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title: Tobasu Issei
author: Gokoi
**Tobasu Issei means: To skip a lifetime

Summary: Sesshoumaru finds that he is engaged to a girl who won't be born for 500 years. Can he somehow make an obedient wife out of a 21st century rebel who can barely speak his language?

The night was unusually cold as a young Sesshoumaru stared out into the pouring rain. He knew that somewhere in the darkness his father was lurking about and protecting their lands. A sadistic smile graced his face as he thought of the fugitive youkai his father, the great lord InuTashio, was chasing. For several weeks prior a particularly weak youkai and his expecting mate were seizing their cattle and living on their land without permission or reimbursing his father. The Lord refused to be deceived and was bringing them to justice.

In the cover of night the lord of the western lands, InuTashio, pursued the trespassers, using their scent and the pale rays of moonlight that shone through the storm clouds to hound them. He could smell their fear and guilt. He could smell their desperation as they fled into the shadows. The warrior loved to hunt. To chase his prey, being able to take them whenever he wanted yet toying with them to make them think they had a chance. He didn't enjoy the end...the killing.. if anything, killing his captives was part of the job he hated.

Ahead of him, he could sense his victims beginning to grow tired and weak. Now was his chance to attack. All at once, InuTashio thrust himself up into the air, above the trees and in front of the fugitives, blocking their escape route. After long moments of watching them quiver in fear, he noticed they were both dog youkai like himself. It was a pity that two of such a respectful clan of demon would resort to stealing from one of their own. The male was familiar to him. They had spent years training together as children under their senshi.

"Motoki, you dare steal from your lord?" The youkai barked angrily as he set his paws down on the ground.

Motoki responded slowly, over come with fear and holding his mate closely to him. "G-gomen InuTashio-sama."

His mate hid behind him, protectively holding her swollen stomach. He could tell by the scent that she was bearing a female. Looking back at his palace he thought of his eldest son, Sesshoumaru. His thirteenth birthday was quickly approaching and he would become a man soon. The boy had a warriors spirit and a joy for the hunt that matched his own. It was obvious even at such a young age that his son would not want a mate until he was much older and the demon lord highly doubted he would be around to see that day.

With a heavy sigh, he reverted to his human form, staring at Motoki and his mate. The rain that pelted from the heavens made him shiver. "You have committed a grave travesty Motokai. I have decided, that instead of punishing you by taking your life, my son will take your daughter's hand."

He could see by the look on the woman's face that she wanted to object and with good reason. His son had already gotten a reputation for being merciless and unemotional. No mother would want such a cold person to make a bride of her daughter. Normally, he wouldn't bargain with thieves, but he was sure that Sesshoumaru would never take a mate unless he arranged it.

In opposition to his mate, Motoki was already hastily agreeing. He bowed deeply and nodded his head, "Thank you InuTashio-sama!"

The youkai lord turned his back to him, and started walking toward his palace. "It doesn't matter where you go from here. You may stay on my land if you wish. Or you may try to run from this." he looked back one final time at the couple, "Either way, there is no escaping her destiny, Sesshoumaru *will* have her." The demon lord slowly disappeared from sight, leaving the two to contemplate what had happen.

Motoki's mate was outraged and slapped her husband angrily, "Bakayaro! How could you throw our daughter's life away?"

He gently grasped his wife's hands by the wrist to keep her still and comforted her, "Shh. There is a way out of this Tomoe."

Her gaze turned to his eyes in horror, "You can't seriously-"
He cut her off by pressing a finger to her lips, "Things are better this way." Firmly grasping her hand again, she lead her back to the cave they had been seeking shelter in. Motoki's arms wrapped around Tomoe as he closed his eyes, "Five hundred should be enough, by then both InuTashio and Sesshoumaru will be long dead."

Tomoe held him tightly as she felt the air around them go stiff as if frozen. They stood there stuck in time, no movement in the small dark cave for five hundred years.

The only sound, was a soft whisper of the wind that seemed to say, ***You may try to run from this, but she cannot escape her destiny, Sesshoumaru *will* have her.***

a/n: Yes the first chapter. I plan to make this very long and nice. Enjoy