Author's note: It's time, chapter number eight.I've made a calculation, and
I'm afraid this fic will count more than twenty chapters.;_; I've finished
my exams ^_^ so I may have more time to write more and soon, because I'm
afraid you'll kill me if I'll leave the chapters in a clue moment.^^;;;
Meow!
CHAPTER 8
AN INTRUSIVE GUEST
Anna recovered completely from the poison in two days, two days that saw Sesshoumaru spending his time at her side to look at her with a strange critical face and shooting a question after the other. "Why have you put yourself through and haven't left me to kill her?" was, in brief, the most recurrently question. Anna had almost lost her patience. She had explained it to him infinite times, using the same conciliatory tone that peoples use with children to explain them how terrible are their tricks, but it seemed that Sesshoumaru had ears lined. Anna sighed, annoyed, when the question appeared within the questioner. By now, the poison was completely vanished because the antidote Sesshoumaru had gave to her in those past two days. Anna was in doubt that argue with him could help her health, but it was futile to talk about it.By the way, besides his company was exasperating, the girl was secretly happy he had decided to spend his time talking with her, even if annoying her constantly. "I can't understand your point of view." said for the twentieth time Sesshoumaru, looking at her with a superior air. Anna sighed, sitting crossed legs. "Like, I've said, Sesshoumaru-sama,- started Anna, knowing the script by memory- you were near to kill a mother with her babe. It's a wrong action. They were two peoples more weak than you." "Who is weak is more simply to crush, for me." replied Sesshoumaru, without follow her reasoning. "It's not right to impose your own strength over weakly persons, that haven't ever attacked you in any way!" said Anna, making a face. "First of all, my strength exists to be imposed over someone.- underlined Sesshoumaru- Second, that woman and her creature have offended me." Anna snorted and Sesshoumaru darkened. "Don't tell me silliness, Sesshoumaru-sama.- Anna muttered- You didn't care about your concubines, only you have a huge ego." She gave him a glance, knowing that her words were too much, but Sesshoumaru seemed thinking about her reasoning. "I may say you're right, and that my concubines are nothing for me.- Sesshoumaru said, surprising her- In this case, they are completely of no use for me. Why have you wanted that they could live still here? Their lives have no sense. Why don't kill what is no more useful?" Anna covered her face with one hand, discouraged. But what a race of reasoning?! "Sesshoumaru-sama, the world don't spin around you.- she said, almost snarling- Peoples don't live for you, dying when are of no use. Nobody is an object." "Whoever lives here is mine." said Sesshoumaru, coldly. "But also of theirself and of other persons.- said Anna with energy, touched on the row- Even if a person is no useful for you, he could serve to other and love his own life. Life is not a thing to take away with thoughtlessly!" Sesshoumaru thought for an instant, the opened his mouth to reply, but someone knocked at the door. "Come in, Jaken." the two youkais said, sniffing his smell. The toad entered with an annoyed face. He didn't appreciate very much that his master stood with that strange girl, listening to her crazy reasoning. He didn't want that strange ideas could be put in his master's head. Since Sesshoumaru has revived Rin with Tenseiga, Jaken had ugly foreboding. He noticed that Sesshoumaru was looking at him with an annoyed face for his silence, so he returned in himself with a gulp. "Ehm, I'm sorry, Sesshoumaru-sama,- he said, rolling the Ninto's staff in his hands- but there's a guest at the First Door." "Dismiss him." Sesshoumaru said, turning to Anna another time. "But he is a friend of your father!" Jaken muttered. Sesshoumaru corrugated his forehead, then raised on his feet with a fluid movement and walked to the door. Before exit, he turned. "We'll go on to talk another time. It's a.curious conversation." he said to Anna, before exit and lock the door under him. Anna looked at the door, than landed over the bed, sighing. Curious conversation? Kami-sama, maybe she had to give up, leaving Sesshoumaru thinking as ever. "But he listen to me.- she whispered- It's a step ahead." "Anna-nee-chan!" she heard outside her door. Anna smiled and Rin came in with a big head of fruits. "Look, nee-chan, they have given this fruit to Rin! Can we eat it?" Anna smiled and nodded. "Let's go outside.- she said, dressing herself- I'm tired of my room." The two went in the garden just in front of the Palace, sitting under a willow near a dark water lake. Soon, they were reach by Rika and the female kitsune with her child, Misao and Shuei. Anna had given them the task of take care of Rin when she was not with her. In reality, she thought only it was better to be in five. Chatting and laughing, they ate Rin's fruit. Anna was taking a butterfly over her finger, surprising Rin, when she noticed Sesshoumaru, going to the castle with someone. "So, that's the guest?" she murmured, trying to see his appearance. He was a youkai in human form, richly dresses. Anna understood he was a powerful youkai. He was for sure a major youkai. She saw Rika hide herself behind Misao. "Do you know anything about him, Rika?" she asked. "He is an old friend of Sesshoumaru-sama's father, Anna-sama.- Rika said, nervous- He's a reptile youkai very powerful. He is who gave all us to Sesshoumaru-sama." Anna made a face. She didn't like that youkai from the start. "Bah, probably we'll not have a single occasion to know him." she said. The butterfly flied away. "Rin can hold him, Misao?" Rin asked, stretching her arms to Shuei while they was returning in the palace after the afternoon in the open air. "Surely, Rin.- laughed the kitsune- Only, take care. My dear Shuei is a little restless." "Hime-sama!" Anna sighed and stopped her steps hearing the voice from behind her, in the hall. Why were they so fixed with that damned 'hime-sama'? "Yes?" she asked, turning to the Palace's Guardian, who was running to their little group. The old youkai bowed briefly, than said: "Sesshoumaru- sama invite you to join to him and his guest in his rooms, in an hour and half. You'll have dinner whit them." Anna stood, speechless, but nodded. The Palace's Guardian bowed another time, than went away. "You'll must to prepare yourself suitable for the dinner, Anna-sama!" Rika exclaimed, happy, pushing her to her room. Rin jumped behind them, followed by Misao. "It's only a dinner, Rika!" Anna sighed, but she left her do what she wanted. Anna stopped herself in front of the door, tormenting the folds of the elegant dress Rika had obliged her to wear. Her golden hair was combed in an high ponytail. Why be so nervous? Maybe because she hadn't ever reach Sesshoumaru's rooms? Or because she was near to dinner with him? Thinking well, she didn't know what was Sesshoumaru's food. She remembered that Rin had had many problem with the hard to please youkai. "But in what a kind of thought are you losing yourself?" she thought, annoyed, than she knocked and the Palace's Guardian opened the door. "Follow me, hime-sama." he said, turning and starting to walk trough a rich hall full of precious objects. Anna looked around, curious. Love for beauty was the preponderant line in Sesshoumaru, besides his legendary coldness. She crossed three rooms, than entered in a big dinner's room with a long prepared table. Sesshoumaru was sit at the head of the table. His guest was at his left, laughing in that moment. Sesshoumaru's face, on the contrary, was deadly serious. The inu-youkai turned to her. "Come in." he said, making a deed to his right. Anna bowed briefly to the guest, than entered. The Palace's Guardian locked the door. "Good evening." Anna murmured, taking place in front of the guest. She noticed that the dinner was typical Japanese style, maybe a little more refined. "I don't think I'll take this mystery tonight." she thought, a little amused. "So, this is our little novice!" the reptile youkai said, throwing himself over the table to clutch and kiss her hand. Anna raised an eyebrow. The youkai had a totally human form, but his skin was pale green and his eyes were yellow. His black hair was cut short and his insolent smile showed pointed teeth. He seemed not more old than Sesshoumaru, but he had to be many centuries old than him. "I'm Anna." she underlined, with a very brief smile. "Anna, this is Tetsuya, an old friend of my father." Sesshoumaru said, coldly. Anna nodded, drawing back her hand, and the youkai made a fool bow, than turned to Sesshoumaru. "A perfect choice, my dear.- he said- Good-looking and powerful. Excellent to bear your pure children!" He laughed at the icing expression of Sesshoumaru. "I've no intention to make children.- Sesshoumaru answered- Neither Anna is my mate. She'll fight for me, when the occasion will come." "Are you telling me that you don't enjoy your nights with her?" Tetsuya provoked. Anna decided that that youkai was on the head of her black list. "Just a little?" said already the reptile, with a very annoying voice. Sesshoumaru gave him a vexed glance and Tetsuya laughed. "All right, all right. I know you are a misogynous!- the youkai giggled- But this sweetie is really wasted! I bet that she is able not to fight only ." Anna ignored him deliberately and started to eat. During the dinner, there was a strange tensed air. Tetsuya went on to provoke Anna, now sure she wasn't in relation with Sesshoumaru; Anna hated him already, but acted with cold politeness. Sesshoumaru, simply, didn't speak. When she could, Anna went away from the table and dismissed herself. Tetsuya followed her movements till she exited, then a smile appeared over his face. "Really gorgeous, nothing to say. Maybe a little cold, but what a morsel!" he said, rubbing his hands. He looked at Sesshoumaru, that was in perfect silence. "Oy, borrow her to me for this night." he said. Sesshoumaru looked at him with eyes of ice. "No." he answered. "Oh, be nice! You don't use her.- went on the youkai- I, on the contrary, have a couple of ideas." Sesshoumaru's contrariety showed itself only with a twitch of the hand on the table, so brief that Tetsuya didn't notice it. Sesshoumaru was very annoyed by the presence of Tetsuya. He didn't love his perverted and exuberant ways, he had gave him a bed just because that reptile had help his father in the past, in a battle against some youkais in war with his family. It was for a night only, but the youkai had heard that the castle had a new hime, so he asked to know her. Anna was all but the hime of that castle and now that Tatsuya knew it, he was more annoying. Sesshoumaru didn't care about Anna, really not, but it was clear that she reputed Tetsuya tiresome and that she was ready to fight against the 'attentions' of that pervert. All could end bad. He could lose his more powerful weapon, or he could have the dead body of an old friend of his father through his feet. "I've said no, Tetsuya.- he said again, raising from the table- She may not appreciate your attentions, and she fights very well." "How caring!- twittered Tetsuya- You are changing, my boy. Once you didn't care about anything or anyone. You are softening, like your father before you." Sesshoumaru turned and clutch Tetsuya's neck with violence. "Be careful.- he said, approaching his face to the reptile's- I could not attend Anna's deed. Don't insult my hospitality." After this, Sesshoumaru left him and went out of the room. Tetsuya massaged his neck with a smile. "Oh, but you'll say thank you to me, my dear boy.- giggled- I'm pretty sure I'm here to avoid the worst." "Idiot, moron, swine." Anna snarled, coming in her room and banging the door. Pervert of a youkai, how he dares?! Treat her like a.like a. The window cracked, scattering pieces everywhere, within a laugh. Anna tensed, ready to the battle. "Mm, maybe you aren't talking about the young Sesshoumaru." said a voice, soon followed by Tatsuya entering from the window with a jump. "Go out." Anna grumbled, showing her fangs. "Sesshoumaru has told me that you'll appreciate my company, honey." twitted Tetsuya. Anna became mad for angry. "I advise you: go out or you'll pay for this!" she said. Tetsuya laughed, than threw himself against Anna, that avoided. She extended an hand to take his life, than drew back, cursing. This was a Sesshoumaru's guest, hell! More of all, she had never take anyone's life, only that youkai's one, when she was dead like human! She avoided two other attacks, that attacked his enemy, wounded him on the face. "Good, child!- Tetsuya said, licking his blood- But don't think to repeat it." He attacked another time and Anna took a violent punch in her abdomen, making her land on the floor. Tetsuya blocked her, emanating from his body a green and acid cloud of poison. Anna tried to not breath, but this didn't let her to use her strength to put away that damned youkai. "Right, be nice.- Tetsuya giggled- Now we enjoy together." Anna closed her eyes. What to do, to use her powers and kill him? Before she could decide, the weight over her disappeared. "I'm pretty sure I've tell you to leave her alone." said a coldly voice. She opened her eyes. Over her, Sesshoumaru was taking Tetsuya by his neck at two feet from the ground.
CHAPTER 8
AN INTRUSIVE GUEST
Anna recovered completely from the poison in two days, two days that saw Sesshoumaru spending his time at her side to look at her with a strange critical face and shooting a question after the other. "Why have you put yourself through and haven't left me to kill her?" was, in brief, the most recurrently question. Anna had almost lost her patience. She had explained it to him infinite times, using the same conciliatory tone that peoples use with children to explain them how terrible are their tricks, but it seemed that Sesshoumaru had ears lined. Anna sighed, annoyed, when the question appeared within the questioner. By now, the poison was completely vanished because the antidote Sesshoumaru had gave to her in those past two days. Anna was in doubt that argue with him could help her health, but it was futile to talk about it.By the way, besides his company was exasperating, the girl was secretly happy he had decided to spend his time talking with her, even if annoying her constantly. "I can't understand your point of view." said for the twentieth time Sesshoumaru, looking at her with a superior air. Anna sighed, sitting crossed legs. "Like, I've said, Sesshoumaru-sama,- started Anna, knowing the script by memory- you were near to kill a mother with her babe. It's a wrong action. They were two peoples more weak than you." "Who is weak is more simply to crush, for me." replied Sesshoumaru, without follow her reasoning. "It's not right to impose your own strength over weakly persons, that haven't ever attacked you in any way!" said Anna, making a face. "First of all, my strength exists to be imposed over someone.- underlined Sesshoumaru- Second, that woman and her creature have offended me." Anna snorted and Sesshoumaru darkened. "Don't tell me silliness, Sesshoumaru-sama.- Anna muttered- You didn't care about your concubines, only you have a huge ego." She gave him a glance, knowing that her words were too much, but Sesshoumaru seemed thinking about her reasoning. "I may say you're right, and that my concubines are nothing for me.- Sesshoumaru said, surprising her- In this case, they are completely of no use for me. Why have you wanted that they could live still here? Their lives have no sense. Why don't kill what is no more useful?" Anna covered her face with one hand, discouraged. But what a race of reasoning?! "Sesshoumaru-sama, the world don't spin around you.- she said, almost snarling- Peoples don't live for you, dying when are of no use. Nobody is an object." "Whoever lives here is mine." said Sesshoumaru, coldly. "But also of theirself and of other persons.- said Anna with energy, touched on the row- Even if a person is no useful for you, he could serve to other and love his own life. Life is not a thing to take away with thoughtlessly!" Sesshoumaru thought for an instant, the opened his mouth to reply, but someone knocked at the door. "Come in, Jaken." the two youkais said, sniffing his smell. The toad entered with an annoyed face. He didn't appreciate very much that his master stood with that strange girl, listening to her crazy reasoning. He didn't want that strange ideas could be put in his master's head. Since Sesshoumaru has revived Rin with Tenseiga, Jaken had ugly foreboding. He noticed that Sesshoumaru was looking at him with an annoyed face for his silence, so he returned in himself with a gulp. "Ehm, I'm sorry, Sesshoumaru-sama,- he said, rolling the Ninto's staff in his hands- but there's a guest at the First Door." "Dismiss him." Sesshoumaru said, turning to Anna another time. "But he is a friend of your father!" Jaken muttered. Sesshoumaru corrugated his forehead, then raised on his feet with a fluid movement and walked to the door. Before exit, he turned. "We'll go on to talk another time. It's a.curious conversation." he said to Anna, before exit and lock the door under him. Anna looked at the door, than landed over the bed, sighing. Curious conversation? Kami-sama, maybe she had to give up, leaving Sesshoumaru thinking as ever. "But he listen to me.- she whispered- It's a step ahead." "Anna-nee-chan!" she heard outside her door. Anna smiled and Rin came in with a big head of fruits. "Look, nee-chan, they have given this fruit to Rin! Can we eat it?" Anna smiled and nodded. "Let's go outside.- she said, dressing herself- I'm tired of my room." The two went in the garden just in front of the Palace, sitting under a willow near a dark water lake. Soon, they were reach by Rika and the female kitsune with her child, Misao and Shuei. Anna had given them the task of take care of Rin when she was not with her. In reality, she thought only it was better to be in five. Chatting and laughing, they ate Rin's fruit. Anna was taking a butterfly over her finger, surprising Rin, when she noticed Sesshoumaru, going to the castle with someone. "So, that's the guest?" she murmured, trying to see his appearance. He was a youkai in human form, richly dresses. Anna understood he was a powerful youkai. He was for sure a major youkai. She saw Rika hide herself behind Misao. "Do you know anything about him, Rika?" she asked. "He is an old friend of Sesshoumaru-sama's father, Anna-sama.- Rika said, nervous- He's a reptile youkai very powerful. He is who gave all us to Sesshoumaru-sama." Anna made a face. She didn't like that youkai from the start. "Bah, probably we'll not have a single occasion to know him." she said. The butterfly flied away. "Rin can hold him, Misao?" Rin asked, stretching her arms to Shuei while they was returning in the palace after the afternoon in the open air. "Surely, Rin.- laughed the kitsune- Only, take care. My dear Shuei is a little restless." "Hime-sama!" Anna sighed and stopped her steps hearing the voice from behind her, in the hall. Why were they so fixed with that damned 'hime-sama'? "Yes?" she asked, turning to the Palace's Guardian, who was running to their little group. The old youkai bowed briefly, than said: "Sesshoumaru- sama invite you to join to him and his guest in his rooms, in an hour and half. You'll have dinner whit them." Anna stood, speechless, but nodded. The Palace's Guardian bowed another time, than went away. "You'll must to prepare yourself suitable for the dinner, Anna-sama!" Rika exclaimed, happy, pushing her to her room. Rin jumped behind them, followed by Misao. "It's only a dinner, Rika!" Anna sighed, but she left her do what she wanted. Anna stopped herself in front of the door, tormenting the folds of the elegant dress Rika had obliged her to wear. Her golden hair was combed in an high ponytail. Why be so nervous? Maybe because she hadn't ever reach Sesshoumaru's rooms? Or because she was near to dinner with him? Thinking well, she didn't know what was Sesshoumaru's food. She remembered that Rin had had many problem with the hard to please youkai. "But in what a kind of thought are you losing yourself?" she thought, annoyed, than she knocked and the Palace's Guardian opened the door. "Follow me, hime-sama." he said, turning and starting to walk trough a rich hall full of precious objects. Anna looked around, curious. Love for beauty was the preponderant line in Sesshoumaru, besides his legendary coldness. She crossed three rooms, than entered in a big dinner's room with a long prepared table. Sesshoumaru was sit at the head of the table. His guest was at his left, laughing in that moment. Sesshoumaru's face, on the contrary, was deadly serious. The inu-youkai turned to her. "Come in." he said, making a deed to his right. Anna bowed briefly to the guest, than entered. The Palace's Guardian locked the door. "Good evening." Anna murmured, taking place in front of the guest. She noticed that the dinner was typical Japanese style, maybe a little more refined. "I don't think I'll take this mystery tonight." she thought, a little amused. "So, this is our little novice!" the reptile youkai said, throwing himself over the table to clutch and kiss her hand. Anna raised an eyebrow. The youkai had a totally human form, but his skin was pale green and his eyes were yellow. His black hair was cut short and his insolent smile showed pointed teeth. He seemed not more old than Sesshoumaru, but he had to be many centuries old than him. "I'm Anna." she underlined, with a very brief smile. "Anna, this is Tetsuya, an old friend of my father." Sesshoumaru said, coldly. Anna nodded, drawing back her hand, and the youkai made a fool bow, than turned to Sesshoumaru. "A perfect choice, my dear.- he said- Good-looking and powerful. Excellent to bear your pure children!" He laughed at the icing expression of Sesshoumaru. "I've no intention to make children.- Sesshoumaru answered- Neither Anna is my mate. She'll fight for me, when the occasion will come." "Are you telling me that you don't enjoy your nights with her?" Tetsuya provoked. Anna decided that that youkai was on the head of her black list. "Just a little?" said already the reptile, with a very annoying voice. Sesshoumaru gave him a vexed glance and Tetsuya laughed. "All right, all right. I know you are a misogynous!- the youkai giggled- But this sweetie is really wasted! I bet that she is able not to fight only ." Anna ignored him deliberately and started to eat. During the dinner, there was a strange tensed air. Tetsuya went on to provoke Anna, now sure she wasn't in relation with Sesshoumaru; Anna hated him already, but acted with cold politeness. Sesshoumaru, simply, didn't speak. When she could, Anna went away from the table and dismissed herself. Tetsuya followed her movements till she exited, then a smile appeared over his face. "Really gorgeous, nothing to say. Maybe a little cold, but what a morsel!" he said, rubbing his hands. He looked at Sesshoumaru, that was in perfect silence. "Oy, borrow her to me for this night." he said. Sesshoumaru looked at him with eyes of ice. "No." he answered. "Oh, be nice! You don't use her.- went on the youkai- I, on the contrary, have a couple of ideas." Sesshoumaru's contrariety showed itself only with a twitch of the hand on the table, so brief that Tetsuya didn't notice it. Sesshoumaru was very annoyed by the presence of Tetsuya. He didn't love his perverted and exuberant ways, he had gave him a bed just because that reptile had help his father in the past, in a battle against some youkais in war with his family. It was for a night only, but the youkai had heard that the castle had a new hime, so he asked to know her. Anna was all but the hime of that castle and now that Tatsuya knew it, he was more annoying. Sesshoumaru didn't care about Anna, really not, but it was clear that she reputed Tetsuya tiresome and that she was ready to fight against the 'attentions' of that pervert. All could end bad. He could lose his more powerful weapon, or he could have the dead body of an old friend of his father through his feet. "I've said no, Tetsuya.- he said again, raising from the table- She may not appreciate your attentions, and she fights very well." "How caring!- twittered Tetsuya- You are changing, my boy. Once you didn't care about anything or anyone. You are softening, like your father before you." Sesshoumaru turned and clutch Tetsuya's neck with violence. "Be careful.- he said, approaching his face to the reptile's- I could not attend Anna's deed. Don't insult my hospitality." After this, Sesshoumaru left him and went out of the room. Tetsuya massaged his neck with a smile. "Oh, but you'll say thank you to me, my dear boy.- giggled- I'm pretty sure I'm here to avoid the worst." "Idiot, moron, swine." Anna snarled, coming in her room and banging the door. Pervert of a youkai, how he dares?! Treat her like a.like a. The window cracked, scattering pieces everywhere, within a laugh. Anna tensed, ready to the battle. "Mm, maybe you aren't talking about the young Sesshoumaru." said a voice, soon followed by Tatsuya entering from the window with a jump. "Go out." Anna grumbled, showing her fangs. "Sesshoumaru has told me that you'll appreciate my company, honey." twitted Tetsuya. Anna became mad for angry. "I advise you: go out or you'll pay for this!" she said. Tetsuya laughed, than threw himself against Anna, that avoided. She extended an hand to take his life, than drew back, cursing. This was a Sesshoumaru's guest, hell! More of all, she had never take anyone's life, only that youkai's one, when she was dead like human! She avoided two other attacks, that attacked his enemy, wounded him on the face. "Good, child!- Tetsuya said, licking his blood- But don't think to repeat it." He attacked another time and Anna took a violent punch in her abdomen, making her land on the floor. Tetsuya blocked her, emanating from his body a green and acid cloud of poison. Anna tried to not breath, but this didn't let her to use her strength to put away that damned youkai. "Right, be nice.- Tetsuya giggled- Now we enjoy together." Anna closed her eyes. What to do, to use her powers and kill him? Before she could decide, the weight over her disappeared. "I'm pretty sure I've tell you to leave her alone." said a coldly voice. She opened her eyes. Over her, Sesshoumaru was taking Tetsuya by his neck at two feet from the ground.