Seek of power by Little Krissi
Flight #342 is off
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
Chapter 1: Flight # 342 is off
England
At Heathrow Airport, a young man in uniform was taking a last look at the plane that was due for Japan in 4 hours. It early morning and the sun hadn't risen yet. The man walked under the left wing but stopped when he head voices.
"Hurry up. We still have to load the rest," a quiet voice said angrily.
"Relax, I'm almost done," another voice said.
The young man hid behind a thick that pole that attached to the jet engine. He peaked around the pole and saw two tall, masked men. They were much larger than the average human. When he saw that they were placing packages through the cargo door he was going to confront them but he halted when saw their claws.
'Oh shit, demons. No wonder they're so big. I have to get help.' The man backed away but he lost his footing and fell. He got up quickly and started running. He looked behind him and saw no sign of the youkai. He turned his head forward and bumped into something solid. When he landed on the ground he looked up and found himself staring at one of the youkai.
The man stood up and started backing away again. His back pressed into the other youkai and gazed up frighteningly at the two demons.
He said desperately, "Please! You-"
"Too late," the first demon said. He had already pulled out a gun. He shot two bullets through the man's head. A silencer. The young man fell lifelessly to the ground.
"Check his nametag."
"George Moxey. Assistant supervisor."
The second youkai picked up the man's body and threw him over his shoulder.
"What should I do with him?" the demon asked quietly.
"Dump him somewhere out of the city." Came the emotionless, velvety voice.
The second demon nodded and began walking away.
"Oh, and Juromaru?"
"Yes?" he answered.
"Make sure the body can't be identified."
"Taxi! Taxi!" a young girl of 17 yelled. She had thick raven hair and pale skin. She ran up to the taxi with her suitcase and backpack and opened the back door.
"Could you please take me to Heathrow quickly?" she asked softly.
"I'll go as fast as I can," replied the driver.
"Thank you so much." The girl smiled appreciatively.
"It's my job."
The middle-aged driver opened the door and placed her suitcase in the trunk. He got in the car just as the girl did.
He was driving on the main road when he said, "So, what's your name?"
"Kagome," the girl answered. "What is yours?" she asked.
The driver was surprised. No one had ever asked his name before. Normally, they would ignore him and treat him like dirt. He smiled and answered, "Nadeem."
"Nice to meet you," she said.
"You too. So, where are you heading?" he asked.
"Japan. Tokyo to be specific," Kagome answered happily. "I'm going to see my family."
"That's good. When was the last time you saw them?" Nadeem asked.
"About a year ago."
"That's a long time. What's a girl your age doing here by yourself?"
"My mom sent me to school here", the girl replied in a lower tone.
'Geez', Nadeem thought. 'Poor girl, all alone and halfway around the world from her family.'
His thoughts were interrupted when he realized they were at the airport. He parked and grabbed her suitcase from the trunk. He handed her the suitcase and she smiled gratefully.
"How much?" she asked.
"Oh, it's on me," he said.
"No, I'm going to pay you," she said firmly. Kagome handed him 10 pounds and his jaw dropped.
"Thank you. You didn't have to pay that much for the distance," he said with pure honesty.
"No! You were kind to me and deserve it. Thanks for the ride!"
Kagome ran off and the man stood there, dazed. 'She is as beautiful on the inside as she is the outside. Have a wonderful trip, Kagome'
While Kagome was racing to the airport to get a good seat, a tall dog demon was in a black limo heading toward the same airport. He, fortunately, didn't have to worry about getting a good seat. He was given everything before hand.
He had long, thick, silver-white hair that reached past his waist. His eyes were a deep gold that could give the most piercing stare. His face was pale and flawless with dark purple stripes adorning each cheek and a crescent moon on his forehead.
His shoulders were broad and he exuded confidence and dominance. Humans and demons alike considered him ruthless all over the world.
His mind started pondering about the important meeting he would be attending in Japan. He was considering accepting their offer but then another thought popped into his mind.
'Inuyasha will be there... I suppose I could attend father's funeral while I'm there.' At the thought of his half-brother he felt disgusted yet protective. He treated Inuyasha badly but deep down he respected him. 'After all, he is half of my blood.' He held anger for his father when he married a human.
"Mr. Taisho, we've arrived!" his servant Jaken squeaked.
The dog demon didn't acknowledge his servant. He gracefully exited the limo and headed towards the main entrance. Jaken, who was about 1/8 of his master's size, struggled to hold his master's suitcase and laptop.
The demon's cell phone rang.
"Yes?" he said emotionlessly.
"Sesshoumaru, we have some good ideas for the deal in Japan, just listen..."
Kagome rushed into the building and looked up at the schedule board. Her eyes searched up and down for her flight. She ran further into the building when she saw that her departure time was in twenty minutes.
She stopped when she noticed a man with the airport nametag standing a few meters from her. Kagome walked up to the middle-aged man.
"Excuse me, sir. Could you tell me where Flight 342 checking is?" Kagome asked.
"Of course." The man took out a folded paper from his shirt pocket and he scanned it. "It's in section D and that is," he indicated to the right of them,
"straight ahead, the first right and up the
escalator. You can't miss it," he said in his deep English accent.
Kagome thanked him and sped off with her suitcase. She followed his directions and at the first right she turned the corner quickly.
She bumped into something hard and lost her balance. She closed her eyes immediately and expected to feel the hardness of the floor but strong arms caught her around the waist. She slowly peeked through her left eye and then both of them opened wide. The most beautiful man she had ever seen was looking down at her. 'No, not man, demon,' she noted when she saw his slightly pointed ears. The black suit he wore accentuated the while-silver hair that went past his waist.
He lifted her so that she stood properly. When he stood to his full height she strained her neck to look up at him. He was about 6'4" or 6'5" and at her 5'7" it was hard to give eye contact. His piercing gold eyes stared down at her and she wanted to run and hide. He's practically giving me a glare.
She looked directly into his eyes and said in a clear voice, "Thank you."
He turned away from and started walking away. Kagome felt anger rush through her veins at his ignorance and she said, "You could at least answer. I said thank you, ignorant youkai."
Within a second he was directly in front of her, glaring for real. She was surprised at his speed and was speechless. He said in a deep, velvety voice, "Watch who you speak to, human."
She glared right back up at him and said calmly, "Why should I? If you want respect, you have to give it."
Inside, Sesshoumaru felt like smirking yet ripping her to shreds. He could smell her fear but she was trying to hide it. He stepped even closer to her. "Humans don't deserve respect. They are weak and useless," he stated.
"You wouldn't know. You're too busy having a stick up your ass to notice anything about humans. At least I'm not an arrogant prick."
Kagome picked up her yellow backpack and suitcase. She walked up to the escalator. She looked behind her to the demon staring at her with amusement filled eyes.
Kagome huffed and looked up as she was going up the escalator.
She still felt exhausted from that meeting with the demon. He gave off an aura of confidence and ruthlessness. 'He's probably one of those playboy demons who are filthy rich with the worst personality. The suit is all an act. Why am I even thinking about him? Oh, well now all I have to think about is my family and Inuyasha.'
Sesshoumaru looked after the girl who dare insult him. He noticed she was going in the same direction as where his flight-takeoff was located. 'Perhaps she is on the same flight as me.' Jaken then came into view, hoddling up to his master.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, the flight is due for take-off in a few minutes! We must hurry!" he screeched.
Sesshoumaru walked up to the escalator with incredible grace, not acknowledging his servant again. 'This might be fun,' he thought.
Kagome was waiting in line to get her seat ticket and check in her luggage. Her eyes caught a group of demons further up the line whom were talking quietly amongst them. At the same time, they appeared to be in deep thought. Kagome felt a shiver run through her when she looked at them. They gave off an evil aura and she could sense something horrible about them. Her miko senses were ringing in alarm and she tried to shake off the terrible feeling run through her.
One of the demons caught her staring and he stared back at her. He had long dark hair and pale skin. His red eyes were looking at her with lust. He suddenly smirked and winked at her. Kagome quickly turned away and ignored the way the hair on her neck stood on end.
A few minutes later she was at the front of the line. She walked up to the young woman in uniform.
"Hi," Kagome said. She handed the woman her passport and ticket. She examined both documents and then handed Kagome a sheet of paper and her passport.
"I'm sorry. We don't have any hospitality seats left. However, we do have one first class seat left. It seems that you are the last person in line, so I will give the seat to you for the price of a regular seat."
"Sweet! Thank you!" Kagome said in an honest tone.
The woman nodded and took Kagome's luggage. She placed Kagome's suitcase on the moving belt and it disappeared behind the curtain a moment later.
"Now, you don't have to worry about making the flight on time. It's been delayed thirty minutes. Nothing to be concerned about though."
The woman smiled to the right of her. "Just go down there and it will lead you to the waiting area."
Kagome went in that direction and came upon a large room with rows of gray seats. There were several groups of humans everywhere. There were a few demons but the majority were definitely human. Kagome guessed there was about 250 people and youkai together.
Kagome noticed an empty seat near one of the corners of the room. She walked toward it with her yellow backpack. Once she sat in it, she sighed. 'I guess I didn't have to rush.'
'I wonder how Inuyasha is. He said on the phone that he had a new job. He sounded happy. Ever since Kikyo left him he had always sounded depressed. I can't believe it's been four years since we last saw each other. It goes by to so fast...'
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a slap. She looked to the left of her to see a young woman glaring at a man who was rubbing his cheek.
The woman whispered loudly, "Not here Miroku! I keep telling you to keep your hands to yourself! Especially in front of my parents! It's only a few hours until we meet them!"
"Ah, but my dear Sango. This is what engaged and married couples do," the man answered.
"Well, there will be no wedding if you can't keep your hands to yourself," the woman mumbled.
"I'll try, Sango, but you are simply too tempting."
Kagome giggled causing the couple to stare at her. Kagome said, "No, it's just that I've never seen a couple like you two before."
The woman smiled and walked up to Kagome.
"Yeah, well, that's what you get for getting engaged to someone like him." Her voice went down to a whisper. "Who knows? Maybe it's his perverseness that I love about him the most."
Kagome laughed and said, "I'm Kagome."
The woman grinned. "I'm Sango and that perverted guy over there is Miroku."
"Nice to meet you. So, you two are going to Japan to meet your parents?"
"Yeah, I guess it's the whole 'Mom, Dad. This is Miroku, my fiancé! Aren't you happy for us?' I can imagine my parents' reactions."
Kagome laughed again. Sango continued, "So, why are you going to Japan?"
"Well, my mom sent me to school here four years ago and I just finished. I'm coming home to see my family and my friend Inuyasha..."
Kagome and Sango continued talking and noticed they had a lot in common. They instantly clicked and Kagome could see the honesty and love in Sango's eyes when she talked about Miroku. When Kagome started talking with him she saw that he was quite the charmer. 'Aww, no wonder Sango's in love with him.'
When a stewardess announced that they were boarding Kagome stood up and walked toward the line. Once she was at the front of the line she handed her ticket to the ticket holder. He scanned it then tore half of it. He handed her one half. She saw that it held her seat number.
She walked onto the platform/hallway that led to the plane. As she came upon the plane she felt a rush of cool air from the gap between the hall and the plane. She stepped over the gap and instantly felt warmth.
Kagome looked at her ticket to find out her seat number. "4A", she mumbled to herself.
She saw that she was in row 24. 'Better go up,' she thought to herself. She went to the left isle of the plane and walked further to the front of the plane.
When Kagome was in the 1st class section she was awestruck. 'No wonder they call it 1st class.' Kagome immediately noticed the difference between 1st class and hospitality service. The seats were fancier and much more spaced out.
Kagome found her seat and saw that it was a window seat. 'Yes! Now I can see the landscape when we take off!' Kagome thought. She looked around her and saw a few men in suits sitting in other seats. That's when Kagome wondered who would be beside her during the flight. 'Who knows? Maybe I'll like the person! I hope he or she is nice.'
Kagome wished she were sitting near Sango and Miroku. She had already seen them take their seats as she was walking up the plane. 'Oh well, it's only a few hours.'
Kagome sat in her seat and she instantly felt comfort. 'These seats are so soft.' After a few minutes of relaxing in her chair, Kagome opened her eyes and searched her backpack for the book she had just started reading. 'The Grass Crown' by Colleen McCullough.
Kagome felt a presence beside her when she ready about six pages of her book. She looked up and her jaw dropped. 'The youkai from earlier! What is he doing here?!'
Sesshoumaru glared at the girl before him. 'So she is whom I must sit beside. Now I will have the last word. How dare she insult this Sesshoumaru.' He inwardly smirked. He hadn't even been sure that she was on the same flight as him, let alone the same row.
There was something about her that held his curiosity. Perhaps it was the way she had faced him, bold, defiant, and yet touchingly vulnerable. She had an appealing innocence that he hadn't seen in a long time. When her eyes had blazed up at him he had felt a stirring within himself.
Now, seeing her once again his thoughts were endless. Her blue eyes were staring up at him shock. He sat down silently and waited for her to say something. When she turned away and ignored him amusement and anger yet again flooded through him.
Sesshoumaru leaned over and whispered into her ear, "You will learn your place, wench."
Kagome was surprised. His breath was merely warm it shouldn't have burned her. She felt a tingling spread through her as his breath still tickled her skin. Kagome hid her shock at his words and she snorted.
"Doubt it", she said with disbelief.
She turned her back towards him and grabbed her disc man from her backpack. She put on her earphones and blatantly ignored him.
'Your ignorance will cost you, my little human wench,' Sesshoumaru thought.
Minutes later, a stewardess announced in English to everyone to buckle up their seatbelts as they were departing in one minute. She then announced it in Japanese.
Everyone followed her directions and buckled up their seatbelts.
Once the airplane was on the runway its wheels sped up and the flaps changed direction. The jet engine gave off a surge of energy to generate thrust and the plane took off.
In the middle of the plane, a group of youkai were silently sitting, slightly tense.
One of them, with long dark hair and red eyes took out a note from his jacket pocket and stood up. He nodded to his comrades who sat in his row and the row in front of it.
He walked down to the back of the plane and passed the note unnoticed to someone. He walked up to a stewardess and said, "Excuse me, ma'am, could you tell me..."
The youkai tuned out what his leader was saying to the stewardess and he quickly opened the note.
He gave a signal to the four other youkai and he thought about the events to come.
'10 minutes...'
* * *
Kagome started to feel sick after the plane experience turbulence. She looked towards Sesshoumaru. He appeared relaxed and was giving her a slight smirk.
'Whatever, I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of seeing me sick,' Kagome thought. She took off her earphones and placed her book on her seat. When she was walking in front of Sesshoumaru, as he was sitting, the plane bumped.
Kagome lost her balance and fell on Sesshoumaru's lap. Her back was pressed against the youkai's firm chest. Kagome could feel the youkai's manhood pressing against her and she immediately blushed. She stood up quickly and walked to the bathroom that was two seats behind where she sat.
Sesshoumaru watched as the girl went to the bathroom. She truly was amusing. 'Hmm, I wonder what the rest of the flight will lead to...' The disturbing thing that crept to his mind was that he had liked the feel of her against him. Just then, another thought came to his mind. 'And to think, I don't even know her name...'
Well, I'm gonna stop there. I would keep going but I have my story all planned out. And the stuff in the next chap shouldn't be in this chap. This is my first Inu fic. I'm having fun writing it.
Yeah, that's about it.
I'll update soon, probably tomorrow.
Krissi