Disclaimer: -gasp- It would be so awesome if I owned Inuyasha! But unfortunately, I don't… T.T
Author's Notes:
Yay for chapter 5! ;D
As a note, Moon's Blossom will carry out just like Twilight Lavender in the fact that every 5 chapters, there will be a chapter telling the story from Tomo's point of view. And believe me, this will help this story A LOT. Like … a lot, a lot. O.o
WARNING: The end of this chapter has a bit of explicit content in it. Not entirely bad, but it is sensual. And it is also very short.
There! Enjoy the chapter! I do hope you will…!
:D
I am sorry this chapter was posted so late! I was busy applying for jobs and preparing for the summer months. To make up for this, I will be posting two or three chapters in the next update! Bear in mind that it will take perhaps up to 2 weeks to write said chapters, but I will do my best to get them up no later. It is likely that they will be posted in about a week, give or take a few days.
Again, I am very sorry! But I suppose you're only interested in the chapter here, yes?
Music Pieces:
Chapter 5: The White Room – "Nephilim" – Yasunori Mitsuda – Xenosaga: Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht
– "Sign" – Uematsu Nobuo – Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Tomo's Eyes…
What is this feeling…?
I feel heavy…
I felt like I was pulled down by a dragging weight, chained to stone. A sensation flowed through my body that felt so familiar, yet I couldn't describe. Something … material was beneath me, my body so warm and a quiet sound catching my ears as I felt my chest rise and fall…
I was breathing.
Did this mean that I was alive? Or had I finally found my final resting place? What was happening to me? I needed to see … to open my eyes, but I couldn't remember how. Straining my muscles, I finally found that simple, yet nearly forgotten flex to open my eyes…
I opened my mouth, yet no sound escaped as I squeezed my eyes shut. The light was bright, brighter than even the guiding light to the underworld. Where was I? What was happening to me? I felt material things beneath me, and something tickling my skin as it rested against me, light yet weighted all at once. My fingers twitched, sending a jittery sensation up my arm. Again, I attempted to open my eyes, and found the second attempt much easier than the first.
It was white. Everything was white. Again, flexing those familiar muscles, I managed to push myself up to discover that I was in an odd chair of sorts. It was red and cushiony, something I have never seen before. It was comfortable, extremely so, but something felt out of place…
Taking a moment, I raised my hand before me with curiosity and awe as I peered at my curling fingers with weary eyes. A faint thudding sound in my ear instantly alerted me to what had become of me. That sound was the once true sound of my own heart…!
A beating heart…? But that meant that I truly was…
"Alive?" a deep male voice penetrated my shock from behind. With another short gasp, I whirled around to face the figure of my nightmares. My eyes widened and he chuckled at the sight of my fear.
"It's good to see you, Tomo." he said maliciously. "How long has it been? One hundred years?"
"Zusa." I growled after catching my bearings. "To what honor do I owe this visit, I wonder?"
He chuckled once again as he began to circle me like a lion would circle its competitor. I follow him with my eyes, but when he went behind me, I did not move, yet waited for him to reappear out of my peripheral vision. This man was the one thing in this world I despised with the entirety of my body and soul. To see him before me … well, let's just say that it took more restraint that I thought it would to hold myself back…
"Have you finally figured out what I wanted with your mother?" he asked tauntingly. My lips curled and my nose wrinkled slightly as I let my words flow out in a half snarl that was not of my own voice…
"And you ruined my life for its glory." I hissed as memories of my parents' slaughter flooded through my mind.
"So far, it has proved to be a worthless quest." he remarked bitterly as he continued to circle me and I continued to watch him with narrowed eyes.
"And it will stay that way." I replied quietly with warning.
"Do you know what this place is, Tomo?" he asked in a lighter tone, raising his arms slightly to indicate the blank room around us. I let my eyes glance briefly away from him as I scanned the white room before me. My eyes blinked back to him and he shot me a smirk.
"I don't." I answered. "Why don't you show me?"
"I don't follow." he replied with a false innocent tone.
"Don't play dumb with me." I snapped in a hiss. "You know how to get in and out of this room; therefore you must know exactly what this room is. So, show me."
"I won't play dumb with you if you don't play dumb with me." he growled. "I'm not so dimwitted myself. I won't show you how to enter and exit this room, but I can show you what else I can do while I'm here."
He came to a complete stop before me, his eyes never leaving the ground in front of him. Something felt out of place as he resumed his circling after that small pause.
"Look down." he ordered. I did, and felt my brow crease as my heart sped up for a few beats. My dress … it had been exchanged for a long white gown that blended in with the scenery quiet nicely. I blinked, and a choking, disbelieving sound escaped my throat as I found myself wrapped in an elegant blue kimono. Again I blinked, and I found myself holding nothing save a white blanket around me.
"You are in my world." Zusa announced. "With one thought I can make your life a complete heaven, a devious hell, one full of pain, and the list goes on. Even with one thought, I can leave you completely defenseless and open to me."
As if to prove his point, he teased me by willing the blanket just low enough to expose nearly my entire chest, earning a surprised yelp from me as I gathered the blanket up again and hid my body beneath it. He laughed as the blanket became the skimpy outfit of an experienced brothel girl; my thighs exposed and my chest nearly fully opened to him. I gasped in fright as a mirror materialized before me, reflecting my image and revealing hair tied in a loose bun, dark eye makeup and full red lips.
"You see, I can do anything to you." I heard him say as the mirror disappeared and I found myself in his arms, my arms trapped against his chest from my previous effort to hide my nearly naked body. I struggled to be free of his poisonous touch as he nuzzled my neck with his nose and began to trail one of his hands down my lower back and even further down.
"I can do anything I want to you." he whispered in my ear as his hand squeezed my buttock roughly, earning a gasp from me. A yelp escaped me as he was suddenly gone, my rightful clothes returned to me, yet not my frightened mind.
"You are in my world now, Goddess of Tomoshibi." I sank to the ground, my hand covering my mouth to keep myself from screaming and my eyes wide with complete shock and fear.
"Gods." I breathed in terror.
A sharp breath escaped him as he pulled away from the glowing sphere, his eyes wide. With a snarl, he threw his fist angrily against the pedestal. His body ached from the simple sensation of her body against his, lust emanating from him as a flower's scent would from its bud. Hunched over, he held one hand to his stomach and the other over his face in disgust and disbelief at what had transpired in his body.
"How could that wench…?" he growled. "What could have transpired…?"
He growled low in his throat as he sank to one knee. A dull pain coursed in his veins, causing his lips to allow another snarl through.
"Even in her mind—her mind in which I am in control—I am affected by her power." he hissed as he stared at the base of the pedestal with pondering and awe-filled eyes. "Could she perhaps be…?"
He trailed off with a chuckle, his body quivering with it. Shaking his head, he took a deep breath.
"Foolishness…" he whispered. "No, she couldn't be. It is impossible." He raised himself to his feet, his fingers curling around his chin in thought. "That wench's blood is far too thin for this level of power. My seal was nearly broken when I laid my hands upon her. Oh, but why do I feel something besides this power? What is this feeling inside?"
His eyes narrowed in a glare as he came to terms with the sense that caused his body to shudder and weaken beneath him. Baring his teeth, he emitted another snarl of displeasure.
"Impossible!" he cried as he swat his hand at the crystal before, snatching it from its precious pedestal and clenching it in his hand. Staring into the empty depths of the sphere, his narrowed eyes mimicked the same ferocity of his hand, squeezing the sphere in utter rage.
I know this chapter was short, but it is a very important chapter. It demonstrates quite a few things. What they are, you should be able to figure that out.
;p
There isn't much to say, so let's fill up the space…! XD
Facts about the Author:
1. As you all probably know, I am an anime freak!
2. For college, I will be going to film school! Yay!
3. Has a cocker spaniel named Cookie…:D
4. Just got my first job yesterday! Excitement? Yes.
5. Absolutely loves seafood. Yum.
The Next Chapters Will Be Posted Saturday (June 30, 2007)!