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The Light in My Darkness	By : SweetandSesshy Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 2659 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Sakura got back down on her knees and leaned her head forward so that her hair would cover her hands. It would not take long before Kinaka noticed the change but she could feel Sesshomaru just outside the caves entrance. Here we go. She thought. Time started again and all hell broke loose.
Kinaka started to move and Sesshomaru unleashed the power of Bakusaiga, careful not to hit Sakura. Unfortunately, the demon was not without surprises as he quickly transformed his body into black smoke, avoiding his attack all together. Sakura had moved swiftly to his side and raised her hands, palms forward, to attempt and attack with her newfound abilities. Are you sure you are strong enough to do this right now? She had exerted herself greatly today and he was worried about her emotional state as well. What Rukia had revealed would be tough for anyone to hear.
I have to try, Sesshomaru. I cannot kill him but I may be able to wound him enough for him to leave. She didn't like the idea of just letting Kinaka go but they didn't have much of a choice. Bakusaiga could do no damage so long as Kinaka was in this form and she wasn't strong enough to completely eliminate him. She was a bit worried about passing out like she had when first using her youki.
Hn. I will be here to catch you if you fall.
With that, Sakura concentrated her power into her hands, allowing the magic to flow forward but pulling her youki back. It was a very odd sensation. Her magic was like the caress of a long lost friend and she was surprised at how natural it felt. Like her demon, the magic was meant for her and she would wield it as such. Her hands were now glowing a soft white and she released it, willing it to penetrate the black cloud.
Sesshomaru watched as the light shot straight through the center of the smoke. Kinaka screamed in pain and Sesshomaru growled in pleasure, his demon only slightly pacified.
"Fucking bitch! You will pay dearly for that."
Knowing it was no empty threat, Sakura prepared to attack again but Kinaka disappeared. "Where did he go?" She checked around with her senses but he had not even left a trace of is scent.
"I believe that your blast did more damage than you thought it would. He would not have been able to maintain that form for much longer injured." He had smelled blood so he knew that the attack had been effective. Which meant that he could still be physically injured even when he was in his third form.
"You are probably correct." Sakura focused and pulled her magic back until her hands no longer glowed. "We need to get back to Rin and the others and explain what happened. I think I may know a way that I can use my magic to protect them from being affected by his power." She turned to start walking back towards the village and wondered how far away they were when Sesshomaru grabbed her arm.
"We are quite a distance from the village. It would be quicker to fly." He could tell that she didn't neccessarily like the idea but ultimately came to the conclusion that she was too tired to run and they needed to hurry if they were to get back before sunset.
"I suppose you're right. So how do we do this?" She squeeled as he lifted her into his arms and took to the sky. She linked her hands around his neck and pressed her face into the fluff of the mokomoko that draped over his right shoulder. A chuckle rolled through her mind and braved a glance up at his face. His eyes were full of laughter and he smiled down at her. Keep that up and you are going to ruin your reputation. He cleared his throat and his features shifted to that of the diayoukai lord, stoic and unfeeling. This time it was her turn as she burst into laughter. She would never get used to that face.
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Kinaka landed unsteadily outside the entrance to the castle her shared with his mate, his anger raging through him. He had underestimated the hanyou. The right side of his chest was bleeding heavily and he cursed. Had the little bitch pierced his heart he would have been done for.
Come in, mate. That wound will need to be treated and it will take some time to heal. Do not worry about the hanyou bitch. What I have in mind for her will more that adequetely punish her for her crimes against you today.
Akuhei's voice rang through his mind and he smiled as she played her little plan out across his thoughts. You are a delightfully evil little thing aren't you? Her laughter rolled through him and injured or not, he was going to go show his mate just how pleased he was with her work.
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They landed just beside Rin. who was currently resting her head against Kohaku's shoulder.
"Sesshomaru-sama. Lady Sakura. Thank the Kami you are both okay." Rin cried and Sakura knelt down to wipe the tears from her cheeks.
"Yes sweet girl, we are fine." Rin clearly, was not. She had been trapped in the same bubble of darkness as she had and though Rin had a very strong will, she was still human. She looked very weak and Sakura placed her hand against her cheek, letting her magic flow. Rin fell asleep against Kohaku, who had startled a bit when he had seen the soft glow. "It is alright, Kohaku. She will sleep for now. You can relay all that is said tonight to her in the morning." The sun was setting quickly and she wanted to get this over with and rest herself.
This can be handled in the morning. He could feel her exhaustion and if she did not rest soon, she really would pass out on them.
I will be fine, Sesshomaru. They need to know. Sakura looked around and found two more pair of eyes on her that she had expected. They were standing next to InuYahsa and Kagome so she assumed that they were the other companions from the battle with Naraku.
The monk is Miroku. The taijia is Sango, Kohaku's elder sister. Sesshomaru hd felt her curiosity so he filled in their names so that she would feel more at ease around them.
"I realize that there is a lot of explaining to do and I am going to start from the beginning and tell you everything I can." She proceeded to do just that. She told them what she knew of her past. Her history with Sesshomaru. Her time spent with Mizuki and everything she had learned from Rukia. It was well up into the night before she finished and they all went back home for some much needed rest.
Sesshomaru had taken them back to the spring and once she was snuggely wrapped in his mokomoko, it didn't take long before she drifted into a deep sleep. He thought back to the events that had taken place over the past few days. It worried him a bit that Sakura had not asked him about the imprinting before returning to the village. It was possible thats she had simply accepted it as fate, but more than likely, she had not even begun to process it yet. What if she didn't accept him? As he had been thinking earlier, love did not always occur with an imprinting and if she fell in love with anyone else, their link would be forever broken. A familiar tingle rippled acrossed his senses and he would have growled had it not been for fear of waking Sakura. He stood and lept to the other side of the spring and walked just far enough into the treeline to cut him off.
"What do you want InuYasha?"
"This has to stop Sesshomaru." InuYasha had learned a few things about his brother tonight. Only one was important to him. He had finally discovered is brothers reason for hating hanyou's. Though Sakura hadn't confirmed it, Sesshomaru had turned his failure to protect her when they were young into a reason for him to despise anything weaker than him. With Sakura's return, InuYasha hoped that he and Sesshomaru could set aside their differences and turn their relationship into something more than cold tolerance.
"What exactly has to stop, InuYasha? Speak your mind or leave." He had never actually spoken to InuYasha alone unless it was in the midst of battle and even then, it was an argument on who got to kill whatever demon they were fighting.
"Well, for one you can stop acting all high and mighty and two, you could once actually listen to what I have to say." InuYasha paused to see if he was going to respond in a Sesshomaru-type way and when he simply nodded, InuYasha continued. "We have been fighting each other ever since I can remember. I never knew why you hated hanyou's so much until Sakura explained a bit about your time together an I just want you to know that I understand. I hated you because I envied your strength and power. The past is just that, Sesshomaru, the past. There are people here that we love that count on us to protect them if they can't protect themselves. I learned during the battle with Naraku that we're stronger when we work together to defeat our enemies rather than fighting against each other."
Sesshomaru thought it over for a few moments. He had a feeling that if he did not accept InuYasha's offer now, then it would never be offered again. It would be a battle in itself to go from respectful enemies to family but Sesshomaru was wiling to try. InuYasha was right about one thing, though he hated to admit it, he had people to protect and he would see it done. "I accept your offer, InuYasha. In truth, I have been thinking the same way recently. Sakura's arrival has..." He searched his mind for the right words. "... put some things in perspective for me." He looked back towards the treeline with longing, wishing he had stayed within sight of her. "She is right. I am going to completely destroy my reputaion."
InuYasha burst out laughing and Sesshomaru looked back to scowl at him, but a chuckle of his own bubbled out before he could stop it."Do you not think it too soon in our truce to be poking fun?" This only caused InuYasha to laugh harder and he walked up and slapped him hard on the back of the head.
"What the hell was that for?" InuYasha said, rubbing his now sore head. Looking to Sesshomaru for an answer he noticed something was missing. "Where is your mokomoko?"
"Currently wrapped around a sleeping kitten. Trust me little brother, I will not stop her from clawing your face off should you wake her up." Sesshomaru growled.
"Keh." InuYasha brushed it off. "What is it between you two now anyway? Are you still friends or has it become more than that?" InuYasha was pretty sure that he already knew the answer, considering the private conversation that had gone on between them during their earlier discussion. He and Kagome had been imprinted long enough to know the signs.
Sesshomaru considered lying to Inuyasha, strong as he was, he wouldn't be able to smell difference unless he wanted him to. He thought better of it though. InuYasha probably would not have asked if he did not already know the answer. Even if he had not known, it would soon become obvious to him and Kagome, being imprinted themselves. "We have... imprinted." He visably shuddered and InuYasha gave him a questioning look."I am not against it InuYasha, it is just... she has only been back for two days."
"And you saw each other every day for three years."
"We were young."
"Grasping at strings, so were Kagome and I."
"Younger."
"Not by much, Sesshomaru. Young love is still a form of love. It just grows." There was a very serious lack of self confidence that InuYasha had never seen in his brother."And Kagome and I only knew each other a year and then were seperated by three."
"One hundred and eighty-seven."
"What?" Inuyasha questioned.
"We were apart for one hundred and eighty-seven years InuYasha. I had resigned myself to her death, had known that it was my fault because I wasn't strong enough to protect her. I blamed my failure on anyone and anything that was weaker than me and in my grief I became something that she would have despised. Suddenly she is back and for the first time in my life I do not know what to do."
Had Sesshomaru not been staring so intently at him, InuYasha was sure his mouth would have dropped to the ground. His brother had just spilled is heart and Inuyasha was sad for him. Even at their young age, the imprinting would still have formed, laying dormant until they were old enough to accept it. One hundred and eighty-seven years was a long time to think someone you cared for had died. At least he had known that Kagome was safe of the other side of the well. "Look, Sesshomaru. If Sakura had despised you she wouldn't have come to you. You've changed a lot during the past few years. If she is your destiny Sesshomaru, then you shouldn't let fear stand in your way. I cannot even begin to describe the love that Kagome and I have for each other. I realize that there are many things you two still need to learn about each other but it is worth it. Seems to me like you've been given a second chance so instead of fucking it up with self-doubt, you need to take hold of her and don't let anyone or anything take her away."
Sesshomaru nooded his thanks, unable to do anything else and started to walk back towards his sleeping kitten, thinking on what InuYasha had said.
InuYasha didn't say anything as Sesshomaru nodded and walked away.
That was very romantic InuYasha.
Liked that did you mate?
Very much, but I am worried abut him InuYasha. He has never been quite so...
Unsure of himself. He fnished for her.
Exactly. And there is still a chance that Sakura will die if her magic becomes tainted like Rukia's.
I agree mate but I seem to remember a certian miko that was tempted by the darkness once upon a time but she overcame it, as will Sakura. We have to have faith in that. We also don't have to let him do this alone. We owe it to him as he has saved both our lives on multiple occasions. I didn't realize until tonight just how much he had suffered, Kagome. In a way, we are the same. we were both alone for a long time before letting some crazy wench into our hearts. He deserves to be happy.
Then we will help him get there.
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Sakura hadn't moved an inch since he had left and Sesshomaru removed his pauldron and sash, setting his weapons on the ground within arms reach and layed down on his back beside her. His arm was moving of it's own free will as it reached to brush lightly through her hair. He yanked it back as she rolled over to splay acrossed his chest. Her hand was just above his heart and he layed his on top of it. Her leg had come to rest on his thigh and he was having trouble controlling the reactions that simple act stirred within his body. "Oh, kitten. What you do to me." He closed his eyes and tried, to no avail to get some sleep.
A/N Heyyyyyyyyy..... hope everyone enjoyed!!!! Just a heads up. Gonna be some lemony goodness either in the next chapter or the chapter after that..... R&R as you wish. BTW isisriku90.... I may have been slightly swayed by the darkness, but I believe I have found the light... lol :)
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