Drawn by Destiny
by
Herz
Summary: A woman accidentally enters Makai. What will Raizen do when he learns she's the woman he had always wanted to see – the lady doctor whom he fell in love with? (Raizenxlady doctor)
Chapter One
Tale of the Past
More than 300 years ago…
Raizen, one of the most powerful demons known all throughout Makai – the Demon World – couldn't help but gasp in pain. He clutched his wounded chest. His heavy breathing suggested that he really wasn't feeling good. Cuts and wounds almost covered his whole body. Blood continued flowing down his arms and legs.
He looked back from where he came from. Those humans were still after him. He could still see the light of their torches. And they really weren't very few.
He knew he needed a safe place from these humans. He was wounded, he needed a place to stay for the night, or he would bleed to death. It would be a ridiculous way for him to die. And the idea of dying was one idea that he didn't like one a bit. It was such a great time to be young and powerful.
With his blurry sight, he struggled to see what was ahead. He was standing on a temple. He could see nothing from there; just trees and more trees. He, after all, was in a forest. What did he expect to see? This pathetic human world just didn't have any use at all.
He just finished "hunting". Yes, hunting. Coming from the dangerous world of demons, he went to the human world to raid towns and have a taste of human flesh.
He gritted his teeth. He then jumped from houses to houses with such amazing speed that it would have been stupid to think that he was wounded in that case. After a while, he finally jumped to the ground with a loud thud.
He ran as swiftly as he could. He needed to be cured. Fast. Besides, those humans were still searching for him. He was too wounded to be able to fight them.
After several minutes of running, he looked back. His blood was leaving a trail. He clenched his jaws. He turned his head to the right and that was when a light attracted his attention. He strained his eyes to see where the light came from. It came from a small house a little far from where he was. It was hidden by big bushes, so it couldn't be easily seen if one would not study the place. The house was also looking old, but it would be a nice place for him to rest for a while. If there was any human in there, then he'll kill that human.
He smirked, then ran towards the direction of the house at full speed.
He never knew that that night would change his life.
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He hit against the wooden door of the place. He landed on the ground, and he immediately got up to examine the place. It was a typical looking house. Old, but it would do.
He went inside, then kicked another wooden door. He didn't care if the owner heard him. If there was any human there, he'd just kill him or her.
He saw a jar. Probably full of water. Gasping, he approached it, opened the lid, and soaked his face in it. His cheeks had a cut that really hurt. He got it from one of the arrows that hit him a while ago.
"Well, well, what do you think are you doing, coming into my house?" a female voice said. It was laced with stubbornness.
Raizen turned harshly to where the voice came from. He saw her. She was a woman. She had a beautiful face, a face with defiance. She had a pair of dark, bluish-gray eyes that were looking cold and almost expressionless. It matched her long black hair that almost reached her waist. Her eyes mesmerized him. He never thought that a human's eyes could be so beautiful.
He felt blood trickle from his wounded cheek. He gritted his teeth, then glared at the woman, his eyes trying to scare her. However, she didn't seem to be scared at all.
"Oh, so you're wounded," she said when she saw the blood, then reached out to him. He backed out, then with his hands, attacked the woman he just met.
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She didn't even blink. She just gave him a stare. Then she looked at his hands blankly.
Raizen couldn't move. Here was one woman who didn't even blink when he attacked her! This woman wasn't looking a bit scared of him. She was relaxed, as if he was just an ordinary neighbor she'd be talking to in the middle of the night. How could she not be afraid of him?
No. He realized something.
Perhaps she was a witch. Yes, a witch.
She gave a satisfied smile. "Now, be a good boy and let me see your wound," she said.
He lowered his hand, defeated. He was getting weak. It was no time to argue. And it didn't look like the woman wanted him dead. Again she reached out for his wounded cheeks, then checked his chest. This time, he didn't back out. Instead, he just stood there, still as a log. His energy was draining fast, perhaps.
He shuddered when he felt the woman's hand touch him. He never dreamt of having a human touch him. But why was it feeling…good?
He shook his head and he noticed that the woman was looking intently at him. He turned his eyes away from her. "Why are you staring at me like that?" he rasped.
"Nothing," she replied, again that amused smile being plastered on her lips. "You're such a good-looking demon, that's all," she added teasingly, yet her eyes remained cold.
He didn't know how to react. Was a lady doctor supposed to tell that to her wounded patient?
"Sit down," the woman said, then removed her hand from his wounded chest. "I'm going to cure you."
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Raizen tossed and turned from where he was sitting down. He was still at the house of the lady doctor who helped him have his wounds cured.
He smirked. He called her 'lady doctor' since he did not know her name. Besides, it suited her. She was the one who cured him using a special medicine she made herself. She said it could cure any wound or disease. And she was right; in fact the pain almost instantly vanished.
At the moment, he knew the woman was asleep. It was past midnight, after all.
He couldn't sleep. He was still thinking. Why did she cure him? He was a demon; she was a human. Who, in their right mind, would cure a demon?
He got up. He knew why he couldn't sleep. The lady doctor might have helped him, but that did not alter the fact that he was a demon.
He ate human flesh.
He quietly walked towards the other side of the place; where the lady doctor slept. After all, a simple curtain was only separating them. He saw her immediately, looking peacefully asleep. She was wearing a same robe, except that it was white this time.
He stood beside her, still staring at her beautiful face. He admitted to himself a while ago that he was mesmerized by that beauty.
He crouched low on the ground, then held up his hands with his pointed nails. No one was going to stop him from eating this lady.
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"What's wrong?" the lady doctor asked from where she slept.
Raizen froze. His eyes widened in surprise. The lady doctor was awake! His hands immediately stopped in mid-air.
"Are you hungry again? Do you want to eat me?" she continued to ask. She stood up from where she was sleeping, then turned to him. "A bad idea. I have poison inside my body. If you feast on me, your stomach will explode," she said defiantly, as if she was enjoying telling him the consequences of his to-be-done actions.
He stared at her, astounded. He couldn't react.
His eyes widened when he saw her stood up slowly and without hesitation, undress herself before him. She stood there like a goddess, her cold dark eyes eyeing him intently. She was bare underneath the robe she was wearing. "But if you'd be nice to me, I'll allow you to feast on me. But none of those demon stuff, got it?" she said.
He continued to look at her, not sure what to do. He didn't quite understand.
She gave an amused laugh. "Have you forgotten? I told you, I make me own flesh and blood," she said, as if her statement would explain everything. Then she picked up her robe, put it on and sat in front of him. "Why? Have you lost your appetite?"
She gave a chuckle. "But then, if you eat me, you'll never be the same. You'll be in more trouble than I'll be. Your hunting instincts will wither to nothing."
Raizen blinked. This lady doctor was something. She aroused something in him. Curiosity, perhaps? One moment, he wanted to feast on her, but now what he just wanted to do was to hold this woman in his arms.
She flashed him a knowing smile. Then, without any warning, she lowered her head and claimed his parted lips.
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Raizen couldn't react. He didn't know how to react! He was feeling something new, a sensation that only this lady doctor has ever made him feel.
He thought it was stupid. She was just a human! But then he soon realized that even though she was just a human, she had this power over him.
Without him knowing it, he closed his eyes and silently savored that sweet contact of their lips.
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The lady doctor smiled as she moved her head away from Raizen's. "I take it that you like the kiss, demon," she said, then watched how Raizen would react. He still had his eyes closed, and when he heard her voice, he opened them slowly, his cheeks – surprisingly – were flushing.
He gritted his teeth. He was feeling really embarrassed, having behaved stupidly in front of her, so he decided to sound angry. "Human, if you've got nothing else to do, better –"
"Oh, so demons can be irritated!" she reacted, cutting his words. She gave him a genuine smile as she raised her hand and touched his long hair. "What's your name?" she asked, still stroking his hair.
He moved his head away from her hands. "It's…Raizen…" he whispered, not sure why he answered her.
She smiled coldly. "Raizen, huh? Fits you perfectly well…Raizen."
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Raizen raised his hand as he took hold of the woman's arms.
She raised her brows. "Have you decided to feast on me? Foolish decision, Raizen," she said. She pulled him towards her as she lied back on the mattress.
"But, then, the idea sounds interesting," she said as she again claimed his lips. It was rather strange, and if Raizen could just read her mind, he'd know that the lady doctor really wasn't sure why she kept kissing him.
But then, who was he to protest? After all, he was enjoying it too.
She was a woman like no other.
A very unusual woman, indeed.
He closed his eyes as the woman threw her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her.
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Raizen looked up on the ceiling. He was thinking of what had happened. Something happened between him and the lady doctor. It was new to him, something he couldn't quite explain.
But he knew that after what had happened, this particular woman was sure to carry his offspring.
He took a deep breath. Normally, he disliked the idea as such. So why was he not feeling any regrets?
He glanced at the sleeping woman beside him, her hands tightly around him. She was peacefully asleep.
He felt alarmed when she stirred. He thought he had woken her up. But then, after a while, she stopped moving; she just continued to pull him closer to her.
He glanced at his wounds. They were healing faster than he had expected. He was feeling almost as good as new. His lady doctor sure was good.
He blinked when he realized what he was thinking. His lady doctor? Where did that come from?
He shook his head out of frustration. What was he thinking? He knew sooner or later, he'd have to leave her. He glanced outside and immediately regretted it.
It was almost morning.
He again glanced at the lady doctor beside him. Her hands were still around him tightly, as if she knew he'd leave her.
He took a deep breath as he gently removed her arms around him, letting them lie beside her. Then, he stood up, careful not to make any noise.
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He eyed the lady doctor one last time. It was morning already. And he knew he'd never see this woman again.
He crouched beside her sleeping figure. He held her soft hands against his chest. "You are indeed poisonous…and addictive…" he whispered. He wanted to claim her lips again, but he did not. He couldn't risk waking her up.
Because he knew that if she woke up, he'd never be able to leave her anymore.
He closed his eyes as he made a solemn promise that he never thought he'd ever say. "I promise you…that never again will I eat human flesh…" he muttered.
With that, he let go of her hand and stood up.
It was time for him to go.
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The lady doctor – whose name was Yandra Iyemitsu – opened her eyes slowly. It was morning; that she knew since it was pretty bright outside.
Her hands reached for Raizen beside her.
All that she touched was the soft mattress where she lied down.
Her dark and usually expressionless bluish-gray eyes grew wide in surprise. She expected him to be there, lying down beside her. So where was he?
Carefully, she stood up with the blanket draped around her body. She knew she was naked underneath. After all, something happened between her and Raizen.
The thought of what had happened last night made her want to see him more.
But she knew, deep inside, that she'd see him no more.
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Yandra stared blankly at the opened door of her house. Her eyes were expressionless, and they seemed to turn colder than the first time Raizen saw them.
"Raizen…" she whispered as her hands clutched the blanket draped around her body.
She closed her eyes. After several moments, she opened them. "Someday, I'll go find you," she said as she turned back to her house.
Her red lips formed a cold smile.
"Someday, we'll be together…" she promised to herself as she disappeared into the house.
+to be continued…+
Author's Note:
What do you guys think about this chapter? Romantic or what:D I just want to make it clear that this fic isn't a one-shot.
I've always loved the story of Raizen and the lady doctor he loved. It's just so very sweet, ne?
Wait, the name Yandra is the name I gave to the lady doctor. Fits her, right?
-Herz