InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forges of Love ❯ The Castle ( Chapter 19 )

“…Forgive me…I was unable to kill the child because the father intervened” Hakudoshi muttered, ashamedly.

"Heh...I thought as much..." Naraku said with a smug smile. "Tell me something, Hakudoshi, do you fear Lord Sessho-maru?"

The boy looked away, Naraku chuckled.

"No matter, Sessho-maru's interference may prove to aid me yet..."

"Ah-Un!!!" Rin cheered as she glimpsed the two headed dragon. He gave a pleased moan as she ran to him, huggling both heads.

"Where are we off to now, my lord?" Rin asked.

"...The castle, you and Yoru will remain there while I pursue Naraku" Sessho-maru replied firmly.

"Nah uh, I'm coming too!" Yoru spoke up.

"It far to dangerous..."

"I don't care I want to save Ha ha-Ue!"

Sessho-maru gave him a sharp look, Yoru returned the look. Sessho-maru sighed, "This journey is to dangerous for a pup...I don't want to loose you as I did your mother..."

Yoru's eyes widened at his words, he then lowered his head in defeat. Sessho-maru then set the boy on the dragon as they prepared to depart.

Tensei watched as Naraku descended the steps of her prison, a smug expression on his face.

"What is it that you want, Naraku, I told you I will never return to your bed" she hissed.

"...I just wanted to talk, beloved, Hakudoshi discovered the most interesting thing in the woods today..." Naraku spoke casually as if he were her husband simply telling her something interesting their child had done.

"...Oh?" Tensei took the bait.

"Mmm, it was an interesting puppy dog..."

Tensei looked up at him with confusion, Naraku continued.

"...But the most interesting thing about this dog was...one of it's eyes was violet...the same color as your's"

Tensei covered her mouth, Naraku smirked.

"Quite and interesting secret you've been keeping from me...Sessho-maru must have enjoyed himself with you..."

"...W...What did you do...to him...?"

"...Nothing...yet...if you do as you're told I won't have to harm the boy..."

Tensei took a moment to fully comprehend his words, the barrier surrounding her shatter, Naraku smirked at her compliance, reaching forward to toy with her hair.

The group reached the castle by mid-afternoon the next day, the 'castle' was more like a strongly built fortress with high walls on each side. Ah-Un skillfully avoided them, landing on the firm ground behind them. Yoru was surprised to find that as soon as they had landed, the walls disappeared, instead there was a clear veiw of the sea. But seeing as no one else seemed shocked by this, it must have been normal. An elderly youkai came to meet them, she was quite lovely with long white hair and the palest blue eyes.

"Tsuki-baba!" Rin cried, leaping from the dragon's back and over to hug the woman.

"Rin-chan, my how you've grown...but who is this?" she asked as Yoru cautiously walked over to them.

"Yoru is my son, you shall be looking after him..."

The female demon's eyes grew wide, "Son?...when?...H...how? and with whom?!"

Sessho-maru glared at her, obviously irritated by all the questions about Yoru's mother.

"Is it so odd that I would take a mate?"

"Well yes!" Tsuki replied truthfully.

Sessho-maru let loose an annoyed growl, turning towards Ah-Un.

"Oto-san!" Yoru cried grabbing hold of his sleeve.

"...You're...gonna save Ha Ha-Ue...Right...?"

"Yes...no need to fear, I will be back as soon as possible..."

The boy half-heartedly released his father's sleeve, the demon lord mounted Ah-Un, rising into the skies.