your p.o.v
You teleported yourself as far as you could without draining your powers. "Damn! Still in his territory!" you muttered. Even in your thoughts you didn't bother clarifying who 'he' was. You started running the second you got your bearing. You kept running for hours, through rivers, across valleys, through a large forest. Towards dusk, you slowed down. You walked at a steady pace, trying to find a place to spend the night. You came to a very wide river and stopped. You decided not to cross the river until morning, because you were too tired. "Well… it looks like I'm setting up camp here then." You muttered to yourself. You sat down against a tree and suddenly noticed your hunger. "Damn!" you closed your eyes for a moment then stood up. You searched through the forest around the river for some edible plants, and ended up finding a little. You sighed. "It's not a proper meal, but I guess that's all I can do for now." You sat back down against the same tree and ate your food. Once you'd finished, and the sun had set, you climbed up the tree and settled yourself in it so you could get some sleep. You lay on one of the large branches and fell asleep.
At dawn you woke, rejuvenated. You climbed out of the tree and, after inspecting the surrounding area to make sure no one was around, had a bath in the river. You were just starting to feel relatively clean when suddenly you heard voices. They were still a distance away, but you quickly got out of the river and put your clothes back on, suddenly realising you were still wearing the clothes from Sesshoumarus. "Note to self, must get new clothes" you muttered to yourself. The voices were getting closer, you were trying to make up your mind whether to stay or leave before they reached the river. "They may have clothes…" you decided. You sat down against the tree and looked out across the river. The voices were very close, and you realised the people were arguing. "We shouldn't be going this way" came a voice. "Yes we should! What do you know!" a female voice replied. "I know that we're heading directly towards a river!" the first voice argued. "It's on the other side of the river, baka!" "I am not a baka!" "Shut up! We're going this way!" another female cut in. The first voice, a male, started muttering to himself. The group was directly in line with you before any of them noticed you were there. "Hello beautiful" one of the males said.
You looked at him, raising an eyebrow. The rest of the group turned around when they heard his voice talking to you. He came over to you, knelt down on one knee and said "Would you bear my children, beautiful?" In the background you could hear the first female voice say "See! This is what you get if you don't just listen to me! You didnt even notice anyone was around!" You looked at the man who just asked you to bear his children. He was smiling down at you. You shook your head. "No way in hell!" You said, then, muttering to yourself, added "What a stupid question." A female came up. "Miroku! Shut up!" She turned to you and said "I'm sorry about him. I'm Sango by the way" From her voice you realised she was the second female voice. "I'm... Yuki." You replied, uneasily. "Nice to meet you Yuki!" she responded. "this is Miroku, dont worry about his question, he asks everyone. And these people here are Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo, and the cat demon is Kirara" You noticed that the rest of the group had come up while you were talking to Sango and the cat demon was wrapping it's ...two tails around Sango's legs. You stared at it, distracted. "It's nice to meet you." You replied, unsure of what to say. There was a silent pause, then "Why are you wearing those clothes?" the man called Inuyasha questioned suddenly. You looked at him startled. "whats wrong with my clothing?" You asked, defensively. "It's a bit formal to be wandering around the forest in" he replied. You looked down. Once again, you'd forgotten that you were still in Sesshoumarus clothes. "Oh, right. Yes I see what you mean. I... ah..." You paused, looking down, trying to work out what to say. "Are you alright?" a female asked, you looked up and saw that it was Kagome. You nodded quickly. "I just Im not sure how to explain it" you replied. "The truth would be nice" Inuyasha said, rudely. "Osawri!" Kagome said, making Inuyasha fall face forward into the ground. You laughed suddenly. "Cool trick!" you complimented Kagome. She smiled, while Inuyasha picked himself, grumbling, from the floor. Sango paused, then said, "well why are you wearing that clothing?" "To tell you the truth its the only clothing I have. I kind of left my other clothing." You answered. Kagome grinned. "Well you can borrow some of ours until you can go and get yours." She said cheerfully. You bit your lip. "Um I...ah dont want to go back" you said. Inuyasha frowned. "Why not?" he questioned. "well I left it at the castle the one that I was being held at. If I go back..." you stopped, not wanting to think of what would happen if you went back. "You were being held against your will?! Who by?! Tell us, well help you!" Kagome said, quickly. Inuyasha looked you up and down then said "Was it Naraku?" You looked at him surprised. "You know who Naraku is?" you questioned, amazed. Sango and Miroku gasped. "You were kidnapped by Naraku?!" Inuyasha questioned. You shook your head. "No, not Naraku. If I knew where Naraku was..." You trailed off, imagining what you'd do. "You'd do what?" Kagome asked, interestedly. You met her eyes. "Lets just say, that one of us would be dead. And I'd much prefer it to be him." You answered. Sango nodded. "What did he do to you?" she enquired. You looked down at the ground, eyes tracing the outline of the grass along the riverside. "He... he killed my parents."
Kagome automatically came to your side and pulled you into a hug. "Oh Yuki, I'm so sorry to hear that!" she said, hugging you tightly. You felt a solitary tear run down your left cheek, but you hastily brushed it away, and awkwardly returned the hug. When she let go of you, Sango walked over to your side, and, placing a hand on your shoulder, said "Do you want to stay with us for a while? We're trying to hunt down Naraku and kill him. So, if you'd like to join... that's if you have no where else to go" she said, stumbling over the words awkwardly. You smiled at her, and nodded. "I have no where else to go. My village was destroyed years ago, I've been wandering around on my own for years. It could be fun to actually be around people for a change." you said, a slight laugh in your voice. Sango smiled happily. "great! It's settled then!" Inuyasha started grumbling. Kagome whispered something in his ear, and he stopped grumbling, just muttering "Keh!" under his breath. Kagome turned to you, and the rest of the group, and said, "We'd better get a move on, if we're to make any progress before sundown." You saw the rest of the group nodding, except Shippo who just looked on. They started walking, you trailing along behind. After about 20 minutes you realised that they were trying to find a way around the river. "Baka" you muttered. "Um... excuse me..." you said, trying to get their attention. They continued walking. "Inuyasha!" You said loudly, deciding that he was the leader of the group. He turned at the sound of you voice and said rudely "What is it? We don't have time to stop and talk" You paused then replied. "I have an easier way to get to the other side of the river" you stated, matter-of-factly. Inuyasha stared at you, disbelievingly. "Ok, tell me this... great idea" he replied, curtly. Kagome had stopped to listen in, and when he said that yelled "Osawri!" Inuyasha plunged face down into the earth. You laughed. "That trick will never grow old!" you exclaimed, through your laughter. Kagome laughed as well, then said. "So, what's this quicker way you were talking about?" "Oh, right. Everyone, gather round." You commanded. They all move into a semi-circle around you. You looked at them for a second, then said, "Place your hands on my shoulders. Quick, all of you." They stared at you confused, but did as you told them to. A purple light surrounded all of you, and then the next second you were all on the other side of the river. They looked around then back at you startled. Shippo jumped up and down around you excitedly, exclaiming "That was so much fun! Can we do it again!? Can we?" You looked down at him grinning. "I'm sorry, I would do it again for you, but it is rather draining. I get too tired if I do it too much." You replied, apologetically. Inuyasha looked at you, warily and asked "What are you, girl?" You stared at him, a grin spreading over your face. "Do you have any idea how much you sounded like..." you paused, suddenly realising what you'd been about to say. "Why would you bring up Sesshoumaru. It's not like these people would know him." you questioned yourself in your head. "Sounded like...?" Inuyasha queried.
Sesshoumaru's p.o.v
You ran, following the scent of the girl through your lands. You reached the boundary and paused for a second. "No, I must find her!" you decided. You continued running after her, her scent slowly becoming clearer and more distinct as you started catching up to her. When you realised this, a smirk spread across your face. "I'll teach her for thinking she can escape me" you thought to yourself, happily envisioning the punishment you'd give to her. You were so distracted by the thoughts that it took you 10 minutes to realise that your filthy hanyou brother's scent was mixed in with the girls. A growl escaped your lips at the thought that he might be with her. Then you shook your head to clear that thought. "It's likely just a coincidence" you whispered to yourself.
At midday, the day after you started chasing her, you found yourself at a large river. Her scent was strong in this area. "she must have slept here" you thought. You noticed that the hanyou's scent was strong here too. "If he has her..." your long claws dug themself into you hand without you noticing. A thin trickle of blood came from each of the four punctures. You followed the girl's, and your hanyou brother's scent's until suddenly it came to a complete stop. The only scent was back the way you came. "What the..?!" you started cursing. Then you noticed a faint trace of a smell, that you had noticed in the room you had placed the girl in at your castle after she had left the room. You realised it must be the smell of her powers. "That's odd. I've never noticed that sort of thing with anyone else" you stated to yourself, then shrugged. "she must have teleported." you paused, thinking. "and since the hanyou's scent ends here, I guess he's with her." you eyes narrowed, a hint of red appearing. "Not for much longer!" you vowed. You tried to work out where they would be going, when suddenly a heavy wind came from the other side of the lake and you smelt the brief scent of the girl. That was enough for you, you crossed the river, and then tried to find her scent again. After an hour of wandering around in no direction, you smelt it. You started running as fast as you could in the direction that the scent was coming from, following it, as it slowly became more and more clear. You smirked. "I'll find her before the sun sets today," you prophesised.