InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Book One of The Angel Chronicles:Blood Of Innocents ❯ Loves Promise ( Chapter 8 )

Love's Promise

No one ever said that we were too young

No one ever told us that one day we'd have to pay.

But now the day has come and the darkness has set in

You and I are alone

To forge a bond

And commit our sin

Sesshoumaru had arrived at the castle only three hours after his father. Gone was his holier-than-thou attitude, replaced by something akin to childlike curiosity and apprehension, like when he was about to do something that would get his puppy ass kicked from here into tomorrow. No one in the castle could ever remember a time when the arrogant prince had been this considerate to them. They watched as he turned down the hall to Jena's room, while every one of them held their breath and hoped beyond hope that whatever Jena had done to change him, she continued doing…Eternally! Some of them even gossiped about what a good queen she would eventually make, but for now their hopes were hung on what would happen in the next day and a half. Until that time had passed, the `Children of the West' would hold their breath.

Sesshoumaru's POV

I gently pushed open the door, the sounds of her even breathing and slowed heart rate told me that she was asleep.

*I should come back…* I thought, as I stood by the bed and watched her chest rise and fall. *How could someone come to mean so much to me in such a short time? Hell, she's only a human!* my thoughts screamed at me….and I screamed right back at them. *You Baka! You are the part of me that is supposed to CORRECT falsehoods, not make them!*

Gracefully, I sat on the floor next to the bed, as I had often done as a pup, to think things over. This creature was to say the least intriguing. She seemed, on one hand, so innocent and sweet as a child, and on the other, so jaded and empty. I wondered what the hell could have possibly happened in her short life to make her this way. Kind and forgiving, yet as merciless as the northern winds. I knew that I was beginning to fall for her and that I'd have no other. Of that I was sure but…did she feel the same? Was I the one that she wanted…for life…for it was different when a Youkai mated; when a youkai chooses a mate it is not a bond that can be broken save perhaps in death. That is why, before a youkai mates with someone, they must be absolutely sure.

*I know I am Jena…for I will have no other…but are you, sweet loverling, sure that you want me? *

Doubt started to filter in. I could feel its icy tendrils curl around my heart, and I fell to the depths of despair.

* What will I do if you too reject me Jena… I don't think that my soul could survive another hit…Colette hurt. And I promised my self that I'd never go thru that heartache again. But then I found you. And I decided to risk love one last time. But can you really love one such as I… I mean hell we are truly from different worlds let alone different races…Jena…beloved…can you really love me?*

I watched as a gentle breeze lifted her delicate golden hair slightly, making her seem almost angelic. *She's shivering?! My angel is shivering?!* That simply would not do. Standing again, I looked at the bed, judging the best possible way to get on without rousing the sleeping angel. *Finally, my years of stealth training, with the best instructors that money could buy, will be put to the test!* I thought sarcastically, as I started to get onto the bed, hardly even moving it. Still, I began to get impatient. *This is taking too long!* I finally gave up and just cuddled next to her, wrapping my long, furry tail around both of us. I was glad when she stopped shivering, but disappointed when her eyes fluttered opened slowly and she stared up into my eyes. Then she closed he eyes again and snuggled closer to me, clutching my tail for warmth, sending waves of sheer pleasure through my entire body. I fought hard to suppress the growl that nearly escaped my mouth.

*Oh, by the Gods, Jena…Do you know what you're doing to me?…If you don't cease your silent seduction…I don't know if I'll be able to control myself!*

My Youkai instincts were practically screaming at me to take her …here and now… But I wanted to give her more than just a blood-lust induced tryst…I wanted something closer, more permanent…I wanted her love and I wanted her to feel my love brighten even the darkest corners of her soul. *I want her to be my first* I thought, as I brushed a stray lock of hair from her delicate porcelain face. As I heard her heartbeat slow down once again, I heard a sleepy whisper, "Sesshoumaru….can I love you…always…"

At that, I broke into a wide grin. As I held her thin frame to my chest, drowning in her intoxicating scent, I whispered back to the sleeping girl in my arms and I gently kissed her forehead as her golden hair fell over me like a cover against the night. "I love you, Jena…from now till the very end of time itself…I am yours…and you sweet angel.. are mine."

No one said love was easy

No one said that it was all fun

Normal POV

A gust of wind roused the sleeping Jena. She awoke to see the familiar mane of silver hair strewn around her, his delicate face looking peaceful and serene.

*This must be a dream* Jena thought, hoping that it was not; for if it was a dream…then she would lose him! As she ran her delicate hands down his bare chest, causing him to moan in ecstasy, part of her soul ached at the thought of losing him. While her woman hood cried out, desperately begging her to let him inside her. Oh, how she longed for his touch… it was literally driving her insane. His soft lips were practically begging to be kissed. He was her vision of perfection, and for once she felt as if fate had smiled upon her. She wasn't about to lose this opportunity, dream or not!

Snuggling closer, she heard a slight moan. As delicately as possible, she pressed her lips to his, and was more than a little shocked when he kissed back! His eyes opened and he wrapped his hands around her petite frame as he nipped playfully at her lips, which had parted for him, allowing his hungry tongue entrance. His tongue continued to ravage her timid mouth till she broke the kiss, much to Sesshoumaru's disappointment. What happened next nearly broke his heart.

She looked up at him with shameful eyes. "I..I'm sorry, I had no right to do this." she whispered.

"The Hell you don't or did you forget our vows so soon."

"Huh?"

He looked at her for a moment more before he drew her into another, harder, more passionate kiss. His instincts blazed at the scent of her arousal, no longer giving him the option of resisting…and this time he'd give in. For they had shared vows of love with each other…she was his mate! All that was left was to mark her…and for her to surrender her innocence….

"Don't resist me!" he said, his voice husky as he flipped her onto her back, his body straddling hers as he started kiss her again. But this time, she pulled away.

"P..Please….Stop…..oh, God no...please."

His lust-filled brain barely registered her words as the youkai in him continued its demands that he take her here and now. Unfortunately, her scent had changed; she was absolutely terrified of him! Why? She had given her self to him…and now she feared for her life from him… As the feelings of lust faded slightly he felt rejected; was he not good enough for her?! His thoughts berated him as he heard her voice pleading with someone…..but not him. *Odd.* He thought, as her body struggled beneath him.. She's fighting phantoms… Did some one dare try and take…such liberties with her!!! Gone were his feelings of rejection…for she was not rejecting him…but something…brought back such vivid memories that she was literally reliving….something that he knew that she'd rather forget… That was when he caught the faintest scent of magic in the air…he was so caught up in his own thoughts that he had missed it. Some one was making her relive her memories…or a perverted nightmarish version of them. How dare any one attack this Sesshoumaru's wife to be… From that moment he vowed that if he ever where to find them that they would live long enough to suffer a youkai blood rage!

"Jena, are you okay?"

"Reyouku! STOP! No more….Please, no more!"

Sesshoumaru pulled her to him, embracing her, rocking her slightly in his arms ever as she fought desperately to free her self.

"Jena, I'm so sorry."

"Sesshoumaru? …Don't leave me…promise me that you won't leave me." She begged with clouded eyes, and the slightest bit of resignation crept into her voice as she fought to escape the hellish visions that held her captive.

Looking at her with more determination than he had in years, he kissed her lightly on the forehead. "I will never leave you…I will stay with you forever, my beloved."

With that, the two lovers held each other for the rest of the night. Little did they know of the danger that lay hidden in the shadows.

Gallidrell stood watching. That bitch of a daughter of hers lay wrapped up in that bastard's arms! Ruining 18 years of work! She had lost some of her powers to that bitch, and now that brat thought that she was going to escape her! Not only that, but she was going to sully the purity of the power she possessed. Apparently, that bastard had broken the strangle hold of power that she had had on that girls mind…no matter…If she couldn't kill her mind, then she would simply have to kill her heart instead.

*Arsheala! You shall pay dearly for the trespasses you have committed tonight!*

Suddenly, Gallidrell felt a tug on her being; some one was in her house, touching the portal! Pulling out a tiny piece of crystal glass, she saw two of the bitches' friends, what were their names? "Oh, yes, Sora and Morgan. Those two shall be her undoing." *Soon, Arsheala, I shall claim what is rightfully mine!* As she left she sent one last bit of her powers towards her sleeping daughter. "For never has there been, nor will there ever again, be a tale of more woe…than this of Arsheala…and her forbidden Romeo."

This is the price sooner or later we all must pay

This is the cost

Who would have known things were to end this way.

How could it have been that

We loved and lost…

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An: Es here this is just a quick note cause I think I confused some readers with the char lists. So let me clear up some confusion Sess is the Full demon, Inu Is the Hanyou, And The others you will find out what they are later. Hope that this helps and sorry the char. lists are so crammed together...I didn't know that MM.org would upload it like that. Sorry.....sorry. Hope you are enjoying the fic. cause the plot is going to start picking up again from here....So if you have any questions please either leave them in your review or you can e-mail me directly and I'll answer them PDQ.

Thx for reading....

ES.