A/N: Guess who's back again, with the Inuyasha story that I deleted previously. Anyway, I am writing it over...again, because both of my earlier Promise Of Snow stories lacked what the other had. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this one.

Chapter 1: Deal Of A Lifetime

The moon shone luminously in the night as the cool midnight wind sped up. Under a tall cherry blossom tree, a tall figure sat, meditating. His skin was the color of soft peach, and his eyes were a honey-gold or amber color when they were opened. Violet lines danced across his face, starting from his nose and ending at his cheeks. In the centre of his forehead was a crescent moon, much like the one that shined tonight. Who was he? Only the most feared and powerful Inu-demon, Lord Sesshomaru, of the west, son of the great dog general, InuTaisho, or so his butt-kissing servant, Jaken stated anytime someone didn't know of his master. This was very rare.

With the demon lord and imp, the two were accompanied by a human child. She was the most adorable thing in the universe, being nine years old. The group was a strange one at best. Humans and demons never associated, and lower demon like imps were too undignified to be caught with the higher ranking demons.

In the morning, they began their journey north, where a lesser demon's house stood. Takashi, the demon lord had asked for his help earlier, which must have been serious considering that he was a proud man. He never asked for help, and this is what mainly perked Sesshomaru's attention. If Takashi did, however, ask a favor of someone, they were rewarded greatly. This may come in handy considering the fact that Sesshomaru was in need of a wife, and a mother figure for Rin, or so the elders told him.

As the boarders of the north came closer, Sesshomaru was surprised by the fact that there was a barrier around the palace, with as many as a hundred guards. Apparently, Lord Takashi had gotten a boost in status from when he last saw him two hundred years ago. As he came closer, he saw a guard come towards him, and stood quietly be his side.

"There is no need for you to follow me." Sesshomaru stated, annoyance dripping from his stoic tone.

"My apologies, but my lord instructed me to guard anyone who enters our boundaries." The guard stated, not daring to look at the already angered demon lord. To his surprise, Sesshomaru was intrigued by the new information.

"Really? Can you tell me why?" Sesshomaru asked,

"No sir, my lord has yet to tell anyone." came a rehearsed reply.

Jaken wore a weary and suspicious look as he saw a bead of sweat drip down the guard's neck. It was fairly cool here, there was no need for sweating, and the guard sounded a bit robotic with his speech. It was obvious that this "routine" that he was doing was something that was implanted in his brain regularly by Takashi, or his leader.

"Where is Lord Takashi?" Jaken asked.

"I do not have to answer to you-" but the soldier was interrupted by Sesshomaru saying, "I would also like to know."

"He is in his study, which he asked me to direct you to when you arrive." The guard stated, before knocking on a pair of double doors in front of them.

"One minute." A female voice came.

"Oops, my apologies, my lady, I thought that this was Lord Takashi's study." The guard stated.

"It is alright, Mono, but you must learn the rooms of the palace. We do not need a repeat of last night's events, do we?" Came the voice through the door.

"No, my lady." Mono, the guard, stated ashamed.

"Hi study is back where you came from, but take a left instead of going straight." Mono nodded, thanking the mysterious female before leaving with the group.

"Who was that?" Sesshomaru asked once they left the double doors.

"A maid." came Mono's quick reply. "Here we are." He said, before anyone had a chance to recall that he called the female 'milady'.

Once again, he knocked before obtaining permission to enter. A woman lied on a couch, pale and sick-looking, with a man hunched over a table piled with paperwork.

"Sesshomaru." He stated, looking up.

A warm smile spread across his face as he looked up to see Sesshomaru looking at him. Getting up, he bowed to Seashomaru, who did the same in return.

"Welcome, Lord Sesshomaru." He said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

"Lord Takashi, why have you summoned me?" Sesshomaru asked, wanting to get straight to the point.

Looking at his wife, Takashi felt and looked rather uncomfortable. His wife had been ill for months now, and a few hours ago, she slipped into coma. A minute or so ago, she stopped breathing, and her heart stopped beating. His sword pulsed at his side, obviously feeling the need to revive the demon lord's mate. With a strike of his sword, the demoness's lavender eyes fluttered open.

"You revived her?" Came a surprised question, rather than statement.

"Now that I have given you something, what will you do for me?" Sesshomaru asked, boldly.

His mate sat up from out of the futon that she was in. Rubbing her eyes, Lady Haruhi smile at everyone in the room.

"A deal, is a deal." Takashi stated, giving his mate a warm hug. "What is it that you need?"

"A mate, or the elders will take away my lands." He stated simply.

"You may take any female out of my lands, that you desire." The Lord of The North stated, before their was a knock on his door. "You may enter."

A beautiful demoness with peach skin with long white hair. Her eyes were ice blue, with lilac highlights and lime green veins. She had ruby red lips with a cute button nose.

"Junsuina." Haruhi stated, leaping up and hugging the unknown demoness.

"Who is that?" Sesshomaru asked, not looking away from the newcomer.

With a slight bit of discomfort and uncertainty in his voice, Takashi wrapped his arm around the female's waist protectively.

"That is my daughter." He stated.

She bowed slightly, her long wavy hair draping over her shoulders, nearly touching the floor a she did so. A warm smile made its way across her delicate face as she stared Sesshomaru in the eyes; seeming to challenge his alpha.

'This one should be fun to tame.' He thought with a devilish smirk that Junsuina soon rivaled. 'Fun indeed.'

A/N: Hey people, I hope that you enjoyed the first chapter. For those who enjoyed the second Promise of Snow, don't worry there will be more of the creepy stuff. For those who liked the original, there will be more romance. The way I see it, it's a win-win situation. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed, an if there is a certain event that you liked from either one of my stories, be sure to tell me so that I could include that into this story. Anyway, review please, and all flame are welcomed. (How else am I going to get stuff right?) Peace Out!

P.S: Did anyone notice that I added two characters from Ouran High Host Club? I didn't until I actually read it over.