To Love Another Prince

The hot air struck the girl's face as she got out of her wagon. Her gray eyes glared at her new home, which she was forced to live in. The driver helped her with her bags and carried it to the castle. Her black hair danced with the wind and her hat was beginning to fly off. She took several seconds to view the outside of her home. It looked like a fairly new castle that had more than 14 stories and as wide as almost half a mile, or so she thought.

On her 18th birthday, she had gotten an invitation to go to a royal ball at the shikon's castle. There, she had danced the night away and caught a certain someone's eye. In the middle of the dance floor, a man had walked up to her, took her hand, and danced to the slow melody of the orchestra's strings. In that same night, the man had fallen in love with her, but she didn't fall in love with him.

The very next day, a message arrived at her little cottage. The note had said that the prince had chosen her as the next queen of the land, and that she was to leave in a month from her home.

She had thought of running away. Being a queen was every girls dream, but not hers. The man had not awakened her heart of love, and it disgusted her to choose her without her consent.

The girl entered the new home and was greeted by several servants. They took her hat and coat and one guy lead her upstairs to her new room. The room was fairly large and had an extension of at least twice the size of her old cottage.

She sat on her bed that was at least ten times bigger than her previous bed. A few minutes later a servant girl came into her new chamber and lay her suitcases down by her bed.

"Hello miss, my name is Sango. I'm you're personal servant and I am here to serve you. You must be Higurashi Kagome." Sango had said.

The girl nodded. Kagome stared at her new servant as she unpacked. She had beautiful long hair that was tied into a high ponytail and her brown eyes glittered with happiness. She looked a year older than herself, so she was pretty young to be serving.

"Master Sesshoumaru is expecting you for dinner in a while. I may suggest wearing your best clothes for this occasion." The girl then looked around Kagome's suitcase for the perfect outfit. "Seems you don't have too many dresses in here."

"I'm not that high of class." Kagome confessed, "I was born as a poor girl that survives by selling oranges at the market."

Sango didn't answer to that remark. Sango understood her lifestyle then. Her mother had sold her brother and her to the market when they were young and they were bought by the King to work in the palace.

"Well what you're wearing suits you fine. Sesshoumaru will not care what you wear." Sango grabbed a brush and walked towards Kagome. "Let me brush your hair then."

Kagome didn't object and turned around for Sango to brush her hair. "It's weird how you say Sesshoumaru and not lord."

Sango shrugged, "I've been around him for most of my life. We're like family after all."

Family. Kagome's heart ached at the memories of her brother, mother, and grandpa. They all were left at the cottage.

"By the way, his brother should be joining you guys tomorrow evening at the tea ceremony with the royal counsel."

Kagome nodded and got up as soon as Sango was finished with her hair. Her hair now was in a low half ponytail and had little curls hanging from the front of her sides.

Once she entered her destination, she saw the prince sitting on his chair, waiting for her. He had long silver hair, with sharp golden eyes. He looked more serious than she had seen him earlier.

"Kagome, glad to have you join me." Sesshoumaru spoke after pointing to where she needed to be sat.

She sat down slowly and looked away from the man. The cooks brought their dinner and placed it in front of the two. The table was made for at least 15 people, but he sat at the end of the table while she sat at the edge of him.

She looked at the food and didn't want to question what it was. It looked like a green octopus, but she couldn't tell. He ate quietly and she did the same.

After the meal was over, Sesshoumaru began to speak. "Now that you're here, we can plan on wedding in a month from now. We will put you in training until you are fit to be queen. We want the best for this country and you are the best."

"I understand. Tell me one thing your majesty -- are you marrying me because you love me, or do you need a queen?"

Sesshoumaru rubbed Kagome's cheek softly; "I fell in love with you the moment I laid eyes on you. I understand you don't love me right now, but you will."

He got up from his seat and proceeded to the door that was shut for their privacy. He opened it and looked back at his future wife. She had gotten up also and waited for him to leave the room. He turned his head away and walked out of the room, leaving her alone.

That night, she had cried endlessly. She wanted out, and that's what she was going to do. She had collected little of what she needed and snuck out into the front of the yard. The security had been sleeping on the side of the walls, and it left her to leave without any hassle.

She passed the front entrance and entered into a forest that was darker than night itself.

Meanwhile, back at the castle Sesshoumaru felt his fiancée's presence fade into the dark woods that was built around the castle. He shot up and called his guards. When no guards came up he roared a name that sent the whole castle out of their slumber. A monk had run up to his majesty's room. "What's the matter? Why did you call my name in the middle of the night! It better have been a damn good dream!"

"No time to be joking! The future queen has left my palace and I want a damn good explanation on why!"

The monk groaned, "Is that all? Why don't you get her yourself? You'll catch up to her in less than a second—."

"In these clothes?" Sesshoumaru showed his gold nightclothes that must have been a fortune.

"You should let me borrow those one of these days." Miroku had said.

"Go get her now…I don't know why my damn brother keeps you in this house. Sango probably would rip my hair out also if I were to let you go."

Miroku laughed at Sesshoumaru's remark. The one girl you never got upset was Sango. Even though Sesshoumaru was a full demon, that girl was the person you never wanted to be near when she was angry.

Back in the woods, Kagome lost sight of where she was going. She could not see a damn thing and was feeling her way around for directions. When a branch got near her route, she failed to notice it and tripped over the branch. Her ankle felt a sharp pain; she was surely in trouble now.

As if things couldn't get any worse, a sound was heard from above the tree that she was near. She prayed it be a monkey or something, but demons still walked around in the middle of the night. She heard something land in front of her and she squealed.

"Please don't hurt me! I…have chocolate!" Kagome reached for her bag and grabbed a handful of chocolate.

"Please, if I were to want chocolate I would just have killed you this second and took it." A voice said.

Kagome sighed, "I thought you were a demon!"

"What if I am?" The voice asked.

"You would have killed me already."

The voice laughed. He picked up the helpless girl and she squealed for the second time that night.

"What are you doing?" She was now on the back of a very strong man.

"Where do you live? I'm taking you home." The man saying as he sort of answered her question.

"That palace near here." She whispered.

"Servant?"

"Future queen."

The man stayed silent from that remark. They didn't talk for the rest of the way back.

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December 12, 2005

To let you know, this is a Kagome and Inuyasha Fic! NOT Kagome and Sesshoumaru! Okay…now that this is all cleared up. Please r&r!

Angel