InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Girl Torn From Time ❯ The Lord of the Eastern Lands ( Chapter 1 )

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A/N: I do not own Inuyasha. I just love Rumiko's work and these fictions are my tribute to the inspiration she gave my heart. (Now that I'm done with the mushy stuff) Second, depending on how many reviews I get I may post more chapters, maybe even more stories! I understand if you do not want to review, but I humbly ask you to give me your honest opinion, if you don't mind. If you want to be updated when this or any of my other stories are or will be updated subscribe to my blog at www . myspace . com / angelharlock (but no spaces). My thanks! And on with the show!

 

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Legend:

~vVv~ = Flashback/Vision

~oOo~ = POV Character Shift

~uUu~ = Time Has Passed

 

The Girl Torn From Time

 

Chapter 1: The Lord of the Eastern Lands

 

“I...I think so,” she replied groaning as she sat up.

 

“Just what, exactly, where you screaming about?” he asked, obviously annoyed. `He had been worried about her dammit!'

 

She gasped as her head snapped up to meet Inuyasha's gaze, suddenly remembering Midoriko's words as the fog of pain lifted from her body. “I think I had a vision!” She reached up and pulled Inuyasha closer grasping onto him for dear life afraid he would disappear. “Midoriko, the woman who created the jewel...spoke to me. She told me to learn the ways of a miko so I can protect the jewel now that it's complete.” She would not say anymore right now, too many ears were listening and she wanted to keep the details to herself until they reached the village. She tried to move away from Inuyasha in the direction where Koga lay on a make shift stretcher.

 

Naraku had cut off both of his legs to get to the two shards they contained. She stumbled as she left Inuyasha's grasp and he quickly moved forward to catch her. “Kagome! You should sit down.” It was more of a command then advise, but she ignored him just the same.

 

“No! Take me over to Koga, I can help him,” she was very weak but something within her told her that she had to check on the wounded before she allowed herself any rest. She wasn't sure what she could do for Koga as Inuyasha helped her into a sitting position near Koga's waist, but her body seemed to be moving of its own accord. She leaned over the tattered remains of his legs placing her hands above the missing portion of his legs. Inuyasha looked on with a confused expression. He didn't think that Kagome could help Koga by praying over his wounds. To his enormous surprise, however, Kagome's hands started to take on a pink aura that swelled and began to pulsate. The rhythm of the pulse quickened and Kagome suppressed a gasp of shock as she watched Koga's torn legs reform as if in reverse motion. Koga screamed in pain as his legs reformed at blinding speed. Quickly causing him to regain the consciousness he had lost with his blood. Suddenly the pain was gone, the only trace Koga's sweat covered body.

 

Sesshomaru eyed the miko curiously. `Her miko abilities were not that strong during the battle. I wonder if it is because she now has the completed jewel in her possession.' He knew there was something she had held back from telling Inuyasha when he had questioned her. Maybe she was smarted than he had thought. Sesshomaru scoffed as Miroku moaned from the back of the cat demon. He was out cold but should be fine after some rest. The slayer however, had broken her left arm and had quite a few deep gashes from her battle against her possessed brother. It would take her several days to heal at least. It made Sesshomaru ill to think of the way Naraku had polluted that wretched human Kohaku's dead body in order to manipulate his brother's companions. Not even the Tenseiga had proved powerful enough to repair the boy's damaged soul.

 

Inuyasha walked over to the edge of the forest, back the way they had came. “Sesshomaru, we should go.”

 

“Yes.” Sesshomaru said walking over to him and whistling sharply into the vast forest stretching out before them. Naraku's castle had been hidden on a large hillside clearing, in the middle of the Kagekiri forest far in the lands to the east. They had needed Sesshomaru's help in both reaching and requesting to visit the province for the purpose of killing Naraku. Inuyasha had stubbornly listened to the political reasons for patience as Sesshomaru had gone through the necessary steps to secure their passage into the eastern lands. He had agreed to help them for the same simple reason he had begun to keep tabs on his brother and his companions. He felt Inuyasha would finally prove worthy of the great Lord Inutashi's name and stature by killing the abomination that was Naraku.

 

`And that he had,' Sesshomaru thought as a smirk lit his usually stoic face, his great dragon companion rose from the trees, far in the distance. His brother had proved to have much potential. He had finally mastered the greatest move of the Tetsusaiga, the hadazawari kami. Naraku had been stupid enough to attack the miko Kagome grabbing her by the throat and choking the life out of her, nearly killing her. Inuyasha was a fool if he still believed his feelings for the woman where not evident. He had rushed Naraku so fast he was able to create a large gash in his torso. Inuyasha had covered his mouth, protecting it from the corrosive miasma that was now seeping from it. Kagome had run as soon as he dropped her, `smart girl,' he thought clicking his tongue. Inuyasha had used the move as if on instinct as soon as the girl had been clear of the danger. Naraku had been caught in a massive silver beam of light when Inuyasha had used the hadazawari kami, and it quickly reduced him to a pile of cinders. When the dust had settled and the smoke had cleared Sesshomaru had been pleased to see he had been correct. Inuyasha now proudly displayed his demon strips and family symbol. The Tetsusaiga had declared Inuyasha worthy and had bestowed upon him their father's last gift, his demon power. Inuyasha had been transformed into a full demon.

 

Inuyasha stared down at Kagome. After she healed Koga she questioned after the others and then promptly passed out when she had learned they were all taken care of and not in any immediate danger. He had lain her down next to Koga, asking him to keep an eye on her, and stepped over to the edge of the forest. He wanted to get Shippo and the others back here so they could get the wounded quickly back to the castle in the capital of the east. “Sesshomaru,” he called, “we should go.” He looked down at his hands as his brother walked up beside him and whistled for the large dragon that was his mount. Inuyasha's noticed his claws were slightly longer now and his wrists each had a jagged purple stripe across the outside. But he could tell his ears were still the same by the way they had twitched when Kagome had been whimpering in pain. He knew he was a full demon now, but he did not feel all the confusion or bloodlust he usually felt when he became a full demon, he felt…at peace. `I guess that means its permanent,' he thought to himself.

 

His father had come to him during the blind rage that had consumed him as Naraku attempted to strangle Kagome. He had been about to charge when he suddenly felt calm and heard his father's voice. Inutashi had told him how to do the hadazawari kami. And after Naraku had fallen his father had continued, telling him he was very proud and now it was Inuyasha's time to return to the lands of the west where he belonged. He hadn't realized that he was a full demon at the time but now he grasped the full meaning of his father's words. He wanted him to protect the western lands with Sesshomaru and live the life he should have had all those years ago. But he couldn't leave Kagome. He knew something had happened to her after she had purified the jewel but she obviously didn't want to discuss it here, out in the open. And she had exhibited a lot more miko power in restoring Koga's legs then he had ever seen her wield. `Or anyone else for that matter.' But she would still need his help to learn to protect the jewel as she had mentioned.

 

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were both pulled out of their thoughts as the dragon slowly lowered himself to the ground. Rin squealed as she jumped down and ran to Sesshomaru, stopping right in front of him and bowing politely, “it's good to see you again, Lord Sesshomaru.” She beamed brightly at him as he nodded in recognition to her. Shippo, on the other hand, quickly ran to Kagome and tried to wake her up only to be stopped by Koga. “Kagome! Are you okay?” he yelled as he ran to her side. Shippo's plans were thwarted as Koga grunted shoeing him away, it was still too taxing to attempt to speak. Shippo immediately stomped over to Inuyasha, “What did you do to Kagome, Inuyasha! Why isn't she moving or waking up?” he normally no longer spoke to Inuyasha with such disrespect. But Kagome was like his mother and he needed to find out if she would be okay. Jaken also descended from the back of the large dragon and stood waiting his Lord's order.

 

Sesshomaru smiled inwardly at Rin's youthful exuberance. She helped remind him that things in this world were still beautiful and needed to be cherished and protected. He loved her like a daughter, although he did not know why. `Perhaps it is because she has never feared me. Even when she should have,' he considered. He snapped out of his thoughts with the sound of his brother's annoyed tone. “I didn't do anything to her you little runt! She passed out from exhaustion is all, she'll be fine later tonight once she's had some rest.” Inuyasha picked Shippo up and placed him on his shoulder. For some reason he was not as angry with Shippo as he would have been in the past. But he still couldn't stand it when the kid implied he had something to do with Kagome being injured. He always did his best to protect her. “Come on kid. You can ride on my back with Kagome if it will make you feel better,” he continued as he walked back over to Kagome and hoisted her up on his back. “Kirara, can you take Sango and Miroku without injuring them further?” She mewed in response to him. “Good,” Inuyasha replied.

 

"Inuyasha!" Shippo exclaimed from his sitting position on Inuyasha's shoulder next to Kagome's arm, "your a full demon now! How?"

 

"I don't know..." Inuyasha replied honestly, unsure what to say since he didn't even know the answer himself.

 

“Jaken! Take the injured wolf demon with you. I will carry Rin.” Sesshomaru commanded.

 

“Yes my lord,” Jaken replied as he bowed before moving over to where Koga lay on the stretcher. With the help of a somewhat annoyed Sesshomaru, Jaken was finally able to secure the stretcher in a safe position a top the large mount. And Sesshomaru picked up Rin as his cloud lifted them into the air. Within several moments the large group was finally in route to Take Maedate the castle of the Eastern Lord, Youjinbukai the eldest and greatest of the falcon demons. He had been a good friend of Lord Inutashi's. He had agreed to grant passage whole heatedly after Sesshomaru had explained the reason for his younger brothers need for revenge against Naraku. He had lost his first wife and greatest love to a horrible Vulture demon. The demon had later been killed before he could exact his revenge. He had always felt cheated, so he could understand Inuyasha's position. Inutashi himself had died for his love, protecting her and the young Inuyasha. It pained him in his wise old age that so much death came from love in their two great houses. He supposed that is why Sesshomaru never took a mate. He jumped at the chance to help Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, it was the least he could do for such an old friend's sons.

 

~uUu~

 

They arrived in the courtyard of Take Maedate about an hour and a half before nightfall. Youjinbukai sent men rushing in every direction to have the groups needs met and rooms prepared for the night as he went out to greet Sesshomaru. “You look well my friend,” he began jovially, “I take it the victory was yours?”

 

“That it was Lord Youjinbukai,” he replied before continuing on, sarcastic shock filling his voice, “did you doubt us?” He took the man into an embrace as they shared a small laugh. Youjinbukai had been his mentor and guide. When Inutashi died leaving Sesshomaru to rule the Western Lands there was still much he had not been prepared for and Youjinbukai had been the one to show him the way. Youjinbukai surveyed the rag tag bunch, `demon and humans, what a hodgepodge', one even looked like a demon slayer. He marveled at them as he sighed and thought that if all the people and demons of the world could learn to live and work together, as they had, then the world would be a much more beautiful place. His eyes locked on the jagged purple strips of the face of a certain demon before walking over to him.

 

“And you must be Inuyasha,” the great lord said to him and began to bow. “However, if I am not mistaken, were you not a hanyou when you requested permission to enter these lands?” Inuyasha turned to look at Youjinbukai as he spoke, Inuyasha had been trying to take Kagome back from a young falcon demon. “Not to worry son, she is only being taken to her room. If it would put your mind at ease I will have the adjoining room prepared for you.”

 

“Yes, please…Thank you,” he replied as he sullenly watched Kagome being carried inside the castle, she had still not woken up. Inuyasha had been warned by Sesshomaru to behave around the other courtiers before he had agreed to help them. He had managed to avoid them so far, going straight to Naraku's castle once they had entered the forest. Inuyasha hadn't wanted to come to the castle but the injuries the party had sustained were too numerous and needed to be dealt with immediately. Naraku had thought that by hiding in the kingdom to the east the bureaucratic laws of the demon lands would protect him. He had also foolishly believed that Sesshomaru would let Naraku live rather than help Inuyasha.

 

Inuyasha had been told Lord Youjinbukai had been good friends with their father but he hadn't expected a warm welcome from him. “I was a hanyou, before the battle, but somehow I became full demon,” and he said no more. He felt uncomfortable as he realized that this was what his father had wanted. He still wasn't sure if he belonged here. He could tell Sesshomaru's opinion of him had changed since this little expedition had began but he couldn't figure out why and he had not had time to properly discuss his thoughts with Sesshomaru. He laughed to himself, as he realized that only a few months ago he would not have felt comfortable enough to talk to Sesshomaru without trying to kill him. He decided he would have to think about it for the next few days. They would have to remain here until everyone's wounds were healed enough for travel and he had no idea what condition Kagome was currently in. But his impression of Lord Youjinbukai and his people helped set him at ease. They did not hate humans, like most demons that Inuyasha knew, and they seemed to be a rather peaceful race.

 

“He mastered the hadazawari kami,” Sesshomaru told him knowingly. Inuyasha's head shot up like a dart intensely listening as he realized Sesshomaru might have more answers than he had originally believed. He wanted to ask, no demand, that Sesshomaru explain what happened to him but for some reason he became calm and let Sesshomaru and Youjinbukai continue.

 

“Ah, I see,” Lord Youjinbukai replied turning to Inuyasha, “then I suppose you must have quite a few questions. You'll be happy to know that there are answers my son. But I believe you should rest now my Inuyasha, see to your friends. We can speak of it more in the morning.” Inuyasha's curious instincts relented, he could learn the answers tomorrow but Kagome needed him now. They were no longer hounded by the horrible evil that was Naraku. They could stop and breathe. Inuyasha realized things would never be the same again and sighed as he let Sesshomaru and Lord Youjinbukai lead him into the castle.

 

It was a large walled in compound with at least forty buildings. There were large courtyards, mountain bluffs, areas for learning and swordplay. The inside of the castle structure was beautiful. Inuyasha had never seen wood so polished before. The rooms were large and slightly warmer than the outside. They lead him through four buildings before reaching the heart of the structure, where the main palace resided. The inside was even more ornately furnished than the previous buildings. Inuyasha was shown the kitchens, the staff quarters, and training hall as well as the rooms of his friends. Finally they stopped outside an obviously large room. “This is Kagome's room Inuyasha,” Sesshomaru told him and then pointed to the door on the right, “that is your room, mine is here across the hall. Goodnight, Inuyasha.” Sesshomaru bowed to Lord Youjinbukai and entered the room across the hall.

 

“He always was a quite boy,” Youjinbukai began, “but he had a lot on his shoulders growing up. Your father was a great man. And I believe, you both will have great destinies as well. You should not hate Sesshomaru for his faults,” he said sadly and now deep in thought. “He has his reasons.” He said no more as he walked away leaving Inuyasha standing outside of Kagome's room. Inuyasha sighed and pushed open the door to Kagome's room, `it's been a long day'.