A Drink for the one you Love

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Chapter 10: One of them can't save you now…

Tree…tree…tree…oh look! Tree. Inuyasha thought as he ran through the forest. Pebble…rock…grav- whoa! Gravel? He looked at the crushed stones marking a path. "Alright, some civilization!" he exclaimed excitedly as he started walking along the path. Half way up the road, he put a small scrap of fabric on his head to cover his ears; if he was going to get food, he'd have to be human. "Hello?" he whispered when he got to the house the gravel lead to.

"Hello?" he heard back. "Who's there?"

"My name is Inu…Brock," he said knowing that his name belonged to that of a demon.

A young woman came to the door and opened it slightly. "Can I help you little boy?"

"Yeah, I'm traveling to my mother's house, and it's a long way away," he spoke the lie softly.

"Yes? Did you need a place to sleep or something to eat?"

"…Well…both would be good…"

The woman looked around nervously before nodding her head and opening the door. Inuyasha was a bit sketched out, but he figured hey! Food and shelter! "I was just making dinner. Why don't you join me?"

"That's great, thank you so much!"

"No problem, as long as you're not one of them," she said softly as she looked him up and down.

"Um…I'd loved to tell if I was or not, if I knew who they were,"

"You don't know? Then never mind,"

"…Okay then…"

**THAT NIGHT**

Inuyasha lay in bed after a nice dinner and a few hours of helping his hostess clean up around. She had kept looking at him strangely, and he didn't know why. Once she actually glared at him and told him she knew his secret. He wanted to leave, but he decided to wait until morning.

In the dead of night, Inuyasha's "kind" hostess awoke with a start. She looked around nervously again as she slowly stood up and walked over to Inuyasha's room. She pushed the door ajar and entered silently. She walked up to his mat and knelt beside him as she gently took off the scrap of cloth over his ears. She gasped as she looked at his ears. "I knew you were one of them!" she whispered to herself. She lifted Inuyasha up quietly and quickly and went outside. She knelt down beside the lake behind her house and put Inuyasha on the ground next to it. Then, she brought her hands up in prayer formation and muttered a quick one before pushing Inuyasha off the bank into the cold liquid.

**WITH IZAYOI**

Izayoi searched frantically around the house for any sign of her son. Finding nothing, she ran down to the village to start her search there. No matter where she looked, no matter who she asked, her darling son was no where to be found. Izayoi made her way back to her home, and broke down in tears as soon as she got through the door. She sobbed until she thought that she ran out of tears as she sat on Inuyasha's bed and hugged his blanket to her chest. She cried some more and ended up falling asleep on her son's bed.

Izayoi awoke the next morning expecting it all to be a dream, but seeing that it wasn't, she got up and started packing clothes and others items in a sack. She was looking for her son, dammit! She stepped out of her house only to run into Brock…literally. "Ow," she muttered as she stood up and cringed. "What are you doing here!?"

"I came to see my employee,"

"Look, I don't have time for this; I have to look for my son,"

"He's gone?"

"Yes,"

"Good, keep it that way,"

"Screw off! I have a son to find!" Izayoi nearly shouted as she tried to walk around him.

He caught her shoulders and held her in place. "Izayoi think about, no kid weighing you down. No half-breed tainting your name and stature,"

"Don't call him that. And he was never weighing me down, that's what you're doing,"

"And don't ever take that tone with me,"

"Watch me,"

"Izayoi, you're tempting fate. It gave you a break from that beast you call a son and now you're going after it?"

"Him, and you're the only beast I see here!"

"Izayoi, Izayoi, so many mistakes made by one simple girl,"

Izayoi tilted her chin defiantly. "Woman," she corrected with a spat.

"That you are," Brock agreed with that lecherous glint in his eye.

"Oh, go jump off a cliff!" Izayoi said with the slap to her face that quickly followed.

"I'd watch my mouth if I were you,"

"Then it's a good thing you're not me,"

"I'm serious,"

"So am I,"

"What a stupid lass you turned out to be,"

"Then why do you love me?"

"Because stupid lass you are, but you're my stupid lass,"

"I will never be yours,"

Brock leaned in close. Izayoi could smell the sake on his breath again. "You will be mine. I'll make sure of that,"

"I'd like to see you try,"

"Watch me," he replied as he grabbed Izayoi's wrist. She fought hard against the man, but he yanked her to the ground easily. He started to yank at the ties of her kimono as he crushed his lips to her. "No child to save you?" he asked in mock pity. She still struggled against him as he managed to get her in only her under-top. She flailed as wailed but he still had the better hand. She took advantage of the time she had while he started to undo his own kimono. Izayoi kicked out her legs and hit him in the stomach. As he fell to the ground, Izayoi scrambled to her feet and grabbed her outer garb. She threw it on fast before running inside. She almost had the door locked, but Brock managed to get through at the last possible moment. Izayoi braced herself against the hits and smacks as she was being forced back with the power of the blows. She moved backwards so far that when she was pushed back again, there was nothing underfoot. She glanced back in time to see the staircase leading down to the lowest floor of the house before tumbling down. She landed in a bruised and bloody heap on the floor. Brock ran down the stairs and picked her up roughly and ran to the physician.

When Izayoi became conscience, the doctor looked her up and down. "How did this happen?" he asked with worry.

Izayoi looked over at Brock who was standing by the door. "I just slipped and fell," she answered.

"Oh okay, now try the truth,"

"Well-"

**BACK WITH INUYASHA**

The woman watched the water's surface as it remained unchanged.

Inuyasha awoke as soon the water had touched him. He was flailing about far below the surface as he sunk, he never learned how swim. He tried harder and harder to float, but he never got any closer, only farther. Finally, he could move no more. He was tired and he sunk lower and lower until he blacked out; no one was coming to save him.

**Another chapter done. This is the only story I'm working on now, so I'll have a lot less work to do in one day. I'm not really sure when I can finish this one, but I'll just keep going until I can. Here's my hint for the song: No, happened before. Like I said, you'll get it when I tell you the song title and artist. Well leave your comments and guesses and 'til next time!**