InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Night Thoughts ❯ Beginning ( Chapter 1 )

Flesh of my Flesh, Blood of my Blood:

By: Lysandra

I couldn't help but make up a name for Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's father. It was just too much to keep saying `his father' and such. This is a long one.

A lone figure stands silently at the near edge of a cliff. The figure, male sighs gently and stares at the brilliantly lit sky. The full moon shines brightly on his mane of silver hair that tumbles past his waist in a mass of silky perfection. He flexes the claws of his right hand and sighs, suddenly aggravated for some unknown reason.

“Lord Sesshomaru!” Comes the voice of a happy female child. Sesshomaru does not turn but listens to her light footfalls on the grass behind him.

“Milord!” Comes the aggravated shout of an older sounding male. Sesshomaru still does not turn but instead narrows his glowing amber eyes at the full moon.

“Rin, Jaken….what is it that you two need so badly that you must disturb me?” Sesshomaru asks. He listens with his cantered ears as both come to a halt about three feet behind him.

“Milord? Rin and I wished to know what was the matter…” Jaken, the short green imp tries to explain.

“Lord Sesshomaru…you seem different today.” Rin, the young girl comments holding tightly onto the flowers that she had meant to give him. Sesshomaru sighs loudly and flexes his claws again.

“Jaken, Rin. Something is amiss. Go to my father's castle and stay there until I come to retrieve you.” Sesshomaru says sternly. Jaken scratches his head and Rin stares at Sesshomaru in shock.

“But…why?” Asks Rin. Sesshomaru sighs inwardly and closes his eyes.

“Do as I say.” He responds gruffly, indicating that he does not wish to explain things any further.

“Yes milord. Come along Rin.” Jaken says with a short bow. Rin walks away, disappointed that she has to be separated from Sesshomaru for an unknown amount of time. Sesshomaru listens to them leave and after a few moments opens his eyes part way, to stare at the moon through his thick silver eyelashes. He listens to the sound of the wind through the grass, to the gentle chirping of the crickets. He hears the bubbling of a hot-spring a long walk away and considers it slowly. He sighs again and suddenly his thoughts turn to the past…

Flashback

“Sesshomaru…” Sesshomaru turns to the source of the voice. A tall male youkai stands behind him dressed in a white, red and blue silk kimono. The moonlight glistens off the youkai's armor and silver hair.

“Father.” Sesshomaru greets him with a gentle tone. His father, Togaromaru smiles and pulls him into a gentle hug. Sesshomaru leans his head against his father's shoulder and sighs, closing his eyes. He breaths in the scent of his father a slightly earthy scent with a tinge of rainwater…and something else. Sesshomaru's eyes narrow into slits and he pulls away from his father.

“Why do you have the scent of a female human on you?” Sesshomaru asks. Togaromaru smiles sheepishly and sighs.

“That is what I came to tell you…I have found a new mate…” He says. Sesshomaru takes a step back.

“A human?” he asks, growling slightly. Togaromaru sighs and closes his eyes as if to think.

“Do not judge her before you meet her. Izayoi may be a human but…she is different from any human who I have ever come across and I want you to meet her…please?” He asks. Sesshomaru turns and steps away.

“I did not realize that my approval meant so much to you.” Sesshomaru remarks.

“Sesshomaru…it's much more then that…she may…she may be carrying my child.” He says gently. Sesshomaru turns at this and stares dumbfounded at his father.

“Your child? You mean…she survived…mating with you?” Sesshomaru asks a slight blush to his cheeks. Togaromaru laughs.

“Yes…I know…I must find a strong woman to mate with…if not she dies…anyway…will you at least meet her? She is very important to me and she is carrying your younger sibling.” He says. Sesshomaru nods slowly and stares at his father.

“Is she a miko?” He asks. Togaromaru shrugs.

“It never came up…” Togaromaru responds.

“You…you…wait…it…” Sesshomaru tries flabbergasted. Togaromaru catches on and shakes his head, sending his silver ponytail flying about.

“No! It's not just a one night stand! We have been together for a few months now…she never really speaks about incantations or anything of the like so I'm assuming that she isn't a miko.” He explains. Sesshomaru nods and stares his father deep in the eyes. Amber meets amber and Togaromaru grins.

“I will meet her then.”

Flashback-Two Days Later

“Izayoi! I'm home!” Shouts Togaromaru. Sesshomaru steps into the castle slowly behind his father. Togaromaru grunts upon not hearing a response, but then again the castle is so enormous that getting a response from her would have been next to impossible. Sesshomaru follows Togaromaru diligently until they reach the very back of the castle. The two men step outside through a back door and into the gardens. A lone human woman is sitting comfortably under a fully blooming sakura blossom tree. Togaromaru approaches her quickly and gracefully. Sesshomaru hangs by the back door watching as the human woman looks up and smiles. Sesshomaru is taken by surprise. Izayoi is absolutely beautiful. Her mane of thick black hair hangs to her waist in a mass of silk. Her kimono is pink and purple accented with white flowers. She lifts her face to his father as he bends to place a gentle kiss on her lips. Her eyes are a deep earthy brown, large and soulful. Her lips are heart shaped and by the looks of things, naturally tinged a deep rose. Her skin smooth looking and apparently soft to the touch for Togaromaru is stroking her right cheek. They exchange a few words and Izayoi looks towards Sesshomaru. She stands with all the grace and dignity of a youkai and watches him. Sesshomaru looks at Togaromaru who gestures with his hand for him to come. He does so and reaches the pair in a few short moments.

“Sesshomaru…I have heard so much about you.” Izayoi says in a smooth and ringing tenor that reminds Sesshomaru of the sweet tingling of bells. He nods to her.

“Have you?” He asks softly. She smiles and seems to radiate light from within. No wonder father fell in love with her…her beauty could match my mothers. Sesshomaru thinks. Togaromaru smiles at his son.

“I have only told her what I thought she needed to know.” Togaromaru says with a witty grin. Izayoi smiles softly and laughs. Sesshomaru looks at the two confused.

“What is so funny?” He asks. Izayoi smiles up at him.

“Nothing. Your father deemed it important to tell me that when you were younger you hated to bathe so much that you would run around the house undressed until either your mother or father could catch you.” Izayoi tells him with a small smile. Togaromaru looks away innocently for a moment and Sesshomaru blushes slightly.

“Father.” He says annoyed. Togaromaru smiles evilly and laughs. Sesshomaru shakes his head and sighs.

“What other embarrassing childhood memories did you deem important to tell her?” Sesshomaru asks with narrowed eyes and a gruff voice. Togaromaru smiles evilly again and whacks Sesshomaru lightly on the arm.

“Ah…don't worry about it. She won't repeat your embarrassing childhood memories to anyone but you or me.” Togaromaru assures his son. Sesshomaru looks down at Izayoi and she smiles up at him. She takes his large slim hand in both of hers and holds him there in place, as if she does not want him to leave. Sesshomaru stares at her in awe, usually mortals are petrified to even come near a full bloodied youkai, let alone touch them. But considering the fact that she may be carrying his younger sibling, touching his hand would be nothing new for her.

“Sesshomaru. Toga tells me that your mother was a poison youkai and that you inherited her abilities. This must be very convenient for you…to have your father's strength and your mother's poison.” Izayoi comments softly. Sesshomaru looks down at his hand trapped between her two small delicate hands. He nods at her.

“Toga?” He asks with the barest hint of a smile. Togaromaru smiles sheepishly and laughs nervously.

“You really don't want to know how that nickname came about…” Togaromaru says with a grin. Sesshomaru stares at him for a moment then stares back down at Izayoi.

“I am assuming it has something to do with the length of your name and…child making…” Sesshomaru states slowly with a slight blush to his otherwise pale complexion. Togaromaru laughs happily and Izayoi blushes profusely. Sesshomaru smiles slightly and places his hand over Izayoi's being careful not to harm her with his claws and looks to his smiling father…

End Flashback

Sesshomaru stares at the night sky and watches as a shooting star zooms by. He does not make a wish however and wonders if Rin has seen it. He smiles ever so slightly at her belief that wishes will come true when you wish upon a shooting star. He looks to the moon again and feels an odd sensation in the pit of his stomach. He closes his eyes in pain and falls to his knees.

“Damn.” He says without much conviction and clutches his belly with his right arm. He had not found a suitable replacement for his left arm and therefore had only one arm to try to hold back the pain with. He feels the poison in his blood bubbling and can taste the poison in his saliva. He forces his eyes open and stares up at the moon.

“Damn it all to Hell. Why now?” He moans. He realizes then why he has been so moody for the past couple of days and why his poison has seemingly gotten stronger. He has entered into his first stages of heat. A warm sensation fills him and he lets out a breath. He shifts his position on the grass to sit and he crosses his legs. He sighs and growls.

“Why now?” He asks aloud. He lets his mind drift back over the years to the last time he had been in heat. He had killed his mate, just like every mate before her. Sesshomaru's poison was a wonderful inheritance from his mother but also a deadly curse. When sexually aroused his poison would become much stronger and enter into every bodily fluids that he had. His kisses would be laced with poison, his sweat would burn the flesh, his seed alone could destroy a female. He sighs again hating to be so incapacitated. The only way a mate would survive would be if they were a strong demon or human. Sesshomaru would never think to mate with a human…or a hanyou but if he did not mate with someone, he may kill himself and that was no way to die. Sesshomaru groans in pain and lays back, enjoying the cooling sensation of the grass on his flesh. He can feel the heat intensify around his groin and he can feel the hardness of his sudden arousal against his armor. He whimpers softly and tastes the poison in his mouth. This poison that could eventually kill him if he did not mate with in three days. He groans in the simple pleasure of his hardened organ against his armor and sighs. He squeezes his eyes shut and waits for the rush of pleasure to subside. Finally after what seems like an eternity, Sesshomaru can think clearly. He sits up slowly feeling the delicate warmth of his hardened organ under his armor. He pants heavily eyes wide, mouth hanging open.

“I must think of something else.” He says aloud, trying to distract himself from his own thoughts. Eventually his mind wanders back in time…