A/N: Helloooooo! I'm back! And with this, I present the longest chapter yet! (There was a reason it took forever! 11 Pages in google docs not including the A/Ns! Yikes!) This one took me AGES to figure out and plan through. Seeing how it explains how the engagement came to be! But oh my lords...my brain needs to rest now...yeesh. The things I do...besides it's only...ALMOST FIVE IN THE MORNING?! HOLY CRAP!
Hehe...I should get my tired tush…*author snickers* to bed.
Disclaimer!: I do not own Frozen/InuYasha/images/videos….yada...yada...yada...rada...rada...rada….*Shnitzel anyone? Chowder? hehe…* at all. Although it hurts to admit it…
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Pairing: Elsa x Sesshomaru
Chapter 9: Ghost of the Past - PART 3 (Final) - The Undeniable Claim
*Still in the Past*
Everything was in slow motion for the Queen of Arendelle.
She didn't know what to do, how to react. Here she was selfishly giving her only daughter away to some beast...all for the sake of her own desires. At least that's how she viewed herself.
Despicable.
It was a trade….Elsa for the Housemaid named Lori Ann.
And that's what she did...albeit reluctantly.
Commander Brolin had seized the Princess.
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Sesshomaru's patience was running thin.
He had waited so long for this chance, he wasn't going to let this opportunity slip through his long deadly claws.
Once he caught whiff of that enticing scent lingering on the King, he knew he would never let go.
She...would be his.
His demon instinct commanded no less.
His presence struck fear in the King's men, including the King himself. Which he expected considering he had their King literally by the throat.
His wide bleeding gaze narrowed as the King was snarling and gasping in his hold.
He had recently ordered the King's Commander into action. Which in turn displeased the royal human greatly.
Sesshomaru was amused to say the least.
The full Daiyoukai did not care for this Human's feelings, seeing as this particular Human and his men had tried to harm him.
He scoffed inwardly at that.
If any harm were to befall him, he would have taken great pleasure in seeing to this castle's destruction.
As usual, the Demon Lord's arrogance knew no boundaries.
His bleeding red eyes started to fade as he forcefully regained control of his raging demon.
Blinking his eyes...they regained their normal color, his thoughts becoming more coherent and logical.
The blood on his claws from the King's scratched throat had woken him from his demon's temporary control.
He did not take into consideration how powerful the scent of his intended would be and how it could affect him.
It impressed Sesshomaru. Not many could summon his other half from the depths of its mental cages from scent alone.
With the cold mask of indifference (which was recently a terrifying feral sneer) in place, he threw the King away like a discarded piece of trash.
The King landed on his tush (A/N: Hehe...tush...XD) unceremoniously, sliding on the stone at the front of the palace. Sesshomaru didn't spare him not a single glance as his attention focused on the palace doors. He could hear the King gasping for air as guards filed around their abused King.
He had already shown his dominance in this situation, there was no need for another example.
He waited calmly. Finally suppressing his excited demon into submission.
Soon.
She would be in his clutches.
Yes...very soon.
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The Queen was not expecting this scenario when they opened the palace doors. Her hands were cuffed in iron, the rest of her guards locked in the cellar. She was being led by one of Brolin's men, while Brolin himself held Elsa close.
The Queen looked at the scene before her, in utter shock.
There stood not a beast, but an alluring figure of the Gods…
He was handsome no doubt.
She noticed first the long pure white hair, that reflected off the the amber golden eyes that seemed to always be aware. His eyes were definitely unnatural, no human of her knowledge had that color. She then noticed the strange markings upon his face...what did those mean? His face didn't reveal any emotion that she could tell...only indifference? Perhaps...He also had elfen ears….Only adding to the image of deadly grace and perfection. He also had a long boa of white pelt upon his right shoulder.
The mysterious male looked utterly foreign to her, he stood with an air of complete superiority. While behind him lay the remnants of the King's last attempt. Those that were still conscious were either cowering in fear or by the King's side.
The King!
Her thoughts centered on her husband as she watched with increasing despair. Her lover was in a bloody heap on the ground, shaking with what she assumed fury and helplessness.
She noticed hand marks bruising around her Husband's throat. The real wound though, looked as if claw marks were digging into his skin.
The Queen paled remarkably. (Which was interesting considering she was already white as a sheet of parchment)
She probably resembled a ghost.
She felt the stare of the being on her for the briefest of moments.
Her attention returned to Commander Brolin, holding her daughter firmly.
The handsome fellow took notice as well.
Before anyone could comprehend the situation further, he suddenly appeared five feet in front of the Commander.
His golden gaze locked onto her daughter's vulnerable state of being.
Throughout the whole encounter the Queen was silent...but she could tolerate no more.
"Stop!" The Queen shouted in desperation.
She didn't even gain a glance in her direction.
"What do you want with my innocent daughter?!"
No reply.
Instead he took an empty sheath from his side, it confused the Queen greatly.
He closed his eyes, the Queen noticed magenta color on his eyelids. Like the color was brushed on…
He held the sheath outward pointing towards the unconscious Princess. As if confirming something.
"Lay her down…" He commanded Brolin. The first words to hear from him. Of course ignoring her question. She shivered at how masculine and to the point it was.
Brolin all too willing to comply, laid Elsa onto the stone ground gently. He quickly backed away, trying to blend in amongst the remaining guards.
The enchanting stranger pointed his sheath skyward then, holding the end. Leaving the open bit to the dark sky. He then summoned a familiar lime green light to encase the sheath.
The Queen connected the dots then...this...person, was collecting that damned sword!
She was at a loss for words as she heard a distant crashing sound...like glass.
She felt an intense wave of power flow over her as she heard whizzing accompanying the crash.
Next thing she knew the blade was sheathed in it's sword. He swiftly put it back in his strange belt.
His gaze once again rested upon Elsa.
The Queen couldn't help but ask again.
"Please…" She said quietly while bowing her head, her voice delicate.
"Please...tell me what you want with my daughter…" She pleaded, finally raising her head to look into his eyes with desperation and fear.
He spared the Queen a glance, then started to step forward towards Elsa. The Queen refused to look anywhere else but him, waiting on an answer.
Finally standing over Elsa he bent down on one knee, scooping up the sleeping child and resting her in his embrace.
Elsa instinctively curled into him, sighing with happiness.
The Queen was baffled by her daughter's response, could she not sense the danger?
Sesshomaru stilled as he began scenting her once more, allowing her sweet scent to envelop his senses. He was utterly content for the moment as he closed his eyes. A sigh escaped his lips.
Opening his eyes once more, he wanted a better look at his intended. He raised one arm, now holding Elsa in a one-armed embrace. He delicately moved her stray hair away from her forehead with reverence.
He studied her with a cool gaze, a barely concealed smile on the verge of letting loose. He felt...relief...the burden on his shoulders less heavy.
He wouldn't be alone…
Looking at Elsa's smooth forehead free of worry lines, he felt an urge...One that he never had before. Following up on that urge is what shocked many. In fact everyone from the castle, including all the servants, council men, and guards bore witness to this next act. (Seeing as everyone had been aware of the terror this single creature brought forth. It summoned everyone from the castle to look on; either from their bedroom windows, or at the scene themselves.)
Bending his head down, he felt his long hair fall over his shoulders. He brushed his lips upon her forehead, giving her a tender kiss.
Whilst doing this some of his power seeped into the skin of her forehead...This was no normal kiss.
It was a promise.
He could feel his youkai weaving into her soul, starting a bond that would tie their fates together. Giving him the power to feel her soul, her thoughts...he basically held her heart in the palm of his clawed hands.
Of course...the same went for him, she just didn't know it yet. He could already feel her ancient powerful magic tethering herself to him.
And with a flash of white light, it was done...There fates irrevocably sealed together.
His lips left her forehead.
Just then Elsa opened her eyes.
For Sesshomaru it was a startling experience, he felt a wave of compassion come over him for the briefest of seconds as he looked into her confused blue gaze...That hadn't happened since Rin…
Blinking her wide eyes, she spoke while taking a strand of his hair into her small chubby fingers. (Seeing as his hair seemed so interesting)
Amusement flashed in his amber gaze.
"You have weird hair mister…" Elsa said shyly while petting said hair.
The whole time it seemed as though both of them were in their own world, but of course all around them everyone was stilled in shock.
The Queen had no words to describe her feeling of surprise...This...thing….just kissed her daughter's forehead...woke her up….then Elsa proceeded to play with his hair!
This whole situation seemed utterly preposterous to her! Did that mean they were to quick to judge this creature?
The King who was utterly silent until then, decided to voice his opinion on the matter…
"Beast! Lay your hands off my daughter!" The King was struggling to stand up seeing as another wave of anger made his movements jerky.
How dare this creature infiltrate HIS castle?! How dare it lay its cruel claws upon HIS DAUGHTER!? How DARE it brush its lips upon her fair skin!? The King thought with rage.
Hearing that statement from the insolent human, Sesshomaru felt his eyes filled with prior warmth sharpen into frigid ice glaciers.
He had forgotten the presence of the nuisance.
Elsa was confused to say the least as she peered at her Father's tense posture. "Father? Why are you angry?" She questioned in an innocent tone.
Elsa's hands fisted into the clothing of Sesshomaru as he finally stood up. He held her on his hip now. His back facing away from the King, while Elsa looked at her Father over his shoulder.
Elsa quickly got sidetracked though as she finally noticed the giant fuzzy thing right next to her.
She giggled in delight at the fur, using one of her hands she started to pet it as well. It reminded her of soft snow. She didn't realise that that fur just so happened to be a part of Sesshomaru. Though not a tail, it was infused with his Youkai, making it an extension of his body.
Sesshomaru tried to hold back his purr of satisfaction now that he was facing a threat.
He directed his attention away from the fuming King, and at the shell shocked Queen. Instead of his adorable to-be-mate.
"To answer your question, onna…" Sesshomaru began, quickly gaining the attention of everyone once more.
"I Sesshomaru Taisho, intend to make your daughter my bride." Sesshomaru decided to put it in the simplest human term he could think of.
"O-oh…" The Queen sputtered out...completely flabbergasted once more.
But the King…
"What makes you think I would give my daughter to the likes of you?" The King spat out.
Sesshomaru replied in a bored tone, "Who gave you the right to have a choice? Certainly not the fates." He gave the King a withering side glance, he refocused on the Queen.
"Here are your options." Sesshomaru began, not caring for the foaming King behind him.
"She has already been marked by me. There is no escape from our sealed promise upon her forehead. I will come for her when she has matured physically and mentally."
"What…" The Queen whispered horrified.
"Or...I take her now to live with me in my castle, until she is ready to be married-"
"B-but…" The Queen began.
"Do not interrupt this Sesshomaru." He said coldly. Danger layering on his deep voice thickly. The Queen gulped.
"She will be mine, and mine alone. Those are your options, they are non-negotiable. She will be my Lady and rule by my side as the Lady of the Western lands."
Elsa was decidedly not paying attention to the adults, too busy humming to herself and petting the luxurious fur.
The Queen was helpless once again, and she hated it.
"Why…" The Queen tried one last time.
"I do not need to explain myself to a spineless ningen like yourself." Sesshomaru scoffed.
Seconds ticked by as the Queen soaked it in.
" Choose, before I make the decision for you." He said in a biting tone.
"Now hold on just one second-!" Before the King could utter a syllable more Sesshomaru finally turned to face him. His eyes the fierce red color once more. He had lost his patience with the insufferable bastard.
"SILENCE." He growled, startling Elsa from her fantasies.
Well that definitely shut the King up.
Elsa was starting to get scared, was this person good or bad?
"Mama...what's going on?" She said to her Mother when she got a good look at Sesshomaru's eyes. The wind started to pick up, a small snow storm starting. Reacting to Elsa's feelings.
"Hush child." Her Mother said fearfully.
Elsa immediately quieted as the male that held her calmed down, sensing her silent fear. But the little storm didn't stop. He sent her a comforting wave through their bond. Elsa visibly relaxed, she once again started to pet his pelt. The snow eased until it faded completely.
"I will not repeat myself." Sesshomaru said finally.
The Queen nodded, she had seen the interaction between Sesshomaru and Elsa. For some odd reason….her fears started to fade...Maybe, just maybe...this arrangement wouldn't be an awful circumstance.
She pondered her thoughts for a good while…
"I…" The Queen started.
"Freea!" The Queen startled, stared at her Husband. He looked desperate.
"I know that look! Is this what you would want for our child?!"
"We have no other choice…" She said blandly, the King was about to interrupt but she continued in a forceful manner.
"But...that's not my only reasoning." She said firmly. She looked at her husband with a fierce determination in her eyes.
"Who else but him…" She said pointing to Sesshomaru, then continued her speech. "Could calm Elsa's storms? In mere seconds apparently! He has proved himself capable as well, he defeated our men in mere minutes! He has us by the tail...he is powerful, calculating, handsome...he can protect her, better than we ever could...even though he may be a...a...demon or beast of some sort...what do we call our daughter? A sourcerer? Conjurer? Dare I say witch? Who am I to judge a person by the way they are born?" The King was silent.
Sesshomaru reassessed the woman before him, she was intelligent...he would give her that.
"So, Sesshomaru...give us time with our daughter...I beg you...Please. What else could a mother hope for?"
Sesshomaru thought for few seconds.
"Eighteen years then...I will be back on her 21st birthday to collect her." People around them gasped, that was the year of her coronation!
Did he suggest that on purpose? The Queen thought, looking into his eyes, she knew right then and there that he did.
"A-alright. I accept your terms Sesshomaru." The Queen looked to her Husband, who remained silent.
The King thought over everything that transpired tonight.
He grudgingly gave his approval as well.
Elsa was beginning to get tired once more, though this time it was because of all the excitement. Though Sesshomaru regretted to do so, he started to hand over Elsa to the Queen. What was eighteen years to a demon?
Nothing compared to an eternity.
Elsa tightened her hold on his clothes just as she was about to be passed onto to her mother.
"Fluuuuffy…." She wailed to Sesshomaru, dubbing his nickname 'Fluffy'.
Her mother froze, unsure on how Sesshomaru would react.
Sesshomaru glared playfully at her growling softly...he would teach her at some point that he was anything but fluffy.
With Elsa finally falling asleep in her Mother's arms, Sesshomaru took to the skies in his true form. Preparing for the long journey home.
He howled in the sky, his demon reminding everyone he would be back.
Back for her.
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"And that my dear Kristoff...is why we are so reluctant for Elsa to marry Lord Sesshomaru". He said after Gliff finished his long tale.
Kristoff was speechless as he sat in his council chair. Trying to breathe in and out regularly.
"So...How does nobody know that Sesshomaru is demon or beast but us?" Kristoff finally asked.
"Elsa's father contacted the rock trolls, they casted the spell they used on Anna to replace their memories with that of a human Prince. Over the years, people forgot, especially after being shut out of the castle while Elsa was growing up."
"How do you still remember?" Kristoff asked.
"The King let us remember, our purpose was to support Elsa if she were ever to find out about her engagement...or her Fiancee's true identity."
"Why hide the truth?!" Kristoff shouted suddenly.
"That my boy, only her parents could have known. For I think the King was fearful of the demon...or maybe his own form of revenge against the beast who stole his daughter...I think the Queen was vehemently against his actions."
"What about Commander Brolin and the unfaithful guards?" Kristoff asked his last question.
"They were relieved of their duties permanently, no one knows where they are now...But Aaron...the Guard that was kind to the Housemaid, became the new Commander of the royal army."
"Seriously?! That's how Commander Aaron came to be?!" Well...Kristoff knew for sure now that you learn something new everyday...
Kristoff slumped in his chair. Now he had this on his mind...knowing the truth about Sesshomaru. How could he face Elsa? How could he tell her? She would believe him to be nuts...as if he wasn't already considered a nut since his best friend was in fact a Reindeer...and his family a bunch of rock trolls. Not to mention his best man was in fact, a snowman.
Also, Kristoff wasn't sure if he could trust Sesshomaru. The council depicted him as a cruel, heartless, beast. But Kristoff wasn't there back then in the past, he needed to make his own judgements for himself.
So with that, he excused himself from the council room, leaving the old men to discuss without him. Kristoff seriously need some time to adjust. He would keep these facts to himself until further notice, right now he just needed some TLC from Anna.
In exactly three minutes, Elsa entered the council room.
Before Lunch, she would have an enchanted engagement ring on her finger.
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A/N: Alrighty then! We will be returning to Elsa's POV in the next chapter. Where we will get more interactions (hopefully) between present Elsa and Sesshomaru. Also! Did you enjoy the fluff between Past Elsa and Sesshy? :) I thought it was pretty adorable and heartwarming…
PROGRESS REPORT: I'm getting close to finishing my one-shot. So be on the lookout for that people. Plus, I'm putting Khao Manee (my other story) on Hiatus. Sowwy. And I'm also going to be editing past chapters of this story, just a heads up. I noticed a detail a couple chapters ago that I need to change. Other than that I'm polishing up the story.
If you have any questions and or confused, don't hesitate to ask me! Now seriously I need to get my butter buns to bed. XD
Until next time my bun buns...Read and Reveiw.
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