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Chapter 12 Good-bye Love
The room darkened as the sun set. They both became aware of the time. Night had fallen and they were short on time.
Love, I do love you, Yoruichi, Sesshomaru thought as he caressed her face. "Yoruichi, you're beautiful. I'll never forget your beauty", he said with a twinge of sadness in voice.
She kissed him passionately. "Sesshomaru, I'll never forget anything about you. Today was like living a dream. I thought I'd never get to see you again forget spending a day with you. I'm thankful for what little time we've had." She kissed him again and they held each other until they both drifted off to sleep. Their sleep did not last for very long but they did have enough time to dream of each other. Kisuke who'd arrived at Yoruichi's door 30 minutes early interrupted their peaceful dreams.
"So are you two ready?" gleefully asked Kisuke.
A half sleep Yoruichi yawned and said, "No".
"C'mon you two we've gotta get moving. I spoke to Kaien earlier and they've intensified the manhunt. If we don't move now it'll be too late", he proclaimed.
"We understand Kisuke we just woke up and we need a little time. Wait in my office we'll be ready in few minutes"
Sesshomaru and Yoruichi got ready; neither said anything to the other. They barely looked at each other; instead they focused on the task at hand. This way they did not have to face the building emotions that they both felt or see the pain in each other's eye. When they were finished they met with Kisuke in Yoruichi's office.
"Well its about time, we can finally get started. Our plans have changed. Yoruichi I know you wanted to see if Kukaku help us to create a distraction, but I am afraid I wasn't able to get Kukaku to help. She left to train Ganju today. This means we'll have to go to my original plan, in which you make a distraction to draw everyone's attention away from the launch point. Since security is so tight I'd suggest you go now so that Sesshomaru and I can make it to the launch point."
"Kisuke, give us a moment please." She took Sesshomaru's hand and led him back into her bedroom and closed the door behind her. "Well Sesshomaru I guess this is good-bye again. No, I take that back this isn't good-bye. Good-byes are final we'll see each other again. I believe it. "
He grabbed her. "Yoruichi come with me. I don't want to leave you again."
"I can't, I wish I could but I can't. I have too many people depending on me and it would be selfish of me to leave." She smiled a fragile smile. "Besides Kisuke and Katindahat will figure out the trou de ver soon and when they do I'll come I promise". She kissed him through her tears.
There was a knock at the door.
"I guess it's time" She took his hand and led him back into the office. "Sesshomaru, don't ever come back here it's too dangerous. I'll come to you" She kissed him softly, and then flash stepped away. Moments later there is a huge kido explosion drawing everyone's attention in the opposite direction.
"So Sesshomaru are you ready? I hope you can keep up" Kisuke flash stepped away towards the 9th District well. To his surprise he had gotten there at the same time as Sesshomaru. " I see you're in a hurry to get home. Don't worry we're in a hurry to get you there. Just stand over there (he pointed to a spot just left of the well) Ready Katindahat?" Katindahat gives Kisuke the ready sign. Kisuke and Katindahat started up the equipment within seconds the trou de ver opened. Sesshomaru stepped through and disappeared.
"It worked Kisuke", yells an ecstatic Katindahat, "we did it, I can't wait to analyze all the data. Just think we will be able to open our own doorways."
"Yah, too bad Central 46 will never let the project continue. Once they investigate and discover that Sesshomaru came through one they'll make sure the project dies along with all your other projects. Don't worry I won't say anything. We have to stick together. I just hope they don't destroy your lab when they take your files. But hey at least we know it works."
Katindahat destroyed all his data and recycled all the equipment related to the on the trou de ver project that next morning after he received a standard visit from two 13th Division officers searching for the intruder.