Introductions

With everything that had happened that night, Izayoi had had only the barest glimpse of her new baby. She had been exhausted by the birth and the worry about whether anyone would heed her warning about the arrival of Inu no Taishou. Then she had only just finished feeding the swaddled babe that the quickly departing midwife had pushed to her breast, before Takemaru had entered the birthing room and taken her life.

After that it had been awful as she watched the last stand of her youkai lover when he told her in desperation to live and call the child Inuyasha. Her son, her now fatherless son she despaired as she heard the building collapse behind her.

Inuyasha was crying for her attention now and yet she dared not stop, there was danger all around her and she didn't know where she was going when suddenly she was picked up and carried off in what she vaguely understood was a ball of youki. She was put down just as abruptly outside a hut and a young youkai she didn't know said;

"My father had this place prepared for you."

"Thank you...your father has..."

"This Sesshoumaru understands; this is the child?" He said moving to the baby, whereupon Izayoi uncovered Inuyasha for his brother's inspection. Sesshoumaru took note of the shock of white hair with the tiny puppy ears and the golden eyes that stared back at him.

"Let it be known that This Sesshoumaru claims his brother's life."

Iyfic Community; 250 words max, prompt- Shock.