In Calore Solis by angel

Chapter 01

The characters of Inuyasha are in no way mine and no amount of wishing will make that happen. They all belong to Rumiko Takahashi (?) and I can only dream and drool about them. Reviews are nice and very much appreciated.

The air was dry, the heat so unbearable even for him, it made him want to just laze around in a pool all day. Unfortunately, this was not a vacation. His father had asked him to head to the dessert of Aljann to visit an old friend living in a city somewhere. From what he was told, the Madinat Alshshams was a big and prosperous city, easily found as soon as he exited his plane. Oh, how Seshoumaru wanted to grind the mans face right in the burning sands.

He had been travelling for 5 days now, 3 of them on a vehicle, then they had had to continue the trip via camels or horses. As he stomached the endless rolling gait of the camel he had aptly named Inuyasha, due to his temperament, Seshoumaru wondered if his father thought to punish him for continuously destroying his aunt Izayoi’s gardens with the occasional wrestling matches he and his younger brother Inuyasha had.

“It is not far now, master Seshoumaru. Sheik Hazim will be pleased to see his old friend’s son.”

Nodding at the guide’s smiling face, he wondered how this man measured distance. He had been saying since this morning that their destination was close at hand, how close, he would never know. He only hoped that Mr. Hazim did not expect an audience as soon as they arrived, glancing at himself, Seshoumaru didn’t know if his father would even recognize him under all this layer of dust and sand.

“Halt! Who goes there?!”

Extending his claws by reflex, Seshoumaru gathered his thoughts and tried to pinpoint the location of the sudden voice. With the vast open area, he surmised that if they had visitors, it would’ve been pretty easy to spot them from miles around. Completing his cursory glance and not finding anyone, he wondered if his brain was now officially ‘mush’, as his sister often said, due to the heat. 

Surprised that his escorts didn’t seem fazed, he listened as the guide mimicked his movements while talking calmly towards the vastness.

“We come in peace privratnik! It is I, Asul and my comrades, come to bring home the Sheik’s guest and head to our families!”

After a few minutes, Seshoumaru felt the fine hairs at the back of his neck rise. This was followed by a movement by his left; without warning, sand flew everywhere, it was as if they were in a middle of a god forsaken sand storm again. As sudden as it came, the air cleared out and revealed a human woman standing on top of a majestic dragon’s head the colour of blood. Garbed in tattered cloth that covered everything, Seshoumaru came face to face with striking cerulean orbs.

A feeling of being engulfed passed through, it had been a long time since anything had caught his interest enough to stir his beast, but at the moment he could feel it simmering at the edge of his consciousness… revelling at the challenge the female presented.

“Madinat Alshshams welcomes you friends! Allow me to escort you to Sheik Hazim himself.”

At the lilting sound of her voice, Seshoumaru couldn’t help the thought that crossed his mind.

What had his father thrown him into.