InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Exhilarating ❯ The Light of Sesshoumaru's Heart ( Chapter 10 )

[intro] To a reviewer's question… (tilts head) Kagome takes off Inuyasha's little bead necklace thing, once the story is over. After all… heh, why would it be of need? n.n;; Though, it makes sense why you'd ask that… Heh. Judging from his infidelity in my story, maybe she should've kept his necklace on….? XD Gee… I just noticed that I close most of my chapters with one of the characters swearing. -.-0 I don't swear. Really!! I don't! >.>; It's the characters of the stories I write that do! o.o;

Anywho, thank you VERY much, who reviewed! ^^ I'm very grateful for such wonderful responses!! As you can see, I'm updating a total of -three- times this week! Three! What's the rush…? Ah… school, as I believe I told you back in the beginning of chapter 8. ^^;;; Heh. Enjoy it while it lasts. I soon won't be able to do this as much. (sigh) But, hey, maybe on the upside, the chapters will be longer! -Maybe-….!! ^^ Woo! Oh, but look! The chapter count has gotten up into the big 1-0! XD It's double digits time!

Besides all of that, this is also the special, Sesshoumaru-sama chapter! Okay, it's not -so- special, but, it's mostly him. >.>;; In the beginning, anyway. (shrugs) Enjoy…![/intro]

Rug: Tenshi-sama nor Marsama own Inuyasha or me! Oy, it's time for some little-known-info about the authoresses- Did you know? While Angel calls Margo by Marchan, Margo calls Angel by Alexiel…? This has been little-known-info about the authoresses!!

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Exhilarating Chapter 10 - The Light of Sesshoumaru's Heart

By: Tenshi and Marchan

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"You're so beautiful Sesshoumaru-sama, even the flowers try to imitate you. ……I love you Sesshoumaru-sama!"

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'Rin…'

Her large, russet eyes were so vivid in his mind, reminiscent of when she'd claimed how beautiful he was. He, Sesshoumaru. One who would kill armies of men for even existing. He who wouldn't take a second glance at a human before slaying him. He… was beautiful? In the eyes of young Rin, yes, indeed the youkai was the most stunning being to have ever lived.

The dog demon ran a hand through his silky mane, the gusts lifting every strand with so little effort. As he watched the leaves dance with the breeze that circled him, his golden eyes were narrowed in thought. Thought… of Rin.

Sesshoumaru had watched the young girl grow up before his eyes, protected her from every beast to cross their path, and didn't turn her away when she chose to follow him. But now… would all of that be thrown away in vain for his bastard half-brother? Judging from the events that led up to the current day, they almost were. And despite how much the taiyoukai insisted upon himself that he could care less if she ran off with Inuyasha, in truth, Sesshoumaru did worry. If only a bit. A bit that was hidden so deep down, even the youkai himself probably didn't know it existed.

It almost angered him. He nearly transformed in the human village, merely because Rin denied his request to return to him. The great Sesshoumaru, ruler of the Eastern Lands, nearly lost his cool to a human female.

And as trivial as the problem sounds, it's the fact that he didn't slaughter the whole town, like he had threatened Inuyasha that he would do. Why? Why the sudden sympathy for a bunch of worthless humans? Worse, a bunch of humans his hanyou brother called neighbors. Possibly, because, of the hidden fear that his 'little Rin' would suddenly hate him for slaying the town?

"No, I do not care," Sesshoumaru returned with, battling his mind's thoughts. Yet, the undeniable look of uncertainty was heavy on his usually impassive face. No matter what he physically stated, his mind would believe otherwise.

'I'm not supposed to feel like I'm wrong,' he debated, unknowingly leaning his back against a tree, in wait. 'This is that half-breed's fault. Making me think this way. I should have killed him in that place when I had the chance. He couldn't attack, not with the villagers there; it was perfect. Why hadn't I thought of this earlier?

'Wait, yes I had. Rin's reply to my words was what startled my thinking clearly. Still, that leads back to Inuyasha. My dear, bastard brother… just when one thought one couldn't loathe him more, he does this.' Sesshoumaru smirked. 'Ah, the surprises in life are bountiful, indeed.'

The awkward sound of foliage rustling broke the youkai's train of thoughts. Yet, he didn't react when a small, frog-like demon jumped out from the bushed next to him.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!!" Jaken cried, wringing his claws on his staff in anxiety. "R-Rin… she's-"

"What about Rin, Jaken?" Sesshoumaru slowly asked, his yellow eyes gradually staring at the demon beside him. After a few moments of intense silence from the creature, the taiyoukai asked again. "Well…?"

"Sh-she… Rin has f-fallen down a well," Jaken replied, cringing in fear as soon as his words were finished. When no attack came, he slowly peeked up at his lord. Still no expression on the dog demon's face, save for a twitch in his brow that Jaken failed to notice.

"And so? What do you propose that this Sesshoumaru do about it?" The golden-eyed demon leered down at his follower, slight annoyance appearing on his expression. "I had hoped that you would've been able to help her out of the well by yourself, at the very least."

"B-but Lord Sesshoumaru…" Jaken continued, great yellow eyes glancing frequently at the ground then back to his master's face. "The girl disappeared as soon as she fell in…! And with Inuyasha, no less!!"

"What…?" This earned a slight surprise from the dog demon, as he turned towards the general direction of the well. "Show me, Jaken."

Quickly, the frog demon led his lord to the field of flowers by the well, then over to the well itself. Sesshoumaru noticed it. A mysterious cloud surrounded the wooden object, seen probably by his eyes only, since Jaken failed to detect it. His demonic eyes narrowed at the sight of the mist that encircled the well, realizing that this was probably what caused Rin to 'disappear' as Jaken had said. The dog demon peered into the dark well, gleaming, gold eyes watching for any movement inside of it. Nothing.

"Perhaps… if I…" Sesshoumaru glanced over at Jaken, causing the minion to shrink in fear of his lord's piercing stare. "Wait here, Jaken," was all the taiyoukai said before he swiftly leaped into the darkness of the well.

"Ah, Lord Sesshoumaru?!?!" Jaken shrieked, running to the well's side. Looking in, the frog demon saw that his master had not disappeared as Inuyasha and Rin had. "Sess-Sesshoumaru-sama…?"

"Hm," was the only reply of the dog demon, as he gazed around himself. Sesshoumaru didn't see anyplace that his hanyou brother could've carried Rin off to, and wouldn't Jaken have said that Inuyasha jumped back out, Rin in tow?

'They must have really gone elsewhere…' the taiyoukai mused, looking up at the well's opening, only to see Jaken's huge, yellow eyes staring back at him. 'But why will the well not allow this Sesshoumaru to pass through, as well…? Don't tell me it's another thing only for humans.' As quickly as he'd jumped down, Sesshoumaru flew up and out of the well, contemplating the possibilities of the well all the while.

"Jaken, you are sure you did not see him carry Rin off somewhere else?" he finally asked the underling, when no other thoughts would come to mind. The small demon nodded, scared of his master's possible punishment for him. "Hahn…"

"I… I did not see Inuyasha carry Rin anywhere, in truth…," Jaken admitted, green claws fiddling constantly. "Actually… it was Rin, herself, who attached herself to Inuyasha, dropping both into the well."

No sooner had these words been spoken, that Jaken could feel the heat from his lord's intense stare, as the dog demon stood in wait for more of the follower's words. "Ah… in fact, Sesshoumaru-sama, Your Lordship… Inuyasha didn't want anything more to do with Rin, and merely wanted to be on his way."

As Jaken's words went on, the frog youkai thought to himself, 'If I can make this seem like Rin's doing… perhaps Lord Sesshoumaru will finally have had enough of the runt. Then there will be no more bothering humans in our fellowship! It will be only Sesshoumaru-sama and I, again, like it was before!' The yellow-eyed devil smirked at these notions, sure that Rin would be out of his life once and for all, if he played his cards right.

"However, Lord Sesshoumaru, Rin insisted that she stay with the filthy hanyou, and that she'd much rather disown the thought of ever having followed you, than not be by Inuyasha's side…! That is what she said, Milord! Of course, the half-breed still didn't listen to her wretched pleadings, so, in a fuss, the bra- erm, girl flung herself at him, and both tumbled down into disappearance." Jaken snickered inwardly, being sure to keep a straight face as he told these things to Sesshoumaru. "Perhaps… to never be seen again…?" he added, as a final note, making it seem all the more dramatic. Much to his dismay, Sesshoumaru made a sound of disbelief.

"B-but, Milord! Don't you believe Jaken…?!" the frog demon cried, staring at his master with even huger eyes than normal.

"This Sesshoumaru believes what you say, Jaken," the dog youkai replied, straight-faced. "However… if I recall, the girl that used to travel with Inuyasha used a well to travel back and forth between her home and our own. If I'm mistaken… this is probably the same well."

"L-Lord Sesshoumaru…?" Jaken gasped, now returning to the well's side to stare into it. "How do you know this?"

"I know more about my bastard brother than I let on, Jaken," Sesshoumaru answered, crossing his arms. "If what I'm guessing is true… And the same goes for your words…. Inuyasha should be returning here any moment now, Rin in tow, to bring her back."

His emotionless words caused shivers up and down Jaken's spine as he spoke. "After all," continued the taiyoukai, "if he isn't as fond of Rin, as you say he isn't, then of course he'd want to return her to me."

"…?" Jaken stared up at his master. "T-To you….?"

The dog demon ignored his comment, and turned back to face the wooden object beside them both. 'Such an odd cloud around it…' he thought, glaring at the fog. 'And Jaken hasn't noticed a bit of it. He would've said so…'

"What do you… propose we do now, Lord Sesshoumaru?" Jaken asked, looking up at the silver-haired demon. "Sesshoumaru-sama…?" the creature said once more, when his words were ignored.

The dog demon narrowed his eyes, just as a harsh wind blew through them. Jaken dug his staff into the ground, just to avoid getting blown away.

"What was that unforgiving storm?!" Jaken cried, glaring at the sky. He shook a fist at the puffy clouds above, before noticing how strange the weather was acting.

Apparently, Sesshoumaru had noticed it, too, but long before Jaken. "This is no ordinary wind," he stated, closing his eyes, only for a moment. "A powerful being is angered. By what, however…?"

"One more time…"

"Hm, Sesshoumaru-sama…?" Jaken looked up, curiously, at the greater youkai. "What was that you said?"

"I will try to get through it one more time."

"Sess-Sesshoumaru-sama?!" Jaken called after the demon, but it was too late. Sesshoumaru had tried to get through the barrier once more, but this time, he tried attacking it with his energy whip, slicing the soft ground of the well. "What are you doing?!"

The dog demon grunted with every other strike, floating in mid-air, above the dirt of the cavern-like hole. "…Rin…"

He finally halted, slightly tired, but landing gracefully yet, on the stricken ground. Deep crevices now lined the bottom, alongside the bones of long-dead demons. Sesshoumaru snorted at the sight. "A waste of our kind…" he muttered, commenting on the demons' obvious weakness, being defeated by humans, no doubt. "I will never allow this to be my end."

A clawed hand swept across his forehead, across the crescent moon, wiping off any perspiration he may have gained from the work of attacking the well bottom. Jaken watched the demon lord, gulping. 'What I said was true, right? Of course. She did state how Lord Sesshoumaru's desire was of no importance…! Right…? Hn. If she comes back, and he listens to her lies, Sesshoumaru-sama will most likely believe HER over me! I, who has been by his side since forever! What a disgrace that shall be…!! And I don't even want to think of the punishment!'

Sesshoumaru stood in wait for any changes in the well. The ominous mist still hung, even thicker at the end of the well than at the top, encircling the youkai's elegant form, like ribbons to a woman's hair. Something that makes a being even more stunning than before.

While the fog shrouded around his physical self, Sesshoumaru's mind was clouded by the vivid image of Rin, asking to stay with Inuyasha, back in the human village. And then several more images of Rin pleading to be with the hanyou, and thrusting herself at him. None of these exactly pleased the taiyoukai, to any degree.

'Are they true…?' The dog demon's lids became heavy, as he thought of his human charge. 'I know of her feelings for Inuyasha, that is true. So why does this Sesshoumaru want to deny them? It makes sense, despite the fact of who he is. After all, humans are naturally social beings. Always wanting someone to attach themselves to. And when one doesn't fit their needs, they go off and find another who is better. This is what Rin is doing.'

Despite how much 'sense' it made in his head, another part of Sesshoumaru wanted to state differently. That it didn't make sense, and that she shouldn't leave his side, no matter who comes by to break them apart. 'Inuyasha and her are alike, though. Both are conniving little human whelps who deserve each other, as that is all they will have when I kill both of them…'

However, that same estranged part of him debated the thought. He could never kill Rin. She was… different… from other humans. Humans who made friendships and destroyed them for lovers. Humans who would go around finding as many companions as they could, before losing them all to selfishness. Humans who would forget what really matters to them, all for the sake of a silly infatuation. Rin was not like that.

'She's human, so what difference does it make…?' Sesshoumaru mentally remarked, growing annoyed at this softer part of him. 'You just don't know when to shut up, do you? Heh. Just like that stupid half-breed.'

And yet, despite how much his mind would ridicule this hidden heart of his, Sesshoumaru couldn't, deeply, deny the truth held within it. Rin was more than just a human, this softer psyche stated, she is the light of your heart.

To this, the demon lord felt like laughing. Mocking himself, that's what he was doing, Sesshoumaru began to believe, shrugging off the thought of Rin being the 'light of his heart.' However, just as his lordship returned to reality, an actual light shone in the dank darkness of the well.

"The ground…?!" Sesshoumaru looked down at the floor, where indeed a purple shining light was appearing. Just as he was about to leap out of the light's way, something appeared right in front of him. Two somethings. One of which fell backwards, right into the dog demon's chest.

"Rin….?" Instinctively, he'd said her name, without noticing. Her dark eyes looked up, right into his gaze of gold.

"Sesshoumaru-sama…!!" she gasped, reminding him so much of when she was a little girl; whenever Rin saw him after a while of being away from his side, she'd say the same thing as always.

The taiyoukai was instantly reminded of her comment from so long ago. "I love you, Sesshoumaru-sama!"

"Sesshoumaru…?" Another voice breathed heavily, in front of the two beings, apparently out of anger.

'The miko's reincarnation…' Sesshoumaru's mind automatically thought, at the sight of the woman.

"Hand the treacherous girl over, demon," Kagome growled, much alike to Inuyasha's way.

Sesshoumaru's golden stare narrowed at her tone, as he wrapped his lone arm around the girl before him, and, with poise, leaped out of the wooden confines. Rin's eyes went wide as they flew through the air, more surprised at the close contact with her master than at the jump.

'Lord Sesshoumaru…,' her mind whispered, afraid he could hear even her inner thoughts. The familiar dash of red appeared on her light face as she and the youkai landed, without fault, beside Jaken. "Th-thank you for saving me, Sesshoumaru-sama," Rin immediately said, her gaze trailing to the flowers on the ground in front of her. She couldn't bare to look him in the eye after an equally close encounter with Inuyasha, just brief moments before.

Rin blushed again, more heavily, as she remembered the incident. The hanyou's lips on her own… it was like the sweetest nectar, in her mind. Jaken noticed the haze of red on her face and questioned it.

"Why are you looking so giggly, girl…?" he asked, leering at her as she tried to cover her embarrassed face with her hands. "Ehhh…?!"

"Do not ask her such questions," Sesshoumaru said, having released Rin from his hold an instant earlier. "It is her own business whether to tell us of it on her own accord."

"But, Lord Sesshoumaru…!" Jaken attempted to protest.

The taiyoukai glared at him, with a piercing stare. "Enough." This set the frog demon grumbling incoherently, once more.

Rin's eyes glanced to the silver-haired demon. Was he… respecting her right to silence…? 'So odd of my Lord Sesshoumaru…'

She wanted to know why he was acting so peculiarly. But no straight question would reveal the truth; the girl knew her lord better than that. "Jaken-sama, do you really want to know…?" Rin asked the frog demon, a sly look veiled by her appearance of innocent curiosity.

The short youkai looked at her strangely. After scooting a bit away from the girl, he nodded.

"Well, I'm so happy beca-"

"Rin," the dog demon interrupted, a warning tone hidden in his stoic voice.

"But, Sesshoumaru-sama," she replied, crossing her arms behind her back, "Lord Jaken asked me a question." Rin walked by Sesshoumaru, looking up at his face, which was staring into the direction of the blowing wind. He was still much taller than her, despite how much she'd grown, so the girl still looked up at him with her doe-like eyes.

Of this, Sesshoumaru was painfully aware.

"Milord, don't you want to know what gives me happiness…?" she asked him, furrowing her brows in confusion. Didn't he? All the times before, when she was sad or hurt, he'd ask what ailed her, and she'd answer the same thing.

"Nothing, as long as you are near, Sesshoumaru-sama…!"

In short… he was the one who gave her happiness. Only he. Until…

"Well…?"

"I know what it is," he stated.

'What was that…?' Rin pondered, watching her master's form. 'That tone…?' Unbeknownst to her, or even Sesshoumaru, it was a slight sound of defeat buried in his voice. Defeat, of the hanyou winning over something that was once Sesshoumaru's alone.

"Yet…," Sesshoumaru continued, "you didn't tell me it before. Even when I'd asked. Did you?" This time, he gazed at back at her, something reflected in his golden stare other than Rin.

'What is it, Sesshoumaru-sama?' She swallowed, as her eyes and his were locked together. 'That which makes me want to cry when I look into your beautiful eyes, Milord… What is it that ails you?'

"Ses… Sesshoumaru… -sama…?"

"Wretched brat!!" Kagome's voice hollered over their thoughts, causing all three to turn and face the well-borne girl. Her stare was as deep as an ocean, as she glared heatedly at Rin, a menacing glow emanating from her very being. "Don't run away…!" She ambled over to her, grabbing onto the younger girl's arms.

Rin couldn't move, despite how much her mind screamed to move. What was it that was holding her in place? She soon noticed that her body was bathed in the same light as Kagome's. 'Is this… her powers…?!'

"Heh," Kagome laughed, her grip on Rin's arms growing stronger with every second. "Such a young girl and you want to steal Inuyasha away from me…? Sorry, but I'm no Kikyou, missy!!" She tossed Rin up, with an inconceivable strength, but was dismayed when Sesshoumaru deftly caught the falling girl.

"Hm." The powerful demon glared back at Kagome, Rin held in his one arm. "You dare to try and harm my charge…?"

Kagome raised a brow. "I'm surprised you haven't killed her yet, yourself, Sesshoumaru." She crossed her arms. "Or didn't your dear 'charge' tell you what she and Inuyasha were planning to do…?"

Sesshoumaru stared at the miko before him a while longer, before looking down at the girl in his grip. She gazed back up at him, a repentant look in her chestnut eyes. "Huh." He glared back up at Kagome, finally. "It doesn't concern me," Sesshoumaru stated, narrowing his stare. "I have no care for what Rin and the hanyou arranged together... I will still protect her from a being as yourself."

The woman spat. "You wouldn't be saying that if you honestly knew, youkai!" Kagome glanced over at the well. "If you knew what I had heard… straight from Inuyasha's mouth…" She pointed at Rin, angrily. "Which had come in contact with hers…!!"

At this, Sesshoumaru's eyes widened, before he returned to his regular detached expression. "I've… still no care for that matter. Now, will come at me, or should I kill you without giving you a chance?" He set Rin down, carefully, and whipped out Tokijin. "Well…?"

"Hmph." Kagome was just about to blast him with a taste of her priestess power, but was sooner held back by another force before she could do it. "What?!"

"Don't do it Kagome!!" It was Inuyasha, both arms trapping hers. "You'll hit Rin…!"

"So?!" Kagome cried, struggling to pull out of his reach. "She's my first target, anyway!"

"No! Kagome!"

"Let GO of me! Oooh, you're lucky I can't SIT you anymore…!!"

Sesshoumaru, despite seeing that Inuyasha had her somewhat subdued, did not withdraw his sword. Much to Rin's obvious alarm.

"Master Sesshoumaru, while he has her trapped, we can leave…," she said, hoping he was take her advice. He scowled, however, in return.

"Since when does this Sesshoumaru flee from a fight. Besides, I need to find something out." The dog demon's eyes narrowed into a glare, once more. "From my dear brother."

'Sesshoumaru-sama…' Rin became worried. 'Oh no… he's going to ask Inuyasha about what Kagome said…'

Finally, Kagome wriggled out of the hanyou's hands, and thusly slapped him on her release. "Don't touch me ever again!!" she cried, tears imminent on her face. "Not after what you said… Never!!" She ran back to the well, taking one last glance at Inuyasha, then a fierce look at Rin.

"Damn you, Rin…" she stated, furiously. "I swear… one day…" Before she finished, however, Kagome jumped into the well, to return to her own time. Rin stared at where the woman had stood moments before.

'What will she do to me…? If she ever gets the chance… what is it?'

The girl peered back up at her master, before returning her eyes' stare to the grass. And he? What would he do once he found out the pact Rin had made with Inuyasha? So many things worried Rin.

"Do no fear."

"Huh…?" She glanced back up at Sesshoumaru.

"I… will not harm you, nor allow any harm to come to you."

"Sesshoumaru-sama…." Such a strong statement stung at her chest. Guilt pricked at her insides, as she thought over what he'd said, and what Inuyasha had.

"Will you run away with me? Never return to Sesshoumaru?"

"I will not harm you, nor allow any harm to come to you."

Two strong forces pulled at her heart, giving her the feeling of a flower whose petals are being ripped out at either side. Both called so sweetly to her, yet she was stuck in between. With her unconditional love for Sesshoumaru, and her passionate love for Inuyasha… who was she to choose? Who could she give her heart to?

'Why…? Why can't I make up my mind…?' Her head spun, as she flopped to the ground, her legs giving out below her. Rin shivered, as a cool breeze whipped through her raven hair. 'Why does my heart ache so much? I feel so guilty for agreeing with Inuyasha to run away, when all along my lord cared for me just as much… But, he never showed much kindness before. Not Inuyasha has… Inuyasha gave me equal friendship and companionship. I can talk to him and not fear what I say to him. I love Inuyasha…

'But… I love Sesshoumaru-sama, as well.'

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"Inuyasha…" Sesshoumaru started, holding his sword by his side. "Would you care to perhaps… inform… me of what your female wench spoke of?"

"H-huh…?" Inuyasha asked, staring at him in confusion. "Kagome…?"

"Ah," the youkai closed his eyes, in mock thought. "That's right, you have two women at your side, don't you? I'd forgotten what a bachelor you were, dear brother. Such a ladies' man, indeed."

"Feh." Inuyasha ripped out Tetsusaiga no sooner had he said this. "Care to make something of it?!"

"Hm." Sesshoumaru posed his Tokijin for battle. "But first… let me ask you…"

"Yeah?"

Sesshoumaru glanced down at Rin, who'd fallen to the ground. "You're ripping Rin apart, do you know that?"

"What…?" Inuyasha glared at him with an amber stare, confusion lining his face.

The dog demon breathed. "What is it that you and she agreed to do together, half-breed?" An angry stare followed this question, making it more of a demand than an inquiry.

"Hmph, like you care…" Inuyasha muttered, tilting his head. "Rin's nothing but a human to you, isn't she? Nothing but a mere mortal, compared to your standards. You know nothing about her."

"You are the one who knows nothing…!" Sesshoumaru replied harshly, demonic aura rising. His eyes had shifted red while he spoke. "Fool…!" The demon lunged at his brother, sword aimed for the hanyou's chest.

Inuyasha dodged, barely, landing some odd feet away, near Jaken. The frog demon shrieked, and ran towards Rin for safety. Meanwhile, the girl's mind was elsewhere. Her dim eyes watched the battle, but did not acknowledge it was happening. They saw movement, but it didn't give meaning in her head.

The real battle was going on inside her heart. Who would win? Sesshoumaru, her lord and master for most of her life? The one who didn't turn her away, despite his hatred for humans?

Or Inuyasha? A half-human, himself, whose true nature was hardly ever revealed. Whose amber eyes hid years of scars from humans and demons alike who'd scorned him for being neither, yet both, at the same time. Just like she'd been scorned as a child, by the people of her village. Just for not speaking.

"Stay with me, Rin."

"What ails you…?"

'Inuyasha… Sesshoumaru-sama… Who can I choose when my heart wants both at the same time…?!'

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[author's notes]O.O;;; Wow. Longest chapter yet. Geez. I hope you're all happy… Sheesh. -.-0 Guess how long this took me. Just guess. Well, yes a few hours. Um.. current time? Ha, 4:00 a.m. on the dot. XD What do you know? Hahahaha. I got REALLY into writing this chapter though, so don't blame yourselves!! x3 I like the character of Sesshoumaru, so I forget all about time when I'm writing scenes that concern him. It helps that I've been on a Sesshoumaru-high for the last couple of days… Heh. ^^ Well, what do you think of the angst? Eh? The drama, then? Hehehe, I think I'm getting better at this! ^_^ And what of the comedy? Feh, no more in this story. (rolls eyes) Save for whenever Jaken appears. That demon is a joke in himself. xDDD

I wrote that last part listening to Dashboard Confessional's song. Uh…. Slip Away? Hahn? No clue. -.-0 It's ah… the newest Spider-man movie's theme song. That cool rock song. Yeah, that one. Hehe. I love songs like that. That, and Shinjitsu no Uta. O.o;;; Why…? Why do I like them so? (sigh) I don't even understand the lyrics of the Inuyasha song, but… I like it. (shrugs) Eh, whatever. It has a nice, dramatic flow to it. Perfect for Exhilarating, ne? ^^

Why is Kagome super-powered? Eh… she's Kikyou's reincarnation. And, in my version of Inuyasha, she has Kikyou-sama's powers. Hm. But, only at the end of the series…! XD Yeah, until then, she can only use arrows! Mwahahaha! And why did Sesshoumaru get ultra sappy near the middle? Eh….. I felt like doing sappy Sess. (shrugs) Sorry, if I ruined his character. (sigh) -.-0 Sumimasen… terribly sorry… (bows on all fours) Forgive this one…! xD;;

Thank you all for your lovely reviews! ^^ I don't mind writing, if I get responses…! Ta ta for now![/a.n.]

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