Chapter twelve

Alright then, new chapter wooo...

It's too hot out to even bother with being upbeat. I'm too hot and miserable to try and even pretend to be cheerful. I seriously feel like I'm drowning in sweat. It's uncomfortable and not to mention I stink afterwards.

anywho, filler

Onward!

-I do NOT own Inuyasha or it's characters

-I DO own Sonya and the plot

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Two days of uncomfortable silence while travelling nearly had Sonya at her whits end. Between keeping the children occupied and happy, she had to split time between keeping Kagome company and giving Sesshomaru some canine attention as well.

And on top of all that, Inuyasha took it upon himself to torment her in ways no one would suspect him of doing.

For instance, playing fetch. To everyone else, he was playing with a wolf cheerfully.

To her it was a never ending torment where she had to continue playing the faithful companion.

Then there were the 'hunts' he took her on. Hunts meaning he sat by like a lazy ass while she stalked down prey and caught it before he swooped in and dealt the killing blow, claiming he was the one that caught all of the food they brought back.

She knew he was getting her back for all the torment she put him through when they first met, but still. It wasn't like she made him play fetch! And he always had to find the sticks with some sort of bug living inside of it so she ended up dropping the damn thing and rubbing her snout on the ground to get them out of her nose.

Two days of this and she was ready to drop dead on her feet. Ignoring her human sensibilities, she simply flopped to the ground once they took their midday break and panted hard. Racing around with two kids on her back while a diabolical hanyou sent her chasing after various objects wore her out early.

Hearing soft footsteps coming towards her, Sonya groaned mentally, thinking it was either that blasted pup or one of the kids wanting to play again only to have her gaze land upon Sesshomaru as he settled himself down beside her silently.

Remembering to close her mouth, she adjusted herself so she could lean against his outstretched leg lightly, inhaling his scent with each inward breath so she could relax better and rested her head on his knee.

"Hey, Nikko!" Inuyasha's voice broke through the comfort and made her growl softly as she closed her eyes in an attempt to ignore the idiot walking towards them. "What are you doing? Kagome has a ball we can play with." He grinned widely, thoroughly enjoying the weak glare she shot at him from the corner of her eyes before they shut again.

"Don't be so lazy, we haven't gotten to play yet." He added, completely ignoring Sesshomaru as he crouched beside her, a hand reaching out to tap on her snout lightly.

'It figures, the closest he'll ever physically be to his brother involves tormenting me.' Growling again, she snapped at his fingers and turned her head, curling up beside Sesshomaru with her tail covering her face. 'Go away.'

"The wolf is obviously tired. Leave it be." Sesshomaru finally spoke up, making both of them turn and look at him with surprise. Ignoring them completely, he closed his eyes and reclined against the tree they were sitting under, seemingly at relative ease.

"Keh, figures you would protect a wolf." Inuyasha snorted before standing back up and stalking away, irritated his fun was ruined for the moment. Staring up at Sesshomaru, Sonya let out a soft whine, easily gaining his attention.

Once his eyes dropped down to where she lay, she licked his hand lightly in thanks before laying her head back on his leg with a long sigh of comfort, missing the odd flash of light that shone in his eyes a split second before it was carefully locked away once more.

As she lay there, the same hand lifted up and rested itself on her head, simply laying there as they relaxed until the others were ready to go once again.

Later that night, Sonya wandered around the campsite. Sesshomaru had left only moments before, leaving her to keep watch for anything while the others got everything ready for sleep. She had no idea where he went, but when she tried to follow him, he had sent a warning look in her direction, obviously stating that she was to stay put.

Something about it bothered her, but she couldn't put her finger-er paw on it. Head down, she paced around the campsite again, deep in thought as she passed Kagome and Sango working on dinner over the fire, snippets of their conversation drifting over as she walked by.

"Didn't you say you saw-"

"Yes, there was no way I could have mistaken-"

"But isn't he dead-"

"I guess not, if he was watching me-"

"But why?"

"I don't know, Inuyasha won't believe me-"

"Sesshomaru seemed to think it was worth-"

"It is their father after all-"

That last phrase caught her attention and brought Sonya to a stop, eyes locked onto the two females as they talked in hushed tones, trying to keep their conversation from being heard by an obviously irritated Inuyasha sitting in a tree on the edge of the camp.

Deciding to give him a little chat, Sonya walked over to the tree and looked up at him, debating on if he would even bother to pay attention or not.

'Ah well, the worst he can do is ignore me...' She finally thought, her head tipping back again as she let out a soft bark, gaining his attention easily before turning and walking towards the trees, stopping once she reached the edge and looking back at him meaningfully then turned and vanished into the shadows, her ears twitching slightly on her head once she caught the sounds of soft footsteps behind her.

Putting some distance between them and the camp, Sonya stopped and scented the air, making sure no one else was around before turning to face Inuyasha, sitting down on her haunches as he folded his arms in irritation.

"What is it?"

Tipping her head to the side, she let out a soft sigh and turned to look back the way they came from then back up at his face, her ears flicking back and forth on her head.

Studying her for a moment, Inuyasha let out a low breath before settling down on the ground across from her, irritation flashing across his features. "Kagome said she saw my old man while gathering firewood."

Dipping her head down, Sonya growled mentally at this information. If he was seen hanging around the pack, Sesshomaru is going to wonder where she's at if she isn't with him. No wonder he left her behind earlier, he wanted to travel quickly so he could catch up with his father.

Looking back up, Sonya locked a serious gaze on his face, studying the obvious frustration showing there before letting out a low whine. 'If only I could fucking talk.' She groaned inwardly, catching the confused look he shot her.

"What? You don't believe her!" He snapped, taking her by surprise with how easily he interpreted what she meant.

Dipping her head a couple of times quickly, Sonya raised a paw and brought it up to tap on her own head. 'Come on, be smart on at least one thing, pup.'

"He turned you into a wolf." A statement, not a question, fell disbelieving from his lips. With a mental cheer, Sonya dipped her head a couple of times again, making him scowl.

"I don't believe you."

Growling at his childish actions, Sonya bared her fangs and laid her ears back against her head. 'Stop being stupid! Why on earth would I lie about that?'

"Keh, whatever. I'm going back." With that, he stood up and started walking away, making her let out another growl before jumping forward and catching the cloth of his hakimas in her jaws, pulling him to a stop. "What?" He snapped, glaring down at the wolf as he tried to pull the cloth out of her fangs.

With a soft whine, she let go and gave up, her head hanging slightly as he cast a final, backward look at her before disappearing into the shadows of the trees.

'Great, the only other person to know my secret is too dense to even believe the truth when it's staring him right in the face.' With a soft huff, she stood up and started walking back herself, completely missing a pair of gold eyes that had watched the whole exchange from the very beginning.

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