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Chapter Six
Just the two of you
In the last month, more battles had been won. Inutaisho had gone off to another one of Takara's ceremonies, and Sesshomaru's dislike towards the woman grew ever worse. She seemed to be accepted to everyone; but him. Everyone liked her; but him. The very thought of her made Sesshomaru want to attack something but he held it in. He would get what he wanted in the end; he just had to be patient. Normally this didn't happen. Never before had something angered him like this. He never had the urge to attack something as much as he wanted to attack her. He didn't understand why. Why…how was she doing this? And too him?
Sesshomaru had been watching her since he returned from Bokusenou last month. Especially during the battles, but he found nothing about her that should make her mad; nor did he find this pendant he had been told about. She was swift like she always was but she didn't seem to be protecting anything. Finding the Pendant that the tree had told him that held Takara's heart was going to be harder than he had thought that it would be. He shouldn't have been expecting it to be easy. If it truly was the easiest way to kill her then she wouldn't be wearing it in plain view. But how to find it…
That night, the three of them, and a few others, were gathered in his father's tent for the next tactics to be planned. Takara sat on his father's left side and Sesshomaru to his right with the other four spread across from them. Takara and Sesshomaru kept their place and stayed silent as Inutaisho and the others all talked. The next plans were heading up and finding the army near the mountain. There were said to be thousands of demons waiting for them. Takara was surprised that after all the battles that have already happen that there was over 500 left in the land.
She was also surprised that Inutaisho wanted to keep her near. She knew why or maybe it was because it was what she wanted. She had only known him for a few months now but already she felt close to him. He reminded her of her father in ways that no one else could. Their laugh when she said something stupid. Cheering her up when she was down. How protective he was when they fought. He made her feel like a little kid and it wasn't hard to know why. Inutaisho was a father after all, but it seemed that this wasn't stuff he would do with Sesshomaru. No matter how hard she tried, she could not see Sesshomaru laughing with his father like she had done with her's or throwing a ball or riding on his back. It just wouldn't come to her mind.
(Can you imagine Sesshomaru laughing and screaming as he rode on his father's back in their 'yard'? ROFLMAO!)
It was later that night that Inutaisho approached her again. She couldn't get to sleep so she had snuck off to a small little cliff and was sitting there, staring at the stars above. It was getting close to the anniversary of her parents death. Every time she closed her eyes she saw their faces pass over her. But she also saw other things. Saw the fire of the castle. The smell of smoke. Heard their roars and screams. Smelled their blood. Saw the mirror and the shell in her hands. Then saw them smashed beneath her.
She didn't want to remember it but for the last twenty years it haunted her. Perhaps that it was something that she would never get to leave behind. Maybe it was her punishment. If it was, she would take it and carry it with her until she died as well. Then she could apologize to them. Maybe they would forgive her, but if they didn't, it was what she deserved.
"Thinking about your family?" Inutaisho's voice made her eyes jerk away from the sky and she glanced at the demon that now sat to her right, staring up at the sky himself.
Takara glanced away again. "Yeah," She whispered.
The elder demon gave a small smile. "You know, you will see your parents again," He told her. "One day."
Takara restrained herself from flinching. She knew he meant well but it still hurt. She fought to keep the foul look from her face so instead she stared down at trees and rocks beneath the cliff. ~Not pleasantly~ Takara commented to herself. "I doubt that it'll be me they're looking for." She replied aloud.
"And what makes you think that?"
Takara gave the older demon a look before glancing down at her hands. She saw them covered in blood and gripped them into fists as she closed her eyes. "When I was younger...there...I did things that I'm not proud of. My parents...let's just say that it was something that they didn't enjoy me doing."
Inutaisho chuckled and patted her shoulder. "No matter what the deed was, I'm sure that your parents will think nothing of it. Same with me and Sesshomaru, I assure you. My son will never do anything that will make me not wish to see him; nothing."
~Even being the cause of your death?~ She thought darkly. She struggled with the tears but his words just seemed to keep making it worse and worse.
Inutaisho took notice of the few tears that trickled past her barriers and pulled a soft smile. "I'm sorry, Takara," He pulled her into hug like a man would do his daughter. "I didn't mean to make you sad."
Takara closed her eyes and sat still as his hand ran over her head, calming her down. Again, another moment of her father passed through her mind and she gave a soft smile. She wasn't going to cry. She wasn't going to let herself give in to the pain. Not until she knew she could. She pulled back from the elder demon, wiping her face clean. "I appreciate your support, my Lord, but I-"
"Please," Inutaisho held up a hand with a smile. "You, of all people, do no need to call me Lord."
She stared at him for a moment before lowering her head again. "You honor me too much, Inutaisho."
"And right I should," The elder chuckled. "Without you and your family that creature would have already broken out and done some serious damage, maybe even worse. You deserve to be honored."
~Ikkaku, perhaps, but not me~ She told herself sadly.
"I…actually came here to ask a favor of you."
Takara lifted her head to look at him in surprise. "A favor? Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing is wrong, I just need you to do something for me. You see, I have an old friend that could help us in the next upcoming battle. I would go get her myself but I fear that the enemy would hear of my disappearance and attack while I am gone. Instead, I will be sending you to gather her for me. Of course, only if you want to."
Takara nodded. "Of course! You just need to ask."
"Good," Inutaisho smiled. "You and Sesshomaru will be leaving tomorrow."
Her face fell. "S-Sesshomaru?"
"Yes. Sesshomaru knows the path to whom I seek and with the two of you being the fastest I trust you should be back sooner than you think."
Takara didn't like the thought of going off alone with Sesshomaru but she couldn't back out after just telling him that she would do it. She could suffer that man's constant glare, couldn't she? "Who is it we're bringing back?"
"Another Dog Demon. The two of us grew up together before our paths split. She works with Hosenki, an Oyster demon."
"And you said you want us to leave tomorrow?" Takara asked him. "But I have a Ceremony tomorrow night.
The elder demon chuckled. "I know that. You will not miss it, I assure you. The path is towards your Ceremony Field, so you can still attend it. Sesshomaru will just have to accompany you."
Takara slapped a hand over her face. Sesshomaru annoyed the hell out of her. Why did Inutaisho have to send her on a mission with him? And on the night of the Ceremony, too? The last thing that she wanted was for him to see it and for him and Ikkaku to get into a fight over being the dominant male. She knew the moment that Sesshomaru told her to come on and finish the mission while Ikkaku tried to talk to her there was going to a BIG problem.
"Don't worry," Inutaisho patted her on the back. "You and my son will be fine. You're both strong enough to take care of anything out there that'll attack you."
~It's keeping myself from attacking him that's going to be the problem~ She sighed.
A little short but I felt good leaving it there.
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