A/n I do not own Inuyasha and friends. Bla bla, bla. Ok, to those who have
reviewed, thank you! Mucho gracias! To you three people, I try to update at
least once a week. By the way, Cool Girl 2001, thanks for telling me how to
spell Sesshoumaru! : D
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After a long days walk, and I mean long, we finally got to the village. I had barely gotten any sleep and every step felt like I was gaining pounds. I rarely got tired from walking, but today was the exception. When we got unpacked, all I wanted to do was bathe and go to bed, but by the time we got unpacked, the sun was setting. I didn't care.
"Hey, Kami, is there a hot springs anywhere close to here?"
"Yah, just follow that path right there and it'll take you strait to it."
"Thank you very much." I said, grabbing my bathing suit and a towel and heading down there.
The warm water felt good on my cuts and bruises. I almost fell asleep, so I decided to leave. I washed my hair real quick and got out. As I was drying off I heard an all to familiar voice say,
"What's all the cuts and bruises from?"
I whirled around to find Inuyasha. He had a weird expression on his face.
"Inuyasha, you hentai!" I exclaimed, wrapping the towel around me.
"Answer the question."
"It's none of your business!"
In a flash, Inuyasha was right in front of me, glaring.
"Just answer me, wench!"
I growled at the mention of that title.
"Why do you care?" I asked ferociously.
"Because."
"Yes?"
"Just because."
I raised an eyebrow, and thought up a lie. I didn't want to be pitied because my brother was an ass.
"I fell asleep in a tree a lot. Sometimes I fell off."
This wasn't exactly a lie. Some of the bruises were from falling out of that tree.
"Why do you lie to me? True, some of these cuts are from falling, but most of them are from hits."
"What do you want to hear, huh?! That my brother was an asshole and needed a personal punching bag?! Or how 'bout I wasn't allowed to protect myself because he was chief of law enforcement and it would count as assault?! Huh? Are you happy now?! Now that you know my little secret."
I stopped ranting when I noticed Inuyasha was growling.
"Um, Inuyasha. are you ok?"
He approached me slowly, almost cautiously. It was like he was debating on something. He gently touched my arm, running his fingers down an old scar. The scar went from the top of my shoulder down to my elbow. At my elbow, he stopped and wrapped his fingers around it. My eyes widened, I could tell by his scent exactly what we wanted. I pulled my arm away. He smirked and started circling me like a vulture. What the hell. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
She was looking at me as if I was crazy. I guess I was, but I didn't care. I had never felt this way about anyone in my entire life. She had tempted me so much. I needed to be with her, forever. She didn't understand; she probably never would. Besides, Sesshoumaru had told me I needed to find a mate.
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"Inuyasha, how many times do I have to tell you, you need to find a mate?!"
"What if I don't want one?!"
"It is your duty to produce heirs! What if I should die? There is no other heir but you. But if you die as well, there is no one to take over. Rin can't produce pups, remember?"
"You think I care?"
"INUYASHA, IF YOU DON'T FIND ONE, I'LL DO IT FOR YOU!"
"Fine!"
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What I needed to do now was force her into her demon form; then I could work. To break the spell, I needed to intimidate her enough for her body to react and break it. I circled her, and I could smell her fear rise. It wasn't fear of me; it was fear of what I was going to do. She tried to get away, but I jumped in her way just in time. She backed up. She knew she was trapped, but she wasn't giving up without a fight. I approached her slowly, menacingly. She backed away. I could see a red tinting those deep brown eyes. This was a good sign. It meant she was reacting and the spell was wearing off. It would take forever if I didn't throw some punches. The first swing she leapt away; she couldn't do much else 'cause she was holding the towel up. The second swing, she figured that her modesty was useless and her virginity was more valuable, so she dropped the towel, somersaulted over me, and ran. She almost got away, too. I grabbed her wrist and took her to the ground, pinning her there. That had done the trick. Wolf- like ears appeared, claws and fangs grew, and her human eyes turned to wolf. She was actually very attractive.
She was breathing hard and fast and her eyes were wide with fear. She struggled to get away. Stupid bitch. She still hadn't accepted that I had won. We stayed there until she stopped struggling. Then I took what was mine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
He had me. I couldn't escape him, but that didn't stop me from trying. I don't know how long I fought, but I do know who won.
I woke up in a strange room. I assumed it was Inuyasha's since it was so big. I looked over at him. He was sleeping peacefully. Then it registered. I was his mate. ME. I had vowed never to be a mate to anyone. I wanted to be alone for the rest of my life. I had had enough of men to last me a lifetime. And yet. this felt so right. The warmth coming from his body; his deep breathing. It just felt so peaceful.
I sighed and thought back to what woke me up. Then I remembered. the dream. I had it again. Only this time the voices were louder; as if calling to me. I had to find my mother's crypt, tonight. No matter how tired I was from what had happened earlier. I got up, even though Inuyasha would be angry when he woke up without me by his side. I didn't want to wake him because there was still one more part of the mating ritual to do. and that would take too long. I dressed quickly and slipped out the window. I let my instincts guide me to a path. Before I started following it I heard someone following me. Jumped into a tree and waited. That girl Kagome showed up. I landed behind her. She turned around and I put a hand to her mouth before she screamed.
"Shhhhhh, it's just me." I whispered.
"What are you tryin' to do? Give me a heart attack?"
"What are you doin' following me anyway?"
"I don't know. I thought you were running away and if I followed you, I'd be free too."
"Oh, well, good plan, but I'm just tryin' to find something."
"At past midnight?"
"It's the most convenient time for me, ok?"
"Ok."
I started walking again. I heard that she was following me again. I didn't do anything about it. I had wasted too much time talking to her already. We walked in complete silence. This was a good thing. I needed to focus on all the sounds of the forest because I had cut myself and I didn't need a surprise attack from some bloodthirsty demon. At a distance I heard something in hunting mode coming swiftly towards us. I sniffed the air and growled.
"Kouga." I muttered.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome, there's something coming this way. When I tell you, you need to get away from here as fast as possible. I'll catch up. If you feel like you need to, climb a tree. I'll find you, I promise. Ok?"
"Ok."
I heard a tremble in her voice. The scent of her fear was going to give away our position. Kouga was really close. Kagome needed to get away.
"Go now!"
She took off running as fast as she could. She was soon out of sight. No sooner had she disappeared; Kouga came bursting out of the trees.
"Soooo, it is you. I thought I would never see you again. Lucky me." He said.
"Yah and unlucky me."
"Oh, is that any way to greet an old friend? Just to let you know. my offer is still good."
"Well, the offer is still not being accepted."
We were circling each other like the wolves we were. Kouga had tried to seduce me two years ago. It didn't work of course, but it almost did.
**FLASHBACK**
I was walking through the woods. There was a voice behind me.
"And just what is a woman of your beauty doing in the woods be herself?"
I whirled around and there was some wolf demon behind me.
"Taking a walk." I replied coolly.
The demon bowed and said, "I am Kouga, and you night think me strange, but I've been watching you for awhile. I couldn't help it, I never knew a maiden of such beauty. It's Laquisha, isn't it?"
This guy was pretty charming, but I think I know where this was heading.
"Yes, my name is Laquisha, but why would a youkai like you be interested in a hanyou like me?"
"As I said, I've been watching you for some time, and I'm offering to take you away from that cruel brother of yours."
This seemed like a good offer, but.
"What's the catch?"
"You have to become my mate."
I stumbled backward. To get away from my brother was one of the best things I could do, but. I had sworn to myself never to be someone's mate. I weighed the two options. I decided against it. This guy wasn't being sincere about something.
"Well."
Before I could even start he pressed his lips to mine in a ferocious kiss. Next thing I knew, his hands were grabbin' my ass. I almost let him taint me, but I stopped myself before he did. I released myself from his grasp.
"I-I'm sorry."
And then I ran. ran home.
**END FLASHBACK**
"I still don't get why."
I didn't have time to finish my sentence. Kouga pressed his lips to mine in a kiss like the one he had given me years ago. I was lost for a moment, but then an image stood out in my mind. Inuyasha! I was HIS mate. I pulled away, growling. Kouga shook his head.
"That's twice now. I guess I'll just have to force you into it. By the way, I love your new look. The ears are very flattering. I see you're no longer hiding your true side." He said approaching me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
I woke to an empty bed. Growling, I went to the window. Either she knew she shouldn't leave the bed without my knowing and she didn't care, or she didn't know all together. Either way I was going to have to teach her a lesson. A light breeze hit me. My eyes widened. I smelt my bitch's blood. I dressed quickly, grabbed tetsusaiga, and leapt out the window. It was a faint trace, but it was still her blood. I had to get to her. Something told me something was wrong.
At a distance I saw a demon kissing her. Rage flowed through me like venom. How could she betray me like this? Her growl filled the air as she pulled away. Ok, now I was confused. The demon shook her head and said,
"That's twice now. I guess I'll just have to force you into it. By the way, I love your new look. The ears are very flattering. I see you're no longer hiding your true side."
So it wasn't her betraying me. I leapt forward and yelled,
"Keep your hands off of her!"
The demon looked at me, surprised. Laquisha got behind me and whispered in my ear,
"Nice timing."
"Oh, how sweet. Two hanyous. I must confess you make a cute couple. It's a shame I'm going to have to kill your lover, Laquisha. It's the only way to claim you."
Her growl filled my ears. She made an aggressive move toward him, but I stopped her. I looked at her and saw her eyes were filled with hate toward him.
"Oooo, is Laquisha getting mad? I'm sorry if I've offended you. It'll make it harder to claim you that way." The demon taunted.
In a flash, Laquisha had leapt at him, grabbing him by the throat. He was surprised at the attack, but that didn't keep him from retaliating. He slashed at her a few times, but she had some impressive moves. Eventually, out of desperation, the demon slashed at her ferociously, catching her off guard. The scent of her blood filled the air as he hit his mark. She fell, holding her stomach. I jumped, pulling tetsusaiga out, and struck the demon. I had missed my mark, but he had a severe injury. He leapt up and ran off yelling,
"We'll meet again!"
It didn't occur to me to go after him. All I was worried about was my bitch. I hurried to her as she got up.
"I'm fine," she said through gritted teeth.
There was a large slash across her stomach.
"No you're not, come on, we have to get back."
"No, Inuyasha," she said firmly, "I can't."
There was a slight scent of fear in the air. She knew she shouldn't be talking to me that way.
"What? Why?"
"Because I have to find my mother's crypt."
She hesitated, then turned and started walking down the path. There was a lot more fear in the air. She was afraid of me, with good reason. To turn her back to me gave me a very good reason to punish her. She kept on going, but I hesitated. What was so important about finding a crypt? Whatever it was, it must be important. To turn her back to me was like giving me an invitation to kill her, but I accepted this as an important matter and decided not to punish her. for now. I followed.
After a while, she stopped at a tree. I found this strange, but it gave me a second to catch up to her without running. As soon as I caught up, she left. As we walked, the trees got thicker and the path got narrower. Finally, we reached a clearing, but all that was there was a stone wall. She had better have a good explanation for this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
So it is here... my mother's crypt. I did exactly what I did in my dream.
"Lightning of the sky, I summon thee!" I said.
Lightning hit the wall and a section disappeared and revealed stairs. I started going down them, but stopped and turned around.
"Inuyasha, you can't follow. I know you want to, but you've got to trust me."
He looked at me severely for a moment.
"It's not that I don't want you to come, but it's a journey that I've got to make by myself." I said
He didn't look too happy.
"I'll be here when you get back." He replied through gritted teeth.
I smiled and gently touched his cheek. Then I whirled around and sped down the steps. When I came to the landing, the skeleton of a warrior sprang to life raising an ax over its head. Then it lowered the ax, bowed, and crumbed to a heap of dust on the floor.
"Creepy." I muttered.
Ahead of me was a table with, a gem, an orb, and a scabbard. The orb glowed as I reached out to touch it and shot out a beam of light. I shielded myself and when I looked back up, there was my mother standing in that weird blue light.
"Laquisha, you've found my crypt. I'm proud of you. If you are seeing this, I am no longer there to present this orb to you. Before you take it, there is something you need to understand. When I was younger, I was cursed to protect a certain human named Kikio. This curse gave me extra abilities, but it forced me to stay with Kikio until she released me from the curse. That gem, is the thing that Kikio was born to protect. When she died, she gave it to me to protect. Laquisha, you must take this gem and protect it with your life. Then you must find the reincarnation of Kikio and give the gem to her. Then, protect her with your life. I am asking you to do this because this gem. it is the Jewel of the Seven Souls. It must not fall into the wrong hands. Trust no one. Kikio looks like this, (she held out a hand and magically produced an image of her). To help you find her, the orb will glow if you press it against her head. It will not glow if you press it against someone else's. And speaking of the orb. I must tell you about it. This orb has been passed down through the generations of the female side of my family. It has magical powers. With each generation, it grows stronger and it has a different effect to each holder, but there is one thing in common. It will change into any weapon you call it to. When you pick it up, it will automatically change to the weapon that you have the most experience with. The only two things it turns into that are not weapons are a staff and a necklace. I recommend putting the scabbard on the sword before you turn it into a necklace, though. There are so many things I could tell you about this wonderful weapon, but, alas, I am running short on time. One thing I can tell you though is. if want to use its magic, you have to turn it into a staff first. That is all I can say. There are other things you need to know about the curse I passed down to you, but there is no time. Instead, seek out Kaede. She will tell you all you need to know. To get the information out of her, you will need to tell her this: 'Danger comes to those who seek the gem and have hearts filled with hatred and greed. Instead, I seek to protect it with a heart of love and generosity.' That is all I have time for. Good-bye, I love you, my moon and stars. May the gods help you with your quest."
The image flickered, faded, and went out. I fought back tears. I HATED crying. Too much emotional crap. I walked over and picked up the orb. It flashed and turned into a sword.
"Very nice." I said, looking the blade over.
I put the sword into the scabbard, strapped it to my waist, grabbed the gem, and headed out.
When I got out, the door shut behind me, never to be opened again. Inuyasha was sitting cross-legged a few feet away, asleep. I hesitated, not sure of what to do. I put the gem in the leather pouch I wear around my neck and sat in his lap, wondering what to do next. I couldn't just leave him; I had done too many things wrong in the course of one night. I'm surprised he hadn't killed me when I had turned my back to him. On top of that, I had told him no and I had left the bed without permission. Two major no no's.
I was very tired, so I closed my eyes. Though, I didn't mean to fall asleep... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
A familiar smell woke me from my dream. Then I noticed I had dosed off and I would have jumped up, but there was something on my lap. I looked down and there was Laquisha, curled up and asleep. I noticed there was a new addition to her wardrobe. There was a sword strapped to her waist. The handle was very nice. It was probably an old family treasure, but it didn't explain why she had felt so strongly about it. I would ask questions later. Right now, she was injured and exhausted. She didn't need any tiring questions.
I picked her up and carried her back home. When we got there the sun was slowly rising. I set her on the bed and tried to un strap the sword from her waist. It shocked me with a bit of lightning and placed itself next to tetsusaiga.
"Weird." I muttered and lied next to her.
In not even a minute, I was lulled to sleep by her soft breathing.
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A/n Ok, I know this chapter was a little weird and gross. Sorry! This is the reason I changed the rating to R. Sorry to all the peoples who are traumatized out there. I'm just making this up as I go along. Flame or praise, (I deserve flames), please review.
After a long days walk, and I mean long, we finally got to the village. I had barely gotten any sleep and every step felt like I was gaining pounds. I rarely got tired from walking, but today was the exception. When we got unpacked, all I wanted to do was bathe and go to bed, but by the time we got unpacked, the sun was setting. I didn't care.
"Hey, Kami, is there a hot springs anywhere close to here?"
"Yah, just follow that path right there and it'll take you strait to it."
"Thank you very much." I said, grabbing my bathing suit and a towel and heading down there.
The warm water felt good on my cuts and bruises. I almost fell asleep, so I decided to leave. I washed my hair real quick and got out. As I was drying off I heard an all to familiar voice say,
"What's all the cuts and bruises from?"
I whirled around to find Inuyasha. He had a weird expression on his face.
"Inuyasha, you hentai!" I exclaimed, wrapping the towel around me.
"Answer the question."
"It's none of your business!"
In a flash, Inuyasha was right in front of me, glaring.
"Just answer me, wench!"
I growled at the mention of that title.
"Why do you care?" I asked ferociously.
"Because."
"Yes?"
"Just because."
I raised an eyebrow, and thought up a lie. I didn't want to be pitied because my brother was an ass.
"I fell asleep in a tree a lot. Sometimes I fell off."
This wasn't exactly a lie. Some of the bruises were from falling out of that tree.
"Why do you lie to me? True, some of these cuts are from falling, but most of them are from hits."
"What do you want to hear, huh?! That my brother was an asshole and needed a personal punching bag?! Or how 'bout I wasn't allowed to protect myself because he was chief of law enforcement and it would count as assault?! Huh? Are you happy now?! Now that you know my little secret."
I stopped ranting when I noticed Inuyasha was growling.
"Um, Inuyasha. are you ok?"
He approached me slowly, almost cautiously. It was like he was debating on something. He gently touched my arm, running his fingers down an old scar. The scar went from the top of my shoulder down to my elbow. At my elbow, he stopped and wrapped his fingers around it. My eyes widened, I could tell by his scent exactly what we wanted. I pulled my arm away. He smirked and started circling me like a vulture. What the hell. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
She was looking at me as if I was crazy. I guess I was, but I didn't care. I had never felt this way about anyone in my entire life. She had tempted me so much. I needed to be with her, forever. She didn't understand; she probably never would. Besides, Sesshoumaru had told me I needed to find a mate.
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"Inuyasha, how many times do I have to tell you, you need to find a mate?!"
"What if I don't want one?!"
"It is your duty to produce heirs! What if I should die? There is no other heir but you. But if you die as well, there is no one to take over. Rin can't produce pups, remember?"
"You think I care?"
"INUYASHA, IF YOU DON'T FIND ONE, I'LL DO IT FOR YOU!"
"Fine!"
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What I needed to do now was force her into her demon form; then I could work. To break the spell, I needed to intimidate her enough for her body to react and break it. I circled her, and I could smell her fear rise. It wasn't fear of me; it was fear of what I was going to do. She tried to get away, but I jumped in her way just in time. She backed up. She knew she was trapped, but she wasn't giving up without a fight. I approached her slowly, menacingly. She backed away. I could see a red tinting those deep brown eyes. This was a good sign. It meant she was reacting and the spell was wearing off. It would take forever if I didn't throw some punches. The first swing she leapt away; she couldn't do much else 'cause she was holding the towel up. The second swing, she figured that her modesty was useless and her virginity was more valuable, so she dropped the towel, somersaulted over me, and ran. She almost got away, too. I grabbed her wrist and took her to the ground, pinning her there. That had done the trick. Wolf- like ears appeared, claws and fangs grew, and her human eyes turned to wolf. She was actually very attractive.
She was breathing hard and fast and her eyes were wide with fear. She struggled to get away. Stupid bitch. She still hadn't accepted that I had won. We stayed there until she stopped struggling. Then I took what was mine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
He had me. I couldn't escape him, but that didn't stop me from trying. I don't know how long I fought, but I do know who won.
I woke up in a strange room. I assumed it was Inuyasha's since it was so big. I looked over at him. He was sleeping peacefully. Then it registered. I was his mate. ME. I had vowed never to be a mate to anyone. I wanted to be alone for the rest of my life. I had had enough of men to last me a lifetime. And yet. this felt so right. The warmth coming from his body; his deep breathing. It just felt so peaceful.
I sighed and thought back to what woke me up. Then I remembered. the dream. I had it again. Only this time the voices were louder; as if calling to me. I had to find my mother's crypt, tonight. No matter how tired I was from what had happened earlier. I got up, even though Inuyasha would be angry when he woke up without me by his side. I didn't want to wake him because there was still one more part of the mating ritual to do. and that would take too long. I dressed quickly and slipped out the window. I let my instincts guide me to a path. Before I started following it I heard someone following me. Jumped into a tree and waited. That girl Kagome showed up. I landed behind her. She turned around and I put a hand to her mouth before she screamed.
"Shhhhhh, it's just me." I whispered.
"What are you tryin' to do? Give me a heart attack?"
"What are you doin' following me anyway?"
"I don't know. I thought you were running away and if I followed you, I'd be free too."
"Oh, well, good plan, but I'm just tryin' to find something."
"At past midnight?"
"It's the most convenient time for me, ok?"
"Ok."
I started walking again. I heard that she was following me again. I didn't do anything about it. I had wasted too much time talking to her already. We walked in complete silence. This was a good thing. I needed to focus on all the sounds of the forest because I had cut myself and I didn't need a surprise attack from some bloodthirsty demon. At a distance I heard something in hunting mode coming swiftly towards us. I sniffed the air and growled.
"Kouga." I muttered.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome, there's something coming this way. When I tell you, you need to get away from here as fast as possible. I'll catch up. If you feel like you need to, climb a tree. I'll find you, I promise. Ok?"
"Ok."
I heard a tremble in her voice. The scent of her fear was going to give away our position. Kouga was really close. Kagome needed to get away.
"Go now!"
She took off running as fast as she could. She was soon out of sight. No sooner had she disappeared; Kouga came bursting out of the trees.
"Soooo, it is you. I thought I would never see you again. Lucky me." He said.
"Yah and unlucky me."
"Oh, is that any way to greet an old friend? Just to let you know. my offer is still good."
"Well, the offer is still not being accepted."
We were circling each other like the wolves we were. Kouga had tried to seduce me two years ago. It didn't work of course, but it almost did.
**FLASHBACK**
I was walking through the woods. There was a voice behind me.
"And just what is a woman of your beauty doing in the woods be herself?"
I whirled around and there was some wolf demon behind me.
"Taking a walk." I replied coolly.
The demon bowed and said, "I am Kouga, and you night think me strange, but I've been watching you for awhile. I couldn't help it, I never knew a maiden of such beauty. It's Laquisha, isn't it?"
This guy was pretty charming, but I think I know where this was heading.
"Yes, my name is Laquisha, but why would a youkai like you be interested in a hanyou like me?"
"As I said, I've been watching you for some time, and I'm offering to take you away from that cruel brother of yours."
This seemed like a good offer, but.
"What's the catch?"
"You have to become my mate."
I stumbled backward. To get away from my brother was one of the best things I could do, but. I had sworn to myself never to be someone's mate. I weighed the two options. I decided against it. This guy wasn't being sincere about something.
"Well."
Before I could even start he pressed his lips to mine in a ferocious kiss. Next thing I knew, his hands were grabbin' my ass. I almost let him taint me, but I stopped myself before he did. I released myself from his grasp.
"I-I'm sorry."
And then I ran. ran home.
**END FLASHBACK**
"I still don't get why."
I didn't have time to finish my sentence. Kouga pressed his lips to mine in a kiss like the one he had given me years ago. I was lost for a moment, but then an image stood out in my mind. Inuyasha! I was HIS mate. I pulled away, growling. Kouga shook his head.
"That's twice now. I guess I'll just have to force you into it. By the way, I love your new look. The ears are very flattering. I see you're no longer hiding your true side." He said approaching me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
I woke to an empty bed. Growling, I went to the window. Either she knew she shouldn't leave the bed without my knowing and she didn't care, or she didn't know all together. Either way I was going to have to teach her a lesson. A light breeze hit me. My eyes widened. I smelt my bitch's blood. I dressed quickly, grabbed tetsusaiga, and leapt out the window. It was a faint trace, but it was still her blood. I had to get to her. Something told me something was wrong.
At a distance I saw a demon kissing her. Rage flowed through me like venom. How could she betray me like this? Her growl filled the air as she pulled away. Ok, now I was confused. The demon shook her head and said,
"That's twice now. I guess I'll just have to force you into it. By the way, I love your new look. The ears are very flattering. I see you're no longer hiding your true side."
So it wasn't her betraying me. I leapt forward and yelled,
"Keep your hands off of her!"
The demon looked at me, surprised. Laquisha got behind me and whispered in my ear,
"Nice timing."
"Oh, how sweet. Two hanyous. I must confess you make a cute couple. It's a shame I'm going to have to kill your lover, Laquisha. It's the only way to claim you."
Her growl filled my ears. She made an aggressive move toward him, but I stopped her. I looked at her and saw her eyes were filled with hate toward him.
"Oooo, is Laquisha getting mad? I'm sorry if I've offended you. It'll make it harder to claim you that way." The demon taunted.
In a flash, Laquisha had leapt at him, grabbing him by the throat. He was surprised at the attack, but that didn't keep him from retaliating. He slashed at her a few times, but she had some impressive moves. Eventually, out of desperation, the demon slashed at her ferociously, catching her off guard. The scent of her blood filled the air as he hit his mark. She fell, holding her stomach. I jumped, pulling tetsusaiga out, and struck the demon. I had missed my mark, but he had a severe injury. He leapt up and ran off yelling,
"We'll meet again!"
It didn't occur to me to go after him. All I was worried about was my bitch. I hurried to her as she got up.
"I'm fine," she said through gritted teeth.
There was a large slash across her stomach.
"No you're not, come on, we have to get back."
"No, Inuyasha," she said firmly, "I can't."
There was a slight scent of fear in the air. She knew she shouldn't be talking to me that way.
"What? Why?"
"Because I have to find my mother's crypt."
She hesitated, then turned and started walking down the path. There was a lot more fear in the air. She was afraid of me, with good reason. To turn her back to me gave me a very good reason to punish her. She kept on going, but I hesitated. What was so important about finding a crypt? Whatever it was, it must be important. To turn her back to me was like giving me an invitation to kill her, but I accepted this as an important matter and decided not to punish her. for now. I followed.
After a while, she stopped at a tree. I found this strange, but it gave me a second to catch up to her without running. As soon as I caught up, she left. As we walked, the trees got thicker and the path got narrower. Finally, we reached a clearing, but all that was there was a stone wall. She had better have a good explanation for this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
So it is here... my mother's crypt. I did exactly what I did in my dream.
"Lightning of the sky, I summon thee!" I said.
Lightning hit the wall and a section disappeared and revealed stairs. I started going down them, but stopped and turned around.
"Inuyasha, you can't follow. I know you want to, but you've got to trust me."
He looked at me severely for a moment.
"It's not that I don't want you to come, but it's a journey that I've got to make by myself." I said
He didn't look too happy.
"I'll be here when you get back." He replied through gritted teeth.
I smiled and gently touched his cheek. Then I whirled around and sped down the steps. When I came to the landing, the skeleton of a warrior sprang to life raising an ax over its head. Then it lowered the ax, bowed, and crumbed to a heap of dust on the floor.
"Creepy." I muttered.
Ahead of me was a table with, a gem, an orb, and a scabbard. The orb glowed as I reached out to touch it and shot out a beam of light. I shielded myself and when I looked back up, there was my mother standing in that weird blue light.
"Laquisha, you've found my crypt. I'm proud of you. If you are seeing this, I am no longer there to present this orb to you. Before you take it, there is something you need to understand. When I was younger, I was cursed to protect a certain human named Kikio. This curse gave me extra abilities, but it forced me to stay with Kikio until she released me from the curse. That gem, is the thing that Kikio was born to protect. When she died, she gave it to me to protect. Laquisha, you must take this gem and protect it with your life. Then you must find the reincarnation of Kikio and give the gem to her. Then, protect her with your life. I am asking you to do this because this gem. it is the Jewel of the Seven Souls. It must not fall into the wrong hands. Trust no one. Kikio looks like this, (she held out a hand and magically produced an image of her). To help you find her, the orb will glow if you press it against her head. It will not glow if you press it against someone else's. And speaking of the orb. I must tell you about it. This orb has been passed down through the generations of the female side of my family. It has magical powers. With each generation, it grows stronger and it has a different effect to each holder, but there is one thing in common. It will change into any weapon you call it to. When you pick it up, it will automatically change to the weapon that you have the most experience with. The only two things it turns into that are not weapons are a staff and a necklace. I recommend putting the scabbard on the sword before you turn it into a necklace, though. There are so many things I could tell you about this wonderful weapon, but, alas, I am running short on time. One thing I can tell you though is. if want to use its magic, you have to turn it into a staff first. That is all I can say. There are other things you need to know about the curse I passed down to you, but there is no time. Instead, seek out Kaede. She will tell you all you need to know. To get the information out of her, you will need to tell her this: 'Danger comes to those who seek the gem and have hearts filled with hatred and greed. Instead, I seek to protect it with a heart of love and generosity.' That is all I have time for. Good-bye, I love you, my moon and stars. May the gods help you with your quest."
The image flickered, faded, and went out. I fought back tears. I HATED crying. Too much emotional crap. I walked over and picked up the orb. It flashed and turned into a sword.
"Very nice." I said, looking the blade over.
I put the sword into the scabbard, strapped it to my waist, grabbed the gem, and headed out.
When I got out, the door shut behind me, never to be opened again. Inuyasha was sitting cross-legged a few feet away, asleep. I hesitated, not sure of what to do. I put the gem in the leather pouch I wear around my neck and sat in his lap, wondering what to do next. I couldn't just leave him; I had done too many things wrong in the course of one night. I'm surprised he hadn't killed me when I had turned my back to him. On top of that, I had told him no and I had left the bed without permission. Two major no no's.
I was very tired, so I closed my eyes. Though, I didn't mean to fall asleep... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
A familiar smell woke me from my dream. Then I noticed I had dosed off and I would have jumped up, but there was something on my lap. I looked down and there was Laquisha, curled up and asleep. I noticed there was a new addition to her wardrobe. There was a sword strapped to her waist. The handle was very nice. It was probably an old family treasure, but it didn't explain why she had felt so strongly about it. I would ask questions later. Right now, she was injured and exhausted. She didn't need any tiring questions.
I picked her up and carried her back home. When we got there the sun was slowly rising. I set her on the bed and tried to un strap the sword from her waist. It shocked me with a bit of lightning and placed itself next to tetsusaiga.
"Weird." I muttered and lied next to her.
In not even a minute, I was lulled to sleep by her soft breathing.
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A/n Ok, I know this chapter was a little weird and gross. Sorry! This is the reason I changed the rating to R. Sorry to all the peoples who are traumatized out there. I'm just making this up as I go along. Flame or praise, (I deserve flames), please review.