The Miko and the Youkai
Chapter four: The way things turned out; Sesshoumaru's POV
After the night when Kagome had killed his instructor, Sesshoumaru had realized her true nature. She would grow up and hate him. She would grow up and try to kill him. A six year old did not think like that, but how about a prime aged miko? Yes that night he saw her for what she would be. He never gave her a chance or the benefit of the doubt. If he had learned anything while on patrol it was to not trust.
If he was an emotional, self-pity, being, he would say that his life went all downhill from there. The night his mother was murdered was the night that the third layer of ice wrapped around his heart. One from his first patrol. The second from Kagome. And the third from his mother's death.
That night his father was gone. He had some immediate business to attend to. It was a shadow youkai. One that prayed on the minds of other youkai's before they attacked. The youkai had made his mother crazy. She would talk to no one and scream at walls. Sesshoumaru had been angry that his father had done nothing. He was told it was something his mother would have to fight off.
The night she died, his father wasn't there to calm her. he always seem to calm her. maybe the shadow youkai feared while Lord Toga was near. Either way; all that mattered was that he was not there that night.
Sesshoumaru had sensed something from his room and he got up from his sleep and went immediately to his mothers door. As soon as he walked in the room, she started screaming at the top of her lungs. She was shaking violently. Sesshoumaru had hurried to her side holding her down. Trying to calm, but his attempts had been useless.
The blood came from here nose first. Then her mouth. Then her eyes. Last, from her ears. She was still screaming and her blood was everywhere.
He knew the shadow demon was control her. he had worked his way into her mind and was now destroying her from the inside. Tearing every organ apart. Sesshoumaru had shuddered. He had no idea what to do. He didn't know how to save her. he was useless and she was dying in his arms.
All he did was hold her and watch. Like a knife from inside her, a large gape appeared on her stomach. Sesshoumaru had stood and left then. He cried two tears and went out of the castle and killed anything that was near him. He had not wished to his mother's internal organs spilled.
His father had tried to apologize after. "She's dead father. Why apologize to me?" was all he had said. His father tried to talk to him about "emotional" things but Sesshoumaru would only answer him an answer out of respect.. he never told him what was going on inside of him.
Even if wanted to, he didn't know how. As far as he was concerned everything inside him was numb. After his mother- every thing went numb. He realized that this was life and he would either have to get tough or simply be weak. He decided at a very young age that it would never be the later. He would never be weak he would stronger then even his father. And to do that he needed to have no distractions.
The years that followed his mother's death were hard. His father's enemies thought that they would weak with the sudden change of events. The first thing his father did was kill all the shadow youkai in the Western Lands. The second thing he did was tell Sesshoumaru that he would have to step up.
They lost land for a while. Territory was robbed from them. Sesshoumaru was the one that had come up with the plans on how to get it back. Sesshoumaru was the one that had lead the attacks the resulted in victory. At his young age- he was respected.
He never thought of the girl. There was no time for such matters. He knew that she left his lands, because he had come and searched for her. from what he had gathered she had fled north with the owl youkai. He really could careless. Out sight out of mind.
He did not feel a thing for her.
There was a day, however, when she did come to his mind. A rainy August day. He was 27. He was a 27 year old youkai that fought like a 100 year old youkai. What could he say, he was advance. He didn't look a day over 23.
On the rainy August day, she came to mind. For some reason he let it come to mind. He wondered where she had fled to. was she weak? Would she smell the same?'
The day was very strange indeed. It was as if a certain evil had entered the world. He could somehow sense the evil, and he wondered how long it would stay at bay.
He also thought of Kagome. Something had happened to her.
He sensed it.
Maybe she's dead. He growled lightly. He wanted to be the one to kill her. he intended to when he was not so busy.
It was 20 years later when his father took a new mate. A human.
"Sesshoumaru sometimes things don't make sense." His father had told him but Sesshoumaru had remained silent. His golden orbs burned with anger.
His father had sighed. "Sesshoumaru you are dismissed." Sesshoumaru had stood to leave.
"It's a weakness father. I thought you would know that." His was harsh and cold. He hadn't even waited for his father's reply.
He respected his father, but he couldn't understand how it was his father entertained his emotions and serve as the Lord of the Western Land.
He ignored his father's behavior. He had brought the human to the castle. Sesshoumaru had ignored her too. In fact he spent most of his time out of the castle.
He had caught Kagome's scent a few different times. It was always out of the way to go kill her. The last thing he wanted her to think that he still cared. If decided that if she crossed his path, he would kill her. If she didn't, then she could live. He still wanted to be the one to end her life.
After four years, his father's human mate was with child. Sesshoumaru had been disgusted when he first smelt it. A hanyo. What a disgrace to the family.
Shortly before the hanyo's birth he had had a talk with his father.
"I ran into someone who you use to know."
"And who would that be father?" he sounded bored.
'Kagome." Sesshoumaru had only narrowed his eyes at that. He himself was now 49 almost 50. Kagome must have looked like an old woman by now. I should kill her before she is lost to a natural cause. Distantly he thought that he could not imagine her being so old.
"She's not old." Sesshoumaru looked questionably at his father.
"Humans over four years may not be old, but they are certainly not young." There was no emotion in his voice but Toga knew from his son's eyes that he was mildly interested.
"She doesn't look a day over 21, son." Toga smiled and Sesshoumaru frowned.
"Then it is not her." he replied and his father laughed. He hated when he did that. It meant that he knew something that he did not.
"Warm vanilla and cinnamon?" Sesshoumaru almost growled. Yes, he knew the scent. He couldn't seem to forget. He guessed because it was a scent that he had cherished in his childhood.
"she's quite charming. You should seek her out." Sesshoumaru di growl at this. His father was now friends with the very girl that he had forbid his son to see? It didn't matter.
"When I seek her out, father, it will be to kill her." Toga had frowned at this.
"My son, that wont be easy…she has tricked humanity." Sesshoumaru had been confused by the statement, but his father only changed the subject. There was a power rising in the north. It was the evil that he had sensed that rainy August day. He supposed that he was evil too, but this evil was different. Sesshoumaru only cared about his lands. This evil cared about controlling everything. Including the Western Lands. That was not expectable.
Nine years after Inuyasha was born, Toga and his mate were killed. Toga was killed protecting his mate. Weakness. Sesshoumaru hated him for it. His last demand was for Sesshoumaru to protect Inuyash. He protected him through the battle and no harm came to him.
Inuyash was stubborn and a hot head. Even at the age of ten. When he learned of his parents death- he left the castle. Sesshoumaru hadn't mind. He supposed that he would carry out his father order when given the chance. He was a youkai of great honor and he wouldn't dream on not carrying out his father's last demand.
He hated how it had been about the hanyo.
His father had been right about Kagome. She did not age. He was curious about it but if she hadn't aged he guessed that he had plenty of time to ask. Plenty of time to kill. He need not mess with her know. He was now singly in control of the Western Lands and there was much to prove. Much to do.
50 years after the August rainy day Sesshoumaru knew that a war was coming. The evil power had much strength now and had already consumed the North. Sesshoumaru had meet with the Lord of the North, who had taken residence at Sesshoumaru's castle.
"He creates youkai from himself. Powerful ones. I don't know how he does it. He knows something Sesshoumaru. He's after something that would give him the upper hand." Lord Jivan had looked around and lowered his voice. "I heard him say something about the jewel."
Sesshoumaru had thought about this information. The jewel would diffiantly give him the upper hand. The jewel in question, however, had not been reported for 50 years. It had seemingly vanished.
Kagome.
The name rang in his head and he smiled. This was a perfect place to inquire information of the jewel. Besides, them meeting had been long due. It was time for her to die. He simply could not have a miko who knew his weakest moments around.
He couldn't even understand how she was alive.
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Coming up: songo miroku shippou
will Sesshoumaru and Kagome face off?? whats up with Naraku??
more "fox and the hound"ness on the way ;)
this chapter was waaaay shorter then Kagome's POV but hello this Sesshoumaru we are talking about!! he's a man of few words!!! :]]
till next time!
peace out homies
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