InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Never Hatred ❯ A Father's Grief ( Chapter 1 )

 

Chapter 1: A Father's Grief

 

 

 

 

 

Inutaisho heart wrenched within his chest as he thought of the injustice that had settled over his household. For centuries that he was married to Sasami, he had tried everything to love her as he should, but he could not. Not then, and not now. She was his wife, the lady of his house. But like all arranged marriages, he could not find that yearning for his wife that one should.

 

He cared for her, loved her as one would love a close friend. When he had finally given up on ever gaining the love for her, he had hoped that she might turn to another for comfort. But the fates were cruel, for she had grown to love him and no other. And for him….he found his mate in the one person that was not acceptable by his people.

 

The one who stole his heart, was gentle and yet fierce. She was beautiful, soft and everything that made his soul soar. Her laughter filled the air with happiness and light. Her smile was full of mischief and mystery; she had violet eyes that sparkled with every smile; her hair the color of midnight; the fragrance that flowed around her smelled of jasmine and an autumn night.

 

The moment he saw her, he felt his heart accelerate, his breath caught, and an ache spread through his chest. For a moment he was scared of the feeling that filled him, did he feared this woman? Impossible. A Challenge? Yes, the Lord of the Western Lands has never lowered his head in defeat from anyone. Hiko Sanada.

 

Her beauty was not like that of Sasami's. For Sasami, the noble blood that she is; was also a demon, a dog demon princess of her clan. Her beauty was a grace bestowed upon her nobility. As Hiko, was a mortal, a human. Physical beauty only went so far. Hiko was a wild beauty that came into brilliance as you came to know her. Her warmth and love shined through, enrapturing anyone who saw her.

 

Hiko, the love of his heart, his mate was taken prematurely from him. He knew that when he fell in love with her, that her mortality would take her away forever. But he was not prepared when the fates ripped her from his soul so soon. She died on the road to her village, attacked by a lone demon.

 

Left for dead, she struggled towards her village on her hands and knees. Knowing her time was almost through, she slashed her own stomach open with the dagger that he had given her as a gift. Before her last breathe left her body, she pulled their baby from her womb.

 

Some women picnicking by a nearby meadow were alerted to an infant's strong cry of distress. There in a clearing, they found Hiko lying dead in a pool of blood with a naked babe in her arms.

 

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She was gone, his Hiko was gone, but their son was alive, her gift to him. A symbol of their love has survived. Their little hanyou; an immortal reminder that their love was real and everlasting. He will love this child, this half demon-half human child that was his son.

 

At this very moment he was on his way to meet the convoy that has brought his son to him. The same feeling that filled his heart those six years ago was overflowing his senses. His son….

 

“Father.”

 

Inutaisho's thoughts were interrupted by the soft cold voice that pierced the silence of the great hall. He halted ungracefully when he registered the anger he heard and felt emanating from the cold voice. He sighed softly before he turned gently to meet the hard gaze of his son's eyes……….Sesshoumaru