InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Time has Come ❯ Chapter 2
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By: Golden Foxfyre 
Surprizing the uncle...
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Action | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 09.29.2005 | Updated On: 08.06.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 413 | Status: Work In Progress
Surprizing the uncle...
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Action | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 09.29.2005 | Updated On: 08.06.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.2K | Visits: 413 | Status: Work In Progress
The Time Has Come
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I am not, nor will I ever be Rumiko Takahashi.
Chapter 2
The rustling of plants caught the attention of the group. Izayoi emerged from the shadows of the wood then gasped. She never thought her father would sink so low as to threaten a defenseless child. Suddenly, she noticed the flecks of red dancing in the eyes of the youkai. They were dangerously close to loosing control of their tempers. Angry inu youkai were a terrifying sight. Why did her father insist on this course of action? According to her brother, he'd gotten steadily worse as the years progressed. Now he was loosing what little rationality he had left.
Inutaisho caught her scent, which calmed him slightly. He turned and handed her their son. After making sure that the pup was safely in his mother's arms, his gaze returned to the elderly human lord and became a glare. Anger danced in the taiyoukai's eyes, an anger that came from having his family threatened. "Why threaten an innocent life?" The growl was plainly heard in his voice; a sound of warning and command all in one.
An enraged scowl came to Taru-maru's face. That was despicable. They were defending something that should have never been born. "He's a hanyou. Such do not deserve life." he hissed. He tried to move around them, only to find both youkai protecting what he thought of as an abomination. They stood like stone walls in front of his daughter and grandson, growling like a pair of dogs about to lay into another for trying to steal their bone.
Izayoi glared at him, violet eyes sparkling angrily. "How could you?! He's your grandson, for Kami's sake! What has gotten into you, Otousan?!"
Taru-maru appeared rather startled. "Silence, onna! You defend what was forced on an innocent soul. You must have been possessed!" 'I should've disowned her anyway. If the villagers hear of this, there will be no end of it. That abomination must die, and so must Izayoi. She is no longer my daughter.'
An aura of power surrounded her. "Inuyasha was not forced on me. Don't even think about calling him an abomination or unnatural. He's very important to the future of Japan. Without him, all life could become enslaved!"
Inutaisho pulled Izayoi to him, her power washing over him in soothing waves. The peace her scent brought to his enraged mind allowed him to catch a faint, but telling, odor from the lord. The scent of death. Golden eyes turned to the man. "I suggest that you leave now, before I relieve your weakening heart of its burden."
As soon as his threat left his lips, a small group of samurai entered the clearing behind the man. The one in the lead released a long-suffering groan. Apparently, they chased Taru-maru before this event. Clearly they had to defuse situations like this before, and weren't happy about him causing another.
The wind finally shifted, bringing the scents of the recent arrivals to the inu youkai. They relaxed invisibly, catching the scents of those who had come in peace, not war. The leader removed his helm, making him easily identifiable.
Mamoru stepped forward, pulling the sword from his father's hands. He pushed the elderly man to the group, which instantly closed around him. The young lord handed the katana to another soldier, instructing him to keep it away from his lord father. Then, the young lord returned to the inu youkai guarding his sister. "Gomen nasai. Otousan has been acting out lately." Mamoru stated as he bowed.
A silvery-white dog ear twisted to catch the voice. The scent of anger faded from his family, proving that they were calming, and that the danger most likely passed by. He relaxed his death grip on his mother, relieved that the one threatening him was surrounded by those ordered to stop him.
"Lord Mamoru, you are forgiven." Inutaisho declared. "What your father does is his responsibility."
"Mamoru," Izayoi began as she came forward, "you haven't met your nephew yet." She set Inuyasha on the ground, facing her older brother. "Inuyasha, this is my brother Mamoru."
The lord gazed at his nephew. The pup was staring at him with undisguised wonder. Brown eyes met golden. "It's nice to met you, Inuyasha."
He cringed when his uncle began speaking, then calmed when he detected no malice in his scent. "Likewise, Mamoru-san."
The young lord cast a brief glance to Inutaisho. He understood the customs of inu youkai, thus was asking permission to approach. The taiyoukai gave a slight nod; he saw no reason to deny his mate's brother a chance to know his nephew. Nothing cooled his temper like a mortal trying to understand the customs of his kind.
He approached his nephew, moving slowly so as not to startle him. He froze when he noticed a mischievous glint in the pup's golden eyes.
Inuyasha suddenly leapt through the air and into his uncle's arms, shocking him. Mamoru caught the pup on instinct alone then heard him giggle.
"Inuyasha," Izayoi scolded, "that wasn't very polite." She successfully restrained the giggle attempting to escape. Her brother's expression had been priceless! When her son wasn't around, she could laugh about it.
"I still got him." Inuyasha declared.
Mamoru chuckled. "You wouldn't be so happy if I didn't catch you. That would've been a hard landing." 'I should know, I did that to our father when I was only a couple of years older than he is now.'
There was a soft swish of fabric as Inutaisho approached. "He has a point, pup." The taiyoukai gently removed his son from the human lord's arms. "Landing is the hard part of leaping." Golden eyes turned to a most welcome guest. "Did he hurt you?"
"Iie, m'lord. I've been hit harder than that and emerged without so much as a bruise." His expression became serious. "There is something I must tell you, Lord Inutaisho. This would best be discussed in private."
The demon lord set his son down. Something about the tone Mamoru used told him how severe the situation was. He was acting like all of Japan could be razed to the ground, and they couldn't do anything about it. "Come with me." Inutaisho commanded.
Then, the human lord signaled his soldiers to stay where they were and to keep the old lord surrounded. They vanished into the shadows of the wood as they traveled to the house. Both were tense and quiet, not wanting to talk about anything out in the open. There was no telling if the forest had ears.
Now was a time for caution, not recklessness. Danger was on the horizon, he could see that now. His mate was right. A great evil lurked, threatening to destroy everything that was good in the world.
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I am not, nor will I ever be Rumiko Takahashi.
Chapter 2
The rustling of plants caught the attention of the group. Izayoi emerged from the shadows of the wood then gasped. She never thought her father would sink so low as to threaten a defenseless child. Suddenly, she noticed the flecks of red dancing in the eyes of the youkai. They were dangerously close to loosing control of their tempers. Angry inu youkai were a terrifying sight. Why did her father insist on this course of action? According to her brother, he'd gotten steadily worse as the years progressed. Now he was loosing what little rationality he had left.
Inutaisho caught her scent, which calmed him slightly. He turned and handed her their son. After making sure that the pup was safely in his mother's arms, his gaze returned to the elderly human lord and became a glare. Anger danced in the taiyoukai's eyes, an anger that came from having his family threatened. "Why threaten an innocent life?" The growl was plainly heard in his voice; a sound of warning and command all in one.
An enraged scowl came to Taru-maru's face. That was despicable. They were defending something that should have never been born. "He's a hanyou. Such do not deserve life." he hissed. He tried to move around them, only to find both youkai protecting what he thought of as an abomination. They stood like stone walls in front of his daughter and grandson, growling like a pair of dogs about to lay into another for trying to steal their bone.
Izayoi glared at him, violet eyes sparkling angrily. "How could you?! He's your grandson, for Kami's sake! What has gotten into you, Otousan?!"
Taru-maru appeared rather startled. "Silence, onna! You defend what was forced on an innocent soul. You must have been possessed!" 'I should've disowned her anyway. If the villagers hear of this, there will be no end of it. That abomination must die, and so must Izayoi. She is no longer my daughter.'
An aura of power surrounded her. "Inuyasha was not forced on me. Don't even think about calling him an abomination or unnatural. He's very important to the future of Japan. Without him, all life could become enslaved!"
Inutaisho pulled Izayoi to him, her power washing over him in soothing waves. The peace her scent brought to his enraged mind allowed him to catch a faint, but telling, odor from the lord. The scent of death. Golden eyes turned to the man. "I suggest that you leave now, before I relieve your weakening heart of its burden."
As soon as his threat left his lips, a small group of samurai entered the clearing behind the man. The one in the lead released a long-suffering groan. Apparently, they chased Taru-maru before this event. Clearly they had to defuse situations like this before, and weren't happy about him causing another.
The wind finally shifted, bringing the scents of the recent arrivals to the inu youkai. They relaxed invisibly, catching the scents of those who had come in peace, not war. The leader removed his helm, making him easily identifiable.
Mamoru stepped forward, pulling the sword from his father's hands. He pushed the elderly man to the group, which instantly closed around him. The young lord handed the katana to another soldier, instructing him to keep it away from his lord father. Then, the young lord returned to the inu youkai guarding his sister. "Gomen nasai. Otousan has been acting out lately." Mamoru stated as he bowed.
A silvery-white dog ear twisted to catch the voice. The scent of anger faded from his family, proving that they were calming, and that the danger most likely passed by. He relaxed his death grip on his mother, relieved that the one threatening him was surrounded by those ordered to stop him.
"Lord Mamoru, you are forgiven." Inutaisho declared. "What your father does is his responsibility."
"Mamoru," Izayoi began as she came forward, "you haven't met your nephew yet." She set Inuyasha on the ground, facing her older brother. "Inuyasha, this is my brother Mamoru."
The lord gazed at his nephew. The pup was staring at him with undisguised wonder. Brown eyes met golden. "It's nice to met you, Inuyasha."
He cringed when his uncle began speaking, then calmed when he detected no malice in his scent. "Likewise, Mamoru-san."
The young lord cast a brief glance to Inutaisho. He understood the customs of inu youkai, thus was asking permission to approach. The taiyoukai gave a slight nod; he saw no reason to deny his mate's brother a chance to know his nephew. Nothing cooled his temper like a mortal trying to understand the customs of his kind.
He approached his nephew, moving slowly so as not to startle him. He froze when he noticed a mischievous glint in the pup's golden eyes.
Inuyasha suddenly leapt through the air and into his uncle's arms, shocking him. Mamoru caught the pup on instinct alone then heard him giggle.
"Inuyasha," Izayoi scolded, "that wasn't very polite." She successfully restrained the giggle attempting to escape. Her brother's expression had been priceless! When her son wasn't around, she could laugh about it.
"I still got him." Inuyasha declared.
Mamoru chuckled. "You wouldn't be so happy if I didn't catch you. That would've been a hard landing." 'I should know, I did that to our father when I was only a couple of years older than he is now.'
There was a soft swish of fabric as Inutaisho approached. "He has a point, pup." The taiyoukai gently removed his son from the human lord's arms. "Landing is the hard part of leaping." Golden eyes turned to a most welcome guest. "Did he hurt you?"
"Iie, m'lord. I've been hit harder than that and emerged without so much as a bruise." His expression became serious. "There is something I must tell you, Lord Inutaisho. This would best be discussed in private."
The demon lord set his son down. Something about the tone Mamoru used told him how severe the situation was. He was acting like all of Japan could be razed to the ground, and they couldn't do anything about it. "Come with me." Inutaisho commanded.
Then, the human lord signaled his soldiers to stay where they were and to keep the old lord surrounded. They vanished into the shadows of the wood as they traveled to the house. Both were tense and quiet, not wanting to talk about anything out in the open. There was no telling if the forest had ears.
Now was a time for caution, not recklessness. Danger was on the horizon, he could see that now. His mate was right. A great evil lurked, threatening to destroy everything that was good in the world.