: Chapter 2 :
: Started: June 4, 2006 :
: Finished: June 4, 2006 :
Aki was still admiring the stone when Rin walked up to Aki, Rin took Aki's hand and stood next to her. Aki looked down at her hand and then over to Rin.
"Aki, will you be my mommy?" Rin asked, Aki knelt down and looked Rin the eyes.
"Well, I've never had experience being a mother but I'll be your best friend, how's that sound?" Aki said, Rin smiled happily and she reached out to touch the stone.
"You said this was living stone…but it's not moving so how can it be living?" Rin asked.
"It's a type of expression. Here's an example." Aki lifted Rin into the air. "Touch the dragon" Rin did as she was told and almost gasped. "It feels like Ah-Un right? It means that it feels how something living feels." Aki explained.
"That's amazing." Rin said.
"It takes a very experienced craftsmen to be able to do that. Now why don't you go play with Ah-Un I'm sure that he'll want to hear about this." Aki added.
"Alright!" Rin ran off and went to go find Ah-Un.
"She's grown up fast." Aki muttered.
"She has, she still follows me around every where to." Sesshoumaru muttered.
"Well yeah! You're like a father to you, she's going to follow you around and try to please you, and it's in her nature. Now what's going on here that I don't know about?" Aki asked, getting straight to the point. Sesshoumaru sighed.
"The lands aren't in a peaceful time, they say that people of high rank have been disappearing, they also say that it's a woman who's doing it and they all think it's you because you've been MIA these last two years, and that's when it's been happening." Sesshoumaru explained, Aki thought a minute.
"DAMN!" She growled suddenly, Sesshoumaru jumped slightly when she growled. "This is Death's doing, it has him written all over it." Aki explained.
"How do you know?"
"He's Death hence he wants more Death in the world. He'll do anything he needs to, for a land wide war to break out; whatever we do we mustn't let Death get what he wants." Aki explained.
"That doesn't explain one part of this mystery." Sesshoumaru said. "Why are they assuming you're the one who's doing it?"
"As you know I've been with him for two years, there's things that I don't remember him doing that he's done to me. So he couldn't have made me go in a grab someone and I just don't remember it. There're many possibilities with Death. There could also be the possibility that he cloned me and sent the clone to do it." Aki added. "Death is one damn tricky opponent." Aki said. Sesshoumaru nodded his agreement.
"Any ideas to what we're going to do?"
"Yes, I'm gonna kill him!" Aki growled as her eyes turned a smoky blue. She turned and looked around. "What way's the exit?" Aki asked.
"First of all, you're going no where, and second we should at least plead that you're innocent." Sesshoumaru explained.
"The thing is I might not be innocent! I have to get back to the demon plane!"
"Well you got here without Death's help didn't you? Then you can get back."
"No, I never learned the spell for going back."
"You should really learn things before acting on your own Aki." Death said. This time it was Sesshoumaru who growled darkly. "I'm not here to take her back, yet."
"Then what're you here for! Get outta here before I kill you and then I'd have nothing to do." Aki said with a light pout.
"I've come to say that if you don't finish me the next time we meet then you might as well die now. Since I'm not giving up. After all, you've hurt me…twice now." Death added. Aki looked at him funny and Sesshoumaru looked at Aki.
"What do you mean 'twice'?" Aki asked in a confused tone. She heard a deep chuckle from Death.
"I mean that the person who used to love me was you, well it was you before you died and Naraku put his pathetic heart and mind into you. I plan to make you mine again, Aki." Death answered. Aki and Sesshoumaru growled together.
"I'm sick of you and you're stupid revenge! You will leave me alone or else I'm going to kill you and then look who's all high a mighty!" Aki growled. Death laughed again.
"I think otherwise, Aki. I like you better this way, there's more fire to you." Aki's eyes turned black and she tried to lunge, but Sesshoumaru stopped her.
"Don't, it's a taunt, you can see by the way he's standing, he's ready for you to attack him." Sesshoumaru added. Aki heard small footsteps coming from behind Death and Aki saw Rin figure emerging from the darkness.
"RIN! GET OUT OF HERE!" Aki yelled. Rin stopped in her tracks and looked confused. "JUST RUN!" Aki yelled, her eyes were desperate and just as Rin was about to turn the other way, Death grabbed her and lifted her feet off the ground.
"Aki! Lord Sesshoumaru!" Rin yelled in fear.
"Make one move and she gets it." Death warned. Aki and Sesshoumaru glared at Death. "This little girl's cute, she kinda looks like her mother." Death said, Rin looked at Death in fear. "Don't worry, you'll see your mother soon enough, after all, you're coming to my domain with me." Death said with a wicked smile.
"NO! I DON'T WANT TO!" Rin screeched, Aki and Sesshoumaru flinched as their ears rang from the high-pitched scream. There was a flash and Aki heard Death screech in pain, no one else heard it because they had never been in the demon plane where his voice always had a screech to it. Sesshoumaru grabbed Rin as she fell to the ground and kept her out of reach of Death.
"What the hell?" Aki asked.
"Rin has miko powers." Sesshoumaru answered Aki question.
"When did that happen?"
"A year after you left." Sesshoumaru answered again.
"Damn I've sure missed a lot…"
"You think?"
"No I know."
"So you don't think."
"Yes I do! I think but I also know!"
"Sure."
"I DO!"
"ALRIGHT!"
"Anyways we should take her to her room, she's out like a light." Sesshoumaru nodded and started off down the hall that lead to Rin's room. He laid Rin down on her bed and Aki stood in the door way watching. She wished that she could have someone who did that for her.
I've got to get out of here…I'm not going to endanger them again. Aki said to herself, before Sesshoumaru turned around Aki left the doorway and walked to the stone again. Good-bye, I don't know if I'm coming back. Aki muttered, she left and covered her scent so that Sesshoumaru couldn't follow her.
"Looks like I've lied once again, sorry." Aki muttered as she left the castle through a window.
"Aki?" Sesshoumaru asked as he noticed that he didn't feel her eyes on his anymore. "DAMN!" Sesshoumaru growled. "She's gone again. You better come back." Sesshoumaru muttered in defeat.
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOddone: Heh, I like this story!
Aki: Yeah we know you do!
Oddone: Well I don' own InuYasha so you can't sue me!
Aki: Yeah so TTYL and now it's time for the reviewers!
KittyKatMeow-Chan: I already told you what Living Stone is and all the other stuff in my reply to your review so…and look! This chapter tells you! Heh…oops! Anyways I'm glad you liked it and you could just picture the statue…I had to think it out a lot! Took me forever to think of! But I think it did a good job with it and I'm glad you do to!