Kijustsu no Senyo
Author's Note- I forgot to update my author's note for the last chapter... Sorry everyone! I'm stupid.
Sesshoumaru began to pace. He had been ready to go hours ago and now he could sense that Rin and Lausanne were getting closer. They'd be here in a few minutes.
The taiyoukai was right. In exactly five minutes, the two girls walked into the camp. Rin ran over to Sesshoumaru and hugged him. "Lausanne-san got Rin cloth so that she could have a new kimono!" the girl said excitedly.
"That's nice." Sesshoumaru replied, not paying complete attention to what she said. His thoughts were caught up in making sure that Lausanne was alright. He had decided that letting her spend a day away from him hadn't been the best idea. But she did look alright...
Sesshoumaru drew in a breath quickly and swallowed his last thought as his gaze fell on her shoulder. There was a large thin cut on it. Although it didn't look like it was bleeding now, it was obvious that it had bled freely for a while.
"You are hurt." Sesshoumaru commented.
Lausanne looked at him in surprise and then to where he was looking. She sighed. "I did not even notice that." she admitted. Pulling Tachi off her back she placed him and her bag on the ground. With nothing on her shoulder, she gently pulled away the ripped fabric of her dress from her wound and touched it softly. As if watching hours as milliseconds, the wound healed up and disappeared, leaving clean, uncut skin. "Can you wait just a few moments more so that I can change out of this dress and into one that isn't ripped?" Lausanne asked.
Sesshoumaru eyed the tear in the elf's dress. "Yes." he finally answered, "But do not take too long."
Nodding, Lausanne pulled a new dress out of her bag, scooped up Tachi, and hurried behind a tree to change.
Only three hours into the group's travels, it was pitch dark outside. Rin was snoozing on Ah-Un while Lausanne clutched Tachi in her sleep on Mooneclipse. Although the night was calm, Lausanne wasn't. She frowned and moved a bit in her sleep as a memory replayed itself.
A young Lausanne raised her hands, putting all her concentration into making the leaf in front of her float. "That's very good." a pretty woman, standing next to herpraised. She looked a lot like Lausanne, only older and with bright red hair.
"Thank you mama!" Lausanne replied, letting the leaf drop, "But why do I have to learn all this?"
Her mother smiled. "So that you can take care of yourselffor ever and ever."
"But you and papa will be around to take care of me!" Lausanne pointed out.
"But someday you'll have to fend for yourself." the woman replied patiently, "And besides, one day you'll want to start a family of your own. Who'll teach your children magic if you don't know it?"
"You mama!"
She laughed.
A cold wind blew, catching theleaf Lausanne had been practicing with and blowing itaway. Her mother frowned. "Get in the house Lausanne." she said quietly.
"Why mama?" the child asked.
"Just do it!" Lausanne's mother's tone was much harsher that time, demanding no question. Lausanne nodded and ran into the little house in thetree where she had always lived, running into herfather.
Her father picked herup and hurriedly placed her on her bed. "Do not come out of the houseuntil we give you permission to do so." he said, "Something is coming. That something is dangerous. Do you understand?"
Lausanne nodded, causing her father to smile gently. "Good bye Lausanne."
"Where are you going papa?" Lausanne asked, but her father was already out of the door.
Jumping off the bed, the young elf jumped up and down to see out the window. She was too short. Frowning, she pulled one of the kitchen chairs over. Climbing onto it, she watched her parents link hands through the window. The wind was blowing harder now.
A large cloud of demons appeared in the clearing around the house. Lausanne's parents held their hands tighter and started glowing with a green light.
The next scene happened almost too fast for Lausanne. All the demons attacked at once, knocking her parents over in one easy hit. Lausanne gasped as they were attacked over and over again. Getting slashed, kicked, bitten, and pounded all at once.
The attack didn't last long. Soon the demons were gone. Lausanne was terrified. She ran to the door. Faultering as her hand touched the nob she remembered her father's warning. 'Do not come out of the house until we give you permission to do so.'. She swallowed and ran back over to the chair, peaking out the window. Her parents were lying on the ground, unmoving. A single tear ran down her cheek.
Lausanne jumped off the chair, her mind made up. She pushed open the door and ran to her parents. "MAMA!" she shrieked, kneeling down by them, "PAPA!"
Her mother opened her eyes weakly. "Your father's gone." she said softly, her voice labored, "And I don't have much more time on this Earth."
"No!" Lausanne insisted, "You will use your magic! You will heal yourself and papa and we will keep on living together! You will teach me more magic so that I can live on my own when I get older because you said I would want to! Please mama!"
The woman smiled gently. "You know enough magic to get by." she told her daughter, "You can play the song to collect energy and read. If you go up the ladder into your father's and my workroom you'll find books to teach yourself more magic."
Lausanne let out a sob.
Her mother smiled. "Don't cry Lausanne." she prompted, "Be strong. Okay? For me and your father. And no matter what, you must protect this." With shaking hands, she pulled a chain holding half a greenjewel on it from her neck and placed it in Lausanne's outstretched palm. "Take care of it..."
"Mama?"Lausanne asked. There was no repsonse."Mama?... MAMA!"
The night was calm and peaceful. Jaken had gone up ahead to be a look out and hadn't been seen for over an hour, but his master knew he was in no danger. Overall, Sesshoumaru was enjoying himself. Looking back at the elf he had taken in, he frowned. Tears were rolling down her cheeks and she looked like she was suffering. From what he did not know. The taiyoukai stopped, causing Mooneclipse and Ah-Un to stop too. He walked over to Lausanne, watching her. His face softened as she gave a little moan in her sleep. It occured toSesshoumaru that she was having a nightmare.
Sighing, he looked around where they were. It was as good a place to stop as any. He hoped that stopping and putting Lausanne on the ground to sleepwould help her with her nightmare. It just felt wrong to Sesshoumaru to do nothing while watching her cry. He had an urge to stop her tears.
Reaching slowly, the taiyoukai attempted to pull Tachi away from Lausanne. The elf tightened her grip on the pup and pulled him closer. Frowning, Sesshoumaru noted that he would not get the child away from his adoptive mother. Lausanne mightbe an elf, but her protective insticts were ones ofa demon mother.He wondered if deep down in her pure elf blood there was a demon or two.
Sesshoumaru glanced over at Rin. He might as well start with her. She was easier. Walking over to the human girl, he pulled her off of the dragon and placed her on a piece of ground covered in soft, squishy moss. Now came the hard part. The taiyoukai now had to get Lausanne. He wouldn't try to move Tachi. He would just have to bring both of them at the same time.
Picking Lausanne and Tachi up together was easier than Sesshoumaru would have thought. Looking down at the elf he carried bridal style, he mumbled, "You've got to eat more." Lausanne moved a little bit closer to him in reply. After an inital shock, Sesshoumaru smiled. He placed Lausanne and Tachi down next to Rin on the moss.
Now for a blanket. His glance first went to Lausanne's bag. He knew there was a blanket in there. But going through her stuff without permission felt just as wrong as he knew it was wrong. There was only one other alternative. Walking over to Ah-Un's saddle bag, Sesshoumaru pulled out a faded yellow wool blanket. Rin used it sometimes when it rained or got cold. Placing it over the three sleeping forms, Sesshoumaru found a nearby tree and sat down against it, ready to keep watch for the rest of the night.
Kagome: How cute!
Clear Waters: Zzzzzz
Sango: I think she fell asleep.
Kagome: Well then Read and Review everyone!
