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***Chapter 4***

The morning after Chapter 3-

Sesshoumaru's eyes shot open as he woke up. He was displeased at the dream he had, yet another of how Sara had died. He didn't have much emotion towards the foolish woman, but he still found it annoying how he pitied her. He shrugged it off and got up. He saw as usual Jaken and Rin sleeping in. Behind Au-Um he saw Kagura sleeping. He noticed Kaze wasn't there. He sniffed the air a moment and caught the scent of, fire?

He walked over to see Kaze prodding a fire with his left arm, using a stick. He then put down the stick and continued to cook assorted meat he had obviously gotten that morning. He looked completely focused on making this meal.

"You can have some if you like, this is for everyone, not just me," He declared, knowing Sesshoumaru was there. Sesshoumaru ignored him and walked over to the side. "I feed my own. You have no obligation to provide food for anyone here," Sesshoumaru said.

Kagura woke and found far too much food for her to eat. "What's with all the food?" She asked. Rin and Jaken looked at one another then at her. "Well, Kaze and Lord Sesshoumaru kind of have been hunting down animals and then cooking them, refusing help, to see who can provide the most food." Jaken said. Kagura's jaw dropped slightly and she looked annoyed as hell. "What the hell kind of immature bullshit is that?" She asked.

"Sesshoumaru looks like a better cook then you Jaken," Rin said. "Silence whelp!" Jaken squawked. Kagura noted how the two just sat there. Kagura gave an angry glare at the two cooks and walked over and took a piece of food and bit into it. "Do you use no utensils?" Jaken asked. "Where I'm from, you eat what you get, if you get fed at all, so shut it," Kagura said.

The meet didn't actually taste that bad, from being from a campfire and the cooks both using primitive tools.

In the end everyone sat in a circle eating the mass of food, Jaken and Rin where full, and Kagura was almost full. Kaze and Sesshoumaru continued to eat the food, Sesshoumaru at a more calm civilized rate, while Kaze ate quickly and not really caring.

"Ok, now that we have that male bullshit out the way," Kagura started and got a deep growl from Kaze and Sesshoumaru as they ate. 'There competing at everything!' Kagura thought.

"You need anything else?" Kaze asked everyone aside from Sesshoumaru, everyone shook there head. He finished his last piece of food and got up.

Sesshoumaru on the other hand upped the anti. He looked over at Kagura and put his arm out holding a piece of food. Kaze and Jaken froze at the sight and Kagura looked confused. "Uhhh. Thanks." She looked and took it. Sesshoumaru finished a few more pieces of meat and then stood up. Kaze and Jaken stared at Sesshoumaru wide eyed as he walked forward. "Let's continue," He said.

Kaze looked at Kagura who had eaten the food, just out of courtesy. "You didn't just finish eating that did you?" Kaze asked. "Yes, why?" Kagura asked. "Lord Sesshoumaru I'll be one moment, I have to talk with Kagura," Kaze shouted. Inwardly Sesshoumaru smirked.

"Do you know what your doing?!" Kaze said quietly. "What?" She asked. "Listen, he thinks that he and I are now competing for your 'affection'," Kaze said. "What?!" She gasped. "Why would he do that?" She asked. "He must think we want to mate, so he was just going to outdo me in the race, and then give you to me, just to prove he is better," Kaze said.

Kagura's eyes filled with rage. "Don't you know anything of youkai courting?" Kaze asked. "No," She said. "What?" Kaze asked. "Naraku said it wasn't worth my time, so I never learned about it," She said. "Oh. oh crap, well your going to have to take this one step at a time then," Kaze said. "Why don't you just tell me," She said. "Can't, only a parent may inform there offspring of how to do the courting, unless they want to break tradition," Kaze said.

"So. he's going to try to beat you in a race to mate me. but he doesn't actually want to, its all just trying to show off and prove he's better then you?" She asked. "From what I know of Sesshoumaru, yes," Kaze said. Kagura rolled her eyes. "What an ass, I can't wait till you fix his damn arm, then we can leave," She said. "Well, you could now if you wanted," Kaze informed. "I want to know things from you," She defended. "Ahh, want to know of the future, and of what you turned out like huh? Alright, but after I do the bastards arm, I just gotta wait for the weather to turn," Kaze said.

'Father you are one cold player, just as cruel, evil, jealous, and competitive as mom told me. Shit, my dads awesome!' Kaze thought as he started to follow Sesshoumaru.

Kaze noticed Kagura having an almost frightened stare at Sesshoumaru. 'Great, this is going to be bad, she'll probably take his arm off once I bring it back just for him being a dick,' Kaze thought. 'Then again, she probably thinks mating with him will extremely lower her freedom. which is not good for my possibly ill fated father,' Kaze finished.

Meanwhile, in a cave 45 miles away from the Bone Eater Well.

"Think we should get the boss?" Bejinkah asked. "NO! He'd skin you alive if you went in there! We'll wait for the others, then if the boss isn't 'finished' by mid day, we'll try to persuade him to leave, but you forget, he can kill most of us," Enfer said. "Well, as long as that jackass tribesmen shows up, I'll be content," Lagarto said. "The Roman pisses me off more," Enfer said.

In another nearby cave-

Sango slowly woke up, her entire body ached, and was excessively sore. She tried to sit up but groaned and rolled to the side instead huddling into the fetal position. "Ahh, so your FINALLY awake," A voice said. She opened her eyes slowly, her vision was hazed a moment but cleared to see a smirking Snake looking at her from the side, he was wearing his pants, but his chest armor was gone, revealing the tattoo of a viper that went around his body and over his right shoulder.

She felt disgusted when she realized what had happened the night before, she closed her eyes. 'Houshi,' She thought with remorse.

She felt his hand reach over and trace over one of her cuts, she winced as he did. "Well, I certainly had fun last night, you were amazing," He purred and Sango felt tears gathering behind her eyes. "You raped me, don't think that makes it amazing you monster," Sango hissed. "Hah, for a youkai, when taking an unwilling mate, there is no such thing as rape, admittedly for someone with my bloodline we are expected to go through the courting process, I'm a long way from home, so it doesn't matter," He said grinning evilly. Sango looked away with disgust.

She noted her robe was almost completely destroyed and useless. "Don't worry, you won't need replacement clothing for a least a few days," Snake said. "I despise you," She spat. "Despise me all you want, you are going to be bearing my pups," He said. She immediately remembered what those words meant, Miroku always joking around about that, and even how he proposed when he finally admitted his feelings for her. She felt two tears come from her eyes.

"Why me?" She asked. "You where the strongest human female I've encountered in 492 years," He admitted. "Why not take a youkai?" She asked with hatred seething off every word. "I attempted to in the past, it ended rather badly, I'd rather not get into it, let's just say, I found you much more alluring," He purred.

He reached out to her and she pulled back. He snarled and grabbed her quickly and pulled her towards him, his hand gripping into her arm and she winced with pain. "You WILL submit to being my mate, you bear MY mark," He snarled. She just looked away. "I'll have to do something about your resistance, but for now," He said and pulled her into a tight embrace. "I have much better plans," He said smirking. Her heartbeat increased dramatically, knowing exactly what he meant. She was far too weak and sore to do anything to fight him off this time. Sango prayed for death soon, or for a rescue, whichever came first.

About an hour and a half later,

"I have things to do; you will remain in the cave, if you don't." He walked over to the trembling form of the youkai exterminator. "I'll simply eliminate all your friends, and I'll do it right in front of you, if you think last night I was even trying, you have another thing coming," He said simply. "Leave, I'll find you, then punish you, and then, kill your friends," He repeated. She nodded barely. "Good, I'll bring you back something to eat as well, must be keeping your strength up!" He said smirking.

The village-

Miroku looked up as the sky began to let rain fall. Inuyasha was still waiting for Kagome to wake up. He had decided to stay outside for a while, contemplating his life. And he made a prayer, more of a plea to whatever god there was. 'If you keep Sango safe and return her to me, I'll never touch another woman, I'll do whatever you need. she's the only thing I live for right now,' He said in his head.

Inuyasha saw Kagome's eyes open. "Inuyasha. everything is fuzzy," She mumbled. He smiled brighter then he had in weeks. "Don't worry, it'll fade, Kaede said it would," Inuyasha said. "I had a horrible dream," Kagome murmured. Inuyasha just continued to stare. "I dreamt that Sango was taken away by a horrible demon, and that Miroku was broken," She said. He held her closer. He said nothing and just closed his eyes.

"Why are you being so nice?" Kagome asked. "You got a problem with that?" He hissed. "Well now you're just being an ass," She said weakly. Inuyasha chuckled slightly. "Listen, I don't have time to baby sit you, I'll be back when I feel like it," Inuyasha said. 5 minutes later, he was back inside the hut.

Sesshoumaru's group-

Kaze saw the rain beginning to fall from the sky. "Excellent," He said smirking.

"Lord Sesshoumaru," He said walking over to the side of a large rock mound. "Stay where you are," He said. He raised his right arm to the sky and began to chant.

The rain stopped around them and started to glow. Everyone looked in awe as the raindrops began to combine together into larger masses and finally two large floating puddles where there. With instant movement they shot towards Kaze and Sesshoumaru.

A liquid recreation of Sesshoumaru's arm was there, and in a bright flash, it turned to flesh and bone. The same thing happened to Kaze.

"Your arm is restored Lord Sesshoumaru," He said. Sesshoumaru nodded but then Kaze froze. "Do you smell something?" He asked. Sesshoumaru turned to him. "Four youkai, why?" He asked. Kaze continued to sniff the air and his eyes glowed a moment. "Impossible," He muttered. "What?" Kagura asked. Kaze walked around the rocks and out of curiosity the group followed.

Kaze came to a cave and walked in. He froze when he saw the trembling Sango in the corner. He walked over to her and she pulled away from him. "Who did this?" He asked immediately. "H-he never told me his name. I can't leave." She whispered. Kaze's eyes flashed and his growl rumbled in his throat. He grabbed Sango and threw her over his shoulder.

He walked out of the cave. "I need extra cloths for this one, and we'll have to be on guard," Kaze declared. "You mean you! Lord Sesshoumaru will have no more dealings with you!" Jaken shouted. "But Rin likes Kaze and Kagura," She said. Sesshoumaru looked at the girl and then looked at Kaze.

"You hold one of the women who follows my half brother," He said. "I know, but she has had a run in with someone I know," Kaze said. "Who?" Kagura asked. "I'll explain later, but we have to leave now," Kaze said. "Why are we taking her?" Jaken squawked. "No one deserves the fate that she would have if she stayed in that cave," Kaze declared.

"She is marked, I can smell it," Sesshoumaru said. "Trust me on this, we have to take her with us," Kaze said. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. "Get her some clothing Jaken, Kagura, Rin, Kaze, see to her wounds," Sesshoumaru said. "Thank you my lord," Kaze said. Kaze carried helpless Sango who didn't say a word.

About a half hour later-

Sesshoumaru looked at Rin who was sitting beside the now sleeping Sango; she had said nothing so far. Jaken had given her a fairly plane blue kimono, but she didn't complain. She looked dead from what he could tell, and if it weren't for the rain cleansing her, he would have assumed she had been recently rutting with someone.

Kaze on the other hand walked beside Kagura. "Why are we helping her?" She asked. "Trust me, her new 'mate', is not very friendly, and she was most certainly not taken by her will," Kaze said. "So what?" Kagura asked. "Please trust me on this," Kaze said.

"The mate will follow us when he finds out we have taken her," Sesshoumaru said. "That is why we are going to take her to Inuyasha," Kaze said. "Why?" Sesshoumaru asked. "She is vital to his group, and the one who mated her is our enemy, by all means, as soon as you meet him you will know, he will most likely try to take your title as well my lord," Kaze said. "You know him?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Yes, very well," Kaze said. "Who is he," Sesshoumaru asked. "You'll find out, I can't say anymore," Kaze replied.

Sango slowly woke up about ten minutes afterwards, sopping wet from the rain, but felt a degree cleaner. She felt a blanket go over her shoulders as she rode Au-Um. "Thank you," She muttered. She knew she was safe if she was with people as powerful as Kaze, Sesshoumaru, and Kagura. right?

"He never told you his name?" Kaze asked. "No." Sango said. "He didn't talk much," She spat in disgust, "I hate him," She added. "Next time we run into Inuyasha, we will return you to your friends," Kaze said.

Inuyasha's group-

Miroku saw Kagome walk out of the hut with Inuyasha. "Kirara will have to stay a while, but we can go looking for Sango now," Kagome said, now revitalized. "Thank you my friends," Miroku said smiling. "We wouldn't abandon Sango," Kagome said. With that, Miroku, Shippou, Kagome and Inuyasha were on there way out of the village.

"Why are you not tracking?" Miroku asked. "He hid his scent well, and the rain isn't helping," Inuyasha admitted. "So, we might as well look for there hideouts," Inuyasha admitted. "He could have gotten 50 miles by now," Inuyasha added. "Or could still be on the move, we'll have to look as we go," He said. Miroku frowned with more depression at those words.

Snake's group-

Snake walked to his cave and saw she was gone. He hissed until his noised picked up 5 other scents. "That bastard," Snake hissed. "Come, we leave now," He shouted ot his three lackeys.

Snake jumped from tree to tree until he saw Sesshoumaru's group, he was quiet and blended into the shadows as he watched, he knew that it could be a few days before he got her back, because he learned to study his prey before he killed it.

"Who was he?" Sango asked. "His name is Urufu, and he's my eldest brother and sibling," Kaze admitted. Sesshoumaru heard, and Kagura did not.

Sango just stared at him a moment. "I still hate you," She said. "You've ruined Miroku's life," She added. "Shut it, once you're back with your friends I won't have to see you again," He said bitterly and moved ahead of Au-Um.

2 days later,

Rin ran through a field happily, Sesshoumaru had been too busy to play and just told Jaken to take her to a field to pick flowers. Jaken muttered as he went along.

"I found the old man's weakness," Snake said. "Enfer, Bejinkah, Lagarto, take the child, we'll trade her for my mate," Snake said and turned away, he could care less what they did to Jaken. "I have other business to attend to, take the child, and I shall meet you later," Snake said. "I think it's high time I paid my 'loving' grandfather a visit," He added before he took off.

The three figures moved in with intense speed. Jaken hit the ground hard as he was kicked aside. Rin turned to see Jaken out cold. "Jaken!" She cried but felt a large hand grab her head and lift her off the ground. "There, got the kid, not much fuss," Bejinkah said in Russian with a smirk.

A bright flash appeared behind him followed by a small explosion, he dropped Rin to the ground and stumbled forward and turned around with hatred laced in his eyes. "BASTARD! Who did that?" He snarled.

"That would be me," Kaze said standing with his arms crossed, and a very unhappy look on his face.

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That's chapter 4, hope you enjoyed, I'm keeping this up, just read and review.