Destiny

Destiny: Prologue


/I can’t take anymore…/

A white blur ran through the forest. It stopped and sniffed the air before dashing off again.

/Why do these things happen to me?/

A dark haired woman lay on the forest floor, blood pooling around her from a slit in her throat.

/Did he have to betray me so badly?/

It wasn’t so deep as to have killed her right away but it would still eventually cause her death.

/He’s chosen her…/

A little girl with should length black hair sobbed on the woman’s stomach.

/And there’s nothing I can do about it…/

She lifted her hand, using up the last of her strength, and patted the child on the head. Closing her deep blue eyes glazed over with pain, she prayed for someone to keep the girl safe.

/At least… Rin is safe…/

“Rin!”

The little girl lifted her head, tears streaming down her cheeks.

“Sesshoumaru-sama!” she cried, holding out her arms. The man clothed in white trimmed with red lifted her into his arms, not caring if she bloodied his clean clothes. Only comforting the girl was important now…

“Sesshoumaru-sama! Please save Kagome-oneesan! She saved Rin from a monster and fed Rin and bathed Rin! Then the mean man that looks like Sesshoumaru-sama went with the nasty lady who looks like Kagome-oneesan! She hurt Kagome-oneesan when mean man wasn’t looking and was going to shoot Rin! Kagome-oneesan saved Rin!!!”

Sesshoumaru approached the dying human wench that had once belonged to his half-breed brother. But no more… He had watched as, each time he attacked Inuyasha to gain the Tetsusaiga, the human would bring herself and Rin out of the battle zone to where Rin would be safe. Once, when he had taken ill, she had gone to his castle at Rin’s request, in order to care for him, leaving only when she had been assured of his recovery. She had done so much for him and his people. Now… it was HIS turn to do something for her. It was the only way… Besides, it would placate Rin as they had gotten very close over time.

“You have been hurt too many times, Kagome. And you took care of Rin while I could not, at the cost of your own life… You are now under my protection and my daughter… as Rin will be as well!”

Sesshoumaru set Rin down and sliced his palm. Slicing Rin’s palm as well, he held her hand to press the wounds together. Slicing his other palm and holding it to the cut on Kagome’s neck, he let his blood flow through both of their bodies.

Kagome screamed as her miko powers attacked the new blood flowing in her veins. Pain racked her body as her features flickered. Her hair flashed from white to black before finally staying black while her eyes remained blue from where they had been changing to amber.

She breathed deeply as her senses settled down and her neck healed. Looking up, she saw Sesshoumaru and a miniature female version of him.

“Rin-chan? What happened to you?”

Sesshoumaru removed his palm from her neck and helped her up. She raised a hand to her neck and lifted it away. Nothing… when she’d been bleeding all over the forest less than a minute ago.

“Thank you, Sesshoumaru-sama!” Rin said, hugging him tightly.

“Arigato… Otou-san…” Kagome said, smiling sadly. She hugged him hard, a few tears rolling down her cheeks and into the pelt thrown over his shoulder, his tail.

A clawed hand patted her head. He disentangled himself from his new daughters and led them to a river so they could see their new appearances.

Rin squealed when she saw that she looked just like her new father. She hugged Sesshoumaru again before turning to look at Kagome.

She was staring at her reflection in the water. She hadn’t changed too much.. No claws or fangs or anything like that. Just a single strand of white in her hair. And of course, the tiny silver crescent moon found at the hairline of her forehead.

“Crescent moon?!’ She turned to Sesshoumaru.

“How come Rin changed but I didn’t?” she asked. Sesshoumaru placed a clawed hand on her shoulder. “You have your left arm back!” she gasped in shock.

He nodded at her, amusement shining in his eyes.

“An effect of my wanting to make you my daughter. My will to help you survive. Tenseiga wanted it as well and restored my arm so Rin and you could be full sisters. It is now permanent because of the bonding. Unless it gets sliced off once more… And you HAVE changed. You are no longer mortal and yet aren’t completely youkai. Even your smell is different. I will train you, then… if you wish, you may go back to the hanyou. I warn you though… I have seen one like you before… You will turn demon once you mate with a full youkai.”

“What will I turn into?”

“A youkai like your mate. Come, daughters. Let’s go… home.”

And with that, the Taiyoukai of the West turned towards his fortress-home, his new daughters trailing behind him.