Chapter Three: The Stench of Old Death

A/N: And finally chapter three is here!! Disclaimer: I only own Amber.

Nighttime was coming, and darkness was falling over the sky. Inuyasha and Amber made their camp by making a fire and sleeping under the stars, sleeping by each other, just in case the vampire, named Lestat, a demon, an animal, or human attacked. Inuyasha smelled the stench of old death not too far away. It was getting closer and closer from a distance, quickly moving in, until it was nearly three hundred meters away.
"Something dead keeps getting closer and closer to us!" Inuyasha finally told her, then he quickly withdrew the tetsusaiga, and it was transformed. "Just as I thought."
"Lestat?" Amber suggested, knowing that it was him coming.
"Yes, my petit, did you ask for me?" a different voice asked, which sounded like that of Lestat.
"What do you want, anyway?" Inuyasha asked the vampire.
"Little Miss Murderer here killed my best friend, so now I seek to avenge his death by killing her."
"What good'll that do? It won't bring him back, no matter what," said Inuyasha.
"Oh well, at least I'll feel better afterwards," he said, as if death and killing were merely a game. "Whether you die or not doesn't matter to me,"
Amber got ready for Lestat to attack, and Inuyasha followed in suit. Lestat merely laughed at this. Honestly the two looked rather funny as they stood on guard, waiting for the attack. Lestat waited a few minutes, until their muscles were tired from staying in the same position like they were. He made and aerial attack onto Inuyasha's head, and then covered his mouth. Inuyasha raised the tetsusaiga and attempted to slash him with it, but it proved useless.
Lestat jumped ten feet away from Amber, with Inuyasha held down, putting up a great struggle, that was giving him problems. Eventually, Lestat pulled out a small dagger to Inuyasha's neck, threatening to slit his throat. "If you don't come with me, he's going to be history!"
Amber noticed that the tetsusaiga was only a few feet away from her, but it was definitely out of reach. "What happens if I do come with you? Will you spare him?"
"Yes, if you cooperate with me, then your lover will be safe."
"Then take me instead!" Amber yelled. Lestat dropped Inuyasha and grabbed her. He swooped off with out of sight before Inuyasha could jump up and go after her.
"DAMN IT!" he roared, and then fell to his knees. "Two women in two days to that creep!" Inuyasha was furious with himself because he could have saved her, but he was paralyzed with fear because of his own instincts to survive. A monk from not too far away had heard the noise of Inuyasha's rage. He walked to where the infuriated half demon was and asked him "Well, if it isn't good old Inuyasha!" he said cheerfully. Inuyasha recognized the voice, and his ears perked up immediately. "Miroku? Is that you?" "Yes, I am him. So, where's Kagome? You haven't parted ways with her yet, have you?" "Kagome's dead; a vampire took her life from her last night, and has taken my other companion in exchange for sparing my life," he said, rather gloomily. "Just now was that what was going on? I sensed that you were near, and that there was another two beings here just a minute ago, but they vanished in a flash." "Now I have to rescue her from that monster, despite the fact that he can overpower me," said Inuyasha, as though he were ready for anything. "I can't believe that Kagome's really gone," Miroku said sadly. "It's such a waste of a hot babe!" Inuyasha looked at him as though he were going to rip him apart. "Hey, don't look at me that way! I was just kidding, man!" Inuyasha decided to ignore Miroku's perverted mind, and began to try to smell the stench of old death again. He smelled it, but it was a very feint. He ran off in the direction that it was coming from, and Miroku could barely keep up with him. Inuyasha wasn't going to let another woman die because he couldn't save her in time, for it had already happened to him two times too many. (Back to Right After Amber's Abduction)

Lestat carried Amber off to a cave that was a few miles from where he had left Inuyasha, and bound her hands and feet together, making sure that she was immobile. He made sure that her mouth was covered, too. "So, little bitch, what shall I do to you first? Shall I slowly torture you, or shall I just slit your wrists and watch your disgusting blood gush out of your body, until you are dead?"
Amber looked at him with fear, and hoped that Inuyasha would come to her rescue soon. She could sense him getting closer after about ten minutes of Lestat ripping her clothes from her body, and tracing his fingers around her features. He seemed to have an obsession with where her heart was, though. Her heart was on the right side more so, and it was beating faster than a human heart would tend too in a situation like this. "Ah, so your anatomy is slightly different too, but your shape is the same as a human," he commented, also noticing that Inuyasha was getting closer. "Oh, and I guess that your boyfriend is coming to save you from me. I know that you sense this, too, or you just hope that he is. His thoughts are devoted to killing me with his big sword, and saving you on time. There is also another with him, and this one has perverted thoughts of hoping to see you naked. I dare say, he will barely get his wish, but at a price," said Lestat, then he laughed with maliciousness. After a minute or two, Inuyasha barged in on the scene, and was glad that Amber was still alive. Miroku arrived after him, panting from the run. He looked over at Amber, checked her out, and smirked because he recognized her from earlier. Inuyasha drew the tetsusaiga and it transformed immediately. "Ooh, you have the big sword out again, I'm so scared!" Lestat said sarcastically. Inuyasha swung the tetsusaiga, and split the cave apart, making some of it to collapse, so Miroku created a force-field to protect Amber from harm. Lestat dodged the attack by jumping away, while getting his skin pierced slightly, but that closed up instantly. Lestat ran away to find another shelter before the daylight would flood into the cave from the outside, leaving a surprised Miroku, Inuyasha, and Amber behind.

A/N: Well that's all for now. I have to eat my lunch before it gets cold. Please tell me what you thought, that is if you're not too lazy to review a story. Have a good day and night!
-Graham Cracker P.S.

Don't worry, the next chapter will be up sometime soon enough. Ta-ta readers!