This story takes place in Medieval Europe just coz I know what that time was like. However, I am going to use the Japanese name for things. Sorta like a Feudal/Medieval type of thing. Whatever. . ;; ⌐⌐ ;;
This story is rated 13+ because of some swearing and occasional offensive gestures.I like tacos. r/r plz
I know it is boring but read the chapter through!
I don't own Inuyasha.
Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi
Torrents of rain poured down. Lightning streaked the sky. Wind and rain lashed against the castle windows but nobody took notice. The new prince was being born. Young Prince Sesshoumaru, still a child, watched on in fascination as his new baby brother sneezed a little baby sneeze. Correction, half brother.
Sesshoumaru had been just a young boy when his parents split up. Sesshoumaru would cry and whine but his parents ignored his pleas that they stay together. He blamed his parents for betraying him. Then when he found out his dad left his mom for a human girl, Sesshoumaru made up his mind that he would hate his new mother. That proved impossible. His new mother had been everything his real one was not. She understood when he did not want to practice fencing; she accepted the fact that Sesshoumaru would be a bit cold towards her at times and she would take Sesshoumaru's side of arguments. Especially since they seemed to be more logical. He would even defend his new mother against the few youkai who challenged her opinion.
As Sesshoumaru looked at his brother he thought of the fun times they would have. His brother's big eyes looked straight back at him. His silver hair was so soft and thin yet so thick and full at the same time.
"Sesshoumaru, honey, would you like to name your new half-brother?" a soft voice called out from behind him.
"Yes mother. Thank you mother," He said happily but through gritted teeth. Half- brothers. That was all they were. His brother would always be considered inferior rather than same status just because of their different mothers. Pushing the thought away, Sesshoumaru thought of some names.
'Eh… Shippo! Nah, too girly. Koga? Wait, wasn't that the name of that stinky wolf? Eewwww. How 'bout… inu…inu…yasha…Inuyasha!'
"Inuyasha! His name will be Inuyasha!" The queen beamed at him and flashed a quick smile.
"Inuyasha it will be."
On the other side of the village another baby was being born, this one a girl. Her family was poor but they would somehow survive. Grandmother Kaede watched Kikyou as she rocked the baby. They looked so alike but were at the same time different. Kaede could tell. The baby would grow up to be strong and brave, not afraid to speak her mind but also tranquil and calm. Kikyou was silent, cold and obedient.
Kikyou looked into her new sister's eyes. They stared back at her, as if daring her to say something. Kikyou smiled. Defiance in a girl was good, especially in that day in age. If a girl was too obedient she would never survive on the streets.
"Kagome. Yes, that sound perfect. Kagome. Her fingers are so thin and delicate. She will be good at making baskets," Kikyou said.
The next day while Kikyou was getting water, she saw some thieves approaching her. They quickly ordered her to drop her valuables. Being poor, she did not have anything. Then she spied a piece of cloth on one of the men's clothing.
'Wasn't that part of Kagome's blanket?'
"Didn't you hear me wench? Drop all your valuables! This is wasting my time!" The leader of the band quickly drew his sword and cut Kikyou's arm. "That will serve as a reminder to obey men!"
Kikyou winced and watched as the men rode off. The wound wasn't fatal but the poison on the blade was. She had only a few hours to live. Then she remembered the cloth. If that was Kagome's blanket then her family was in danger. She ran back to her house, or actually, what remained of her house. Her house had been burned, raided and her family slain. Then Kikyou heard a faint crying noise. Hidden under a blanket was Kagome. Kagome was whimpering piteously. Kikyou would have to get her to the land lord of this village. She knew the land lord to be a kind knight and the owner of a knight training school. He would take good care of her.
Running as fast as her wound would allow her to, Kikyou ran to the knight's house, carrying Kagome on her back. Finally she was there. She coughed up a pool of blood and drop Kagome lightly on the doorstep. Then, Kikyou, with the last bit of her strength knocked on the door. A maid answered and Kikyou said, "Please take good care of her. Her name is Kagome." With that Kikyou dropped to the ground, lifeless. The maid stood horrified for a second then she picked up the baby and dragged Kikyou's dead body into the house.
-15 years later-
"Hiraikotsu!" yelled a girl as she launched a giant boomerang into a bush. A doe followed by a few birds darted out. "Get the doe Kagome!"
"Gotcha Sango!" Yelled Kagome as she shot an arrow the deer. The doe fell and lay on the forest ground, an arrow sticking out of her throat.
"I should put it out of its misery," muttered Sango as she rushed to the fallen animal. Drawing her sword, she slit the deer's neck. "Venison for dinner tonight!"
The two girls walked with the deer between them back to their small castle. The first one, Sango, was a tall, athletic girl with dark brown eyes and mid-back length chestnut brown hair. She was dressed in a tunic over a shirt. The tunic was emblazoned with a fearsome lion reared on its haunches in red and black. This was the symbol of the Demon Exterminators. Holding the tunic in place was a belt. Sango was wearing her full Demon Exterminators outfit complete with her knee-pads and shoulder-pads. She was wearing black breeches and a pair of black boots that would have made even the neo-Goths of today jealous.
Behind her, holding the other end of the doe was Kagome. Like Kaede's prediction, Kagome did grow up to be healthy and strong, not to mention courageous and emotional. She wore her heart proudly on her sleeve and did not care about other's opinion. Well, maybe a little. Kagome wore a simple green dress and a white skirt over it. Unlike Sango, she was not training to be a knight and did not wear "men's clothes", as she called them.
That same day at the Royal Castle Inuyasha was getting mad. Inuyasha was usually mad but that's beside the point. He was avoided all because he was half demon and half human. After 15 years of abuse he finally snapped.
"Why do people treat me like an object? I am living person!" he roared at his brother. Always calm, Sesshoumaru quietly counted to ten and voiced his opinion.
"Well if you don't like it, why don't you, you know, break the rules a bit. God knows how many times you've broken the rules already." Inuyasha stopped his ranting.
"You mean run away? That's against the law! Well…it isn't but it isn't really acceptable," Inuyasha said crossly.
"Well, the laws never said you couldn't run away," Sesshoumaru said slowly and clearly talking as if Inuyasha were a young child, incapable of understanding big words.
"Yeah, well, let's say I do run away. What's to say that you won't run to Mom and Dad and tell?"
"You worry about keeping hidden. I'll worry about Mom and Dad." Inuyasha thought about this. Sesshoumaru, who already knew Inuyasha's answer, continued. "I know of your secret trips to the village very now and then (Inuyasha blushed at this) with your friend Miroku. Why don't you go off with him, seeing as he travels so much?" Inuyasha nodded gratefully.
"Thanks Sesshoumaru, really." Sesshoumaru was surprised at this statement from Inuyasha.
"I've saved something for you. I knew one day you would snap and decide to run away. Well, here you are." Sesshoumaru handed Inuyasha a sword. It was a rusty old sword. "It was Father's but he gave it to me. Unfortunately, I can not wield it. It will be your and you will discover its secret." Inuyasha tried to draw the sword from it's sheath. It didn't budge.
"What kind of a dumb ass sword is this? It won't even come out!" Inuyasha yelled angrily. Sesshoumaru sighed and rubbed his temples. Although the brothers were so close, sometimes Inuyasha was just plain hard to deal with. There were three types of Inuyasha: Inuyasha pretending to be stupid to be funny; Inuyasha pretending to be stupid to get an answer fast; and Inuyasha being just plain stupid. Sometimes it was hard to tell the last from the first two.
All right, all done with the boring-ness. The next chapter will be better.
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