Disclaimer: I do not own anything InuYasha. I do not own Chey or Asura, kayone kaso and her friend do. I do own Ayami and her family and anyone I make up on the spot.
Breaking the Brick Walls
Chapter 3
Hi. Not everyone likes this story. I'll just have to continue! Oh, and remember that even though Sesshomaru still shows no emotion, he is a younger Sesshomaru so he shows more emotion.
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Sesshomaru did not have to wait long for Ayami to come out of the baths. Her hair looked like fine silk and her hands, dirtied by blood about an hour ago, were now pale white, glistening in the light.
'That did not take long. Usually females take longer to get themselves ready.' Sesshomaru thought intrigued. He then noticed that Ayami had no face paint on and that everything he saw was natural.
"Ok, Sesshomaru, where do you want to go?" Ayami asked, slightly more cheerful than before.
"I would like to find my father. If I know him, he probably will be boring all of the other lords with stories." Sesshomaru said, getting a small giggle out of Ayami as she led him down a flight of stairs.
They walked in a comfortable silence back out to the party. Before Sesshomaru could walk away, Ayami nudged him.
"Thank you, Sesshomaru, for helping me. I was a bit rude for yelling, I just do not enjoy parties. Oh, and if Chey or Lord Buraian come asking for me, tell them I am on patrol. Thank you again." Ayami said, beginning to look for somewhere to slip off to.
"Ayami, there you are. I have been looking for you. Ayuki wants you." A black haired demon said, coming up beside her.
"Hello, Suki, do you know where she is?" Ayami asked her older sister.
"Yeah, she was over by the food. She looked upset too. You better get over there. Oh, and if you see Sumi, tell her that Sesshomaru is here!" Suki said, moving away and going to look for her twin.
Ayami nodded, heading towards the food table. She was beginning to look for Ayuki, when she spotted the blur of Chey. Slipping behind the trees, she kept moving towards the direction Suki had pointed.
'I hope Chey doesn't find me. I just cannot deal with her right now.' Ayami thought, again dodging the searching eyes of Chey again.
Just then, Ayami spotted her twin. She was standing beside her mate glancing around frantically. Ayami crept up, stopping just in time for Chey to swoop by Ayuki. Pricking her ears, Ayami was able to hear the words exchanged between her twin and best friend.
"Hello, Chey, who are you looking for?" Ayuki asked, turning towards the hyper demon.
"I am looking for your elusive twin. Have you seen her anywhere? I haven't" Chey murmured.
"No I have not seen her lately. Keep looking. I can tell you though that she is not around here. Go look around the other side, she is probably over there." Ayuki answered, smiling at the nod in her friends head.
Chey took off running in the direction of the opposite side of the castle. Ayami slipped out from behind the trees just as Chey disappeared around the corner.
"Ayuki, what did you want?" Ayami whispered, not willing to have her voice overheard.
"Oh, Ayami! Deiku said that those nasty wolves were trying to attack. I am so sorry you had to fight on my mating day." Ayuki answered, pulling her sister into a hug.
"Oh, don't worry about it too much, Ayuki, you know I would never let anyone interrupt your big day. Besides I had a little help. Chey introduced me to Lord Sesshomaru and he came with me. That is probably why Chey wants to find me. She wants to know what happened." Ayami scowled after assuring her sister that no harm had come to her.
"Still, Ayami, you should not have had to work on our day." Deiku said, entering their conversation.
"Deiku, don't worry about it. I had fun. It was no problem at all." Ayami said, smiling.
"Ayami, Lord Buraian is coming. Go that way. He looks like someone on a mission. GO!" Ayuki and Deiku said in whispers, knowing how much Ayami disliked the Lord pursuing her.
Ayami quickly thanked them, turned and ran. She didn't look back until she had put distance between her and the lord. But, as she was turning to look in front of her again, she ran into something. That something was Sesshomaru.
"Oh, I am sorry, Sesshomaru. I was just trying to get away from someone. By the way, did you find your father?" Ayami apologized.
"No, no I did not. He seems to have disappeared. Have you seen him by chance?" Sesshomaru answered helping Ayami up.
"No, I am sorry, Sesshomaru. I am currently trying to avoid Chey and Buraian. I can never shake them off. Would you like some help finding your
father? It would give me something to do and keep Chey away." Ayami offered, brushing off fresh dirt from her kimono.
"That would be welcome." Sesshomaru nodded and began walking.
They walked in silence for some minutes, just looking for the lord of the west. Sesshomaru lead, knowing where he had looked and where he had not looked. After about an hour, Ayami gave an exasperated sigh.
"Where could he have gone? I mean, you two were not planning on leaving until next week, am I correct?" Ayami asked, looking at the demon beside her.
"Correct. My father had planned on spending time with your father after so much time apart. I do not know where he could have gone." Sesshomaru answered, losing some of the calmness on his face.
Ayami, knowing that her father and Sesshomaru's father had been friends when their fathers were the lords, nodded in understanding. They continued walking when Ayami stopped dead in her tracks. Sesshomaru turned to her and saw her staring somewhere into the distance. He looked and immediately saw what she was staring at. Lord Buraian had spotted her and was coming directly for her. The silver haired demon beside Ayami scoffed at how frightened she seemed to be. Knowing Buraian could be persistent, Sesshomaru prepared himself for a battle of sorts.
"Ah, Lord Sesshomaru and Lady Ayami, how nice to see you." Said the entering demon.
Lord Buraian was tall, though not as tall as Sesshomaru. His hair was a honey brown and short, unlike the style of most of the male demons of this time. He wore himself proudly and almost arrogantly and walked with purpose. His clothes were expensive and he wore no weapons, like Sesshomaru, to protect himself, though all young demons were trained to do so. He looked at Sesshomaru disgusted and then at Ayami in a seductive way.
"Likewise, Lord Buraian," Sesshomaru answered formally.
Ayami simply nodded.
"Ayami, would you accompany me for a walk through the gardens? I have not had the pleasure of speaking with you as of late." Buraian said, in a seductive tone, much like his looks.
"I cannot, I am afraid. I was just assisting Lord Sesshomaru with something. Also, Lord Buraian, you seem to have forgotten how we spoke yesterday when you came for the ceremony with your family." Ayami said diplomatically.
Buraian was at first surprised then briefly furious that Sesshomaru was taking Ayami's time. He looked as though he wanted to kill Sesshomaru for interfering with his plans to get Ayami under his palm.
"Perhaps later then, I will come and find you at another time. Good day to you both." Buraian said, barely containing his hurt and anger at being turned down.
"Perhaps," Ayami said, before Buraian stormed off.
Ayami giggled before beginning to walk again. It was a while before she noticed that Sesshomaru was not following her. She turned back around to see that the demon was deep in thought.
'Men, they start out on one errand and end it by thinking. Well, I better go and break the stupor before he is completely lost in thought.' Ayami thought to herself while rolling her eyes.
Ayami was wrong. Sesshomaru was not thinking of something else to do. He was thinking of her.
'She has great diplomatic skills. She hates Buraian and yet, she took care of him faster than I could have done, or any diplomat. Something to think on,' Sesshomaru was thinking before he was snapped out of his trance by the very demoness he was thinking of.
"Come on, before he comes back more determined." Ayami urged, practically dragging him away from the spot where they had met the annoying demon lord.
And on that note, they continued looking for the wayward father.
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