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Angelus
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Chapter 31
When Sesshomaru suddenly appeared at the
entrance of Kitana�s room, the guards were caught by surprise. The four of them
who were supposed to keep watch under the windows had joined the two guards who
watched the entrance to eavesdrop on what was happening inside the room. As he
recalled his youki inside of himself to slow his pace and come to a stop, the
six soldiers pathetically stumbled on their feet, almost fell down the stairs to
finally end up kneeling before him in submission.
�Pardon us, my Lord! We abandoned our posts and
shall be punished for that!�
The soldiers were shaking in front of the
taiyoukai and the stench of their fear permeating the air almost covered their
previous arousal. He did not even acknowledge their pitiful presence, his gaze
fixed upon the entrance to the small bedroom. The guards moved out of his way
as he advanced toward the door; all but one of them.
�My Lord� If I may� Maybe you should wait
before going in there� They are� I mean� Interesting things are happening in there,
if you know what I mean!�
The guard made a suggestive motion with his
brows, a motion that sparked a timid laughter in two of the other guards. The
others tried to back away unnoticed, and one even elbowed the one who talked;
they were obviously the oldest of the group, the only ones already in the
service of his mother before he left the castle. They had not only heard of the
taiyoukai�s reputation of ruthlessness, they had witnessed first hand how he
received it.
�Step aside. Now.�
The stoic behavior of the young lord sent
shivers through the bold soldier�s spine, and he respectfully bowed again and
let him pass.
As he was about to open the door, Sesshomaru
added a few words for the benefit of the guards.
�Leave this place; take the night off.�
They exchanged glances, not really knowing if
they could really disregard their Lady�s orders to obey her son, until one of
them made a subtle movement toward the back of the dog demon, accompanied by a
grin and a wiggle of his brows that clearly displayed what he thought the
taiyoukai might be up to. Before anyone could react to his buffoonery, the said
guard was already turning blue in the face from the pressure of Sesshomaru�s
hand on his throat.
�I said leave; now!�
And he threw the guard right amongst his comrades,
making most of them fall head over heels. Clumsily, they all got back on their
feet and scurried away from this wing of the palace, suddenly deciding their
lives was in greater danger if they stayed there than if they disobeyed the
Lady.
Looking at the deserted entrance of the small
guest house that had once been his own quarters, he opened it widely and
stepped inside.
�Lucky I told you to hurry; I can�t imagine how
much trouble it would have meant for me had you taken your time!�
He slowly turned his head toward the source of
the recrimination, his fur pelt snapping the door panel close forcefully. He
was not in the mood to be spoken to in that way, especially not by Kitana, but
as his gaze fell on the one he once called a companion, his anger slowly gave
way to stupefaction.
�What is the meaning of this?�
He approached the bed cautiously, as if
something in there could jump at him and bite him. He did not know what to
anticipate from the two females, and had been readying himself to slay the pitiful
marten for her pathetic behavior of seducing what was his, but was not prepared
for what was in front of him. This was not the idea he had of consensual sex
between two female partners; he was sure it did not involve one of them being
passed out on a futon with the other straddling her and holding her wrists and
legs in a death grip, with both hands and tail.
Kitana looked at him for a while in silence,
before she sighed and shook her head, eyes closed.
�You may come closer, she is not going to
attack you; and neither will I. I put her to sleep before I left to get you,
but she will come to her senses soon and she won�t like what she�ll see. I
prefer to be prepared.�
His eyes still trained on the nude black-haired
girl covered by a flimsy and translucent white silk sheet, he answered
automatically.
�Be prepared for what? I won�t play into your
games, wench.�
�Games? What games? Oh Sesshomaru� How misled
are you��
Confusion and sadness seeped from Kitana but
both of them had to swallow their interrogations and doubts, for the small spy
was now awakening. Fast.
�We will talk later, Sesshomaru. For now on,
please listen to what she will say and you will understand everything.�
�What� Kitana� Why am I��
As the girl�s blurry vision came back to
normal, she took in the sight of the taiyoukai, standing right beside her, and
she realized that she was held down on the mattress by the very person who was
making love to her only moments ago. She started to struggle, fighting against
Kitana�s hold, to no avail. The black-skinned creature was far stronger than
her, in a position of control, and with the advantages of having a tail and
clothes on she rendered her unable to move, let alone bite or claw. Sai soon calmed
down and resorted to pleading and begging, while trying her best to understand
what was going on.
�Kitana, what is he doing here? Why are you
doing this to me? Aren�t we� Weren�t we having fun? Why was I sleeping? My head
is spinning��
�Pertinent questions.�
He received a heated, golden and black glare in
answer.
�Not now, Sesshomaru. As of you, Sai, learn
that Sesshomaru-sama is here with us to hear what you have to say.�
�What I have to say? I have nothing to say to
him! Kitana, are you telling me you are letting me down� for him? You are
betraying me for this male? You despise him! You can�t do that to me!�
Kitana took a deep breath, feeling the judging
eyes of the two of them cast upon her. Her voice was heavy and deep when she
spoke.
�Sai, what I think of him or you is not the
point. The point is that you have information Sesshomaru-sama needs, and either
you tell him of your own free will, or I make you tell. And this time, no
omission of any kind; I know when you are lying. Spill the beans.�
�Free will? What free will? You have set me up,
that is what you have done! I thought� I thought there was something between
us! We were having a hell of a good time, and here you are, threatening me and
forcing me to talk about stuff I shouldn�t even have told you! What am I to
you, only a good fuck, a pleasant distraction while you schemed your great
plan? Didn�t you like it when I sucked on your � �
�Enough!�
In the blink of an eye, Kitana had changed her
hold on the marten�s wrists to encase both of them in her left hand, using her
right one to strangle the little woman. Anger was evident in their faces,
doubled with humiliation and shame in the black haired girl�s features. However,
when Kitana�s snarl let a second set of jaws flash briefly and the cold whisper
of her voice reached her ears, fear was the only emotion left inside the small
youkai female.
�It doesn�t matter whether I liked it or not. I
am here on behalf of Sesshomaru, on a mission to gather information you happen
to detain. Maybe I should recycle as a spy, what do you think? You swallowed
the bait, with the hook and sinker!�
A disdainful chuckle from the taiyoukai made
her turn around and glare at him, her voice getting back to a stronger, bitter
tone.
�And you as well, you fool! I can�t believe you
really thought I had turned on you! After all we went through don�t you know me
better than that?�
Sesshomaru wouldn�t accept to be spoken of in
such a way, ever. Especially in front of an enemy, by someone who was maybe,
after all, still his ally. But was she? He was starting to understand, to see
the dangerous game she had been playing to gain the favors of the young spy,
and he almost felt ashamed of himself not to have seen through her plans.
Especially with the way they shared emotions, he should have been aware of her
intentions; but he was too focused on his own predicament to really be opened
to his companion, and he was paying the price. Humiliation was a small price to
pay, after all; and the marten wouldn�t live to tell the tale, he would make
sure of that. He almost recoiled, his eyes reduced to slits glaring back at his
partner, but his very nature wouldn�t let him submit without fighting back.
�You were terrified of This Sesshomaru, when I
asked you to dance. Then you lashed at me in the alley. What did you want me to
understand, if not that you were letting me down?�
Once again, Kitana breathed deeply, calming her
anger before answering him. Sadness was laced in her words, which were almost a
whisper.
�I needed them to believe firmly that I was not
on your side anymore, Sesshomaru. When you joined us in the courtyard instead
of staying put on your rooftop, I was afraid that they would discover
everything much too soon. And the fox followed us in the alley; he was
listening to everything that was being said. Does it answer your question? Can
we talk about all this mess later on, and concentrate on the task at hand?�
Kitana was looking at Sesshomaru, both of them
immobile in a staring contest. A minute movement of his head was her signal to
continue. She reported her attention on her captive, transferring the weight of
her glare upon her. Her hold on the marten was firmer than ever, as the girl
was clearly waiting for an opportunity to free herself. After a moment, she
seemed to recoil, envisioning the options available to her; and then she spoke.
�If I tell him, my Lady will kill me.�
Kitana cocked her head to the side.
�And if you don�t, I will kill you and tell him
anyway.�
Sai paled when she saw the seriousness of her
lover.
�You wouldn�t.�
�Try me. You are not the only one here hungry
for blood.�
�You� You don�t know the whole story.�
�Oh but I know much more than you think, maybe
even more than you; I know all what you said to your Lady, why she was
interested in your discovery, and what she did with it. It�s up to you to fill
in the blanks, or die.�
Her toothed grin appeared to convince the young
marten, but her next words did the trick.
�And between you and me, your master doesn�t
even need to know you told us. You wish to leave this place, don�t you? It
could be done, if you help us that is. Your Lady would be none the wiser��
The confused and despaired girl took her time
to evaluate the possibilities that were opening up before her. She made a head
gesture toward Sesshomaru.
�And what about him? The guards surely know he
is here with us. If his mother learns that we are acting in collusion with him,
everything will fall apart. Bringing him here was a badly planned move.�
�On the contrary. He will be leaving soon
anyway, the faster you speak the faster he goes. The guards will simply confirm
that we wanted nothing to do with him��
�Do not pretend to know what This Sesshomaru
will, or will not do.�
Kitana sighed, eyes closed. Her whole body was
tensed, as she was trying her best not to be baited by Sesshomaru. His resentment
toward her was well matched by her own, but everything she had taken hours to plan
and prepare for him would crumble if he didn�t manage to keep his temper in
check.
�Don�t start. You haven�t even heard what she
has to say yet. Please reserve your judgment.�
�I refuse to protect someone who hides information
from me; nor someone who tries to steal away from me. Only death awaits her.�
�Steal from you? I�m not a thief, I�ve stolen
nothing!�
Realizing what emotion was putting her friend
in turmoil, Kitana chuckled bitterly, and then shook her head before bending
down on the bed, grazing Sai�s cheeks and ear with her lips.
�Oh, but you did, little girl, you did; you
tried to steal me away with your charms, and I daresay you could have succeeded
in another day and age. And you, Sesshomaru� Jealousy doesn�t befit you, but I
am flattered, really��
His brows shut up into his bangs, eyes opened
up, before a deep frown marred his face.
�Shhh� We will talk later. For now, let�s hear
what my little lover here has to say. Bear with me, it is of the highest
interest; isn�t it, Sai?�
With a sigh, tension left the body of the
marten. She would speak.
�Yes. Yes it is. And if I can simply walk away
from that whole mess without loosing my life, let alone fleeing from this damn
place, I will tell you what I know.�
Kitana nodded her approval.
�I will do what I can to prevent you from dying
and help you escape, but you put yourself in this predicament, Sai. And you
will have to get out of it by yourself. The first step is cooperating with us.�
�Of course�� she murmured. �Can I at least
dress up before I tell what I know?�
A smirk appeared on Kitana�s face, before she
shook her head.
�Sorry Sai, but I prefer you that way very
much.�
�You are a bitch, you know that?�
�Well, I�ll take it as a compliment; bitches
are pugnacious beings, aren�t they? Come on, speak, and I�ll let you go.�
Reluctantly, the small marten gave up. She
turned her head sideways and looked toward the taiyoukai, but she kept her gaze
low, not daring to meet his eyes.
�Well, it started about a year ago. I�ve been
working here for about a century now, as� well, I have no real official title. My
Lady uses me as she pleases, sometimes to torture or make prisoners speak,
sometimes to spy and get some leverage on a noble or another. Once, she put me in
charge of watching on the servants and maids; one of them was stealing valuable
artefacts from her, and she wanted his or her head brought to her. Knowledge of
the secret passageways that cover the entire compound was given to me, and from
then on I spent my days in darkness, trying to find whoever was thieving from
her.�
Sesshomaru was beginning to be plain bored with
the action, or rather absence of action in front of him. A light snap on his
ankle from the tip of a black bony tail brought him back to reality, and a
frown on Kitana�s face told him his boredom had been discovered. Sai did not
witness the interaction.
�One day, as I was watching over a maid I
suspected to be the culprit, I saw her open up a hidden cache behind a painting
in the previous Lord study; you know, that big impressive painting of the
General in a fighting stance? Well, there was a bamboo case hidden behind it. A
small wooden cylinder, engraved in an amateurish way with the name of our
previous Great General. It was as old as dirt, so I took it upon myself to follow
the maid until she brought it into her room, and hid it below her pillow.
I knew I should have brought the case to my
Lady as soon as I laid my hands upon it, but curiosity got the better of me and
I opened it. Of course, there was a scroll rolled inside it, inscribed in the
same as the name on the case, with uncertain and hesitant kanji. If it was the
previous Master who wrote it, he sure was pretty young when it happened.�
�Come to the point.�
Sesshomaru�s interest had awakened a little
bit, and he wasn�t the type to wait for lengthy, embellished recalling of one�s
memory. He would not have it his way, though, as Kitana intervened.
�Please Sai, go on. Take your time.�
Uncertain of which one of them she should obey,
the marten finally nodded to her captor and continued her story.
�It was some sort of journal, written in the
first person, and it spoke about events from the youth of the General. The main
subject of the scroll was in fact you, Kitana.�
Sesshomaru felt a cold expectation fill him, an
anticipation of things he wanted to hear but was afraid to learn.
�It described the discovery of a star falling
in the ocean, from which the General extracted a very strange-looking girl.
At first I must say I was convinced it was pure
fantasy on his part. You know, my Lord, how your father left his home at a
young age to gather power on his own, to prove his worth? Well, it apparently
was written during this time, and I didn�t know how much of what he wrote was
hallucinations or fantasies created by a tired mind.
It was pretty clear though, in the way that he
described it, going as far as drawing poor attempts of portraits, that he was
falling head over heels for this creature he rescued; or thought he rescued; or
dreamed about. Whatever; you know what I mean.
I was slowly getting bored of the story, as it
unfolded upon many months and nothing worth my time was happening, the girl
never speaking or doing anything, when he spoke of a vision he had. I did not
really understand what he meant, but the way he worded it, this vision was apparently
given to him by the girl. She wouldn�t talk to him, but somehow she showed him
something��
�Continue. We understand.�
Kitana�s head swirled around, surprised to see
a spark of interest in Sesshomaru, but his face was as bland as ever.
Sai nodded, and then addressed Kitana.
�Could you let go of me now? I will not go
anywhere. I feel naked and exposed here, held that way.�
�It�s because you are, dear little lover.
Hasten your story, for you will be free only after you are done.�
Sai flashed a fang at her captor, but quickly
replaced it with a grin of pain when the tail that held her legs tightened
around her.
�Okay okay, I�ll be fast. Well��
�The vision� reminded Kitana.
�Yes, the vision. Okay.
The only thing I can say is that this vision
frightened him to the core. He wrote about it many months after it happened,
for he was not able to write it down earlier. And when he started, he couldn�t
finish and what he wrote down was nothing but gibberish. Then he stopped
writing in his journal, before adding some final notes many years later.�
Sai�s silence was cut after a moment by the
taiyoukai himself, eager to finally understand what pushed his Father away from
Kitana so long ago.
�Did he describe the vision in any way?�
She shook her head.
�He said that he witnessed the power of the one
he rescued, and that this power should not be allowed to exist. He was so
terrified of it, and never once described in more details what he saw exactly.
The last entry in the journal is so long after, and he only spoke of the cave
with the cocoon in which he suspected she was sleeping. He wrote down in a
handful of words how he understood that the cocoon could heal good hearted
youkai and humans and kill the others, and then the scroll ended up when he
brought his first son to the cave to show the cocoon to him. And that�s it.�
Sesshomaru�s gaze was starting to bear holes in
Kitana; he wanted to know, desperately wanted to know what this vision was
about. But it wasn�t what she wanted him to hear.
�Tell us what you did afterwards. With the
scroll.�
Sai nodded again.
�I brought it to my Lady, and she read it as
well. Then, she made me head a group of� investigators and had me search for
the cocoon room. I think she wanted confirmation.
It was not an easy feat, as the General never mentioned
the precise location of the cave. But finally, after questioning many youkai
living in secluded, mountainous areas all over the country, the rumor of a killing
cave reached my ears.
The cave was there, indeed, with the cocoon in
its depths, and it was guarded by human monks of some sort. They did not refuse
access to us, surprisingly. I ordered my two assistants to get the cocoon out
of the cave and I saw them both die right before my eyes, in a gruesome way.
Once the cave was found and the destructive
power of the cocoon confirmed, my Lady became restless. It was only days later
that she gave me another mission: to find a demon named Naraku and give him the
entire scroll.�
Pressure fell off of Kitana�s shoulders when
Sesshomaru returned his attention to the little spy.
�For weeks I looked for him, sending spies to
every wood, every desert, every tiny island I could think of, without success;
I never found him. In the end, he was the one who found me.
One day, a wind youkai came to me, saying she
was an incarnation of Naraku sent to question me about my purpose; after all
only his enemies were trying so hard to find him, and he was suspicious of me.
He didn�t bother going after me by himself for I was too weak, so he sent her;
or so that�s what she said. I wanted a proof she was really with Naraku, but
she only laughed. My only options were to believe her, or not. So I talked to
her about the scroll, only saying that it could make her master more powerful
than he ever dreamed of, and told her that if she wanted it, she would have to
give me proof of her allegiance to him. She laughed at me and sent an attack of
wind blades to me, before apparently changing her mind and telling me how to
contact her in case I finally decided to give her the scroll.
I went back to your mother and told her what
happened. She said she had heard of this wind witch, and asked me to give her
the scroll when I saw her again. So I did, for the witch never accepted to give
me any proof of her collusion with Naraku. End of the story.�
Kitana looked down on the petite form of the
spy, held securely between her thighs. The young one had said what she thought
was the truth, and she was afraid for her life. All aspects considered, it was
good, and she wouldn�t talk unless she was forced to. She nodded, before rising
and gathering the clothes of the small woman, which she handed to her.
�Before you leave, we have to decide what
course of action to take. And there is something I overheard that you should
know, Sai, for it is the key to your survival.�
�There is no �we�; This Sesshomaru has heard
enough. My Mother wanted Naraku to get his hands on you, for what purpose I can
only wonder. The rest I can figure out myself.�
As he turned on his heels, his face the purest
expression of disinterest one could express, he found himself retained by a
wall of solid air. Knowing full well whose fault it was, and not at all in the
mood to tolerate her antics, he flared his youki, hoping to intimidate the
black skinned woman.
To no avail.
�Thanks for changing your mind and staying with
us for a moment, Sesshomaru. I appreciate.�
Her eyes lost their golden sheen when she felt
his struggle cease and his youki recede. She gulped as the anger and disappointment
she felt from him only grew, but there was no going back; he had to hear it
all, no matter the consequences for her.
�The problem is that you mother has not
abandoned her plan; she still intends to deliver good old me to your enemy. And
she wants it to be done tomorrow, during the meeting with the generals.�
Hearing her words, he turned around to face
her, trying to reign in his anger.
�What did you say? How can you know that? She
cannot want that, she allowed me to keep you! She knows I like you� How could
she...�
Still silent, Sesshomaru witnessed the tender
gesture of Kitana who sat on the bed beside the shaken marten, taking her hand
between hers.
�She lied to you, Sai. I was present when she
ordered the fox to flee the castle tomorrow, with me and you. Her plan was
having him, her most trusted general but also your lover, convince you that you
would all be free of her control by fleeing. Then, after the fake escape, Yoko
was supposed to woo you into explaining to him how to contact the wind witch,
then get rid of you and present me to Naraku in the name of your Lady. She
wanted to use your� interest in me against us.�
The black mask around the marten�s eyes
appeared darker than usual when the rest of her face paled to an unhealthy
whitish tone, her eyes empty.
�Yoko� He approached me at the feast, saying he
needed to talk to both of us in private. I brushed him off; I did not want to
witness his flirting attempts on you, but he said it was to talk about
something very important.�
She appeared to regain a part of her composure
and turned around, gripping Kitana�s hands forcefully.
�I won�t let them do that to you! Believe me,
it won�t happen!�
Kitana smiled wickedly at the young spy.
�On the contrary, Sai: you will do whatever
they want you to do. Or rather, it would be even better if the two of us could
leave this place by ourselves, minus the fox, but with his approval. Win their
trust someway, go meet Yoko and prepare something. But we have to leave
together, right after the meeting.�
�Hn.�
Both girls turned around and looked at the
taiyoukai, who had been immobile during the whole exchange.
�This is all unnecessary.�
�And would you kindly explain to us dimwits how
this would be unnecessary, oh my Lord?� retaliated Kitana, hands on her hips in
a personification of righteous indignation.
�Tomorrow This Sesshomaru will learn of the
whereabouts of the hanyou Naraku. This comedy of yours has no purpose.�
�Oh, so it is unnecessary. I see. Well, did it occur
to you that your holy Mother would not let you approach Naraku if she needed
time to give me to him? She will send you on a goose hunt, chasing after your
tail in some remote marsh or forest, while she makes sure that your enemy gets
more powerful. Did you ever asked yourself to what lengths she will go to be
sure that her own son will grow stronger? Grow stronger, or be killed by an
enemy whose power has been boosted by your own mother.�
Sesshomaru was boiling of rage. His placid mask
firmly in place, his control on his outraged youki tightened to the extremes,
he listened to words he could have said himself.
�On the other hand, we have Sai here, Sai who
knows how to contact Naraku. If we play our cards well, everything will fall
into place but in your advantage.�
�Hn. Nonsense; there are no cards to play.
Tomorrow if what I hear at the meeting displeases me, the weasel will have to
bring me to Naraku. This discussion is closed.�
Kitana was overflowing with sadness. Never
before had she seen this side of Sesshomaru so clearly and only now could she
understand the impression of a cold-hearted killer he left on Kagome and her
friends. She knew he was hard-headed, and that he always did as he pleased, but
he was now reaching summits she never thought he could attain.
However, contrarily to others, she had a
wide-opened access to the inner workings of his mind. His motivations were
growing clearer to her by the moment; his anger was fuelled not only by what
happened between them in the last hours, but also by the continuous and treacherous
attempts of his mother at strengthening him. She could feel how he fired
himself up when the conspiracy against him was brought to light, and this was
what she needed to use to direct him where he needed to go; to help him
accomplish what needed to be done.
�Sesshomaru: the staged escape is supposed to
take place during the meeting, when your mother is occupied. Sai won�t be in
the castle anymore if you decide to kidnap her afterward. If you want to take
her away, do it right now or follow the plan.�
His jaw set and his fist clenched, Sesshomaru
unwillingly considered his options. This was one of the reasons why he never
set foot in his mother�s domain after he left, years ago. In this place, his
actions were predetermined, his choices calculated by others, his options
limited. He longed for the freedom of the wilderness, the feeling of his blood
pumping in his veins not from anger but from the thrill of a good battle, for
the pain of well-placed blow to his guts instead of his pride. However, beyond
his bestial nature and the wrath that was threatening to consume him, he was
still one of the best strategists and he could see the value of Kitana�s plan.
What had transpired between them, what his mother was trying to push him to do,
all that needed to be firmly pushed back from his mind so he could focus on the
reason of his presence in the cursed castle of his mother: gaining knowledge of
Naraku�s whereabouts. Now, thanks to his ally, he could see the moment of the
final battle with the spider hanyou getting closer than ever.
With a minute nod of the head, he signalled to
Kitana he accepted her conclusions.
�Meet me in my chambers when you are done
preparing your actions with the marten.�
�Does� Does this mean you accept this plan,
Sesshomaru?�
Kitana�s tone of voice was cautious, but
curious at the same time. Was it her words that caused his change of heart? She
could feel his anger being reigned in, and his resolve harden. Confusion was
giving place to certainty, and even though she doubted she was the sole
catalyst of the transformation, she was glad to see a hint of the Sesshomaru
she knew behind the icy armor of the dog youkai that stood before her. His
golden eyes met with hers, white clashing with black, and for seconds that felt
like eternity their souls resonated with each other.
�Do what you must.�
With that, he left the girls to themselves and
made his way through the courtyard once again; this time, however, his
footsteps were lighter and more decided than ever.
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