Thanks for all the compliments with in a day of my posting! I want to thank my mom for letting me enjoy the writing genes. I also want to thank Mark for being there for me…no this is not the end of the story! Lol! Just thanking a lot of people who deserves to be thanked. I want to thank my readers also…this story has gotten more comments than I thought I would get. These comments have kept the story on unlike other stories I wrote. I will finish this story with a happy ending, trust me. I'm not sure if I'll put Naraku in the story, but Kikyo's sure to come into it along with the rest of the team…including Kouga.

"Looking for something?" he asked.

"I'm not sure…I feel different, but I don't look different," answered Ayame.

Sesshoumaru lifted her hair and kissed her neck and than moved.

"Yes you do…that's my mark," he said, "you're mine now and forever."

"I like that," she said.

They kissed holding each other close.

Ayame watched Sesshoumaru far from her. He told her to stand behind him. He looked worried about her a bit. She touched the mark on her neck and remembered the look in his eyes when they made love for the first time. How he held her all night long and than in the morning.

"He's so handsome when he's worried," she thought smiling.

They'd soon come to the sorceresses house and their trip would be over. Even though they were mated where would they live. Her people couldn't really take the heat of the West Lands and they were a stubborn people. They dwelt in one place for thousands of years and she knew they would always be there fighting for the same land until the day they die and their children would do the same and so on and so on. Sesshoumaru on the other hand couldn't stay there. The winters would be too cold for him. She sighed. They would really have to think about this.

"Ayame can you snap out of it and tell me which way to go?" asked Sesshoumaru.

Ayame looked at the handsome face of her lover and smiled. Even though he was being mean she didn't look at it like that.

"It's still some ways away, but we should take a left at that lake. We'll be there before it gets dark. If not…we should stop here for the night. It's dangerous out there in the dark," replied Ayame.

Sesshoumaru smirked.

"There's nothing more dangerous out here than me," he said.

"I believe it," she said.

Sesshoumaru turned and walked off. They stopped at the lake she had mentioned for a small break.

"How do you know so much about the witch?" asked Sesshoumaru.

"Akira? Well a long time ago I was her student," answered Ayame, "I know basic herbal remedies and would have learned more if my parents would have had a son or just another child."

"You got the short end of the stick, huh?" asked Sesshoumaru.

"You could say that," answered Ayame, "but if it wouldn't have happened I never would have met you."

Sesshoumaru smirked and stood pulling Ayame with him.

"Who knows how good that can be," he said, "I may just surprise you with a little darkness."

"Every one has some darkness Sesshoumaru," said Ayame.

"Not you," said Sesshoumaru.

"you don't know me," said Ayame.

She looked away.

"I know you enough," said Sesshoumaru.

"Not as well as you think you do then," said Ayame.

"What could you have done so bad to talk like that?" asked Sesshoumaru.

"Nothing," answered Ayame, "It's none of your business."

She stalked off with out another word. Sesshoumaru watched her a bit confused. What had he said? What did he do? He wanted to scream after her like hell it was his business. He sighed and followed her a stoic look on his face.

So Ayame has a dark past...I couldn't help it...didn't know what to write next on so I thought that it would be good to show sides of the character. Sesshoumaru actually shows he cares and when he can't do a damn thing he just goes back to his old self again. I want to show that even Ayame isn't as sweet and innocent as he thinks she is(but i am trust me). She's done a few things she's not proud of and it will come out in the next chapter..hope you all enjoy! Love always, Ayame