Disclaimer: Don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, or Sehssomaru. Besides that, if you don't recognize a character, it's probably mine.

Prologue

Slowly, I stretched and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Sunlight streamed in from the large windows on the other side of my bed room. Yawning, I sat up and leaned against the headboard of my king size bed. Glancing over, I saw my mate, Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands. He was still sleeping and I smiled. For some reason, he looked so peaceful when he slept.

Sighing, I sat on the edge of the bed. Then I felt an arm wrap around my waist and pull me back.

"Where do you think you're going?" Sesshomaru asked as he kissed the side of my neck.

"I'm hungry mate." I smiled at his antics.

He continued to kiss my neck and I turned around. As I looked into his eyes, we both smiled. We kissed before I removed his hand from my waist. I didn't break the kiss until I was off the bed.

"Do you want anything?"

"Not now Kyoko." He smiled and lay back down on the bed.

I felt his eyes on my back as I walked out of the room. Sighing, I felt something inside of me try and tug me back to the room. When a demon takes a mate, they give up their freedom to their mate. It is very hard for fox demons in general because they value their freedom so much. What made it harder for me is that dog demons are very territorial of their mates.

My name is Kyoko, and I am the Princess of Demons. My father is the ruler Demon World. The only one he answers to is Lord Enma of the Spirit World. When my father decides to step down as King, I will take over.

Sesshomaru is the Lord of the Western Lands, one fourth of Demon World. He answers to my father. There are four demon lords: my mate Sesshomaru; Kouga, wolf demon, Lord of the Eastern Lands; Toshi, raccoon demon, Lord of the Northern Lands; and Jiro, thunder demon, Lord of the Southern Lands.

Most of the demon world quakes just when they hear my father's name. He is a legend, the strongest demon in existence. There aren't many demons that would even go into a confrontation with him, and those who do, are just plain stupid. My father is the Guardian of the Fox Spirit, a powerful spirit that supposedly is the creator of us kitsunes.

My father is a fox demon. I myself am three quarters fox demon, one quarter human. Father fell in love with a half breed named Hana. He took her as his mate, and thus I was born. Unfortunately, my mother was killed by a water spirit on the new moon, when she was forced to return to human form. I was raised by my father, and when I was fifteen, he made a deal with Sesshomaru's father for the two of us to become mates.

About three hundred years ago, my father took another mate, Inari. Inari is a full-blooded fox demon and looks down on anyone with human blood. A year after they became mates, she gave birth to Yoko Kurama. When Kurama was about ten, she started hounding my father about making him the heir to the throne instead of me. She said that the position had been held by fox demons for so long that why not continue the tradition.

About a hundred years ago, Inari took Kurama and left. My father was happy that she was gone. He had no intention of making Kurama the heir and was glad that she wasn't hounding him anymore. Since then, I've heard rumors of Kurama being a thief and I hope that the rumors aren't true. I really liked him and I wish he didn't have that bitch as a role model. She's been teaching him to hate me, and the last time we saw each other he spat in my face.

Sesshomaru was waiting for me when I returned to the room. He smiled as I climbed back into bed. I smiled as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him.

"Why were you gone so long?" He whispered in my ear.

"I was only gone five minutes." I smiled.

He started to kiss my neck and I smiled. My mate was very affectionate toward me and I loved it. We've been mates for over three hundred years and I've never had a dull moment with him.

"What are you doing tonight?" He asked me.

"I don't know, why?"

"I was hoping to take you on a walk on one of the beaches tonight."

"It's a deal."

"Please don't get hurt today."

"I'll try not to. I know how much it worries you."

"You take about twenty years off my life every time." He smiled and pulled me so that I was sitting on his lap.

"I love you." I said as I buried my face where his neck meets his shoulder.

"I love you too." He whispered as he kissed my ear.

I stood on the edge of a cliff overlooking one of the shores of the Western Lands. There was a drop of about three hundred feet and it unnerved me a little. For some strange reason, I hate heights. Taking a deep breath, I took a few steps back before running full speed and jumping off the edge of the cliff.

The wind stung my eyes as I fell. I saw the ground getting closer and I straightened up, landing gracefully on the sand. For some strange reason, that gives me the weirdest thrill. As much as I hate heights, that was strangely fun.

As I turned away from the sea, a strange cave caught my eye. I'd never seen it before and caves don't appear in Demon World for no reason. Curious, I made my way toward it. Stopping at the mouth, I looked in. It was too dark for me to see anything.

Cautiously, I walked in. The air felt damp and a chill ran down my spine. There was a weird breeze that made my blond hair cover my eyes. Suddenly, I felt a splitting pain in the back of my head and everything went black.

I came to slowly. It took me a few minutes to realize that I was chained to a wall. The steel cuffs were cold against my hands. Starting to get unnerved, I started pulling against them, to no avail.

"You won't break them." A sickeningly familiar voice said.

"What the hell do you want Inari?" I yelled at the silver haired fox demon that emerged from the shadows.

"I'll tell you what I'm doing you stupid bitch!" She screamed as she slapped me. "I am getting to your bastard father. He should have made Kurama his heir. Now he's going to pay."

"And how do you plan to do that?" I questioned, still reeling from the slap.

"Death would be too good for you, you human whore. Instead, I'm going to take your soul, let it wander through the worlds for eternity. What a nice present your body will be for your father. Leave it on his desk. I bet that would get a reaction out of the cold bastard."

"I wouldn't if I were you. Sesshomaru-"

"Your mate is nothing compared to me. If he tries to come after me, I'll kill him. Now, let's get on with this shall we. I can't wait."

With that, she walked toward the middle of the cavern. Only then did I notice a large fire. It glowed with a bluish hue, and I didn't like the looks of it. I started to struggle against my bonds again.

Inari started to chant and I fought harder. The cold metal wouldn't give, even as I used all of my strength. Still I continued. A green smoke started to fill the cavern. It swirled around me and I felt myself losing consciousness. With my last bit of strength, I pulled against the chains one last time before being overwhelmed by darkness.

A/N:I decided to repost this since it's been over a year since Ilast posted a new chapter. Please review,it's good to know that people like this story.