AHHH sorry that this sent out a bunch of updates I was trying to figure out how to embed a picture. I drew the cutest Harutoga! Oh well...once I figure out a site I will post a link to either an instagram or twitter or something with any fanart for these stories.

I have about six chapter written let me know what you think as soon as I have a more solid story line written I will start posting this sequel. The story will be titled Lost Memories. So if you are skipping to the end, this isn't the end.

Jaken stood nervously at the walkway where he knew Sesshomaru would be landing at any moment. The pristine white walkway stretched from what was now considered the public part of Sesshomaru's home in the field of daisies thirty feet out. It connected to the public entrance, the large dining hall and the guest quarters and a large kitchen where the servants milled busily making meals for guests and for Rin and the children. Behind that, down a twisting corridor were the family quarters. There were now three bedrooms there, the original private dining room, family bedrooms, which included a space for Jaken at Rin's insistence.

The little green imp shook terribly. "He's going to kill me this time, I know it." Next to him stood Hisato, Rin's guard. Hisato was taller than Sesshomaru, by several inches. Unlike his Lord, he had a black mokomoko that looped over both his shoulders. He was not yet old enough to have two like Sesshomaru. On his back were strapped two short swords he used in battle. "If he's anywhere near he'll be able to smell her blood already."Jaken prattled. His voice was a soft alto to Sesshomaru's tenor, his hands worked nervously on his obi.

Hisato nodded his head, "we're both dead men walking, I was supposed to protect her." Hisato wore a deep green Haori that contrasted his black hair and golden eyes. On his face were jagged red stripes on either cheek and triple stripes along his wrists. Both of his arms sported deep cuts, and his stomach was lightly bandaged from the battle that he had just fought. Demons attacked the village two days before in the morning. Someone, or something had brought down the barrier that protected the village and the estate. Hisato was sure that they would never make it past the village, but something had.

Rin instructed Hisato to aid the village as there were only a few strong warriors who could. She insisted she would be fine, she took the children into the garden which included a secret exit. Something had gone into the garden, marks of a battle riddled the forest, when Hisato caught wind of Rin's blood, he flew into the air leaving the village and sped as fast as he could to the garden. Deep in the forest trees behind the garden, he found Rin in a puddle of her own blood. She had a deep gash in the top of her head, her face was black and blue, a large lump on the back of her head, and her back had been slashed open so deeply, the whites of her ribs peeked through the tangled muscles. He grabbed her and brought her back to the Lord and Lady's bedroom.

"You shouldn't have left her Hisato," Jaken rebuked him, he wrung his hands in fear. "He's going to kill me, no one has found the children either."

"She told me she could get herself and the children to safety, she is deft with that sword of hers, I trusted Rin-sama would be fine," Hisato argued.

There it was the streak of light that marked Jaken for death. It didn't stop in front of the house as Jaken had hoped, he wanted to break it to Sesshomaru slowly, but the amount of blood that was spilled on the forest floor two days before and what Rin had lost in their bedding it would be impossible for Sesshomaru to not smell it.

Rin now lay in a deathlike trance. The town healer Torikku had been called and said there was not much he could do. Rin's body had lost so much blood, the wounds in her back were so deep, all he could do was lay poultices, and dress them.

"He's going straight to the bedroom," Hisato flew into the air. All were forbidden from the Lord and Ladies private garden, but he would risk it this one time, to access the bedroom faster and explain to Sesshomaru-sama what happened.

Her blood, Sesshomaru smelled it clearly miles from his home. He had been gone for two weeks. It was longer than he had ever left Rin by herself. It was necessary, ensuring that his time with his family would be extended beyond a few days. His borders were finally secure, after eight years of fighting, they would be able to rest. He left her in capable hands, the staff they had, were trust worthy. It wasn't just her blood, the smell of sulfur and burned wood was emanating from their safe haven, the village Rin had insisted he create. So much blood, Rin. The scent was coming from two places, deep in the garden where one of the exits had been built in the forest and from their home. As he flew over the house he saw Jaken twitching nervously with Hisato next to him, he ignored them and flew into the garden. He was met by Hisato who appeared next to Sesshoumaru. Hisato immediately started bumbling out apologies, that Sesshomaru didn't listen to. He strode into his bedroom to find Rin covered in blood and bandages.

There were thick bandages across her stomach that were already soaked through with blood, her head was swollen, her face slashed. Jaken was groveling on the floor, Sesshomaru kicked him out of the way, he didn't need excuses not yet, he needed Rin. Her servants Akari, the hanyou mixed with a fire cat, with bright red hair and red eyes sat by Rin's side holding her hand. The human servant Atsuko who was married to a horse demon was on Rin's other side. Their eyes shot to Sesshomaru when he landed, they stood backed away from him respectfully and bowed their heads. The air wreaked of fear.

Sesshomaru fell to his knees next to Rin's limp form, he touched her face, her breaths were shallow, "she's on deaths door," he ground his teeth.

He dug the claws from his right hand into his left wrist slicing through his veins until blood pooled out of the gashes. Nearby, Torikku the healer, a pure blooded serrow demon wearing a black cloak, who had asked for refuge in their village grabbed Sesshomaru's arm, "it's not safe to mix such strong blood with a human."

Sesshomaru ripped his arm out of Torikku's grasp, "leave us, all of you, except you two," he snarled at Jaken and Hisato, "you will explain how this happened." Sesshomaru held his blood-soaked arm over Rin's head, letting his lifeforce flow into the cuts and bruises on Rin's scalp. He dug his claws into the swelling on the back of Rin's head, pus came out, but withered away as soon as his blood began to mingle with it. The swelling decreased. He sliced open the bandages wrapped around her waist, his stomach constricted when he turned her thin body over trying to find the wounds. He could see the cartilage and muscles through the deep slices in her back, "what happened? Hisato, where were you? Where are the children?" His eyes glowed red with fury.

"Someone lowered the barrier, the village was attacked. Rin-sama asked me to assist in the village, she took the children into the garden, she assured me they would be safe," Hisato was on one knee his head bowed in shame trying to avoid the angry eyes that were on him.

"She will shake with fever soon," he gingerly laid Rin back down, both of his arms were now soaked in her blood and his own. He touched Rin's forehead that was only somewhat swelled. "Your job was to protect Rin, not the village, what happened to her?"

"We don't know Sesshomaru-sama," Jaken cowered on the floor like the imp he was. "We found her two days ago near the grove at the edge of the garden, close to the forest, like this, we called the healer, he has been struggling to keep her alive."

Sesshomaru stood up howling in anger, "where are my children?" He released his whip at Hisato lifting the pathetic dog off the ground and suffocating him as it snaked around the black inu-yokai's neck.

"Rin-sama took them into the garden," Hisato gasped, "I have searched for two days but I haven't been able to…" Hisato was cut off by Yuki running into her parents room.

"Chi-chiue!" She screamed and flew against his chest. The action caused her to dump Harutoga who was on her back right onto the stone floor. She was eight now, with long gangly legs. She came up to his hip bones, "it's safe now Haru, Chi-chiue is home." Sesshomaru wrapped one arm around Yuki and another around Harutoga when his son ran into the room, "we did what you said, if the house was ever attacked, we stayed hidden, I masked my scent, and kept Haru safe. I came home when I smelled you. What's wrong with Ka-san?"

Now Sesshomaru was even more enraged, "you couldn't find two children?" His hands were shaking, Sesshomaru stood up, "go to the forest where you found her, bring me back answers now!" He picked up a nearing stool and threw it at Hisato in rage before releasing his hold of the whip. Yuki flinched at her father's anger. "Jaken, take the children and see to their needs, if you can't manage that, then perhaps the time has come for me to get rid of you." He cracked his knuckles.

"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama," Jaken's hands could barely hold Nintojo, "Yuki, Harutoga, come with me," he took Haru's hand.

"Oto, there was something in the forest but I can't see it," Harutoga said. He was five now and shorter than Sesshomaru had expected. He still sported the black streak of fur along one of his pointed ears that faded into his silver hair. His cheek stripes were the same as his father, and so were his wrists, they shook in fear as his small face stared at his injured mother.

Sesshomaru took Harutoga's hands trying to calm himself, "were you with Ka-san when this happened?"

Yuki shook her head, "he was with me, something, I couldn't see it," Yuki rubbed her left temple as her feet almost gave out beneath her, "ow!" She cried holding her head. Sesshomaru steadied her, "I can't remember, Ka-san said to take Haru to the tunnels, the ones that lead to the river where the boats are hidden. Chi-chiue my head really hurts," her nose wrinkled and small tears formed around her golden eyes.

"Let me see," Sesshoumaru ran his hands over Yuki's small head, he felt no lumps or bumps. He checked the skin around her forehead and by her ears, her neck, there were no injuries. "Jaken take them to Akari, get them something to eat, and then put them in bed to rest." Sesshomaru ordered, his voice was less angry now.

"Is Ka-san going to be okay?" Harutoga asked, he was still holding his father's hand, "is she going to die?"

"She will live, she will be well soon, you will see, Jaken take them," his voice went back to its harsh tone, "go with Jaken, Harutoga," then it was soft as if all his anger and frustration was gone.

Yuki looked at her mother with tears in her eyes and touched her head once again feeling faint. Before she left she hugged her father, he wrapped his arms around Yuki, "I am home, you are both safe now." She took her brother by the hand and followed Jaken towards the kitchens.

Sesshomaru removed the rest of Rin's clothing carefully and wrapped her in the gold cotton blanket that covered their bedding. "My heart," he whispered into her sleeping ear, "what happened to you?" He touched his lips to her forehead and painfully closed his eyes against. He took a moment to just breathe, he wanted to kill something, more specifically Jaken and Hisato who were meant to protect her and keep things like this from happening. He picked her up and flew towards the river, her temperature was already rising, soon her body would burn with fever as his blood slid through her injuries forcing the muscles and skin to close. She would wake without a scar to show for the battle she fought.

She felt sore, her shoulders hurt and the back of her ribs felt like she had coughed too much in the last few days. Her hair smelled of sweat and something musty that she couldn't remember. There was a hand wrapped around her waist, it felt familiar but her head was spinning. She opened her eyes slowly. She was in a room that was made from white stones with intricate carvings. The ceilings were high, and she faced a red door that was shut tight. She pulled herself up to come face to face with something she didn't recognize. It's ears were pointed, it's hair was white, the face was close to hers, too close, it's golden eyes were open. She pushed herself backwards, off the bedding and onto the cold stone floor. The thing with claws came closer to her, trying to talk to her, but she was too scared to make out what it was saying. "No, no, no…you're a demon, don't touch me. Where am I?" She tried to scoot towards the door, but the thing kept following her.

Nothing looked right, there was a garden, it would be beautiful, if she wasn't terrified. She looked at the man, or at least she thought it was a man that was trying to grasp her hands, he had fangs, they looked sharp, and thick white fur that covered one shoulder, "who are you? Where am I?" His hands were clawed, there were stripes at the base of his wrists where they met his hands.

"Rin?" The thing asked her, "it's me."

"Me?" The air was coming in and out her lungs too quickly, it felt thin, like it was evaporating as she struggled to breathe, "don't touch me, don't touch me…I don't know you."

There were two smaller versions of the thing standing next to the crouching, man-demon? Was that what he was, they both had pointed ears, they held each other's hands, their fingers ended in sharp talons like the thing that kept trying to talk to her, "monsters, monsters, monsters everywhere," her eyes looked from the thing in front of her, to the smaller versions that stood behind him, and some green thing with a staff with its mouth wide open and another thing with black fur wrapped over its shoulders, "monsters…who are you?" With those words the black took over her vision once again and felt herself collapse, into the bliss of darkness once again.

"What's wrong with Ka-san, Chi-chiue?" Harutoga's shrill voice broke.

"She doesn't know us," Yuki's golden eyes were marred with clear tears that dared to stain her cheeks, "you said she would be okay," Yuki snarled at her father, "you said she would be okay!" Yuki shrieked and ran out the door that lead into the garden.

Sesshomaru said nothing, he caught Rin by the shoulders before she collapsed on the floor. His heart felt strained, Rin thought he was a monster? He carefully picked Rin up and lay her back down on the bedding, he covered her once again and put his head in his hands as he sat on the stone floor. Harutoga climbed into his lap. Sesshomaru let out a languid sigh, "Jaken, call the healer, Hisato, find Yuki."

"Can I stay with you Chi-chiue? Please?" Harutoga asked his father. Harutoga's eyes changed in the last five years. Below the black ear he had one brown eye and beneath his white ear, the other eye was golden like his father's.

Sesshomaru put his hand on his chin. He touched Rin's forehead, the fever was completely gone, she should have woken up fine, healthy, whole. There was no more swelling on her head to account for her confusion. "Why does Ka-san smell like that? She doesn't smell like Ka-san." Harutoga searched his father's face for answers.

Sesshomaru closed his eyes, "that smell is fear. Pure fear." She doesn't know us. My heart…

Lucy: I saw your review already thank you! Part of the plot is what happened to Rin's memories. :) It's going to be good.

Update 5.29.2019 I finished it! It's about 100 pages, but I really have to focus on school right now so I don't plan on editing in the next few weeks. It will be posted under a new story entitled Lost Memories. If you are interested in reading it make sure to follow me as an author, or bookmark one of my stories so you can find my profile easily. Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed this story :)