I do not own Inu-yasha.
Note from the Author: Hello, me friends! So here's my next fanfic. Because some of you, cough cough inu or billy cough cough can't handle the fact that In Spite of Me and Girl With the Broken Smile have no Sesshy-sama in it at all. So enjoy, you Sesshy-sama whoring-parties. Bastards.
Chapter One
Artemis
She stared at the man and woman on the ground. They were dead, she was silently crying, sitting on the bloody ground.
She was young, no more than fourteen. Her white hair made her stand out. Her tears made her eyes puddles of emerald.
"Momma, Papa."
The boy stood behind her, silently and sadly watching on. His dark eyes darted around now and then, but mainly they lingered on the girl.
"Momma, Papa."
"We should go now," the boy finally said.
The girl nodded and stood up. With one last glance at the man and woman, she walked away with the boy.
Artemis scrubbed off the restaurant table. Why were people so messy?
Pushing a lock of ivory hair behind her ear, she growled at the stubborn food stain. "Stupid thing," she hissed, with a glare that could kill.
"Having trouble?" a voice said in her ear.
"Shut up Tomoko."
A laugh came through the earphone. "It's been three years of being a waitress and you still can't get out a stain. Poor Ale-"
"Don't you dare say that name!"
"Fine." Artemis could picture him folding his arms, a pout on his face.
She popped out the earphone and slipped it into her apron's pocket.
She sighed. Of all the places she'd been, Earth was the one who needed her less. She couldn't wear her traditional clothes, she couldn't carry her weapons-what good what that to her, a honored fighter?
Although this new country, Japan, had been a lot like her home world. Japan's past had the same technology and clothing.
She smiled as she remembered her home. Kundura-The Planet of the Diamond. She fingered the diamond on her necklace. It was the powerful diamond, the Fire Stone. She was meant to protect it, after all, she was-dare she think it?-Alejandra.
"Artemis, get working!"
Artemis snapped out of her dream. Her cheerful co-waitress, Shinzo was standing in front of her. Shinzo was actually an American, and was actually named Jacqueline, but because she was big-hearted and kind (plus their boss couldn't pronounce 'l'), they called her Shinzo, or heart.
Shinzo was very pretty with long, strawberry-blond hair and dark gray eyes. She was slender and had a large smile on all the time. Shinzo was always enthusiastic and constantly cheering everyone.
Artemis smiled. "Just thinking about the good old days."
"Oh really? That's nice." Shinzo wiped at the stain Artemis had had trouble with. It came off in one swipe.
Artemis blinked in amazement. "How did you...? Whoa."
Shinzo only smiled.
"Why did you take your earphone out?" Tomoko nagged.
Artemis sighed. She was walking home and had put her earphone back in. "Because, Mokoie, you're annoying me."
"Well sorry then, Princess Arie."
"Can we just stop this?"
"Fine. Anyways, I found Radaus' location."
Artemis' neck hairs bristled. "Where is he?"
"Feudal Japan."
Artemis smiled. "I get to wear my traditional clothes! I get to carry my weapons!" she said in a sing-song voice.
"Honoured fighter to the end, eh? Anyways, Radoofus is in association with some dude named Naraku. He's a demon or something. This Naraku guy's the one who supplied Radoofus with that army and the weapons back on The Last Day."
"I'll kill 'em both," Artemis growled, a deathly glare on her face.
"By the way, you know we won't be able to communicate?"
Artemis nodded. "Yes," she said quickly, remembering Tomoko couldn't see her.
"I already canceled your credit cards, and you're also no longer employed. All of your money is with me."
"You're the greatest."
Tomoko blushed. "Only you say that, Arie."
She had trained so hard for the past fourteen years, mastering the blade and bow. Now she was to be an Honoured Fighter, the best in her class.
She was so proud, dressed in her Honoured Fighter's traditional kimono, if you could call it that.
The top part was like a normal kimono, although the sleeves only came to her elbows. The obi was the same too, except there was no bow. The bottom part of the kimono came down in two, knee-length pieces of cloth. One in the back and one in the front. She wore wristbands and had an assortment of weapons.
Her katana, her kodachi, her two daggers-of which she was the best in Kundura at-some throwing stars, a couple of kunai knifes, and those were just the ones she carried on her body. She also had a bow and arrows, a kwan duo, a handgun, a whip, some razor hoops, a double-edged sword, tonfa, nunchaku, a fencing sword, some spears, a bowstaff, poison capsules, an axe, and loads more.
Today was her graduation day, as well as her announcing day, where she was finally allowed to start courting.
"I would like to announce my daughter, Artemis Srina Spides Alatontion Son, the princess of Kundura and protector of the Fire Stone, Alejandra," her mother announced.
Artemis smiled from the shadows and stepped into the light. She was cloaked in a long, brown sheet. She took small steps, to make sure the audience saw only her bare feet and occasionally give the young men a teasing glimpse of her shins.
When she stood before them all, she lowered her hood. Her servant had spent hours applying the make-up just right so her green eyes sparkled and her lips were full, yet slim.
"I am Artemis Srina Spides Alatontion Son. I have spent the last fourteen years training to become an honoured fighter. I am your princess and I am Alejandra. Is there no one to greet me to this world?"
Tomoko, dressed in royal attire, appeared from the sidelines. "I will gladly greet you, fair one." He took her arm. "This is Kundura, Planet of the Diamond." He kissed her. "Welcome, Princess Artemis."
Artemis opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted by screams. She quickly unsheathed her daggers. "What's the problem?"
The ground exploded.
"Bombs!" Tomoko yelled.
Before they could react, another bomb landed. In a few seconds, the whole audience was dead.
"It's so nice to be here," a voice said from the shadows. A man stepped out.
"Lord Radaus!" Artemis said.
"Yes. Get the King and Queen," he ordered two soldiers.
The men obeyed and stabbed the two royals. They fell to the ground, dead. Artemis' two brothers were laid on top of them, dead as well.
Artemis' eyes were wide. "You killed them all, everyone."
Tomoko put an arm around her waist and pulled her back. "How dare you do this to your fellow people!"
"To be rid of their annoyance. Oh, and to get the Princess as well."
Tomoko put himself in front of her. "What do you want with her!"
"Silly boy. She holds the most powerful energy in this universe, right in her little body. When she uses that energy through the Fire Stone, she is invincible. Not to mention she will be a wonderful wife. She is the most beautiful thing on this wretched piece of rock. But of course you know that, for are deeply-"
"Shut up!" Tomoko yelled. He drew his sword.
A spurt of blood flew through the air. Artemis had just sliced Radaus' arm open. She had almost sliced to the bone.
"Artemis!" Tomoko called out.
She turned. This wasn't the Artemis he knew. Her nails were super long and sharp, fangs curled over her lip. Her ears were long and pointed. But her eyes...her eyes got him the most. No longer a brilliant green, they were red. Artemis' whole front was covered in blood. A pink tongue happily lapped it up.
Radaus laughed. "See what she has become? Alejandra's power with her anger has turned her into a demon!"
Artemis turned on Radaus again and cut his face. A long, jagged cut on his cheek.
"Artemis, stop!" Tomoko yelled.
Artemis' eyes closed and when she opened them, they reveled green.
"Thank Alejandra you're back!" Tomoko ran to her and enclosed her in his arms.
No one noticed Radaus slip away.
Artemis opened her eyes. Old memories.
Getting out of her bed, she went to Tomoko's room and pushed open the door. Clutching a sheet around her shoulders, she tip-toed to his bed.
"Tomoko," she whispered and poked him. He turned over.
She poked him again. "Hey, wake up." He opened an eye.
"Wha?"
"Scoot over," she said with a final poke in the arm.
He moaned and scooted over. "You need to stop waking me up like this," he grumbled.
"Hush, it's my last night her and it's cold. Laying next to you will keep me warm." She got into the bed and snuggled next to Tomoko. He put an arm around her and sighed.
"Night," he said, sleepily.
"Goodnight." She hugged him briefly. "Yes, goodnight."