InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Petals in the Wind ❯ Tertius decimus: Lord Shozu ( Chapter 13 )
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By: Odi et amo 
STUPID FILLER CHAPTER!!!! ::kicks::
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Psychological / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.06.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 208 | Status: Work In Progress
STUPID FILLER CHAPTER!!!! ::kicks::
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Psychological / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 08.06.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 208 | Status: Work In Progress
"Lord Sesshomaru, how lovely to see you again." Came the smooth voice of Lord Shozu. By looking at him one could tell he was a fire demon. His hair was almost ridiculous in the way it's golden-red tones swirled about his head from an invisible wind, mimicking fire itself, and the glowing orange eyes were unnerving to say the least. But Sesshomaru had seen him before, and he was used to the shock that his appearance brought.
Unfortunately he still wasn't used to the way the air directly around the demon practically burned. The hair on the back of his neck clung to him from the light sweat there.
"Lord Shozu, what an unpleasent surprise." He said, just as cordially, feeling slightly amused when the other demons glowing eyes widened a bit, letting even more light through. It was almost like looking directly into the sun, only a little less blinding, and a little less painful on the eyes.
Sesshomaru restrained himself from blinking to relieve the ache.
"What brings you here Lord Shozu?" He asked, hoping that the demon's business would be simple and easy to address. After all, being around Lord Shozu was like being around an active bomb. It made one anxious.
"Well my good neighbor, I have heard rumors that you have, not one, but two humans here under your keeping. Human females, one of which is your little lost ward. I hear that she's grown to be quite lovely. My proposal is this. Give me the girl to wive, or I will amass an army of angry demons to help me attack your lands and take over. Not that I couldn't do that on my own. I would rather annihilate all those loyal to you in one fell swoop though..."
"I see. Try it and see what happens. The girl is to go to a good husband. One who won't devour her."
Shozu laughed, his head tilting back and exposing the dark column of his throat.
"And what makes you think I would devour her, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"The mere fact that the last mate you had was eaten alive after being visciously burned by your magic, as was the one before that, and the one before that..."
"Accidents."
"It'll be an accident when my blade runs through your greedy and vile heart."
If it wasn't for the words one might mistake the light, almost friendly tones of their voices, to be that of friendly comraderie. But then again, their combined past was a deadly testament to how deep the hate for the other went.
"My heart, I assure you, is quite warm. There is nothing vile or greedy about it."
"Why do you want her?"
"To watch you suffer of course."
"Oh?"
"Indeed Sesshomaru, I know you have feelings for the girl. After all, a self-proclaimed human hater, raising, teaching, and protecting a human? There must be something going on here. She would have been dead years ago if their wasn't."
Shozu gave a high whistle the made Sesshomaru's ears twitch, and climbed on the back of a enormous black winged horse.
"I'll send a messenger in three days to see what your decision is." Shozu said, then took off. Sesshomaru growled, and flipped him the middle finger quickly as he had seen Inuyasha's wench do when insulted. He wasn't sure wat it meant, but he did know it wasn't nice to do. Before anyone could see that uncharacteristic display he went back into the shoji.
oooooooooo
Lord Shozu laughed as soon as he was out of Sesshomaru's hearing. There was nothing like a great day of "aggravating the neighbor." As for the girl, he didn't care much about her. In fact, it was just an opportunity to greatly enrage a demon whose family he had hated for centuries. After all, if it wasn't for those damn dog demons then his own family would still be alive. It had been a war between them that had started the trouble, seeing as Sesshomaru's mother had been betrothed to Shozu's father, but had been taken away by that bloody Inu-no-Taisho. He had watched his father slowly destroy himself over pining for that woman, even after her death.
And there was the source of his hate. Shozu had loved his father, as much as a fire demon could, and had hated watching the icon of his life slowly die from heartbreak.
Bah! The love of a woman was a fickle thing. Inu-no-Taisho was dead, but his son was still alive to pay.
Even if it took all the rest of his days, Shozu would kill the last of the White Inu-Tai-Youkai's left. Theiving bastards....
oooooooooo
Kanashimi stared at Rayar in shock. What on earth was he...?
Before that thought could be finished he stood and made a deep bow.
"Kanashimi....I.....Well, that is to say.....Um....." His hands twitched and he hid them behind his back. the rest of his words came out in a barely distinguishable rush but she heard them. "WouldyoubewillingtoletmecourtyoubecauseIreally,reallylikeyouandIknowthatId on'treallyhavemuchbutIwouldbeabletotakecareofyouandyourpastdoesn'tmattertom ebecauseyou'rereally,reallyniceandIthinkImaybeinlovewithyou!!!!"
S heblinked. Then bit her bottom lip.
"Sure."
His face lit up in a grin.
oooooooooo
Don't you hate filler chapters? Or writing them that is. I know where the rest of this is going, but this chapter was all like "Bwahaha! I am the evil filler chapter of doom and I shall frustrate you to no end because I know you want to get on to the good stuff but can't do it because you have to write me!!!!!!! Bwahahahahaha!!!!"
Well....that's what I thought at least....
Meh, I hate thos chapter because it's shorter than I would like, and yet it is indeed a filler. ::smites chapter with blow torch::
As is the norm, read and review.
P.S. Regarding Shozu, he's got a very high sense of family honor, hence him wanting to destroy Sessh, and possibly Rayar. And back a long time ago, (I have no clue if they did this in Japan or not) but if one person killed another in the brit/saxon age right after the fall of the roman empire in the 200-300's, then a member of the deceased's family had the right to demand either gold or the death of the murderer, or one of his/her family members. It all ended after the reign of King Ceawlin in the late 300's, early 400's, but I'm playing off of that idea... So yeah.... Shozu's demanding Dark Age justice...
Unfortunately he still wasn't used to the way the air directly around the demon practically burned. The hair on the back of his neck clung to him from the light sweat there.
"Lord Shozu, what an unpleasent surprise." He said, just as cordially, feeling slightly amused when the other demons glowing eyes widened a bit, letting even more light through. It was almost like looking directly into the sun, only a little less blinding, and a little less painful on the eyes.
Sesshomaru restrained himself from blinking to relieve the ache.
"What brings you here Lord Shozu?" He asked, hoping that the demon's business would be simple and easy to address. After all, being around Lord Shozu was like being around an active bomb. It made one anxious.
"Well my good neighbor, I have heard rumors that you have, not one, but two humans here under your keeping. Human females, one of which is your little lost ward. I hear that she's grown to be quite lovely. My proposal is this. Give me the girl to wive, or I will amass an army of angry demons to help me attack your lands and take over. Not that I couldn't do that on my own. I would rather annihilate all those loyal to you in one fell swoop though..."
"I see. Try it and see what happens. The girl is to go to a good husband. One who won't devour her."
Shozu laughed, his head tilting back and exposing the dark column of his throat.
"And what makes you think I would devour her, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"The mere fact that the last mate you had was eaten alive after being visciously burned by your magic, as was the one before that, and the one before that..."
"Accidents."
"It'll be an accident when my blade runs through your greedy and vile heart."
If it wasn't for the words one might mistake the light, almost friendly tones of their voices, to be that of friendly comraderie. But then again, their combined past was a deadly testament to how deep the hate for the other went.
"My heart, I assure you, is quite warm. There is nothing vile or greedy about it."
"Why do you want her?"
"To watch you suffer of course."
"Oh?"
"Indeed Sesshomaru, I know you have feelings for the girl. After all, a self-proclaimed human hater, raising, teaching, and protecting a human? There must be something going on here. She would have been dead years ago if their wasn't."
Shozu gave a high whistle the made Sesshomaru's ears twitch, and climbed on the back of a enormous black winged horse.
"I'll send a messenger in three days to see what your decision is." Shozu said, then took off. Sesshomaru growled, and flipped him the middle finger quickly as he had seen Inuyasha's wench do when insulted. He wasn't sure wat it meant, but he did know it wasn't nice to do. Before anyone could see that uncharacteristic display he went back into the shoji.
oooooooooo
Lord Shozu laughed as soon as he was out of Sesshomaru's hearing. There was nothing like a great day of "aggravating the neighbor." As for the girl, he didn't care much about her. In fact, it was just an opportunity to greatly enrage a demon whose family he had hated for centuries. After all, if it wasn't for those damn dog demons then his own family would still be alive. It had been a war between them that had started the trouble, seeing as Sesshomaru's mother had been betrothed to Shozu's father, but had been taken away by that bloody Inu-no-Taisho. He had watched his father slowly destroy himself over pining for that woman, even after her death.
And there was the source of his hate. Shozu had loved his father, as much as a fire demon could, and had hated watching the icon of his life slowly die from heartbreak.
Bah! The love of a woman was a fickle thing. Inu-no-Taisho was dead, but his son was still alive to pay.
Even if it took all the rest of his days, Shozu would kill the last of the White Inu-Tai-Youkai's left. Theiving bastards....
oooooooooo
Kanashimi stared at Rayar in shock. What on earth was he...?
Before that thought could be finished he stood and made a deep bow.
"Kanashimi....I.....Well, that is to say.....Um....." His hands twitched and he hid them behind his back. the rest of his words came out in a barely distinguishable rush but she heard them. "WouldyoubewillingtoletmecourtyoubecauseIreally,reallylikeyouandIknowthatId on'treallyhavemuchbutIwouldbeabletotakecareofyouandyourpastdoesn'tmattertom ebecauseyou'rereally,reallyniceandIthinkImaybeinlovewithyou!!!!"
S heblinked. Then bit her bottom lip.
"Sure."
His face lit up in a grin.
oooooooooo
Don't you hate filler chapters? Or writing them that is. I know where the rest of this is going, but this chapter was all like "Bwahaha! I am the evil filler chapter of doom and I shall frustrate you to no end because I know you want to get on to the good stuff but can't do it because you have to write me!!!!!!! Bwahahahahaha!!!!"
Well....that's what I thought at least....
Meh, I hate thos chapter because it's shorter than I would like, and yet it is indeed a filler. ::smites chapter with blow torch::
As is the norm, read and review.
P.S. Regarding Shozu, he's got a very high sense of family honor, hence him wanting to destroy Sessh, and possibly Rayar. And back a long time ago, (I have no clue if they did this in Japan or not) but if one person killed another in the brit/saxon age right after the fall of the roman empire in the 200-300's, then a member of the deceased's family had the right to demand either gold or the death of the murderer, or one of his/her family members. It all ended after the reign of King Ceawlin in the late 300's, early 400's, but I'm playing off of that idea... So yeah.... Shozu's demanding Dark Age justice...