Disclaimer: I don't any of the InuYasha characters, but I do own Ayami and her family.
Protecting Love
Chapter 1
"Lord Sesshomaru, where are we going?" Rin, a little girl around 8 years old, asked the Great Demon Lord.
"Impudent girl! Why do you think that Lord Sesshomaru would answer……?" Jaken, a toad/imp demon, started.
"We are heading back to my castle." Lord Sesshomaru answered Rin.
"Thank you, milord. Rin can't wait to get back home. It will be Rin's birthday soon." Rin bowed.
As they small group headed westward, Sesshomaru noticed a sweet scent in that direction. It wasn't a dangerous scent but a scent that smelled of death.
Suddenly, Sesshomaru stopped. He ended up startling Rin and Jaken who were arguing.
"Lord Sesshomaru, is there something wrong?" Jaken asked eyeing the surrounding area.
"Jaken, stay here and watch Rin." Lord Sesshomaru ordered.
"Yes, milord"
For some really odd reason, it seemed as if a weird force was pulling him towards the scent. He could tell that whoever or whatever was attached to the scent was close to death. The scent was fairly fresh and the thing was wounded badly. The sweet scent also told him that the thing was a female.
He ran with all his demon speed and reached the scent in next to no time. The scent was coming from the edge of a small clearing. The scent was coming from what looked like an inuyoukai. Yet the scent of this woman was different. She was unconscious.
Her face was pale from the loss of blood. She had a greenish-dark blue crescent moon with a dark star in it on her forehead. Incidentally, it was facing the same way as his. She had one wavy magenta stripe on each cheek (kinda like Sesshomaru's stripes). Her kimono was the same color as her crescent moon even though it was badly torn. Around the sleeves and the neckline of her kimono were red flames on an orange background. She was also wearing armor over her obi and left arm. She had silky, black, flowing hair that reached to the end of her back. Her hair was in two pigtails at the top of her head.
She carried what looked like a very sturdy and strong sword. She had a nicely carved hickory bow with a few poplar arrows in the quiver.
Sesshomaru gently picked up the woman and carried her bridal style (Sesshomaru has two arms in this story) to where he had left Jaken and Rin. They were arguing (again) when he walked up to them.
"Lord Sesshomaru, I'm glad you're back, I………who's that?" Jaken inquired spotting the woman.
"She's awfully pretty, Lord Sesshomaru. Is she a demon?" Rin said out in that cute voice of hers.
"Of course she is. You're such a baka." Jaken sneered.
"Rin, I want you to take care of her until she is well." Sesshomaru told her.
"Yes, of course, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin agreed.
As Rin ran off to get some water, Sesshomaru sat down and thought,
'Where could this woman be from? She has the air of a Lady, yet she seems to be a very strong warrior.'
Jaken was confused. He had never seen his master so much in thought about one woman. Usually he just had his way with them and was finished.
'It must be because she is hurt. Usually women do not fight.' Jaken thought, thinking he had solved the mystery. But he was wrong.
Rin had come back from getting fresh water and was cleaning and bandaging the demons wounds. After the woman was taken care of, Jaken and Rin fell asleep beside the fire, waiting for the next day, and hoping that the woman would wake up and explain herself.
Sesshomaru stay awake long after the other two. He was thinking of the female demon he had in front of him. Who was she? Where was she from? And why did he feel drawn to her?
Eventually he fell asleep with the demon's face always drifting in and out of his dreams.
My very first story and chapter. Enjoy! read and review please. I don't mind criticism.