Author's Note: Wow, my first fantasy romance. This should be exciting, I hope I get a lot of reviews for this. If you're feeling iffy about the quality of my writing, check my other stories Love Conquers All, As The Petals Fall, Angel Wings of Desire, and Only Hope.

The War Beyond the Well

Part 1: Chapter 1: The Birth of a Princess

The people of Wonderland all gathered to see the newborn Queen-to-be. People from near villages like Wondertropolis all the way to Borderland came to gaze upon her beauty. It was the first time in years there had ever been such a time for celebration. Especially since the princess' birth was during the civil war.

It had all started years ago when the current ruler of Wonderland, Queen Shizuka Higurashi of the Kokoro clan, was appointed queen. Her older sister, Riku, was supposed to be the queen but had been banished years before for her misuse of the special power given only to those of the Kokoro Clan. This power was the power of imagination. Riku had the strongest imagination of her time and could make things happen just by imagining them. However, there is a good way and an evil way to use this power, and Riku decided to use it for her own selfish purposes, otherwise known as Black Imagination. This led to the Queen of the time, Riku and Shizuka's mother and the newborn princess' grandmother, to have no other choice but to banish her.

Ever since then, Riku had held a resentment toward her sister that was so intense it could not be described in mere words. She could never forget the humiliation she was put through because of her stupid parents and dumb tattle tale of a sibling and she had sworn that one of her family members, if not her, would take back the throne which rightfully belonged to them.

Shizuka shook her head in attempt to rid herself of such unhappy thoughts. There was no way even such an evil time as this was going to make her feel displeased, especially since she now had a daughter, Princess Kagome Higurashi of the Kokoro Clan.

The guests continued to shuffle inside the castle to see the new princess. She had beauty, of that there was no doubt. With her long raven hair and fair face, the queen was sure Kagome would have no trouble finding a suitor or two. But there was something else about her, something almost magical. She seemed to glow with a radiant sheen compared to the dull surroundings of the castle.

"Shizuka, what a prize you have" squealed the duchess of Yorojoks, Yomiuri.

"Thank you Yomi" said Shizuka, cradling the baby girl in her arms.

"We must introduce her to our son" The duchess continued to speak in her usual happy-go-lucky tone of voice.

"Son?" said the King of Wonderland, Shizuka's husband, coming up from behind "I wasn't aware that you and Tsuyokumaru had a son Yomi"

"Not surprising" Yomiuri continued, not changing her happy expression "We didn't have him that long ago, he's only two."

"What's his name?" Shizuka asked with a smile.

"Koga" the duchess replied, whipping out a picture of a young boy with long jet black hair and a handsome face.

"Oh he is adorable" The Queen said cheerfully "He looks like he would make a good ruler for your land."

"Or maybe ours" Yomiuri suggested with a giggle as she nudged Shizuka playfully on the arm.

Shizuka laughed along with Yomiuri but seriously considered the match all the while. Glancing at the baby, she saw that Kagome had woken up and was looking at her with wide chocolate brown eyes, another quality that seemed to catch one's attention. There was no way that the princess could be disguised. Even as a baby, Shizuka predicted that she would amount to great things. If only she knew how right she would be.

But princess Kagome was not the only one born that day. In fact, in Outerwilderbeastia, a barren land where all the practitioners of black imagination were sent in exile, Kagome's own cousin, Kikyo was born.

(A/N: KIKYO IS EVIL! MUAHAHAHAHA the part fits her perfectly! Sorry but I a serious Kikyo hater here! GRRRR DIE KIKYO DIE!)

Riku smiled at the baby in her own arms. Even now, the red glow of evil surrounded the tiny girl we shall rise up above those who exiled us and banished us to this land the exiled queen thought with a smirk soon, I will be queen! And Kikyo will be my successor.

Author's note: okay ya REALLY short chappie but the next ones will be longer I promise. Anyway, don't be fooled by the whole arranged marriage thing cuz this story is all INU/KAG!