Author's note: I do NOT own Inu Yasha. The guy who thought of it made it, trust me, I would love to own Inu Yasha, but I don't and for that I had to suck up enough pride and pencil to think up Mai. Thats my only character that I own. ( Sticks up a huge trademark sign on Mai's name)
" Rain again. When will it not rain?"
It's been four years since I've been traveling by myself. I was orphaned at the age of 3 when my parents died. I was quickly taken in by my grandmother and grandfather, but they died 3 years later. So I wandered for a while, about 6 months before I found shelter in this small villiage. For about 8 years I've been living in peace. I was quickly accepted in the beginning. But when I was about 14, the village was attacked by demons. When the demons left, everyone turned to me for blame. The reason why? I'm a demon. So I was chased out of the village and wandered for these four years. The day I left it was raining. So the rain brings back bad memories.
" Oh how I hate the rain. Just because the viliage got attacked by demons, they blame me. Hmm...I wonder who that one demon was? Maybe he saved me because he thought I was special.... bah! Get over it Mai, he felt simpathy for you. But still..."
The demon that attacked her old villiage was tall with silver hair. He had on this white outfit with red designs on it with some sort of armor around his chest. Not to mention that big fluffy thing on his shoulder. She had no idea who he was. But for some reason, when he went to her hut, he did nothing. He turned around and left her alone. She wanted to find out more about him.
" So your back Jaken. What do you have for me now?"
He turned around and glared at his servant with that empty emotionless expression on his face as usual. Jaken ran up to his master and handed him a package. He looked inside of it to see four herb leaves neatley wrapped from the nearby town that Jaken picked up that he thought would please him. Last time he brought something back, it turned out bad.
Jaken! You idiot! I can't use that! I'll die! ( whap) Sorry me Lord!
Oh, how he could still taste the blood in his mouth. It was painfull. But he had to think positive now, this would please him!
" Lord Sesshoumaru, those are the most rarest herbs that you could ever have. They are known to give anyone, even a demon 5 times the strength they already had. I thought you might be interested in it- not implying that you need it or anything, but if you were curious-"
" Quiet. So you said that this herb could give you 5 times the strength you already had? What do you do with it?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Jaken jolted, then looked around. Sesshoumaru, scencing that he had no idea what to do with it, kicked him in the head and walked off.
" I expect you to find someone to help you with that or else," he said. Jaken got up and looked at his master walk off from him. Before he could reply back Sesshoumaru was already gone. Jaken sighed and slapped his head, then winced.
" What am I going to do with my master? He's always that way. I wish he'd change some times." Jaken walked after Sesshoumaru, hoping he'd slow down and wait for him.
" Aah, this feels great!" Mai let out. She layed her back against the rocks in the hot springs and looked up into the night sky. After 3 days of rain, it finally stopped and the sky cleared up to reveal a beautiful view of the stars.
When will I ever be accepted again? Not soon, but later. I dunno, I just don't want to be alone anymore.
Mai stood up and splashed hot water on her face and washed her tail in the hot water. She looked at her reflection and the stars resting besides her. Smiling, she splashed some water around and walked in circles.
Nearby, Sesshoumaru and Jaken were walking by the hot springs when they overheard her splashing water. Interested, Sesshoumaru walked over to the hot springs and seen Mai walking in circles. He walked over and stood by the shore of the hot spring she was in and watched her.
When Mai seen Sesshoumaru and Jaken standing at the shore, she froze. Sesshoumaru stared at her as she stared back. Jaken turned around and tapped his pantleg.
" Uh, Lord Sesshoumaru. I think you should turn around. Thats a nude female! Give her some privacy please! Lord Sesshoumaru? My Lord, please-"
" Shutup. Wait here." Sesshoumaru started to walk into the water. Mai came to her sences and dove under up to her neck.
Slowly, she started to back off away from him. He continued to walk over to her while she backed away. When she got to the shore, she jumped out and ran behind a rock.
Sesshoumaru walked over to where she was and stood there. Mai was staring at him with a frightend look on her face. Then, with a flash she recognized him. He was the demon that saved me the day my old villiage was attacked!
Instantly, she stood up and walked over to Sesshoumaru and stood in front of him. He looked down at Mai and had a flasback.
Thats the young demon girl I sparred four years ago. Sesshoumaru looked down at her. Mai's body was glowing in the moonlight, softly highlighting her delicate curves. He felt his face begin to heat up and his body tingling just a bit. Mai looked up at his eyes and followed his glare down to her body. That was when she realized that she was still naked.
She blushed a crimson color and grabbed her kimono. Mai quickly covered herself up, then walked back over to Sesshoumaru.
" So, you're the one that spared me four years ago. Thank you," Mai said nervously, hiding her incredibly crimson face from him.
Sesshoumaru looked at her, then walked over to Jaken. When he stood infront of Jaken, he ordered him to ask her if she knew anything about grounding up herbs and making them useful. Then Jaken ran over to Mai and asked her.
" Uh, escuse me. My master, Lord Sesshoumaru wants to know if you could make this herb useful to him. Can you?" Jaken asked. Mai looked down at him, then to Sesshoumaru. She smiled and nodded.
" When will he need me to do this?" she asked eagerly. Jaken nodded and walked over to his master.
While Jaken was over on the other side of the hot spring, Mai got dressed and stood over by some rocks. When he returned, he told her that she can do it anytime soon, and when she was done, she was to instruct him on how to take it, unless its by mouth.
She nodded and followed Jaken over to Sesshoumaru. Then they walked off. Sesshoumaru was in the front, Jaken following close behind him.
Mai was taking it easy and walking a little far from them. When Sesshoumaru and Jaken stopped, Mai stopped behind them and was wondering what was going on. She walked up to Sesshoumaru's side and looked ahead of them.
2 demons were fighting over something. Mai started to feel some sort of tingle in her that made her want to fight. She felt the rage build up in her and tried hard to stop it, but nothing worked. Sesshoumaru looked over at Mai and seen the tension building up in her.
So he jumped into the fight and killed them both. Mai was almost fully transformed before Sesshoumaru stopped her. She fell to her knees and panted. Mai never felt this way before and it scared her.
" Miss! Are you okay?" Jaken ran over to Mai's side and looked at her. She looked up at Jaken and gave him a thumbs up before she passed out. What seemed like forever, Mai finally woke up in some cave. She sat up and looked around. Beside her was a note. It was from Jaken and Sesshoumaru.
Miss, when you wake up and read this, can you please make the herb usable for Lord Sesshoumaru. Then leave instructions for how to use it and be on your way. Thankyou! ( Jaken) P.S. If you don't know how to make it useful and we find out that you lied, then I won't spare you again. ( Sesshoumaru).
She looked around for the supplies that she needed for grounding the herb. It was on a stone table. Next to it was the herb, a jar and a bowl of water. She got up and walked over to the herb.
Mai took a little piece of it first and started to ground it up. Then she put it in the jar and added a little bit of water. Then she shook it up. When it settled down, Mai examined it. She noticed a black cloud at the top of the jar. She opened the top of the jar and smelled the cloud. She began to cough and gasp for air. Mai put the jar on the stone table and ran out of the cave. She breathed in the air greedily.
She can't give that herb to Sesshoumaru! He'll die! She nearly passed out and went into a coma by just breathing in a little bit of that. So she wrote down to Sesshoumaru and Jaken that the herb he got was poison and that if he used it, he'll die.
If he ate it, his throat will close and he'll suffocate so he was not to take it at all. That herb is used by demon exterminators that try to kill demons. Rub it on his skin, he'll get a deadly skin deciese and surcumb to it in 24 hours. She couldn't express it enough that he was not to use it at all, so she put it in the best words she could, got her stuff together and walked out.
Before she left, Mai placed a note on the table, telling them if they needed her for anything that she'll be in the forest by a big oak tree. Then she was off.
" Do you think she did what you wanted Lord Sesshoumaru?" Jaken asked. Sesshoumaru looked down at him, then looked ahead again. They've been walking for 2 days.
Jaken thought it was right to give her some time alone to make it. Sesshoumaru obviously didn't care so he went with what Jaken thought seemed right.
" She probibly did, and if she didn't, then she would be killed," he replied. Jaken looked up at his master with a shocked look on his face. But then again, he is Sesshoumaru. When they got back to the cave, Jaken took up the note and read it.
" Lord Sesshoumaru! Lord Sesshoumaru! Look at the note!" Jaken exclaimed. Sesshoumaru took the note from him and read it. Then he kicked Jaken in the head. Jaken fell to the floor, then got back up. He looked up at Sesshoumaru's dark glare and huddled into a corner.
" So Jaken, you were trying to kill me? Again ? Did you honestly think that I would'lve survived that whole herb? I wouldl've dropped dead! And all because of you!" Sesshoumaru yelled at Jaken. He kicked him again, then began to walked out. The note Mai left for him was sitting next to the bottle. He took it, read the note again, then walked out of the cave.