InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Breathless ❯ Mysteries ( Chapter 40 )

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Chapter Thirty Nine.

 

 

`Mysteries'

 

 

“Don't think of trying to escape. Until she awakens, neither of you are going anywhere” Sesshoumaru told the lavender-haired boy stoically once more before turning away, very much aware of the fact that the boy had taken the chance to stick his tongue out at him, probably thinking that if he wasn't looking, he wouldn't realize.

 

 

What an ignorant mongrel.

 

 

“Hi, um, mister? …Would you like a crown of flowers?”

 

 

What annoyed him even more was that his ward seemed to be quite taken with him, looking at the younger male and blushing every once in a while as she played with her ever present flowers. She must find him handsome, the Demon Lord supposed, yet was it a reason enough to be treating him so reverently? He almost wished his servant Jaken was here, if only to hear him pester the impertinent boy out with his incessant name-calling.

 

 

But no; he'd sent him away along with the taijiya to retrieve the lunch for the day, and they'd probably not be back for another hour.

 

 

―However, despite what some might believe, Sesshoumaru was aware of the fact that Naraku could attack them while he was not near; in fact, he was counting on it as a way to lure the elusive creature out of his constant hiding: if Naraku even thought of showing his dirty half-breed self while the two were hunting, Jaken would send him a signal with the Staff of Heads, and he'd make sure to be there to cut his head immediately.

 

 

Be as it may, he did not like that he couldn't catch scent or feel of any sort of aura coming from this strange creature, even when he could guess by his looks that it most likely was some sort of hanyou or youkai of an unknown kind. He knew the boy must have some kind of presence concealing power within him; though whether he was currently using that ability naturally as an inseparable part of his essence, or to keep that very essence a secret from him on purpose…that was something that, for the moment, would have to remain in question.

 

 

Still, Sesshoumaru wasn't worried: he knew he would find out sooner or later, whether this boy wanted it or not.

 

 

For the moment, though, he had different issues to deal with now.

 

 

One of them being the golden haired teen lying sprawled on the floor of the abandoned cabin they were presently occupying ― which had been found years ago by Jaken, after it'd belonged for decades to an already deceased hermit; and even when Sesshoumaru's stomach retched at the mere prospect of setting foot on a human residence, he'd had to consent that they make use of it for the time being, since he couldn't very well expect getting answers from the human girl if being left outdoors ended making her sick from the cold or the rain, because in her fainted state she couldn't tend to herself.

 

 

That was how he and his followers had found themselves watching her and her companion as they all sat and waited for her to wake up… When Jaken's insistent shaking had failed to make her come to consciousness several times, the Taiyoukai had reached the conclusion that for some unknown reason she'd entered a state of temporary dormancy from which she would not awaken until it's due time. The currents of life force flowing slowly all around and within her had also been the key indication.

 

 

Hence, they waited.

 

 

And waited…

 

 

And waited.

 

 

In spite of Jaken's constant complaining and Rin, the `prisoner' and taijiya growing restless, Sesshoumaru had resolved to keep it up for as long as it was necessary: the mystery of Tenseiga's reactions to her fear and suffering, the masked youkai's identity and the damage done to Tenseiga had all required that he find out on his own way what this was all about, which was, in part, waiting for the girl to wake up so that he could figure out what she knew.

 

He couldn't define just what was it with this girl… the more he crossed paths with her, the more he found she proved to be a rather persistent enigma; one that he found that he could no longer ignore, from the moment she'd indirectly broken the Sword of Heaven.

 

 

It'd been only the last link in a chain of interesting concurrences, though; all of them oddly pointing to this harmless-looking very female.

 

 

First, the fact that the sword would always lead him towards her every time she appeared to be in trouble; the Demon Lord wanted to scowl at the idea that Tenseiga would compel him to act as a human's guard dog, but after seeing it happen three times, he could no longer deny the evidence: it'd been Tenseiga that once again had guided him to the place where the girl was being attacked by that masked youkai…

 

 

A youkai that could summon the same powers as Tenseiga.

 

 

…Sesshoumaru could still recall the words he'd exchanged with him before the stranger fled…

 

 

Flashback

 

“H- how?!” said a stammering Shishinki as he lowered his youkai barrier. “I didn't know the Moon Princess would have this kind of power, how is this possible?!!”

 

`Because she is not Tsukino Usagi, or Neo Queen Serenity, and hasn't been for a long time…' …This was what the same non-corporeal voice from before announced cryptically for all to hear... Shishinki immediately stood on guard.`…Even when she's taken back that body…that spirit… she is one with her reincarnation… into the next life'

 

“Who's there??” the masked youkai then demanded, but his question was never replied to.

 

“…Reincarnation…?” meanwhile, the blonde sailor soldier said, coming out of her daze.The same statement echoed again and again in her mind.`I am… not her…'Before completing that thought, though, she fainted dead away.

 

Seeing this, Shishinki narrowed his eyes, raising his staff. “I don't care if it's Serenity, `Usagi' or just another reincarnation! I willkill her!” he threw himself at the fainted girl's limp defenseless form.

 

“USAGI-SAMA!!!” Aku yelled before losing the battle with fatigue; even though his wounds were healed, his energy hadn't been reestablished, and he found that he couldn't move.

 

He couldn't shield her…

 

But then, just as he was about to accept the inevitable and give up, he saw how a flash of green light, coming out of nowhere, went and struck Shishinki in the middle, sending him flying away from his friend. It couldn't be…

 

“D-demon L-Lord Sesshoumaru?!” Aku watched with incredulous eyes as theTaiyoukai went to stand in front of the unconscious girl, in between her and her would be-killer.

 

…Even from afar, he could see the swordthat the Demon Lord was brandishing was pulsing with an eerie glow.

 

“How…?”

 

However, the two combatants just ignored him. Narrowing his own eyes at the masked youkai, the Dog Demon began with his interrogation.

 

“Who are you? How can you use the same Meidou Zangetsuhaas this Tenseiga?”

 

Giving him a look of recognition, Shishinki lifted his chin with a malicious grin “Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands, I presume. What an interesting coincidence. So… you're following your Father's footsteps… by protecting thatgirl?”

 

Missing the more underlined innuendo, Sesshoumaru scowled. “I don't care what you do to thishuman…after you give me an answer”he hissed. …He did notprotect mere undeserving humans…

 

“Oh, I see…” the masked man denoted “Well, I'm afraid that'll have to wait for another occasion” without further ado, he flew away before Sesshoumaru had the chance to stop him.

 

This alone was proof enough that hewas averypowerful youkai…

 

End flashback.

 

After that memory, the Demon Lord looked down again at his sword.

 

That youkai…

 

Could he have been the reason Tenseiga was pulsing?…Had the sword wanted Sesshoumaru to meet up with him…or was it once again just to save the life of that girl?

 

And then there were his mother's words about that locket that the girl had `given' to him, and which Rin had kept with her at all times…

 

“…What exactly is this odd trinket?…Sesshoumaru…where did she get this?!”

 

“…Oh, Sesshoumaru” the Youkai Lady had laughed then, raising the object to his eye level“… you don't have any idea what this is, do you…?”

 

He'd been too overwhelmed by Rin's death, at that time, to inquire any further about what she'd meant. But he would not make the same mistake now…

 

Besides, what he already knew was that the masked youkai was for some reason after her, thus keeping her around would be a safe way to guarantee that they crossed paths again.

 

To Be Continued.

 

A/N: Yay, chapter forty! There you go, Sesshoumaru's POV.

 

Next: Usa's thought and dreams during the week she was unconscious… when will the lazy girl wake up? Next chappie? The following after? Who knows. Keep reading…and find out!