InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Together Forever ❯ Visions ( Chapter 12 )

Suaru awoke with a start. Her body was covered in a cold sweat. She shivered and rose from her bed, she would have no rest for a while yet and she knew it. She cast a side glance at the small figure of her son wrapped up in the huge red silk blanket. He seemed even smaller and more fragile now than ever. She sighed and put on her robe. It was made of cotton and soft as the fine silks she wore. Opening the glass door that led to her balcony she silently slipped through, leaving it half open. A gentle wind blew and she turned her face to it. The clean cool air refreshed her and she smiled. "When will you come home, love?" she asked the air as she leaned on the balcony railing. The wind shifted and she smiled again. "Soon, but it will seem a long time to me." She whispered tracing a patter in the air. A strong breeze blew and carried her magic to her mate. A message that she hoped he would return.

Looking out over the smaller garden of the palace that she had planted herself before she even married the lord of the palace she grinned at the memories that came flooding back to her. Lush vegetation was everywhere. Roses were in full bloom. The peach blossoms and the sakura blossoms were blooming and petals from each were strewn about the ground. A small clear pond glittered in the moonlight. It was beautiful and calm, a sense of serenity washed over her and spread through out the palace.

The peace was short lived. Suaru closed her eyes and nearly fell over. A wave of fire like heat surged through her body. Her knees became weak and she sank down onto them. "What's…happened?" she wondered aloud, opening her eyes only to feel the power of her vision take over. Her once bright blue eyes turned a cloudy gray-blue. :: Darkness, it surrounded everything. Not the darkness that came with the night, this was of hate, evil intent, and madness; a madness so great that it would seem like hate filled logic. Kagome kneeled on the ground the complete Shikon no tama in her grasp but darkness still closed in. Inuyasha was beside her bloody and wounded but alive. Shippo lay next to Kirara who watched as the houshi helped Sango stand. Three others were there, but they were covered in darkness. Kouga that wolf; wounded and helping the figure of Ares. Sesshoumaru...he was…::

The vision faded and Suaru's eyes turned back to their bright blue and the heat disappeared. What am I being told? What does this mean? Suaru asked herself over and over. She was shaken and a sense of cold seemed to seep into her very bones. To be able to feel such darkness and to see people she knew or had yet to meet and not knowing what would happen to them nearly drove her off the walls. The vision would not come to her again and she felt drained. She rose and dusted herself off. Walking back into the room she closed the door and removed her robe. Slipping back into bed she hummed softly to Rath as he turned towards her and snuggled into both her and the cover. His ear was directly over her heart, comforting the little one as he slept. She smiled down at him and blinked back tears that threatened to spill. She missed having her love here with her and it hurt her for him to be gone so long. Running her fingers through Rath's hair helped calm her and it made her son purr slightly. All too soon she joined him in the land of dreams.

Kagome moved in her sleep for the twenty some time and Inuyasha's ears twitched. He remained sleeping however. Finally she just woke up, lying silently as she watched the stars above her. Why couldn't she sleep, she was tired! She cursed whatever it was keeping her awake in her mind so as not to wake Shippo. She shifted suddenly and got the urge to rise and walk. To where and why she didn't know but she stood up, making as little noise as possible. Grabbing a sweat shirt from her bag she threw it on and decided to walk to the stream not far from the camp. Reaching it within a few minutes she kneeled down next to the water and looked at her reflection.

That's when she felt it start. A fire hot heat, white hot, searing, it burned and yet she, wasn't being harmed. Gasping for breath and clutching her sides she lay on her side and curled into a fetal position. Her vision blurred and she dug her nails into the soft earth under her. What's…happening to me!? She asked herself as her eyes turned a steely gray. :: Inuyasha...he was bleeding...there where...people…a lot that she couldn't see standing in darkness. Others were only half covered with it. Naraku the hanyou she hated, he was there, the one that caused so much pain and suffering. He was the reason she gained all her companions, the reason so many hurt. Blood, everywhere, it littered the ground. Staining the grass and seeping into the earth's surface. She wanted to scream but nothing would come. Shippo, Sango, Miroku, Kouga, Ares, and…::

She shuddered and tears began to flow from her eyes. She had never felt that kind of darkness before. Slowly she sat up and blinked furiously, trying for all it was worth to stop her tears. With a whimper she huddled in more on herself. "Kagome, its ok, I'm here; I saw basically the same thing too."

With a start Kagome turned and was met by a sympathetic smile from Ares. "You saw it?" she whispered to her. "Hai, I always see these things. I take it that was your first vision." Ares stated more than asked. Kagome nodded and looked down at her hands. "What does it mean?" she asked her eyes turning back to their natural dark blue. "I really don't know. That one was some kind of premonition, I think; one of the darkness to come." Kagome looked up her eyes wide and frightened. "I never felt such darkness before." She whispered. Ares sighed and sat down next to her. "I have seen many. But remember this; it is always darkest before dawn." Kagome just looked at her blankly. Ares shook her head and a wry smile appeared on her lips. "What I mean is; the darkness will be most powerful right before the light pushes it away." Kagome nodded and said, "I understood what you meant it's just, I'm feeling kinda tired and my stomach is full of lead or rocks, or at least that's what it feels like." "Come then. Let's go back to bed." Ares said standing while pulling Kagome up with her. "Hai, bed sounds good." Kagome whispered after a huge yawn escaped her. Linking arms the girls went back to camp and settled in, easily falling to sleep.

Far away in the small clearing Sesshoumaru and his companions slept as a strong wind blew; upon it rode the sent of roses, sakura, and lavender. Sesshoumaru slept yet the sent caught the attention of his keen nose. It twitched and he awoke. A smile, unlike all his others, came to his lips and his eyes seemed to melt and become honey gold. Sesshoumaru lifted a clawed hand, his right one since his left arm was still mending, and stoked the wind. Strange as it may seem it had a ghostly form, like a thin cloud that shaped itself to look like a human, or a fairy. A fairy was what it truly was though; a wind spirit fairy.

Its white hair blew every which way while its stormy gray eyes shined with an unearthly glow. Pale blue tinted skin was marked with a black diamond sitting in the center of its forehead. "You bare a message?" he inquired. A nod and fluttering of silver wings was his reply. The youkai lord lifted his hand again, so that it was right in front of the fairy. She stood on his palm and he watched as she flapped her wings and opened her mouth as she began to speak in an ancient tongue, one lost to the world centuries ago. But he understood. The fairy stopped and titled her head at him, waiting for his reply. "I see, very well." He muttered to himself and in the same tongue the fairy used to tell him his message he gave to her his reply. "Go now little one, be swift." He called after the fairy as she rose and headed back towards the west. Once again resuming his place Sesshoumaru sighed and let himself dose lightly.

Back with Inuyasha and the others it was now dawn by this point and Inuyasha had just begun to stir. With a stretch he worked the ache out of his neck and cursed for sleeping at such an odd angle. No one else was awake so he wandered to the stream and stripped. After a fast washing in the icy water he dried himself with the towel Kagome had bought for him a while back and sat down on a rock to think. That's when he heard the scream.

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