InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Breathless ❯ Tsumi ( Chapter 7 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Inuyasha, and this is written just for fun.

 

 

Chapter Six.

 

 

`Tsumi'

 

 

“Wha-what?!” the girl, Usagi, was getting more and more afraid by the minute.

 

 

“You can't fool us” the leader hissed as he approached, giving her a look of absolute contempt.

 

 

Demon?

 

 

“We've already found out what you really are!” he shouted once he was before the terrified girl, slapping her brutally.

 

 

Like strong gusts of wind that forced dew-drops to sputter out of a shaken flower, crystal tears flew from her eyes as the force of the impact sent her to the ground bouncing like a rag doll.

 

 

`Demon…'

 

 

`…Is that what I am?'

 

 

“Wench, now that we know, you're really going to pay for trying to ransack us, you FILTHY DEMON BITCH!” the second bandit yelled so loudly that it left her ears ringing.

 

 

Then he spit scornfully on her tumbled form whereas one word echoed repeatedly in her mind.

 

 

Why

 

 

Hesitantly the young woman looked up at her captors, her stomach struggling with newfound urge to vomit, so great was her panic at the malicious intent evident on their faces.

 

 

“Don't! PLEASE!” she begged as she noticed them closing in on her.

 

 

Why…

 

 

All she got for response was their bodies towering over her defenseless self, casting menacing shadows. Soon, the once peaceful clearing began filling with the sounds of screams and laughter.

 

 

“Aaaaahhh!!”

 

 

The frightened girl cried several times in pain, curling into a ball and covering herself with her arms as much as she could while the bandits kept shouting and kicking her viciously on her sides.

 

 

Why?!

 

 

“Dirty youkai!”

 

 

“Please!”

 

 

Her plead once more fell on deaf ears.

 

 

Why were they doing this?

 

 

The pain.

 

 

The pain; not only of her body, but of her heart…

 

 

—was this the reason she wasn't allowed outside? …Could this be the reason he said it wasn't safe?—

 

 

…it was unbearable…

 

 

“Stop!”

 

 

Unbeknownst to her, a golden crescent moon started blazing on her forehead as one more anguished, desperate scream tore from her mouth between her sobs.

 

 

“NIRAYA-SAMA!!!”

 

 

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Away from there, in the mists of a dark subterranean fortress, red eyes suddenly snapped open…

 

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At the outskirts of that very clearing, however, another pair of golden eyes watched a band of thieves, who were ganged up in a circle, suddenly get blasted away by the powerful wave of a sprout of light that unexpectedly surged in the middle; all the while a humming sword was pulsing strongly at his side.

 

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“…Usagi…̶ 1;

 

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The leader got back to his feet from where he had landed awkwardly; staring puzzled at his sprawled comrades.

 

 

Turning towards the blond-haired figure still on the ground, the contempt in his gaze became pure hatred.

 

 

“Foul youkai abomination!!”

 

 

Rushing to the girl, he yanked her up roughly by the arm, his crushing grip eliciting another cry of pain while his other hand went to unsheathe his weapon.

 

 

“Doesn't matter if you're not as weak as we thought, you're going to die right now!” he exclaimed in rage as he raised his sword, ready to strike down.

 

 

“I wouldn't do that if I wee you” a cold voice stated.

 

 

 

 

“Lord Niraya” the female detachment whispered, bowing in humble greeting.

 

 

The head of the long haired male didn't even turn to acknowledge her respectful salute.

 

 

“Bring her to me” he merely ordered grimly “tell Butterfly I want to see her”

 

 

The servant flinched, and the dark hanyou's profile gave a small smile, which sent shivers up her spine.

 

 

“She isn't here, is she?” it was more of a statement than a question.

 

 

At her silence, he interrogated his detachment with a dangerous voice.

 

 

“Where is she”

 

 

“I— I don't know”

 

 

Those words caused him to shift around so he could pin her with his scrutinizing stare.

 

 

“Please correct me if I'm wrong. Had I, or had I not, asked you to watch her?”

 

 

The tone belied threatening, and that did nothing but raise her apprehension. Deep crimson pupils inside purple-colored irises instantly widened nervously as she stared at him.

 

 

“I tried to stop her, Naraku-sama, I really did! I had told her not to move from her chamber, but that girl can be so stubborn and impulsive!—”

 

 

Blood red orbs flashed.

 

 

“Tsumi” he interrupted her, slowly asking one more time “Where. Is. Usagi?”

 

 

To Be Continued.

 

 

 

 

GLOSSARY

 

 

`Tsumi' means “sin” in Shinto religion.

 

 

A/N: Hope this wasn't too much emotion for one chapter, but I really wanted to convey Usagi's emotions in that scene, and we all know in those feudal times people could still get pretty violent, as the Inuyasha series have showed. Please tell me your thoughts.