InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destinies Collide ❯ A meeting ( Chapter 3 )

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Destinies Collide

Chapter 3: A meeting

"Whatever missy. Think what you want. The only way you'll be getting out of here will be in a body bag." He took a syringe out of his left breast pocket and a small bottle with clear liquid out of his right breast pocket. He then injected the needle of the syringe into the top of the bottle, and filled the syringe with the strange liquid. He bent down in front of her. He put the bottle back in his pocket, and flicked the end of the syringe to get the air out. He then grabbed her right arm and jammed the needle into her, releasing the liquid into her blood stream.

She watched him out of spite. This was the third time, in the month that she had been there, that he had injected her with whatever it was. She could feel the substance enter her veins and travel throughout her body. She noted that it seemed to spread faster this time then it had the previous two times. A feeling of euphoria swept though her body. In an instant all the pain was gone and she felt as though she was floating on a cloud.

The tiger watched his prey with growing enthusiasm. He always liked watching her being taken to some other world. She was totally oblivious to her surroundings, and he could do what he pleased with her. If he wasn't careful he might force himself upon her, but that never was an option no matter how much he wanted to do it. She was a disgusting human after all. If he mated with her, whether forcibly or not, he would be killed along side of her, and that wasn't what he wanted. He forced down his erection and began the task of making her pay for her mistakes.

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The party seemed to be winding down. InuYasha sat by himself at a table on the very edge of the garden. He had done his best to be pleasant throughout the evening, but now his patience was wearing thin. He had yet to announce whom he chose for a mate, and so far his father wasn't bothering him about it.

"Uh, excuse me?" A slightly nervous female voice called from behind him.

InuYasha turned around and stared at the woman. He hadn't seen her before and wondered who she was. Remembering his manners he said, "Can I help you?"

"Y…. yes, can you direct me to the bathroom?"

He stared at her for a moment, taking in her sad expression. Long black hair flowed around her shoulders. Her brown eyes appeared blood shot. Make-up trails ran down her face making it evident that she had been crying. She wore a sparkling violet dress, the sides of which were cut so that they revealed her long shapely legs. The top of the dress was cut in such a way that it showed more cleavage than the hanyou had bargained for. He blushed and looked at the ground.

"Uh…. sure. You may get lost, so I'll take you there myself. If you don't mind?"

She looked around nervously for a moment, then nodded her head and gave him a slight smile. He stood up, but kept his face pointed towards the ground. He walked into the house, glancing behind him every few seconds to make sure the woman was still following. He showed her to the nearest bathroom and waited patiently outside till she finished. He then showed her back out to the garden and started walking back to the table he had previously occupied.

"W… Wou-…Would you care to talk?"

To say he was surprised would be an understatement. He stopped in his tracks and slowly turned back towards her. He could smell the nervousness permeating around her body. He drew in a deep breath. The smell of lilacs and roses lifted off of her and entwined in his nostrils. He closed his eyes for a second. His inner demons began screaming at him. "This is the girl! Take her as your mate." He growled low in his belly and commanded the voices to stop.

She looked at him wearily and hung her head low as she turned to leave. "I've been rejected yet again. This day can't get any worse," she thought.

InuYasha opened his eyes. He watched as she slumped her head and turned to leave. "Wait, don't go."

She stopped walking and turned around. She looked into his golden eyes and found herself getting lost in his gaze. She took in his whole appearance. He was wearing a pair of blue slacks and a nicely pressed white shirt with a blue tie that changed colors depending on the way the light hit it. "Would you like to talk?" She tried again hoping that he would agree this time.

"I guess that would be alright." He looked around and spotted an empty table and gestured toward it. "Would that be alright?"

She looked in the direction that he indicated. "I was thinking that we could…. Well you know… Be alone."

"Oh, I understand. Well, there is a nice secluded spot off in the woods. I like to go there to clear my head. Would that be alright?" He glanced at her expectantly.

Again, she looked around nervously before answering. "Yes, that would be fine."

She followed him to the spot he had told her about and watched as he sat down on a bench. She sat down beside him, making sure to keep enough space between them. She stared at the ground as if she was searching for the right words to say.

"So…. What did you want to talk about?" InuYasha asked. He also stared at the ground. Suddenly the small specks of dirt became very fascinating.

"I didn't get your name, but I can guess who you are by the way the people at the party were acting around you. You are the soon to be crowned prince. Am I right?"

"You are correct. You are?"

"Oh, sorry about that. I forgot my manners. My name is Kikyo." She turned to him. She watched him for a moment trying to see if he gave any hint of recognition at her name. She sighed and returned her gaze to the ground when he didn't say anything.

"Nice to meet you." He glanced at her and noticed that her attention was on the ground. He turned his gaze to the sky and took a deep breath. Her smell was playing havoc with his senses.

"Why haven't you chosen a mate yet?"

"It's a long story."

"I have all night."

"You sure you're interested? I mean, if I were in your shoes I would think that it would be a very boring story."

She snapped her head around and glanced at him. He dropped his head and focused on her eyes. "Why would it be boring?" she asked.

"Well… I'm a prince. Usually people tell me that my life is boring, or way too exciting, and they don't want to hear any of my stories."

"But that's why it would be interesting. You're a prince. I don't live the high life; therefore, I don't know what goes on in your world. Are you lonely? Do you know how to cook? Have you ever babysat four hyper kitsune kids at one time? These are the things that I wish to know about you. What makes you tick? What gets you going in the morning? Please enlighten me on what its like to live in your world."

He stared at her surprised. `Why would she want to know these things about me? She actually seems interested in me. Wait, does she know that I'm just a half-breed?' he thought. He contemplated his answer as he found himself getting lost in her eyes. His thoughts drifted to other regions that he had explored only in the safety of his bedroom. Before he realized it, he was picturing what it would be like to see her naked.

The sound of her coughing broke him out of his trance. He felt rather uncomfortable as he noticed the slight bulge in his pants. He shifted in his seat and turned his focus to the sky. He decided that he would answer her questions to the best of his abilities in the hopes that his erection would disappear. He also hoped that she had not noticed the change in his pants.

"Well…" he started still feeling slightly embarrassed, "You saw all the women here tonight. Can you honestly tell me that they want me for who I am?"

"Huh, I never thought about that. You do have a valid point."

"So you see, that is why I have not chosen a mate yet. Dad's being patient, but I have a feeling that its not going to last much longer." He sighed. "Besides, I'm not good enough to have a full youkai mate."

"Who says?"

"Huh?" He looked into her eyes once again. "You don't know what I am, do you?"

"I know perfectly well that you are only half demon. What's wrong with that?"

"What's wrong with that? My blood is tainted because I'm half human. By all rights, I should have been killed upon my birth. The only reason that I'm still alive is the fact that my father is the Demon Lord of the Western Lands. Shoot, my father should have been killed because he mated with a human female. Not to mention the fact that she was one of his slaves at the time." He diverted his eyes from her and turned them towards the stars.

"Not all youkai think that is such a bad thing. Believe it or not, I'm also a hanyou."

He stared at her like she had just grown another head. `Did I hear right? She said that she's a hanyou also. That can't be right. It must have been those darn voices again,' he thought. "Y…. Y…. You are?" He took another deep breath, inhaling her scent once again. He hadn't been wrong; she didn't smell like a demon at all. Then again, he learned long ago that there were some demons out there that can conceal their scents to confuse their enemies.

She watched him out of the corner of her eye, mostly because she was afraid of his reaction. "Yes, I am."

"But you don't smell like it. What I mean to say is that…"

"I know what you're thinking. I have acquired some valuable powers over the years. I'm using a particularly strong concealing spell at the moment."

"That was my next guess."

"So, are you afraid to take a mate?"

"Afraid? Me? Not really. I just want to be in love before I make that type of commitment. Is that so bad?" He brought his gaze back to hers. The bright moon above cast a perfect pale light upon them. The light danced off of her dress and he couldn't help but stare at it. His gaze trailed down to the exposed parts of her leg. He licked his lips once before he caught himself, and tore his eyes away focusing on the moon instead.

She watched as he licked his lips. Her little plan was working. She smiled to herself. `Now to go to phase two,' she thought. "I understand what you mean. You are eighteen now, correct?" He nodded his head. "Don't tell me that you've never had sex?"

He hung his head low at those words. Of course he'd never had sex. He'd always thought that it was a sacred ritual preformed between two people who loved each other. He shook his head no. He really didn't want to hear her response to that. It embarrassed him to no end.

She had already known his answer before he gave it. He was embarrassed and she knew it. She watched him for a few seconds, contemplating her next statement. "I see. You know that you can have sex without taking a mate, right?"

"I…. I guess. But why would I want to do that? If I do something that intimate with a female, then I'd want to take her as my mate." With that he looked her in the eye.

She grimaced, but regained her composure as quick as she could. "You're one of the few youkai that think that sex is an intimate affair."

"That can't be true. Wait, you don't think that's it's an intimate affair?"

She laughed a little at this. "It can be, if you are with someone you truly love. However, I also see it as a way to get to know the man. You know, giving him a test run before you commit to anything life long."

A blush rose in his cheeks. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Why would anyone want to do that? "Um… Uh…"

"Don't tell me that the thought of that doesn't sound appealing?"

"Well… It does sound interesting."