InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Journey through the past ❯ Memories of the Past ( Chapter 2 )

Blood… There was so much blood. The scouts had been torn to pieces, rendered helpless to protect each other. Then there was the village. She doesn't even remember attacking the village, but she did. She had to have... the blood covered her hands and clothes. The smell was so thick it still made her sick to her stomach. How could she even take the life of another? She loved other people even when they didn't like her very much… What did she do to deserve this?? She hadn't complained when they took her from her true beloved, nor did she complain when she had to put up with the people she called friends who always called her lazy or stupid.

'Laziness, yeah right…me stupid?' She thought bitterly. No she wasn't really clumsy or stupid nor was she lazy. She was depressed. Throughout all this time she wasn't a child… she didn't act like a child… everything she did was basically when she spaced out and was thinking of him. 'I remember… Long whitish hair… beautiful amber eyes, Wait! I remember the last time I saw him.'

'Serena...' He held her as her body shook with gentle tears. She then pushed out of his hold to examine his face. Gentle finger traced the two pink lines on his right cheek ignoring the two on his left. She then pulled her hand back as if it were on fire.

'It was bound to happen. I mean look at us, I'm a demon exterminator. I left home to personally take you out myself and what I do?? Get so injured to where I have to be taken care of by you!!' She nearly yelled. 'I became close.'

'But not close enough to accept my heart.'

"Don't you get it, Sesshoumaru?!? I wouldn't feel so horrible about leaving you forever if I hadn't accepted your heart!' She all but yelled. 'I wouldn't have allowed you to kiss me and tease me with those… claws of yours. God I wouldn't have gotten so turned on when you touched me!' She looked up at the sky. 'It wouldn't hurt so bad to have to leave you for the future…' She cried as he reached a hand out to touch her. Before she could blink she was pulled into a hug as he inhaled the scent of her hair… the smell on her neck. "Sesshoumaru." She gasped out slightly feeling his fingers dwell over her body in ways he had many times done before.

'Just tell me you need me as much as I need you and we can forget about the whole time traveling thing.' He whispered hearing a sigh come from her. Her eyes shut gently and she stepped away from him. She turned to look at him and sighed.

'I do need you, probably more than you need me…" She backed up from him. "But I have to go. If it means less work for my friends and family then I will go and draw the other demons and whatever else to me. Even at the expense of my own heart… Good-bye Sesshoumaru…' Her eyes filled with tears as she left him there.

Yes, that's exactly how it was. She loved a demon with all of my heart and he loved a demon exterminator with his heart. Ironic huh? She gave up her happiness and probably stole his only chance at being happy and in peace with at least one person of a race he hates with a passion… the human race.

"Hmmm…" She moaned gently hearing a song being hummed... "That song… Aika, right?"

"You used to hum it to Kohaku and me when we were little." The voice sounded familiar, yet different at the same time.

"Kohaku…Little brother…" She opened her eyes and scanned the area. Apparently it had already been night fall and many graves had been dug up a few feet away from her and a group of others had been finishing up the last of them. She moved her hand only to have it brushed up against something soft. That soft something moved then licked her hand. She pulled it away and saw the mini animal.

"We found Kilala after you left." A voice caught her attention. She stared at the face hard before a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.

"Sango…" She gasped out. She pushed herself up and winced at the extra weight on her hand. She looked at the pink material covering her hand in curiosity.

"It was wrapped up when we found you. Whoever did it did a great job."

"I see…" She said. "So, how is Kohaku? I bet he's got all the girls after him now. I mean he always did have father's good looks." She said scooting closer to hug the one she calls her little sister. Sango returned the hug but when they parted her face was grim.

"Serena…" Sango called her the name she hadn't been called since her coronation. "Kohaku… is gone."

"Gone??" Serena wasn't following.

"The family had gone to a village to help out with a demon problem. It had been a spider type of demon… After we all killed it some thread had attached itself to Kohaku's neck. The demon hadn't been the spider instead it had been the man who hired us. For his own entertainment he turned Kohaku on us. He killed father and everyone who came with us, after killing them he turned on me and well… eventually they had him killed."

"Why are you dwelling on that still?" The moody voice of Inuyasha broke the silence that fell on the two girls. He hadn't noticed that the girl had awakened.

"So little Kohaku's dead??" Serena spoke slowly so her voice wouldn't break.

"He had turned twelve a little bit before that…"

"He was twelve??" Serena's voice finally cracked. "I can't believe I missed eight of twelve birthdays of him." Serena said just before hugging Sango. "I'm so sorry I should've been here when it happened."

"It's fine. The other helped me out with the pain." Sango whispered before she felt her big sister stiffen up. When she let her go she saw she was eyeing Inuyasha closely and it bothered him.

"What?!? Is there something on my face?!?" He said and she sighed.

"I didn't think you were the same one." She looked at Shippo who currently had Hotaru on his back. "You've grown up."

"You've grown cold." He pointed out.

"It happens." She said.

"Not to you." He pointed out.

"Sure it does." she said with a sigh and looked at the other. "Anyway I am Serena, Older sister to Sango and appointed Guardian to Hotaru."

"I'm Kagome, not of this century. That's Inuyasha and that's Miroku."

"I must say it's a true pleasure meeting the sister of Sango." Miroku laid on the charm while kissing the back of Serena's hand. "I didn't know such beauty could run in one family." Miroku said flattering up the blonde while stroking her hand in a suggestive manner.

"Well, I didn't realize that a cute guy like yourself don't know the meaning of the word Gentleman." Serena said and he merely grinned.

"A little flattery can be polite."

"Not when you go from stroking my hand to stroking my leg." She pushed him away but then held her wounded hand close to her. "Kuso!" She said missing the cold stare Sango had on the two as a fire was started and they all sat down to eat.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, is something bothering you??" Jakken approached the man…demon he swears loyalty to until his death.

"Nothing you can help me with." He told the little creature. "Where's Rin?"

"Asleep." He said.

"Did you give her the robes I told you to give her?"

"I did. Most of the blood stains came out of her own clothes and she's waiting for it to dry."

"…" Sesshoumaru looked at the water and how the moon shined on it. "We're leaving in the morning." He said and Jakken left his side. 'I saw a girl with long hair. It was yellow like the sun and some like the stars…' "Reminds me of Serenity..." He sighed to himself thinking about Rin's quick description of the girl. "Nothing more than a memory now…"