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It took months to hunt down the full beard. Ironically, Cancri found the Lord with a small group that was staying by a river. The hot springs he visited was close by and Cancri didn't know how to approach this strange group of travels. He waited until night fall were he could see better, before taking a dip into said hot springs. Of course after the seeming nice ladies have left the springs did even step into the small area. Not dropping the barriers that surrounded his aurora, Cancri stripped out of his travel gear.

The heavy metals made a soft thud on the stone ground as the material made none. A soft sigh escaped his parted, light blush colored, lips as he sank into the soothing waters. He had let Yuzu take control long ago and she sat next to the edge with her feet hanging over the steaming waters. She watched him bath as keeping watch. There is a powerful alpha and she doesn't want any harm come to her shy master.

Cancri ducked under water and as he came up his hands made his hair stick against his skull. If he had shorter silvery blonde hair, he would make a perfect copy of him. He chuckled at the small preteen that he remembered before his gaze looked upon the sitting doll before him.

"Yuzu." He all but said with a content smile. Each of his dolls was made with skillful hands, his hands. The unnatural purple eyes gazed down at the jar that she held in her hands. She held it in front of herself, away from her white and purple traveling kimono. Cancri smiled as he took the jar and commence washing his hair and body. He could feel the small group of travels moving about, he didn't want them to notice him just yet. "Thank you, Yuzu." He muttered before submerging under water.

Breaking the surface with a soft sigh of cold breath, Cancri stood up. He walked slowly over to one of the rocks that sat somewhat above the hot springs' water and took a seat. He heard the soft padding of footsteps stop behind him before he felt soft hands running through his mane he calls hair. Shaking his hair out, bangs falling into his eyes, Cancri leaned back and let the small child do what she wants with it.

He felt the soft tugs and pulls as Yuzu pulled sides to fall over his shoulders as if to separate them as she pulled the rest of his black strands between his shoulder blades. Leaning slightly to one side, Yuzu started to braid one side. As she braids it, she pulled it back. She did the same to the other side before she lifted the back and the two partial braids up into a high pony tail.

Smiling, Cancri looked over his shoulder; thank Yuzu before he told her to turn around. He didn't want her unblinking gaze to watch him dress. He slipped on the under layer of his traveling kimono, it stopped at his thighs. Next he slipped on the black shorts that hang low on his hips; it stopped just a couple of inches longer than the white thin material of his outer layer, before he tied the whitish purple strings of the inner layer to one side. Next he placed the outer layer of his kimono over his shoulders. The outer layer was a dark purple that slowly got lighter as it reached the hems of the kimono. On the back was a large oak tree that is done in silver. Picking up the obi, which matched the kimono from Yuzu hands, Cancri wrapped it around his waist. Yuzu took the ends and made a simply knot in back.

"Thank you." Cancri whispers lightly as the wind picked up slightly. He sniffed the air and he looked off in the direction of the scent that he smelled. The scent of a strong, very strong alpha. "Let's go back to camp." Yuzu nodded her head as she felt herself go ridged. Cancri picked her up and jumped into a tree. He wanted to stay near the springs. It'll keep him warm for now.

~Morning~

Cancri woke to the sunlight gazing deeply into his eyes. He growled lightly before letting Yuzu take control of her body as he let her fall to the ground. She landed on her feet. Dull green dazed down towards his feet where a bird had decided to sit on. Lifting a brow, he watched the small black bird for a moment. He lean forward, he looked into raven black, glossy eyes.

"Very pretty." Cancri whispered to himself before grabbing the bird, breaking its wings so it could fly away. "I'll take your eyes, now." He said as he swiftly cut the two glossed eyes from the small skull. He felt Yuzu's gaze on him. Once each eye lay in his hand, Cancri stood up and let them fall. He knows that Yuzu will catch them and place them safely away. He could use those for a toy.

Looking back down at his pale long legs, Cancri tried to clean the blood off his thigh. Getting most of it off of his skin, he stood up and looked down. Yuzu's gaze was turned to the small group of travels that was a couple clearings away from them. Tilting his head to the side as if he was a puppy, Cancri looked off towards that direction.

The scent of the alpha was still there. He didn't see much change. Then his eyes widen, he felt the flare of the alpha. He growled and landed next to Yuzu and took her in his arms and pulled her behind a tree. He waited.

Not two second later, something red flew into the area with a tale male that had glade into the area. They looked around, their molten gold eyes strong and unwavering with the intent to kill. Cancri stiffen his back as the one dress in the red came close to his hiding place. He felt Yuzu lift her head to look at him as if asking him of something. He did not wish to fight.

The one with the amour sniffed the air. There was something here, but it was good at hiding. Cancri pulled Yuzu closer to his body and tried to keep quite. He could tell that the tall one was catching on really fast, but the red one was to close.

"Nothing is here." The one in red stated with a growl. They both had smelt the blood. The bird lay before his feet. The other one didn't agree, but turned around and started to walk away from the springs. The smaller one followed with a bowed head.

Sighing once they were far away, Cancri stood away from the tree. He looked down at Yuzu and told her to wash up; he would redo her makeup once she was done. She nodded before stripping. Cancri turned around and jumped back into the tree. He had to think on how to approach the group.

~Line Break~

Cancri walked under the bearing sun with a bowed head as he followed at a safe distance. Yuzu walked next to him without any effect of the heat. He glared at the girl before sighing and lifting his arms. How far are they going to walk?

His gaze fell upon a village. A village he knew and hated. His eyes narrowed as he grew closer. The group was just ahead of him, Cancri could see them. They looked to be fighting, more like auguring with the village leader. Cancri walked up to them and looked at the elder with a dull gaze.

"What do you want, demon?" The elder spoke with distain. He had nothing to these people and yet they treat him with dirty looks that matched their dirty words.

"Passing." Cancri stated his voice harsh and cold. His eyes were cold, they held no emotion. These are the same people who destroyed his first doll. The doll of his mother.

"Then leave. We don't need your kind dirtying these streets." The elder harshly spoke. The small group he was following looked at the elder before looking back at him. He felt a strong stare that had him shivering in want. Cancri growled lowly before he pushed pass the elder and into the village. He had to walk through the village to get on the other side of the road. The small traveling group close on his heels as the elder hissed poisoning words in their direction. Yuzu looked back at the elder and with unblinking eyes, she cursed the man and his family. They took mother away.

Once they reached the road, Cancri stopped and looked at the group. Yuzu had started a game of chase with the young kit. Yuzu felt her master's gaze on her and with a straight back; she walked over to him and stood next to him.

"Lord Sesshomaru," Cancri asked when the lord walked pass him. The slight tilt of the demon's head told Cancri that the older one had heard him. With a deep breath and his silk strands ready if he was attack, Cancri looked straight into the molten gold. "I have your ward."

He heard a sharp gasp from someone that had heard him. He didn't look away from the taller and older and deadlier demon before him. Yuzu did not stand next to him. He didn't want her to break. The demon's outer appearance didn't change much, but the slight twitch and his hand told Cancri that he should choose his next words carefully.

"You have Rin?" A girl wearing strange clothes, asked him. Still not looking away he nodded his head. He waited for the lord to speak not the companies that stood around him. They looked ready to fight. They must feel like a family to be that protective over a child.

"Explain." Sesshomaru ordered. That one word held so much power, those eyes didn't help though.

"One of my dolls," Cancri started with as he took a quick glance towards Yuzu. She seemed to being held captive by the monk. He growled, she was nothing more than a child. "Release her." Cancri order the monk, forgetting the demon that was dripping poison from his claws. The monk looked at him surprisingly, but didn't let Yuzu go.

"She well be release once you have answered the question." The strange dressed one said lightly. Cancri looked towards her before sharply looking at the slowly raging demon before him.

"One of my dolls," Cancri started with again. He heard a growl. His dull eyes narrowed as a small his left his throat as venom formed around his fangs. "Found her injured. I took her in without knowing who she was, she should be healed. I told her that I would look for you and take you to her." He felt a hand wrap tightly around his throat and his dull eyes widen slightly as he was slammed into a tree that had somehow been found.

"If you don't let me live, you'll never find her." Cancri rushed out as the sharp claws started to break skin. He felt the hands leave from his throat with a warning growl, several different voices ran throughout the area that they found themselves in.

He felt Yuzu walk up to him. She lifted his chin and ran her bone like fingers over the small wounds. Cancri gazed down at her as he watched her. Once she let his neck go, she turned on the lord who made them. She had her own mind, she will protect her master. Molten gold stared at her, watching her.

"Yuzu." Cancri choke softly from pronouncing her name. It took several minutes before she moved to looked at him. "Water." She looked at him and then back at the small group that was watching them. "I'll be okay, I promise." She gave him a look that told him otherwise. He chuckled as he watched her leave the area. He slid to the ground once he back disappeared.

"Lead the way." Sesshomaru order without looking at Cancri as if dismissing him. Cancri growled at the retreating back of the lord. Yuzu was back at his side stuffing a leaf to his lips. He took small sips and thanked Yuzu.

It's going to be long three days.

AN: Well? Do you guys like it? Let me know if any of the characters isn't what they appear like in the anime/manga.

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