This Treacherous Heart of Mine by Mizztrapped

Prologue

Disclaimer: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.

Summary: He had always gotten everything he wanted--until he met Kagome Higurashi, the untouchable betrothed of the Emperor.

Special Notes: Okay, in this story, you have to understand that I'm mixing the monarchy system of Japan and England together, I know, I know, sounds almost insane, but hey! That's why it's called fanfiction!

Haha, anyway, although it might seem kind of sick that Naraku had a whole line of mistresses at the tender age of nineteen, which most of us are still attending college, university whatever. But this is back then, and at the age of sixteen--and maybe younger than that--they are considered old enough to marry some man and have his children, so, yeah.

Enough of my blabbering, try to enjoy the story. =)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This Treacherous Heart of Mine

.

..

.

..

.

Prologue-

.

..

.

..

.

Ever since I was but a pup, I have been lavished in riches and beauty. I had clothes that were from the finest silk, food from the most famous chefs, and a house made for an emperor.

Of course, if word reached the emperor of my country about such a thing, my family would be killed for treason, despite the fact that my father, Lord InuTaisho was Emperor Naraku's personal advisor.

Ah, the Emperor Naraku, he was truly a beautiful thing, as many women would say at court. With silken black hair contrasting his pale complexion, women fawned at his feet, his line of concubines and mistresses lining all the way from the east of Japan to the west.

Aside from the fact he was only nineteen years of age, the young ruler of Japan had earned the undying loyalty and faith in many of the commoners and Lords alike. Although my father is his trusted advisor, he is smart enough to know that the young emperor had more than meets the eye.

I am not going to boast about my own intelligence, but I know enough to tell that the fact is that the emperor is has several complex layers underneath that cool, calm exterior of his. But then, it has nothing to do with me.

I am not selfish, I merely do not want to burden myself with the problems of others.

Throughout my childhood years, I have led a life where I was sheltered from the harsh realities of the real world, I had led a childish fantasy of the world outside of the stone walls being all bubbles and flowers. Yet, when I was at the age of puberty, my father decided that it would be to my benefit to bring me out and introduce me to the outside world. The one beyond the metal gate.

Over a period of time, I learned three important things, 1) If you trust, you would never survive, 2) Never are you to tell anyone anything that could possibly be turned on you in the future and lastly, 3) My fantasy bubble has just been burst.

As time went by, something new was introduced to me, the art of seduction. It was simple at the time, I was half-drunk at a brothel, a famous one where women there were well-known as beautiful and well-mannered.

All I had to do was sit there as the colors started fuzzing on me, and waited for someone to come and serve me. That was when I discovered another thing: women.

I had come to respect beauty, physical beauty that was. I began to grow from my adolescence years to entering the first steps of manhood. I experienced the things that only adults should be able to experience and knew things that only adults should have known.

I have never been denied anything, if I wanted that jar of sake in that particular man's hand, I would eventually acquire it. If I wanted that woman sitting on the lap of another man, she would be in mine moments afterwards.

If I had wanted the rarest jewel my father could obtain, it would be in my hand before nightfall, and if I wanted my teacher to be gone and replaced, it would be done immediately.

Never have I faced denial in my path, I, the eldest son of the Lord InuTaisho could and would obtain anything that I desired, I would personally see to it, if only I could get it.

When my father started to feel that I should one day take after his footsteps and become the personal advisor to the Emperor Naraku, he began to bring me to court with him everyday.

I would stand on the sides with the rest of the nobles and wait as endless meetings continued, talking about war, financial issues and sometimes, just plain subjects such as clothing and women.

After the long meetings, I would at times take my leave and go straight to the palace gardens, a place that all nobility was permitted to go to.

I was admiring the calmness of the gardens when I saw something--or rather someone--that only enhanced the natural beauty of the garden.

She was seated on a stone bench, intricately carved into replicas of some sort of animal heads on the four legs and a dash of ivy curling around the back two.

She held the regal air of royalty, decked in the many layers of her flowing blood red kimono, and long ebony hair sweeping the lower half of her back, as she shifted into a more relaxed position, yet never losing the mannerism of poise and gracefulness.

I could not see her face, yet I could hear her laughter as she watched an unknown object perform an unknown task. Her laughter was beautiful, it gave both the impression of bells, bright and tingling, and yet, it held the trace of old wine, smooth and flowing.

If I had thought that I had seen true beauty before, they were nothing compared to what I saw at that particular moment.

The first thing that caught my attention was the eyes, a shade of the most delicious blue, the color of my favorite gem, a sapphire, yet as she twisted around to see me, the sunlight made added a sheen over her gorgeous blue eyes, turning them into the stormy blue of a clashing of rain clouds and clear skies.

Maybe it was how her expressive blue eyes contrasted so much with her pale skin, or maybe it was the lushness of her lips that made her skin to appear paler, but it only made her more beautiful than before.

From that moment, I could tell I wanted her. And if I desired something, I, Hidaka Sesshoumaru, would eventually receive it.

.

..

.

..

.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A/N: So? How was it? Huh? Huh? Huh?! Aw, come on! Tell me if it's good or not, but as I said, this is something that started because of pent up emotions and stress, so it depends on my mood. I was listening to some song that my friend burnt for me and it was so...dark and seductive, so this chapter just poured out of nowhere.

Anyway, this is in Sesshoumaru's point of view, if you all have not yet noticed and I hope it's an okay prologue...I such at those, but after seeing everyone's beautiful prologues, I wanted to give it a try.

I would really appreciate it if you reviewed, because they make me feel warm and squiggly inside. Have you ever done warm fuzzies? Yeah, that's the feeling.

So, remember to do the important thing to making my day: Review!

.

..

.

..

.