AN: Hey all! I finally updated after a little while. It took me way longer than I had originally planned, but at least I got it up. This fic is distracting me from writing my other one/s, so I might update a little less sooner, that is, if I do decide to write them. The reason why I had written this chapter was because someone reviewed every chapter of my story, and that boosted my inspiration AND confidence in this story to a very high extent because I was actually about to discontinue because lack of reviews. Props out to you. I changed one of the pairings for good. Anyways, nothing else to say. Enjoy!

Pairings: Eiji/Sango, Inuyasha/Kagome, Miroku/OC, Kohaku/Rin

Eiji flipped his long Sesshoumaru hair behind his head from the river. Ever since 3 weeks after he defeated Sesshoumaru, his hair became exactly like his. It was a bother though, Eiji liked his short black hair. He started to rub his torso with the water. It's been about 3 weeks since he was separated from the group. He decided to take a bath after his most recent demon battle. He collected 6 Shikon shards already, and now, it was time to find the rest of the group. He dried off the water, and was about to put his top on, but there was a sound in the bushes. He grabbed the Tokijin, then shouted out.

"Come out! State your name and business!"

"Lord…Eiji…" the voice came.

It was weak. Then, it fell out of the bushes and onto the ground. It was beaten and bloody to a pulp. It fell to the ground and grunted in pain. It tried to look up, but failed and it's head fell to the ground with a plop.

"Ayame! What happened?" Eiji said while sheathing the Tokijin and rushing over to her side.

He helped her up and took her to the river to wash off all the blood.

"K-K-Kouga…it's Kouga, the little bastard…" she said weakly.

"Hm? Doesn't ring a bell. Tell me, what happened between you and this "Kouga"." He said while removing her shoulder armor.

"W...w…we got into an a-a-argument, and then I said something that really set him off, then h-h-h-he beat me up and left me to die…" she said while tears worked up in her eyes.

"It's alright, you'll be safe with me. You're going to be okay, just try not to move or else you'll reopen your wounds." Eiji said.

He cleaned up her arms, legs, shoulders, face, back, and stomach. She winced whenever he wiped over a wound too hard. He mumbled an apology every time. Finally, she went unconscious, and her world went black.

Three Days Later

Ayame woke up to a pleasant smell. She opened her eyes oh-so slowly as she gently pushed away the comfortable blanket away from her still-aching body. She yawned, showing off her fangs, as she stretched out her stiff limbs. She looked down at her body. She no longer was wearing her usual attire, but a beautiful snow white yukata. It was her only source of clothing, because she could feel that she wore nothing under it. She blushed lightly as she followed her nose to the source of the wonderful scent.

When she got there, she saw him. She saw Lord Eiji cooking. He had something cooking over a fire, and he was mixing a liquid in a bowl. He dipped his finger in it, and tasted it and nodded in satisfaction. He took the bowl and slowly poured the liquid over the things cooking over the fire as he rotated them. Whatever it was, it smelled delicious. She was about to walk over, but then, she felt something. It was nature calling. She ran over to the bush and did her business there. God, she must have not gone for a long time. After, she walked back to the site, and saw Eiji placing the wonderful food on the plate. She finally got the strength to walk over to him. He turned his head around when he sensed someone close.

"Oh, you're finally up. I thought you would be asleep longer." He said.

"Mmmm, what's that?" she said.

"Say "ahhhh"." He said

She did as instructed. She felt his thumb push something into her mouth.

"Now chew and swallow." He commanded

She did as she was asked. Her mouth was filled with tremendous amounts of delicious flavor. She chewed and swallowed and then looked at him again.

"What was that?" she asked.

"Roasted chicken. Like it? I just finished cooking it now, so it's as fresh as can be." He said.

She nodded her head vigorously as she made a face asking for more. Eiji laughed slightly as he handed her a plate with an entire chicken on it. She literally inhaled it. He laughed more as he put his hand on top of hers.

"Slow down or else you might choke." He said while handing her a glass of water.

"I'm sorry." She said with a mouth full of chicken.

"What was that?" he asked.

She gulped down the food. "I said I'm sorry, but I'm really hungry." She said while blushing light shades of rose.

"Alright, it's okay." He said while letting go of her hand.

She ate a little slower this time. It was so good. And before she knew it, it was done. She placed her plate in front of him asking for more. He smiled as he placed another whole chicken on her plate. She ate that, then she was on her fourth, fifth serving before she was full. She patted her belly in satisfaction.

"You make really good chicken dono." She said to him after finding a comfortable position to sit in.

"Thank you Ayame. You sure ate a lot. I've never seen a woman eat so much." He said while laughing lightly.

Ayame blushed lightly. "I'm a big girl with a big appetite." She explained simply.

"So I've seen." Eiji said lightly while starting to eat his own chicken.

They continued, and then cleaned up. Eiji packed up his things, then went to grab Ayame's clothes. He was drying them out after he washed the blood stains off of them. He handed them to her.

"Here, I was washing your clothes. You can change over there." Eiji explained while pointing to someplace in the woods.

She bowed, and then ran and tried to run, but her legs filled with tremendous pain. She grunted loudly in discomfort before Eiji ran over to her.

"Oops. Sorry, forgot to tell you." he said while rubbing the back of his head.

"Forgot to tell me what?" she said a little worried that it might be something major.

"That all of the bones in your legs are shattered to a powder." Eiji said.

That made Ayame scream. "THAT FUCKING LITTLE BASTARD OF A GODDAMN PUSSY WOLF KOUGA!"

Eiji flattened his head in discomfort. "You scream quite loud Ayame. For such a beautiful woman, you sure have a big temper."

Ayame blushed madly. Did he just tell her that she was a beautiful woman? No, she heard wrong. He didn't call her beautiful. She shook her head. It couldn't be. Just the thought made her blood run cold. He was perhaps one of the hottest guys she's ever met aside from Kouga and Inuyasha.

'Do I really like him?' she asked herself.

He laughed a little as he sniffed her.

'No no no no no, not good, he's reading my thoughts.' she shouted to herself.

She shook her head, making her two red pigtails bat him away from her.

Meanwhile

"Chikushou!" Inuyasha shouted as he punched the most nearby tree.

"Inuyasha, you must calm yourself down." Miroku said while patting his grumpy friend's back.

"Goddamn it! He's been missing for three weeks now! Where the hell could he be? CHIKUSHOU!" he said as he literally ripped a tree from its roots.

"Why is Inuyasha so angry Jaken?" Rin said with Jaken in her arms.

"I believe it's because we've been separated from Lord Eiji for so long, so he's getting frustrated because finding our Lord is so hard." Jaken said while nodding his head in satisfaction of his answer.

Inuyasha then towered over them. "And what do you know? Do YOU know where he is?" he said while ripping Jaken from Rin's little arms.

"Hey! Be nice to him, he's really nice to me!" Rin said while tugging on Inuyasha's pants.

"Inuyasha sit!" Kagome said.

Inuyasha plummeted to the ground miserably. He pulled his face out of the semi-soft ground with a pop.

"What was that for!" he shouted.

"You're being insensible! Now let go of the poor guy!" Kagome shouted.

"Y-y-y-yes! What she said!" Jaken stuttered.

"Inuyahsa, you're being a jerk! You know just as well as I do that you can't work Kagome's nerves anymore! She's pregnant, and she's not as fit as she used to be!" Sango shouted towards the hanyou.

"I agree with Sango. Kagome cannot be put under anymore stress than she already is under. So please, for once, just don't be so brutal with her, or any of us." Miroku stated.

"Grrr. Fine! But I want Eiji back! And I won't eat a bite and I won't shut an eye until I find him. Do you all understand what could be happening to him out there? Naraku could be taking any jewel shards that he might have gotten." Inuyasha retorted.

"Don't worry, I believe in your brother!" Kohaku stated.

"Kohaku?" Inuyasha said dumbfounded. "Those are pretty big words for such a small guy." he added on.

"I know he's alright, I could feel it! He's too powerful to be taken down by Naraku. And if Naraku comes, then Eiji will teach him a thing or two!" Kahaku said proudly.

"You might wanna check your wording kid." Inuyasha said.

"No I don't! One day, I wanna be just like him! Really powerful, yet, kind to humans and demons alike, regardless their allegiance. I respect everything he does. He…he's like my hero! And like all hero's, they never give in to enemies and their terms." Kohaku said while tightening his grip around his chain-and-scythe. He then stood next to Inuyasha. "And I'm with Inuyasha on this. I won't eat or sleep until I find him." he added on to what he previously said.

"At least one of us has some sense." Inuyasha said.

"We're with them too!" Rin said. "Me and Jaken wanna see our lord again! We want to find him!"

"Rin…Jaken…" Inuyasha said.

"Yeah, I'm with them too!" Shippou said.

"Shippou…"Inuyasha said again.

He felt his tears come on, but urged them back.

"We all want to see Eiji again as soon as possible!" they all said to Inuyasha at the same time.

"I want to continue to train with him so I can become strong just like him!" Kohaku said.

"I miss his good cooking!" Shippou said.

"I miss cuddling with him during the night…" Rin said while her cheeks flared up.

"I miss serving him, believe it or not." Jaken said.

"Inuyasha, we all want to see him again!" they all stated once again.

"Thanks you guys. Thanks for supporting me." Inuyasha said.

"LET'S FIND EIJI!" they all said while running ahead, leaving Sango, Miroku, and a pregnant Kagome behind.

On the other hand…

If you were lucky, you could see a black and silver blue blur jolting thru the forest with a hint of red on its back. But, if you we're a demon, then you could see that it was Eiji with Ayame on his back, speeding thru the forest. It was different from riding on Inuyasha's back. Eiji was faster, and more graceful with his movements. Inuyasha was a little rougher. They kept going until Eiji stopped in front of a lake.

"Well, I think I'll take a quick break here. I'm thirsty, so I'll just help myself here. Would you like some water Ayame?" Eiji said while placing her against a tree.

"No, it's okay, I'm fine. Thank you anyways dono." she said.

"Please, you don't have to call me that. Just call me Eiji." he said.

"Alright. I will." she said.

He went off and took a really long drink of water. Her splashed his face with water and sighed in relief. He sat down and stared down the lake. He took a flat rock and sent it skipping down the lake. Unknown to both of them, they were both being watched from behind a bush. It moved and came out. Eiji snapped.

"Where is she?" the voice asked him.

"Where is who?" he asked in defense.

"Ayame. Give her to us." he said while more men came from out of the bush.

"What do you want with her?" he said.

"Look, just give her to us and we'll let you live." he said.

"Hahaha. No, you see, you'll be lucky if you even leave here with 2/3s of your bones broken, and that means that I'm being extremely kind." Eiji said. "You see, when I'm threatened, I don't take them lightly, and if I find the person responsible, then I like to see them suffer." he said nastily.

The man snorted. "Hah, well then, try taking on five people at once!" he shouted as he signaled five of his men to attack.

They surrounded him first. He took a battle position. He didn't draw his sword either. It was confusing to them at first, but then soon forgot. One came at him with his sword. Eiji stepped out of the way and grabbed his arm that held the sword. He twisted it, then placed his arm under his and swung his fist to his face. Then almost immediately after, his leg shot out and smacked him right in the gut. Then, as if that wasn't bad enough, he swung his arm down, dislocating the arm holding the blade. He dropped it in pain, then was thrown to the ground. They all saw his head broken in.

"H-h-he killed Seikichi! Get him!" one of the others said.

They all rushed at him at the same time. While unknown to him, the man snuck away to find Ayame. Finally, he did.

"I found you, my little iris." he said.

"Kouga!" Ayame shouted.

AN: Well, how'd you like it? Hope you did! Well, that's all for now!