Memento Mori

~Remembrance

I had been planning the last details of my wedding for the past seven days, from the comforts of my in laws mansion. In fact all of the guests for the wedding had been staying in Sesshomaru's parent's domain for this past week. I believe they were all afraid that something might happen. This is all because a series of murders have been going around this wealthy neighborhood. Inutaisho sent letters saying that we would all be safe in his humble abode, that he could protect us all…

The day I had been waiting for arrived, it was the night of January twenty-two, there was a full bright yellow moon. We were under a large, blue jacaranda tree decorated with white lights that sparkled the night. There were several small ashen shimmering bells in the lower branches of the tree. The cerulean flooring was extensive, decorated with purple rose petals at each side which matched nicely with the flowers from the tree.

I was dressed in a gray and turquoise wedding gown that had belonged to Sesshomaru's great great grandmother. As per tradition I was to wear it on this special day. There were four hundred guests, some were observing expectantly from the balcony on the second floor of the mansion. Meanwhile, the rest were sitting in oak wood chairs that were lighted with cotton white lights along two broad white tables at each side.

Between the tables there was a colossal water fountain with a marble pearly colored angel, surrounded by light blue tinctured water. The splashing water created a tranquil, soothing yet alluring atmosphere.

-"Rin, do you take Sesshomaru to be your lawful wedded husband?"

The voice of the minister woke me from my reverie; this was it, after an eight year relationship, I had finally gained the approval of Sesshomaru's parents.

-"I, Rin, promise to love and care for you, and I will try in every way to be worthy of your love. I will always be honest with you, kind, patient and forgiving. I promise to try to be on time. But most of all, I promise to be a true and loyal friend to you. I love you."

-"Sesshomaru, do you take Rin to be your lawful wedded husband?"

Sesshomaru was staring at the crowd, all of his coworkers were there beaming proudly. He seemed concerned, it made me anxious.

-"Yes"

He looked at me warmly but as he shifted his gaze to the second floor, his demeanor became somber. He caressed my hand and gently placed the ring, never shifting his gaze rom my hand. I felt a spark that accelerated my heart hammering through my chest, it was hard to breathe, I knew he could sense it, as he looked seductively at me for a second and smiled maliciously.

-"I now declare you man and wife, may you kiss the bride!"

The kiss commenced tenderly but he quickened his pace and bit her lip, forcefully holding her hands. He murmured softly in her lips,

-"Is that how he kissed you?"

I was shocked and tried to separate from him to no avail, he was mercilessly kissing me. When he heard the wild applauses he seized, leaving me all flustered.

Without a word he left me standing at the altar staring at the uproar that our kiss had caused. I saw him moving towards the second floor but, when I was about to follow Kagome grabbed me,

-"Rin! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! He can be quite stubborn and as detached as a stone, but I know you got to him."

Inuyasha was walking towards us holding a cup of wine, judging from his walking it seemed that he had a bit too much of wine.

-"Rin haha I'm so glad! At last my brother found someone who truly loves him. You are soooo much better, than that vain Kagura!"

-"Inuyasha shut it! How dare you mention that name?", "Sorry Rin he's just too drunk, doesn't know what he's saying. Well I'm going to take him home, he's hopeless now!"

Kagura was Sesshomaru's first love but when I came into his life she was already out of the picture, I wonder why he brought her up today of all days. In the second floor I was greeted by all sorts of unknown faces, friends of the family I suppose. Sesshomaru was nowhere in sight, one of the waiters gave me a cup of wine. I stared at the maze that covered half of the mansion yard. I couldn't help but wonder, why did Sesshomaru asked me such a thing?, Who was that he, he mentioned? I never cheated on him.

As Izayoi was graciously walking towards me, I saw a glimpse of Sesshomaru with someone, a woman o long black hair; they were walking towards the maze. Seeing my only way of escaping one of Izayoi's long chatters I hastily walked the opposite way and ran down the stairs that would leave me at the end of the maze.

I could see the front gate but still no Sesshomaru, there was an old lady behind the bars of the gate. Her hair was all white in a bun, she gave me an unwavering smile, her teeth were gray and crooked. She had a small shopping cart covering something with a white blanket; she kept staring at me with a mischievous smile. It gave me shivers because she didn't move, only stood still never moving her eyes from my sight.

-"Are you alone? Hey, are you alone?", she kept asking me in a cheerful old voice as I moved forward. I wanted to leave this area as soon as possible; I saw a silver silhouette at the distance. It must be Sesshomaru! I have to ask him, what he meant! I completely ignored the creepy lady and moved towards the silver figure at the other side.

As I kept walking I noticed my legs getting heavy, the distance was looking blurry all of the sudden. The air felt heavy, I felt cold and numb. I had a tingling sensation over my arms, like electricity. I don't know if it was my imagination but there was a showed behind me, I could hear fast footsteps approaching me. I had nausea, couldn't walk anymore, my eyesight blackened momentarily. In a few seconds I saw colors again but they were all warped, I could no longer distinguish what was what. I could feel all the cold sweat in my arms and back.

My heartbeats felt slow and suddenly I felt an arm at my right shoulder.

-"I found you", it was the voice of a man whispering in my ear.

It was all black again…

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters. However this is an original work of fiction, hence the plot line is my original work.