InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ To Wish Upon A Star ❯ Chapter 14 ( Chapter 14 )

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FL: I look back on this story and my heart breaks at what I see.

Dreamish: rolls eyes

FL: I loved writing this story, Dreamish and I laughed and laughed since we joined up.

Dreamish: Yeah, I laughed all right.

FL: glares at dreamish As I was saying, She has pointed out to me, though, that I lost track of this story; I agree. That is why I am closing this story.

Dreamish: Finally, I can see the light!

FL: grabs duct-tape warningly Book one is finished but book two will come around soon enough. ;D Book two, Catch A Falling Star, will be on track.

Dreamish: I came up with the name don't ya know!

FL: sighs The plot has been thought out, chapter ideas noted and characters planned. Catch A Falling Star promises to be the best of all my stories thus far. cries I’m not sure exactly how long it will be but it will come. hugs audience Don’t worry.

Dreamish: grins She will get to it as soon as she starts another story.....

FL: Hey! runs at Dreamish with tape in hand

Dreamish and FL: Later,

Your beloved autheresses,

FL & Dreamish


She was running, running, running without thought or hesitation into the sunrise. She didn't stop or look back. Everything around her was a blur, mixtures of blues, green and yellows; blended with purples and reds. The sky in front of her was a beautiful shade of deep orange. On the farthest edge of it, where the magnificent fiery orb kissed the green earth, she thought she could see the faintest outline of a settlement.

Running was all she knew how to do at this moment. She couldn't think, couldn't breath, couldn't speak, all she could do was run. A noise sounded as if from the sun itself. She skidded to a stop, turning up dust and ripping foliage from the ground that lifted into the air swirling around her as the wind blew. Suddenly the noise sounded again and she transformed back into her human figure.

Slowly, a swirlings mist of white stars appeared and two figures materialized right before her eyes . One was a tall woman with beautiful silver hair and golden highlights that cascaded down to below her knees. She was clothed in a gorgeous kimono. The outer most one had a picture of a horse and inuyoukai mating ceremony. Her eyes were gold, flecked with silver, and held a twinkle of guilt within their depths. The other woman stood next to the first. She looked to be about 5 foot 5 in height and had curly hair that had turned a stately gray with age. Her face was tanned and slightly wrinkled. She wore a pair of blue jeans, a green t-shirt.

Granny! Lady Iziyame...? What are you doing here? Is something wrong?! Dilynn exclaimed questioningly.

Well, not exactly dear. Dilynn's Granny replied, her tones soft with sadness lining the edges.

You have a new important job, Dylinn. Lady Iziyame whispered, a bit of guilt coloring her words. You must return to your people. They need you.

What do you mean...I must? I don't have to do anything! The now almighty poweful Dylinn declared. (A/N: is she PMSing?...I don't know, you're the one that wrote that part, you tell me...oh, I didn't think about that...I can answer my own question..how embarassing..back to the story)

Her Granny and the great lady sighed in unison turning their gazes to one another in a silent, unspoken understanding.

Darling, I regret to say that it is out of your hands...Her grandmother tried to explain.

No it isn't..Dilynn tried to argue but was cut off by a now rather perturbed Lady Iziyame.

Fine then, let them die. Every last one of them. To the grandmother's just wanting to watch their grand-children grown and the young babes just now in the cradle. They will all die because you don't have to do anything! The lady spoke curtly with a hint of condemnation.

Dilynn sucked in a breath, disturbed by the mental image that her words conjured. Softly she whispered, What do you mean...they will...die?

They do not have a stable leader, and Naraku's influence has spread to the tribe causing them to turn against one another. Brother versus brother, father versus son, dog versus cat. (A/N: Uh...dreamish? What's with the cat vs dog thing? You know that Dilynn is a dog right? Duh! of course I knew that mumbles under her breath that she isn't a blonde)

Dilynn grimaced as she listened to the telling of this tale. Did she have a choice? Apparently not. With a sinking heart she turned her gaze away from the two figures towards the east. Absorbing the sunrays as the sun rose to spread it warmth onto the cold sleeping earth, she questioned, What about Sesshomaru? I can't leave him....her voice trailed off as reality struck home.

Soothingly her grandmother whispered, It is your responsibilty. You must make a choice. With that her grandmother slowly slipped away to dissapear.

Lady Iziyame sighed to herself as she slowly walked to Dilynn side and placed a calming hand upon the young hanyou's shoulder. I know you will make the right choice. The fate of our people is within your hands....don't dissapoint us. With that the lady was gone into the darkness, leaving nothing behind to show her prescence.

Panic rose within Dilynn's chest. What am I going to do? Her gaze turned to the sunrise and then swept the lands to turn her gaze upon the dark western horizon. Tears that pricked her sky-blue gaze to slowly ran down her pale cheels. With a heavy heart she turned her gaze back to the sun and...

With a gasp Dilynn woke, her heart pounding and tears staining her cheeks. What the heck was that all about? She shook her head, clearing away the last vesitges of the dream. Oh well. As she moved to get out of the sleeping bag, an iron arm clamped about her waist ( wait...I thought iron arms were in your other story. Huh? you know, The Surprise Inside?...levels her gaze at dreamish It's an expression, doll. Okay?...oh.) and pulled her back toward its owner. Dilynn sighed, turned around and pushed as hard as she could against the owner's bare chest.

The owner captured the young woman's wrist, yanked her back toward itself and growled in a low tone, "Where do you think you're going?"

Dilynn gasped slightly as she was pulled back towards the warm body beside her. "I need to get up. It's almost daylight. We should be heading out soon if we're going to reach your castle by this evening." she replied. A small shudder ripped through her body. Even now, she could not escape the dreams. This one was different than the usual ones but its memory clung to her like all the others.

The man beside her just sighed and continued to pull the girl towards him. "Five more minutes.." the being murmured as he nuzzled his face into her neck and hair. With a deep inhale the man smiled slightly. "You smell good." Good enough to eat. Oh shut up. What, you were thinking it. No actually...I wasn't. With that he trailed kisses up her neckline and across the young woman's jaw to land with a soft pressure against her lips.

Dilynn gasped in pleasure as her head began to spin and her body began to heat up. Desire flooded her mind and things became hazy. "Oh, god. Don't stop! Oh..." Her mind reached a new place as her lover's kisses began to trail back down her body. ...don't dissapoint us... The memory of the words emerged at a most unwanted time. It completely killed off every emotion that had preceeded it. She began to push away, doing her best to leave his embrace. "Don't. That's enough. Stop, Sesshomaru, it's been five minutes." What! You have got to be joking. We were enjoying that. Not now...

Sesshomaru's golden gaze lit upon Dilynn's face as he growled low in his throat threateningly, "No, I don't think so. Its been more like two seconds. Taiyoukai's have impeccable timing." So thats what you call it. Oh won't you just shut up for once. With Dilynn still protesting to his attention he huffed rather like a dog's bark and demanded her lips with a forceful passion. After what seemed like hours passed he pulled away, " This is not over, my little hanyou." He pulled out of the covers, unclothed, and walked towards his clothing.

"Oh! Sesshomaru! Warn me before you do that!" she said, covering her eyes. She peeked between her fingers to see if it was okay to look again. "Eep!" It wasn't. He was now facing her, looking down at her.

"You did not seem to have a problem with This Sesshomaru's body last night," he declared, sounding slightly offended.

"Ya...well. I do now. Can you please just get ready and let's leave it at that?" she asked. "Please?" It almost, almost, sounded like begging.

Sesshomaru's golden gaze narrowed slightly as his shoulder's straightened with confidence. Slowly he stalked to his clothing and dressed. Once fully clothed, he turned back to Dilynn who still remained in their sleeping bag. Deliberately, he walked back to the sleeping bag and spoke, " This Sesshomaru does not think it is fair that you should still be in bed when you declared it was time to get up." Quickly, he bent down, picked up the sleeping bag and softly but forcefully tossed the young woman from the its comfort.

She screamed softly as she realized that her clothers were gone too . Sucking her breath at the chill in the air, she ran to find them.

Sesshomaru just watched in amusement his thoughts gone from revenge to those of a more...improper state.

Dilynn was shocked at his behavior and rushed to dress herself. That was when she realized that her clothes were missing. Oh no...tell me I didn't leave them in the trailer. With an exasperated sigh she turned her gaze to Sesshomaru's passionate glare, hopeless to her situation.

Suddenly the bushes near by rustled and a young girl around the age of thirteen, just beginning to blossom into the young woman she would eventually become, stepped forward, Dilynn's clothes in hand. Her mouth opened as if to speak but she was surprised by the scene before her.

Sesshomaru turned towards Rin and watched her, slightly curious.

Rin squeaked alarmed, and clasped a hand over her eyes, holding the clothes out in front of her. Then she spoke, "I thought you might need these."

Sesshomaru walked over to the young girl and, taking the clothes from her outstretched hand, turned her around by the shoulder and pushed her in the direction away from Dilynn and their campsite. Rin kept her hands over her eyes and stumbled off into the bushes. She might be older, but Sesshomaru had been keeping her thoughts away from...occurences...between men and women.

With a slight smile he turned to the flustered Dilynn and quirked a well groomed eyebrow. Don't give them to her, I like the scenery. Very tempting, but then she wouldn't join us tonight, would she? I guess not, but make her beg for them anyway. For once, you have a good idea.

With that thought in mind, he slowly walked over to Dilynn who was doing her best to cover herself. Silently he held out her clothes. She smirked and reached up to take them away. As soon as she moved he yanked them from her reach. "Say please."

She rolled her eyes and glared at him, "Please."

He repeated the process, as soon as she moved he yanked them from her reach.

"Say please, and a kiss then I'll give them to you." he said teasingly.

Dilynn sighed, stood and said, "Please." She yanked her clothes from his grasp and pulled away. She dressed quickly before turning back to face him.

A scowl had settled slightly on his face as he turned away from her to walk back to the others' campsite. An exasperated sigh escaped Dilynn's lips as she caught up to him and stopped him with a gentle touch of her hand in his. Standing on her tip toes, she placed a soft kiss on his lips and walked hand in hand back towards the camp.

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Kari and Casy smiled and giggled when they saw the couple emerge from the trees. "I wonder what they were doing?" Kari said.

"I betcha they were kissing!" Casey smiled.

Rin, who had just joined the two, blushed and looked away from the two older girls murmuring under her breath, "Thats not all they were doing."

"What was that, Rin?" the cousins chorused.

"Nothing," the young girl replied with a fake smile on her face. "I just said I'm sure that was all they were doing."

The other two girls nodded and rushed back from the window as the secret lovers emegerged from the trees. Hand in hand they walked, secret smiles upon each of their faces.

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Dilynn sat up with a gasp, tears poured down her face and sweat plastered her hair to her head. Not again, oh Lord what do these dreams mean?! She prayed for the better part of an hour, silently talking with God about the dreams. The only clear thing she could discern, though, was to go to the east, where her origins were. But, what about Sesshomaru? she lamented. ...don't dissapoint us... those three words floated around in her head. Her stomach rolled and the young woman stood and ran to the nearest bush.

A few sickening minutes later, she wiped her mouth and straightened. I can't keep anything down. What is wrong with me? I'm sick in the head and in the body. Not in the head, just the body. You know what we must do. Yes, I do. Although it is not my preferred choice, it is the one we must make. Dilynn found it strange that for once she actually agreed with her inner youkai.

Gathering her courage and her flute, the Last Lady of Dreams went in search of Sesshomaru. Thoughts of how to say what must be done filled her mind as she walked. Sesshomaru, please don't be mad at me but I have to leave....No, that won't work...Sess, darling...Stop right there, that definitely won't work. You ruin all the fun...Do not..Do too...Not, now, back to how we are gonna say this...We? Where did this 'we' come from? I thought that it was just going to be you talking...Oh, you'll definitely be there... Images of her love's face filled her head as she continued her quest for him.

Two hours later, she found him in the rose garden, watching the sun rise in the east. He turned as he heard her walk toward him.

"Good morning," he said, smiling the smile he reserved just for her.

She smiled back, a little hesitantly, but still smiling. "Good morning." Her stomach rolled again. Lord! she thought as she turned and ran from the roses. Once she was clear of the beautiful flowers, she heaved up what little there was in her stomach. "Ugh, what on earth is wrong with me?" she moaned.

She felt a strong, warm hand on her back. Looking up, her blue eyes met with warm golden ones. Worry and concern were reflected in their gaze.

"Are you alright?" he questioned as he helped her to stand. "Maybe we need to go back to bed." He began to escort her back toward his castle.

She resisted with the little strength her body had. Standing, she spoke bluntly. "Sesshomaru, I have to go."

"Go?" he asked with a raise of his eyebrow. "Go where?"

"To the east. I have a feeling that I am needed where my people are. The ones that my granny comes from," she tried to explain softly.

"Oh," he said as he released her from his grasp. "I can not go with you, perhaps it could wai..."

Dilynn sighed softly to herself and turned to face the rising sun. "No, I have to go now." With a sudden decision Dilynn took of as fast as she could go. Sesshomaru caught up to her in a small field near his castle, the large building clearly visible in the background.

Sesshomaru growled as he yanked her towards him, "You can't leave. You have to stay with me."

Dilynn glared at him and turned to the east, trying to escape his grasp, "No, I have to go. I don't have to do anything you tell me!" Tears began to fill her eyes as Sesshomaru continued to argue with her.

Once away from his grasp, she raised her arms in an x-shap and brought them down abruptly yelling, "No!" in his face.

Sesshomaru grabbed her shoulders and shook them while Dilynn looked to the ground with a pained face. Finally, the tears leaked from her eyes.

Straightening her shoulders and gathering her pride, Dilynn glared at him, yanking her flute into the air. Tears stained her cheeks as she began to play. The song was pure emotion, dancing from note to note up the musical scale and down in a minor key. It was complicated with many twists and turns, causing a haunting melody to bound across the field and into the castle itself. All who heard the melody were struck with pure grief and sorrow. The effect on Sesshomaru was clearly visible. His eyes glassed over, void of emotions, as he too was caught in the haunting spell.

Abruptly, Dilynn reverted to her true form and ran. She ran without thought or hesitation into the sunrise, not stopping or looking back. Everything around her was a blur, mixtures of blues, green and yellows; blended with purples and reds. The sky in front of her was a beautiful shade of deep orange.

Once she was gone Sesshomaru, released from her spell, stared bewildered into the rising sun. She left you. No...she left us. This Sesshomaru does not care. Perhaps not, but this one does. Slowly he transformed into the white beast, his red eyes surveying the lands silently. Suddenly, an earsplitting howl filled the air, fading into the castle. Those within the castle walls gazed out and listened, as the haunting melody and howl intertwined.

The great white dog bounded into the east, running as fast as his legs would carry him. What are you doing? Going after her. What about Rin and everyone at the castle? Abruptly he skidded to a halt, the foliage twirling up around his form, dust collecting at his feet. Slowly he turned back to his domain.

Arriving at the rose gardens, the white dog sat and sulkily gazed into the sunrise. A pained look crossed his features as he slowly transformed from beast to man. A howl ripped into the air, transforming into a man's wail of anguish as his form changed.

Standing, he turned and walked to the great oak doors off of the gardens. Stiffly, he straightened his shoulder's and lifted his chin, the picture and power of the Lord of the West in his every move. Slowly and deliberately he opened the doors. Slowly the doors closed with a heavy thud that echoed into the air.

Not so far away, Dilynn was running as fast as she could when a howl filled the sky. She stumbled in her run but resumed the task at hand. Moments later another anguishing cry filled the air, tearing at her heavy heart. Suddenly, a loud thud echoed in her ears with a finality that her goodbyes had not accomplished. Heartbreaking, she continued her run, with hope that a settlement would soon be seen on the horizon.

I will not dissapoint you, this I swear.



FL: crying Waaa...!!!!

Dreamish: calm down, FL, you can start on book two soon enough.

FL: sniffles Ya, I know. But this is my first story that I am closing...!! begins to cry again Waaa...!!!

Dreamish: suddenly becomes sniffly too Now look what you've done! You've got me crying too! whines quietly

FL & Dreamish: Waaa....!!!! lean on eachother for support. Tune in next time for book two!

FL: boohoo's hysterically.

Dreamish: tries in vain to comfort her friend. We will both miss you guys greatly.