Chapter Two
Malice Crossing Over Time
Inuyasha had a hard time keeping calm after the event. He couldn't help but look over his shoulder as often as possible when he felt his back was exposed. The girls merely stared at him, no longer with bubbly interest but with confusion and fear. Kagome was simply embarrassed by Inuyasha's sudden odd behavior, like he was just trying to embarrass her in front of her friends. She frowned as Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi all said the rushed goodbyes and told her they would see her at school. Inuyasha, making no objects about a shortened visit rushed for the door as Kagome stayed to pay. She joined him outside shortly, growling lowly as he watched the sidewalks intently.
"I can't believe you Inuyasha! I ask you to do one thing and you can't even do that right!" Kagome exclaimed. "You completely humiliated me in there now my friends will never want to meet you again" she insisted.
Inuyasha faintly heard her complaint as he stayed on the look out for the suspicious white haired man. He only realized that she was scolding him when he suddenly felt a hot palm slap violently across his cheek. He turned to her in a shocked daze as his cheek reddened.
"Inuyasha, you jerk!" she screamed out before marching away. Inuyasha gapped in disbelief. What the hell just happened?
He frowned lightly and backed softly away from the restaurant. He gave himself a few careful steps before he stared off in a mad dash home. By the end of his race, he was panting breathlessly. He rushed inside his apartment building, starting up the stairs hurriedly. Inuyasha screamed out as his landlady suddenly stepped out of her room, nearly throwing herself in the way of his run.
"Inuyasha…" she growled lowly, noticing he was running in her hallways.
Inuyasha quickly stopped and bowed to her profusely. "Sorry Ma'am" he muttered, his heart thrashing in his chest lightly.
"I swear youth today have no respect. You two must be related. You both are so rude" she huffed lightly.
"Excuse me?" Inuyasha asked in confusion.
"Yeah, some tall old looking man came by while you were gone. He said you were his brother. I told him which room you are in. He was rather stuck up, did not even say thank you or how do you do" she grumbled. "I knew he must be related to you with that attitude" she retorted bitterly.
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "You did what? He's a stranger! I don't have any family, you know that!" he exclaimed. She merely shrugged.
"Whatever. I want an extra fifty dollars in rent if he stays over night" she demanded. She slipped back into her own apartment without another thought.
Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears. Everyone around him was going insane. He stared up at the flights of stairs, knowing his apartment to be on the sixth floor but would that man be waiting there for him he wondered. He couldn't let this situation drag out any longer. He looked around quickly and shortly cheered when he found the umbrella vase by the door. He grabbed the longest, sharpest looking umbrella and slowly continued his rise up stairs. He crouched lower to the floor as he neared his level. Just his head popped up over the top step as he peered over by his room. His eyes darted suspiciously down each side of the hallway and found no patron walking by. With a quick sigh he rushed up the remaining steps and raced for his door. He pulled out his eye and suddenly paused as he reached for the lock…but it had already been picked…or rather mangled. The lock of the door had been scratched and scarred as though someone had never had to deal with these sorts of locks before. Inuyasha let out an uneasy whimper and simply turned the knob of his door. He drew up the umbrella for protection as he lightly tapped the door open.
The front room was just as he left it, a mess. Magazines and CDs were scattered about the table, and a few clothing items laid over the top of the couch where he had forgotten them when he changed. Stale cereal from this morning's breakfast still sat out on the counter next to a quart of rotten milk; which he had discovered the hard way. The room smelled of old rice where he had left the cooker on too long at a time and the lights were all out.
The careful teen stepped slowly into his home, wielding his weapon of choice like a bat. He heard a soft pattering from inside. With a large gulp he folded the noise down the short hallway. Now it sounded like a sloshing sound as if someone was messing with water or maybe blood he feared. He stopped in front of the bathroom, hearing the sound at its loudest. With a trembling hand he guided the door open. His eyes opened wide as he saw the most hideous, green, goblin-looking creature he had ever witnessed. He felt sick suddenly as the being proceeded to lapping up water into his mouth from the toilet.
It suddenly noticed him, letting go of the toilet seat and facing him. "Oh you're back. Lord Sesshoumaru will be-"
Inuyasha screamed out at the top of his lungs, hearing it talk. Before it had a chance to react, Inuyasha slammed down the umbrella like it was a sword, knocking the day lights out of the creature. He repeated the action several times, ignoring the pitiful cries of help. "Holy shit, I'm infested with aliens" Inuyasha gasped out in a panic.
"Actually he's a kappa youkai" Sesshoumaru threw out nonchalantly.
Inuyasha gasped out again as he turned and found the mysterious white haired man standing in the doorway behind him.
"Oh my god…you really are here! You broke my lock you asshole!" Inuyasha accused.
"Lock?" Sesshoumaru repeated. "A barrier would have served you better. I suspected with father's help. He would have at least given you a proper protection spell" he retorted with a shrug.
The teen shook his head, not sure he was hearing anything right. "I-I don't have whatever you want so get out of here! A-and take that thing with you!" he exclaimed, pointing to the unconscious green kappa on his bathroom floor.
Sesshoumaru frowned in understanding. This wasn't pleasing to him in the least. "You really don't know do you?"
"Know what?"
"Anything. Who you are? What you are?"
"I'm an orphan. Always have been. So you aren't fooling anyone with that brother crap you told my landlady!" Inuyasha accused.
"Oh…yeah I lied" Sesshoumaru retorted stoically. Inuyasha nodded in confirmation. That much was obvious. "You're only a half brother" Sesshoumaru stated with venom, like the words were sickening to repeat. "All the other demons in the world and our father chose her; a human. It's repulsive." He retorted.
"O-our father?" Inuyasha muttered. He paused for a second, lowering his umbrella just an inch. "Wait…you knew my mother?" He felt a small pain in his chest remembering it vaguely. His childhood was mostly a blur to him. He knew he came to the orphanage when he a young child but he felt he had to have spent some time with her before then. After all she had left him several gifts in her parting.
"Knew her…I despised her." Sesshoumaru informed. "It is because of you…and that whore…my father…"
"Watch your mouth in my house you bastard! I may not know much about my mother but she was no whore!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "I don't care if you are a full brother, half brother, or even a cousin; I want you out of my house now!" he demanded. He raised the umbrella again like a sword and pointed it at Sesshoumaru.
The youkai managed a small smirk and chuckle at that. "You really think you can hurt me with that?" The stupid hanyou tried regardless. Inuyasha came charging at him with the umbrella and tried to hit him with it. Sesshoumaru stay still, only raising his hand. At the last moment he slashed right through the umbrella with his nails. Inuyasha gasped out as the long makeshift weapon fell to pieces on the floor, leaving only the handle in his grasp. He stared up in disbelief at Sesshoumaru's long nails. It dawned on him that the other must have broken his lock this was as well.
"Shit, shit, shit!" Inuyasha hissed. He turned back around, rushing for the bathroom window. He managed to get it open and started to climb out but with one swift tug of his long hair, the teen came tumbling back down into the bathroom. He hit his head in the fall, suddenly leaving Sesshoumaru with an unconscious teenager.
"Jaken…wake up" Sesshoumaru demanded in a loud voice. But no response came. Sesshoumaru sneered, facing the motionless kappa. He frowned and raised his claws again. "Get up…now" he demanded in a low, cold voice. And as though the harsh tone alone had the strength to raise the dead, Jaken came jumping up with a panicked pant. Lord Sesshoumaru's eyes were enough to burn.
"Forgive me my lord!" Jaken pleaded, kneeling before the other repeatedly though it hurt his head which already had numerous lumps forming from the earlier beating. He looked up finally seeing Inuyasha unconscious. "Well done my lord! You make every challenge easy!" he cheered in a kiss-ass manner.
Sesshoumaru kneeled down slowly, inspecting the hanyou. His eyelashes were so long for a boy, graceful even. His skin was a lovely cream, nothing like the cold pale demonic skin of his own. "He's human?" Sesshoumaru concluded angrily.
Jaken gapped softly in sudden understanding. "B-but I could have sworn Totosai said your brother was half-demon! Perhaps this is not him?"
Sesshoumaru answered with a small 'hnn' and reached an arm behind the teen's head. He drew Inuyasha closer to him, somewhat twitching at the foul scent of human. "This is him. I'm sure." He paused. Hecarefully brushed back Inuyasha's hair from the nape of his neck and frowned. Just as he thought. A small black character was tattoo on his skin. "His demon has been sealed inside…"
"What? But you can't stop the curse as long as he's human?" Jaken exclaimed.
"I know that…we will just have to get someone who can break the seal."
"Who's powerful enough to break a demonic seal that is strong enough to last all this time?"
"I'm sure mother will know of something." Sesshoumaru retorted.
"And what shall we do in the meantime my lord? The scared well barrier will not drop again until the full moon. That is five days from now."
"Well I suppose we will just have to stay here until then" Sesshoumaru replied matter of factly.
Jaken whimpered lightly. "Stay here? W-with humans? Oh dear…this isn't going to be much fun at all."
Sesshoumaru stood up, slipping his arm beneath the hanyou's legs and scooping him up into his arms. "Enjoy your rest now Hanyou for as soon as you are demon…I'll be bathing in your blood" he retorted darkly.
He carried Inuyasha down the hall to his bedroom. He had arrived early enough in the day to inspect the place and learned of all the rooms in his home. He was not impressed with all the junk around, mostly because he had no idea what they were or what they did. He haphazardly laid the teen down on the bed and stepped back. Well if he were to stay here, he had to blend in with the humans. It would be best to start…with his clothes. Sesshoumaru suffered long enough being gawked at by people for his odd historical clothes. Most of the travel he spent jumping on rooftops to avoid just those types of looks but he could not do that forever.
He came to the dresser, opening it slowly and finding the hanyou's clothes. So this was what humans wore these days? It was nothing impressive; no silks, furs, or armor. He was surprised they weren't all dead by now. Then again he had rarely seen any demons since he came here. Was it possible he was in a time where demons were no longer the dominating force of the world? The very thought made him cringe in disgust. There was no way his kind would be beaten by a herd of weak humans.
He pulled out a few clothes, assuming what to go over his legs and arms based on his own clothing. Sesshoumaru carefully dropped his boa and removed his armor, letting it fall to the ground with a heavy thud. He tanked softly at the opening of his kimono. He hesitated as he got it below his shoulders and off his arms. He stared menacingly at the offensive red and black blotches encroaching up his once beautiful left arm. The skin was rotting away slowly thanks to the curse. Already it was spreading close to his collar bone and neck. If he did not delay it soon he would not be much of a pretty face to look at.
He looked briefly back on Inuyasha, laying there. He was eager now but restrained himself…knowing there was nothing he could do about it as long as the hanyou was in his human form. He thought bitterly of his father. It was surely his idea to seal away Inuyasha's demon and have Izayoi take him to this time where they would be safe from the tyranny of demons and humans alike. People were not kind to half-breeds.
Sesshoumaru dropped his hakama and stepped out, standing in his nude glory for a moment longer before slipping into Inuyasha's clothes. They were a tight fit being the boy was shorter and leaner than him but it would have to do for now. He slipped on a long sleeved shirt to cover his cursed marks. The hanyou would not learn anything of them for fear he would catch onto his plot later on.
To Be Continued…
For confusions in the time line: The first chapter may have been a bit confusing when I said a 50 yr time jump. I meant for everyone in the feudal era it has been 50 yrs since Sesshoumaru was cursed. Sesshoumaru has been searching for the cure for 50 yrs in the feudal era but decides to go to the modern world to find the cure. So from that 50 yrs, he then goes through the sacred well. Hope that eases some of the confusion. It will come together more smoothly with future chapters. Don't want to spoil it any more ^_-
A/N: Thank for all of you who read the first chapter! I'm really excited with this fic. I'll be sure to update sooon. If updates come earlier than Saturday and Tuesdays, it's just because I could wait to post them,lol. At this rate I may just post every 2-3 days bc the chapters are rather short in my opinion. Leave post and I'll love you forever XD so far we have a lot of mpreg votes so I believe I'm going to do it!
Next time: Who knows what oddities will happen while Sesshoumaru is in the modern world? Not to mention what are his plans when he gets back to the feudal era.
