Disclaimer: Must I keep repeating myself? sigh Fine…Rumiko Takahashi owns all Inuyasha things and I own none but Asaki who I made up myself. sob the truth really hurts!

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Chapter Five: A Long Awaited Reunion

Sesshomaru stood up quickly, almost toppling the prayer table over. His heart was racing and beating at an inhuman speed. It couldn't be possible! Why wasn't his procedure working?

Asaki still lie on the altar in front of him, motionless. For the first time in Sesshomaru's life, he felt tears trying to burst out of him! His hands began to tremble. Sesshomaru's once emotionless face was stricken with astounded fear and sadness. He felt as though he wanted to rip his own heart out for not succeeding to free his beloved sister. He had tried every 20 years for a total of 300 years to try and rescue her, but he did not even get close to freeing her once.

Desperately trying to fight back tears, he staggered towards the still motionless, pale figure. Sesshomaru picked up her death-cold hands in his trembling fingers, and knelt down. Turning his head away from her, not being able to stand seeing her anymore, he whispered over trembling lips, "I-I am sorry Asaki. I've f-failed you."

Sesshomaru couldn't stand it any longer. He couldn't hold back the tears, as they began to swell on the corners of his eyes.

Suddenly, in the quietness of the cave, a hoarse, sharp intake of breath echoed off the rock walls. Sesshomaru's head shot up quickly and searched for the disturber of his peace. It took him a few seconds to realize what he was seeing, but the motionless figure on the altar was now squirming around, struggling to breathe.

Without a second to spare, Sesshomaru stood up and helped the struggling figure sit up so she could breathe easier. Amidst the coughing and gasping for breath, he stared at her in amazement. It really did work! Asaki had been given one more chance at life! Overwhelmed with emotions and thoughts, he couldn't find room to speak. All Sesshomaru could do at the current time was kneel beside his sister and wait for her breathing to become easier and calmed. There were not words to describe the sense of completion he had, knowing that a struggle over 300 years was finally over, and that he had his sister to be by his side once again. Sesshomaru, ever since he was a little boy knew his sister would need someone to protect for from certain demises, and even now he wanted to be the one who would always be there for her; just as she was always there for him.

After a few moments, Asaki's breathing became more evened and less hoarse. Her eyes began to flutter as she pried her eyes open for the first time. Sesshomaru watched her intently. She had the same golden-amber eyes that appeared to glow in the dark, although hers seemed to have more of a deep, mystic atmosphere to hers. How he had missed those sincere eyes. They wandered the ceiling, and around the carved-out temple and eventually landed onto Sesshomaru's very eyes. And for the first time in 300 years, she spoke.

"Is…That you Sesshomaru?" Her soft, soothing voice asked to the man holding her. Sesshomaru still couldn't find it in himself to speak. All he managed was a curt nod. There was silence in the cave once more. Although he could sometimes hear her in his mind when she talked to him in his dreams, he missed the words that came directly from her mouth.

Asaki smiled and looked around the room once more. She sat up completely, leaving the safety of her brother's arms. She watched his face with fascination. "You have grown up so much Sesshomaru," She told him in amazement, "You really have grown into a great demon lord!" Sesshomaru saw her eyeing his demon markings. He smiled vaguely. He knew she had always wanted to bear the markings of a great demon, yet never did.

"I apologize for not rescuing you for so long. I have attempted and fail until now," Sesshomaru was finally able to say. Asaki smiled.

"It was not your fault Sesshomaru, even though you think it might be. You should not be sorry." Asaki thought for a moment. "So… is it true that father is really dead?" Sesshomaru nodded. Asaki bowed her head for a brief moment in reflection. She had heard in the dream world he had passed, but she didn't want to believe it.

After a moment, she spoke again, "Where might the littlest brother be?" Instantly, a feeling of anger temporarily subdued Sesshomaru's thoughts. He had almost forgotten about Inuyasha. Despite the fact that Inuyasha helped with Asaki's revival, Sesshomaru still despised his brother.

"He did not come because I did not ask him to come," Sesshomaru stated behind gritted teeth, "He is of little importance right now." Sesshomaru didn't bother to think until now how Asaki might react to his obvious disliking to their brother.

Asaki frowned slightly. She saw the hate in Sesshomaru's eyes when she spoke of Inuyasha. Did he truly hate Inuyasha that much? Asaki knew when to intervene, and the next time Inuyasha and Sesshomaru would meet, she would.

Sesshomaru was hasty to let his sister out of the cave. He wanted to take her away from the wretched cave and never return, and Asaki agreed. "Who knows how dreadful it must be to be trapped for 300 years except Asaki." He thought.

"I wish to leave this cave. Too long have I been here," Asaki told him in an exhausted voice, "Will you come with me?" Sesshomaru nodded fervently. Asaki jumped off the altar, and stood up for the first time in three centuries. She went to take a step, but her legs were still weak from being motionless for so long and tripped into Sesshomaru's arm. He pulled her up, and helped her to walk out of the cave.

Now about to leave the cave, Sesshomaru sustained his usual emotionless face, as he aided Asaki little by little to regain her strength to walk. A question suddenly dawned on Sesshomaru's mind. "Asaki," he asked, "Why did you not let me in the cave before?"

Asaki sighed quietly, "Like you said, I am stubborn. I didn't want to be helped on something that was my fault to be there in the first place." Sesshomaru didn't question her about that, although that question also burned in his mind. Perhaps later, when the time was right he would ask her.

Sesshomaru smirked slightly. "I never realized before you had the power of creating barriers," he told her. "What other powers do you possess that I do not know of?"

Asaki laughed, "Probably many. You have only heard of my barriers and being able to hear people think. The rest I have is nothing of importance," Her eyes suddenly became sullen; "I can't protect or fight with mine."

Finally, the two reached the end of the cave, and Asaki stepped outside into the fresh air for the first time in three centuries. She stood momentarily in the night air, and smelled the trees and felt the light wind for the first time from that eternal sleep. It was bliss to be awake and feel the things she had taken much for granted before. She sniffed the air sharply for a moment, and frowned at the scent she smelled.

"The air has changed greatly," She sighed, "It is filled with the scent of slaughter and corpses."

"This day and age there are many battles and wars being held. There is no limit to the number of bodies to be found, or the amount of innocent blood to be spilt." Sesshomaru remembered the time he had saved Rin, an innocent little girl whose life was taken by a pack of flesh-eating wolves. He had pitied the poor girl, being so little, and he spared her life with Tenseiga.

Sesshomaru found Jaken and Rin, and introduced them to his sister. Asaki was so pleased to see that Sesshomaru was taking care of a human child.

"It is a noble thing you are doing," she told him, after being introduced to Rin. Sesshomaru gave a small smile. Sesshomaru was already getting sick of her telling him compliments. She had done it when he was little, but now he knew she was trying to bribe him into something.

"If you are going to ask me something, you might as well ask me now," he told her somewhat amused.

"You see right through me Sesshomaru," Asaki resigned herself and looked him in the eye, "You don't know how grateful I am for you to have freed me, and I want to be with you. It's just; I want to also meet our younger brother. Would you take me to him?"

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the words 'younger brother'. He crossed his arms and turned took his eyes off hers. "Inuyasha is a disgrace to our family, being a hanyou. Father was wrong to go with that human woman."

"Sesshomaru, you know that is not true. It is not Inuyasha's fault he is a hanyou, nor is it father's fault for being with the human woman. Just because he is not pure bred, does not mean he isn't worthy." Sesshomaru saw her stubbornness coming through once more. It would be futile to argue with Asaki. She wanted to go see Inuyasha, and see Inuyasha she would; no matter what it might take to get there.

Sesshomaru never wanted to leave her side again, he was too afraid something might happen to her like before. But if she was going to meet Inuyasha, Sesshomaru would not follow her. "If you want to meet him," he said curtly, "You will meet him alone and go alone. I shall not follow. I'm sure you can pick up the scent of him by yourself."

There was no changing Sesshomaru's mind, and Asaki knew that well out of experience long ago. "Fine Sesshomaru, I shall go alone then. I will return to you by tomorrow night then." Asaki gave a short bow to Sesshomaru and another to Rin and Jaken before departing in the other direction of her brother.

"Asaki," Sesshomaru said to her as she left. Asaki stopped and turned her head to listen what her brother was about to say. "What ever you do Asaki, stay away from a demon named Naraku, and his off springs Kagura and Kanna." Asaki nodded and walked out of sight in the blackness of the night.


"Interesting… So Sesshomaru and Inuyasha really do have an older sister," a cold voice echoed through the darkness of a hidden castle. "Well Kanna, do you think we can use this Asaki to our advantage?" A little girl all in white sitting opposite to him nodded, as she portrayed an image of Sesshomaru and Asaki in a mirror she held.

"But Naraku how is she of importance to you if she hasn't even met Inuyasha yet, sir?" Kanna asked him.

Naraku grinned malevolently. "You will see Kanna, you will see."

So… who's disappointed there's no biggie cliff- hanger? Ha-ha,


I didn't think so! Sorry this took so long to write, but I had a bit of writer's block. But, a large cup of hot chocolate mixed with instant French vanilla coffee, whipped cream and LOTS of sugar broke my writer's block (I highly recommend it to all of you sugar freaks like myself!) Well, it took less than two days to write this, and that's the longest I've taken so far! I rush through everything! I hope it doesn't look too rushed. Thanks for all your nice reviews and please keep sending more! Questions, flames and any kind of review are warmly welcomed! Here are some things to expect for the next chapter which I will update in a couple of days:

-Inuyasha's reaction to his sister

-Find out why she was sealed by her own father

-Find out why and how Naraku plans to use Asaki

-Find out the rest of Asaki's powers and weaknesses

-The rest… you'll have to find out for yourself!

Okay then, keep reviewing and 'till next time!

-Emily (Mylastfarewell)