UnSpoken Love By: OtakuSailorV
Chapter 10:: Rumors
It is amazing how some things can change so rapidly overnight. In fact, the rumors and lies of Lord Sesshoumaru eloping with a human girl had spread so swiftly in such a small amount of time, that the Demon Lord was nearly perplexed by it all the next morning.
He came carefully down from the top of the building he had stayed on that night, and found several other demon's lurking about in the early morning hours. But none of them seemed to notice him. They didn't even make way for him, Ruler of the Western Lands.
Acting as if he cared not for them, Sesshoumaru passed through their midst without bumping into one of them.
As he strode away, the demons watched through narrowed eyes. "Oh, I've heard of the girl that he's chasing." One of them hissed through yellow teeth as soon as he was out of hearing range.
"Ah, I work in the same building as her, scrawny little thing." Another agreed.
"Why would a fella want a girl like her? A frail and fluffy beauty." An older demon woman asked as she looked at a picture of Rin through half- moon spectacles that she adjusted every now and then to see better.
"I know!" Another nearly hissed loud enough for a passing by human to hear. "Why can't a guy ever once prefer a solid girl like me!" She proclaimed, pushing forth her bulk in a huff.
The other demons eyed her chubby face and bulky figure, but said nothing aside from a forced nod of agreement.
"So, tell us more about her dear." The older demon urged the one that had claimed to work with Rin.
The demoness smiled at the sudden attention and proclaimed loudly what she thought of her. "She's a frothy little bubble, with a flimsy kind of charm-" She started when the demoness that had claimed to know Rin spoke up.
"And with very little trouble, I could break her little arm!"
They all nodded in agreement slowly.
Suddenly, the bulky demoness seemed to become enraged. "Oh! Oh!" She cried, stamping her feet and flexing her claws angrily, face flushed as she stuck out her bottom lip. "Why would a guy want a girl like her, so obviously unusual?!" She asked no one in particular as she looked at Rin's picture with fury.
"Why can't a guy ever once prefer a usual girl like me?!" She demanded of them all.
"Her cheeks are a pretty shade of pink. . ." One of the demons who had been silent suddenly said softly.
"But not any pinker than a rose is!" The older demon corrected, shaking a wrinkly, gnarled old finger at them all with a nod.
"Her skin may be delicate and soft. . ." Another admitted, making a face.
"But not any softer than a doe's ears!" The older demon corrected again.
"Her neck is no whiter than a swans!" The fat demoness cried with sarcasm.
"She's only as dainty as a daisy." The demoness that worked with Rin agreed.
"She's only as graceful as a bird." The demoness that knew Rin spoke up, shrugging her shoulders as if it were nothing.
"So why is the fella goin' crazy?!" They all chorused together, shaking their heads as they looked at their feet in disgust.
They continued on into their ranting, chirping up every now and then so that a passerby noticed them.
"Oh, why would a fella want a girl like her, a girl who's merely lovely?" The older one asked them all. "I tell you it ain't right for someone like him!"
"He'll end up being like his father." Yuwakusha said, slipping in to add fuel to the fire.
"Why can't a guy ever once prefer, a girl who's merely me?" The fat demoness asked, looking at her face solemnly in a mirror.
"What's the matter with the man?" The old demoness asked angrily, clicking her cane twice on the cobblestones for effect.
"What's the matter with the man?" A second agreed with her, nodding.
"What IS the matter with the man?" Yuwakusha asked, silencing them all.
"Oh, so it's you Yuwakusha, we didn't see you there." The oldest demoness proclaimed, clicking her cane again. "How goes things with poor Lady Tsumi? It must be heart wrenching watching her son in such a situation."
Yuwakusha smirked inwardly, but outwardly shook her head sadly. "Lady Tsumi is heartbroken. She's afraid he'll end up like Lord Inutaishou." She proclaimed through dewy eyes.
The other demonesses gasped and looked at each other in shock, muttering and mumbling like chickens suddenly. "You hear that-! Like Inutaishou! Even Lady Tsumi is afraid!"
Yuwakusha nodded solemnly. "Yes, and your support is greatly appreciated." She said with a soft smile. "Now, if you will excuse me Ladies, I must be on my way."
With that, Yuwakusha bowed and disappeared before their eyes.
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Sesshoumaru headed down the street, receiving stares from humans who spotted his swords, and bemused or angered looks from demons that he passed.'Mother's doing, no doubt.' He thought to himself with an inward sigh. 'Not much I can do about it though. The Council doesn't support random killing of youkai, especially those under their protection. . .'
He smirked to himself at the thought of The Council. 'Not that killing them would prove anything at all. They are all pretty useless anyway, let them think their petty thoughts.'
His mind wandered slightly as he turned down the next street, in no great hurry to get to the house of the girl Rin, now that he knew where to find her.
Suddenly, he caught the sound of footsteps meant to be secret; and the hushed sound of fabric as it ran through the air.
His mind became keen on these sounds immediately, and all other thoughts dissolved as he caught sight of his pursuers.
They were all in white, with a single blue crest emblazoned on the chests and backs of their white shirts.
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes as he spotted the blue swirls of the crest. 'The Council. . .' He thought bitterly as he turned down an abandoned alley, the clothed men following him silently.
He stopped in the middle without turning around to face them, though he could no longer hear them or sense them around him.
"Come out." He commanded coolly. "I know you're watching me, Council dogs."
There was the brief sound of jeering laughter all around him before five of them appeared before him, their ears, eyes, and scents giving away that they were youkai as well.
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes, his mouth tugging into a frown as he looked them over.
"Jackal youkai." He murmured, recognizing their laughter now.
The one in the middle, apparently their leader, came forward, cackling loudly at him before speaking.
"And you must be the Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshoumaru." He screeched with no respect in his voice. "We've heard many. . .interesting things about you." He said, with a smirk, gesturing to his comrades who cackled loudly in response.
"What are you here for?" Sesshoumaru demanded wearily, ignoring them.
"The Council is quite concerned with your behavior, Lord Sesshoumaru." The Leader sneered at Sesshoumaru's name and title. "The Council is also quite disturbed that you have used force, as a youkai, to get answers out of humans. They demand that you come to them for a hearing immediately."
"You mean they plan on arresting me?" He stated more than asked them.
They all smirked at his words. "You could call it that, but I'm sure no less than the removal of your magic blades will be required after you explain your movements." He said with another sneer.
Sesshoumaru didn't move his hand towards his blades like they anticipated, but rather glared at them. "I have no intention on seeing the Council today, thank you. And you may tell them so."
The jackals cackled loudly, the leader speaking over the roar of their insane laughter, his eyes glowing in the darkness of the alley.
"The Council anticipated such an outcome, and granted us permission to take you by force if need be. . ."
Sesshoumaru smirked suddenly, a golden aura forming around him as he looked upon them.
"Your Council must think pretty lowly of this Sesshoumaru for them to make such a stupid and petty decision." He said before summoning his energy whip.
The jackal demons only had time to let out petrified screams before they were torn to pieces by the youkai Lord.
Sesshoumaru smirked before turning on his heel and walking back out of the alley, leaving the bloody remains behind.
As he came into the sun, Sesshoumaru took to the air immediately, no longer caring who saw him.
'It will not take them long before they find what has happened.' He noted as he jumped from rooftop to rooftop. 'I must make it to my destination quickly.'
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Me again. Can anyone see what song I used in the first part of the chapter?? If not, that's fine. I just thought it was funny when I heard it, and thought it fit this quite well.
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