Chapter 4
New addition
(Narrator)
A sudden idea ran through Sesshomaru's head. If Naraku was using this child, the only way he'd be able to do it was through the power of the sacred jewel.
But if that was true, why didn't he see them? Suddenly he took a gentle but firm hold of Taiketsu's face and forced it up to look at him.
He didn't have to apply too much force to get her to comply, and then he sniffed around her face.
He stopped on the crescent moon on her forehead. Sesshomaru brought his clawed hand up and popped every joint in his hand as he extended his claws.
A flash of fear streaked through Taiketsu's eyes.
"Sesshomaru, what are you doing?! No one said anything about killing the girl!" inu yasha called.
Sesshomaru ignored his half brother and continued on with his intensions.
Thin lines of youkai-energy emerged from his claws and delved into that one spot in between the two points of the crescent moon.
Taiketsu started to moan in agony.
"Shhh… it won't hurt for much longer." Sesshomaru coaxed in
a low whisper.
In an instant Sesshomaru's hand started to retract. Obviously the lines had
caught something of importance.
As Sesshomaru brought his hand back, a small hole started to appear in Taiketsu's forehead.
"Taiketsu do not call out. It's almost over, just endure." Sesshomaru coaxed again.
"Father…?" Taiketsu whispered.
Sesshomaru looked down into her eyes and smiled.
"My child." He said as the jewel shard shot out into his hand.
"Just as I expected, a jewel shard." Sesshomaru looked down at his newly acclaimed daughter.
A sheet of vibrant pink hair met him. It seemed he would have to see what the rest of her looked like later, because she was unconscious on his shoulder.
He patted her hair gently then picked her up and then turned to his brother.
"I have no use for this, so I give it to you. Do not think of this as a gesture of kindness." He said and flicked the shard at Inuyasha who caught it easily.
"What do you plan to do with her?"
Sesshomaru looked back and said
"Regretfully, what you would."
Sesshomaru said and left a very confused group of people behind.
'Sesshomaru!! Listen to yourself!!! Put her down and leave her!' Sesshomaru's mind was at war with itself as he made his way he made his way back to Rin and his toad of a servant, Jaken.
Sudden moans snapped Sesshomaru back to reality. Taiketsu was awakening.
Bright blue eyes opened to meet his golden gaze. The stripes on her face gave a great accent to her eyes as they were also blue but were midnight blue instead of pale sky blue.
Sesshomaru knelt to let the girl stand. Compared to him he was a bit on the short side.
Her face had changed a bit during the time he had been carrying her.
The crescent moon had disappeared to be replaced by a side ways Ying-Yang sign with the dark side being the lower half.
Taiketsu blinked several times as stared at Sesshomaru.
One word ran through her head.
"Father…?" She whispered, " but my entire family…"
Sesshomaru got the idea and silenced her.
"Do you know by who? "Sesshomaru questioned.
Taiketsu thought hard but came up blank. All she knew was her head hurt.
"I can't remember right now." She muttered helplessly.
"That's fine. I do not need to know. Do you have a home to go to?"
Taiketsu shook her head.
"No. I have had to fend for myself since I was about three."
"Three how old are you now?"
"Thirteen soon to be fourteen."
"When/"
"December the ninth"
"What is your name?"
"Taiketsu, and yours?"
"Lord Sesshomaru. I am the lord of these lands."
Taiketsu nodded. Somehow she trusted this man even though she hadn't trusted anyone after her family was killed.
"Is there something else I could call you."
"What did you have in mind."
Taiketsu paused for a moment.
"Father?"
A/n: I'm sorry for all the really short chapters and I plan to make up for them as soon as I can get the time to. And one more important matter: I DO NOT OWN ANY ONE IN THIS STORY EXCEPT TATIKETSU!!!!!! Thank you.
