Disclaimer: Yay! Now I own Akemi and Mamoru as well as Saisyo! Yay!!
Notes: I have nothing to say except... YAY!!!
"Go on, go relax, Saisyo." Sesshomaru urged her.
"Will you be okay with the twins?"
He gave her an exasperated look. "How much harm can they do when they're asleep? Of course I'll be okay. It's yourself you should be worried about,"
"Why?" asked Saisyo.
"There are lots of demons out at night." Sesshomaru pointed out.
She walked up to him and gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm a demon, too, remember? I can take care of myself,"
"Yeah, well...If I didn't think that you deserved to relax, you wouldn't be going at all." He sighed. "Just don't go getting yourself hurt, and take your sword,"
Saisyo took the clothes that Kagome had given her until her kimono had been washed, which happened to be her school uniform, and walked out of the village and into the forest, getting undressed and easing her aching body slowly into the steamy water until the glistening surface was right below her nose. She sighed contentedly, making the water in front of her face ripple innocently, and let pleasant thoughts swim through her mind.
Deciding that she'd relaxed enough, Saisyo washed her hair, climbed out of the water, and got dressed into Kagome's clothes, which consisted of a green skirt and short-sleeved white blouse with a green collar.
"Wow, that's short..." she muttered to herself, tugging a little on the hem of the skirt to lengthen it, even if just a centimeter.
"No, leave it the way it is..." someone said.
Saisyo whirled around and stared into the dark.
"Miroku, if that's you, I swear I will pummel you into the ground and leave you there to rot!!" she yelled.
"And what if it's not?" the voice answered with a raspy laugh.
Saisyo then realized that this definitely is NOT Miroku. "Then I'll do much worse,"
She felt someone behind her and took a swing at them, but missed. Instead, she came face to face with him. He had large red eyes and fangs dripping with a substance unknown to her, and his claws were bloodied and sharp. "What do you want?" she asked, anger apparent in her voice.
"That's none of your business, human,"
Saisyo scoffed. "You're so pathetic. You can't even sense demonic aura, can you? You better get out of here before Sesshomaru senses you-"
"Sesshomaru Taisho? Of the Western Lands? Hm, so he has taken a mate... That makes it even more fun."
"What?" she asked suspiciously.
"The fact that you will be mine soon enough,"
Growling at him, Saisyo took many a swing at him, but missed each time for an unknown reason. Accidentally dropping her guard, she was pinned to the ground by the demon, his claws digging into her shoulders and drawing blood. She felt her left arm break from the force of her landing, but she refused to cry out and instead stared him steadily in the eyes. They flickered for a moment and realization slapped Saisyo in the face. Demons' eyes turn red when their inner self takes over and their common sense no longer has control.
She decided to try and break him out of it instead of killing him. "No wonder you have to resort to force to get a girl, just look at your attitude."
He hesitated, obviously listening. "What?"
"Try being a little kinder, and not digging your nails into the lady's shoulder. Besides..." She pulled down the collar of her shirt, exposing the delicate flesh that a blue crescent moon was etched upon. "I'm already Sesshomaru's."
The demon's eyes showed signs of fear as his claws retracted a bit and his fangs shortened. He backed away and soon he was a scared looking young man with black hair and blue eyes standing and looking in horror at the woman on the ground. He hurriedly help her up and asked if she was okay.
Her left arm hung limply by her side and blood ran down it. "Aside from a broken arm and multiple puncture wounds on my shoulders, I'm fine," Saisyo answered with a small smile. "Tell me your name."
Still looking ashamed of himself, the young man answered, "Asato. And yours?"
"Saisyo."
An awkward silence ensued after they had introduced themselves, but then Asato decided to break the silence. "Look, about your wounds... I-"
"You couldn't control yourself, I know." said Saisyo holding up her hand to silence him. "Don't worry about it. I don't hold you responsible for what you did,"
Asato let out a breath of relief. "Here, I will carry you back to your village."
He picked her up, careful not to agitate her arm or the wounds, and commenced walking.
Sesshomaru was deep in thought, about what even he did not know. He was sitting beside where Akemi, Mamoru, and Rin were peacefully sleeping and watching them. He picked up Akemi without waking her and held her close, being able to feel her heartbeat. He tucked a strand of hair gently behind a small pointed ear, careful not to hurt her with his claws.
'These are my pups,' he thought, 'I helped create these beautiful children... Except Rin...'
The dirty part of his mind was thinking that it was also fun to make them, but he tried not to pay attention to those thoughts. Then the scent of blood reached his nose, and Kagome quietly opened the door and told him to follow her. Sesshomaru recognized this blood and his eyes glowed red only for a moment, then he regained control.
Kagome showed him a young man standing outside the hut with Saisyo in his arms, blood dripping down each of her arms, and one of them immobile, laying across her chest. "You can put me down, now, Asato." Saisyo whispered to him.
Standing, but stumbling a little, Saisyo tried to stand steady, but ended up with Sesshomaru supporting her. She whispered a word of thanks and put her right hand slightly above her left shoulder. When it began to glow a faint blue, she slowly moved it down the whole length of her left arm and shoulder. Giving it an experimental bend, Saisyo then used that hand to heal the wounds on her right shoulder.
Asato was speechless, and instead just stared, but everyone else acted as though mending bones and sealing wounds with a simple touch is the most normal thing in the world.
"Are you alright? What happened?" asked Sesshomaru.
"A demon attacked me, and this young man helped bring me back," she answered gesturing to Asato.
"But I-" he began.
Saisyo shot him a warning look. "Shut up." Then she turned back to Sesshomaru. "And he carried me back here,"
Sesshomaru turned to Asato and raised an eyebrow, then held out his hand. "Thank you... For bringing her back."
Asato took his hand and shook it. "I-It's no problem, I was glad to help."
"Well, why don't you stay for dinner?" asked Kagome.
"Yeah, it's almost ready," added Sango, who had come out to see where everyone else was.
Asato smiled, but refused the offer. "I can't. I have to, uh, get back...home."
"You do that," Saisyo said, "And thank you again,"
He waved as he walked away, leaving Sesshomaru to take Saisyo and question her.
"Okay, what really happened?" Sesshomaru asked suspiciously.
"I told you what happened."
"No, you didn't. That was your blood on Asato's claws. It was him, wasn't it?"
Realizing that she was fighting a losing battle with her mate, Saisyo nodded.
"I'll kill him..." Sesshomaru said, standing up and beginning to walk out the door.
"Sesshomaru, wait," she said, grabbing his hand.
"Don't expect me to just sit here while the one that hurt you is still out there!" he yelled, his eyes flashing red at her.
Saisyo hastily let go, looking at him with wide, fear-filled eyes. He had never yelled at her like that before. At once realizing his mistake, Sesshomaru walked over to her and held her in his arms. "I'm sorry," he whispered comfortingly in her ear, "I just don't like to see people hurt you."
"But that's just it isn't it?" Saisyo asked, crying quietly into his shoulder. "If you had just now gone after Asato, you would have killed him,"
"Well, I can't let him live after he-"
"But when your eyes flashed red at me," she continued, "I knew that the next time you even saw Asato, you would lose control... You would..."
"Transform?" Sesshomaru finished. She nodded.
"When Asato attacked me, he was transformed, and had no control at all. You've seen what happens to Inuyasha when he transforms, right?" Saisyo asked, her crying only silent tears, now.
Sesshomaru nodded in response.
"Well, it was like that. He could've come across his best friend and killed him. Have you ever transformed, Sesshomaru?"
"Yes. It's the most horrible feeling in the world... All you can do is-"
"Wait it out," someone finished.
Sesshomaru turned around and saw Inuyasha, who had begun to speak again. "You can only scream and scream for yourself to stop, but you have absolutely no control over your body,"
"That's why it wasn't Asato's fault that he attacked me," Saisyo explained, trying to convince him.
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and sighed, obviously having an inner battle with himself. A few moments later he opened them and managed a slight smile at Saisyo. "I understand, but if he ever tries it again, I WILL kill him. Deal?"
"Deal," replied Saisyo, who smirked and kissed him.
"Ugh, get a room!" Inuyasha complained, "And by the way, Sesshomaru, it's looks like you're eating her face."
"Inuyasha," Saisyo said in that same voice she used to have "The Talk" with him, "Ever heard of a 'French Kiss?' And just so you know, we are in a room, but you're inside it at the moment," Her expression suddenly became serious. "Get out."
I can't stand not having humor in a chapter, so there it is.