Inuyasha crossover Saiunkoku Monogatari

Chapter 4: More Than It Seemed

It was always a rather cooling night, but somehow, tonight he was unable to fall into a deep sleep and sat up in bed as he looked towards the open windows. He had made contact with members of the Satsujinzoku, though not being seeing them coming to where he is now, made him frown. It was something that he did not take much to mind thus far, but since he is alive, he was going to continue playing his 'games'.

Never really giving it much thought, but noticing it for the first time, he could smell the weeping cherry blossom and the smell of the crisp cool air. Closing his eyes and taking in the scent, his body relaxes at its gentle scent before opening his eyes to show certain sharpness in them. Getting up, he walked out of his room, closing the door behind of him quietly as he walked about the grounds. Since coming here, he felt there is an oddness in the area here, especially when nearing the forest mid point, like there is something there that he could not see or feel, and yet hard to explain.

His feet took him to the lake where the weeping cherry blossom stood and a figure stood in the middle of the lake beneath the moon. Wearing a body of white dress and skirt, he could see the flurry of movements coming from there as some things seem to float about her. Her hair shone with a gleam of dark blue so dark that it looks like black beneath the night scene as the moon casted a mysterious silvery white light envelope lightly on her person as her hair fluttered and moved about like her clothes like a perfect harmony.

The shine off the sword gave off a cold glimmer beneath the moon as she performed an elegant sword dance, body moving fluidly as each movement are encased with a strength that he could feel causes the wind to rise with each swings. Her foot steps above the water is light and did not cause big ripples, but instead as he near her, he could see the lose petals from the weeping cherry blossom dance around of her giving an air of ethereal beauty like that of a Goddess or Fairy.

A scene like this is something that he has not seen before, but the beauty of it entered his mind and seemed to have carved itself into his bones and soul as he watched silently, her movements are sharp, precise and fast. Some too fast for him to catch, but instead look at the beauty of which she has brought out in this sword set. It was a sight never to be seen and he stood by the swing as he watches her intently, an unknown shine shone within the depth of his eyes as he took it all in.

Practicing her sword stances beneath the moon brought her back to Sengoku Jidai, but the main reason is also because during nights like these, she could feel her energy brimming and how the energy of the moon helps to increase her cultivation practice. At the same time it helped her to practice her qinggong (light body) skills the best, as well as various other components.

Her hair and clothes followed her as she landed on the tip on her toe, suddenly stirring the blossom's petals that are still afloat in the air from her earlier practice as she flitted across the lake like a dragonfly lightly touching the lake's surface, causing tiny ripples that disappear quickly as she made her way back to shore to see Sakujun standing there with a smile watching her.

"That was a sight to behold, like a Goddess descending from heavens," Sakujun complimented as he reached out to take hold of her hand that is not holding the sword.

Kagome frown, he wears a sleeping attire, top open carelessly, showing the chiseled well muscled body beneath, creamy and velvety like beneath the moon, giving him a mystical air and adding more charm to his already charming face. Who would have thought that beneath those white silken pao (Chinese wear) would show such muscular body, the bagginess of the clothes gave him a feeling that he might have a feminine frame, but then again she should not be too surprise, especially with all that she had experience in Sengoku Jidai.

"Why aren't you asleep," Kagome asked as she sheathed her sword carefully after giving it a look over.

"It's too hot to sleep," he lied through his teeth as he walked by her side.

"How about we go for a walk outside?" Sakujun asked her a smile on his lips as the moon cast an unearthly glow on the both of them.

Kagome looked at him for a moment before agreeing to his suggestion, but not before telling him to change into something more appropriate than sleepwear whilst she waits here for him. Without her to help bring him out of the boundary, most people would easily have gotten lost in it or died after long period of being unable to find their path.

"The air smells different here," Sakujun commented as he walked by her side in the forest grounds as he followed her lead.

"We're just outside that's all," she told him, using the moon hanging above them as a guide, only taking out a palm size luminous pearl to lead the way when it gets even dark.

Sakujun saw the pearl, something of that size is worth hundreds of thousand, and from the glow of it, he is even more surprise. It is a rare find what she has in her hand, and not something that easily comes by like weeds growing along the side of the road.

Though he noticed something different about her, tonight, Kagome is more open to talking to him, even as to answer him some of his questions. This change in her, though a little different, but is something greatly welcome.

"Do you often have visitors?" he asked her, breaking the silence between them as he walked by her side, getting closer to her side.

Looking at him from the corner of her eyes, Kagome did not say much or anything, "I need to check on something, wait here" Kagome told him and disappeared from his side quickly before he could say anything else.

Sakujun did not mind her leaving him alone at all, he turned his head to look in the direction that she had disappeared to. Three dark shadows knelt before of him as they had their head lowered, waiting silently for his words.

"Where are we at the moment,"

"Koku Province Master,"

"Keep track on all the families and members of the Noble faction, keep the men stationed at all the provinces, I will call when I need you," He ordered eyes cold and indifferent as he coldly sweep a glance at the three that knelt before of him on a single leg.

Being one moment at the Imperial Capital of Shi Province, and the next to be in Koku Province, is something that he had not expected and was even more surprise at it but kept a mask of indifference as the three replied with a 'yes' in unison and disappeared from his sight.

Sakujun waited, leaning against the tree as he thought about the current things bothering him, Kagome being the least of his problem, but she is entertaining, and how she could so selflessly help him without asking much or any questions at all, he finds it suspicious, but then there is something about her that drew his interest. Maybe it's her indifference to his every move or the way she would behave so coolly and yet whenever she showcases something, it almost always surprises him.

"Kagome?" Sakujun called out carefully as he turned his head in the direction of where he heard the rustling of the bushes and crunching of dried dead leaves on the ground.

A dark furred body walked out from amongst the bushes hackles up, it's glowing reddish eyes glared at Sakujun as it showed its sharp teeth at him. The animal's big body slowly emerged from the bushes, it's growl becoming audible as Sakujun looked at it with an alert look upon his face. He did not really have any weapon on him, at least not one that is of good defense against something as ferocious as the animal that is slowly circling about of him.

Sakujun slowly got up as he moved back, stopping every once in a while as he kept a sharp eyes on the animal slowly coming closer towards him.

The situation did not look good at for him, as eh glance to his surroundings, trying to figure a way out, his body has been at rest for too long and it has been a while since he worked his mind quickly to find a way out. Then another rustling coming closer and closer towards them, captured the attention of the huge wolf as it turned it's head slightly to the side, looking in the direction of where the sound is coming from, Sakujun took that as an opening and was about to run but the wolf made the first move and ran towards the direction of the rustling sound.

Leaving the male there feeling slightly relieve, but was again suddenly worried when he thought of Kagome, and that the wolf could possibly be running towards in her direction. He took after in the same direction, not daring to slow his pace for fear that he might be too late.

"Kagome?" he called out with worry.

Not hearing a reply, he quicken his pace, calling out for her as he feel the drumming of his heart increased as he ran even faster, calling out her name. He could hear a yelp from a distance and the sound of growls and snapping, and ran towards it, his hair loosely flying behind of him as he raced there. Though the sight that met his eyes surprised him greatly, and it made him laughed after he finally came back to his own senses.

The wolf turned sharply in his direction, growling as he prepared to leap towards Sakujun, but was instead held back by Kagome who spoke to it in a few words.

"You really are full of surprises," Sakujun chuckle in between of his words, calming down after getting used to it.

The wolf had lost it's playfulness, and so did Kagome, she now have that frowning looking upon her face again as she looked at him. Sakujun still kept his distance, especially after he tried taking a few steps towards them the wolf would growl at him louder, baring his fangs and even coming close to snap at him a few times.

"We should get going," Kagome kneeling beside of the wolf as she gave it the most affection that Sakujun had seen coming from her so far.

Seeing her give the wolf a last hug, Kagome stood as she dusted herself off, but the wolf still remained by her side as it followed after her, snarling and snapping at Sakujun whenever he gets too close to them.

"It's really close to you," Sakujun commented after a while of trying to walk by her side, a forced smile upon his lips as he half glared at the wolf.

"He's just shy," Kagome replied with a shrug knowing that it was really not an answer or reasoning, but it was the first that comes to her mind.

There was a laughing smile that tugged on the edge of her lips whenever she thought that Sakujun was not looking as she would often let her fingers brushed against the head of the wolf or playfully caressed its' ears.

"One would never know that it's such a shy animal," Sakujun commented in a rather grim like tone even if there is a smile upon his lips.

Kagome did not reply as she shrugged at his words and walked by the side of the wolf' until they reached the edge of the boundary entering into her 'home'. At first he wolf lingered outside, tugging at her skirt with his razor teeth growling warningly at her preventing her from returning.

"I'll be back soon again," Kagome told him as she knelt down beside of it, running her fingers through his head as she rubbed and scratch at the side of it's head.

"I'm jealous of it," Sakujun said with a smile as he was finally able to walk by her side once they entered through the barrier boundary that had been set to prevent unknown people from entering.

"He's a friend of mine, do not keep calling him an 'It'," Kagome told him with a frown, annoyed at his use of term.

"How envious, why won't you treat me with such affections as well," Sakujun asked in a playful unreasonable manner like that of a child not given attention.

"I believe Mister Lin Senya that between us, we're just doctor and patient," Kagome told him in all seriousness upon her face, stopping in her steps as she turned her face towards him.

The smile upon his lips slowly lessens as he took in the seriousness of her words, and looked at her with a grim look upon his face. Dangerously taking quick steps towards her, Sakujun grabbed her face within one hand as his grip tightened.

"And what if I refuse that kind of relationship," he asked her with a dangerous and taunting smile upon his lips, a cold glimmer shine in the depth of his eyes as he regarded her.

"What if I want something else?"

A/N:

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