Chapter X: One and Only

Chiharu smiled as she walked across the isle in her new light green wedding dress.

Sora waited on the other end, his smile as big as the sun.

The Mystion Lord and Inuyasha were out trying to find ways to defeat Sukiome—or the "Mystical Murderer" as the citizens of the Mystic Realm now called her.

After Chiharu walked towards Sora, the Mizusu began.

"Sora, do you except Chiharu as your wife?"

"I do." Sora said confidently.

"And you, Chiharu, do you take Sora as your husband."

"Of course I do!" said Chiharu beaming.

Sora was more than happy, he was ecstatic.

He was even happier when a ring was put on each of their fingers.

When the ceremony was over, they found Mamuro in his study pacing like crazy.

"No, no, no…" he kept mumbling.

Inuyasha was in the same room, poring over books of combat.

"Any luck?" Sora asked.

"No." Inuyasha grumbled flipping a page.

"We have to get to him before the summer solstice!" Mamuro cried. "If we don't I won't have another chance! This is the last time…"

"About the Mystical Murderer." Said Sora. "For some reason she new our plans."

Mamuro's eyes widened.

"How!?" he exclaimed.

Sora shrugged. "I have a theory; she may be a time traveller."

"Really? A time traveller?" said Chiharu.

"If that's what she is she's able to manipulate time…" Mamuro said thoughtfully.

"…so that's how she was able to get past the security system…" said Sora.

"…and how she could shoot powers at us so easily!" said Mamuro.

"Aha!" Mamuro said in triumph. "Beautiful! All we need are time mages and we'll finish her in no time!"

愛

Sesshomaru hadn't been tied up that night, he had sworn Sukiome he wouldn't try to escape. If he did, he'd be punished.

Sesshomaru slept much better and was now sitting on his bed completely dumbstruck.

Sukiome was a time traveller who leapt through different timelines solely to protect Sesshomaru from a terrible fate.

Sukiome had claimed it was because she loved him…

But Sesshomaru was still trying to process that.

Never in his life was he loved romantically.

In the other timelines, yes, with Chiharu.

But in this timeline the only love he got was family love, from Rin, Inuyasha, his Father and his Mother.

But Sukiome was different.

To think that someone would actually leap through timelines, for him was almost un imaginable.

Sesshomaru looked at Sukiome, her red hair in ponytail, she seemed to be reading a chapter book.

"Sukiome." Sesshomaru said finally.

"Hmm?" Sukiome said lifting her eyes from the book.

"Father, is he really alive?" Sesshomaru asked.

"He is."

"Did you save him from the fire like you said?"

"In this timeline yes."

"Why does Mamuro have him as a prisoner?"

"For the same reason he wants you, to steal his powers. It was only recently he's been a prisoner. He was trapped in the Mystic Realm but only since a little while did he get captured." Said Sukiome putting a bookmark in her book.

"Why didn't you try and save him?" Sesshomaru asked with a hint of anger in his voice.

Sukiome sighed. "It isn't too late; he could still be saved. I want to make sure you're safe first."

Sesshomaru nodded and laid back down on his bed.

Then, there was a large bang.

Sukiome quickly ran out of the room and gasped when she saw soldiers walking inside.

"Damn!" she cursed as she froze time.

But for some reason, the soldiers were still moving.

"What?!" Sukiome cried as she narrowly dodged a sideways slash.

She unfroze time and shot a bunch of red orbs at the men, most orbs exploded on impact with the swords, others grazed their shoulders and face.

All of the soldiers charged at once.

Sukiome unsheathed her sword and began slashing like crazy but she was at a disadvantage without her time manipulation powers.

Just then, Sesshomaru took a chair and through it at a soldier who was about to slash Sukiome's stomach.

"Sesshomaru!" Sukiome cried throwing an emerald necklace at him. "Put this on!"

Sesshomaru complied and he felt a wave of power envelop him. His powers were becoming unblocked.

Now this is more like it.

Sesshomaru thought with a smirk.

He unleashed his yokai whip and slashed many of the guards in the faces.

Others dodged the deadly whip and one managed to catch Sukiome's wrists.

"You stop that yokai, or the girl's dead." Said one guard putting a sword on Sukiome's throat.

Sesshomaru hesitated.

"Surrender now, you have ten seconds."

Sukiome's face was firm. She wasn't sacred at all, though she gave Sesshomaru one clear look:

Run.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened. She wanted him to run? She was willing to sacrifice herself to insure his safety?

He gained a flashback of the night before, Sukiome sobbing at her failures of not being able to save him.

Sukiome had sacrificed years of her life.

For Sesshomaru.

And now he was just going to run away?

He remembered the kiss she gave him, warm and loving and sincere.

Sesshomaru looked deep into Sukiome's soft brown eyes. His expression said one thing:

No.

"I surrender." Sesshomaru said as his whip dissipated.

"Sesshomaru no! RUN!" Sukiome cried.

"I'm not leaving you." Sesshomaru said firmly.

Sukiome looked away and began to sob softly, until one guard punched her in the head and rendered her unconscious.

Sesshomaru was about to attack the guards for hurting Sukiome before he felt too weak to stand and was rendered unconscious as well.

愛

Sukiome's eyes adjusted to the dimness as she regained consciousness.

"Where am I?" she mumbled to herself.

Then all the events came rushing back and she gasped.

"Sesshomaru?!" she called.

"I'm here." Came the cool reply.

Sukiome sighed in relief as she saw the yokai sitting in a corner.

"We're in a cell." He explained. "Are you all right? One of the guards punched you in the face."

Sukiome blushed. Sesshomaru was worried about her?

"Um…yeah I'm fine." Said Sukiome.

There was silence for a few minutes before Sukiome spoke.

"Sesshomaru?"

"Hmm?"

"Why didn't you run?"

Sesshomaru gave Sukiome a hard look.

"I wasn't going to leave you Sukiome." He said.

"Why?"

Sesshomaru averted his eyes.

"You've sacrificed so much for me Sukiome." Sesshomaru said softly.

"Running away after you've done so much…it just felt so wrong."

Sukiome felt her cheeks turn even redder.

"I—I see. You know, out of all the Sesshomarus in all the different timelines…I think you might be my favorite." Sukiome whispered.

Sesshomaru said nothing, he just closed his eyes.

Sukiome smiled.

"You're my one and only Sessh."

愛

Mamuro was so happy! The summer solstice was now a week away and he FINALLY had Sesshomaru! Sesshomaru's powers were as good as his!

"Seven days…seven days and Sesshomaru and his Father's powers are going to be mine!"

Mamuro laughed.

He could hardly believe it was true!

Inuyasha on the other hand, was the very opposite of happy.

Why was Sesshomaru in a cell? What was Mamuro going to do with his brother?

Whatever it was, Inuyasha was sure it wasn't good.

Was Sesshomaru better off with that girl? Did he help a psycho get a hold of his brother for selfish reasons?

Inuyasha decided that he needed to know. He came here to save his brother and if Mamuro was a threat he needed to know.

"Mamuro." Inuyasha said walking into Mamuro's study.

"Oh! Hello Inuyasha! We'll bring you back to Earth— "

"That's not why I'm here." Inuyasha said firmly.

Mamuro tilted his head to the side. "Oh?"

"What do you want with my brother?" Inuyasha growled.

Mamuro's smile faded. "Why does that concern you?" he asked.

"You asked me to save him and now he's in a cell. Why?"

Mamuro frowned.

"Tell me!" Inuyasha shouted.

Mamuro sighed and leaned back in his study chair. "I want his powers, when I take it, he will die. Make sense?"

Inuyasha wanted to die. He wanted die right then and there.

He helped his brother get killed?

A/N: I know this chapter was really short but I didn't update in forever so I thought I should through SOMETHING out there. Well, remember, fave, follow, and review!