Full Summary: Inuyasha is a vampire sired by Kikyou... But along with his life died his love for the vampiric priestess, turning the hanyou into a bitter killer. A stranger blocks his path... A stunning, mysterious, beautiful, and strangely sexy youkai. With his desire to feed, Inuyasha attacks... and learns more about this being then he ever wanted to know... But with his old love in the way and a vampire slayer hunting him down, how can Inuyasha sustain his love and stay alive long enough to reveal his true feelings towards the cold hearted youkai?
Warnings: Explicit yaoi, incest (between Sesshomaru and Inuyasha), a little bit of yuri, very weird pairings, possible lemons, definite limes, AU, character deaths, morbid themes, language, violence, blood... need I say more?
Pairings: Inuyasha/Sesshomaru, Rin/Jaken, Miroku/Kagura, and Kagome/Kouga (And there are other pairings, but the rest are either old broken love or unrequited love)
Dictionary: Hanyou: Half Demon, Youkai: Demon, Ningen: Human, Kitsune: Fox, Inu: Dog, Kuma: Bear, Kitsune-bi: Fox Fire, Kappa: Water Imp
Hiya you guys! I'm here with a new story of mine... this is what you get when you're obsessed with Inuyasha and you've been watching too much of Buffy the Vampire Slayer... heh heh... anyway, this idea struck me quite suddenly after watching an episode of Buffy from the first season... At first it was, 'what if Inuyasha was a vampire trying to seduce Sesshomaru?' And then... 'what if Sesshomaru had the chance to dust Inuyasha but didn't?'... and then, 'Woh! Sesshomaru could be the uke and it would make sense!' And... erm... it grew from there. Anyway, eventually, all these whacky ideas created this first chapter... I know, I should be writing my ninth chapter to my other story, Dream Demon, but this idea just plagued me... so I hope you all enjoy this and tell me what you think of it so far!
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Swift fingers notched an arrow as chocolate brown eyes spotted a sinewy figure lurking amongst the shadows. Cautiously, Kikyou stepped forward ready to shoot if necessary. With confidence ridden in her voice, she called out to the stranger. "Who are you and what do you want?"
"Surely Lady Kikyou, you know what I want." A voice full of lust and desire called back to her. Naraku stepped out from the shadows and into the moonlight, his cold black eyes focused on the priestess.
"It's you!" Kikyou exclaimed in shock, lowering her bow and arrow. "You shouldn't be here-"
"But I wanted to see you, dearest." A shiver went down Kikyou's spine at this. Casting her eyes towards the ground she mumbled something incoherrent. "What was that?" Naraku asked, stepping forward.
Angry brown eyes snapped back up, locking onto cold black ones. "I said you should leave!" Once again she notched her arrow in her bow. "Your prescence is unwanted here."
"As opposed to before when you thought I was merely a hanyou...?"
"I have no place in my heart for one of your kind!" The priestess exclaimed bitterly.
"And tell me, what exactly is one of my kind? Kikyou... I have shown you nothing but love in these few months we've known each other. Surely you do not think one of my kind cannot possess such a feeling towards another?" Naraku slowly inched closer towards the priestess as he spoke until he was directly in front of her.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I do think just that." Kikyou explained, her voice wavering slightly.
Fingers cupped the girl's cheek, tenderly stroking the soft and creamy skin. His cold hands were enough alone to make her want to pull away... and yet, she could not convince herself to do just that. "I could give you everything you have ever desired. Freedom, adventure... immortality. All you have to do..." Naraku paused, his black eyes flooded with hope and desire. "Is ask."
"If only it were that simple..." Kikyou said with a sigh, pulling away from the hanyou.
"Oh, but it is!" Naraku exclaimed, taking Kikyou's hand into his own. "The decision is yours, and yours alone to make."
"Yes, but I must think of the others... the villagers, my parents... Kaede." Kikyou explained. A hope she had not realized existed dimmed in her heart. She could not let them down... She lived to protect them.
"It is not as the rumors say." Naraku said persuasively. "Ours are not mindless killers. We still have a mind of our own... We still have a heart. Our desire to hunt can be diminished. It is our choice to make. Your family and villagers are in no immediate danger. And with your pure blood, you will be able to remain in control of yourself... you will even be able to walk the day as you always have." The hanyou raised his right wrist up to his mouth. He curled his lip upward, revealing fangs. Without hesitation, he sank them deep into his skin, drawing blood. "Do this for you... do it for us, so we may be together for eternity."
Shaking hands took hold of his, and she slowly raised the bleeding wrist up to her lips. 'Eternity'. The word flitted through her mind and with no hesitation, she drank.
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The sky had darkened, and power surged through the reborn priestess. She couldn't remember much... except for a dim face and the words, 'I'm going to enjoy this' from the dark stranger.
The desire in her was great... but the desire to do what exactly? Wish a shrug of her shoulders, Kikyou got up from her place on the ground. The scent of blood was strong, and her desire grew.
"Sister Kikyou!" A young child cried out happily.
"Kaede." THe word was foreign to her, but somehow, she knew exactly what to say, even if she did not recognize the child. "You've been crying... what is wrong?"
"I've been looking everywhere for you!" The young girl's face darkened into a grim expression. "A youkai attacked mommy... she's bleeding really bad! I got the right herbs to help... but they're not working!"
"Show me, Kaede." Kikyou exclaimed softly, taking her sister's hand. Quietly, the child led her sister inside a hut to where a woman bled heavily, her stomach torn open by claws.
"Mommy! Are you still alright?" Kaede asked, stepping forward.
"Allow me, Kaede." Kikyou exclaimed suddenly, pushing the child back. Kikyou knew what exactly it was she wanted now... what she needed...
"Will she be alright?"
"Yes Kaede. Everything will be... just... fine..." Kikyou murmured, leaning closer in towards the woman. Instinct took over and Kikyou sank her fangs deep into her neck.
"Si- Sister Kikyou?" Kaede trembled, stepping back. Fear flooded into her eyes as she watched the horrifying scene of her sister sucking her mother dry. Once through with the woman, Kikyou turned towards her sister, blood dribbling down her chin. Slowly, the blood-thirsty creature crawled towards the terror-stricken child.
The moon cast an eerie red glow on the small quiet village as a blood-curling scream filled the air.
Fifty Years Later...
"What the hell?" Inuyasha leapt from tree to tree, looking around frantically. "Where the hell did that little cretin go! Youkai don't just dissapear like that! I mean, yeah, I've seen demons dissapear behind a screen of smoke... and some who turn into smoke... hell, I've even met youkai who literally turn invisible! But nothing like this! The little beast's youki is completely..." A small creature darted into the bushes. "Gone..." Inuyasha growled, softly leaping down from his perch.
"Gotcha!" The hanyou exclaimed, a clawed hand shooting through the bushes. With a toothy grin, the hanyou pulled out a small kitsune boy.
"Lemme go, or I'll burn out your eyes!" The child exclaimed, flailing around violently.
"I wouldn't be making threats if I were you. You stole my Tessaiga and hid it somewhere earlier today... and I haven't forgiven you for it yet... now I want it back!" Inuyasha growled, slamming the kitsune forcefully into the ground.
"What Tessaiga? I wasn't even in this area, you idiot hanyou!" The kitsune exclaimed, flailing around some more.
A snarl rippled across the hanyou's face, showing off magnificent fangs. "I could rip out your gizzards right here and now and feed to my heart's content as your thick warm blood poured out."
"You're a-a-a-"
"A vampire?" Inuyasha finished with a smirk. "And you're nothing but a puny child." Inuyasha leaned forward to finish off the boy when a huge kuma youkai crashed through the trees towards them. "Every single..." With a muttered curse, Inuyasha jumped up, releasing the kitusne. "Ya know, I'm really not in the mood today." The hanyou ground out between clenched teeth. The kuma charged towards the group. With a roll of his eyes, Inuyasha plunged a clawed hand deep into the youkai's chest and ripped out it's heart. "That'll teach ya not to mess wi-"
"Look out!" The kitsune shouted suddenly. Before Inuyasha had time to realize what was going on, the kitsune child leapt up in the air and let loose a powerful surge of his kitsune-bi. When the smoke cleared, all that could be seen was the toasted courpse of one unfortunate youkai.
"I wasn't really counting on having a second one come at me..." Inuyasha trailed off, slightly shaken at the immense power shown from the child. "But I guess I owe you one, kid." The hanyou finished lamely, looking away in shame.
"Ah, it was nothing really... I steal your precious weapon, you try to rip out my throat, then I save you pathetic hanyou ass..."
"You wanna try running that by me again?" Inuyasha growled, his fingers curling around the boy's neck.
"Don't be upset because I speak the truth... Oh, and it's Shippo by the way, not kid." The kitsune explained.
"Well Shippo..." Inuyasha let go of the child and sat back cofortably against a tree. "You're lucky. If it had been anyone else, they'd be dead. First my precious Tessaiga and then an insult like that? You should be mince meat."
"So then why am I still alive?" Shippo asked, sitting quite a distance away from the vampiric hanyou. "Not that I'm not grateful!" He quickly added.
"I don't know." Inuyuasha said with a slight shrug of his shoulders. He felt more aimable then he had ever been in the last fifty years. "Most youkai children wouldn't have had the guts to insult me or even attempt to... help me after learning what I am... you have courage and I admire that." Inuyasha looked away as if admitting this to the child was overbearingly embarassing.
"Glad I finally found someone who doesn't think I'm a coward." Shippo exclaimed happily, bouncing up and over towards the hanyou. "Hey, you haven't told me your name!"
"Eh? Oh... it's Inuyasha." The hanyou answered, glancing up at the moon. "It's really late... aren't your parents at all worried about you?"
"My parents are dead... I travel alone." Shippo explained with a downcast expression.
"Sorry to hear it. How about you travel with me for awhile then? I could use a little company anyway." It had been so long since the hanyou had accepted a traveling companion... to be precise, fifty years since he had allowed someone to enter his life... and in turn, she ripped out his heart and turned him into a cold and empty shell... Inuyasha violently shook his head, trying to rid himself of those memories.
"Erm... okay. But what if you get hungry and lose control of yourself and I become your meal... and I commonly travel during the day... don't you vamps turn to dust by the slightest bit of sun...? And what does-"
"Woh, hold it kid!" Inuyasha held up a hand, silencing the young kitsune. "You've been listening to too many fairy-taled stories... Those are all very common misconceptions." Inuyasha stood, beckoning the kitsune to follow. "You got a lot to learn about what us vampires are really like. We're not just mindless killers, you know?"
"Erm... right?" Shippo agreed, looking up nervously at the overly friendly hanyou.
"Oh, and Shippo? If you don't give me back my Tessaiga, I will carve out your eyes and give them to the closest villager I can find." Inuyasha exclaimed suddenly, a murderous look in his eyes.
"Shippo shuddered. "Not a mindless killer, huh? I beg to differ."
At this, Inuyasha let out a warm hearty laugh. It had been so long since he'd had company... a potential friend... and Inuyasha's heart sang joyously with temporary content.
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A small green creature strolled through the forest calmly. His task was simple; keep on the look out for Kisana and warn his friend if she were near. Kisana was not known to be forgiving and she would not hesitate to rip the kappa to bits for helping her brother leave the castle grounds.
The kappa came to a clearing in the forest. A tall majestic figure leaned casually against a tree. "Well?" The beautiful youkai spoke, voice as smooth as silk. Golden eyes turned towards the kappa's bleak black ones.
"There's nothing to report m'lord! All is clear!" The kappa exclaimed enthusiastically, slamming his staff into the ground for emphasis.
"Tell me Jaken, how long have we known eachother?" The youkai asked, running a clawed hand through his long silver hair.
"Well... ah..." The green youkai stammered, not entirely sure why any of this was relevant. He looked up towards the moon as if it held the answer. "Almost five whole centuries, m'lord."
"Then why are you still holding me to that title!" The youkai snapped angrily. For a moment his eyes struggled between three different emotions until they were forced away, making his eyes completely blank, void, and emotionless.
"I'm sorry Sesshomaru!" Jaken exclaimed in panic, inclining his head in a quick bow. "It's just that you're so terrifying when you're on edge!" The kappa reasoned.
Being friends with the inu youkai did have it's perks... there had been many days when they were kids where the kappa was invited inside the castle to take part in family activities and dinners. But when his best friend's parents had died, the inu youkai had closed himself off from most of the world. Jaken had learned to read his friend's emotions from the little things he did, and the fact that Sesshomaru was occasionally running his claws through his hair indicated how nervous he was.
"All we have to do is keep moving." Sesshomaru muttered with determination. "Because I refuse to become a slave to my own sister."
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A small girl screamed as she ran, a pack of vicious wolves hot on her trail. None of this was supposed to happen... she should've been traveling south with her parents and brothers right now...
More tears stung her eyes. That memory was too terrible to bear... what had happened to her family... what should've happened to her.
It was dark and the path she ran was blurred by tears... the human did not see the protruding root in the path. As she tripped over it, she cried out. "Help!"
The girl lay on the ground, waiting to feel the searing pain of sharp teeth tearing at her skin... but it never came. She nervously glanced back to where the wolves were. To her surprise, they were all standing a few feet away from her, growling and snarling anxiously. One wolf bolted, whining and whimpering as it ran the opposite direction. A few more followed suit... and again a few more, until they were all gone.
A soft 'hmph' was heard from behind her, and the small girl whirled around to see what it was. A tall and majestic youkai calmly trode away with a small green imp by his side.
"Hey, wait!" The eight-year-old child cried out, rushing after the two. "You saved me, didn't you? Thank you so much! I thought I was a gonner!" She exclaimed happily. The two youkai gave no notice to her and did not even seem to hear her. "I guess I owe you a life debt, huh? Okay." The human girl nodded, as if making up her mind. "I shall travel with you until this one's debt is repayed!"
"Ningen, do not be foolish. This Sesshomaru has no need of your company." The taller youkai spoke softly, his voice flat and as cold as ice.
Ignoring this statement, the girl exclaimed. "Sesshomaru, huh? That's an interesting name... I like it! And what's your name?" The girl tapped the kappa's shoulder gently.
"I'm Jaken! What's you name?" The green imp answered, happy that he had been noticed. A well aimed fist hit the kappa upside the head.
"Don't speak with it, Jaken." The inu-youkai snarled out quietly.
"This one is Rin!" The girl replied happily. She skipped a bit to keep up with the two, fingering a plain red obi that held together her old, tattered, red kimono.
"I implore you to leave." Sesshomaru said in a bored tone.
"But I want to stay!" Rin cried out unhappily, large brown eyes pleading with Sesshomaru's back.
"I'll lop off your head if you don't leave now." Sesshomaru threatened, hand resting on the hilt of his Tenseiga. The sword couldn't cut, but the girl didn't know that.
"You wouldn't kill me!" Rin exclaimed confidently. "You saved me! And I've very grateful for that!"
"If you're so grateful, then you can repay your debt by going back to wherever it was you came." Sesshomaru was on the verge of loosing what little control he still had. "Don't you have a village to return to? A family?" Sesshomaru snapped, becoming slightly irritated when the child did not reply. Rin stopped dead in her tracks and looked down sadly. Sesshomaru also stopped and turned to really look at the child for the first time. Realization hit him and he quietly muttered. "I see... you are on your own."
"But I don't have to be alone..." Rin explained quietly. "May I stay with you? I know you're not like the other youkai... otherwise, you wouldn't have saved me..."
Sesshomaru sighed, becoming even more irritated. A small part of him wanted to give in and allow the human child to travel with them... humans were insignificant and annoying, but he had always had a soft spot for children. However, he couldn't allow this human to slow him down and so, he used the only tactic he could think of that would undoubtably work.
He bolted in a ball of blue light. Jaken stopped dead in his tracks, mouth hanging wide open. "I can't believe he abandoned me like that! His best friend... Sesshomaru!" Jaken cried, running forward. "Wait for me!" The kappa suddenly stopped and turned back to look at the human child. "Well? Are you coming or not?"
The child was slightly confused. "But he ran... he obviously doesn't want me around." She explained softly.
"Don't be ridiculous, ningen. Didn't you see the look in his eyes?" Jaken snapped at her. The kappa sighed. Why was he the only one who could tell exactly what Sesshomaru was thinking or feeling by just looking at him? "Sesshomaru would be happy to have you travel with us... he just needs to get used to the idea first." Jaken turned once again and started running to catch up.
"Well... if you really think it's okay..." The child quickly caught up with the kappa and ran alongside him. A single thought crossed her mind as she ran... This could get interesting... Little did she know just how intersting things were about to get...
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That was a horrible first chapter wasn't it? Anyway, I know it's a bit OOC, and it moved a little too fast and it was kinda choppy... I'm a failure in life! Oh well... it's not my opinion that counts though, I suppose... it's yours! Anyway, please review and tell me what you think of it so far! See ya!