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Where I Belong	By : Royal_Kitsune Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 3097 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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~Endless Training~
"Lord Sesshomaru? I do not mean to offend, but is it not said that he is of a cold-hearted nature?" The lord of the Ryu-Inu clan questioned as he looked towards the old fox demon sitting across from him. The fox demon was the advisor to Lord Sesshomaru.
"Yes, that is what is said of him." The fox demon seemed tired as he spoke, I remembered he had also served the great InuTaisho so he was aged and no doubt weary. "But you must understand the position we are in. He seems to find trouble in finding a 'worthy mate', as he puts it. Though he is still a young lord, it is expected of him to be mated, which he is not. Thus, he is in need of a mate within the next two decades if he is to retain his father's lands, if he does not mate within that time his lands will be taken from him. Surely you must know what that means." The old demon said, the end of his words being punctuated by coughs.
The Ryu-Inu knew exactly what it meant. When one of the four lords of the North, South, East and West had their land taken, war ensured. Demons flocked in from all over to try and claim the lands. As a matter of fact, that's how the Great Dog General had come to be the Western Lord. The previous lord before InuTaisho had been a bat demon, who had mysteriously died. Some say it was accidental, most thought it to be assassination; either way he had yet to have an heir so the lands became free game. InuTaisho was able to gain control of the lands after only a decade of fighting.
"So you have heard that my daughter is with child?" The lord asked, clearly understanding where this conversation was headed.
"Yes, I ask that you allow the child, if female, to become betroth of Lord Sesshomaru." The fox demon was clearly desperate. "It would bring your clan great honor, and it is well known of mating potential of Ryu-Inu females to make strong heirs. Even Lord Sesshomaru cannot deny that a female of your clan would make a worthy mate."
The Ryu-Inu lord couldn't overlook the honor it would bring his clan. It would help to elevate their status. He already knew how his daughter would react, but as the head of, not only his clan but also his family, he knew the decision was up to him. Whatever he decided, she would have to agree.
"I accept your offer. My grandpup, if female, shall be betrothed to Lord Sesshomaru."
The fox visibly relaxed at hearing the male agree. He knew even Lord Sesshomaru wouldn't be able to deny how valuable a female of the Ryu-Inu clan would be as a mate.
"I thank you very much. I will inform Lord Sesshomaru immediately." The fox said standing and shaking the Clan Lord's hand. "Best wishes for your clan." He said, as he was escorted out by a guard.
~XxX~
The fox demon thought back on the conversation with a sigh. He had thought he had finally solved the problem of finding a mate for his lord, if only he had known the tragedy that was to befall that clan. That meeting had been nineteen years ago, and still Lord Sesshomaru roamed the lands mate-less. The TaiYoukai only had till the end of next year's mating season to find a mate, or his title would be stripped from him.
'Fifteen moons, I hope you are searching for a mate Lord Sesshomaru.' The fox thought as he went back to his duty of going through royal documents while his lord was gone.
~Kazuko~
"So where were you last night?" Inuyasha had been in my face all day asking the same questions. If I hadn't known better, I would swear those were the only words he knew.
"For the, well I've lost count," I started, trying to go over how many times we had had this conversation. "Anyway, like I keep saying, I don't know what you're talking about. I slept in the inn just like everyone else." I said, rolling my eyes. "Why are you so caught up on it?" I asked.
"I came to your room last night and you weren't in it." He said, holding a triumphant look on his face.
"Why were you in my room?" I demanded his smug look fading as I did.
"I was checking in on everyone." He snapped back.
"Also, my room was locked, how did you get in?" I said, starting to become a bit angry as I thought about it.
"Well, I…" He started, and I could tell what he had done.
"You broke into my room!" I shouted, my aura pulsing slightly with the anger I felt. Inuyasha's ears flicked back at the feel of my anger, though I admired him for standing his ground. A few of the villagers around us stopped what they were doing and looked over at us with slightly fearful looks. I sighed and calmed myself down so not to alert the villages; but even that was difficult because Inuyasha had been following me around all day.
"Why are you even following me around?" I asked once I finally calmed myself and continued walking through the village market. "Shouldn't you be with Kagome or something?"
"She said she had to study for those stupid test things, so she sent me away." He grumbled, and I almost felt bad for him.
He looked so down at the mention of Kagome being away, almost like a lost puppy without its master. The thought caused me to giggle slightly, and he shot me a look.
"What's so funny?" He snorted, and I was willing to bet he already had an idea of what I was thinking.
"Oh nothing Inuyasha, nothing at all." I said sprinting off, leaving him to try and keep up.
Miroku was off flirting with village girls, so naturally Sango was out chasing him. Shippo had wanted to go collect some acorns and things for his fox magic, and I had him take Kilala with him for protection. Then, like Inuyasha said, Kagome was off in the inn studying. So that explained why Inuyasha was so keen on bothering me; I was the only one not doing something.
In all honesty I was trying to rest. Kilala had been pushing our training sessions extra hard. She told me that she wanted to make sure I was ready for the battle coming up on the new moon. For some reason, though she wouldn't tell me why, she said that they were going to need my help much more than I thought.
"Why don't you go find something to do? Like get ready for the new moon." I suggested, having come to realize they spoke in moon cycles when referring to months.
What I didn't expect was the sudden amount of anger that radiated from him, as he came crashing into me. He had his sword drawn at pointed at me; before I could fully process that he had knocked me over.
"What do you know about the new moon? I knew you were a spy!" He growled and I looked up at him with a mixture of shock and anger.
"What are you talking about? Get off." I growled, my anger building up again. I can't say for sure what happened next, because I think I blacked out.
~XxX~
The only thing I remember is waking up surrounded by trees, with the moon was rising, a scratch on the side of my face, the ground was demolished, and a frozen Inuyasha beside me.
Wait…? Inuyasha? Frozen?
'Oh, shit, what happened?' I thought as I quickly got up and circled around Inuyasha. He was surrounded in a block of ice, but from the way his eyes followed me I could tell he was still alive. Listening closely I could hear a soft growling coming from the block of ice.
"Inuyasha! What happened to you? Kagome will kill me if she sees this. Why are you the only one frozen? Where is everyone else? Why aren't we in the village anymore?" The questioned continued to spill from me at light speed, until I heard a louder growl coming from Inuyasha. "Oh right, unfreezing you." I said, walking up the ice and putting my hands on it. I remembered how it had worked by the river, and I didn't really have any other options.
'Please heat up.' I thought, feeling something stir within me.
I shall grant you the use of our fire, though you are still so untrained. I heard the voice say as my hands began to heat up. I didn't feel a difference, but I could see the waves of heat coming from my hands. The ice began to melt; hopefully I could get it all melted before anyone else noticed. I had to know how Inuyasha had gotten like this, and I had this sinking sensation that I already knew.
~Inuyasha~
I was going to kill her when she melted me. I couldn't believe what had happened. The only thing that made me feel a bit better was that the ice wasn't killing me. It was cold, but not freezing. It almost seemed as if it had just been done to keep me still rather than kill me. Maybe that's what she had wanted. I clearly recalled what had happened nearly half a day ago.
"What do you know about the new moon? I knew you were a spy!" I growled and she looked up at me with a mixture of shock and anger.
"What are you talking about? Get off." She growled, her eyes bleeding red. She reminded me of my brother when he got pissed.
"You heard me. You're a spy sent to attack on the new moon, aren't you?" I was snarling low and the villagers were beginning to evacuate the market row and retreat to their homes.
"For the last time I'm not a spy!" She growled, her voice becoming deeper with demonic rage, though still managing to stay feminine. I could tell she was losing control, like when I went full demon and I knew I had to get her out of the village.
"Yea you are, and I'm going to take you out." I said, slashing her side and jumping off. I was hoping she would follow me out of the village so we could settle this. She took the bait and I led her out of the gate and into the surrounding forest. She gained on me a lot quicker than I had planned. Before she could attack me, I spun around Tessaiga pointed at her.
I almost gasp at the Kazuko looking back at me. She was no longer the calm demoness that had traveled with us. Instead her hair seemed raged and whipped behind her with an invisible wind; her eyes were completely red with no pupils. The markings on her face had become raged, the stripes looking more like lighting. Her fangs had grown in size and length so that they poked out of her mouth, in a silent snarl. Her claws were longer and sharper; and I could have sworn I saw scales on her arms.
The strangest part was the new markings that sprung up around her body. Around her right wrist a red dragon appeared, the head of the dragon rested in her palm, and the body coiled around her arm up to her elbow. The same happened on her left wrist, only this one was blue. Around her right ankle a brown dragon appeared, the head on her foot and the body coiled around her leg to the knee. Her left ankle had a similar dragon on it was silver.
Despite all that, there was one that drew more attention than the others. A yellow dragon appeared around her waist; the head stopping just above her belly button. The body of the dragon wrapped around her waist twice and the tail dipped down to her…well no need to go any further.
"I'm going to kill you, before you can attack the group." I announced, rushing towards her. I raised Tessaiga above my head and prepared to strike.
She did move, not even to get her staff from her back. Instead her eyes narrowed and the brown dragon around her ankle began to spin. I gave it a confused look, before she stomped her foot and a pillar of earth rose in front of me. I barely had time to stop myself from slamming into it. "Wind Scar!" I yelled and destroyed the pillar, reducing it to a mound of rubble. The brown dragon stopped swirling, and I'm pretty sure she smirked at me.
"I told you I'm not a spy!" She said, a snarl lacing her words. "Will you just listen to me?"
"Yea right!" I said charging forward to attack again. This time the red dragon began swirling and she held up her right hand. A large fireball formed in her palm and she hurled at me. I didn't really mind, since I knew the Robe of the Fire Rat would protect me. I passed through the flame, which she growled in annoyance at, and brought my sword down.
"Wind Scar!" I yelled again. She raised both her hands in time for the white dragon to begin swirling. Just as the Wind Scar was about to hit her, a large gust of wind, similar to Kagura's Dance of the Dragon, dispelled the attack.
"That attack! I knew you were with Naraku!" I snarled, charging at her again.
"Will you just stop and listen to me!" She yelled, the blue dragon beginning to swirl. I wasn't sure what was about to happen, but I continued to charge anyway, figuring she was out of surprises. I was wrong. Just as I was about to raise Tessaiga again, I found myself surrounded in water. Before I could escape the water it froze, leaving me stuck as I was. Just as I froze, Kazuko passed out, her aura shrinking and her body returning to normal, almost normal. The yellow dragon around her waist remained.
And now here I stood, half a day later, watching her thaw me out. I'm almost sure she didn't remember anything, especially from the way she had looked when she spotted me. I continued to growl throughout her questions, thankful when she caught the hint and began to melt the ice around me.
Even though the rest of my body was still frozen, as soon as my head was free I began to unleash my rants on her.
~Kazuko~
'I should have unfrozen his body first.' I thought as I listened to Inuyasha ranting at me.
"What the hell are you doing leaving me like that? Better yet, what are you doing freezing me?" Those words made me look up at him with wide eyes.
"I did this?" I asked, looking back to the block of ice that was mostly melted. The only part left was his legs, and I was tempted to leave those frozen.
"Is there anyone else here?" He snapped, and he was right. As I took in the scents around me, I realized we were the only ones around until the village.
"But, how?" I whispered, though he still heard me.
"The hell if I know. First you're throwing pillars of dirt, throwing fire at me, and creating tornados; what the hell are you?" He demanded, and it was a good question. A question I didn't know the answer to it.
"I apologize for what happened. To be honest, I don't remember anything that happened after you tackled me in the village." I said, stepping back when he was fully thawed out. He grumbled something, but didn't respond.
"Inuyasha? Are you out here?" I could hear Kagome calling. I held in a giggle as I watched his ears perk up. He gave me one last glare before running of towards the sound of Kagome's voice.
I let him go, my mind still trying to process what had happened. I tried to recall everything that happened and took a seat on a tree stump. As I sat, I noticed a yellow mark around my waist. Inspecting closer, I noticed it was a dragon. The head was just above my belly button, wrapped around my waist twice, and the tail stopped… whoa. 'When did that get there?'
I unleashed our full power. The voice responded, and I knew what my first question for Sesshomaru would be.
Speaking of Sesshomaru, I realized just how long I had been sitting there thinking. The moon was beginning to come up.
'I should be going.' I stood and began walking towards where I had met the silver demon the night before.
~XxX~
I arrived at the spot to see the silver demon looking straight at me. He stood in the center of the clearly, his eyes closed. The way the moon hit him, along with how still he was, I could have mistaken him for a statue.
"You are late." He said simply, opening his golden eyes slightly and looking straight at me.
"There was a bit of an incident." I said, refusing to apologize hearing the tone of his voice. "Speaking of which, I have a question." I added, watching as he fully opened his eyes. "Do demons black out?" I asked, then thought about how stupid that probably sounded. "I mean do demons ever have so much demonic energy going through them that they forget what happened?"
I we stood there in silence for at least thirty minutes, before he finally answered me. "One unused to the powers would, as you say, black out." He said, his eyes shifting towards my stomach. I looked down to look at the dragon I knew he was gazing at. "You did not have that before."
"Oh yea, I got in a fight with Inuyasha and it kind of appeared." I said, tracing a claw along the dragon.
I looked up at the sound of a sword being drawn. He held one of his blades perpendicular across his body.
"We shall begin." Before I could even react he had disappeared from where he stood. I didn't even get the time to look around for him, before I felt cold steel at my neck and a strong presence standing behind me. I felt my inner demon stirring and preparing for battle at the feel of such a strong presence in such close proximity.
"You're dead." He said plainly, lowering his sword and taking a step back.
"I wasn't ready." I protested, taking my staff in hand.
"An enemy shall not wait for you to prepare." He said simple. "Again." He stated and disappeared.
I was slightly more ready this time as I tried to follow his movements. Surprisingly, I was able to concentrate and focus on where he moved. I could tell he was moving much faster than any human could hope to move,. He came up behind me again, and instinctually I raised my staff to block the sword from making contact with my neck. I pressed forward and jumped to the other side of the clearing.
"Ha." I said proudly, standing up straight with a wide grin. While I was busy gloating inwardly, I didn't notice he had moved again. Once again I felt the cold steel against my throat, though this time he was standing directly in front of me. I looked straight forward, staring straight into his chest where his armor resided.
"You are dead." I'm not sure if it was the monotony in his voice, or the fact that he had gotten me again that made me so pissed, probably both. I growled and gripped the blade of the sword. He raised his eyebrow at my actions and I smirked. I let the electricity build before I let it loose. The steel blade worked perfectly as a lightning rod and I could see the electricity flow through his body by the way his hair and clothes frizzed slightly.
He gave a low growl and yanked his sword back. Since I was holding the sword by the blade, my hand was cut deeply when he pulled the sword away. I winced at the wound, though it didn't hurt as much as I would have thought it would have.
"Interesting." He said a bit quietly and I looked from my hand to him. He was staring down at my stomach, probably at the dragon again.
"So are you going to help train me, or are you just going to keep attacking me?" I asked with annoyance in my voice.
He didn't answer, instead he just disappeared again.
'Guess that's my answer.' I thought a bit sourly, trying to sense where he went. I sensed him coming from my right, so I raised my staff and brought it down. My staff caught his sword as it was swinging at my side. I pushed back and jumped back a few feet, this time staying alert.
Again he disappeared, and I waited for his strike. 'Behind me.' I thought and turned in time to block the attack. I didn't even have to push this time, because he disappeared again.
'Side, wait no behind. Wait, I can't tell.' I began to panic as I couldn't figure out where the next blow was coming from. Wait! Above.' I was just barely able to step out of the way of the attack as a sword came slashing down from above me. I didn't completely avoid it, as I felt the fabric of my kimono being torn on the shoulder from the edge of the blade.
"Better." He said so quietly that I'm not even sure he said it, and swung the sword at me again.
Fighting him was a lot different than fighting Inuyasha. For one he had cold calculations behind his movements; he wasn't just thrashing his sword about. Even as he missed it was clear he had several other options ready in case his first strike didn't move. Second, he moved with such grace that it seemed more like a lethal dance than a fight. I had to make sure that I didn't get caught in the trance of watching his movements.
We spent the rest of the night perfecting this deadly dance. I was thankful for more quick progress, though I knew it would take years of training to achieve his level of fighting. The end of my staff was now covered in blood from the wound on my hand I had yet to bandage. I didn't have time to think about that wound though, because by the time the sun rose I had plenty more.
Most of my wounds were minor ones; I only had four wounds that would need serious and immediate treatment. Of course there was the wound on my hand, then there was a deep slash behind my left shoulder from when I wasn't able to turn fast enough, there was also a slash to my stomach, and a cut down my thigh that had ripped my kimono on the other side. I would need something the kimono repaired or replaced.
"Enough." I heard the quiet command, and saw Sesshomaru sheath his sword. Nodding, I placed my staff back across my back.
"You will return tomorrow night. You're defensive skills are at a suitable level, though I suspect that is due more to instinct than skill. Tomorrow I will see to your attacks." He said, turning and heading into the forest.
I watched him go, my breath coming in heavy pants making my shoulders heave. 'So, how to explain this? I know Inuyasha will smell the blood before I even reach the village.' I thought looking around, not wanting to return to the village in my current state. ‘Wait; there should be a river near here.' I sniffed the air and smiled as I located the river.
It didn't take long for me to get all my wounds clean, and I watched in amazement at how the wounds mended themselves as I cleaned them. By the time I finished, all the minor wounds were gone, and the four major wounds were now scars.
As I walked into the village I stopped at the door to the inn. 'Clothes.' I thought and headed back to the market street. Most of the shops were opening for the day. I remembered a shop with nice kimonos and headed back to it. The shop owner was a middle aged couple who seemed to be friendly.
"Welcome, demoness." The man said kindly as I walked in. "Have you come to browse our things?" He asked, and then noticed my torn clothing. "Oh, let's get you something to wear." He disappeared towards the back of the shop and returned with his wife.
"Oh dear, we'll need to get you fitted for a kimono." She said leading me to the back and taking my measurements. "I think we have just the kimono for you. Kai could you bring the black kimono we just got in last week?"
I could hear the man searching for the kimono before he returned to the back and handed his wife a package.
"We'll let you change." She said, as her and Kai walked back to the front of the store.
'They're nice.' I thought opening the package and taking out the kimono. 'Wow.' I thought looking at the kimono and putting it on. It was black and made of a silk/cotton mix, sleeveless, and came down just above my knees. The collar was in a V-shape and gave off a reserved view of my cleavage, and a golden obi that tied in the back to look like two golden tails. It looked nice along with my violet tail between the gold. The kimono had a golden dragon pattern coming from the right shoulder that curled around my waist and had the tail end where my tail was. It fit perfectly, snug and loose in all the right places.
"I love it, but I'm afraid I can't afford it." I said, coming to the front of the store.
"Don't worry about it, Ms. Demoness. Consider it a thank you for taking care of those nasty Ryu-Inu demons." The woman said, and I inwardly flinched.
"Thank you very much, and my name is Kazuko." I said, bowing slightly at them.
"Well then good luck against the demons tomorrow night." Kai said waving at me as I left.
I waved back at them and headed back towards the inn. Before I could even get a few steps away, a flurry of red landed in front of me.
"Where have you been?" I sighed as I heard Inuyasha.
"Good morning to you too, Inuyasha."
"Where have you been?" He asked again, his eyes narrowing at me.
"You sound like a broken record." I sighed.
"A what?" It was almost cute the way his ears twitched in confusion.
"Ask Kagome." I responded, and was mildly amazed when he walked off mumbling about 'finding Kagome' and 'what is a record'.
'That was surprisingly easy.' I thought with a giggle and head back into the inn.
Since we still had two days till the new moon, I figured I could sleep a little during the day. The moment I laid down, I happily drifted off to sleep.
"Arise."
I groaned as I opened my eyes, thinking it was Inuyasha coming to question me some more. Yet as I opened my eyes I realized that I was lying on the floor of a nice dojo and not back in the inn.
"Where am I?" I asked, standing up and looking to where a male demon stood. He wore an outfit similar to Inuyasha's but his was all silver.
"You are still asleep and in the inn. We have been sent to you." He said and I tilted my head in confusion. It was when he said 'we' that I looked around and noticed we were not alone. There was two more male demons, each wearing the same outfit only one's was red and the other's was brown. There were also two female demons wearing kimonos similar to mine, but theirs were solid yellow and solid blue.
"Guide me? Guide me in what?" I asked, looking at each of them, feeling as if I should know them.
"We are to guide you in avenging your clan, our clan. We are the five original Ryu-Inus and we each possess ability in each of the give elements you possess. We shall train you in your dreams so that you can be prepared for your coming battles." This time one of the demoness spoke.
"So prepare yourself, we shall not go light on you." The demon in brown said as they assumed a battle pose.
'Oh great, just when I thought I was going to get some rest.' I thought wearily, but still took a similar battle stance.
"Let us begin!" The demon in silver said as I felt a blast of wind rush past me.
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