| An Inuyasha Fanfiction:
The Lost Past: There is little mention of Inuyasha's childhood past. His father is a powerful Dog Demon in the West and his mother is a human beauty. Inuyasha seeked the truth of his attack by the Dragon Demon Clan and in turn found something he did not think of between his parents. At the same time, Sesshoumaru (Inuyasha's half brother) followed the trace of Inuyasha's attack and somehow, he was reminded something that happened in his past. How did Sesshoumaru's secret relate to the truth behind the meeting of Inuyasha's parents? Stay on and find out! ******************************* Disclaimer: I do not own any Rumiko Takahashi's works though I wish so. This fanfiction is purely from my out-of-the world imagination, so plz don't sue me for anything you disagree. :p I do not understand Japanese, plz pardon me for my choice of names, I adopt the names from a book of Japanese legends and history.. hehehe..:p ********************************************************* CHAPTER Four: First Sight ~~~***~~~ There were whispers among the lower-ranked demons in the palace. First time in his life, the dog demon prince brought injuries back. Blood was visibly seemed through white bandages over his right arm and there were scars over his face and neck, but he did not seemed to care. "Sesshouramu. I need to talk to you." The dog demon emperor-his grandfather summoned, his expression unchanged in face of Sesshoumaru's wounds. Since youth, Sesshoumaru, like his father-Inu no taishou was trained to act and speak in an appropriate manner to suit his royalty status. The moment he learnt to speak, he was not allowed to laugh or smile anytime he liked. His father and grandfather, likewise, would not show great concern to him before everyone. "I am getting disappoointed with your father, Sesshoumaru," His grandfather said when they were in a quiet room alone, kneeling on cushion, face-to-face. Sunlight shone vaguely through the paper doors. It was a clear morning. His grandfather continued:".....he has been showing too much concerns for useless human races recently. A few days ago, he got into conflicts with some dragon demons when they invaded a town in Kyoto. Our ally with the dragon demon clan has been instable lately. Provoking them would give them further excuses for going against us. Therefore..." The dog demon king held a strange staff in his hand to Sesshoumaru. There were two human heads on the top of the staff, one was an old man and other an eldery lady. "What is this?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Our clan treasure. This staff has been with us for thousands of years. It will help you in many ways. The head of the old man can blow fire. But, the most important thing is," His grandfather paused,"It is a good detector for powerful objects relating to demon-slaying." Sesshoumaru took the staff with his two hands in respect and examined it carefully. "If the staff touches the place with such object, the old man will laugh and if otherwise, the old lady will shriek. Do you understand?" "Yes, grandfather." "Listen. I trust you most, because you are different from your worthless father. Carry out th mission with your father and keep a close watch on him. Another thing, why are you get hurt?" Sesshoumaru's grandfather asked expressionlessly, but his eyes glittered with concern. "Some lowly-ranked demons invaded our forest of 'no-return' last evening," Sesshoumaru replied shortly,"I drove them away." "Good. You can leave now." Sesshoumaru bowed and left the room. He stared at the bandages. It was tied neatly round his arm. The battle happened as though it was a few moments ago. The leaves rustled gently in the Forest of 'No-Return'. For a while, Sesshoumaru was staring at the lonely girl before him. "You are not allowed to enter this forest." Sesshoumaru said, advancing towards her slowly. "I... I'm so sorry..., I did not know this. I'll leave now." The little girl stammered. *No one else is allowed to leave this sacred place alive.* Sesshoumaru remembered his grandfather's words and held his claws. The girl appeared to be aware of her situation for she shrieked and started to run. "Too late to regret now." Sesshoumaru's poisonous claws flew towards the running girl. Suddenly, he smelt demons approaching him. "Your companions huh, weakling human?" Sesshoumaru said expressionlessly. He felt wind swunging towards him and he had to change the direction of his attack to protect himself. He felt forces clashing across his claws and finally saw his enemies. Two bear-like demons with stony skins. "Ah, what a poor choice of demons." Sesshoumaru continued coldly. The little girl was nowhere to be seen. But Sesshoumaru's sharp sense of smell told him that she was hiding behind some nearby bushes, shivering with fear. *Useless and cunning human. Wait till I deal with you later.* Sesshoumaru thought. He suddenly sprang into attack. His action was swift, smooth and flawless. His opponents, as expected, were no match for him. They started to run off in two opposite directions. "Not so fast." Sesshoumaru smiled, spranging towards the slower one. His flesh on his right arm suddenly sprang open with blood oozing profusionly. He had been too obessed with his target to notice two other hidden demons among the trees. He leaped just in time to avoid an attack on his chest. A stone suddenly zoomed past Sesshoumaru's back, hitting something. "Get off, you unfair creature!" A little voice cried. It was the little girl, Izanami. She was holding some small rocks in her hands. Quick as lightning, Sesshoumaru stabbed the thing behind him swiftly. It was a returning demon which had ran in the opposite direction. It had attempted to stab him while the other demons were attacking from his front. It's body was slashed into half. "You stupid, little human girl, you are foiling our plans!" Other demon roared and attacked the girl. Izanami threw another rock at the demon and ran behind the trees, well-hidden by the tall bushes. It approached the rustling bush with a wicked smile on its hideous face. "Give up, little girl, I'll send you to my stomah. HAHAHAHA!!!" A stick of thickness same as a human's arm suddenly hit onto its face. "Big bully, take this! Take this!" Izanami cried out as she hit the demon's face repeatedly. It broke. "Huh?" She stared, stunned at the broken stick. The demon laughed and rubbed its face. "See, no wound, no itch. You are going to die..." The demon advanced threateningly, "Huh?...." It's head suddenly detached from its body, "Imposssibleee........" Sesshoumaru threw its head away. "What....about the other...demons....?" Izanami whispered. Sesshoumaru only stared with cold eyes. Learnt from the past mistake, Sesshoumaru had soon finished the two remaining demons. At that time, a demon was chasing after Izanami and he silently watched. Sesshoumaru suddenly felt something tied round his injury on his right arm. "You are hurt." Izanami whispered bluntly and turned to go off. "Another thing, I am not one of them." Izanami suddenly turned her face towards Sesshoumaru, said, turned back and walked off. "Come back tomorrow." Sesshoumaru suddenly spurted out, totally surprised by his words. Izanami turned to smile at him, nodded her head and walked off. True to her promise, every evening, Izanami would enter the Forest of 'No-Return' whenever Sesshoumaru flew a firework into the air. At first, Sesshoumaru only hoped for a source of companionship, free from the restricted life as a prince in the palace. Soon, he found Izanami to be a girl of extraordinary. The soft patch of grass in the forest moved gently. "Every family clan has a member as a kami at every generation. My mother is one. I'll be continuing her line when I reach sixteen." Izanami said softly, her tone full of loneliness. Her life, since youth, had been lonely. No child was allowed to play with her, because she was considered sacred and important in the lifeline of her clan. Most of the time, Sesshoumaru did not speak, but he listened attentively. "Tell me, are you a youkai?" Izanami suddenly asked. "Why do you ask?" "Because you can defeat the youkais in the wood in a short time. You must be very lonely" "........" Sesshoumaru was getting restless with Izanami's stupid questions. "Youkais are long-lived. How many years have you lived on Earth? 100? 200? 50?" Izanami asked curiously. Sesshoumaru got up. "Sorry, are you tired of my talkings?" Izanami asked. "No, continue talking, but don't ask me ridiculous questions." Sesshoumaru said, resuming his sit. The soft wind continued to blow and the grass continued to rustle. Sesshoumaru could feel peace and warm, sitting besides a human girl, listening to her dreams and imaginations. He did not wish to admit, but he felt his soul drawing closer to this little human girl whom he refered as a weakling. Day by day. Five years passed. The little girl grew into a beautiful teenager, but Sesshoumaru still remained the same as before. At the same time, the relationship between the Dog Demon and the Dragon Demon clans became more intense. Small fights and quarrels broke off between the demons from the two clans more frequently. These fights slowly evolved into cold wars. Gradually, Sesshoumaru, as part of the royalty, had to attend to more meditations between the two clans and stopped visiting the Forest of 'No-Return', let alone his only human friend, Izanami....... ~~~***~~~~ The familiar sense of leaves and woods entered Sesshoumaru's nose. He had entered this forest again. But this had been eighty years passed since his first meeting with his first human friend, Izanami. "Are you looking for me again?" An old voice flew across the air. It was Bokusenou, the thousand-year old old tree which Sesshoumaru's father, Inu no taishou had consulted whenever he was troubled. "O-Ha...." Rin opened her mouth to greet the tree, but her mouth was covered by Jaken. "Shhh..." Jaken knew Sesshoumaru disliked noises whenever he seeked consultations from Bokusenou, "Keep quiet." "What do you wish to know, Sesshoumaru? About Tetsusaiga, or your half-brother, Inuyasha?" "About Inuyasha.." *************** Inuyasha's view was now directed to a big city. A long trail of people were walking along two rows of crowd. Four strong men were holding a sedan between them. Inuyasha's vision drew closer to the people. He could hear someone whispering among the crowd, "Did you hear that? The Great Fujiwara clan has chosen the next generation of kami." Suddenly, the scene changed. The trail of people were walking among tall grasses towards a cluster of towering mountains. Suddenly, roars exploded into the air and arrows flew. "DEMONS!!!" The men on horse-backs at the front shouted, slashing their swords in the air. Inuyasha saw a Dog Demon, in his full-youkai dog form, leaping from a mountainous top towards the sedan the group were escorting. Like a lightning, he leaped away from the arrows, grabbed the sedan using his mouth and flew up the mountain. Inuyasha's vision followed his action up the mountain. The dog leaped and jumped, avoiding the people's pursues. The moment he reached a safe spot. He tranformed into a young man. Large warm eyes and dark iris. Inuyasha recognised the face as his father, Inu no taishou. The cloth over the window of the sedan was drawn aside by a jade-like human hand and a pair of bright eyes peeked out. *O-Ka-san?* Inuyasha breathed in deeply. He would never forget the face. It was the face of a young woman with black glossy hair. His mother! She appeared much younger than the image he had in his memory. Her lips parted in surprise in a motion. Puzzled, Inuyasha tried to guess what she was trying to say. He knew she was whispering some name to herself. Still, both he and Inu no taishou could not make out what she was whispering. They would have never dream that she was pronouncing the name: *Sess-hou-ma-ru* |
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Guess the story is getting more clear-cut. The story will reach its climax soon. Hope I won't get any mental-block. I thank all who have previously give me encouraging reviews, Arigato!! 'Lost in the Past' to be continued..