CHAPTER 8:

He woke up when he heard her groan in the other room. That meant she was awake. He heard a cuss than a lot of noise something falling on the ground, and a lot more cussing. He smirked and got up. She fell out of bed an awful lot, really… Maybe he should consider place bars at the rim of the bed in order for her to keep her in it. He chuckled at the thought, bared his teeth and then shook his head as he wrapped a deep blue bathrobe around his toned naked body and walked to door that lead to her bedroom. He knocked on it and when he didn't get an answer he opened the door to her bedroom and stuck his head around the corner. Sesshoumaru found Faya tangled up in a heap of sheets on the floor next to her bed. He opened the door further and leaned against the frame. Still cussing and rubbing her head, and rest of her body absently, she sat there on the floor and opened her eyes. 'Boy, what happened last night…?' she wondered as she rubbed her eyes and then opened them 'Auw, pain, light hurts…' she groaned as she screwed her eyes shut to avoid the light. 'I didn't drink that much saké, now did I?' She muttered as she scratched her disarray hair. In Sesshoumaru's eyes she couldn't look anymore lovely than how she did now.

The sheets slid from her naked body, a new smell came to her senses but before she could even think about the smell the door smashed open and Saffa barged in and threw herself on Faya which made them both lose balance and fall into the heap of sheets again. Sesshoumaru pursed his lips and knitted his eyebrows together. 'how do you feel? What do you remember? That was one huge explosion, huh?' She was bombarded with questions while she was still trying to wake up. 'Saffa please, headache, you're too loud and may I remind you that we still have guests and you left the door open…?' She groaned. 'Oh, yeah… right… can't let the others know.' She got up and closed the door giving Faya time to get back to earth. 'Oh, good morning, My Lord…' Saffa said and as she saw Sesshoumaru in the door opening. Faya looked up at him and the same sense came to her nose making her dizzy. She shook her head a couple of times. 'Faya I had no idea that you we-' She started as she did not take notice of what had happened just now.

'Saffa, I think she wants some breakfast, or else something to drink… why won't you go and get that for her…?' Sesshoumaru cut her off and looked at her. 'Huh, what, what do you mean? Am what?' Faya asked as she sat up again. 'I'll go and get some breakfast for you… go lay in bed…' Saffa said and disappeared. 'What is she talking about?' Faya asked as she looked at the Hellhound in front of her… a very handsome Hellhound, she noticed.. one in a half open silk bathrobe… one that smelled good and one that… his hair was hanging lose over his shoulders, it was in sharp contrast with the deep blue bathrobe, and uncombed… It almost made her want to drool. Wow! She stopped that train of thoughts. What the hell was wrong with her? What in seven Hells was that smell that made her dizzy? 'Sesshoumaru… what the hell happened last night…?' She asked 'We are on first name basis now..?' He asked her with a smirk. Faya sneered as a response and looked at the top of her canopy bed. 'Will you just tell me?' She said as she rolled her eyes. 'Do you want the long version or the short version?' Faya rolled her eyes and glared at him 'One that I can understand…' she then bit at him.

'What do you remember…?' he asked as he slowly approached the bed and Faya was overwhelmed with his scent, which she now recognized as musk and green tea, she narrowed her eyes at that, since when did she have a heightened sense of smell?

'I remember that Lord Azuma touched me…' She stopped as she suppressed a shiver 'You standing up for me… us leaving the dining room without you and Lord Azuma… Lady Azuma challenging me…' Creases appeared in her forehead as she tried to recall what happened. 'Look at your hand, maybe that helps…' Sesshoumaru told her and she looked at the palm of her hand where the cut was beginning to heal. She furrowed her eyebrows, how did she get that? Sesshoumaru sat down behind her as the memory hit her with full force. Her eyes turned wide and shock settled in her body, she shook her head, this was not true… The great dog demon felt her distress and wrapped his legs and arm around her and pulled her close. A thin blue layer covered her eyes 'Calm down… else you'll burn the house down… Calm down…' He told her as blue flames licked the frames of the bed. 'T-t-this can't be true… I'm human, human, human, human…!' She whispered terrified as she struggled against her bonds, the flames changing rapidly between hot and cold fires.

'You are not human, you never were… someone made you think you were, took away the memories you had… you are a vixen… question is, who did this? Who took your memories away and made you think you were a mere human, instead of the fire vixen you really are…?' He whispered in her ear. Panicked she looked into the room, her eyes shifting rapidly between the blue layer and green orbs. 'I-I don't know…' She whispered terrified as she shook her head 'I-I-I-I don't know anything…' Sesshoumaru looked at her as he kept holding her as still struggled to break free from his grasp. Damn, this vixen was strong. In this case he really wanted two arms… if only that stupid half bread of an Inuyasha hadn't chopped his paw off, he wouldn't have so much trouble holding her in place. 'You will find out, you will remember… and when you do, you will tell me, right…?' Faya nodded, taking raspy breaths and screwed her eyes shut as she tried to calm down. 'Good girl…' He whispered and took her head in his hand and made her look at him. 'Good girl…' he whispered again and kissed her, demanding entrance to her mouth, which she gave all too well. Oh, yes, it would be fun teaching her all the things that she would need to learn. It would be frustrating sometimes, but the reward would be greatly accepted by her.

There was a knock on the door and she pulled back, leaving a thin wisp of saliva, her eyes were hooded he saw. If this was the result of just one kiss, he was eager to know how she was like now when they would have sex. She turned to the door and called 'enter…' Saffa entered with breakfast. She then turned to Sesshoumaru and said: 'The guests are downstairs and await your company, My Lord…' Sesshoumaru nodded and told her that he'd be right down. Saffa nodded and left the room. He sighed and got to his feet and looked down at her as she looked up at him. He smirked, bent forward and kissed her passionately. She inhaled his scent and smiled. 'What?' he asked as he felt her smile against his lips. 'Green tea and musk… never thought I'd like that combination…' Sesshoumaru raised an inquisitive eyebrow as he looked at her. 'Euh… It… it is the way you smell…' Faya answered as she gave a guilty shrug and flushed a crimson red. He laughed and kissed her again. 'Stay in bed today… you need your rest and time to strengthen up.' He whispered in the kiss. 'Okay…' She answered and looked at him as he left her room. Before he closed the door he turned around, looked at her and said 'I like the way you blush…' Faya looked at him not really sure what to say and then gave a cheeky grin. He smirked and closed the door behind him and dressed himself. Faya fell backward in the bed and released a sigh. 'Oh by the great Heavens… What happened there?' she thought and took a shaky breath. Musk with green tea… The thought made her shiver and made her warm at the same time… Her human memories were screaming at her that this was ridiculous, and that she would never like the scent, but she wasn't human anymore… so why listen to that voice?

When he was dressed he walked downstairs and walked into the dining room and everyone looked up when the door opened. Lord and Lady Azuma had left deep in the night, they had gotten scared –or so the guests told him – from the display yesterday. The other couples were very curious about what had happened to her, and how she was now. Because of the outburst she needed to stay in bed and Sesshoumaru told them that it had been a while that he had seen his wife in such a rage… it was uncommon for her to act the way she had done, but could very well understand that she went berserk when Azuma had touched her in between the legs. He heard the details about the whole thing and what had ticked her off. Sesshoumaru nodded and asked some questions here and there. He came to the conclusion that this was slumbering for a longer period of time already, days, weeks, months, even years perhaps… Suddenly things fell to place and the puzzle became complete… her short fuse, her rebellious acts… they were expressions of her power that had been locked behind steel doors, doors that finally broke through yesterday, by the ongoing provocations of the Azuma couple. When Saffa was attacked she came to full power. He knew that this was also a memory… what had happened to her, that made her forget who she was, to make her think that she was human and forget about being a vixen? It was a mystery to him that even he, Sesshoumaru, hadn't felt the tremendous power hidden in that fragile body. She was more complicated than he first thought she'd be… This was unexplored territory for him. A vixen that lost her complete character through one single traumatic event was unknown to him… no one he knew off, or read in books went through such an event… this would need time for both of them. He has seen the fires in her eyes too many times and became used to them. He did not think much of it when he saw them yesterday, how wrong he had been. He didn't like to be wrong, and especially when it was about Faya. They ate breakfast and then he led the guests through the House.

Meanwhile Faya was having breakfast in bed with a fussing Saffa in the same room, talking with her about what happened in the House. Faya looked at her from the corner of her eye and smiled now and then about the worry in Saffa's voice. 'Saffa, please, stop worrying so much about me…' She finally said. 'I'll be fine…' Saffa stopped and looked at her. 'The amount of fury you ignited last night, that is not normal for a fire vixen like you Faya…' She said and sat down at the rim of the bed. Faya looked at her and cocked her head to the side. 'How that so…?' Saffa licked her lips and cast her eyes down. 'Saffa… please tell me… What happened to me?' Faya asked desperately. 'You were in rage… note that rage comes after fury… for you to pass fury and going to full rage… it is highly uncommon for a fire vixen… Fire vixens are always in control of their emotions, their actions… they are born assassins and know who to trust by mere looking at them, well okay that is not always true, but there is no doubt in my mind that you have that ability. They also have heightened senses and will kill anyone who hurts their friends. The power you showed yesterday… it scared me… terrified me… the amount of fury and rage you showed made me think you remembered something of your past, which led to you unleashing that much power. The Lord of the House never really trusted the Azuma clan… and he was proven right once again by your actions… If the Azuma clan were really faithful you would not have reacted the way you did yesterday and you would still believe that you were human…' Faya looked at her 'I don't understand anything of what you just said' she said and scratched her back. 'Besides he touched me somewhere he shouldn't have.' She hissed causing Saffa to gasp. Had Azuma really gone that far? 'Oh, will this itch ever stop?' She then said as she rolled her eyes and scratched her back again. It was like her back was on fire, Saffa chuckled looked at her and said 'Turn around, I'll put some oil on your back.' Faya did as she was told and turned around and showed Saffa her back. Saffa took the oil and wanted to put it on her back and now noticed what she looked at. Her hand hung in mid-air and her mouth dropped open. This could not be happening. 'What? What is it Saffa?' Faya asked, alarmed by the change in atmosphere. Saffa touched her skin, which made Faya's skin tingle and then Saffa showed her what she held. Faya looked at Saffa's hand and then at her. 'What the hell?' She asked and took it in her own hands. They looked at each other and then back at what she had in her hands. Faya shook her head. This could not be happening… no way that this was real…