Serendipity
A Hanyou's Discovery
Been extra busy, but I got time off since I have
a fever right now. I have been let off from studying and stuff, so I may rest
... and so instead of resting I decided to try and get another chapter written.
I'm anxious to get the story going too ^___^ Especially getting Kagome and
Sesshoumaru together ... heheh. Though, I foresee quite and while before
anything happens. They aren't even around even other at all yet, and not getting
together in this chapter either. She's still following Inuyasha, while
Sesshoumaru is going off elsewhere.
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"Blahblah" - Dialogue
-------- Scene change [may go back in time a little to incorporate the POV of
another character during the same time.]
/Blahblah/ - thoughts
[Blahblah] - AN & translations / explanations
Serendipity
~ sometimes blessings are disguised in the most unexpected ways ...
Last time:
Turning on his heels, Sesshoumaru swept out of
the room, thoughts occupied with one annoying untrained miko and her strange
prophecy.
A Hanyou's Discovery
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/There was no mis, th, that power I felt, itwas the same as 5 years ago./ A shadowed figure smiled in satisfaction at
the thought. His wavy obsidian tresses danced in an unnatural breeze, ruby eyes
glinting in the candle light of the darkened room. His pale skin tone seem to
glow, or rather, to suck in what little light around him. There was a predatory
gleam in his eyes as he contemplated the surge of power he had just felt./I was truly startled at the jolt the power
surge gave me that time years ago; the energy was unbelievable. I do not believe
there has been any being with such powers since the death of the Great Miko,
Midoriko, whose powers were legendary. There had been non before her, and has
not been since her passing. I wonder ... could it be? I had thought it to be
only a myth, that her heart became a jewel of great power. What was it called
again? Ah, yes, the Shikon no Tama. It was said to hold Midoriko's power and
spirit, as the battle between her and the youkai still raged on within the
jewel. Whoever possesses it will posses great power to rival that of her own,
and can have their wish, any wish, granted.I had tried looking for the jewel for
centuries ... but to no avail. However ... now that I have felt the surge of
power again, I could not deny that something of great power do exist. Even
though this time it felt a lot weaker than last time, but it is unmistakably the
same. Whether or not it is the jewel ... well, that remains to be seen. No
matter, I will obtain this source of great power./With that decision, the smile turned sinister, as
razor ivory fangs showed through between slightly parted crimson lips.
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//The dark one who shall consume all has come?The twin swords of the West is the only hope? What in the world could she have
meant by that?/ Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands pondered, as he
stalked silently back to his study. There were very few people with the ability
of foresight or prophecy, but those who did were a force to be reckoned with. He
was shocked to say the least, when he heard the prophetic words fall from the
hanyou Inuyasha's new human slave's lips. However, one would never be able to
tell from the frozen neutral expression that always adorned his face./However, it confirmed my suspicions. There is
indeed some hostile force rising, which is most probably tied with the
disappearance of Ryuukossen's sealed corpse. I will have to research on this
"twin swords of the West". I am the ruler of the Western Lands, it
would seem that the swords are somerelarelated to my family line. We are referred
to as "Taiyoukai of the West" or "Blood of the Western Crescent"
after all./ With that thought, Sesshoumaru went straight to searching for
the scrolls pertaining to the legends related to his bloodline as he reached his
destination.
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Back in Inuyasha's room, a newly discovered mikowas still being held against the solid chest of the hanyou. Kagome was still
shaken from her nightmare, and after trying to disengage herself from Inuyasha
to no avail, as his arms firmly held her in place, she resigned herself to
sitting peacefully in his lap.
Inuyasha's nose twitched at the left over scent
of mint, which permeated his room. ingeingered in the air, dampening Kagome's
usual florcentcent of jasmine and lavender. /What is that mint scent?/ he
wondered, sniffing slightly. Trying to determine the source of the smell, he
ended up burying his nose in the crook of Kagome's neck as he followed his
nose.
of Inuyasha's breath on her neck, Kagome jerked her head again from his
nose. "Inuyasha! What are you doing?" She
reprimanded him, she still felt frightened from her earlier nightmare, and did
not want to deal with Inuyasha's sudden urge to sniff her.
"Quiet!" he growled softly as his nose
followed Kagome's neck, still sniffing. Finally concluding that the scent of
mint did indeed came from the girl in his arms, he reached the correct
assumption that her purifying energy smelt like mint, as it only surfaced to
dominate her natural scent when her power surged just now.
Head ead came up to grin at the slightly stunned
girl, he explained to her why he had been sniffing. "Did you know that your
miko energy smells like mint?"
Taken off guard by this strange question out of
the blue, Kagome could only offer him a dumb shake of her head in reply.
"Well, you must be tired from all the energy
you were projecting just now, especially since you are untrained and was
releasing raw energy. Besides, we'll be traveling again tomorrow and you'll need
all the rest you can get." Inuyasha told her.
"Traveling again? Didn't we just get here?
Where are we going?" Kagome asked, confused.
"My brother wants me to contact the Lords of
the Northern and Southern lands about some issues. We are setting off for the
Northern lands tomorrow, it would be easier to track Kouga since he always
traveled with his pack of stinking wolves." Inuyasha explained.
"Oh. Alright." Kagome replied. "Do
thinthink you can let me off now? I can't very well sleep on you all night, and
you probably have duties to attend to; and another thing, where am I to sleep? I
understand I have to sleep in the same room as you, but I see no other
futons."
confused Kagome. "For tonight, you'll have to sleep on the same futon as
me. When we get back, I'll try to get another brought in for you."
Eyes going wide, Kagome tried to give her best
glare to the hanyou who was grinning like an idiot. "You'd better not try
anything ... you wouldn't want to be accidently purified now, would you."
Kagome did not trust that slightly disturbing grin on his face.
"No, of course not." Inuyasha's grin
dimmed, but only slightly.
Kagome decided to ask him, she was started to feel uneasy."Nothing! I am just excited to be traveling
again, that's all. This castle is awfully dreary, especially when Sesshoumaru's
in a foul mood." Inuyasha quickly countered, a little too quickly and too
enthusiastically in Kagome's opinion."...riiiight..." Kagome obviously did
not believe him, but he was not about to let her know the real reason behind his
grin. /I've been wanting to get closer to her since
I met her. This is the perfect opportunity! Though I must be careful not to do
anything ... she just might accidentally purify me. I hope I will be able to
control myself with her sleeping in such close proximity to me .../ The
devious hanyou tried not to let any of his thoughts show through his expression.
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After taking care of a few duties and getting thepreparations ready for the next day's travels, Inuyasha returned to his room
late in the night. Kagome had already gone to sleep right after he left her in
his room, after more warnings and threats about him better not try anything in
her sleep.
/Keh, like she can order me around. I'm her
master, she's only a slave. My slave./ Inuyasha thought possessively,
watching the girl sleep peacefully on his bed. He liked the smell of himself all
around her and all over her. Then, he wondered at his possessive streak.
/I even declared to Sesshoumaru that he can't
take her away from me 'cause she's mine, without thinking anything about it./ It
was almost reflex that made him want to secure Kagome, and make sure that she
would not be taken away. In the short amount of time that he had known her, he
must admit he was drawn to her spirit. Even when he had first laid eyes on her,
he was already drawn to her physically, and now she had carved a place in his
heart.
regarded her as a good friend, regardless of the length of time in which he knew
her, but was that all? Friends did not react the way that he did to Kagome. He
wanted to caress her soft alabaster skin, to taste her soft cherry lips, to hold
her tight and never let go.
Kagome moaned softly in her sleep as she turned
over, causing Inuyasha's lower regions to tighten. /Definitely not just
friends./ He told himself, rather perplexed as to his reactions, both
physically and emotionally, to her.
Soft and unbidden, a wayward thought snuck into
his mind. Inuyasha's breath was literally knocked out of him as he realised what
he was thinking. /Oh Kami ... could I? So soon?/
As his eyes slid over the soft form on his futon,
he analyzed the thought. The more he tried to find reasons to deny it, the more
reasons he found to support it. With a self-mocking smirk, he reached the
inevitable conclusion.
/Who would have thought that I, Inuyasha,
would be a victim of the fairytale myth of love at first sight?/
Shaking his head at himself, he went to change
into his sleeping robe. He decided it was no use pondering over it all night as
the source of his quandary slept in blissful oblivion. It would be better to
just sleep on it and worry over it some other day, he was starting to get a
headache from all the deep thoughts he was having this night. [AN: Normally he
never used his brain, hah!]
Inuyasha slipped in silently beside the sleeping
Kagome on the futon, careful to not wake her. Locking his arms around her slight
waist, he buried his nose in her hair. Soon, he succumbed to the call of unconsciousness
surrounded by the scent of jasmine and lavender.
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Kagome awoke to a warm, safe feeling; it wassimilar to when she would wake in her mother's loving embrace. She had not felt
like that since her death 5 years ago, when she was taken into slavery.
Blearily, her sleep clouded mind registered the slight pressure around her waist
and the warm firmness pressed against her back.
When a warm breath tickled her right ear, her
mind jumped awake. /Someone's holding me!/ she mentally screeched to
herself. Whipping around, she stared into a pair of bright honey orbs, watching
her intently. After a moment, she came out of her momentary stupor remembered
what had happened in the past few days, and who was the owner of the pair of
eyes currently staring at her.
"Eh ... ohayou!" Kagome said
cheerfully, not sure how else to respond. She had felt so safe when she first
regained consciousness from her slumber, and she could hardly fault him for
holding her. Again.
early in the morning, Inuyasha just 'Keh'ed" at her and got out of bed, but
not without one last deep breath full of Kagome's tantalizing scent. /What a
way to start a day. I could get used to this./ he thought secretly to
himself, a contented smile tugging at the corners of his mouth."Well, obviously Somebody's not a morning
person." Kagome muttered to herself, while following his lead and climbing
out after him.
"Get ready quickly, we'll be setting off as
soon as we finish breakfast." Ignoring her sarcastic comment, Inuyasha
informed her. Without waiting for any reply or indication from her, he promptly
walked out the door and closed it behind him.
Glaring daggers at the door that he had just went
through, Kagome went to wash up. She noticed Inuyasha was already dressed. /Did
he sleep in that? Or had he gotten up to change already? Then why was he still
in bed with me?/ His kimono did not seem crumpled as it would from a night's
sleep in it, so she assumed he must have changed then went back lying with her.
Realising the last part of her thought, Kagome felt a telltale heat creeping up
her cheeks in a blush.
After washing, she noticed a plain white kimono
outlined in blue laid out on beside the futon on the floor. [AN: Remember,
Inuyasha's room is a traditional room, where the floor is elevated and entirely
covered with tatami mats, and people do not wear shoes when entering.] Fingering
the kimono, she found it to be a very light and soft fabric. Under the kimono,
was a pair of pants. She smiled to herself, seeing that Inuyasha remembered her
earlier discomfort at riding on their way to the castle.
has slits up the side of her legs, allowing better movements. She has never seen
a kimono like this before, and reminded herself to ask Inuyasha about it later.
Maybe it was a youkai style.Just then, the door opened to admit Inuyasha with
a tray of food into the room. After finishing breakfast, mostly in silence,
they set off for the Northern lands with Kagome riding once again with Inuyasha.
This time, unlike when they got back from Hojo's mansion, there was no soldiers
accompanying them. This mission is highly confidential after all.
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That was endedrather hastily ... but I'm literally going to faint soon if I don't go to sleep.
Fever and cramps and queasy stomach and headache did not add up to a very nice
feeling ... =.=*Sigh* I cannot help but fell that the story is
going rather too slowly, however, I wanted to build up the characters a bit. It
also seems to be focused mainly on Inuyasha/Kagome right now. I just wanted to
follow the original Anime/Manga where Kagome and Inuyasha should get close first
before Kagome end up with Sesshoumaru. Hopefully the story will move faster
later on ...Story of the day: I was doing volunteer work
today at this center with my friends, and we were drawing girls in kimono (For
decorating the center for an event later on). After I drew the face for one of
the girls ... my friend suddenly said it looked like Sesshoumaru. We were all
like "OMG!! It DOES!!!" ... Heheh, I was reading Sesshoumaru fics till
4 am the day before ... probably why I ended up drawing a Sesshie-lookalike ...
XD ... soooo me and my friend decorated it more Sesshie like, and ended up with
a pretty Sesshie in girl's Kimono ... very nice actually XD~~ That was
hilarious. In the end we couldn't keep it *sniff* it ::Was:: supposed to
be girls in kimono after all ... we can't just go and draw Sesshie. However, we
kept the face, in the end I think it would actually be how Kagome &
Sesshou's kid would look like. I coloured the hair black with blue highlights,
and drew the same pattern as Sesshie's kimono on her kimono ... heh ^^ If the
picture survives the event ... (gonna have lil kids smudging all over it I bet)
I want to keep it if I can ^^ and put it on the wall beside my Sessie
wall-scroll.Review Response:From: sr&nbr Why go with a Sess/Kag? They've been done to
death and what about poor Inu? Gonna throw an obvious Mary-Sue "OC" at
him or is it the clay pot? Or will you just leave him jealous and very
dangerous? Killing him would be kinder to be honest. Besides, she's
Inu's slave, who would be within his rights to have her killed or punished if
she served someone other than him without his permission, no matter who it is.
Personal means personal after all. You're confusing your homonyms,
like 'bear' and 'bare', in several places. No gross spelling errors, thank the
gods. Many perfectly good stories are ruined by simple spelling. Being young is
no excuse, it simply means you didn't pay attention in class. There are such
things as dictionaries; you know, the large heavy paper objects that predates
the Spellchecker. :) Who all will be making an appearance in this?
You never said if Souta was dead, just that she was the only known survivor of
her villagbsp;bsp; All in all, a good story, and I hope to see more of it.
Sorry if all I seem to be doing is flaming you, but that is not my intent.
I look forward to the next chapter.First I must say, I didn't think it was a flame
at all, and I think you for the constructive criticism. I will try to look out
for any errors even more vigilantly in the future. I'm doing a Sess/Kag because
currently, that is one of my favourite pairings. I do not like Inu/Kag at all, I
don't read it, I don't think they should end up together in the anime, and thus
I will not write it. I like Inu, but somehow I just can't see them together.
(Probably due to my love for the other Alt pairings.) Whether or not Inuyasha will end up with anyone
at the end of this fic still has to be seen, I have not decided yet. If I'm to
put him with anyone, it will be Kikyou. Also, since this is AU, Inuyasha has not
met Kikyou yet, and Kikyou's identity is a little different from the Kikyou in
the anime. As for Kagome being Inu's slave, thus she won't
be able to have a relationship with anyone else freely, I have already thought
of that. She will remain s sls slave, just for now. ^.~! Let's just say her
ownership changes hands along the way. I love dictionary .com heheh, it's the best! No
more flipping papers~ XDMost of the main cast of Inuyasha should appear
in the story, it is Adventer/Romance, and not just Romance after all. The
relationships won't be the only focus in the story. I might bring some of the
sub-cast into the story too. I do not like OC, and most probably will not use
any OC, so I'll have to use people only from the anime, and this story seems to
want to include a lot of people in it ^^ Souta, for all purpose and intent,
should be dead. If he will appear later ... we'll see. I'm still debating on the
issue of whether I will bring him into the story. I'm glad you liked the story, hope this chapter
isn't too bad. PS: My friend and I have now officially decided
that Naraku / Sesshoumaru is one of the Sexist couple ever. (Though she's still
contemplating if Yohji / Aya from Weiss Kruez is sexier or not ^^;; ) [Yes, yes,
I'm a yaoi fan.]Kura¡¡¡¡¡¡