Chapter 2

To answer miyageorge026's question, yes, both of their parents are demons. Lady Etsuko was a miko demoness. And thank you Breeluv for being my first reviewer.

Years later and Kikyo's hatred for Kagome did not die down. In fact, it only grew. Kikyo now resembled the age of a fifteen year old human and Kagome resembled a ten year old. Kikyo did not understand why Kagome seemed to be aging quickly. She wasn't as powerful as Kikyo as Kikyo had inherited her mother's miko powers. The first born would inherit her powers as it was passed down their mother's line. Nobody understood why she was growing so fast. They couldn't make sense of it.

But back to Kikyo. Kagome was growing up adorable. Lord Hikaru spent most of his time with her, completely ignoring his oldest daughter. If he wasn't spending time with Kagome, he was busy with his kingdom. The only memories Kikyo had with her father was of him scolding her for not spending time with Kagome or eating. Even then, Kikyo spent most of her time eating in her room.

Today was the day that the Western Lord, the Eastern Lord, the Northern Lord, and their children would come to the Southern Lands to discuss the mating of their children since most of them were almost of age. Kikyo was very much looking forward to this, as she was sure the other Lord's sons would fight for her attention. Even the half demon prince of the Western Lands, InuYasha, who stayed away from demons and humans. He was very much considered a disgrace of the Western lands, but his father, InuTashio, threatened to kill anyone who tried to harm his son. He knew that there was no way to stop them from talking bad about his son. Even his eldest son, Sesshomaru, didn't very much like his half brother, but he still protected and cared for him, just in his own twisted way.

Lord Hikaru stood at the front gates of his large castle, Kagome and Kikyo standing on either side of him. Lord Hikaru stood there calmly, a small smile on his face. Kagome was basically bouncing, a large smile on her face, her eyes sparkling in excitement. She was basically the entity of excitement, glowing like the sun, which was a perfect representation of the southern symbol. Kikyo, on the other hand, was emotionless, except for the spark of anger and disgust that appeared in her eyes everytime she looked at Kagome. She rolled her eyes, thinking how pathetic Kagome looked right now. She was embarassing her and her father. Though there was a hint of excitement on Kikyo's features that anyone could see, no matter how hard she tried to hide it.

The carridges rolled up and stopped a few yards away from the trio.

"They're finally here!" Kagome exclaimed in excitement. She had never met them before, so she was always excited to meet new people. Hikaru had to hold her back from running to the carridges, laughing lightly.

"Wait for them to get here." He said softly. Kagome nodded, a smile still on her face.

The first carridge to stop was the Northern lands, ruled by the *doragon youkai, Lord Ryukotsusei, Lady Sora, and the Princes Aki and Akio . Their symbol was a red flame, symbolizing their most powerful attack. The Northern rulers were conceited demons. They thought that they ruled the best kingdom and could take over any land they wanted, but they didn't because as the words of Ryukotsusei, 'We take pity on you.' Their children were just as conceited, looking down on everyone. For fourteen year old twins, they sure knew how to push the buttons of the other Lords and Ladies. The family of four got out of their ride and walked foward to stand in front of and to the right of the Southern family. They bowed slightly and Hikaru nodded back in greeting.

The next carridge to stop was the Eastern lands, ruled by the ookami youkai, Lord Hideo, Lady Chinatsu, Prince Kouga, and Princess Kaoru. Their symbol was a gray tornado, symbolizing their speed. The male demons of the eastern lands were 'playboys', always flirting with other women. Of course, Lady Chinatsu put a stop to that, but had no such luck with her son. Princess Kaoru was a beautiful girl, but she was only eight years old as her brother was sixteen years old. She was shy and quiet and very much liked to keep to herself. But she was always loud and boisterous around her brother who loved to spend time with her. The four got out of their ride and stood in front of and to the left of the Southern family. They bowed and Hikaru nodded back in greeting.

The last one to stop was the Western lands, ruled by the silver inuyoukai, one human woman, and a half demon, Lord InuTaisho, Lady Izayoi, Prince Sesshomaru, and Prince InuYasha. Their symbol was a blue crescent moon that sat atop their forehead, symbolizing the silver inus' love of the moon. Their symbol was the only one that was 'tattooed' on their forehead, with the exception of InuYasha and Izayoi. InuTaisho and InuYasha were known to be brash and loud, but kind and gentle. InuTaisho was very protective of his family, more so of InuYasha and Izayoi as they were constantly given dirty looks and talked about in horrible ways. Izayoi was very beautiful. She was quiet and very sweet and gentle, traits that she passed onto InuYasha. The fourteen year old would basically cling to his mother, and if not his mother, he would follow Sesshomaru around, but a few feet behind, as he understood that Sesshomaru wanted his personal space. Sesshomaru, even as a seventeen year old, was feared by a lot of people. He was known for his ruthlessness when dealing with enemies, not showing any emotion during battles he would parttake in when taking small travels throughout the lands. He also wasn't very fond of Izayoi, as he claimed she took the place of his mother, InuKimi, when she died when he seemed to be the age of an eight year old. They walked to stand in between the Northern and Southern rulers. They bowed to the Southern family, who in turn, bowed back, as the Western lands were the strongest and were shown more respect, but not much as they weren't in their lands.

"Welcome Lord Ryukotsusei and Lady Sora of the Northern lands, and their children, Prince Aki and Prince Akio." Hikaru began, looking to the Northern family. They bowed once again.

"We gladly accept the invitation to come into your home." Ryukotsusei said. Hikaru looked to the Eastern family.

"Welcome Lord Hideo and Lady Chinatsu of the Eastern lands, and their children, Prince Kouga and Princess Kaoru." They bowed.

"We gladly accept the invitation to come into your home." Hideo said. Hikaru looked to the Western family last.

"Welcome Lord InuTaisho and Lady Izayoi of the Western Lands, and their children, Prince Sesshomaru and Prince InuYasha." They bowed.

"We gladly accept the invitation to come into your home." InuTaisho said.

"I and my children," he rested his hand ontop of Kikyo and Kagome's head. "Princess Kikyo and Princess Kagome accept you, and welcome you into our home." Kikyo and Kagome bowed.

Kikyo had seen Sesshomaru before. She had gone to the western castle with her father and mother to congradulate InuTaisho and Izayoi on the arrival of InuYasha. He looked more mean now, Kikyo noticed. InuYasha looked very boyish, and she found it charming. She smiled, actually enjoying something for once. This was, however, Kagome's first time seeing the other Lords and Ladies, and no matter how bad she wanted to study them all, she only had time for the Western family, as they interested her the most.

Just like Kikyo, she thought InuYasha had a boyish look and she found that it was charming, but she thought Sesshomaru was much more handsome, especially with his procelain skin, magenta markings, golden eyes, blue crescent moon, and long, silky and silvery hair. His fluffy white mokomoko was thrown over his shoulder and trailed behind him, dragging on the floor. He was looking straight at her and she smiled, giving him a small wave. She saw him give her a small smile, but it was gone just as quick as it had come. She was the only one to notice it, and it made her smile wider.

"Please follow me inside." Hikaru said. He turned around and began to walk inside the castle, his daughters following closely behind him, followed by the Western family, then the Eastern family, and then the Northern family.

*This is the japanese word for dragon, just in case you thought I spelt it wrong or something.

I won't update for one or two days because I'll be writing multiple chapters, so when I do update, it will be three or more chapters at once. Thank you for reading and please review.