Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha but owning Sessy would be great!
Laying by a lake; having nothing to do. What a pleasure it is after having been busy from the moment of waking to now. That would have been the thought going through Lord Sesshoumaru's mind if he had been awake to think it. But he isn't, he's asleep. Asleep underneath a tree near the crystal Lake close the place where so many call home.
A place where the road weary traveler can rest his fatigued body and not worry if anything will attack, a place where demons, half demons, and humans can call sanctuary, a place where a hot meal is served morning, noon, and night. Can such a place exist where there are rooms so luxurious that the guests wonder what the lord himself sleeps on? Such a place does exist and the people who have been fortunate enough to find it deep within the province of the West have affectionately called Shiro. An odd name for an even odder place.
The West isn't always the best place to be though. For the enemy of the West is the North; an equally powerful province. The two provinces have been at odds since before anyone could remember. The two sides aren't constantly fighting but one wrong move by the other a war is started that drags the rest of Japan eventually into. At one time these provinces were constantly at war but after complaints from the rest of Japan the two sides slowed the war down until it came to a stop.
Sesshoumaru had just recently returned from wandering the wilds of Japan. Rin had yet to see such a place as Shiro and the West period so she was still looking at everything and wandering everywhere. Jaken was just as relieved to return. He was only because he no longer had to play babysitter with Rin. That was someone else's job now. Not that Rin was a handful she was just annoying. To Jaken anyway but then again Jaken just plain hates humans and hates the fact Sesshoumaru has allowed a human child to follow him. Not that what Jaken likes or dislikes is all that important.
A woman walked outside. She is a half demon with black hair and white ears. She is a servant in Shiro and was sent to get the sleeping lord. Meekly she walks up to oblivious demon.
"My lord," she whispers. It is well known the temper Sesshoumaru has for those that startle him. "My lord," a little bit louder. Unfortunately Sesshoumaru is a heavy sleeper unless it's Rin that is crying out for him. "My lord," finally a reaction. Sesshoumaru wakes with a start and scares the already nervous servant.
"What is it Areihu?" Sesshoumaru asked slightly annoyed his nap was interrupted.
"The lords of the South and East are here," was her meek answer. Sesshoumaru gave a slight nod and stood up and walked off. The servant returned to do her other duties. Sighing under his breath he walked into the Great Hall that was meant for dinner and important meetings with the other lords.
"How nice of you to join us Sesshoumaru," an elder bird demon snapped, "we have been waiting here for sometime now. Next time we visit your lands we expect punctuality." Sesshoumaru simply sat down. He was used to the old bird snapping at him about anything. "Answer me when I talk to you!" the bird lord yelled.
"You should remember Kratas you are a guest in my lands. Raising your voice at me and ordering me to speak will get you no where but thrown out of my lands and back onto yours," Sesshoumaru calmly stated. Lord Kratas immediately shut his beak.
"You are too hot headed Kratas," the horse demon laughed.
"You do not take things seriously. Old age has made you forget Mishu," Kratas grated. The horse demon rolled his eyes. Looking at the three lords the fact that Sesshoumaru is the youngest is obvious. The meeting move don as usual with Kratas, lord of the East, yelling at Sesshoumaru every chance he got and Sesshoumaru showing he had a much calmer side than what his family in the past has shown. It has been known that the dog demon lords of the west have a terrible temper and are easy to provoke.
Sesshoumaru walked out of the Great Hall once the meeting was over and had to once more return to his lordly duties. 'Why do I stay away so long? Work here always piles up when I stay away too long' Sesshoumaru mentally sighed.
Meanwhile in the north
A woman with silver hair paced the hall of her palace. Her eyes were green and fierce. Her face marked by the same stripes as Sesshoumaru. She is the lady of the North. Her beautiful red and white kimono fluttering slightly as she sharply turned. A servant meekly walked up to her.
"My lady the western lord has declined your request to see him alone in the North," the servant told afraid of the fate of the barer of bad news.
"Is that son a bitch afraid of me?" she yelled.
"I doubt it Lady Kairi. He replied he will not see you on your lands," the servant shut his eyes tight afraid of her wrath.
"And I refuse to see him on his! Damn it! He's terrible. How will I get to meet him," she began pacing again.
"It is a known fact that Lord Sesshoumaru leaves the West for long periods of time," the servant offered. Lady Kairi stopped.
"That's it! I get him while he leaves," she smiled a smile that could send chills down anyone's spine.
"If I may be so bold my lady, why is it you wish to meet with the lord of the West so badly?" the servant asked.
"If I kill him, his stupid younger half breed brother takes over and the West will be that much easier to conquer!" Kairi explained. The servant nodded then left. Kairi walked to a window that overlooked her lands and in the distance one could see the boundary of the West. "One day your fruitful lands will be mine and the race of all dog demons under my command," she muttered to really herself.
Ooo! I'm ending there! Sorry its short I tried to make it long but I couldn't. I'll aim to make the next chapter longer. I will update this fic sometime Friday.