Author's Note:

If you look at my profile, it says that I'm writing a InuYasha/Naruto fanfic and that it's going to be a long fic. Well this little announcement is to tell you that this fic is NOT that fanfic. This is something completely different. Instead of Itachi and Sango as the main couple, it's going to be Kagome and Sasuke.

Now if this story is familiar to you that's because that this fic is based off the movie Ever After which is pretty much a Cinderella story but that's very well done. There are a few changes but for the most part it follows the movie. For those of you who haven't seen it, I definitely recommend it.

Now because this movie has its setting in 16th century France, I had to make the setting a little different in this fic. I'll explain a little bit on how the setting works as I go through the story.

It was a peaceful morning at the Higurashi shrine. A small shrine that was located at the top of a small mountain in the outskirts of the kingdom of the Fire Country, one of the most powerful kingdoms in the continent.

Long ago, the Higurashi family had once been a noble, prosperous, and powerful family but due to the death of many of them the family had become small and all they had left was the shrine that the citizens of the Fire Country would sometimes come to and pray. The last living members of the Higurashi family were two sisters and their grandparents. The current head of the family, Higurashi Kikyou, took the role of Head Miko and teacher to young children who had spiritual powers. But being a teacher and the head of the family was quite a bit of responsibility for her so Kikyou had to travel across the country to find another powerful miko who could assist her in taking care of the manor. For months there had been no luck until Kikyou sent the family a message claimingthat she found another powerful priestess and that she would be bringing her and her pupils to the Higurashi shrine.

The day had come and Kikyou's beloved sister Kagome was getting ready for her arrival. Ten year old Kagome couldn't keep still as fourteen year old Tenten, Kikyou's apprentice, was getting her properly dressed.

"Oh Tenten, this is so exciting! It feels just like my birthday." Kagome exclaimed. "I get a new teacher and new friends all in one day!"

"Yes." Tenten nodded as she was adjusting Kagome's small miko garbs. "It'll be exciting with the new powerful priestess. Oh, hold still Kagome!" Tenten fussed as Kagome kept bouncing and happily running around her room.

Kagome's grandmother, Higurashi Kaede entered the room carrying several white towels. She opened a cabinet and carefully placed the towels neatly on the shelves. "Kikyou deserves all the help she can get, with raising Kagome, taking care of the shrine, and teaching the young children. This new miko must be very powerful and very beautiful from what I've heard."

"Do you think she'll like me?" Kagome asked as she glanced down at her clothes while twirling her hair with her fingers.

"Aye child. She will love you." Kaede said as she was finished with placing the towels away. "Just be the little angel that I know is in there somewhere." Kaede said sternly as she gently tapped Kagome's nose.

"And don't go chewing on the bones at dinner and give yourself away." Tenten added. A tap came from the window and Kagome crawled over her bed and ran to her window ignoring Tenten who was calling out to her.

"Kagome! Your sister will be here any moment!"

Kagome glanced out the window to see a ten year old Uzumaki Naruto throwing small rocks at her window. Kagome scowled. "Naruto, I told you. Not today!"

Naruto squinted up at Kagome and gasped. "You look like a girl!"

Kagome rolled her eyes at the obvious fact. "That's what I am, you idiot!"

"Yeah, but today you look it!"

Kagome snarled. "Boy or girl, I could still whip you!"

"Oh yeah?" Naruto challenged. He ran off and Kagome wasted no time in running away from the window and out of the room after him with Tenten and Kaede both calling after her.

Kikyou, riding her horse leading a carriage to the Higurashi shrine, was eager to return home. To return to her beloved little sister and her dear grandparents. She would have been home by now but the miko she was bringing back insisted on taking their time due to their valuable luggage she was bringing with her and the lady did not dare risk damaging her possessions. Especially considering the fact that the road they were taking wasn't the smoothest ride for a carriage. Kikyou was quite surprised that the woman had quite a large amount of belongings but then again she did come from a large city. Having been to a couple of large cities herself, Kikyou supposed that the woman had the luxury of being able to possess such fine clothes and expensive jewelry. Regardless, they made it to the shrine at the top of the mountain and Kikyou took in a breath of fresh air as she spotted the manor behind the shrine.

As Kikyou came into view the servants and the students of the shrine quickly spotted the carriage and gathered around the front of the manor and stood up straight. A new miko was coming and they wanted to make a good first impression.

Kikyou's grandfather, Higurashi Hisao called out to the servants who were attending the animals near the back gardens. "Look lively! Kikyou is here!" Kikyou pulled her horse to a stop with the carriage right behind her. She got off her horse as her grandfather approached her.

"Welcome back, Kikyou." Hisao smiled.

"It's good to be back Grandfather." Kikyou replied as she gave her grandfather a hug.

"I see you have brought us a new miko."

"I brought an entire house of mikos." Kikyou said as she glanced around curiously. "Although I seem to be missing a sister."

She was about to ask her grandmother Kaede and her student Tenten about her sister's whereabouts when the carriage door opened and everybody turned their attention to the individuals coming out. The first were two young girls around the age of 4. The first was a girl with short dark red hair that went down to the bottom of her round cheeks. The second girl had long dark blue hair that stopped at her shoulder blades. They both had black eyes and they were just adorable. The next person to come out was a girl that looked like she was around Kagome's age. She had long black hair and blue eyes. Finally, the miko herself placed her foot outside the carriage and slowly began to make her way out. Everybody leaned closer to get a better look at the elegant miko. She finally stepped out and everyone stood up straight.

To the surprise of everyone, she did not look like a miko at all. Instead of wearing miko garbs like what they've seen Kikyou and Kagome wear, this one wore an elegant kimono. She had a purple outer kimono with several different colored inner layers of pale pink-white, dark green, and a soft pale yellow. She had necklace that contained pearls and turquoise beads. Her black hair had two light purple fin-like kanzashi hair ornaments at the top of her head and was so long that it reached down to her knees when she stood. She was also quite beautiful with her pale skin and dark eyes.

She glanced at the manor with a neutral expression on her face. Once she scanned the manor up and down she gave a small smile. "Ah Kikyou, it's absolutely charming."

Kikyou bowed in thanks when she heard the voice of the person that she had missed so dearly cry out to her.

"Sister Kikyou!"

Kikyou turned to see her sister Kagome run up to her with her arms open. Kikyou bent down and picked up her sister. She kissed Kagome's cheek and took a good look at her sister. She was covered head-to-toe in mud. Her clothes were caked, her hair had clumps of mud tangled in it, and there was a splatter that ran down the right side of her face.

As Kikyou held Kagome in her arms, Kaguya's lips turned into a thin line. This was the younger sister of the prodigy miko? She wrinkled her nose at the sight of the girl. Apparently she was covered in more than just mud.

Kikyou laughed. "Oh look at you Kagome. Just as I left you. I suspect that your friend Naruto is around here somewhere?"

Kagome shook her head proudly. "No Sister. I slaughtered him."

Kikyou raised an eyebrow. "Oh? So you-" She turned around to find Naruto limping his way to them. He was worse condition than Kagome was. While Kagome had splatters of mud all over herself. Naruto looked like he bathed in mud. There wasn't a single place where he wasn't covered.

Kikyou tried to hold in her laughter. "So you did."

She set Kagome down and sighed. "I had hoped to present a little lady." She looked Kagome over and gently patted Kagome's arm. "But I suppose that you will have to do."

She turned Kagome around to face the newly arrived miko. "Kagome, I present to you, the miko known as the Princess of the Heavens, Lady Kaguya and her students Tsubaki, Momiji, and Botan."

Kaguya glanced down at Kagome. "Hello Kagome. At last we meet. Your sister speaks highly of you." She motioned towards the young girls standing behind her. "Girls, say hello to your new training companion."

All three girls bowed politely. "Lady Kagome." They greeted.

After dinner, Kikyou allowed the ladies to settle into their new rooms and get comfortable. She spent the rest of the evening with Kagome talking about her travels and the people she came across. Kagome was in her night clothes, washed up and ready for bed when Kikyou pulled out a box and handed it to her.

"Here. This is for you." Kagome took it curiously and opened it. Inside the box was a small thick book that had their family name on it. She opened it and flipped through the pages. Inside were lists of names and dates.

"What is it?" Kagome asked.

"It is a family book." Kikyou replied. She took it and flipped towards the end of the book where the last few pages were bank. "It is a record of all our ancestors in the Higurashi family. Starting from the Lady Midoriko, one of our earliest ancestors, and ending with the names of our parents."

Kikyou pointed in the book to the names of their deceased parents. Higurashi Kouji & Higurashi Chieko. Kagome frowned as she didn't remember their parents a whole lot. She had no recollection of what they looked like or what kind of people they were. The only thing that she recalls were the stories that her sister and her grandparents told her. Kikyou noticed the sad look on Kagome's face and nudged her leg.

"We could put this in the library with the rest of our collection."

Kagome looked up at her sister expectantly. "Will you read a story to me?"

Kikyou smiled at Kagome and patted her cheek. "It's already getting late. Maybe some other time okay?" She blew out the candle on the dresser next to Kagome's bed. "Come. Let's get some sleep."

As she tucked Kagome in, Kagome glanced at her sister. "Did you see the way that they ate their dinner? It was perfect! Like princesses."

Kikyou smiled. "Do you like them?"

Kagome nodded. "Very much."

"Good. Because tomorrow I have to head out. I've been asked to slay a demon in the northern part of the country."

Kagome sat up. "But you just got back!"

Kikyou sighed. "I know. But I need to go."

"For how long?"

"About 5 weeks."

Kagome pouted. "Two."

Kikyou narrowed her eyes. "Three."

"Two."

"Three." Kikyou stated firmly. When Kagome wouldn't budge Kikyou placed her fist next to Kagome's. Kagome prepared her first and they did one round of rock-paper-scissors. Kikyou's paper lost to Kagome's scissors. As Kagome finger-cut Kikyou's hand, Kikyou sighed in defeat. "Alright. Two."

Kagome smirked in victory. She settled into bed as Kikyou tucked her in again and kissed her goodnight.

The next morning, Kikyou was adjusting her traveling gear in preparation for her trip. As she got her pack and her horse ready, she couldn't help but feel a slight chill run down her spine. She spread out her senses but . . . she sensed nothing. She wanted to push it aside but her grandmother always told her that no matter what, always trust your feelings. So just to be on the safe side, she stayed alert.

As soon as she was ready she glanced back at everyone who was standing in front of the manor. No one had a smile on their face. Kikyou let out a chuckle. "Why the gloomy faces everyone? I will be back in two weeks."

Kaede looked up at her granddaughter and nodded. "Then go quickly child. The sooner ye go on thy journey, the sooner the celebration of thy return."

Kikyou nodded. "Very well." She glanced at her sister and then at Lady Kaguya's young apprentices. "And hopefully by then, the four of you will have got to know each other better."

Kikyou kneeled down to Kagome's height and gripped her sister's hands. "I'm counting on you to teach them how we do things around here. Lady Kaguya is not used to getting her hands dirty." Kagome glanced her sister sadly. She still kept the gloomy face even though her sister tried to give her comfort. When Kikyou kissed her cheek, Kagome cast her gaze down at the ground.

Kikyou climbed upon her horse and glanced down at her grandfather. "Take care of Kagome for me."

Hisao smiled. "Safe journey, Kikyou."

Kikyou pulled the reins and the horse galloped down the pathway and onto the mountain trail. Kagome and the rest of the household watched her leave as Kaguya clapped her hands.

"Come along now girls. Time to return to your lessons."

As they were about to go inside the manor, Kagome called out. "Wait!"

They stopped and looked at her, puzzled. "It's tradition. She always waves at the gate."

Lady Kaguya turned her nose up at the girl and continued inside, with her apprentices trailing right behind her. Kagome frowned and ran down to the end of the pathway on their home to watch Kikyou wave at the gate that was located down the mountain. As Kikyou galloped her way down the mountain, the cold chill she felt earlier returned. She glanced around for any danger but again, just like earlier, she didn't sense anything. Just as she was about to make it to the gate. A large demon leaped out of the trees and charged towards Kikyou.

Kikyou pulled on the reins, stopping the horse, and was about to pull out her bow and arrow to kill the creature when it plunged its arm through Kikyou's chest, causing her to fall off the horse.

Kagome watched in horror as her sister fell and the demon pulled back its arm from her falling body.

"SISTER KIKYOU!" Kagome shrieked as she ran down the trail to her sister. The rest of the household gasped as Kaede aimed an arrow at the demon and shot at it. The arrow hit the demon and purified it. Kaguya, having heard the commotion, stepped outside the door to see what all the fuss was about. She saw Kikyou's body on the ground and immediately ran towards her.

Kagome ran to her sister's side with tears in her eyes as she called out to her. It made Kagome even more frightened when she didn't respond. Kagome knelt next to Kikyou unsure of what to do. Out of mere frustration she began to shake Kikyou repetitively. Kaguya made it to Kikyou before the rest of the household made it to her. She gently turned Kikyou so that she could face upward. She glanced at the gaping hole in Kikyou's chest and gazed down at Kikyou pitifully. With all her medical knowledge, there was nothing she could do.

Kikyou weakly opened her eyes and glanced at Kaguya. Then she slowly turned her gaze to Kagome, who was gripping her hand and pressing it against her tiny face which was dripping with tears. Kikyou smiled and whispered. "I love you. You will become a great miko someday. I know you will."

With those words, Kikyou's eyes slowly fell shut permanently as Kagome's sobs grew louder and Kaguya looked down at the girl. Kagome threw herself at her sister's body and wailed. Kaede and Tenten tried to pry her off the body but Kagome just slapped their arms away.

"Leave me alone! Kikyou please come back!"

It would be 12 years before anyone special would enter Kagome's life. A young man who was still a boy in many many ways.