InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome and The Silver Hanyou ❯ Chapter 1

This is my first fanfic and it's a tribute to the one who inspired me.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA. HE'S THE PROPERTY OF RUMIKO TAKAHASHI.

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It's the year 1769 and our story begins in the Japanese town of Okinawa. The character of our story is Kagome Higurashi, the daughter of the Duke Higurashi, a very important diplomat of the Japanese Parliament. Because her father was such an important personality, Kagome wasn't missing a thing, she had the best education and the best clothing, and being a lady, she was invited to lots of balls, because she was very popular. But with all this, she wasn't happy with her life. She seemed unhappy with her life, because she thought her life was the most boring thing in all world. But all this was about to change on her 16'Th anniversary.

Woken up after a good-night's sleep in her silk bed, Kagome founds herself preparing for a new day, which she knew it will be a special one. After dressing with her new dress, a gift from her best friends Yuka, Eri and Ayumi and combs her raven black hair with some ocean blue reflexes, Kagome goes down for breakfast. She was waited in the dining-room by her family: her mother, father and brother, Souta.

-„ Good morning and “Happy birthday!” my daughter,” says her mother. „ I hope you had a good-night's sleep and are ready for your secret present.”

-“Of course I am, mother,” Kagome says enthusiastic. “I'm sure it is something interesting like every present you gave me. Thank you very much, mother.”

-“With pleasure, my daughter. Now, be ready: You will go to your aunt's beauty salon from Kyoto, and from which I think you will come very refreshed. I just know how much you like it.”

-“Thank you, mother! This I wanted very much.”

Then she heard something that ruined her day.

-“Yes, and after breakfast, you will meet with Sesshoumaru, your future husband,” her father tells her. “I'm sure he's on the way, not if he's already here.”

-”What?! Sesshoumaru?!” Kagome yells surprised. “I love the idea with the aunt's salon but I don't want to meet that bastard of Sesshoumaru! I do not love him and I do not wish for him to be my husband!”

-“Silence!” her father yells, pounding with his fist in the table. “You will meet with him and that is final! He's your future husband! You must remember that the marriage with him will bring benefits to the family. Sesshoumaru is a good man.”

-“Maybe in your eyes, but not in my heart, I do not love him and I do not wish to be his wife, I told you before!” Kagome withstands herself. “Maybe he is wonderful at face but he has a cold heart. I saw him once, beating his own servants! I do not wish such a husband!”

-“She's right, father,” Souta nodded. “I saw him too.”

-“Kagome, I don't care what you think about him, but with or without my approbation, you will marry Sesshoumaru. You're a duke's daughter and you must marry someone with a same social category not some other peasant or scum. And that's final!” her father closed the discussion.

Kagome lifted herself from the table and headed herself to the exit of the room. She stopped at the door, tears in her eyes:

-“You always were like this! All that you think is about the family prosperity and yourself! You never think about me, my feelings! Even if you are my father and it hurts me to say it, I will say it: I HATE YOU!”

Kagome rushed out of the room, letting her breakfast untouched. Her father wished to go after her but Mrs. Higurashi stopped him.

-“You should let her quiet herself. It was too sudden for her.”

But in her mind, she too wasn't one of mind with the chosen for her daughter's husband.

In her room, Kagome threw herself on the bed and started crying.

-“I can't believe it! My father is the most selfish person in the world, he thinks he can control me, but I won't let him! After my meeting with Sesshoumaru, I will tell him what is on my heart! But first, to pass over it. I will be strong!”

Decided and with new forces, she went to the garden, where Sesshoumaru awaited her. Sesshoumaru was the son of Inu no Taishou, one of the bravest captains of the 7 seas. But, even if he was well-known, this doesn't mean that he was loved by all. Inu no Taishou was an Inu-youkai and he was persuaded everywhere. Youkai weren't loved by humans and if one was caught, he was killed instantly. But Inu no Taishou didn't care about that. He had two wives, with one he had Sesshoumaru, wife who was also an Inu-youkai, but the other was human, and from their love, it resulted a hanyou. Hanyou weren't loved by humans or youkai, so he had a hard life. But Inu no Taishou wasn't there to see his younger son growing because, after his birth, he died trying to protect his love, Izayoi, by his worst enemy, Setsuna no Takemaru. But he left his sons two swords: Tenseiga, which has been given to Sesshoumaru, and Tetsusaiga which was given to the other. Sesshoumaru, who was the oldest, also received his father's ship, but he still wasn't satisfied. See, Tenseiga couldn't kill. It was a sword for healing. For that he wanted his brother's sword. Tetsusaiga could kill 100 humans in one swing. Because of the envy, he provoked his brother on a fight on the ship, in a storm. But when he was about to kill him, his brother was thrown overboard by a powerful wave. He wasn't seen or heard from again.

Back to Kagome. She was ready for her meeting with Sesshoumaru. She went to the cherry tree garden, from her father's words, Sesshoumaru awaited her.

It was correct. He awaited her on the bench under the oldest cherry tree in the garden. He was alike a prince from fairytale. He was tall, well toned, with long silver hair to his knees and with eyes like amber but cold as ice. Once he saw her, Sesshoumaru went over to her and kissed her hand. In a cold and monotone voice he said:

-“Good day and „Happy birthday!”, my sweet Kagome. How are you? Fine, I suppose. You look lovely, like always.”

Even he wanted to look nice, Kagome could still feel the coolness of his tone, but she said warmly:

-“Yes, I feel wonderful. I received the most beautiful present from my mother and I'm very happy.”

-“But aren't you happy about our engagement? Isn't this a present to make you happy?” Sesshoumaru asked, not very impressed.

Kagome intervened:

-“About this I wanted to talk with you.”

-“What do you mean,” Sesshoumaru asked eyeing her.

-“What I want to say is that it will never work. I don't care what my father says but I have to tell you. I do not love you. My father wants me to marry you just for the money. You know that I say “I love you” just to the man I wish to marry. We can't do this.

-“I already know that, and I am one of mind with it,” Sesshoumaru tells her without hesitation.

-“What? You knew? So you are with my father! You don't care about my feelings!”

-“But I care! I want you to be happy!”

-“No, you don't! All you care is about yourself and all the benefits you would have with me and…”

She can't say anything because Sesshoumaru kisses her.

-“What do you think you're doing!” she yells, smacking him. “You kiss me without my permission?! Now you really crossed the line! I do not want to see you in my life!”

But Kagome can't make a step because Sesshoumaru pushes her against the tree. He approaches her face, the iciness of his voice pouring with every word he spokes:

-“Do not think that you will escape without being my wife. We will marry even I would have to use all the resources to make you love me, even if it means to kill everyone who wishes your hand in marriage.”

-“You wouldn't do it, would you?” Kagome asks, her voice shaking.

-“I will. I will kill every man ho wishes to be your husband. Our discussion has ended. Good bye.”

Sesshoumaru leaved leaving Kagome against the tree. After Sesshoumaru leave she remained some time, in thought, but she returned to her room to prepare for the departure of the next day.

 

 

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The day after, at the docs, the ship that will bring Kagome to Kyoto war preparing for departure. All the provisions are brought onboard and all the crew is on the deck and receiving their orders. Kagome appears with her family. Mrs. Higurashi embraces her.

-“Good-bye my girl, and have fun,” her mother tells her. “And say “hello” to your aunt Ayame for me.”

-“I will. Don't worry, mother.”

-“And watch out for Silver Hanyou,” Souta warns her.

-“That pirate doesn't exist, Souta. You're listening too much of Jii-chan's stories,” Kagome laughed.

-“Yes, he is!” Souta insists.

-“Souta…” Mrs. Higurashi intervenes.

Mr. Higurashi, even if he's amused about this, he warns:

-“I do not know about that pirate's existence, but there were some ships that were attacked. You will take another route. It will take longer but you will be safe.”

-“We will be, don't worry. Good-bye and wish me luck.”

After they hugged themselves Kagome walked onboard and the ship swam out of the docks. She waved to her family, and her family to her until the land wasn't seen anymore. Mrs. Higurashi asked her husband:

-“Do you think that our Kagome will be safe? Maybe Sesshoumaru should have gone with her.”

-“Sesshoumaru is in Yokohama with business. He can't be disturbed. But do not worry, my dear. Everything will be alright. What could possibly go wrong?”

But he didn't suspect what will happen.

 

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After they left the dock, for some hours, it was all quiet, prepared for what will happen. Somewhere in the distance, another ship was spying them from when they left the dock.

-“Well, Captain? What we'll do? We'll attack the ship or what?” a pirate with black hair in a small tail and with a purple shirt, black vest and blue pants asked.

-“We will attack the ship and we will steal everything that is onboard: gold, jewels, money, everything. Use the miasma to dizzy them and when we get onboard, we jump on them!”

-“AYE, AYE, Captain!!!” the crew yelled and rushed to do the orders.

 

Back on Kagome's ship no one suspected a thing of what will happen. Kagome watched over the sea until one of the crew yelled:

-“Captain! Ship!”

The captain walked out of his residence and watched on his periscope.

-“From where did she appear?”

-“I don't know. It suddenly appeared, from nowhere! I didn't see it!”

-“Impossible, if only…if only she is “THE DEMON'S PRIDE”!” the captain horrified himself.

-““THE DEMON'S PRIDE”?! The ship of The Silver Hanyou?” Kagome asked. “But he's a legend…he doesn't exist…it's impossible!”

-“He exists and he is in front of us.” Then to the crew, “Every man on deck and arm yourself! We must be ready to fight! It will be a hard one. Kagome-sama, I think it will be safer under deck. I don't know what your father will do to me if something happens to you.”

-“Okay. Be careful.”

With this she went under deck in her room, being careful at the sound of the battle that was to be. Everyone on deck was ready for battle. One named Seguchi asked:

-“Hey, what's happening? Aren't they attacking? I want to kill that bastard of a captain!”

-“I think they are waiting for a order,” another one says.

-“Or maybe they are preparing an ambush,” the captain says.

Then, a thick mist sits.

-“What's this? Mist?” one of the crew asks.

-“It's not mist! It's miasma!” the captain yells coughing. “Don't breathe it! It will dizzy you!”

All on the ship began to daze and that was the moment the crew on “THE DEMON'S PRIDE” was waiting. The pirate's ship approached and the pirates jumped onboard. A bloody fight began in which the crew that was attacked was losing. Kagome can hear from under deck all the screams, yells and shouting. She couldn't believe that this is happening. The ship that she was on, war attacked by Silver Hanyou himself! While the other pirates were occupied with the fight, on board jumped another. It was a pirate with silver hair, just like Sesshoumaru, but shorter and with the same eyes which weren't cold like his but they had the reflection of the fire on the ship. He weared a big pirate hat with a red pheasant feather, a captain jacket with tails, a pair of large pants and leather boots. He ran under deck in search of prey.

Kagome didn't endure much longer. All the noise drove her nuts and worried her. She decided to take a look at what was happening. She walked outside her room, but she met the silver haired pirate. For a moment they stood there watching one another. Then, Kagome screamed and tried to run away, but the pirate caught her.

-“Hey, beautiful, where do you think you're going? And why aren't you dizzy like the others?” he said mocking her.

Then the pirate with the hair in a tail arrived.

-“Maybe she's a witch; witches are immune to miasmas of this kind.”

Seeing that she was mocked, she yelled:

-“I am not a witch! I am Duke's Higurashi daughter! You will all be hanged if dad finds out!”

-“Heard that, Captain? She's a duke's daughter. It's better to take her because she is so beautiful…”

Kagome stiffed. Did he say “Captain”?

-“Are you…?”

-“Yes, M' Lady, the one and only Silver Hanyou in front of you. But can I ask you something?” the pirate said.

-“W-What?” Kagome said horrified.

The pirate approached her and took her hands The Captain sighed and rolled his eyes, knowing what he was going to say.

-“Do you want to bear my child?”

All the ship sounded from a smack. Kagome smacked him so hard that send him two meters away. It even scared the Captain.

-“How dare you! Hentai! First you attack my parent's ship and now…”

The Captain approached her, making her mouth shut. She watched him with terror while he approached her. “RUN!” her mind told her to run. She turned to run but the Captain caught her.

-“Let me go, you…”

-“Time to sleep,” the Captain said while he pressed a pressure point at the base of her neck, making her to pass out. He took her on his shoulder and walked on deck. He yelled at his crew:

-“That's all, take what you can and go back on the ship. We have all we came for!”

The crew obeyed, took everything they could and head back to the ship. The ships were untied and they depart from another. While they departed, the captain from Kagome's ship crept to the rail.

-“Kagome-sama!”