Colours
Chapter 2
And we're rolling on to Chapter 2..Since I got such nice reviews for Chapter 1, I decided to get off of my lazy butt and put up this chapter. I'm busying myself trying to get one of my friends to illustrate for my story but no one will.. ee; If you like to draw, and you're really bored, could you please do some illustrations for my fic? You probably won't get anything since i'm broke..You'll probably just get lots of 'thank you's and 'duuuuuuude, you rock my SOCKS's but that's about all.. ee; Like I said, if you like to draw and you're REALLY bored. I'll love you forever.. ^^;;
Back to the whole fic thing...
A friend of mine (who won't illustrate but will give me ideas..Tch..)has given me the idea of making an alternate ending to my original one after I finish the fic, meaning that one ending will have Sessh/Kagome and the other will have Inu/Kag..But that probably won't work because the coupling would have to come BEFORE the last chapter unless and I made one big chapter full of stuff and i'm not to fond of that idea..Or, if I just use one coupling, i'll make a story supporting the other coupling just to keep people happy.. -shrug- I'll see how it goes. And since i'm both a Sessh/Kag fan AND an Inu/Kag fan, it makes the problem even worse. Eh, things will pull through some how.. o.O;
Disclaimer:: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru would be a male prostitute and Rin one of his best paying customers, Jaken would be a lawn gardener, Inuyasha would be in an insane asylum, Kagome would be his nurse, Shippou would be working for the mofia, Sango and Miroku would have a musical number and everything would be so ridiculous that you'd have a headache..But I DON'T own Inuyasha..be happy.
ON TO THE CHAPPY!
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Up, up, and more up.. That was basically the way it worked with the staircases in Inutachi's home. They could go up for only God knew how long.. Delicate feet pressing against the smooth stone that created the elegant staircase, Kagome made her way up towards her Lord's room. Black hair bouncing as she walked, Kagome was not in the least bit nervous. She loved Inutachi dearly and trusted him with all that she was. She would defend him to her death if the time called for it. He was like a father to her..
Fingers brushing slowly against the rails, Kagome finally reached the top of the staircase, only to make her way down a dreadfully long hall. Atleast that was how it looked..The hall was dark, and there was no end in sight. Kagome, however, knew for a fact that the hall was fairly short and quickly made her way through it, stopping at the door that was at the end, staring up at it with her glowing sky-like eyes. Inutachi's quiarters. Slowly, she reached forward, slender hand forming a fist as she gently rapped upon the door with her knuckles, waiting for an answer. One came after a moment..
"Enter,"instructed a voice, rich and strong and Kagome could not help but smile as she slid open the door, entering rather cautiously,
"Inutachi-sama?"
A sitting figure raised it's head, golden eyes glowing dazzilingly. Silvery hair pulled into a braided pony-tail at the moment, Inutachi was indeed quite handsome in his human form. Slender, while at the same time muscular form seated relaxedly on a mat in the middle of the room, his clawed hands placed respectfully in his lap, he was indeed a site to behold. His features were smooth and youthful while in truth he was many, many years old. Pointed, elven like ears and slightly narrowed liquid gold eyes, the amazing youkai looked at the girl before him, a slow smile spreading upon his lips as he gazed at her quite fondly.
"Ah, Kagome," he said smoothly, raising a hand and waving it towards him, motioning for her to come closer, "good. I needed to talk to you."
"Hai," Kagome responded, moving farther into the room and taking a seat in front of him, "I know.. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru told me. Is something the matter? Have I done something wrong?"
Her lord laughed gently, "Iie..You've done nothing. Atleast nothing that *I* know of. "
Kagome sighed in relief. She'd known for a fact that even if she *had* done something wrong, the great youkai before her would not of punished her very severly. But that didn't mean she hadn't worried. Clasping her hands together in her lap, the black haired youth tilted her head some to the side, looking at him curiously.
"Then what have you to talk to me about, my lord?"
Inutachi smiled, raising his head ever so slightly, "Kagome," he said softly, "in just a few days, you will be of human courting age, am I correct?"
Kagome looked suprised. He had called her in here to talk about that? Cheeks reddening some, Kagome looked down, twiddling her thumbs rather nervously. Her bangs hid her face as she did so, as if she were ashamed to be talking about such a subject. And perhaps she was.. She'd always dreaded the day that this would happen. Discussing things such as courting, and mating with her lord always made her rather squeemish. She didn't like being squeemish. Not at all.
"Eto," she murmured, "I believe so."
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"Oi, Sesshoumaru.."
"..."
"Oi.."
"...."
"OI!"
"...What...?"
Inuyasha glared full-heartedly at his brother, 'hmph'ing some as he did so. Sitting down beside Sesshoumaru in the yard where Kagome had left them, he blinked, staring at his older sibling rather questioningly. Slowly, he reached forward, prodding his arm to gain his attention yet again as he spoke once more, voice low. Hopefully, Sesshoumaru, whom was obviously very, VERY annoyed would acknowledge his presence.
"What'dya think father is talking to Kagome about?"
"Tell me just how I should know.."
Inuyasha glared again, "You must have some idea..I see you and father talking sometimes. He tells you things."
"Hai," Sesshoumaru nodded before glancing over at the hanyou boredly, "but none of the things he talks to me about involve Kagome.."
"Liar."
The elegant youkai narrowed his eyes into dangerous slits as he glared down at the younger hanyou, never flinching. Inuyasha promptly met his glare and for a moment, the two engaged in a glaring contest. And, as always, Sesshoumaru was the victor. Inuyasha twitched some, glare fading as he sighed in defeat under the intense gaze of the stronger male, turning his head to stare off at their home. There was a short silence before the dog-eared hanyou spoke again,
"If you don't exactly know what he's talking to her about," he began slowly, eyeing the other hopefully, "then can you guess..?"
Sesshoumaru paused before murmuring his answer slowly, "Mating."
Inuyasha mentally slapped himself. Of course! Kagome would be of mating age soon. How could he of possibly been so stupid (a/n: Don't any of you Inu bashers make one smart comment..Don't you dare.. XD)? Pushing his hands in the sleeves of his haori, he glanced down. Father had always said that he'd encourage Kagome to mate with either him or Sesshoumaru.. Not that he minded the idea..
"Kagome won't be coming out for a while.."
The voice of Sesshoumaru snapped Inuyasha out of his thinking as he turned his head, gazing up at him. He scrunched up his nose some in a thoughtful way before turning his head back around to gaze back up at the home, deciding not to respond to the statement. This, of course, was a bit of a suprise to Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha almost *always* had something to say. Twitching, he opened his mouth to speak again but was cut off by a loud shriek.
"THERE IS NO FRUIT HERE!"
Heads snapping up, the half-brothers stared in shock as a figure came stomping out of their home, a bananna in one hand, the other hands balled into a fist. It was Yoru, a youkai whom was a good friend of their father and currently staying with them..Much to their dislike. Green-ish blue hair held up in two odangos, tanned skin glimmering in the sunlight, she was certainly not ugly.. Especially not her eyes which were the colour of rubies. However, while she was pretty, her personality was not. And Inuyasha, as well as Sesshoumaru were certainly not fond of her.
"Oi, bitch," Inuyasha called, rubbing his ears, "keep it down!"
"NO FRUIT HERE AT ALL!"
If Yoru had heard him, she was pretending not to, waving her hands around frantically, her tight outfit showing off a bit more of her body that most would think she wanted people to see. She was practically fuming, teeth clenched, waving a fist and a bananna in the air. Sesshoumaru twitched, keeping his trade-mark bored look, speaking calmly,
"There's a bananna in your hand," he informed her, looking at her as though she were a bit on the slow side, "that's a fruit."
Yoru glared at him, stamping her foot on the ground, "I need a juicy fruit!"
"Just eat the damn bananna," Inuyasha growled, looking annoyed.
"And what if I don't WANT to eat the bananna, hanyou?!"
"Then give the damn thing to me! I'LL eat it!"
Yoru screeched some, jumping up and down on her current spot in the yard, hissing at the two young men, her green bunny ears bouncing with her. Turning on her heel, she allowed her back to face them, kicking at the dirt in hopes of spraying it at them to no avail. She was rewarded with snickering behind her back. Screeching again, she stomped off and back into the house, screaming about no fruit anywhere
...still holding the bananna.
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"Kagome, you will be choosing a mate very soon."
Kagome, taken aback by this, allowed her eyes to widen as she stared. She breathed in sharply, cheeks red. Had he just said what she thought he'd just said..? She looked down, wide eyes set on the ground. Kagome had often hopes that she would never have to choose a mate. Choosing a mate would mean that she would be giving herself up to a male, which would mean that she no longer had as much freedom as she did now. Atleast that was how she saw it. Almost breathless, she spoke slowly,
"Na--nani? I--inutachi-sama.. You must be mistaken. I am not as submissive as other women..No man would have me. No man would want a woman who would want to think for herself and not do as he told her.."
The powerful youkai quirked a brow, "Kagome, where ever did you get an idea like that? Choosing a male to mate with doesn't mean that you'll be your mate's servant."
"But that's what Yoru said it meant.."
Inutachi narrowed his eyes, glancing off to the side. Ah, Yoru..His dearest friend. That idiotic bitch. He cared for Yoru.. She was a very good friend of his.. But there were times when he wished..wished very hard that he didn't know her. Sighing, he shook his head, gazing at Kagome fondly, smiling reassuringly in hopes of cheering her up. He spoke again,
"Yoru was...mistaken," he said softly, trying hard to not even utter a single insult, "very mistaken. I assure you, Kagome..Finding a mate will be one of the most wonderful things you'll ever do. Especially if you find the right male to have as your mate. Do not worry."
Kagome gulped some, taking little comfort from his words. She simply nodded, asking if she could go. He agreed to let her do so and wished her the best or luck and she, half-heartedly, exited her lord's room, heart beating feverently. She gulped again, a sick feeling forming in the pit of her stomach. She did not want to mate. Despite what Lord Inutachi had told her, what Yoru had told her stuck in her mind, filling her will unspoken dread. She dragged herself out of the great castle and back into the yard where Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru were waiting for her.
How could she get herself out of this?
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Ugh..Icky chappa. Oh, well... _; I just had to add Yoru in this.. ^^; She just makes me laugh alot. Yoru is a character that a friend of mine made up a while back and while she's very rude and un-likeable, I just can't get enough of her..
PLEASE REVIEW! ;;!
And also, if you are interested in illustrating for this story, e-mail me at: yuritomoyo@yahoo.com. I check all of my mail..even if it's spam.. XD
TOODLES!
Chapter 2
And we're rolling on to Chapter 2..Since I got such nice reviews for Chapter 1, I decided to get off of my lazy butt and put up this chapter. I'm busying myself trying to get one of my friends to illustrate for my story but no one will.. ee; If you like to draw, and you're really bored, could you please do some illustrations for my fic? You probably won't get anything since i'm broke..You'll probably just get lots of 'thank you's and 'duuuuuuude, you rock my SOCKS's but that's about all.. ee; Like I said, if you like to draw and you're REALLY bored. I'll love you forever.. ^^;;
Back to the whole fic thing...
A friend of mine (who won't illustrate but will give me ideas..Tch..)has given me the idea of making an alternate ending to my original one after I finish the fic, meaning that one ending will have Sessh/Kagome and the other will have Inu/Kag..But that probably won't work because the coupling would have to come BEFORE the last chapter unless and I made one big chapter full of stuff and i'm not to fond of that idea..Or, if I just use one coupling, i'll make a story supporting the other coupling just to keep people happy.. -shrug- I'll see how it goes. And since i'm both a Sessh/Kag fan AND an Inu/Kag fan, it makes the problem even worse. Eh, things will pull through some how.. o.O;
Disclaimer:: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru would be a male prostitute and Rin one of his best paying customers, Jaken would be a lawn gardener, Inuyasha would be in an insane asylum, Kagome would be his nurse, Shippou would be working for the mofia, Sango and Miroku would have a musical number and everything would be so ridiculous that you'd have a headache..But I DON'T own Inuyasha..be happy.
ON TO THE CHAPPY!
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Up, up, and more up.. That was basically the way it worked with the staircases in Inutachi's home. They could go up for only God knew how long.. Delicate feet pressing against the smooth stone that created the elegant staircase, Kagome made her way up towards her Lord's room. Black hair bouncing as she walked, Kagome was not in the least bit nervous. She loved Inutachi dearly and trusted him with all that she was. She would defend him to her death if the time called for it. He was like a father to her..
Fingers brushing slowly against the rails, Kagome finally reached the top of the staircase, only to make her way down a dreadfully long hall. Atleast that was how it looked..The hall was dark, and there was no end in sight. Kagome, however, knew for a fact that the hall was fairly short and quickly made her way through it, stopping at the door that was at the end, staring up at it with her glowing sky-like eyes. Inutachi's quiarters. Slowly, she reached forward, slender hand forming a fist as she gently rapped upon the door with her knuckles, waiting for an answer. One came after a moment..
"Enter,"instructed a voice, rich and strong and Kagome could not help but smile as she slid open the door, entering rather cautiously,
"Inutachi-sama?"
A sitting figure raised it's head, golden eyes glowing dazzilingly. Silvery hair pulled into a braided pony-tail at the moment, Inutachi was indeed quite handsome in his human form. Slender, while at the same time muscular form seated relaxedly on a mat in the middle of the room, his clawed hands placed respectfully in his lap, he was indeed a site to behold. His features were smooth and youthful while in truth he was many, many years old. Pointed, elven like ears and slightly narrowed liquid gold eyes, the amazing youkai looked at the girl before him, a slow smile spreading upon his lips as he gazed at her quite fondly.
"Ah, Kagome," he said smoothly, raising a hand and waving it towards him, motioning for her to come closer, "good. I needed to talk to you."
"Hai," Kagome responded, moving farther into the room and taking a seat in front of him, "I know.. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru told me. Is something the matter? Have I done something wrong?"
Her lord laughed gently, "Iie..You've done nothing. Atleast nothing that *I* know of. "
Kagome sighed in relief. She'd known for a fact that even if she *had* done something wrong, the great youkai before her would not of punished her very severly. But that didn't mean she hadn't worried. Clasping her hands together in her lap, the black haired youth tilted her head some to the side, looking at him curiously.
"Then what have you to talk to me about, my lord?"
Inutachi smiled, raising his head ever so slightly, "Kagome," he said softly, "in just a few days, you will be of human courting age, am I correct?"
Kagome looked suprised. He had called her in here to talk about that? Cheeks reddening some, Kagome looked down, twiddling her thumbs rather nervously. Her bangs hid her face as she did so, as if she were ashamed to be talking about such a subject. And perhaps she was.. She'd always dreaded the day that this would happen. Discussing things such as courting, and mating with her lord always made her rather squeemish. She didn't like being squeemish. Not at all.
"Eto," she murmured, "I believe so."
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"Oi, Sesshoumaru.."
"..."
"Oi.."
"...."
"OI!"
"...What...?"
Inuyasha glared full-heartedly at his brother, 'hmph'ing some as he did so. Sitting down beside Sesshoumaru in the yard where Kagome had left them, he blinked, staring at his older sibling rather questioningly. Slowly, he reached forward, prodding his arm to gain his attention yet again as he spoke once more, voice low. Hopefully, Sesshoumaru, whom was obviously very, VERY annoyed would acknowledge his presence.
"What'dya think father is talking to Kagome about?"
"Tell me just how I should know.."
Inuyasha glared again, "You must have some idea..I see you and father talking sometimes. He tells you things."
"Hai," Sesshoumaru nodded before glancing over at the hanyou boredly, "but none of the things he talks to me about involve Kagome.."
"Liar."
The elegant youkai narrowed his eyes into dangerous slits as he glared down at the younger hanyou, never flinching. Inuyasha promptly met his glare and for a moment, the two engaged in a glaring contest. And, as always, Sesshoumaru was the victor. Inuyasha twitched some, glare fading as he sighed in defeat under the intense gaze of the stronger male, turning his head to stare off at their home. There was a short silence before the dog-eared hanyou spoke again,
"If you don't exactly know what he's talking to her about," he began slowly, eyeing the other hopefully, "then can you guess..?"
Sesshoumaru paused before murmuring his answer slowly, "Mating."
Inuyasha mentally slapped himself. Of course! Kagome would be of mating age soon. How could he of possibly been so stupid (a/n: Don't any of you Inu bashers make one smart comment..Don't you dare.. XD)? Pushing his hands in the sleeves of his haori, he glanced down. Father had always said that he'd encourage Kagome to mate with either him or Sesshoumaru.. Not that he minded the idea..
"Kagome won't be coming out for a while.."
The voice of Sesshoumaru snapped Inuyasha out of his thinking as he turned his head, gazing up at him. He scrunched up his nose some in a thoughtful way before turning his head back around to gaze back up at the home, deciding not to respond to the statement. This, of course, was a bit of a suprise to Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha almost *always* had something to say. Twitching, he opened his mouth to speak again but was cut off by a loud shriek.
"THERE IS NO FRUIT HERE!"
Heads snapping up, the half-brothers stared in shock as a figure came stomping out of their home, a bananna in one hand, the other hands balled into a fist. It was Yoru, a youkai whom was a good friend of their father and currently staying with them..Much to their dislike. Green-ish blue hair held up in two odangos, tanned skin glimmering in the sunlight, she was certainly not ugly.. Especially not her eyes which were the colour of rubies. However, while she was pretty, her personality was not. And Inuyasha, as well as Sesshoumaru were certainly not fond of her.
"Oi, bitch," Inuyasha called, rubbing his ears, "keep it down!"
"NO FRUIT HERE AT ALL!"
If Yoru had heard him, she was pretending not to, waving her hands around frantically, her tight outfit showing off a bit more of her body that most would think she wanted people to see. She was practically fuming, teeth clenched, waving a fist and a bananna in the air. Sesshoumaru twitched, keeping his trade-mark bored look, speaking calmly,
"There's a bananna in your hand," he informed her, looking at her as though she were a bit on the slow side, "that's a fruit."
Yoru glared at him, stamping her foot on the ground, "I need a juicy fruit!"
"Just eat the damn bananna," Inuyasha growled, looking annoyed.
"And what if I don't WANT to eat the bananna, hanyou?!"
"Then give the damn thing to me! I'LL eat it!"
Yoru screeched some, jumping up and down on her current spot in the yard, hissing at the two young men, her green bunny ears bouncing with her. Turning on her heel, she allowed her back to face them, kicking at the dirt in hopes of spraying it at them to no avail. She was rewarded with snickering behind her back. Screeching again, she stomped off and back into the house, screaming about no fruit anywhere
...still holding the bananna.
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"Kagome, you will be choosing a mate very soon."
Kagome, taken aback by this, allowed her eyes to widen as she stared. She breathed in sharply, cheeks red. Had he just said what she thought he'd just said..? She looked down, wide eyes set on the ground. Kagome had often hopes that she would never have to choose a mate. Choosing a mate would mean that she would be giving herself up to a male, which would mean that she no longer had as much freedom as she did now. Atleast that was how she saw it. Almost breathless, she spoke slowly,
"Na--nani? I--inutachi-sama.. You must be mistaken. I am not as submissive as other women..No man would have me. No man would want a woman who would want to think for herself and not do as he told her.."
The powerful youkai quirked a brow, "Kagome, where ever did you get an idea like that? Choosing a male to mate with doesn't mean that you'll be your mate's servant."
"But that's what Yoru said it meant.."
Inutachi narrowed his eyes, glancing off to the side. Ah, Yoru..His dearest friend. That idiotic bitch. He cared for Yoru.. She was a very good friend of his.. But there were times when he wished..wished very hard that he didn't know her. Sighing, he shook his head, gazing at Kagome fondly, smiling reassuringly in hopes of cheering her up. He spoke again,
"Yoru was...mistaken," he said softly, trying hard to not even utter a single insult, "very mistaken. I assure you, Kagome..Finding a mate will be one of the most wonderful things you'll ever do. Especially if you find the right male to have as your mate. Do not worry."
Kagome gulped some, taking little comfort from his words. She simply nodded, asking if she could go. He agreed to let her do so and wished her the best or luck and she, half-heartedly, exited her lord's room, heart beating feverently. She gulped again, a sick feeling forming in the pit of her stomach. She did not want to mate. Despite what Lord Inutachi had told her, what Yoru had told her stuck in her mind, filling her will unspoken dread. She dragged herself out of the great castle and back into the yard where Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru were waiting for her.
How could she get herself out of this?
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Ugh..Icky chappa. Oh, well... _; I just had to add Yoru in this.. ^^; She just makes me laugh alot. Yoru is a character that a friend of mine made up a while back and while she's very rude and un-likeable, I just can't get enough of her..
PLEASE REVIEW! ;;!
And also, if you are interested in illustrating for this story, e-mail me at: yuritomoyo@yahoo.com. I check all of my mail..even if it's spam.. XD
TOODLES!