Chapter 10: Anaya's new surrounding.
InuTaisho came in not long before sunset.
" So, have we made our decision?" He asked.
" She said she'll come!" InuYasha said happily.
" That's good. So, how are we going to do this? You do know that Sesshomaru and I will transform, so we can arrive sooner?" InuTaisho asked raising an eyebrow at the two.
InuYasha and Anaya looked at eachother.
" I'll take Anaya." Sesshomaru said.
InuTaisho smiled, " Perfect, InuYasha, is that ok with you?"
" Yes!" He said happily.
Izayoi walked up to InuTaisho, and whispered something, which he laughed at and answered aloud.
" Don't worry Izayoi, you know I won't let anything happen to either one of them, they are our children, nothing will harm them."
The four headed out.
Anaya was surprized at how big InuTaisho and Sesshomaru were in their full dog demon forms, she kinda wanted to go back on the offer, but InuYasha stood by her, smiling reassuringly.
The two demons bent to the ground for InuYasha and Anaya to get on.
InuYasha helped Anaya on Sesshomaru, but got on InuTaisho just fine.
Anaya held on to Sesshomaru's fur. " Sorry." She said.
" Don't worry, you might WANT to hold on." Sesshomaru said through his mind.
Anaya was shocked at the low voices.
" Ready?" InuTaisho asked.
" You two be careful!" Izayoi said as the two dogs stood.
" We will!" InuYasha said just as they took off in the air.
Anaya was scared for a second, she had her eyes closed, not wanting to look down, but when she did, she found it was beautiful, she was on top of the world.
The two dogs were flying fast, but the ride seemed to be soft and gentle.
Anaya still held onto Sesshomaru's fur, but not as tightly as she did before.
She looked aside of her, where InuYasha was smiling, looking at the path ahead.
Anaya looked ahead as well.
There was a top of a building that showed above the trees, quite a distant away from them.
But the building was so big, it looked like it was close.
Night came, and the group were right above the castle.
It was nothing but huge land, where many creatures looked up with their glowing red eyes, at the new arrivals.
Anaya was kind of scared at the red eyes.
' do not worry, they will not harm you if they know you're with us.' InuTaisho said.
" Will they think I am a threat?" InuYasha asked.
InuTaisho laughed, ' The son of the great dog demon? No. They would most likely respect you.'
" oh."
The two landed, and crouched once again to let the two kids off, and made their human forms.
" InuTaisho, you have arrived quickly, I see we have guests." A demon that had grey hair and sharp pointed ears, like InuTaihso and Sesshomaru, walked up to them.
" The young girl is Anaya, she is with us, she is only human, but that will not matter to you." InuTaisho said.
The demon looked down at Anaya, who looked scaredly back at him.
She felt InuTaisho stand close to her, which made her feel somewhat relieved.
" And, how long are they staying?" The demon asked.
" Until we leave, I heard that we are having a meeting. About someone who has crossed in these lands." InuTaisho said.
" Yes, it wasn't too long ago, he returned and killed one of our gaurds, but left as we all gathered to attack." The demon said, refocusing his eyes on InuTaisho.
" Hmm, I see I will be staying here longer then." InuTaisho said.
" Then we shall make the human girl feel at home, Hera, will show the two children the way to a room." The demon said.
Then a female demon, came up beside him, " Right this way." Hera said in a graceful tone.
" InuYasha, go with Anaya, I will come for you when the time is right." InuTaisho said.
InuYasha nodded, and went with Anaya, following Hera to their rooms.
She led them to a door, and when she opened it, it had two beds, nicely made.
" Is this going to be suitable?" Hera asked.
" it will do fine, thank you." Anaya said.
" Thank you ms. Hera," InuYasha said.
Hera laughed a little and turned to walk off.
InuYasha walked in first, turning on the switch beside the door.
" What do you think?" InuYasha asked.
" It's good." Anaya said.
InuYasha went over to a bed.
" Come on, don't be shy." InuYasha said.
Anaya smiled and joined him, he seemed to feel at home rather than at the town where the humans were.
" You must like it here." Anaya said, as she sat on the bed with him, and they leaned against the wall side by side.
" I feel like, this is where I'm supposed to be. Every demon is equal here, no one is talked down to. No one is made fun of." InuYasha said.
Anaya looked at him, she was getting a feeling, saying he was going to leave her.
" You like it here more than the town?" Anaya asked, but was more in a saying, as she leaned back against the wall.
InuYasha looked at her now. " Well, I still like the town, what's... You don't think I'd leave you do you?" InuYasha asked.
Anaya looked down.
" Hey. I won't leave you. You're my best friend, I can't just leave you alone." InuYasha said.
She was still looking down, and he saw a tear drop fall on her knee.
InuYasha hated to see those, tears, sadness, pain.
" Anaya. Don't do that. I said I wasn't going to leave you." InuYasha said, trying to comfort her.
" But, you like it here more, I can tell, and... You supposed to belong here. Where am I to belong? A village. A weak mortal in a village?" Anaya said, tears were definitely in her eyes, she was crying half because she would miss him and half because she felt she was being selfish.
" Anaya you're not weak!" InuYasha said. " Who was it that saved my from being tormented by the older kids, stayed with me no matter what you thought of me? Who?" InuYasha asked.
" I did." Anaya whispered in a soft crying voice.
" And who do I need, to save me, to make me feel like I am wanted, to watch over through sicknesses, and painful memories, and events?" InuYasha asked.
" me." She whispered.
" You are everything that i need Anaya, whether I stay here or go back, I want you to stay with me. Like you said you would." InuYasha said.
" But, InuYasha, this is a demon territory, I am a mere mortal, as they call it, your father won't let me stay here forever. No matter how much you beg to him. Plus, I don't know just how many demons out here want to kill me or..."
" Anaya, you know that Me, Father, or Shomaru won't let that happen!" InuYasha said.
" Yeah but..."
" Anaya, I want you to listen to me. It is something Shomaru said to me when i was younger. MY father, is the lord of these lands, he controls all that goes on, he won't let that kind of thing happen." InuYasha said.
That kind of shocked Anaya, A lord had helped her from her deadly sickness, a lord was who stood by her making sure no other demon would want to have her for dinner.
" Anaya, please, I want you to stay with me, until the end." InuYasha said.
Anaya stared at him for a minute before slowly, very slowly smiling.
" Until the end." She said and they did their little 'pinky promise.'
For the rest of the evening they spent, talking about old memories, Anaya surprisingly learned more about dog demons, and InuYasha got to hear Anaya's side of the story, there were times he would get mad at the times SHE was actually the target of bullies, but other than that, they filled the room with smiled, and laughter.
Nothing would break their friendship...
Or so they thought.