Chapter 6

Sesshoumaru was slightly surprised that Aki had gotten so mad at him, but when he thought about it, he knew she was going to be mad at him. Sesshy walked out of him room and walked to hers. He knocked on the door, there was no answer, so he knew she was in one of the rooms that her room led to or she wasn't there. He opened the door and walked in.

"Aki?" he asked. He heard water moving. She's in there. Sesshoumaru said. He walked over to the door and knocked on it. "Aki?" he asked again.

"What?" she growled.

"I'm sorry." Sesshoumaru said. "I shouldn't have done that." he added. He leaned his head against the door.

"True..." Aki said. He could tell that she was still mad. "Zala's assuming stuff. Gah! Why does everyone have to think that I'm going to be your lady!" she growled. She punched the water in frustration.

"I don't know." Sesshoumaru said. Though I wouldn't mind it... Sesshoumaru thought. I'M DOING IT AGAIN! Sesshoumaru mentally beat himself up. "Why don't you come out?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"Because, I'm soaking wet...and I don't really want you to see my clothes cling to me like velcro." Aki said. Sesshoumaru smirked.

"Fine, I'll get you clothes." Sesshoumaru walked over to her closet and grabbed her clothes for her. It was the same thing she was wearing. He opened the door and held out her clothes.

"Thanks." Aki said. She took her clothes and changed, hanging her wet clothes on a hook she walked out, with her armor in her hand. She put her armor away, and began to dig through her things finally pulling something out. "Here." she handed Sesshoumaru something.

"Chocolate?" he asked.

"Well yeah...I have to have my sweets, since they don't have coffee and I have nothing to put TONS of sugar in, this is the second best thing." Aki said. Sesshoumaru smiled inwardly, she was back to her old self. There was a knock on the door. "Who is it and what do you want?" Aki asked.

"It's Jaken, and I have a message for Lord Sesshoumaru." he said. Jaken opened the door.

"Yes Jaken?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"I have a message from the Northern lands." Jaken said.

"Well, hand it over." Aki said. Jaken handed Sesshoumaru a piece of paper. Aki walked over, grabbed Jaken, opened her door, and litterally kicked him out. There was a thump on the other side of the hall.

"Ow..." Jaken mumbled.

"We are needed back at the Norhtern lands." Sesshoumaru said.

"Why? We just got back!" Aki said. "I'd like to have a moments peace! So I can sleep! Since I was woken up at like 4:30!" Aki said.

"We are to be Kit's escorts to the birds." Sesshoumaru added before she could object more.

"She has brothers and useless sisters...and guards...let them do it!" Aki said. Sesshoumaru knew she was joking. "When do we leave?" Aki sighed in defeat.

"Now. Get your sythe and armor." Sesshoumaru said.

"Man! I just put it away!" Aki growled. She took her armor out and slipped it on, and grabbed her sythe from behind the door. "Lead the way." Sesshoumaru was WAY ahead of her. "HEY! DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT ME!" Aki growled. She caught up with Sesshoumaru.

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Sesshoumaru and Aki arrived at Kit's and walked in the door. Kit was waiting for them.

"This better be good, I'm not a day person." Aki said. Kit smiled.

"Well, I chose you two to take me to the birds because I know that you won't let them touch me, I would take Kouga but they might assume something." Kit said. Aki yawned.

"When do we leave?" Sesshoumaru said.

"Not for a while." Kit answered. "Until then you're free to do what you like. You'll know when it's time because of a bell of summoning." Kit added. Aki nodded. She walked up the stairs to the inner garden. She liked it there, it was a good spot to get some sleep, if her sisters were in there she'd just chase them out. "Is it me or does she make herself right at home?" Kit asked. Sesshoumaru nodded.

"I think it's because she never really had a home." Sesshoumaru said.

"I think I'll go talk to her about it. Oh yeah, do you know why Aki was standing as stiff as a board earlier?" she asked.

"No." Sesshoumaru lied, he was good at it so Kit didn't notice.

"Suuureee, ya don't." Kit said. "Oh Kouga's in my room if you wanna go see him." Kit said. Sesshoumaru nodded and walked off. Kit made her way to the inner garden, she saw her sisters fleeing from it.

"Don't go in there! She'll kill you!" Kyla said.

"No, I know her, you don't." Kit said. She walked in. Aki was lying down, she knew she was asking a lot from her 'adoptive sister'. Aki was always a night person and was usually never awake. If Aki had her way she would be sleeping and not giving a care to anything that had nothing to do with sugar or sleep.

"What, Kit?" Aki asked.

"I wanted to know why, where ever you are you make yourself at home." Kit said. Aki opened one of her eyes.

"Well, I never really had a home, I was always moving, so I learned to make myself not have a home, just a place to get in out of the rain and what-not." Aki said.

"Why were you always moving?" Kit asked as she sat with herlegs hugged to her chest.

"I don't know...I guess it was because people were after me or something, I never really thought about it. I didn't really care either. I grew up not caring. There was only one thing I cared about, myself." Aki explained. "My parents died when I was 10, so I never really had a family. I lived that way until I met you. Where did I meet you anyways? Wasn't it in a battle or something." Sesshoumaru was listening to Aki and Kit's convasation. I was partly right. He thought.

"Yeah, it was. I was in trouble and you helped me out. It's strange, listening to you talking so much." Kit said.

"Fine, I wont." Aki said.

"No! I want to know more about you. Do you know how your parents died, and who they were?" Kit asked.

"Nope, my mother was never home and my father told me to stay away from him, it was like I was causing him pain or something." Aki said. Kouga was listening to what Aki was saying so intently that he swore she could see him. "All I know about my mother is that she had black hair and a very creepy look in her green eyes. My father, also had black hair, his eyes were blue though, don't ask me how mine became red." Aki said.

"Weird." Kit said. "What land did you grow up in?"

"In between them, like on the borders, it was the safest place." Aki said. "Still to this day if you hide there it takes people a very long time to find you. If we have time after all this is over I might be able to show you where I lived sometimes." Aki said.

"I'd like that." Kit said with a kind smile. Aki smiled with her.

"Now, if you don't mind I'd like to get some sleep." Aki said. Kit nodded and got up, before she left she stretched and walked out, she passed Kouga but she didn't notice. Aki stood up."Sesshoumaru, Kouga, I know you're there." Aki said. "You better come here or I'll have to hunt you down." Sesshoumaru and Kouga walked into the inner garden, she punched both.

"Ow...that hurt!" Kouga said.

"Listen in onto what you're not supposed to and you'll die." Aki growled. She sat back down and laid down. Sesshoumaru and Kouga left.

"You were listening in on what she was saying too?" Kouga asked. Sesshoumaru nodded. "I'd expect that from anyone but you!" Kouga said.

"I know as much about Aki as you do." Sesshoumaru said. I also know that she has a nice ass! Sesshoumaru added in his mind. Gahh! It's happening again! Sesshoumaru cursed himself. Sesshoumaru and Kouga walked down the hall.

"What to do?" Kouga asked. Sesshoumaru shrugged. "You like her don't you?" Kouga asked suddenly, Oooohhhh, Bingo!

"What?" Sesshoumaru asked caught by surprise.
"You like Aki, don't you?" Kouga asked.

"I don't give out my opinions." Sesshoumaru said.

"Oh come on, who am I going to tell?" Kouga asked.

"Everyone." Sesshoumaru said. Kouga glared at him. "And you like Kit." Ping...bullseye.

"Hey!" Kouga said. "Is it that obvious?" Kouga asked. Sesshoumaru nodded. Kero was running away from his brother Karo.

"Ahhhh! He's gonna get me!" Kero screamed.

"Karo! Stop chasing your brother!" Kala yelled after them, neither one heard her. She ran after them, and tried to stop them. Kit walked back to the inner garden to wake Aki up. The bell signaling that it was time for them to take Kit to the birds. Kit splashed water on Aki. Aki moved but didn't wake up. Kit sighed and picked up a bucket. She put some water in it and poured it on Aki.

"What?" Aki sat up and growled.

"Wake up! It's almost time." Kit said. Aki glared at her.

"Jeez, can't a person sleep when they're supposed to?" Aki growled. Kit rolled her eyes. Aki turned around and took off her armor, then her shirt so she could wring it out. Just then the bell rang. Sesshoumaru didn't think Aki was up so he ran to go wake her up. He walked in on Aki wringing her shirt out.

"Sesshoumaru!" Kit said in surprise. Sesshoumaru stopped mid-step.

"Ahhh! YOU PREV! GOT OUT OF HERE!" Aki yelled. She was blushing furiously and so was Sesshoumaru. Kit ran over and pushed him out. Aki quickly put her shirt and armor on. She walked out into the hall where Sesshoumaru was and punched him in the gut.

"Aki! Calm down!" Kit said. She grabbed Aki and tried to hold her back. Even with Kit holding onto Aki she easily dragged her to Sesshoumaru. Kouga heard Aki scream (which severly creeped him out, because she only screamed if she got woken up) and ran to the inner garden. He saw Kit trying to hold Aki back from killing Sesshoumaru and not doing very well. Kouga grabbed onto Kit and pulled away from Sesshoumaru.

"Lemme at 'im!" Aki growled.

"Hell no!" Kit said.

"Sesshoumaru go! We can't hold her back forever!" Kouga said. Sesshoumaru turned around and walked away. Kit and Kouga pulled Aki back into the garden.

"I'm gonna kill him!" Aki growled.

"What the hell happened?" Kouga asked.

"I got Aki wet with water to wake her up, and she was wringing out her soaked shirt when Sesshoumaru walked in." Kit said. Kouga's eyes widened.

"Whoa..." Kouga said.

"Aki can you not kill Sesshy until after we end this war?" Kit asked.

"I can try." Aki growled. Kit nodded. They walked out to the carriage, which would be held up by three wolf demons from the Northern Lands main wolf pack, and one Eastern wolf demon, to the main bird demons, which was a two day journey.

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Authors Notes:

Aki: Just so you know Sesshy walking in on Aki was ALL Kit's idea!

Kit: Oh thanks!

Aki: Hey! It's what you get for making me rush!

Kit: True...

Aki: Anyways hope you liked it, any complaints...please, don't tell me...

Kit: Yeah...tell me.

Both: HIT THE STUPID BUTTON AND REVIEW!