Disclaimer: I do not own anything InuYasha. I do not own Chey, kayone kaso does. I do own Ayami and her family and anyone I make up on the spot.
Breaking the Brick Walls
Chapter 1
I dedicate this story to my friend Kaitlin who made me start to tell her a story and my friend kayone kaso who got me into anime/manga and let me use her character. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU!!
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"Ayami, are you ready?" Ayami's mother, Tifa, called.
"Yes, Mother." Ayami answered, annoyed.
Today was her sister Ayuki's mating ceremony.
Ayuki was mating with Lord Aru's (the lord of the north) son Lord Deiku.
Lord Deiku was a compassionate inuyoukai and he was good looking too. Ayami had no problem with him. It was just, she was jealous of her sister.
Of course, she would never mention that to ANYONE.
Ayami's personality didn't allow her to do that. In fact, she usually didn't show any emotion, except in front of her family, but in public, you might as well call her a brick wall.
The three closest people in her life were her twin, Ayuki, her younger sister, Mayuki, and her best friend, Chey.
Chey was a fun loving, emotion changing, energetic cat demon.
"Ayami, straighten up, it IS your sisters mating after all. You should be happy for her." Tifa sighed, tightening Ayami's obi in place.
"Yes, Mother. Whatever you say." Ayami grumbled.
Mother and daughter walked out onto the large lawn of the castle. Ayami's father always liked to show off to other demons. He had invited all of the major lords to the celebration, including Lord Daggu of the east and his family and Lord Taisho of the West and his mate and young son.
The lord of the west was already there because his son was to be mated.
"AYAMI!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME!!" a high pitch voice said.
Suddenly, an excited cat demon all but tackled Ayami to the ground
"It is alright, Chey, calm down and GET OFF!" Ayami pushed off the over hyper Chey off and started walking again. Chey just shook it off and followed her
"Someone's cranky!! WOAH! Ayami, you almost hit me." Chey said, dodging the attack.
"That was kind of the point." Ayami said under her breath.
Chey nodded, hearing this with her super ears. She simply disregarded it and hooked her arm with Ayami's
"Cheer up, Aya, it's a party and there will be plenty of lords to meet." Chey said with a sly grin, jumping out of the way of Ayami's next attack
"Oh, Ayami, calm down. I'm not teasing you; I just thought you would have fun." Chey pouted.
"Sorry, Chey, I'm just...oh never mind. Let's just go find a seat."
Everyone went for a seat and the ceremony started.
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After the ceremony, Tifa was crying with joy and happiness. Kotarou, Ayami's father, was nodding his consent and beaming. Sumi and Suki, the two older twins, were glaring and the two younger siblings, Meeco and Mayuki, were playing with the other young demons
"That was cool, I guess. What did you think, Ayami?" Chey asked, grabbing food.
Ayami just mumbled and stuffed her face.
"AYAMI!! Where are you?" someone yelled over the crowd.
"Ayuki? Oh, Ayuki! I'm so glad for you. And you look great!" Ayami said, hugging her twin with great enthusiasm.
"Oh, thanks Ayami, but I don't think YOU had a good time. Are you alright, sis?" Ayuki asked, looking her sister in the eyes.
"Oh, forget me, I'm fine. Hey, I hope you don't mind that I invited Chey, she was kind of loud during the ceremony." Ayami said, eyeing the cat demon beside her.
"It's no problem, Ayami; you know I love Chey as much you do. In fact, if Chey hadn't been there, I think I would've gone crazy with the silence." Ayuki laughed walking away.
"See, I told you she wouldn't mind. Ayuki is just that way." Chey said, clapping Ayami on the back.
"Yeah, yeah, let's take a walk. Maybe that will clear my mind." Ayami suggested, getting out of her chair.
The two demons walked to the garden separated from the party going on. Chey and Ayami had spent a lot of their time there as children so it was their special spot. It was the natural spot for them to talk about the things bothering them. So, Chey began her questioning.
"Ayami, what's wrong with you? You were always so happy when something good happened for Ayuki or one of your siblings. I know you're happy for her, but what else is there?" Chey asked, climbing the nearest tree.
Ayami was silent for a few minutes. Before Chey could ask any more questions though, she spoke up.
"I promised myself I wouldn't talk about it, but I guess I can't hide anything from you Chey."
"Of course you can't, silly. We've been best friends for years!" Chey said, closing her eyes and smiling.
When Chey opened her eyes, Ayami was gone. Swearing to herself, Chey began searching for her fleeing friend. Picking up her scent, Chey took off running.
'Why can't everyone just leave me alone?' Ayami thought, looking for a place to hide.
"AYAMI, WHERE ARE YOU?" A little voice called through the trees.
'Oh, it's Mayuki. She'll find me and then my spot will be discovered.' Ayami thought angrily, jumping out of her hiding spot and running again.
Suddenly, Ayami tripped and fell over. Laughter came from behind her and she remembered that Chey had mastered copying all of her siblings' voices.
"Ayami, you should know better than to forget about me." Chey sniggered, coming up behind Ayami, tangled in rope.
"Yes, and you should do better than to forget about me." Ayami said.
With that, Ayami leapt up and landed in a tree. Immediately, Ayami's constraints were off and Chey was after her. They ran to the outskirts of the garden and past the partiers. No one seemed to notice that there were two angry demons going for each other.
Then, Ayami lashed out at Chey, just barely missing her. Chey, in retaliation, lashed out at Ayami, missing. They began throwing punches and kick at each other, though all of them missed or were blocked.
"Ayami, stop this. What is to be gained from this fight?" Kotarou asked.
Chey and Ayami had moved farther away from the party site and were getting fiercer. Each girl had a few scratches on her. Their hair was becoming unruly and the hits were becoming weaker.
Finally, the two landed in an open field well away from the house. They were panting and glaring at the other. Chey and Ayami sat down at the same time. Chey and Ayami then burst out laughing like it was all a joke. Ayami jumped up and helped her best friend up.
They began walking back to the party, idly chatting. Kotarou was left behind, not understanding what had happened.
"I swear I will never understand those two." Said the demon lord, shaking his head and heading back himself.
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After the incident with Ayami and Chey, the party went smoothly. No one fought and Ayami was not brooding.
"That was fun! Ayami, it's been a while since we have fought like that. You've been keeping up in your practicing." Chey said, pushing Ayami.
"Of course I've kept practicing. Do you think I would shirk practicing when I have to keep up the borders of my father's lands?" Ayami huffed.
"Don't be that way, Ayami. Here, there is someone I want you to meet. Come on, Ayami, let's go." Chey said, pulling on Ayami's sleeve.
Ayami followed Chey to where her father was talking to another inuyoukai. Chey giggled when Ayami noticed the other demon standing next to her father.
"That's Sesshomaru, Lord Taisho's son. I thought you'd like him. And he is only a little older than us." Chey said.
They walked over to the three demons and patiently waited for them to finish their conversation. When Kotarou stopped talking and looked at them, Chey immediately broke in.
"Sesshomaru, I want you to meet my friend Ayami. She's Lord Kotarou's daughter and official protector of his lands. Ayami, this is Sesshomaru. He is the son of Lord Taisho and he is also the official protector of his lands. You two have something in common. Now talk." Chey said, introducing the two. Before they could say anything, Chey had run off and both of their parents had snuck off.
"Sorry about Chey. Once she has something on her mind, she sticks to it. If you don't want to talk to me it's fine. I could always go and scout." Ayami said, bowing to the demon lord beside her.
"Would you mind if I come with you? I detest parties. The only reason I came was because my father knows your father and he begged me to come." Sesshomaru said with and indifferent tone.
"Uh, sure." Ayami answered, not sure what to take from this conversation.
They took off running away from the party. Sesshomaru was slightly behind Ayami, letting her lead the way around the lands. A clearing soon popped up and they stopped. Ayami sniffed the air around her, totally in the zone and all but ignoring Sesshomaru. Suddenly, she picked up on a strange scent. It was the scent of the wolf tribe living on her father's lands. They had always caused trouble despite the fact that Kotarou let them live on his land for nothing.
"It's those damn wolves. When will they ever learn?" Ayami said more to herself then the demon next to her.
"Why don't you go back and tell your father. I will stay here and take care of them." Sesshomaru suggested, not sure if she was really the protector of her father's lands.
"No. Why would I do that and let you have all of the fun? Besides, this is my land and my father told me to protect it. If you are suggesting that I cannot take care of myself, then you might as well leave. After all, there are only five: two males and three females to be exact." Ayami said, sniffing again.
This answer surprised Sesshomaru. He was used to females who hid behind him, not females that openly defied him.
'Then again,' he thought, 'this is her land and Chey did say she was the official protector of the lands.'
Ayami took off running for about the fourth time that night with Sesshomaru hot on her heels. They stopped short of the point where the wolves were. Silently, Sesshomaru and Ayami crept up behind them. Lucky for Ayami and Sesshomaru, they were upwind so the wolves would not be able to smell them.
Ayami spotted the leader of the wolves and motioned for Sesshomaru to follow her lead.
"So, Osutin, you think you can just go around on my father's lands anywhere you want? Well, you are dead wrong." Ayami whispered just loud enough for the leader to hear her.
The entire group gasped as they realized who had found them out.
"Lady Ayami, I…uh…that is…" Osutin tried to get out over stutters.
"No, don't try and blame someone else, I know that it is you who planned this and my father won't be happy." Ayami chuckled.
The demon wolves were frantically looking around for the body to go along with the voice. They took a fighting stance just as Ayami jumped out of the bushes followed by Sesshomaru.
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a friend wanted me to tell them a story and that is how I came up with this. I hope you like it.