I don't own InuYasha, I just love the show. Please enjoy my second attempt at an InuYasha fanfic starring my favorite character...SESSHOMARU!
Her family was dead.
That thought kept running through her mind as she wandered through the lands of the north.
She had heard that there was one survivor, only one: her young sister. She hadn't seen her since the day she was banished from the village, over seven years ago.
Her dear sister was only three when she left. That was the last time she saw her, standing in the doorway of the house as her father through her out into the street.
She remembered looking back into the young girl's face and seeing tears form in her small brown eyes.
Serenity had never forgotten her young sister, Rin. The attack on the village happened four years after she was banished. She arrived a week too late. She learned from a local woman that wolves had murdered everyone.
Since that day Serenity sought out the wolves who murdered her family, all but one. Rin would have been seven when the even occurred, and she would be ten now. Would she remember her?
Serenity knew that her father hated her more than anything. Her mother had given birth to their first child, only to discover that the child wasn't his, it was a half-demon.
He didn't throw her out then because she was small and her mother fought for her survival. She loved Serenity no matter what. Being a half-demon did have its advantages sometimes, like when they needed someone to rush to the nearby village, Serenity could run there and back within a day when it would usually take three.
Her cat-like eyes were useful when they needed someone to see in the dark. It was one of the most useful weapons they had against attacking demons.
She was also very strong and was a good protector. She was thirteen when Rin was born, and it was the happiest day of her life. Little did she know that the happiness was short-lived.
Mother couldn't protect her anymore, when she came of age to marry, and Father didn't want to try and find her a husband, so she was thrown out. Rin cried in the house while her father tossed her out in the street with nothing but the clothes on her back and a package of stale bread.
Serenity left her home then and started wandering. She had a few close calls with other demons, but she was able to hold her own. She was closer north when she heard of a village attacked back where Rin was. Serenity immediately packed up and rushed back home.
By the time she got there, it was too late. The bodies were buried and Rin was gone. She spent all her time searching for her dear sister, but it felt like it was in vain.
She searched the south, the east, and the north, leaving the vast demon-filled lands of the west for last. If she found Rin there, she was most likely dead. The thought weighted heavily on her mind as she set out toward the west.
She knew very little of the western lands, only that many demons lived there and they were ruled by a powerful dog-demon, Lord Sesshomaru.
Serenity gathered some supplies in the next town, careful to keep away from the humans. The few people who were kind enough to treat her nicely were usually the first to come under attack by other demons, so she did her best to remain as far away from the humans as possible.
Once night settled in, she would sneak into the town and steal only as much as she needed. She never took any more than that. In exchange she left something rare from one of the demons she had slaughtered along the way as payment for the food she was taking.
She watched the sun rise as she continued on her journey. Serenity made a wish on the last remaining star in the sky that her sister was safe in the western lands, even though she knew that the odds of that happening were a million to one.