Sorry to many, I haven't posted in a while. This was quite a difficult chappy to write. Just to clear something up, Sesshoumaru laughed with a smirk, not a HAHA laugh, but with a smirk. I should have been more clearer. (I was surprised as you when he did that.)


Disclaimer~ I will never own Inuyasha........NEVER...except Milika.

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"Sesshoumaru?" Milika gave the youkai lord a questioned looked. "Did we wake you?" Rin was overjoyed that her Sesshoumaru -sama was awake and well. She ran up right next to the bed with bright eyes. "Sesshoumaru-sama! You are okay!"


Sesshoumaru looked at Rin with a soft expression. Very different from his usual cold emotionless one. "Yes Rin, Sesshoumaru will be fine." He ran his talons through her black hair as he said this. Milika smiled at the two figures. Suddenly a sound emitted from her stomach. Rin giggled as she heard the notice. "Is Milika hungry?" Milika nodded her head. "Yeah, Milika hasn't had anything to eat since we got here." Rin took Milika's hand into her's. "Don't worry Rin knows where you can have really yummy food here!"


Rin walked to the door that lead to the hall. Milika followed her lead, but the stopped. She turned around to look back at Sesshoumaru. "Aren't you hungry?" Sesshoumaru shook his head and added, "I am going to stay here. Find Jaken, he will help you." Milika started to headed out the door and shut it behind her.


Sesshoumaru started to get up from the bed when he heard the door open yet again. He hurriedly got back down in his bed. Milika peeked out from behind the door. She looked a him and smiled timidly , "I am glad you are feeling better, Sesshoumaru." He noticed her cheeks started to turn a light pink. Milika quickly directed her head to the floor and closed the door back.


"That girl. I don't know why, but she is something."Sesshoumaru quickly realized what he was thinking and erased the thought from his head. He preceded to get up from his bed. He went to get a shirt for himself and drew out one from the chest. As he opened the dresser, he recognized Milika's scent all over his clothes. He inhaled it deeply, until he snapped out of his daze. "Why is her scent, so.... intoxicating?"

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"Jaken, what is this?" Milika looked at the strange fruit in her hand. She never saw a fruit, well, this purple. Jaken gave the girl an impatient look. "It is fruit which grows in the gardens." Milika looked at the fruit at question, but she saw Rin eating the fruit. She was enjoying it to the last bite. Even licking the juices running on to her fingers.


"I guess, if Rin is eating it, I will try it." She bit into the fruit, the juices starting to trickle down her chin. She wiped the stickiness away with her sleeve. "GIRL! It is one thing to wear Sesshoumaru-sama's clothes, but it is other thing is to get them all soiled!" The little imp screeched. Milika quickly put the sleeve down. Rin giggled, "Jaken-sama got all red in the face, when he said that." Milika joined in laughing at the red faced demon.


Jaken gave them both a glare and walked, staff and all, out of the kitchen area, just leaving the two girls to talk. "Mommy Milika." Rin started to speak. Milika turned her head into the direction of the little girl. She continued, "Do you like it here?" Milika, still biting away at the fruit, nodded her head while trying to swallow. "Yeah Rin. I mean, you are like family to me. Rin, you are like a another little sister to me." Rin smiled at Milika's response, then her eyes quickly drew to floor as she asked another question.


"Is Sesshoumaru-sama like family to you too?" Milika stopped eating. She looked long and hard at the fruit , hoping it would help her answer her questions. Milika smirked to herself. "Rin, how do I say this?" She paused for a moment collecting her thoughts. " Sesshoumaru .....I really, really care for you. You are like, a another part of my new family, but the thing is, do you care for me also?" Milika slowly smiled, "Yes. Sesshoumaru is like family also." Rin gave a smile and said, " Then that means, maybe , Rin, Milika, and Sesshoumaru-sama can be one big family together!"


Milika sighed at the thought. "Being one family, that would be so...wonderful. I wouldn't be left alone ever again." Rin waved her hand in front of Milika waking her from her daze. "Mommy Milika? You want to go to the garden and find some flowers for Sesshoumaru-sama?" She looked at Milika with an eager face.


Milika grinned and started to walk with Rin to the garden. Thoughts began to plague her mind all at once. " Does he care for me like I do? No, he doesn't we are different. He keeps saying how he is demon, I am human. He won't accept. Will he? He has taken in Rin after all, he has to feel something." Milika slowly let go of Rin's hand and started to go in the opposite direction.


Rin, startled, ran up to Milika. "What wrong Milika? Why are going that way." Rin tugged at Milika's long sleeve. Milika stopped and looked back at Rin. She knelt down next to her and spoke to her face to face. "Rin, I have to talk to Sesshoumaru-sama. By myself, I need to get some answers." Rin looked into Milika's eyes and realized what she was saying. Rin solemnly nodded. "Rin will wait out here for Milika." She sat herself upon the nearest stone. "Right here. Rin will not move till Milika comes back."

Milika smiled at the young girl. She quickly grabbed one the strange fruits from the basket. "He will probably wonder why I am up there. I will just tell him that I thought he might want these." With that Milika made her way up the tall marble staircase.

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Sesshoumaru pondered what to do. He paced the floor with a heavy tread. Debating what, what he, a great youkai Lord should do. " Why? Why did this happen? Why did I find the wretched little girl? Why did she bring....her to me?" He sighed a heavy sigh and glanced out the window. "Is ..this suppose to happen...is this my fate? To live with......and love humans?" He shook his head in disgust. "Am I to suffer the same fate as, father?"

Sesshoumaru's mind was made up. He had to get away, and think on the matter. "If I stay with them, I don't want to think about that....What if I hurt them?" That was the last thing he wanted to do to them. Sesshoumaru began to feel inside him, a crueler and darker side of himself, starting to call to him. "Sesshoumaru, you know what you want to do. Do it. They are just humans. Leave them...or you can be a true demon and do away with them. Why do you need that little girl, Rin? She is just a thorn in your side. And what young maiden, Milika? You know what you want to do to her. Do it. Then you can do away with her to ."

Sesshoumaru snarled at himself in. He pushed the thoughts, filled with evil and desire, to the back of his head, trying to think clearly. He turned his head toward the ceiling and growled. "Why is this happening to me? Why are these thoughts coming to my head? Why am I acting like this?"

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Milika stood outside the room, debating when to go in. "Milika, go in. No, I mean what if he is still resting. What if he isn't resting? Does it even make difference?" She then gathered her courage and put her hand to the handle to open the door. Suddenly, she heard a growl come from within the room. "It's Sesshoumaru!" Milika, filled with worry, pushed against the door, with as much force her body could produce. Too much force though.

Sesshoumaru heard the commotion come from the door. Milika fell into the room. She felt the fruit she was holding close to her, squish beneath as she fell. Milika looked up to see Sesshoumaru, all dressed as if he was about to go somewhere. Milika got up and brushed herself off of the sticky fruit. "Sesshoumaru, where do you think you are going now? You are still have your wounds." She saw Sesshoumaru still facing in an opposite position, not looking at her. He seem to be looking at something else or trying not to look at her.

Milika slowly walked up to him, her bare feet barely making a sound upon the cold stone floor. She placed a soft touch on Sesshoumaru's back. He growled slightly, and she drew back her hand. Still not facing her he began to speak, " Don't do that." Milika, quite confused, asked softly, "What's the matter Sesshoumaru?"

He clenched his teeth, trying to hold back, "Do you know how much danger you are in, just by standing in this room?" Milika shook her head. "What do you mean, I have to be safe because.....you're here." The words bit at Sesshoumaru's soul. "She still doesn't get it. I am a demon, and I can hurt you Milika. Don't you realize that?" Milika started to back away from the silent figure and made her way to the door, head hung in defeat. "I guess he doesn't want to talk. I really wanted to at least..."

She wiped away the silent tears the came from her eyes, not noticing where she was going, she slipped on the bits a fruit that she squashed earlier. She felt the fruit going into her face as she got up. She sat up in the pile of mess, and hung her head and pounded her fists in frustration. "Stupid.!' She went to push herself off the ground, but a familiar grasp came upon her arm.

Milika look up to the same amber gold eyes she had once gazed upon. Sesshoumaru pulled her into an embrace. His only arm tightly wound around her waist. He looked down at her soft blue eyes. She looked back. Milika felt her heart thump faster and faster as Sesshoumaru's face came nearer and nearer to her's. "Sesshoumaru..." Milika's lips quivered as she spoke his name. He whispered back. "Hush...." He felt her tremble in his grasp. Her whole body, shaking as much as it could. He made his move.

Sesshoumaru placed his lips upon Milika's warm one's. Milika closed her eyes and felt her whole body go numb. Sesshoumaru kept his lips there, until he proceeded to place his tongue in her mouth. Milika felt it, claiming every inch of her mouth as his. He tasted her deeply, tasting the fruit she had been eating earlier, making her even sweeter to taste. Milika slowly reached up and place her hand on his cheek, rubbing it so slightly. She then timidly touched her tongue to his. Sesshoumaru could hold it no longer, his other side had came. "Take the girl....do as you please."It seem to say.

Milika felt the sash, holding her whole outfit up, being yanked at. Milika responded, opening her eyes wide in fear. She tried to speak , but his tongue silenced her's. "Sesshoumaru....please stop...I don't want to.." But nothing came out. Milika wriggled out of his grasp. She staggered over onto the floor. She laid there shaking. "Sesshoumaru....please don't do this." She saw his gaze reached her. They weren't the same soft amber eyes as before, but almost cold hard violet.

She saw him walk to the front of her, his eyes glowing almost. He reached down to her, grabbing her violently. "You belong to me, you own me your life.....you are mine." He growled as he got closer to the frightened figure. "Sesshoumaru..." Milika whispered gently, "What is wrong?" A hard smack was heard as Milika's head hit the floor.

"Don't you ever speak that way to me...EVER!" Milika's eyes filled up with tears once more, with pain, fear , hurt, in each one. Sesshoumaru saw the tears gently flow gently from her eyes. "If that woman makes another sound..." Bravely Milika put her palm of her hand up to his face, softly scratching his striped cheeks. "Please stop Sesshoumaru......" Milika began to choke up.

As soon as it was said, Milika notice his eyes go back to that soft amber. Sesshoumaru stared down at Milika. "What have I done.....why did I do this?" Milika looked up at Sesshoumaru's ashamed face. He look back down at her. "Milika........" His voice searching for the right words. He helped her up to her feet and touched her bruised face lightly. "I am going." He turned to go to the windowed balcony. Milika dazed, ran after him. "Sesshoumaru...wait..I can help you, we can figure out what's the matter." Sesshoumaru continue to stare his way off in the distance. "Milika, Rin I do this for you, to save you from myself." Milika spoke again. "We can ..." Sesshoumaru interrupted her. "There is nothing you are nobody can do. This is me. I act like this, I am a demon." With that he turned around and stared hard at her with his emtionless face, "Like I said, you are in more danger in this room with me than you will ever be." With that he took off for into the distance.

Milika ran to the windowsill, trying to reach him with her hand. It was too late. She watched, her eyes clouded with tears, as left.

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*tearing* WHY????????

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