Disclaimer: I'm not Rumiko Takahashi.
Shock engulfed me. I looked deep into those wonderful, golden eyes. I wanted to get away. What was he doing to me? I knew he wanted Tetsusaiga, but you'd think he would've killed me by now to get it. Fear started to grow within me. I couldn't stand this any more. Smoothly, I lifted my leg and kicked Sesshoumaru right where it hurts on a man. I heard him howl in pain as he let go of me.
As fast as I could, I grabbed what weapons I could grab (only Hiraikotsu and my katana-leaving behind Houshi-sama's staff and Kagome-chan's arrows). I hopped upon the full-grown Kirara's back and flew off into the blizzardy night. I looked back nervously to make sure he wasn't following me. Sighing with relief, I asked Kirara to move quickly and to a place far away.
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I smirked when I sensed the fear rise within the helpless human female. But when I thought it couldn't get any better, I felt something strike my manhood, hard. I realized it was the woman's foot and howled in pain. I let go of my hold on her wrist and fell to my knees, clenching my teeth and listening to her disappear into the night.
After sitting on my knees for the longest time in pain, I looked back at the fire. The flames were gone and the fire was almost non-existent. Growling low in the back of my throat, I stood and looked outside. Pitch black, except for the snow. I let out a deep breath and bravely walked into the snow.
Ever since the last day I saw my father, I always hated snow. The snow was quite depressing, since it was snowing when I last saw him. His voice always echoed in my head when ever the snowy season came. Calmly, I continued walking on, remembering the last moments with my dearest father.
'Have you some one to protect?'
The question echoed in my mind. I growled and hated it so much. I clenched my fist, my claws almost breaking the skin. Curse my father. Curse his human bride. Curse the damned sword that I couldn't have. Again, Tetsusaiga has rejected me. Again, I couldn't be the rightful owner of the sword that once belonged to my father. That's when I realized the reason I couldn't have it. It was because I had no one to protect, no one to take care of and to love enough to unlock the secrets of Tetsusaiga. Maybe Father's reason for giving me Tenseiga was to test me. To see if I could find some one to love.
My mind wondered to many thoughts when suddenly, the taiji-ya popped into my mind. She is so...beautiful.
'I want her. I need her. She's mine!', my inner demon told seductively.
I growled to myself. This Sesshoumaru needs no one.
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I couldn't stop shivering. Slowly, I whispered in Kirara's ear for her to stop and let me off. She obeyed. I jumped off of her and could hear the crunching of the snow under my feet. I looked around and could see nothing but white, black and...Dawn? Ah, finally...dawn... I sighed with relief at the thought that it was almost day.
Walking on foot, I let my mind wonder to many different thoughts. So much has happened in the past week that I felt I couldn't keep it all in. I felt like I needed to scream just to let off a little bit of stress from what happened. My mind then wondered to Tetsusaiga. Quickly, in almost a scared movement, I touched the hilt of the sword to make sure I still had it. I sighed with relief when I found it was still tied to my side, along with my katana.
I continued with my walk to nowhere with Kirara by my side. The snow was getting deeper and deeper and harder to walk through. I groaned with frustration as I pulled my weak, human legs through the knee-deep snow. The snow was quickly becoming hard more than fluffy. I didn't like that at all.
When it finally came to where I could see where I was going, I looked forward and saw what I thought were lights of a village. I smiled. Maybe I'll find shelter, food and a warm place to sleep. My misfortune was still with me apparently, because when I got there, the village had been destroyed. The lights I saw were only the remains of fires that burned huts and homes. Damn it. Some much for warmth, food and sleep.
With a sigh, I continued past the destroyed village and into a small forest. All the trees and plants were covered in snow. All one could see was the white of snow and the brown of tree trunks and maybe some green from the plants that still had it. I sighed in content as I looked around. By now, it was mid-day and the snow sparkled with beauty. I looked behind me and saw that Kirara and transformed back at some time and was hopping in the snow. I smiled and picked her up, cuddling her close to my bosom. She mewled her thanks and curled up against me for warmth, like she always did.
I continued on my way to nowhere in mind, my legs slowly getting tired from dragging them through the snow. I looked down at Kirara and saw she was asleep. I smiled softly and wanted to do the same, but that wasn't a possibility at the moment. I wanted sleep so bad, but in life, we don't always get what we want...
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My eyes took in my surroundings. I could see that it was nearly dawn, but it was still dark and blizzardy. I drug myself through the snow, my warm breath clouding my vision. My thoughts wandered again as I began to think about Rin and Jaken. I hoped that they were safe, that they were okay. Hopefully, they were sitting in front of a warm fire in my father's castle.
I wondered around, minding my own business. As dawn grew into day, it was entirely uneventful, so boring. When suddenly I got the smell of burning flesh and wood. I smelled destruction and quickly ran to it. I stood a good ways from the village and watched as the village was being torn and burned. There was quite a lot of suspicion though. As I gazed down, I looked closely and the bandits that were destroying the village and noticed the leader. Strangely, he looked and smelled like the houshi that traveled along side of Inu-yasha. I wasn't sure if it was him or not, but it didn't matter, for I didn't care.
With my mask of cold emotion upon my face, I turned and left from my place. I continued walking on and on to no where when it was finally dusk. I decided to start heading towards my father's castle to check and see if Jaken and Rin were there. When suddenly, a familiar scent caught my nose. I followed it, silently of course, only to find the taiji-ya with her back turned to me, looking at the horizon...
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To be continued...
