Disclaimer: I unfortunately do not own the beloved anime, whose fanfic I am presently writing. :stares at the men in uniforms with guns at their waists. Gulps: uh… okay… I get the picture. Fine! Fine! I'll say it properly! I do not own Inuyasha. There, happy::sniff:
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The Half-Blood Princess
Chapter 2
The meeting of the betrothed
Sesshomaru knocked on the door. A deep, hollow voice from inside the room, beckoned him in. "You called me… Father?"
"Yes." Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father, Inutaisho, turned to face his pure demon son. "Sesshomaru, you are sixteen now. In order to keep the Ayakashi blood line alive, it is necessary for you to marry." Sesshomaru had seen this coming. After a pause, he replied, "You have found me a mate?" His father sighed, and nodded. "My old friend has agreed to give his daughter's hand to you. She is a beautiful, young… demon. She is only ten at the moment, but…" Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. He had a bad feeling about this. "She is a full demon, yes?" His father remained silent. "I shall inform you that under no circumstances, will I marry a half-demon. Tell your friend I refuse his offer." Sesshomaru turned towards the door.
"You don't have a choice in the matter… and neither do I." Sesshomaru stopped, his hand hovering over the doorknob. "What?"
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Inuyasha was bored. He ran outside, to where he knew the village demons played. "There they are," he whispered softly to himself, catching sight of the young demons. "Hey!" he shouted to them. The demons turned to face Inuyasha, and quickly and quietly, they began to pack up their game, and they left. Inuyasha yelled for them to wait, but by the time he'd arrived, they'd already gone.
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Inutaisho paced the hall. Sesshomaru slowly descended the stairs with Inuyasha running down behind him, both of them dressed in their best clothes. Inutaisho gave a sigh of relief. He hurried up to the two, and filled them in. "Sesshomaru, please bear with her half-demon ness. She's perfectly sweet. Oh, Inuyasha, remember that we're going to meet Sesshomaru's fiancée now, so be good for heavens sake!"
"Hmph," Inuyasha snorted. This remark wasn't heard as he was bundled in front of his elder brother onto Ah Un.
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"Hime-sama! Hime-sama!" Minato turned to face her maids, and irritated look on her face. "Hime-sama! His majesty has summoned us to tell you that his guests have arrived, and he wants you in the drawing room instantly. He also advised us to tell you that it would be best if you came down looking as attractive as possible." Minato brushed them aside as if they were pesky flies, combed her hair, and tied it up so that her hair was up in one fashionable bun at the higher back of her head, save the three coloured stripes she had, which cut down next to her face. "Does this appease you?" she remarked coldly, seconds before leaving the room.
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The drawing room was awkwardly quiet. Inutaisho and his old friend Celestin, could feel Sesshomaru's seething rage come off him in heat waves. Celestin sat majestically, unnerved by Sesshomaru's anger, as if waiting for someone. "The last I knew of, it was rude for the bride to keep her husband waiting." Sesshomaru spat between gritted teeth.
"Sesshomaru!" Inutaisho growled disapprovingly at his son. Celestin, however, chuckled softly. "You would think so, wouldn't you. Well, I'm afraid my daughter won't be bound by rules, and at first, she may be a rough ride, but she will eventually smoothen out if you try to get to know her." Sesshomaru growled under his breath when they heard a knock at the door. A crystal clear voice rang out, "Father?" Celestin smiled, and raised himself off his chair, and headed to the door. "Yes, yes, come in." The door handle turned down. The effect it had on Inutaisho, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru was electrifying. They all jumped up, and smoothed down their clothes. A head appeared around the door. Sesshomaru heard Inuyasha gasp, and certainly, he was surprised himself. The young girl peering into the room was strikingly beautiful. Her lilac hair bundled into a bun, and three strands of dark pink hair on both sides of her head looked stylish, and her big, sparkling lilac eyes had a somewhat lazy, yet alert look about them. "Yes?" Celestin spoke up. "Minato, this is my good friend Ayakashi Inutaisho, and his two sons, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha." Inuyasha turned slightly pink, and made a somewhat stiff bow. Inutaisho and Sesshomaru followed suit, neither being able to think of a better option. Minato's suspicious face instantly brightened up, and she gave them a heart-melting smile, and greeted them sweetly. "So-" she continued after introductions, "you all look quite serious and formal. What are you all up to?" she asked stifling a giggle. Her father suddenly froze up. "Um- well… you see… it's complicated… where should I start…W-well…" The members of the Ayakashi clan suddenly looked suspiciously at King Celestin. Could it possibly be that this King hasn't told her about- "Oh, spit it out!" Minato smiled. Her father blushed, and opened and closed his mouth for a fish for a while, until finally, he said in a quiet, shy voice, "Well Minato, you see, Taisho-kun here had to marry Sesshomaru, I mean all fathers have to marry off their sons by at least the time they're nineteen, and Sesshomaru-kun here is sixteen, so, to put it bluntly, he is now your fiancée…" Celestin trailed off. Minato's mask fell away. "What!"
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