My Love Inuyasha: Hey! Those of you who are reading, I will try to update as soon as I get each chapter done. I am not one of those people who want a certain amount of reviews but they are welcomed.
Someone asked what I will do with Souta, weather I'm making him youkai too. I don't think so for now but you never know. I might end up changing my mind and make him a youkai. *shrugs*
Disclaimer: I, sadly :(, don't own Inuyasha and the gang but I do own Rei. He is completely mine! :)
Chapter 2: Mother And The Hierarchy
"Kagome, come here." Her father beckoned.
"What is it?" she asked as she walked up to him and he moved behind her, rapping his arms around her for strength to what was to come next.
"I want to take you to the castle that will someday be yours. I want to see if you can perform a transport spell on you own. I will help if you can't do it but I want you to try."
"I'll try but I don't know what the spell is."
"Look deep inside yourself. You know it already, you just have to find it from within you."
"I think I got it. Where are we going?"
"Think of a castle in the Southern Lands of Japan closer to the Western Lands boarder than the middle of the Southern Lands or the Eastern Lands boarder. It's right there. Now, use the spell that's inside you to make us end up there by the castle gates."
"I think I got it." As soon as she said that, a bright blue-silver light was seen as the two people levitated off the ground and disappeared only to appear right in front of the castle. "It's huge! This will be mine someday?!?! I never thought I would have something like this."
The castle was of the old traditional Japanese style but it looked like it was 3 or 4 times bigger than the normal castles. All around it was a shimmering blue-silver barrier that seemed to part as the master of the castle made his way into it. It also allowed Kagome to go through for she is the daughter of the master of the castle. It recognized her blood as that of the castles inhabitants and allowed her to go through without a problem.
"Father, this place is beautiful. This will be mine?" she asks, again, in such awe it's like watching a child open up presents on Christmas and getting something that is completely unexpected and perfect.
"Hai. You are heir to the throne of the Southern Lands making you Lady of The Southern Lands. Your mother was Lady while she was alive but know you take on that roll."
As Kagome walked in, she look at all the different things that where placed here and there. The things that stood out to her were the paintings. They were of beautiful style and technique as well as the people in them were beautiful. One painting caught her eye, though. It reminded her of a mother and it seemed familiar but she couldn't place why or how.
"Ah, I see you found this one."
"Who is it? It seems so familiar to me but I can't think of why."
"Before you were born, I had this painting down. It is of your mother."
"This is my mother? She's beautiful! I don't think I have seen anyone with more beauty and a look of grace than this painting of her." Her mother was standing with a high and regal air to her that just shouted 'graceful' at you. She was dressed in a gold kimono with shimmering silver flowers on it that resembled the moon light hitting gold jewelry. Her hair was pulled back off her face but still hung down and went to her feet. It's color was ebony black that reflected the sun and looked like it was silk. Her eyes were pale gray, almost a silver. That's how Kagome got her eyes, blue from her father and the gray almost silver from her mother. Her skin, what you could see of it, was a creamy color that wasn't to pale and wasn't to dark, either. She had no markings on her face, just plain normal skin and pointed ears. She stood about the same height that Kagome is. In the background, you could see blooming Sakura tress swaying by a breeze next to a path that lead to the castle. Her mother was right next to the lake where her reflection was also painted on the painting, which was rippled by Sakura petals falling into it. It was sunset and you could see through the Sakura trees to the beautiful pinks, oranges, blues, purples and golds from the sun in the sky, they were also reflected in the lake.
"You used to look at it constantly when you were still in the castle. I think that's how you remember this painting and it seems so familiar to you. It brings back so many memories for me."
"Was she a nice person? I'm sorry if I can't remember but I would like to know so I can see if I get some things from her."
"It's not your fault that you don't remember and the memories are the good ones of the loving, caring and overly protective woman I mated with all those years ago. You mother cared for everything and was a loving woman who seemed to make even the people who had a cold heart want to love her. She was very protective of you, never letting you leave her sight for a single moment. She had to know where you were and what you were doing no matter if she was suppose to be relaxing. You two had a bond that no one could brake. She was always with you on her own but if she left your sight, you would go and try to find her. You two were inseparable people who had to do anything and everything together."
"She sounded so nice. I wish I could see and meet her now. I really don't remember her for who she was when I did know her. I noticed she didn't have any makings on her face, why?" She said as she fingered the painting.
"The crescent moon is the symbol of royalty. Even though she was Princess of the Wolf Clan, she wasn't royal in this sense. Only those who are Lord or Lady of the four lands by blood have crescent moons, the highest royal there is. Your mother also had her makings that were unique to the Wolf Clan taken off for she married me and wouldn't be able to keep her place as the next leader of the Wolf Clan if anything happened but still retained her title. The Wolves never take away a title that someone has, that is a birthright to have and keep. She had a duty with me and the Southern Lands so she couldn't leave to take the Leader of the Wolf Clan's place."
"What about my own markings, what do they mean?"
"You have a crescent moon for royalty by blood, every child that is born by blood to a Lord or Lady of the four lands has one although in a different color."
"What about Inuyasha? His father was Lord of the Western Lands."
"Inuyasha is hanyou and no matter what has or ever will happen, he will never be accepted for a royal because he is half youkai and not full. This rule has been in place even before my father was born and will not be change. Everyone has to agree to it and I know for a fact that not to many full blooded youkai will bow down to one who is only half. They are looked upon as inferior creatures."
"That's so wrong! It shouldn't matter weather he's full or half! He was born by the Lord so therefore he should be accepted as royalty!"
"It may be wrong but that is just the way it works around here. I can't change it."
"The stripes that I have, what do they mean?"
"For the stripes it gets complicated. I'll start with my own. I have two golden stripes on each cheek meaning I am Lord of the Southern Lands, or Lord of one of the four lands if you just go by the number of stripes. Each land has a different color for stripes and the crescent moon. It's how we are recognized by others for our reign over the land. You have one stripe on each cheek meaning you are the first heir to the land. Two stripes on the right cheek means that they are second in line to reign over the land. Two stripes on the left cheek mean that they are third, one stripe on the right cheek means fourth and one stripe on the left cheek means fifth. If anything happens to the first, the second will come into higher ranking and so on and so on.
Most youkai Lords and Ladies do not have five pups, so it doesn't go into those but maybe three rankings. If one has more than five, then if something happens to any of the first five, the others go into line by the day they were born. They don't get a stripe or stripes until one of the first five aren't able to take the land for some reason. It's like a hierarchy we pay attention to."
"Do all youkai pay attention to it or just the one in your land?"
"Most youkai in my land pay close attention to it but those who aren't in my land just recognize me for being one of the four blooded Lords as do I and youkai from my land do to the other Lords and Ladies. Most of the time, a pup or youkai child will get their stripes or stripe if the other Lords and Ladies agree that they will recognize this pup as heir to the land. If they don't' agree, it is mainly because the pup is half youkai or seems not capable to do the job."
"So that means I was recognized when I was born to be the heir to the Southern Lands and they agreed to it. I didn't think that much process went into this type of thing."
"I have a question for you, Kagome."
"Hai, what is it?"
"Well, I was thinking that since you now know that you are a youkai, would you like to be taught how to fight in battle with magic and weapons? I know about your quest, that could help with it a great deal, and when you feel ready, you can tell the others about who you are. I wont stop you if you want to keep it a secret for awhile. Also I want to spend some time with you to get to know you better." 'You are, from what I have seen so far, almost exactly like your mother.' He adds silently to himself.
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A/N: Well, still like? I have the middle and most of the part after this chapter already planned but this chapter was harder to do than I thought. I didn't want to give away any of her secrets to her friends yet and wanted to keep most of the 'secret plans' Rei has for after Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kaede knew what she is. The next chapter might be longer. I'm going to try and do some fight type scenes but I have never written any so it might be hard and not so good. Kouga will be either in the next chapter or the 4th, not so sure when. From now one I'm not doing the announcer thing. It was too hard to think up good lines for him to say plus I needed the money to buy more DVDs. ^_^
Someone asked what I will do with Souta, weather I'm making him youkai too. I don't think so for now but you never know. I might end up changing my mind and make him a youkai. *shrugs*
Disclaimer: I, sadly :(, don't own Inuyasha and the gang but I do own Rei. He is completely mine! :)
Chapter 2: Mother And The Hierarchy
"Kagome, come here." Her father beckoned.
"What is it?" she asked as she walked up to him and he moved behind her, rapping his arms around her for strength to what was to come next.
"I want to take you to the castle that will someday be yours. I want to see if you can perform a transport spell on you own. I will help if you can't do it but I want you to try."
"I'll try but I don't know what the spell is."
"Look deep inside yourself. You know it already, you just have to find it from within you."
"I think I got it. Where are we going?"
"Think of a castle in the Southern Lands of Japan closer to the Western Lands boarder than the middle of the Southern Lands or the Eastern Lands boarder. It's right there. Now, use the spell that's inside you to make us end up there by the castle gates."
"I think I got it." As soon as she said that, a bright blue-silver light was seen as the two people levitated off the ground and disappeared only to appear right in front of the castle. "It's huge! This will be mine someday?!?! I never thought I would have something like this."
The castle was of the old traditional Japanese style but it looked like it was 3 or 4 times bigger than the normal castles. All around it was a shimmering blue-silver barrier that seemed to part as the master of the castle made his way into it. It also allowed Kagome to go through for she is the daughter of the master of the castle. It recognized her blood as that of the castles inhabitants and allowed her to go through without a problem.
"Father, this place is beautiful. This will be mine?" she asks, again, in such awe it's like watching a child open up presents on Christmas and getting something that is completely unexpected and perfect.
"Hai. You are heir to the throne of the Southern Lands making you Lady of The Southern Lands. Your mother was Lady while she was alive but know you take on that roll."
As Kagome walked in, she look at all the different things that where placed here and there. The things that stood out to her were the paintings. They were of beautiful style and technique as well as the people in them were beautiful. One painting caught her eye, though. It reminded her of a mother and it seemed familiar but she couldn't place why or how.
"Ah, I see you found this one."
"Who is it? It seems so familiar to me but I can't think of why."
"Before you were born, I had this painting down. It is of your mother."
"This is my mother? She's beautiful! I don't think I have seen anyone with more beauty and a look of grace than this painting of her." Her mother was standing with a high and regal air to her that just shouted 'graceful' at you. She was dressed in a gold kimono with shimmering silver flowers on it that resembled the moon light hitting gold jewelry. Her hair was pulled back off her face but still hung down and went to her feet. It's color was ebony black that reflected the sun and looked like it was silk. Her eyes were pale gray, almost a silver. That's how Kagome got her eyes, blue from her father and the gray almost silver from her mother. Her skin, what you could see of it, was a creamy color that wasn't to pale and wasn't to dark, either. She had no markings on her face, just plain normal skin and pointed ears. She stood about the same height that Kagome is. In the background, you could see blooming Sakura tress swaying by a breeze next to a path that lead to the castle. Her mother was right next to the lake where her reflection was also painted on the painting, which was rippled by Sakura petals falling into it. It was sunset and you could see through the Sakura trees to the beautiful pinks, oranges, blues, purples and golds from the sun in the sky, they were also reflected in the lake.
"You used to look at it constantly when you were still in the castle. I think that's how you remember this painting and it seems so familiar to you. It brings back so many memories for me."
"Was she a nice person? I'm sorry if I can't remember but I would like to know so I can see if I get some things from her."
"It's not your fault that you don't remember and the memories are the good ones of the loving, caring and overly protective woman I mated with all those years ago. You mother cared for everything and was a loving woman who seemed to make even the people who had a cold heart want to love her. She was very protective of you, never letting you leave her sight for a single moment. She had to know where you were and what you were doing no matter if she was suppose to be relaxing. You two had a bond that no one could brake. She was always with you on her own but if she left your sight, you would go and try to find her. You two were inseparable people who had to do anything and everything together."
"She sounded so nice. I wish I could see and meet her now. I really don't remember her for who she was when I did know her. I noticed she didn't have any makings on her face, why?" She said as she fingered the painting.
"The crescent moon is the symbol of royalty. Even though she was Princess of the Wolf Clan, she wasn't royal in this sense. Only those who are Lord or Lady of the four lands by blood have crescent moons, the highest royal there is. Your mother also had her makings that were unique to the Wolf Clan taken off for she married me and wouldn't be able to keep her place as the next leader of the Wolf Clan if anything happened but still retained her title. The Wolves never take away a title that someone has, that is a birthright to have and keep. She had a duty with me and the Southern Lands so she couldn't leave to take the Leader of the Wolf Clan's place."
"What about my own markings, what do they mean?"
"You have a crescent moon for royalty by blood, every child that is born by blood to a Lord or Lady of the four lands has one although in a different color."
"What about Inuyasha? His father was Lord of the Western Lands."
"Inuyasha is hanyou and no matter what has or ever will happen, he will never be accepted for a royal because he is half youkai and not full. This rule has been in place even before my father was born and will not be change. Everyone has to agree to it and I know for a fact that not to many full blooded youkai will bow down to one who is only half. They are looked upon as inferior creatures."
"That's so wrong! It shouldn't matter weather he's full or half! He was born by the Lord so therefore he should be accepted as royalty!"
"It may be wrong but that is just the way it works around here. I can't change it."
"The stripes that I have, what do they mean?"
"For the stripes it gets complicated. I'll start with my own. I have two golden stripes on each cheek meaning I am Lord of the Southern Lands, or Lord of one of the four lands if you just go by the number of stripes. Each land has a different color for stripes and the crescent moon. It's how we are recognized by others for our reign over the land. You have one stripe on each cheek meaning you are the first heir to the land. Two stripes on the right cheek means that they are second in line to reign over the land. Two stripes on the left cheek mean that they are third, one stripe on the right cheek means fourth and one stripe on the left cheek means fifth. If anything happens to the first, the second will come into higher ranking and so on and so on.
Most youkai Lords and Ladies do not have five pups, so it doesn't go into those but maybe three rankings. If one has more than five, then if something happens to any of the first five, the others go into line by the day they were born. They don't get a stripe or stripes until one of the first five aren't able to take the land for some reason. It's like a hierarchy we pay attention to."
"Do all youkai pay attention to it or just the one in your land?"
"Most youkai in my land pay close attention to it but those who aren't in my land just recognize me for being one of the four blooded Lords as do I and youkai from my land do to the other Lords and Ladies. Most of the time, a pup or youkai child will get their stripes or stripe if the other Lords and Ladies agree that they will recognize this pup as heir to the land. If they don't' agree, it is mainly because the pup is half youkai or seems not capable to do the job."
"So that means I was recognized when I was born to be the heir to the Southern Lands and they agreed to it. I didn't think that much process went into this type of thing."
"I have a question for you, Kagome."
"Hai, what is it?"
"Well, I was thinking that since you now know that you are a youkai, would you like to be taught how to fight in battle with magic and weapons? I know about your quest, that could help with it a great deal, and when you feel ready, you can tell the others about who you are. I wont stop you if you want to keep it a secret for awhile. Also I want to spend some time with you to get to know you better." 'You are, from what I have seen so far, almost exactly like your mother.' He adds silently to himself.
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A/N: Well, still like? I have the middle and most of the part after this chapter already planned but this chapter was harder to do than I thought. I didn't want to give away any of her secrets to her friends yet and wanted to keep most of the 'secret plans' Rei has for after Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kaede knew what she is. The next chapter might be longer. I'm going to try and do some fight type scenes but I have never written any so it might be hard and not so good. Kouga will be either in the next chapter or the 4th, not so sure when. From now one I'm not doing the announcer thing. It was too hard to think up good lines for him to say plus I needed the money to buy more DVDs. ^_^
