A whole new side

Whispers and rumors circulated the Western citel, about the young heir to the throne's new charge. Some said that he had marked a beautiful hime by accident, while others whispered that he had killed the hime's village, and had captured her for no apparent reason. Despite the inaccuracy of these rumors, they all pertained one true fact, which rang throughout the Western Lands. The young Prince Seshoumaru had taken a human female under his protection.

While these rumors spread out, and reached the ears of the gleeful enemies of the West, the young Prince himself was in a current state of despair. The child would not stop crying!

"Stop it! Cease this incessant crying! There is no purpose to your tears!"

The prince was red in the face, while his mother watched on in increasing amusement, and his father looked at the lack of control his heir was showing for the first time, amazed.

The Lord and Lady of the West had suddenly shown up in his chambers with a request to see the faring of his charge, but the human child refused to leave Seshoumaru's arms. She struggled, growled, grabbed his nose in her gums twice, pulled his hair, screamed, and when all else failed, she decided to let loose the waterworks. Now she was wailing, and clinging to the frustrated prince, refusing to let go.

"My Lord…"

Seshoumaru glared in Higurashi's direction, "Make her stop."

The female youkai came forward to take the child and calm her but, immediately the waterworks ceased and the child glowered at the female youkai, "No!"

Seshoumaru sighed, uncharacteristically. No, had become her favourite word. Her only word in fact. The child was a fast learner and in the months that she had been here, she had picked up this word from Seshoumaru himself.

"You shall go Higurashi! I am your Alpha, and you shall obey me!"

The girl switched her glare to Seshoumaru, "No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

Then she proceeded to grab his hair and pulled his face down to grab his nose in her toothless gums.

He tried to pull away, but no such luck. She held on to him with a grip of iron.

"Son."

Seshoumaru growled at the child, pulling away from her firmly.

"Mother?"

His mother examined her claws lazily, a smirk on her lips, "I think you are being disciplined by your ward."

Her son growled, "She shall learn her place!"

His father was amused now. Maybe this female would make his cold hearted son a little compassionate. Even at such a young age, the heir to the Western throne was too cruel even for his parents liking.

All objections to the human female had no disappeared from his parents eyes. Above all, both the Lord and Lady of the West, were practical people. Their son had already bound himself to this female unknowingly. Resenting her presence would do them no good. And with the prophecy, she would be the strongest mate their son could find. They had decided to observe the child and her strange mannerisms, as Higurashi continuously kept her Lady informed of the antics of the human child.

His father strode toward his son and his ward. Ignoring the sudden stiffness in his son, he peered into the chubby face of the child. She was glaring at her son, totally ignoring the Lord of the West. Feeling a little offended, he cleared his throat.

The child turned her attention to him, and stared up at him. Ignoring his son's warning growl, his father pushed his face towards that of the female's.

A pair of blue eyes stared up at him curiously, and then suddenly out of nowhere, she grabbed his nose in her gums.

Inu no Taisho moved back immediately, startled, his mate's chuckle resounding in the room.

Seshoumaru looked at his ward, a little proud of her.

Sensing his amusement, she giggled, and then buried her face in the crook of his neck.

"Shoumu!"

Hearing his distorted name from her lips made Seshoumaru immediately forget his irritation with her, and look proud. His parents noted that fact, but remained silent. They were seeing a whole new side of their son, and they were curious now.

A.N: This is a tough one, as I've never written something like this before with a young Seshoumaru, and I get a little confused, but I'm trying my best. So please, review, and tell me what you think. I welcome any corrections, flames, or praises. It's all about the eye of the beholder.

Also updates will be a little irregular, because I have my finals in a week and I should eb studying rather than updating…