Trap of Darkness

A/N: Welcome back to Trap of Darkness. Congratulations, you've made it to chapter seven! I hope you've enjoyed the story thus far. I, alongside LADY SILVERFOX charita rai, own the story and our OCs Jasmine and Akemi. Like every other major fan of the Inuyasha series, we wish we owned it. Sadly, we do not. Onto the chapter! Enjoy reading and don't forget to leave a review. Thanks!

For a little head's up:

'English'

'Japanese'

Thoughts

Seven

'What did you do the temperature?' Akemi asked Jasmine as soon as the students had been released onto their lunchbreak. She soon scrutinised her taller friend with a frown. 'And what is that ridiculously creepy smile on your face?'

'What creepy smile?' she asked innocently.

'That one!' she pointed as Jasmine continued to smile.

'I have no idea what you're talking about.'

'Yeah right,' she said disbelievingly as the pair made it outside.

Akemi stretched her arms above her head and tilted her head back to look up at the bright sky.

While the temperature had risen, the wind that blew in was cool and chased away the heat that clung to them. White fluffy clouds decorated the endless summer sky. The sun was a blazing ball of light in the sky, an object that was far too bright to stare directly at. The trees that dotted the courtyard sounded like waterfalls as the wind swept through them, but the sound was overridden by the constant talking of the students. It appeared that the entire student body had the same idea.

'There goes my idea to relax outside in peace,' Akemi muttered unhappily.

'It is a bit of a problem,' Jasmine admitted, much too happy to actually care.

Akemi groaned. 'Seriously! What the hell is the matter with you? You've been acting weird ever since you came out the headmaster's office.' Akemi's eyes narrowed. 'You fell in love with him, didn't you?'

Jasmine blushed and waved her hands frantically near her face. 'N-no!'

Akemi sighed and ran a hand through her sun-like locks. 'I just hope you know what you're getting yourself into.'

Jasmine blinked in confusion. 'I thought you would have been against it.'

'I knew it!' Akemi exclaimed, making Jasmine blush harder. She then looked out at the sea of students. 'Admittedly, you won't find yourself a better man than him. Just be aware that he's had his share of women throughout his life, but he's only ever committed himself to two people.'

Jasmine blinked, her eyes saddening at the news. 'Why are you telling me this?'

'Because you're my friend. I don't want you to get hurt. And besides, if you really like him that much, you'll eventually find out about this information anyway. The sooner you know about it, the less likely you'll get hurt by it later on.'

Jasmine smiled. 'You really care about me, don't you?'

Akemi blushed and looked away. 'Shut up,' she said lightly. 'I just told you I'm your friend, didn't I?'

Jasmine chuckled. 'You're so easy to tease.'

'Shut up,' she said unable to come up with a retort.

'What are we doing to do for the hour?'

'Well, we obviously need to eat,' Akemi pointed out.

'And run into those whores again?'

'Good point.'

'I know!' Jasmine said perking up. 'Let's check out our room. I never got the chance to properly look at it before you dragged me to second period.'

'Good idea,' Akemi agreed and started walking down the path that led to the dormitories with Jasmine at her side.

'Hey! Wait up!'

Akemi stopped and turned to the voice.

She saw Inuyasha along with a couple of others that had been in trouble earlier. The cuter doppelgänger was with him in her beautiful blue sundress and white cardigan. Her brown eyes were big, warm and gentle. The total opposite to that whore's. Her stature was short, around the same height as Akemi.

Standing at her side, closer than the other female, was almost a replica with spiky edged black hair and big brown eyes that were innocent, gentle and warm. A portion of her black hair and been pulled into a side ponytail that hung down to her hip while the rest went to her lower back. She was dressed in an orange sundress that was black at the hem and patterned with flowers as the dress lightened into yellow at the waist and then darkened for the torso. She was the same height as the other black haired female.

Standing on the other side of the one in a blue dress, but not as close as the other, was a third female with long dark brown hair that was pulled back into a loose ponytail. She was in a pair of black combat jeans and a blue tank top. Her eyes weren't as big as her friends, but they were open and friendly. She stood a little taller than her female friends, making her the tallest of the three.

Lastly was a short black haired male. His large eyes were blue, and he had one of those faces that reminded you of an earnest and sincere person, but also doubled as a pervert. He wore a black leather jacket over a purple top. A gold necklace hung around his neck, the charm was the top of a shakujō staff complete with six rings that jangled with his movements. He wore a pair of crosshatch jeans with multiple pockets. He was taller than all the girls but a couple of inches shorter than Inuyasha.

'Yo,' Inuyasha greeted with an ear-splitting grin as he stood before them.

'Yo yourself,' Jasmine said with a smile.

She was glad that she was able to understand the one thing he said.

'Hello,' Akemi greeted more formally, and in Japanese. 'Any of you know English? Jasmine doesn't know Japanese.'

All five of them shook their heads.

'Damnit,' Akemi cursed running a hand through her hair again.

'Akemi, what's wrong?' Jasmine asked turning to her friend.

Instead of answering, Akemi began to fiddling with the clasp of her necklace. Pulling it from around her neck, she secured it around Jasmine's, the vivid green emerald winking in the light.

At the same time, the pair failed to notice the way Inuyasha frowned and sniffed the air as if he were trying to identify something. And with the way he was looking at Akemi, he was clearly confused. He knew her scent, but he could not recall where from. He's either met someone with the exact same scent, or he knew her. Seeing as how you cannot have two scents the exact same, Inuyasha decided that he knew Akemi from somewhere. He just couldn't remember where.

'What are you doing?' Jasmine asked panicked. 'You can't give me this!'

'It'll serve as a translator for the time being until you're able to fluently speak Japanese, or another method in order to bypass the language barrier,' Akemi explained.

Jasmine looked at her, brown-green eyes glistening with happy tears. 'You mean, I can hear and speak Japanese now?'

Akemi nodded.

'Is everything alright?' the whore's doppelgänger asked, making Jasmine squeal in delight at having understood her.

'Everything's fine,' Jasmine replied, squealing again when the Japanese words flew from her mouth.

'You are a gorgeous woman,' the black haired male said and grabbed one of Jasmine's hands between his. 'Would you bear my child?'

'Eh?' Jasmine said in surprise.

The brunette punched the back of his head and pulled him away from Jasmine.

'Sorry about that,' she said with a smile. 'Miroku's like that with every girl.'

'Would you bear my child?' he said to Akemi with her hand between his.

Akemi smacked him across the face, leaving behind a bright red handprint. 'Not even in your worst nightmare, pervert!'

'That's what you get, Miroku,' Inuyasha said laughing.

'I'm Higurashi Kagome,' the cute doppelgänger introduced shaking Jasmine's and then Akemi's hand.

'Jasmine Sarish Samaira,' Jasmine replied smiling.

'Taiyō Akemi,' Akemi responded.

'Higurashi Rin,' the spiky black haired girl said shaking their hands with a large smile.

'Higurashi Sango,' the brunette introduced shaking their hands.

'I'm Raito Miroku,' Miroku said rubbing his red cheek. 'You've got quite a slap there, Taiyō-san.'

'You can call me Akemi,' Akemi said grimacing at the way he addressed her. 'And I'm a yōkai. I'm bound to pack a punch in physical strikes.'

Inuyasha blinked his eyes. 'I knew it.'

'What did you know, Inuyasha?' Miroku asked him.

'You're a dog yōkai, a full-fledged one like Sesshōmaru,' he sneered his brother's name.

Miroku and the others looked surprised.

'They're rare nowadays,' Miroku stated. 'You obviously originate from Japan. So where have you been hiding?'

'Miroku!' Sango scolded. 'Don't be so rude!'

Akemi looked angry. 'I don't hide,' she said angrily. 'And for your information, I'm half Japanese. My mother's from England.'

'My apologies,' Miroku said sincerely.

'What's a DILF?' Inuyasha blurted out.

Akemi choked on air while Jasmine's face turned fifty shades of red.

'Where did you hear that, Inuyasha?' Kagome asked him, looking confused.

'I heard Jasmine say it when we were followed my oyaji to the headmaster's office,' he answered.

They all turned to Jasmine, even Akemi.

'Erm…' she said rubbing the back of her head, her blush getting darker than it already was.

The five of them leaned closer, waiting expectantly.

'I-it means…' Jasmine looked at Akemi for help.

Akemi smiled. 'It means Dad I'd Like to Fuck,' she said making Jasmine smile at her gratefully.

'What?!' the five of them yelled in unison, making Akemi laugh and Jasmine blush.

Tōga-ō peered out of the window to the courtyard where the students mingled. His thick eyebrows were drawn together in a frown, his hands clasped behind his back, and his eyes erratically searching the sea of people.

The object of his maddening thoughts appeared with the blonde, Taiyō Akemi.

Akemi's sudden appearance in Japan gave Tōga-ō pause for concern, but he'll confront her later.

Right now, his thoughts were more befuddled with her friend, Jasmine Sarish Samaira.

The dark brunette was as mysterious as the universe itself. To him, her beauty was unparalleled. Her brown eyes were speckled with green. They held an inner fire that he was unable to fathom. Her power was unstable and incontrollable, something he planned on rectifying as soon as possible. She was something he had yet to encounter, and the puzzlement of what she was worried him most of all. Her scent was tantalising, something he hadn't experienced since Izayoi. He hadn't felt this way towards anyone other than Inukimi and Izayoi. Was this a sign? But it was forbidden. He was basically a teacher at the school, as he does odd surprise lessons for the students.

And then there was her dark blue fluffy trousers. It had dark blue crescent moons all over it. Some moons were yellow with either a light blue outline or a white outline. It did have white clouds, yellow stars with a light blue outline, but the crescent moons were more blaring. It was elastic and drawstring, fitting snuggling against her body and allowing for it to be tightened if needed.

Could this really be called a sign? Or were her species naturally inclined to the moon as well?

Tōga-ō rubbed his temples and watched as the girls were joined by Inuyasha and his group.

He turned his back on the scene just as the door was rapped on twice before the person entered. Tōga-ō's golden eyes watched as Sesshōmaru dominated the space effortlessly, just as he was able to do. They were both so alike it was frightening, but Sesshōmaru took his attitude after his apathetic mother. Something that Tōga-ō wasn't keen on due to his eldest son's discrimination against all other creatures that weren't able to handle his strength, power and dominance. Nowadays, it was rare to find someone that would be able to match both his son and him. It was extremely annoying having to put up with constant cries of protection from the weak, but Tōga-ō would never turn them down – if they deserved it – whereas Sesshōmaru wouldn't hesitate to end them himself.

They were so alike, yet so different.

'What are you going to do about Taiyō Akemi?'

'You're acting as if she's a mere stranger,' Tōga-ō pointed out.

'She is, and pathetically weak.'

Tōga-ō frowned. 'If memory serves me well, son, Akemi was capable of not only matching you, but besting you.'

'We were children.'

'Not much has changed.'

Sesshōmaru's eyes narrowed.

'You may have grown much stronger since your childhood, but so has Akemi. You haven't forgotten the House she originates from, have you?'

'I am well aware of her heritage. But what are you going to do about her? She abandoned her duties here seven hundred years ago. She deserves to be punished for abandoning her duty.'

Tōga-ō wanted to laugh but settled for smirking. 'And what duty did a child have? Her duty is to her family, and they asked for their help. She went back in order to aid her people, as was her duty.'

'Humph. Are you not in the least interested in what happened?'

'Very,' Tōga-ō admitted. 'But I'll let you address that to her. I have more important matters that demands my attention.'

'Very well. You are aware that I'll be as forceful as necessary in order to find out?'

'Why are you telling me this?' Tōga-ō asked.

'To gorge how far you would have gone in order to get the answers you require.'

'Do not be too forceful, Sesshōmaru. Something bad may have happened that'll only upset and invoke memories she might have wanted to keep buried.'

'I will do what is necessary to find out what happened to the House of the Sun.'

'Sesshōmaru,' Tōga-ō said, narrowing his eyes, 'do not force it out of her. Be gentle but firm. I will not be happy if I find out you were too rough.'

Sesshōmaru merely narrowed his eyes and left the room.

Tōga-ō sighed and ran a hand through his front bangs.

Why do I get the feeling I'm going to regret that decision? He thought to himself. I can't deal with both Akemi and Jasmine. Jasmine's situation needs my attention more. There's something about her that I need to figure out. If she's from an undiscovered species, I'm going to have to find out everything about them in order to include them amongst society so that they're not spurned.

I'm getting the feeling it'll be harder than I think to finding out.

Tōga-ō settled into the chair and rummaged through the student file on Jasmine.

Right away, he knew he was in for a long day and night. With little information to go on, he was going to have to dig around before he could ask the girl herself.

Word meanings

Hanyō – half-demon half-human

Oyaji - father

Notes

If you haven't already guessed, I've made up Miroku's last name.