Disclaimer: I'm not Rumiko Takahashi.
Rain. Not just any rain. It was the kind that comes when one's grief takes control of their life. It was the kind of rain in which people with saddened lives killed them selves in. It was a dark rain, with booming thunder and lighting that lit the way. It was the kind of rain that caused floods and typhoons.
I sat under a willow tree, staring into the rain of sadness. Perfect, isn't it? My whole life has been nothing but grief, and now, I feel more alone than ever before. In my hands, I held the Tetsusaiga that once belonged to the leader of my small pack. Beside me were the weapons of my other companions-arrows, a staff and little doodads that a small kitsune used. It was tradition for a taiji-ya to take the weapons of close companions and friends when they were killed in combat. Tears streamed down my face as I remembered their last moments.
Houshi-sama was the first to go. He handed me his staff before he tried using his Kazaana on Naraku. But the bastard turned it around on him and Miroku was then forced to commit suicide. Watching him go was so hard, but it only got harder as I watched the others go one by one and Kohaku was no help. I couldn't protect any one because of my soulless brother. I was reluctant to kill him, but I had to. I needed to put him out of his misery. After Houshi-sama went, it was Shippo who was next, then Kagome. My best friend... No, she was more than a friend. She was a sister. I remember Inu-yasha using different strikes with Tetsusaiga against the monster. It wasn't good enough. Naraku killed Inu-yasha and his dying wish was that I take Tetsusaiga and protect it from any one who would try to take it. I did. I also finished that bastard Naraku off. Inu-yasha melted him down until he was nothing but a simple spider, which I stabbed with my katana.
Hot tears streamed down my face. I clenched the sheathed Tetsusaiga and let my tears fall. Kirara mewled and hopped into my lap, trying to cheer me up. As I opened my palms, Tetsusaiga rolled out of my hands and onto the ground. I brought my hands to cover my face and wept. I didn't know what to do.
OOO
My nose twitched. I looked up at the sky and spotted dark rain clouds hovering towards us. But I knew that's not what made my nose twitch. It was Naraku's scent. It suddenly...disappeared. I shook my head slightly. That's not possible. It started to drizzle lightly and I could hear Rin screech and Jaken complain. I sighed and kept walking. Maybe if I kept walking, I can find Naraku's scent again.
About a mile or so later, I found chunks of demon everywhere. It used to be Naraku. I looked to my left and found the corpses of my brother and his traveling companions. I growled lowly in the back of my throat. He got to Naraku first. He defeated him and gets the credit for it. I couldn't believe it. I turned around on my heel and headed towards Jaken and Rin, who were looking at the disgusting remains of Naraku. Right when I was going to give the two of them a command, I remembered Tetsusaiga. I turned again and walked up to Inu-yasha's corpse. I searched with my senses and found no Tetsusaiga. I growled again then went back over to my group, walking past them and away from the Naraku covered grave yard.
If Tetsusaiga wasn't with Inu-yasha, perhaps I had a chance to search for it. I walked through a forest, way ahead of the others. I could hear them ask me to slow down in the distance, but I had a mission. I had no idea where I was going, but it didn't matter. After a while, I slowed my pace and looked up at the sky. It was starting to pour rain. Great. Rain. I looked around and found a large willow tree in a clearing of this forest. I narrowed my eyes when I saw a dark figure leave the willow. I smirked and entered the willow for shelter from the snow.
OOO
After a few minutes of weeping, I finally gathered myself up, considering I sensed a demon nearby. Quickly, I gathered everything up and walked at a steady pace out of the willow. I turned at looked at the demon. I recognized him from some where, but right now it didn't matter. I needed to find different shelter before the rain grew so cold that it turned into snow or hail.
In the distance, I spotted a cave and smirked. I hurried to it with Kirara following close behind. Once inside the cave, I dropped all the weapons I have obtained, including my own, and gathered many twigs and sticks that found their way inside the cave. While shivering and freezing my ass off, I quickly built a fire, with a little help from my fire cat. When my small fire looked more like a camp fire, I sighed with relief and leaned against the cave wall next to my weapons.
I sighed in boredom when I looked across and around the cave. Now that I was safe from the rain (which had slowly started turning into a blizzard), there was nothing to do. I grimaced back at the weapons and found Tetsusaiga very appealing. I reached over and took the magical sword into my hands and I looked at it. Some thing told me that some one or some thing was after it and was willing to kill me for it.
Fear washed over me and I clung to Tetsusaiga as if it were my life line. But then I remembered some thing that Inu-yasha had once mentioned: its sheath can protect you by making some sort of barrier. I smiled in relief and slowly drifted into a much needed sleep, Tetsusaiga still in hand. At the moment, I didn't care about any thing else. I didn't even notice some one entering the cave...
OOO
I stared off into the distance and noticed the rain was turning into a blizzard, which grew and grew. The willow tree was no help either. The snow crept through all the thick leaves and vines some how, plus it was so fucking cold! I tried my best to stop my teeth from chattering, but that didn't work either. Amazingly, I could smell smoke nearby. Thinking of a nice warm fire, I stood up and followed the scent, moving quickly through the snow.
As I neared to where the smoke's source was, I could see a faint light, like a camp fire or some thing. A camp fire in the middle of a blizzard? That didn't make sense. I got closer and found it was inside a cave. A cave? That's good shelter from a blizzard! I slowed my pace until I was walking and got close enough to see what was inside besides the fire.
Many weapons, I could tell that for sure, and a...woman? Not just any woman; she had the Tetsusaiga as well! Not only do I get shelter, but I get the Tetsusaiga too! A smirk grew on my face. All I had to do was kill the woman and leave with the sword. It was a brilliant plan. I continued to walk and once I was inside; I looked at the woman's sleeping form with a pitiful look.
I kneeled in front of the girl to get a good look at her. I managed to identify her as the taiji-ya that traveled with my baka hanyou brother. Maybe I didn't have to kill her after all. I slowly reached for the Tetsusaiga, barely breathing. Some thing must've gone wrong. I grabbed the hilt but was rejected. The barrier shocked and burned my hand and threw me back always...almost into the camp fire. My startling growling and howling must've woken up the taiji-ya...
OOO
I knew I had fallen asleep, feeling secure with Tetsusaiga in my arms. I was even having peaceful dreams for once. That was, until I felt a strong pulsing from the sword. I opened my eyes to see a silver thing be shocked and fall back a few feet...almost into the small fire I built. I gasped and quickly stood, still holding Inu-yasha's sword.
"W-Who are you?", I asked, leaning myself against the wall slightly
I heard the silver-haired monster growl and watched it sit up and look at me. I gasped when I recognized him.
"Sesshoumaru...", escaped my mouth.
I watched as Sesshoumaru got onto his feet in one quick and swift movement. He stared at me with his beautiful golden orbs. He snarled slightly and I knew what he wanted. I looked down at Tetsusaiga and smirked...
OOO
I cursed under my breath when I heard her get up. When I heard her ask who I was, I snarled. She knew damn well who I was. I sat up and looked at her with disbelief and she finally got the picture. I quickly got to my feet and stared at her, snarling slightly, wanting the Tetsusaiga. I saw her smirk and immediately knew what she was thinking. If I wanted the sword, I had to get it the hard way.
I growled, not knowing what this 'hard way' was. I looked at the girl and took a step closer. She leaned against the wall. This might be easier than I thought. I got a little closer, she started standing on her toes when there was no more room between her and wall. The woman sure was brave. I walked a little closer...closer...closer...until I was close enough the grab her wrists, pin her to the cave wall and hump her like a horny little puppy.
Wait a minute... I felt my manhood react to this and growled lowly. Damn it. I just remembered I'm in a slight heat during mating season. I shook my head at the thought and decided to toy with the woman. I grabbed her left wrist, which was the hand she held Tetsusaiga in, with my right arm and smirked. It was too bad I only had one arm. I looked deeply into her emerald eyes as my smirk turned into a grin...
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To be continued...