Mother's Lullabye
~ Chapter Three~
Rekindle Mourning
By Inuyashas Youkai
~ I don't have any ties to Inuyasha , or own it's creation, nor do I have any sort of claim over the song by Lake Of Tears : To Blossom Blue
I'm bleeding in ways of the fire burned
I'm crying in ways of the nightbird
No more is there one to lay by my side
I'm straying in nightmares all the time
A little something I know
A little somewhere I go, reminds me of you
To blossom blue, is to blossom without you
I'm breaking but I cannot bear to
I'm staring but I cannot see you
For no more are you to lay by my side
I'm weeping no more then this second time
A little something I know
A little somewhere I go
Where the sweet waters flow, reminds me of you
A little something I know
A little somewhere I go
Where the sweet waters flow
Where the mistletoes grow, reminds me of you
To blossom blue, is to blossom without you
Soft winds brushed against the whispy fluffs of grey , altering of its stage to darken , as the distorted fade amongst the splintered tree's roots , borrowing the rare image cloaked within the silent cover. For a succinct moment , two embodiments rose to entwine as one ,unknowingly snuggled in the warmth , the pecular connection provided. The cast mutual strands of pewter and ink wrapped around another wildly within the gusts of nature's carressing breath while its possessors remained stilled with the exception of the entangled soft cadence of one heartbeat meeting another in stride.
A crackling from within the trees awoken twin sets of ears to swivel towards the sounds origin but other than that both eyes remained closed , oblivious to the entruding sight coming upon their solumn silence . The broken pictures struck with pained emotion still sought to break their already partially shattered and fragile binds holding them together, as the primary intent to protect fought against it. Once the early dawn's rays peaked its way over the horizon , emerging with the remaining shadows now rushing to more concealing directions in hiding , for their will to remain unknown was its foremost intent to stay within the lingering dark , and soon the sounds of awakening roused weakened chocolate eyes to manifest themselves.
Gazing over the tinged photogragh presented within the sight of her curiously seeking eyes, as the movement from spots within her inky ,cascading locks, tossled from sleep, caused her to unknowingly reach up to brush faintly across twin triangular , foreign object, as they twitched happily against her will to cease , and in result her eyes swelled its size with shock . Trying to reposition herself slightly , but soon found her movements were restrained by a unknown weight lain accross her abdominen , and in the discoveries wake bred fear, as in the reality in the situation hadn't struck her yet , because it hadn't , not when the appendage grasping loosely around her was donned with oddly familar attire , dipped in scarlet.
Painstakingly manuevering her form to remove herself from the painful reminders that the current plight held as the situation soon dawned on her that wan't meant to be , the questions overwhelmed her mind as to the events lkeading to this , seeking to drown her , and in result Kagome's first response to it was to run. Though as it turned out , her efforts were in vein, because the one ritualistically intending to hold her there was not relenting , and soon a raspy whisper joined ones restraint on her leaving.
" Mate , don't move , sleep .."
As soon as those words rose from his lips , both amber , and chocolate eyes immediately were opened , seeking the other in realization to the harsh truth that was found when those eyes met. A glimmer of mixed emotions soon emerged rapidly bringing about the uncomfortable , suffocating silence .
" Are you okay now, Kagome?"
" I am fine ..."
" Why are you lying ?"
"I'm not lying..."
" Kagome I can feel it ,can tell that your not ..I can feel you .."
" I guess I 'am okay , I alive so that's saying something, just .. "
"Don't ever say something like that again , Kagome, not after this ..wait just what?"
" After what Inuyasha ? Did something happen , Inuyasha, why do I feel so... Strange ? "
" You could say that , by the way why didn't you tell me that something was wrong before , I almost ... You almost died Kagome.. What do you mean different...?"
" What happened ? The last I remember seeing you and Shippo late last night , and then .. Nothing .. I don't recall anything else ..I died ? ... I mean different as in I feel like myself but then again I don't , its almost like something changed somehow.."
" Almost , Though it seems that after I obviously lost control over myself when... Something was ...Attacking you, I guess .. I must've felt that you were in danger somehow .. Enough to do what I did during the time I was transformed ,though anything else I can't tell you.. I am sorry , Kagome.. But I am glad that it worked only .. Now, things are going to get a little awkwardly different for you , us , from this moment on.."
" Whatever you did can't be that bad if I am still alive Inuyasha , and the things that come in result of it , we will handle it together, as we always have..."
" Unfortunately , I am sorry Kagome ,but that can't happen ...Things are slightly different then before ,a little hard to ignore to just go back the way things were .."
" You mean you want me to leave ? ... Did I do something wrong..?"
"No way , and Hell no, to both accounts , but there is something that you ought to know , Kagome..."
" What is it ?"
"It seems , that I ... When everything happened , so fast, and I transformed , I marked my claim on you , making it irreversable ,and ..."
"What do you mean , marked your claim on me...?"
" Before you were only my intended , its something more meaningful, and instinctual to us demons , but now after I marked you .. You are now... My mate for life , and this changes things a bit.."
"What ?"
" Shhh .. Kagome .. Calm down it's okay .. "
" Okay , how do you think this is okay? What about Kikyo!"
" Kikyo.. Kagome, Kikyo will always be a important person to me but now she is in my past , because you, as my mate , are my first , and formost, no matter what our intentions may have been , things changed.."
"Inuyasha .. I don't know what to say is there anything we can do , I mean I don't want you to be forced to change your plans on my account ..."
"No , this is permanent , and who says I want to do anything , Kagome .. Look I know that this may not have been conceived , but I am not disapointed or anything over things , only concerned.. "
" Understandable .."
" No , Kagome you don't understand ... It's not Kikyo's involvement that concerns me, well not really , but what does worry me , concerns you Kagome.."
"Why ...?"
" Why , well Kagome like before I told you that I feel you on the inside , because in a way were connected to each other.. Which also explains why you feel the way that you do..For one I am afriad of what I recieve from the bounds that binds us. Two , now that we are .. you know , I can't dechipher how you are dealing with the change because your emotions are all over the place , it worries me .. I think we are going back to your time for some reprive until I see your aura settles some a bit . Ya, and three , from now on mate, Kagome ...Sorry, but we are really going to have to be careful this time because now with you , as my taken mate .. I also inadvertantly made you,as well as me , a target , for both Naraku , and for Kikyo.. So from know on , we stay together.. I want you at my side, where I can see you at all times.. Understand?"
" I don't know , don't ya think it may be a little awkward ?"
" Do you think I care silly wench! ? No , I don't , truth be known , that is if you don't know that already, which you should.."
"So what now ...?"
"Now , you sleep ... While I keep watch , your still weak .. Just remember that I am here , and don't plan on going anywhere, so relax.."
" Easy for you to say , Inuyasha..I feel like cause of me I messed up your life or something.."
"Shhhh, it is easy , just sleep , and you didn't do anything .. " Inuyasha whispered into her ears tugging her close from behind, as his arms wrapped possessively around her, to shield her , and hide her away .
To conceal his mate from anything willing to attempt at taking her from him, once out of sight for his comfort, began softly growling to urge her to submit , before kissing her temple , because in his mind anyone who tried , they would fail with their death.
Kagome was his ...
Though as his words to comfort his mate sunk in , the hanyou soon found himself once again torn with the fear , and grief concerning his mate, then of his forsaken first , concluding the concern what they would soon be up against in the coming days because of the actions in order to save the one he loved . Time will only tell ...
TBC...