Tryst

Okay, so I scrapped the original and started over. Let me know if you like it.
I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA OR ANY CHARACTER WITHIN...BUT I DO OWN JADE!


“FATHER! FATHER!” A small silver haired boy came running out of the forest in a panic with a white blur at his heals. The little boy ducked behind his father’s legs, breathing hard to catch his breath.

“Sesshomaru, what seems to be the problem?” Sesshomaru looked up at his father to the point of almost crying. “Father, THAT GIRL won’t leave me alone!” Sesshomaru pointed his accusing finger towards a small girl that stood a yard away with the most innocent look upon her face.

Jade slowly made her way toward Sesshomaru’s direction. “My lord, what seems to be wrong with Sesshomaru?” The great demon lord scooped her up into his arms and smiled at her. “Have you been tormenting my son again?” Jade tried not to smile nor laugh, but she couldn’t help it; with that she started to laugh so hard she was almost in tears. “I am sorry my lord, I was not tormenting him, I just wanted to play.” It’s not my fault he’s…he’s…the demon lord smiled and whispered something into Jade’s ear. Jade smiled and whispered “that’s it” back. Jade pointed her finger back at Sesshomaru, ANTI-SOCIAL! “But I didn’t want to play!” Sesshomaru wanted to scream at her instead, but he chose to save face in front of his father.

“Jade, why don’t you run along and start getting ready for supper. I have to have a word with my son”. “As you wish my lord”. With that Jade ran down the path towards the rest of the clan.

“Stupid girl”, Sesshomaru mumbled under his breath. Picking up his son’s comment he let out a long sigh. “You know son, someday you may change your mind.”

45 YEARS LATER

It was the day of Jade’s 50th birthday. This was a day that she was finally no longer looked at as a pup. She had grown so fast, and the rest of the clan thought her beauty rivaled that of any goddess. To humans she looked no more then a girl of 16. She smiled and thanked everyone that had given her a present of some type. As her eyes scanned her clan, she found who she was looking for. Sesshomaru was standing in the back leaning up against a tree with his arms crossed. He wouldn’t look at her and she did not know why.

Sesshomaru stood in the back of the crowd surrounding Jade. He had a present to give her, but he wanted to do it in private. “She has grown so beautiful.” Sesshomaru thought to himself. He couldn’t help himself anymore, and he didn’t want to admit that his father was right all those years ago. He did change his mind about her. The thought of her was enough to drive him crazy. But out of all the features she had, it was the way her eyes sparkled like emeralds when he got her to laugh.

Soon the crowd dispersed, and the two were finally alone. Sesshomaru had been thinking about a lot of things as he stood there before the crowd left, and he had come to a decision that would have to wait till the following day. “Happy Birthday.” Sesshomaru handed Jade a carved box made out of rose wood. “Thank you.” Jade sat down and carefully opened the box. “OH MY!” Inside Jade found a pair of sai that were beautifully forged with stones of jade placed into them. “They are beautiful, thank you!” Jade leaned over and gave Sesshomaru a small kiss on his cheek. A hot blush crossed his face, and for once Sesshomaru had nothing to say.

“Jade, there is something I need to talk to you about, but it must wait for tomorrow.” “Why tomorrow? We are here now, can we talk?”
“Trust me and meet me here tomorrow when the sun is just starting to rise.”
Jade nodded. “Well, we had better be getting back, I am sure they are starting to eat without us.” Jade smiled at him and gave him another kiss on the cheek before she stood up and started walking towards her hut. Sesshomaru sat and thought about how he was going to pull his plan off in the morning. His plan had been made a year ago when if finally hit him that he was in love with Jade. He intended to ask her this very moment, but decided it would be best when everyone was still asleep and it would just be them. Sesshomaru wanted to ask Jade to be his mate.

It was still dark when Jade snuck out of the hut. She made it to the clearing that she and Sesshomaru had decided to meet at. She waited and waited, but he did not come. She soon saw a figure walking her way. “Sesshomaru?”

Sesshomaru had woken up late. He raced to get dressed and run out the door. He had made it to the clearing just as the sun’s first light started to peek above the horizon. However, the scene he came upon, he will never forget. Jade was walking away into the forest with his father. He started to run after them when he was held back by his father’s general. “LET ME GO!” Sesshomaru struggled and screamed at the demon holding him back. “It is for the best, Jade knows she must go with your father.” Sesshomaru calmed himself before he started to speak.
“Why? Where is he taking her?”
“I don’t know young lord.”
“Why is he taking her away?”
“He did not say, he just wanted me to tell you that it is for the best, for now.”
Sesshomaru looked toward the direction Jade disappeared. “I will find you” he thought to himself.

Jade walked quietly along side the clan’s lord not knowing where they were headed and why.
“Where are we going?” She finally asked breaking the silence
“I am taking you to a village to live for some time until this impending war is over.”
“I can fight; I’m not a pup anymore.”
The demon lord smiled and looked down at Jade. He felt pride, as if she was his own daughter. He knew that it wasn’t just that she could or couldn’t fight. He had heard Sesshomaru talking in his sleep and knew of his plan for Jade. He was taking her away to save their future together.

Upon arriving into the village, Jade was introduced to the headman and was accepted into the village right away. Before he left, the demon lord had Jade demonstrate her healing abilities to the villagers and was named their miko. He then pulled Jade aside and explained the real reason why he had brought her here. Jade was struggling between being angry with him and understanding. After a few short moments, she understood clearly why he did what he did.
“I will put a barrier around the village that will remain for 500 years, you will be safe here.” Jade nodded and few tears slid down her cheeks. She felt like she was losing her whole family in one day.
“At the end of 500 years, my son will come for you.”
“How? How will he know where I am at?”
“I will let him know. If you believe in your heart he will come, he will come.”
Jade forced a smile as he left her, sealing the barrier as he walked back towards the western lands.


This is where the story begins…