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Author's Notes: Hi everyone! This is my third Inuyasha fan fiction! I'm still working on my other two. I know; I have gone insane! But I just had to get this out. It has been stuck in my head for some time now. By the way, this is based on the book The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good romance. (But you must be over 17 years old or older to read this for some very good…*blush*…ummm…reasons.) You might see some of its plot in my story, but I am not copying from the book. I know what plagiarism is. Also I will not write a lemon for this. I…ummm…don't have the "know-how" on how to write it. Besides I wouldn't know where to…start anyway. Well…enough of my ramblings, and on with the story! Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha people!
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Title: Beauty and the Youkai
Prologue
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Dear Reader,
I vowed never to walk my father's path. Love was merely a weak emotional sentiment that the world would do better without. To love a human was even worse. My father, being the foolish youkai that he was, died because of this weakness. Some dared call it honor by protecting one's beloved human mate. Those who claimed such things will never utter another word again – I have made sure of that. This loathsome thing called love was my father's Achilles' heel. His human mate caused me to lose my family, my people, my country, my home. Her kind should never have been born. Years later, I vowed to claim what was rightfully mine by birth, and I will succeed no matter the cost.
Those ignorant humans thought they could satisfy my lust for vengeance by giving me opulent offerings. Imbecilic fools! They could never understand the pain I have gone through. No amount of food, gold, or innocent virgins could gratify my thirst for bloodshed. Many have tried – and many more have died. However, a single rose among the many poisonous thorns has caught my eye. She is…like no other.
Many seasons have passed, since I met her on that faithful day. Bound to a stake, she was another one of my recent offerings. I did not know what I saw in her that…intrigued me so. She was just like all the others before her – beautiful in everyway. However, she was unstained from those of her own kind and completely innocent of the world around her. Nevertheless, she knew of the evil in the hearts of men. How she could smile in such a way was…interesting.
Soon I found myself looking at her with wistful eyes. Desiring what, I dare not give name to. Her scent to me became as necessary as the air I breathe. Am I doomed to walk my father's path? Will I come to – care – for one of the very race that caused my ultimate despair?
This is my story…
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I know! I know! That was a really bad beginning, and my story sucks. You're all probably thinking that I could never make anything good out of this. You're probably right. If you guys think I should discontinue this fan fic, I will, and I'll delete it too. Sesshoumaru sounded too OCC, and the more I read this fic the more I think I should delete it. It was too short even for me. I'm really sorry, but I have a lot of work to do, and I just had to get this out. Sorry!