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Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: True Purpose
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru), Shippou
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Chapter Word Count: 500
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the 21st installment, written for the "Xyst" prompt at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ib4y20. You can find all the previous chapters at my archive HERE.
Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.
Chapter Summary: Shippou urges Sesshoumaru to find some way to speak to Natsumi.
Sesshoumaru was enjoying solitude in his garden when his mobile phone rang. Looking down at the caller ID, he was pleased for once that it was Shippou calling. Normally, the fox youkai irritated him, but this time Sesshoumaru was more than happy to take his call.
“Well?” he answered it, knowing that the subject was Natsumi.
“She was here for a long time. She’s very curious about Kagura and about you. Though, now it seems she’s more concerned about Kagura’s spirit than you being a youkai. For some reason, that didn’t even faze her.”
“Hmph,” Sesshoumaru replied. He was hardly surprised. If Natsumi was experiencing supernatural signs of Kagura’s presence, he was sure she would be easy to believe any strange explanation.
“She’s really lost though,” Shippou said. “You really need to talk to this woman. Her whole life has been turned upside down since she encountered you.” The fox demon paused, and Sesshoumaru hung on his words. “Good going, man.”
“Quiet,” Sesshoumaru said. He rose from his garden bench and began pacing down the walkway lined with trees. “I have been trying to reach Natsumi, but she cannot stand to be around me without passing out from pain.”
“Hrmm, she told me that. You really have to do something about that. Maybe there’s a concoction from a miko that can settle Kagura’s spirit,” Shippou said.
“You think the pain is from Kagura?” Sesshoumaru asked, but Shippou didn’t respond. Sesshoumaru was sure the fox was holding something back, and as always, he knew more than what he was saying. Such things just added to the list of ways the kit could annoy him.
Finally, Shippou’s tone was stern as he said, “Look, these are things you need to talk with Natsumi yourself. I got her started on the right path. It’s your turn to finish it.”
When the fox hung up, Sesshoumaru pursed his lips. He headed out his gardens and out to his garage. He eyed one of his red Teslas and headed to the safe with all the keys. When he jumped inside the car, he thought of any powerful miko around in this time that he could consult. Only one came to mind.
It appeared he had to pay her a visit to see if there was anything he could do to ease Natsumi’s pain long enough to engage with her. Truthfully, he knew it was a curious trait of his to be so concerned with the woman, but he was determined to learn the truth - and to know what a reincarnated Kagura was really like in this woman’s form.
What did it mean for him to be reunited with her? Somewhere deep in his bones he knew this was his true purpose, even now as the youkai disease was creeping into his body.
Would Natsumi be enough for him to survive in this world? First, he thought, he had to make sure Natsumi could even talk to him long enough without it affecting her health.
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: True Purpose
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru), Shippou
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Chapter Word Count: 500
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the 21st installment, written for the "Xyst" prompt at
ib4y20. You can find all the previous chapters at my archive HERE. Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.
Chapter Summary: Shippou urges Sesshoumaru to find some way to speak to Natsumi.
Sesshoumaru was enjoying solitude in his garden when his mobile phone rang. Looking down at the caller ID, he was pleased for once that it was Shippou calling. Normally, the fox youkai irritated him, but this time Sesshoumaru was more than happy to take his call.
“Well?” he answered it, knowing that the subject was Natsumi.
“She was here for a long time. She’s very curious about Kagura and about you. Though, now it seems she’s more concerned about Kagura’s spirit than you being a youkai. For some reason, that didn’t even faze her.”
“Hmph,” Sesshoumaru replied. He was hardly surprised. If Natsumi was experiencing supernatural signs of Kagura’s presence, he was sure she would be easy to believe any strange explanation.
“She’s really lost though,” Shippou said. “You really need to talk to this woman. Her whole life has been turned upside down since she encountered you.” The fox demon paused, and Sesshoumaru hung on his words. “Good going, man.”
“Quiet,” Sesshoumaru said. He rose from his garden bench and began pacing down the walkway lined with trees. “I have been trying to reach Natsumi, but she cannot stand to be around me without passing out from pain.”
“Hrmm, she told me that. You really have to do something about that. Maybe there’s a concoction from a miko that can settle Kagura’s spirit,” Shippou said.
“You think the pain is from Kagura?” Sesshoumaru asked, but Shippou didn’t respond. Sesshoumaru was sure the fox was holding something back, and as always, he knew more than what he was saying. Such things just added to the list of ways the kit could annoy him.
Finally, Shippou’s tone was stern as he said, “Look, these are things you need to talk with Natsumi yourself. I got her started on the right path. It’s your turn to finish it.”
When the fox hung up, Sesshoumaru pursed his lips. He headed out his gardens and out to his garage. He eyed one of his red Teslas and headed to the safe with all the keys. When he jumped inside the car, he thought of any powerful miko around in this time that he could consult. Only one came to mind.
It appeared he had to pay her a visit to see if there was anything he could do to ease Natsumi’s pain long enough to engage with her. Truthfully, he knew it was a curious trait of his to be so concerned with the woman, but he was determined to learn the truth - and to know what a reincarnated Kagura was really like in this woman’s form.
What did it mean for him to be reunited with her? Somewhere deep in his bones he knew this was his true purpose, even now as the youkai disease was creeping into his body.
Would Natsumi be enough for him to survive in this world? First, he thought, he had to make sure Natsumi could even talk to him long enough without it affecting her health.
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