Zero
…all for nothing…
"Go after Naraku," he whispered to her, releasing her from an embrace she hadn't realized he held her in.
Only when he let go did she realize how cold it was on the mountain, how warm he was holding her with his arm. His single arm. Yet with that one arm, he supported her with more strength than anyone could with two. She felt weak, dizzy, apart from him.
When had she become so attached to Inuyasha's cold, ruthless half-brother? The insensitive, tyrannical misanthropist?
She had once thought his heart was carved from frozen stone. It was strong, adamant, unreachable. It occurred to her then, as splendid notes echoed in her heart, that she had never heard his soul song before, only assumed he had no feeling, no true heart to create sound.
He was not a man, not even a demon, but a machine. Did he never show any emotion? Pain, sorrow, anger, fear, joy, love; nothing ever marred his mask, not even a twitch on that smooth ivory surface. Was that even a mask at all? Or the truth of his being, a creature incapable of feeling?
But that moment he opened his heart to her. A brilliant unbreakable jewel, rivaling the light of her soul. It was not the light of spiritual "good," but just as pure and strong. Perhaps stronger. His soul resonated with imposing sounds, of loud and soft, of joy and sorrow, but most of all, of pride and valor. By listening Kagome could feel the vigor in his blood, the energy filling every one of his cells.
Was this the true Lord Sesshomaru? A creature whose own heart and soul housed so many conflicting realities?
What is pure is impure and impure is pure.
She was supposed to fear him, hate him. He killed without blinking, unstoppable when unleashed. He tried to harm those dear to her on many occasions.
But what was he doing now? He embraced her, kissed her—had he lured her? Where had his wounds come from? Why was he on the sacred mountain?
And why was Naraku?
Author Note: Second update in a day! This is before episode 87 when Kikyo goes to Mt. Hakurei, before the Band of Seven, before Kaguya. The quote of "what is pure is impure and impure is pure" is part of a song/poem on Mt. Hakurei when the saint was buried.
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Zero: Nothing. Sum of positive and negative numbers equal in absolute value. It shows how Sesshomaru's character is conflicted ,and Kagome's views of him are cancelled out and reforming.