Anika
Chapter 14
Dinner was a quiet affair that evening and Anika was less messy with her meat. At bed time Sesshomaru was still a bit upset with his dad for laughing at Anika's picture of his mother. Anika picked up on her brother's feelings and whined questioningly up at her brother.
"It's nothing pup. Just go to sleep." Sesshomaru ran his hand through his sisters golden hair. Anika purred and curled up under the bed sheets. Sesshomaru soon laid down as well and fell asleep. The next morning at breakfast Anika scoffed up her food quickly as though excited and eager to be off and go do something important.
"Slow down pup or you're going to give yourself a tummy ache!" Touga ruffled Anika's hair. Anika only quickened her pace and was soon finished with her plate and looked at her brother's plate which was half full because he was eating at a normal pace. Anika fidgeted with the table cloth for a little bit before she quickly snatched up a piece of meat from her brother's plate and ate it quickly. The first piece Sesshomaru wasn't too bothered by but when Anika took a second and third he was getting a little annoyed. As Anika was reaching for a fourth piece Sesshomaru caught her little hand in his slightly larger one. Anika looked up questioningly at her brother.
"If you are still hungry then I will have one of the maids get you another plate of food. You don't take food from other people's plates. It is very rude." Sesshomaru gave his sister a stern look.
"I think that she wants to go to the dojo with you again and you are eating too slowly so she is helping you out." Touga had been studying the pup quietly as he ate his own dish.
"Well she'll just have to wait until I am done because I'm not going anywhere until I am done with my food." Sesshomaru declared. Anika had a mischievous glint in her eyes as she eyed her brother's plate. Snatching Sesshomaru's plate Anika took to the air and flew out of the room quickly.
"Not again!" Sesshomaru cried in an unusually exasperated voice. Anika couldn't remember the way to the dojo and ended up getting lost deep in the castle's corridors. Anika put the plate on a nearby table as she wondered the halls trying to find her way. When Anika saw one of the numerous guards standing at guard at the end of one of the halls she timidly approached him. Tugging at his pant leg Anika got the guards attention.
"Papa?" Anika tried to convey that she was lost.
"Get lost half breed scum! Your kind isn't wanted here." The guard sneered at the little pup at his pant leg. Anika tugged even harder while repeating papa.
"I'm not your goddam papa bitch! Get away from me I don't want your filth on my clothes." The soldier kicked Anika off of his pant leg causing her to cling tighter and her little nails accidently scratched the guard's leg. Snarling in anger the guard's eyes flashed red as he looked down at the pup. Anika sensed the impeding danger before it happened. Backing away slowly Anika was getting ready to take to the air as the guard slowly advanced on the pup. Yelping loudly in fright Anika narrowly escaped the guards swinging sword. Flapping her wings frantically Anika flew down the hall while yelping loudly. When the guards sword ripped one of her wing membranes Anika lost altitude as she came crashing onto the cold unforgiving stone floor. Running on all fours down the hall Anika was focused on trying to get away as she ignored the pain in her injured wing. The guard was gaining ground on her and Anika was growing desperate as more silver blood splattered on the ground. Rounding a corner Anika ran into her brother's legs but she yelped in fright and kept running down the hall as the guard now rounded the corner and ran into Sesshomaru who snarled in rage. Touga was not far from Sesshomaru and soon came across a panicked Anika who's only focus was running away as far as she could go. Touga scooped up the pup who was trembling as she fought to get loose unable to comprehend anything except that she was in danger. Snarling comfortingly Touga was able to snap the pup out of her fright long enough for her to come back to her senses. Anika whimpered loudly as she buried her face in her father's chest clinging onto him very tightly. Touga was so furious at his guard that he had to control himself greatly not to slice his neck right there in the hall so instead Touga stripped the guard of his title and banished him from his lands immediately unable to stand the sight of him. Anika didn't know why the guard had attacked her she had done nothing wrong. When Touga brought the pup to the healers to get her wing checked out and bandaged up Anika snapped and snarled at everyone who tried to approach her. Anika didn't want to get attacked again and didn't trust anyone except her father and brother. Seeing it futile to have the healers check Anika out Touga instructed the healers to tell him what to do so that he could mend Anika's wing himself. Touga did everything the healers told him and Anika's wing was soon wrapped up and had stopped bleeding. Sesshomaru was hovering at the doorway watching everything with a nervous aura.
"She will be fine physically but mentally she may have some scarring." Taku told Touga who was holding the wide-eyed pup in his arms. Anika was glued to Touga's side for the rest of the day. At dinner Anika kept fidgeting and trying to lick her injured wing but the bandages prevented her from doing so.
"Father she hasn't touched her food." Sesshomaru stated the obvious to his father.
"Perhaps she is not hungry. Do not worry pup she will eat when she is hungry." Touga had also noticed Anika's untouched plate. That night Anika stayed with her father instead of going with her brother like she usually did. Touga awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of ripping cloth. Opening his eyes sleepily Touga saw Anika ripping away her bandages on her injured wing. Touga thought of stopping the pup but decided to see what she would do. After Anika got all of the bandages off that now littered the bed she licked her ripped wing. Touga wondered if her saliva had healing properties like his had. Anika then spat silver blood from her mouth that coated the ripped membrane and sizzled lightly. Satisfied with her work Anika curled up under the bed sheets and fell asleep. Touga ran his hand through Anika's downy hair as she fell back asleep
Dinner was a quiet affair that evening and Anika was less messy with her meat. At bed time Sesshomaru was still a bit upset with his dad for laughing at Anika's picture of his mother. Anika picked up on her brother's feelings and whined questioningly up at her brother.
"It's nothing pup. Just go to sleep." Sesshomaru ran his hand through his sisters golden hair. Anika purred and curled up under the bed sheets. Sesshomaru soon laid down as well and fell asleep. The next morning at breakfast Anika scoffed up her food quickly as though excited and eager to be off and go do something important.
"Slow down pup or you're going to give yourself a tummy ache!" Touga ruffled Anika's hair. Anika only quickened her pace and was soon finished with her plate and looked at her brother's plate which was half full because he was eating at a normal pace. Anika fidgeted with the table cloth for a little bit before she quickly snatched up a piece of meat from her brother's plate and ate it quickly. The first piece Sesshomaru wasn't too bothered by but when Anika took a second and third he was getting a little annoyed. As Anika was reaching for a fourth piece Sesshomaru caught her little hand in his slightly larger one. Anika looked up questioningly at her brother.
"If you are still hungry then I will have one of the maids get you another plate of food. You don't take food from other people's plates. It is very rude." Sesshomaru gave his sister a stern look.
"I think that she wants to go to the dojo with you again and you are eating too slowly so she is helping you out." Touga had been studying the pup quietly as he ate his own dish.
"Well she'll just have to wait until I am done because I'm not going anywhere until I am done with my food." Sesshomaru declared. Anika had a mischievous glint in her eyes as she eyed her brother's plate. Snatching Sesshomaru's plate Anika took to the air and flew out of the room quickly.
"Not again!" Sesshomaru cried in an unusually exasperated voice. Anika couldn't remember the way to the dojo and ended up getting lost deep in the castle's corridors. Anika put the plate on a nearby table as she wondered the halls trying to find her way. When Anika saw one of the numerous guards standing at guard at the end of one of the halls she timidly approached him. Tugging at his pant leg Anika got the guards attention.
"Papa?" Anika tried to convey that she was lost.
"Get lost half breed scum! Your kind isn't wanted here." The guard sneered at the little pup at his pant leg. Anika tugged even harder while repeating papa.
"I'm not your goddam papa bitch! Get away from me I don't want your filth on my clothes." The soldier kicked Anika off of his pant leg causing her to cling tighter and her little nails accidently scratched the guard's leg. Snarling in anger the guard's eyes flashed red as he looked down at the pup. Anika sensed the impeding danger before it happened. Backing away slowly Anika was getting ready to take to the air as the guard slowly advanced on the pup. Yelping loudly in fright Anika narrowly escaped the guards swinging sword. Flapping her wings frantically Anika flew down the hall while yelping loudly. When the guards sword ripped one of her wing membranes Anika lost altitude as she came crashing onto the cold unforgiving stone floor. Running on all fours down the hall Anika was focused on trying to get away as she ignored the pain in her injured wing. The guard was gaining ground on her and Anika was growing desperate as more silver blood splattered on the ground. Rounding a corner Anika ran into her brother's legs but she yelped in fright and kept running down the hall as the guard now rounded the corner and ran into Sesshomaru who snarled in rage. Touga was not far from Sesshomaru and soon came across a panicked Anika who's only focus was running away as far as she could go. Touga scooped up the pup who was trembling as she fought to get loose unable to comprehend anything except that she was in danger. Snarling comfortingly Touga was able to snap the pup out of her fright long enough for her to come back to her senses. Anika whimpered loudly as she buried her face in her father's chest clinging onto him very tightly. Touga was so furious at his guard that he had to control himself greatly not to slice his neck right there in the hall so instead Touga stripped the guard of his title and banished him from his lands immediately unable to stand the sight of him. Anika didn't know why the guard had attacked her she had done nothing wrong. When Touga brought the pup to the healers to get her wing checked out and bandaged up Anika snapped and snarled at everyone who tried to approach her. Anika didn't want to get attacked again and didn't trust anyone except her father and brother. Seeing it futile to have the healers check Anika out Touga instructed the healers to tell him what to do so that he could mend Anika's wing himself. Touga did everything the healers told him and Anika's wing was soon wrapped up and had stopped bleeding. Sesshomaru was hovering at the doorway watching everything with a nervous aura.
"She will be fine physically but mentally she may have some scarring." Taku told Touga who was holding the wide-eyed pup in his arms. Anika was glued to Touga's side for the rest of the day. At dinner Anika kept fidgeting and trying to lick her injured wing but the bandages prevented her from doing so.
"Father she hasn't touched her food." Sesshomaru stated the obvious to his father.
"Perhaps she is not hungry. Do not worry pup she will eat when she is hungry." Touga had also noticed Anika's untouched plate. That night Anika stayed with her father instead of going with her brother like she usually did. Touga awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of ripping cloth. Opening his eyes sleepily Touga saw Anika ripping away her bandages on her injured wing. Touga thought of stopping the pup but decided to see what she would do. After Anika got all of the bandages off that now littered the bed she licked her ripped wing. Touga wondered if her saliva had healing properties like his had. Anika then spat silver blood from her mouth that coated the ripped membrane and sizzled lightly. Satisfied with her work Anika curled up under the bed sheets and fell asleep. Touga ran his hand through Anika's downy hair as she fell back asleep.