InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Life Begins With Love.........And Ends InTragedy ❯ The explanation ( Chapter 8 )

I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE ORIGINAL CAST OF INUYASHA

THEY BELONG TO RUMIKO TAKAHASHI

I ONLY OWN

SHESSE, JADE, HITOMI, KEIKO AND NARUCA

 

They entered a room filled with potions and occult charms. On one wall, there hung a portrait of a rather frightening woman. She had burgundy hair and forest green eyes. Under each eye there was a black down-facing triangle and her lips were painted black. They were turned up in a conniving smile. Rin froze at her appearance.

“Who's that?” she asked, fear growing inside her more and more as she sat down.

“That's Sesshoumaru's mother, the late High Lady Naruca.” Inuyasha replied shuddering, “She was the scariest person I've ever known.” It was at this point that Kagome noticed that High Lady Shesse had a rather grave expression on her face.

“Shesse-sama?”

“Hm? Oh, sorry, I was...just remembering the day I first met Maru-chan and Yasha-chan.”

“Maru-chan? Yasha-chan?” Rin asked.

“Sesshoumaru and I.” Inuyasha answered her.

“Oh. Shesse-sama, if it doesn't bother you, could we hear the story please?” Shesse nodded.

“Very well Rin-chan. I'll tell you, please come over here, away from the portrait.” They all sat down around a circular table and Shesse began her tale, “Well, I didn't meet him until we were about 10 years old. I and my little sister, now the Lady Jade were here with our mother, the High Lady of the Eastern Lands visiting High Lord Inu no Taisho on a political matter that my mother wouldn't tell us about. Anyways, were were walking through the village when I looked over at the river and saw him, Sesshoumaru. Of course at the time I didn't know it was him. He was sitting by the river bank all alone and no one would go near him. I broke away from the procession.....”

 

FLASHBACK

 

A small boy sat at the river red eyed, wet, and shaking. Princess Shesse walked over to him.

“Um....Are you alright?” she put a hand on his shoulder. He hissed in pain and drew back from her touch.

“Don't touch me. Go away. I don't want your help or pity. Got it?” He told her as he cried and shivered. Shesse hesitated and then got on her knees behind him and hugged him, “huh?” he asked confusedly.

“So you can get warm. That river is cold I bet.” She replied. He nodded and leaned back into her body.

“Thanks, its helping.”

“Good. What's your name? And where's your Mama and Papa?” Shesse asked him. He turned around to face her, she could see that he was crying hard and only briefly did she see his face before a sob and a hiccup escaped his mouth as he buried his tear-stained face in the crook of her neck. He didn't want this strange girl knowing that the Prince of this village was a cry baby, so he lied to her about his identity,

“My name is Maru. My Mama hates me, she threw me off the bridge upstream and went home. As for my Papa, my Mama probably lied to him about where I am.” Shesse gasped.

“Um....does your Mama hit you Maru-chan?” Sesshoumaru didn't move from his spot on her neck, but he whispered,

“These purple lines on my face are scars from her. She threw some sort of acid at my face.”

“She threw acid at you Maru-chan? Did the glass shatter on your face too?” He nodded and she felt two warm tears roll off his face and down her neck.

“I just realized this. You haven't told me your name either.” Shesse blinked.

“Oh sorry. My name is Shesse.” He bolted away from her,

“You....you mean...you're the PRINCESS of the EAST?!?!” She blushed.

“Yeah....thats me. I was headed to the palace with my mother and little sister, the Princess Jade. I was really looking forward to meeting the High Prince and his little brother. Prince.....um...I don't remember his name.” Sesshoumaru got up from where he was, still sopping wet, walked away from her and with his back turned he whispered,

“Inuyasha. His name is Inuyasha.” He paused for a moment, ashamed of how he'd been acting in front of his princess, his betrothed, “He's.....my little brother.” he said, barely in an audible tone. Shesse stood and again hugged Sesshoumaru from behind.

“I'm pleased to meet you, Prince Maru-chan.” He placed a hand on her hand and said,

“Thank you for your acceptance my Princess.” he then turned around and looked at her for the first time. And she in turn, also looking at him. “She's so beautiful.” He thought.

“He's so handsome, despite the scars!” She thought. He looked away from her face and she saw his features harden. She turned around, and her face too became angry. A small hanyou boy and a small hanyou girl were being pushed around and made fun of by some human children. It was Jade and Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru was the first to act. He slowly moved towards the children, his face never changing. Shesse followed.

“Excuse me.” Sesshoumaru said. The children looked away from their targets. They stared in horror at the sight before them. Two Demon Imperials. This was bad but the leader of the group stepped up to The Demon Prince.

“What do you want, you wet mutt?” Sesshoumaru picked the boy up by the collar and his eyes glowed red.

“I want you to stay away from my little brother, you putrid human filth! You smell worse than the wolves on a hot day! I think you need a bath.” With that he ran over to the river with the kid still in his hand and threw him full force in the river, “Have fun!” He turned around, “Anyone else want to oppose me?” The children all ran. Sesshoumaru got down on one knee and opened his arms, Inuyasha instinctively ran into them. Shesse did the same. And Jade came tearfully walking to her sister.

“Oniichama!” Inuyasha cried.

“Onee-sama!” Jade whispered. Both children happy to be in a comforting embrace.

“Jade-chan, where's Mama?”

“Yasha-kun, where's Izayoi-sama?”

 

“At the Palace with--” they both began,

“Papa and Naruca-sama.” Inuyasha finished.

“Inu no Taishou-sama.” Jade told her sister. The two Demons looked at each other and both picking up their younger siblings began walking to the palace.

 

END FLASHBACK

 

“When we got back you see,” Shesse said, “Maru-chan was again badly abused by Naruca-sama. He came to my room that night. We sat and talked and he told me all about what happened. I told him that his Mama was a horrible person and that he should destroy her. It took him a couple of years, but finally, when we were 14, he killed her. I think that was a happy day for everyone in the West. Especially, considering what day it was.”