A/N: This is getting interesting, is it not? The pairing as you already know is as weird as it gets. Sesshomaru/Ayame…what do you think? Please review after reading and thank you for the reviews I have so far.

Chapter 2:

What a strange coincidence, that a female wolf demon had royal blood, Sesshomaru thought. Even though before she had seemed annoying and stupid, now he came to realization that it was either her or no one else. Sesshomaru had recorded her scent and now walked in the grassy fields along with his party. But he could never marry a wolf demon, no matter how royal this princess was. Lords, he told himself, are so wanted that they are never too late to marry. And every time this red haired beauty appeared on the back of his head he tried to remember that wolves weren't nearly as powerful and rare as dog demons.

All senses strengthened all of a sudden; Inuyasha was close by. So, in a flash the Lord, without explanation, disappeared off to where he smelled a half demon.

"He's gone!" Rin cried

"Don't you know that Lord Sesshomaru can take care of himself? Haven't you learned yet?" Jaken scolded Rin and told her to go and pick flowers or in other words: to get lost.

"What the heck happened to you?" Inuyasha asked ruthlessly raising an eyebrow. Kagome yelled "Inuyasha, sit boy!" and there he went, to the dirt.

"Oww! What was that for?" Sango and Miroku shook their heads

"You must help me!" Ayame cried the wolves behind her.

"Wait…what! Me? Help you?" He chuckled, and quickly turned around in bewilderment; Inuyasha put his hand to his sword and quickly swiped it out.

"Coward! Come out here Sesshomaru, looks like you didn't do such a great job masking your stench!" Dumbfounded that hid brother didn't appear he slashed the tree with a wind scar.

"That freak ran away! He can never beat me, or take what is mine and he knows it!"

Sesshomaru shook his head 'What is the wench thinking? Asking a half demon for help? Insane perhaps…or, maybe too desperate'. He made sure to be masking his scent a hundred percent this time and let his wonderful dog ears take care of obtaining the information he so much needed.

"Please you must marry me!" He heard it, but he didn't believe it. He couldn't help but smash a fist against the ground in sudden anger and jealousy. And too late did he realize that he had given away his location. Soon enough was he welcomed by Inuyasha's tetsusaiga pointed to his face, and odd looks from the creepy monk, the woman demon slayer and one or two tiny demons, but what really caught his attention was a wolf.

"What do you want know Sesshomaru? Wait let me guess…it's this you want!" said Inuyasha pointing to his sword. Still on the ground, he stood up, and couldn't help but look too magnificent for his own good.

"I am afraid, that I no longer want that sword, for I have more important bussines to attend. Please, next time you sense my scent don't make such a spectacle"

He turned and gracefully started walking away. A few feet away the wolf raised an eyebrow in a disgusted way.

"Stop right there, you commoner!" yelled Ayame in indignation. Everyone else watched, unbelievably Inuyasha was one of them. The lord, for once remembered to let everyone stupid enough not to know his rank, that he was who he was. He turned around to face anger right in the face.

"You've got some nerve dog! How dare you talk that way to a subject of mine; In case you have forgotten I'm a princess! No, let me make this clear for you, there are no heirs to the tribe, so I am their leader! No one will insult me, or anyone on my side" 'How unfortunate that such a Royal Queen is so annoying'. Sesshomaru's eye twitched. Inuyasha noticed his brother's aura become stronger; soon, he thought Sesshomaru would turn into his demon form and kill her. But the reddish color in his eyes quickly disappeared.

"You are the stupidest demon I have ever had the disgrace to meet. Do you even know who I am? Do commoners and beggars dress in silk?" Ayame realized how illogical she had been, for this guy was dressed like royalty.

"Surely you cannot be more than…an Earl…or a Duke…or merely…Who are you?"

Ayame's POV

Darn! He's right…if he turns out to be more than me I'm dead. I didn't realize…I didn't realize…even his speech is that of royalty.

(One of her wolf ladies speaking) My princess…we must bow! This is no commoner; this is Sesshomaru Lords of the Western lands!

What!

Normal POV

At the mention of this name her eyes nearly popped out of her skull. The sovereign legitimate heir of Inutaisho? Him?

Flashback

Ayame and her ladies were being trained, a princess, she was told, could never make stupid mistakes.

"If such thing were to happen, it would surely mean the end of you. Dignity is always first, we must never forget this around others; however we should never insult a more important presence. Only two demons alive are to be feared. My wolves, the heir to the Western territories Sesshomaru, and another force is also the Marchioness of the Southern provinces. Such graces are recognized without effort, for their appearances say it all. Do bow and make sure to always remember, that the North is what it is because we sided with Inutaisho in the Great War"

End of Flashback

She clasped a hand over her mouth in terror and dropped to her knees immediately. Sesshomaru was pleased enough; such fear was expected from lower class royalty.

" I beg your pardon my lord! I was foolish…spare me, please I must save what is left of my people…" Ayame spoke in between sobs, surely such an important character couldn't care less about the Queen of a vanishing kingdom.

Still speechless and marveled of how dramatic it was that Royalty was so different from regular people. Almost as if they spoke in another language, Inuyasha and company sat and Kagome handed out popcorn.

"Weren't you taught not to act on impulses? I pity you, I see now that the elder did not marry you off because you are very foolish indeed. Your kingdom was never strong to survive the birds of paradise; it's all over for the line of wolves in royalty"

'How can I say him nay if he's the strongest living emperor? Why must I listen to his insults to our wolves? I will live to see us wolves in peace…I must keep my head down in shame…' Ayame bit her lip and kept her face to his feet.

'I have her on my feet…it's now or never' he thought.

"I suggest watching your mouth next time and if you intend to save your wolves you must find yourself a match…a good one. The only way to bring up wolves: is a very Royal match…marry and your kingdom will flourish" he moved his feet from under her face and turned to leave.

'How ironic,' he thought 'is it that she will marry to save her wolves…and I to secure my kingdom. I will make sure, that every male candidate is dead before arrangements are done. Darn, I didn't even catch her name!'

"Lord Sesshomaru, do you have a fever?" Rin asked putting her hand on Sesshomaru's forehead.

"No Rin I do not" he said

"You're face is red" she insisted

"Nonsense" he stood up and went to the river. His refection, as always, looked cold. This time as he looked into the water and noticed a strange expression on his face. He shook his head and rolled his eyes.

I beg your pardon my lord! I was foolish…spare me, please I must save what is left of my people…

"First there is old Itsuki, then those young fools…Klueya and Kriesta. Then there is only me and the widower of the North" he mumbled his plans. He would kill just to marry, and he couldn't believe that she was but a wolf.

I beg your pardon my lord! I was foolish…spare me, please I must save what is left of my people…

"A wolf" he whispered looking into the water again.

A/N: Damn...i've been reading to much Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Mary Tudor and Katharine of Aragon for my own good. Oh well deal with it and review.