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I had writers block lol.
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A new character is introduced!
Talia's POV
A month had passed since I left the others. By now Inu and the others most likely had an encounter with two of Naraku's newest incarnations Juromaru and Kageromaru. My mind was always thinking about Inu as I traveled with Sess. It turned out traveling with my mate was very distracting. It also helped me clear my thoughts of the others. I wondered how they were doing right now?
I just hoped Inu didn't get into another killing frenzy. I was still baffled how I went into a killing frenzy with Inuyasha when we fought Goshinki. Today Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, Ballerion, were on the border of the northern and western territories. Last night had been the full moon so I was in my demon state for the time being for the next three days. Rin got hungry and I suggested to Sess it might be a good idea to find a decent spot to end our travels for the day. As I traveled with my mate I passed through many beautiful landscapes. I viewed Rin as a daughter and she viewed me as a mother figure. This pleased Sesshomaru because he may not admit it, but he deeply cared for Rin as though she was a daughter to him as well. Ballerion went off hunting to find food for us all while I began to gather wood for fire.
"Luna?" Sesshomaru asked getting my attention.
"What is it love?" I asked turning to my mate.
"Your are restless about Inuyasha"
Damn I wish my mate wasn't so observant!
"Your right I am" I agreed as I began to put the firewood into a structure so the wood would burn easily. "I just hope he hasn't gone into another killing frenzy"
Sess didn't say anything as he came over to me. He gently grabbed my hand as I stood up and he brought me into him.
"That isn't all that is worrying you is it?" he inquired.
"No I just don't understand how I went into a killing frenzy myself" I said as I looked down at my clawed hands. "I maybe half dog demon but I shouldn't have lost control of myself like I did, when I was in that frenzy the instinct to live and to protect those I love and care for took over, and I just became another person or demon"
"I'm sure in time you will learn why that happened to you" Sess said to me as he kissed my forehead. Ballerion then landed with a huge buck in his mouth. The smell of the kill got me to turn and eye the corpse in hunger. A-Un also smelled the buck and he looked hungry. I spent the next hour and a half helping Rin and Jaken clean the meat in the stream where our camp was at, I then showed Rin how to skin the meat off of the buck, as well as clean out the guts. To my surprise she wasn't squeamish as I showed her.
"How come you're not making faces?" I asked Rin as the two of us continued to gut the buck.
"My parents and brother taught me how to hunt and prepare meals from hunts, I was able to survive for almost a year after their deaths" Rin said.
"Your one brave little girl I'll tell you that" I told Rin as I kissed her forehead. Ballerion growled at the way I was showing my maternal side to Rin and I flashed him a glare. The dragon bent his down in submission which earned a laugh from Jaken. Jaken then yelped a second later because Sesshomaru used his fist to punch the imp demon on the head. Rin and I chuckled before we returned to our gut cleaning of the buck. Ballerion used his flames to cook the meat and an hour later we are all eating. At one point A-Un and Ballerion fought over a large portion of a deer leg and the two dragons tugged the meat back and forth. Ballerion proved to be the dominant dragon and A-Un gave in. Rin however gave the dragon demon the remainder of her food after she had her fill.
"What do you eat anyway?" I asked Sess as he finished licking the juices of the deer meat away from his lips.
"Mostly meat from animals, sometimes I make Jaken get human food if I want it"
I nearly spat my dinner out because his comment got me to laugh.
"What is so funny Luna?" Sess asked me arching an eyebrow.
"I thought you hated human food" I teased him.
Sesshomaru didn't say anything which was a typical thing he does. I only shook my head before I continued to eat my dinner. However an unfamiliar scent got my attention. It also got Ballerion's attention and he dropped the bone of the deer leg as he looked into the sky.
"What is it Ballerion?" I asked standing up and I walked over to the dragon.
"Another dog demon approaches" Sesshomaru answered as he stood up as well. "The scent is female"
"I also smell a dragon" Jaken added.
Then out of the sky came a large golden dragon. It had the same physique of Ballerion. Ballerion's golden eyes suddenly widened and he hurriedly returned to his smaller form and he high tailed it into Sesshomaru's boa.
"Who is that?" I asked Sess as his eyes went wide as though he recognized the dragon.
"You're mother's twin sister" he answered. My eyes widened at this answer. We all watched as the golden dragon made its descent towards us and I was able to get a good glimpse of the female dog demon on its back. She was almost identical to my mother. The same silver hair, pointed ears, and golden eyes. Only she had two stripes on each cheek instead of one. She wore a dark blue kimono in the same style my red one was. I noticed her hair was in a braid while mine was hanging loosely. A sword rested on her hip in a scabbard. She had black shoes on like Sesshomaru's. She also had a furry boa like Sesshomaru's only it was longer.
The golden dragon landed with ease and our guest got off of the dragon's back.
"Lady Rikku it's been a long time" Sesshomaru greeted my mother's sister.
"Indeed"
Just the way she spoke sent shivers down my spine because my aunt sounded like my mother. The female dog demon then looked to me. A kind smile came upon her lips before she looked to Sesshomaru.
"I have no intention of hurting your mate Sesshomaru"
Sesshomaru nodded as my aunt approached me. Rikku stopped in front of me and placed a clawed hand onto my face.
"You have grown into a beautiful and fierce young woman" she said to me. "The last time I saw you was after you were born, before my sister died"
A Few Minutes Later.
"So you and my mother were close I take it" I asked Rikku. It was dark out and Rin was asleep resting against A-Un. The golden dragon had its body curled around its master.
"Indeed we were, Yuna was my best friend" my aunt said. "When she died it devastated our family, but it effected me the most, a shame your mate doesn't have that relationship with his sibling"
Sesshomaru only rolled his eyes at my Rikku's comment.
"How come you never showed yourself to me after I came here?" I asked her. "Sorry that sounded rude"
"You are fine" Rikku reassured me. "I would have found you earlier but I did not know if you were alive, Yuna died before she could tell me"
I had so many questions for this new relative of mine. Like were my grandparents still alive?
Did my mother have other siblings?
However one came into my mind and it seemed appropriate to ask.
"Something happened to me recently that I hope maybe you could shed some light on" I said. Rikku arched an eyebrow and she patiently waited for my question. "The other day my friend and I well, we were fighting against this demon, at one point when my friend and my other friends lives were in danger I changed"
"You went into a killing frenzy" Rikku said. "You want to know why you transformed"
"Observant as always" Sesshomaru added. Rikku shot Sesshomaru a smirk before she eyed me again.
"Full blooded demons have the ability to control their transformations in times of distress, in battles, etc, you on the other hand young one are only half demon, the reason you changed like you did during this fight was the desire for you to live, the desire for you to protect loved ones, the desire and lust to kill with whomever or whatever is threatening those loved ones, that is why you went into the killing frenzy, in time you can and will learn to control it, if you like I can teach you how to control this transformation"
"Is that possible?" I asked.
"Yes it is but it will take patience and work, you are the last of my family Talia, and I would like to be in your life as well as teach you many others things, but only if you will have me, I will not force you into anything you don't wish"
"Luna" Sess said getting my attention. I turned to my mate.
"I would take her offer, if you are able to control your demon blood from going into a frenzy, then you won't have to worry about Rin being in danger if you were with me"
Sesshomaru had a point there. Rin was important to me and the thought of me harming her with the way I helped Inu kill Goshinki scared me. I then turned to my aunt.
"Count me in" I said standing up. Rikku smirked as she got to her feet as well. I went over to her and then I hugged her. My aunt wrapped her arms around me like a mother would with a child and the two of us remained like this until the golden dragon snorted.
"Where is my son?"
The dragon was female and when she spoke Aunt Rikku and I broke apart.
"You'll have to be more specific Sunfyre they may not know which of your offspring you speak of" Aunt Rikku said to the dragoness.
"I speak of my son Ballerion" Sunfyre said as she got into a standing position. Sunfyre was a very beautiful with her golden scales and dark red underbelly scales that traveled from her neck to her tail like Ballerion's did. She basically was the spitting image of her son. Sesshomaru dug his clawed hand into his boa and pulled out a very reluctant Ballerion.
However Sesshomaru was stronger and he put the dragon onto the ground in front of his mother. Ballerion tried to high tail it over to me but I blocked his path. The way he was trying to avoid his mother was amusing. Finally Ballerion gave a growl which sounded like a sigh before he became his larger form. Sunfyre was much larger than her son, and the dragoness bent her face down and nuzzled Ballerion's face in greeting.
"Don't embarrass me mother" Ballerion growled before he nuzzled Sunfyre back. A chuckle came out of Sunfyre's throat and she gave her child one last nuzzle before pulling her head away. The dragoness then sniffed Ballerion and her eyes which were the same color and design of frowned.
"You have found your true mate and if I am correct it is that young human" Sunfyre then turned to head to look at Rin who slept.
"She is mine and I don't intend to take another" Ballerion said with a firm tone. Sunfyre only snorted.
"You know I have no problem what race your mate is my son, however I expect you to treat her right the way I raised you"
"Mother stop now you are embarrassing me" Ballerion growled.
"Dragons have been our companions for centuries; Sunfyre has been with me for almost 250 years"
"How long can dog demons live exactly?" I asked her.
"It depends but the average is 3,000 years or more"
" Well Damn"
I knew dog demons had long life spans but damn 3,000 years, well s**t.
Aunt Rikku chuckled at my response.
"You're mother had a very foul mouth, I can see you inherited it"
This time I blushed.
"Indeed she does, it was one of the things that drew me towards her" Sesshomaru added as he wrapped his arm around my waist. He placed a kiss against my forehead.
"Your father would have been proud of you" Aunt Rikku said to my mate. "And he would also be pleased his best friend's daughter is by your side, Sesshomaru, the two of you will me excellent parents when you are ready"
When she said that I felt my face turn red and Sesshomaru chuckled.
The Next Day
Aunt Rikku departed the next morning and when she was ready to give me lessons she would find me. After I had breakfast I decided I was ready to go back to the others. Sesshomaru had been expecting this and we parted ways with a goodbye kiss. Ballerion gave Rin an affectionate lick with his tongue as his goodbye to her. So now I was flying on the male dragon's back. I had both So'unga and Valerian with me as well as my other things.
"You are nervous and afraid" Ballerion said as he flapped his wings. "And you have every right to be"
"I might not be forgiven by anyone" I told the dragon.
"Then Kagome, Shippo, Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha would be fools" Ballerion said. "They do not control what fate has for us, and fate made you Sesshomaru's true mate, they cannot control the feelings you have for him either, if they don't accept this then they are not your friends, Talia"
I hoped to god that wouldn't be the case. After everything that has happened so far I grew and learned to value my friends. Losing them would devastate me especially Inuyasha.
"We approach Kaede's village" Ballerion said getting my attention. "Good news as well, Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippo are there, but I do not smell Inuyasha"
"He's most likely keeping to himself again" I said as Ballerion began to make his descent. As Ballerion flew around the village the residents eyed Ballerion in interest. Outside of Kaede's hut was Sango and Miroku. Kirara and Shippo were asleep as Ballerion finally landed.
"Talia!" Miroku shouted. I got off of Ballerion's back and the dragon nudged me forward with his snout after I got my stuff off of him. My heart beat as I approached Sango and Miroku.
"Hey" I greeted them. Sango was the first to come over me.
"Talia" she began but she then hugged me which surprised me.
"Damn it" I said as I hugged Sango back. "Damn it I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys about Sesshomaru being my mate"
Miroku came over next and he placed a hand onto my shoulder.
"It's alright Talia we've come to accept that"
"Yes we have" Sango said as she let go of me. "We were hurt at first but you are meant to be with your mate and the way we saw Sesshomaru's desire to protect you was clear, he loves you, and you love him, and we don't control who we fall in love with"
"Thank you I was worried you guys would turn me away for being a traitor"
"You aren't Talia, we would be fools to think you were a traitor"
"Inuyasha probably still thinks that I bet"
Sango was about to say something but Kagome came out Kaede's hut and her eyes widened when she saw me. A smile came to her face and she walked over.
"Hey Kagome" I greeted Kikyo's reincarnation.
"We've really missed you Talia" Kagome said. "It's good to have you back"
"Talia!" Shippo was awake and the fox demon ran over and jumped into my arms. "Welcome back!"
I chuckled and I ruffled Shippo's hair. Kirara meowed and I looked down to see the cat demon eying me and she wanted to be held. Shippo got out of my arms and I walked over Kirara. The cat demon jumped into my grasp and she began to purr like mad against my chest.
"Kirara definitely has missed you that's for sure" Sango said as I stroked the cat demon's head.
"I missed her as well all of you" I then remembered.
"How has Inuyasha been? I mean he didn't take the news of me being to his brother very well"
"He's been trying to avoid talking about you" Kagome said as her voice lowered.
"I wouldn't blame him for doing that" I added. "Damn he must hate me"
"He doesn't" Miroku said and I turned to him. "Talia believe us he does not hate you and he never will, it's just that you are the closest to him out of all of us, and he has missed you terribly"
"He has" Sango agreed. "Just the whole thing with Sesshomaru just really shocked him"
"It did with all us" Kagome agreed. "But we've accepted it, it's just up to Inuyasha when he is ready to accept that you are Sesshomaru's true mate"
"Then I will give him all the space he needs until he's ready"
I wanted more than anything to find Inu and talk to him. But the right thing was to give him some space and I would be ready whenever he wished to talk to me.
Later.
Talia's Era
I ended up going home back to my time so things wouldn't be awkward when Inuyasha would come back to the village. As usual my father and grandmother were happy to have me back. I gave them the updates of how things were going in the feudal era and I also mentioned Aunt Rikku. Dad grinned when I mentioned her. According to Dad, Aunt Rikku was funny as hell, and would be a good idea to get to know her better. Even though it wasn't the full moon back in my era and realm, I was still in my demon form. I would return to my regular self in about three days so I was going to keep my demon genetics a secret for now from Irene and Peter.
Eventually I wanted them to meet Inuyasha. Knowing Irene she would hug Inu and mess with his ears. I was dressed in a dark blue tank top with black shorts as I looked over the mountains surrounding my pack's domain. The moon here was a half moon and the night sky was clear. There was supposed to be a meteor shower tonight so this was the reason why I was sitting in the tree gazing at the sky. I actually wore a replica of Inuyasha's necklace around my neck. I had bought this when I had gone to a convention with Irene and Peter. I actually felt my eyes getting heavy and I was going to rest them went a familiar voice protested.
"You shouldn't fall asleep in a tree Talia you might fall!"
My eyes opened and I looked down to see Inuyasha below me. He had his arms folded across his chest and he looked annoyed. A smile came to my lips and I threw myself from out of the tree and I landed with ease in front of the hanyou.
"Hey Inu it's been awhile"
"Yeah it has" Inu replied.
Immediately my emotions took over and tears went down my eyes as I threw myself against Inuyasha. Inu at first didn't move but he then wrapped his arms around me.
"Damn it Inu I'm so sorry!" I said as I cried into Inu's chest. No doubt I was making his kimono wet from my tears.
"Talia" Inuyasha said before the hug got tighter and he actually placed a hand onto my hair. He was actually hugging me like he would with Kagome on occasion. "Tal please stop crying"
"But I betrayed you Inu, I kept a secret that I shouldn't have goddamn kept!"
"Tal it's alright" Inu said. "I'm not angry at you anymore"
My eyes widened when he said those words. I then closed them again so I could listen to what my best friend had to say.
"I was angry at first, it got so bad I couldn't focus or be my usual self around the others, however I remembered when you told me that out of all people I was the only one to understood how I should feel when it comes to a loved one, and I knew you were right, it wouldn't be fair to cut you out of my life for loving my brother"
Inu was actually shaking a little bit.
"I missed you a lot Tal, not having you around with us sucked, your sense of humor, your kindness, everything about you I missed dearly, and I don't ever want to something like this to come between us again"
"Inuyasha"
"Do you forgive me Tal? For being an idiot? For acting like an asshole?"
I removed myself from Inuyasha a little so I could look at his face. He had a genuine smile on it.
"Can you forgive me for keeping a secret"
"What do you think?" Inu asked before he smirked. I smirked back and replied.
"I take that as a yes" I then hugged Inu again. "I really missed you Inu"
"I missed you too Tal" Inu then wrapped his arms around me again. He pressed a kiss against my forehead and we remained like that until it was time for the meteor shower to start. We both sat in the tree watching as the meteors lighting up the night sky.
What do you guys think of Rikku and Sunfyre?
The original Sunfyre belongs to George R. R. Martin and the original Rikku and Yuna belong to their respective creators!
I bet you guys are glad to see Tal and Inu make up.
Till next time!
