Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of Rumiko Takahashi's characters.
Prologue
Sesshomaru stared down at the baby in the basket. Callisto slept peacefully for the time being. After a month of visiting this strange land, Sesshomaru was getting fed up of hanging out with a baby all day. He looked around the room then back at the basket and decided he wouldn't be missed if he went outside for just an hour or two. Just as he moved to stand, someone burst through the door across the room.
"My son! Today we return home!" His father, Inutaisho, came to stand next to him. Inutaisho took his son by the shoulders and looked at the baby.
"The future lady of the western lands!" he bellowed proudly. Sesshomaru remained silent. The lord of the castle who followed Inutaisho into the room gave a hearty laugh.
"Inutaisho, old friend. I believe you've managed to make your young boy uncomfortable for his entire stay!"
"Christophe. Thank you for your hospitality. I look forward to the day our two lands will be united," Inutaisho spoke merrily. The men spoke in a langue that Sesshomaru was just beginning to learn but he picked up most of what was said.
"I wish a blessing on your travels back to Japan! And Sesshomaru," he paused as Sesshomaru fixed his golden gaze on the dog lord of the European land. "I know you've been embarrassed more than necessary, but I look forward to accepting you as my son in law. I could think of no better mate for my daughter than you. May the next 200 years pass smoothly."
Sesshomaru bowed low to the lord. He didn't say so but in all honesty, marriage was the farthest thing from the young demon's mind.
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"I have missed Japan so much. Haven't you, Callisto?" Callisto rolled her eyes at her father.
"You've brought me here once… when I was less than 50 years old. I really don't remember the journey," Callisto sighed.
"And yet here you are on the verge of being full grown and you still act the same age!" Her father chuckled in spite of himself. Callisto was not amused. "I would ask that your sour mood softens when we reach the lands of Inutaisho." Christophe requested in all seriousness.
"You still have not told me why you dragged me all the way here," Callisto sighed. She looked to her father but his face remained stony like it always did when she asked for the reason of their visit to Japan. Yes, he was hiding something from her but what was it?