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This story is inspired by both InuYasha and Fushigi Yuugi. Much of the two plots are mixed into this story, except all the characters are my own. They are just based on the characters of the two anime. I'm sure you'll be able to figure out who portrays who if you know the two anime, but even if you don't this story explains it's self, you don't need any knowledge of InuYasha and Fushigi Yuugi to enyoy this story.

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-Ookamilover19

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"Do you think she's adjusting well or just hiding the truth?" I whispered.

"I don't know…for some reason I can't get into her head. She's good at hiding things," the RyuYoukai sighed. "I smell your desire for her that has nothing to do with the mark she gave you. Why do you want her?"

I froze and looked at the girl sleeping in my arms. "I don't know… I guess that after she brought my brother back from death, I was curious about her power and the fact that she just kept getting stronger. That's why I captured her outside of Storkan…I wanted to know why she kept gaining power even though she wasn't Youkai."

"She brought him back from death?" Dracolt gasped. "Even I could never do that powerful of healings."

Now:

-Satikina-

When I woke up, I felt a few of the sun's rays on my back. I sat up slowly, and looked around. Crenca was asleep a few feet away from the fire, Dracolt was laying besides the log he had been sitting on last night and Sosuke was still asleep behind me. I stood up and went over and picked up my earrings and my amulet and put them on. I slid on a pair of flats and strapped my swords to my waist and put on a blood-red cloak that I had brought as everyone woke up.

I grabbed my bag and walked off into the forest as they started getting ready. Sosuke caught up first, while Dracolt and Crenca followed a ways behind. I tried to stay ahead of Sosuke, but since he was taller with longer legs, it was hard. We got to the edge of the forest and stopped walking.

"Good luck, you two. Get her to Parkel safely and tell Saiqua she's off limits," I smiled, looking up at the morning sun.

"Very well, Satikina, good luck finding the last warrior. Be careful and control your emotions. I'm not entirely certain how much power those earrings will seal with you being able to transform. Let's go, Crenca."

"Priestess?" Crenca whispered and I looked at her. "Sorry for hitting you before and thank you for rescuing me."

"No problem," I smiled. "Take care of yourself and I'll be back soon. Let's go Sosuke."

I turned north with Sosuke, while Dracolt transformed and had Crenca climb up on his scaled back and they flew east into the rising sun. I wasn't sure why, but I wanted to just walk. Around mid-day, we found a well-worn road and we walked along it. We had our cloaks on and hoods up, even though it was quite warm. We just wanted to not be recognized and not have to hide.

Sosuke had put the Pawashiru necklace on as a precaution and we both looked like humans. It was afternoon when we heard a wagon from behind us. We hurried off the road to get out of the way and realized that they slowed down.

"Do you two want a ride?" a female voice called to us.

I looked up from the shadows of my hood and saw a young couple on the wagon. The man was built from manual labor, tall, brown eyes and short blond hair. The woman was small, fair-skinned, blue eyes and brown hair that fell in waves around her shoulders.

"Where are you two headed?" the woman asked, smiling.

"We heard there was a village up ahead," I spoke quietly.

"There is, but it takes a week if you walk. We're headed to the hunter's village as well, would you like a lift?" the man smiled.

"Thank you," I nodded. "My name is Lilia and this is my beloved Yoshio."

"Pleasure to meet you. I am Shizuka and this is my husband Hiroki," the woman smiled.

Sosuke helped me up into the back of the wagon before jumping up beside me. Hiroki steered the horses to their walk as I leaned against Sosuke as his arm wrapped around me. Shizuka crawled over the seat and sat in front of us.

"So…what brought you this way to Hunitlak?" Shizuka smiled.

"Yoshio has a friend there that he hasn't visited in a while and we decided to come up while we were traveling," I lied.

"Where are you from Lilia?"

"I live in Parkel at the moment." I spoke, trying to hold back my annoyance.

"What about you Yoshio? Where are you from?"

"I own an island off the southern coast," Sosuke growled.

"Yoshio, be nice. Sorry, he's never been too social," I smiled.

Shizuka nodded then climbed back up to sit next to her husband. I looked at Sosuke and glared. He looked at me with no emotions and I wanted to stick my tongue out at him.

"Why are we traveling like humans?" he whispered in my ear.

I looked at my hands uncertain. "I'm afraid…afraid of the power I have. I've lost control several times already and I don't know what will happen if I kept using it."

His arms pulled me closer as silence fell around the four of us. Hours later as the sun set, Hiroki pulled off the road and set up camp. While the two humans ate, I walked off into the trees and sighed. I felt like screaming and hitting something.

"Satikina?" Sosuke whispered, coming to me.

"What?" I muttered, not looking at him.

"Are you afraid of what you've become or of losing control?"

I sighed and walked a few steps away from him. "Some of both, but mostly I'm more afraid of losing myself somewhere along the way."

His turned me around to face him and pulled me close. "I'll help you, Satikina. Just to let you know, it gets easier as time goes on. When Ikaku and I were kids, we were both like how you are now. Takimoku was always trying to train us to be able to control our beasts."

"You used to live together? That's kind of hard to believe with the way you two act."

"Yeah, when we were kids we did. I was still a pup when he was born. His mom asked me to help him understand what he was after he got attack by humans."

"Where did you live?"

"Northeast of the Fire Mountain, the village was destroyed a century ago, right before that priestess sealed Ikaku to that tree."

"It's funny how small our worlds are," I laughed. "The priestess who sealed him to the tree was my great-grandmother."

"Really?" Sosuke sounded doubtful, pulling back to look at me.

"Yes, really, that's how I can be from another world and not be human."

"That makes sense, I guess. Why are we parading around with these humans?"

"I told you already, I'm afraid. Being human was something that calmed me, I was like everyone else. Being around them calms me," I whispered, taking off my hood and watched him in the moonlight.

"But we're not human Satikina," he sighed.

"I know, but sometimes I need something to hold onto."

"You have me, Dracolt and my baka brother."

"Sosuke…"

His hand came up out of his cloak and cupped my cheek as a single tear fell down my cheek. He moved back to me and leaned down towards me. His face was inches from mine when we heard something behind Sosuke.

"Yoshio, Lilia?" I heard her call as she came closer. I pulled my hood up as she came into view around Sosuke. "Is everything alright?"

"Yeah, we were just talking," Sosuke replied.

I walked past Shizuka back to where they had set up came, silent.

"Is she okay?" Shizuka hissed to Sosuke.

"Lilia is tired, she hasn't been sleeping well the last few weeks," he whispered.

I sat against a tree trunk and closed my eyes. I heard Shizuka and Sosuke come to the camp and were trying to be quiet. As darkness enveloped me, I felt Sosuke sit next to me.

When I woke up, I was woken up to movements of the wagon. I sat up and saw that we were on the road. Hiroki and Sosuke were sitting up front and Shizuka was sitting by me. I looked around and saw that we were headed northwest. I saw Shizuka looking at me with an awed expression.

"Finally awake, are you? You have a beautiful face," she whispered and I realized that my hood had fallen off when I sat up.

"Thanks," I replied emotionless, pulling my hood back up to cover my face. "How far have we traveled while I was sleeping?"

"We've been moving since sunrise and its midday now."

I scooted away from Shizuka who was inches away and saw her disapproval. "No offense or anything, but I like my space."

"How…why are you so armed?" she stuttered, staring at my waist.

I looked down and saw that my swords were uncovered. I recovered them then looked back at her. "These are dangerous times. I'm cautious around everyone, even my beloved Yoshio."

"Oh, do you mean that demonic priestess that calls herself the servant of Nanaki?" Hiroki growled.

"Yes, she is one of many threats," Sosuke spoke before I growled.

I spent the rest of the trip, fuming in silence. When we stopped that night, I sat down far from the fire. Sosuke didn't say anything but stayed near me.

The next day when we arrived at the village, it was midday. We thanked the couple for their kindness then they hurried off. We walked into the village and I sighed.

"Whats the last symbol?" Sosuke asked as we entered the room we were staying at.

"Balri," I replied, uncovering the necklace. "Who did you know in this village?"

"She was a huntress, who lived outside the village. At one time, I had been injured badly and fell near their house. She healed me," he spoke sitting on the bed.

"Why is it that the warriors you know are female?" I fumed, taking off my swords and sitting on the floor.

"It's not my fault," he laughed as he studied me.

I sighed, knowing that I was acting like a child. "What was her name?"

"Amaya, but you must realize that I don't go for humans," he smiled. "Come here Satikina."

I looked at him and stuck out my tongue. He growled and in a flash, he pulled me to the bed and he was on top of me. I remained still and pouted at him. He pressed his lips on mine and then pulled away.

"Are you done fuming? I've noticed that since that couple talked about you like that, you've been silent. There is no need to take your anger out on people," he whispered, resting his face in the hollow of my neck.

I sighed and relaxed under him. "I guess I'm done."

He chuckled and lifted his head to look at me. I lifted my hands up and took off the Pawashiru necklace, missing his silvery blue hair. He relaxed his body on top of mine and lowered his head back to my neck. He nibbled the skin and I moaned.

"I thought I claimed dominance," I whined and rolled on top of him.

"Maybe I just want to challenge your dominance," he smiled, moving his hands up my bare thighs. "This dress is very convenient when we're like this."

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