"Is that it?" Zach gasped and Azya looked at him from her place hanging from Ah-Un's side, her arm wrapped around Ah-Un's straps, her foot tucked into the bend of his scaled leg. Ah-Un's saddle wasn't comfortable with two adults and she felt comfortable holding onto him. "How big is that castle?"
"We won't reach it until sundown," Azya chuckled before feeling Sesshomaru's aura but it was different somehow, coming from behind them. She spun her body around carefully, her free hand on Orochi before her eyes saw why his aura had been different. "Look behind us Zach."
"Why…? Is that a flying dog? He's huge…!" Zach gasped as he looked over his shoulder as the large canine gained on them quickly as she felt Ah-Un slow down. "Why is the dragon slowing down?"
"Relax," Azya smiled as the large canine lifted his large head as he hovered beside them, his deep blue eyes surrounded by red focusing on her. She carefully unwrapped her hand around Ah-Un's straps and jumped towards the canine, using the dragon's side to push off.
"Azzie!" Zach screamed and she only laughed as she landed perfectly between the canine's shoulder blades.
"We're back," Azya spoke as she used the thick white fur to climb up onto his head and knelt down on one knee just above the crescent moon. "Why are you in this form, Sessh?"
"This is Sesshomaru? And I thought he couldn't get any more perfect…" Zach gushed before a growl from Sesshomaru made him fall quiet.
"You know that he is harmless, mate," Azya smiled as she ran a hand through his fur, causing a gentle rumble from him as they continued towards the castle. "My trip was a success though I had to threaten him a little at the beginning. He mentioned that if anything changes with me, I'll need to bring them back. Is this the binding you had mentioned?"
She felt the confirmation from his aura and hummed back in response.
"He didn't say anything," Zach frowned.
"He's in his true form, of course he didn't," Azya spoke as she looked over at her friend. "I can feel his aura and with his thoughts, his aura changed to respond to me."
"Didn't you say that he would never reveal this form, due to scaring you before your last return?"
"At the time, yes, but I'm not scared of him. I know that the reason that had happened was because of his enemy at the time. He would never harm me, even if his inner beast was in control."
"How do you know that?"
"Because his inner beast chose me before he realized it himself," Azya smiled, getting a bark from Sesshomaru in response.
"Didn't know you were into beastiality, Azzie?"
"I can still beat your ass," Azya growled as she stood up and turned to face her friend as he flew on Ah-Un beside her.
"Maybe after we land? Please sit or something so you have something to hold onto," Zach spoke, his eyes wide in fear.
"Oh, you're no fun," Azya chuckled as she knelt back down and gripped the fur of Sesshomaru's head.
Sesshomaru increased their pace and Ah-Un kept up with him. Azya hummed quietly as she watched the landscape fly by, her hand running through the soft white fur of his large head. Soon they reached the castle, sunset still hours away. Hearing shouting and the soldiers yelling to clear the courtyard, Sesshomaru landed gently before Ah-Un took his turn and landed nearby.
She slid down Sesshomaru's neck before climbing down his front leg and landed in a crouch beside the large canine. Straightening up, she stretched her arms above her head before Sesshomaru's large head came down to nudge her forward. Looking up at him with a smile, she reached her hand out to touch his jaw as he pressed his nose to her brow for several seconds before he backed up and was engulfed in a white light that started to shrink before the light faded, revealing Sesshomaru in his humanoid form.
"Mama!"
Azya turned away from Sesshomaru as she heard Rin and saw the smiling child running at her. She opened her arms and picked her up as she reached her and held her close. Glancing at Zach as he finally got off Ah-Un, she grinned as he looked around, his eyes lingering on a few of the soldiers before focusing on her and her grin widened. Shifting Rin so that she was on her hip, opposite of the katana at her waist she walked over to Zach.
"Rin, this is a dear friend of mine, Zachery. Zach, this is my daughter, Rin," Azya greeted as Rin loosened her grip around her neck and turned her head to look at Zach.
"Hello," Rin smiled.
"It is my pleasure to finally meet you. Azzie has told me so much about you, Rin."
"Why don't you show Zach around?" Azya spoke as she set Rin back down.
"Okay," Rin grinned as she grabbed Zach's hand and started pulling him towards the castle, already chatting his ear off as they went.
"I have a feeling that he might choose to stay," Azya spoke as she felt Sesshomaru right behind her and turned to face him. She unstrapped Orochi from her back and held it out for him to examine. "That is Orochi. Totosai said that you would be able to access its abilities due to it being your fang that created it but I am unable to because I am human. With the katana, Pyua, I would be able to disperse a poison or miasma around me."
"Hn," he smirked as he unsheathed the naginata and studied the blade.
Feeling his approval as he sheathed the Orochi and returned it to her, she held out the katana by the scabbard, letting him draw the blade to study its craftsmanship. Giving a slight nod as he slid the blade back into the scabbard and she slid the blade back into the obi at her waist. Glancing over at Ah-Un, she watched Jaken lead him away as several servants carried the bags inside the castle.
Feeling Sesshomaru's hand at the small of her back, she let him guide her into the castle past the groups of female Youkai gathered, whispering to each other. Azya tried to keep control of her emotions and not smile as she headed the conversations of the Youkai, but failed, feeling all their jealousy as Sesshomaru guided her past them and up the staircase. Once up the first flight of stairs, Sesshomaru's arm wrapped around her waist and she found herself in his bed chamber and his face buried against her neck.
"Someone missed me," Azya whispered gently.
She wrapped one arm around his neck, using her free hand to rest Orochi against the wall before pulling Pyua from her waist and rested the katana beside the naginata against the wall as well. As soon as she stopped moving, she felt his hand untying her obi, slowly undressing her and she helped him before he decided to use his poison and burn her clothing. As soon as she was only in her underclothes, she found herself on the bed, her head and shoulders resting on Mokomoko. Sesshomaru crawled over to her before lying on top of her, his hips between her legs and wearing only his hamakas as he rested his head against her chest and his arm resting over her waist.
"Sessh?"
"His scent is all over you," he growled quietly.
"So you are simply remarking your territory?" Azya asked, fighting back her grin.
"Hn."
"Why were you in your true form? I wasn't late this time."
"This Sesshomaru was merely patrolling the lands. It's quicker in that form. Smells are stronger and I ran across your scent crossing the border into the Western lands. Remove the technology preventing you from being pupped."
"You really want to think about that when that vile hanyou is still at large? I know that you will continue to travel these lands while he is a threat, maybe even after he is finally destroyed, but I don't want to be trapped in this castle while you do. I would want to travel as long as I could but I also know that you would not allow that due to the threat of that hanyou," Azya spoke quietly as she ran a hand through his long hair, her other trailing along his lower back gently. He huffed quietly against her chest, making her smile as she bent one knee, shifting slightly to get a little more comfortable. "It's just too dangerous for a human, no matter how strong or trained I am."
"Rest, mate. I know that you have not slept for quite some time," Azya whispered gently and he hummed quietly in response.
Closing her eyes, she opened her senses to feel all the occupants in the castle and could feel Rin down on the main level with Jaken and Ah-Un while Zach was working his way up the levels, Priscilla's aura with him. Hearing Sesshomaru's quiet breaths, she knew that he had fallen asleep and she wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon until he woke up as his mokomoko wrapped around her bent leg loosely. Hearing a quiet knock on the main doors to Sesshomaru's room, Azya frowned as she felt Priscilla and Zach's aura right outside the door. Soon she heard the doors open but Zach's aura remained outside the room. She watched the bedroom door as it opened silently and Priscilla entered the room, her head lowered.
"Yes?" Azya spoke quietly as the elder Youkai knelt beside the bed.
"Your guest was requesting to see you, my lady," Priscilla spoke, her voice soft, "but I see that you won't be able to greet him for some time. What would you like me to tell him?"
"Set him up in the rooms beside Rin's for now and let him know that I laid down with my lord. He will understand and when I am able to, I will go to him," Azya whispered.
"Very well, my lady," Priscilla spoke before moving to get up.
"Tell me something Priscilla," Azya spoke and the woman lifted her eyes to meet hers in surprise. "My guest has particular tastes and I wondered if you knew if some of those within the castle had the same tastes."
"And what tastes are you referring to?"
"He only likes male lovers and I noticed his gaze lingered on some of the soldiers. He may be staying longer than originally expected and I had hoped to find him a companion or two that would enjoy his company as well."
"Does he prefer singular or would he prefer multiple to warm his bed?"
"That I don't know," Azya frowned, thinking for a moment.
"He is only human so many it would be best to start off with one?" Priscilla suggested.
"You can always ask him which he prefers."
"Very well my lady," Priscilla spoke with a bow of her head.
"Thank you for taking care of him," Azya smiled quietly as Priscilla stood and quietly exited the room and she went back to running her fingers through Sesshomaru's hair and closed her eyes, letting herself relax.