Wind song: Kagura's Tale
"All things have a second birth; the earthquake is not satisfied at
once." (William Wordsworth)
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Chapter Two: The auspicious rebirth
Kagura's eyes fluttered open, and she squinted in an attempt to adjust to the growing light of day. After her demonic eyes adjusted she saw Sesshoumaru, Demon Lord of the Western Lands standing above her, and glaring at her curiously. Silence made Kagura uncomfortable, and she squirmed underneath Sesshoumaru's glare, finally she asked, rising from her feeble position on the ground,
"To whom do I owe my revival? Is it you Sesshoumaru-san?" Jaken snorted at the haughtiness that dominated Kagura's sensuous voice and bitterly complained,
"Do not speak so proudly to Sesshoumaru-sama! He just saved your life!" Kagura glared murderously at Jaken then gazed back at Sesshoumaru for an answer. Finally, Sesshoumaru broke his pondering silence and spoke,
"Hai. I did revive you with Tensaiga, but do not think anything of it. I was merely testing Tensaiga's healing power." His voice was filled with the void of friendly indifference, but lingered with some fond familiarity. A small, and virtually unnoticeable smile traced Kagura's lips. Before Kagura had the chance to reply, Rin, small and equally as unnoticeable as the smile on Kagura, interrupted,
"Here's your fan!" Rin handed Kagura the fan, catching her off guard. Kagura gasped, but did not shriek and quickly reclaimed her fan. Sesshoumaru scolded the naïve Rin as he affectionately said,
"Rin, you should be more polite to your elders and superiors." Rin looked to the ground dejectedly and murmured,
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama, gomen nasai." Sesshoumaru gently patted Rin's head and turned his attention to Kagura who watched with some amusement.
"You are not as cold as you seem, Sesshoumaru-san." Kagura observed, Sesshoumaru sent her an empty glare, and said simply,
" Forgive Rin's rudeness, she is only a child." A mischievous smirk found itself on Kagura's face regarding Sesshoumaru's clever evasion of her accusation.
"Knowing Naraku's mind, Sesshoumaru-san, if he were to discover this kindness you bear towards that young girl, he would surely use both you and the girl in his stinking plots." Sesshoumaru understood the veiled threat implied so delicately, he glared icily at Kagura, who smirked at her current victory.
" Surely, Kagura-san, you are free of him. What reason would you have to go back if he still thinks your life is diminished?" This simple question caught Kagura's sarcastic nature off guard, her tongue lost its forked essence and she spoke simply,
"Naraku knows all, Sesshoumaru-san. If does not know now, he could easily find out." Sesshoumaru looked in awe of Kagura, her arrogance disappeared, and replaced by fear.
"The only life you would risk is your own Kagura-san. Is your freedom worth that risk?" Sesshoumaru asked, his voice was still empty and shallow, but laced deep within the hollow void was compassion. Kagura glanced around nervously, and then met Sesshoumaru's eyes.
" For many months, I have desired to be free, and now that I am. the fear of my own life being taken," she then looked to Sesshoumaru and the girl who ran happily in the fields, oblivious of the serious events that took place around her, ".and of others being destroyed in the process hinders me."
Sesshoumaru was visibly perplexed by not just the fear that quaked Kagura's voice, but also the innate honesty that shined in her eyes.
"There was no implication of you joining me." He said almost defensively, he grew worried of this mood swing.
Yet as soon as he uttered those words, the change was broken and she retorted,
" You are flattering yourself if you believe such to the case. I do not need your protection.from anyone." Sesshoumaru bowed, and excused himself saying,
" If that is all you have to say Kagura-san, I shall take my leave of you. You must decide what you think more important." Kagura nodded and watched Sesshoumaru walk off followed by Rin and Jaken.
' Did he really offer? Did I really imply anything?' she thought. Kagura freed her feather from her black hair and it changed into its larger form. She felt the constraints of Naraku leave her, and flew to her unknown fate, letting the steeds of wind spirits guide her to whatever kharma was hers.
Naraku sat in his lair with a smug sneer painted across his scowling face. He, with lustful desire eyed the jewel shard that was cruelly taken from his former servants back. The shard shimmered with a pure white holiness, somehow, though blood stained the jewel, and it had been purified. This small detail puzzled Naraku.
'How is it that the shard is tainted in the blood of an innocent young boy, but its light remains unsullied? I sent Kagura to slay Kohaku, so the shard would be sullied with the blood of a dead man, yet my plan failed. Why has it failed? Why hasn't Kagura returned?' Naraku eyed the jewel shard again, involuntarily his eye twitched in anger.
Naraku took a deep breath to contain his growing anger, for one of his 'vassals' stood guarding the door in Kagura's absence,
"Igurashi, does my daughter approach?" Igurashi scanned the grounds briefly, seeing no shadows bend in the days veiled light, he sighed and said to his lord,
"Iye, Kagewaki-sama, no one approaches." Naraku sighed and said dully,
"Very well. Remain on watch for the rest of the evening." Naraku focused his energy on the shard again and thought,
'Kagura, if she is not dead must be under my control again. She knows much.too much.'
On her feather Kagura looked upon the land of Japan, and the path she knew best, the one her kharma meant for her to take, the path back to the man who she feared the most, Naraku. She sat staring into the oblivion of the skies around her; they darkened as she approached the miasma of Naraku's castle. This miasma she had grown used to because it was necessary for her survival, but what now was necessary.
Her mind escaped back to when Sesshoumaru said, almost kindly to her,
"The only life you would risk is your own Kagura-san. Is your freedom worth that risk?"
'Surely someone that powerful would not understand my woes. He has no one above him to dictate his movements, while I have a ghost of a man, a dark and cruel demon to order my life and preserve it. But still, what he said meant something to me. It seemed while he did not understand, he comprehended my desires for freedom.' Kagura thought as she saw the darkness of Naraku's veiled castle and the hellish miasma it was engulfed in.
' What do I do? What path do I choose? Shall I submit my will and make it his again, praying for a second chance to come? Or do I take this chance I have?' Kagura's mind protested, as she grew ever closer,
'Soon I shall be visible to Naraku's immense power, what path do I choose?' Suddenly a gust of abnormal wind blew Kagura off her present course and flung her towards sunnier skies. She now grinned and said triumphantly,
"Kharma is Kharma!"
Jaken trudged along, and panted as he mentally cursed his short toady legs, or more importantly, the human girl, Rin's very fast giggly skipping pace. He scowled as he finally caught up with Sesshoumaru and asked,
"Why do you put up with women Sesshoumaru-sama? They are so disrespectful to you and your immortal greatness!" Sesshoumaru glared at Jaken and answered at no great urgency or length,
"Jaken, why do you ask such inane questions?" Jaken, shamefully, and fearfully bowed his head, stammering out a desperate apology,
"Gomen nasai, Sesshoumaru-sama! Gomen nasai! Forgive my rudeness and questioning of your most wise and absolute judgment!" Jaken bowed in submission to his Lord Sesshoumaru's will. Sesshoumaru coolly ignored Jaken's apology for his mind was far too busy to observe such a pathetic performance.
Sesshoumaru's thoughts drifted to Kagura's sudden mood change in their last exchange of conversation.
'Kagura was almost feminine, and almost-no matter. Her fear of Naraku was painfully obvious. I wonder what power he holds over her to bring her eyes from arrogance to absolute fear.' Sesshoumaru thought as he gazed absently towards the sky, only to be awakened by the meek call of Rin, and the gentle tug on his sleeve,
"Sesshoumaru-sama? What are you thinking about?" Sesshoumaru quickly glanced down to Rin, and smiled as he gently chided the young girl,
"Rin, do you wish to know what I think about?" Rin nodded fervently, and said with certain enthusiasm,
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Sesshoumaru's grin broadened as he retorted humorously,
"I was thinking about how young girls are too curious to ask for the secrets of their elders mind." Rin looked dejectedly to the ground, and apologized. Jaken snorted, but received no attention from Sesshoumaru who was currently occupied with Rin's childish behavior.
The winds shifted and violently rustled the leaves in the many trees. Sesshoumaru glanced protectively around the premises, and as the winds calmed he relaxed and took his hand off Tokijin's hilt.
Rin noticed and suppressed an urge to ask what startled Sesshoumaru, Jaken however asked,
" Sesshoumaru-sama, what is wrong?" Sesshoumaru glared back at Jaken, and replied coldly,
"I sensed danger, but it passed on." Rin looked introspectively as she could into the sky, and she saw a white blur dart across the white sky.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, what is that in the sky?" Rin asked as she pointed to the blue sky, but the apparition had disappeared. Sesshoumaru grinned and said condescendingly to Rin,
"My dear Rin, all you saw was a cloud blowing in the wind. There's nothing there." Rin pouted,
"No Sesshoumaru-sama! I saw something!" Sesshoumaru patted Rin's head and said to her,
" You must be tired, why don't you rest some? I'll let you ride on my shoulders." Sesshoumaru smiled as Rin forgot about the apparition, and willingly agreed.
Kagura gloated in her newfound freedom she intended to enjoy while it lasted, for deep in the more cynical portions of her mind she knew Naraku would send out his forces to scour all of Japan for her. Kagura knew too much to go unnoticed and unlooked for, her knowledge, she knew in the end, would crucify her.
Yet, at the present moment she failed to care, for the first time she felt the bondage of slavery, and the burden of servitude be lifted from her shoulders. There Kagura was flying through the air, and not to Naraku's putrid castle, but to the uncertain destination freedom had to offer.
'I am the Sorceress of the Skies, and I now fly free!' Kagura thought joyously. As the warm air whizzed comfortingly by Kagura, she smiled a true smile. It was no half smirk, no cynical grin; Kagura finally felt the power freedom had to offer.
Meanwhile, Naraku continued to sulk in his lair. The putrid miasma stunk more than it usually did. For Naraku's mood was foul as well worse than it had been as he began to think things through, unto the last conclusion.
'Kagura died, I saw her heart shrivel into my hand and dissolve into the putrid air, but no, she is not dead, somehow she rose from death. In her rising she was given her own heart, I have lost control of my servant.she must be found!' Naraku clinched his teeth in anger, and narrowed his eyes.
"That insubordinate girl will pay! How dare she refute my authority," Naraku exclaimed, as he squeezed the delicate china cup tightly. It shattered in his hand, cutting his skin. Dark blood seeped from his clenched fist and on to the clean rice matting that served as a floor. The deep black color of Naraku's blood was quickly absorbed into the white flooring and it disappeared without a trace. Naraku sneered, his teeth grit against each other in anger,
'She will not remain hidden to me!' he declared in his thoughts as more blood seeped from his hand. He glared at the gash with contempt, then his lips curled into a hideously evil smile as he drew his wounded hand toward his face and slowly drew his forked tongue across the wound, whipping clean the remains of his tainted and evil blood.
"Kagura," Naraku seethed into the dismal darkness, "You will be found, and your actions brought to justice!" The blood from his hand clotted quickly, and the scar disappeared. Naraku smirked and felt empowered by the taste of his own blood.
'Oh yes Kagura, you cannot hide.' Naraku grinned maliciously, 'It is known Sesshoumaru's sword, Tensaiga, posses' healing powers; perhaps he will have some.advice. Yes, advice.'
"Curious, isn't it?" Sesshoumaru idly thought while he ran his hand through his soft, silver hair, "Throughout my life I've expressed nothing but disdain and resentment toward humans. Yet here I am, a mighty and powerful demon, and I would give my life for this little girl who regards me as her only family." He continued on. He gazed kindly at the little girl, Rin, who slept cuddled in his fluffy tail. A tiny smile graced Sesshoumaru's features as Rin cuddled in closer to him, trying to deter the cool night winds. He intern scooted closer towards her and arranged his tail in a makeshift blanket around the girl. His tiny smile broadened some when Rin mumbled in her sleep. The only discernable word was "Sesshoumaru- Sama", which strangely sounded like a content sigh.
"Hmm.why does she mean so much to me? All she is a young girl, who I saved and has not left my side since her resurrection." Sesshoumaru stared at the stars above and thought through why he seemed to care for this girl. The only answer he got was one that he would deny if his thoughts could ever be revealed to those around him. Suddenly a fell wind swooped through the breeze, making the gentle breeze into a horrendous roar. The trees shook and creaked, the grass made queer and eerie music. Sesshoumaru turned his calm, unflinching eyes away from the malevolent wind and sheltered Rin from the malicious wind with his own body. Several minutes later the wind had calmed and Rin still lay fast asleep in Sesshoumaru's lap. He gently set her down and barked, while he kicked the green toad, which was also fast asleep, several times.
" Mommy, why didn't I become a librarian?" He mumbled as he felt sleep evade him, and awoke to Sesshoumaru's unperturbed face.
"Hmm.I clearly heard a fell voice in that wind, this was the direction which it originated from I'm sure. Perhaps it is gone now." Sesshoumaru said to himself as he walked back into the clearing, still listening for the intruder. Again, he heard the same fell voice, but now it's creator was directly in front of him, blocking his way to where Rin and Jaken were located.
"Ahhh, Lord Sesshoumaru, I see you are eager to protect that human girl you seem to love. Tell me Lord Sesshoumaru, what would you do for her safety?"
~~~~end chapter~~~~
Rissi- Sama's chapter comments:
Thank you all for you generous and kind reviews! Phewww! This chapter sure has been difficult! Have you ever tried getting porcupines to mate? The joke goes it is achieved very carefully. **drum roll thing** Fine it wasn't that funny.^_^;; REGARDLESS. keep reviewing, I can't wait to hear your comments! Ciao for now!
"All things have a second birth; the earthquake is not satisfied at
once." (William Wordsworth)
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Chapter Two: The auspicious rebirth
Kagura's eyes fluttered open, and she squinted in an attempt to adjust to the growing light of day. After her demonic eyes adjusted she saw Sesshoumaru, Demon Lord of the Western Lands standing above her, and glaring at her curiously. Silence made Kagura uncomfortable, and she squirmed underneath Sesshoumaru's glare, finally she asked, rising from her feeble position on the ground,
"To whom do I owe my revival? Is it you Sesshoumaru-san?" Jaken snorted at the haughtiness that dominated Kagura's sensuous voice and bitterly complained,
"Do not speak so proudly to Sesshoumaru-sama! He just saved your life!" Kagura glared murderously at Jaken then gazed back at Sesshoumaru for an answer. Finally, Sesshoumaru broke his pondering silence and spoke,
"Hai. I did revive you with Tensaiga, but do not think anything of it. I was merely testing Tensaiga's healing power." His voice was filled with the void of friendly indifference, but lingered with some fond familiarity. A small, and virtually unnoticeable smile traced Kagura's lips. Before Kagura had the chance to reply, Rin, small and equally as unnoticeable as the smile on Kagura, interrupted,
"Here's your fan!" Rin handed Kagura the fan, catching her off guard. Kagura gasped, but did not shriek and quickly reclaimed her fan. Sesshoumaru scolded the naïve Rin as he affectionately said,
"Rin, you should be more polite to your elders and superiors." Rin looked to the ground dejectedly and murmured,
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama, gomen nasai." Sesshoumaru gently patted Rin's head and turned his attention to Kagura who watched with some amusement.
"You are not as cold as you seem, Sesshoumaru-san." Kagura observed, Sesshoumaru sent her an empty glare, and said simply,
" Forgive Rin's rudeness, she is only a child." A mischievous smirk found itself on Kagura's face regarding Sesshoumaru's clever evasion of her accusation.
"Knowing Naraku's mind, Sesshoumaru-san, if he were to discover this kindness you bear towards that young girl, he would surely use both you and the girl in his stinking plots." Sesshoumaru understood the veiled threat implied so delicately, he glared icily at Kagura, who smirked at her current victory.
" Surely, Kagura-san, you are free of him. What reason would you have to go back if he still thinks your life is diminished?" This simple question caught Kagura's sarcastic nature off guard, her tongue lost its forked essence and she spoke simply,
"Naraku knows all, Sesshoumaru-san. If does not know now, he could easily find out." Sesshoumaru looked in awe of Kagura, her arrogance disappeared, and replaced by fear.
"The only life you would risk is your own Kagura-san. Is your freedom worth that risk?" Sesshoumaru asked, his voice was still empty and shallow, but laced deep within the hollow void was compassion. Kagura glanced around nervously, and then met Sesshoumaru's eyes.
" For many months, I have desired to be free, and now that I am. the fear of my own life being taken," she then looked to Sesshoumaru and the girl who ran happily in the fields, oblivious of the serious events that took place around her, ".and of others being destroyed in the process hinders me."
Sesshoumaru was visibly perplexed by not just the fear that quaked Kagura's voice, but also the innate honesty that shined in her eyes.
"There was no implication of you joining me." He said almost defensively, he grew worried of this mood swing.
Yet as soon as he uttered those words, the change was broken and she retorted,
" You are flattering yourself if you believe such to the case. I do not need your protection.from anyone." Sesshoumaru bowed, and excused himself saying,
" If that is all you have to say Kagura-san, I shall take my leave of you. You must decide what you think more important." Kagura nodded and watched Sesshoumaru walk off followed by Rin and Jaken.
' Did he really offer? Did I really imply anything?' she thought. Kagura freed her feather from her black hair and it changed into its larger form. She felt the constraints of Naraku leave her, and flew to her unknown fate, letting the steeds of wind spirits guide her to whatever kharma was hers.
Naraku sat in his lair with a smug sneer painted across his scowling face. He, with lustful desire eyed the jewel shard that was cruelly taken from his former servants back. The shard shimmered with a pure white holiness, somehow, though blood stained the jewel, and it had been purified. This small detail puzzled Naraku.
'How is it that the shard is tainted in the blood of an innocent young boy, but its light remains unsullied? I sent Kagura to slay Kohaku, so the shard would be sullied with the blood of a dead man, yet my plan failed. Why has it failed? Why hasn't Kagura returned?' Naraku eyed the jewel shard again, involuntarily his eye twitched in anger.
Naraku took a deep breath to contain his growing anger, for one of his 'vassals' stood guarding the door in Kagura's absence,
"Igurashi, does my daughter approach?" Igurashi scanned the grounds briefly, seeing no shadows bend in the days veiled light, he sighed and said to his lord,
"Iye, Kagewaki-sama, no one approaches." Naraku sighed and said dully,
"Very well. Remain on watch for the rest of the evening." Naraku focused his energy on the shard again and thought,
'Kagura, if she is not dead must be under my control again. She knows much.too much.'
On her feather Kagura looked upon the land of Japan, and the path she knew best, the one her kharma meant for her to take, the path back to the man who she feared the most, Naraku. She sat staring into the oblivion of the skies around her; they darkened as she approached the miasma of Naraku's castle. This miasma she had grown used to because it was necessary for her survival, but what now was necessary.
Her mind escaped back to when Sesshoumaru said, almost kindly to her,
"The only life you would risk is your own Kagura-san. Is your freedom worth that risk?"
'Surely someone that powerful would not understand my woes. He has no one above him to dictate his movements, while I have a ghost of a man, a dark and cruel demon to order my life and preserve it. But still, what he said meant something to me. It seemed while he did not understand, he comprehended my desires for freedom.' Kagura thought as she saw the darkness of Naraku's veiled castle and the hellish miasma it was engulfed in.
' What do I do? What path do I choose? Shall I submit my will and make it his again, praying for a second chance to come? Or do I take this chance I have?' Kagura's mind protested, as she grew ever closer,
'Soon I shall be visible to Naraku's immense power, what path do I choose?' Suddenly a gust of abnormal wind blew Kagura off her present course and flung her towards sunnier skies. She now grinned and said triumphantly,
"Kharma is Kharma!"
Jaken trudged along, and panted as he mentally cursed his short toady legs, or more importantly, the human girl, Rin's very fast giggly skipping pace. He scowled as he finally caught up with Sesshoumaru and asked,
"Why do you put up with women Sesshoumaru-sama? They are so disrespectful to you and your immortal greatness!" Sesshoumaru glared at Jaken and answered at no great urgency or length,
"Jaken, why do you ask such inane questions?" Jaken, shamefully, and fearfully bowed his head, stammering out a desperate apology,
"Gomen nasai, Sesshoumaru-sama! Gomen nasai! Forgive my rudeness and questioning of your most wise and absolute judgment!" Jaken bowed in submission to his Lord Sesshoumaru's will. Sesshoumaru coolly ignored Jaken's apology for his mind was far too busy to observe such a pathetic performance.
Sesshoumaru's thoughts drifted to Kagura's sudden mood change in their last exchange of conversation.
'Kagura was almost feminine, and almost-no matter. Her fear of Naraku was painfully obvious. I wonder what power he holds over her to bring her eyes from arrogance to absolute fear.' Sesshoumaru thought as he gazed absently towards the sky, only to be awakened by the meek call of Rin, and the gentle tug on his sleeve,
"Sesshoumaru-sama? What are you thinking about?" Sesshoumaru quickly glanced down to Rin, and smiled as he gently chided the young girl,
"Rin, do you wish to know what I think about?" Rin nodded fervently, and said with certain enthusiasm,
"Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Sesshoumaru's grin broadened as he retorted humorously,
"I was thinking about how young girls are too curious to ask for the secrets of their elders mind." Rin looked dejectedly to the ground, and apologized. Jaken snorted, but received no attention from Sesshoumaru who was currently occupied with Rin's childish behavior.
The winds shifted and violently rustled the leaves in the many trees. Sesshoumaru glanced protectively around the premises, and as the winds calmed he relaxed and took his hand off Tokijin's hilt.
Rin noticed and suppressed an urge to ask what startled Sesshoumaru, Jaken however asked,
" Sesshoumaru-sama, what is wrong?" Sesshoumaru glared back at Jaken, and replied coldly,
"I sensed danger, but it passed on." Rin looked introspectively as she could into the sky, and she saw a white blur dart across the white sky.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, what is that in the sky?" Rin asked as she pointed to the blue sky, but the apparition had disappeared. Sesshoumaru grinned and said condescendingly to Rin,
"My dear Rin, all you saw was a cloud blowing in the wind. There's nothing there." Rin pouted,
"No Sesshoumaru-sama! I saw something!" Sesshoumaru patted Rin's head and said to her,
" You must be tired, why don't you rest some? I'll let you ride on my shoulders." Sesshoumaru smiled as Rin forgot about the apparition, and willingly agreed.
Kagura gloated in her newfound freedom she intended to enjoy while it lasted, for deep in the more cynical portions of her mind she knew Naraku would send out his forces to scour all of Japan for her. Kagura knew too much to go unnoticed and unlooked for, her knowledge, she knew in the end, would crucify her.
Yet, at the present moment she failed to care, for the first time she felt the bondage of slavery, and the burden of servitude be lifted from her shoulders. There Kagura was flying through the air, and not to Naraku's putrid castle, but to the uncertain destination freedom had to offer.
'I am the Sorceress of the Skies, and I now fly free!' Kagura thought joyously. As the warm air whizzed comfortingly by Kagura, she smiled a true smile. It was no half smirk, no cynical grin; Kagura finally felt the power freedom had to offer.
Meanwhile, Naraku continued to sulk in his lair. The putrid miasma stunk more than it usually did. For Naraku's mood was foul as well worse than it had been as he began to think things through, unto the last conclusion.
'Kagura died, I saw her heart shrivel into my hand and dissolve into the putrid air, but no, she is not dead, somehow she rose from death. In her rising she was given her own heart, I have lost control of my servant.she must be found!' Naraku clinched his teeth in anger, and narrowed his eyes.
"That insubordinate girl will pay! How dare she refute my authority," Naraku exclaimed, as he squeezed the delicate china cup tightly. It shattered in his hand, cutting his skin. Dark blood seeped from his clenched fist and on to the clean rice matting that served as a floor. The deep black color of Naraku's blood was quickly absorbed into the white flooring and it disappeared without a trace. Naraku sneered, his teeth grit against each other in anger,
'She will not remain hidden to me!' he declared in his thoughts as more blood seeped from his hand. He glared at the gash with contempt, then his lips curled into a hideously evil smile as he drew his wounded hand toward his face and slowly drew his forked tongue across the wound, whipping clean the remains of his tainted and evil blood.
"Kagura," Naraku seethed into the dismal darkness, "You will be found, and your actions brought to justice!" The blood from his hand clotted quickly, and the scar disappeared. Naraku smirked and felt empowered by the taste of his own blood.
'Oh yes Kagura, you cannot hide.' Naraku grinned maliciously, 'It is known Sesshoumaru's sword, Tensaiga, posses' healing powers; perhaps he will have some.advice. Yes, advice.'
"Curious, isn't it?" Sesshoumaru idly thought while he ran his hand through his soft, silver hair, "Throughout my life I've expressed nothing but disdain and resentment toward humans. Yet here I am, a mighty and powerful demon, and I would give my life for this little girl who regards me as her only family." He continued on. He gazed kindly at the little girl, Rin, who slept cuddled in his fluffy tail. A tiny smile graced Sesshoumaru's features as Rin cuddled in closer to him, trying to deter the cool night winds. He intern scooted closer towards her and arranged his tail in a makeshift blanket around the girl. His tiny smile broadened some when Rin mumbled in her sleep. The only discernable word was "Sesshoumaru- Sama", which strangely sounded like a content sigh.
"Hmm.why does she mean so much to me? All she is a young girl, who I saved and has not left my side since her resurrection." Sesshoumaru stared at the stars above and thought through why he seemed to care for this girl. The only answer he got was one that he would deny if his thoughts could ever be revealed to those around him. Suddenly a fell wind swooped through the breeze, making the gentle breeze into a horrendous roar. The trees shook and creaked, the grass made queer and eerie music. Sesshoumaru turned his calm, unflinching eyes away from the malevolent wind and sheltered Rin from the malicious wind with his own body. Several minutes later the wind had calmed and Rin still lay fast asleep in Sesshoumaru's lap. He gently set her down and barked, while he kicked the green toad, which was also fast asleep, several times.
" Mommy, why didn't I become a librarian?" He mumbled as he felt sleep evade him, and awoke to Sesshoumaru's unperturbed face.
"Hmm.I clearly heard a fell voice in that wind, this was the direction which it originated from I'm sure. Perhaps it is gone now." Sesshoumaru said to himself as he walked back into the clearing, still listening for the intruder. Again, he heard the same fell voice, but now it's creator was directly in front of him, blocking his way to where Rin and Jaken were located.
"Ahhh, Lord Sesshoumaru, I see you are eager to protect that human girl you seem to love. Tell me Lord Sesshoumaru, what would you do for her safety?"
~~~~end chapter~~~~
Rissi- Sama's chapter comments:
Thank you all for you generous and kind reviews! Phewww! This chapter sure has been difficult! Have you ever tried getting porcupines to mate? The joke goes it is achieved very carefully. **drum roll thing** Fine it wasn't that funny.^_^;; REGARDLESS. keep reviewing, I can't wait to hear your comments! Ciao for now!