Note: There will be a PS at the bottom saying if I've fixed the chapter and made it better than before. Starting now.
Summary: Sesshomaru is somehow deceived by a human woman, and he makes a mistake and banishes her. 200 years later, they reunite, but much has changed since then. Takes place 200 years before, and continues where the Anime left off SessxOC
A/N: Okay, this is my first fic. I hope that statement doesn't discourage anyone from reading Oo; (gah! Newb!). I just wanna see how many people like my ideas. I feel bad though because I know that I wont be able to update a lot, and I know how annoying it is to have a story on your Alerts list that hasn't been updated for over a couple months, but you just know an update will appear someday so you keep checking, and when there is an update you get all excited and you check it out, but it turns out to be a stupid author's note, and you got your hopes up for nothing! That was quite the run-on sentence... but c'mon, you can't say that hasn't happened to you! My whole day is often taken up by school, work, family members on the compy, and the fact that sleep is essential to me, as well as my social life. And just so you know, I definitely WILL be finishing this story, it just might take a while... so, if you like my ideas, then stick me on your alert list, and check for updates every week or month... or year...(pretend I didn't say that Oo; )
Anyways... I think you should know why I'm writing this. Because I can. And, because I've been obsessing over Inuyasha for a while now, and decided it was about time to do something about it. I also want to let you guys know that there will be no SESSHOMARU WITH A TAIL in this fan fic, because SESS DOESN'T HAVE A TAIL. I just had to let that out... and also, there will be NO Kikyo bashing. I am a KIKYO WORSHIPER, so if you hate Kikyo, then too bad. There's not much that has to do with her anyways, so if you're that obsessive about Kikyo being an evil lady, you might be able to handle this.
I use two languages in my dialogues, English and Japanese. English will be in Italics in quotations. Italics w/o quotations are thoughts. The English italics thing starts when Sess meets up with the main characters. Just so you know.
Rated 'T' for language, some mature content, and mild sex. No lemons... I can't write those Oo;. Maybe sometime I'll try, you'll have to wait and see.
Is there anything else? I don't think so... oh, I know... Sesshomaru is the roxorz!
Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me... there, I said it.
Chapter 1: The Beginning
700 years in the past
Sparkles of light from the mid-day sun flitting through the trees dotted his silver waving hair. Sesshomaru was walking through one of Japan's many forests when he thought of his father, Inu no Taisho. It has only been six years since your death, and already I am burdened with the pitiful request you made. Sesshomaru stopped and turned slightly to look over his shoulder and bark an order at the child behind him.
"Stop dawdling..." the child, who was intently watching a spider eat a fly, instantly ran to Sesshomaru's side. "Unless you wish to be left behind, I will not mind."
The child gulped and sputtered an excuse. "Sorry, it's just that I was never this far away from the village before, and I just find everything so intere-"
"That is not my problem." Sesshomaru abruptly continued walking. He always had next to no tolerance for the boy. "You are only going to stay with this Sesshomaru until you can look after yourself. So in the meantime... Keep your mouth shut."
The child sighed in defeat, and sadly continued walking. When Sesshomaru saved him from his burning home, he had looked up to him like a saint. Sesshomaru was the only person he had left, and he certainly was not acting like his first impression.
Present day
Lavender and Lily Daiya, sixteen-year-old, identical-yet-un-identical twin Canadians. They looked exactly the same, except for their eyes and hair. Lavender's jet-black hair and dark brown eyes, was far off from Lily's platinum blond hair and pale hazel eyes. The rest of them were the same, from their medium length hair, to the alignment of their teeth (granted, Lily's teeth were whiter because she didn't drink as much coffee or eat as much chocolate as Lavender.)
Their great-great-great-great-etcetera grandparents were a European witch, and a Japanese sorcerer. A prophecy said that in 700 years, the twins' generation of descendants would be the ones to truly defeat Hiro in Cassandra's place, the two ancestors. Hiro had betrayed Cassandra, and they fought each other until they no longer could. Cassandra could not take the fight any longer, so she had sealed Hiro in the star, Sirius to keep him far enough away that he could not harm Earth, yet as visible as possible to the descendants. At the same time, Hiro used the same enchantment to seal Cassandra in the Sun. They left Earth with a daughter to carry on the Daiya lineage.
The twins were left with a chest full of spell books and Cassandra's diary. They would not have known that information if they had not decided to poke around in other people's business.
Lavender does not have a very strong cogitative process. You need one if you wish to use simple spells. Instead, she learnt of a way to channel her inherited mana into her physical being. Thus, making her at least twice as strong, and as fast, as any normal human. Lily on the other hand excels in mind-power, and can perform many spells without breaking a sweat (however, she could suffer from slight headaches...).
Lavender and Lily (unlike normal twins), both shared the same body during their mother's pregnancy. They were at five months when it happened. Their bodies split into two. Some would see it as splitting a whole into two pieces. They learned that information in some papers mentioning them in small articles about 'miracle babies'. They would not have needed to read the papers, but both parents died when the twins were still newborns, so they were their only source of information. Due to that fact, and their magical abilities, they can share thoughts and feelings. Neither can send decent thoughts to each other, they're usually short, primitive sentences. Lavender has the hardest time because she cannot use magic very well, her thoughts are often one worded. She leaves the telepathy to her twin instead. Of course, no one knows about these powers of theirs. who knew what would happen to them.
Lily decided, during the summer before their 12th year of school, it was time to search for their great-great-great-great-etcetera-grandparents lost treasures. She had read about these 'treasures' in Cassandra's Diary. Special amulets meant to enhance their skills. So, Lavender and Lily headed out to Japan, where the manor that is said to hold the treasures, according to the diary, resides.
"The old geezer that owns the museum said the manor caved in 700 years ago, and nothing of value was ever dug up." Lavender informed her sister through a wad of bubble gum. Her black tank top and grey cargo pants were stained from the chilli-dog toppings that slopped all over her shirt.
Lily looked up from her spell book, and sighed. "Great, now we'll have to go get them ourselves..." Lily closed her text-book sized spell book, then stood up and dusted off her pink, knee-high skirt, and flattened down her white spaghetti strap shirt (while glaring at Lavender's stains as though they were a deadly disease daring to invade her clothes). They were well known for their attire. They always had the same set of clothes, but with different colours. Lavender renowned for her dark shades and earth tones, and Lily with her hot-colours and cold-colours.
"How do you propose we do that?"
"Go back in time by creating a wormhole." Lily paused and thought carefully. "We'll have to use a language spell –some Japanese people from modern times may know a little English, but people from the past wont... and we'll need to get some proper clothing..."
Lavender's mouth was agape. "Whoa, whoa, whoa... what's this I hear about a worm?" Lily immediately tuned out her sister's voice. There was no point listening to her when she does not pay attention or even knows what she's talking about. "I can't stand worms!" she made a 'bleck' sound and continued talking animatedly. "I hate the way they squirm, and wiggle, and just how they look is disgusting! And what's worse is that... hey... wait up!"
Lily had moved ahead, trying to find a spot where she could make a portal without being seen. When she finally found one, she turned to her sister, who was still talking. "I just don't get it! Why do people feel the need to ruin perfectly good store displays by being lazy and not putting away what they pick up? I feel sorry for the workers who put effort into-" Lavender was silenced by a small black hole with a purple rim which materialized directly in front of her face.
Lily was still ignoring her twin as she started chanting the spell in her head, to create the wormhole. When it appeared, she grasped the edges of the circle, and pulled, making it larger in diameter, doing exactly what it said in the spell book. "You first."
If Lavender were a normal person, she would be wary about entering a strange and distant time, but... she was Lavender. "SWEET! I got first dibs without even having to call them! Heheh, see ya on the flipside, sis!" Lavender then disappeared through the whole. Lily rubbed her temples before going in after her sister. It was going to be a long day...
When Lily was fully out of the wormhole, she once again grasped the edges of the portal, and brought her hands together until the wormhole disappeared in a puff of smoke. Lavender was getting antsy, and showed it by hoping from side to side under the sun in the small clearing just outside of a forest that they appeared in. "Settle down... I need to do the language spell."
"What does that one do?"
"Makes it so that we will instantly learn how to speak Japanese. It's basically instant knowledge."
"You can do that?" Lavender's mouth was agape. New and fascinating possibilities immediately opened up to her. "Make me learn Portuguese!"
"No. If we need to, we can speak English to keep conversations to ourselves. Now I just gotta find it in the book, and start concentrating on the Japanese language..."
After finding the correct page, she followed the instructions. Lily chanted the spell soundlessly, moving only her lips. There was a little display of a purple, bubbly light centred on their throats and forehead. Lily then flipped a few pages to the next spell while explaining it. "This is a transformation spell. It'll transform our clothes into more common, 14th century, Japanese attire. Or whatever else you want to wear..." After Lily finished the spell, a bright yellow orb circled around them, visibly transforming their clothes into traditional peasant kimonos, while using the same materials.
"Why would I bother to get dressed in the morning, if you could just do it for me?" Lavender muttered in Japanese, to get the hang of her new found ability. Lavender inspected her wardrobe and fingered the hilt of the twin swords secured in her obi that came with it. They were her specialty discipline; she trained herself with them for four years. Lily was massaging her temples, trying to ward off the migraine that threatened to invade her brain.
Fewer trees stood in his way as Sesshomaru continued to walk ahead, out of the forest. Then very suddenly, he sensed two strange presences. They were human, but if he concentrated harder, there was a hint of... something else. He heard them speaking in tongues he didn't understand, so he concluded that they were foreigners. Foreigners trespassing on his land. He continued walking, determined to have them removed from his territory. He almost entered the clearing, and almost saw who the intruders were, until a bright light glared in his eyes, and stalled him. He readied his poison whip, thinking that the light was a distraction and they were going to attack him, but nothing came. Instead it was the voice of a young woman.
"Because that's a waste of my time and energy..." Lily moaned. "Now bugger off..." she had just slipped to the ground, and rested her forehead on her knees, when she sensed a very odd presence behind her. It was not the familiar presence of weak energy exerted by humans, nor the presence of mana, which she found in herself. It was not holy feeling either. It was evil. If it was not angelic, it had to be demonic. There was another presence and it was a mixture of a human and a demon.
Lily's concentration was interrupted by the sounds of her sister's excited squeal. "How cute!" Lavender pointed at the two figures behind her. "He has kitty ears!" She squealed again, and Lily noticed the man's eyes narrow in annoyance, and the small child flinched and clutched his silver triangle ears. The man's eyebrows creased at the mention of 'kitty ears'. Lavender skipped up to the child and started to play with his ears while bombarding him with questions. "What's your name? How old are you? Where'd you get these adorable ears?"
Sesshomaru would have attacked her, but he had more decency than to attack seemingly intelligent beings before at least demanding that they leave. Besides, she showed no hostility, and he had preferred to know where they came from. Such foreigners were not common in his lands, and he was slightly interested in what they may know about other ares. He looked over at the Lily, and noticed that she did not bother to even stand up, but instead she gave him a hard shrewd look from over her shoulder. As he stared her down, she averted her eyes towards Lavender, and replaced the stare with a look of pure and total annoyance and indignation.
"Hey there!" Sesshomaru looked down at Lavender, who was trying to hold the struggling child still. "He's not very talkative, is he? Is he your son? Brother? Nephew? Second cousin twice removed?"
"Get a grip, you spaz!" Lily stood up and addressed her sister indignantly. "Can't you tell this guy's an important person? And here you are tugging on the kid's ears, and screeching questions at them." she had assumed he was high in the social rank because of his expensive looking clothes and armour, according to her history books anyways. "No respect what-so-ever... Humph..." Lily crossed her arms, and turned to Sesshomaru, this time without the hardened look as before. "I'm Lily and this is my sister, Lavender." Lily bowed, and Lavender followed suit after standing up.
The child, who decided these people meant no harm, finally found is voice. "I'm Inuyasha..." he spoke quietly because of his nerves. "He's my big brother, Sesshomaru. Were dog demons," Inuyasha emphasized the word 'dog'.
"Aww... aren't you just a little cutie!" this time Lavender when to stroke his ears carefully and gently. She realized that he probably was not used to the treatment, and was sensitive with them (considering how hard he tried to get a way from her earlier).
Sesshomaru gave a quick glare at Inuyasha, and properly introduced himself to Lily, who seemed to be the more subtle and intelligent one. "I am Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western lands. State your reason or trespassing on my lands immediately," Sesshomaru flexed his claws dangerously in front of them, where they could get a good view, "or I shall forcibly remove yourselves from my territory."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! We aren't looking for a fight, pal." Lavender waved her hands defensibly in front of her, "we just wanna collect some treasures that are hidden in these lands... somewhere..."
"So you are thieves?" Sesshomaru forgot all thoughts about finding any interesting information. He isn't fond of thieves... or liars for that matter.
"No way! Were just-"
"Silence yourself," Sesshomaru fully turned to face Lavender, "and prepare to die." The second he uttered the last syllable, he lunged forward closing the space between them in half a second, claws at the ready. In a blink of an eye, Lavender whipped out her twin blades and deflected the attack.
"You're a speedy one, aren't cha?" Lavender had a goofy grin on her face while watching Sesshomaru. She was always practicing her technique with the twin blades, whenever she had time to herself, or when she had homework. She knew she was excellent, because of the magic enhancing her skills, but Lavender always wanted to test out her strength on an opponent who could actually challenge her. Fighting, to her, is just a game. "Let's see what 'cha got!"
Sesshomaru, as always, kept his face devoid of emotion as he charged her again. This time, he readied his whip and lashed out at her when he was close enough to keep her from blocking. His whip was millimetres from Lavender's throat, and she didn't have the space to react; yet his attack was still deflected. However that time it was repelled by an unseen force. Lavender just smirked and did a graceful back flip to put some space between them.
This time, Lavender charged at Sesshomaru. She headed straight for him, and he had both claws up while standing in a defensive pose. Lavender flipped one of her swords upside down, and ran past Sesshomaru. Predicting her attack, he dodged it, leaving Lavender to give a backhanded stab to the thin air his back used to be.
While in the air, he unwrapped his boa, and using it like a whip, tangled Lavender in it. She was so shocked that he would actually use an item of clothing to attack with, that she didn't get away in time. She felt the boa constrict her body, and all of a sudden the wind was knocked out of her as Sesshomaru swung her to the ground. He lifted her, and aimed for a nearby tree to throw her against. Just as Lavender was about to do a face plant in the tree, yet another unseen force cushioned her, and safely pushed her away from harm. Lavender collected herself and managed to wiggle free from the boa before Sesshomaru pounded her to the ground again.
Sesshomaru landed and attacked with his claws, slashing away. He was too quick for her, and she could only block a few attacks. However, not once did his claws connect with flesh. He was repelled again and again by unseen forces. As soon as Lavender found an open spot between his attacks she propelled herself forward and with one hand (while tightly holding her sword by her thumb) she grasped his shoulder and flung herself over him. She put complete trust in the unseen forces protecting her while her back was turned, and as she landed, she thrust her sword behind her intending to stab Sesshomaru in the back. When he leaped forward to dodge her attack, he felt a slight pricking feeling in his back and accelerated to get away faster.
When he no longer felt the tip of the blade, he looked back to see Lavender's sword shrink back to its normal size. She uses such strange powers... However, these powers are not originating from her, they are emanating from somewhere else... Sesshomaru looked around his surroundings and saw the other woman, Lily, kneeling and watching the battle intently with one hand on her forehead, and the other clutching her kimono at her knees.
Sesshomaru allowed his poison to ooze from his hands and he charge, with full power, at Lavender. She could not react fast enough, and Sesshomaru was able to grab hold of Lavender's wrists. He felt the force trying to push him away from Lavender, but he held fast, totally intent to prove that pathetic powers could not stop him.
"Y... You were... toying with me?" Lavender's eyes were huge with shock, and the pain of his poison eating at her flesh. She had always thought that she and her sister were the strongest of the strongest because of their magic, but those from the past seem to have more power. Demon or not, she did not believe anyone would be this strong. The prophecy made Lily and Lavender seem like powerful Goddesses, which they clearly are not.
"Humph... humans," (Lavender made a mental note of the hateful tone he used for the word), "are no match for me. I was simply... testing." In an instant, he released her and let Lavender drop to her knees. In the next second Sesshomaru was quickly heading for Lily.
Lavender saw her twin try to put up barrier, but she could see the weak glow of green emitting from it, and knew it would not hold. "No! RUN!"
Lily took her sister's advice, and bolted. She had not even taken two steps before fainting from exhaustion, and missing Sesshomaru's claws my mere inches. Lily had used up far too much energy from performing all those spells, and keeping up with Sesshomaru's attacks was probably tiring for her. "THAT'S ENOUGH!" With full-blown rage, Lavender glared at Sesshomaru and rushed to her sister's side. She flipped Lily on her back, and checked her breathing and pulse. When she was satisfied that her twin was okay, Lavender stood and looked Sesshomaru in the eye.
"You know, you could at least hear our story before attacking." Lavender's voice had a strong sense of seriousness.
"Yet you did not try to tell your story when I attacked you." Sesshomaru flexed his claws once again. "What you have to say is of no importance to me: I do not bother with human affairs."
"Fine, kill us. It'll just be a shame that you killed innocent people without even knowing the truth, without even knowing what... interesting things they may be hiding." Lavender turned her nose up in the air, and watched Sesshomaru from the corner of her eye.
Sesshomaru lowered his claws and concentrated. He looked for all the tell tale signs of a lie: the heartbeat speeding up, the over-confidence, lack of information, or too much; the scent of sweat, lack of eye contact, or sudden change in scent and emotion. Lavender didn't show any of it, so she must have something interesting for him to hear. "Explain yourself."
"We came from a land across the ocean in the East." Lavender wanted to lie as little as possible so she could keep a straight story, and one that's easy to follow. "Our demonic powers were sealed away in certain valuables. To be specific, an amulet." our powers are lying dormant in those necklaces, though they aren't demonic powers... "They were sent here, and now we want to get them back." As she was talking, she suddenly wondered how they were supposed to get to where they needed to go. Someone would have to show them the way. Someone who knew the lands well... Someone like Sesshomaru... "If you help us get to them," Lavender spoke slowly, trying to find the right words that will not offend him, "then perhaps we could give you something important in return. Something of great value..."
Why would someone part with something such as what they speak of? Sesshomaru thought, while watching Lavender closely. "What good does it do for this Sesshomaru?"
"It depends." Lavender thought about what kind of story she could tell. However, she did not need to make any promises. Lily and herself would just ditch him after they got what they need, and there's no way he could follow them back to modern times. Why not promise him something that is real? Something, which anyone could ever want? "What I can give you provides complete immortality."
"A useless item for this Sesshomaru." he turned up his nose. "I am already immortal."
"Of 'course you're not." Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow at Lavender, who defied his intelligence. "If someone stronger than you fights you, they can kill you. That doesn't sound very immortal to me..."
"There is no one that can defeat this Sesshomaru." he glared at her as though she was challenging him.
"Well then, this item can give you extra strength, and magical powers such that my sister has." Lavender looked over at her twin, who started to stir awake. She walked over to Lily, and helped her into a sitting position. "What do you say Sesshomaru?"
He watched Lavender as she spoke to Lily, making sure she was all right. She seems truthful, but something still is not right. Sesshomaru made up his mind. "I will aid you in your search," Lavender looked up happily, as Lily looked up confused, "however, if you fail to obey me, or if you speak lies, I will kill you both. Understood?" He was still interested about where they came from. They could have useful information. Otherwise he would have forced the item from them. I am already a powerful Lord; however having such an item in my possession can only ensure the safety and well being of my land, and any of their information may be an asset as well.
"Of 'course, Lord Sesshomaru." Lavender bowed her head, and Lily did the same. There are times that Lave is actually intelligent and cunning... Lily thought as she looked at her sister proudly. But then again, there are times when she is extremely deceitful. Either way, having Sesshomaru on our side is a good advantage.
Inuyasha, who was hiding behind a tree the entire time afraid to get caught in the fray, finally walked out into the open after hearing that the two girls were going to travel with him and his brother. Lavender noticed him, and called him over. "C'mon, Inuyasha, we're going on a treasure hunt!"
"Really?" Inuyasha looked up happily at Sesshomaru, who completely ignored him as usual. "I've never been on a treasure hunt before." He smiled up at Lavender when she grabbed his hand.
"Let's go!" Lavender took a step, and halted. "Lords first, of course." She stood aside, and allowed Sesshomaru to pass. After he walked by, she linked arms with Lily so as to hold her straight (she still felt a little woozy). And that is how they started their journey: Sesshomaru in the lead, with Lavender directly behind him holding Inuyasha's hand on her left, and linking arms with Lily on the right.
A/N: Yay for Daiya's first chappie! Hurrah! Please review. Even if it's just a single letter. I don't mind. I don't even need to hear if it's good, I'd be happy if someone sent something that read "beans". I just want to make sure that people are actually reading this. Like I said up there , I'm gonna finish the story, however, if I know lots of people are reading this, I might just feel obliged to update faster. I also don't mind criticism. But do it nicely because I would probably discontinue if someone said something like "OMG! LEIK YOU SUK! I KILL U!111!1". Actually, I'd point and laugh... but if someone said, "your writing is pathetic, your storyline is terrible, and you don't know what you're doing" then I'd say f you, and discontinue. I'm very sensitive. Anyways... I write too much... I'll update... in maybe a week or two... maybe earlier (wink wink, nudge nudge).
PS: This chapter has been FIXED
