Ryuki's Disclaimer: WAHHH!!! Rumiko Takahashi is SO LUCKY!!! Fine then, I dun own Inuyasha, but I will own an anime show SOMEDAY…-nod-
(SPECIAL NOTE: in MY fic, Sesshoumaru doesn't have his arm cut off k? Coz he looks MUCH cooler WITH his arm, even though, he still looks cool. Plus, two arms are better than one when you are fighting.)
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-From last time…-
"…I'm no ordinary Demon," Sesshoumaru paused, "I'm here from the future…"
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"F…future?" Midoriko gasped and stepped back in shock. In the speed of light, Sesshoumaru ran up to - or rather appeared - beside Midoriko, and put a hand to her neck. The young Miko could feel the cold claws against her skin.
"One word of this, and you are dead. I am dangerous and I am here on this…Mission…do not bother me, or get in my way…OR ELSE…" He hissed, and let go of her.
Midoriko sensed that he would not hurt her, but just to be on the safe side, she nodded slowly. "Yes Sesshoumaru-sama…" She muttered.
Just as Sesshoumaru was about to walk away again, Midoriko ran up to stop him. "Wait, are you related to the great Inutaisho, the TaiYoukai of the West?" She blurted. Sesshoumaru froze in his tracks. Seeing this, Midoriko spoke before he could say or do anything. "Of course, not that I expect you to know him or anything, I mean, you are from the future. What a stupid thing for me to ask" She said hastily. He turned around, a tiny smile of amusement played on his lips.
"Actually, I do know him. He is my father." He said. Midoriko's eyes widened.
"Father? I mean, uh, I didn't mean that I doubted you or-"
"You humans worry too much about being killed…I am one of Inutaisho's sons" Sesshoumaru interrupted, he seems pretty relaxed about the subject. Well, as relaxed as a 'Sesshoumaru' can be.
"One of? Who are the others?" Midoriko asked, puzzled.
"There are only Inuyasha and I." Sesshoumaru revealed while trying not to destroy something nearby. Midoriko slightly sensed the change of mood, but she brushed it aside, thinking of what Sesshoumaru said earlier about humans.
"Inu…Inuyasha? Why didn't this Inuyasha come with you he-?" A growl from the white haired Youkai interrupted her. The TaiYoukai's hand glowed green and pointed one of his poison claws at her. She gasped at the green liquid dripping and melting the ground below. Sesshoumaru sighed deeply and put his arm at his side once again. The green faded.
"My little hanyou brother is not my favorite person to talk about…" Sesshoumaru looked down, and sighed.
Suddenly Sesshoumaru's senses tingled and his pupils shrank into a slit thinner then before. He turned to Midoriko. "Run…" He ordered with a growl and a second later, a pack of flea bitten canines came and attacked. Sesshoumaru sighed. Normally all canines would listen to him, the Inu TaiYoukai of the West, but here in the past, he is just another ordinary Youkai.
"It seems like we have to do this the hard way, don't we?" He muttered as he jumped up and released his ki whip, slicing about a quarter of the Youkais. Then he released his poison claw and took out another good bunch…well, melted to be exact. He stepped on a few that were on the ground yet still alive, cracking their necks with a satisfying crack and a small whimper or yelp. Then he turned to Midoriko, who was in a bit of a busy situation.
"KIRARA!!!" She yelled and the Neko Youkai flew with in with a sword, a bow and a few arrows. She pawed a few canines off of her as she landed. Midoriko took the sword and slashed it in the air, white light flew out of it and the light devoured the flesh of the enemy Youkais. She then took the bow and shot several arrows, piercing a handful of the annoying canines as it went, glowing, and then disappearing without a trace.
Sesshoumaru shot a deadly glare to the rest of the Youkais that survived, who scampered away with their tails in between their legs. He then turned towards the young Miko and raised an eyebrow. "You fight pretty well for a human Miko…tell me, how old are you exactly?"
"17, turning 18. You?"
"I am ageless…"
"No way, everyone has an age…"
"You wouldn't believe me even if I told you…"
"Try me."
"I am nearing 200…"
Midoriko gulped and laughed nervously. "200 huh? Must be pretty boring to live that long…"
"Time does not matter for us Youkais, but survival does."
"200? Are you sure? You look around 19 to me…"
"19…what a small number…" Sesshoumaru stared off into space. 19, and they die by around 80…what weak and fragile things humans are…He thought and looked down at the purple scars on his arm. I need to complete what the prophecy says if I want to go back to my real time without anything wrong…but what do I have to do exactly? Ha, great hints they give…change the past and preserve the future… maybe I could get my Father to change his mind about the swords…The thought amused Sesshoumaru, but then he frowned again. What am I suppose to change in the past?
Midoriko tilted her head, looking at the Youkai who was staring off into space and seems to be in his own world. Kirara mewed and hopped up to Sesshoumaru, but then thought better and returned to her owner. "Er…are you ok? You seem to be…distracted…" She asked quietly, afraid of the consequences if he got angry. Sesshoumaru only blinked in surprise, then frown.
"I am fine…"
But every single small thing here in the past triggers a thing in the future, like the grass I walk on, or the food I eat…who knows? Maybe Midoriko may not die, and no Shikon Jewels will be ever born. Sesshoumaru thought, troubled once again. He turned to a very confused Midoriko. "Listen human, do not mention me to anyone. Do not even mention my name, don't even think of me when I am not in your sight." He said seriously, but then realized that this talk is almost completely useless. "You do have enough brain to realize that even if you mention me, no one will believe and understand…right?"
"Yes…"
"Good…and Midoriko?" Midoriko looked up to meet his eyes, which softened a bit. "Trust me, don't harm yourself now, you'll need all the strength you can get, for another war is coming…" Sesshoumaru warned. She nodded slowly, trusting that whatever he say is true. Sesshoumaru stepped back, seeing that his job is done for now, jumped away. The wind of the sudden movement caused Midoriko's long hair to fly backwards. Kirara ran after Sesshoumaru for a while, but then stopped and returned back to Midoriko.
"You have become quite fond of him…" Midoriko said, rubbing Kirara behind her ears. Kirara mewed and looked at her master with big eyes. "Yes, I think that he is not as bad as he seems. I can sense a pure force inside his heart, a strong energy. I wonder if he used it, he might just become purified…truly purified…and live on still…" She looked down at her Neko. "Yet it just might be a trap…but I truly think that he is in no need of purifying in the first place. We all are going to get along just fine…"
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Sesshoumaru's eyes widened in surprise as the conversation between Midoriko and the Neko Youkai, Kirara reached his ears. What a fool, talking to a cat…Sesshoumaru sneered. But deep inside, he was worried, and maybe even frightened that he might actually be what they said. Yet the feeling dissolved into a curiosity as he thought about how he is different from other Youkais. Maybe, he was the demon from the prophecy and he is going to change the past, just like he was supposed to. The white haired demon smirked and decided to put it off. There was no way that he could be pure of heart…
…Is there?
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Ryuki: yeah, yeah, that 'don't even think of me when I am not in your sight' came out a bit too cheesy, but hey, I had to write that, there COULD be mind reading demons out there to harm the poor fluffy…
Sesshomaru: -growl-
Ryuki: hey buddy! Growling is my job. Get another hobby! -Growl at Sesshoumaru-
Sesshoumaru: -gives Ryuki strange glare and walk away-
Ryuki: WHY IS EVERYONE GLARING AT ME LIKE IM A FREAKO?
Everyone: -Glare-
Ryuki: - -; anyhow…if u have any info on how old Midoriko REALLY is or how old Sesshoumaru really is, TELL ME coz I dun really no. I'm predicting that since 19 is Sesshoumaru's age in human years, times that by ten, he is nearly 200, but I dun really no so sticks out tongue