Surprises
Ch. 1 Prolague
A tall silver haired male with golden eyes stood in a field where a battle had recently finished. The smell of blood was still thick in the air so much so it could even be smelt by the human male standing next to him. "It is done". "Hai", answered the other male. Although not as intimidating as the inu-yokai he stood beside, the human also radiated an air of regality. He had silver hair just like the yokai, but his was more of a silver-bronze than the pure moonlit silver of the yokai. "It will not hold forever, and he will return. You will not be there to stop him when that happens." "I know." the human male said with a sigh. "I assume you have a plan?" A question, not a statement, as the yokai made it sound, but no one except those closest to him could tell.
"Indeed I have, but before I explain I would like to ask something of you Shiro my friend" "You have only but to ask my friend". "Watch over my family after I am gone, only let my successor know of your existence, and choose those that guard and interact with my family well" "of course Sougen" the youkai Lord said solemnly.
550 years have passed since then and Sougen's decentdents ruled over the country that he had struggled and suffered so hard to build with a strong yet gentle hand as Shiro and his family watched from afar. There were more hero's in that battle eight beings with supernatural powers that came to Sougen's aid, that came to be known as "the Eight Colored Enlightened Ones" they were called thus because each bore the name of a color, and they were Sougen's friends and trusted advisors. However after Sougen died they disappeared leaving no trace behind except the monument that Sougen had built for them the called "the Ministry of the Enlightened Ones Cave". Other important hero's to mention were leaders of the eight provinces of the lands who were ordered to change their names to match that of a color after the battle with the demons.
Legends about the youkai or demons as they were known to the humans as, and the eight colored enlightened ones still were prevalent even after 550 years, but to the humans that is all they were.
A little girl with golden hair sat in a garden with the book she had read the amazing tale of Sougen and the "Eight Colored Enlightened Ones" from closed in her lap looking at the sky in deep though . If she were paying attention the small little girl who looked about five years old would have thought the garden she was in was beautiful, but she was lost in thoughts swirling with memories from a long time ago. Despite her apparent youth the girl was actually very old about 570 years old in fact she was an inu-youkai and one of the eldest daughters of Sougen's good friend the inu-yokai Lord Shiro. After she had grown and matured Aria had chosen to watch over Sougen's family because during the time Sougen the first King of Sauinkoku had been alive she had grown to respect and admire him and decided to ask if she could fulfill the promise he had made to Sougen in his stead. When she was 180 years old and looked to be about 18 in human years her father deemed her fit enough to at least start looking over Sougen's family eventually she grew into her role well while still continuing her training with her father.
That is why she was masquerading as a little kid which was cumbersome for her because she was very limited in what she could do in the body of a child. At least one good thing came of her being here she had made a friend the second prince Seiren he was a quite intelligent child who had a lot of expectations on his shoulders much as she did. That's why they got along so well after all, she worried for her friend at times though when her would get this lost lonely look on his face. When that would happen she did everything in her power to make him smile and forget his troubles at least for a little while anyway, she liked it when he smiled he had a great smile even at such a young age. She knew when her friend grew up he was going to have many women chasing after him because he was sure to be a very handsome guy.
Eight years after she was supposedly born at the palace they welcomed the sixth prince a little boy named Ryuki both she had Seiren went to visit as soon as the healer cleared visitors and they instantly fell in love with the little boy. Shortly after Ryuki was born his mother came down with illness and could not properly take care of the young prince, so Aria took it upon herself to do so since the wet nurse they had found for him didn't know how to take care of a child. He was a very quiet child just like his elder brother and hardly cried or made a fuss at all except when he wanted fed or he needed a changing.
Over those eight years she and Seiren also became known as "the troublesome two" because they were together all the time even though it was only Aria pulling the pranks while Seiren either got dragged into them or was trying to get her out of whatever mess she had gotten herself into.
A shock came one year later shortly after prince Ryuki's first birthday when Aria's father announced they would be returning home. It was the only time she had ever seen Seiren cry and it would be the only time anyone would ever see him cry even Ryuki the only one of his brothers he truly cared about.
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Author's Notes: A tip for the readers if you have never watched the show or read the books/manga I suggest you watch/read it first because I will for the most part be fallowing the story line of both until after Shirei arrives in Kiyo for the new year's celebrations. Aria is an OC name I really like so please don't be offended if you see this name a lot in my fanfics. Also some of the youkai abilities, markings and other such things are barrowed off of Inuyasha those idea's that are in Inuyasha belong to Rumiko Takahashi. Just a repeat THIS IS NOT AN INUYASHA FANFICTION. All Saiunkoku stuff belongs to Sai Yukino and Madhouse studios.
