Disclaimer: Nah silly, I don't own Inuyasha! U must be on crack to even think Inuyasha was mine!

AN: I just kinda sat down and started writing this… not sure why. I'm in the mood to type, but then again I'm not. It's strange I know. But I got a comment that I could write better, and I agree 100 percent…. But I haven't been in the "Inuyasha mood." Whatever that is… Oo

Chapter 5

No Reasons

Kagome stood out in front of Kaede's hut staring out into the night with a feeling of dread in the pit of her stomach. Crossing her arms over her chest she brought one of her hands up to chew nervously at her fingernails. Ariana should have been home hours ago, but she was still somewhere in the darkness. Kagome could sense Inuyasha watching her from the roof of the hut. She turned to see his silver our line in the light of the moon. His eyes watched her with regret and foreboding.

"I really think you should go check on her now Inuyasha," Kagome pleaded, her chocolate brown eyes large with fear for her friend. Without a word or even a sigh, Inuyasha leapt from the roof onto the ground running off into the forest at demon speed. She could have sworn she heard him say 'sorry Kagome,' but she was sure it was just the wind. Why she was so worried she wasn't sure… Ariana could take care of herself. But this age was dangerous. True Ariana was probably just lost and Inuyasha would be back with her any time now… but something told her Ariana wasn't just lost. And the way Inuyasha had looked at her before he ran off…

Kagome turned to wait back inside the hut but the sound of bushes rustling startled her. Kagome turned to see Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara running towards her.

"Where on earth have u guys been?" Kagome asked. Not only had she been worry about Ariana, but she had them to worry about too. Inuyasha had told her that they went to another town to pick up supplies; still, she couldn't help but fret. No one answered her question though.

"Where is Ariana?" Sango asked. Up close, they all looked a little beat up and worn and maybe a little sleepy. Kagome didn't understand but she answered, "Inuyasha just went to go look for her cause she hasn't come back from her bath…."

They were all running in the direction of the river before she got a chance to finish. She hurried after them and caught up with Shippou. He stopped for her and jumped on her shoulders.

"Hurry Kagome," his voice squeaked. "Your nice friend is in trouble!"

"Trouble? What?" Kagome asked, confusion washing over her.

As they ran, Shippou explained what happened. He told her all about Sesshomaru's visit after they left down the well and that he wanted Ariana and that Inuyasha agreed to get her to him. That's when Sesshomaru knocked them out with his poison gas. Kagome was still a little puzzled by the situation. Why would Inuyasha agree to help his brother? An even better question, why did Sesshomaru even want Ariana? One thing was for sure; Inuyasha was in for a world of hurt.

They come on to Inuyasha as he stood by the waters edge. He turned around and was surprised to see them all.

"Uh oh…."

Kagome marched up to him and looked him straight in the eyes.

"SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!" she screamed out of frustration. While this was going on, Sango was taking Kirara around trying to find a trace of Ariana. Kagome walked away from him, too disgusted to even look at him.

"Did you find anything?" Kagome asked Sango when they were back. Sango shook her head.

"Her sent disappears…. Our best bet is to go to the west lands… if she's still alive," Sango replied weakly. Kagome looked away with tears in her eyes. She knew it was a bad idea to bring Ariana here. She was her responsibility and now she was gone. Kagome marched over to a still recovering Inuyasha. When he could raise his head, he cautiously looked up at the seething Kagome.

"How could you?" she whispered, fresh tears shining at the corner of her eyes. Inuyasha sat speechless in his hole. He never wanted to cause Kagome pain again. That feeling like he was being ripped apart from the inside was spreading through him.

"I'm…. I'm sorry Kagome…" was all he could say.

"You are going to help find her… I refuse to look for Jewel Shards until she is back safe with us. Even then I'm not sure how much I want to stay here, but I know I can't give up on Sango and Miroku," Kagome said in the strongest voice she could muster.

"But you can't…" Inuyasha started.

"SIT!" Kagome yelled, sending Inuyasha back into his hole. "We will begin to search for her at dawn." Kagome turned back with her friends, leaving Inuyasha stuck in his spell bound state.

Sesshoumaru walked in long strides, the girl following him having trouble keeping up. She had just woken up about an hour ago and was still drowsy. His mind was stuck on this strange girl. It was a mystery to him how he was called to the girl. She was visibly human, but he thought only a demon could draw him in. There had to be something more to her than he was seeing. After all, the girl didn't fear him. The only thing he'd smelt in her sent was confusion. It had made him mad, half the fun was intimidation; that he did, but there still wasn't that thrill of scaring his pray. Even demons that rarely showed fear, feared him!

He smelled the air that held her aroma, trying to find something in her scent that made her different. The only thing he could smell was the scent of various humans and even his mangy half brother on her. He couldn't even make out her own natural scent the smell of humans that clung to her was so strong. It made him crinkle his nose in disgust. There was something fake about it though, like there was something under the smell that was trying to be covered up. He immediately stopped causing her to walk smack into his back. He turned to her and saw her on the ground starring daggers at him.

"Get brake lights or at least warn me the next time you stop like that!" she yelled in frustration. She was a fast learner though. The look Sesshoumaru gave her made her clamp her hands over her mouth; she was no dummy.

"You need a bath," he informed in his monotone voice. Ariana just rolled her eyes. He could tell she wanted to say something, but he knew it wouldn't have been polite. Maybe this will be better than I thought, Sesshoumaru's thoughts mused. But he still had a long way to go, and he had no idea what Ariana could get like.

"That's what I wanted to do in the first place until you came marching along and stole me away, Dammit!" Ariana spat out. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at the girl that sat at his feet. She had a very powerful aura, and she was very stubborn. Ariana needed to be broken.

He pointed his finger in the direction of water. With a huff, she stood up and went skipping off in that direction. Sesshoumaru watched the girl wondering what was wrong with her. If he didn't know any better he'd say she was a full-grown Rin. Following her into the forest, he kept a good distance behind her. Soon they came to the same river Ariana had been about to take a bath in earlier, this time they were just many miles down the river. Without letting her notice, Sesshoumaru went to sit on top of a near by rock. Ariana hummed to herself as she rummaged through her pack taking out various items as she did. She seemed engrossed in whatever she was humming.

With the last of her stuff laid out, Ariana stood up and pulled her shirt over her head and tossed it to the ground. Every inch of her body was a glowing, golden, light brown tan that reminded him of a peasant farmer that worked in the fields all day. Her breasts were still covered by some sort of contraption made of white silk, but even with them covered, Sesshoumaru could tell she didn't have much. Her waist was too slim and her hips too narrow. He tilted his head at the mark on her back, not sure what it was. She removed her shorts, which showed off her long slender legs anyway, so she now stood practically naked.

Even though Ariana was plain, Sesshoumaru could see past her constricted human form to see a true exotic beauty within. It just puzzled him all the more. Just as she was about to finish undressing she stopped. Her body became stiff as a board like she had been caught with something she shouldn't have. She slowly turned, her eyes searching the rocks. Sesshoumaru sat back amused. It had taken her awful long to figure out he was there… but she still sensed him non-the less. Ariana's face flushed 7 different colors of red as her eyes met his, but not from embarrassment. Oh no… Ariana was angry. Her eyes glinted dangerously and he couldn't stop the grin the cracked on the corner of his lips.

"How DARE you! You tell me to take a bath so you can jack off! What a psycho! What the fuck do you…" but Sesshomaru cut her off. He knew her eyes couldn't move fast enough to pick up his quick movements, and he appeared before her to slap her firmly across her face.

"You bastard!" Ariana breathed as she raised a hand to her throbbing cheek, which was without a doubt going to bruise. Luckily for her, Sesshoumaru wasn't paying attention. He was too busy registering the fact that he had used his paralyzed arm to slap her. His arm could no longer move, but Ariana had defiantly triggered it to move just then. Sesshomaru cursed his unconscious mind for not killing the girl, for her neck would have certainly snapped if it had been his other hand he hit with. But the pull that this girl had to him saved her life and it was the only thing keeping her alive.

"I'll take a bath but you need to turn around!" Ariana stated. Sesshomaru didn't take well to commands. Instead, in one motion, he grabbed her wrist and tossed her into the river. Ariana landed in a deep pool and surfaced, spitting and sputtering. Her eyes blinked rapidly as she looked around her, not sure what just happened. She swam to shore and stormed out of the water. The power that flowed from her now was more than amusing to the great demon lord. He expected her to yell, but what came from her next was more like a plea.

"Why don't you just leave me alone?" Sesshoumaru stared at her blankly. He debated in his mind what to tell her and finally he knew that what he said next would make things easier for him.

"You are mine now. It is our fate and if you fight it, you will be destroyed."

Before she had a chance to say anything, Sesshomaru let his poison fumes seep through his nails. Ariana's eyes glazed over and closed in sleep as she fell forward into Sesshoumaru. He stopped her effortlessly and lifted her with one arm, but with her this close, he could feel his paralyzed arm twitch. He ignored it.

Turning in the direction of an oncoming demon, he waited as Jaken and Rin came into view on the back of Ah Uh, his two-headed dragon. Rin's smile beamed and Jaken of course had worry written on his features. Ah Uh landed and Rin Sprinted to him with Jaken in hot pursuit.

"We found you Sesshoumaru!" Rin cried happily as she latched herself to his leg.

"When you didn't return last night, we were afraid you came into some trouble!" Jaken said in one exhausted breath. It took Jaken a second to realize what Sesshoumaru held. "What are you doing carrying a human?!" he squealed.

"Take that bag," he instructed Jaken as he pointed to Ariana's backpack. Without another word he started to walk west once again. The wind blew slightly, lifting Ariana's scent and surrounding him as he walked. He stopped when he smelt something new on Ariana, something he hadn't noticed before…

AN: Ok I'll stop there cause I'm mean! Hehehe…. Oh well, you'll get over it! Please… don't forget to review! It makes me so happy to hear what you think!