InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Set me free ❯ Introductions ( Chapter 5 )

Part 5

"Where am I, why does it hurt so much?"The young boy tried to open his eyes, but his head hurt too much. He used his nose to sniff around and found many different scents. "Humans, a wolf and one inu-hanyou? What kind of place can this be?" he thought. Tears welled up under his lids as he remembered how he watched his parents die in front of his eyes and how he was banged up and left to die alone in the woods.

- Okaasan, Otousan.. he whimpered with a sob.

- Hey kid, are you awake? asked a rather rough voice, but the kitsune could tell it held no hostility against him.

- W-where am I?

- You are being cared for, don't worry, you will be alright soon, said another voice, a much softer voice.

- W-who are you? asked the boy.

- My name is Ayame, I am a wolf youkai, said the soft voice, the voice that made him want to just drift off to sleep again.

- So that is your name… chuckled the rough voice that made him feel protected and safe. By the way, my name is Inuyasha. What is your name?

- S-shippou.

- Well, Shippou-chan, go back to sleep, you have a lot of healing to do. And don't you worry, we will see to that no harm come to you, said Ayame and kissed his nose.

- T-thank you…

The boy relaxed and let them take care of him. He could not explain it, but who ever these two were, they did make him feel safe and cared for, and that was all that mattered to him now.

Ayame hummed the soft tune again and she smiled when she saw his frightened face was fading and replaced with a more relaxed feature.

- So my mate's name is Ayame, iris flower - I should have known you was named after a flower, said Inuyasha and sniffed her hair.

- I am NOT your mate, she growled bitterly. "Why can he not get that through his thick skull?"

- But you are, you can feel the bond too, I know you can. "I will have to teach her to recognize me as her soul mate."

Inuyasha was getting a bit agitated with this female, and he found a piece of naked flesh on her shoulder and his instincts took over and he bit down. She tensed up before trying to get out of his hold, but it was in vain, he had her in a mating bite and he would not remove his fangs from her flesh until he had marked her properly.

Her blood was like nectar and he swallowed every drop with greed and he needed to consummate this bond later on, but right now the well fair of the little kitsune came first. But every demon out there would now to whom she belonged. Ayame was not happy, she knew perfectly well what this meant and she was not ready for it. "But you wanted to have a mate, the one you had been waiting for never showed up, and you must admit, this hanyou is way more handsome and that ass hole Kouga." said her inner voice. And she would have to agree with that. Inuyasha was more handsome and he was to begin with also - willing to be her mate. More than that sad excuse for a wolf was.

A small whimper from Shippou had Inuyasha release his bite on her shoulder and she turned her head to glare at him, a real death glare. But he was not afraid of her; instead he took a hold of her neck and pulled her in for a gentle kiss. But it ended before she could respond in any way.

- Go back to sleep mate, it is still late at night, but do not worry I will watch over you, he whispered and tucked her head against his shoulder.

- I am sure you will - jerk, she snorted.

- Beloved, we need to work on your vocabulary, he smiled.

- What ever.

- Sleep…

Ayame grunted something inaudible but she was still tired and she had no trouble at all to relax into his purring embrace. "Don't think I will forget this Inuyasha." that was the last thing she thought before the sleep took over her mind.

Inuyasha licked over the mark until it was healed and smiled proudly as his marked formed itself into a silvery crescent moon. "My mate Ayame, you are my mate and I will do anything to keep you and this pup with me."he silently vowed. His ears flicked around the hut and the nearby area, he sniffed too, just to make sure that there was no threat to his newly formed little family. Just seeing the badly wounded kitsune baby had him remembering his own past, he too had been the punch bag, someone that people and demons alike could tease and beat to no end. That was why he felt so strongly about taking care of this little pup. And he was going to protect them both with his life.

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