This is the longest chapter I have ever written. 8 pages. It is also very mean, but it gets kind of funny too. My first chapter using the Inuyasha gang. I think you all will really enjoy this one! Read on!

Chapter 15: Abandoned

The wind blew his silver locks from his face. Today had suddenly become a cloudy day, and he guessed that it would start raining soon.

Hanako rode behind him on Aun. His heart was pounding. He did not want to do this; he just knew he had to in order to become the strong being that he wanted to be. She just brought him down to the point where he could not take it anymore. Goodbye Hanako.

He landed Aun. They were in the middle of a forest which he made sure was free of demons, and close to a human village. Maybe she would live there. The trees above them blocked most of the lingering sunlight, which was soon covered by clouds anyway. Mist loomed all over the ground. A storm was coming soon. It made him feel worse to have to leave her alone in the pouring rain…

Hanako looked around curiously and stepped off of Aun. This place she did not recognize, and it did not look like any place special. "Where are we, Lord Sesshomaru?" she asked him.

"A forest," he answered wearily, "Isn't that obvious enough?"

She noticed his cold tone. She stayed silent, seeing that something was bothering him. She decided not to ask.

He began to climb back on top of Aun. He kept his face away from hers. He did not look at her. He couldn't stand to see her anymore. That would just make the pain worse.

"Are we leaving already, Lord Sesshomaru? Weren't you going to take me somewhere? Are we lost?" she asked. She began to climb on Aun behind him, but he pushed her away. She blinked a few times, and tried to climb back behind him once more. He batted her hands away from Aun, still without looking at her. She backed away with a questionable frown.

He tugged on Aun to signal for him to leave. Hanako's eyes widened.

"Where are you going where I cannot?" she asked, becoming a bit worried. He did not respond. She tugged on his sleeve lightly. "Lord Sesshomaru?" He did not look at her. He kept his face from turning to her. He could not tell her. "Why don't you look at me?" she asked, her voice fading. He tugged on Aun again. He lifted off the ground, hovering just above her. Hanako's eyes widened more.

"Lord Sesshomaru? Where are you going? Are you coming back?"

Once more, he did not answer.

She became panicked. What was going on? "Lord Sesshomaru!" she shouted to him, "Please answer me!"

He couldn't stand to hear her begging to him, and it wouldn't be exactly fair to leave her without telling her. He gathered up all of his courage, and told her:

"You will stay here… there…is a village where you will find refuge a little ways to your left…"

She was speechless.

"L-lord Sesshomaru… you don't mean… you are leaving me here… are you?"

He did not answer once more, even though that was true.

"Ha ha. Good joke. Very funny, my lord. You can stop now."

He stayed silent.

"It's not very funny anymore…"

He still said nothing.

"It uh… was a joke, right?"

He did not respond.

"Right…?"

He shook his head slowly.

"…Wrong?"

Her eyes filled with tears. "No! You cannot do that! You wouldn't do that!" she cried, "Please! I beg of you! Whatever I did wrong, I will do it better! I will please you in anyway I possibly can! Please, Lord Sesshomaru!"

"You can be on your way now Hanako."

"No! I refuse!"

"You cannot refuse me," he said coldly, "You are nothing but a worthless slave. Get out of my sight."

She was horrified by the way he was speaking to her.

Thunder rumbled in the distance. It began to rain freezing cold daggers. It did not even feel like rain, more like pain.

"Lord Sesshomaru…" she sobbed, "Why…?"

"I got you because I thought you possessed something special. You have been in my company for quite a while now, and I have not seen anything out of the ordinary. You are worthless to me." It was all a big lie, but it sounded reasonable. He could never tell her the real reason for leaving her.

The rain poured harder. They were both becoming soaked in the rain. The water rushing from the sky hid his desperate expression, and her tears.

There. It was almost done.

He began to fly away on Aun, but someone grabbed his arm. Without thinking, he looked down…

She had on the most pathetic face he had ever seen. Her hair was completely soaked from the rain and dripping all over the ground. Her eyes were tinged with pain and misery, tears streaming from them and down her cheeks. Her voice was even more pathetic.

"Please… don't leave me here… I don't want to be alone again…" Her voice trailed off into the thunder.

The feelings he had for her backfired and he felt like the worst person in the world. He felt a pang of regret in his heart. He stared down into her golden eyes, all of their playful happiness seeming to be fading away. But he could never keep her. He didn't sell her because he couldn't stand the thought of knowing she had another lord, but that would have been more civilized. This was why he did not want to look at her. He did not want to have to see her devastation when he told her his goodbye.

He shot her a cold stare back and flew off.

There! You did it! It's done! Now go home to all of your things and selfishness, you stupid bastard! a voice inside yelled to him.

Hanako's heart was bursting. She called out after him. "Why did you do that! Please come back!" He disappeared into the distance; into the sky, until his image was washed away from her sight. Thunder cracked again, and lightening flashed in the sky. Freezing rain pierced her skin, causing her to shiver from the cold.

It all registered in her mind: He's gone. He abandoned her. He did not want her anymore. She was alone.

Tears came from her eyes. She sobbed on the ground. "Why…. Why…?"

She ran. She ran as fast as she could. Maybe she could leave behind all of the pain.

(…)

"Inuyasha… SIT!" Kagome yelled to him.

A loud noise of someone falling to the ground could be heard from far away…

Inuyasha lifted his face from the ground. "D-damnit Kagome… it was just your stupid bike…" he growled.

"You tried to ride it and LOST it in the woods!" Kagome shouted to him, "And you expect me to not be mad?" She stomped one foot and growled.

Miroku shook his head. "Inuyasha, must you always be so dense?"

Sango nodded. "Yes, he obviously must…"

Shippo laughed. "You are so stupid sometimes!"

"Hey! Why the hell are you all picking on me? The damn piece of junk was worthless anyway! We're better off without it!" he snarled.

Kagome sighed. "I guess I'll go look for it… even though someone else should be doing it…" She shot a glare at Inuyasha. He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, go ahead. I'm not looking for any piece of shit bike in this rain," he grumbled. Kagome entered the woods in search for her bike. The rain fell harder. She rolled her eyes and lifted up the hood of her pink jacket, so she would not get her hair wet. She had spent so long doing it this morning.

Inuyasha… you great big idiot… Why can't you just grow up? she thought angrily, Now I'm stuck out here in the pouring rain looking for my stupid bike… oh, if I don't find it my mom will kill me!

Impact.

She felt someone collide into her. She fell to the ground. Kagome wiped her hair from her face. Someone else was on the ground too, the person who had collided into her. It was a girl who looked soaking wet from the rain, and whose face was wet with tears. From the looks of it, she was still crying. She fluttered her eyelashes.

"I-I'm sorry… I didn't know anyone else was here…" the girl said. Her eyes were golden. This girl was not human.

"That's okay. I'm fine. Are you okay?" Kagome asked, watching the girl wipe tears from her eyes. She looked greatly stressed, as if something traumatic had just happened to her.

"Maybe…" she said mournfully. She blinked once. Tears came streaming down her face. "I'm sorry…" the girl said, her voice choking from cries, "I have to go…!" she started to get up. Kagome stared at the girl. She wanted to help this girl. "Wait!"

The girl stopped, her lips quivering. She let herself slump back down on the ground. She could no longer take the pain. There was nowhere to run, or hide. He had abandoned her, and there was no refuge. She covered her face in her hands. She burst down in tears.

Kagome went over to the girl and sat down next to her. "What happened to you? Are you lost?"

"No…" she whimpered, "Well maybe…"

"Where is your home?" Kagome asked, placing her shoulder on the girl's arm.

"I don't have one…" she sobbed, "Not anymore…"

"What do you mean?"

She didn't want to say it. He had done it so fast, that she still could not believe it. Sesshomaru. She had thought he was so kind. Why had he changed all in a matter of minutes? Maybe he's bipolar… she thought, forcing a dark stab of humor into her miserable mind.

"He left me here…" she said silently, barely above a whisper.

"Who did?" Kagome asked.

"My lord… he didn't want me anymore…"

Kagome felt pangs of sympathy.

"What is your name?"

"…Hanako…"

"Hanako? How about I take you back with me?" Kagome knew she had to do something. She couldn't just leave her out here in the rain. Hanako would get sick from getting so cold and wet, and she already was.

Hanako lifted her head. Who was this kind person?

"You would do that?"

She nodded.

Hanako wiped her eyes. It would be nice to find s safe and warm place for a while. It would only be temporary, of course, in case Sesshomaru came back for her. Maybe he would someday.

"Okay… I'll come with you… thank you."

Kagome smiled a reassuring smile to try to cheer up Hanako. She looked so sad when she cried.

"My name is Kagome. It's nice to meet you, Hanako," Kagome said, "Me and my friends are staying in a small house not that far from here." She sighed. She would look for her bike tomorrow. There were more important things to do now, and besides, she would catch a cold from being out in the rain.

Kagome helped Hanako up and then began to walk back to where Inuyasha was waiting for her.

"You are saying your lord left you here all by yourself?" Kagome shouted over the loud rain. She lifted up her jacket to cover both of them. Hanako needed it more than she did.

"Yes," Hanako shouted back, "And I don't know why…"

"Did you do anything?"

"Not that I know of…" she said. Just the thought of it made her feel even worse. Her heart was crushed. It was the worst feeling she had ever had in her life. She had had no idea that he had felt such remorse for her, while she had strong feelings of liking for him. Rejection burdened her tainted soul.

"That's really mean! Your lord must have been a real jerk!"

Jerk? Sesshomaru was far from that. He had rescued her from the slave traders, murdered the men who had raped her, given her a safe haven away from the hell which was her life, new friends, a new home. But now this?

"Please do not say that… he's not that bad…"

"But he just left you out in the middle of no where!"

"I'm a slave! I'm not that important!" Hanako shouted in his defense.

"You were his slave?"

"Yes!"

Kagome stopped walking. The house was directly in front of them, but barely noticeable because of the heavy fog. She waved Hanako forward and opened the door. Miroku was there to greet her.

"Kagome! Back so soon! Did you find your bike?"

Hanako stepped in behind her. Everyone stopped what they were doing. She felt four pairs of eyes fall upon her, watching her as water dripped from her wet frock and hair.

"What is that?" Shippo asked.

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "Kagome, I thought you were looking for your bike!"

Kagome smiled, showing everyone that it was okay. "This is Hanako. Can she stay with us for a while?"

Sango smiled at Hanako. "It is nice to make your acquaintance. I'm Sango."

Hanako bowed to her. "It is nice to make your acquaintance as well."

"Another stupid charity act, Kagome?" Inuyasha growled, "How many times have I told you that I don't feel like helping people?"

Hanako bowed to him as well. "If you wish of me to leave, then that I shall…"

Kagome grabbed her arm. "Its okay. Just ignore Inuyasha." She shot another glare at him. Inuyasha mockingly glared back. Hanako giggled.

"And what the hell do you think is so funny, girl?" Inuyasha confronted her. Hanako stepped backward. She lowered her head. "I'm sorry…."

"Inuyasha! Be nice!" Kagome scolded.

Miroku stood silently in the background, observing the girl. The big golden eyes, the white crystal-like hair, this girl was not human. Her skin was almost white, a skin tone that was physically impossible for any human to reach. And her aura was most peculiar.

"Step aside Inuyasha," he said, pushing Inuyasha out of the way, "There is something I must ask this woman."

He grabbed her hands and pulled her close to him. He smirked.

"Would you do me the honor of bearing my child, young miss?"

Hanako's eyebrows rose. "Huh?"

Sango hit Miroku over the head. She innocently smiled at Hanako. "Sorry about Miroku. He's sort of a lecher…" She growled at him and hit him again. Hanako pulled her hands close to her, not wanting anyone else to touch her. Kagome slapped her forehead. Inuyasha sighed.

Kagome sat Hanako down. "So tell me more about your lord. He abandoned you? That's so mean!" Hanako's eyes lowered in shame. She brought her hand to her heart. "Oh! I'm sorry!" Kagome said, "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to!"

A crowd had gathered around her. "You were abandoned by your lord?" Sango asked, intrigued. Inuyasha snickered. "You must be one bad servant…"

"I will talk…" Hanako said quietly. Maybe it would make her feel better to talk about it.

"What was he like?" Shippo asked, passing out fish grilled on a stick that he had made for everyone. Hanako refused hers. She was not hungry.

"Where do I even begin…?" Hanako thought out loud. She smiled slightly, remembering him. "He was always kind in a strange way I guess, tall, brave, strong, yes very very strong, mysterious, quiet… he never really talked much. And he was quite unpredictable sometimes…"

"Wow," Sango said.

"I never thought he hated me or anything," she began. She laughed a little. "He even made me hug him whenever he came home from somewhere!"

"Where did you live?" Miroku asked.

"We traveled."

Kagome got up and got Hanako some things from her backpack. She handed them to her. "You should change into this since your clothes are so wet," she said. Hanako unfolded what she had given her: a white silky dress with a little pink ribbon at the top. The top and bottom was frilled with lace. She gaped at it for long moments. Kagome laughed.

"I know, I know. It's not something you wouldn't normally wear. It's my spare pair of pajamas. Here's a brush too, for your hair." Hanako took the brush and went into a smaller area in the house to change. Inuyasha leaned over toward Kagome.

"Who the hell is that girl?"

"I found her while I was out looking for my bike. She was crying, and cold, and wet… I couldn't just leave her there!"

"You could've… but you just chose not too!"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "We will just give her a home until the rain passes. And I think I saw a village back a little ways. We can drop her off there."

Shippo interrupted their conversation. "Hey, if she's a servant, can we make her work for us?"

"No!" Kagome shouted.

Hanako stepped back into the room, her long wet hair reaching past her rear, and her wet bangs covering her eyes. The little white dress reached just above her knees. She sat back down.

Sango handed her another fish. "Are you sure you don't want one?"

"Its okay… I'm fine," she said refusing it again, "Kagome-san, do you have a ribbon I could use to tie back my hair, if that's okay?"

"Sure," she said, "There is one over there on that table."

Hanako walked over to get it and began to comb her hair back.

"What was your asshole lord's name?" Inuyasha asked, becoming a little curious about Hanako as well.

Hanako began to braid her hair into a long braid. "He was not an 'asshole'…"

"He abandoned you! Aren't you mad at him?"

"No. He must've had a good reason…"

"There isn't a good reason for being nice to someone and then turning around and abandoning them!" Shippo added.

"It's my fault…" Hanako said somberly, "I must've done something to upset him…"

"Quit feeling so damn sorry for yourself! He was the one with the problem, not you!" Inuyasha boomed. Kagome touched his shoulder to quiet him. He began eating his fish again, taking huge bites out of it.

"Well, what was his name?" Kagome asked, "Maybe we know him and can find him for you."

Hanako sighed...

"His name was… Lord Sesshomaru… do you know him?"

They all stopped. All of their heads snapped around. Inuyasha began choking on his food. He began to hack it back up and started laughing.

"Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked over Inuyasha's laughing, "You mean the dog demon of the west?"

Hanako's whole face lit up. "Yes! That's him!" she said, smiling at the very thought of him.

"That guy's scary…" Shippo commented.

"He's not scary!" Hanako said, "Not to me at least…"

"How can you say that?" Sango asked, eating her fish, "Are you really that fond of him?"

Hanako smiled again. "Yes… yes I am… he helped me. He is the kindest person in the world!"

Inuyasha stopped laughing. He took in what she just said, and began laughing even harder.

"I don't think Sesshomaru would qualify as 'kind'…" Miroku added, "I thought he was bad before, but to have booted away such a lovely lady," he came up closer to her, wrapping his arm around her waist, "To have committed such a crime…"

Sango hit him over the head.

"Sesshomaru? HA! And you said your lord wasn't an asshole!"

Hanako gave him a sad look. Her Lord Sesshomaru was not an asshole. "Please don't speak badly of my lord. You just don't know him as well as I do…"

"Know him? He's my older halfbrother! I don't think you could get closer to knowing him than that!"

She froze.

It was as if she saw this "Inuyasha" in a whole new light. If he was related to Sesshomaru, then he must be someone special. She became increasingly excited. She ran over to him and bowed.

"I am honored," she began, "To meet the younger sibling of my dear Lord Sesshomaru!"

Inuyasha gaped at her for long moments.

"Is there anything you would like? I was a servant to your brother, so therefore I am most pleased to be a servant to you as well! I will do whatever I can to please you!" She bowed again.

Inuyasha smirked. "Yeah… there is something I would like…" He could feel his stomach growling. The fish hadn't even begun to fill him up. "Get me a pig. Go catch one in the woods or something. And roast it."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome scolded.

Hanako nodded. "As you wish, Lord Inuyasha! Kagome-san, could I borrow your coat?"

Kagome raised her eyebrows. "You are not going out in while it is raining are you?"

"Inuyasha told me to."

Inuyasha smirked again. "On second thought Kagome, let her stick around for a while… Also, I would like-"

"Inuyasha, SIT!"

Hanako stared as Inuyasha came falling to the ground flat on his face.

"Lord Inuyasha? Are you okay, Lord Inuyasha?" she asked, poking his back. He groaned.

Hanako decided maybe she would like staying with these people.