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Celestial Chances

 

Chapter Five: Journey Begins

 

Ravensparrow17 or RavenCrow16

 

Author's Notes: Yeah its been a while since I last updated….so sorry about that! I have gotten caught up in all my other stories and then no one was reviewing this one. Yet I found it truly funny when I had given up on it a lot of people started to review. But either way I really liked this story so I decided to stick with it. Thank you all for the reviews. I promise the next update will not take so long!

 

 

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The sun rose the next morning and as it reached its peak the palace seemed to turn to silver with the reflection of the rays. It seemed Ra was promising a good journey for the two brothers. Aset was the first to appear in the courtyard where Hiten was to say his goodbyes. He was far too young to be making such a big step in his life. He would be challenged for his kingship. She had lived forty centuries and it was now that she had very little time. A tense feeling began to build in the pit of her stomach as she sensed Hiten's arrival.

 

Sensing his mother's tension and uncertainty Hiten slowly walked towards Aset.

“Aset? Are you alright? You seem upset”, he said carelessly. It was obvious he merely asked out of habit or due to a threat by his older brother watching in the shadows. Aset turned to face him. Tears were quickly welling up in her eyes.

 

“All those years that I missed of you growing up. Now that we are allowed to be together it is your destiny that is in the way. I know you still hold a grudge against me. I do not blame you, but please know that I love you. I have loved you since the moment you took your first breath. I will love you until the day that your eyes close and you take your last one yet again”, the goddess sadly smiled as the tears trickled down her face, “You have your father's strength, but is it enough, my love?”

 

“I have the strength of a demon. That is all I need, Aset”, Hiten assured her. It began to pour, just as it had when she left him almost a century ago. All Hiten could do was hug her close to him. Somewhere down in his black soul he felt a twinge, but he quickly ignored it as he noticed his older brother coming out of his hiding place.

 

“If we are to leave and make it back to Japan before sundown I suggest we go now”, Sesshomaru said with a raised eyebrow. He had never seen his mother react this way since Khan's death. Quietly he walked over to the figure that was his only family. Glaring he easily persuaded Hiten to let him handle Aset. “Mother, you are truly overreacting”, he said quite annoyed. He knew that Hiten didn't really care about their mother and it was only because earlier he had threatened him to treat her decently.

 

“Do not let him out of your sight. Set will be searching for you both. One of his spies must have heard the news of Hiten by now and reported it”, the goddess warned.

 

“As you wish”, Sesshomaru mumbled as he gave his mother one last hug.

 

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Somewhere in Japan

 

“Inuyasha!”, Kagome screamed, “Sit boy!” With a glance to the shrill command the hanyou plummeted to the ground.

“Ha!”, Shippo laughed. Inuyasha had been picking on the poor kit all day. It never ceased to entertain the kitsune when he had a front row seat to the half-demon's “sitting”.

“You're lucky I can't get up right now!”, Inuyasha yelled at the pair walking past him.

“He's just a kid. Quit being such a bully”, Kagome scolded. As of late Inuyasha had been on edge and it was quite literally driving her over as well.

“Yeah, I am a defenseless orphan”, Shippo piped in. He curled into a ball in the basket of Kagome's bike.

“Whatever”, Inuyasha huffed as he wiped away the dirt from his clothes. The two of his companions were starting to get on his nerves, and not in a good way.

The small group was returning from their latest adventure in the mountains. They had met up with spider demons, nasty creatures with huge red eyes. A priest who seemed innocent took them in for a night but it turned out that he was the leader of the demons. Inuyasha had turned human as in his moon cycle required of him on a night of the new moon. During the battle he was poisoned. Things he had said still plagued Kagome's thoughts.

FLASHBACK

 

Kagome drug Inuyasha to the room Mizuna had pointed out, after she had cut him from the web.

“Hurry stick the Tetsuaiga in to the door!”, Myouga instructed.

“He's going cold. He isn't breathing!”, Kagome noticed after she did as told and returned to Inuyasha's side.

Myouga quickly rushed to his lord's side. Landing on his face the flea began to suck out the poison. “Always a beast, but never a burden”, he managed as he rolled over to Shippou. Amazingly the flea was the same size as the young kitsune. Inuyasha began to stir in Kagome's embrace.

“I didn't wake you, did I?”, she asked innocently after he opened his eyes when she wiped away the perspiration from his forehead.

“No…why did you cry? You shed tears for me. Back in the other room when you saved me”, he began.

“I was afraid I was going to lose you. I didn't want you to die”, Kagome held back the tears.

“Kagome? You smell nice”, Inuyasha smiled.

“Wait a minute. You told me before you couldn't stand my scent!” Kagome screamed with blushed cheeks.

“I lied”, he said falling asleep.

END OF FLASHBACK

 

`It had to be the poison', Kagome silently thought. She had been gazing at Inuyasha and realized he was glaring back.

“What are you looking at?”, he growled.

“Nothing”, she snapped and returned to petting Shippo. They were going back to the village for more supplies. Kagome wanted an herb remedy from Kaede in case there was poison involved again. While turning onto the path leading to Kaede's hut Kagome felt as though someone was watching her. Ignoring her instincts she continued faithfully behind Inuyasha. When they reached the priestess's sanctuary, they noticed she was wearing a sling.

“Kaede, are you alright?”, Kagome ran to the old woman.

“I'm fine, but Urasuway the witch has stolen Kikyo's ashes”, she answered grimly.

“Why would anyone still another's ashes?”, the young girl inquired.

“I'll give you two guesses, but you're only gonna need one”, Inuyasha sounded serious, “Wanna hear it?”

“Any reason would be listened to, Inuyasha”, Kaede assured.

“Who cares!?”, the hanyou spat. It was she who had pinned him to the tree fifty years ago.

“I cannot stand by and watch my sister be disgraced. I am going after the ashes whether ye help me or not”, Kaede defended.

“We'll go with you, won't we, Inuyasha?”, Kagome chimed.

“No, we won't. You can go, but I'm staying here”, he said proudly.

“Look I know you hate Kikyo for pinning you to a tree, but you must get past it”, she continued.

“You weren't stuck to a tree for fifty years with nightmares of how you got there in the first place! You wouldn't understand!”, the half demon raged.

“Well if you'd tell me, then I could help you”, Kagome answered.

“I don't need your help”, Inuyasha fumed. He had taken care of himself for most of his life and he didn't need anyone's help now.

“Everyone needs help. Its not a weakness but pride is”, She tried to comfort him.

“Fine. If ye will not help me, Inuyasha, then I will go on my own”, Kaede interrupted. While the two were bickering she had packed everything and put it on her horse.

“I'll go, but only to make sure you don't kill yourself”, he finally gave in.

“Thank ye, Inuyasha”, the old miko was truly grateful.

“Feh.”

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SOMEWHERE IN THE FORESTS OF JAPAN

 

“No, you are leaning too far into the attack. If someone were to strike you, there would be no time to dodge and commence a counter attack. It is not a wonder that Inuyasha defeated you. He saw this weakness and exploited it”, Sesshomaru chided.

“It's hard to be struck by a tree, unless it, I don't know…MOVES!!!”, Hiten screamed as he went after his elder brother.

Sesshomaru used his poison claws to scratch a stinging reminder into the young demon's face. The hit also sent Hiten into the tree he had been complaining about.

“You may be the future to the Eternal Kingdom our ancestors built, but you will quickly become the past if you do not fight well. If you did not know, our dear Uncle Set, was able to kill our grandfather once. You would be an easier kill since you are not a god”, the demon lord reminded.

“You put your faith into a dynasty that is long overdue to be conquered. Why not be done with it?”, Hiten growled.

“If Set were to rule, it would be the end of all things living. He is the god of darkness and everything evil. Would you want to live in a world like that? I for one do not”, Sesshomaru explained.

“I am not even suppose to be alive, remember? I am suppose to be dead”, Hiten reminded his older brother.

“Well you are here now and it is up to you to make the best of it”, the demon lord growled. It was pathetic how his younger brother tried to get out of his responsibility to become the Champion.

“If I am such a lowly demon, what does that make you? You are not a god. Why didn't they choose you? Why must it be me?”, Hiten changed the subject.

“Our mother sees something that not even I, the great Lord Sesshomaru, son of Inutaisho, can see. Be glad the goddess Aset has faith in you, even if you do not have faith in yourself”, Sesshomaru explained, “You're our last hope.”

“I'm not fit for this! I am a demon! Not a demi-god! I was destined for nothing but destruction and glory found only in my death. I was denied that!”, the young demon reasoned. Why the gods had put their faith and hope into him, he did not understand.

“What are you afraid of, little brother? How could you lose such hope?”, Sesshomaru asked, “Did our mother somehow misjudge you?”

“She misjudges herself! The only fear I had was of losing my younger brother, but he is dead, and I cannot fear anything else!”, Hiten caught himself. He unwittingly opened himself up to the elder demon. He quickly turned, “Can we return to practicing?”

“As you wish”, Sesshomaru said coldly.

It surprised the demon lord how easily Hiten began to concentrate. He even took the advice they had argued over and didn't lean too far into the attack. Sesshomaru smiled knowing that he had an effect on his younger brother. Whatever he had said must have sunk into a deep subconscious part of Hiten's brain.

`Good', Sesshomaru thought, `He may prove to be more than I expected.'