KazumiShibuya39: Hello Everyone!~ I do hope that you guys love this new story of mine. It's been 2 years since I came upon the fanfiction scene and had written anything decent. So please, if you can, Read and Review and I am even welcome to beta-suggestions as well. Until then, Happy Reading!~

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, Rumiko Takahashi-san does.~

Chapter One: Once Upon A Time

During the feudal era, it was rare for such peaceful days to come around, especially in the Western lands. When you travel towards the manor of the lord, you could a short silver-haired boy was running around trying to catch a butterfly and a woman sitting down on the ground, dressed in a beautiful kimono meant for the lady. She chuckled as she saw her son fall down onto the ground and watched pitifully as the butterfly flew away. Her son stood up and ran over to her, wrapping his small arms around her neck and buried his face in her neck. She wrapped her arms protectively around him and rocked him.

"Are you upset little one?", she asked him. He lifted his head to look at her before pouting and nodding his head.

"Yeah, stupid ground caught my foot and made me miss it", he muttered before returning to bury his face in her neck. She stood up with him in her arms and started making her way back towards the manor until she felt an evil aura nearby. She put her son to the ground and kneeled before him, putting both of her hands on his shoulders and looking directly into his eyes.

"Kishio, I want you to hide in your room and wait until either your father or I have given you the ok, alright?", she said to him, fear showing her eyes. He nodded, knowing the situation was dangerous and ran into the manor. She stood up from the ground and turned around, only to face a man with long black hair and evil red-eyes staring back at her. She let out a loose growl from deep within her chest as her eyes narrowed.

"To what do I owe this pleasure Naraku-san?", she asked coldly, clearing showing that she was displeased with his appearance. The spider hanyou chuckled and slowly made his way over to her, putting a hand on her cheek and rubbing it. She felt a shiver run down her spine and held in the sound of disgust.

"I am just checking up on you milady", he said. She grabbed his wrist and threw it down, causing his façade to break apart and he looked at her with a frown on his face.

"Now, is that a way a lady is supposed to treat her guests?", he said sarcastically. She reached for sword, which was always by her side when her mate wasn't present.

"You are not welcomed here Naraku, especially near my child and mate", she growled and pulled out her sword only to have it knocked out of her hands by a tentacle. She snarled and jumped towards it and grabbed it, turning around quickly and cutting the tentacle that was shooting straight towards her. She heard Naraku laugh as a plume of miasma erupted from the wound and started contaminating the air around it.

"It's quite sad that your mate is not here to see your demise, I would love to see how the lord will deal with it once he lost someone he truly holds dear", he said that smirking as another tentacle shot straight towards her. Before she had time to defend herself, she found herself up in the air with her mate's arms around her. She looked up to see golden eyes looked down at her in relief.

"Are you ok koishii?", her mate asked her, looking over her for wounds as he landed back on the ground a few feet away from Naraku. She smiled and nodded before both of them turned emotionless and turned towards the spider hanyou, who was smirking at the two.

"Speak of the devil, Hello Sesshomaru", Naraku said, bowing mockingly towards the taiyoukai. Sesshomaru growled low and the tips of his nails glowed green as he formed his poison whip and started attacking the spider hanyou. Naraku hissed as his tentacles were hit and he sent a horde of demons towards the taiyoukai's way and smirked, hiding in the shadows. The lady couldn't help but want to help her mate fight but she knew she'll only get in the way. Before she knew it, she was in the arms of Naraku and struggling to get out of them.

"SESSHOMARU!", she screamed. He looked her way and his eyes widened as he tried to head towards her but Naraku chuckled and shook his head.

" I'm sorry, but I must be on my way, but first", he said, and then shot a tentacle straight through the lady's back and chest, where her heart would be. Her eyes widened and slowly dulled as he pulled the tentacle out and let her body fall to the ground. Sesshomaru's eyes glowed red as he transformed into his demonic form and jumped towards the hanyou only to be assaulted by miasma as Naraku made his escape. As soon as the miasma cleared, all there were was ruined plants and his mate, lying in a puddle of her own blood. Sesshomaru transformed back into his human self and ran towards her, bringing her up and resting her on his lap. He looked into her eyes and his mate smiled gently towards him, weakly reaching up and rubbing his cheek. Tears threatened to spill from the western lords eyes and he yelled for help and looked down at her.

"You are going to be alright koishii, the healers are coming soon", he said. His mate shook her head and said, "Sesshomaru, you have to promise me", she took a shuddering breath, " to watch our son, and please, look for me?", she whispered. Sesshomaru nodded and kissed her forehead gently. She slowly closed her eyes and breathed in deep and let out her last breath.

As the healers arrived on the scene, all they could see is the Demon lord holding onto his mate's dead body, crying like a child. Kisho walked hesitantly towards his parents and whispered, "Okaa-san?". Sesshomaru lifted his head and whispered, "Okaa-san, is dead". Kisho's eyes widened and he fell to the ground, bursting out into his own tears as he yelled out, "OKAA-SAN!". The healers couldn't help but tear up as well because of the family's pain. After a few minutes, with Kisho only sniffling now, Sesshomaru stood up and started heading towards the gardens. One of the healers stepped towards him and offered to help carry her but he growled low, wanting to be the only one who was allowed to touch her. The healer stepped back as the lord continued walking, he barked out orders for people to start digging a grave and after a few minutes, he stood before it. He lowered her into the ground with the help of Ah-un and slowly covered her up. He stood there quietly with his head bowed and his son came up to him, taking his hand and looking down.

"Do you think we'll be able to find her Otou-san?", Kisho asked quietly. Sesshomaru looked down and nodded, knowing that now, all he will have to do is wait. 'I'll get you back koishii, once and for all, and I'll avenge your death'.