Chapter 4

It had been two weeks. Two weeks since the two friends were now in this new strange time filled with demons and demon hunters and magical beings they thought were only real in fairytales. Allie had taken care of Nyx and the foal she had taken it. It ended up imprinting onto her. She named the foal Takado but she called him Taka for short. For now, she was walking with the small foal who had grown quite a lot with in the time it had been born and wasn't so small anymore. "There you go Taka." she smiled softly. Sesshomaru had decided to stay as well to further train Nyx in using his father's sword. He found it amusing and he found the young woman's company...interesting to say the least.

"AAAGH!" Nyx yelled in frustration. "How much longer do I have to fucking do these swings for! My arms hurt and I'm tired!" Her anger was on Sesshomaru. "I'm fucking hungry and thirsty."

Allie heard her friend and she sighed. "Come on Taka." she walked back and saw Sesshomaru and Nyx bickering again. She looked around and didn't see Inuyasha and inwardly felt disappointed. "You two fight too much."

Sesshomaru had ignored Allies presence for the moment. "You're lazy. You should have eaten earlier."

Inuyasha watched from the trees and was laughing silently. 'That girl is funny.' He hums and drops down behind Allie. "That deer is growing quick. I don't think it's a normal deer."

"I tried to you motherfucker but you demanded to train right away!" Nyx pulled at her hair and then winced as she caused herself harm. She rubbed the back of her head out of habit. "1...2...3." She whispered. Kaede had insisted she contain her temper and expressed that it was unhealthy to be so angry.

Allie jumped a little in surprise and blushed and lightly pushed him away. "Stop doing that...gonna give me a heart attack." she mumbled and patted Takas head. She walked over to Nyx and gently took her friends hands. "Come on let's get you something to eat."

Nyx nodded. "Oooh can we have fish? No boar? With rice balls and lots of alcohol." She grins like a child in a candy store. "Please allie?" She held her friend's hand.

"It's too early to be drinking besides Sake is expensive." She sighed sadly and Taka walked up next to them. "Seems like no matter what time we are in we are always broke." Taka pressed his nose against Allie's cheek and nuzzled her. Although he was still young he could understand human speech and his body was growing quickly.

"You forget we're traveling with a Lord you know. The dog is loaded and no doubt if we ask he'll probably get it." Nyx hums a bit in thought.

Allie smiled softly and Taka. "You're so sweet." She looked at Nyx. "I'm not drinking...besides unless it's rum it's not going to do anything to me anyway. It's not fun being the sober one."

"Ok...no drinking then." Nyx sat beside allie and hugs her. "I love you."

"I love you too Nyxy." She gets a bowl of the stew Kaede had made into a bowl and gave it to her with some rice. "Here eat up. I'll go get some water." She got up and walked outside to the spring and got some water in a canteen and brought it back to Nyx. "Here nice and cold and clean."

Her eyes lit up like a child and she began eating. "So, what are we gonna do today allie? Are we gonna travel or stay here?"

"Well...I think we need to travel." she pulled out the jewel shard she had. It was bigger now since she had been able to get Koga's shards from him. "From what Miroku and Sango told us...and from Inuyasha has told me this Naraku needs to be stopped and the jewel taken from him."

-Sessh and inu-

Sesshomaru huffed. "Insolent girl." He turned on his heel and left to go and check up on Rin. 'Why does this damn onna irritate me so much...and yet intrigue me at the same time.'

Inuyasha hums and follows Sesshomaru. "You have a crush on a girl that's a complete opposite of you." He pointed out and laughed

Sesshomaru growled annoyed by his hanyou brothers jab at him. He didn't know what he felt for Nyx but he was curious about her. "Shut it whelp. And you hold affections for one to oblivious to realize it. Although she's better than a rotting corpse or one that showed off her sex every time she walked.

Inuyasha's eyes twitched. "Kikyo...wasn't always what you think she is. She used to be gentle and kind. Kagome...I have nothing to say about her." he turned away. "Allie, is different my blood is calm around her."

Sesshomaru hummed. "She is a corpse now brother who was blinded by her doubt in you and bounded you to a tree for 50 years. If she had fully cared she would have never doubted you and neither you in her. It takes a strong woman to be with demons of our caliber. Those two weren't. Yes, you're half but fathers blood still courses through your veins making you strong. You need a strong woman." He hummed. "Not a Miko and or a lowly human girl."

"So, you say." Inuyasha muttered but he listened to Sesshomaru's words. "When I was a pup why didn't you take me in?"

"Many reasons that seem foolish to me now." he admits quietly. "What's past is past and can't be undone. I had a deep hatred because the union between father and your mother is what made my mother protective and... hurt." Sesshomaru would never admit it but there were two people in his life you didn't mess with. His mother or Rin. It didn't matter who you were. "I realized after so many years it's not you I should be mad at but father. But he died at your birth so it no longer matters." he hummed and looked toward the village.

Inuyasha nods he didn't expect the answer he received but nonetheless it was an answer that's he's been longing for. His dislike for Sesshomaru started when he was rejected by him but now his dislike isn't warranted

Sesshomaru hummed and sniffed. He started to walk toward the hut where the girls were at. Her overheard what Allie had said as he walked in. "Naraku is powerful...and hard to find."

"I don't see the big deal. I would like to meet this guy before I go and decide to kill him. I wonder if he's hot." The wild woman hums in thought. "I wonder most evil bad guys are hot." She snickers.

"You're insane..." Inuyasha blinks at her. "Why would you even think of that?"

"I never fucking claim I was sane to begin with dog boy." She hissed. "I prefer to be insane...being this way makes life more enjoyable and numbs your morality. I don't feel guilt or empathy..." she turned away.

"Stop lying you do sometimes." Allie sighed and stood up. "Well I'm going to go and find the hot springs I need a bath." She kissed Nyxs cheek and petted Taka. "You stay here." she looked to Nyx. "You do too you need to eat and stay hydrated and Sesshomaru stop working her so hard." She quietly left the hut.

Sesshomaru's eye twitched and his arm rested on his sword. "You trained enough for now you rest." He hummed and left the hut. 'Insane onna...why is it always the crazy ones that grab my attention.'

"Ugh allie I was trying to look all tough." Nyx grumbled when her act was ruined. "Sometimes I feel guilt and empathy." She emphasized and continued eating. "Hey dog boy...what are you? Like what kind of dog are you?" She asked.

Inuyasha hums. "I don't know what kind of dog...we are but it's my guess that we're a mix of different breeds. I'm not sure ask the old mutt." He stood up and went to his favorite tree and laid on its highest branch.

Nyx hums and asked the question to Touga. 'I am not certain. We are dog demons, breed of dog doesn't matter.'

'There's not many known races of dogs here.' Touga explained.

'Ok Touga.' She nods. 'Tell me everything about your sons.'

'Well that's a lot to go through.' he sighed as he began and lengthy explanation. 'Sesshomaru and Inuyasha have never gotten along. Sesshomaru held a great hatred for Inuyasha since he is a half demon and he blamed Inuyasha for mine and his mother's falling out. Inuyasha resented him because I had died when Inuyasha was born. He never knew me and his mother died when he was about 5 years old. Sesshomaru wouldn't take him in and he had lived alone for a long time. Sesshomaru has since learned the error of his ways through Rin. Inuyasha has learned to not hold such prejudices and hatred against other demons and humans. They both hold great power more than they realize. Sesshomaru will become a powerful lord...Inuyasha is strong in his own right. He doesn't need to become a full demon because his human blood is a strength in him and not a weakness. He has yet to fully realize that and Sesshomaru has yet to fully realize that a caring nature is necessary for him to become a strong and great lord.'

Sesshomaru continued to leave and he looked to Allie. "Your friend is always this way, isn't she?"

Allie stopped and turned back to the demon lord. "She's always been this way...for if I've known."

Sesshomaru hummed and nodded and went to rest under a tree. He didn't fall asleep but he closed his eyes and was aware of his surroundings.

-Nyx and Sessh-

'Interesting.' Nyx hums. "Ok." She stood up and walked to Sesshomaru. She stops and gets on her hands and knees and stares at him for a long while.

Sesshomaru's eyes remained closed. His one arm continued to rest on his blade. "Something caught your attention?" He hummed with his eyes still closed.

"Nope." She told him and continued to stare at him. "Nothing at all...unless you can turn into a fluffy puppy?"

His eye twitched but stayed closed. "No I don't."

"But I know you can. Sooo I wanna see..." she pouted. "I bet when you were a baby you were such a cute fluffy puppy. I bet your mom couldn't keep herself from snuggling you."

Sesshomaru opened one amber eye to look at her. "I turn into a giant dog demon. Just one of my fangs is bigger than you and yet you wish to see it."

"Hey! I talked to a purple dragon that was huge so I'm not scared. I'm hardly scared of anything." She says. "Now Mr. Grumpy show me your fluffy puppy form." She poked his chest.

He growled and move her hand. Stop."

Nyx smirked. "What's the matter grumpy pants? Are you shy?" She kept poking his chest

He snarled at the woman in front of him. "I'm not changing into that form. Unless you want this whole village to go into a mass hysteria then no."

"Excuses dog lord." Nyx rolled her eyes and left and went deeper into the forest by herself wondering if the dog lord would follow. Sesshomaru didn't move even though his curiosity was getting the better of him. He rose to his feet and quietly followed. Nyx kept walking and stopped at a tree. Her eyes widen when she saw a massive bee hive dripping with honey. She licked her lips and drooled. "Honey..." she mutters and climbs up the tree

Sesshomaru stood against a tree and watched. "You're going to get stung."

"Shh." she looked down. "Or you won't get honey." She looked up and kept climbing and used her hands to pull apart the hive. The bees became agitated began to sting her. Amazingly the stings didn't hurt Nyx only made her angry but she ignored it for her golden prize. She grabbed a hand full of honey comb and jumped down and sat beside Sesshomaru. She licked her fingers slowly and moans at the sweetness of the raw honey. "Mmmm..." it dripped down her lips and onto her chin and a drop in her bosom. "Want some?" She turns her head to him.

'That's so sexy...hmm I'll lick that honey off you if I wasn't in this sword.' Touga whispered and wished he had his body.

Sesshomaru's eye twitched. 'Strange onna...she has a scent of a wolf in her but something else as well.'

Nyx held her finger that was soaked in honey. "You want some? And you're still gonna show me what you look like in your other form."

"No on both counts." Sesshomaru turned his head away. "I'm not one for sweets."

She rolled her eyes and place some honey on his lips. "Lighten up a bit. Why won't you show me? Do you think I'll be afraid of you?" She kept eating and saved some for Allie.

"If I show you then will you stop asking." He drawled annoyed.

"Yes Sesshomaru...I will stop asking." She nods and stares at him.

-Allie and Inu-

'Demons are weird.' Allie thought to herself and she continued to walk into the forest before finding the secluded spring and getting into it quietly. Taka rose on his hooves went outside and followed Allie's trail. It seemed like where he walks a trail of small flowers would follow. He found her and observed then stood watch to protect her.

Allie looked up and smiled. "Aww Taka baby I told you to stay with Nyxy." she washed off her body quickly and got out and dried herself with the clothe she used as a towel before putting on the kimono Kaede gave her. She petted Taka gently and sighed. "Nyx may be brash and loud...but...I wish I had her confidence sometimes." she nuzzled Taka gently.

Taka bend his head down and pressed his head against her heart seemingly like he was telling her something. He kneels and takes a rose from the ground and gave it to her. 'Your confidence comes from your heart...your strength is from the heart...your love is what gives you strength and confidence.' He considers her eyes. 'Fate has brought us together Allie, I am not as I seem, I am will be your steed when you realize your true power.'

Allie blinked a few times shocked she could understand him. She kissed the top of his head gently. "I see...Let's go back." she didn't question it and she didn't want to let her insecurities show. She saw Inuyasha resting in a tree as they walked back. She got an idea and saw an apple and threw it at his leg and continued to walk as if nothing happened.

Inuyasha threw the apple back and smirked. "If you want my attention you got it. What's up?." He asked loud enough for her to hear.

When the apple hit, her she stumbled and fell. "Ow...guess that was Karma...and nothing was just making sure you were awake." She tried to stand up but she winced. "Oh. Man...my ankle twisted...karma really got me today."

Inuyasha jumped down. "I didn't mean to toss it so hard." He tore a piece of his sleeve and wrapped her ankle with it. "Sorry." Taka watched from where he was and then carefully laid down to sleep.

She blushed a little and turned her head away. "I-it's okay...y-you don't have to do that."

"Your face is turning red, are you ill?" He rose a brow and touched her face. "Do I need to get Kaede?"

She blushed and scooted back a little. "N-no I'm fine it's just hot out today and I was just in the hot spring so I'm okay really." she tried to stand up and she stumbled. 'Great make a fool of yourself as always.'

'Dear you shouldn't talk about yourself like that...' it was rare that Izayoi would speak to her but it did happen.

'I'm fine.' she slowly grabbed onto the tree for support and used it to help her up to her feet.

"You're not fine." Inuyasha caught her and take her to the lake. "Here put your feet in the water will help." His tone was stern.

Allie blushed further but listened and put her feet in the spring. "Thank you."

"Your welcome." Inuyasha sat beside her and looks at her. "Tell me about your time."

"I'm sure it's not much different than kagoma's." Allie sighed. "It's...it's not the best place to be...in my opinion. Nyx and I have been on our own since we were young...Nyx actually was on her own longer than I was."

Inuyasha hums. "No offense but there's something about your friend that's...making my senses go off...there's something off." He mutters.

Allie got on the defensive as she looked at him. "And what do you mean exactly?"

"Nothing bad I swear!" Inuyasha defended himself. "It's just I think there's something more about her is all."

She slowly stood up ignoring the pain in her ankle and looked at him. "Well you're right. While she might be crazy sometimes she can be kind and caring about people who deserve and she's strong." She turned on her heel and walked off with her arms crossed.

Inuyasha stood. "I didn't mean it as an insult Allie." He felt bad and didn't know why. "I'm sorry."

"Well maybe you should explain things better than." she continued to walk with Taka by her side and the sun shined down on her making it look like it was on fire again. As she slowly calmed down it faded back to its original color.

Inuyasha nods. "It's nothing about her behavior but it's her blood." He mumbled.

"That doesn't explain much to me. I'm not a demon." She turned around and looked at him with her arms crossed. Her hair slowly had a red hue.

He blushed and looked at her. He shook his head and sniffed. "I smell honey."

Her eyes widened. "Where!?" She yelled. She had a major sweet tooth. And she hadn't had anything sweet since they had gotten to this time. She was due for her fix as she would put it.

Inuyasha pointed towards the forest. "There. Do you like honey?"

Allie quickly ran her ankle miraculously healing and she tackled Nyx down. "Gimme now." her hair was a bright mix of colors of reds, oranges and yellows looking completely on fire. "I want the honey."

Sesshomaru stood up but decided not to transform as he saw Allie tackle Nyx. 'Good not wasting the energy changing for her anyway.' he hummed and stood away from the two girls.

"Oh! Allie!" Nyx giggles and held up the honey. "Here get off me! I saved some for you."

"Honey." she mumbled and looked at the honeycomb. She dragged her finger along it coating it in honey and she moaned at the taste of it. "Sooo good." she moaned.

'Damn both of you are sexy.' Touga grinned.

'I can hear you know Inu No taisho.' Izayoi hummed from the necklace around Allies neck.

'Shit...forgive me love.' Touga says sheepishly like a child that was caught doing something bad.

Inuyasha followed and sniffed then stared at Sesshomaru. "You got a little...honey on you."

Sesshomaru's eye twitched and he wiped it off him and licked his claw gently and hummed pleasantly. Inuyasha snickered a bit at his expense.

"Yeah! It's raw honey I got straight from the hive." Nyx grinned and licked her fingers.

"It's sooo good." she released a sigh of content. "I needed something sweet." she got some on her finger and held it out for Taka to take a lick. He gingerly licked the honey from her finger.

Sesshomaru hummed and watched. "When was your hair red? "he looked to Allie.

"Oh." she looked at her hair. "Kaede said it might change since I have priestess powers awakening."

"Strange. It wouldn't be red then...at most perhaps a blond or a white but not red.." Sesshomaru hummed in thought.

Inuyasha nods in agreement then looks towards Nyx and observed her closely. He looks at her hands. "Have your nails always been that way?"

Nyx blinks and looks at them. "No, but who cares they look cool now." She stands and went to the lake and wiped her hands then returned. "So, are we just gonna stay here or are we gonna get a move on? I'm bored now let's go traveling."

"Yes, we need to go." she looked out beyond the trees and she looked at the jewel she had now put on the chain with Izayoi's charm. "It's glowing." she mumbled and she looked out. "It's telling me to go that way." she started walking.

"Hm don't waste time." Sesshomaru hummed and decided to walk as well.

Nyx yawns. "Yeah let's go." She jumped and got on Sesshomaru's back. "Onwards dog lord and I haven't forgotten about you showing me your fluffy puppy form." Inuyasha laughs and went to say his goodbyes to Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kaede then caught up with Sesshomaru, Allie and Nyx.

Sesshomaru put her down. "No." He said plainly and continued to walk. "I'm not carrying you."

"My goodness the sexual tension between those two." Allie mumbled to Inuyasha and continued to walk with Taka by her side.

Inuyasha hums and blinks. He took Allie's hand and whispered in her ear. "Let's set them up."

Allie blushed a deep shade of red being increasingly nervous. 'H-he's holding my handout-oh me.' she thought and let her hair from behind her ear to try and hide her blush. "H-how?"

"Haven't figured that part out yet but we should." Inuyasha grins. "What do you think?"

"I guess it couldn't hurt." Allie mumbled and was still red since he was still holding her hand. "Um what happened to Sesshomaru's arm?" She had wondered for a while but wasn't sure on when to ask.

Nyx pouted and glared at his back. She cursed at him in Spanish. "Puta..." she mumbled and walked beside him. (Translation: Bitch)

Sesshomaru's eye twitched and he stopped and turned to her. "What was that onna." he growled lowly in warning.

Nyx looked at him innocently. "Te llamé una perra idiota..." she grins. She learned Spanish from her time being in a juvenile detention center for a month due to a misdemeanor. She smiled and touched his cheek. "Pero cachorro eres mi perra." She moved passed him and kept walking knowing he couldn't understand what she just said. (Translation: I called you a bitch asshole. But puppy you're my bitch)

Sesshomaru growled. "I'll find out what you said onna and if it was offensive you will pay dearly for it." He continued to walk. "The whelp who's trying to court you cut it off." Sesshomaru huffed annoyed and continued to walk.

Allie blushed further and she pulled away her hand and held her cheeks. 'O-oh me.' Allie continued to hold her cheeks as she walked on ahead of them all with Taka. 'Oh, my if he really trying too...no he can't be...no one ever wants me.' she thought sadly. In the past because of Nyx's overprotectiveness and possessiveness she had never had a boyfriend because they would fear Nyx.

"Sesshomaru, you're still mad about that? It's gonna grow back sheesh. If it makes you feel any better, I'm sorry but it was your fault for getting it cut off in the first place." Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "What do you mean courting!?"

Sesshomaru scuffed. "Whelp you know exactly what it means."

Inuyasha became flustered. "Shut up you bastard...we just met not too long ago."

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Grow up whelp. If you want something you state it. Stop playing those damn games like you did with the other two." He walked and noticed a change in Nyx's demeanor. He walked up next to her and hummed. "Now what is on your mind."

'I'll cut his balls off if he thinks of courting my allie.' Nyx held her sword in her hands tightly.

'Child, I believe your friend can decided who she wants.' Touga whispers softly.

'Don't care! She's my Allie and I don't want to share her.' Her eye twitches as she became possessive over Allie.

'So, you wish for your friend to not have someone for the rest of her life then?' Touga hummed.

'N-no but I... I don't want her to forget about me.' Nyx rubbed her eyes and inwardly growled at the way she was feeling. She kept walking ignoring the others voices.

'It's not fair to her Nyx. You've obviously have experience with relationships and with the opposite sex that your friend has not. By protecting her too much you're keeping her from experiencing her life.' Touga calmly explained before going quiet.

'I... just don't want her hurt...or to forget me is all.' Nyx frowned and scratched her head nervously ignoring the others. 'She's all I have old mutt. The only family I have.'

'She won't forget you.' Touga explains quietly.

Allie continued to walk ahead quietly and she petted Taka gently. She slowly began to remember times where she was rejected because the boys she had interest in were scared. She didn't cry but she continued to walk with a saddened expression on her face. Inuyasha grumbled but went after allie. "Hey, are you okay? Look don't pay any mind to what Sesshomaru says...he's a jerk most of the time." He mumbled. "But...he's kind of right I guess."

Sesshomaru huffed. "Fine." he slowly allowed his body to change and he towered over all of them as he went into his full form. He towered over the trees and they became crushed under his paws.

Allie didn't hear what Inuyasha said but she felt the ground shake as Sesshomaru changed. She turned around and got behind Inuyasha a little frightened. "Oh, wow he's huge."

Nyx blinked and looked up. "Fluffy puppy!" Her mood quickly changing and she climbed up his leg and got on his head. "You're so soft!" She touched his ear and scratched it. "And cute! Awesome! Your saliva is like acid!"

Inuyasha blinked. "Your friend is crazy." He muttered and turned around picking up allie and jumped to a safe distance.

Sesshomaru growled and looked to Inuyasha. "Hope you can keep up whelp." He barked and started to run.

Allie blushed and held on to Inuyasha. "H-he's really fast...but what about Taka." she looked to him. "I don't know if he can run that fast yet."

'Do not worry for me Allie, I may be young but I am fast.' Taka stares at the distance and kicked off the ground and started running.

Inuyasha held Allie and jumped from tree to tree quickly easily keeping up with his elder half-brother. Allie yelped and held onto Inuyasha tightly but was blushing badly. Sesshomaru roared as they ran well until it was night time. They stopped at a clearing to rest for the night.

"Here you go." Inuyasha place allie down on the ground. "You okay?" Taka lays down and closed his eyes to sleep and restore his energy.

"I'm fine." she mumbled and grabbed some wood and started to try and make a fire. However, when she touched the wood and was thinking about a fire, it immediately started.

Nyx laughed and scratched Sesshomaru's head. "That was fun Sesshy! You're such a good boy."

Sesshomaru glared at her. "Don't call me that." he looks to Allie and hums. "Now I see what you are...an elemental Hanyou." Nyx rolled her eyes and went to a tree and laid down under it. She closed her eyes and went to sleep.

"What's that?" Allie looked up confused.

"An elemental demon is an old race of demon thought to have died off hundreds of years ago, each one could control all the elements as well as predict the weather. You're half human like the whelp. So, it's possible you only have control over fire and can sense the weather. It explains why you weren't burned in the fire." Sesshomaru explained.

'I raised a smart son.' Touga hummed.

"That's pretty cool." Inuyasha hums. "So, there must be more demons in your time then." He watches the fire.

"I don't know...if one my parents was a demon neither one told me." she mumbled and looked to Nyx. She crawled over and cuddled up to her friend to sleep quietly.

Sesshomaru hummed. "I still wonder if those two are courted together. Being with the same sex might be normal in their time."

"I don't think it's anything like that..." Inuyasha mumbled. "Maybe they...get comfort from being extremely close like that."

"Humph." Sesshomaru laid back. "Strange onna."