My Daughter!
Chapter 6: Sesshoumaru's Finish
Haruko breathed, calming herself and started chanting in strange tongue. Her hands were clasped with the index fingers standing to form an A. Her eyes were closed and it seemed like wind came from the ground as it blew her hair and most of her white clothing upwards.
The magic caught the element youkai's attention and it turned to Haruko, glaring angrily as if it knew what she was doing. It growled but soon screamed in pain when a large Ice burg fell from the heavens! Kagome couldn't believe her eyes and neither could Sesshoumaru!
Angry and hurt, the element youkai caughed up a large fire ball, sending it hurtling Haruko's way. Haruko's eyes snapped open to reveal the most amazing pair of eyes; ocean blue but with a golden lining; a mixture of Kagome's and Sesshoumaru's eyes.
She jumped out of the way and uttered the last words to her spell once more, "Ilumia!" and yet another ice burg fell from the skies out of nowhere. The villagers, ones who were brave enough to stay and watch, were stunned and found absolutely no other name to call it but Sorcery!
Again the lava looking youkai screamed in pain, doing the same to avenge itself. Haruko jumped to a tree branch and another as the youkai kept on targeting her. "Ilumia!" she yelled again, the same effects took place. But this time, she felt herself succumb to fatigue. Doing such a difficult spell wore her off slowly and evading the youkai was harder than it looked.
Finally, the youkai had had enough! It yelled in pain then enlarged itself, casting a red silhouette upon the girl. It gathered it's power and let out an array of fire balls, one after another, following Haruko's evading form.
Haruko, running away, suddenly felt her knees buck in! Her eyes widened in horror as did Kagome. Before the flaming ball hit her, she heard her mother calling out in pure desperation, "HARUKO-CHAAAAAN!"
Haruko was smashed to a tree, her clothing burned so much that only her sensitive parts were covered. Her tumbling silver hair managed to cover her bare chest. She looked in pain but tried to stand, Kagome quickly ran to her. "Haruko-chan! Haruko-chan!"
When Kagome reached her, the youkai looked at them angrily. Coming closer and closer. Suddenly, the form of Sesshoumaru appeared before him. After watching everything, he had finally felt that it was his turn to fight. He stood in front of the two women and looked sternly at the enemy. His toukijin was unsheathed and ready.
Without hesitation, Sesshoumaru chanted a quick spell, after uttering the last words, "Limaia!" he drove his sword down to the ground where it started to create large shards of eyes that emerged from the ground, trailing towards the youkai. When it got under the enemy, it sent gigantic shards of ice to pierce the blob like thing!
The youkai screamed in agony and started melting into ashes, leaving the ground with nothing but a glimmering shard. The shards of ice broke and melted into water, letting the droplets fall upon the ground. Everything was silent.
Sesshoumaru turned to the women he just rescued, looking Haruko's injuries over. Haruko looked up at him then looked away in shame, "Gomen. I'm still not strong enough."
Kagome felt so helpless, not able to make Haruko feel better. She didn't know what to say nor do to cheer the girl up. Then, a plain white hakama fell gently over Haruko's bare body. The two women looked up at him and Kagome blushed, averting her eyes from the sight of the shirtless Sesshoumaru.
"We will have the village tailor to make a new wardrobe for you." Sesshoumaru said.
Haruko looked up at him, her father's kindness never ceased to amaze her. "Hai…" she smiled serenely, knowing well that he was masking his true feelings. "Arigatou."
Sesshoumaru didn't know what else to say. She knew how to deal with the youkai, and it was an amazing feat indeed. That spell was only taught to the royal inu youkais, even Inu-yasha didn't know about it. And yet she knew it. He didn't know how but she knew it. Could she have been telling the truth all along? No, she couldn't have. He would never believe that he had a daughter with…Sesshoumaru looked at the blushing form beside the hanyou, helping the girl put on his rather large hakama. He would never want such an ordinary girl like her. And the fact that she's human does not help either.
Besides, they were complete opposites! What in the world would possess him to take that onna for a mate?
As they entered the battered village, the villagers seemed to recognize them slowly as their saviors. They were fearful of them at first but soon started bowing down in respect. Some even go so far as kneeling in front of them and kissing the ground they walked on. Sango, Kagome and Haruko all looked disgusted at the sight of that one.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much for rescuing our quaint village! Is there anything we can do to repay you!" a balding old man came to them, looking grand in his fine robes. He seemed like he was in charge of the place so Kagome came forward to speak.
She smiled and said, "Uhm…if it's not much trouble, we would like to stay in this village for a while. We've been traveling for a long time now and uhm—" before Kagome could finish, the old man had already agreed and it seemed the whole village agreed as well.
Inu-yasha scoffed at them, "Keh! Humans." He muttered under his breath. Hearing this, Sango gave him a nudge on his rib where there was a wound. Inu-yasha stiffened and yelped in pain, "Ow! What the hell did you do that for!" Sango just gave him a glare and proceeded to follow the old man to a resting place.
"Oh and, we'll also need a dress maker. Our—uhm…our friend is sort of…lacking." Kagome blushed, seeing Haruko in Sesshoumaru's hakama. It only reached her upper thighs, revealing her long white legs. The sleeves hid her hands well since they were practically 12 kilometers long! Which only proves how much of a giant Sesshoumaru is! A really…strange…cold…distant…buff giant. Kagome blushed a deeper shade of red when she remembered the sight of the shirtless Sesshoumaru. And yes, as they went into the village, he was still shirtless.
Bearing his perfect abs and biceps for everyone to see. She could actually hear a few women in the background swooning as he passed them. Oh brother!
Miroku smiled as the many women surrounded him, well not him exactly. He was walking right next to Sesshoumaru at the back of the group. He chose to be at the back ever since he noticed how short the hakama on Haruko's was.
So if, by any chance, Haruko stopped to pick something up, he might see a few…interesting things. But he was finally coming to the conclusion that as long as he sticks to Sesshoumaru, he'll always have girls staring and swooning all around him. And he silently fantasized that it was him they were swooning for.
He sighed dreamily, staring down at Haruko's bottom, when suddenly, he stopped dead on his tracks when a razor sharp blade threatened his neck. He turned to the bearer of the blade and smiled sheepishly, feeling his blood run cold. It seemed that Sesshoumaru had already figured out his motives.
Sesshoumaru glared down at the perverted monk and was tempted to kill him for daring to stare at his daugh—Haruko's rear. He slowly uttered dangerously, "Go to the front of the group with Inu-yasha."
"Ah-H-Hai! Just what I was thinking! Hahaha---I-I'll go now!" and with that Miroku ran to the front of the group for his own safety! It seemed that the Taiyoukai felt merciful today! He gave thanks to Buddha for his life. The fear in him at Sesshoumaru's threat almost made him swear never to touch another woman in his whole life! Almost.
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