Yay I'm not dead!!!! Wow it sure has been awhile since I've updated. I'm so
sorry!!!! Please forgive me but school has just been so crazy and
exhausting that I was constantly working on homework and essays and when I
finally did have some time to myself, I was too tired to write. I hope it
hasn't been too torturous waiting for my next chapter. Well at least I'm
finally writing it cause I actually have some free time. Okay well now that
I've apologized I'd like to thank you all for being patient and not killing
me, thanx a bunch!! Hahaha it seems that almost all of you want Karisou to
die a painful and bloody death. Right now he's hiding in my closet cause to
tell the truth, in real life he's actually a sensitive guy, even though he
puts on a tough guy act. But have no fear, he will not go unpunished! Okay
well, I think I've kept you waiting long enough, so without further ado,
here it is, chapter 18!
fluffyscatdemon: I'm glad you like my story! Sorry bout the cliffhanger and the long wait for the chapter. Thanx for reviewing and I hope that you enjoy this chapter!!
Natasha Z: Hahaha yeah go me! Joking. I know Karisou is an evil bastard but don't worry he will get whats coming to him and I'll make sure that Sessy has a few words with him. Awww, sorry about your progress report. English is just no fun! I'll be happy when I'm finally free from school in about a year. So just hang in there and don't give up cause you'll be free from it some day too! Thanks for the review and enjoy!
meheeners: o_OU! You were going to yell at me? Why? What did I do? Well, besides the fact that Karisou now has Ayame captive. You watched Invader Zim in your computer class? Awesome!! I love Invader Zim! Gir is the best! I used to watch it all the time, but then I stopped cause they changed all of the voices and that made me angry. Thank you for the review!!
feudalfairyfan4ever: Aww don't cry, they will be back together soon, I promise! Hahaha you scared Karisou into hiding in my closet cause of your death threats. But i suppose he deserves it. Well I can assure you that justice will be done! Thanx for the review and cheer up!
Disclaimer: *Aries is in her garage and is playing the drums very loudly. Sesshoumaru comes into the garage with his hands over his ears and he begins to yell.* "What the hell are you doing in here, and how did you get out of your room without me noticing!?" *Aries still plays the drums but she begins to sing a song to answer Sesshoumaru's questions.* "I'm playing the drums yeah yeah, I got out through the window yup yup, I don't own InuYasha boo hoo!!" *Aries stops pounding on the drums and starts to spin the drumsticks. She looses control of one of them and it flys out of her hand and hits Sesshoumaru in the forehead. Aries stares for a minute then bolts out of the garage running for her life with an angry dog demon chasing after her.*
Chapter Eighteen: Strengthening
Ayame hadn't slept at all the previous night. She was too determined in getting her limbs to cooperate then to go to sleep. Sleep just wasn't important right now, it could wait for when she was finally safe and sound with Sesshoumaru. All night she put her muscles through rigirous training. Flexing her muscles then relaxing them and repeating the process countless times more. Now here it was morning and she was feeling the effects of her tiresome efforts from last night. Her arm and leg muscles were sore and sensitive to the touch, but the stress that she put upon herself was worth it because it payed off. She was now able to bend her elbows and knees and she could even lift and move her limbs around. Her hands could now lightly grasp objects and her toes could be wiggled effortlessly. Ayame smiled at her handiwork. She turned her head and looked out the window. The sun was shinning, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the remaing snow on the ground glistened. Oh how she ached to be home right now. She ached to play out in the gardens with Rin. She ached to see her friend's smiling faces. But most of all she ached to be with Sesshoumaru. Constanly throughout the night and day, Ayame wondered what he was doing and if he was all right. She desperatly needed to see him, but she wouldn't be able to as long as she was bed ridden. That was all going to change soon though. As soon as she was better and able to get around, she would be out of here, making her way home. Ayame carefully stretched and shifted her body into a more comfortable position just as Karisou walked into the room.
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*In Sesshoumaru's room*
Sesshoumaru once again found himself standing on the balcony alone. He hadn't been sleeping too well lately, mainly because everytime he closed his eyes he could see the moment of Ayame's death play itself out on a continuously repeating cycle. Also, he couldn't quite explain it, but some feeling was nagging at him, trying to tell him that Ayame wasn't truly gone. Sesshoumaru just ignored this feeling because he knew that there was no chance that Ayame had survived, after all he saw her die within his own arms. As his eyes gazed out at the beautiful surroundings that shone with the brillance from the sun, his eyes seemed hollow and his face worn. Since that fateful day he had reverted back to his previous cold and emotionless self. InuYasha and the others had offered to stay with him for awhile just in case he needed anything, but he refused because he didn't want to seem weak, even though on the inside he was dying. Sesshoumaru sighed and turned away from the peaceful scene before him. He walked over to the door, slid it open and left.
He walked out into the garden where he found Rin sitting by the lake where Ayame always enjoyed sitting by. Rin was humming and softly kicking her feet in the cool water while weaving flowers into wreaths. Sesshoumaru couldn't help but to feel sad for the little child. She had lost the only caring mother she had ever had. He remembered how when he told Rin that Ayame wouldn't be coming back, she had wept and wept until her eyes were bloodshot and her resevior of tears had dried up. Now Rin seemed to be like her old self again, but Sesshoumaru could tell that she was only putting on an act to try and make him feel better; she was more clever then many people gave her credit for. Just as Sesshoumaru was remembering old times, Jaken came up to him.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" Jaken timidly asked, knowing full well how his master was feeling.
"What is it Jaken?" Sesshoumaru replied in a stoic and uncaring voice.
"Megumi is here Sesshoumaru-sama."
"What does she want?" Sesshoumaru asked in an indifferent tone.
"The usual."
"Very well, tell her I will be there in a moment." Sesshoumaru spoke while walking back inside.
Jaken nodded his head and made his way towards the enterance hall where a tall, blonde-haired, silver-eyed, neko, female was waiting. He relayed Sesshoumaru's message to her and then waddled away in disgust from the woman. After a few moments of waiting Sesshoumaru came into the hall.
"Ah! Sesshoumaru, how are you today?" Megumi asked in a cheery voice.
Sesshoumaru didn't bother to answer her question, instead he got right to the point. "What do you want Megumi?"
'Besides me and my power.' Sesshoumaru thought.
"Oh, you know, just to visit and see how things are going."
"Things are fine Megumi. Thank you for stopping by, but I really must be getting back to work, I'm very busy." Sesshoumaru lied. He then turned around and began to walk away.
"Oh phooey. Come on Sesshoumaru, there's no need to be so cold. I thought that we could have some fun, you know get you out of this glum mood you're in." Megumi chirped while walking over to where Sesshoumaru now stood.
"I'm fine Megumi and I don't need any cheering up. Now if you will excuse me I have to get back to work. Goodbye"
Megumi frowned at this. "Alright, well, I'll see you later then. Goodbye."
With that Megumi turned around and left. Sesshoumaru sighed. He barely even knew Megumi. He had seen her at a few parties that he'd been to, including the most recent one at Karisou's. The only thing that he knew about her was that she could be stuck up and that she was interested in only looks and power.He knew that she was after him for those exact reasons which is why he tried to see as little of her as possible. Lately though that was becoming easier said than done. She had heard about what had happened to him and decided that it was up to her to cheer him up. She was now showing up at least once a week and it was begining to annoy Sesshoumaru.
Outside, Megumi was stalking off after being unsuccessful once again. She had heard from Karisou that Sesshoumaru was free now but why wasn't he showing any interest in her? She was beautiful wasn't she? Most males would be groveling at her feet if she only said one word to them. So why wasn't Sesshoumaru doing the same? Oh well, it didn't matter beacuse she would make him hers sooner or later. He would come around and her dreams would finally come true.
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*Back in the Eastern Lands*
When Karisou entered the room Ayame immediatly looked away. She couldn't stand to look at his face. He was carrying some food and water over towads the side of her bed. He knelt down to the left of Ayame and set the items on the floor.
"I've brought you some food." He said to Ayame, whose was looking in the opposite direction and out the window.
"I don't want it." Ayame spoke back with no hint of emotion in her voice, a trick she had picked up from Sesshoumaru. It would have been better to accept the food because she needed her strength, but knowing what kind of person Karisou is, she didn't trust accepting food from him.
"I didn't poison it. Why would I try to kill my future mate?"
Ayame cringed in disgust at this. "I've told you before Karisou, I will never be your...."
Ayame's sentence was cut off, however, when Karisou firmly grabbed her chin and turned it towards him. He then roughly shoved a spounful of soup in her mouth. Ayame, surprised by this action, swallowed the soup then began to cough.
When her coughing subsided Ayame looked over at Karisou, pure hatred on her face. "What the hell did you do that for!?"
"Well, if you're going to refuse to eat willingly then I will have to force feed you. And since you're obviously still alive then I guess that means that it's not poisoned and therefore safe to eat." Karisou said in a condescending tone.
Ayame turned her head back towards the window. "Just leave it there, I'll eat it later." She quietly spoke.
"Very well." Karisou then gently grabbed one of Ayame's arms and started to massage it.
This cause Ayame to snap her head back towards Karisou. "Now what are doing!?" Ayame demanded.
"Stimulating your muscles." He calmly replied.
Ayame forcefully grabbed his wrist with her free hand and pushed it away. "As you can see that is unnescesary. I'm perfectly capable of doing it by myself."
"I guess so." Karisou said while standing up. He walked over towards the door and slid it open.
"Why would you even want to help me recover anyways? Because as soon as I'm better it's going to be harder for you to keep me here." Ayame asked before Karisou left.
Karisou turned his head towards Ayame. There was a smile upon his face that Ayame found to be frightening. "Because the sooner you are well, the sooner I can make you mine." Karisou said then slid the door close, cutting off the conversation.
Yay!! Another chapter done. Wow 18 chapters already. And of course none of this would be possible if not for you, my loyal readers. Thank you!! Okay I want to say that yes Megumi is one of the snobby girls that Ayame encountered at Karisou's house and yes Karisou told her that Sesshoumaru is free in hopes that Megumi could keep him busy so that he won't find out that Ayame is still alive. She's definatly going to cause some problems in this fic cause I have the perfect plan for her. Mwuhahaha more evil schemes! Hmmm, that's pretty much all I have to say. You know the drill, read and review!!! Until the next chapter, see ya!
~Aries
fluffyscatdemon: I'm glad you like my story! Sorry bout the cliffhanger and the long wait for the chapter. Thanx for reviewing and I hope that you enjoy this chapter!!
Natasha Z: Hahaha yeah go me! Joking. I know Karisou is an evil bastard but don't worry he will get whats coming to him and I'll make sure that Sessy has a few words with him. Awww, sorry about your progress report. English is just no fun! I'll be happy when I'm finally free from school in about a year. So just hang in there and don't give up cause you'll be free from it some day too! Thanks for the review and enjoy!
meheeners: o_OU! You were going to yell at me? Why? What did I do? Well, besides the fact that Karisou now has Ayame captive. You watched Invader Zim in your computer class? Awesome!! I love Invader Zim! Gir is the best! I used to watch it all the time, but then I stopped cause they changed all of the voices and that made me angry. Thank you for the review!!
feudalfairyfan4ever: Aww don't cry, they will be back together soon, I promise! Hahaha you scared Karisou into hiding in my closet cause of your death threats. But i suppose he deserves it. Well I can assure you that justice will be done! Thanx for the review and cheer up!
Disclaimer: *Aries is in her garage and is playing the drums very loudly. Sesshoumaru comes into the garage with his hands over his ears and he begins to yell.* "What the hell are you doing in here, and how did you get out of your room without me noticing!?" *Aries still plays the drums but she begins to sing a song to answer Sesshoumaru's questions.* "I'm playing the drums yeah yeah, I got out through the window yup yup, I don't own InuYasha boo hoo!!" *Aries stops pounding on the drums and starts to spin the drumsticks. She looses control of one of them and it flys out of her hand and hits Sesshoumaru in the forehead. Aries stares for a minute then bolts out of the garage running for her life with an angry dog demon chasing after her.*
Chapter Eighteen: Strengthening
Ayame hadn't slept at all the previous night. She was too determined in getting her limbs to cooperate then to go to sleep. Sleep just wasn't important right now, it could wait for when she was finally safe and sound with Sesshoumaru. All night she put her muscles through rigirous training. Flexing her muscles then relaxing them and repeating the process countless times more. Now here it was morning and she was feeling the effects of her tiresome efforts from last night. Her arm and leg muscles were sore and sensitive to the touch, but the stress that she put upon herself was worth it because it payed off. She was now able to bend her elbows and knees and she could even lift and move her limbs around. Her hands could now lightly grasp objects and her toes could be wiggled effortlessly. Ayame smiled at her handiwork. She turned her head and looked out the window. The sun was shinning, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the remaing snow on the ground glistened. Oh how she ached to be home right now. She ached to play out in the gardens with Rin. She ached to see her friend's smiling faces. But most of all she ached to be with Sesshoumaru. Constanly throughout the night and day, Ayame wondered what he was doing and if he was all right. She desperatly needed to see him, but she wouldn't be able to as long as she was bed ridden. That was all going to change soon though. As soon as she was better and able to get around, she would be out of here, making her way home. Ayame carefully stretched and shifted her body into a more comfortable position just as Karisou walked into the room.
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*In Sesshoumaru's room*
Sesshoumaru once again found himself standing on the balcony alone. He hadn't been sleeping too well lately, mainly because everytime he closed his eyes he could see the moment of Ayame's death play itself out on a continuously repeating cycle. Also, he couldn't quite explain it, but some feeling was nagging at him, trying to tell him that Ayame wasn't truly gone. Sesshoumaru just ignored this feeling because he knew that there was no chance that Ayame had survived, after all he saw her die within his own arms. As his eyes gazed out at the beautiful surroundings that shone with the brillance from the sun, his eyes seemed hollow and his face worn. Since that fateful day he had reverted back to his previous cold and emotionless self. InuYasha and the others had offered to stay with him for awhile just in case he needed anything, but he refused because he didn't want to seem weak, even though on the inside he was dying. Sesshoumaru sighed and turned away from the peaceful scene before him. He walked over to the door, slid it open and left.
He walked out into the garden where he found Rin sitting by the lake where Ayame always enjoyed sitting by. Rin was humming and softly kicking her feet in the cool water while weaving flowers into wreaths. Sesshoumaru couldn't help but to feel sad for the little child. She had lost the only caring mother she had ever had. He remembered how when he told Rin that Ayame wouldn't be coming back, she had wept and wept until her eyes were bloodshot and her resevior of tears had dried up. Now Rin seemed to be like her old self again, but Sesshoumaru could tell that she was only putting on an act to try and make him feel better; she was more clever then many people gave her credit for. Just as Sesshoumaru was remembering old times, Jaken came up to him.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" Jaken timidly asked, knowing full well how his master was feeling.
"What is it Jaken?" Sesshoumaru replied in a stoic and uncaring voice.
"Megumi is here Sesshoumaru-sama."
"What does she want?" Sesshoumaru asked in an indifferent tone.
"The usual."
"Very well, tell her I will be there in a moment." Sesshoumaru spoke while walking back inside.
Jaken nodded his head and made his way towards the enterance hall where a tall, blonde-haired, silver-eyed, neko, female was waiting. He relayed Sesshoumaru's message to her and then waddled away in disgust from the woman. After a few moments of waiting Sesshoumaru came into the hall.
"Ah! Sesshoumaru, how are you today?" Megumi asked in a cheery voice.
Sesshoumaru didn't bother to answer her question, instead he got right to the point. "What do you want Megumi?"
'Besides me and my power.' Sesshoumaru thought.
"Oh, you know, just to visit and see how things are going."
"Things are fine Megumi. Thank you for stopping by, but I really must be getting back to work, I'm very busy." Sesshoumaru lied. He then turned around and began to walk away.
"Oh phooey. Come on Sesshoumaru, there's no need to be so cold. I thought that we could have some fun, you know get you out of this glum mood you're in." Megumi chirped while walking over to where Sesshoumaru now stood.
"I'm fine Megumi and I don't need any cheering up. Now if you will excuse me I have to get back to work. Goodbye"
Megumi frowned at this. "Alright, well, I'll see you later then. Goodbye."
With that Megumi turned around and left. Sesshoumaru sighed. He barely even knew Megumi. He had seen her at a few parties that he'd been to, including the most recent one at Karisou's. The only thing that he knew about her was that she could be stuck up and that she was interested in only looks and power.He knew that she was after him for those exact reasons which is why he tried to see as little of her as possible. Lately though that was becoming easier said than done. She had heard about what had happened to him and decided that it was up to her to cheer him up. She was now showing up at least once a week and it was begining to annoy Sesshoumaru.
Outside, Megumi was stalking off after being unsuccessful once again. She had heard from Karisou that Sesshoumaru was free now but why wasn't he showing any interest in her? She was beautiful wasn't she? Most males would be groveling at her feet if she only said one word to them. So why wasn't Sesshoumaru doing the same? Oh well, it didn't matter beacuse she would make him hers sooner or later. He would come around and her dreams would finally come true.
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*Back in the Eastern Lands*
When Karisou entered the room Ayame immediatly looked away. She couldn't stand to look at his face. He was carrying some food and water over towads the side of her bed. He knelt down to the left of Ayame and set the items on the floor.
"I've brought you some food." He said to Ayame, whose was looking in the opposite direction and out the window.
"I don't want it." Ayame spoke back with no hint of emotion in her voice, a trick she had picked up from Sesshoumaru. It would have been better to accept the food because she needed her strength, but knowing what kind of person Karisou is, she didn't trust accepting food from him.
"I didn't poison it. Why would I try to kill my future mate?"
Ayame cringed in disgust at this. "I've told you before Karisou, I will never be your...."
Ayame's sentence was cut off, however, when Karisou firmly grabbed her chin and turned it towards him. He then roughly shoved a spounful of soup in her mouth. Ayame, surprised by this action, swallowed the soup then began to cough.
When her coughing subsided Ayame looked over at Karisou, pure hatred on her face. "What the hell did you do that for!?"
"Well, if you're going to refuse to eat willingly then I will have to force feed you. And since you're obviously still alive then I guess that means that it's not poisoned and therefore safe to eat." Karisou said in a condescending tone.
Ayame turned her head back towards the window. "Just leave it there, I'll eat it later." She quietly spoke.
"Very well." Karisou then gently grabbed one of Ayame's arms and started to massage it.
This cause Ayame to snap her head back towards Karisou. "Now what are doing!?" Ayame demanded.
"Stimulating your muscles." He calmly replied.
Ayame forcefully grabbed his wrist with her free hand and pushed it away. "As you can see that is unnescesary. I'm perfectly capable of doing it by myself."
"I guess so." Karisou said while standing up. He walked over towards the door and slid it open.
"Why would you even want to help me recover anyways? Because as soon as I'm better it's going to be harder for you to keep me here." Ayame asked before Karisou left.
Karisou turned his head towards Ayame. There was a smile upon his face that Ayame found to be frightening. "Because the sooner you are well, the sooner I can make you mine." Karisou said then slid the door close, cutting off the conversation.
Yay!! Another chapter done. Wow 18 chapters already. And of course none of this would be possible if not for you, my loyal readers. Thank you!! Okay I want to say that yes Megumi is one of the snobby girls that Ayame encountered at Karisou's house and yes Karisou told her that Sesshoumaru is free in hopes that Megumi could keep him busy so that he won't find out that Ayame is still alive. She's definatly going to cause some problems in this fic cause I have the perfect plan for her. Mwuhahaha more evil schemes! Hmmm, that's pretty much all I have to say. You know the drill, read and review!!! Until the next chapter, see ya!
~Aries