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Chapter 12 Love Lost Love Found

Tainari stopped and sat down at the base of a tree. "I'm tired. I'm resting." She said particularly to no one. She closed her eyes to and slowly fell asleep. Abel shook his head and laughed silently to himself. "I guess this is a good time to go get something to eat for myself." He stated and turned around after taking a quick glanced at her then took off to find something.

A few minutes later Naraku appeared in front of her. He smirked under his hood. "I never knew that she was Solonque's friend and the great Sesshoumaru's sister. This shall be interesting seeing what happens." He kneeled down and touched her forehead then laughed disappearing. Her eyes shot open in pain and panted blinking then started to scream. She went to her knees clutching her head. "W-what's going on?!" She screamed tears starting to pour from her eyes. Meanwhile, Abel stopped as he smelt something and smirked looking around for it. 'A deer. excellent.' He thought as he saw it eating some grass. He jumped to a tree silently but quickly and looked back to it to see if it heard him or seen a flash of him from the corner of its eye. It didn't and he smirked at this ready to attack. He waited a few seconds before he did and dashed towards it of the branch slashing it with his claws as he came close enough to it. He landed on the other side of it as it fell to the ground. "Yes. Finally, some food. I thought I would never get any. She had always taken too long to stop. She doesn't get tired easily." He looked at then deer then sat down beside it and tore into it licking his lips from the blood that dripped from the fresh kill. He was done after a few minutes and stood licking his hands walking back towards where Tainari was. When he came he saw her on her knees back to him. He stopped and lowered his hand after licking the last drops of blood off. "Are you okay Tainari?" He asked touching her shoulder. She slapped his hand away standing up and looking at him with blank eyes. That seemed to show no emotion or glimmer from her like they usually were. He blinked staring at her then saw her eyes and backed up a little. "What's wrong with you?" He said taking her wrist. She growled glancing at his hand on her and grabbed him slamming him into a tree leaving him fall to the ground unconscious. She turned around and started that way. A few hours later he woke. He whipped his head groaning then opened his eyes looking around. "What happened? Oh yeah. What was wrong with her? I need to go ask Sesshoumaru what was wrong with her since she is his sister." He stood and scratched his head trying to remember which way Sesshoumaru was. He thought for a moment then smiled remembering and turned around. That was the way she pointed when he asked her if she had any brothers or sisters. Yes, it was that way he knew it was. He took off ready to beat him up but he knew Sesshoumaru was one of the strongest so he wouldn't try. *~*~*~*~* A few hours later Abel stopped and gawked at he was now looking at. He rubbed his eyes and looked again to see if it was real; it was and he gawked more. "Damn. I wish I had something that big to live in." He shrugged and started walking again. Sesshoumaru was a lord so it did make good sense that it was that big but still it was huge unlike he had ever seen. Solonque was already awake sitting on the rail outside the room when she saw him. She arched an eyebrow. "I wonder who that is?" She jumped down and walked towards him. He saw her and stopped looking at her. "I see that he got her back." She waved at him. "What are you doing here?" She asked stopping in front of him. "Uh. I need to talk to Sesshoumaru. Its about Tainari, she's gone." He sighed sadly. "What about her?" "Well she was acting strange. She attacked me then left." He paused for a moment. "And her eyes. they were weird. Her eyes were blank like she had no emotion." Solonque froze hearing the blank eyes part. 'Damn'', she thought, 'Its happening again. It has to be Naraku who is doing this.' She growled and turned around telling him to follow. "

You can talk to him but he's sleeping and he gets grumpy when he wakes up." She paused. "For a little bit." She added. She jumped up to the balcony and walked in over to him. She shook him but he just turned over on his side showing his back to them. She sighed then smirked and leaned over his ear. "Wake up fluffy!" She yelled and jumped back as he swung up looking around with anger. "Who woke me-" He stopped talking when he saw her smiling. He stretched. "What do you want?" She laughed. "Well uh. what is you r name again?" She looked at Abel. "Its Abel." He stated. She nodded. "Well I didn't mean to other you and your sleep but Abel wants to ask you something or tell." She pointed to him. Sesshoumaru looked up to him. "What is it and hurry because I feel like beating something or someone up now that I got woken up." He barked glaring at him. Abel smiled slightly. "Well its Tainari, your sister. She's gone missing." Solonque froze and stared at Abel when sister was mentioned and looked at Sesshoumaru. "You have a sister?" "Yes I have a sister. I don't like thinking about her cause she had always gotten on my nerves from all the pranks and what do you mean she's gone missing? How? When?" He looked back to Abel. Abel bit his lower lip trying not to laugh from thinking what kind or pranks she would do or think about doing to him. He coughed getting his attention back to himself. "Well she just disappeared. But she was different. Her eyes were blank like she had no emotion when usually her eyes just glimmered from her happiness." He stated. Sesshoumaru froze and looked at Solonque. "Is it him?" She nodded. "Yes. blank eyes. He's controlling her. It must be that because her eyes are blank." She sighed. He looked down then stood looking at Abel again. "Which way did she go?" He blinked then scratched his head thinking. "Uh.. east I think. I'm not sure because I was knocked out before she went." "We'll go for her tomorrow. I need my sleep. Now go." He sat back down and waited for Abel for leave. He did and Solonque looked at him. "I didn't know you had a sister. Why didn't you tell me?" She sat down on his lap and hugged him laying her head on his chest. He hugged her close to him and sighed looking down to her stroking her soft hair. "I didn't want to. She had always got on my nerves. It has been years since we last saw each other but I know where she went and she knew that I would stay here since father left the Land in my hands." She closed her eyes and smiled thinking what he said about Tainari doing or thinking of pranks to do on him. He smiled knowing what she was laughing about and smiled also and laid down still holding her in his arms. He closed his eyes again going to sleep fast.

*~*~*~*~*~* Tainari stopped as she came to Naraku's castle. She looked up seeing a purple fog around it and took a deep breath before she went through it. When she came to the end of it she stopped and looked back to seeing him.

He smirked and snapped his fingers letting her out of the faze of control for right now. She blinked and looked around then growled seeing him. "What did you do to me you bastard?!" She barked glaring at him. "I was controlling you that's what. You will be very useful seeing that you are Solonque's friend and the sister of Sesshoumaru. I want her back; she is now mine. We made a deal." He turned around but didn't walk. "And don't think about trying to warn her. You cant because of the shield and venous fog around here." He walked away. She turned around looking towards the purple fog that covered almost everything. She growled and turned back around; she knew she could go through it but the shield was there and she couldn't get past that. She sighed and started walking trying to keep herself from going crazy. She hated being cooped up in places like this especially when it was with one of the most powerful youkai or half youkai she thought. She wasn't afraid of him but she didn't like being here; she wanted to be by or with Abel.

*~*~*~*~*~* Next day.. Sesshoumaru woke feeling something rub against him. He opened his eyes and looked at Solonque was sleeping peacefully; her tail was twitching back and forth as her smile was still on her face. He stroked her cheek and she smiled more feeling his touch from him. He smiled and kissed her forehead getting up slowly to not wake her. She flinched at his movement but settled back down after a while of no movement going on. He stared at her then sighed walking out of the room. He didn't want to wake her and he didn't want her to come with him. He knew that if she did that Naraku would get her back and he want though all the trouble looking for her. He missed her so much those three months. He dint want her to be taken back and him going through all the pain searching for her. Almost every night he was gone, he cried himself to sleep. That was how much he had changed and how much he loved her. Sesshounmaru stopped as he saw Abel standing outside the door waiting for him. He looked at him with confidence that he was going to get her back and he didn't want to loose it. "So you are ready then?" Abel asked looking back to the ground and stood from the wall. Sesshoumaru nodded then said yes. "Good." "Which way did she go if you know?" He shrugged and looked at him then started walking towards the entrance of the castle. "I don't know. She's probably where ever Naraku is or where he lives." Sesshoumaru followed then stopped turning around as he heard the creak of his door. Solonque stepped through and smiled slightly at him closing it. "You thought you would leave without me didn't you? Well, I'm not that stupid. I'm coming also; she is my friend. Though I haven't seen her for years." She walked over to him then stopped and sighed seeing the expression on his face that said that he was worried. "Please don't come or follow. What if he got you back? I wouldn't see you for a while once again. I can't stand you would be away from me again." He put his hands on her shoulders holding them tightly. "Please don't." She looked down sadly and a tear fell down her cheek. He lowered his arms staring at her then whipped the tear away and held her chin up to him so he could see her face. She looked away from him. "I don't want to be away from you again. And what if something happens to you? I can heal remember." She whipped her eyes then sighed looking down. "Fine I'll stay her but come back okay." She looked up to him smiling slightly then walked back into the room. He sighed thankful that she would stay here then turned back around walking towards the entrance. Abel was already out there and walked east when he saw him come out. It had been hours before they finally came across where Naraku was. They both stopped staring at the misty, purple fog that surrounded the castle.