Chapter Nine

I woke up crying. Sesshomaru put his arms around me and I put my head on his chest.

"It's alright, Christina. I won't let anyone hurt you. I swear that for this, Naraku is dead. I will kill him and Roy and anyone who wants to harm you or have you without your permission." He said soothingly, running his hands through my hair. Then what he said sunk in and I looked up at him with confusion.

"How did you know?" I asked.

"Your powers are really strong and you need to learn how to control them. You accidentally shared your memories with me." I realized what I had done and put my head back down. I finally had my memories back and I accidentally shared them with the one I love. How stupid can I be? Then I realized what happened to my father and screamed out in anger and fury. Sesshomaru flinched away from me as he realized how mad I was. But when that scream stopped and I started crying again he held me close to him. Whispering words so soft and sweet while he rubbed my back and ran his fingers through my hair.

"I'll kill him! I swear I will. He killed my father and for that I he'll die." I said quietly. The door opened and I saw Kaitlyn, Kita, Deneata, Sita, and Inuyasha at the door way. When Sita saw me in Sesshomaru's arms her face lit up with anger.

"Are you okay Flame?" Kaitlyn asked, coming over to my side.

"She's obviously fine. She has her lover boy here to protect her. I wouldn't give a crap if I were you." She said, turning around and leaving the room. I stared at where she stood, confused about what happened.

"What's her problem?" I asked.

Remember, she always had a crush on Sesshomaru. She's probably upset that you guys are in love, By the way, we all shared your dreams." She said.

"What??" I yelled.

"Relax, Lady Flame of the South. We'll all help you destroy Naraku." Kaitlyn said. I smiled as she put her hand on my shoulder.

"You guys shouldn't put yourselves in danger like this. It's unnecessary." I said, shaking my head.

"It's unnecessary to care about my friend?"

"I never said that. I said that it was unnecessary to throw yourselves in harm's way just for me."

"Well, we are so, give up trying to stop us." She said, in a tone that makes it crystal clear that she wasn't going to change her decision. I sighed in defeat and she grinned. She turned on her heal and left with the others, all except Inuyasha. Who was looking at her with such a great sadness?

"Dark Flame, I – I want to apologize," He said quietly. I looked at him in confusion.

"What do you mean, Inuyasha?" I asked.

"I want to apologize for not killing that demon when I had the chance." I shook my head as he spook.

"No need. It's okay. What's done is done." I said. He grinned shyly and left. I leaned my head on to Sesshomaru's chest again and sighed.

"I love you." I said quietly.

"I love you too, Christina." He said, running his hands through my hair.

"I hate seeing you in this pain. Such tears don't belong on your beautiful face. Flame, I want to know something."

"What's that?" I asked cautiously.

"Will you marry me?" I stopped breathing and slowly looked up at him to see if he was joking. Nope, he was totally serious.

"I – I – I – I – I – I." I kept stammering. I knew what the answer was. Yes! Hell yes! But somehow, I couldn't bring myself to say it. Sesshomaru started laughing and my face turned red. I finally got up the courage to answer his question.

"Yes. Sesshomaru started laughing and my face turned red. I finally got up the courage to answer his question.

"Yes. Yes I will!" I said quietly. He smiled and I leaned up and kissed him softly. He returned it gently then started to deepen it. I finally pulled away with the excuse of having a bath. I gathered all my girl stuff and headed to the door. Sesshomaru cleared his throat and I turned around to face him.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" He asked, smiling playfully. I raised my eyebrow, the question left unsaid. He reached behind him and pulled out a small black box. He tossed it at me and I looked at it quickly. When I opened it I gasped. It was an engagement ring. It was silver with a rare blood red diamond set in it. Sesshomaru smiled at my reaction and got up.

"I thought you would like it." He whispered, taking it and putting it on my left hand.

"I don't like it I love it!" I exclaimed. I hugged him and he laughed. I ran off as fast as possible to have a bath. When I walked in, KK, Kita, Neeter, and Sita were already in the water. I undressed quickly and got in. They smiled at me and I grinned back.

"You guys will never believe what happened after you guys left." I said. I raised my left hand and the girls squealed. Sita had been looking down at the water the whole time, but when I raised my hand her gaze shot up. Instant fury filled her eyes as she got out, got dressed and left. Once again, leaving me staring at the place she once was.

"I guess she really does like him." I whispered. They ignored her and came over.

"He didn't?" Kita said.

"Uh – huh. He asked me to marry him." I said joyfully. We continued talking and stayed for a bit longer before drying off. It was when I was in Sesshomaru's study, talking to him, when we heard the yelling in the hall.

"WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? YOU COME BACK HERE NOW AND GIVE ME BAK MY BOOK YOU TRAITOR." The voice sounded like Kaitlyn's and me and Sesshomaru exchanged worried glances. We heard a scream of pain and we burst into the hall way. I ran down the stairs to see Kaitlyn cradling a bleeding arm. She looked up at my fear filled eyes and grimaced. I knelt by her side and healed her arm for her.

"Sita's gone, Flame. She's betrayed us. She stole my second copy of my strongest spell book and ran off to Naraku's. There's no way to catch up to her now. She cut my arm when I tried to stop her. No doubt she'll put up a huge fight." Kaitlyn said. She looked into my eyes and I saw the sadness and the pain in them. Not because of her arm, but because a friend that we trusted just stabbed us in the back. Deneata, Kita and Inuyasha's gang came down the stairs and I looked at them. Then, after a little hesitation, I summed up what had just happened into one small sentence.

"Sita's betrayed us for Naraku."