New Feelings
By YoukaiJIly
Chapter Four: Moon Witness
YJ: Sorry about taking so long to update! I have been having major computer problems, then I lost my disk. So, I copied the story to another disk and here you are! There is only one more chapter. Sorry about it being so short, but you like the story don't you? I will have another fan fic up soon! Look for it! Hee hee!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha or any related characters, but I wish I did.
She pulled her tattered kimono tighter to her jumped into a tree. She wavered a moment, trying to find her balance. Her head spun a moment and everything steadied.
"God am I stupid for going around like this." She told herself. She jumped to another tree and another, following Sesshomaru's faint scent. "I have to find him. I don't know why, but I must. For Rin…"
Traveling through trees and running when there were none, she followed Sesshomaru for a long time. Then, three days later his scent was very strong. Eieckichi pushed herself harder and found his scent so strong it was overwhelming. Her head spun as she pulled to a stop. A campfire was burning brightly and Jaken, Rin and Sesshomaru sat near it, sleeping. For once, Rin was not sleeping near Sesshomaru.
Eieckichi drew in large, sharp breathes. "I found them," she thought. Walking one step forward, her foot snapped a twig in two, sending a loud snap through the otherwise silent air. Freezing, she held her breath. They didn't move. Eieckichi let out a small breath of relief. Sesshomaru's eyes flew open. They stared at each other and Eieckichi grabbed her side. A sharp pain was there from all her running.
Slowly walking forward, Eieckichi made her way to Sesshomaru. The youkai stood and looked down at her. His face showed no emotion what so ever. His eyes were their usual cold pools of malice.
"Sir…youkai," whispered Eieckichi.
"Why have you returned? I shall kill you if you take one more step forward." Said Sesshomaru. "I do not want anything to do with a bastard hanyou such as you. Leave and never seek Rin or I out again. I must make that perfectly clear and if death is the way, so be it. I shall not hesitate to kill you."
Eieckichi stood her ground for a single moment, and then burst forward towards Sesshomaru. He had no time to lift his hand for an attack and found the hanyou wrapping her tired arms around him, crying. They both dropped to their knees and Sesshomaru was too stunned to speak.
"I didn't, I didn't want to leave! I don't know why! I know you meant to kill me, but I just want to stay! I don't care if you DO kill me, as long as I see your face before I die! I have nothing to live for anyway, so go ahead! Use your poison and plunge it into my heart!" cried Eieckichi, weeping against his chest.
Sesshomaru looked down at the shorthaired girl that was weeping and had her face and arms against him. His first reaction was to push her away, but he found he couldn't. There was something inside of him, longing to comfort her. There was something so familiar about her, but he couldn't place the feeling.
As she continued to cry, Sesshomaru just sat there in a daze. Finally, he lifted his one arm and placed it on her back. He played with the ends of her hair. The feeling was just like that of his first mate, the one he had when he was eighteen, so many years ago. Then, he remembered. The youkai he had chosen was a wolf youkai, just like this girl was. Eieckichi looked just like her. Talked just like her.
"Could she be…the reincarnation of…of Ukyo?" He thought wildly. "No…it's impossible."
He held Eieckichi tighter, and they just stayed that way for a while. A bit later, Jaken awoke and screeched at the sight of Sesshomaru and Eieckichi asleep in each other's arms. The two woke with a start, and Sesshomaru conked him on the head with a large rock, rendering him unconscious. He and Eieckichi fell back asleep.
The next morning, Rin squealed in delight at the sight of Eieckichi.
"Rin knew youse coming back! Rin knew! Sesshomaru-sama didn't know, but Rin did! Rin so happily!" She cried, hugging Eieckichi. Eieckichi smiled and winced.
"What's wrong? Why are you cringing?" asked Sesshomaru. Eieckichi pulled her hand away and saw it was covered with blood. A gash in her side was bleeding freely. Eieckichi sank to her knees and tried to wipe away the blood before Sesshomaru caught sight of it. But he had seen and smelled it.
"You're bleeding…did you not have enough sense to fully heal before you came searching for us?!" Sesshomaru said angrily.
"I…I…" stumbled Eieckichi. She had been very foolish. She was putting her life in danger by looking for Sesshomaru with an unhealed wound. "How long has it been like this?" wondered Eieckichi. "I should have waited…I should have waited for it to heal…the blood loss is making me feel light headed."
Sesshomaru knelt by her, as did Rin. The little girl looked very worried. Eieckichi's breathing was shallow, and she could barely hold herself up any longer. Slumping forward, she fell on her side, the blood spilling over the grass and plants. She looked up at Sesshomaru with blurring eyes and murmured in a very weak voice:
"W-what am I going to do, sir youkai? I…I don't want to die yet…oh Rin. I'm so sorry. Both of you." Eieckichi took in a sharp breath, her eyes widened, and then she stopped breathing all together. In stories, the tragic death is made so beautiful, and the death is described as though the character is sleeping. But this is not the case in real life. Eieckichi looked not as if she was sleeping, not so beautiful as the character is made to seem. The hanyou girl just looked dead.
Her eyes were open, her mouth slightly ajar. Her arm hung limply over her side, while her other was sprawled across the grass. Her kimono shifted slightly in the breeze as Rin wailed, and Sesshomaru continued to stare at her lifeless body. Reaching to his hilt, he unsheathed the Tenseiga. It began to pulse, and Sesshomaru could see the youkais of the Underworld, coming to take the half-youkai's soul.
Slicing the air, he destroyed them, and watched as Eieckichi's wound closed and disappeared. Holding her up, Sesshomaru stared down at her, his eyes showing great concern, something that he had never felt for anyone except for Rin. Eieckichi stayed motionless for a moment or two, but sat straight up a moment later, taking in large gulps of air.
She began to cry, trying to speak, but she could not ask a single question. Sesshomaru just held her close, and comforted her. Eieckichi grabbed his middle, and pulled both the youkai lord and human girl to her. Jaken stared on in amazement. This was the second time he had saved a human's life, even though she only had half the blood. The sun then set, leaving only the stars and moon witness.
By YoukaiJIly
Chapter Four: Moon Witness
YJ: Sorry about taking so long to update! I have been having major computer problems, then I lost my disk. So, I copied the story to another disk and here you are! There is only one more chapter. Sorry about it being so short, but you like the story don't you? I will have another fan fic up soon! Look for it! Hee hee!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha or any related characters, but I wish I did.
She pulled her tattered kimono tighter to her jumped into a tree. She wavered a moment, trying to find her balance. Her head spun a moment and everything steadied.
"God am I stupid for going around like this." She told herself. She jumped to another tree and another, following Sesshomaru's faint scent. "I have to find him. I don't know why, but I must. For Rin…"
Traveling through trees and running when there were none, she followed Sesshomaru for a long time. Then, three days later his scent was very strong. Eieckichi pushed herself harder and found his scent so strong it was overwhelming. Her head spun as she pulled to a stop. A campfire was burning brightly and Jaken, Rin and Sesshomaru sat near it, sleeping. For once, Rin was not sleeping near Sesshomaru.
Eieckichi drew in large, sharp breathes. "I found them," she thought. Walking one step forward, her foot snapped a twig in two, sending a loud snap through the otherwise silent air. Freezing, she held her breath. They didn't move. Eieckichi let out a small breath of relief. Sesshomaru's eyes flew open. They stared at each other and Eieckichi grabbed her side. A sharp pain was there from all her running.
Slowly walking forward, Eieckichi made her way to Sesshomaru. The youkai stood and looked down at her. His face showed no emotion what so ever. His eyes were their usual cold pools of malice.
"Sir…youkai," whispered Eieckichi.
"Why have you returned? I shall kill you if you take one more step forward." Said Sesshomaru. "I do not want anything to do with a bastard hanyou such as you. Leave and never seek Rin or I out again. I must make that perfectly clear and if death is the way, so be it. I shall not hesitate to kill you."
Eieckichi stood her ground for a single moment, and then burst forward towards Sesshomaru. He had no time to lift his hand for an attack and found the hanyou wrapping her tired arms around him, crying. They both dropped to their knees and Sesshomaru was too stunned to speak.
"I didn't, I didn't want to leave! I don't know why! I know you meant to kill me, but I just want to stay! I don't care if you DO kill me, as long as I see your face before I die! I have nothing to live for anyway, so go ahead! Use your poison and plunge it into my heart!" cried Eieckichi, weeping against his chest.
Sesshomaru looked down at the shorthaired girl that was weeping and had her face and arms against him. His first reaction was to push her away, but he found he couldn't. There was something inside of him, longing to comfort her. There was something so familiar about her, but he couldn't place the feeling.
As she continued to cry, Sesshomaru just sat there in a daze. Finally, he lifted his one arm and placed it on her back. He played with the ends of her hair. The feeling was just like that of his first mate, the one he had when he was eighteen, so many years ago. Then, he remembered. The youkai he had chosen was a wolf youkai, just like this girl was. Eieckichi looked just like her. Talked just like her.
"Could she be…the reincarnation of…of Ukyo?" He thought wildly. "No…it's impossible."
He held Eieckichi tighter, and they just stayed that way for a while. A bit later, Jaken awoke and screeched at the sight of Sesshomaru and Eieckichi asleep in each other's arms. The two woke with a start, and Sesshomaru conked him on the head with a large rock, rendering him unconscious. He and Eieckichi fell back asleep.
The next morning, Rin squealed in delight at the sight of Eieckichi.
"Rin knew youse coming back! Rin knew! Sesshomaru-sama didn't know, but Rin did! Rin so happily!" She cried, hugging Eieckichi. Eieckichi smiled and winced.
"What's wrong? Why are you cringing?" asked Sesshomaru. Eieckichi pulled her hand away and saw it was covered with blood. A gash in her side was bleeding freely. Eieckichi sank to her knees and tried to wipe away the blood before Sesshomaru caught sight of it. But he had seen and smelled it.
"You're bleeding…did you not have enough sense to fully heal before you came searching for us?!" Sesshomaru said angrily.
"I…I…" stumbled Eieckichi. She had been very foolish. She was putting her life in danger by looking for Sesshomaru with an unhealed wound. "How long has it been like this?" wondered Eieckichi. "I should have waited…I should have waited for it to heal…the blood loss is making me feel light headed."
Sesshomaru knelt by her, as did Rin. The little girl looked very worried. Eieckichi's breathing was shallow, and she could barely hold herself up any longer. Slumping forward, she fell on her side, the blood spilling over the grass and plants. She looked up at Sesshomaru with blurring eyes and murmured in a very weak voice:
"W-what am I going to do, sir youkai? I…I don't want to die yet…oh Rin. I'm so sorry. Both of you." Eieckichi took in a sharp breath, her eyes widened, and then she stopped breathing all together. In stories, the tragic death is made so beautiful, and the death is described as though the character is sleeping. But this is not the case in real life. Eieckichi looked not as if she was sleeping, not so beautiful as the character is made to seem. The hanyou girl just looked dead.
Her eyes were open, her mouth slightly ajar. Her arm hung limply over her side, while her other was sprawled across the grass. Her kimono shifted slightly in the breeze as Rin wailed, and Sesshomaru continued to stare at her lifeless body. Reaching to his hilt, he unsheathed the Tenseiga. It began to pulse, and Sesshomaru could see the youkais of the Underworld, coming to take the half-youkai's soul.
Slicing the air, he destroyed them, and watched as Eieckichi's wound closed and disappeared. Holding her up, Sesshomaru stared down at her, his eyes showing great concern, something that he had never felt for anyone except for Rin. Eieckichi stayed motionless for a moment or two, but sat straight up a moment later, taking in large gulps of air.
She began to cry, trying to speak, but she could not ask a single question. Sesshomaru just held her close, and comforted her. Eieckichi grabbed his middle, and pulled both the youkai lord and human girl to her. Jaken stared on in amazement. This was the second time he had saved a human's life, even though she only had half the blood. The sun then set, leaving only the stars and moon witness.
