Yes yes I realize it's been awhile since my last update. Sorry, but I
was just swamped with school. Well at least it's here now! Chapter
seventeen! Mwuhahaha, I know I'm so evil for killing off Ayame. I was
surprised that most of you were actually mad that I did that. I know if I
were reading the story I would be like, 'Hmmm, Sesshy's mate is
dead....that means I can have him!' I had had some MAJOR writer's block on
this story, but thanx to a suggestion from a reviewer I have worked past it
and now, here's the chappie! I know I said that I was gonna do the whole
idea of taking Ayame to the future and stuff, but just forget about that
cause now I have an even better idea! I'm not sure how many more chapters
this story will go on for, but at least it's still going, right? Okay well
enough with the chit chat, here's the story!
Ivorytongue: *Gasp* Shhhhhh! You figured out my secret plan. Heh heh, yeah he can bring her back that way and I was planning on bringing her back that way! Good job for figuring that out! Have a cookie! ^_^. Thanx for the review!
Natasha Z.: Poor poor Sesshy. *Sigh* His situation is about to go from bad to worse, then eventually better. So don't feel bad for him for too long! And with all his fangirls to comfort and huggle him, he'll be better in no time! Thanx for the review and enjoy!
Ivan's Kitsune: I killed Ayame off just to add some drama, even though there was plenty of it in the first few chapters. I hate to say it but from the moment I started to write this story, Ayame's fate was sealed. Ah but alas there are some good times to come, but just not yet. Thank you for the review!
meheeners: Yay! I'm glad you liked your birthday present from me. Haha, your thoughts about Sesshy being single now is exactly what I would have thought, even though I felt bad for killing off someone he loved. v_v! I liked those quotes too. I needed to add some comic relief in the begining so that the story wouldn't be too sad. Wow! You got a laptop! Lucky! I've always wanted one! Thanks so much for the review and enjoy!
DarkRueku13: THANK YOU!!!! Your suggestion on what to do was extremely helpful! I was having major writer's block when it came to thinking about what I was gonna do with Karisou. I couldn't thinkof anything cause I knew that I had to do something with him cause I couldn't just bring him into the story and not do anything with him. But, when I read your suggestion the little lightbulb went on over my head and I got an idea. I hope you don't mind me using your idea but it was just too good! Thanx a bunch for both the suggestion and the review!
Disclaimer: *Aries has just gotten out of school and has entered her house.She sees InuYasha, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku run up to her.* "What's wrong guys?" *Kagome speaks in a frantic voice* "You better get outta here! If Sesshoumaru catches you, there's no telling what he'll do to you!" *Ayame scratches her head in confusion* "What are you talking about?" *InuYasha sighs angrily and explains the situation.* "He's pissed that you killed off Ayame." "Very pissed." "Extremely pissed." *Sango and Miroku added.* "Oh, uh, that." *Aries says while smiling sheepishly. She sees the terrified looks on the group's faces and can hear a low , threatening growl from behind her. Aries slowly turns around and is met with the red and angry eyes of Sesshoumaru. Aries clears her throat.* "Uh....hi Sesshoumaru. Nice day today isn't it?" *Aries looks behind her for some support, but she finds that everyone has fled. Suddenly Sesshoumaru begins to unleash his fury.* "You will pay dearly for what you have done wench!" *Sesshoumaru abruptly picks Aries up and walks towards her room. Aries drops her books, which have 'I love Sesshy' and 'I don't own InuYasha' written on the front of them. Aries is hurled into her room.* "Now start fixing this damn story and don't come out until you're finished!" *Sesshoumaru then slams the door closed and stands guard over it.*
Chapter Seventeen: In Enemy Territory
The entire area was dead silent. No one said a word. They were all entranced with the sight before them. 'How could this have happened?' Was the thought running through everyone's mind. Kagome sniffed and gently wiped her eyes, as did Sango. Sesshoumaru remained still the whole time. Ayame's lifeless body still clutched tighly in his grasp as if he was afraid that if he let go then every last trace of her would disappear forever. He slowly laid Ayame down on the snow and stood up.
"So what do we do now?" InuYasha softly and timidly asked.
"Now...we bury her." Sesshoumaru responded without even looking at InuYasha. There was no emotion in his voice, but inside a tornado of feelings raged within him.
"What do you mean now we bury her!? Are you giving up so soon? Why don't you do something!? If you really love her you would..." InuYasha's yelling was cut off abruptly as Sesshoumaru's fist connected with his face and sent him flying.
InuYasha landed a few feet away and before he could do anything to defend himself, Sesshoumaru was upon him in an instant. Sesshoumaru roughly grabbed the collar of InuYasha's haori and yanked him up.
"How dare you accuse me of not loving her. You have no idea of what you speak of. I suggest you hold your tongue or I'll rip it out for you." Sesshoumaru spoke in a low and dangerous voice.
He set InuYasha back down on his feet and just as he did so he felt a familiar pulsing at his side. He looked down and saw that the Tenseiga was emitting purple waves. Through all of the excitement he had completely forgotten about Tenseiga. Sesshoumaru drew his sword and walked over towards Ayame's body. He saw the little demons of the underworld surounding her body. They were having trouble obtaining her soul. It was as if Ayame was somehow resisting them. Sesshoumaru slashed at the demons and they all disintigrated. A purple light began to surround Ayame's body. Sesshoumaru waited for her to come back to life. He had done this with Rin so he knew that any moment her eyes would flutter open and this whole experience would fade away, as if it had never happened. But Ayame's eyes didn't open. Her heart didn't start to beat and she wasn't drawing in any air to her lungs. Sesshoumaru was confused. Was the Tenseiga broken? Why had it pulsed, telling him to use it, if it wasn't going to work?
A few minutes passed and still no response. Sesshoumaru resheathed Tenseiga and reluctantly began to dig a hole. InuYasha and Miroku went over and helped him. Kagome opened her pack and pulled out a blanket. She walked over to Ayame's body and softly draped the blanket over her. When the whole was dug, Sesshoumaru tightly wrapped the blanket around Ayame's body and lowered her into the ground. When they covered the grave Sango placed a few flowers that she had managed to find, upon the top of the freshly worked soil. The group lowered their heads and each said their prayers and goodbyes. Then, without a word, one by one they turned around and began to walk away. Sesshoumaru knelt before the grave and whispered some hushed words. With a sigh, heavy with sorrow, Sesshoumaru stood and left as well. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*An hour later*
The snow continued to silently fall. The patch of soil that was exposed was now covered in a thin layer of white. A figure clad in black emerged from within the trees. Karisou walked over the battlefield. He had recieved a report from one of his scouts that there was a battle occuring in his lands. He stopped as he came upon an area that seemed to have been disturbed only recently. He knelt down and placed his ear close to the ground. He could hear something underneath the earth. It sounded like a faint and distant heartbeat. Karisou quickly unearthed the grave and picked up the body that was wrapped in a blanket. He put his ear to its chest and listened. Sure enough, there was a heartbeat. It was a faint one but it was beating. He pulled the blanket down to examine the face of this mystery being. His eyes went wide and his hand began to shake. He undid the rest of the blanket and cringed at what he saw. Her body was scared with deep, horendous gashes. Karisou wrapped her body back up in the blanket and started to run back east towards his home. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*One month later*
Slowly, Ayame began to stir. With some trouble she was able to open her heavy eyelids. She tried to look at her surroundings, but with her vision being as blurry as it was, it wasn't much help. She closed her eyes and tried to remember what exactly had happened. She remembered fighting Naraku and that she had been seriously injured. She also recalled being in Sesshoumaru's arms and gazing into his eyes as her life slipped away. After that she remembered some odd things. She remembered a bright white light had engulfed her. She couldn't tell how big of a space she was in beacuse everywhere she looked was just the same. What struck her as really odd was that she had seen some people from her village. They had thanked her for finally putting them to rest. At that point Ayame had guessed at what had happened and where she was. She was dead. This brought a few tears to her eyes. She was dead and she wouldn't get to see Sesshoumaru, or at least not for a long time. Ayame lowered her head as the tears spilled over her eyes and ran down her cheeks.
A hand had gently wiped the tears away. She remembered looking up and seeing her father and mother.
"Don't cry my little one." Her father had said in a soothing voice to her.
Ayame had been at a loss for words. She hadn't seen her parents for well over fifty years and memories of that fateful day when they had been killed flooded her mind. Ayame ran up and embraced her father. Her body shook with the sorrow that was hidden deep within her at the loss of her parents. Her father lovingly stroked her hair and calmed her down.
"Am I dead?" Ayame asked through a sob.
"Not quite." Her father began. "This is more of a place between life and the afterlife. A purgatory if you will."
"So why am I here? Why have I not moved on?" Ayame asked with confusion in her voice.
"Because it is not your time." Ayame's mother quietly spoke to her child.
Ayame released her embrace on her father and went and tightly embraced her mother. "I've missed you guys so much."
"I'm sorry that we couldn't be there for you Ayame." Her mother said while wiping away a few of her own tears.
"Ayame." Her father said to get her attention. "We are both very proud of you." Shin chuckled a little. "I never thought in my wildest dreams that you would choose Sesshoumaru for a mate. After all when I met him, he was just a boy, and he always seemed too serious for his age. But you have chosen the one you love and we support that decision. And now that you do have someone you care about, you cannot leave him to wallow in sorrow over your death. You must return.
"But how?"
"Even as we speak Sesshoumaru is using his sword, the Tenseiga, on you. You do remember him telling you about this sword don't you?"
Ayame nodded her head. "Yes, he had said that it could bring a person back from the dead."
"Yes, and that is what will happen to you. However, because of the severity of your wounds it will take some time to work."
Ayame could see the figures of her parents slowly fading away.
"We love you Ayame." Were the last words she remembered hearing from them.
Ayame once again opened her eyes. Her vision was better now, so she took the time to look around. What she found did not comfort her. She recognized everything in the room. Well of course she would, after all it was her room once when she was little. That meant that she was in the eastern lands. This thought made her feel uneasy and a bit nautious. The question that was on her mind was how in the world she had ended up getting here? Ayame knew she had to get away, it wasn't safe here. She tried to move her limbs, but they weren't responding. The only thing she was able to do was faintly move her fingers. Ayame groaned with frustration. She guessed that she had been unconcious for awhile because her muscles had atrophyed a bit. Just as she tried to move her limbs again, the door to the room slid open. Ayame quickly closed her eyes just as Karisou walked in. Maybe she could just pretend to be asleep everytime he was around and when he wasn't she could work on trying to get her muscles back in shape.
She listened as Karisou crossed the room and came over to the side of her bed. He knelt down and she felt him brush some stray strands of hair away from her face. He then continued to run his fingers along the delicate curve of her cheek and then brush over her lips. The thought that while she had been unconscious Karisou could have come in and done this many times to her or that he could have even had done something even worse to her, made bile rise into her mouth. Karisou folded the blankets over so that they were now down to her waist. He then began to open the clothing that Ayame had on. At this point Ayame snapped open her eyes.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!" She screamed at Karisou, but because of the lack of her using her voice it came out as just above a whisper.
'So much for my pretending to be asleep idea.' Ayame thought.
Startled by her voice, Karisou withdrew his hands. "Ah so you're awake."
"Obviously." Ayame said sarcastically and bitterly.
"As pleasant as always." Karisou spoke with amusement in his tone. This caused Ayame to narrow her eyes at him. "As for what I was doing, I was checking on your wounds. Now if you'll let me continue."
"No I won't let you continue! Get away from me!" Ayame shouted, her voice returning to normal.
"Well I don't see how you're going to stop me." Karisou calmly responded.
That got Ayame to be quiet, mainly because he had a point, there was nothing she could do. At least not at this point. Karisou took the silence as a sign to proceed. He opened the sleeping yukata she was in but made sure that it didn't expose anything that she wouldn't want him to see. He lifted the bandages on her wounds and examined them.
"Well now, the good news is that you're completely healed, at least as far as your wounds go. Your muscles will take awhile longer."
"And what's the bad news?" Ayame asked, not quite sure if she really wanted to know.
"Hmmm, well, the bad news, I suppose for you it would be bad, is that since you cannot move and even when you can move, you will be staying here, with me."
"That's ridiculous, Sesshoumaru will come looking for me."
"Why would he come looking for someone that he doesn't even know is alive?" Karisou spit out with obvious distaste at the mentioning of Sesshoumaru.
Ayame didn't say anything in response. Karisou sneered at her silence.
"Well since you have nothing else to say, I suppose I'll go and let you get acquainted with the thought of spending the rest of your life with me." Karisou rose from the ground and strided over to the door. He slid it open and just as he was about to leave, Ayame's voice stopped him.
"How did I get here?" She asked in a soft voice.
Karisou looked over his shoulder at her and responded. "I found you, burried alive, at the battlefield. I brought you here and had your wounds cleaned. It has been a month since then." That said, Karisou walked out of the room and slid the door closed.
Ayame couldn't believe it. It had already been a month since then. To make matters worse, Sesshoumaru didn't even know she was alive again. A few tears rolled down her face at that thought. She made a promise to herself that day. She promised that she would get better and leave here so she could go and be back with Sesshoumaru.
Dun dun dun. Mwuhahaha another evil plot is being schemed in my head. Bet you weren't expecting that to happen. Well except for one person, who in fact gave me the idea. Thanx again! At least she's alive now. She may not be with the right person, but she is alive. Okay well don't expect my next update for awhile cause currently in my English class we are in the process of writing three seperate essays. Yay! NOT! Grrrr.....I HATE ENGLISH CLASS!!!! At least for one of them I get to write about Kurt Cobain, so that makes it better since he's in my favorite band! While I go calm down, you guys review! Until the next chapter, see ya!
~Aries
Ivorytongue: *Gasp* Shhhhhh! You figured out my secret plan. Heh heh, yeah he can bring her back that way and I was planning on bringing her back that way! Good job for figuring that out! Have a cookie! ^_^. Thanx for the review!
Natasha Z.: Poor poor Sesshy. *Sigh* His situation is about to go from bad to worse, then eventually better. So don't feel bad for him for too long! And with all his fangirls to comfort and huggle him, he'll be better in no time! Thanx for the review and enjoy!
Ivan's Kitsune: I killed Ayame off just to add some drama, even though there was plenty of it in the first few chapters. I hate to say it but from the moment I started to write this story, Ayame's fate was sealed. Ah but alas there are some good times to come, but just not yet. Thank you for the review!
meheeners: Yay! I'm glad you liked your birthday present from me. Haha, your thoughts about Sesshy being single now is exactly what I would have thought, even though I felt bad for killing off someone he loved. v_v! I liked those quotes too. I needed to add some comic relief in the begining so that the story wouldn't be too sad. Wow! You got a laptop! Lucky! I've always wanted one! Thanks so much for the review and enjoy!
DarkRueku13: THANK YOU!!!! Your suggestion on what to do was extremely helpful! I was having major writer's block when it came to thinking about what I was gonna do with Karisou. I couldn't thinkof anything cause I knew that I had to do something with him cause I couldn't just bring him into the story and not do anything with him. But, when I read your suggestion the little lightbulb went on over my head and I got an idea. I hope you don't mind me using your idea but it was just too good! Thanx a bunch for both the suggestion and the review!
Disclaimer: *Aries has just gotten out of school and has entered her house.She sees InuYasha, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku run up to her.* "What's wrong guys?" *Kagome speaks in a frantic voice* "You better get outta here! If Sesshoumaru catches you, there's no telling what he'll do to you!" *Ayame scratches her head in confusion* "What are you talking about?" *InuYasha sighs angrily and explains the situation.* "He's pissed that you killed off Ayame." "Very pissed." "Extremely pissed." *Sango and Miroku added.* "Oh, uh, that." *Aries says while smiling sheepishly. She sees the terrified looks on the group's faces and can hear a low , threatening growl from behind her. Aries slowly turns around and is met with the red and angry eyes of Sesshoumaru. Aries clears her throat.* "Uh....hi Sesshoumaru. Nice day today isn't it?" *Aries looks behind her for some support, but she finds that everyone has fled. Suddenly Sesshoumaru begins to unleash his fury.* "You will pay dearly for what you have done wench!" *Sesshoumaru abruptly picks Aries up and walks towards her room. Aries drops her books, which have 'I love Sesshy' and 'I don't own InuYasha' written on the front of them. Aries is hurled into her room.* "Now start fixing this damn story and don't come out until you're finished!" *Sesshoumaru then slams the door closed and stands guard over it.*
Chapter Seventeen: In Enemy Territory
The entire area was dead silent. No one said a word. They were all entranced with the sight before them. 'How could this have happened?' Was the thought running through everyone's mind. Kagome sniffed and gently wiped her eyes, as did Sango. Sesshoumaru remained still the whole time. Ayame's lifeless body still clutched tighly in his grasp as if he was afraid that if he let go then every last trace of her would disappear forever. He slowly laid Ayame down on the snow and stood up.
"So what do we do now?" InuYasha softly and timidly asked.
"Now...we bury her." Sesshoumaru responded without even looking at InuYasha. There was no emotion in his voice, but inside a tornado of feelings raged within him.
"What do you mean now we bury her!? Are you giving up so soon? Why don't you do something!? If you really love her you would..." InuYasha's yelling was cut off abruptly as Sesshoumaru's fist connected with his face and sent him flying.
InuYasha landed a few feet away and before he could do anything to defend himself, Sesshoumaru was upon him in an instant. Sesshoumaru roughly grabbed the collar of InuYasha's haori and yanked him up.
"How dare you accuse me of not loving her. You have no idea of what you speak of. I suggest you hold your tongue or I'll rip it out for you." Sesshoumaru spoke in a low and dangerous voice.
He set InuYasha back down on his feet and just as he did so he felt a familiar pulsing at his side. He looked down and saw that the Tenseiga was emitting purple waves. Through all of the excitement he had completely forgotten about Tenseiga. Sesshoumaru drew his sword and walked over towards Ayame's body. He saw the little demons of the underworld surounding her body. They were having trouble obtaining her soul. It was as if Ayame was somehow resisting them. Sesshoumaru slashed at the demons and they all disintigrated. A purple light began to surround Ayame's body. Sesshoumaru waited for her to come back to life. He had done this with Rin so he knew that any moment her eyes would flutter open and this whole experience would fade away, as if it had never happened. But Ayame's eyes didn't open. Her heart didn't start to beat and she wasn't drawing in any air to her lungs. Sesshoumaru was confused. Was the Tenseiga broken? Why had it pulsed, telling him to use it, if it wasn't going to work?
A few minutes passed and still no response. Sesshoumaru resheathed Tenseiga and reluctantly began to dig a hole. InuYasha and Miroku went over and helped him. Kagome opened her pack and pulled out a blanket. She walked over to Ayame's body and softly draped the blanket over her. When the whole was dug, Sesshoumaru tightly wrapped the blanket around Ayame's body and lowered her into the ground. When they covered the grave Sango placed a few flowers that she had managed to find, upon the top of the freshly worked soil. The group lowered their heads and each said their prayers and goodbyes. Then, without a word, one by one they turned around and began to walk away. Sesshoumaru knelt before the grave and whispered some hushed words. With a sigh, heavy with sorrow, Sesshoumaru stood and left as well. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*An hour later*
The snow continued to silently fall. The patch of soil that was exposed was now covered in a thin layer of white. A figure clad in black emerged from within the trees. Karisou walked over the battlefield. He had recieved a report from one of his scouts that there was a battle occuring in his lands. He stopped as he came upon an area that seemed to have been disturbed only recently. He knelt down and placed his ear close to the ground. He could hear something underneath the earth. It sounded like a faint and distant heartbeat. Karisou quickly unearthed the grave and picked up the body that was wrapped in a blanket. He put his ear to its chest and listened. Sure enough, there was a heartbeat. It was a faint one but it was beating. He pulled the blanket down to examine the face of this mystery being. His eyes went wide and his hand began to shake. He undid the rest of the blanket and cringed at what he saw. Her body was scared with deep, horendous gashes. Karisou wrapped her body back up in the blanket and started to run back east towards his home. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*One month later*
Slowly, Ayame began to stir. With some trouble she was able to open her heavy eyelids. She tried to look at her surroundings, but with her vision being as blurry as it was, it wasn't much help. She closed her eyes and tried to remember what exactly had happened. She remembered fighting Naraku and that she had been seriously injured. She also recalled being in Sesshoumaru's arms and gazing into his eyes as her life slipped away. After that she remembered some odd things. She remembered a bright white light had engulfed her. She couldn't tell how big of a space she was in beacuse everywhere she looked was just the same. What struck her as really odd was that she had seen some people from her village. They had thanked her for finally putting them to rest. At that point Ayame had guessed at what had happened and where she was. She was dead. This brought a few tears to her eyes. She was dead and she wouldn't get to see Sesshoumaru, or at least not for a long time. Ayame lowered her head as the tears spilled over her eyes and ran down her cheeks.
A hand had gently wiped the tears away. She remembered looking up and seeing her father and mother.
"Don't cry my little one." Her father had said in a soothing voice to her.
Ayame had been at a loss for words. She hadn't seen her parents for well over fifty years and memories of that fateful day when they had been killed flooded her mind. Ayame ran up and embraced her father. Her body shook with the sorrow that was hidden deep within her at the loss of her parents. Her father lovingly stroked her hair and calmed her down.
"Am I dead?" Ayame asked through a sob.
"Not quite." Her father began. "This is more of a place between life and the afterlife. A purgatory if you will."
"So why am I here? Why have I not moved on?" Ayame asked with confusion in her voice.
"Because it is not your time." Ayame's mother quietly spoke to her child.
Ayame released her embrace on her father and went and tightly embraced her mother. "I've missed you guys so much."
"I'm sorry that we couldn't be there for you Ayame." Her mother said while wiping away a few of her own tears.
"Ayame." Her father said to get her attention. "We are both very proud of you." Shin chuckled a little. "I never thought in my wildest dreams that you would choose Sesshoumaru for a mate. After all when I met him, he was just a boy, and he always seemed too serious for his age. But you have chosen the one you love and we support that decision. And now that you do have someone you care about, you cannot leave him to wallow in sorrow over your death. You must return.
"But how?"
"Even as we speak Sesshoumaru is using his sword, the Tenseiga, on you. You do remember him telling you about this sword don't you?"
Ayame nodded her head. "Yes, he had said that it could bring a person back from the dead."
"Yes, and that is what will happen to you. However, because of the severity of your wounds it will take some time to work."
Ayame could see the figures of her parents slowly fading away.
"We love you Ayame." Were the last words she remembered hearing from them.
Ayame once again opened her eyes. Her vision was better now, so she took the time to look around. What she found did not comfort her. She recognized everything in the room. Well of course she would, after all it was her room once when she was little. That meant that she was in the eastern lands. This thought made her feel uneasy and a bit nautious. The question that was on her mind was how in the world she had ended up getting here? Ayame knew she had to get away, it wasn't safe here. She tried to move her limbs, but they weren't responding. The only thing she was able to do was faintly move her fingers. Ayame groaned with frustration. She guessed that she had been unconcious for awhile because her muscles had atrophyed a bit. Just as she tried to move her limbs again, the door to the room slid open. Ayame quickly closed her eyes just as Karisou walked in. Maybe she could just pretend to be asleep everytime he was around and when he wasn't she could work on trying to get her muscles back in shape.
She listened as Karisou crossed the room and came over to the side of her bed. He knelt down and she felt him brush some stray strands of hair away from her face. He then continued to run his fingers along the delicate curve of her cheek and then brush over her lips. The thought that while she had been unconscious Karisou could have come in and done this many times to her or that he could have even had done something even worse to her, made bile rise into her mouth. Karisou folded the blankets over so that they were now down to her waist. He then began to open the clothing that Ayame had on. At this point Ayame snapped open her eyes.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!" She screamed at Karisou, but because of the lack of her using her voice it came out as just above a whisper.
'So much for my pretending to be asleep idea.' Ayame thought.
Startled by her voice, Karisou withdrew his hands. "Ah so you're awake."
"Obviously." Ayame said sarcastically and bitterly.
"As pleasant as always." Karisou spoke with amusement in his tone. This caused Ayame to narrow her eyes at him. "As for what I was doing, I was checking on your wounds. Now if you'll let me continue."
"No I won't let you continue! Get away from me!" Ayame shouted, her voice returning to normal.
"Well I don't see how you're going to stop me." Karisou calmly responded.
That got Ayame to be quiet, mainly because he had a point, there was nothing she could do. At least not at this point. Karisou took the silence as a sign to proceed. He opened the sleeping yukata she was in but made sure that it didn't expose anything that she wouldn't want him to see. He lifted the bandages on her wounds and examined them.
"Well now, the good news is that you're completely healed, at least as far as your wounds go. Your muscles will take awhile longer."
"And what's the bad news?" Ayame asked, not quite sure if she really wanted to know.
"Hmmm, well, the bad news, I suppose for you it would be bad, is that since you cannot move and even when you can move, you will be staying here, with me."
"That's ridiculous, Sesshoumaru will come looking for me."
"Why would he come looking for someone that he doesn't even know is alive?" Karisou spit out with obvious distaste at the mentioning of Sesshoumaru.
Ayame didn't say anything in response. Karisou sneered at her silence.
"Well since you have nothing else to say, I suppose I'll go and let you get acquainted with the thought of spending the rest of your life with me." Karisou rose from the ground and strided over to the door. He slid it open and just as he was about to leave, Ayame's voice stopped him.
"How did I get here?" She asked in a soft voice.
Karisou looked over his shoulder at her and responded. "I found you, burried alive, at the battlefield. I brought you here and had your wounds cleaned. It has been a month since then." That said, Karisou walked out of the room and slid the door closed.
Ayame couldn't believe it. It had already been a month since then. To make matters worse, Sesshoumaru didn't even know she was alive again. A few tears rolled down her face at that thought. She made a promise to herself that day. She promised that she would get better and leave here so she could go and be back with Sesshoumaru.
Dun dun dun. Mwuhahaha another evil plot is being schemed in my head. Bet you weren't expecting that to happen. Well except for one person, who in fact gave me the idea. Thanx again! At least she's alive now. She may not be with the right person, but she is alive. Okay well don't expect my next update for awhile cause currently in my English class we are in the process of writing three seperate essays. Yay! NOT! Grrrr.....I HATE ENGLISH CLASS!!!! At least for one of them I get to write about Kurt Cobain, so that makes it better since he's in my favorite band! While I go calm down, you guys review! Until the next chapter, see ya!
~Aries