Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I do own Sakura, Suzuran, Hokiboshi, Lynx, Komadori, Chiriko, and Oshika.

Kiniro Sakura

Chapter Eleven: Thoughts and A Dream

After making sure that Sakura was bathed and was given a room, Sesshoumaru went to his study to think. He paused as he looked at the white dog on his door. Then he proceeded into the room. He sat down at a table and shifted through some scrolls. Finding one he liked, he began to read:

The Lords of the Lands(a/n:I know,crappy title)Sesshoumaru skipped down to the paragraph that was about the Lord of the Eastern Lands.

Lynx was the Kitsune Lord of the Eastern Lands. His mate, Komadori, was one of the last alive of the legendary race, The Silver Kitsunes; a race that was supposedly extinct. They had four children, two boys and two girls. The oldest female, whose name was not known, was the heir to the Eastern Lands. However, she did not want it and passed it down to the youngest female. One of the strange things is that three of the children received Lynx's traits; blue hair, black tails and ears, and a golden sunburst on their foreheads. But the youngest daughter received her mother's traits; silver/white hair, and dark blue fox ears. What separated her from her mother, was the three tails that she had; one blue tail with a white ring, one black tail with a blue ring, and one white tail with a black ring. The colors of the tails were supposedly the colors of that of Chiriko; the most powerful Kitsune of the Silver Kitsune race, and probably the one of the most powerful demons to date. Some say that the youngest female was the reincarnation of Chiriko. Unfortunately, this family was killed by a demon called Naraku. One of the surviving servants says that the youngest daughter survived but had disappeared after the massacre. She has not been found.

The scroll ended there and Sesshoumaru thought over the information he had read. Rumors say that the daughter still lives but no one knows her name so one cannot be sure that she's alive. If this is all of the information they have then the other Lords will not be very happy. Sesshoumaru thought wryly. His thoughts then drifted to a certain Kitsune. Why do I feel this sudden warmth whenever she's around, or when I think about her? I have got to get rid of that wench as soon as she is healed. His stood up as his thoughts ended there and left the room. He arrived at his own chambers and he quickly lay down and tried to fall asleep to try and get rid of his thoughts.

~Sakura's Dream~

Sakura opened her eyes to see a meadow full of flowers. How come this place seems so familiar? I don't recall it when I lived at the castle. She thought as she stood up.

"Sakura, you do not remember this place because you have never been here." A voice said from behind her. Sakura whirled around and got into a fighting stance. A tall woman with silver hair and blue fox ears and a blue tail stood there smiling. A man with blue hair and black fox ears and a black tail stood next to her. Sakura's eyes widened.

"Okka-san? Otou-san?" She asked. The woman nodded and Sakura ran over and hugged them. When she pulled back she had tears in her eyes. She quickly wiped them away and stared at her parents. Lynx started walking towards a large Sakura tree and Komadori followed. She looked back over her shoulder and grinned at Sakura.

"Well, aren't you coming?" She asked. Sakura nodded and ran over to her and Lynx. They sat down under the tree and just enjoyed the silence for a while. Suddenly Lynx's head rose and he smiled. Sakura stared at her father for a minute before smelling the scent of more Youkai coming their way. She thought about getting into a defensive stance but decided not to because her father was smiling. She looked behind her and saw a regal looking dog demon walking this way, a very beautiful woman was following him. He smiled and sat down near Lynx while the woman sat down near Komadori. Then the two new Youkai turned their heads to Sakura. She gulped nervously at being put in the spotlight but the nervousness quickly vanished when the dog demons smiled at her. Sakura got a really weird feeling from the two dog demons but pushed it away for the time being. Lynx cleared his throat and began the introductions.

"Taisho, Lady Midori, this is my youngest daughter, Sakura." He said and smiled proudly. Midori smiled warmly at Sakura, which melted all of her fears away. She smiled back in return.

"You have grown up a lot! Last time I saw you was when you were just a kit and you have defiantly changed since then!" She said as she laughed. Her laugh was like a soft breeze whipping through you hair and Sakura instantly thought of this woman as her second mother. Taisho smiled at his mate and then looked at Sakura.

"From the looks you were giving us earlier, I take it you do not remember us?" He asked. Sakura nodded with a hint of pink on her cheeks. Then she got serious.

"How come you two look and smell like Sesshoumaru?" She asked. Midori smiled wistfully at Sakura while Taisho nodded his head.

"We are Sesshoumaru's parents." Taisho explained. Sakura nodded her head for him to continue.

"Well, when you were born, Sesshoumaru was about two years old and was practicing with a servant when you came by so he did not meet you but I know that he smelt you. I am surprised that he withheld his curiosity. Anyways, you and your parents had visited our lands along with your brothers and sisters, plus Oshika, whom you have already met. We never saw you again and had caught word that your parents had been killed. Midori went into mourning as she was very close with your mother and I vowed my revenge against Naraku. Sesshoumaru wasn't involved in any of this so he didn't know. Two years later an assassin attacked and killed Midori. Sesshoumaru was devastated so he left. Four years later when he had come back I had taken on a human mate and had Inuyasha. Needless to say, he was very angry with me so he separated himself from the world. Soon a small mini war broke out between the Western Lands and the Eastern Lands. I was protecting the Eastern Lands from other Youkai because I had caught a rumor that Lynx's daughter was alive. But one day a very powerful Snake Youkai had gathered up an army and ambushed my Lands. We had the upper hand in the battle but one of the enemies snuck up behind me while I was fighting the snake demon and impaled me through my heart. He then proceeded to kill off my human mate and was about to kill Inuyasha when Sesshoumaru intervened and said that he would the snake demon the Eastern Lands. I was very unhappy when I heard this as was Lynx but we eventually got over it. But when we found out that you were still alive, we were ecstatic. We had heard that you were staying with a wolf tribe. We then found out that that bastard Naraku killed off everyone except you and that wolf pup Suzuran. We also heard that you had made friends with one of the last snow white foxes. What we were angry at and impressed at was when you became a thief and quickly went up in the ranks. Youkai and humans alike feared you before it all stopped one day. We lost count of you after that and haven't heard from since you met up with Inuyasha and his group." Taisho finished. Sakura looked at him amazed but that quickly turned to confusion.

"How did you know what was happening if you were dead?" She asked. Taisho laughed, as did Lynx.

"We have our ways and you will find out later!" They said at the same time, which only got the laughing further. Sakura scowled at them before turning to Komadori and Midori. They just smiled at their mates and started laughing as well. Sakura got fed up with it and growled. Lynx stopped laughing and put a hand on his daughter's head.

"You always were impatient! Anyways, we have something important to tell you." He said, his face growing serious. Taisho's face got serious too. Midori and Komadori stopped laughing as well and stood up. Sakura looked up at them questioningly. Komadori smiled at her daughter and brushed off her kimono.

"I'm afraid that Midori and I must leave now but we will visit you again without the males bothering us." She said as she and Midori started to fade away. Tears sprung up in Sakura's eyes but she smiled anyway. She waved at her mother and Midori before facing Taisho and Lynx.

"Well, what's so important?" She asked with a wave of her hand. Taisho sighed and Lynx looked her in the eye.

"Something is happening and we fear that a war is going to break out. The Gods fear it also and are trying their hardest to stop it before it starts. We must ask you a favor, Sakura." He said so gravely that it shocked Sakura a little bit. She nodded for him to continue but Taisho intervened.

Lynx, Lady Time says that it our time is almost up and would like you to return." Taisho informed Lynx. Lynx sighed and looked up at the sky.

"She is growing impatient and I must leave. Taisho will fill you in on the rest. Goodbye Sakura." He said as he slowly started to fade away. Sakura looked at the spot where her father had been sitting just moments ago before returning her attention back to Taisho.

"We would like you to find the demon that is planning this. He is the most powerful demon right now and no one can stand up to him except for maybe you or Sesshoumaru. We want you to kill that demon as soon as possible so this war doesn't start up. You will have the Gods and us looking out for you. You will also be receiving visitors in your dreams and also in real life. That is all I can say for now." He finished as he too, started to disappear. He smiled at her and said one last thing.

"Tell my son that his mother and I say hi!" He faded away and all that was left of him was his chuckle that was still hanging in the air.

~End of Sakura's Dream~

Sakura awoke in a cold sweat and thought about the dream she just had. She wondered briefly if it had just been her imagination but she could still hear her parents and friend's voices. She decided that tomorrow she would inform Sesshoumaru of some of the things that were in her dream and try to get on a friendly basis with him. She also wondered what her friends were doing at the moment. I wonder if they are coming after me? Was he last thought before she fell back into her sleep.

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I thought this chapter was pretty weird and I didn't like the middle of the chapter that much but oh, well. I believe that Sesshoumaru's and Inuyasha's father's name is Taisho but I could be wrong. I do not know his mother's name so I made one up. I guess you could say that I sort of own her too. Please review! Animechick8