-Perversion-

"Where are they?"

Kize grips the arms of his chair tightly in his hands, he'd sent Mio out for Aya almost an hour ago and they still had not returned. As he goes to stand the front door opens, Aya leads Mio into the house saying: next time you don't just show up. Mio frowns saying: but they weren't letting you leave…and you saw me there before anyone else did. Aya nods saying: but that does not matter Mio what if I wasn't able to defend you.

Like before.

Aya folds her arms when Mio turns silent, she peers up at Aya with saddened eyes but Aya does not budge.

"Ok."

Aya nods turning to the sitting room, she could smell Kize in there.

I'm pretty sure he wants to know where we've been.

Kize sits up in his seat when Aya enters the room, she looked almost sickly but she moved with the same grace she always had, he has to keep himself from smirking. Maybe she wasn't strong enough for the stone.

"Kize…."

He narrows his eyes not bothering to answer her, she folds her arms saying: are you angry, he shrugs looking aside. Aya nods turning away, Kize looks her over now.

"I can smell the demon lord all over you."

She glances back at him saying: we had a run in with him…nothing serious, Kize smirks saying: well his blood is on your kimono…not serious. Aya shrugs saying: it got a little heated…he's alive…so no…not serious. Kize raises a brow.

"Why did you not kill him?"

To be honest, I don't even know.

"He has that child with him, he has a duty."

Kize nods leaning back in his seat.

"Why don't I believe you?"

Aya puts her hands on her hips and he smiles, she shakes her head saying: for what other reason would I leave him alive, he shrugs and she sighs slouching forward.

"You look exhausted Ay," he whispers getting to his feet, Aya waves her hand saying: I…will be ok…I should just get to sleep, Kize walks around her. She grunts when he wraps his arms around her torso.

"Relax," he whispers into her ear, she moans lightly leaning her head against his chest.

That sleepy feeling.

From before.

He lifts her into his arms carrying her out of the sitting room past Mio who sat in the shadowy darkness peering at the shaded windows with blank eyes. He walks upstairs to his bedroom kicking the door open, this jolts Aya awake again. She rubs her eyes while trying to focus on the room. Everything in it was black, even the lights, Kize sits on her on the end of the bed before backing away to admire the effect.

"K-Kize why are we in here?"

He sighs saying: you were tired so I brought you here, she tries to stand but it felt something was weighing her down.

"Aya…what is wrong," he whispers gently moving over to her, she quivers when he hugs her close.

"Aya."

She looks up at him and he grins.

"No one knows you as I do, no one loves you as I do. You need me and I need you. Me, you and Mio. Our own little family…right?"

She nods hesitantly as he pulls her close again, he takes a deep breath against her neck as he crawls onto the bed.

B-But….

Aya pulls away hurriedly, Kize frowns saying: what is wrong, she shakes her head saying: I'm…I'm tired, he frowns when she rushes out of the room.

Aya runs down the hall to her room, once there she slams the door shut locking it. She gasps for air as she slides down the door and onto the floor.

If this is how things are supposed to be…why does it feel so….

Kize, was he?

No-no-no-no-no!

That's crazy.

Aya covers her eyes with her hands.

"I feel like I'm going crazy, My mind. It's so…it's everywhere!"

One moment, everything is blissful. The next, I'm in turmoil.

And Kize isn't helping, he's making everything even more confusing.

Aya looks at her hand, the stone was in there deep, her hand had already healed around it.

"I don't remember feeling this way before. Could it be that…no."

She blinks hard when she feels tears surfacing, she struggles to her feet and over to the mirror that sat against the wall, she wipes at her eyes and for a moment they flash green and hazel and then blue.

"What is this?"

She closes her eyes whispering: why is this happening? She falls away from the mirror when the lethargic feeling returns, she crawls over to the bed but she doesn't make it onto it before she falls asleep.

"Aya where were you?"

Aya slumps forward in her seat tossing her leg of Crane aside, Mai folds her arms glaring at her daughter, Aya rolls her eyes saying: with friends. Mai shakes her head saying: that's what you always say.

"With friends, out, not sure yet where I'm going."

Aya smiles as she rips a piece of one from the Crane's leg to pick her teeth with.

"We've ruined you Aya," Mai mutters turning to the sink, she shakes her head saying: it's almost as if you hate the life that we've created for you. Aya sighs saying: it's not that mother…I was busy, Mai nods saying: busy…but your father asked you to be here.

"I have a life as well."

"Aya that is understandable but you blatantly disrespect us whenever you can and I just can't understand that."

Aya bites her lip looking aside, Mai turns to her saying: think of Mio at least…she looks up to you…if you are careless then she will think it's alright to be the same way. Aya stands saying: but mother…you don't understand…there was this…this Incubus d-, Mai waves her hand saying: they are tempting but do not feed into them…they come here to find the young hormonal demons like yourself and then they go back to Hell. Aya nods saying: but he was so sweet…so intoxicating…so charming, Mai sighs saying: why can't you go and find a nice Dog Demon like your father, Aya shakes her head saying: too safe…think about it…what is a Dog Demon…what are they known for?

"We?"

Aya sighs saying: what are we known for…loyalty…ferocity…attentiveness…blah blah blah…but what about the Incubus demon's…ugh…charming…suave…beautiful…-.

"They are trickster's and whores."

Aya frowns saying: but their exhilarating, she falls back in her seat saying: father would love it if I met a nice fellow Dog Demon and settled down…ugh…we're so…boring. Mai sighs saying: the young ones always want the bad ones…why is this, she folds her arms.

"This still doesn't make your absence any better, he got you a gift."

Aya's eyes light up, she clasps her hands together saying: a gift…what is it, Mai smirks quirking her brow.

"Have I tempted the little Jikininki?"

Aya pouts saying: mother, Mai shrugs saying: that is what you will be if you don't slow down.

"Mother," Aya mutters standing and grabbing her mother's arms, Mai sighs saying: you must speak to him on your own but I highly doubt he will want to…you really hurt his feelings. Just then the door opens and Hiro steps into the house his blue eyes tired, Aya sighs when her mother pulls away walking upstairs to find Mio.

"Father…."

Hiro shakes his head walking past her, Aya looks away saying: I'm sorry, Hiro pauses at the mouth of the hallway saying: we must talk, Aya sighs following him to his study.

I remember…people used to say…Aya…you look just like Mai but you have your father's eyes.

W-What happened to me?

Is there more, something that I may have forgotten?

"Aya wake up."

Aya groans pushing at the person above her, they grab her arms saying: Aya, she opens her eyes to see Kize standing above her.

"You were having a bad dream?"

She nods sitting up.

A confusing dream, I know that that happened.

But what about the eye color, and why would I suddenly remember this?

"Not bad just…," she trails off when she looks around the room, they were still in her bedroom, she looks up at him and he grips her chin looking into her eyes.

"Aya your eyes their so beautiful."

She looks away.

Why when you're around everything gets weird again?

"Kize?"

He nods, she looks up at him saying: your eyes their blue, he nods, she looks toward the door saying: Mio's eyes…their…blue, he shrugs saying: pretty much. She cocks her head saying: were my eyes…blue at some point as well, his face falls into a scowl.

"No of course not."

"But I just had a dream-"

"All this over a dream?"

"But I know that it happened…it was a memory more than a-"

"You're confused."

"Answer the question please."

"No."

"But it-"

"Stop!"

Aya gasps when he grabs her by the arms, he growls at her saying: stop it with your questions…your eyes…they were never blue, she looks at the mirror.

I see them red all of a sudden…so…it's not out of the realm of possibilities.

He shakes her saying: do you understand Aya, she looks up at him and he sneers, she yanks away turning away from him on the bed.

"Leave me please."

Kize glares at the back of her head saying: you are steadily becoming more and more defiant, she glances back at him saying: you are steadily becoming more and more violent, he nods looking at the tall headboard of the bed. She grimaces when she feels the bed lower behind her, Kize wraps his arms around her saying: I am sorry, she sighs.

Not this again.

Kize was affectionate but never so much that it felt strange.

He suddenly digs his fingers into her stomach, she gasps and he chuckles saying: that wound…you still it have right, Aya groans nodding her head. Kize nods saying: it changed you forever that night…you became something and someone else, Aya looks back at him saying: w-what.

"Poor little Ay," he whispers dragging his lips from her cheek to her neck, Aya shudders when she feels his tongue against her neck. He snarls raking his teeth against her neck, she groans jumping at the stinging marks he left behind, he begins to slowly move his hand down her stomach.

"That day you became mine."

Aya pulls away suddenly this causes Kize to smile, Aya crawls out of the bed saying: what are you doing?

He holds up his hands saying: what do you mean, Aya shakes her head backing away from him.

"I have to go."

She turns away walking over to the window, Kize glares at her saying: have to go where, she shakes her head saying: I need to think, he scoffs.

"Haven't we already discussed that?"

She nods saying: we have…I've decided that I need to think, Kize stands walking over to her.

"When will you return," he asks in a harsh voice, she look back at him saying:…tonight…, he nods saying: if you're not here by 11:00 I'm sending Mio for you, she shudders when he drags his hands across her face.

"Can't allow you to get hurt out there."

Aya nods climbing into the windowsill, she closes her eyes pushing herself forward and out of the window.

"Mio!"

Mio walks into the room, she looks around before saying: where did she go, Kize shakes his head saying: follow her, Mio sighs saying: it's gonna be a little difficult you know…her nose is something, Kize nods saying: stay at the distance. Mio nods turning to leave.

"You need to relax!"

Sesshomru looks at Inukimi who gave him a vicious side eye, Jaken walked behind them his eyes on the ground.

"This is so strange, no Rin…no Aya…," he whispers glancing up at the demon's in front of him, Sesshomaru looks ahead saying: you are not needed anymore. Inukimi folds her arms saying: so you're saying you don't need me, he nods. Inukimi waves her hand saying: oh you need me…who else will purify your precious Aya. Sesshomaru glares at her and she nods saying: the Uryen Stone is in her body…you will need this, she holds up the Meido Stone.

"You will need it's power to help rid her of its tainted essence."

"Give it to me then."

"No, I want to see how this one ends…and besides it's mine and I don't trust you with it. You are reckless and hotheaded."

"Everything I do is for a reason."

She laughs saying: just because you've made a few good guesses in the past, he sighs when she snorts shaking her head.

"You know Sesshomaru you never explained to me your intentions for this woman. The way you say it, she's Rin's new nanny.

He glares ahead not bothering to answer her, she sighs saying: sometimes I worry about you…all alone in that big castle…at first I worried that you were replacing real love with that human girl…giving her your time to fill that empty place. She folds her arms.

"I am happy that this is what your mind is on now no matter how strange it is."

He looks at her saying: strange, she nods saying: that girl is so lost within herself I'm surprised that you even want to help her. She smiles.

"I just wouldn't put you here if someone asked me. What has your son been up to? Oh, just helping some woman he met one day!"

"What are you trying to say?"

She sighs saying: so easily insulted…Sesshomaru tell me just one thing, he looks ahead again.

"Are you planning on making her your mate?"

Jaken frowns looking up at Sesshomaru, he wanted to cut in so badly but he couldn't disrespect the lord or his mother, Jaken grips his staff tightly. He couldn't understand Sesshomaru himself, what did he find so intriguing about the lady demon even from day one. He cocks his head, by demon standards she was…attractive, nothing to rave about though…. Jaken sighs, who was he kidding? He slouches over, she was striking, someone that made people look a fourth time, Jaken covers his face with one hand as tears build in his eyes. He couldn't take it, if Sesshomaru decided to mate with Aya…and keep her around…then Jaken would sink lower in the ranks. At the time he was Sesshomaru's closest confidant, his best friend. Jaken smiles through his tears as he remembers the various battles they'd fought together, how many times they'd come to each other's rescue. If mated to Aya, she'd become his best friend, his travel buddy, his secret keeper. He gasps, and what about when they had children. He could see it now, little dark haired runts destroying the castle and bringing stress to the great lord. He could see Aya modeling the finest silks in the mirror of the lord's bedroom, her recklessness within the house, her making Sesshomaru send him away.

"I cannot let that happen!"

Jaken lets out a sob before opening his eyes to see Inukimi and Sesshomaru looking back at him, Jaken waves his hand saying: cold…, he coughs lightly into his hand. Sesshomaru looks away but Inukimi watches him for a moment before turning to Sesshomaru again.

"Well?"

"I do not know yet."

Inukimi sighs saying: to me it looks as if though your mind is made up, he narrows his eyes ignoring her again.

What am I looking for?

Aya sat at the edge of a cliff watching the grey sky, she reaches for it saying: I want to see again…that color, she looks at the stone in her hand.

Where did that happy feeling go I wonder?

She touches the stone lightly cocking her head gently, she turns her hand to stare down at her white skin, she frowns. She'd always been pale but never this pale, it was strange.

"And I feel strange."

She brings her hand to her head, she felt warm even to herself, could it be that she was getting sick?

"I've only been sick once before in my life and I hated it."

She bites her lip, it was her first winter in Yurime, and with her body already weakened she fell easily to the cold.

I should visit them.

But Kize wouldn't like it.

But…who cares?

Even Kize couldn't tell me what to do, what has changed now?

He has Mio….

One visit though…can't hurt.

Aya gets to her feet stretching her arms, maybe a visit there would clear her mind, she begins to walk but almost as soon as she begins her legs buckle under her. Aya falls down again.

"What…."

Why am I so weak.

Well…I haven't eaten since…

I haven't eaten in a long time, but my stomach doesn't feel empty.

I'm not hungry.

Aya struggles to her feet again stumbling down the road toward Yurime.

As she goes, her mind wanders into the past.

"Shouldn't we…you know?"

"What?"

"You know…knock.?

Kize folds his arms leaning against the door of their parent's bedroom, Aya sighs saying: you smell it and I smell it, Kize rolls his eyes saying: their old they don't do that anymore. Aya laughs saying: really and how did Mio get here…before you know it there's going to be another little one roaming around here. Kize scoffs and she laughs again.

"Father is in heat yes, but a libido he has not."

"You know what I don't even want to have this conversation anymore," Aya mutters covering her ears.

"Question."

Aya nods uncovering her ears, Kize smirks saying: just how old is father anyway, Aya laughs and he shrugs looking at the door again.

"Well I'm 892…and you're 1000…so…father met your mother 1000 years ago and mine…900…so he's…pretty old."

Kize nods his head back at the door saying: come on Ay, she sighs saying: I don't want to walk in on anything, Kize snorts saying: mm. He turns to the door grabbing the knob but just as he goes to push Hiro pulls the door open, Aya gasps when Kize falls in. Hiro glares at them both saying: you think I couldn't hear you, Aya stifles a laugh when Kize looks at the bed saying: see Ay nothing happening here…, Hiro growls grabbing Kize by the neck of his shirt tossing him away. Kize laughs and Aya backs away when Hiro cracks his hands saying: I'll teach the both of you not to eavesdrop, Aya screams running away and Kize follows.

"Oh you look so pretty Asuma."

Mio sat in the hallway looking down at her porcelain doll, she lovingly strokes it's hair and straightens it's clothes, Hiro lunges for Kize but he pushes Aya forward and right into an unsuspecting Mio. Mio screams when she drops Asuma and she breaks into pieces, Aya gasps looking back at Kize who looks at Hiro who sighs when Mio begins to cry.

"You will get her another!"

"B-but…."

"No buts."

We ended up finding her a matching doll; she just named that one Azuma and called her Asuma's twin sister from another town…funny kid.

Aya sighs when she makes it to the border of Yurime, for a moment she felt like herself again but suddenly her body begins to feel weak.

"W-what's…happening…t-to me…"

Aya groans falling to her knees, she tries to stand again but she fails.

"Lady Ay!"

Aya looks up to see Rin and Mio in the distance, she closes her eyes when they come toward her, Rin drops down next to Aya saying: she looks….

"Sick."

Mio runs back to the house to get Lana, Rin hugs Aya's body whispering: please Lady Ay get up, Lana runs over with tears already in her eyes, she falls next to Aya.

"Ay? Ay!?"

She begins to shake her but Aya does not budge, Lana looks around as the village people begin to surround them.

"Rin go to Ah-un…use him to find Lord Sesshomaru he cannot be far."

Rin nods following Lana's orders, Lana nods gratefully to one of the town men when he lifts Aya into his arms, Lana stands saying: just bring her back to my house….

"Lana what's wrong with Ay?"

Lana shakes her head looking down.

"We will try to find out Mio."

Next Chapter: On Guard.

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