Chapter 1 The sky darkened and black clouds rolled in. Sesshomaru looked up towards the sky. Dammit, it's going to rain.. He thought I hate the rain.It was raining that day too... He forced himself not to think about it. Ever since it happened, he made a promise to himself... I never even bring it to mind, then maybe I'll forget... Little needles of water began to fall against his White-Blue hair. "Jaken, faster!!" He yelled to the imp. Jaken jumped to his feet and match the tall Youkai's gait. "Lord Sesshomaru, are we going to be sleeping outside tonight again..?" No answer... "L-lord, Sess-" "Quiet, Jaken!" The continued along the field. It was plain and boring, just grass with a little dirt road. There were yells in the distance. Sesshomaru yellow eyes scanned the horizon line. It didn't look as any mortals were coming, so he remained in a passive state. After twenty minutes, Sesshomaru and Jaken were soaked head to toe and it felt as if the sun had gone down. He scaled a hill and looked down. A quaint little village stood at the bottom. The windows glowed with yellow light as the rain played on the roof. It might be warm in there...I wonder what its like... Sesshomaru thought. "Is the Lady Rin down there, can you smell her, lord?" Jaken inquired. Sesshomaru whiffed the air, and all he got was rain, mud, and the stench of human. Poor little Rin had been lost while he had been desecrating four armies. "What do you think, should I destroy it?" Sesshomaru asked. Without waiting to hear what Jaken's opinion was, he casually strolled down the path towards the homesteads. As he was making his way down, a little boy ran in front of. He was extremely dirty and holding a ball, just a filthy as himself. He must have been seven or eight from the looks of him. He turned to face the towering Youkai. Sesshomaru looked down his nose at him, not even bother to move his head. The child dropped his ball and stared up at Sesshomaru. uh... what sickening innocence. Sesshomaru observed. "You...bad?" The boy said, quietly. Sesshomaru enjoyed scaring human children, so he bent down and moved his head down to the Childs level, grinning in a shallow sort of way. "Would you like to find out?" Sesshomaru almost laughed. He made his eyes glow red and widen. The boy bolted away screaming, Sesshomaru stood up. This time he smiled broadly and revealed his poison talons. They shone, despite the dark atmosphere. Sesshomaru flew up to the first building, and using his claws, ripped it apart, as easy at tearing wet paper. The people inside yelled and ran away like ants. And so he continued, using whip, claws, and sword, and eventually the entire village was gone. He hadn't killed anyone, just scared them off. No one noticed this, but Sesshomaru never killed humans unless they spoke to him in a rude manner. He strolled to the last standing house and went inside. It was warm, and a small fire was going. He grabbed his long hair, and squeezed all the water out he could onto some mortal's blankets. Jaken attempted to make his way in but Sesshomaru spied him. "Out Jaken, there's plenty of other places to stay!" Sesshomaru snapped at the intruder. Stupid Jaken, whatever chance he got, he knew Jaken would try something... He appeared loyal, but in truth Sesshomaru knew Jaken hated him since the day he was born. Sesshomaru unclasped his cold armor and threw it to the floor, then removed his Kimono, belt and pants, and set them aside to dry. He found a large blanket to cover up with until his garments were completely rid of wetness. Sesshomaru leaned against the rickety wall and listened to the wind. He closed his eyes and drifted into and uneasy sleep. When he awoke the fire had spent itself. He went over to his clothing and felt them. Relatively dry, good enough to wear. He pulled them on, but left the armor lying on the floor. He sat upon a small wooden bench leaning on the side of the house. "Jaken!" He called "get ready!". He stood up and looked outside. The rain had lessened, but it still lingered on. Sesshomaru started walking without making sure Jaken was coming. Just then he stopped. What is that scent? Smells like..Youkai....but then.. He stopped and smelled the air again. Something was coming. It smelled a little like Youkai, but also dragon, some..Tanuki? Kitsune?? He couldn't put his finger on it, but it smelled powerful. He tensed for battle, standing rigid. The smell grew closer, and closer. AGGH, it stinks... Sesshomaru could barley stand the overpowering stench. His face wrinkled, and he stopped breathing through his nose. Then a dark figure rose up. He saw a purplish white hair, stuck up in a Chinese headdress. This was a woman? She wore beautiful clothes, made from Chinese silks with dizzying patterns and held a wonderfully crafted pink and blue umbrella with flowers painted on it. She saw Sesshomaru and stopped. She looks so gentle, he thought, could that stink be coming from her? She looked up at him and made a small noise. Sesshomaru would not let his guard, no matter how she looked. "Hello" she said "how are you?" She said sweetly. Sesshomaru backed up. Sesshomaru was powerful. VERY powerful, but he knew there were some foes even HE couldn't stand up to. "What's the matter?" She said, almost sounding hurt. She looked down. The smell amplified. She turned back up and her face had completely altered. She dove at Sesshomaru, but he was too fast. She revealed that she had knives on her hands and razor sharp talons. Sesshomaru continued to dodge her lightning fast attacks then flew over to her head and tried to get a attack on her back. He sliced into her flesh, ripping the clothing on her back and released the poisonous vapors from his fingernails. She cried out at first that stood up and laughed. Sesshomaru looked at his hand. The blood was eating away at his flesh!! He wiped it of quickly and look back at his foe. She had completely healed and was coming straight at him! He dodged again, but she struck a bit of his leg. The big white pants now had a rip, stained with blood. Sesshomaru growled and looked back. She stood, passive. He used the giant fur on his shoulder (mainly used as a bed or something to keep warm in, but also a useful weapon..) and swung it around her body, binding her. He flashed up to her and slapped her face with his Light-Whip. The top part of her head almost fell off, but quickly mended itself back in its rightful place and she remained unmarred. [/i]How can someone be this powerful?? Sesshomaru thought it was time to take drastic measures. He released her from the fur grip and jumped far back. He began the transformation, into his dog form. His eyes became rubies and shone. His hair was blowen up by a wind spiral, gathering around him. He prepared for the change when nails slammed into his chest and withdrew. He became normal, but his eyes were still wide. He looked down. An ugly scarlet gash had appeared across his chest. Vision blurred, he fell to his knees... Jaken.. . where's Jaken.. What if. Who.... He blacked out..