Chapter Three: Lies

Naraku looked at Allison and noticed that she was dressed in Sesshomaru's clothes. He ran to her and grabbed the back of her neck where the hair stopped. She shrieked as he angled her head in an upward position so that his face was right on hers. "You've been with him, haven't you?" She looked at him. His face now showed an expression of misery. She didn't speak or shake her head. He stared at her as if he could burn a hole right through her.

She felt his hand fall from her neck down to her waist. He then pulled her closer to him, slammed the door, and picked her up. He carried her over to the bed and dropped her. She looked up at him; her face askew. He jumped on top of her, placing his left hand around her arms and pulling them above her head so that she couldn't move. "I'll teach you, who's your true master," Naraku whispered in her ear. Her eyes widened as he ripped Sesshomaru's clothing from her body. She screamed. He muffled her screams with his right hand, pressing hard against her face. "Don't scream…dear Allison. If you do, I won't be nice."

She began to pray for someone to come in any moment to save her, maybe Sesshomaru, but no one was going to come. He began undressing himself and kissing Allison's neck when he suddenly smelt Sesshomaru's breath on her. He got off of her and pulled her up by the hair, dragging her over to the door. He opened it and slung her out of his room, making her hit her back on the wall. "Get out of my sight!" he yelled and slammed the door in her face. She cringed and brought her knees into her chest. He had the nerve to put me out here naked, that jerk, she thought.

Allison stayed there for a long time until she noticed a new housemaid come up to her. She was carrying a robe, and Allison noticed that she looked much younger than the other maids. "Here you go. I'm new here, just started today. My name's Rieya." She helped Allison up and handed her the robe. Allison placed the robe around her and tied a knot in it, tightly. "Thanks, I appreciate it very much." "You're welcome. Miss, I know this sounds strange, but if you don't have a room to sleep in, I found this vacant room with all this lady's apparel in it. I think it would suit you quite well." Allison followed Rieya down the hall. When they passed the stairs, Rieya opened the second door on the right and allowed Allison to enter.

The room was gorgeous when Allison turned the light on. The bed, dresser, and vanity were all made of a dark green marble and there were large midnight-blue curtains that fell over the painted windows. Lady's brush, comb, and mirror set were placed on the vanity and there was a long floor mirror that was also made of dark green marble. "Can I stay here?" she asked the maid. "I wouldn't see why not, I mean it's vacant," the maid assured her. "I think it's a lovely idea, Allison," a man's voice came from the door.

Allison turned around startled to find Inutaisho standing in the door frame. He was looking at Allison very intently. "No, I couldn't intrude. I should just go back to Naraku's room." Inutaisho walked over and waved his hand so the maid would leave. She did as asked and left them alone. He placed a hand around Allison's back and began whispering in her ear, "I would have thought you'd want some privacy, so that you wouldn't be smothered by him all the time." She shook her head in agreement. He patted her head and walked to the door, "There are clothes in the closet and the dresser that you can use, Allison." She nodded her head as he left, shutting the door gently behind him.

She walked over to the dresser and opened the first draw there were tons of unused bras and underwear, the reason she knew this is because they still had the tags on them. She pulled out a pair of black panties and a black bra and laid them on the top of the dresser and shut the draw. She opened the second draw to find night clothes. She pulled out a black night shirt and a black pair of silk pants. She laid them with the others and shut the draw.

She undid the robe and allowed it to hit the floor in a puddle around her. She stepped over it and began putting the clothes that she had just laid out. After dressing, she went over to the bed, pulled down the silk comforter and sheet and slide into it. She nestled into the covers and turned to face the painted window and fell asleep.

Outside of her new bedchamber, Sesshomaru had just finished with his bath and was heading back to his room. His hair still damp and his body still had little beads of water on it. He was wearing a pajama set like the one that he gave Allison; he had the shirt unbuttoned. He walked down the hall from the bath house to his room where he found his father exiting from the room across from it. "Father, you haven't been in that room since 'she' died." "She has a name, Sesshomaru and she was Inuyasha's mother. I didn't treat her any different from your own mother. Besides, I was helping Allison settle in." Sesshomaru's eyes became large, "What?! Father, why did you put her in there? That wo… I mean Inuyasha's mother died in that room," he pointed to the door. "You are wrong, son. She died in my room. Allison will be fine in there. I'm sure you'll watch over her, won't you?"

Sesshomaru didn't answer; instead, he opened his own door and went in. Inutaisho walked in, "Does it bother you that she is living across the room from you or is it something you're not telling me?" Sesshomaru ignored him as he went to his bed and pulled down the comforter on his bed. "She has nothing to do with me, father. She is Naraku's woman not mine." Inutaisho looked at his son and saw a most miserable expression on his face mixed with an almost visible blush that breached the end of his nose and across his cheeks. He knew then that Sesshomaru had feelings for Allison, but he didn't know if it was because she was Naraku's woman or whether he really cared for her. "Do you care for her son?" "Me care for her…I really don't know. I feel I should protect her from Naraku, but I don't know why." "I see. Those feelings you're not sure you have are hard to keep in this family, but if you do feel that way, you should tell her."

Sesshomaru began tense as Inutaisho walked to the door, "Besides, you're not in any danger of getting the curse, if that's what you're afraid of." He walked out and shut the door. Sesshomaru stared at the spot where his father once stood. What makes him think that I'm afraid of that stupid thing? Nevertheless, what really bothers me dad, is the fact that you gave her to him of all of us, he thought before he pulled down the sheet and slid in. He stared at the ceiling thinking about Allison, glad that she wasn't still in 'that room' with Naraku. He had feared for her life when he saw her after she just met Naraku. He wanted to keep her from him. The thoughts of her in the room across from him drowned away in his mind as he fell asleep.

The next morning, Allison woke up earlier than she would if she was at home. She had been there in that house for not even two complete days yet, but it felt more like weeks to her. She had a dream about Naraku chasing after her wanting to make love to her, but she was running toward a light in front of her that she knew was Sesshomaru. She sat up in the bed that Inutaisho told her she could sleep in last night and the first thought that went through her mind was, Do I care for him?—Sesshomaru, I mean. That can't be. She rolled out of bed and walked over to the closet and got a very modern outfit out. It was a pair of low cut, cloth Capri's and a v-neck tank top. She looked at herself in the mirror and began brushing her long, orange hair. She placed it in a ponytail holder, which she found in one of the draws in the vanity, placed the comb back on the top of the vanity, closed the draw that had the ponytail holder in it, and walked out the door.

She went downstairs and found Inuyasha looking around for his father. "Hey, Inuyasha, what are you up to?" He looked at her, rushed over, and placed her in a tight hug. "Morning!—I'm looking for Daddy. I haven't seen him yet." "He's probably asleep. Would you like for me to do something with you?" she asked as she bent down so that she was looking him in the eyes. His were nearly the same as Sesshomaru but a shade darker, golden brown. "I'd like that a lot, pretty lady." "You can call me Allison, if you want." "Okay, let's go, Allison!" Inuyasha said as he grabbed her hand and drug her to the door. She was afraid if he opened the door for she thought he would be burnt to a crisp, since of course he was a vampire, but when the sun hit him, he was fine.

She stopped dead in her tracks; she watched him as he let go of her hand and began dancing around and around what looked like a courtyard. He looked so pleasant out there, wild and free. The courtyard was decorated in flowers of all kind. The only real bouquet of color that she had seen at this place at all and it was the most beautiful. She stepped out into the sun and for the first time, she was glad it was in the sky.

She kept walking until she was in the garden of flowers that were so properly kept. She squatted down and smelled them. A sudden weight was added to her back, she looked around to find Inuyasha was there wanting a piggyback ride.

She rose from the ground, "Hold on tight, now," she told him as she began running around the courtyard. Inuyasha held on and flung his head back laughing in merriment. She laughed with him, for she loved to hear his happiness. She ran around the benches in the courtyard that circled the great oak tree and then she followed the gray pebbles that layered the payment to a fence. When stopped, she allowed Inuyasha to slide down her back and legs to the ground. She stared out at the dead, lifeless forest before her. The ground was as black as soot, the trees with no leaves, and there were large burned holes in their trunks.

Inuyasha looked up at Allison and tugged at her hand. She looked down at him and noticed that he had a sad expression on his face. She knelt down and placed him in a hug, still looking at the decaying forest before her. Inuyasha pushed his head into her stomach even more as she started walking toward the castle. He pulled away from her stomach, but kept a grip on her hand. She couldn't see why the forest was like that, especially when the rest of this place was so beautiful.

As they reached the castle, Inuyasha walked out into the flowers while Allison sat down on the bench and watched him. She wondered about the decaying forest some more wondering who might have made that place look so awful. She couldn't help feeling kind of sick inside seeing it flash like visions in her head. Suddenly, Inuyasha came out of nowhere and placed a ring of flowers around Allison's head. She was quite surprised, but when he jumped in her lap she hugged him again and watched him rub his eyes and yawn, "Are you sleepy? How long had you been up waiting for your father before I came down?" "Oh, I would say a few hours. Daddy's always like that, though." "Inuyasha, what has your father told you about yourself?"

He looked at her rather curiously and then answered, "My Daddy has told me that I am not like normal people. I am what many would call a halfling, or a Dhamphir, part human/part vampire. I really don't see any difference from me to you, Allison, except I'm a lot paler." Allison giggled a little and then spoke, "Inuyasha, what your father means is that you…huh…I really don't know if I should be telling you this. Well, what I mean to say is that you have really shape fangs, way larger than a human's and you like the dark rather than the sun, plus you drink blood and humans don't." "Oh, you mean that red stuff father gives me. It tastes okay, but I could do without it." "I really don't think you have a choice in the matter." "Well, if I don't have a choice, I promise to stay away from you blood Allison because I want you to stay alive forever because you're my best friend." Allison smiled but that faded when she realized that she wouldn't be alive forever.

It wasn't long after that that Inuyasha wanted to go to his favorite spot in the whole house and that was the library. It was located on the far left side of the first floor, the very last door. When she opened the door, Inuyasha ran to his favorite chair in the middle of the room while Allison looked in wonder of the whole place.

It was huge. The library itself was about three sections in height. There were books that covered the walls from floor to ceiling. She walked in a little further to find that there was a stair case that led to the second floor and it didn't stop there. There were exactly three floors in this library and she wondered in amazement exactly how many books were in this place. She suddenly felt a tug at her shirt; it was Inuyasha wanting her to read him a book that he now had in his hand, pushing it forward into her hand.

She took the book; Inuyasha grabbed her hand, and led her over to his chair. She sat down in it and pulled him up into her lap. He sat sideways with his head rested, snuggled into her chest. She looked down at him like a mother would their soon, and then she opened the book, "Which story is your favorite?" "I like them all, but I really like this one." He pointed to a story entitled, "The Snow," and Allison opened to that story and began reading:

Once upon a time, there lived a young woman with bright yellow hair and big beautiful eyes. She lived alone in the deep embrace of the forest. She had never seen anyone out that way her whole life until one day, she saw a most beautiful man. He had short brown hair and deep set green eyes. When she saw him, she stared in amazement at how genuinely wonderful he looked. Finally, as she stepped on a large branch the young man spotted her, and he too stared at her in wonder of how a woman like her could live out here of all places.

He walked up to her and began a conversation, "Hello, my name is Derreck and who are you?" "My name is Odette," she told him…

Allison stopped for she looked down and saw that Inuyasha had fallen asleep in her arms. She sat there watching him as his chest went up and down. How peaceful he was even though what his two brothers were like he hardly knew, poor thing. However, even if he did know, he wouldn't understand it, he was of course too young.

About two levels about them, Naraku appeared. "It seems as if she didn't sleep out here after all. I wonder where she could have run off to." He went searching for her in all the rooms, opening them and then slamming them shut. He couldn't believe that she wasn't in any of them. He even opened Sesshomaru's door to find him gone and her nowhere to be found. "That girl! Where is she?" He went to the bathing room, no one. He went to the third floor, no one but his father. He went down stairs to the kitchen, no one; to the study, no one. It was then that he walked into Sesshomaru, "Where the hell is she you stupid albino dog!" "Is that anyway to greet your brother in the morning?"

Naraku ran over to Sesshomaru and grabbed him by the shirt. He rammed his back into the wall and made Sesshomaru growl. "Tell me where the girl is or I'll shed your blood right here." "I don't know what you are talking about. I haven't seen her since I was first informally introduced to her. Your assumptions as running wild, as usual, I see Naraku."

At the end of the hall, Allison had just emerged from the library and saw two figures struggling with one another. As she got closer, she saw that Naraku had Sesshomaru pinned up against the wall. Her heart began to pound as her feet began moving on their own. She raced over toward them and pushed Naraku off of Sesshomaru. Naraku stumbled away with his eyes widen in fury at what had just happened. Sesshomaru looked at Allison without saying a word. He, too, couldn't believe that she had just done that.

Naraku was very upset; he couldn't believe that a woman that was bound to him would ever do what she had just done. He marched over to her, ignoring that Sesshomaru was even there and grabbed her up by the neck and held her there. She pulled at his arm with her hands, crying for him to let her go, but there was no way he was going to let go, "You stupid, worthless piece of garbage, how dare you push your master. You will learn to never ever betray me, NEVER!"

By this time, Sesshomaru had had about enough of Allison's torturing. He walked over to Naraku, "Stop it, Naraku. She isn't your puppet. She is a person, who do you think you are treating her like that!" Naraku didn't think, he slung Allison hard against the wall. She yelled out in pain as she slide down the wall. However, Naraku and Sesshomaru paid no attention to her, they were too busy arguing and fighting again. However, someone did hear and they were on their way down the main stairs, "What was they scream all about? NARAKU, SESSHOMARU, boys I want you to stop this arguing."

Inutaisho appeared suddenly and ran over to Allison. She was panting hard and holding her chest. "Boys, I think it's time for the both of you to leave from my sight, NOW!" Sesshomaru and Naraku began to leave as Allison began to calm down after she heard Inutaisho holler. "I want to go home! I want to go home, NOW!" Inutaisho looked at Allison in amazement, especially now that she had just yelled herself. Sesshomaru was in shock as he heard her yell at his father. He felt apart of him had disappeared as if she would take his heart with her if she left. "I'm sorry; Allison, but I cannot do that." He frowned at her as she looked at him. He suddenly pulled her into a hug when he saw the tears fill her eyes. "I don't want to stay here anymore. I don't feel right here. I want to be able to be free from all this, please take me home."

He shook his head at her; she pushed him away and ran upstairs. She entered into the room that he told her was hers now, shut the door and jumped face first on her pillow. She had tears racing from her eyes, each one trying to reach her chin. She wanted nothing more than to leave this place even if it meant leaving the only person she ever loved—Sesshomaru. She cried herself to sleep.

When dark came, a creak from the door sounded throughout the room as a figure walk over to Allison. He watched her with his golden eyes as she slept. He bent down and bushed her orange locks of hair from her face and noticed that she had been crying. He wondered why. He touched her face and heard someone coming. He bent down and kissed her head, and then he turned and left. As he exited the room, he shut the door quietly behind him, Allison, I wish I would have acted sooner to protect you from Naraku early, but please don't leave like you told my father. I would really much like it if you stayed. Sesshomaru made his way over to his room and within a second he had opened the door, got in, shut it and lay his back against it pounding the door senseless. He couldn't figure out a way to unbind Allison from Naraku unless he did the unforgiven —consummation between him and her.

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