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Mari and Maru
Chapter 6
Promised Kisses
Sesshomaru sat by his sisters' body quietly. No one could come near them two twins. Kagome only was brave enough to push the yokai lord out of the way and clean Mari's lips of blood, and her put a cool cloth on her forehead, then moved away.
Inuyasha and Miroku sat worriedly watching the two, while Kagome and Sango slept peacefully nearby. Miroku yawned as his hands found their way into the fold of his robes.
"Inuyasha…do you think Mari will be alright?" Miroku asked
"No clue Miroku…I have never seen Sesshomaru so worried. Do you think she is dying?" Inuyasha asked
"Most likely, from inside out. I don't think her yokai body could take the strain of having the jewel shard embedded there in her neck." Miroku stated
"We have seen plenty of demons and half-demons with the jewel in side them since the day Kagome broke it. I don't think they had the same problems." Inuyasha said narrowing his eyes.
"Mari was a puppet though…not just using the jewel for her purposes. Remember this neko witch, Furi has been after you and Sesshomaru." Miroku glanced at Inuyasha from the corner of his eye with a sigh.
"Inuyasha…tell your brother t rest, Mari will be fine, and if she dies he will just use Tenseiga to revive her."
Inuyasha thought of this. He could…then why is it that Sesshomaru is so worried. Could it be that he would not want to revive even his own sister? Inuyasha shook the thought away.
Leaning back he looked through the trees. Miroku disappeared sleeping with the others. Inuyasha's ears twitched as Sesshomaru lay next to his half-brother.
"How is she?" Inuyasha asked
"Not to well…her fever is down, but her blood keeps falling from her mouth. The only thing keeping her alive would be the jewel shard…." Sesshomaru whispered
A star shot across the sky. Sesshomaru saw the star then closed his eyes a memory washing over his mind.
"Look Maru! Look at the moon, it's so pretty!" a young Mari told her brother.
"Just like you Mari!" Sesshomaru said hugging his sister
Mari giggled. Her golden eyes glowed as she looked up at the stars. They winked at her and brother. Mari lay down next to her brother as a shooting star rushed across the midnight blackness.
"A SHOOTING STAR! MAKE A WISH MARU! IF YOU DO IT MIGHT COME TRUE!" Mari
exclaimed
"That's for humans Mari." Sesshomaru looked at his sister but she hand her hands clapped together and her face creased in concentration.
What is she wishing for? Sesshomaru thought
"Done!" Mari said with a smiling opening her eyes
"What did you wish for?"
"I can't tell! It won't come true then!" Mari said
"Fine…"
"SESSHOMARI! SESSHOMARU! COME INSIDE!" a voice boomed
"There is dad…c'mon; I bet I can beat you!" Mari shouted and jumped up running towards their father Sesshomaru following.
Sesshomaru opened his eyes and whispered so low that even Inuyasha could not hear, "I wish for Mari to live….and for to have her own wish come true."
Inuyasha looked at his brother and smirked. Sesshomaru looked at his brother, eyes twitching some.
"Yes?"
"Nuthin…"
"Yoaki's have wishes as well…." Sesshomaru said
"And what did you wish for?" Inuyasha asked
"I wished….", Sesshomaru stopped and heard Mari's words echoing in his head. Don't tell or your wish won't come true!," I am not telling you little brother?"
"Eh?"
"Besides I don't know what I wished for…."
"What was the point?"
"For Mari…"
"For…Mari?" Inuyasha inquired
"Yes…she wished something years ago and never told me…I wished that her wish would come true..." Sesshomaru said looking at the shuddering figure of Mari.
"I bet she would like that…" Inuyasha said closing his eyes.
Sesshomaru looked at his brother and smiled a genuine smile at his half breed brother, before falling asleep. Another shooting star flew over head.
Mari opened her eyes and looked at her brother weakly. Wincing in pain she turned over and took a deep breath.
"Goo…good bye…Maru….." she breathed her body giving a spasm of shudders before closing her eyes, her skin growing colder with every creeping minute. Mari was dead.
Sesshomaru opened his eyes and looked at the form next to him. Inuyasha was sleeping soundly with his ears twitching in his sleep. Her sat up with a yawn and looked towards Mari.
Blood no longer dripped down her chin but her skin looked pale. Her eyes closed and she no longer shuddered. Sesshomaru eyes widened as his fists clenched.
"DAMN IT! MARI IS DEAD!" Sesshomaru howled.
The camp burst awake at Sesshomaru's howling. Inuyasha jerked away hand on Testsuaiga mumbling sleepily.
"Naraku? Where?"
"NOT NARAKU YOU POMPUS IDIOT! OUR SISTER IS DEAD!"
"MARI IS WHAT?"
"Inuyasha….SIT BOY!"
Inuyasha was slammed into the ground as Kagome stepped over him. She looked Mari's lifeless body, her eyes clouded with sadness. Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru.
"She needed to…her body could take the sickness what ever it was. Her body was being eaten from inside out…starting at.", Kagome paused and turned over the female yokai. "Her neck…where-"
"The Shikon Jewel is…" the last of Taisho siblings said simultaneously
"Exactly...Furi corrupted the jewel with her aura. I guess that dog and cats don't mix in either world…" Kagome muttered
Sesshomaru stepped behind Kagome. Kagome moved out of his way expecting him to draw Tenseiga, but instead he leaned down to his sisters' face and kissed her cold cheek.
"You're not going to revive her?" Inuyasha asked wild-eyed
"No…" Sesshomaru said softly.
"Why would you not Sesshomaru?" Miroku inquired
"Because…I made her promise…200 years ago…" Sesshomaru started
"Maru...are you awake?" A teenage Mari asked her brother
"Yes Mari, why?" Sesshomaru asked
"I
can't sleep."
"You never sleep."
"Can you wait till our brother is born?" Mari asked excitedly
"I can hardly contain my excitement…" Sesshomaru said sarcastically
"You don't want to be an older brother?" Mari asked sitting up in her bed
"Nope."
"I wonder what will happen to all the swords…" Mari said staring out the bedroom window.
Sesshomaru huffed and Mari looked at him out of the corner of her calm golden eyes. Sesshomaru looked at her.
"What?"
"You want them for yourself right? All of them." Mari asked
"You are a mind reader."
"You told me yesterday!" Mari exclaimed
"If father is to give out the swords I believe I would either Tentsuiaga or Souunga!" Sesshomaru declared
"What about our brother?"
"Feh…"
"I think I would get Tenseiga. Father said he has healed 1000 humans with one swing!"
"Humans…they are worthless."
"HEY! Our brother or sister is going to be half human! If mother heard you talking like that-"
"SHE IS NOT OUR MOTHER!"Sesshomaru shouted
Mari looked down at the floor and sighed. Sesshomaru looked at her and crept out of his bed and towards her.
"Whats wrong?"
"You know...You think dad forgot about mom, but he did not. Also I think you should get Tenseiga! I know inside your really a caring person Maru!"
"How could I protect myself with an edgeless blade?"
"I have faith that you will take care of yourself blade or no blade! But you have to promise me one thing if you do get Tenseiga."
"What?"
"You won't ever revive me! I will revive you because I want you to live…but I want to become an angel someday! Promise?" Mari asked
"Wh- Wait…" Sesshomaru looked at his sister crazily
"PROMISE!" Mari asked seriously.
"Fine…I promise."
Mari smiled and kisses her brother cheek and hugged him as he snuck towards his bed then the two went to sleep.
Sesshomaru was in tears as he finished explaining. Inuyasha stared at his brother strangely Sango and Miroku were still grasping what he had said. Kagome swallowed and looked at her knees.
"She made me promise….if I broke that she would never forgive me…" Sesshomaru sniffed
"We should bury her..." Sango said
"Eh?" Inuyasha and Sesshomaru looked up at the exterminator
"She will not get her dream if she does not get buried." Sango stated
"She is right..." Miroku sat putting a hand on Sango's shoulder.
"Fine..." Sesshomaru said as he turned around.
Motioning for Inuyasha to follow him, he walked away into the forest, a confused hanyou brother following. Kagome sat next to Mari and looked closely at her pale lips. They were formed into a smile.
"Here." Inuyasha said standing under a shady tree.
"Mari would like that, she loved shady corner where she could always think by herself." Sesshomaru commented
"Heh...I wish I could have known her better." Inuyasha said sitting down
"Hmmmm...that's what she said before she left."
"She left?"
"Yeah...on the day you were born, she had to leave. She said, 'I wish I could meet our brother...then I could have gotten to know him better, he could even be a better playmate then you! Take care of him for me.'" Sesshomaru said
"You never did."
"I know...I'm sorry."
"I guess we should get her body then?"
"Yes...she can finally get her true wish."
Thunder rumbled ominously. Rain drizzled on the group, as they stood over Mari's grave. Miroku had etched blessings into the soil where she lay. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru stared sadly at their sisters' grave. Kagome leaned on Sango's shoulder tears running down her cheeks.
"Furi will die for this...this I promise to you Mari...my angel." Sesshomaru had written below the blessings.
"I wish I knew you better...my sister...I love you, hope you make it heaven." Inuyasha and written below his brothers promise.
The list went on till even Kirara and set her paws in the soft dirt. The group then turned away from her grave, with heavy hearts, as the memories of the girl sat fresh in their minds.
"There is her castle." Sesshomaru said
"That's the castle! IT'S BIGGER THEN NARAKU'S!" Inuyasha exclaimed
"What's inside?" Kagome asked
"Demons...lots of them. Neko's I presume?" Miroku asked
"Yes, and she will have lots of them. Furi will be expecting us, I presume." Sesshomaru said shifting himself
"How can you be sure?"
"Trust me...you will know soon enough."
Kagome raised an eyebrow and looked at Sesshomaru. Inuyasha whispered something in his brother's ear that gave him a slap on the head. Kagome looked over Miroku's shoulder and caught Sango's eye. She shrugged.
"This wont work...we need Shu's help." Sesshomaru grumbled
"Shu? Who is that?"
"Furi's younger sister and Mari's childhood friend." Sesshomaru told her
"Shu can help us then? How?"
"She is an assassin, and she hates her sister as much as Mari did. Yet she does whatever her elder sister wants."
"Where can we find her?" Inuyasha asked
"Don't worry she will find us." Sesshomaru said.
"What do we do till Shu finds us?" Miroku asked
"We sit and wait?"
"Sit and wait? That's all?" Kagome asked making Inuyasha get a face full of dirt.
Inuyasha grumbled as the ground sat down overlooking the castle.
I'm sorry, I'm sorta having trouble writing...with no music for me to listen to. Don't worry Shu will come in next time, and you will find out about Sesshy and Furi soon enough. I hope you enjoyed this!