Chapter 14:
Yunia walked next to Sesshomaru, she knew why they were walking. If he flew, the rush of air might irritate her arm and make it bleed. She sighed as she followed him; it would be the second time being alone with him since the garden incident. Yea at night, they were alone-ish but Rin and Jaken could wake up at any time. She looked up at him and saw the two red claw like marks on his face, they were red but in the dark, they looked purple. His purple crescent moon perched at the exact middle of his forehead, and although he had long hair, she never thought of him as a woman.
She looked around in the dark and saw figures changing and she was afraid of being eaten, so, she grabbed his arm in a quick haste to feel protected.
Sesshomaru felt something hold his arm tightly, When he saw Yunia gripping his arm for dear life, He rolled his eyes.
"If you wish to be strong…Then why do you cower in fear of the dark," he mocked as she smiled shyly and shrugged looking up at him. She let go and took a step aside,
"Sorry….Not a very good night person" she laughed at herself as she looked down, But she was still close to Sesshomaru if anything were to attack she had an easy reach to grab him.
Yunia walked for what felt like hours, as the sun hadn't even started to come up when she realized something else,
"Sesshomaru…. Um... Well… We're not enemies anymore, right?" finally finding the right words, she saw he had closed his eyes,
"Or do…Do you still hate me?" she pushed out her words from her throat, as she watched Sesshomaru for an answer. She wished for him to choose that they were at least friends for Rin's sake.
Sesshomaru didn't know what he felt; it was if he didn't care. He rather be next to her and just have her there, then not. Because her face didn't burn his mind anymore because she was right there. Her voice no longer scratched at his ears because she was there, because now when she talked, she talked in a gentle voice…a voice un-sure of herself ….But as if she didn't want to hurt him anymore. That's when it hit him like ice on his brain; He was like the pet she spoke of a while before. However, he didn't want to admit it, but he felt better knowing what was what…Why she had seen that in him, but he would never admit it, He was too proud to admit she had seen a weak part in him.
He just looked ahead as Yunia sighed; she took a step near him,
"This might sound childish but….But, I am weak during dark…Im absolutely terrified of it…It scares me being alone in the dark….Afraid of not being surrounded by friends….So, would it be hard to ask that I hold you hand?" she pleaded as she hung her head, Not even seeing Sesshomaru grabbing her hand in his. She smiled at the ground and grabbed his hand, Head still hung, She smiled-Half-ashamed- Half-happy.
"Thanks"
Finally, when the sun started to come up she let go of his hand and put her hand on her arm to see if she could feel anything wrong with it. The gash still looked horrible to her but she wasn't sure if it was healing of getting worse. She looked ahead and there laid a village in front of them. She smiled brightly and looked at Sesshomaru but he was stern and black emotion as ever.
She just looked back ahead and saw humans rushing around and ignored Yunia as they entered but stepped aside when they saw Sesshomaru. They gasped when a priestess walked out and bowed
"How may I help you, Lord Sesshomaru?" she asked but at the statement of his name, it sounded like she was mocking him.
"My arm was-"but the priestess cut her off,
"SHUT YOUR MOTUH WOMAN…I did not address you!" the woman shouted, demanding Yunia's silence.
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the woman and grabbed Yunia by her hurt arm, Making Yunia gasp in pain. He showed it to the priestess and narrowed her eyes at the woman even deeper in anger
"I think that means help-"
"What did I say before woman, Speak when spoken too!" the priestess barked and slapped Yunia across the face. Sesshomaru lost grip of Yunia's small arms as Yunia crumbled to the floor holding her face.
"Learn your place," The woman hissed with venom in every word.
Yunia laid there on the ground, holding her arm, which had started to slightly ooze blood, her eyes widen quickly, almost as big as plates when she saw the blood slither better her fingers and drip slowly onto the ground. Her breath quickened as she looked up at the priestess who stood there with an evil glare on her face. Yunia closed her eyes and tried to get up as she felt something kick her in the side.
"OW" she shouted and rolled onto her back in a crumbled ball and held her arm.
"Wench!" She heard Sesshomaru and a loud roar as everything got into a spinning haze and soon before she knew it, she was in the sky and flying fast through the air as her blood flew behind her and her savior.
"Sesshomaru?" she cried out as her voice was cracking at the blood loose.
"Quiet…don't talk or you'll faint faster," He whispered as he jumped from a tree top and flew high in the air,
"There is a village ahead…" he groaned as Yunia looked up in her haziness and smiled at him,
"Thank you" Her voice barely audible, when she let her headrest on his chest.