InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Scandalous ❯ Time to Leave ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter 6: Time to Leave

 

Aine clung to Dustin's arm when they entered the cave. Wolves were everywhere. They stood as Aine and Dustin walked passed them. Dustin kept his eyes on Jiro's back while Aine looked around at all the wolves nervously.

 

“Relax Aine. Showing fear only entices my comrades,” Jiro stated not looking back at her.

 

“That's easy for you to say! They are looking at us like we are meat!” Aine cried.

 

“You are a tasty looking meal. Don't worry they won't eat you just yet,” Jiro laughed. Dustin just stayed silent while Aine tightened her grip on his arm.

 

“Jiro! What did you bring us?” a new voice called out from the dark part of the cave. Dustin stopped walking and glared at the dark figure in front of them. It was the leader of the pack. He could tell.

 

“I brought a snack for the wolves and the girl will be joining us,” Jiro stated.

 

The leader revealed himself and walked over to Aine. Dustin pushed her behind him to try to protect her from the wolf demon.

 

“You're protecting a half breed, human?” the leader asked, smirking.

 

“We have names you know!” Aine yelled.

 

“The half breed has quite a tongue on her. What will she be used for?” the leader asked Jiro.

 

“I want her as my mate,” Jiro stated.

 

“What?!” Aine cried. Did she hear him correctly? Why would he want her as a mate? They had just met the other day and he already wanted her? What kind of a world was this?

 

“Welcome to pack! My name is Kouga!” the leader smiled.

 

“She will not be your mate!” Dustin shouted. Aine didn't know what was going on. She was still confused about what Jiro had said.

 

“I will mate with whomever I chose!” Jiro growled at Dustin.

 

“She's her own person and she deserves to chose for herself,” Dustin said.

 

Aine looked at Dustin and smiled inwardly. He really did care about her. Well, if you call that caring, but that's what Aine wanted to believe.

 

“Lunch time!” Jiro smirked and all the wolves howled in joy. They began to close in on Dustin, mouth's watering. Just as they were about to pounce Aine yelled out, “Stop! I'll become you're mate if you spare him!”

 

Everyone froze when Kouga raised his hand. “Why do you wish to spare this human?” he asked.

 

“He's my friend! He's the only person that came with me to this country,” Aine said.

 

“What if I don't spare him?” Kouga asked.

 

“Then I refuse to be anyone's mate!” Aine yelled.

 

“Okay, let him live so Jiro can have his mate,” Kouga ordered. Jiro smirked and grabbed Aine around the waist. Dustin ran up and tried to grab Aine away from Jiro. Jiro snarled at Dustin and swiped his hand at him.

 

“Don't touch her,” Jiro growled. Two wolf demons came up and grabbed Dustin.

 

“Don't do it Aine. Don't spare me if it means giving up your freedom,” Dustin said struggling against his captors.

 

“Take him away,” Jiro ordered. Aine watched Dustin being dragged away and looked down at her feet. She couldn't believe this was happening.

 

“Let's get going,” Jiro said to Aine.

 

“Where are we going?” Aine asked.

 

“To start our own pack of course. How else will we mate?” Jiro stated.

 

“We're doing this right now?” Aine asked shocked.

 

“When else do you want to do it?” Jiro questioned.

 

“I was thinking after a couple months!” Aine exclaimed.

 

“Why would we wait that long?” Jiro laughed.

 

Aine sighed. This wasn't going to happen the way she always dreamed. She had always wanted to be in love before she got married. All Jiro wanted was to make her his mate, within the hour.

 

“I always wanted to be in love with the person I ended up marrying, but it looks like I have no say in this,” Aine sighed. She felt as if her whole life was going down the drain.

 

“Okay, we'll wait,” Jiro said, not liking how sad his future mate seemed.

 

“Really?” Aine asked with hope written all over her face.

 

“Yeah, I'll make you love me,” Jiro smirked.

 

“Thank you,” Aine smiled and hugged Jiro. She was overjoyed that he was willing to wait for her. That showed a lot of character in Aine's opinion.

 

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Dustin sat at the corner of the cave tied up and gagged. It was the middle of the night. He stared at all the sleeping wolves when his eyes fell on Aine's moving form. She was wiggling her way out of Jiro grip. She finally got away from Jiro and stood up. She crept over to Dustin quietly and took out the gag. She then moved to untie is hands. She helped him stand and they began to walk out of the dark cave, careful to not wake anyone.

 

They made it to the mouth of the cave when Aine tripped over someone's leg. The demon jumped up and saw Aine and Dustin running out of the cave.

 

“Jiro! Your mate is on the move!” he called.

 

Jiro jerked awake and looked around. Aine had left him. He felt a sting hit his heart. He got up and ran after Aine. He could smell the anxiousness in her scent and picked up the pace. Aine came into his view and he drew closer and closer to her. He finally got close enough to pounce on her. They came tumbling to the ground and Dustin quit running to help Aine.

 

Jiro pushed Aine to lie on her back and straddled her hips. He held on to her wrists and waited until she stopped struggling against him.

 

“Why did you run?” Jiro asked.

 

“I'm sorry Jiro, but I can't stay in that cave for the rest of my life. Dustin couldn't be your prisoner either,” Aine said slightly panting from running.

 

Jiro looked up at Dustin and then back toward the cave, knowing everyone would be waking up around now. He stood and helped Aine up. “Let's get going before they catch us,” Jiro stated.

 

“You mean…” Dustin started.

 

Jiro nodded and said, “If my mate wishes to be free then I will stand by her decision. Let's go.”

 

At that moment Aine developed an admiration for Jiro. She had really misjudged him before. He was actually a really passionate man when it came down to what he wanted to have.

 

“Thank you Jiro,” Aine whispered.

 

“Come on,” Dustin said running ahead. Aine began to run after Dustin. Jiro gave one last look to his home before following them into the dark forest.

 

“I'm giving up my pack for this girl. She's really gotten to me,” he said to himself and caught up with Aine and Dustin.

 

Thunder could be heard and a flash of lightning was seen ahead. “Great! Just what we need!” Dustin cried as they stopped running.

 

Jiro looked around for some sort of shelter, but couldn't see anything clearly as rain began to poor over them. Aine laughed and held out her hands. She had always loved the rain. She would always run and dance in it when she was a kid.

 

“I think I see something over there!” Dustin called over the noise of the rain. He pointed in the direction of a large black shadow and they began to move towards it. They finally reached it and found it to be a hut. Dustin knocked on the front door to see if anyone was home.

 

The door opened to reveal a pregnant woman. She gasped and opened the door for them to come inside. “Hurry and come inside!”

 

“Thank you!” Dustin smiled and they entered the hut.

 

“What are you three doing out in that storm?” the woman asked.

 

“We were just traveling to find a way home,” Aine stated.

 

“Where are you from? Those clothes are very unusual,” the woman said staring at their clothes.

 

“Somewhere very far away,” Dustin said.

 

“Where are my manners?! My name is Sango and I live here with my husband Miroku and son Kohaku,” the woman smiled.

 

“I'm Aine and this is Jiro and Dustin,” Aine introduced.

 

“What's going on mother?” a boy about a year older than Aine asked.

 

“Some travelers got caught in the storm. Get three blankets for them son,” Sango said. The boy grabbed three blankets from the corner of the room and handed one to each of the newcomers.

 

Jiro began to take off his clothes and Aine gasped and stopped him. “Where are your manners Jiro?! You can't undress in front of our hosts!”

 

“Well I'm not staying in these wet clothes. I suggest you do the same,” Jiro growled.

 

“He's doing the right thing Aine. We wouldn't want you to get sick,” Sango smiled.

 

Aine blushed when Jiro finished taking off his clothes. There he was standing in all his glory, not caring that everyone saw. He wrapped the blanket around himself and sat back down. Dustin did the same, but kept his boxers on until he covered up and then took them off.

 

“You're turn mate,” Jiro ordered.

 

“I'm not getting naked in front of you!” Aine yelled. Everyone was staring at her. Even the man named Miroku and the son Kohaku had appeared and stared at her confused.

 

“It's not like they haven't seen a naked woman before dear,” Sango laughed.

 

“I know, it's just that…” Aine trailed off. Jiro stood up and pulled her to stand too. He held up her blanket to cover her and she looked at him confused.

 

“Hurry up and change already, bitch!” he snapped.

 

“Don't look,” she warned and turned her back to him. He looked to the side to respect her wishes. She quickly stripped and pulled on the blanket so he would let go. He looked back at her and saw her naked back. Scars were all over her. They weren't ugly, they were like silver lines, like an artist dipped a brush in silver paint and drew designs all over her back.

 

He wrapped his arms around her at the same time covering her body with the blanket. When he noticed that everyone was watching them he growled and let her go. Aine felt her heart pounding in her ears. She felt dizzy when his warmth disappeared. She fell to her knees and coughed.

 

“Aine!” Dustin called and rushed to her side.

 

Sango reached over and felt her forehead. “She's very sick. Lay her down over here,” she ordered pointing to the sleeping mat next to her.

 

Dustin carried Aine over to the mat and Aine closed her eyes to block out the bright firelight.

 

“Get some water now!” Sango ordered. Miroku was the first to obey the order and brought a bucket of cold water over to his wife. Sango grabbed a cloth and dipped it into the water. She put the cold cloth of Aine's forehead and Aine relaxed. Jiro watched her curiously. Aine had demon blood, so why did she have all those scars and why was she getting sick? Her body should have been stronger than this.

 

Dustin sat back in relief when Aine was asleep. This world was crazy. How were they going to get out?