Due to waiting for emails concerning my teaching lesson plans, I decided to post a new Inuyasha fic. I've seen lots of stories about Sesshomaru being cursed to be a human or a hanyou and I thought it would be fun to write a story where Sesshomaru becomes a hanyou. Sesshomaru is my favorite villain on Inuyasha and that's another reason why I wrote this.
Chapter One- Kijutsu's Curse
Sesshomaru grumbled to himself as he climbed the temple steps. What was with humans and their obsession with putting temples and shrines at the top of a hill? Oh, wait. Now he remembered. It was a belief that hilltops were pure and sacred. Sure. To him, hilltops are just like the rest of the land and thus no less pure or sacred.
'I hope this mage can tell me where to find Naraku and more importantly how to break his barrier. That's the only reason I'm bothering with a human,' he thought to himself. Naraku had to be found so he could pay for kidnapping Rin. Speaking of Rin, Sesshomaru had left his followers behind in the nearby forest.
He breathed a sigh of relief as he reached the top. He afforded a quick glance of the area. He had to admit the humans had a way of building impressive structures. To either side of the entrance were red and white pillars that arched overhead. One large building dominated the clearing. Small shrines were randomly scattered about the property. Gardens dotted the landscape and he could hear the babble of a small stream nearby.
There were humans going about their business and they didn't give him a second look. He spied a man kneeling at a shrine and strode over to him.
When the man lifted his head, Sesshomaru said, "Do you know where the head mage is?"
The human turned his head and his eyes widened at the imposing demon. Trembling, he pointed to a shrouded figure standing by another shrine. "O-over t-there milord," he stuttered.
Sesshomaru swept across the grounds to the hooded figure. "I am told you are the one in charge here." He expected to hear an old man's voice and so he was surprised to hear a young man's voice.
"That is correct." The figure turned and pushed back his hood. "I am Kijutsu but you may call me Kiju."
Sesshomaru could hardly believe his eyes. The mage was a half-demon! A brown tabby cat, to be precise. His skin was white with brown cat stripes on his arms. Brown cat ears appeared atop a mane of brown hair. A tan M graced his forehead and accented his green cat eyes.
Recovering from his shock and disgust, the demon said, "I am Sesshomaru, lord of the western lands."
"Oh," Kiju said, bowing. "Lord Sesshomaru, it is an honor to meet you at last. What brings you to my temple?"
"Your temple?"
"Of course. My father was the head priest and he fell in love with a cat demon sorceress. I have inherited her powers as well as my father's role as priest and owner of this place."
"I could care less about your origins." Sesshomaru turned to leave.
"Wait, milord. Will you not require my services?"
"If I need the services of an inferior being, I'd rather seek a human, you weak hanyou."
Kijutsu's eyes flashed with anger. "Weak? You're the one who's weak. I curse you, Lord Sesshomaru. You will become that which you detest until you learn to respect them." The neko half-demon pointed a clawed finger at the retreating inuyokai.
Sesshomaru snorted in disdain. "Whatever," he said as he left the area and headed back to his followers. That half-breed was all talk. Him, curse Sesshomaru? That was just laughable. No half-demon could do anything to him. Nevertheless, he felt a chill go down his spine.
"Milord! Where have you been?" called his servant, Jaken.
Sesshomaru felt a tinge of irritation at Jaken's question. As he glided past, he said with a hint of annoyance, "None of your business."
Jaken froze, blinked a few times, and hurried to catch up to him. As he trailed after Sesshomaru, he wondered if he had imagined the demon lord speaking in an annoyed tone. Yes, he had imagined it. His lord never expresses emotions.
"Lord Sesshomaru! I'm glad you're back!" Rin exclaimed as she pranced up beside the demon.
The corner of his mouth twitched. Rin had that effect on him. He was fond of her and God help the person who kidnapped her. As that thought passed through his mind, he was reminded of his encounter with the half-demon, Kijutsu. That meant magic. Clever way to protect himself from demon attacks.
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Night was falling when he decided to stop for the night. He leaned against a tree while Jaken and Rin built a fire. He had been feeling strange all day. He had been experiencing emotions briefly and his senses seemed duller. 'I'm just tired. A little rest and I'll be all right.' With a barely audible sigh, Sesshomaru slipped into slumber.
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He awoke to a tingling sensation located on his head. The sensation occurred due to someone rubbing their fingers. Slowly, he opened both eyes to see Rin with her arms outstretched, her eyes a little wider than usual, and her mouth o-shaped.
"Rin," he flatly stated, catching the girl's attention and causing her to back up.
"Sorry Lord Sesshomaru."
He sighed softly and reached up to rub his head. His fingers came into contact with something fuzzy. He frowned. That wasn't his elegant boa.
Dragging himself from his thoughts, he looked back at the human girl. "Rin, go find Jaken and tell him we are going to look for a river."
A smile lit up her face. "Master Jaken, wake up! We're going fishing!" she called to the sleeping imp.
A few minutes later, one human and one demon stood in the water trying to snag the scaled bodies swimming past them. Sesshomaru watched them for a few minutes before approaching the river's edge. He knealt down and peered into the water. What he saw made him recoil in shock.
There was a pair of dog ears on his head instead of the elegant pointed ones he had on the sides of his head! His stripes and crescent moon were gone as were the pink markings above his eyes which were slightly larger than usual (A/N: think Inuyasha). He raised his hand to see that his claws were a little shorter. Kijutsu had turned him into a half-demon. He had indeed been cursed.
Well, what do you think? Could you just see him with dog ears? My beta reader loves this story so much, she asked me to give her a copy for her to read whenever she wants.
