Twin Moons
A Doujinshi story about a demonic romance
Disclaimer: I do not own the Inuyasha anime series. The only character I do own is Akari, my made up character to fit in with the people of this anime.
Prologue
The evening breeze blew the few remaining leaves off of the branches on the tree at the lake's edge. A young girl, appearing to be fourteen, stood looking into the dark water that shimmered in the moonlight. A pale blue rose was tucked behind her right ear, placed between a white scarf tied around her hair. Her red kimono gently blew in the breeze and she shivered; it was a cold night, the night just before winter would begin and already she saw small snowflakes fall from the sky and melt away before they could touch the ground.
She took in a deep breath and exhaled, her warm breath a cloud of steam against the cold night air. She looked about, worried, and rubbed her arms together, trying to warm herself up. Suddenly she heard a noise behind her, she turned and smiled.
From the eastern woods, near where the coast was located, a boy appeared; he wore a white kimono top, which was patterned with large, red flowers, and pants, dark blue chest armor, a spiked shoulder and chest piece, a blue sash and a large feather boa.
He had distinguished markings on his young, slender face; a violet crescent moon and purple strikes on both sides of his cheeks. His ears were pointed and his hands had sharp talons on them. His long, white hair gleamed in the moonlight and his amber eyes almost seemed to glow. The boy was a demon, which one could assume by simply looking at his appearance, although he seemed very human-like as well. He had on a serious and stern look, which he had adopted earlier that evening from conversing with his father, a powerful demon lord who had returned from a vicious battle with another demon named Ruykotse.
As the girl turned to him, her features became visible in the moonlight; her face was, like the boy's, slender, but possessed no markings. Her brown hair shimmered in the light, but not as brilliantly as the boy's. The rose in her hair, which was closed the entire time she stood in the shadows, suddenly bloomed in the moonlight, emitting a sparkling dust, which gave a very attractive scent.
The boy sniffed the air and smiled slightly, looking up at the girl's joyful smile. He allowed her to throw her arms around his neck. Despite the fact that he was only several demon years (1 demon year is equal to 45 human years), he acted quite older than his actual age.
The girl looked into the boy's eyes, still smiling, and asked, "How was your talk with your father, Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru was silent for a moment, then replied, "I told him of the path I must walk, and he denied my request of the blades Tetsaiga and Sounga..." he was quiet for another moment before continuing, "He questions my search for power."
The girl's smile slowly began to fade, she looked up at Sesshomaru with questioning and slightly scared eyes, "Why do you seek such power? " she asked, letting go of him and starting to walk back toward the lake, "Are you not strong enough the way you are?"
"I told you before that to walk the Path of Supreme Conquest," Sesshomaru said looking at the rose in her hair, "I need to posses the two blades I asked my father for."
"But why..." the girl asked, rubbing her cold arms, "why this path? Is there no other you can choose?"
Sesshomaru was silent for some time, staring at the girl as she stared at the cold lake. More snowflakes began to fall now and it was even colder than before. "It is the only path for me to walk."
"But are you certain of that, Sesshomaru?"
"Yes."
The girl stood shivering in the cold, her knees began to knock together and her breathing also became quicker and erratic. Sesshomaru walked up behind her and embraced her, "Are you so cold that you are shedding tears?"
The girl held Sesshomaru's arm as crystal tears fell down her soft cheeks; she shook her head, burying her eyes in his Kimono's sleeves. "I'm-I'm frightened of what might become of you, should you take that path..." she lifted her head and turned to face him, her blue eyes wet with large tears, "I'm afraid you'll become what you were before, and that you'll forget me."
Sesshomaru looked at the girl in surprise, he smiled and embraced her again, "I could never forget a girl like you."
The girl closed her eyes and stayed in his warm embrace, thinking over his decision. She then opened her eyes and whispered, "If it's what you must do...they I won't stop you..."
Sesshomaru smiled and held her tighter. "Thank you."
The girl pushed out of his embrace and looked into his amber eyes, "But I want you to take this..." she removed the rose from her hair, as it moved into the shadows, away from the moonlight, it closed up into a bud. The girl placed it into Sesshomaru's hand and closed her hand around his, "so you won't ever forget me."
Sesshomaru looked at the girl in surprise, "I can't take this," he said, trying to give it back to her, "I gave this to you, we went to find it together. It was meant for you to have."
The girl smiled, "I know that, and because it is so special, when you look at it, you'll never forget me or what we did to find it." The girl looked at Sesshomaru with begging eyes, "Please...take it..."
Sesshomaru sighed, placing the small bud inside his kimono, just over his heart. He held onto the girl as they walked to the edge of the lake. He looked into the girl's eyes before beginning to turn toward the West, when the girl pulled on his sleeve. She stood on tiptoe and gently kissed his lips. Sesshomaru was shocked; this was the first time she had kissed him in all the years he had known her, could he have been so blind as to not seen how much she had cared for him? He closed his eyes and embraced her kiss, knowing he would not easily forget this moment.
"I promise," he whispered after she released him from her kiss, "by my life and honor, that I will never forget you, Akari."
That was the last I saw of Sesshomaru...until now...