Three Izayoi (InuYasha) drabbles

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Three Izayoi fics. I've deleted these off ff.net to make space, so I'm posting them here.

Title: Hidden Within
Genre: General
Pairing: Izayoi/Inu no Taishou I guess.
Word Count: 291
Rating: PG
Summary: Izayoi is not the woman they see her as. She is still just a girl.


Sublime, the line of suitors that visited the home of the resplendent Hime unanimously agreed on the young woman’s presence.

Izayoi was indeed, the picture of a maiden. Her features were porcelain perfection and those who sought her hand could only imagine the beautiful offspring she could produce in addition to being an ideal wife.

But Izayoi was barely a woman, still a girl in many ways. Although she appeared the picture of requisite perfection, the soul of a romantic and a dreamer lay shrouded within.

Her father had always cautioned her regarding keeping her unorthodox attitude in check. It would only inhibit her in the end, wound her, and shatter the secure storybook wonderful life she led.

But no one knew of that side of the princess. She would greet them with a smile, appearing as an exquisite doll clad in the most refined of cloths.

And she would smile, warm and welcoming, but not quite as radiant as it could be if she so desired.

Once the day was through, she’d wave her hand in a flippant manner and laugh as her father once again inquired as to why she hadn’t agreed to any of the marriage proposals she’d been given.

She told him “Perhaps we should wait. Maybe there’ll be someone you’d rather me marry in the future?”

It was a lie of course. Love had yet to make itself known to the girl at heart, and her sleep conjured silver spun hair and noble heroics. Whoever her dream spoke of, they were not him.

Because they could never, no never touch her heart. Not because it was buried under layers of magnificent kimono, and not because it was taken.

But because it was waiting for that one…

Title: Unconditional
Genre: General
Pairing: Izayoi/Inu no Taishou. Also implied Kagome/InuYasha is you squint super hard.
Word Count: 346
Rating: PG
Summary: The former princess had been asked: "Isn't it selfish? To bring a hanyou, something guaranteed to be hated into the world?"


It was a pregnancy like any other, but Izayoi had wondered if it would be different, feel different, grow differently.

The boy blossoming inside her womb was dissimilar from her. His heritage did not just consist of noble human houses, but also of that most enchanting world of youkai.

She and the great youkai she'd consummated her love with did not take the decision of bringing this being into the world lightly.

The former princess had been asked: "Isn't it selfish? To bring a hanyou, something guaranteed to be hated into the world?"

This had taken the woman aback, as so filled with love and acceptance she was for the growing boy in her womb, the thought had never flittered cross her mind.

"If they hate my child for what he is, then they are not worthy of his companionship anyway," she replied curtly.

"But even so…" they continued.

"And those who love him for what he is, just a boy borne of a man and a woman's love," Izayoi paused to rub her hands over her swelling belly in an affectionate manner, "Those will be the truest companions anyone could ever desire."

At that moment, they'd silenced. For why would one want friends and lovers who did not accept every part of them anyhow?

Later on she would coo to the growing child in her stomach. "I have been cast out from my family and those who I once called friends simply because they decided that the man I love is not to their liking. It's understandable, isn't it? Humans have trouble accepting anything out of the ordinary."

Izayoi lay down on the ground and continued stroking the boy within. "Sometimes it hurts, to have only your father and a couple spare friends remaining." She smiled sweetly. "But I am not unhappy. I have learned one very important thing from this. Those who truly love you, all of you, will never, ever leave you behind. Its called unconditional love."

It's what I have for you… and what someday, I know you will find for yourself.

Title: Leaving Youth Behind
Genre: Romance/Introspective/Drama
Pairings: Inu No Taishou/Izayoi and Inu no Taishou/Sessmom
Word Count: 259
Rating: PG
Summary: Young love isn't always true love...


The former wife of the Inu no Taishou had no regrets. Her marriage to the great youkai had given her happiness in the form of a handsome and powerful heir.

She had loved the man she’d given herself to, as one loves the passion filled summer fling they have in their youth. The joy that it had given her would never be forgotten, and she loved the Inu no Taishou of those days still.

But neither she of her youth, nor he of his existed now.

And because of that, nor did their love.

Izayoi was human; a flighty dreamy girl in the guise of a beautiful sophisticated noblewoman.

The young princess was not perfect. She was not faultless. 

But she understood why Inu no Taishou had chosen to intertwine his destiny with this human lady.

She was strong. She was kind. Izayoi was the woman he needed now that he was far from being a youth.

He wished to protect her, wished to better himself for her.

Izayoi and the Inu no Taishou wished to grow. To take on life’s responsibilities and not ignore them with the reckless abandon of young romance.

She had been his first love, but Izayoi was his destined. This, the youkai woman understood.

It did not hurt her, for it had been over one hundred years since the two shared the warmth of each other’s love. Then they began to drift apart, breaking the ties of youth that held their love fast.

And her heart was unburdened and free, and would forever be.