InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Double Vision ❯ Chapter 49 ( Chapter 48 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Sango let herself sink into the hot water up to her chin. It felt so good! She had few pleasures in life, and she was really grateful to Kagome for teaching her to appreciate soaking in the onsen. She remembered warning Kagome that if she insisted on bathing every day, her skin would surely wear off. Kami, how she missed her little sister. Sango heard the approach of soft footsteps. The woman who entered the room was gradually revealed through the mist formed by the hot water of the onsen. This was no servant. She stripped out of her translucent silk kimono, revealing skin which glowed with inner light. Sango gasped in admiration. The slayer had never seen such a perfect, hourglass figure. Her silent visitor stepped into the hot spring, dainty as a young deer, and made her way to Sango’s side. Sango always wore a tanto strapped to her thigh when bathing. Her father had told her that more assassinations occurred in the bath than anywhere else, and Sango’s credo “be prepared” had worked for her so far.

“Sango.” The woman’s voice was like little bells.

“Do I know you?”

“My name is Amaya. I’m a friend of Miroku’s”

“I don’t really think I want to hear this.” Sango began to stand up, but the woman grabbed her arm.

“Not that kind of friend.”

“What kind of friend are you, then, and what do you want from me?”

“I want to help you.”

“I stopped believing that line about the time I learned to walk.”

Amaya looked sad. “I know that, Sango. But I do owe you a debt. Please, hear me out.”

Sango sighed and receded back into the spring. Amaya looked down into the bubbling water, stirring the surface with her delicate, perfectly manicured hand. When she took her hand from the water, she was holding a metal flask. Amaya arched a brow at Sango. “Would you care for a drink?”

“I’ve had enough sake to last a lifetime, Amaya. Maybe next time.”

Amaya laughed. “Drink, Sango. I guarantee you’ll like it.”

“I don’t know what you’re up to, Amaya, but I’m not going to drink that, so give it up.”

“You already know, don’t you Sango.”

“What!”

“You know that you’re dead, don’t you. There’s no use pretending with me. As if poison could hurt you, in your condition!” Amaya shook her head, causing her earrings to sway violently. Each pearl was the size of a pigeon egg, a king’s ransom hanging from each ear. “This flask holds the nectar of the kami. Drink, and you can leave this place, and be with us. Inutaisho brought you here to use you as part of his plan to get to Kagome!”

“Quiet, Amaya,” Sango hissed. “Didn’t anyone ever tell you, the walls have ears?”

“No one can hear us. They’re all asleep. I’m not incompetent, you know.”

“Give me the flask, Amaya.”

“Will you drink it?”

“Not now. I need to be here for Kagome. But I’ll keep it for backup.”

Amaya handed over the flask. “You don’t trust him?”

“Of course not. He’s just too charming. It’s obvious he has his own agenda. Which it appears you know all about. Now, spill.”