Wooo! New Chapter after months! This is not the only story I have had to neglect. So sorry for the long wait, college life takes up far too much time =/ anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter. Hopefully I will have another new chapter up some time this weekend. I am getting back in my writing with a fever! Without any more of ranting enjoy!
Inutaisho sniffed the air as flew quickly through the sky, above the land. He landed on the volcanic earth, the landscapes having morphed from grass and trees into stone and lava. He shifted into his more humanoid appearance, holding the child in his arms. The scent of sulfur greeted his nose in strong waves. He dismissed the scent as he started to walk, the small half demon kit still fast asleep curled against his arm clade chest. The sun had risen in the sky, he should have been back at his castle hours ago however, the child that he did not even care for had somehow take priority. He moved in a smooth stride over the horrific looking land.
Nothing alive could be seen for miles to come, not much, even demon wise could live in such a barren waste, land. He did not bother to look down at the child, he came to his desired destination soon enough. A cave like structure came into his sight the fossilized remains of a demon that had died in the wasteland some centuries ago. He moved to the entrance, his golden eyes looking into the dark dome.
"Totosai!" Inutaisho calls out his voice not rising as he stepped into the shelter. His eyes landing on an older aged demon, that quickly scrambled to bow in front of him, his lord.
"Lord Taisho!" Totosai says keeping his head low. "I was expecting you." He says, slowly sitting up his eyes widening as they fell on the half-breed child his lord carried. "My lord, that child…" He says though the look in Taisho's eyes made him cut his sentence off short.
"I know." Taisho says with a snort motioning Totosai to stand. "I want you to watch after it, till I think of a more permanent solution for it." Taisho says simply holding the child out for Totosai to take.
"You want me to what?" Totosai says scratching the back of his head in disbelief. His lord surely could not be serious right now. He was far past the age to dealing with children, much less a newborn.
"You heard me, Totosai don't make me repeat myself. I'm sure you and Myoga can think of some way to handle the child." Taisho says, handing the child over to Totosai; leaving the sword smith no chose but to hold the child.
"B-b-but my lord, why leave the child in my care?" Totosai asks, gazing at the sleeping infant now in his arms. He held his breath as the child started to wake, from her slumber, eyes blinking open to look up at the demon before whimpering in discontent. However, she did not start-crying feeling Inutaisho's demonic energy still close by.
"Because you are far enough away that I won't need to worry of Yuki finding out about her." Taisho says simply. "The last thing I need currently is Yuki on the hunt for a worthless, half-breed child." Taisho says turning to leaving.
"If the child means nothing, then why bother bring it all the way out here so it could be cared for?" Totosai asks, it was unlike his lord to go out of his way for anyone or anything. This brought to question how his lord had become in possession of the child in the first place.
"Totosai, you are my vassal and as such you shall do as I say without question. Do not concern yourself with un-needed details. Watch the child and I shall return within a weeks' time." Taisho explains looking over his shoulder at the sword smith before turning into a ball of light yet again and taking off.
"Does it have a name?" Totosai calls out, however it was too late, his lord was already off into the sky becoming smaller and smaller in the distance. Totosai sighed heavily looking down at the child, whose eyes were wide filling with tears. "Oh dear," Totosai says before the child started to cry her lungs out. Yes, Totosai was indeed going to need Myoga's help on this one.
Taisho flew through the skies at a faster rate than normal; he could feel Yuki's anger slowly boiling up from not having returned home, yet. Their mating, allowed him to feel everything his mate did, in-order to keep her happy. It was a basic demon-mating contract held between them, easily kept and more so easily broken. Taisho landed by a small hot spring, striping himself of his clothing and armor. He freed his long hair from the constraints of his ponytail allowing his hair to fan around him. He could return home with the scent of the half demon child on him. Yuki would have his head for have touched such a thing and not killing it.
He settled himself into the hot spring closing his golden eyes. He knew that he should finish the patrol of the lands he had started last night, yet his inner demon found itself not caring enough to do so. He had skipped patrols in the past without any problems, he had only insisted on doing one last for the simple reason his son had been born. Yet with the fight he had taken up with the fox demon, his demonic energy had spiked anyone in his lands that was demon or not would have felt the shift in the air. He did not know any that would dear to try anything after he had just finished a battle.
He allowed himself the brief pleasure to relax and let the tension for the nights events leave his body. He wondered slightly, what he would do with the child. Although, he found slight amusement in simply leaving the child with Totosai to raise he knew he could not do that. He let out a soft sigh, opening his golden eyes to look up at the blue sky of the day. He wished he had simply killed the half demon, he had a son of his own to train now yet he had gained the annoyance of this worthless orphan. His son one day would take over the western lands; become a leader and a feared demon. Where was this half demon going to end up once it was grown, most likely dead? It was the obvious fate the child was going to face as many half-breeds did, it not mattering who their demonic parent was.
"Stupide fox," Taisho says with a light snort, "Falling in 'love' with a human, how weak." He says, as he started to scrub his skin to remove the scent of the child. He was sure that by the weeks end he would have an idea on how to deal with the child. Maybe find another female fox that had just lost her own litter, being desperate enough to even take and raise the half-breed or even simply hand over the child to leader of the East. From either point, the child would no longer be his problem no matter who he gives the child too.
From there Taisho allowed the child to leave his mind, he was not going to worry about anymore for the day. He bathed himself contently enjoying the warm sun the shined down through the trees. He dipped under the water of the spring washing his hair lightly and combing his fingers through the long strands. He sniffed himself lightly after having bathed for an hour or so satisfied with the amount of the child scent washed away from his skin. He stood from the spring; ringing out his hair and tying it back up, proceeding to dress from there.
He shifted into his natural form taking off to the castle to explain his reasoning for being so late to his mate. Granted, most of his explanation was going to be a lie but his mate did not need to know everything. He was the ruler of the lands and she would have no choice but to accept whatever reasoning he gave. He was the alpha, she was the beta that was the nature of their mating, no emotion, and no true communication, just the natural order to breed and maintain power.
Alrighty then! I feel I have made Inutaisho far colder than I ever thought I could! I'm slightly proud of myself heehee. Also I have never been a big fan of Sesshomaru's mother 'Yuki' as I call her. So, I'm alright with her not winding up so alright by the end of his story. Anyway, hope you liked and keep an eye out for the next chapter! Please tell me what you thought!