InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bring Me to Life ❯ The Servant, Sen ( Chapter 7 )
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By: Crystalline Twine 
Kagome meets her servant, Sen, and shares past experiences.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.14.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 542 | Status: Completed
Kagome meets her servant, Sen, and shares past experiences.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.14.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 542 | Status: Completed
Chapter 7 : The Servant, Sen
Kagome awoke early that morning. She yawned and stretched. She couldn't have slept more than a couple hours, but oddly she felt as if she had slept enough. It was still dark outside, but by her reckoning she guessed it was about 4:00 a.m. Her first thought was to check on Rin, then she remembered that Sesshoumaru had practically ordered her to bathe before going near Rin again. So she then decided to pick a kimono out from the closet, since Sesshoumaru had told her she was welcome to them. She glanced briefly through the first couple of kimonos before she found one that she loved. It completely covered her neck, but the material that covered it was see through. It had no shoulders, had slits in the sides, and laced all the way up from the lower abdomen and tied in a nice, neat little bow at the top of her breast. It was made of a solid white silk, and was embroidered with with butterflies of several different shades of turquoise. She picked out a pair of turquiose slippers to match it, and grabbed her brush. It was then she remembered that she had no idea where the hot springs were. She slid the door open, and was startled to find a young demoness standing right before her. Kagome gasped and stepped back.
"Hello, m'lady. The Lord wished for a servent to wait for you to awake so that you could be shown to the hot springs." The servent said dutifully, with her head bowed.
"Oh, thank you. Please, don't call me 'm'lady,' though. My name is Kagome. And you don't have to keep your head bowed. I'm not any better than you." She smiled slightly.
The servent looked up and smiled at her in return. "Thank you, Lady Kagome. My name is Sen. The Lord has assigned me to help you find your way around and find anything else you may need."
"It's nice to meet you, Sen." Kagome smiled and held out her hand. Sen looked at it strangely. "Aahh. Nevermind. I'll explain it later." Kagome laughed lightly. "Sen, could you show me where the hot springs are?"
Sen nodded. "Yes. m'l-- Lady Kagome. Follow me."
As the two headed for the hot springs, they talked calmly and about nothing in particular. "Sen, doesn't it bother you that Lord Sesshoumaru had you wait on me? You know, since I'm human. I know he is not fond of humans, with the exception of Rin."
"Not really, Lady Kagome. If the Lord let you stay in the castle of his own choosing, and ordered a servent to see to your needs, then he must hold you to some degree higher than the others, and I can see why if it were the case. You do not act anything like other humans I've met, and you don't smell half as bad."
"Eeeh. Thanks." Kagome wasn't sure if that was a compliment or not, but it didn't make her feel all that great. "I suppose the reason I act differently is because I am different from them, and not only because I hold in my care, the Shikon no Tama and because I am a reincarnate, but because I have had different situations, that I am certain that they will never have the chance to experience."
"You hold the Shikon no Tama? I thought it had been shattered, and the being Naraku had been after the shards?"
"It had. It was my fault the Shikon shattered, though I hadn't meant for it to happen. Of course I didn't realize the potential harm it would have in the long run. We hunted for the pieces far and wide. Therefore, it is plausible to say that it is somewhat my fault that Lord Sesshoumaru lost his left arm, since it was I who released Inuyasha after he had been pinned to a tree for fifty years by the priestess Kikyo's sacred arrow. Inuyasha, a half demon, and Kikyo, a human miko, had been in love, but starcrossed lovers they were doomed to be. Naraku disguised himself as Inuyasha and attacked the priestess Kikyo, and Kikyo in turn attacked Inuyasha. The priestess Kikyo was mortally wounded from Naraku, and died that same night; whereas Inuyasha lived on in enchanted sleep since Kikyo was too wounded for her sacred arrow to be fatal. Each fell into oblivion believing their love had betrayed them. So it is now obvious to me that any love between us was never meant to be, since it is said that I am the reincarnate of Kikyo. There are likeness between us, but I do not believe that I could be the reincarnate of the priestess, for when she died her soul ached with anger and spite. The priestess Kikyo walks today with a piece of my soul, and she will not rest until she drags Inuyasha to hell with her. Such anger and misery was always the result of Naraku's deceit. The monk Miroku was doomed to one day be swallowed by the air rip that was in the palm of his hand. It was a curse passed from father to son, and the demon slayer Sango lost her entire village, her family, and her little brother twice. Naraku had kept her brother alive with the aid of a single shard, yet forced him to do his bidding. In the final battle, Sango lost him, but she did not have to kill him. He awoke from his trance and fought against Naraku's evil hold. He pulled the shard from his own back after refusing to kill his sister. I do not remember much from the battle with Naraku, except that Inuyasha had moved to save the doll of spite and misery that is still known as Kikyo and I had been captured by Naraku, but when the Shikon was complete, it had rejected him and returned to my hands."
She held the Shikon up to her face for a few moments, holding it in her line of vision. "I wanted to return the life of Sango's brother, but she wished against it, for the memories of how Naraku had made him slay his own family would overwhelm any need left to live. He would have died again of guilt and depression."
"The Shikon no Tama was formed when Midoriko crystalized her's and the demon centipede's soul. It shot out of her chest, and they turned to stone. Her soul is doomed to fight with the centipede's for eternity inside the Shikon no Tama. The centipede had sensed her great power, and had wished to have it, but had sacrificed his soul as well as hers with his greed. Why anyone would desire a stone that has caused so much pain and agony is beyond me. Still, it is my duty to protect it from falling into the hands of evil, so that one day Midoriko's soul may triumph and rest in the spirit world."
Sen had listened with great intrest. She had never knew much of what Kagome had spoken, for it was not hers to worry of. She liked this human, this Kagome. She spoke much like a demon of high court would, and she certainly seemed as stout. She had thought she could feel a great power within her, even as she was awaiting her outside the sliding door, what else was odd about her was that she had light turqiouse colored eyes. All other humans she had seen had had blue, green, or brown eyes. "We've arrived at the hot springs." She opened the sliding door and followed Kagome in. She brought her some bath towels, and waited for Kagome's dirty clothes before exiting, closing the sliding door behind her. "I will be back in an hour, Lady Kagome." She said outside the door, and Kagome replied with a quick 'thank you' before the demoness disapeared.
Sesshoumaru too, had slept only a few hours before he was wide awake, but unlike Kagome he remained lying in his bed pondering. 'Why is it that I thought she could help? But most of all, why am I being so nice to her? Well, other than yesterday when I went to get her. Usually, I wouldn't let a human other than Rin stay in my castle. I suppose she is better than all the other humans. She doesn't smell as foul, and has twice the manners.. Which may still be pretty lacking.' He sighed aloud. The times when Sesshoumaru would show any sign of emotion were short and few in number. The only time he would ever show emotion would be behind closed doors when no one was around. Now was one of those times.
'I suppose I don't mind so much because she's not a half-blood, and she is reasonably respectable since she doesn't dress so revealingly anymore, and she is a very powerful miko-in-training, and her company isn't as sufferable as others.. Maybe it's alright if I find her tolerable. I believe a bath would help me think.' Sesshoumaru grabbed a clean set of clothes and set off for the hot springs. Sen had just rounded the corner down the hall when Sesshoumaru turned the corner at the beginning of the hall. He was a bit distracted when he stopped in front of the door, and slid it open.
Kagome awoke early that morning. She yawned and stretched. She couldn't have slept more than a couple hours, but oddly she felt as if she had slept enough. It was still dark outside, but by her reckoning she guessed it was about 4:00 a.m. Her first thought was to check on Rin, then she remembered that Sesshoumaru had practically ordered her to bathe before going near Rin again. So she then decided to pick a kimono out from the closet, since Sesshoumaru had told her she was welcome to them. She glanced briefly through the first couple of kimonos before she found one that she loved. It completely covered her neck, but the material that covered it was see through. It had no shoulders, had slits in the sides, and laced all the way up from the lower abdomen and tied in a nice, neat little bow at the top of her breast. It was made of a solid white silk, and was embroidered with with butterflies of several different shades of turquoise. She picked out a pair of turquiose slippers to match it, and grabbed her brush. It was then she remembered that she had no idea where the hot springs were. She slid the door open, and was startled to find a young demoness standing right before her. Kagome gasped and stepped back.
"Hello, m'lady. The Lord wished for a servent to wait for you to awake so that you could be shown to the hot springs." The servent said dutifully, with her head bowed.
"Oh, thank you. Please, don't call me 'm'lady,' though. My name is Kagome. And you don't have to keep your head bowed. I'm not any better than you." She smiled slightly.
The servent looked up and smiled at her in return. "Thank you, Lady Kagome. My name is Sen. The Lord has assigned me to help you find your way around and find anything else you may need."
"It's nice to meet you, Sen." Kagome smiled and held out her hand. Sen looked at it strangely. "Aahh. Nevermind. I'll explain it later." Kagome laughed lightly. "Sen, could you show me where the hot springs are?"
Sen nodded. "Yes. m'l-- Lady Kagome. Follow me."
As the two headed for the hot springs, they talked calmly and about nothing in particular. "Sen, doesn't it bother you that Lord Sesshoumaru had you wait on me? You know, since I'm human. I know he is not fond of humans, with the exception of Rin."
"Not really, Lady Kagome. If the Lord let you stay in the castle of his own choosing, and ordered a servent to see to your needs, then he must hold you to some degree higher than the others, and I can see why if it were the case. You do not act anything like other humans I've met, and you don't smell half as bad."
"Eeeh. Thanks." Kagome wasn't sure if that was a compliment or not, but it didn't make her feel all that great. "I suppose the reason I act differently is because I am different from them, and not only because I hold in my care, the Shikon no Tama and because I am a reincarnate, but because I have had different situations, that I am certain that they will never have the chance to experience."
"You hold the Shikon no Tama? I thought it had been shattered, and the being Naraku had been after the shards?"
"It had. It was my fault the Shikon shattered, though I hadn't meant for it to happen. Of course I didn't realize the potential harm it would have in the long run. We hunted for the pieces far and wide. Therefore, it is plausible to say that it is somewhat my fault that Lord Sesshoumaru lost his left arm, since it was I who released Inuyasha after he had been pinned to a tree for fifty years by the priestess Kikyo's sacred arrow. Inuyasha, a half demon, and Kikyo, a human miko, had been in love, but starcrossed lovers they were doomed to be. Naraku disguised himself as Inuyasha and attacked the priestess Kikyo, and Kikyo in turn attacked Inuyasha. The priestess Kikyo was mortally wounded from Naraku, and died that same night; whereas Inuyasha lived on in enchanted sleep since Kikyo was too wounded for her sacred arrow to be fatal. Each fell into oblivion believing their love had betrayed them. So it is now obvious to me that any love between us was never meant to be, since it is said that I am the reincarnate of Kikyo. There are likeness between us, but I do not believe that I could be the reincarnate of the priestess, for when she died her soul ached with anger and spite. The priestess Kikyo walks today with a piece of my soul, and she will not rest until she drags Inuyasha to hell with her. Such anger and misery was always the result of Naraku's deceit. The monk Miroku was doomed to one day be swallowed by the air rip that was in the palm of his hand. It was a curse passed from father to son, and the demon slayer Sango lost her entire village, her family, and her little brother twice. Naraku had kept her brother alive with the aid of a single shard, yet forced him to do his bidding. In the final battle, Sango lost him, but she did not have to kill him. He awoke from his trance and fought against Naraku's evil hold. He pulled the shard from his own back after refusing to kill his sister. I do not remember much from the battle with Naraku, except that Inuyasha had moved to save the doll of spite and misery that is still known as Kikyo and I had been captured by Naraku, but when the Shikon was complete, it had rejected him and returned to my hands."
She held the Shikon up to her face for a few moments, holding it in her line of vision. "I wanted to return the life of Sango's brother, but she wished against it, for the memories of how Naraku had made him slay his own family would overwhelm any need left to live. He would have died again of guilt and depression."
"The Shikon no Tama was formed when Midoriko crystalized her's and the demon centipede's soul. It shot out of her chest, and they turned to stone. Her soul is doomed to fight with the centipede's for eternity inside the Shikon no Tama. The centipede had sensed her great power, and had wished to have it, but had sacrificed his soul as well as hers with his greed. Why anyone would desire a stone that has caused so much pain and agony is beyond me. Still, it is my duty to protect it from falling into the hands of evil, so that one day Midoriko's soul may triumph and rest in the spirit world."
Sen had listened with great intrest. She had never knew much of what Kagome had spoken, for it was not hers to worry of. She liked this human, this Kagome. She spoke much like a demon of high court would, and she certainly seemed as stout. She had thought she could feel a great power within her, even as she was awaiting her outside the sliding door, what else was odd about her was that she had light turqiouse colored eyes. All other humans she had seen had had blue, green, or brown eyes. "We've arrived at the hot springs." She opened the sliding door and followed Kagome in. She brought her some bath towels, and waited for Kagome's dirty clothes before exiting, closing the sliding door behind her. "I will be back in an hour, Lady Kagome." She said outside the door, and Kagome replied with a quick 'thank you' before the demoness disapeared.
Sesshoumaru too, had slept only a few hours before he was wide awake, but unlike Kagome he remained lying in his bed pondering. 'Why is it that I thought she could help? But most of all, why am I being so nice to her? Well, other than yesterday when I went to get her. Usually, I wouldn't let a human other than Rin stay in my castle. I suppose she is better than all the other humans. She doesn't smell as foul, and has twice the manners.. Which may still be pretty lacking.' He sighed aloud. The times when Sesshoumaru would show any sign of emotion were short and few in number. The only time he would ever show emotion would be behind closed doors when no one was around. Now was one of those times.
'I suppose I don't mind so much because she's not a half-blood, and she is reasonably respectable since she doesn't dress so revealingly anymore, and she is a very powerful miko-in-training, and her company isn't as sufferable as others.. Maybe it's alright if I find her tolerable. I believe a bath would help me think.' Sesshoumaru grabbed a clean set of clothes and set off for the hot springs. Sen had just rounded the corner down the hall when Sesshoumaru turned the corner at the beginning of the hall. He was a bit distracted when he stopped in front of the door, and slid it open.