Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha or any other character from the Anime
Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha or any other character from the Anime. I only own Sesshara, so please don't steal her.
A/N- Ok in the Anime Sesshomaru only has one arm and so far in my story I have kept to that. Now, he gets a new one lol. He's been a good boy so he deserves it. lol
A/N- thank you to little-mija69 for being my first review . hope the pm i sent helped with your questions.
Italics – thoughts
Bold Italics – inner demon talking
Bold – yelling
Chapter 4 A New Arm for Lord Sesshomaru
Kaede sat behind Sesshara applying medicinal herbs and bandages to Sesshara's wounds. Kagome and Sango sat in the hut as well. Kaede had banished the men outside 'till she was finished.
"Thank you, Lady Kaede," Sesshara said over her shoulder, "but I don't need the medicinal herbs or the bandages. I'll be healed by tomorrow most likely."
"Yes, however, ye have lost much blood so ye may not heal as fast," Kaede replied.
Sango nodded, "She's right, Sesshara. You did lose a lot of blood and that wound is bad."
"Just let Kaede fix you," Kagome told her.
Sesshara sighed and sat still while Kaede finished putting the bandages around her chest and pulled her kimono back up around her shoulders and tightened the sash.
"Can we come back in yet?" called an annoyed Inuyasha.
"Yes, Inuyasha, now you may come in," Sango replied.
Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo came back inside the hut and sat down. "You should go wash the blood out of your kimono before it won't come out," Inuyasha told Sesshara. "The blood's been on it for two days now, you should clean it soon."
Sesshara looked down at her kimono. Inuyasha was right. Blood stained the front of it as well as the back. "Lady Kaede, do you have anything that I could borrow to wear while I wash this?"
"I have some of Kikyo's old clothes…" Kaede started.
"No, Kaede," Inuyasha said, taking off the top of his red kimono and tossing it to Sesshara. "Here, you can borrow this."
She nodded her thanks and walked to the door of the hut, stopping to put a hand on Miroku's shoulder. "If you follow me, monk," she said so only he could hear her, "Sango will never have to worry about you getting her pregnant." Sesshara watched as all the color drained form his face and he nodded. She let go of his shoulder and left to find the hot spring she had seen when she had been brought to the village earlier that day.
When Sesshara found it again, she thought that it was beautiful, with a light mist rising from the surface of the water giving that place an air of mystery. Taking off her kimono, Sesshara wrapped Inuyasha's red kimono top around her body and tied it closed with her sash. She wrinkled her nose at how short it was, just barely at mid-thigh, and set about her task.
Kneeling by the edge of the spring, Sesshara began washing the blood from her kimono. She smiled inwardly when she saw that the blood was coming out. Once she was sure that all the blood was out, she wrung out all the excess water, started a fire and hung the kimono near it so it would dry faster. Letting her eyes close, Sesshara leaned back against a tree, enjoying the heat of the fire.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked from Ah-Un's back. "Can we go see Lady Sesshara?"
Sesshomaru looked over his shoulder at the little girl, whose face looked hopeful. Sesshomaru knew that Sesshara had been badly wounded in the fight with Naraku, but he didn't know if she had lived. He didn't want Rin to find out if her friend was dead by going to Kaede's village, as he was sure the yasha was there having been with Inuyasha's group. Lord Sesshomaru stayed silent for another moment then nodded. If she is dead, Rin would find out sooner or later. Sesshomaru thought, turning his demon cloud in the direction of the village while Rin giggled with delight.
About an hour later, they flew over the hot spring Sesshara had fallen asleep at and landed in the village. Following Inuyasha's scent, Sesshomaru found Kaede's hut and walked in, closely flowed by Rin and Jakken.
Upon seeing the demon lord, Inuyasha was on his feet in an instant, Tetsusaiga drawn. "What the hell are you doing here, Sesshomaru!?"
Sesshomaru's face remained emotionless as Rin answered, "We're here to see Lady Sesshara!"
"And what business do ye have with her?" Kaede asked.
Again, Rin answered. "I'm her friend and I wanted to see her!" The smile the girl had had the entire ride there began to fade. "She didn't die from her wounds, did she?"
Lord Sesshomaru looked down at Rin. "No, Rin, she's alive. Stay here and I will go get her." Rin nodded. "Jakken, you stay here as well, see that nothing happens to Rin. If anything does happen to her, I will kill you and everyone in this village." With that, Sesshomaru left the hut and summoned his demon cloud, flying toward the hot spring he had seen on the way to the village. He had seen someone there and had a feeling that it was Sesshara.
Lord Sesshomaru landed in the clearing, on the opposite side of the fire from Sesshara. He watched her as she slept. He noticed that she wore Inuyasha's red kimono top and that her kimono was hung next to the fire. Sesshara's brow furrowed now and then as if she were dreaming, her right hand gripping the hilt of her sword. Sesshomaru also noticed how short the red kimono was on her, giving Sesshomaru a better look at her long legs.
Beautiful. His demon told him, and for once, Sesshomaru agreed with his demon.
A light wind stirred the clearing, bringing Sesshara's scent to Lord Sesshomaru. Roses and herbs? He thought, sniffing the wind. An interesting scent for a demon. He sniffed again. And the forest. Sesshara's brow furrowed again and the scent of fear entered the clearing, her hand gripping the sword tighter. What is she afraid of? What could she be dreaming of that makes her afraid? Sesshomaru wondered.
Sesshomaru stepped around the fire, which was now hot embers, to awaken Sesshara. Sesshomaru had taken no more than a step in her direction when she was on her feet, Suikotsen drawn and fully transformed resting its point at Sesshomaru's throat. Sesshara's eyes snapped open and for a moment they were the red of her demon.
Sesshomaru stood still, shocked and surprised by how fast she was, although he didn't let it show. He also noticed that the fire had sprung to life as well and wondered if Sesshara had caused it. Slowly, her eyes turned back to purple. Seeing where her sword was resting, she quickly removed it.
"L…Lord Sesshomaru. Forgive me," she said, her sword going back to its original form to be placed back in its sheath. "I do not know what came over me."
Sesshomaru said nothing as he moved around her and sat against the tree, seemingly staring into the fire. Sesshara didn't mind his silence, especially after all the talking Inuyasha and his friends did. Feeling her kimono to see if it was dry, she took it down and went behind a clump of bushes behind the tree that Sesshomaru now sat.
Sesshomaru listened to her as she got dressed and saw when she came back around the tree. As Sesshara tugged down the sleeve of her left hand, Sesshomaru caught sight of the raw ring of flesh encircling her wrist. Tossing Inuyahsa's kimono top over a low hanging branch, Sesshara added more wood to her fire to give more light.
"What did you do to your wrist?" Sesshomaru asked as Sesshara sat across from him.
"Hm? Oh, this?" She asked showing him her left wrist. Sesshomaru nodded. "It was severed when Naraku and Inuyasha tuned my village into their battleground," she explained, her voice still holding no emotion. "The attack that took my mother's life took my hand as well."
"Did you re-grow it or reattach it? I don't care. I'm just curious."
Liar. His demon told him.
He lies. Sesshara's demon said.
"I reattached it," she answered, ignoring her demon. She pulled her kimono sleeve back down. "It's still healing though. How did you lose you arm, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Inuyasha cut it off," Sesshomaru stated simply, "with his sword, the Tetsusaiga."
Sesshara thought for a moment then looked at the demon lord. "Would you like me to give you back your arm? I will do so if that is what you want."
Sesshomaru stared at the yasha who sat across from him, calmly waiting for his answer as she added more wood to her fire. Sesshomaru nodded, a movement that did not go unnoticed. Even though Sesshara was looking at the fire not at him, Sesshomaru knew that she could still see him. Sesshara moved to sit in front of Sesshomaru.
"I will need to see your arm," Sesshara told Sesshomaru, reaching toward him and pushing his kimono down over his shoulders and to his waist, exposing both his arms and chest. Sitting with her legs under her, Sesshara touched what remained of Lord Sesshomaru's left arm. Nearly the entire arm is gone, Sesshara thought. At least there is some of it left, it will make it easier.
Sesshomaru did not take his eyes off her. He didn't know why he hadn't stopped her from pushing his kimono down. He was also surprised by how gentle her touch was. She has the touch of a healer. Gentle and soothing. Seeing a flash of light out of the corner of his eye, Sesshomaru looked down at Sesshara's hands. They were now surrounded by a soft blue light. Sesshomaru watched as the light surrounded what was left of his arm and sank into the flesh through the muscle and into the bone.
"Was your mother the Ookami youkai?" Sesshomaru asked, nodding toward her silver wolf ears. He could feel a comforting heat coming from the bone in his arm.
"No. My father was the Ookami youkai," Sesshara continued healing Sesshomaru's arm, the blue light re-growing the bone, muscle, nerves, blood vessels and flesh. "My mother was a Sorceress."
"A Sorceress? Could she do this as well?" Sesshomaru looked down at his arm again. He now had an elbow and a small portion of his forearm.
Sesshara shook her head. "She told me once that in all her years, she had never seen anyone who could re-grow or reattach lost limbs. She told me that it was a very rare ability and I should put it to good use."
Very rare indeed, Sesshomaru thought. The only youkai I know of who could re-grow lost limbs was Naraku. Even though Sesshomaru had not seen her full powers yet, he could still tell that Sesshara was very powerful.
"What did your father say about it?" He asked her. He was starting to get feeling in his arm. He was amazed at how fast she was able to heal him.
"My father died before I was born, so I don't know what he would have said. I don't even know what his name was." Sesshara wondered why she was telling him all this, but she found that Sesshomaru was easy to talk to.
Silence settled between them, but it was a comfortable silence. Sesshara continued her healing while a small sliver of the moon rose into the sky.
Inuyasha paced Kaede's hut. He was becoming impatient. Sesshara should have been back by now. And so should Sesshomaru for that matter. Inuyasha looked over at Rin. She and Shippo were playing together and she didn't seem worried that Sesshomaru had not come back yet. Nor did Jakken, who stood off to the side watching Rin, his staff of Two Heads with him should he need it.
"What is taking that bastard so long?" Inuyasha said to no one in particular. Kagome, Sango and Miroku rolled their eyes.
"Don't you insult Lord Sesshomaru, half-breed!" Jakken screeched at him. Rin looked up as Inuyasha hit Jakken on the head then shrugged her shoulders and went back to playing with Shippo.
Inuyasha lost his patience. "I'm going to look for them." With that he walked out of the hut and began looking in the forest that was named after him. He knew exactly where the hot spring was so he decided to look there first. He saw the fire first, burning brightly. Then as he landed in the clearing he was Sesshara sitting with her back to the fire in front of Sesshomaru. Inuyasha was surprised and shocked as he saw that Sesshomaru's eyes were closed and his kimono was pushed to his waist, giving a clear view of his naked chest and arms.
Arms?! As in two? Inuyasha thought coming closer. He saw the steady soft blue light coming from Sesshara's hands, her eyes closed as well.
"Do not touch me, Inuyasha," Sesshara said as he reached out to touch her shoulder. He stopped, wondering how she could've known what he was going to do when her eyes were still closed. Inuyasha hesitated for a moment as he watched the last couple of Sesshomaru's fingers re-grow in the blue light. Reaching out, he grabbed her shoulder and was immediately blasted backwards into a tree at the edge of the clearing by a burst of red fire.
"I did warn you, Inuyasha," Sesshara told him as Sesshomaru's fingers finished re-growing. Sesshara placed a hand at Sesshomaru's shoulder and the other at his hand, the blue light stretching between her hands and covering his entire arm so she could make sure everything was working properly. "Lord Sesshomaru, move your arm for me," Sesshara said as Inuyasha got up from the ground.
Sesshomaru opened his eyes, looked down at his new arm and tried to move it. He opened and closed his hand, making a fist, then rolled his shoulder and bent his arm at the elbow. The blue light disappeared from her hands as Sesshomaru moved his newly grown arm. Sesshomaru nodded his thanks as Sesshara stood up. Pulling his kimono back up, he stood as well.
"Why the hell did you give that bastard back his arm?" Inuyasha demanded.
Sesshara turned her head to face him, her eyes cold and emotionless. She flicked her hand and Inuyasha crashed to the ground face first, making a crater. "Show some respect, Inuyasha," her voice was cold, and sent shivers down the males' spines. "as it was you who took his arm in the first place." Sesshara flicked her hand again; Inuyasha rose out of the crater and stayed suspended in the air as if an invisible hand held him there.
She must be using the powers of the Sorceress, Sesshomaru thought.
She powerful, his demon said. She our mate?
Quite you, Sesshomaru told his demon.
Sesshara walked over to Inuyasha, his kimono top in hand, "Thank you, for letting me borrow this," she said handing it to him and releasing him from her hold. "Lord Sesshomaru. You never did say why you were here."
"Rin wanted to see you."
Sesshara nodded, put out her fire then walked out of the clearing toward the village. Sesshomaru also walked back to the village. Inuyasha shook his head and followed after them.
yay! chapter 4 is done and i think this one is a little longer then the others lol. im gonna try to get chap 5 done soon, but it might be awhile, im graduating this week so it could be a while. R&R plz!
