InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Breathless ❯ Secrets ( Chapter 12 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Sailor Moon, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Naoko Takeuchi respectively, and this is not for profit.

 

 

Chapter Eleven.

 

 

`Secrets'

 

 

“Usagi” the voice called silkily.

 

 

The youth bathing in the vaporous, lather-filled pool squeaked, sinking lower into the water till it was up to her chin; next she began to turn around slowly, an expression of dubious insecurity and reservation on her face as her arms enveloped around her body to hide it from his prying eyes even more.

 

 

Yet her gaze lightened up instantly at the sight of him, because she was very happy to be able to see him again.

 

 

“Niraya-sama!”

 

 

The figure in the corner of the chamber bathed in shadows smiled slightly at her joyful greeting.

 

 

“And” he asked starting to walk towards her slowly “how is my favorite girl?”

 

 

Having missed his presence greatly, the blonde smiled up at him with sincere affection.

 

 

“I'm quite well, my Lord. Thank you” she told him with sentiment.

 

 

The man raised an eyebrow.

 

 

“Is that so?” the tone in his voice immediately told her something was wrong. Suddenly, his hand shot down through the dense foam and lather of the bath, startling her greatly and taking her wrist to pull her arm out of the water to inspect it under the dim light.

 

 

Blood red eyes narrowed dangerously at the sight of the bruises, and when they pinned her with an angered stare, Usagi gasped.

 

 

“Why, Butterfly?” he asked, betrayal and hurt in his voice “why do you lie to me? You never did before… have I done anything to no longer deserve your trust?”

 

 

“NO!” Usagi denied frantically, shaking her head so briskly that her golden locks flew all about her “No, you've done nothing of the sort, Niraya-sama! You've been nothing but good to me ever since I arrived here… please don't think that way!”

 

 

“Then why?” he asked softly, still hurt in his tone, half-lidded blood red eyes regarding her with something akin to sadness “why feel the need to hide these bruises from my eyes? You know I'd never do anything to hurt you… don't you?”

 

 

Guilt washed away at her mercilessly at the sound of his words. Biting her lower lip, her head fell down in shame.

 

 

“I know”

 

 

“Then tell me what happened” he said, his hand lifting her chin up so that she would look him in the eye. “I want to hear it from your mouth”

 

 

“I-It's not that bad… I didn't want you to worry” she tried to explain, looking up at him with tormented eyes.

 

 

Something in the red orbs softened.

 

 

“Usagi… how can I not? Don't you know what you mean to me?” strong arms gathered her and, naked and dripping wet as she was, she was pulled up to rest against a powerful armored chest. “Butterfly… let me take care of you. You're the only angel…” he trailed off.

 

 

Her small delicate form was wrapped tenderly in his possessive embrace, and the blushing Usagi was thankful for the thick layers of foam that'd stayed on her chest, successfully covering her breasts. Her creamy skin flushed not only because of the intense heat as he continued.

 

 

“You're my better half, angel… I need you. I wonder if you're the only thing keeping me sane sometimes.”

 

 

He kissed the top of her head and thought quietly to himself so that Usagi wouldn't hear it.

 

 

`I want to be able to trust you'

 

 

 

 

Outside the chamber, Aku was biting his nails in dismay while Tsumi scowled at him.

 

 

“What?” he exclaimed, noticing her stare “You're not afraid of what she might tell him?!”

 

 

With a smirk Tsumi crossed her arms.

 

 

“Is that the only thing that worries you?”

 

 

Aku glared at his twin sister grudgingly.

 

 

“Well I don't see how you shouldn't also be worried, considering it was all your fault she was outside in the first place”

 

 

The female detachment sniggered.

 

 

“Oh little brother” she turned her back on him to lean her left shoulder against the wall, her arms still crossed “relax, will you? I've already spoken with Usagi. She will only tell him about the loss of her locket and the thieves, she won't tell him anything about you-know-what because that's what we agreed… Poor thing is so worried he might take his anger out on us that she won't mention a thing”

 

 

Her brother narrowed his bi-colored orbs at her.

 

 

“You shouldn't manipulate her like that”

 

 

She glanced at him from the corner of her eye, sneering.

 

 

“Why? ...Because you've suddenly grown a conscience?”

 

 

Purple pupils surrounded by crimson irises, the exact opposite of hers —which were crimson pupils surrounded by purple irises— glared at her back disapprovingly.

 

 

“He might find out” he offered lamely as an excuse.

 

 

Irritated, she turned her head away.

 

 

“Oh for Kami's sake, Aku… stop being such a sissy” she said reprimanding “I told you, she won't say anything about Sesshoumaru... Won't you trust your own Big Sister?”

 

 

“Keep it down!!!” the other twin gasped in horror “Are you insane?! He might hear you!!”

 

 

However, the female detachment only laughed; apparently, she was not in the least concerned.

 

 

Strange…

 

 

Sighing, Aku decided to remain from then on in silence.

 

 

He couldn't wait for his Master and Usagi-sama to come out of that chamber, if only not to be forced to keep listening to Tsumi's cryptic answers.

 

 

 

 

“So it was just those humans that did this to you?”

 

 

Usagi nodded.

 

 

She hated keeping things from Niraya-sama, but it couldn't be helped if she wanted her beloved Aku and Tsumi to be free of some of the most serious responsibility.

 

 

“I just wanted to get my locket back, and they just… attacked me. Fortunately Aku arrived when he did, scaring them away…”

 

 

Because as Tsumi had said, what Niraya-san didn't know wouldn't hurt him… right?

 

 

She gulped. She didn't want either of her guardians to suffer their Master's wrath just because she'd been blonde enough to trip herself into the clutches of some infamous silver-haired royal menace.

 

 

Meanwhile, Niraya-san was turning her face from one side to the other, his attention focused on the darkened skin of certain areas of her neck, and once again his red orbs flashed greatly.

 

 

“And those human skunks dared to put their filthy fingers on your throat?” he growled in complete fury.

 

 

“I, I—I guess so…” she said stuttering nervously “but, but I'm okay now!” she blurted out.

 

 

The black haired hanyou studied her for a moment.

 

 

“Very well” he conceded “that's what's truly important, isn't it?” he smiled at her again “I'm glad that you told me, angel. I'll leave you to your bath now” he said getting up with her on her arms and leaning forward to deposit her back into the pool “I have some things to discuss with your guardians if you don't mind”

 

 

He turned around and scurried out of the room. Watching him go, Usagi prayed deeply in her heart that she had taken the right decision.

 

 

 

 

Once he'd exited the room and paused, both servants waiting outside shifted swiftly at the sight of their Master.

 

 

“Naraku-sama…”

 

 

However, with his eyes on the ground, he seemed to be ignoring them.

 

 

“A butterfly's life is quite brief” he mumbled to himself, never noticing their shocked gazes, “so brief in fact, that keeping it caged would be too much of a cruelty, even for me … and I don't want my butterfly to suffer. Keeping her beauty all to myself would also be selfish; I want her to be able to spread her wings wide and soar the skies, glowing so bright; I want her to awaken her light so that everyone is blinded with her incomparable shine … I want everybody to be in awe and fear of her as they will be of me”

 

 

Naraku grinned pleasantly to himself.

 

 

“And I'll personally see to it that they soon will”

 

 

He glanced to his subordinates grimly.

 

 

“You will be charged with a new mission. It appears my butterfly's already started to want out, and I desire nothing else but to grant her wishes, so the two of you are to take Usagi outside every once in a while; let her roam as she pleases. But she's seen by no one and talks to no one… Is. That. Clear?”

 

 

“Yes, Naraku-sama”

 

 

“And” he said in warning “if there's ever a repeat of yesterday, it'll be your heads. Am I understood?”

 

 

This time, both detachments gulped and shivered noticeably.

 

 

“Y—yes… Naraku-sama”

 

 

The Master smirked, pleased at their reaction, before adding.

 

 

“Aku, Tsumi; I want you to go find those bandits that did that to her… and punish them accordingly” he ordered as he started to walk away.

 

 

Forgetting her previous fear, this time it was Tsumi's turn to smirk.

 

 

“Shall we kill them?” she asked eagerly.

 

 

Pausing to consider, Naraku fixed the two with a glare that meant business.

 

 

“If you want to; but I want them tortured first… long and slow”

 

 

To Be Continued.