InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forges of Love ❯ Secrets ( Chapter 4 )

“There you are boy, Tensei's been waiting!” Totosai began as soon as Sessho-maru entered the forge.

"...Where...is she...?" The young demon panted.

"SESSHO-MARU!" Tensei's voice bellowed. Sessho-maru sighed, marching outside, knowing he was in for it now.

"I recall it was YOU who said he wanted to go with me to see my mother's grave!" she yelled. Looking up, Sessho-maru became speachless. There stood Tensei, instead of her usual soot covered kimono she was dressed in a dark red, trimmed in gold, she held a matching parasol, with a pattern of a dragon on it. Her hair was straighter then usual, flowing down her back, and the soot on her skin had been scrubbed away, revealing porcelain. Sessho-maru's heart nearly lept out of his chest when he realized she was wearing makeup.

Besides the angry expression on her face, she was radiant.

"What are you staring at?!" she asked sharply.

"Nothing..." Sessho-maru blushed, looking away.

"Good, let's go!"

'...damn...there it is again...'

Tensei examined the mark on her shoulder in a hand mirror. It was faint, but there was a light blue blemish had begun to appear on the flesh in the shape of a crescent moon. She dipped her finger into a bowl on the table, she rubbed the mixture on the blemish and it slowly faded back into her skin.

'Being near Sessho-maru made it surface again...if Naraku sees it...'

Feeling a hand thread through her hair, she stiffened, Naraku kneeled beside her, nuzzling his nose into her neck.

"...All those potions and mixtures you like to use make you smell so sweet...it tempts me horribly..." he whispered nipping at her exposed shoulders. Tensei shivered.

"...but tell me, my dear...what were you trying to cover up?"

Tensei trembled again, "...Nothing...I only...wish to smell alluring for you..."

"mmm..." was all he said before releasing her.

"...Is there...something that you wanted...?" she asked, dreading the answer. Naraku smirked, seeing the fear in her eyes.

"...Iie...I will leave you...for now..."

He let the threat of her sharing his bed that night hang in the air as he left her. Tensei shivered, hugging herself.

The young girl kneeled before the modest grave, Sessho-maru watched her intently as she lit a stick of incense, begining her prayer. He had heard stories about Tensei's mother, she was extremely powerful and beautiful to boot. But her eagerness to battle had been her undoing, as she had challenged a demon far stronger then herself, losing her life in the struggle. There had been rumors that Sessho-maru's father had been in love with her before he met Sessho-maru's mother.

"...do you miss her?" he asked as Tensei finished her prayer.

"...sometimes...no matter what anyone said, mother was always kind to me. She never forgot to tell me that she loved me, she said I was her most precious possesion..."

Tears began to roll down her cheeks, she stubbornly wiped them away.

"Heh...look at me...I'm crying like a baby..."

Sessho-maru took her into his embrace, the girl immediatley flushed.

"...Sessh-kun..."

"You are female, it is alright for you to morn when a loved one dies...you don't always have to act so tough...you can cry if you want to..." he whispered.

Tensei gazed up at him, Sessho-maru soon became lost in her eyes, leaning down, he caught her lips in a gentle kiss. She leaned into him, deepening the kiss, moaning slightly when she felt his tongue enter her mouth. They pulled apart, both slightly out of breath, a clap of thunder sounded nearby.

"...come on, we should try to get inside before the storm..." Sessho-maru said, taking her hand.

Tensei nodded as he began to pull her along, all the while cursing the storm for ruining the mood.