The forgotten son Chapter 3: the Flight of the Queen
Author: chouRan family/hurt/comfort
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha ( I wish) nor do I own its characters ( again I wish Sesshomaru was mine, all mine)
'Bold' demon thought
'italic' thought
The green kappa demon scurries as fast as he could down the castle corridor to his master's private chambers not bothering to acknowledge others around as he bumps in to them, his fear was radiating off him. 'Lord Inutaisho will not be please this, not please at all' Jakkan thought and he did not relish the idea of being the focus of lord Inutaisho anger, "the brat is probably some were sulking, I bet he did this on purpose just to me into trouble my lord;" Jakkan grumbles to himself. He cursed the day the day the great Lord Inutaisho assigned he him the task of watching the spoiled prince.
All too soon he found himself at the door of his master's chambers. He apprehensively knocks, and waits for permission to enter, it was still early morning and the lord Inutaisho and his new bride were still eating their morning meal.
The annoyed voice of his master calls to him to enter
"My lord "He quickly prostates himself before the great lord and waits for permission to continue
"Speak Jakkan"
"My lord t-the prince is… missing"
Inutaisho and his new wife stop eating and look s down at his servant "missing?"
Jakkan looks up at Inutaisho in fear "Y-Yes my lord when I went to prepare prince for his journey, I found his rooms empty"
Izayoi asks Inutaisho with concern even though she gad only met the young prince once, she could tell that he was a good person and wanted him to like her "Husband has something happened to the prince?'
Inutaisho smiles reassuringly at his wife and gently squeezes her hand "Do not worry yourself love, it is not good for our pup. I'm sure Sesshomaru is fine."
He then looks over to Jakkan who was still kneeling and shaking a little waiting for his lord's orders
"Search the palace for him" He orders him quietly he voice not betraying the anger he felt at Sesshomaru's disobedience. "Also send some men to check the surrounding castle grounds."
"Yes my lord!" gets to his feet and bows then dashes out of the room grateful for whatever fates that had intervened that save him from his lord's wrath.
Inutaisho glances over to his wife, who watched with worry, he smiles again
"I am sorry my love but I must leave you for the morning I have meetings; please finish your breakfast" he tells as he kisses her tenderly on her cheek "I will meet you for lunch"
She returns his smile "yes dear"
As Inutaisho left the room he could feel his anger boil over inside he could barely keep his youkai in control 'If that worthless whelp thinks he can defy me by running away like a coward like his mother and embarrass me again?' he fumes 'I will not have members of my court or my subjects think that I cannot control my household. When he is found I will make regret his folly of thinking that he could disobey me.'
As Inutaisho makes his way angrily to his offices his thoughts go back to a day eleven years before when the lady of the west queen Masami, still resided at the palace, he could remember day she abandoned him.
Eleven years ago…
Masami stood before him seething her golden eyes bled to crimson as she shook "You dare question my fidelity? I have been nothing but faithful to our marriage vows"
Inutaisho growls having heard the rumors from his staff and has seen how close the two were "Really my queen, you been spending quite some time of late with your adviser Isao"
She looks at him 'What, how dare he think something like that?' Isao has been a member of my family's clan for many years he is like a brother to me I was at his marriage ceremony"
Inutaisho's eyes flash with anger and jealousy "I have seen the way you look at each other, and others have to. I will not have my wife behave in such a manner"
Masami wanted to run him through with her claws then and there "There is nothing going on between Isao and I other than friendship I have been faithful to you. But the same cannot be said for you, I have lost count of the number of whores that you have bedded since our union. You have no right to lecture me.
Inutaisho lets out a low growls he knew that his wife knew of his indiscretions but did not need to be reminded of hem "I have every right, I am master of this of this kingdom as well as this house and I will not have my mate acting inappropriately and I have decide that your adviser must go."
"What! No I will not allow it!"
"You won't allow it? I am lord of these lands and my word is law and ordering him to your homelands and be happy that is all I am ordering as lord I could have his head"
Masami growls at his words "I am warning you Inutaisho if you order Isao to leave will not be the only one returning home"
Inutaisho's mood darkens even more how dare his wife defy him. "Is that a threat?'
Masami remains silent as she stared down at her husband. She has done nothing to warrant his accusations, she refused to be treated this way. She is of royal blood and despite what her husband thinks she is his equal, her inu-youkai blood line could be trace back farther than his.
Her silence was Inutaisho's answer.
"So be it my dear wife, but be warned if you choose to leave it will banned from returning from my lands and will relinquish the title as queen". Inutaisho warns watching and her waiting for her response. "And our son will stay here at the western palace with me" he adds
The minutes seemed like hours and the atmosphere in the room was heavy with tension as the two strong-willed creatures faced off, neither willing to back down.
"I will be gone before night fall" Masami hisses emotionless then without a glance to him walks past a stunned Inutaisho leaving him alone in the room.
True to her word lady Masami was gone before night fall, causing a stir in the royal court as the gossip was rampant as to why the queen was departing so quickly not even bothering to say goodbye or taking her don.
'She is unworthy of us' Inutaisho's inner youkai growls as he watches from patio of his offices at Masami as she and personal staff disappeared from sight; the anger smoldering in him at her betrayal and the embarrassment of her leaving him; even the threat of keeping her son could not make her stay.
'Sesshomaru' Inutaisho makes his way to the royal nursery where he found the boy in blissful sleep unaware of what transpire that the afternoon. He watches as the child yawns in his sleep and rolls over to face him. By the light of the fading light Inutaisho could see the faint outline of a crescent moon on the boy's forehead the mark of his mother's clan the tiny moon it seem to glow in as last rays of the sun "he looks much her, too much he muses ' is there any of me in you?'
'It looks nothing like us, the whelp is not ours' his inner demon growls
Inutaisho growls quietly at the thought of the possibility that the pup not being his and stares in the child harder as if looking for proof of this, the more he looks at the pup the more he only felt his anger towards Masami .
Having sensed his father's presences Sesshomaru stirs then opens his eyes to see Inutaisho peering down at him. "chichi-ue …" he says in a sleepy whisper looking up at him.
Quickly looking away Inutaisho turns and leaves the room without a word his silver hair and moko-moko trailing behind him, leaving a bewildered child to watch him disappear from the nursery
A single thought running though Inutaisho's mind 'it is not mine'
Present day….
Inutaisho's march too his offices came to halt just outside his chambers, he stood before the last painting of s series paintings that mark the rulers of the western and their family that line the walls of the hallway it was of him and of a very pregnant Masami she had a serene smile on her face, Inutaisho arms were wrapped around her
Looking up to Inutaisho she looks as if she was mocking him.
"Why haven't I gotten rid of that monstrosity?" He growls up at gazing at the portrait, Inutaisho's left claw began to glow and he made a move to slash the portrait but stops short of it he pulls back and looks at the face of the ex-queen and growls he still couldn't do it 'You think you have won? I will bring your whelp back and make you both pay.' He swears and then turns away and proceeds to his office
This looks like a good place to stop.
I just want to give a little background on the Sesshomaru's family history and why his father has so much animosity towards Sesshomaru.
I am sorry about taking so long to update, but work has been a bitch. I will try to be better about updating.
I am sorry for the false update I hit the wrong button.. I am such a baka