Chapter 3
The warm air quickly turned cold, and Yashana closed her eyes to keep them from being whipped by the cold wind. Warm white fur wrapped around her. She looked up and found that Sesshomaru had draped his fur wrap around her. He then returned to his place on the dragon's back.
"Thank you, uncle," Yashana said wrapping the fur tightly around her body.
"Do not call me that," Sesshomaru said. "From now on you are to call me Lord Sesshomaru, just like Rin and Jaken. Understand."
He's so serious. Thought Yashana. I don't know what his tempers like, so I better do as I'm told. He is my uncle after all.
"Yes, sir," Yashana said as the dragon began to descend. "Where are we?"
"We are in an area controlled by the Birds of Paradise and the Wolf demon tribe," Sesshomaru said as the two-headed dragon landed, "be careful of where you go. The Birds of Paradise are ruthless demons and will kill anything that they can get their claws on."
"And the Wolf demons?" questioned Yashana as Sesshomaru jumped off the dragon's back.
"You can handle them," he said as she slid off the dragon's back to the ground.
The two-headed dragon disappeared in a flash of lightning leaving them there, standing on a cliff. The air here was warmer and suited Yashana better. She returned Sesshomaru's fur wrap to him and watched as he disappeared into the night to do what he wanted. After he disappeared from sight, Yashana wandered around the cliffs of the valley.
"How boring," Yashana said sitting on the edge of the cliff. "I haven't seen a soul since Sesshomaru left."
Suddenly, she heard barking in the distance. It was getting closer and fast. Yashana hid behind a large bolder that sat beside the wall of the ledge she was on. A few moments later, appeared a small group of young men with several wolves. They surveyed the area before looking over the cliff edge.
"This is where that lightning struck," said one of them.
"I saw it too," said another. "Could it have struck further down?"
"If it did we're going to have to look tomorrow," said a small young man.
One of the wolves had wondered towards Yashana as its friends talked about the lightning. It knew she was there, but what was it going to do if it found her. As it stepped closer, Yashana pressed herself against the wall and held her breath. The sound of more footsteps alarmed her and she began wishing she wasn't there. She closed her eyes so tightly that they began to hurt.
Please go away. Just go away. She thought as they got closer.
A hand suddenly grabbed her arm and Yashana was pulled out from behind the bolder. She opened her eyes and was face to face with about ten wolf demons and wolves. "Oh crap," said Yashana.
"Who are you?" asked a wolf demon with light brown hair and pale brown eyes.
"I'm out of here," Yashana said jumping backwards onto a higher cliff. "Good-bye."
"I don't think so," said a deep voice.
"Oh no," she said turning around.
There standing behind her was a handsome young man of about twenty- five with long dark brown hair in a high ponytail. He was dressed in dark brown fur and armor. His dark brown eyes were so deep they seemed to go on forever. They stood there looking at each other until a bolt of lightning in the distance broke their eye contact.
"What is your name child?" the wolf demon asked narrowing his eyes.
"The name's Yashana," she said quietly, "Who are you?"
"The name's Kouga," he said. "I'm the leader of the Wolf Demon tribe."
"Wolf Demon tribe?" Yashana said. "I remember hearing something about you when I was younger."
"How old are you?" Kouga asked.
"Sixteen, sir," Yashana said. "Why?"
"You remind me of someone that I use to be in love with," Kouga said. "What's your mother's name?"
"I don't know," Yashana said holding herself. "I don't even remember if she's still alive or not."
Yashana closed her eyes. I can't cry. Not here. Not now. She thought. Something wrapped around her body and held her against itself. She slowly opened her eyes. To her surprise, it was Kouga who was holding her. Her head slowly lay down on his shoulder. It was nice having someone other than her foster parents hold her.
"Kagome," Kouga whispered.
"What?" asked Yashana picking up her head. "What did you say?"
"Kagome," he said again, "that's who you remind me of. Except without the dog-ears and white strips in the hair. Other than that you look so much like her."
"Could this Kagome woman be my mother?" said Yashana as she laid her head back down. "Oh I don't know."
Kouga held Yashana in his arms and let her lean against him. Oh no. I wonder if Sesshomaru is waiting for me. She thought. I have to leave before he gets mad.
"I have to go," Yashana said pushing away from Kouga. "He's going to kill me if I don't show up."
She started away when Kouga grabbed her wrist. He pulled her back to him. When she looked at his face, he leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips. A rush of warmth flooded her body as they stood there and the world melted away as they stood there.
"I have to go," she whispered to him once their lips parted. "If I don't, I'll get in a lot of trouble."
"Will I see you again?" he asked with a smile.
"I don't know, but I hope so," she said blushing.
"Take this," Kouga said tying a leather band on Yashana's left wrist. "To remember me by."
It was a black leather band with wolf teeth attached along the center. "I'll always wear it," she said. "Good-bye."
Yashana ran all the way back to where her and Sesshomaru had left each other. She finally arrived at the edge of the cliff where they had arrived. No one was there. She sat on the ground and waited until Sesshomaru appeared. He was limping and had a few cuts on his arms and legs.
"Uncle," she cried running to his side.
"What did I tell you to call me," he said sternly.
"I'm sorry, Lord Sesshomaru," she said. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, just had a hard time getting what I wanted," he said looking at her.
"What?" she asked.
"You smell like a wolf," he noticed. "Did you run into the Wolf Demon tribe?"
"Yes," she said looking at her feet. "Did you get what you wanted?"
"What happened to you when you ran into them?" he asked standing a few inches from her.
"Nothing," she said sternly.
"Then why do you smell like wolf?" questioned Sesshomaru, as a bolt of lightning struck a few feet away from them.
"Maybe because I had to deal with some wolves," Yashana fired back at him. "Where's that dragon? I want out of here before another lightning bolt lands anywhere near us."
"Ah and Un are on their way with Rin and Jaken," he said. "We need to find shelter. This could turn into a bad storm."
"Who are Ah and Un?" she asked as they searched for shelter.
"They are the two-headed dragon that brought us here," he said. "Go find some shelter now."
"Yes, sir," she said going the same way she had the last time they separated. "I wonder if that woman Kouga use to be in love with was and is in fact my mother."
Kouga's so nice. Thought Yashana. But I've only known him for a few minutes. Is this what the older girls were talking about the other day in the village? Love at first sight? What if it is?
"It would be nice," she said stopping.
"What would be nice?" said a deep voice.
Yashana jumped. Who was it? Had they been following her for long? She took a deep breath. It was a familiar scent, even though it was new to her. It was wolf. It was Kouga.
"Kouga," she said.
"You remembered my scent quickly," he said stepping out of the shadows in front of her. "That's a wonderful trait to have."
Yashana's heart began to beat wildly as Kouga stepped closer. She was sure he could hear it now that he was only a couple inches from her body. If he did, he didn't show it. His arms wrapped around her, pulling their bodies together. A rush of warmth swept over Yashana's body as Kouga once again kissed her gently on the lips.
Once their lips parted, Kouga asked, "Why are you here again?"
"My friends and I are looking for shelter from the lightning. So I've come to find some," she said with a smile.
"Why don't you stay with us? I'm sure we have room," he said with his wolfish smile.
"You'll have to tell Lord Sesshomaru that," she said.
"Lead the way," Kouga said letting go of her.
Yashana and Kouga ran all the way back to where the two-headed dragon had left them. There sitting on a very large bolder was Sesshomaru. Once he noticed the two had appeared out of the darkness, he left the rock and drew his sword. Kouga jumped in front of Yashana and waited for Sesshomaru to attack.
"Lord Sesshomaru, please do not attack," Yashana pleaded. "Kouga has an offer for you to hear."
"I do not need to hear anything from a wolf demon," Sesshomaru said.
"Please just hear him out," she said as a lightning bolt hit the ridge above them.
Rocks began to fall from the ridge towards the three demons below. "Watch out, Yashana," Kouga said picking her up and taking cover.
Sesshomaru had done the same thing. He pushed himself up against the wall of the ridge beside them and they waited for the rocks to stop falling. Suddenly, bolts of lightning appeared out of no where and destroyed the falling rocks. They looked into the sky and saw a two-headed dragon flying towards them with Rin and Jaken riding on its back.
"Lord Sesshomaru, are you all right?" Rin asked as she slid off the dragon's back.
"Yes, Rin. We're all right," Sesshomaru said as the dragon disappeared in a flash of lightning. "What did you want to tell me, wolf?"
"I wanted to extend an offer for you all to stay with me and my tribe until this storm passes," Kouga said roughly. "That is unless you want to stay out here and risk getting crushed by the falling rocks."
Sesshomaru looked at Kouga with hard eyes. "Fine," he said. "We accept your offer. But we will stay by the entrance."
"That's fine with me," Kouga said. "Follow me."
The warm air quickly turned cold, and Yashana closed her eyes to keep them from being whipped by the cold wind. Warm white fur wrapped around her. She looked up and found that Sesshomaru had draped his fur wrap around her. He then returned to his place on the dragon's back.
"Thank you, uncle," Yashana said wrapping the fur tightly around her body.
"Do not call me that," Sesshomaru said. "From now on you are to call me Lord Sesshomaru, just like Rin and Jaken. Understand."
He's so serious. Thought Yashana. I don't know what his tempers like, so I better do as I'm told. He is my uncle after all.
"Yes, sir," Yashana said as the dragon began to descend. "Where are we?"
"We are in an area controlled by the Birds of Paradise and the Wolf demon tribe," Sesshomaru said as the two-headed dragon landed, "be careful of where you go. The Birds of Paradise are ruthless demons and will kill anything that they can get their claws on."
"And the Wolf demons?" questioned Yashana as Sesshomaru jumped off the dragon's back.
"You can handle them," he said as she slid off the dragon's back to the ground.
The two-headed dragon disappeared in a flash of lightning leaving them there, standing on a cliff. The air here was warmer and suited Yashana better. She returned Sesshomaru's fur wrap to him and watched as he disappeared into the night to do what he wanted. After he disappeared from sight, Yashana wandered around the cliffs of the valley.
"How boring," Yashana said sitting on the edge of the cliff. "I haven't seen a soul since Sesshomaru left."
Suddenly, she heard barking in the distance. It was getting closer and fast. Yashana hid behind a large bolder that sat beside the wall of the ledge she was on. A few moments later, appeared a small group of young men with several wolves. They surveyed the area before looking over the cliff edge.
"This is where that lightning struck," said one of them.
"I saw it too," said another. "Could it have struck further down?"
"If it did we're going to have to look tomorrow," said a small young man.
One of the wolves had wondered towards Yashana as its friends talked about the lightning. It knew she was there, but what was it going to do if it found her. As it stepped closer, Yashana pressed herself against the wall and held her breath. The sound of more footsteps alarmed her and she began wishing she wasn't there. She closed her eyes so tightly that they began to hurt.
Please go away. Just go away. She thought as they got closer.
A hand suddenly grabbed her arm and Yashana was pulled out from behind the bolder. She opened her eyes and was face to face with about ten wolf demons and wolves. "Oh crap," said Yashana.
"Who are you?" asked a wolf demon with light brown hair and pale brown eyes.
"I'm out of here," Yashana said jumping backwards onto a higher cliff. "Good-bye."
"I don't think so," said a deep voice.
"Oh no," she said turning around.
There standing behind her was a handsome young man of about twenty- five with long dark brown hair in a high ponytail. He was dressed in dark brown fur and armor. His dark brown eyes were so deep they seemed to go on forever. They stood there looking at each other until a bolt of lightning in the distance broke their eye contact.
"What is your name child?" the wolf demon asked narrowing his eyes.
"The name's Yashana," she said quietly, "Who are you?"
"The name's Kouga," he said. "I'm the leader of the Wolf Demon tribe."
"Wolf Demon tribe?" Yashana said. "I remember hearing something about you when I was younger."
"How old are you?" Kouga asked.
"Sixteen, sir," Yashana said. "Why?"
"You remind me of someone that I use to be in love with," Kouga said. "What's your mother's name?"
"I don't know," Yashana said holding herself. "I don't even remember if she's still alive or not."
Yashana closed her eyes. I can't cry. Not here. Not now. She thought. Something wrapped around her body and held her against itself. She slowly opened her eyes. To her surprise, it was Kouga who was holding her. Her head slowly lay down on his shoulder. It was nice having someone other than her foster parents hold her.
"Kagome," Kouga whispered.
"What?" asked Yashana picking up her head. "What did you say?"
"Kagome," he said again, "that's who you remind me of. Except without the dog-ears and white strips in the hair. Other than that you look so much like her."
"Could this Kagome woman be my mother?" said Yashana as she laid her head back down. "Oh I don't know."
Kouga held Yashana in his arms and let her lean against him. Oh no. I wonder if Sesshomaru is waiting for me. She thought. I have to leave before he gets mad.
"I have to go," Yashana said pushing away from Kouga. "He's going to kill me if I don't show up."
She started away when Kouga grabbed her wrist. He pulled her back to him. When she looked at his face, he leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips. A rush of warmth flooded her body as they stood there and the world melted away as they stood there.
"I have to go," she whispered to him once their lips parted. "If I don't, I'll get in a lot of trouble."
"Will I see you again?" he asked with a smile.
"I don't know, but I hope so," she said blushing.
"Take this," Kouga said tying a leather band on Yashana's left wrist. "To remember me by."
It was a black leather band with wolf teeth attached along the center. "I'll always wear it," she said. "Good-bye."
Yashana ran all the way back to where her and Sesshomaru had left each other. She finally arrived at the edge of the cliff where they had arrived. No one was there. She sat on the ground and waited until Sesshomaru appeared. He was limping and had a few cuts on his arms and legs.
"Uncle," she cried running to his side.
"What did I tell you to call me," he said sternly.
"I'm sorry, Lord Sesshomaru," she said. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, just had a hard time getting what I wanted," he said looking at her.
"What?" she asked.
"You smell like a wolf," he noticed. "Did you run into the Wolf Demon tribe?"
"Yes," she said looking at her feet. "Did you get what you wanted?"
"What happened to you when you ran into them?" he asked standing a few inches from her.
"Nothing," she said sternly.
"Then why do you smell like wolf?" questioned Sesshomaru, as a bolt of lightning struck a few feet away from them.
"Maybe because I had to deal with some wolves," Yashana fired back at him. "Where's that dragon? I want out of here before another lightning bolt lands anywhere near us."
"Ah and Un are on their way with Rin and Jaken," he said. "We need to find shelter. This could turn into a bad storm."
"Who are Ah and Un?" she asked as they searched for shelter.
"They are the two-headed dragon that brought us here," he said. "Go find some shelter now."
"Yes, sir," she said going the same way she had the last time they separated. "I wonder if that woman Kouga use to be in love with was and is in fact my mother."
Kouga's so nice. Thought Yashana. But I've only known him for a few minutes. Is this what the older girls were talking about the other day in the village? Love at first sight? What if it is?
"It would be nice," she said stopping.
"What would be nice?" said a deep voice.
Yashana jumped. Who was it? Had they been following her for long? She took a deep breath. It was a familiar scent, even though it was new to her. It was wolf. It was Kouga.
"Kouga," she said.
"You remembered my scent quickly," he said stepping out of the shadows in front of her. "That's a wonderful trait to have."
Yashana's heart began to beat wildly as Kouga stepped closer. She was sure he could hear it now that he was only a couple inches from her body. If he did, he didn't show it. His arms wrapped around her, pulling their bodies together. A rush of warmth swept over Yashana's body as Kouga once again kissed her gently on the lips.
Once their lips parted, Kouga asked, "Why are you here again?"
"My friends and I are looking for shelter from the lightning. So I've come to find some," she said with a smile.
"Why don't you stay with us? I'm sure we have room," he said with his wolfish smile.
"You'll have to tell Lord Sesshomaru that," she said.
"Lead the way," Kouga said letting go of her.
Yashana and Kouga ran all the way back to where the two-headed dragon had left them. There sitting on a very large bolder was Sesshomaru. Once he noticed the two had appeared out of the darkness, he left the rock and drew his sword. Kouga jumped in front of Yashana and waited for Sesshomaru to attack.
"Lord Sesshomaru, please do not attack," Yashana pleaded. "Kouga has an offer for you to hear."
"I do not need to hear anything from a wolf demon," Sesshomaru said.
"Please just hear him out," she said as a lightning bolt hit the ridge above them.
Rocks began to fall from the ridge towards the three demons below. "Watch out, Yashana," Kouga said picking her up and taking cover.
Sesshomaru had done the same thing. He pushed himself up against the wall of the ridge beside them and they waited for the rocks to stop falling. Suddenly, bolts of lightning appeared out of no where and destroyed the falling rocks. They looked into the sky and saw a two-headed dragon flying towards them with Rin and Jaken riding on its back.
"Lord Sesshomaru, are you all right?" Rin asked as she slid off the dragon's back.
"Yes, Rin. We're all right," Sesshomaru said as the dragon disappeared in a flash of lightning. "What did you want to tell me, wolf?"
"I wanted to extend an offer for you all to stay with me and my tribe until this storm passes," Kouga said roughly. "That is unless you want to stay out here and risk getting crushed by the falling rocks."
Sesshomaru looked at Kouga with hard eyes. "Fine," he said. "We accept your offer. But we will stay by the entrance."
"That's fine with me," Kouga said. "Follow me."