The Grandchildren of The 2 Great Lords
Disclaimer: I own nothing in regards to Nurarihyon no mago and Inuyasha.
Chapter 21
A gentle breeze blew as the three Heirs of the Nura Clan stood facing the sons and grandchildren of the Great Dog General.
"It has being a long time, Sesshomaru-sama," said the golden white-dark haired youkai, slightly bowing.
"The same with you, Nurarihyon," responded uncle Sesshy.
"It has being what? 400 years?" pried the Sodaisho of the Nura Gumi, with a gigantic smirk on his face.
"You could say that, yes." I never figured uncle Sesshomaru was so tall. He seemed a couple of inches taller than Nurarihyon-sama.
"I never figured you as one to have a clan, Sesshomaru… You always seemed to work alone, that until your half-brother came along," recalled The First.
"That half-brother of his is standing right here," retorted my father. I imagine the Lord of Chimimouryou has never seen my father in his human form.
"So I guess you must be Inuyasha," said The First. "I heard you defeated the great demon Naraku; I'm told it was an epic battle."
"I'm also told that you defeated Hagoromo-Gitsune 400 years ago and that recently your grandson defeated her reincarnation," said uncle Sesshomaru.
"Indeed, Sesshomaru-sama, indeed…" said The First. "Come, meet some of the members of my clan."
We walked closer towards them.
"This is my son Nura Rihan, the Second Heir and his wife, Yamabuki Otome," Nurarihyon introduced them. "And my pride and joy, my grandson, Nura Rikuo, who seems to friends with your daughter," this last part he said grinning evilly towards my father and me. I nearly fainted. Uncle Sesshomaru turned around and gave me a stern look; Rikuo and I sweatdropped and blushed madly.
"This is my trusted subordinate, Gyuuki and his underlings, Gozomaru and Mezomaru," continued The First.
I hadn't even noticed they where here, thought Rikuo.
"This is my wife, Lady Rin and my son Seiichimaru. As you know my brother Inuyasha and his wife…" uncle Sesshy was cut off by The Second as he said,
"Ah! A miko!" Mother blushed lightly and dad gave the Second a look. If looks could kill, the Second would be pulverized. Everybody knows how jealous my father is towards mom.
Uncle Sesshomaru cleared his throat and continued, "… his wife Lady Kagome and their daughter, Kameko."
"She's such a fine young lady, a refined young woman for my son," said the Second. He slapped Rikuo in the back, making the latter move forward in such embarrassment; we both where blushing madly. The normally cocky Rikuo seemed so small and embarrassed… Ha!
Both my parents turned towards me and gave me the we-will-talk-about-this-later look; I gulped.
As they continued with the introductions of the rest of the Nura Hyakki Yakou, in a distance you could see Keikain Yura welcoming her older brothers Ryuuji, Akifusa and Mamiru.
"Kon' nichiwa Akifusa nii-chan, Ryuuji nii-chan, Mamiru!" Yura yelled as she ran towards them.
"Jesus, Yura, you could've at least worn something nicer…" spurted Ryuuji as he examined his younger sibling.
"You're such a prick, Ryuuji!" Yura scoffed. "If the first thing you planned on doing was to insult me, then you shouldn't have troubled that sorry behind of yours over here," she pouted.
"Yare, yare… this school hasn't refined that mouth of yours… We shouldn't have bothered sending you here if you weren't going to change…" said Ryuuji slyly. This irritated Yura all the more.
"You idiot!" yelled Yura as she pounced towards her brother. For all she was worth, he was going to receive the deserved punishment… only to be stopped by Mamiru's strong hold.
"Yura… stop…" his monotonous voice rang deep and shallow at the same. She turned around to look at him. Those shallow, golden eyes where nothing compared to the person she grew up with. I wonder where did it all go, thought Yura.
"Oh guys, c'mon… we are here to visit Yura, not to start a fight," said the older man with a smile. "Here Yura-chan, we brought you this."
Yura stared surprised as Akifusa handed her a package she wasn't aware he was carrying. She just stared at it, then at her brothers in bewilderment.
"What is it?" she whispered.
"Goddamnit Yura, just open the damn thing!" huffed Ryuuji impatiently.
Yura stuck out her tongue and proceeded to open the package. It contained several garments of clothing for fall and what surprised her the most was a kimono: the fabric was a lime green with sown golden, intricate flowers; a pale, yellow obiage (supports the obi) and a darker, electrical green obi (sash) with it a golden obijime (string that holds the obi in position). All with its undergarment, tabi (socks) and slippers. It was indeed beautiful. She just stared at it marveled at such beauty.
"One of the maids of the Keikain house found out that the school will be having a dance this fall and she thought it would be imperative for you to have a new kimono…" Akifusa explained. Yura jerked her head up in surprise for, as she wasn't aware of the school having a fall dance. She suddenly felt self-conscious.
"And then she went off blabbering of that a girl must have a new kimono, blah blah blah… I really zoned out to the rest," went on Ryuuji.
"Cut it out Ryuuji, you don't have to be so rude," said Akifusa turning towards Ryuuji. The latter just huffed and looked away.
Stunned beyond words, Yura managed to say a low "Thank you."
"You're welcome, Yura-chan," said a smiling Akifusa.
A throat clearing disrupted this family moment. All four turned around to see a tall girl with raven black hair and big, golden eyes. Ryuuji smirked at the sight of such beautiful female specimen. But that smirk turned into a frown as he sensed great power emerging from her.
"Ah, Kameko-chan, why are you here? I thought you where with your family," asked Yura with concern.
"Oh no, don't worry…" she chuckled nervously. "I'm just running away from embarrassment and impending doom…"
Yura nodded.
"Why don't you introduced me to your brothers," Kameko said as she eyed all three men, detaining her look to a shorter man that fits Yura's description of her brother Ryuuji. The latter smirked once again.
"Un." Yura proceeded with the introductions. Kameko bowed to all three of them but locked eyes with Ryuuji. He seemed like a very interesting person and she wanted to get to know him better. From what Yura describes him as man with a deceitful mouth and deep, grey eyes that feigned innocence. She was not mistaken; but this made him all the more interesting.
Yura saw with suspicion how her brother was looking at the miko. They had started walking toward the small group located near the rose bushes at the side of the girls dorm, as for someone had called for Yura and Kameko. Yura turned around to face Ryuuji and what she said surprised both him and Kameko:
"She's off limits! She's Nura Rikuo's girlfriend," stated Yura.
Kameko veered towards her best friend in utter shock and betrayal.
"Really Yura? For once and for all," she turned around to the small group and spat, "Rikuo doesn't own me!"
Kameko regretted those words as soon as they came out because she suddenly felt the presence of Rikuo behind her… very close to her. She turned around slowly to see an angry Rikuo peeling every ounce of self-confidence off her. She could feel the anger seeping from his red eyes and she felt the need to apologize rapidly.
"Look, Rikuo… I'm sorry I said that," she said stretching her hand towards his right arm, only to be stopped by its hand.
"So… I don't own you, ah?" Kameko grimaced at the venom pouring out from his voice.
Get yourself a grip, Kameko! You are better than this! You mustn't let him subdue you! The voices in her head yelled. Yet she couldn't manage to spurt out a witty remark, as she's done in the past. This time she truly felt she betrayed the man she loves. The shocking moment when she realized her true feelings towards Rikuo,
I love him?
Compassion welded up in Rikuo's eyes as he saw her shocked face and he was surprise as she buried her face in his chest and embraced him. He was shocked at first not only for the fact that everyone was watching but because he felt her aura change. It was something he had never felt or seen from her:
Total surrender…
A/N: I've always thought Ryuuji was a very interesting character :) :) Anyways, so Review!