By Master Akane
First off, Thank you all for reading my story and for the positive feed back I really appreciate it. So I have decided to bless you all with another wonderful chapter ^_^. So enjoy and Review please!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in Inuyasha. I do own the plot though ^_^
Part 4
All the nobles, humans and demons alike, were idly chatting while enjoying the best meal the Western Lord's kitchen staff had ever prepared. Sesshoumaru was looking around the room, desperate for a chance to escape but none came. Every time he looked up from his untouched meal, someone was looking at him or blocking the door. Sighing heavily, the young lord resigned himself to believe that he was purposely being held captive in his own dinning hall. So he decided to observe the guests for anything amusing or maybe even a young playmate for him to cause mischief with. Lazily he skimmed his view over the room until a couple peculiar, and most unacceptable things caught his attention.
First of all, one human was sitting a little too close to his father and a little too friendly. Now Sesshoumaru wasn't too aware of how adults showed attraction towards one another, but he was sure allowing another to hand feed you was not a good sing. And second, where was his mother who was suppose to be there at all times to answer his questions? Finally he caught a chance to escape and snuck out of the room. But if he thought the dinning hall was crowded, it was nothing compared to the commotion throughout the rest of the palace. People were running all over the place with no sign they knew where to go or what to do. Who ever knew there were so many servants in the place?
"Tell the Lord" "Don't let anyone out of the dinning hall" "He refuses to see anyone" "Where's the young master?" "We must find him!" "How are we going to explain this to them?" "Who let him pass the guards?" "Where's Lady Kane?" "Put all the staff searching for the intruders." "What happened?"
These and many more comments (along with some colorful language) could be heard echoing in the halls. So because al this chaos, no one noticed a small confused boy running down the corridors crying, "Mother? Mamma where are you?" 'Where is she?' Sesshoumaru blamed his father for this. Kane and Inutaisho should have been sitting together eating and entertaining the guests. "Mamma! Please answer mother. Mamma!!" Despite these desperate cries, the boy would never again hear his mother answer him.
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It had been a long, tedious two hours. The palace had quieted down quite a lot, but still only one knew the fine details of what had really taken place.
Kane, not being able to stand her husbands disgraceful behavior any more, left to her chamber. Unfortunately, the dinning hall was on the opposite side of the grounds from her chambers. All was quiet and someone decided to follow Kane. 'No worries,' thought Kane to herself. ' I may be a female but I'm still one of the most powerful youkai ever. No one would dare hurt me, especially in my own domain!' Oh how wrong she was. The next corner she turned, she walked right into a dagger pointed at her fine neck. At first no one noticed a young boy spying from the shadows.
"I wouldn't move if I were you," stated a gruff, unrecognizable voice, as Kane was about to attack.
"Oh and why not?" Kane was holding back a laugh being more amused than frightened at the moment. What was a simple dagger to years of training in every form of magic?
"You could easily get yourself out of this position, but I wonder…how would your one and only son do? If I don't return to the one who sent me, a swarm of bandits will come in tonight and, well, I figure your son would not fare well in a twenty to one battle, eh?" If there had been any more light than the slowly dying candle, one would have seen the Lady of the West's face turn pale so she looked no more than a ghost. If she escaped she would be spending al the short time she had simply trying to convince her arrogant husband, so no one could be warned of an oncoming attack soon enough, and her Sesshoumaru would surely die.
"You think he would not receive help?"
"You and I both know no one would could be warned quickly enough to save him."
"Who sent you?!" Fear was evident in her voice.
"What does it matter? Ah, but if you must know my Lady," the unnamed man said in a mocking voice, "then I shall tell you this: It was your mistake to allow humans in your home." Kane was then turned around and stabbed repeatedly in her back, blood splattering everywhere. Normally this would have been easy to live through but, Sesshoumaru noticed, this blade was no ordinary knife, unless all knifes glow an eerie purple. When Sesshoumaru no longer sensed the man he ran to his mother's side. Sesshoumaru fell to his knees crying "Mamma! Mamma! Mother please answer me! You can't be dead you can't be!" Sesshoumaru was told not to cry but he couldn't help it. His body collapsed over his mother corpse and her cried like no demon had ever cried.
Kane had given up her life to save her son; Sesshoumaru knew this. But why did she have to go so soon in his life. Sesshoumaru didn't understand. Who killed her anyway? Whoever that was would suffer his wrath someday. But Sesshoumaru couldn't think about revenge or anything else right now. All that was on his mind was his mother. She always smiled and put off everything for her son. She loved him like his father never could. What god did he upset to deserve this kind of punishment?
But all this happened two hours ago. Kane was cleaned up and laid on her bed. Sesshoumaru went to look upon her. She seemed so peaceful lying there, with a small smile gracing her perfect face. It was decided the humans would not be told of this event. Every demon visiting had come to see her and pay their last respect. Every demon that is, except Sesshoumaru's father, Inutaisho.
*Sniffle* Ok that was hard to write. But it had to be done. Ok this is the first chapter where any really action takes place and the story starts. I hope you all don't stop reading because of this sadness. Sesshoumaru vowed to get revenge remember *points up* you know what that means ^_^ as always Please review!!