InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Goddess of the Past ❯ Strange Revelations ( Chapter 2 )

Sesshoumaru was awakened suddenly by the familiar sound a Rin's laughter. For once the small child had awoken before the demon lord. As his vision cleared, Sesshoumaru saw that Rin had, once again, managed to put Jaken into a fit of rage. The girl has taken the imp's staff and he awoken him with a blast of smoke and ash. He was now chasing her through the field bordering the forest where they slept yelling empty promises of torture at the girl. But Rin knew that with Lord Sesshoumaru nearby the imp could nothing but yell. So she happily ran through the plants and flowers smiling at her accomplishment.

Sesshoumaru grinned internally at the girl's ability to constantly enrage his small servant. But then the images of the night's dream returned to him and he became serious with thought. Why where these memories resurfacing after so many years? And why did they come in the form of a dream? The demon lord never had dreams… unless as a warning of something coming. But this dream showing visions of the past, not the future. This would require more thought, in a better setting than amidst the laughing of Rin and cursing of Jaken.

The lake perhaps…

But the demon lord realized that leaving Rin in the care of his minion at this moment would be rather hazardous to the girl's well being.

"Jaken! Rin! We're going!"

"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken said as he hurried toward his master.

"Good Morning me lord!" Rin said through a big smile.

The three of them walked for a long time. Then when the sun was high in the sky, Sesshoumaru turned West. As they we about to reach his destination, the demon lord sent Jaken on a mission to some food for Rin. Jaken agreed as usual. But the young lord heard the imp muttering as he departed. Sesshoumaru then demanded that Rin go and play for a while.

As the girl willingly skipped off to find some flowers in the meadow, Sesshoumaru turned and continued on. He soon came to the place he was looking for. His lake.

This particular lake seemed to exist by magic. There were no nearby water sources, and it was completely surrounded by fields. But magic or no, this was one of the few places Sesshoumaru seemed to enjoy. It was a fairly large sized lake with a few solitary trees that he often used for shade. Most of the time he used this spot for reflection. But today was different, today he needed to have some serious time to think about last night's dream and what it could possible mean for his future.

In the past, his dreams had all be warning of future events. Almost like a demon's intuition that danger was on it's way. And they all had been correct. He had even seen death coming and, despite all his efforts, could not stop it. But this new dream was different. In these visions he saw someone from his past. It was almost an exact scene from all those years ago. The place, the sun set, the look of her face. It was all the same. But she was dead. There is no way that this could be a look into the future as the other dreams had been. But why would these images resurface now? What could have triggered such memories to present themselves to him?

Such answers did not come to him. Even after extended pondering and reasoning. Being a creature of such ability to decipher information, this became rather frustrating for the youkai.

Eventually the sun was beginning to lower and the other two members of his party were probably waiting. And Sesshoumaru did not wish to raise any suspicions with anyone, especially not those close to him. So he rose up and headed back toward the meadow.

I shall return again to this place…