Chapter eight is here! In this chapter and the ones following, will
be the long awaited and highly anticipated Sesshoumaru moments. *Grins* I
can't wait to type these ones out! Although this chapter is mainly gonna be
about Ayame getting better, so don't expect to many romantic or fluff
scenes to appear. Don't worry though, they will come! Hmmm..okay well I
can't think of anything else to say, so on to reviewer responses!
Ivan's Kitsune: Yay your back! I sowwy that you got banned from you computer. I must say I know what it's like, which is why since I have this story to continue, I must be on my best behavior in order to not get it taken away. But hey, at least you can outsmart your parents and use the school's computers, like you did, lol! Your lucky your school lets you get onto this site. The ones at my school all have that program BESS on them, so you can't go to a whole bunch of sites. I agree with you that school bites. I loathe school with a passion. In fact if it wasn't recquired that I go to school, I most likely would not. Thanks for the review and I hope you get your computer privelages back!
Disclaimer: *Aries is running away from the wrath of Sesshoumaru beacuase of the whole glass of water on his head incident. Runs back into her room and closes and locks the door. Sees Kagome on her bed reading a piece of paper* "Quick Kagome put a barrier up around my room!" "Why?" *Hears a loud thump on her door* "Cause Sesshoumaru is tryin to kill me!" "Oh...okay." *Kagome puts a barrier up and they can both hear Sesshoumaru's curses. Aries sticks her tongue out, even though Sesshoumaru can't see it. She turns to Kagome.* "So whatcha readin?" *Kagome holds up the paper.* "Just a legal document that says you don't own InuYasha." "What!" *Aries grabs the document then reads it.* "Noooooooo!"
Chapter Eight: Awaking
It had been a long day and night for Sesshoumaru. After getting Ayame's garments off, he mentally noted that it was going to take quite some time to heal her wounds. His servants had brought him some water, cloths, bandages, and medicinal herbs, just as he had ordered them to. He had cleaned her wounds and placed some herbal paste on them. He then wrapped the wounds in the bandages and made sure that there was nothing else that he could possibly do. Sesshoumaru had stayed with her the whole night and made sure that she didn't give up and exit this world. Morning came and Sesshoumaru found no change in her status. A servant brought him his breakfast and as he ate his mind was overcome with questions.
'Why is she here? Shouldn't she be protecting that filthy village? Did she come here to see me one last time because she thought that she was going to die?'
Shaking his head to clear away his thoughts, Sesshoumaru leaned over Ayame's body. He scanned her face with his eyes and came to a startling conclusion. He found that she was different from what he remembered. She hardly looked like the Ayame he could recall. Her complexion seemed much rougher, as if hardened and was less prone to showing emotion. He leaned in closer and inhaled deeply. He was glad that her scent hadn't changed and he took comfort in that thought. Although he did pick up the traces of the fact that she was in heat when he inhaled and had to control himself. With his body so close to hers, he could feel heat radiating off of her skin. Placing his hand on her forehead he found that she had a fever.
'Probably from her wounds getting infected.'
Cursing under his breath, he stood and walked to the door. He needed to get some fresh, cold water and a clean cloth. Sliding open the door, Sesshoumaru turned around and made sure she was fine, before sliding the door shut and hurridly heading off to gather what he needed. Upon returning, Sesshoumaru found Ayame struggling. Her fever had risen and she was digging her claws into the fouton in pain and discomfort. Quickly soaking the cloth in cool water, he placed it upon her forehead. She still would not calm down, however. He held one of her hands in hopes that she would relax. Her claws were piercing his skin, but he didn't care. After a few minutes, she finally calmed down and stopped her assault on Sesshoumaru's wrist from her claws. He went to release her hand, when he noticed that she had a strong grip upon his and would not let go. So he stayed with her for the rest of the day.
For the following week, there were only a few changes in her condition. Ayame's fever had gone down and her wounds were finally starting to heal. She was now in a stable condition, so Sesshoumaru left his servants to tend to her so that he could catch up on his work. Rin had asked who Sesshoumaru was taking care of and if she was going to be her new mother (A/N I forget how you say mother in Japanese. Is it okaa-san?). Sesshoumaru had told her that he didn't know and saw her frown. He was trying to get his work done, but his thoughts would keep straying to the demoness that was a floor above him, and he would find himself not understanding what it was that he had just read.
Upstairs Ayame was starting to stir from her unconcsiousness. Before opening her eyes she listened and became aware of what was around her. She found that she was alone. She inhaled deply and a small smile graced her lips. Sesshoumaru's scent was thick in the air. Her eyes fluttered open and she discovered that her vision was blurry. After her vision cleard, she gazed around the room and noticed that it was very ornate. Most of the furniture was made of a dark oak. The room had a high ceiling, walls that were a rich cobalt color and floors that were also made of wood. She heard a rustle of fabric and her attention was drawn to the balcony. She found that it was the thin, powder-blue curtains, moving from a soft breeze. The sun was starting to set and it cast a red-orange hue to the room.
Ayame went to sit up, but was stopped by the dull throbbing in her shoulder and side. She layed back down. Her throat was parched. She desperatly needed some water. Looking around her, she found that there was none. At least not some that was suitable for drinking. Carefully, as to not put stress on her wounds, she sat up. After a few minutes, she was sitting up and resting her back against the wall. She needed to get up and find some water before she died of thirst. She removed the sheet that was laying on top of her and noticed something.
'Where the hell are my clothes!?'
Scanning the area around her, she couldn't find them or anything else that she could dress into.
'This must be Sesshoumaru's way of paying me back for doing the same thing to him.' She mentally laughed at this. 'Oh well, I suppose it's better than wearing a blood soaked outfit.'
Retrieving the previously discarded blanket, she wrapped it around herself and tucked in the corner (A/N You know, like how you do with a towel.). After doing this, she caustiously started to stand. Her legs were weak and wobbling. When she was about half way standing up she almost fell, but had braced herself against the wall just in time. Finally standing up she gave a sigh of relief.
'Great, now that that's done the hard part comes next...actually walking.'
Keeping herself close to the wall for leverage, she slowly made her way to the door on unsteady legs. After about ten minutes she had reached the door, slid it open and was now making her way down the hall, but still staying close to wall. She sniffed the air and concluded that Sesshoumaru was on the level below her and that there were no servants around.
'Good. I would actually prefer to do this on my own.'
Sniffing the air again, she tried to locate some water. Not finding the scent of some, she decided to keep walking until she finally did find one.
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*In Sesshoumaru's study*
Sesshoumaru had been rereading the same scroll for an hour now and he still could not concentrate on what it said. Finally deciding to give up on it, he rolled it back up and placed it on his desk. Walking out of his study, he made his way towards where Ayame was residing. He was standing in front of her doorway and peering into the room. A shot of panic went through him.
'Where is she?' He thought desperatly.
Regaining his composure, he found her scent. She had been in here, but then left and was now making her way through the halls. Following her scent for a few minutes, he turned a corner and finally found her. She was leaning against the wall with her eyes closed. He began walking towards her and was stopped by her voice.
"You know...this house is far too big for only you to be living here." Ayame opened her eyes and looked over at Sesshoumaru. 'He's just as handsome as I remember.' She briefly thought before snapping back to attention by the sound of his voice.
"What are you doing out of bed?" He asked her with no emotion evident in his tone.
His voice still sent shivers down her spine. "I was looking for some water."
She watched as he walked closer to her. She could feel her heartbeat speeding up and her stomach doing flip-flops. "You could have just asked a servant."
Swallowing hard, she responded, "There were none around and I wanted to get it myself. Besides I needed to stretch my legs anyways."
Sesshoumaru placed his hand gently where the wound is on her side. "But in doing so, you have reopened your wound."
Glancing down at where his hand was she could see spots of red soaking through the sheet. The closeness of his body and the warmth from his hand was playing havoc with her emotions. She calmed herself down and took a deep breath.
'He's only concerned for your well being, nothing else.' She repeated over and over in her head. "Well, so I have." She sheepishly spoke.
Sesshoumaru was close to rolling his eyes, but refrained from doing so. "I will take you back to bed, then get you a glass of water." At Ayame's nod he carefully wrapped his arm around her waist so he could pick her up. Noticing her flinch, he repositioned his arm then scooped her up and made his way towards her room. Ayame rested her head on his chest and found herself taking in deep inhales of his scent. Sesshoumaru also noticed this and smirked, but said nothing. When he had placed her upon the fouton, he left to get some water. When he returned he handed her the glass of water, which she drank hungrily, then said that he needed to tend to the wound she reopened. Ayame undid the blanket that was wrapped around her, but placed it so that it was covering from her waist down. (A/N Remember she has breast wrappings on, but ummmm....yeah... x_x.). Sesshoumaru cleaned the wound and began putting some more of the herbal paste on it. He noticed that everytime his finger grazed across her skin, it made her shiver. So he purposely made sure that his fingers would brush across her flesh more often. When he had finished putting the paste then bandages on, he retrieved a fresh sheet and layed it on top of her. Ayame handed him the other one and he set it off in the corner, for a servant to get later.
Ayame stretched her arms above her head, being carful of her shoulder. Then laying them back down beside her, she found that she was having a hard time of keeping her eyes open. Sesshoumaru also noticed this. He had wanted to ask her some questions, seeing as how she was awake, but decided that they could wait until the morning. He stood and was about to leave when a warm hand grasped his wrist. He turned around and saw Ayame looking up at him.
"Thank you Sesshoumaru. For everything." She dropped his hand and placed her own by her side.
Sesshoumaru nodded his head then turned and left. Once again Ayame found herself alone. She yawned, then made herself comfortable and fell into a peaceful slumber.
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*Meanwhile, back with Inu and the gang*
"InuYasha, I'm worried. Shouldn't she have returned by now?" Asked Kagome for about the millionth time that day.
"Would you stop worrying. I'm sure she's fine. Ayame can take care of herself, she is a demon after all." Shot back InuYasha.
"But still, she said she would be back in a few days, not a week." Retorted Kagome.
"I'm afraid that I too am worried InuYasha." Sango added in.
Miroku was about to say something well, something perverted, but thought that he shouldn't after seeing the stare Sango gave him and how she had reached for her boomerang. The day that Ayame had left, the group had decided to stay the rest of the day at that village, despite InuYasha's protests. Miroku had pulled his usual stunt and the gang got to stay at the nicest place in the village. The next morning, Kagome had said that she could not feel the jewel shard anymore. This had angered InuYasha and so they had walked in search of it for that entire day, with only two breaks.
They were now searching for the jewel shard and for Ayame. The group had gotten worried when they had come across the site where Ayame and Naraku fought. InuYasha had been following her scent for awhile, in hopes of finding her, but had lost the trail after a few days. Seeing that the sun was setting, InuYasha lead the group to a clearing in the forest and there they made camp. Kagome went off to be by herself for awhile. After she hadn't returned for some time, InuYasha went searching for her. He found her sitting in a field of flowers. He could smell the faint scent of salt mixed in with that of the flowers. He approached her.
"Kagome, are you okay?" He softly asked her.
"I'm just so worried. After we found her blood around that one area, I can't help but to keep thinking she's dead."
InuYasha sat down next to her. "I'm sure she's fine Kagome. She's tough and can take care of herself." He saw some tears fall from Kagome's eyes. They slid down her cheeks and left glistening trails in the moonlight. InuYasha reached out and wiped them away with his thumb. Kagome turned to him and looked into his eyes. Within them she saw caring and kindness.
"Please don't cry anymore Kagome. I promise we'll find her."
With that he drew her into an embrace. Kagome hugged him back, enjoying this moment. InuYasha then held her at arm's length and jokingly spoke to her.
"Now it's time for you to make some dinner. I'm starving."
Kagome laughed and InuYasha helped her up. The two walked back to camp where they found an unconcsious Miroku. They both shook their heads, already knowing what had happened. Kagome started to make dinner. After they ate, they all set up their sleeping materials and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Sheesh! For some reason that chapter was kinda hard to type out. I was having some trouble figuring out how I wanted to put it. I hope it turned out okay. Well now that Ayame is awake there should start to be some fluff scenes coming soon. I can't wait to get the next chapter out! Lol! I probably sound like such a nerd right now. Since this chapter is done, that means it's......yup you guessed it, review time! Until the next chapter, see ya!
~Aries
Ivan's Kitsune: Yay your back! I sowwy that you got banned from you computer. I must say I know what it's like, which is why since I have this story to continue, I must be on my best behavior in order to not get it taken away. But hey, at least you can outsmart your parents and use the school's computers, like you did, lol! Your lucky your school lets you get onto this site. The ones at my school all have that program BESS on them, so you can't go to a whole bunch of sites. I agree with you that school bites. I loathe school with a passion. In fact if it wasn't recquired that I go to school, I most likely would not. Thanks for the review and I hope you get your computer privelages back!
Disclaimer: *Aries is running away from the wrath of Sesshoumaru beacuase of the whole glass of water on his head incident. Runs back into her room and closes and locks the door. Sees Kagome on her bed reading a piece of paper* "Quick Kagome put a barrier up around my room!" "Why?" *Hears a loud thump on her door* "Cause Sesshoumaru is tryin to kill me!" "Oh...okay." *Kagome puts a barrier up and they can both hear Sesshoumaru's curses. Aries sticks her tongue out, even though Sesshoumaru can't see it. She turns to Kagome.* "So whatcha readin?" *Kagome holds up the paper.* "Just a legal document that says you don't own InuYasha." "What!" *Aries grabs the document then reads it.* "Noooooooo!"
Chapter Eight: Awaking
It had been a long day and night for Sesshoumaru. After getting Ayame's garments off, he mentally noted that it was going to take quite some time to heal her wounds. His servants had brought him some water, cloths, bandages, and medicinal herbs, just as he had ordered them to. He had cleaned her wounds and placed some herbal paste on them. He then wrapped the wounds in the bandages and made sure that there was nothing else that he could possibly do. Sesshoumaru had stayed with her the whole night and made sure that she didn't give up and exit this world. Morning came and Sesshoumaru found no change in her status. A servant brought him his breakfast and as he ate his mind was overcome with questions.
'Why is she here? Shouldn't she be protecting that filthy village? Did she come here to see me one last time because she thought that she was going to die?'
Shaking his head to clear away his thoughts, Sesshoumaru leaned over Ayame's body. He scanned her face with his eyes and came to a startling conclusion. He found that she was different from what he remembered. She hardly looked like the Ayame he could recall. Her complexion seemed much rougher, as if hardened and was less prone to showing emotion. He leaned in closer and inhaled deeply. He was glad that her scent hadn't changed and he took comfort in that thought. Although he did pick up the traces of the fact that she was in heat when he inhaled and had to control himself. With his body so close to hers, he could feel heat radiating off of her skin. Placing his hand on her forehead he found that she had a fever.
'Probably from her wounds getting infected.'
Cursing under his breath, he stood and walked to the door. He needed to get some fresh, cold water and a clean cloth. Sliding open the door, Sesshoumaru turned around and made sure she was fine, before sliding the door shut and hurridly heading off to gather what he needed. Upon returning, Sesshoumaru found Ayame struggling. Her fever had risen and she was digging her claws into the fouton in pain and discomfort. Quickly soaking the cloth in cool water, he placed it upon her forehead. She still would not calm down, however. He held one of her hands in hopes that she would relax. Her claws were piercing his skin, but he didn't care. After a few minutes, she finally calmed down and stopped her assault on Sesshoumaru's wrist from her claws. He went to release her hand, when he noticed that she had a strong grip upon his and would not let go. So he stayed with her for the rest of the day.
For the following week, there were only a few changes in her condition. Ayame's fever had gone down and her wounds were finally starting to heal. She was now in a stable condition, so Sesshoumaru left his servants to tend to her so that he could catch up on his work. Rin had asked who Sesshoumaru was taking care of and if she was going to be her new mother (A/N I forget how you say mother in Japanese. Is it okaa-san?). Sesshoumaru had told her that he didn't know and saw her frown. He was trying to get his work done, but his thoughts would keep straying to the demoness that was a floor above him, and he would find himself not understanding what it was that he had just read.
Upstairs Ayame was starting to stir from her unconcsiousness. Before opening her eyes she listened and became aware of what was around her. She found that she was alone. She inhaled deply and a small smile graced her lips. Sesshoumaru's scent was thick in the air. Her eyes fluttered open and she discovered that her vision was blurry. After her vision cleard, she gazed around the room and noticed that it was very ornate. Most of the furniture was made of a dark oak. The room had a high ceiling, walls that were a rich cobalt color and floors that were also made of wood. She heard a rustle of fabric and her attention was drawn to the balcony. She found that it was the thin, powder-blue curtains, moving from a soft breeze. The sun was starting to set and it cast a red-orange hue to the room.
Ayame went to sit up, but was stopped by the dull throbbing in her shoulder and side. She layed back down. Her throat was parched. She desperatly needed some water. Looking around her, she found that there was none. At least not some that was suitable for drinking. Carefully, as to not put stress on her wounds, she sat up. After a few minutes, she was sitting up and resting her back against the wall. She needed to get up and find some water before she died of thirst. She removed the sheet that was laying on top of her and noticed something.
'Where the hell are my clothes!?'
Scanning the area around her, she couldn't find them or anything else that she could dress into.
'This must be Sesshoumaru's way of paying me back for doing the same thing to him.' She mentally laughed at this. 'Oh well, I suppose it's better than wearing a blood soaked outfit.'
Retrieving the previously discarded blanket, she wrapped it around herself and tucked in the corner (A/N You know, like how you do with a towel.). After doing this, she caustiously started to stand. Her legs were weak and wobbling. When she was about half way standing up she almost fell, but had braced herself against the wall just in time. Finally standing up she gave a sigh of relief.
'Great, now that that's done the hard part comes next...actually walking.'
Keeping herself close to the wall for leverage, she slowly made her way to the door on unsteady legs. After about ten minutes she had reached the door, slid it open and was now making her way down the hall, but still staying close to wall. She sniffed the air and concluded that Sesshoumaru was on the level below her and that there were no servants around.
'Good. I would actually prefer to do this on my own.'
Sniffing the air again, she tried to locate some water. Not finding the scent of some, she decided to keep walking until she finally did find one.
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*In Sesshoumaru's study*
Sesshoumaru had been rereading the same scroll for an hour now and he still could not concentrate on what it said. Finally deciding to give up on it, he rolled it back up and placed it on his desk. Walking out of his study, he made his way towards where Ayame was residing. He was standing in front of her doorway and peering into the room. A shot of panic went through him.
'Where is she?' He thought desperatly.
Regaining his composure, he found her scent. She had been in here, but then left and was now making her way through the halls. Following her scent for a few minutes, he turned a corner and finally found her. She was leaning against the wall with her eyes closed. He began walking towards her and was stopped by her voice.
"You know...this house is far too big for only you to be living here." Ayame opened her eyes and looked over at Sesshoumaru. 'He's just as handsome as I remember.' She briefly thought before snapping back to attention by the sound of his voice.
"What are you doing out of bed?" He asked her with no emotion evident in his tone.
His voice still sent shivers down her spine. "I was looking for some water."
She watched as he walked closer to her. She could feel her heartbeat speeding up and her stomach doing flip-flops. "You could have just asked a servant."
Swallowing hard, she responded, "There were none around and I wanted to get it myself. Besides I needed to stretch my legs anyways."
Sesshoumaru placed his hand gently where the wound is on her side. "But in doing so, you have reopened your wound."
Glancing down at where his hand was she could see spots of red soaking through the sheet. The closeness of his body and the warmth from his hand was playing havoc with her emotions. She calmed herself down and took a deep breath.
'He's only concerned for your well being, nothing else.' She repeated over and over in her head. "Well, so I have." She sheepishly spoke.
Sesshoumaru was close to rolling his eyes, but refrained from doing so. "I will take you back to bed, then get you a glass of water." At Ayame's nod he carefully wrapped his arm around her waist so he could pick her up. Noticing her flinch, he repositioned his arm then scooped her up and made his way towards her room. Ayame rested her head on his chest and found herself taking in deep inhales of his scent. Sesshoumaru also noticed this and smirked, but said nothing. When he had placed her upon the fouton, he left to get some water. When he returned he handed her the glass of water, which she drank hungrily, then said that he needed to tend to the wound she reopened. Ayame undid the blanket that was wrapped around her, but placed it so that it was covering from her waist down. (A/N Remember she has breast wrappings on, but ummmm....yeah... x_x.). Sesshoumaru cleaned the wound and began putting some more of the herbal paste on it. He noticed that everytime his finger grazed across her skin, it made her shiver. So he purposely made sure that his fingers would brush across her flesh more often. When he had finished putting the paste then bandages on, he retrieved a fresh sheet and layed it on top of her. Ayame handed him the other one and he set it off in the corner, for a servant to get later.
Ayame stretched her arms above her head, being carful of her shoulder. Then laying them back down beside her, she found that she was having a hard time of keeping her eyes open. Sesshoumaru also noticed this. He had wanted to ask her some questions, seeing as how she was awake, but decided that they could wait until the morning. He stood and was about to leave when a warm hand grasped his wrist. He turned around and saw Ayame looking up at him.
"Thank you Sesshoumaru. For everything." She dropped his hand and placed her own by her side.
Sesshoumaru nodded his head then turned and left. Once again Ayame found herself alone. She yawned, then made herself comfortable and fell into a peaceful slumber.
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*Meanwhile, back with Inu and the gang*
"InuYasha, I'm worried. Shouldn't she have returned by now?" Asked Kagome for about the millionth time that day.
"Would you stop worrying. I'm sure she's fine. Ayame can take care of herself, she is a demon after all." Shot back InuYasha.
"But still, she said she would be back in a few days, not a week." Retorted Kagome.
"I'm afraid that I too am worried InuYasha." Sango added in.
Miroku was about to say something well, something perverted, but thought that he shouldn't after seeing the stare Sango gave him and how she had reached for her boomerang. The day that Ayame had left, the group had decided to stay the rest of the day at that village, despite InuYasha's protests. Miroku had pulled his usual stunt and the gang got to stay at the nicest place in the village. The next morning, Kagome had said that she could not feel the jewel shard anymore. This had angered InuYasha and so they had walked in search of it for that entire day, with only two breaks.
They were now searching for the jewel shard and for Ayame. The group had gotten worried when they had come across the site where Ayame and Naraku fought. InuYasha had been following her scent for awhile, in hopes of finding her, but had lost the trail after a few days. Seeing that the sun was setting, InuYasha lead the group to a clearing in the forest and there they made camp. Kagome went off to be by herself for awhile. After she hadn't returned for some time, InuYasha went searching for her. He found her sitting in a field of flowers. He could smell the faint scent of salt mixed in with that of the flowers. He approached her.
"Kagome, are you okay?" He softly asked her.
"I'm just so worried. After we found her blood around that one area, I can't help but to keep thinking she's dead."
InuYasha sat down next to her. "I'm sure she's fine Kagome. She's tough and can take care of herself." He saw some tears fall from Kagome's eyes. They slid down her cheeks and left glistening trails in the moonlight. InuYasha reached out and wiped them away with his thumb. Kagome turned to him and looked into his eyes. Within them she saw caring and kindness.
"Please don't cry anymore Kagome. I promise we'll find her."
With that he drew her into an embrace. Kagome hugged him back, enjoying this moment. InuYasha then held her at arm's length and jokingly spoke to her.
"Now it's time for you to make some dinner. I'm starving."
Kagome laughed and InuYasha helped her up. The two walked back to camp where they found an unconcsious Miroku. They both shook their heads, already knowing what had happened. Kagome started to make dinner. After they ate, they all set up their sleeping materials and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Sheesh! For some reason that chapter was kinda hard to type out. I was having some trouble figuring out how I wanted to put it. I hope it turned out okay. Well now that Ayame is awake there should start to be some fluff scenes coming soon. I can't wait to get the next chapter out! Lol! I probably sound like such a nerd right now. Since this chapter is done, that means it's......yup you guessed it, review time! Until the next chapter, see ya!
~Aries