Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha. I do own Ayami.
I am going to finish this story.
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Sesshomaru set out almost immediately to find his younger half-brother. He knew it would be difficult to convince him and his group to help him: especially since he and the person they were going to save had tried to kill them.
'I will convince him. I must to save Ayami. Naraku is a vile beast that deserves to be killed and Ayami is too sweet for him.' Sesshomaru thought furiously.
With in a day of running with no stops, Sesshomaru had picked up the scent of his brother and his group. They weren't aware of him yet, but soon they would be. The lord was planning on walking in the next day after he had rested and worked out some of what he was going to say.
The Next Day
Before Sesshomaru went to InuYasha, he thought of why he was doing this. He loved Ayami and wanted her back. He didn't want Naraku to use Ayami against him and her family, much less the world.
As he ran to get to InuYasha (the group was a couple miles off), he sensed InuYasha and the miko (priestess) girl (Kagome) sense his presence. They began warning the demon slayer (Sango) and the monk with the wind tunnel in his hand (Miroku). Sango's fire cat (Kirara) transformed into her larger form, prepared to fight. The fox kitsune (Shippo) ran and hid. When they were all prepared to fight him, but they didn't expect to hear what he did tell them.
Protecting Love
Explanations
"You want us to do WHAT?" InuYasha yelled, hardly believing his ears. After years of fighting him, it was hard to hear that the demon Lord wanted them to help him.
"Sesshomaru, are you feeling alright? I mean, this Ayami, she tried to kill us. Now you want us to help you, someone who also has tried to kill us, rescue this demon who has tried to kill us. The only part I understand is that you want to kill Naraku." Kagome, the priestess, asked.
"I'm fine. I want to rescue this demon, but I can't do that without help and your group is the strongest I know that will actually aid this Sesshomaru and not get in my way." Sesshomaru explained, for the third time.
Everyone's jaw dropped. Not only did the Great and Almighty Lord Sesshomaru admit that he needed help, but he actually complimented the group. They were definitely not used to the new Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru, we will help you," Sango started.
"WHAT!?" InuYasha yelled.
Sango continued as if not interrupted, "but I would like to know why."
"I love her. I have never felt anything but hatred and anger and I do not want to lose, probably, the only chance I have at love." Was the simple answer.
Jaw dropped again. Everyone was stupefied and thinking.
"Uh, Sesshomaru, Ok, we will help you, but no killing us afterward, OK? Also, can you promise that Ayami won't kill us?" Miroku asked cautiously.
"Yes. Ayami and her family were tricked by Naraku and then almost killed by him. She was kidnapped, but wants nothing more than to destroy Naraku. She might be controlled by that vile beast though, so be prepared, we leave at dawn." Sesshomaru promised, surprising everyone yet again.
"We leave when I want to." InuYasha said, but it was cut short by a loud "SIT!" command from Kagome, making him fall to the ground.
Everybody began the preparations to leave the next day and Sesshomaru was left to himself. He thought of how InuYasha and his group had looked at him when he had told them he loved Ayami.
'Is it really so hard to believe that I love someone? I guess so. I have been so cold al through my life. Ayami has changed me so much in the short time I have known her.' Sesshomaru thought, slightly disgruntled.