the picnic had caught Rin's attention. By following the smell of Kagome's delicious food, Rin had lost Jaken. Now that Rin saw the food belonged to someone, she was disappointed, and even hungrier than before.

But Kagome understood this and offered Rin some food. She could always make more for Inuyasha later.

"Thank you," Rin accepted with a bow, "I am very hungry."

"Well, come on then," Kagome took Rin's hand and led her over to the blanket, "Let's get some food into you."

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"Jaken!" Sesshomaru yelled at the little green servant who struggled to keep up with him, "How could you be so irresponsible?!"

"Lord Sesshomaru..." Jaken pleaded.

"I can't believe you lost her again! " he continued to vent his frustration with Jaken.

"My Lord," Jaken began again, "If I may be so bold as to ask; Why do you care so much about the little orphan?"

"No you may not be so bold!" Sesshomaru snapped back.

Why do I care? Sesshomaru wondered, Stupid, irrational, human-like emotions. They'll kill me someday.

Usually, Rin's disappearances were not such a big deal, but Sesshomaru was overly nervous because finding her was proving much more difficult today.

Whenever Rin would disappear, Sesshomaru could easily sniff out her scent and find her, but today wasn't the same. Inuyasha's scent, (and the scent of his human companions), covered every inch of the forest. There were claw marks in the bark of most of the trees around Sesshomaru, as if Inuyasha had been testing the trees for something.

Inuyasha's presence just made Sesshomaru want to find Rin faster. Sesshomaru would never tell anyone, but he did not want his little brother near Rin. If Inuyasha were to spend time with Rin, he might think that Rin was a weakness to be used against him.

No, Sesshomaru thought, Inuyasha wouldn't. But he won't kill me if he knows I am Rin's only ... family. And where's the fun of defeating Inuyasha if he won't fight back?

Sesshomaru quickened his pace.

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"So, Rin?" Kagome waited for the young girls attention before she continued, "How have you been since we last saw each other?"

Rin ate another mouthful of her second bowl of Ramen before answering, "Not much has happened. The defeation of Naraku has life rather boring now."

Kagome giggled, "Well, I'm not complaining. Naraku's being gone is a load off my shoulders."

Rin eyed Kagome curiously, her thoughts were way back in the past, when the final showdown had occurred.

Kagome looks different now, Rin thought.

Kagome noticed she was being observed. "What's wrong?" she asked Rin.

Rin shrugged and ate another mouthful of Ramen. No sense in making the conversation awkward.

Interestingly enough, Kagome was thinking the same thing about Rin.

Rin had grown somewhat, though she still retained her childhood innocence. Her hair was longer, that was for sure. She was the tiniest bit taller, but still remained as slender as she had been the last time.

Kagome was not able to focus on anything else though, because in the next instant Jaken came tripping out of the bushes.

"Rin!" he was overjoyed to see her, (more for his sake then for hers, however), as he scrambled to his feet, "Rin! You almost had me beheaded!"

"Silence Jaken," said a voice behind him.

Sesshomaru stepped out of the forest. His first sight was Rin, then a quick glance to Kagome, then back to Rin again.

"Sesshomaru..." Kagome whispered.

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End Part One

To Be Continued...