Sesshomaru looked up as Inuyasha leapt into the tree and promptly fell into
a deep sleep. Sesshomaru approached the caravan and knelt down outside the
maiden's tent and waited for her to speak.
"Why trouble to bring yourself here Sesshomaru? She is dead and you can not bring her back."
"I can and I will but I must revisit the ritual so that I know how I am to revive her and bring her back to myself."
"And what of Rin?"
"Rin is a child and she is as my own. I feel nothing for her other then a fatherly care for her."
"You lie. The girl is all you care about. She is all you think about."
"I have never had a woman smile at me like that since Mikio. Rin could have been our child."
"I see. So be it go to sleep and you will return to the ritual."
Sesshomaru stood and left leaving the maiden to her thoughts. She stood and walked to the very back of her tent. There she picked up a sai and fingered it lovingly. A slight smile played on her lips before she sat it back down. She left her hand resting on it.
"Mikio you will never come back."
The world was spinning and there was nothing Sesshomaru could do about it. He became dizzy but soon stopped quite suddenly. He was in a clearing and saw the setting sun cast an orange hue across the clearing and saw the small stone temple erected for Inuyasha's mother. Sesshomaru glanced about and saw six people standing about. First he saw himself with his father and the small Inuyasha then he looked to the temple and saw Mikio kneeling before the door. He looked across the way and saw Inuyasha and Kagome. With a calm determination he walked through the clearing and approached them both. Inuyasha shoved Kagome behind him.
"Stop little brother. I do not wish to fight only to see my beloved again."
"Don't you ever try to hurt Kagome. You've done enough to harm my family."
"Careful little brother. If it were not for me you would have died just as your mother had."
"Inuyasha he's telling the truth. He fled with you he took you to your father."
"Only our father fought with his arch nemesis at that time trying to keep him from going after your mother. Look you can see how hurt he is."
Inuyasha and Kagome turned their attention to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father. He leaned heavily on Sesshomaru and his breathing was irregular. Just then Mikio stood and turned. She walked to Sesshomaru and his father. She bowed before them and looked into their eyes.
"I will follow her my lord and I shall protect her from your enemies."
"Mikio no please don't. Father can have someone else do it."
"I made a promise. It is only until your father releases me from my sentence. This is my fault and I will take it upon my shoulders."
"Thank you Mikio. I thank you for caring for both my wife and Inuyasha."
"Yes my lord."
Mikio turned to Sesshomaru then and came within inches of his face. She looked up into his eyes and gasped. Sesshomaru looked down at her with tears stinging his eyes. He vowed to then and there to never love another. Sesshomaru bent his head down to hers and kissed her sweetly on the lips. When he pulled away she feel into his embrace. Sesshomaru bent his head to her ear and looked to be pleading with her to not do it.
Mikio shoved him away and walked backwards and brought out her sai's. She did several graceful swings and rotations in front of her then knelt facing the temple. She bowed her head and raised her sai high into the air and chanted low. Kagome could not make out what she was saying but by the looks on Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's faces they knew exactly what she was doing.
The Sesshomaru from the past stepped forward ever as their father tried to grab him back. Sesshomaru's steps became faster and he drew his sword. He screamed and Mikio brought up her other sai just in time to deflect Sesshomaru's sword. She swept out her foot that was faster than lightning and caught Sesshomaru off guard he fell and Mikio made to kill herself and he lunged from where he landed and struggled with Mikio on the ground and pinned her. He simply held her there and she cried out for him to let her up. Kagome looked at the Sesshomaru she knew and saw the pain in his eyes. She saw the hatred raise and fall with each breath he took.
When Kagome looked back Mikio kicked Sesshomaru off and they began to fight again. As Sesshomaru fought her but never trying to kill her she fought to get away so that she may kill herself. Inuyasha's ear pricked up as he heard the chanting again and realized that Mikio began to chant the ritual again and noticed that Sesshomaru flew at her with a new determination. With one last kick Sesshomaru flew back and Mikio snatched the sai up and thrust it into her stomach. Kagome gasped and Inuyasha flinched and then Sesshomaru the past and the present stepped forward and fell to their knees one on each side of Mikio. The past picked her up and cradled her in his arms while Sesshomaru of the present turned and glared at the temple.
The world spun again around all three of them and then one by one they awoke.
Sesshomaru rose from the branch on the same tree that Inuyasha was on. He was much higher and he floated away.
Kagome came out of her tent and looked to the moon as Sesshomaru floated away on his cloud. She could only be sad and feel pity for Sesshomaru, he had lost his love. She knew she would feel the same way if something had happened to Inuyasha. She walked over to Inuyasha's tree and sat underneath it waiting for him to wake.
Inuyasha awoke and could barely see Sesshomaru disappearing into the distance. He looked down to she Kagome sitting below him waiting for him. He looked over to where Sango, Miroko, and Shippo all slept near the fire. Inuyasha knew he would try to stop any one of them from taking their own lives. He had stopped both Miroko and Sango before, but what about Kagome and Shippo what if they tried to kill themselves and he could not stop them. Would he act like Sesshomaru does now? So cold and hard? He knew the answer was yes.
"Kagome?"
"Yes Inuyasha?"
"I want to go to the temple and thank Mikio."
"I do too Inuyasha."
"Good wake everyone it's time we left anyways. I am going to talk to the maid who made us dream."
"Ok."
Kagome began to wake everyone and Inuyasha made for the small caravan. He went straight for the tent and went inside without even being allowed. He looked around the small tent and saw the maiden asleep herself. He looked at the other things in the tent and saw a small table in the back corner, and on it was a sai. He moved quietly to the stand and picked up the sai and saw the engraving of the star he used to pray to and then saw the writing on it. It said only two words. Guardian Mikio.
Inuyasha gasped and pocketed the sai. He looked back to the maiden and let out a growl then quit the tent. When he got back they set off right away. Kagome thought it strange because he did not even want his usual ramen.
When they got a good distance away they all heard a blood-piercing scream that carried for miles.
Sorry it took so long but I was unsure how to continue. Now I know I said this was only a dream thing but this makes it much more interesting I think. Who is the Maiden with Mikio's Sai? What is Sesshomaru going to do now that he knows what was said in the ritual? What will Inuyasha do with the sai? Will Kagome or Shippo die to save one of the others? Reviews please I am dieing to know what is going on in your guy's minds! Thanks- Iiya-yasha.
"Why trouble to bring yourself here Sesshomaru? She is dead and you can not bring her back."
"I can and I will but I must revisit the ritual so that I know how I am to revive her and bring her back to myself."
"And what of Rin?"
"Rin is a child and she is as my own. I feel nothing for her other then a fatherly care for her."
"You lie. The girl is all you care about. She is all you think about."
"I have never had a woman smile at me like that since Mikio. Rin could have been our child."
"I see. So be it go to sleep and you will return to the ritual."
Sesshomaru stood and left leaving the maiden to her thoughts. She stood and walked to the very back of her tent. There she picked up a sai and fingered it lovingly. A slight smile played on her lips before she sat it back down. She left her hand resting on it.
"Mikio you will never come back."
The world was spinning and there was nothing Sesshomaru could do about it. He became dizzy but soon stopped quite suddenly. He was in a clearing and saw the setting sun cast an orange hue across the clearing and saw the small stone temple erected for Inuyasha's mother. Sesshomaru glanced about and saw six people standing about. First he saw himself with his father and the small Inuyasha then he looked to the temple and saw Mikio kneeling before the door. He looked across the way and saw Inuyasha and Kagome. With a calm determination he walked through the clearing and approached them both. Inuyasha shoved Kagome behind him.
"Stop little brother. I do not wish to fight only to see my beloved again."
"Don't you ever try to hurt Kagome. You've done enough to harm my family."
"Careful little brother. If it were not for me you would have died just as your mother had."
"Inuyasha he's telling the truth. He fled with you he took you to your father."
"Only our father fought with his arch nemesis at that time trying to keep him from going after your mother. Look you can see how hurt he is."
Inuyasha and Kagome turned their attention to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father. He leaned heavily on Sesshomaru and his breathing was irregular. Just then Mikio stood and turned. She walked to Sesshomaru and his father. She bowed before them and looked into their eyes.
"I will follow her my lord and I shall protect her from your enemies."
"Mikio no please don't. Father can have someone else do it."
"I made a promise. It is only until your father releases me from my sentence. This is my fault and I will take it upon my shoulders."
"Thank you Mikio. I thank you for caring for both my wife and Inuyasha."
"Yes my lord."
Mikio turned to Sesshomaru then and came within inches of his face. She looked up into his eyes and gasped. Sesshomaru looked down at her with tears stinging his eyes. He vowed to then and there to never love another. Sesshomaru bent his head down to hers and kissed her sweetly on the lips. When he pulled away she feel into his embrace. Sesshomaru bent his head to her ear and looked to be pleading with her to not do it.
Mikio shoved him away and walked backwards and brought out her sai's. She did several graceful swings and rotations in front of her then knelt facing the temple. She bowed her head and raised her sai high into the air and chanted low. Kagome could not make out what she was saying but by the looks on Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's faces they knew exactly what she was doing.
The Sesshomaru from the past stepped forward ever as their father tried to grab him back. Sesshomaru's steps became faster and he drew his sword. He screamed and Mikio brought up her other sai just in time to deflect Sesshomaru's sword. She swept out her foot that was faster than lightning and caught Sesshomaru off guard he fell and Mikio made to kill herself and he lunged from where he landed and struggled with Mikio on the ground and pinned her. He simply held her there and she cried out for him to let her up. Kagome looked at the Sesshomaru she knew and saw the pain in his eyes. She saw the hatred raise and fall with each breath he took.
When Kagome looked back Mikio kicked Sesshomaru off and they began to fight again. As Sesshomaru fought her but never trying to kill her she fought to get away so that she may kill herself. Inuyasha's ear pricked up as he heard the chanting again and realized that Mikio began to chant the ritual again and noticed that Sesshomaru flew at her with a new determination. With one last kick Sesshomaru flew back and Mikio snatched the sai up and thrust it into her stomach. Kagome gasped and Inuyasha flinched and then Sesshomaru the past and the present stepped forward and fell to their knees one on each side of Mikio. The past picked her up and cradled her in his arms while Sesshomaru of the present turned and glared at the temple.
The world spun again around all three of them and then one by one they awoke.
Sesshomaru rose from the branch on the same tree that Inuyasha was on. He was much higher and he floated away.
Kagome came out of her tent and looked to the moon as Sesshomaru floated away on his cloud. She could only be sad and feel pity for Sesshomaru, he had lost his love. She knew she would feel the same way if something had happened to Inuyasha. She walked over to Inuyasha's tree and sat underneath it waiting for him to wake.
Inuyasha awoke and could barely see Sesshomaru disappearing into the distance. He looked down to she Kagome sitting below him waiting for him. He looked over to where Sango, Miroko, and Shippo all slept near the fire. Inuyasha knew he would try to stop any one of them from taking their own lives. He had stopped both Miroko and Sango before, but what about Kagome and Shippo what if they tried to kill themselves and he could not stop them. Would he act like Sesshomaru does now? So cold and hard? He knew the answer was yes.
"Kagome?"
"Yes Inuyasha?"
"I want to go to the temple and thank Mikio."
"I do too Inuyasha."
"Good wake everyone it's time we left anyways. I am going to talk to the maid who made us dream."
"Ok."
Kagome began to wake everyone and Inuyasha made for the small caravan. He went straight for the tent and went inside without even being allowed. He looked around the small tent and saw the maiden asleep herself. He looked at the other things in the tent and saw a small table in the back corner, and on it was a sai. He moved quietly to the stand and picked up the sai and saw the engraving of the star he used to pray to and then saw the writing on it. It said only two words. Guardian Mikio.
Inuyasha gasped and pocketed the sai. He looked back to the maiden and let out a growl then quit the tent. When he got back they set off right away. Kagome thought it strange because he did not even want his usual ramen.
When they got a good distance away they all heard a blood-piercing scream that carried for miles.
Sorry it took so long but I was unsure how to continue. Now I know I said this was only a dream thing but this makes it much more interesting I think. Who is the Maiden with Mikio's Sai? What is Sesshomaru going to do now that he knows what was said in the ritual? What will Inuyasha do with the sai? Will Kagome or Shippo die to save one of the others? Reviews please I am dieing to know what is going on in your guy's minds! Thanks- Iiya-yasha.