Author's note: How a fatigue find a past for Sesshoumaru.and now what will
happen? Will Anna return to Sesshoumaru? Will he want her near him again or
not? Will we have an happy ending (this have few possibilities ^^;;;)? The
only way to know is.read!!!!
CHAPTER 14
A NEW PROBLEM
It was the end of June. The vegetation was an explosion of life and over a
meadow particularly, from where one could see a beautiful castle surrounded
by three gardens, if he's not a human, flowers and butterflies colored of a
shining rainbow the earth.
Whoever had looked from the high, could notice a special butterfly, really
big, mantling of gold and blue an area of the meadow. That butterfly was,
in reality, a youkai named Anna, a very perplexed youkai, in that moment.
Anna was lying down, with the blue dress and her golden hair around her,
while she looked at the sky through the fly of the insect. Theoretically,
she was returning to Sesshoumaru's Palace. Practically, she had passed the
entire morning lying down on the meadow thinking deeply. To know Inuyasha
and Sesshoumaru's father had confused her. To see the facts that had
carried an introverted boy like Sesshoumaru to become the cold and bloody
youkai he was now, had mined another time her hartred and her wish to
return to home.
She sighed, with her hands behind her head. Futile turn around it. Against
her will, in spite of the way he had treated her, in spite of he had dared
to hit her ( and here she couldn't settle, he had DARED), Anna loved
without hope the soul sometimes showed itself in the beautiful amber eyes
of Sesshoumaru. What was hide behind the terrible armour Sesshoumaru had
built around him in the years, was so beautiful and fragile that she
couldn't think about it without feel the need to cry and hug him. Ah, what
a fool! She blushed and curled on a side.
Inuken had done well his calculations. He was a powerful youkai with a fine
mind for the other's feelings, trait he hadn't passed to his sons. Inuken
had said she could touch his soul. Anna wished to try with all her heart.
So, she had left the forest and had returned to the castle. Now that she
was near, she was full of doubt.
In spite of she had decided to retry, she wasn't so stupid to want to put
herself totally in Sesshoumaru's hands, provided that she wanted really to
see her again, like had showed the vision from Inuken. It was necessary,
from now on, hide her feelings, using the capacity she had find in her from
the day he had hit her. It was surely out of their pact, but Anna didn't
care anymore. The agreement, for her, was broken that night she had decided
to go away. It was right she was the one who take the situation in her
hand, from now on.
If he cared only a bit, Sesshoumaru would be able to notice that thing was
caused by his actions. Maybe he would try to remedy, and in this way show
that he cared.maybe.
"Ah, stop that, Anna! You seems a girl with a crush!" she said to herself,
annoyed. Kami-sama, she had a need so intense to see him. Stay there
mumbling about it would not resolve the problem. Better move and face him.
She sat suddenly and from the up of the meadow came a woman's scream.
"A human?" Anna murmured, smelling faintly her smell through the flower's
one and turning. At the top of the slope there was a girl with black hair
shining at the sunlight, who wore what seemed a scholastic uniform. The
girl did deeds of excuse, saying: "Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't want to disturb,
but there was a worm, and."
The two girls looked at each other, astonished, than exclaimed:
"Anna!"
"Kagome!"
Anna raised on her feet, while Kagome run to her, waving an hand to greet
her. Anna shook her head, incredulous.
"Kagome, why are you here?- she asked, smiling- You are the latest person I
was thinking to meet."
"I'm with Inuyasha, he's here, somewhere. We were searching..- she said,
then she stood one moment in silence, surprised- well, that." She pointed
an index behind Anna, who half turned.
"The Palace?- she asked- Are you able to see it with your miko powers?"
"It seems so.- Kagome said, puzzled- It's better to call Inuyasha." She
cried out his name and Anna made a face because the strong pain in her
sensible ears.
"Oh, sorry! I've forget you are also an inu-youkai." Kagome said, kind.
Anna smiled and shook her shoulders. Inuyasha appeared in that moment,
jumping with a dark face from the top of the slope.
"What's happening, Kagome? Problems?" he asked. When he saw Anna, his eyes
became more cold. "Why the hell is this wench here?" he growled, while he
put an hand over Tetsusaiga hilt. Kagome pulled him for one sleeve.
"Don't be rude! Look over-there, instead!" she scolded him. Inuyasha was
surprised to be in front of the big castle that was his home in the few
happy moments of his childhood. How much time was passed by.He stood in
silence, clutching Kagome's hand like to remain anchored to the present and
not be carried away by the bad remembers about how he was constrict to
leave the house after his father's death.and about his mother's one.
"Hell, how much time." he whispered, that he turned with an annoyed face to
Anna, who was in perfect silence not very distant from them. "Are you still
here?- he asked, acid- Why don't you go to advise your precious Sesshoumaru
that I'm walking quietly around his property?"
"Inuyasha!- Kagome exclaimed, getting angry- Apologize!"
"Feh!" was Inuyasha's answer, after he was turn to the other side with
folded arms.
"Osuwari." Kagome said. In a second, Inuyasha was with his face deeply in
the earth for four centimeters, more or less. Anna looked at the show,
stunned, that she burst out laughing.
"What the hell are you laughing at?!" Inuyasha growled, his voice muffled
by the earth he was in.
"You've deserve it.- Kagome said, crouching down near him with an upset
face- I'm not so sure to want learn that spell about how to destroy the
rosary."
"But.Kagome!" Inuyasha replied, worried at the thought to wear that damned
thing for the rest of his life.
"Why haven't you take it off yet, Kagome?" Anna asked, drying a tear while
she tried to stop her laughs. Kagome sighed.
"It's a very tenacious rosary. I can take it off, but it return always to
his place.- she explained- I'm learning from Kaede a spell to reduce it to
dust." Kagome seemed to remember something and clapped her hands in front
of her. "Ah, I was forgetting! Kaede has said she know you!" she exclaimed,
while Inuyasha was finally able to raise up on his feet, muffing something,
luckily, intelligible. Anna smiled.
"It's true. Kaede and I had known each other when I was still a human." she
said, nodding. Kagome cried, excited.
"Wow, in this case what she had said it's true! You come from another
dimension! It's the reason why you know everyone of us!" she said. Anna
nodded, a little puzzled.
"Well, yes, more or less.- she said, smiling- I'm glad she remembers me."
Kagome tried to say something, than closed her mouth, blushing slightly.
"You can ask what you want, Kagome." Anna said.
"Ehm.I don't want to seem intrusive, but.- she murmured- how is ended with
Sesshoumaru, after that.that fact?"
"I went away." Anna replied simply, with a smile.
"Oh, Kagome whispered, sad. Inuyasha grunted.
"Bah, I don't believe.- he said, half turning- If it was true, you would
not be here now. Or is he the one who has sent you away and you are not
able to resign yourself?"
"You have reason over one point, Inuyasha. I'm not able to resign myself.-
Anna said- In fact, I'm returning to him. I don't know if he will want me
still, but I can't leave him alone."
"Are you a masochist or something?" Inuyasha asked, disgusted.
"You love him, don't you?" Kagome asked. After a moment, Anna nodded.
"Feh, this shows you are out of your mind!" Inuyasha exclaimed, getting
angry.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome said with a terrible voice. Anna put one hand over her
shoulder to calm her.
"You have all the reasons of this world to hate him.- she said to Inuyasha,
who stopped and looked at her with a very dark face- I had them also. But
someone has showed me what was still hide beyond the ice. This person has
asked to me 'Don't leave him' and I.well, It was not so difficult to
convince me."
"Someone? Another moron who think Sesshoumaru is recuperable?" Inuyasha
asked, sarcastic. Anna raised an eyebrow.
"His name was Inuken." she said. Inuyasha paled.
"Don't joke about this thing." he murmured, without voice.
"I couldn't." Anna said. Kagome looked at the two, perplexed.
"Inuyasha, who is Inuken?" she asked. Inuyasha lowered his eyes and
squeezed his fists.
"He was.Inuken is my father's name." he said. Kagome stood mouth open.
"But.your father is dead!- she said- We have visited his grave, when
Sesshoumaru wanted to stolen Tetsusaiga!"
"In fact, he was only a ghost.- Anna said- He is happy how you've decided
to live your life, Inuyasha, but he can't forget the errors he did with
Sesshoumaru. He has asked to me of reach his heart, and I want to content
him."
Inuyasha stood in silence for some instant, then he turned and walked away
for some steps.
"Feh! Good work!- he said- There's a big work for you, nothing to say!"
"I think he's a little moved." Kagome whispered, following him with her
eyes. There was so much love in those eyes that Anna felt a clutch over her
heart. If she had looked at Sesshoumaru in the same way, she was sure he
didn't even let her make a step inside the castle.
"I only hope for the best.- Anna murmured- Maybe I'd to be more like you,
Kagome. You have done miracles, with Inuyasha."
"No, it isn't true." Kagome said, blushing. The two girl smiled at each
other.
"I would to let you enter in the castle, but I think I'll have difficulty
myself." Anna sighed.
"I wanted to see it, only.- Inuyasha said, from where he was- I don't ever
want to have my poor nose full of the awful smell of my brother."
"Oh, you've reason, prince Inuyasha." someone said. The three turned
suddenly to the top of the meadow. A youkai with body of beetle and human
face grinned, looking at them from the up.
"And who the hell are you?" Inuyasha asked, annoyed.
"I'm only a youkai with love for justice, prince.- that said, bowing- I'm
here to tell you about an interesting proposal."
"Whatever it is, I don't care.- Inuyasha said- Go away."
"I come from the far East to carry you a message from my Lord, prince.- the
youkai said, deploring his rude ways- It's a proposal that let you take
what is yours."
Anna became attentive, her face darkened while Inuyasha smiled cynically.
"If I want something, I'm able to take it without no-needed help, thank
you." he said, giving to that intrusive youkai his back.
"But if you'll give your strength to the Lord of East, he could give to you
the government of these lands, prince Inuyasha!" the beetle exclaimed.
"The Lord of East?" Anna murmured, corrugating her forehead. Could he be
the source of all the attacks? The beetle smiled evilly.
"My Lord knows how bloody is the first son of the great Inuken. He wants to
put him down and carry peace to the West. You can have the power, after
this." the beetle explained.
"In brief, I'll be a dependent of the Lord of East?- Inuyasha said, with an
arrogant smile- Bah, even if I die, no! To have the power over such a
land.it doesn't interest me. I leave it all to my idiot brother. I don't
want to enjoy your political tricks."
"But.prince Inuyasha!" the beetle replied, trying to convince him. Anna put
herself through he and Inuyasha.
"Explain it well.- she said- What would do the Lord of East?" The youkai
stopped, uncertain. From the youkai girl didn't come any aggressive aura,
but he felt strange.
"You seem powerful, lady. Come with us.- he tried to flatter her- Soon, our
armies will be ready and we'll attack the youkai."
"Sorry, you are talking with the wrong person." Anna said, thinking. The
beetle made two steps behind. "What do you want to do with him, Inuyasha?"
Anna asked, turning to him. Inuyasha shook his shoulders.
"Do what you want. I don' care." he said. Anna sighed, than she cut the
head of that youkai with one deed. "Thanks for your information." she said
to the dead body.
"You don't really want the power, didn't you, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
"Why do you ask me this?- Inuyasha asked, surprised- Do I seem suitable for
such a thing? No, thank you. I'll do it only under constriction. It's one
of the things Sesshoumaru has never understood."
"Inuyasha, Kagome, I must to go.- Anna said, giving a glance to the dead
beetle- I must to advise Sesshoumaru and.well, see if he let me remain
there."
"Surely, Anna. Good luck!" Kagome said, shacking her hand. Anna made a
greeting deed and started to go.
"Ehi.- Inuyasha called her, looking away- If all will go bad, give him a
big punch over his nose for me too, then come to our village. Another
youkai don't make difference, there."
Anna looked at him, astonished, than smiled.
"Thank you, Inuyasha!"
** "Jaken-sama! Jaken-sama!" the sentinel screamed, running to the dependent of the Lord. "What?" the toad asked, happily. Since that fool female was gone away, his place was returned the same. "Jaken-sama, a beautiful news!" the sentinel said, smiling. A smile? Jaken made a face. He didn't like that joyful air. It was out of tone. "What you have to be so happy?- he asked, acid- Don't make too much rumor, or our Lord will become angry." The sentinel hid his head through his shoulder, hit, but he returned to smile, lowering a bit his voice's tone. "There's Anna-sama at the First Door. She asks to enter!" he said. Jaken's mouth opened. That damned was return?! He had to make her disappear now, before the Lord could smell. "Open the door." said a cold voice behind him. Jaken turned slowly, while the sentinel run away, happy to obey. Sesshoumaru was at his back and looked at him with an amused face. "It seems that your life is saved." he said, before return from where he was come. Jaken splat an hand over his forehead, distressed. After a while, Anna approached him. "Jaken," she greeted him briefly. Jaken muffled something, than made her deed to follow him and guided her to the Lord's rooms, he couldn't do anything else. Anna entered with her heart beating madly but her mind in alert, trying to not show her feelings. Sesshoumaru was sit at the table they had dinner at with Tetsuya. Kami-sama, see him after more than two weeks made her legs trembling. Sesshoumaru, without understand what was passing through Anna's mind, was full himself of a strange felling. He was satisfied to see her. No, satisfied wasn't the right word to describe what he was feeling. He couldn't named it, but he liked it in every case. He liked to see her sit at the table and greet him with an head's deed. "You are here." he heard himself tell, before he had thought that. "I'm come here to tell you something." Anna said, not showing much care. Sesshoumaru corrugated his forehead. "Well?" he asked. He was annoyed. Anna was strange. From her didn't come any smells. She was surely angry with him, still. "I've discovered who was attacking you. They were killers from the Lord of East.- Anna said- He wants to move was to you and is preparing an army." Sesshoumaru thought about this. He wasn't afraid of that fool, but he didn't want to put in danger his domains. Maybe tell it to the Big Family was the right decision. "That fool.- he murmured, arrogant- He wasn't able to defeat the father and now tries with the son." He thought for another moment, that returned to the present time and to the tensed atmosphere in the room. "It's all?" he asked, noticing Anna was silent. The girl nodded and Sesshoumaru's face darkened. Anna was too much cold, more than ever. In reality, the girl was attending Sesshoumaru asked her to remain, or he gave to her a word she could understand she was welcome, in vain. After some minutes of silence, she bowed her head to the evidence and raised on her feet. "Sesshoumaru-sama." she started. "Why are you returned? Did you want to warning me?" Sesshoumaru asked. Anna stopped. "Didn't you wish to return to your home?" he went on, impassive. Anna darkened. "Someone has asked me to return." she whispered. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow. "And who, if you please?!" he asked, sarcastic. HE not for sure! If she wanted to go, there was the door. Anna made a strange smile. "I could say it was Tenseiga's wish." Anna replied. Sesshoumaru looked at her like she was totally crazy and the girl sighed. "However, I knew I would not be welcome. Now I go." She turned and went to the door. "You can stay." Anna turned suddenly. Sesshoumaru's face was cold as ever. "What?" Anna asked. "You can stay.- Sesshoumaru said again- If you call me by my name. I don't like to repeat me, Anna. You'd have to know it." Anna smiled and, a moment later, nodded. She felt her triumph whitin the Inuken's one. "In this case, with.your permission, Sesshoumaru, I go to meet Rin. I missed her very much." and she went out, fighting to restrain her joy for that unexpected request. Maybe there was hope for Inuken's desires.and for hers. Sesshoumaru remained still. He hadn't had the entire control of his actions. It seemed that someone had pushed him to stop her before she could go away another time. Her smile had filled him with warmth. He looked Tenseiga. What had Anna said? It was possible that. "Father." he whispered, caressing slightly the scabbard of the sword he had ever denigrated. He it was its wish that Anna stay at his side, well it'd been so. Sesshoumaru thinking at the feelings he had felt with her near him, thought that obey would not be such an horrible thing.
** "Jaken-sama! Jaken-sama!" the sentinel screamed, running to the dependent of the Lord. "What?" the toad asked, happily. Since that fool female was gone away, his place was returned the same. "Jaken-sama, a beautiful news!" the sentinel said, smiling. A smile? Jaken made a face. He didn't like that joyful air. It was out of tone. "What you have to be so happy?- he asked, acid- Don't make too much rumor, or our Lord will become angry." The sentinel hid his head through his shoulder, hit, but he returned to smile, lowering a bit his voice's tone. "There's Anna-sama at the First Door. She asks to enter!" he said. Jaken's mouth opened. That damned was return?! He had to make her disappear now, before the Lord could smell. "Open the door." said a cold voice behind him. Jaken turned slowly, while the sentinel run away, happy to obey. Sesshoumaru was at his back and looked at him with an amused face. "It seems that your life is saved." he said, before return from where he was come. Jaken splat an hand over his forehead, distressed. After a while, Anna approached him. "Jaken," she greeted him briefly. Jaken muffled something, than made her deed to follow him and guided her to the Lord's rooms, he couldn't do anything else. Anna entered with her heart beating madly but her mind in alert, trying to not show her feelings. Sesshoumaru was sit at the table they had dinner at with Tetsuya. Kami-sama, see him after more than two weeks made her legs trembling. Sesshoumaru, without understand what was passing through Anna's mind, was full himself of a strange felling. He was satisfied to see her. No, satisfied wasn't the right word to describe what he was feeling. He couldn't named it, but he liked it in every case. He liked to see her sit at the table and greet him with an head's deed. "You are here." he heard himself tell, before he had thought that. "I'm come here to tell you something." Anna said, not showing much care. Sesshoumaru corrugated his forehead. "Well?" he asked. He was annoyed. Anna was strange. From her didn't come any smells. She was surely angry with him, still. "I've discovered who was attacking you. They were killers from the Lord of East.- Anna said- He wants to move was to you and is preparing an army." Sesshoumaru thought about this. He wasn't afraid of that fool, but he didn't want to put in danger his domains. Maybe tell it to the Big Family was the right decision. "That fool.- he murmured, arrogant- He wasn't able to defeat the father and now tries with the son." He thought for another moment, that returned to the present time and to the tensed atmosphere in the room. "It's all?" he asked, noticing Anna was silent. The girl nodded and Sesshoumaru's face darkened. Anna was too much cold, more than ever. In reality, the girl was attending Sesshoumaru asked her to remain, or he gave to her a word she could understand she was welcome, in vain. After some minutes of silence, she bowed her head to the evidence and raised on her feet. "Sesshoumaru-sama." she started. "Why are you returned? Did you want to warning me?" Sesshoumaru asked. Anna stopped. "Didn't you wish to return to your home?" he went on, impassive. Anna darkened. "Someone has asked me to return." she whispered. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow. "And who, if you please?!" he asked, sarcastic. HE not for sure! If she wanted to go, there was the door. Anna made a strange smile. "I could say it was Tenseiga's wish." Anna replied. Sesshoumaru looked at her like she was totally crazy and the girl sighed. "However, I knew I would not be welcome. Now I go." She turned and went to the door. "You can stay." Anna turned suddenly. Sesshoumaru's face was cold as ever. "What?" Anna asked. "You can stay.- Sesshoumaru said again- If you call me by my name. I don't like to repeat me, Anna. You'd have to know it." Anna smiled and, a moment later, nodded. She felt her triumph whitin the Inuken's one. "In this case, with.your permission, Sesshoumaru, I go to meet Rin. I missed her very much." and she went out, fighting to restrain her joy for that unexpected request. Maybe there was hope for Inuken's desires.and for hers. Sesshoumaru remained still. He hadn't had the entire control of his actions. It seemed that someone had pushed him to stop her before she could go away another time. Her smile had filled him with warmth. He looked Tenseiga. What had Anna said? It was possible that. "Father." he whispered, caressing slightly the scabbard of the sword he had ever denigrated. He it was its wish that Anna stay at his side, well it'd been so. Sesshoumaru thinking at the feelings he had felt with her near him, thought that obey would not be such an horrible thing.