Chapter 13: Leon
When Lauren got closer to the camp she realized that someone had been watching her. She wasn't sure who it was but she knew something was weird ever since she left Baby under the roots of the God Tree.
She heard rustling in the woods around her. "Inu Yasha, if that's you your not scaring me." She said crossing her arms.
"Will you just show yourself already!" Lauren said starting to get angry.
"What are you doing out by yourself so late at night?" A voice other than Inu Yasha's asked.
Lauren looked around. Behind her she noticed someone coming out of the woods. She sighed when she realized it was Miroku.
"Don't ever do that again!" She said wanting to hit him.
"I was worried about you. I wanted to make sure you were alright." Miroku said.
But Lauren heard another noise in the woods. She knew this one wasn't Miroku. But she knew, somehow...that it wasn't Inu Yasha either.
"Who are you?" Lauren asked.
"You know who I am." Miroku said looking confused.
"Hush Miroku. I wasn't talking to you." Lauren said looking around the forest and listening to see if she could hear the other person.
"Who do you think I am?" A voice asked.
Lauren froze. She looked at a young man who looked to be about mid twenties. He was tall and had red eyes. Miroku stepped in front of Lauren to protect her.
"You will not come any closer." Miroku said.
"Who are you to tell me what I can and can't do, monk?" The young man asked.
He looked over Miroku's shoulder at Lauren. She noticed that he had what looked like wings...dragon wings...on his back. His nails were like Inu Yasha's...long and sharp.
Lauren just stared at him. He looked from his short blond hair to his red eyes down to his shirtless chest. She noticed a large scar on his right shoulder that she remembered her brother having one just like it.
"Leon?" She whispered.
The young man walked closer to Miroku and Lauren. Miroku stood ready to fight if needed.
"Put your staff away, monk. I'm not here to fight you." The young man said.
Just then Inu Yasha jumped out of a tree and stood near the young man. Kagome, Sango and Shippo showed up under the tree he had just jumped out of.
"Lauren! Miroku! Are you alright?" Kagome asked.
They both nodded. Inu Yasha cracked his knuckles and looked at the young man with the dragon wings. He laughed at him and looked at Miroku.
"Why are you fighting the monk when you can fight a demon?" Inu Yasha asked.
"I don't want to---" The young man was interrupted when Inu Yasha threw himself at him and tried to cut him in half.
They fought for a few minutes. Then Lauren realized who the dragon boy was. She ran to Inu Yasha to get him away from the dragon demon.
"Stop! Inu Yasha Stop!" She yelled jumping in front of Inu Yasha right before he hit the demon.
The dragon demon grabbed Lauren in his arms and lifted her into the air with him. She wasn't afraid now that she was used to Sesshoumaru doing it. She just looked down at Inu Yasha.
"Put her down!" Shippo yelled.
"Why?" The young man asked.
"Because if you don't I'll cut your head off." Sango said angrily.
That got the man to bring Lauren back down. He stood behind her the whole time so Inu Yasha wouldn't have a chance to hit him again.
"Inu Yasha stop this! I won't let you hurt him!" Lauren said.
"Lauren don't bother. He won't listen to you." The young man said.
"How does he know your name?" Kagome asked.
Lauren was silent. Then he got in front of her and looked over the group she was traveling with.
"Why should I leave my little sister with such company?" He asked.
Lauren looked at him. "I should have made sure you stayed with Sesshoumaru." He said.
"But Leon...don't you remember? Kagome and I are best friends." Lauren whispered.
"Ah yes. I remember Kagome. My, haven't you grown." The young man said.
"Leon?!" Kagome asked surprised.
He smiled. Lauren jumped onto his back and hugged his neck. He brought her to his front because his wings were being crushed under her. Then he hugged her back.
"Did you miss me?" He asked laughing.
"YES!" Lauren said happily.
"How's dad?" Leon asked not knowing what happened.
"Lauren's dad is dead..." Inu Yasha said in a rude but low voice.
"What?!" Leon asked surprised.
"Naraku killed him...and Baby too." Kagome said.
"Is this true?" Leon asked Lauren.
Everyone nodded. Lauren looked up at her brother. She looked like she was about to cry. But she nodded slowly.
Leon became angry. He didn't know what to say. His red eyes were glowing with hatred. "How could he? My best friend! Killed my father?"
"Best...friend..."Shippo, Kagome and Sango said at the same time.
"You and Naraku are...friends?" Miroku asked.
"Why is Naraku killing everyone?" Inu Yasha asked.
"I've told him stories of my sister...when we were out looking for things to do. I told him that she was beautiful and kind and loved her family and friends dearly. I guess he wanted to see if it was true..." Leon said.
"He said he wants me as his mate..." Lauren said.
"So he was serious about that? Hmm..." Leon said shaking his head.
"What do you mean?" Sango asked.
"He told me he wanted Lauren for himself one day...and I laughed. I guess he was serious about it...maybe I shouldn't have told him as many stories as I did." Leon said.
"So you knew about it?" Lauren asked.
"What are we going to do about it?" Miroku asked.
"Nothing we can do...unless Sesshoumaru decides that Naraku is getting too close to his territory." Leon said.
"His territory?" Kagome asked.
"Lauren is his." Leon explained.
"WHAT?!" Everyone said loudly except Lauren and Leon.
Lauren just looked at the ground. Leon smiled at the fact that she was trying to hide her blushing.
"We'll figure something out..." Leon said.
"He's after you now though..." Shippo said.
"What?" Leon asked.
"You're next in line to be killed." Sango said.
"He would never...would he?" Leon asked himself out loud.
When Lauren got closer to the camp she realized that someone had been watching her. She wasn't sure who it was but she knew something was weird ever since she left Baby under the roots of the God Tree.
She heard rustling in the woods around her. "Inu Yasha, if that's you your not scaring me." She said crossing her arms.
"Will you just show yourself already!" Lauren said starting to get angry.
"What are you doing out by yourself so late at night?" A voice other than Inu Yasha's asked.
Lauren looked around. Behind her she noticed someone coming out of the woods. She sighed when she realized it was Miroku.
"Don't ever do that again!" She said wanting to hit him.
"I was worried about you. I wanted to make sure you were alright." Miroku said.
But Lauren heard another noise in the woods. She knew this one wasn't Miroku. But she knew, somehow...that it wasn't Inu Yasha either.
"Who are you?" Lauren asked.
"You know who I am." Miroku said looking confused.
"Hush Miroku. I wasn't talking to you." Lauren said looking around the forest and listening to see if she could hear the other person.
"Who do you think I am?" A voice asked.
Lauren froze. She looked at a young man who looked to be about mid twenties. He was tall and had red eyes. Miroku stepped in front of Lauren to protect her.
"You will not come any closer." Miroku said.
"Who are you to tell me what I can and can't do, monk?" The young man asked.
He looked over Miroku's shoulder at Lauren. She noticed that he had what looked like wings...dragon wings...on his back. His nails were like Inu Yasha's...long and sharp.
Lauren just stared at him. He looked from his short blond hair to his red eyes down to his shirtless chest. She noticed a large scar on his right shoulder that she remembered her brother having one just like it.
"Leon?" She whispered.
The young man walked closer to Miroku and Lauren. Miroku stood ready to fight if needed.
"Put your staff away, monk. I'm not here to fight you." The young man said.
Just then Inu Yasha jumped out of a tree and stood near the young man. Kagome, Sango and Shippo showed up under the tree he had just jumped out of.
"Lauren! Miroku! Are you alright?" Kagome asked.
They both nodded. Inu Yasha cracked his knuckles and looked at the young man with the dragon wings. He laughed at him and looked at Miroku.
"Why are you fighting the monk when you can fight a demon?" Inu Yasha asked.
"I don't want to---" The young man was interrupted when Inu Yasha threw himself at him and tried to cut him in half.
They fought for a few minutes. Then Lauren realized who the dragon boy was. She ran to Inu Yasha to get him away from the dragon demon.
"Stop! Inu Yasha Stop!" She yelled jumping in front of Inu Yasha right before he hit the demon.
The dragon demon grabbed Lauren in his arms and lifted her into the air with him. She wasn't afraid now that she was used to Sesshoumaru doing it. She just looked down at Inu Yasha.
"Put her down!" Shippo yelled.
"Why?" The young man asked.
"Because if you don't I'll cut your head off." Sango said angrily.
That got the man to bring Lauren back down. He stood behind her the whole time so Inu Yasha wouldn't have a chance to hit him again.
"Inu Yasha stop this! I won't let you hurt him!" Lauren said.
"Lauren don't bother. He won't listen to you." The young man said.
"How does he know your name?" Kagome asked.
Lauren was silent. Then he got in front of her and looked over the group she was traveling with.
"Why should I leave my little sister with such company?" He asked.
Lauren looked at him. "I should have made sure you stayed with Sesshoumaru." He said.
"But Leon...don't you remember? Kagome and I are best friends." Lauren whispered.
"Ah yes. I remember Kagome. My, haven't you grown." The young man said.
"Leon?!" Kagome asked surprised.
He smiled. Lauren jumped onto his back and hugged his neck. He brought her to his front because his wings were being crushed under her. Then he hugged her back.
"Did you miss me?" He asked laughing.
"YES!" Lauren said happily.
"How's dad?" Leon asked not knowing what happened.
"Lauren's dad is dead..." Inu Yasha said in a rude but low voice.
"What?!" Leon asked surprised.
"Naraku killed him...and Baby too." Kagome said.
"Is this true?" Leon asked Lauren.
Everyone nodded. Lauren looked up at her brother. She looked like she was about to cry. But she nodded slowly.
Leon became angry. He didn't know what to say. His red eyes were glowing with hatred. "How could he? My best friend! Killed my father?"
"Best...friend..."Shippo, Kagome and Sango said at the same time.
"You and Naraku are...friends?" Miroku asked.
"Why is Naraku killing everyone?" Inu Yasha asked.
"I've told him stories of my sister...when we were out looking for things to do. I told him that she was beautiful and kind and loved her family and friends dearly. I guess he wanted to see if it was true..." Leon said.
"He said he wants me as his mate..." Lauren said.
"So he was serious about that? Hmm..." Leon said shaking his head.
"What do you mean?" Sango asked.
"He told me he wanted Lauren for himself one day...and I laughed. I guess he was serious about it...maybe I shouldn't have told him as many stories as I did." Leon said.
"So you knew about it?" Lauren asked.
"What are we going to do about it?" Miroku asked.
"Nothing we can do...unless Sesshoumaru decides that Naraku is getting too close to his territory." Leon said.
"His territory?" Kagome asked.
"Lauren is his." Leon explained.
"WHAT?!" Everyone said loudly except Lauren and Leon.
Lauren just looked at the ground. Leon smiled at the fact that she was trying to hide her blushing.
"We'll figure something out..." Leon said.
"He's after you now though..." Shippo said.
"What?" Leon asked.
"You're next in line to be killed." Sango said.
"He would never...would he?" Leon asked himself out loud.