Chapter 13
Sayuri's POV...
I stayed in the cave and waited for Ukaran to return, but time began to tick by slowly and I couldn't bare being by myself after staying with him for so long... I longed for his company, his voice even his scent... He did have a darkness in him... But it didn't scare me... I knew he'd never hurt me, even if the darkness took over his heart, I had faith in him... Several hours had passed by now, as I continued to wait for him to return. Finally, unable to stand it any longer, I stood and dusted my kimono off before walking towards the entrance to the cave... But as I went to go outside, a searing pain ripped through my body and I screamed in pain... A few moments later, Ukaran came running into the cave and knelt down beside me, worry clearly etched in his handsome features...
" Sayuri!" Ukaran growled gathering me in his arms, " What happened?!"
" I... I tried to go outside... To look for you..." I said weakly...
" I placed a barrier around the cave to keep you safe! I didn't... I didn't know that it would hurt you if you tried to leave..." Ukaran growled worriedly.
" Im ok..." I said smiling warmly, " But next time, remind me not to try to leave unless your with me..."
Ukaran smiled in relief when he realized I was ok... My body was numb from the pain inflicted on me by the barrier and so, I couldn't stop him when he tightened his arms around me comfortingly... Not that I wanted to... He was so kind and caring, something that you wouldn't think he was capable of, given his dark aura that surrounded him. But I had learned from my mother, long ago, that you can't just judge someone because of how they look or how thier aura is... My father is a perfect example of that... Before my mother came along, he was the coldest most hard hearted demon in this era... His enemies feared him, for his ruthlessness. His allies feared and respected him for his ability to mask his emotions and were impressed by his terrifying skills on the battlefield. Even uncle Inuyasha had told me of how he'd even treated him like a worthless piece of trash... But when he met my mother, uncle Inuyasha said that my father had drastically changed... A few months after that first time he laid eyes on her, daddy became entranced and decided to pick on Inuyasha just so he could see my mother again... One night, my father happened to be on his way to the very same hot spring that my mother was bathing in and heard her singing... My mother didn't know how to control her reiki at the time, and as she thought of my father and how bad she felt when he'd lost his arm, her powers reached out to him and gave him a new one... That was the first time my father realized how much he loved my mother...
I smiled as I remembered that my father had blushed each time he remembered thier first kiss... I caught Ukaran staring at me for some time after the incident with his barrier and smiled...
" Sayuri... How are you feeling?" Ukaran growled worriedly.
" Much better, thank you..." I said smiling.
Now that I could move again, I scooted over next to him and laid my head down on his shoulder, noticing the cute blush that appeared on his cheeks.
" Glad to hear it..." Ukaran growled smiling.
Before I could ask why he was smiling so happily, Ukaran left my side to go to the outside of the cave, and returned a short while later with one hand behind his back...
" It's nice to see you happy, what's up?" I asked smiling.
" Well..." Ukaran growled rather mischievously, " I decided to take a bath in the river earlier and see what I could do to thank you for being my friend... After I got done, I went for a walk deep in the woods... Unfortunately nothing really looked like it would be a good enough gift..."
" It's ok, you don't have to get me anything for being your friend." I said blushing.
" But I did..." Ukaran growled grinning, " These are for you..."
My eyes grew wide as Ukaran pulled a huge bouquet of lilac and honeysuckle from behind his back and gave them to me... I'd often loved going through the gardens that my father had made especially for my mother for each year they had been together...the last garden he made for her was one overflowing with white roses, babies breath, flowering weeping willow trees, and rows and rows of lilac and honeysuckle bushes... It was my all time favorite, and my mother was so happy when she saw how beautiful it was, just for her, she cried for joy...
I looked at Ukaran speechlessly, and he watched my reaction to see how I liked my gift... Unfortunately, I took after my mother... Tears began streaming down my cheeks...