-- Author's Note:

Alright guys here is the next chapter of Eternity for you! ^.^ I really really want to apologize for taking forever to put this up here. I had it halfway written after the last upload but then college and life in general seemed to get the better of me. I really hope you all enjoy this chapter. (Though I am trying to stick to the game in parts too). Like always please please review and let me know what you think!!! ^^

Disclaimer: I own nothing! D; Kaname, Sesshomaru, and all the other characters (other than Sayaka of the South) belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Bandai.

Chapter 9

Feudal Era

Sesshomaru P.O.V.

I glanced up at him with disgust as I have always done. His mere presence was enough to make my pure blood boil in my body. He always seems to be getting in my way at the most inconvenient times.

Standing up with the human girl in my arms I quickly took a good amount of my energy and thrust the girl in my half brothers direction. The moment my hand left her body I felt a small twinge in my heart as a small flicker of regret came over me as I watched her collide into Inu Yasha. A strong feeling of wanting to go after her flailing body came over me though. Shaking off the feeling quickly I ran toward my brother while he was distracted and extended my poison claws against his face. His scream of pain echoing in my mind, gave me a great deal of pleasure. Then my thoughts were distracted when I heard a slight mumble. Glancing down I saw the brown haired human girl beginning to stir.

Kaname P.O.V.

My head was killing me as if I have been thrown into a tree; I slowly began to open my eyes as they came in contract with eyes that I had seen just yesterday. His amber orbs gazed at me as if he was seeing me for the very first time, though there a bit of surprise in them but at the same time, they felt a bit off. Almost like he was holding some form of a grudge against me as his eyes narrowed down at me and a low growl escape his lips. I felt myself shutter out of fear, this Sesshomaru was different. He just had an aura that made my body shake to the point where I backed away a bit though I didn't move to far before coming into contact with another solid form.

'What happened to me? ' she found herself questioning as she looked around at the greenery that surrounded her. As she heard Sesshomaru's voice telling her about journeying to the feudal era.

Glancing back to the solid figure she bumped into she couldn't help but stare. This new figure grunted shortly as he glanced down at me with the same amber eyes that Sesshomaru had. He also had the same silver locks flowing down around his face, but something was amiss. For at the top of his head there were two matching pointy dog ears.

"Dog ears?" I found myself questioning as I looked up at him with an odd desire to touch them. Though glancing at the sword in his hand I decided against the thought as his eyes moved away from me to the figure across from us. As my eyes followed the dog eared man I found my heartbeat picking up at the mere sight of Sesshomaru.

"Are you awake now?" the man questioned as he cocked his head to the side seeming to forget a bit of the demon lord on the opposite end of them. Still in a daze I simply stared at him.

'Could this be the feudal era? Or… am I just dreaming?' I thought quickly as my attention turned back to Sesshomaru. He wasn't saying much of anything really. He simply gave me one glance and 'hmpfed' as he turned around and began to walk off. The other boy with the dog ears suddenly jumped up.

"Where do you think you're going Sesshomaru!" he cried out as he began running after him only to have Sesshomaru whip around and strike him to the ground just before he ran towards me with that killing gleam in his eyes . Within seconds I felt my body being pushed against as the wind blew past me and then my vision got blurred once more as I was slammed onto the hard surface of a tree. I felt clawed hands around my neck making it hard to breathe. My breath was catching in my chest, my heart pounding frantically as my eyes began to focus on my attacker… His amber orbs gazing heavily into my hazel ones.

"…No matter what I was told," he said as he learned in next to my face, "I refuse to believe that a creature as weak as you could ever be my mate." He growled into my left ear as he leaned back and released me. I dropped straight to the ground clenching my chest as my breathing came in heavy gasps. Glancing back up at him he turned and began to walk away. As I watched him after getting my breathing back to normal a bit I got to my feet and tried to run out to him.

"Wait, Sesshomaru!" I yelled out as my foot got tangled on a nearby tree root and I fell flat on my face. At first the fall didn't hurt until a few seconds later when I felt a stinging on the palms of my hands.

Sesshomaru P.O.V.

Hearing her call out his name made his inner demon growl loudly in his chest, in an approving manner. Just as the scent of blood filled the air, my feet stopped on their own as a low growl escape from my lips. My inner demon was roaring within me to go to her. Of all the things why did my inner demon want this pathetic human? Turning around I glared at the girl cringing on the ground her foot tangled in some loose tree roots. Walking over slowly I bent down and took her bloody hands. This action made the girl look up quickly at first in a panic then slowly turning over to surprise. Bringing her hands up one by one I licked the wounds and placed them back down in the dirt. Looking down the girl had continued to stare up at me as if in a stupor before she noticed the cuts on her hands to be healing shut already.

"…Tha…Thank you." she blurted out as her cheeks turned red quickly. She then looked to the right of her, trying to avoid my gaze, no doubt. The metallic taste in my mouth left me feeling annoyed slightly as I got back to my feet and walked away leaving the fragile human girl who seemed to be a bit of a klutz lying there where she had fallen.

Walking back into the clearing where I had been before I smelt her scent enter near Akebi, Rin was playing in the flower field. While Jaken stood, staff of heads in hand.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" he squalled out as he came running frantically up to me staff flailing this way and that in the process, "Where did you go m'lord?"

Just as he had asked the question, he scrunched his nose up slightly in disgust.

"…That's not Rin's scent… M'lord were you with a human?" he asked suddenly. Glaring down at him the imp instantly cringe realizing it was the wrong question to have asked and quickly began to apologize. Rin's scent got closer. Glancing down the young girl looked up at me smiling stupidly like always with a flower ring in her hand.

"I made this for you Lord Sesshomaru." she told me as she held it up and waited for me to accept it. Taking it within my grasp I went and took a seat by a nearby tree, as Rin continued to go play in the field and Jaken stood a good distance away, clearly out of fear. The previous events began to play in my mind.

'Kaname…' I whispered in my head as I thought back to the letter that had been given to me days prior. The idea of having such a mate made my insides boil; it was like some sick joke that was being played on me.

"I won't… fall prey to father's weakness." He mumbled briefly as images of Kaname filled his mind as her scent lingered all around him. Shaking his head back and forth he got to his feet and began to walk off once more.

Kaname P.O.V.

Wandering around aimlessly I found myself alone as the day turned into night. Thinking back when Sesshomaru had slammed me into the tree it really didn't seem that far away and yet… the boy from before along with the roads had just seemed to vanish.

"AH!!! I'm never going to get out of this forest!" I yelled out of frustration as I threw myself down on the ground. Glancing over there was a small stream flowing steadily. Looking down at my hands, which were covered in dirt, I left out a small sigh before I got up. Walking over to the glistening water I bent down. My reflection in the water showed my face with dirt pretty much on each cheek. Placing my hands in the cool water I cupped them together to attempt to wash my face.

"Honestly, what's with that guy?" I mumbled out of anger, "I mean I never asked to his mate…" the word mate made her face cringe a bit in disgust. Lifting my hands out of the water, I began to clean the dirt from my face. Just as I splashed the water up to my face I heard a rustle of leaves come from behind me. Jerking my head quickly I looked to see what it was.

Sesshomaru P.O.V.

Pushing past the bushes where I heard the stream flowing by I stopped dead in my tracks. She was there, in front of me. Looking back with water dripping off her face. I soon turned my stare to a glare and growled a bit. How had I missed her scent? Was it because I still had her scent on my clothes? And what was she doing still out here in the woods? After all when I had left her by the tree all she had to do was look to the right to find the road that would take her into the village of Akebi. She continued to look at me, her eyes not looking away from mine, Even though I was still a good distance away I could hear her heart beat picking up.

"Sesshomaru…?" she mumbled out as she took her sleeve of her uniform and wiped the water droplets from her face, "…What are you doing here?"

Ignoring her question completely I simply walked past her towards the other end of the stream. I began to slowly undressed a bit to attempt to wash her scent from my clothing. I felt her eyes lingering on me the whole time, looking up at her, her eyes darted down into the water. As I continued to wash them I heard her slowly get to her feet and walk towards a large tree before she sat back down. She stayed completely silent; all that could be heard was the flowing stream and her lite breathing.

Pulling my clothes out to dry on a tree branch I looked over at her, it had been some time since she had washed her face and had gone over towards the tree. She seemed peaceful as she slept, even though demons could have been lurking at every corner. Was it because she was fearless? Or did she feel safe in my presence? Thinking back to the first time he had seen her, it became clear she really wasn't fearless the way she ran and screamed from the demon… Walking over to her I picked her up by the waist and slung her over my shoulder, attempting to be somewhat gentile. With that it was safe to say she was a heavy sleeper since she never woke up once. When that was done I began to run towards the village near the forest of Inu Yasha.

There was no candles a glow in the huts nor was there any sound besides the cicadas chirping in the night. Walking into the village a little bit I placed the girl by the river bank. Glancing down at her in the moonlight I felt my inner demon beginning to call out to me, as if it wanted me to stay with her. Standing back up I took a few steps back and looked over at her sleeping form. A slight pain entered my chest slowly with each step I took farther away from the village, farther from her, but this was for the best… After all I vowed not to become like my father who gave his life for a filthy human female. No matter what my future self was telling me or that Vanishing Sayaka of the South.

-- Author's Note:

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