Akiko nodded. "All I remember is golden amber eyes, silver eyes….and magenta.
"Sounds like Inuyasha." said Shippo.
"I don't have magenta on me, stupid" said Inuyasha.
"So?" said Shippo.
Kagome sighed. "Shippo, I think it's time to go to sleep"
"Okay fine. Night everyone. You too, Akiko. Oh wait!" said Shippo. Then he ran and hopped on Akiko's lap and grinned. "You're a kitsune too!!!" he cheered.
"yeah, last time I checked." laughed Akiko, warmly.
"What element are you?" asked Shippo excitedly.
"I'm a fire and fighting breed" answered Akiko.
"Can you help me with my foxfire!?" asked Shippo happily.
"Foxfire….Yeah sure. I think I know that one." agreed Akiko. "I'd love to help." offered Akiko.
"Thank you!!!" yelped Shippo excitedly.
"Akiko? Would you like to join our group? Maybe traveling will help you remember where you came from." offered Kagome.
"I wouldn't be a burden would I?" asked Akiko.
"Not at all!" said Songo, kagome, and Inuyasha at the same time. (miroku was still unconscious).
"Then I'd love to." said Akiko.
Inuyasha grinned even more than Kagome and Songo did.
"You can borrow my sleeping bag tonight. I can bring another one next time I go home." offered Kagome.
"No thank you. I can sleep in the trees. I grew up in the forest." said Akiko.
"Okay. Hold on, what don't you remember? You remember where you grew up but not where you were yesterday?" asked Songo.
Akiko nodded. "I know that I traveled. I don't know if I traveled with someone or if I traveled alone. I completely forgot. " said Akiko.
"Oh. Okay. Good night everyone" said Songo.
Everyone said their good nights and went to sleep. Inuyasha slept in a tree right next to Akiko.
Akiko had a nice view of the moon. Tonight, there was a half moon. 'Half moon. So….familiar.' she thought. She fell asleep soundlessly.
Inuyasha peeked at Akiko's sleeping form and hopped to her tree. He stared at her perfect pale skin. He ran a clawed hand over her cheek and across her forehead.
'She's so gorgeous. I bet she'd get into trouble easily. I better stick to her side until she remembers where she comes from….But when she does remember…she'll leave. I don't want her to leave. I want her to be with me so I can protect her….Why do I feel so protective of her. What's this feeling. Is this what it feels like to…love someone? Well, if she was traveling with someone that persons not gonna ever see her again. Because Akiko Hashita….will be mine to protect.' thought Inuyasha.
He quietly kissed her forehead and leaped to his tree.
With Sesshomaru
Sesshomaru has been searching for Akiko all day. He's found no trace, no scent, no indication of her being there.
'Damn the wind! It must've taken her farther than I thought.' he thought to himself. He saw a close village and recognized it as rin's village.
'It seems as though this Sesshomaru will have to spend the night' he thought as he entered the village.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" said Rin who saw him awhile away.
"Hello, Rin." he greeted.
"Hello milord. Do you and Akiko need a place to stay for the night?" asked Rin. Sesshomaru cringed and winced at the name of Akiko.
"Where is Akiko milord?" asked Rin.
Sesshomaru sighed. "I must explain much Rin" he said as she led him inside.
In the morning with Inuyasha and the gang (which now includes Akiko)
"Akiko? Akiko??? Akiko wake up!" said Inuyasha shaking her.
Akiko woke with a groan. "Wha?"
"We're having breakfast. You have to try the rice balls Kagome made. And the ramen." said Inuyasha as he held Akiko around the waist and hopped down.
"Okay thanks" said Akiko.
The group had breakfast and Akiko got to know everyone a bit more. She learned all about their past and how Kagome comes from her time.
"So kagome, your from the future?" asked Akiko as she helped clean up.
"Yup. You won't believe how different it is there from here.
"Are you talking about the old bone eaters well?" asked Akiko.
"Actually, yes. I am. Do you know about it?" asked Kagome.
"Yes. My brothers and sisters used to drag me there all the time and we used to make wishes and drop small animal bones in there. It was a great place to play. By the way, when's the next time you'll be going home?" asked Akiko.
"Actually, I have to go home today. You know, Inuyasha can come to my time as well. If you want, you can try as well." offered Kagome.
"Alright. It'd be interesting." said Akiko.
"Then it's settled. Songo, Miroku, Shippo? You guys will be okay right?" asked Kagome.
"Of course." they all said happily.
"Alright, I'm not sure how long I'll be allowed to stay this time" mumbled Kagome.
"What do you mean 'allowed' " asked Akiko.
"Inuyasha only lets me stay about 3 days to spend with my family." pouted Kagome.
Akiko looked at Inuyasha in shock. "Only 3 days? How could you do that Inuyasha? That's a bit cruel" said Akiko in shock.
Inuyasha was taken back. "Well…we have to find the jewel shards." said Inuyasha.
"Well, the pieces of the shikon no tama, aren't going anywhere. How much do you have?" asked Akiko.
Kagome showed ¾ of the whole jewel. "Alright, so you have more than Naraku. I'm sure you'll be fine without Kagome for a few weeks" said Akiko.
"Please Inuyasha? Just for a couple of weeks please?" asked Kagome with puppy dog eyes.
"That doesn't work on me anymore, kagome" said Inuyasha.
"Pweeeeze Inuwasha" said Akiko with large puppy dog eyes and pouted lips.
Inuyasha blinked and sweat beaded his forehead. "F-fine! But I have to stay too! God only knows what that hojo guy will do to Akiko!" said Inuyasha.
"Thank you Inuyasha!" said Kagome as she hugged him. He sighed defeated. Kagome then went over to Akiko and whispered something in her ear.
Akiko smiled and shrugged. Akiko went over to Inuyasha and kissed his cheek and wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug. "Thanks Inuyasha, Kagome needs to see her family!" said Akiko.
She then went to go follow Kagome to the well.
"Bye guys" said The trio as they went to the well. Songo, miroku, and shippo waved goodbye.
At the bone eaters well.
"Ahhh, such good memories" said Akiko as she gracefully skipped to the well.
"Yeah. I had some good memories too. Like when Kagome came back in 3 days and we found more shards" mumbled Inuyasha.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Alright. Hopefully I'll meet you on the other side, okay Akiko?"
"Okay." said Akiko.
"Okay Akiko, jump down first." said Inuyasha.
Akiko nodded and jumped down. Then Kagome jumped down next to her. Akiko was surrounded by a warm blue light and a fuzzy feeling inside her body. As soon as the sensation came, it went. Akiko blinked. She raised her head "did it work?" she asked.
"YES! It worked!" cheered Kagome as she hugged Akiko, and Akiko hugged back.
"Uhhh…guys?" asked Inuyasha. Akiko and Kagome looked was sitting on top of Inuyasha and his head was under her kimono. Her face turned the shade of a tomato. She yelped and jumped to her feet. "S-sorry Inuyasha" she apologized.
"N-no problem" he mumbled, his face a red cherry. Kagome just smiled and shook her head.
Sota popped his head through the mouth of the well. "Hey sis! Hey Inuyasha! Finally, you came back!….hey, who's that new girl?" he asked.
"None of your business, kid" said Inuyasha. Akiko jumped out of the well along side Inuyasha. Akiko reached back down and brought up Kagome.
"Hey sota. Where's mom?" asked Kagome.
"Not Until you tell me who the hott girl is" he demanded.
Akiko sighed. "This hott girl's name is Akiko."
"Nice to meet'cha Akiko" said Sota.
"Same here" she said as she shook hands with him.
"So mom is….where?" asked Kagome.
"Mom's inside making those crunchy pickles again." said Sota. "Oh, and your friends came over. They said that they wanted to take you out or something. Call them later. See ya" said Sota as he left the shrine.
"Okay, first things first. We need to get you guys some clothes. Follow me." said Kagome. Akiko and Inuyasha followed her into the kitchen.
"Hey mom. Inuyasha's here, and I brought a new friend." said Kagome as she hugged her mother.
"Hello, my name is kun-loon. It's nice to meet you." said Kun-loon. She then noticed her large fuzzy fox ears. She grinned as she whiped her arms up and started twitching Akiko's ears. Akiko's left eye twitched as she fought the urge to claw Kun-loons face off. Akiko flexed her claws so Kagome dragged her mother off of Akiko.
Then Kagome's grandfather walked into the room demanding pickles. He caught sight of Akiko and whiped out his sutras. "DEMONS!!! DEMONS!!!" he chanted as he stuck over 40 sutras on her. She sighed irritated. Inuyasha and Kun-loon struggled to get the grandfather off of Akiko as well.
"Grandpa! Stop it already! I have to find a way to show Akiko around the city bot her ears are too big for a hat, and I don't know what to do about her tail." said Kagome.
"I have an idea!" said Grandpa as he ran to the basement and came back about 6 minutes later. Covered in dust.
"Alright. Now Inuaysha and the kitsune-"
"The names Akiko, not kitsune" warned Akiko.
"Alright the Akiko put this sutra on. These are the ONLY sutras that I have that actually have effect on demons." he said handing Inuyasha and Akiko a sutra.
"I never recognized these marking before. What does it do?" asked Akiko.
"Just put them on. Put ot on your shoulder, both of you." he ordered.
Inuyasha and Akiko rolled up their sleeves and put on the sutra. Then they were consumed in a yellowish light.
The light covered their whole body. Then it disappeared and Kun-loon and Kagome gasped.
Inuyasha and Akiko looked….human!!!!!!!!
"Why do I feel different?" asked Akiko and Inuyasha. Akiko looked at Inuyasha and he looked at her. They both gasped.
"YOU'RE HUMAN!!" they both yelled.
Kagome handed them both a mirror. "Oh my god" said Akiko.
Akiko had arker pink hair and she kept her hazel brown eyes. She lost her tail and her ears and now she had human ears. She still had all her innocent beauty and she still looked gorgous. She still had her claws though.
Inuyasha lost his doggy ears and now he had human ears. His hair whitened and straightned out and it was now in a pony tail. His amber eyes were now a bit golden brownish. His claws shortened and were flat now.
"There is only one problem. Akiko has lost all her demon strength and Inuyasha still has his half demon strength. This is because the sutra drains a full demon energy and it only increases a half demons human energy. " explained the grandfather.
"Ha! So I'm stronger than Akiko!" boasted Inuyasha.
"But I can still kick your ass if you get fresh" warned Akiko.
"I'll try to keep that in mind." smirked Inuyasha.
"Wow… SOUTA!!! I need you to get Inuyasha some new clothes! We're going….SHOPPING!!!" cheered Kagome.
"Okay!" came souta's reply from upstairs.
Kagome then sat Akiko and Inuyasha down and explained to them the rules of being human.
"Okay you guys. Rule number one, no killing ANYONE. Even if they piss you off. Secondly, no talking about the fuedel era to anyone. Thirdly…well I soppose that's all that demons need to know about te human realm. Exept the face that you guys will be dressed differently. Other than that….Oh, and you cant act all 'high and mighty' we're all humble in this retarted time." said Kagome.
"Honey, how long will you be staying?" asked Kun-loon.
"A few weeks." said Kagome happily.
"WONDERFUL! Perfect! And I assume your friends will be staying with us?" she asked cheerfully.
"If that's alright" said Akiko.
"Oh its quite all right! It'll be like having three teenage kids. Every mothers dream!" said Kun-loon.
Just then kagome heard loud knock on the door.
"That's probably your friends now. Come along Inuyasha, Akiko. I'll get you two dressed. Kagome, will you be taking them along?" asked Kun-loon.
"Yeah. I'll just try and hold them off until you guys are dressed" said Kagome as she made her way to the door.
Kun-loon brought Inuyasha to soutas room and Akiko went to kagomes room where Kun-loon picked her an out fit.
Inuyasha came down first. He had on normal jeans with a red sweatshirt with a hoody. He had on a red cap on and white sneakers.
Then Akiko came down, shortly after Inuyasha.
She had on A purple tube top that said "bite me" on it. She had on a short black skirt that had Purple leggings. The black skirt had glitter and it had a white belt. he had on white converses with black skulls and dark purple laces. She had her long pink hair in a ponytail.
"Wow. Who are they?" asked a boy around Kagome's age with brown eyes and short brown hair.
"Their my friends, Hojo. Introduce yourselves as I get ready. You said that your taking us shopping with Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi right?" asked Kagome.
"That's right!" screamed three girls running into the house and hugging Kagome.
"Hey, whos your new friends?" asked a girl with straight short hair up to her ear.
"Her name is Akiko and his name is Inuyasha. Everybody introduce yourselfs while I get ready." said Kagome as she trotted upstairs.
"Well, my name is Eri, it's a pleasure to meetcha." said the girl with short hair.
"My name is Yuka! Nice to meet you." said a girl with slightly longer hair and a headband.
"And I'm Ayumi. Its nice to meet you. Where are you from? I never saw you around here?" asked a girl with midlength hair and her hair is a bit curly.
"Ummmm…we're from……"
"Their from Kyoto!" said Sota as he ran in the room.
"Really?" asked Hojo.
"Uh..yeah I guess so. Whatever the kid says" said Inuyasha.
Kagome came downstairs in a jean skirt with red converses. She had on a dark red top and her hair was in a pony tail. She had a half length Black sweater.
"Alright guys! Time to go shopping!" cheered Kagome.
Inuyasha noticed how Hojo was staring at Akiko, without her noticing, and grabbed her hand and led her outside. Then everyone pooled into Hojo's mini van and they went to the mall.
At the mall
"So you've never been to hot topic?" asked Ayumi.
"Nope." said Akiko, as though it was obvious.
"But you're wearing a hot topic shirt." pointed out Eri.
"Ummm…..I-"
"It was a gift." said Kagome.
"Oh." said Ayumi and Eri.
"Well, lets try on some clothes!" cheered Yuka.
The girls all walked to the dressing room with loads of clothes that Yuka and Kagome had chosen.
Inuyasha and Hojo were in the dressing room waiting room….waiting.
"So..Inuyasha right? Tell me about Kyoto." inquired Hojo.
"Well….Its big..and had buildings……and people…..and…..places?" said Inuyasha.
"I see….well….tell me about Akiko." said Hojo intently.
"Why would you want to know about her?" asked Inuyasha.
"She has a certain….charm. I'm sure she has many admirers." said Hojo.
Inuyasha glared. "Yes. But shes taken." growled Inuyasha.
"By who?"
"By….uh….me!" said Inuyasha.
"Really" asked Hoji astonished.
"I had no idea.." said Hojo sadly.
"Had no idea about what?" asked Akiko, who had just came out of the dressing room. She had on a black mini skirt with white brush stroke designs and a pink shirt with the brand ED HARDY printed on it with a large pink fox printed in the backround with nine tails. She also had on black boots that went up to her knees.
"I-I….had no idea Inuyasha was your boyfriend." said Hojo, trying to peel his lingering eyes off her body.
Akiko tilted her head innocently, "Inuyasha's not my boyfriend" she stated. "Inuyasha, why would you say that?" she asked upset.
Inuyasha blushed, "I-I uhhhhh……he waswascomingontoyousoIhadtothinkfastandsaythatyouweremygirlsohe'dleaveyoualone….." he said quickly trying to catch his breath.
"Okay…I don't understand what your saying. But anyway, how do I look?" she asked while twirling around.
Hojo was about to say something lecherous but Inuyasha cupped his hands over his mouth.
"You look beautiful." he said happily.
Akiko blushed and grinned. "Thank you Inuyasha!" as she walked back into the dressing room.
The gange shopped for a total of 6 hours and everyone bought at least 3 new outfitts. Even Inuyasha who missed his fire rat kimono.
Back at the house
"Wow. That was fun." stated Inuyasha as he flopped on the couch.
"Yeah. Thanks for inviting us Kagome.!" said Akiko happily.
"No problem. Anytime. And by the way, Hojo has a thing for you." said Kagome teasingly.
"Really?" asked Akiko.
"How do you not realize these things?" asked Kagome.
"It's not like he goes up to me and tells me that he likes me!" countered Akiko playfully.
"Yeah. He'd rather look you up and down all day." pointed out Inuyasha.
"WHAT????" asked both Akiko and Kagome.
"He looked you up and down all day. Why did you think I grabbed anything you dropped? I wouldn't let him see a perfect rear view too. Anyways, he's pushing his luck. As if he'd get a girl….demon like you." said Inuyasha flipping through a magazine called "Dogs monthly".
"Well first off, thanks for caring about my….rear view. Second of all. WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME HE WAS A PERV???" she yelled.
"Didn't cross my mind…" said Inuyasha innocently.
Akikos face turned red with anger,"GRrrrrrrrrrr"
"Well, I'm gonna hit the hay. Remember, no blood on the carpet." said Kagome as she ran upstairs.
"Your really cute when your angry" said Inuyaha cutely.
Akiko's face flushed and then she blushed.
"You know what? I'm going to the feudel era. I'll be back in the morning. Don't come get me if I don't come back for a while." said Akiko as she stormed to the well.
With Sesshomaru in the fuedel era
Sesshomaru has looked everywhere. Mountains, lakes, caves, forests, trees, villages, plains, castles, flower gardens, and he had even checked all the other lands. Now he was headed to the only place he hadn't checked. If she wasn't there…then she was gone…
'This Sesshomaru never found it possible to be so lost without a female by his side. Its not even that….I desire 'her' person by my side. Since the day she crossed this Sesshomarus path, she has never left my side. Except that one time…'
Flashback (by the way, this is more out of Akiko's point of view. Work with me here, okay? Thanks!)
A younger Akiko was running through the forest in immense speed, with tears pooling from her hazel eyes. She was probably only a few years younger then the present Akiko.
'Why does Sesshomaru have to be such a baka? I'm NO whore or wench or anything like that. JUST because a few male youkai ask me to be their mates, at the same time no less, he assumes I'm just a filthy wench who has every male youkai wrapped around my finger. It's not like that! Its just my kitsune heritage for kami sake! Men are drawn to me! Although it doesn't help with my personal beauty…. I just wish I was a wolf youkai or a inu youkai or even…. Even an inu-Taiyoukai. Yes, that'd be nice.' she thought to her self as she stopped running and hopped into a tree.
Her large ears pressed down against her skull as she listened for any sounds. ' Why would he follow me? He thinks nothing more of me then a whore. He's probably glad I ran away. I hope he is anyway…I hate when he comes after me when I run off like this…Like I'm a child. I'm only a few years younger than him! Besides, I doubt the almightly lord of the western lands, Sesshomaru taisho would waste his time on a lowly kitsune such as myself.' she mused to herself. The top of her tail twitched amused as she layed against the tree bark.
In the blink of an eye, she sensed his scent quickly approaching, it seemed as though he was angered. Akiko quickly got up and made a move to jump down from the tree. Suddenly, she heard a loud growl and she was pulled down with much force. She fell down with a yelp and squirmed to get free. "Let me go Sesshomaru! I don't want to be in your presence!" she yelled.
"Why not?" he demanded angrily.
Akiko stopped and tilted her head up as she realized what position he had put her in. He was sitting in the burrow of the tree she was in just seconds ago Indian style, legs crossed. She was sitting in his lap with her legs pulled up to her waist. He had her small petite hands in his larger and stronger hand and his other hand was wrapped securely around her waist. Her ears layed flat against her head as she blushed madly.
"Ummm…because…well I……um….." she stuttured. She gulped and put her head down and tried to control her clearly visibol blush. Once she realized she couldn't control her blush she took a deep breath and looked up again, and was surprised at how his face was so close to her own. She gulped once more.
"Hello Sesshomaru. How are you this fine evening?" she asked innocently.
His eyes softened and a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips. He lowly chuckled as he layed back against the tree hugging Akiko close to his body in the process. Her cheek was pushed up againced his chest as she stiffened, more out of shock than displeasure, and she soon relaxed.
"This Sesshomaru is quite all right. Why did you run away?" he asked, slightly concerned.
Akiko gulped. "No…reason." she said sadly, she didn't feel like discussing anything with Sesshomaru at the moment.
"Hn. Don't do that again….ever." he warned.
"Why not?" she asked confused.
"You could get hurt….and….this Sesshomaru doesn't believe that he could live with himself if he let that happened…" he trailed off.
'He cares for me?' she thought to yourself.
"Do you care for me, Sesshomaru?" she asked him.
"…Just promise.." he said.
"Promise what?" she asked.
Ssshomaru sighed. "Promise that you wont leave my side." he said staring of into the sky.
Akiko smiled. "Okay, I promise." she said as she hugged him around the neck, her cheek pressing against his cheek, which neither of them seemed to mind.
End of flashback
Sesshomaru smiled as he recalled the memory. The he frowned, he had never told her if he had really cared for her. Although he did show her, he had never told her…
Now, Sesshomaru was off to go check the only place he had left to check….the bone eaters well.
Sesshomaru ran ahead using his demon speed and reached the bone eates well. He looked around and he senced nothing….nothing at all.
He frowned as he sat at the edge of the well. He slowly put his hands in his hands, which are on his lap, and sobbed quietly.
With akiko
Akiko had just entered the shrine.
"Dumb Inuyasha, always playing dumb. He should of told me Hojo was staring at me. Stupid Hojo, always staring at peoples butts….I think. Darn! Don't tell me my kitsune effects work on humans too! Oh come on! Cant I find someone who likes me for who I am?" she mumbled to herself. She climbed the rim of the well and jumped in.
'Please let this work' she prayed in her mind.
Suddenly a blue light surrounded her body and she smiled.
Sesshomaru jumped off the rim of the well. 'Her scent! Her scent is near! Shes so close I can smell her!' he yelled in his mind.
He turned to the well. 'The hell is she doing down there? Did that miko wench drag Akiko to her world? You've got to be serious' he said in his mind.
As soon as he felt that someone was there he reached his hand in the well and grabbed someone by the coller of their shirt.
The blue aura soon disappeared. "Stupid itchy sutra. Being so damn itchy." she muttered as she tore off the sutra, then a yellow light engulfed her and she soon had her ears, tail and fangs back.
"Why do I feel so relieved to be back here?" she asked herself. Her eyes widened as she sensed a powerful demon above the well. Her ears flattned as she realized how powerful the demon was. "Curse my weakness" she muttered.
Suddenly, she felt a strong arm on the coller of her shirt as she was yanked up. "The hell?" she yelled as she was pulled up.
She squeaked at the force she was being yanked up by.
When she finally reached the surface she was pulled face to face with a demon, a high ranked one at that. He had, what seemed to be, highly ranked clothes. He had a white hiori with red designs on the bottom corner sleeves and on his shoulder. He had on armor and had a large white boa over his shoulder. He had floing silver hair with golden amber eyes and he had magenta marks marks on his cheeks. He had a blue half moon on his forehead as well.
'Yup, definatly high ranked. Manye he'll kill me…..better ask…' she thought.
"Are you going to kill me?" she asked innocently.
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. "Why would I kill you if This Sesshomaru has been looking for you since you left his side. As I should add, you did in fact promise not to leave my side." he said.
"Promised? What do you mean looking for me? Who are you?" she asked.
Sesshomaru looked shocked. "What are you talking about? Its me, don't you remember? You must have hit your head…" said Sesshomaru as he rubbed her head slightly.
"Why are you rubbing my head?" asked Akiko, confused.
"You don't remember me?" he asked sadly.
Akiko got a better look at him. 'Silver hair….golden eyes….magenta….silver….moon……' she thought to herself. " You….I…..we……We travled together didn't we?" she asked with uncertainty.
Sesshomaru smiled. "Hn. In fact, we were more than just travling together." he said.
"Like what?" she asked.
Sesshomaru smirked. He lowered his head until there was only milimeters apart. Akikos breath caught in her throught. Sesshomaru's smirk widened as he closed the distance.
He kissed her softly and passionately as he wrapped his arms around her waist protectively. Akiko froze but soon softened against his chest. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he tightened his hold on her.
He broke the heated kiss for lack of air. She panted heavily as he panted softly. She blinked as a memory came back to her.
Flashback (In Akiko's point of view)
Akiko fell to the ground laughing. "HAHAHAHAHAHAAH SESSH-SESS..SESSHOMARU!!! HAHAHAH YOU SHOULD SEE HOW YOU LOOK!" she screamed as she held her stomach.
She pointed at Sesshomaru who had tons and tons of nutts and acorns which had fallen on him. Squirrls just HAD to drop ALL their nutts in the exact spot that he had chosen to relax.
All the nutts went up to his neck as he was in a mound of acorns and nutts. Akiko fell to the floor and laughed. Sesshomaru soon rid himself of all the acorns and nutts and brushed himself off.
"Damn nutts…" he muttered.
As he saw that Akiko wouldn't shut up he rolled his eyes. He grabbed a handfull of nutts and threw them at her.
They hit her with a thud as she looked up, not amused at all. She smirked as she grabbed a fist full of acorns herself and aimed at Sesshomaru. He took this as a time to run….so he dashed out of there.
"Get back here you nut thief!!!" teased Akiko as she ran after him.
End of flashback
Akiko blinked as hundreds and hundreds of short simple memories of herself and Sesshomaru floods to her mind. She blinked once more and grinned widely.
"SESSHOMARU!!!!!!!!" she screamed as she squeezed him as hard as she could.
Sesshomaru smiled slightly and hugged her protectively.
'Never will this Sesshomaru, let you out of his sight' he declared.
'Never will this Sesshomaru, let you out of his sight' he declared.
"Oh Sesshomaru I can't believe I forgot you! I must have bumped my head or something! Oh, I would have missed you!" she yelled as she buried her face in his chest. Luckily, he had removed the armor.
Sesshomaru smiled as he inhaled her scent. The he noticed another scent. 'Inuyasha' he growled.
He unintentionally growled loudly. Akiko froze, thinking he was upset with her hugging him. She frowned and pushed herself off of him. Sesshomaru noticed she was pushing him away. He frowned and hugged her closer.
"Sesshomaru?" she asked confused.
Just then Inuyasha jumped out of the well with a frown.
He let out a snarl as Sesshomaru placed Akiko behind him protectively.
"What are you doing with her you basterd!" Yelled Inuyasha as he lunged at Sesshomaru, who easily dodged the attack. He pressed Akiko up against a tree as he glared at Inuyasha.
"Hanyou. It'd be best not to bother me or my mate." threatened Sesshomaru.
Akiko froze at the word 'mate' and she pressed even further into the tree.
"OH PLEASE! 'MATE' MY ASS!" yelled Inuyasha as he unsheathed tetseiga.
Akiko got in fron tof Sesshomaru and held her hands up defensivly.
"Inuyasha stop please! Its not what it seems! I knew Sesshomaru when I bumped my head! He's who I travled with, he's the one with silver hair and the golden eyes, and the magenta stripes! Inuyasha please understand…" she begged.
"Why would that cold hearted jerk travel with you? Maybe he brainwashed you into thinking you're his mate and he probably raped you or something!" accused Inuyasha.
"He wouldn't do that Inuyasha!" she said defensivly.
"I-"
"SILENCE!!!" yelled Sesshomaru as he spoke up.
"I-nu-ya-sha, I have not layed one single unwanted hand on her as long as I've known her. Which has been years! You, moron, has only known her for a few days." said Sesshomaru as he snarled.
"How can I trust you?" asked Inuyasha.
"I do not need your trust. Shes not your mate." said Sesshomaru.
"Shes too young for you!" accused Inuyasha.
"Yes, half brother, she is of a minor young age. She is of your age, she is of only 9 decades." Said Sesshomaru.
"And your about 16 decades old! So shes too young for you!"
"She would be ofwrong age for you as well, simpltan. You are of 14 decades of age." said Sesshomaru.
" That's only because I was bound to a damn tree! I'm actually 9 decades as well!" said Inuyasha triumphantly.
"How is that possible?" asked Akiko, now just butting in the conversation.
"If I was never bound to the tree, I would be 140 years old which is 20 years younger than Sesshomaru. But, I was, so my rightful age is actually 90 years old. So I'm the same age as you! Which means that that baka over there is to old for you!" pointed out Sesshomaru.
"Since when is age a problem?" said Akiko. "And to old for what?" she added absent-mindedly.
Inuyasha rubbed his head. 'Ooooooooooh yeah…" said Inuyasha. "Its still not fair!" said Inuyasha.
"Nothings fair, little half brother." smirked Sesshomaru. Akiko hit his arm softly. "Sesshomaru, don't be mean!" she said sternly. She broke from his hold and padded over to Inuyasha.
"Its okay inu. I'll visit. And who knows…if sesshy and I don't work out…I'll give you a chance. Okay?" said Akiko playfully.
"Whatever…" he mumbled.
Akiko smiled warmly and grabbed his face gently with her soft hands. She kissed kissed him shortly on the lips for a short while. All the time, Sesshomaru's left eye was twitching.
When Akiko broke the kiss, Inuyasha was wide eyed and blushing.
"Still friends?" he asked/ murmered.
"Best friends." said Akiko as she hugged him. When they separated she said, "Say good bye to songo, miroku, shippo, and Kagome. And tell them what happened too. And tell shippo to put a rain check on fox fire, okay?" she asked while running to sesshomarus waiting arms.
