~Rude Awakening~ by Kiba

Prologue

~~**Mistresses Note: O sorry guys I forgot to skip down a line when I copy and pasted it onto my story. Anyway I had this story edited and I hope you like it, I did. Though I wrote it you know so I guess I have to like it.

'words'-thinking

"words"-talking

(900 years in the Past)

Reo or Reocuksai was wandering around his palace in the Northern Lands. It wasn't an easy job but no one ever said it would be. He was a full-blood inuyoukai just like his father. He was very proud of his family line and hoped his pups would be too. He had a dagger upon his forehead for that was the symbol of the Northern Lands. He had two black strips on each cheek like his mother, and two on his wrists. He had one maroon strip around his ankles that appeared after his father's death. He had a dark navy blue hair color. He was tall, handsome, brave, and he was kind. He had many friends from when he was young but he only kept in touch with a few. Like his good friend InuTaisho Lord of the Western Lands.

InuTaisho had one son so far but planned on having more. He was an impressive young inu and well known around the ladies but that would change once Reo had a daughter. Inu as Reo called his friend had made a deal with Reo that when he had a daughter his son would be betrothed to the girl that way his son didn't make a dumb mistake of choosing a mate who only wanted him for a title. His sons name was Sesshoumaru and the boy always seemed to have a smile when around his inuyoukai mother. He of course didn't know of Reo and Inu's plans for him.

His mate Reina was also an inyoukai and gorgeous in his eyes. He loved her like no other could. She had been an outcast when little but Reo had changed that for the better when he met her. It had been love at first site between the two, now you could never get them apart. They loved each other so and Reina was a very good friend and life mate. She always seemed to be in a good mood and loved him when he needed her. She had become a very good person when it came to politics.

He was to be a father, and had just lost his own. He was waiting until the healers would

come and get him. His wife and mate Reina had just began to give birth to their pup when

something went wrong. He was so worried at this point the healers had said that they didn't know what was happening to his mate and asked him to please leave. Now he was playing the waiting game until one of the healers came up to him with a sad look upon her face.

"What's wrong?" Reo asked the healer. She was a young looking tiger-youkai but was one of the best healers and midwives in Japan. He decided to ask again, "Did something go wrong, of course something went wrong. I mean is something wrong with the pup or Reina? Is my mate ok?"

The tiger-youkai looked into his eyes and began her story. "Something went very wrong

during the birthing process. Reina, we are still not sure what happened but at first the pup

just didn't want to come into the world. It gave Lady Reina a very bad time, which in the

end didn't turn out the way it should have. The pup is a girl and very healthy, we managed to save the pup in the end Lord Reocuksai but I'm sad to say that Lady Reina didn't pull through," she looked away from the teary eye inu.

Reo fell to his knees, his mate hadn't made it. He could never be with his Reina again,

she was gone forever. Tears streamed down his face but he remembered that he had to be

strong. He followed the midwife to another room next to the one Reina had died in. He heard his little girl crying from within. The midwife opened the door and he walked inside. How could this happen to him?

He looked at his daughter before picking her up. She was just as beautiful as her mother. She had his dark navy blue hair and a dagger on her forehead. She had light blue eyes that seemed to be pure ice like her mothers. Her marking were different from both parents, which shocked everyone. She had one strip on each cheek they were the color of purple, so were the ones on her ankles. Her wrists had two strips a light pink color. She also had one dark purple strip on each side of her waist which went around to the middle of her back and became a shape that looked kind of like a dragons paw. They connected when the shape was formed. Her face was like her fathers warm and it seemed to glow. She gave off a strange aura one of a mikos. Though Reo had been told that his and Reina's pup might have miko powers because Reina's great grandmother had been a high powered miko who could give birth to full youkai children he didn't expect it. How he wished Reina could see how much their daughter looked like her, but she was gone.

Reo held his daughter close thinking of different names he could give his daughter. Reo

and Reina had come up with two Cyra and Kagome but which to give with sweet little girl. He thought back to when they had thought of the names and decided on Kagome because that was the one Reina liked the most. He held her up above his head only to have her reach down with her little figures toward his face while her tail rapped around his wrist. He smiled at his little Kagome.

"What will you name her Lord Reocuksai?" one of the healers who had done their best to try and save Lady Reina asked.

"Her name shall be Kagome," he said to them. They smiled at the name and knew the girl would grow up safe, happy, and strong.

"A very good choice my lord," one of them complemented. He nodded to them and they all left.

"Now Kagome time for me to call Inu and you to meet his son," he said. He wouldn't have been doing this if Reina hadn't approved of the idea for back when he and Inu made up the plan he said he'd have to ask Reina first. Reina had said fine knowing Sesshoumaru was a strong and well brought up boy. Now that his little Kagome was in the world Inu's plan could begin. He sent a messenger to Inu and waited for him to arrive.

~~At the Western Lands Castle~~

InuTaisho had been watching as his son played in the gardens. He smiled at the boy who had touched his heart so many times. His beautiful mate had given birth to Sesshoumaru around 10 years ago and the boy was growing up nicely. He still acted like a child but Inu knew that Sesshoumaru wasn't a child anymore.

"Father look," Sesshoumaru said picking up a baby dragon youkai. He brought it to his father. After his father had looked at it he frowned. "What's wrong father?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"Well this little one doesn't seem to have a family anywhere or you would have been

attacked by a very angry mother, "Inu told his son. "I guess he has nowhere to go maybe you should keep him and learn some responsibility," Inu told his son who's face brighten.

"Really you'd let this Sesshoumaru keep him father?" Sesshoumaru yelled hurting his father's ears.

"Yes Sesshoumaru but please no more yelling," Inu laughed at his son who began to laugh with him. "What shall you name him Sesshoumaru?" Inu raised an eyebrow at his son. He watched as his son began to think about different names he could give the dragon youkai, it had two heads and seemed to like the boy.

"I will name him AhUn," Sesshoumaru said lifting the dragon into the air.

"Very good choice my son," Inu patted his sons head who smiled as he saw his mother coming their direction.

"Hello boys," she said smiling at her son who now held a small two-headed dragon.

"Good morning mother I hope you slept well, this is AhUn father said because he doesn't have a family I can keep him," Sesshoumaru held the dragon out to his mother who took him.

She cradled the little dragon and began to play with him like he was her own son. She then looked at her mate who was laughing still. "There's a messenger here from Lord Reo for you my dear," she said.

"Why thank you, come Sesshoumaru I believe it is time we go," Inu said getting up off the ground.

"Where are we going father can I take AhUn with me?" Sesshoumaru asked his father and smiled. His father nodded that the dragon could come and began to walk into the castle.

He began to tell his mate Midruki about the plans Reo and him had for their son. She in

turn smiled and nodded her approval of the plan. She didn't like the idea that her son might end up with some whore and knew Reo's daughter would be a good choice if he had a daughter this time.

Sesshoumaru couldn't hear a word of it and wanted to know where they were going. He tugged at his fathers sleeve and asked, "Father you still have not told this Sesshoumaru where we are going, could you please?"

"I'm sorry Sesshoumaru I most have forgotten you asked," his father said and then he sighed hoping so badly that Reo had had a girl. "We are going to the Northern Palace to meet Reo's new pup," Inu said and Sesshoumaru seemed to like that answer.

"I hope it's a boy," Sesshoumaru told his father who disagreed. "Then we can play games and fight to become stronger. Plus we could be best friends like you and Reo-sama," well at least his son didn't care about woman when it came to sex.

"Well I for one hope its a girl," Midruki stated.

"Why mother?" Sesshoumaru asked his mother. 'Why would she want it to be a girl, girls are boring?'

"Because my son if its a girl then me and your father don't have to worry anymore," she knew Inu hadn't told their son and they had decided it was time.

Sesshoumaru stopped when both his parents nodded and turned to him. "What it is? Is something wrong?" Sesshoumaru asked his parents with a frown.

"You see my son," InuTaisho said kneeling to his son so they had eye contact. "You might not know about the ways of life yet but you will someday. Women and youkai of this day and age will come after you for your title and your money. So we have come to a conclusion that if Reo has a daughter you will be her mate for we know that Reo's child will not think that way because she was raised the same way you were," Inu got back to his feet. His son didn't understand now but he would one day.

"But I don't want a mate father. I will fight any youkai and women that come after me and try to get at my person," Sesshoumaru said but is mother shook her head and he frowned.

"Sesshoumaru it doesn't work that way," she said. "As inu's we find our mates by using our

nose or our parents find us a mate. One day you might be smelling around and find a scent that calls to you and you'll go to it all inu's do. But because we have chosen your mate even if she were to be reincarnated into a ningen you would only smell her and be attached to her," she spoke slowly so her son would understand some what.

"So even if she were to die and come back because you choose her as my life mate I would be called to her scent?" Sesshoumaru said. He couldn't take this for much longer, one day if Reo's daughter died and was reincarnated into a ningen he'd be stuck with a mortal. His parents nodded and went on.

Sesshoumaru's mother wasn't coming with. She stayed at the castle as he and his father went to Lord Reocuksai's palace. They arrived and were greeted by the guards. Sesshoumaru was getting cold feet when it came to meeting his life mate.

Inu sensed his sons uneasiness and did as he always did. He placed a hand upon his head to calm him in the way his father had calmed him. They walked past many servants who greeted them and went back to their duties. They came to a large room to find Reo looking at the chair, which his mate sat.

"Good evening," Reo said looking up through tears. He still missed his mate and had spent countless hours with their daughter so he wouldn't feel to lonely.

"Father why is Reo crying," Sesshoumaru whispered to his father.

To tell you the truth Inu didn't know. He and Reo had been best friends all their lives but

he didn't know what was wrong with his friend. True they had never told anyone that if their children didn't join together once one of them died the family would be dishonored but they thought that the two would hit it off. "Reo my friend what troubles you?" Inu asked his old pal.

Reo didn't know if he could answer him. His daughter was growing faster then any inu had and that along with the fact his mate was no longer apart of this world gave him a feeling of uneasiness. His daughter Kagome could already speak in sentences and she was around the size of a two year old ningen. He knew it was because of her miko powers but she was only a week old. "My friend, my mate is no longer with us," Reo said looking at Reina's chair again. Then Kagome came running into the room a small neko demon with two tails in her arms.

"Father look what I found," Kagome said jumping up and down. Her tail was rapped over her right shoulder and the neko was a youngster.

Sesshoumaru stared at the young demoness she was beautiful. She had just called Lord Reo father but how could that be his daughter was only born a week ago.

"Inu meet my daughter. She has grown much more quickly then any inu should because of the miko powers my mate Reina handed down to her," Reo said smiling at his little girl. He turned his gaze to her, "Kagome this is Lord InuTaisho, and that's a neko youkai your holding. You may keep it if you can't find it mother."

Kagome frowned when she looked toward Lord InuTaisho she knew she was the reason why her mother had died. She had also told her father she was sorry many times. "I'm sorry father, if it wasn't for me okaa-san would still be here," tears came down her face as she wiped at her eyes with her sleeves.

"No need to say your sorry my daughter. Your mother wanted to bring you into this world and that's what she did. Do not say you're sorry for something you couldn't have stopped," he told his daughter. He liked how she always said sorry for it reminded him why Reina had died and that she did it so Kagome could be born.

Kagome nodded and turned back to Sesshoumaru with and eyebrow raised. She ran toward the boy and lifted her little cat forward. "This is Kanna, isn't she cute?" Kagome said with a giggle. She had been told Sesshoumaru would one day be her mate and didn't mind the idea. Then she spotted the dragon on his shoulder hiding in his tail. "Who that, can I see?" she asked pointing at AhUn and looking at Sesshoumaru with her best puppy dog eyes.

Inu began to laugh, the girl was very smart. "Do you know what type of youkai that is,

Kagome?" he asked the young inu. She turned to him and stuck her tongue out and thought about it.

Kagome shook her head toward Lord Inu, she had been told by her father she could just call him Inu but she said it wasn't proper which made her father laugh. "Its a dragon youkai," she said and turned back to Sesshoumaru. "Is he your pet? Can I please see? What's his name?" she said in a hurry.

Sesshoumaru could barely keep up with his to be mate. She talked to fast for his liking, but he had noticed that she was looking at him with thoughs puppy dog eyes he melted when looking into their icy blue depths. He nodded and handed the dragon to Kagome, who took him after giving him the neko she called Kanna and then patted the dragon's head. "His name is AhUn and yes he is my pet," Sesshoumaru said with a smile while petting the neko.

Reo and Inu had been watching the two and laughed when Sesshoumaru melted beneath her blue eyes. They both got an evil glare from Kagome and shut up, she went back to petting the dragon.

"Your daughter has an evil side Reo," Inu said after he got his glare.

"Yes I know her mother had it to," Reo laughed again. He watched as the two young ones sat and the floor and talked about their pets. Kagome said she found the neko in the fields, and then Sesshoumaru told her how he found AhUn in the gardens at home. Kagome grabbed his hand and led him to the field where she'd found Kanna so that they could search for her mother.

"They seem to like each other," Inu said to his friend who had finally stopped laughing

and got a weird look when the children left by themselves "Your to protective Reo. Their to young I don't think they even try that for another few hundred years," Inu laughed.

"Your right but I don't want to lose her like I did her mother," Inu could understand his

friends pain. He had had another mate, which had died before he could have children with her.

They sat talking for a while before they decided to go find the children. They found them staring at each other and looking into a hole. Kagome's face brightened up when she saw her father.

"Father look, I found where Kanna lives," Kagome said grabbing her father sleeve and taking him to the hole. They found that there were four nekos' in the hole. One mother and three kits, the mother didn't seem to mind the children and was happy to have Kanna back.

Her father smiled and said, "Well I guess I'll need to get you a new pet." Kagome nodded at the idea. Maybe she could get a tiger-youkai or an inu that doesn't have a humanoid form.

They walked back into the palace to find a dark miko though they thought it was a real miko.

"Good evening Lord Reocuksai," she began. "I have a gift for your daughter," she smiled and even looked like a real miko.

Reo nodded to his daughter who was growling and backing away from the miko. "What's wrong Kagome?" he asked his daughter.

"Bad miko, very bad miko," Kagome said backing up behind Sesshoumaru who got into a protective stance.

"So you can tell can you young inu. Well I guess I'll have to give you my present the hard way," she began to chant something and Kagome started to walk toward her.

Kagome couldn't see anything but a white haze. She saw the dark miko chanting and her body went to her on its own accord.

Sesshoumaru knew something was wrong with his mate and leaped at the miko. She had raised a barrier around them both. His claws couldn't get through the damn thing. He snarled when the dark miko put her hand upon Kagome's head.

The fathers didn't expect Sesshoumaru to be so protective so fast but were more worried

about what the miko was chanting. They attacked the barrier but nothing worked. They looked to find Kagome was gone and Sesshoumaru was clawing at the barrier when he saw she was no longer there. The dark miko began to speak.

"Your daughter had been sent through time Lord Reo. Her family line on Reina's side was a threat to my family, we fought for many years, they won however. Now that she is gone from this time to another I don't have to worry about her ruining my plans until 900 years from now. She will no longer look like the inuyoukai she is, she will look like a ningen and everything about now will be erased from her mind. Until her mate finds her she will think she is nothing more then a ningen and believe her family is in fact a family of ningens. I hope that one of your followers finds her 900 years from now Reo or you'll never see your daughter again," she laughed into the palace and was gone.

Reo ran to where she had stood, he saw red and his worst fear had come true. Kagome and her mother were gone, but Kagome was somewhere in time.900 years from now he would find his daughter. There was only one chance that would happen, only her chosen mate would be able to sense her for she looked like a ningen." Sesshoumaru one day you will be attached to a ningens scent. Do not hurt that girl for she will be my daughter but will look and smell like one. Do you understand you will be the only one who can find her 900 years from now?" Reo looked at Sesshoumaru through his red haze. When he nodded he and his father left.

Sesshoumaru secretly promised he'd find his Kagome and make her his even if she did look like a ningen. He would have his mate back and only touch another woman, he would never take a mate, sure he'd sleep with a woman but he'd make damn sure she didn't have his pups.

That was 400 years ago. Now Inuyasha is Sesshoumaru's brother, Sesshoumaru no longer is a kind-hearted youkai. He never forgot his promise and searched for his Kagome every hundred years. His father had died and Reo still watched for the day his daughter would return. A war now raged on and Inuyasha had been pinned to a tree by a miko named Kikyo.

Now our story begins....

~~**Mistresses Note: Well there's my prologue and I hope you liked it. I will be re pasting my chapter since I didn't skip lines, I'm so sorry.

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