Disclaimer: Ownith Inuyasha dontith I! All who darith toith threaten to
suith me I sayith to thee that I've got no money! ^_^, (Translation: I
don't own Inuyasha and I ask humbly that you avoid suing me because I've
got no money!)
Author's Note: So um, hey everyone. (Looks at crowd of angry people). Eheh, um . . . sorry it's taken me so long to update, but ya know I was really busy with uh . . . ya know, stuff. (Sweat Drops as angry people grab randomly placed produce). Okay, okay! I didn't update because I'm lazy and I'm really, really sorry, but here's another chapter! (Angry people put produce back in random places). Fhew, that was a close one . . . so you guys read this and be happy! Happy Readings!
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Chapter: 6
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They spent the rest of the day traveling. Rin was in high spirits as usual, Jaken was being himself, Cye was giddy, and Sesshoumaru . . . had a headache. He didn't imagine he would ever live the day down. Ah, but that just meant that he'd have to beat Inuyasha harder the next time he saw him. That thought alone was enough to make the youkai Lord smirk.
All and all, nothing out of the ordinary happened for the remainder of the day. When the sun began to drown in the oncoming darkness they decided to stop and make camp. As usual, Sesshoumaru selected a place conveniently located next to a water source. There was no cave around, but there was a perfectly good clearing.
Jaken started a fire. They all ate, minus Sesshoumaru of course, a bedtime story was told, Rin fell asleep followed soon by Jaken, and then all was quiet save for the fire's crackling. Cye grew antsy, but was afraid to move for fear of waking the sleeping girl in her lap. Her phobia, as she called it, was better when she was out in the open anyway. At least outside she wasn't confined in a small area where the smell of smoke and the shadows couldn't completely overwhelm her. She sighed and began humming a random song softly. It was a habit she did out of nervousness and boredom. She drummed her clawed fingers on the ground. They made constant, muffled thuds on the soft ground beneath her.
"What are you doing?"
Cye gasped, as that voice had startled her. She shifted carefully so that she could turn to look at the speaker without waking the child.
"I'm humming," She replied dully.
Sesshoumaru's vivid golden eyes regarded her thoughtfully. Then they changed and went back to their usual expression of . . . well, nothing. "Well stop." He said curtly.
The half youkai sighed. "And here I thought you were going to say something worth hearing."
Sesshoumaru snorted. The pair sat in silence for a while. Cye began to get nervous again and instead of humming began whistling. She heard Sesshoumaru sigh in agitation. She glanced over at him. "What? I'm bored and you're not helping." She said defensively.
He rolled his eyes. "I'm not here to entertain you."
"I know that, sorry." She mumbled.
Sesshoumaru hadn't expected her to agree with him. That surprised him somewhat. He watched her as she looked down at Rin. The little girl looked so small and so fragile. Cye brushed a few strands of raven black hair from Rin's face.
"It's her Mother."
Cye looked over at Sesshoumaru, her expression questioning. Sesshoumaru looked down at the ground for a moment and then at the sleeping child. "Earlier, Rin said that you reminded her of someone. It's her Mother," he explained.
"What happened to her Mother?"
"Both of her parents were killed."
She felt her heart break. "Oh, that's so sad. She must've been so frightened," Cye paused ", just like . . . like I was." She whispered the last part, but Sesshoumaru easily heard it.
His curiosity was not something he was terribly proud of, but sometimes it got the better of him. Sighing, he muttered, "Could you elaborate?"
Cye's green eyes glanced over at him. Sesshoumaru had certainly asked that question, but it was hardly something she expected from him. She bit her lip in thought. She didn't necessarily have to give details, and this was on of the only chances she had had to really talk to him. She averted her eyes to the fire and took a deep breath. "My Mother was killed when I was child as well," she said softly.
Sesshoumaru did not make a sound, almost as if expecting her to continue, and part of her really didn't want to, but another part of her did. That other part wanted to tell him, to tell . . . anyone. "My Father was a demon who fell in love with my Mother. Later, my Father was slain by demon hunters. My Mom raised me in a village, but it wasn't easy. I was an outcast and that made my Mother one as well. She always told me that it didn't matter what others thought of me, that the only thing that mattered was that I stay true to my self. Her words ring true to this day. Anyway, to make a painfully long and boring story short, the village was attacked by a demon. My Mother got me to safety and then she was killed before my eyes." Cye chuckled bitterly. "Her blood splattered on me . . . hit me right across the cheek. Sometimes I can still feel it, as if it were still there . . . almost like a scar."
At that moment Sesshoumaru saw that strange yellow glint flash in Cye's dark green eyes. Her clawed fingers dug into the dirt a little further. The youkai lord glanced at Rin's sleeping form, suddenly worried for her safety. As it was, he was starting to get the impression that Cye was unstable both mentally and emotionally. His mind raced through several options, and settled on the most undesirable one. He cleared is throat and said simply, "Inuyasha was the one you met today."
Cye's eyes calmed down and her claws stopped digging. She stared at him, obviously interested in what he had to say. He told her the basic story of how all of his hostilities came to be, of course leaving out a few more personal details. When he was finished, he felt relieved that Cye had calmed down and returned back to her usual casual state. Strangely he felt lighter, as though speaking to her of his past and things had somehow helped to lift a large weight off of his shoulders. He sighed. Such foreign feelings he was having . . . things just didn't make sense anymore.
A/N: So guess what I just realized? This is a super short chapter. ^_^, Sorry about that everyone . . . but the good thing is that it probably won't happen again. I'm not exactly known for short chapters, 'kay bye!
Author's Note: So um, hey everyone. (Looks at crowd of angry people). Eheh, um . . . sorry it's taken me so long to update, but ya know I was really busy with uh . . . ya know, stuff. (Sweat Drops as angry people grab randomly placed produce). Okay, okay! I didn't update because I'm lazy and I'm really, really sorry, but here's another chapter! (Angry people put produce back in random places). Fhew, that was a close one . . . so you guys read this and be happy! Happy Readings!
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Chapter: 6
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They spent the rest of the day traveling. Rin was in high spirits as usual, Jaken was being himself, Cye was giddy, and Sesshoumaru . . . had a headache. He didn't imagine he would ever live the day down. Ah, but that just meant that he'd have to beat Inuyasha harder the next time he saw him. That thought alone was enough to make the youkai Lord smirk.
All and all, nothing out of the ordinary happened for the remainder of the day. When the sun began to drown in the oncoming darkness they decided to stop and make camp. As usual, Sesshoumaru selected a place conveniently located next to a water source. There was no cave around, but there was a perfectly good clearing.
Jaken started a fire. They all ate, minus Sesshoumaru of course, a bedtime story was told, Rin fell asleep followed soon by Jaken, and then all was quiet save for the fire's crackling. Cye grew antsy, but was afraid to move for fear of waking the sleeping girl in her lap. Her phobia, as she called it, was better when she was out in the open anyway. At least outside she wasn't confined in a small area where the smell of smoke and the shadows couldn't completely overwhelm her. She sighed and began humming a random song softly. It was a habit she did out of nervousness and boredom. She drummed her clawed fingers on the ground. They made constant, muffled thuds on the soft ground beneath her.
"What are you doing?"
Cye gasped, as that voice had startled her. She shifted carefully so that she could turn to look at the speaker without waking the child.
"I'm humming," She replied dully.
Sesshoumaru's vivid golden eyes regarded her thoughtfully. Then they changed and went back to their usual expression of . . . well, nothing. "Well stop." He said curtly.
The half youkai sighed. "And here I thought you were going to say something worth hearing."
Sesshoumaru snorted. The pair sat in silence for a while. Cye began to get nervous again and instead of humming began whistling. She heard Sesshoumaru sigh in agitation. She glanced over at him. "What? I'm bored and you're not helping." She said defensively.
He rolled his eyes. "I'm not here to entertain you."
"I know that, sorry." She mumbled.
Sesshoumaru hadn't expected her to agree with him. That surprised him somewhat. He watched her as she looked down at Rin. The little girl looked so small and so fragile. Cye brushed a few strands of raven black hair from Rin's face.
"It's her Mother."
Cye looked over at Sesshoumaru, her expression questioning. Sesshoumaru looked down at the ground for a moment and then at the sleeping child. "Earlier, Rin said that you reminded her of someone. It's her Mother," he explained.
"What happened to her Mother?"
"Both of her parents were killed."
She felt her heart break. "Oh, that's so sad. She must've been so frightened," Cye paused ", just like . . . like I was." She whispered the last part, but Sesshoumaru easily heard it.
His curiosity was not something he was terribly proud of, but sometimes it got the better of him. Sighing, he muttered, "Could you elaborate?"
Cye's green eyes glanced over at him. Sesshoumaru had certainly asked that question, but it was hardly something she expected from him. She bit her lip in thought. She didn't necessarily have to give details, and this was on of the only chances she had had to really talk to him. She averted her eyes to the fire and took a deep breath. "My Mother was killed when I was child as well," she said softly.
Sesshoumaru did not make a sound, almost as if expecting her to continue, and part of her really didn't want to, but another part of her did. That other part wanted to tell him, to tell . . . anyone. "My Father was a demon who fell in love with my Mother. Later, my Father was slain by demon hunters. My Mom raised me in a village, but it wasn't easy. I was an outcast and that made my Mother one as well. She always told me that it didn't matter what others thought of me, that the only thing that mattered was that I stay true to my self. Her words ring true to this day. Anyway, to make a painfully long and boring story short, the village was attacked by a demon. My Mother got me to safety and then she was killed before my eyes." Cye chuckled bitterly. "Her blood splattered on me . . . hit me right across the cheek. Sometimes I can still feel it, as if it were still there . . . almost like a scar."
At that moment Sesshoumaru saw that strange yellow glint flash in Cye's dark green eyes. Her clawed fingers dug into the dirt a little further. The youkai lord glanced at Rin's sleeping form, suddenly worried for her safety. As it was, he was starting to get the impression that Cye was unstable both mentally and emotionally. His mind raced through several options, and settled on the most undesirable one. He cleared is throat and said simply, "Inuyasha was the one you met today."
Cye's eyes calmed down and her claws stopped digging. She stared at him, obviously interested in what he had to say. He told her the basic story of how all of his hostilities came to be, of course leaving out a few more personal details. When he was finished, he felt relieved that Cye had calmed down and returned back to her usual casual state. Strangely he felt lighter, as though speaking to her of his past and things had somehow helped to lift a large weight off of his shoulders. He sighed. Such foreign feelings he was having . . . things just didn't make sense anymore.
A/N: So guess what I just realized? This is a super short chapter. ^_^, Sorry about that everyone . . . but the good thing is that it probably won't happen again. I'm not exactly known for short chapters, 'kay bye!