InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Snow White and the Seven 'Dwarfs'...Sort of ❯ Touched by an Angel ( Chapter 28 )
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By: Penthesileia 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.06.2006 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.8K | Visits: 606 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.06.2006 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.8K | Visits: 606 | Status: Completed
AN: Hey, sorry about the wait. My computer went completely crazy, had to get a new one and when I tried to transfer the files from my old to new, something went wrong and the last chapter I was working on got screwed up or something. Don’t you just love technology? Anyway, I know I should have updated KT before starting Snow White but I’m not sure what that shadow is yet. (That‘ll teach me not to write stuff down without thinking it through…hopefully )
HalfDemonMica- YAY! And of course Inuyasha won’t marry Kikyo…unless I change my mind about that. Thanks a lot. (You know, I’m noticing a pattern between me and my plots…I should really learn to think more. Or write stuff down.)
Inuyashachick04- Sorry, I probably could have cut the goodbye down a bit but in the anime it took like 15 minutes for him to die anyway. Thanks for reviewing, it means a lot to me in this difficult time. (DAMN YOU COMPUTER!!!!)
Neko Jer- Like I’ve said, if I didn’t find a place to shed that goody-two shoe image I’d have to rob a bank or go crazy. Sorry you guys have to take the blunt of it.
Crazypicciloplayer014- Sorry about that (not really, mwhahaha) And thanks for offering but trust me, I know some VERY good lemon one shots. (writing Miroku scenes must be rubbing off on me.)
Mediaminer-
Cehavard90- Thank you! And sorry about updating so late, my computer was taken over by evil demons from hell (my brother)
CanaryDiamond- Ok, I’m really, really terrified this is going to offend you, but I’m the type of person who hates to think she didn’t make things in her story clear. Knowing me, I’m probably going to screw it up, make it sound insulting or ungrateful and for that I’m really sorry and I’ll try hard not to do that. But you seem like the type of person who likes the truth and admires people who speak up, so I’m not going to insult you for trying to genuinely help me by just thanking you for your input and leave it there. (But I still hope I don‘t offend you.) I know I make it seem like I think Kikyo’s right up there with Hitler and Stalin but I really don’t hate her that much. I probably could have used Naraku as the main evil guy, but since the evil stepmother in Snow White is female and I couldn’t figure out how to make the stepmother male, I decided to use Kikyo and build her up as even worse then she is in the anime. (I did the same with Hiten, only he’s the good guy.) So I’m just trying to make her worse then she is, to make her a really good bad guy who everyone’s going to love see die at the end. (I’m trying to make sure Kikyo and Naraku aren’t the poor misunderstood bad guys some people pity when they die.) You mentioned that Inuyasha doesn’t have a reason to act prissy-as far as you know! (Seriously though, that didn’t even cross my mind until you mentioned it. Now I’m planning on him having one of those nice, long, heart to heart talks with Kag on how he wasn’t accepted right away as a half demon, survived by himself in the wild, blah, blah, blah. Long sob story basically. And I won‘t make it as flip as it‘s sounding now.) And as for the other characters, yeah I might be depending a bit to much on the stereotypes. (I have to admit, writing a fluffy Sess or a horny Miroku is sooo much fun!!!) But what happened in the show didn’t happen in my fic until much later. I always saw Miroku, Sango, and Rin as to strong to let what Kikyo did ruin their lives. And right now they don’t have time to whine or be affected because all their energies are going to destroying Kikyo. (One or two might break down after Kikyo is gone, I haven’t decided yet) I probably shouldn’t take the credit for having a good storyline since I am basing this off of a popular fairy tale, but thanks anyway. Thanks a lot for giving me your opinions, if I offended you in anyway, let me know and I’ll grovel next chapter. (Ugh, that was a long response, sorry if I bored you.)
Now that that’s done, enjoy chapter 29 (wow, 29!) of Snow White and the Seven ‘Dwarfs’…Sort of.
Disclaimer- I don’t own Inuyasha or Snow White you jerks.
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Flashback~
Rin propped her face on her fists as she stared into the fire, her skinny legs kicking back and forth idly.
“Daydreaming again Rin? What are you doing this time, sailing across the skies?” her mother Botan questioned as she looked up from her needlepoint.
Rin shook her head, “Nope, I’m digging for a pirate’s treasure!”
“Oh? And which pirate is this, the dreaded Blackbeard?” her father Taromaru teased.
Rin shook her head. “Nope.”
“Billy Jones?” her mother tried.
“Nuh huh.”
“Bluebeard?” her father asked.
Rin gave him a look, “That was a bad man in a fairy tale Daddy.”
“My mistake, then who is it?” he asked.
Rin grinned, “The dreaded pirate Rin of course.”
“Why you…” her father growled playfully as he got up to tickle her.
Her parents stilled when they heard a heavy pounding on the door.
“My lord! A man with black hair and red eyes is demanding to see you. I’ll distract him as long as I can!” the servant promised faithfully and ran off.
Botan and Taromaru looked at each other before Taromaru reached for his sword and Botan literally picked Rin up and dragged her to one of the bookshelves. She pulled one of the books out and the shelf started to slide away from the wall, reveling a small, dark room.
She knelt down next to her daughter and looked deep in her eyes. “Rin, you have to promise me you will go in there and not make any noise no matter what you hear. Promise me Rin.”
Scared, Rin nodded. Botan crushed Rin to her and pressed her lips against her forehead. “Never, ever forget how much I loved you, ok baby?” she asked, smoothing away her bangs before pushing her inside and pushing the book back in.
“Botan, what are you doing! Hide with Rin!” Taromaru ordered.
The wall slid completely shut and Rin pressed her ear up against the wall to hear what she couldn’t see.
“I promised you I would never leave you when we were married. I’m not going to break that vow now.”
“Botan…You’ll never know how much I love you.” her father finally said.
“No more then how I love you.” Botan said, and Rin could almost see the loving smile on her face.
The library door slammed against the wall and then was thrown shut. “Good evening Aomori’s!”
“Naraku.” Taromaru said coldly.
She heard the man sigh, “I was hoping you would be a bit more polite. It’s dark, I’ve had a long day and I really don’t feel like killing anyone today. But you know how Kikyo is, don’t you Leader Aomori of the rebel gang Seven. And may I say I’m amazed about how much thought and energy you put into the name.” Naraku added sarcastically.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Taromaru said calmly.
“Blah, blah, blah. You know it’s pointless to deny it, Kikyo found out. You led us on a Kami damn annoying chase. I had to spend a lot of nights working and torturing people to find you. Do you really think this kind of beauty can exist with almost no sleep and blood stains?” Naraku asked disgustedly. “I have to make sure I look good you know. Or Kikyo might throw me away for someone else.”
“And you think her sleeping with everything and everyone that moves isn’t her way of throwing you away?” Taromaru asked dryly.
“Shut up!” Naraku hissed. “You know nothing you fool. Now get on your knees! If you’re a good little boy, your death will be that much quicker.”
“The day I bow to you is the day Kikyo is accepted as a nun.” Rin’s father swore as he drew his sword.
“So you want to be like that do you? Can’t make things easier for poor me? Fine, and trust me when I say I’ll enjoy this.” Naraku promised and Rin winced when the sound of his sword being unsheathed echoed though the room.
Rin dug her nails into her palm as the sounds of the fighting started. The men cursed each other as their swords clanged together, Botan frantically praying for her husband under her breath.
“Oh, nice move Taromaru! You almost cut my head off with that one! To bad your to fucking slow.” Naraku taunted. “Come on Aomori! I heard you were a better fighter then this. You can’t be that concerned about your bitch and brat. I won’t hurt them that badly.”
“Leave my family out of this you bastard!” Taromaru yelled.
“Wish I could…well not really but I’ve got orders anyway.”
“That’s it, this stops NOW!” Botan yelled before Rin saw blue light from under the seam of the wall.
Naraku cursed, “You fucking bitch, that hurt! Kikyo didn’t tell me you were a miko! You’re gonna pay for that slut!” He promised. “Sorry Taromaru, but playtime’s over.”
Botan screamed and Rin heard a sickening pop.
“There. Now that he’s gone, I’ll deal with you. You aren’t nearly powerful enough to kill me. So now you have to deal with the consequences with zapping me with one of those damn bolts. On your knees slut!”
WARNING! WARNING RAPE! RAPE! (well it doesn’t go into detail but you know what’s happening.)
Rin slid down to her knees, tears rolling down her cheeks as she listened to Naraku raping her mother. Even when she moved away from the wall and cowered in the farthest corner she could still hear them.
“You and I know this really isn’t rape, right slut? Because at anytime you could zap me again and get away. And I would have to let you go because it’s more important that brat dies. But the longer I’m distracted, the longer Tarmoru’s spawn lives. But you know it’s hopeless, and that just makes you pathetic for suffering when there’s no use.” Naraku cruelly jeered.
Rin threw herself against the wall as soon as she heard him, yelling at the top of her voice and pounding her fists against the wood. But if Naraku heard her, he ignored her and continued to pound into her mother.
After what seemed like hours Naraku finally pushed Botan aside and Rin heard him start to knock things over.
END OF RAPE SCENE END OF RAPE SCENE!
“You’re a bad lay. And a horrible mother for drawing Rin’s suffering out. But if you tell me where she’s hidden right now I promise it won’t be to painful when I finally kill you.”
Rin grinned slighting when she heard her mother spit.
“You stupid bitch!” Rin cried out when she heard Naraku’s hand connect with Botan’s cheek. “Just for that I’m killing her in front of you.” Naraku vowed and returned to destroying the room.
Rin whimpered when she heard him start to toss books down to the ground. Then she gritted her teeth and bravely stood up, her fists clenched and her muscles tense. If her parents were willing to give their lives to stop this man, then so would she.
She took a deep breath as Naraku found the book that opened the wall and the bookcase started to move away to revel her poor bruised mother lying bonelessly near her, Taromaru’s corpse in the center of the library and a madly grinning lunatic covered in her parents blood.
“Hello Rin. Ready to die?” he asked sweetly.
Suddenly Botan jumped up and held her hands out in front of her as her power flew out of her fingertips and into Naraku, holding him immobile.
“You fucking bitch!” Naraku roared in pain as the blue force engulfed him and tightened.
“Rin, run! You must live Rin, live so you can destroy Kikyo and save us all!” Her mother pleaded.
“But mama-”
“Please Rin! Forget about me, just run and live!” Botan screamed as she started to lose energy and fell to her knees.
Rin nodded and ran towards the window, trying not to slip on her father’s blood. “I love you mama!” she called over her shoulder.
“I love you to baby, now run!”
Rin vaulted over the windowsill, glad for the first time ever the library was on the first floor. She ran into the forest, Naraku’s screams filling the air.
She pushed aside branched and tried to ignore the stones and sticks biting into her bare feet as she fled from her home.
Rin cried out when something wrapped around her ankle and pulled her down, sending her face first into the dirt.
She rolled over to see Naraku looming over her and had to bite her lip to keep from laughing when she saw the ends of his hair still smoking, his face black and his eyebrows gone.
“You and your family are the most stubborn bunch of humans I’ve ever met! Don’t you people know how to be selfish and say to hell with other people? This could all have been avoided if your freaking father had just given up when Kikyo asked him to. But nooooo he thinks he’s responsible for ‘saving’ the kingdom from Kikyo. And I could be home right now instead of having my ass half burnt off because your mother would rather drive herself insane trying to save you instead of saving herself. And you! You have to go running down practically half of Japan to get away from me because your mother asked you to. What is wrong with you people?” Naraku railed, clearly finding a outlet for his frustration. “Now look, I’m trying to be a nice guy here, it’s been a long night, I’m tired, my clothes are still smoking, could you just lie there and let me kill you? Please?” Naraku begged pathetically.
Rin spit in his face and slammed her free foot in his groin.
Naraku cried out, his eyes rolling into the back of his skull. “You fucking brat!”
She scrambled to get up but another tentacle came up and slammed her back down to the ground.
Naraku glared at her from under his curtain of hair. “That’s it you freaking spawn of the devil! No more nice guy, this time, you die!” he roared as he held his sword above her heart, her father’s blood still covering the blade.
Naraku growled in triumph as he let his hand fall, and Rin was no more.
Later~
Rin slowly opened her eyes, everything blurring together and a huge pain in her stomach. She cautiously turned her head to see a white figure kneeling next to her, and blinked to get rid of the remaining blurriness.
And saw that the most beautiful angel Kami had ever created.
He had long silver hair the wind lovingly played with, regal demon markings and gold eyes brighter then the sun. He slid a sword back into its sheath as he studied her.
Finally she licked her dry lips, “Why aren‘t I dead?”
He stood up, taking the fluff Rin realized had been keeping her warm. “Because I commanded you to live.” he explained coolly as he unclasped the cloak around him and spread it over her.
He looked up at the sky, frowning slighting. “It is late and you need medical attention. Stay here.” he said with the grace of a man who was used to getting his way, before he turned around and walked off, his tail sweeping over her.
Rin stayed, staring up at the crescent moon that reminded her of the one on his forehead.
She stiffened when she heard voices and wondered if her angel was bringing people back to help her. But she decided to be quiet, just incase.
“-the peddler said what?” a man asked, sounding shocked.
“He said that Kikyo was planning on taking the Northern Mountains from Lady Ayame. Though she’s telling the public she plans on becoming allies and a mentor to the new queen.” the other man said, angry.
“She just doesn’t stop, does she?” a child asked, sounding sad.
“Don’t feel bad Shippo, Kikyo’s not a person who deserves pity. It‘s Lady Ayame we should be worried about. She‘s barely been queen for three months and already Kikyo wants her gone.” the man said soothingly.
“She’s also been friendly with the demon slayer nation. What do you think she’s planning there, half of those people hate her.” the other man brought up.
“Well I wouldn’t want the slayers hatred if I was her.”
“Kouga, Hiten, what’s that lump up there?” the little boy asked.
“I don’t know runt, you want to check it out Hit?” she assumed Kouga asked.
“We better, looks like a little kid.” Hiten said, starting to walk a little quicker.
Rin tried to get up but gasped when the pain sent her back down.
“Hey, take it easy. It looks like you’re hurt pretty bad.” a man with a long braid throw over his shoulder and a child sitting on back said soothingly.
“What’s your name sweetheart?” the other man asked as he knelt down and tucked the cloak closer around her.
“Rin.”
“Well Rin, I’m Hiten, this is Kouga, and that’s Shippo. I promise you’re not going to be hurt, ok?”
Rin nodded slowly, starting to trust the men a little.
“Now it looks like you got pretty beat up and since I don’t see anyone else with you, we’ll take you back with us. I’ll put you to sleep so you don’t feel any pain, I promise you’re going to be fine.” Hiten said and before Rin could even tell him about her angel his fingers were on her neck and she was out cold.
-End of Flashback-
I stared at Rin in shock as she quietly sipped her tea, refusing to look at Sesshomaru. “Oh My Kami, Rin, I had no idea you went though something like that.” I said, angry at myself for thinking my life sucked when something like that happened to Rin.
She shrugged, “It could have been worse. I could have stayed dead. “ she risked a glance at Sess and quickly looked back “And besides, my life’s been good so far. I stayed with Kouga, Hit and Shippo, they took care of me, taught me how to fight, spoil me rotten. It’s not like there’s anything lacking.”
“You took Rin in too? Hiten, there’s no way I can ever thank you enough for taking care of my friend.“ Kagura purred, hugging him tightly.
“Hey I took her in too!” Kouga said insulted before Rin kicked him under the table.
“You don’t have to thank me. No decent person would leave a defenseless child out on her own.” Hiten said, wrapping a arm around her.
“Oh, you’re to modest Hiten.” Kagura said, kissing his cheek.
“Oi! I’m eating here!” Inuyasha interrupted rudely.
I growled under my breath and he looked at me shocked. “What’d I do?”
“Ok, enough! Let me have my turn now!” Ayame said suddenly, slamming her fist on the table.
Everyone quieted and looked at her, waiting until she was ready to start.
She stilled down and leaned back in her chair. “I got here a year or two after Rin. If only that damn traitor hadn’t told her about that spring, I might never have met the bitch…”
-Flashback-
“This is the third one this month Lady Ayame.” Sayo, captain and one of the best warriors in Ayame’s army, said grimly.
Ayame growled under her breath as she, Sayo and the other warriors with him focused on the latest body. Some bastard (probably Naraku) had split his stomach open, introduced him to his stomach and then nailed him to a tree.
“Damn them both.” She hissed as and gestured for the wolves to take the body down. “How did this happen? We’ve increased security, warned everyone not to go out at night and if they do, not to go alone and this still happens! Someone’s going to die for this.” Ayame swore, the leaves on the trees starting to shake from the force of her anger.
Sayo shook his head. “We don’t know what happened Lady Ayame. He’s just a rookie, he probably thought he could prove himself by going out and catching the monster that’s doing this.”
Ayame looked at the body with pity. “Kami, he’s so damn young. He should have been flirting with some girl instead of out here on his own.”
She rubbed over her hands over her face as Sayo looked at her, concern written on his face. “Excuse me for saying this Lady Ayame, but you too are to young to have such burdens on your shoulders.”
She smiled wearily at him, “If I’m right I won’t have to shoulder them much longer. This stops now, I refuse to lose another life because of Kikyo and Naraku’s selfish desires. I’m leaving for Kikyo’s palace at daybreak.”
Sayo sucked in a breath, “Lady Ayame! Are you sure that’s wise?”
Ayame bitterly laughed. “Probably not. But there’s no way in hell I’m letting Naraku torture another one of my wolves to death like this.” she said furiously, throwing a hand towards the young wolf now covered by a sheet.
Sayo nodded. “Fine. My men and I will be ready at dawn also.”
“No.” she said suddenly. “You are not to come with me. Once I leave my country Kikyo’s going to attack with all the available manpower she has. We need as many men here as we can.”
“But Lady Ayame-”“That’s a order Sayo. No one is to come with me, not even the weakest solider. Understand?” Ayame asked coldly.
Sayo hesitated, but finally nodded.
“Good. And Sayo…if something happens to one of us I’m glad we had the chance to meet.”
Sayo deeply bowed, “And I am glad to have served you Lady Ayame. But nothing will happen to either of us.” He looked right in her eyes. “And that’s a order from the captain of your army.”
Ayame smiled slightly. “Understood.”
Kikyo’s Palace~
Ayame stalked up to Kikyo’s garden in the back of the castle after successfully avoiding the soldiers guarding the perimeter. She launched herself into the branches of a tree and leaped from branch to branch, looking for Kikyo. She stopped when she heard a woman giggle and looked down to see Kikyo and Naraku cuddling under a tree. She rolled her eyes in disgust before flipping down in front of them.
“Kikyo.” she growled, straightening up from her crouch.
Kikyo stood up as well, closely followed by Naraku. “Lady Ayame! What a…pleasant surprise.” she said, trying hard to sound like she meant it and failing. “Why didn’t you send word you were coming? I would have had a room prepared.”
Ayame curled her lip, “Drop the polite act Kikyo. We all know why I’m here.”
Kikyo dropped the mask and glared at her, “Oh? And why are you here? Explain to me what right you have to drop out of nowhere into my gardens?”
“What right do you have to send your boy toy to kill my men and try to steal my land?” Ayame growled back.
Kikyo paused. “Well that might have been a bit…forward. But you’re just so uncooperative in all our negotiations, I mean you don’t even show up! So I just had to do something to get your attention.”
Ayame stared at her in shock. “You want to label killing my men as a way to get my attention?” she asked, so furious she was amazed she was keeping her voice calm.
Kikyo shrugged, “It worked didn’t it?”
Ayame clenched her fists so tightly her nails bit into her palm, but she was so far gone she couldn’t feel the pain. “What exactly do you want from me Kikyo?”
“I want your land, you as a figure head and full rights to all springs .” she said matter-of-factly.
Ayame blinked, “Why my springs…damn it, that rat bastard betrayed me, didn’t he?” she asked, feeling like a moron.
Kikyo smiled cruelly, “Tesso has been very helpful to me.”
Ayame shook with rage, “All these lives lost, all this annoyance, threats, power plays was because you believed that damn spring of vitality exists?” Ayame hissed, the leaves and trees starting to shake in the force of her rage.
Kikyo shrugged and reached back to stroke Naraku’s cheek. He purred and leaned into her caress like a cat, “Naraku is very virile but why settle for second best when you upgrade?” she asked.
Ayame smiled bitterly, “Where is Tesso anyway? I would think you would keep him close by.”
Kikyo snapped her fingers and Tesso, the slimy rat bastard stumbled from out of the woods, coming to stand by Kikyo. She’d had a bad feeling the first time she saw him, with his greasy, dirty brown hair cut just under his ears, that stupid black cap he wore, the three strands of hair that made up his eyebrows and the fact he was literally a rat demon. But he had served under her grandfather for years without any problems. And when she felt Kikyo was going to become a problem she sent him to her court to keep a eye on things.
…ok and he freaked her out a lot. She couldn’t understand how her grandfather had managed to keep from around for so long.
She fixed a cold glare at him. “Tesso.”
He gave her a mocking grin. “Lady Ayame.”
“My grandfather gave you a place in his household and this is how you repay him? By betraying me?”
His grin faded and he scowled, “The only loyalties I have is to money, something Queen Kikyo has a endless supply to.”
“So you told her about that legend? You have the blood of four good men on your hands for information that might not even exist?” Ayame’s voice raised to a furious yell.
He rolled his eyes, “Lady Ayame, please. You and I both know the spring is real. And its not like you’re ever going to use it. Unless you marry some old shriveled husk who needs help getting it up once you realize you can’t rule a nation by yourself.” Tesso mocked.
“Yes Lady Ayame, I’ve heard Munshin and Saya have asked about you.” Kikyo added and she and the other men laughed cruelly along with her.
Ayame let a low growl escape from her throat as she slowly lifted her head to revel red eyes and growing fangs. Kikyo and the others stopped and stared at her in fear.
“I will never allow you to harm my people or my county any longer!” she swore in a deeper voice then her own and lunged at Tesso.
She raked her claws over his neck, his scream turning into a chocked moan as he fell to his knees. She buried her fangs in Kikyo’s neck and raised her bloodstained hand to slice Kikyo’s face. She let go off Kikyo’s shoulder with a scream when Naraku reached over and broke her wrist before she could get it anywhere near Kikyo and slammed her into a tree.
“You fucking bitch!” Kikyo cried as she held her bleeding shoulder. “Naraku knock her out!”
Ayame roared one last time before Naraku’s fist crashed down on top of her head.
Later~
“-I don’t care how you do it Naraku, just drag her out to the woods and kill her! Make sure its painful, I want that bitch to pay for fucking biting me like a animal. I would do it myself but I have guests coming over. And when you’re done with her send all the available soldiers’ to the Northern Mountains and make sure they take it over. I’ll see you later, have fun.” Ayame heard Kikyo say as she slowly woke up to find herself laying on her side on a cold stone floor, hands tied painfully together, wrist screaming and her head pounding.
“Yes dear.” Naraku said as she walked away, sounding like he just promised to take the trash out instead of killing a ruler and taking over her country.
He grabbed her roughly and jerked her to her feet. “Start walking whore, I know you’re wake.” he pushed her and she took a few steps forward just to keep from falling. “Keep moving!” he ordered with another rough push.
Finally he got tired and just started to drag her out of the palace and into the woods. He forced her to her knees and grinned callously down at her, “I hope you’re ready for a painful death bitch.”
Ayame only glared at him and spit in his face.
He backhanded her so hard she saw stars explode in front of her eyes and fell on her back. He reached for his sword, only to look at his empty sheath with a confused look on his face.
He slapped himself on the forehead, “In all the excitement of being able to kill you I forgot my to put my sword back after I cleaned it. Be right back.”
He jogged off back towards the castle, leaving Ayame staring at trees and leaves covering her. She waited a few moments to make sure he didn’t come back before gritting her teeth and starting to crawl over to where the full moon shone on the ground.
She bit her lip to keep from screaming as she changed into a red haired wolf, the gold chain she wore around her head hanging from her neck. She let herself whimper once her mouth changed into a muzzle and cautiously got to her feet. The ropes had fallen off during the change, but her wrist- now her front left foot- was still broken and her face still stung from where Naraku slapped her.
She tried to ignore the pain and slunk off into the shadows, moving as fast as her injuries would let her. She winced when she heard Naraku roar in rage as he discovered her gone and quickened her pace, staying off her broken foot to move faster.
“AYAME! GET BACK HERE YOU DEAD BITCH!”
Can’t that idiot think of anything more original to call me?, she thought to herself as she evaded a log and stepped over a rock.
Her heart started to pound even harder then it already was when she heard the sound of Naraku chasing after her. She broke out into a run, the adrenaline racing though her blood helping her to forget the pain.
“I’m going to get you! Just give up now!” He called out and it seemed like he was closer to Ayame now, “I’ll make it easier on you when I kill you if you stop now!”
Ayame whimpered as her head started to swim in pain, and prayed for a miracle. Her eyes lit up when she saw what was in front of her and carefully went around it. She slowed down a yew yards ahead of Naraku, making it seem like she was tired and about to give up.
She could almost see him grin in delight as she heard him sped up, prey now in sight.
“I’ve got you now bit- AHHH!” Naraku screamed and she looked back to see him fall straight into the bear trap she avoided.
She allowed herself a howl of victory listening to him cursing and promising a horrible painful death once he got her hands on her, quickly rearranged branches and leaves over the hole with her powers before starting to run again.
After what seemed like hours of endless running, her muscles couldn’t take the strain anymore and she didn’t have the energy to maintain her wolf form. She collapsed at the edge of a clearing and turned back into her human self.
She cradled her wrist to her naked chest as she rolled on her back and sent a prayer up to Kami to watch over her as she finally succumbed into unconsciousness.
Naraku~
Naraku finally pulled himself out of the trap he had fallen into, slapping away a leaf that had gotten stuck in his hair, looking around half heartedly for Ayame but knew he wouldn’t find her. He growled low in his throat and spun around, heading back towards the castle. There was no fucking way he could find her in the dark and her trail hours cold. And he just really didn’t want to go after her again.
He froze when he realized what Kikyo’s reaction would be if he told her he’d let Ayame get away. She’d tie him up and force him to watch her having sex with some lucky bastard before killing him herself.
…but what if she didn’t find out?
Naraku’s eyes narrowed as he thought about it. He didn’t have to tell her Ayame wasn’t dead. Ayame wasn’t dumb, she would probably leave the country at the first possible chance or just die out there in the woods. All he had to do was mess somebody up and tell everyone that was Ayame.
And now that he thought about it, some red headed girl had just died about a day ago. All he had to do was dig her up, cut her up so she was unrecognizable and tell everyone that was Lady Ayame.
He smiled to himself as he changed direction and headed for the cemetery. Damn was he good.
Ayame~
“Ayame. Wake up.” A quiet voice said next to her.
She slowly opened her eyes to see a little girl kneeling next to her, holding a mirror in her lap and her entire body engulfed by a bright light.
“Am I dieing?” Ayame asked, thinking that maybe the little girl was a angel sent to take her to heaven, hell or wherever her soul was going.
“No. Listen to me Ayame, I don’t have much time. You must live. You realize you can’t go home yet? Kikyo would have a full out war against you and your country isn’t strong enough to handle it. The time will come for you to take your revenge, but until then stay safe.”
“Hey! Is someone out there?” a voice called out.
“I must go. Until we meet again, stay safe.” The little girl whispered and slowly started to fade, taking the light with her.
Ayame whimpered when the dark settled around her again, and focused on the small light she saw heading towards her.
“Hey.” she heard a man say, and she looked up to see the most gorgeous man she had ever seen holding a lantern. “Do you want some help? You look pretty beat up.” his eyes rolled over her body but slammed back up to her face when he was realized she was naked.
Ayame nodded, “Please.” she whispered.
He gave her the lantern to hold, trying not to notice where she held it and carefully picked her up. She cried out when he jarred her wrist.
“Shh, I’m sorry. Don’t worry I’ve got ya.”
She pressed her face into him, to tired and hurt to keep her pride. “Don’t leave me.”
The man nuzzled her forehead, “Don’t worry sweetheart, I promise I’ll take care of you.”
“Forever?” she asked softly.
“Forever.” he promised as she fell asleep in his arms, feeling more protected then ever before in her life.
End of Flashback~
I looked at Ayame after she finished her story, really seeing her for the first time. I never would have thought she could be that strong, that focused, that loyal to her people. She really had me fooled into thinking she was a…well a ditz.
Inuyasha stared at her, “So you’re really not just a piece of fluff that jumps Kouga every chance she gets?”
“Yep.” she said cheerfully. “I’ve got more layers then a onion. And anyway I have every reason to be happy, I’ve heard that Kikyo did send her soldiers to my land but we totally kicked her butt because of the extra manpower they had on hand.”
I looked over at Kouga to see how he was reacting, but he was only looking at Ayame with a unreadable expression.
“Well I guess Sango’s next then.” I said cautiously, hoping I wasn’t ruining some moment for Kouga.
Miroku leaned close to Sango, “yes Sango, I’ve been wondering myself how you’ve gotten here. But if it’s to painful to tell, never fear. I’ll be right beside you to comfort you at any time.” he reassured as his hand slid down her back.
“YOU PERVERT!” Sango yelled when she couldn’t stop him in time and he groped her butt. She slammed her plate over his head and pushed him back, sending him straight to the ground.
Inuyasha snorted, “I was wondering when he was gonna do that.” he turned to Sango with a raised brow, “You gonna get on with it?”
Sango took a deep breath, “It started about a few months ago…”
AN: I know I said I would get all the dwarf’s story’s done this chapter, but I didn’t think I would write that much for Rin and Ayame’s story. Sorry if I made Naraku or Ayame to OOC. I haven’t seen to many episodes with Ayame so I had to guess, and I did Naraku that way because…well I don’t know, just seemed right since I wanted to show him as a crazy lunatic how likes making people suffer. I’ve been working on Kikyo a lot, but haven’t really had a chance with Naraku. Well hope you guys like it, now do me a favor and review? Please?
HalfDemonMica- YAY! And of course Inuyasha won’t marry Kikyo…unless I change my mind about that. Thanks a lot. (You know, I’m noticing a pattern between me and my plots…I should really learn to think more. Or write stuff down.)
Inuyashachick04- Sorry, I probably could have cut the goodbye down a bit but in the anime it took like 15 minutes for him to die anyway. Thanks for reviewing, it means a lot to me in this difficult time. (DAMN YOU COMPUTER!!!!)
Neko Jer- Like I’ve said, if I didn’t find a place to shed that goody-two shoe image I’d have to rob a bank or go crazy. Sorry you guys have to take the blunt of it.
Crazypicciloplayer014- Sorry about that (not really, mwhahaha) And thanks for offering but trust me, I know some VERY good lemon one shots. (writing Miroku scenes must be rubbing off on me.)
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Cehavard90- Thank you! And sorry about updating so late, my computer was taken over by evil demons from hell (my brother)
CanaryDiamond- Ok, I’m really, really terrified this is going to offend you, but I’m the type of person who hates to think she didn’t make things in her story clear. Knowing me, I’m probably going to screw it up, make it sound insulting or ungrateful and for that I’m really sorry and I’ll try hard not to do that. But you seem like the type of person who likes the truth and admires people who speak up, so I’m not going to insult you for trying to genuinely help me by just thanking you for your input and leave it there. (But I still hope I don‘t offend you.) I know I make it seem like I think Kikyo’s right up there with Hitler and Stalin but I really don’t hate her that much. I probably could have used Naraku as the main evil guy, but since the evil stepmother in Snow White is female and I couldn’t figure out how to make the stepmother male, I decided to use Kikyo and build her up as even worse then she is in the anime. (I did the same with Hiten, only he’s the good guy.) So I’m just trying to make her worse then she is, to make her a really good bad guy who everyone’s going to love see die at the end. (I’m trying to make sure Kikyo and Naraku aren’t the poor misunderstood bad guys some people pity when they die.) You mentioned that Inuyasha doesn’t have a reason to act prissy-as far as you know! (Seriously though, that didn’t even cross my mind until you mentioned it. Now I’m planning on him having one of those nice, long, heart to heart talks with Kag on how he wasn’t accepted right away as a half demon, survived by himself in the wild, blah, blah, blah. Long sob story basically. And I won‘t make it as flip as it‘s sounding now.) And as for the other characters, yeah I might be depending a bit to much on the stereotypes. (I have to admit, writing a fluffy Sess or a horny Miroku is sooo much fun!!!) But what happened in the show didn’t happen in my fic until much later. I always saw Miroku, Sango, and Rin as to strong to let what Kikyo did ruin their lives. And right now they don’t have time to whine or be affected because all their energies are going to destroying Kikyo. (One or two might break down after Kikyo is gone, I haven’t decided yet) I probably shouldn’t take the credit for having a good storyline since I am basing this off of a popular fairy tale, but thanks anyway. Thanks a lot for giving me your opinions, if I offended you in anyway, let me know and I’ll grovel next chapter. (Ugh, that was a long response, sorry if I bored you.)
Now that that’s done, enjoy chapter 29 (wow, 29!) of Snow White and the Seven ‘Dwarfs’…Sort of.
Disclaimer- I don’t own Inuyasha or Snow White you jerks.
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Flashback~
Rin propped her face on her fists as she stared into the fire, her skinny legs kicking back and forth idly.
“Daydreaming again Rin? What are you doing this time, sailing across the skies?” her mother Botan questioned as she looked up from her needlepoint.
Rin shook her head, “Nope, I’m digging for a pirate’s treasure!”
“Oh? And which pirate is this, the dreaded Blackbeard?” her father Taromaru teased.
Rin shook her head. “Nope.”
“Billy Jones?” her mother tried.
“Nuh huh.”
“Bluebeard?” her father asked.
Rin gave him a look, “That was a bad man in a fairy tale Daddy.”
“My mistake, then who is it?” he asked.
Rin grinned, “The dreaded pirate Rin of course.”
“Why you…” her father growled playfully as he got up to tickle her.
Her parents stilled when they heard a heavy pounding on the door.
“My lord! A man with black hair and red eyes is demanding to see you. I’ll distract him as long as I can!” the servant promised faithfully and ran off.
Botan and Taromaru looked at each other before Taromaru reached for his sword and Botan literally picked Rin up and dragged her to one of the bookshelves. She pulled one of the books out and the shelf started to slide away from the wall, reveling a small, dark room.
She knelt down next to her daughter and looked deep in her eyes. “Rin, you have to promise me you will go in there and not make any noise no matter what you hear. Promise me Rin.”
Scared, Rin nodded. Botan crushed Rin to her and pressed her lips against her forehead. “Never, ever forget how much I loved you, ok baby?” she asked, smoothing away her bangs before pushing her inside and pushing the book back in.
“Botan, what are you doing! Hide with Rin!” Taromaru ordered.
The wall slid completely shut and Rin pressed her ear up against the wall to hear what she couldn’t see.
“I promised you I would never leave you when we were married. I’m not going to break that vow now.”
“Botan…You’ll never know how much I love you.” her father finally said.
“No more then how I love you.” Botan said, and Rin could almost see the loving smile on her face.
The library door slammed against the wall and then was thrown shut. “Good evening Aomori’s!”
“Naraku.” Taromaru said coldly.
She heard the man sigh, “I was hoping you would be a bit more polite. It’s dark, I’ve had a long day and I really don’t feel like killing anyone today. But you know how Kikyo is, don’t you Leader Aomori of the rebel gang Seven. And may I say I’m amazed about how much thought and energy you put into the name.” Naraku added sarcastically.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Taromaru said calmly.
“Blah, blah, blah. You know it’s pointless to deny it, Kikyo found out. You led us on a Kami damn annoying chase. I had to spend a lot of nights working and torturing people to find you. Do you really think this kind of beauty can exist with almost no sleep and blood stains?” Naraku asked disgustedly. “I have to make sure I look good you know. Or Kikyo might throw me away for someone else.”
“And you think her sleeping with everything and everyone that moves isn’t her way of throwing you away?” Taromaru asked dryly.
“Shut up!” Naraku hissed. “You know nothing you fool. Now get on your knees! If you’re a good little boy, your death will be that much quicker.”
“The day I bow to you is the day Kikyo is accepted as a nun.” Rin’s father swore as he drew his sword.
“So you want to be like that do you? Can’t make things easier for poor me? Fine, and trust me when I say I’ll enjoy this.” Naraku promised and Rin winced when the sound of his sword being unsheathed echoed though the room.
Rin dug her nails into her palm as the sounds of the fighting started. The men cursed each other as their swords clanged together, Botan frantically praying for her husband under her breath.
“Oh, nice move Taromaru! You almost cut my head off with that one! To bad your to fucking slow.” Naraku taunted. “Come on Aomori! I heard you were a better fighter then this. You can’t be that concerned about your bitch and brat. I won’t hurt them that badly.”
“Leave my family out of this you bastard!” Taromaru yelled.
“Wish I could…well not really but I’ve got orders anyway.”
“That’s it, this stops NOW!” Botan yelled before Rin saw blue light from under the seam of the wall.
Naraku cursed, “You fucking bitch, that hurt! Kikyo didn’t tell me you were a miko! You’re gonna pay for that slut!” He promised. “Sorry Taromaru, but playtime’s over.”
Botan screamed and Rin heard a sickening pop.
“There. Now that he’s gone, I’ll deal with you. You aren’t nearly powerful enough to kill me. So now you have to deal with the consequences with zapping me with one of those damn bolts. On your knees slut!”
WARNING! WARNING RAPE! RAPE! (well it doesn’t go into detail but you know what’s happening.)
Rin slid down to her knees, tears rolling down her cheeks as she listened to Naraku raping her mother. Even when she moved away from the wall and cowered in the farthest corner she could still hear them.
“You and I know this really isn’t rape, right slut? Because at anytime you could zap me again and get away. And I would have to let you go because it’s more important that brat dies. But the longer I’m distracted, the longer Tarmoru’s spawn lives. But you know it’s hopeless, and that just makes you pathetic for suffering when there’s no use.” Naraku cruelly jeered.
Rin threw herself against the wall as soon as she heard him, yelling at the top of her voice and pounding her fists against the wood. But if Naraku heard her, he ignored her and continued to pound into her mother.
After what seemed like hours Naraku finally pushed Botan aside and Rin heard him start to knock things over.
END OF RAPE SCENE END OF RAPE SCENE!
“You’re a bad lay. And a horrible mother for drawing Rin’s suffering out. But if you tell me where she’s hidden right now I promise it won’t be to painful when I finally kill you.”
Rin grinned slighting when she heard her mother spit.
“You stupid bitch!” Rin cried out when she heard Naraku’s hand connect with Botan’s cheek. “Just for that I’m killing her in front of you.” Naraku vowed and returned to destroying the room.
Rin whimpered when she heard him start to toss books down to the ground. Then she gritted her teeth and bravely stood up, her fists clenched and her muscles tense. If her parents were willing to give their lives to stop this man, then so would she.
She took a deep breath as Naraku found the book that opened the wall and the bookcase started to move away to revel her poor bruised mother lying bonelessly near her, Taromaru’s corpse in the center of the library and a madly grinning lunatic covered in her parents blood.
“Hello Rin. Ready to die?” he asked sweetly.
Suddenly Botan jumped up and held her hands out in front of her as her power flew out of her fingertips and into Naraku, holding him immobile.
“You fucking bitch!” Naraku roared in pain as the blue force engulfed him and tightened.
“Rin, run! You must live Rin, live so you can destroy Kikyo and save us all!” Her mother pleaded.
“But mama-”
“Please Rin! Forget about me, just run and live!” Botan screamed as she started to lose energy and fell to her knees.
Rin nodded and ran towards the window, trying not to slip on her father’s blood. “I love you mama!” she called over her shoulder.
“I love you to baby, now run!”
Rin vaulted over the windowsill, glad for the first time ever the library was on the first floor. She ran into the forest, Naraku’s screams filling the air.
She pushed aside branched and tried to ignore the stones and sticks biting into her bare feet as she fled from her home.
Rin cried out when something wrapped around her ankle and pulled her down, sending her face first into the dirt.
She rolled over to see Naraku looming over her and had to bite her lip to keep from laughing when she saw the ends of his hair still smoking, his face black and his eyebrows gone.
“You and your family are the most stubborn bunch of humans I’ve ever met! Don’t you people know how to be selfish and say to hell with other people? This could all have been avoided if your freaking father had just given up when Kikyo asked him to. But nooooo he thinks he’s responsible for ‘saving’ the kingdom from Kikyo. And I could be home right now instead of having my ass half burnt off because your mother would rather drive herself insane trying to save you instead of saving herself. And you! You have to go running down practically half of Japan to get away from me because your mother asked you to. What is wrong with you people?” Naraku railed, clearly finding a outlet for his frustration. “Now look, I’m trying to be a nice guy here, it’s been a long night, I’m tired, my clothes are still smoking, could you just lie there and let me kill you? Please?” Naraku begged pathetically.
Rin spit in his face and slammed her free foot in his groin.
Naraku cried out, his eyes rolling into the back of his skull. “You fucking brat!”
She scrambled to get up but another tentacle came up and slammed her back down to the ground.
Naraku glared at her from under his curtain of hair. “That’s it you freaking spawn of the devil! No more nice guy, this time, you die!” he roared as he held his sword above her heart, her father’s blood still covering the blade.
Naraku growled in triumph as he let his hand fall, and Rin was no more.
Later~
Rin slowly opened her eyes, everything blurring together and a huge pain in her stomach. She cautiously turned her head to see a white figure kneeling next to her, and blinked to get rid of the remaining blurriness.
And saw that the most beautiful angel Kami had ever created.
He had long silver hair the wind lovingly played with, regal demon markings and gold eyes brighter then the sun. He slid a sword back into its sheath as he studied her.
Finally she licked her dry lips, “Why aren‘t I dead?”
He stood up, taking the fluff Rin realized had been keeping her warm. “Because I commanded you to live.” he explained coolly as he unclasped the cloak around him and spread it over her.
He looked up at the sky, frowning slighting. “It is late and you need medical attention. Stay here.” he said with the grace of a man who was used to getting his way, before he turned around and walked off, his tail sweeping over her.
Rin stayed, staring up at the crescent moon that reminded her of the one on his forehead.
She stiffened when she heard voices and wondered if her angel was bringing people back to help her. But she decided to be quiet, just incase.
“-the peddler said what?” a man asked, sounding shocked.
“He said that Kikyo was planning on taking the Northern Mountains from Lady Ayame. Though she’s telling the public she plans on becoming allies and a mentor to the new queen.” the other man said, angry.
“She just doesn’t stop, does she?” a child asked, sounding sad.
“Don’t feel bad Shippo, Kikyo’s not a person who deserves pity. It‘s Lady Ayame we should be worried about. She‘s barely been queen for three months and already Kikyo wants her gone.” the man said soothingly.
“She’s also been friendly with the demon slayer nation. What do you think she’s planning there, half of those people hate her.” the other man brought up.
“Well I wouldn’t want the slayers hatred if I was her.”
“Kouga, Hiten, what’s that lump up there?” the little boy asked.
“I don’t know runt, you want to check it out Hit?” she assumed Kouga asked.
“We better, looks like a little kid.” Hiten said, starting to walk a little quicker.
Rin tried to get up but gasped when the pain sent her back down.
“Hey, take it easy. It looks like you’re hurt pretty bad.” a man with a long braid throw over his shoulder and a child sitting on back said soothingly.
“What’s your name sweetheart?” the other man asked as he knelt down and tucked the cloak closer around her.
“Rin.”
“Well Rin, I’m Hiten, this is Kouga, and that’s Shippo. I promise you’re not going to be hurt, ok?”
Rin nodded slowly, starting to trust the men a little.
“Now it looks like you got pretty beat up and since I don’t see anyone else with you, we’ll take you back with us. I’ll put you to sleep so you don’t feel any pain, I promise you’re going to be fine.” Hiten said and before Rin could even tell him about her angel his fingers were on her neck and she was out cold.
-End of Flashback-
I stared at Rin in shock as she quietly sipped her tea, refusing to look at Sesshomaru. “Oh My Kami, Rin, I had no idea you went though something like that.” I said, angry at myself for thinking my life sucked when something like that happened to Rin.
She shrugged, “It could have been worse. I could have stayed dead. “ she risked a glance at Sess and quickly looked back “And besides, my life’s been good so far. I stayed with Kouga, Hit and Shippo, they took care of me, taught me how to fight, spoil me rotten. It’s not like there’s anything lacking.”
“You took Rin in too? Hiten, there’s no way I can ever thank you enough for taking care of my friend.“ Kagura purred, hugging him tightly.
“Hey I took her in too!” Kouga said insulted before Rin kicked him under the table.
“You don’t have to thank me. No decent person would leave a defenseless child out on her own.” Hiten said, wrapping a arm around her.
“Oh, you’re to modest Hiten.” Kagura said, kissing his cheek.
“Oi! I’m eating here!” Inuyasha interrupted rudely.
I growled under my breath and he looked at me shocked. “What’d I do?”
“Ok, enough! Let me have my turn now!” Ayame said suddenly, slamming her fist on the table.
Everyone quieted and looked at her, waiting until she was ready to start.
She stilled down and leaned back in her chair. “I got here a year or two after Rin. If only that damn traitor hadn’t told her about that spring, I might never have met the bitch…”
-Flashback-
“This is the third one this month Lady Ayame.” Sayo, captain and one of the best warriors in Ayame’s army, said grimly.
Ayame growled under her breath as she, Sayo and the other warriors with him focused on the latest body. Some bastard (probably Naraku) had split his stomach open, introduced him to his stomach and then nailed him to a tree.
“Damn them both.” She hissed as and gestured for the wolves to take the body down. “How did this happen? We’ve increased security, warned everyone not to go out at night and if they do, not to go alone and this still happens! Someone’s going to die for this.” Ayame swore, the leaves on the trees starting to shake from the force of her anger.
Sayo shook his head. “We don’t know what happened Lady Ayame. He’s just a rookie, he probably thought he could prove himself by going out and catching the monster that’s doing this.”
Ayame looked at the body with pity. “Kami, he’s so damn young. He should have been flirting with some girl instead of out here on his own.”
She rubbed over her hands over her face as Sayo looked at her, concern written on his face. “Excuse me for saying this Lady Ayame, but you too are to young to have such burdens on your shoulders.”
She smiled wearily at him, “If I’m right I won’t have to shoulder them much longer. This stops now, I refuse to lose another life because of Kikyo and Naraku’s selfish desires. I’m leaving for Kikyo’s palace at daybreak.”
Sayo sucked in a breath, “Lady Ayame! Are you sure that’s wise?”
Ayame bitterly laughed. “Probably not. But there’s no way in hell I’m letting Naraku torture another one of my wolves to death like this.” she said furiously, throwing a hand towards the young wolf now covered by a sheet.
Sayo nodded. “Fine. My men and I will be ready at dawn also.”
“No.” she said suddenly. “You are not to come with me. Once I leave my country Kikyo’s going to attack with all the available manpower she has. We need as many men here as we can.”
“But Lady Ayame-”“That’s a order Sayo. No one is to come with me, not even the weakest solider. Understand?” Ayame asked coldly.
Sayo hesitated, but finally nodded.
“Good. And Sayo…if something happens to one of us I’m glad we had the chance to meet.”
Sayo deeply bowed, “And I am glad to have served you Lady Ayame. But nothing will happen to either of us.” He looked right in her eyes. “And that’s a order from the captain of your army.”
Ayame smiled slightly. “Understood.”
Kikyo’s Palace~
Ayame stalked up to Kikyo’s garden in the back of the castle after successfully avoiding the soldiers guarding the perimeter. She launched herself into the branches of a tree and leaped from branch to branch, looking for Kikyo. She stopped when she heard a woman giggle and looked down to see Kikyo and Naraku cuddling under a tree. She rolled her eyes in disgust before flipping down in front of them.
“Kikyo.” she growled, straightening up from her crouch.
Kikyo stood up as well, closely followed by Naraku. “Lady Ayame! What a…pleasant surprise.” she said, trying hard to sound like she meant it and failing. “Why didn’t you send word you were coming? I would have had a room prepared.”
Ayame curled her lip, “Drop the polite act Kikyo. We all know why I’m here.”
Kikyo dropped the mask and glared at her, “Oh? And why are you here? Explain to me what right you have to drop out of nowhere into my gardens?”
“What right do you have to send your boy toy to kill my men and try to steal my land?” Ayame growled back.
Kikyo paused. “Well that might have been a bit…forward. But you’re just so uncooperative in all our negotiations, I mean you don’t even show up! So I just had to do something to get your attention.”
Ayame stared at her in shock. “You want to label killing my men as a way to get my attention?” she asked, so furious she was amazed she was keeping her voice calm.
Kikyo shrugged, “It worked didn’t it?”
Ayame clenched her fists so tightly her nails bit into her palm, but she was so far gone she couldn’t feel the pain. “What exactly do you want from me Kikyo?”
“I want your land, you as a figure head and full rights to all springs .” she said matter-of-factly.
Ayame blinked, “Why my springs…damn it, that rat bastard betrayed me, didn’t he?” she asked, feeling like a moron.
Kikyo smiled cruelly, “Tesso has been very helpful to me.”
Ayame shook with rage, “All these lives lost, all this annoyance, threats, power plays was because you believed that damn spring of vitality exists?” Ayame hissed, the leaves and trees starting to shake in the force of her rage.
Kikyo shrugged and reached back to stroke Naraku’s cheek. He purred and leaned into her caress like a cat, “Naraku is very virile but why settle for second best when you upgrade?” she asked.
Ayame smiled bitterly, “Where is Tesso anyway? I would think you would keep him close by.”
Kikyo snapped her fingers and Tesso, the slimy rat bastard stumbled from out of the woods, coming to stand by Kikyo. She’d had a bad feeling the first time she saw him, with his greasy, dirty brown hair cut just under his ears, that stupid black cap he wore, the three strands of hair that made up his eyebrows and the fact he was literally a rat demon. But he had served under her grandfather for years without any problems. And when she felt Kikyo was going to become a problem she sent him to her court to keep a eye on things.
…ok and he freaked her out a lot. She couldn’t understand how her grandfather had managed to keep from around for so long.
She fixed a cold glare at him. “Tesso.”
He gave her a mocking grin. “Lady Ayame.”
“My grandfather gave you a place in his household and this is how you repay him? By betraying me?”
His grin faded and he scowled, “The only loyalties I have is to money, something Queen Kikyo has a endless supply to.”
“So you told her about that legend? You have the blood of four good men on your hands for information that might not even exist?” Ayame’s voice raised to a furious yell.
He rolled his eyes, “Lady Ayame, please. You and I both know the spring is real. And its not like you’re ever going to use it. Unless you marry some old shriveled husk who needs help getting it up once you realize you can’t rule a nation by yourself.” Tesso mocked.
“Yes Lady Ayame, I’ve heard Munshin and Saya have asked about you.” Kikyo added and she and the other men laughed cruelly along with her.
Ayame let a low growl escape from her throat as she slowly lifted her head to revel red eyes and growing fangs. Kikyo and the others stopped and stared at her in fear.
“I will never allow you to harm my people or my county any longer!” she swore in a deeper voice then her own and lunged at Tesso.
She raked her claws over his neck, his scream turning into a chocked moan as he fell to his knees. She buried her fangs in Kikyo’s neck and raised her bloodstained hand to slice Kikyo’s face. She let go off Kikyo’s shoulder with a scream when Naraku reached over and broke her wrist before she could get it anywhere near Kikyo and slammed her into a tree.
“You fucking bitch!” Kikyo cried as she held her bleeding shoulder. “Naraku knock her out!”
Ayame roared one last time before Naraku’s fist crashed down on top of her head.
Later~
“-I don’t care how you do it Naraku, just drag her out to the woods and kill her! Make sure its painful, I want that bitch to pay for fucking biting me like a animal. I would do it myself but I have guests coming over. And when you’re done with her send all the available soldiers’ to the Northern Mountains and make sure they take it over. I’ll see you later, have fun.” Ayame heard Kikyo say as she slowly woke up to find herself laying on her side on a cold stone floor, hands tied painfully together, wrist screaming and her head pounding.
“Yes dear.” Naraku said as she walked away, sounding like he just promised to take the trash out instead of killing a ruler and taking over her country.
He grabbed her roughly and jerked her to her feet. “Start walking whore, I know you’re wake.” he pushed her and she took a few steps forward just to keep from falling. “Keep moving!” he ordered with another rough push.
Finally he got tired and just started to drag her out of the palace and into the woods. He forced her to her knees and grinned callously down at her, “I hope you’re ready for a painful death bitch.”
Ayame only glared at him and spit in his face.
He backhanded her so hard she saw stars explode in front of her eyes and fell on her back. He reached for his sword, only to look at his empty sheath with a confused look on his face.
He slapped himself on the forehead, “In all the excitement of being able to kill you I forgot my to put my sword back after I cleaned it. Be right back.”
He jogged off back towards the castle, leaving Ayame staring at trees and leaves covering her. She waited a few moments to make sure he didn’t come back before gritting her teeth and starting to crawl over to where the full moon shone on the ground.
She bit her lip to keep from screaming as she changed into a red haired wolf, the gold chain she wore around her head hanging from her neck. She let herself whimper once her mouth changed into a muzzle and cautiously got to her feet. The ropes had fallen off during the change, but her wrist- now her front left foot- was still broken and her face still stung from where Naraku slapped her.
She tried to ignore the pain and slunk off into the shadows, moving as fast as her injuries would let her. She winced when she heard Naraku roar in rage as he discovered her gone and quickened her pace, staying off her broken foot to move faster.
“AYAME! GET BACK HERE YOU DEAD BITCH!”
Can’t that idiot think of anything more original to call me?, she thought to herself as she evaded a log and stepped over a rock.
Her heart started to pound even harder then it already was when she heard the sound of Naraku chasing after her. She broke out into a run, the adrenaline racing though her blood helping her to forget the pain.
“I’m going to get you! Just give up now!” He called out and it seemed like he was closer to Ayame now, “I’ll make it easier on you when I kill you if you stop now!”
Ayame whimpered as her head started to swim in pain, and prayed for a miracle. Her eyes lit up when she saw what was in front of her and carefully went around it. She slowed down a yew yards ahead of Naraku, making it seem like she was tired and about to give up.
She could almost see him grin in delight as she heard him sped up, prey now in sight.
“I’ve got you now bit- AHHH!” Naraku screamed and she looked back to see him fall straight into the bear trap she avoided.
She allowed herself a howl of victory listening to him cursing and promising a horrible painful death once he got her hands on her, quickly rearranged branches and leaves over the hole with her powers before starting to run again.
After what seemed like hours of endless running, her muscles couldn’t take the strain anymore and she didn’t have the energy to maintain her wolf form. She collapsed at the edge of a clearing and turned back into her human self.
She cradled her wrist to her naked chest as she rolled on her back and sent a prayer up to Kami to watch over her as she finally succumbed into unconsciousness.
Naraku~
Naraku finally pulled himself out of the trap he had fallen into, slapping away a leaf that had gotten stuck in his hair, looking around half heartedly for Ayame but knew he wouldn’t find her. He growled low in his throat and spun around, heading back towards the castle. There was no fucking way he could find her in the dark and her trail hours cold. And he just really didn’t want to go after her again.
He froze when he realized what Kikyo’s reaction would be if he told her he’d let Ayame get away. She’d tie him up and force him to watch her having sex with some lucky bastard before killing him herself.
…but what if she didn’t find out?
Naraku’s eyes narrowed as he thought about it. He didn’t have to tell her Ayame wasn’t dead. Ayame wasn’t dumb, she would probably leave the country at the first possible chance or just die out there in the woods. All he had to do was mess somebody up and tell everyone that was Ayame.
And now that he thought about it, some red headed girl had just died about a day ago. All he had to do was dig her up, cut her up so she was unrecognizable and tell everyone that was Lady Ayame.
He smiled to himself as he changed direction and headed for the cemetery. Damn was he good.
Ayame~
“Ayame. Wake up.” A quiet voice said next to her.
She slowly opened her eyes to see a little girl kneeling next to her, holding a mirror in her lap and her entire body engulfed by a bright light.
“Am I dieing?” Ayame asked, thinking that maybe the little girl was a angel sent to take her to heaven, hell or wherever her soul was going.
“No. Listen to me Ayame, I don’t have much time. You must live. You realize you can’t go home yet? Kikyo would have a full out war against you and your country isn’t strong enough to handle it. The time will come for you to take your revenge, but until then stay safe.”
“Hey! Is someone out there?” a voice called out.
“I must go. Until we meet again, stay safe.” The little girl whispered and slowly started to fade, taking the light with her.
Ayame whimpered when the dark settled around her again, and focused on the small light she saw heading towards her.
“Hey.” she heard a man say, and she looked up to see the most gorgeous man she had ever seen holding a lantern. “Do you want some help? You look pretty beat up.” his eyes rolled over her body but slammed back up to her face when he was realized she was naked.
Ayame nodded, “Please.” she whispered.
He gave her the lantern to hold, trying not to notice where she held it and carefully picked her up. She cried out when he jarred her wrist.
“Shh, I’m sorry. Don’t worry I’ve got ya.”
She pressed her face into him, to tired and hurt to keep her pride. “Don’t leave me.”
The man nuzzled her forehead, “Don’t worry sweetheart, I promise I’ll take care of you.”
“Forever?” she asked softly.
“Forever.” he promised as she fell asleep in his arms, feeling more protected then ever before in her life.
End of Flashback~
I looked at Ayame after she finished her story, really seeing her for the first time. I never would have thought she could be that strong, that focused, that loyal to her people. She really had me fooled into thinking she was a…well a ditz.
Inuyasha stared at her, “So you’re really not just a piece of fluff that jumps Kouga every chance she gets?”
“Yep.” she said cheerfully. “I’ve got more layers then a onion. And anyway I have every reason to be happy, I’ve heard that Kikyo did send her soldiers to my land but we totally kicked her butt because of the extra manpower they had on hand.”
I looked over at Kouga to see how he was reacting, but he was only looking at Ayame with a unreadable expression.
“Well I guess Sango’s next then.” I said cautiously, hoping I wasn’t ruining some moment for Kouga.
Miroku leaned close to Sango, “yes Sango, I’ve been wondering myself how you’ve gotten here. But if it’s to painful to tell, never fear. I’ll be right beside you to comfort you at any time.” he reassured as his hand slid down her back.
“YOU PERVERT!” Sango yelled when she couldn’t stop him in time and he groped her butt. She slammed her plate over his head and pushed him back, sending him straight to the ground.
Inuyasha snorted, “I was wondering when he was gonna do that.” he turned to Sango with a raised brow, “You gonna get on with it?”
Sango took a deep breath, “It started about a few months ago…”
AN: I know I said I would get all the dwarf’s story’s done this chapter, but I didn’t think I would write that much for Rin and Ayame’s story. Sorry if I made Naraku or Ayame to OOC. I haven’t seen to many episodes with Ayame so I had to guess, and I did Naraku that way because…well I don’t know, just seemed right since I wanted to show him as a crazy lunatic how likes making people suffer. I’ve been working on Kikyo a lot, but haven’t really had a chance with Naraku. Well hope you guys like it, now do me a favor and review? Please?