Title: The Last Chance
Summary: Sesshomaru finds Kikyo out in the woods. Her soul-stealers have abandoned her, and she lies once again lifeless among the dirt. He descides to give her a last chance by using the Tensaiga to return her to true life and health. Will she hate him for it, or will she fall in love with him and melt his stone-cold heart?
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG
Name: Melissa Byrd
Email: JMoonMars@aol.com
Date: 10/15/03
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On a fridged winter's eve, Sesshomaru was walking through Inuyasha's forest in search of his dirty hanyou brother for which the forest bore his name. Jakken was at his side, as usual, and Rin followed closely behind. There was no one around, and the only noises to be heard were Rin's chirping, the occasional animal, and the snow crunching underfoot.
"Lord Sesshomaru, why do you seek your Lord Inuyasha at such a wretched hour?" the little toad-like nymph said as he hobbled along side Sesshomaru.
"Jakken?"
"Hai, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Do you question my descision?"
"I-ie Lord Sesshomaru."
"Then silence."
"Hai Lor-"
"I said silence." he said, seemingly somewhat annoyed, which was rather unusual for his calm nature.
Jakken just stood shortly behind Sesshomaru, with his mouth somewhat hung open. Sesshomaru actually just showed some emotion. 'I think that wretched human girl is getting to him...'
"Jakken-sama! Better close your mouth or you'll start to catch flies!" Rin giggled as she skipped passed him and up to Sesshomaru.
Jakken shook his head and quickly followed after his master.
An icy breeze blew past the three, and Rin shivered. Since she was not youkai, or even hanyou, she could not maintain warmth like Sesshomaru and Jakken could to survive in this condition.
Sesshomaru looked down at the girl, hugging herself tightly to keep warm, but yet never bothering to utter a single noise about the coldness of the night. "Jakken," he said, once again turning to the nymph, "Take Rin to the nearest village and find her shelter, along with whatever else she may need-"
"Demo, Lord Sesshoma-"
"Jakken, you dare interrupt me?"
"Iie Lord-"
"Take her to the village. I will come for her before dawn."
"Hai Lord Sesshomaru." Jakken said as he started to head towards the hills from which he saw smoke arise.
"Demo, Sesshy-sama, I-"
"Go Rin. As I have already stated, I'll come for you."
"Demo-"
"Go." he said. The young girl nodded and shivered as another icy wind blew past. Sesshomaru then removed the spike armor he always wore so he could remove his outer haori. He carefully bent down towards Rin, draping the haori over her shoulders.
"It may be too big, Rin, but it will keep you warm."
"Arigatou Sesshomaru-sama!" The little girl smiled as she skipped after Jakken.
Sesshomaru watched her retreating figure, but just then, something shining from above caught his eye. "The miko's soul stealer.." he said as he watched it fly aimlessly into the sky, until it was out of sight. He then sniffed the air and caught the scent of mud, clay, and withered leaves and flowers. 'She is near, but there's something new to her scent...' he said as he followed the trail of her scent.
On his path, he saw several other soul stealers do the same as the first-flying aimlessly into the blackened sky until it was completely out of sight. He then walked further until he came to the god tree. Her scent was very strong, and he could hear faint breathing as if she were barely alive. There she lay, on the snow and cold dirt, face turned to the side, and hands by her head. He did not hear a pulse or heart beat due to the fact that she had lost that over fifty years ago.
He carefully lifted her up out of the snow and propped her up against the high roots of the gods tree so that she was leaning back. Her eyes were open to form two tiny slits as her breath grew slower by the moment. She looked up to see his face. "Sess-homaru..." she said as, with the last of her stolen strength, she reached out and grasped his haori's sleave, and then the hand fell limply to her side. 'She's once again returned to the world of the dead.' he thought as he glanced at her delicate features. Her dark raven hair, drawn back in a loose ponytail framed her face. Her eyes, closed, and her ice pink lips added much to the beauty of her pale complexion. Her slender form was in perfect proportion to her size. No matter how hard he tried, he could not deny the one thing he hated to admit-she was beautiful.
'Even though I try not to show or even feel such emotion, Rin brought it out-as this miko has. Why? Why must I feel such cursed things?! They torment my soul yet they make me feel warmth! Why must they dwell within me!?' he thought as he cursed to the sky. 'I must not-no, I can not let her die. Not like my dimwit brother did those fifty some years ago. I cannot lose her.' he thought as he carefully scooped the lifeless body into his arms carefully. 'I won't lose her...'
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Kikyo's POV
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I wake up with my head pounding. I carefully raise my hand to my head to feel a wet cloth being placed across my forehead.
"So you're awake, I see." I hear a voice from the side of me. My eyes quickly snap open, but to no use. My vision is blurred, but I still try to focus on something with silver hair. Is it Inuyasha? No, it can't be...can it? I rub my eyes gently in an attempt to get them to focus quicker. Luckily it worked. Suprisingly, Sesshomaru stood beside me, gazing down at me.
"Sesshomaru?! Where am I? What....what have you done to me?" He snorted, just as Inuyasha would.
"I thought you would be more grateful towards the one who gave you back your life."
"Mmy....life?" I repeat, somewhat shocked.
He only nodded. "You do not remember the happenings of yesterday, do you, miko?"
"My name is Kikyo. And no..I don't..." My voice toned down quite a bit. I knew it would have to if I wanted to find out all that happened.
"Last night I found your body beneath the gods tree. You had been abandoned by your once trustworthy soul-stealers, and you were once again near death..."
I gasp, but allow him to continue as his gaze stays souly on my eyes. ".....I lifted you out of the snow and brought you here-to my home in the western lands. Then I used my Tensaiga on you, to return you to your former self. Your 'true' former self." he says as the little girl who accompanies him handed me a small mirror. I gaze into it to see that my eyes are not the dull brown pools they were just hours ago-rather they are shining and filled with life. I feel a tear trickling down my cheek as I drop the mirror to the blanket and clutch my head in my hands as the tears begin to fall harder.
"Why?....Why?!" I cry.
"Hmm?" Sesshomaru asks as he realizes my tears.
"You returned me to life.....WHY?!" I finally scream, not being able to take it any more. So any emotions-joy, sorrow, hatred, love, misery...all wrapped into one maelstrum which feels like it's tearing me apart.
The nymph dragged the little girl out of the room sometimes during my outburst.
"WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME?!" I cry once again, this time with more emotion. I grasp his sleeve causing him to look me once again eye-to-eye.
"Rest now..." he said, obviously avoiding the truth that would soon be unvailed. He forcefully laid me back on the futon and I cup my hands over my eyes and begin to sob. "My purpose....My purpose on this earth ended years ago....Why must I still be here?" I sob quietly, yet he still hears.
"I brought you back to the world of the living because I do not believe your purpose has ended. Your body wanted life-it longed for life, so I gave to it." he stated.
He seems rather emotional compared to the usual Sesshomaru. That little girl must have brought out that which no one else could. She has changed him for the better, yet now-I wish he were the same, and had left me to die. "My purpose is over...." I state, "I have no right or will to live..." Then I fall limply to the sheets. My emotions have once again overcome me, taking me into a deep sleep, but not to the extent that I desire.
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Ok-I know it was kind of corny, but it's 3 a.m. and I spent the last three hours working on this-I even missed Inuyasha because of it...
Please let me know what you think.
Summary: Sesshomaru finds Kikyo out in the woods. Her soul-stealers have abandoned her, and she lies once again lifeless among the dirt. He descides to give her a last chance by using the Tensaiga to return her to true life and health. Will she hate him for it, or will she fall in love with him and melt his stone-cold heart?
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG
Name: Melissa Byrd
Email: JMoonMars@aol.com
Date: 10/15/03
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On a fridged winter's eve, Sesshomaru was walking through Inuyasha's forest in search of his dirty hanyou brother for which the forest bore his name. Jakken was at his side, as usual, and Rin followed closely behind. There was no one around, and the only noises to be heard were Rin's chirping, the occasional animal, and the snow crunching underfoot.
"Lord Sesshomaru, why do you seek your Lord Inuyasha at such a wretched hour?" the little toad-like nymph said as he hobbled along side Sesshomaru.
"Jakken?"
"Hai, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Do you question my descision?"
"I-ie Lord Sesshomaru."
"Then silence."
"Hai Lor-"
"I said silence." he said, seemingly somewhat annoyed, which was rather unusual for his calm nature.
Jakken just stood shortly behind Sesshomaru, with his mouth somewhat hung open. Sesshomaru actually just showed some emotion. 'I think that wretched human girl is getting to him...'
"Jakken-sama! Better close your mouth or you'll start to catch flies!" Rin giggled as she skipped passed him and up to Sesshomaru.
Jakken shook his head and quickly followed after his master.
An icy breeze blew past the three, and Rin shivered. Since she was not youkai, or even hanyou, she could not maintain warmth like Sesshomaru and Jakken could to survive in this condition.
Sesshomaru looked down at the girl, hugging herself tightly to keep warm, but yet never bothering to utter a single noise about the coldness of the night. "Jakken," he said, once again turning to the nymph, "Take Rin to the nearest village and find her shelter, along with whatever else she may need-"
"Demo, Lord Sesshoma-"
"Jakken, you dare interrupt me?"
"Iie Lord-"
"Take her to the village. I will come for her before dawn."
"Hai Lord Sesshomaru." Jakken said as he started to head towards the hills from which he saw smoke arise.
"Demo, Sesshy-sama, I-"
"Go Rin. As I have already stated, I'll come for you."
"Demo-"
"Go." he said. The young girl nodded and shivered as another icy wind blew past. Sesshomaru then removed the spike armor he always wore so he could remove his outer haori. He carefully bent down towards Rin, draping the haori over her shoulders.
"It may be too big, Rin, but it will keep you warm."
"Arigatou Sesshomaru-sama!" The little girl smiled as she skipped after Jakken.
Sesshomaru watched her retreating figure, but just then, something shining from above caught his eye. "The miko's soul stealer.." he said as he watched it fly aimlessly into the sky, until it was out of sight. He then sniffed the air and caught the scent of mud, clay, and withered leaves and flowers. 'She is near, but there's something new to her scent...' he said as he followed the trail of her scent.
On his path, he saw several other soul stealers do the same as the first-flying aimlessly into the blackened sky until it was completely out of sight. He then walked further until he came to the god tree. Her scent was very strong, and he could hear faint breathing as if she were barely alive. There she lay, on the snow and cold dirt, face turned to the side, and hands by her head. He did not hear a pulse or heart beat due to the fact that she had lost that over fifty years ago.
He carefully lifted her up out of the snow and propped her up against the high roots of the gods tree so that she was leaning back. Her eyes were open to form two tiny slits as her breath grew slower by the moment. She looked up to see his face. "Sess-homaru..." she said as, with the last of her stolen strength, she reached out and grasped his haori's sleave, and then the hand fell limply to her side. 'She's once again returned to the world of the dead.' he thought as he glanced at her delicate features. Her dark raven hair, drawn back in a loose ponytail framed her face. Her eyes, closed, and her ice pink lips added much to the beauty of her pale complexion. Her slender form was in perfect proportion to her size. No matter how hard he tried, he could not deny the one thing he hated to admit-she was beautiful.
'Even though I try not to show or even feel such emotion, Rin brought it out-as this miko has. Why? Why must I feel such cursed things?! They torment my soul yet they make me feel warmth! Why must they dwell within me!?' he thought as he cursed to the sky. 'I must not-no, I can not let her die. Not like my dimwit brother did those fifty some years ago. I cannot lose her.' he thought as he carefully scooped the lifeless body into his arms carefully. 'I won't lose her...'
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Kikyo's POV
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I wake up with my head pounding. I carefully raise my hand to my head to feel a wet cloth being placed across my forehead.
"So you're awake, I see." I hear a voice from the side of me. My eyes quickly snap open, but to no use. My vision is blurred, but I still try to focus on something with silver hair. Is it Inuyasha? No, it can't be...can it? I rub my eyes gently in an attempt to get them to focus quicker. Luckily it worked. Suprisingly, Sesshomaru stood beside me, gazing down at me.
"Sesshomaru?! Where am I? What....what have you done to me?" He snorted, just as Inuyasha would.
"I thought you would be more grateful towards the one who gave you back your life."
"Mmy....life?" I repeat, somewhat shocked.
He only nodded. "You do not remember the happenings of yesterday, do you, miko?"
"My name is Kikyo. And no..I don't..." My voice toned down quite a bit. I knew it would have to if I wanted to find out all that happened.
"Last night I found your body beneath the gods tree. You had been abandoned by your once trustworthy soul-stealers, and you were once again near death..."
I gasp, but allow him to continue as his gaze stays souly on my eyes. ".....I lifted you out of the snow and brought you here-to my home in the western lands. Then I used my Tensaiga on you, to return you to your former self. Your 'true' former self." he says as the little girl who accompanies him handed me a small mirror. I gaze into it to see that my eyes are not the dull brown pools they were just hours ago-rather they are shining and filled with life. I feel a tear trickling down my cheek as I drop the mirror to the blanket and clutch my head in my hands as the tears begin to fall harder.
"Why?....Why?!" I cry.
"Hmm?" Sesshomaru asks as he realizes my tears.
"You returned me to life.....WHY?!" I finally scream, not being able to take it any more. So any emotions-joy, sorrow, hatred, love, misery...all wrapped into one maelstrum which feels like it's tearing me apart.
The nymph dragged the little girl out of the room sometimes during my outburst.
"WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME?!" I cry once again, this time with more emotion. I grasp his sleeve causing him to look me once again eye-to-eye.
"Rest now..." he said, obviously avoiding the truth that would soon be unvailed. He forcefully laid me back on the futon and I cup my hands over my eyes and begin to sob. "My purpose....My purpose on this earth ended years ago....Why must I still be here?" I sob quietly, yet he still hears.
"I brought you back to the world of the living because I do not believe your purpose has ended. Your body wanted life-it longed for life, so I gave to it." he stated.
He seems rather emotional compared to the usual Sesshomaru. That little girl must have brought out that which no one else could. She has changed him for the better, yet now-I wish he were the same, and had left me to die. "My purpose is over...." I state, "I have no right or will to live..." Then I fall limply to the sheets. My emotions have once again overcome me, taking me into a deep sleep, but not to the extent that I desire.
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Ok-I know it was kind of corny, but it's 3 a.m. and I spent the last three hours working on this-I even missed Inuyasha because of it...
Please let me know what you think.