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Unexpected Discoveries	By : Pumpkinpi Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Het - Male/Female Views: 4324 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 9: Dreams Meetings and Hidden Danger…

A/N: Here’s another installment! Enjoy!!!

Last Time…

“We are here.” Looking up and making a mental note to pay more attention to her surroundings instead of just watching the daiyoukai and the toad, she saw a village full of small huts. It was early in the evening so everyone was finishing up their work in the fields and farms for the day and she heard one of the villagers call out:

“It’s Lord Sesshoumaru and Lord Jaken, they brought another youkai with them.”

And he were pointing at her!

“Demon?! Where?!” Mandisa shouted in English as she widen her eyes with fear, looked behind her and above her head to see if they were pointing at something ELSE with fangs and claws ready to strike! The poor girl didn’t know how much she can take as she fought internally to calm herself down, praying that another asthma attack wasn’t well on its way. She had no idea how long she would be stuck in the feudal era and she knew that huge advancements in medicine had not been made yet. She had to conserve as much of her meds as possible. Additionally, her left ankle ached worst with the thought of running from the monster!

Then she noticed that somehow her body hopped closer to ‘Silver’, which made no sense to her since he was one of the Demons she was so terrified of. Maybe it was because he saved her twice. The first time he said he didn’t kill the ‘Minotaur’ to save her, but she knew he had inadvertently assured her continued breath. She was unsure of the second time in the forest since all she heard was a hungry youkai, saw Sesshoumaru disappear as if in thin air, heard sizzling and then nothing from the ravenous youkai.

‘Yeah he saved me but he still a demon. Maybe some…unknown part of me is starting to trust him… bad idea…’ Her thoughts were interrupted by little loud Jaken:

“Youkai! Ha, it is just another human like the rest of you lot!” Jaken stated in his usual squeaky yet haughty voice.

‘Who the hell is IT calling an ‘it’…’ Mandisa thought indignant. Some nerve the creature had since she didn’t know exactly what the hell he was in the first place.

Mandisa frown in anger at the frog with a beak, in confusion at the villagers ‘youkai statement’ than her eyes widen in understanding of said statement.

Shaking her head to disagree with the villagers’ accusations, she smiled awkwardly and said:

“What?! Oh no, I’m human, I just come from a different land with different traditions. I may look different but we’re all made up of the same stuff.” She stated again in English. She didn’t know why she was speaking English again when she knew there was a slim to a snowball chance in hell the villagers would understand her original language. She figured it was because she was so caught off guard with their assumption of her species that she forgotten for a moment.

And although Sesshoumaru basically said that nobody was the boss of him, she still saw him as a fallen angel that may be rebelling against his former master. Hell for all she knew, he could be lying and doing Satan’s bidding by trying to trick her! But something caused her to subconsciously drift toward him when she heard the word ‘youkai’. She just told herself that it was an unwilling movement because her id/unconscious saw him as a ‘safe zone’. And without thinking about the consequences or the possible dangers, her id decided to make the decision for her body to move towards him.

She is yet to understand her own mind...

Sesshoumaru cut his eyes toward her annoyed with what he perceived as gibberish. He gave her a “speak clearly or shut up” look and also took note of the fact that she inched towards him and had not backed away when she realized what she had done. He could tell she recognized her ironic behavior after she stopped the nonsense speak, looked in his eyes and gasped before quickly turning away with a confused frown on her face at her own actions.

‘The girl is more obvious than most…’ Sesshoumaru thought as he observed her facial expressions and behavior. She was one of the most expressive, emotional, mood swing having humans he had ever seen!

Looking into the puzzled faces of the villagers and seeing the “stop your senseless prattling this instant” look on ‘Silver’ face, she cleared her throat and repeated everything she just said in Japanese.

“I’ve never seen a human like you before. How do we know this isn’t a hoax” One of the other bold elderly male villagers spoke up.

He never trusted that Sesshoumaru character or his little green shadow called Jaken. They were youkai after all and in his eyes youkai were either dangerous, tricksters or both. He didn’t like the fact that they just popped in the village whenever they pleased. As far as he was concerned, humans and youkai shouldn’t mingle. He wasn’t even too fond of the idea of having Kirara or Shippo visit every once in a while. However, he didn’t have too much of a choice since most of the villagers welcomed all of the familiar youkai. Be that as it may, their hospitality didn’t mean they were not intimidated by Sesshoumaru. But most of the villagers agreed that if the daiyoukai could take a sweet human girl like Rin under his protection, then he couldn’t be that bad. Plus Inuyasha didn’t make a fuss about him coming to his forest so most of the villagers went along with the program.

Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were the Lord and Price of the West. So the elderly man understood that they owned the land being royal nature youkai. However, bringing another youkai among them, with such unusual and skimpy clothing, aroused said elderly man suspicions.

Mandisa thought that there was some trade being made between Japan and other countries during the warring states era. However, that didn’t mean that the villagers ever saw anyone of African descent before. Hence, the misunderstanding and their skepticism. She tried not to be insulted by the fact that the villagers thought that she was one of Satan’s henchman/woman, but before she responded, the elderly villager man shivered, looked toward Sesshoumaru’s direction, widen his worldly dark brown eyes and bowed the best he could with his back pain in apology before he back away. From the look of it, it seems the Lord had taken the caramel complexion youkai under his protection.

All of the other villagers that could be seen in the rice fields looked on trying to see what would happen next. They didn’t necessarily have to hear their conversation to feel the tension in the air. Some of the villagers were actually tensing their legs getting ready to bolt! Where was Inuyasha when they needed him?

Then Mandisa looked up at Sesshoumaru and saw the reason for the elderly man actions...

Eyes widening again she thought:

‘Man no wonder he backed off! When ‘Silver the Snowman’ gives me that frosty look, it scares the hell out of me to...’

Then her expression went from serious apprehension to a snort of laughter as she turned her head away and thought about her awful joke. Humor, however bad it might be was a healthy defense mechanism. Although, at that particular moment it was not the time to use it. Especially since Sesshoumaru cut his narrow golden orbs toward her again, turned away and proceeded to walk off as if he owned the place.

Jaken only “humfed” held his head up high and followed after Sesshoumaru.

Mandisa FELT Sesshoumaru’s look frost bite into her neck. When she turned toward him she saw his retreating back and his long silver hair with blue streaks move back and forth. Noticing the two blades at his side a while ago she figured he was some sort of samurai.

‘I wonder if he fights with those swords with his hair loose like that. Seems like his enemy could just grab it, pull his head back and cut his throat. Nah, they will have to catch him first, they guy moves like the Flash!’

Then she sighs and her thoughts switched gears to:

‘I just got the urge to run my fingers through his hair and braid the blue streaks. Ugh! it’s not like he’ll ever let me touch it anyway, so why torture myself with the idea...’

Smashing her hair assault fantasy down for the moment, Mandisa followed shortly thereafter a bit peeved at the reprimanding look she received as if she was a mere child.

From the looks of it he was in his late teens early twenties, especially with what she perceived as a lanky gangly teenage boy body and ageless pale skin. He was a young man while she was a twenty seven year old woman. She should be telling him what to do not the other way around! But then again who knew how he looked under those layers of clothing and that heavy spiked armor.

‘A girl can dream can’t she…dammit stop it!’ Mandisa lightly slapped herself with her right hand and bit her left fist to district herself and get the thought out of her head.

He was a fallen angel, bad, deadly, a killer and not someone to get mixed up with. Well, at least not any more mixed up than she already was. Not to mention he was young, she didn’t want to be a cradle robber! Besides there was no way in hell someone prettier than she was would want her that way. And she couldn’t forget that he had that arrogant ‘I’m better than everyone’ attitude, which is one of her pet peeves. And she certainly didn’t want to be romantically involved with someone that had homicidal tendencies. So she reminded herself.

She increased her pace the best she could with her makeshift crutch as the villagers looked at her confused, wondering why the human, youkai or whatever she was, was punishing herself so.

Feeling like an idiot for her earlier thoughts and for beating herself up literally in front of strangers, she hurried her steps the best she could. She noticed that Sesshoumaru seemed to be headed towards the back of a large hut by a set of tall steps. When she caught up to his long strides and the beak frog short ones she saw what looked like two women and a young girl. All three of them wore red bellowing pants a white robe and were carrying baskets full of vegetables and herbs.

“Lord Sesshoumaru! Lord Jaken!” The shortest and most adorable of the bunch squealed with happiness.

Said cutie pie handed her basket over to the young woman and came towards the two mentioned parties at full speed.

“What’s up big bro!” A young petite woman with long raven black hair and blue eyes waved with a bright smile at ‘Silver, while the young girl ran towards the two youkai.”

“Lord Sesshoumaru” The elderly woman said in a calm tone with a bow, balancing a basket of herbs on her right hip and keeping her distance.

Sesshoumaru merely nodded at the elderly woman and gave ‘the death glare’ to the young woman.

Kagome only smiled, used to that look he gave her every time she addressed her brother in law as such. Whether he liked it or not, they were family and she was going to treat him as such.

Mandisa found the young woman speech odd for the era she was currently in and idly thought that it was something that was said in her time. Except for when she said something like that to her family or friends, it would for the most part be accompanied with a high five or a hug. She would have laughed at the thought of anyone giving Sesshoumaru his props (proper respect) by giving him a high five or dap and laughed harder at him returning the gesture, but something else had her a little concerned. Namely, what would happen to the little girl that looked like she was going to crash into his legs and why did the ‘Silver the snowman’ attempt to murder the young woman with his eyes! Furthermore, how are they related? Is the girl a youkai to? She certainly didn’t look like one. Maybe somehow by marriage?

Before she could say anything to the girl that looked like she might commit suicide, Mandisa notice something, Sesshoumaru back seemed a little less ridged and the vibe she seems to get from him constantly that makes the hair on the back of her neck stand up seems to have calmed…

She patted herself inwardly on the back for being able to detect some change in his demeanor. She hoped her assumption was right since the guy was practically if not totally impossible to read.

After his attempt to kill by mere look alone his eyes soften as he looked down at the cute little shorty and he patted her on her head with his free right hand while his left hand was squeezed with a greeting.

“I trust you have fare well.” He said in his usual monotone voice, albeit a bit softer.

“Very much so! How have you been milord?” Rin asked as she always did, beaming up at him with bright brown eyes. The child had grown some, but she still barely reached him mid-thigh. This caused her to have to crane her neck to look up at him. He accommodated her by bending down every so slightly.

His only response to her usual question was a non-verbal one as he continues to pet her head for a moment longer and brush her bangs out of her face before he stopped and stood up as straight as an arrow.

Rin had taken to holding and squeezing his hand every since the nightmare of her second death a few years earlier. And Sesshoumaru found that he didn’t mind the greeting.

Releasing Sesshoumaru’s hand, a taller Rin wrapped both arms around a certain green beak having frog and squeezed the breath out of him.

“Ah! Let go you little pest…”

“Jaken!” Sesshoumaru stated in a low harsher tone, much rougher than the tone he used with the girl or even with Mandisa for that matter.

Jaken knew the ‘not another insulting word towards Rin tone’ quiet his protest and was finally released from Rin’s bear hug.

The elderly woman spotted Mandisa while the younger one spoke of how sweet Rin and Sesshoumaru’s interactions were. This caused her to receive another death glare from Sesshoumaru.

Mandisa hadn’t notice the elderly woman approaching her followed by the younger one who went from smiling at the Kodak moment in front of her to approaching the new comer with surprise in her eyes.

Mandisa was shocked to say the least.

Beyond speechless as she thought:

‘Huh, he was actually nice to a little human girl! I’m surprised he didn’t growl at her and send her running away!’

Rin was the last to notice their newest guest and peeked around Sesshoumaru’s left and said:

“Who’s the pretty lady Lord Sesshoumaru?”

“That’s no of your business you little-Ahh!“ Jaken said, before a rock appeared out of nowhere hitting him in the mouth.

‘Why does milord treat me so!’ Jaken wailed in his head as he was sprawled on the ground holding his beak.

Ignoring Jaken and acting as if he had not hit him with a rock he answered Rin inquiry in a nonchalant tone:

“A stray.” He said it as he gave Mandisa an unconcerned glance for a second before turning back to face Rin.

“Oh, is she going to travel with you Lord Sesshoumaru?” She asked taking his ‘stray’ comment to mean that she was alone and believing that Sesshoumaru had taken her in since she was with him out of his ‘kindness’.

“Perhaps…” He said low enough for only Rin to hear.

Mandisa went from awestruck from his ‘gentleness’ towards the little human girl to livid at his careless words. She totally ignored the little girl question, focusing on trying to hold her outburst in for a few moments…she couldn’t do it.

“I am not a stray! Can’t you actually say something to me or about me without insulting or belittling me?!”

“…”

Sesshoumaru gave her a flat look.

Mandisa was soooooooo pissed for three reasons. One because of the way he treats her, two because she wanted so badly to have some sort of ‘wonder woman’ power just for five minutes so she could kick his ass and teach him some matters. And finally three, he still manages to scare the hell out of her and make her so angry at the same time.

“Gah! You-“ Mandisa started before her mind could tell her mouth to stop yet again.

However she was cut off:

“You’re from the future too aren’t you?” Kagome whispered still in shock.

“Huh?! How did you know, who are you?” She said startled by what seemed to be their sudden appearance beside her.

“I’m Kagome and this is Kaede, were both miko’s in this village and I’m from the future as well”.

“What…” Mandisa gasped, not knowing exactly what to say to that at the moment.

Kaede decided to enter the conversation:

“Greetings child. Do ye know how ye came to be in our time?” Kaede said, wisely knowing that the girl was human from her aura. Although there was something special about this girl, she just couldn’t put her finger on it.

Mandisa took a deep breath and begin to speak:

“All I know is… that I was working on an archeological dig, there was a huge explosion of light… my friends… died in front of me a-and I ended up here…” Mandisa struggled to say as she was reminded of the events that led up to her current predicament. She bit back a sob, took out her medication and inhaled two puffs before placing it back in her pocket.

‘Oh no, she has asthma and there is no telling when or if she can go back to her own time.’ Kagome sympathized.

She knew of herbs that can help with respiratory problems, but she didn’t know how effective it would be on the woman.

Placing both of her baskets on the ground, Kagome gave the girl a supportive hug to try and keep her from falling as her knees buckled.

“Come on, I’ll take you inside treat that wounded ankle and get you something to eat.” She said soothingly.

Mandisa nodded and limped inside with Kagome’s help.

After placing Mandisa on one of the patient futons she rushed out collected all three baskets full of herbs and went back inside.

“Jaken stay in the village until I return, come Rin.”

“Yes Lord Sesshoumaru.” The girl followed happily.

Jaken also said ‘Yes Lord Sesshoumaru’ with a dejected tone and shuffled inside of the old miko hut with a pout on his face, mumbling something about not being appreciated.

Sesshoumaru was off to do what he usually did with Rin when he visited. Take her to a field of flowers, let her play to her hearts content and let her soar through the skies on the beast she named Ah-Un. He would wait and let the human woman explain her situation to the others. If the mikos proved to be useful, they may provide her with information as to how she came about to be in the feudal era and why. The young miko Kagome was a time traveler as well; surely she could provide some useful information.

So he would visit with his ward and plan his next step to face whatever lies ahead. In his experience, time travelers proved to bring trouble to his lands. After all it was the young miko that brought the shikon no tama back to their era in the first place, which caused great destruction. He had a right to know what trouble this new time wanderer would bring and he will be informed.

Sesshoumaru didn’t bother to inquire about his brother whereabouts since he smelled him a few miles off to the east. His brother was heading back towards the village with the monk in tow. Coming back from another exterminating job no doubt. The brothers didn’t talk much and it was known that Sesshoumaru came to the village to visit Rin only, at least that’s what everyone thinks, but they were on civilized terms and could even call each other allies. However, that didn’t mean that they didn’t annoy each other or fight from time to time; they were just no longer interested in murdering each other.

“Lord Sesshoumaru?” He heard an aged voice call out.

Sesshoumaru stopped and looked over his right shoulder in acknowledgement.

“We will try to find out why the young woman has been sent back our time” She didn’t know Sesshoumaru well but she could put two and two together. The girl as well as Kagome was from the future, and the young woman had been taken under his protection. Kaede knew that the daiyoukai had a feeling that something big was going to go down soon due to the new girl arrival. Whatever the events were it could affect all of them.

“Hn. She will be retrieved in a few hours.” Sesshoumaru said, letting the miko now that she only had a small amount of time to find out what she could about the girl so he could proceed from there.

His instincts were telling him that something was up, but he couldn’t figure out what since he did not sense any ominous auras or smelled anything suspicious in the air. But he knew it had something to do with the moody girl he found in the forest, since his instincts went into overdrive a few days before he met the girl. Which was what led him to the area occupied by the girl and the foreign bull youkai a.k.a the ‘Minotaur’ a few days prior.

Sesshoumaru continued his stride while Kaede turned around a proceeded to walk in her hut. Jaken or who Kaede like to call the “little youkai” had already entered the hut before the elderly miko and the daiyoukai conversation could begin.

A few moments later after the miko entered her hut, he stop mid step and turned his attention quickly towards the sky, in the southeast direction.

‘Something was watching us just now’. He thought but as soon as he turned his head in the southeast direction, whatever it was, was gone, no scent and no aura. Only a flash of the presence.

“Something the matter Lord Sesshoumaru?” Rin asked as she stopped by his side with concern.

“Don’t concern yourself.” Was his only reply.

Whoever was watching them let him know intentionally by leaving themselves open to be sensed for a second before their presence in the sky disappeared altogether. The presence was unknown to him as well as powerful. Sesshoumaru could feel the unknown creature strength in that mere second alone. What made matters worse was that he could not even track the bastard since they were so good at hiding from his nose and other senses. They only appeared when they want to be found like a certain long dead spider. He loathed them already, for he was a hunter, a feral predator. He did not like the idea of anyone attempting to make him or anyone under his guard their prey.

Since he couldn’t hunt what he deemed as HIS prey, he decided to play along for now:

‘Let them come…’

His eyes narrowed with determination and the stubbornness the Inu brothers are known for as he grazed his right hand lightly of the hilt of his two blades. The new foe only increased his curiously about the girl, his certainty of her involvement in some major future event and, his itch for a battle to scratch with his claws and blades.

He looked off in the direction of the southeast a moment longer before proceeding forward, followed by a bubbly Rin close at his heals, so they can spend their usual quality time together. However, this particular day and particular time was the ‘calm before the storm’…

TBC:

A/N: There you have it! Mandisa ain’t seen nothing yet! I hope you enjoyed! Reviews as always are adored and appreciated!!!
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