The Hanyou Daughter by Kagome

Out To Late

It had to be past midnight, and the air wall cold and crisp. The earth slightly damp from the mist and fog that roamed it's surface. It was deep in the forest, and the only sign of someone living there was the mansion that sat near the peak of the mountain. There lived the family of the Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshomaru. It had been a long time since he had lived in the mansion, as a demon he wasn't very happy about it, but he had to think of his new family.

He layed in on the Queen sized floor futon laying on his back, his long silver hair spread unevenly around him. Next to him slept his beautiful wife, Kagome. She was his world now, a few strands of her now long black hair mixed with his silve strands as she slept against his side, her head resting on his chest as he kept his arm around her. She was once an annoying Miko to him who he would have done anything to kill her just to piss off his young Hanyou brother, InuYasha. But after the final battle with Naraku, she had saved his life with her medical knowledge. That's when he took his first gaze into her brown eyes, he then knew why his brother was so protective of her. Now it was him who protected her, and his brother now with his last love named Kikyo, Kagome's past life. The whole thing was very confusing to him but he didn't care about it anymore, all he knew was that he was in love with her and was ready to give his life for her if ever nessesary. Besides his love, three others lived in the house as well.

In another room slept a teen with black hair and som strands up in a pony-tail. Her name was Rin and it was her who began to change Sesshomaru's feelings towards humans in the first place. She was an orphin but now his adopted daughter, he still pity'd her past and did his best to continue to make her happy, even by letting her date demon slayer named Kohaku. In the room next to her slept his servent Jaken, a green imp he had once saved but not on purpose. He was very loyal to him and actually the main reason why Naraku was no longer around. He still couldn't believe the small imp's monsterous form that had actually eaten Naraku  whole. He had only seen the form once but since that day, he was sure Jaken was treated as an equal and his good friend. The last member of his family was his daughter Kasumi, who had gotten her mother's looks but her father's yellow eyes and silver hair. She kept it short so it would never snag and knot on something when she ran around. She was very mischevious and always running off and getting into trouble. Infact, the only reason Sesshomaru continued to lay awake was the fact she had yet to return home. When she did, he would confront her and begin his scolding.

Meanwhile, deep in the forest but not to far from the hut ran a little girl no older then 7years old. Her short silver hair kept falling infront of her honey colored eyes. She breathed heavy as she ran through the forest in her bare feet, leaping over longs and streams and sometimes up onto tree branches. It had been a long day of adventure for her, and she had even made a new friend with an otter demon by the shore. She had lost total track of time and was rushing home hoping it wasn't to late that she wouldn't get into trouble. Finally, the hut came into view and she quietly darts to the door and tip toes inside. Now and then there would be demons guarding the place, possistioned by her father but only when he wasn't around or sleeping. And since no one was around, he was most likely still awake so she quietly crept through the house, hoping not to be caught. Her room came into view and she picked up some speed, she was going to make it.

"Hold it right there..." a chilled voice spoke from behind causing her to stop in her tracks and a shiver go down her spine. She knew that voice all to well. With a regretful sigh, she turned to face him and he sure did not look happy. "..Where were you... It is way past your cerfew... you know the rules young lady...!"

"But daddy, I-" she goes to expalin.

"No buts...!" Sesshomaru breaks her off. "And be lucky I dont redden yours for being out so late... where were you...!"

Even though he spoke dually and almost emotionless, she couldn't help but wince. If she had to choose between her father's punishment or being soaked in hot wax, she would probably choose the hot wax.

"Well?" Sesshomaru crosses his arms. "Mind telling me were you were Kasumi...?"

"I-I went to the beach, daddy..." Kasumi looks to the ground and shuffles her feet to avoid eye contact. "I-I'm sorry... I lost total track of time... I'm sorry..."

Sesshomaru took a deep sigh, he knew she didn't mean to but she did it so often it was getting on his nerves. Rin was never this much trouble when she was young, where did Kasumi get this from. "... We'll talk about this later... It's late, now get to bed right now before I change my mind... understood...?"

"H-Hai..." Kasumi gives a slight bow then heads to her room. When safe in her room she gave a deep sigh of relief, she was safe at least until sunrise. She knew she would have to pay for her crime in the morning but for now, she was going to get into her cozy night time Kimono and get under her warm soft sheets. They say that normally demons and even half demons like herself rarely sleep at all, but to her, sleep was just another adventure waiting for her to control. And with a smile, she closed her eyes and drifted to sleep.

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