A/n disclaimer: see chapter one. Aren't you guys tired of writing the same thing at the beginning of each chapter? I sure as hell am. Ok enough talk.
I woke up the next morning in a large bed in a large room not familiar to me. By a quick scent check I found that it was Inuyasha's. Shrugging indifferently, I got up. My stomach was in pain and had the strange tingling feeling that it had healed too quickly. The gashes had been pretty deep, but nothing I wasn't used to. My top was torn and bloody. My pants weren't much better. I grabbed a towel and headed down to the river to wash and mend them. At the river, I undressed and wrapped the towel around me. I didn't want to be caught in my underclothes.
It took awhile to get the blood out, but I wasn't in much of a hurry. The blood didn't show up very well, being that my outfit was all black, but I had gotten washing bloodstains out down to an art. When they were all washed, I hung them up so they could dry and I could mend them. Yawning in fatigue, I sat down next to a large bolder and waited. The sun was warm and there was a light breeze. It was a perfect day. I closed my eyes, enjoying the breeze and dozed off, due to lack of sleep I had been getting lately.
I walked to Inuyasha's room, wondering why he wasn't awake yet. It was noon and it wasn't like Inuyasha to loll in bed. When I opened the door my eyes were greeted with an unwelcome sight......... Laquisha lying on Inuyasha's bed, bloodied up and Inuyasha on the sofa next to it.
"Inuyasha, what do you think you are doing with my slave?!"
Inuyasha woke with a start.
"What? Oh, hey Sesshoumaru."
"I said, what are you doing with my slave?"
"Oh that......... long story, you can ask her about the details, but, she left last night, got injured, I saved her, she passed out, and we eventually ended up here."
I shook my head.
"Inuyasha, you have a certain protectiveness for her. Why is that? She's just a slave."
"She is not just a slave!" Inuyasha exclaimed, raising his voice.
Laquisha stirred and I motioned for Inuyasha to follow me. We went to my study and continued the conversation.
"Inuyasha, Explain."
"Ok, ok. We were best friends when we were little. When I was still living with my mom."
"Then I suppose you're not going to appreciate this. I have appointed her chief of security."
"WHAT?! Why?"
"Because she is hanyou and the most suited for the job!"
"She's too young!"
"She's old enough!"
"I won't allow it!"
"Oh? Is that so? And just what do you intend on doing about it?"
"I......... I'll take her place."
"Is that so? Well, I'll talk to her before I make up my mind on that. Now, get out of my sight."
"Gladly!"
I opened the door to my room, but Laquisha wasn't there. Confused, I followed her scent to the river. Her clothes were drying and she was dozing in the sun. She snapped awake as I approached.
"Um, hey, Inuyasha." She said, embarrassed.
"Hey." I replied.
She adjusted her towel tighter as I got closer.
"What are you doing out of bed? You're injured."
"Well, when I woke up, I didn't quite know where I was, so I decided to leave and wash my clothes."
I plopped down next to her. She had a certain distance in her eyes. She stood up and walked over to her clothes. She mended them and put them on. After a while she sighed. I could tell she wasn't happy about something. I stood up and got closer. Was she going to cry? She sniffed and plopped down on the ground, growling at herself. She buried her face in her knees, growling.
"Hey, be careful. You're going to reopen those wounds."
She looked up at me. Tears were welling up in her eyes, but she didn't let them fall. She was too strong for them. I stood there, utterly bewildered. I had no idea what to do. Before I could do anything or say anything, the little toad Jaken came up.
"Inuyasha, you are late for your duties."
"Fine."
I looked back at Laquisha. She looked away. There was nothing I could do. I had responsibilities. I didn't know what TO do.
I watched him walk away. He shot a sorry look back at me. I shrugged and stood up. I decided to go to Kagome's room, (she had the day off) and knocked.
"Come in." she said through the door.
I entered cautiously. Careful that she might have been mad at me.
"Oh, Laquisha, it's you."
"Yah, it's me. Listen, about last night, I'm sorry for leaving you. It's just that, I passed out and Inuyasha carried me home."
"Oh, no problem. It was my fault for following, now wasn't it?"
"Yes, but I told you I'd come back and I didn't."
"It's fine."
"Ok... well, as long as you got home alright."
"Yah."
I looked at her a moment. She looked familiar.
"Hey, have we met before? I mean, before I came here." I asked her.
"I don't think so."
"Oh, well, I've got get going."
"Ok, see you later. Thanks for the visit."
"No problem."
As soon as I had left the room, Jaken came up.
"Lord Sesshoumaru wishes to speak with you." It said.
"Right........." I replied following him.
I could tell it had to do with Inuyasha and I because he kept on shooting nervous glances at me. I got the vibe he was sending me to my death. We stopped outside a pair of large doors.
"Wait here." He said.
So I pressed a wolf-like ear to the door in an attempt to listen.
"My Lord, Laquisha here at your request."
"What took you so long?"
"I had to find her first. It seems that she was visiting that slave Kagome."
"Very well, show her in."
"Yes, my lord."
I jumped away from the door and pretended I had been looking at my claws the whole time.
"Lord Sesshoumaru will see you now."
"Thanks."
I entered the room and the doors shut behind me. Sesshoumaru and I were the only ones in the room. He did not look happy. Not minding Herupa's rules, I stood before him and waited for him to say something. He raised an eyebrow before talking, but said nothing about it.
"Laquisha, I've called for you because Inuyasha has requested to take your place as chief of security."
"Oh, doing his big-brother bit is he?"
He raised an eyebrow in question.
"Oh, we're old friends. And he's always thought of me as a little sister. He's a bit over protective of me in my opinion."
"I see, and on that note, where were you last night?"
"Oh......... that, well, um......... I went to go find my mother's crypt."
I could smell his irritation and I cast my gaze away.
I gripped the chair harder. Laquisha had left to find her mother's crypt without consulting me first. I wanted to monitor how she got in, what was going on, and what was in it. Her defiant nature was giving me a headache.
"So, you went to your mother's crypt without consulting me first."
"Yah... Sorry about that. It's just that I've been having this dream about my mother's crypt and it was driving me crazy. So, to make it stop, I left to find the crypt."
"Well, I see you're still alive."
"Surprised?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
I chose not answer that.
"Anyway, I have one thing to ask of you." She stated.
"And what is that?"
"I have to find an old woman named Kadae. I've been asking around and she's an old priestess in a village a few miles away."
"And just why do you want to go see this old woman?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me."
She sighed and continued.
"My mother told me to."
I raised an eyebrow.
"I told you, you wouldn't believe me."
"It is a bit illogical."
"Well, to make a long story short, I saw her in her crypt."
"Hmm......... you seem, desperate. Like your not telling me something."
"She told me Kadae could tell me more about the curse placed on, well, technically me."
"Intriguing, she must have used a copy spell. Did she tell you anything else?"
"Um, nothing more than a bit of family history."
"Fine. If you can get Inuyasha to go with you, you may go. But I warn you... Inuyasha rarely does anyone favors. Not even me."
"Thank you my lord."
I bowed myself out. Kagome met me out in the hall.
I looked at her for a moment, and then it hit me. She looked almost exactly like Kikyo!
"Kagome, follow me!"
"Why?"
"Just do it!" I exclaimed, running up the stairs to Inuyasha's room.
When we got there, I grabbed my sword, turned it into an orb, and put it in Kagome's hand. It glowed brightly.
"Why is it glowing like that?" Kagome asked.
"Because you're the true protector to the Shikon Jewel."
"The what?"
"The Jewel of the Seven Souls."
"WHAT?"
"You are the reincarnation of Lady Kikyo herself. The orb proves it."
"The orb is lying."
"The orb can't lie! Here, I can prove it. If I can talk Inuyasha into letting me, I'm going to see an old priestess named Kadae. She'll know if you are or not."
"Kadae, you mean THE Lady Kadae?"
"Yup, and just think, it'll get you out of chores for a day."
"Oh, all right, I'll go, but you said you've got to convince Inuyasha to let you. That's no easy task."
"So I've heard. Just leave it to me. It'll work."
"Ok."
(An ugly creature enters its master's room. It bows deeply and cringes at its master's irritated tone.)
"What do you want now?"
"L-lord Naraku, I have most joyous news."
"Well, get on with it."
"The-the Shikon Jewel has been removed from its resting place and has been awakened, sire."
"Good... where is it?"
"This still remains unresolved."
"Well, then make it RESOLVED!"
"Y-yes my lord."
The creature scurried out of the room and sighed.
"The was close." It whispered.
"Oh, come on Inuyasha! I really need to go! Most of my family's history is in this old woman's head! PLEASE!"
I had been begging Inuyasha for the past ten minutes.
"Grrr, fine! Just stop bugging me about it"
"Yay! Thank you!"
"Don't mention it... ever."
"Just to let you know, Kagome's coming."
"What? Why?"
"For reasons I can't explain at the moment, but, trust me, you'll find out."
"Fine, whatever."
I ran to find Kagome, told her the good news, ran to find Jaken, and told him to tell Sesshoumaru that Inuyasha has agreed to come. Moments later, Jaken came to find me again.
"Let me guess, Sesshoumaru wants to see me."
"Yes."
I went to Sesshoumaru with a bit of an attitude.
"Whacha want now?"
"My servant told me that Inuyasha has agreed to go."
"That's correct."
"Very well. You may go, but I expect you back in at least a week, unless I get word from Inuyasha himself."
"Yes, my lord." I said, bowing myself out.
When she was out of hearing range I sighed deeply. I had been doing that more often than usual since she had come here. She was beginning to be a headache. I had never met such a defiant creature. Man or beast. Everyone, with the exception of my twit half-brother, cringed in fear of me. I had not caught even a whiff of fear in that... woman. And what was worse was... I hadn't punished her for any of it! A little voice in the back of my head said,
'You like her attitude, admit it.'
'Who are you?'
'Your heart. Something you've managed to suppress until now. Now admit it.'
'I will not and I do not.'
'Yes you do.'
'Shut up.'
'Fine, but I'll be back. I've been silenced for too long and you will eventually have to listen to me.'
A/n: Yo, wassup my peeps? NE Way, I am enjoying the way this is going so far, but I don't know what you think. Suggestions are VERY welcome. I could use the inspiration. Ok, flame or praise, PLEASE just review.
I woke up the next morning in a large bed in a large room not familiar to me. By a quick scent check I found that it was Inuyasha's. Shrugging indifferently, I got up. My stomach was in pain and had the strange tingling feeling that it had healed too quickly. The gashes had been pretty deep, but nothing I wasn't used to. My top was torn and bloody. My pants weren't much better. I grabbed a towel and headed down to the river to wash and mend them. At the river, I undressed and wrapped the towel around me. I didn't want to be caught in my underclothes.
It took awhile to get the blood out, but I wasn't in much of a hurry. The blood didn't show up very well, being that my outfit was all black, but I had gotten washing bloodstains out down to an art. When they were all washed, I hung them up so they could dry and I could mend them. Yawning in fatigue, I sat down next to a large bolder and waited. The sun was warm and there was a light breeze. It was a perfect day. I closed my eyes, enjoying the breeze and dozed off, due to lack of sleep I had been getting lately.
I walked to Inuyasha's room, wondering why he wasn't awake yet. It was noon and it wasn't like Inuyasha to loll in bed. When I opened the door my eyes were greeted with an unwelcome sight......... Laquisha lying on Inuyasha's bed, bloodied up and Inuyasha on the sofa next to it.
"Inuyasha, what do you think you are doing with my slave?!"
Inuyasha woke with a start.
"What? Oh, hey Sesshoumaru."
"I said, what are you doing with my slave?"
"Oh that......... long story, you can ask her about the details, but, she left last night, got injured, I saved her, she passed out, and we eventually ended up here."
I shook my head.
"Inuyasha, you have a certain protectiveness for her. Why is that? She's just a slave."
"She is not just a slave!" Inuyasha exclaimed, raising his voice.
Laquisha stirred and I motioned for Inuyasha to follow me. We went to my study and continued the conversation.
"Inuyasha, Explain."
"Ok, ok. We were best friends when we were little. When I was still living with my mom."
"Then I suppose you're not going to appreciate this. I have appointed her chief of security."
"WHAT?! Why?"
"Because she is hanyou and the most suited for the job!"
"She's too young!"
"She's old enough!"
"I won't allow it!"
"Oh? Is that so? And just what do you intend on doing about it?"
"I......... I'll take her place."
"Is that so? Well, I'll talk to her before I make up my mind on that. Now, get out of my sight."
"Gladly!"
I opened the door to my room, but Laquisha wasn't there. Confused, I followed her scent to the river. Her clothes were drying and she was dozing in the sun. She snapped awake as I approached.
"Um, hey, Inuyasha." She said, embarrassed.
"Hey." I replied.
She adjusted her towel tighter as I got closer.
"What are you doing out of bed? You're injured."
"Well, when I woke up, I didn't quite know where I was, so I decided to leave and wash my clothes."
I plopped down next to her. She had a certain distance in her eyes. She stood up and walked over to her clothes. She mended them and put them on. After a while she sighed. I could tell she wasn't happy about something. I stood up and got closer. Was she going to cry? She sniffed and plopped down on the ground, growling at herself. She buried her face in her knees, growling.
"Hey, be careful. You're going to reopen those wounds."
She looked up at me. Tears were welling up in her eyes, but she didn't let them fall. She was too strong for them. I stood there, utterly bewildered. I had no idea what to do. Before I could do anything or say anything, the little toad Jaken came up.
"Inuyasha, you are late for your duties."
"Fine."
I looked back at Laquisha. She looked away. There was nothing I could do. I had responsibilities. I didn't know what TO do.
I watched him walk away. He shot a sorry look back at me. I shrugged and stood up. I decided to go to Kagome's room, (she had the day off) and knocked.
"Come in." she said through the door.
I entered cautiously. Careful that she might have been mad at me.
"Oh, Laquisha, it's you."
"Yah, it's me. Listen, about last night, I'm sorry for leaving you. It's just that, I passed out and Inuyasha carried me home."
"Oh, no problem. It was my fault for following, now wasn't it?"
"Yes, but I told you I'd come back and I didn't."
"It's fine."
"Ok... well, as long as you got home alright."
"Yah."
I looked at her a moment. She looked familiar.
"Hey, have we met before? I mean, before I came here." I asked her.
"I don't think so."
"Oh, well, I've got get going."
"Ok, see you later. Thanks for the visit."
"No problem."
As soon as I had left the room, Jaken came up.
"Lord Sesshoumaru wishes to speak with you." It said.
"Right........." I replied following him.
I could tell it had to do with Inuyasha and I because he kept on shooting nervous glances at me. I got the vibe he was sending me to my death. We stopped outside a pair of large doors.
"Wait here." He said.
So I pressed a wolf-like ear to the door in an attempt to listen.
"My Lord, Laquisha here at your request."
"What took you so long?"
"I had to find her first. It seems that she was visiting that slave Kagome."
"Very well, show her in."
"Yes, my lord."
I jumped away from the door and pretended I had been looking at my claws the whole time.
"Lord Sesshoumaru will see you now."
"Thanks."
I entered the room and the doors shut behind me. Sesshoumaru and I were the only ones in the room. He did not look happy. Not minding Herupa's rules, I stood before him and waited for him to say something. He raised an eyebrow before talking, but said nothing about it.
"Laquisha, I've called for you because Inuyasha has requested to take your place as chief of security."
"Oh, doing his big-brother bit is he?"
He raised an eyebrow in question.
"Oh, we're old friends. And he's always thought of me as a little sister. He's a bit over protective of me in my opinion."
"I see, and on that note, where were you last night?"
"Oh......... that, well, um......... I went to go find my mother's crypt."
I could smell his irritation and I cast my gaze away.
I gripped the chair harder. Laquisha had left to find her mother's crypt without consulting me first. I wanted to monitor how she got in, what was going on, and what was in it. Her defiant nature was giving me a headache.
"So, you went to your mother's crypt without consulting me first."
"Yah... Sorry about that. It's just that I've been having this dream about my mother's crypt and it was driving me crazy. So, to make it stop, I left to find the crypt."
"Well, I see you're still alive."
"Surprised?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
I chose not answer that.
"Anyway, I have one thing to ask of you." She stated.
"And what is that?"
"I have to find an old woman named Kadae. I've been asking around and she's an old priestess in a village a few miles away."
"And just why do you want to go see this old woman?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me."
She sighed and continued.
"My mother told me to."
I raised an eyebrow.
"I told you, you wouldn't believe me."
"It is a bit illogical."
"Well, to make a long story short, I saw her in her crypt."
"Hmm......... you seem, desperate. Like your not telling me something."
"She told me Kadae could tell me more about the curse placed on, well, technically me."
"Intriguing, she must have used a copy spell. Did she tell you anything else?"
"Um, nothing more than a bit of family history."
"Fine. If you can get Inuyasha to go with you, you may go. But I warn you... Inuyasha rarely does anyone favors. Not even me."
"Thank you my lord."
I bowed myself out. Kagome met me out in the hall.
I looked at her for a moment, and then it hit me. She looked almost exactly like Kikyo!
"Kagome, follow me!"
"Why?"
"Just do it!" I exclaimed, running up the stairs to Inuyasha's room.
When we got there, I grabbed my sword, turned it into an orb, and put it in Kagome's hand. It glowed brightly.
"Why is it glowing like that?" Kagome asked.
"Because you're the true protector to the Shikon Jewel."
"The what?"
"The Jewel of the Seven Souls."
"WHAT?"
"You are the reincarnation of Lady Kikyo herself. The orb proves it."
"The orb is lying."
"The orb can't lie! Here, I can prove it. If I can talk Inuyasha into letting me, I'm going to see an old priestess named Kadae. She'll know if you are or not."
"Kadae, you mean THE Lady Kadae?"
"Yup, and just think, it'll get you out of chores for a day."
"Oh, all right, I'll go, but you said you've got to convince Inuyasha to let you. That's no easy task."
"So I've heard. Just leave it to me. It'll work."
"Ok."
(An ugly creature enters its master's room. It bows deeply and cringes at its master's irritated tone.)
"What do you want now?"
"L-lord Naraku, I have most joyous news."
"Well, get on with it."
"The-the Shikon Jewel has been removed from its resting place and has been awakened, sire."
"Good... where is it?"
"This still remains unresolved."
"Well, then make it RESOLVED!"
"Y-yes my lord."
The creature scurried out of the room and sighed.
"The was close." It whispered.
"Oh, come on Inuyasha! I really need to go! Most of my family's history is in this old woman's head! PLEASE!"
I had been begging Inuyasha for the past ten minutes.
"Grrr, fine! Just stop bugging me about it"
"Yay! Thank you!"
"Don't mention it... ever."
"Just to let you know, Kagome's coming."
"What? Why?"
"For reasons I can't explain at the moment, but, trust me, you'll find out."
"Fine, whatever."
I ran to find Kagome, told her the good news, ran to find Jaken, and told him to tell Sesshoumaru that Inuyasha has agreed to come. Moments later, Jaken came to find me again.
"Let me guess, Sesshoumaru wants to see me."
"Yes."
I went to Sesshoumaru with a bit of an attitude.
"Whacha want now?"
"My servant told me that Inuyasha has agreed to go."
"That's correct."
"Very well. You may go, but I expect you back in at least a week, unless I get word from Inuyasha himself."
"Yes, my lord." I said, bowing myself out.
When she was out of hearing range I sighed deeply. I had been doing that more often than usual since she had come here. She was beginning to be a headache. I had never met such a defiant creature. Man or beast. Everyone, with the exception of my twit half-brother, cringed in fear of me. I had not caught even a whiff of fear in that... woman. And what was worse was... I hadn't punished her for any of it! A little voice in the back of my head said,
'You like her attitude, admit it.'
'Who are you?'
'Your heart. Something you've managed to suppress until now. Now admit it.'
'I will not and I do not.'
'Yes you do.'
'Shut up.'
'Fine, but I'll be back. I've been silenced for too long and you will eventually have to listen to me.'
A/n: Yo, wassup my peeps? NE Way, I am enjoying the way this is going so far, but I don't know what you think. Suggestions are VERY welcome. I could use the inspiration. Ok, flame or praise, PLEASE just review.