My my my did I ever get a lot of reviews on my last chapter. Well I have
decided on what kind of ending I want to give my story, but there's no way
I'm going to reveal that yet! I just learned that the Inu-Yasha anime is
ending this September in Japan, which will be around two hundred episodes.
I'm a little sad that it's coming to an end, but glad since I get to see
what happens! Anyways though, let's continue shall we?
Winter Wonderland
Chapter Forty-One
Sesshoumaru waited patiently as his younger brother said farewell to his mate and friends. The monk had offered to come along and help, but Inu- Yasha had rejected his friend's request. After giving Kagome one final hug and a kiss, he turned and headed towards Sesshoumaru. The lord of the western lands turned and started to walk slowly, waiting for the half demon to catch up with him.
"It seems your going to be behind in building your house," said Sesshoumaru.
"I'm not worried about that at all . . . I told Kagome to take the others back to her time while I'm gone, that way nothing will happen to them,"
"I heard Shippo wanted to come too,"
"No way I'm bringing him along. You'd probably get annoyed with him the first five minutes of the walk,"
Sesshoumaru chuckled lightly before starting to speed up the pace of their walk. Inu-Yasha glanced one more time back before keeping his eyes focused straight ahead, and his mind began to wander. Sesshoumaru stayed silent as well beside his brother, for he was also lost in his thoughts.
"You know . . . you don't have to come . . . she was after all my mother," sighed Inu-Yasha.
"She was my friend . . . besides I owe her and you for abandoning you after father died . . . I at least owe you that much . . . and you of course know I don't like having depts. with others,"
The half demon nodded, "So . . . any of my old 'friends' still around?"
"There are a few of them left . . .but of course most of them died quite a while ago,"
"Looks like I'll be dealing with their grand children then . . . so are we going to be having a crowd when we do this?"
"I'm afraid we will . . . worried parents about their children who have disappeared wish to watch,"
"You do realize I don't give a damn who's disappeared,"
"I know, and my feelings are the same,"
Nodding, Inu-Yasha stared at the road ahead.
Whispers and hisses could be heard . . . or at least if you had Sesshoumaru's and Inu-Yasha's hearing. Villagers came out of their homes to stare as the two brothers walked through the village. Parents were keeping their children back, while the fathers had weapons in their arms, ready to attack if necessary.
"Well, nothings changed with this place," sighed Inu-Yasha, his ears back so he couldn't hear the whispering.
"No it hasn't, as a matter of fact I think it's gotten worse,"
A very large path had been made for the two demons as they made their way to Inu-Yasha's old home. The half demon growled rather loudly as he heard rude commments of him and his brother.
"Just ignore them Inu-Yasha . . . you knew this would happen the moment we entered,"
"Feh,"
An old man suddenly walked out in front of them, blocking their path, "So . . . you have returned?"
Sesshoumaru glared at the old man, "Indeed we have,"
"I suppose I should, thank you then for comming,"
Inu-Yasha just chuckled, "You know Yamiko, I don't give a damn about the people who are missing . . . I could care less if they are already dead, or being torutured as we speak . . . maybe those many years ago when I was a young pup trying to be your friend . . . maybe I would of gave a damn then, but right now I could care less. I'm only here to try and save my mothers soul,"
"Just like so many others demons . . . only thinking about themselves . . ."
Smirking, Inu-Yasha knelt so he was eye level with the old geezer, "And you have your village to thank for that . . . oh and if I may add something . . . if I'm not successful in resting my mothers soul to peace . . . I'm going to be in a very, very, very, foul mood, and you had better hope no villagers are out in the street . . . or I might have to take my frustration out on them,"
What ever color left in the mans face was there, left fast as Inu-Yasha stood up and continued heading to his old home. Sesshoumaru smirked and leaned his head to the side to whisper, "I'm surprised you didn't mention that you have a mate and are expecting a child,"
"You know as well as I do that that would be the stupidest thing I could ever do, Kagome is in enough danger as it is,"
"Of course, except you are usually doing stupid things,"
Inu-Yasha chose to drop that comment for now, and kept his focus on heading to his old home. The smell of his mothers scent had been filling his senses ever since they entered the village. There was no mistake about it . . . his mother was here. Turning they came along the river side which would lead them towards a home which was once the largest in the village, but now was only a pile of rubble. Inu-Yasha stared at the burnt wood, crushed statues, and whatever remained of the place where he grew up. A shiver went through both Sesshoumaru and Inu-Yasha as they got closer. Inu-Yasha could make out a white mist that seemed to hover over the rubble.
"You see that?" asked Inu-Yasha.
"Indeed I do,"
Taking in a deep breath, Inu-Yasha started to walk closer, and the shiver he had felt before was getting stronger. Even though it was summer, and the sun was shinning brightly from above, the air around him was cold as if on a winters day. The half demon was about to turn to talk to his brother, but as soon as he took a step onto the bridge that lead into which was once the court yard, his whole body froze . . . he couldn't move. For the first time, the half demon started to panic, not only was his body frozen, but he couldnt speak, couldn't hear, and he couldn't breathe.
"Inu-Yasha?" called Sesshoumaru, but it seemed that his brother didn't hear him.
"Inu-Yasha . . ." called a soft voice.
Sesshoumaru stared in awe as a snowy white figure of Natasha stood in the middle of the rubble, but that is not what Inu-Yasha saw with his eyes. In the blink of an eye the house had been restored, water was once again running through the fountain, and the statues of his ancestors were whole again. His mother stood by the fountain, wearing her colorful clothing like she always had. Her arms wide open as she beckoned her son to come to her. Inu-Yasha looked down to see he was small . . . the small pup he had been when his mother was alive.
"Inu-Yasha . . . come . . . your father will be visiting us today," called his mother again.
Sesshoumaru stared back and forth between his brother and Natasha. Inu- Yasha was still frozen to the spot, "Inu-Yasha!"
The half demon started to walk forward, and as he got closer to crossing the bridge, his body was slowly starting to disappear, "M . . mo . . .mother," whispered Inu-Yasha.
"Don't Inu-Yasha!" cried Sesshoumaru, running forward to grab his brother. He's in an illusion, it's got to be an illusion he's seeing!
Sesshoumar reached a claw hand forward to grab Inu-Yasha's fire rat rob, but just like his brother, he was frozen in place. Slowly his eyes glazed over, and he could see her . . .the one who he had considered to be his best friend. She was sitting on the steps, waving to him as she held a small Inu-Yasha in her arms. (confused? Okay well I'll explain for those who are, basically as Sesshoumaru and Inu-Yasha enter the mist, they are both seeing different illusions of Natasha, and how they remember her. Now more will be explained in the next chapter)
The villagers watched, their eyes wide as the two demons disappeared.
TBC . . .
Alright, I know this is a short chapter, but if I didn't stop, and continued you would be reading it all day. The next chapter is going to be a long one, filled with plenty flash backs, and of course the reason for Natasha's soul not being at rest. Now if you guys get really unpatient, I might put the chapter in two parts. And also there is some bad news . . . I'm afraid he got rid of our new computer since it belonged to my cousin and he wanted it back, so now as I write this I'm stuck with the old one. Well that bad part is since the keyboard is stuck I have to pound into the keys, and I won't be able to update on my computer. So until we buy a new computer, which is hopefully soon, I can only update at school. So, I will not be updating on weekends, or holidays that I get off. Which means updates could take longer, and so I apologize for that. Anyway, just review, and tell me if this sounds good or not.
Lynns
Winter Wonderland
Chapter Forty-One
Sesshoumaru waited patiently as his younger brother said farewell to his mate and friends. The monk had offered to come along and help, but Inu- Yasha had rejected his friend's request. After giving Kagome one final hug and a kiss, he turned and headed towards Sesshoumaru. The lord of the western lands turned and started to walk slowly, waiting for the half demon to catch up with him.
"It seems your going to be behind in building your house," said Sesshoumaru.
"I'm not worried about that at all . . . I told Kagome to take the others back to her time while I'm gone, that way nothing will happen to them,"
"I heard Shippo wanted to come too,"
"No way I'm bringing him along. You'd probably get annoyed with him the first five minutes of the walk,"
Sesshoumaru chuckled lightly before starting to speed up the pace of their walk. Inu-Yasha glanced one more time back before keeping his eyes focused straight ahead, and his mind began to wander. Sesshoumaru stayed silent as well beside his brother, for he was also lost in his thoughts.
"You know . . . you don't have to come . . . she was after all my mother," sighed Inu-Yasha.
"She was my friend . . . besides I owe her and you for abandoning you after father died . . . I at least owe you that much . . . and you of course know I don't like having depts. with others,"
The half demon nodded, "So . . . any of my old 'friends' still around?"
"There are a few of them left . . .but of course most of them died quite a while ago,"
"Looks like I'll be dealing with their grand children then . . . so are we going to be having a crowd when we do this?"
"I'm afraid we will . . . worried parents about their children who have disappeared wish to watch,"
"You do realize I don't give a damn who's disappeared,"
"I know, and my feelings are the same,"
Nodding, Inu-Yasha stared at the road ahead.
Whispers and hisses could be heard . . . or at least if you had Sesshoumaru's and Inu-Yasha's hearing. Villagers came out of their homes to stare as the two brothers walked through the village. Parents were keeping their children back, while the fathers had weapons in their arms, ready to attack if necessary.
"Well, nothings changed with this place," sighed Inu-Yasha, his ears back so he couldn't hear the whispering.
"No it hasn't, as a matter of fact I think it's gotten worse,"
A very large path had been made for the two demons as they made their way to Inu-Yasha's old home. The half demon growled rather loudly as he heard rude commments of him and his brother.
"Just ignore them Inu-Yasha . . . you knew this would happen the moment we entered,"
"Feh,"
An old man suddenly walked out in front of them, blocking their path, "So . . . you have returned?"
Sesshoumaru glared at the old man, "Indeed we have,"
"I suppose I should, thank you then for comming,"
Inu-Yasha just chuckled, "You know Yamiko, I don't give a damn about the people who are missing . . . I could care less if they are already dead, or being torutured as we speak . . . maybe those many years ago when I was a young pup trying to be your friend . . . maybe I would of gave a damn then, but right now I could care less. I'm only here to try and save my mothers soul,"
"Just like so many others demons . . . only thinking about themselves . . ."
Smirking, Inu-Yasha knelt so he was eye level with the old geezer, "And you have your village to thank for that . . . oh and if I may add something . . . if I'm not successful in resting my mothers soul to peace . . . I'm going to be in a very, very, very, foul mood, and you had better hope no villagers are out in the street . . . or I might have to take my frustration out on them,"
What ever color left in the mans face was there, left fast as Inu-Yasha stood up and continued heading to his old home. Sesshoumaru smirked and leaned his head to the side to whisper, "I'm surprised you didn't mention that you have a mate and are expecting a child,"
"You know as well as I do that that would be the stupidest thing I could ever do, Kagome is in enough danger as it is,"
"Of course, except you are usually doing stupid things,"
Inu-Yasha chose to drop that comment for now, and kept his focus on heading to his old home. The smell of his mothers scent had been filling his senses ever since they entered the village. There was no mistake about it . . . his mother was here. Turning they came along the river side which would lead them towards a home which was once the largest in the village, but now was only a pile of rubble. Inu-Yasha stared at the burnt wood, crushed statues, and whatever remained of the place where he grew up. A shiver went through both Sesshoumaru and Inu-Yasha as they got closer. Inu-Yasha could make out a white mist that seemed to hover over the rubble.
"You see that?" asked Inu-Yasha.
"Indeed I do,"
Taking in a deep breath, Inu-Yasha started to walk closer, and the shiver he had felt before was getting stronger. Even though it was summer, and the sun was shinning brightly from above, the air around him was cold as if on a winters day. The half demon was about to turn to talk to his brother, but as soon as he took a step onto the bridge that lead into which was once the court yard, his whole body froze . . . he couldn't move. For the first time, the half demon started to panic, not only was his body frozen, but he couldnt speak, couldn't hear, and he couldn't breathe.
"Inu-Yasha?" called Sesshoumaru, but it seemed that his brother didn't hear him.
"Inu-Yasha . . ." called a soft voice.
Sesshoumaru stared in awe as a snowy white figure of Natasha stood in the middle of the rubble, but that is not what Inu-Yasha saw with his eyes. In the blink of an eye the house had been restored, water was once again running through the fountain, and the statues of his ancestors were whole again. His mother stood by the fountain, wearing her colorful clothing like she always had. Her arms wide open as she beckoned her son to come to her. Inu-Yasha looked down to see he was small . . . the small pup he had been when his mother was alive.
"Inu-Yasha . . . come . . . your father will be visiting us today," called his mother again.
Sesshoumaru stared back and forth between his brother and Natasha. Inu- Yasha was still frozen to the spot, "Inu-Yasha!"
The half demon started to walk forward, and as he got closer to crossing the bridge, his body was slowly starting to disappear, "M . . mo . . .mother," whispered Inu-Yasha.
"Don't Inu-Yasha!" cried Sesshoumaru, running forward to grab his brother. He's in an illusion, it's got to be an illusion he's seeing!
Sesshoumar reached a claw hand forward to grab Inu-Yasha's fire rat rob, but just like his brother, he was frozen in place. Slowly his eyes glazed over, and he could see her . . .the one who he had considered to be his best friend. She was sitting on the steps, waving to him as she held a small Inu-Yasha in her arms. (confused? Okay well I'll explain for those who are, basically as Sesshoumaru and Inu-Yasha enter the mist, they are both seeing different illusions of Natasha, and how they remember her. Now more will be explained in the next chapter)
The villagers watched, their eyes wide as the two demons disappeared.
TBC . . .
Alright, I know this is a short chapter, but if I didn't stop, and continued you would be reading it all day. The next chapter is going to be a long one, filled with plenty flash backs, and of course the reason for Natasha's soul not being at rest. Now if you guys get really unpatient, I might put the chapter in two parts. And also there is some bad news . . . I'm afraid he got rid of our new computer since it belonged to my cousin and he wanted it back, so now as I write this I'm stuck with the old one. Well that bad part is since the keyboard is stuck I have to pound into the keys, and I won't be able to update on my computer. So until we buy a new computer, which is hopefully soon, I can only update at school. So, I will not be updating on weekends, or holidays that I get off. Which means updates could take longer, and so I apologize for that. Anyway, just review, and tell me if this sounds good or not.
Lynns