The Dark-Light
By Anime-Goddess-Sakura
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
Thanks to all of my reviewers!!!!
Chapter 8 Family reunion.
The Dark-Light, the child of an angel and a demoness, this was a bond that was never meant to be, the Goddess of Heavens thought wryly as sat on her throne. She had given Kazuo a chance, but he preferred to be disgraced and banned, before giving up his foolish feelings for the demoness. Their child had been nothing more then a grave sin. The Goddess sighed as she stood up from her throne. She slowly made her way out of the room. Once outside she let a weak smile play on her lips as she felt the sun on her skin. She had foreseen all of this and she had tried to stop it from happening. Yet some things were even out of her hands.
She could see as the land was rapidly being destroyed by Naraku. Lives were lost and blood was spilled without remorse. The hanyou was pure evil and he wanted the shikon no tama, something that only the Dark-Light could really harness. If he ever got his claws on the jewel and the Dark-Light, not even she could stop him. There was only way to stop this from happening and that was to kill the Dark-Light. Some of them might consider her cruel, but in order for millions to live, one had to die. She didn't hate or loved the Dark-Light, contrary to what many believed. So basically she didn't desire her death either, but in order to stop Naraku from getting his hands on her, she had to die. It was well-known that the shikon and the Dark-Light were connected if one ceased to exist the other would disappear as well. They couldn't allow Naraku to get the jewel and that's why they had to sacrifice the Dark-Light. The Goddess sighed once again as she sat on a stone bench under a tree.
"Suki." She whispered.
It was finally the time for her mission. The angel had been sent to take care of the Dark-Light. They couldn't wait any longer, Naraku was gaining more and more strength and the Goddess feared that he might invade the heavens very soon. And she just couldn't allow that. She opened her hand and caught a little petal. Her mind again drifted to Suki. She just hoped that she would be okay. The Dark-Light was staying with the Demon Lord of the West, Sesshoumaru. And it was well known that Sesshoumaru was fiercely protective of what was his. He would defend her with his life if necessary.
He was strong fighter. Suki and he would be equal in fighting skills and strength, although the Demon Lord had farther more experience and not to mention that he didn't know the sentiment that was called mercy, something that would make Suki weak compared to him. Still she had trust in her. The Goddess was brought out of her reverie as she was hit with a vision. Tears gathered in her eyes. Just as fast as the vision came, it was gone. However now she realized how wrong, she was. Suki shouldn't kill the Dark-Light. The Dark-Light had to stay alive, otherwise this world was doomed. She quickly summoned some of her guards. She had to get there in time.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Kagome didn't know what to do? She had told him that she wasn't afraid if any kind of punishment. Yet she never counted on her punishment being for her to bathe him. That was just wrong. She was now standing outside of the hot springs. Sesshoumaru was already inside.
'Probably naked.'
She shook her head as the unbidden thought entered her mind. She huffed and crossed her hands over her chest. No way in hell was she going to bathe him. She looked up when the door opened in front of her.
There in front of her stood the Demon Lord of the West, a very naked Sesshoumaru. It took Kagome one minute to realize that she was staring at him. She blushed a bright red. She quickly covered her eyes with her hands.
"Put something on Fluffy!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Sesshoumaru couldn't help, but chuckle.
"Haven't you seen a naked male before?" he asked with an amused voice.
He didn't wait for a reply as he continued.
"I'm sure you must have seen my bastard brother naked." He grinned as she pouted.
"Not by choice." She muttered, recalling all the times that the hanyou had showed lack of modesty.
She was still covering her eyes. Her scent was laced with embarrassment. He smirked even wider at this. For once she was speechless.
"How are you planning to bathe me if you have your eyes closed?"
"You might accidentally grabbed something wrong." He said in a rather husky voice.
She bit the inside of her cheek as she tried to keep her anger in check. He was taunting her. Nevertheless she had to blush at his ambiguous meaning. The pervert, he was worse then Miroku, she thought darkly.
'Hopefully he won't start groping me.'
She sighed dejectedly. She'd better get this over with.
"Sesshoumaru, please get into the hot spring." She said pleadingly. The Demon Lord narrowed his eyes at him.
"This Sesshoumaru doesn't take orders from the likes of you." He said in a stern voice.
She sighed, why was the demon such an ass.
"Sesshoumaru-sama would you do this lowly servant the honor of stepping into the hot spring so that this lowly servant may bathe your lordship?" She bit out sarcastically.
"Not bad, but you forgot to bow." Sesshoumaru said haughtily.
This was the last straw.
"Fluffy, get your ass in the hot spring now!" Kagome yelled uncovering her eyes and glaring at him.
She felt her blood boil when he smirked at her. Kagome then realized that she was again staring at a very naked Sesshoumaru.
"Hentai!" she yelled turning her back to him and blushing furiously. Her ears twitched slightly as she heard him slip into the water.
'Thanks Kami.'
She hesitantly turned around. Her breath caught in her throat. He had his back to her; his long hair was pulled along one of his shoulders, giving her a full view of his lean and gorgeous back. She mentally chastised herself as she slowly took off her clothes. She mentally congratulated herself for bringing more then one bathing suit. She now donned a simple dark blue bikini. She tied her hair in a bun so that it wouldn't get wet. Sesshoumaru was getting impatient. He swiftly turned around and his breath caught in his throat. He watched as she was wearing the most revealing outfit he'd ever seen. The outfit barely covered anything and most of her milky white skin was visible to him. A strange feeling washed over him. He let out a frustrated growl, before turning his back to her. What was she trying to do? Was she trying to seduce him? No, he wasn't going to fall for her womanly charms. Kagome looked quizzically at him. She could have sworn that he seemed angry. Why? She had no clue. Being with Sesshoumaru was being on a rollercoaster, his mood swings were ever-changing and it was now getting on Kagome's nerves. Kagome huffed indignantly, before stepping into the hot water.
Sesshoumaru didn't move an inch as she made her way towards him. She was getting really annoyed; she was just about to hit him on the head, when he spoke.
"You may begin bathing me." He said in his usual cold voice. Kagome rolled her eyes, before reaching for the shampoo.
"Could you please dunk your head under water?" she asked in an equally cold voice.
He turned to look at her with a bored expression on his face. Nevertheless he decided to do what she said. He came back up, his sliver locks plastered against his face and body, Kagome ignored the sexy picture that he made and stepped behind him. She slowly poured some of her fruit scented shampoo in her hand. She then reached tentatively for Sesshoumaru's hair. She wasn't sure what the Demon Lord would do. She let out a relieved sigh, when he didn't do anything.
Sesshoumaru's hair was super soft. She had always wanted to touch his hair, but had never had the chance before. She gently massaged the shampoo in his silver locks. She had to admit he had a lot of hair. Her ears twitched as she picked up a strange sound, pressing her ear closer to him, she was shocked to hear him purr. Yes, Sesshoumaru, Demon Lord of the Western Lands was purring. She held back her laughter as she continued massaging his hair.
Sesshoumaru was in nirvana. Her hands were working magic in his hair. He didn't want to relax, but eventually he lost the war and fell under her spell. He relaxed completely and allowed her to do what she wanted. The scent of the soap that she was using was very pleasant. He was broken out of his reverie when she asked him to dip his head in water to get the soap out. Worthlessly he obeyed. He was taken back when she applied another kind of soap in his hair. She called it 'conditioner'. He was again in heaven as she massaged his hair thoroughly. He had always washed his own hair, but he had to admit it was more pleasant when someone else did it. Or better said when Kagome did. He let out a growl of displeasure, when she pulled her hands away. He turned to look at her as she reached for the soap.
"Why did you stop?" he bit out.
"You have to let the conditioner stand for about 5 minutes, before washing it out." She said as she picked up the soap.
He growled; she didn't even look at him when she spoke.
'Disrespectful bitch.'
She all of the sudden seemed to hesitate as she made her way towards him.
"Ummm…could you turn around so I can wash your back." She said blushing furiously.
Sesshoumaru now understood why she hesitated. He smirked as he turned around; he pulled his damp hair over his shoulder. Kagome was now debating if she should get out of here and stay. Her pride wouldn't let her leave though. She shyly began washing his back. Sesshoumaru sighed as he closed his eyes. Her tiny hands felt so good on his skin, it almost felt like feathers. Kagome slowly washed his back, not knowing what kind of effect she was having on the Demon Lord. When she was done, she made her way slowly to the front of him. She watched amazed as he had his eyes closed. It was the first time she saw him relaxed. His eyes snapped open as she began washing his chest. Out of reflex she pulled her hand away. Yet he quickly snatched her hand.
"What do you think you're doing?" She was loss ay words.
"You're not done bathing me." He said sternly.
He put her hand back on his chest. She averted her gaze as she began washing his chest again. He watched her as she ran the soap on his chest. She was blushing furiously and for some reason he felt a masculine pride because of this. She slowly proceeded running the soap around his arms and hand. Nevertheless she stopped as she neared the water's edge and his waist. He tensed as he watched her perplexed look. He narrowed his eyes when she retracted her hand.
"All done." She said licking her lips nervously.
"Just dip yourself under water to get the soap off." She said making her way pass him.
However his hand shot out and pulled her back towards him. She was pulled flushed against him. He wasn't going to let her leave. She swallowed as she felt her body pressed against his completely. She craned her head to look at him. And for once she was scared. Looking into his eyes, she could all of his emotions playing in them. And to say what she saw kind of scared her.
"There's more of my body under the water." He said in an almost husky voice, sending a shiver down her spine.
Her eyes widened at his statement. He slowly guided her hand under the water and ran the soap against the side of his waist. She didn't break her gaze as he guided her hands. Nevertheless she was scared; she didn't know what he was planning. What if he guided her hands towards…She let out a relieved sigh as he released her hand. She quickly pulled her hand away. Yet she couldn't pull away for he had secured his other hand around her waist, trapping her there. Her heart was beating fast as she watched him. He slowly began running the soap along her arm. Her breath caught in her throat. What was he doing? He didn't break her gaze as he slowly run the soap along her neck. He could feel her pulse beating under his hand. The look on her face was too much. The soap was soon forgotten and he inched his face towards Kagome. He knew that he had to stop, but for some reason he didn't want to. He wanted to feel her warm lips against his again. He was her protector; he shouldn't be involving himself with her. Nevertheless he didn't stop. Kagome looked at him with wide eyes as his face came nearer and nearer to hers. She didn't know what to do? However another part of her, told her that this was what she wanted. His lips were only an inch away from hers, when Inuyasha burst through the door.
He quickly released her and Kagome fell backwards into the water. The hanyou froze in his steps as he looked straight at his older half-brother.
"What?"
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" Inuyasha yelled.
He had been unable to sleep and went to seek Kagome. He panicked when he smelled Kagome with his brother. He was now happy that he decided to look for her. He didn't like the way he had found them. He was sure that his brother was about to kiss her.
"Sesshoumaru what were you doing to Kagome?!" Kagome came up gasping for air and coughing.
"Inuyasha, get out of here." Sesshoumaru growled.
"No, not until you give me my Kagome!" Inuyasha snarled at his older brother.
"My?" Kagome asked puzzled as she stood up; her hair had come loose out of the bun and was plastered against her face.
"Kagome is not yours." Sesshoumaru bit out angrily.
"Neither is she yours!" Inuyasha yelled back, while he tightened his hold on the Tetsuseiga.
"Little brother, I would advice you to leave." Inuyasha growled lowly in his throat.
"I will not leave here without Kagome!" Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes.
"Why little brother?"
"Does she mean so much too you or is Kikyo not enough?" Sesshoumaru asked all of the sudden.
Inuyasha paled as he heard this. Kagome raised big blue eyes to look at him. She already knew what the answer would be, but her still mending heart held hope that he wouldn't say what she dreaded.
"I need her for she's my shard detector." Inuyasha said turning his face away; he couldn't see the pained expression on Kagome's face.
Kagome felt as her heart broke again. She lowered her face as tears threatened to fall, but she refused to cry. Inuyasha lowered his ears when he smelled the salty scent of unshed tears.
'Damn you Sesshoumaru.'
Sesshoumaru also smelt the scent of Kagome's unshed tears. He promised that he would make the hanyou pay for every tear that she had shed for him. Inuyasha's head snap back up and he glared at Sesshoumaru, he wasn't going to be the only bad guy here. He could also play this game.
"And what is she to you, Sesshoumaru?"
Now it was Sesshoumaru's turn to stay silent. Kagome's head snap up as she observed the Demon Lord in front of her. For some reason she wanted to know his answer.
"She's the Dark-Light brother and it's my duty to protect her." He said in his usual cold voice.
Kagome visibly flinched because of those words. She should have known. She mentally sighed and felt everything go numb inside her. That was the last straw. She didn't know why, but that one statement hurt her more then Inuyasha's. However she didn't care, before Inuyasha could retort Kagome cut in.
"Inuyasha." Inuyasha looked at her.
He watched her, her eyes seemed so dull and her face was so unreadable. Normally she would be easy to read. All of her emotions played on her face. However know she looked almost like Sesshoumaru. And for once he felt really scared. His ears twitched nervously as he watched her. He knew that he was in deep shit.
"Sit." She whispered.
His body connected painfully with the floor, before he could even realize what she had said. Sesshoumaru smirked at the obvious power he had over his brother. However he was taken back when she walked pass by him and made her way out of the hot spring. She slowly picked up her things and proceeded to the door. She didn't look back and she didn't say a word, but for some reason he knew that she was upset.
"Where are you going?" he asked deciding not to call her wench for once.
She stopped in her tracks, but refused to look at him. The Demon Lord held back the growl. He would let this disrespectful act slide for only this time.
"I'm done bathing you Sesshoumaru-sama."
"I don't see why I should stay here any longer." She said in a cold voice that rivaled the cold arctic winds.
"I didn't give you permission to leave, wench." He said angrily.
This was his home and he wasn't going to let her disrespect him like that and especially not in front of his brother. Sesshoumaru could have sworn that he heard the hanyou chuckle.
"I don't need your permission." Kagome hissed, becoming angry and irritated at the pig-headed youkai.
Sesshoumaru was furious. He gracefully stepped out of the water and made his way towards her. He 'accidentally' stepped on the hanyou's head. He was just about an inch away from Kagome when he was paralyzed. He couldn't move. His eyes quickly shifted to the dark-haired female in front of him. He just knew that she had something to do with it. He narrowed his eyes as he heard her sigh.
"Why are dog demons so stubborn and so damn possessive?" Kagome asked more to herself.
"You will be released when I feel like it." She said turning the handle of the door.
"And so you know I don't need no one's permission, especially not yours."
"Bitch, release me now." Sesshoumaru bit out.
"No." With that she walked out of the room, but not before sitting Inuyasha one more time.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Kagome was fuming. How dared they both? She snarled and for a second her eyes bled red. Nevertheless she suddenly felt her anger leave her to be replaced with sadness. No one would see her for Kagome. Both of the inu brothers had proved that to her. One considered her as a valuable asset in his quest to find the shikon no tama and the other only saw her as someone that he needed to protect so that Naraku wouldn't get his hands on her. She sighed as she made her way to the garden. She wasn't feeling like going to sleep. Once outside, she summoned her pair of pitch-black wings. It felt good to have her wings out. In some sense it give her the impression of freedom, even though it was clear to her that she would never be free. She was always tied to her responsibilities. She sighed dejectedly. She sniffed the air and smiled as the scent of fresh forest surrounded her. She suddenly stiffened when she felt a strong aura approaching her. She gasped and took a step back as water seemed to appear out of nowhere in front of her. Slowly a small pond was formed.
Kagome had a bad feeling; she picked up the scent of magic and this instantly put her on guard. She quickly looked up as some blue glowing particles began raining from the sky.
"What are they?" she asked aloud.
She tentatively opened her palm and watched as a blue glowing particle landed in her outstretched palm.
"They're flower petals." She whispered as she fingered the petal in her hand.
Her head snapped up as the scent of magic got stronger. She watched as a glowing circle appeared in the middle of the small pond. Water shot out and formed a pillar where the circle was. The pillar of water flew apart to reveal a beautiful woman standing there. Her eyes were closed. Her long electric blue hair cascaded freely along her shoulders and back. The silver high-lights seemed to shine under the full moon. She was wearing a simple white pair of pants and white turtle neck. Her eyes snapped open and pair of white wings burst from her back. Kagome was speechless.
'An angel'
"Ahh…Kagome Higurashi." She said softly.
"Umm… do I know you?" Kagome asked uncertain. A laugh erupted from the young woman.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Suki."
"I'm a pure-blooded daughter of the heavens or as you humans tend to call us angel." She emphasized the word pure-blooded.
"And what do you want with me?" Kagome asked not completely trusting this woman in front of her.
The woman smiled again. Kagome watched mesmerized as spheres of water floated out of the pond and surrounded the woman in front of her. Kagome was brought out of her reverie when the same woman spoke again.
"Dark-Light, a mix of two bloods that never was meant to be." She said twirling what seemed a sphere of water in her hands.
"Light and Darkness together, creating a child of sin." The sphere flattened and took the form of a disk.
"A child that must find salvation." She whispered the words to the disk, freezing the water and turning it into frozen disk.
Without warning she tossed it towards Kagome. Kagome barely avoided the disk as it graced her cheek. A thin stream of blood ran along her right cheek.
"What are you doing?" Kagome yelled taking a step back. The disk imbedded itself into a nearby tree.
"Death is your only salvation." Suki answered coldly as she stood straight up.
The water glowed around her and seemed to turn into a golden color. Golden spheres jumped out of the golden liquid and floated up towards her. They encircled her petite body. As the spheres slowly disappeared you could see golden armor, boots and gloves adorning her body. Her hair was held up into a high ponytail. Both of her ears were twice pierced and were adorned by two small golden hoop-earrings.
"Why are you doing this?" Kagome asked taking a step back.
Suki summoned more of the disks as she stepped out of the pond.
"I have my orders and I will follow them." She said throwing the disk towards her.
Kagome quickly jumped back and maneuvered herself between the disks. The speed that she was using was incredible. However she completely taken back as Suki appeared in front of her. She was sure that this girl surpassed Sesshoumaru in speed. Kagome had no time to dodge as she was punched in her stomach. Suki followed with a kick to Kagome's face, sending her in a tree. Kagome ducked as a disk connected with the tree behind her. She had totally forgotten about the disks. She pushed herself up. She hated to admit it, but she needed help. The first thought that crossed her mind was Sesshoumaru. She quickly spread open her wings and flew towards the castle.
"You will not escape." Suki whispered as she spread her large wings and took off after Kagome.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Sesshoumaru was fuming as he was still paralyzed to the spot and to make things worse. Inuyasha was standing in front of him taunting him. He swore that when he got free he would gut the whelp and strangle the bitch that had put the spell on him. Yet both of the inu brothers' head snap up when they smelled something. Both of them let out a ferocious growl. They smelled Kagome's blood.
"What the fuck?" Inuyasha yelled.
Sesshoumaru all of the sudden felt as the hold on him was released. Smirking he appeared in front of Inuyasha. The whelp's eyes widened in her surprise, before he found himself head first into the hotspring. That would do for now, Sesshouamru concluded as he sniffed the air again. Kagome was wounded. He quickly took off to where he had smelled her blood. His eyes were bleeding red. Whoever had harmed her would pay dearly. No one harmed what was his.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Kagome gasped as Suki flew under her. She couldn't believe how fast the young woman was. Suki looked up at her and Kagome felt as her wings froze, literally. She tried to move them, but ice formed around them. She screamed as she plummeted to the ground. She groaned as she landed hard on the ground. She sat up and turned to look behind her only to gasp. Suki already had an arrow aimed at her. Kagome was about to get up, but was horrified when she watched ice incase her body, making it impossible for her to move. The more she struggled the more the ice surrounded her.
"Forgive me, sister." Suki whispered so that only Kagome could hear, releasing the arrow.
A lonely tear traveled down her cheek. Kagome's eyes widened at her statement.
'Sister?'
Nevertheless she had no time to ponder as the golden arrow headed right for her. She watched the arrow approaching. She knew she couldn't get away, but before the arrow could reach her it was deflected by another arrow.
"What?" Suki whispered.
Her eyes widened as she watched the arrow heading for her. She quickly moved away, avoiding the probably lethal blow. She lifted her face to see a man and a woman standing behind Kagome. The man had short electric blue hair with some raven-black in it. Two large white wings came out of his back. The woman next to him was a demoness. She could see that they were protecting the Dark-Light. Why? She straightened herself up and summoned her bow and arrow again. They would not stop her from her mission.
"Who are you and why are you protecting her son of heavens?" Suki asked slightly narrowing her eyes.
The angel stepped forward while the demoness stood protectively in front of Kagome behind him.
"My name is Kazuo and the one you're attacking is my daughter." The angel said in a commanding voice.
Father, Suki mentally shouted at herself. She was shocked, but her face didn't show anything. She pushed the thoughts aside as she confidently looked at the angel in front of her. He didn't even recognize her, she felt a pang of disappointment and sadness in her heart, but she refused to show it. She was after all one of the best fighters and protectors of the heavens. She couldn't show weakness.
"Kazuo, I should have known that a traitor like you would protect the likes of her." She said steeling her voice, even though inside she was hurting.
"Daughter of heavens I advise you to take your leave." Kazuo said ignoring her comment.
"I will not."
"I have a mission from The Goddess and I'm not going to go back without completing it and nobody is going to stand in my way." Suki said as she summoned more of her disks. The disks hovered around her.
"Get out of my way and I will spare your lives."
Kagome looked at the woman that was kneeled down next to her. She had long raven-black hair and silver eyes. Kagome knew her, but at the same time she didn't. She gasped as she threw herself at the woman.
"Mom!" she yelled hugging her fiercely.
"My Kagome." The woman whispered hugging her. Kagome pulled away and looked behind them at the angel that stood a few feet away from them. That was her father, she was sure. And right now she needed to help him. She was about to stand up, when her mother pulled her back down. Looking at her mother, she knew that she was supposed to stay there. Both of them looked up as Sesshoumaru appeared next to Kagome. Kagome was taken back when she saw that his eyes were bleeding red. She gulped thinking that it was her fault; after all she had paralyzed him. The demoness didn't back away from Kagome as she observed the Demon Lord warily. Kagome paled as Sesshoumaru kneeled next to Kagome as he sniffed.
"What are you doing?!" Kagome exclaimed.
He didn't give her an answer as he kept sniffing her. He stopped when he came to her face where she had the small cut. Kagome's heart was in her throat as she felt his hot breath against her cheek. She kept telling herself that he was dog demon and that was why he was sniffing her. However that didn't mean that it wasn't quite awkward. However the next thing shocked her even more. Sesshoumaru slowly licked the wound on her cheek, making her blush bright red. The demoness chuckled, making Sesshoumaru regain his composure. He quickly straightened up and looked at the demoness in front of him.
"Lady Mai, you and your mate have arrived earlier then planned." He said in his usual cold voice, even though he was avoiding Kagome's stare.
The demoness nodded as she slowly stood up. She found it rather amusing. The Demon Lord was really possessive about Kagome. And yet he tried his best to hide those emotions that she could clearly see. Sesshoumaru wouldn't be a bad choice for a mate; she thought her silver eyes sparkling mischievously. Sesshoumaru ignored the strange look in the older woman's eyes. He turned his gaze towards the female that stood a few feet away from them. He was sure that she had been the one that had attacked Kagome. Not only was she trespassing in his lands, she had dared to attack someone that was under his protection.
"Who are you?" he asked standing up and walking towards her.
Kazuo nodded his head to the Demon Lord as he made his way towards his mate and daughter, while Sesshoumaru stood there looking at the girl in front of him. He let out a growl when he noticed that she refused to answer.
"Wench, you'd better answer, before this Sesshoumaru kills you." He bit out.
"I've had enough." Suki said all of the sudden.
Suki closed her eyes and the teardrop on her forehead glowed brightly. The wind picked up and the temperature dropped. Sesshoumaru growled and without notice charged at the woman. However Suki wasn't as an easy prey as she seemed. She had expected this from the demon Lord. She easily dodged Toukijin and sent her disks at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru had to quickly go on the defensive otherwise he would have been cut. Sesshoumaru growled lowly in his throat and he used Toukijin to blast away the disks. Suki quickly erected a barrier as Sesshoumaru released Toukijin's energy on her. She had to admit that the Demon Lord was strong. A feeling of excitement washed over her as she anticipated a worthy opponent that would give her an admirable fight. The Demon Lord could be strong, but he didn't have the power to control three very powerful elements. Sesshoumaru had noticed the gleam in her eyes and for once he decided that he had to be on his guard. This wasn't an easy prey. She was more then met the eye. He put himself in a fighting stance as he waited for her to make the first move.
He wasn't surprised when the wind began blowing wildly around them. He looked up as snow began falling. The temperature dropped excessively. This wasn't right, it was summer and no way there could be snow falling now. Looking at the angel in front of him, he knew that she was the one causing it. Her wings were spread wide open and her hands were spread wide as she was floating there. Her hair was flying around her and her eyes seemed to glow.
"Wench." He growled as he watched her summon a sword to her hand.
The hilt was made out of gold and the blade gleamed beautifully. You could clearly see the perfect craftsmanship. Sesshoumaru didn't doubt that the sword held some unknown power that he should be careful of.
"This is Silent Hope" Suki said running her finger gently over the sharp edge of the sword.
Sesshoumaru watched as she purposely cut her finger. Her blood ran slowly along the edge, the sword seemed to respond to her blood as it pulsated. The hairs on his neck stood up. He had to be on his guard, she was more dangerous then she looked. He watched as she took a fighting stance that he didn't recognize. His instincts taking over he put himself in a fighting stance, with Toukijin safely secured in his hand. His eyes widened slightly as she charged at him with great speed. The two swords clashed violently and he felt as his sword's demonic energy being purified by her sword. He quickly used his other hand to swipe at her with his claws, but was surprised as she raised her other hand in front of her and summoned a shield.
He was surprised as she pushed him back. She was stronger then she looked. He growled, his youkai instinct enjoying the challenge that this female was offering him. Her eyes widened as he watched his hand glow and summon acid. She quickly pushed him away and jumped back as Sesshoumaru released some of the acid on her. Sesshoumaru wasted no time in charging towards. Now it was Suki's turn to be surprised. The Demon Lord was fast. Hoping to slow him down she summoned small ice pillars. However this didn't slow Sesshoumaru down, he easily made his way through the maze of ice pillars as he made his way towards her. Suki's eyes widened and she quickly summoned more of the ice pillars. Sesshoumaru easily avoided them. However all of the sudden, they became more and he began having trouble avoiding them. He growled as one of the ice-pillars managed to scratch his arm. The points of the pillar were very sharp and if he didn't he would be impaled by them.
He knew that as long as she kept him away, he would be at a disadvantage. She was smart, but so was he. Suki gasped as she was taken back by the whip that came her way. She tried to jump away, but the whip wrapped around her ankle. She fell down as she was yanked forward. She quickly summoned her disks and cut through the whip. She quickly pushed herself up the ground.
However she quickly had to step sideways as Sesshoumaru threw a punch at her. Sesshoumaru backed away as she tried to kick him in the stomach. He bared his fangs at her, as he stood silently there and observed her. She stood there silently and observed him as well as she tried to regain her breath. One look at the Demon Lord told her that he wasn't even a little bit tired. She had to admit that he was good.
"You have surprised this Sesshoumaru." Sesshoumaru said arrogantly.
"Never underestimate your opponent." Suki said smirking.
Sesshoumaru let out a growl. She dared to taunt him. He would not allow this. He again charged at her, but stopped in his tracks as various arrows embedded themselves in front of him; purifying arrows to be exact. All of them looked up and were surprised to see many angels descending from the sky. All of them were wearing clothe similar to Sesshoumaru, only there's was completely white and golden armor protected their body. And in the middle of them was a beautiful woman. She was surrounded by a strong aura. Four beautiful white wings came out of her back. She was wearing a beautiful forest green silk kimono with a white obi. Golden hair cascaded freely along her back and shoulders. Her skin was as white as snow and her features soft. However her most beautiful attributes were her eyes. They were different shades of violet. A white diamond like stone adorned her forehead.
They slowly descended from the sky. The guards stood protectively in front of Suki as they had their arrows pointed at Sesshoumaru.
"Suki." The woman said, making the young girl look at her.
"My lady." Suki said quickly bowing her head.
The woman slowly shifted her gaze to Kazuo that stood there with a blank expression on his face. Looking behind him, she watched the demoness guarding the young girl next to her. Her eyes widened slightly as she watched the pitch-black wings.
'The Dark-Light.'
Her head snapped up as Sesshoumaru growled at them. One look at the Demon Lord told her that he wasn't happy. She was just glad that they had gotten here in time for she was sure that Suki could have gotten badly hurt.
"Goddess, what are you doing here?" Kazuo asked, stepping forward and putting a hand on Sesshoumaru's shoulder, trying to calm him down.
"I'm here to return something that belongs to you." She said calmly.
"And what would that be?" Kazuo asked.
"Suki, show your stone to them." The Goddess said.
Suki looked strangely at the Goddess, before doing as she was told. She pulled her bangs back and showed the little blue stone on her forehead. Kazuo's eyes widened and Mai let a startled gasp. Only high-ranking angels possessed those birthmarks as they were called. And for every angel it was different, children got the birthmarks of their parents. For Suki to have that birthmark meant that she was related to Kazuo. And the only one that he knew that would have that birthmark was…
"Mitsuko." Mai whispered. Suki gasped as something in her soul seemed to awaken.
'That name.'
A tornado surrounded her. "Mitsuko!" Mai yelled.
The tornado seemed to burst apart. All of them observed as Suki was floating there. Her clothes have vanished completely. She was wearing what looked like a white bikini that glowed brightly. Her eyes were glazed over and her pupils dilated.
"What have you done to her?" Kazuo asked in a stern voice. "Her soul is merely confused right now."
"What do you mean?" Mai asked.
"Have you forgotten the night that your castle was attack?" The Goddess of the Heavens asked.
Mai furrowed her brows as she recalled the events. The memories were still fresh in her mind.
Flashback
Kazuo, Mai were sitting in the gardens. The two children were asleep and Mai and Kazuo took advantage of the time to relax. Both of the children were asleep.
"I can't believe how fast they're growing." Mai said as she observed the star-filled sky as she snuggled deeper in her mate's arms.
She was happy and most of her happiness was due to her two daughters, Mitsuko and Kagome. They were twins. Little Kagome was only about two minutes older then Mitsuko. Even though they were twins, they were very different. Kagome's small wings were pitch-black while Mitsuko's were as white as snow. Mai knew that is that got older, both of her daughters would have a very hard life. Both of them were neither angel, nor demon and at the same time they were both. She sighed and inhaled her mate's pine and waterfall scent.
"You're worried about our daughter's future." The strong masculine voice of her mate sounded in her ear.
She couldn't help, but smile. He always used his mental abilities to read her mind.
"I can't help, but worry." Mai answered turning to look at her.
Her silver eyes, boring into Kazuo's sapphire blue ones.
"You shouldn't worry, everything will be fine." Kazuo said pulling her closer to him as she buried her face in his chest.
Nevertheless he was worried. He could still recall what the Goddess of Heavens had said. One of the children would be a fallen angel. He was brought of his reverie when a big explosion was heard coming from the castle.
"What was that?" Mai exclaimed.
"The castle." Kazuo said standing up.
"The pups!" Mai yelled. Kazuo picked up Mai and spread his wings open and took to the sky towards the castle.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
The castle was in flames and servants were running everywhere.
"My lady, we cannot get into the children's room." A human servant said running towards the angel and the demoness.
"Oh no!" Mai yelled turning around and running towards her pups' room.
Her youkai maternal instincts kicked in and her eyes were bleeding red. She needed to protect her pups. Coming to the door, she used her claws to break it down. She growled when she saw two figures standing next to one another. Each of them had one of her pups in their hands. She could tell by looking at them, that both were shadow demons. They didn't really have a solid form. They looked like a black form with eerie red glowing eyes.
"Release them!" she snarled.
She didn't turn to look as Kazuo stood now behind her. She growled even louder, when the demons didn't make a move to release her pups. However all of the sudden black tentacles shot towards them. Kazuo quickly protected them by putting on a shield. However as they looked up both of the demons had jumped out of the window.
"They're getting away!" Mai yelled.
"Not if we can stop them!" Kazuo yelled flying out of the window followed by his mate.
"I'll get Kagome, you get Mitsuko!" Kazuo yelled.
He spread his wings and flew after the shadow demon. Mai nodded and transformed into her true form. A beautiful golden fox with silver flames around her paws ran off after the other shadow demon.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Kazuo let out a frustrated sigh as he followed the demon. The demon was faster then he thought. The demon ran fast through the forest. The trees made it difficult for Kazuo to use his full speed when flying. And the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger every minute. Kazuo didn't even flinch as one of the branches hit him in the face. He finally came to a clearing. Panic took over him as he watched the demon opening what looked like a mouth filled with fangs to swallow Kagome. Summoning his bow and arrow he shot the arrow at the demon. The demon cried out in agony as it was purified. However Kazuo's eyes widened when he saw his daughter falling into the well that was behind her.
"Kagome!" He cried out.
He quickly flapped his wings faster to get to her in time. He was too late though, he watched as his daughter disappeared into the darkness of well. Without thinking he dived down into the darkness, fearing about what he was about to find. Yet he saw nothing at all. Dropping to his knees he began clawing at the dirt, his rational side leaving him as desperation took over. His daughter couldn't have just disappeared.
"Kagome!" he yelled in desperation, his voice echoing through the silent forest.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Mai was running as fast as he could. She was tired, but she didn't care. She would get her pup. She almost smirked when he saw the demon come upon a cliff, below was a raging river. He had nowhere to go. She transformed back into her humanoid form and looked with bloodred eyes at the demon.
"Give her back!" she growled angrily, restraining herself.
The demon laughed as he shot many tentacles at her. Mai quickly evaded them and made her way towards the demon. However she never saw the tentacles sneaking up on her. She cried out as the tentacles wrapped around her arms and legs, restraining her.
"Let me go!" she growled angrily, while the demon laughed at her.
"This child has a big soul."
"And it smells delicious." The demon opened his mouth and white energy seemed to leave Mitsuko. The child began crying hard as the pain hit her.
"Leave her alone!" Mai yelled struggling against the bonds.
Mai cried out as the tentacles wrapped around her tighter. Some new tentacles shot out and pierced her whole body. The shadow demon smirked at the obvious pain of the demoness. He turned his gaze towards the child and kept sucking and destroying the little child's soul. Mai's eyes flashed red as the scream of pain of her daughter filled her ears. She was in pain as well, but she forgot about her pain as she heard her daughter's cries. Silver and golden flames surrounded her hands and she burned through her restraints. She was running on her instincts and without thinking she tackled the demon. Her eyes widened as she watched her daughter falling. She quickly reached for Mitsuko as the demon dropped her. However just as she reached for her, she felt tentacles wrap around her legs. She watched horrified as Mitsuko fell of the edge.
"NO!" she yelled.
Turning around she lost her control and transformed into her true form as the demon laughed at her.
"Your daughter is dead, just like you will be in a minute." He hissed at her.
Yet he coward back from her when he saw her eyes, he knew that he wasn't going to see the light of tomorrow again. She charged at him and killed him within seconds. Her eyes returned back to normal and she ran to the edge. She frantically looked around, sniffing the air and trying to pick up her scent, but tried as she might, she knew that her daughter was gone. She let out a terrible and hurt howl as she collapsed there. Mitsuko was gone.
End Flashback
Mai's eyes filled with tears as she recalled that night.
"I thought she was dead." Mai whispered.
"No, she wasn't." The Goddess assured.
"I found her and took her in."
Flashback
The Goddess of the Heavens not often descended to the earth. However she didn't know why, but she felt compelled to come tonight. Something was in the air, she could feel it. She slowly walked along the riverbed. She had to admit the heavens were beautiful, but earth also possessed its beauty. Suddenly something caught her eye. She gasped as she noticed that it was an infant. Quickly flicking her wrist, the small bundle was raised out of the water and floated towards her. She opened her arms and gently caught the little infant. She gasped as she saw the pearly white wings coming out of her back.
"An angel?" she asked to herself, but she soon noticed the demon attributes and the demon markings on her petite body.
Looking at the child's forehead, she was shocked to see Kazuo's birthmark. She put two and two together and knew that this had to be Kazuo's daughter. She narrowed her eyes at the child, her mind going in circles. This was a child of sin. However as she looked at the innocent face, she knew that she couldn't harm the little infant. Concern etched on her face as she noticed her damaged soul. Something had obviously harmed her soul. The child would die if something wasn't done. That was what she wanted right? The child wasn't supposed to exist after all. She gasped as the child's eyes snapped open. Big innocent silver orbs looked calmly at her, even though she was sure that she was in pain. This creature had intrigued her. She couldn't let the child die, she resolved. Summoning some of her powers she linked her power with her soul and slowly mended it. She was even more surprised when the child seemed to take her power and make it hers. She watched almost mesmerized as her big silver eyes turned violet, like hers. She was adapting, she thought amused.
After a few more seconds her power receded back into her and she was satisfied that the child was now healthy and safe. She had not only healed her soul, but she had also sealed her demon blood. Her aura, scent and appearance, everything would be of an angel. She smiled as the child let out a delighted giggle and grabbed her fingers.
"What shall I call you?" she asked as she played with her few electric blue strands.
"I know, you will be called Suki." She said smiling wider as the child giggled wholeheartedly.
She wasn't going to give her back now. Fate had made them crossed paths and she felt a strong connection with the child. She couldn't let the child go back either, evil was rising quickly. If she sent the child back, she would be in danger, she was sure of it. And no one would hurt this child; she was now under her protection. With that she summoned her four large wings and flew back to the heavens.
End Flashback
That had been about eighteen years ago. She had never regretted saving Suki. Suki had been given to Angelica, a very trustworthy daughter of heavens. She had sworn never to tell Suki the truth. Angelica had instantly taken a liking to the young child just like a mother would. As the girl slowly grew she had often asked about her father, but of course Angelica had refused to say anything. And yet Suki had always loved her. As fate would have it, Angelica was one day sent to battle and when she came back she was very badly wounded. Slowly her health deteriorated. The Goddess had noticed dead approaching her friend and knew that now was the time to put her plan in action. Her visions had showed her that the Dark-Light would return. And knowing the strength that she possessed, there was only one that could equal her in strength and power. And that was her sister, her twin sister to be exact.
On the night of Angelica's death the Goddess had told Suki 'her story'. The young girl was devastated to hear that her father had left her mother for a demoness. She had been taught that demons were all evil and for her father to have chosen one as his mate, meant that he had betrayed the heavens. After that the Goddess had made sure that Suki was trained for the task at hand; the task that would be killing the Dark-light. Suki had grown fast and had become a very beautiful female. Not only that, but she excelled in fighting and magic. Her powers grew with every day and the Goddess dared to say that she could be even stronger then her whole army of sons and daughters of heaven. And even though her power was immense, she was blessed with a big heart; a soft and gentle heart that only few possessed. The Goddess wanted to keep her away from the battles and still she had sent her to take care of the Dark-Light.
The vision of this morning though had made it clear to her that the Dark-Light wasn't to be killed by Suki. And that Suki would have to fight. She had to be returned to her parents first. She wouldn't be able to help her anymore. It was now when she was really on her own.
"I sealed her demonic powers away."
"By calling out her real name, her powers were released." Kazuo observed as her daughter floated there.
"What will happen to her?" Mai asked.
"She will awaken with both her angelic and demonic powers at her disposal and she will not even remember being separated from you." The Goddess stated.
"Even though, she's the Dark-Light's sister, her powers are completely different from hers."
"They're like day and night in a sense."
"And it's now up to you to help her harness her real power." The Goddess said referring to Kazuo and Mai.
Suki possessed still a lot of untapped power. She had tried to help her unleash her whole potential, but had failed. She did know though that her powers were often linked with her emotions. This was good and bad at the same way. The Goddess was knocked out of her reverie when Suki spoke.
"How could you?" Suki's voice broke through the silence.
The Goddess was shocked to see Suki conscious. Her body glowed and her clothes shifted into a white kimono with a blue obi. Her wings burst out from her back and she slowly lowered herself to the ground. The Goddess didn't know how she managed to break the hold that she had on her. He was taken back when he saw her eyes, they were liquid silver. That was the only change that she could notice.
"Why didn't you tell me and why did you have to lie to me?!" Suki screamed, crystal spheres falling from her eyes as she cried softly.
Her body glowed and everyone watched as her demon attributes were now visible. Her ears turned pointy and fangs and claws replaced her short nails and her normal teeth. The demon marking appeared on her arm. The Goddess concluded that her anger had fueled her demon powers. She pushed those thoughts aside as she noticed the pain in her eyes; pain that she had caused by her betrayal and lies. Still, she had done all of this to protect her, even though Suki was one of the best fighters of the heavens, she had never been send into battle before. For deep down the young female hated fighting. And the Goddess knew this and therefore wanted to preserve that pure soul that she had. And that's why she wasn't going to apologize for her actions; she had done all of it to protect her.
"I had my reasons." The Goddess said in a deadpan voice.
"Reasons?!"
"You let me believe that Angelica was my mother and that my father had left her for another!" Suki yelled.
Angelica had been the angel that she had always believed to be her mother. She had died when Suki had been only eight years old. Suki had always believed that her 'mother' had died of a broken heart. And she was raised to hate her father and the woman that he had left her so-called mother for. Even though she had never told anyone, she wasn't able to hate. Not her father not anyone. After Angelica's dead, she had been taken in by the Goddess. And she became like her second mother. And that's why it hurt that she had lied to her.
"You almost made me kill my own flesh and blood!" Suki yelled angrily as her aura flared around her.
"You wouldn't have killed them."
"You wouldn't be able."
Suki's eyes widened slightly at this. What did she mean? The Goddess put one of her hands on her chest where her heart was.
"You're far too pure for such an act."
"Suki."
"Do not call me that!" Suki bit out; the Goddess didn't know why, but that simple statement had hurt her.
"Mitsuko I cannot give you my reasons for what I've done, but I understand now that I was in certain sense wrong to have lied to you."
"However I was only trying to protect you."
"I don't understand why our paths crossed, but I never regretted saving you or giving you some of my power."
"Now however I must let you go." She said fighting the tears that threatened to fall.
"You will see many things that will make your heart break and question your beliefs and the world, but you must remember to be strong."
"Goodbye Mitsuko."
With that she turned her back to her and began walking away. She would not look back. She was where she was supposed to be.
"Wait."
She stepped in her tracks as she heard her soft plea. She didn't dare turn, for she knew that if she did, it would only be harder to walk away.
"Will I ever see you again?" Suki asked in an almost childish voice.
She was mad at her for lying, but she didn't hate her. She was like a mother to her and she cared for her. And just seeing her walk away like that scared and hurt her at the same time. It would take a while for her to forgive her, but she wasn't going to just let her walk out of her life like that.
"The heavens and I will be here if you need us and the gates of heavens will always be open for you, my child." She said turning around and smiling at her.
Suki couldn't help, but smile. The Goddess felt relieved at this. She spread her wings wide, with a final look at her adoptive daughter; she took off into the dark sky. The guards followed suit and took off after their Goddess. Suki stood there and observed them until they vanished into the dark night.
"Mitsuko." Kazuo whispered slowly walking towards his daughter.
Mitsuko turned around and smiled weakly at her father. (A/N Keep in mind , Mitsuko and Suki are the same person. From now on I will be referring to her as Mitsuko ). Her father smiled happily at her as he made his way towards her. She shifted her gaze to her mother and sister. Who would have thought? She was home. With that she closed her eyes and accepted the inviting darkness. Kazuo panicked as he watched his daughter tumble forwards. Fortunately he managed to reach her in time, so that she didn't touch the ground. He could sense her exhaustion and he wasn't surprised. The transformation took its toll on her body and not to mention for her to break the Goddess' hold would take a lot of energy. That's why she was so exhausted right now. She would need to rest for a while. He still couldn't help, but smile happily, she was finally home. He had both of his daughters back.
TBC………..
That's it for now. Please read and review and forgive me for the late update. I hope you enjoyed it. I bet none of you expected Kagome and Mitsuko to be twin-sisters. One is a fallen angel and the other is….That you will find out in the next chapter. Anyhoo C-U!!!!!
Anime-Goddess-Sakura