Surreal: Who's playing me?

Kitsunehime: Uh.........the only characters with direct matches are Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, Inutaishou, Rin, and maybe Sakuya...........but, um, I'd say Sango's got your part.

Inutaishou: Who am I again?

Saetan: Me.

Jaenelle: *is playing cards with Rin*

Rin: *is playing cards with Jaenelle*

Titian: .......where's the disclaimer?

Kitsunehime: Oh yeah! Today, we'll have our amazing old.......uh, weirdo.....do the disclaimer! Everyone, welcome Toutousai!

Toutousai: What am I here for again?

Everyone: *falls over*

Kitsunehime: Scratch that! Ok, so I don't own Inuyasha or The Black Jewels Trilogy! Don't sue me!!!





To Rule The Darkness

ch. 10 Cousin's brother


"Hentai! *wham* Stupid pervert! *smack* Keep your *slam* dirty *bam* wandering hands *pow* off of me!"

Miroku was now deep in a crater...........one that Sango pounded him into. "I swear, it was an accident!"

"Accident my foot! Tell it to Hiraikotsu!" Sango yelled down into the Miroku shaped hole.

Kohaku and Souta watched, afraid that Sango would also pound them into their graves if they helped him.

Miroku was attempting to climb out of the hole with Sango dumping dirt in there, trying to bury him, when a man with long silver hair, golden eyes, and red stripes on his face caught Sango's wrist. She dropped the rock she was about to throw at Miroku's head.

"Let me go! What do you think you're doing?!" Sango tried to pull her wrist back, but the man's grip was too strong. "Wh.......Who are you?"

He dropped her wrist and helped Miroku out of the hole. "You are to go to the Hall in the Western Lands."

Surprisingly, Miroku was still conscious with all the lumps on his head. "Why? Is there a reason why we must go? All four of us?" Kirara mewed. "All five of us?"

The man's expression never altered. "All of you here are destined to serve the Witch in her Dark Court. It is gathering in the Western Lands. Tell them Sesshoumaru sent you, and ask for Inutaishou." With that, he disappeared.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Everyone lay on the floor, exhausted. Rin still giggled at intervals though.

Inutaishou smirked at Sakuya. "Admit defeat?"

"Drink horse piss."

Shippou looked at her questioningly. "Does horse piss taste good?"

Inutaishou, who was just getting up, fell right back down. Everyone else just sweatdropped. "No Shippou. It does not taste good."

Sakuya raised an eyebrow at him. "You've tasted it?"

He sent her a look that said 'I'm-too-tired-to-do-anything-to-you-right-now-I'll-get-you-for-that-tomorrow.' "Rin, I hope that made you feel better. I wish you'd tell us what is bothering you though." On his way out the door, Inutaishou picked up Shippou and dragged Sakuya out by the back of her shirt.

"Let me go you stupid walking corpse!"

"If I'm a walking corpse, so are you."

Rin watched them go, then changed into her nightgown and climbed into bed, thinking. 'Did I really almost say that? That I........love him?' She realized it was true. Sometime during his stay at the Hall, she had fallen in love with him. 'Come back soon Sesshoumaru..........'

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sesshoumaru took a walk through the far part of the Dog Forest. This part, unlike where the Shrine of the Shikon no Tama was, was not in the protection of the western Lands and its Warlord Prince.

'Where to go next? It's been a month or two since I found another one of Rin's Court members. Inuyasha and Koryu were easy enough to find............And the other four........A lucky happening. But why did a fifth strand go dark when there were only four of the Blood there?' Then it hit him. 'The fire cat..........Kindred!'

The Kindred were like the Blood.......yet not. They wore the Jewels and had the same castes.......but were........or rather, looked like...........intelligent animals. The Kindred were almost legend.............And one of them was to serve Rin!

Thinking of Rin made him long to be back at the Hall with her. 'Why do I feel this way? I've always wanted to be Witch's Consort.........but I didn't think emotions would get into it like this.........Now I want to be her lover as well as her Consort........Rin........' He took another step and stepped around a tree. And came face to face with an arrow aimed at his heart.

The archer, or rather, archeress, had long silver hair, like his and his brother's, but a different length, down to her thighs. Silver-flecked golden eyes stared into his own, also slitted. Her bangs were parted somewhat like his, except over her left eye where his was in the middle. Even with so many similarities, she resembled Inuyasha more.........right down to the two locks of hair at the sides of her head and the dog-like ears.

"Who are you, and what business do you have in this part of the forest?" She was dressed in a Priestess's robes, and Sesshoumaru could tell she wore the Gray by her psychic scent. Her physical scent also reminded him of Inuyasha though...........

"First of all, who are you?"

"I will answer your question when you answer mine, Warlord Prince." So she knew he outranked her..........yet didn't care. Also very much like his half brother.......

"I am Sesshoumaru."

She didn't relax the bowstring. "I am Fahleing. What is your business here?"

"My business is the Witch's." That seemed to surprise her. Fahleing lowered her bow and put her arrow back in its quiver. Sesshoumaru noticed that she also had a sword. Like many things about her, it was similar to something of Inuyasha's, his sword, the Tetsusaiga. That reminded him of his own sword, the Tenseiga........

"So Kanoe was right then..........the Witch has come. Follow me." She led him to a house deeper within Dog Forest, closer to the Border of the Western Lands. "Sit." She gestured to a chair across the table from where she sat. "So you're here on Witch's business."

"You know Kanoe." It was not a question.

"She passed through here a couple months ago. Why?" Fahleing put her bow down and took off the quiver. But she made no move to take off her sword.

Sesshoumaru also made no move to put down his sword. Of course, she didn't know that it was a sword that didn't cut............. "She is my mother."

Fahleing's eyes widened. "So you're the one she mentioned! Brother of my cousin..........."

"You are Inuyasha's cousin?"

"Yes. If it helps, although we are related to the same man, we are not related to each other. I tend the Dark Altar here as the High Priestess of Dog Forest. Why did Witch send you here?"

Sesshoumaru took the web out of his sleeve. Another strand had gone dark. Another Court member had been found. "It seems you are to serve the Witch in her Dark Court. It is gathering in the western Lands, the Hall to be exact."

"And I'm to go there?"

"Go. And ask for Inutaishou, say that I sent you."

Fahleing stood up and began getting money out of a locked box she had called in. "I see. You do know how to show yourself out?"

He made no answer, just leaving.

Fahleing's silver-flecked golden eyes shone as she made sure she had everything all set. Picking up her bow and arrows, she walked out the door and Gray-locked it.

'Kanoe was right! I'm to serve the Witch..........and see my cousin Inuyasha again!'

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Inuyasha and Kagome had crossed the border. They were now in the Western Lands, and continued traveling towards the Hall. The trip was so far uneventful.

It was in another town when the local inn had only one room available again. Late that night, Inuyasha couldn't sleep, so watched Kagome sleep instead, lost in thought.

'Feh, that brat couldn't have been right...........could she?'

~Flashback~

That morning, when they had just entered the town, a little girl ran into them.

"Oh, sorry, sorry! Are you alright....er....sir, miss?"

"Feh."

Kagome smiled and petted the girl's head. "Don't mind him, he's always like that. We're alright. Are you?"

The girl smiled and nodded.

Inuyasha snorted. "Feh. Let's go kagome."

The little girl stood up and dusted her skirt off. "Are you two married? You look like it."

"WHAT!?!" Inuyasha turned bright red. Actually, Kagome was too.

"No, we're not married! We're just traveling together."

The little girl cocked her head. "No? But you look like you love each other. You're blushing!"

They turned even redder, if that was possible. Luckily, the girl's mother came and she left with her.

~End Flashback~

'Could the brat be right? I love Kagome?' Inuyasha, getting tired, began to doze off. 'Feh.............maybe I do.'

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Koryu, having been to the Hall when he was little, caught the Gray Wind and went there directly. He was the first to arrive.

'Oh shit.........I hope Sesshoumaru wasn't lying.......' Koryu used the dragon-shaped knocker on the door. It opened just enough for an old man to poke his head through.

"What do you want?"

"Er......I was told to ask for Inutaishou.........."

"What.....I mean who told you?"

"Sesshoumaru."

"........Who's he again?"

Koryu had a huge sweatdrop running down the back of his head. "Uh, could I come in? It's starting to rain out here."

"Huh, wha? It is?" The old man stuck his head out just when an acorn fell down. It hit him in the head and he fell down. Koryu sweatdropped again. Then the old man got back up and rubbed his nose. "Oh, come on in." The door opened completely and Koryu walked in. The old man shut it behind him. "Now, who was it you wanted to see again?"

Another huge sweatdrop appeared on the back of Koryu's head, not to mention a couple veins popping out. 'Oy.........this is going to take a while................'



So that's it for chapter 10! And that's about it for Rin's Court members.........in my opinion, there aren't really enough people..........should I re-write the next chapter and put in more characters? (Like characters from other anime, books, etc?) If yes (or no), tell me! I won't update until I get an answer!

Black Demon543: I'm not sure how old you have to be..........I'd guess it's rated somewhere between PG-13 and R though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but my judgement in this sort of thing is a little screwed......I read any book that sounds good, appropriate age group or not. The Black Jewels Trilogy is really good though, better than this.

And I have another question for all you great people who are nice enough to read my story: Have any of you actually taken my 'mental institution' disclaimers seriously? I hope not, they're only meant as a joke! Why I ask this, eh heh heh........my dad read them and took them seriously (no offense!). Remember, they're only put in as my sad attempt at humor!

And I would really appreciate it if you all would read and review my new story, it's called "Shikon no Kakera, the Sescond Search."

Ja!