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Takahashi-san!!! I think we should work together ne?~
Chapter Five:The Long Awaited Truth and The Battle Between Lovers
Hideki found herself unable to move, barely able to breathe. Here he was, in his flesh and blood, ready for her, yet...she was unmoving. Out ofthe corner of her eye she could see Inu Yasha and Kagome, both waiting on Sesshoumaru to make a move, but the great youkai lord stood still, a strange look upon his face. What was it? Was it...shock? Sorrow? Or was it...pain? The wind made the only sound, barely stirring around the still bodies in its path.
He spoke to her, his voice low and cracked, "Hideki...." The word hung in the air for a mere moment. Shattering the pure silence, but releasing the heavy, suffocating feeling she felt. She blinked, uncertain of what to read of that. "Sesshoumaru, "she replied, her voice wavering. She shook her head, her eyes narrowed. "How dare you. How dare you call to me like nothing is wronged between us!!! I should slay you with my own hands," she hissed through clenched teeth.
Sesshoumaru stepped back, not sure what to think of her words or sudden actions, but he refused to be talked to in this tone of voice. He narrowed his eyes as well. "What is this? A sudden decision to slay one such as myself? YOU could not do such a thing."
Anger tinted her vision and she extended her claws. "You bastard...slaying me and our child!!That is nothing to want revenge for?" Anger enveloped her and she ran, blinded by tears and bitterness, towards her victim. She swung madly, missing as he leapt aside.
"I think not," he said in a low tone, and brought his fist across her back. The blow sent her towards a thick grove of trees to one side of the clearing. She scrambled to set her feet into the trunks and leaped back in rebound. "I won't die so easily this time!!" she cried. Her claws glimmered and a pink hue set around them. "SAKURA DAIKKOSU!!" Ribbons of deep scarlett poison laced with razor edged blossoms cut through the air towards Sesshoumaru. He smirked and dodged the attack with grace. The ribbons barely caught the edge of his kimono, leaving small singe marks. He frowned in distaste at the marks made. She was serious and it was time to deal with her seriously. "If this is your wish." His voice was low and cold. She matched his glare one hundred percent and took fighting stance. "I will spill your blood," she hissed vehemently. His hand at his hilt, he pulled Toukaijin and rushed her. She freed Oni from her own sheath just in the nick of time. The swords clashed with a fierceness and the two stood, locked in a battle of blades. Growls and the slight grinding sound of metal against metal.
Back at the edge of the clearing Kagome had a grip on Inu Yasha's robes. "If you get into this I swear I will go home and never come back!!" She gave him a steely glare and even though he knew she was bluffing, he stayed. For her...and for Hideki's sake. As well as their own. He couldn't always be the hero. This was their fight, and for once he decided to stand down. But inside, his heart and stomached coiled in anger. He clenched his fists and growled, but did nothing.
Toukaijin was beganing to weaken against Oni's force. Sesshoumaru frowned at this, he was losing ground. Most displeasing. Hideki felt it and only pushed harder against his blade. With options running out, the crafty youkai lord took quick advantage of the situation, turning it towards his side. In a split second he moved to the right, allowing her to push forward, but without any guard to her body. He thrust foward, his claws sinking deep into her flesh. She cried out as he cut her shoulder. Off balance now, she spun in a circle before hitting the ground. "You bastard!" she yelled, struggling to her feet.
With her still being off guard, he advanced once more, taking her throat into his hand and lifting her off the ground. His fist closed in, her air supply grew short. A small gag escaped her throat and tears formed in her eyes. Her fists had automatically gripped his arm when he lifted her, but now she let go. In a small, strangled voice she spoke to him. "And this is it....once more...you prove to me that my heart means nothing...you never loved me did you?...I should...have...learned the first time..." Her tears spilled freely down her cheeks. "Do it then...end my life for good. I wish not to be alive any longer...."
Kagome herself teared up and sank to the ground. Hideki had done the bravest and saddest thing. Inu Yasha stood still, his face red with anger. But then, they noticed his brother's face had begun to twitch. 'Is it possible,' Kagome thought, 'that Sesshoumaru does actually love her?'
Sesshoumaru had indeed heard Hideki's words. SLowly he released her until she fell to the ground. He stood still and looked down at her. She grasped her throat and sucked at the air she now had. Her eyes looked up into his, questioning.
"You are very wrong Hideki Alucra Maru." He turned and walked toward the deep forest, into the darkness. Hideki lay there, shocked at his using her full name, the name she was given as well as his suffix. She scrambled to her feet and ran after him. "Sesshoumaru!!"
Her eyes became red and she was surround by wind and pink bursts of energy. Her body took its true form and she followed him into the woods. Sensing her approach, Sesshoumaru took his true form as well. Quickly he leapted into the air,flipping himself to face her. He lashed out with huge claws and a horrid growl, missing her on purpose. Hideki sat and lay her head on her paws, showing she did not wish to fight. The great youkai beast stepped forth, breathing on her face before grunting in irritation. He took his human form again and turned his back on her once more. Almost instantly, Hideki took her human form as well and followed.
"What did you mean then?" she asked, her voice cracked on the verge of tears. He turned to her and held her gaze for an instant. "I meant that you were wrong. I loved you then, I loved you for the fifty- two years you were gone, and seeing you here I know that I still love you now. Obviously you can't see that, but bitterness has blinded you. You do not know the circumstances of your death. What you remember is my own hand drawing your blood, ending your life, but I, now I know the truth. Do you not remember that night? Were those my eyes? Was that my scent? If you knew me, truely, you would have noticed my eyes were blank, my scent was wrong and you would have known that I would never, even in death, wish for your demise. Especially by my own hand."
Hideki stared at him, soft sobs wrenching from her chest. "Sesshoumaru...if you love me, then tell me. What happened to me and our child?" She sank to her knees, despair overwhelming her. He felt a small tug on his heart, the urge to go to her and he pulled back. His eyes trained to the ground at his feet. "A woman, no a witch, by the name of Hatsue. She admitted to me that she controlled me in order to end your life and is most displeased that you are now alive. Hideki..." He looked at her. "I do love you. I wish for all that time back, but it is you who needs to decide what is more important. Hatred or love. You know where to find me."
He stepped forward, kneeling in front of her. She lifted her head and looked at him, speechlessly. A smile flickered across his mouth and he placed his lips to hers, kissing her gently. His eyes locked on hers. "I will wait for you," he said softly and with that said, he lifted into the sky, headed home to wait her decision.
~Well that is the end of chapter five. Pretty nasty fighting. Well...pretty mild. ^_^ Anyways, read and review. Thanx!! Next chapter: Mending The Pieces. Ja ne!!
Chapter Five:The Long Awaited Truth and The Battle Between Lovers
Hideki found herself unable to move, barely able to breathe. Here he was, in his flesh and blood, ready for her, yet...she was unmoving. Out ofthe corner of her eye she could see Inu Yasha and Kagome, both waiting on Sesshoumaru to make a move, but the great youkai lord stood still, a strange look upon his face. What was it? Was it...shock? Sorrow? Or was it...pain? The wind made the only sound, barely stirring around the still bodies in its path.
He spoke to her, his voice low and cracked, "Hideki...." The word hung in the air for a mere moment. Shattering the pure silence, but releasing the heavy, suffocating feeling she felt. She blinked, uncertain of what to read of that. "Sesshoumaru, "she replied, her voice wavering. She shook her head, her eyes narrowed. "How dare you. How dare you call to me like nothing is wronged between us!!! I should slay you with my own hands," she hissed through clenched teeth.
Sesshoumaru stepped back, not sure what to think of her words or sudden actions, but he refused to be talked to in this tone of voice. He narrowed his eyes as well. "What is this? A sudden decision to slay one such as myself? YOU could not do such a thing."
Anger tinted her vision and she extended her claws. "You bastard...slaying me and our child!!That is nothing to want revenge for?" Anger enveloped her and she ran, blinded by tears and bitterness, towards her victim. She swung madly, missing as he leapt aside.
"I think not," he said in a low tone, and brought his fist across her back. The blow sent her towards a thick grove of trees to one side of the clearing. She scrambled to set her feet into the trunks and leaped back in rebound. "I won't die so easily this time!!" she cried. Her claws glimmered and a pink hue set around them. "SAKURA DAIKKOSU!!" Ribbons of deep scarlett poison laced with razor edged blossoms cut through the air towards Sesshoumaru. He smirked and dodged the attack with grace. The ribbons barely caught the edge of his kimono, leaving small singe marks. He frowned in distaste at the marks made. She was serious and it was time to deal with her seriously. "If this is your wish." His voice was low and cold. She matched his glare one hundred percent and took fighting stance. "I will spill your blood," she hissed vehemently. His hand at his hilt, he pulled Toukaijin and rushed her. She freed Oni from her own sheath just in the nick of time. The swords clashed with a fierceness and the two stood, locked in a battle of blades. Growls and the slight grinding sound of metal against metal.
Back at the edge of the clearing Kagome had a grip on Inu Yasha's robes. "If you get into this I swear I will go home and never come back!!" She gave him a steely glare and even though he knew she was bluffing, he stayed. For her...and for Hideki's sake. As well as their own. He couldn't always be the hero. This was their fight, and for once he decided to stand down. But inside, his heart and stomached coiled in anger. He clenched his fists and growled, but did nothing.
Toukaijin was beganing to weaken against Oni's force. Sesshoumaru frowned at this, he was losing ground. Most displeasing. Hideki felt it and only pushed harder against his blade. With options running out, the crafty youkai lord took quick advantage of the situation, turning it towards his side. In a split second he moved to the right, allowing her to push forward, but without any guard to her body. He thrust foward, his claws sinking deep into her flesh. She cried out as he cut her shoulder. Off balance now, she spun in a circle before hitting the ground. "You bastard!" she yelled, struggling to her feet.
With her still being off guard, he advanced once more, taking her throat into his hand and lifting her off the ground. His fist closed in, her air supply grew short. A small gag escaped her throat and tears formed in her eyes. Her fists had automatically gripped his arm when he lifted her, but now she let go. In a small, strangled voice she spoke to him. "And this is it....once more...you prove to me that my heart means nothing...you never loved me did you?...I should...have...learned the first time..." Her tears spilled freely down her cheeks. "Do it then...end my life for good. I wish not to be alive any longer...."
Kagome herself teared up and sank to the ground. Hideki had done the bravest and saddest thing. Inu Yasha stood still, his face red with anger. But then, they noticed his brother's face had begun to twitch. 'Is it possible,' Kagome thought, 'that Sesshoumaru does actually love her?'
Sesshoumaru had indeed heard Hideki's words. SLowly he released her until she fell to the ground. He stood still and looked down at her. She grasped her throat and sucked at the air she now had. Her eyes looked up into his, questioning.
"You are very wrong Hideki Alucra Maru." He turned and walked toward the deep forest, into the darkness. Hideki lay there, shocked at his using her full name, the name she was given as well as his suffix. She scrambled to her feet and ran after him. "Sesshoumaru!!"
Her eyes became red and she was surround by wind and pink bursts of energy. Her body took its true form and she followed him into the woods. Sensing her approach, Sesshoumaru took his true form as well. Quickly he leapted into the air,flipping himself to face her. He lashed out with huge claws and a horrid growl, missing her on purpose. Hideki sat and lay her head on her paws, showing she did not wish to fight. The great youkai beast stepped forth, breathing on her face before grunting in irritation. He took his human form again and turned his back on her once more. Almost instantly, Hideki took her human form as well and followed.
"What did you mean then?" she asked, her voice cracked on the verge of tears. He turned to her and held her gaze for an instant. "I meant that you were wrong. I loved you then, I loved you for the fifty- two years you were gone, and seeing you here I know that I still love you now. Obviously you can't see that, but bitterness has blinded you. You do not know the circumstances of your death. What you remember is my own hand drawing your blood, ending your life, but I, now I know the truth. Do you not remember that night? Were those my eyes? Was that my scent? If you knew me, truely, you would have noticed my eyes were blank, my scent was wrong and you would have known that I would never, even in death, wish for your demise. Especially by my own hand."
Hideki stared at him, soft sobs wrenching from her chest. "Sesshoumaru...if you love me, then tell me. What happened to me and our child?" She sank to her knees, despair overwhelming her. He felt a small tug on his heart, the urge to go to her and he pulled back. His eyes trained to the ground at his feet. "A woman, no a witch, by the name of Hatsue. She admitted to me that she controlled me in order to end your life and is most displeased that you are now alive. Hideki..." He looked at her. "I do love you. I wish for all that time back, but it is you who needs to decide what is more important. Hatred or love. You know where to find me."
He stepped forward, kneeling in front of her. She lifted her head and looked at him, speechlessly. A smile flickered across his mouth and he placed his lips to hers, kissing her gently. His eyes locked on hers. "I will wait for you," he said softly and with that said, he lifted into the sky, headed home to wait her decision.
~Well that is the end of chapter five. Pretty nasty fighting. Well...pretty mild. ^_^ Anyways, read and review. Thanx!! Next chapter: Mending The Pieces. Ja ne!!