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Ayu
Chapter Eleven: Searching For Her

XxXxX Sesshomaru's POV XxXxX

I woke to the sound of Ayu's guitar and her sweet voice. She wasn't close to me, but she wasn't far, either.

I sighed and sat up, quickly pulling my clothes on, the memory of last night running through my mind.

I hadn't marked her, as I'd wanted…had that been a mistake?

Shaking off the thought, I got to my feet and walked through the forest towards where Ayu was.

The closer I got, the louder the music got, until it suddenly stopped and the forest was silent…

Until I heard screaming.

"Put me down!" Ayu's voice shrieked. "Put me down right now! Sesshomaru!"

I broke into a run, unsheathing my sword. What was happening to her?

"Let me go! Sesshomaru! Let me go you ass hole!" she continued to scream, her voice slowly fading.

I picked up my speed, desperately searching for the light-haired girl.

I had to admit it, the thought of her no longer being by my side scared me. I wanted to be with her, forever, and I wouldn't let anyone take her away.

"Let me go!" her voice shouted again, this time more far away.

I was loosing her.

I ran faster, finally coming into the clearing where she'd been.

Her guitar lay in the clearing, forgotten, her scent still lingering.

Her scent, and another's.

I growled, clenching Toukijin tightly. "Inuyasha."

What was he doing, taking Ayu from me?

It was a stupid move on his part.

I stared to run again, faster this time, towards the village where Inuyasha and his friends were heading.

When I found him, I would kill him.

There was no way I'd let him get away with taking Ayu away.

Why was he doing this anyway? What good would it do him?

I would find out.

I kept running, Ayu's voice now gone from earshot, my heart beating in my chest.

I was in love with her. I admitted it. I was in love with a human.

Finally, I broke free from the forest, a clear stretch of land was ahead of my, the village Inuyasha was in not far ahead.

Little brother…what was he doing?

My feet padded against the earth as I ran, dirt and dust kicking up behind me, leaving a small path as to where I was going.

I know I'd left Rin and the others without telling them, but I did that enough, so they wouldn't mind.

Besides, I'd be back in no time, with Ayu, anyways.

I should have taken her to my home in the Western Lands long ago, I should have. Inuyasha wouldn't have been able to kidnap her, then.

I kept running, as fast as my body would allow me to go, towards the village, the tiny houses slowly coming into view.

Before I knew it, I was there, the familiar fire cat demon was lying outside a hut with it's master.

I stopped running and stormed up to the girl sitting by the fire and grabbed her wrist. "Where is she?"

the woman looked up, fear jolting through her eyes, at me. "S-Sesshomaru! W-What are you doing here?"

"Where is she?" I snarled. "Where is Ayu?"

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha growled, appearing from the other side of the hut. "Let her go!"

I dropped the girl's wrist and turned on Inuyasha, pointing the tip of Toukijin at my brother. "Where is Ayu, Inuyasha?"

"What do you care?" Inuyasha growled. "She doesn't belong to you. I know what you did, and you didn't mark her. She's not yours and she has to go home."

Home? Home to America?

No.

I glared at him. "Where is she? There is no way she's back yet."

"She-she left." Kagome said, appearing beside the fire cat demon. "She walked away just a moment ago. She's gone."

My heart sank. Gone…Ayu was gone.

I turned on Inuyasha, then, rage pumping through my veins. "Why did you take her?"

"She doesn't belong here Sesshomaru." Inuyasha growled, unsheathing Tetsusiga. "She has to return home. It was an accident that she came here in the first place."

An accident? How could it be an accident when she seemed to fit so well here? When she seemed to work so well with my life?

I growled. "You will pay for what you did."

Then I dove at him.

With all my might, with all my soul, I wanted nothing more than to have Ayu back, and to see Inuyasha dead.

I slashed Toukijin at Inuyasha, barely missing his chest.

"Sesshomaru please stop!" Kagome shouted. "He didn't mean to hurt you!"

I ignored her. Inuyasha deserved what was coming to him.

I sidestepped as he swiped Tetsusiga at me, his face deadly serious. "Don't bother Kagome, he's too hardheaded to hear you."

I growled, stabbing Toukijin into the ground and punching him, hard, in the jaw.

Inuyasha flew backwards into the nearest hut, smashing it to bits.

When the dust cleared, Inuyasha was on his feet, glaring deeply at me.

"You don't understand, do you?" he snapped. "She has a family in the Modern Era whose been worried sick about her. She has to go back!"

I jumped at him, slicing Toukijin at his face, but his sword got in between mine just in time.

Our faces inches from each others, we pushed on the swords, sparks flying.

"I loved her." I growled. "And you took her away. Die!"

As I shoved Inuyasha away, sending him flying a few feet away, his face was full of shock.

Before he could get up, I rushed over and held the tip of my sword at his throat. "Any last words?"

He glared at me. "Yeah. I didn't know you loved her."

He didn't know? How could he not know? Obviously he knew that Ayu's innocence was gone, so he should have figured that I loved her enough to take it.

"I don't believe that." I growled. "You knew."

"I didn't." Inuyasha snapped. "I thought it was a mistake, because you never marked her."

I stared blankly down at him. He was right…I didn't mark her…that had been my mistake.

Fury still pulsed through my body as we stood their, our eyes locked.

And then I smelt it, the familiar, sickening scent of Naraku.

Inuyasha, I saw, smelt it, too.

"Your lucky." I growled, pulling Toukijin from his throat. "You owe Naraku your life."

Then I turned and ran towards the forest, where Naraku's scent was coming from.

That, and the familiar, sweet scent of Ayu.

Why hadn't I noticed it before?

I darted through the forest, anger driving me on.

If Naraku touched her, I'd kill him.

I rushed into the clearing where I'd first taken Ayu, the one with the old well.

She wasn't there, but her scent lingered. Along with Naraku's.

I growled, sheathing Toukijin. "Bastard."

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha shouted, running up to me, Kagome and the others at his heels. "Where's Naraku?"

"Gone." I growled, not bothering to turn or look at him. "Gone with Ayu."

"I-I'm sorry Sesshomaru." Kagome said softly. "We'll help you get her back."

"I don't need your help." I snapped. "I'll gather her myself. Stay out of my way, Inuyasha, or I'll kill you."

Inuyasha glared at me. "You need to know that it was an accident."

I almost laughed. Accident, right.

Without another word to Inuyasha or the others, I turned and rushed into the forest, Naraku's scent still lingering.

I would follow it and find Ayu and kill Naraku once and for all.

Then I would mark Ayu, as I should have last night, that way no one would ever take her from me again.

XxXxX

My eyes fluttered open, my head pounding. I was in a dark room, lying on the hard wooden floor, the only light was the small amount of sunlight coming in through a tiny window.

Where was I?

I sat up, rubbing my head, the faint memory of the black-haired Kagura flooding into my mind.

"She…hit me." I breathed.

Why was everyone hitting me lately?

"My, you take a while to wake up." A familiar voice said from beside me.

I frowned and turned to see Kagura leaning against a nearby wall.

But there was something in between us.

Bars. Wooden bars.

I got to my feet and put my hand on the wood planks. "Why am I here? What do you want with me?"

"It's not what we want with you, dear girl." Kagura said. "It's what we want with Sesshomaru."

I gasped. "W-What about him?"

"Naraku wants him dead."

I stared, wide-eyed, at her. "N-Naraku?"

"Yes. You remember him, don't you?"

Sadly.

"Why kidnap me?" I asked. "What good will that do?"

"You are a stupid one, aren't you?" Kagura laughed. "Sesshomaru will come for you. When he does, Naraku will kill him."

Now I knew where I'd recognized that name, Kagura. Kagome and Sango had told me about her, how she was an incarnation of Naraku.

"It must suck, knowing that you came from something as sickening as Naraku." I said.

She glared at me. "Indeed."

I smirked, pushing back from the bars, pacing around the small room. "So, how long do I have to stay in here?"

"Until Sesshomaru gets here. Then, you will die."

I nodded. "I kind of figured that."

Kagura smirked. "Well at least you won't be surprised."

Of course not. I was in a world where demons walked the earth and you could disintegrate someone with just one swing of a sword.

Nothing surprised me anymore.

Much.

I sighed and sunk to the floor in the tiny cell, hugging my knees to my chest. I couldn't get out, at least not while Kagura was right there, so I was stuck in this crummy room until Sesshomaru showed up.

And when he did…well, that would be the end of him.

But he'd easily defeated the demon puppet of Naraku, how hard could the real thing be for Sesshomaru?

Please don't come for me. I thought, resting my chin on my knees. I don't want to see you die.


Okay! A bit of a shorter chapter. Hope you liked it! Review!