InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sesshoumaru, sit! ❯ Lost and Found ( Chapter 6 )

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-sama: used for those better in station.

-kun: an honorific used usually for boys. More familiar than -san which means Mr. or Mrs. or Ms.

Youkai: Demon.

Hanyou: Half demon.

Baka: Idiot.

Hentai: pervert, sex obsessed.

Hanyou: Half demon.

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Recap from last chapter:

A new idea struck her. Whyhadn't she thought of that before?

Inuyasha was up again, growling. "Kagome, get away from him!"

Kagome broke away from the wolf and raced over to calm the hanyou before he tried attacking again. "It's OK, Inuyasha. There's no reason for you to be so upset." He keh'd at her and glowered past her shoulder at the prince. Sure he wouldn't try anything, she faced the wolf again.

"Kouga-kun...I need you to find someone for me." She smiled brightly.

 

CHAPTER 6:

After four hours of walking, blistered feet, and burning lungs, Amaya finally raised both arms in surrender and collapsed on her butt. A few hours my foot! The two youkai weren't even winded, and were simply staring back at her in confusion. Clearly they weren't used to having a human around if they couldn't guess how tired 'four short hours' of trekking could make her.

She collapsed on a wide, flat rock and groaned at the ache in her muscles. I wasn't made for this!

"We're very sorry, Amaya-sama, we had no idea you were feeling strained. I'll carry you the rest of the way if you wish. We're almost there," Tenshi explained kindly.

They'd better be! Aching muscles aside, the two still fought every 10 seconds and she was sick of it!

"I smell human stin-er-humans," Ran corrected in embarrassment. "We could rest here for some time," she offered.

Amaya's head shot up. Hallelujah! She was tired, but the promise of seeing anyone else's face spurred her on. She pulled herself up with a pained groan and nodded for Tenshi to lead the way.

Thankfully, a short time later they had entered a village very much like Kaede's, only bigger. And in her short school uniform, she felt terribly self-conscious, especially as with all the stares directed at her and her companions. She blushed and waved hello, not sure if they were more shocked by how she looked or the fact that two demons were strutting around inside their village. "Good morning," she greeted one cloth merchant on the side of the road. "Oh, this is lovely," she exclaimed, picking up a red cotton piece with a white floral design. "I saw one a lot like this in Kaede's village. Have you been there?"

He looked offended. "No. All my goods are one of a kind."

Apparently, no one had been to Kaede's, or heard of Inuyasha's forest for that matter. But everyone seemed to think 'the guardian' would know, so she ended up asking where that was.

Her query led them to a large shrine just outside the village. Tenshi tested the air carefully as they neared the large building. "It's a crow demon," she said with a frown. "Why would a demon be guarding a human village?"

"It's more common than you think," Ran put in with a shrug. "Power, I suppose, has much to do with it. What demon wouldn't want a bunch of humans groveling at his feet?" She chuckled cynically.

Tenshi jabbed her meaningfully, and the blonde youkai flushed scarlet and looked at the schoolgirl with horror.

Luckily Amaya wasn't listening to them at all. A crow youkai could fly, was what her mind was full of.

She hadn't taken the first stair when a loud, female voice boomed from inside and she almost keeled over-

"How dare you make to enter without an offering?! Lowly human!"

Amaya straightened and looked about in a panic, but there were no nasty little minions coming to drag her away from their infuriated mistress. "Uh...sorry." She glanced back at her companions quizzically, but they only shrugged at her. "What would you like?"

There was a thoughtful pause. "Hm...No one has ever asked me that before. Come in."

Amaya gazed inside, trying to make out where the demon could be. "Come in!" The girl jumped and hurried inside. "The other two, stay out!"

The maids stopped in their tracks and pouted.

The room was large, but even that was hard to discern in the darkness. Only a couple of candles lit the place from opposite ends of the chamber, and they were only enough for Amaya to be able to make out a blurry shape farther inside.

She walked a few steps further and bowed uncertainly. "My name is Amaya, and I'm here to ask you something."

"Humph!" Amaya heard a snap, and the room was engulfed in light. She looked up and saw the black-clad woman, hand raised and fingers frozen in a post-snap position....Oooh! She forgot all about her question when her eyes took in the youkai's appearance.

She was beyond beautiful. She was stunning! Amaya stared at her porcelain white skin, and the shock of silky black hair reaching past her shoulders. Her dark, heavily lashed eyes contrasted beautifully with her skin and complimented her hair. She had a revealing, clingy black dress. It barely reached her knees, and the long, transparent black sleeves hung down loosely to the floor.

The girl cleared her throat and looked up at the woman, who looked back at her unpleasantly.

Suddenly I feel very...unattractive.

"I did not tell you what I wish first yet." She motioned her forward with a shapely finger. Amaya walked over warily, looking slightly apologetic. "That was very disrespectful."

Her hand shot out and Amaya barely refrained from leaping back. The demon batted the limb at her a few times. "Kiss my hand and all will be forgiven." And she said it like she was being the most generous person in the world.

Oh, boy. This one seemed more hoity-toity than the lord!

"Um..." She didn't want to have to kiss that, but she gave it a quick peck anyway. "I hear you're really powerful. What is it that you do?" she asked, attempting to divert her attention from the half-assed 'apology'.

The crow smirked smugly, pulling one hand through her silky tresses. "I protect this entire village. No youkai can harm it while I'm here." Both her hands were on her hips and she struck a pose.

I wonder if someone so pretty and seemingly so airheaded really could be that powerful...

"Can you fly?" Amaya asked hopefully.

"Of course! No demon can fly as beautifully as a crow demon." If possible, her pose became even more...Posey.

"Uh...Amazing. They say crows can fly long distances, even while carrying some weight."

"Indeed." But she was looking a bit doubtful.

"Er...can you possibly...fly me over to Kaede's village?"

The woman looked at her oddly. "Are you trying to trick me into taking you there...willingly?"

She's obviously not as stupid as she looks.

"Oh, no. Not at all. I just…came to ask for your help! You see I want to get home as fast as possible, or I'm in big trouble." Her best way home didn't look fazed. "Oh, come on! What do you want?! Anything I can do I will!" At this point she was willing to go down on her knees and kiss the hem of her sleeve. The more time passed, the more anxious she became about a certain dog demon.

"Hm...I am Yashi. You may call me Yashi-sama." She smiled slyly. "And I'll collect my dues later."

Yashi-sama?! That snooty-pants is more like that...Oh. She just said yes. She just said yes!

Before she could celebrate that victory fully, she felt something sharp grab hold of her shoulders. She looked back with a start, not quite grasping what was happening.

Claws!

The woman was half-transformed. She used her undeveloped wings to flap both of them outside, taking that time to change completely into a big black bird. A crow. The numb-brained Amaya barely saw the faces of her shocked companions before the strong wind slapped her in the face as Yashi took off with startling speed.

"Oh…God!" she cried out, scrunching her eyes shut and forcing herself not to pass out from fright. This is what she wanted after all. If only the demon had given her some time to prepare for it mentally. If only she'd given her a bloody heads up at the least!

She opened her eyes...and wished with all her heart that she hadn't. They were just going over the trees. If there was some kind of protection around her, she would have been exhilarated, but there wasn't. And therefore she felt like wetting her skirts.

The two humble maids and companions were ripping off after her. They stared after the bird desperately, cursing their luck.

"The lord is going to kill us!" the blonde cried.

"Ah! It's too late!" cried Tenshi, pointing to the sky.

Yashi hadn't gotten far when Amaya saw something flash in her peripheral vision. The transformed Yashi squawked loudly and faltered in her smooth flight. Her large black body swung left and right unevenly, making the girl scream in surprise before she unceremoniously dropped her.

Amaya's second scream was filled with horror as the distant trees rushed at her.

She was going to die!

Something grasped her arm just before she crashed into one, the something yanking her roughly against a hard wall. Another clutched her other shoulder, securing her more tightly to the warm, solid figure.

She saw white silky hair fluttering against her face…and she knew.

Sesshoumaru!

And she had been doing so well, too. She looked back to see what had become of the crow. She heard her squawk loudly before an even louder crash resounded beyond her line of vision. She was horrified at the piercing sounds, terrified for the demon whose only sin was trying to help her get home.

Sesshoumaru landed them back on the grass smoothly, yet she could clearly feel his body vibrating with anger. She gulped. What would he do now? She risked a look up at him when his hold loosened, and gasped.

He was beyond furious! She was surprised his eyes weren't pulsing. She tried to wriggle free but he wouldn't let her, keeping a firm grip on her forearms.

"How," he began, his voice shaking with repressed rage, "did you escape?"

She was more than a little frightened, and just as uncomfortable. He was far too close and far too angry!

"I...I..." she didn't want to get the two maids in trouble, and she couldn't believe that she hadn't thought of the consequences for them once she had succeeded in her plan. Knowing her power, she was more afraid for them than she was for herself.

"ANSWER!" he bellowed and she would have jumped a mile if he hadn't been holding her down.

She lowered her head, breathing deeply. She was getting more scared by the second. The man was too intimidating. "I...I fooled them."

His eyes widened marginally. He let her go and she gave a small sigh of relief. "That is impossible." His eyes narrowed again. "My spider youkai cannot be fooled by simple human tricks."

She wanted to snap at him. "N-not the spiders." She peeked at him, making him frown at her guilty stare. "They didn't know I was supposed to stay inside."

"Who are they? Youkai who let themselves be used by a human in such away do not deserve to live, or serve me," he said in a dangerous whisper.

Her head snapped up to him in horror. "That's not fair! They thought I was an honored guest. If anything, you caused them to be tricked when you didn't tell them who I was!" Her tone changed from fear to anger fairly quickly. She ignored his snarl. "They were so loyal to you, giving you nothing but praise and respect. And hell if you deserve it!" she cried. Oops! I did it again!

God, he'll definitely kill them now, just to spite her, if she kept shouting at him like that. She peeked at his strained face and tried looking more humble. "Please don't hurt them. They're very kind. They don't deserve this."

"That is not for you to decide." He turned around and pulled out Toukijin. That was when she saw the two running towards them, then she realized his intentions.

Heartless baka!

She jumped in front of him and waved at the two insanely, motioning desperately for them to get the hell out of there. They kept coming, not even looking in her direction. They stared at their lord, and she nearly broke down in tears when she saw their look of acceptance. They know what he's going to do...and they came anyway...Stupid fools!

He pushed her aside, sword at the ready.

They stopped a few feet away and bowed deeply. "Forgive us, Lord. We did not do our duty as we should have." They peeked up at Amaya apologetically and she almost cried right there.

Ran nodded. "We accept the punishment."

"She was a prisoner, and you allowed her to escape."

They looked stricken at that. They stared at the girl as if she'd grown three sets of wings.

I'm so sorry, she mouthed. Her voice wasn't working at the moment, and she couldn't decide if she felt more guilty or angry.

"Prepare to get your punishment." The two nodded subtly, falling to their knees together.

"No! I told you they didn't know!" She jumped forward again. When he didn't respond she turned to them. "You can't let him do this! Run away or something! Fight for your life! He has no right to take-"

The demon lord yanked her aside, snarling angrily. "Silence!"

She tried to struggle free of his hold, signaling for them to flee. She stopped when they looked at her bemusedly.

"Lord Sesshoumaru took us in when our tribe was slaughtered by the weasel youkai. We are the last two Youroku tribe members. We owe our lives to our master. He may do with us as he wishes." Tenshi spoke up this time, and Ran bobbed her head in agreement.

"B-but..." She looked over to 'the master' accusingly, tears rolling down her face. Angry tears, heartbroken tears, it didn't matter at this point.

He advanced towards them, sword poised. "You are faithful servants, and you will be remembered fondly for your honor." He closed his eyes for a moment.

A duty. That is what everything is to him! I wonder if he really wants to kill them...Not that it matters right now.

She made to step in again, but Sesshoumaru growled at her menacingly, his eyes still on his soon-to-be victims. "Do not interfere, woman!"

His sword was raised. She breathed hard, her hands fisted at her sides. How could he waste the lives of so loyal a pair?

"Sit, damn you!"

He never saw it coming. Once again his face was buried in the dirt, right in front of the stricken maids. They gasped and gawked at him with a mixture of wonder, disbelief, and anger. All for a man who wouldn't have thought twice about killing them. Stupid women!

She felt very smug. She should have thought about this earlier. That'll teach him to try killing anything in front of her. The idiot seemed to forget what she was capable of...so had she, actually. I'll be sure to remember next time. And yet, she was more than a little worried about his reaction.

The subjugation spell was wearing off, familiar growling noises bubbling angrily from under the prone figure.

"Sit, dumb ass!"

Everyone heard his muffled grunt of surprise as he was buried an additional inch into the ground. Amaya pushed the dreadful thought of his possible retaliations aside, concentrating on saving the blindly-loyal demons. Can't have you up and about yet, buster!

"Leave our lord alone!" Ran cried, bounding up along with her friend. They took up a fighting stance.

Ugh! Think fast, think fast!

"If you kill me he'll die. He's bound to me physically; my weakness is his." Hell, he was in no position to argue. I can make it sound as drastic as I like. "That's why he's keeping me with him. I just happen to have an extra power." And just to be sure, "Sit, jerk!" Let's hope they buy it.

He grunted more loudly, his hand clutching the sword next to him in a death grip as his face borrowed deeper.

That should keep him down for a while.

"Run away and don't come back. Unless you want him to stay like this-" she gestured towards him, "until he suffocates."

They hesitated, looking at their master mournfully, and then ran off.

Whew! Now to freak out...Ohme'godhe'sgoingtokillme! Ah, ok, that felt better.

They weren't far enough, and he was starting to get up. "Sit, fur-brain!"

He let out a muffled yelp- the first sound of the kind she'd heard from him- clutching his sword more tightly as he dug in again. Amaya just knew he was going to slice her to pieces!

Oh, man! Maybe I shouldn't have called him names, too.

She was afraid she'd really suffocated him, until he began to growl, sounding angrier than ever before. Oh, at least he's alive...she thought miserably.

"I don't care what you do or what you think. I wasn't going to have their deaths on my conscience." She stood tall, surprised at how steady her voice sounded.

His growls grew louder, and he began to stand up slowly, sword in a white-knuckled grip. She nearly sat him again, but decided she had to face him sometime. Finally he was upright, his back bent slightly, oddly. His head was tilted, face obscured by his bangs.

Was he trying to creep her out to death? She was scared enough as it was. She opened her mouth to ask him what he planned to do to her but his hand shot up in a silencing gesture.

"If I hear your voice," his tone was too strained, as if he were struggling to keep his rage in check. She gulped. "I am likely to slash you to bits." His free hand rose, shaped like a claw, but he forced it down to his side a moment later. "Be silent...until I can look at you without killing you."

She noticed his hands shaking and gulped again. Only now did she understand just how much he hated the thought of becoming human. And only now did she realize just how safe from him she really was...Of course that didn't mean she liked making him mad. He was terrifying when he was like that. He should learn to control his temper! Not that she was one to talk, she admitted to herself.

Sesshoumaru fought to keep his rage under control, and he was never closer to losing it. Never had a human, or demon, brought him to such a level of uncontrollable fury. It was that power she had over him, and she dared to use it! He would have disposed of her long ago, but had no wish to become human, not even for a day. That woman was more difficult to control than he had expected.

His teeth clenched as he tried straightening his aching, abused back. He could not believe she had been able to hurt him! And he was made angrier when he realized he felt a touch of respect for her daring, however slight the it was. It had been obvious that she'd expected him to take her life. Her behavior was not that of a normal human's. Humans were pathetic, cowardly, useless beings. She was that, but her cowardly side was not as pronounced, it seemed.

He snorted mentally. So were Inuyasha's human friends, and they were still less than nothing to him. She was the same, only she was lucky he couldn't kill her for her recurring insolence.

Amaya heard his breathing return to normal and relaxed. She looked over her shoulder, wishing that she could go to Yashi. She was afraid the demon had already died. The brutal way with which she crashed didn't sound encouraging. She was probably back in her regular form, bleeding to death or something. This was all her fault, Amaya thought miserably.

She looked over to the upright, expressionless demon. He looked yummy, all dirty and mussed up. Ugh! Why do I keep thinking...eh, what the heck! She wasn't blind. He might be a jerk, but he was a looker, too. She cleared her throat. When he made no move to shut her up, she continued.

"I-" she gulped. "need to check on that crow youkai you just struck down." He surprised her by not interrupting with his usual: that-does-not-concern-me glare.

He was looking down his nose at her, though. "She is dying."

"What! But..." She looked upset for a moment, then determined. "We've got to treat her. It's my fault she's like this." She crossed her arms, foot tapping indignantly. "And yours."

He felt his temper begin to boil. The woman seemed insolent by nature. "I care not for your trivial female feelings. If you had not escaped, your new friend would not be the way she is."

She took a moment to blink at him in disbelief. "Are you blaming me for trying to get free?! We have to save her!" she urged.

"We?" His eyes narrowed at her. How he could control her disrespectful tongue, he didn't know. "We do nothing. You serve yourself, woman." He snorted.

Amaya grit her teeth. At least he didn't say I couldn't go. She snorted back at him, turned about, and headed in the crash's direction. Sesshoumaru watched her go with a slight, incredulous shake of his head. He was somewhat curious about what a tiny human such as herself could possibly do to save the demon.

He heard shuffling and countless grunts as she seemed to strain over something. Much panting followed, then more grunts. He had had enough of it and was about to drag her back to the castle when she came into sight. A black-clad woman was draped over her back. His eyes widened marginally as he watched her pant profusely, sweat trickling down her face. Her back was bent halfway from her burden, and she walked slowly, feet dragging.

"Al...alright." Pant, pant. "I'm ready." She began walking past him, never making eye contact. A few feet away she heard a muffled noise that sounded peculiarly like a sigh.

Suddenly she was in his arms, and he flung her struggling body over one shoulder and Yashi over the other. Her backside was against his face and she blushed hotly. Before she could protest he shot forward, wringing another surprised sound from her. He didn't go as fast as the last time but it was still bloody shocking.

When she closed her eyes against the breathtaking speed she noticed a certain detail, and all other thoughts skid to a halt. She was positioned in such a way that her already tiny skirt flapped all the way up her waist. Which, of course, meant...

"Roses...?"

The first non-angry words he had spoken to her...

Anyone, human or demon for a mile, could hear a clear yet distant screech sounding very much like 'pervert', its echoes resounding for several seconds.

One youkai heard the sound, and tested the air, catching the demon lord's scent along with a human's. Kouga immediately figured who it belonged to.

He grinned. Kagome would be very happy to know that he had found her friend so quickly.

His two faithful followers, Hakkaku and Ginta had caught up with him at last, panting with the effort it took to keep up with their prince. Those shards in his legs made him impossible to follow.

"Wait here. I'll following him and get Kagome's friend on my own." He snorted. "That stupid dog should have known his brother would take her to his castle. It was the obvious choice."

Ginta, the one with the spiky hair, glanced up briefly. "But, doesn't that mean that you should have known also?"

Kouga glared and gave him a hard punch on the head, sending the poor male to his knees. "W-what was that for?!" he whined, rubbing his injury.

"Fool," muttered the prince and took off, the customary tornado trailing behind him.

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To Be Continued…

Woo, this chapter is a lot longer than the last. That's pretty good. And the whole thing happens in the same scene, basically, doesn't it? I hope you enjoyed it, cuz I sure enjoyed writing it!

Next chapter coming innnnn...I'm not sure. I'll try my very best. But it won't be too long!

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