InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Daughter of the West ❯ Sesshomaru's Song ( Chapter 9 )

[A/N: I'm back! I know, this chapter took quite a while. Writer's block can do that to you. Or maybe it's cause I've constantly been reading The Da Vinci Code since Saturday. I definitely recommend that one (unless you have strong religious beliefs…). Anyway, on another note, I'd really like it if you would review some more. My goal is one hundred reviews, and it wouldn't be all that bad to have 'em by Christmas!!! Anyway, please enjoy this next chapter!]

Daughter of the West

Chapter 9: Sesshomaru's Song

Kimi drifted deeper into the tub and pinched the bridge of her nose, and a small, pained groan coming from her. "How exactly could we find my husband? Even if he is nearby, it'll be impossible to find him. He moves so fast…he's probably miles away by now." she sighed.

Kagome thought for a moment. "Even if we manage to track him down, there's no way in hell we could keep him and Inu-Yasha from ripping each other to pieces," she said. Kimi shook her head slightly and waved a hand in dismissal. "I can handle that," she said simply, a small smile on her face.

Sango thought for a moment. "Well, I don't really think he travels too, too fast," she said. Kagome nodded. "Yeah, right. He travels with that little imp thing." Kimi shuddered. "Is he still around? Ugh! I hate that little creep!" she groaned. Kagome smiled a little. "Oh, who doesn't?"

"Yeah, and then there's that little human girl. What's her name again?" Sango asked, remembering the little girl she had seen in their last encounter with the demon. A slight glare erupted on Kimi's face. "Girl?" she hissed, cocking her head over to Sango. "What girl?"

Sango and Kagome smirked a little. "Don't worry," they laughed, "It's nothing like that," Kagome continued, "She a little girl. Maybe seven or eight." They could both see Kimi let out a silent sigh of relief and her muscles relax. "What were you thinking?" Kagome asked. Kimi shuddered slightly. "You do not want to know."

A few hours later, long after the rest of them had gone to sleep, Kimi still stared straight up at the ceiling. It was as if she could feel the stars above her, even through the thick tile layer between them. She gave a small sigh and tried to close her eyes.

"How can I even get to you without endangering the others?" she thought, a listless expression on her face. She shifted and felt something hard that she had been keeping n her yukata, and then it dawned on her. She reached into the pocket and pulled out a small, flute-like instrument called an ocarina. A small smile graced her lips for a moment as she held the small clay flute. Sesshomaru would always listen to her play, even into the late hours of the night, and he had one favorite melody in particular. But that all seemed like a distant memory now…

Kimi stood up, her ocarina in hand and her song on her mind. She gracefully walked across the room, not creating any noise as to awaken the Sango, Kagome, and Aikina. "Please hear this," she begged in her mind, "for Aikina's sake."

She stepped outside, and as soon as she did, she was awestruck by the beauty of the stars and full moon above her. "How lovely," she whispered to herself, taking a seat on the damp grass by the wall of the inn. She leaned her head against the wall and pressed the instrument to her lips. After a brief moment of hesitation, she began to play.

Immediately, the sweet sounds of music filled the air. The song had a seemingly airy quality to it, sounding blissful and mournful at the same time, a beautiful twist of sounds. As she played, her fingers gracefully moving over the holes of the instrument, memories of cold, lonely nights came back to her, when she would play this song in search of happiness. And although she wished to forget those painful memories, they soothed her as well, like a double-ended blade of some kind, hers and Sesshomaru's sng, if you will, both brought back the joyful and heartbreaking moments.

Around twenty miles away, a familiar, silver-haired demon sat by a dying fire, fighting sleep as he held his small human pet in his arms. She snuggled against him in her sleep, and as he nearly gave in to his own lethargy and too, closed his eyes, a familiar sound reached his pointed ears. It took him a second to remember from where he had heard it, but when he did, his eyes shot open, and a single depressing sentence formed upon his lips. "Kimi…but how?"