Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. I think she
keeps him locked in her basement.
********************************************************************** "Bring him back."
She spoke the words calmly, no emotion showing in her voice. She was kneeling on the ground, legs tucked under her, head bowed, not even looking at him.
"Bring him back."
Beside her lay Inu-Yasha. His dead eyes stared blankly up at them and his head was tilted to the side. His mouth was slightly open, as if he had been trying to get one last breath out before he died.
Sesshoumaru observed them with mild interest. They made quite a tragic picture really. The girl, her clothes torn, face dirtied, kneeling over his half-brother who even in death had a poignant look on his face.
He hadn't really thought that he was going kill Inu-Yasha that night. It was almost an accident really. They had come across each other in the forest and started fighting as usual. The girl had watched from the sidelines as she always did.
During the course of the battle though, a lesser demon had come upon them and, attracted by the shards the girl held, attacked her. She screamed, distracting Inu-Yasha for just a split second. As he turned to check on her, Sesshoumaru's sword had come down, slicing across his neck. Inu- Yasha's eyes had gone wide with shock at the cut and he quickly fell to the ground, grasping his throat. The lesser demon, observing the immense power of Sesshoumaru, decided that the shards were not worth his life and vanished into the forest.
The girl had rushed over to the hanyou as soon as the lesser demon released her. She collapsed on the ground beside him, tears running down her checks. She grabbed his hand and whispered words of encouragement to him. He had looked up at her, smiled and then his eyes went blank, as if he were seeing past her. She watched his face as the life slipped out of his body.
She had stayed like that for a moment. Crying and holding his hand. Gradually though, her tears subsided and her breathing steadied. It was then that she made her demand.
"Bring him back."
She looked up at him this time when she said it, her eyes hard and intense.
Sesshoumaru looked back at her, his cold golden eyes unreadable.
Who did she think she was really, ordering him around like that? He hadn't planned on killing Inu-Yasha tonight but he had planned on it eventually and now that the little annoyance was gone, he had other things to tend to.
"I know you can bring him back. You've done it before, with that girl. I know you can."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at her and then abruptly turned and began to walk away. He heard her stand up as he did.
"Don't you dare walk away! Don't you dare! He's your brother, dammit! Doesn't that mean anything to you?"
He stopped. Not because of her words, but because of a change in her aura.
"You're pathetic! He's your own brother and you're going to let him die!"
It was getting stronger. Slowly, cautiously, Sesshoumaru turned and his eyes widened at the sight before him.
She was glowing. A soft pink haze surrounded her, growing more vivid by the second. He could feel her anger increase as he stared at her. Her eyes began to water and her fists clenched. The wind blew her hair wildly and the look in her eyes was so intense that Sesshoumaru almost took a step back.
"BRING HIM BACK!"
She screamed it at him and as she did, the aura around her increased. It was wild now, out of control and very nearly unrestrained. Sesshoumaru licked his lips. She could kill him. She wouldn't even have to touch him. Her anger was such that it could lash out at him any moment.
Slowly, he drew his sword and made his way over to his slain half brother. Raising his sword high, he sliced it over Inu-Yasha's body. He then turned his attention back to the girl. She was watching Inu-Yasha intently, no longer aware of his presence.
Suddenly, Inu-Yasha's body began to convulse and he coughed, gasping for air. The girl dropped to the ground by his side and grasped his hand. Sesshoumaru watched as her aura subsided and slowly shrank away to nothing. Convinced that there was no further danger, he turned and walked off into the forest.
Sesshoumaru considered what he had just seen as he walked. The girl was powerful. He could tell that she had no idea how powerful she really was. It was obvious by the way her aura thrashed that she had no control over it yet, that she still hadn't tapped into it. He doubted that his fool brother realized how powerful she was either. He probably thought she was just an average miko.
Sesshoumaru chuckled. Stupid hanyou, he had no idea what he had with that girl. No idea what laid within her. No idea at all.
********************************************************************** "Bring him back."
She spoke the words calmly, no emotion showing in her voice. She was kneeling on the ground, legs tucked under her, head bowed, not even looking at him.
"Bring him back."
Beside her lay Inu-Yasha. His dead eyes stared blankly up at them and his head was tilted to the side. His mouth was slightly open, as if he had been trying to get one last breath out before he died.
Sesshoumaru observed them with mild interest. They made quite a tragic picture really. The girl, her clothes torn, face dirtied, kneeling over his half-brother who even in death had a poignant look on his face.
He hadn't really thought that he was going kill Inu-Yasha that night. It was almost an accident really. They had come across each other in the forest and started fighting as usual. The girl had watched from the sidelines as she always did.
During the course of the battle though, a lesser demon had come upon them and, attracted by the shards the girl held, attacked her. She screamed, distracting Inu-Yasha for just a split second. As he turned to check on her, Sesshoumaru's sword had come down, slicing across his neck. Inu- Yasha's eyes had gone wide with shock at the cut and he quickly fell to the ground, grasping his throat. The lesser demon, observing the immense power of Sesshoumaru, decided that the shards were not worth his life and vanished into the forest.
The girl had rushed over to the hanyou as soon as the lesser demon released her. She collapsed on the ground beside him, tears running down her checks. She grabbed his hand and whispered words of encouragement to him. He had looked up at her, smiled and then his eyes went blank, as if he were seeing past her. She watched his face as the life slipped out of his body.
She had stayed like that for a moment. Crying and holding his hand. Gradually though, her tears subsided and her breathing steadied. It was then that she made her demand.
"Bring him back."
She looked up at him this time when she said it, her eyes hard and intense.
Sesshoumaru looked back at her, his cold golden eyes unreadable.
Who did she think she was really, ordering him around like that? He hadn't planned on killing Inu-Yasha tonight but he had planned on it eventually and now that the little annoyance was gone, he had other things to tend to.
"I know you can bring him back. You've done it before, with that girl. I know you can."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at her and then abruptly turned and began to walk away. He heard her stand up as he did.
"Don't you dare walk away! Don't you dare! He's your brother, dammit! Doesn't that mean anything to you?"
He stopped. Not because of her words, but because of a change in her aura.
"You're pathetic! He's your own brother and you're going to let him die!"
It was getting stronger. Slowly, cautiously, Sesshoumaru turned and his eyes widened at the sight before him.
She was glowing. A soft pink haze surrounded her, growing more vivid by the second. He could feel her anger increase as he stared at her. Her eyes began to water and her fists clenched. The wind blew her hair wildly and the look in her eyes was so intense that Sesshoumaru almost took a step back.
"BRING HIM BACK!"
She screamed it at him and as she did, the aura around her increased. It was wild now, out of control and very nearly unrestrained. Sesshoumaru licked his lips. She could kill him. She wouldn't even have to touch him. Her anger was such that it could lash out at him any moment.
Slowly, he drew his sword and made his way over to his slain half brother. Raising his sword high, he sliced it over Inu-Yasha's body. He then turned his attention back to the girl. She was watching Inu-Yasha intently, no longer aware of his presence.
Suddenly, Inu-Yasha's body began to convulse and he coughed, gasping for air. The girl dropped to the ground by his side and grasped his hand. Sesshoumaru watched as her aura subsided and slowly shrank away to nothing. Convinced that there was no further danger, he turned and walked off into the forest.
Sesshoumaru considered what he had just seen as he walked. The girl was powerful. He could tell that she had no idea how powerful she really was. It was obvious by the way her aura thrashed that she had no control over it yet, that she still hadn't tapped into it. He doubted that his fool brother realized how powerful she was either. He probably thought she was just an average miko.
Sesshoumaru chuckled. Stupid hanyou, he had no idea what he had with that girl. No idea what laid within her. No idea at all.