Inuyasha: The Ice Prince and the Fallen Angel

By darkinuyami

Prologue

Part 1: Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru. The Taiyoukai of the lands that lie in the West. The half-brother of the hanyou, Inuyasha, who travels with the monk, the demon slayer, the kitsune, the two-tail fire neko, and the modern priestess. Also known as the Ice Prince, he is said to be ruthless, never caring for anyone, especially humans; he, however, saved a human girl from death with his sword the Tenseiga, who began life anew as his ward. He soon began to care for her, calling her his own.

Alas, she was not the first female he cared for. There was one other. An Inuyoukai who reined the power of the elements. Her name was Celeste, and she was a fallen angel.

With the powers of Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire.

The elements alone she commands.

She was the object of the Ice Lord's desire.

With her by his side he ruled the land.

She had blue waist-length hair with silver streaks. Her tail was short because she preferred it that way. Her eyes were always changing, depending on her moods, which are linked to her powers. Otherwise they were silver. Her ears were pointy; she had one red stripe on her right wrist for fire, one green on her left for earth, one blue on her right wrist for water, and one white on her left wrist for wind (two colors on each wrist). She also has a blue crescent moon adorning her forehead (the symbol for the Western Lands) which she received from mating the Lord (A/N: Yes, she is Sesshy's).

She disappeared around the time Inuyasha was sealed to the tree by the priestess Kikyo. Sesshomaru thinks of her to this day, fifty years later, due to the mating mark still present on his neck. This means that she is still alive, but questions linger around her whereabouts. What has become of her? Where is she now?

A/N: I would stop here, but I figured I would be nice and continue…

Part 2: What really happened to Celeste?

50 years ago...

(Celeste POV)

I walked through the castle, searching for my Lord, the demon I called Husband. I was wearing a blue kimono adorned with the colors signifying my position as Lady of the Western Lands. My hair flowed loosely about me, bouncing as I walked gracefully. A rose was perched above my left ear, making me look more ethereal.

I soon found my mate in his study, and I knocked.

"Enter, Celeste." I did so, and found myself staring into the golden eyes of the only one capable of taking my breath away. Except this time, they were full of anger, not the love they normally revealed.

"You wanted to see me, my Lord?" I asked as I stood in front of his desk. He nodded, gesturing to a seat and I sat, facing him.

"I was told by my sources that you were associating with the hanyou Inuyasha. Is this true?" He glared at me.

I glared right back. "Yes, I was talking with him and have been for some time. Why is this of any concern to you, Sesshomaru? I did not think you would spy on me."

"As my mate and Lady of the Western Lands, you have no right to lower yourself to associating with hanyous, especially when it's with my half-brother."

I stood up. "Oh, I get it. Basically, since I gave myself to you, I am not allowed to hang out with my friends. Do you think that I would betray you, especially with your own brother? Is that it? How dare you think that I would do that?" I said, my voice rising. "You want me to just revolve my time around you." I started walking around. "When you call, I come. When my services aren't required, I can go to my room, where I sit and twiddle my thumbs until you need to relieve yourself once more. Am I right, Sesshomaru?" I looked at him.

Before I had the chance to blink an eye, Sesshomaru grabbed me by my neck and pinned me against the wall. "Know this, wife. You will do what I tell you to do. You are mine, got it?" He kissed me, reminding me of the power he has over my mind, my body, my soul. He dropped me without giving me a chance toanswer. "Go back to you quarters. You are not to leave. I will speak more with you later."

I rose with as much dignity as I could muster. "Know that I am not the docile woman you think you mate with, Lord Sesshomaru." And with that, she walked out the door.

Little did they both know, that would be the last time they see each other for fifty years…

Later on that same day...

I ran through the forest, searching for Inuyasha. We have been inseparable since we were pups, acting like brother and sister, until his brother Sesshomaru and I mated.

I just had to see my best friend, because I am one of the few who would actually hang out with him. Hanyous are not accepted in this world, both human and demon alike.

That is why Sesshomaru is angry at me. He believes that as his mate that I can just drop all I know and become who he wants me to be. That will not happen. I am not meant to be caged. As wielder of the elements, I must be free.

One other who likes him is Kikyo, the priestess. Inuyasha told me all about her. I was happy for him, although I felt some impending doom for their relationship. A union between a human and a hanyou would not be accepted lightly in our society. I have to protect him from getting hurt.

I soon found his scent. "Inuyasha!" I called as I ran. His scent grew stronger, and I soon smelled something else. Blood. Oh no… I sped up, fearing the worst for my friend. I soon found him, pinned to a tree by an arrow.

"Inuyasha." I walked up to him, and caressed his hair. "No…Inuyasha…what's happened to you?" I tried to grab the arrow, but as soon as I did, it shocked me. "It was done by a priestess. Kikyo?" I smelled her scent around the area. "But why?"

"I am so sorry I wasn't there for you Inuyasha." Tears streamed down my face as I glanced at my fallen friend.

Celeste? Where are you? You have disobeyed me. Sesshomaru's voice filled my head from our mind link.

Leave me alone, Sesshomaru. I am grieving for your brother. He is gone. I told him what I have learned.

Leave and come back to me now, Celeste. There is nothing more that can be done.

I just wish there was something I could do. I sighed and gazed upon him one last time. Alright, I am coming home.

I started to walk away when another scent caught me. Something is watching me, love. I cannot leave yet. As soon as that was sent, a tentacle hit me in my shoulder.

"Well, look who is here? The Lady of the Western Lands has graced me with her presence." Laughter filled the air as I tried to pinpoint the location of this demon.

Sesshomaru, something is attacking me. I cannot find it.

Hold on, Celeste. I am coming. Our mind link was ended for now. That would be the last time I would hear his voice.

"Who are you?" My voice sounded calm, even though I am screaming inside my head from the pain.

"I am the one responsible for the deaths of Kikyo and Inuyasha. I am the demon called Naraku." He appeared before me, covered in a baboon pelt.

"You killed them. Why?" He circled me. "Because I wanted to."

He looked me up and down. "Ah, you are an elemental demoness. The one called Celeste, right? A very rare one indeed, having power over all the elements. I will claim you as my own."

I growled. "I am already mated to someone else, so you won't have me."

He laughed. "Lord Sesshomaru. A minor inconvenience. No matter. Soon he will be gone and you will be mine."

He lunged at me. I dodge him and ran. I soon found myself at an old well. The Bone Eaters' Well.

"You won't get away with this!" I cried.

He laughed and knocked me into the well.

I am going to die. Sesshomaru! I did not feel the ground. The last thing I felt was nothing and I saw blue light…

What happened next...?

Celeste was found on the other side of the well at a shrine owned by the Higurashi family. It was close to five hundred years later. The daughter of the family, Kagome, who was thirteen years old at the time, was the one who found the demoness, unconscious and bleeding.

With the help of the Higurashi family, Celeste was cared for, and soon adapted to life in Tokyo. She became Kagome's sister Corrine or Rina outside the household. Inside the four walls of the Higurashi household, she was known as Celeste, demoness and best friend to Kagome. This appearance was only on the outside; on the inside of her mind, she is still the Lady of the Western Lands, and mate to Sesshomaru.

Celeste told Kagome everything about her past, including her life as the mate of Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands. She eventually gave up trying to go back to the time and home she once knew. However, there will come a time when Kagome Higurashi, at fifteen years of age, would get pulled into the ancient well by a centipede demon, starting a chain of events that would soon lead Celeste back to her world, and back to Sesshomaru.

darkinuyami: So, what do you think? Read and review and I will put up the next chapter…