InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Journey through the past ❯ The Rival that can't be defeated.. ( Chapter 3 )

Tell me babe, how many do I shed my tears?

Every Heart Every Heart is not a gentle yet

Shall I do? I can never say my loneliness

Every Heart doesn't know so what to say oh what to do

I was afraid of darkness cause I felt that I was left alone

So I prayed for help to the distant million stars

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He stared at the horizon watching the sun rise. After all these years he still finds himself missing her. She was nothing more than a mortal being, part of the species he hated so much.

He hated them because of her… She broke his heart. He wanted to offer his heart, his mind, his soul, everything to her and he tried when she had been with them. He was persistent. Sometimes one would compare him to that monk that travels with his brother. Yes he had to admit he's had his share of groping her and… No he wouldn't let the thoughts dwell. Those were in the days when he actually had a heart to fall in love with, now it's nothing more than a heart that expresses admiration, never to love again.

"Anyone see Serena??" Sango asked the group as they sat down to eat the first meal of the day.

"She went for a walk a little while ago." Inuyasha said suddenly. "She told me she'd be back in a little while there was just something she needed to take care of."

"Something like what… she hasn't been Feudal Japan in sometime!" Hotaru pointed out. At that moment Serena returned and handed two things to Kagome before sitting down in silence.

"Where did you get these??" Kagome looked at the jewel shards in her hands.

"One came from me." She held up the wounded hand. "The other came from a bird-like creature… it was right in its stomach."

"You can see them??" Kagome asked.

"Kind of…" She said without another word and they ate breakfast.

'What's wrong??' Hotaru whispered and Serena presented her Sailor Brooch without the Imperial crystal in it, then she put it away.

Shortly after the group packed up and started on a journey. Kagome was on her bike Hotaru and Shippo were on Kilala, Sango was on Miroku's back and that just left Serena and Inuyasha walking. There was mostly silence but Hotaru and Shippo were talking to each other and giggling making the perfect scene of two teenagers in love… or deep like.

"Hime… if you want to sit you can…" Hotaru offered.

"It's fine… at least you're sitting if you have one of your spells." She refused the offer and went back to her world of Sadness. Hotaru sucked on her lower lip looking at the girl. Suddenly everyone stopped and looked in a random direction. Something was over the water just standing there. It was a little girl with pink hair that flowed to her ankles and in her hands was a ball that looked like a cat.

"There's a village over that hill. The people there will be nearly dead when you arrive." She spoke as her hair became paler and paler. "There's a Jewel shard involved." She looked at the group with wine red eyes.

"How do you know that??" Kagome asked.

"I just do… Sayonara, Okaasan." The words left the child's mouth and Kagome squeaked.

"Did she just call me mother??"

"Not you..." Serena said walking off towards the hill the child had motioned to.

"You shouldn't fight when you're still in pain…" Hotaru said as her words fell on the deaf ears of Serena.

"Let her be, if it makes her feel better let her fight." Inuyasha said walking off as well.

"Ignore him; He tries to hide his sympathy for anyone by trying to keep them busy." Sango said noticing Hotaru's glare on him.

"I think I liked the Naraku version of Inuyasha better. At least he was polite and friendly." Hotaru muttered as the group continued.

"Rin, you shouldn't wander off and you know that." Jakken was scolding the girl again, but as usual she wasn't listening to him.

"Jakken's right though." Sesshoumaru said out of no where. There are still a few shards of the Shikkon no Tama around and they are probably all in to the possession of demons. The worst out there is Naraku himself." Sesshoumaru looked on the distance. He lifted his nose in the air… blood filled the atmosphere, part of him shrieked to help and the other just said leave it alone.

"The one who needs you most will be there." A child said earning the attention of the three travelers. They all looked at her and her hair was the shiniest of pink that only seemed to lighten as seconds went by. Her eyes of red seemed to plead to be listened to.

"To whom are you speaking to child??" Jakken asked.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, The killing perfection, or the great demon lord of the west." She said.

"You flatter me mortal."

"Nay, I'm no mortal Lord Sesshoumaru. I have just come to tell you of the greatest rival you've ever had is in that village."

"Lord Sesshoumaru has no rivals… other than his brother." Rin spoke up.

"Nay, He has had one other rival in his life time and even now he cannot destroy this rival." Before she could blink she found herself on the end of the Toukijin [1]. A smile came to her lips.

"One I cannot destroy??"

"Not even if you tried!!"

"There is nothing I can't destroy…"

"Then prove it to me. There's an attack on the village that should be dying down. Take the girl with you, she will fall into trouble but won't be harmed because of the 'rival'. You will see what I mean." The child disappeared with laughter ringing behind her.

"Lord Sesshoumaru you can't possibly believe her. I mean you are the Great Demon Lord of the West."

"Let's go Rin." He stood and walked off to the village that wasn't very far.

"Okay..." She stood and followed him leaving Jakken behind to complain and gravel and whatever else. They made it to the village and the child had been right. The place was covered with many bodies both human and demonic. The village seemed almost deserted, but if it weren't for his hearing that picked up on sounds of battling he'd believe the village was deserted.

The two demon exterminator sisters were an awesome defense when fighting together. Their moves were synchronized and perfect despite the slight weapon differences. Together they managed to take out half of the demons which made things easier for Hotaru and Shippo who teamed up leaving Miroku, Inuyasha and Kagome to do their own thing. Then things seemed to have stopped completely and the demons were no more. Hotaru then stood with her body fully pale and shaking and tapped her weapon on the ground once and the demon bodies disappeared, then she tapped it again and in an open field graves already had been dug up. With a sigh she sat on the ground.

"I think that's enough graves." She sat down holding herself trying to stop the shivers.

"Are you okay??" Shippo asked.

"Their souls are just passing…" She smiled at him while everyone gave her a sympathetic stare.

"Let's get started…" Kagome said as they all went to the farthest side of the town to start picking up bodies. Serena walked in her own direction to begin and a shriek was heard suddenly. She turned all the way around and saw a girl in a pink kimono cornered by four demons. Immediately Serena noticed the bottom of her kimono had been torn and it matched the pieces around her hand. Without hesitation she threw the human sized star blade and took out two of them and took the other two out in close rang with a dagger she had. When they were dead the bodies fell and Serena looked at the girl still without her mask removed.

"Are you okay?!?" The voice of Sango called but fell on deaf ears as the two girls looked at each other. Within a moment a point was felt in her back.

"Turn around slowly." Sesshoumaru commanded and she did with her eyes shut. He couldn't make out a face and he sliced at one side of the mask letting it fall like a hinge. She opened her eyes and shock passed both of their faces.

"You are…" Her words were interrupted.

"Sesshoumaru..." Inuyasha cut in but neither pair of eyes turned to him. In fact it angered him that Sesshoumaru wasn't even listening to him.

"Why are you here??" He took a few steps away from her and sheathed his blade.

"I was kidnapped from the time I was in." She said as Hotaru and Shippo appeared and immediately Hotaru's hand covered her mouth. "And now I'm stuck here forever."

"You know her??" Rin spoke up.

"Let's go, Rin." He said coldly and the girl stood.

"But Lord Sesshoumaru…" Jakken spoke.

"We're leaving…" Sesshoumaru said and the trio left two of them in the complete dark about what just happened. Serena's contorted to one of sadness and she took off running in random direction.

"What the hell just happened?!?" Kagome said suddenly.