Chapter 7: Arimi meets Naraku
A/N: I hope you like the chapter guy, this should be another lengthy chapter be proud guys!
Arimi walked along her long blue hair was braided in millions of braids from her bangs to the center of her back, Sesshomaru's shell hoisted firmly on the side of her head, frowning slightly as she heard a hiss, as she looked around her elf shaped ear twitching. "Come here." Arimi walked down the dark alley her voice angry as she shouted into the darkness "Who are you?"
"Naraku." The voice said stepping out from the shadows having long black hair curling to a little below his waste.
"What do you want?" she asked mauling over the figure before her.
"You want to eliminate Sango don't you?" Arimi raised her brow suspiciously
"And if I do?"
"Here an hour from now, get Sango, a truck will be coming by, and you do the rest." Naraku said disappearing into the darkness.
Arimi stared into the darkness no sign of him being anywhere, she couldn't sense him, feel him, but then she didn't care as long as he was right, Sango would be gone.
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Sesshomaru fumbled through the mail, an invitation addressed to himself and a partner. He knew what this was, a huge party in the name of his father, he's done it almost every year for a decade, but this year… He smiled to himself as he looked down at Sango on the couch, he wondered what it would be like taking a human to the party, and the doorbell interrupting his thoughts as Sango stood to answer it.
"Hi" Arimi said perky.
"Hi…" Sango said slowly, that shell in her hair knowing that Sesshomaru had gave it to her…every time she saw it she felt an uneasiness in her gut as if…as if…she belonged to Sesshomaru.
"Would you come out with me?" Arimi said, as Sango gave her a skeptical look as she saw Sesshomaru watching from the top of the stairs. Sango nodded as she grabbed her coat, shutting the door behind her.
"What is Arimi up to?" Sesshomaru thought as he grabbed his coat off the coat rack, locking the door to make sure no one awoke the sleeping hanyou, hurrying after them.
"Where are we going?" Sango asked as Arimi ran ahead, Sango said running to keep up with Arimi, as she turned invisible Sango stopping in the middle of the street. "Where'd she go?" Sango said breathless looking around, not even realizing the danger she was in. Arimi noted the truck, holding out her hands making that invisible as well, the truck being inches from Sango, opening her grip the truck coming into view. Sango stared in shock as she shut her eyes, biting her lip.
Sango opened her eyes slowly, 'no pain?' she wondered skeptically as she felt a hand tight on her side, Sesshomaru and her soaring through the air, his silver hair blowing gently in the breeze, Sango looked at him her face turning red as they landed gracefully to the ground.
"S-Sesshomaru…Thank you." Sango muttered blushing slightly
"Baka" Sesshomaru muttered
"Japanese?" Sango questioned slowly, his eyes fixed as the truck soared by.
"Habit" he stated firmly, looking around for Arimi.
"When your upset?" Sango said softly, Sesshomaru looking at her carefully.
"Did I make you upset?" Sango said looking away, feeling ashamed almost as the demons golden eyes softened a bit.
"Of course not…I just….Be careful." He said scuffing slightly, digging into his coat pocket handing her an invitation. "You have a dance to accompany to, be there, I'll be waiting." Sesshomaru said looking away once again, before turning and walking back towards the house.
Sango blushed holding the letter to her chest, "Dance?"
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Arimi looked at him in confusion, turning visible again as she watched Sango's deep red blush as she saw the nervousness in her eyes. Arimi looked at the envelope, Sesshomaru wouldn't have saved her if she was a problem and certainly not give her that. Arimi looked at Sango smiling happily, "I didn't really wanna kill her anyway." As she spun around, "I have a dance to get ready for too." Arimi said as she walked away slightly.
Sango walked down to her house, HER house, it was the first time she had been her house since…since her parent's death. Sango took her house key out from under their mat, where they always hid a spare for a little what her mom called 'just incase' Sango opened the door, everything was in perfect order as it was then. Sango touched the wooden banister gently, shutting her eyes as she saw a younger Kohaku sliding down it.
"Whee! Sister!" Kohaku cried as he slid down the banister, a younger version of Sango giggling endlessly at the bottom of the stairwell.
Sango opened her eyes slowly, "Just another memory…" Sango said quietly, as she walked up the stairs and into her mother's room. Sango opened her closet doors, as she admired her mother's dresses. Her mother was an excellent sewer if there was one, she made her own gowns, and this particular section was all for Sango, no other copy out there, there were so unique and detailed it was absolutely amazing.
"Sango PLEASE honey, please wear this for your sweet 16!" Sango's mother pouted holding up a pink dress she had sewn. There was a separate ribbon for Sango's neck, black frills going down cupping Sango's breast perfectly. The sleeves were rather a tank top strap with black frills, stopping an exposing the shoulder before frilling again and starting into the sleeve, another set of frills at her arm. Her stomach was accompanied with two white bows, almost a corset kind of thing. The bottom of the dress having several flown layers, this dress being too good even for a princess.
"Mom!" Sango wailed "It's at least four months away!"
"+Sigh+ Sango… Please wear it, I worked so hard…"
Sango looked at her mother willingly, "I'll wear that one for something extra special" Sango said smiling putting a hand on her mother's shoulder.
"Promise?" Her mother said looking into her daughters sincere brown eyes.
"Pinky Swear" Sango said smiling as she held out her pinky, there fingers latching tightly.
Sango held the pink dress in her arms gingerly, "This is the one!" Sango said hugging it to her chest, tears brimming her eyes as she brushed them aside. That memory was so fresh in her mind it burned, like crazy. It was three months ago she said that, and then there was only one more month til her 16th birthday.
"I wonder if…Sesshomaru will like it…" Sango thought smiling to herself, holding the dress as she walked into her room. Sango in hailed the strong scent of cinnamon as she walked in, loving every bit of it.
"Kohaku!" Sango said annoyingly as her brother picked up the sticky cinnamon bun from off the floor.
"Sorry sis, Mom made more, you can have mine, I'll clean it up…" Kohaku said as he walked out the door a soft hand touching his shoulder.
"It's okay Kohaku; I love the smell of cinnamon anyway." Kohaku smiled handing her his cinnamon bun giving her a hug before running down the steps to get another for himself.
A few minutes later Kohaku appeared jumping up onto Sango's bed, spraying something from a small can all around the room. "Kohaku…" Sango questioned as she smelt the sweet smell of cinnamon arouse her room. Kohaku smiled proudly, "I got it from mom's herb book, she helped me make it."
Sango smiled as she ruffled his hair "Is there anything you and mom can't do?" Sango laughed as Kohaku paused and thought.
"Can't think of anything yet" Kohaku said as his and his sister's laughs filled the stairway.
"Cinnamon rolls" Sango said sighing as she sat her dress down neatly, flopping onto her bed and busting into a fit of tears. "Kohaku…" was all that was heard through the pillow.
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It was around 9 that night and according to the invitation, Sango had about a good five minutes to get ready, the same exact amount it took her to get there. Sango slipped on the dress tying the ribbon around her neck.
Sango looked into the mirror as she touched her chest gently, blushing darkly, her long brown hair rolling down and around to the center of her back. "I wonder if it's to revealing." Sango muttered, she never dressed up wondering why she had even worn something that was supposed to be for a special occasion. Sango paused slightly, blushing once more "Maybe this is a special occasion" her mind said as her heart pounded in her ears, getting herself together as she walked out the door
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The song started playing as Sesshomaru viewed the entrance, the floor being packed with dancers as they played the first song. Arimi tapped him on the shoulder, her hair curled once again his shell still being in her hair, a turquoise gown on ruffling and exposing her entire shoulders and perfect cleavage.
Sesshomaru looked at her smirking slightly "Do you ever take that shell out of your hair?"
"Um…Nope" Arimi said smiling.
"Um, I know your waiting for Sango but…do you want to dance until Sango gets here?" Arimi asked hopefully, Sesshomaru paused looking towards the entrance quickly as he held out his hand, Arimi grabbing it gracefully, Sesshomaru putting one clawed hand firmly on her waste, the other hand in her own as Arimi's left hand rested gently upon Sesshomaru's shoulder.
Sango raced up the stairs holding her dress up, as she ran into the building pausing as Sesshomaru and Arimi danced right down the four steps on the floor.
"Did he invite me here to show me this?" Sango thought angry tears filled her eyes, half angry and half heart broken.
Sesshomaru twitched as his eyes darted to the door, Sango's face was covered with a light blush and tears had formed in the corner of her eyes, Arimi quickly moved her hand away from Sesshomaru as she looked down trying to avoid Sango's upset glaze.
Sango picked up the corner of her dress as she ran out of the building the other two not to far behind her, Sango ran across the street, pausing putting her face in her hands, tears seeping down her and in between her fingers as she heard a loud honk. Sango looked up through glassy eyes as a pair of two big headlights blinded her in the eyes. "Sango!" She heard Arimi scream on the sidewalk as Sango looked at the car. "I don't care." Sango said shutting her eyes as she felt a force push her to the other side. "What the?" Sango said through gritted teeth, her legs scraped against the pavement bleeding as she looked over to see none other then Arimi bleeding heavily, tears forming her eyes as she rushed over to her side.
Sesshomaru knelt beside Arimi, her light turquoise dress was now covered in blood, her ribs appeared broken and her blood trickled down her arm and mouth, blood stringing through her hair from where she hit the pavement.
"Sesshomaru" Arimi whispered quietly as she reached up and stroked his face gently, putting her arm down grimacing.
Sesshomaru said nothing as he ran his hands down her blood strung hair, bits of the shell he had given her, was in several pieces scattered through out her hair, pulling his hand back, some pieces sticking to his hand.
"My shell…" Arimi's eyes brimmed with tears suddenly flowing down her face mixing with her blood.
Sesshomaru lowered his head his bangs shadowing his eyes. "Arimi" he spoke softly as Sango looked at the two her head down in shame.
"What have I done?" Sango thought as she stared down at Arimi's torn body
Authors Note+Tears+ It may not be that long… but…awe Arimi!
+Holds Arimi+
Arimi+rudely shoves away+ you hurt me you dumb ass, you take away Sesshomaru AND you hurt me
Me: I'm sorry! I'll make up for it; here you tell everyone what happens next chapter
Arimi: Well other then my remarkable recovery the next morning, Sango and Sesshomaru will have a little perverted-ness so younger readers should not view!
Me: It's not a lemon but yes there will be some more then Miroku groping in the next chapter
Arimi: Sesshomaru's still mine…
Sesshomaru: I am not yours
Arimi: yes you are Sesshie
Sesshomaru+growls+
Arimi: Then your Sango's?
Sesshomaru+pales slightly+
Me: okay guys, enough of them, lol next chapter!
Next Chapter: It started with a Kiss
Disclaimer: the dress wasn't totally my idea, the main design was from CLAMP: Chobits, Now the miner details, like the fridges, I made them black, and they had like three layers for the bottom of the dress, my design has like 7, but they do deserve some credit if not all of it