Disclaimer: Nope... no interesting comments today that get across the point that I do not own
InuYasha... Rumiko Takashi takes care of that. However, I did create Seiko and Oki... so they're
my property... kinda sounds like they're a price of land when ya put it that way though...
Notes: I'll, once again, attempt to comment on your reviews...
Kagome-chan - n_n''' heh heh... sorry bout some of those mistakes... I'll try to fix Kirara's name,
but I'm not so sure about fixing the other ones... could you please just bear with me for yokai and
hanyou... I've kinda gotten used to writing it that way...
Heather - Once again you have come through... even got back early... Somehow I highly doubt
my story is quite as good as you make it out to be... but I do try to get the wording right. n_n' I
wonder that if this weren't my first story, if I'd be considered an armature still.. And, what was
that person smoking?...this is FAN FICTION, not translations to what actually happened... u_u'
Oi... that's a shame... how many times had they asked you that?
Kaylana - I still feel really stupid about that whole hacker thing... but from that, I now have
something to look forward to on Saturday. *still feeling dumb* i_i *forced smile, nervous laugh*
And to Kagomechan89 and death-bunny Bishoujo... for when you get here anyway... I'm glad
I've gotten some new readers that were so bold as to review... and I hope you like the way my
story has twisted up to this point... especially to db-Bishoujo, looking at your review from the
point of knowing this far ahead of where you had to stop, I must admit it was sorta amusing... but
I DO hope that you don't hate Seiko as much...
Well, this is getting a little too long. Read on.
~* Over the Edge - Chapter 28: It Takes Two*~
Kagome breathed in the crisp, damp, air of morning, the sound of rain beating down upon the
roof relaxed her as she wiped the sleep from her eyes. She found that Shippou was no longer in
her arms as he had been when she came to rest, but instead she was held deeply in InuYasha's
muscular arms, holding her close in the open room.
She looked up at his peaceful face. His ears were twitching from the anticipation of her waking,
and he unconsciously shifted her to a better position in his arms, bringing his lips to her forehead
in a good morning kiss.
"You're up early." He slowly opened his eyes, looking down upon her... and cocked an eyebrow
at the expression on her face.
"It's hard to tell with the storm and all..." she said with a soft voice, tearing her gaze from his. It
was that distant feeling from the night before that had ruined the moment between them. It was
taunting her through the night, the feeling of being so close to something, yet so far away... she
had never felt this way toward detecting a shikon shard before... but maybe... maybe.. It was
something else that was bothering her...
"What's wrong?" He sat up with her, pulling her into his lap, eyes full of concern. She seemed to
be spacing out, avoiding something, or very concentrated... Kagome leaned into him with a sigh,
resting her head on his shoulder. He cupped her chin in her hand and pulled her gaze to him.
"What's wrong?" This time he was firm, and wouldn't let her avoid it.
Kagome's eyes flashed as she became aware of her surroundings once more. She looked into
InuYasha's eyes, her own intense gaze locked on his. "It's a shard."
***
Sesshomarou woke to the warmth of the furs all around him on his bare flesh. He inhaled the
light scent of jasmine and pine that now lingered on the bedding, but it was now mixed with his
own scent, not as easily detected... His eyes slowly opened, searching the dark loom for his mate.
He ran a clawed hand over the soft mound, searching, but couldn't find her. His eyes shot open,
now looking about the room quickly, searching for any trace of her.
After a few moments of pure panic that he would never speak of, his eye's fell upon her form,
standing just inside from the balcony. Her long, dark, hair fell to her narrow waist, and a sheer
fabric was wrapped around her tan body. She was once again in her human form, and very still as
she stared out into the storm.
Sesshomarou rose from the heap of furs, and began to put his own haori on. Once he had
everything on but his cloak, he came up behind the still girl and wrapped his arms around her
waist, placing a kiss on her bare shoulder, and nipping lightly at her neck as he pulled away, then
rested his chin on top of her head.
"The moon is nearly over..." Seiko hung her head, leaning back into him, speaking softly,
knowing he would hear.
"I know..." He brought his hand to intertwine hers, reassuring in knowing what she felt in going
back to them... they who would never truly understand.
She brought a hand up to the space before her, hovering near where the rain poured down upon
everything else. It was so deceiving to her... calling her, driving out her true power... It was the
source of all but pain, relieving her of anything built up... but it was not bliss, nothing more than
a curse... it would hurt all of those she cared about and many more, and still dare to spare her...
even after what it did to her father...
Her hand dropped to her side, and she turned to face the one she cared most about. Her eyes
searched his deep amber ones, then fell as well and she leaned into his embrace, crying on his
shoulder... "...kirontu bash fer mosh tei..."
'...you'll be the first to go...'
Sesshomarou held her closer, not knowing entirely what she meant, but wanting to comfort her.
"...Hamanti ool mein durontu..."
'...I'm not going anywhere...'
***
InuYasha sped threw the pouring rains with Kagome on his back. It had been a while since they
last had any signs of a shikon shard, and he wasn't about to miss the opportunity. He would have
gone alone, but without knowing what he was dealing with, or where it was exactly, he had to
take Kagome with him, no matter how much he wanted to keep her out of danger...
"We're getting closer InuYasha... I can tell, but for some reason it still feels far away..."
InuYasha skidded to a halt, nearly falling from the thick mud and water at his feet. A large castle
was before them... his brother's to be more precise. '...Why would Seddhomarou have a shikon
shard... he was just at the hut a few days ago and Kagome didn't sense it then...'
Just then an arrow shot past his head, nearly missing Kagome as well. He looked to where it had
come from, and saw a shadowy figure threw the stormy weather... but no matter how difficult it
was to define the figure, he didn't need to, no-one could have shot that arrow but Kikyou...
***
The miko had ventured down to the west side of the mountain. She had braved the storm so far,
driven by the need for revenge, and the desire to put the remains of her soul to rest once and for
all. It had been a long journey, and the last day had seemed like a week, but she hardly even
noticed or cared...
She faintly sensed a shard of the Shikon no Tama, and knew that if it was that close to where he
was, they would surly be going there soon enough... There she would settle destiny once and for
all... ~
It was dark, and she could feel his ora approaching quickly. Her miko senses allowed her to
notice that he had her copy wench as well... '...two birds with one stone...' She let off a smirk and
positioned the arrow on her bow.
He slowed, and she let the enchanted arrow fly, the one that would surely finish him off. But the
hanyou stopped completely, and just missed her arrow. Annoyed, she prepared to fire another,
this time she'd be sure not to miss...
Okay... well, I know it's up late again... it's been kinda hard for me to get back to schedule, but I
will try. I have a four day weekend, so maybe I can get up a few extrees then... *shrugs* Please
R&R... if I get 10 reviews, the next one will be up sooner than usual... yes, sooner... Ja ne.
()()
(n_n) ~Bunny
InuYasha... Rumiko Takashi takes care of that. However, I did create Seiko and Oki... so they're
my property... kinda sounds like they're a price of land when ya put it that way though...
Notes: I'll, once again, attempt to comment on your reviews...
Kagome-chan - n_n''' heh heh... sorry bout some of those mistakes... I'll try to fix Kirara's name,
but I'm not so sure about fixing the other ones... could you please just bear with me for yokai and
hanyou... I've kinda gotten used to writing it that way...
Heather - Once again you have come through... even got back early... Somehow I highly doubt
my story is quite as good as you make it out to be... but I do try to get the wording right. n_n' I
wonder that if this weren't my first story, if I'd be considered an armature still.. And, what was
that person smoking?...this is FAN FICTION, not translations to what actually happened... u_u'
Oi... that's a shame... how many times had they asked you that?
Kaylana - I still feel really stupid about that whole hacker thing... but from that, I now have
something to look forward to on Saturday. *still feeling dumb* i_i *forced smile, nervous laugh*
And to Kagomechan89 and death-bunny Bishoujo... for when you get here anyway... I'm glad
I've gotten some new readers that were so bold as to review... and I hope you like the way my
story has twisted up to this point... especially to db-Bishoujo, looking at your review from the
point of knowing this far ahead of where you had to stop, I must admit it was sorta amusing... but
I DO hope that you don't hate Seiko as much...
Well, this is getting a little too long. Read on.
~* Over the Edge - Chapter 28: It Takes Two*~
Kagome breathed in the crisp, damp, air of morning, the sound of rain beating down upon the
roof relaxed her as she wiped the sleep from her eyes. She found that Shippou was no longer in
her arms as he had been when she came to rest, but instead she was held deeply in InuYasha's
muscular arms, holding her close in the open room.
She looked up at his peaceful face. His ears were twitching from the anticipation of her waking,
and he unconsciously shifted her to a better position in his arms, bringing his lips to her forehead
in a good morning kiss.
"You're up early." He slowly opened his eyes, looking down upon her... and cocked an eyebrow
at the expression on her face.
"It's hard to tell with the storm and all..." she said with a soft voice, tearing her gaze from his. It
was that distant feeling from the night before that had ruined the moment between them. It was
taunting her through the night, the feeling of being so close to something, yet so far away... she
had never felt this way toward detecting a shikon shard before... but maybe... maybe.. It was
something else that was bothering her...
"What's wrong?" He sat up with her, pulling her into his lap, eyes full of concern. She seemed to
be spacing out, avoiding something, or very concentrated... Kagome leaned into him with a sigh,
resting her head on his shoulder. He cupped her chin in her hand and pulled her gaze to him.
"What's wrong?" This time he was firm, and wouldn't let her avoid it.
Kagome's eyes flashed as she became aware of her surroundings once more. She looked into
InuYasha's eyes, her own intense gaze locked on his. "It's a shard."
***
Sesshomarou woke to the warmth of the furs all around him on his bare flesh. He inhaled the
light scent of jasmine and pine that now lingered on the bedding, but it was now mixed with his
own scent, not as easily detected... His eyes slowly opened, searching the dark loom for his mate.
He ran a clawed hand over the soft mound, searching, but couldn't find her. His eyes shot open,
now looking about the room quickly, searching for any trace of her.
After a few moments of pure panic that he would never speak of, his eye's fell upon her form,
standing just inside from the balcony. Her long, dark, hair fell to her narrow waist, and a sheer
fabric was wrapped around her tan body. She was once again in her human form, and very still as
she stared out into the storm.
Sesshomarou rose from the heap of furs, and began to put his own haori on. Once he had
everything on but his cloak, he came up behind the still girl and wrapped his arms around her
waist, placing a kiss on her bare shoulder, and nipping lightly at her neck as he pulled away, then
rested his chin on top of her head.
"The moon is nearly over..." Seiko hung her head, leaning back into him, speaking softly,
knowing he would hear.
"I know..." He brought his hand to intertwine hers, reassuring in knowing what she felt in going
back to them... they who would never truly understand.
She brought a hand up to the space before her, hovering near where the rain poured down upon
everything else. It was so deceiving to her... calling her, driving out her true power... It was the
source of all but pain, relieving her of anything built up... but it was not bliss, nothing more than
a curse... it would hurt all of those she cared about and many more, and still dare to spare her...
even after what it did to her father...
Her hand dropped to her side, and she turned to face the one she cared most about. Her eyes
searched his deep amber ones, then fell as well and she leaned into his embrace, crying on his
shoulder... "...kirontu bash fer mosh tei..."
'...you'll be the first to go...'
Sesshomarou held her closer, not knowing entirely what she meant, but wanting to comfort her.
"...Hamanti ool mein durontu..."
'...I'm not going anywhere...'
***
InuYasha sped threw the pouring rains with Kagome on his back. It had been a while since they
last had any signs of a shikon shard, and he wasn't about to miss the opportunity. He would have
gone alone, but without knowing what he was dealing with, or where it was exactly, he had to
take Kagome with him, no matter how much he wanted to keep her out of danger...
"We're getting closer InuYasha... I can tell, but for some reason it still feels far away..."
InuYasha skidded to a halt, nearly falling from the thick mud and water at his feet. A large castle
was before them... his brother's to be more precise. '...Why would Seddhomarou have a shikon
shard... he was just at the hut a few days ago and Kagome didn't sense it then...'
Just then an arrow shot past his head, nearly missing Kagome as well. He looked to where it had
come from, and saw a shadowy figure threw the stormy weather... but no matter how difficult it
was to define the figure, he didn't need to, no-one could have shot that arrow but Kikyou...
***
The miko had ventured down to the west side of the mountain. She had braved the storm so far,
driven by the need for revenge, and the desire to put the remains of her soul to rest once and for
all. It had been a long journey, and the last day had seemed like a week, but she hardly even
noticed or cared...
She faintly sensed a shard of the Shikon no Tama, and knew that if it was that close to where he
was, they would surly be going there soon enough... There she would settle destiny once and for
all... ~
It was dark, and she could feel his ora approaching quickly. Her miko senses allowed her to
notice that he had her copy wench as well... '...two birds with one stone...' She let off a smirk and
positioned the arrow on her bow.
He slowed, and she let the enchanted arrow fly, the one that would surely finish him off. But the
hanyou stopped completely, and just missed her arrow. Annoyed, she prepared to fire another,
this time she'd be sure not to miss...
Okay... well, I know it's up late again... it's been kinda hard for me to get back to schedule, but I
will try. I have a four day weekend, so maybe I can get up a few extrees then... *shrugs* Please
R&R... if I get 10 reviews, the next one will be up sooner than usual... yes, sooner... Ja ne.
()()
(n_n) ~Bunny