Disclaimer - Hanaea does not own Inuyasha. She only owns HaEun and some parts of the plot which are not in the original Inuyasha franchise, as well as some more minor OCs.
Chapter Twenty
The group kept staring at the girl as she had an internal battle with herself. It was clear that she was under Naraku's control, but she refused to succumb that easily. A few long minutes passed, and nobody knew how to help the struggling Kitsune.
"She has the Shikon Jewel shard in her back, if we could remove it.." Kagome said, holding Shippo close to her chest.
"Gotcha!" Inuyasha called out, making his way over to the girl slowly, drawing Tessaiga to block any incoming attacks. Something seemed to click in the girl's mind as she sprung forward, her own sword outstretched. All the onlookers were shocked, none of them had expected her to give in to control that easily. The Hanyou held up his sword to deflect the hit, which would've worked if the Kitsune's sword didn't revert Tessaiga's transformation.
The male moved out of the way just in time to avoid the blow as the bright pink Youki from the sword made a deep hole in the ground. Inuyasha sheathed Tessaiga and focused his attention solely on trying to get the fragment out of the girls back.
Haeun was throwing blows left and right, losing her patience as the Inu kept dodging her attacks. All the light had gone from her eyes, rendering her nothing more than a living doll. Kill. Kill. Kill. That was all that was going on in her mind. Yet a voice at the back of her mind caused her movements to cease.
You're Kumiho, remember? A great fox demon. You don't give in that easily. Believe in yourself.
Believe. That one word repeated itself in her mind. She found herself tightening the grip on her sword, before swinging around and sending a large wave of Youki straight through the middle of the castle, cutting it clean. Inuyasha paused near the girl, his hair standing on edge. Something had changed.
"Oi, Naraku, get out here, you coward!" Haeun yelled, sending another wave of Youki through the building. She had come to her senses quickly, and was infuriated with the Spider Hanyou who had set her up to kill her friends like this. She reached back with her spare hand, picking the jewel shard out of her back with ease.
As she did so, a large cloud of Miasma sprayed out of the castle as it disintegrated, as though it was never there in the first place. Haeun held a hand over her nose, sheathing her sword and coughing violently. Inuyasha mimicked her actions, as he grabbed the girl with his spare hand and tugged her along to the rest of the group, where they were all getting ready to leave.
"Feh, I can't believe you gave into his control so easily!"
"Osuwari! Haeun, are you alright?"
The Korean looked between the Hanyou, lying on the floor, and her Miko friend before nodding.
"I'm fine, really. It wasn't that bad!" She said, smiling as widely as she could. "I might've been under control, but I got out of it easily. Besides.. I have two of these now." She finished, waving her two tails around, only to have them get tackled by Rin. The small girl had pleaded with the Daiyoukai to stay with the Hanyou's pack for the night, and he had agreed. A little too quickly.
"By the way, Kagome, you should have this." The Kitsune said, tossing the jewel shard to her friend who gripped it tightly, whispering a small 'thanks'.
"Haeun."
Said girl turned around to face the older Inu Daiyoukai.
"Hm?"
"Come."
He started walking off into the trees, leaving the Youkai to roll her eyes before standing up, patting Rin on the head as she left to follow him into the thickness of the forest. They weren't walking for long before they came to another, smaller clearing.
"Why did you bring me out here?" Haeun asked as the male lied down on the grass, facing straight up at the dark sky.
"Tell me what that is." He stated, pointing a clawed finger up at a pattern of stars in the sky. Haeun giggled slightly before lying down next to him.
"Silly, that's Puppis, and up there is Pyxis!" She explained, trailing the pattern with her finger. "I didn't know you liked stars so much."
"Hn. They're interesting."
"Right? In a way, you're kind of like a star."
The Daiyoukai rolled over to face her, interest written over his face. She didn't seem to realise, and kept on talking.
"You seem so close, but you're so far away. People look at you and admire you from afar, because if they get too close then they'll get burned. There is one girl though, she had a fascination with this star since she saw it in the sky." Haeun paused, tears welling up at the corners of her eyes. "No matter how many times she gets burned, she keeps trying to get close. She knows it's dangerous, but she keeps trying. In her desperate attempts, this girl became the moon, but now she's afraid that the star will reject her."
She rolled over, facing away from the male. She heard shuffling, and felt an arm pulling her closer.
"Tell this Sesshomaru more about the moon and the star."
The Kitsune sniffled quietly, and rubbed her wet eyes quickly.
"Alright."
The first time that the moon and the star met, the moon was confused. She had heard that the star was deadly, but he didn't harm the moon. In fact, he left the moon wanting to know more about him. It wasn't long before the moon and the star met again. The moon helped the star, and her friends left her there with him. The moon felt awkward around the star for a while, but soon, they became close friends.
The moon started to have feelings for the star, but she knew that the star didn't return those feelings. The star was a powerful being in the sky, isolated, while the moon had to cater to many other stars. They were never meant to be.
One night, the moon couldn't be seen in the sky. The star got concerned, as the moon had always been there. He and the other stars worked together, and they lit up the sky enough to see where the moon was, and help her shine brightly. The moon was eternally grateful to the star, and she owed him her life. This happened again, not that long after the first time.
The moon loves the star, but she knows the star doesn't love her back.
"There's two endings to the story. In a perfect world, the star and the moon would be together, happily." Haeun started, moving her head to lie on the male's Mokomoko.
"The second ending?"
"Well, this isn't a perfect world, is it? Eventually, the moon and the star will have to go their own ways." She yawned, closing her eyes.
A few minutes passed, and Haeun allowed the quiet breathing of the Daiyoukai and the occasional rustle of leaves lull her to sleep. Sesshomaru was looking down at the sleeping girl, leaning down slowly and resting his lips on her forehead briefly, before whispering.
"This Sesshomaru will make a perfect world for the moon."
Author's Note:
Oh.. wow! It's been so long since I updated.. I guess I owe you all an explanation!
I've been in Korea, visiting family and supporting a friend and her group with their recent comeback. While I was there I also managed to visit a history museum! You can guess what will be coming soon.. keke. Korea in the past! I know some of you will be like "But this is an Inuyasha fanfiction?", but I feel like I can develop Haeun's character and her relationship with Sesshomaru more if they visit Korea! Also solve the mystery of her grandmother's murder, ahh.. this'll be fun!
On another note, sorry for the short chapter. I have 3 days for my weekend so I'll try and pump out chapters, but I am extremely jetlagged.. After next week, I get a week off though! Just have to hope that I pass my college assignment..
I'm also sorry for the lack of drama, I just couldn't resist writing some SessEun! I'm honestly terrible with writing fight/dramatic scenes, but I'll try to get better.. promise. I am good at writing fluff though, so expect a lot of that! Haeun isn't out of the woods just yet, however. There'll be a few more chapters before we get back to 100% fluff fest.. but have no fear! Hanaea is here! I'll stop writing now before the author's note becomes longer than the chapter itself.. but thank you for all the follows and favourites so far!
flowermanga ~ Thank you! It means a lot that you think the story is good!
BabiBunchez ~ Aah, it makes me happy to know that! Thank you!
that one korean ~ Keke, I'm glad you're happy! I thought it'd prove for an interesting story concept, the whole Kumiho (A Korean NineTail Fox) in Japan scenario.. a bit mindboggling, in the words of my mother! I'm also Korean, and I wanted to include a character that I could at least relate to a teeny bit. I don't see many Korean OC's in fanfictions, unless it's a fanfiction for a Korean Show.
& Now, Hanaea is off to sleep. For maybe an entire day.
~ Hanaea.