InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Masquerade ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )
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By: Lady Sethia 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 08.04.2003 | Updated On: 09.04.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 782 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 08.04.2003 | Updated On: 09.04.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 782 | Status: Completed
**Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own any of the Inu Yasha characters. Nor do I own the song Here Without You.**
Song: Here Without You by Three Doors Down
Symbols: ~{...}~ Lyrics
'...' Thoughts
~...~ Dream
~ The Masquerade: Chapter 5 ~
Sesshoumaru slamed his fist into the dresser that held the note from his mysterious party guest. He must have thrown a couple dozen parties since her disappearance and she had yet to show up to a single one. 'She reminds me so much of her.' he thought as a tear rolled down his cheek. He brought his eyes up to look at his reflection in the mirror, seeing the tear his eyes flashed red.
Violently, he ripped the mirror from the dresser, yelling to himself as he threw the mirror across the room. "Damn wench, why did I let her in!" Sesshoumaru watched as the mirror hit the wall and broke into thousands of tiny pieces, scattering across the floor. Sighing, he slowly made his way to the bed not caring about the cuts he was getting on his bare feet from the broken glass.
~{A hundred days had made me older
since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lights had made me colder
and I don't think I can look at this the same}~
Sitting down on the bed he stared out the window to the moon in the cloudless night sky. In his mind he could see her body lying next to his, bathed in the beautiful moon's rays. Sesshoumaru heard someone aproaching his door and he turned his attention from the window. The knock came just as he had gotten to the door. Putting on his cold, emotionless facade he turned the knob.
"You sent for me?" came a young male's voice from the other side of the doorframe.
Sesshoumaru took in the young man's appearance, he looked nothing like the last time he had seen him. But that had been over four hundred years ago. He was taller and leaner, all of his baby fat had disappeared. He snorted to himself as he eyed the clothing hanging losely from the man's body. The blue jeans he was wearing had to at least be three sizes too big and he wore a tee shirt advertising some foreign rock band. His hair had darkened to a dark auburn which he no longer tied back for it fell losely over his shoulders and back. Sesshoumaru turned and motioned for the man to come in as he walked over to the dresser.
He walked into the room, eyeing the glass on the floor suspiciously. He snickered to himself, "I thought the Great Lord Sesshoumaru showed no feelings for it is a sign of weakness." His words dripped with sarcasm and his eyes looked to Sesshoumaru invidiously. He did not see the demon lord move before he felt a hand around his throat and he was pinned to the far wall.
"You will do well, pup, to know your place." The statement came out in a low growling voice as Sesshoumaru fought with himself to keep from tearing apart the young man in his grasp.
He watched as Sesshoumaru's eyes turned crimson, had he been his younger self he would have took off running with his tail between his legs. 'Well I have news for him, I am no longer that coward of a kit.' he thought as he took in a deep breath for what he was about to say. "Fuck you, Sesshoumaru. I don't need your shit, and I am sure the hell not going to hang around for your power trip.
"Do you really think you can disappear for over four hundred years then walk back into my life and expect me to show you any respect?" He felt the hand around his throat loosen, "Mom would be so disappointed with you right now if she were here."
The last words he said pierced him right through the heart and Sesshoumaru released his grip, watching as the young man slid down the wall to the floor. He reached out his hand to offer help up only to have it slapped away.
~{But all the miles had separate
They disappeared now when I'm dreaming of your face
I'm here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time}~
"Keh" he sputtered as he stood "I do not need your help." He watched as the demon lord shrugged and made his way back across the room. He casually made his way over to the dresser, as he got there Sesshoumaru turned around. He felt a piece of paper being thrust into his hand, after confirming his suspicions he looked to the lord quizzically.
"I wish for you to find the person who wrote this, find her and consider yourself out of my debt completely." Not even waiting for a response, he turned his back to the young man and walked to the door. He heard the paper being unfolded and he heard the kit snort. Sesshoumaru brought his head around to face the direction the noise had come from.
"You have got to be fucking kidding!" he shouted in exasperation. "It isn't even signed, how the hell am I suposed to find a mystery person?"
"I don't care how you do it, just get it done." Opening the door, he motioned for him to leave, "And remember, Shippo, life debts can last for a very long time with demons."
Shippo glared at the demon in front of him, "Fine, I will do it only to get you off my back. When I finish I don't ever want to hear from you again, you got that?" Making his way out the door he stopped just as he was passing the lord. Not looking at him he spoke, "You know, I could have used a father when I was kit. I thought I had one twice, the first ripped from my life by a vile creature."
He turned and looked at Sesshoumaru, his emerald green eyes piercing golden ones, "And the second one abandoned me." With that he turned and walked out the door, when he was out of sight he let a tear slip down his cheek.
Sesshoumaru sighed as he shut the door after watching the kit fade from view, 'If only you didn't remind me so much of her I wouldn't have left you with that stupid monk and demon exterminator.' Sitting back down on his bed he closed his eyes and watched as her image came to life in his mind's eye.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me}~
Kirara watched as Shippo exited the large mansion in front of her. She could see the tears falling and how his head hung, the sight alone made the fur down her back bristle. Quickly she scanned the street and near by areas, when she was satisfied no one was near her body was engulfed in a yellow smoke.
The smoke cleared away to reveal a woman standing where the cat demon had once stood. Dark amber eyes looked out through thick lashes, holding the look of worry. She pulled out a hair tie from her bag and pulled her golden blonde hair back in a high pony tail. After smoothing out a couple of wrinkles in her yellow dress, Kirara ran to Shippo's side.
He looked up in just enough time to see her throw herself at him. Her arms wrapped around his waist and he heard Kirara's whispered sorry as she burried her face in his neck. Smiling, Shippo placed a kiss on the top of her head, "Shh, love, there is no need for you to be sorry."
Kirara lifted her head off him and looked him in the eyes, "What the hell did that bastard want?"
Shippo held out the piece of paper that he had been given and Kirara stared at it, puzzled. "He wants me to find who wrote it. Take a look at it and let me know what your opinion is."
Carefully she unfolded the piece of paper and read the contents. Kirara looked up to Shippo, "There is no way..." A very familar scent tickled her nose, "Wait." Bringing the note closer to her nose she sniffed at it. Her almond shaped eyes went wide when the owner of the sent registered in her head. "Oh Kami! Shippo, smell this and tell me what you think."
Taking the note from her, he inhaled deeply, "It's impossible! I mean could it really be her?" Shippo grabbed Kirara's arm and took off running with her in tow. "Come on, we have to go check on some things."
~{The miles just keep rolling
as the people either way to say hello
I hear this life is overrated
but I hope it gets better as we go}~
Sesshoumaru laid back on his bed, gently he massaged his temples, 'This woman is causing too much trouble.' Sleep quicly claimed the lord, tossing him carelessly into the world of dreams.
~ Sesshoumaru looked out across the field of flowers at Rin and Kagome who were dancing while making crowns out of daisies. A rare smile graced his lips as Kagome turned, a loving smile plastered to her lips, and ran up to him. Placing one of the daisy crowns on top of his head, she quickly ducked down placing a chaste kiss on his cheek before running back out to Rin.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time}~
Everything was happy, but an all too familar smell made its way into the field. Sesshoumaru heard the screams come from Rin as the sun hid itself from the world. Through the darkness he could make out the silhouettes of Kagome, Rin and one other person. Getting up from his spot he went to run for the girls, but as he ran his pace began to slow as if he was running through thick mud.
Becoming enraged Sesshoumaru pushed harder to get to Kagome and Rin, but to no avail. Slowly the screams were drowned out by the sound of laughter, causing Sesshoumaru to stop in his struggling. He looked up to see Naraku in front of him holding both Rin and Kagome.
Naraku smiled down at Sesshoumaru, "Well, well it seems you are in quite a predicament." He flicked his wrist and Kanna appeared next to him. "You see you can only save one, so you must choose." Naraku laughed as he watched the demon lord's eyes fill with hatred. Flicking his wrist again he and Kanna had moved far away from the demon lord.
Dropping Rin hard on her butt, Naraku looked to Sesshoumaru. "Now make your choice, Sesshoumaru." He turned and started making his way in the opisite direction of the lord with Kagome in tow. All the while, Kanna started pulling Rin's soul out of her with her mirror.
Growling, he threw himself forward throwing his body out of the thick substance that had caused him to move so slowly. Quickly he ran to Kanna, he brought his claws down to strike at the detachment but right before he hit her she disappeared. He picked up Rin's limp unconscious body then glanced around the area for Kagome.
Not seeing her, he yelled into the darkness, "Naraku, show yourself." Slowly Sesshoumaru stood after making sure Rin was alright.
From the darkness came a soft, emotionless voice "You can only choose one." Naraku appeared on the other side of the field and Kanna spoke to him. "He chose the child."
Sesshoumaru looked up just in enough time to see one of Naraku's tentacles plunge into Kagome's back and out her chest. Her hand outstretched to him, her eyes were wide with tears pooling in them. Kagome's mouth opened to let out a silent scream as her body slid off the tentacle that had been impaled through her body.
Placing Rin gently on the ground he took off after Naraku only to have him disappear when he was within arms reach. Sesshoumaru felt Kagome tug on the leg of his pants and he sat down next to her, lifting her head and placing it in his lap.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it's only you and me}~
He felt her hand brush against his face leaving a trail of her blood down his cheek. "Ses...sho..." came her whispered voice. Before she could finish her heart stopped and her eyes stared lifelessly up at him. Sesshoumaru hung his head and his body shook from his sobs.
Soft footsteps coming towards him caused Sesshoumaru to look up from Kagome's dead body. His eyes made contact with Rin's, he watched as feelings flowed through them like the river flows through the land. Finally they settled on anger as she turned to him, her little hands balled into fists at her sides.
"I hate you!" she spat as she turned and ran off leaving him there watching as she disappeared into the darkness. ~
His scream of pain ripped through the mansion waking the servants from their dreams. All but one sighed and shoved their head under their pillow before drifting back off to sleep. Jaken slipped out of his bed, throwing his robe around him he made his way down the corridor to Sesshoumaru's room. Slowly he turned the knob and opened the door leading to his master's room.
After quietly shutting the door behind him, Jaken made his way over to the armoire that was forbiden to any of the servants to touch. He pulled open the door and searched through the kimonos. Finding the right one he grabbed it and shut the door to the armoire, then made his way across the room to Sesshoumaru's bed.
"This Jaken does not know why you loved that ningen so much." he whispered as he laid the kimono next to the demon lord. "But if something this simple comforts you and returns your strength, so be it." He bowed then pulled a chair up next to Sesshoumaru's bed to take watch. Almost instantly his lord stopped thrashing about and his breathing slowed to normal.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes to the sun shinning brightly into his room. Sitting up he winced as his head began to throb in time with his heartbeat. He turned to get out of bed and noticed that Jaken was asleep in chair near his bed. 'I must have had one of those damned nightmares again' he thought as he searched for the kimono that was always in his bed the morning after a night filled with nightmares.
He found it under the covers, grabbing it he stood and smiled at Jaken. "What would I do without you, ne?" he wispered to his faithful companion as he put the kimono back in it's place. Turning back to Jaken he put on a faked serious expression, "Jaken."
He bolted up straight in the chair as Sesshoumaru's stern voice brought him out of his dream. Jaken's eyes went wide with fear as he looked to his lord staring down at him. Quickly he got up and bowed low, "Please forgive this Jaken. I thought you were in need of my assistance." He kept his head bowed as he awaited his rightful punishment. The sound of suppressed laughter made him lift his head in curiosity, "Sesshoumaru-sama?"
He waved his hand in dismissal, "Jaken, go to Kikyo and get me more of that nostrum so I can be rid of these nightmares again." He handed Jaken a large amount of cash then turned away from his servant.
Jaken bowed, "Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama." He made his way to the door and was about to walk out when Sesshoumaru's voice stopped him.
"Oh and Jaken, once you do that, take the rest of the day off. Use the left over money for yourself, you need a break" He turned and smiled at the little green demon, "Now go, before I change my mind."
~{Everything I know, and anywhere I go
it gets hard but it won't take away my love
And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done
it get hard but it won't take away my love}~
Sesshoumaru watched as Jaken bowed then scurried out the door. When he was out of sight, Sesshoumaru's smiled faded and his expression darkened. 'Why are these nightmares returning?' he asked himself as he made his way to the desk. He opened the top drawer and pulled out a small journal, opening it at the spot that had a bookmark saving the place. He looked to the last entry that was dated fifty years before, 'The last time I had a nightmare.' Sesshoumaru quickly wrote down what he remembered from the nightmare, when he finished he replaced the bookmark and tucked the journal back in the drawer.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it's only you and me}~
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Shihara woke from the most terrible dream she had ever had in her years of living. "It is all that damn Sesshoumaru's fault." she mumbled to herself as she crawled out of bed. She entered her bathroom and started running the water for her bath. The sound of her front door slamming shut caused her to jump and almost fall into her bathtub.
Growling, she walked out of the bathroom, "Rude ass fucking people, don't you know how to knock?" She glanced around her apartment, not seeing anyone she called out, "Hello? Is someone there?" When no one answered she shrugged her shoulders and went back to what she was doing.
Shihara dropped her body slowly into the hot bath water, quickly dunking her head under to wet her hair. As she came back up something cold slammed into her. Her eyes went wide in fear as she was held against the back of the tub by some unseen force. The temperature of her water dropped to almost freezing instantly.
"Do you want that wench out of Sesshoumaru's life and you in her place?" a voice that seemed to come from everywhere hissed.
"Wh..wh..who are you?" she asked, inwardly cringing at the weakness showing through her voice. She felt whatever it was tighten its grip on her arms, purple bruises showing up already from the unseen hands.
"Answer the question." it hissed again.
Shihara nodded a yes with her head, as soon as she answered she felt it let go of her. Before she could breath a sigh of relief a searing pain shot through her body, a scream escaped her lips then everything went black.
Song: Here Without You by Three Doors Down
Symbols: ~{...}~ Lyrics
'...' Thoughts
~...~ Dream
~ The Masquerade: Chapter 5 ~
Sesshoumaru slamed his fist into the dresser that held the note from his mysterious party guest. He must have thrown a couple dozen parties since her disappearance and she had yet to show up to a single one. 'She reminds me so much of her.' he thought as a tear rolled down his cheek. He brought his eyes up to look at his reflection in the mirror, seeing the tear his eyes flashed red.
Violently, he ripped the mirror from the dresser, yelling to himself as he threw the mirror across the room. "Damn wench, why did I let her in!" Sesshoumaru watched as the mirror hit the wall and broke into thousands of tiny pieces, scattering across the floor. Sighing, he slowly made his way to the bed not caring about the cuts he was getting on his bare feet from the broken glass.
~{A hundred days had made me older
since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lights had made me colder
and I don't think I can look at this the same}~
Sitting down on the bed he stared out the window to the moon in the cloudless night sky. In his mind he could see her body lying next to his, bathed in the beautiful moon's rays. Sesshoumaru heard someone aproaching his door and he turned his attention from the window. The knock came just as he had gotten to the door. Putting on his cold, emotionless facade he turned the knob.
"You sent for me?" came a young male's voice from the other side of the doorframe.
Sesshoumaru took in the young man's appearance, he looked nothing like the last time he had seen him. But that had been over four hundred years ago. He was taller and leaner, all of his baby fat had disappeared. He snorted to himself as he eyed the clothing hanging losely from the man's body. The blue jeans he was wearing had to at least be three sizes too big and he wore a tee shirt advertising some foreign rock band. His hair had darkened to a dark auburn which he no longer tied back for it fell losely over his shoulders and back. Sesshoumaru turned and motioned for the man to come in as he walked over to the dresser.
He walked into the room, eyeing the glass on the floor suspiciously. He snickered to himself, "I thought the Great Lord Sesshoumaru showed no feelings for it is a sign of weakness." His words dripped with sarcasm and his eyes looked to Sesshoumaru invidiously. He did not see the demon lord move before he felt a hand around his throat and he was pinned to the far wall.
"You will do well, pup, to know your place." The statement came out in a low growling voice as Sesshoumaru fought with himself to keep from tearing apart the young man in his grasp.
He watched as Sesshoumaru's eyes turned crimson, had he been his younger self he would have took off running with his tail between his legs. 'Well I have news for him, I am no longer that coward of a kit.' he thought as he took in a deep breath for what he was about to say. "Fuck you, Sesshoumaru. I don't need your shit, and I am sure the hell not going to hang around for your power trip.
"Do you really think you can disappear for over four hundred years then walk back into my life and expect me to show you any respect?" He felt the hand around his throat loosen, "Mom would be so disappointed with you right now if she were here."
The last words he said pierced him right through the heart and Sesshoumaru released his grip, watching as the young man slid down the wall to the floor. He reached out his hand to offer help up only to have it slapped away.
~{But all the miles had separate
They disappeared now when I'm dreaming of your face
I'm here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time}~
"Keh" he sputtered as he stood "I do not need your help." He watched as the demon lord shrugged and made his way back across the room. He casually made his way over to the dresser, as he got there Sesshoumaru turned around. He felt a piece of paper being thrust into his hand, after confirming his suspicions he looked to the lord quizzically.
"I wish for you to find the person who wrote this, find her and consider yourself out of my debt completely." Not even waiting for a response, he turned his back to the young man and walked to the door. He heard the paper being unfolded and he heard the kit snort. Sesshoumaru brought his head around to face the direction the noise had come from.
"You have got to be fucking kidding!" he shouted in exasperation. "It isn't even signed, how the hell am I suposed to find a mystery person?"
"I don't care how you do it, just get it done." Opening the door, he motioned for him to leave, "And remember, Shippo, life debts can last for a very long time with demons."
Shippo glared at the demon in front of him, "Fine, I will do it only to get you off my back. When I finish I don't ever want to hear from you again, you got that?" Making his way out the door he stopped just as he was passing the lord. Not looking at him he spoke, "You know, I could have used a father when I was kit. I thought I had one twice, the first ripped from my life by a vile creature."
He turned and looked at Sesshoumaru, his emerald green eyes piercing golden ones, "And the second one abandoned me." With that he turned and walked out the door, when he was out of sight he let a tear slip down his cheek.
Sesshoumaru sighed as he shut the door after watching the kit fade from view, 'If only you didn't remind me so much of her I wouldn't have left you with that stupid monk and demon exterminator.' Sitting back down on his bed he closed his eyes and watched as her image came to life in his mind's eye.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight it's only you and me}~
Kirara watched as Shippo exited the large mansion in front of her. She could see the tears falling and how his head hung, the sight alone made the fur down her back bristle. Quickly she scanned the street and near by areas, when she was satisfied no one was near her body was engulfed in a yellow smoke.
The smoke cleared away to reveal a woman standing where the cat demon had once stood. Dark amber eyes looked out through thick lashes, holding the look of worry. She pulled out a hair tie from her bag and pulled her golden blonde hair back in a high pony tail. After smoothing out a couple of wrinkles in her yellow dress, Kirara ran to Shippo's side.
He looked up in just enough time to see her throw herself at him. Her arms wrapped around his waist and he heard Kirara's whispered sorry as she burried her face in his neck. Smiling, Shippo placed a kiss on the top of her head, "Shh, love, there is no need for you to be sorry."
Kirara lifted her head off him and looked him in the eyes, "What the hell did that bastard want?"
Shippo held out the piece of paper that he had been given and Kirara stared at it, puzzled. "He wants me to find who wrote it. Take a look at it and let me know what your opinion is."
Carefully she unfolded the piece of paper and read the contents. Kirara looked up to Shippo, "There is no way..." A very familar scent tickled her nose, "Wait." Bringing the note closer to her nose she sniffed at it. Her almond shaped eyes went wide when the owner of the sent registered in her head. "Oh Kami! Shippo, smell this and tell me what you think."
Taking the note from her, he inhaled deeply, "It's impossible! I mean could it really be her?" Shippo grabbed Kirara's arm and took off running with her in tow. "Come on, we have to go check on some things."
~{The miles just keep rolling
as the people either way to say hello
I hear this life is overrated
but I hope it gets better as we go}~
Sesshoumaru laid back on his bed, gently he massaged his temples, 'This woman is causing too much trouble.' Sleep quicly claimed the lord, tossing him carelessly into the world of dreams.
~ Sesshoumaru looked out across the field of flowers at Rin and Kagome who were dancing while making crowns out of daisies. A rare smile graced his lips as Kagome turned, a loving smile plastered to her lips, and ran up to him. Placing one of the daisy crowns on top of his head, she quickly ducked down placing a chaste kiss on his cheek before running back out to Rin.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time}~
Everything was happy, but an all too familar smell made its way into the field. Sesshoumaru heard the screams come from Rin as the sun hid itself from the world. Through the darkness he could make out the silhouettes of Kagome, Rin and one other person. Getting up from his spot he went to run for the girls, but as he ran his pace began to slow as if he was running through thick mud.
Becoming enraged Sesshoumaru pushed harder to get to Kagome and Rin, but to no avail. Slowly the screams were drowned out by the sound of laughter, causing Sesshoumaru to stop in his struggling. He looked up to see Naraku in front of him holding both Rin and Kagome.
Naraku smiled down at Sesshoumaru, "Well, well it seems you are in quite a predicament." He flicked his wrist and Kanna appeared next to him. "You see you can only save one, so you must choose." Naraku laughed as he watched the demon lord's eyes fill with hatred. Flicking his wrist again he and Kanna had moved far away from the demon lord.
Dropping Rin hard on her butt, Naraku looked to Sesshoumaru. "Now make your choice, Sesshoumaru." He turned and started making his way in the opisite direction of the lord with Kagome in tow. All the while, Kanna started pulling Rin's soul out of her with her mirror.
Growling, he threw himself forward throwing his body out of the thick substance that had caused him to move so slowly. Quickly he ran to Kanna, he brought his claws down to strike at the detachment but right before he hit her she disappeared. He picked up Rin's limp unconscious body then glanced around the area for Kagome.
Not seeing her, he yelled into the darkness, "Naraku, show yourself." Slowly Sesshoumaru stood after making sure Rin was alright.
From the darkness came a soft, emotionless voice "You can only choose one." Naraku appeared on the other side of the field and Kanna spoke to him. "He chose the child."
Sesshoumaru looked up just in enough time to see one of Naraku's tentacles plunge into Kagome's back and out her chest. Her hand outstretched to him, her eyes were wide with tears pooling in them. Kagome's mouth opened to let out a silent scream as her body slid off the tentacle that had been impaled through her body.
Placing Rin gently on the ground he took off after Naraku only to have him disappear when he was within arms reach. Sesshoumaru felt Kagome tug on the leg of his pants and he sat down next to her, lifting her head and placing it in his lap.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it's only you and me}~
He felt her hand brush against his face leaving a trail of her blood down his cheek. "Ses...sho..." came her whispered voice. Before she could finish her heart stopped and her eyes stared lifelessly up at him. Sesshoumaru hung his head and his body shook from his sobs.
Soft footsteps coming towards him caused Sesshoumaru to look up from Kagome's dead body. His eyes made contact with Rin's, he watched as feelings flowed through them like the river flows through the land. Finally they settled on anger as she turned to him, her little hands balled into fists at her sides.
"I hate you!" she spat as she turned and ran off leaving him there watching as she disappeared into the darkness. ~
His scream of pain ripped through the mansion waking the servants from their dreams. All but one sighed and shoved their head under their pillow before drifting back off to sleep. Jaken slipped out of his bed, throwing his robe around him he made his way down the corridor to Sesshoumaru's room. Slowly he turned the knob and opened the door leading to his master's room.
After quietly shutting the door behind him, Jaken made his way over to the armoire that was forbiden to any of the servants to touch. He pulled open the door and searched through the kimonos. Finding the right one he grabbed it and shut the door to the armoire, then made his way across the room to Sesshoumaru's bed.
"This Jaken does not know why you loved that ningen so much." he whispered as he laid the kimono next to the demon lord. "But if something this simple comforts you and returns your strength, so be it." He bowed then pulled a chair up next to Sesshoumaru's bed to take watch. Almost instantly his lord stopped thrashing about and his breathing slowed to normal.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes to the sun shinning brightly into his room. Sitting up he winced as his head began to throb in time with his heartbeat. He turned to get out of bed and noticed that Jaken was asleep in chair near his bed. 'I must have had one of those damned nightmares again' he thought as he searched for the kimono that was always in his bed the morning after a night filled with nightmares.
He found it under the covers, grabbing it he stood and smiled at Jaken. "What would I do without you, ne?" he wispered to his faithful companion as he put the kimono back in it's place. Turning back to Jaken he put on a faked serious expression, "Jaken."
He bolted up straight in the chair as Sesshoumaru's stern voice brought him out of his dream. Jaken's eyes went wide with fear as he looked to his lord staring down at him. Quickly he got up and bowed low, "Please forgive this Jaken. I thought you were in need of my assistance." He kept his head bowed as he awaited his rightful punishment. The sound of suppressed laughter made him lift his head in curiosity, "Sesshoumaru-sama?"
He waved his hand in dismissal, "Jaken, go to Kikyo and get me more of that nostrum so I can be rid of these nightmares again." He handed Jaken a large amount of cash then turned away from his servant.
Jaken bowed, "Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama." He made his way to the door and was about to walk out when Sesshoumaru's voice stopped him.
"Oh and Jaken, once you do that, take the rest of the day off. Use the left over money for yourself, you need a break" He turned and smiled at the little green demon, "Now go, before I change my mind."
~{Everything I know, and anywhere I go
it gets hard but it won't take away my love
And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done
it get hard but it won't take away my love}~
Sesshoumaru watched as Jaken bowed then scurried out the door. When he was out of sight, Sesshoumaru's smiled faded and his expression darkened. 'Why are these nightmares returning?' he asked himself as he made his way to the desk. He opened the top drawer and pulled out a small journal, opening it at the spot that had a bookmark saving the place. He looked to the last entry that was dated fifty years before, 'The last time I had a nightmare.' Sesshoumaru quickly wrote down what he remembered from the nightmare, when he finished he replaced the bookmark and tucked the journal back in the drawer.
~{I'm here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it's only you and me}~
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Shihara woke from the most terrible dream she had ever had in her years of living. "It is all that damn Sesshoumaru's fault." she mumbled to herself as she crawled out of bed. She entered her bathroom and started running the water for her bath. The sound of her front door slamming shut caused her to jump and almost fall into her bathtub.
Growling, she walked out of the bathroom, "Rude ass fucking people, don't you know how to knock?" She glanced around her apartment, not seeing anyone she called out, "Hello? Is someone there?" When no one answered she shrugged her shoulders and went back to what she was doing.
Shihara dropped her body slowly into the hot bath water, quickly dunking her head under to wet her hair. As she came back up something cold slammed into her. Her eyes went wide in fear as she was held against the back of the tub by some unseen force. The temperature of her water dropped to almost freezing instantly.
"Do you want that wench out of Sesshoumaru's life and you in her place?" a voice that seemed to come from everywhere hissed.
"Wh..wh..who are you?" she asked, inwardly cringing at the weakness showing through her voice. She felt whatever it was tighten its grip on her arms, purple bruises showing up already from the unseen hands.
"Answer the question." it hissed again.
Shihara nodded a yes with her head, as soon as she answered she felt it let go of her. Before she could breath a sigh of relief a searing pain shot through her body, a scream escaped her lips then everything went black.