Aneko is what you would consider a protective motherly figure, who becomes defensive when she feels as if her surrounds are being threaten and the ones she holds dearest to her. She has been mated to Sato for the past one hundred years; their relationship is strange but loving as their behaviour sometimes swings between warm and caring to cold and calculating at times. Is she jealous? Maybe just a bit but nothing overly obsessive and crazy. Aneko only wants the best for her Lord and the lands he commands and would do anything to ensure her lord's mate is there for the right reasons (Not that Sesshomaru cannot take care of himself if you know what I mean). She loves Rin and need I remind you that Rin is human, so the answer is no Aneko does not have a thing against humans, she was just rubbing the new lady of the western lands in the wrong way.
I am so sorry for the time it took to get this chapter up, there was so much screwed up things happening in my life that was far beyond my control but I am happy that there is some normalcy once more even if its just for a day or so. My niece has been sick on and off missed a few days from school, apparently there is a virus going around and its really contagious. I too have had my share of sickness in my case my bastard of a migraine.
There are a few characters that are introduced in this chapter that you will see in further chapters. So lets get down to it.
Moru- Faithful and loyal general of the Eastern lands he can be caring and charismatic but heartless in his duties and ruthless in battle; he has severed the Eastern lands well over six hundred years. (sweet guy right? Right?)
Satsuri- First heir to the Eastern lands, she is the definition of a royal bitch. The world is hers and those in it only live at her command. She absolutely hates her younger sibling Mayu and would kill her in the blink of an eye to be the sole heir of the Eastern lands. she is obsessed with power and wealth.
Mayu- Second heir of the Eastern lands, free spirited and protects the weak, humans and demons a like. She is everything that Satsuri is not and is treasured more by the low ranked in the clan than her older sister as she is more forgiving but can become the darkest of souls if needs be. She is a hybrid a cross between a taiyoukai and kami.
Damakudun sama-Lords of the Eastern lands. Values all aspect of life, will not hesitate to kill if anyone gets in his path. Can be cold and calculating, he is respected by all, oldest living Taiyoukai known. Is known as the wind due to his elusive movements in battle.
I refused to rush this chapter and just hope that you guys like it. It kinda grew on me. Might have a part II to this chapter might. Remember I said might, just making that crystal clear.
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Emotion the Silent Killer
The lines between good and evil were blurred, there was change in the air and how great it was for the ones at the centre of it, though a great number didn't like it one bit and would to anything to reverse such change as the great emotionless demon lord, Lord Sesshomaru took a mere nigen as his mate. The news travelled like wild-fire burning its way across the lands, to fill the ears of an enraged female demoness whose anger burnt with malice and disgust.
"So it's true Moru, he would deny me for such a worthless breed" she clinched her fist tightly and walked elegantly across the fine marbled floor to stand before the throne next to the general.
"He has tossed his kind a side for a filthy nigen whore. I will wipe each and every last one of their miserable kind of the face of this land" Her lavender eyes met his with such hatred it hung heavily in the air. Moru could only bow at her words for it was foolish to converse with her.
"I will pay him a visit maybe then it will open his eyes and cleanse him from the spell that nigen whore has cast on him, for he shall not refuse one as pure as I."
"My lady I would advise you against it, the Lord is gone and the land needs a-"
"Silence!" Satsuri growled dangerously low. "Do not think for a moment that I am unaware of my responsibilities as heir to this land Moru. Do not question my decision again, you're not the first general that has served my father and you certainly will not be the last."
Moru's calm persona soon changed to one that was filled with hostility as his dark amber eyes rested up on Satsuri's form.
"My lady, I do not take kindly to threats and from one such as yourself. I serve your father the Lord of the Eastern domain; my loyalties extend to him only until he is exceeded by his heirs. I am merely following his orders by aiding you and I will not be used as a pawn in your petty little squabbles." Moru's stern voice echoed through the large room which ripped low growls from Satsuri's form.
"There, there Moru. I figured she was here trying to play Lord." A voice chuckled mockingly from the balcony drawing the attention of the two figures and the mounting tension growing between them.
"Lady Mayu, I thought you were with the Lords battalion." Moru spoke with a slight hint of surprise in his calm voice.
All attention was now turned from Satsuri and directed at Mayu and that didn't sit too well with the eldest heir. Before Mayu could even reply to Moru's question their premature conversation was cut short by a steaming demoness.
"You dear show your filthy face here before me, with your tainted blood. You're no heir to this land than those filthy nigen trash you associate yourself with." Satsuri's growls grew even more dark and threatening.
Only the lowest pits of hell knew of the thick sickening hatred that dwell in her heart towards her younger sibling and if she could erase her from time itself she would find every means to do so. Moru's duties were to serve the Eastern Lord and protect his domain not to babysit its heirs. Mayu couldn't careless of the feeling her sister harboured towards her; since their childhood Satsuri's hatred only grew stronger day after day for no matter what she did to seek her sisters praises she would always treat her as a lowly being not worthy of her precious time. That only added nutrients to her hard determination to out do her oldest sister in everything as she no longer sought after her praises, thanks to a very cold friend. She was a hybrid unlike Satsuri her mother was old as time itself and walked close to the kamis as the wind which roamed the lands. Although she knew nothing about her, she was like her in more ways then she thought possible and unlike Satsuri valued the life of others, demons and humans alike.
"Ah, I see your being a manipulative bitch as always." Mayu turned slightly to rest her eyes on her sisters foaming form.
"Settle down princess." Mayu teased "I am not here to take the precious throne, the rules of the land are that which they are and you and I both know that. The first-born assumes the thorn after the demise of the lord and if unable to rule the lands and its inhabitants then the second in line shall rule, and where there are no other heirs the lords general shall asssume the throne. I think that's about right." She looked at Satsuri mockingly.
Moru looked between the two heirs as along deep sigh passed his lips.
"Well Moru my duties were complete and I thought I would return home and attend to some personal matters. I heard of the western lord's mate and thought I must see this nigen for my self. She must be rear if she has this effect on the little princess over there."
She turned her head slowly to peer over her shoulder at her oldest sister. Satsuri's hands glowed a deadly crimson red as a ball of energy was released and headed in Mauy's direction at lightening speed. Mayu avoided the attack with ease, hitting the energy ball with one of her own sending them both outside. The loud explosion that followed rattled the large chandelier that hung from the high ceilings.
"Phew that was close, I thought you had me for a second there." She pretended to wipe sweat off her forehead. "Probably if you work on you're aiming as you do chasing down mates that clearly does not need one such as yourself then maybe just maybe you would succeed in killing me but in your case that will never happen."
Mayu laughed mockingly at her sisters angry growls as she disappeared into the howling wind.
"When will my father return?" her voiced was laced with rage.
"Three days time my lady." Moru spoke as he turned to leave there was much that needed his attention and a hormonal heir was not one of them.
Satsuri's eyes rested upon the spot Mayu previously occupied. "That bitch has only three days to live and soon I shall be the sole heir to the Eastern lands." With a satisfied smirk Satsuri left the throne room and followed close behind the general, despite the need to end her sisters worthless existence there was urgent matters that needed attention.
XxX
Kagome laid next to Lord Sesshomaru the name that had driven fear into her heart but now that very name brought joy into her once dull life. That evening he marked her as his mate so that no other would take her as theirs. Kagome traced her fingers across the mating mark that was left on her neck; her fingers outlined the swollen ridges that were now in place of her once smooth skin. The images of his fang piercing her flesh was fresh in her mind and numbed her to the core, the pleasurable sensations that filled her was indescribable. It was like a dream every thing that now brought her happiness and calmed her troubled heart. She had a gut feeling that her dream might just turn to dust, that her heart would once again bloom with the anguish it new best but it was real every thing that he held in his eyes for her and her alone, was real for the eyes were windows to the soul and his dark soul was hers.
Sighs past Kagome's lips as she traced the face of the demon that held every inch of her fragile heart in his very hands; he was leaving and that bothered her more than it should as not all the demons at the palace liked her and she was hoping that she didn't have to purify some arrogant demon bastard that would try to harm her but if she would purify anyone Aneko would be the first to head her list.
"How long will you be gone?" she thought out loud not realising as she traced her fingers from his cheekbone to his elfin ears. Sesshomaru turned his head slightly to look at her to her surprise.
"I will not be long miko." His cold voice washed over her form. Kagome knew that he wasn't being cold towards her and that was some thing she would get use to given time but being constantly addressed as miko didn't sit too well with her.
"Miko!" Kagome growled, there was a hint of pure amusement in his golden orbs at his mate's behaviour being termed as such.
"If you dear call me miko one more time, I will purify your ass to the deepest level of hell and back." Kagome spoke while straddling his hips and pressing a slender finger firmly into his chest, her blue eyes burnt brightly, she ground her teeth before she spoke.
"My name is Ka-go-me, not MIKO, it's Ka-go-me." She growled dangerously low like a mother dog scolding its pups. Sesshomaru was amused, this little female dared to threaten his life and doing so in such a manner which made his youkai rumble with in him. A ghost of a smile crept across his lips. Looking down at his stoic face Kagome was now feeling nervous as she clearly remembered threatening her mate the Lord of the Western lands with purification. The rumble that erupted from Sesshomaru's form made Kagome's eyes grew even wider with fear, in a matter of seconds she was laying on her back with an unreadable demon lord towering above her. His clawed hand pinned both of her hands above her head while his other hand rested on her stomach toying with her silk purple night-gown. He wore an evil smirk that would make the devil himself proud. Kagome gasped in shock at the sight and sound of the fabric of her night-gown being shredded to pieces with such speed she could only look helplessly as each torn piece fell to the ground littering the floor.
"Sessho-" she struggled to speak but was silenced when his lips met hers in a delicate embrace. Her mind was now hazed as her eyes glistened with need.
"Ka-go-me." Her name rolled of his lips like fine silk, oh how her name sounded so good coming from his mouth this was definitely a dream and it would be the best damn dream she ever had. The feel of his lips tracing wet kisses slowly down her neck made her blood boil. Kagome struggled to speak as her brain was in a state of chaos, it could not piece together a sensible sentence in her defence against his gentle caress. It was hard to imagine one such as him expressing his feelings towards her in such a delicate manner, the softness of his pale skin against hers, the heat his body emitted for one with a personality as cold as his. she never thought that he would feel anything like this.
"I-I, we this, can't do, stop must, wait need to wait."
Her breathes were laboured as she tried to regain control over her hazed mind. Sesshomaru was pleased with the effect he had on her. Kagome's body glowed a pale shade of pink; her riki was licking at his flesh the sensation made his beast growled within him, his eyes flashed between its deadly crimson and gold.
"Must complete the mating cycle, she must be ours forever."
It growled loudly fighting against his master for control. Sesshomaru fought heard to keep his beast at bay releasing Kagome's hands. Kagome watched him; his eyes bled red before returning to its natural golden hue. Without thinking she leaned in and kissed him on his lips racking her fingers through his moon kissed hair.
"Please be patient with me, I want my powers to accept you fully, I would die if I purified you in the heat of passion, I wouldn't be able to live with myself. What ever is fighting inside of me to get out, must love and accept you as I have."
She traced kisses from his lips to his jaw line before resting her head on his shoulder inhaling all that was him. Sesshomaru looked at the top of her raven tassels; he knew if he rushed their union she could purify him by accident. He gently racked his clawed hand through her raven tassels to the base of her spine, releasing a long moan from her lips.
"I love you Sesshomaru." She whispered in his elfin ears as her body went back to its natural shade and sleep took her, her breathing soon evened out signalling that she had fallen asleep wrapped in the arms of the one she loved. Sesshomaru held her close to him and laid down placing her gently onto their bed she was still holding on to his kimono. Sesshomaru knew that when he left she would be in danger and he knew that despite their feeling towards his mate no one would dare come in his home to harm her or death would find them painfully slow. There was one demon an old friend of his that would prove useful given the situation. His mind couldn't help but reply her words. What was inside her trying to get out, what needed to accept him and his beast surely she was just a human miko and a powerful one at that but still a nigen. He sensed nothing different about her scent but her powers were growing steadily and that made him curious. Perhaps it was time to visit an old friend of his father. Sesshomaru could sense his half-brother approaching though he knew that it would be only a matter of time before he came to his palace in search of the miko; he would leave by sunset the following day and would be here when the half-breed arrived.
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The lingering scent of the women that made his heartache in a violent manner led him to the western lands, were his bastard of a brother dwelled. It wasn't clear to him why their scents were mixed or why she was alone in his territory or why she wanted to leave him in the first place for that matter. No he wasn't blinded by his short comings neither did he want to examine them as he would be at fault to have broken her heart thus pushing her in the arms of the unknown, to a land filled with human hating demons and one demon lord in particular that saved her in the past but they never ventured deep into his lands to sight see. It was always business for the group.
"Kagome if that dick hurts you, he will die by my hands."
Inuyasha growled as he leapt from tree to tree only stopping to observe his surroundings. By day break he would reach the western palace and come face to face with his bastard of a half-brother. He was his only lead on Kagome and he would face any danger that life would throw at him to see if she was safe. Only if he could take back the hurtful things he said in the past that led to the deterioration of their strange bond but time was unforgiving as he once again caused pain to seep into the depths of her aching heart, the fact that he couldn't see the pain he inflicted on her soul made him shiver to the bone with regret; he was the cause of her leaving not adventure, not curiosity of what lies beyond the horizon but him and the trail of hurt that followed him. If only he could remove the scars from her heart and let her see the feelings that she stirred within his stubborn soul. If only he could alter time and wash her free of the perfume of pain that engulfed her soul that was all too familiar to her. Time was always forgiving to him, as the kamis had rewarded him with a woman who loved him unconditionally and he could only hope that she was safe and unharmed physically but he knew that after the fight they had, their strange bond would never be the same.
"Kagome" he whispered her name over and over again as his muscles began to burn and his un-rested body was being pushed to its limits with every gruelling step that brought him closer to finding her; yet the need for rest could not hold him back, she was the driving force behind each step that he forced his body to take. Kagome was the centre of his world that eluded him for years; he himself was afraid to confront the feelings that sparked within the wilderness that was his barren soul, not even Kikyou ignited such strong feelings within him as Kagome did. If only he had acted upon his feelings for her sooner then maybe their lives would have been different. Maybe they would have had a happy life like Sango and Miroku instead he allowed his animal instinct to get the best of him and chased everything that was in heat leaving the love of his life to watch in the background as he repeatedly stripped away the layers of her heart leaving her bare of the love that once burned bright within her eyes for him; a love that could be compared to none, now here he was following the fading scent of the woman who boldly gave him her all when others wanted nothing to do with him. Kagome always understood him and would fight for him bravely even when her own life could have easily been taking away from her. She was the courage that wheeled his mighty sword; she was the strength that helped him to move on with life, to continue among the living though she asked him for nothing in return but the simplicity of his love and kindness. How foolish he was to ignore someone as genuine as her, any human or demon would be lucky to have such a rare gem in their life. Inuyasha just hoped that he could still be the one she would call hers.
XxX
Sesshomaru watched his mate's sleeping form, the soft sounds that escaped her lips with every breath she took. The sight, sound and smell of her filled his heart with feelings that were still unfamiliar to him, feelings that he was still sorting through. Love was not a weak emotion as he had thought instead it made him feel even more powerful and to think it was all because of this little onna that years ago sparked the flame of hope within his desolate heart, that gave way to love. The sight of her body curled up on his bed, the peaceful expression that was on her face calmed him and after all these years she was finally his; there was no longer the need to follow her group to keep an eye on her, for now he could spend all the time he wanted with his mate.
Sesshomaru quickly left their chambers without even allowing his mate to be aware of his absence. He called for his general who was by his side in a matter of seconds.
"My Lord." Sato bowed as the eyes of his lord rested upon him. Sesshomaru raised his hand slightly signalling him to rise.
"Send word to an old ally, their presence is requested. The half-breed will be here by day break and I will deal with him accordingly." His stoic voice filled the silence of the night. A small grin lingered on Sato's lips.
"My Lord if you wish I could give the half-breed a western welcome." Sesshomaru's eyes met those of his general, he knew his general too well and his torturous methods and he would surly relish the screams that his general would rip from the lips of his captives, it would displease his mate if she learnt that harm came to the half-breed.
"That won't be necessary on your part." Sesshomaru now fixed his gaze on his lands. Sato's expressions dropped he knew his lord's mate and the compassionate heart that she had and after all the pain she endured at the hands of the half-breed she would never allow harm to come to him.
"Yes my lord. There are whispers" he paused as his lord's attention was once again granted to him. "Of your mating and the eastern lands are stirred by it, there are even whispers here among our clan and the surrounding nigen villages. I believe they are doubting the strength and ability of their lord." Sato bowed and waited for Lord Sesshomaru to reply.
"Hn" was Sesshomaru's only response, Sato swore he saw a look of boredom on Sesshomaru's stoic face but what ever it was it was long gone.
"I have nothing to prove to any being, my mate is who she is and I would have it no other way. If a soul dares threaten her life then they shall die slowly by my hands."
His voice was cold and menacing. Sato wasn't shocked by his lord's behaviour; he knew first hand of the interest his lord had in said miko and often times watched over her when his lord had urgent matters to attend to. The miko was a strange one and it wasn't the fact that she wasn't from their time; it was her smell it was pure and held something that he could not put his fingers on. He would protect the lady of the west with his very life as she was the reason behind his lord's new demeanor, he knew too well the joys and pleasures of love.
"Yes my lord." Sato bowed before disappearing into the darkness. Sesshomaru now stood on one of the many balconies observing his lands. His mind replayed earlier thoughts of his mate and the change in her aura; it was nothing he had ever felt before especially from a nigen miko. The chill of the night's air flooded the palace halls, the moon stood high in the night's sky bathing the land in a sea of silvery light. The gentle sounds of insects chirping sailed on the wind breathing life into the once silent night. The wind stirred his silvery white hair that seemed to glow in the light of the moon, Sesshomaru sensed the change in his mates aura and quickly made his way back to their chambers; she was stirring in her sleep, Kagome was becoming restless a half-smile graced his perfect lips and he now knew what caused the flare in her aura. She missed him and the warmth his body provided her, removing his kimono and yukata Sesshomaru laid next to his mate whose flaring aura dissipated. Kagome slid one of her legs across his thighs and place her head on his shoulder bringing her right arm across him to rest on his chest a gentle sigh passed her lips. She intrigued him maybe he needed to protect the lands from her instead. Sesshomaru watched her sleep her until the silvery light of the noon was replaced by the gentle glow of the rising sun that hid behind the horizon. Kagome was beautiful and all though she was human the palace inhabitants acknowledged the fact that she was a serene beauty, one with a kind enough heart that could spear respect and show kindness to them even though some were undeserving of it, yet her kindness knew no bounds and was pure and strange as her. The stench of Inuyasha filled the chill of the morning's air. Sesshomaru knew that his half-brother would reach the place in moments. Sesshomaru gently unwrapped his mates limbs from his form and slipped into his white kimono making his way to the balcony that over looked one of the many palace gardens.
XxX
Just a little further Inuyasha thought over and over again; stride after stride he made his way closer to the large palace that sparkled in the distance.
"Kagome I am going, just a little further." The thought replayed over in his mind.
A low growl pressed its way passed Sesshomaru's lips as a figure clad in a red hiori leapt through the air across the palace walls to land roughly on the ground Inuyasha was immediately surrounded by guards whose only intension was to kill the intruder but backed off as the smell of Lord Inutashio's blood flowed through the boys veins, they felt the shift in their lords aura and back away from the half-breed.
"You fucking bastard, get your ass down here you-" Inuyasha yelled
"Silence!"
A deadly growl tore itself from Sesshomaru's lips before Inuyasha could finish his sentence. Inuyasha was stunned at his older half-brother. He was tired, hungry and every muscle screamed within his body in pain and this royal piece of shit dared to tell him what to do like he offered up his ass to serve his rotten soul; and when since did he ever listened to a single word that crawled out his mouth nah he wasnt having it.
"Keh, listen here you bastard, I didn't come here to see your damn fucked up face and chit-chat, there are more import-"
Inuyasha was cut short by a constricting hand held firmly around his throat, reducing him to nothing but occasional grunts. Inuyasha fought against the foul member that dared to threaten his existence but it was no use as his body was tired and could not support the strong will his mind held. The stoic look on Sesshomaru's face was unchanged by his younger brother's struggle for air. Sesshomaru could tell that the half-breed was tired and hadn't eaten in days; despite their past he wasn't the kind of demon lord to kill a helpless filth even if that filth was his despised younger brother. With a slight flick of his wrist Inuyasha was sent flying several meters away taking down a few trees to hit the palace wall with a loud thud. The low weary groans could be heard coming from his tisted body.
"Take him inside." Sesshomaru's eyes rested on one of his guards. Gin a crow demon with wild sapphire eyes, jet black hair and a scar running down his left arm.
"Yes my Lord." He bowed as he headed in the direction the half-breed had landed.
I Hope yall liked it so far, let me know how its sounds. I always ask this but tell how the chapters are flowing into each other. The next chapter will be as twist as Inuyasha is in this one. yup. Gawn fi now, nuff love soon faword. P.S. Dont hang me for this one hehehe.