Disclaimer: I don't any of the InuYasha characters, but I do own Ayami and her family.
Protecting Love
Chapter 5
They all woke up dawn the next. Since none of the group was a morning person, they walked in silence for most of the morning. Eventually, Sesshomaru stopped and gave some orders,
"Jaken, stay here with Rin and stay OUT OF SIGHT! Ayami, come with me now."
Ayami nodded to him because she had sensed the evil too. It smelled strongly of giant and a human girl. It was urgent they get over to help the human; giants were known for being cruel and killing their "Play Things".
They used their inhuman demon speed and noses to find the giant. They found the giant terrorizing a human from the village, who was gathering water.
"Go now. This is MY territory!" Sesshomaru growled hoping for submission.
The submission didn't come. Instead the giant just roared and charged after them. The two scattered and started circling the giant.
Ayami headed to the girl who looked very pale. She grew even paler (if that was possible) when the giant made his way towards them. He lunged and grabbed both of the females in his two over large hands.
Ayami had a big temper, and when someone touches her without permission, her temper flies. Her eyes turned a bright blood red. Sesshomaru could sense her demonic aura rushing around her.
Sesshomaru saw the eyes and was taken aback. The sweet somewhat, temperamental female he was in love with, had a very nasty side (much like his own nasty side).
But instead of going into her true form, like he would have done, she shot a fire ball at the giants head. It connected and the giant was furious. Then she sent a sheet of ice at him. His head froze and he dropped the human. Sesshomaru caught her and looked up.
The giant had shaken the ice off and was glaring gruesomely at Ayami. Noticing this, Ayami glared right on back. After a few moments, then she transformed into her true form. Since she was ½ inuyouki, she transformed into a giant dog demon.
She had midnight black fur. It flowed like Sesshomaru's fur when he was in his true form. She had all of her markings and she was about as big as Sesshomaru's dog form. You could see her muscles rippling under her skin, telling you she was really strong.
She immediately went for the head of the giant. When he dodged and she nicked his head, she lunged for the neck, clamping on.
Sesshomaru, knowing Ayami could handle the giant for a while, took the human girl back to the village. All of the humans rushed to thank him. He nodded and took off. He wanted to get back to Ayami.
When he got back to the fight, the giant was missing an arm and he was coughing because Ayami was drooling miasma (like Sesshomaru in Episode 6).
'Wow. Ayami is better than I thought. She is quite fierce.' Sesshomaru thought.
The giant was weakening fast. Ayami was teasing him by lunging in then jumping out fast. Finally, she went in for the final blow: the neck.
The giant went limp while Ayami reverted back into her human form.
Ayami was panting and bleeding on her arm. The wound in her arm was healing fast because of her demon blood. She continued to pant though. They started heading back to Jaken, Rin, and Ah-un.
"That was impressive. Most Ladies would either sit and watch or run to safety. Lord Kotarou taught you well." Sesshomaru said, betraying the want in his eyes to Ayami for a moment.
"Thank you. Most of my siblings are girls so my father just trained us all. My twin, Ayuki, and my brother, Kenshen, and I work together to protect our lands. Meeco is learning to be heir to the throne so he doesn't do much to protect our lands." Ayami told him.
"It makes sense that you are the main defender. You are very strong and you strategize well." Sesshomaru complimented. (I just had Sesshomaru complement someone. HeHe)
They finished the rest of the walk in silence. They were both thinking about the other.
'I can't deny that I love her. I have never had this feeling before. I wonder how she feels for me.' Sesshomaru thought.
'What would Father say to who I'm talking to? I love him so much. And I know he feels something for me because I saw it in his eyes back there.' Ayami thought as she closed her eyes.
They got back to Jaken, Rin, and Ah-un by scent. Jaken had heard the fighting and had gotten worried.
"Lord Sesshomaru, what happened? Are you all right?" Jaken asked.
"A giant was attacking a human girl. Ayami was the one who destroyed the beast." Sesshomaru answered calmly.
"WHAT!? I thought you, Lord Sesshomaru, had done the fighting, what with all of the crashing around." Jaken asked jumping up and down.
"Is there something wrong with me fighting, Master Jaken? Is it because you think I'm not strong or is it because I am a female?" Ayami said with red tinged eyes.
Jaken, seeing Ayami's red tinged eyes, panicked.
"N-no. N-no-nothing is wr-wrong with that." Jaken said bowing deeply.
Ayami took a deep breath to calm down. Amazingly, it worked. Her red tinged eyes went back to the light blue of her beautiful eyes.
"Whatever. Let's just continue heading to your castle, Sesshomaru." Ayami said with restrained anger.
Jaken got a sweat drop while Rin giggled at all that had just happened. Rin had seen the look of admiring Sesshomaru had sent Ayami's way when she had defended herself against Jaken.
"Let's just hope that nothing else happens on our way." Ayami grumbled at the front of the group.
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Love,
Lay Ayami (not to be mistaken for Ayame, Koga's bride to be)