At A Beginning...

I Do Not Own Inuyasha

Destiny:Somebody's preordained future; the apparently predetermined and inevitable series of events that happen to somebody or something…

Chapter 1

Eight Years After the Fall Of Naraku...

Sesshomaru lay there holding her in absolute bliss for the first time in over three hundred years he felt nothing but bliss; well he was ignoring a slight pain in his chest but he was still happy to be holding her right then. She snuggled against his chest as they lay under the sakura enjoying the sun and the summer morning. This was perfect as he lay there holding her. Nothing could ruin this moment, he had been waiting for this moment for what felt like centuries.

"Sesshomaru," she breathed as she slept in ignorant bliss. He just smirked at that as he lay there, his angel was sounded sleepy and safe. Sesshomaru had to admit he liked it as he lay there. This was a perfect afternoon for him. There was nothing that could ruin it. It would only be better if he could seduce her, but now was not the right moment for such thoughts. For now he'd just enjoy this moment.

"Sesshomaru!" he internally groaned at the voice as he sat up carefully removing the sleeping girl. The dilemmas of trying to get an afternoon free. He was quick to hide his sleeping companion under some silk because they'd never understand if they saw her sleeping against him. Some things weren't for them to understand, they weren't to be understood because his sleeping companion had always been his. Not that they'd understand that.

He was quick to lure them away from his sleeping companion. It was imperative they didn't know about her yet. It was important that they at least thought they had a chance to keep her. He emerged from the woods around the village to see one very pregnant, worried looking Kagome who was leaning against a tree out of breath. The young miko immediately looked relieved to see him.

"Have you seen Rin?" Kagome asked.

"No," he lied.

"We can't find her and Kohaku has something really important to ask her," Kagome informed him.

He fought back his snarl. The boy had been pestering Rin for months to ask her that question; after he had already told him no. Rin was his and he wasn't giving her up but it appeared Inuyasha's mate hadn't caught onto the fact he was not handing his Rin over to that prick. Kohaku was beyond unworthy of Rin, the brat had tried to kill her; many times; and then he had almost been the death of her in the end when Magatsuhi had abducted her.

"No," Sesshomaru repeated for the umpteenth time as he began herding Kagome away from where he had tucked Rin away for the time being.

"But!" Kagome protested.

"NO!" he snarled out, his emotions taking over at this moment.

"Sesshomaru, she's turning sixteen tonight. Don't you think she should decide for herself, and she and Kohaku would make such an adorable couple!" Kagome argued, he just refrained from shouting 'no' again as he herded the biggest pain his ass as of late back to her village.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha sounded relieved when Sesshomaru brought back Kagome. Sesshomaru just resisted the desire to throw Kagome at Inuyasha, grab Rin from where he had her sleeping and run. Rin was his but Kagome was driving him insane with her desires to marry Rin off to Shippo or worse…Kohaku. He'd kill Rin before he handed her over to that boy! Shippo didn't irritate him as much but then again Shippo hadn't ever attempted to kill Rin. Kohaku on the other hand…if Sesshomaru told him 'no' one more time would be dying a slow, painful, agonizing death after all the hell he had put him through. And every time Kohaku had nearly or tried to kill Rin he had just about died in fear at losing and so he'd be damned if he lost her to Kohaku of all the humans in this world.

"Sesshomaru's hidden Rin, again," Kagome sounded disgruntled about that but Inuyasha just looked amused then. Sesshomaru feigned innocence in this matter because he wasn't giving up Rin.

"Good for Rin, she needed the break," Inuyasha informed his mate as he took her by the waist. Sesshomaru knew Inuyasha knew but it was by a complete and total flux that he even knew. It was all by accident that Inuyasha knew but after a few unsavory threats, a few promises, and a few unspoken rules in Inuyasha discovering his little secret.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome argued.

"No, we are not getting involved and you are going to give birth at any moment so…STOP RUNNING AROUND OUT OF MY SIGHT!" Inuyasha shouted at her.

"You are being ridiculous Inuyasha," Kagome grumbled. Inuyasha shook his head at Sesshomaru as they walked away. Sesshomaru was quick to return to Rin who was sitting up, yawning and stretching. So his human was waking. Sesshomaru just walked up to his Rin, knelt beside her.

"Sesshomaru-sama," she mumbled, he pulled a strand of her hair off her cheek. Rin smiled at him as she sat there sleepily.

"Rin," he replied to her sleepy greeting. This was his, she was his and all he needed to do was get her unmarried to her seventeenth birthday and then she would truly be all his. That was the stupid age he and that old hag of a miko had agreed upon and when Kagome had returned getting her to seventeen unmarried seemed just about impossible.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Rin asked.

"Hn," he replied. There was a sharp pain in his chest suddenly that had him wincing slightly but he ignored it. It was an old wound from Magatsuhi and on occasion it hurt. Much to his irritation the wound never seemed to have healed right.

"Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin repeated, concern laced through her voice when he didn't move. Suddenly his world spun, then went black as he pitched forward. What the hell was this!? But his world dissolved into nothingness then. The pain speared through him, it was so intense and mind shattering he couldn't fight it as it over took him.

"Sesshomaru-sama! Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin screamed panic over taking her as she shook his shoulder. He was just lying there! He looked like he was in pain but he wouldn't open his eyes! Rin furiously shook her lord's shoulder as Shippo and Inuyasha came racing to her cries.

"Sesshomaru!" she screamed desperately, tears now streaming down her face at the sight of her lord laying there unconscious and in obvious pain.

"Rin! What happened!?" Inuyasha demanded sharply as he came to a stop beside her.

"He just fell!" Rin shouted as she continued shaking his shoulder. Inuyasha stopped, his ears perked forward then he grabbed Sesshomaru's shoulder, rolled him over and before Rin could protest had ripped off her lord's armor and sliced off her lord's kimono.

"That bastard! Why didn't he tell us!?" Inuyasha roared, Rin just slapped her hand over her mouth as she fought back the sobs. His chest was marked with Magatsuhi's demon marks, they were black and spreading from he heart.

"What the hell!" Shippo said as he held her comfortingly.

"Sesshomaru! What the hell!?" Inuyasha growled then he picked up Sesshomaru onto his back and Shippo grabbed her as they ran to the village, Rin had managed to grab Tenseiga and Bakusaiga before following them to Edo village. What was wrong with Lord Sesshomaru!?

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Never Be the Same! =)