Chapter 1: Omen
Hanon walked happily along a small dirt path, she slowed down to smell the sweet scents of the flowers and plants that surrounded her. She began to sing Beautiful Wish her mother's lullaby, she stopped when she heard laughter and began to run to the noise. She looked around to see where the laughter had leaded her; it's a beach she thought. She saw as Inuyasha was pestering Shippo as usual, Sango and Miroku were sitting together in the sun letting the water wet them. Then she noticed that she wasn't with them, she ran over to Sango and Miroku.
"Sango! Miroku!" she called out to them. She stood waving her hands in their faces; it was like they didn't even notice. She ran from them and went to Rini who was playing in the water.
"Rini!" she yelled, no response from her either. What was going on? She decided to try one last try. She walked over to Inuyasha whose eyes were not set on her but on Kagome, who had just now appeared. He gave the most affectionate look; suddenly angry she yelled "SIT BOY!" she yelled, but he didn't fall. He couldn't hear her, nobody could hear her.
"You don't belong here Hanon" said a voice. She looked to be shocked when she saw who the person was. NO! What is he doing here! She screamed in her head. She looked up to see her father staring face to face with her.
"Wh- what are you doing here?" she asked, she could feel the fear in her voice. He laughed,
"I'm here to finish what I started with your mother!" he yelled, all of a sudden lighting and thunder began to roar as he shouted. She watched as his fist began to gather a ton of hot and dangerous energy.
"DIE!" he yelled, "Fist of fury!" he sent his fists right at her.
"NO!" she screamed.
Hanon awoke, her body was sweating like crazy. It didn't take her long to realize that it wasn't sweat she was covered in, it was water. In her dream it had been raining, could it be possible for her too able to actually experience the feelings she felt in her dream? She shook away the question; maybe Inuyasha could help her out, maybe he could make her calm down. She stood and began to walk to Inuyasha, who was fast asleep underneath an oak tree. The wind blowing the leaves around him made him look like a sleeping god. Hanon smiled, she sat down next to him placing her hand on the tree's trunk.
"Ow!" she bit her lip to keep from yelling. She had cut her finger on the bark, awkward how could it have- she shook her head. She watched as Inuyasha slowing opened his beautiful golden amber eyes.
"Hanon?" he asked, "What are you doing u-"that's when he caught the scent of her blood. Hanon tried to hide her finger,
"Your bleeding, here let me see your hand" he said. Hanon gave him her hand. He stared at finger moving it from side to side. Then without hesitation he began to suck on her finger to stop the bleeding. Hanon felt her heart skip a beat, what is he doing? He's acting so weird, yet all this had made my heart pound she thought. Inuyasha took her finger out of his mouth and took out a piece of cloth and rip off a little piece of it. He began to wrap it around her finger. Hanon smiled at his kindness,
"Thanks" she muttered, maybe it was too early in the morning because he lying down on my shoulder!!!! She yelled in her mind. He nuzzled his head against hers, Hanon could feel herself blushing.
"Inuyasha, I need to speak with you" she said, he lifted his head, wiggling his dog ears to prove he was listening. It was then she began to feel fear, when Inuyasha noticed her trembling.
"What it is, what happened, why you all are wet?" he began to tower her in questions.
"I dreamt of my father" she said, Inuyasha's expression changed. His eyes grew worried and for a second she saw a hint of affection in his golden amber eyes. Inuyasha sat up straight,
"So are you going to tell me what it was about?" he asked, Hanon hesitated. Should I tell him, if I do he could be in real danger, my father is ruthless, he'll kill anyone that's gets in his way, and worse he might his henchmen after, the Dark Lovers and the Black Beauty Sisters she thought. Maybe Inuyasha will understand, she continued stare at his beautiful eyes. Inuyasha had never taken her as seriously as he was now. She took a deep breath,
"Inuyasha, you already know my father is a complete insane mass murderer, and having a dream about him has really freaked me out, plus in my dream he not only kills you and everyone else I know and love he also kills me, I always knew I would die by my fathers hands, but it was not a fate I ever wanted for you and the others" she said breathlessly. She wanted to cry at the thought, but she knew she couldn't. Dreaming of her father was bad enough, but not being able to let out tears of fear and frustration was something she didn't want to add to list of worries. Inuyasha looked at her, without hesitation he grabbed her arm pulling her closer to him. He rested her head on his shoulder, he closed his eyes.
"Don't say silly things like that, you won't die, I swear on my own life I'll protect you from him, I will never let what happen to Kikyo happen to you" he said, Hanon knew he was thinking of Kikyo now. Yet she couldn't help but feel glad that he was there for her.
"You swear you won't forget me, even if I die?" she asked, Inuyasha nodded. She began to twitch her cat ears, and her tail. Finally finding the happiness in her heart she thought had left her. She rested her head back on his shoulder. She opened her mouth to speak but closed it when she heard the slow breathing coming from Inuyasha. He's asleep she thought. She closed her eyes trying to sleep but the images of her father kept flying back to her.
"Mother!" I yelled, watching as my father grabbed my mother's neck. His laughter made a shiver crawl down my spine. Why was he doing this? I watched as my mother's body fell to the ground.
"No!" I screamed "Mother, please wake up! I need you!" I cried, I tried to swim to her lifeless body but Gaito my father stopped me with his large golden Scepter, it was beautiful because it belonged to the queen, in the ocean the women were the most superior, but my father wanted power. The scepter held a rose at the top, my mother's favorite human flower.
"Why!" I yelled, my father stared at me laughing.
"You should be grateful it wasn't you Hanon, if I were you I'd be praising me" he laughed, I began to cry, my father shot me angry glance.
"Stop crying!" he yelled, I grew scared and began to swim away. I moved my fins as fast as I could. I knew one place I would be safe at, but it was so far. Would Rina's country let me through? I swam away from my castle, my kingdom, no it wasn't my home anymore, and it was hell. The fear in mind grew when I saw the leader of the Dark Lovers standing in front of me, Maria, and her group standing behind her. Yuri, Erie, and Mika, not to mention the Black Beauty Sisters Sheshe, and Mimi. I stared in fear, the Black Beauty Sister were dangerous, and their song always brought me great pain. They began to sing,
"Voice in the Dark!" they sang, I cried out in pain, my head was killing me, as if someone was stabbing me with a bunch of tiny needles. I surrendered to them, I couldn't withstand them, I cried in fear as the dragged me backed into the castle. I was put into chains and was forced to be beaten by my own father. Hurting me in many ugly ways, then I was soon thrown into the dungeons. Where he let the mermen do whatever it is they pleased with me.
The image left my head, I wanted to scream but I kept quite. No matter how much pain I felt. I leaned in, wanting to get closer to Inuyasha, even though he was asleep I was glad he was near, I knew he would protect me and I knew I would be safe with him. That was when I realized what my life would be like if anything ever happen to Inuyasha. If my father had killed him or any of my friends I wouldn't be able to live with myself. Inuyasha was strong but my father was stronger. I knew what I had to do, I had to leave, my father was after me not my friends and I couldn't let anything happen to them. Sadness ran over me, I didn't want to leave, I would miss my friends so much, and I knew that would hate because I was leaving them, Inuyasha the most. But I had to do it, there was no stopping me.
"It was always my fate to die at my fathers hands, but it is not a fate I want for my friends" I whispered to myself. I slowly moved away from Inuyasha and ran to my bag and pulled out a pen and paper. I began to write:
Dear Friends,
I'm not sure where to begin, and I can't really tell you why I am leaving but please now that I am leaving for your own safety, I love you all like my family and I would be able to live if you died, so I am going to live with Sesshomaru for a while, I hope you all understand. I want you all to understand the reason I am doing this please know I will won't be gone for long, I hope you will find it in your hearts to forgive me.
P.S. Inuyasha thank you and I want you to know that the act of kindness you gave me tonight I will never forget, good-bye for now.
That was the end of my letter, I knew Inuyasha would hate me but I couldn't let anything happen to my friends, to my family. The amount of fear in my heart wouldn't let me change my mind about leaving them. I gave my word I wouldn't let anyone get hurt by the hands of my blood- thirsty father. He wouldn't win, if he wants me dead so be it, but I will not stand by and watch him slaughter my friends. Anger surged through, my demon self growing stronger, eager to be released. I sighed with frustration, I grabbed my side bag and began to try and pick up Lord Sesshomaru scent. Lord I thought, the word 'lord' made me think of Rin, the little girl Sesshomaru brought back to life after he found her killed by a pack of wolves. He saved her because of the act of kindness that she showed him when he was seriously injured by Inuyasha when he first learned how to use the wind scar. And even though Sesshomaru would show or admit it, he loved Rin like a daughter. I mean who wouldn't, she was absolutely adorable. In fact I remember when he got a new kimono when her old one was ripped and destroyed in battle when she was running away from Kouga's wolves. Of course Kouga would never hurt her, but Rin's been scared of wolves ever since she had been killed by them; she was mostly scared of Kouga because they were his wolves. My mind began to focus when I caught the strong scent of not Sesshomaru but Jaken (the highly annoying little demon toad who always hung around Sesshomaru, before I did) wherever Jaken was, Rin and Sesshomaru were. I ran toward the scent, I hadn't realized how far away I had gotten from Inuyasha and the others. Their scents were long gone and I wouldn't be able to find them if there scents were old. I walked behind a tree where I saw Rin and Jaken asleep under a tree. I smiled warmly, she was so cute.
"Nice to see you" said a voice, I whipped around to find myself face to face with the gorgeous demon in the whole world Sesshomaru. I blushed when I found myself so close to him, he was warm and his breathing was soft and slow. I realized how young I was for both Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. Inuyasha was over 50 years old, but is only 17. Sesshomaru looked like he was in his early twenties, but he was over 500 years old. Man did demons age slow, there both stuck in really cute young bodies. Of course I was in the same position, I would stay seventeen for many years before I turned eighteen and soon grow old and die. Wondering how I wanted to die was the question. (Health being the less likely) With all the battles we go throw with Naraku, we always end almost dying. And yet we never do, but sometime there will be a time when our time will run out.
"Sesshomaru, uh well, uh hi" I said acting like an idiot. Why was I acting like an idiot, I've traveled with Sesshomaru before, I stopped traveling with him when I met Inuyasha at age fifth-teen.
"Why aren't you with Inuyasha?" he asked, I shuddered, I can't tell him.
"We got in a fight, I couldn't even look at him so I decide to find you and cool off a bit" I lied, wanting it to be the truth. I hated lying to Sesshomaru; he was always so kind to me. Even though Sesshomaru whole resume is one big death wish, I kept myself from laughing at the thought; if I even so much make fun of him he would probably kill me. Still I couldn't help but let out at least a little giggle. Sesshomaru turned to me, the bored expression never leaving his face.
"What is so funny?" he asked, I shrugged and tried to play it cool.
"I just thought of something I wanted to do to make Inuyasha sorry for what he did and it was really funny" I told him. Sesshomaru said nothing, instead he woke Jaken and Rin. I watched as Rin's eyes slowing opened, pleading with Sesshomaru that she didn't want to clean. She was so adorable.
"Jaken!" Sesshomaru said sternly. Jaken arose and stood looking up him.
"Yes, my lord" he replied.
"Carry Rin, we are leaving tonight" he said, I was clueless about what it was that made him want to leave so soon, but when I saw the tiresome face on Jaken I spoke;
"I'll carry Rin, it would give me something to do" I said, Sesshomaru nodded. I went and pick up Rin, her body was warm and her soft breathing made me feel happy. She shifted around to get comfortable and fell instantly asleep. Seeing Rin made me feel happy, I wasn't sure why. Maybe it was because she reminded me of, well, me. A smaller version of course, she shared a bond with Sesshomaru just like I did. We both would rather live in a world full of evil scary demons then live with bossy arrogant humans. I learned that part about Rin when we were kidnapped together by a demon with no name. He abducts children and women by the sound of it's flute. Rin and I fell into it's trap, then a group of monks found us and carried Rin out of the cave after we both refused to leave until Sesshomaru had gotten there. She kicked and screamed and told the monk she never wanted to go back and live a village with humans ever again, and I agreed. My experience with humans wasn't good either. The people I thought were my family turned there backs to me and treated me like I wasn't there. I was betrayed and my adopted brother Kaiba locked me in my room and kept me there like a dog so I would go back and see Inuyasha. Rin's story was different, her whole family had been slaughter and murdered by a group of bandits. She was the only one to survive, the disaster from it left her mute, then she met Sesshomaru who not only brought her back to life after she got eaten by a group of wolves, but he let her stay with him. Like he did me, when Karen (my friend) died in my arms, he took me in and taught me how to defend myself. He taught Rin to be brave and to learn how speak, now she more brilliant than ever.
"Hanon" she murmured, bringing my attention back to her beautiful brown eyes.
"I didn't mean to wake you" I told still gazing at her. She motioned me to put her down and I did.
"That's ok, this is about the time I wake up any way, and it's almost dawn" she said, looking up at me. I gave her a sweet smile, and she returned it. Then she said it, the worst (yet beautiful) thing anyone has ever asked me.
"Hanon, would you be my mommy?" she asked, I stopped dead in my tracks. Rin's parents and family had been murdered by bandits. I didn't have a mother either, so I knew what it felt like not to have a mother at such a small age. All the things a father or boy could tell you, I could feel myself shaking. She was such a good girl, and I didn't want to her feelings. I knelt down to her giving her a hug.
"Please, you're the only besides Sesshomaru who cares for me" she whispered through tears. I smiled at her and hugged her again.
"Of course I'll be your mother, just like Sesshomaru, I will always be with you" I told her, which meant I wasn't lying, I loved her, and now I would have to learn to get used to the word 'mommy'. I smiled; I knew the word was going to make me happy, even if I was a seventeen and now a mother. Rin looked up and smiled; she let out a quick giggle and ran to Sesshomaru. Oh, no, she was going to tell Sesshomaru. What would he think? Would she want us to be her parents? I didn't move, to busy shaking while Rin brought Sesshomaru back to where I was frozen.
"Lord Sesshomaru, Hanon is my new mommy" she told him, the smiled never leaving her face. Sesshomaru didn't say a word. Instead he nodded and began walking again. I let out a sigh of relief as Rin and I followed behind. I knew one thing was for sure, there was no way I was going to talk like a mother, and I wasn't going to be as over-protective as Kaiba is. I'm going to be the perfect mother I told myself. I put my hand to stomach; I realized how hungry I was.
"Rin, are you hungry?" I asked, she nodded.
"Yes mommy" she said, the word shocked me a little, but somehow it felt right.
"Sesshomaru, go on ahead, Rin and I are going to find something to eat, we'll catch up!" I called to him. I could see Sesshomaru nod,
"Jaken!" he yelled, Jaken his little toad demon shook with shock at his masters harsh tone.
"Take care of Hanon and Rin" he told him.
"Well I was thinking I could come along, if it's not too much trouble" he began, Sesshomaru stared at him.
"Jaken, do you dare question my orders?" he asked Jaken sternly. I could see fear pass through Jaken's body. Angrily Jaken made his way back to us, and we watched as Sesshomaru's body slowly disappeared.
"You it's okay if you want to go with him, I can take care of Rin" I told him, Jaken looked up at me.
"Listen, don't think that just because you've won Lord Sesshomaru's heart, that your going to get special treatment from me Hanon" he said stubbornly. That made me angry, and what did he mean I won Lord Sesshomaru's heart. I gasped, did Sesshomaru love me?
"I don't know what you're talking about Jaken, and I don't want any special treatment!" I yelled, wanting to hit him. He rolled his huge yellow toad like eyes.
"Did you just roll your eyes at me?" I asked, He stared at me,
"Yes, you said it yourself, that you didn't want any special treatment, so you won't get it from me" he retorted. I gritted my teeth, trying to keep myself from looking bad in front of Rin. I decided to ignore him, I grabbed Rin's arm and we walked down away from him.
"Are we just going to leave him there?" asked Rin.
"Don't worry, he'll come, at least when I tell him that Sesshomaru will kill him if finds out that he left us" I said, I knew Jaken had heard me because he had begun to follow us as we went to find a village. I followed my new daughter, and an annoyed toad to a village to get something. Although fish didn't sound so bad, I licked my lips at the thought of the nice scales running in my mouth; yeah I know it sounds weird. I like eating my old kind, but I'm a cat so it was in my nature, beside I could still turn into mermaid and finding fish would be easy. My stomach sounded like a croaking frog and I couldn't stand it.
"How do you feel about having some fi-"I was cut off by some humans who were holding spears and pitch forks,
"Let that girl go you hateful demon!" yelled the first man, who had a very ugly face, his eyes were big and bulgy, and he looked like he hadn't showered in days. I mean come on they might not have showers here but you can at least find a clean river to soak yourself in.
"Release her demon" said the other man, this one was good-looking, he had long dark black hair that was held in a pony tail, with bangs that fell at the sides of his beautiful purple eyes.
"She won't go with even if I release her" I told him, I knew it was true; Rin would never go with humans. She loved Sesshomaru too much to give him up for some humans, I stared inot the good-looking dude, man he was gorgeous. No! You have enough guys on your plate, you don't want two humans! I told myself. I had been currently juggling three guys,
Inuyasha
Sesshomaru
Yugi
I didn't want to add another, but this guy was so beautiful, like there was no other guy like him and I had to have him. I shook my head.
"What makes you think that, demon from hell" said the other man; I wanted to slice his head off with that low life comment.
"I'm not from hell, and you're an idiot" I said, the beautiful man gave the ugly one a mean look.
"I'm my lord, I didn't mean to speak" he said bowing his head.
"You're a lord?" I asked, dang it, I would never be enough for a lord. Or a king for that matter, considering one was already out to kill me. Meaning my father, I sighed
"Yes, and I am ordering you to release the girl" he said, I sighed again and looked at Rin,
"Okay, Rin do you want to go with him?" I asked her, she instantly shook her head.
"No, I don't I want to stay with you and Lord Sesshomaru" she said, the beautiful lord lifted an eyebrow,
"Lord Sesshomaru, well I know for sure that his Sesshomaru is indeed a demon" he said, "Therefore you must stay with me, because a demon as powerful as is must perish" he voice sounded like melting chocolate. Rin's eyes began to tear up,
"Hey listen I don't mind humans, but when it come so to killing my friends then I get angry, so shut the hell up or I'll kill you right here!" I yelled, already pissed at his words. He may have been cute but he had no right to speak of Sesshomaru that way, besides Sesshomaru was hotter, way hotter. The Lord's eyes widen in surprise,
"Your tougher than I thought, very well the girl may stay with you, but you must come with me" he said, my expression must of made me look dumb but his expression looked beautiful, sick and prevented all at the same time.
"You will become my queen" he said, this time my eyes widen,
"And why the hell would I do that?" I asked, he gave me sexy expression, and even though I liked it, there was no way I was doing it with him.
"Yeah I'm sorry but I can't, I'm kind of already seeing a guy" I told him, actually I was seeing three. He pulled out his hand and shoved me closer to him, so close I found my hands lying on his big broad chest. I could feel myself blush; I instantly slapped him as hard as I could.
"Did you just… did you just slap me?" he asked, stunned by my hand mark on his face.