InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forges of Love ❯ Just Like Sessho-maru ( Chapter 17 )

Tensei sat alone in the dungeon, she gazed fixedly into the opposite wall. Her mind wracked with worry.

'...Yoru...Rin...please be alright...be safe...'

She heard the heavy iron door swing open and the sound of boots descending the stairs. Tensei narrowed her eyes, a barrier of flames encased her.

"Come now, darling, why must you be so cold?" Naraku smirked.

"...I'll never let you touch me again...Sessho-maru will come for me..."

"Really? And what makes you think he knows or even cares where you are?"

Tensei then looked at him for the first time, her eyes a feral red.

"Sessho-maru...WILL...come..." she hissed. Naraku seemed mildly amused by her sudden change in countenance.

"...Master..." Kanna's empty voice drifted from upstairs. Naraku turned on his heel and headed back up stairs.

"What is it Kanna? What was so important?" Naraku asked, a bit miffed. The pale girl held up her mirror, in it, Naraku saw the image of Inu-yasha's group trudging along in the direction of his castle. He then noticed two new additions to the shard hunting troupe. It was the young girl Rin and another unknown boy, though he looked vaguely familiar.

"Send Hakudoshi to dispose of them, and also, have him find out who that boy is..."

"Yes, master Naraku"

"We're going on a mission! We're going on a mission! Mission! Mission! We're going on a mission!!" Yoru sang happily. Kagome giggled.

"Hey, kid, can you stifle yourself?!" Inu-yasha barked. The little boy quieted, lowering his head.

"Come now, Inu-yasha, He's just a little fellow..." Miroku began.

"Besides, is that anyway to treat your nephew?" Sango added.

"Feh..."

"Don't worry about Inu-yasha..." Shippo whispered to him, "He may act all tough, but he's really a simpleton at heart..."

Inu-yasha whacked the kitsune hard on the head.

"...Rin-chan...how are you feeling?" Kohaku asked tentatively.

"...Fine, thank you, Kohaku, I'm just...worried about my lady..." she sighed.

Kohaku nodded, "...so am I..."

"...Listen, kid, I'm gonna find your mother, but I need quiet to concentrate!" Inu-yasha explained. Yoru nodded in understanding, suddenly, the little boy's head jerked up.

"...that smell..." he growled.

"That's Naraku alright..." Inu-yasha growled, unsheathing the Tetsusaiga.

Hakudoshi appeared before them, "It seems Naraku has grown tired of your existence on this earth. Tell me one thing before you die, who is that young boy you're now traveling with?"

"None of your damn business!!" Inu-yasha roared. As the pale boy studied Yoru, he was drawn to his one violet colored eye, it seemed familiar to him some how.

"...no matter...I'll just bring Naraku his corpse!"

Naraku's demons seemed to come out of no where, Kohaku stood in front of Rin, taking up his sickle. Inu-yasha fended them off with his sword.

"...Inu-yasha-oji-san...is that one of the bad guys?" Yoru asked tentatively.

"Of course it is! Stop asking...stupid questions!!" Inu-yasha yelled, cutting through the invading hordes.

"...okay..." Yoru said calmly. A bright purple colored whip shot out, slicing the invading demon's in halve. The whole group watched as the whip retracted into the boy's claws. He immediately leapt forward, tearing through the invading hordes with deadly accuracy. His amethyst eye, shone gold.

"...so regal...so majestic...just like..." Jaken whimpered starry eyed.

"...just like Sessho-maru..." Inu-yasha whispered. The boy landed in front of them a childish grin on his face.

"That was fun!!" He giggled.

Everyone, including Rin and Hakudoshi, were at a loss for words.

"...Yoru-kun...where on earth..." Rin began. But the rest of the question was lost, Hakudoshi stood cackling behind them.

"...Now I see, you are his son...so...that's what Tensei was doing all this time she was away..."

Inu-yasha pushed Yoru behind him, "Shut your mouth! That woman has nothing to do with him!!"

"...I'm sure...still my master would just love to hear about this...interesting development..." with that, Hakudoshi began to fade.

"Dammit!!" Inu-yasha cursed. His attention was drawn by a soft sniffling behind him, he looked down to see Yoru with tears in his eyes.

"...Did I...do something bad?" he whimpered, rubbing at his face.

"...no...you did good...I'm surprised at how well you did..." Inu-yasha said softly. He kneeled down, wiping the boys face with his sleeve.

"...ya know...when I saw you fight, you looked just like your father..."

"...M...My pa?"

"...That's right...don't worry... Me, your father, Kohaku...none of us are gonna let anything bad happen to your mom..." Inu-yasha smiled, patting his head. The little boy smiled through his tears, revealing his fangs.

The other's watched on in silence, knowing smiles on their faces. Inu-yasha rose to his feet, "C'mon...let's go..."