Summery
Of Sky, Soil and Sea.
Three worlds collide with the shattering of the jewel for the third time, skies are joyful, the soil is stronger and the sea is hunted for her tears. New journeys to the two other realms the wide open skies and the vast deep sea. Currently the journey lies within the Soil and her place in this world will be decided for the soil is not deemed to be broken for long. Multiple pairings. Rated mature for sexual, language and scenes of a graphic and violent nature.
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Chapter One;
A young woman was sat on the earthy ground in deep thought; the cold biting at her arms did not deter her thoughts. Nor did the dampness of the grass against her skin. She took another silent breath into her lungs and let it out moments after. Wavy black hair which rested against her back in gentle curls tickled the nape of her neck and kissed her cheeks when the wind blew. The young woman looked around her person and found the forms of her traveling party. They had covered a vast amount of distance this day, of course this was achieved only with aching limbs, empty bellies and tired minds.
Yet despite all this which was lulling the woman into exhaustion she could not find sleep. Instead she found solace in knowing that her party was getting the rest that they needed with out worries of attracting danger as she had placed a barrier around them that would cloak them, sight, sound and smell. Brown eyes which held traces of tiredness from the previous day as well as this one looked on at the group. They had grown. They all became stronger; all became more aware of themselves in strength and in intellect.
Killala had gone through a stage not but a few months back, the fire cat youkai had become stronger, the indication of this was that she had got bigger, her teeth were sharper her coat had shed and a more prominent cream had taken over her body. She also had seemed to sprout another tail making her a three tailed fire neko youkai. Sango had explained that she had reached her final stage of strength and if she was a solitary youkai would go and find a mate. However Killala was a worrier from the time she could transform, and so would remain at the side of her mistress Sango.
The taijia had undergone a transformation of sorts as well. Her hair now reached the back of her knees and she now proudly wore the amour of head huntress which was given to her by the last of her kin alive; her grandmother, who lived in the north. She had gotten stronger and throughout the five years of traveling with Kagome had grown mentally as well. No longer did she threaten Miroku for his hentai ways, nor did she stop his hand when it strayed too far. No she did not need to after breaking his wrist when she had had enough of his attentions she confronted that she wanted nothing aside from friendship from him as he would not make a suitable husband for her in her eyes.
Miroku had grown only so much but grown never the less, he was still as perverted as he was but the spurts of wisdom were more common now and he thought before he spoke. This in the opinion of many was a great improvement. Forgoing the long purple robes and grass sandals, he opted for the amour of a warrior priest.
The sacred amour was of stone silver and black. His hair which was down till his broad shoulders was tied to the nape of his neck with a black hair tie which Kagome had given him. He had been devastated to say the least when Sango had confronted him and he strove to win her back so to speak. For he knew he had to first regain her respect as a worrier and then gain her respect as a man and prove his worth as a man to her.
Next was Shippou, in her eyes she was most proud of him as the group was the only real family that he had and grew up in. The teenager of seventeen had come into his height, his looks, his power and his status all at seventeen and while climbing to that age. His now back length of orange hair fell down his back in straight silky waves. Young adult's face had lost its childish charm to be replaced by that of a tactful, careful male he was now.
His eyes of emerald pools sharpened and they became narrower. Twin blades rested against his back both of which were created by his fangs for his birthday by ToTosai. His tail was also longer more controlled and tame now and rested against his shoulder in a very Sesshomaru manner. His amour consisted of a green hakama black boots and white hihori with a breastplate which was similar to Bankotsu of the band of seven. He held it all together with a long green and white sakura orbi
Rin who on the request of the great tai youkai had come and joined her group and she felt nothing but love for the chatty sixteen year old. Who was found to be a miko at the age of eleven and trained under her Kagome nee san. Of course as the daughter of the west her father bought her clothing but he also studied Kagome's amour and had a replica of it made for his daughter instead of coulors of red, white and silver the traditional colours of a high Miko, his daughter had colours of yellow and white. A sunshine colour scheme which fit her personality perfectly.
Kagome had proven herself within the five years she had been here in this time. In the context of her life in the future she had done well in her schooling passed all exams and been able to get through college. The 20 year old had grown in her powers as well. Proving to be a valuable asset in fights. Not only had she mastered the bow and was currently teaching Rin. She was also training both herself and Rin to use fans. The same way in which Kagura used hers to command the winds the two girls used it to channel and control their purification powers through it.
And the last member of their group, whom looked like he hadn't changed in the slightest, due to the mixed blood that flowed through his veins , the only visible thing that had changed about the male was that he had grown taller broader. Yet his impulsive and uncouth mouth remained the same. Still he could not decide whom he wished to spend his life with, where his loyalties lay and whom he would protect. Within the last five years the famous fire rat which his father had given him had been destroyed in battle.
He currently wore a plain black hihori and hakama with dragon scale amour. Boots clad his usually bare feet and his fathers fang rested against his hip. Yes Inuyasha had changed in appearance as well as in strength. She cast longing eyes after the figure she wanted to be the one he chose and even after five years still pined for his attention. She had become more refined in her love for him not giving up that there may be a chance with him, though it hurt to know whenever he went off to see the undead woman she didn't cry as much.
Kagome sighed. Their journey had began anew with the third shattering of the jewel. She felt guilt well up inside her when ever she thought of that day. Her hand had been forced it was either shatter the jewel again or allow Naraku to absorb it and travel into her time and cause death and destruction. Regardless the white haired hanyou had been less than please and let the woman know every moment he could.
Kagome finally felt the lull of sleep so she rose from her thinking spot and slipped back into her sleeping bag. There were still a few hours before dawn and she decided that it would be best to sleep. During her sleep her barrier never faltered and never wavered.
The warm summer morning shined down on the group of overslept travelers, that was until the barking command of the inuhanyou telling his pack to rise from their sleep. Kagome gave a stretch and a wide happy yawn. Despite not having the full nights rest like the others she was rested enough to get to work on preparing the breakfast for the group. There was a large deer already skinned, gutted and washed in a large bowel cut up and waiting for Kagome to add her seasonings and cook for the group.
She smiled as the thought that occurred to her was that Inuyasha allowed them to sleep in while he went hunting and skinned and cleaned the animal ready for eating. Now that he was finished however he wanted them up alert and fed so they could head out as soon as possible. Question was where they were ment to go he had scouted the area while he had went to hunt for the packs breakfast, but he had hear no rumor nor had he caught scent of Naraku or any of his underlings.
Kagome called everyone to the main fire pit to eat their food so they could begin the day's travel, while nibbling on her breakfast she looked at the amount of shards that they had gathered so far. A meager amount of thirty shards from the two hundred that she estimated the jewel had shattered into this time. No doubt Naraku was looking for them as well tainting and recruiting.
Blue grey eyes looked to her female companions wondering if they would like to take a quick bath before heading out on the open road again. The girls 'escaped' the notice of Inuyasha 's watchful eye to the hot springs near by.
Sango let a content sigh slip from her lips accompanied by a soft relaxed smile, Rin gave a small giggle while she washed her hair with the sweet smelling soaps from Kagome's time. Kagome herself was spreading her senses, trying to pin point the location of a shard or something that would lead them closer to Naraku. She found nothing however and with a defeated huff slumped until her nose into the hot waters.
Sango gave her friend a smile and climbed from the water in one of the 'bathing' suits that Kagome had brought them so they would be safely covered should anything happen, like a surprise attack. The two females followed their friend's example and pulled on fresh clothing and headed back to the clearing where they had made camp for the night.
Seeing the females return , Inuyasha barked orders for them to get into formation and get moving, as alpha male Inuyasha was up front with the alpha female which was Kagome. Shippou froze his tail erect as his large hand was suddenly grabbed by a much smaller and softer hand which belonged to Rin. She gave him a bright bold smile, while he himself cast her a smile which was a mix between shyness and affection. Taking up the rear was the head huntress and the monk who kept a tense silence between them. Unspoken promises and vows of confidence to reclaim the other in ways in which were lost, the group moved along the dirt road wanting to get as much light as they could.
At the moment they were heading in the general direction of home in the west which was what they usually did when there were no tell – tell signs of s shard or Naraku. The inuhanyou was positive that they would at least encounter a rogue youkai, or a village that they would need to assist at some point in the day.
Shippou unknowingly joined in the swinging motion of his linked hand with Rin as they walked in a comfortable yet shy silence. She relaxed him but kept him on edge. He didn't know how females let alone human females acted towards the males they were interested in, but her bold moves and affection were starting to get to him. It had started a few weeks back. She had started to bring him his food from the main fire to him. Nothing odd about this if it wasn't for the fact that he had seen Kagome do the very same thing for Inuyasha for a while and still continued to do. She also took to habit of holding his hand when ever they traveled.
At first he thought it because they were friends and she was seeking protection. But something in that 'friendship' hold changed and became an affectionate hold. One he couldn't shake off, it wasn't unpleasant it was just the fact of looking in her cheery face he would see her eyes sparkle and then from nowhere there disapproving glare of Sesshomaru would pop forward making him falter.
The group were traveling in a comfortable silence while Inuyasha's ears were on a swivel picking up sounds from here and there and identifying any threats.
He gave a rough sigh.
"Today is gonna be one slow ass day" he said with annoyance.
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Papers, papers, papers, ink, papers, Ink! Yet more papers. An annoyed growl slid from the throat of an annoyed male ruler who, due to his amount of time patrolling the lands instead of ruling his domain with the papers, scrolls and reports. Reports of food supply of the villages, reports of venders in his market places'. Papers of the taxes from those within his court and villages, papers on the death counts the birth counts the execution counts the criminal counts the prisoner counts, solider reports, widow reports.
Treaties!
Land treaties, mating treaties what in the name of Toga Taisho possessed the southern ruler a crow youkai ask for a mating treaties between his adoptive daughter and that insufferable bird brain Nihko. He was crude and allowed his mouth to run rampant, his regard for the female race; face down backside up. He snarled viciously he would rather that the kitsune pup from his brother's ragamuffin group mate her.
He would pluck the boys feathers from his body if he ever touched a hair on his princess's head. Then the eastern lord offered a mating treaty to himself to a female named Katara, a painting had been sent along with the offer. Honey gold eyes tired yet alert looked at the small portrait.
Katara was a woman with fine strong features, yet soft and appealing to the cooling moon. Her eyes shone with swirls of silver a dark black pearl pupil pierced his gaze. Her hair of black was piled atop her head in a beautiful bun. She wore a grey and white kimono befitting of her status as hime of the east.
He was tempted what could he sat she was an attractive female, though she was not the same pedigree as himself, she was a white lioness youkai. His gaze lingered on her face as he continued to think about the possibility of a life with this creature. She was beautiful and from the personal letter from her father about her skills she was strong. Perhaps he would invite her to the Shiro in the winter for a formal meeting. It was now spring so he had ample amount of time.
Taking ink to paper he wrote his response to the eastern lord, making his intentions known that it was JUST a meeting for the two to meet face to face. After he had sent the refusal letter to the south and the meeting letter to the East, the western lord rose from his office within his wing of his castle. Long lean legs carried him to his room the fires were lit his bed chambers warm. A wave of relaxation washed over him and then the warm yet thin arms wound around his waist in greeting. He looked at his appearance in the mirror in front of him.
He had grown taller broader in fact taking over the appearance of his late father in body structure and power even surpassing him. He now had his long silver hair in a high tie at the back of his head like his father. As if the impressions of his daughter had made on his heart and softened him…slightly. His skin now free of his icy exterior now allowed the sun to kiss his body and leave evidence of it affection of a slight tan. Lord Sesshomaru currently wore a hakama of dark blue with a hihori of white with black prints of Sakura blossoms and cranes.
However the thick black orbi at his waist was being slowly and sensually untied from his waist.
"You are tired my lord" a soft voice stated
"Hn, it cannot be helped"
"I know" the female pulled the orbi from him and dropped it to the floor for the servents to pick up, next she started on his hihori he wore nothing beneath it and so a mass of flesh amd muscle that was his back was exposed to her hungry gaze. He scented her arousal, but there was something else in the air. Meat, with wine and something else.
"What have you planned for me this time Hotsumomo?" he asked with tiredness
"Something you will enjoy my lord. You have not slept for a week now come and let this one tend to you"
Allowing her words coated with sugar and honey he allowed the feeling of her lips on his back to sooth e him. Through out the night he allowed her to do as she wished, he was tired and his beast was weak and knew that the female would not demand anything from him so slept to recover.
Hotsumomo led him to the bed and fed him what the servants had brought up for them to eat that evening. She was quiet this was not a night of passion more a night of comfort. She rested the lords head upon her naked breast. The warmth of her flesh soothed him to a light sleep. The female then started to comb through his silver locks with her claws carefully.
Hotsumomo looked around the dimly lit room. She had been here for six years now and had been Sesshomaru 's concubine for three years this coming winter. She had been a gift from the southern lands. Her great uncle who was the ruler of the lands of the south had offered her as a bargaining chip to better relationships between the south and the west. She was a raven youkai, her long black hair reached her ankles, her fair skin and delicate nature appealed to the males of her lands and so the lord her great uncle decided she would make a fine gift to the western lord.
It was no secret that she harbored thoughts of becoming the new lady of the west, she was attentive to sesshomaru's needs. Knew when to speak and when to be silent when to be seen and when to be hidden. She knew that she loved him, she knew that he knew of her desires she had voiced them even. He had been silent and so she too about the matter remained silent. She kept trying however, to bring him within her wings and never release him. She was submissive, she was silent and she was seducing the western lord, Taisho Sesshomaru. Her deep coal eyes were hard to read. Her lips always painted red attracted many yet only one could have her.
Her Sesshomaru Sama
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Of Sky, Soil and Sea chapter one
Well to be honest ive been itching to do a cannon story, this is going to have so many twists and turns it might make ya head top spin lol. This is really detailed and I'm happy how it turned out. Any pointers will be appreciated. Please note if you have questions later on in the story answers will be at the end of the chapter because not everyone wants to go through all that malarkey so they can get to the story. What would be better would be individual responses via private messages but alas I have no internet and only receive your reviews via blackberry email lol . So I hope you all like it please leave a review and I hope you keep reading. My advice is to put 'Her Happiness' and this story 'Of Sky, Soil and Sea' on your alert list as I have no regular updating habits again because I have no internet.
Thank you for reading no more ramblings from the author now na night its Saturday the 22nd the time is 00:44 I am going to be 20 in the next seven days 0.0 I am off to ma bed of cotton candy dreams and an amazing boyfriend who I will have been with for two years on the same day as my birthday.
Good night and God bless you through your day
RHA