InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A New Life ❯ The Past Hurts ( Chapter 22 )
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By: FranklinBe 
R & R!
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.12.2005 | Updated On: 07.14.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 757 | Status: Completed
R & R!
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.12.2005 | Updated On: 07.14.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.9K | Visits: 757 | Status: Completed
The Past Hurts
"What do you think you're doing?" Inuyasha asked as he watched Shiro struggling to get up from his bed where she was supposed to of been resting.
"I'm fine so don't bother" she bit out angrily as she rose to her feet unsteadly. Regaining her footing she was able to stand up with her back straight, that was until she took a step and began falling to the ground. Sure that she was going to hit the hard surface she gasped when she felt a strong pair of arms encircle her waist and stop her descent to the ground. Looking up she found no other than Inuyasha holding her in his arms with a scowl on his face, most likely from having to catch her.
"You are staying in bed until you get some food into you" Inuyasha said gruffly laying Shiro back in her bed leaving no room for argurment.
"I'm not a baby you know" Shiro said crossing her arms over her chest.
"I'm not so sure that you aren't" he smirked before exiting the room and shutting the door behind him.
"Why is every dog demon so arrogant and possesive?" Shiro said outloud to her self.
"I heard that" came Inuyasha's muffled response through the closed door.
Twenty minutes later Shiro could hear Inuyasha's plodding feet coming before her door with slowness as if he were balancing something. His footsteps ended at her door that was replaced by the sound of the knob of the door turning. It opened revealing Inuyasha with a grim expression on his face while balancing a large tray piled with many different assortments of food atop it. Walking inside the room he stopped momentairly to close the door with the heel of his bare foot before making his way over to the bed where she lay watching the half demon with interest. He set the tray down at the foot of the bed and crossed his arms over his chest until finally meeting her gaze.
"Eat" he ordered.
"And why should I?" Shiro retorted in response.
"Because if you don't then I'll feed you myself" he said with a intimadating growl underlying it.
"Fine you win, I'll eat." Shiro pushed the silk covers aside then crawled down to the edge of the bed staring at the food with disinterest. Though when the scent wafted up to her from the food her stomach growled loud in protest making her cheeks light up with a blush for the loud grumbling. Being sure to not look like a starved maniac she daintly picked up the food and took small bites of it though it did not satisfy her stomach which made it growl in protest. She could hear a low chuckle coming from Inuyasha. Looking up she saw that he was still chuckling at her which made her stomach growl louder in protest of wanting food.
"What's so funny?" she said narrowing her eyes at Inuyasha.
"What's funny is that you act like you're not starving when your stomach says otherwise."
As if on cue her stomach growled again. "Fine" instead of caring what he thought of how she ate she quickly, devouring the large tray of food in a matter of minutes finally making her stomach stop growling.
"There are you happy now" Shiro said making her way to the edge of the bed where she threw her feet over the side landing them on the cold floor of the castle.
"Now if I may Lord Inuyasha do I have your permission to see Lord Sesshomaru now?" she asked sweetly knowing the Lord part would tick him off.
"Iie."
"B-but why not, I rested and I ate so now what am I supposed to do, take a bath?" she said sarcasticly.
"Perhaps" was all he said.
"Then are you going to help me with that too?" she asked sweetly.
"W-what! Iie!" a blush lighting up his cheeks.
"Then let me speak with Lord Sesshomaru."
"He is busy right now."
"Oh, doing what?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest. 'I mean come on what could a Lord be doing that could possibly keep him from seeing a noble from the Eastern lands.'
"Playing with his mate and adopted child" Inuyasha said walking over to his balcony and opening the door to the afternoon rays of light. Motioning for her to follow him he escaped onto the balcony and leaned out over the area. Shiro complied, following Inuyasha outside to see what he wanted her to see. She came within the sight of more than likely Sesshomaru's personal gardens. Admist the garden she saw the fabled Lord himself tickling a human woman with a human child joining in with the fun.
"What! How did Sesshomaru stoop to such a low level as to accompany himself with ningen's?" she said but was startled when she heard a loud threatening growl coming from Inuyasha who was glaring at her with his yellow eyes that seemed to pierce her very soul.
"Do not ever think that Kagome is worthless of a demon" he growled.
"I'm not offending them or anything it's just that I have heard that Sesshomaru supposedly hates humans and here he is playing with them as if they were his own mate and child" Shiro said as she continued watching the joyous scene unfold beneath her.
"Hai" he said so quietly that Shiro had to strain to hear him. From the expression on his face Shiro could tell that he loved the ningen woman with Sesshomaru. For reasons unknown to her, Shiro felt a weight upon her heart at knowing that Inuyasha loved Kagome. 'Okay, what am I thinking? Inuyasha would never have me and what do I care if he loves a ningen?' Shiro asked herself while still keeping her gaze on Inuyasha's sad features. Not being able to take the silence anymore Shiro thought of something to say.
"It seems as if Sesshomaru loves Kagome."
"Hai" he bit out almost angrily.
"Does it bother you?"
"What's it to you?"
"Geez, you don't have to bite my head off I was only asking a simple question. If you want to be that way then I'll tell Lord Sesshomaru what I came here for and be on my way." Shiro turned around but couldn't take a step due to a hand grasping her wrist pulling her making her stumble back into Inuyasha's chest.
"Do not bother them" he said glaring down at her.
"You can't tell me what to do!" she tried pulling her arm back but she could not even budge from his tight grip on her wrist.
"No! You are staying here" he said more gently this time noticing the a slight dampness behind her eyes.
"You can't tell me what to do" she said more softly as she futily tried escaping Inuyasha's grasp.
"Gomen" he said softly as he released her arm. He noticed that a lone tear had escaped from her eye. Without thinking he brought his hand up and wiped the tear away from her smooth cheek. Realizing what he was doing he quickly brought his hand down to his side blushing from such intimate contact with Shiro.
He now noticed that she didn't wear her cape anymore. Looking her up and down he blushed at the sudden thoughts entering his head. She was wearing a light sky blue dress with white snowflakes adorning it. It came to her just above her knees, the top of the dress was pulled down her shoulders as if it was one of the dresses from Kagome's time. Completing the outfit she sported a pair of white boots reaching past her knees, a blue snowflake locket, and a glittering jeweled sword gracing her waist.
Shiro noticing that he was staring at her with his mouth open and waved her hand in front of his eyes trying to draw his attention from her body to her face.
"Hello! Anyone home?"
"Huh...oh sorry, I guess I just spaced out" he said sheepishly turning his gaze from Shiro's eyes back to the three in the garden.
Instead of leaving like she said she would Shiro came back to the rail following Inuyasha's gaze to the sun beginning its decent into the western sky. It was Shiro's favorite part of the day when different colors would mix to make a beautiful backdrop for the numerous mountains gathered around the lands.
"When I was a young girl I used to love the sunset and sunrise. I still do to this day though I don't see much of them anymore" Shiro said sadly watching the last rays of light leave the earth.
"Why's that?" Inuyasha asked keeping his gaze on the sunset.
"Since I am of royalty I have certain duty's to the kingdom that I am sure that you are aware of."
"Actually I'm not aware. I'm surprised that no one has told you the truth about me."
"No not really, only that you are the prince of the western lands.
"Well then let me enlighten you. I didn't grow up in a castle, my mother and I were forced to leave and not soon after she died. I had to fend for myself when I was only a pup, living off the land and running from everything. No one ever came for me, not even my own brother. As you can see I am a half breed, a mutt, an outcast, a mistake. I wasn't meant to live but I did and every since I was a pup I have been taunted and tried to be killed because of it. As the days got worse I became stronger. That is until I was pinned to a tree by the woman I thought I loved, but it was a mistake. I died for 50 years until Kagome came and released the spell on me since she was the reincarnation of the woman I loved. Since then I have become even more strong gathering the sacred Jewel shards of the shattered Shikon no Tama."
"I'm sorry" Shiro said casting her head down to the ground wishing that she had never probed him for answers and of the miserable life he must of had. Compared to hers she had everything while he had nothing.
"You have nothing to be sorry about, I am used to people feeling pity and remorse towards me that I have learned to ignore it. I still do not a place in this world though Kagome, Sesshomaru, and my friends say that I do...I know that they are wrong. They know not what it is like to be a half breed and neither do you so spare me the pity when you don't know what it's like." Not wanting to spill anymore of his heart out to this demoness he turned around and went back inside the castle trying to get as far away from her as he could.
"I'm sorry" she said once again to his retreating back. Sighing she went back inside Inuyasha's room and lay down on the bed trying to clear her mind of a certain half dog demon and go over what she was supposed to say to Sesshomaru when the time came.
"What do you think you're doing?" Inuyasha asked as he watched Shiro struggling to get up from his bed where she was supposed to of been resting.
"I'm fine so don't bother" she bit out angrily as she rose to her feet unsteadly. Regaining her footing she was able to stand up with her back straight, that was until she took a step and began falling to the ground. Sure that she was going to hit the hard surface she gasped when she felt a strong pair of arms encircle her waist and stop her descent to the ground. Looking up she found no other than Inuyasha holding her in his arms with a scowl on his face, most likely from having to catch her.
"You are staying in bed until you get some food into you" Inuyasha said gruffly laying Shiro back in her bed leaving no room for argurment.
"I'm not a baby you know" Shiro said crossing her arms over her chest.
"I'm not so sure that you aren't" he smirked before exiting the room and shutting the door behind him.
"Why is every dog demon so arrogant and possesive?" Shiro said outloud to her self.
"I heard that" came Inuyasha's muffled response through the closed door.
Twenty minutes later Shiro could hear Inuyasha's plodding feet coming before her door with slowness as if he were balancing something. His footsteps ended at her door that was replaced by the sound of the knob of the door turning. It opened revealing Inuyasha with a grim expression on his face while balancing a large tray piled with many different assortments of food atop it. Walking inside the room he stopped momentairly to close the door with the heel of his bare foot before making his way over to the bed where she lay watching the half demon with interest. He set the tray down at the foot of the bed and crossed his arms over his chest until finally meeting her gaze.
"Eat" he ordered.
"And why should I?" Shiro retorted in response.
"Because if you don't then I'll feed you myself" he said with a intimadating growl underlying it.
"Fine you win, I'll eat." Shiro pushed the silk covers aside then crawled down to the edge of the bed staring at the food with disinterest. Though when the scent wafted up to her from the food her stomach growled loud in protest making her cheeks light up with a blush for the loud grumbling. Being sure to not look like a starved maniac she daintly picked up the food and took small bites of it though it did not satisfy her stomach which made it growl in protest. She could hear a low chuckle coming from Inuyasha. Looking up she saw that he was still chuckling at her which made her stomach growl louder in protest of wanting food.
"What's so funny?" she said narrowing her eyes at Inuyasha.
"What's funny is that you act like you're not starving when your stomach says otherwise."
As if on cue her stomach growled again. "Fine" instead of caring what he thought of how she ate she quickly, devouring the large tray of food in a matter of minutes finally making her stomach stop growling.
"There are you happy now" Shiro said making her way to the edge of the bed where she threw her feet over the side landing them on the cold floor of the castle.
"Now if I may Lord Inuyasha do I have your permission to see Lord Sesshomaru now?" she asked sweetly knowing the Lord part would tick him off.
"Iie."
"B-but why not, I rested and I ate so now what am I supposed to do, take a bath?" she said sarcasticly.
"Perhaps" was all he said.
"Then are you going to help me with that too?" she asked sweetly.
"W-what! Iie!" a blush lighting up his cheeks.
"Then let me speak with Lord Sesshomaru."
"He is busy right now."
"Oh, doing what?" she asked crossing her arms over her chest. 'I mean come on what could a Lord be doing that could possibly keep him from seeing a noble from the Eastern lands.'
"Playing with his mate and adopted child" Inuyasha said walking over to his balcony and opening the door to the afternoon rays of light. Motioning for her to follow him he escaped onto the balcony and leaned out over the area. Shiro complied, following Inuyasha outside to see what he wanted her to see. She came within the sight of more than likely Sesshomaru's personal gardens. Admist the garden she saw the fabled Lord himself tickling a human woman with a human child joining in with the fun.
"What! How did Sesshomaru stoop to such a low level as to accompany himself with ningen's?" she said but was startled when she heard a loud threatening growl coming from Inuyasha who was glaring at her with his yellow eyes that seemed to pierce her very soul.
"Do not ever think that Kagome is worthless of a demon" he growled.
"I'm not offending them or anything it's just that I have heard that Sesshomaru supposedly hates humans and here he is playing with them as if they were his own mate and child" Shiro said as she continued watching the joyous scene unfold beneath her.
"Hai" he said so quietly that Shiro had to strain to hear him. From the expression on his face Shiro could tell that he loved the ningen woman with Sesshomaru. For reasons unknown to her, Shiro felt a weight upon her heart at knowing that Inuyasha loved Kagome. 'Okay, what am I thinking? Inuyasha would never have me and what do I care if he loves a ningen?' Shiro asked herself while still keeping her gaze on Inuyasha's sad features. Not being able to take the silence anymore Shiro thought of something to say.
"It seems as if Sesshomaru loves Kagome."
"Hai" he bit out almost angrily.
"Does it bother you?"
"What's it to you?"
"Geez, you don't have to bite my head off I was only asking a simple question. If you want to be that way then I'll tell Lord Sesshomaru what I came here for and be on my way." Shiro turned around but couldn't take a step due to a hand grasping her wrist pulling her making her stumble back into Inuyasha's chest.
"Do not bother them" he said glaring down at her.
"You can't tell me what to do!" she tried pulling her arm back but she could not even budge from his tight grip on her wrist.
"No! You are staying here" he said more gently this time noticing the a slight dampness behind her eyes.
"You can't tell me what to do" she said more softly as she futily tried escaping Inuyasha's grasp.
"Gomen" he said softly as he released her arm. He noticed that a lone tear had escaped from her eye. Without thinking he brought his hand up and wiped the tear away from her smooth cheek. Realizing what he was doing he quickly brought his hand down to his side blushing from such intimate contact with Shiro.
He now noticed that she didn't wear her cape anymore. Looking her up and down he blushed at the sudden thoughts entering his head. She was wearing a light sky blue dress with white snowflakes adorning it. It came to her just above her knees, the top of the dress was pulled down her shoulders as if it was one of the dresses from Kagome's time. Completing the outfit she sported a pair of white boots reaching past her knees, a blue snowflake locket, and a glittering jeweled sword gracing her waist.
Shiro noticing that he was staring at her with his mouth open and waved her hand in front of his eyes trying to draw his attention from her body to her face.
"Hello! Anyone home?"
"Huh...oh sorry, I guess I just spaced out" he said sheepishly turning his gaze from Shiro's eyes back to the three in the garden.
Instead of leaving like she said she would Shiro came back to the rail following Inuyasha's gaze to the sun beginning its decent into the western sky. It was Shiro's favorite part of the day when different colors would mix to make a beautiful backdrop for the numerous mountains gathered around the lands.
"When I was a young girl I used to love the sunset and sunrise. I still do to this day though I don't see much of them anymore" Shiro said sadly watching the last rays of light leave the earth.
"Why's that?" Inuyasha asked keeping his gaze on the sunset.
"Since I am of royalty I have certain duty's to the kingdom that I am sure that you are aware of."
"Actually I'm not aware. I'm surprised that no one has told you the truth about me."
"No not really, only that you are the prince of the western lands.
"Well then let me enlighten you. I didn't grow up in a castle, my mother and I were forced to leave and not soon after she died. I had to fend for myself when I was only a pup, living off the land and running from everything. No one ever came for me, not even my own brother. As you can see I am a half breed, a mutt, an outcast, a mistake. I wasn't meant to live but I did and every since I was a pup I have been taunted and tried to be killed because of it. As the days got worse I became stronger. That is until I was pinned to a tree by the woman I thought I loved, but it was a mistake. I died for 50 years until Kagome came and released the spell on me since she was the reincarnation of the woman I loved. Since then I have become even more strong gathering the sacred Jewel shards of the shattered Shikon no Tama."
"I'm sorry" Shiro said casting her head down to the ground wishing that she had never probed him for answers and of the miserable life he must of had. Compared to hers she had everything while he had nothing.
"You have nothing to be sorry about, I am used to people feeling pity and remorse towards me that I have learned to ignore it. I still do not a place in this world though Kagome, Sesshomaru, and my friends say that I do...I know that they are wrong. They know not what it is like to be a half breed and neither do you so spare me the pity when you don't know what it's like." Not wanting to spill anymore of his heart out to this demoness he turned around and went back inside the castle trying to get as far away from her as he could.
"I'm sorry" she said once again to his retreating back. Sighing she went back inside Inuyasha's room and lay down on the bed trying to clear her mind of a certain half dog demon and go over what she was supposed to say to Sesshomaru when the time came.