Author's Note: Alright guys here's the long awaited part II of Chapter 6. ^^ I'm really sorry it took awhile to write. Originally I had it done last week but I didn't really like how it was turning out so I decided to re-write it today after my finals were done for the day. Turns out I like the newer version much better though I did keep the original opening of the old version which kind of jumps around a bit from Kaname p.o.v. to Sesshomaru's p.o.v. so be aware when you read the new half of the chapter is basically Sesshomaru p.o.v though.
Also on a side note the next chapter won't be about for a while maybe a month. Basically because it's my school's winter break from collage and I'll be heading some for the holidays where we're prehistoric and do not have the internet. So I apologize now for any fan girl agony you suffer as you wait for the next chapter.
Oh also, in your reviews (or on youtube – chanels – psychobrit2008) let me know if you want me to write about the present day Sesshomaru's well being. If you've been keeping up with the story you should know where I'm going with the present day demons being slain. However if you guys would prefer it I will either write about it or skip it and leave it to you guy's imagination as to what becomes of the modern day Sessy. ^^
Alright that's all I've got to say sorry for taking up so much room here to writing all this out. Also I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday! ^__^
Now Enjoy Chapter 6 Part II of Eternity For You.
Disclaimer – I do not own anything!!! All the characters represented in this story belong to Rumiko Takahashi. So please don't sue me. I'm poor enough as it is.
Chapter 6
Part II
I continued to race down across rooftops away from the Kururugi shrine, my heart was beating rapidly in my chest. After finally reaching the small playground where Kaname and I had played years before. I took a seat on one of the swings and tried to calm myself down a bit. The images of Kaname through the window changing continued to linger on my mind. Why was it that every time it came to her I was completely and utterly stunned every time. It didn't matter if she was just moving a stray hair from her face, or if she was simply laughing on the street with her friends. She could always make me lose control, she's lucky I still had a little control to flee otherwise there's no telling what I would've done. Just then I caught her sent on the wind. She was coming. Coming here.
I jumped to my feet quickly and hid away in a nearby tree. Hopefully she wouldn't notice me. Just then Kaname came running in through the park gates her baby blue party dress blowing gently in the wind. She stood in the entrance for a good while before finally walking in looking from side to side.
"I could've sworn he would've come here." she said out loud as she sat on the same swing that I had been sitting on just moments before, "Maybe I was wrong. Maybe it wasn't the guy from before."
Just then her little pink cell phone went off, Kaname frantically dug in her purse for the small rectangular device. Looking down at the phone she left out a small sigh as the screen read 'one new message'.
'Kururugi!! Where are you? The parties already started. You didn't change your mind did you?
Yuka'
Kaname began to reply back to Yuka with a text of her own. 'No way. I'm still coming. I just got distracted is all? I'll be there soon I promise!' with that she hit send and within a few seconds it was completely gone.
Putting her phone back in her bag she stood up slowly and gave the empty playground one more look. With that she turned away and began to leave it for good however just as she got to the exit she stopped and turned back once more raising both of her hands towards her mouth before calling out,
"Sesshomaru! I'm going to a party now please meet me there." And then she ran off into the distance the sun setting slowly in the background. Hearing her call out my name my heart began to race once again. How did she know my name?
Did she remember me from her past when we played here all those years ago? No. It doesn't matter if she's remembering me from when she was five years old. Soon I'd be telling her everything about our journey together in the feudal era and how in a few days she will be heading there against her will. I just had to hope that the demonic witch I met with years ago kept her promise to me. No. Now wasn't the time to worry about such things. Snapping out of my thoughts I jumped down from the tree and began to follow Kaname's sent on the wind.
After catching a bus Kaname finally made it to the party. There were people everywhere all looking this way and that with their cups of alcohol in their hands. She didn't want to show it but it kind of made her a bit uneasy. Continuing to push her way through the crowd Kaname finally found her friend from school Yuka.
"Yuka!" She called out as she pushed through the last bit of people and ran up to her. "There you are it took me forever to find you."
Yuka glanced down at Kaname and gave one of her twisted smiles that clearly stated that she had gotten an idea.
"So Kaname this is Noboyuki. He's a junior in high school. I actually just got done telling him about you. Why don't you two get to know each other? I'll be right back." She stated with a smirk as she began to walk away. Kaname quickly looked back and forth from Noboyuki to her fleeing friend Yuka. Kaname stood there caught in Yuka's trap to catch her a boyfriend. The young man looked down at her and held up a glass of some sort of drink.
"Here I bet you're thirsty." He commented. Kaname glanced up quickly and shook her head no but took the cup anyway. Taking a few sips she waited. Even though she really wasn't sure if the amber eyed man had heard her. All she knew was she was hoping he did, for some reason she found herself fascinated with him.
As I arrived to the party I found myself looking back and forth between the crowds. It wouldn't take too long to find Kaname, after all I could easily pick her scent out from the crowd. Pushing my way through some girls I finally saw her standing next to the drink table where I noticed a young man talking to her. I don't know if it was the demon within me or just me being paranoid but as I saw the gleam in the young man's eyes I couldn't help but let out a low grow as I marched my way over .
Upon my arrival the young man turned and looked up at me with his crystal blue eyes. He looked at me in pure annoyance as he left out a small grunt.
"Is there a problem?" he asked me as he sat his drink down on the table. I gave a quick glare in his direction then look over to see Kaname's reaction to the situation. She gazed at me in shock, though a smile was slowly creeping across her face.
"Yes, there is." I replied coldly as I walked next to Kaname and placed my arm around her and gave the man a smirk, "You seem to be talking with my girl."
As I was standing close to Kaname I could feel her heart beat pick up as well as my own. I couldn't believe I had actually been able to speak those words out for the first time. The man looked at us in anger he shot a glance down at the tiny brunette.
"She didn't say she had a boyfriend. Maybe you should teach you're ho of a girlfriend some manners." He stated angrily as he picked up his cup from the table and threw it down at Kaname's feet. The beverage splashed all over her legs; which caused her to give a jump back a bit. I felt my patience begin to vanish as my inner demon began to take over. The urge to protect Kaname was coming out of every pore on my body. I took my arm away from her as I got in front of her. The whites of my eyes began to turn red while my once amber eyes turned turquoise. I saw the guys face give a twitch as he realized the change himself. He took a few steps back and I took a few forward.
"If you ever come near her again, it will be the last thing you ever do." I growled at him as my eyes changed back to normal before turning back to Kaname. Her face was now turning red as I took her by the hand and lead her out from the crowded yard and into the nearby woodlands. Once we were far away from everything else I stopped and slowly let go of her hand. Though in that moment as I pulled her along the trail I couldn't help but wish we could go on forever like that. Hand in hand.
"…Thank you." She stated as she bowed down in gratitude. I turned around just as she rose back up but this time the look she gave me was bit different. You could saw it was that stubbornness if anything.
"So you where in that park then after all!" she stated as she crossed her arms and bit her lip a little aggravated. I found myself beginning to stammer a bit trying to think of something to say. Was she truly beginning to put everything from the last couple of years together? Her look soon changed again as if something was confusing her.
"…You can't be the same guy though." she finally mumbled as she placed a finger to her lip as if to start chewing away at the nail as she thought about the subject. She shot a quick glance up and then looked down again.
"My name is Sesshomaru." I finally started calmly though I'm pretty sure she knew it already after all it wasn't the first time we had, had an introduction like this.
Kaname's head shot up once more to where her hazel eyes were lost in my amber ones. The two of us stared into each other as if we were trying to dig deep within one other. The feeling was almost like déjà vu as Kaname finally said, "My name is Kaname." I smiled a bit as she continued to eye me suspiciously.
"I know we've met before." I stated with a playful smirk on my face. She blinked and then stared at me with her mouth open just in utter shock.
"You must be joking. If you were 'that' Sesshomaru wouldn't you be much older?" she questioned she continued to keep her arms cross. At that I found myself thinking of what to say. If I told her how old I really was would she believe me since she didn't believe in demons? At least not yet?
"Actually I've known you for over 500 years." I said as I gazed into her eyes with a serious expression on my face, "We met in Japan's Feudal Era when your ancestor named Utsugi summoned you into the past in hopes to take your soul."
Kaname stared at me like I was a mad person. Though at the same time she couldn't help but be a little intrigued by the thought of Sesshomaru knowing her that long or for at least remembering her since then.
"…Oh please how do I know you're not making any of this up?" she finally asked after what felt like an eternity of silence for me. "I mean this Utsugi person just doesn't sound for real. Summoning people to the past and sucking out their soul and all."
"Trust me the past is nothing like what you've read in your history books. I'm living proof of that." I replied as I got closer to her and took my hand over my face removing the makeup that covered my markings.
"Why do you think that human male backed away once I moved in front of you at the party?" I asked her a little aggravated that she wasn't buying my story at all even though I had expected it a little. Kaname pondered this for a good while, it was true even though she stood behind him and didn't see his facial features change but she had seen the look of horror he had portrayed as he slowly had backed away.
"You must've intimidated him is all." she replied stubbornly not really wanting to begin to think that everything the man before her was saying was actually true. Even though there was something about him that kept her trusting him. Even though they were alone in the woods where no one would be able to hear her scream she was actually quite calm.
"Wrong, he backed away because he was about to become my prey. I used to be the demon lord of the Western Lands. When we first met back then I just thought you to be another worthless human… when you saved Rin everything I thought about you began to change." I found myself saying. It was the first time that I had ever been drawn to protect a woman like that. Even though we parted throughout her journey I couldn't keep my mind off her, even though 500 years had passed.
"Demon lord? Rin? What are you talking about; I don't understand what you're saying at all." She yelled out as she shook her head from side to side, "I don't know you. Or this Rin person…"
"Not yet. In a few days though you'll be pulled into the feudal era. I'm telling you this now because I've been waiting and dodging death for the last 500 years because…" I paused my heart beat raced in my chest at the thought of confessing my attraction to her. The girl I've been waiting for, for what seemed like an eternity was standing right in front of me the wind playfully blowing her hair about.
"... Because?" Kaname questioned as she had walked up to me and was now looking me straight in the eyes with her head cocked to the side like a cat.
"I love you." I blurted out quickly as I pulled out her cell phone from when she disappeared in the feudal era and flipped the screen showing her the picture of her and her friend Yuka. Kaname's eyes grew wide as she looked at the familiar cellular device in my hand as she quickly dug in her purse for her own. Pulling it out she flipped the screen to reveal the exact photo.
"You really were telling the truth." she mumbled as she continued to examine the phone in my hand, "It really is my phone, it has every scratch I ever gave it."
"Which is why I've been trying to tell you. In a few days you're going to be pulled into the past. I'm here because I never got the chance to tell you how I felt before you disappeared and returned to the future." I continued as I felt my cheeks beginning to redden as I watched Kaname thinking about everything.
"But why tell me now when I'm going to go to the past in a few days?" she asked as she continued to look up at me, "I mean if what you said was true that… you know…lo…love me. Then can't you just wait until I come back from the past and actually remember these events with you?" she mumbled as she covered her mouth when she spoke the word love, her cheeks blushing a bit. Which was to be expected at least in this era she was only a fourteen year old school girl who obviously dreamed about getting a fulltime boyfriend.
I stood silent for a moment thinking it over in my head. In this world if I showed any of my demonic features even by accident in public here I'd be hunted down like a dog until I was burned alive like the various others of my kind who perished by the hands of man. Not to mention at this very moment someone from the government was surely on their way, especially since I revealed myself to that kid. The only way that Kaname and I could truly have a future was if we lived it in the past.
"Trust me Kaname, the only way for us to be together, happily is in the past. You must trust me. This government has been keeping its bloody hands in the dark for years. Right now there are probably men coming for me right now."
"But Sesshomaru if you didn't get the chance to tell me and be with me in the past what makes you think this time around will be different?" she asked me as her look changed from confusion to worry within seconds. She was beginning to worry about me. About how I would be hunted down and in the end become a demon torch until I breathed my last breath.
"I've made arrangements through the years. Trust me Kaname especially now since you know how I feel. We can change our past and make our own future." Just then a new scent began to comb through the air and flashlights were being seen in the distance. I jerked my head toward them. They had arrived. I grabbed a hold of Kaname's hand and began to run.
"We need to move." I told her sharply as we ran past the trees. Realizing that Kaname can no way run near as fast as me I scooped her up in my arms and soon we were off towering over the rooftops of Tokyo until we finally reached the Kururugi Shrine.
We went safely into her room on the second floor I set her down gently on her bed. I found myself just staring at her soon everything would end here in the Future and a new beginning would happen in the past.
"Kaname…" I said as I cupped her head in my hand and held it next to my forehead, "Please remember everything I've said here tonight. I can't guarantee that I'll be able to repeat the message later on."
She looked away from the side and hesitated a bit before leaning up, our lips were inches apart. I gazed wide eyed as her quivering lips slowly moved forward her hazel eyes closed. And then our lips hit, it wasn't for very long but it was good enough for me. Kaname quickly turned away holding two fingers against her lips.
"I don't think I could forget…not now anyways." She mumbled shyly. I watched from the tree outside as she slowly turned back around.
"Sesshomaru, I…" she stopped and looked around at her empty room the worried expression she had portrayed earlier lingered on her face, "hope you'll be safe…"
My heart continued to race as I watched the young girl fall sleep before I finally left the Kururugi shrine after fourteen years.
