Chapter one- Memories

Sesshoumaru stood beside a cliff looking over his lands and his childhood with his best friend, Kitara. Kitara was an inuyoukai and Princess of the Eastern Lands. When they were little kids, Sesshoumaru would go over to the Eastern Castle and play with Kitara in the gardens. He remembered when he made a promise to her all those years ago and he still has the intension to keep that promise, but something bad happened.

Flashback

Sesshoumaru went over to the Eastern Castle on the day of Kitara's tenth birthday. Back then, Sesshoumaru was thirteen.

They were playing tag that day in the gardens when Sesshomaru asked Kitara to come to him so that he could ask her a question.

" Umm… Kitara, will you promise me something?"

" Well it depends on what it is."

"… Will you become my mate when we're older?"

"…"

" Kitara, say something. Please?"

" Of course I will. I was just a little shocked to hear you asking that."

" Well you didn't have to say that you did if you didn't want to."

" But I do want to become your mate when we're older." With that said, Kitara pounced on Sesshoumaru and hugged to so tight that he couldn't even breath.

End Flashback

Sesshoumaru smiled to that day but saddened when he remembered what had happened next.

Flashback

Sesshoumaru and Kitara was playing hide and seek. It was Sesshoumaru's turn to find Kitara but when he was searching for her scent, he found that she had wondered off of castle grounds.

He went after her but when he found her, she was in of blood, her blood. He could still hear her heart beating but it was slow and faint.

He walked over to her, picked her up and tried using Tensaiga on her but it wouldn't heal her. Then Kitara said," Sesshoumaru, don't try either way I'm going to die."

"Kitara please don't go. You made a promise to me remember?" Sesshoumaru cried.

"I'm so sorry Sess…" She trailed off as she went limp in Sesshoumaru's arms.

"NOOOOOOOO," Sesshoumaru yelled and that was the last of Kitara.

When he walked back to the castle with Kitara in his arms, the eastern lord and lady stared at him angrily. He explained it all to them and the lady stared to cry. A few days later they had a funeral and Sesshoumaru started to feel like he didn't need emotions. Then his mother died a few weeks later and the feeling started getting worse. His father had taken a human as a mate and had a hanyou child and Sesshoumaru became emotionless after all that.

End Flashback

Sesshoumaru left from the edge of the cliff and headed back to his castle.

Meanwhile with the Inu-tachi

Inuyasha barred Kagome from the well." How many times do I have to tell you this wench! YOU'RE NOT GOING HOME!"

Kagome's eyes slitted and her face snuck toward his. Inuyasha suddenly felt very afraid and wished his mom was here.

"Inuyasha," came her voice in a vehement whisper, "SIT! SIT SIT SITSIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT SIT!" It looked as though Inuyasha was trying to dig his way to America as the light from the rosary brought him crashing into the earth repeatedly. Barely able to drag his head up, he couldn't even protest as he saw Kagome fly off in a blind rage down the well to her time. As this happened, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and Kilala sat on the ground looking at them with sweat drops behind their heads.

Hey this last part with the Inu-tachi was recommended from a friend/reviewer. Thank You!