Looks can be deceiving
By: SwtxLilAznGrl
Chapter 1
Prologue
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha *who cares about him*; but. but I don't
Sesshoumaru either **sniff-sniff**
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* As the door opened, a raven-black haired girl in a white outfit walked in with her head down and her hands clasped in front of her. She was dressed completely in white; a turtle-neck tank-top (it's like a turtle-neck shirt without sleeves), leather pants that flared a little at the bottom, a jacket that reached the back of her knees and was buttoned once near her cleavage, and three inch boots. The only true color on her was her peach satin-like skin, clear blue eyes (I know, I know, in some versions it is brown but blue eyes are more interesting.) and raven-black hair and her full cherry-red lips. Her waist-length hair was French-braided straight down her back. Although her white clothes are visible, another color she wears is silver and amethyst. Hidden within her clothing are knives so sharp, it can tear through skin at a touch, the handle of knife is the color amethyst with a red ruby embedded on it while the blade is silver. She also has the amethyst jewel shard with a red ruby embedded on it as a necklace on her neck and matching earrings and bracelets. (no, it is not the shikon no tama). The set was a gift from her parents in which she has worn it since she received it in their will. She is known throughout the world as the Twilight-Angel. (yeah, yeah, I know, it's a long description well deal with it.)
"My dear, you arrived just in time. I believe tomorrow is your 16th birthday, is it not? If I remember correctly, it is the day where you will choose your fate. Now, do YOU remember?" The man who sat on his chair behind his desk behind the shadow said.
The girl replied with a barely noticeable hope, "of course I remember, my lord." She continued without failing to add her respect of the powerful man who adopted her. "on one's sixteenth birthday, I, like many others, will receive a job. If the job is accomplished, I will have the choice to leave the society I grew up in or stay and continue working for you. However," she continued reluctantly, "If I fail, I will be condemned with death."
"Exactly! Kagome, your job is to help rid of me this trouble that has threatened me for awhile now, and thus I think this job would be perfect for you because you, unlike the many others, are a miko with extraordinary powers. This person I want you to eliminate is a youkai and I want him gone." The man encouraged with proud look. "Look at me and tell me you will be able to accomplish this job, because you are the best of them all. The envy and role model of every beginner. You haven't failed me yet, will you START NOW?"
"I will do my very best EVEN if it would cost me my life." Kagome looked up and stared at the man she had been talking to. He was always in the shadows with shades (or sunglasses) on that covered his eyes that were silver with red in the middle. His elbow-length hair, too, was black at the top, near his scalp, fading down to silver; was tied at his nape. He wore a black business suit that showed his muscular body. His age was unknown for he doesn't seem like he aged. He was surrounded by his so-called bodyguards who were all unnecessary.
"Good, good, very well. All you have to do is terminate someone by the name of Sesshoumaru Takahaki and perhaps someone else, too, but for the time being, I do not need them dead. As you must know, because of the mission's importance and urgency, I want him dead within two months. Two months later, if he is not removed, well lets just say two months is your deadline. I wish you well. You may go." he regarded lightly.
And with a wave of his hand, she said before leaving, "of course, Vicious, I haven't failed you yet, and I'm not planning to." She also didn't forget to bow her head slightly.
Once she left, the man named Vicious said to the guy on his right, "I have always believed in her, confidence that she will succeed but I have an uneasy feeling this time. What do you think about this mission?"
The guy answered, "honestly, I have always admired her work and capability to complete her mission but have a little more faith in her. She has never failed a mission yet, I highly doubt she will fail now."
"I hope so. My plans count on this mission. If she fails, I do not know who else to use. After all she is the best I've got, I would not like it if my plans failed and I would not like doing things personally, either." Vicious said with his masked face of calm.
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As kagome walked through a secured door into her wing of the place she called home, she headed to her adopted son's room. Her wing included a weapons room, wardrobe room, library, etc. In order to get into a wing, one must past a door secured with safeguards, or spells, and mechanical settings for passwords. Her password was quite simple, she first had to enter 'H-O-P-E' then she entered 'P-E-A-C-E' and finally she entered 'F-R-E- E-D-O-M'. Lastly for the mechanical settings, it checked for her eye vision, fingerprints and blood and energy level. Once that was done, she undid her weavings of safeguards. Her adopted son, Shippou, and her best friend, Keith could also enter for they too know the pass words how to undo the safeguards. Although she was almost sixteen, she was able to adopt Shippou due to some help from the friends she knew from her worldly travels. Its been so long she couldn't remember when.
The moment she walked into his room, a little kitsune jumped into her arms. The kitsune looked like a huge brown fur ball. "Okaa-san, I missed you so much, you promised me you'd come and visit me as soon as you get back."
"Shippou, I know, I'm sorry, forgive me but I seem to recall that you that it is past your bedtime." Kagome said calmly and gently but seriously.
"I know, but when Keith told me you were back, I had to wait to see you again. I haven't seen you in weeks. If you want I'll go to bed now on the condition that you read to me, okay?" the fur ball said with visible hope all over his face.
"all right, all right, I'll read to you. What do you want me to read?" she asked with a smile on her face.
"uhmm. It doesn't matter. But uhmmm. Keith told me you were talking to Vicious. What's wrong? Are you going to leave on another mission.?" Shippou asked sadly with sorrow shown deeply in his eyes.
"ahw. Shippou, sweetie I know you don't want me to but please understand, I..." she was cut off.
"Okaa-san, but tomorrow is your birthday, you promised me we'd do something together. You promised." Shippou accused while avoiding kagome's embrace.
"Shippou, I promise I'll make it up to you, after I come back. If I come back." Kagome said while lowering her voice at the last comment.
"what did you say?" Shippou said, alarmed after hearing that last comment with his acute demon hearing.
"it was nothing, Shippou. Uhm sweetheart, I'm leaving first thing tomorrow, I'll probably leave before you wake, so just sleep tight alright." She told her.
"but. alright, but I want a souvenir, k? be safe, mommy." He said while kissing her on the cheek and giving her a hug.
"good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." She said while pulling the sheets under his chin with a kiss on his forehead.
When Kagome was about to close the door to his room, he mumbled something that sounded like 'I love you'. She smiled. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* As she went back to her bedroom, she placed up her safeguards again. Once in her room, she began to pack her clothes, and find out whom this Sesshoumaru is and planned their first encounter.
Prologue
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha *who cares about him*; but. but I don't
Sesshoumaru either **sniff-sniff**
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* As the door opened, a raven-black haired girl in a white outfit walked in with her head down and her hands clasped in front of her. She was dressed completely in white; a turtle-neck tank-top (it's like a turtle-neck shirt without sleeves), leather pants that flared a little at the bottom, a jacket that reached the back of her knees and was buttoned once near her cleavage, and three inch boots. The only true color on her was her peach satin-like skin, clear blue eyes (I know, I know, in some versions it is brown but blue eyes are more interesting.) and raven-black hair and her full cherry-red lips. Her waist-length hair was French-braided straight down her back. Although her white clothes are visible, another color she wears is silver and amethyst. Hidden within her clothing are knives so sharp, it can tear through skin at a touch, the handle of knife is the color amethyst with a red ruby embedded on it while the blade is silver. She also has the amethyst jewel shard with a red ruby embedded on it as a necklace on her neck and matching earrings and bracelets. (no, it is not the shikon no tama). The set was a gift from her parents in which she has worn it since she received it in their will. She is known throughout the world as the Twilight-Angel. (yeah, yeah, I know, it's a long description well deal with it.)
"My dear, you arrived just in time. I believe tomorrow is your 16th birthday, is it not? If I remember correctly, it is the day where you will choose your fate. Now, do YOU remember?" The man who sat on his chair behind his desk behind the shadow said.
The girl replied with a barely noticeable hope, "of course I remember, my lord." She continued without failing to add her respect of the powerful man who adopted her. "on one's sixteenth birthday, I, like many others, will receive a job. If the job is accomplished, I will have the choice to leave the society I grew up in or stay and continue working for you. However," she continued reluctantly, "If I fail, I will be condemned with death."
"Exactly! Kagome, your job is to help rid of me this trouble that has threatened me for awhile now, and thus I think this job would be perfect for you because you, unlike the many others, are a miko with extraordinary powers. This person I want you to eliminate is a youkai and I want him gone." The man encouraged with proud look. "Look at me and tell me you will be able to accomplish this job, because you are the best of them all. The envy and role model of every beginner. You haven't failed me yet, will you START NOW?"
"I will do my very best EVEN if it would cost me my life." Kagome looked up and stared at the man she had been talking to. He was always in the shadows with shades (or sunglasses) on that covered his eyes that were silver with red in the middle. His elbow-length hair, too, was black at the top, near his scalp, fading down to silver; was tied at his nape. He wore a black business suit that showed his muscular body. His age was unknown for he doesn't seem like he aged. He was surrounded by his so-called bodyguards who were all unnecessary.
"Good, good, very well. All you have to do is terminate someone by the name of Sesshoumaru Takahaki and perhaps someone else, too, but for the time being, I do not need them dead. As you must know, because of the mission's importance and urgency, I want him dead within two months. Two months later, if he is not removed, well lets just say two months is your deadline. I wish you well. You may go." he regarded lightly.
And with a wave of his hand, she said before leaving, "of course, Vicious, I haven't failed you yet, and I'm not planning to." She also didn't forget to bow her head slightly.
Once she left, the man named Vicious said to the guy on his right, "I have always believed in her, confidence that she will succeed but I have an uneasy feeling this time. What do you think about this mission?"
The guy answered, "honestly, I have always admired her work and capability to complete her mission but have a little more faith in her. She has never failed a mission yet, I highly doubt she will fail now."
"I hope so. My plans count on this mission. If she fails, I do not know who else to use. After all she is the best I've got, I would not like it if my plans failed and I would not like doing things personally, either." Vicious said with his masked face of calm.
@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
As kagome walked through a secured door into her wing of the place she called home, she headed to her adopted son's room. Her wing included a weapons room, wardrobe room, library, etc. In order to get into a wing, one must past a door secured with safeguards, or spells, and mechanical settings for passwords. Her password was quite simple, she first had to enter 'H-O-P-E' then she entered 'P-E-A-C-E' and finally she entered 'F-R-E- E-D-O-M'. Lastly for the mechanical settings, it checked for her eye vision, fingerprints and blood and energy level. Once that was done, she undid her weavings of safeguards. Her adopted son, Shippou, and her best friend, Keith could also enter for they too know the pass words how to undo the safeguards. Although she was almost sixteen, she was able to adopt Shippou due to some help from the friends she knew from her worldly travels. Its been so long she couldn't remember when.
The moment she walked into his room, a little kitsune jumped into her arms. The kitsune looked like a huge brown fur ball. "Okaa-san, I missed you so much, you promised me you'd come and visit me as soon as you get back."
"Shippou, I know, I'm sorry, forgive me but I seem to recall that you that it is past your bedtime." Kagome said calmly and gently but seriously.
"I know, but when Keith told me you were back, I had to wait to see you again. I haven't seen you in weeks. If you want I'll go to bed now on the condition that you read to me, okay?" the fur ball said with visible hope all over his face.
"all right, all right, I'll read to you. What do you want me to read?" she asked with a smile on her face.
"uhmm. It doesn't matter. But uhmmm. Keith told me you were talking to Vicious. What's wrong? Are you going to leave on another mission.?" Shippou asked sadly with sorrow shown deeply in his eyes.
"ahw. Shippou, sweetie I know you don't want me to but please understand, I..." she was cut off.
"Okaa-san, but tomorrow is your birthday, you promised me we'd do something together. You promised." Shippou accused while avoiding kagome's embrace.
"Shippou, I promise I'll make it up to you, after I come back. If I come back." Kagome said while lowering her voice at the last comment.
"what did you say?" Shippou said, alarmed after hearing that last comment with his acute demon hearing.
"it was nothing, Shippou. Uhm sweetheart, I'm leaving first thing tomorrow, I'll probably leave before you wake, so just sleep tight alright." She told her.
"but. alright, but I want a souvenir, k? be safe, mommy." He said while kissing her on the cheek and giving her a hug.
"good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." She said while pulling the sheets under his chin with a kiss on his forehead.
When Kagome was about to close the door to his room, he mumbled something that sounded like 'I love you'. She smiled. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* As she went back to her bedroom, she placed up her safeguards again. Once in her room, she began to pack her clothes, and find out whom this Sesshoumaru is and planned their first encounter.
