Author: Danny Phantom Fan1

Title: We'll meet again

Rated: T

Words: 3,781

Summary: It has passed 200 years since Rin's last death - leaving Lord Sesshomaru as a widower and a single parent of four. He's been adamant of finding her rencarnation...but his hopes are slowly dwindling. Once finding her is out of his prime prioritys, a young women unexpectantly enters his life...has he years of search finally come to an end?

A/N: I am finallt getting myself to write this down! It will come in 4/5 parts :D

The night was silent and eerie; rain drizzling softly down to the earth as the wind blew…any living being would have taken off for shelter in hiding from the approaching storm. Only a sole figure stood motionless, tall and emotionless as he looked down at the small grave before him; one would have thought it odd to see this dangerous individual paying respects or such to a grave of a simple human being, but those who knew him well only knew to let him be….to let him have these lingering moments with a lost love

Lord Sesshomaru looked down at the simple grave stone, adorned with many flowers from close friends and allies of his dearest. His face expressed no emotion, but those fierce cold eyes that could strike any heart with fear were now loss of its spark. The Daiyoukai didn't bother with the rising weather, didn't grunt in annoyance as elongated bangs pricked his eyes every now and then, didn't flinch as his long ponytail would whip in his face; he was to absorbed in his choking grief…..the primal part of him….one that held his InuYoukai instincts….was howling with shaking grief at the loss of his beloved bitch

All he could do was remember those last moments with her dying in his arms.

It all happened so fast – at least to him. Lower foolish demons had decided to attack his home, reasons beyond him; he had disposed of the approaching threats – all with the purpose of protecting his family and his mate. But in one way or another, a demon had managed to slip from his murderous grasp….and entered his home with cruel thoughts. His pups – the oldest barely starting in her training – had been cornered and his mate had done the only thing she can do

He was not aware of the situation until every demon in his sight was left in decaying pieces. His heart wretched when the only scent that filled his nose was HER blood. His blood boiled in rage and despair at the sight that had met him in the halls of their home, his pups crying over the slumped form of their dear mother; from when he could tell by the demons wounded neck and his daughter's blood smeared mouth…Chihiro had done a superb job of disposing the threat; the piercing shrieks of the twins in their nursery ringed in his ears

Chihiro couldn't stop babbling and crying over what happened, he winced at the details of the given situation; his mate had took a fatal strike in an attempt to save them; their daughter had only acted on pure instinct to protect her little sister and attacked….their mother had already stopped breathing by the time the demon succumbed to the adolescent's ruthless attack.

He clenched his eyes shut at the horrifying memory, he had not been in the best state to look after his young, InuYasha and Kagome had took them in for the time being….to let him mourn in peace over his dead mate

Sesshomaru felt a small wet trail run down his cheek, surprised to find himself wiping away straying tears. That is all he seemed to be doing when held her dead body, he did not care if he had soaked her sleeping yukata with unstoppable tears….and now and days there had been droplets daring enough to escape. He had grown desperate at that moment, wielding his tensiega repeatedly over her dead body….avoiding long given knowledge that he could never be able to bring her back….no one could this time, not his mother…not him.

The demon lord had been so intent on keeping her safe, after two deaths…he was not willing to let her slip from his grasp again. He thought things would be alright after they had first mated, injecting his demonic essence into her bloodstream…with the sole reason that she would never leave his side til the end of his days; they had spent three hundred amazing years together, happy and in love….content and practically giddy with every pup they had ever conceived

'Guess the fates decided my happiness should have ended' the demon lord thought bitterly

"Chichi-ue?" He felt a tug on his elbow and looked down to familiar grief striking brown eyes; Chihiro was everything he hadn't expected from a hanyou pup, her waist long hair was as silver as his, stripe markings of her grandmother, a nose that reminded him a bit of his brother InuYasha, she did not receive that puppy dog ears he had expected from of a Inu Hanyou….featuring elfish ears instead. And there were her eyes, bright brown eyes that reminded him much of her mother's, eyes that were now expressing worry

He gave her a weak reassuring smile as he softly ran his fingers down her cheek "every things fine, Chihiro" he replied. But it wasn't. Everything wasn't okay; he had sworn to his mate that he would protect her with his all….promised that he would never let anything hurt her again. Now she was gone, and he was never going to see her again

'Unless…' a sudden thought came to him

He would perhaps see her again, recarnated in the near future. But he will see her again; if fates allowed InuYasha a chance….perhaps they'd probably do the same for him.

Lord Sesshomaru looked down at the small gravestone with resolve, the grief was still so overbearing….a constant reminder that he was once again alone, a widower with four pups and a near constant useless servant…..but he now had something to look forward to.

A soft, attentive smile appeared on his pale face as a thought came to mind, turning around to see AhUn, lying on the grass as he kept a protective stance over the sleeping pups leaning on his side. Sesshomaru stood tall and proud, in peace as he watched a bright hesitant smile appear on his daughter's face

'We will meet again, my little Rin' were his last thoughts as he turned away from the gravestone.

TOKYO, 7:40 AM, 200 HUNDRED YEARS LATER

"Good morning Tokyo. Rise and shine, this is your radio speaking. It's a nice and sunny day awaiting us….sweet breeze, clear blue skies and a grea-…" a slender hand reached out and shut off the alarm, emediantly cutting off the disturbing sound. A soft groan producing from the petite lump on the small bed

Rubbing the sleepiness from her eyes, the young woman sat up from her spot….stretching as a loud yawn came out of her mouth. She blinked in at the light shining out from the window, smiling drowsily as she looked around the room; a whine caught her attention….smiling as she saw her akita looking up at her with anticipation "hey Rahal, wake up Makoto for me. Will ya?" she said as she rubbed the dog's tannish ear, giggling when she noticed his tail wagging vigorously as he bound off toward where her sister slept

She didn't bother with her sister's grumbling as she took off her nighty, giggling quietly to herself as the sound of her sister's profanities and whining reached her ears "seriously Rei? I get that you want to keep the flower shop running smoothly and all, but is it really necessary to wake up at 7 in the morning?" Makoto whined, Rei turned to look at her sister, grumpy and sleepy as she mussed up her short boyish hair

Rei swept her hair and rested it on her shoulder "oh stop being lazy, it was your idea to open the shop at 8" she chided as she smoothed out the wrinkles of her white button up blouse

Makoto threw her head back and muttered something akin to 'mother of god, why did I come up with that?' and practically ripped off the large shirt she usually slept in, throwing it the floor – shameless of her state of undress – and pulled out a shirt and shorts from the clothes cabinet they shared "just to tell ya, it's your turn to take Rahal out for a walk and get groceries" she replied looking at her reflection in the mirror as she arranged her hair "we're kinda running out of pocky" she added sheepishly

Rei rolled her eyes "you and your pocky" she muttered

The young man fidgeted nervously as he stood in the large office, the only sound being the soft tapping of fingers against the large mahogany desk 'please say something, anything, I'm going insane here' the young man mentally pleaded "please sir, let me keep my job. I'm begging you" He pleaded looking at the intimidating man with desperation

"You speak when spoken to, understood" came a sudden reply, baritone and cold as the man eyed him with disdain "I have been fair with you, Mr. Arai. But you had played me a fool with every one of your late appearances and absence" hazel brown eyes narrowing at the shaking form

"Sir please! I need this job, how am I supposed to pay rent? I owe a lot of money sir. Please -"

"Silence!" he snarled as he got to his feet, emediantly alarming the young worker as his boss closed in the space between them "I do not care if your life is a personal hell, you are the fool who decided it would be best to be a high school dropout. I will not take any more of your pleads or excuses" he added in a low menacing voice

"Please have mercy" the young man pleaded

He trembled in fear as the tall threatening man circled him, eyeing him with a menacing predatory look that reminded him all too much of a shark circling its prey "Mr. Arai, I have lived my life uncaring and merciless towards those who are useless to me" his boss murmured in his ear….a shiver running down his spine as fear gripped his heart "and quite frankly, mercy is not part of my strong suites"

Young Mr. Arai gulped, he knew what he was getting into when he signed up for this job….his boss was an intimidating man – he knew that much – and many rumors in this very building spoke how ruthless and cold the man was to his workers, the most rumors he thought ridiculous were the rumors of the most lazy and stubborn workers called to this very office….never came out unscathed. Wither or not those rumors were true; it seemed that fate was putting that to the test

"You're fired" Mr. Arai looked up at the looming form of his now ex-boss, Mr. Sesshomaru Taisho…the most ruthless man known in Tokyo. He took a hesitant step back when a sneer formed on the man's face "now get out of my sight, I want you and your belongings out of this building. Be a nuisance and bring me trouble….I will not hesitate to get rid of you myself" the threat was not missed by the young man as he hastily bowed and left the office

Sesshomaru stared at the door a moment longer before letting out a scoff 'humans' he thought in disdain. He made his way back to his desk, sitting back as he took a photo sitting nearby on his desk; he looked at the sight of his four pups smiling back at him….how goofy they had been when they convinced him to take them to the beach. He couldn't help but smile until a familiar face appeared in his memory….his dear mate, what a perfect picture it would have been if she were still around

His train of thoughts were broken when the phone rang, growling in irritation….he yanked the phone from its place "What!" he spat

There was a moment of silence "Mr. Taisho? There's a call from Kita Ward Kouyou Junior High School waiting for you, it concerns your daughter, sir" his secretary informed

Sesshomaru rubbed his temple, figures it would be such….Emiko did have a notorious habit of getting into trouble – whether it being intentionally or not, Kagome had mentioned that teenagers tend to rebel at this age "I'm busy, send Chihiro to talk to her" he suggested

"That's the thing sir; the principle doesn't want to talk to your eldest….she wants to talk to you. Says your daughter had passed the line on this one" the secretary replied, sounding a bit weary in his opinion

Letting out a sigh "send her on the line" he replied reluctantly

"Yes sir" came a curt reply.

Moments later he was able to hear that elderly voice he had grown to despise "Mr. Taisho" the woman spoke up

"Yes, Mrs. Hokkaido. Your call concerns Emiko, yes?" he replied with a cheery façade, mentally imagining himself ripping the hag into decaying pieces. That old woman always found an excuse to call on Emiko's behalf….had the nerve to call his flesh and blood 'a trouble making nuisance' it wasn't her fault she tried to defend herself from bullies who picked on her for being 'daddy's spoiled little brat' "nothing bad happened right?" he asked out of curiosity, eager to know who did his daughter slug this time

"Ms. Taisho got in a fight with an 8th grader earlier during recess" she replied in a snobbish voice "I don't have many details, but all I hear is that YOUR daughter sent the student flying into a table. A student is in the nurse's office thanks to her" she added sternly

He almost snorted in amusement at the student's misfortune for messing with his daughter "don't worry Principal Hokkaido, I'll be there" he confirmed

"You better" she snapped before hanging up

If Sesshomaru were anybody else….he would have growled in annoyance and disdain "damn wench" he muttered. He got up from his seat, grabbed his coat and exited the office – catching the attention of his many fearful workers - and turned to his secretary "Make sure things are in order Chidori" he ordered as he looked down at the slim woman "if there is any problem, you know the catch" he reminded

The young woman nodded in understanding, green slit eyes flashing in a cat like manner as she looked up at her boss "yes sir"

He grunted in satisfaction before jerking his head "Jaken!" he barked

The trusty – though not so reliant – kappa demon came tumbling toward his direction, disguised as a short pudgy old man and panted "yes mi lord, is there anything I can do for you?" he asked as he tried to catch his breath, he was so busy trying to do so he wasn't aware of the snickering coming from the workers…though they were terrified of their boss – they always seemed encouraged to laugh at his assistant's troubles….plus – the old bugger seemed to have a habit of calling them 'bunch of useless humans! Nothing but pathetic ingrates!' they just assumed age was getting to the loony bat

"We're leaving" was all Sesshomaru said as he gave his workers a stern look – emediantly having them scurrying back to their cubicles – before turning his attention to his long faithful vassal

He did not wait for Jaken to answer as he started walking away, leaving the tiny man sputtering "Yes, yes mi lord, but why we're leaving so ear – mi lord wait for me!" he sputtered as he tried to catch up.

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Rei looked down at the grocery list with disapproval, tightening her grip on the leash whenever her dog jerked forward "I'm surprised Mako is as fit as she is, considering all this junk she ask for" she muttered to herself…not noticing her Akita stiffen in angst and started growling softly "I mean sure, I enjoy half the stuff on this list….but she's going a bit overboard, isn't she Rahal?" she yelped in alarm when her dog suddenly pulled harshly at the leash, pulling her along in hasty steps as he kept his gaze on the figure ahead.

Sesshomaru sighed in annoyance, briefly wondering if he should have just left Jaken here – he would already be at the school if it weren't for his vassal's slow pace "Rahal! Slow down boy!" the alarmed yelling caught his attention; a young woman was being dragged in haste by the dog at her lead….who happened to be heading in his direction

He growled lowly, it's not the first time a dog reacted like this towards him. It was then he noticed the truck coming

"Rahal, stop!" Rei yelled harshly, Hayate gave a strong jerk at the leash – making her suddenly tumble to her knees as she lost hold of her dog. When she sat up she gasped in shock at the sight of the truck heading her way, Rei didn't hear the surprised yelp of her dog as she clenched her eyes shut…fearing the impact of the vehicle

She didn't register the strong arm wrapped around her waist and sudden rush of air. The sound of the truck stopping and the lack of pain had her slowly opening her eyes, only to be greeted with the sight of a broad chest "are you alright miss?" the baritone voice sent shivers down her spine as she looked up at hazel eyes with shock

"My dog?" she asked slowly, still in shock as she looked around for her pet

The man turned her towards a direction, she sighed in relief at the sight of her dog tied to a local mailbox….whining with anxious as he looked at his master with worry

Before she could say anything else, a man – most likely the driver of the vehicle – came bounding towards their direction….looking as worried and apologetic as one could get "are you alright ma'am? I hope you're not harmed…didn't see ya there til that last minute" he babbled breathlessly, he must be in as much shock as she

Rei was surprised when the man holding her upright answered for her "she's doing fine as far as I'm aware, it's a good thing I was there to pull her in at the last minute" Sesshomaru crisply said, feeling alarmed at the sudden possessive feeling he was getting at the sight of another man around….unaware of his arm slowly tightening around the woman's slim waist

The driver chuckled nervously at the stranger's presence, feeling suddenly uncomfortable at the man's domineering form "definitely is, you're a fast fella…I didn't even see you rushing in to her rescue" he replied, rubbing the nape of his neck as he figited under the suddenly cold analyzing gaze looking at his direction, feeling better safe than sorry….he hastily backed away and added "I better get going, busy working and all" he gestured towards the truck "glad you're okay miss" he added before scurrying off

Rei looked at the retreating man oddly before a vicious growl caught her attention; she turned to find Rahal growling at the strange man "what's wrong with you, you crazy dog" she chastised as she pulled away from the man's embrace and hit her dogs snout "some way to treat your owner's hero" she muttered and looked at the stranger "I'm sorry, he usually doesn't act like this" she apologized

"It's alright, for some reason dogs never seemed to like me" Sesshomaru replied as he feigned humor

Rei hesitantly giggled as she tucked a strand of dark hair behind her ear "my names Rei" she greeted as she reached out her hand "I never got to thank you for saving my life, Mr.….." she slowly trailed off

"Sesshomaru Taisho" he replied gently gripping her small hand, surprising himself further with his strange reactions towards this young woman

"Thank you, Sesshomaru" she spoke softly, blushing under his intense gaze "I owe you big time really" Rei added hastily pushing her fingers through her long dark hair

Sesshomaru was astonished with her straight forwardness "It's not necessary really…"

She shook her head with an insistent smile "but it is really, what kind of person would I be if I didn't repay the guy who saved my life? Maybe we can go out for dinner sometimes" she offered bringing herself to further to shock at her giddy behavior 'what is going on with me, I've always been too shy for dates…and all a sudden I'm asking out a stranger?' she thought with surprise…..dreading what his answer might be 'he must think I'm crazy' she added

The disguised Daiyoukai reconsidered her offer, sensing how nervous she was getting as she awaited his response "dinner would be nice" he softly replied, letting off a suave façade as he watched her face flush entirely

Relief and excitement overwhelmed Rei as she responded with a grateful smile "great!" She looked through her bag and pulled out a card, handing it to him with trembling excitement "here's my card, my house number is on their" pointing to a line of numbers "call me anytime you'd like" she added quietly….shyness taking over as she watched him look over the contents of the card with a analyzing look

'She owns a flower shop, how ironic' he smiled mentally. Sesshomaru noticed the nervous look on her lovely face….probably expecting him to think less of her for her profession; he reassured her of the tension with a comforting smile and added hesitantly – unused and new to using the statement "it's a date then" he smirked at the relieved and flushed look on her face

They're intense focused trance on each other was broken when the impatient akita barked loudly, making Rei jump in surprise and look at her pet with dismay. She chuckled sheepishly before turning to the impatient animal; Sesshomaru chuckled in amusement when he caught the words 'I need a life that doesn't revolve around you' and 'stop being such a jealous mutt' among her annoyed mutters

She turned to him with an apologetic smile "I got to get going; patience's isn't one of my sister's greatest suites" She chuckled softly, her dog already pulling at his leash…eager to get going. Rei waved gently "it was nice meeting you" Rei as she turned away from him, Rahal already pulling at the leash and leading her away from the stranger that made him weary and territorial.

Sesshomaru stood stock still as he watched the beautiful woman walk away, looking on as she glanced over her shoulder, giving him a tiny smile til turning away. It was until he trance was broken when he heard the familiar annoying voice of his vassal "Mi lord! Are you alright?..." the irritating voice was drowned by his thoughts as he stood there contemplating as he looked at the direction Rei left off to… he couldn't push away the one thing in mind that kept bugging him since he first laid eyes on the young woman 'Rin?'