Chapter 1

There was once a prince. He was watching a young girl, maybe a year younger then he. She was getting undressed, about to slip into a pool of hot springs. All he could see was her face, then his vision widened, as if he is looking through a key hole, then a telescope, then a window, then he saw full view. She had stunning black hair and radiant brown eyes. She took off her clothes, which show she was a peristess. She had a slender body with magnificent features, as if she were a daughter from the gods themselves. How he longed to touch her...hold her in his arms. As he watched her undress, he thought to himself, this is for me, and only me...but then his vision grew even wider, to see a demon watching her. It had redish skin, and dark, black horns growing from it's head. She smiled at the demon seductivley, then looked into the bushes where the prince hid. He knew she could see him, but didn't dare to move, in fear that the demon would see him. This was one of his vulnerable times where he would not survive in a fight. When she finished and looked back to the demon, he smiled and a white light shot out of his hands, enhancing, the prince thought, her spiritual powers. He could feel it in the air. She squeeled with joy. "More! More!" she yelled, jumping up and down happily.

The demon shook his head. "Not now my dear...later..." he replied, laying down. "I shall rest now...then you can have more..." he said, quickley falling asleep.

As soon as he fell asleep, the maiden wondered over to where the prince was. He blinked and blushed, still knowing she was naked. "Ehh...thanks for not telling your demon friend I was here..." he whispered, looking away.

She smiled. "He's not my friend, he's my husband."

The prince cringed at this. Such a fragile human girl as this, married to such a horrid demon? "Oh.." he simply said.

"Now, to thank me, you will make love to me. Or I will wake my husband and he will tear your head off." the girl said, grinning seductavley once again.

He blinked. "No...if I do...once we're done you'll tell him anyways and i'll die no matter what..." the prince said, growling at the maiden.

The maiden smiled and tilted her head ever so slightly. "How'd you figure it out?"

He reached over and placed his hands on her neck, pressing them down as hard as he could, squeezing the very life out of her...killing her...choking her to death...

Inuyasha, the prince of the western lands, woke up to the sunrays coming in through his window. He opened his eyes and blinked as he was strangling a pillow and growled, tossing it across the room, watching as it hit a wall. As he did this, his advisor, Miroku, walked into the room, sighing. "Again, M'lord?" he asked, looking to the pillow.

Inuyasha turned his head sharpley, growling. "Yes, again! I've been having this dream for five years now, lord Monk! You should know that!" he got out of bed, stretching out. Then he looked back to Miroku. "Don't you think it has some reason to it?" he asked, his amber eyes intense as they always were after the dream.

Miroku sighed and nodded. "I believe...it may have some reasoning to it's exsistence..." he mumbled, glancing up at the young lord. "Shall I get the counselors again, M'lord?"

Inuyasha shook his head and looked out the window. "Why bother? They haven't helped me yet..." he grumbled, staring at the bonsai garden behind his window.

"Maybe they will discover something new this day." Miroku advised, his blue eyes pleading.

Inuyasha turned, looking at the monk with such intensity, Miroku was forced to take a step back. "Are you saying those humans may know something about this dream I don't?" he growled, his dog-like ears tilted back with anger.

Miroku shook his head, sighing. "No M'lord, I wasn't saying that..."

Inuyasha sighed, looking out his window again. "I already know what the dream means...it means women are not to be trusted..."

Miroku sighed. "Is this about your wife again, M'lord?"

Inuyasha growled, punching the wall with his fist. "She left me...I saved her life when she came to this world...and she betrays me by heading off with my filthy half-brother!"

The monk nodded. "I know, I remember it clearly."

"Her look-alike...the one she was reincarnated from...Kikyou...she haunts my dreams...trying to kill me as she did those sixty years ago..." Inuyasha replied to no one in particular.

Miroku nodded. "Yes...I know..."
Inuyasha turned to the monk. "I've come up with a plan." he explained, a wry smirk appearing on his features.

Miroku blinked, his eyes widening. "Is that so? What shall you do?"

"I shall get married once again."

"Oh! You've learned that if you find love once again, the dreams will cease?"

"Are you an idiot! No! I've learned women are not to be trusted...so I shall marry...and kill every one of my wives within one day of our marriage." Inuyasha replied, pulling on his white kimono under shirt, then wrapping the red fire rat haori over it, already having on his hakama. "You'll find a girl for me each day, that I will kill that night, to prove i'm right..."

"What! I'm sorry M'lord, but are you insane!" Miroku yelled, completely shocked by his masters story.

"No lord Monk, i'm completely sane." Inuyasha growled back. "Now, will you do this for me?"

Miroku sighed. He had to do whatever his master ordered, so he nodded obediantly. "Yes, but there is one problem."

Inuyasha sighed with frustration. "What is it now?" he snapped, glaring over to the monk.

"If you do this with a princess from another land, like the eastern lands for example, there will be problems when they hear word their princess is dead." Miroku answered, looking to his master with tired eyes.

Inuyasha nodded in agreement, pacing back and forth. "Hmm...then I'll marry one of the women from the heirem!" He said, smirking. "No one will even worry if one of them is dead..."

Miroku nodded. "I shall inform the girls about the arrangments." he said, before turning and walking out of the room.

In the village, a young girl sat in the marketplace, listening to an elder tell tales about his life, adventures he had heard of, and stories he had learned throughout his life. She was wearing a red kimono that ended at about middle thigh, with a black sash and a black scarf around her neck. Her dark brown hair was down, swaying neatly behind her whenever she moved. She wore black leggings, as well as simple wooden sandels. She had a sword strapped to her back and black armwarmers.She listened in fascination as the old man continued his tale. "So the young man put his hands together, as if in a prayer, and the demon ran at him, plunging his sword into his stomach!" the man said, lifting his hands as if he were holding a sword and stabbing at the air. "As he did this, the young man looked to the demon and smirked. "By killing me, you have sealed your fate..." he whispered before dying." the old man slumped over, as if dead. Then he waited a few moments before regaining his composier. "The demon was puzzled and turned, walking away. But as he did, his heart stopped, and he fell to the ground, dead." everyone in the audience gasped, surprised by this turn of events. "This young man, as you may have guessed by now, was a priest of emmense powers, and he had cast a spell on the demon that binded them together just before he had died, making sure the demon went with him, as promised." the man concluded with a smile as he waved to everyone. They all clapped and smiled as a small bucket was handed around and they placed money in. The young lady placed in five yen, as she had every day she had been there. When she looked to the storyteller, he looked to her with a smile. "Ahh, so you did come. This is your fourth time this week."

The girl smiled. "Well, your stories are a work of art. Forgive me if you do not like a happy costomer."

The man chuckled and pat her head, seeing dog-like ears perched attop it. "You're a smart pup. I see a bright future for you." he said, walking away.

The girl smiled once again, her tail swaying behind her as she walked into the village to find a place for the night to sleep. As she did, another girl, about the same age as her, 17, ran up to her. She had long, light blue hair and ice blue eyes. She had on a light blue, almost white kimono, with a black under kimono and a dark blue sash. She also had on black stockings and some simple wooden sandels, like the other girl, and some black gloves with blue armwarmers attached to them. She also had wolf-like ears and two swords. One on each of her sides. The girl stopped directly in front of her, putting her hands on her knees as she bent over, trying to catch her breath. "San! I finally found you!" she yelled between breaths.

The girl named San blinked in surprised. "You've been looking for me Kyrii? But how'd you know I came back? I've only been back for a week."

Kyrii finally caught her breath, straightening up and smirking at her brown-haired friend. "Heh, it helps to have spies."

San rolled her eyes, placing her hands on her hips. "So anyways, why were you looking for me? And does Miroku know i'm back as well?"

"Oh! Right!" Kyrii grabbed her friend by the wrist. "You have to help us! Me and the other heirem girls!"

San blinked, tilting her head. "What's happened? Are you in trouble?"

"Yes! The prince, Inuyasha, he's going to kill one of us!" She yelled, her ears drooped.

"Inuyasha?" San blinked at hearing that name, thinking back to when she was a child. She thought of the young prince she had played with, the one with long silvery white hair and the calm amber eyes. She remembered how he had helped her in her first fights, and had protected her from demons, and had killed the demons when they had attacked her, he had held her when she had been hurt. She shook her head. "Inuyasha would never do that!" she yelled, pulling her arm out of her friend's grip.

Kyrii put her hands together, pleading. "Please San! He has grown up, and he isn't the same boy you knew!"

San shook her head once again. "I don't believe this!"

Kyrii sighed. "Do you want me to get Miroku? I'll make him tell you..."
San sighed as well out of frustration. "Fine fine! I'll go and see..."

Kyrii smiled and led her friend to the castle. Once inside, they walked to the heirem's quarters. Every one of them was panicking. Talking about running away, and how the prince was going to kill them. San growled. She had heard enough. "Silence, damnit!" she yelled, clenching her fists. As she yelled, all the girls turned and looked at her, instantly quiet. "Now...do you have proof that Inuyasha is going to kill you?"

One of the heirem girls walked up to her. She had long silver hair and light blue eyes, as well as wolf ears and two tails. She was wearing a black dress and black armwarmers, as well as stockings and black shoes. These clothes didn't look like they were from this time. Her name was Suki, as San remembered.

"I heard it from the maid who was cleaning the hall when the young prince said it." Suki replied, nodding her head. Another girl chimed in, waving her hands. This girl had red hair that was put up into pig tails, and green eyes. She was wearing red and black armour, as well as a white wolf furr skirt, with matching boots and cape.

"Yeah! I remember hearing it from the cook as well! And I don't want to be with the prince anyways!" The girl's name was Ayame. All the other girls nodded in agreement. "I want to be with Kouga, and all these other girls have someone they want to be with as well."

Suki nodded. "Yeah! I want to be with Kouga as well, not the mutt!" Ayame glared at her as she said this, but nodded in agreement. "Exactly."
San's ears perked as they called the young prince, Inuyasha, a mutt. She growled. "You ever call him that again and i'll kill you where you stand." she whispered, glaring at Suki and Ayame.

Both Suki and Ayame took a step back, their eyes wide, then they sighed. "We just want your help San..." Ayame said, looking at her with her head lowered.

San nodded. "I know what i'm going to do..." She said, crossing her arms over her chest and closing her eyes.

"What are you going to do?" Kyrii asked, looking worriedly at her friend.

San opened her eyes, looking to everyone, a serious look on her face. "I'm going to marry Inuyasha."