The reason he loved

Sesshoumaru travel the land calmly with Ah-Un and a small Imp named Jaken. He picked the imp up because he saved his people from some larger demon harnessing them. He didn't care honestly that it was fallowing him he only wished it would shut up as it's voice was annoying. They were traveling to the away from the sunset to check the outer most boarder of his fathers lands when they came across a creature he never expected to see in the woods.

He walked in to a small clearing of trees and saw a woman sitting rather unceremoniously on the ground. She was dressed in a rather elegant yukata. Her hair was long and dark as a moonless night. She looked up hearing the scuffle of his steps on the dries leaves. She looked up to him and cried out slightly backing away. Her face was covered with soot and dirt as was her hand and clothes as he got a better look.

"Please don't hurt me!" She cried out making him frown. She tried to get up but only fell and crying again her body obviously in pain.

"There She is! Get her!" A man's voice roared out from the other side making Sesshoumaru look up. A group of me rushed in to the clearing swords drawn. They were dressed in armor of a neighboring human lord that resided just outside his father's boarders. Since they were on his father's land he could kill them with no worry. The man who yelled saw Sesshoumaru and raised his blade up. "Forget the woman for now kill him. Then we ca n enjoy the woman's company later."

"Put your sword down before you get hurt Human." Sesshoumaru spoke his warning once. "Leave this land, now."

"We don't take orders from a pretty boy like you now die!" The man charged and swung his blade only to dodged and his throat slit by Sesshoumaru's claw.

The other men started their attack on Sesshoumaru. They did not last long as he removed them men with a simple flick of his hand and his acidic poison whip attack. He made a quick motion of his hand and the blood on it splattered to the ground before he walked over to the woman. She looked up to him and cowed away from him. He knelt next to her and gently grabbed her ankle making her tense and shiver in his hold.

"You have sprained your ankle." He gently reached and took her arm pushing it from her face to look at her. "Where is your home?"

"I am from Keito Village... My father is the lord there." She shook still afraid of him. "Please good Demon, do not eat me."

"Eat you." Sesshoumaru though and smirked slightly. "I do not eat humans. Ah-Un Here."

Sesshoumaru turned his gaze as the dragon trotted over. The once small dog sized dragon was now near the side of a war horse. Sesshoumaru easily lifted the woman up and stood placing her on Ah-Un's back . He patted the dragons back before walking off away and it following with out being told. Sesshoumaru walked calmly his tail billowing be hind him a bit.

"Good Demon, May I have your name?" The woman asked with a shaky voice.

"Sesshoumaru." He responded flatly.

"Sesshoumaru... It is nice to meet you Sesshoumaru. My name is Izayoi." The woman smiled. "Thank you for helping me. I am sure my father will want to reward you for what you did."

"I did nothing for an award. They attacked me and I defended myself." He corrected her thoughts on his actions of protecting her.

"But you are bringing me home. You could have just left me in the woods." She smiled to him and played with Ah-Un's mane a bit.

"You are correct." Sesshoumaru slowed till he was striding next to the dragon. "How old are you that you travel with out your father or husband?"

"I am 15, I was traveling with an escort to my soon to be husband's home when we were attacked.." She looked down very upset.

"Understandable. I will bring you home and be on my way then." Sesshoumaru nodded as he could smell the human village getting closer.

"If that is what you wish," She spoke a softly sounding a little upset.

"You were afraid of me, what happened to that fear?" Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes to her.

"I am not any more. You made me not afraid by being so kind." Izayoi smiled to him.

As they got closer to the village he stopped their travel and frowned. He quickly scoop her up off Ah-Un's back and hissed slightly making the dragon fly off. He looked down to Jaken and nodded heading to the village. A demon entering a village is already going to be a hassle but one with a dragon would be even more so. As he got closer people started to take notice and many ran to hide other screamed for help from the guards. Jaken moved close behind Sesshoumaru's leg.

"Halt demon!" they screamed and raised weapons! "Why are you here?"

"I bring Izayoi-hime." Sesshoumaru shifted her weight in his arms letting her look out to them a bit easier. The Guard muttered as the lowered their weapons.

"This way." The Head guard spoke as they escorted Sesshoumaru to the palace.

Once at the palace he gave Izayoi to a few waiting for her and was quickly walked to the war room, He was greeted by an older man dressed in robes that quite easily depicted his status as human lord. He held back a snort as he watched the man bow deeply to him and walk in to a table to sit.

"Thank you for bringing my daughter back here. Can you tell me what happened?" The man spoke.

"I found her in the wood, a few men attacked me while looking for her so I killed them. She claimed those men were looking for her to kill her." Sesshoumaru was very straight and to the point. "I was not raised to leave helpless people alone in the wood so I brought her back here."

"Ah you are a good man, Sir." the man bowed to Sesshoumaru once more. "Please let me fix you a room for the night and dinner. It is the least I can do till I figure a better reward for you."

"I thank you but I do not eat Human food." Sesshoumaru did not wish to be rude but he had to decline. "I must go on my way. I have already made many of your servants uncomfortable."

"Please at least spend the night and leave when the sun is up. Make this old man feel better." The lord smiled to him pleadingly.

"As you wish then." Sesshoumaru nodded his head lightly.

"Fantastic! Let us do dinner them. I am sure my daughter would like to join us." The man smiled and clapped his hands.

Izayoi walked in properly washed and dressed. She joined them at the table and a few servants walked in placing food down in front of them. The older man asked about Sesshoumaru's travels. It was petty talk before Sesshoumaru started to ask about the men who attacked. IT was then he learned that the lord of the neighboring land wanted to expand and take over their land. He did not like this to much and frowned narrowing his eyes slightly.

The time passed and Sesshoumaru was escorted to a bedroom for the night with Jaken. They were left alone and Sesshoumaru found a spot in the corner to sit and rest. He wasn't going to sleep not in a house of human that could only just be being nice cause he did a simple thing for them. He lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest till the morning sun came up. He was leaving once it dawn hit not wanting to stay much longer. He also wanted to figure out if the human were attack cause of the eastern demon lord or if its just humans being petty again.

As he planned when the sun started coming up he rose from his spot on the floor and headed out of the room. He was greeted by a servant who had food for him. He looked to them took the tea she had and sipped it quickly. He nodded and thanked them before leaving quickly Jaken right behind. He had a few things to look in to and the big one is the war that was coming.

He traveled to the bored of his fathers land and walked along the line. He was looking for any war camp or hints of an on coming attack. He saw nothing to his dismay but that did not mean nothing was going to happen. They could be far back enough he couldn't see or smell them yet. With that he decided to head back to the village and wait in the wood to watch over till he was sure nothing was coming.

Sesshoumaru sat on a high perch in a tree, watching out for the village the next few day but nothing happened. He was thinking of sending a letter to his father to inform him of the attack but with out more proof the accusation would fall short. He hummed slightly before he heard a cough from below him. Startled he looked down and saw Izayoi. He never realized she walked up to him. He slipped from his tree and landed gracefully on the ground.

"Hello, Sesshoumaru-sama." She spoke softly and bowed gently

"Same to you, Izayoi-hime." Sesshoumaru bowed his head. "Should you be out here?"

"Father doesn't know. I brought you some tea and sweets." She smiled lifting a small box up to him. She blushed softly. "I made them myself,"

Sesshoumaru was taken back slightly. He gave a gentle smile and nodded taking the box fro her. He shifted his tail and removed one of his hoari and laid it on the ground. He reached out to her taking her hand gently and guiding her over the shirt and helping her sit on his top so she wouldn't get dirty. He then sat straight on the ground getting comfortable.

"Your top."

"No worries. I have others I can wear. Your Kimono is to lovely to let get dirty." He relaxed and thought a moment. "But not as lovely as you."

"My lord. You flatter." she blushed as he opened the gift she brought him..

"This looks wonderful." He smiled and pulled out a small cookie and bit in to it. "And it tastes wonderful."

"You like it? I am glad." She smiled and took the tea serving him tea.

They sat like that for an easy few hours before she found she had to go before her father sent out a search party. He helped her up and she bowed to him before she left quickly. He smiled watching her leave as he enjoyed their little meeting. He only hoped it would happen again., and it did many time during the next few months during his watch. Though there was a point where she did not show up for two weeks straight. He moved down to the village to see what was wrong.

He went right tot he lords house and bowed his head in respect. He was escorted in and took a place in the war room in front of the lord. He bowed respectfully once more and gave information of what he had uncovered which was not much. He sent a letter to his father over the month explaining his concern but nothing had showed up. IT was only a matter of time before something would happen.. He did ask where the young lady was and he was told she was on constant watch from her sneaking out. He nodded as he understood. He excused himself from the lord to go back out to his watch.

When the night came he took his chance to see his hime. He leapt over the lord's palace wall easily. He sniffed the air calmly and looked to the sky as a massive storm cloud was rolling in. He darted across the yard to the house and took a deep inhale to find his hime. He narrowed his eyes as they slightly tinged red at the though of his hime. He stepped like a prowling cat down the walk way till he found her room. He knelt down as the rain started and slid the door open slowly. She was asleep. Slipping in he shut the door quietly then moved to her side. His hime was sleeping peacefully. He leaned down and took her lips with his, a motion he wish to do for too long. She woke to his touch slowly.

"Sesshoumaru..." She gasped softly when he pulled back. "What are you doing here?"

"I had to see you." He sat on his feet. "I craved to see you. You are my hime."

"Oh, I missed you too." She smiled faintly as she sat up and wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his arms around her. "I hated not seeing you."

"Be mine, Izayoi. Please." Sesshoumaru purred in to her neck.

"I will be yours." she spoke softly.

Sesshoumaru pushed her back in to her futon and captured her lips once more. His hands explored her body as hers did the same to his. They held nothing back as they went to places only married men and women dared to go. Her cried were muffled by the crashes of thunder. They gave in to each other many times that night. She was his and he was hers no matter what would come nothing would get between them.