The poem In this story is split up in to sections, it's a poem I wrote for this story. Credits to my firend Eri-chan, for helping me with this story. Arigatou to those of you who reviewed for the previous chappie! You gave me the confidence to go on!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any other Romiko Takahasi (sp?) charaters. I love her work though!
P.S.: I am a Kikyo hater, that's why she is somewhat not in this story
On with the story!
Chapter 1
It had been five years since he had left her alone in the woods, five years since they'd heard from Naraku, and five years since the group split up. What had become of them? Kagome looked out the window of the castle, shortly after Inuyasha left, Sesshomaru had taken her in. She looked down at Rin, sleeping beside her. It was peaceful here.
Kikyo was gone, how or why Kagome did not know...
Days before she passed on, she had come to Kagome, saying that Naraku was hiding in a different country. Kikyo was to look for him. After that, Kagome felt it, her soul had fully returned to her, followed by youkai, Kagome fled to the woods. The youkai had cornered her in a cave. This is it, I have no way to defend myself. She braced herself. But nothing came.
The youkai disappeared, how? That's when he had come in, the taiyoukai of the Western Lands. Had he saved her? Or was he coming to kill her too? She fell to her knees, wondering what he was going to do.
"Where is your protecter, human?"
Kagome looked up at him, why did he have to ask her that? "I... ano..." The thought of Inuyasha had brought tears to her eyes.
Sesshomaru stared down at her, Why is she crying? Has Inuyasha done something? Sesshomaru picked Kagome up, she did not struggle. She feel asleep in his arms. He took her to where he had left Rin, Jaken, and Ah-Un. Rin looked up at her master.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Your back!"
"Come, Rin, we're going home."
Rin gasped. "Yay!"
Jaken sighed.
Sesshomaru walked down the halls of his fathers castle. Reflecting on that day had brought the same questions. Where had Inuyasha been? Where were the rest of the humans that had followed him around? And what of the fox child that the girl had addopted? Five years, and he had still not gotten these answers.
Sesshomaru walked passed Rin's room, until he had caught Kagome's scent in there also. Sesshomaru slid open the door. Kagome sat by the window, looking out, as if she was waiting for something. Rin slept next to her.
"Kagome, i would ike to speak with you."
Kagome jumped at the sound of his voice. She nodded, and walked out into the corridor. Sesshomaru closed the door to Rin's room.
"What is it you wished to speak to me about, my lord?"
"Come with me." Sesshomaru lead her to his study. Unsure of what to do Kagome stood by the door, she had never been in theis room, it looked a lot like a library, at the oppisite side of the room, she saw a desk. Sesshomaru sat at the desk, he looked like a librarian sitting there, Kagome tried not to smile.
"What has happened to my brother? He has not come for you, and you have been here for five years."
Kagome knew that this question was coming, she would never be ready for though. Trying to hold back tears, she sighed. She told him that Inuyasha had left her and didn't say why. Sesshomaru listened, but was also deep in thought. Why would he not tell the girl? Unless... Sesshomaru's eyes wided, if his assumption was correct, then, Inuyasha may not come back.
He dismissed Kagome. Inuyasha... he has been missing for quite sometime...
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He staggered and stumbled on the rocks. He hand traveled this land for years now, looking for him. He had lost his haori at sea, his clothes were ripped and torn. He was cut and bruised. He didn't care, the only thought, no, name that had kept him going, was still in his mind. He fell to the ground breathing heavily.
When I'm gone,
Will you wait?
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A knock sounded on the door. Without permission a figure entered. Sesshomaru looked up to see a vassal, Jaken. His eyes narrowed. "Nan desu ka? What is so important that you don't wait untill you are acknowledged?"
"Gomen nasai, Sesshomaru-sama! You said you wanted to be acknowledged if we had news of your wretched hanyou brother!"
Ignoring the cruel statement of his brother he replied. "Tell."
"This washed up on the Eastern coast, Lord Sakashi of the land sent it here." Jaken held up a fire rat haori. Sesshomaru nearly gasped. Mixed with the sent of the Eastern sea salt, was Inuyasha's scent.
"Was there a body?"
"No mi'lord, but I have already sent a letter, asking them for a search. They will send a letter if they find anything. What will you do with the garment?"
"I will make sure that Kagome won't see it. She shouldn't have to know, human hearts are very fragile. Her's would break if she thought something happened to Inuyasha. You are to say nothing."
"Yes mi'lord."
"Leave."
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"Sesshomaru? May I enter?" Kagome knocked lightly on the study's door.
"Come in."
Sesshomaru was standing by the window, staring out onto the horizon. He looked like he wasn't from this world. The sun on his face. He was beautiful (A.N.: Sesshomaru is GOD!).
"What is it you wanted to speak about, Kagome?"
"Has there been any news lately? You said you had sent out a letter to the other regions, did you?"
"I did, there hasn't been any news." Sesshomaru mentally stabbed himself. He wasn't fond of lying to anyone, except his enemies.
One of his servants came in, Naniko, she bowed, then started her daily cleaning. The kitsune, walked the cabinet to get her cleaning supplies.
"How are you today, Naniko?"
Naniko looked towards Kagome. "Very weel, Arigato Kagome-dono. And how is your day going?"
"Fine, Arigatou." Kagome smiled.
Naniko nodded, she walked across the room, Kagome had already turned back to the window. Naniko wiped wiped the doors of a cupboard. Kagome heard the cupboard open, then a crash, then a shriek. Kagome turned around swiftly to see Naniko jump out of the way of descending objects. Naniko looked at Seshomaru and Kagome, and blushed. "Gomen nasai. I didn't mean to alarm you." She quickly dropped and started to pick up the fallen items.
"It's ok, Naniko. Let me help you with that." Kagome walked over, oblivious to to Sesshomaru's eyes widening in fear (yes, fear). Kagome, too, got down on her knees and started to pick things up. She stopped. "Hold on...What's this?" Kagome gasped, dropping the objects she had been holding, tears coming to her eyes. She slowly, catiously, picked up the red haori. She looked over to Sesshomaru. Sorrow filled his eyes. "Sesshomaru? How long have you had this?"
"It was brought to me this last week."
"And you never told me?" Kagome screamed. "I've been asking you the same question for a week now, and you had an answer but didn't want to share it?"
Sesshomaru didn't answer. He stared at her pain sticken eyes. He could smell the tears that were now freely falling down her pale cheeks, and onto the wooden floor.
"Sesshomaru? Has someething happened to Inuyasha?"
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Well? wa'd'ya think? tell me if it was good. R&R people! Give me more confidence. Tell me if it sucked, that you hate me, or if you luvd it and me!
Ja ne
Moonlit Evening