A/N: Here is chapter 11, and I have a guest appearance! He may be a little ooc but oh well. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing of Rumiko Takahashi's.
Izayoi felt something pierce her shoulder, it felt like a needle and it hurt. She opened her eyes to see the canopy of trees above her and the moon shining down through them. It took a moment before she remembered what had happened.
"Inutaisho?" she called his name, desperately. Suddenly she felt a hand brush her hair from her forehead, a warm and familiar voice spoke to her.
"Izayoi, I am here."
Izayoi turned her head to see him sitting next to her, his golden eyes glowing fiercely in the darkness.
"Inutaisho." She felt so warm and safe now. Suddenly she could hear slurping on her shoulder and turned to see a creature attached to it. She screamed and tried to sit up, but as soon as she did she fell back down, she was so dizzy. Inutaisho pushed on her other shoulder and held her down.
"It is alright Izayoi, relax, Myoga is sucking the poison out of you."
"Myoga?" Izayoi looked over, the creature pulled away and she could see it clearly now, he was the size of a child and looked as if he had been blown up from a different size.
"Yes my name is Myoga, I am a flee."
"A flee demon?" Izayoi asked.
"He has been my friend for centuries." Inutaisho said. Myoga slurped her blood some more.
"That should do it! Whoa!" He yelled as he rolled away.
"Izayoi how do you feel?"
"I feel tired."
"That's understandable, a lot of blood was taken from you, but you should be fine now."
Izayoi felt as Inutaisho took her up into his arms, he held her close to his warm body.
"Izayoi." There was such an intense sadness in his voice, Izayoi wanted to ease it.
"Inutaisho? Are you alright?"
"Izayoi, I found you when you were attacked and I ran with you in my arms, I could hear your heart beat slowing and your body getting cold. Izayoi, I almost lost you. If I had not found Myoga in time…"
Izayoi was stunned, had it been that bad?
"Izayoi, I must not let this befall you again."
Izayoi pulled herself up out of his arms and sat in front of him. She felt so bad for him, how could such a weak human cause such distress on a great and powerful daiyokai? It was a wonder. Izayoi placed a hand on his cheek, drawing her fingers against the blue marking that was a part of his face. She gasped as he suddenly wrapped a strong arm around her waist. She closed her eyes as he pulled her in, her heart pounding. Suddenly a tiny voice spoke up.
"Master, I am still here!" They looked over to see Myoga standing on Inutaisho's shoulder armor, he was now the size of a grain of rice, he seemed a little embarrassed. They had no privacy. Izayoi blushed at that thought.
"Good Myoga, you did not try watch like you used to." He said darkly. Now it was Myoga's turn to blush. Inutaisho let go of Izayoi and sighed.
"I am sorry Izayoi, I told you that you would have the choice, I should not have forced you." Izayoi was not ashamed.
"You only almost kissed me, that is all. You did not try to force me into anything." Oh how she wanted to kiss him, but Myoga was around.
"Izayoi, I will take you home." He stood up and helped Izayoi to her feet.
"Wait! Inutaisho, why did you not come to the garden? Why did you stay on the hill?"
"I could smell the scent new humans, more than usual, I did not want us to be found out. I could never let that happen Izayoi."
Izayoi nodded, that made sense, Kameko had a whole army follow her to Setsuna, the place was now very overcrowded. Suddenly Izayoi felt something very unusual about this place.
"Are we in Setsuna?"
"No Izayoi, we are a few days from Setsuna now, I had to take you by air."
A few days! How would she ever get back home before they realized she was gone?
"By air? What do you mean?"
Inutaisho took her hands into his.
"Hold on to me." Suddenly Izayoi looked down at her feet and could see a cloud form below her; soon they began to be lifted up into the air. The blood, whatever of it was left, suddenly left her face. Izayoi did not like heights, ever since she was seven and she fell out of the tree by the lake and got a bloody knee. She threw herself into Inutaisho's arms and held on tight, he chuckled amusedly.
"I won't let you fall." Izayoi could feel the wind blow through her raven hair, the night was cold, but she was warm in his arms. Soon she felt them lower, and was relieved when her feet touched solid ground. Izayoi opened her eyes to look around. She was back into the garden of Takemaru's castle, she knew because of the bridge and the willow tree. Inutaisho put his hand on Izayoi's cheek and brushed her hair with his claws. Then he began to leave.
"I will come back soon Izayoi, I promise."
Izayoi knew that he would come back, she had no worries anymore. As Inutaisho flew through the night sky towards the moon, many thoughts went through his head. He had come too close this time; he could never let it happen again. He had to do something different this time, something he had never done before, he had to protect her.
Izayoi made her way around the porch of the castle hoping not to wake anyone. She hoped to sleep in the guest room with Kameko tonight, that way she would not have to face Takemaru, but her plans were suddenly faltered for who else rounded the corner in front of her but Takemaru. He looked up at her, and she saw that he was dressed in his armor with his sword drawn. Suddenly he ran to her, dropping his sword.
"Izayoi! Were the hell have you been!" he screamed at her, just then he took her by the arms, and pressed as hard as he could. Izayoi winced from the pain. The shoulder with the wound hurt especially, for it had not yet healed.
"You just about caused me to call a whole army after you! Do you know what you have done? Where have you been?" Izayoi began to cry, he was hurting her.
"I-I, I was in the garden, I swear!"
"I searched there for you! Where were you!"
"I was in the garden!"
"Izayoi tell me the truth!" She couldn't she wouldn't, no matter what!
"Takemaru! You're hurting me!" Takemaru looked down at where his fists were squeezing her flesh. He let go and pushed her away. Izayoi held her arms across her chest, and sobbed. Takemaru looked down at the floor, and softly spoke, trying to contain his anger.
"Izayoi-sama, do you realize what you have done tonight? You had me crazy with fear. All I could think about was that you were in the stomach of a mononoke, or had been ripped to shreds by a yokai, I wasn't sure if I would find you alive." He looked up and into her eyes.
"I don't care were you went tonight, just promise me that you will never do it again." Izayoi nodded shakily. He then took her hand in his.
"Come with me to bed." Izayoi walked with him, sobbing from the pain of his roughness, and the fact that she had to endure another night with him. She suddenly could feel the hot tears stream down her face and she wiped them away with her free hand. Inutaisho. Izayoi thought sadly, she would have to endure her life as it was until she saw him again. Soon they came to the main bedroom and disappeared inside.
A/N: Please R/R!