Hey everyone! This is my first ever fanfic ever! I hope you enjoy it! I do appreciate constructive criticism but just plain bashing will get you nowhere, becauseI will most likely proceed to ignore you...anyway, on a lighter note,I hope you enjoy my story. I will have some a/n before and after, even within the story itself, so be prepared!The rating is for the possibility of later chapters...you have been warned. There will be somegore and violence soon, so yeah...enjoy! Love and Peace, Katelyn.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or it's characters. I do, however, own Valandil as well as her mother, father, and other misc character that i though ofusing my imagination (rainbow appears over my head).
Chapter 1:Introductions
"Mother! Mother!" a shrill little voice screamed. A grown demoness winced as her daughter's high-pitched voice hurt her sensitive, pointed ears. One thing she never understood is how her daughter's voice never affected her own ears. She smiled.
"Yes?" she asked in a singsong voice, turning to see her young demoness daughter, silver hair askew, bright green eyes lit up with joy.
"Look what I found mother!" she ran towards her mother, her clamped fist holding a bright orange flower with purple stripes emerging from the center. "It matches you're hair, except for the purple. It would be funny if you had purple in your hair," the young girl giggled.
"Hai Valandil, it would be. Maybe if I had purple stripes in my hair, you would too." The young demoness seemed to contemplate that suggestion, looked at her hair, and smiled.
"I think that would be pretty!" then Valandil suddenly changed the subject, "Where's father?" Standing, her mother flipped her bright sunset orange hair over her shoulder.
"Oh he's out by river. Maybe you could learn some more water skills before dinner. You have learned most of my fire ones." Nodding her head vigorously, Valandil started to run out the door.
"And don't forget to tell your father it is almost time for dinner!" she yelled after her daughter. Valandil ran across the large courtyard of their mansion, through the garden, and towards the river at the edge of the forest. 'I should've warn my training uniform. This kimono is so hard to run in. But I have to look presentable tonight.'
Of course she had to look presentable tonight. Tonight was the night that the lord of the western lands was coming to their mansion, along with his oldest son. She had never met the young demon before, but her friends had told her that he was a very attractive little boy. She had also heard tales of their mighty lord from her father and mother. The taiyoukai was said to be very noble, possessing lots of valor, care for his people (demon and humans alike), as well as good looks. Valandil hoped they both would like her. After all, her parents were planning a betrothal. Valandil giggled girlishly, a slight blush crossing her cheeks.
Finally reaching her father, Valandil slowed, tip-toeing close to her father. She took a deep breath, reading to shout, when…
"Good evening Valandil," her father greeted not turning from the task he was completing which happened to be catching fish for tonight's dinner.
Valandil frowned. "How come I can never sneak up on you? You always hear me," she said, sullenly playing with the end of her father's long silver ponytail.
"I do not hear you, I sense you, just as I taught you. Your skills are not used as much. I use mine every minute of the day, even when performing such a simple task as catching fish," he said turning and kneeling in front of his daughter, smiling his still handsome boyish smile. Valandil quickly raised her eyes, a small frown on her flawless face.
"Hey," she began, waving a scolding finger at her father, "that's how you always were able to find me playing hide-and-seek you big, fat cheater!"
"Me?" He asked, a mach-innocent expression on his face.
"Yes, you." She said, poking him in the stomach, unable to reach his chest. "How am I supposed to sense things?" Valandil asked, her little bottom lip protruding into a pout.
"Well," her father started, kneeling to his daughter's level, "when you start, it's really hard, so you must focus." Valandil nodded urgently, signaling for him to keep talking.
" There are many ways to learn how, but this is the method my father used with me. First, close your eyes, reach for the spirits of everything around you. Now I will be absolutely silent and I want you to tell me where I am as I'm moving. Are you ready? No peeking." Moving silently, Valandil's father moved within a short distance to warm her up, then moving farther until he was almost at the house.
"Okay, you're right next to me, you're crossing the river, you're walking over the bridge, you're walking through the garden, you're crossing the courtyard, and… hey, waitaminute! Don't leave me!" Valandil yelled after her father, and started running towards her home. Suddenly, she paused. Her new newly acquired senses picked up someone coming towards her house, no, two people. Both were very powerful demons.
Valandil turned the corner in time to see her father greeting the Lord of the Western Lands.
"Oh," her mother began, " here she is. Inutaisho-sama, Sesshomaru, this is my daughter, Valandil. Valandil, this is, as you have probably guessed this is Lord of the Western Lands and his heir, Sesshomaru." Valandil customarily smiled and bowed, "Good evening. I have been looking forward to meeting you." She looked at the younger lord, her, she blushed slightly, betrothed. He was cute, very cute, and he would no doubt be an extremely handsome demon when he grew older. He had silver hair that went past his shoulder blades, an indigo moon on his fore head, two striped adorning each wrist signaling poison, two maroon stripes on his cheeks and along his eyelids. He was slightly taller than her (each of them being young pre-adolescents in human standards). Her investigation was cut short with the invasion of her fathers voice inside her hear.
'You are staring,' it said, making her blush deepen.
Dinner was accompanied with polite conversation, mostly on the adults' part, while Valandil and Sesshomaru joined in when necessary.
The next morning
Sesshomaru exited his bedchambers, and went outside. He would have gone to look for the adults, but he remembered they were going over some business. He headed through the beautiful courtyard, into the field beside the house. He gazed out among the surrounding area, seeing it littered with wildflowers. He sensed a demoness on one of the nearest hills, and realized it to be Valandil. He approached her and he saw that she had made a flower wreath for her head, and was in the process of making another, which was almost finished. He also noticed that she was humming prettily to herself. Valandil was so totally engrossed, that she didn't realize that Sesshomaru had totally approached her, and was now standing next to her. Sesshomaru observed her for a short while, and then cleared his throat, amused as he watched her jump in surprise. She looked up at him with her bright sea-green eyes and blushed slightly in embarrassment.
"Oh!" she gasped and attempted quickly, too quickly, to stand, " good morning Sessho-…" Her foot caught the front of her kimono, causing her to fall forward…right into the young Sesshomaru's arms. He caught her effortlessly, and noticed her face tinged a deep pink with embarrassment. Standing on her own, she continued to stutter an apology.
"G-gomen ne s-sai, Sesshomaru-sama," she muttered, her eyes cast towards the ground. 'He must think I'm a total klutz now…well…I am a total klutz but that's besides the point…and now I'm just standing here, looking at the ground like dolt…ugh…say something…anything!' she yelled to herself, while Sesshomaru watched a display of emotions cross her delicate face. He smiled a rare smile at her expense. Noticing he was smiling, Valandil took this opportunity to invite him to sit with her, to which he gladly obliged.
"How was your sleep, Sesshomaru-sama?" Valandil asked, continuing her task of making a wreath of flowers.
"Sesshomaru is fine." He said slightly stiff, trying to not seem uncomfortable, feeling slightly nervous to be around the young demoness who would, if all plans went well, someday become his lady.
"Oh," Valandil said surprised, but then smiled with a small blush paying across her cheeks, "Ok."
"I slept well, as a matter of fact. Your home is very comfortable." He informed her, his eyes set on the mansion below. There was a pregnant pause in which Valandil proceeded to begin her humming her nameless tune. Out of nervousness, Sesshomaru began to play with a blade of grass beside his leg, glancing periodically toward the beautiful demoness. Again, he cleared his throat, gaining Valandil's attention once again.
"So, have your parents told you of…the…" he had trouble finishing the sentence. 'Gah! I've never been like this around anyone before, especially some girl! What has come over me?'
Noticing his trouble, Valandil decided to finish for him.
"The betrothal," looking to Sesshomaru who nodded, intentionally not looking at her, "yes. Mother and Father have let loose a few details, but not enough, well, not for me. I would like to ask you some questions about yourself, if that is okay?" Sesshomaru considered this quickly, and seeing no harm in her asking, he nodded.
"Okay…" she paused. She completely forgot everything she had planned to ask him. Flustered, she huffed, and Sesshomaru, amused, actually let out a chuckle. Surprised by this sudden noise that filled her sensitive ears, she Valandil looked up at Sesshomaru, who was now beginning to laugh at how ridiculous the two of them were being. Valandil too began to join in the laughter, also realizing how plain funny they were being. After they filled a long laugh, Valandil remembered some question of hers, and Sesshomaru came up with a few of his own.
"So," Valandil began, another question popping into her head, "Where's you mother." Sesshomaru's eyes instantly darkened, his demeanor become cold. Valandil immediately noticed his change in mood, and proceeded to apologize.
"Gomen! I did not know that that would offend you. Please, forgive me?" She pleaded, Sesshomaru just held up a hand, signaling for her to stop, his eyes closed and eyebrows knitted together.
"No, it is alright. It is not your fault that my father chose to leave my mother for some despicable human," Sesshomaru spat. "My mother is dead. She died of a broken heart." Sesshomaru ended with a quivering voice, his bangs shielding his eyes, making sure Valandil did not see his weakness. But something surprised him. He suddenly felt a warmth envelope him. Two small arms wrapped around his waste in an embrace. Surprised, he looked to his side to see Valandil. Realizing their close proximity, she pulled back, looking up at him. Unable to find words, she just looked at him, again admiring his handsomeness.
Her eyes then widened with realization, and she turned reaching beside her. Sesshomaru leaned her direction, peaking to see what she was doing. Valandil turned quickly to reveal in her hands the finished crown of flowers, a bright smile on her face, as she offered it to Sesshomaru. Grateful of her small, thoughtful gift, Sesshomaru smiled again (something that barely anyone but Valandil would ever see), and took it, placing it upon his head. It slipped slightly, down to his eyes, and Valandil let out a giggle.
"Sorry. I must have made it too big," she laughed, trying to hide her smile behind the back of her hand. Sesshomaru smiled at her, and proceeded to tilt it a certain way so it would fit. Valandil soon heard the voice of her father coming into her head.
'It is time for dinner. You have been outside all day. Time to come in.' he said.
'Okay,' she relayed back, standing, this time not falling.
"Glad to see you do own some sense of balance," Sesshomaru teased. Valandil just huffed, and proceeded to have another mood shift back to happy. She took his hand, and proceeded leading him down the hill, not noticed the widened eyes and slight blush adorning his handsome features. She looked back at him, and smiled, and he smiled back.
End chapter 1!
I have successfully ended the first part of my prologue. Yes, this is just the prologue. Be prepared for some long, long chapters!