Hey look everyone! I updated! YEAH! I've been busy with work and didn't have much time to write between sleeping, working, RPing with my FUTURE husband Z, and playing World of Warcraft. I know. I'm being lazy. But anyway. On with the story!
Chapter 24: A Sister Taken and A Sister's Courage
Serena and Sesshomaru slept for a long time. It was four days until they finally woke up. Serena groaned as she slowly opened her eyes. She felt better since she had fallen asleep. She slowly sat up and looked at Sesshomaru. He was still asleep beside her.
Serena smiled and kissed him lovingly on the lips. He slowly woke up and looked at her. "Hey."
"Hey yourself handsome." She said as she smiled at him lovingly.
He slowly sat him and hugged her. "Did you sleep well?" He asked as he kissed her neck.
"Yes. It's a good thing I decided that we do the marking in my time. If Naraku attacked us while we were asleep, we would have died." She said as she leaned into his embrace.
"Yes. A very good thing indeed." He said as he kissed her mark. It had healed completely during the time they were asleep.
Then suddenly, a loud growling came from their stomachs. They both laughed nervously and got up off the bed. "I guess it's been while since we ate."
"I wonder how long we've been asleep?" Sesshomaru asked as Serena lowers the stairs.
"Not sure." She then held onto his hand and he let her drag her through the house.
They entered the kitchen, her mother and grandfather jumped at the sight of them.
"Serena! Sesshomaru! You're finally awake." Her mother said as she got up from the table and hugged her daughter.
"How long have we been asleep mom?" She asked as she returned the hug.
"About four days. You two had us all worried for a second."
"Sorry Mrs. Higurashi. We didn't mean to scare you." Sesshomaru said as he sat down at the table.
"Oh please. Call me mom. You're practically part of the family now that you've married my eldest daughter."
Sesshomaru nodded. "Alright then…mother."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled and made her daughter and new son-in-law a feast. She had a feeling they were starving.
Serena and Sesshomaru started eating the moment the food hit the table. Her mother was right, they were starving. It was Thanksgiving all over again for them.
They ate until they were full and felt sick from eating so much.
"That was wonderful mother." Sesshomaru said as he leaned back in the chair.
"I agree mom. That was good." Serena said as she leaned against Sesshomaru. She then started rub her mark. It was starting to itch as she rubbed it.
"Something wrong dear?" Mrs. Higurashi asked as she noticed what Serena was doing.
"Yeah. My mark itches." She said as she scratched her mark.
"Then it must be responding to my emotions." Sesshomaru as he looked at his mate.
"What do you mean?" Serena asked as she kept scratching the mark.
"Your mark is connected to me. It'll respond to how I'm feeling at the moment. It'll burn when I'm angry or upset, vibrate when I'm sad, and sting whenever I'm scared." He explained as he smiled at her.
"But why is it itching?"
"It's letting you know that I'm thinking about something."
"Like what?"
He just smiled. "I'll tell you later."
Serena looked at him confused and then shrugged it off. She then froze when she smelt a familiar scent in the air. She kept sniffing the air and followed the scent out of the room.
"You smell it too?" Sesshomaru asked as he followed her out into the hallway.
"Yeah. But why is his scent covered in….blood?" She asked as she opened the front door. "INUYASHA!"
Inuyasha was a bloody mess. Blood was dripping down from his right arm. He collapsed in front of her, breathing heavily.
"Oh my god! Inuyasha what happened?" She asked as she went over to him.
Sesshomaru also came out and help Inuyasha.
"He attacked us…..out of nowhere…..got me good…..Kagome…..she's……" He was rambling as Serena and Sesshomaru helped him into the house.
"Who attacked you? What happened to my sister?" Serena asked as they helped him into the kitchen.
"Naraku……took Kagome…….I couldn't….."
"Shhh….calm down Inuyasha." Mrs. Higurashi said as she got out the first aid kit.
Serena slumped against the wall, her eyes wide open with fear. He kidnapped my sister? But why? "We have to go back to the feudal era. We have to save my sister."
Sesshomaru nodded. He then went upstairs to get dressed. Once Serena got over the shock of how Inuyasha looked, she also went up to her room to get dressed.
A few minutes later, they were both back down in the kitchen to find a bandaged up Inuyasha. "Are you okay now?" Serena asked as she adjusted Shiunga on her shoulder. Her Tetsusaiga and Tensaiga were on her hip.
"Yeah. Let's go. I'm worried about Kagome." He said as he stood up.
"I am too. I just hope she's okay." She looked like she about to cry.
Sesshomaru came up behind her and hugged her. "Everything is going to be alright. Kagome is a strong priestess. I don't think Naraku is going to hurt her too much."
"Serena, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha." Everyone looked at gramps. He looked very worried as he stood from the table. "Be careful. And make sure my granddaughter returns to us safe and sound."
All three demons nodded but Serena was the only one that went to him and hugged him. "Don't worry Grandpa. I'll make sure to get her back."
She then released him and all three demons headed out to the well.
Shippo had followed Inuyasha to the well. He was in pretty bad shape after Naraku attacked them and took Kagome. He missed Kagome a lot. She was like a mother to him. And he knew Inuyasha missed her too. Even he was too stubborn to admit it, Shippo knew the Inuyasha loved Kagome.
Shippo sighed and looked at the well. It was a few seconds later when a blue light flashed and Inuyasha finally emerged.
"Inuyasha! What were you thinking?! You know you should have been moving with all those injures you received!" He cried as Inuyasha went over to him.
The hanyou then punched Shippo in the head. "Shut up you idiot! I was going to get Serena and Sesshomaru so they could help us find Kagome!"
Shippo rubbed the bump on his head and then looked over at the well to see Sesshomaru helping Serena out of the well.
"Serena!" He ran over to Serena and jumped into his arms and started crying.
"It's okay Shippo. I'm here. We're going to find Kagome and make sure Naraku dies for taking my sister." She said as she held the little fox demon close to her.
Shippo just continued to cry on her as they made there way to the village.
"You going to be okay Serena?" Asked Sesshomaru quietly.
"I'm going to be fine. No one hurts my family. I'll destroy Naraku for hurting my sister." There was a threatening tone in her voice. She meant every word. She was going to kill Naraku for taking her sister. She wasn't afraid anymore. She wasn't afraid to go into battle anymore.
"Father said that the final battle with Naraku would be coming soon." She said in a cold voice as they walked into the village. "I guess that time is now."
