Chapter 1: My Love.

"You are mine" He whispered in her ear, holding her possessively in his arms. Her small head resting on his chest as he looked

down at her raven locks. She would be his forever, she nodded softly, lovingly and the pair slowly sank into sleep the limbs

intertwined and love radiated in the air around them."

xxx Five Years earlier. xxx

"My lord, the village we raided had many kidnapped children, mostly younger ones. We brought all the orphaned ones as you

requested there are not many as you can see." He gestured to the small group of children who were all pitifully weak and thin.

They'd been fed very little since they were liberated, the soldiers were afraid to give them too much and make them become sick

and die. Each day they got a tiny bit more and all of them seemed fine that way. They'd even bathed recently and looked oddly

happy.

The taiyokai sitting on the raised dais looked down toward their little forms and his eyes softened.

"We will take them in, line them up one by one so we can see where it would be best for them to go." The soldier nodded and

gently spoke to the children, asking them to please get in a line for the king of the West. The first child in line was a small inu-

hanyou girl, around 12, tiny for her age but obviously becoming a woman, the small rounding in her hips suggested she would be

very beautiful, her green eyes spoke volumes of her soul, even the raven tresses which were ragged shone brightly.

"This child will be my youngest son's playmate. He is 14 and needs a child to adventure with him. Ahh but a lady and a

gentleman should never be alone when adventuring." Inu-tashio chuckled to himself and looked at the next two children in line,

they to were inu-hanyou and he suddenly realized all the children had inu blood. He turned his attention back to the three children

at the front. After the little 12 year old was a boy, around 14, with pitch black hair and violet eyes that seemed to hunger for

knowledge. Behind him a girl around 13 with chestnut brown hair and sparkling coral pink eyes that shone with a maturity of

experience.

"You two shall also play with my youngest boy. A group of four with two brave men to protect to fair damsel ought to make

for a rousing sport." He smiled and the three children were escorted to the side, next to the dais.

The inu-yokai looked back at the children and smiled giving each one a home. Some went to farmers that needed boys to

replace the sons they had lost or never had. Others went to merchants who needed children who were quick witted and loving.

Some of the girls were adopted as servants by the ladies of the court before the taiyokai could speak. Each left utterly happy, the

taiyokai Inu-tashio knew what each would love most.

The three children who were destined to be the prince's playmates sat on a large couch and one by one introduced

themselves to king Inu-tashio.

"My name is Miroku Houshi, I am an inu-hanyou monk and I am 14." He stated shyly before sitting back down.

"My name is Sango Taijiya and I'm the child of a demon slayer and a kind hearted demoness, I am 13." She stated proudly and

sat upon the couch with an air of importance.

The smallest child stood meekly, submissively, but with a kindness.

"My name is Kagome Higurashi, I am a miko inu-hanyou and I'm 12." She sat down next to her companions and the

taiyokai beamed. They would all get along with Inuyasha perfectly