Beauty and the Beast
I started this like FOUR years ago. Reading it over even made me confused! Lol. So, instead of working on the next chapter (four) many people said it's hard to follow, I've decided to revise the first chapter. Thanks to DuzieInuchick and animidiot for telling me what you think! I'm writing for you guys!
Beyond the Forbidden Gates
The origin of an enchanted tale begins on a white Christmas…
A withered old lady, with only a mere coat to protect herself from the howling wind, walked in the crisped snow. With her good eye, she stopped an enthralled palace of marble white, its lights blinding through the window with music roaring out. With a single blood red rose in her old hand, she knocked upon the massive door. The door withdrew, revealing a dashing young boy, his hair raven dark in contrast with the falling snow, attired inappropriately for such a festive Christmas party. Nevertheless, the women smiled up at him, holding out the rose. "Consider in exchange for a rose, that this old women have shelter for the night from this bitter storm." She asked, standing at the front steps of the castle, her face paler then usual. The young prince scowled down at her and stuck his arm out the door. "Feh, it's not that cold." He said, his frown still on his face, he turned away from her and walked back inside but never closed the door. The women, with glittering lights rays surrounding her, stopped as what she was about to do. "Please forgive him," beckoned someone hurriedly from inside "you are welcomed by him...its just that…" He opened the door wider and with a smile, she allowed Miroku to lead her inside.
Even without explanation, she knew the turmoil that lay buried within lord's heart. Inside, the massive living room was filled with red and white decorations and the white adamantine floor shimmered. Servants ran back a forth, others around the tree, but what caught her eye was the young prince. He sat on a red chair close to the fireplace, staring at the dancing flames as if Christmas didn't exist to him. "Don't let him bother you my lady. He is always like that most of the year. I'm Miroku, trusted friend to him." Miroku jerked a thumb at the guy on the chair. "And this is my- I mean Sango." Miroku shivered at the glare the girl gave him. "We're kind of his trusted friends and advisers. Although he never listens." Sango wore a simple, yet elegant red and white robe over a beautiful pink dress.
"Sango! Get her to a room and some new clothes! She dripping on the matting." The prince scowled from his position, not bothering to turn his head in their direction. Sango nodded, even though he couldn't see, and asked the old lady to follow her. "You could have said please you know." Miroku said, only to have a candy cane thrown at him. 'Meanie…'
'The first prince was easier to deal with…' The witch shock her head, she took out the ensorcelled rose from her robe, knowing what she must do. "He's really nice…but he always covers it up. You have to know what he's been though for you to understand." Sango said sadly, the women covered the rose before anyone could see it. " …Christmas is also his birthday…and the anniversary of his parents' death." Sango eyes waved with water, but it never fell. "He blames himself for it… and he's been like this ever since they passed away."
Without needing more time to decide, she lifted the rose up before her, its pedals falling like features to the ground. And before everyone, her form transfigured to that of a beautiful enchantress. "Let this castle never age so that your load's heart has time to heal and to love once again. I grant you all power to help relieve the burden of many hardships to come… but beware that if let yourself be consumed by it, you will truly become a beast."
The light that surrounded her, flashed throughout only the forest and the living room.
Heed my warning, that when the prince is consumed by his devouring guilt, he will kill everyone, including himself.
"Holy shit…I knew she was trouble."
"There's your prince charming Kagome." Yuki whispered as they both continued to ride their bikes home. Kagome turned slightly behind her, sighting Kouga coming their way. "I wish!" Kagome yelled angrily, peddling faster. "Lets pretend we didn't see him and head tail it out of here!" Kagome yelled, Yuki made the turn to her street, waving goodbye to Kagome as she continued further away from the city. Instead of heading straight home to the Higurashi Dojo, she passed it and continued up the hill facing Inu forest, hoping to catch the last sunset of her junior high school days.
'I wish, my prince charming stocks me…. sweat drop'
Lost…She couldn't be, at least, that is what she hoped.
There was a reason no one entered the forest and it was the same reason it became a "national preserve." Cars... chainsaws… Nothing worked within these grounds. The trees, lush and mysteriously immortal, were valuable to many greedy mortals. However, despite such beauty, thick branches covered the sky and bathed the ground in darkness that blinded the sights of all who dared to enter. Which way did she come from? The surroundings were identical all around her; lines of think trunks severed her vision in every direction and left her dislocated from civilization. She was an idiot, curious of what was inside the forest…that and wanting to avoid another awkward confrontation with Kouga.
'Why couldn't Kouga just leave me alone…' Kagome quieted such trivial thoughts and concentrated in scanning her bearings. Within the hour the sun would set. She had to get out before then. She just has to figure…
"Whose THERE?!" She heard it, an almost inaudible movement of something that preyed on her. Within the second of a blink, she barely glimpsed a flash of long silk hair and pair of ember eyes flash past her from behind. Something dodged and everything was quite again. Before she knew it, her legs carried her in the opposite direction in a panic. Before long, she knew for sure she was in the right direction. The red sunset streamed between leaves and before it disappeared beneath the horizon, she tumbled outside the outskirts of Inu Forest.
"Damned girl."
Past the breach of the forest in its very core held a sight long forgotten by the modern generation. Ancient in structure was positioned the enchanted castle that imprisoned the soul of a young immortal demon lord.
Discarding the carcass of a deranged demon into the crackling fireplace, the young lord slumped heavily in a chair nearby. "Miroku…that'll make thirty-three today."
Soundless, a ravened hair demon approached and sat facing him. "With the others altogether, it's over a hundred. Their numbers are increasing, more and more animals are attacking us. You know…she could have been-" "HOW?!...someone that is afraid of the dark couldn't possibly…"
'Was it a dream…?' It couldn't be.
Her first night of summer vacation, she laid restless in bed because of the amber eyes that burned into her mind. She wanted to know…to see…that creature again.
Groaning, she rolled out of bed. With the afternoon sunlight lighting the room, she walked slowly downstairs, her endless reoccurring dreams all but forgotten.
"BYE!" Inwardly ecstatic, Kagome gently hugged her grandfather and saw him off. With her sole guardian leaving the town for a month, she was allowed to stay over at her friend's house and was responsible for the dojo. Packing what she thought was essential, she disregarded her white lie. Everything seemed frivolous compared to her nagging curiosity. Locking the doors, she turned towards Inu Forest just before the hour of sunset. Unbeknownst to her was a pair of eyes that trailed after her.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kagome lashed out her dagger at it only to strike its leg. 'Wha.t.t. is i..tt..' Dark furrows of hair covered its body and yellow fangs slashed out with dripping saliva. Its long pointed ears stretched out angled back as it leaned on its hind legs to make another pounce.
Ignoring the pain from the ripped flesh on her right leg, she gripped her dagger in front of her and steadied her stance. She's heard the rumors of construction workers being attacked. With a grimace, for once she thought she should have listened to them instead of always confirming the rumors first hand. The moment the muscle of its leg strained, she slashed vertically downwards and felt the crushing force of its dead weight on top of her, throwing her on the ground. 'Who would have believed…such idiotic rumors…?' She silently scorned herself again for her rash behavior.
She wouldn't cry…she shouldn't because it wouldn't help. Despite her mentality, her eyes blurred with the flooding of tears and she sat against a tree away from the corpse.
…
He heard her scream. WHERE?! Why would she go in there?! Kouga rushed into the darkness of the forest. Attached to him was a string that would guide him back.
…
She heard them…there were more…
Everywhere…
Running blindly, she headed back, dodging clumsily past the think trunks. With a grasp, her right leg went numb and she fell forward into the ground, striking her head on a rock. Quickly putting her back to the trunk, she covered her left eye that was obscured by the blood pouring down her forehead.
And there they were, foreign breeds of animal and she knew only one thing about-they were carnivorous. All at once, they rushed forward, fighting each other for their new found prey.
Despite her chance to flee, her loss of blood made her dizzy and immobilized her. Gasping for air, she felt her subconscious taking over her and her eyelids fluttered until it stilled to sleep.
… 'hm…?' She felt so warm…weightless…
"Whats…Oh my! You brought a half naked woman home!" "YAY!" "Sango…Miroku!!"
"Damn girl. Are you just stupid!? "
Awakened by the noise, her eyes felt heavy as she strained to open them.
Reaching out, she stroked its cheek with her blood stained hand. Finally, before the dimness of the enveloping darkness concealed her eyes again, she peered into the amber eyes of the creature that saved her…once again.
"Inuyasha…what should we do with her? There is someone looking for her in the forest." Miroku and Sango looked on gravely at the girl resting in bed. Everyone knew the significance of the girl's presence but didn't dare to approach such a disheartening subject in front of their lord. She held hope…that was possibly going to crush their hearts again. She wasn't the first…and it felt like there were no more dreams left to be destroyed by false hopes.
"…I want to keep her…
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