Love of a Demon

By: Miroke

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Natsu leaned against the railing of the balcony window as she looked out over the Western Lands. This place is so beautiful… She thought and smiled to herself, not knowing that she was being watched.

Natsu was snapped from her peaceful thoughts by a commanding yet gentle voice.

"Are you ready to go to the royal dinner tonight?" Sesshomaru asked while standing in her doorway looking at her. Ukimi really did a good job on her. She could pass off as a Princess tonight. Sesshomaru thought as he looked at the young hanyou girl.

"Yes I'm ready Lord Sesshomaru." She said and took one last glance out the window before she walked over to him. "Why would you want me to come to this dinner? You know I'm not a very polite hanyou, I may embarrass you." She said in a low shy tone.

"I told you, Rin wants you to come not I." Sesshomaru said then he looked down at her and for the first time she looked up into his golden eyes. Her silver eyes meeting his gaze.

"Oh, Ok…" Natsu said and walked out of her room and waited for Sesshomaru to show her the way to the dinning hall.

They walked down the hallway in complete silence and then Natsu stopped and looked back at where they had just let. "Oh no…" She said to herself.

"What is it?" Sesshomaru asked in an impatient tone as he watched her.

"I…uhm…forgot I didn't have my sword with me." She said quietly, "I should go back and get it." Natsu said and started to walk back toward her room but Sesshomaru grabbed her upper arm.

"You will not have use for it at dinner," He said and turned her around and made her walk the way they had been going.

*-*In the dinning hall*-*

There were human servants and demon lords and ladies everywhere. She looked around as she walked next to Sesshomaru, she noticed a young human woman standing next to a dragon Youkai. The woman noticed Natsu, looked at her, and smiled kindly. Natsu just smiled weakly and kept up with Sesshomaru.

"My love it looks as if Sesshomaru has finally brought a young woman to dinner with him." The young woman with the dragon Youkai said and tugged on her mates arm.

"Yes I see that," He said as he sipped his sake.

The young woman looked at Natsu closely and then she turned to her mate. "I know this is not a polite question to ask…But isn't she a hanyou?" The woman asked.

The dragon Youkai turned to look at Natsu closely and then he saw one of her small dog-ears showing through her jet-black hair. "Yes my love, I believe she is."

Natsu could feel the cold stares of the demons against her back and it made a cold bone-chilling shiver go up her spine.  I should not be here. This is not a place for me. She thought and just about the time, she was getting ready to turn and leave the dinning hall she heard a low voice come from behind her. She turned to see little Rin smiling up at her. "Hello Rin," Natsu said warmly, kneeled down to the little girl, poked her on the nose, and made her laugh.

Sesshomaru had noticed Rin sneaking through the crowds of youkai's and watched Natsu and Rin. He saw her make Rin laugh and a slight smile came to his face until someone punched him lightly on the shoulder.

"How's it going Lord Sesshomaru?" A young dragon Youkai boy asked, he has long blackish blue hair and bright sapphire red eyes.

"Oh, hello Jikan…" Sesshomaru said in a less enlightened voice as he turned his gaze back over to Natsu and Rin.

Jikan looked around at what he was looking at and smirked. "Ya gonna bed her?"

Sesshomaru shot his gaze in Jikan's direction but not showing any emotion. "I have no such thing on my mine, Jikan. She is nothing to me…She is only here because I thought she would make a nice slave." Sesshomaru said trying to hide the true reason she had come to the castle.

"Well I'll take her off your hands if ya don't want her around; I think she'll make a great mate. Even if she is a hanyou." Jikan said and licked his lips.

"You are not to touch anyone of my servants or her for that matter, do you understand me!" Sesshomaru said in a most displeased manner.

"Fine calm down…" Jikan said and held his hands up in front of him. "I was only saying that she would make a good mate, after all…" He said and took at glance at Rin and Natsu. "She seems like she would be good mother to her pups."

Sesshomaru slowly turned to face Jikan. "How old are you, Jikan?" He asked in a calm uncaring voice.

"20…" Jikan said cautiously. "Why?"

"Do you want to live until your at least 50?" Sesshomaru asked as he sipped a drink from his sake.

"Yes…" Jikan said nervously.

"Then don't ever speak of that woman in the manner you just did around me again." Sesshomaru said and turned away from a completely frightened Prince and walked over to Natsu and Rin.

"Hi Sesshomaru-sama, Rin sorry, you told her to stay out of the dinning hall…" Rin said and lowered her gaze a little. "But Rin just wanted to play with Natsu-chan." She said and smiled over at Natsu who was now standing next to her.

Sesshomaru looked from Rin to Natsu. He looked at her for a moment and then a strange scent filled his nose and he lightly sniffed. Every muscle in his body jumped at the smell. The smell was coming from Natsu.

"Go back to your room with Rin," Sesshomaru said and looked directly at Natsu.

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru…" She said and turned with the little girl's hand in hers.

Damn this is not good. Sesshomaru thought as he watched them leave the dinning hall.

The dragon Youkai that was with the young human woman walked up next to Sesshomaru and watched him. "She is a nice young hanyou my old friend." He said and smiled when Sesshomaru looked over at him.

"What are you saying? Do you want her?" Sesshomaru asked and made the dragon youkai's mate glare at him.

"No! No, I didn't say that…I have my life mate already." He said and smiled over at his mate.

Sesshomaru kind looked at the couple then he turned without even a good bye and walked down the crowds of youkai's until he came to exit door leaving the dinning hall. I will go sit in the garden for a while, maybe that can clear my senses of her smell. Sesshomaru thought to himself as he walked quietly down the hallway leading to the castle gardens. Sesshomaru walked into the dark but yet lively garden and sat down on one of the benches near a small koi pond. He watched the water ripple lightly and noticed the moons refection in the water. What am I going to do? I cannot be around her while she is like this. She is in heat and when I am around her it drives my senses and body crazy. He thought as he gazed, deeply in thought, into the clear pond water.

"Lord Sesshomaru?"

Sesshomaru's body stiffened at the sound of Natsu's voice behind him. Damn her! He cursed but did not turn around.  "What?" He asked plainly.

"I just wanted to thank you…" She said shyly and looked down at her hands. "I have never been treated so kindly," She said and smiled as she looked up at him.

Sesshomaru did not say a word. I can smell her…Damn! Does she know that she is in heat? Sesshomaru wondered as he listened to her soft calming voice. He felt a soft hand on his shoulder and he turned lightly jumped at the touch. "Do not touch me." Sesshomaru said with a light growl.

Natsu quickly removed her hand from his shoulder and backed up. "I'm sorry, Lord Sesshomaru." She said and looked over at the ground.

It took all he had to keep himself from showing his emotions toward her. Damn her! Why her, she is a hanyou! Just like my damn half-brother! He cursed in his head never turning around; until he heard, the door leading back into the castle from the garden slide closed and saw that Natsu had left. He started to turn back to face to koi pond when he smelt salt in the air. Was she crying? He asked himself.

*-*In Natsu's room*-*

She slowly untied the kimono and neatly folded it on top of the counter she had seen the others on when she had first entered the room. She sighed as she looked over at her sword. She walked over to the sheath, ran her hand across it, and smiled. She lightly jumped when a knock came to the door. "Just a minute…" She said and picked up a random kimono from the counter and covered it over her inner kimono. She walked over to the door and opened it slightly. "Yes…?" She asked and was a little shocked to see Jikan standing at her door smiling at her.

"Hello," He said and smiled at her. "May I come in?"

She looked at him for a minute and then she nodded and opened the door for him to enter. "Who are you?" She asked, she had remembered seeing him at the dinner but she did not know his name.

"My name is Prince Jikan, my father rules the Northern Lands." He said and when she walked, by him, he caught her scent and he tensed up.

She turned and looked at Jikan and noticed his quick change in attitude. "Are you ok?" She asked and looked at him a little confused.

He turned and looked at her with a slight grin on his face. "You smell nice…" He said in a chilling tone as he eyed Natsu.

"Wha…What do you mean?" She stuttered and looked at him a little scared.

He walked over to her and stopped right in front of her. He grabbed her shoulder and leaned down a little closer to her face.

"Let go…" Natsu said and tried to push him away but it was no use something had taken over his mind. She looked over at her sword lying on the bed but it was not in reach.

"No, I want you…" He said and started to lick and nibble at her neck.

"Get away!" She yelled and dug her claws into his arm gashing it deeply.

The pain in his arm had brought him back to his senses and he looked at scared Natsu backing away from him hugging herself.

The door to Natsu's room slammed open and both Natsu and Jikan turned to see Sesshomaru standing in the doorway. He looked over at Natsu and noticed that fear was in her scent and then he noticed the gash on Jikan's arm.

"Get out of her room." Sesshomaru ordered and glared at the young Prince.

"But she's…" Jikan started to say but stopped when Sesshomaru lowered his gaze at him and he knew he should not provoke him any longer. Jikan slowly walked past Sesshomaru and out of the room.

Sesshomaru watched him leave and the he turned back to Natsu who was sitting on her bed still hugging herself as she looked over at him.

"Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru." She said and smiled at him.

"Why couldn't you protect yourself against him? You are a hanyou after all, you aren't weak." He said in his normal tone and watched her closely.

"It's a long story," She said and turned her gaze from his and looked down at the floor. "I really don't want to talk about it."

Sesshomaru just looked at her and the he turned and walked out of the door and closed it behind him. There is something about her that she is not telling me. Sesshomaru thought as he walked to his own room to get some sleep.

Natsu looked over at her window and sighed. With the sword comes a consequence… She thought to herself and looked over at the sword leaning against her bed. "But I never knew it would mean having my Youkai half taken from me." She said to herself before she dozed off to sleep.

Author's Note: Here you go chapter 2^_^ .I hope you like it and please leave a review. Thanks…