I Wish I knew you
Chapter one: Just by Accident
The wind scuffled past the hut as Kagome huddled close to Annabel, her five year old pup. It was winter and the blizzard was just starting. Their little hut shook violently against the rage of the winds, cowering before the strength of nature. Annabel shook in fear as she heard the winds scrap the roof of the hut. Tears rolled down her magenta stripped cheek, her black and white bangs floated softly across the blue crescent moon that had been placed in the center of her forehead.
Kagome hugged her close and whispered soft, comforting words as the winds torn at the side of the hut. The howling screams tore at Kagome's Annabel's demon ears. (Yes Kagome is a demon. It will be explained later on.) Kagome knew that their hut wasn't going to last and that in a matter of hours or even minutes their hut would be gone, revealing a bare patch of grass.
Annabel screamed, lost to the winds shriek of its own. Kagome clutched Annabel tighter and decided to bolt out of the hut. Kagome seen the hole that was being torn in the roof and jumped through it, exposing herself to the vicious winds. Annabel's scream was lost again as Kagome struggled to land on the ground without hurting herself or her pup. Once on the ground Kagome tried to run from the winds, the snow nipped at her feet, the frosted air was cool on her face.
A board flank whizzed past Kagome's face and she looked back at the destroyed hut. She could see the second board flank flying towards her, but it was coming to fast to be able to avoid it so she did the only thing she could think of, turn around. The plank it Kagome at the back of the head, knocking her down to her knees then down to the ground, her body slumped over Annabel's, protecting the young pup.
Sesshoumaru frowned at another one of his lost villages. Very few survived, and those who did were on the brink of death anyways. He ran his eyes over the destruction, listening for anything that might catch someone's eyes to prove that someone survived. He focused on the sounds, only to catch a small whimper.
Slowly he followed the sound, only stopping once or twice trying to make up his mind if it was even one of the survivors. He came upon a clearing a short distance from the lost village, looking upon the little demoness with salt and peppered hair. Her hair was solid black, with white tips along the bottom of her hair.
She obviously didn't notice the man who was walking up behind her, her focus was on her inu mother. The mother had wait length black hair. Her face was turned away from him.
"Pup." Sesshoumaru's voice was cold, startling the small demoness. She whirled around, staring at the demon before her.
Sesshoumaru gawked at the pup, measuring her facial features, she was of his house it was plain to see that. Her crescent moon was his. Confused he let out a low growl. No one held the markings of his house, no one that he knew of anyways.
He was surprised he received a small shaky growl from the pup. Sesshoumaru frown deepened. She should be afraid of him, he was older and stronger. His urge to teach her place was strong so he gave in. He lunged at the girl, ready to knock her to the ground. No sooner then he was upon her he was sent flying backwards. His hands tingled, even burned a little. He stared up at the little girl and glared. Around her was a barrier. A miko's barrier.
The adult demoness began to move slowly, attempting to get up. "Mama!" the pup called out, nuzzling her mother in a loving, scared fashion.
Kagome could feel his presence, whipping her head up, ready to further protect her child. She struggled to stand, still not facing him, but she could tell he was curious to find out who she was.
As soon as she was standing straight she turned around, unaware of the pain that shot through her head. She witnessed Sesshoumaru's shocked expression when he saw her markings. She was ones identical to Annabel's one magenta streak amongst each cheek, a blue crescent moon on the middle of her forehead.
"Who are you bitch?" Sesshoumaru said viciously. He was curious and confused, even scared. Since when did he claim a demoness and have pup. The markings were no doubt from his household, but where had they been accepted. When had she been claimed?
Kagome frowned, pulling Annabel into her body. "Wouldn't you like to know Sesshoumaru." She sneered. The pain in her head became noticeable as she pressed a hand to the back of her head, finding it was still bleeding. Kagome scowled at her luck. It should have been healed already, meaning one thing. The blizzard was a magic trick. Something someone had used to lower Sesshoumaru's surrounding citizens. "Who hates you now?" Kagome said humorlessly.
Sesshoumaru walked towards her, he was aware that her injury had not healed yet, he also knew that this was not uncommon, but it had worried her so she had to know something he did not. "I do not know what you're talking about."
Pain shot through Kagome's body, like the poison of a rattle snake demon, knocking her to her hands and knees. Annabel was by her side faster then Sesshoumaru could register. She was special, stronger then he would have imagined his pup would be, but who was this woman?
Annabel looked up at him, tears were in her eyes. "Please help her mister. I can't lose my mommy. I don't have anyone to go to, my father is gone and I have no other family." Annabel's tears were flowing now, down her cheeks and onto her soft pink kimono, tattered and torn by the storm.
Sesshoumaru hesitated then nodded, gathering the information he had gathered just recently. He had a mate and a pup, his pup didn't know about him, nor did she know she was royalty. His mate knew him and disrespected him, while he had no idea who she was.
He felt a small tugging on his pant leg, something Rin had done all the time before she was killed for the second time. He looked down, staring into the amber eyed young girl. Her eyes were bright amber, like his own, only she was blue flecks in hers. "Please sir I want to save my mom." Sesshoumaru looked at the sad being then looked at his mate. He needed to save her if he was to figure out who she was and what she knew. Gradually he picked her up (with both arms) and gathered his youki cloud, staring at the young girl who was hesitantly staring at the man and her mom.
"Are you coming?" Sesshoumaru lashed out, scaring her into backing up. Sesshoumaru let out a frustrated sigh. The dispersed his youki cloud. He walked up to the frightened pup and knelt down before her. "Climb on my back." He demanded, watching as she looked at her mother then did as he said.
He formed his youki cloud again and started to rise into the sky. Annabel screeched and clung to his neck with all her strength, leaving him breathless. "Wench---if you want—to live-loosen your-hold on my neck." Sesshoumaru wheezed out. Annabel calmed down, but instead of gripping on his neck she found his shoulders.
After awhile Annabel finally calmed down, holding onto his haori gently while looked at the lands beneath her. She could see animals and, she scrunched up her nose, humans. She didn't know much about humans, only that they had refused her mother to live in the village with them.
Sesshoumaru was aware of the pup's curiosity and smirked, happy that he was close to his castle where he could get answers.
Annabel looked at the silver hair that flowed in her face and wrapped a small strand in her hand, playing with it gently, knowing from experience that people pulling of your hair made your hair hurt. "Pup what is your name?" Sesshoumaru said suddenly, taking Annabel by surprise causing her to let out a small yelp.
Annabel took his question into consideration, trying to figure out if she should answer. Her mother had told her to be wary of strangers, but he didn't look so bad. "Anne." Annabel said slowly, keeping full awareness of his sudden interest. She looked into the curtain of silver hair "What's your name?"
Sesshoumaru snorted. She didn't even know who he was never mind that fact that he was her father. "Lord Sesshoumaru."
"Lord Sesshoumaru?" she said slowly, not realizing that he was descending, nearly on the ground.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, you've returned." A couple of male voices said synchronized, Annabel hid behind Sesshoumaru's hair hiding her face from the guards.
"Set up a room for the demoness and her pup." Sesshoumaru was glad that Kagome's face was hidden in his chest and that the pup had sense enough to hide her face.
The guards nodded. "Shall we bring her up milord?" One of the guards had the nerve to say, causing a growl to escape from Sesshoumaru's throat.
"She is not to be one of your play things Maleek." Sesshoumaru dismissed them and walked up to his bedroom.
His room was deep crimson with ivory trim around the roof. His bedding was the same crimson color and the floor was an ivory colored carpet. He liked his room simple and easy to care for. He let Anne slip off his back and set Kagome onto the king size bed. One crimson colored silk pillow was laid under her head.
He could see the servant Delpha enter the room and wait for her instructions. He didn't pay mind to the inu demon until he was ready, slowly he picked out a navy blue Kimono that had a white paw print on the left shoulder, running down the left side of the torso. He handed it to the silent servant and looked at his mate. "I want you to speak of this to no one, if you do you and all you tell will be left with no breath."
After the servant nodded he allowed the servant to bath and dress his mate. He couldn't really complain because his mate was beautiful. Raven black hair, bright blue eyes, and full body. She did remind him of someone, but a name couldn't be placed with her body. He started to walk to the bathroom when he noticed that Anne was still standing in the corner, her head bowed and her hands placed behind her back. He admitted he was not one for kids, but she reminded him so much of Rin that he felt the need to be kind. Slowly he walked up to her and placed a hand underneath her chin, forcing her to look at him. He stared at her carefully, hoping that he had made a mistake when he thought that she was his, but he knew that it was no mistake. She was his and to his disappointment that meant that her mother was his mate.
He had tried for so long not to become mated until absolutely necessary, but the markings on this child proved that he had sex and even mated with the demoness who was begin dressed behind the screen. He scowled to himself. Mates were weaknesses, things that could be used against him.
Turning his attention back to the pup in front of him he noticed that she was shaking, either hungry or tired he did not know, but she was not scared of him. "Pup, you need to bath." He stated, she smelt awful.
She tried to bow her head again, finding that he still had her chin. "I'm sorry milord, but I didn't want to leave my mother." He was surprised by the pup's knowledge and schooling.
"I will get a servant to bathe you. You will be dressed then returned to your mother." Sesshoumaru dropped his hand, finding her immediately lower her chin, bowing her head once again.
"Yes Milord." She murmured, silently hoping she could be done her bath and already be beside her mother.
Sesshoumaru nodded and stared at the door. "Leda, bath this pup and speak this to no one. Dress her in the ivory silk to match my own and return her to her mother." After he told Leda the same thing he had said to Delpha he went to bath.
Anne took a very quick bath and hurried Leda to dress her. All the while Leda was laughing at Anne's eagerness to return. Leda asked her no question and said nothing but what she as told to do, returning her to Sesshoumaru's room in ten minutes flat. She watched as Anne ran and jumped on the bed beside her mother. Taking a hold of Kagome's hand tightly, she told her mother of her bathing experience with Leda and how she followed her mother's instructions on how to wash her hair. She told her of her beautiful Kimono that Leda had given her. All the while Leda stayed in the room, wondering who these women were and why they were marked of this house hold when she didn't recognize them anywhere.
"You are excused Leda." Sesshoumaru demanded quietly, watching Leda snapped out of her thoughts and leave the room in a hurry. His attention was on the young demoness and her mother, who Anne talked none stop to. He almost smiled when she told her mother that she was going to asked him if she could pick a bouquet of flowers to give her.
Sesshoumaru walked over to his unidentified mate and stared at her. "Mother was always helping others milord, why did she had to get hurt."
Sesshoumaru frowned, such innocence and power, just like Rin. He wondered why she reminded him of her when Rin had passed one almost six years earlier. "Hn." Sesshoumaru added, and then stood up to dress himself. She hadn't even paid attention to his person when he stood right beside her.
Annabel tucked a stray hair behind her mother's ear. "Its ok mother, once mister lord Sesshoumaru helps you get better, we can go and find your friend Sango and Inuyasha again." Annabel knew she was comforting her mother, but she felt the lord tense up at the names. She turned her head, facing the lord. "What is the matter milord?"
Sesshoumaru wasn't going to ask, but since she had asked him he decided it was not too early to get some answers. "How does your mother know this 'Inuyasha' character?"
Annabel frowned. "Well mister Inuyasha helped us move because we weren't allowed to live in the human village." Sesshoumaru nodded, well that didn't mean anything, so they had slight contact for a little while, but it didn't mean anything. "Lord Sesshoumaru, I don't think it was just an accident."
Sesshoumaru stared back at the little pup. "What do you mean?" he asked harshly, but she didn't even flinch.
Annabel thought for a moment, then turned around and stroked her mothers face, tracing the markings on her face absently. "My mother and I don't think that the blizzard was an accident. When we were still in the hut we could sense the unusual power within the storm. We don't think it hit the village by chance. We think it was on purpose. We think it was searching for us."