InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Resistance ❯ We Meet ( Chapter 3 )

A/n: Sorry it took soooo long for an update but I was having the hardest time finding the song for this chapter!

 

Disclaimer: So I don't own Inuyasha or the three lines of the Ensiferum song I used, but Nami and the sirens are mine!!

 

We Meet

 

I had fallen asleep upon the rock; it was warm underneath the afternoon sun. Hours later an evening breeze woke me from the depths of my dreaming. I sat up quickly, rubbing my arms to rid myself of the goose bumps that had risen on my skin beneath my thin clothes. I sighed as I looked up at the sky; once again I had gotten sidetracked. Hurriedly, I pulled on my boots and jumped down from the rock, sprinting towards Rin's village.

 

I raced the setting sun and through my effort arrived at the village's outer gate at least and hour before the sun would sink below the horizon. I steeled myself and walked forward; mustering all the patience I had as I stepped through the walls opening.

 

Something was wrong. There were no village men guarding the gate and an odd smell wafted through the unnaturally still air. I wrinkled my nose as I inhaled it; it was a scent I had come in contact with many times before. Foreboding claimed my chest as I walked lightly yet quickly among the houses.

 

They were in shambles, some half burned, others decayed and overridden with wood bugs. I began to run through the village, the only noise coming from the rasp of my sword being drawn.

 

I neared my old home and crept around the last corner. I stopped in horror as I glimpsed the house. The fields were overgrown with weeds and the front door was barely hanging on. A cold wind cut across the village from the north and my nose was assaulted with awful stench from before. I couldn't ignore it now, that disgusting smell was the decay or death.

 

I felt my stomach heave but regardless I stepped forward steadily. I kept my sword ready at my side, it looked as if nobody had occupied this village for a long while but I had an eerie feeling. Carefully, I pushed the devastated door aside, it swung inward with a squeak and I glanced around the front room. Furniture was sparse, looting was apparent, what remained was scattered in pieces across the floor.

 

I walked through the room stepping over the broken screen that separated rooms. My hand instantly clapped over my nose and mouth, the smell in this room was gagging. Carefully I untied the obi from my waist and tied in around my face. Then I began my search. I lifted up the table, and checked in the closet but I saw nothing. As I was leaving I walked over a moth-eaten blanket and beneath my foot I heard a sharp snap. I stepped back and knelt down carefully, lifting the edge of the blanket slowly, dreading what I might see.

 

My stomach heaved involuntarily once again as I uncovered two little skeletons, the remains of my twin brothers. Tears burned in my eyes and I began to sing softly the lullaby I used to sing when I put them and Rin to sleep. Slowly an enlarged lily emerged beneath them, through the dirt floor. It surrounded my brothers with its powder white petals and sank gently back underground. Small baby's breath sprouted, marking the grave of my baby brothers. I stood up wiping away the overflow of tears and checked beneath all the other blankets for Rin.

 

She wasn't there. I quickly exited the room and stepped lightly across the house into Rin's mother's room. I found nothing there either. I found nothing there either, but, as I was leaving I caught sight of a shard of bone at the corner of the hall. I walked to it and looked down upon its origin with disdain. My stepmother's bones lay there in a crumpled pile by the back entrance. Unlike my brothers body her maggot eaten flesh was only partially decayed.

 

“You witch!” I snarled quietly, “You were leaving your children behind weren't you.” I spat on her corpse before stepping over her body and out the back entrance. This door was completely ripped away and I searched the area surrounding the house for Rin, determined not to leave her unburied.

 

After an hour of searching the sun began to set and a powerful gust of wind struck my back. It was so strong my hair was blown loose and I was almost pushed forward. I fought, turning into the gust and forcing myself forward attempting to reach the safety of a tree.

 

One step was all it took. The wind pressure disappeared and I stumbled forward from the lack of opposing force. Slowly I stood holding my arms out for balance. I looked behind me in confusion, and then understanding dawned upon me. The trees, in only one area, where thrashing wildly in the gust that had apparently not disappeared after all. I suddenly remembered that the wind from earlier had also been coming from the opposite direction. My suspicions were confirmed when the trees stop thrashing but a bush ten feet away began to.

 

“Kaito's soldiers!” I cursed. The only thing that would be causing such an unnatural wind was a wind siren. They must be searching this village for any scent of a siren; they had been looking for our base for months. Of course now they had caught my scent, surely they would be coming soon.

 

I hesitated a second, I needed to find Rin's body, but getting into a destructive fight would only slow and complicate the search. The stalling passed and I darted for the village entrance, I would have to find a place to hide for the night until the soldiers passed through this area. I would simply go back in the morning.

 

Or so I thought. Another obstruction made itself known when I ran head on into it; I fell backwards onto my butt with a grunt. I looked up slowly, taking in the appearance of the man before me.

 

He was tall, clothed in a white haori and hakama pants that were cinched at the bottom tucking into black shoes. The haori was sparsely colored with red, white embroidered flowers along the collar and red sleeves. He had armor over his chest and stomach, strapped on by a yellow sash, a spiked piece of metal extended over his left shoulder. His right shoulder was draped with a thick pelt of white fur, and two swords were sheathed on his right hip. This was no ordinary man, my gaze shot upward to his face and I barely withheld a gasp. Two cold amber orbs framed by long snow white hair stared at my in unconcern. This was a demon and from the look of it, a powerful one. I couldn't tell what type, his ears where sharply pointed and there were two red streaks on either cheek accompanied by a half moon on his forehead, but none of that proved helpful.

 

I gripped the hilt of my sword that had fallen next to me and picked myself up from the ground quickly. I waited for him to speak as I loosened the tied obi from my face and let it hang around my neck, but his face was stony as he stared at me.

 

“What do you want?” I asked warily, my voice low and dangerous. He continued to observe me; I let myself feel the surrounding plant life with my mind. I had trained long and hard for times like this so without needing to sing I made the roots of the nearby oak tree slither underground until they were just beneath hit feet, ready for my command.

 

Before I could speak again two more demons emerged from the forest. One was a two headed dragon thing, and the other looked like a toad. But, what caught my attention was the small girl in the orange and white kimono on the dragon's back.

 

“Nami!” She called out; I gaped at her for a second then gasped.

 

“…Rin?”

 

“Yes! It's me Nanami!” Rin cried out as she jumped from the demons back. She stayed by its side though, looking up at the white haired demon with a question in her eyes.

 

My gaze shifted to him in a suspicious glare, “What have you done to her?”

 

“Nothing.” I flinched at his voice. It was dead, flat, and unemotional when he spoke. I felt a feral snarl rip from my lips, as he raised one finger holding Rin in her place. I moved to the side to go around him but he mirrored my movement. I clenched my jaw and darted to the other side but he was far faster than me, had I not been glaring at him I might have gaped. He was obviously powerful; the aura emanating from him was incredible.

 

That was what scared me. Why was Rin with him if not by force? I stopped trying to go around him; I took a deep breath and began to sing:

 

Hear the sound of swords fulfill the night
Feel the winds of death on your skin
see the arrows fly, flaming in the sky

I had just barely managed to get his shoulders to hunch slightly when Rin tackled my legs. I collapsed with her on top of me as the white haired demon straightened up. I hurriedly pulled her behind me as he turned to glare at me. Then suddenly something collided with the side of my head, a warm trickle of blood dripped down my cheek.

 

My eyes flickered to the side, the frog-like demon had hit me on the head with his two faced staff.

 

“Let go of her! Do it or you'll feel the wrath of the staff of two heads! Don't worry Lord Sesshomaru, no need to exert yourself; I'll take care of this wench.” The thing spoke.

 

I glared at him, “Stay away from us.” I threatened, directing my voice to both of them.

 

“It's okay Nami, they won't hurt us.” I heard Rin from behind me and my brow furrowed slightly, somehow he was still controlling her. I took a step backwards, forcing Rin away from them and the frog planted the base of his staff into the ground. My gaze flickered between the two demons and I took another step back.

 

The frog screamed, “Feel the fiery wrath of the staff of two heads!”

 

My eyes widened exponentially as I saw the blaze form in the mouth of one of the faces. I reacted, twisting quickly to shield Rin with my body my back was to the flames. I closed my eyes and a huge rumbling erupted in the silence as the roots beneath the ground shot up between us and the flames, blocking us from the inferno.

 

Regardless I felt heat lick through the mass of damp roots, my back was warming quickly. I opened my mouth to release a shrill note so I could draw a tree from the ground when suddenly the heat stopped. Standing slowly with Rin still pressed firmly against me I glanced over my shoulder at the now blackened roots. I loosed my control on them and they gave way, collapsing to the ground.

 

The staff was no longer in the frog's hands; he was lying on the ground, apparently unconscious with a large rock beside his head. I glanced at the white haired man who was looking at Rin.

 

“Are you all right?” Any concern he may have felt was masked by his indifferent tone.

 

“Just fine Lord Sesshomaru, Nanami protected me.” Rin called from my arms. His gaze shifted to meet mine and though there was no noticeable change in expression it seemed as if he was glaring. I glared in return; I would not be intimidated by him. As I was about to speak the unnatural wind from earlier started directly beside me. My jaw clenched as I yanked Rin away, they were getting closer, I had to leave now. I groaned inwardly as I swallowed my pride and attempted to address the white haired demon civilly.

 

“It's obvious to see that you do actually care for Rin…” My mouth twisted over my next words, “…Lord…Sesshomaru.” I choked them out and my nose flared in irritation, “I hope you will allow me to take her, I need to train her.”

 

“Her decision.” He replied without concern.

 

I looked at Rin and gave her a small smile, my brow creased synonymously as I saw her torn expression though. She was staring at the demon, her eyes continuously flickering between us.

 

“I…I…” She chewed on her lip and suddenly tears brimmed in her eyes, “Ah! I want to train with you Nami but I don't want to leave you my lord.” She exclaimed addressing both of us.

 

I dropped instantly to one knee pulling the girl into a hug. “Oh Rin, I…there has to be some way I can work this out.” She cried against my shoulder and I glared at the demon again, there was a glint, the briefest of flashes, of emotion in his eyes, but it was gone before I could decipher the look.

 

“H-How Nami? I don't want to leave Lord Sesshomaru!” She pulled her tear-stained face away from my now damp shoulder. I bit my lip uncomfortably, I didn't see how either. I had duties as the leader of the Resistance, valuable time would be wasted if every time I needed to train her I had to pick her up then drop her off. I could travel with them, but the thought made me uneasy…then again…so did leaving Rin with them.

 

The wind once again shifted, this time next to the amber-eyed demon. One of his long white sleeves was caught in the gust and his eyes slowly shifted to the occurrence then they shifted back to me.

 

“I know!” Rin suddenly exclaimed pushing all the way out of my arms, I rose from my knee as she ran to the white haired demon. “Lord Sesshomaru, can my sister travel with us?” I cringed unintentionally and his sharp eyes caught it. I had hoped she wouldn't bring an idea like that up, these demons were arrogant and selfish, exactly the type of people that would rub me the wrong way.

 

“She does not desire it.” He stated smirking at the captured look on my face. Rin turned to look at me with a confused and pleading gaze.

 

“Nami…please?” She asked softly, I sighed and looked away running through the ramifications quickly within my head. I traveled constantly anyways to avoid detection and my vassals always found me when needed so it wouldn't be that much trouble…I just didn't like it.

 

Regardless I gave in, “I will accompany you if it is the only plausible solution.”

 

“Yay! Nami I can't wait to start training, it's going to be so much fun! We'll be together all the time just like we used to be!” Rin squealed running to the almost forgotten dragon demon.

 

“But, I will not be under your command.” I spat turning back to the white haired demon.

 

“Let's go Jaken.” He ignored me save for a dead gaze that swept across my face. The toad demon had come around and was standing shakily.

 

“My Lord! She still stands!” He exclaimed glaring at me as I walked calmly towards Rin.

 

“Yes master Jaken! My sister is going to travel with us!” Rin said excitedly.

 

“My Lord!” The toad gasped, “You're allowing this?”

 

“Silence Jaken.” The demon said quietly walking back into the forest. The toad fell quiet grumbling to himself as he and the dragon demon followed the tall demon, Rin on the dragons back once more.

 

Looking behind me only once to see the wind shift once more, I too followed.

 

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A/n: So if you actually listen to the song that I used the lyrics from it is completely NOT how I wanted Nami to sound so just pretend a soft female voice is singing it almost hypnotically! Thanks! Also please please please review!!