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Chapter 9 Love Lost, Love Found

Sesshoumaru woke with Solonque still in his arms. He smiled and tightened his arms around her bringing her closer to his chest. She moved slightly from the sudden change in her position of sleep but didn't wake. "I love you Solonque. Stay with me always and never leave my side." He whispered to her and stood with her in his arms bridle style.

Naraku appeared in front of him. "You can be with her but she cannot leave these grounds. She is mine, remember."

Sesshoumaru growled then smiled. "Not really… I marked her as mine so she has to stay with me." He walked around him and into the direction of his castle. A wind rushed past him and she was gone. He looked in front of him and saw her in his arms.

"She shall stay with me. She had made the ordeal that she is mine if I set her brother free." He laughed silently under the veil and disappeared once again. He had been glad that he had checked on her after he had known that Sesshoumaru was going to take her back with him. He looked down at her and smiled. "She will never be anyone else's… Only mine, forever." He ran faster then stopped as he arrived at his quarters. He laid her down on her bed then walked out of the room. "I shall deal with her later. She has broken the agreement so she shall be punished for it. She is mine after all."

A few hours later she did wake. She felt like something was missing but she didn't know. Wait, she did; Sesshoumaru's strong arms weren't around her. She felt like she was naked without him now, ever since what happened last night. A tear fell out of her closed eye and she hugged herself as she cried harder. She cried because she knew that she was back in Naraku's possession and would never see her lover again.

"Why should you cry? It won't help. You should know that." Naraku touched her cheek and she flinched turning her head into her blanket. He smiled and brought his hand back. "You broke the promise you know… Do you know what that means?" She froze and winced from thinking about it.

"Yes I do know… Please leave me alone for a little bit then you can do it." She wrapped her head with her arms.

"Why should I when it would be more painful if you got it right now."

She panted waiting for him to hit her; it didn't come. She looked up to see he was looking at her like he had never had. He had emotion in his eyes; emotion of love it seemed to be. "No… Please, not that!" She covered her head again and covered herself with her blanket now.

He smiled and took the covers off her. He laughed then picked her up by the neck. She clutched his hand trying to get it off but couldn't for he had a good grip on her and she was also weak from the crying. "Why should I do that when you are not even marked mine? Hm?"

"Your… evil so… you shouldn't… care if I'm marked… or not." She stated. He loosened his grip and set her back down on the bed. She sat there looking down waiting for what he was going to do. But instead of him hitting her, he just left. "You will stay in the castle grounds and if you don't, you will be punished." He commented to her. She nodded and layed back down on the bed to try to go back to sleep.

Sesshoumaru growled to himself and punched the tree. He was pissed and didn't want to do anything else but go find Solonque. She was the most valuable thing he had and all that he wanted for himself. Tears started to pour from his eyes as he thought about her and her making him happy when she was around him. She now meant much more than Rin to him. He walked slowly towards him castle. He couldn't save her now, and he didn't know where she was so he had to stand there doing nothing. He had to wait till someone told him where he was. He smiled and ran to go look for Inuyasha. Though he didn't want to for he knew that his half brother would not want to see him and would rather fight him. He had to take the chance for he wanted Solonque back with him. She did change him and he loved her for doing that. He sniffed the air a few miles ahead of him and smelt him idiot brother, but he also smelt blood of that one girl. He smirked, now she won't get in his way when he's really close to getting what he wants. He ran once again but faster this time because he had his trail now and didn't have to search for it. He heard some laughing a few miles ahead and stopped. He looked around and saw him and a female youkai playing with him. He growled and stepped out of the woods to where they were.

Inuyasha stopped chasing Kye hearing and smelling his older brother. He growled and turned to him. "What are you doing here? For the sword right?"

"No. I want some information." He took a step closer to him as he pulled the Tetsusaiga out of its sheath.

"What kind?" Inuyasha arched an eyebrow wondering what he wanted to know and sheathed it back Kye stopped as she heard a familiar voice and looked towards where it was coming from. It was Lord Sesshoumaru. She smiled and jumped down next to Inuyasha. "Well hello Lord Sesshoumaru. How have you been?"

His face didn't turn from her appearance. He wanted to growl but wanted to keep his mask on that he had formed over the years so his brother wouldn't get any ideas that he could beet him. "Well hello Kye. What are you doing with someone like this bastard?"

She laughed. "Just playing chase the shards with him." She held them up in front of her.

"Oh, I see. Well anyway hanyou, tell me where Naraku is." He looked back to his brother.

 Inuyasha froze. "Why do you wan to know?"

"That is none of your business half breed. Now tell me."

Why should I when all the times you tried to kill me?" He smiled but squinted when Sesshoumaru rushed over to him holding onto his throat. "You will tell me or else you shall die."

"Fine but you'll have to let me go first." Sesshoumaru did and stood over him. Inuyasha landed on the ground and rubbed his throat. He looked up to him and sighed. "He's in the north on top of a mountain. I don't know what it's called though." After he had said that, Sesshoumaru had gone.

Kye smiled and looked at him. "Your brother is so rude."

"Yes and I wonder why he wanted to know where Naraku was?" He asked himself scratching his head. He looked at Kye and smiled. Kye knew what he was thinking and ran away from him. He followed.

Sesshoumaru went as fats as he could to find where Naraku was and get Solonque back with him. He would even give his own life to save her. She had changed him so much and he liked that she done that. He was finally able to admit that he loved someone not caring if they were a Lady from a castle or daughter of a Lord, except if they were a mortal. He despised them no matte what, their stench was unbearable when they grew up. That's when the problem of having Rin came in. She was very special to him but he knew that she had to go when she got older or else he would kill her from her stench. He slowed down as a scent came to him. He growled. 'I'm coming for you Solonque. Wait for a little bit and you'll be back with me.' He thought and stopped as he saw the castle of Naraku's. He walked now going up the stairs and through the doors, and on the way to the doors or while he was going through them he punched someone in the face because they kept telling him in the face. He looked around and saw a figure in the trees looking at the sky. He walked over and growled as the person's scent came to him. "Let her go you bastard!"  He reached handout to grab him around the throat but he dodged and came behind him.

"I told you she can't, she made that deal, remember?" He smirked. Sesshoumaru turned around and looked at him like he was going to tear his head off if he didn't give her back to him, and he was going to do if he didn't.

Naraku smiled. "How much do you love her? Or do you just want to save her for yourself?" He gave a slight laugh and turned around. "Oh yes, try to get her, but you won't get that far if you do."

Sesshoumaru growled and took off to look for Solonque.

Naraku appeared beside Solonque and picked her up. She was asleep it seemed; she must have really cried. He walked out of the room and disappeared to the woods.

Sesshoumaru smelt her and opened the door to where it led. He looked around but didn't see her and so he growled running out of the castle and into the woods. He was too late to get her before Naraku. He looked around for them but didn't see or smell them.

Naraku appeared in front of a cave and smiled walking in. 'I think she should be safe in here. Sesshoumaru doesn't know where I went so I'll come back later for her.' He smiled and walked out then disappeared to go for the shard that he had.

Sesshoumaru was so pissed, he wanted to tear that youkai's head off and then tear it into little tiny pieces. He was playing with him; he could just feel that he was doing that to him and Solonque. He took out his whip thingy and sliced a tree that wad in his way. He stopped to see if he could smell, see, or hear them. He didn't and growled running again. When he saw that youkai he would slice him to pieces then boil them in acid and then burn them if there were still pieces.

~ ~ ~ A few hours later at night (like 17 or 19)

Solonque woke rubbing her head. She had a terrible headache and was cold also. She opened her eyes to see she was in a dark cave but there was a fire about three feet from her. She looked towards it and saw Naraku there. "Where are we?" She asked looking around.

"Somewhere. Your lover came for you at the castle so we had to go somewhere else." He looked at her and smiled.

"Oh…" She sighed looking down.

He looked back to the fire. "Are you hungry? You've slept for also a whole day."

"I have? Well yes I am hungry."

"Okay then." He tossed her a rabbit and she blinked holding it. She blushed as her stomach growled. He laughed slightly still looking into the flames of the fire. She smiled and took a bite of it. "Hmm… This is good! Have any more?!" She looked at him.

He shook his head and stood walking out of the cave. "You should get some sleep. It will probably be a busy day tomorrow." He stated and disappeared into the blackness of the night.

Sesshoumaru stopped as he came to his castle. He had given up for the night on searching for them. He walked slowly to the doors of the castle. He stopped as Horrance was in front of him.

"What's wrong Lord Sesshoumaru?" She tilted her head to the side confused why he looked so sad.

He turned his head from her and closed his eyes sadly. "Solonque is gone. She made a deal with Naraku that she would be his if he let her brother go. I can't find her either."

Horrance froze as he said that. "Why would she do that? She must be crazy…" She sighed and walked over to him and hugged him. He opened his eyes kinda shocked that she hugged him but hugged her back. "You want to help me find her tomorrow?"

Horrance looked up to him and smiled slightly. "Of coarse I will. She's my friend." She let go of him and took a step back. "We should go get some sleep if we're going to do that." She smiled and walked off towards her room.

Sesshoumaru smiled and walked to his. He climbed into bed and wrapped himself with the covers. He missed holding her and wanted her as soon as possible.

Solonque sighed as she sat back against the hard and wet wall of the cave. She wanted to get out of here but she knew that Naraku would just get her back. She was helpless, he was totally stronger than her and that didn't help at all.  She stood slowly and walked over to the doorway of the cave and leaned on the wall looking at the moon. It wasn't showing tonight so it made the sky show more stars.

~ ~ ~ Where Inuyasha and Kye are

Kye yawned and sat down on a tree branch. She was so tired from him chasing her almost all of the day. She looked at him whom was panting hard.

He looked up to her feeling that she was looking at him and smiled. "That was fun. Lets do that tomorrow too." He commented and walked off into the woods knowing that the moon wasn't out.

"Where are you going Inuyasha? Scared to be around me?!" She yelled and laughed.

"No way! I just need to be by myself for the night." He smiled and ran knowing he had very little time to get away from her. He had formed feelings for her somehow and liked it. It was much better having feelings for her than for Kikyo or Kagome. He stopped as Kye appeared in front of him.

"I know what happens to you when the moon isn't out. Follow me." She smiled and grabbed his wrist walking to the lake. She stopped and turned to him. "Now watch." She said and pointed to the water. The water started to glow and he gawked.

"What's happening?"

"Keep on watching. You'll see." She said and smiled to herself. A ball of light appeared above the water and his eyes followed it. Soon it started to form into a creature then it exploded.

"POOF! I mean BOOM!" Something yelled.

Inuyasha fell to the ground as a small fox youkai was in front of him. She looked around and smiled as she saw Kye there laughing her ass off. "Who is he Kye? Why did you bring him here?" She asked and flew over to her knocking on her head knowing she would not be able to hear her from how hard she was laughing.

Kye stopped as she noticed the knocking on her head and looked up to the small youkai. "What?"

"I said who is he and why did you bring him here?" She smiled and landed next to her.

Kye smiled and looked at Inuyasha who was now in his human form. He looked quite cute like that. "Well he's Inuyasha and I brought him here because when he's like this, he is never happy and he can't really go fast when he's like this so we can just go into a tree and stay there." She smiled and looked at Inuyasha whom was staring in front of him with wide eyes. He must have been really shocked from what her friend had done.

Inuyasha shook himself finally and looked at her angrily. "Why in the hell did you do that?!" He yelled.

Kye blinked then smiled standing and brushing herself off. Her friend also stared at him. "Well you are always not happy when you are like this and I also wanted to have some fun with you like this." She walked over to him and patted him on the back. His eye twitched from the anger and that he couldn't so anything about it. He slapped her hand away and stated at her warning her to run or else he'll whoop her ass.

"Ohhh I'm so scared! Save me Owl!" Kye yelled and laughed.

So did Owl, the fox youkai. "You're fun to lay with Inuyasha!" She smiled and sat on top of his head.

His eye twitched again and he waved her off. "Will you get the hell away from me and quite bothering me!" He yelled and ran into the woods.

Kye stared at him till he disappeared and sat down next to a tree. She stopped laughing and looked into the sky. "Okay Inuyasha! You can come out! We'll quit doing it!" She sighed and looked towards the place where he went into the woods.

Inuyasha stopped and sighed. It was kinda funny. It was true that he was never happy when he was in this form. He looked won at his hands then to through the trees and to the moon. He hated to be in this form, it made him weak and useless of defending himself. He smiled and walked back to Kye. "Why do you want top be around me when I'm like this?" He asked Kye when he walked out of the woods and looked at her.

She looked over to him and smiled. "Well you look kinda cute like that." She stated and stood walking over to him. "And for another reason." She blushed saying that.

He arched an eyebrow. "And what would be that reason?" He smiled probably knowing what it was. He sat down at the crotch of a tree still looking at her.

She sat down next to him and sighed. "Well… I heard you were looking for the shards and I wanted them also so I decided to go find you and ask you if I could help."  She said and looked at him. He also looked at her smiling. "Well good night Inuyasha. See ya tomorrow." She yelled and jumped into a tree to go to sleep. Owl yawned walked somewhere else and fell asleep. Inuyasha sighed and looked at the moon to wait till the sun came up and the moon went away, but he fell asleep doing it. He had a rough day chasing her and really needed some sleep.

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