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AN: This is the second Inu and Kagome story in the Inu Tales Series. I hope that the readers of the first set will enjoy the second as much. So without any further ado I present to you…The Inu Hanyou…Of Notre Dame.
No one can quite remember why the bells tolled on those hours of darkness. The sound thundered though the city's walls, university and town. They awoke in the middle of their slumber to the thundering of the bells and all of Paris was set into a panic as they wondered what event had taken place to awaken the bells of Notre Dame. There was no war; there was no arriving royalty, nor a riot or a holy image being carried into the city. So they soon fell back to sleep, and never knew the tragic events that had taken place on that very night.
The Inu-Hanyou of Notre Dame
Prologue
The Bells…
The hushed whispers could be heard as the small boat traveled through the River Seine. In particular stood out a beautiful young woman, a slightly older young man, and the babe carried in the mother's arms. With the dark came bumpy sailing and the movements jostled the babe awake and his cried echoed through the river area.
"Keep that baby quiet! We'll be discovered"
Soon they reached their docking point and stepped out of the boat when they heard the click of aimed muskets and looked up to see the feared face of Judge Naraku.
"Capture Them!"
And while the other travelers huddled in fear and allowed themselves be apprehended the young woman, man, and their babe took off in the direction of the sanctuary of Notre Dame.
Naraku jumped onto his horse, riding after them and forcing his horse to go as fast as it could. The two could here the horses' gallops behind them and turned around to check how close they were. Immediately the young man was struck down by the back of Naraku's musket. And his wife screamed in horror.
"Inutaisho!"
"Run! Claim sanctuary!!"
Taking off as fast as her bare feet could carry her she continued her desperate run towards Notre Dame, tears streaming down her cheeks. Reaching the steps she began to knock urgently at the cathedral's doors.
"Sanctuary! Sanctuary! Please give us sanctuary!"
But before the doors could open she felt a hand grasping at the cloth that her baby was wrapped in.
"Give those stolen goods to me insufferable wench!"
She clung to the silent child as hard as he could but it was ripped out of her grasp, and she fell, her head knocking onto the cold stone steps of Notre Dame and her last dying breath was spent on her child's name…
"Inuyasha…"
Growling Naraku opened up the package, assuming to find gold or jewels or food…instead…
"A Baby?"
Pulling the hood that had been made of the child's blanket back more he happened upon the claws where there should have been nails, and ears on top of his head, the snow white hair, golden eyes, and the small fangs.
"A demon!"
Looking around desperately he caught his eyes on the well that resided near Notre Dame. The Bone Eater's Well (I know there's not a well near Notre Dame but play along will ya?)
Jumping off his horse he lifted the child high above his head and was about to drop the crying baby into it's depths when he heard a voice behind him.
"Stop!"
Turning around he growled as he came face to face with the head Priest of Notre Dame, Miroku.
"This is a demon; I am simply sending it back to Hell where it belongs."
"That is no demon but a babe. And knowing you, you have made the innocent child an orphan."
"It was not my fault. They ran I pursued, I could only assume they were guilty."
"You may be able to lie to yourself, and to your minions, but you cannot deny what you did to the eyes of God…the eyes of Notre Dame!"
And for once in his life Naraku felt something besides greed, or judgment, or hate. It was a fear…a fear for his very soul…
"What should I do?"
"Care for and raise the child."
"Care for a monster?!"
"You owe his innocent family that much!"
"Very well…but keep him here…"
"In Notre Dame?"
"Yes…in the Bell Tower perhaps….One day he might be of use to me."
"Very Well….what is his name?"
"…Inuyasha"
And as Miroku carried the orphaned child up the steps he could only mourn the fate that had fallen upon the baby's parents…
And he rang the bells.
And so was born the Bell Ringer of Notre Dame…
Inuyasha…
And that was why the bells rang on that fateful night…
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