Mizuki woke up slowly. It was warm. Where was she, she wondered? She opened her eyes slowly and took in a small room that looked to be in a small cottage. There was a fireplace warming the air. A door creaked open and a man walked through. Not just any man, her ex mate-to-be...Tazuna.
"What are you doing here?!" She gaped.
"Me? You should be asking yourself that question. You're the one who is out here. Maybe you should thank me for rescuing you." He remarked snidely.
"What do you want from me?" She hesitated.
"You know what I want, your body, your strength, your power... your lands."
"I have nothing to do with the south anymore!"
"Yes you do. Your father has been looking everywhere for you. You are lucky I found you first. We will mate and then we will rule the South together."
"I don't think so you creep. I want nothing to do with you or my father or that wretched place."
"Well, you don't have a choice." He grabbed hold of her hair, pulling her head back to look at him, causing her side to burn. She could tell the wound had been reopened.
"You think you are better than all of us all of a sudden, just from hanging around the Lord of the West. Well, it doesn't look like he took a liking to you considering the gaping hole in your side with his scent all over it, so you might as well come back home."
It hurt her when he said that. He was right to some extent. Sesshomaru didn't want her there and she felt like she was getting closer to him. She had come to terms with the fact that despite all his faults, she had fallen for him and he wanted nothing to do with her.
"That isn't home..."
"Why? Because your father beat on you? Get over it."
"Get over it? Get over it!" She lunged at him.
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Sesshomaru was pacing in his study. He was sure she would come back by now, surely. She didn't seem like she was going to go anywhere anytime soon, despite what had happened. Fights are fights, they happen and everyone knows of his temper, she should know no different. She could be dead with how bad the wound was, and without medical attention.
Rin suddenly burst into the study without knocking and dragging a very unhappy Jaken behind her.
"Lord Seeshomaru... Go after her!" He looked down at her, slightly taken a back, from her forcefulness.
"Excuse me?"
Jaken piped up, "It's been a week Mi' Lord. She misses her, and quite frankly I am a terrible play mate. You must miss her company as well? No one ever argues against you, it must be at least exciting for you... or something?"
"It's annoying. She is a pest." He began pacing again.
Jaken didn't believe him. All week he had been pacing and pacing, not focused on his work at all. They have had to send several guests letters about coming at different times, because he was in no mood to deal with them.
Rin piped back up again. "You're a liar!"
Once again he looked shocked. Rin never went against him or insulted him in anyway. "I miss Mizuki! I won't stop screaming until you say you will go get her!" And the screaming began.
"Enough Rin. Stop it." She continued. She always listens.
"Rin" Still screaming.
"Okay, Rin."
She stopped, bringing peace to everyone's ears. "Both of you leave." Jaken thanked himself mentally and left with Rin.
Sesshomaru went back to the spot they had their fight and started sniffing the air for her scent. Her scent smelled incredible, but the mix of blood with it, was a bit distasteful. He wounded her badly.
Her scent was faint, but he could follow her. He followed her scent for quite a while, once coming upon a place where she must have stayed for a while, blood was all around the area, but someone else's scent mingled with hers there. A male. He growled low to himself.
He continued following the two scents farther and farther south. He was in the Southern lands when he came across a cottage, her scent and his inside. It wasn't her scent so much that concerned him as the males that was inside. He was in heat. He could hear a muffled bang before he went for the door.
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Mizuki smashed her fist into his head sending him into the wall. Judging from his scent, he was in heat and that wasn't a good thing for her. She was no way in hell going to mate with this low life. The only reason he could put up a fight was because of how wounded her side was.
She could feel the blood oozing through the bandages and it certainly didn't tickle. He stood back up quickly and charged for her. The wound slowed her down quite a bit, causing him to land on her, pushing her down the the ground. He leaned in close to her ear, feeling his breathe against me. It reminded her of the time Sesshomaru did something quite similar. She wished it was him.
"You may not want me, but now you have no choice." His fangs grazed her neck, ready to bite. She glanced over at him before the door was flung open. Sesshomaru. He came. Relief flooded her as soon as she looked into his golden eyes. It wasn't long before he noticed what was about to happen and they turned from molten gold to pure red.
He ran over, so fast he was a blur. One minute he was at the door, the next he was ripping Tazuna off of her and throwing him through the wall. She sat up, holding her side, that was now almost has painful as when it happened. She looked up at Sesshomaru. He ran towards Tazuna with the same speed and drove his sword, Tokijin, through his stomach.
"If you come near her again, I will make sure you are dead next time." He walked back over to her. She was still clutching my side.
"Are you... okay?" She looked up into his eyes, frozen there for a moment.
"Yeah." She looked away. He grabbed her chin, making her look back at him. "I'm sorry. I missed you."
She was instantly filled with butterflies and a blush spread across her cheeks. She glanced in another direction afraid the embarrassment would make itself known.
Before she could do anything, he picked her up into his arms and started carrying her back. He walked like this for a while before stopping in the woods. It was nightfall and it would still take longer to get back.
"We will rest here." He set her on the ground gently. By now it was chilly and not being near him made her shiver. He started taking his haori off. She blushed and looked away. What the hell is he doing, she thought.
She felt a weight on her and warmth. She looked up and he was crouched in front of her, draping it around her shoulders. It smelt so strongly of him she couldn't help but take a deep inhale in.
"Thank you." she said, looking up at him. No answer, of course, but she was okay with that.
He sat down directly next to her. He was staring off into the woods. She was wondering if he seriously ever sleeps. She scooched closer to him, to obtain more warmth. He didn't move or push her away, so she figured this was acceptable, despite being in his space. The warmth made her get drowsy until she fell asleep against him. His arm slid around her to hold her from slipping.
Sesshomaru was sitting there while she fell asleep against him. He didn't mind for some reason. He pulled her into his lap, so he could lean back against a tree. She unconsciously snuggling closer to him into his chest. He fell asleep not too long after.
It was morning when she awoke. She was so warm. She opened her eyes slowly to the bright sunlight. There was a weight around her waist. She looked down and she was in Sesshomaru's lap. His arms were draped around her. She turned her head slightly to look behind her and he was asleep, much to her surprise.
She shifted her body slightly to get a better look at him without waking him up. She moved her hand up towards his face, her claw touching his cheek by accident. She was sure he was going to wake up, but he didn't, so she continued. Her fingers went into his silver bangs. His hair was so soft. His eyes opened up and looked at her. She mentally face palmed herself.
"What are you doing?" Was all he said.
