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CHAPTER 12 ONLY A SWORD A female voice took its way in the asleep mind of Kagome. She opened her eyes with difficulty, noticing she was on the ground near the campfire. She sat suddenly when she saw that Inuyasha was not at her side. He was on his feet, nervous, his sword already unsheathed, and gave her his back. "Sesshoumaru!!" echoed in the forest. Could it be.Anna? "Inuyasha." said Kagome. "He's coming.- Inuyasha said without turning- Go away with the child." "But." Kagome tried to reply. "Take her away." Inuyasha said another time. Kagome nodded and took Rin in her arms, running at few meters of distance from hi, in the trees. In that moment, a speedy white figure came out from the trees and attacked Inuyasha, who jumped back and tried to hit it with the sword, but the other avoided it. All this happened madly quick, so Kagome was able to understand that all the attacks had failed only when she saw the two brothers look at each other with hartred without a visible scratch. Sesshoumaru looked at his brother with critical eyes, with folded arms, while Inuyasha branded the sword through them with a dark face. "You are become more quick.- Sesshoumaru said, without much enthusiasm- Fight with you, now, could be more interesting." "Feh! I'll defeat you, more easily than in the past." Inuyasha replied with a ferocious grin on his face. "We'll make a test, brother dear." Sesshoumaru murmured, tightening his eyes. In that instant, Anna jumped out from the forest. ".but I've the misfortune of meet you only because Anna and Rin. Now, give me the child." he ended. Anna approached Kagome and Rin, who was still asleep. "Look! The child is ok!- Anna said, showing Rin to Sesshoumaru with a bit of anger in her voice- Leave alone your brother!" Sesshoumaru felt grow in his body the contrariety. Why did Anna take the part of that fool being that she didn't even know? He hated that moron with that dog ears also because that. He remembered very well that their father liked Inuyasha better than him, that bastard half-breed occupied in their father's heart a place that the heir could never hope. And now Anna, who was HIS and depending from him, dared to contradict him and take Inuyasha's part?! "Shut up." he said, coldly. A red flash lighted his eyes for one moment. Inuyasha laughed with sarcasm, reacting with evilness now that he had finally the power to fight Sesshoumaru all square. He was tired to be the object of his brother's sarcasm, that iceberg able to kill and make his life an hell only. "Oh, I didn't know you've found a girlfriend, Sesshoumaru!- he said, provoking him- I notice you are on the earth of everyone, now! You have stopped to oblige everyone to revere you as Prince of Inu-youkais! Follow her advice, you'll be better." "Inuyasha!!" Kagome said, noticing with worry Anna and Sesshoumaru's reactions. She understood Inuyasha's hate, but he was gone too far. The tension around Sesshoumaru was frightening. Anna was deadly pale. Sesshoumaru attacked without warning, unsheathing Toukijin. The two sword met each other with a terrible clang, while Inuyasha took a step back because the violence of the attack. "I'm not the same!!" Inuyasha cried, attacking his brother. Sesshoumaru admitted to himself that Inuyasha's movements were more difficult to foresee. They were like his in a strong way. He avoided two other attacks. But Sesshoumaru knew perfectly his possibility. Inuyasha not yet. He couldn't lose. He mimed a new attack with the sword, pointing in reality to the hand Inuyasha used to took Tetsusaiga.He hit Inuyasha's hand with an incredible strength, making the sword fall, than grabbed him by his neck. "Were you sure to be better than me?- Sesshoumaru said- You'll be forever an inferior being!" "Urgh!!" growled Inuyasha, while he tried to free himself from the iron clutch of Sesshoumaru. His brother's poison had already attacked his skin. "NO! INUYASHA!" Kagome cried, scared, while Rin awakened. The child looked at the scene with horror, than hugged Anna, terrified. Anna cursed. She didn't want that Rin could see the worst personality of Sesshoumaru. "Stop!!" Anna screamed, before Inuyasha hit Sesshoumaru's face with much violence, freeing himself from his hands and making the surprised youkai fly against a tree. Sesshoumaru raised on his feet with an amused air, caressing his hurt face with one hand, while Inuyasha made the same with his neck. "Not too bad, little brother." Sesshoumaru murmured. "Come here, there's something more." Inuyasha growled, making a deed of invitation. Kagome chose that that thing was during too much. She grabbed his bow and prepared herself to fire an arrow to Sesshoumaru, but Anna stopped her. "Please, no!- she whispered- I don't want that the child see this!" "But if we don't stop them." Kagome said. In that moment, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha started to fight again. "Leave them to me.- Anna said, with a pressing tone- Please, don't fire your arrow." Kagome tried to reply, then she saw the strength of the feeling firing in the youkai girl's eyes and nodded. Anna smiled briefly, thanking her, than turned and hit Rin slightly on the back of the neck. The child fainted. "It's better you can't see from now on, Rin." Anna whispered, leaving the child to Kagome and jumping through the two fighters. Neither Sesshoumaru or Inuyasha had the time to understand she was so near, caught in their personal fight, and this made her actions easy. Anna threw herself against Sesshoumaru with violence, hitting him and making him fall away from Inuyasha, that hit her instead of his brother. "You?!- Inuyasha exclaimed, in panic because he had hit a girl- But what." Sesshoumaru was so astonished because Anna had hit him that stood sit in silence. He didn't know if it was a new surprise when Anna clutched Inuyasha's shoulder and started to take his life's energy. Inuyasha fell on a knee and Kagome cried. "Anna, what are you doing?!" she said, covering her mouth with her hands, horrified. Anna was taking his life! In that instant, the youkai girl left Inuyasha, that stood on his knees. "I hope.- Anna said, panting because the great energy assimilated- hope that you have no more desire on fight." Inuyasha looked at her with a so perplex expression that Anna was forced to look away. She didn't like what she had done, but with the good manners she could not stop that two hardheads. Sesshoumaru went to her. Inuyasha tried to raise on his feet, but he failed. That 'Anna girl' had taken too much energies from him and he needed some time to restore his strength. "Hell, I can't fight." he thought, preparing himself to the attack of that two. But, in front of him, Sesshoumaru hit Anna's face with violence. The girl fell on the ground without a sound. "Don't dare." Sesshoumaru said, squeezing his hands in two fists. The indignation that trembled in his voice was frightening. "Don't ever dare to hit me!!" he said. Inuyasha stood, astonished, and so Kagome. They hadn't ever seen Sesshoumaru lost his control. "I knew it.- Inuyasha thought- I knew that he could only hurt her. My brother his a bastard moron and she is only a fool." In spite of this thought, he couldn't restrain himself to feel pity for that scene. "You are mine! Your value is equal to a sword's one, if not less!- Sesshoumaru said again, clutching Anna's kimono and making her face turn to look at him- I don't tolerate that you." He stopped when he saw the absent expression over Anna's face. There wasn't a single emotion on her face, not a trace. She didn't cry, she didn't have an hurt face. His word had the intent to hurt her deeply, but it seemed that she was devoid of any feeling. He left her that gave her his back. He could feel the eyes of Inuyasha and his human mate on him. How could he have lose his control in such a way?! "Go away.- he said, coldly- Carry Rin to the castle." Anna get up from the ground and walked to Rin and Kagome. "As you wish, Sesshoumaru-SAMA." she said, with a total unexpressive voice. Inuyasha was the only one that could notice his brother paling at this words. Anna kneeled near Kagome and took Rin from her arms. Kagome saw that a cheek of the girl was swollen and an eye was closed. But the thing most scary was her deadly cold face. "Anna." Kagome murmured, uncertain. Anna made a smile that made her shiver. There was nothing inside that smile. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault.- Anna whispered- I wanted to know you in other circumstances." She walked away in the trees, disappearing to the sight. The three stood in silence, that Sesshoumaru gave his back to Inuyasha and started to walk away. "You are a fool." Inuyasha's voice made him turn. His brother was almost on his feet, thank to the help of her human woman. "Leave me alone, Inuyasha, it's better.- Sesshoumaru said- I'm not in a mood enough good to listen your chit-chats. Thanks that I've not intention to fight again." "It's always the same, isn't it?- Inuyasha went on, undaunted- When you find something precious, you destroy it. When you'll understand that you are alone, what will you do, Sesshoumaru?" Sesshoumaru darkened. "In my imperfection, I've understood my error in sending away the other peoples.- Inuyasha exclaimed- Now I'm happy! Can you say the same?" Sesshoumaru made an angry and disgusted face. "You and your foolish human thoughts.- he hissed- Cursed the day I've started to listen!" Sesshoumaru turned and went away, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome alone. Kagome hugged Inuyasha, her face in his chest. "Ehi, Kagome." Inuyasha said, caressing her hair. "You are right. He'll never change." Kagome said, her voice muffled in the haori. Inuyasha sighed. "Maybe, he's changing right now.- he murmured- But I don't know if she'll resist enough to make the miracle." Sesshoumaru passed the entire night in the forest. She had revolt against him. She had saved the life of that moron of his brother. She had hit him to constrict him to stop the fight. Unforgivable. UNFORGIVABLE! He had done the best thing hitting her. She got on too much well. Nobody could disobey to the great Sesshoumaru without pay with life. She had taken only a punch on her face. Her face. Her beautiful face. Her beautiful face, hurt and without feeling. He raised the hand he had used to hit her. A simply punch on her face, no more. He had taken the same from Inuyasha some instant before, and now he couldn't sense any pain, so. But what was he doing? Was he try to justify his actions?! He had hit her, and stop. She deserved it. But she had called him Sesshoumaru-sama, another time. There was hate in her voice. No, there was nothing. Was she angry with him because he had hit her? Or because he had said she was only a sword? Well, it was the truth, and Truth didn't need justifications. But there wasn't resentment in her voice. There was really nothing. Probably, it was another emotional block. "When it passed by, I'll feel her hartred for me." he whispered unconsciously. And then? He had the habit to be hated and feared, his life was grounded on this. "My name is Sesshoumaru." Her fingers were so delicate through his hair. How was beautiful his name over her lips. "I'll obliged her to call me by my name." he said to the night, but he knew that in that way his name had had a poisoned sound. The face he had hit.once he had the temptation to caress it. How could it be to do it? More satisfactory than hit it? Hell, he thought yes. " When you find something precious, you destroy it." had said that fool Inuyasha. Well, was so precious a fool female that had dared to hit his master? "When you'll understand that you are alone, what will you do, Sesshoumaru?" He was always been alone. It was good. "She'll go away." The thought run through his mind as a painful flash. "And where?- he said, cynical- Why had she do that?" But he knew that was the truth. She was near to go away. " When you find something precious, you destroy it." "I don't care if she would go away." he said. But he cared. He didn't want that she left the Palace. He had habit with her presence, it was interesting to talk with her, when he was in a enough good mood. "She'll remain." he said. But probably she was already far away. "I'll not let her go." he said again. "And how, will you hit her again?" asked a sarcastic voice in his mind. Sesshoumaru lowered his eyes on his hand. Hit her had fill him of a strange feeling of uneasiness. It was never happened. He had always hit and kill without a single thought. "I don't want to hit her again." he whispered. "In this way, you can't stop her.- that voice said again- Why do you want her near you?" Because it was interesting to argue with her. Because he liked to listen her songs. Because she smiled at him. Because she dreamed about him and called him by his name. Because he liked all those things and he didn't know why, yet. "I'll not let her go." he said. He left the tree he was sit on and run with a great speed to his home. ************* "Anna!" he called her, entering with fury in the girl's room. The girl wasn't there. Sesshoumaru turned. Her smell came from his rooms. "Anna!" he called again, in the big room he used to dine. Nothing. Go on. "ANNA!" he cried, slamming a door. He heard the servants whisper over the strange ways of their Master. He opened the door of the Big Hall. She was there, sit and in wait of him. "Sesshoumaru-sama." she greeted with a head's deed. Sesshoumaru stopped. "Ah, you are here.- he said, coldly- Is Rin in her room?" "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama." she answered, as cold as him. Sesshoumaru hid an annoyed deed. "Stop call me in this way!" he thought. "Well, you can go.- he said, turning to the door- We'll talk tomorrow about your actions of tonight." He walked again to his rooms. It was better put his thoughts in order before act strange. The most important thing was that she was still there, so he could understand. "Sesshoumaru-sama, I prefer to talk now." Anna's voice made him turn. "Why?" he asked. The youkai girl's face was still empty of feelings, and the sign of Sesshoumaru's hand over her cheek was almost disappeared. He suddenly understood how he appeared to the eyes of the others. A cold thing without life. Anna lowered her eyes, like she was searching the right words, than she sighed. "Because, Sesshoumaru-sama, I'll return to my home tomorrow."
CHAPTER 12 ONLY A SWORD A female voice took its way in the asleep mind of Kagome. She opened her eyes with difficulty, noticing she was on the ground near the campfire. She sat suddenly when she saw that Inuyasha was not at her side. He was on his feet, nervous, his sword already unsheathed, and gave her his back. "Sesshoumaru!!" echoed in the forest. Could it be.Anna? "Inuyasha." said Kagome. "He's coming.- Inuyasha said without turning- Go away with the child." "But." Kagome tried to reply. "Take her away." Inuyasha said another time. Kagome nodded and took Rin in her arms, running at few meters of distance from hi, in the trees. In that moment, a speedy white figure came out from the trees and attacked Inuyasha, who jumped back and tried to hit it with the sword, but the other avoided it. All this happened madly quick, so Kagome was able to understand that all the attacks had failed only when she saw the two brothers look at each other with hartred without a visible scratch. Sesshoumaru looked at his brother with critical eyes, with folded arms, while Inuyasha branded the sword through them with a dark face. "You are become more quick.- Sesshoumaru said, without much enthusiasm- Fight with you, now, could be more interesting." "Feh! I'll defeat you, more easily than in the past." Inuyasha replied with a ferocious grin on his face. "We'll make a test, brother dear." Sesshoumaru murmured, tightening his eyes. In that instant, Anna jumped out from the forest. ".but I've the misfortune of meet you only because Anna and Rin. Now, give me the child." he ended. Anna approached Kagome and Rin, who was still asleep. "Look! The child is ok!- Anna said, showing Rin to Sesshoumaru with a bit of anger in her voice- Leave alone your brother!" Sesshoumaru felt grow in his body the contrariety. Why did Anna take the part of that fool being that she didn't even know? He hated that moron with that dog ears also because that. He remembered very well that their father liked Inuyasha better than him, that bastard half-breed occupied in their father's heart a place that the heir could never hope. And now Anna, who was HIS and depending from him, dared to contradict him and take Inuyasha's part?! "Shut up." he said, coldly. A red flash lighted his eyes for one moment. Inuyasha laughed with sarcasm, reacting with evilness now that he had finally the power to fight Sesshoumaru all square. He was tired to be the object of his brother's sarcasm, that iceberg able to kill and make his life an hell only. "Oh, I didn't know you've found a girlfriend, Sesshoumaru!- he said, provoking him- I notice you are on the earth of everyone, now! You have stopped to oblige everyone to revere you as Prince of Inu-youkais! Follow her advice, you'll be better." "Inuyasha!!" Kagome said, noticing with worry Anna and Sesshoumaru's reactions. She understood Inuyasha's hate, but he was gone too far. The tension around Sesshoumaru was frightening. Anna was deadly pale. Sesshoumaru attacked without warning, unsheathing Toukijin. The two sword met each other with a terrible clang, while Inuyasha took a step back because the violence of the attack. "I'm not the same!!" Inuyasha cried, attacking his brother. Sesshoumaru admitted to himself that Inuyasha's movements were more difficult to foresee. They were like his in a strong way. He avoided two other attacks. But Sesshoumaru knew perfectly his possibility. Inuyasha not yet. He couldn't lose. He mimed a new attack with the sword, pointing in reality to the hand Inuyasha used to took Tetsusaiga.He hit Inuyasha's hand with an incredible strength, making the sword fall, than grabbed him by his neck. "Were you sure to be better than me?- Sesshoumaru said- You'll be forever an inferior being!" "Urgh!!" growled Inuyasha, while he tried to free himself from the iron clutch of Sesshoumaru. His brother's poison had already attacked his skin. "NO! INUYASHA!" Kagome cried, scared, while Rin awakened. The child looked at the scene with horror, than hugged Anna, terrified. Anna cursed. She didn't want that Rin could see the worst personality of Sesshoumaru. "Stop!!" Anna screamed, before Inuyasha hit Sesshoumaru's face with much violence, freeing himself from his hands and making the surprised youkai fly against a tree. Sesshoumaru raised on his feet with an amused air, caressing his hurt face with one hand, while Inuyasha made the same with his neck. "Not too bad, little brother." Sesshoumaru murmured. "Come here, there's something more." Inuyasha growled, making a deed of invitation. Kagome chose that that thing was during too much. She grabbed his bow and prepared herself to fire an arrow to Sesshoumaru, but Anna stopped her. "Please, no!- she whispered- I don't want that the child see this!" "But if we don't stop them." Kagome said. In that moment, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha started to fight again. "Leave them to me.- Anna said, with a pressing tone- Please, don't fire your arrow." Kagome tried to reply, then she saw the strength of the feeling firing in the youkai girl's eyes and nodded. Anna smiled briefly, thanking her, than turned and hit Rin slightly on the back of the neck. The child fainted. "It's better you can't see from now on, Rin." Anna whispered, leaving the child to Kagome and jumping through the two fighters. Neither Sesshoumaru or Inuyasha had the time to understand she was so near, caught in their personal fight, and this made her actions easy. Anna threw herself against Sesshoumaru with violence, hitting him and making him fall away from Inuyasha, that hit her instead of his brother. "You?!- Inuyasha exclaimed, in panic because he had hit a girl- But what." Sesshoumaru was so astonished because Anna had hit him that stood sit in silence. He didn't know if it was a new surprise when Anna clutched Inuyasha's shoulder and started to take his life's energy. Inuyasha fell on a knee and Kagome cried. "Anna, what are you doing?!" she said, covering her mouth with her hands, horrified. Anna was taking his life! In that instant, the youkai girl left Inuyasha, that stood on his knees. "I hope.- Anna said, panting because the great energy assimilated- hope that you have no more desire on fight." Inuyasha looked at her with a so perplex expression that Anna was forced to look away. She didn't like what she had done, but with the good manners she could not stop that two hardheads. Sesshoumaru went to her. Inuyasha tried to raise on his feet, but he failed. That 'Anna girl' had taken too much energies from him and he needed some time to restore his strength. "Hell, I can't fight." he thought, preparing himself to the attack of that two. But, in front of him, Sesshoumaru hit Anna's face with violence. The girl fell on the ground without a sound. "Don't dare." Sesshoumaru said, squeezing his hands in two fists. The indignation that trembled in his voice was frightening. "Don't ever dare to hit me!!" he said. Inuyasha stood, astonished, and so Kagome. They hadn't ever seen Sesshoumaru lost his control. "I knew it.- Inuyasha thought- I knew that he could only hurt her. My brother his a bastard moron and she is only a fool." In spite of this thought, he couldn't restrain himself to feel pity for that scene. "You are mine! Your value is equal to a sword's one, if not less!- Sesshoumaru said again, clutching Anna's kimono and making her face turn to look at him- I don't tolerate that you." He stopped when he saw the absent expression over Anna's face. There wasn't a single emotion on her face, not a trace. She didn't cry, she didn't have an hurt face. His word had the intent to hurt her deeply, but it seemed that she was devoid of any feeling. He left her that gave her his back. He could feel the eyes of Inuyasha and his human mate on him. How could he have lose his control in such a way?! "Go away.- he said, coldly- Carry Rin to the castle." Anna get up from the ground and walked to Rin and Kagome. "As you wish, Sesshoumaru-SAMA." she said, with a total unexpressive voice. Inuyasha was the only one that could notice his brother paling at this words. Anna kneeled near Kagome and took Rin from her arms. Kagome saw that a cheek of the girl was swollen and an eye was closed. But the thing most scary was her deadly cold face. "Anna." Kagome murmured, uncertain. Anna made a smile that made her shiver. There was nothing inside that smile. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault.- Anna whispered- I wanted to know you in other circumstances." She walked away in the trees, disappearing to the sight. The three stood in silence, that Sesshoumaru gave his back to Inuyasha and started to walk away. "You are a fool." Inuyasha's voice made him turn. His brother was almost on his feet, thank to the help of her human woman. "Leave me alone, Inuyasha, it's better.- Sesshoumaru said- I'm not in a mood enough good to listen your chit-chats. Thanks that I've not intention to fight again." "It's always the same, isn't it?- Inuyasha went on, undaunted- When you find something precious, you destroy it. When you'll understand that you are alone, what will you do, Sesshoumaru?" Sesshoumaru darkened. "In my imperfection, I've understood my error in sending away the other peoples.- Inuyasha exclaimed- Now I'm happy! Can you say the same?" Sesshoumaru made an angry and disgusted face. "You and your foolish human thoughts.- he hissed- Cursed the day I've started to listen!" Sesshoumaru turned and went away, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome alone. Kagome hugged Inuyasha, her face in his chest. "Ehi, Kagome." Inuyasha said, caressing her hair. "You are right. He'll never change." Kagome said, her voice muffled in the haori. Inuyasha sighed. "Maybe, he's changing right now.- he murmured- But I don't know if she'll resist enough to make the miracle." Sesshoumaru passed the entire night in the forest. She had revolt against him. She had saved the life of that moron of his brother. She had hit him to constrict him to stop the fight. Unforgivable. UNFORGIVABLE! He had done the best thing hitting her. She got on too much well. Nobody could disobey to the great Sesshoumaru without pay with life. She had taken only a punch on her face. Her face. Her beautiful face. Her beautiful face, hurt and without feeling. He raised the hand he had used to hit her. A simply punch on her face, no more. He had taken the same from Inuyasha some instant before, and now he couldn't sense any pain, so. But what was he doing? Was he try to justify his actions?! He had hit her, and stop. She deserved it. But she had called him Sesshoumaru-sama, another time. There was hate in her voice. No, there was nothing. Was she angry with him because he had hit her? Or because he had said she was only a sword? Well, it was the truth, and Truth didn't need justifications. But there wasn't resentment in her voice. There was really nothing. Probably, it was another emotional block. "When it passed by, I'll feel her hartred for me." he whispered unconsciously. And then? He had the habit to be hated and feared, his life was grounded on this. "My name is Sesshoumaru." Her fingers were so delicate through his hair. How was beautiful his name over her lips. "I'll obliged her to call me by my name." he said to the night, but he knew that in that way his name had had a poisoned sound. The face he had hit.once he had the temptation to caress it. How could it be to do it? More satisfactory than hit it? Hell, he thought yes. " When you find something precious, you destroy it." had said that fool Inuyasha. Well, was so precious a fool female that had dared to hit his master? "When you'll understand that you are alone, what will you do, Sesshoumaru?" He was always been alone. It was good. "She'll go away." The thought run through his mind as a painful flash. "And where?- he said, cynical- Why had she do that?" But he knew that was the truth. She was near to go away. " When you find something precious, you destroy it." "I don't care if she would go away." he said. But he cared. He didn't want that she left the Palace. He had habit with her presence, it was interesting to talk with her, when he was in a enough good mood. "She'll remain." he said. But probably she was already far away. "I'll not let her go." he said again. "And how, will you hit her again?" asked a sarcastic voice in his mind. Sesshoumaru lowered his eyes on his hand. Hit her had fill him of a strange feeling of uneasiness. It was never happened. He had always hit and kill without a single thought. "I don't want to hit her again." he whispered. "In this way, you can't stop her.- that voice said again- Why do you want her near you?" Because it was interesting to argue with her. Because he liked to listen her songs. Because she smiled at him. Because she dreamed about him and called him by his name. Because he liked all those things and he didn't know why, yet. "I'll not let her go." he said. He left the tree he was sit on and run with a great speed to his home. ************* "Anna!" he called her, entering with fury in the girl's room. The girl wasn't there. Sesshoumaru turned. Her smell came from his rooms. "Anna!" he called again, in the big room he used to dine. Nothing. Go on. "ANNA!" he cried, slamming a door. He heard the servants whisper over the strange ways of their Master. He opened the door of the Big Hall. She was there, sit and in wait of him. "Sesshoumaru-sama." she greeted with a head's deed. Sesshoumaru stopped. "Ah, you are here.- he said, coldly- Is Rin in her room?" "Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama." she answered, as cold as him. Sesshoumaru hid an annoyed deed. "Stop call me in this way!" he thought. "Well, you can go.- he said, turning to the door- We'll talk tomorrow about your actions of tonight." He walked again to his rooms. It was better put his thoughts in order before act strange. The most important thing was that she was still there, so he could understand. "Sesshoumaru-sama, I prefer to talk now." Anna's voice made him turn. "Why?" he asked. The youkai girl's face was still empty of feelings, and the sign of Sesshoumaru's hand over her cheek was almost disappeared. He suddenly understood how he appeared to the eyes of the others. A cold thing without life. Anna lowered her eyes, like she was searching the right words, than she sighed. "Because, Sesshoumaru-sama, I'll return to my home tomorrow."