A Demon's Heart
By YoukaiJilly
Summary:
A young Sesshomaru is in the plot to bring his father's new wife to their home. However when she goes missing two of her servants follow. The elder girl protests she is ever loyal to her lady and the younger also agrees. But Sesshomaru knows something is wrong but doesn't find out exactly what is the problem until too late. Can he save his family from falling apart and why can't he get the younger girl to fear him?
Chapter Seven: A Tangled Web of Confusion!
Last Chapter:
"If you care ANYTHING for your lady, you'll come with me! Forget that stupid boy for one moment!"
"If that's what's this about, why didn't you just say so?"
"Whatever. I'll kill Jiro if he hurts your stupid Keiishi. Promise. Now please come with me. It'll take too long for you to walk and I'm certainly not going THAT slow."
"What do you suggest then?"
Sesshomaru scooped her up in her arms and she gave a little shriek as he jumped from a window and landed on the ground, legs non-shaking.
"You're mad you know!" shouted Ayaka as they sped in and out of trees and down the path.
"Thank you." Smiled Sesshomaru.
The Story Continues.......
They reached the palace of Umae's father in no time at all and three samurai rushed to greet them.
"What business do you have here?" one snapped. At this Sesshomaru started to growl but Ayaka whispered:
"Let me handle this!"
"We wish to speak to Lord Manta." She said loudly.
"What business do you have with him child!" shouted another.
"Now, now. I have a message from his daughter. A little respect please?" taunted Ayaka.
"Lady Umae!"
"Come in! Come in!" ushered the samurai, rushing them in.
Once they were there, Ayaka and Sesshomaru were asked to wait in a very furnished room while the samurai fetched their master. When Lord Manta was near, Sesshomaru told Ayaka so and they soon heard his voice.
"What is going through your minds to have me meet another unimportant guest! Many people have come claiming to know the whereabouts of my daughter!" he yelled at them as he threw open the door. He stared at Ayaka and Sesshomaru with an extremely shocked expression and began to stutter.
"Hello, Lord Manta." Said Ayaka.
"AYAKA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING ALIVE!" shouted Lord Manta.
"Lady Umae and her lord, Lord Mikado want me to give a message to you." Said Ayaka.
"What is it?! I'll do anything to get my daughter back from demon clutches!"
"Watch your tongue!' snapped Sesshomaru hotly.
"Who are you?" Lord Manta asked rudely.
"I am Sesshomaru, son of Lord Mikado. You'd be nice to listen to her and shut your mouth." Said Sesshomaru with a dangerous smirk. Lord Manta's mouth snapped shut and he looked at Ayaka.
"Lord Mikado wants you to know that she is safe and very happy. Mai and I are alive and well like Lady Umae. He would like you to not pull your army with Lord Hiroshi's. He does not want to fight you." Ayaka said, telling Lord Manta what Sesshomaru had told her what his father wanted her to say.
Lord Manta laughed. "A demon, not willing to fight?" he chuckled. "What a weak demon he must be! You may tell that thing that I will not do as he request and that I will kill the half-ling child my daughter will bare!"
Sesshomaru was ready to charge at him, but Ayaka caught his arm before he could do anything.
"Sesshomaru, if he will not be intelligent and save his sorry ass, that is his business. Better to have him suffer." She told him.
"How dare you speak to your lord as such you impertinent bitch!" said Lord Manta, raising a hand to strike her. Before he could, Sesshomaru caught his hand and used his poison ness claws to burn the human lord's skin.
"You are not her lord anymore filthy human. She may speak to you however she wishes and if you speak one more word that is not in her favor, you will loose your tongue as you are loosing your hand!" he sneered, and with that last comment, made the poison burn brighter, disconnecting Lord Manta's hand from his wrist. The lord shrieked in pain and Sesshomaru cast the hand aside.
He scooped up Ayaka in his arms again and they headed back towards the palace.
"Was that really necessary?" Ayaka whispered into his ear.
Sesshomaru did not reply, shivers going up and down his back and arms from having her so close to him. It felt so.......wrong to have her whisper to him like that.
When they reached the palace, Lord Mikado and Lady Umae were waiting on the steps as the sun cast a glinting twilight on the large palace.
"What happened? Did my father reconcile?" asked Lady Umae softly.
"No, he didn't." reported Ayaka.
Sesshomaru avoided eye contact with his father and finally, noticing his son's behavior spoke.
"What did you do?" he asked sternly.
"I.......," started Sesshomaru. "I burnt off.......his hand."
"What?" repeated Lord Mikado.
"Oh dear!" said Lady Umae.
"Please forgive me for saying so, but I want 'bout ready to murder him! How can such an evil man have a daughter so kind?" said Sesshomaru, half thinking to himself. He realized what he said and added, "If she is human."
"Of course boy. Now, go get some sleep. You look like you need it." said Lord Mikado. "Ayaka, that boy left a message with Mai for you. I think she with Lord Gita in his quarters."
"Yes sir." Said both Ayaka and Sesshomaru. They parted ways and Sesshomaru heard his father say to Lady Umae:
"I apologize for my son."
"It's all right darling Mikado. I, I want to get to know Sesshomaru better. Why not have him spend some time with me and Ayaka?"
"Of course. I'll tell him first thing in the morning. Now, who is this boy?......."
That was the last Sesshomaru heard before he sped away. So many things were going through his mind and confusing him. He was acting decent to Ayaka without acting on Lord Atsushi's instructions. He felt slight compassion towards his human stepmother, which surprised him. He thought his hatred for humans could never be changed, not that he had cared.
His mind floated back to having Ayaka in his arms. Her warm, thin body felt pressed up against his and how her hair had tangled in the wind. She smelt so good! Like a garden. He thought about her whispering in his ear, even if what she said was unromantic, his groins shivered with delight. That alarmed him more and he angrily shook his head.
'How could I let such thoughts enter my head?' he thought stubbornly. 'I have no interest in skinny little human girls.'
'That's far from true,' said another voice in his mind. That dark little voice that told you exactly what you were thinking when you didn't want to admit it. 'She very shapely, not as well as Mai, but still, she draws attention. Have you ever seen Jiro chase a girl so long? She attracted another boy so soon, if he is just am almost human. You know you loved having her against you, having her breasts pressed against your chest.......'
"I did not! I do not!" Sesshomaru said to himself.
"Do not what?" asked Jiro, as Sesshomaru opened the door to his room. Jiro was lying feet away from him, his head tilted backwards so he could see Sesshomaru.
"What are you doing in here?"
"To your great liking, Father has given me my punishment."
"What is it?"
"I must take Jaken's place, for seven days." Grumbled Jiro.
Sesshomaru smiled wickedly. Oh, he loved Lord Atsushi at the moment. Platonically of course, and he admired his cunning. Jiro would go mad, doing Sesshomaru's every whim.
'Oh am I going to have fun!' Sesshomaru thought happily.
"Get that damn smirk off your face Sess, it's creeping me out." Shuddered Jiro.
"Where is Jaken, if you are here?"
"With my parents. Living my life, and getting attention from my girls. Little bastard looked like he died and went to heaven. My parents of course are flaunting it in my face. And like you're going to take pity on me."
"Why, do you expect me too Jiro? After being such a naughty boy?" Sesshomaru teased. "Since you're my servant, get the room ready for bed. I'm sure you know how?"
"Yeah, yeah." Jiro grumbled as Sesshomaru changed into his sleeping clothes. Lord Atsushi had made Jiro do this once before, the very first time he lost his cool about a girl refusing him. She was a human and Jiro wounded her badly so she would never have children again. The family received a formal apology and Jiro was forced to work for them for fourteen days. They also got a large amount of gold.
The last time Sesshomaru heard the servants speaking of it was a year or so ago and he heard the girl had three children and was married to some lord in the south.
'No sense in telling Jiro, he has to suffer the guilt.' Thought Sesshomaru with firmness. 'How else is he going to learn his lesson?'
After the moping young man had gotten the room ready for both Sesshomaru and himself, Sesshomaru crawled under his covers and snuggled deeper into them, trying to draw as much warmth from them as possible. He felt like a little child again, curled next to his mother when he had a nightmare. It was his grandmother who first taught him his hatred of humans, and neither his father nor his mother had been able to correct his "problem."
'Grandmother would be proud a few months ago.' Thought Sesshomaru, closing his eyes. 'I'm sure she'd disown me now if she was still alive.'
And with that final thought, Sesshomaru fell asleep almost instantly, trying to ignore the soft sound of Jiro's snore. The crickets chirped outside the window as a half-moon peeked it's way through the clouds.
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Author's Note: Well, what do you think people? Never thought that Sesshomaru's granny would be the one to cause his hatred of humans did yah?
I do have to apologize that this chapter is shorter than the others, but please, be patient, I need the next chapter for lots of flashbacks. That one might be shorter as well.
Good-bye for now, and please, please review. You know you want to. It's your destiny.
By YoukaiJilly
Summary:
A young Sesshomaru is in the plot to bring his father's new wife to their home. However when she goes missing two of her servants follow. The elder girl protests she is ever loyal to her lady and the younger also agrees. But Sesshomaru knows something is wrong but doesn't find out exactly what is the problem until too late. Can he save his family from falling apart and why can't he get the younger girl to fear him?
Chapter Seven: A Tangled Web of Confusion!
Last Chapter:
"If you care ANYTHING for your lady, you'll come with me! Forget that stupid boy for one moment!"
"If that's what's this about, why didn't you just say so?"
"Whatever. I'll kill Jiro if he hurts your stupid Keiishi. Promise. Now please come with me. It'll take too long for you to walk and I'm certainly not going THAT slow."
"What do you suggest then?"
Sesshomaru scooped her up in her arms and she gave a little shriek as he jumped from a window and landed on the ground, legs non-shaking.
"You're mad you know!" shouted Ayaka as they sped in and out of trees and down the path.
"Thank you." Smiled Sesshomaru.
The Story Continues.......
They reached the palace of Umae's father in no time at all and three samurai rushed to greet them.
"What business do you have here?" one snapped. At this Sesshomaru started to growl but Ayaka whispered:
"Let me handle this!"
"We wish to speak to Lord Manta." She said loudly.
"What business do you have with him child!" shouted another.
"Now, now. I have a message from his daughter. A little respect please?" taunted Ayaka.
"Lady Umae!"
"Come in! Come in!" ushered the samurai, rushing them in.
Once they were there, Ayaka and Sesshomaru were asked to wait in a very furnished room while the samurai fetched their master. When Lord Manta was near, Sesshomaru told Ayaka so and they soon heard his voice.
"What is going through your minds to have me meet another unimportant guest! Many people have come claiming to know the whereabouts of my daughter!" he yelled at them as he threw open the door. He stared at Ayaka and Sesshomaru with an extremely shocked expression and began to stutter.
"Hello, Lord Manta." Said Ayaka.
"AYAKA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING ALIVE!" shouted Lord Manta.
"Lady Umae and her lord, Lord Mikado want me to give a message to you." Said Ayaka.
"What is it?! I'll do anything to get my daughter back from demon clutches!"
"Watch your tongue!' snapped Sesshomaru hotly.
"Who are you?" Lord Manta asked rudely.
"I am Sesshomaru, son of Lord Mikado. You'd be nice to listen to her and shut your mouth." Said Sesshomaru with a dangerous smirk. Lord Manta's mouth snapped shut and he looked at Ayaka.
"Lord Mikado wants you to know that she is safe and very happy. Mai and I are alive and well like Lady Umae. He would like you to not pull your army with Lord Hiroshi's. He does not want to fight you." Ayaka said, telling Lord Manta what Sesshomaru had told her what his father wanted her to say.
Lord Manta laughed. "A demon, not willing to fight?" he chuckled. "What a weak demon he must be! You may tell that thing that I will not do as he request and that I will kill the half-ling child my daughter will bare!"
Sesshomaru was ready to charge at him, but Ayaka caught his arm before he could do anything.
"Sesshomaru, if he will not be intelligent and save his sorry ass, that is his business. Better to have him suffer." She told him.
"How dare you speak to your lord as such you impertinent bitch!" said Lord Manta, raising a hand to strike her. Before he could, Sesshomaru caught his hand and used his poison ness claws to burn the human lord's skin.
"You are not her lord anymore filthy human. She may speak to you however she wishes and if you speak one more word that is not in her favor, you will loose your tongue as you are loosing your hand!" he sneered, and with that last comment, made the poison burn brighter, disconnecting Lord Manta's hand from his wrist. The lord shrieked in pain and Sesshomaru cast the hand aside.
He scooped up Ayaka in his arms again and they headed back towards the palace.
"Was that really necessary?" Ayaka whispered into his ear.
Sesshomaru did not reply, shivers going up and down his back and arms from having her so close to him. It felt so.......wrong to have her whisper to him like that.
When they reached the palace, Lord Mikado and Lady Umae were waiting on the steps as the sun cast a glinting twilight on the large palace.
"What happened? Did my father reconcile?" asked Lady Umae softly.
"No, he didn't." reported Ayaka.
Sesshomaru avoided eye contact with his father and finally, noticing his son's behavior spoke.
"What did you do?" he asked sternly.
"I.......," started Sesshomaru. "I burnt off.......his hand."
"What?" repeated Lord Mikado.
"Oh dear!" said Lady Umae.
"Please forgive me for saying so, but I want 'bout ready to murder him! How can such an evil man have a daughter so kind?" said Sesshomaru, half thinking to himself. He realized what he said and added, "If she is human."
"Of course boy. Now, go get some sleep. You look like you need it." said Lord Mikado. "Ayaka, that boy left a message with Mai for you. I think she with Lord Gita in his quarters."
"Yes sir." Said both Ayaka and Sesshomaru. They parted ways and Sesshomaru heard his father say to Lady Umae:
"I apologize for my son."
"It's all right darling Mikado. I, I want to get to know Sesshomaru better. Why not have him spend some time with me and Ayaka?"
"Of course. I'll tell him first thing in the morning. Now, who is this boy?......."
That was the last Sesshomaru heard before he sped away. So many things were going through his mind and confusing him. He was acting decent to Ayaka without acting on Lord Atsushi's instructions. He felt slight compassion towards his human stepmother, which surprised him. He thought his hatred for humans could never be changed, not that he had cared.
His mind floated back to having Ayaka in his arms. Her warm, thin body felt pressed up against his and how her hair had tangled in the wind. She smelt so good! Like a garden. He thought about her whispering in his ear, even if what she said was unromantic, his groins shivered with delight. That alarmed him more and he angrily shook his head.
'How could I let such thoughts enter my head?' he thought stubbornly. 'I have no interest in skinny little human girls.'
'That's far from true,' said another voice in his mind. That dark little voice that told you exactly what you were thinking when you didn't want to admit it. 'She very shapely, not as well as Mai, but still, she draws attention. Have you ever seen Jiro chase a girl so long? She attracted another boy so soon, if he is just am almost human. You know you loved having her against you, having her breasts pressed against your chest.......'
"I did not! I do not!" Sesshomaru said to himself.
"Do not what?" asked Jiro, as Sesshomaru opened the door to his room. Jiro was lying feet away from him, his head tilted backwards so he could see Sesshomaru.
"What are you doing in here?"
"To your great liking, Father has given me my punishment."
"What is it?"
"I must take Jaken's place, for seven days." Grumbled Jiro.
Sesshomaru smiled wickedly. Oh, he loved Lord Atsushi at the moment. Platonically of course, and he admired his cunning. Jiro would go mad, doing Sesshomaru's every whim.
'Oh am I going to have fun!' Sesshomaru thought happily.
"Get that damn smirk off your face Sess, it's creeping me out." Shuddered Jiro.
"Where is Jaken, if you are here?"
"With my parents. Living my life, and getting attention from my girls. Little bastard looked like he died and went to heaven. My parents of course are flaunting it in my face. And like you're going to take pity on me."
"Why, do you expect me too Jiro? After being such a naughty boy?" Sesshomaru teased. "Since you're my servant, get the room ready for bed. I'm sure you know how?"
"Yeah, yeah." Jiro grumbled as Sesshomaru changed into his sleeping clothes. Lord Atsushi had made Jiro do this once before, the very first time he lost his cool about a girl refusing him. She was a human and Jiro wounded her badly so she would never have children again. The family received a formal apology and Jiro was forced to work for them for fourteen days. They also got a large amount of gold.
The last time Sesshomaru heard the servants speaking of it was a year or so ago and he heard the girl had three children and was married to some lord in the south.
'No sense in telling Jiro, he has to suffer the guilt.' Thought Sesshomaru with firmness. 'How else is he going to learn his lesson?'
After the moping young man had gotten the room ready for both Sesshomaru and himself, Sesshomaru crawled under his covers and snuggled deeper into them, trying to draw as much warmth from them as possible. He felt like a little child again, curled next to his mother when he had a nightmare. It was his grandmother who first taught him his hatred of humans, and neither his father nor his mother had been able to correct his "problem."
'Grandmother would be proud a few months ago.' Thought Sesshomaru, closing his eyes. 'I'm sure she'd disown me now if she was still alive.'
And with that final thought, Sesshomaru fell asleep almost instantly, trying to ignore the soft sound of Jiro's snore. The crickets chirped outside the window as a half-moon peeked it's way through the clouds.
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Author's Note: Well, what do you think people? Never thought that Sesshomaru's granny would be the one to cause his hatred of humans did yah?
I do have to apologize that this chapter is shorter than the others, but please, be patient, I need the next chapter for lots of flashbacks. That one might be shorter as well.
Good-bye for now, and please, please review. You know you want to. It's your destiny.