A Demons Love
Disclaimer: Let's get this over with. I don't own InuYasha, although I may
not own InuYasha but I do own Akira.
The next morning Akira hoped she would be able to slip away but Sesshomaru had awoken early and was down at the stream catching fish for their meals. He would definitely come looking for her if he returned to find her missing. Also the dreary gray sky's held the promise of unfavorable weather. Sure enough they had just started breakfast when it began to rain. It started as a drizzle then transformed into a downpour. The four of them took shelter at the caves entrance. Akira hoped the rain would stop soon, she needed to leave. Her family had to be terribly worried about her by now. Besides she felt quite unsafe near Sesshomaru. Long hours passed without a word said. Rin had started to hum a tune she had made up herself, Jaken was becoming quite annoyed with the girl's song but Sesshomaru didn't seem to mind. The sound of the rain made Akira drowsy, after all she had not slept last night. Rin was around so Akira decided it was safe for a quick nap, it was obvious he would not harm her in Rin's presence. Akira's nap was indeed quick. She was abruptly awoken by terribly loud thunder and rain pounding against her face. The shower had grown into a thunderstorm and the harsh winds were blowing the rain into the cave. To keep themselves from being completely they moved to the back to the cave. It wasn't an extremely large cave but it was of quite good size. It was obvious this is where Sesshomaru slept. At the back of the cave there was a pile of the furs of various animals and demons. It had to be the most comfortable looking bed Akira had ever seen and she longed to touch the soft looking furs but felt she didn't dare. Evening came and it was still raining therefore no way of building a fire to cook anything. Sesshomaru managed to find some dried foods he had taken from the village. Akira barely ate any of the stolen food even though she was quite hungry. She instead looked around the cave. It was quite dry and cozy instead of cold and wet as most people think all caves to be. Akira spotted something in the corner. It looked like a long object wrapped in white linens. "What is that"? she asked pointing to the bundle in the corner. "See for yourself". said Sesshomaru "For if I told you, you would not believe me". This statement made Akira nervous but she decided to investigate anyway. She crawled to the corner and untied the sting holding the bundle and let the cloth fall away. She jumped away immediately and almost became sick at the sight an smell of what lay in front of her. An arm, the left arm of Lord Sesshomaru. Akira threw the cloth back over it and backed away to the spot she had been sitting in before. Akira being a demo slayer had seen limbs without bodies before but for some reason the arm bothered her. She looked at Sesshomaru who was staring back at her. She looked into his amber eyes and all of a sudden she felt sorry for him. To be betrayed by his own brother. What was InuYasha really like? Was he truly inside like all other demons, heartless? Sesshomaru immediately read her expression. "I do not need or want your sympathy girl". "Your own brother did this to you". she said "You must fell betrayed". "I care nothing for my brother, and he nothing for I". replied Sesshomaru "It was a battle in of father's tomb. I had gone there to take possession of the great sword Tetsusaiga, the sword forged from our fathers own fang". "That's InuYasha's sword". said Akira "It is rightfully mine. I am InuTaisho's eldest son. I stood beside him in his final battle. The Tetsusaiga should have been mine. Instead I was given this sword, the Tensaiga". He then pulled the sword from its sheath. "It is worthless to a demon. The blade does not cut". "Then what does the sword do if it cannot kill"? asked Akira "This sword can bring one hundred humans back from the dead with one swing, the Tetsusaiga can kill one hundred demons in one swing. They hardly compare". Akira started to think. "Was this what Rin had been talking about? If she had been telling the truth it meant Sesshomaru had revived the girl from the dead with this sword, amazing. Was it possible Sesshomaru wasn't as terrible as he seemed"? Suddenly she had an idea. "What else can the sword revive"? she asked. Sesshomaru looked at her strangely "Anything that is dead". said Jaken who had overheard her question. "I have an idea". said Akira. She walked back to the corner where the arm lay. She was disgusted but she picked the bundle up and placed it in front of him. Sesshomaru looked at the arm then her. "What am I supposed to do with this he asked"? "Attach it back to your body". she said "You are a fool". he said "I can only attach a live arm and even then it is useless after a short time". "Use your sword to bring it back to life". said Akira Sesshomaru was beginning to catch on to her idea. He once again removed the Tensaiga and swung it over the arm. Immediately the arm regained its life. Akira picked it up and held it in its rightful place. With one swing of the sword over his shoulder the arm was attached. He could feel the bones and the flesh rejoining. Akira then let go. Sesshomaru bent his elbow and flexed his hand. It felt as if the arm had never been separated from his body. He looked at Akira and she smiled, Sesshomaru gave her a half smile in response and said "Thank you". "My lord your arm is reconnected to your body"! exclaimed Jaken he had not noticed when the reattached it and he was extremely surprised to see his master with two arms. Akira rolled her eyes at Jaken. "You just noticed toad". she said. Jaken was completely offended and stormed off to the other end of the cave. Akira looked at Sesshomaru expecting to see him glaring angrily at her for insulting his assistant but somewhat of a smile had drifted across his face and his eyes were laughing. She was quite surprised to see him like this and stared at him for some time. With his usual grim expression he looked quite intimidating but like this he looked, well....charming. Sesshomaru looked her in the eye and she turned away blushing. She then laid down to sleep. Her stomach was filled with butterflies and sleep seemed impossible but she soon drifted off.
InuYasha and Miroku had been traveling for days before they reached the village at the foot of the western mountains. Neither had any idea of what to expect when they arrived except the worst for Akira. They easily found the Lord's mansion but were stopped at the entrance by two soldiers. "What business have you with the Lord of the Western lands"? they asked. Miroku spoke "We wish to have a word with him". "Leave". they replied "Not just anyone can speak with the Lord". InuYasha then intervened "Well I didn't have to resort to this but you're asking for it". He then punched the guard to his right in the face then the on to his left. "C'mon Miroku". he said. Miroku nodded. Going through the mansion was easy with InuYasha punching out guards along the way. After quite some searching through the mansion they found the Lord sitting in a large room surround by many of his soldiers. They all stood facing InuYasha and Miroku ready to attack them at the Lords orders. "Who are you, what is it that you want"? the Lords voice echoed in the large room. "I don't suppose you remember us". said Miroku "We are from the village you visited to acquire the help of a demon slayer". "Oh yes". said the Lord "What do you need"? "I would like to know the whereabouts of my daughter, Akira". "Who"? replied the Lord "Oh, you mean that puny demon slayer". "Where is she"? asked Miroku "She is most likely dead you are wasting your time here". replied the Lord. Miroku repeated himself "Where is she"? he was becoming extremely frustrated with the Lord. "I do not know where the girl has gotten to. No one has seen her since she left ten days ago, through it is most likely she is dead. I said she did not stand a chance against the demon Sesshomaru. The mention of Sesshomaru made InuYasha's blood boil. That creep was gonna pay for whatever he did to Akira and for all the times he had tried to steal the Tetsusaiga. "Where can we find Sesshomaru"? asked InuYasha. The Lord replied "He lives in the mountains but I no one knows where exactly. Do you also want to try to slay the demon"? "Let's just say me and him have a score to settle". said InuYasha "Good idea InuYasha". said Miroku "If we find Sesshomaru we're more than likely to find Akira". He only hoped they weren't too late. The two found the path leading out of the village and followed at good ways into the mountains. "InuYasha". said Miroku "We've been wandering for hours can't you pick up Sesshomaru or Akira's scent"? "I can't smell either of them, the rain must have washed away the smell." replied InuYasha "Just our luck, this mountain range is huge. I wish we had a clue where to look". No sooner had InuYasha spoken when he spotted something out the corner of his eye. There was something white lying just off the path. InuYasha walked over to investigate. "InuYasha. What have you found"? asked Miroku. InuYasha bent over and picked up the white object. He held the cloth in his hand and examined it. It was a hair ribbon, and it was covered in blood. "Miroku, come here". said InuYasha. Miroku stepped off the path with Kiara following close behind. "What is it"? he asked. InuYasha handed him the bloody ribbon. It looked familiar to Miroku, of course it did; it was Akira's hair ribbon. "Where did you find it"? he inquired. "Right there". said InuYasha pointing to a path of black on the bloodstained green grass. With closer examination they discovered the black was hair; Akira's hair. Looking around Miroku discovered Akira's sword in lying under a bush near by. "They must have battled here". said Miroku "And by the looks of things it's obvious who won". Miroku just stood staring at nothing holding the sword and the ribbon. InuYasha could barely see his face, but from what he could see Miroku was in tears. InuYasha for once couldn't think of anything to say to his friend. Kiara came over to Miroku and affectionately rubbed up against his side, her eyes expressing sadness. He laid his hand on her head and began stroking her gently. InuYasha couldn't stand to see him standing there doing nothing. If he were in Miroku's place he would immediately go after Sesshomaru for revenge. He was about to speak when Miroku turned to leave in the direction of the village. "Where are you going"?! shouted InuYasha "Home". replied Miroku "The Lord was right, she didn't stand a chance. I should have known". InuYasha was now angry with him. "Well aren't you going after Sesshomaru?! I mean he killed your daughter". "I will". he replied "But not now, it would be foolish". "Foolish to avenge Akira's death. What kind of father are you"! yelled InuYasha. Miroku stopped. "I am also no match for Sesshomaru without the wind-tunnel. You forget I still have Sango and Shoro who need me. What would I accomplish by dying fighting a futile battle; nothing". he then continued walking. InuYasha understood his reasoning now and felt terrible for what he had just said. He could go after Sesshomaru right now with or without Miroku but decided it would be wrong to leave his friends in a time when they needed him most, so he followed after Miroku.
Disclaimer: Let's get this over with. I don't own InuYasha, although I may
not own InuYasha but I do own Akira.
The next morning Akira hoped she would be able to slip away but Sesshomaru had awoken early and was down at the stream catching fish for their meals. He would definitely come looking for her if he returned to find her missing. Also the dreary gray sky's held the promise of unfavorable weather. Sure enough they had just started breakfast when it began to rain. It started as a drizzle then transformed into a downpour. The four of them took shelter at the caves entrance. Akira hoped the rain would stop soon, she needed to leave. Her family had to be terribly worried about her by now. Besides she felt quite unsafe near Sesshomaru. Long hours passed without a word said. Rin had started to hum a tune she had made up herself, Jaken was becoming quite annoyed with the girl's song but Sesshomaru didn't seem to mind. The sound of the rain made Akira drowsy, after all she had not slept last night. Rin was around so Akira decided it was safe for a quick nap, it was obvious he would not harm her in Rin's presence. Akira's nap was indeed quick. She was abruptly awoken by terribly loud thunder and rain pounding against her face. The shower had grown into a thunderstorm and the harsh winds were blowing the rain into the cave. To keep themselves from being completely they moved to the back to the cave. It wasn't an extremely large cave but it was of quite good size. It was obvious this is where Sesshomaru slept. At the back of the cave there was a pile of the furs of various animals and demons. It had to be the most comfortable looking bed Akira had ever seen and she longed to touch the soft looking furs but felt she didn't dare. Evening came and it was still raining therefore no way of building a fire to cook anything. Sesshomaru managed to find some dried foods he had taken from the village. Akira barely ate any of the stolen food even though she was quite hungry. She instead looked around the cave. It was quite dry and cozy instead of cold and wet as most people think all caves to be. Akira spotted something in the corner. It looked like a long object wrapped in white linens. "What is that"? she asked pointing to the bundle in the corner. "See for yourself". said Sesshomaru "For if I told you, you would not believe me". This statement made Akira nervous but she decided to investigate anyway. She crawled to the corner and untied the sting holding the bundle and let the cloth fall away. She jumped away immediately and almost became sick at the sight an smell of what lay in front of her. An arm, the left arm of Lord Sesshomaru. Akira threw the cloth back over it and backed away to the spot she had been sitting in before. Akira being a demo slayer had seen limbs without bodies before but for some reason the arm bothered her. She looked at Sesshomaru who was staring back at her. She looked into his amber eyes and all of a sudden she felt sorry for him. To be betrayed by his own brother. What was InuYasha really like? Was he truly inside like all other demons, heartless? Sesshomaru immediately read her expression. "I do not need or want your sympathy girl". "Your own brother did this to you". she said "You must fell betrayed". "I care nothing for my brother, and he nothing for I". replied Sesshomaru "It was a battle in of father's tomb. I had gone there to take possession of the great sword Tetsusaiga, the sword forged from our fathers own fang". "That's InuYasha's sword". said Akira "It is rightfully mine. I am InuTaisho's eldest son. I stood beside him in his final battle. The Tetsusaiga should have been mine. Instead I was given this sword, the Tensaiga". He then pulled the sword from its sheath. "It is worthless to a demon. The blade does not cut". "Then what does the sword do if it cannot kill"? asked Akira "This sword can bring one hundred humans back from the dead with one swing, the Tetsusaiga can kill one hundred demons in one swing. They hardly compare". Akira started to think. "Was this what Rin had been talking about? If she had been telling the truth it meant Sesshomaru had revived the girl from the dead with this sword, amazing. Was it possible Sesshomaru wasn't as terrible as he seemed"? Suddenly she had an idea. "What else can the sword revive"? she asked. Sesshomaru looked at her strangely "Anything that is dead". said Jaken who had overheard her question. "I have an idea". said Akira. She walked back to the corner where the arm lay. She was disgusted but she picked the bundle up and placed it in front of him. Sesshomaru looked at the arm then her. "What am I supposed to do with this he asked"? "Attach it back to your body". she said "You are a fool". he said "I can only attach a live arm and even then it is useless after a short time". "Use your sword to bring it back to life". said Akira Sesshomaru was beginning to catch on to her idea. He once again removed the Tensaiga and swung it over the arm. Immediately the arm regained its life. Akira picked it up and held it in its rightful place. With one swing of the sword over his shoulder the arm was attached. He could feel the bones and the flesh rejoining. Akira then let go. Sesshomaru bent his elbow and flexed his hand. It felt as if the arm had never been separated from his body. He looked at Akira and she smiled, Sesshomaru gave her a half smile in response and said "Thank you". "My lord your arm is reconnected to your body"! exclaimed Jaken he had not noticed when the reattached it and he was extremely surprised to see his master with two arms. Akira rolled her eyes at Jaken. "You just noticed toad". she said. Jaken was completely offended and stormed off to the other end of the cave. Akira looked at Sesshomaru expecting to see him glaring angrily at her for insulting his assistant but somewhat of a smile had drifted across his face and his eyes were laughing. She was quite surprised to see him like this and stared at him for some time. With his usual grim expression he looked quite intimidating but like this he looked, well....charming. Sesshomaru looked her in the eye and she turned away blushing. She then laid down to sleep. Her stomach was filled with butterflies and sleep seemed impossible but she soon drifted off.
InuYasha and Miroku had been traveling for days before they reached the village at the foot of the western mountains. Neither had any idea of what to expect when they arrived except the worst for Akira. They easily found the Lord's mansion but were stopped at the entrance by two soldiers. "What business have you with the Lord of the Western lands"? they asked. Miroku spoke "We wish to have a word with him". "Leave". they replied "Not just anyone can speak with the Lord". InuYasha then intervened "Well I didn't have to resort to this but you're asking for it". He then punched the guard to his right in the face then the on to his left. "C'mon Miroku". he said. Miroku nodded. Going through the mansion was easy with InuYasha punching out guards along the way. After quite some searching through the mansion they found the Lord sitting in a large room surround by many of his soldiers. They all stood facing InuYasha and Miroku ready to attack them at the Lords orders. "Who are you, what is it that you want"? the Lords voice echoed in the large room. "I don't suppose you remember us". said Miroku "We are from the village you visited to acquire the help of a demon slayer". "Oh yes". said the Lord "What do you need"? "I would like to know the whereabouts of my daughter, Akira". "Who"? replied the Lord "Oh, you mean that puny demon slayer". "Where is she"? asked Miroku "She is most likely dead you are wasting your time here". replied the Lord. Miroku repeated himself "Where is she"? he was becoming extremely frustrated with the Lord. "I do not know where the girl has gotten to. No one has seen her since she left ten days ago, through it is most likely she is dead. I said she did not stand a chance against the demon Sesshomaru. The mention of Sesshomaru made InuYasha's blood boil. That creep was gonna pay for whatever he did to Akira and for all the times he had tried to steal the Tetsusaiga. "Where can we find Sesshomaru"? asked InuYasha. The Lord replied "He lives in the mountains but I no one knows where exactly. Do you also want to try to slay the demon"? "Let's just say me and him have a score to settle". said InuYasha "Good idea InuYasha". said Miroku "If we find Sesshomaru we're more than likely to find Akira". He only hoped they weren't too late. The two found the path leading out of the village and followed at good ways into the mountains. "InuYasha". said Miroku "We've been wandering for hours can't you pick up Sesshomaru or Akira's scent"? "I can't smell either of them, the rain must have washed away the smell." replied InuYasha "Just our luck, this mountain range is huge. I wish we had a clue where to look". No sooner had InuYasha spoken when he spotted something out the corner of his eye. There was something white lying just off the path. InuYasha walked over to investigate. "InuYasha. What have you found"? asked Miroku. InuYasha bent over and picked up the white object. He held the cloth in his hand and examined it. It was a hair ribbon, and it was covered in blood. "Miroku, come here". said InuYasha. Miroku stepped off the path with Kiara following close behind. "What is it"? he asked. InuYasha handed him the bloody ribbon. It looked familiar to Miroku, of course it did; it was Akira's hair ribbon. "Where did you find it"? he inquired. "Right there". said InuYasha pointing to a path of black on the bloodstained green grass. With closer examination they discovered the black was hair; Akira's hair. Looking around Miroku discovered Akira's sword in lying under a bush near by. "They must have battled here". said Miroku "And by the looks of things it's obvious who won". Miroku just stood staring at nothing holding the sword and the ribbon. InuYasha could barely see his face, but from what he could see Miroku was in tears. InuYasha for once couldn't think of anything to say to his friend. Kiara came over to Miroku and affectionately rubbed up against his side, her eyes expressing sadness. He laid his hand on her head and began stroking her gently. InuYasha couldn't stand to see him standing there doing nothing. If he were in Miroku's place he would immediately go after Sesshomaru for revenge. He was about to speak when Miroku turned to leave in the direction of the village. "Where are you going"?! shouted InuYasha "Home". replied Miroku "The Lord was right, she didn't stand a chance. I should have known". InuYasha was now angry with him. "Well aren't you going after Sesshomaru?! I mean he killed your daughter". "I will". he replied "But not now, it would be foolish". "Foolish to avenge Akira's death. What kind of father are you"! yelled InuYasha. Miroku stopped. "I am also no match for Sesshomaru without the wind-tunnel. You forget I still have Sango and Shoro who need me. What would I accomplish by dying fighting a futile battle; nothing". he then continued walking. InuYasha understood his reasoning now and felt terrible for what he had just said. He could go after Sesshomaru right now with or without Miroku but decided it would be wrong to leave his friends in a time when they needed him most, so he followed after Miroku.