Yay another update! Thanx for waiting patiently for this chapter! I
would have written it yesterday but yesterday was my birthday! Yay I turned
seventeen!! Anyways sorry again for making you wait, but I've been so busy
with school, as usual.Hmmm, not much to say except sorry for having you
wait for another chapter. I hope you all will forgive me. Any who, how
about I just start the chapter already.
Natasha Z.: Yay!!! Congrats on making your English grade better!! Yeah I hated taking those stupid state tests too. Ugh I had to take this one where you had to pass it in order to graduate from high school, I passed it (thank goodness) but i found out that it's not even going to count for seniors who will be graduating in the year 2005. They're making it count for seniors who graduate in the year 2006, so basically I took it for no reason. *Sigh* oh well. Anyways thanx for the review and don't worry both Karisou and Megumi will get what's coming to them.
Fallen Angel: x_X heh heh...ummm wow. That's the first time some one has threatened me about my story. And I hate to say it but your actually going to have to beat me up cause unfortunately Sesshy and Ayame won't be together in this chappie. Wait!! Before you raise your fist, how bout I send Karisou over to you so you can punch and kick him as much as you want? After all it is his fault that they aren't together. Anyways sorry, but if I put them together now then it would change how I have the story planned, but don't worry I promise that they will get back together, scouts honor! Thanx for the review and have fun beating Karisou up!
feudalfairyfan4ever:: Hmmm, it sure does seem like Naraku and Karisou are related huh? But they aren't, they're just both really sick and demented. *Stares dumbfounded at the giant army* Uh heh heh....such a big....army you have. *Points towards the closet* He's in there!!! *hears some muffled cursing and wailing coming from inside her closet where Karisou is hiding in fear.* Hahaha have fun torturing him, although in real life he's pretty sensitive, so don't be too harsh o_Ou, and thanks for reviewing!
fluffyscatdemon: Thanks for the compliment and sorry if this chapter wasn't out that fast. If I didn't have to go to stupid school then I could probably get a chapter out every day, but alas, it is not so. Thanks so much for the review and I hope that you enjoy this chapter!
DarkReuku13: Oh no!! Being grounded is no fun!! At least you survived hahaha. What's the story you're writing about? Of course I'll read it, just let me know when you post it ^_^! your suggestion was a big help to me,it broke through my writer's block. I had originally planned that Sesshy would revive her and they would be together then Ayame would go to the future with Kagome and Karisou would get her there, but your idea was much better! So once again thanks for the idea and also thanx for reviewing, enjoy!
Disclaimer: *Aries goes to see if the mail has arrived and squeals really loudly in delight when she sees that it has. Her squealing has caused the cast of InuYasha to inspect what is going on.* "What the hell are you making all that noise for?" *InuYasha asks. Aries turns around and shows what came for her in the mail. She holds up a Sesshoumaru plushie then immediately begins to hug it tightly.* "Now I really do own you Sesshy!" "Like hell you do!!" *Sesshoumaru yells and tries to shred the doll up but is unsuccessful. Suddenly a group of lawyers appears behind Aries. Aries turns around slowly.* "Uh....I was just kidding...I don't own Sesshoumaru or anyone else from InuYasha." *The offending lawyers nod their heads in a gesture that says 'Damn right you don't' then leave. Aries sighs in relief then walks away hugging her Sesshy plushie*
Chapter Nineteen: A Shock to the System
There was a loud clattering sound in Ayame's room. A bowl had been knocked off of the dresser and broke on the floor. Ayame stood, braced against the dresser, panting. She had been able to stand and walk over towards the dresser just in time to catch herself as she fell. Ayame winced as the muscles in her legs began to cramp and cause an electric bolt of pain to course through her body. Ayame began to steady her breathing by inhaling through her nose and exhaling through her mouth. Slowly she began to feel better. Her muscles were still sore and throbbing a bit, but she could manage. She was so close to the door, that to give up now would be to claim defeat, and that was a thought that Ayame didn't want to deal with.
"Okay just slowly get to the door. One step at a time." Ayame encouraged herself onward.
Cautiously, Ayame took her first step. Her calf muscle bunched a bit, but she just bit her lip and pushed forward. After a few minutes of taking unsteady steps, she had made it to the door. Releasing a sigh of relief she slid the door open. As soon as the door was open, Ayame was eye to eye with the one person she was trying to escape. There stood Karisou, staring at her with an amused look on his face. Panic and stress began to run through Ayame and this agrivation to her system caused her leg muscles to cramp fiercely. Ayame's vision blurred from the pain and she began to descend towards the ground. Just before she hit the ground a pair of arms encircled her and stopped her from connecting with the floor. Karisou gently set Ayame on the floor.
"Let go of me!" Ayame shouted, then despite the pain she was in, pushed Karisou away.
A few tears slid over her eyelids and rolled down her cheeks. They traveled down to her chin then dripped onto the wooden floor. Ayame squeezed her eyes shut tight in an attempt to cut off the annoying flow of salty water. She had never felt so weak in her life and this new feeling was unnerving. All she wanted was to be with Sesshoumaru. Was that so much to ask? Why did things have to turn out this way? For some reason Ayame felt as if she were being punished, but for what, she didn't know. Exhaustion slowly taking over her, Ayame reluctantly gave in and slipped into an unrestful slumber. Karisou picked up her now limp body and carried her back to bed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*One week later*
Ayame had learned from her mistake that day. Instead of trying to escape right away she was now just getting used to walking in general. At night she would walk laps around her room. It was boring and redundant, but it was working because now she was able to stand and walk with ease. Ayame had cleverly kept this little fact from Karisou however. Whenever she sensed him coming, it was back to bed with her. He still believed that she was bedridden, but since the day he saw her standing, he had kept a closer eye on her.
Presently Ayame was sitting up in bed and was staring out the window. Her ears twitched as she picked up a faint noise coming from inside of the room below her. Ayame moved to the edge of her bed and leaned her ear close to the floor. She could hear Karisou and the voice of a woman she didn't recognize. It sounded like they were having a heated conversation and being unable to resist, Ayame listened in.
"You're supposed to be taking his mind off of her Megumi! We had a deal and I expect you to uphold your end of the bargain." Karisou shouted in anger.
"I'm trying Karisou, but he just doesn't seem interested! I don't get it. For some reason Sesshoumaru won't pay attention to me and he is showing no interest in me what so ever." Megumi stated.
The mention of Sesshoumaru's name caught Ayame's full attention. She lowered her ear so it was now flat on the ground and she strained to hear what they were now saying because they had lowered their voices.
"Well try harder Megumi because if he finds out that she's not only alive but within my captivity, then we are both as good as dead. She is recovering faster then I planned, which complicates our plans."
"Hmph why even bother with her Karisou? It's obvious that she doesn't feel anything for you but disgust. Why not just kill her? Sesshoumaru's not the only one I've had my eye on you know. You could always have me if you wanted." Megumi said in a seductive voice while staring longingly at Karisou.
Pure rage running through his veins at her words, Karisou strode over towards Megumi and sharply slapped her face. Megumi placed a hand on her stinging cheek and looked over at Karisou with watery, stunned, eyes.
Karisou glared down at Megumi. "Just make sure you get your part of the bargain done or else I'll kill you myself. Now get out of my sight." He said in a low and threatening voice.
Ayame listened as she heard Megumi leave the room. She sat back up in bed and stared wide-eyed at the opposite wall. Ayame was speechless. Megumi was supposed to distract Sesshoumaru by being his mate. But that plan wasn't working and this brought a smile to Ayame's face. She sneered at the thought of Karisou's plan succeeding, because she knew that it was impossible. Ayame turned her attention towards the door. She sensed that Karisou was coming. Ayame swallowed the lump in her throat. She could smell the anger radiating off of Karisou. She prepared herself for the worse as he forcefully slid the door open.
She watched, transfixed as he slid the door shut then turned towards her. There was a smirk on his face that made Ayame feel uneasy. Suddenly, without warning, Karisou had ran towards Ayame. He pinned her against the wall and made sure her hands were secured. He was straddled over her, with her legs firmly held between his, his face only inches from hers. He looked into her eyes and what Ayame saw did not comfort her. What she saw was an intense amount of lust. Ayame began to become frightened, her pulse quickened and she started to struggle. She opened her mouth to scream, but Karisou placed his mouth over hers. She could feel his tongue inside her mouth and it was making bile rise into her throat. She went to bite down, but Karisou sensed this, so he withdrew. Karisou pulled back and stared at Ayame.
Ayame began to fight against his grip once again, but this only caused him to push her harder against the wall. "Fighting me isn't going to work Ayame. I've waited long enough for this and I'm not going to have this moment be ruined. Don't worry though, I promise I'm not going to hurt you. Well except for this."
Karisou placed his hand on Ayame's shoulder and slowly slid her sleeping yukata down so that her neck and shoulder were now exposed. He ran his thumb over the bite mark she received from Sesshoumaru. He then took his claw and traced a thin line over it that started to draw blood. Karisou then began to lower his mouth to the small cut he just created. He licked up the blood. He next barred his fangs and was about to bite down when Ayame jerked her knee free with all her might and was able to knee Karisou in the stomach. Karisou coughed as the wind was knocked out of him. He clutched his stomach and in doing so released Ayame. She drew back her fist and thrust it towards Karisou's face. There was a loud crack as Ayame's fist connected with Karisou's face. Karisou was sent back a few feet where he lay unconscience on the ground. Ayame stood up and fixed her sleeping yukata. She knew that her time was limited so she had to leave now.
Without a moment to waste Ayame jumped out the window and landed on the grass. A few quick calculations told her which way was west and without a second thought she was off running. She wasn't going nearly as fast as she would have liked, but the more distance she put between her and Karisou the better. She continued to run the rest of the day until she was too exhausted to go on. She found some shelter by some rocks and made herself comfortable there. She didn't fully drift off to sleep that night. She was asleep but not so much to where she didn't know what was going on. All her senses were alert and ready and at every sound her ears would tune in to distinguish the cause.
When morning came, Ayame was up and already heading west at a fast walk. Her muscles were a bit sore from running the previous day, so she decided to speedily walk instead. The thought that Karisou could be right at her heels was enough to make her quicken her pace, but no such threat came that day. For the next few days Ayame would continuously walk all day then rest only at night. Finally on the fifth day, she made it into the western lands. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*At Sesshoumaru's home*
Megumi was once again pestering Sesshoumaru. She could be found chattering away and constanly clinging onto his arm. Sesshoumaru's patience was growing thin. Megumi on the other hand was having a great time. Although Karisou's threat still remained burned in her mind. She had recently recieved an urgent letter from him stating that Ayame had escaped and that she was to be on the lookout. She could sense that Sesshoumaru was about to snap so she quickly hugged him and said her goodbyes. She didn't want to risk blowing her chances. Megumi left the house and started walking down the road. About an hour and a half later she was far from Sesshoumaru's house. She then stopped dead where she was. Not to far from her she could sense a demon coming her way. She smelled lavender in the air and right away she knew that it must be Ayame. Megumi began to panic, she needed to think of something quick. And then it hit her. She moved her kimono so that her neck was exposed. She then took two of her claws and made two marks that closely resembled that of bite marks. She smirked to herself as she watched the small wounds scar. She replaced her kimono just in time to see Ayame walking up the road.
Megumi herself began to walk to meet up with Ayame. Ayame saw the demoness coming towards her. She stopped a few feet away from her.
"You should go back Ayame." Megumi said.
"Who are you? How do you know who I am?" Ayame demanded.
Megumi walked a bit closer to her. "My name is not important, but you should know that I am Sesshoumaru's new mate. He no longer loves you so why don't you go on back to Karisou, at least he still feels something for you."
Ayame was shocked. Sesshoumaru's knew mate? How could that be? She sniffed the air and found that Sesshoumaru's scent clung to this demoness. However, she refused to believe that Sesshoumaru would do something like this.
"I don't believe you."
"Oh you don't? Well then how do you explain this?" Megumi then proceeded to pull on the collar of her kimono to show Ayame the two scars.
Ayame's heart clenched painfully when she saw those two little marks. She looked into Megumi's eyes. There she saw confidence and determintation. Was she wrong about Sesshoumaru? Did he really find some one else to love so quickly?
"You see, I really am his mate. Now as I said before, you should leave and not disturb us." With that Megumi started to walk back down the road towards Sesshoumaru's house.
All Ayame could do was stand there. She just couldn't believe it. Tears began to surface and her emotions took control of her. She ran off the road and to her right, into the trees. She kept running and crying at the same time. Tears falling from her eyes and tree branches swiping past her face, scratching her cheeks. She kept running until she found a cave with a small stream next to it. Ayame sat at the edge of the stream and looked at her reflection. Her eyes were bloodshot, there were tear stains on her cheeks along with small scratches that were spilling forth little droplets of blood. Ayame splashed her face with water. The cool water sending a chill through her body. She stared at her reflection and just thought. The sun began to drop and she then went and found refuge in the cave. All night she thought over her situation and wehn morning finally came she decided to do some spying. She was going to find out if this was the truth or not.
Woohoo another chapter finished! I told you Megumi was going to cause some problems. Sorry if this seems like a cliffhanger. I hope you enjoyed the Karisou bashing in this though. I'd say he definately deserved it. That sicko! Anyways that's about it so now you know what you gotta do. Yup that's right, review! Also sorry if you guys wanted Sesshoumaru and Ayame to be back together already, but please be patient because they will. I just have a really good plot in my head right now and that doesn't call for them immediately being together, sowwy. Okay well please review and until the nect chapter, see ya!
~Aries
Natasha Z.: Yay!!! Congrats on making your English grade better!! Yeah I hated taking those stupid state tests too. Ugh I had to take this one where you had to pass it in order to graduate from high school, I passed it (thank goodness) but i found out that it's not even going to count for seniors who will be graduating in the year 2005. They're making it count for seniors who graduate in the year 2006, so basically I took it for no reason. *Sigh* oh well. Anyways thanx for the review and don't worry both Karisou and Megumi will get what's coming to them.
Fallen Angel: x_X heh heh...ummm wow. That's the first time some one has threatened me about my story. And I hate to say it but your actually going to have to beat me up cause unfortunately Sesshy and Ayame won't be together in this chappie. Wait!! Before you raise your fist, how bout I send Karisou over to you so you can punch and kick him as much as you want? After all it is his fault that they aren't together. Anyways sorry, but if I put them together now then it would change how I have the story planned, but don't worry I promise that they will get back together, scouts honor! Thanx for the review and have fun beating Karisou up!
feudalfairyfan4ever:: Hmmm, it sure does seem like Naraku and Karisou are related huh? But they aren't, they're just both really sick and demented. *Stares dumbfounded at the giant army* Uh heh heh....such a big....army you have. *Points towards the closet* He's in there!!! *hears some muffled cursing and wailing coming from inside her closet where Karisou is hiding in fear.* Hahaha have fun torturing him, although in real life he's pretty sensitive, so don't be too harsh o_Ou, and thanks for reviewing!
fluffyscatdemon: Thanks for the compliment and sorry if this chapter wasn't out that fast. If I didn't have to go to stupid school then I could probably get a chapter out every day, but alas, it is not so. Thanks so much for the review and I hope that you enjoy this chapter!
DarkReuku13: Oh no!! Being grounded is no fun!! At least you survived hahaha. What's the story you're writing about? Of course I'll read it, just let me know when you post it ^_^! your suggestion was a big help to me,it broke through my writer's block. I had originally planned that Sesshy would revive her and they would be together then Ayame would go to the future with Kagome and Karisou would get her there, but your idea was much better! So once again thanks for the idea and also thanx for reviewing, enjoy!
Disclaimer: *Aries goes to see if the mail has arrived and squeals really loudly in delight when she sees that it has. Her squealing has caused the cast of InuYasha to inspect what is going on.* "What the hell are you making all that noise for?" *InuYasha asks. Aries turns around and shows what came for her in the mail. She holds up a Sesshoumaru plushie then immediately begins to hug it tightly.* "Now I really do own you Sesshy!" "Like hell you do!!" *Sesshoumaru yells and tries to shred the doll up but is unsuccessful. Suddenly a group of lawyers appears behind Aries. Aries turns around slowly.* "Uh....I was just kidding...I don't own Sesshoumaru or anyone else from InuYasha." *The offending lawyers nod their heads in a gesture that says 'Damn right you don't' then leave. Aries sighs in relief then walks away hugging her Sesshy plushie*
Chapter Nineteen: A Shock to the System
There was a loud clattering sound in Ayame's room. A bowl had been knocked off of the dresser and broke on the floor. Ayame stood, braced against the dresser, panting. She had been able to stand and walk over towards the dresser just in time to catch herself as she fell. Ayame winced as the muscles in her legs began to cramp and cause an electric bolt of pain to course through her body. Ayame began to steady her breathing by inhaling through her nose and exhaling through her mouth. Slowly she began to feel better. Her muscles were still sore and throbbing a bit, but she could manage. She was so close to the door, that to give up now would be to claim defeat, and that was a thought that Ayame didn't want to deal with.
"Okay just slowly get to the door. One step at a time." Ayame encouraged herself onward.
Cautiously, Ayame took her first step. Her calf muscle bunched a bit, but she just bit her lip and pushed forward. After a few minutes of taking unsteady steps, she had made it to the door. Releasing a sigh of relief she slid the door open. As soon as the door was open, Ayame was eye to eye with the one person she was trying to escape. There stood Karisou, staring at her with an amused look on his face. Panic and stress began to run through Ayame and this agrivation to her system caused her leg muscles to cramp fiercely. Ayame's vision blurred from the pain and she began to descend towards the ground. Just before she hit the ground a pair of arms encircled her and stopped her from connecting with the floor. Karisou gently set Ayame on the floor.
"Let go of me!" Ayame shouted, then despite the pain she was in, pushed Karisou away.
A few tears slid over her eyelids and rolled down her cheeks. They traveled down to her chin then dripped onto the wooden floor. Ayame squeezed her eyes shut tight in an attempt to cut off the annoying flow of salty water. She had never felt so weak in her life and this new feeling was unnerving. All she wanted was to be with Sesshoumaru. Was that so much to ask? Why did things have to turn out this way? For some reason Ayame felt as if she were being punished, but for what, she didn't know. Exhaustion slowly taking over her, Ayame reluctantly gave in and slipped into an unrestful slumber. Karisou picked up her now limp body and carried her back to bed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*One week later*
Ayame had learned from her mistake that day. Instead of trying to escape right away she was now just getting used to walking in general. At night she would walk laps around her room. It was boring and redundant, but it was working because now she was able to stand and walk with ease. Ayame had cleverly kept this little fact from Karisou however. Whenever she sensed him coming, it was back to bed with her. He still believed that she was bedridden, but since the day he saw her standing, he had kept a closer eye on her.
Presently Ayame was sitting up in bed and was staring out the window. Her ears twitched as she picked up a faint noise coming from inside of the room below her. Ayame moved to the edge of her bed and leaned her ear close to the floor. She could hear Karisou and the voice of a woman she didn't recognize. It sounded like they were having a heated conversation and being unable to resist, Ayame listened in.
"You're supposed to be taking his mind off of her Megumi! We had a deal and I expect you to uphold your end of the bargain." Karisou shouted in anger.
"I'm trying Karisou, but he just doesn't seem interested! I don't get it. For some reason Sesshoumaru won't pay attention to me and he is showing no interest in me what so ever." Megumi stated.
The mention of Sesshoumaru's name caught Ayame's full attention. She lowered her ear so it was now flat on the ground and she strained to hear what they were now saying because they had lowered their voices.
"Well try harder Megumi because if he finds out that she's not only alive but within my captivity, then we are both as good as dead. She is recovering faster then I planned, which complicates our plans."
"Hmph why even bother with her Karisou? It's obvious that she doesn't feel anything for you but disgust. Why not just kill her? Sesshoumaru's not the only one I've had my eye on you know. You could always have me if you wanted." Megumi said in a seductive voice while staring longingly at Karisou.
Pure rage running through his veins at her words, Karisou strode over towards Megumi and sharply slapped her face. Megumi placed a hand on her stinging cheek and looked over at Karisou with watery, stunned, eyes.
Karisou glared down at Megumi. "Just make sure you get your part of the bargain done or else I'll kill you myself. Now get out of my sight." He said in a low and threatening voice.
Ayame listened as she heard Megumi leave the room. She sat back up in bed and stared wide-eyed at the opposite wall. Ayame was speechless. Megumi was supposed to distract Sesshoumaru by being his mate. But that plan wasn't working and this brought a smile to Ayame's face. She sneered at the thought of Karisou's plan succeeding, because she knew that it was impossible. Ayame turned her attention towards the door. She sensed that Karisou was coming. Ayame swallowed the lump in her throat. She could smell the anger radiating off of Karisou. She prepared herself for the worse as he forcefully slid the door open.
She watched, transfixed as he slid the door shut then turned towards her. There was a smirk on his face that made Ayame feel uneasy. Suddenly, without warning, Karisou had ran towards Ayame. He pinned her against the wall and made sure her hands were secured. He was straddled over her, with her legs firmly held between his, his face only inches from hers. He looked into her eyes and what Ayame saw did not comfort her. What she saw was an intense amount of lust. Ayame began to become frightened, her pulse quickened and she started to struggle. She opened her mouth to scream, but Karisou placed his mouth over hers. She could feel his tongue inside her mouth and it was making bile rise into her throat. She went to bite down, but Karisou sensed this, so he withdrew. Karisou pulled back and stared at Ayame.
Ayame began to fight against his grip once again, but this only caused him to push her harder against the wall. "Fighting me isn't going to work Ayame. I've waited long enough for this and I'm not going to have this moment be ruined. Don't worry though, I promise I'm not going to hurt you. Well except for this."
Karisou placed his hand on Ayame's shoulder and slowly slid her sleeping yukata down so that her neck and shoulder were now exposed. He ran his thumb over the bite mark she received from Sesshoumaru. He then took his claw and traced a thin line over it that started to draw blood. Karisou then began to lower his mouth to the small cut he just created. He licked up the blood. He next barred his fangs and was about to bite down when Ayame jerked her knee free with all her might and was able to knee Karisou in the stomach. Karisou coughed as the wind was knocked out of him. He clutched his stomach and in doing so released Ayame. She drew back her fist and thrust it towards Karisou's face. There was a loud crack as Ayame's fist connected with Karisou's face. Karisou was sent back a few feet where he lay unconscience on the ground. Ayame stood up and fixed her sleeping yukata. She knew that her time was limited so she had to leave now.
Without a moment to waste Ayame jumped out the window and landed on the grass. A few quick calculations told her which way was west and without a second thought she was off running. She wasn't going nearly as fast as she would have liked, but the more distance she put between her and Karisou the better. She continued to run the rest of the day until she was too exhausted to go on. She found some shelter by some rocks and made herself comfortable there. She didn't fully drift off to sleep that night. She was asleep but not so much to where she didn't know what was going on. All her senses were alert and ready and at every sound her ears would tune in to distinguish the cause.
When morning came, Ayame was up and already heading west at a fast walk. Her muscles were a bit sore from running the previous day, so she decided to speedily walk instead. The thought that Karisou could be right at her heels was enough to make her quicken her pace, but no such threat came that day. For the next few days Ayame would continuously walk all day then rest only at night. Finally on the fifth day, she made it into the western lands. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*At Sesshoumaru's home*
Megumi was once again pestering Sesshoumaru. She could be found chattering away and constanly clinging onto his arm. Sesshoumaru's patience was growing thin. Megumi on the other hand was having a great time. Although Karisou's threat still remained burned in her mind. She had recently recieved an urgent letter from him stating that Ayame had escaped and that she was to be on the lookout. She could sense that Sesshoumaru was about to snap so she quickly hugged him and said her goodbyes. She didn't want to risk blowing her chances. Megumi left the house and started walking down the road. About an hour and a half later she was far from Sesshoumaru's house. She then stopped dead where she was. Not to far from her she could sense a demon coming her way. She smelled lavender in the air and right away she knew that it must be Ayame. Megumi began to panic, she needed to think of something quick. And then it hit her. She moved her kimono so that her neck was exposed. She then took two of her claws and made two marks that closely resembled that of bite marks. She smirked to herself as she watched the small wounds scar. She replaced her kimono just in time to see Ayame walking up the road.
Megumi herself began to walk to meet up with Ayame. Ayame saw the demoness coming towards her. She stopped a few feet away from her.
"You should go back Ayame." Megumi said.
"Who are you? How do you know who I am?" Ayame demanded.
Megumi walked a bit closer to her. "My name is not important, but you should know that I am Sesshoumaru's new mate. He no longer loves you so why don't you go on back to Karisou, at least he still feels something for you."
Ayame was shocked. Sesshoumaru's knew mate? How could that be? She sniffed the air and found that Sesshoumaru's scent clung to this demoness. However, she refused to believe that Sesshoumaru would do something like this.
"I don't believe you."
"Oh you don't? Well then how do you explain this?" Megumi then proceeded to pull on the collar of her kimono to show Ayame the two scars.
Ayame's heart clenched painfully when she saw those two little marks. She looked into Megumi's eyes. There she saw confidence and determintation. Was she wrong about Sesshoumaru? Did he really find some one else to love so quickly?
"You see, I really am his mate. Now as I said before, you should leave and not disturb us." With that Megumi started to walk back down the road towards Sesshoumaru's house.
All Ayame could do was stand there. She just couldn't believe it. Tears began to surface and her emotions took control of her. She ran off the road and to her right, into the trees. She kept running and crying at the same time. Tears falling from her eyes and tree branches swiping past her face, scratching her cheeks. She kept running until she found a cave with a small stream next to it. Ayame sat at the edge of the stream and looked at her reflection. Her eyes were bloodshot, there were tear stains on her cheeks along with small scratches that were spilling forth little droplets of blood. Ayame splashed her face with water. The cool water sending a chill through her body. She stared at her reflection and just thought. The sun began to drop and she then went and found refuge in the cave. All night she thought over her situation and wehn morning finally came she decided to do some spying. She was going to find out if this was the truth or not.
Woohoo another chapter finished! I told you Megumi was going to cause some problems. Sorry if this seems like a cliffhanger. I hope you enjoyed the Karisou bashing in this though. I'd say he definately deserved it. That sicko! Anyways that's about it so now you know what you gotta do. Yup that's right, review! Also sorry if you guys wanted Sesshoumaru and Ayame to be back together already, but please be patient because they will. I just have a really good plot in my head right now and that doesn't call for them immediately being together, sowwy. Okay well please review and until the nect chapter, see ya!
~Aries