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Boppatsu: Z-Day	By : SugaMama09 Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1183 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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I guess I shouldn't have said "left those zombie minions behind". I'd never seen so many zombies all in one place; I was actually petrified with fear. Kami knows I wanted to be strong for the women; it was the very least I could do after Takeda sacrificed his life in order for me to get away with them safely. But I couldn't get my heart rate to slow down, the lump in my throat to go away nor could I even try to hide the way my eyes flickered side to side in fear, wide & searching for a way out like a wild trapped animal. I grabbed the reins of the horse Sounga & I were on with one hand & the reins of the horse Momiji & Botan were on with the other. Botan was weeping & clinging tightly to her twin, her hand pressed to her mouth so hard her knuckles were white.

Considering we were going in the same direction as this...herd of zombies we were really going too fast for them to grab onto us though a few tried since they heard us coming. I tried my best to avoid them since it wasn't like we could just run into them or swing our legs over to the other side of the horse to avoid their groping rotting hands.

Sounga muttered in a continuous line that sounded like a prayer or chanting, gripping me around the waist so hard I could barely breathe (this old woman had some surprising strength). I hoped she was praying. When these horses get tired & we were still in the middle of this herd it would take a miracle for even one of us to get out of here alive.

We could've been riding for hours upon hours. Time slowed down, passing by in quick milliseconds when I thought for sure a zombie was getting ready to grab my leg & pull me off or snatch one of the women & take them down. My groin was begining to hurt from the riding (I'd never riden a horse before) but I was still too afraid to try & find a more comfortable position. A couple of times the horses would whinny in fear, skittering away from the zombie's hands & nearly colliding into each other. Momiji usually managed to get hers under control by patting the side of its strong neck & whispering softly in its ear. I had no experience with horses; I just let mine run wild. Musou had relaxed a little in my lap. He still occasionally barked or snarled at a passing zombie but thankfully didn't try to shift around too much (I honestly don't know how he managed to dig his claws into my lap & not fall off).

I cringed when I saw how low the sun was now. Where the hell were we going to find shelter for the night? By now the horses were still running on pure fear but they were slowing down, panting & heaving, their heads hanging low as they pushed themselves. Anxiety rose up from the pit of my stomach & threaten to choke me & rob me of my oxygen; we needed to do something before the horses collasped. There were no trees, no shelters, not even a large hill to climb up. It was just a vast plain though I think I saw something huge & black up ahead. It was too hazy to tell what it was from this distance even with my keen eyes but I was almost positive it was a small mountain or something.

Botan screamed & I whipped my head around to find her holding her arm & all the wind was knocked out of me: her arm was bleeding. A lot. & the zombies began to smell it one by one.

'Oh Kami...!'

"Kami, keep us safe!" Sounga cried, pressing her palm to her mouth.

My heart stuttered & sped up even more. This was not good, this was not good, this was not good at all. The zombies began to sprint after us & the ones in front of us began to turn slowly, rotted, bloody teeth bared as they began running toward us. To make it worse the horses had slowed down even more, the situation looking so hopeless now they didn't see much of a point in pushing themselves to survive.

"Come on, Ink! Come on!" Momiji shouted at her horse, rocking back & forth to get the stallion to go faster.

Botan screamed as a zombie that had run up behind them got a donkey kick to the face by Ink & went flying.

I squeezed my eyes shut. We weren't going to make it. Even with the horses down, the zombies would most likely still come after us, considering two horses wasn't going to feed all of the probably thousands of wandering undead in this area. We were going to die...& I'd never see if my sister made it out ok...or...or take my relationship with Sesshomaru further...

My eyes stung at that thought. It was fun while it lasted...I hope he made it ok...

I felt a tug on the reins from Ink & was stunned when the stallion went down with a panicked whinny, its eyes rolling in terror. Botan & Momiji screamed for their horse but somehow Sounga grabbed a hold of both & sat one of the twins behind her & the other in front, trying her best to soothe them.

"Ink! Ink, no!" Momiji shrieked. My heart ached for her as she weeped openly, watching her beloved animal being torn apart alive.

Botan was still crying but it seemed like she was in a dream like state, her eyes glazed over. I began to worry about just how exactly she got that wound on her arm. I looked over my shoulder at her quickly, trying to keep my mind off of how my horse had begun to slow down even more. "Momiji how did Botan get that wound?"

"What?"

"How did she get that wound?"

Momiji sputtered for a moment, still in shock about Ink being taken down. "What the hell, I don't know! Some zombie bit her or something, I was leading Ink, remember?"

Bringing the stallion's name up made her burst out into fresh tears & Sounga patted her back gently, cooing in her ear.

If Botan had been bitten...how long would it take for her to become one of them? How long would it be before she tried to gnaw on her sister's arm or her grandmother's leg or tear into my jugular?

"Are you sure she's been bitten?" I asked.

"Please...don't stress her out anymore than she already is" Sounga pleaded in a soft voice.

I pressed my lips into a thin line of irritation & anxiety. I guess it didn't matter. With the way we were now going on this horse, burdening it with all of our weight & it was already tired, we were going to die anyway.

A sudden wind kicked up & I had to cover my eyes with my arms as it stirred up a thick blanket of sand into a little tornado. I heard the girls screaming & Sounga praying louder but I couldn't open my eyes to check on them. Sand beat against my skin so hard it began to sting & I cringed as some went up my nose, into my mouth & even in my eyes even though they were closed.

"Put your heads down!" I shouted & immediately began hacking sand out from my throat. Where the hell did this sandstorm come from? It happened so suddenly I didn't even see it com-

I stilled as I heard the sound of flesh being cut into harshly. It came from beside me, behind us, in front of me...I jumped when I heard it come from right beside my leg. What the hell was going on? The women must have heard it as well because they quieted, gasping & jumping when the sounds came a bit too close for comfort. Once a partcularly close call caused blood to splatter across the horse's side & onto our legs. That gave our ride a bit of a burst of energy & it took off again (I was mildly surprised it didn't rear up but I guess that's kind of hard to do when you're running at top speed). Someone wrapped their arms tightly around my middle & Musou dug his claws into my thighs painfully. Even though the horse was speeding along (blindly, might I add) the awful sound of flesh being hacked & sliced kept up with us. I caught a shadow here & there but because of the sand all in my eyes I wasn't sure if it was just the sand or not. I didn't know whether to be relieved someone or something was getting rid of the zombies or afraid that we were in the way.

The horse under us slowed drastically & finally buckled to the ground, so exhausted that its legs were shaking. The women & Musou got up but I realized my leg was stuck under the horse & I couldn't move.

"Hey! C'mon!" Momiji shouted at me.

"I can't get up! Just...go!" I yelled at them, waving my hand.

"We can't just leave him!" Botan hollered.

"We don't have time to waste!" Sounga said, grabbing both girls by their arms & lugging them away.

"Wait! We have to help him!" Botan cried but like I said Sounga was a strong old woman.

The sand obscured them almost immediately though I could hear them shouting & screaming in surprise. I struggled to wiggle out from under the exhausted horse, grunting & straining & pulling myself forward. Musou tried helping by pulling me by my shirt but that wasn't really doing any good. I was begining to lose feeling in my leg now & that made me try even harder. I didn't want to have my leg cut off from lack of circulation!

I realized two things almost immediately: no zombies had attacked us yet & I couldn't hear the women anymore. I wasn't sure if it was because the zombies had gotten to them already or...well, was there any other option at this point? There wasn't anywhere for them to hide so I know they weren't exactly safe at the moment. I began worrying about them more than myself. Takeda had sacrificed his life for those women only for me to let them get killed anyway all because I was stuck under this stupid horse. I got a random burst of energy but still couldn't budge no matter how I struggled. Musou began barking madly & I felt hope slipping through my fingers like water in an open hand. So this was it then. I was going to be torn apart by zombies or whoever was killing the zombies, trapped under a horse in the middle of a sandstorm. How aweso-

"Sir, we're going to get this horse off of you. Don't worry"

A shadow melted into something more tangible, a figured clad in all black from head to toe. A black turban was wrapped around the head & the only thing not wrapped where the eyes. Instead the person had goggles on. Even the hands were covered in thick black leather gloves.

'What the hell was this guy, a desert ninja?'

He crouched down beside me & wedged his fingers under the horses's side then grunted as he slowly stood, lifting the horses body. The horse stayed limp, not even having the strength to look around though it slowly blinked at the ground. I crawled out of harm's way, vaguely noticed there was still a shadow darting around & there was still the sound of flesh being cut into. The black clad figure slowly eased the horse back down to the ground with relative ease & petted it, cooing to it. He must be a demon; no way in hell a human could've lifted a horse then gently put it right back down.

He turned to me. "Can you walk?"

I nodded, still not being able to see clearly, thanks to the sandstorm still kicking. It was becoming increasingly difficult to breathe.

The guy took something out of a little satchel on his back I hadn't noticed. "Here, wrap this around your mouth. It'll keep the sand out of your lungs & enable you to breathe easier"

This guy could very well be lying to me & there could be poison on this cloth but what the hell? As long as I didn't have to suffer. I wrapped the cloth around my face, leaving my eyes visible & he helped me to my feet, patting my back.

"Where are the girls?" I asked.

"What?"

I shook my head & waved him off. Too much noise & my voice was too muffled to even bother repeating myself.

The man shrugged & took a curved horn out of his satchel then held it up to the place where his mouth lay behind his wraps & blew. The sound was low but loud, causing my bones to vibrate in a strange way. The shadows paused then all flew in one direction & he led me in that very same direction. Soon enough a military Hummer came into view & we got in. There was already a driver & two other riders when we got in. One of the riders clapped me on the shoulder gently, asking if I was ok to which I nodded. I looked around for the girls but my eyes were itchy & dry from the sand, not to mention it was really dark.

'Kami, let them be safe...please...'

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After a day of boring travel we ended up at a gated city that was surrounded by guards with machine guns held at the ready. The guards stopped us & asked all of us to step out before searching the car then checking us. I'd gotten some scrapes & small cuts but they didn't seem to be worried about it after they poured some light blue solution on it & it just ran down my arm. They seemed to watch it closely, tensely & whatever they were looking for wasn't there so they relaxed & waved me in.

Since the guys I'd travelled with were all dressed the same I didn't know if the guy who clapped me on the shoulder was the guy who saved me or not but what he said almost made me buckle to my knees. "Welcome to Aramitama City, man"

I had arrived. Was I finally safe? Would I have to run anymore? I wanted to run & shout in joy & lie down & enjoy not having to fight for my life anymore at the same time. How did one act when they finally made it to their destination...but had no one to share the joy with?

This city looked cleaner than the last one we were in & the sky scrapers were taller, not to mention the city was a lot bigger. There were crowds of people walking down the wide street talking to vendors & looking at their sales, laughing & smiling. They were all wearing black clothes but some were wearing pants, others were wearing denim while others were wearing ankle length skirts. Even though it kind of looked like a funeral was taking place the looks on their faces said otherwise. These people were...happy? Were they happy because they were confident in their security from the zombies outside the gate?

The guys I'd rode here with in the Hummer shook hands with me & each other before going their seperate ways, most heading off down the street with the vendors on it. I found it strange that they didn't bother to unwrap their faces or even take off their goggles. I thought that had been to protect them from the sandstorm but we'd left that behind long ago. It reminded me that I still had the cloth the guy who saved me gave me wrapped around my neck like a scarf. I guess they didn't mind me keeping it so I simply shrugged it off.

I wandered down the street leisurely with Musou trailing beside me, nodding to the vendors who looked at me with open curiosity but they were smiling & the city folks who grinned at me. I guess not having to worry about your safety made people relax & more polite. I saw a couple of things that I liked & some that Kagura or even Sesshomaru might like but I didn't have any mon-...

I reached deep into my pockets & found the money I had taken out of the cash register at the gas station we were at. Do they still accept this as currency? Would they question where I got it from then snitch to the guards if they found out I'd stolen it? I guess the only way to find out was to buy something & see.

I approached one of the vendors & fingered a black leather jacket with a high collar. "Hello, how much is this?"

The vendor looked up, smiled at me then looked down at the jacket. "It goes for sixty but I'll sell it to you for forty five since you're new"

Sixty & forty five what? I nodded. "Alright" I said & took the yen out of my pocket.

"Oh sir, no, no, we don't accept yen anymore. You have to go to The Administrator's Office & find the Money Bank" she said politely.

I nodded. "Thanks"

She pointed me in the right direction & I bobbed & weaved through the crowd, keeping my eyes peeled for...anyone familiar. Past the street where the vendors were was like a city. There were restaurants, convienant stores (they were actually gas stations but the pumps had been pulled up out of the ground some time ago), grocery stores & even a pet shop. I made a note to visit them all after I traded my money & got that jacket; it was chilly & I was begining to get the sniffles.

Beyond the city part of the...well, city, were the living quarters & beyond that was the business district. The living quarters mostly looked like apartments & hotel buildings. They were nice since they were fairly new & I made another note to maybe check out a room or two once I got finished with everything. The Administrator's Office was a tall smokey grey steel building, one of the tallest buildings in the city. It had a canopy above the entrance with Administrator's Office in fancy gold letters on it.

"Stay" I commanded Musou & he sat.

I walked in & was hit with a blast of warm air that practically tasted like coffee. I sighed deeply & closed my eyes, relaxed already. When was the last time I smelled coffee? When was the last time I even had coffee?

"Excuse me, sir?"

I opened my eyes to find a young cleanly dressed business woman looking at me expectantly. "Yeah uh...I just want to trade in this yen for some current money" I muttered, embarassed about being caught like that.

"I can help you out right over here by my desk"

She went behind a large mohogany desk & sat, waking her computer. "Alright, well, my name is Mayu & you said you want to trade in your currency?"

I sat then nodded. "Yes"

"& may I have your name & social security number?"

I frowned. "Why do you need my social security number during a zombie apocalypse?"

She smiled patiently. "We initially started asking for it to give people a sense of normalicy. They expected us to ask for it & it made them forget about the troubles outside the gate"

"Ok well I don't need a sense of normalicy. Been through too much for that load of bull"

She nodded & typed something on her computer. "I understand, sir. Do you have anything of value worth trading in such as jewelry, stock, cattle or the like?"

"I have uh...yen"

Mayu raised an eyebrow at me. "Excuse me?"

"Yen. You know...the money we used to used back before the outbreak...?"

She made a face of recognition. "Oh, yes, I'm sorry sir it's just been so long since someone has come in here with yen. We haven't used it here since my great grandfather was still alive"

I felt a tinge of nostalgia at hearing that; feels like we just stopped using yen a few weeks ago. I refused to believe I was getting old though.

"Just a moment, sir, I must speak to my supervisor about this" Mayu said & stood.

I pulled the yen out of my pocket & set it on the desktop slowly. What if I couldn't trade this in for currency? How would I survive in this city? I guess I could always find a job but I'm sure they were even harder to come by nowadays, especially since the outbreak. Maybe if I could find someone I knew that could help me out...but I don't want to be a financial burden on anyone, I'm a grown ass man! That's a blow to my pride & dignity as a hunter! No man should ever mooch off of anyone, especially people that they kne-

"Uh, sir?"

I looked up as I felt a presence beside me. A man stood looking at me with a cautious though polite facial expression, his hands held behind his back. His mint green hair was tied back in a neat low ponytail & the two red streaks coming down his forehead from his hairline stood out in stark contrast to his pale skin.

"Hello, sir, my name is Menomaru & I'm the supervisor here. I wanted to inquire about where you got this yen?"

I resisted the urge to grit my teeth. I didn't like lying but what if they threw me out of the city for stealing? I guess I didn't have a choice. It wasn't like that store had been regularly occupied anyway so I didn't see the harm in it. "I've had it all this time in my wallet. It's the only form of trade that I have"

Menomaru nodded & pulled up a chair, leaning his elbows on his knees. "You see the thing is sir no one has used yen in a very long time so you can understand just how rare it is to come by"

I nodded.

"With that being said...yen is...very valuable, beyond what you might think..."

My eyes widened. Wait, was he telling me...

"This little pile of yen is worth ten thousand a bill"

I could only blink & swallow. I couldn't even move. Here, I was just expecting an equivalent of five hundred yen & this guy was telling me they owed me...

I glanced down at the thin pile of yen on the desk. I'd brought twenty bills...

I began hyperventilating. This was way too good to be true. I'm dreaming right? I had to be! I was still asleep in the car with Kagura in the passenger seat, Inuyasha & Sesshomaru in the back-no! I was back in my apartment with Tsubaki & I was asleep on the couch-. I pinched myself hard & grimaced. Oh my God...I wasn't dreaming...

"All these bills are worth over a million" Menomaru said with a smirk at my expression.

I stared at him for a moment before I slowly raised my hand to cover my mouth. I...was a millionaire...?

Menomaru chuckled. "I take that to mean you would like to trade this in for the current currency, sir?"

I nodded slowly, unable to speak. If I spoke, I'd scream & that would make me look bad.

Menomaru & Mayu worked together entering the amount into the computer & then counting out the money. I signed a paper saying that I was satisfied with this transaction & then Mayu counted the money out to me, right into the palm of my hand.

When she was through, she looked up at me & smiled. "I hope you have a great day, sir"

I nodded & stood slowly, still in a daze. How the hell did my life go from good, to bad, to worse, to oh shit what the hell, to surviving day by day then to being a millionaire in the most protected city in probably the whole country? I still felt like this was a dream or something but damn it, I did not want to wake up! But honestly, how was I supposed to be happy with all of this money with no one to spend it on? I was alone in this city; I'd have to start from scratch all over again & I wasn't really looking forward to that. Would I ever be happy & content? What was I going to do with all this money?

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Six months later

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I slowly blew the smoke from my nostrils, my eyes fluttering closed. Talk about rest & relaxation. Kami knew I liked my job as manager down at the hookah bar but it was nice to get away for a while, even it was just on the other side of the city. The fake sun that shined down from the cieling of the hotel I was staying in felt real & the surround sound system was so nice. The waves that emitted from the speakers made me feel like I was actually on the beach & not sitting in a building.

I reached over & lifted my martini glass, letting it rest on my bottom lip. This was the life, most definitely. I had an easy job that paid very nicely, I had more vacation time than I could ever ask for, I had all the material things any man, woman or child could ever want...but I was still alone. I got hit on often at the bar, by men & women alike, but they just didn't interest me like Sesshomaru or even Tsubaki did. What made it even worse was that I couldn't remember what either of the two looked like. I remembered their hair color, the way their skin felt on mine, certain things they'd say or a particular way their body language let me know they were upset but I didn't remember eye color, their smile, the way they tasted or even the sound of their voice...& that worried me.

"Another drink, sir?"

"Long Island Iced Tea, please" I muttered & the waitress scampered off.

I was bored with life. I actually craved being outside the gate now. I missed fighting for my life because I always had something to anticipate. Now...I woke up...I showered...got my coffee...work...home...sleep & then repeat. Nothing excited me anymore & I was getting to the point where I was getting a little desperate for a companion at night.

The waitress returned with my drink & I downed it fairly quickly. It was time to go back to my hotel room. The alcohol had me feeling a bit tipsy & that bed was sounding really nice right about now. I stood slowly after I finished, left a thirty dollar (I found out the world only had U.S. dollars now) tip & stumbled to the elevators & to my luxury suit. I couldn't really see which way was the correct way to insert my card & it was several times before I growled at it.

"Hey you need some help-oh! Hey!"

I frowned & looked up, taken by surprise by the loud, feminine voice. "What...?"

The figured shifted, their hands on their hips. "I know it hasn't been that long!"

I squinted hard. I knew that voice...it was familiar...wait..."Momiji?"

She grinned & nodded & slowly I was able to to focus on the small details in her face. She'd let her hair grow out & her eyebrows were finely arched, giving her an older appearance. "How have you been?"

"Uh...I've been...been pretty good. How are you? & Sounga & Botan?"

Her face fell & she looked at her feet. "Botan had been bitten so they shot her on the spot. Grannie died a few months ago from a heart attack"

I made a "tsk"ing noise with my tongue & set a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry Momiji"

She nodded, sniffling. "It's ok. At least they don't have to suffer. I see you've been taking care of yourself"

I let my hand fall back to my side. "Yeah. Got some unexpected money & now I'm...living the dream"

"You don't sound very happy about that"

"Well what they say is true: money doesn't buy you happiness. What are you doing here, by the way?"

Momiji shrugged one shoulder & grabbed the straps of her bag on her back. "I snuck in to find a room to sleep in for the night. I don't want to go back to the house me & Grannie shared..."

"You can sleep in my room" I said off handedly, unlocking my door room.

"You sure it's ok?"

"Of course I'm sure. I paid for the room"

She grinned. "Thanks"

We walked in & I closed the door, grinning when she exclaimed how beautiful the room was, how amazing the view was, how huge the tub was, & on & on. She squealed & hugged Musou, who I was sure had been sleeping on the bed (when I specifically told him not to on several occassions) while I had been away. He loved the attention, his tail wagging happily. I didn't really take pride in having the best anymore but now I felt a twinge of that boastfulness. It was nice having someone who wasn't a stuck up businessperson or politian as a companion.

Momiji flopped down onto the couch beside Musou, sighing happily. "This is awesome. How'd you get into a place like this? It's probably like a thousand dollars a night!"

"Two thousand..." I coughed.

"Huh?"

"N-nothing, nothing. So...where were you heading off to?" I asked, sitting across from her.

"Honestly, I don't know. I got a tip from this guy I met that I might be able to find an unlocked room to sleep in for the night"

"Guy you met? Momiji you have to be careful who you talk to"

She frowned. "Hold up, I'm seventeen, I'm practically grown! Besides I met him when we got here. We all entered the city together"

"He still could be some pervert or murderer or-"

"Geez, what are you, my father? I said I met & talked with him, not slept with him & promised him my first child!"

I hadn't even realized big brother mode had been activated. I made calming motions with my hands. "Alright, fine, calm down. So where is the guy now?"

Momiji shrugged one shoulder, looking down at Musou & playing with his ears, causing him to close his eyes in ecstacy. "I don't know. He was with the ninja unit that goes out beyond the gates to find something useful"

"Something useful? Wait, ninja unit?"

Could the ninja unit be the guys who saved us?

"Something useful or even someone in need. Apparently, lots of people travel great distances to get here & that includes the zombies so the ninja unit goes out everyday to see if they find anyone in need"

& here I thought most people didn't give a damn about the well being of others anymore. "So when you three got off the horse & I told you to leave...?"

"We were picked up in a truck with the ninja unit & brought back here" she finished.

I nodded slowly in understanding. "So why didn't you stay with the guy you met instead of wandering off on your own?"

She shrugged her shoulder again. "The house was small & he already had his younger brother with him. It would've been nice to stay; they were really hot. But I didn't want to be a burden"

I grit my teeth as if that would stop my train of thought. No, no, no I would not get my hopes up...I know it sounds familiar but I would not put myself through that. "How about you just stay here with me until we can get you better living arrangements?"

Momiji made a face. "I barely know you! I don't even know your name!"

I started, blinking. Well damn. Even Musou looked at me like he was disappointed in my lack of manners. "I'm sorry, I'm Naraku"

She looked me up & down, that look still in place like she'd just heard me fart then she slowly nodded. "Alright. That'll work"

We sat in awkward silence then I realized the backpack was the only thing left in her possession. "Umm...do you have clothes in that bag?"

"A few shirts & a pair of jeans"

"I'll let you borrow a shirt for bed tonight. You're welcome to the toothbrush & all of that in the bathroom"

"Thanks" she said & walked off to the bathroom.

I rubbed my forehead & sighed, wishing I could get these nagging thoughts out of my head. She couldn't possibly have been talking about Inuyasha & Sesshomaru, right? I mean...it was stupid of me to believe that she was in the first place but I couldn't deny that I was longing for her to have been refering to at least one of them. Kami knows I miss even having the brat around. But did I want to risk being disappointed by asking her if she knew the guys I was looking for?

Several hours later, we took our dinner, two meat lovers cheese stuffed pizzas & twenty hot wings, to the balcony & ate in mostly silence. I saw Momiji sneak Musou a few wings but after two or three he just snorted & walked away. I could tell she wasn't a huge fan of how hot the wings were but I loved it; it was so hot it left my fingers red just from holding it (no it wasn't the sauce cause I'd licked it off...well, maybe my fingers were red from licking it so hard? Wow that sounded perverted...). Momiji fanned her mouth & gulped from her glass of soda & I just shook my head, grinning. Ametuer.

"Oh my God how do you eat those wings?" she grumbled, rubbing an ice cube over her top lip.

I licked the sauce off my thumb. "By picking it up & biting into it like a boss"

"Hardy har har"

I chuckled at her sarcastic tone & put my plate on the glass table in front of me. "Momiji let me ask you some questions about the guy you said you met as you were entering the gates..."

She rolled her eyes. "No he didn't ask to touch me in my no-no places or offer me candy in his van"

"They're serious questions!"

She sighed. "Alright"

"Do you know his name?"

She looked down & seemed to be thinking about it before she shook her head. "Now that you bring it up I didn't ask & he didn't tell me"

"Can you...describe him for me?"

"Um...well, he had long, silver hair...golden eyes...-"

My palms began to sweat. She was talking about one of them! How could she not?

"A pot belly & lots of acne on his face"

I could feel my face fall & cold fingers of extreme disappointment gripped my throat. No way that was either of the dog demon brothers. They had too much pride to let themselves get a pot belly, much less have their flawless skin be overtaken by acne. "& he had a brother, huh?"

"Yeah. Some guy with an annoying voice & liked to stick his hands in his pants all the time"

I felt like I had been so close to finding someone who knew Sesshomaru & to have the hope snatched away from me so rudely-

Momiji laughed. "I'm just playing with ya, man. The guy was so fine. The older one, I mean. His brother was pretty cute but not my type. I still don't know either of their names but the older guy was so sexy, I swear I would bear his children if he ever asked me to"

I raised an eyebrow. This little bitch didn't know who she was fucking with, playing with my emotions like that! "So describe him"

"He had long silver hair, golden eyes, stripes on his face, eyelids & wrist & this bangin' body-"

"How do you know he had a banging body?" I asked, surprised I felt a little jealous.

"Well when I ran into him most of what was left of his shirt was gone. Oh & he had these hip piercings-"

So she was refering to Sesshomaru. I wanted to be excited, I really did, but I was more annoyed that this little girl had seen my man's body. She was just a little runt, she wouldn't even know how to handle Sesshomaru!

"& ooh, he had such a sexy voice. I swear I got so wet the first time he spok-"

"Hey! Hey! I don't want to hear all that! Jesus, you're just a kid!"

Momiji glared at me. "I'm seventeen! I'm a grown ass woman!"

"He's old enough to be your great great grandfather's great great great grandfather!"

"I didn't say I wanted to suck his dick & have him jizz in my eye, I was just commenting on how damn attractive he was!"

"My God, you have a dirty mouth!" I exclaimed, half covering my mouth in horror. Where did these kids these days learn this shit? She was too young to be talking about all that! Made me feel all dirty...ugh.

She rolled her eyes. "Whatever. & why are you so interested in that guy anyway? He's your lover or something?"

I sobered up & looked down at my lap. I was tempted to tell her not to tell anyone but no one knew me here so what would it matter. It was fine admitting it to myself that I loved another man & I was even ok with his brother knowing...but perfect strangers finding out? Would they judge me & make life unnecessarily hard for me? For us?

She gasped. "Oh my God, you're gay?"

I sighed. "Yeah"

"Oh my God, that means he's gay too?"

I nodded, looking up at her.

She threw her hands in the air & made a sound of annoyance. "It's always, always the nice looking ones that were gay or married! Ugh, just my luck!"

I grinned despite myself. Now how many times had I heard that in my lifetime? I never would've thought that might have been directed at me. "So...do you know where Sesshomaru is?"

"Who?"

"Sesshomaru, the guy"

"Oh that's his name...? Ooh, yummy...killing perfec-"

"Focus, Momiji!"

"Damn, a girl can't dream? Geez. Whelp, we can always go back to the house he was in when I left. If he's not there then I have no idea"

I nodded. "We'll look for him tomorrow"

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The next morning I woke Momiji up & rushed her into the shower while I ordered a breakfast consisting of scrambled eggs, bacon & pancakes & made nice, strong coffee. I felt so wired, so hyped up that I was constantly moving: tapping out a beat with my fingers on the table, bouncing my knee, rubbing my arms restlessly & popping my knuckles. Musou walked in the kitchen, still half asleep, saw me fidgeting & twitching & walked right back out, not having the patience to deal with my jitteriness. I was so excited but at the same time I was nervous. What if Sesshomaru left because he didn't know how to tell me that he wasn't interested? That he was just playing around & the joke went a bit too far? What if he really honestly wanted to be away from me for whatever reason & wouldn't be happy with seeing me again?

"Geez dude, we're going to see a guy you have a crush on, not the leader of a terrorist group" Momiji grumbled as she stumbled into the expansive kitchen & plopped down at the table to start eating her breakfast.

"It's not just a crush! It's...it's something more..." I trailed off. Something more? How much more? Had we ever put an exact label on that?

"Yeah, whatever"

I waited impatiently while the girl finished her breakfast, blowing out a frustrated breath when she'd stop chewing & doze off, her head slowly falling forward until I nudged her arm & she'd wake with a start, glared at me & continue eating. Why did she have to take so long to eat? For all we know Sesshomaru could be in the process of moving or something & we'd miss him by mere minutes! I had a feeling that's exactly what was going to happen if this little runt didn't hurry the hell up!

Finally she set her fork down & stood. "Come on you whipped puppy, let's go get your man before you break the table or worse, wear a hole into the floor"

I poked my head into the bedroom where Musou was resting & narrowed my eyes. He lifted his head from my bed then whined, getting down slowly to lay in his own bed, looking at me with those big puppy eyes.

'Any other day, that might have worked but I have too much on my mind'

"See ya, boy" I said with a wave.

Momiji led me down the hall to the elevators, out the hotel & back towards the city part of Aramitama City. At first I thought she wasn't sure where she was going; I didn't see any of these shacks appropiate to live in. Most were worse than the abandoned shacks & gas stations I had found along the road.

"Sure we're not lost?" I asked her in a low voice.

"Positive" she affirmed & marched towards a leaning grey shack, "He should be right in here"

I felt like dramatic music should've been playing while she knocked on the door & I could hear slow footsteps approaching. Birds should've stopped tweeting & Enya should've been harmonizing in the background or something but the door was opened unceremoniously, revealing a very tired, very dirty looking hanyou.

His wild black eyebrows rose. "Momiji? Thought you said you weren't coming back?"

She jerked her chin in my direction. "Brought your brother a friend"

When our eyes connected I froze, feeling like a deer in headlights. The look in his eyes first held curiosity then surprise then his face just went blank.

"Oh...hey, Naraku"

I inclined my head, too surprised with his monotone attitude to actually respond. I noticed Momiji frowning in concern at my facial expression.

The half breed looked down at the girl. "Is that all Momiji or would you like to come in?"

Momiji shook her head slowly, taking a step back. "N-...no thanks...sorry to bother you"

He forced a smile & nodded. "No bother here. You're welcome here whenever you want"

Our eyes connected once more as he closed the door, golden eyes glowing with something like...rage. I turned & sped walked away, my face burning with embarassment. What the hell was that look for? It's like he was cursing me out with a simple look, right there in front of Momiji! What the hell did he have against me? Was he still angry that he'd caught me & Sesshomaru? Was it really that serious enough to get angry at someone for when they left the person they liked to take care of you?

"Naraku!"

I stopped in my tracks. That voice...!

Momiji stopped too & turned around. "Hi!" she said cutely with a little giggle. I didn't hear a response.

"Naraku...wait..."

I turned slowly & faced the only man I have ever & probably ever will love, standing in the doorway, looking about as tired, as dirty & as wild as his brother...but yet...he was still so beautiful. I could only blink & swallow.

He took a step towards me, his eyes firing off questions his mouth couldn't form. "N-Naraku...don't...don't go"

"I...have been looking...everywhere for you" I whispered, my voice husky.

He swallowed, stopping & clenching his hands into fists. "I know..."

"I was...so damn...worried about you..."

Sesshomaru nodded, looking down at his feet almost shamefully. "I know...but I panicked when Yasha caught us-"

"You have..." I began walking toward him, my mouth bunching angrily, "No idea the shit I went through when you left me at that sunhouse!"

He could only swallow again & nod, his eyes pleading with me.

Emotion was showing in my voice now as I began walking faster. "I risked my life on several occassions just to find your ass! I risked it all!"

"I'm s...I'm sorry" he whispered.

"You're sorry?" I asked, pausing in steps, tilting my head, "You're...sorry? What are you sorry for? For leaving me? For potientially getting me killed? For leaving me pretty much defenseless? For tearing my heart to shreds, Sesshomaru?"

He flinched almost invisibly with every accusation, his head shaking slowly like he wanted to deny it but no words came out of his mouth.

I chuckled humorlessly as I approached him, crossing my arms. "You're sorry? After all these months & you're just sorry?"

He nodded, tears in his eyes. The great Sesshomaru was crying now? & what for? He wasn't the one who got fucking left behind & had to basically live like a fucking caveman! But he was the most beautiful creature I think I've laid eyes on, especially in such a vulnerable state. I don't know why he did what he did or what he'd been through after all this time but right now I just wanted to wrap my arms around him & never let him go.

"I...I'm sorry" he whispered again

Without meaning to my hand whipped out & the flat of my palm struck across his right cheek, leaving an angry red mark & both of us in surprise.

"Hey!" Momiji objected but we ignored her.

"What the fuck makes you think 'I'm sorry' will be enough to cover the shit I went through just to get here?" I growled.

When he could only shake his head, lips parted, I slapped him again.

"I didn't even know which direction this fucking city was in!" I hollered, feeling my throat begin to close up, "You left me like the fucking pussy you are because Inuyasha is more important than me! You're a coward!"

I slapped him three more times, my eyes burning with pent up rage & he took every hit without a sound, his skin begining to turn purple from the abuse. Momiji's shouts for me to stop sounded so far away, it was easy to overlook. Why was I hitting this guy that I claimed I liked so damn much that I just might love him? I don't know. But it felt...good. Not in a 'yeah I'm going to do this more often so we can get a movie on Lifetime' or anything. It just felt good to release this anger.

I stopped finally, panting & my face wet with angry tears. Sesshomaru slowly moved his hair out of his face, right cheek swollen & blueish purple from my hits. I immediately began to feel bad but refused to comfort him. No, this was his fault & I wasn't going to coddle him.

"You have no fucking idea how much it hurt me when you took off" I said quietly, my voice husky.

He took a deep breath, barely able to hold back a sob as a fat tear rolled down his cheek. "I'm so...so sorry, Naraku" he whispered.

That broke me. I wrapped my hand around the back of his neck & yanked him to me, crushing our mouths together. The contact made us both moan, out of pain & pleasure of not tasting the other after so long. He was still as delightful to my tastebuds as a black cherry in season even though he was about as dirty as a homeless person. I shoved my tongue in his mouth & tasted every nook & cranny. I couldn't get close enough to him. We clung to each other like our life depended on it, his claws clenching my shirt & mine tangled in his hair.

"Don't you ever pull some shit like that again, do you understand?" I growled, resting my forehead against his.

He gulped down air greedily & nodded, his eyes still closed. "Ok...I won't...I won't, I promise"
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