Tradition – Chapter 3: Prison of feather beds
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Inuyasha (sadly…)
Waking up, my first thought was; why I was fainting so much? Was there something wrong with me? Maybe the demons were sucking the life energy right out of me and I didn't even know it. Questions once again paraded through my mind. How in the name of Yami could that baby talk, and why was he so mean? Did he really mean what he said and, even if he did, how could he kill me? By teething me to death? The thought was both adorable and horrifying at the same time. I was broken out of my thoughts by a voice, it was surreal and calming. The voice spoke softly: "Good you're awake, that's very good." "Uh, how long was I out?" I asked, not sure how to respond. "Six hours, thirty one minutes and 12 seconds." She answered in a brisk tone. "Umm thanks… I guess" I replied and sat up on what appeared to be a very grand bed, it had four posters and a big ceiling above it, even though I had heard of it before it was the first time I had ever felt silk against my skin. It was the little girl who had held that baby. She was shorter, but seemed far older due to the look in her eyes. She carried a mirror in her right hand, I could only see the back of it but it was of the purest platinum I had ever seen. She had the same appearance as the other two, but seemed kinder, her face held no glimpse of pride or arrogance in it. "Do you mind telling me who you are?" it was a loaded question, but I needed to keep myself talking. She smiled gently and said "I am Kanna, the boy who took you is my younger brother Hakudoshi and I believe you've met my elder sister Kagura and Akago." Who's that?" was my reply. She giggled under her hand slightly and showed me the mirror, within the frame of the mirror I saw the image of the baby, smirking out at me. That smirk sent shivers down my spine.
Kanna left afterwards, stating that I should rest for now and that I should be grateful that I was the first human Hakudoshi had ever picked. That was little comfort, since I was still picked to be his meal. An hour alone in that bed, it was worse than any torture they could inflict upon me. They could be preparing the soup already, or was I to be served raw like sushi, sliced into paper-thin slices. My mind drifted to my father, had he eaten at all since I had left? Were the villagers taking care of him? What of Mai, was she already awaiting me in the afterlife, and finally… my mother. Had she sat here and waited for her demise, had they killed her before eating her, or did she have to suffer while they were gorging on her flesh? For once I didn't want to know what would happen; I didn't want to know the end of the story.
He came in sometime later and stood aloof as the door closed behind him. He stared for a while and moved towards me, I couldn't help flinching back as he reached a hand to touch my cheek. Then he stopped and stared into my eyes, and I could feel him staring at me, it was as if I was completely naked in his eyes, as if every secret was revealed in his cobalt gaze. Then he did something unexpected, he laughed. This was not a chuckle but a full blown laugh, that of a young boy enjoying his life. As quick as it came it vanished and he spoke:" You really think I'm going to eat you, don't you girl?" he spoke; I couldn't look away and replied with a "yes". "Please girl, I'm not a monster, I am a demon, we are civilized you know." I stared for a moment before asking why I was here then. I did not like the answer.
He sat down beside me and spoke, "Tell me girl, do you know of the half-demon Inuyasha?" I shook my head to signal no. "Well then listen closely, I hate to repeat myself." I couldn't help but shift slightly closer towards him as he began.
"A thousand years ago, there was once an abomination that walked this earth. He was not a man nor demon, but rather an unholy marriage of both, a half demon. He was the son of one of our greatest kings to ever reign over us demons. Inuyasha wanted a magical stone to turn him into a real demon, but sadly it broke into a hundred pieces of crystal, spreading across the land. With the help of a young priestess and two others, he set out to retrieve the shards and defeat any who stood in his way. A powerful demon also wanted the shards, and they clashed against his army time and time again, until the half-breed and his lover defeated the demon and brought peace to this land… for at least for a small while. But when the lover died of natural causes, Inuyasha was heartbroken and disappeared into the night."
"What does that have to do with me?" I asked, he glared at me and spoke flatly "Do not interrupt me again."
"Over the many years demons tried to find out the source of his power. None were successful though. You see, we believe that it was his half-bred heritage what gave him his incredible strength, so we decided to test that theory."
He turned to me, almost aware of the question that hid behind my lips. "How you may ask? Simple…by impregnating female humans until we are successful."
I blacked out for a moment at those words; he was already at the door by the time that I came to." I will give you one hour to prepare, and I must warn you. It is mating season and since this will be my first heat I may be a tad… Ungentlemanly." and the look on his face said one thing…
I was so fucked (no pun intended)
To be continued
Next time on dragon ball Z… just kidding (maybe)
