Part 5! Woo-hoo!!
A soft knock was heard, and Gennii turned to the door, waving her fingers over her face, making the paint disappear from her visage. She gathered her white nightdress skirt, and walked to the door. Opening it, she looked down to see Shippo, looking up at her in his golden pj's. Kneeling down, she tipped her head a little.
"Young Master, why aren't you in bed?"
"Gennii, I can't sleep," Shippo shifted foot to foot. Gennii reached her hand out, and gently ruffled his hair.
"Would you like to sleep in my bed? At least until you fall asleep?" Shippo turned his head downward, then nodded lightly. Gennii smiled, and took his hand. After leading him into her bedchamber, she closed the door. Shippo looked around, suddenly interested in the room. Gennii let go of his hand, smiling as he walked around, his face upturned.
Gennii's room was the most elaborate of the rooms in the castle. There was a silver chandelier hanging just under the cathedral ceiling. The room was adorned with silvers and deep blues, matching the sheets upon her bed. There was a large writing desk next to the marble fireplace, a flickering fire within. Wrought iron Celtic knot candle holders spread around the room held silver candles, the wicks burning gently. A soft silver rug lay upon the floor, leading up to the steps that led to the bed. The bed was rich in silvers and midnight blue, gauzy blue drapes hanging from the four posters.
Shippo walked up to the fireplace, then turned his head to the easel standing there. He looked up at the canvas, then turned excitedly to Gennii.
"That's us! I didn't know you knew how to paint, Gennii!"
Gennii walked up to him, a smile upon her face. The painting had turned out better than she had ever hoped for. Inuyasha was in the front ground, standing with his hair blowing in the breeze. Kagome stood slightly behind him, followed by Miroku, and lastly Shippo, standing upon a tree stump, to be at the other's height. There was a soft blue sky behind them, white clouds drifting across the blue expanse.
Shippo smiled, then turned to look over the fireplace, a horrified look upon his face.
"But.... Gennii... That's... that's..."
"Sesshomaru.... That's right, Shippo.... It's Sesshomaru..," Shippo turned to Gennii, and was surprised to see her, face downturned, crystalline tears sliding down her cheeks. Shippo touched her hand gently, then walked out the door and back to his room. He understood that when someone cries, sometimes they want to be alone. He settled into his bed, pulling the covers up to his chin, and noticing a small box upon the night side table. Touching the top, it opened and a lullaby began to play gently. Shippo smiled, then lay his head back upon the pillow. Soon, he was slumbering deeply.
Gennii looked up at the picture of Sesshomaru that she had painted in the time that he came to her castle, brushing the tears away with the long bell sleeve of her nightdress. She turned around, looking at the other pictures of the people who came to visit her. That was her happiness, painting pictures of her visitors to remind her of happy times when she was alone. Touching her fingers to her lips, she lifted her fingers to the portrait of Sesshomaru above her mantle. A knock upon her door caused her to turn around, her white nightdress training about her legs. Walking to the door, she opened it to find another silver haired being standing there. Her fingers flew to her lips, a trick of the light causing her to think of someone else.
"Gennii, can I talk to you?" Gennii nodded, and stepped back, her arm out to welcome him in. He walked in, looking around. He walked up to the easel, his golden eyes shining.
"Did you paint this, Gennii? It's really nice..." He reached out his hand to touch it, but stopped when a hand wrapped around his wrist.
"Please don't touch it, it's still wet. The paint will smudge if you were to touch it." She smiled at him, then removed her hand. He looked at the painting, his eyes glimmering. Gennii walked up the three steps to her bed, and settled onto her bed. She motioned to Inuyasha, who stepped up to her bedside, and sat down next to it, next to her legs. Inuyasha looked up at her, then smiled lightly.
"May I speak plainly, Gennii?"
"Of course, Master Inuyasha. Speak your mind." He stood up, and touched her face with a clawed finger. Leaning closer, he smiled gently, then lay a gentle kiss upon her lips. She smiled lightly, then pulled back a bit, breaking his contact with her.
"Master Inuyasha, I believe you said speak, not kiss plainly. Now, what did you wish to speak to me about?"
"I... I think I am in love with you, Gennii. From the moment I first saw you in the woods, I wanted to be with you. I don't know how to tell Kagome how I feel... Can you help me? I don't know what to do. I want to be with you, to touch you, to kiss you." As he said this, he came closer and closer to her lips, until she touched his lips with her fingertips.
"Master Inuyasha, I'm afraid that I do not feel the same way. Alas, I hold place in my heart for one, and you are not he. Look ye well," she said as she pointed to the picture above the mantle. Inuyasha turned his head, then sat down in shock.
"You love... my half-brother? Gennii, why?" He looked to her, eyes wide.
"Sesshomaru entered my life a little over a year ago. A creature that was under the influence of a demon's mind control had hurt me. I lay bleeding not a half-day's walk from here. I remember blacking out when a passerby kicked me, calling me an abomination. I woke up here, with a silver haired man brushing my hair from my face, telling his lackey to get some more cold water. I remember looking up at him, and he looking down at me with the coldest grim look upon his face, but his eyes! His eyes were softer, gentler. I reached up and touched his face, placed my fingers against the softness of his cheek."
"He sent his lackey out, and explained to me what had happened. He saved me, Master Inuyasha, when he could have left me for dead. He never said it that day, but I knew he cared about me then."
Inuyasha looked at her like she had gone completely insane. His half brother, a nice guy? The sheer thought was just ridiculous! He looked at her again, and noticed that she was looking at the picture with pain behind her eyes. He reached up and touched her hand. She looked to him, her eyes still pained.
"He left soon after I got better, and I didn't see him again until a few months ago, when he had lost his arm to you, Master Inuyasha. I was powerless to do anything, but I was really happy that he came back to me. I didn't care, because he gave up his shards for me, Master Inuyasha. The shards in my gilded box, most of them came from him. There are a few I found myself, which is why I was going to give them to you. The others, I will keep. For if I keep them, he has a reason to return to me." Inuyasha looked to her.
"I understand, Gennii. But, what if he doesn't love you? What if I love you?"
She smiled at him gently.
"If he doesn't love me, then you can have all of the shards, for there will be no way for him to return anyway," she began to cry. Inuyasha stood up, and took her into his arms.
"Gennii, I love you."
"But, Inuyasha," she said, dropping the formality, "there is only one who can make you sit."
His eyes went wide, and he looked to her. She tipped her head upward, and nodded. He released her, and walked to the door.
"Thank you, Gennii. I will let her know soon. I know now that it's true. Oh, and Gennii?"
"Yes, Inuyasha?"
"If I see him, I won't kill him." He smirked and walked out, closing the door behind him.
"I know you will Inuyasha. Just let him know I love him, and will always."
The next day, the travelers gathered their belongings to leave, many gifts added to their own inventory. The men got to keep their silk pajamas, and Kagome got to keep her nightdress. Kagome walked up to Gennii, and gathered her into a hug.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Gennii. I am sorry to have treated you so horribly. Please accept my apology."
"No need for apology, Mistress Kagome. Just know that he does care." She winked lightly, and Kagome smiled.
Shippo hopped into Gennii's arms, wrapping his arms around her neck.
"Thank you, Gennii! Dinner was great!"
"Young Master, you made dinner great. Take care."
Miroku came up to her, and grabbed her, crushing her against his body.
"Just let me know if you need that healing, alright?" She giggled gently.
Inuyasha approached last, kissing her upon the cheek gently. She handed him a pouch, which held the twelve shards she had. He touched her face gently.
"He'll come. I just know it. I believe in love, and I know you do too."
Gennii nodded, and showed them out. The travelers waved to the woman who stood upon the steps, and she waved back. When they were out of sight, she walked back into the house. Making her way to her bedchamber, she took the dry painting off the easel. Placing it upon an empty spot, she stood back to look at it. A smile crossed her face, as she touched the canvas gently, her eyes moving from the silver haired half demon to the silver haired demon higher upon her wall, and in her heart.
The end... Yay! Let me know If I should go any farther in the story of Gennii...
A soft knock was heard, and Gennii turned to the door, waving her fingers over her face, making the paint disappear from her visage. She gathered her white nightdress skirt, and walked to the door. Opening it, she looked down to see Shippo, looking up at her in his golden pj's. Kneeling down, she tipped her head a little.
"Young Master, why aren't you in bed?"
"Gennii, I can't sleep," Shippo shifted foot to foot. Gennii reached her hand out, and gently ruffled his hair.
"Would you like to sleep in my bed? At least until you fall asleep?" Shippo turned his head downward, then nodded lightly. Gennii smiled, and took his hand. After leading him into her bedchamber, she closed the door. Shippo looked around, suddenly interested in the room. Gennii let go of his hand, smiling as he walked around, his face upturned.
Gennii's room was the most elaborate of the rooms in the castle. There was a silver chandelier hanging just under the cathedral ceiling. The room was adorned with silvers and deep blues, matching the sheets upon her bed. There was a large writing desk next to the marble fireplace, a flickering fire within. Wrought iron Celtic knot candle holders spread around the room held silver candles, the wicks burning gently. A soft silver rug lay upon the floor, leading up to the steps that led to the bed. The bed was rich in silvers and midnight blue, gauzy blue drapes hanging from the four posters.
Shippo walked up to the fireplace, then turned his head to the easel standing there. He looked up at the canvas, then turned excitedly to Gennii.
"That's us! I didn't know you knew how to paint, Gennii!"
Gennii walked up to him, a smile upon her face. The painting had turned out better than she had ever hoped for. Inuyasha was in the front ground, standing with his hair blowing in the breeze. Kagome stood slightly behind him, followed by Miroku, and lastly Shippo, standing upon a tree stump, to be at the other's height. There was a soft blue sky behind them, white clouds drifting across the blue expanse.
Shippo smiled, then turned to look over the fireplace, a horrified look upon his face.
"But.... Gennii... That's... that's..."
"Sesshomaru.... That's right, Shippo.... It's Sesshomaru..," Shippo turned to Gennii, and was surprised to see her, face downturned, crystalline tears sliding down her cheeks. Shippo touched her hand gently, then walked out the door and back to his room. He understood that when someone cries, sometimes they want to be alone. He settled into his bed, pulling the covers up to his chin, and noticing a small box upon the night side table. Touching the top, it opened and a lullaby began to play gently. Shippo smiled, then lay his head back upon the pillow. Soon, he was slumbering deeply.
Gennii looked up at the picture of Sesshomaru that she had painted in the time that he came to her castle, brushing the tears away with the long bell sleeve of her nightdress. She turned around, looking at the other pictures of the people who came to visit her. That was her happiness, painting pictures of her visitors to remind her of happy times when she was alone. Touching her fingers to her lips, she lifted her fingers to the portrait of Sesshomaru above her mantle. A knock upon her door caused her to turn around, her white nightdress training about her legs. Walking to the door, she opened it to find another silver haired being standing there. Her fingers flew to her lips, a trick of the light causing her to think of someone else.
"Gennii, can I talk to you?" Gennii nodded, and stepped back, her arm out to welcome him in. He walked in, looking around. He walked up to the easel, his golden eyes shining.
"Did you paint this, Gennii? It's really nice..." He reached out his hand to touch it, but stopped when a hand wrapped around his wrist.
"Please don't touch it, it's still wet. The paint will smudge if you were to touch it." She smiled at him, then removed her hand. He looked at the painting, his eyes glimmering. Gennii walked up the three steps to her bed, and settled onto her bed. She motioned to Inuyasha, who stepped up to her bedside, and sat down next to it, next to her legs. Inuyasha looked up at her, then smiled lightly.
"May I speak plainly, Gennii?"
"Of course, Master Inuyasha. Speak your mind." He stood up, and touched her face with a clawed finger. Leaning closer, he smiled gently, then lay a gentle kiss upon her lips. She smiled lightly, then pulled back a bit, breaking his contact with her.
"Master Inuyasha, I believe you said speak, not kiss plainly. Now, what did you wish to speak to me about?"
"I... I think I am in love with you, Gennii. From the moment I first saw you in the woods, I wanted to be with you. I don't know how to tell Kagome how I feel... Can you help me? I don't know what to do. I want to be with you, to touch you, to kiss you." As he said this, he came closer and closer to her lips, until she touched his lips with her fingertips.
"Master Inuyasha, I'm afraid that I do not feel the same way. Alas, I hold place in my heart for one, and you are not he. Look ye well," she said as she pointed to the picture above the mantle. Inuyasha turned his head, then sat down in shock.
"You love... my half-brother? Gennii, why?" He looked to her, eyes wide.
"Sesshomaru entered my life a little over a year ago. A creature that was under the influence of a demon's mind control had hurt me. I lay bleeding not a half-day's walk from here. I remember blacking out when a passerby kicked me, calling me an abomination. I woke up here, with a silver haired man brushing my hair from my face, telling his lackey to get some more cold water. I remember looking up at him, and he looking down at me with the coldest grim look upon his face, but his eyes! His eyes were softer, gentler. I reached up and touched his face, placed my fingers against the softness of his cheek."
"He sent his lackey out, and explained to me what had happened. He saved me, Master Inuyasha, when he could have left me for dead. He never said it that day, but I knew he cared about me then."
Inuyasha looked at her like she had gone completely insane. His half brother, a nice guy? The sheer thought was just ridiculous! He looked at her again, and noticed that she was looking at the picture with pain behind her eyes. He reached up and touched her hand. She looked to him, her eyes still pained.
"He left soon after I got better, and I didn't see him again until a few months ago, when he had lost his arm to you, Master Inuyasha. I was powerless to do anything, but I was really happy that he came back to me. I didn't care, because he gave up his shards for me, Master Inuyasha. The shards in my gilded box, most of them came from him. There are a few I found myself, which is why I was going to give them to you. The others, I will keep. For if I keep them, he has a reason to return to me." Inuyasha looked to her.
"I understand, Gennii. But, what if he doesn't love you? What if I love you?"
She smiled at him gently.
"If he doesn't love me, then you can have all of the shards, for there will be no way for him to return anyway," she began to cry. Inuyasha stood up, and took her into his arms.
"Gennii, I love you."
"But, Inuyasha," she said, dropping the formality, "there is only one who can make you sit."
His eyes went wide, and he looked to her. She tipped her head upward, and nodded. He released her, and walked to the door.
"Thank you, Gennii. I will let her know soon. I know now that it's true. Oh, and Gennii?"
"Yes, Inuyasha?"
"If I see him, I won't kill him." He smirked and walked out, closing the door behind him.
"I know you will Inuyasha. Just let him know I love him, and will always."
The next day, the travelers gathered their belongings to leave, many gifts added to their own inventory. The men got to keep their silk pajamas, and Kagome got to keep her nightdress. Kagome walked up to Gennii, and gathered her into a hug.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Gennii. I am sorry to have treated you so horribly. Please accept my apology."
"No need for apology, Mistress Kagome. Just know that he does care." She winked lightly, and Kagome smiled.
Shippo hopped into Gennii's arms, wrapping his arms around her neck.
"Thank you, Gennii! Dinner was great!"
"Young Master, you made dinner great. Take care."
Miroku came up to her, and grabbed her, crushing her against his body.
"Just let me know if you need that healing, alright?" She giggled gently.
Inuyasha approached last, kissing her upon the cheek gently. She handed him a pouch, which held the twelve shards she had. He touched her face gently.
"He'll come. I just know it. I believe in love, and I know you do too."
Gennii nodded, and showed them out. The travelers waved to the woman who stood upon the steps, and she waved back. When they were out of sight, she walked back into the house. Making her way to her bedchamber, she took the dry painting off the easel. Placing it upon an empty spot, she stood back to look at it. A smile crossed her face, as she touched the canvas gently, her eyes moving from the silver haired half demon to the silver haired demon higher upon her wall, and in her heart.
The end... Yay! Let me know If I should go any farther in the story of Gennii...
