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Flashbacks are in italics!
Chapter 4:The Daughter of Sesshoumaru:
The air was growing colder as night approached. There was a light breeze and the trees moved as if they were dancing. The sun continued to set as the silvery crescent-shaped moon rose in the darkening sky.
In a small human village there was a hut that housed the village miko. Inside, there sat an odd group and they were all having a serious discussion.
The young demoness named Karina looked around at the strange group, "Then… that makes me?"
"At the moment, it is hard to say." Said Miroku, "But I have very little doubt that you are either Sesshoumaru's mate or daughter." The rings on his staff clinked together lightly as he shifted from his spot on the ground.
"Wow, thanks for the obvious!" said Inuyasha in a rude manner as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"What?" cried Karina, "I can't be! He's too creepy to be related to me!" She also folded her arms in front of her.
"But my question is, where is the other girl then? You said his mate and his daughter were taken. That's two separate people!" said Sango.
Before anyone could say another word, Inuyasha growled lowly and stood up from where he was sitting. "We've got company." He said in a dark tone and immediately grabbed the hilt of Tetsusaiga.
Within a few seconds after Inuyasha spoke, Sesshoumaru stepped gracefully inside the hut and glared at his brother.
"So, dear brother, I believe you have something that belongs to me." His tone was monotonous, but held ice within it.
'Huh? Those two are brothers?' wondered Karina, 'They do share a resemblance.'
"Half brothers," Kagome explained to Karina, "Inuyasha is a hanyou, while Sesshoumaru is the real deal."
"Oh…" said Karina looking at the two brothers who were still glaring at each other.
"What in the hell are you talking about Sesshoumaru?" asked Inuyasha, his knuckles turning white as his fingers continued to hold the hilt tightly.
"I will not repeat myself, filthy half-breed. You have my daughter and I have come to take her with me." Said Sesshoumaru, the coldness in his voice only grew with his impatience.
"Your daughter, eh? Well, what if she doesn't want to go anywhere with you?" asked Inuyasha standing in front of his companions plus Karina protectively.
'Daughter! They must be talking about me…' thought Karina, 'I'd rather be his daughter. I feel sorry for the girl who probably doesn't realize she's his mate. Just like I didn't realize I was his daughter. That is… if the same fate became of her…'
"Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru said his name as if it were something vile, "Stand aside." Sesshoumaru looked down at Inuyasha with cold eyes that flashed for a second with hatred. He then raised a clawed hand, it immediately started to glow a green color.
Karina watched, she was afraid yet, struck with awe at the same time, 'Whoa, I wonder if I could do something like that?' But Karina snapped out of it, she didn't want any of her new friends getting hurt. Well, she thought they could have become friends, if she had more time. But now she felt she needed to protect them. With that thought, a determined look appeared on her face.
'I can't let him hurt these kind people!' she thought frantically.
"Hey!" spoke up Karina.
Sesshoumaru looked towards the one who spoke and was surprised to see his daughter standing with resolve in her eyes.
"It's me you want, right?" asked Karina, even though she knew for sure that he came for her.
"Yes." Sesshoumaru looked back down at Inuyasha.
"Well, then leave these people alone!" said Karina as she stepped forward, "I will go with you, even though I think you're a total creep!"
Sesshoumaru looked at his daughter, his own daughter didn't even remember him thanks to Makkura. But he remembered his daughter and she was like his mate. His mate was a courageous demoness. She stood up for the weak. He at first thought that was pathetic, but then he understood her actions and felt proud of her instead. She wasn't selfish at all. She made him feel alive again, but now that she is gone, he is numb inside again, just like before he met her. She changed him and melted the ice that held his heart.
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It was a bright and sunny day. He could hear birds chirping a sweet tune around him as he stood in a small clearing in the forest near his castle. But he did not see the beauty that surrounded him. He was brooding. All of a sudden a body ran into him from behind and he heard them fall to the ground and cry out in surprise.
Sesshoumaru turned around to see who hit him to find a beautiful dark haired demoness on he ground. He raised an eyebrow and looked down at her. His golden eyes were cold and his face was emotionless.
Her dark blue, stormy eyes widened in shock, "G-gomen nasai! I-I was looking at all the beautiful flowers." She pointed a clawed finger at the many different colored flowers in and around the clearing thathe didn't notice.
He looked out of the corner of his eye at some of the flowers. The demoness stayed where she fell on the ground, scared to move knowing exactly whom she was talking to. Everyone had warned her about this taiyoukai.
Sesshoumaru sighed inaudibly and held out his hand to help her up, looking at her.
The demoness looked warily at it with wide eyes.
Sesshoumaru felt like rolling his eyes, but he didn't, "Take my hand."
The demoness hesitated for half a second and then obeyed and he lifted her up. Sesshoumaru looked down at her and she smiled up at him with a light blush staining her cheeks. They were really close to each other. His eyes widened very slightly and he gave her a little smile in return.
"Thank you, Lord Sesshoumaru."
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Sesshoumaru missed her warm smile and her laughter that sounded like a beautiful melody. Sesshoumaru mentally shook his thoughts away, he had been standing still for a few minutes now and everyone was waiting for his response.
"So are you willing to come with me?" it seemed more like a statement than a question. Sesshoumaru looked at his daughter, her blue eyes, although lighter than her mother's reminded him of her once again. And he had to look away.
"Yes, but only on one condition." Said Karina then she thought, 'I'm sorry, Kagome! But I can't go through all this alone. I need you to help me.'
'Karina! What are you going to do?' Kagome thought, her mind telling her something she did not want to know, 'I've got a really bad feeling about this!'
"It's okay, Karina. I understand." Said Kagome, while everyone including Sesshoumaru looked at her. Her friends had surprised looks on their faces, while Sesshoumaru's face was blank as usual.
"What the hell are you talkin' about, Kagome?" asked Inuyasha, he looked at her as if she was a crazy person.
"Inuyasha, I can read people's thoughts now. So, don't look at me like that!" said Kagome, putting her hands on her hips.
"When did this happen?" cried Inuyasha.
"After I had a run in with a demon."
"What kinda demon?" Demanded Inuyasha.
Kagome winced slightly and Inuyasha noticed it, 'Oh, he's going to love my answer.'
"… A dog demon…" Kagome said quietly, but not quite enough.
"So, you have been hangin' around him, haven't ya?" accused Inuyasha as he looked from Sesshoumaru to Kagome.
"What! No, I haven't! Stop assuming things!" yelled Kagome, her face turning red at his accusations.
"Then, tell me, why your face is turnin' all red!" Inuyasha yelled back.
Sesshoumaru smirked in amusement at her embarrassment.
Miroku and Sango rolled their eyes.
"Why does he always accuse Kagome of stuff?" asked Shippou softly to Miroku and Sango.
Before anyone could reply Sesshoumaru interrupted their antics, "I would love to sit and listen to the two of you bicker, but I have better things to do. So, Karina, what is your request?" He turned his attention from Kagome and Inuyasha to his daughter.
Karina looked at Kagome with regret in her eyes. But Kagome's eyes were filled with trust and understanding.
"My request is that Kagome comes with us." Said Karina and she saw that Sesshoumaru was about to object, so she kept talking. "I don't know anything about this era or who I am and it would be nice to see a familiar face."
"No fuckin' way!" burst out Inuyasha jumping between Kagome and Sesshoumaru, "This is no way in hell that Kagome is gonna go anywhere with that bastard!"
He finally pulled out his sword, the Tetsusaiga.
"Maybe ye should handle this outside, Inuyasha." Advised Kaede looking at the large fang with apprehension.
"Stuff it, yah old hag!" yelled Inuyasha as he got into a fighting stance.
"Inuyasha!" cried Kagome horrified that Inuyasha could be so rude, "SIT! That's not how you talk to your elders! You're so disrespectful!"
Inuyasha immediately fell to the ground at Sesshoumaru's feet. Inuyasha growled out muffled curses.
Sesshoumaru smirked, "A mere human has much control over you, little brother, how pathetic."
"And you!" cried Kagome as she rounded on Sesshoumaru, all fired up and angry. She stepped over Inuyasha, "You just come in here and start demanding things!" Kagome jabbed her pointer finger at the part of his chest that wasn't covered by armor.
'Heh, when did he get so close?' thought Kagome with widened eyes, 'I'm so dead!'
Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat as a warning, "Wench, you think you can speak to this Sesshoumaru in such a manner?" He narrowed his cold golden eyes at Kagome as he looked down at her with arrogance.
"I-uh…" started Kagome, 'Oh, no! My life is over! Good job, Kagome, get the evil demon guy angry!'
"Get away from her, yah bastard!" yelled Inuyasha finally able to move from his spot in a crater. He jumped in between the two again, "You're not gonna harm Kagome!"
"She is a waste of my time." Said Sesshoumaru, his voice a monotone.
He then turned around to leave, but stopped in the doorway and looked back, "Follow me, both of you."
"Kagome isn't goin' with you!" Inuyasha yelled again getting into another fighting stance.
Sesshoumaru stopped walking. "Hanyou, I grow tired of your stupidity." He said, not bothering to turn around. He then continued onwards expecting Kagome and Karina to follow him
'Hmph, the nerve of that guy!' thought Kagome.
"Kagome, you're going to leave then?" asked Sango, sadness in her voice.
"Yes, but don't worry!" said Kagome, "I'll be with Karina there. He won't harm me."
"He better not or I'll kick his sorry ass!" yelled Inuyasha putting Tetsusaiga away, "Yah hear that, asshole?"
"We better get going before Icy decides to come back to get us." Said Kagome, rolling her eyes.
"Just be careful, Kagome. We all know what Sesshoumaru is capable of!" said Sango in a worried tone.
"Yes, take care, Lady Kagome." Said Miroku, the worry was etched in face as he held onto Shippou.
"And don't let Sesshoumaru order you around!" cried Shippou.
"Don't worry," reassured Kagome, "I'll see you guys later then." Kagome put yellow backpack on her back and grabbed her bow and quiver of arrows.
Inuyasha grumbled, but let Kagome and Karina go out of the hut.
"I'll make sure you stay safe, Kagome. Don't you worry, I'll protect you." Inuyasha whispered and his soft promise floated away in the night breeze. His white hair and red clothing moved with the wind.
'Kagome, ye will be fine.' Thought Kaede with a small smile on her face as she tended to the fire.
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A beautiful dark haired woman sat on the ground in a darkened room. Her blue-gray eyes glistened in the darkness and her hands looked as though they were in a prayer position. She wore black and white clothing. A slight frown curved her blood red lips. And her long dark hair floated around her form.
"So, you have found your daughter, Sesshoumaru. But will you find your precious mate?" said Makkura in an evil and icy tone.
"Lady Makkura," said a soft feminine voice from the shadows, "what if he finds those of whom you took away?"
"I will kill them both in front of his eyes. Something I should have done years ago. It would have been more painful. Though degrading those two was just as fun." Replied Makkura with an evil smirk, "But after he finds both of them it will hurt him to lose them once again forever this time. And I'm sure it will hurt his pathetic pride." She laughed at the evil thoughts that filled her head.
"The darkest hours of the House of the Moon have yet to come!" said Makkura, her evil laughter once again had echoed off the walls of stone. Her eyes became even brighter as she laughed.
End of Chapter
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