Push from Fate

Lady Countryrose

Ch. 4

In the forest near the calming running water, in the dead of night. A figure had been watching the people within the barrier. He knew most of the group, but he was surprised to see that one of its missing member. He took a whiff of air and knew that the member was nowhere near there. 'Interesting, where is that no good brother of mine?'

He took another whiff of another air, smelling the female that his brother had followed for so long. 'The scent of vanilla and Jasmine. The enticing smell that I keep tracking.' He glanced around towards the other sleeping figures. He noticed that she was being accompanied by two others. 'Not that I care or anything, but where did those two females come from?'

A puff of smoke came to be known, blocking out most of his scenes. Mainly his sight and smell. Once the smoke was gone, he was surprised to see someone that he had thought that he would never see again.

"Father," he asked in disbelief in his baritone voice.

"Hello, son." One of the men before him had stated. His lips pulled at the sides of his mouth. Showing off his two sharp fangs. The male, who had been standing in the dark growled. "Sesshomaru, is that how you greet your old man?"

"Not when that said old man, has been dead for nearly two hundred and fifty years." Sesshomaru glanced around towards the other two near him. "Who are your...friends?"

Tōga chuckled darkly, "They're here because of my new rule in...the afterlife." He pointed towards the elder longing human. "This is Albus Dumbledore, headmaster to one of the females within the barrier." He then pointed towards the young childlike female human. "And this is Mavis McVillain, she's a founder of a magic club of...some kind."

"And," Sesshomaru glanced around towards the other two, other than his father. "What kind of...work are you into?"

Albus smirked, his eyes become a darker blue. "We've been given the job of the fates." He saw the young demon's eyebrow raised, making him think of Severus Snape. 'I wonder if the two would be, somewhat friends.' He glanced towards Tōga. "You want to have the honors of telling your son?"

The old warrior let out a puff of air, before facing the hard readable male. "As fates, we've been asked to step in…"

Mavis glared at the elder demon with harsh looking eyes. "Enough, Tōga!" She walked up to the warrior in question. "Stop beating around the bush and just tell him!" Her own eyes flashed in disagreement with the male that was stalling.

"Alright," stated the father of the group. He glanced at his son, sighing. "We were brought together to help find you a mate." He glanced towards the females in the barrier. "Only one of them is your mate. While the two others have their own…"

"Where are their mates," asked the current Lord of the West. Not really carrying either way. Just more wanting to find where everyone was standing.

"Nice of you to ask," stated the elder human, who snapped his fingers. Bringing forth two other men next to Sesshomaru. "These two are Severus Snape," he pointed towards the man in black clothing. "...and Freed Justine," he pointed towards the minted-haired man.

Sesshomaru glanced towards his father, growling. "Why do I have a feeling that there is more to this...than simple mates?"

"We need to have you to turn these two men into demons," stated Tōga with serious in his tone of voice. He saw the raised eyebrow of his son, causing the elder demon to grumble hard. "Because the gods want you three to live long lives with your mates."

"That may be good and all," stated Severus with a glare of his own. "But how am I to deage?" His eyes focused on Albus with his dark eyes. "Since you're the one, who wants to me to be...similar age to Ms. Granger."

"Oh knock it off, Severus." Albus then pulled his hand into his robe before pulling out a vial of liquid and gave it to the dark dressed male. "This will do the trick."

Severus uncorked the vial and drank it down. He knew from experience that it was just best to drink everything down without breathing. That way it wouldn't taste as awful as it smelled. But he was surprised that it had an aftertaste of mint. After a moment, Severus deaged to the point to where he looked like he was twenty-three again.

Freed glanced at the man that became younger with a surprised look in his eyes. "Was there a reason for him to deage like that?"

Sesshomaru answered, "It's because when you become a demon. It's just simple on your body if you were young enough to handle the change." His voice sounded dull, not really wanting to explain things. But knowing that he was going to have to get used to the two men. "If he were to stay at the age he was, the chances of surviving the changes would have been massively low."

"Oh, can you explain to us…" Freed glanced towards Severus to see him nod. Seeing that they were on the same page of wanting information. "...what to expect as we..change?"

Tōga smiled sadly at the two other men. "What will happen is that Sesshomaru. Would have to collect some herbs that are needed before the three of you share your blood upon the herbs. Once they are mixed well, the three of you would have to drink. Mixing an essence of you, to make you all into blood-brothers. Without being born into being brothers."

Severus sighed, he glanced towards Albus with a glare. "You know this is considered to be dark magic, don't you?"

"In the world that we've come from, it is." The elder man smiled knowingly. "But here, it's a common everyday practice. Even to those that want to adopt children…" He then glanced towards the barrier with a raised eyebrow. "Correct me if I'm wrong, Severus. But Hogwarts hasn't had a class on making barrier's since…?"

"Since I was a student, Albus." Severus closed his eyes for a moment. "If memory serves me right, the only person to accomplish such a fret was Lily."

"I believe you're correct," the elder than glanced towards one of the young women. "If we were back in Hogwarts, I would have given Ms. Granger some excellent amount of house points."

"Of course you would," stated the dark dressed younger looking man. He too looked towards the young woman in question. "I honestly have to say, she has grown into her power." He closed his eyes. 'But she's not Lily, my beautiful spitfire of a friend…'

Freed groaned, "When should we start this...blood exchange process?" He even glanced towards the barrier, where he saw his blonde guildmate. 'I'm no Laxus or Bickslow. I wouldn't know how to attract a woman like Ms. Lucy.'

Sesshomaru glared towards the raven-haired beauty. Who had once been his half-brother's friend. 'Well, there goes my bachelor days.'

Tōga handed over a piece of paper with the ingredients on it to Sesshomaru. Which Severus glanced over the demon's shoulder to glance at the list. "I'll help you with collecting these herbs." He glanced up to see the demon, raised his eyebrow at him. Knowing that he was asking him a question. "I'm a potions master, I've collected them before. So I know what I'm looking for."

"Understood," stated Sesshomaru. He was pleased that there was someone there, other than himself. That knew what to look for. So the two men went off to look for the herbs that were needed.

Mavis giggled as she pulled something out of her bag and handed it over to Freed. He saw that it was a stone mortar set. Knowing it would be used for what was needed soon. "I have a question since I have all of you here." He glanced at the three faces of fate, which he had met. "What is it for you, for having us...mate with your chosen…" He glanced towards the women for a moment. "...for us?"

The three glanced at each other, they were surprised that none of the chosen men had asked it before. Mavis smiled, "We just wanted you all to be happy." Her eyes sparkled in a way that told the minted-haired man to know that there was more. He gave her a knowing look. "Alright," she huffed. "You know, you're not fun!"

Albus chuckled, "It's part of it." He gave a smile, showing that he was getting to the point of the matter. "Knowing Severus and," he glanced at Tōga, "and Sesshomaru. They would never find it in themselves to find love." He glanced towards Mavis with a sad look. "Lucy would never find happiness with Natsu. Actually, none of the girls would be happy with those that were their male friends."

Tōga nodded, "Each of those men would have made each one of those girls miserable. They would have to wait years; if they were lucky that is, to find them ever after." He closed his eyes. "InuYasha; my other son, he is finding it hard to know to love. His first love, who is running around half dead. Or Kagome, who is alive and willing to love him."

Mavis smiled with sorrow. "Even Natsu would break Lucy's heart. Because he didn't know if he loved her or his childhood friend; Lisanna."

Albus closed his eyes. "Hermione wouldn't be happy with Ron. She has so many ambitions in life and he would drag her down." When he opened his eyes, everyone saw the sadness in them. "Sure she wants a family, but she also wants someone with a brain to stimulate her. Ron doesn't have that ability for her."

Freed nodded, "I see your point." He turned around when he heard the two other males coming towards them again. When the two had come into view. "Did you find everything."

"Yes," stated the same sounding tone from the two men.

The minted-haired man nodded, before bringing the mortar over for the two to add the herbs into it. While he ground every piece into small grains. Once the herbs were ground, Severus pulled out a dagger out of his robes and handed it over to Sesshomaru. He sliced it across his left hand and squeezed it into the mix. He then passed the dagger to Freed, who had done the same. Along with Severus, before he cleaned and put his dagger away.

Sesshomaru had taken the mortar and mixed everything up once more before taking a sip. He then passed it towards Severus. "Drink half of it before passing it off to him." Severus did what he was told before giving it to Freed, who drank the rest. "Now," Sesshomaru glanced at the two males before him. "From this moment until sunup, you'll be going through a change."

Albus raised his wand towards the barrier that Hermione had placed. Placing a soundproof guard around the group that was sleeping. None of them wanted them to wake up before the change had occurred. 'The screams would give anyone nightmares.'

Almost as soon as he had finished, the two males had fallen onto the ground gasping for air. They had raised their hands to their throats. Hoping the relieve the burning sensation. As it was making its way into their stomachs and into their bloodstream.

Mavis closed her eyes, facing away from the tortured men. Trying to block out the sight and sounds of the pain that they were going through. 'If I had known about the amount of pain that they have to go through… I might have found another way.'

Tōga glanced at his son, seeing that he looked a little uneasy. "Are you alright, Sesshomaru?"

He nodded, "Just a little...unnerved." A groan left his lips. "To be honest, I would prefer to battle than go through...something like this."

The elder demon nodded, he allowed a puff of air to leave his lips. "At least you don't have to go through a massive change like them." He smiled as he glanced towards his son. "Tell me, what do you think about your new mate?"

"She's not my mate...yet." He glanced towards where Kagome was lying on the ground. "For a human, she doesn't look all that bad." He then turned his harsh eyes towards his father. "But does she have to be...human?" His eyes glared at his father. "What happened between her and InuYasha?"

Tōga growled darkly, "He is still chasing after the dead priestess…" He shook his head. Turning his head towards the village that he knew that his youngest son was at. "I don't know where I went wrong with him?"

"You died before he was born…" He groaned, trying to keep himself from being less than perfection. "There is no way...you could have gone wrong. When you...weren't around for him...to do so."

As the hours passed, so did the amount of pain that all the changed males were going through. Severus' new look was his hair had gotten longer, still black. While his ears had become more elf-like, his nose was smaller to fit his face better. Making him more of a nobleman than he was before. Freed's changes were his ears and his height, making him taller than he was before. The two had also had gotten better eyesight because of the changes.

The three males glanced over towards the three fates. Seeing that each one of them had shown love in their eyes. "Once the barrier is lifted. You may make your way towards your intended mates," stated Tōga with enthusiasm in his voice. "Allow them to see the new you. You'll be surprised to find that they may...be wanting you more than you had ever thought."

"What about the priestess," asked the moonlight-haired male. "She loved my brother before me?"

"Win her heart, by earning her trust," stated Tōga. He wasn't just telling his son but the other two males as well. He knew from his own experience when he fell for the princess, who had his youngest son. He had earned her trust before he had gained her heart. "It's worth the fight, once you've gotten her trust."

When the sky had gotten lighter, they noticed the people within the barrier was starting the stir. Letting everyone know that they were waking up soon. Since Sesshomaru had been a demon all his life, he really didn't need much sleep to travel in a day. While the other two; even newly aquated demons, were more awake than they would have.

Mavis giggled softly. She noticed that all three of the males were watching their females closely. 'Oh, I can't wait!' A smile warmed her face, knowing or at least hoping that their futures would be brighter.

Once Hermione had woken up, which also had been the same time as everyone else. She waved her wand and the barrier disappeared. Allowing her and everyone else to see that six figures had been standing outside of her barrier. Causing all of them to get on their feet, facing the six that were making their way towards the three girls.

"Freed," asked Lucy; once she had seen the minted-haired male. Seeing the changes that he had gone through. Making her believe that he was more majestic than she had ever thought of him before.

"Professor," Hermione asked; not really knowing what to call him. Seeing that he was younger and more graceful than she had ever hoped for.

"Severus," he stated with warmth in his voice. Wanting her to call him by his name. Not wanting her to remind him that they were once teacher/student to one another.

"Sesshomaru," asked Kagome with worry in her voice. Since none of the three fates didn't really tell her that it would be him that they had in mind for her. Then again, she was not really surprised. Since his father was one of the fates in question.

Sango glanced towards Miroku with worry in her eyes. Before turning towards the three fates. "Are they forced to be mated now or could it wait until later?"

Tōga growled softly, "They would have to earn their mates trust before being mated." His eyes flashed red for a moment. "It's part of a right of passage between mates that we demons have to go through."

His son glared at him. "Wasn't you and mother…?"

The elder demon shook his head. "Your mother was an arranged marriage deal. Not a true mate." He glanced down towards the ground. "It wasn't until I met InuYasha's mother, was who I had found my mate."

"Why didn't you tell me," glared the son towards his father. "I would have understood if you allowed the time to talk to me."

"No you wouldn't," stated Tōga with hollowness in his voice. "You weren't even talking to me at that time." He then glanced into his son's gold harden eyes. "You were blaming the world at that moment. Believing everything that your mother said, was nothing but the truth."

Freed closed his eyes, sighing before glancing towards Lucy with a smile. "Didn't you know that your mother wanted a marriage contract between you and me." He saw the surprised look in her brown eyes. "But your father wanted someone without magic to marry his daughter off."

"I didn't know that," stated a breathless blonde. She looked lost in her own thoughts. Not believing that her mother had picked someone for her. But believing that her father would have changed things on her like that. "Father hated anything that dealt with magic. Because mother died from a magical deadly disease."

Albus gave a sad smile. "Sadly, life does have its limits. Even to those that wield magic that their fingertips." He glanced towards his fellow fates. "I think it's time for us to give the ladies their destined bows." When he saw that Mavis and Tōga had given a nod for him to go on. "Each of these bows is specially made for each of your magical types."

Mavis stepped forward, as she pulled a bow out of thin air. "Lucy's bow was made from the celestial world; besides Sagittarius' bow. This is the strongest that's ever made." She gave it to the blonde woman, giving her a smile. "Just like your whip, you pull the bowstring and an arrow of star power would make an instant arrow. As long as you have your magic feeding into you. You'll have endless arrows." Her smile grew warmer as she remembered something else to say. "The bow was made by the king's own hand, from the very tree that branched out to the gateway of the stars."

"Wow," Lucy smiled, as tears leaked out of her eyes. "I'm truly honored."

Tōga stepped towards the raven-haired woman, with a bow in hand. "Kagome's bow was made by the essence of the jewel, from Midoriko's own hands." He handed it over to the priestess of the group. "Which you're a descendant of; as well as, a reincarnation. Your endless arrows are also fed by your priestess magic." He gave a thought before saying. "It was carved out from a Sakaki tree that was growing from the very first shrines in the nation."

Kagome stuttered, as she couldn't believe what she was hearing. "I...I...don't think...wow."

Albus smiled as he walked towards the brunette of the group, with a bow in his own hands. "Hermione's bow is that of Ravenclaw. Which you were supposed to have been in that house since you're from a long line of Ravenclaw." Handing the bow to the stunned woman before him. Not believing the historical value of the very bow in her hands.

"I believe your own great-great-grandmother was the last known Ravenclaw. Your endless arrows are fed by the same magical energy that you proved by your own wand." He chuckled as he remembered another small tidbit of the bow. "It's made out of an old oak tree that had once grown in the courtyard of the very grounds of Hogwarts."

"Are you sure about this, sir?"

Albus chuckled as he went on to tell them some more information. "Each one of you will be given a dagger. The blade no longer than the length of your own wrist to elbow. It will be powered by your own magic to do two things." He saw that every young woman was listening to him very closely. "It will either kill or heal someone; as long as, your mind and heart are one in doing such an act."

"Where are we going to get these daggers," asked Lucy. She was grateful that she was given a bow to help protect her, in the new world of demons. But also getting another one on top of it, while she still had her whip. She found that it was a bit of an information overload.

"At the Western Castle," stated Tōga, with a predatory-looking smile. He then pointed towards the three males, who were watching their women. "With their help, we'll have your daggers made. We will also be needing your help because we will need your magic to be fed into the blades as they're being made."

Kagome glanced towards Hermione with her head tilted to one side. "Do you know what he's talking about?"

The British witch smiled. "I understand the concept of it. Since I've done some reading on magical weapons." She then glanced towards her old headmaster. "Back when Harry told me about the Sword of Gryffindor."

"Of course," grumbled Severus darkly. "Always a Potter."

"Oh yes," chuckled the elder man. He played his beard, as he became lost in thought. "It was a very special sword…"

"But don't we need a Goblin," asked Hermione, as she thought about some of the weapons that she had read about.

"What about dragons," asked Lucy, as she thought about something that she had read as well. "Wouldn't they make the hottest fires to make the best weapons?" Then again, she heard enough from Gajeel to hear something of that statement to hold some truth to it.

Tōga glanced at his son for a moment, seeing a slight nod. He then turned to the group at large. "We believe that we can come up with something." He gave a small smile towards the blonde. "You're right about the dragon fire, being the best source of making weapons." He turned towards the water near him. "Sadly, I don't know if there are any dragons...or dragon demons around. You see, I sent one of them to an endless sleep. Before he had tried to kill me."

"I still don't understand," stated the silver-haired young demon. "How in the world, did that pathetic worm poison you?"

Tōga glared at his son. "Try to kill someone that you've grown up to be a friend of yours." His eyes flashed red for a moment. "Then once he inherited the lordship from his father. He decided to show his strength by trying to kill me off." Tōga grumbled, "I may have been with your mother, but it doesn't make me immune to poisons."

"Noted," stated Sesshomaru. He glanced towards Kagome. Seeing her and her two female friends packing up their campsite. He saw by the way that they were moving, they wanted to get the move on as soon as possible.

Severus closed his eyes, "How are we going to make to this...Western Castle?" He glanced around for a moment. "I don't believe it's anywhere...nearby."

Sesshomaru smirked, "That's because it's about a few days walk from here." He turned towards the two newly maid demons with a small, hardly noticeable smile. "But I believe that you too have a way to fly there."

Freed sighed, "I do have wings to carry me there…" He glanced towards the silver-haired demon of a brother. "Does this mean, I can carry someone with me?"

"With the added strength that we given...by the shared blood. Then yes, you have added strength." He then turned towards Severus. "You'll be able to make a cloud, like mine. That will carry you and a passenger with you."

"Interesting," the dark clothing man turned demon, stated in a monotone voice. He glanced towards Hermione with a smirk that pulled at his lips. "Want to test the theory...Ms. Granger?"

"I don't know...I like having my feet on the ground." She then started running, when she noticed that Severus was making his way towards her. Hermione didn't make it far before he picked her up into his arms. "Sev...erus!" Before the two had been lifted off the ground, on a grey cloud that was under Severus' feet.

Without any much thought, Freed picked up Lucy before spouting his wings and took them to the air. While Sesshomaru had stocked Kagome, before allowing his own mystic cloud to form. Sango let out a sigh, before calling out her fire-cat demon, who would carry her and Miroku.

Mavis glanced towards to the other two fates with a raised eyebrow. "It's a good thing we don't have to be with them, for every step of the way."

Tōga laughed wholeheartedly. "Don't worry...we can get to my old home...before them."

Albus grumbled, "To be young again…" He turned to his fellow fates. "Let's be on our way." He then snapped his fingers and he was gone. Causing the other two to follow suit.