Disclaimer: Everyone knows the drill… hopefully. I don't own Inuyasha… yet. ; )
AN: Here's my first Inuyasha story! I hope nothing is too confusing. I wasn't planning to post the story till I had it completely finished, but I couldn't wait anymore! So yeah, enjoy my fic!
*And things in italics are thoughts. Sometimes I say when people are thinking, but there are times I don't, so ya…
Prologue
The Lord of the Western lands sat silently at his desk in one of his many studies. Unlike his usually emotionless mask, he wore a bored expression openly. He rubbed at his left shoulder which now had a full-grown arm attached. Every now and then his arm would give a twitch for no reason and caused him annoyance. He scowled at the memory of his pathetic brother taking his arm little over a year ago. Of course even though his arm had grown back, but he was still incapable of moving it. He spent most of his days trying to rebuild the muscle back in his arm but so far his arm was paralyzed. There was very little excitement to his life as of late.
Before he lost his arm, and even before he started looking for his father's grave, he'd been trying to find a mate. It wasn't something he exactly wanted to do, but it was something his instincts demanded of him. Too long had he tried to hold back his instincts but nature got the better of him. He went through at least a dozen mates. All of them proved unworthy of possessing his powerful demon blood. Half of his mates died in the middle of pregnancy, and the other half died while giving birth then after, the child would follow in death.
It wasn't as sad as some may thing. He was the Ice Prince after all, and he never gave into falling in love with any of the demons he mated with. To him, it had been any other day. The only thing that bothered him was the fact that he still needed an heir, which meant he still needed a mate. The drive to find a mate had lessened a year ago. When he stopped searching for mates, he took up finding his father's grave to claim his father's sword tetsusaiga as his new past time. That only led to his half-breed half-brother succeeding in taking the sword and slicing off his arm.
Sesshomaru stood from his desk, just as his servant, Jaken came running through the door. His hat was replaced with a crown of flowers, and he now wore a woman's kimono that had been made for a doll. The sight was comical, but no smile appeared on the Demon Lord's face.
"Please Sesshomaru-sama!" he panted doubling over to catch his breath.
"Ooooh Jaaaaken!" the innocent voice of Sesshomaru's ward, Rin called. The child ran through the door and spotted the wheezing Jaken. She threw her arms in the air and ran toward the frightened looking Jaken.
"There you are!" she cried with delight.
"NO! Help me please!" the lowly demon pleaded on his knees at Sesshomaru's feet, his yellow eyes bulging more than they normally did. The Demon Lord just starred at him without replying and then turned his attention to Rin. The smile on her face was true and pure. Her eyes never showed fear of him like most full-grown demons did. To say the least, Rin had become a way to keep him busy. It took most of his time just to sort out the young girls emotions. At times, he couldn't stand Rin or her obsessive chatter, but she never really seemed to get in the way, so he let her stay with him. Although he'd never say it out loud, her company was far more enjoyable than that of Jaken. There would come a time when he knew he'd have to send her away, but he little about and how they worked. He did know that his castle was no place for her to grow into a woman. As much as he'd never want to see her leave, she needed a more normal life than the one that he gave her.
Sesshomaru made his way to the door and stepped purposely on Jaken on his way out. Jaken gave a loud grunt and then just lay flat and motionless on the floor.
"Where are you going milord?" Rin asked turning to watch him leave.
"You know it's time I patrol my lands," he said in his calm, smooth tone.
"Can Rin come? Please?" she begged as she skipped alone after him out of his study and down the hall. He didn't say anything just ignored her. He had no use for her to come. His patrol would be a quick one, and he needed this time alone. There would be no point in her coming.
"Please, please, please, please, please, please…"
"Shut up," he demanded still keeping his calm. "You may not come," he finally answered. He didn't know what it was that made him hate saying no to the girl, but he did it when necessary.
"Ok, Rin will stay here," Rin sighed. She stopped and watched Sesshomaru continue down the hall.
"Go play with Jaken. I'll back at sunset," he spoke a little softer much to his disgust and disappeared around the corner and out of Rin's sight. Sesshomaru walked swiftly and lightly through the halls of his castle till he reached the large front door. Opening the heavy doors with ease, he stepped out into the hot summer air. The summer was warmer than pervious ones, and he could taste the liquid heat in the humid air. His castle was hidden from the untrained eye, and he stepped through the secret gates and onto the frontier of his land.
The sun was at its highest point in the sky and would set fast as the summer faded. The breeze held no comfort from the heat, because it seemed to be hotter than the temperature that surrounded him. He stopped his long strides when the wind carried something familiar. It was the scent and feeling he'd get when he could sense a possible worthy female mate. He thought that he'd lost the sense or more or less the 'drive' to track a mate awhile back. It had been a few years sense he'd last taken a mate, but the feeling was unmistakable. One could describe it as a call from destiny, and it was almost impossible to turn your back on. He knew, because he tried it once. Focusing on the scent, he headed in the direction the sent came from.
"Yet again another hunt starts as the instincts rage on…" he slightly chuckled to himself.
AN: There's the prologue. *cheers* Did I catch anybodies attention? It's short, but remember it's just the prologue. Just ask if you're confused about something. Point out any mistakes I make or anything else, but be warned that I laugh at flames! *smirks* Yeah anyway, I'll be posting chapter one in a few days if anyone is interested.
Ja ne!