Hey guys! I have a few things to apologize for today. First off, I apologize to Relient K. I misspelled their name in part of the fic in the last chapter. Gomen.

Secondly, I'm sorry I got this out late, but it's not my fault. We had a power out most of the day. When it came back on the cable went out meaning I couldn't get on the internet. To top it all, my dad's new computer doesn't have a drive for floppy disks so I couldn't transfer it to get it on the internet. I had to wait until today (Sunday) when I got back to my mom's to post. SORRY!

One last thing is that I want to apologize in adavence if I'm late for the next few weeks. I'm taking an advanced English course and we're working on our huge research papers so that's preoccupying a lot of my time. I'll do my best to stay on schedual.

Enjoy!

Discalimer: ChibiBean does not own nor claim rights to InuYasha or any of it's characters not do we own any of the lyrics by Relient K. Thank you.

Reunited and Worlds Apart
"The way that girl can break a heart, it's like a work of art,
and the worst part is: she knows it." -Relient K

The InuYasha gang returned the next morning. They all looked extremely weary and worried. Kagome looked over at Azurine as they all flopped down in Sarah's hut.

"Apparently, Naraku has taken an interest in you. He sent Kagura after us looking for you. She said his grudge has something to do with your mother being the only one to ever beat him in a battle."

"And she continues to bug me." Azurine sighed. "Sarah, let me do that! You should sit and relax." She went over to finish the stew that Sarah had started.

Now without a job, Sarah wobbled upright and said to the others, in a voice of obvious motherly pride, "C'mon everyone. 'Kito has been wanting to show you all the flowers he grew. They finally bloomed last night." She opened the door, signaling that they had to go look. Nothing upset Sarah more than refusing to praise her son.

They all filed out, Miroku bringing up the rear. Sarah put a hand up to stop him. "Not you. You stay." She nodded at Azurine who was completely oblivious to what was going on. She was listening to her Walkman and humming along.

Miroku paled and blushed, but stood behind her nonetheless. Sarah exited and joined the others.

For a few moments, it seemed that Azurine would never look up or turn around. Miroku smiled as he listened to her sing under her breath. She suddenly stopped and sighed. "I can't believe Sarah wants me to tell him my feelings. I exploded on him the past two times I saw him. I wonder if the offer's null and void after three years- "

Azurine had turned around and was staring into purple. Miroku lifted the headphones off her puppy ears.

"I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever turn around," he said, observing her blushing cheeks. "And I told you once, already: I never take back an offer."

Azurine paused and smiled back. "Do you still ask every pretty lady to be the mother of your children?"

"No, not everyone. It was something I sort of wanted to reserve for you. But I was beginning to wonder…"

"Who says I'll still say yes?"

"Miroku froze. He hadn't thought of that. "I…I don't know. Will you?"

Azurine was saved from answering when Little Yukito entered. He walked up to them clutching two flowers, one metallic green and the other purple. He held one in each chubby hand.

"A-zur-ine," he said, handing her the purple flower.

"Miroku," he said giving him the green. As they both took them, 'Kito brought their free hands together. "A-zur-ine and Miroku is happy together. That is what mommy says to Daddy and InuYasha and Kagome and Shippo and 'Kito. Why does A-zur-ine and Miroku not look happy?" He stood on tiptoes so he could hold their hands up.

Azurine smiled; having Miroku's hand in hers felt good. She could see Miroku thought the same.

Sarah, knowing they would want to be secretive, made sure to boast very loudly about how good of a gardener her son was already becoming as they approached the hut. InuYasha made some remark about how she always says that and Sarah hit him over the head.

Azurine instantly dropped Miroku's hand and hastily began to ladle out the stew.

(Bean: Stew is good. It has potatoes in it. Yum.)

Dinner passed in silence. Kagome looked back and forth, from Azurine to Miroku, as if wondering what had happened between them. Azurine was careful to avoid Miroku's questioning gaze. She didn't want to answer anything just yet.

InuYasha seemed to respect the quiet atmosphere. 'Kito and Shippo were too busy eating to make any noise.

At the end of the meal, InuYasha informed them that they'd be moving out the next morning. Sarah would be coming along, this time and so 'Kito would be staying with 'Auntie Kaede.'

Finally, once InuYasha and Kagome had left, (it was Sarah's house) Miroku pulled Azurine outside to talk privately.

"Look…Azure…I have to tell you something, but I can't do it now. I just can't. Tomorrow, before we leave, could you meet me…under the sacred tree?" he asked hesitantly.

"My brain is telling me not to, but being around you has made me ignore any ideas of reason. Okay. Tomorrow morning," she agreed.

He nodded and jogged out after InuYasha.

By the time Azurine went back inside, 'Kito had been put to bed and Sarah and Yuto had gone to bed, themselves. There was a mat spread out on the ground for her and sitting on it was Shippo.

"Can I sleep with you, tonight?" he asked.

"Of course." Azurine smiled at the kitsune. "I've never told you 'no', have I? I can't."

She lay down, Shippo snuggling up to her, and they slept.

Sarah prodded Azurine awake the next morning, careful not to bother Shippo.

"Come on, Azurine. We've got to pack for the trip and we need to go gather supplies.

Azurine rose, yawning and stretching, and followed Sarah to a small river on the outskirt of the village. Sarah sighed.

"So?"

"So what?" Azurine asked curiously.

As Sarah bent down to fill several canteens, she shook her head. "What happened to you two?"

"Nothing," Azurine answered flatly.

"Yeah, right," she said with a smirk.

"All he said was to meet me under the sacred tree this morning," she admitted.

Sarah stifled a giggle of excitement. Azurine shrugged and sighed, baffled by her friend, and turned around.

Three men, burly and heavily built, stood before her. One had a worn looking whip; another had a large sword, chipped in several places, but still deadly looking; the third had two, ragged cloths and a vial filled with a sickeningly sweet mixture that was already making Azurine dizzy.

Sarah spun around at her friend's terrified gasp. Noting the bottle, she whispered, "Chlorophorm." She recognized it after having learnt medicines and poison's from Kaede.

"Well, well. Two pretty ladies. What shall we do with them, eh lads?" the third man with the vial asked his comrades. He leered evilly at the girls.

The dizzy feeling spread all throughout Azurine's body. She felt her muscles seize up and, slowly, she sunk to the ground, her eyes closing. She heard Sarah yelling to her and then struggling as one of the men grabbed her. Then, nothing.

When Azurine next woke, she was being roughly handed onto a platform. A tall, nicely dressed man was showing her to a crowd of people. Her wrists were bound behind her back, and her ankles were chained. She was gagged and her powers had somehow gone dormant.

Her eyes darted around, looking for Sarah.

"A pretty, young girl, strong and fit. Her blood seems to be half-demon. She was found with number 226," the man announced. "Subduing is simple, enough. A basic dose of Chloroform, anywhere within twenty feet of her sharp nose, will put her down. Foreign, by her looks, possibly European. Number 227, letting the bidding begin."

Azurine did some piecing together in her mind. She was 227; she had been found with 226, presumably Sarah; 226 came before 227; Sarah had to be nearby.

After a quick round of bidding, there was silence. Azurine had been bought.

A tall, black-haired wolf-demon stood behind the crowd. He watched as number 225 was led off the platform. Two wolf-demons stood beside him; one with a Mohawk, the other with a tuft of hair. Three wolves accompanied them.

The first demon turned away. "Ginta. Hakaku. Let's go. There's nothing of interest here, though I swore I could have smelt…"

"Kouga!" Ginta cried. "Look! It's Sarah! Kagome's friend, Sarah is being sold!"

Turning quickly, he saw the girl being handed up to the stage. "Come on!" He raced off to find Kagome, hoping to make her proud that he had information.

Azurine had been drugged, again. When she woke, this time, she was sitting beside Sarah; both of them were bound.

"My name is Silias," said someone before her. "I am your new master and 'master' is how you shall refer to me. Your room will be in the east wing tower. You shall willingly obey Messer Kyo and Aki, or you will be forced to."

The voice left and a young girl marched the two girls off to the east wing.

"Don't worry. The first night is always the worst. After awhile, though, you'll get used to doing it. Kyo's a little rough, 227. I didn't much like being with him. By the way, what's your real name?"

"Azurine," grumbled the questioned girl.

"Well, anyway, the master wants you tied up on your first nigh, Azurine. It'll make your job easier." She looked at Sarah. "He said for you…"

"Sarah," the girl supplied.

"Sarah, he said to just stay put until you have your baby."

"Sarah nodded. "What's your name?"

"Kyoko."

"That's nice."

"Thanks. Do you know your baby's daddy? Mine Jin was Kyo's. He was my first one. I had him when I was fourteen. The master wanted me and Aki to have one, too."

"The father of my child is my husband."

"Oh," she said carelessly. "So now master has me with Akito for a month, every night. Then I go back with Aki and you get Akito, Sarah."

Sarah had been working on it for a while and finally said what was on her mind. "Silias is a slave breeder, isn't he? He's not just the runner of a whore house."

Kyoko nodded.

"And…he's trying to breed us, too, isn't he?" she continued.

"What else?" Kyoko answered, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

This woke Azurine up considerably. She went white and attentive. "Kyoko, can you please untie me?"

"Sorry, Master Silias said no," she answered. "I think he believes you'll run away."

"I swear, I won't," Azurine pleaded. "I'm begging you. Let me at least be able to move."

"Well…I guess if you're scared. Okay." Kyoko began at her bonds.

"Well, well, the mangy mutt," Kouga said, smirking.

"You!" InuYasha growled.

Kagome stepped between them. "We have more important matters, InuYasha. Kouga, have you seen Sarah? She's the blonde woman who travels with us. She and another friend of ours have gone missing. The other girl had dark hair with a streak of silver, about as tall as me, and dog-ears. It's getting dark and we can't find them. Have you seen them?"

Yuto randomly ran past, frantically looking in places that had been checked several times already, Miroku close behind him.

Kouga watched them as he spoke. "I was just coming to tell you." He looked back at her. "I just saw Sarah get sold off at the slavers' auction. A man named Silias Rouge bought her. I didn't stay long enough to see the other girl. He lives in a castle with all his slaves just east of these parts. It would take a little under an hour for you, mutt-face. Of course, it'd only take me about ten minutes."

From the moment Kouga had said 'slavers' auction', Yuto and Miroku had come running back and stood there impatiently. They both rushed to him. "Take us there, now!"

Azurine and Sarah were led into a room containing three, curtained-off beds. Kyoko had hurriedly explained, because they were already ten minutes late, that the curtains were for the shyer slaves.

When they entered the room, they faced three young men who had been waiting for them. The youngest of the three looked like he was in his early twenties and the oldest looked like he was nearing thirty.

"You're late, Kyoko," the eldest said.

"I know, Akito, I'm sorry. This is Azurine. She goes to you, Kyo." The youngest man nodded and looked at Azurine hungrily. Kyoko continued. "And Sarah, here, is for you, Aki. She is quite far into her pregnancy so keep yourself under control. By the way, master says that he'll be pleased with Yumi and Lea's children. He expects the same from these two."

Aki mumbled something about not being able to make any successes when his mate is already knocked-up, but Kyoko ignored him.

This was a situation that Azurine hated most. It painfully reminded her of Cain, her abusive ex-guardian. She stepped back and then scuttled behind Sarah, scared for her life.

"Fine," said Sarah, characteristically rolling her eyes. "Hide behind the pregnant woman."

"People don't hurt pregnant women!" Azurine shouted.

"You know that doesn't work. Remember the mall in Canada, when we hid behind the pregnant woman. The Mounties still caught us."

"Only because our backs were open. The nearest wall was twenty feet away. Besides, it was a stupid law. How was I to know that reading comic books with illegal actions in them was against the law? All manga has some form of illegal action!"

"You got us deported! I told you not to throw maple syrup at the Mounties, but no-o-o. Now we're not aloud to enter Canada anymore."

"Well, technically, we'll still be able to enter Canada for another 500 years before that actually happens."

"Point," Sarah said, nodding.

"Ladies," Kyo interrupted, smoothly. "Now is not the time to be strolling down memory lane."

Azurine whimpered as Kyo pulled her away from Sarah by the hand. He lifted his fingers to her cheek, slowly caressing it.

Akito led Kyoko away to one of the beds, drawing the curtains closed. The two girls soon heard noises they really didn't need or want to hear.

"Don't worry," said Kyo softly in her ear. "I'll be gentle."

"G-get off me," Azurine mumbled.

"Don't touch me!" Sarah screeched at Aki. "Only my love can touch me! No! Go away!"

Aki touched his cheek where she scratched him and then wiped his mouth on the back of his hand, looking at her, greedily. "You girls just don't get it. You have no choice in the matter. If you don't comply, Silias will make sure you do."

Azurine swallowed, backing away from the advancing Kyo. Unbeknownst to her was that she was backing up right into a bed. She tripped through the curtains, landed on the bed and shuddered as Kyo stood above her. He was lowering himself onto her and she screamed, fighting back.

Seconds later, there was a loud pounding. Everything seemed to stop as everyone looked at the door.

It smells…like Miroku! Azurine thought. Yuto, too. The whole gang! She noticed that Aki had jerked slightly away from Sarah, though he still held her wrist. Azurine smiled a little and Kyo didn't like that.

There was silence for a moment when the door wouldn't open, followed by a loud cracking noise. The door splintered and Miroku and Yuto were standing in the doorway.

Aki obviously hadn't gotten far enough away from Sarah. Yuto ripped him away, and, holding him by the back of his shirt, he growled at him. "Never touch my wife again." Tossing him to the ground, he turned to Sarah, wrapped his arms around her, and kissed her.

Meanwhile, Miroku tapped Kyo's shoulder. "Excuse me, sir. I am Miroku, a simple monk, a servant of Buddha, and it is my duty to command you to stop."

"Why should I?" he asked, obviously not taking the monk seriously.

"Because," he said, suddenly whacking him over the head with his staff. "It's not nice to harm a lady."

Azurine sat up and frantically grabbed at her clothes. She hadn't noticed before when she was fighting him, but Kyo had managed to rip off her sweater and unbutton part of her shirt. She now quickly buttoned up.

Blushing, she realized that Miroku had seen much more than she'd wanted him to see. He held his hand out to her to help her up. She took it, but when she stood, he put his free hand on her bum. She slapped him, but only half-heartedly.

Kyoko and Akito had come out from behind the curtain and Sarah went to her. "Kyoko, come with us."

"N-no thank you," she said, still somewhat breathless.

Shrugging, Azurine left quickly, closely followed by the rest of the gang. Silias would not find out until the next afternoon.

On the trip back to camp, Miroku had said that he still wanted to tell her something and that it was vital. She agreed to meet him the next day.

Chibi: There ya go! Hope you liked it. Bean and I were actually joking about the mounties one day and we decided it would be funny to add it. We were laughing hysterically when we came up with it.

Review, please! Bai-bai!