InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destinies Collide ❯ Conversations ( Chapter 2 )

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Destinies Collide

Chapter 2: Conversations

She opened her eyes and focused on the door, as it swung open. A huge rather husky male tiger youkai entered and was followed by a smaller shapelier wolf youkai. She watched the tiger youkai with eyes full of hatred. She didn't recognize the wolf youkai, but figured he must be a new recruit. The wolf youkai kneeled in front of her, running his eyes along the entire length of her mostly exposed body. He smiled in pleasure as he stood up. Turning to the tiger youkai, he nodded his head. The tiger youkai then left the cell and closed the door behind him.

The wolf youkai grabbed a chair that was in the left hand corner of the room. Placing the chair a few feet in front of her, he sat down.

"I wish to relieve you of your situation, if you'll allow me," he said and looked at her intently. She didn't answer him. After a few seconds, he tried again. "I'm not here to hurt you. I've heard your story and it intrigued me…."

"So you came here to confirm that the rumors were true. Well, let me assure you that they are true, very true," she said in a cold and calculated voice.

"Look, I know what they are doing to you and I want to help."

"You can't take pity on me. I'm just a lowly human. You'd be better off helping a full youkai female."

"I can help whom ever I choose. You don't know who I am, do you?"

"No. Why should I care? Say you do get your way; you'll end up in the exact same predicament as four of my former masters did. I will end up back in here, in this exact same situation."

"That may be true, but who says that I'm going to allow you to kill me?"

"I didn't kill them." With that statement she adverted her eyes from him and focused on the floor. The slight movement of her head caused her neck pain, but she ignored it preferring not to appear weak in front of the youkai.

Her slight discomfort didn't go unnoticed by the wolf. He picked up the scent of her blood, as the movement had caused her skin to break. He shifted in his seat, but didn't comment on her pain. "If you didn't kill them, how did they die?"

"I…. I can't explain it. It wasn't a physical act though. Before you ask, I have no idea how to control it. It just happens. It even happens when there is a binding spell placed on me." She said the first with a hint of sadness in her voice.

"I see. Could it be that you were provoked into doing it?"

"I guess."

"Did you touch them?"

She returned her gaze to him. "No, I told you that it wasn't a physical act. It must have been psychological because there is no other way to explain it."

"Can you tell me what you were thinking when it happened?"

"Why? You just want to have another reason to kill me. Look, I'd much rather die then endure this kind of treatment."

"You don't mean that."

"What makes you say that? You don't even know me."

"I know more about you then you think."

"Explain."

"I've read every newspaper article, case file, novel, and any other publication related to your case. I've researched every aspect of the powers that you have shown. I bet you don't even know how you can do some of the things that you can do. We can help each other."

"How?"

"I am leader of my pack, a prince in my own right. I am searching for the Jewel of Four Souls in order to destroy the man behind the keeper's powers. In other words, a great demon lord, who is causing upheaval in the entire demon kingdom, is manipulating the keeper of the jewel. The keeper is a powerful Miko, but is easily given into temptation and suggestion."

"This Miko is a human?"

"At one time she was. However, the man behind her strings turned her into a hanyou."

"How are they causing upheaval in the demon kingdom?"

"Most akurei are not acclimated to their story. You see... she was his slave at one point around two hundred years ago. At that time, he allowed her to be entrusted with the Jewel of Four Souls. The people that gave it to her believed that no harm would come to it while it was in her hands. Little did they know that her master had planned everything and had manipulated the people into giving the jewel to her. As his master plan grew, so did his desire to become the Great Lord of all Demon Lands. With the jewel and the most powerful Miko at his disposal, everything was going according to plan."

"So, you're saying that this woman is the most powerful Miko alive? How can I compete with that? I haven't even had any training. She must have years of training if she's that good. What on earth is this Jewel of Four Souls anyway?"

"She was the most powerful Miko for two hundred years. She is no longer the most powerful Miko. The Jewel of Four Souls is a jewel. It is said that if one were to swallow it, their most desired wish would come true. Most youkai want it to grant them unlimited power or even immortality."

Her head was crunched in deep concentration. She took in all the information that he gave her, but she still didn't understand where she fit into the equation. It was evident that he believed that she was more powerful then that other Miko. She stifled a laugh as that thought crossed her mind. There was no way that she was that powerful. That other Miko would tear her apart. Before she could voice her opinion, she caught his next statement.

"The jewel disappeared about one hundred and twenty years ago. To this day no one knows where it is. The Miko and her master have stated that they did not use it, but I have reason to doubt that. They're not the sorts to be trusted. Anyway, he continued to use the Miko and eventually overthrew the youkai government around eighty years ago. With the government overthrown, he took control and established a new set of laws. All the laws that are in place today were because of him. Before that time, no hanyou or Miko was killed at birth."

"I think I understand. He wanted to kill all of the potential Miko's so that no one would become more powerful then his Miko."

"Correct, but he didn't stop with Hanyous and Mikos. He even went as far as to kill monks and even youkai that possessed strange powers. Any of those that managed to slip through the cracks were fiercely encouraged to keep their powers a secret."

"Ok, where do you come into the picture?"

"I am part of a small band of youkai that wish to locate the missing jewel and use it to help us get rid of this menace."

"Where do I come into all of this?"

"You, my dear, are that other Miko I was talking about. I am going to get you out of here and in return you are going to help us by killing that other Miko."

"Ha, you must be joking."

"Not really. After we have finished our task, I shall take you as my mate."

"What? Now you're being stupid. I'm a human, you can't mate with me without facing consequences."

"You're right, but that is only because of Naraku's rules. Once we get rid of him, all of demon kind will be free to do as they please." He stood up and pushed the chair to the side. He kneeled down in front of her and took her hands in his. "A strong willed human such as yourself is more than fitting to be my mate. You shall bear my pups, but not until Naraku is dead. However, I may still claim you before our task is finished."

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A loud growl pierced through the silence. InuYasha punched a hole in the brick wall of the gym he was practicing in. He took a moment to compose himself. Where had that growl come from? He had felt as though his mate was being harassed by another male youkai. A burning hatred flared up in his heart and quickly spread to all of his extremities. `Wait, I don't have a mate. What the fuck is going on here?' he thought.

He shook his head and began to work out all of the kinks in his body. Trying to clear his head, he left the gym and wandered back up to his room. His ears swiveled in every direction, picking up the slight noise of a group of people on the back lawn. He growled in frustration. Dad had gone through with his plans after all. This was not going to be a pleasant night.

He entered his room and fell face first on his bed with a thud. He buried his head in a pillow and resisted the urge to bang his head against anything that would make him pass out for the entire evening. Bringing his head to the left side, he sighed. Dad really did want him mated tonight. He hadn't been lying when he told dear old dad that none of those women wanted him for who he was. If he refused now, dad would use his authority to choose the woman he felt was right for his youngest son. "Why me?" he said aloud.

"Your father loves you dear, he just wants you to be happy."

InuYasha turned over and stared at his mother as she glided into the room and took a seat next to him on the bed. "How come I never hear you enter my room?"

"I'm your mother. I've been practicing since you were little, and I must say that I have gotten quite good." A huge smile creased her lips. She raised a hand and brushed her sons bangs out of his face.

"Yeah," he said in a depressed tone.

"Would you like to talk about something?"

"I talked to dad earlier. I thought he had given up on having me mated tonight. I knew it was to good to be true."

"You know that when your father gets an idea in his head he sticks with it till the end."

"I know. Why is it so important to have me mated tonight?"

"I think he just wants to make sure that someone will take care of you when the two of us are gone."

InuYasha sighed again, but refrained from growling in front of his mother. She never liked to hear him growl and almost always interpreted it as being aimed at her. He moved his head to the right and stared at the wall as if he was trying to find a hidden answer to his father's behavior.

"Neither me nor your father is expecting you to mate tonight, but I do want you to come down and choose one of the women. At least make a formal announcement that you plan to mate with that particular female. Make your father happy."

"But…!"

"No buts! Get cleaned up and come down to the party." She stood up and walked towards the door. "Dear, please try to have a pleasant attitude when you come down. It will make things much easier on you."

"Feh!" He said that under his breath. If he had said it aloud, he knew his mother would have slapped him for it.

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Silence invaded her chamber once again. The wolf prince had left more questions then he had answered. She contemplated his request, but couldn't understand why he wanted to mate with her. She was just a lowly human after all. He seemed to be royalty of some accord. So, why would he want to stoop to his underlings level to get a mate? There had to be a more suitable female for him somewhere.

The chamber door creaked open once again. She groaned as the tiger youkai entered. It was evident from the whip in his hand that she was in for another round of abuse. Oh how she wished she could use her powers to direct the pain away from herself and force it on him for a change. The tiger closed the door and directed his attention to his frail captive.

"He can't help you. You do realize that, don't you? He holds no rank or authority to get you out of the mess you got yourself into."

"That's what you think. He will get me out of here. However, he is the one that is the fool."