CHAPTER 13

Izayoi was face to face with the very person she should have feared most, Sesshomaru. The expression on the demons face remained as stone as his heart. His eyes that were red seemed to peer right into Izayoi's heart. She could not look away.

Sesshomaru's gaze went from Izayoi to Inuyasha. He scoffed at the baby.

"It's a shame that he won't live too long," Sesshomaru finally spoke. "Being a half breed and all, I say he is weak enough to be considered human. But Sesshomaru growled as he crinkled his nose and showed one of his sharp fangs, "It's not here then huh?" He muttered loud enough for everyone there to hear. Myoga knew what the demon was talking about but Izayoi still had no clue.

"I guess there is no point in killing you, it wouldn't benefit me in the slightest." He said turning his back to Izayoi and began to walk away.

Izayoi felt that she needed to say something to Sesshomaru but Myoga stopped her before she could even speak. Sesshomaru was gone.

"Whew, glad we dodged that bullet," Myoga inquired breathing with a sigh of relief.

"So that was Sesshomaru?" Izayoi asked looking at the flea.

"Yes thast terrifying demon was him!" Myoga said ecstatically juming up and down. Then finally settling down and crossing all four of his tiny arms over his chest.

"Whats strange enough you see is why the lord did not simply kill you…though I am glad" He said nodding to himself, thinking. Izayoi was just as stunned as the flea demon, why had Sesshomaru not killed her?

"That's it!" Myoga said with a small gasp. It was almost as if he had an epiphany.

Izayoi just looked at him with a slightly confused look.

"You do not have the sword do you my lady?" He asked pointing at Izayoi.

"The sword?"

"tensaiga! The young lord is after the sword the late lord had. Myoga hopped down off of her shoulder and onto the ground but halted in his path. He just couldn't leave Izayoi. Myoga felt that he had to repay a debt for the great lord Inutaisho, even when he really didn't, but all he could do was stick with Izayoi until she reached safety away from demons that would try and kill her.

Torn between looking for the lost swords and being with Inutaisho's widow, Myoga stuck with the woman.

Izayoi wandered for a while, nothing seemed to change. The same snowy scenery wherever she looked. What was bad was that she was falling a bit ill with a cold, but made sure to wrap Inuyasha even tighter so he would not fall sick like she was.

Nightfall began to fall once more and Izayoi knew she needed to find shelter once more. The comfort of the hollow tree was to far to travel back to and she was running thin on options. All she could do was dig in the snow until she reached the grass under the frost and sit in the hole that was covered by two bushes. She just prayed that the weather would stay dry enough through the night, for she could not be able to withstand another storm.

Myoga watched all of this. He knew the lady would be in danger if she stayed like this much longer. So he snuck off. He needed to find her some help, human help if it was possible. But he really didn't know any humans and he was sure they would try and squish him if he were to go up to one.

He knew what his next best option was. So Myoga hopped off long and far from Izayoi.

Izayoi really didn't notice Myoga was gone but was much less more tired. So she closed her eyes and drifted to slumber.

She dreamt.

She stood in a white mist. No noise, no nothing but a strong standing figure of Inutaisho standing not too far away in front of her.

"My lord?" She asked, her voice trembled as a small tear fell from the corner of her eye.

"Izayoi…" the figment of the lord replied. Izayoi rushed to him in a warm embrace. She grasped a hold of her man in the dream like she was never going to let him go again.

"I am terrified…I don't know what to do," Izayoi said to Inutaisho with a small voice.

There was a short silence between the two and Inutaisho's voice said to Izayoi, "Ii know you, and you are not one to give up." "you must live….live a long and happy life with our child Inuyasha.

"But how…"Izayoi asked, this time looking up at his face. His face held the same warm smile he had always given her.

"I can't give you the answer, that is something you need to find out yourself." "You taught me to live and now I am telling you."

He released her.

"But first you need to wake up Izayoi….wake up…..wake….up," His voice echoed as his body moved away from Izayoi disappearing, only to leave his voice beckoning her to awaken.

He made her realize that she was strong, and that Inuyasha needed her more than ever so she would have to put up a brave front. She knew how her and Inuyasha's life would be, and how Inuyasha wouldn't really be accepted around humans nor the demons. But she knew that she had to be there for him.

Opening her eyes, there was a flickering flame that seemed very close. In fact she could hear many voices around her. She opened her eyes to see a group of people standing around her. She didn't really recognize them at first because her eyes were still getting used to the lit torches that they were carrying.

"My lady I am glad to see you are safe!" I female voice rang out over the male voices. That was one voice Izayoi defiantly recognized. One of her housing maids, her name being hasaki, was kneeling in front of Izayoi.

"how did you all find me!" Izayoi asked, glad to finally be accompanied by people she knew. One of the men scratched the back of his head and sort of looked away.

"It was actually the strangest thing, I kept hearing a voice saying your name and then telling us to follow," "We thought it be strange but it seems it wasn't all for naught."

Some of the women helped her to her feet. They then all stopped and looked at her arms. They all clearly saw the silver hair on her childs head. Izayoi gasped and quickly covered the child. But the looks on the faces of her rescuers were still in shock. They knew as well as she did that the orders were still there, demanding that her child was to be killed and Izayoi brought to the main house. Izayoi had forgotten, and she really hoped they all had forgotten as well.

But it didn't look like it.

Uh-Oh it looks like Izayoi is in yet another bind. I really hope they do not take inuyasha away like they were ordered to some time ago (aka: nine months ago when she was left behind in the mansion...remember lol)

well i hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as i had writing it!

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