Sesshomaru walked through the forest. The trees made shadows on the
grounds twist and turn as if in a dance from the noonday's breeze. Behind
him the young girl Rin skipped happily after him, smiling as if she had not
a care in the world. Jaken took up the rear, mumbling something about him
being his masters' 'test', and that nobody cared about him.
The sun gleamed through a hole in the canopy and soon the trio found themselves in the middle of a meadow. Beyond that stood a huge castle built of bone and rock.
"Home…"Sesshomaru mutter, a rare smile softly playing on his lips.
Chapter1- Arrival
It was a magnificent castle. The doors themselves were made of bone and ivory polished to a gleam that hung on golden hinges with beautiful handles. The handles were silver rungs that were held in the mouth of wolves with ruby eyes and crystal teeth. Much to Sesshomaru's surprise, a middle-aged Kitsune male leapt from the battlement above the entrance and landed in front of the silver haired man.
"Welcome back, milord"
The castle, unlike what Sesshomaru had believed, was still inhabited by servants and vassals who scuttled here and there under the control of second-rank Tai Youkai. When Sesshomaru entered the great hall a silence fell upon the room and all creatures in the room bowed.
"I could get to like this.." Sesshomaru said, and Rin laughed.
After making a few things clear ( Rin was his servant, and not to be eaten, etc.) Sesshomaru showed Rin her room. It was the room with the most light in the entire castle, and upon its eastern wall hung a tapestry that showed a mountain with snow covered peaks and a dragon gliding in front of the moon. Rin gasped at the bed in the corner of the room, a futon with red silk sheets and a side table that had intricate flowers carved in its legs. On the western side of the room was a massive window (where most of the light was from) that had a window seat under it, with, as most of the fabric was, silken cushions.
"Arigatoo, Sesshomaru-sama! This is great!" Rin squealed, giving her lord a quick hug before leaping onto the silken cushions and gazing out of the window into the vast mountain that stood behind the castle.
"So you like it? Good." Sesshomaru said, his face emotionless, yet a smile seemed to flash in his eyes.
"You have a very nice house there, Sesshomaru, and a lovely little girl. I would like them both." A voice said. It smiled." Of course, I suppose you won't give them up easily, will you?" A Shikon Shard gleamed in it's hand. " And I want to gaze upon the Shikon-No-Tama's fullest beauty."
AN: So, how's it so far? If you, err, are really slow, its is, of course, well, think baboon. It would totally ruin the theatrical effect if I said his name ^_^* REMEMBER! My writing urge is fueled by reviews: No reviews, no writing. Kay?Kay. Tootles.
The sun gleamed through a hole in the canopy and soon the trio found themselves in the middle of a meadow. Beyond that stood a huge castle built of bone and rock.
"Home…"Sesshomaru mutter, a rare smile softly playing on his lips.
Chapter1- Arrival
It was a magnificent castle. The doors themselves were made of bone and ivory polished to a gleam that hung on golden hinges with beautiful handles. The handles were silver rungs that were held in the mouth of wolves with ruby eyes and crystal teeth. Much to Sesshomaru's surprise, a middle-aged Kitsune male leapt from the battlement above the entrance and landed in front of the silver haired man.
"Welcome back, milord"
The castle, unlike what Sesshomaru had believed, was still inhabited by servants and vassals who scuttled here and there under the control of second-rank Tai Youkai. When Sesshomaru entered the great hall a silence fell upon the room and all creatures in the room bowed.
"I could get to like this.." Sesshomaru said, and Rin laughed.
After making a few things clear ( Rin was his servant, and not to be eaten, etc.) Sesshomaru showed Rin her room. It was the room with the most light in the entire castle, and upon its eastern wall hung a tapestry that showed a mountain with snow covered peaks and a dragon gliding in front of the moon. Rin gasped at the bed in the corner of the room, a futon with red silk sheets and a side table that had intricate flowers carved in its legs. On the western side of the room was a massive window (where most of the light was from) that had a window seat under it, with, as most of the fabric was, silken cushions.
"Arigatoo, Sesshomaru-sama! This is great!" Rin squealed, giving her lord a quick hug before leaping onto the silken cushions and gazing out of the window into the vast mountain that stood behind the castle.
"So you like it? Good." Sesshomaru said, his face emotionless, yet a smile seemed to flash in his eyes.
"You have a very nice house there, Sesshomaru, and a lovely little girl. I would like them both." A voice said. It smiled." Of course, I suppose you won't give them up easily, will you?" A Shikon Shard gleamed in it's hand. " And I want to gaze upon the Shikon-No-Tama's fullest beauty."
AN: So, how's it so far? If you, err, are really slow, its is, of course, well, think baboon. It would totally ruin the theatrical effect if I said his name ^_^* REMEMBER! My writing urge is fueled by reviews: No reviews, no writing. Kay?Kay. Tootles.