Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I do own any characters that I made up and the plot.
Kiniro Sakura
Chapter Twenty-Two: Nagashima
*Last Time*
Bloody bodies were burning on the ground and there was blood everywhere. Sesshoumaru and Keshi, having heard the girls scream, showed up a few minutes later. Sakura was shaking now and Suzuran was on the ground whimpering. Sesshoumaru hugged Sakura, not caring if Keshi and Suzuran were watching. Sakura sobbed into his chest. Keshi was now trying to comfort Suzuran who had tears rolling down her cheeks. She, too, knew the familiar scent of the demon that did this. Suzuran was not crying for herself, she was crying for Sakura.
*This Time*
"What's wrong Sakura-chan?" A voice whispered along the wind. Sakura's head shot up from Sesshoumaru's chest and she stared at the figure that slowly dissolved from the shadows. Suzuran and Keshi's mouths' dropped open and their eyes widened. Standing there, with blood all over her hands, was Nagashima, Sakura's older sister. Sesshoumaru looked at Sakura questioningly as she stood up shakily. He stood up as well as Suzuran and Keshi. Sakura took a trembling step forward but stepped back as soon as her foot hit the ground. She glared a teary glare at Nagashima.
"You are my sister, but Naraku has taken control of you. He has already killed you once, I will not let him disgrace you any further." Sakura whispered. Sesshoumaru's eyes bugged out. Nagashima smiled evilly at Sakura.
"That is where you are wrong, Sakura. I am not your sister. Naraku has revived me from the dead and ordered me to kill you." She said and lunged at Sakura. Everyone scattered and took out their weapons of choice. Sakura and Sesshoumaru had swords while Suzuran and Keshi flexed their claws. Nagashima smirked and took out a sword of her own.
"I am not fighting anyone but Sakura. The rest of you will die if you interfere." She said and Suzuran and Keshi dropped back from the fight. Sesshoumaru stood at Sakura's side, growling at Nagashima. Sakura looked up at him.
"Sesshoumaru, please back out of this fight. This is between my sister, Naraku and I." She told him quietly and advanced upon her sister. Nagashima smiled again before disappearing out of sight. Sakura narrowed her eyes and glanced around the bloody village. She turned just as Nagashima appeared behind her. Their swords clashed and Nagashima disappeared again. This time Sakura was ready for her and charged at what seemed as nothing but was really Nagashima, who she had hit in the arm. Nagashima winced and held her left arm. Blood dripped from around her fingers. Sakura stared at the blood with a confused look.
"Why are you bleeding? Aren't you like Kikyo?" She asked. Nagashima snorted.
"I am no clay pot bitch! She was revived by a minor witch and Naraku is far more powerful than that witch. I have real flesh and blood." She snarled. Sakura nodded and lunged at Nagashima again. But Nagashima was too quick for her. Sakura's sword swished through thin air and proceeded to get stuck into the tree that Nagashima was leaning against. Nagashima shot something out of her claws and a gray, gluey glob sunk itself into Sakura's sword and the tree. Sakura tried to pull it out but that only proceeded to get it stuck farther in the tree. Nagashima took this chance to attack. Sakura yelled when Nagashima's sword struck her right arm. Sakura held it as blood poured out of the deep gash. Nagashima laughed and charged again.
"SAKURA!" Sesshoumaru, Suzuran and Keshi yelled while Sakura looked on helplessly as Nagashima attacked her. Suddenly she got an idea and braced herself for the attack. She closed her eyes and heard Nagashima laugh again. She could hear Sesshoumaru and everyone else's cries for her as they watched the attack. A large dust cloud came up when Nagashima hit. When the dust cleared Sakura was kneeling on the ground. Nagashima chuckled but gasped when she felt a pain in her chest. Sakura slowly stood up and smirked. Nagashima's face paled as she looked down. Sakura's sword stuck through her chest and into her heart.
"H-how did y-you get your s-sword out of the t-tree?" She stuttered as she fell to the ground. Sakura chuckled before kicking Nagashima.
"When your sword was about to hit me I moved out of the way and the sword cut through that gooey stuff and I struck you through the heart. I am truly sorry sister, but I wanted to put you out of your pain." Sakura had tears slowly rolling down her cheeks as she stared at her older sister's dead body. Sesshoumaru came over and held her in a comforting hug. Suzuran and Keshi watched on and each had a teeny-tiny smile on their lips. A few more minutes later the foursome headed back to where Oshika still stood, Sakura nursing her wound. Oshika came running when he saw Sakura's bloodied arm.
"What happened?" He asked. Sakura just shook her head and glance at Keshi. He nodded and dropped behind Sakura, Sesshoumaru, and Suzuran. Oshika stood next to him and listened intently to what Keshi was saying. Soon the group arrived at where their other friends stood. Umi and Tsuki came running up to them worriedly. Keshi told them what happened. The two nodded and helped Sakura bandage her wound. Soon a small fire was burning in the center of the clearing and Sakura was eating some more beef-jerky.
"Did you hear any more roaring?" Keshi asked Tsuki and Umi. They shook their heads.
"No. It stopped about ten minutes before you guys came back. Do you think it had to do with Lady Nagashima?" Tsuki asked. Keshi nodded gravely and they looked at Sakura who was sitting with Sesshoumaru. Suddenly Sakura stood up and beckoned everyone over. Once everyone was seated, they waited for her to speak.
"I would like to send Rin back to the castle with Jaken and Umi. I think that will be best for Rin and Umi and Jaken can stay at the castle for any word of anything funny going on. Oshika, if you want you may go back with them to watch over the castle. Keshi, if you could go and warn the others that Naraku and my 'family' are after them and us and tell them that it might be best if we joined up in a couple of days." She told everyone. Umi and Jaken agreed to take Rin back to the castle and Oshika volunteered to go with them. He said he was getting too old for this any way and left with them. Keshi had left immediately to the other group to warn them. Suzuran, Kuro, Sesshoumaru, Tsuki and Sakura were the only one's left sitting around the campfire. It was getting late and Suzuran and Tsuki were getting tired. As soon as their 'supper' (beef jerky) was finished, the two retired under different trees to sleep. Kuro had wandered off to graze and Suzuran was sleeping up in a tree. Sakura stood up and walked a little away from the camp and stared up at the star-filled sky. A few minutes later Sesshoumaru had his arms wrapped around her waist and the two of them were sitting on the ground, just thinking.
"Fluffy-chan, do you think a war will start up?" Sakura asked quietly. Sesshoumaru tightened his grip around her waist and kissed her head.
"I don't really know. I think that Naraku is the one that is attacking all of the villages and starting up the war. What I want to know is why he is so dead-set on killing you, Sakura-chan." He responded. Sakura sighed.
"I'm not sure why he is, but I don't really want to find out. He has already harmed me physically and mentally. He has raped me in my dreams, fought with me, poisoned me..." Sesshoumaru held up his hand.
"When did he poison you?" He asked her with a frown on his face. Sakura's cheeks flushed.
"Um, at our last battle. He said it wouldn't kill me, just make me weak enough so he could have my family kill me." She said quickly and yawned. Sesshoumaru nodded his head and laid back against the grass. Sakura laid down next to him and leaned into his warmth.
"I am really tired. Battles usually don't take that much out of me. It must be the poison." She whispered before falling into a deep-sleep. Sesshoumaru kissed her on her head and closed his eyes.
"I promise to protect you from your family and Naraku. I love you." He said quietly before falling asleep himself. Suzuran and Tsuki smiled. They had each heard what Sesshoumaru had just said and silently cheered for the new couple.
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I thought this chapter was pretty boring. I can't do fight scenes that well and this was probably one of the worst one's I have ever written. I have a question: Does anyone know where I can find Sesshoumaru and Hiei(Yu yu Hakusho) Plushies online that are cheap? If you do please, please tell me. I can't find them anywhere and it is driving me crazy!O_o Please review! Animechick8