Inuyasha, "The Unquiet Winds" SessKagu ch. 12
Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: A Little Help
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the 13th installment, written for the "sunshine picture" theme at i_b_4_y.
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.
The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Twelve: A Little Help
Natsumi was a little overwhelmed. Not only did she have a lot of libraries to choose from in the city, but also she was feeling more trepidation of what would happen to her once she found out the truth.
Since she’d had these visions - as well as Sesshoumaru-san showing up in her life, she’d been feeling much worse, with migraine headaches, nightmares, and bloodstains on her pillow almost every morning. What would be her fate once she learned the truth? She wondered if there was a chance of reprieve from all this, but her intuition told her that things would only get worse.
The best idea she could come up with was to leave town, go back home to Hokkaido and visit her family.
Natsumi didn’t want to do that. She didn’t have to change her life because someone else was making her miserable. She may be a quiet, introverted person, but she was by no means weak. She’d stand up to whatever evil was inside of her, and she’d defeat it.
Feeling the warmth of the sun, Natsumi looked to the sky, hoping this beautiful day on the steps of Tokyo University would be a beacon of hope. She inhaled a heavy breath, and she made her way through the large doors of the campus library.
Already overwhelmed, Natsumi stepped forward and gazed around at the virtually unending shelves of books. As expected, it was filled with students, and Natsumi’s only choice was to seek help at the main desk.
“Can I help you?” Apparently, a librarian already noticed she was lost. She turned to the voice, and she stepped back, a little surprised by the outrageous appearance of the student. She didn’t think black hair could dye that brightly orange, and though he could be of mixed blood, his face told her he was most certainly Japanese. She noticed he also seemed to have altered his eyes to a brilliant green.
“Um...yes, I’m working on some...genealogy of my family. I need to see your section with historical records on the Feudal Era,” she spoke, and his eyes seemed to brighten at her words.
“Ooh, that’s my favorite era!” he said. “Here, let me help you.” He motioned her to the left, and her took her to a dusty old section in the back.
“Well, depending upon what you need, it’s all here. There’s a computer catalogue at the side if you need more specifics,” he said. “Call me if you need me.”
“Uh...What’s your name?” she asked, and by the shelves and shelves of books, she knew she’d need some kind of help eventually.
“Kinjo Shippo-san,” he said with a grin. “You can call me Shippo though. I don’t mind the informality.” He winked at her, and she nodded as if in a daze, still bemused on how she was going to start her research. When she looked back up for him, he was gone, as if he’d disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: A Little Help
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the 13th installment, written for the "sunshine picture" theme at i_b_4_y.
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.
The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Twelve: A Little Help
Natsumi was a little overwhelmed. Not only did she have a lot of libraries to choose from in the city, but also she was feeling more trepidation of what would happen to her once she found out the truth.
Since she’d had these visions - as well as Sesshoumaru-san showing up in her life, she’d been feeling much worse, with migraine headaches, nightmares, and bloodstains on her pillow almost every morning. What would be her fate once she learned the truth? She wondered if there was a chance of reprieve from all this, but her intuition told her that things would only get worse.
The best idea she could come up with was to leave town, go back home to Hokkaido and visit her family.
Natsumi didn’t want to do that. She didn’t have to change her life because someone else was making her miserable. She may be a quiet, introverted person, but she was by no means weak. She’d stand up to whatever evil was inside of her, and she’d defeat it.
Feeling the warmth of the sun, Natsumi looked to the sky, hoping this beautiful day on the steps of Tokyo University would be a beacon of hope. She inhaled a heavy breath, and she made her way through the large doors of the campus library.
Already overwhelmed, Natsumi stepped forward and gazed around at the virtually unending shelves of books. As expected, it was filled with students, and Natsumi’s only choice was to seek help at the main desk.
“Can I help you?” Apparently, a librarian already noticed she was lost. She turned to the voice, and she stepped back, a little surprised by the outrageous appearance of the student. She didn’t think black hair could dye that brightly orange, and though he could be of mixed blood, his face told her he was most certainly Japanese. She noticed he also seemed to have altered his eyes to a brilliant green.
“Um...yes, I’m working on some...genealogy of my family. I need to see your section with historical records on the Feudal Era,” she spoke, and his eyes seemed to brighten at her words.
“Ooh, that’s my favorite era!” he said. “Here, let me help you.” He motioned her to the left, and her took her to a dusty old section in the back.
“Well, depending upon what you need, it’s all here. There’s a computer catalogue at the side if you need more specifics,” he said. “Call me if you need me.”
“Uh...What’s your name?” she asked, and by the shelves and shelves of books, she knew she’d need some kind of help eventually.
“Kinjo Shippo-san,” he said with a grin. “You can call me Shippo though. I don’t mind the informality.” He winked at her, and she nodded as if in a daze, still bemused on how she was going to start her research. When she looked back up for him, he was gone, as if he’d disappeared into a cloud of smoke.