Chapter 19-Conclusion: Revelations of a half-demon
The days seemed to pass in mere moments for Kagome and the others as they limped back to Kaede's village. The injuries were one broken hand, one lost eye, several broken ribs, and bruising of muscle tissue. That of course came from Sango, Kohaku, Miroku, Koga, Kilala, Kikyo, Shippo, and Sesshomorru. Fortunately, Kagome and Rin according to Kaede did not have a single wound on them. By the sixth day Miroku and the others were able to move around again freely without any problems.
Sesshomorru himself felt it was a waste of time being around them, but for Rin who had been by his side loyally he felt he had to stay even after he had long healed. Jaken eventually found them and was pleased to see Sesshomorru was alive and well despite the loss of his eye. Kaede was able to find and provide him with a suitable eye patch similar to hers. The rest of that day seemed to pass faster then everyone expected it to, but it did none the less and a new less then sunny morning came to replace the day before. Everyone stayed inside for that day except for Rin who thought rain was a wonderful thing as she danced around it while Sesshomorru was sleeping. Fortunately the Lord of the Western Lands woke up just as Rin danced herself accidentally to the nearest forest. "Rin! Get back here. Now!" said Sesshomorru in a very serious manner, but as he said that Rin had just disappeared into woods.
Realizing that Rin didn't hear her after what he just said caused him to go into the woods himself to find her with Jaken who had just awaken after hearing his Lords words. "I don't know why you bother with her my Lord? She is narrow minded when it comes to listening to me and now you," said Jaken who would have gone on further, but stopped when he saw the angry look on Sesshomorru's face that told him to stop.
They found Rin looking up at a tree not far from them and it was in that moment that Sesshomorru smelled it. Blood. Half-demon blood. "Jaken stay here," said Sesshomorru as he walked over to Rin while Jaken looked at Sesshomorru with a puzzled look on his toad like face.
Rin turned around and saw her master walking over to. "Lord Sesshomorru look up at the tree it's..." said Rin, but was cut off immediately by Sesshomorru.
"Quiet Rin! Go over their next to Jaken, but tell him nothing. The same goes with Kagome and the others when we get back," said Sesshomorru very seriously.
Rin looked at Sesshomorru with a sad look on her face, but obeyed none the less. "Yes my Lord," said Rin who bowed and walked over to Jaken who was out of hearing distance from him and the person in the tree.
"I see your still alive Inuyasha. I'm actually surprised," said Sesshomorru as he turned and leaned his back against the tree.
"And I'm surprised you can still see due to the lack of your eye along with your KEEN DEPTH IN PERCEPTION!" said Inuyasha sarcasticallyup in the shadows of the trees in somewhat of a sarcastic tone. Inuyasha himself was wearing his fire rat clothing, but with a long, brownish, and warn out robe.
"I see your back to your old self again. That's good...for me anyway," said Sesshomorru who cracked himself a smile.
"So you can kick my ass whenever you feel like for taking away your eye? HA! Your even more narrow minded then I thought you were. I may be the same physically, but I am not internally. My wounds are very deep Sesshomorru and also more severe then you could imagine," said Inuyasha whose arm involuntarily fell from his side and started dripping in blood from his hand.
"Is that why you haven't healed all the way? Is that why you have covered your side of the tree with your blood that drips onto the grass or down the bark of this trees trunk?" said Sesshomorru as he looked over to his right and saw small drips of blood touch the grass.
"These wounds will eventually heal Sesshomorru, but others will not. These wounds you cannot simply heal over a few days. No. For these wounds to heal I must leave you and the others behind. I...cannot return to you all...at least not yet. Not until I have enjoyed my freedom and have been able to heal my wounds properly can I return to them. That is why you cannot tell them I have been here," said Inuyasha.
Sesshomorru nodded and winced a little after hearing Inuyasha cough up blood just then. "I understand Inuyasha I won't tell them. Rin won't either I have already taken care of that," said Sesshomorru.
"What about Jaken? I know he's their next to Rin. I don't know how you will handle keeping his mouth shut?" said Inuyasha.
"Jaken suspects something, but he doesn't know and if he does then I'll have to...persuade him to keep what he saw to himself," said Sesshomorru.
"Thanks Sesshomorru. You should get back to the others they may get suspicious. You will have to protect them while I'm gone," said Inuyasha as he struggled to get up from where he was sitting in the tree.
"Why? I thought Naraku died in the explosion?" said Sesshomorru.
"He did die there is no mistake in that. But as you know the last time Naraku disappeared demons that were in hiding came out and started attacking everyone and everything in site for territory. Oh! One more thing before I go. Here's something from me to you," said Inuyasha who dropped an object next to Sesshomorru.
"Tokijin!" said Sesshomorru in surprise as he stared at the blade.
"I took it with me when I got up from the rubble from the castle. I felt it would be a nice peace offering should you have decided to want to take my head whenyou sensed I was here," said Inuyasha who gave a weak smile that was hidden in the shadows.
"Thank you brother," said Sesshomorru who put away Tokijin and walked back to Rin and Jaken as he heard the sound of rustled tree branches as Inuyasha went mobile.
Jaken ran over to Sesshomorru with a puzzled look on his face. "My Lord who was that you were talking too in the trees? Was it...?" said Jaken.
"None of your concern Jaken. You are to never mention we were here and I was talking to him. He has enough of a burden on him leaving. He doesn't need us to worry about him and what path he walks from here on out," said Sesshomorru as he Jaken and Rin started walking out of the woods back to the village.
"My Lord do you believe HE will ever come back?" said Rin curiously.
"Maybe Rin. It all depends on whetherhe has the will to do so. And that...yet remains to be seen," said Sesshomorru as Jaken and Rin entered the little house before him. Sesshomorru looked back at that direction where he had talked to Inuyasha and hoped Inuyasha would come back...so they could fight again.
The End?
(A/N: After muh strugglingwithin myself on whether to post this today or tomorrow I finally decided that you should see the ending that some of you were worried about.I might be able to get a sequel out of this, but I need your reviews and opinions on whether or not I should. Thanks for all the reviews by the way I really appreciated them from everyone.)