CHAPTER 12:

All that could be heard was the wind blowing and the snow hitting the earth from above the heavens. Izayoi felt like this could have been it. That even though her time with Inuyasha was short, she would always love him. She watched the entrance to the hallow as a well drawn out figure came closer to the opening. Izayoi held her breath and closed her eyes, squinting them shut as tightly as she could, hoping that even if it was a robber or a demon that they would do her in as quickly as possible.

But the breathing and the figure itself disappeared all together. Izayoi opened her eyes to see nothing but snow blowing with the wind making a wall of snow to cover her hiding spot. Just inside the opening of the tree there were two apples just sitting there. Izayoi was glad that there was food that she could eat, but found it odd that apples could be found in this season. Izayoi didn't want to question it any further though, she had not eaten and she took the apples that were sitting there.

Inuyasha had gotten done feeding so Izayoi lay him in her lap as he snuggled against her legs and was sleeping. In both of Izayoi's hands she took one of the apples and began to chow down on it. She was surprised that it was fresh. The apple was gone in an instant. Izayoi dared not eat the other for the fear that she did not know the next time she would be able to find food like she did. So she took the apple and tucked it away within her kimono. She snuggled back into the fire rat kimono and took Inuyasha back in her arms.

Leaning against the bark, the noise all around her finally put her to sleep.

When the white noise subsided Izayoi awoke. The blizzard seemed to have passed, and the sun was trying to sneak up over the clouds. She breathed and the cold air gave her slight chills. She remembered Inuyasha and looked down at him, he was still as snug as a bug and seemed very happy as he continued on sleeping.

Izayoi knew she could not stay there any longer. Since knowing Inutaisho she picked up a few things about demons like their great sense of smell. And she was worried that her child would give off a strong scent that could potentially call some unwanted attention to the two of them. As Izayoi rose to her feet her toes were numb, but that didn't stop her.

She stepped into the snow outside of the tree and looked around. She didn't know how far she had wandered, or which way she should go. Nothing looked familiar and everything was covered in a white blanket so everything looked the same no matter which way she turned her head.

All she could do was pick a path and hope for the best.

Izayoi walked through the snow. It was all quiet around her and the only noise was the sound of her feet crunching through the snow. The snow was only ankle high, but it was freezing against her feet.

It was then a sudden voice startles her. The voice seemed to be yelling out her name, and it seemed to be getting closer and closer. Izayoi looked around her but she did not see nor hear anyone approaching the two of them. Izayoi thought it might have been her imagination due to her lack of proper sleep. So she pressed on only to stop again because she heard the voice again, and this time it was telling her to stop. So once again Izayoi looked around her and saw nothing, again.

It was in that moment that something jumped on her shoulder, and she turned and came face to face with myoga the flea demon. She screamed in terror as she swung her free arm and knocked Myoga to the ground.

"Please my lady wait! I mean you no harm! I come on lord Inutaisho's behalf!" Myoga yelled as he hit the snow below. Izayoi was stunned to hear her lovers name being spoken from the flea's mouth.

"You…you know the lord?" Izayoi asked calmly as she looked down at the snow where she had knocked Myoga down.

Myoga jumped right back on her shoulder. "Oh yes! I have had the pleasure of serving the lord!" Myoga said with a little hop in his step.

"Then is he still alive?" Izayoi exclaimed, she was hopeful but not too hopeful. Myoga went silent. "Iam sorry my lady, the lord is no longer of this world…" He said with a sad sigh.

"Oh I see…"Izayoi said. She may have had a smile on her face but she was heartbroken.

"Then myoga..-san…do you know a way out of this forest?" Izayoi looked at the flea and waited to hear a response from him.

Myoga sort of looked around and cleared his throat,"well…uhm…that is to say my lady I …uh…" Myoga couldn't find the right words to say he was lost too. Izayoi chuckled.

There was then a small crying from within her arms. "Oh my dear Inuyasha, I am sorry to have awoken you" Izayoi said trying to calm the baby down. Myoga seemed ver intrigued.

"I dare say, is that the young lords newborn?" Myoga asked with a bit of a frenzy in his voice. He heard of the pregnancy but he had yet to see the child. He peered into the mother's arms. The silver hair of the child defiantly matched the great lords hair color.

Myoga was too caught up with the baby that he remembered why he had come to find Izayoi in the first place.

"Lady Izayoi I have something very important that I need to say to you!" Myoga said in a huff.

"What is it?" Izayoi asked, her voice as sweet as possible.

"I must warn you that there is a demon who is after the young baby!" He said hopping up and down on her shoulder. Izayoi was confused and frightened. She figured there would have been random demons that would try and kill them, but it terrified her in the fact it was a certain person or thing that was after them.

"Who?" Izayoi asked. She clutched her baby closer to her.

"He is the lords other son, Sesshomaru! He has a bad temper and a wicked power that could destroy…blah blah blah.."Myoga went on and on describing the type of person Sesshomaru was. And why he was after Inuyasha, and why it was important for Izayoi to get somewhere safe before she faces a trouble like him.

Izayoi nodded her head in understanding all what Myoga was trying to tell her. He was walking as Myoga went on and on.

But a sudden chill ran through the air.

"Who dares to speak my name?" a chilling voice asked. Myoga froze and so did Izayoi. In front of them stood the silvered haired yokai, with the very cresent moon on his forehead like Inutaisho.

"its lord Sesshomaru…" Myoga said with a small whine as he buried himself further into Izayoi's kimono as if to try and hide himself from the great demon that stood before him. Izayoi could no longer speak or move, she trembled a little at Sesshomaru's very sight.

All was now quiet.

now it looks troublesome for all of them now. What do you think sesshomaru will do now that he has found the mother and child?

guess you will have to wait and see. Kazu...OUT! :D