The Necessity of Virtue

by parsnip

A series of oneshots dedicated to a platonic KagomeSess. [Chapter 5, An Honor Bestowed] It was a gift, his dance upon the wind, his dance with the snow, and whatever chance meeting would lead them together again, she would remember it.

1. In the Beginning

Title: In the Beginning
Theme: Set #1 – Theme 1 - Beginning
Genres: Gen. Contemplating murder
Pairings Represented: Kagome/Sesshoumaru (platonic)
Word Count: 340
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: The anime and manga, Inuyasha, belongs solely to Takahashi-sama. I merely write fanfiction for my own enjoyment at no profit.

Summary: In the beginning, there were two races. Youkai dominated the ningen race until one day, a female miko wandered into the lands and tipped the scale…

In the Beginning

In the beginning, there were two races of significance on the Earth. Both ningen and youkai were content in their battle against nature and lived oblivious to each other. As the years past, youkai grew aware of the inferior ningen race as they went into each others houses, made merry and multiplied while youkai lived content in solitude or small groups.

As the multitude of ningens spread and fashioned tools to tame the land and weapons to defend them, youkai knew that dominance had to be settled. Swiftly, they attacked and raided peaceful settlements, growing fat on the thrill of battle. As time passed, youkai knew excellence in the finer things cherished by the remaining humans such as weapon smithing, calligraphy, music, poetry, and leadership.

Then, one day, the balance of superiority was tipped. An onna, keen in intelligence and lacking in social grace, struck a blow to youkai pride. A miko of unknown origins drew forth the fang of one of the greatest youkai in history and gave it to a half blood accepted by neither humans nor youkai. Further salt was poured on the stinging wound of Kagome's triumph when Inuyasha, inferior in all senses, cleaved off the arm of the great Sesshoumaru, feared leader of the western domains.

Pride assaulted, reputation destroyed, the taiyoukai vowed revenge and attacked his hanyou half-brother time and time again, but found failure in each venture by the confounding interference of the ningen onna. With time, respect grew for her courage. With time, he grew to understand the necessity of leaving the Tetsusaiga in Inuyasha's incompetent care. With time, he accepted that any wound to his pride was better at the hands of a modest Kagome then the havoc a feral Inuyasha would have on his lineage.

Once Inuyasha found death at Naraku's hands, then he would strike and defeat the miko and regain his honor. He had patience. He could afford to wait. As with the beginning, so will the end be. Youkai shall regain its dominance.