Anika
Chapter 27
"Father I am sorry for last night. I was not thinking clearly and I will try to accept Izayoi into the family." Sesshomaru bowed to his father in apology.
"Thank you pup and I truly hope that you will get along with Izayoi." Touga was grateful for Sesshomaru's apology.
"I have never seen Sesshomaru get over an upset this quickly I guess whatever Anika told him worked. How she got through to his thick skull I have no idea because the pup doesn't even listen to me." Touga spoke quietly to his mate when Sesshomaru had left to go to the dojo.
"They must be close if your pup listens better to your youngest and not you." Izayoi tried to provide some answers.
"Anika has gone through a lot in her little life already so she has experience in things that even I was not at the same age. Anika has a very strong spirit though." Touga replied seriously. Hearing snarls and laughter in the garden Touga got up and went to the window and saw that Anika and Saber were rough housing in the gardens. Smiling at the comical scene Touga watched for a while longer before his mate joined him and giggled at the scene.
"Papa can Saber and I go to mama's grave today?" Anika was standing in her father's office a week later.
"Yes pup just be careful." Touga granted Anika permission.
As Anika and Saber approached their mother's grave they sensed another being at the grave and it was angry. Stepping a little closer Anika saw that it was a male dragolf and Saber warned her that it was the same male that wanted to marry her mother and then killed her. Transforming into her demon form Anika roared at the male.
"Saber get Sessh and papa!" Anika told Saber who flew back to the castle.
"What's wrong Saber?" Touga had heard his pup's angry roar.
"The Dragolf male that killed Anika's mother is here and he is going to kill Anika if we don't hurry get Sesshomaru please and meet me at Anika's mother's grave." Saber rasped to Touga who had transformed into his demon form in order to understand Saber.
Just as Touga was about to sent out his youkai to his pup Sesshomaru rushed into the room.
"I heard father let's go he won't escape alive this time." Sesshomaru leaped out of the office window and transformed. Touga followed after his pup. When they had arrived to the grave site Anika's shoulder was slashed open to the bone and she was limping. Snarling angrily at the dragolf male Touga leaped at him and had knocked him off of his feet but the dragolf male was able to retaliate and Touga's snout was bleeding as he snorted back up a little. Sesshomaru had managed to land on the dragolf's back and had his claws buried into the male's flesh as he leaped around trying to shake him off. Touga swiped the dragolf's paws out from under him and soon had his jaws around the male's throat. Saber attended to Anika licking her wounds while Anika was snarling angrily at the male dragolf.
"Do you know that your mother was a whore?" The male snarled at Anika.
"Do you know that you are going to die a very painful death?" Anika retaliated calmly. Touga clenched his teeth tighter around the male's throat causing him to gasp and start to thrash his legs. One of the dragolf male's claws clipped Touga and Touga lost his grip on the male. Snarling in rage Anika leaped at the male and batted him with her wings and soon had injected a lethal dose of her venom from her venomous spurs on her wings. Yelping in pain the male tried to take to the skies but Anika was too fast and slammed the male back down to the ground. Sesshomaru had managed to break one of the male's wings so that he couldn't fly away again. Touga circled the fallen dragolf and let Anika's venom work its way through his system and he watched as the dragolf male began to thrash trying to get to his feet but was unable to. Pretty soon the male began to shake as though it was very cold out and then he began to pant as though he was very hot. Whimpering in pain the male dragolf then vomited blood and then lost conscience.
"He will be gone soon I can already feel his youkai weakening drastically." Anika stated quietly as the whole group was humbled by the quickness of the venom. In five minutes the male drew in his last breath and died as his heart stopped beating and he no longer moved.
"Little one you are badly hurt we must get you back to the castle." Saber leaned against Anika's uninjured shoulder.
"I'm fine." Anika stated as she opened her wings preparing to take off but her father blacked her way.
"Listen to your guardian animal pup you have lost much blood." Touga gently stated to Anika as he could already see her begin to wobble on her feet.
Grabbing Anika by her scruff Sesshomaru caught her before she could fall down.
"Let's go back before she passes out on me." Sesshomaru began to lift up into the sky on his youkai cloud. Once they had reached the castle Anika transformed back to her human form as did everyone else and Sesshomaru carried her to the healers.
"Is she going to be okay?" Izayoi had saw that her mate was back and that Sesshomaru was carrying in Anika.
"She has over exerted herself but she will heal quickly." Touga went to his mate to comfort her before he went to the healers to see what was going on.