The Fairest One of All
Authors note: Hey! I was inspired to do this story by my favorite Disney Princess, Snow White. It won't be anything like the real snow white but one of the concepts will be the same. Yeah! Well yeah so on with the story. Oh and I don't own Inuyasha.
Once upon a time
"Once upon a time in the neighboring human kingdom two beautiful twin princesses were born, and they were born with the spiritual powers of a priestess. They were brought up learning how to use their priestess powers to their full extent, and at age 9 they had completed their spiritual training faster than any priestess had in history. And as they grew in power they also grew in beauty, they at age 9 were already more beautiful than any maiden in the land. Their beauty and power was spoken of throughout the land, and in the neighboring kingdom the great Dog Demon heard of the two princesses and came up with a plan. Both the humans and the demons had been constantly battling throughout the decades, and the great demon king decided to use these two princesses to solve their proble-"
"Wait a second are you talking about us mama!" exclaimed a happy Kagome.
"You know she is Kagome calm down" said Kikyo as she patted Kagomes shoulder.
"Do we really have to marry demon princes, when we get older mama?" asked Kagome.
"Yes, you do sweet heart", sighed queen Risa as she tucked both Kagome and Kikyo into their separate pallets.
"Mama, do you think the princes are nice?"
"I don't know Kagome, it is time for sleep"
Kagome turned over in her pallet and closed her eyes, but then she remembered something that one of the servants had been talking about, and before her mother could leave the room she sat up quickly and screamed
"Mom, wait "
"What Kagome?" asked her mom as she turned around in the doorway?
"Is it true that the oldest prince is already 800 years old, and the youngest is 200 years old?"
Her mothers eyes widened and she stiffened at the question. Gripping the slid door she answered.
"I-I don't know Kagome, where did you here such none sense?"
Not wanting to get one of her handmaids in trouble, Kagome lied.
"I forgot" Her eyes went to the floor in shame, she hardly ever lied to her mother but she could tell that her mother was upset about the question that she had asked. Kagome once again lay down on her pallet, and this time closed her eyes, dismissing any further questioning. As her mother left the room the young princesses began to dream of her coming future.
8 years later
...
"Kagome stop fidgeting, everything is going to be fine" came Kikyo's monotone alto voice.
Kagome looked back at her cool and collected twin sister anxiously.
"What if they don't like me Kikyo? You know how I am, if there is way to mess up anything I always find it"
"You're not going to mess up anything but your kimono if you keep ringing it like that"
Kagome looked down at her poor beautiful Kimono, twisted in her dainty hands. She unwrinkled the Dark blue Silk by smoothing it over. 'You can do this Kagome just act like the princess you were taught to be and everything will be okay' she said to herself. Then confidently she set up straighter and put on her best smile as the wagon slowed to a stop. Kikyo stepped out first taking in the alien surroundings. All around the humongous demon castle were large trees, trees that looked as ancient as the world.
The castle yard was absolutely breath taking it was wildly covered in vibrant flowers, 'beautiful, absolutely beautiful'.
"Wow! This place is beautiful isn't it Kikyo?"
"Yes it is"
"I really, really hope I don't mess this up for us now"
"You won't Kagome, just keep your balance and act as you were taught and everything will be fine"
"I'll try my best I don't want to have to go back to that monster Kagura"
"Everything will be fine Kagome everyone usually takes a liking to you right away no matter how regal they deem themselves to be"
"Stop it Kikyo your making me blush"
As there conversation ended a petite and beautiful female dog demon servant meet them as soon as they both were out of the wagon. She had her silver hair pulled back in a long ponytail, and her eyes were golden like the sun, her skin was that of a porcelain dolls, and neither of the princesses had ever really seen anything like her.
"Your highness the king awaits your arrival in his throne room, follow me"
They were led inside the giant castle, much bigger than their current home, through a maze of hallways and doorways, until they came to two big mahogany doors. The great doors opened slowly to reveal a large sitting room completely furnished in colors of red and gold, and right in the middle of the room sat three male dog demons, the great Taisho, and his two sons. As soon as Kagome had walked into the room her sapphire eyes meet a pair of beautiful gold ones.
She was instantly entranced and nothing else seemed to matter but the soul behind those eyes, and her heart instantly began to feel something it had never felt before and within a flash she saw something in those eyes 'A great well of living love' that is all that she could put in words within her mind. And that is when she ungracefully tripped and fell face forward. 'Darn it Why!' she thought as she quickly composed herself.
Her face blushed to a cherry red, and she laughed as she stopped half way in the great room with Kikyo at her side calm and peaceful as usual.
She could hear one of the prince's snorts at her nervous and ungraceful trip. 'Why is it that I trip when I get nervous over absolutely nothing? Oh yeah! Because I am an Idiot! I told Kikyo! I told her!' thought Kagome furiously at herself.
Her attention then was shaken as the Great Taisho rose from his throne gracefully, his face set like stone in placidity. As the great Demon King drew closer Kagome started to feel faint, he was the single most intimidating figure she had ever seen or felt in her life. The Great Taisho's aura was truly magnificent. She looked to her left at Kikyo who stood as calm as ever, and she felt almost alone. She had never been so afraid in her life.
The Mighty king wore his armor with pride. He had Golden eyes and two magenta strips on both cheeks, long silver hair that went past his waist pulled back in a high ponytail. He looked to be extremely muscular, and carried three swords to his left side, a sight to behold, like a great god. He stopped in front of the twin sisters, face still void of any emotion.
"Kikyo, Kagome How lovely to finally met you girls!" boomed the great dog demon as he scooped them both up in a tight embrace a smile slapped across his face.
Kagome almost had a heart attack by the sudden change of behavior in the intimidating king.
"N-n-no my lord the pleasure is all ours" said Kagome as she was dropped to her feet in surprise.
'Thank God!' she thought as a bright smile covered her features. Kagome turned to her sister expecting to see her in the same tizzy as herself, but she was surprised to see Kikyo still as emotionless as ever. Her feature's dropped slightly.
"You must met your soon to be betrothed"
The taller brother slowly and gracefully made his way over almost as intimidating as his father. His eyes were the eyes that first caught Kagomes, she instantly blushed, and 'He probably thinks I am mentally unstable now'. As she stared at him the feeling she felt within her heart swelled once more, but more urgently. He looked much like his father did except, much, much more beautiful. He was as tall as his father, and wore armor like him too. His long silver hair flowed behind him. His face was similar to his father's but much softer. The most notable feature of the prince was his smoldering amber eyes they seemed to burn with emotion though his expression was bored and withdrawn. He bowed before the princesses.
"Humans" stated the emotionless demon prince.
Kagome had expected his tone to be soft and tenor, but instead it was hard baritone 'Well he sounds like a jerk. Great!' thought Kagome sarcastically. 'But, he can't really be one, his eyes; he has to be like his eyes'
"He is my oldest son, and as such the heir to my kingdom. He shall choose which of you will be his bride and the latter will be Inuyasha's. But of course it will be hard to choose you are both remarkably beautiful for humans. Inuyasha, come here boy. You will have to excuse him he is…well, a little rough around the edges" 'please don't pick me!' thought Kagome as she laughed to herself.
"Father you complement him he is nothing less of a barbarian"
"Shut up mutt face, at least I don't act like I have an ice berg up my ass" come the gruff voice of the prince clad in a red kimono. He looked the most like his dad expect for two little parts, the cute white fluffy ears on top of his head. Sesshomaru let loose a menacing growl at his brother's scandalous comment.
"Do not let your tongue be so loose half breed or you will lose it" growled Sesshomaru.
"This is prince Inuyasha" stated the great lord.
"Keh" replied Inuyasha with his arms folded and head turned in aggravation.
"It is very nice to meet you both", replied Kagome. Kagome had expected Kikyo to reply also but was shocked to have still not heard her sister speak. 'Come on Kikyo say something'.
"Kikyo" whispered Kagome in urgency.
"Lady Kikyo is there something wrong?" asked the Great Taisho in concern.
At the kings question Kikyo turned to face her concerned sister's face and then took off running down the hallway.
"K-kikyo what is wrong? Kikyo why are you leaving? Kikyo stop!"
"Excuse me my lords"
Kagome bowed to the lords, and she was hot on Kikyo's trail as she backtracked all the way out to the palace gates and to the wagon.
"Kikyo wait what are you doing?"
"Leaving, what does it look like sister?" she screamed back furiously.
"What! Why!"
"Where were you Kagome as we stood in that palace throne room, in another world? Did you not witness what I witnessed sister?"
"Yes I did and I don't see what the big deal is"
"Though Lord Taisho is truly a great king, his sons are something else entirely, and I refuse to marry either of them"
"What! So your just going to leave me here with them alone is that it?" asked Kagome softly as she looked Kikyo in the eyes pleadingly.
"You would rather go back to our home and bare our stepmother Kagura and her new husband Naraku then stay here with me your only sister?"
"I am sorry Kagome" said Kikyo sadly as she looked away.
"You don't understand"
"I do understand Kikyo you are not yourself right now come with me"
"NO! I am leaving goodbye Kagome!"
Kikyo slammed the wagon door shut and the wagon quickly took off towards the two princess's old home... Kagome starred at the trail of dust, left behind in Kikyo's hasty retreat in confusion, and then tears began to stream down her face this was the very first time Kagome and Kikyo had been apart in 8 years and she knew this time Kikyo was not coming back.
"W-What just happened?"
'Did...did I do something wrong, what am I missing! Kikyo...!'
"Your dear twin sister is prejudice to Youkai, she never intended to marry either of my sons" spoke the demon lord sadly.
Kagome quickly spun around to face her sister's accuser.
"No! ...That... Can't be right, Kikyo is not prejudice she loves all races just as I do"
"No dear, she doesn't , she pinned Inuyasha to a tree if you can believe that, it was at least twenty nights ago, and after discovering that Inuyasha was the demon she had almost purified decided it would be best to leave. Even when we think we know someone, no matter how close we are to them, there is a chance that something dark and bitter rests in there heart just as it is with your sister Kagome. You can not blame her for it entirely she is a miko as well as a princess and mikos are usually trained to kill demons"
"You mean mikos are originally concerned just with killing Youkai?"
"Yes, Kagome you two were the exception being that your father was one of our allies"
"Oh"
"Do not fret little one I will try and make your life here with us as comfortable as possible, you will find that though my sons are tough to be around, they do possess very remarkable traits about them as well". The demon king then gave Kagome a suspicious grin.
"I guess we will see about that my lord", replied Kagome giving him a sly grin in return.
"Oh, none of that my lord stuff, you may call me Toga"
"Well if that is the case you shall call me just Kagome"
"Wonderful!" boomed Toga. Kagome laughed she could tell she was going to love living there with Toga he reminded her so much of her father. 'Its no wonder my father became allies with Toga he is great'
"I can tell now that introductions are over your going to be quite a handful"
"Maybe, I am told constantly that I am a magnet for trouble no matter what I do"
"Well then, we should get along just fine"
"Thank you Toga" said Kagome as she took Lord Toga's hand and was led into the palace.
'Well Kagome, at least Toga will be your friend, hahaha, this is crazy, and who would have thought that royal protocol wouldn't be such a big deal here. I already love it here. It's just as I dreamed it would be, and maybe even better.'
On her way with Toga to her bed chambers they passed by Sesshomaru, and as his eyes narrowed at her she smiled brightly at him 'tehe lets kill him with kindnesses. As quickly as his eyes had narrowed at her they widened in surprise, and that is when he knew why his eye had been locked in with hers from the first moment they had met, because she was unlike any royal he had ever met, she glowed with… kindness and warmth.
"Something wrong Sesshomaru?" asked Kagome nonchalantly.
"This Sesshomaru does not take kindly to humans addressing me without my proper title; I would refrain from doing so if you wish to keep yourself fully intact"
"Wow! So you do speak that's great! I was beginning to wonder"
Sesshomaru growled.
"Now, Now Sesshomaru you are speaking to a beautiful lady lets try not to insult her with nasty threats"
"Father that girl should know her place"
"I know my place the question is do you know it"
"maybe it is face to face with the floor that you so happily acquainted yourself with before introductions were made" stated a satisfied Sesshomaru with humor in his eyes.
'Ugh! What a jerk!'
"When I get nervous I trip big deal pretty boy!"
"Watch your tongue you human wench"
"Now that is enough" boomed Toga.
"You two seem to be made for each other"
"Humph, me made for that jerk what ever" stated Kagome sarcastically as she crossed her arms and looked away from both of them.
"That human is not worth the dirt on my shoe" argued Sesshomaru angry at his father's assumption.
"That's funny Kagome pretty boy, you are a pretty boy aren't you Sesshomaru, ignore that ass hole. You're a lot different than the girl who was in the throne room what happened?"
"Well I thought I would behave during introductions and then let you met the real me afterward" said Kagome as she smiled at the not so bad Inuyasha.
Sesshomaru looked at the two as they interacted and didn't like Inuyasha's body language towards Kagome at all, it said 'your cute, I like you', and for some reason Sesshomaru did not like it a bit. He stared at Kagome's beauty she wore a lovely lily colored silk kimono that wrapped around every curve on her body. Her fair skin looked almost as white as snow. Her smooth raven locks ran down her back and past her hips. Her face was lovely with its rosy lips, and slightly pink cheeks, but her best facial feature was her large and beautiful crystal blue eyes. They shone with sincerity, and twinkled with mirth. He never seen anything like her, so the rumors were true about her beauty, big whoop, what about that attitude of hers no one said anything about that.
She spoke to them as if she were a male herself not afraid to express her opinion unlike all the other women he had met over the decades. She was truly a strange creature, and he knew she was going to be difficult, but he liked it amazingly. 'I will court this Kagome, I want to learn more about her, and this means I must behave then.'
'Well this shall be fun'
Author's note: hope you liked the first chapter of this oh-so….fun story, hahaha. I will warn you I am currently in college and, well, updates may become scarce, but know that I still love you guys.