Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Inu Yasha characters, they all belong/are located in the genius mind of Rumiko Takahashi so dont sue me!

AN: HEY! YA YOU! Ya, that's right I'm talking to you, I just want you people to know the plot line or the storyline is somewhat based on the storyline of "The Gift" by Julie Garwood so if any one has actually read that book don't be surprised by the similarities. ANYway doubt anyone is reading this so on with the story! o and P.S. SESSH AND KAG ALL THE WAY!

The Youkai's Bride

Prologue

It was only a matter of time before the wedding guests killed one another.

It wasn't like Myouga hadn't taken every precaution to make sure this would run smoothly. For it was in Lord Inu Taisho's own castle that the lord had chosen for the ceremony.

Myouga had agreed to "babysit" the guests until the lord himself had arrived. Not to say he actually agreed to it willingly. He had agreed to do it as willingly as any sane youkai would welcome a nice purifying touch from a miko and that's saying it nicely. But the day had sadly come and his lord did ask him, so he had to nicely agree to take the job.

And the fact that he was the only youkai left in Japan who was both on speaking terms with the miko family and the inu-demon family really didn't help him in his favor.

Myouga doubted that fact would stay the same much longer. He was literally counting his heartbeats because he knew if he wasn't careful his happy time on this beautiful earth could disappear in the snap of a finger.

The miko family and inu demon family had been ordered to attend this ordeal without trying to kill each other.

Myouga actually laughed at the idea of his lord actually believing the guests would behave. His lord may be blinded by his hope that there races would combine and live happily, but Myouga knew better.

All the guests were in 'let's kill everyone in the room and maybe this event won't take place' mood. You could tell if someone inhaled, looked, or even touched an inanimate object funny the whole room would turn into a blood bath.

Kami, knows they WANTED to kill each other. The looks on there faces obviously stated that fact.

Myouga sighed, blood was such a pain to get out of the carpet.

He shook his head in despair one last time, the sooner their lord, the groom, and the bride got here the better.

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"NO, NO, NO!" screamed a little girl, as she pounded on her father's back as he carried her like a sack of potatoes toward Inu Taisho's castle.

"Silence, Kagome. Do you want to appear like a commoner among those despicable inu-youkai," spat her father, Lord Higurashi. He tightened his hold painfully on the little girl's waist.

Usually Kagome would be silent when her father was in such a mood because if she didn't she knew it would result in a sound beating. But this situation called a completely different reaction. It caused her only to wail louder.

"DADDY, ME NO WANT TO GET MARRIED!" Kagome wailed, as tears streaked its way down her cheeks making her ivory skin appear raw.

They were certainly an interesting sight to take in. A large man with stern cold eyes and ebony locks, carrying what appeared to be his daughter, who could not be over the age of having to be toilet trained, kicking and screaming. Her traditional white marriage kimono and her own ebony locks in disarray as she struggled against her father's hold.

"YOU WILL BE MARRIED TO THE YOUKAI SESSHOMARU WHETHER YOU DESIRE TO OR NOT!" roared Lord Higurashi, who looked like he was on the edge of killing his daughter.

Kagome bit her lip in contemplation on what to do. She may be small but she wasn't stupid. She knew that if she didn't run away right now she might have to obey her daddy. Kagome shuddered at the mere thought. So she did what any child would do to make someone release them.

She bit him.

HARD, right on his left ear.

Lord Higurashi howled in pain as he dropped little Kagome to the ground, as he clutched his now bleeding ear. Kagome quickly stumbled to get up and started sprinting as fast as she could, away from her father.

"KAGOOOOMMMMEEE!" he seemed to roar in as if it was a battle cry.

She knew he would beat her if he caught her. So with tears filling her eyes she kept running as fast as her small legs would take her in the opposite direction of the towering castle before her.

Here before us stands the bride of our story.

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Pure silver locks blew gently in the breeze as a tall, obviously youkai young man walked confidently towards his father's castle. His walked the walk of a predator, full of grace and power. His gold eyes and face showing nothing of the feelings within. He had the body that both men and women would kill for and just at the age of 15. His arrogance and power was well known through out the youkai lands.

Inu Taisho noted these facts with a shake of his head as he looked at his son, Sesshomaru, standing at his side.

The fact that Sesshomaru was going to get married in a matter of time did not seem to faze the young youkai in the slightest. As if it was a common occurrence, such as the sun rising in the east. But then again Sesshomaru had always been a strange child.

"I still see do not see why I was chosen to have marriage with this human girl and that is also not ignoring the fact that she is a miko, father," Sesshomaru slightly growled, slight disgust showing on his delicate features.

Sesshomaru was also, shall we say, well known for his, to put it nicely, "dislike" for the species known as humans and his "extreme" dislike for miko ones. The fact that his new "bride" just happened to be both was pretty much the same as telling Sesshomaru to dress up as a beautiful woman and waltz around the street flaunting his body.

Inu Taisho sighed, as he rubbed his temples. You could tell this was an altercation that had happened more than once during the month since Sesshomaru had found out about his engagement.

"Sesshomaru, as I have told you before, there has to be an end to this blood shed. I can not stand to see innocent bystanders caught in the crossfires of an idiotic feud. Especially a feud with with my own people caught in the crossfire." Inu Taisho said in a voice that clearly spoke of his weariness.

"I still cannot see why you cannot use Inu Ya..." Sesshomaru's words were cut off as suddenly a small girl suddenly barreled into him. Wrapping her arms tightly around one of his legs, almost knocking him off his feet.

Keyword: Almost. As if Sesshomaru would every lower himself to be as ungraceful as falling to the ground and dirtying his pure white haori.

Which the human seemed to be doing enough just by touching him.

Her scent itself almost knocked him over. With a strong scent of salt from her tears almost covering her scent of cherry blossoms and freshly fallen rain, it almost sent his youkai senses on an overload. When those scents clashed with the other ones already surrounding him it almost made him want to give up his dignity and hurl at the smell.

He was about to slap the human child for her impudence when she looked up at him with the biggest sapphire eyes he had every seen. Tears filling her eyes as her child hands clinged more tightly on his haori covered leg as if it was her life source.

"Please don't let father beat me," sniffled the poor girl, rubbing her runny nose on the leg that she clinged too desperately.

Sesshomaru had a mix of pity for the girl's situation but also disgust for his poor haori pant leg that now had a huge mucus slime spot on in it, not to mention HUMAN mucus slime.

She strangely was wearing a white marriage kimono and her ebony locks had long since fallen from whatever hairstyle it was in and was falling in childish waves framing her face.

Humans today dressing there children up as if they were to be married, thought Sesshomaru with disgust.

Inu Taisho almost had to stop the smirk on his face as he watched the conflicting emotions in his son's eyes. He was surprised that he hadn't ripped the human girl into shreds by now.

Both Inu Taisho's and Sesshomaru's thoughts were interrupted by the strong smell of anger and sweat. Not to mention the heavy breathing behind them was like a thousand plates smashing on the floor to their demon hearing.

"Kagome..." rasped a furious voice behind them.

"Lord Higurashi," Inu Taisho's voice not hiding the shock he was obviously feeling from the usually calm and collected man's disheveled appearance.

Sesshomaru ripped his eyes from the small strangely dressed girl and his eyes almost widened it shock at the sight before him.

Once again notice the word ALMOST.

There stood the fabled Lord Higurashi, the most powerful monk of their time, looking as if he had just popped a blood vessel.

His face usually as white as the snow was red as the human blood running through his veins and his cold, gray eyes that people had said rivaled the stoicism that Sesshomaru possessed were full of anger and almost seemed alight as he glared down at the girl that was clinging to Sesshomaru so desperately.

The girl now named as Kagome let out a slight whimper at the sight of the monk before him.

"Please don't let him beat me," she cried again, letting go of his leg long enough to run behind Sesshomaru, as if to use him as a shield from her father's anger.

Sesshomaru glanced slightly to the girl behind him and it dawned on him. This slip of a human girl was his bride. To his frustration, Lord Higurashi once again snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Kagome, when I am done with you..." started Lord Higurashi, his voice full of icy fury as he reached to push Sesshomaru aside.

For some reason something snapped inside Sesshomaru when he saw that cold hand grip tightly on that trembling shoulder. He felt an almost predatory feeling take over him and he grabbed fabled lord's wrist tightly between his fingers before he could even begin to move the girl.

Both of the lords' eyes went to Sesshomaru's as he squeezed Lord Higurashi's wrist tighter, making him release the girl's shoulder. Both fathers seemed to be at a loss for words at this sudden action but Higurashi recovered quickly from the shock.

"Let go of my wrist, Lord Sesshomaru, you have no say in what punishments I give to my daughter," he said in a low deadly tone, spitting out Lord as if it was a rather crude piece of cooking on his tounge.

Kagome had clinged to his arm even tighter at what her so called "father" had said.

Sesshomaru was surprised at the girl's strength but ignored it as he saw the Lord's dark scowl.

Inu Taisho's eyes widened slightly as heard an almost predatory growl come from his son.

"She will soon be MY bride, so you have no longer right in touching her without my consent. She is mine," Sesshomaru growled, his eyes slowly growing pink at the edges.

Lord Higurashi's eyes widened slightly before going back to there stone cold orbs.

"My apologies, please, come now, release my wrist. I will not harm the girl," Lord Higurashi spoke coolly, his eyes cold enough to freeze even the warmest fires.

Sesshomaru gave his wrist one last hard squeeze before releasing it. Sesshomaru's face quickly going back to its natural stoic expression.

Inu Taisho could almost feel the tension between the two as the just stared at each as if challenging the other to do something. He rubbed his once again aching temples.

This would be no good if they would continue fighting this way. He quickly tried to lighten the mood by going...

"Well were not getting any younger, we probably should get going to the castle. I'm sure that old flea Myouga has his hands full the guests. We probably should release him from his duties," Inu Taisho said good naturedly, with a bark of laughter.

With one last glare at the lord, Sesshomaru scooped up his new bride into his arms and started to walk off towards the castle.

"Please, don't let father beat me," she whimpered, grasping his loose strands of hair that feel down the front of his haori protectively.

Sesshomaru didn't know what had come over him when had decided to protect this small girl, but he felt an incredible urge to tell her it would be alright.

"Hush, miko, he will not touch you," Sesshomaru said, trying to make his voice the least threatening as he could.

Kagome's eyes seemed to widen at this statement and she smiled at him before she slowly fell asleep in his arms.

So it was with a sleeping bride that they were married.

And while is new bride was drooling on his shoulder he finally found out how old she was.

His new bride was 4 years old.

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AN: YAY! THE FIRST CHAPTER IS DONE! okay okay i no wat ur thinking ur thinkin holy shit is bride is 4! but dont worry she will be older in the next chappie well i hoped u enjoyed, i dont take flames but i wuldnt mind some constructive criticism, not to mention some nice reviews too wipes tears from eyes well ne way hope u enjoyed the story!