The sky's beautiful blue began to fade into a mixture of oranges and yellows. Cold air rushed through the trees and leaves, creating a euphonious melody. Autumn was arriving, and Inuyasha and his colleagues were blissfully enjoying the scenery around them. Who wouldn't? As more brown leaves began to fall to the ground, the group let out a unanimous sigh. Finally, a moment of peace.

Inuyasha raises his head into the air and releases a deep, angry growl. A familiar sent began to wrap itself around his nostrils. Anger ran throughout his blood, horrible memories resurface into his mind. The group tenses and reaches for their weapons. The monk grabs his staff and the strangely dressed priestesss grabs her bow. Peace was nonexistent in a world filled with demons, huh?

"Sesshomaru," he whispers, baring his fangs. His older brother was coming closer and closer to them. His scent was different, it was mixed with a dangerous demonic smell that reeked of unspeakable horror. Was Sesshomaru coming to kill him or steal Tessaiga, his sword, again?

"Inuyasha, is Sesshomaru near?" Kagome, the priestess, asks as she places an arrow into her bow. She shuts her eyes and tries to sense the areas around her. She also felt a very strange aura but couldn't figure out what it was. A mage, perhaps?

"He's coming towards us," Inuyasha says, narrowing his eyes, "Stay alert, everyone."

The group nodds and follow as Inuyasha darts towards the direction of his older brother's scent. Each held a weapon and wore a serious facial expression, but it was obvious they were all a bit worried. Sesshomaru was the most powerful demon of the lands. If he wanted to, he could kill all of them in a few minutes. Their best hope of survival would be to attack him all at once.

"Sesshomaru smells more evil than usual," Inuyasha says, "But, Rin and Jaken are still with him."

Inuyasha places a hand on his sword and draws it from its case. He jump into the air and begins to summon 'Wind Scar' in the direction of Sesshomaru scent. He was only a few yards ahead but it would be best to sneak up on him. Facing Sesshomaru head on would be very difficult.

"KYAHH!!" A soft, feminine voice screams in the direction of Inuyasha's attack. As fog and debris begin to clear, Inuyasha spots a single girl surrounded by a barrier. Rin and Jaken stand besides her, they all look very confused. The girl holding the barrier collaspes and faints, cuts begin to appear on her body.

"[Y/n]-san!" Rin screams, grabbing onto the unconscious female. She shoots a glare towards Inuyasha and his group. "Why would you attack [Y/n]-san!?"

"A girl?" Miroku, the monk, questions, "I thought Sesshomaru was here."

"His scent, it's really strong. He has to be here."

Kagome runs towards [Y/n], the rest of the group follows. Guilt renders them speechless, why would Inuyasha attack a human? "Are you stupid? It's just a woman."

"She actually smells like Sesshomaru, but worse." Inuyasha says, scrunching his nose in disgust. He walks over to [Y/n] and plops next to her, observing her figure. His head hurt, the smell was so awful he couldn't even stand close to her. Man, did Sesshomaru lick her or something? Disgusting.

Until suddenly, he freezes. He takes a closer look at the girl's features and grits his teeth.

"Shit," Inuyasha says, pushing himself off the gound, "That's Sesshomaru's mate. Look at her kimono."

The group gasp. [Y/n] was wearing an identical kimono to Sesshomaru, a sign of being the mate of a demon lord. Blood drenched the cloth and it was tathered. Even though she put up a barrier to fend against Inuyasha's Wind Scar, she still took extreme damage. [Y/n] was merely a human. Inuyasha groans. He was screwed, absolutely screwed. Today was his death day.

"That's a demon linked kimono," Miroku says, shaking his head, "Demon lords will be linked to their mate through the kimono. If their mate's clothing is ripped or stained with blood, the same marks will appear on the demon lord's kimono."

"That means Sesshomaru knows [Y/n] was attacked!" Kagome concludes, she places a hand under her chin and nodds, "He will probably be coming here very soon."

"Lord Sesshomaru will come and kill you all for hurting [Y/n]!" Jaken, a tiny frog, screeches. He frantically waves his staff and pushes the group away from [Y/n] and Rin. "Die! Die!"

[Y/n] begins to violently cough, blood dripping from her mouth. She slowly opens her [e/c] eyes and blinks them rapidly. Her body felt as though it was on fire, a pain that she was very familiar with and despised. Rin, her young friend, was holding her in her tiny arms. They were going picking flowers when, all of a sudden, they were attacked by a strong force of wind. [Y/n] jerks off of Rin and quickly examines the tiny girl's body. She had very little injuries.

"Thank god, my barrier worked," She sighs, collapsing back onto Rin, "I thought we were good for dead. Sesshomaru would kill me if I died, ha ha"

"[Y/n], you're awake!" Jaken says as he emits fire from his staff, "My Lord will be here very soon!"

The group stands in awe at [Y/n]. She was human, so why would Sesshomaru claim her as a mate? Didn't he hate humans? Inuyasha pinches his nose and walks towards [Y/n], he kicks Jaken to the side. "Oi, how are you Sesshomaru's mate?" He says, using his other hand to scratch his head, "A human? Has he gone mad?"

[Y/n] screeches as she makes eye contact with Inuyasha. Quickly, she grabs Rin and Jaken and creates a very weak barrier. She coughs up more blood, her body trembles with pain. Spirit energy barriers were very tiring and painful. The damage of the barrier immediately appeared on the holder. They were used to protect other people, not the owner. "Get away, demon! I'll kill you!"

"Kill me? You're almost dead!" Inuyasha says, reaching for his sword, "We might as well kill her before Sesshomaru comes."

"Are you crazy, Inuyasha?" Kagome yells, hitting the demon, "She's a human!"

"Kagome is right. We can't kill a human." Sango, the demon slayer, says. She loosens her grip on her weapon and cautiously observes her surroundings. A very dangerous aura was approaching. She felt shivers coming down her spine.

"It's already too late, Sesshomaru is on his way," Miroku sighs. He grips onto his weapon, a sacred staff. "We should go before he murders all of us. It is not a good idea to mess with a demon lord's mate."

In the distance, trees and other plants begin to wither as Sesshomaru darts towards [Y/n]. He leaves a path of death behind him. Shippo, the tiny child demon, begins to violently cough. His aura was suffocating and Inuyasha had never experienced such a thing from his older brother. Sesshomaru suddenly stands before them, his eyes blood red and his kimono ripped, covered with blood.

"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru growls, his voice pierces everyones skin. Even [Y/n] was afraid. "What did you do to [Y/n]?"

[Y/n]'s barrier shatters and she coughs furiously, clutching her chest. Tears form in her eyes. Although [Y/n] was a strong human, in her weakened state she could not handle the pressures of Sesshomaru's auras. Rin remained perfectly fine, along with the other humans of Inuyasha's group. Only weaklings would be affected.

Sesshomaru dashes towards [Y/n] and lifts her into his arms. His bloody eyes soften at the sight of his mate. He loved her so much, he couldn't help but be soft. He hugs [Y/n] tightly and her coughing begins to quiet. Her wounds mend and her breathing evens. He had used his power of regeneration on [Y/n] to stabilize her under his suffocating aura.

"Are you alright now, [Y/n]?" he whispers, tucking a strand of her [h/c] hair behind her ears.

[Y/n] nodds and blushes, hiding her face from Sesshomaru. It had been a few weeks since they became mates, but she was still super embarrassed and shy around him. Sesshomaru sets [Y/n] on the ground and kisses her forehead. He feels his anger sky rocket as he observes her bloodied clothing.

Sesshomaru whips towards Inuyasha and releases his sword, Tōkijin. Inuyasha smirks and draws Tessaiga. In an instant, the two were head to head, swords clashing every few seconds. Vengeance pulsed through his blood.