Chapter 1

Warnings: Yaoi, Incest, and M-preg in later chapters!

I do not own Inuyasha, I only own the storyline and the OC Jin.

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I had always known that my father was a power demon king, but in my small town with my gentle mother, I didn't really care.

I was happy with the tiny life we shared. We had a little one bedroom home that was all one floor, but it was perfect size for us. Behind our house we had a field big enough to raise crops. We would keep some to eat, and sell the extras for money. It was a simple life, but a good life. Mom was always smiling as we did chores around the house together. We'd tend our field, wash our clothes, cook meals, clean, and anything else together. It was a truly happy existence.

She sheltered me from any hatred that floated around us. I never really even knew it was there. The whispers from our neighbors, the stares. I never saw or heard them. There was only smiles and laughter between the two of us.

It was a dream life, and then she got sick.

Many doctors came through our tiny door as a tended the fields alone for serval weeks.

She kept smiling though, she had never stopped. Always talking about how when she felt better again that we'd go for a climb up the mountain to watch the dragons in the sky.

But one day when I came in from the fields, she wasn't smiling, and she didn't talk of dragons. She very seriously told me to come sit beside her. That she needed to tell me something. I did, of course, and she took my hand.

"You know about your father." She said.

"The demon king, yes. Why are you bringing him up?"

She squeezed my hand, "I made a deal with him, long ago." My eyes narrowed, but I said nothing. "The deal was that he would leave you and me alone, and stay out of our lives, but in exchange if I were to die, he is to come get you."

"Mother, you're not going to die! Why are you telling me this? You're going to get better, and we're going to see the dragons!"

She shook her head as tears fell from her face. It was the first time I had ever seen my strong and happy mother cry. It crushed my heart, and before I knew it, there were tears on my cheeks too. "I will not be able to see the dragons, Jin. The doctors say I only have a few days to live. Even my cat demon half can't prevent this."

"Mom…" My arms flew around her and I was desperately trying to burn the feeling into my body.

After a while she pulled back and wiped her tears. "I don't want to cry. I want to enjoy what we have left." She held onto my hand. "And there's more I need to tell you."

I nodded, "What is it, Mom?" My voice was low with the heaviness of sadness.

"There's more to this deal. If your father's other son isn't married, which he is not. You are to be his mate."

I felt a whole rainbow of feelings rush through me. Scared, angry, confused, curious, nervous, hurt. I didn't know where to start. I was overwhelmed with everything I was being told. All I could do was stare at her hands. "His mate? What? Mother, how is that even going to work? I'm so confused."

"Because of your blood, you can bare children. I'm so sorry. I never thought I would need to tell you this. Male cat demons can have children, and you will become his mate once I am gone."

"I'm only a quarter cat demon, how can you be sure?" I finally looked up at her.

"A doctor examined you as a baby and determined you can. Jin, I'm so sorry. I just love you so much. I didn't want him coming here and taking you away from me, even if it was just for half of the year. I wanted you to be happy and with me. Away from all of the politics of those demon royalties. I never thought that I would die like this. I thought Sesshomaru would have a mate by the time I died and none of this deal would even matter. I'm so sorry." She started to cry again and I wiped the tears from her eyes.

"It's okay." I said, feeling too defeated by this deal to fight it. "You were looking out for me. I understand."

"You do?" My mom looked like a child to me. I felt like her parent, but at 93 I was too young for that. Demons and half demons have a different understanding of time than humans, or three quarters demon in my case.

"I do." I kissed the back of her hand. "Do you want to see the dragons, Mom?"

"I can't make it to them, Jin."

I tried to smile at her, but tears were forming at my eyes, "I can carry you."

I did carry her. I carried her all the way to the top of the mountain and we watched the dragons until she fell asleep in my arms and never woke up.

I buried her on the mountain top. I wanted her to be able to watch the dragons for all eternity. I stayed up there. I couldn't face our house. I was sure the crop were being choked by weeds when I heard footsteps coming towards me.

"I hope you're not trying to run away from me." He said.

"No." I replied, but I didn't look at him. I didn't need to. I could smell my own father.

"You've grown to be a fine young man."

"Thank you. She was an amazing mother."

"Yes. She was. I am very sorry for your loss, son. She was dear to my heart as well. You picked a beautiful place to bury her."

I turned to him, finally. Inu no Taisho had his long white hair pulled back in a ponytail and was dressed in an extravagant white kimono. "She wanted to watch the dragons." I told him.

He nodded, "Now she can forever." He looked me in the eyes with a heavy sort of sadness. I knew he was trying to show that he cared, but it was hard not to resist him. This deal with his idea. He should have just gracefully let Mom and I go, but he didn't.

"I suppose you're taking me to the west then?"

"Yes, to the castle."

"I guess I don't really have any other choice." I stood up and he looked around.

"Are you bring anything?"

I shook my head, "I can't go back to that house without her. I have her necklace. That's all I want."

He turned, "Well, then. Let's go."

I simply followed him with nothing but blank and dark depression in my heart.