on the floor and then knelt himself next to me. He put a comforting hand on my shoulder. I startled and looked at him. I couldn't quite make out his face, let alone identify it, but he radiated something warm and familiar. I couldn't ... I started crying again, this time even more. He took me in his arms ... In his big, strong arms ... Somehow I was happy ... All around happy ...
Until suddenly:
All of a sudden he screamed and startled. I, totally confused, backed away a little and then I was just horrified. There was an arrow in his chest.Someone had chased an arrow at him. Through his chest, through his heart. His pure blood came out of the wound and dripped to the floor. A puddle formed from it.
"Please do not ...!!"
I screamed my heart out.
"PLEASE DO NOT!!!"
I didn't want to lose anyone else. Kohaku was enough already, no, now the love of my life had to be taken from me. I couldn't stop it ...
Although he was badly injured, he suddenly smiled. I didn't understand why he was doing this.
"Well? ... Still looking for revenge? ... Rin?!? ..."
He whispered these words and actually smiled ... Then suddenly he gasped very hard.
He smiled again. My lover gasped again and then slumped into my arms. I could no longer perceive his breath, the aura around him no longer existed. He was dead ... DEAD !!!!! That was when the hatred entered me. My eyes quickly turned. Sometimes left, sometimes right. I wanted to find the one, or THE person responsible, who was responsible for this act. Then, just a few meters further on, in another cone of light, I discovered a woman, together with a she-wolf. I, Kohaku and my lover were also in a cone of light again ... The village around us had disappeared. I took a closer look at both of them. I eyed her conspicuously. The she-wolf had beautiful, gray and shiny fur and her ears, paws, tail and face had white fur, which was now smeared with all the blood. It was guaranteed to be fluffy and cuddly, if it weren't for all the blood. The wolf's body was covered with wounds, but she found enough strength to stand on her bruised legs and growl at me. She wouldn't do it much longer, I was sure of that. The woman herself wasn't feeling much better either ... She had a long, blood-smeared kimono, but it only came down to her knees. He was torn beneath it. There were scratches on her legs and blood ran from them to her feet. Her long, black hair was braided in a braid. Her shiny brown eyes were focused only on me and they were bristling with hatred. She had severe wounds and was also close to death. She held a bow in her scarred hands, in which an arrow was still clamped. And this one was aimed at me! The bow itself trembled. Rather, it was her hands. In her eyes I could see something else besides all the hatred: fear !! A lot, even ... Tears formed in her eyes that she could not suppress. She came up to me and stopped in front of the strangers. She leaned over the dead man and kissed him on the cheek.
"I am so sorry ..."
She only whispered these words, but they could still be heard. Her voice was trembling a lot.
With her delicate hands she stroked his face and her tears fell on the dead man's face.The she-wolf herself began to howl. Somehow I felt pity! There was something! Something bad that had happened to her ... I was just about to see her when she suddenly gave a start and looked at me with an angry and hateful look. Again she held her bow higher and despite her immense, great fear, she tried to glare at me angrily. The she-wolf noticed me again and growled at me, this time even louder and more dangerous. Only now did they both notice again that I was still there. She cocked her arrow and kept it pointed at me ...
"YOU PAY FOR IT! YOU TAKEN HIM FROM ME !!!"
Then she let go of her arrow, my eyes widened and, before I knew it, it pierced my chest. I immediately dropped to my knees. I looked half dazed at the woman and the wolf with a half-dazed look. Then the beam of light above me turned black and I knelt there in the dark. Only this woman stood there with her companion, enveloped in light. She was the last thing I saw before I collapsed ......)

I startled with another gasp. I sat there in the grass, bathed in sweat, breathing heavily and unevenly. My head was booming and flames had gone up around me. It took me a long time ... TOO long to signal what had just happened ... Lightning had struck and splintered an apparently mighty oak tree. The fractions flew in all directions and a fraction hit my head, causing me to lose consciousness. I looked at the piece with blood on it. There was a wound on my temple from which blood leaked. I also remembered the dream ...
"Rin ..."
I spoke very softly because I was still in shock.
"Rin ... Right ... Rin !!"
I spoke as if the light had dawned on me, but it wasn't. Who was this 'Rin' anyway and why did she kill him? Was she also to blame for Kohaku's death?
I clenched my fists and bit my lip. Hell, IT WAS ONLY A DREAM ... But still so real ... Something told me that this wasn't just a 'dream' ... That what was happening in my imagination was about to happen again. .. And something also told me that I absolutely had to meet this 'Rin' again ... And I would too ...... Blind, with anger and hatred, I didn't even notice the flames that were around spread around me. I only saw 'Rin', this ... RIVALIN !!!
"I WILL FIND YOU AGAIN, RIN, SOMETIME IN THE FAR FUTURE AND THEN YOU WILL SEE WHAT YOU GET FROM IT ..."
Inwardly, Rin was already one of my enemies. I knew we would meet again. Sooner or later our paths HAVE to cross and then there would be no going back. Then she would have to watch out for ME and not the other way around ...
I laughed maliciously and defiantly. The way I've never laughed in my life.My lover was mine and she had no right to kill him, but should she even dare ...

I looked up at the now pitch black sky.

"... I'll kill her like this, for sure !!"

[Sesshomaru:]

Can you believe it ?! So I go out briefly to shoot a yokai and when I came back, this no-nonsense from Jaken told me that he had lost sight of Rin. Now yours truly could set out to bring the little runaway back. Actually, Jaken was supposed to do this for me after all, but now he had been on the road for hours and still hadn't come back with her. As if I had nothing better to do. I would have loved to give this gnome my opinion. I could really have blown my skin, but that would be below my level. I held my nose in the air once more and tried to take in her scent. Pointless! But for that I had picked up a different smell. I also knew who it belonged to. To this one woman, this Taijiya, who was traveling with my useless half-brother and the other idiots. Just funny that I couldn't smell the others. Was this woman traveling alone? And what if it did! I had to find Rin first. The rest could wait! Wait a moment! Wasn't that woman just calling Rin's name? Yes, that's what it sounded like. Had she met Rin? I should inquire about it ... I stopped and also now another, familiar smell fell into my nose. Definitely the smell of ...

[Sango:]

Great and how should I find the others again now? No matter how, I should leave quickly. The fire continued to spread and I didn't really feel like being grilled. Just a moment! Somebody was walking back there. A girl?! Indeed! A little girl in an orange and yellow plaid kimono. But it was guaranteed to be in better condition. Oh dear, and she was also being followed by a yokai. This was my cue as Taijiya. This yokai had to die! So I took my Hiraikotsu and ran towards them. My hiraikotsu did a good job. The yokai's neck was broken right away. I watched with satisfaction as he collapsed miserably. The girl was saved! Slowly I walked up to her and noticed how she backed away from me.
"You do not have to be scared ..."
I assured her of this and gave her my hand.
The girl looked at me uncertainly at first. Was I wrong, or had I not seen her before? Somehow she seemed so 'familiar' to me. Those eyes, the look ... Did I know them? She was about to take my hand when suddenly someone appeared. I almost went into cardiac arrest. What was Sesshomaru doing here? As if the fire wasn't bad enough, no, now I had to somehow see how I could protect the girl from him.Immediately I took the girl protectively in my arms. Although I pointed my hiraikotsu threateningly at him, he was getting closer and closer. The girl in my arms suddenly tore herself away from me and ran towards him. Was she tired of life? She stops just before the yokai. I was curious what she was up to. But then I was really irritated when she suddenly threw herself stormily into his arms. It almost looked to me as if he wanted to bend over to her, but the strange thing was that he didn't. He looked at me briefly and then turned around. He took a few steps and stopped.
"Are you finally coming, Rin?"
The girl looked at him happily.
"Hai, Sesshomaru-sama!"
Then both went away and I watched them go. Sorry? Please, what did he call her? Rin? That couldn't be ... Was this girl ...?!

[Sesshomaru:]

I immediately followed Rin's smell and what or rather WHO did I find there? Of all things, this Taijiya! And what was worse, she had Rin with her! So I went up to her. Suddenly she took Rin in her arms. As if this woman didn't know that Rin was my property! But actually she didn't know that either. I would like to be interested in your reaction if you only knew. She held out her weapon threateningly, but I just ignored it. As if I, the Lord of the Western Countries, let myself be intimidated by a puny weapon. I just kept walking towards her with a sure demeanor. I saw Rin tear herself out of the woman's arms and run towards me. She stopped just before me. Somehow I found the woman's horrified look amusing. Surely she actually believed that I was about to tear Rin to shreds! Although it was actually a miracle that I, the great,