InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Ethereal ❯ Sesshoumaru ( Chapter 1 )

A: I do not own Inuyasha

B: This story is written very differently than anything I have seen so far. I know others have used this technique, but it is rare.

C: In order for me to ensure that everyone reading this has a basic understanding, without throwing anyone off-course, I have chosen to write in this manner. The first two chapters will be identical, word-for word. Only difference is in the first part you will see third-person, through Sesshoumaru's mind. The chapter following will have everything Identical aside from the fact that it will be Kagome's view. These things will alternate but that is the basic lay-up.

*Chapter 1*

*Capture*

(S)

If you didn't read part C of my author's notes, read it now.

Nothing could have stopped him, he was an animal on the hunt, he was strong, powerful, and overcome by something he could never quite describe in words.

He crouched low in a tree, gazing at his prey, waiting for the opportune moment to strike and capture. He had learned of his prey, watching and researching her, her everyday routine was his obsession, and he knew it by heart.

`I will have her…' he thought with a sadistic smirk, `all to myself, no other shall know this beautiful vixen…' He felt his breathing increase as his body pumped adrenaline through his veins.

She turned and said something to her hanyou companion and monk friend, but the words were nothing but beautiful sound to his ears. He couldn't make out each syllable in his head but knew along the lines of what she was saying. She was asking where the nearest spring was.

She smiled brightly, a smile that he knew one day would be reserved for him alone, then turned on her heals headed toward the hot spring, less than half a mile away. He groaned as he remembered watching her on several occasions prior to that day, she was beautiful in every aspect, but he could never see her completely as something always got in his way a rock, her arm, something. He especially hated those clothes she sometimes wore into the springs. They drew his attention to her most precious parts but always blocking him from a full view of her.

He expected that one of the men she was with to come and guard her, and had thus anticipated a battle before he would win his beautiful prize. He was surprised but not at all unpleased when neither of them seemed to be moving towards the spring where the object of his desires was heading.

Moving silent as Death and swift as wind he followed her. Being sure that his scent would not reach the hanyou.

As he followed he also observed her, she didn't know he was there, she was completely blissfully unawares of the danger that he presented for her. It almost made this capture to easy for him, though it didn't really matter to him how he obtained her, just so long as he did.

He crouched low in a tree as he watched her perform her nightly activity, most humans would stop only once every three to four days to bathe when constantly moving, this human though, had a thing for being clean, or perhaps just something for the water in general. Her hair seemed to glow in the moonlight as he watched her face relax.

She was definitely an ethereal creature, and for the longest time he couldn't understand why it was another male hadn't claimed her before then. Of course after watching her activities with the hanyou he realized that Inuyasha's over protective nature had been what caused most male's to keep their distances from the young woman. Though the monk occasionally slipped up, the reason he planned on ridding said monk of the repulsive hand sometime soon.

Not that he could blame the monk for desiring the beauty, but no one would have the privilege of touching her, no one but him that is.

He watched as she began to delicately take her clothing off, then putting them in a neat pile by her feet, of course again he noticed that her body twisted in a way that blocked his view. This caused him to growl, rather loudly in his throat.

He hadn't thought of growling but it was apparently a mistake as the woman instantly stiffened, turning to face his direction. She seemed frightened as she began moving her eyes up the tree, stopping at the branch just below his feet.

She suddenly seemed to become slightly angry, "I know that's you Miroku! Come on out so I can beat you senseless!" She called out, stepping behind a bolder to cover her body from view.

He felt himself smirking she didn't know just how grand a mistake she had made in identifying her stalker. He would correct it for her, he decided, as he stood upright on the branch.

The woman didn't seem to notice his movement for he was careful that the tree made no noise, and did not move any more than the wind would make it normally.

Jumping from the tree with beautiful grace he watched her face, she seemed to pause in time as humans could hardly see things that moved with his speed, then her eyes widened the split second before he landed directly in front of her. "My, my…" he said in a cold voice hinting on amusement, "what have I found here?"

He saw her eyes bug as she looked up into his eyes. Kami, she was beyond beautiful, he had very few chances to get this close to her in the past, having only appeared to try and take her life when he had gotten so close.

She tried to take a step back but Sesshoumaru easily predicted the move and pulled her closer to him, and out from behind the rock with his tail. He pulled her closer to him, he needed to know this if this alone, how far did her loyalty run? How ignorant was she to how powerful he was? He bent his head over her and whispered into her ear, "Scream, scream and call my hanyou brother to this place." He ordered her.

He felt her stiffen at that statement but soon enough she shook her head "no" to his command.

Sesshoumaru placed his lips on her neck, smirking against her skin. `Very good miko,' he thought to himself. "So you know I've the power to destroy him then?" he asked, "Or perhaps you fear that I plan only to use you as a lure?"

She nodded again and he growled, "Use your voice, and answer me." He ordered pulling her closer to him, he regretted wearing his armor if there would be no battle, but it didn't matter, she was his now.

"I-I" she stammered a moment, "know you p-plan on using me as a lure!" she began trying to wiggle from his grasp then, having snapped out of whatever trance she had been in. "I won't let you use me against him!"

Sesshoumaru purred against her skin making her stop her struggles and instead shiver against him. "You are wrong little miko, I've no intention of using you against my brother, if I wanted him truly dead he would be. As for you…" he trailed off as his tongue came from his mouth, licking the skin he had dreamed about so often, right under her ear.

Secretly he was pleased at her show of alliance towards his brother. She would soon learn to be just as loyal to him, more so since she would be his mate and a mate's loyalty knows no bounds.

He felt her shiver violently as the beginnings of arousal reached his nose. This was almost too easy.

"Y-you don't intend to-to…" she was clearly struggling to regain control of her body and Sesshoumaru could sense this.

"Rape you?" Sesshoumaru allowed his hands to roam up her perfect curves. How he had desired for this! How he had wanted her to be near him so long!

His clothing seemed suffocating to him, especially in the lower regions, but he could not remove them now, he wanted to play first.

He heard her take in a sharp breath and start fighting more vigorously. Good, she was fighting now, more of a challenge, finally.

He pushed her back a couple of steps and, surprised, she nearly fell. "Not right now." He told her firmly looking into her eyes, "For now I will not take you fully, your screams would be heard from here."

Kagome shivered standing away from him then daring to attempt at taking a step back. "Now, now, my little miko, don't attempt to run," He ordered her, "how far do you think you could run before I would catch you?"

"W-why are you doing this?" she asked her voice obviously trying to sound strong though it was obvious she was scared, her voice was cracked and shaky. Plus the smell of her fear hung heavily in the air, reaching his nose with ease.

"Never you mind," he said, as though he were a scolding father. "Spin around." He ordered her. He needed to make real sure that nothing had touched her, her scent told of her virginity but he could not be sure that someone had not hurt her or left a mark there for him to find.

She seemed stunned for a moment but a growl from him got her moving, slowly she walked in a circle, completely terrified, as he observed her.

She was really astonishingly beautiful, nothing kept his eyes from her and there were no marks on her, other than one on her side a bit above her belly. "What is that scar from?" he asked her as he took a step towards her.

Out of instinct she took a step back. Using speed no human could ever have detected he was upon her and pulling her tight against him. "I- it, it was from the Shikon No Tama!" she said loudly, completely frightened, "L-lady centipede! She ripped it from my body and Inuyasha destroyed her!"

Sesshoumaru was satisfied with the answer and dipped his head down barely a hair's breadth away from her lips. "You need not fear me, my little miko, for what I will bring you is not so much pain as it is pleasure…" he purred a bit before capturing her lips in a passionate kiss.

He bit her bottom lip with his fang, knowing full well that she wouldn't willingly open her mouth to him. He bit it hard enough that a little bit of her blood spilled from it, he licked at it as she opened her mouth in pure shock.

`So sweet, her mouth and her blood…' he thought as his hands moved all over her back. He reached lower on her back, towards her butt knowing full well that the monk had touched that area many times, and many times over the monk would pay for it.

He squeezed her buttocks and she screamed into his mouth in shock. The exact response he anticipated, he loved it when a woman would scream into his mouth. He couldn't explain why he did, he simply did.

He felt her knees go slack as she used him as the only thing to keep her on her feet. She began to struggle madly against him as he used one arm to keep her standing and the other to hold her head in place.

She screamed into his mouth and even attempted to bite his tongue. She would pay for that, he decided. He pulled away and as she attempted to scream he growled at her. "Do not scream for if you do I will not spare the hanyou's life."

She closed her mouth instantly and stopped struggling. "Good girl," he purred "but you should not have attempted to bite me, how should I punish you?" he pulled back to look into her eyes she tried look away so he pulled her chin forcing her to face him.

Her eyes shown fear to him but that would soon be gone from her. He could not have a mate that was constantly afraid of him.

"Know this my little miko, do not attempt to harm me, I am superior to you." He warned taking her mouth with his own. He sucked her tongue into his mouth and bit down hard, drawing blood and a scream from her.

Pulling back, he looked into her eyes. She did not respond to him, he didn't expect her to, after the warnings he had given her, but now she knew, the blood coming from her lip as evidence, never to try to hurt him again.

He created his youkai cloud that would carry him back to his home, he didn't stay there often, for after all, he was animalistic by nature and enjoyed being out doors.

He carried her body bridal-style as he lifted them off the ground. Behind him he left a small note, he had planned on throwing it upon Inuyasha's unconscious body once he had defeated the brat and THEN obtained the miko, but this would suffice just fine.

Sesshoumaru looked down at the woman that was going to be his mate. She looked up at him with terrified eyes but her body was relaxed, as though she subconsciously knew he wasn't going to hurt her. And he wasn't, unless she deserved it.

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Inuyasha grumbled to himself. "That damn wench! What's taking her so long?!"

He jumped down from the tree he was sitting in. "Come on you damn monk!" he ordered, they hadn't made much of a camp, they only did make camp due to Kagome's presence most the time.

Miroku obeyed him and followed wordlessly.

Inuyasha came upon the spring soon, there was nothing in the air really, and that bothered him, he couldn't smell Kagome, but sometimes the wind made that difficult.

He stepped into the clearing around the spring. A wave of smells hit his nose, fast and unforgiving. He covered his nose with his sleeve and growled. "DAMN IT!" he shouted.

The monk stayed back a bit confused at the hanyou's behavior, he wouldn't call him so much a friend really, and he was more like a temporary ally. Kagome was a bit more of a friend to him, and probably the only thing that kept the small band together. Her and that fox cub, who was currently back at Kaede's hut, due to Kagome asking him to stay there, she had a "hunch" that it wasn't safe for him to go.

"What is it, Inuyasha?" he asked not daring to take a step closer.

"Sesshoumaru…" he grumbled more to himself than to the monk. He had intentionally blocked his scent, knowing that he would have to come here to smell them. "What fucking games are you playing?"

`Sesshoumaru?' the monk thought terrified, only once had he encountered the Demon Lord, he was strong, fast, and ruthless. "Inuyasha, where is Kagome?" he asked hoping the answer wouldn't be what he thought it was.

"He took her! That fucking bastard took her!" He growled, "What the fuck could he want with her? If he thinks he can get Tetsusaiga that way…" he trailed off letting the monk think he wouldn't trade the Tetsusaiga for Kagome, he would though. He would if Kagome's life was in danger he would toss the damn piece of metal away. It was nothing to him as far as Kagome was concerned.

"Inuyasha…" the monk said getting his attention. "Come here a moment, please?"

Inuyasha growled but did comply, "What the hell do you want now?"

Miroku held out a neatly folded paper crane with the word "Inuyasha" written on it. "I believe this is for you."

Inuyasha snatched the crane and opened it hesitantly. Then growled and rip the piece of paper to shreds.

"What is it? What did it say?" Miroku asked calmly, not wanting to sound overly exited.

"It said,

Inuyasha,

Kagome and I will be holding a ceremony, you are invited to attend, and assuming you are literate enough to read this letter. In exactly three months' time from today we will be bound together and she will be named the "Lady of the Western Lands" at a formal ceremony.

As you are a blood relative of mine it is my duty to invite you to this ceremony.

And on another note, that monk you travel with will die if he so much as dreams of Kagome again." Inuyasha growled, "There was more about disemboweling you but I tore it up before I got to that part…" he finished saying. `He thinks that he can win Kagome over in three months?' Inuyasha nearly laughed at the idea, but still, Kagome didn't have to agree… He could force her to do anything he pleased, after all he was the "Lord of the Western Lands." Unfortunately he also controlled a great deal of Japan. His army was extremely large and very disciplined, plus he could restore his entire army with the sweep of a singular sword.

`If he hurts her I swear I'll fucking kill him!' Inuyasha thought angrily, but he knew, he knew that he stood not a chance against his brother.