Hitukiri Batosai no Kikyo
4
Inuyasha creeped through the town allies, trying not to attract too much attention. Kikyo had not often been to Heian Kyo, but when she did she was sure not to be seen by anyone who would live to tell of it. He, on the other hand, hadn't done much for privacy. Why should he, when no one could touch him? He wished he would have been more inconspicuous, but he knew there was nothing he could do about it now.
He was pretty worried. His "old partner" he was going to see was actually one of his only friends, Sesshoumaru. They had been a team in his batosai days, but something had happened that had made him fear talking to his friend again. This was the reason he had given up being a manslayer, and the reason he had even been willing to work alongside his arch-rival to have a chance to redeem himself of it. Perhaps you are wondering what happened.
As you know, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had been partners as batosai. However, unlike Kikyo who killed for some unknown reason, they killed simply for the thrill, and basicly, for the fun of it.
One night, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had been on one of their usual "killing sprees". Everything seemed normal, at least for them anyways. Inuyasha was covering one end of the city, and Sesshoumaru had the other. In other words, if you're outside, you're dead. Inuyasha was completely consumed with his power (as usual), and was paying absolutely no attention to what he was doing. He was swinging the Tetsusaiga like a mad-man. He saw someone running in the distance, and, with a huge grin, went after them. He ran as fast as he could and came up behind the young man. As though instinct, he stabbed the sword straight through him. But something seemed wrong.
As the man fell to the ground, Inuyasha could see that he recognized him. He nearly burst into tears, went crazy, and had a heart attack all at once. It had been his best friend, and Sesshoumaru's little brother, Miroku. Inuyasha had tried to save him, but it was too late. There was nothing he could do.
Sesshoumaru hadn't spoken to him since before that night, and Inuyasha was afraid he wouldn't speak to him now.
But to Inuyasha's surprise, Sesshoumaru was just glad to see his old friend again. He offered him some sake and they talked about some of their early days as batosai. Inuyasha was enjoying it so much he almost forgot why he had come. Eventually he came around, and he figured he might as well ask what he came to ask.
Kikyo was still trying to get into the emperor's palace. 'Can he make the security any tighter around here?' she thought. The guards had the place surrounded, and, as she had seen, had eyes like hawks. She had already tried acting normal and asking to see the emperor, as well as sneaking into the palace. Everything she could think of had failed to get her anywhere.
'I could get through here in a few seconds if I used my sword,' she thought. 'But I don't know many techniques that aren't fatal with this reverse-blade sword. And to think Inuyasha wanted to challenge me!' She started to just use her sword to scare them off, but then she noticed for the first time that most of the men looked like samurai. She knew if the emperor had entrusted them with the safe-keeping of his home that they would also be very tough samurai. She went back to think of another plan.
"So what exactly are you asking of me, Inu?" Sesshoumaru asked. "I see how you could think I would be of assistance, but I need to know how."
"Look. We both know that you're linked to just about everyone in the country someway or another. From the greatest of assassins to the lowest petty thief."
"It is true I have some connections," he said with a sly grin before drinking some more sake. He knew exactly what Inuyasha was asking, he just wanted to give him a hard time.
"Some is a bit of an understatement," Inuyasha mumbled. "You gotta help me!"
A young girl entered the room. She was holding two dishes of ayu. "Are you and your guest hungry?" she asked politely. She didn't seem much younger than Inuyasha; about sixteen at youngest. Sesshoumaru had complemented her and she had just given him one of the plates.
"Do you like ayu?" she asked. Inuyasha could tell he was blushing.
"Uh.. Yes! Doumo!" he said trying to look serious. She handed him the delicious looking fish and smiled sweetly. She really was beautiful.
"I see your doing just fine," she said. "Do need anything else?" Inuyasha couldn't speak.
"No, doumo arigatou," Sesshoumaru said kindly. She bowed politely and went back the way she had came. Inuyasha happened to find his ability to speak about the time she left.
"So you have servents now?" Inuyasha asked saracasticly. "I thought you didn't trust anyone." He smiled jokingly but Sesshoumaru just gave him a mean look. He was, after all, quite a bit older than Inuyasha and obviously didn't have near his sense of humor. His smile dropped. "Hey, I was just kidding." He hesitated a minute. "You know, she's really pretty," he said, blushing again.
Sesshoumaru glanced toward him. "You think so?" he asked in a strange voice. Inuyasha had no idea what he meant.
"Uh.. Well, yeah. Beautiful to tell the truth," he said, face crimson.
"My daughter, Yuki."
"WHAT!?!?" Inuyasha couldn't beleive his ears.
"That girl is my fourteen-year-old daughter," Sesshoumaru said with almost no expression.
"You never told me you were married!" He was blushing again, but this time out of embarrassment. 'I sure feel stupid.. Let's hope he doesn't kill me..'
"My wife died long ago," he said with a tinge of regret and remorse.
"Ohh... I'm sorry..." Inuyasha said quietly. "But all the time I knew you, you never mentioned family of any kind other than Miroku. And I never knew you were old enough to have a teenage daughter." 'How can she only be fourteen?' he thought.
"It's my business, not yours." He trailed off. "Let's just get back to the matter at hand. You mentioned something about an accomplice; might I ask, who?"
"Hitukiri Batosai," Inuyasha answered bluntly. Sesshoumaru was so shocked he almost knocked over his sake. Inuyasha knew what was coming next.
"THE Hitukiri Batosai?! Your arch-rival?! That's who your partner is?!"
Inuyasha sighed. 'I knew it....' He began to explain.
"So let me get this straight. You have to work with Hitukiri Batosai to do these stupid and impossible tasks just to satisfy some stupid priestess!" Sesshoumaru was shocked his friend was doing such a thing. After all, even being Shinto, he still hated mikos.
"Because of Miroku..." he said. "This priestess is strange but powerful. She seemed different than most of the others, so I went to her for advice. Even having to work alongside the Batosai, something inside still said I should listen to her. I mean, if she really has sprirtual powers and didn't freak when I came near her, why not?"
"True. So why on earth would the Batosai be helping such a cause?" Sesshoumaru asked. "That doesn't sound like assassin activity to me."
"I told you, the former Batosai is no longer a killer.." he said.
"Well, enough of that. So where is that idiot anyway?" Sesshoumaru asked. Inuyasha began to laugh. "Onna no ko no baka! She's probably still trying to get into the emperor's palace!" he yelled, laughing even harder. He was confused. Sesshoumaru wasn't laughing with him.
"Did I just hear that?" Sessoumaru asked. He couldn't believe it. "Your greatest rival is a mere woman!!" He started laughing, but Inuyasha didn't seem to find so much humor in it now. "Inu got beat up by a little girl!!" he mocked. Inuyasha tried to stay quiet. 'Now which of my plans to kill him have I not tried,' he thought. 'Hm... What about the one-.. No tried it. Hm.. Shimatta.. He can be irritating...'
"Shut up, Sesshou!"
His voice went high-pitched. "Oh! Pwease don't hurt me Miss Batosai."
"Shut- up! Sesshou!"
The mocking continued.
Aimi:I love this chapter.. Sesshy really makes it intersting. And if you like this, wait til Kikyo meets him! (Hint: Pretty boy... hearts for eyes )
4
Inuyasha creeped through the town allies, trying not to attract too much attention. Kikyo had not often been to Heian Kyo, but when she did she was sure not to be seen by anyone who would live to tell of it. He, on the other hand, hadn't done much for privacy. Why should he, when no one could touch him? He wished he would have been more inconspicuous, but he knew there was nothing he could do about it now.
He was pretty worried. His "old partner" he was going to see was actually one of his only friends, Sesshoumaru. They had been a team in his batosai days, but something had happened that had made him fear talking to his friend again. This was the reason he had given up being a manslayer, and the reason he had even been willing to work alongside his arch-rival to have a chance to redeem himself of it. Perhaps you are wondering what happened.
As you know, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had been partners as batosai. However, unlike Kikyo who killed for some unknown reason, they killed simply for the thrill, and basicly, for the fun of it.
One night, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had been on one of their usual "killing sprees". Everything seemed normal, at least for them anyways. Inuyasha was covering one end of the city, and Sesshoumaru had the other. In other words, if you're outside, you're dead. Inuyasha was completely consumed with his power (as usual), and was paying absolutely no attention to what he was doing. He was swinging the Tetsusaiga like a mad-man. He saw someone running in the distance, and, with a huge grin, went after them. He ran as fast as he could and came up behind the young man. As though instinct, he stabbed the sword straight through him. But something seemed wrong.
As the man fell to the ground, Inuyasha could see that he recognized him. He nearly burst into tears, went crazy, and had a heart attack all at once. It had been his best friend, and Sesshoumaru's little brother, Miroku. Inuyasha had tried to save him, but it was too late. There was nothing he could do.
Sesshoumaru hadn't spoken to him since before that night, and Inuyasha was afraid he wouldn't speak to him now.
But to Inuyasha's surprise, Sesshoumaru was just glad to see his old friend again. He offered him some sake and they talked about some of their early days as batosai. Inuyasha was enjoying it so much he almost forgot why he had come. Eventually he came around, and he figured he might as well ask what he came to ask.
Kikyo was still trying to get into the emperor's palace. 'Can he make the security any tighter around here?' she thought. The guards had the place surrounded, and, as she had seen, had eyes like hawks. She had already tried acting normal and asking to see the emperor, as well as sneaking into the palace. Everything she could think of had failed to get her anywhere.
'I could get through here in a few seconds if I used my sword,' she thought. 'But I don't know many techniques that aren't fatal with this reverse-blade sword. And to think Inuyasha wanted to challenge me!' She started to just use her sword to scare them off, but then she noticed for the first time that most of the men looked like samurai. She knew if the emperor had entrusted them with the safe-keeping of his home that they would also be very tough samurai. She went back to think of another plan.
"So what exactly are you asking of me, Inu?" Sesshoumaru asked. "I see how you could think I would be of assistance, but I need to know how."
"Look. We both know that you're linked to just about everyone in the country someway or another. From the greatest of assassins to the lowest petty thief."
"It is true I have some connections," he said with a sly grin before drinking some more sake. He knew exactly what Inuyasha was asking, he just wanted to give him a hard time.
"Some is a bit of an understatement," Inuyasha mumbled. "You gotta help me!"
A young girl entered the room. She was holding two dishes of ayu. "Are you and your guest hungry?" she asked politely. She didn't seem much younger than Inuyasha; about sixteen at youngest. Sesshoumaru had complemented her and she had just given him one of the plates.
"Do you like ayu?" she asked. Inuyasha could tell he was blushing.
"Uh.. Yes! Doumo!" he said trying to look serious. She handed him the delicious looking fish and smiled sweetly. She really was beautiful.
"I see your doing just fine," she said. "Do need anything else?" Inuyasha couldn't speak.
"No, doumo arigatou," Sesshoumaru said kindly. She bowed politely and went back the way she had came. Inuyasha happened to find his ability to speak about the time she left.
"So you have servents now?" Inuyasha asked saracasticly. "I thought you didn't trust anyone." He smiled jokingly but Sesshoumaru just gave him a mean look. He was, after all, quite a bit older than Inuyasha and obviously didn't have near his sense of humor. His smile dropped. "Hey, I was just kidding." He hesitated a minute. "You know, she's really pretty," he said, blushing again.
Sesshoumaru glanced toward him. "You think so?" he asked in a strange voice. Inuyasha had no idea what he meant.
"Uh.. Well, yeah. Beautiful to tell the truth," he said, face crimson.
"My daughter, Yuki."
"WHAT!?!?" Inuyasha couldn't beleive his ears.
"That girl is my fourteen-year-old daughter," Sesshoumaru said with almost no expression.
"You never told me you were married!" He was blushing again, but this time out of embarrassment. 'I sure feel stupid.. Let's hope he doesn't kill me..'
"My wife died long ago," he said with a tinge of regret and remorse.
"Ohh... I'm sorry..." Inuyasha said quietly. "But all the time I knew you, you never mentioned family of any kind other than Miroku. And I never knew you were old enough to have a teenage daughter." 'How can she only be fourteen?' he thought.
"It's my business, not yours." He trailed off. "Let's just get back to the matter at hand. You mentioned something about an accomplice; might I ask, who?"
"Hitukiri Batosai," Inuyasha answered bluntly. Sesshoumaru was so shocked he almost knocked over his sake. Inuyasha knew what was coming next.
"THE Hitukiri Batosai?! Your arch-rival?! That's who your partner is?!"
Inuyasha sighed. 'I knew it....' He began to explain.
"So let me get this straight. You have to work with Hitukiri Batosai to do these stupid and impossible tasks just to satisfy some stupid priestess!" Sesshoumaru was shocked his friend was doing such a thing. After all, even being Shinto, he still hated mikos.
"Because of Miroku..." he said. "This priestess is strange but powerful. She seemed different than most of the others, so I went to her for advice. Even having to work alongside the Batosai, something inside still said I should listen to her. I mean, if she really has sprirtual powers and didn't freak when I came near her, why not?"
"True. So why on earth would the Batosai be helping such a cause?" Sesshoumaru asked. "That doesn't sound like assassin activity to me."
"I told you, the former Batosai is no longer a killer.." he said.
"Well, enough of that. So where is that idiot anyway?" Sesshoumaru asked. Inuyasha began to laugh. "Onna no ko no baka! She's probably still trying to get into the emperor's palace!" he yelled, laughing even harder. He was confused. Sesshoumaru wasn't laughing with him.
"Did I just hear that?" Sessoumaru asked. He couldn't believe it. "Your greatest rival is a mere woman!!" He started laughing, but Inuyasha didn't seem to find so much humor in it now. "Inu got beat up by a little girl!!" he mocked. Inuyasha tried to stay quiet. 'Now which of my plans to kill him have I not tried,' he thought. 'Hm... What about the one-.. No tried it. Hm.. Shimatta.. He can be irritating...'
"Shut up, Sesshou!"
His voice went high-pitched. "Oh! Pwease don't hurt me Miss Batosai."
"Shut- up! Sesshou!"
The mocking continued.
Aimi:I love this chapter.. Sesshy really makes it intersting. And if you like this, wait til Kikyo meets him! (Hint: Pretty boy... hearts for eyes )