Hello again everyone! Let me just say, I've had this idea in my head for quite some time, and I recently reread over Princess of the Night and it has just been eating at me to write this. Now speaking of that, if you haven't read that story, go read that first because this is the sequel. You won't be utterly confused, but you'll be like who in the hell is this Aria chick? Anyways, let's get this show on the road :)
The Night's Revenge
Chapter 1: The Announcement
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha.
Purple turned to red, which faded into pink, and then into orange, which faded out over the horizon. Her legs swung over the edge of the cool stone cliff she was sitting on. She was leaning back on her left hand and her right was on her stomach. She smiled, looking up at the sun setting in the sky, and also felt tiny movements in her stomach.
"Ah, Aria. There you are my dear." The girl swiftly turned to look at the woman standing behind her, her green eyes focusing, then she stood and smiled. The woman's red eyes were staring Aria down, which meant she knew what Aria was hiding.
"Kame, you frightened me." Aria sighed with relief, and she bowed to the elder wolf demon. Kame held out her hand and placed it on Aria's stomach, and her face lit up.
"How far along..?" Kame's eyes shot up to Aria's face which was looking down to her stomach.
"As far as I know, just a few weeks...which is strange that I can feel the child moving already." Aria frowned.
"You forget, this is a demon baby. They grow a lot faster than humans do. You should only be pregnant for about 4 months."
'Pregnant...' The word rang in her head. It hadn't actually set in, mainly because she had just found out herself.
"You really shouldn't be surprised that the child is moving so much though, if they're anything like their father, the movement has only just begun." Aria nodded and sighed. "Speaking of which...does Koga...know yet?" Aria shook her head in response to the question.
"I didn't want to stop him from leaving to that meeting with the elders... But I didn't expect him to be gone this long."
"Well then, I guess we'll have a nice surprise for him when he comes back then. Matter of fact, let's announce it to the whole wolf tribe while we're at it." Kame laughed out loud placing her hand on the small of Aria's back leading her into the den and Aria sighed at her mother-in-law's comment.
"Do we have to?"
"Grandfather, I demand your presence immediately." A redhead bounded into her grandfather's deep room, stomping, her voice echoing through the walls. Her hair flowed down her back in soft waves and her eyes were shining bright with anger.
"What is it, Ayame?" The elder wolf sighed, being turned away from his fiery granddaughter.
"Why didn't you tell me the Western wolf tribe requested our presence?!"
"I was planning on telling you, but we cannot leave until the elders are done meeting with Koga anyways."
"I hope that it's a reinstatement of Koga and Aria's mateship." Ayame's green eyes glimmered with the possibilities.
"You know as well as I do that that is the least likely option, Koga loves his mate dearly."
"Well I can dream can't I?"
"Ayame, I think it's time you search for a mate of your own. One who isn't already spoken for… it has been practically 5 years."
"Well she hasn't produced an heir for him so far, and their time is running out!" Ayame's grandfather sighed and shook his head. Everyone else in their tribe had accepted Koga's mate, so why couldn't she?
Kagome sat up in her bed; for she was on bed rest by the order of Kaede. Being almost 9 months pregnant, she hadn't really minded, all she really wanted to do was sleep. Although, she felt she could do without InuYasha's constant watchful eye over her, but she thought it was cute how worried he was so worried. This was their first child, and even though he wouldn't show it, she knew that he was extremely nervous. She giggled to herself and pushed herself up onto her feet with the help of the wall and took a few steps out into Kaede's village. Most children were already at their homes getting ready for bed, but some of the rebels were running around, screaming and laughing.
"What exactly do you think you're doing?" Kagome froze in her joyful step and slowly turned her head to look up at the man who caught her. InuYasha was perched up on the building above her, arms crossed and looking down at her with a quizzical face.
"I was going to visit Lady Kaede. I'm tired of being cooped up in that hut! I miss being around people." Kagome sighed, placing a hand on her back which was already getting sore. InuYasha jumped down, and as though reading her mind, he started to rub her back for her.
"You heard Kaede as well as I did, Kagome. You need to rest." Seemingly punishing her just like their father, the child inside of Kagome's stomach gave her a swift hard kick to the rib, and Kagome squinted, placing her hand in that spot.
"You know, I feel like you and this child are going to be double teaming me every time we discuss something. They always take your side..." Kagome sighed, and InuYasha grinned.
"Well can you blame them-" InuYasha's ears perked up and he turned his head in the direction of the forest.
"What? What's the matter InuYasha?" Kagome turned her head to look in the same direction and then smiled. "Oh Ginta, Hakakku, what brings you two here?"
"Wooooah Kagome, you're huge!" Hakakku squeaked out, and Ginta elbowed him in the side, laughing nervously. InuYasha glared growling lightly at the two wolves, defending his mate's honor.
"H-he didn't mean it!" Ginta waved them off, but Kagome put her hand on InuYasha's forearm, calming him. "Aria and Kame are calling a meeting and they want you and your friends there."
"Oh! What's it about?" Sango asked, coming from around the corner. She smiled as her two twin daughters followed closely behind her.
"We're not too sure actually, but it must be something big because they have to wait until Koga returns to the den which could be any day now. But Kame and Aria won't spill."
'I wonder what it could be…' Kagome wondered to herself, but she smiled. "We'll be there." InuYasha's mouth gaped open.
"What!? No way! You have to rest, that baby could come any day now and I'll be damned if-"
"InuYasha…" Kagome said in a warning tone, and the half-breed sighed.
"Fine, we'll be there."
"When should we show up?" Sango asked the two wolves, who pondered for a bit.
"I would say…. Now?"
"We waited about a week to tell you, so Koga should be back pretty soon."
"What!? Why the hell do they need us there any way? We're not a part of your mangy wolf clan." InuYasha crossed his arms and turned his face in the other direction. Oh, how some people never change.
"No, but we are practically Aria's family." Kagome told him, and he sighed nodding.
"Fine, but she owes us."
"Aria, it is time." A female wolf demon with straight chin-length silvery hair walked into her and Koga's room, peeking around the corner. Aria stood and placed her hand on the wolf demon's shoulder.
"Thank you, Yuri." She smiled and Yuri escorted her down the hall to the main room where many wolf demons were waiting and greeted her. They walked out to the cliff where most of the wolf demons were waiting for her. She saw Kame talking out front with her husband Kei, and someone she hadn't seen in about two weeks.
"Koga..." She whispered, and she saw his blue eyes dart from his father, to her and his face lit up with a smile. Aria froze starting to feel nervous, not exactly knowing how he would take the news. She knew he wanted to wait a few more years before they actually had any children even though they practically had an infinite amount of time together. But given the fact that they already hardly got to see each other with all his meetings he had to go to, and adding a child on top of that... Koga walked over to her and grabbed her in a tight hug, giving her a long kiss.
"What're all these people doin' here?" He whispered to her as he pressed his forehead against hers.
"Hey ya mangy wolves, there better be a good reason you dragged us all the way out here."
"InuYasha! Don't be so rude." Aria turned toward the edge of the cliff and saw InuYasha carrying a very pregnant Kagome who was glaring at InuYasha, and Aria giggled.
"So what is it? Why is everyone here? I don't remember requesting everyone's presence." Koga crossed his arms and looked at Aria who walked up to the edge of the cliff and looked down upon the crowd of wolf demons. There had to be at least a hundred of them. She smiled as they all started to quiet down.
"I want to thank you all for coming here today on such short notice." Ayame and her northern wolves were the last to show up. Her blood began to boil when she saw Aria standing at the edge of the cliff, speaking to her brothers and sisters. Ayame made her way up to the front of the group, crossing her arms, her long red hair blowing in the wind.
"I've been lucky enough to mate into the most loving group of people I have ever known, and...well it's about time I give back to you all." Koga looked from his mother who had a pleasing smile on her face to Aria who turned and walked to him, grabbing his hands.
"Give back? What are you talking about?" Aria looked Koga in the eyes and then placed his hands on either side of her stomach. He felt a little movement underneath his hand, and he looked back up at Aria confused.
"Koga, I'm pregnant." Aria smiled, and Koga's eyes widened.
"W-what?" He stared at his mate for a second and then picked her up out of joy and spun around happily holding her close. "Are you serious? This isn't a joke right?" Aria laughed at her mate's joy and smiled.
"I wouldn't joke about something like this." Koga grabbed her face and gave her a deep kiss, and the wolf demons cheered with joy. Meanwhile, Ayame's face turned red with anger, and she felt her ears grow hot.
'This isn't happening. This is supposed to be my life. That should be me that Koga is mated with, and having kids with.'
"I think this calls for a celebration!" Kei's loud voice bounded over the hills and the cheers from the wolf demon's grew louder. Aria pulled back from the kiss and looked over the crowd of wolf demons, she was smiling, holding onto Koga's hand...but then she spotted Ayame who was staring her down with an extremely pissed off look on her face. She felt chills run down her spine, and then before her eyes, Ayame was gone.
'Maybe it was just my imagination..?' Aria shook her head and then made her way down to greet her old friends.
Well there was Chapter 1. Let me know what you all think! I hope you're happy with it! I have a few surprises in store for you with this story :) and some people will make appearances that weren't in PON. I'm so happy to finally have this written! Thanks for reading!