Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the other characters. I actually feel sorry for him when Kagome sits him, even if I think its funny.
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Prologue
~Flashback~
Fire red eyes looked out over the horizon, a soft sigh escaping her full ruby red lips, as she leans against her husband and mate. She felt his loose grip around her swollen belly tighten, pulling her against him. A soft smile forms on her lips as she speaks softly, in a voice that sounded like bells and was one of the sweetest sounds that anyone would ever hear. "Will this all change when the pups are born?"
Senji looked down at his wife and mate, his amber hazel eyes staring at her intently. He then speaks softy, letting his voice sound low, soothing, and loving. "I don't know love. I know that niether of us were expecting pups this early in our marriage yet I know that everything will turn out alright in the end. You know that I love you and that I will always be there for you and our pups, no matter what happens. That is what I promise to you, Akira."
Akira turned in his arms and smiled up at her husband, Lord of the Eastern Lands and her consort. She was the Lady of the Eastern Lands and Queen of Moonlight Castle. She was one of the oldest and last of her kind, as were her soon to be born pups. Her husband was one of the strongest Inu-Youkai ever known, as was the Lord of the Western Lands, Lord InuTaisho and his second wife and Miko mate, Lady Rumiko. The two were long time enemies of her husband and her. Ever since InuTaisho killed Senji's father, who had been the Lord of the Western Lands, he has hated him and this hatred was passed over to her since she had known Senji's father and he had been a very great man.
She sighed slowly, pushing a few silver locks out of her face. She on the other hand was a legendary Pheniox-Youkai and one of the last of the Fire-Dancers. She was much older then her husband, one of the oldest of her own kind and one of the most powerful. The Pheniox-Youkai were known for their healing abilities and visions. The women were known as Miko and the men were known to be Warriors. Only the royal family, which Akira was a part of, were fire-dancers. Each one was different from the next, never looking like their parents or grandparents. Her mother had had soft raven black hair and sky blue eyes while her father had curly brown hair and soft brown eyes. She looked nothing like them, not even like her deceased grandmother, who had golden blonde hair and ocean blue eyes.
She closed her eyes, as a light breeze brushed her face. She wished she could stay like this forever, forgetting her responsiblities and life as a figure of court and society. She only wanted to give her pups a simple life besides powerful youkai and war. She knew that they would one day be powerful youkai like her, always craving for power and having the lust for blood, human blood. She shuddered at the thought, her fire red eyes becoming misty with tears. She could not let that happen to her childern. Never would she let it happen, as long as she lived on.
With a soft sigh escaping her lips, she smiled at her husband and kissed him on the cheek. "Lets head back. We cannot allow the court to wait. Tonight, we celebrate the Blue Moon of the Pheniox. You know its a very important event for my people."
Senji smiled at this, chuckling lightly. "Don't you mean our people, Akira?"
Akira giggled, making her look carefree and innocent, not like the elegant and very wise Queen she was. She looped his arm in hers and they headed back to the castle, the setting sun to their backs. Both were happy and didn't even wonder what would happen if one of them died. It would be the last time they would ever see each other alone again and the last time Akira would see her beloved husband, consort, and mate alive.
~End of Flashback~
Tearfilled puffy fire red eyes darted back and forth, as she heard shouts and yells behind her. Her once elegant and brillant red gown of velvet was torn and ripped in many places, yet also blood stained the beautiful fabric. It was not her blood though. It was the blood of her one and only mate, the love of her life andn the father of her pups. Senji, former Lord of the Eastern Lands, consort of the Queen of Moonlight Castle, and grandson of Lord Tenchi of the Western and Eastern Lands, who was now dead, killed by her most loyal and trusted friend. Naraku.
Her fists clenched as she continued to run, trying to find a place to hide until she knew what to do. She was terrified and confused, not knowing what was happening. One minute she was laughing, dancing, and doing the cermony that would honor the goddess on this night, and the next, she was fleeing for her life, her people, friends, and family dieing all around her. Her younger sister, Sasaki, now dead along with her fiance, Lord Akemi. And her younger brother, Souta, who was the soon to be commander of the warriors of Moonlight Castle, killed for protecting and defending her. Her Aunt Masashi, probably dead, for helping her get away and being caught herself. They all were gone. Everyone she loved was now gone, dead because of Naraku, who she had been warned about befriending. And now she regreted for not listening to them. They were all dead because she wouldn't listen. All of a sudden, she heard shouts behind her.
"SHE WENT THIS WAY!!!"
"COME ON!!"
"LETS GET THAT WITCH!!!!"
Akira winced at this, knowing she had only stopped and asked for directions, unmindful of hiding her demon features. And the minute she even got their attention, they were yelling and screaming, as a man died right in front of her, by just looking at her. She had to stop herself from crying, as the pain and confusion of the memory threatened to overcome her. She remembered the people of the town starting to shout "WITCH!!!" to her face, making her back away and run, followed closely by the village priestess and men from the village. She knew she had to get away from them, since they would kill her unborn pups, though not her. A youkai that was pregnant was always in constant danger of having her pups killed, no matter how careful they were.
With that, Akira kept running, looking around for anywhere to hide. She soon saw a well, that looked safe enough to hide in. So she raced towards it, knowing the villagers were right behind her. She heard them shout again.
"THERE SHE IS!!!"
"GET HER!!!"
"DON'T LET HER ESCAPE!!!!"
With her last bit of strength, she leaped towards the well, just as two men let their arrows fly, hitting her directly in the back. She winced and continued to leap towards the well, reaching it safely a few minutes before. She felt herself fall into unconsiousness, feeling the sleep draft on the arrows take affect. With one final thought, she let her demon features disappear, letting her appear like an ordinary young woman. With that, she fell into unconsiousness as her head hit a rock, hard, making her black out and forget all she once knew.
And that was how Jenji Higurashi finds her, unconsious in the well, bleeding from the back with two arrows petruding from it, in a gown unlike he has ever seen, and no memory of who she was or what happened to her. With that, he took her in as his own, claiming her to be his daughter and taking full responsiblity of her and her unborn childern. He also gave her a name. He named her Toki Higurashi, meaning Dawn of Hope.
End of Prologue
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Did you like it? Well the next chapter will be up tomorrow. See ya and please review!
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Prologue
~Flashback~
Fire red eyes looked out over the horizon, a soft sigh escaping her full ruby red lips, as she leans against her husband and mate. She felt his loose grip around her swollen belly tighten, pulling her against him. A soft smile forms on her lips as she speaks softly, in a voice that sounded like bells and was one of the sweetest sounds that anyone would ever hear. "Will this all change when the pups are born?"
Senji looked down at his wife and mate, his amber hazel eyes staring at her intently. He then speaks softy, letting his voice sound low, soothing, and loving. "I don't know love. I know that niether of us were expecting pups this early in our marriage yet I know that everything will turn out alright in the end. You know that I love you and that I will always be there for you and our pups, no matter what happens. That is what I promise to you, Akira."
Akira turned in his arms and smiled up at her husband, Lord of the Eastern Lands and her consort. She was the Lady of the Eastern Lands and Queen of Moonlight Castle. She was one of the oldest and last of her kind, as were her soon to be born pups. Her husband was one of the strongest Inu-Youkai ever known, as was the Lord of the Western Lands, Lord InuTaisho and his second wife and Miko mate, Lady Rumiko. The two were long time enemies of her husband and her. Ever since InuTaisho killed Senji's father, who had been the Lord of the Western Lands, he has hated him and this hatred was passed over to her since she had known Senji's father and he had been a very great man.
She sighed slowly, pushing a few silver locks out of her face. She on the other hand was a legendary Pheniox-Youkai and one of the last of the Fire-Dancers. She was much older then her husband, one of the oldest of her own kind and one of the most powerful. The Pheniox-Youkai were known for their healing abilities and visions. The women were known as Miko and the men were known to be Warriors. Only the royal family, which Akira was a part of, were fire-dancers. Each one was different from the next, never looking like their parents or grandparents. Her mother had had soft raven black hair and sky blue eyes while her father had curly brown hair and soft brown eyes. She looked nothing like them, not even like her deceased grandmother, who had golden blonde hair and ocean blue eyes.
She closed her eyes, as a light breeze brushed her face. She wished she could stay like this forever, forgetting her responsiblities and life as a figure of court and society. She only wanted to give her pups a simple life besides powerful youkai and war. She knew that they would one day be powerful youkai like her, always craving for power and having the lust for blood, human blood. She shuddered at the thought, her fire red eyes becoming misty with tears. She could not let that happen to her childern. Never would she let it happen, as long as she lived on.
With a soft sigh escaping her lips, she smiled at her husband and kissed him on the cheek. "Lets head back. We cannot allow the court to wait. Tonight, we celebrate the Blue Moon of the Pheniox. You know its a very important event for my people."
Senji smiled at this, chuckling lightly. "Don't you mean our people, Akira?"
Akira giggled, making her look carefree and innocent, not like the elegant and very wise Queen she was. She looped his arm in hers and they headed back to the castle, the setting sun to their backs. Both were happy and didn't even wonder what would happen if one of them died. It would be the last time they would ever see each other alone again and the last time Akira would see her beloved husband, consort, and mate alive.
~End of Flashback~
Tearfilled puffy fire red eyes darted back and forth, as she heard shouts and yells behind her. Her once elegant and brillant red gown of velvet was torn and ripped in many places, yet also blood stained the beautiful fabric. It was not her blood though. It was the blood of her one and only mate, the love of her life andn the father of her pups. Senji, former Lord of the Eastern Lands, consort of the Queen of Moonlight Castle, and grandson of Lord Tenchi of the Western and Eastern Lands, who was now dead, killed by her most loyal and trusted friend. Naraku.
Her fists clenched as she continued to run, trying to find a place to hide until she knew what to do. She was terrified and confused, not knowing what was happening. One minute she was laughing, dancing, and doing the cermony that would honor the goddess on this night, and the next, she was fleeing for her life, her people, friends, and family dieing all around her. Her younger sister, Sasaki, now dead along with her fiance, Lord Akemi. And her younger brother, Souta, who was the soon to be commander of the warriors of Moonlight Castle, killed for protecting and defending her. Her Aunt Masashi, probably dead, for helping her get away and being caught herself. They all were gone. Everyone she loved was now gone, dead because of Naraku, who she had been warned about befriending. And now she regreted for not listening to them. They were all dead because she wouldn't listen. All of a sudden, she heard shouts behind her.
"SHE WENT THIS WAY!!!"
"COME ON!!"
"LETS GET THAT WITCH!!!!"
Akira winced at this, knowing she had only stopped and asked for directions, unmindful of hiding her demon features. And the minute she even got their attention, they were yelling and screaming, as a man died right in front of her, by just looking at her. She had to stop herself from crying, as the pain and confusion of the memory threatened to overcome her. She remembered the people of the town starting to shout "WITCH!!!" to her face, making her back away and run, followed closely by the village priestess and men from the village. She knew she had to get away from them, since they would kill her unborn pups, though not her. A youkai that was pregnant was always in constant danger of having her pups killed, no matter how careful they were.
With that, Akira kept running, looking around for anywhere to hide. She soon saw a well, that looked safe enough to hide in. So she raced towards it, knowing the villagers were right behind her. She heard them shout again.
"THERE SHE IS!!!"
"GET HER!!!"
"DON'T LET HER ESCAPE!!!!"
With her last bit of strength, she leaped towards the well, just as two men let their arrows fly, hitting her directly in the back. She winced and continued to leap towards the well, reaching it safely a few minutes before. She felt herself fall into unconsiousness, feeling the sleep draft on the arrows take affect. With one final thought, she let her demon features disappear, letting her appear like an ordinary young woman. With that, she fell into unconsiousness as her head hit a rock, hard, making her black out and forget all she once knew.
And that was how Jenji Higurashi finds her, unconsious in the well, bleeding from the back with two arrows petruding from it, in a gown unlike he has ever seen, and no memory of who she was or what happened to her. With that, he took her in as his own, claiming her to be his daughter and taking full responsiblity of her and her unborn childern. He also gave her a name. He named her Toki Higurashi, meaning Dawn of Hope.
End of Prologue
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Did you like it? Well the next chapter will be up tomorrow. See ya and please review!