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Sesshomaru, a History
Almost as soon as Inu no Taisho realized that this had not happened the way that he intended, he was on his feet making his way swiftly to the miko that stood in the middle of his council. He grabbed her by the hair and marched out of the crowded room into a more private anti chamber, dragging her behind him.
Once he was inside the room he threw her against the far wall. A sickening crack was heard as she landed hard on her wrist. The girl whimpered more out of pain then fear. When she looked up, she saw a very angry red eyed demon standing in front of her.
"Where is he?!" Growled Inu no Taisho menacingly
"He got what he deserved. You said punish him. He will be forever punished!" The miko stared up at him in defiance as she defended her actions.
"Midoriko, You try my patience!" The man then crouched to her level and growled softly to her as he stared into her eyes, "You will tell This Inu no Taisho what you did to his son or you will suffer at his hands!"
"He is still alive, milord, just unseen until the day he finds one that will give him what he needs most in life."
Midoriko stood up and brushed past the still fuming lord. When she had reached the door to lead her out of the room, she was stopped by a question, "What, pray tell, may that be?"
"Love."
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Still in the council room, all chaos had broken loose. Ladies had fainted and the men were angrily yelling and demanding explanations of the black magic that had just occurred in front of them.
Meanwhile Sesshomaru was still standing in the same spot that he was before his father had dragged the miko away. He did not understand why the people were so upset. He was still right here.
Sesshomaru walked calmly towards his fathers general and stopped two feet from him staring at him hard, "General Shomi, Why are you not controlling the room. Silence every one now!"
Shomi raised his arms and called for silence. A few mummers were raised but everyone had quieted down into a hush, waiting for what would happen next. The general walked over to where Sesshomaru had once stood and waved his had over the spot. He then turned to a few of the guards at the entrance ways and stated in a very calm voice, "Take troops out and search for the prince, check everywhere. Leave no stone un turned. Do not return empty handed."
The guards nodded and scurried from the room as fast as their legs could take them.
He then turned to the queen and bowed humbly, "My Lady, I will personally see to the finding of your son."
Sesshomaru's mother nodded and looked slightly worried. It was then that his father re-entered the council chamber and returned to his previous spot.
With a slight growl, Sesshomaru stalked toward his father and glared at him, "Father, I am right here. Look at this Sesshomaru!"
He then swiped his hand through his fathers head in an attempt to gain his attention. Shocked that his hand just went straight through his fathers head, he stood still for a moment regaining his composure. Sesshomaru then pulled his sword and swept it through in fathers abdomen. Seeing that that did nothing to gain attention to himself, he then started to follow his father around to see if this was only temporary.
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200 years later...
Sesshomaru was getting bored of just following his father around like a second shadow so he decided to leave the castle.
Walking through the forest was distracting for him, he started to pay attention to the things around him. The birds in the trees, the animals and how they interacted with each other. Unbeknownst to him, a two headed dragon started to follow him around. When he realized that he had a companion, he started to wonder if the curse was wearing off now that he was completely sure the the witch that had placed him under this curse was long dead.
It was shortly after the dragon had started to follow him that once a month, one the day of the new moon, that he became his old opaque self. With all his built up anger from not being more then a shadow the the earth, he started to kill anything in his path on the nights of the new moon.
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Many years later...
Sesshomaru had still kept tabs on his father and knew that his mother had died some time ago. His father had taken a new consort and had a half demon child with her. They had named him Inuyasha, a idiotic name in his opinion.
When Inuyasha was at the age of marriage and still not crowned heir to the crown, Sesshomaru was convinced that his father still had a strain of hope left. Even though he had never really had a good relationship with his father, he was still glad that his tittle had not been taken away from him as well.
Later when he was back in his fathers study, he read the invitation to a girl's "coming out party" and decided that this would be an amusing distraction. So, he followed his half brother and father to the celebrations.
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At the Festivities...
Sesshomaru stuck close to his father, so he could glean as much useful information as he could. Then he saw her. She was a plain young woman, a human at that. She had black hair that was up in a bun and her families colours on, she seemed very young to be at such a party. However he knew that she was the younger sister and was only allowed to join because she was supporting her older sister in her devours to find a mate. This young woman was walking right up to him, his father and, who he presumed was, her mother.
"Good evening mother." Kagome said as she came to a stand still next to the pair. Sesshomaru stepped to stand closer to her, smelling her strange scent of sakura blossoms and oranges.
"Good evening. My lord may I introduce my youngest daughter Kagome? Kagome, this is Lord Inu no Taisho, of the Western Lands." A smile appeared on her mother face as soon as she was done speaking.
"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, my lord." Kagome bowed properly much to the amusement of her mother and Sesshomaru who was keeping a steady gaze on her. "I believe that your son has already made quite the impression on my dear sister this evening."
Inu no Taisho smiled and nodded his head as he replied, "The pleasure is all mine, my dear, and yes, I see that attempt number two is being made as we speak."
They all turned to watch Inuyasha gesturing grandly with his arms as Kikyo tried to calm him down. Kagome noticed the blush that spread across her sisters cheeks staining them a deep red. She smiled as she turned back to continue the conversation.
"Do you only have one son, my lord? Kagome asked carefully.
"I have two sons. Inuyasha is my youngest." said Inu no Taisho stiffly as if he was hiding something and she was a wolf hound on the trail. Sesshomaru stiffened as well and waited with baited breath as for what would happen next.
"May I inquire after your eldest son? Is he ill?" she asked innocently
"I regret to inform you that non have heard from my son in many, many years. Even I do not know where he is. However if you know anything about him or his whereabouts then please tell me."
"I have not heard anything, Is he the one that was cursed so many years ago? May I ask if you know what the curse was? I have been wondering what it was in hopes that I could try to break it." Kagome said calmly. Sesshomaru could not smell a single trace of insincerity in her scent.
"My dear girl, I highly doubt that you could find him much less break the curse, if I have not even been able to that. But if you must know it was a dark curse that renders the one cursed invisible except on the night of the full moon, only then does he reappear once more. Non can sense him, it is as if he never existed. The only hope that I have that he is still alive is that every few months, someone claims to have seen a silver haired man walking a unseen road." Inu no Taisho was standing even more stiffly that before and as soon as he finished, he bowed and said calmly, "It is a bitter subject, and I do regret that he is not here like he should be but as you can see there is no hope. I bid you both a good evening, I would not want to ruin the rest of the celebrations with further depressing tales."
"My lord, wait! Kagome cried out, "I had made a promise that I now extend to you, I will find your son for you so that you may be a family once more. He deserves happiness after so much heartache and so do you."
Inu no Taisho stared at the petite young women in front of him with determination in her blue eyes and then nodded before continuing on in to the throng of party guests.
Kagome stared at his retreating form and she said quietly to no one in particular "I will find the prince, I will release him from this curse!"
She turned to leave the room when she felt a cold breeze as though a window was open but she was not even near one. A shiver ran down her spine as she tried to calm herself before continuing on her path to her bedroom. Sesshomaru smirked to himself and followed her out of the noisy room.
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In Kagome's room...
Sesshomaru walked into her bed chamber silently after her. He watched as she sighed and dropped her formal mask from her face, weariness becoming painfully apparent on her young face. She walked over to her vanity and slouched in the chair as she removed the jewlary that she was wearing.
Sesshomaru followed her and put his hand on her shoulder to see if she would feel him.
She spoke softly to no one in particular, "I know you are there, Prince. Please stay and let me try to help you."
Needless to say, Sesshomaru was shocked that she knew he was there. He was not sure what to do but his curiosity was getting the better of him so he agreed and swiped through her in order to move the air around them. Taking a deep breath, Kagome stood and faced him.
"Please...I don't know if your there but I think I know how to break the curse..." Shs said softly. He moved the air again to give her a little more confidence. "I need you to trust me, it will be the only way for it to work."
That was laughable, trust, he barely knew her but he was not about to turn away now.
The wind whipped her hair around her until it had died down to nothing. Sesshomaru moved his hand to her chin to move her face so that she was actually looking at his face and not his chest. Kagome lifted her face to where his face was and, with a look of determination in her blue eyes, said, "Stay still for me. I am taking this as a yes to continue."
Just as quickly, a cool breeze blew against her as Sesshomaru moved to say, "Continue."
With a deep breath, Kagome started to concentrate on bringing her holy powers to the then pushed her powers in to his chest. It felt warm and tingly as it washed over his form, bathing him in a pink light.
After what felt like hours, Kagome retracted her powers back into herself. Sesshomaru felt the warmth leave him and watched as she collapsed onto the floor. Kagome then looked up to see what she had done. He only saw appointment in her eyes. Looking up into the mirror and her vanity, he actually saw his reflection looking back at him. Although he was translucent, it was a considerable step forward.
Sesshomaru then turned back to the girl on the floor and they stared at each other for smiled tiredly at him and said, "Hello, my name is Kagome, at least we can see each other now..." She laughed rather pathetically trying to lighten the mood in the room. It did not help.
"Do you have a name, prince?" Kagome asked as she stood up off the ground and brushed off her dress. She was still standing rather close to him and when she noticed this, she blushed and moved a few feet away from him. Much to his amusement.
Sesshomaru nodded his head to her in a affirmative answer.
"Do you care to tell me your name?" Kagome asked.
"My name...is Prince Sesshomaru of the Western Lands...Kagome..." He then walked silently over to her dressing chair and sat down.
"It is a pleasure to finally meet you, prince Sesshomaru. I have heard about you but only about the situation you have found yourself in. I know you are not yet completely here but I am sure that after a few more sessions that we will have back to your former self in no time."
Sesshomaru merely looked at her and nodded his head in confirmation of his agreement.
"Well you can't stay here, it would be highly improper. If you would like, I can show you to a guest room?" Kagome motioned toward the door as she spoke.
Sesshomaru stood and left the room without another look at her. He walked back to his fathers room but paused and turned and walked away, not quite sure what to do with himself now.
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End of Flashback!
His father and brother just sat staring at him for awhile after he had finished explaining what he had done since the...accident.
Inuyasha the made a gruff noise and shook his head, "That sucks, man."
Inu no Taisho glared at his younger son and said, "I am very sorry to hear about all this but that is in the past and we must look to the future! Come my son, we will discuss what we shall do further in my chambers. For now, I suggest that you have Kagome rest a bit longer before she makes another attempt of healing you."
All Sesshomaru did was nod his head slightly to show that he had heard them. Then leaned back to fully rest on the tree behind him and closed his eyes, completely ignoring them.
With a sigh, Inu no Taisho and Inuyasha walked off toward to house leaving Sesshomaru alone in relative peace.
A/N So I am really disappointed to I only got one review out of the literally hundreds of people that read my story. It makes me not want to continue this. But thankfully, I do this for me, not for you. PLEASE REVIEW!
