Remembering the Past

Chapter Two

Emotion, they are the things that I so happily rid of long ago. They show you are weak and it shows how you are weak. Grief, another thing I had long forgotten. Pain, something we have all felt as a result of all these emotions. I figured that if I got rid of the emotion I would get rid of the pain. Warmth, something, that is forever missing from my body. Love, something, that is foreign to me. I am in no hurry to encounter these emotions. They are deadly. Look at my brother and at my father. My brother has been reduced to some watchdog and my father brought to his very demise by the woman he loved. Tragic indeed, not only that, but they fell in love with ningens. Humans, such odd creatures. They spend their times on their looks, wealth, and grief. So many of these emotions, it's no wonder why they are so vulnerable.

Then of course there is always and exception to every rule. The exception to this rule was that weird girl who traveled along side my brother. She showed no fear of me. She is one, incredibly brave, or two, too stupid to fear me. I found myself pointed at the end of her arrow one too many times. In the end she never hit me just fended me long enough for my brother to escape. Such an odd creature she is to me. She wears sluttish skimpy clothing yet she is able to slay thousands of demons. She is a mystery to me.

Speaking of mysteries, I look down at the young girl beside me. She eyed me happily and continued to hop through the fields. They both share somewhat the same soul. Both pure, unspoiled, they seemed oblivious to the world. So carefree, being protected and shielded. That was the difference. That miko, she faced so many dangers but still managed to go untainted and remain pure. Once again, I am baffled by these humans. They put themselves into the face of danger to protect and avenge one another. In the end don't we all die? What difference does it make whether they die now or then. Humans, they make everything so mellow dramatic.

I stand and I begin to leave. I immediately hear the squabble of Jaken. I quicken my pace a bit and it, luckily, goes unnoticed by Jaken. As I leave to patrol my lands, I still wonder. Life, why was it that humans try so hard to cling onto it? Everything disappears eventually; even the strongest of demons die out. I was snapped from my thoughts as I came over the scent of blood. Lots of it for that matter, and it was mixed with a strong miasma. I hover above the area. Devastation was labeled everywhere. Trees and other plants are scattered among the massacre. Trees that have survived were trying to bend away from the area, though the miasma has now disappeared. Then something inside of me started to twist around. I do not know what it was. I just suddenly feel my instincts telling me something was definitely wrong.

The area was covered in Naraku's scent. Now that I look closely I can smell the scent of blood everywhere. I sniff closely and I smelt something that made my blood run cold. This scent of blood, it wasn't just anyone's blood, this blood, belonged to my brother. It wasn't only of my brother's; it was among his comrades and Naraku's. I survey the area; I don't see any bodies besides several tentacles. All of the bodies are missing...

I have been searching for quite a while now. Even with my youkai senses I have not been able to actually locate their individual scent, just the blood. It didn't make any sense, how could there be this huge battle right outside his borders, and I had no news about it? Something just wasn't right about this situation and I am going to find out. I may not have been on the friendliest terms with my brother but this isn't about him. This is about me and Naraku. I convince myself that this is my only reason, but something told me deep down that there was something more.

The aura surrounding the area was partly pure evil that you would suffocate on it; another area was annoyingly pure that you think you are dreaming. As I venture further down the trail, the smell of blood became stronger. Soon enough, I was able to find large gashes of blood everywhere. However, there were no bodies. I am sure I thoroughly checked the entire area several times at least. After much annoyance, I believe I have found someone...

I walk up to her. She seems to be kneeling on something; blocking something from my view. The aura surrounding this area was thick with grief. It all seemed to be radiating from her. I frown, something was not rite. Call it premonition? Something about this scenario seems too familiar; something was going to happen, something big...

I watched her turn to me; it seemed to be in slow motion. She struggled to get up and when she turned the wind blew past her revealing what she had been blocking. They were graves. The scent of my brother was strongest here. I stopped dead in my tracks. 'He couldn't have, it couldn't be true.' I, however, kept my calmness. I felt the girl's anger spark then cool down quickly. I slowly walk up to the graves the girl was at. She didn't seem to be scared. As I neared I stared at the graves. As I passed her, she just seemed to look away. The girl finally turns to me and weakly smiles. I feel pity for her she is drenched in her blood. I look at the grave. Is she the only one left? I take another long study of the grave and I turn to leave. Even though I insist that I don't care I do not want to dwell in this place. I am about to leave when I hear a small scream. I turn to find the human suddenly clutching her side. The blood on her skimpy outfit becomes bright red. She makes no motion to try to clean her wounds. I watch her slowly find interest in the floor. Then, I did something that scared me beyond my wits...........................................................................................................................I caught her.

So here I am standing with an unconscious miko in my arm. I hesitate for a moment. I move down to leave her here. Half way down I stopped. The normally cheerful girl I know is not who I have in my arm. I look at her closely. Her cheeks are stained with the scent of salt. She had lost all of her companions. She was all alone now.........She was so loved and protected by everyone else, would she even make it on her own? I don't know why I am thinking about her well being, but I am.

Something compelled me to take her back to the castle, and I did. My instincts never ever failed me before. I do not think that they are tricking me this time. Rin was truly making me soft. I sigh as I walk away.

By the time I got the castle it was mid day. I pushed the doors opened and was immediately greeted by a babbling Jaken. I silenced him and was greeted by a loud hyperactive Rin. The moment she saw the miko she hushed up and put on a worried expression. Immediately she ran from me and headed to one of the rooms I recognized as Makoto's. Several minutes later, three tall looking youkai stepped out of the room looking very worried. The taller one stood around his height, she had ice blue eyes. Her hair was black mixed with silver and blue. She also had a golden flame pointed toward her hairline, signaling she was of royal blood.

The shorter one had long black hair and deep blue eyes. She had a black teardrop on her forehead, symbolizing that she was the younger sibling of the first one. Then there was the last youkai. He was probably one of a kind. He had black hair with gold and silver streaks along with his tail which was only silver and gold. He had a golden lightning bolt on his forehead which also symbolized royalty but of a different bloodline. Unlike the others, he had scares covering his body. Like the others, he had the bluest eyes ever. I, in ways, sort of like to brag about these youkai. They were absolutely the best. These were my friends since I was young. I was rudely snapped out of my thoughts when the girl in my arms was pulled away by Makoto.

"Sesshy!!!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER????"

Anyone else would've been dead right there. Soon giggles could be heard from Sakuya. "OOOOO SESSHY YOU ARE IN TROUBLE!!!!!" She then ran off giggling. Kenta shook his head sadly. I turned to Makoto.

"Yes??"

"In her condition, she should be bedridden for several days."

I nodded. She turned to leave with the girl in her arms. "Sesshomaru, what made you bring this girl here anyways?" I stared at her for a moment. "Honestly Makoto, I don't know." I watched her question me for a moment then she left me to my peace. I follow Kenta into the study. He looked a bit saddened then he usually was. I thought for a moment then I knew why. He thought that I was taking that miko as my mate! I come over and put my hand on his shoulder. This little youkai here was like a little brother to me, no one else would have ever seen me act this way.

"Kenta, she is not my mate..."

He looked at me with hurt eyes. I smiled a little bit. He had once been in love. Just once..............................

"Sesshomaru, are you sure that it would be wise to let her stay at this castle?"

"Yes I do Kenta, do not worry."

However I do not no who was I was trying to convince. He didn't seem to be convinced. That wasn't surprising either. After all he has been through; I don't think he would be so trusting either. After all, to him, this was like remembering the past. "Sesshomaru, just be careful with her, I sense bad things radiating off of that miko..."

I nodded my head. When she awakens, she will have some explaining to do...

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