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Almost Perfect
Chapter 25:The Three words
"Stupid woman! I knew you would betray me!'' Naraku hissed, venom dripping in every word he said. He grabbed Kagura and slammed her agaisnt the wall harshly. He leaned over to Kagura's face. ''Do you know what this means!' he said shaking her. She didn't answer, and as a result Naraku slammed heragainst the wall again. Kagura winced in pain. ''You have ruined my plan, all for Sesshomaru, didn't you?''
''Why would you care, you bastard!'' she yelled back. He slapped her violently.
'' I knew it, and I will make sure you never see him again!'' he said, grabbing her heart. Kagura's eyes popped open because she knew she was going to be on the floor in pain. He clenched her heart into a fist and Kagura writhed to the floor. she glared at him, her ruby eyes flaring.
''I hate you.''
''I don't care if you hate me! You will be my obedient servant!'' he said to her, clutching her heart and squeezing it over and over. Kagura moaned in pain. Maybe if he does this enough, I will die. I will be free then. She expected him to squeeze her heart again but saw he had left the room, hearing vases and such crash into walls in nearby rooms. She slowly picked herself up, panting heavily. How she hated him, how much he knew. But it wasn't like he actually cared.She scoffed at the idea of being Naraku's obedient servant. Kanna could have given up her soul to him, but I will not. I am the wind and I will be free. she thought to herself. She looked at herself in a mirror. There was a red mark decorated across her pale skin that would proabably go away in an hour or two. But she had bruises up and down her arm from being slammed onto the wall and him grabbing her so hard. She sighed. Those markings, however, would take a few days to vanish. She saw Kanna drifting around the hallways. She had proabably heard what had happened.
"It's a human emotion you should just get rid of."
Then she thought of Sesshomaru. How she longed to be with him. Instead, she let Soledad be with him. She hated the fact Soledad was free again with the man she longed for. She did not deserve to be free and with Sesshomaru!And yet, even though she would never say it...she would rather have Sesshomaru happy with someone else instead of being unhappy if she had the chance to make him happy. Just please remember me, Sesshomaru, for I will never see you again.
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Ah-Un glided across the blue afternoon sky as Sesshomaru and Soledad were perched on the two headed dragon. They had been silent for the four hour ride, with many more hours to go. Soledad looked at the back of the other dog demon, his pale moon hair wisping across his face. She thought of talking to him, but it had been a month and she didn't have any idea on what to start with. Soledad was surprised a little when she saw Sesshomaru's head jerk over to her direction, his sun kissed eyes staring into her brown. She smiled nervously, which instantly made her feel foolish. Why did she feel so nervous around him now? She had been waiting to see him again and all she could do was smile? She saw him look away from her. She took a deep breath and asked him.
''Why did you...come for me?'' Soledad asked him. He looked back over to her.
''I saw you were in trouble.'' he said simply, but before he could look away again, she grabbed his arm gently.
''But after all this time, and I had left...and you came for me?'' he didn't answer. She shifted around a bit. ''I guess I should explain why...''
''Why what?''
''Why I had left...it was not anything about you...''
''Then what was it then? It would be strange for someone to leave another if there was nothing wrong with one of them.'' he said simply.
''It's just that...''
''What was it?'' he interrupted her. He was turned around and staring at her with no emotion on his face. She took another deep breath. She knew if she didn't tell him, there could never be anything between them, but she couldn't she just couldn't do it...
"It was something that happened in the past and had nothing to do with you and I shouldn't have let that get in the way...It's because...''
''WHAT.'' he said loudly. She put her head down in shame.
''I was used, okay!'' she said angrily.
''You...mean...'' Soledad sighed, her voice trembling.
''I was...raped, yes... and it happened a few years ago, and I have not been able to tell anyone ever since then, not even my own parents, because the person was a friend of my father's. But theyare now dead...I didn't tell you because I felt if I did, you wouldn't want to be with me anymore, and I wanted to be with you at any cost... but since you knowyou can drop me off anywhere you would like.'' She said, feeling a tear about to slide down her cheek.
Sesshomaru couldn't counter anything back to say to her. She was raped... he only thought, the three words drifting through his head over and over again. If she said no one knew, surely no one knew at all, and no one could have the power to disgrace the Western Lands with a mate who had been claimed. He noticed the tear that slid down her cheek, a crystal glistening in the sun.
If you truly loved her...you would forgive her for not telling you... he thought. Soledad felt a claw gently push her chin up to make her look at him.
''If I had dropped you anywhere, I don't think I could forgive myself, especially if I had the chance to have you with me.'' she smiled weakly.
He actually does care about me. she thought. She felt his warm lips touch her own. She had wanted to kiss him for so long. Quickly the kiss became more passionate, while Sesshomaru's hand cradled her neck. They broke apart, Soledad smiling at him.
''I love you.'' Soledad's eyes popped open. She would never think Sesshomaru would say that to her, not even in a million years. Or see him smile, not smirk.
''Do you really...mean that?''
''Yes, I...do.'' she kissed him again. Everything was starting to go right.
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Soledad watched the orange and red flames flicker at the campsite. The moon was full, it's white color contrast to the midnight blue sky. She looked over to Ah-Un, where both of the heads were laid down on the soft grass. They had been traveling for a whole day, and it had only been a few hours since Soledad had found that Sesshomaru truly loved her, and had told her ever since she had left. It seemed so important, since she had the weight lifted off her shoulders ever since sher had told him her secret, and it did not stand as an obstacle between them. She angled her neck to lay on Sesshomaru's shoulder, as he wrapped her arm around her right shoulder. (Awwww!) She looked up at him, his eyes staring at the large fire.
''What will we do? I know Naraku proabably knows very well now that I am not there anymore.''
''I will make sure that you will be safe. I will fight him on my own.''
''No, I want to help you in anyway I can. I know you can defeat him on your own, but I don't want anything to happen to you.''
''No.'' Soledad was about to argue, but Sesshomaru grabbed her hand. ''I don't want to lose you to him.'' Soledad stared in disbelief. Most people would have said alright, but he truly cared if he didn't want her to get hurt. ''I want to protect you from everything. Even if I couldn't protect you in the past...I will make sure nothing will happen to you from now on.'' Soledad closed her eyes and listened to the fire crackling and snapping. She was so relieved that she was in the embrace of Sesshoamru rather than Naraku's.
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Naraku stared out at the pale moon. Kagura had disobeyed him, once again. He had already almost killed her and he had sent her into the dungeon, but he wasn't satisfied. He thought for a while.He was either going to get Soledad back, or no one will. And he would definetly make sure of that.
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''We're almost there.'' Sesshomaru told Soledad, seeing the castle come into view. Soledad sighed in relief. She felt like the castle was her home now. But it was unusually quiet for the two of them ever since they had started traveling again.
I wonder what going on with him? Maybe he was just lying about loving me? Soledad thought. The guards opened up the gates once they saw Ah-Un. Ah-Un gently swooped down into the castle. Sesshomaru held out his hand to help Soledad get down. As soon as she got down, he just walked away.
What did I do wrong? she sighed and went over to her room. As soon as she sat down, Jaken came into the room.
''Lord Sesshomaru would like to see you in the garden.'' Jaken told. ''Don't waste anytime, or else Lord Sesshomaru will have my head!''
''And that's a bad thing?''
''You-!'' she grabbed him by the throat, her claw ready to slice his throat.
''Say one more thing, and I might kill you before he does.'' Jaken gulped as he was dropped to the ground and left the room. Soledad laughed. He was still afraid of her after all. she went into the closet, finding her kimono's were still there, and she put on a lavender kimono, with a small bird sewn into the delicate fabric. She traveled down the long hallways until she reached the large garden. She gasped.
Instead of the large garden being filled with dead flowers, the garden was blooming with all the flowers that were there a few months ago, an array of colors everywhere. She saw Sesshomaru putting a sword into it's sheath.
''Sesshomaru, how--''
''I used my tensiega. I brought all of the flowers back to life for you.''
''That was so sweet, but you didn't..''
''Yes, I did.'' Sesshomaru walked over to her and held her hand. She blushed. I never thought...she looked over to his other hand (yes he has both hands.), which was holding a small box. He let go of her hand to open the box, and inside was a silver ring with a clear diamond and when it hit the sun, all the colors of the rainbow could be seen through it. Oh, Kami, please tell me...
''Will you be my mate, Soledad?'' he asked her, his eyes staring into her own. She smiled brightly and hugged him tightly.
''YES! Yes, yes, yes, yes! I will!'' she cried out. They held onto eachother for a few moments, hoping that it would last forever.
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Hey every1! Yay! they're together! But... what will Naraku do? Ohhhhhh, but I think you'll find out after 5 reviews or so...then I'll post the chapter! Alright guys, see ya!
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