(I do not own the characters from InuYasha, I just own Ari.)
Chapter One: Ready Or Not! Here I Come...
"Ready or not!" The young Cat Demon screamed into the forest. "Here I come!"
Her name is Aria, or Ari for short. She is a young Cat Demon called a Tempest. The last of her kind. Her family was killed by humans when she was just a baby. That is when she was taken in by the Great Dog Demon, Lord Inu no Taisho and his wife Lady InuKimi. They took her in and treated her as if she were one of their own, and had their son, Sesshomaru train her.
"Sesshomaru?" Ari looked behind a tree. "Hmm...Wonder where he is?" She asked mostly herself.
"Don't let your guard down..." She heard his voice through the trees. They played hide-n-seek a lot to train.
Focusing on his voice, Ari used her demon speed. She found him, but without letting him see her, she suck up behind him. Wrapping her arms around his neck from behind, she giggled. "I win!"
Ari looked at Sesshomaru, he was not that much older than her. She had always notice how handsome he was. With his long silver hair and golden eyes, what girl wouldn't fall for him?
On the other hand, Ari was quite beautiful herself. Long blonde hair with eyes the color of the ocean. Her ears were like Sesshomaru's, they were pointed.
Sesshomaru chuckled. "Yes, you won. Good job, Little one." Little one. That was the nick name given to her once they took her in. It was because she was small, they had never seen a demon baby that small.
"Now what, Ru?" She asked using the nick name she gave him. When she was little, she couldn't pronounce Sesshomaru.
"Well, Father wants us back soon. He said he needed to speak to me about some important matters." He explained to Ari.
"Oh well I guess we should get going." She spoke as she held onto Sesshomaru. He then began to run through the forest with Ari on his back.
Soon they reached the castle, there in the cherry blossom patch, stood Sesshomaru's father. He smiled seeing them. "Hello Sesshomaru, Little One." His voice was nothing but kind.
"Father." Sesshomaru spoke and let Ari down off his back.
"My Lord." Ari bowed her hair in respect.
"Ah, yes. I'm glad your bother here." Lord Inu no said. "There is something I wanted to speak with you both about."
Sesshomaru and Ari looked at one another. They both wondered what is going on. It was unlike him to get them alone like this. "What is it, Father?"
"Well Sesshomaru, you know one day you will take over for me, and I would like you to have a mate." He told his son. Ari frowned, she thought he had picked out a suitor for Sesshomaru himself. "I would like if you took Ari as your mate."
They both froze. Not sure what to say, they looked at each other. "Us?" Ari asked softly. "Me?" She asked making sure this time.
"I know its a lot to take in, I'll leave you two alone to talk about it." Lord Inu no said softly. He then left the two by the cherry blossom patch.
Neither one spoke, they just stood there in silence. Ari was not sure what to do or to say. Biting her lip, she looked at Sesshomaru. "I..." She began but was cut off.
"I guess Father sees us as compatible. He thinks we will produce strong heirs to his throne." No emotion was in his voice as he spoke.
Ari looked down. "I'm sorry I'm not your first choice." She spoke softly and looked away. With that, she began to walk off until she felt him grab her hand. He pulled her back and made her looked at him. Ari bit her lip staring up into his golden eyes.
"I never said that." He told her, he stared into her eyes. He had always liked the color, they were different to him. Slowly, Sesshomaru bent his head down and pressed his lips gently to hers. Ari was dazed, but quickly returned his kiss. Little did they know, Lord Inu no had been watching from a distance.
A while later, after they had pulled apart for air. Sesshomaru walked Ari back to her room. "I'll see you at dinner?" She asked standing in front of her door.
"Of course, Lady Aria." His voice was smooth as silk. He then turned away and began to walk down the long hallway.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Ari called to him. This made him turn and looked in her direction. She ran down the hall to him, once she was there she stood on her tip toes and placed a soft kiss on his cheek. This made Sesshomaru smirk.
(Okay first chapter, Review and let me know what you think!)