*Little note for this chapter, I will be doing a Japanese and a Spanish version of the lullaby soon so just hold on a little longer 'kay? YLS out. ;p*
Chapter 4: Beso de Luna
Sesshômaru downed another bottle of sàké and sighed. Even after four days of searching, his minions couldn't find a single trace of Rin; other that a jewel that had was found on the forest floor. He had almost killed the oni that had found it out of anger but he restrained his emotions and gave the stupid beast a day off.
He gripped the Negro Shikon Blood Tama so tightly that his claws made him bleed. The bloodstone glowed with a dark mauve light and absorbed the demon lord's blood. He was slightly shocked at the new power that had replaced his lost blood but was still depressed. He could still hear Rin crying; still taste her salty tears. His tongue had been saturated with the tears though his demon blood didn't heal it. He ears were ringing with the sound of her shouts for him and he could hear nothing else.
Sesshômaru tossed his empty sàké bottle onto the stone floor and it broke about four more. His lair's entire floor was littered with them and eleven were burning in his fireplace.
He opened another bottle and guzzled it down in a few seconds." Why won't this *censored*in' alcohol take *censored*in' effect?!"
He growled and slammed his fist down on two bottle, shattering them. He held in his pain as the glass cut into his skin. The Negro Shikon Blood Tama glowed and absorbed again. Sesshômaru held his head in his hands and sighed again. As he opened another bottle of sàké he muttered "What am I gonna do?".
*Many, many miles away in a cold, deserted cave*
Rin woke up after dreaming that forbidden dream about Sesshômaru for the umpteenth time. She was still in the cave and very cold indeed. She adopted a worried look and forced her blood to make her hearing and smell acute. The woman-child sneaked further into the cave until she came upon the remains of a campfire." Who could've camped here-?"
"We couldn't have," Naraku said in his icy voice," be-cause we still are camping here."
Kikyo stepped out from behind him and kneeled by Rin's side. Naraku nodded and she moved even closer." We need a sacrifice for the Negro Blood Tama." The hanyou explained," A pure heart, a virgin heart, one that is no ridden with guilt or hatred. We need one of demon blood to satisfy the Negro Shikon no Tama. That one sacrifice is you, child."
"YOU MAY NOT HAVE AGED, BUT I HAVE!! I AM NO LONGER A CHILD!!"
Kikyo held Rin by her shoulders and kissed her on the cheek. Sparks flew from the spot and changed Rin's appearance. Her eyes turned from fudge brown to a brownish-gold; her elegant nails turned to claws; her long hair turned silver-white and her teeth grew sharper. She cried out and slashed Kikyo across the face. Blood oozed slightly from the cuts but soon faded because of the miko's powers." Come, my fair Kikyo," Naraku offered his arm to her," it is time to leave the hanyou to her own affairs."
She took the evil villains arm and together the walked away into the deep dark of the cave.
Rin screamed again and started to destroy rocks and the walls." I'LL KILL YOU, NARAKU!! OH, WHERE ARE YOU, SESSHOMARU-SAMA?!?!"
Sesshômaru massaged his temples and smelled the air. It was heavy with smoke, alcohol and…sorrow? Though he could still catch the familiar scent of a toad youkai, a inuyoukai, and a human…
He heard a clawed hand knock on the oaken door and he barked leave for entrance. Jaken opened the door with the head staff and allowed his lord's only remaining family to enter.
InuYasha and his wife, Kagome entered. Kagome was dressed in her people's clothes, or at least her people's idea of a kimono. Around her neck, on a leather thong, was the Blanco Shikon Blood Tama, and on her forehead was a shard of the original Shikon no Tama.
InuYasha was still wearing his original fire-rat kimono with the white under-kimono.
Sesshômaru sighed as a greeting and kicked two chairs to them. Kagome rushed to his side though InuYasha remained at the door and glared at his half-brother." WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'R DOING, SITTING HERE AND DRINKING YOUR BRAINS OUT, WHILE WE'RE WORKING OUR BUTTS OF LOOKING FOR YOUR WENCH?!?! I KNOW WE TRIED TO KILL EACH OTHER WHEN WE WERE YOUNG KIDS AND STUPID BUT WHAT'RE YOU DOING NOW?!?!"
Kagome shouted 'SIT BOY!!' and her husband fell on many pieces of broken glass. She tiptoed around the empty bottles and draped her arms around the demon lord's shoulders." Oniichan…"
"Don't call me that like you're actually related to me. Just because you married my half-breed of a brother doesn't mean that you can waltz into my castle and give me a lecture about Rin. I don't need your pity-"
InuYasha stood up, ignoring the pain of the glass, and gave Sesshômaru a look of pure hatred." And just because my wife is trying to help you, doesn't mean that you can sit in that stupid chair of yours and lecture her about leaving you alone. I would call you 'Oniichan' but you don't act like one at all. Even if you went through seven Hells, you wouldn't even be fit to be called 'Oniisama'. You might have changed a bit, o' lord of the Western lands, but you are still as cold as you were twenty years ago."
Kagome 'sat' him again and hugged Sesshomaru around his neck." Oniichan, our group is ready. Kirara, you know, the nekoyoukai, she has already located Naraku's hideout. It's on your lands; the only thing you have to do is say the word and we can depart, together, and defeat that SOB. Oniichan, we only need you, the ruler of the West, to join with the East and we will be unstoppable…Oniichan?"
Sesshômaru didn't answer. The sound of Rin crying had stopped when he had looked at his anniversary rose. Now he was hearing her lullaby, Beso de Luna; in fact, that same song had been sang by his and InuYasha's mothers and was a popular lullaby in Kagome's time. Without really noticing, he started to hum the first few bars, his rich, *bass (bass is in between soprano and alto. Alto is low, soprano is high, therefore, basses can go into both alto and soprano range) voice slowly reverted from a hum to the actual words. Kagome recognized it, as well as InuYasha, and the three began to sing the song. Kagome was soprano and InuYasha was an alto, so they went in perfect harmony." Over the mountains, across the sea. My baby waits and remembers me. With shining eyes and hair like down. My child can make a smile from any frown. I have nothing to give you, o' angel child but one kiss from the moon. Kiss of the moon, let the darkness swoon; o' nothing can harm me while you are here…"
Sesshômaru opened his eyes and saw the rose slowing come back to health before his eyes. He stood up swiftly, letting the chair fall back and break more bottle of sàké." Get everyone ready." He growled in the icy voice they knew was normal for him," It's time to kill a hanyou."
*Cave again*
Rin stopped when she heard it. 'Over the mountains, across the sea. My baby waits and remembers me. With shining eyes and hair like down. My child can make a smile from any frown. I have nothing to give you, o' angel child but one kiss from the moon. Kiss of the moon, let the darkness swoon; o' nothing can harm me while you are here…'
"Kiss of the Moon…my lullaby. Sesshômaru-sama is actually singing it along with…Kagome-kun and InuYasha-san! They'll be here soon. I'll just make hai-ku until they come. Yeah…now let's see…"
Chapter 4: Beso de Luna
Sesshômaru downed another bottle of sàké and sighed. Even after four days of searching, his minions couldn't find a single trace of Rin; other that a jewel that had was found on the forest floor. He had almost killed the oni that had found it out of anger but he restrained his emotions and gave the stupid beast a day off.
He gripped the Negro Shikon Blood Tama so tightly that his claws made him bleed. The bloodstone glowed with a dark mauve light and absorbed the demon lord's blood. He was slightly shocked at the new power that had replaced his lost blood but was still depressed. He could still hear Rin crying; still taste her salty tears. His tongue had been saturated with the tears though his demon blood didn't heal it. He ears were ringing with the sound of her shouts for him and he could hear nothing else.
Sesshômaru tossed his empty sàké bottle onto the stone floor and it broke about four more. His lair's entire floor was littered with them and eleven were burning in his fireplace.
He opened another bottle and guzzled it down in a few seconds." Why won't this *censored*in' alcohol take *censored*in' effect?!"
He growled and slammed his fist down on two bottle, shattering them. He held in his pain as the glass cut into his skin. The Negro Shikon Blood Tama glowed and absorbed again. Sesshômaru held his head in his hands and sighed again. As he opened another bottle of sàké he muttered "What am I gonna do?".
*Many, many miles away in a cold, deserted cave*
Rin woke up after dreaming that forbidden dream about Sesshômaru for the umpteenth time. She was still in the cave and very cold indeed. She adopted a worried look and forced her blood to make her hearing and smell acute. The woman-child sneaked further into the cave until she came upon the remains of a campfire." Who could've camped here-?"
"We couldn't have," Naraku said in his icy voice," be-cause we still are camping here."
Kikyo stepped out from behind him and kneeled by Rin's side. Naraku nodded and she moved even closer." We need a sacrifice for the Negro Blood Tama." The hanyou explained," A pure heart, a virgin heart, one that is no ridden with guilt or hatred. We need one of demon blood to satisfy the Negro Shikon no Tama. That one sacrifice is you, child."
"YOU MAY NOT HAVE AGED, BUT I HAVE!! I AM NO LONGER A CHILD!!"
Kikyo held Rin by her shoulders and kissed her on the cheek. Sparks flew from the spot and changed Rin's appearance. Her eyes turned from fudge brown to a brownish-gold; her elegant nails turned to claws; her long hair turned silver-white and her teeth grew sharper. She cried out and slashed Kikyo across the face. Blood oozed slightly from the cuts but soon faded because of the miko's powers." Come, my fair Kikyo," Naraku offered his arm to her," it is time to leave the hanyou to her own affairs."
She took the evil villains arm and together the walked away into the deep dark of the cave.
Rin screamed again and started to destroy rocks and the walls." I'LL KILL YOU, NARAKU!! OH, WHERE ARE YOU, SESSHOMARU-SAMA?!?!"
Sesshômaru massaged his temples and smelled the air. It was heavy with smoke, alcohol and…sorrow? Though he could still catch the familiar scent of a toad youkai, a inuyoukai, and a human…
He heard a clawed hand knock on the oaken door and he barked leave for entrance. Jaken opened the door with the head staff and allowed his lord's only remaining family to enter.
InuYasha and his wife, Kagome entered. Kagome was dressed in her people's clothes, or at least her people's idea of a kimono. Around her neck, on a leather thong, was the Blanco Shikon Blood Tama, and on her forehead was a shard of the original Shikon no Tama.
InuYasha was still wearing his original fire-rat kimono with the white under-kimono.
Sesshômaru sighed as a greeting and kicked two chairs to them. Kagome rushed to his side though InuYasha remained at the door and glared at his half-brother." WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'R DOING, SITTING HERE AND DRINKING YOUR BRAINS OUT, WHILE WE'RE WORKING OUR BUTTS OF LOOKING FOR YOUR WENCH?!?! I KNOW WE TRIED TO KILL EACH OTHER WHEN WE WERE YOUNG KIDS AND STUPID BUT WHAT'RE YOU DOING NOW?!?!"
Kagome shouted 'SIT BOY!!' and her husband fell on many pieces of broken glass. She tiptoed around the empty bottles and draped her arms around the demon lord's shoulders." Oniichan…"
"Don't call me that like you're actually related to me. Just because you married my half-breed of a brother doesn't mean that you can waltz into my castle and give me a lecture about Rin. I don't need your pity-"
InuYasha stood up, ignoring the pain of the glass, and gave Sesshômaru a look of pure hatred." And just because my wife is trying to help you, doesn't mean that you can sit in that stupid chair of yours and lecture her about leaving you alone. I would call you 'Oniichan' but you don't act like one at all. Even if you went through seven Hells, you wouldn't even be fit to be called 'Oniisama'. You might have changed a bit, o' lord of the Western lands, but you are still as cold as you were twenty years ago."
Kagome 'sat' him again and hugged Sesshomaru around his neck." Oniichan, our group is ready. Kirara, you know, the nekoyoukai, she has already located Naraku's hideout. It's on your lands; the only thing you have to do is say the word and we can depart, together, and defeat that SOB. Oniichan, we only need you, the ruler of the West, to join with the East and we will be unstoppable…Oniichan?"
Sesshômaru didn't answer. The sound of Rin crying had stopped when he had looked at his anniversary rose. Now he was hearing her lullaby, Beso de Luna; in fact, that same song had been sang by his and InuYasha's mothers and was a popular lullaby in Kagome's time. Without really noticing, he started to hum the first few bars, his rich, *bass (bass is in between soprano and alto. Alto is low, soprano is high, therefore, basses can go into both alto and soprano range) voice slowly reverted from a hum to the actual words. Kagome recognized it, as well as InuYasha, and the three began to sing the song. Kagome was soprano and InuYasha was an alto, so they went in perfect harmony." Over the mountains, across the sea. My baby waits and remembers me. With shining eyes and hair like down. My child can make a smile from any frown. I have nothing to give you, o' angel child but one kiss from the moon. Kiss of the moon, let the darkness swoon; o' nothing can harm me while you are here…"
Sesshômaru opened his eyes and saw the rose slowing come back to health before his eyes. He stood up swiftly, letting the chair fall back and break more bottle of sàké." Get everyone ready." He growled in the icy voice they knew was normal for him," It's time to kill a hanyou."
*Cave again*
Rin stopped when she heard it. 'Over the mountains, across the sea. My baby waits and remembers me. With shining eyes and hair like down. My child can make a smile from any frown. I have nothing to give you, o' angel child but one kiss from the moon. Kiss of the moon, let the darkness swoon; o' nothing can harm me while you are here…'
"Kiss of the Moon…my lullaby. Sesshômaru-sama is actually singing it along with…Kagome-kun and InuYasha-san! They'll be here soon. I'll just make hai-ku until they come. Yeah…now let's see…"
