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For this chapter, I mentioned in the previous chapter at the end that this chapter will continue with Saige's memories flashback. Enjoy and don't forget to review because I like to know what you think. Anyway on with the story and enjoy.
Chapter Twenty Four
Saige woke up with a migraine headache. She slowly sat up, touching her head and notices everything was blurry from vision.
"You're awake," Jaken's voice startled her.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"You're in your room, Lord Sesshomaru brought you back here while you were unconscious," Jaken replied.
"I was unconscious?" Saige thought.
Saige remembered that she had made to the battle field where her parents fighting and managed to saved her parents from Viper's black mist powder. She felt the black mist powder hit her eyes and then it burned her eyes, making her become infuriate. She then felt her body suddenly pulsated and that went everything went out of control.
Saige lifted her hands up to her face and instantly she recognize the scent of her father's blood on her claws meaning that she must have attacked him. Maybe that why he knocked her unconscious, worried that she would hurt herself or worst someone close to her. She also picked up a scent of her uncle Inuyasha's fang and her father's fang. Her hand touches her wrist and felt a bracelet with two fangs on it. Her father must have asked Totosai to make it and placed it on her wrist while she was unconscious.
"Where's my father?" she asked Jaken.
"He busy in his meeting," Jaken replied.
Saige tossed the blanket to aside and tried to get up when Jaken grabbed her arm "You can't leave, Lord Sesshomaru ordered me to keep an eye on you," he said.
She turned and glares at him "And why can't I leave? She demanded to know.
"Because that is an order from Lord Sesshomaru," said Jaken who don't want to reveal anything to Saige because Sesshomaru ordered him not to.
Saige brushed Jaken hands away and then stand up "Watch me," she replied, refusing to stay, trying to hide the fact that her vision is blurry and was difficult to see. Saige would soon regret it because when she walked forward her legs weaken and she fell to the floor face first.
Jaken gasps and immediately was by Saige side helping her up.
"My vision is affecting my body meaning that I'm useless," Saige thought with an angry expression.
"Jaken!" Saige said with a cold serious tone.
"Yes, Mi Lady," Jaken replied rather quickly.
"Take me to my father," she ordered.
"But..." Jaken hesitated, worried that he might get in trouble and be punish by Sesshomaru.
"Now!" Saige said in loud tone that startled Jaken.
"Yes, Right away," Jaken replied.
Jaken let Saige hold on to the Staff of Two Heads with him holding the other end of it to make sure Saige would know where they were going with him guiding the way to Sesshomaru.
As they were near to where Sesshomaru was, Jaken felt a tug on his Staff of Two Heads. He turned around and looked up at Saige "What is it, Mi Lady?" he asked.
"Don't go in, I want to stay and hear what they are talking about it," she told him.
Jaken nodded and obey Saige's orders.
The door was slightly open enough to where Saige can hear the conversation in the room.
"Sesshomaru, I thought you say you wouldn't let Saige go into battle. How could you let this happened to Saige?" Inuyasha retorted.
"Stop your barking, Inuyasha," Sesshomaru scolded at him.
"What!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kagome and Rin sighed and watched as Sesshomaru and InuYasha glared at each other face to face, neither one of them are backing down.
"When will those two stop?" Shippo asked while observing Inuyasha and Sesshomaru with Sango and Miroku standing next to him.
"It won't be long," Sango answered.
"Yup," Miroku agreed
"Okay that enough!" Kagome went over to them "Break it up you two," she stepped in between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. She placed her hands on both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru chest and push them apart from each other "We need to be concern for Saige, remembered," she remind them about Saige's situation.
Rin walked over to Sesshomaru "Kagome is right, we need to find a way to help Saige," she said, worrying for Saige.
"Beside, Totosai did mention that we have to find the antidote soon or else Saige will permanently lose her vision," Miroku say as he walked up to Kagome, Rin, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru.
"Not only that we need to find the antidote for Saige, but we need to find a way to lift the curse off of Saige that Cobramaru placed on her," Kagome mentioned.
Saige eyes widen as the information reached her ears "So, that why father didn't want to go into battle not that he didn't trust, but he was concern and worried for me," She said to herself, finally understand her father.
"Jaken!" she spokes to where Jaken can hear her and to avoid from being caught by Sesshomaru "Let's go," she told him.
Jaken nodded and guide her back to her room.
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Saige and Inuyasha were sitting outside by the fountain in the yard of her father's castle. She was able to talk to him alone.
"What do you want to speak to me about, Saige?" he asked.
"Uncle Inuyasha, I need your help," she replied, hoping that he would agree to help her.
"I'm listening," he said, folding his arms.
"I need you to train me," she begins.
"No," Inuyasha shook his head; disagreed with the idea "I don't think it's a good idea," he said, trying to convince her to forget about training.
"I know about my condition so you don't have to hide it from me," she told him, knowing for a fact that he was trying to hide her condition from her.
Inuyasha blinked his eyes with a confused look "What do you mean?"
"My vision," she pointed her finger toward her eyes "I'm not that dim, I already figure it out sooner than you think".
"So you understand why I say no," said Inuyasha.
Saige tighten her claws "Knowing my father, he would never let me so I came to you hoping that you would help me," She got up holding her sword that was used as a guiding stick "I guess I was wrong," She said, disappointed that Inuyasha would not help her.
She was about to walked away when she felt a hand on her shoulder "Saige, I will help," she heard Inuyasha said and quickly turned around with a surprised look on her face "You mean it? She asked unsure if she was hearing it right.
Inuyasha smiles and simply replied "Yes".
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Inuyasha was standing far way from Saige who was on the other side facing him with her eyes closed. Suddenly Inuyasha lunged toward her extend his claws out "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" He yelled, swinging his claws. Three air slices came at Saige who hastily teleport and appears behind Inuyasha.
"Not bad at all," he remarked, impressed that Saige has been improving over the training she had with him without Sesshomaru knowing about it because Inuyasha promise that he would say any thing.
"How about we go up a level," Inuyasha suggested.
Before Saige can questioned Inuyasha what he had in mind, a chain-sickle came flying right at her. She quickly pulled out her sword and blocks it. The chain-sickles pulled away and Kohaku appears catching it with his hands. He then walked up to Inuyasha.
"Close, but not close enough," Saige said as if nothing happen. Her face shows no fear and was emotionless like Sesshomaru.
"Nice counterattack," Kohaku remarked. He rubbed that back of his head and smiles "Sorry about that attack, Saige," he apologized.
"It was nothing, you were just testing me and that you were ordered by my uncle to do it," Saige replied with understanding.
Saige walked up to Inuyasha using her sword "Uncle, why don't you use your Tessaiga on me. I want to see if I can dodge it," she suggested.
Inuyasha and Kohaku eyes widen.
"Absolutely not," Inuyasha disagreed.
"It's too dangerous, you could be killed by Tessaiga," Kohaku pointed out, thinking it's a bad idea.
"I only ask for one shot, that's all I need," she told them.
Inuyasha hesitated for a while and then he pulled Tessaiga out "One shot only," He turned to Kohaku "If it gets out of hand, you know what to do".
Kohaku nodded with understanding.
He aimed Tessaiga at Saige "Get ready Saige," he said.
Saige nodded
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha shouted, swinging his sword.
The Wind Scar blast came hastily right toward her. She lifted her sword blocking it and tried to dodged it, but the Wind Scar blast hit her on the shoulder, knocking the sword out of her hand.
"Saige!" Inuyasha and Kohaku shouted as they were running toward her.
Suddenly a white blur light appeared in front of Saige, blocking the Wind Scar blast from Tessaiga.
Saige eyes widen and gasped when she realize who just saved her. The silver haired demon that she easily recognized as her father was standing in front of shielding her from the Wind Scar blast. He was holding Tenseiga in his hand that was creating a barrier around her and him. The Wind Scar blast disappeared
Saige let out a breath she was holding until now. She was glad that her father came to save her life. Sesshomaru turned around and looked at her. She closed her eyes ready for father to be infuriated at her, but it never came.
Instead she felts a hand touched her shoulder. Immediately, she opened her eyes and saw her father was looking her shoulder. She winces when he touched the wound. He unexpectedly grabbed the collar of her kimono and slid it down from her shoulder. Her eyes widen when she senses her injury was a little deep and bleeding strongly. It could have been worst if her father hasn't shown up in time.
"Father, I can explain," she told him, worry that he would be upset at Inuyasha, which she doesn't want that because it was her fault when she was the one that asked Inuyasha to used Tessaiga in the first place.
"I already know," he simply replied and received confused look from Saige and Kohaku.
Saige begins to wonder if Inuyasha told her father.
"No, Inuyasha didn't tell me. I figure it out on my own," said Sesshomaru when he knew what Saige was thinking. He looked over at Inuyasha and gave him "You're not in trouble" look.
Sesshomaru grabbed a piece of cloth out and wrapped around Saige's wound on her shoulder then he grabbed the collar of her kimono and cover her shoulder.
"Let's go," he told her.
Saige nodded and let Sesshomaru guided her back to the castle with Inuyasha and Kohaku following from behind.
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Saige was in her room sitting on her bed. It has been three days since the accident with her getting hurt by Tessaiga. She was surprised that her father wasn't upset at her or Inuyasha. When they returned back to castle, she was being treated right away while Sesshomaru had a word with Inuyasha. No it wasn't that bad. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were having a conversation. Sesshomaru agreed that Saige would be training again when she all better, but this time she would be training with Inuyasha and him.
Saige was still deeply in thoughts when Sesshomaru and Rin walked in "Saige?" Rin spokes.
"What is it, mother," Saige said, politely.
"Saige, are you well?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yes, I'm better, thank you father," Saige replied.
Rin went over and sat down next to Saige "Drink this, your father found the antidote for you".
Saige nodded and Rin gave her a small bowl. Carefully Saige drank slowly and then hand the small bowl back to her mother.
Suddenly she felt her eyes burn in pain. She clasped her hands over her eyes and screamed in pain. Strong hands abruptly grabbed her and pulled her forward. She felt her father wrapped his arms around her. Saige buried her face into her father's chest as she tried to endure the pain.
TBC: What do you think? Did the antidote work or not?
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