Hey guys! Sorry that I didn't post last week. The bean and I were hanging out all weekend so I never got a chance. Then my grandfather passed away so I was occupied for most of the week, but to make it up to you guys, I'm going to post two chapters today.

Enjoy!

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Cain and a Lack of Sleep

Azurine walked the concrete sidewalks of town, breathing in the familiarity of her own time. After a while, she noticed that people were staring at the small kitsune in her arms. She smiled weakly and took off her pack.

"Hey, Shippo," she whispered. "Get in my bag. Nobody in my time has ever seen a fox demon not to mention, we're almost home. If Cain catches me, it's not going to be pretty."

Shippo nodded and she placed him in the bag. He clearly didn't get the true meaning of her words.

Azurine reached the corner of her block and snuck behind her house. She climbed the lattice on the side of the house and crawled through her window. She ordered Shippo to hide under her bed until she was ready, then crept to her closet. Swiftly and quietly, she gathered clothes and money and even packages of Ramen. She had a well-stocked supply of Ramen in the back of her closet.

She bundled everything into her bag and set it down beside her. She was about to change when she heard a creak on the stairs followed by the squeak of her door opening. She slowly turned.

"C…Cain?" she whimpered, thankful that she'd thought to put gloves on.

The man at her door looked misleadingly relieved. "Azurine? You're back! Welcome home, it's nice of you to join us." He walked forward, smiling in a way that chilled the girl to the bone.

He was laughing and getting closer until his face changed to hatred and he smacked her, hard, across the face. "Where were you, you little whore?" he asked fiercely.

"I…I…I don't remember…" she lied.

He hit her again. "Tell me and I won't have to hurt you so badly."

Azurine knew from experience that he meant no such thing. He would punish her severely whether she was honest or not. "I really don't know, Cain!" she pleaded, tears threatening to spill.

He struck her again and again, receiving the same reply each time. He finally threatened what Azurine knew was coming from the start. She remained persistent until he hit her once again, throwing her back onto her bed. I'm sorry Shippo. So sorry… she thought as Cain pinned her down. Please, not again.

He leaned in very close and paused. After a moment, he stood and ran a hand through his hair. "I'll deal with you later. You reek of dirt and sweat. Wash up and be ready. Seven o'clock," he growled. He left the room, locking the door behind him.

Shippo crawled out from his hiding spot, looking innocently confused. Azurine burst into tears. "Shippo, get out of here. You're going to get hurt," she sobbed gently.

"But…" he began.

"I never should have brought you here. Go!" she hissed. "Go, now! When you get back, tell only Sarah, no one else, especially not Miroku or Yukito, what you just heard. Understand?"

He nodded and she hugged him. She let some more of her sparks cling to him before he scampered out the window. She watched him run out of sight before she went to obey Cain.

Shippo ran full force from the well towards the camp. It was black as pitch out; midnight by the boy's account.

It had taken him hours to find the well again after he left Azurine. All of the houses and buildings looked the same to him. What made it harder was the number of people he had to avoid so he wasn't caught.

He finally reached the camp, panting. The last embers of the fire were glowing as Shippo tumbled into Sarah.

"Sarah! Wake up!" he whispered urgently.

"Um, num, nuhm. Bluh…Shippo?" she asked, peeking her eyes out from her pillow. "What do you want?" she grumbled.

"Get up! Come on! It's important!" he whimpered

"Shippo, if you need to use the bathroom, go ask Kagome. She likes you better." She snapped, not really meaning it. She just liked sleep. She buried her face back in her pillow.

"Just come on!" he groaned, not as quiet anymore.

Yukito, sleeping nearby, stirred and put his glasses on, listening to their conversation.

Finally giving up any hope of going back to bed, Sarah pushed herself to her knees. "Why?" she groaned.

"It's Azure! Something happened! Cain's gonna hurt her!" Shippo practically yelled.

What? Why would he hurt her? Yukito thought frantically.

"Azurine? Cain? That's bad..." Sarah muttered following Shippo toward the well.

Yukito quietly followed the two, unnoticed, through the well and into the woods. He was, of course, not supposed to be following them, but he was because Azurine meant everything to him and he wanted to help. The others didn't even realize his presence until they were almost to Azurine.

Azurine sat Indian-style on her bed, staring straight at the door, nursing a bruise on her arm. As promised, Cain had come at about 7:00 and left at 7:45. After having lain down on her bed for a long time, she changed her bedding around 10, and had been staring at the door ever since. The time on her clock read 1:38 AM when she heard a rustling outside her window. Suddenly, in tumbled...Sarah?

"Wha...what you doing here?" Azurine gasped, upset.

Before Sarah could answer, Yukito and Shippo tumbled right on top of her. She caught her breath before answering.

"Oof! Ow...Shippo, the little bugger, wouldn't let me sleep until I came..." Her words were angry, but her tone was anything but. Getting out from under the pile, she brushed herself off and asked seriously, "Did Cain do that again?"

" Umm..." Azurine paused before looking out the window and pointing. In a clearly false voice of alarm, she shouted, "Oh my god! What is that?"

Sarah leaned out the window, anxiously looking. (Add kitty ears and tail.) Azurine almost laughed and thought, She fell for it?

Yukito, however, was unfazed. "Azure...did Cain do what exactly?"

"Oh, nothing, nothing..."

Sarah, finally unoccupied with the window, turned back to Azurine. "Then why do you have that look in your eyes?"

"Huh? Look?"

"That look, when he's done it."

"I've got no idea what you're talking about. I have no look!"

Yukito sighed. "Azurine, you liar! You're a bad one at that, too. What does Cain, do to you?"

"Well...um..." She blushed and whispered something in his ear.

"He WHAT?" He pulled Azurine to her feet as he spoke. "We have to get you out of here, now!"

The girl shook her head. "It will just get worse."

"Azurine, I can't just let this happen!" Yukito answered.

"You have to..." Azurine trailed off. Cain was going to find out this time. She was going to be in so much trouble.

"Azure... I agree with Yukito," Sarah mumbled.

"Yeah! You shouldn't be in a place where you get hurt!" Shippo added.

Azurine smiled, tears in her eyes. "You guys are the greatest!" She hugged them and they, in return, hugged her back. After a moment, Yukito, Sarah, and Shippo slid out the window. Azurine changed into street clothes, added a few things to her pack, including a few things she treasured and a couple of blankets, before following them.

"Come on," she whispered quietly.

They returned to the well in silence, speaking only when they got to feudal era.

"Please don't tell anyone, Yukito," Azurine begged.

"Alright," he agreed reluctantly.

"Where were you four?" Yuto cried. "You could have given me a heart attack! What's the deal, running away like that?"

Sarah grinned. "Worried Yuto?"

"No...just surprised..." he replied.

Azurine stretched and yawned. "I got no sleep... I'm going to bed. You guys have fun. Tell InuYasha I'm sorry for holding him up...you know, the Shikon Jewel and all."

She laid down on a mat and fell asleep.

"Come to think of it to, I'm sort of ...tired, too," Sarah added, losing her balance and slumping into Yuto.

The man caught her. "Don't DO that, woman!" he yelled. It didn't matter, though. She was already fast asleep.

"Guess I'll turn in, too," Yukito mumbled, and lay on another mat beside Azurine.

Shippo was already sleeping, curled up with Azurine as Yuto laid Sarah on the last mat. AsYuto stood back up, he muttered to himself, "Weird, I wonder what they did..."

There ya go! Next one will be up in a few!