InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Delayed Dawn ❯ The Day the World Changed ( Chapter 1 )

A Delayed Dawn

 

Disclaimer: roshully looks up, way up, at the stoic demon that stands next to her. roshully nods silently at the demon named Sesshoumaru. The demon narrows his already slender eyes at the audience. He raises his hand and proclaims “She disclaims.” He looks back down at roshully and roshully nods again.

 

Summary: In the future, demons had lived in peace with humans. Then suddenly, that peace was broken. Demons and humans form gangs to fight in the war of the new age. Sesshoumaru is the leader of a gang called Genken- The War Dogs. In order for Inuyasha to be a part of The Pack, the order of The War Dogs that handles information and secret missions, he must first pass the initiation.

 

Warning: This story is posted in the mature section for good reasons. If ideas such as vulgar language, descriptive violence, and sexual situations such as rape disturb you, then you are warned now.

 

Chapter One - The Day the World Changed

 

She was in the kitchen, quietly humming to herself as she washed the dishes from breakfast that morning. It was a beautiful Thursday morning with the sun dangling high in the pale blue sky. Looking out the window, she could see her husband out underneath the shady green trees playing with their toddler. The sight made her smile and caused her to hum just a bit louder. Once the dishes were done, she dried her hands with the towel and walked over to the tiny TV they kept in the kitchen and turned it on.

 

She was pleased with her life. At just thirty-four, she had a wonderful and loving husband and they shared a beautiful child together. Her brown eyes would look up every few seconds to watch her husband and their child. Her husband was a sight to behold himself. Tall, kept in good shape, with eyes unlike anything natural. That was because he wasn't. Well, at least when she had first met him. And his differences only added to her attractiveness of him.

 

“With this pressure zone just hovering around the area, we can expect warmer than usual weather for coming weekend. I hope that many of you will be able to fit in a picnic for the weekend. Uh, hold on. . . I've got word of breaking news.” The female reporter said. Her eyes went wide when she saw the headlines scroll across the bottom of the screen.

 

“Anata,” She yelled out from the back door.

 

Her husband looked up at her, holding their child in his hands. Seeing the panic-striken look on her face, he hurried over to her, child in arms. “What is it?” He asked, wondering if maybe she got hurt, or if she saw a mouse. She reacted to things in ways that he thought was funny.

 

She grabbed his arm, pulling him inside the house. “You have to see this.” She said to him, her voice full of fear. He had never heard her voice like this before. It worried him.

 

Inside the kitchen, she made her husband sit down at the table, and he handed their child to her as they watched the TV together. She bounced the child in her arms, holding it and hugging it as they would listen to the breaking news.

 

“Good morning. Even though the verdict was announced in the courts yesterday, it was not until today that they were released. The trial that has gripped the nation, no, the world has come to an end. In the case of the demon that was accused of using humans for sacrifice and experiments in a so-called religious manner, the demon has been found guilty of all counts. That's right, he has been found guilty of 53 counts of murder, along with other minor crimes. The judge has set the scheduling for the sentencing of his punishment for Thursday of next week. The lawyer's for the demon have said they will appeal the verdict, and have maintained his innocence through this entire ordeal. The families of the families of the victims were here everyday to relive the horrors of the experiments and deaths of their loved ones. While many have claimed that demons were all along evil, some wonder if that's even true, and others wonder why a demon would sacrifice so many humans for religious reasons. The prosecutors were unable to answer that, but had seemed to provide enough evidence to convince the jurors that he was responsible for the crimes.” The male reporter said with the courthouse behind him.

 

The female reporter nodded. “What are the reactions to this announcement?” She asked.

 

The male reporter sighed. “Not good. Riots have already starting breaking out across the country and there are even reports of light rioting in larger cities across the world. This case has divided the lines betweens demons and humans. And we can assume that this is the beginning. Government officials are warning people to stay inside unless absolutely necessary. They want people to remain calm and to think rationally. However, in response to the violence, the government has already called out the reserves and is asking for military help. The government is expected to make an announcement later on today addressing both the verdict and a plea to maintain peace.”

 

Shaking her head, the female report commented. “It all seems so unreal.”

 

“Yes, it does. The differences between humans and demons are great and whatever pressure that was building up between the two races has finally snapped. We should expect to see alliances grouping together. No one knows for sure what will happen, but today will be a day remembered, and this case was the catalyst for the change we will see from this moment forth.”

 

“Thank you.” The female reported picked up her papers and tapped them on her desk. “Of course, we will be keeping you constantly updated on these events. We here at the news station wish for everyone to be safe.”

 

She looked over at her husband. She could see the many emotions that were coursing through his veins. Fear, hurt, anger, sadness and hope. She sat down at the table. “Anata, what are we going to do?” She was just as lost as her husband.

 

He didn't answer right away. He had to think, be rational. Being rational was something he was known for. Then he looked up at his wife. His first duty was to protect her and their child. The government would not be able to stop the actions that were already in motion. Their words were useless. He stood up and then knelt down on the floor next to his wife and child.

 

“You are going to stay here.” He instructed her as he patted his child's head. “I am going to go and get supplies. We will be stuck here for a while. Do not go outside at all until I come back.” He ordered her.

 

She shook her head. “Dear, I do not understand . . . what is going on?”

 

“Things have changed. Demons and humans are going to align themselves. Those who feel that the demon was wrongly accused will join together and fight against those who believe him to be guilty. They see this verdict as an attack against all demons. And the humans who lost their loved ones see this as an attack by all demons on humankind.”

 

“But that's ridiculous.” She cried out, tears starting to pool in the corner of her eyes.

 

“I know. But, not everyone grew up with open minds. Not everyone was as lucky as me to have someone who could see past the differences.” He smiled at his lovely wife, running his thumb along her cheek, causing her to smile and a blush to spread across her cheeks. “Someone who didn't see just a demon, but a being that wanted love and wanted to give love.”

 

She smiled. Her husband could be such a romantic, no matter what was happening outside. “You can be a demon at times.” She teased. He laughed. She then sighed, placing a tender hand on his muscular chest, just over his beating heart. “Please be safe. We are all targets now.” She didn't want to see her husband go out. Everything was happening so suddenly, she didn't even know who her friends were anymore. Or who decided to be their enemy.

 

He reached over and squeezed her hand, gently running his thumb over the collection of rings he had given one. One ring was given to her the day he proposed to her. The second ring was the one for the wedding ceremony. It was their physical artifact of their bond. “I should be saying that to you.” He stood up. He looked down at his wife and his child. “Do you remember?” He asked.

 

She nodded never thinking she would have to use it, however it was something she could never forget. “You want me too?” She kissed her the top of her child's head, already knowing that it would not have the life she had imagined for it.

 

He nodded. “Absolutely. It should still work. I am going to go to the bank and empty the accounts, and then I will pick up food, first aid supplies and anything else I think of. I should be back in a couple of hours. Can you think of anything?”

 

She shook her head, still not able to think past the part that things were already changing and that they were preparing for an undeclared war. “No. But please hurry back.”

 

He reached his arms out and she handed their child over to her husband. “Hey there. You be good for your mother while I'm gone.” The child nodded and then smiled. With arms wide, the child wrapped them around its father neck, squeezing the air from the man. “Hey hey now. Enough of that. Let your father breathe. Be good and I'll bring you back something. Would you like that?” The child nodded in response. “Okay, go back to your mother.”

 

He handed the child back to his wife. He could see the fear she held in her eyes. It wasn't fear of him; it was the fear of the changes that were going to happen. Changed happened, that they couldn't stop, but they had lived in peace for so long, that this kind of change was not good. They both knew that there would be many deaths, and that the lives of people and demons alike were not going to be easy.

 

She grabbed her husband's wrist, pulled him close to her and she kissed him with everything she had. He didn't have to kiss her to know the emotions she held, but this kiss held all of those emotions, the good and the bad and conveyed them to him. But the one feeling that stood out among all others was love. She had loved him from the moment she laid eyes on him and he felt the same for her as well.

 

“You better come back to me. Demon or not, I will kick your ass if you don't.”

 

He chuckled into her lips. “For a human, you can be scary.”

 

“Get going so you can hurry back.” She giggled back.

 

He obeyed. She and the child stood in the doorway waving to him as he left the safety of their house. She wasn't sure how long they would be safe in their house. It would be their shelter for now. She glanced down at her child, frowning. Why should her child have to live in such dark times? She did not want her child to grow up with war and death around. Her child was such a happy child.

 

“Well, come on little one. Mommy has some preparations to do. You can help if you want.” She forced a smile onto her worried face. All of the hopes and dreams she had for the child she cradled in her arms had vanished into a puff of nothingness. The future for all of them was murky. It would be a hard life from now on. “Everything is going to be different. Nothing is certain anymore. Not even life. Maybe you'll change it, huh?” She asked her child, trying to find some hope in the situation.

 

The child laughed in its mothers arms. She smiled. It would be nice to be a child again. To not know the truth and just to be able to laugh, smile and be happy. To have only simple cares and simple needs. “Can't stand around here all day thinking.” She scolded herself. There were things she had to do, to protect her family, the ones that she loved.

 

Outside of their home, things were getting worse. The riots increased, the violence increased, the hate increased, and it was as if people and demons reverted to a prehistoric attitude, where survival was animalistic. Life became bleak. And survival was dependent on the alliances one made.

 

Her husband was correct. The world had divided itself into those who felt that the demon was innocent and those that felt the demon was guilty. Gangs were formed, where the gangs would fight to protect their members. Human organizations still existed, but were powerless against the gangs. Some gangs made alliances with the human organizations and governments and offered them protection. Everything could be influenced and bought. There were still some that could live their lives without every joining a gang. But those lives where difficult and short.

 

Time passed. Thirteen years later and the fight marched on. There was no end in sight. The younger people forget what it was that started the fighting. The truth of the reason for the war disappeared in rumors, half-truths and lies. Reason was lost to the past. It seemed that the only solution to the war was the complete annihilation of one gang or the other. But with no one having the upper hand, things couldn't change.

 

 

A/N: This chapter is short because it is more of a prologue, just to give you some background information. More information about this chapter will be brought out in the story so if you have any clarifying questions and they are not answered, that is because in time they will be and I would not want to spoil the story for you. Thank you for reading and review if you want.