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Sesshomaru stared at his unwanted companion as she laid on the ground, still unconscious though it had been a week since he had woken up with her on his person. He stood before pulling her into his arm, sensing his pack nearby. Now that he had healed, it was time to collect his retainer and two-headed dragon.
Though the mute child had come daily to clean Azya's wounds, she needed a more experienced healer to check her wounds. He was confused that his inner youkai felt concern for the injured female, sensing the smell of his blood lingering in her still bleeding wounds. As he carried her in his arm, he could hear the annoying croaking of his retainer mumbling to himself.
"He was testing… He was teasing… He was testing… He was teasing… ?! Lord Sesshomaru, would you really have risked my life to test your sword?! You ungrateful dog!" Annoyed, Sesshomaru kicked a rock into the kappa's direction as he entered a clearing, seeing the rock knock him off the two-headed dragon. "Lord Sesshomaru, before I continue in your service, we're you actually testing your sword on me?!"
"I expected a relieved welcome from you Jaken, not an investigation," Sesshomaru spoke coldly as he walked over to Ah-Un and situated Azya on the saddle so she was laying on her stomach, putting some pressure on her wounds as Jaken climbed back up Ah-Un's back, oblivious to the injured human.
"Er, right… I'm glad you're well. I thought you might be dead. Oh… !" Jaken flew off Ah-Un's back as Sesshomaru kicked another rock at the kappa.
"Fucking hell…" Sesshomaru focused on Azya as she groaned and forced herself to sit up. He placed his hand on her upper back and she turned her bandaged head his way. "Considering what he told me about you, I'm surprised that you didn't leave me."
"This Sesshomaru is curious how you knew it was me, not someone else," he spoke as he started walking and Ah-Un followed closely, leaving Jaken to catch up.
"Your scent," she smiled gently. "That and I recognized your voice. What was that obnoxious sound just now?"
"This one's retainer, Jaken. He is a kappa."
"Wait, what…? Kappa… As in an imp youkai?"
"Hn," Sesshomaru responded as he glanced at her as he heard her breathing speed up, as if panicked. "Woman…?"
"Youkai… Where the hell am I? There can't be such things. They are only myths… stories to scare children… what nightmare am I in?! Have I just lost my mind?" Bloody tears fell from her bandaged eyes, soaking the white linen. "Where the fuck did you take me Toga?!"
"You will cease your ranting," Sesshomaru snapped. "Insulting this Sesshomaru's sire, will do nothing except cause your injuries more strain. You should be grateful that he saved such a weak creature like you. This Sesshomaru would have killed you already for even being near my person if not for that mark on your chest."
"What…?" her hand came to her chest and felt the bandages. "I am not in the world I have known, am I?"
"Apparently…" Sesshomaru frowned as a smell of blood reached his nose. "I recognize this blood."
"You filthy human, get off of Ah-Un. Do you not know who this is?!"
"Jaken." Sesshomaru growled at the kappa, making him shut up as he started walking in the direction the smell of blood was coming from.
As they got closer to the source of the blood, Sesshomaru noticed that the woods because thicker can could sense the lingering smell of wolf youkai. Azya had laid forward again, her arms loosely around the base of Ah-Un's neck, her breathes hitching with every breath. Her panic attack having caused her extreme pain, that she couldn't focus on anything else. Soon Sesshomaru found the source of the stench of blood, the mute child that had come every day to clean Azya's wounds, torn apart and the smell of wolves lingered heavily around her bloody remains.
"What is that?" Jaken asked before cringing at the smell. "Phew, she's a goner, that's for sure. She must have been attacked by wolves. Look at the teeth markings. Do you recognize this pathetic human?"
"Why is there the metallic smell of blood?" Sesshomaru heard Azya whispered weakly before he felt Tenseiga pulse at his side and drew the blade.
"What… what are you doing sire?" Jaken exclaimed and he heard him take a step back.
'Interesting. I can see them. They are from the underworld,' Sesshomaru thought, seeing the pallbearers hovering around the mute child's body. "I'll do another test, I'll use the Tenseiga."
"Another test?! What are you doing sire? What are you doing?!" Jaken squeaked before Sesshomaru swung at the pallbearers, slicing through them.
"If you are his retainer, is it really smart to question him so much?" Azya hissed, but Sesshomaru didn't pay attention to them as he knelt down and lifted the child into a sitting position, gasping quietly as the child's eyes opened and her wounds healed.
"She came back to life! Lord Sesshomaru, you resurrected that human girl by the power of the Tenseiga?! Huh? Hello, Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken squawked as he stood and grabbed Ah-Un's reigns and started walking away. "Lord Sesshomaru saving a human girl is surprising enough, but then again, more importantly didn't Lord Sesshomaru just say he was going to test the power of the Tenseiga once again? That means I was cut down with no guarantee of survival…!"
"Your retainer sure talks a lot," Azya chuckled as Jaken's voice started to fade, "and doesn't focus very well it seems. Does he even realize that he's been left behind?"
"He'll notice soon enough," Sesshomaru spoke coldly, slightly amused that she was already paying attention to her remaining senses.
"What did he mean by saying you revived someone?"
"The sword given to this Sesshomaru by this one's sire cannot cut the living. It can only cut down the pallbearers that carry a soul from this world to the underworld, giving life only once to each being. Tenseiga compelled me to save the child back there, the same child that has cleaned your wounds every day the past five days you have been unconscious."
"I guess there is a lot I am going to have to learn about your world," she sighed.
"Only if you teach this Sesshomaru about yours."
"Fair enough…."
"Lord Sesshomaru! Wait for me."
"Took him long enough," Azya chuckled before he heard her let out a small sound of surprise and glanced back to see the mute child walking aside Ah-Un, a hand touching Azya's leg.
"It is merely the child this Sesshomaru revived. It seems though that she cannot speak and wishes to follow."
"You seem irritated enough with one disabled human, what are your thoughts on the child willingly following."
"She can do as she pleases," Sesshomaru spoke before hearing Azya let out a hitched breath and glanced back to see the child sitting in front of Azya on Ah-Un, a huge grin on her face. "Do not strain your injuries further."
"What season is it? It's quite chilly."
"The summer solstice just passed," Jaken squawked as he caught up.
"Don't get snippy with a blind person, I may end up stepping on you one of these days little toad," Azya muttered coldly.
"Jaken, it's now your responsibility to care for both these humans. Any harm that befall them and it will be your head that rolls," Sesshomaru spoke coldly and heard Jaken stutter before falling silent. "This Sesshomaru will care for all your needs while you are apart of my pack."
"When Toga explained some of your personality, I didn't expect you to treat me so well…"
"You bear the mark of the Western Lands upon your body, it does this Sesshomaru no good to ignore your needs, least it reflects badly upon my reputation as the Western Lord."
"So it's a pride thing. That makes much more sense."
"Rest human, you have already strained your injuries enough today. Ah-Un will not let you fall off if you sleep."
"Fine, but it's still cold." Sesshomaru stopped walking and turned towards the talkative human and felt like killing something. He pulled a spare haori out of the saddle bag and draped it around her shoulders. "Thanks…"
"At the next village, this Sesshomaru will get you proper clothing."
"Thank you again, I feel like I will be thanking you a lot."
"Silence, human and rest."
"That will get annoying. My name is Azya, not human," she sighed as he grabbed Ah-Un's reigns and started walking again.
"Hn."