InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Huge Book of Fairy Tales...Sort of ❯ King Thrushbeard...Sort of: Part 1 ( Chapter 11 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

AN: Hey. Sorry for anyone who wanted Cinder maid or another fairy tale, I just found this one and it really needs to be rewritten. The new fairy tale is...(drum roll) King Thrushbeard!(weird name right?) This is my FIRST Sess/Rin fic so I hope you all like it!
To those who may of heard of King Thrushbeard it’s not going to be the princess mocking all the male suitors, but of a prince mocking all his female suitors. ( I thought it would be fun to make Sess do some servants work) Don’t send me any flames on this because it’s MY fic and the whole point of it is to rewrite fairy tales/folklore that I think is annoying.
I hope you guys all enjoy it.

One more thing, in this story, his boa is his tail. Just a note.

Aelita_Kresta- Thanks for reviewing, I’m glad you liked it.

Anime-lover-forever2007- I like that story to, I was thinking of rewriting it but I really have to change it around if I don’t want it to sound like Donkey Skin. (That could be kinda fun though, might even work as a sequel to Donkey Skin if I fix enough of it, hmm...) Hope you like this one.

Suzie- Hey! Haven’t heard from you in awhile. Don’t worry, I’ll send you a note when I update. (I knowwwwwwwww, my teachers need to get a life and stop handing out so much homework!) Thanks, I’m glad someone likes my stories. Hope this one is as good as Donkey Skin, (I know I’m going to miss writing it, I really need to find a sequel to that one soon. How does the ‘Princess and the Pea’ sound?)

Unknown- It’s ok, I’m good at reading misspelled words because I can’t spell either. (blame my mother) Lucky for you this is a Sess/Rin. The plot of the fairy tale was just begging for Sesshomaru (you’ll see why mwhahahahaha) And thanks for the suggestion, I’ll try to hunt the fairy tale down and see if it’s something I can rewrite. And I’ve been trying to update when I can, I just never have time. (Seriously, it can take me up to two months just to get a chapter written out. ...that could be from them being so long though.)

Kagome1322- Thanks, I don’t like Kikyo had much either. And lucky for you I’ve already written a story based on Snow White with Inuyasha. You can find it on my profile page if you want to read it. Just be aware I haven’t updated it in awhile and I should probably write another chapter for that before starting a new story on here but I have a little case of writers block. (Which is a bigger pain in the ass then my littler brother.)

Amanda Trinh- Sorry, that was the end of Donkey Skin. I’m hoping I can do a sequel through, so they’ll be back one of these days. (I’m thinking about making Sango give Miroku a broken jaw or something. Hehehehehehehehe.) Thanks.

Kawii inu’no 45- Thanks, it’s always really nice to hear from someone who likes my stories.
Kurimuson Chishio- Thank you, I’m glad someone else thought the ending was good to.(Personally I really liked it. Wasn’t sure about the ‘Sesshomaru-is-great’ speech though.)
Well...here’s the story. I hope you all like part one of King Thrushbeard...Sort of.

Disclaimer- I don’t own Inuyasha or his brother (whimper) and I don’t own King Thrushbeard (cheer).



Inu no Taisho, Lord of the West~

Inu no Taisho growled in annoyance and tapped his fingers impatiently against the throne he was sitting on, glaring at his oldest son Sesshomaru who was standing in front of him.
“Sesshomaru! Is it that hard for you to find a suitable mate? I found Izayoi when I was almost your age, your younger brother Inuyasha has Kagome, that perverted monk has Sango, and even that young fox demon who follows Kagome around has someone he has a crush on, why don’t you have one yet? Jaken’s going to find a mate before you do!” Inu no Taisho shouted frustrated.
And mentally shuddered at the image of Jaken kissing a smaller, greener, wrinkly, verison of himself with breasts and long hair while Sesshomaru stood by with his usual ice cold look. Alone.
Yeah, he needed to find him someone fast.
“This Sesshomaru has found no one worthy to be his mate.” he said coldly.
“And will you stop talking in third person? If you ever do find a woman she’ll be driven insane by it!” Inu no Taisho ordered.
He sighed when Sesshomaru didn’t reply or even show a change in expression.
“While it’s not going to happen anytime soon, when I die or get tired of being Lord of the Western lands I’m passing the title on to you. You need a mate before that happens, and if I suddenly died tomorrow the crown would pass on to Inuyasha instead.” And as much as he loved his younger son and his mate he was scared to think of what would happen to his kingdom in their hands.
Not they were bad people, they were just still in that...honeymoon phase of their marriage.
The one where they would happily rut standing up against the wall, behind a curtain when the other three lords of Japan were sitting in the same room, eating on the same table that they were at it like rabbits on just half an hour before.
He forced himself to turn away from that horrifying memory and back at Sesshomaru.
“All I want is your happiness my son, so your mother has thrown a feast with all suitable maidens as guests. Please just come and at least try to look for a woman you could love.”
Sesshomaru remained stubbornly silent.
“Try for your mother at least? She worry’s about you being alone all the time.”
Sesshomaru waited a moment before barely nodding in agreement and stalked out of the throne room.
Inu no Taisho sighed and rubbed his forehand. “Someone remind me to pull the icicle out of his ass later.” he told the empty room.

Rin, at the Feast~

Rin smoothed her skirts down once more, almost bouncing in her chair in excitement. She couldn’t wait to see Lord Sesshomaru again, and hoped he’d recognize her after all the long years they hadn’t seen each other. When they were children they would spend their summers together, and while even as a child Sesshomaru hadn’t shown much emotion she was the only one he’d let get away with calling him Fluffy or Sesshie. She’d had a crush on him for years, and now that she was queen of her own lands she hoped he would court her at least.
The trumpets blew and the royal family stepped into the great dining hall as the guests stood to show their respect. King Inu no Taisho led the line with his beautiful wife, Queen Izayoi on his arm. Behind him was Inuyasha and his mate Kagome, blushing and smiling at each other, and Sesshomaru.
His long white hair swayed slightly behind him as he walked quickly to the head table, his cold gold eyes ignoring all the people beneath him, and the tail slung over his shoulder just barely brushed up against the finest ass in Japan.
He was the hottest thing she’d ever seen.
Inu no Taisho sat down in his seat after helping his wife into hers and began to eat, signaling to everyone else they may do the same.
She shivered when she passed her eyes over Sesshomaru again, praying to Kami he would pick her out of all the women here for him to chose from.

Later~

The dinner was over and it was time for Sesshomaru to pick the first woman he would dance with. He started to walk towards the tables where the single women sat, scanning over them like a cattle buyer at the market. He looked cooly at the first hopeful woman’s face,
“Why did my father sit our biggest wine cask here?” he asked and moved on to the next one as the woman looked down at her plump frame and tried not to cry.
“Are you to poor to buy food?” he asked the next one who was slightly thinner then need be.
“You’re as pale as death.” he said to the next one without a pause.
He sniffed disdainfully at the woman next to her, “Your face is to flat.”
“Are you trying to provide a resting place for the birds with your nose?”
“Your voice is as irritating as a cat’s howls when it dies.”
“Did some hairy insect crawl up on your face and die or are those what you call eyebrows?”
“That paint on your lips makes you look like you’d just been to a brothel.”
“Are you a lack-wit because your mother dropped you on your head or were you born that way?”
“Do you really have to carry around half the earth under your fingernails?”
“I have no interest in someone who cracks my mirrors when she looks into them.”
“Why were you even invited?”
Sesshomaru kept going down the line of women, insulting them without any regard to their feelings, wealth or power.
All the while keeping his cold, stoic expression.
His parents and sister in law trailed down behind him, comforting and soothing enraged or sobbing women. Rin was visibly trembling when he was almost to her, not sure if he would remember her as the girl who trailed after him or humiliate her like the rest.
Rin clutched her hands together under the table when his indifferent gaze reached her. He didn’t say anything, just stared at her for what could have been five seconds or forever.
Finally a cold cruel smile almost touched his lips. “You? You’re nothing more then a worthless peasant.”
Rin jerked back as if he had slapped her and his father, over hearing him stalked over to him.
“Damn you, Sesshomaru I’ve had it! That’s exactly the kind of woman you will marry. The next beggar woman that comes to my gates asking for money will get you instead!” he shouted furiously at his son.
“Darling...” Izayoi started to say and placed a hand on his arm.
“No Izayoi, I’ve been spoiling him and if every noble woman is to good for him then he’ll have a peasant for his wife!” he growled and stormed out, his wife following behind him, trying to calm him down.
Sesshomaru send Rin something close to a glare and left the room as well.

Later still~

The shock at being called a peasant left Rin entirely as anger replaced it. Who the hell does that man think he is? Sure he’s hot, sexy, rich, powerful, and the future heir to the Western lands but she was the Queen of the Northern lands! She was the first woman ever to be sole ruler of her country, she had to work day and night to get the crown and then have guards all around her at all times for the first year just to make sure she wouldn’t be killed before she could make some positive changes in her land.
She’d had to deal with sexiest pigs, overbearing, moronic lords, knights who thought she was either a slut or an air head, servants who believed they could get away with not doing their duties. Crime was up for mon ths because criminals thought she would be to soft to punish them. And she was still pissed at the Lords of the East and the South for refusing to talk to her at a meeting. But she had gotten through it and turned her dying country into one that rivaled the West, and now that freaking dog told her she was worthless?
She defied the odds and made her nation strong, powerful and rich. What had that imbecile been doing for his country that he could treat her like that?
Idiot.
Selfish brat.
Jerk.
Baka.
No good...man.
She yelled insults in her head at him as she walked over to the entrance of the dog king’s palace. She couldn’t even stand to be under the same roof as Sesshomaru, despite the hundreds of rooms that made up the castle.
She sighed with relief when she saw one of her most trusted servants waiting for her and ready to take her back home.
Rin.” a voice called out from behind her.
She turned around to see Inu no Taisho striding up to her from behind, his long white hair and tail swaying softly.
She bowed respectfully. “King Inu no Taisho.”
He scowled at her. “I’ve known you since you were a kid Rin, lay off the titles and bowing.”
Before they died, Rin’s parents were very close friends with Inu no Taisho and his wife. After they were gone with no heirs except Rin, the Western royal family helped her so much in getting the throne. Inu no Taisho was practically her uncle.
“Sorry, it’s a habit.” Rin straightened from her bow.
“Look, Rin about what Sess said-“
”Forget it, don’t worry about calming me, I won’t start a war with you because Sess is a dolt.” Rin through for a moment. “Although Lady Suki might try to poison you after Sesshomaru said he was amazed her family hadn’t killed her off yet.”
Inu no Taisho winched. “Thanks for letting me know, but that’s not what I wanted to talk to you about.” he took her elbow and pulled her into an empty room.
“Inu no Taisho! What would your wife think if she saw you in here with me?” Rin whispered harshly.
“Oh don’t worry dear, I’m already here.” Izayoi said cheerfully from the chair she was perched on.
Rin jumped and Inu no Taisho pouted. “Izayoiiiiiiii” he whined, “I wanted to ask her!” he picked her up and took her seat before dropping her on his lap.
“Don’t give me those eyes!” she warned as he sent puppy dog please-pity-me looks her way. “You can still have your fun, I just want to be here for it.”
He beamed at Rin. “Isn’t she the greatest?”
“If I were into women you would have some serious competition for her.” Rin said dryly. “Now will you please explain why you dragged me in here?” she asked before Inu no Taisho could threaten her to stay away from Izayoi.
The door slammed open and Inuyasha strolled in with Kagome cradled against his back. He put her down and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. “Yo, did we miss it?”
Inu no Taisho glared at his son. “Inuyasha...”
“Chill old man, we’ll be quiet...well mostly.” Inuyasha smirked and leaned down to nuzzle Kagome’s neck as she giggled.
“I don’t want to see that!” Inu no Taisho yelled as Inuyasha took his mate more firmly in his arms and gently nibbled on her neck.
“Consider it revenge for having Sesshomaru.”
“Be nice Inuyasha.” Kagome gasped out as he finally left her neck.
“Feh. Fine, as long as you let me nibble on your-“
”Inuyasha!” His parents warned and the door slammed open again to reveal Sango and Miroku walking through.
“Oh good, we didn’t miss anything since Inuyasha is still slobbering all over Kag.” Miroku said cheerfully and put his arm around Sango’s waist, only to have it moved up to her shoulders.
“Watch it monk.”
Inu no Taisho growled. “Damn it, does everyone know about this?”
“Know about what?” Rin finally yelled out. “Will someone tell me what’s going on?”
The family exchanged a glance. Finally Inu no Taisho took a deep breath.
“We want you to marry Sesshomaru.”
“...marry Sesshomaru?” Rin forced out.
“Yes.”
“Your son Sesshomaru?”
“Yes.”
“The Ice Prince?”
“Yes.”
“The idiot who just insulted me in front of how many powerful people?”
Inu no Taisho paused. “When you put it that way, you make it sound really more worse then it is.”
“Then how would you put it?” Rin asked sweetly.
“The block head who called you worthless in front of over hundred powerful, important rulers, lords, and their daughters.” Inuyasha said promptly.
“Kagome?” Inu no Taisho asked.
“Kag, don’t you dare-“
”Sit boy.”
Rin smirked when Inuyasha went sailing head first towards the floor.
“Look, thanks for the, um, kind offer but there’s no way I’m marrying that-“
”We know you like him dear.” Izayoi interrupted.
“You’re the only one that does.”Inuyasha mumbled as he got up.
“Kagome?”
“No! I’m sorry, Sess is wonderful, don’t sit me!” Inuyasha begged his mate.
“Just listen to me Rin.” Inu no Taisho asked, ignoring his son. “I’m getting desperate, Everyone has someone except Sesshomaru, I love my son do you think I want him to be alone his whole life?”
“And the kingdom gets passed down to Inuyasha unless Sess gets a mate. Can’t you understand if His Highness doesn’t want to see his land destroyed?” Miroku asked Rin.
Inuyasha growled and Miroku ducked behind Sango.
“Boys.” Izayoi said sternly and Inuyasha stopped.
“Why pick me? I’m a human, Sess would chew his arm off before marrying someone like me.” Rin said bitterly.
“Didn’t you see the way he looked at you?” Kagome asked wistfully.
“...he glared at me.”
“And when have you ever seen him look at anyone else that way? Or any way?”
“Inu no Taisho’s right. Sesshomaru doesn’t waste emotion on anyone, not even someone he’s about to kill.” Sango remarked while pushing Miroku out from behind her. “Stop hiding you wimp.”
“I wasn’t hiding, you know how much I love to look at your-“
SLAP
“Anyway.” Inu no Taisho said as Miroku fell to the ground with a red hand mark on his cheek. “Sesshomaru feels something for you. With any luck whatever that feeling is, it isn’t hate or disgust and we can easily turn it to love.”
“How?” Rin asked curiously.
“Well-“ Inu no Taisho began.

20 minutes later~

“Alright.” Rin finally said. “I’ll do it.”

Two days Later, Afternoon at Inu no Taisho’s castle~


“Sango, can you teach me how to fight?” Kagome asked suddenly as she was eating lunch with her mate, his family and their friends in the great hall.
Inuyasha scowled. “Why the hell do you need to learn that to? Didn’t you just finish learning all the dumb shit at ‘school’” he sneered.
Kagome glared at him. “Well I’m sorry for wanting to know other things besides reading and writing! What’s wrong with wanting to protect myself?”
“Feh. Stupid wench. You’re the mate of one of the princes of the West. What do you need to know how to read or fight for?”
“Watch yourself here Inuyasha.” Miroku cautioned as Kagome gritted her teeth.
“What so I should be some dumb air head who only sits and looks pretty for you, just because I’m married to you?”
“Well-“
”Baka.” Sesshomaru muttered under his breath as his parents winched and grabbed hold of anything valuable that could break.
Inuyasha, blind as ever, went on, “Why would you read anything when you could order a servant to instead? You know, you’re kinda making me look bad when you act like you’re smarter then me.”
“SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!!!!!” Kagome roared and Inuyasha went flying down.
Once the dust cleared and Inuyasha stopped crying so loud, music floated through the open window.
Everyone who could hear it stopped what they were doing. The servants put down trays or rags, the king and queen stopped eating, Miroku stopped trying to grope Sango, Kagome didn’t let out the next string of ‘sits’ she had been about to say, and even Sesshomaru stopped mentally laughing at Inuyasha to listen to the fiddler.
“May the moon rise up to meet you, may the wind be always be at your back. May the sun shine upon your face now, may the rain fall softly on your fields.” the angelic voice began to sing. “And until we meet again, and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. May God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
The song continued on as Izayoi and Kagome were openly crying and Inu no Taisho, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango were clearing their throats and wiping their eyes.
Sesshomaru didn’t look so cold.
“Guards!” Inu no Taisho called as the singer started to sing about hoping their children would be happy, “Ask that singer to come up here and sing.”
The guard at the door nodded blankly and almost ran to go find the singer.
The voice faded as the singer- who sounded like a woman- walked with the guard back to the great hall. The royal family fidgeted as they waited to hear the voice again.
“And until we meet again, and until we meet again, may love and trust find a way to make a stand. May love and trust find a way to make a stand.” she sang as she walked through the door the guard held open for her. She looked utterly involved in her song and barely looked at the family, but focused on her fiddle.
May the world and all its wonders be a balm to all humanity. May the people find a common purpose and help one another to survive.”
The young woman who held the fiddle and sang was a peasant. Her skirt was slightly dirty and full of holes and patches, her shirt looked like it had been ripped off at the shoulders and she had a worn red cloth tied over her head. But her face-
Her face when she sang, looked like an angel’s.
She seemed to shine with some inner light and her big brown eyes sparkled with warmth and happiness. Her hair was untied and hung down to about the middle of her back in a straight black wave. She was very poor, but Sesshomaru had never seen someone who looked that happy just by singing a simple song.
“And until we meet again, and until we meet again, may mother earth pour her heart into our land. May mother earth pour her heart into our land.” She finished and looked startled at the sight of all the people staring at her.
Inu no Taisho stood up and began to clap, followed by his wife and then everyone else. Only Sesshomaru remained seating, but managed to clap to a little.
The woman blushed and started to bow. “Thank you your Highness’s.” she said softly, not looking up from the ground.
“My dear, that was wonderful. Where ever did you learn how to perform like that?” Izayoi asked.
She remained bowing, “My mother taught me before she died, Your Grace.”
“Please, sit down, sit down.” Inu No taisho gestured to the seat across from him. “Do you play for a court?” he asked after she settled down in front of him and a servant set a hot bowl of soup and bread before her.
“No your Highness, I just play for the simple enjoyment of it.” she said, drinking the broth gratefully.
“Well then you must let us hire you. You would be paid very well and given lodgings here at the palace.” Izayoi offered.
The woman shook her head. “Thank you Majesty but I can’t accept.”
“Why not?’ the king asked, outraged.
“I give you no offense, but if I take more then a few pennies for my song I lose the spirt of it.”
“You lose the spirt of it?” Sesshomaru repeated coldly.
“Yes my lord, it’s much like a painter. He could sell his work and get rich, but as he does so he forgets why he loved to put brush to paper.”
“You speak very well for a peasant.” Sesshomaru remarked, looking at her carefully.
The woman finished the last sip of her soup. “My mother was a teacher before she married my father.”
Sesshomaru opened his mouth but before he could speak Inu no Taisho waved a hand at his direction to be quiet. “What if I gave you a dowery as well?”
She shook her head. “I’m sorry but no my lord. I love my music more then money.”
Izayoi smiled. “You know what’s important in life. You’re very wise for one so young.”
Inuyasha snorted. “What’s so wise about refusing a steady job?”
“Inuyasha!” Kagome glared at him.
“What’s your name child?”
“Rin. Thank you.” she said to the servant as he took her bowl.
“What if I gave you money, lodging, a dowery and two days off a week?” Inu no Taisho tried one last time.
Rin smiled and stood up with her fiddle in her hand. “Thank you for the kind offer but no your highness. I would feel horrible even to take a few pennies after that wonderful meal. Has much as I’d hate to leave your company I have to get back home. Again, thank you for the kind words and offer.”
She bowed and started backing up to leave.
“Wait.” Inu no Taisho’s voice carried throughout the room.
“Instead of a few pennies, how would you like to take my eldest son in marriage instead?”



AN: And that’s the end of part 1! Hope you all like it so far and I don’t own that song, it’s owned by Barrage. (really good Celtic band) Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please review and maybe I’ll write the next part sooner. Oh and if you think of anything, give me a few ideas on what kinds of chores Sess should get now that he’s about to marry a peasant. Thanks for reading, have a nice day!