(:Disclaimer:) I do not own Inu Yasha. He owns me.
(:A.N:) Hi everybody! After this chapter the story will officially be 30,000 words! Isn't that cool? Yaay! In any case, I am really having a great time writing this story and hope you have a great time reading it! Now, onto chapter twenty!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Twenty : Brother
By : Feng Shui Goddess
When I opened my eyes, it was still very dark outside. Sango was sitting next to me with a wet cloth, of which she had been wiping my face with. I felt so dizzy and weak, that I was sure that Kyozame had poison in his talons. I stood up and tried to walk around, but my surroundings seemed to spin around me, and I fell down. Sango looked very worried, "Inu Yasha, how are you feeling?" I sighed, "bad." I hated being human more than anything; all my sences were extremely poor, and I had no means of defence. If I thought about it hard enough, I could understand why my brother hated humans so much, and why he felt that they were so inferior to him. Of course that didn't give him a good reason to hate them as much as he does. I laid down, and thought about things. I wonder why I had a dream about Sessho Maru? He used to be so kind to my mother and I, but then one day he just changed... I tried hard to recall the exact reason why he changed... And I finally figured it out: his mother.
~*Flashback*~
I was at my father's house with my mother and Sessho Maru sitting in the living area. It was a hot summer day, with no wind at all. Mother sat in a chair and fanned herself with a silk fan, while Sessho Maru and I sat around a table playing Shougi. I really didn't enjoy Shougi, because I found it to be pointless and much to slow. Sessho Maru, on the other hand, loved playing Shougi, and usually beat me. I watched as he thought hard about where to move his piece on the board. "Hurry up," I said, "this is getting boring." He sighed, "Inu Yasha, this is not a fast paced game... You know that." After he finally moved his piece, I quickly moved mine. "Inu Yasha, in the game of Shougi, your personallity reflects in the way you play. If you play as quickly as you do, it means that you always feel rushed in life and never take the time to predict what others will do. Lessons in this game can be essential for life..." I laughed, "you sound like a parent, Sessho Maru, so serious and all." He sighed, "I suppose so, but it is for your benefit."
After what seemed like hours of mindless Shougi playing, a woman walked through the door with my father. She had elf-like ears, and long black hair. A long tail hung over her shoulder, and she was dressed in a light red yukata. I figured she was Sessho Maru's mother. She slowly approached us, her thick red lips curling up as she did so. "Sessho Maru, I've come to get you... You're coming to live with me for a little while..." I could smell his sorrow as the woman spoke those words, "but I'd rather stay with Father." The woman grew angry, and grabbed Sessho Maru's arm, prying him off the ground. He quickly countered by sinking his poison talons into the woman's arm, making her yelp out in pain, and release her grasp. My mother seemed to feel sorry for Sessho Maru, and said, "Excuse me... Setsuko? That is your name, correct? Maybe you should let the boy be, and let him think over your decision. After all, it is his life..." Setsuko aproached my mother and grabbed her by her neck, "silence, human. This has not to do with you." I began to growl at the woman, and pulled her off my mother. She grabbed me, "you damn hanyou, stay out of this!" My father quickly came over and slapped Setsuko. "Stop it, Setsuko. You've come here to claim your son and nothing else. What good will it do by attacking my bride and son?" Setsuko let out a quiet growl, "fine, then, Minoku. We shall be going. Come, Sessho Maru." Sessho Maru slowly followed his mother, sorrow building up in him. Before he left, I whispered in his ear, "I'll see you again, Brother." He smiled at this, and nodded. "Goodbye Father, Hotaru San, and Inu Yasha. See you again soon." We all waved as he was pulled out the door by Setsuko. I ran over to my father, "Otosan, why did you let that crazy woman take Sessho Maru?" He sighed, "you're too young to understand..." And that was the last time I had ever seen a kind and happy Sessho Maru.
~*End of Flashback*~
The sun was slowly rising, and I sighed in relief. I wanted to continue hunting down Kyozame today, no matter what Sango said. "Later today," I said, "we are going to find Kyozame. I am tired of waiting." She sighed, knowing that she was not going to win the arguement, "fine... But you have to be sure to rest every so often." I agreed, figuring that it was better than not going at all. I could slowly feel my demon powers returning; my sences
of smell and hearing got better. I watched Sango watch as I transformed back into a hanyou, with amazement in her eyes. "How cool..." she said, as my ears perched on top of my head and my hair grew white. I sighed, "you think so?" She nodded, grabbing one of my now normal ears. "I wish I had ears like you, Inu Yasha," she said, smiling. I sighed, "sure." After my transformation was complete, I layed down, resting before our journey continued. 'Kyozame,' I thought to myself, 'I'm gonna kill you.'
(:A.N:) Sorry that I haven't published a chapter in so long, but I've been busy and had writers block ^ ^ I am going to Japan tomorrow for a few days, so I figured that it'd be good to get this chapter published before I leave. Maybe chapter twenty-one will be up before I leave, but I doubt it. So please bear with me, and be happy that I'm going home for a few days! Thanks for reading and please review! -Mae-
(:A.N:) Hi everybody! After this chapter the story will officially be 30,000 words! Isn't that cool? Yaay! In any case, I am really having a great time writing this story and hope you have a great time reading it! Now, onto chapter twenty!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Twenty : Brother
By : Feng Shui Goddess
When I opened my eyes, it was still very dark outside. Sango was sitting next to me with a wet cloth, of which she had been wiping my face with. I felt so dizzy and weak, that I was sure that Kyozame had poison in his talons. I stood up and tried to walk around, but my surroundings seemed to spin around me, and I fell down. Sango looked very worried, "Inu Yasha, how are you feeling?" I sighed, "bad." I hated being human more than anything; all my sences were extremely poor, and I had no means of defence. If I thought about it hard enough, I could understand why my brother hated humans so much, and why he felt that they were so inferior to him. Of course that didn't give him a good reason to hate them as much as he does. I laid down, and thought about things. I wonder why I had a dream about Sessho Maru? He used to be so kind to my mother and I, but then one day he just changed... I tried hard to recall the exact reason why he changed... And I finally figured it out: his mother.
~*Flashback*~
I was at my father's house with my mother and Sessho Maru sitting in the living area. It was a hot summer day, with no wind at all. Mother sat in a chair and fanned herself with a silk fan, while Sessho Maru and I sat around a table playing Shougi. I really didn't enjoy Shougi, because I found it to be pointless and much to slow. Sessho Maru, on the other hand, loved playing Shougi, and usually beat me. I watched as he thought hard about where to move his piece on the board. "Hurry up," I said, "this is getting boring." He sighed, "Inu Yasha, this is not a fast paced game... You know that." After he finally moved his piece, I quickly moved mine. "Inu Yasha, in the game of Shougi, your personallity reflects in the way you play. If you play as quickly as you do, it means that you always feel rushed in life and never take the time to predict what others will do. Lessons in this game can be essential for life..." I laughed, "you sound like a parent, Sessho Maru, so serious and all." He sighed, "I suppose so, but it is for your benefit."
After what seemed like hours of mindless Shougi playing, a woman walked through the door with my father. She had elf-like ears, and long black hair. A long tail hung over her shoulder, and she was dressed in a light red yukata. I figured she was Sessho Maru's mother. She slowly approached us, her thick red lips curling up as she did so. "Sessho Maru, I've come to get you... You're coming to live with me for a little while..." I could smell his sorrow as the woman spoke those words, "but I'd rather stay with Father." The woman grew angry, and grabbed Sessho Maru's arm, prying him off the ground. He quickly countered by sinking his poison talons into the woman's arm, making her yelp out in pain, and release her grasp. My mother seemed to feel sorry for Sessho Maru, and said, "Excuse me... Setsuko? That is your name, correct? Maybe you should let the boy be, and let him think over your decision. After all, it is his life..." Setsuko aproached my mother and grabbed her by her neck, "silence, human. This has not to do with you." I began to growl at the woman, and pulled her off my mother. She grabbed me, "you damn hanyou, stay out of this!" My father quickly came over and slapped Setsuko. "Stop it, Setsuko. You've come here to claim your son and nothing else. What good will it do by attacking my bride and son?" Setsuko let out a quiet growl, "fine, then, Minoku. We shall be going. Come, Sessho Maru." Sessho Maru slowly followed his mother, sorrow building up in him. Before he left, I whispered in his ear, "I'll see you again, Brother." He smiled at this, and nodded. "Goodbye Father, Hotaru San, and Inu Yasha. See you again soon." We all waved as he was pulled out the door by Setsuko. I ran over to my father, "Otosan, why did you let that crazy woman take Sessho Maru?" He sighed, "you're too young to understand..." And that was the last time I had ever seen a kind and happy Sessho Maru.
~*End of Flashback*~
The sun was slowly rising, and I sighed in relief. I wanted to continue hunting down Kyozame today, no matter what Sango said. "Later today," I said, "we are going to find Kyozame. I am tired of waiting." She sighed, knowing that she was not going to win the arguement, "fine... But you have to be sure to rest every so often." I agreed, figuring that it was better than not going at all. I could slowly feel my demon powers returning; my sences
of smell and hearing got better. I watched Sango watch as I transformed back into a hanyou, with amazement in her eyes. "How cool..." she said, as my ears perched on top of my head and my hair grew white. I sighed, "you think so?" She nodded, grabbing one of my now normal ears. "I wish I had ears like you, Inu Yasha," she said, smiling. I sighed, "sure." After my transformation was complete, I layed down, resting before our journey continued. 'Kyozame,' I thought to myself, 'I'm gonna kill you.'
(:A.N:) Sorry that I haven't published a chapter in so long, but I've been busy and had writers block ^ ^ I am going to Japan tomorrow for a few days, so I figured that it'd be good to get this chapter published before I leave. Maybe chapter twenty-one will be up before I leave, but I doubt it. So please bear with me, and be happy that I'm going home for a few days! Thanks for reading and please review! -Mae-