I don't own Inuyasha

Chapter 1

Inuyasha was only six when his mother was killed on the night of the new moon. He was alone and afraid. Where would he go? The villagers threw him out the first chance they had and now he was lost in the woods.

There was a rustle of bushes not far from where he hide himself. He turned to the direction of the noise hoping it was nothing dangerous. His hope died in his throat as large horned demon smelled and sought out for Inuyasha's human tantalizing scent. His eyes grew large with fear at the sight of the massive gray skinned creature. He stood and ran as fast as his small legs would carry him, but he wasn't fast enough.

The creature was upon him in a matter of moments. Inuyasha tripped over a root and turn to the creature thinking it was his end as the demon reached his talons out toward him. Inuyasha instinctively shut his eyes as tight as he could, hoping his death was a quick one unlike his mother's.

"Vermin," commented a female voice as Inuyasha heard the sound of ripping flesh and felt an ocean of blood rain over him. All was quiet and after a moment Inuyasha dared to take a peek of his surrounds. The demon who was chasing him laid in piece all around him and what stood in it's place was the most beautiful inuyoukai he had ever seen. Her snow hair was to her knees and she had gentle gold eyes like Inuyasha's when he was in demon form. Her marking on her cheeks were a blue color and a dark blue crescent moon rested on her forehead with her eye shadow a vivid blue. Blood caressed her long deadly claws as she admired her own work like an artist would. The inuyoukai wore a black and white silk kimono with blue designs swirling like a dance upon her kimono much like the same style, in shape at least, as Sesshoumaru's kimono. Her mokomoko wrapped around right shoulder and she stood with a grace and dignity likes of which Inuyasha had never witnessed before.

She then turned to the young Inuyasha and gave him a gentle smile on her full lips, "Worry not, child," she said softly, "this one will not hurt thee. Come I'll take you to my mentor and he may show you kindness." Her unbloodied hand stretched toward him in a soft motion, "Trust me little hanyou. I will not let harm come to thee in my care. This Yukitora will protect you until you can fend for yourself and even after." Inuyasha hesitantly took the youkai's hand as they traveled passed the shattered demon and passed the trees to days of tomorrow.

Present day...

Kagome had spent all morning preparing lunches for friends as she hummed happily to herself. Once she had finish she check the list of things to bring in her head. Yep I have it all! Not just have to finish packing the lunches! She thought to herself as she placed the food she had made into large white rectangular containers. Then placed the containers in stacks over green fabrics then tied the fabric over the containers in order to keep containers closed so they wouldn't open all over the place in her backpack, causing one hell of a mess... again.

Finished packing Kagome put the heavy overloaded pack on her back and raced out the door waving her goodbyes to her family before hopping into the well to be met with blue light. Even though the day seemed normal and was actually a very peaceful day she knew that something big was bound to happened and with luck like her's it would always turn to the worst.

Finally she landed in the Feudal Era where her friends waited patiently for her, well except one. That one being no other than Inuyasha. He was the inuhanyou she unsealed from the sacred tree that his formal lover Kikyo had done, after being tricked by Naraku's evil scheme. Now they hunted for jewel shards and Naraku while be accompanied by, a Demon slay name Sango, A lecherous monk Miroku, Kirara a two tailed neko demon, and lastly Shippo the kitune.

"Your late like usually, wench!" Inuyasha yelled right after Kagome threw her bag over the well.

"Am not!" she yelled back then hmph him, turning away angry from the puppy eared man child.

"Your always late!" Inuyasha argued.

"Sit boy! I am not always late! Now can we just go and eat the stupid lunch I made already!" she yelled back as she took he pack from the ground and began to walk toward the village without Inuyasha who was still had his face in the dirt.

After receive half a dozen more sit commands from Kagome lunch finally ended with a nice size crater that was in the form of Inuyasha's smoking frame.

"That instinctive inuhanyou jerk! I worked very hard on that lunch!" Kagome said stomping away from Inuyasha's crater. "Shows me right about making nice lunches for that ungrateful prick!"

"You're an idiot," Shippo said looking into the crater shaking his small head disappointed.

"You, my friend must want to dig yourself an early grave," Miroku comment while cross legged against a tree just enjoying the nice weather.

Inuyasha could only twitch in response, he was in far to much pain to do anything else.

"I'm going to check on Kagome," Sango said as she left them to find her with her little neko following closely behind her.

Meanwhile...

Kagome didn't know which way she was heading, but she just had to get away from that jerk! So she walked and walked aimlessly into the forest until, "Jewel shard! A really big one!"

Now on edge she quickly took in her surroundings, Man talk about a bad time to get lost! She thought to herself in a panic. Why did I leave without my bow?!

Suddenly a snake like creature burst out of the trees. It's scales were the color of midnight and it's large blood eyes were deadpanned on Kagome. It seemed to smile as it lunged forward at her only missing her by inches do to her rolling out the way. What do I do? What do I do? "Inuyasha help me!" she screamed as she rolled away from another attack and began to run away only to be knotted over by the creature's long scaly tail.

The color white filled her sight as she was caught into someone's gentle yet firm arms, "Foolish girl, what are you doing in these wood alone?" asked a concerned female's voice. Kagome looked up. The woman who had caught her looked just like Sesshoumaru, except that that she had blue strips and had a kinder face. "You are not injured are you?"

"No I'm fine, but what about the demon? He has a jewel shard in it's forehead." Kagome replied hoping this inuyoukai would her further.

"Then that will not do," she said softly as she release the miko. "Hide behind the tree while I subdue this lowborn creature."

"Okay," Kagome did as instructed and watched as the inuyoukai used the same method as Sesshoumaru with her poison felled whip. She looked like a dancer as she flawlessly moved through the air while whirling her whip around her before striking at the creature with it several times cutting it deeply. When she landed she laced her whip around the creature's neck and tugged effortlessly at it causing the snake demon's head to plummet to the ground away from the rest of it's twitching body.

The demon didn't speak as she took the rather large shikon jewel sharp form the beast's head. Then she turned to the miko, "I believe you wanted this," she softly spoke as she held out the jewel shard to Kagome.

"Thanks... uh what is your name?" Kagome inquired as she hesitantly took the shard from the inuyoukai's hand. Could she be related to Sesshoumaru? They look a like, but act completely different!

"This one's name is Yukitora, little miko. I am a Hime of the West." she added as she gave a polite bow.

"I'm Kagome the Shikon Miko." she said bowing in return. Hime of the West? It's that the same land Lord Sesshoumaru rules over?

"Pleased to make you acquaintance," Yukitora said with a smile as Kagome met her gently gazed that she had never seen in a demon before at least on an inuyoukai. "Now let's get you back to a human village before more demons show up for that shard, shall we?"

"Yeah, I got lost and thought I was a goner for a moment back there!" she exclaimed, "Thanks for saving me, Hime."

"Just call me Yukitora. I detest such formalities... they leave such a bad aftertaste. Now let us be off," Yukitora said lightly as she took Kagome's hand and headed for Keade's village.

"Inuyasha! Hold still! Ye shoulder is dislocated! What did ye do this time? How did ye invoke Kagome's wraith?" asked Keade.

"Inu-baka ignore Kagome's hard work for the lunch she made us and went for the ninja food instead just like last time!" Shippo said with an irritated sigh as he shock his head knowingly. "He'll never learn! Poor Kagome, she has to put up with you, baka!"

"Keh!" Inuyasha yelped as his shoulder was popped back into place. The Inuyasha's eyes suddenly sharpened. I know that scent, but from where? Why to I detect a small trace of Kagome's blood? He quickly stood and rushed out the door following the scent he found Kagome and an inuyoukai woman waking together as thought they where the best of friends.

The inuyoukai turned to Inuyasha. Her eyes widen as shook consumed her then a strange joy felled her amber gaze. "Inuyasha?!"

"Do I know- Yukitora? I-is that really you?" Inuyasha said as the memories of the pureblood inuyoukai who saved his life felled his mind.

She let go of Kagome's hand and rush into Inuyasha giving him a tight hug, "Oh little pup! I'm so happy to see you!" she said happily then her voice rised to anger, "Where in the hell have you been?! I thought you'd died! Do you know how sad I was for the past hundred and seventeen-five years! What happened to you?!"

"Yukitora... they told me to leave..." Inuyasha said sadly knowing her anger and concern was completely justified.

"Oh, I have dead vassals to slaughter, don't I? Did they threaten you?" she asked tenderly wanting to know everything as she gently stroked his ear like she use to.

Inuyasha nodded, "They threaten my life and yours I didn't want anything bad to happen to you so I left," His head dropped with shame, "I'm sorry."

"Do not apologize my little pup! It wasn't you fault," Yukitora said in an understanding tone as she lifted his head to met his sad gold eyes. "It don't matter anymore. I have you back and this time I won't lose you again!"

Kagome just stared at them and Yukitora affectionate contact with Inuyasha along with his own, but strangely she wasn't jealous of what she saw. Yukitora actually acted as if Inuyasha was her son. It was nice to see Inuyasha truly happy for once and she felt a little bad for sitting him so much earlier.

"Kagome way are you hurt?" Inuyasha asked.

"Oh no it just a scratch," Kagome said passively.

"Kagome was attacked in the woods by a demon with a shikon jewel shard implanted in its forehead. I manage to hear her voice and followed it. I killed the demon and gave her the jewel shard. We were head to this Keade person before we bumped into you." Yukitora explained with a gentle smile.

"Yeah, so can we go?" Kagome said grabbing them bother by the wrist and dragged then to Keade's hut.

"Who's the beauty?" was the first words out of Miroku's mouth as he spotted the demoness.

"I'm Hime Yukitora," she replied eyeing the strange human. What is this monk up to?

"And what a beautiful princess you are my dear," Miroku said as he bowed respectfully.

"Thank you, monk," she said not sure what was with that look in the monks eye and she didn't like it either.

In a quick motion Yukitora's hand clasped firmly in his, "Will you do me the honor princess of baring my children?"

Inuyasha's fist came straight down on Miroku's head knocking into the ground, "Lecher! Keep you're paws of my mom! Got it?"

"You're 'mom'?" Miroku said as he trying to stand from the hard punch. I thought Inuyasha's mother was human?

"Inuyasha," Yukitora cooed, "my pup why did you hit the poor human so hard? Human's have weaker bodies and they need to be treated kindly. Now, young man let me have a look at that head of you're. Hopeful my son did hurt you to badly and if he did I'll heal you, but neither of us will apologize for it. My son was defending my honor after all." she said with an amused smile daring to touch her lips.

"And her chastity." Inuyasha added knowing his adoptive mother never had a man. She refuses every man that ever showed interest in her. Some of the stupider one's attacked when she refused.

"Anything for you, princess," Miroku said as Yukitora help him sit down.

"You're lucky you don't have brain damage, but why did you ask me to bare your children?" she said after she finish examining him.

"Because he is a lecher!" answered Inuyasha trying to warn her.

"That's not the only reason," Yukitora said softly as she held the hand with the wind tunnel. "I see. A curse has been placed on your family. Do you mind if I examine it? I might be able to slow it's progress."

"You know of this curse?"

The inuyoukai laughed like he just asked her the stupidest question ever, "Of course I do. Matter of fact was was in my tenth year of training in spells when I met Inuyasha over a hundred and ninety years ago. He was in his human form then and was being chased but a lowborn demon. I heard him and I just couldn't help myself but to act. I saved Inuyasha and took him in. I taught him iron reaper soul stealer and blades of blood to protect him if I were not around. The people I studied with hated my Inuyasha and the fact that I took in an orphan hanyou. Myself I could care less what they thought of me, but when it came to my pup I'd slay an entire horde of demons just to get to the one, that hurt him. After a while they began to get point but it wasn't good enough. Some plotted in private and enacted a plan. They tricked Inuyasha into thinking that I would be harmed by such lowborn creatures. So he ran away to protect and the demon's masked his scent from me so I couldn't find my pup. Anyway... not the point. Let me take a look!"

"Sure," he replied.

She gently chanted as she looked over it, "Bad!" she said firmly bobbing Miroku on the head, "You have abused this wind tunnel far to much." her voice dropped to a whisper, "I can not lift this curse. Only the one who placed it can," Miroku looked at her sadly, "but I can keep at bay until you are am old man."

Miroku's eyes widen, I can live a full life with the wind tunnel?! "Please do it!"

Yukitora smirked and she dropped his hand, "I already did when I was chanting earlier," when she turned to smile at her son as someone was violating her butt!

"I'm going to kill you this time!" Inuyasha stated cracking hid knuckles while his mom's eyes bugged out of her head.

But before either could react a giant boomerang his him right on the head, "I leave to find you caressing a woman's butt! You pervert!"

"S-Sango," Miroku said nervously.

Yukitora watched with wide eyes as Sango she dropped her weapon and began to pound her fist into him, "You sick perverted monk! How dare you do that to a woman!"

Shippo jumped onto Yukitora's shoulder saying, "This is normal for those two."

"By the way they act it seems that Sango has some sort of affections for him," she observed thoughtfully to herself.

"Yep," Kagome chimed in as she gestured toward the pissed of Sango and the monk at her mercy, "That's young love for you."

"What are you talking about you crazy wench! Sango and Miroku don't like each other like that!" Inuyasha argued.

"Such a thick head you have," Kagome said to the clueless Inuyasha.

"I'll have to agree with that," Yukitora said as she played with Inuyasha's ears, "He is so innocent to. It's rather adorable. Of course I'm his mother I will always see him that way, but Inuyasha I want you to find a mate! I want grandchildren!"

Inuyasha blushed, but Kagome commented about that, "He's in love with an undead priestess named Kikyo."

"What?!" Yukitora shouted.

"Mother I..." sadness filled him.

"Inuyasha," she whispered gently to her son, "All of this must really hurt to bare." He barred is face in her hair while Yukitora hugged him comfortingly and whispered in his ear that everything was going to be alright.

Kagome never seen Inuyasha let anyone comfort him like that. He was in a lot of pain and she knew it. At least know someone was there for him.

"Hime Yukitora!" Said a man as he burst into the hut, "I have an er-"

"Don't you see I'm having a moment with my son?!" she demanded with a your going to die glare.

"Forgive me, my lady," he said as he bowed apologetic. "but I was told to give you this letter immediately by-"

"Just give it here and leave!" She ordered interrupting him. He handed her the letter and left without another word. She sighed as she leaned into Inuyasha's shoulder, "Now what could this be about?" Yukitora read the letter to herself and almost screamed at it, but she kept calm as she spoke, "I have to leave. Apparently my presence has been requested. I will be gone for no more than three days."

"Where are you going?" Inuyasha inquired seeing the anger in her eyes.

"Don't worry Inuyasha I'll be fine. I just have to go there and then come straight back. I hate having to leave you, my pup, but I don't have a choice. I will not bring you to such a dangerous place." she said rubbing his head.

"Where is this place?" Kagome asked.

"My brother's palace. Now I must leave," she kissed Inuyasha on the head goodbye before she set off.