InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forbidden Sanctuary ❯ "After every hit we take . . ." ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

[~: A/N :~]

Semi: Wow, it's chapter four folks!

ChibiLee: Everybody polka! -dances-

Semi: I've noticed a few more people on FF.net have added this story to their favorites, alerts, AND WE GOT TWO NEW REVIEWS! All I can say is "Arigato gozaimaste!" -bows-
CL: Oh! CL wants everyone to know Semi-san has put up another story! MY story! -grins happily-

Semi: That's right folks, chapter one of my DBZ fanfic is finally up! Though I wrote it years ago lol. OH! But that’s not all folks! I will also be having the first chapter of Winter Lily up soon! -gives CL a PEZ dispenser-

CL: CANDY! -snatches and races from the room-

Semi: Easily amused . . . -sweat drop- Also, I may add a little lemon into this but I need your feedback! If I get enough people saying they want one in here then I will add it in. Oh and if you have any ideas of what I should do in the next chapter feel free to e-mail me with details lol.

CL: -comes back with an empty PEZ dispenser, a bottle of coke and a handful of Pixie Sticks-

Semi: Shimmatta . . . -ducks under the bed as CL begins boucning off the walls.- DUCK AND COVER!!!

CL: It’s time for CL’s recap! In the last chapter Sesshomaru-sama heard of a strange new Inu hanyo showing up. The villagers with Keshina-san took the hanyo away and things didn't sound too good. Will things be ok for the poor blind hanyo? What are Sesshomaru-sama's intentions? Read and find out!–solutes-

[~: Disclaimer :~] I do not own InuYasha nor do I own Beauty and the Beast, or the song “Everything about you” . Have a nice day.
"Hey she's waking up." The hanyo's eyes snapped open. She knew that voice.

"Looks like she wants another beating." A second gloated with an unseen nudge to his friend.

"Listen Mutt, we don't like you kind." The first snickered into her ear. The hanyo cried out in pain when she felt the man yank her head up and back by her hair.
“Please, I didn’t do anything.” Tears stained her pale cheeks as she pleaded for life.

“Oh yes you did.” The second man laughed ruthlessly. “You were born!” Both men laughed at this, sending a new wave of terror down the hanyo’s spine.

It was a strange feeling, this new emotion. It was something of a mix between utmost terror, helplessness, and the overwhelming primal instinct to survive. After all, one never corners a frightened animal . . . they were likely to attack.

The first villager, who was still pulling roughly on the hanyo’s long silver hair, felt the half demon stiffen. Growling to himself he looked down at her and noticed her vacant blue-white eye were turning red. He nearly let go and jumped back I surprise. Without thinking he pulled her up and socked her in the stomach. Knocking her wind out and registering her unconscious.

“I think we better head back. . . I don’t want to see her when she wakes up.” The second man shivered at the thought. “Who would have thought she was that dangerous.”

“Of course she is! Why do you think we ran her out of the village!” The first one scoffed, tossing her away from himself in disgust. She landed n the bank of a small pond, her arm in the cold water and her head nearly doing the same.

“What ever man, let’s just get out of here.” The second replied nervously while leading the way back, leaving the battered hanyo to her own devices. Neither looked backto make sure she was ok, nor did they even care. She was trash to them, best left alone.


Sesshomaru growled darkly at the old Miko. What was she playing at? She couldn’t possibly be serious. But then . . . he didn’t see the supposed hanyo either.

“So you’re saying the villagers . . . took her away?” Keshina nodded in reply “Do you know where they took her?”

“I’m sorry milord, I do not.” It was Keshina’s eyes that convinced Sesshomaru that she was speaking the truth. He saw sorrow and regret clear as day shining through them. With a mental sigh he turned to leave.

He had come to this human village in search of the rumored Inu hanyo that just appeared out of no where. This woman he had just spoken to had been the root of the rumor. And now it seemed he had arrived at a dead-end. Was everything this irritating?

A sudden commotion brought the demon lord out of his reserve. With his hand still on his temple, he turned his eyes to figure out what al the noise was about. There on the edge of the village were two men coming out of the forest. The gleam in their eyes did not go unnoticed by the Taiyoukai.

Before he knew it, the demon lord of the western lands was striding towards the humans. His hand began to glow a sickly bright green, indicating that he was . . . to say the least, ticked. The two men didn’t notice the Taiyoukai coming towards them, congratulating each other seemed much more important to them at the moment.

“Man, did you see her eyes? It was quick thinking to knock her out like that.” The first human laughed, speaking loud enough for the entire village to hear.

“It was nothing . . . I just remembered that InuYasha demon doing the same thing so I just knocked her out. If I hadn’t we would be in big trouble right now.” The second one shook his head with a frown.

“I would say you were in far worse trouble now then you might of been with the hanyo.” A chillingly cold voice interrupted their talk. Both humans looked up to find themselves face to face with a full fledged youkai. The instant they saw the crescent moon they knew it wasn’t just any youkai, but the Taiyoukai of the west.

Sesshomaru smirked in satisfaction when he saw them blanch then go blue in the face with fear. He enjoyed causing fear in humans. It left a pleasing smell on them, not . . . great or enjoyable . . . just pleasing to the senses. The smell never failed to bring out his animalistic instincts. Would not a dog continue to chase you if it smelt fear on you?

He watched quietly as the two men looked at each other then back to him. “H-how can we help?” The first asked shakily, swallowing the lump in his throat. The answer was simple, a command with the tone of ‘Obey or else’.

“Tell me where she is.”


“You’ll never guess what I just heard.” Miroku sat down by the fire, leaning back on a giant bolder.

“Let me guess, you’ve heard about the new hanyo right?” Sango poked lazily at the fire in a bored fashion. Miroku fell foreword onto his face before looking back at the worrier. She shifted her eyes to him and smirked.

“How did you know?” He sat back up, rubbing the back of his head as he laughed.

“Some villagers past by a little while ago. Apparently our good friend from the west has heard of her as well.” Sango replied nonchalantly, her head in one hand.

“Sesshomaru?” Shippo pipped up, his ears lifting in interest.

“Hai.” Sango smiled at the fox pup. “He showed up at their village just before they left.” She finished with a look at Miroku.

“Question is, why would he care?” Miroku put a hand to his chin in thought. “Doesn’t make sense no matter what light you put it in.” He declared quietly.

“Bingo.” Sango straightened up and smiled.

“So why don’t we check it out?” Shippo bounced into Sango’s lap and looked from one adult to the other.

“Do we really want to mess with Sesshomaru? He does hate human after all.” Miroku developed a sweat drop on his head, clear indication of his nervousness.

“I say let’s go for it. We’ve got nothing else to do.” Sango smiled, standing up to stretch.

“Ok . . . but don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Miroku laughed quietly. Silently they put out the fire and headed in the direction the villagers had pointed out earlier. Shippo clung to Sango’s shoulder. He wanted to keep a look out. No one, however noticed a presence following them.

“Well, well. This sound very promising. Interesting indeed that a new hanyo has appeared. We shall see this new pawn.” The figure laughed to itself and slipped off.



[:Dream Scape:]

“You are hurting” A voice commented as if it were the weather she was speaking of.

“Hai . . . It hurts on the other side.” The hanyo replied sadly.

“You cannot stay here forever.” Came the second comment.

“I can try.” The hanyo cringed inwardly. She knew the voice spoke te truth, but that didn’t change the fact she didn’t want to leave. It was peaceful and here there was no pain.

“I would not advise it. You have yet to complete your mission young one.” This time the voice sounded safe and loving, like a mother.

“I don’t know what your talking about.” The hanyo bit out, feeling angry at the voice for interrupting her peace.

“Oh but you do. Open your eyes.” It was a command, but a friendly one.

“They are open.” She frowned in confusion.

“No, open them and see.” The voice urged her to understand. It only proved to confuse the hanyo even more.

“See? But I’m blind!” She retorted angrily.

“Here you can. Now open your eyes and see.” The voice chided softly. The hanyo blinked, her eyes slowly adjusting the whiteness around her until it came into focus. She could see! Before her stood a woman clad in a fluttering white gown with raven locks cascading down her back and blue eyes that rivaled the sky.

“Do you believe me now child?” The woman smiled gently, holding out a hand to the hanyo. The girl stood dazed, startled speechless was the only words she could use to describe the moment. Silently she slowly nodded her head and took the offered hand.

“Now, you must return. If you do not . . . all hope will be lost of saving two worlds. Do not be afraid. I will always be here to guide you.” The woman smiled warmly, hugged the hanyo then began to glow.

“But . . . what am I supposed to do?” The hanyo asked with a teary voice.

“Your heart will guide you.” The woman slowly disappeared, leaving the hanyo in vacant whiteness. She hung her head, again feeling alone and abandoned.

“I guess I have to . . .” She murmured sadly.

“Do not fear . . . your love will set you free, but the one you love will no longer love you in return. Search for a true love, and remember to let your heart guide you.” The voice whispered once more then it to vanished.

[:End of Dream Scape:]


“So . . . the rumors were true.” A figure in a white baboon pelt commented quietly from the edge of the small clearing. For a time he simply watched from his perch in the trees. When he felt it was safe to venture foreword he inched towards the girl.

“Surprising that it’s a girl.” He smiled to himself. Females were easily swayed. Though how there could be a female Inu hanyo was beyond him. He frowned slightly. Indeed, it was strange that this young hanyo had escaped his notice. He couldn’t imagine how she had done so, which heightened his curiosity.


Naraku paused in his tracks. Somehow, she seemed familiar. She reminded him of someone though he didn’t know who. Slowly he took the remaining few steps to her side and looked down at her. Her silver white hair fell over most of her face which was a couple of inches from the water. He was about to bend down and touch her smoke-gray tipped ears when he was interrupted by a noise.

“I would get away from her if I were you.” A cool voice spoke from behind.

“But I’m not you.” Naraku smirked and laughed quietly before jumping into the trees and disappearing. Sesshomaru glared after the retreating hanyou in distaste. Silently he vowed to somehow get rid of the detestable creature. He knew the look he had been giving the unconscious Inu hanyo, and he would never allow something like him to breed . . . let alone mate, with a fellow Inu. Sesshomaru felt the bile rise to his throat and nearly gagged. He slowly raised his hand, narrowed his eyes again, then whipped his mouth on his haori sleeve.

The sudden rustling of leave from a nearby bush brought the demon lord from his thoughts for the second time that day. Instinctively he fell into a fighting stance. To his surprise, Jakken stumbled into the clearing. Falling onto his face in the process. Sesshomaru relaxed, his emotionless mask sliding back over his face to block his emotions. The toad demon looked up and blinked, looking quite comical. Before Jakken could be annoyingly loud, the Taiyoukai put a finger to his mouth and gave him a stern look. Jakken nodded obediently as he stood up and brushed himself off.

Before he could stop himself, Sesshomaru found himself drawn to the hanyo at the water’s edge. He couldn’t explain what caused him to walk over to her, nor what made him kneel beside her. It just happened so he shrugged it off as mere instinct. Softly, he brushed her hair away to look at her face and found himself breathless. The girl before him had bruises on her face and her smoke-gray tipped dog ears were torn here or there. She looked like death . . . or rather as if death had barely lost a battle with her.

With a tenderness he didn’t know he possessed, Sesshomaru removed her hand from the water and folded her hands over her chest. The girl’s kimono grabbed his attention next. It was white with black outlined white sakura blossoms. The obi she wore was the opposite, black with white blossoms. A white corded obi-jime with black beads and an obsidian crescent moon amulet at the end was wrapped over the obi. Overall it gave the girl an ancient ambiance that could not be shaken from his mind. That’s when he noticed the two white spots on her forehead.

As Sesshomaru watched and turned his head slightly, he could see that the spots were what seemed like two half spheres of a jewel. If they hadn’t sparkled slightly in the light he would of taken them as demon markings. But a jewel embedded in her forehead? He couldn’t sense anything from it so he thought it was just cosmetic and left it at that. He smiled slightly despite himself.

‘Even beaten up as she is . . . she is still beautiful.’ Sesshomaru caught himself thinking and shook himself. No, beautiful was not the word . . . to call her such would be an insult. For lack of a better word he settled on ‘perfect’. ‘Yes that is what she is.’ He thought with mild amusement and touched her cheek. The heat radiating off of her could not of been a worse sign. The hanyo was ill.

“Jakken!” Sesshomaru glared slightly as he called his servant foreword.

“Ye-yes milord?” Jakken asked shakily as he came closer.

“Go back to the village and tell that miko we need medicine.” Sesshomaru turned to look at the toad demon then stood and picked up the unconscious hanyo. The look in the Taiyoukai’s eyes told the little demon not to ask any questions. Swallowing hard, Jakken gave his lord a quick bow before hurrying away.


Keshina stepped out of her home for the third time in one day. She sighed slightly and looked over the trio standing in front of her. They did not seem the kind to cause trouble, but one never knew what another was capable of. With a sigh she looked around then back at the group.

“Can I help ye?” She asked quietly, trying not to attract any unwanted attention.

“Are you Keshina?” The woman asked with a smile.

“Hai . . .” The miko raised a brow at them.

“My name’s Sango, this is Miroku and Shippo. We’ve come to ask a few questions.” Sango introduced them and gave the woman a reassuring smile.

“I think I’ve answered enough questions for one day.” Keshina turned to go inside.

“You’ve meet with Lord Sesshomaru right? Please, what was it about?” Miroku caught her wrist and pleaded with her.

“He asked about the hanyo.” Keshina sighed and motioned them inside. As they went in, Shippo spotted a familiar figure and slipped off. No one noticed the little kitsune’s departure.


[~: End of Chapter :~]
[~: End Notes :~]
Semi: Well folks, that’s it for chapter four. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.

LC: Also, we again apologize for this chapter being so late.

Semi: Uh huh . . . and who’s fault is that?

CL: Um . . . -thinks- Yours?

Semi: Why you lazy little . . . -chases muse around the house-.

CL: Please Read &Review! CL loves reviews –giggles-

Semi: Please don’t flame . . . you’ll make CL cry.

Ja ne! ^_~

[~: Teasers for the next chapter:~]
The hanyo awakens! And Lord Sesshomaru gives her a name. The group goes in search of Shippo. What’s going on? Sesshomaru’s leaving?! What’s happened to Shippo? Find out next time!

Chapter Five: “Turn this fable into fact”