Hello everybody! Did you miss me? I hope so! I have been away for quite a while. It has been a rough few months, but I think my life is getting back on track. I worked really hard to bring chapter 5 to you , however, I just do not have a strong feeling about how I went about this. BUT... I am going to let you decide. I am debating on using a Beta from now on, to help me with my writing. You make the call. I am but a puppet for you to do with as you will. I had a really hard time writing this chapter with everything that has been going on in my life. And , it seems my brain just doesn't want to function like normal! I have alot to learn about story telling, so maybe someone would like to help me. I could use someone from giving me pointers, pretending to be my english teacher, to just proof reading my stories. I have not decided completely on the Beta, I will leave that decision until the reviews are in from this chapter. Meanwhile, if you have any suggestions for me, please put it in your review, or just email me. My address can be found in my profile. You can also visit my unfinished website, http/ or my msn space, which has links to my fanfictions, and other things I am interested in. http/spaces. . So for now, here is Chapter 5, which goes into some detail about Netsui's past. Let me know what you think... PLEASE... I need the help! >.

Roses of Chaos / Sad Girl

Chapter 5

Unforeseen Events and Netsui's Past

Upon her return to Sesshoumaru's castle, Kagome sat silently as Jaken prepared the room that would be her prison. The imp made the finishing touches on the room, and stepped out into the hallway.

"All done my lord!" he called out. Kagome wasted no time as she ran up the towering staircase. Jaken's eyes grew big as he saw the upset human running towards him. Kagome brushed quickly past him into the room, slamming the door behind her. She quickly barricaded herself in the large room. She only took the time to locate the bed, which was situated in the far left corner of the room. She ran to the bed, falling face down into its silky blankets. Tears began to flow freely as she cried out loud.

"How can he do this to me!" she screamed into her arms. The silk was soaked in mere minutes, covered in her sadness. "This can't be happening" she mumbled warily, before crying herself to sleep.

Shift…

"How can he do this to me!" he heard her muffled cries. Sesshoumaru stood outside the young girls room for a moment as he heard her screams fade away into sleepy nothingness. "Pfft" he spat out, making his way to his own room, right next door.

Shift…

Kagome awoke to birds chirping outside her window. The sun revealed a new day, shedding light on Kagome as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

"So, it wasn't a dream after all." she said softly to herself. She sat up in her bed and looked around the room she had ignored the night before. Her dreary prison seemed… elegant. Cherry wood furniture accented the room as artistic candle holders hung on the walls. There was one window and an entrance covered with silk curtains. Kagome walked across the cold stone floor to the entrance way. She pushed back the cloth to reveal a balcony overlooking the western lands, Sesshoumaru's lands. She knew Sesshoumaru ruled the west, however, no one ever knew where he lived, let alone he had a castle like this one. She gasped at the beautiful sight, stepping out into the sunlight. Mountains towered over a blanket of trees for miles. It was a breathtaking surroundings.

"It's amazing." she managed to say, taking in the magnificent view. She watched as the sun climbed the tips of the mountains tops, the sunlight dancing across the rippling rivers and lakes. She looked below her balcony to see a beautiful rose garden. Hundreds of vibrant roses of all colors and sizes spread across the vast garden. The aroma drifted gently in the breeze, catching Kagome's delicate nose by surprise. She would have relished in the delightful smell, had she noticed. Kagome, however, was off in another world, one filled with confusion and heart ache.

The fear for the lives of her friends weighed heavily on her heart. The thought that something could happen to her friends because of something she knew nothing about, and has no control over, was too overwhelming. Kagome's face grew long with sadness.

"I couldn't bare it if anything happened to Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara, and Inuya…" Kagome's voice fell silent. Her eyes closed tightly, trying to fight back the tears that threatened to fall.

"Inuyasha…" she whispered softly as her legs gave way from under her. She landed harshly on the stone balcony. Her head dove into her awaiting arms as she cried aloud to herself.

"I HATE YOU INUYASHA!" rang in her ears, remembering the horrible words she yelled at him before running off into the woods.

"What a terrible day that was." she replied to herself after she ran out of tears to shed. Kagome slowly picked herself up from the ground, dusting off her clothing.

"Inuyasha made his decision." she said calmly. "At least he finally did make one." She tried to sound chipper, but she couldn't fool herself. She walked back into her well lit room, leaving the soft cloth open at the entrance.

She glanced over towards the door to see a bundle of flowers lying on her furniture. She walked over to the lovely bouquet and took it in her hands. It was a beautiful mixture of different wild flowers. They ranged in color, from a simple white daisy, to an extravagant purple harebell.

"Almost looks like something from a flower shop," she said to herself. The delicious smell tickled her nose and she gave a halfway smile.

"I wonder where they came from. I don't remember seeing them here yesterday." She laid the flowers back down on the cherry wood cabinet and walked over to her bed. She fixed the sheets, then sat down gently.

"Well, I'm held captive here in this castle. If I don't find out what this is all about, I'll be stuck here for the rest of my life, and there's no telling how long, or short, that will be." Kagome thought about Sesshoumaru's words and attitude the day before, calm yet deadly.

"I have to find out what this spell is and break it! Everyone's lives are depending on it."

Shift……

Kagome wandered aimlessly around the huge castle, exploring every room it held. She came across many rooms which looked like bedrooms filled with beds, furniture, and some with a balcony just like hers. She found the treasure room, which held many jewels and gold coins contained in wooden chests. She then stumbled across the silk room, covered in the finest clothing she had ever seen in this era. Down a long dark hallway, she came across what seemed to be a trophy room, which housed mounted heads of some demons Kagome could have sworn she read about in her school text books. The cold stone walls seemed endless, and the hallways darker the further she ventured from her room.

"What an extravagant castle this is." Kagome told herself as she turned into the direction of the main hall. Her tummy started to growl. Her hands moved quickly to comfort it.

'I wonder where the kitchen is,' she thought. As she walked down the corridor, Kagome noticed a wide doorway leading to the outside. Forgetting about her hunger, she turned to the left and took the exit. She stepped out and was briefly blinded by the sunlight. It took but a moment for her eyes to readjust, and when she looked around her, she gasped in astonishment.

"It's… so beautiful." Kagome managed to spit out as she gazed over the magnificent hot spring before her. The outer layer was built out of marvelous slate rock stacked atop one another, along with blocks of pure stone. The steaming water was crystal clear, and it was enclosed by a massive amount of bamboo reeds. She took in the lovely sight for a while longer, then made her way down the short path that led away from the spring. It wasn't long before she came to a beautiful garden, filled with a large variety of wildflowers, much like the ones she found in her room. They were tall flowers surrounding a majestic cherry blossom tree. Kagome entered the luscious garden and walked towards the tree, which looked to be very old.

"I can't believe how beautiful this compound is. Everything is so…. elaborate." she spoke softly to herself as she reached the large tree. It's pink blossoms swayed with the wind, and Kagome felt at peace. She carefully took her seat at the base of the tree trunk. She leaned her back against the massive trunk and took in a deep breath. It was so relaxing to sit in the shade of a magnificent tree overlooking a huge meadow of wildflowers.

"If only everything was alright I might be able to enjoy this more." she sighed. Kagome quickly closed her eyes and shook her head. "What am I talking about! This is a wonderful place. The company could use some work though! And anything is better than some cave or tiny shack." She smiled lightly at the thought of Sesshoumaru living in a cave. "At least here, I can have some privacy."

The wind seized and everything lay still. Kagome opened her eyes to see some flowers in the distance move a little. She didn't pay it any mind until more flowers began to sway vigorously.

"The wind isn't blowing," she thought to herself. She watched as movement headed in her direction.

"Something is out there!" she stammered. In mere seconds, whatever was out there was now right in front of her, concealed by a blanket of colorful petals. She staggered to her feet, but before she could make a run for it, something shot out of the tall camouflage.

"HELLO!" a voice called out. Kagome fell back to the ground hard in shock and surprise. Her eyes were wide as if she were a raccoon caught in headlights, and her heart skipped a beat. She took a deep sigh of relief at the face that appeared before her.

"Kagome-chan, are you ok?" the small voice asked. "Do you not remember me? My name is Rin."

Kagome shook off her distress and smiled calmly. "You just scared me is all Rin-chan. How could I forget such a sweet little girl?"

"Oh," Rin sighed cheerfully. The little girl took a seat under the tree next to Kagome. After a small moment of silence, Kagome turned to the girl.

"What are you doing out here by yourself?" she asked

Rin's face lit up with excitement. She smiled at the older girl next to her, with a fist full of flowers still in her hand. "I am picking pretty flowers for Lord Sesshoumaru!" she said happily. "Did you get your flowers this morning?" she asked sweetly.

Kagome looked at her. "Yes I did. Did you put them there for me?" she questioned.

"Mmhmm," Rin answered simply.

"How thoughtful, thank you Rin. They were beautiful!" Rin smiled and took off into the field. Kagome sat there looking down at the ground.

"Of course it was Rin -Chan. Who else would have given me flowers? Lord Sesshoumaru?" She laughed lightly at the thought and felt a little foolish for having the idea in her head. Her concentration on the matter didn't last long.

"KAGOME! Are you coming with me? My tummy is talking to me." Rin called back. Kagome grabbed at her stomach, as her hunger came rushing back. She stood quickly to her feet and brushed herself off. "My tummy is talking too. It say's it's hungry for…… Rin-Chan!" she smiled, taking off after the small girl. Rin giggled ecstatically as she ran towards the castle, with Kagome hot on her heels.

Shift…..

"Any sign of her?" Tsifira asked in an unpleasant tone.

Netsui bowed his head in failure. "No my Goddess, but I have several demons on the lookout. It is but a matter of time before we have her."

Tsifira glared at her lover with displeasure. "I am not one to wait patiently Netsui!"

Netsui looked up, his eyes silently pleading with her to remain calm. Tsifira gazed for a moment at his amber eyes, then turned her back on him.

"I'm hungry." she hinted. Netsui graciously accepted the hint.

"I shall retrieve something for you my love." and with that, he was gone

Tsifira grinned lightly at the sound of his voice. She could never manage to stay angry with him for long. She remembered back to when they first met. He was but a lowly demon, left alone in the world. They could no longer bare to be around him. He was passive and timid. They viewed him as a weakling and cast him out without a second thought. Tsifira saw him differently. She saw great power not yet tapped into. She took the pitiful demon under her wing. She was strict with him, very strict, but he never lost his temper. She trained him well how to unleash his power bestowed to him at birth.

Netsui was a child of fire, the youngest son of a great demon. His father never committed to his mother. Quite the contrary as he murdered the mother of his children after birth. He would then force feed the infants the blood of their dead mother in an attempt to build their thirst for blood. Unlike his elder brother and sister, Netsui did not finish all of the blood, which his clan believe, lead to his timid ness. His father was a cold hearted demon, feared throughout the land. However, after raising Netsui in a failed attempt to raise him to be fierce and merciless, a spark ignited inside him. He had a soft spot for his scared son, which began the short turn of events that would end the demon lords life. The two older twins grew enraged with jealousy over the attention the father gave to Netsui. To everyone else in the clan , he was an outcast.

On several occasions, they opted their father destroy the weakling, claiming his softness would be the downfall of the entire clan. The father refused every time. When Netsui was a young adult by demon standards, the siblings pleaded with their father again, noticing the lack of demonic energy within the young demon. In a fit of rage, the father lashed out at his two eldest, scaring their face with a mark of shame. This scar would never heal, and would be out for all the world to see. That night, the twins put plan two into action. If they couldn't convince their father to destroy Netsui, they would overthrow him and execute the feeble creature themselves.

They took their farther by surprise with a massive army, his army. Everyone feared that the change in their lords mood would be the end for them all. They viewed him weak, as weak as the son he cared for so much. They ran sacked the demon's castle, destroying all who opposed them. The Lord took his son and hid him in the tower of the castle, then proceeded to confront the head of the army against him, his own twins. The battle was intense, and Netsui could hear the clashing of metal, the cries of war, the agonizing screams of the fallen warriors. He huddled in the corner of the tower, listening as his father fought to defend him. But it was no use. The lords loyal followers were easily dispatched.

Netsui heard the battle simmer to a halt, and emerged from the tower. He followed the winding staircase to the main room of the castle. There he saw it. His own father, a most powerful fire demon, in his true form, a fierce dragon engulfed in flames. The twins were in their demon forms as well. The twins were fire serpents, the sister orange in color, while the brother, red.

Netsui watched in horror as his siblings attacked their wounded father. It didn't take much to defeat the already mortally wounded demon lord. He fell to the ground with a thud, a horrific sound that would forever echo in the ears of the young demon hidden in the shadows. He watched his father take his human form once more and cried out loud. All eyes turned to Netsui, who had fallen to his knees, his head hung low as tears fell from his eyes.

The twins snickered at their weakling brother as they took on their human shape. They made their way slowly toward their brother, pushing past their dieing father. The fallen lord watched in agony as he could do nothing to save his son from a fate much worse than his. They would not dispose of the young demon quickly. They would torture him, for this he was certain. He tried to get up, but was unable to move.

The siblings were in front of the boy and bent down to grab hold of him when a burst of energy flew them back against the massive army behind them. They looked on as they saw Netsui's hair begin to drift and sway in the air. Surrounding him, a demonic aura grew rapidly. As if the air lifted his body, Netsui was on his feet, his head still facing the ground. The army took charge, rushing towards the floating body. Netsui's face lifted up quickly, revealing blood red eyes. These were no longer the eyes of the innocent Netsui, but of something far more dangerous. With a flicker of his fingers, a spray of fire spikes flew towards the horde of demons, dousing a massive amount of them in flames. The ashes fell to the feet of the twins and remaining demons. His father looked on as more charged. Netsui flew his right hand across his chest outward, shooting five blades of fire towards the onslaught of pursuing demons. The twins quickly eluded the attack. The unlucky demons, however, were sliced in half and set a flame. Seeing the change in their younger brother spiked fear in the siblings, and they once again dawned their true form as fire serpents, and made their advance slowly. Netsui looked over at his father, who was barely holding on to life. He slammed his eyes shot and let out a horrid scream. His body burst into flames and began to change rapidly. His muscles burst through his clothing, and he almost tripled in size. After his transformation, Netsui was in his true form. He was a Fire dragon, just as his father. No one had ever seen Netsui transform before, and everyone knew that only the Demon Lord of Fire was able to transform into the legendary Fire Dragon. So it came to a surprise to everyone, including his father, that he dawned this form. Without hesitation, he dispatched of the pack of demons. The fight was on between the three children of fire. It took Netsui all but a moment to eliminate his foes. Their lifeless bodies lay at his massive feet.

He gave out an earth shattering rawr. Slowly, his body fell back into his fragile human form, and he lay naked on the floor of his castle. Next to him, he saw his father. His eyes were almost completely shut, as the last hand of death took hold of him and was pulling him under. He held his father in his arms, cradling him gently until he died. Netsui clung to his father's body for hours, surrounded by a grotesques sight that he could barely notice through his tears. He was alone in the world now with no one to turn to. No one, until an enticing woman walked into his life. That woman, was a self claimed goddess, Tsifira, a demon child of water.

Well, there is chapter 5. What did you think of it? I hope you liked it, but please, reguardless of you did or didn't, I want to know about it. How can I make it better? What should I get rid of? Let me know!

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