My Heart's Whispers
~*Destiny Eternal*~
Disclaimer: I wish I did, but I don't own Inu Yasha. On the other hand, even if I did, Rumiko Takahashi's a heck of a lot more creative then I am, lol. I wrote this after a looong period of writer's block, so R&R, I need the motivation at this point x.o
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Chapter 1: Sesshoumaru's Curse
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The summer sun poured out its crimson rays, painting the yellow sky shades of orange with its aura. The wind blew softly, tickling long blades of green grass and spreading the soft pink petals of sakura blossoms through the air.
Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Jaken walked forward in silence. They all seemed to enjoy the tranquility of the atmosphere, even Sesshoumaru. He took in the scent of the cherry blossoms slowly. Somehow, the smell relaxed him, and he drifted a bit from his usual concentration on his surroundings.
"Rin's hungry!" The girl declared after a short while. "I'm going to go look for food."
Sesshoumaru nodded, and she ran off into the nearby woods.
"Watch her," Sesshoumaru commanded Jaken.
Jaken didn't particularly want to watch the small human child. On the other hand, if he didn't obey, it would make Sesshoumaru angry, and Sesshoumaru angry… He didn't want to think about it. Nodding, the green creature ran off after Rin.
Sesshoumaru stood there, now alone. There was something about the environment that made him feel different somehow, though he didn't know why. He breathed in slowly, filling his senses with the many scents of nature. After a moment, he began to walk towards where he could hear Rin and Jaken.
After a few steps, he could sense another presence in the area. There seemed to be a massive amount of power coming from this being. Sesshoumaru thought a moment, then changed his direction to walk towards the new presence. He'd never felt anything quite like that, so investigating it was probably a good idea.
As he walked on, he eventually came to a small pond in the middle of the woods. The pond glowed a strange violet aura, intermingling with shades of pink and orange. Sesshoumaru stopped. The pond seemed to have an intense evil coming from it, and this was definitely where he could feel the presence coming from.
"Look into the waters," came a voice out of nowhere. "Let the true colors of your heart be seen."
Sesshoumaru decided that he might as well, and cautiously gazed into the waters that surged with evil. The colors of the pond slowly faded to a deep black shade. Before his very eyes, all the cruel and heartless acts he'd ever done replayed before him in the waters. Sesshoumaru's face remained the same as he watched.
"Have you no regret for these actions?" the voice he'd heard before thundered.
Sesshoumaru shook his head. "What does the past matter?"
"You are a fool, Sesshoumaru!"
Sesshoumaru could feel the presence shift behind him. Before he could move an inch, he was shoved into the pond. The pond's intense evil kept him from moving as he sank lower and lower. As he went further and further down, he realized that this pond seemed to have no bottom. Was this his fate, sinking for eternity?
A sudden flash of intense light blinded him. As the light faded, he opened his eyes to see that he was exactly where he was before he'd been pushed into the pond. He felt different then before somehow, but didn't understand the feeling enough to put it into words.
"Your fate is sealed." The words echoed in his brain, the voice seeming more intense then it did before.
"What are talking about?" Sesshoumaru demanded.
"Sesshoumaru, you are ruthless and cold-hearted. You have no shame, no regret. You'll soon learn… Your blood has been changed by these waters, and now, you are human. Let us see if you can survive as one of these creatures that you despise so much."
Before he could respond, the area began to glow. Slowly, the feeling of power began to fade away, and the area slowly reverted into a normal patch of sakura trees.
Sakura trees… The petals of the cherry blossoms had lost most of their scent to him. He looked at his hands. His claws were no longer there. He examined his skin. He no longer had and stripes, just regular pale skin. He tried to fly, to cut down a tree, to do something that would require intense strength, but no avail.
I'm really human…? Sesshoumaru thought. He clenched his fists bitterly.
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Sesshoumaru walked forward, alone. It had been a month since he'd become a human. The day he'd become human, he insisted that Rin and Jaken travel without him. He wanted to be alone. He refused to have any sort of contact with any living beings, be they human, demon, or half-breed.
A deep empty feeling tugged at his chest as he walked. The feeling of solitude. He hated feeling the way he did, though it happened quite often. The feeling devoured him, and he had no idea why. He hated the intensity of human emotions. How did he live this way?
He had to put the feeling aside as a large demon jumped out at him, threatening to envelop his soul. Sesshoumaru proceeded to battle the creature, which was proving to be quite difficult in a human form. As he tried to attack, the demon merely laughed and slashed at him.
Sesshoumaru was quickly gaining more and more cuts, and losing a lot of blood. Though it went entirely against his nature, he had no choice but to run away. He lost the demon, and walked on, severely limping. He was losing blood fast, but he refused to treat his wounds.
Then, at the worst possible time, the feeling of emptiness began to slowly return to him. The pains consumed him to the point where he could barely walk forward. Each got more and more heavy, until he fell to the ground and lay there.
The intensity of human emotions was weighing on him, and his blood seemed to refuse to clot. The various cuts all over his body throbbed with pain. To put it simply, he wasn't going to be going anywhere anytime soon.
Sesshoumaru could he footsteps approaching him. They got closer and closer, until he could feel a presence hovering above him. Using what little strength he had left, he looked up to see a being – human. The human appeared to be male, and wore all red. Raven black hair draped down over his shoulders, and his eyes had an intense blue color. Sesshoumaru looked a little closer.
"Inu… Yasha…?" he managed to get out.
"S-Sesshoumaru?! You're… human…?"
Sesshoumaru passed out from all his blood loss. Inu Yasha studied him a moment, and then picked up the limp body and headed towards the others. No way was he going to let Sesshoumaru die before he got some answers.
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Sesshoumaru revived, his head pounding. All his wounds were treated and bandaged. He could feel the warmth of a fire beside him. He looked up to see the raven-haired Inu Yasha gazing at him. He looked around to see the rest of Inu Yasha's party looking at him. Their eyes seemed more warm and inviting then the last time he saw them.
Of all the words that were forming in his mind, the only one that made its way into speech was, "Why…?"
"Don't talk now," Kagome told him gently. "You need to get your strength back."
Was that… his brother's girl, being nice to him? The truth was, even Inu Yasha didn't seem to have the slightest bit of resentment towards his presence. They all seemed concerned with his well-being, ignoring all the times he'd tried to kill Inu Yasha. He didn't understand at all. What was going on…?