War of Ages
Chapter 2
What was now left of my family stood silently at the grave of my little brother. We stood, just the three of us now. In as little as two weeks, we went from four, to three. Three, it seems so small of number.
"Serena." My father said, breaking the silence. "How would you feel if we were to crown you queen in a couple of days?" He asked, not looking away from Nathaniel's grave.
I was taken aback by the question. It would mean that tonight I would have to visit the Western Palace. "Fine, I guess. But what brought you to this dicision?" I asked.
"The fact that if something were to happen to you, there would be no heir to take the throne." My mother said, looking straight in my eyes.
"Oh." I said softly.
"It's getting dark, Serena. You should return to the palace." My father said as he took flight.
"I'll be back later. I think I'm going togo on a walk." I said, not intending on doing that at all.
"Ok. Be careful. Be back soon." My mother said as they flew back to the palace.
I started my journey to the Western Palace immediately, landing at least an hour's walk away from my destination, so as to avoid being seen.
"I request an audience with Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands. I am here to discuss a peace treaty." I said to the guards who immediately drew their swords in defense on sight of me.
"And how do we know if this isn't really an ambush?" One guard asked suspiciously.
"Because if I had wanted to kill him, I would have brought my sword." I said, pointing to the empty sheath on my waist. Even though you could never fully disarm a Night Vampire, or any vampire for that matter, we choose to use swordsmanship and archery over our natural weapons, though we are tought how to use them well.
"I still don't believe you. Search her, Kris." The same guard said to the other one, who started running his hands across my body, and seemed to be having to much fun doing so. I resisted the urge todrain him of his bloodwhen he ran his hands across my chest.
"Happy now?" I asked when they were finished, finding no weapons on me.
My response was my wrists getting tied behind my back. What? its not like I'd try anything. I want peace, not war.
As they led me toward the palace, six more guards flanked me. Eight guards for one Northerner? Wow. But then again, I am the heir to the throne.
I was pulled out of my thoughts by being thrown on the floor. Only the knowledge that these guards would kill me if I tried to fly kept me from doing so to break my fall. So instead, I sat up and folded my wings against my body, trying to look as harmless as possible as one of the guards left the room, no doubt to go get Sesshoumaru.
"What's the hurry? It's not like Serena Otaku is here herself, is it?" I heard a male voice ask from one of the halls. It definately wasn't Sesshoumaru's voice, could it be his younger brother, InuYasha?
"Actually, She is." The guard said as he and InuYasha stepped into my view.
"Wh-What?" He stuttered.