Beautiful Destiny

Chapter 10

Wow, I think I found the perfect song for Sayuri and Sesshoumaru. First Time by Lifehouse. :: Sings :: Looking at you, holding my breath. For once in my life, I'm scared to death. I'm taking a chance letting you inside… XD

And thank you for telling me that Daiyoukai meant Great demon. At least I was using it in the right context. :P

Sayuri is an OC. Don't worry; she's not that super powered. I have yet to reveal her weaknesses.

Thank you all for loving my story, I really didn't think it would be this popular. :: Bows ::

Japanese Vocab
Kaze no Kizu – Wind Scar
Baka – Idiot; Stupid; Fool
-baba – Rude way of calling someone "grandma" or "Old Woman"


Disclaimer: I don't own the Inuyasha series or characters in any way, but my original characters are my own.

Encounter

The morning sun shined down upon the group, bringing warmth to the cool morning air. A small breeze blew and morning birds chirped as Rin played a game with an annoyed-looking Jaken. Sesshoumaru watched the girl run around as Sayuri slept softly on his lap. The sun shined through the leaves on the tree and caressed her face as a gentle morning greeting, as the breeze ran through her soft brown locks lovingly.

Sayuri began to wake and stirred softly, feeling something comfortable and warm beneath her head and something soft covering her. She opened her eyes slightly, not yet awake enough to tell what, or rather who, she was lying on, or that a pair of golden orbs were looking down to her.

"So you're awake… " Came a familiar, deep voice.

She opened her eyes, squinting slightly because of the light, and looked up to see none other than the daiyoukai Sesshoumaru gazing down at her. It was then that she realized she was lying on his lap. She quickly shot up and blushed a red color, looking to the demon lord.

"Gomen nasai!" She gasped, thinking she fell into his lap as she slept.

He just looked at her with a slight blink and a curious look, but the same expression he always had, which made her blush more. He noticed the blush and smiled very slightly, which made her blink.

'From the way he acted, I didn't know he could smile… It looks good on him, though.' She thought.

"Neechan! You're up!" Chirped a happy Rin as she ran over to the two; Sesshoumaru's smile disappearing as fast as it had come.

Sayuri looked to the small girl as soon as she heard her voice. "Oh, good morning Rin-chan," she smiled, the blush fading. "Did you sleep well?"

"Hai! Au-Un kept me warm," she smiled, "And it looked like Sesshoumaru-sama kept you warm too!"

Sayuri blinked and blushed again. "R-Rin-chan!"

Sesshoumaru looked to the two girls then looked away, focusing his gaze to the clear blue sky, seemingly deep in thought as always. Jaken looked to the lord with a worried expression. He had always wondered what went on in that head of his when he seemed so distant. The little toad youkai then looked to Sayuri, who was having a conversation with Rin about flowers, obviously wanting to change the subject about Sesshoumaru and herself. He looked at her with disdain and jealousy. What could a 'human' girl do for his lord? He already had the company of Jaken and the human Rin. What was the use of burdening himself with another life to guard? Rin didn't need a mother that bad. He looked back to Sesshoumaru, who now had an aggravated and disgusted expression on his face as he rose from his sitting position.

Sayuri and Rin looked to Sesshoumaru. "Is there something the matter, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked.

The daiyoukai gave no answer, just stared into the wooded area that was a good way away from them. The girls blinked and looked to where Sesshoumaru was looking. A shadowed figure appeared, walking out of the brush.

"What is that miserable hanyou doing here?" Jaken said, expressing a disgusted look as well.

Sayuri looked to Jaken, who held onto his staff. "Hanyou?" She asked.

Her question was soon answered as the figure became clearer. It was a man with white hair and golden eyes, like Sesshoumaru's, with two dog-ears sticking out of his head. He wore a bright red robe with matching pants, and a katana sheathed at his side. She blinked slightly and Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes.

"Keh, I knew I smelt something horrible out here." The hanyou said as he approached, stopping a few meters away from Sesshoumaru.

"What is it that you want, half-breed?" Sesshoumaru said in his usual tone, though Sayuri could tell there was some malice in it.

"To fight you, to prove that I'm better than you once and for all." He said as he unsheathed his katana, which transformed into a very large sword. Sayuri blinked as he looked over to her.

"Are you capturing humans or somethin' now?" He asked, which he only received an ice-cold glare over from Sesshoumaru.

"… So that is the extent of your knowledge? It figures. You were born ignorant," Sesshoumaru said coldly as he unsheathed Tokijin, "And you will die an ignorant hanyou."

Sesshoumaru rushed at Inuyasha and swung his sword, which the hanyou barely dodged. Again he swung and the hanyou blocked with his sword, pushing him off and swinging at Sesshoumaru, missing as the daiyoukai landed gracefully behind him. Sesshoumaru swung at him from behind and the hanyou barely was able to block it, stepping back as he regained his balance. His back was now facing the girls, who both looked on as the battle continued, each swinging and missing, or blocking. After a few more attempts, Sesshoumaru landed gracefully in front of the girls, his back toward them and the hanyou facing him.

"I've had enough of this bullshit!" Said an aggravated hanyou. Either it was stupidity or he completely forgot that the girls were behind Sesshoumaru when he called out "KAZE NO KIZU!!" And was about to swing when-

"OSUWARI!"

A female yell from seemingly nowhere pierced through the tension and the hanyou plummeted into the ground face first with a "Gyuekkk!!". His sword became a beaten-up katana again as a black-haired girl wearing a green and white middle school uniform ran up to the scene, followed by a woman with a ponytail and some kind of armor with an enormous boomerang on top of a neko youkai, sitting in front of a monk with a ponytail and ringed staff. On top of the woman's shoulder was a young kitsune youkai. Sayuri blinked at the odd looking group, and at the hanyou's sudden plummet into the earth. '… What the hell??' She thought as she slightly raised an eyebrow.

The hanyou slowly got up with the help of his sword and glared at the schoolgirl. "What the hell do you think you're doin', Kagome!? I almost had 'im!"

"INUYASHA NO BAKA! You could have killed Rin-chan and-," The girl named Kagome looked at Sayuri with a surprised expression, noticing her clothes that looked like they were from the same time she was from. Sayuri did the same to her.

The neko youkai landed and the woman, monk, and kitsune hopped off, running up next to Kagome as the neko youkai shrunk into an incredibly cute kitten, hopping up on the woman's shoulder.

"Is something wrong Kagome-chan?" Asked the woman, holding on to the big boomerang.

"… She has on clothes from my era."

The group looked to Sayuri, who blinked from the attention.

"You're right. She does."

Inuyasha stood up and looked to her. "Hey, girl, what's your name?"

"Her name is of no importance to you, hanyou." Sesshoumaru said, which made Sayuri blink. Sesshoumaru then glanced to Jaken. Jaken nodded, understanding what his lord meant with the glance. He came over to the girls with Au-Un.

"Get on, humans." Jaken said impatiently. They hesitantly obliged, each getting on the youkai, Rin helping Jaken on as well, who sat in front and controlled the reins. Once they were on, Au-Un took off into the sky and in the direction of the Bone-Eater's Well. Sayuri glanced back to the scene and found Sesshoumaru watching them leave before they disappeared out of sight.

Sesshoumaru turned back to Inuyasha, who was also watching them leave. He turned back and pointed Tetsusaiga, which was transformed again into the giant form, at the daiyoukai.

"What do you plan to do with her, Sesshoumaru? And how did you get her here? Did you find her in the wilderness and decide to keep her as one of your servants?"

"Silence!" Sesshoumaru swung at Inuyasha again and he blocked, stepping back. And again the battle continued like this.

"Kagome-sama, didn't they fly in the direction of the well?" Miroku asked her quietly. Kagome nodded with a "Un."

"It's possible that Sesshoumaru is allowing her to go back to her own time." Sango added.

"Yeah, but for how long?" Shippou remarked with his arms crossed, his eyes closed thoughtfully. Kagome looked in the direction that they flew off in. If she was from her time, she would most likely see her again and could ask her what happened for her to end up in the feudal era.

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Au-Un landed a few yards away from the well, which Sayuri was grateful for; she never really did like heights. Frankly, they scared the hell out of her. She hopped off of Au-Un and wobbled slightly, not used to flying by youkai. She sat down quickly on her knees as the feeling of vertigo went away.

"Are you alright, Neechan?" Rin asked, placing a hand on Sayuri's back and looking to her concerned.

"H-Hai, Rin-chan. I'm… just not used to flying like that… and I hate heights." She answered with a slight smile and a sweat-drop.

"Hmph, weak human." Jaken retorted as he slid off of Au-Un, getting a glare from Sayuri.

She slowly got to her feet and looked at the well, walking up to it an peering down into it's darkness. 'So this is the Bone-Eater's Well…' She thought. She could slightly feel a slightly sickening pressure upon her, next to the well. 'What is this?… Is it the well's youki?'

A sudden, fierce wind blew, which made the group look around. It definitely wasn't a normal wind. Sayuri suddenly felt two arms wrap around her waist from behind, followed by hot breath on her neck.

"Miss me, blossom?"

There was no mistaking that voice, and there was only person who called her 'blossom'. Sakkaku smirked as he reached his hand a little higher. Before he got any further, Sayuri unleashed her strength and elbowed him in the stomach. She spun to punch him, but he disappeared and reappeared a few yards in front of her, rubbing his stomach.

"So violent! I just wanted a little welcoming gift." He smiled slightly. Sayuri looked at him disgusted. "Like that's ever going to happen." She remarked.

"Tsk, tsk. Aren't you forgetting something? I stole that kiss from you, didn't I?" He replied, waving his finger. "Remember what I said, blossom. I always get what I want."

"Not this time."

"Heh, we'll see about that." He looked to Rin, who blinked. Jaken immediately stood in front of her, his staff poised to take action if need be. Sakkaku smirked. "I see you brought your little friends. Where's his 'highness'?"

"That doesn't matter." Sayuri said, getting ready to strike as her eyes turned gold. "You have to deal with me now."

Jaken widened his eyes slightly. Humans couldn't turn the color of their eyes at will!

Sakkaku glanced back to the now golden-eyed girl with the smirk. "My pleasure."

Sayuri rushed him and ducked down, attempting to leg-sweep him, which he jumped over and landed to her side. Her fist came at him full-force and he was able to dodge it, grabbing the hilt of his katana and swiping at her. She did a graceful back flip to get out of the way and shot spheres of light at him, which traveled at a high speed. He was barely able to dodge, but managed to get out of the way before they hit him, instead hitting nearby trees. He flew up into the air and threw his katana at her, missing. 'What is he thinking?' She thought as she shot another light sphere at him. He got out of the way and smirked, motioning his finger as if telling someone or something to come to him. 'The katana!' Sayuri looked behind her to see the katana coming straight for her. She quickly moved, but not in enough time. The blade sliced her side, spilling her blood upon the grass below, and making her drop to her knees, clutching her side.

"You have not yet seen the full extent of my power, blossom. Nor the power of Bukkohada, my sword." He gloated as he caught Bukkohada by the hilt. "Come with me peacefully and I'll spare your life and the lives of your little friends."

Sayuri slowly rose to her feet, wincing. 'Why isn't it healing like last time?!'

Sakkaku smiled slightly, seeing the expression on her face. "I know what you're thinking. You aren't healing because what I slipped you wasn't just a sedative. It was a concoction that drastically lowered your healing capabilities. The most you'll be able to heal now is a paper cut. Otherwise, you're healing is as slow as a human's."

"Damn it…" She breathed. How she hated him, that loathsome bastard.

"Now, will you take my offer and go peacefully? Or should I kill these two the way I killed that other girl. Rika, was it?"

'Rika-chan…' The memories came back, all that she tried to forget. Rika struggled to breathe as she died in Sayuri's arms, her blood in a pool around them. Her eyes held a helpless look as she took her last breath, one asking for help, asking for vengeance. Rika, who was so full of possibilities. The one who protected Sayuri from the mean girls at school, who taught her to be tough and never back down from those stronger than her. Sayuri's best friend, the tomboy, the prankster, the one who always got in trouble. Mizuki Rika, the one who always protected Sayuri, yet… Sayuri couldn't protect her. She couldn't save her from that monster. It was her fault she was dead. Rika's voice screamed out for revenge, for Sakkaku's head. Images of her fallen friend flashed through her mind; some happy, some sad. The final image… Rika's lifeless body in Sayuri's arms.

As everything went through her head, a black aura pulsated around her as the blood seeped through her hand that clutched her wound. Sayuri's eyes were shadowed by her bangs as her hair looked as though it was caught in a breeze. Her hair lengthened and darkened to black, red markings appeared on her arms, legs and face. Two large black angel wings jutted out from her back and her eyes turned a fierce blood red as she looked up to Sakkaku, who was taken back.

"Au-Un… take them and leave…" She said in a more womanly voice. Au-Un looked to the transformed Sayuri, then scooped Jaken and Rin up, flying away as fast as possible.

"Neechan!!" Rin cried as they disappeared out of sight.

"… So, have you learned your first form, Mitsukai? Or is that pure hatred I see in your eyes?" Sakkaku asked, staying in the air and a 'safe' distance away from her.

He received no reply as she stood up, feeling no pain in her side for the moment. Her eyes were filled with nothing but malice as she glared coldly into Sakkaku's very soul, which frightened him. She pointed her left arm straight up as a brilliant light flashed in her hand, summoning a dual-edged sword, it's hilt made of pure ivory and decorated with a rose pattern, a single red gem imbedded into it. Shortly after the blade appeared, the light vanished and she brought her arm down, holding the sword and it's sheath at her side.

Sakkaku's eyes widened slightly. 'That's impossible! How did she summon? Only high-ranking Mitsukai are allowed to know that. And that sword, of all weapons! Could it be her memories are awakening?'

Sayuri reached her right hand over and grabbed the hilt of the sword. She unsheathed it and let out an attack that enveloped the surrounding area in a dark light and exploded. Sakkaku fell to the ground, his wings severely damaged. He slowly got to his feet and glared at Sayuri, which she returned. She returned the sword to its sheath and uttered one word: "Die."

In what seemed like a flash, she sliced Sakkaku straight through the middle, again sheathing the sword once she was done. And with the final 'click' of the sword entering it's sheath, Sakkaku was split in two. She looked back to the disappearing halves of her enemy. To her dismay, he wasn't dead.

"I'll be back, blossom. I promise you that." Came his voice before he disappeared completely.

Sayuri looked back to the well, which was unharmed because of the demonic energy surrounding it. Her wings disappeared slowly and her hair and eyes returned to their normal state. Unfortunately, the pain in her side also returned.

She sank to her knees and clutched her side, which was bleeding heavily, most likely because she transformed. It appeared even in her transformed state, which she didn't even know she could do, she wasn't able to heal herself. She managed to stand and walk to the well, sitting and leaning against it. For now, she would have to rest. She didn't have enough energy left to look for a village to seek treatment and she couldn't tell how deep the gash was, though it was very painful. She closed her eyes as they became heavy, but remained conscious of the sounds around her… somewhat.

"… Someone's hurt around here. I can smell blood." She heard a voice that sounded familiar. Was it that 'Inuyasha' from earlier?

'What happened to all the trees? They look like some kind of explosion happened.' Inuyasha thought as he leapt through the debris into the clearing where the well was. He looked to the well and spotted Sayuri.

'Hey, it's that was with Sesshoumaru! …She's hurt badly.' He thought as he walked up to and kneeled down next to her. "Hey, can you hear me?" He asked, but received no response. She had blacked out from blood loss and lack of energy. 'This isn't good… I have to get her Keade-baba's place. Her and Kagome can probably help her.'

Inuyasha picked up Sayuri bridal-style as gently as he could and ran back to the village.

That's it for chapter 10. Wow, she passes out a lot, huh? XD

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