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After a thorough examination, the healer left Yukiko and Akina in the room alone. Yukiko was only partly aware of what was going on, but she knew she was in deep trouble, and needed some serious help. Yukiko sighed she knew what she needed to do she reached up and touched Akina saying,"Ask Amaya for help" before she disappeared.

The healer came back in, and growled at Yukiko saying, "Are you trying to kill yourself, and those pups?" Yukiko didn't have time to respond before her world went black, and she returned to unconsciousness. The healer sighed as she went back to work on her patient.

Several hours past Jaken had opened the front doors to a frantic guard that was panicking at the sight of a rather large dragon. Jaken rushed to report this to Sesshomaru, but he was already on his way along with Lord Tetsuya. Sesshomaru growled, "Who are you, and what are you doing on my lands?"

He watched confused as Akina goes off of the large dragon, and then an elderly woman approached him she said, "I'm Madame Amaya Ruler of mystic demons I am responding to a distress call sent by Yukiko. Please brief me while my healer who specializes in mystic demons examines her."

Akina showed the healer to where Yukiko was; Sesshomaru didn't like her intruding but didn't see how it would hurt any to have a second opinion. Sesshomaru said briefly, "Yukiko is expecting, her mate is dead, and she has fallen very ill. My healer suggested that I allow her to be mated to Lord Tetsuya since he has a similar aura to my brother's she feels that it would stabilize her, and the pups."

Amaya walked close to Lord Tetsuya and noticed that his aura did seem like Sesshomaru's some but it also appeared to be changing too. Little did anyone know but he had something of InuYasha's on his body. The mystic healer rushed back saying, "Madame Amaya I have seen this before she needs to return with us I can heal her she needs her guardian's help to survive."

Amaya asked, "What of the other's healer's suggestion?" She replied, "Not to argue with good intentions here but Yukiko wouldn't accept a new mate she believes her mate is still alive."

Lord Tetsuya growled, "She's just not used to the fact that she is a widow. All she needs is a strong mate to help her through this."

Amaya raises an eyebrow, and says, "We'll be taking Yukiko, and we shall investigate into your claim. If a mate is needed for her then we will call on you."

Sesshomaru sighs saying, "I don't like it, but you may take her perhaps you can give better care for her then I can."

The mystic healer gets Yukiko and climbs onto the dragon Amaya joins her taking Akina with her. Sesshomaru snorts but realizes she is Yukiko's personal servant so he lets it go. They soon arrive at the mystic healer training site they take both Yukiko and Akina to a cave. She then places Yukiko against a dragon saying, "Watch over her while I get food, and medicine."

The dragon looks up, and says, "You may come in, are you here to help my Son's ward?" Akina says, "Yes I'm Akina Lady Yukiko's servant."

The dragon replies, "Well Akina, I am Yumi Mother of Draco her guardian." Akina says, "I will help with whatever you need to care for my Lady."

Yumi says, "You can start by covering her, she appears cold to me. I shall have to lecture my Son about her appearance." Yukiko says, "It's not his fault don't be too hard on him."

Yumi looks down saying, "Hush child you need to rest." She then looks at Akina, and says, "So what is her condition?"

Akina replies, "Her mate is gone; she's tired from caring for Lord Sesshomaru's pup, and her own. Then after Lord Tetsuya arrived she started to suffer from this sickness whatever it is."

The mystic healer enters with Draco, and suddenly Akina feels very small compared to them. The healer says, "she's been poisoned most likely by Lord Tetsuya it's designed to make her need a mate but a close male relative will work all that is truly needed is a caring male's Aura, and some food as well as medication to help her rest." Draco shrinks to the size of a large dog and nuzzled into her stomach sharing his Aura with the pups.