AN: This, my friends, shall be the start of an on-going project of mine. Well... kind of. This will be where I post all my one-shot stories that were inspired by songs. They're not song-fics, really, but the plot or whatever was based on songs n.n So, I will remind you, that none of these 'chapters' will have anything to do with each other. I am just "housing" all these one-shot's under one story title. And, not to worry, I will continue to work on my other stories; this will be updated whenever I get inspired by a song.
Disclaimer which applies to all chapters: Inuyasha and all characters belong to the wonderful Rumiko Takahashi. All songs mentioned belong to the talented people who write and perform them.
AN: First up is...
Surrender - Evanescence
Is this real enough for you
You were so confused
Now that you've decided to stay
We'll remain together
You can't abandon me
You belong to me
Breathe in and take my life in you
No longer myself only you
There's no escaping me, my love
Surrender
Darling, there's no sense in running
You know I will find you
Everything is perfect now
We can live forever
You can't abandon me
You belong me
Breathe in and take my life in you
No longer myself only you
There's no escaping me, my love
Surrender
Breathe in and take my life in you
No longer myself only you
There's no escaping me, my love
Surrender
Surrender
Surrender
Surrender
You will surrender to me
There's no escaping from me
Cold... damp... hurt... ache... Those were the feelings that began to seep through Sango's mind as she awoke.
Her dark eyes opened slowly, and her blurry vision fell upon the dark, starless sky. The sun would be rising soon.
Blood... the coppery; almost metallic taste of the life-giving substance filled her mouth. The slayer coughed and spat, trying to rid herself of its foul taste.
Sango was a slayer, yes, a vampire slayer, to be exact. Her duty was to hunt down and destroy the vile creatures so the oblivious world around them could sleep at night.
The slayer sat up, wiping some blood away from her mouth in the process, as she looked around the dark alley she was in. She had hunted and tracked one vampire for weeks now. They had fought numerous times over those weeks, and the short encounters usually ended with him running shortly before sunrise. But last night...
Sango stood, wincing a bit as her body protested the movement. She ignored the aches and pains, and headed back towards her home, as her thoughts drifted back to the previous night.
It had been only a little past midnight when she had found her target. He was always in the same area, so she never had to really look for him. It was almost as if he wanted her to find him... It had started out normally; well, as normal as a vampire and a vampire slayer meeting could be... They exchanged some words, he spoke with the arrogant confidence as he always did, and it wasn't long before a fight had broken out. Despite how much she hated to admit it, Sango couldn't deny the fact that they were pretty evenly matched; matching blocks with blocks, counters with counters, hits with hits...
Sango sighed, leaning against the door of her home for a moment, before unlocking the door and going inside. She locked the door behind her before making her way to the bathroom, hoping that a warm shower would help sooth her tired muscled so she could get some sleep.
The fight... nothing new, really. They had been in an alleyway behind an abandoned warehouse; one of his favorite places. Or, actually, they had been on an old fire escape. He had punched, she had ducked. He had kicked, she had jumped. He had pushed, she had fallen. She hadn't expected him to push her; in all the times she had fought him, he had never done that. It caught her off guard, and she fell over the railing and to the cold, hard cement below. After that, nothing. The fall had knocked her unconscious.
The slayer sighed as she turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. One thing bothered her though... why was she alive? She had been alone, unconscious, with one of, if not the toughest vampire's around... Yet he hadn't killed her? Why?
Sango shook her head as she pulled on some clothes that would be comfortable to sleep in. Well, if he thought that one good deed would stop her from killing him, he was wrong. Dead wrong.
The sun was just beginning to rise when she finally crawled into bed. She knew that she would need rest, because once the sun set, she would pick up her hunt and finish what he had started.
-Later that day-
The flashing digital numbers of her clock read 4:10 pm when Sango woke up once again. 'Just a few more hours until sundown.' She thought, as she sat up and combed her fingers through her hair. The aches she had felt earlier were gone, she was happy to discover.
Stretching her arms above her head, she stood up and walked to her window, intending to open the blinds. As she reached for the string to open them, though, some sunlight that poked between the blinds hit her hand and she jerked back in surprise.
Her body stiffened slightly as she repeated the action, only to end up with the same result. And, as she looked at her hand... she saw it was burned where the sunlight had touched her.
The slayers eyes widened as she staggered back a few steps, "T-this isn't happening..." She stuttered, shaking her head. It was a dream; it HAD to be a dream! That, or she was just imagining it. Yeah, yeah, imagining it. That was it!
She practically flew to the bathroom and splashed some cool water on her face; hoping that she was just imagining things. "I'll laugh about this tonight... I'll laugh about this tonight... I'll--" Her sentence was cut short by a horrified gasp as she looked in the mirror. Instead of seeing herself in the mirror, she saw only the wall behind her. She gasped again, as she fell back against the wall, "No... it... it can't be!" She continued staring into the mirror for a few more seconds before balling her hand into a fist and punching the reflective glass as hard as she could, "NO!!!"
As the shattered glass shards fell to the sink and floor below, the slayer looked up to the now mirror-less spot, "That bastard... I'll kill him!!"
-After sundown-
Once the sun set, Sango was quick to make her way to the same dark alley she had woken up in. She knew he would be there. He had to be there, "INUYASHA!!"
He watched silently as she came into his territory once again. A smile played upon his lips as he watched her look around before finally calling out to him. He shook his head, and withheld a laugh, as he chose to get her attention by whistling instead.
She looked up; hearing his whistle, and her dark brown eyes met with is own unearthly, golden ones. Of all the vampires she had encountered, he was the most different. While most vampires looked much like a normal person, he didn't. Aside from his abnormal eye color, his hair was also an odd color; that being silver. "What did you do to me?!" She asked, glaring dangerously at the vampire.
"Why, what do you mean, slayer?" Inuyasha asked, feigning innocence... well, as innocent as a vampire could seem.
"Don't play dumb with me!" She demanded, her glare never leaving his form, "What did you do to me last night?!"
He cocked his head to the side slightly and grinned, exposing his fangs, "I saved you."
"By killing me??" The slayer asked, sounding half surprised. And, technically, she was dead... living-dead... undead... a vampire... "You call killing me, saving me?"
"Would you have preferred if I had just left you? You were bleeding an awful lot... some other vampire was bound to come and finish the job. So, I saved you." He replied, sounding as though he had done her some sort of favor.
She shook her head, "If this is what you call 'saving', then yes, I would have preferred if you had just left me alone!"
The vampire chuckled as he jumped down from his perch, and landed easily on the ground, "There's no need to lie, slayer. No one wants to die... forever." He grinned again, crossing his arms in front of him, "But you know... it's a beautiful sound."
"... What is?" She asked hesitantly, not even knowing why she was bothering with him at the moment.
"The sound of a heart beating its last beat... The sound of a human, breathing his last breath... The sound of death." He replied, watching her intently, "It's a sound you'll soon learn to enjoy, Sango."
The slayer tensed up, "How... how do you know my name?"
Inuyasha's grin turned into a smirk as he looked to the sky for a moment, as though thinking over his answer, "Well... I know a lot about you, Sango. More than you would think."
"You bastard..." She shook her head slowly, then took a running leap at him, tackling him to the ground, "If you know so much about me, you should've known I was coming to kill you!" She said, straddling his waist and not even caring that he had let himself be knocked down by her. With one hand on his chest to keep her balance, her other hand reached for the stake she wore under her coat. He may have turned her into one of the creatures she was to kill, but she would still kill him.
His eyes followed her hands movements, before snapping back to her face again, "You can't kill me."
"Oh, I can and I will!" She stated, bringing her arm down. But, to her surprise, and horror, her hand stopped, as if on its own accord, right above his chest; the point of the stake barely touching his shirt. Her eyes widened slightly, and she tried again, but it ended with the same result. "Im-impossible..." She whispered, letting the stake drop to the ground as she stood up and stumbled back a couple steps.
The vampire leaned up onto his elbows, watching the slayers retreat, "Told you. But, uh, Sango?" He stood up and brushed himself off a bit before looking to Sango and taking a step forward, "Don't try running. You won't be able to hide from me. Because, you see..." He tapped a couple fingers against his neck before continuing, "That mark on your neck; the mark of a vampire? I made that. I made you what you are; I sired you. So, technically..." He grinned yet again, the light from a street lamp glinting off his fangs, "You belong to me."
As he spoke, Sango instinctively reached up to touch her neck. And, sure enough, she felt the scar from a vampire's bite wound. She shook her head, unable to process everything that was happening. It was enough to find out you were changed into what you hate most, but now the one who had changed her was saying she was his? It was too much... and, for the first time in her slaying career, Sango felt like she would faint. Her legs buckled and gave out, but before she hit the ground, she found herself in Inuyasha's arms, pressed against his body. He was cold to the touch, then again, she probably was too...
Inuyasha's grin faded, as the amused look was replaced with one of seriousness. He knew while other wounds would heal quickly without scars, the bite wound wouldn't completely heal.. He licked the scar on her neck, before speaking into her ear, "You belong to me."
"I don't belong to anyone." She said, though it wasn't as forceful as she had hoped it would be.
"Don't fight it." He continued, as thought she hadn't said a word.
"I will fight..." She replied, trying to gather the strength to push him away. Though it seemed like her strength, or will power, had disappeared.
His cheek rubbed against hers as he lowered them both to the ground, "Give in."
She shook her head slowly, and shut her eyes.
He spoke one final word before capturing her lips in a kiss...
"Surrender."
And she did.
AN: ::looks around:: I really hope I didn't scare anyone off with that... I've never written anything that... er... dark (?) before. Don't worry though, not all the stories planned out will be like this. In fact, this is the only one, as of now, that is planned to be dark-ish. Again, hope no one got scared away...
And, for anyone who's curious, 'Kagami to Ai' is coming along slowly... very slowly... though, I hope to have a chapter up within the next couple of days.