I do not own Inuyasha. I wish though
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*** **** Kagome sighed, "This is not our fight, never was." "What did he mean?" Sesshoumaru whispered. "I don't know but what ever it was its bad," Kagome said not knowing if bad was the right word. Sesshoumaru took in the surrounding scents and noticed a similarity between Naraku and Mai's scent. "Naraku's and Shinu's scent, there similar, like there." Sesshoumaru passed in surprised.
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"There related," he said as Kagome kneeled down in the snow. "There related but how, she was born in my time," Kagome asked slamming her fist into the snow. "Kagome," Sesshoumaru whispered as he stood beside her. "Sesshoumaru we need to find her," Kagome said picking her self up, she hands were frozen and the rest of her body was cold. "How does Shinu do it? She's always so warm and she doesn't even get cold," Kagome complained. "Maybe it's the fact that she's from a colder climate," she continued. "Where is she from?" Sesshoumaru asked trying to get her to stop complaining. "A country from Canada that's all I know but I hear there winters are really cold," Kagome said moving closer to Sesshoumaru for warmth.
'Its not that cold out,' Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, wrapping her in his tail. Kagome moved closer and snuggled into Sesshoumaru's tail. "So soft," she whispered and became to run her figures through his fur. 'Her hands feel so good,' Sesshoumaru though as he brought her closer. 'His fur is so soft,' Kagome thought as she continued to pat it. "Sesshoumaru why do you think Shinu is here? She never does anything with out a reason," Kagome said moving closer to Sesshoumaru. "She said something about a promise, that's all I know," Sesshoumaru said wrapping his arms around Kagome. "I guess we both know little about her," Kagome laughed as she rested her head against Sesshoumaru's chest and listened to his heartbeat.
~Else where~
Naraku had carried Mai's sleeping form back to his recent hide out. 'Wow already healing, assassins must be used to it though,' Naraku thought as he tended to Mai's wounds. Mai woke up and then went back to sleep. She really didn't care since she had discovered that Naraku was her bother. 'Awww too bad I don't have a university text book to throw at him,' she sighed having found out that textbooks make excellent weapons. (A/N: its true they do! ^_^)
Naraku sighed he would have hoped she would have woken up. "Looks like you already know were related," he sighed again. "I've known for a long time," she mumbled. Naraku glared at her sleeping form. 'She was not suppose to hear that!' he thought. "Heh ruined your angst, didn't think it was possible," she joked. "Very funny," he smirked. "I thought so," she said sitting up and noticing a block of hard wood near her. She ginned inwardly 'this will be entertaining.' Meanwhile Naraku sat and watched her reactions. "Why me?" he muttered under his breath. "Because you're a baka," Mai said closing her eyes and nodding. "You weren't suppose to answer that either," Naraku growled. "Hey you started it! If you don't want me to answer then don't ask!" she said loudly. Kagura who had been listening was having trouble not laughing, as she had never heard anyone say that to Naraku.
"Kagura if you want to laugh at the baka go a head, he'll take his anger out on me," Mai said and was followed by Kagura's giggles. "I thought you were suppose to be serious the whole time?" Naraku commented on. "Only when working but since I'm injured I'm not working so I'm aloud," she said seriously. "And they say you don't have emotions," Naraku laughed. "I don't," she said standing up and trying to grab her swords. 'Huh?' she thought as she looked down at her side. "Sorry had to take them off, you would have killed me if I didn't," Naraku noted. "Saving your own ass, weakling," she commented, "Give them back, I don't have time for this," she ordered taking a threatening step towards him, she in truth didn't need swords but they were more then just swords to her.
"Why are they so important to you?" he asked delaying her from leaving. "None of your business," she said angry that he was delaying her. "I seem to have found something that gets you angry," Naraku said calmly. "Taking an assassin's weapon is not a wise move," she said as her temper flared to life. "That's what I thought, you were holding back this whole time," Naraku said setting the swords down in front of him with her daggers as well. "Why do you care? Oh that's right you've come to remind me that I'm a freak even by Youkai's standards, Just stay out of my way if you want to live a little longer," she said grabbing her swords and placing them in there proper place by her side and then turning to leave. "Tell me, what do you plan to do after your dead?" Naraku asked surprised to be alive but he hid it well. "I will be dead," she said leaving the room.
Naraku listened to her slow breath she was hiding something. 'Shit! I almost lost control, I need to get away and relax before I do lose control,' Mai thought as she headed into the forest.
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"Sesshoumaru, Shinu's a wake but in pain," Kagome said in fear. Sesshoumaru looked at the women in his arms. "Her wounds heal fast, she'll be fine," he said trying to calm her fears. "No its not that its worse, I felt something, she was angry and now in pain," she said trying to explain what she felt. "She can't show emotions with immense pain, she must know what anger is somehow," Sesshoumaru inquired. "I thought she only got pain when the dragon was growing, wait. How long did she say she have to live?" Kagome said in surprise. "Never gave me a date," he joked. "I think the only one who will understand all this is Tenchi," Kagome said pushing away from Sesshoumaru and running back towards the palace.
Sesshoumaru was disappointed at the loss of contact but followed Kagome quickly. Kagome ran in the snow, which was deep. "Tenchi-kun!" she called out. "Kagome! What's wrong?" Tenchi said as he spotted Kagome running towards him. He had been on his way but decided to pick up Mai's trench coat and her sniper gun that she left behind. "Tell me about the dragon you both have, what does it do to you guys? What's its purpose?" Kagome asked. "Someone must have pissed her off and Kagome which way is she?" he asked avoiding the questions. "By a lake in a tree," Kagome said about to add one more thing but Tenchi had already taken off.
Sesshoumaru had watch Tenchi run by him quickly. "Danm it! He avoided the questions all together, what are they not telling us?" Kagome mumbled under her breath. "I guess there loyalty to each other runs deep," Sesshoumaru commented from behind her. "I guess your right, I just want to know why they don't say anything if there in pain?" she asked to no one. "Then they would be seen as weak and could be killed," he whispered in her ear. "I just don't understand," she said lowering her head. "Neither do I, how there so powerful? Why? What are they hiding?" Sesshoumaru said wrapping his arms around her. "They are just them selves, they fight for there own reasons," Kagome said blinking the tears away. "Don't cry she enjoys it," he whispered in her ear not liking the scent of tears ever, it always bothered him. "I know that's the sad thing, she only knows how to kill," Kagome whispered back. 'When did we become so close?' she asked her self.
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Tenchi followed the Assassins scent it was faint but recognizable to someone trained a similar was as he had. He came upon a big tree; it was a pine so it was warm to sleep in. "So what happened to make you lose your control?" he asked knowing she has noticed him a while ago. "Naraku would not give me my swords. I wanted to kill him but some how he knew about me holding back," she said quietly for only Tenchi to hear. "That was stupid, those swords are important to everyone. They were your leaders, mates were they not?" he asked getting nothing but silence.
"So everyone knows that story now don't they how one child protected an older assassin but was to late to save her," Mai smirked hiding the pain the memory proposed on her. "Yeah but they also say it was the only time the child ever cried and that she had to be put in a dark room for 6 months before she was able to control her self," he added. Mai didn't answer she remembered being locked away because she was out of control it did her good as she learnt how to live with nothing and take nothing. "Don't worry I will not tell anyone, that would mean risking my life too," he said leaning against the tree. "Why were you cursed?" she asked. "I have the power to manipulate anything and turn it in to something different and your self?" he breathed. "I can move, manipulate and control anything I feel like," she replied, she felt calmer after talking a bit. Something about him made her relax more and made everything easier but he also knew what is going on.
"I think you may want these," he said holding out her coat and her sniper. She looked down and sighed as she jumped and landed in front of him. "Domo," she said taking her coat and putting it on with her sniper on her back. "So what's it like knowing you're related to Naraku?" he said wanting to hear what she would say. "He's a coward but he knows things, I'd be careful around him," she answered plainly. "That I needed to hear," he said happily before grabbing Mai's arm out of being cold and just wanting her to be near. She rolled her eyes as she stood there. 'Why does everyone go after my arm?' she asked herself knowing her friends did the same thing. "And to think only my friend out side of work only did that," she sighed. "Yeah don't tell anyone about that and I won't tell them you can make your self look human," he said bringing himself closer.
"Fine," she sighed taking out a smoke and her lighter. "I never knew you smoked," he said questioning what else he didn't know. "Have for a long time, just only when I need to think," she said lighting the smoke. "That's not good for you," he said seriously. "I know but I'm not going to live long anyways so it doesn't matter," she said walking towards the lakes edge. "But you will live longer you changed you fate on this mission," Tenchi said snaking his arms around her chest. "It doesn't matter, I will be dead either way. He will take my life like others," she said knowing what would happen. "Don't say that I will never let anyone kill you," he said pulling her closer to him. He didn't like the idea of her death, not one bit. "It's not your choice you are still to weak to be with me and by the time you are ready I will be gone," she said stepping forward and out of his grip. "No!" he yelled as he jumped forward, knocking her to the ground as a dagger flew by, it was aimed at her side to get her to fight.
"You fool this is not your fight!" she cursed as she stood up. "Show yourself, I know your there. Hangyaku!" she spoke in a demanding voice. "Ah! My little Shinu, My how you've gown," a voice said from the shadows. "Oh shut up! I've come to take revenge for what you've done and end your career," she promised. She walked slowly towards him only a few steps before taking her sniper gun and loading it. She took aim and fired knowing she's hit him in the arm, nothing serious but a hit. "You are even more powerful then before," he said appearing from the shadows. He was tall and had steel colour hair. He was an assassin but was old compared to any others. "He's a Inu Youkai?" Tenchi said. "No he's part Inu and part wolf," she replied no taking her eyes off her opponent.
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"Sesshoumaru we need to hurry, I feel like she's in trouble," Kagome said as Sesshoumaru carried her, they had walked till then and them Kagome became more worried. "I smell blood up a head and Shinu!" he said stopping as he entered the clearing where the fight was taking place.
Mai was down low in her knees and holding both her swords out ready to attack. Her opponent had two guns ready to fire it was a stand off and no one was planning on making the next move. Kagome looked around to see Tenchi standing off to the side worried. "Go a head shot me," she taunted. Hangyaku smirked and fired 4 shots aimed at her arms and legs. Mai wasted no time; she bent down and charged at him full force. He dodged her first attack but was cut deep in the side by her other blade. He quickly spun around and shot her in the arm before landing on the ground as she landed on a branch in a tree.
Mai smirked this was a good fight she didn't want to end it fast. "Your having fun it seems," he commented on. "So are you," she replied turning around and looking down at him. He also turned to face her. Her left eye was blue and her right was yellow as for her hair it was silver with blue streaks. "So you've finally decided to awake, Mai Eikyu," he laughed. 'How did he know?' she asked herself keeping her cool. "What do you want next to a good fight for once?" she ordered. "You, I want to be the only one you look to. I want you as my mate as you're the only one who has ever hit me like this in a long time," he said shifting his eyes slightly over to Tenchi. "Leave the first year out of this, this is our fight," she said knowing Tenchi would die easily if he were to be attacked.
"Very well, you're my target and only you," he said charging at her. She nodded and jumped backwards off the branch, she had her legs bent so she could change directions quickly.
Hangyaku shot at her chest but missed her all together. She had managed to land and move behind him now with her own weapons. Four daggers in her hang, they were wavy blades and had a thin handle. She focused and threw them all into his back before he could react. Hangyaku let out a gasp of pain; no one had ever gotten him with his back turned. She had been holding back all these years. "Surprised? I thought I was just the brat who you wanted to fuck after I sliced the side of your neck," she targeted the past knowing he could not deny it.
"That was in the past but it seems to me you still have yet to be claimed," he said appearing behind her and locking his arms around her body making it difficult for her to move. "You know what happened to the last person who tried this?" she said stepping on his foot and kneeing him between his legs. She jumped to another branch. "Bitch!" he yelled out she was winning with wits and skill. "Yeah I know," she said accepting the fact that she was a female dog.
Tenchi watched the whole thing. Mai was truly amazing and he no longer doubted her words, she was indeed powerful. 'She better finish soon, she does not have the time before her power runs out and she falls due to the amount of blood lost,' he focused knowing her wounds were all bleeding and that a lot of blood was being lost every seconded her wasted.
Kagome Held on to Sesshoumaru arms worried. Sesshoumaru ignored it and watched at the assassins went at it full force, there speed and strength were surpass even him. He was amazed, as they both seem to be holding back. 'Why?' was the only question he could think of about the situation and what was the reason behind it.
Hangyaku attacked again this time with a knife but it was blocked by one of her swords and the other came down above his head. He watched in slow motion as the blade descended down and cut from his shoulder to his chest then as it was trusted into his chest with enough force to cause him to collapse but he didn't surprisingly. His hand had jabbed up with his own sword and pierced though her lower abs. He laughed they were locked. "Very good but I guess we should continue this, another time when were both at full," he said backing up into the shadows and vanishing. He had lost the battle but the war was far from over.
"Shinu!" All three of them called out as Mai landed on the ground and as she reverted back to her normal form. "Man that was great!" she said sitting down against a tree as she removed the bullet from her arm. "Great! You were almost killed!" Kagome yelled. "That's the great thing, I almost killed him. Can't wait to tell the guys back at the base," she said leaning back against the tree her wounds still bleeding. "That was a great fight now you are acting wired because of blood lose tell me how do they put up with you like this?" Tenchi asked as he wrapped Mai's arm. "This is normal no da," she said smirking. "Well I guess this is what your like when your not working, hyper active, happy and full of energy," Tenchi laughed. "Yeah but I'm not all that happy manly hyper and full of energy," she said smiling sweetly.
Sesshoumaru watched in wonder as Kagome and Tenchi dressed her wounds. "Sesshoumaru if you have a question I will answer them if I can, I'm not working so I'm able to speak more freely," Mai said Kagome dripped water over her skin. "Very well," he said kneeling behind her in hopes of keeping her from jumping as the water touched her skin. "What's the meaning of the dragons?" he asked both Mai and Tenchi stopped and looked at each other. "I don't know if you guys really want to know the truth about that or not," Tenchi answered since Mai was at a loss for words. "Is it that bad?" Kagome asked Mai. Mai did not reply she kept staring off into nowhere. "She won't reply, she can't she doesn't know how to explain it," Tenchi said looking at both of them. "I thought she was emotionless," Kagome said. "She is, she learnt by going to school with humans and picking things up, she basically can lie very well about that, her work personality is her true one," he explained as he wrapped Mai's lower ads carefully.
"She truly is amazing," Tenchi whispered. Kagome looked at Tenchi and then to Mai, there was respect between them she would never understand, or was it something called love. She looked at them again then to Sesshoumaru. It was confirmed she didn't have a clue how to interpret any of them. She sighed. "What's bothering you Kagome?" Mai asked glancing through the corner of her eye. "Nothing," she said out of habit. Mai didn't buy it she just looked at Kagome until she noticed. "Fine I was wondering how you guys can tell what each other are thinking with out anything but looking," she sighed she could never lie when Mai did that look. "Easy we read body language and we listen to them talking to people and such," Mai said knowing Sesshoumaru was glaring at her back.
"Do they really call you Ma-chan or Mai-chan when you're off work and at school?" Tenchi asked randomly. Mai fell silent she really did not want to go in the fact her friends had given her many nicknames. Sesshoumaru was shocked he never knew any of this or had an idea. "Yeah those are my usual nicknames I get them every now and then, depends on things," Mai said quietly. Inside she smirked at the normal part of her life well as normal as life is with fan girls from another country. (A/N: yes referring to the group I hang out with. don't kill me kai-chan! lol) "So where have you been in the last 10 years?" Kagome questioned. "Finishing school in Canada, since I'm from there I figured it would be better if I went to a place I could easily fit in and make friends. Also no uniform!" Mai joked hating how in Japan they always had uniforms.
"I figured that was another reason so what are your friends like?" Kagome asked curious. "They all love anime and they tend to be very load but there always there to help, even if you don't tell them," Mai said as she reflected on how her friends always were there to help her out with school, life and everything else. "There's more to assassins then most know," Tenchi said pulling Mai close to his body as he could tell she had lost a lot of blood and struggling to stay awake. "If your tried sleep, I will take your place until your recovered," he whispered. "Thanks, only a friend who really cared would do that. Its good to have someone not family as an assassin," she breathed as she fell a sleep.
Sesshoumaru watched as Mai relaxed a bit and fell a sleep. "Sesshoumaru- sama," Tenchi said getting Sesshoumaru's attention. "Shinu will sleep with me for the time I'm staying, she needs to heal and I'm the only one who can probably get her to stay down until her wounds are healed, if that's alright with you?" he said as more of a fact, he was the only one who knew how assassins think. "Very well," he replied knowing from first hand experience how she was. "This time don't straddle her," Kagome joked as she stood up.
"That I had to do, I fell for her the first time I saw her. She had come on business and she was training with some of the older assassins, she took them all on at once. She beat them all and made sure no blood was spilled," he explained. "She is very good, I remember one time she protected me at school," Kagome said remembering the time.
**** Flash back*****~
It was the end of a school day Kagome was in grade 5. Mai had been at the school helping set up a new computer lab. "Hey, Higurashi!" some girls called out they were in the upper class. "Nice story, did your mommy tell you that assassins were nice?" one of them asked. "No that's not it," Kagome said knowing she could not tell them about Mai. "I here their weak and kill with no reason but pleasure," another girl said.
Mai who was just leaving the school had herd the whole thing and decided to scare them. She slipped on her dark sunglasses and walked over to them. "If you think assassins are weak, then try taking them on in a fight," she said clearly nodding at Kagome. "Who are you?" another said in surprise. "I am the person Kagome learnt the story from," she said as the gasped in horror. Kagome smiled Mai was always there when she was needed.
***** End flash back*****~~
"That's an interesting fact, not surprising as most assassins are very loyal to people they know they can trust fully," Tenchi said. "And what about yourself?" Kagome asked. "I am the same, I will never betray someone until they prove they are untruth worthy," he said carrying Mai in his arms. "Tenchi what's she like out of work? Like what does she do?" Kagome asked wanting to know more about her half sister as they walked through the forest. "I don't know," Tenchi shrugged. Sesshoumaru mental hit his head, he would not admit it but he wanted to know as well.
The group walked back to Sesshoumaru's palace where everyone was waiting. Sango and Miroku were being them selves; Miroku was asking servants to bear his child and Sango beating him up for it. The rest of the Lords were in the study talking about mates and lands. "So are you going to allow Tenchi to mate with that Inukoro assassin?" Kouga asked. "Yes someone like that will produce powerful pups," The lord of the Eastern lands replied. "Females are meant to have pups, stay at home and make sure the beds warm at night," The lord of the Southern land said. "No they are not," Tenchi said standing in the door way with Mai in his arms. "She will have pups when she is ready, I would never make her stop working or make sure she's home at night. That would be worse then death to her, she is free and I will not put her in a prison, I respect her to much to do that," he said walking in and setting Mai softly on the ground behind his seat.
"Who will take care of the pups then?" The lord of the southern lord asked. "They will be with the gang and they will be taken care of by everybody. That is the best way as they will be protected at all times," Mai said weakly. "I was raised like that so they can to," she added before falling back to sleep. "Where did she get those wounds?" Kouga asked. "She was fighting with an older assassin both sustained major wounds," Kagome said taking a seat at the table. The room fell silent as they all turned to look at Mai's sleeping form. "They have a history, one that runs deep and cold as there hearts," Tenchi said quietly.
~~~~~ ~~~~ Holiday special! "Even so I don't think even he could spoil this holiday!" Kagome said happily. "HAI!" Mai said sitting up. Tenchi laughed. "Looking forward to the vacation as well!" "Yep! Its fun, I don't have to worry about anything or do any work," she said. "Yes and most of all we get to hear you sing!" Tenchi said causing "Hai! Its great plus I get to spend time with friends and no school!" "Hai! Minna thanks for reading happy holidays and good luck in 2004!!!" spirit announced
What ever you celebrate this is the time to remember and reflect on the years end and time for new beginnings! GOOD luck!!
*** **** Kagome sighed, "This is not our fight, never was." "What did he mean?" Sesshoumaru whispered. "I don't know but what ever it was its bad," Kagome said not knowing if bad was the right word. Sesshoumaru took in the surrounding scents and noticed a similarity between Naraku and Mai's scent. "Naraku's and Shinu's scent, there similar, like there." Sesshoumaru passed in surprised.
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"There related," he said as Kagome kneeled down in the snow. "There related but how, she was born in my time," Kagome asked slamming her fist into the snow. "Kagome," Sesshoumaru whispered as he stood beside her. "Sesshoumaru we need to find her," Kagome said picking her self up, she hands were frozen and the rest of her body was cold. "How does Shinu do it? She's always so warm and she doesn't even get cold," Kagome complained. "Maybe it's the fact that she's from a colder climate," she continued. "Where is she from?" Sesshoumaru asked trying to get her to stop complaining. "A country from Canada that's all I know but I hear there winters are really cold," Kagome said moving closer to Sesshoumaru for warmth.
'Its not that cold out,' Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, wrapping her in his tail. Kagome moved closer and snuggled into Sesshoumaru's tail. "So soft," she whispered and became to run her figures through his fur. 'Her hands feel so good,' Sesshoumaru though as he brought her closer. 'His fur is so soft,' Kagome thought as she continued to pat it. "Sesshoumaru why do you think Shinu is here? She never does anything with out a reason," Kagome said moving closer to Sesshoumaru. "She said something about a promise, that's all I know," Sesshoumaru said wrapping his arms around Kagome. "I guess we both know little about her," Kagome laughed as she rested her head against Sesshoumaru's chest and listened to his heartbeat.
~Else where~
Naraku had carried Mai's sleeping form back to his recent hide out. 'Wow already healing, assassins must be used to it though,' Naraku thought as he tended to Mai's wounds. Mai woke up and then went back to sleep. She really didn't care since she had discovered that Naraku was her bother. 'Awww too bad I don't have a university text book to throw at him,' she sighed having found out that textbooks make excellent weapons. (A/N: its true they do! ^_^)
Naraku sighed he would have hoped she would have woken up. "Looks like you already know were related," he sighed again. "I've known for a long time," she mumbled. Naraku glared at her sleeping form. 'She was not suppose to hear that!' he thought. "Heh ruined your angst, didn't think it was possible," she joked. "Very funny," he smirked. "I thought so," she said sitting up and noticing a block of hard wood near her. She ginned inwardly 'this will be entertaining.' Meanwhile Naraku sat and watched her reactions. "Why me?" he muttered under his breath. "Because you're a baka," Mai said closing her eyes and nodding. "You weren't suppose to answer that either," Naraku growled. "Hey you started it! If you don't want me to answer then don't ask!" she said loudly. Kagura who had been listening was having trouble not laughing, as she had never heard anyone say that to Naraku.
"Kagura if you want to laugh at the baka go a head, he'll take his anger out on me," Mai said and was followed by Kagura's giggles. "I thought you were suppose to be serious the whole time?" Naraku commented on. "Only when working but since I'm injured I'm not working so I'm aloud," she said seriously. "And they say you don't have emotions," Naraku laughed. "I don't," she said standing up and trying to grab her swords. 'Huh?' she thought as she looked down at her side. "Sorry had to take them off, you would have killed me if I didn't," Naraku noted. "Saving your own ass, weakling," she commented, "Give them back, I don't have time for this," she ordered taking a threatening step towards him, she in truth didn't need swords but they were more then just swords to her.
"Why are they so important to you?" he asked delaying her from leaving. "None of your business," she said angry that he was delaying her. "I seem to have found something that gets you angry," Naraku said calmly. "Taking an assassin's weapon is not a wise move," she said as her temper flared to life. "That's what I thought, you were holding back this whole time," Naraku said setting the swords down in front of him with her daggers as well. "Why do you care? Oh that's right you've come to remind me that I'm a freak even by Youkai's standards, Just stay out of my way if you want to live a little longer," she said grabbing her swords and placing them in there proper place by her side and then turning to leave. "Tell me, what do you plan to do after your dead?" Naraku asked surprised to be alive but he hid it well. "I will be dead," she said leaving the room.
Naraku listened to her slow breath she was hiding something. 'Shit! I almost lost control, I need to get away and relax before I do lose control,' Mai thought as she headed into the forest.
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"Sesshoumaru, Shinu's a wake but in pain," Kagome said in fear. Sesshoumaru looked at the women in his arms. "Her wounds heal fast, she'll be fine," he said trying to calm her fears. "No its not that its worse, I felt something, she was angry and now in pain," she said trying to explain what she felt. "She can't show emotions with immense pain, she must know what anger is somehow," Sesshoumaru inquired. "I thought she only got pain when the dragon was growing, wait. How long did she say she have to live?" Kagome said in surprise. "Never gave me a date," he joked. "I think the only one who will understand all this is Tenchi," Kagome said pushing away from Sesshoumaru and running back towards the palace.
Sesshoumaru was disappointed at the loss of contact but followed Kagome quickly. Kagome ran in the snow, which was deep. "Tenchi-kun!" she called out. "Kagome! What's wrong?" Tenchi said as he spotted Kagome running towards him. He had been on his way but decided to pick up Mai's trench coat and her sniper gun that she left behind. "Tell me about the dragon you both have, what does it do to you guys? What's its purpose?" Kagome asked. "Someone must have pissed her off and Kagome which way is she?" he asked avoiding the questions. "By a lake in a tree," Kagome said about to add one more thing but Tenchi had already taken off.
Sesshoumaru had watch Tenchi run by him quickly. "Danm it! He avoided the questions all together, what are they not telling us?" Kagome mumbled under her breath. "I guess there loyalty to each other runs deep," Sesshoumaru commented from behind her. "I guess your right, I just want to know why they don't say anything if there in pain?" she asked to no one. "Then they would be seen as weak and could be killed," he whispered in her ear. "I just don't understand," she said lowering her head. "Neither do I, how there so powerful? Why? What are they hiding?" Sesshoumaru said wrapping his arms around her. "They are just them selves, they fight for there own reasons," Kagome said blinking the tears away. "Don't cry she enjoys it," he whispered in her ear not liking the scent of tears ever, it always bothered him. "I know that's the sad thing, she only knows how to kill," Kagome whispered back. 'When did we become so close?' she asked her self.
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Tenchi followed the Assassins scent it was faint but recognizable to someone trained a similar was as he had. He came upon a big tree; it was a pine so it was warm to sleep in. "So what happened to make you lose your control?" he asked knowing she has noticed him a while ago. "Naraku would not give me my swords. I wanted to kill him but some how he knew about me holding back," she said quietly for only Tenchi to hear. "That was stupid, those swords are important to everyone. They were your leaders, mates were they not?" he asked getting nothing but silence.
"So everyone knows that story now don't they how one child protected an older assassin but was to late to save her," Mai smirked hiding the pain the memory proposed on her. "Yeah but they also say it was the only time the child ever cried and that she had to be put in a dark room for 6 months before she was able to control her self," he added. Mai didn't answer she remembered being locked away because she was out of control it did her good as she learnt how to live with nothing and take nothing. "Don't worry I will not tell anyone, that would mean risking my life too," he said leaning against the tree. "Why were you cursed?" she asked. "I have the power to manipulate anything and turn it in to something different and your self?" he breathed. "I can move, manipulate and control anything I feel like," she replied, she felt calmer after talking a bit. Something about him made her relax more and made everything easier but he also knew what is going on.
"I think you may want these," he said holding out her coat and her sniper. She looked down and sighed as she jumped and landed in front of him. "Domo," she said taking her coat and putting it on with her sniper on her back. "So what's it like knowing you're related to Naraku?" he said wanting to hear what she would say. "He's a coward but he knows things, I'd be careful around him," she answered plainly. "That I needed to hear," he said happily before grabbing Mai's arm out of being cold and just wanting her to be near. She rolled her eyes as she stood there. 'Why does everyone go after my arm?' she asked herself knowing her friends did the same thing. "And to think only my friend out side of work only did that," she sighed. "Yeah don't tell anyone about that and I won't tell them you can make your self look human," he said bringing himself closer.
"Fine," she sighed taking out a smoke and her lighter. "I never knew you smoked," he said questioning what else he didn't know. "Have for a long time, just only when I need to think," she said lighting the smoke. "That's not good for you," he said seriously. "I know but I'm not going to live long anyways so it doesn't matter," she said walking towards the lakes edge. "But you will live longer you changed you fate on this mission," Tenchi said snaking his arms around her chest. "It doesn't matter, I will be dead either way. He will take my life like others," she said knowing what would happen. "Don't say that I will never let anyone kill you," he said pulling her closer to him. He didn't like the idea of her death, not one bit. "It's not your choice you are still to weak to be with me and by the time you are ready I will be gone," she said stepping forward and out of his grip. "No!" he yelled as he jumped forward, knocking her to the ground as a dagger flew by, it was aimed at her side to get her to fight.
"You fool this is not your fight!" she cursed as she stood up. "Show yourself, I know your there. Hangyaku!" she spoke in a demanding voice. "Ah! My little Shinu, My how you've gown," a voice said from the shadows. "Oh shut up! I've come to take revenge for what you've done and end your career," she promised. She walked slowly towards him only a few steps before taking her sniper gun and loading it. She took aim and fired knowing she's hit him in the arm, nothing serious but a hit. "You are even more powerful then before," he said appearing from the shadows. He was tall and had steel colour hair. He was an assassin but was old compared to any others. "He's a Inu Youkai?" Tenchi said. "No he's part Inu and part wolf," she replied no taking her eyes off her opponent.
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"Sesshoumaru we need to hurry, I feel like she's in trouble," Kagome said as Sesshoumaru carried her, they had walked till then and them Kagome became more worried. "I smell blood up a head and Shinu!" he said stopping as he entered the clearing where the fight was taking place.
Mai was down low in her knees and holding both her swords out ready to attack. Her opponent had two guns ready to fire it was a stand off and no one was planning on making the next move. Kagome looked around to see Tenchi standing off to the side worried. "Go a head shot me," she taunted. Hangyaku smirked and fired 4 shots aimed at her arms and legs. Mai wasted no time; she bent down and charged at him full force. He dodged her first attack but was cut deep in the side by her other blade. He quickly spun around and shot her in the arm before landing on the ground as she landed on a branch in a tree.
Mai smirked this was a good fight she didn't want to end it fast. "Your having fun it seems," he commented on. "So are you," she replied turning around and looking down at him. He also turned to face her. Her left eye was blue and her right was yellow as for her hair it was silver with blue streaks. "So you've finally decided to awake, Mai Eikyu," he laughed. 'How did he know?' she asked herself keeping her cool. "What do you want next to a good fight for once?" she ordered. "You, I want to be the only one you look to. I want you as my mate as you're the only one who has ever hit me like this in a long time," he said shifting his eyes slightly over to Tenchi. "Leave the first year out of this, this is our fight," she said knowing Tenchi would die easily if he were to be attacked.
"Very well, you're my target and only you," he said charging at her. She nodded and jumped backwards off the branch, she had her legs bent so she could change directions quickly.
Hangyaku shot at her chest but missed her all together. She had managed to land and move behind him now with her own weapons. Four daggers in her hang, they were wavy blades and had a thin handle. She focused and threw them all into his back before he could react. Hangyaku let out a gasp of pain; no one had ever gotten him with his back turned. She had been holding back all these years. "Surprised? I thought I was just the brat who you wanted to fuck after I sliced the side of your neck," she targeted the past knowing he could not deny it.
"That was in the past but it seems to me you still have yet to be claimed," he said appearing behind her and locking his arms around her body making it difficult for her to move. "You know what happened to the last person who tried this?" she said stepping on his foot and kneeing him between his legs. She jumped to another branch. "Bitch!" he yelled out she was winning with wits and skill. "Yeah I know," she said accepting the fact that she was a female dog.
Tenchi watched the whole thing. Mai was truly amazing and he no longer doubted her words, she was indeed powerful. 'She better finish soon, she does not have the time before her power runs out and she falls due to the amount of blood lost,' he focused knowing her wounds were all bleeding and that a lot of blood was being lost every seconded her wasted.
Kagome Held on to Sesshoumaru arms worried. Sesshoumaru ignored it and watched at the assassins went at it full force, there speed and strength were surpass even him. He was amazed, as they both seem to be holding back. 'Why?' was the only question he could think of about the situation and what was the reason behind it.
Hangyaku attacked again this time with a knife but it was blocked by one of her swords and the other came down above his head. He watched in slow motion as the blade descended down and cut from his shoulder to his chest then as it was trusted into his chest with enough force to cause him to collapse but he didn't surprisingly. His hand had jabbed up with his own sword and pierced though her lower abs. He laughed they were locked. "Very good but I guess we should continue this, another time when were both at full," he said backing up into the shadows and vanishing. He had lost the battle but the war was far from over.
"Shinu!" All three of them called out as Mai landed on the ground and as she reverted back to her normal form. "Man that was great!" she said sitting down against a tree as she removed the bullet from her arm. "Great! You were almost killed!" Kagome yelled. "That's the great thing, I almost killed him. Can't wait to tell the guys back at the base," she said leaning back against the tree her wounds still bleeding. "That was a great fight now you are acting wired because of blood lose tell me how do they put up with you like this?" Tenchi asked as he wrapped Mai's arm. "This is normal no da," she said smirking. "Well I guess this is what your like when your not working, hyper active, happy and full of energy," Tenchi laughed. "Yeah but I'm not all that happy manly hyper and full of energy," she said smiling sweetly.
Sesshoumaru watched in wonder as Kagome and Tenchi dressed her wounds. "Sesshoumaru if you have a question I will answer them if I can, I'm not working so I'm able to speak more freely," Mai said Kagome dripped water over her skin. "Very well," he said kneeling behind her in hopes of keeping her from jumping as the water touched her skin. "What's the meaning of the dragons?" he asked both Mai and Tenchi stopped and looked at each other. "I don't know if you guys really want to know the truth about that or not," Tenchi answered since Mai was at a loss for words. "Is it that bad?" Kagome asked Mai. Mai did not reply she kept staring off into nowhere. "She won't reply, she can't she doesn't know how to explain it," Tenchi said looking at both of them. "I thought she was emotionless," Kagome said. "She is, she learnt by going to school with humans and picking things up, she basically can lie very well about that, her work personality is her true one," he explained as he wrapped Mai's lower ads carefully.
"She truly is amazing," Tenchi whispered. Kagome looked at Tenchi and then to Mai, there was respect between them she would never understand, or was it something called love. She looked at them again then to Sesshoumaru. It was confirmed she didn't have a clue how to interpret any of them. She sighed. "What's bothering you Kagome?" Mai asked glancing through the corner of her eye. "Nothing," she said out of habit. Mai didn't buy it she just looked at Kagome until she noticed. "Fine I was wondering how you guys can tell what each other are thinking with out anything but looking," she sighed she could never lie when Mai did that look. "Easy we read body language and we listen to them talking to people and such," Mai said knowing Sesshoumaru was glaring at her back.
"Do they really call you Ma-chan or Mai-chan when you're off work and at school?" Tenchi asked randomly. Mai fell silent she really did not want to go in the fact her friends had given her many nicknames. Sesshoumaru was shocked he never knew any of this or had an idea. "Yeah those are my usual nicknames I get them every now and then, depends on things," Mai said quietly. Inside she smirked at the normal part of her life well as normal as life is with fan girls from another country. (A/N: yes referring to the group I hang out with. don't kill me kai-chan! lol) "So where have you been in the last 10 years?" Kagome questioned. "Finishing school in Canada, since I'm from there I figured it would be better if I went to a place I could easily fit in and make friends. Also no uniform!" Mai joked hating how in Japan they always had uniforms.
"I figured that was another reason so what are your friends like?" Kagome asked curious. "They all love anime and they tend to be very load but there always there to help, even if you don't tell them," Mai said as she reflected on how her friends always were there to help her out with school, life and everything else. "There's more to assassins then most know," Tenchi said pulling Mai close to his body as he could tell she had lost a lot of blood and struggling to stay awake. "If your tried sleep, I will take your place until your recovered," he whispered. "Thanks, only a friend who really cared would do that. Its good to have someone not family as an assassin," she breathed as she fell a sleep.
Sesshoumaru watched as Mai relaxed a bit and fell a sleep. "Sesshoumaru- sama," Tenchi said getting Sesshoumaru's attention. "Shinu will sleep with me for the time I'm staying, she needs to heal and I'm the only one who can probably get her to stay down until her wounds are healed, if that's alright with you?" he said as more of a fact, he was the only one who knew how assassins think. "Very well," he replied knowing from first hand experience how she was. "This time don't straddle her," Kagome joked as she stood up.
"That I had to do, I fell for her the first time I saw her. She had come on business and she was training with some of the older assassins, she took them all on at once. She beat them all and made sure no blood was spilled," he explained. "She is very good, I remember one time she protected me at school," Kagome said remembering the time.
**** Flash back*****~
It was the end of a school day Kagome was in grade 5. Mai had been at the school helping set up a new computer lab. "Hey, Higurashi!" some girls called out they were in the upper class. "Nice story, did your mommy tell you that assassins were nice?" one of them asked. "No that's not it," Kagome said knowing she could not tell them about Mai. "I here their weak and kill with no reason but pleasure," another girl said.
Mai who was just leaving the school had herd the whole thing and decided to scare them. She slipped on her dark sunglasses and walked over to them. "If you think assassins are weak, then try taking them on in a fight," she said clearly nodding at Kagome. "Who are you?" another said in surprise. "I am the person Kagome learnt the story from," she said as the gasped in horror. Kagome smiled Mai was always there when she was needed.
***** End flash back*****~~
"That's an interesting fact, not surprising as most assassins are very loyal to people they know they can trust fully," Tenchi said. "And what about yourself?" Kagome asked. "I am the same, I will never betray someone until they prove they are untruth worthy," he said carrying Mai in his arms. "Tenchi what's she like out of work? Like what does she do?" Kagome asked wanting to know more about her half sister as they walked through the forest. "I don't know," Tenchi shrugged. Sesshoumaru mental hit his head, he would not admit it but he wanted to know as well.
The group walked back to Sesshoumaru's palace where everyone was waiting. Sango and Miroku were being them selves; Miroku was asking servants to bear his child and Sango beating him up for it. The rest of the Lords were in the study talking about mates and lands. "So are you going to allow Tenchi to mate with that Inukoro assassin?" Kouga asked. "Yes someone like that will produce powerful pups," The lord of the Eastern lands replied. "Females are meant to have pups, stay at home and make sure the beds warm at night," The lord of the Southern land said. "No they are not," Tenchi said standing in the door way with Mai in his arms. "She will have pups when she is ready, I would never make her stop working or make sure she's home at night. That would be worse then death to her, she is free and I will not put her in a prison, I respect her to much to do that," he said walking in and setting Mai softly on the ground behind his seat.
"Who will take care of the pups then?" The lord of the southern lord asked. "They will be with the gang and they will be taken care of by everybody. That is the best way as they will be protected at all times," Mai said weakly. "I was raised like that so they can to," she added before falling back to sleep. "Where did she get those wounds?" Kouga asked. "She was fighting with an older assassin both sustained major wounds," Kagome said taking a seat at the table. The room fell silent as they all turned to look at Mai's sleeping form. "They have a history, one that runs deep and cold as there hearts," Tenchi said quietly.
~~~~~ ~~~~ Holiday special! "Even so I don't think even he could spoil this holiday!" Kagome said happily. "HAI!" Mai said sitting up. Tenchi laughed. "Looking forward to the vacation as well!" "Yep! Its fun, I don't have to worry about anything or do any work," she said. "Yes and most of all we get to hear you sing!" Tenchi said causing "Hai! Its great plus I get to spend time with friends and no school!" "Hai! Minna thanks for reading happy holidays and good luck in 2004!!!" spirit announced
What ever you celebrate this is the time to remember and reflect on the years end and time for new beginnings! GOOD luck!!