A/N: Well, it has been awhile since I've submitted anything and I mean a good long while. Well, here is my new try at getting a fanfiction done. Thanks for those who are reading.

I do not own any of the characters from InuYasha.

Any characters not from InuYasha are of my own creation.

SPOILER ALERT! This story does take place after the end of the manga. Anything that is solely made for the anime is NOT included. Thank you.

It has been three years since the torment of Naraku. The hanyou was a terrible force as long as he was able to absorb any of the youkai around him. Him with the Shikon Jewel within his grasp, we were all bound to be in the cross fire of his revenge. Maybe that's why the Daiyoukai tribes came together as they did. We watched over each other's children, we protected the vital parts in the territories of the other. It was only for one thing and one thing only. Survival. You see, the Daiyoukai have had their own war.

And you thought that it was just the humans being ordered around by their Lords to destroy one another. We don't care about the human war. But it is always something to keep tabs on. Our own wars and feuds are more important to us. The country is split into five to the Daiyoukai Lords. You would think that all those small provinces that the human Lords hold have power but you are wrong. There are the Northern Lands ruled by the Ookami, the Western Lands ruled by the Inu, the Southern Lands ruled by the Ryu, the Eastern Lands ruled by the Orochi, and then there is the Central Lands ruled by the Kitsune. The Northern Lands are ruled by my father, Hisashi, the Western Lands are ruled by Sesshoumaru, the Southern Lands are ruled by Daichi, the Eastern Lands by Tatsuya, and then the Central Lands by Kichiro. The Kitsune's land is inhabited the most by the humans but it is all well there. The Kitsune by nature are tricksters and prefer to play games on the humans instead of threatening their lives. However, they don't seem to drive lower youkai out of important areas as well. The humans fend for themselves here and it is here that the human war is most evident. The other four powers are often not concerned with the Central lands and have a neutral alliance with them. However, lately, Sesshoumaru seems to have threatened the other Daiyoukai Lords by telling them to leave the Central Lands alone. We all know why, we aren't idiots. Sesshoumaru has a human child there that he loves much like a daughter. He visits her often, we know this. But we do not even dare make a move against him by using her. She is well protected and the wrath of Sesshoumaru is quite dangerous for any Daiyoukai. It is rumored that there is an undeclared alliance between the Inu and Kitsune, but the Kitsune are good at spreading rumors and it is in their best interest if they were aligned with them. Sesshoumaru does not deny it so we do not bother. The Ookami, lead by my Oka-san, are aligned with the Inu by default. Our canine heritage keeps us together but it does not matter. We don't necessarily find the other quite pleasing but we are stronger together. As well, Oka-san was once a good friend of InuTaisho, the father of Sesshoumaru. During Sesshoumaru's absence as he searched for Naraku, Oka-san watched over the Western Lands so that things could be governed correctly. Oka-san promised InuTaisho that he would make sure the territory was protected. The Ryu are allied with the Orochi but we know how the alliance works. The Orochi are cunning and don't have much of a back bone. They let the strong Ryu do the real work and make it seem like they are important. Tatsuya has a very clever and skillful tongue that is able to stroke the ego of the wise and powerful Daichi. But Daichi does not care for war, however, it is obvious that Tatsuya does. He wants the Northern and Western lands to be his, just like he wants to the Southern to be his own. I'm sure he would go after the Central once all of his threats were cleared up but I don't think he could do it. It is sort of why we trust Daichi with him in his charge. He won't let him do anything stupid. But yes, we are strong Daiyoukai and we have our own troubles to deal with.

But I guess you are wondering why the great Daiyoukai did nothing about Naraku? We just don't interfere in the lives of humans and other Youkai. He bothered us, yes but we aren't suppose to really do anything. After all, we believed that Sesshoumaru would be able to handle it well on his own. We also have our own recognition in the other group that was after him. Lord InuYasha and his friends. They were a great part of it from what I hear but, I'm not really suppose to concern myself with that kind of thing. I am only a woman after all and even in the demon world, women aren't treated the same as men. Actually, humans even look down on demon women calling us seductresses. Not all of us are like that you know. It is actually quite offensive and I know that if my father heard any insult towards me that he would kill them on the spot. After all, it is a father's job to protect his daughter's integrity, even in the human world, right?

Thanks for reading! 3