Key to my Heart
IrisBlue
Two
Sesshomaru opened his eyes and looked up into the branches of the tree he had slept under. Rays of sunlight filtered through the leaves and landed on his face, waking him from his sleep. When he sat up, he saw that Rin was gone and the fire from the previous night was out. For a moment he was panicked until she came running up to him carrying some fish in her hands. Rin set them down by the remains of the fire and looked at him, wearing a soft smile.
"Good morning, Master Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru blinked a few times, his eyes adjusting to the light, and looked around. The smell of rain past lingered in the air but the sky was completely clear. Rin looked like she was dry for the most part. She probably had his tail to thank for that. Chances were that any wood or sticks around had gotten wet by the rain so they weren't going to have a fire. "Inuyasha passed by this morning. He helped me get the fish."
"Why?" Sesshomaru asked his voice still heavy from sleep. Rin just shrugged and sat down in front of him, pushing the fish closer to him.
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He cried out as he was thrown into the side of a building, going half-way through it before skidding to a halt on the carpet. He jumped up and pulled his extending staff from his belt and ran toward the hole in the building. As the giant robot walked by, he jumped out and latched onto the shoulder, pulling himself up.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" The back panel of the robot was torn off and a green bird flew into the mess of wires.
"Raven, look out!" Robin cried. Raven looked up just in time to see a giant mechanical hand wrap itself around her body. The demon princess writhed in the robot's grip as Robin made his way across the broad metal shoulders to the left arm which held Raven. Starfire let out a yell as she let loose an armada of starbolts which came crashing into the robot's chest.
"Alright, Cy. If there's one thing you know, it's robots." Cyborg said as he jumped onto the leg and worked his way up to the chest. Beast Boy crawled around the wires of the robot as a mouse until he was plucked from the wire nest by a thin hand. He suddenly came face to face with a boy about Cyborg's age only very much human. The shapeshifter turned into an elephant and suddenly burst out from the cockpit of the robot, falling until he morphed back into a bird and flew around to help Robin release Raven from the tight grip. The metallic hand shook, throwing the two of them off and then swung around to the front of the robot so that Raven was facing the pilot.
"Well, look what I've caught in my grasp."
"Catch this!" Starfire cried as she released more starbolts into the cockpit, knocking out wires and the gear hooking the pilot to the machine. He slumped forward, knocked out by the blast, and the robot stopped. Raven fell from his grip but quickly caught herself in mid air. Beast Boy put Robin safely on the ground just as Cyborg and the two girls dropped down, too.
"Good job, Starfire." Robin said. Starfire smiled and giggled.
"That guy looked at me like a nice little cage would work!" Beast Boy shrieked.
"Probably would have, if you hadn't crushed the cockpit with that big elephant butt!" Cyborg countered.
"That big elephant butt saved yours!" BB snapped.
"Actually, I believe I did all of the 'butt-saving.'" Starfire said, her hands clasped in front of her.
"That's the last time I'm working with giant robots with little boys inside." Raven said, straightening out her cloak.
"So, anyone hungry?" Robin asked.
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Beast Boy and Cyborg sat across from each other arguing about what to put on the pizza, yet again, as Robin and Starfire talked casually. Raven couldn't help but glance at the way Starfire smiled at Robin or how he put his arm over her shoulder. She had friends, more friends then she ever thought possible for her to have, but she had a longing for something more. She might have to consult her emotions later but for now she would try to let her mind stop screaming for once.
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Sesshomaru stopped walking and looked around. He felt something new in the air but he couldn't identify it. Rin seemed to take notice of him and turned around, looking at him with large, confused eyes. Sesshomaru didn't look too concerned so Rin just turned back around and continued walking. Something danced around the air about him, making him cautious with every step his booted feet took. A foreign feeling lingered close to home, too close for the demon lord's own comfort. The feeling fleeted just as quickly as it came upon him and he shrugged it off, continuing to walk.
No matter how much he shrugged it off, however, it lingered in the depths of his mind still. When they stopped at a stream so Rin could get a drink of water, Sesshomaru couldn't help but look into the water only to see four red streaks staring back at him in pairs, a red jewel in the center just above. He once again ignored it. He'd seen something close to this before, however the feeling was new. All day, Rin hadn't seemed to take notice but once. As they neared a valley nestled between the plains and mountains, Sesshomaru caught sight of someone familiar standing on the hill leading into the valley.
"Well, well. Kikyo. What brings you here?" Sesshomaru asked as he neared her, the girl running off to pick dandelions and flowers. She suddenly caught sight of a butterfly and laughed, running after it hands in the air.
"Waiting for you, Sesshomaru." The demon was surprised but masked it well. What did the dead priestess want with him?
"Why? If you seek my half brother…"
"Inuyasha is not my concern at the moment. You are." She turned and looked at him, the wind ravaging both their hair. "I feel something new in the air that has something to do with you. There is restlessness about you and I fear it may be in your best interest to…"
"And when did you start caring about my best interest and not Inuyasha's, or at least his grave." The priestess narrowed her eyes slightly at his comment and turned away.
"You will be your own downfall, Sesshomaru. I hope you're granted mercy in Hell." Sesshomaru growled softly in his throat and turned back to Rin. She was on her haunches and looking over a flower with a butterfly perched on it. The wings opened, closed, opened and the butterfly flew away.
"Rin." She looked his way and stood upright. "Come." She ran through the grasses and stopped at his side.
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Raven sat on the roof of the tower in meditation, her legs folded, eyes closed. Her short, purple hair fluttered about her, as did her cloak. There was a soft click of the door closing and the sound of a body pushing aside air molecules and then the tapping of boots touching the concrete.
"What is it, Starfire?" Raven asked in her monotone. Starfire smiled innocently and giggled.
"I have come to do the meditation with you, friend Raven." Starfire responded sweetly.
"Maybe later. I'd like to be alone right now." With a look of hurt, Starfire turned and shuffled toward the door leading inside. Getting herself back into deep meditation, Raven explored this new feeling of…loneliness. It was foreign to her and the emotion had said that when the timing was right, it would evolve into a new emotion. Raven still had no clue what that meant. Until she found out, she engulfed herself in meditation and frequent visits into her mirror. Starfire might not like the end result, seeing less of Raven, but first thing was first and Raven had to discover what this new emotion meant to her.
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A/N: So, here's the second chapter. More answers explaining the link between these two completely different worlds are coming later but for now…hold those horses. They can't go just yet. Just kidding. Anyway, thanks for reading and please review, tell me what you think. Criticism is always welcomed, just don't try to flame me. Healthy criticism as I call it. Anyway, thanks again for reading and special thanks to littlefiction for being the first to review.