InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The True Purpose ❯ Scene 51 ( Chapter 51 )

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Scene 51 --------------------------------------------------------------- Sesshomaru's Castle

* Sesshomaru enters the room that Miroku and Shippo are being kept in to visit them again. Today, he finds Miroku awake. The monk leaps up from his chair and spins to face Sesshomaru.

Miroku- Sesshomaru?
Sesshomaru- My healer informed me that you had finally revived, monk.
Miroku- What kind of trick is this? Naraku...
Sesshomaru- That menace is dead... The wolf and I rescued you and the kitsune from that ordeal.
Miroku- Ordeal? - You think that was just an.. ordeal?! D--- you! Shippo and I have been through h---, all because you had to take off with... err... D-Did you say.. he's dead?

* Sesshomaru merely nods, not returning any venomous words or actions.

Sesshomaru- Yes...
Miroku- What did you do with Inuyasha? How's come he's not come to see us?

* Sesshomaru lowers his eyes, trying to sort out the correct words to say to the irrate monk.

Miroku- I see.. (Quietly) So it's like Naraku said... He is too ashamed of us...

* Sesshomaru looks at the monk.

Sesshomaru- You know Naraku was a liar... My mate was recently attacked.. and cursed... He was placed under a sleeping spell by a d--- cat...
Miroku- Sleeping spell?
Sesshomaru- Yes. The cat cursed Inuyasha to sleep for a thousand years.

* Miroku looks away toward Shippo, who is still out.

Sesshomaru- He was defending our pups from a band of traitorous felines...

* Miroku sits down and raises his cloth-wrapped arm.

Miroku- We thought that we had taken that monster out many times before... He can't be killed...
Sesshomaru- The wolf, Kouga, and I teamed up. Kouga severed his head and I squashed his heart as I held his ugly face.

* Miroku glares up at the Inu.

Miroku- This is a trick!! I won't be tricked again, Naraku.
Sesshomaru- Remove the cloth, monk.
Miroku- I'll suck you up...
Sesshomaru- I'm willing to take that risk.


* Miroku studies Sesshomaru a long moment, then quickly yanks the beads away and sneers as he holds the hand up, palm toward Sesshomaru.

Miroku- Your over-confidence has ended you,.. Na-ra...

* When nothing happens, the monk jerks his hand around to look at it. His hand is as whole as the other. In disbelief he begins to rub the palm. After several moments he looks up at Sesshomaru incredulously.

Miroku- It's whole... But it has done this before.. It was a trick that Naraku fooled us into thinking that he...
Sesshomaru- This is no trick... Do you wish to go meet the fishes who ate his ashes?

* Miroku clasps his healed hand to his chest. The monk quietly watches Sesshomaru move to the bed to check Shippo.

Sesshomaru- Both of you were physically..
Miroku- It's called rape... We were both raped! The b------ even used my body like a puppet to...

* When Miroku silences Sesshomaru turns to look at him again. He is puzzled a moment when he sees how he is staring despondently at the kit. Then he puts the meaning together. When Miroku begins to tremble at the terrible memories Sesshomaru blurs over to him and grasps his shoulders.

Sesshomaru- Look up at me!

* When Miroku obeys Sesshomaru nods.

Sesshomaru- It is over now, monk... You must realize this so that you may allow your mind to heal... Convince yourself.. so that you will be able to help the kit when he comes to.

* Miroku stands and moves to look down at Shippo.

Miroku- (Quietly) It's easy for you to speak this way... You have no idea how consuming.. guilt can be...
Sesshomaru- You think not?

* Sesshomaru growls a bit then moves to stand at Miroku's shoulder.

Sesshomaru- We were both at the siege of Naraku's castle.. when word came to us of the trouble that was planned for the castle... I left my mate... The one I vowed to myself, to him.. that I would protect... I left him return here alone! He faced the band of cat demons alone! He is laying asleep for a thousand years in our suite because I failed to protect him! -- Now you tell me again that I do not know how consuming guilt is.. I have not slept since I returned here.. I have not eaten...
Miroku- I.. I apologize...


* The monk studies Sesshomaru a couple moments.

Sesshomaru- I know as well how this situation had affected Inuyasha.. He and I are bonded.. I felt every pang of guilt that he suffered.

* Sesshomaru looks down at Shippo.

Sesshomaru- Especially at the news of this young one's capture... It wasn't all just his hormonal imbalance due to the pregnancy, either.

* Miroku sighs, seeing a side of the regal Lord that he's never seen before.

Miroku- Cat curses are not easy... If Naraku had not broken my staff, maybe..
Sesshomaru- I have been told, on numerous occasions, that only the cat responsible for the curse can remove it.
Miroku- Yes, I have heard that, as well... But sometimes a powerful catalyst can boost a holy man's powers...

* Miroku looks back down at Shippo. Sesshomaru watches him lean to attempt to touch the young demon. But Miroku can't bring himself to do so. Instead he straightens back up and turns away.

Miroku- I'm.. not so.. holy anymore...

* Now it is Sesshomaru's turn to study Miroku until the monk looks up at him.

Miroku- Might I make a request, Lord Sesshomaru...?
Sesshomaru- You wish to see Inuyasha?
Miroku- Well, that, too... But I would like to be placed in a seperate room... Perhaps Shippo can sense my presence... Maybe this is why he won't come out of his hibernation...
Sesshomaru- Perhaps your angst is unfounded. You will be needed to convince the young one of his rescue.
Miroku- Young..


* Miroku lowers his eyes.

Miroku- His young age is the only thing that protected him from Naraku's plans for him.
Sesshomaru- Explain.
Miroku- He planned on using Shippo to.. create a new incarnation... But I don't think he had time to act on them.

* Sesshomaru moves back to the bed quickly to sniff Shippo closer. Miroku watches puzzled. When Sesshomaru detects a very faint scent that makes him nervous and he grasps the hilt of Tenseiga. He now knows why he felt to bring it as the sword begins to hum. Sesshomaru draws it, places the blade in position, and looks at Shippo. He sees the death imps all around the kit, but not chaining him up as yet. They are watching expectantly. Miroku stands and comes over as Sesshomaru tries to figure out what is going on.

Miroku- What is it?

* Sesshomaru sighs and lowers the sword.

Sesshomaru- He is still alive... I will grant you that wish... But you must rest for the rest of the day. I'll call you up to see Inuyasha tomorrow.

* Miroku looks back down at Shippo.

Miroku- You know something...
Sesshomaru- You have been through enough. Please trust me to handle this situation.

* Miroku considers the demon Lord's words a moment, then nods.

Miroku- Okay... You won't harm what belongs to your mate...
Sesshomaru- Or what belongs to me.

* Sesshomaru looks at Miroku. When the monk nods he leads Miroku out into the hall where he'd instructed his toad shadow to wait.

Sesshomaru- Jaken, place Monk Miroku in a new room. See that he has provisions.

* Jaken moans.

Jaken- Yes, M'Lord. Come on, human.

* Sesshomaru uses a foot to give the toad a warning shove as he leads Miroku away.

Jaken- I mean, it will be my utmost pleasure in seeing to your accomodations. Any guest of my Lord Sesshomaru's is certainly worthy of the best treatment...


* Miroku pauses to look back at Sesshomaru. The Inu nods.

Sesshomaru- Almost insufferable, yes. I concur.

* The monk shakes his head then hurries off after the still-grovelling imp. Sesshomaru moves to a nearby resonant stone. Instead of speaking when he touches it, he just concentrates on the healer. She soon responds, 'Hai, M'Lord?' After mentally filling her in on his growing suspecions concerning Shippo, Lohana informs him that she will be right down. 'Rin is here with me. I will get her to watch the pups'. Sesshomaru releases the stone and goes back into the room. It isn't long until the dragon demoness appears in the room through a small, quiet explosion of smoke. She moves over beside Sesshomaru. The Inu motions to Shippo's slightly swollen belly.

Sesshomaru- Use your dragon sight and check this kit.

* Lohana obeys. What she immediately sees inside Shippo makes her snarl.

Lohana- That vile beast!! It was indeed one of Naraku's tentacled incarnations... Its strands are wrapped all through this kitsune's various organs.. If he had not been put to sleep when he was, this.. thing inside would've split him wide open... It was very near to exposing itself.
Sesshomaru- But it's dead now, correct.
Lohana- Hai... It's just that it has itself wound into every major organ of this poor kit.. It would have literally began to eat him from the inside out... Vile, wretched monster!
Sesshomaru- The vile wretched monster is dead... What do we do to save this kit?

* Lohana hesitates a long moment.

Lohana- No doubt this poor boy was in such agony until the creature inside spliced off his spinal column... This thing wasn't meant to be born.. naturally...

* Lohana looks up at Sesshomaru and sees that he is still holding onto Tenseiga. She gets an idea.

Lohana- I would have to cut it out of him... Remove it completely from his body and organs...

* Sesshomaru looks down at Lohana expectantly. Sensing that there's more. The demoness sighs.

Lohana- That would most definately kill the boy... You would have to use Tenseiga to bring him back to life once I stitch him back together.
Sesshomaru- I can do this... How long will your work take?
Lohana- Hmm...

* She braces herself to look into Shippo's small body more intently.

Lohana- It will keep me busy for the rest of today and most of tomorrow, no doubt.


* Sesshomaru nods.

Sesshomaru- Get started, then... Call me as soon as you need me. I'm going back to Inuyasha.

* The healer nods and gathers Shippo up. She poofs out and Sesshomaru leaves to go back to the garden suite.