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Hi. Well I hope you all liked last chapter. Ok I have another recommendation. My same friend, whatsinaname, has started another fic. This one is an inuyasha fic and it is really really good. It doesn't have a name yet but it will soon. So I ask you all to read it and drop her a review ok? Thanks. Um well here is chapter 16.
Sesshoumaru hadn't said a word since he came back from the village. Rin had tried to ask him what was wrong but he wouldn't answer her. She knew that something had happened at the village but she of course didn't know what.
"Sesshoumaru-sama? Whats wrong?" she tried again.
The youkai stopped so abruptly that it was all Rin could do not to bump into him. He turned around and looked at the child.
Rin timidly stared back.
"Why do you keep asking me that?"
"Because. Rin wants to know so that she can make it better!" she answered him like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Why do you care?" he asked in a monotonous voice.
"Oh Sesshouamru-sama! That is easy. Because Rin loves her Fluffy-chan." With that she hugged him.
As she was hugging him Sesshoumaru picked her up. He realized that not only did he love Satsuna but he felt the same for this child as well. He wanted to raise her, teach her to grow into a young lady. But aside from that he also realized that he didn't know how to do those things. Perhaps she would need a mother. He would find a mate and she would help him care for Rin. He knew very well whom he would have chosen but as it seemed that Satsuna was out of his reach he would have to settle for another.
The youkai lord of the west sighed and began to restart his search for Jaken. He stopped again though as he heard the pounding of hooves coming his direction. He put Rin down and took a protective stance in front of her.
"Stay behind me Rin" he told the girl.
Rin nodded in return.
A horse (A/N: of course! ^_^) gallopped up and stopped in front of Sesshoumaru. The rider was Matenue. (A/N: we just keep on running into him don't we?)
Sesshoumaru let out a low growl that was so menacing, the horse whinnied and back away.
"Sesshoumaru! We need your help." Matenue told the youkai.
Sesshoumaru snorted in disgust, "why should I come? I should kill you now for even daring to ask me."
Matenue let out a deep breath, "you have every reason to hate me, but I don't ask you to come for me I ask you to come for Satsuna."
"If Satsuna wanted my help why did she not come herself?"
"It is for Satsuna that you must come!" he was becoming frantic now, faced with the possiblity that Sesshoumaru might not heed his request. "She is dying, Sesshoumaru, you must come. She wishes to see you."
'Dying!?' Sesshoumaru thought in horrific surprise, though his features showed no sign. "Why would she ask for me? She belongs to you. There is no need for me"
"That's not true. She has never belongd to me. Always has her heart belongd to you. I was only a tool, a pon if you will, in her healing prosses. You hurt her horribly when you left. You are lucky she wants you back. Come Sesshoumaru, it is you she asks for."
Sesshoumaru looked down at Rin, then looked off in the direction that Matenue had come from. He looked at Matenue. The human stared back, fear in his eyes. It was then that Sesshoumaru realized something. . . he and Matenue had switch rolls. He remembered seeing the two together and only wanting Satsuna's happiness, now it was Matenue who looked only for the female's favor.
Sesshoumaru picked Rin up and ran in the direction Matenue had come from. He hadn't shown it, but the thought that Satsuna was dying was making him wildly frantic.
Matenue watched the youkai lord of the west run off through the trees. Perhaps now Satsuna might live, somehow Sesshoumaru must save her.
He ran as fast as he could. Sesshoumaru would waist not time. Satsuna's life was at stake. He no longer questioned the fact that he cared. There was no point. He loved Satsuna, he would choose her as his mate. . . if only she survived.
He stopped once again at the bridge. He put Rin down and as he did his hand brushed against Tensaiga (A/N: not sure how to spell that. and if anyone really cares you can correct me in your review). He suddenly rememberd the healing power of the sword. How he had revieved Rin. If Satsuna died all was not lost, he only needed one swing and the female would live. His fear suddenly vanished and he let out a small sigh of relief. Perhaps this was why he was granted with the sword that he deemed so useless.
There was no time to dwell on that now. He picked Rin up again and started to walk in the direction that Satsuna's scent came the strongest. It was not hard to pick it out. Her scent carried the strong smell of her blood.
As he entered the village not only did Satsuna's blood scent come to him, but many others as well, and not all of them humans. The village was in ruins. Houses destroyed and bodies laying in the streets. Rin shoved her face into Sesshoumaru's chest and started to cry.
Sesshumaru stepped over a pile of broken wood that began to move. He let out a snarl as a disheveled cat youkai crawled out from under it.
The creature looked up and hissed. It swated at Sesshoumaru with its paw. The youkai lord quickly put Rin down behind him and took out his whip. He slashed it at the creature and cut off its head. It fell to the ground, dead.
Sesshoumaru looked at Rin, the child was in hysterics. Tears were streaming down her face and her whole body was shaking.
"Hush" he told her softly, "We must get to Satsuna."
With Rin still in his arms he tested the air. Satsuna was nearby. He ran the rest of the way to her scent. It brought him to the center of the village where a lone makeshift tent lay. It took up the whole square and from the scent of it Sesshoumaru could tell there were many wounded inside.
He lifted up the flap that acted as the door and walked in. Inside the floor was covered with hay-beds and on each one lay a wounded patient. The unwounded were bustling about, giving water here and cleaning wounds there.
No one seemed to notice the youkai walking through the tent until little Kadul shouted out.
"He's here! Sesshoumaru has come!" the little girl was jumping up and down and pointing to the startled youkai. She ran up to him and looked into his face.
"Mr. Sesshoumaru. . . did you bring Rin?"
Sesshoumaru put Rin down next to Kadul and watched as both girls screamed eachother's names and hugged.
"Shhhhh! There are people that need to rest in here. Why don't you two go help Mora?" Todori told the girls. He looked up at Sesshoumaru and sighed nervously. He was about to say something to him but Sesshoumaru spoke first.
"Where is Satsuna?"
"Oh!" Todori exclaimed, "I will take you to her." Todori turned around and motioned for Sesshoumaru to follow him.
He brought the youkai to one of the small makeshift beds and pointed to the person lying upon it.
"I will leave you two alone." Todori said while walking away.
Sesshoumaru kneeled down by the side of the bed. His eyes peared over her. She was a mess. Her silky black hair lay limp around her shoulders and her eyes no longer gave off their dancing sparkle. Her breath came out raspy and her eyelids drooped. He could tell she was exauhsted.
Satsuna looked up at Sesshouamru and smiled. He had come, that was all that mattered. She could tell him how she felt and then she would rest.
They only sat and looked at each other for a long while. It was Sesshoumaru who spoke first.
"Where is the wound?" he asked.
"On my left side" she told him.
He lifted up the blanket and saw that she was bandaged. He took one claw and sliced it off revealing the deep cut. It ran the whole of her side and it was almost six inches deep. He sniffed at it and ran his finger gently along its length, then looked back up at Satsuna.
"Your lucky, its not infected."
"I know but it will be if its not wrapped up again." She told him mockingly. "Don't worry though my brother will rebandage it."
Sesshoumare put the blanket back over her. He looked into her eyes but she averted her gaze.
"Um Sesshoumaru. I have something to tell you. I-I don't love Matenue. I never did. It was just that when you left I was so desperate to have you back that it hurt. So I made myself believe that I loved Matenue. It was wrong and I'm sure I hurt Matenue, but I don't know what I was thinking. Now that you're here though, I want to tell you how I really feel. Sesshoumaru, I love you. Only you. I've never loved anyone else."she stopped and looked up at him. She was so afriad of what he might say.
Sesshoumaru brought up one claw and stroked Satsuna's face, "Satsuna, do you remember that morning I left? What we had said to each other? You had told me that I had no heart. Since then those words had bothered me until I realized that you were wrong. I may have no human heart, Satsuna, I am not a man, but heart I have for it ached sorely, like an open wound, that day I left." He bent over and kissed her forhead.
"Please don't ever leave again Sesshoumaru. I don't think I would be able to take it."
"I cant now." He told her. He could not look away from her it was his fault she was in this state. "Satsuna, I will make it up to you. I will kill those cat youkai!"
"Sesshoumaru what are you talking about? It was not your fault they came." She looked him her expresion was full of confusion. Then she shook her head and let out a small laugh. "Its not your fault."
"It is my fault. I knew they were coming to your village. When you told me of you and Matenue, I had been coming to warn you. But I forgot and they came."
Satsuna looked at him in surprise, then disbelief, "Sesshoumaru, then it wasn't your fault. It was mine. I was so mean to you, I made you forget. Do not blame yourself. It is not your fault."
Sesshoumaru wanted to argue, but the look of distress on Satsuna's face told him not to. "Then perhaps it is no ones fault." He told her, although he still believed it was his own.
Satsuna sighed and closed her eyes, her exahstion finaly overcoming her. "Perhaps" she said drowsily, then looked up at Sesshoumaru.
He could tell she was fighting to keep her eyes open, "sleep. Rest is what you need. I will be here beside you when you awaken." He brushed her face with his hand and watched her eyes close. It wasn't long before her ragged breathing became the steady breath of sleep. He sat down and looked at her face. A light smile had spread itself across her features. "I will get my revenge upon those damn cats, but for now I will watch you. Sleep peacfully, my mate, I will protect you, forever more."
Ok I hope that was long enough. I really tried this time. Oh and eveyone don't forget about my friends story. She is a really good writer and her story is really good.
Heres to everyone.
Reble-withoutaclue: Thank you so much. I really hope this chapter was long enough for you. I really tried. But of course thank you a bunch for always reviewing. and I'll hav eyou know I always look forward to your comments, so thanks.
Totally-wicked: Thank you. Sorry about Sesshie's tail and Inu's ears:(. It sucks I know. And I was planning on putting Inuyasha and friends in the story already. So we'll see what happens with that.
Whatsinaname: oh and of course thank you lizzy. And you are. You are worthy of prasie. *watches lizzy's head get gigantic* eh -hem. Anyway thank you so much Lizzy and I really hope you like this chapter. And update soon! Or you know what I'll do!!!!!!!! Beware!
Oh and everyone if Satsuna ends up with Matenue, you can just blame lizzy!
Hi. Well I hope you all liked last chapter. Ok I have another recommendation. My same friend, whatsinaname, has started another fic. This one is an inuyasha fic and it is really really good. It doesn't have a name yet but it will soon. So I ask you all to read it and drop her a review ok? Thanks. Um well here is chapter 16.
Sesshoumaru hadn't said a word since he came back from the village. Rin had tried to ask him what was wrong but he wouldn't answer her. She knew that something had happened at the village but she of course didn't know what.
"Sesshoumaru-sama? Whats wrong?" she tried again.
The youkai stopped so abruptly that it was all Rin could do not to bump into him. He turned around and looked at the child.
Rin timidly stared back.
"Why do you keep asking me that?"
"Because. Rin wants to know so that she can make it better!" she answered him like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Why do you care?" he asked in a monotonous voice.
"Oh Sesshouamru-sama! That is easy. Because Rin loves her Fluffy-chan." With that she hugged him.
As she was hugging him Sesshoumaru picked her up. He realized that not only did he love Satsuna but he felt the same for this child as well. He wanted to raise her, teach her to grow into a young lady. But aside from that he also realized that he didn't know how to do those things. Perhaps she would need a mother. He would find a mate and she would help him care for Rin. He knew very well whom he would have chosen but as it seemed that Satsuna was out of his reach he would have to settle for another.
The youkai lord of the west sighed and began to restart his search for Jaken. He stopped again though as he heard the pounding of hooves coming his direction. He put Rin down and took a protective stance in front of her.
"Stay behind me Rin" he told the girl.
Rin nodded in return.
A horse (A/N: of course! ^_^) gallopped up and stopped in front of Sesshoumaru. The rider was Matenue. (A/N: we just keep on running into him don't we?)
Sesshoumaru let out a low growl that was so menacing, the horse whinnied and back away.
"Sesshoumaru! We need your help." Matenue told the youkai.
Sesshoumaru snorted in disgust, "why should I come? I should kill you now for even daring to ask me."
Matenue let out a deep breath, "you have every reason to hate me, but I don't ask you to come for me I ask you to come for Satsuna."
"If Satsuna wanted my help why did she not come herself?"
"It is for Satsuna that you must come!" he was becoming frantic now, faced with the possiblity that Sesshoumaru might not heed his request. "She is dying, Sesshoumaru, you must come. She wishes to see you."
'Dying!?' Sesshoumaru thought in horrific surprise, though his features showed no sign. "Why would she ask for me? She belongs to you. There is no need for me"
"That's not true. She has never belongd to me. Always has her heart belongd to you. I was only a tool, a pon if you will, in her healing prosses. You hurt her horribly when you left. You are lucky she wants you back. Come Sesshoumaru, it is you she asks for."
Sesshoumaru looked down at Rin, then looked off in the direction that Matenue had come from. He looked at Matenue. The human stared back, fear in his eyes. It was then that Sesshoumaru realized something. . . he and Matenue had switch rolls. He remembered seeing the two together and only wanting Satsuna's happiness, now it was Matenue who looked only for the female's favor.
Sesshoumaru picked Rin up and ran in the direction Matenue had come from. He hadn't shown it, but the thought that Satsuna was dying was making him wildly frantic.
Matenue watched the youkai lord of the west run off through the trees. Perhaps now Satsuna might live, somehow Sesshoumaru must save her.
He ran as fast as he could. Sesshoumaru would waist not time. Satsuna's life was at stake. He no longer questioned the fact that he cared. There was no point. He loved Satsuna, he would choose her as his mate. . . if only she survived.
He stopped once again at the bridge. He put Rin down and as he did his hand brushed against Tensaiga (A/N: not sure how to spell that. and if anyone really cares you can correct me in your review). He suddenly rememberd the healing power of the sword. How he had revieved Rin. If Satsuna died all was not lost, he only needed one swing and the female would live. His fear suddenly vanished and he let out a small sigh of relief. Perhaps this was why he was granted with the sword that he deemed so useless.
There was no time to dwell on that now. He picked Rin up again and started to walk in the direction that Satsuna's scent came the strongest. It was not hard to pick it out. Her scent carried the strong smell of her blood.
As he entered the village not only did Satsuna's blood scent come to him, but many others as well, and not all of them humans. The village was in ruins. Houses destroyed and bodies laying in the streets. Rin shoved her face into Sesshoumaru's chest and started to cry.
Sesshumaru stepped over a pile of broken wood that began to move. He let out a snarl as a disheveled cat youkai crawled out from under it.
The creature looked up and hissed. It swated at Sesshoumaru with its paw. The youkai lord quickly put Rin down behind him and took out his whip. He slashed it at the creature and cut off its head. It fell to the ground, dead.
Sesshoumaru looked at Rin, the child was in hysterics. Tears were streaming down her face and her whole body was shaking.
"Hush" he told her softly, "We must get to Satsuna."
With Rin still in his arms he tested the air. Satsuna was nearby. He ran the rest of the way to her scent. It brought him to the center of the village where a lone makeshift tent lay. It took up the whole square and from the scent of it Sesshoumaru could tell there were many wounded inside.
He lifted up the flap that acted as the door and walked in. Inside the floor was covered with hay-beds and on each one lay a wounded patient. The unwounded were bustling about, giving water here and cleaning wounds there.
No one seemed to notice the youkai walking through the tent until little Kadul shouted out.
"He's here! Sesshoumaru has come!" the little girl was jumping up and down and pointing to the startled youkai. She ran up to him and looked into his face.
"Mr. Sesshoumaru. . . did you bring Rin?"
Sesshoumaru put Rin down next to Kadul and watched as both girls screamed eachother's names and hugged.
"Shhhhh! There are people that need to rest in here. Why don't you two go help Mora?" Todori told the girls. He looked up at Sesshoumaru and sighed nervously. He was about to say something to him but Sesshoumaru spoke first.
"Where is Satsuna?"
"Oh!" Todori exclaimed, "I will take you to her." Todori turned around and motioned for Sesshoumaru to follow him.
He brought the youkai to one of the small makeshift beds and pointed to the person lying upon it.
"I will leave you two alone." Todori said while walking away.
Sesshoumaru kneeled down by the side of the bed. His eyes peared over her. She was a mess. Her silky black hair lay limp around her shoulders and her eyes no longer gave off their dancing sparkle. Her breath came out raspy and her eyelids drooped. He could tell she was exauhsted.
Satsuna looked up at Sesshouamru and smiled. He had come, that was all that mattered. She could tell him how she felt and then she would rest.
They only sat and looked at each other for a long while. It was Sesshoumaru who spoke first.
"Where is the wound?" he asked.
"On my left side" she told him.
He lifted up the blanket and saw that she was bandaged. He took one claw and sliced it off revealing the deep cut. It ran the whole of her side and it was almost six inches deep. He sniffed at it and ran his finger gently along its length, then looked back up at Satsuna.
"Your lucky, its not infected."
"I know but it will be if its not wrapped up again." She told him mockingly. "Don't worry though my brother will rebandage it."
Sesshoumare put the blanket back over her. He looked into her eyes but she averted her gaze.
"Um Sesshoumaru. I have something to tell you. I-I don't love Matenue. I never did. It was just that when you left I was so desperate to have you back that it hurt. So I made myself believe that I loved Matenue. It was wrong and I'm sure I hurt Matenue, but I don't know what I was thinking. Now that you're here though, I want to tell you how I really feel. Sesshoumaru, I love you. Only you. I've never loved anyone else."she stopped and looked up at him. She was so afriad of what he might say.
Sesshoumaru brought up one claw and stroked Satsuna's face, "Satsuna, do you remember that morning I left? What we had said to each other? You had told me that I had no heart. Since then those words had bothered me until I realized that you were wrong. I may have no human heart, Satsuna, I am not a man, but heart I have for it ached sorely, like an open wound, that day I left." He bent over and kissed her forhead.
"Please don't ever leave again Sesshoumaru. I don't think I would be able to take it."
"I cant now." He told her. He could not look away from her it was his fault she was in this state. "Satsuna, I will make it up to you. I will kill those cat youkai!"
"Sesshoumaru what are you talking about? It was not your fault they came." She looked him her expresion was full of confusion. Then she shook her head and let out a small laugh. "Its not your fault."
"It is my fault. I knew they were coming to your village. When you told me of you and Matenue, I had been coming to warn you. But I forgot and they came."
Satsuna looked at him in surprise, then disbelief, "Sesshoumaru, then it wasn't your fault. It was mine. I was so mean to you, I made you forget. Do not blame yourself. It is not your fault."
Sesshoumaru wanted to argue, but the look of distress on Satsuna's face told him not to. "Then perhaps it is no ones fault." He told her, although he still believed it was his own.
Satsuna sighed and closed her eyes, her exahstion finaly overcoming her. "Perhaps" she said drowsily, then looked up at Sesshoumaru.
He could tell she was fighting to keep her eyes open, "sleep. Rest is what you need. I will be here beside you when you awaken." He brushed her face with his hand and watched her eyes close. It wasn't long before her ragged breathing became the steady breath of sleep. He sat down and looked at her face. A light smile had spread itself across her features. "I will get my revenge upon those damn cats, but for now I will watch you. Sleep peacfully, my mate, I will protect you, forever more."
Ok I hope that was long enough. I really tried this time. Oh and eveyone don't forget about my friends story. She is a really good writer and her story is really good.
Heres to everyone.
Reble-withoutaclue: Thank you so much. I really hope this chapter was long enough for you. I really tried. But of course thank you a bunch for always reviewing. and I'll hav eyou know I always look forward to your comments, so thanks.
Totally-wicked: Thank you. Sorry about Sesshie's tail and Inu's ears:(. It sucks I know. And I was planning on putting Inuyasha and friends in the story already. So we'll see what happens with that.
Whatsinaname: oh and of course thank you lizzy. And you are. You are worthy of prasie. *watches lizzy's head get gigantic* eh -hem. Anyway thank you so much Lizzy and I really hope you like this chapter. And update soon! Or you know what I'll do!!!!!!!! Beware!
Oh and everyone if Satsuna ends up with Matenue, you can just blame lizzy!