The Girl With no Heart and the Boy With no Smile

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Second Revised Chapter:

Rise of the Demons

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Kagura gasped and stumbled back as the glassy surface revealed the cocky smirking face that could belong to only one person, Ookami. The blush that had nearly receded from her pale features flew back full force, a deep scarlet that clashed with her eyes. Kagura immediately crossed her arms over her chest, stuttering half-insults and threats.

Catching her in a musky embrace Kouga growled out seductively, "How did you get out here..." His bright azure eyes scanned her body, the intensity of his gaze both disturbed at frightened Kagura. She gagged and tried to wriggle out of his arms, with zero success I might add. "Ookami! L-let me go at once!" Kouga paid her plea little mind, moving to place his chin on her shoulders.

Kouga opened his mouth to say something, but stopped as a familiar scent wafted by, bringing a growl up from within his chest, coming to boil in his throat. He stepped away from Kagura, in front of her instead, tense, his muscles coiled. "What the hell are you doing here?" he snarled, his upper lip rising in apparent disgust, though Kagura couldn't see.

She was immensely curious to know what had brought the sudden changes to Kouga's personality, and so cautiously, she peeked out from behind one of his broad shoulders. Her pink eyes widened considerably at what she saw standing there.

He was staring at the ground with startling intensity and appeared to be thinking. His long silver hair moved delicately with the slight breeze that floated into the gardens. His bangs brushed the top of a crescent moon marking, and framed his face wonderfully. Below the moon she saw his amazing golden eyes, like none she'd ever seen, suddenly flick up to meet Kouga's with a passionate hatred. She now spotted the four stripes that were placed perfectly on his cheeks, only adding to this man's unearthly beauty. To putt it simply, he took her breath away.

What she didn't understand, however, was what the large fluffy appendage draped over his shoulder was…She thought for a moment on a crazy idea, could it be…a tail? She quickly hid her small smile, and herself from view, not wanting the man to see her in such a state..

"Why is my presence here a concern to you? I have every right to be on my own land." Kagura was brought abruptly out of her self-conscious broodings with a start. His voice was as soft as the finest velvet, smooth as silk, yet cold as ice. Kagura shivered from his tone, or perhaps the wind that nicked at her now freezing body, turning her pale skin onto bumpy gooseflesh.

Kouga snarled. "These are MY lands, that's why you dirty mutt! Now scram before I call security!" The fear in Kouga's eyes was evident to the tall man, "Are you afraid of me Ookami?" His pools a cool cunning flashed angrily, "You should be! Your men have been desecrating, destroying, and trespassing on my pack's land! You know the rights clearly state the property boundaries and yet you continue to push my clan and my patience with you even closer to the void of no return! If you continue these inconceivable acts of disrespect to my people I will be forced to respond in the way that seems most fitting for you."

He closed his eyes and raised a hand equipped with five deadly claws. In one swift, knuckle-cracking movement his hand was enveloped a poisonous green glow, a deadly warning that did not escape Kouga's notice, though before he could do anything, a youki whip had already been lashed out, circling his waist several times before lifting him off the ground. He brought Kouga little more than an inch away from his own unblemished face, saying in a deadly soft tone, "And it wont be pretty." with that he flung Kouga into the pond, turning his gaze to the female with the shining pink pools instead.

He'd spotted only a glimpse of her before, her pink eyes intriguing him from the start. He'd been under the impression Ookami had only a few demons at his estate, all in complete disguise and male, including Kouga himself. His gaze narrowed in thought once more. Who was she? Her scent was perplexing, neither human nor demon entirely…He would have to consult his officials at a later time.

Very swiftly he nodded in her direction and disappeared, running off to the western forests, a silver blur, clearing the surrounding wall with ease, despite the fact it was nearly twenty feet tall. Kagura was speechless. Did that really happen? Was it all just a dream? Surly a man like that cant be real, no normal could ever move like that, not to mention look like that...

She glanced at Kouga and had to stifle a giggle at his soggy appearance and the incredulous look plastered on his face.

Turning her gaze to the west she sighed. If that man was real she was going to find him, someday, somehow, she was going to find the man who had sparked up a feeling she thought dead within her.

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An ivory smear danced through the forest, leaving not a trace that he had been there at all, save for the leaves stirred up in his wake. That woman. The one with that Ookami bastard... who was she? Sesshoumaru's elegant brows furrowed, moving his plum crescent with them downward. She had been plaguing his thoughts ever since he laid eyes on her. 'Surly one with qualities such as hers can't be mate to that idiot of a demon...or could she?'

Shaking these thoughts from his head, not to mention the tinge of jealousy, he concentrated on where he was headed, not wanting to miss-step and end up in the swamp.

Coming to the marsh his land was surrounded by he took another leap, this time over the majority of the swamp and landed in the middle of his pack's village. Everybody suddenly stopped what they were doing for a few seconds, and then continued with their work, giving him varied welcomes as they passed him. Sesshoumaru's gold orbs softened just slightly at the site of his village, only to harden moments later. He had once had ruled over many villages such as this, though with the sudden rise in the human population, not to mention their advances in weaponry, his pack had slowly diminished to what he saw before him.

Youkai children ran around chasing and being chased by dogs and chickens, not to mention themselves, the females were weaving baskets, clothes, and blankets, preparing for any hardships they may encounter this year. The males, well most of them, sat around a large bonfire exchanging stories of the day and of previous achievements, laughing loudly in a half-drunken state.

Sighing he retreated to his hut, larger and sturdier then others in the village, and was unsurprisingly greeted by his adopted human daughter, Rin.

After he had sat on one of the futons, she attacked, hugging his tail with all she had. "When Rin heard that Sesshou-ojiya went to see that evil man, Rin was scared Sesshou-ojiya wouldn't come back to Rin!"

Smiling slightly at the child's undying concern for him, Sesshoumaru curled his tail around the relieved girl and lifted her, earning a giggle of delight from the happy Rin. Gently placing the girl in his lap he told her, "Haven't you been paying any attention in you lessons, Rin?" His comment earned a pouting look form her, as if questioning his thanks for her concern.

He added, "Don't worry Rin, I will never go away forever, you should know that by now."

Rin stared up at him her chocolate orbs shining once more, all traces of her petty anger vanishing, "Promise?" His own pools glowed, the only time they ever did, in the presence of his daughter, "I promise." She grinned and jumped up from his lap, returning with pile of papers. Plopping happily back down she said, "I drew drawings for you!"

Rin showed him the first picture on the pile, which was a surprisingly well drawn picture of his little brother, InuYasha, standing in the middle of the crude village, a frown on the sketch-hanyou's face. That made him chuckle inwardly. InuYasha always seemed to be grumpy, unless, of course, His mate was around. Kagome had ways of making InuYasha happy. Sesshoumaru once more felt the slight twinge of jealousy, smothered quickly, however by Rin showing him the next picture.

The next few were random people of the village. She finally held the last one up to him; it was a picture of him sitting with the other village people, smiling. Her dark head titled to look up at him, anxiously awaiting his opinions on her artwork.

"These drawings are very well done, Rin. Would you like me to help you hang them up?"

Rin beamed and nodded her head, practically flying to the other side of the room. However, she returned walking slowly with wooden pins. "See that Sesshou-ojiya! I walked without running with the pins so I wouldn't poke my eye!" Sesshoumaru also noticed her effort to use proper grammar.

Sesshoumaru nodded. When the drawings were hung around the room according to Rin's liking it was time to turn in for the night. After seeing Rin to her bed, reluctantly complying to her childish whim, sitting there with her until she fell asleep, and then getting in his own bed, the thoughts of that woman came back to him.

Impatiently he closed his eyes his eyes he tried to rid the thoughts of her by thinking of something else. When all he could come up with was Kouga invading his space, and InuYasha's happiness, he suppressed an irritated growl. This was ridiculous! Why the hell was he getting so damn jealous of everybody lately? He didn't need a mate…he had Rin, and as far as he was concerned she was enough of a pain as it was. He nodded inwardly, sticking firmly to this thought. Yes, he had a much bigger problem on the horizon, one that didn't involve his love life, thank Kami…

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End Chapter Two

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((My Second Revised chapter in one night! Praise me for I am now tired beyond reason! Enjoy!))

By the way, I'm not completly sure my definitions are correct, I'm going by what I picked up...>>;

Ojiya - a fatherly term, though I'm not sure if it's added as an honorific...Oh well, It is in my fanfiction.

Youaki - Demon. Kagura is unaware that demons populate Japan, or even exist, seeing as how she came form America, a demon-free zone. Kouga and his demon staff are under disguse. If they wern't they'd loose everything. Seshsoumaru and his clan don't hide their appearaces, and are thus reduced to what they are.

Youki - Demonic energy, Sesshoumaru converts it into a whip-like strand.

Hanyou - Half-Human, Half-Demon, What InuYasha is of course.