This will be the most recently updated chapter until Saturday. The cable's
being moved so I won't have access to the internet for awhile. You can live
without P.C. for a few days, right? Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
Predictable Chaos - One Kiss Can Affect Many
Sesshomaru lifted the goddess from harm's way and continued his walk with a nameless female demon. He refused to look Kalea in the eye.
"Just....be careful next time." Kalea's orchid eyes lowered to the ground. Sesshomaru and the mysterious youkai walked along the riverbank, leaving Kalea with her thoughts. She sat down again, this time a little further from the riverbank, and sighed. The presence of a strong aura filled the night sky. It was an aura Kalea knew well. She smiled to herself as an adult Sesshomaru revealed himself from behind a tree.
"Do you always sneak up on girls, or am I just special?" The goddess winked but the youkai lord showed no ardor or feeling. Sesshomaru sat next to the girl, who was now in her present form. They both sat in silence, gazing at the tiny boats carrying candles along the river. But neither of them noticed the small glowing flower floating among the candles.
"Why waste your time on something you could never have?" Kalea shrugged.
"Optimistic?"
"It just seems more realistic if you moved on to a god or someone. Ky, for instance..." Kalea let out a small, but loud laugh.
"Ky is....not my type...."
"And I am?"
"Do you remember what happened later that night?"
"No."
"Well I do. You ditched your youkai hootchie and came back to me. You sat with me, just like you are now, and told me about your family. How you respected your father but despised your mother. You even told me how Inuyasha's mother wanted to take you under her wing but you were ashamed. Ashamed that you had to kill your own mother who never loved you but gained the love and affection of a human. I then placed a hand on your shoulder and embraced you. I then went on to tell you how I thought love was hopeless and would never find who could love me the way I wanted. I told you how I was afraid of growing old and never having anyone by my side. I started to cry and you....kissed me." Sesshomaru fidgeted uneasily at the spoken memory.
"I did it because you were scared."
"I know. Afterwards, I wasn't scared anymore. You said you would always protect me but that demons and goddesses cannot be emotionally involved. I said you were wrong. You pulled out a single rose and laid it beside me with that promise of protection. I always kept it with me. Whenever I am scared or hurt, the memory of that rose fills me and everything around me. You were my first love Sessy. Whether you liked it or not."
"It was you."
"What?"
"It was you I imagined when I kissed Kagome. The compassion and fear she had shown reminded me of you. I wanted nothing more than for her to change into you at that single instant." Kalea had to use every bit of her willpower to keep herself from jumping up and down. Her heart felt as if it had grown wings that very moment and fought to burst from her chest.
"One kiss can affect many, Sesshomaru....I saw you kiss Kagome." Out of the many years that Kalea had known Sesshomaru, she had never seen him smile. But for that one moment in time, two souls had joined and the prince of the western lands felt the link between the two creatures grow into something he had never felt before....love. And a small smile spread from the corners of his lips.
"ENOUGH!" Ky shook Kei from her state of mind, knocking everyone from the trance. Ky gripped his spear like staff and thundered towards Sesshomaru, who was still dazed from the reverie. Ky cast the spear-rod at the demon lord's throat, pricking the impeccable skin. Sesshomaru froze, knowing a god's weapon could kill him. Kalea shook herself out of her own daze and rushed to Sesshomaru's side. Ky was aware that the goddess was standing by him and the demon lord but he did not make eye contact.
"Ky! Don't!"
"You wanted a youkai?! All this time? A DEMON?" Kalea nodded. "Argh! I have courted you for 50 years Kalea! Fifty years! And all this time you were lusting for a demon?! They're lower than us Kalea!"
"I know, just please...spare this demon's life."
"Oh I will. But you....you won't be guaranteed the same chance at life..." Kalea's orchid orbs widened and she took a step back. Ky raised his giant weapon above his head and aimed at the heart of the healing goddess. A strong leg popped up from the ground and kicked the mighty spear from Ky's hands. A lean figure was quickly behind Ky and pulled his arm back, almost popping it out of its socket. Ky yelped in pain.
" Don't touch her..." Ky determined who the voice belonged too.
"Filthy youkai! Damn you Sesshomaru!" Sesshomaru pulled the arm harder and farther back. Ky twisted in agony.
"Call me what you want but if you cared for this woman then you would let her live her life in peace....even if it was with a demon." Kalea looked on with a hint of faith sparkling in her eyes. Sesshomaru demitted his head and prepared himself for the rest of his speech. That look of ambition that had swept over Kalea killed him and tore at his insides. "...but it won't be with me..." The demon prince let go of the god in one slick movement. He kept on talking but would not look at Kalea, just like he had done as an adolescent. He gently picked up Rin and contined to walk.
"Please thank Kagome for me when she awakes. She's given much more to me then these medical supplies...I wish the best of luck to all of you." Tears clouded Kalea's vision as she watched her demon prince walk away from the life they could've shared. Inuyasha rubbed his head and shook Kagome's shoulder. The teenager finally opened her eyes and fluttered her eyelashes a couple of times.
"So bimbo, where's my brother?" Kalea's dispirited eyes stared at the hanyou and Miroku proceeded to hit Inuyasha in the back of his head with his staff. Kalea hadn't even remembered the monk being there. The heartache suddenly vanished from Kalea's eyes and the hope returned as an idea ignited in her mind.
Kagome looked past the two fumbling idiots trying to pound one another to Kalea. The goddess was running in the opposite direction of Sesshomaru and yelling as she did so. Kagome screamed after her.
"Kalea!! Where are you going?! Sesshomaru's the other way!!"
"I know! Bring Sessy back here and don't let the terror twins touch that jewel!!! I have an idea!"
"What ki- Inuyasha! Put down Ky's spear! Miroku isn't Jewish!! Inuyasha!!! Sit!!"
I'll let you ponder that last remark..;) Next chapter : The Fate of The Shikon no Tama....
Predictable Chaos - One Kiss Can Affect Many
Sesshomaru lifted the goddess from harm's way and continued his walk with a nameless female demon. He refused to look Kalea in the eye.
"Just....be careful next time." Kalea's orchid eyes lowered to the ground. Sesshomaru and the mysterious youkai walked along the riverbank, leaving Kalea with her thoughts. She sat down again, this time a little further from the riverbank, and sighed. The presence of a strong aura filled the night sky. It was an aura Kalea knew well. She smiled to herself as an adult Sesshomaru revealed himself from behind a tree.
"Do you always sneak up on girls, or am I just special?" The goddess winked but the youkai lord showed no ardor or feeling. Sesshomaru sat next to the girl, who was now in her present form. They both sat in silence, gazing at the tiny boats carrying candles along the river. But neither of them noticed the small glowing flower floating among the candles.
"Why waste your time on something you could never have?" Kalea shrugged.
"Optimistic?"
"It just seems more realistic if you moved on to a god or someone. Ky, for instance..." Kalea let out a small, but loud laugh.
"Ky is....not my type...."
"And I am?"
"Do you remember what happened later that night?"
"No."
"Well I do. You ditched your youkai hootchie and came back to me. You sat with me, just like you are now, and told me about your family. How you respected your father but despised your mother. You even told me how Inuyasha's mother wanted to take you under her wing but you were ashamed. Ashamed that you had to kill your own mother who never loved you but gained the love and affection of a human. I then placed a hand on your shoulder and embraced you. I then went on to tell you how I thought love was hopeless and would never find who could love me the way I wanted. I told you how I was afraid of growing old and never having anyone by my side. I started to cry and you....kissed me." Sesshomaru fidgeted uneasily at the spoken memory.
"I did it because you were scared."
"I know. Afterwards, I wasn't scared anymore. You said you would always protect me but that demons and goddesses cannot be emotionally involved. I said you were wrong. You pulled out a single rose and laid it beside me with that promise of protection. I always kept it with me. Whenever I am scared or hurt, the memory of that rose fills me and everything around me. You were my first love Sessy. Whether you liked it or not."
"It was you."
"What?"
"It was you I imagined when I kissed Kagome. The compassion and fear she had shown reminded me of you. I wanted nothing more than for her to change into you at that single instant." Kalea had to use every bit of her willpower to keep herself from jumping up and down. Her heart felt as if it had grown wings that very moment and fought to burst from her chest.
"One kiss can affect many, Sesshomaru....I saw you kiss Kagome." Out of the many years that Kalea had known Sesshomaru, she had never seen him smile. But for that one moment in time, two souls had joined and the prince of the western lands felt the link between the two creatures grow into something he had never felt before....love. And a small smile spread from the corners of his lips.
"ENOUGH!" Ky shook Kei from her state of mind, knocking everyone from the trance. Ky gripped his spear like staff and thundered towards Sesshomaru, who was still dazed from the reverie. Ky cast the spear-rod at the demon lord's throat, pricking the impeccable skin. Sesshomaru froze, knowing a god's weapon could kill him. Kalea shook herself out of her own daze and rushed to Sesshomaru's side. Ky was aware that the goddess was standing by him and the demon lord but he did not make eye contact.
"Ky! Don't!"
"You wanted a youkai?! All this time? A DEMON?" Kalea nodded. "Argh! I have courted you for 50 years Kalea! Fifty years! And all this time you were lusting for a demon?! They're lower than us Kalea!"
"I know, just please...spare this demon's life."
"Oh I will. But you....you won't be guaranteed the same chance at life..." Kalea's orchid orbs widened and she took a step back. Ky raised his giant weapon above his head and aimed at the heart of the healing goddess. A strong leg popped up from the ground and kicked the mighty spear from Ky's hands. A lean figure was quickly behind Ky and pulled his arm back, almost popping it out of its socket. Ky yelped in pain.
" Don't touch her..." Ky determined who the voice belonged too.
"Filthy youkai! Damn you Sesshomaru!" Sesshomaru pulled the arm harder and farther back. Ky twisted in agony.
"Call me what you want but if you cared for this woman then you would let her live her life in peace....even if it was with a demon." Kalea looked on with a hint of faith sparkling in her eyes. Sesshomaru demitted his head and prepared himself for the rest of his speech. That look of ambition that had swept over Kalea killed him and tore at his insides. "...but it won't be with me..." The demon prince let go of the god in one slick movement. He kept on talking but would not look at Kalea, just like he had done as an adolescent. He gently picked up Rin and contined to walk.
"Please thank Kagome for me when she awakes. She's given much more to me then these medical supplies...I wish the best of luck to all of you." Tears clouded Kalea's vision as she watched her demon prince walk away from the life they could've shared. Inuyasha rubbed his head and shook Kagome's shoulder. The teenager finally opened her eyes and fluttered her eyelashes a couple of times.
"So bimbo, where's my brother?" Kalea's dispirited eyes stared at the hanyou and Miroku proceeded to hit Inuyasha in the back of his head with his staff. Kalea hadn't even remembered the monk being there. The heartache suddenly vanished from Kalea's eyes and the hope returned as an idea ignited in her mind.
Kagome looked past the two fumbling idiots trying to pound one another to Kalea. The goddess was running in the opposite direction of Sesshomaru and yelling as she did so. Kagome screamed after her.
"Kalea!! Where are you going?! Sesshomaru's the other way!!"
"I know! Bring Sessy back here and don't let the terror twins touch that jewel!!! I have an idea!"
"What ki- Inuyasha! Put down Ky's spear! Miroku isn't Jewish!! Inuyasha!!! Sit!!"
I'll let you ponder that last remark..;) Next chapter : The Fate of The Shikon no Tama....