It was clear evening when Sesshomoru returned to where he left Seashore with Jake and Ran. They were sitting around a small fire that Jake had prepared for them. Still covered in her cloak that her wolf father gave her she looked up with a sigh of relief on her face to see that Sesshomoru had returned safely from wherever he had gone. Rin with a gleam of excitement in her eyes welcomed his return. “Lord Sesshomoru, I am glad you are back.” “My lord was you successful in defeating Naraku although I wish you took me with I could have helped you.” Stated Jaken. Sesshome just sat quietly feeling a presence close by but unsure what it could be. She looked around to see if she could see what she was feeling. But she saw nothing. Kagura hiding behind some trees watching them sternly curious as to who the person hidden under the cloak could be. “Sesshomoru insisted that everyone get some sleep because they were to go on a journey in the morning. He sat beside Sesshome close to the fire and looked up into the darkness of the sky only lit by the fullness of the moon and stars. Kagura looks away thinking to herself that Naraku would be interested in this traveler that now accompanies Sesshomoru, but who is this person or thing wrapped up in that cloak Kagura thinks to herself, there is no scent of anything human, demon, death, life, nothing. In the blink of an eye she disappears in a dust of wind. Sesshome lays her head on Sesshomorus lap and they all sleep soundly for the night.
Morning comes in a beautiful ray of sunshine showing over the mountaintops gleaming a warm light over the horizon. Sesshome awake and soaking in the warm from the cool mist of the night takes in a deep breath. She looks over her shoulder to see Sesshomoru standing behind her with a look of concern in his eyes. Wandering what she could be thinking and asking her if she is ok. Looking back around to the sunshine she looks down to the ground and sighs. “Sesshomoru, I am still unclear about most of my past. I know that you are my elder brother and I know I have a twin somewhere, but there are so many unanswered questions.” Sesshome explains turning towards Sesshomoru looking up into his eyes to see if she can find the answers she seeks in them. Looking back at her Sesshomoru answers, “I will tell you everything in due time, but I only want to explain this once so therefore I will explain it to you and your brother together. He may not be too eager to know. We do not get along, however, I will do my best to let you know everything there is.” As they get done with their few words Jaken and Rin awake to find the two of them in deep discussion. Curious to whom the girl is. Rin asks quietly in an unsure voice to Sesshome, “I was wandering who are you. You didn’t speak when we tried to talk to you last night.” Sesshomoru steps in and answers the little girl. “ Her name is Sesshome and she is my younger sister, Inuyashas twin sister.” Jaken looks up with his bottom jaw dropping almost to the ground. Rin smiles, “Wow, really, I didn’t know you had any other family Lord Sesshomoru. That is wonderful. See I knew you weren’t alone.” “Jaken help Rin find some breakfast we aren’t staying long. We will wait for you here.” Sesshomoru commands Jaken.
Meanwhile at Narakus castle being informed of the stranger in a white cloak traveling with Sesshomoru. Curiosity intrigues him so much that he tells Kagura to prepare to leave. “This will be my chance to take Sesshomoru as my new body. And whoever the stranger is, it will be interesting to see who or what it is.” In a low toned evil snicker, Naraku and Kagura prepare to leave.
Sesshome calls for Ogomu, in the distance she sees a stream flash coming towards her in a speed of light. Feeling like a hurricane passing through, making the limbs from the nearby trees rustle their leaves and Sesshome and Sesshomorus hair whip around their faces, Ogomu lands a few feet beside her. Ogomu rubs his head against her waist as if delighted to see her. Sesshome pets and hugs him to let him know that they r still friends. Sesshomoru stands about arms length behind her deep in thought of everything from the past and what the future will bring. He starts thinking to himself if it was a mistake to bring her here. Did he do it for his own selfish reasons. He thinks, “I care about her too much to let anything happen to her, she is like a daughter to me more than a younger sister.” Sesshome turns to look at him wandering where he could be. Gazing into his face searching for what he could be thinking with such a look of pain in his eyes. She never saw him in such desaray before. Noticing that she is looking at him, he reaches out and touches Sesshome on her shoulder letting her know that everything is okay. Never the one to show emotion, he cracks a somewhat smile at her letting her know that everything was okay. She raises up her arms and wraps them around Sesshomoru. “I am frightened. I don’t know what to expect. The only home I have ever known is gone away from me now. I know there is no turning back for I have to do this.” Sesshome whispered to her elder brother holding on tightly. Sesshomoru petted her head and let her know that everything will be fine and that she will see.
The day grew shorter as the sun went down as if to go to bed to rise another day. Sesshome watched as Jaken made a fire for all of them as the night air brought about a chilly mist. Sesshome watched the flames of the fire rise as if they could touch the sky and level out to a nice warm blaze. Rin sat down beside her putting her hands next to the fire as if to warm them up. “Mmm…this feels nice and warm Jaken. Thankyou!” exclaimed Rin. Sesshome just smiled as she continued to gaze in the fire. Sesshomoru sitting down leaning against a tree just a few feet from the fire looks out into the night as if waiting to see something to come. Rin stretches her arms and yawns looking around with tired little eyes. “I am tired. I think I will go to bed now. Goodnight everyone.” Whispers Rin in a groggy voice. Sesshome gets up to help the little girl to make herself a bed. Rin says to her “ I know u don’t say much. But I think you are really nice, especially being Sesshomorus little sister. I am glad now that I am not the only girl. Goodnight Sesshome and don’t worry about anything Lord Sesshomoru will protect us.” Sesshome just looked down at Rin and smiled as she turned over to go to sleep. Sesshome rises to her feet and turns and looks at the moon. Walking over to the edge of the meadow where they made camp, she stops and stares up at it. With a worried look upon her face, Sesshomoru walks over and asks her what is wrong. Shesshome states. “Look up at the moon Sesshomoru. It is as if though it was bleeding. My father told me it is a sign of danger to come. Something dreadful is about to happen and I don’t know what it is.” She turns and looks at her elder brother. “Don’t worry Sesshome. I would do everything in my power to make sure nothing ever happens to you. You will be safe, trust me…” Sesshomoru tells her. He puts his arm around her and they walk back to where the fire is. They sit and watch the fire as sparks and ashes from the burning wood fly through the air as to try and escape from the flames.
Silence filled the air as they lay down for a good night sleep. Suddenly Sesshomoru jumps to his feet noticing a familiar odor heading towards them. “Naraku” Sesshomoru says under his breath quietly as though not to wake the others. But Sesshome also sensed something strange and unusual. She sat up looking at Sesshomoru, a slight twinge of fear seeping through her blood stream making her shake alittle with a hint of uneasiness. Sesshomoru tells Sesshome to stay here and hide. He puts out the fire and Sesshome wakes the others to get under cover from the danger about to arise from the east. Sesshomoru starts to head out to meet Naraku. Jaken is however aminent about leaving with him, but Sesshomoru refuses thinking that it would be better if he stays here to protect Sesshome and Rin letting him know that he was counting on him to do so. Thinking, he sets out to follow the sent “Is it he or just another one of his reincarnations.” No he says to himself it can’t be this scent is too strong to be anything else but him. Sesshome looks on as he leaves and turns to look at the moon. “Is this what the blood was about.” She asks herself.
Sesshomoru stops abrubtly to catch a glimpse of Naraku, with Kagura standing by his side. Naraku “ Well Sesshomoru, finally you have decided to drop in. I have been waiting for you, just in time I might add.” “I thought that was your stinch lurking through the air Naraku only this time you won’t escape me.” Sesshomoru tells him. Sesshomoru unsheathes Tokigin and lungs towards Naraku. Naraku blocks his attack. Vine like arms desend from Narakus body and lashes out at Sesshomoru. Sesshomoru cuts through most of them with his sword but is struck by the ones that he didn’t get. Sesshomoru lands hard on the ground below bleeding from his side as the vine like arms are retreats back into Narakus body like a yoyo. With a smirk on his face Naraku therefore lungs towards Sesshomoru. “I told u Sesshomoru I will have your body this time. And no one is here to interfere.” Kagura stands back watching the two as they fight looking around as waiting to expect something or someone. “Sesshomoru came alone, where is that cloaked person or demon or whatever it is, is at.” Kagura says under her breath restless from the waiting and wandering of her mind. Sesshomoru jumps out of the way and thrusts Tokigin towards Naraku only to be blocked again. “What is this, Naraku is much stronger than before, but I will prevail.” Sesshomoru thinks as he makes another attempt to slay Naraku. Narakus vine like arms come out of his body again lashing out at Sesshomoru striking his legs as he tried to evade the attack. Knocked down to the ground and struggling to his feet the blood seemed to be eminent.
Sesshome knows the Sesshomoru is in trouble. She can smell his blood. She gets up to leave to go and find him when Jaken attempts to try and stop her from leaving. “No my lady, don’t go, you mustn’t. Lord Sesshomoru said to stay here and for me to protect you and Rin.” Making an effort to grab her arm so she couldn’t leave, Sesshome breaks away with ease for Jaken isn’t strong enough to hold her back. “I am going to help my brother. He is in danger. I can smell his blood. You can stay here and protect Rin.” Sesshome tells Jaken. “Ogomu!” cries out Sesshome loudly. The great beast, hearing her plea flies down as quick as lightening to where she stood. “No matter what happens Jaken. You get Rin out of here. I know there is trouble and Sesshomoru is in deep. Just by the smell of the blood, he needs me.” Sesshome tells Jaken as she climbs upon Ogomu. They fly towards to where Sesshomoru scent is and lands down behind some trees undetected by Naraku and Kagura. The cloak that Sesshome wears hides her scent well. She looks beyond the bushes to see what is going on and to see what she can do to help.
Sesshomoru bleeding from the wounds on him lashes out at Naraku with Tokijin not allowing any sign of emotion to show from the pain of the wounds in his body that seem to be seeping some kind of poison from the vine like arms that come from Narakus body. Naraku smiling and laughs at him as he blocks the attack once again and retaliating his attack against Sesshomoru. Tokijin is then ripped away from Sesshomorus hand as he is thrusted back by Narakus’ attack on him. In a cloud of dust, Sesshomoru attempts to struggle to his feet and fails. Not realizing that not only was Tokijin knocked out of his hand but the only that keeps him from perishing was also knocked from his side, Tensaiga. Seshomoru comes to his knees looking how far his blade lies from him which is only a few feet from where Sesshome is hiding behind the bushes. Scared and unsure of what to do, Sesshome looks at Sesshomoru and knows that he can’t take much more. “Now I have you Sesshomoru your body will be mine.” Cackling in the most evil way, Naraku starts to go after Sesshomoru. Sesshome frightened did the only thing that came to mind. Running out from behind the bushes, she reaches for and grasps ahold of Tokijin. Sesshome striking out and attacking Naraku before he has a chance to reach Sesshomoru cries out with tears running down her face. “Nooooo!” Naraku caught off guard by Sesshome’s actions was thwarted back just a few feet from Seshome.
Sesshomoru barely on his knees looks in horror as he sees Sesshome just a few feet away from Naraku. Sesshome stands their panting from fear. Her cloak still concieling her looks from Naraku. “I don’t know who you are, but you have placed yourself in a situation from which you will not survive.” States Naraku as he lungs towards Sesshome with his vine like tentacles forging themselves from his body attacking Sesshome. Sesshome does all she can to hold him off but she wasn’t strong enough. She was then thrown back so eminsely that the hood of her cloak was knocked off of her head. The dust wasn’t settled enough for Naraku to see. Sesshomoru struggled to get to his feet so he could go be by her side and get her to safety. It was futile for Naraku sent his tentacle arms after him. They forced through his legs and through his arm and wrapped around his body and neck holding him tightly and then binding him to a tree. In pain, Sesshomoru looks over watching Sesshome shakily rise to her feet. Blood streaming from her mouth from the impact, she looked up at to where Naraku had him bound. Then looked towards where Naraku stood. The expression on Narakus face, he was astounded by the sight he was taking in. Kagura looked in misbelief. “What do we have here, a female half demon.” Naraku speaks as the scent of her becomes clear to him now
