When Dark Meets Light

Prologue

Year 2008

"Mi lady, mi lady!" A girl yelled. She looked to be no older than eight, even with the black dress she wore. Although anyone who knew her knew that she was just over two hundred. She was searching for her master, through what seemed to be an endless castle. The full moon shone into many of the rooms, and with the shadows it looked like it was even more decrepit than during the day. 'Why did master come here to recuperate?' The girl asked herself after a loud sneeze.

The once beautiful tapestries were dull, worn and nearly indistinguishable. The library, which was locked, held fragile parchments and books that told the history of the castle. No one alive knew of the history, and no one dared enough to ruin the ancient scrolls to find out.

The castle had once been magnificent, but many of the turrets and rooms that had been abandoned long ago fell into rubble. There were rumors that the castle had once been a great fortress, where the supreme dog demons of the day resided...but that was just rumor.

"I found a herd of animals... mi lady! Where are yo-?" The small child was grabbed from behind and roughly pushed against the stone wall. "I told you to be quiet, didn't I? Jeez...after knowing me this long you should know to listen to me." A woman with long black hair and fiery red eyes whispered from the darkness. "Sorry..." the girl pouted and the woman let her go. "What kind of animals?" The woman nearly spit in disgust. "Deer, a whole bunch..." She replied and knew that her master would not be happy.

"Where?" The woman asked with the same amount of venom. When she heard no reply she grabbed the girl again. "Where...?" She hissed. "I'm sorry that I couldn't find any humans for you...The deer are close enough for you to leave, and slowly build up your strength again." The older woman set the girl down gently. "I know, Yuri...you did well. Animals will have to do. Where are they?" The little girl pointed in the general direction. "Lady Arashi...before you go...why are we here? I mean at this castle?" Yuri asked in a small voice.

The woman finally stepped out of the shadows. She was well over four hundred years old, but looked not a day over twenty-one. Her face was pale and it starkly contrasted with her pitch black hair that framed her face. Her crimson irises seemed to glow red in the moonlight, giving her an unearthly look. She wore a black silk shirt with wide theatrical sleeves, and blood red boot-cut pants that clung to her curves with black boots that had a mild heel. To top it off she had a long red coat that seemed to have its own mind and floated around her form.

"This castle is ancient, and no one comes here...It is dark and will allow me to recover quickly. I can already feel the aura of this place giving me strength." She replied in a soft dark voice. Her body screamed that it needed rest, but she was too stubborn, and decided to go find the animals.

"Lady Ara-..." Yuri was cut off by a wave of her masters hand. "No more questions, Yuri...I need dinner... You will stay here, explore the castle if you want. I will be back shortly." With that Arashi disappeared.

"Explore the castle...? Why not?" Yuri decided and left to explore.

534 Years earlier...

"InuYasha...can we please rest...? Weve been walking all day!" Kagome asked grumpily although she knew the answer already. "Kagome stop whining!" Came the disgruntled reply of the Hanyou. "InuYasha...don't make me say it!" Her voice raising higher and higher with anger. "Feh..." was all that came as an answer. "I agree with Kagome, InuYasha...we need to rest. It is hard on humans to go this long..." The monk Miroku said trying to save his friend from his fate. "Keh..." "InuYasha...SIT!" Kagome yelled. Miroku cringed and the sound of InuYasha meeting his friend the ground echoed through the valley.

"Then it's settled..." Sango said in exhaustion. They began setting up and soon a fire was blazing and fish were being roasted. InuYasha disappeared to the trees to sulk. Although everyone knew he was close enough to the group to prevent anything bad from happening.

Fifty Miles to the West...

"Lord Sesshoumaru! When will we be back at the castle?" The young girl Rin asked. "Stop with your infernal questions girl! You will upset the lord!" Jaken said with an annoying screech. "I was only curious, master Jaken..." She said and continued to skip after her lord. Meanwhile Lord Sesshoumaru ignored the petty argument between his two wards. He was always in a state of calm contemplation. Except for, of course, where his undeserving half brother was concerned.

His thoughts turned against him...again, and focused on the black seed of his family...InuYasha. 'Once again, he has escaped death...and all because of that girl...that miko of his.' He nearly growled in frustration.

Before long his family's castle loomed in the distance. It seemed as though it glowed in the warm sun. It was most assuredly the beacon of his lands and had once been filled with his people. The great dog demons, were the most powerful in all the world. They had reigned supreme. 'I am the only one left...' he mused. Suddenly the face of his half brother came to the fore-front of his mind and he nearly shuddered. It seemed to taunt him, saying... 'No...what about InuYasha.' This time he audibly growled.

When Rin heard her lord growl, she had an idea of who he was thinking of...his brother, InuYasha. She reached into her pocket and withdrew a rock. She had picked it up a long time ago, because it was in the shape of a dog. She had never seen Lord Sesshoumaru turn into his true form, but had heard from Jaken that he was magnificent. When she had seen the rock, she immediately thought of Lord Sesshoumaru, but was unable to find a chance to give it to him.

Sesshoumaru felt indecision in his young ward, and turned to her. He saw that her face was scrunched in deep thought. She had something in her hand, but he could not see it. Her knuckles were almost turning white around the object because she was holding it so tight. He stopped suddenly and felt Jaken run into the back of his legs. "I'm sorry mi Lord..." Jaken immediately began groveling, and apologizing profusely. Sesshoumaru ignored it and looked at Rin.

Rin noticed that her lord was looking at her, and she snapped back to her senses. She saw through the look of sheer annoyance on his face and grinned widely. Lord Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. "Here! I've been meaning to give this to you..." she held out her hand. He saw the rock, and very slowly took it from her hands. If it was possible, she grinned even wider and took off towards the castle. "Follow her, Jaken..." He commanded. And Jaken was soon scurrying off to find Rin.

He looked at the rock in his hands. He knew what it was supposed to represent. It only seemed to increase his frustration. He was about to toss it into the nearby woods, but hesitated. He looked to it once again, and tucked it into his obi. He slowly made his way back to his castle...to his heritage.

To Be Continued...

A/N: This is my second InuYasha story, and hopefully this one will do better... :cough, cough: Anyway...this is going to be a Sesshoumaru/ OC (Arashi) story. I know it's hard to judge right now, but please Read and Review. Tell me if I should continue ahead, or stop or whatever else you may be thinking...