Youkai Heart A Sango X Sesshoumaru fan fiction by Mara-san

Disclaimer: I'm not Rumiko Takahashi.

Well, tonight really wasn't my night. I thought for sure I would relieve my sexual frustration with Sango, but instead was interrupted by a few things. First, it was those damn fire works that kept going off and startling me. Then a sudden visitor came.

"So, why have you come to visit us again, Myouga?", Sango asked.

"To check up on you. I heard about what happened to the others and was saddened. But what of Tetsusaiga? Is it really safe with you?"

"Don't worry Myouga, it's fine. Sesshoumaru promised me he wouldn't steal it from me..."

I didn't like where this conversation was going. Myouga soon got very nosey and I couldn't take. I quickly stood and left the hut, just as Kaede was entering. I sensed their confused stares, but didn't react to it. I walked away from the hut and out of the village, into the nearby forest. I needed to get some where quiet and peaceful. It was just too obnoxious for me.

I found a clearing next to a small stream and sat down, scooping some of the water up and cleansing my face with it. This whole mating season thing was getting to my head. I paused and looked at my reflection in the stream. My eyes narrowed as I stared at the markings on my face.

I was destined to be the next alpha of my clan. That's what the elders declared. I never got the chance. Father had to go off and betray us, eventually leading to the near extinction of the inu-youkai clan. There are very few pure bred inu-youkai out there. I snorted. We used to thrive. We were probably the biggest youkai clan there ever lived. I then sighed. Why did it have to come to this? I stroked Fluffy-sama. Mother... I looked up at the stars. I'm sorry I failed you...

I was snapped out of my thinking when I heard something rustle in a bush behind me. I turned around and was met with a pair of glowing red eyes. My eyes narrowed at this spy. I stood and took one step before it vanished into the darkness. A most disgusting scent hit my nose. It wasn't a very small smell either. I wrinkled my nose and covered it with my hand. I looked around and suddenly saw many pairs of beaming red eyes.

One of the pairs stepped out of its hiding spot. My eyes widened slightly when I saw what it was: a joro-gumo-youkai. I growled slightly. These beasts were best to not be messed with. Their stench was a tear-jerking one. That was dangerous for a person with a good nose. As I continued to study these monsters, I noticed they seemed to have grown a lot bigger since the last time I saw them. The biggest one's height was up to my hips.

Out of my experience with them, I knew all too well that they were strategist hunters and they always had tricks and plans for catching their prey. The rest of the spiders came out of their hiding spot as well and I was surprised there were only six. The first one hissed and proceeded to pounce on me. I easily took it out with my poison talons. The others tried attacking in different ways and, just like the first one, I took them out easily.

After all their carcass pieces fell to the ground, I paused and waited, taking in my surroundings. The smell was still there, but this time, it reeked with death as well. I decided it was too dangerous, even for me, to stay out here. If I stayed any longer, more would come for me. Quickly, I escaped the forest and the deceiving colors of the joro-gumo-youkai.

I entered the village and sensed something wasn't right. I merely ignored it and slowly continued on to the old woman's hut. I opened the grass door and walked in, only to see just Kaede and Myouga. Sango was no where in sight.

"Oh, Sesshoumaru, you're back.", commented Kaede.

"Sango-sama must've found you then?", asked Myouga, hopping onto my shoulder.

"Sango... You mean to say that she went looking for me?", I demanded, taking Myouga between my fingertips.

"Now, now, there's no reason to be violent, Sesshoumaru. She went looking for you. She was worried since you left without saying anything...", Kaede told.

I growled and tossed Myouga away. I stormed out of the hut and went looking for Sango. If I thought it was dangerous for me to be out there, it was most definitely dangerous for her.

OOO

Damn that Sesshoumaru. Why couldn't he have at least told me he was going out? I tried following him soon after he left, but of course, I couldn't find him. He was in such a hurry, after all. Where was he going anyway? I groaned. Now I was lost in the nearby forest and I couldn't stop thinking about how Sesshoumaru was doing.

It was dark in this forest. Did Sesshoumaru even come in here? I tightened my grip on Hiraikotsu. I was afraid to call out his name. I heard the snap of a twig behind me and immediately whipped around. I saw nothing. I gulped and continued walking through the forest. This was a bad idea.

I paused in a small clearing. I placed Hiraikotsu firmly on the ground and leaned on it for support. For some reason, I felt awfully tired. I felt like I wanted to sleep, but I couldn't. I needed to find Sesshoumaru. I suddenly felt something sticky, yet sharp, tickle uncomfortably around my ankles. I looked down at my feet.

My eyes widened with horror. Spiders, lots of them, some of them with heights to my hips, were surrounding me. The smaller ones were wrapping their silky webs around my ankles, tying them together. An awful stench hit my nose. I wrinkled my nose and pinched my nostrils shut. I couldn't walk. I had to hold onto Hiraikotsu to keep my balance. The red-eyed demon spiders all squeaked and squealed. The smallest ones crawled up my legs and up my Hiraikotsu.

I gulped. What did these things want with me? A larger and much stronger spider managed to knock Hiraikotsu from under my grip. With I quiet yelp, I fell onto the ground and on some of the spiders that got in my way. My hand was no longer covering my nose and the stench started to make my head ache. Everything around me started to spin and I passed out, my mind going blank and my body going stiff.

OOO

I finally caught her smell and paled. I also smelled those damned joro-gumo-youkai close by. I needed to find Sango before they did. I followed her scent deep into the forest. She went awfully far and must've been serious about searching for me, or maybe she just got lost. Suddenly, I came up to a small clearing. I smelled the air and then cringed. The smell of those joro-gumo-youkai was just horrible.

Sango's scent was here too. I blinked a few times and spotted her Hiraikotsu lying on the ground. I hopped over to it and examined it. The things got her, that's for sure. I was too late. They'd munch on her for sure. I couldn't allow that to happen either. Quickly, I ran and followed the stench of the beasts. It led out of the forest, through a small valley and into a large cave.

I sat behind a rock at the entrance of the cave, covering my nose. The stench was more rotten than ever and I couldn't control the water running from my eyes. I took a few slow and deep breaths before continuing. I silently leapt from boulder to boulder, stopping at each one to bear the stench. I finally made it to the entrance.

Gulping silently, I entered the cave, hoping to find Sango soon. I walked for a bit before I started to hear hissing and then started to see pairs of red dots every where in the darkness of the cave. They were watching me, but to my surprise, were not attacking me. I continued to walk on until I heard the sound of running water. I followed the sound and nearly fell off a cliff.

The sound was in fact a water fall. I looked down and saw the huge nesting grounds for the joro-gumo-youkai clan. It wasn't a cave any more. It turns out, the 'cave' I entered in was just one of the many tunnels that led to here. It was a giant canyon almost, but it was just a big circle of rock. The water fall was at the far end of the canyon. It wasn't very big and it didn't make a very big river either. And judging by their smell, they didn't bathe much.

I looked around and found Sango. She was in the middle of a very large, horse-shoe shaped web. I shook my head. Bad situation. I watched as the billions and billions of joro-gumo-youkai of many sizes squealed and hissed. What were they doing and what did Sango have to do with it? I didn't like the looks at all.

Suddenly, the biggest damn spider I've ever seen came out of the ground in front of the spider web. No, I really didn't like the looks of this. A stench worse than anything I've ever smelled before hit my nose. This big bug stunk worse than the rest of them. I covered my nose and winced. Gods, these things needed a bath. This is precisely why I hate spiders.

"Hmm... I love the taste of human flesh...", the big spider thing announced, earning what might've been cheers from all the little spiders.

My eye twitched. I just realized Sango's clothes were torn and her soft flesh was exposed...a little too much flesh I think. I shook my head. Not the time to think about that. The joro-gumo-youkai behind me squealed in a high pitched tone and made me shudder. The big thing turned and faced the area I was in.

"What! An intruder? Bring him to me!"

I looked behind me and saw the spiders comming after me. I shook my head slightly and jumped out of the hole. As I jumped out, I swiped and took out a big chunk of the leader's abdomen. He howled with pain as I landed on the ground, his blood spilled on my hand.

"Release the woman and I won't have to do that again."

OOO

To be continued...