Chapter 07: Dogs...
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068 years in the past.
West lands of the demon realm.
It was a calm day yet the clouds seems to give out warnings of rain yet it would never rain. The dog demon walked around the house, thinking. His father wondered off again and he wanted to train. Oh well. He was used to his father disappearing ever since he was younger, he would be left with his uncle as his father would wonder off.
He let out a soft sigh as he walked into the library. Why did a dog demon lord have a huge library was unknown but he didn't mind. He happened to like reading. It was the one thing he remembered doing with his mother.
He looked around the room and blinked lightly when he saw two books opened over a table. He walked over and looked down at the rooms. “Elyasia…? Is this were Father had wonder off to?”
Southern lands
Princess Mira muttered lightly to herself as she walked around the castle. She checked on her guys to see each of them, doing something yet she couldn't find Mathias. She looked around and even asked InuYasha if he knew. Yet he didn't.
Finally she wandered into the library that she had. It wasn't a big as her sister's but this two story library had over 1,000 years and she didn't even read half of them. She looked around the area before finding the young lord, reading.
He had long silverish white hair that was a soft and lovely as it looked, deep golden eyes that seem to jump emotions a lot. Even if he looked a lot like his father, he was also a lot different. She loved his black marks more then Lord Sesshomaru's purple marks.
She quietly walked over to him and slid her hand over the page he was reading which made him glare up at her, yet his glare softly.
“Princess, is something wrong?”
She shook her head. “No.. I just wanted to check on you, Mathias...”
He leaned back in his chair then reached over and grabbed her, pulling her to his lap, making her gasp lightly.
She gasped and blinked after getting pulled to his lap. She then looked up at him and blinked. “Mathias?”
Mathias smiled gently as he wrapped his arms around her softly. “Is it wrong to hug you?”
Mira giggled lightly then smiled softly. “Nope… but your random hugs are really different.”
He blinked a few times. “Different from what?”
She shook her head and smiled softly up at him. “Don't worry about it… So what are you reading?”
He leaned his head against her shoulder. “History of this realm...”
“Are you that interested in this realm?”
He nodded with a small smile. “This realm is an odd place yet so interesting.”
West lands of the demon realm.
Inuyasha sighed lightly as he sat in a tall tree. His mate made him go check on his nephew but did he really need too? Mathias was all grown up and looking more and more like his father which made Inuyasha wonder just who the mother was. Yet he never asked.
“Nya, why can't I just relax for a day?” He asked the air mostly. He knew that his fox mate would let him relax but only after checking on Mathias.
He looked around after he heard something and blinked. He looked down to see Mathias walked under him, wondering off somewhere. “Where are you going?”
Mathias stopped and looked up at his Uncle. “I'm going to check something out. Why?”
Inuyasha sent him a light glare. “I was just wondering. Geez.” He said as he jumped down from the tree. “Plus Nya sent me to check on you.”
Mathias blinked lightly at his uncle. “I'm sorry. I just really want to check this place out...”
Inu eyed him a bit. “Do you think it has anything to do with your father disappearing?”
Mathias nodded. “Maybe, but it also seems interesting from the few books that Father has.” With that, he turned and walked off.
Inuyasha wondered a bit before following him slowly. Sadly he didn't know why he was following him, it wasn't like the half breed was wondering about his half brother nor this place that his nephew was so interested in.
After walking for a bit and into a forest, Mathias stopped in front of an odd tree. He knew it was the marker of where the portal was but why was the portal in his father's lands? He then shook his head and looked behind him. He should see that his uncle had followed him but he didn't know why. He shook it off and went through the portal.
Southern lands
On the other side of the portal, Mathias stepped out of it and looked around. Open fields, flowers and such peaceful air that he wasn't so used to it. He shook it off and wondered off to try to find his father or anyone who knew of this realm.
Inuyasha on the other hand, walked through the portal and growled lightly. He lost sight of his nephew and he felt something odd about the place. It was too peaceful and calming. Sadly when he turned to go home, the portal disappeared, making the half demon growl lightly again.
A few feet away, Heei was training with Sinta who transformed into his Youko self. They didn't noticed that the portal to the western lands of demon realm had opened then closed. Sadly the princess noticed but didn't care as she watched Sinta's tail move around as the fox dodged Heei's blade.
Yet Heei stopped his attack as Sinta's ears twitched. They felt someone was near by. Sinta went over to the princess, as Heei went to check it out.
Sadly once Inuyasha smelled Heei, he pulled out Tessaiga just as Heei appeared. The two fought for a while, until the princess got annoyed. Quietly she asked Sinta who was still in his Youko form, to stop the fighting.
Sinta did as she asked, using a seed from his hair, he summoned vines from the seed. The vines grew long as he walked over to the two fighting. They went around the two, wrapping around and pulling them apart from each other.
Heei sent down glares. “Hey, Fox, I was fighting the half breed!”
Sinta sighed lightly. “I know this but Mira doesn't like fighting and you were doing just that in front of her?”
The five demon sighed and muttered to himself, as Inuyasha was confused.
The hanyō blinked lightly, unsure of what was happening. But then he noticed Mathias watching from behind the princess. Which made him glare.
Mira looked up at Mathias and blinked lightly. She didn't notice him until just then and yet she wasn't scared. She reached her hand up which got Mathias to look down at her. “Lord Sesshomaru, why are your pretty marks and crescent moon black?”
Mathias glared at her but that glare soften since she didn't seem to know who he was. “Princess, I'm not Sesshomaru. He is my father. As for my marks and crescent moon… I do not know why they are black.”
She blinked lightly then smiled slightly. “So you're Mathias? The 'dark' Sesshomaru as I hear of?”
He thought a bit before nodding. He reached out and grabbed her hand, lowing it down as he walked around to stand beside her. “Yes...”
She smiled a bit more. “So why are you in Elyasia?”
The dog demon thought a bit then knelt down beside her. “I came for two reasons.”
She blinked. “Two reasons?”
“Yes, one is to learn more about this peaceful place.”
“And two?”
Mathias opened his mouth to tell her but then Sinta returned with his uncle and another demon still wrapped in vines. He closed his mouth, let go of her hand and stood up.
Mira pouted lightly then stood up as well. She looked up at Heei and sighed. “Heei-kun, you know Soren would send glares at you for all of the cuts on you and the puppy.”
Inuyasha growled as Heei twitched. “You need another healer...” Heei muttered.
She giggled just lightly. “I know but still. Soren is the only healer we have, so don't make him work too hard.” She said as Heei was dropped onto the grass. Sinta saw no need to help the fire demon wrapped up anymore.
Mathias looked over at his uncle and sighed. “You know, if you're nicer, they might put you down.”
Inuyasha didn't say anything as he just growled at him.
Sadly Mira noticed that Inuyasha had soft ears and asked Sinta to lower him down. Once the vines lowered him, she walked over and reached up, just lightly touched his ears which stopped the glaring.
Mathias walked over and took Tessaiga from his uncle, turning out the pain he got from it, and placed it, blade down into the ground. “ Tessaiga, I don't even want you….” He told the sword.
Once Sinta felt that Inuyasha was calm, he removed the vines and went back to his 'human' form. “So princess, what are we going to do with these two?”
Mira thought a bit then smiled. “Mathias, would you and puppy like to be my knights?”
Mathias thought a bit. “Would I be able to learn about this place?” He asked as Inuyasha reached up and removed her hands from his ears.
“I'm not a pup. My name is InuYasha.” Inuyasha asked softly.
She smiled at him softly. “I know. Lord Sesshomaru told me all about his half brother. So when I saw your ears, I knew you had to be Inuyasha.” She said, adding as she looked over at Mathias. “And yes. I'm sure there are a lot of history books in my library which is open for my knights and guests.”
Inuyasha muttered to himself as Mathias nodded. “Then I'll be happy to be your knight. And so would my uncle.”
“Yay.” She giggled lightly which made Sinta and Heei sigh.
Southern lands
Mira had left Mathias to his reading as she walked outside in her not so hidden garden. She will was missing Sinta and knew that Kai would have her fox fully healed before returning him. She looked up into her favorite tree and blinked. “Inuyasha?”
Inuyasha looked down then jumped down. “Yes?”
“Why are… no how did you find this garden?”
He thought a bit. “It smelt like you, so I just came to this place. Is this, a no entering place?”
She shook her head with a soft sigh. “Not anymore… But is my hidden garden… oh well.”
He thought a bit then smirked. He picked her up, making her blink, then jumped up into the huge Sakura tree and sat on one of the benches, with her on his lap.
She gasped lightly as she looked around. “So pretty.”
“I take it that no one has took you up here before?”
She shook her head. “Nope. I don't really like heights so Sinta nor Heei never tried. But even with it being so high up, it's so pretty.” She said as she leaned back against his body.
He smirked lightly. “You are a lot like my mate.”
“How?”
“Scared of heights yet loves the views.”
She giggled lightly then smiled. “Inu, one day, tell me about her or let me meet her.”
“Maybe one day.” He said softly as he pressed his chin against her shoulder, closing his eyes. Once the portal opened again, he planned on going to pulling his mate and son to Elyasia.