School Days by Inugirl294
Every New Beginning Was Some Other Beginning's End
A/N Thanks so much for reading! This is a present fic! This is for my lovely beta Ceysna! Now this isn't her birthday, but I decided to start it early! This will be updated about every week or so. I am rating this T just to be safe.
Quick notes for context!
"This is Youkai and Beast combined"
So like in my other story The Black Dog Demon a youkai's beast will have ancient information that the youkai can access when the two halves work together. This is why sometimes Sesshomaru will sound a lot older than he really is. Also quick notes on Youkai ages lets just say for the sake of this fic young youkai say from human birth to six it takes them 15 years to develop:the exchange here being a little over 1.5 years for every human year of development. However from human 6- 21 (the end of puberty) Youkai speed up for the exchange to be even. After that Youkai have done all of their physical development and will only grow in power or abilities. Now start this story!
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School Days
Sesshomaru started his day like every other day. He wanted his momma. But lately, Mamma and Papa had been fighting all the time. Papa would yell and Momma would cry. Pappa would leave and Momma would cry harder. Momma was always crying when Papa wasn't home. Now Sesshomaru may only be four but he wasn't dumb. After all Momma had just put him in political training last year! If Papa was being mean to Momma like Momma said… Then Papa deserved a time out!
With this thought in mind, he left his large toy-filled bedroom to go find his Papa. The halls were long and everything was taller than him… So he decided to take his best friend with him. He went back to his bedroom and rummaged through the blankets on his new big boy bed until he found his stuffed kitsune. "There you are Shippo!" the small inu cried.
Stuffed kitsune in hand, the little inu soldiered on toward the business wing of the large house. When he reached the study door, he paused to listen, Papa was with someone 'No matter, Papa always has time for this Sesshomaru. He said so!'
He pushed the door open to see his Papa with a human woman in his arms. They were kissing and being gross. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed. His Papa was only supposed to kiss his Momma. The pup let loose a growl, his eyes flashing red, beast on the surface when he finally spoke "Human wench! Release my father." Both adults looked up shocked for a moment at being caught.
"Sesshomaru!" Inu no Taisho chastised "Apologise at once to Izayoi! She will be your new mother."
The child's beast was still out "NO, That whore is not my Mother!" His youki started to pulse, calling in distress for his mother to come. A growl echoed throughout the home. Inu-Kimi's youki followed behind it in a cloud.
"Sesshomaru? Sesshomaru! Are you alright?!" Came his mother's musical voice from somewhere behind him.
Sesshomaru could only answer in a whine. Inu-Kimi came into the study to see what was wrong with her pup. When she saw what he saw, her eyes narrowed. She understood why her pup was upset. "Pup, I had hoped to keep this from you for a little while" She started, "But it seems that it has come time for me to tell you. I am leaving your Papa. I will find a new house for you to visit, but since your father is Alpha of the Pack, you must stay with him."
Sesshomaru growled again this time with the ferocity of a grown youkai, "I see no Alpha before me."
"Pup! You will listen to me! As the heir of the Western Lands you must stay with your Alpha!" Inu no Taisho roared.
"NO! I am going with mother!" Sesshomaru howled at his father. The pup's youki matching his father's in strength. Both of his parent's eyes widened, their son was stronger than any pup they had ever seen. His large youki was whipping against Izayoi, since she had no youki to push on, he was pushing on her life force, slowly weakening her each passing moment. Sesshomaru cut his eyes to Izayoi "You will never be my mother. Any pups you have with my father will not be accepted by Youkai kind." Turning to his father he finished his speech "You are no longer my Alpha, Mother is my Alpha and I will be in her Pack now. I have no need of you."
Sesshomaru, somewhat calm now that he and his beast had made themselves clear, walked over to his mother. "I will go pack now, Momma." He snuggled in and licked the bottom of her chin in submission and acceptance of her as Alpha. Sesshomaru turned to leave the room, but he heard Inu no Taisho get up. The elder male laid the fainted human female on his desk. He got close to Inu Kimi and cocked his arm back. He was going to smack the insolent wench and put her in her place. Sesshomaru turned on his heels and released his poison whip on his father. Growling and eyes flashing as he spoke " You will leave Mother and I alone. She is mine to protect now." Then he left the room to leave for his one.
Inu-Kimi was speechless. So she did the only thing she could think of, she left to help Sesshomaru pack. She had been packing the whole night before. She called in a favor to one of her old pack mates. The pack mate had been able to get her an apartment in the heart of Tokyo, two bedrooms, but she didn't have any furniture. She bit her lip. Her parents had left her some things but they were in storage in Osaka. For now she and Sesshomaru would just have to make due with sleeping bags. She had a little money of her own. 'Guess I'll be job hunting starting tomorrow.' She reached Sesshomaru's room and noticed he had his small suitcase packed, special blanket and his stuffed kitsune in hand. 'My poor baby..'
"Are you ready to leave little one?" Inu-Kimi caressed her young son's face.
"Hai, Momma. Let's go." Sesshomaru headed out of his room and towards the main hallway. He made his way down the main staircase. Inu-Kimi had a car already packed. She wouldn't keep it. The driver would take them into town where their new home was and then it would just be a single mom and her son against the world. Her mating to Inu no Taisho was already dissolving. She frowned, for the first time since her birth she had no duties to any State. Just her little Sesshomaru. She frowned. She would need to find a child care system that would accept her son. She'd work it out. The pair climbed into the car and said good-bye to their wealth and stability, but also to their sadness. The engine rumbled and took them into the city. Inu-Kimi directed the driver to where they would be staying. They had only a few bags. As soon as the bags were out of the car, the driver sped away.
Inu-Kimi sighed. She walked up to the stoop of the apartment and looked for the special rock her friend told her to find. It was hidden by her soon to be neighbor who was a Kitsune, so the illusion magic was a bit hard to break. Eventually she broke it and found the key. She shuffled things in her hands so she could grab most of the bags.
"Sesshomaru, dear, can you grab the other two and follow me inside?" The pup just nodded and complied. The pair walked into apartment number 2. It was one of two apartments on the bottom floor of the three story building. Inu-Kimi turned the lock in the key, her ears twitched.
"Sesshomaru stay behind me!" She whispered fiercely. Inu-Kimi opened the door cautiously,
"SURPRISE!" Aya yelled. Aya was a petite human woman in her late had long brown hair and kind almond shaped eyes. She was the friend who helped Inu-Kimi get this place. She lived one floor up on the opposite side of the building. Aya was also a single mom. She had a daughter Sango who was six and a half and a young son named Kohaku who was only three months old. The children were full siblings but their father realised Aya was pregnant again and skipped town. Now the retired taija was a single mother working as a grocery store clerk.
"How are you old friend?" Aya asked coming for a hug. It was hard for the two women to hug since little Sango was clinging to her mother's legs.
"I've been better," Inu-kimi sighed. She looked around the room and finally realised what Aya had done. " How did you get all of this so quickly?" She said marveling at the furniture in the small abode.
"Oh you know, I just pulled some strings." Aya grinned
Little Sango chimed in "Mommy kick major youkai butt! They were being meanies and said that we couldn't have Auntie Kimi's stuff! Mommy pulled out her Hiraikotsu and bonked those youkai right up side their ever lovin' heads! One day I'm gunna be big and strong like Mommy and use the Hiraikotsu!"
Kohaku gurgled in agreement with her statement. Sesshomaru was silent through the whole conversation before he finally decided on the right words to say. "You called my mother Auntie. That must mean we are pack." He decided. "That means Aya-san is beta, right Mother?"
"That is correct Sesshomaru. They are Pack. And we support and protect pack." Inu-kimi said gently.
Sesshomaru nodded as if that concluded his thoughts on the matter. He left the females of his pack to coo and look at the youngest male while he went exploring. He found the first room down the small narrow hallway. It was on the left hand side. He brought with him his suitcase, Shippo and his blanket. Inside there was a bed like his big boy bed at home ' That place was home' He mentally scolded himself. 'At least the bed is made..' He continued his mental list. The walls were white. There was a desk, a closet and some shelves on the wall. A small window started at the ceiling and came down 3 and a half feet. Because they were on the bottom floor the window sill was even with the ground outside. Oddly there seemed to be some sort of barrier around the apartment. He couldn't hear outside nor could he hear the people above him. 'Hn' He lovingly placed Shippo and his blanket on his new bed.
"Sesshomaru! Have you eaten yet today?" His mother called to him from the main room.
"No Momma." He said padding back to her location "I was coming to find you and breakfast but I had wanted to speak to Father first.
"Sango and I know a great little dinner just around the corner. How about that since you haven't gotten a chance to grocery shop yet. After that I'll take the kids to the park and you can take my shopper's card to the market so you can get discounts. Sound good?" Aya asked
Sesshomaru nodded. Sango gave out a Yippee! And Inu-Kimi said "What the heck we need a little treat." even though she was really worried about the money she had and how she was going to survive the month. The five of them left the apartment and headed out on their adventure.