Ryter: (Tied to a chair and typing like the wind.) Hello, readers It's me bringing you another great update.
Fangirl: (cracking whip) Keep writing! Or do you want to trade places with Maxi and Harpie!
Maxi & Harpie: (Hanging over a pit) NO MORE GEOMTRY! PLEASE MAKE THE PONIES STOP!
Ryter: (sweating) I'm typing! I'm typing!
Disclaimer: If you wish upon a star, it still won't make me own Inuyasha. Sorry.
Maxi didn't know what to do. There were two problems that seemed to solve themselves, but actually caused more for him. If he allowed Sesshomaru to kill the damn wench then it would save him the effort of doing it himself, but it would make him relinquish his throne forever, but if he denied Sesshomaru's demand. One look at the angry InuYoukai was enough to tell him, no was not an option. Sesshomaru stood before Maxi in all of his terrible glory. The night sky and darkness that wrapped around him, along with the blood stains on his clothing made him look savage and lethal.
'He looks like a viper in a rose garden.'
The thought made Maxi squirm. He dropped to his knees and bowed before Sesshomaru, something that he had not even done upon meeting him.
"L..Lord Sesshomaru...Please, I'm sure that we can be civil. I...I take full responsibility for anything that Harpie has done that you have taken offense to. You must remember my Lord she is but a...a..."
Maxi's eyes widened as he realized what he had almost said. He looked up and saw the great Sesshomaru only inches from him. His claws were dripping posion at this point. One wrong touch and Maxi wouldn't have to worry about a kingdom, He would have to worry about his life. Sesshomaru Lifted Maxi up by his wings, snarling as the coward tried to fight for his freedom.
"She is but a What, Maxi. A dog, an InuYoukai. You are very fortunate to have a tounge that watches itself, because you obviously don't watch it. I have put up with your silent insults and even your implications because I realized that you were no more than a small minded bird who lusts for power, but I shall not suffer this new indignaty. Oh, yes, you shall take full responsibility for HER actions and you shall make sure she dies on my soil."
Sesshomaru threw Maxi against a wall barely leaving him concious. Then without a word he flung Inuyasha and Kagome over his shoulders. Before bounding off into the night Sesshomaru turned back to Maxi, his once golden eyes shining red in the star light.
"You will be back in my territory by tommorrow night. She will die then, and if I find out you hesitated or delayed even for a single second, she and you shall die after watching each and every bird in this domain fall from the sky in piles of ashes."
Sesshomaru left the castle through the hole that he had created. In his wake he had left over a thousand dead guards, a very frightened ruler, and the woman he had once loved who was not only wounded by his hand, but also condemned to die.
Upon arriving at the border of his realm Sesshomaru laid his burden down, and pulled out his Tenseiga and instantly killed the pall bearer demons that were hovering around his younger brother. The priestess was fine, she had only been forced to sleep by an herb and was not injured in the least for fear of the pup she carried. Inuyasha awoke glaring at his brother. Silently he gathered Kagome into his arms and started off towards their home. There was no thanks between the brothers, because in all honesty if it weren't for Harpie Sesshomaru would have probably left Inuyasha dead, and taken the life of his mate and her chap. Inuyasha would gladly help Harpie, if for nothing else, for Kagome's sake, but he would never be able to think of Sesshomaru as anything as filth almost as disgusting as Maxi.
'Almost, but not quite.'
The next morning Maxi arrived at the gates of Sesshomaru's fortess. Behind him dressed in rags and barely able to stand because of the weight of the chains around her and her injuries. She was pulled onward by two guards who forced her to look down. Maxi had personally choosen his best to protect him. There was always the possiblity that Sesshomaru would take his life instead of hers, and Maxi was not willing to take that chance.
"Who goes there?"
"Maxi of the northern bird tribe, and the prisoner that Lord Sesshomaru requested. The gates opened and his group entered. Sesshomaru and a gathered group of great Lords stood before them, as if they had been kept waiting far too long. Sesshomaru made a motion with his fingers, and two dog demons took Harpie by her arms and dragged her away. He then turned his back to Maxi and prepared to make his own exit inside the walls of his castle, but Maxi stopped him.
"Please your Lordship, Please tell me what is this all about, surely we can repay you without the lose of the rightful heir...I mean...My fiance. We need not behave like such...such..."
Sesshomaru turned to him and raised his eyebrow in a questioning manner.
"Dogs?"
The gathered nobility snickered amongst themselves and gave the already shaken birds quick toothy smiles, that spoke of merciless killing in the past, and eons of worst far into the future. Sesshomaru once more turned away from Maxi, who was now just trying his best not to cringe.
"I shall have her placed in the dungeon, and you may do what you wish until moon rise. At that time you and all of yours will be brought to the outer stadium and you shall watch her die. If even one of you is not present I shall kill one of you every hour that it takes to find the missing person, and I shall start with you, Lord Maxi."
There was a clear murmur of laughter that only ran through the inu warriors.
Sesshomaru left them. He had no further desire to insult Maxi, not now. No there would be plenty of tiem in the future, but now someone was waiting on him.
Inside of his chambers Harpie ran her fingers over the silk bedding materials. All of her aching muscles felt good after the long hot bath they had had waiting for her, and the silk Kimono she wore was a thousand times better than the ones that Maxi had "given" her to wear.
"This is perfect, only one thing is missing."
She felt a hand run through her black hair and smiled.
"Now, Now everything is perfect."
She turned around and wrapped her arms around Sesshomaru's neck as he wrapped his around her waist. She smiled and leaned up to kiss him, but his hands held her still. She pouted at him and tried again still being denied to liberty to move.
"Awww...Sesshy, is this the way you treat women who will soon die?"
Sesshomaru half purred half growled inside of his throat. He brought his hands up to her neck and gently traced a scarr that he had placed there.
"Do they still pain you?"
He felt a pang of sadness, and wanted nothing more but to make it up to her, but he knew that as well did she that the pain he had caused her was neccassary. Soon he would have her Maxi would be dead and he would be able to show her how sorry he truly was. Harpie smiled at the remorse that showed on his face. The scars he had inflicted still were a bit tender, but the plan had been good. To make Maxi bring her here and to kill him, he had been forced to hurt her. She did not hold it against him, She didn't think it was possible that she ever could.
"They don't hurt Sesshomaru. They only sting a bit."
"Hmmm...Does this make them better?"
He ran his tounge along the scar on her neck gently tracing it all the way down before tracing it back up to the top. She moaned and through her head back.
"That's very nice, but I have other wounds that could use your services."
Sesshomaru smirked, In a matter of hours he would watch Maxi be torn to shreds, but for now...
"As you wish."
Ryter: AWWWW! Sweet moment!
Harpie: (cracking whip) Back to work worm!
Ryter: What the hell! Why'd they give you a whip!
Harpie: (Shrugging) They know I like to torture you.
Ryter: and Maxi? (a blood curdling scream comes from the distance.) Oh, okay.
Harpie: (beating her over the head with a mallet) Typing. Story. Now!
Ryter: Fine fine just tell them to review!
Harpie: Please everyone reading review. Thank you.
