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Chapter 4: Not Letting Go
- LONG AGO-
"This Sesshomaru… will not let you go Miko," he, forgetting his station, letting his emotions barely quiver in his voice and actions, franticly kept both his legs nailed to the floor on the outer rim of the well; bearing the destruction, the chaos surrounding them. Holding on to the one, the only one his world, his miko. She would not be permitted to leave him, not now, not after the short time they had spent together, not after he realized he needed her.
They had met a year ago…well in truth two years ago when he tried to kill her…but they had truly met one year ago. When he was force to join forces with her…
At first he hated her…she was human, he a demon, opposites nothing in common…but as time went on his opinion changed…he didn't realize why…or how but it did. Something about her called to him…and he hated so…sadly as said time went on he realized he couldn't do anything about it…She had become his world. The breath he needed, however he didn't love her…that was beneath him…yet the thought of losing her was unacceptable.
He knew the risk he was taking in order to save her; that by forcing her to stay, by allowing her to live, everything would be chaos. What she had done, besides her obvious innocent motives, was corrupted, and would bring only pain. But he didn't care, he'd rather everything go to hell than let her leave, to loose her.
Kagome, was aware of this, it wouldn't be easy for him or her, but she also knew if it weren't for her nothing of this would be going on, and the only way to end this, to save the world, her friends, him, she would have to sacrifice herself. She had to let go, the war had to end.
"I know you won't," smiling the she creased her lover one last time before letting his hand go.
"I know you won't, but…I am," and with those last words she was engulfed by the red whirlpool the well had transformed into, taking her, and leaving him, the moon utterly alone.
*Present*
'Why…why Kagome, why did you let go'"Prince, is it true is she really here, is she the rose, the Bloody Rose?" Mustuki, the servant next to him unknowingly knocked him out of his daydream. No not a dream, a nightmare, his last memories of her, his rose.
"Yes," he responded refocusing on the task at hand, trying to get her back, it was time for redemptions, to break the curse, and get answers. He had seen her; she seemed to be the same, his fragile flower. It did not matter the means he had gone to too get her back, not even if she thought her friends betrayed her, all that matter was that she was finally near him, with him.
But would she hate him…could she? Did it matter?
No, all that mattered was that they were together…right?
"Yes, it is time to commence the ritual," getting up he, fallowed by Mustuki left his studied and headed for the ritual chambers. He present, and paying attention to his surrounding, walked and walked while his mind wondering in circles, not being able to focus.
He knew what he didn't know then. That what she had done was only to save him…that the consequences that resulted were a grain of sand compared to their results. What she had done allowed them to live…not in the way he had hoped but nevertheless he, and everyone were in her dept.
All the centuries of being alone were now over. He now felt what he had then but was to scared too admit…he cared for her.
He was sure she still loved him, and he cared for her…because a demon could not love, at least not he.
'Kagome, today we will finally be together again, finally I will have my rose back, and this time I won't let you go'
Authors note: Ok so to make it clear, Sesshomaru does not love Kagome, well at least he won't admit it, because he's a demon…he cares for her deeply something that over time he has recognized. However being his royal cold self-Sesshomaru can't accept the notion of love…well at least not yet ;) I've always felt like Sesshomaru could never really love anyone…he could grow very attached to someone, and care for him or her…but love is something he doesn't recognize. Keep that in mind through out this story, this journey is for Kagome to find her self…but also Sesshomaru. Thanks for reading!
