Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or Bleach.
A/N: Warning for those of you who like very long chapters, I wanted to do something different this time so each chapter is less than 1000 words, but I am not shortening the story or taking anything away. It's kind of like the chapters are played as staccato notes they're short and fast but together they make a song with a distinct rhythm. I know it may sound weird but each title is the note and the body is the sound. Every chapter is needed to complete the story. If you're more visual the chapters are like small puzzle pieces, they all fit together to make the complete picture ;)
Chapter 1- Why do Dogs Chase Cats?
It is a clear night with a full moon. There is a slight breeze coming from the east. The night seems unusually peaceful. The silence is only broken by the sound of crickets. Then there is nothing, no breeze; even the crickets have been silenced. It is almost as if the forest is dead, until the silence is broken by the sound of ocean waves. He knows it is not the ocean; they were not near any body of water. It could be only one thing, a trou de ver.
"Lord Sesshomaru, wait" screams Jaken, "where are you going?"
"This does not concern you"
Sesshomaru moves swiftly until he sees the trou de ver and enters without hesitation. It takes only milliseconds but he has traveled across worlds. He has returned to the Seireitei. "Where are you?" He takes a deep breath. Her scent was faint but strong enough for him to follow.
"Hey you stop," yells a wiry haired shinigami. Sesshomaru just keeps walking. Two more shinigami jump in front of him. "Halt" they yell in unison.
"Move", Sesshomaru commands. You will not keep me from her.
"I don't know who you think you are, but when we say stop we mean it", snarls a big burly shinigami as he approaches along with three more shinigami, "there is no where to run."
"Why would I run?" questions Sesshomaru "Now move" he demands as he starts walking.
"You're not going anywhere", huffs a short thin shinigami with zanpaktou in hand. He charges at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru easily blocks his attack with Tenseiga, sending his attacker crashing into another shinigami knocking both men out. This leads to a full attack from the remaining shinigami. Sesshomaru easily dispatches of the small band using the Whip of Light. He then continues on his way. Her scent is getting stronger. He know she is there, somewhere. Quickly he makes it to fourth ward, a section of the Seireitei where a lot of minor nobles lived. Two children, a boy and a girl were playing in a clearing. The scene prompts him to reminisce about his first visit to the Seireitei and the first time he meets her, the one who stole his heart so long ago.
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Young Sesshomaru felt something hit him on the on shoulder. He opened his eyes to find a pair of golden eyes staring into his. He quickly moved his hand to hit the person above him, but his hand never came in contact with anything. I must be seeing things he thought as he slowly stood. Sesshomaru surveyed his surroundings but nothing looked familiar.
"Who are you? What are you doing on my property?"
Sesshomaru was a little shocked the masked figure appeared so quickly and he was still trying to figure out where he was, so he hesitated in answering.
"Answer the questions?" in a gruffly voice commanded the little fellow.
By this time a confused Sesshomaru had become a slightly agitated Sesshomaru. "I am Lord Sesshomaru, I do not how I arrived on your property, but I will take my leave once you move", he said.
"My, my we are a haughty one, if I did not know better I'd say you were a sibling of Byakuya-bo" she said softening her voice. The mask was removed. "I am Princess Yoruichi Shihoin, but you can call me Yoruichi" she said with a big smile.
Sesshomaru did not know what to make of her. She did not look like any princess he had ever seen. Her style clothing did not designate royalty at all. She was dressed in all black in a uniform similar to a ninja not a colorful kimono like most royals, and her insistence on not using honorifics placed doubt in his mind that she really was a princess. Just then he noticed a huge tree about 500 yards away on a hill. He decided to ignore the smiling girl and head for the tree. He made it to the tree in about two seconds.
"You certainly are fast aren't you? I almost had to put in effort to beat you" .
Sesshomaru looked up to find a smiling Yoruichi in the tree. How did she get there and so quickly? That was impossible, he thought. Yoruichi jumped in front of him.
"Are you going to try and run away again, if you are next time try a little harder. I am always up for a good game of tag." she challenged.
Sesshomaru set down after feeling a little light headed. He closed eyes. "Are you OK?" she questioned.
"I am fine", he whispered, "I just need..." Before he could finish his statement he passed out.