What was lost.
Summery: 50 years ago something bad happened. Something very bad happened to Sesshomaru and his family. When the past comes back in rapid paces what will the dogyoukai to do?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything besides the new characters. Like many I would love to own Inuyasha, but sadly I don't.
What was Lost
Chapter 1: Memories
The sun crept over the horizon, as it glistened on the morning grass dew. The sky was painted many shades of pink, purple, and of course blue. Sesshomaru of the Western Lands was sitting with his back to a tree. He was staring straight ahead but he was asleep. Many nights he had fallen asleep with his eyes open and Rin had found him, of course the first time he had been greeted with a high-pitched scream from a frightened little 7 year old.
Visions of his past haunted him. Sweat beaded on his brow, and every now and then he would grimace.
Flash back
It was a cold morning soon to be hot from the sun. In a flower field sat a little girl at the age of four with a butterfly clip in her long white hair. She was as innocent as an angel sitting their making flower crowns for her mother and father. She was non other than the daughter of the great lord of the Western Lands, Sesshomaru. Her name was Nirania. Her mother was a great youkai of the Northern lands. Her element was earth and she had blood red eyes and raven black hair, and her name was Arugak. Luckily, Nirania had inherited almost everything of her father however she didn't have his two stripes. Also instead of a crescent moon facing to the right, hers was facing down. The only thing she had of her mother was her eyes.
Her ears perked up as she heard a familiar voice calling her name. It was her daddy! She ran with all the speed that her father graced her at such a young age, and was with him within a few seconds. She looked up at him with a big smile on her face and adoration in her eyes. Sesshomaru looked down at his child with pride that only a father could muster. Remembering what he had called her for he said
"Tell me love, just where have you been?"
"Making something for you and mommy"
"Like what?"
Nirania pulled out the flower crown that was made of blue flowers and handed it to her father. Sesshomaru accepted the gift, trying to keep his composure. He knew for sure that his wife was going to be crying up a storm at 'how sweet she is'. He nodded and thanked her for such a loving gift. He knew that being a lord he had to keep some emotions at bay. However he did give a full smile at his little Nir. He had been calling her that since she was born. Considering it was really short and he really didn't like having to say to much when it came to names. It was just ridicules. Her name suited her well it meant "death to all" much like his "destruction of the circle of life" but also noticed that her name backwards meant "princess of the priestess's".
He guided her back to the palace and ate breakfast with his small but satisfying family. His predictions were correct about his wife. She swept her only child up into a tight embrace and told her that it was never a weakness to be kind. As if that child could ever think that. She was a walking talking pure and innocent child. Not even one bad thought crossed her mind. Sesshomaru sighed for he knew that today a general of the Eastern Lands would come and seek his council. Today would be a long and boring day.
'Finally he left!' Sesshomaru thought to himself looking out his study's window. He heard a faint knock on the door and turned to see one of his soldiers standing there with a grim look on his face
"What do you want?" he asked getting up
"My lord, you might want to sit down." The soldier said, and saw as his liege sat and looked concern.
"What is it Seth?"
"My lord," he looked down and tried to muster up the courage to tell him this " the scoters have informed me that your younger brother…" he paused and flinched as Sesshomaru stoop immediately to his feet.
"What? What has happened to my brother!" he said forcefully and with authority.
"Your younger brother has been found this morning, pinned to a tree, and he is well… dead my lord." He said the last part in a whisper but knew darn well that his king had heard him.
Sesshomaru's mind reeled. His baby brother, dead?
"Who… who did this?" he asked in a raspy voice
"The priestess named Kikyou." Seth said with disgust.
He couldn't take it. He had to get fresh air to clear his mind. As he was walking through the woods, he heard a scream. A scream that was way to familiar with him. He realized that it was his Nir! He flew (literally) to wear he heard the scream come from. And almost fainted at what he saw. There sat his little angel writhing in pain, some kind of acid was poured on her. Half her body was eaten away already. Beside the acid he smelt a youkai one of extraordinary power, though he wouldn't admit it, but stronger that him and his father and half-brother combined.
He fell to his knees in pure anguish and mourned the death of his only child. He gently picked her up and heard her whimper in pain, before he could do anything her body went limp and he knew that she had passed into the next realm. 'It was a better place for her' he kept telling him self but couldn't help the waterfall of tears streaming down his face. He took his beloved child back to the palace and had given her a proper burial.
Arugak was completely silent. Still in such shock that this could happen to a child of hers. She then turned to Sesshomaru and gave him a glare
"Where were you when she needed you! If you were a half the father as you are a king this wouldn't have happened! "
"I was lucky that I found what I did of her!" he cried to his wife. She went to slap him but he caught her hand before it could strike its target. She twisted her hand out of his grasp and ran out of the palace in blind anguish. Sesshomaru watched her with a heavy heart. The only one left that understood him had blamed him of their daughter's death. Arugak didn't realize just how much she had hurt him with her words. For he did blame himself for his daughter's death. If had been there…
He decided that it was best that he ran after Arugak if anything happened to her, oh god he would never forgive himself! Walking through the forest he found his wife doubled over and crying her eyes out at where their daughter was attacked. Tears stung his face as he remembered her going so suddenly limp in his arms. No parent should have to see their child in any pain let alone have to burry them. He went and stood next to his wife and they both wept at their lost. It was getting late and they decided to go back to the palace.
On the way back though not everything went so smooth. The youkai who had killed Sesshomaru and Arugak's only child had appeared. He was wearing a black kimono, and had concealed his face with a black hood. His voice was menacing and pure evil.
"Sesshomaru, the lord of the Western Lands, you don't look so high and mighty now!" the evil youkai said with a smile in his voice.
Sesshomaru's eyes went red with anger and suffering.
"How is it that I know not your name but you sure know mine!" he growled out through gritted teeth.
"Oh please forgive me, prince of destruction. My name is…"
The youkai said his name, but his voice was so muffled with evil that not even Sesshomaru could understand him.
"You should have heard your daughter scream, it was quite the treat. So pain filled was it, and it made every bone in me shiver with pleasure." The youkai said with a smug smirk in his voice.
Sesshomaru not even thinking at what he was doing he attacked. Leaving his grief-stricken wife open and unprotected. The youkai was at least four times faster that Sesshomaru and before he knew it Arugak's body was on the grass floor and her head went into the opened palm of the youkai. And in a flash he was off, no where to be seen. However he did say this as he left.
"I'll think I'll take this as another trophy, but Sesshomaru I'll be back for you in 50 years!" And just as quick as he came he left.
Sesshomaru fell to his knees and cried silent tears and looked over at his now headless wife's body. What had he done to deserve this much grief? First his brother, then his daughter, and now his wife. 'Because you gave your heart to those who were under you' a voice in the back of his mind told him. He nodded in agreement. Never again would he give his heart to another. He will conceal his emotions from the world and become a coldhearted person and kill those who were innocent. Never again would he love, for those he did give his heart to in the end he was the one who ended up getting hurt. And from there on out he has been know as the 'Ice Prince'.
End of Flashback
Sesshomaru woke up with a start. Why did he just dream of his past? He looked up and remembered it was exactly 50 years since that dreadful day. He looked to the sky and noticed that it was shades of pink, purple and blue…
He shook his head from the thought. Who was he kidding, it was just a coincidence.
He heard a slight rustling sound and saw Rin was starting to stir from her peaceful sleep. He rose himself up and kicked Jaken awake and told him to watch over Rin and if anything happened to her so help him god he told Jaken that he would kill him then bring him back then proceed to kill him again. He started to walked away and that's when Rin woke up.
"Lord Sesshomaru where are you going?" she asked sleepy eyed.
"To the village over the hill Rin, I wont be long." As he said the words her face litted up and said
"Ok I'll make something special for you, my lord!"
He chuckled to himself and went to the village. And got some supplies they needed, mainly Rin need. He got her a new kimono; it was white with a yellow sash(bow) and a beautiful butterfly on the back. This was the one that Rin had fallen in love with two days ago when the passed through hear. He decided to get if for her and turned around but tried to make it seem not to obvious. In about a half hour he was done and stared up the hill and saw Jaken with a disgusted look on his face for he had at least four flower crowns on his head.
When Rin saw him she ran up to him with a impish look on her face.
"Just what were you doing Rin?" he asked with little interest.
"Making something for you, and the others!" Rin said happily.
"Oh, like what…" he couldn't stop himself, he was struck with a odd sense of dejavu, where had he heard this conversation before?
Instead of answering him, she just held up a magnificent blue flower crown. He looked at it as if it was alien to him starring at it and saw a few faces flash before his face. His hesitation was thought of rejection and she lowered her hand but it was caught by Sesshomaru's hand. She looked up and saw contentment in his eyes even though he had his mask up. She just giggled. Then suddenly he had the sudden urge to check up on his little brother. He told Jaken to sit back and watch Rin and once again the threat he had given him this morning was still up to offer.
He raced off into the woods and easily picked up Inuyasha's sent along with his human friends. He stormed into their camp but only saw the monk and youkai slayer.
"Where's Inuyasha?" he demanded. They looked up at him as if he had grown two heads. Then the monk spoke up.
"Haven't you heard? Inuyasha and Kikyou got into an argument because he told Kikyou that his heart had chosen Kagome. So she once again pinned him to the tree." He pointed to where about 60 feet in front of them. And of course there hung Inuyasha with an arrow embedded into his collarbone.
"If you came to kill him, don't worry when Kagome comes back from her time she should be able to break the spell." Sango stood up and told Sesshomaru, he also noticed that she was trembling with fear.
He walked over and stood in front of Inuyasha hanging from the tree. And looked at his little brother. He then reached up and touched his brothers face. 'We were just not meant to be happy, were we brother?' he thought solemnly to himself. Like him, Inuyasha always ended up in something that was just heartbreaking. And it killed him as a brother to see him suffer like this. Although he would never admit it, but he really loved his baby brother.
As he was lost in thoughts, he didn't see the incredulous look on Miroku's and Sango's faces. He was pulled out of his thoughts when he faintly heard Jaken's annoying voice yell something. He then heard a dragon roar… was that Ah and Un? What he heard next made his blood run cold and the hair on the back of his next stand on end. He heard the shrill and high-pitched scream of Rin. Sure Rin screamed a lot, but not like this, this clearly said "help me I'm in danger!". However the next scream was unfamiliar to him it sounded like……… Nirania?
AN: Well that's it for chappie one! Remember this is the very first fanfiction I have ever wrote! Another reminder is I actually am only fourteen years old. Well if you liked it or if you didn't like it… either way PLEASE REVIEW! Tell me what you think what you liked what you didn't like. I will put up chapter two if I get at least five reviews. LOL! Luv yall!