By: lilsapphire2004
Disclaimer: Begins to hum in the way of the Buddhists, and says "I do not own Inuyasha. I do not own Inuyasha." over and over.
Rated for a few choice words. Thank you.
Chapter 8
Inuyasha growled, and pulled Tetsusaiga out of its sheath. Tetsusaiga took up the perfect demon blade in the shape of a long fang.
"What are you doing here Sesshoumaru?" demanded Inuyasha.
"I, Sesshoumaru, do not have to answer anything," said Sesshoumaru cooly.
Inuyasha growled again and began running towards Sesshoumaru brandishing Tetsusaiga. He jumped into the air with a look of pure hatred on his face.
"Wind Scar," he yelled.
He struck the ground, and the ground rippled with reverberations of the attack. Sesshoumaru jumped into the air gracefully, and the attack missed him by a long shot. He landed behind Kagome and the other three girls.
"What do we have here? Are you hiding behind more humans wenches Inuyasha?" said Sesshoumaru.
Leann pulled out from the mass of girls and looked maliciously at Sesshoumaru. She took a few steps towards him.
"Who in the hell are you calling a wench?" she said.
Sesshoumaru came up to stand right in front of her. She barely reached to the bottom of his ribcage at her tallest.
"Do you dare defy me you imputent human?" he said looking down at her.
Leann crossed her arms in front of her and took the offensive.
"Yeah, and what of it?" she said.
Everyone just looked at Leann surprised. Cassie was looking at Leann with concern. She knew Leann would get it anytime now. A mass of pure white fur that hung over Sesshoumaru's right shoulder caught her attention.
Before anybody could see, stop, or say anything, Cassie was screaming and running towards Sesshoumaru. He looked at the girl running towards and didn't have enough time to move before she ran headlong into him.
They both fell to the ground with Cassie sitting on top of him stroking his tail.
She said, "Ooohh! Fuzzy!"
Her eyes closed and she gripped the tail rubbing it across her face. Sesshoumaru growled and made a move to slash at her. He couldn't hit her without him hitting his own tail.
She continued to rub it against her face.
"I want to love it, and hug it, and touch it...Ooohh look at the kitty!" she said.
Her head began to follow the path of a kitten that was happily prancing through the clearing. She abandoned Sesshoumaru's tail and got up to follow the kitten.
Sesshoumaru hopped up gracefully and looked at the wench who dared run into him. She now cradled the kitten in her arms, stroking it. The kitten fought to get out of her grasp.
"You will refrain from touching my newest servant," he growled.
Cassie looked at him with a raised eyebrow. With the distractiong, the kitten jumped out of her arms and went to sit by Sesshoumaru. It looked up at him for confirmation. He nodded his head, and the kitten looked at the other people.
Her body began to lengthen, and the kitten took on the form of a very pretty, but very dangerous neko youkai. Her chocolate brown fur turned into hair that ran down the length of the girl's back. Her eyes took on a more human form, and changed to a greenish hazel color. The neko youkai stood to about the middle of Sesshoumaru's upper arm. Three stripes ran the length of her cheek and two sloped up with the arch of her eyebrows and up into her hair.
The neko youkai took up residence in front of Sesshoumaru and bowed low to the ground.
"I serve you, my lord," she said.
Sesshoumaru nodded, and she took her place again by her side. The neko looked at the odd group of people. She noticed three human girls, one a miko, and two that could be questioned. She noticed a girl in demon exterminator attire, and also a monk. She saw the questionable sight of a mizu youkai, and also the half demon, Inuyasha.
"Kayura, do as I ordered," said Sesshoumaru.
Everyone looked at Kayura waiting to strike anytime, but all she did was stood there. Kayura winked and then opened her mouth and emitted an ear piercing scream.
Sesshoumaru stood his ground, and watched as the rest of everyone grabbed their ears and fell to the ground. One by one they fainted, until it was Leann left. She was shaking and holding her ears. But she still fought from fainting.
Kayura went up to her and looked down at her.
'Why isn't she affected?' she thought.
Kayura bent down and turned the girl over. She began to raise her fist, when she noticed the girl's eyes beginning to glow a fiery red. The girl began to convulse uncontrollably, and Kayura could think of nothing but called Sesshoumaru.
"Master, what is wrong with her?" asked Kayura.
Sesshoumaru did not answer. He continued to watch the young girl who had defied him convulsing and writhing. Leann screamed keener than Kayura could ever dream, and then she burst into flames. Sesshoumaru raised a perfectly arched eyebrow at the scene, and his analytical mind began working up a scenario. The flames around Leann dissapated, and what was left was a semi unconscious faia youkai.
She had deep red waist length that had midnight blue streaks going through it. She was still small in stature, but had a more muscular form. Black angel wings graced her back, and fell to the tips of her feet. Leann opened her eyes, and for the first time Sesshoumaru saw dark blue eyes with a red outline. She looked at him with deep hatred which made her eyes glow a deeper red.
She jumped up and stood face to chest with him. Sesshoumaru looked at her coolly.
Leann jumped into the air with her wings supporting her. She screamed and rushed Sesshoumaru. He gracefully stepped to the side, but underestimated her speed. She latched onto his one missing arm, up near his shoulder. She landed neatly beside him still gripping his upper part of his arm.
"Let go of me before you regret it," he growled.
She smiled sadistically and sank her claws into his arm. Her fingertips began to glow, and fire shot into Sesshoumaru's arm. He winced slightly in pain as the fire settled at the bottom of his arm near the end of the appendage.
Blood began to pour out of the bottom of the arm, with a shot of fire with it. Sesshoumaru yelled out softly as the pain got greater, and he closed his eyes. All of the sudden, Leann let go of his arm. Sesshoumaru began to flex his fingers.
'I shouldn't have an arm,' he thought.
He opened his eyes to look down as smoke dissapated from his arm. He began flexing the arm and looking at it. Then he looked back at Leann. She looked at him.
"Why did you do this?" he said.
Before Leann could answer, she gasped and fell into a heap back on the ground. She started gasping for air, and couldn't seem to catch a decent breath of air. Finally, from lack of air she passed out. Her hair turned back to it's human color, her body took it's original form, and her wings retracted into her back. Her body relaxed and she seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
Kayura heard the rustle of fabric behind her, and she turned her head. She saw the water demon get up. But she wasn't in youkai form, she was in her human form. She looked perplexing at her.
Amber looked at the young neko youkai.
"Why are you looking at me?" she asked.
"Were you not just in a mizu form?" asked Kayura.
Kayura continued to stare openly at Amber.
"Kayura, cease looking. Help me with this one. I have some questions I must have her answer," said Sesshoumaru.
Kayura turned to him and bowed. She proceeded to pick Leann up.
"You are not taking her anywhere?" yelled Amber.
Sesshoumaru turned around and stared at her through emotionless eyes.
"Do not worry, human. Your friend will be returned safely tomorrow," he said.
"If you take her, I will be forced to hurt you," she said coolly returning his stare.
Sesshoumaru raised a perfectly arched silver eyebrow to her. He ignored her and turned around. Before Amber could do anything, a silver cloud formed underneath him and his servant, Kayura. The cloud pushed them up into the air, and Amber ran as fast as she could to catch them. No matter how fast she ran, the cloud disappeared into the morning sky.
Amber dropped to her knees and began to cry. Not quiet sobs, but loud gutwrenching sobs.
Nearby, a young prince ran through the forest to see his beloved. He stopped in mid stride and listened to the sobs.
'Probably some farmer's daughter who got robbed,' he thought.
He began to run again, but his conscience ate at him. He ran straight to where the girl was crying by way of the scent of her tears. He looked at the young girl wrenching with his sobs.
"Wench, what's wrong?" he said roughly.
The girl looked up at him surprised. She frowned in sadness.
"None of your damn business," she said.
"With the way you are crying, you will become youkai feed within in a few minutes. Tell me what's wrong," he said.
"My friend was just kidnapped by a mentally insane demon on a silver cloud," she said.
Amber turned her head back into her hands and commenced rubbing the tears from her eyes.
"Did you say silver cloud?" he asked.
"Yeah, what of it," she said acidicly.
"That's Sesshoumaru, Taiyoukai of the Western Lands," said the wolf prince.
"I don't give a shit if he is the crown Queen of England. I want my friend back," she yelled.
"If he took your friend, you will never see her again," he said.
Amber stood up and looked defiantly at the wolf.
"Who are you to know what is going to happen?" she said.
"I'm Kouga, Prince of the Wolf Tribes," he said.
"Nice to meet you, Kouga. But I must get back to my camp," said Amber.
She looked at him one more time and ran towards the camp totally forgetting about a very perplexed wolf prince. When she got back to the camp, she noticed that everyone was still knocked out.
'Leave them be for now, and tell them later about Leann,' thought Amber.
Amber grabbed a small package food that had been given to them before they left the village. She hugged it to her heart and waved goodbye. She set out in the way that she knew that they went when they took Leann.
'I'll get you back girl, I promise,' thought Amber.
---Sorry to end this chapter on a sad note, and sorry it is so short. I got a small writer's block. Next chapter coming soon. It will be in Leann's view and her visit to the Western Lands. ---