Hello everyone. I'm updating, isn't that great: ) : ) Lol. Anyway, I decided to update today just because I felt like typing something up and if I didn't do it now then I would end up being far behind in the story and typing all of it up when I ended up finishing the whole thing on paper. O.o It sucks when that happens. Lol. Well thank you all that are reading this story and reviewing it. It all makes me really happy just to know that people like it because the only reason I pretty much write is the fact that my writing makes all of you happy. : ) : ) Well here's the new chapter, please enjoy and sorry for the spelling mistakes. : ) : )

Dept Repaid

There was something running through the trees toward us and both of us stopped.

"A demon," Sesshoumaru said quietly.

"Whatever, it's not like it really matters," I whispered.

"What's this? Lord Sesshoumaru and a traitor, traveling together," a voice laughed from the trees.

'Mukou… Why is he here?' I thought, turning around to where he was talking. Suddenly I was pinned against a tree with a claw on my throat.

"How amusing to see that he would be kind to a mute of all people, rather than being kind at all," Mukou laughed with evil amusement.

His claw tightened around my throat and then I couldn't breathe.

"Mukou," Sesshoumaru growled.

'I can't breathe! I can't do anything!' There was a sharp pain in my stomach and then things started to get blurry. Mukou was smirking and then his face was knocked away from my sight.

"Sesshou… maru," I whispered, seeing his face before passing out and falling down the tree trunk.

"Keep your hands off her!" he growled hatefully, taking his fist back.

"Ah, what's this? Are you falling in love with your little mute? Or are you just being protective of your property?" Mukou laughed.

"She has done nothing to you for you to hate her. Leave this hatred towards me," Sesshoumaru growled.

"My hatred is towards you. I just wanted to mess with her head and kill her before kill you. Naraku is promising me power," he laughed, lowering into a fighting stance.

"That half breed… I shall kill you beforehand. Keeping his key from him is rather amusing."

Mukou laughed and then lunged at Sesshoumaru with his claws ready. Sesshoumaru used a green whip to rip the body in half only to see that it wasn't really him.

"A puppet," he whispered, looking for the real one.

Something loosened around his chest and his armor fell to the ground. Sesshoumaru quickly turned around and ripped another puppet apart with his claws.

"My game is different than yours lord Sesshoumaru. While you use you swords and claws, I use mind games," Mukou laughed from the trees.

"A true demon would fight fairly. Or are you really hiding the fact that you yourself are a half breed?"

For Sesshoumaru's words, he had claws driven deep into his back, ripping the hoari and flesh along the bottom of his back. Blood spilled to the ground and Sesshoumaru turned to rip Mukou apart. Grabbing Mukou by his throat, Sesshoumaru dug his own claws into the demon's stomach.

"Death comes sooner to those who desire to kill," he growled before punching Mukou across the face.

"Hell comes to those who wish to claim a woman and use her for pups," Mukou mocked.

"Silence!"

Mukou disappeared and then punched Sesshoumaru in the forehead.

"What's the matter lord Sesshoumaru? Afraid to admit that you have fallen for that mute? You desire her, desire to claim her."

Sesshoumaru had become angry and wanted nothing more than to kill the insolent demon before him. Grabbing Mukou's wrist, Sesshoumaru swung him around and threw him into a tree.

All Mukou could do was laugh and Sesshoumaru had a puppet coming at him from behind. When he turned around, he felt claws dig into his stomach, tearing his flesh and then he felt the skin of his cheek being torn by four claws.

"Looks like I will have the honor of killing a lord," Mukou laughed evilly.

"You will have the honor of being killed by this lord," Sesshoumaru growled, digging his claw straight through Mukou's chest.

"Damn you Sesshoumaru!"

The body faded like dust and Sesshoumaru almost fell to his knees.

"For her, I would kill a thousand men. I do desire to have her," he whispered to himself.

Walking unsteadily to the tree, he lifted the unconscious body and pulled it against him.

"Fatomi, I will make you mine. That mark makes you my property, and I will protect that which belongs to me."

Hearing his voice in the darkened void of unconsciousness, I opened my eyes and felt someone holding me against them. 'Is that Sesshoumaru?'

"What do you want from me," I whispered, feeling pain from my new wound.

"For you to wake up Fatomi," Sesshoumaru replied softly.

'He's not alright. Something happened.' I thought with slight panic. Looking at his face, I saw four claw marks torn across his right cheek and blood flowing fresh from it.

"You're hurt," I whispered.

'I can't just leave him here. He took care of me when I was badly injured, so it's only fair that I replay that dept.'

"Leave me be. These wounds will heal on their own," Sesshoumaru protested, putting a little more pressure on my body.

"Yeah right, just like my wounds would heal on their own," I mocked, lifting him onto my back.

'I will repay him, whether he wants me to or not.' I felt Sesshoumaru's head touch against my shoulder and blushed slightly.

"Why are you getting closer to me lately? You haven't really mocked me at all since I ran away from you," I wondered, seeing if he was alright.

He didn't reply and I assumed that he had fallen asleep. 'Figures, too proud to admit that he's really not alright.' I started walking back towards the hut and it didn't take long to get there since we were almost there before Mukou appeared. 'I don't get Sesshoumaru. He's mean sometimes but he also seems kind of gentle. Maybe it's because he's different from Naraku and doesn't want to kill me all the time. Then again, he is the only guy I've known that would stick up for me besides father.' Placing Sesshoumaru against the wall of the hut in a sitting position, I went to get to my feet when he took hold of my wrist.

"Stay…" he said, pulling me back towards him.

"Come on Sesshoumaru, you're bleeding. Do you really…"

"Fatomi, stay with me. Your scent may get me to fall asleep," Sesshoumaru said gently as he pulled me into a sitting position in between his legs. 'What the heck is he talking about?'

"You're not alright Sesshoumaru. The loss of blood must have gone to your head or something. I'm covered in blood and you don't like me at all!"

He wrapped both arms around me and then rested his head against my right shoulder.

"Who said that I did not like you? I rather enjoy your company and your reaction to my mockery. After all, you are no longer mute," he said quietly, pulling me more against him.

'He had got to be kidding me. Who would be able to enjoy my company when all I have done is bring death and kill my family?' My heart was pounding with Sesshoumaru being so close to me and not being able to struggle.

"You know I can't repay my dept to you if you keep holding me like this," I said with some annoyance.

"You are my servant and I told you to stay. You have no dept to pay me as property," he said calmly.

"Yes I do! You took care or me and didn't have to. No one takes care of me, don't you understand that?"

"So after all the time of being cold, you truly do need trust, my trust," Sesshoumaru mused.

'I don't need his damn trust. I don't need anyone's trust.'

"Whatever," I grumbled.

Trying to get out of his hold, I heard Sesshoumaru laugh slightly at my actions and then stopped. 'Something is wrong with him. I know I have no right to say anything since I don't know him very well but ever since that kid yelled at me earlier he's been acting kind of funny. It's weird, every time he does something near me, my heart pounds because of it.' Sesshoumaru's breathing was even against my back and I figured that he was asleep.

"You like him, don't you Fatomi?"

"Are you kidding me? How can I like someone who's older than me?"

"No not the lord of the west, his son."

"Shut up Shena, I don't like him!"

"Then why is it that whenever you happen to see him walk by and he looks, you hide behind a tree?"

"Because he's still older than me and I'm not interested!"

Seven years ago…

Shena was playing outside and he threw a ball at me while I was sitting in a tree.

"What are you doing Shena?" I asked with a small laugh.

"Will you come play with me?"

"Now why would I want to play with my little brother?" I mocked with a smile.

"Because I'm cute and adorable…" he started.

"And because you can get really annoying," I laughed, about to jump out of the tree to grab the ball.

Shena stuck out his tongue and pulled down his eye lid to mock me back since he was only five. Something came out of the trees and took the ball before running away.

"Hey!" I cried angrily.

"My ball!" Shena said as he had tears in his eyes.

'I'll get it back. Stupid wolf cub thing. Why does it always have to take Shena's stuff?' Falling out of the tree, I quickly jumped to me feet and ran after the cub and the ball.

"Shena, go back home and I'll meet you there all right?"

"What about my ball?"

"Don't worry. I'll bring it back for you!" I yelled as I disappeared through the trees.

'Man, little brothers are such a pain, but he's worth it. After all, being three years older, I have to be strong for him.'

I ran for a half an hour until the small cub led me to an opening in the trees. It was just sitting there with the ball in its mouth, wagging it's tail happily.

"All right wolf cub, I'm gunna get that ball back whether you want me to or not," I said with a small smirk on my face.

'I'm gunna get this dog if I have to chase it all over the world or not!' The cub gave a small bark before I ran at it, trying to grab it before it ran away. The cub quickly got to its feet and ran ahead of me, making me fall and trip.

"Wolves have serious problems," I whispered, getting to my feet as soon as soon as I could.

Once again running after it, I ran into something and fell down with a small grunt. 'Well that was stupid.' I looked up to see what I had run into and saw a guy wearing all white and armor standing there.

"Oh crap," I whispered, knowing who it was.

"An inferior demon," he said coldly.

"I'm sorry lord Sesshoumaru. I didn't mean to run into you!" I exclaimed immediately to let him know that I was sorry.

"Here, I believe this is what you were after. I have no use for it," he said as he handed a ball to me.

'I feel so stupid for this!'

"Thank you lord Sesshoumaru. I'll just leave now," I said with a nervous laugh.

"Do not be as so quick to run from a lord. After all, they may need you assistance."

'I know that Shena think that lord Sesshoumaru's father is still alive, but I don't get why he thinks I have eyes for the lord.'

"Why would an all powerful lord need my help? I mean, I'm only eight," I laughed, taking the ball from him before getting to my feet.

Sesshoumaru smirked slightly at my words. No one would have spoken to him with laughter or mockery and here he was receiving it from a mere demon child.

"You have a dept to me for retrieving that ball for you. I wish to find you father," he replied, looking at me with his cold eyes.

"Why my father? Couldn't it have been Ren's father or the llama's father? I mean there is more than one father in this world, well unless you're a sibling and share the same father…" I babbled for no reason, I guess trying to make him leave.

"Your father because he has something I desire, as well do you, but you are not old enough to understand the concept," Sesshoumaru said coldly, looking back around the trees.

"Fatomi, where are you?" Shena called through the trees.

'Aw man Shena. He could kill you if he wanted to. Then again, he could always kill me too if he wanted to.' I looked towards the trees and then at Sesshoumaru.

"So uh yeah. I guess I can take you to see my father and my mother. As long as I can find my brother along the way then we should be good," I laughed again, trying not to show my annoyance.

"Very well, lead the way."

Running towards the trees with the ball in my hand, I went to find Shena.

"You are pretty fast for one your age," Sesshoumaru said as he ran beside me to where I was going.

"Fatomi! Ah!" Shena shouted as we appeared in front of him.

"Here's your ball, and now we have to find mother and father," I said as I handed him the ball.

Present…

'Whatever. I seemed to be stupid when I was little. Hopefully he doesn't remember that. I can't exactly ask him if he remembers either.' I got to my feet once Sesshoumaru was asleep and I didn't want to be next to him anymore.

"I guess I still need to wrap your wounds," I whispered to myself with some sadness.

'I need to repay my dept and this is the only way I can.' Grabbing the roll of cloth, I went back over to Sesshoumaru's sleeping form. I pulled down his hoari to see the damage of his wounds. The wounds had already started to heal but they were still pretty bad the way they were.

"How can you say that everything is alright? Your wounds are worse than mine," I whispered mostly to myself.

"My body is more developed than yours. It has a better way of healing," he replied, opening his eyes to look at me.

"Whatever, can you move so I can wrap your wounds or do I have to move you?" I asked, realizing that he was awake.

"Are you worried about my well being Fatomi? Are you worried about me dying on you?" Sesshoumaru asked with a small smirk.

I froze at the thought and then turned away from his gaze.

"Like I said, I owe you. Even if you say I don't, I do because you did the same for me," I said quietly, turning to the roll of cloth in my hands.

'I guess I would miss him because he is the only other person I've known besides my own family. I really would miss him and am worried about if he will survive or not…'

"I remember why this place seems so familiar. I remember that day when you ran into me for that ball and when you always hid from my sight, as do you. Don't you Fatomi?" Sesshoumaru said as he looked at my face rather intently.

My heart felt like it had stopped. That was the one thing I didn't want him to say or even remember.

"What are you talking about? I have no clue what you mean," I laughed nervously, lying to him.

"You do know Fatomi. I can smell the lie coming from you. You just don't want to admit that you were once afraid of me or was it something else? Were you infatuated by the sight of me and the way I looked at you?" he pressed on, wanting for me to try and say something back.

'Now would be a good time for me to take up that silence again. That way I wouldn't have to talk to him.'

"I desire an answer Fatomi. Since I am not imobile as you were. I am still able to do things," he said as he waited for me to answer.

"Why did you want to see my father? What was I to you to make you always look at me?" I asked, once again looking away from his gaze.

'That's all I want to know if nothing else. What made me seem so important?' Sesshoumaru reached his hand out and grabbed my chin gently.

"I went to see your father because he knew the way to a place that only evil demons are sent," he said as he made me look at him, "You are the same as when I spoke to you that time when you ran into me. That is why I prefer to have you with me now, since you are old enough to understand the concept."

"What place? What the hell are you talking about?" I asked with frustration.

Sesshoumaru smirked at my anger and shoe of interest. Now he was really enjoying the conversation. 'He's playing games with me.'

"I went to your father because I wanted to raise you further so I could get you to feel for me," he finished with a smirk.

"What? You have to be kidding me," I laughed slightly.

The thought was rather suspicious, but he did say that there was a reason that I wouldn't understand.

"That day that both of your parents died, was the day that I was to bring you to the castle. That was why that other demon was there, because I came to take you away," Sesshoumaru explained, about to pull my face closer to his.

'He's lying! My parents would never allow someone to take me away from them!' I didn't believe Sesshoumaru. There just didn't seem to be a real reason to it all even though it all made sense.

"You're just hallucinating from your wounds," I said simply, trying to pull away from his hand.

"I have no reason to lie to you Fatomi. I want you with all my being and desire for you to be the same," Sesshoumaru whispered as he looked at my face closely since it was close to his.

'I don't get any of this. My heart is pounding because of all of this and I can't calm it down. Is it because of what he said? Is it because he said that my place is beside him? I guess that maybe, I do like Sesshoumaru, like he does me…' There was no lie in his scent and I found it rather comforting.

"Is that true? If it is, then why did you keep hurting me like I was just a servant?" I wondered, not really fighting his hold anymore.

"I don't know. To make you understand that you were mine whether it be mate or servant. I wanted you to understand that you would never have anyone else. You were always my property," he whispered, about to pull our lips together.

"I'm not property. I'm a person. You can't own a person," I grumbled with some annoyance.

"I can since you were given to me. Now that you have that mark, you need my trust."

Sesshoumaru pulled our lips together and I didn't want to pull away. He placed his hand on the back of my neck and pulled my body against him with the other. When he nipped my bottom lip for entrance, I opened my mouth for him and felt his tongue touch mine. 'This will be the end of my dept. I will agree to be his and will let him use my body as he wishes. Now I will have no reason to want to repay my dept.'

End of Chapter 5

Hey again. : ) : ) So yeah, there was a little more about Fatomi's past in there and some romance. But no worries, Sesshoumaru won't do anything to her and she will come to her senses soon. : ) : ) But I'm not gunna tell you all when. : ) : ) I just feel like being evil that's all, so please don't eat me. I swear that nothing will happen so all lemon haters and what not can be happy even though this is rated low anyway. Alright, well thank you all for reading and sorry for my spelling once again. : ) : ) Please R&R and I'll try to update soon. : ) : )