InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Darkness of One's Heart ❯ The Taiyoukai’s Get A Talking To ( Chapter 4 )

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I just remembered that I forgot to tell you what Intaisho and Sakura look like so I'll tell you now. Intaisho pretty much looks like Sesshoumaru except he looks older, his crescent moon is red and he has two dark blue stripes on his cheek, his skin is also tanner, and he has two dark blue stripes on his wrists showing that he has poisonous claws. Sakura also has white hair but hers has gold highlights, her markings are the same as Sesshoumaru's, she's a head and a half shorter than Intaisho, and she has a long silver tail. I also forgot to mention this, Umbri's bandana that I mentioned in the first chapter will never come off unless the one that gave it to her takes it off or if she dies. It also has protection powers.

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The Taiyoukai's Get A Talking To

Normal P.O.V.

The lords were coming that after noon. And by now Intaisho and Sakura had settled down a bit. However there still was one itsy bitsy problem, they still haven't told Umbri about it. And so that was why they had stayed up throughout the night talking and trying to figure out the best way for her to find out and how to get her to behave. So far they had come up with a grand total of… zero ideas. And inside they both really knew that no matter what they did Umbri was still going to act rude. But now they were running out of time they had to tell Umbri about the other taiyoukai coming to see her. So they decided to tell her together. Sakura cringed at the thought, if she her self took the new so terribly she wondered what Umbri would do.

***FLASHBACK***

Sakura P.O.V.

'I did not just hear that. Please tell me I did not just hear that. I must of heard wrong!!!! He wouldn't do something that stupid would he???' "Can you please repeat that?" I asked, not sure if I even wanted to hear the answer. "I said tomorrow." "OH MY GOD! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??? UMBRI WAS RIGHT MEN ARE STUPID!!! WHAT GAVE YOU THE CRAZY IDEA TO LET THE OTHER TAIYOUKAI'S COME AND SEE HER!!! YOU DO REALIZE THAT SHE WILL USE THIS OPPORTUNITY, THAT YOU GAVE HER MIGHT I ADD, TO MAKE YOU LOOK BAD AND EMBARRASS YOU IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY THAT SHE CAN THINK OF? AND WHY DID YOU EVEN TELL THEM ABOUT UMBRI???" I would have kept on going if it hadn't been for Intaisho covering my mouth. "I wouldn't have mentioned her, but all of the lords had sent me letters asking me why I haven't been answering any of their business proposals. I told them that I had found a young youkai girl that was badly injured and that I have had a hard time keeping her calm because of poison." "POISON? YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD A HARD TIME 'KEEPING HER CALM', AS YOU SO LIGHTLY PUT IT, BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTROL HER!!!!!"

***END FLASHBACK***

So now they were here at Umbri's door afraid to go in because they both knew that she was not going to like the news that they were going to give her.

Umbri P.O.V.

'They've been standing outside my door for ten minutes, will they just hurry up and come in already? They're driving me crazy!' As soon as Umbri had finished this thought the door opened and in walked Intaisho (who Umbri threw an energy ball at just for some kicks and giggles, but Intaisho dodged it) and Sakura. Both looked like they were about to face death itself. "You know it's rude just to barge in someone's room." Umbri scolded. But instead of a witty come back that Umbri thought was sure to return there was nothing. "Well what do you want?" Umbri asked annoyed. They were in some kind of la la land so Umbri decided to wake them up from it by throwing her leftover lunch at them.

Intaisho P.O.V.

I came out of my stutter when I felt something hit me. I looked over and I saw Umbri looking at me in amusement. I then looked at my mate and saw that she had some noodles in her hair, so being the gentle man that I am I took it out for her. She then looked at me and seemed to be holding in laughter. "What do you find so amusing?" "You have a strawberry squished on your forehead." She giggled out. I sighed and wiped my forehead with my hand and sure enough there was the strawberry. I then looked over at Umbri who I had assumed threw the food at us. I wanted to yell at her but now was not the time. "We need to talk." I told her. "What about?" Umbri asked sounding bored. Ohhhhhhhh, how I hated it when she acted like I wasn't worth her time. But I wouldn't let her know how much it bugged me when she would yawn or wouldn't make eye contact with me. "The other taiyoukai's have heard of you and are coming to meet you today." I told her calmly. And then I awaited the explosion that was sure to happen. "What?" Asked a very deadly whisper. It sounded very familiar to the whisper Umbri used right before she killed the wolf tribe a couple of days ago. "I'm sure that you heard me." "And might I ask how did they manage to find out about me?" Umbri asked in that same whisper. Oh I wished she would have just blown up and started yelling at me, but what she was doing now was much worse. "He told them about you." Sakura answered for me. "I'm not going to see them." "What do you mean 'your not going to see them.'" Sakura and I said at the same time. "Now I'm sure you know what I meant by that." "Why don't you want to see them?" I asked her. "Now I know that this might be hard for you to believe but try to bear with me. I do not like having people see me when I'm weak and injured. It makes me uncomfortable because I'm vulnerable. And I do not like to feel vulnerable." "Yes I actually can understand that, and you know what? You're going to have to suck it up, they are coming this afternoon, you are going to meet them, and you are going to be polite, oh and please remember this. If you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all." I told her then grabbed Sakura by the arm and rushed out of her room before Umbri had time to respond. "That was incredibly stupid." Sakura growled at me. But before I could answer, the door to Umbri's room was blown off and on fire. "Look what you did! You made her angry, I don't even want to know how she'll react when the lords get here." And with that Sakura stomped away.

Umbri P.O.V.

'I'M GOING TO KILL HIM WHEN I CAN GET OUT OF THIS BED. OH YES. AND I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT.' Umbri was fuming. And decided to take out her anger on the door, by blowing it up and making it burst into flames. 'How dare he try and order me around. Me of all youkai. (Using the term loosely) I'm not going to do a thing he tells me to do and he can't stop me from doing it.' Umbri once again goes over what he said in her head. Then she gets an idea, and a sickening grin starts to form on her face. "This could actually be quite fun." And as her plan starts forming Umbri starts to laugh. "Yes, this could be quite fun."

*THAT AFTERNOON*

Normal P.O.V.

The lords all had arrived at the same time. Haru taiyoukai of the east and his mate Ami. Both were kitsune. Haru has a deep red hair color, one green stripe on each cheek, and a dark green tear drop symbol on his forehead and was a few inches shorter that Intaisho, while his mate had bright fiery red hair, two light purple stripes on each cheek, and a dark purple tear drop on her forehead. They both had long red fluffy foxtails. (He is the youngest lord, and one of Intaisho's best friends) Masaru lord of the north was a deer youkai. He had brown/dark reddish hair, was about a head taller than Intaisho, and had an orange sun on his forehead. His mate died long ago from an unknown illness, he has yet to take another mate. (He is the oldest most wise taiyoukai and is also the most trusted) Then there was Ssekien taiyoukai of the south. He was a snake youkai. His hair was a dark green; he had yellow eyes, a snake tongue, and fangs. (He's been a taiyoukai about as long as Intaisho has, he keeps to himself and no one really likes him) Ssekien had never taken a mate. When they arrived Intaisho and Sakura came and greeted them. Then Sakura ran off with Ami giggling about cute things their mates did.

Masaru P.O.V.

"Intaisho my young friend how have you been?" "Well, and how are you fairing?" "There was a small revolt in my lands a few days ago but it was easily taken care of." "Enough of this, we came here to see the girl that has taken your attention away from your duties." A voice interrupted. I looked over to the one that had spoken. Ssekien. Figures. "Yes we might as well go see her. After all she must be excited. How many girls her age get to be visited by four of the most powerful demons in the world." Haru said. "Yes let's go see her." I said. Intaisho nodded and we started walking towards the hospital wing, however I could have sworn I saw a flash of nerviness cross his face. As we were walking I saw Sakura and Ami come running up to their mates. "You're going to go see her already?" Sakura asked. "Yes." Intaisho answered. "Oh. Well good luck." And before any of us could ask her what she meant she and Ami were gone again. But that was when I started noticing that many of the servants that normally worked around the hospital wing were missing, especially the male servants. But I decided not to think anything of it. Soon we came to the hospital wing door. As we came up to it Intaisho stopped and looked at us. "There are a few things you should know before you go in there." Intaisho informed us. "Like what?" Haru asked. "Her name is Umbri, and she is kind of… different from other females." "Oh who cares? How bad can she be? Let us see her." Ssekien said, and started to make his way toward the door and was about to open it when Intaisho grabbed his hand and pushed him back. "You would do well to remember whose home you are in Ssekien. I tell you these things for a reason." Intaisho growled. And with that Intaisho started to open the door but stopped and turned to us once again. "Pay attention when I open the door and be ready for any thing. And please be patient with her." Haru, Ssekien, and I looked at each other; the same thought was going through our heads. 'Just what were we getting ourselves into?'

Normal P.O.V.

Much to Intaisho's surprise no energy balls were hurled at him or the other lords. 'That hasn't happened before. She's never given up a chance to throw one at me.' At first Intaisho thought that Umbri had escaped because she didn't attack. But then he saw just sitting there on the bed, her knee drawn up and her fingers drumming on it. Umbri didn't even bother to grace them with a look. "Umbri how are you feeling?" Intaisho asked.

"…"

"Umbri?"

"…"

"Umbri!"

Umbri still had yet to look at any of them, or even acknowledge their presence. She just kept drumming her fingers against her knee, looking positively bored.

"Is the poison possibly having an effect on her speech?" Haru questioned.

"I doubt it. She hasn't even looked at us. Unless it's effecting her sight, hearing, smelling senses along with all her others, I'd say she's ignoring us." Masaru said.

"Ya, that's what I thought," Haru sighed.

"Girl why don't you speak?" Ssekien rudely asked.

"…" Umbri still had yet to look at any of them.

"I'm speaking to you! I expect you to look at me, and answer. Do not test my patience." Ssekien said angrily, as he grabbed her shoulder. Umbri almost winced in pain; he had grabbed one of her gashes and reopened it.

"Get your dirty hands off of me!" Umbri finally said.

"Ah, she speaks." Smirked Haru.

"I said get your dirty hands off of me."

"She certainly has a temper." Masaru added.

"Stop ignoring me. I said get you're dirty hands off of me you baka. Do it now, or I'll rip your arm off!" Umbri yelled.

"Do not threaten those stronger then you girl." Ssekien growled, as he pulled Umbri closer to his face.

Just then Umbri got a whiff of his scent, and realized what he was trying to do. This damn hentai was aroused. And most likely thought if he let her smell it she would let him has his way with her later when they were alone. Umbri growled at the thought. He obviously thought she was some kind of slut, well she would show him. She noticed his hand was beginning to slide down her back. Umbri narrowed her eyes and did the unthinkable.

She pushed his arm off of her and then she…

Bitch slapped the taiyoukai of the south right across his face. He fell backward, and when he got up you could see four deep claw marks across his face.

"You would do well to learn to keep your hands to yourself. And to listen to someone when they say get your hands off of them." Umbri informed him.

Intaisho P.O.V.

'She did not just do that. Please someone tell me she did not just do that. Oh, kami. What if he declares war on my lands?

Masaru P.O.V.

'Did she just? I think she did. She just bitch slapped the lord of the southern lands and told him off.'

Haru P.O.V.

'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST SAW THE LORD OF THE SOUTHERN LANDS GET BITCH SLAPPED BY A GIRL!!!! I HOPE SHE DOES IT AGAIN; IT TOOK ALL MY WILL NOT TO BUST OUT LAUGHING!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!'

Normal P.O.V.

Ssekien just stared at Umbri in disbelief for a second. 'This girl just embarrassed me in front of all the other lords! I don't care how beautiful she is I'm going to kill her!' And with those thoughts Ssekien started stalking toward Umbri.

"You know what? I don't like you. I think you should just get out of my room before I get mad, you hentai." Umbri told Ssekien.

"You can not tell me to do anything. And you should learn to treat your superiors with respect." Ssekien growled low in his throat.

"I believe I just did you jack ass. And I'll tell you what I told Intaisho I give respect to those who deserve it, and you, taiyoukai of the southern lands, do not deserve it."

Just as Umbri finished her sentence Ssekien leapt at her, with the intention of killing the definite girl. But was stopped by Intaisho, Masaru, and Haru.

"You do realize you're acting the exactly the way she wants you to? Right?" Masaru said.

"Why would she have wanted me to try and kill her?"

"Because it made you looked like a fool. I quite enjoyed the show! Care to do it again? But this time when you leap at me yell "shin-e.'" (That's how you spell 'die' in Japanese right?) Ssekien reacted just as Umbri hoped he would. He let out a vicious roar and tried to attack her again, but was once again held back by Intaisho, Masaru, and Haru.

"How can you be a lord? You lose your temper so easily, I thought you were supposed to have control over those kinds of things." Once again Ssekien tried to attack her.

"Will you shut up? Or will someone have to make you?!!" Haru yelled.

"Don't tell me to shut up!" Umbri said to Haru. She then turned to Ssekien. "As much fun as it's been making you look like a fool, you're beginning to bore me. So get out of my room and stay out." As Umbri said this, her eyes turned bright blue and started glowing. He suddenly was lifted up into the air, and thrown out of the room. Then the doors slammed shut and locked. (The servants put up a new door)

Intaisho, Masaru, and Haru just gapped at her.

"It's rude to stare." Umbri scolded them.

"Oh, so now you decide to speak? Why didn't you say anything before Ssekien bugged you?"

"I was just doing what Intaisho told me to do." Umbri said innocently.

All eyes were on Intaisho. And Umbri smirked when no one but Intaisho was looking at her.

"I did NOT tell her not to say anything to you."

"Yes you did, you said and I quote, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Unquote. I was just doing what you told me to do."

"Since when have you ever listened to me?" Intaisho asked.

"Oh, I don't listen to you. But you just kind of trapped yourself with your words. How could I have resisted? It was just to tempting."

Intaisho turned around and started to rub his temples, trying to get rid of the headache that had just started pounding in his head.

"So was there any reason you men wished to see me? Or did you just come here to bug me?"

"Where did you grow up? You are quite possibly one of the rudest youkai I've ever met." Masaru said. (Unless they were specially trained for it, many youkai can't tell a skumoni from a youkai)

"Ya, well I know you may be surprised by this but not everybody grows up at a castle, and gets your kind of education. And even some of the "lucky" few who did, it doesn't mean that they were waited on hand and foot. In fact many are treated terribly. And I'm not a youkai."

Masaru looked thoughtful for a moment, then confused. "Then what are you?"

"I am a skumoni." Umbri announced proudly.

"I've never seen a skumoni before." Haru said as he started walking around Umbri to get a better look.

"Well now you've seen one, and stop circling me, your acting like a vulture. It's disturbing." Umbri said, with her eyes closed, as she rubbed the back of her neck. Suddenly her eyes snapped open and her hands started searching around her neck. 'How could I have not noticed it was gone? That poison must have been stronger then I thought to make me forget about this. Oh my god where is it?' Her eyes flashed towards Intaisho. 'He must have taken it when they were healing my wounds.' "Where is it?" Umbri said in a deadly whisper, she was looking Intaisho right in the eyes. Her eyes promised death if he failed to answer her question.

Intaisho, along with the other lords had no idea what she was talking about.

"Where. Is. It." Umbri said again, this time louder.

"Where is what?" Intaisho asked.

"WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY NECKLACE? IT HAD A WHITE GOLD RING BAND ON IT WITH A SMALL DARK BLUE SAPHIRE IT WAS STRUNG THROUGHA SILVER CHAIN." Umbri yelled. "WHERE IS IT? WHY'D YOU TAKE IT OFF? WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO TOUCH IT? TELL ME WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Umbri once again shouted. Her eyes were now turning red, her claws and fangs lengthening. She was standing up. The adrenalin was pumping through her veins now. Wounds and poison forgotten, all that mattered now was getting back what was hers and if anyone tried to stop her or got in her way they would die.

"All of the things that were taken off of you were put in the armory. I'll take you the-" but it was too late. Umbri was already on her way to the armory. As the lords followed her, one thought raced through their minds. 'How does she know her way around my castle?' when the lords stepped in the armory the sight that greeted them was as follows…

The armory door was ripped off and lying across the room, Umbri was tearing through everything looking for her stuff; and guards that were supposed to be guarding the armory were lying around everywhere, all were out cold. As Umbri finally found her stuff, (After tearing apart half the place) she started going through it. When she found the necklace with the ring strung through a thick silver chain, she examined it for any damage, when she found there was none, put it on. Slowly her eyes turned back to their original color and her claws and fangs went back to their regular size. Umbri's breathing became ragged as the poison started to take its hold again. 'I'm never getting poisoned again.' Umbri thought to herself as she fell to her hands and knees.

"Don't ever take my necklace off again."

"Why?" Intaisho asked.

"None of your business, just don't take it off, it's important to me."

"How did you know how to get to the armory?" Masaru asked.

"If I told you then one of you would either kill me or lock me up forever."

"Why?"

Umbri sighed. They had a right to know. If someone knew their way around her home and they had never there before she would want to know to. "You better have a seat. This could take awhile to explain. I'm only going to tell you what you need to know so don't ask questions, this is personal. A long time ago I was born in a human village. And before you ask, hai, I used to be human. I miko at that. (She knew they were going to ask, despite what she just told them) Anyways one day when I was only eight, my village was attacked and massacred by a group of youkai. I was very sick at the time, so my parents hid me. I watched as my family and village died before my very eyes. When the attack was over I saw the group of youkai that attacked us resting on top of a hill, not too far away. I wanted to avenge my family but I was young, weak, and sick. Suddenly one of the demons saw me, and the whole group started to come at me. I knew this would be the end of me. But just as the demons were about to get me… well I don't really know what happened, it was like time stopped, I was transported to a dark place. It was just like an endless black hole. I saw a man walk towards me and as he got closer I could tell that he was a youkai. He then said to me

"Do you want to avenge your village?"

"Hai, but I'm can't. I'm sick and tired. The youkai will soon get to me and kill me."

"Not if you listen to me. I can help you with your revenge. I'll give you the power to kill the youkai that slayed your kin."

"How?"

"I'll transfer some of my energy to you. Then you'll be able to kill them easily. However if you except this offer you will have to do something for me, but I don't think you'll mind."

"What will I have to do?"

"After you avenge your village you will let me, make you, a skumoni, and train you. But you will be a skumoni of a different kind. Because you're a miko you will also have miko blood in you, something no other skumoni has. You will then work for me for a while. You will be reborn, with more power than most youkai could ever dream of having. You will be immortal. Never will you grow old and die. Now young one, join me. And together we will avenge your village." The man said as he stuck out his hand to shake and close the deal.

"I'm not afraid of death. But if this is the only way to avenge my village, then so be it." And with that I shook his hand. Little did I know that that would be the biggest mistake of my life. I did kill the demons, and I did get more power then most youkai could only dream about, however the man I made the deal with changed. He was power hungry. He told me I was going to help him steal the great taiyoukai's lands. I was trained mercilessly from the day I was 'reborn'. And one day when I was about three he gave me lay outs of all your castles and told me to memorize them in ten minutes and that I would be tested on them later. I did memorize them by the time he took them away. Except the test to see if I memorized them was three years later. I made one mistake. I was severely beaten, (More then she usually was) deprived of sleep, (More then she usually was) and starved, (More then she usually was) for three months. The room I had forgotten was the western castles armory." Umbri then finished talking, and looked down. Trying not to remember the other terrible things he put her through.

"So are you saying that you know your way through our castles by heart?" Haru asked.

"Hai, that among other things."

"Who is it that has done this?" Intaisho asked.

"You don't need to worry about it, I killed him centuries ago. Besides you wouldn't believe me if I told you." And with that Umbri started to pick up her things.

"Where do you think you're going?" Intaisho asked.

"I'm leaving, I told you what you wanted to know. So leave me alone, I no longer wish to stay here."

"And let you leave with all the information you have on our castles? So you can tell our enemies? I think not." Ssekien suddenly said from the doorway.

"I told you one of you would either try to kill me or lock me up. Men are so predictable. Well you know what? Screw you all. I could have told everybody, everything, about your castles centuries ago. Do you know that one of his tests was to stay in each of your castles for a month without being noticed? To see if I could find any other weaknesses. I know every weakness in each of your castles and have had multiple chances to tell a great deal of your enemies them. But I didn't. If I wanted to tell someone about it I would've by now! Men are so stupid! Did any of you even think about those things." Umbri yelled.

"Calm down Umbri. We're not going to lock you up, or kill you. I just want to keep you here until you're healed. Physical wounds and emotional wounds." Intaisho explained.

"How do I know you're telling the truth? How do I know you won't betray me or leave me, like all the rest of them? How do I know that you won't hurt me?"

"You don't."

After Intaisho said those words Umbri fell into darkness. Fatigued by going through all the memories, and of coarse the poison. And also by the fact that she knew she was starting to like and trust Intaisho, and two of the other lords as well, despite her wishes. But little did Umbri know of the nightmares that would haunt her this night, all do to a yume youkai that had snuck into the castle. And he had plans for making Umbri go through her worst memories, tonight Umbri would go through a living hell, once again.

End Chapter

A little but of foreshadowing at the end of this chapter. Hoped you liked it.

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