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Crescent Moon	By : FlameWolf666 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 14740 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything from Inuyasha. Nor do I profit from writing this story. This is just for fun.

Chapter List
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Author's Note: Things are getting intense, huh? I promise something happens this chapter.
Chapter Fourteen: Where the Heart is
Flame awoke, a sob trapped in her throat. She had another dream about this Sesshomaru person. He was holding her gently and nuzzling her hair. They had been in the most beautiful garden she had ever seen. When she turned to look in his eyes, they looked sad and haunted as always. “Please, come back,” he whispered, leaning down to kiss her. She could feel the overwhelming sorrow he felt as their lips came close to kissing. That had been when she had woken up.
Holding her now throbbing head in her hands, she tried to forget her dreams. Over the past few days they had been coming more and more frequently. She was now daydreaming about Sesshomaru every hour on the hour. Every time it was something that felt like a memory and left her sobbing. Such deep sadness filled the dreams as well as her heart. Just thinking about Sesshomaru was enough to make her want to break down crying and she had no idea why. She felt as if she was slowly going mad.
The necklace hadn't been any help either. The thing just kept glowing and showing her things she didn't remember but felt she should. The only useful thing had been to watch more Inuyasha. At least now the giant dog made more sense. She had watched the episode where Sesshomaru had transformed and had been thrilled that at least one mystery was solved.
Sighing, she put the small strip of leather tied to the fang over her neck. As much as she wanted to just leave the thing off for one day, she couldn't bring herself to do it. She had tried to go one day without wearing the necklace and had given in to her urge in an hour. Something about the small bit of enamel was oddly comforting to her. Nowadays she didn't feel whole unless she had it on.
Once she had dressed and prepped for the day, the tired female stumbled downstairs. She hadn't gotten a good nights sleep since she had come home. She was bone tired but every time she closed her eyes she saw Sesshomaru. Yawning, Flame stumbled to the front door to get her mail. A small pile of letters lay on her welcome mat and she picked them up. Tottering back to the kitchen, she shuffled through her mail. She stopped when she saw a letter from someone she didn't know. Someone named Kagome.
Setting the mysterious letter down, Flame made herself a bowl of cereal. Then she picked up the letter, sat on the couch and began to open it as she ate. As she read the long letter, she soon forgot about eating. The person who sent the letter wrote about where she had been for the thirteen lost days. According to the letter she had been in another time. When she had finished the letter, she set it down along with her bowl of cereal.
It seemed fantastic but apparently she had been in the feudal era. As she mulled over the information in the letter, it dawned on her that Kagome was another person from the anime Inuyasha. “All of this is impossible!” she cried, holding her head. There was no way she could have been in an anime the whole time. Yet it was the only explanation she had.
Suddenly the fang around her neck started to glow blue. Once again her head was filled with visions of Sesshomaru. They were sitting in a garden talking and looking into each other's eyes. He was asking her questions about her time and she was asking about demons. The feeling of deja vu from the vision was overpowering. Suddenly she heard his baritone voice whispering in her ear. “Remember,” he whispered before she came back to reality.
“I'm trying to remember,” she murmured in despair, clutching the fang. She was grateful to Kagome for sending the letter. It didn't tell her anything but it told her enough. At least now she knew where she had been. Finishing her breakfast, she washed her dishes before going back to the couch. She laid down on the cool, brown leather with a sigh.
“How am I going to remember?” she whispered to herself, covering her eyes with her arm. She would just have to let the memories come, but then what?
Sesshomaru had been in his study for several days, refusing to see anyone. Inside, the western lord was pacing a hole in his carpet. His jaw was clenched and his hand was fisted behind his back as he paced. He was waiting what he thought was an appropriate amount of time for Kagome to send Flame a letter. At least he hoped she would send a letter. With no way of knowing what was going on, Sesshomaru had become antsy and impatient. “It has been long enough, I'm going to find Kagome,” he murmured to himself.
Frowning in frustration, Sesshomaru opened his door. To his surprise Rin and Jaken were asleep against the wall opposite the door. His expression becoming one of concern, Sesshomaru knelt and placed his hand on Rin's shoulder. Gently, he shook until the child opened her eyes. “Mmmm Lord Sesshomaru?!” she asked with a yawn.
Suddenly the child was wide awake and wrapping her arms around Sesshomaru's neck. “Lord Sesshomaru! I'm so glad you're okay!” she sobbed. Tenderly, the western lord wrapped his silk clad arm around the child.
“Lord Sesshomaru, I'm so relieved you're alright,” Jaken wept, rubbing his tear filled eyes.
“I am going to find Kagome,” he announced, looking only at Rin. Rin's eyes went wide with sorrow as she clung to Sesshomaru even tighter.
“Don't worry, you'll be coming with me,” he added, picking up Rin in his one arm and straightening. Rin sighed in relief, snuggling against Sesshomaru.
“Of course I'm coming too,” Jaken squawked, hobbling after Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru only kept walking, ignoring everything else.
Once he was outside, Sesshomaru formed his cloud under himself. Jaken clung to his leg with a loud wail as the cloud rose in the air. “You almost left me behind!” the angry toad squalled.
“Oh be quiet Jaken!” Rin shouted, still clinging to Sesshomaru's neck. The small child seemed reluctant to release her hold on the lord just yet. Noticing this, Sesshomaru gently gave her a hug as best he could with the arm holding her.
“I will not be quiet, you insolent child! How dare you order me around!” Jaken yelled, waving his stubby arms.
“Be quiet Jaken,” Sesshomaru responded, sounding annoyed. The small youkai recoiled in horror before subsiding into silent sobs. 'Why is Lord Sesshomaru treating me this way?' he thought to himself miserably as his huge eyes filled with tears.
They rode to southeast for several miles. During this trip Rin had finally loosened her hold on Sesshomaru's neck. The small child was staring at the passing foliage below with an avid fascination. Jaken was sitting on the back edge of the cloud pouting. After a few minutes more the cloud began to descend towards a small village. Inwardly Sesshomaru winced as they descended. His arrival would not be well received here.
As he landed several of the villagers ran in panic screaming. Drawn by the commotion, Kaede came out of her hut with her bow drawn. As soon as she saw Rin, Jaken and Sesshomaru she lowered her bow. “What do ye want here?” she asked. The old woman was dressed in priestess robes and wore an eye patch. Her long, silver hair was tied back with a black ribbon. She was hunched over with age but still looked quite capable of defending herself.
“I'm here to see Kagome,” he responded neutrally. Rin ran towards Kaede, her arms outstretched and a smile on her freckled face.
“Ay, I will get her for ye,” Kaede sighed, ruffling Rin's brown hair as she shuffled back into the hut. A few seconds after the old woman had gone in, Kagome came out. The young woman was wearing her normal school uniform and she smiled when she saw Rin, Sesshomaru and Jaken.
“I know why you're here. I sent her a letter telling her everything I knew about her time here. It was the best I could do,” Kagome said, giving Rin a hug.
“Have you gotten any word from her in return?” he asked, his gaze intense.
“Not yet. I don't even know if she'll respond,” she answered, straightening.
“I want to be led to where you go to the future,” he responded, looking very serious.
“You won't be able to get through Sesshomaru but I'll take you there,” Kagome responded almost nervously. At first, when it seemed like she was going to refuse him, Sesshomaru had gotten very tense and his eyes had started to bleed red.
Kagome led the small group through Inuyasha's Forest until they reached a clearing with a broken down well in the middle. Sesshomaru looked at the small, wooden well with a skeptical look. “This is where I go back and forth,” Kagome stated simply.
“How?” Sesshomaru asked, staring at the small, wooden structure.
“I just jump in and the well takes me. Look, even if you can travel to the future, Hokkaido is really far away! You'd need a plane to get there,” she informed him. Ignoring the last part of what she said, Sesshomaru walked towards the well until he was looking down into it. Rin followed close behind, looking into the well curiously.
“I keep trying to tell you no one can travel through except Inuyasha and me,” Kagome stated, coming towards Sesshomaru and the well.
“I have to try,” he whispered so quietly that Kagome could barely hear him.
“I'll go first then. I'll wait a few minutes, then come back if you don't come through,” she offered, hopping up onto the well's edge. Her stocking covered legs dangled over the edge as she waited for his reply. Sesshomaru nodded to show he understood the plan before Kagome hopped into the well. To Sesshomaru's surprise the girl diving into the well was followed by a bright blue flash.
“Wait here for me Rin,” Sesshomaru ordered before jumping into the well himself.
He plunged into an endless void that resembled the stars in the sky. The wind from his movement blew his long, silver hair back. Then he slowed down and his booted feet met the ground. There was no longer a blue sky above him, instead there was a roof. The air smelled rotten and stale, the stench was enough to almost make him gag. The noise was another matter. His sensitive hearing was overwhelmed with a cacophony of unpleasant noise. He almost wanted to jump back through. The world here was far worse than anything he had ever experienced.
With a swift jump he was out of the well and standing before a confused looking Kagome. “Why does it stink here? What is all that noise?” the irritated western lord growled. He hated to admit it but he was beginning to feel fear. He hadn't even gone outside the houses that held the well and he was overwhelmed.
“There's a lot more humans around in this time. We use vehicles called cars to travel around and these cars make a lot of pollution. Also there are a lot of factories that do the same,” Kagome explained. Sesshomaru nodded, not too happy with the explanation.
“What is pollution? Is that what makes the air stink?” he asked, heading to the closed double doors of the building.
“Yes but wait before you go out! There are a few things you should know about this time,” she said, grabbing hold of his empty left sleeve. Sesshomaru looked back at the young woman, one brow arched.
“There aren't any demons here. At least none that I've seen or sensed. You'll need to disguise yourself to look like a human. Also you can't go around killing everything you see,” Kagome stated, looking in his amber eyes.
“Hn,” he responded before opening the doors. Sun hit his eyes, making him squint and shield them with his hand. He would do everything she asked except one, he wouldn't disguise himself as a human. While he was stunned by the sunlight, Kagome grabbed his hand and tried to lead him to her house. Instead of following he yanked his hand free of hers.
“Which way is Hokkaido?” he asked.
“Its to the north but you can't go until you've changed your clothes,” she responded, pointing. Without another word Sesshomaru formed his cloud, rose into the sky and flew off toward the north.
Flame flung paint onto a white canvas as hard as she could. She made angry slashes of red on the canvas, making sure to avoid the blue she had just thrown on. She followed the slashes of red with small splatters of orange and yellow. She was dressed in a paint smeared painter's smock and had on paint splattered safety goggle. Breathing heavily, Flame lifted the smeared goggles to survey her work. “No, no this won't do at all,” she sighed exasperatedly. She flung her brushes down and stormed out of the room. She just couldn't bear to look at the canvas anymore.
She had started painting in an effort to take her mind off Sesshomaru but had failed. All the while she had been painting the fang had shown her more forgotten memories. Each memory getting closer and closer to them kissing. It made her wonder just what her relationship with Sesshomaru was. It only made it more awkward that she was beginning to feel arousal during the daydreams. Even now her loins tingled from a recent memory the fang showed her.
With a frustrated growl, she flopped down on the couch face first. Grabbing a pillow, she stuffed her face into it and screamed. Surprisingly, that helped her feel better. Relieved of a bit of her inner tension, Flame sat up. She found her gaze wandering to the Inuyasha dvds and sighed. “Well I can't do anymore artwork today. My muse has gone to Tahiti,” she muttered to herself as she got up and put a dvd in. Maybe watching more of the anime would help her regain her memory.
A few episodes later Flame shut off the T.V. in disgust. So far Sesshomaru hadn't shown up very often. The show seemed to mostly be about his half brother and his group. While the show was interesting, it seemed like a dry hole to learn more about Sesshomaru or her memories. Suddenly the fang pulsed and the whole room was bathed in blue light as it glowed brightly. Brighter than it had ever glowed before.
To her shock she saw Sesshomaru standing in her living room staring at her. It had to be an illusion. Flame rubbed her eyes in the hope of making the image go away. When she opened her eyes again he was right in front of her. His clawed hand was brushing a strand of black hair out of her eyes. Flame felt a spike of arousal from the simple gesture and blushed. It certainly didn't feel like an illusion. “I'm coming soon,” Sesshomaru whispered, resting his forehead against hers. Suddenly he vanished and the fang stopped glowing. Flame was left feeling weak in the knees as well as aroused.
“What was that about?!” she asked the empty room. Was Sesshomaru really coming? How? She only knew of one way to travel through time from the show but it was impossible. Only Kagome or Inuyasha could travel using the well. If that was the case why had the fang shown her what it had? Why was the fang showing her these things at all? Questions buzzed in her head until she couldn't stand it any longer.
“Enough!” she shouted springing to her feet. Grasping the fang hard, she glared.
“I just want to go back. Take me back so I can find out what happened,” she muttered to the air. The fang pulsed in her hand, making her scream in surprise. Suddenly her whole body was tingling and glowing blue. Was the fang the reason she had gone there in the first place.
With a loud bang, her door suddenly slammed open and she saw Sesshomaru standing there. The real Sesshomaru. His eyes looked wild and desperate as he searched the room. Finally his gaze landed on Flame and relief filled his face. Then he noticed she was glowing and floating slightly above the ground. “What's happening?!” he exclaimed running towards her.
“It sending me to the past again,” she responded, her eyes filling with unbidden tears. Her heart screamed for him to stop her, to keep her with him. Her body slowly became transparent as the fang continued to send her to the Feudal Era.
“I just found you! You can't leave again!” he shouted, desperation edging into his voice.
“Find me in the past. I hope I end up somewhere safe,” she responded, tears now rolling down her cheeks. Sesshomaru reached toward her fading body, his hand phasing right through her. Then she was gone and he was alone.
“I will find you again, I promise,” he whispered to the empty room. Then he went outside and flew on his cloud back to the well.
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