Harpie: (holding an axe.) Come out Ryter I have something to AXE you.
Ryter: (hiding in a closet) Okay, for everyone who read last time, yes Harpie is really dead, and she's hopingto do the same to me, so I decided the best way not to die would be to write another chapter, and quickly. So here you go.
Harpie: AHA! Here you are! I've got a surprise for you Ryter!
Ryter: Look a distraction! (Harpie turns and looks the other way while Ryter runs) Yes! You guys read before she hurts me!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, so don't sue my broke arse!
Sesshomaru stopped when he reached the scene laid out before him. Harpie lay dead in a pool of her own blood, and beside her with the dagger stuck in her own heart was the one known as Sai. He grabbed hold of the wench who had done this. His fangs extended and his claws cut deep gashes into the dying birds arms. She simply laughed at him.
"Do you think you can scare the damned Sesshomaru-sama? Ha! I've killed my own father, just to have a throne you took away from me so easily. You and her!"
She spoke with venom and hatred that spanned over years. She looked back at Sesshomaru with no tears or regret. She would not fear him, for her very soul was already burning away, just as Harpie's had.
"No, I shall not worry about her anymore. The dagger has done my work for me. She is nothing but an empty shell, and soon I will be as well. It is only fitting that sisters should die together, we shall do that much right."
Sesshomaru would have slashed the woman's throat out, but she spasmed in pain and died in agony. He couldn't help but picture Harpie dying in that exact same way. He frowned, and pulled out his Tenseiga and tried to focus on the soul reaper demons, but they were not present. He forced himself to search for them, but there was no sign that her soul had been taken away. He passed Tenseiga over her, but it did nothing. It was if she no longer had a...He looked over to the dead bird, there were no soul reapers around her either, the only thing that gave off any life force was the dagger in her chest. He pulled it out and looked over it. There was some form of enchantment placed over the item. He touched it with the tip of his fingers and felt as if his blood was burning. He through the item away. He bend down and took Harpie in his arms. She was not only dead, but she would be unable to ever be brought back to him. She was gone. He looked at her, and for the first time in his long life he let a single tear roll down his eye. It fell onto her lips, and her eye lids began to flutter. She reached up and touched Sesshomaru's cheek. She didn't know where she had gone, but she knew that she would be returning to the dark emptiness again. Sesshomaru looked down at her, his face constricted in pain. She smiled weakly.
"I'm sorry fluffy-sama. I tried...I really did. I guess my promise didn't last as long...as I wanted it to."
Sesshomaru felt despair touch him. She was back, but in a lot of pain and only for a few moments. He had to do something, had to work fast. He couldn't fail her, she was his, he wouldn't let her go.
'Not now, not ever.'
His Tenseiga pulsed in its sheath. He pulled it out and felt it trying to tell him something. It told him what he had to do. It told him that it could bring her back, but it would take a lot from him, almost everything in fact. He didn't care. He held up the sword and forced all of his demonic aura into its blade. He gave Harpie one more longing look, and then whispered the last ability the sword would ever perform for him.
"Death's Aura"
He felt himself becoming weak, but forced himself to stay awake. There was more to do, he could rest later, but for now he had to protect what was left for him.
Harpie slowly opened her eyes. She felt the soft grass beneath her, and could hear the sound of a rushing waterfall. She sat up abruptly. She was in the inuyoukai mating grounds. She looked around her, trying to think of how she had gotten here.
'Wasn't I...Wasn't I dead?'
She caught a movement out of the corner of her eyes, but was too weak to make it to her feet. She was reliefed, and a bit confused to see Rin, followed closely by Jakken running to her.
"Lady Harpie! You're awake! Lord Sesshomaru will be so pleased!"
Rin ran and threw herself into Harpie, knocking her back onto the ground. Ignoring the pain in her entire body Harpie returned the hug, smiling to herself. Jakken tsked disapprovingly and tried to make Rin get off of her.
"Stop that you dirty little thing! Do you want Lord Sesshomaru to become angry? Stop that this instant!"
"Jakken, that's enough."
Harpie looked away from the black haired girl that was trying to choke her to death in joy. She followed the direction Sesshomaru's voice had come from, but her smile disappeared from her face. The person that stood next to Jakken looked a lot like Sesshomaru, but the only marking on his face was the blue crescent moon, and his hair was as dark as night. She felt for his demonic aura, but it wasn't there. This man was...human. Jakken started to panic when Sesshomaru continued to walk forward. He ducked and covered himself thinking he would receive a blow, but Sesshomaru simply walked past him and kneeled beside Harpie. She reached up and traced the moon that was still on his brow.
"Sesshomaru."
He smiled at her, a gesture that had been foreign to him for so long. It made him look beautiful, and made Harpie certain that he was indeed her Sesshomaru.She wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him. He returned her kiss ten fold. They only broke it so that they could breath.She ran her hand through his now black mane. Then looked into his eyes that were still the brillant color of gold. He lifted her into his arms bridal style and carried her to the flowing stream that the waterfall made. She pulled closer to his neck, so many questions running through her mind. When they reached the waters edge he placed her down on the grassy banks. She looked at him quizzically.(cool word)
"Sesshomaru,,,What happ.."
He cut her off and ran his hand along her jaw. Then he gently guided her head to look towards the water.
"Look."
She did. She pulled back slightly as she saw their reflection. Her hair was all black now, and she no longer had claws. She was just as human as Seshomaru was now. She turned to him, she was shocked and confused, but she wasn't upset about the change. She was only confused. He nuzzled into her black hair.
"I had to purify my aura, to bring you back. It made us human, but it also gave you part of me. We are now bound to each other. You hold half of my soul inside of you."
She smiled and took in the sight the water showed them. They would be together for all time, as a part of each other. She laughed softly at first, but couldn't control it when he gave her a questioning look.
"I guess Maxi's promise did come true. We did not get to know happiness in a life as demons, but as humans, who knows."
Sesshomaru's eyes sparkled with an amused glint. He leaned in so that he could capture her lips once more, but stopped when he felt a pair of arms encircle his neck from behind. Rin hugged him, followed by an exhausted Jakken. Sesshomaru frowned slightly, and Harpie picked Rin off of his shoulder, lightly kissing his cheek as she took Rin off to play somewhere. He smiled as she walked away. This was his new family, and he was glad to have them.
Ryter: Well, I hope you liked it. This was the last chapter and the last Sesshomaru/Harpie story.
Harpie: Yeah, finally took you long enough.
Ryter: Are you still pissed about the whole dying thing?
Harpie: No, I used tht pinata over there and got over it.
Maxi: (hanging from a tree) Please the stories over, let me go.
Ryter: (holding a stick) I want a turn! I want a turn! Everyone out there please review and tell me what you thought of our one and only long running series. Plz and Thank you..