Rin: Oooh.. Sakura-sama!
She says excitedly and rushes up to her and holds up the flowers in her hnd.
Sakura: OoooO.. are these flowers for meee..? Rin-chan?
She says giggling as Rin nods.
Sakura: Thank you..
She says taking them and hugging Rin and then she stands.. pausing and sighing as she looks around.
Rin: What is wrong.. Sakura-sama?
Sakura: It isn't fair that Sesshoumaru just dumps us off like this and disappears for so long all the time.
Rin: Oh...but it is what Sessohumaru-sama has always done.
Sakura: That doesn't make it right.. making us . .just sit here .. waiting for him to return. I mean he could atleast give us some sort of clue.. or estimation of when he'd be returning.. it's boring remaining in one spot like this.. wondering if he'll come back today .. or tomorrow or the next.
Rin: Mmm..
She says and frowns a little.
Rin: You are ..unhappy..? Sakura-sama?
Sakura looks at her and frowns.
Sakura: I um.. I don't think I can stay with you .. anymore.. Rin-chan. I"m really sorry.
She says as she tears up a little.
Sakura: Sesshoumaru .. he ...
She says and shakes her head slowly.
Sakura: Sesshoumaru does't care about me.. I can't even say that he cares about you.. all we are .. are burdens that follow him around.. trash that's tossed aside when they're in the way so he can fulfill his revenge .. .. Where do I belong .. in Sesshoumaru's world..?
She says and pauses as she looks down.. shaking her head again.
Sakura: I don't have a place in it at all.. and neither do you Rin-chan.. when the future comes ...
She says as she holds out her hand and the Nekura hops into her arms.
Sakura: As a human.. you'll be but a memory of him... a nuissance that once existed.. you'd be dead.
Rin's eye's widen and she gasps.
Sakura: Neither of us.. have a place in Sesshoumaru's empire.. we're just burdens right now.. as he goes along.
She says and smiles weakly.
Sakura; So that is why.. Rin-chan. I just cannot remain with you.. I know .. me leaving.. will sadden you.. but it is for the best.
She says and leans down and hugs her.
Sakura; Good bye.
She says and turns and begins to walk away towards a nearby patch of woods.. Jaken who was walking up with Aaun looks at her curiously and then comes up to Rin.
Jaken: Um.. Rin-chan, where is that dumb cat running off to?
He asks curiously as he reaches her.. his eye's widening as she drops into the grass and begins crying.
Moments later.. Jaken glances back noticing as Sesshoumaru arrives he pauses and looks at them silently as jaken had been trying to silence the crying Rin.
Jaken: Oh .. My Lord you have returned!
He says rushing up to him.
Jaken: Um.. Rin-chan is very upset.. I do not know why .. and Sakura, that worthless cat.. she has gone off somewhere.
Sesshoumaru: Hm.
He says his eye's narrowing slightly as he looks around slowly, unable to sense her.
Rin: Sakura-sama is gone...
She says in her crying tone as she sniffles and looks at them with her tear sparkling eye's. Jaken's eye's widen.
Jaken: Wh..whaattt..!
Rin nods.
Rin: Sakura-sama said .. that .. that we didn't havve a place in Sesshoumaru-sama's coming empire.. that we were just burdens ... that she was just going to leave now .. so she wouldn't be in the way.
She says pausing as she sniffles and wipes her eye's.
Jaken: What..? But that is nonsense... yeah she's a cat.. and she's dumb . .and worthless and so pathetic but but...
Sesshoumaru: Jaken.
He says in his "that's enough tone..." as he scans the area closing his eye's sllightly as he focuses more with his nose for her scent... he continues for a moment and then slowly as he turns his eye's open and he looks in the direction she had gon ein and begins to walk.
Jaken: Oh.. are we leaving my Lord..?
Sesshoumaru: No
He says in his firm tone.
Sesshoumaru: Wait here.
Jaken: Uhh... yes my lord...
He says and looks at Rin-chan concernedly who was still somewhat crying.
The scene changes to nearby as Sakura wanders through the forest.. she pauses as she comes to a small clearing her eye's widening as she see's a waterfall infront of her pounding into a small pond... she sniffles alittle.. tears silently falling down her face as she walks slowly up to the edge of the pond and stares down at it.
Sakura: What is wrong with me anyway...?
She asks herself outloud as hse stares at her waving reflection in the pond.
Sakura: Could it be ...
She asks .. pausing as she sighs and reaches out running her finger in the water, making her reflection ripple out more.
Sakura: That I ... I am ... in love with Sesshoumaru..?
She asks herself pausing on each word as she stands slowly.
Sakura: But he would never return my feelings.. he just .. isn't capable of that... I suppose.
She says frowning sadly.
Sakura: Jaken is right .. I really am .. nothing but a worthless.. dumb cat.
She says sniffling again as she looks at Nekura who is staring at her silently from her shoulder.
Sakura: Nekura-chan...
She says as she begins to walk slowly alongside the pond towards the other part of the path.
Sakura: Maybe you should just return me.. I mean . .my existance slows you down .. right? It weakens you to have me in thi form .. and you could move so much faster with your small and agile body... but instead you must rely on travelling with me... I am a burden to you .. and a nuissance .. just like I am to Sesshoumaru.
She says tearing up a little again... and then her eye's widening as she sense's some one nearby.. she pauses and looks over towards the clearing she had come from .. her eye's widening in disbelief as she see's Sesshoumaru standing there silently staring at her... his eye's almost soft as the gaze at her in that way that he does.
Sakura: Sesshoumaru...
She says staring at him with wide eye's as she whispers his name... and then quickly she turns away looking down sadly at the ground.. her eye's widening a little again as she feels him appear behind her with a whoosh.
Sakura: Please.. just leave me alone.
She says and begins to walk away .. her eye's widening as he reaches out and grabs her by her arm pulling her slightly so she stps and turns around.. he leans down towards her and stares silently in her eye's making her freeze completely as she stares up at him. .. they remain like that for a long moment and then slowly Sakura begins to shake her head as she shuts her eye's and begins to cry and tries ot pull away and run but his firm grip holds onto her tight.
Sakura: let go of me
She says trying to jerk her arm away again.
Sakura: I don't want to be something you just toss aside periodically and return to when you feel like it.
She says as she finally pulls her arm away and glares at him... though he says nothing as he stares at her silently and leans back standing up straight again.
Sakura: Stop staring at me like that!
She yells angrily and begins to turn again.. gasping as he grabs her again and jerks her to a stop and forces her back around.
Sesshoumaru; Sakura.
He says .. making her eye's widen again as she hear's her name spoken by his voice.
Sakura: Just . leave me alone Sesshoumaru. . I'm tired of being a burden to you!
She says as she begins to cry again.
Sakura: You just leave us around all the time, coming back when you feel like it and expect us to just stand there and stay where we are and wait until you decide to return. You don't even consider our feelings and how worried we are as we wait for you to come back.. yeah you might be powerful but who's to say something might happen to you when your away .. how would any of us know! Bu tthen again .. we're just weak burdens anyway so why would it matter that we're worried anyway.. since "emotions" are for the weak and expressing them is too! Well you know what! I don't mind expressing emotions Sesshoumaru and right now I'm angry!.. so get off me.. stay away from me.. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!
She screams pulling herself away from him again, pulling so hard that she stumbles back.
Sakura: I am a nekura.. I am one of the most sought out demons of power .. I'm not some worthless burden you can just toss aside when you feel like it!
She screams angrily.
Sakura: I'm too good for you! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DOESN'T DESERVE ME!
She says yelling again .. her eye's widening as she looks over to see Jaken and Rin arrive with Aaun. Sesshoumaru glances over as they arrive.
Sesshoumaru: I told you to stay where you were.
He says sounding slightly annoyed.
Jaken: Uhm.. yes.. you did my lord but uhm.. Rin-chan here.. she uh.. .
he says babbling uneasily as he step sforward.. looking hesitantly at the ground as he moves his foot back and forth and hesitates on each word.
Rin: It's my fault.. my Lord.. not Jaken's.. he um.. I thoguht you had gone after Sakura-sama.. and I wanted to come too.
She says tearing up again.
Rin: I know.. youd on't want her to go.. and I don't want her to leave either! So I had to come! I'm sorry for disobeying your comman.. Sesshoumaru-sama.. but I ..
She says looking at him and trailing off as she begins crying a little harder again .. Sakura looks over to her sadly.. her head lowering down as her eye's tear up a little again .. her wanting to cry seeing Rin crying like that.
Sakura: I'm sorry Rin-chan ..
She says in a breaking voice.
Sakura: But I'm not going to be any one's burden anymore ... I don't have a place in his empire.. and I don't have a place in his life right now either.. I'm just something that.. tags along. .. and I don't want to be that anymore.. so this really is .. good bye.
She says and turns and begins to walk away slowly her head and shoulders slumped down as she walks away she gasps her eye's widening as Sesshoumaru all of a sudden appears infront of her his sword already drawn and pointed out to her.
Sakura: What.. ? What are you doign?
Sesshoumaru: Rin. Jaken.. stand back.
He says as he jumps back and begins ot float through the air as he slashes his sword through the air and sends a blast of light straight for Sesshoumaru.. Sakura's eye's widen in disbelief as she leaps up floating out of the way just as the energy slams against hte ground tearing it apart she looks down in horror at the light and to him as he appears infront of her and grabs her by the throat.
Sakura; Sesshou..maru...
She says in a breathless voice in her mind as she stares up at him in disbelief as her body dangles from his strong grip. .. she begins to struggle slightly .. her body desperately needing air .. her eye's begin to glow red as a dark energy begins to emit from around her the energy pulses out nkocking Sesshoumaru back as hse straightens herselfout and raises her hand.
Sakura: Foolish demon you will die by her hand.
Her voice says . .sounding slightly posessed as her eye's glow red. .. an energy pulses tu around him grabbing him as it paralyzes him completely.
Sakura: The Keiei is foolish ..
Her voice says as she floats towards him slowly.
Sakura: She is in love.. but you do not validate that .. you show her only coldness.. You will die now .. for hurting her heart..
Sesshoumaru's eye's widen slightly as a strange pain begins to pound through his body .. he groans a little.. his body dangling in mid air unable to move as the pains of blades ripping through hi sbody surges through.
Sakura: This Keiei .. has a kind soul. ..
Her posessed voice speaks. .. pausing as Rin walks out from the tree's and yells up at her.
Rin: Sakura-sama! Please do not hurt Lord Sesshoumaru!
She cals out.. Sakura turns looking down at her silently.
Sakura: This girl...
Her posessed voice says.
Sakura: A demon like you .. holding onto a weak .. defenseless human girl. .. why.
She asks looking back to Sesshoumaru as the pain exploding through him cease yet he continues to float there unable to move.
Sakura: Why do you drag this .. human girl along? Why do you allow her to remain?
She says her glowing red eye's narrow as Sesshoumaru just looks at her and doesn't say a word.
Rin: Sakura-sama... please come down .. and release Lord Sesshoumaru from your hold. ... You're wrong.
She says pleadingly.. as she stares up at them.
Rin: Sakura-sama..you do belong in Lord Sesshoumaru's empire... Sesshoumaru-sama leaves us behind because he DOES care about us.. he might not show it .. but I know that he does it for our protection .. because sometimes its just too dangerous where he goes.
Sakura: The Keiei can protect itself. It does not need his power for defense.
Rin's eye's widen a little as she hear's her speak.
Rin: Nekura-sama...?
She asks hesitantly.
Sakura: Yes.
She says channelling herself fully through Sakura as she speaks.
Sakura: This demon has harmed the keiei's heart enough.. it will not happen again.
Rin: But I don't think Sesshoumaru-sama meant for this to happen.. Nekura-sama!
She says gathering the courage to speak again.
Rin: I think that Sesshoumaru-sama does care for Sakura-sama.. that is why he came here.. to ask her not to go.
Sakura: Hm.. he sure has an interesting way of showing it.
She says referring to when he attacked.
Rin: Yes but ... don't you remember .. when Sesshoumaru-sama.. and Sakura-sama.. conflict.. they fight .. and then afterwards.. everything is alright ..maybe Sesshoumaru-sama just thought .. that if he attacked... that she would realize somewhere inside.. that he does love her.. and she does have a place in his empire.. when the time comes. ...
She says .. speaking in a strong tone.. Sesshoumaru's eye's widen slightly and he'd look down at her if he could move.
Rin: Sakura-sama belongs with Sesshoumaru-sama .. that is why he keeps her by his side...and that is why he leaves her.. and us ... to keeps us safe.. Sesshoumaru-sama cares for us .. and he loves Sakura-sama... he just .. Sesshoumaru-sama does not express his emotions as openly.. as we do. .. he doesn't allow it to leave his inside.. but if you look close enough .. you can see .. that his his actions, they show it .. how much he really cares...
She says and pauses looking at Sakura with hopefully eye's.
Rin: Sesshoumaru-sama came after her.. didn't he! When he found out.. that she had left.. the first thing he did .. was come for her.. Sesshoumaru-sama didn't want her to leave! With him.. is where she really belongs!
She says in a pleading tone.. as she lays it all on the line.. speaking on his behalf because deep down she knows her words are right. Sakura's eye's widen slightly .. and slowly the glow subsides as her body drops right from the sky.. falling to the ground with a thud as she lays there unconsciously the Nekura floats down from the sky and lands nearby her.. her eye' sglowing for amoment as she looks at Rin who's eye's widen and glow for a moment as Nekura speaks in he mind... the energy binding Sesshoumaru fades away and he looks silently to the ground.
Nekura: She will remain unconscious for some time.. the technique drains her power completely.. and renders her useless.
Rin's eye's widen as the glow subsides.
Rin: So Sakura-sama will remain asleep ?
She asks looking to Nekura who silently responds... Rin looks up as Sesshoumaru lands nearby him and draws his sword.
Rin: Sesshoumaru-sama.. the Nekura spoke to me.. she said.. that the technique drains Sakura-sama's power.. and she will remain asleep like this for a while.
She says watching as he doesn't say a word.. just lifts her up and places her on Aaun. Rin watches silently as he does that.. and then glances dow as the nekura hops onto her shoulder.
Sesshoumaru: Let's go.
He says .. after placing Rin on Aaun and begins to go. Rin looks at him for a moment and hten nods.
Rin: Yes.. my lord!
She says excitedly as she beins to skip after him.. Jaken quickly running to catch up as he had still been by the other clearing while Aaun follows behind them carrying Sakura on it's back. Rin giggles and smiles as she watches Sesshoumaru walk away.. happy that they're all back together again and that everything is alright.