Released
"Inuyasha, keep your guard up." Miyanti screamed at the Inu-youkai. She kicked him square in the face and waits for him to recovery from the blow. "If you watch my movements carefully, then you'll notice the pattern of attacks that I usually do. Sense my next move before I make it. My body tells you the move I'm going to make before it is made. Focus hanyou, focus." Miyanti screams as kick Inuyasha in the side repeatedly.
"I'm going to kick your…"
"Shut up with the empty threats. Focus your mind on my movements. You will learn style and technique if it kills you." Inuyasha and Miyanti train for hours in this manner in the hot Spring sun. Sweat was pouring off the two and landing on the ground below them in pools.
Miyanti wondered if Inuyasha was ever going to start fighting with his head instead of his emotions. But she gave him a lot of leeway because he was much stronger after just a few weeks of training. Inuyasha stopped calling her wench, stupid, and other obscenities after just two days of training. Now, he just threatened her life but she knew he didn't mean it. He's becoming more and more powerful everyday; so much that it amazed him. Inuyasha would never tell Miyanti that he was thankful for her training but he would protect make sure her privacy was protected from a certain monk whenever she decided to bathe. Now, he didn't understand why she was afraid to me seen taking a bath but he was sure that he didn't want to know.
In the mornings Miyanti, Sango, Kagome, and even Shippo would find healing herbs and demon remains to make medicines and weapons. Miyanti's trained them to fight in evening before dark and then she would go fishing or hunt down some food. Everyone seemed to be gaining weight since Miyanti had been around, in Inuyasha case it had been pure muscle. Kagome never missed a chance to watch Inuyasha and Miyanti fight. Occasionally, Inuyasha would fight with his shirt off and that's all she needed to have a good day. She told Miyanti she was there to take care of Inuyasha in case he was injured badly but Miyanti knew better than to believe Kagome's lines.
Miroku was the only one that she wasn't doing any strength training with. Miyanti could tell that he was attracted to her so she understood way he wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. So instead of training him Miyanti used her healing powers to close his wind tunnel as much as possible adding at least another ten years to his life. She did this little by little everyday so not to damage his hand in any way and she never told the others of what she was doing. Miyanti could not completely remove the curse from his hand but she knew how much the curse bothered the monk. Every night before he'd go to sleep he would look at his hand and sigh sorrowfully.
The next day the group set out to a small village near the mountains because they heard that a demon was attacking the village. They all hoped that the demon possessed a shard and eagerly pressed on toward the village. Their hopes were all satisfied when they saw the worm demon with three shards located on various places in the worm's body.
"This one's yours Inuyasha. I'm going to watch you defeat this beast in under a minute." Miyanti said and stood on the outline of the forest.
Inuyasha grunted at her command and flew at the beast at top speed. He sliced the worm into five pieces but the piece either sealed themselves back together or regenerated into another worm. "Kagome where are the shards?" Inuyasha yelled. She pointed them out to him and he started trying to slice them out. As soon as a piece of the worm hit the ground Kagome would search for the shard before it regenerated again.
Good he's using his brain, and he only has forty-five seconds to go. Suddenly, Miyanti senses a powerful demon coming to the clearing where Inuyasha was fighting. He walks into the clearing with an aristocratic air that Miyanti never seen before. He was beautiful, graceful, and another Inu-youkai. But who is this youkai, Miyanti thought. She didn't want to break up Inuyasha's fight so she approached the youkai. This youkai seemed so familiar to her, like a faded memory. Finally it came to her that this was the youkai of her dreams.
"Who are you?" Miyanti said and held out her hand as if to say he could not pass her.
"I don't have to answer a lowly youkai such as you." Sesshoumaru answered. But she didn't allow him to pass her. He noticed that she was unusually strong for a female cat youkai and he decided that he would have to use excessive force. "My name is Sesshoumaru and I am the Lord of the Western Lands. You have but one choice let me by or die."
That sounded like a challenge to Miyanti so she graciously accepted by kicking him in the side. She lengthened her nails to the size a dagger's blade and started ripping his chest apart. By this time Inuyasha and the others had finished the worm demon off in three minutes and thirty-two seconds and they were watching Miyanti and Sesshoumaru fight. Inuyasha was thoroughly enjoying his teacher rip his brother apart and inwardly laugh. Kagome and the others were taken aback by all the blood flying everywhere. They'd never seen such destruction on one body. Sesshoumaru barely had a second to chastise Miyanti with his whip before his body hit the ground.
Miyanti landed on the ground beside him and kneeled over his body. He's absolutely too rude and beautiful to die like this. She caressed his silky white hair and leaned over to kiss his cheek. But there was blood all over his face and she tasted the blood on her lips and it threw her into frenzy. She started licking all the wounds on his chest and arm. His blood was intoxicating. Before she knew it her hair was changing colors—it went from a golden brown to a shining white color and her eyes changed from light brown to a golden color. Everyone stood about fifty feet behind her—afraid to move. From where they were standing it looked like she was going to eat him. Her face was covered in blood and the fur on her body was changing from golden brown to white. Deep down they were all afraid they were next.
Miyanti could hear Sesshoumaru's heartbeat fading so she cut her arm and made it bleed. She lifted up Sesshoumaru's head and made him drink her blood. Sesshoumaru drank Miyanti's blood until she saw most of his wounds heal. Then suddenly he screamed out in pain. The bulb of flesh that was left of his arm after Inuyasha cut it off was growing. He watched it grow until it was completely reformed. Miyanti satisfied with the results, continued licking Sesshoumaru and he watched her with increasing pleasure that he choose not to show.
Kagome and the others were disgusted except Miroku who choose to live vicariously through Sesshoumaru. Shippo simply didn't understand what was going on between the two youkais. Everyone was too shocked to hide Shippo's eyes from the action.
Miyanti had no idea of what she had done with Sesshoumaru. They were now blood bonded to each other. She was still a virgin and didn't know the ways of intimacy for youkais or humans. They were mated and their bodies and minds were irrecoverably bonded together. For the rest of their lives they would be able to sense each other's emotions and thoughts. They couldn't read each other's mind but know that they were bonded they knew approximately how the other was feeling.
Inuyasha was young and still pure but he understood what just happened to his brother and now sister. He didn't know how to take it. He had a feeling his human companions didn't understand the significance of Miyanti's actions but he wasn't going to explain it in the forest clearing. "Everyone let's go. Let's go now to the village and look for a place to stay the night." The group knew that if Inuyasha wanted to stay in the village something serious must have happened that he was not willing to explain in the forest. So, everyone gathered their things and went to the village so Inuyasha could explain himself.
Sesshoumaru rolled over on top of Miyanti and eagerly bites her neck and drinks her blood. Then he gently kisses her neck and breathes in her scent. Miyanti returns the favor with like gestures and whispers; "Will you fight with me to rid us of Naraku?"
"Female, that is my stupid hanyou brother and your fight. I only came here to battle Inuyasha for the sword." Sesshoumaru said.
That seemed to wake Miyanti up from her lustful desires. "And what happens to you when Naraku decides he wants the Western Lands and all of Japan?"
"I will defeat him or die trying." Sesshoumaru replied.
"You will die, especially without allies." Miyanti answered. She wiped the dust from her armor and said, "You are too weak in the mind to be my ally or lover. You can't beat me but you think you can beat Naraku."
"Oh, that sounds like a challenge. You think I'm weak. I'll show you how strong the Lord of the Western Lands." When Sesshoumaru finished talking he rose to his feet let out a huge cloud poisonous gas from his fingers and surrounds Miyanti with it.
Miyanti simply helds her breath and sensed her way out of the poisonous fog. She was successful at kicking him out of the fog and almost giving him an extremely short haircut but she retracted her claws at the thought of cutting his beautiful hair.
Sesshoumaru had rarely been defeated in his life and never by a female. This female was dangerous and intelligent, which was a combination he didn't care for much in lovers or foes. He had to keep a close eye on this female, whoever she was. He decided to follow her around and discover her weaknesses if she had any to discover. He watched her voluptuous form walk away with an air of confidence and strength that was rare to find in women.
Miyanti couldn't believe that she'd been refused. She had never been refused anything in her life. I should have just left him in a pool of his own blood to die. But he looked too cute. I hate him. I hate the way he makes me feel, it's all too shameless. I can't believe I acted that way in front of so many people. How will I ever recover? Maybe they didn't see all of it. Maybe I can play some of that off like it didn't happen. It all makes me so angry and I can't get him off my mind. Miyanti walked into the village covered in Sesshoumaru's blood. Even though she came with Inuyasha and his friends the villagers still feared her. She could smell there fear wafting off their bodies so she decided that she would find the group as soon as possible.
Miyanti found her companions in the home of town's mayor. They were all eating inside so she decided to wash herself off and join them. She washed the blood off her body and just happened to see her reflection in the bowl that she was washing from and that the color of her fur, hair, and eyes changed colors. Miyanti knew she couldn't pretend nothing was different was about her but she wasn't going to talk about what had just happened.
Miyanti walked silently into the dining room where the others were eating and sat down. The mayor glanced at the Miyanti and said, "Are you one of the companions to these demon slayers?"
"Yes I am. ." Miyanti said and politely sat down.
"Oh, yes I remember you now, I met all of you before the battle but you've changed since earlier. So, what happened to you?" the mayor asked. Inuyasha and the rest of the group remained silent. Everyone stopped eating and drinking to hear her explanation.
"I changed during the heat of battle." She said blushing but no one would have noticed because the fur on her face concealed it well. Miroku rose quickly from his seat and ran down the hallway so he could laugh. Everyone else blushed except Shippo because no one was willing to explain sex to someone so young.
"So will you change back to the way you were before?"
"I don't think that will be possible. After being in a battle like that one I don't think I ever become the same women I was before." Miyanti said. With that Miyanti lost Kagome and Sango to the giggles. They politely excused themselves from the meal and joined Miroku in the hallway. Miyanti just ate her meal in silence. The mayor thought it was strange for the humans to leave the meal but he thought it best if he left them to cleanse themselves of the day's events.
Shippo sat in front of Miyanti confused. He wanted to ask Inuyasha what in the world was going on but he felt like this wouldn't be the right time or place. Inuyasha looked more traumatized than he did before they entered the village. Shippo thought that maybe he could ask Miroku what was going on but he wasn't sure if he wanted Miroku's brand of truth.
Sesshoumaru went home to his palace to check on Rin and Jaken. They were arguing as usually about nothing until he walked into the room. "Master, your arm. How did you…"
"A miko healed me while I was away. How is Rin?"
"The little eel is brash and disobedient, but in good health." Jaken said excitedly.
"That's good. I'm leaving again and I need you to take good care of Rin until I return."
"Master what do you want me to do with the girl?"
"Teach her to read and write. I believe she's of that age."
"But Master I'm not a teacher."
"You are what I say you are. Do not question my orders." Sesshoumaru walks by Jaken without another word. He walks over to Rin and tells her that he's leaving again.
"Rin can't come?" Rin said and embraced Sesshoumaru's legs.
"I must go handle some business elsewhere but I'll be back. Be a good girl for Jaken. He needs to teach you something very special."
"Rin doesn't want you to go but if you promise to come back soon, I'll be good."
"I will be back as soon as possible." Sesshoumaru said and walked away from the happy child with ribbons in her hair.
Back in the Forest around MidnightMiyanti walked into the woods looking for Miroku. He said he was going to meditate and wanted to be alone but Miyanti wished to talk to him. She followed his scent to a large stone by a river. She hopped up onto the stone and sat down by Miroku looked like he was actually praying.
"I apologize for interrupting your prayers but I need to talk to you." Miyanti said.
"I know. You looked like you needed to talk to someone—which's why I came here. We're close enough to the camp to get there if something happened but far enough so they can't hear us talking."
"Thank you, Miroku."
"It's really no problem at all. You do so much for us. This is so little in comparison. So, tell me what are you thinking about?" Miroku said and opened his eyes to look at her.
"You are a man and you know how men think." She stuttered.
"Yes, this is true so far."
"I don't understand Sesshoumaru. I don't know much about the blood bond but he should be a pile of romantic mush right now. I mean I didn't mean to bond with him it just happened. It was like I was outside of myself watching me do the most stupid and spontaneous thing I've done in my entire life. He was just so beautiful lying there covered in blood. There was just something so sexy and alluring about it." Miyanti continued to ramble about Sesshoumaru and Miroku focused as had as he could to look sympathetic instead of lovesick. There was just something sexy about a woman baring her soul about her lover or love one. Miyanti glowed when she talked about Sesshoumaru. Her aura seemed glow brighter her teeth sparkled in the moonlight and she seemed like another person chattering about Sesshoumaru.
"Have you ever bonded with anyone before?" said Miroku honestly curious.
"This is the first and last time. Cat youkai bond for life and if Sesshoumaru doesn't wish to be my mate then he'll be the only youkai in my life."
"That's a pretty big promise to make to yourself."
"After youkai bond you can not have another mate. Not only is it unheard of to bond with more than one person it creates a mental and physical bond that can not be over come."
"Bonding is not the same as sex then."
"No."
"Okay, I understand now."
"Miroku, what do you know about Sesshoumaru?"
"He is Inuyasha's half brother and he's at least a couple of hundred years old. He fights his brother for his sword because it is a powerful weapon. Other than that I know that he is a cold, manipulative, and vicious fighter. He would kill anyone in order to gain control of the sword."
"I was thinking more on the lines of did he have a mate but that's good information too." Miyanti laughed.
"Oh, no I don't think so."
"Miroku, may I ask you a personal question?"
"Yes, of course I am very knowledgeable in the matters of love."
"Why haven't you told Sango how you feel? You love her don't you? I mean I don't know how the four of you can work together everyday and not tell each other how you feel. We are going into battle and some of us my not make it back alive." Miyanti was watching the water rush by her and hit the rocks and shore. She slightly tilted her head back to bathe in the moonlight while waiting on Miroku's answer.
Miroku was still stunned by the first question. He thought to himself had he been that obvious to everyone else. He constantly flirted with other women but Sango had his heart. He would gladly die in protecting her or even better die in her bed. "She couldn't love a perverted monk like me. She's a demon exterminator and thinks that I would rather chase women than make a home for her and our children."
"She only thinks that because that's all you show her. Stop flirting with other women and become more attentive to her. She likes you but who wants an adulterous or flirtatious husband?" Miyanti said with a sigh. "Kagome and Inuyasha are about the same as you two except they argue more and you just get slapped. If they would slow down and try to understand what the other person's thinking then they would have a better time together."
"Very true but do we have the right to tell them that?"
"We are not promised tomorrow, so we must live, love, and fight as hard as we can today."
"That is more easily said than done." Miroku said and leaned back on the rock so he could see the stars.
"Miroku, I've have a confession."
Miroku's ears perked up and he said, "What?"
"I've dreamed about the man I would mate with all my life and when I saw Sesshoumaru I guess I felt overwhelmed by the idea that he actually existed. I thought I would be alone for the rest of my life if I'd never met him. Only the cat youkai of my tribe dream of their mates and usually if you don't wait to marry him or her then the rest of your life would be cursed. I've known of youkai that didn't marry the mates they dreamed of and their mates all met terrible misfortunes. My mother I was told waited two hundred years before my father came around. I don't know if that's true or false but I never wanted to find out. I just wanted you to know that I'm not some lusty wench trying to bond with anything that moved or in my case fights."
"I know but it was still a very questionable scene to watch." Miroku said smiling to himself.
"Thank you for the talk. I really needed to let that all out." Miyanti said and flew back to the camp. The women were all asleep around the fire with Shippo in Kagome's arms, and Inuyasha leaning against the tree with his eyes closed. Inuyasha was resting but still alert. He was waiting patiently for Miyanti and Miroku to get back to camp. When he smelled Miyanti enter the camp he relaxed more and nodded off to sleep. Miroku soon followed after Miyanti and lay down near (but not too close to) Sango and went to sleep.
The next morning was the same as most days. Miyanti, Sango, Kagome, and Shippo looked for herbs while Miroku cooked the fish that Miyanti caught. Inuyasha trained by himself to try to discover the hidden power of his sword. As soon as breakfast was eaten Miyanti and Inuyasha trained in the mid day morning sun. But there was something different about Miyanti other than her changed appearance. Inuyasha sensed something was bothering her all day but he didn't know what to say to her. Then Miyanti said, "Who are you fighting for hanyou?" and then she repeated herself.
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha said dodging a kick to his head.
"I meant what I said." Miyanti half screamed. "You fight selfishly. You fight as if the battle is all about your pride, your ambitions, and your grief. Fight for Kagome because if you don't she will surely die with the rest of your friends. He will kill you slowly so he can ravish your friends while you watch. He will rape the entire earth of everything that is beautiful and pure because you are too undisciplined to fight him off. Yeah, I said it hanyou, undisciplined."
After Inuyasha heard Miyanti's words he let out a howl that scared everyone except Miyanti. Inuyasha changed into his full youkai form with his glowing red eyes and purple marks on his face. Miyanti understood the changes that the hanyou was going through and she hovered in the air and awaited Inuyasha to attack. She believed that Inuyasha would have to be able to control his youkai form in order to defeat Naraku, so she enraged him on purpose.
Inuyasha looked around him and saw what looked like air tunnels or waves around the tetsusaiga. He aimed his sword down a wave as hard as he could and released the full power to slay a hundred demons at once. Miyanti placed a bubble of protection around her body and survived the blast but if it she hadn't put the shield up she wouldn't have lived.
"Now if you did that more consistently then you would be a more formidable enemy. Now do that again and again until it becomes second nature." Miyanti said. Everyone was astonished that Miyanti survived the blast. Nothing for at least a mile around her was left alive. Only Kagome could see the bubble around Miyanti as she shielded herself from the blast. She wondered when she would be taught that ability.
Inuyasha looked for the wave again and sliced at it. Miyanti quickly pulled her shield up but and decided to fight at full power. She lengthened her claws and aimed for the sword in Inuyasha's hand. Inuyasha sliced the air at full power again and again and missed Miyanti each time. "Faster, hanyou faster or I'll slice you up like the fish we ate this morning." Miyanti said. The hanyou quickened his pace and almost destroyed Miyanti's bubble. She poured as much energy into the bubble as she could spare without weakening her attacks on Inuyasha.
"You've gone too far, Miyanti. I will never allow anyone to harm Kagome, never as long as I'm alive." Inuyasha said without caring how it sounded. Kagome blushed and watched intently as Miyanti and Inuyasha battled until dusk.
"Inuyasha, it's time to eat. It's time to catch dinner. You've done well for today." Miyanti said. But Inuyasha didn't want to end the fight. They were both clearly exhausted and hungry but Inuyasha was upset at what Miyanti said, so he continued to fight with all the strength that was left inside of him. "Okay, if you wish to be stubborn then I can't help but to pull out all my tricks." Miyanti flew about a hundred feet away from Inuyasha and the group. She began to sing a song so soft that only Inuyasha could here it.
Peace
Unto you
Love and forgiveness be your guide
Forgive for I am sorry
To hurt your heart and make you feel lowly
Peace
Unto us
For our friends are worried
Let us not war
Anger between us could destroy our dreams
Friendship will make our dreams reality
Peace, peace, peace
Inuyasha
The rage that consumed Inuyasha vanished. He remembered why he became angry but the emotion wasn't there. He landed on the ground softly and whispered to himself 'dirty miko tricks'. Everyone in the group thought nothing could surprise them anymore. They didn't understand what had happened but they were very impressed.
As always Miyanti gathered enough food for her friends and looked towards the mountains. She felt a great power becoming even more powerful and it was an evil energy. That is what upset Miyanti so much earlier. No one else seemed to sense the huge power but her which made her nervous. What if Naraku snuck up on them without out them noticing, Miyanti thought. Their efforts could be for nothing if that happened.
Everyone noticed how quiet Miyanti had been all day, even Inuyasha. Miroku whispered to Kagome "Miyanti, looks like she needs a bath in the hot springs. Maybe you and Sango should go take her to the nearest one and get her to talk." Kagome was sure this was just a ploy of Miroku's to see them naked but she went for the idea and told Sango.
Kagome and Sango took the cat youkai for a long walk in the woods to find the nearest hot springs. They were sure that if any bad humans or men were around that Miyanti would take care of them so they marched a few miles away from the camp for privacy.
"What are we doing at this hot springs?" Miyanti said curiously.
"We are going to take a bath." Kagome said joyfully.
"Do you mean we are going to fully submerge our bodies in water?" Miyanti said
"That's generally what happens during a bath."
"Where I come from pools of water were too valuable to waste with washing our bodies," Miyanti said. She dipped her clawed toe into the water and tested the temperature of the water. The water was quite hot so she decided to transform.
She watched her companions undress and place their belongings on the bushes nearby. They jumped into the water and leaned against the embankment. Miyanti transformed into her human form so she wouldn't have to deal with wet fur and hair. In seconds Miyanti shrunk eleven inches and lost all of her fur. Her now white hair was reduced to a small afro on top of her head and her eyes still glowed yellow. Kagome and Sango looked at Miyanti as if she just ate a spider, while thinking what else this youkai could do. Miyanti skin was as dark as the bark on the trees and with skin as flawless as a pearl. Before she transformed she towered over the women, but now she seemed as small as a twelve year old. She was still curvy but a miniature of her former self.
She gracefully took off her armor and entered the water. It was a sensation she had never felt before, to be surround in a warm liquid. It loosened her muscles and lolled her into a false sense of security. Miyanti splashed at her companions and had a water fight that no one could win. She never remembered playing like this at home. Every exercise she performed was in the hopes of defeating Naraku. Miyanti laughed wholeheartedly at her soaked companions and she secretly prayed to never leave the hot springs.
But the fun had to end and it did too soon after they arrived. Sango and Kagome got out of the pool and put on their clothes while Miyanti lingered in the pool. Suddenly, Miyanti sensed a presence not far from her. She flew out of the water and transformed mid air. In the bushes Sesshoumaru was standing patiently for Miyanti to come. She grew her nails out and hovered inches off the ground. Sesshoumaru was drinking in the form before him. She was beautiful to him in either form.
"What are you doing here, Lord Sesshoumaru?" She said with as much spite as she could muster to hide her feelings.
"I've come to be with you."
"Liar!" she screamed. "You want Inuyasha's sword."
"You are far more important to me than that."
Miyanti knew it sounded like a trap but she wanted to give Sesshoumaru a chance before she had to give up on him or worse. "Then will you join our cause, to defeat Naraku?"
"I will do anything to be with you." Sesshoumaru said pulled the naked Miyanti into a kiss.
"We are standing right here you know." Kagome said and started walking back to camp with Sango.
Miyanti realized she was still naked and was embarrassed at the scene she was making with Sesshoumaru. Mate or not you just don't do that type of stuff in front of people she thought. Miyanti's thoughts fluttered off to a more dangerous subject 'How long had Sesshoumaru been watching them? Was he watching during the training session? Did he hear her song or see her use any of her miko powers?' Miyanti knew that Sesshoumaru's loyalty would have to be tested but she didn't know how. Love will have to wait. I don't know if I'll ever be able to trust or get close enough to him to know what he desires.