Togona: I keep arguing with myself over this story, and I have decided to keep it posted.

I don't own, I don't get sued.

The next morning Sesshoumaru woke up to find Gabrielle gone. He went outside and found her on the steps. Sesshoumaru went over and sat next to her. "Good morning he" greeted

"Good morning" she replied.

Gabrielle leaned over and rested her head on Sesshoumaru's shoulder and looked out into the field. Sesshoumaru wondered what she was thinking and how long she had been here. Maybe she wanted to get out, so he asked. "I have been here for five years" was the answer he got.

Sesshoumaru wondered what it would be like to be stuck here for five years, not being able to go anywhere because you have no idea to get around. "Have you always stayed within the village boundaries?" he asked her again.

She nodded. He was now really impressed. He could never do that, "do you have any powers? And do the villagers now about them?" he questioned, finally realizing that he was asking too many things, but at the moment he didn't mind.

"Yes I do, I have the power of wind, and the villagers do not know about it" she answered blankly.

"I see" he muttered, "just like that wench, Kagura" then it clicked. "Why did you tell me if you would not tell the others?"

"I trust you"

"You just met me"

"But I know that you mean well, you're my kind. You're a non-human. The others fear me, and do not comprehend what I do and what I've been through. You on the other hand would understand the best"

Sesshoumaru took a minute to soak in what she had said. Only Rin seemed to be the only one that could trust him, but not as much or with as meaning. He highly doubted that even Jaken trusted him. No matter how much the toad was loyal to him, he knew the Jaken feared him and you can not trust something that you fear.

Gabrielle stared at Sesshoumaru and managed to break him out of his thinking state. "How would you like it, if you could come with me and leave this place?" proposed Sesshoumaru.

Gabrielle thought for a second and nodded. "When can we leave" she asked.

"Now, if you like"

"Okay"

Minutes later Gabrielle said good-bye to Kyde and took off with Sesshoumaru. They began to walk for a long distance, and then decided to stop and rest. Sesshoumaru was quite surprised that she had left with him on such short notice. "Gabrielle, tell me the truth, did you really want to get out of that place?" he asked cautiously.

"Yes, very much" she answered.

The youkai thought about it and realized that he had just done something to help an innocent person. Was he going soft? Was the temporary loss of his demon blood making him care for others, which otherwise he would kill? This girl really confused him. He dared to ask one of the most sensitive questions that could shatter Gabrielle's spirit once more. "Gabrielle, how did you reach this state?"

"I can't tell you..."

"Oh, okay"

"...but I can show you"

"Huh?"

"The only way you can find out is to show you"

"Okay..."

"Put a finger on either side of my head and close your eyes"

Sesshoumaru did as he was told and Gabrielle focused. Sesshoumaru felt dizzy, pictures, memories that where not his own started to fill his mind. He saw blood everywhere, two elves were sprawled out on the ground, and he saw Gabrielle who was about seventeen, crying her eyes out. He realized that those were her parents. Then he saw two demons approach Gabrielle and took her away. Next he was in a dungeon, where he saw Gabrielle and what was done to her. She was whipped, beat, and rapped, taken advantage of and mistreated. There was a fast forward when the demons let her go because they got tired of her. Then he saw when Kyde took her in and she never laughed or smiled since then.

The connection was broken and Sesshoumaru was torn. So that was what happened. He pulled Gabrielle into an embrace. She was right no one could understand what she had gone through. No wonder she had been in this state. He then decided that he would try to revert her back to being happy. He would help her through this. It was already nightfall so they decided to set up camp. In no time Gabrielle had fallen asleep. Sesshoumaru had found a new feeling that night; in fact he had found two new feelings.

Togona: I think I'll leave it there. Review and I'll get going with the next chapter. The more reviews that I get, the faster I get to the next chappy.