Destiny Meets Death
Sesshoumaru's POV (A/N: The rest of this story will be either Sesshoumaru or Third Person POV)
It was morning. I hadn't slept at all last night. I couldn't get Kagura out of my mind. Sure she was free, but now I would never see her again.
I had only been one day after her burial and I already wanted to visit her grave. I still felt guilty that she had died. I had promised her that I would make it in time, but I broke my promise. She had written in her letter to me that she was stronger with me around her. I find that hard to believe since all I really did was insult her. I sighed and walked out of my room and into the dinning room.
In the dinning room I saw Rin with her head lying on the table and a bowl of soup in front of her. Jaken was trying to get the girl to eat her breakfast. " Rin, please eat. You need your energy."
Rin shook her head and buried her head in her arms. " No, I'm not hungry. I don't have an appetite right now."
I walked up to Rin and placed my hand on her head. " Rin, are you still upset over Kagura?"
She nodded and I saw a tear run down her face. " I wish she was still here. I want her to teach me how to paint like she does. I still have her picture in my room."
" And as long as you never forget her, it will seem as though she never left."
Rin sadly smiled. That thought had made her a little happier and she decided to eat a little bit of her breakfast.
I looked down at Jaken. " Take care of Rin. I'll be back soon." I walked out the door without another word.
I walked through the sakura fields and stopped when I came across a lonesome grave.
Here Lies Kagura, Mistress of the Winds
She was known as an enemy because of the life she was given.
She turned out to gain friendship from most of her enemies.
Though she died, She was happy and will never be forgotten.
That was the writing on her grave. I knelt down beside the grave and saw dolls, flowers, and drawings from the village children. " How did they know that she was dead?"
" I told them. Your not mad, are you?"
I looked behind me and saw Rin behind a tree. " No I'm not mad. Did you come here by yourself? And how did you know that Kagura was friends with the village children?"
" Rin did come here by myself because Jaken-sama wouldn't let me come, so Rin had to sneak off from him. Rin knew that Kagura was friends with the children because when Jaken and Rin were playing hide and seek one day, Rin was going to hide by a lake near a human village. There Rin saw Kagura with the children surrounding her. She was painting pictures for them. Rin went to play with them too. She said I could come here whenever I wanted to. This all happened about a day or two after you gave me the painting that she made for me."
" So you told the children about her death. When did you have the time?"
" After the burial Rin went to the village and told one of the children. Rin told her to tell the rest of the children. I guess she did."
Rin came up to the grave and prayed. I looked at the girl. " Rin, do you know exactly why Kagura died?"
She shook her head and looked at me. " Why?"
" She died because she dreamed. She want to feel like she wasn't a slave, so she came to us."
" But why did she come here? She could have gone to Inuyasha."
" They wouldn't have accepted her because of what she was. I wasn't going to accept her either, but something changed that."
" What made you change your mind?
" I don't know." We stared back at the grave. Kagura was a strange woman. She always wanted everything her way. She was definitely unique. And I guess that's why I loved her.
Wait. When did I agree that I had fallen in love with her? She is still a lesser demon. I can't fall in love with her. I looked at Rin. She was done praying and placed two daisies on Kagura's grave. " Rin-"
" Daisies were the first flowers that Rin had ever given Kagura-san. That night she spent at our castle remember?"
I nodded. " It's time to go." I stood up. Rin followed. I began walking.
As we were walking for about five minutes, I began smelling a familiar scent. Damn. What does he want? " Rin continue back to the castle and please be careful." Rin did as she was told and continued without me.
I looked at the trees and called out. " Totosai, what can I do for you?" The old man poked his head from the tree.
" Tenseiga had called me and said that the time has come."
" What? Tenseiga called you? The time has come for what?"
" Sesshoumaru, as you know Tenseiga is a sword of healing. If you should have ever let compassion and love for a person enter your heart, Tenseiga will develop a new power called the Path of Destruction."
My eyes widened. Kagura had told me about the Path of Destruction. " Someone told me of this new power."
" Really? And who told you about it?"
" Wind Mistress, Kagura. Sadly she died yesterday at sunset."
" Kagura…oh I had ran into a girl named Kagura weeks ago. She was interesting. I mentioned you and she was asking me questions to know end."
" Sounds just like her. So you told her about it and she told me to try and help me get the attack."
" Seems that way. So was she the one you fell in love with?"
" Well, I didn't fall in love with her. I care for her."
" So that's why Tenseiga called me. It is time for you to gain the attack. Due to she compassion that you showed to that girl, you are able to gain the attack. Give me the sword and I'll have it back by tomorrow." I gave him Tenseiga and continued on my way.
At first I had believed that Kagura was lying to me about Tenseiga. Now I see she was telling the truth. Then she must have been telling the truth about how to kill Naraku. I have to join up with Inuyasha. Why did killing Naraku have to turn out to be such a hard job? " No matter, I have to get revenge for Kagura. Naraku will not get away with what he has done." I said out loud.
I arrived at the castle Rin was picking flowers from the garden. Jaken ran up to me. " Sesshoumaru-sama, you went to see that girl's grave already?"
" What I do should not concern you. I'm leaving the castle for a while. You are to watch Rin and if she wishes to visit Kagura then let her. Understood?"
"Yes, but where are you going?"
" To find Naraku and make him pay for what he did to Kagura." I turned around and left. I was close to finding Naraku before and I'm sure that I can do it again. But first, I have to find Inuyasha and get him to work with me. I'm also going to need Totosai to give me Tenseiga back. I sighed. Too much planning, too little time.
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Author's Note:
Ok chapter 12 took long because I had no idea what I was going to write. Sorry people. Well here it is. Poor Sesshoumaru and Rin, they really miss Kagura. Although Rin shows it more than he does. Heh, that's Sesshoumaru for you.
Next time in Destiny meets Death:
Sesshoumaru arrives at Inuyasha's hut. Inuyasha is surprised to see him. He is even more surprised when he asks him for help to kill Naraku. Inuyasha doesn't buy it but will he work with him anyway? Find out next time in Chapter 13: Alliance with Inuyasha
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