InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ What Fate Has Brought Us ❯ Chapter 3

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

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters. The honor goes to Rumiko Takahashi.

I stumbled once or twice running through the castle and its many corridors. I needed to find a place to hide from prying eyes and my mate. It might be cowardly with me running from my problems but at this point, I didn’t give a damn. My feelings were hurt and I needed to recollect myself. It’s bad enough that the servants, being demons, will smell the salt within my tears, which were still streaming down my face. I tried to stop my tears from flowing but as soon as I thought about my mate’s words, they just flowed even more.

I knew that some of the servants had witnessed my humiliation and were more an likely spreading rumors even now, on how their mistress was called a lair by their lord. Any servant who was in my path, either moved out of the way on their own or was knocked over as I ran past them. I just had to get far away from my mate before he comes after me and they slowed me down. Even now, I can sense him talking to Jaken about my whereabouts.

I will be in so much trouble when he catches me. I insulted him by running away before he dismissed me but I couldn’t help it. I wasn’t going to just stand there and take his accusations. I still can’t believe that my stupid ass mate took the whore’s side. I never gave him a reason to question me. I have done everything he has asked of me and this is the thanks I get for my loyalty to him. I have never lied to him, even on the occasions when he had tried to kill me.

It’s just so unfair. It feels like I am in another love triangle. Except this time, Asuka is the other woman. Now, I understand what Kikyo went through and the feeling isn’t very pleasant. I still don’t hate her. I never could. I now realize that I never really had a chance with Inuyasha. He had always belonged to Kikyo. And it has taken me a long time to realize this. But I still don’t understand why he asked me to be his mate and to stay with him.

I don’t know if I will ever get the chance to ask him. Sesshoumaru probably won’t let me see my friends again. I’m not even allowed to leave the castle grounds. Of course, I would get lost in the forest since I have no idea how far Sesshoumaru’s land goes and knowing my luck, I would be attacked and killed by rogue demons. Maybe I could ask my mate if I could see my friends, to let them know that I was alright. Perhaps, he would accompany me. It couldn’t hurt to ask him. The worst he can say is no.

I wonder how my friends are getting along without me. With me gone, Inuyasha would have already replaced me with Kikyo, as his jewel shard detector. I swear that is all Inuyasha thinks about is the jewel and him being a full-blooded demon, and of course killing the evil half-demon Naraku. What he doesn’t realize is that everyone has the same cause. He just wants revenge for him and Kikyo. I understand that but he also needs to realize that the fight with Naraku isn’t all about him. Everyone else was also hurt in some way by the bastard.

Miroku is probably still up to his old tricks, asking every woman that he meets to bare his child and receiving blows to the head by Sango’s boomer rang. He’ll never learn. A pervert like him never does. Sango is probably going out of her mind worrying about me. We consider ourselves to be sisters and I know that the separation is hard on her. It’s hard on me too. She probably blames Kikyo and Inuyasha for my disappearance but she would only be half right. She wouldn’t know that Naraku also had a part in my disappearance.

Of all my friends, I miss my little Shippo the most. He’s basically my son. He means the world to me and it hurts knowing that my son doesn’t know where the hell I am. Now that I am a demon I can spend many years with him, something that I could never do in my human form. Demons have a longer life expectancy. That is why Sesshoumaru looks so young even though he is five hundred years old.

I must ask my mate if Shippo can come and live with us. Rin could have a playmate and a brother. Plus, Sesshoumaru could teach him how to use his fox magic and learn how to fight. I also need to talk with Kaede. I need her to see if I am pregnant or not. For humans it would be too early to tell but demon pregnancies appear faster and we carry our pups until our fifth month. Time is always cut in half compared to humans.

Not paying any attention to my surroundings, I smacked right into a demon’s hard, muscled chest. I stepped back, rubbing my sore nose in the process. I could tell that this man wasn’t my mate. This particular demon smelled of wet fur and I hate the smell of wet fur. Kind of ironic don’t you think. Here I am mated to a dog demon and I don’t like the smell of wet fur. It sounds stupid to me too.

“Tell me why you smell like Sesshoumaru, woman. You are not Asuka,” the man spoke, eyeing me up and down.

Why does everyone have to compare me with that woman! Letting my anger get the best of me, I poked the man hard in the chest with my eyes bleeding red. “Look here, mister. Don’t ever compare me to that whore again! I hate that bitch and wish to be rid of her presence but my mate wishes to keep her. Just so you know. My name is Ka-go-me. Not woman, wench, or bitch. You got that, mister.”

The man calmly removed my finger from his chest and flung my arm back towards me, hitting me in the nose. “Ouch, that fricken hurt.” I cried out in pain. This man was definitely beginning to get on my nerves.

“You’re lying. Sesshoumaru hasn’t taken a mate yet. I would have been informed of this fact,” he spoke coldly, standing still like something was shoved up his ass.

This man had to be related to Sesshoumaru somehow. He looks exactly like my mate and acts like him too. He could even pass for his fraternal twin. He has the silky silver hair, the same height and build, and the same cold features. But that is where the difference ends. Instead of the crescent moon, he has a blue tear drop in the middle of his forehead. He has blue stripes on his cheeks and his eyes are blue. He even processes a blue tail that wraps around his left shoulder.

I knew he had to be a lord. Only lords and their mates had symbols in the middle of their foreheads. I learned that fact from Sango. “Don’t jump to conclusions so soon. I don’t even know your name and you call me a liar,” I spoke, with my eyes still red. I wasn’t going to let my guard down until I knew his true intentions.

I stood my ground as he moved closer to my position. I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of seeing and sensing my fear. I am Lady of the Western Lands and I am going to prove that I am not a coward. I wasn’t going to run and hide. He brushed back my bangs to reveal the crescent on my forehead. “That can easily be placed there by magic,” he murmured. Then he leaned down and brushed the hair back from my neck and began to sniff the mating mark.

He pulled back abruptly and shoved me harshly into the wall behind me. I groaned with a small amount of pain at the impact. The stone wall processed jagged edges that cut within my skin. He pinned my arms above my head and moved his body even closer to mine. “You are indeed Sesshoumaru’s mate. I can also smell your heat and its driving my beast mad with desire. Maybe I should have my way with you right here, right now.”

“You wouldn’t dare!” I hissed. “My mate will kill you for touching what is his. You should know the demon law. He has the right to kill you even though you two are related somehow. I demand that you release me this instant!”

He smirked at me. “I don’t think so. At least, not until I’m finished having my way with you,” he whispered seductively into my ear, nibbling his way down my neck.

I began to fight him by pushing his body away from mine. But I didn’t get too far because
he still held my arms within his grip. The only thing I could do at this point was to scream for help. But before I could even do that, he quickly covered my mouth with a bruising kiss.

‘Kill him! End his miserable life!’
‘I can’t. He’s too powerful.’

‘No he’s not! Use your priestess powers to purify his ass! He deserves it for touching what belongs to our mate!’

I struggled within his arms to try and break free before I had to resort to my priestess powers. I was giving him one last chance to remove himself from me. Obviously, this man was stubborn or either stupid because he didn’t take the hint. Summoning my powers, I began to glow pink and sent my power towards him. I smirked when I heard his cry of pain and smirked even more when he released his grip on me. I continued to send power towards him but not enough to kill him. I wasn’t going to take his life. It was my mate’s decision on what to do with him.

‘Mate is heading this way. He senses your power.’

I also sensed Sesshoumaru and knew he was in hearing distance. “I told you not to touch me!” I screamed loud enough for Sesshoumaru to hear. “My mate is the only one allowed to physically touch me! And when he gets here, you will be in a world of hurt. What I had just done to you is nothing to what he will do.”

‘Never knew you had it in you.’ My beast chuckled.

‘Me either. I like being evil. It’s fun.’

“What has happened here?” Sesshoumaru asked coldly, behind me.

“He tried to…” I just couldn’t get the words out. Realization of what the man tried to do to me had sunk in.

Sesshoumaru knew what I was trying to say and appeared instantly in front of the man. He wrapped his claws around his throat and lifted him up into the air. “You dare touch what belongs to this Sesshoumaru,” he spoke coldly, his eyes bleeding red with anger.
“You have one minute to explain your actions towards my mate.”

“She came on to me,” the man gasped.

He was blaming this on me! What the hell? “That is a lie and you know it!” I yelled at the man in anger. “How can you just lie like that?”

Sesshoumaru gave me a look and I instantly shut my mouth. He wanted to handle things his way. “Your punishment for touching this Sesshoumaru’s mate is three months in the dungeon and everyday of those three months, this Sesshoumaru will personally see to your torture. Be grateful that this Sesshoumaru doesn’t kill you, cousin. This is your only warning.”

Sesshoumaru signaled for the two guards behind him to take the man away. I watched the guards drag him off until I could no longer see him. I let out the air that I was holding and turned to face my mate. The tears that I held in started to flow and I ran towards my mate, crying into his chest. He placed his arms around me and let me cry. I gasped when Sesshoumaru lifted me into his arms, carrying me towards our bed chamber.

Demons bowed as we passed, curious to know what had happened. I ignored them and buried my head in Sesshoumaru’s shoulders. I didn’t want the servants to see me cry. My mate sensed my distress about the servants and growled at them to scatter. A female demon quickly opened the door to our bedchamber and waited until we entered the room, before closing it behind us.

Sesshoumaru removed my clothing and placed me in the bed, pulling the covers over my naked form. He removed his own clothing and crawled into bed next to me. He pulled me into his arms and I snuggled into his chest. “You are not to leave this room until your heat is over. The scent of your heat is too powerful for the males within the castle.”

I nodded into his chest. I wasn’t mad at him. He was trying to protect me. “Who was the man that looked like you? I thought he was you for a moment until I smelled his scent and noticed the different markings.”

My mate leaned his head down on top of mine and I snuggled even further into the warmth of his body. “His name is Raiden and he can control the power of thunder and lightning. He is lord in the Eastern Lands and this Sesshoumaru’s cousin. It’s best that you stay away from him. He is nothing but trouble.”

“Then why is he here?” I asked.

“Even though he is apart of this Sesshoumaru’s family, he is also his enemy. I need to keep him close. What is the saying? Keep you friends close and your enemies even closer.”

I yawned. “I understand now.”

My mate kissed the top of my head and I smiled behind another yawn. “Sleep, mate,” I heard him whisper. “This Sesshoumaru will stay here with you.”

“Thank you, mate,” I mumbled, closing my eyes and seeing nothing but darkness.

To be continued…