InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Midnight Priestess, mate-to-be of Sesshomaru!? Don't make me laugh! ❯ Chapter 12 Trouble at Lord Suchinzu's Manor ( Chapter 12 )

 

Chapter 12 Trouble at Lord Suchinzu's Manor

 

By the time Aowin and Sesshomaru had dried off and had gotten ready, it was already past the time they should be there. So much to Aowin's displeasure they had to take the fast way, which was Sesshomaru carrying her as they ran. I don't know how Kagome stands this…She thought bitterly. Well, maybe she's used to it.

“Lord Sesshomaru, Lady Aowin! It's good to see you again!” Lord Suchinzu and Serya greeted them at the door. “Nice to see you too!” Aowin returned Serya's hug and bowed to Lord Suchinzu. When Aowin bowed her bandages moved a little to show her scar. “It's nice to see your wounds are healing.” Serya commented. “Thank you for noticing. My energy is also returning. Soon I will have enough to heal myself. Actually, I might be able to now.” She placed her hand on her heart and shut her eyes. She concentrated on warm, healing energy gliding down her arm and bathing her in its power. She started to glow green and her bandages magically shriveled up and disappeared, and underneath her wounds were gone. Not a trace left of injury.

“Very impressive Aowin. You're quite powerful for your age.” Aowin blushed and thanked Lord Suchinzu. A bell sounded from the castle breaking the uncomfortable silence. “It's time for dinner. You came just in time. Come, let us eat.” Lord Suchinzu and Serya led the way to the dining room. “Wow! It's huge! This is so cool!” Aowin looked around amazed. Suchinzu and Serya laughed. “Like it? It's been in this castle for a long time, and it is still in fine condition.” It was impressive for a very old dining room. There was a humongous fireplace with creative designs of animals carved into it. Silk flags that bore the mark of the eastern lands were draped in various places along the wall. There was also a very fancy, and long might I add, dining table that had silk of different colors on the seats and for a table cloth. But what caught her attention most was the crystal clear lake outside the window. (Why does every castle seem to have a lake?) It was absolutely beautiful shimmering in the sunlight.

Lord Suchinzu and Serya sat at the head of the tables and Sesshomaru and Aowin sat beside them. Servants rushed in and pulled their chairs out before they could sit down. “Umm…thanks.” Aowin wasn't used to having the royal treatment. Dozens of servants came out with many trays of delectable looking foods. And to think this was only the first course. Aowin was having a hard time eating her rice. She was American, and was not skilled in chopsticks. She tried many different ways of trying to use the chopsticks, but to no avail. While she struggled the others watched amusedly. She finally came up with a solution. She rolled her napkin up into a roll then stuck it between her chopsticks, and bound it with her hair tie. “Aha!” She held up her chopsticks triumphantly. Now the others were giving her weird looks. Finally knowing they were watching her she blushed. “What? I'm American, I can't use chopsticks.” They gave her even stranger looks. She ignored them and ate the rest of meal, which consisted of rice, steak, green beans, and ramen.

Next course. This time she ate potatoes, soup, salad, and fish. She held her stomach. She should've starved herself before she came here. She didn't think she could eat another bite. She changed her mind when she saw the next course though. It was all dessert. Well, maybe I could make room for some more. Sugar buns, fortune cookies, and green tea, yum! While the servants were taking the food away Lord Suchinzu, Serya, and Lord Sesshomaru engaged in a boring conversation about lands and other junk. Aowin excused herself to the gardens and wandered the halls to find the door outside. She was humming to herself as she wandered until she crashed into someone. She and whatever she bumped into crashed to the floor. “Ouch…” She rubbed her head and gasped. She had crashed into Samu! “I'm so sorry…really it was an accident!” He was on the floor bowing. “Samu!” He looked up when he heard her voice. “Aowin?” She hugged him and smiled into his hair. “I didn't think I would see you again! What are you doing here?” Samu got to his feet and helped her up. “I was traded to Lord Suchinzu by my old master.” Aowin frowned. She hated the idea of people being traded like items. “Are they kind to you?” It wasn't a question. It was a demand. “Yeah, they're very kind.” Aowin sighed in relief. “They better be, or I would have to knock some heads around.” They laughed heartedly.

“Hey Samu wanna come with me to the gardens?” “I don't have to do any work right now so ok.” Aowin marched down one hall while Samu stood there with an anime sweat drop. “Uh…Aowin? The gardens are that way.” He pointed to the other hall. Aowin rushed back down the hall with a sweat drop of her own. “Heh heh…..right I knew that I was just seeing if you knew.” (I love that phrase!) Samu laughed and pulled her down the right hallway.

Aowin took a deep breath when she got outside. She loved night. It smelled good, the air felt fresh, and it was just the right temperature. The thing she loved most though was looking up at the glinting stars and moon. Samu's yells tore her from the sky. She gasped at the sight. Samu was on the ground dead, with one of Naraku's tentacles through his chest. Aowin glared at Naraku with all the hate she possessed. “Naraku! I will avenge Samu, I will make you suffer the pain you made him go through!” Naraku just grinned coldly at her. Blue light emitted from Aowin's hands and a bow and arrows formed out of it. She took aim and let it loose. In a blur of blue fire it shot through the air. Surprisingly though, when it got near Naraku it just stopped and fell to the ground, useless. “What?!” Then Aowin saw it. It was faint, but she was sure of what it was. A barrier. The worry that had settled in her stomach went away. “So you've got yourself a barrier Naraku? You know it won't protect you.”

Aowin put her hands together like she was praying in front her chest and started muttering words. Her hands shined sky blue and she yelled, “Holy barrier breaker!” She thrust her hands forward and watched as glittering bubbles of light made their way towards Naraku. They covered the barrier making a bubble dome around it, and then disappeared. Aowin stumbled backwards. “W-what!? How could this be?!” The barrier was still there. Aowin stared at her hands, searching for a weakness. Could my powers be faltering? Or has Naraku gotten stronger? She hoped it was neither. “I don't know how your barrier was able to avoid my barrier breaking spell, but I'll find another way to kill you!” As she ran towards him she ripped out her sword. Fire licked the sword's blade as she forced her energy into it. She struck out at the barrier and she did flames enveloped it. But still, the barrier did not break. What can I do? I cannot harm him if I cannot get near him. If only Inuyasha was here…but he would never come to my aid now…That thought brought tears to her eyes. She was afraid se would never see her friends again…even though last time they were here they weren't exactly the best friends you could have. No, I will not cry over them! She brushed the tears from her eyes and focused on Naraku.

“Huh? Where the heck did he go?” While she had been crying Naraku had gone somewhere, for he was nowhere to be seen. That bastard, he ran away! She scanned the whole gardens but could not see him. But wait! There was part of the trees that had been knocked aside. “Yes! That way!” She started to run but abruptly stopped. She glanced at Samu's body. She wanted to help him, but she could not let Naraku get away. She would kill him, and then help Samu. I will avenge you Samu…With that she rushed down the path Naraku had carelessly made.

She looked this way and that as she chased the path. Why did he run? He was winning the battle. Unless…. She gasped. “It's a trap!” She heard merciless laughter behind her. “I thought you were smarter than that, to fall into my trap so easily.” She panicked, and spun around and searched the trees with her eyes. “Naraku! Where are you! Come out and fight! Oh, that's right Your too cowardly to fight!” More laughter. “Your only weapon is your tongue. No, I shall do things my way.” She heard movement behind her but spun around too slow. Roots entangled her arms and legs and curled up until she was in a fully body cast of roots.

Aowin squirmed and twisted but to no avail. She wouldn't be panicking so much if it weren't for the fact that the roots were also squeezing her necklace. He is trying to squeeze the life out of me, she realized. The roots tightened with each passing second. “How should I kill you? I want you to feel pain, so I won't suffocate you.” The roots loosened. She choked and gasped for air. “I'll just kill you slowly.” True to his word, thorns slowly sprouted out of the roots and stabbed into her. She went deeper and deeper until she could hold it in no longer. “AHHHHHHHHH!” She screamed with everything she had, hoping Sesshomaru would hear her. Her hands were bound down, so she could not use her powers, and the thorn was getting closer and closer to her necklace. To add pain, and more blood loss, the Blood of Impurity tightened around her heart, making her cream louder. “Scream, but no one will hear you.” He smirked as the pain was evident in her eyes. Please Sesshomaru….help me!

 

Hahahaha! Cliff hanger! I'm so evil, lol. I'll try to get the next one out as soon as possible! But while you wait you can stomp around angry at me for the cliff hanger.