A/N: Guess who won the vote by an amazing majority…
Disclaimer: All chars from Inu Yasha and Ranma ½ belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
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Jean Luc was gone. A small tear ran down Azusa's cheek as she remembered her few tender moments with the recently deceased Jean Luc. Luckily for her, there was a nearby rock, who was promptly dubbed Frederic, and treasured for the cute way the lichen grew across his back.
Clutching Frederic to her, Azusa managed the climb out of the well, only vaguely aware that her surroundings were not what they should be. She skipped happily away from the well, babbling to Frederic about how cute he was. She was just telling Frederic about all his cute brothers and sisters, like Annette the tea bag, when her forward motion stopped quite abruptly. She looked up, aware on some level that a wall did not belong in the middle of a forest.
A tall creature glared down at her with golden eyes. He had red stripes running down his cheeks and a crescent moon in the middle of his forehead. His hand, which was raised above his head, ended in sharp claws that were dripping some funny green stuff. But Azusa didn't really notice this. Her eyes were focused on the long fluffy thing draped over the creature's shoulder. She darted forward. The swoosh of air through where she had been was the only sign of how close to death she came.
"ETIENNE!" Azusa clamped onto the fluffy thing. Sesshoumaru stood there shocked. His sensitive ears were ringing and only his dignity kept him from clamping his hands over his ears. "Oh aren't you so CUTE!" She grabbed his tail and pulled it off his shoulder to wrap it around herself. Sesshoumaru raised his claw once again.
"Come on Etienne. I'm going to find a bow to put in your pretty fur." She ran off, Etien- *ahem* Sesshoumaru's tail wrapped around her. She hadn't gone far before she was jerked off her feet.
Azusa stood up and looked around. That creature was holding on to the other end of Etienne. She pouted angrily at him.
"Let go of my Etienne!" The creature stared coldly at her.
"Your Etienne is my tail, and you idiot human, are going to die." He rushed toward her at a frightening speed, claw raised to take her head off.
Seconds later, Azusa put her large mallet away and frowned at the creature on the ground. A tug on Etienne confirmed her suspicions. Her poor Etienne was somehow attached to this creature. Her eyes filled with tears at the thought of Etienne's suffering.
"Don't worry Etienne. I'll save you. We'll separate you from the mean man." Nodding happily to herself, Azusa grasped Etienne tightly in her hands and walked resolutely off into the forest, the unconscious body of Sesshoumaru trailing along behind them.
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