Unexpected meeting Or is it?
Chapter One: Running Off
Kagome was wearing her hair in a high ponytail. She wore her favorite silver kimono that had blue butterflies that made a swirl pattern from the top left to the very bottom. It had a violet trim and a yellow obi. Her kimono had a slit on both sides starting from her mid thigh all the way down, so it would be easier to fight in. She a placed a purple hooded cape over her so it would hid her from the guards as she sneak out of the castle.
'If father thinks that I'm going to meet another suitor. He is sadly mistaken!' Kagome thought as she sneak past the guards, that were stationed at the front of the castle. 'OK now I just need to get to the stables to Kirara...without being caught...maybe Sango could help me escape' she thought as ran behind the stables.
"PSSST...PSSST...Sango I need to borrow Kirara for a night or two" Kagome whispered hoping that her friend could hear her plea. "Princess!? What are you doing out of the castle this hour of the night?" Sango asked as she pulled Kagome inside the stable.
Sango was finishing grooming Kirara her Orange Fire cat-youkai. When she heard her friend calling to her in a soft voice. Sango was wearing her traditional black and green kimono, with her hair up in a traditional bun with a few strains of hair hanging down to the side of her face. "I need to get out of the castle for a few
days. Father wants me take a suitor...and what's with the princess bit you know you don't have to be formal with me...We have been friends since childhood." Kagome said with a pout. She was really hoping that her friend would help out. She saw that Sango was getting Kirara ready for travel. Kagome was thrilled that she gave her best friend a big hug. "Kagome...You know that I would always help you out...How long will you be gone this time? Are you going to the cabin in the forest that we have built? You better take you're swords with you." Sango said while embracing her friend. "Sango I'm just not ready to settle down just yet...and all of the suitors that brings to the castle are either boring or just plain stupid...and on top of that I bet none of them could actually be a challenge for me." Kagome said climbing on top of Kirara
"Yes my friend that is where I am headed...At least there I can practice without father trying to hook me up..I never leave home without my babies." she chirped as she placed her katanna that had black hilt with blue gems around the top. She called it Blue Fire, for the sword was a bright red with blue flames going from the tip of the sword to the hilt. Sango handed her other sword known as Flaming Cat. It was a double edged sword that had a fire cat made from rubies at the hilt.
"Thank you Sango...See you in a few days." "Watch over her kirara." "Meow." And with that Kagome and Kirara were off into the sky.
*Back at the Eastern Castle*
"Kagome! Kagome! Where is that daughter of mine? She had better not of run off again." Sighed a very frustrated Lord. "Lord Toya...forgive me to say...but you're daughter has sneak out of her chambers again." said a very timid Bird-youkai servant as she bowed to her Lord of the East. Lord Toya took seat behind his desk in his study. "I swear that girl will be the death of me one day. If keeps refusing these suitors I'll have no choice but to put her in an arranged marriage." Lord Toya said as he rubbed his temples. Then and idea hit him. "By Gods I've got it! Takashii! Send for my messenger!" "Yes Lord Toya." Takashii bowed then left to go get his messenger Haru.
Lord Toya got his quill and wrote a message and as soon as he finished placing his seal of the East on his letter, Haru came in and bowed to his Lord. "You send for me Lord Toya?" Haru said as he walked up to his Lordships desk. "Yes I want you to take the message to the Lord of the West Inutaishio." He handed Haru the message and Haru was off with the speed of lightning. Haru was a lightning-youkai. Very useful when needed to send urgent messages across the land. 'I know that Inutaishio wants to find a mate for his eldest son. This should work out perfectly.' Toya thought to himself before finishing the scrolls left on his desk.
*Castle of the Western Lands*
KNOCK KNOCK KNCOK* "Enter" said Lord Inutaishio. He seated on a big yellow pillow that was in between two shelves reading a historian novel. "I bring a message from Lord Toya of the Eastern lands" said Haru with a bow of respect. "Bring it to me and have a seat by my desk." "Yes you're lordship" and with that Haru handed him the message and took a seat by a big Burgundy desk made out a pine and rosewood. It had carvings of dogs running all around the edges of the desk. Lord Inutaishio opened the letter and his eyes got wide with excitement.
My Dear Friend Inutaishio
I wish to invite you and you're sons to a masked ball. It will be in three days time. The reason for this ball is to find a mate for my darling daughter Kagome. If she does not choose one by the stroke of midnight I will pick one for her. In any case there are some matters I would like to discuss with you as soon as possible.
You're Old Friend
Lord Toya of the Eastern Lands
"Haru inform you're Lord Toya that I accept and will arrive tomorrow morning." with that the lightning-youkai was off. "Takashii! Bring my sons to my study I wish to speak with them." "Yes mi'lordship" Takashii bowed and went to find Lord Sesshomaru and Lord Inuyasha. 'A masked ball uh? This will be interesting indeed.' Lord Inutaishio chuckled to himself awaiting for his sons to come.
*Castle of the Eastern Lands*
"Lady Sango may I speak with you for a moment" Lord Toya said as he crept up behind her. "Eeeek" screeched Sango. "Oh...Lord Toya it's only you...you know you and Kagome really should stop sneaking up behind people...You nearly gave me a heart attack my Lord." Sango said as she was trying to calm her heart rate.
"Ha ha ha my apologies my dear friend...but have you seen my daughter or know where she might be? I have something important to tell her." Lord Toya asked. "Is she not in her chambers mi'lord?" Sango asked trying hard to keep her friends secret but knew it would fail. It was always hard for to lie to Lord Toya for he always knew when someone would lie to him.
He and Kagome was after all a white tiger-youkai. The rarest of all youkai and one of the most powerful youkai, while the other was Inu-youkai of the Western lands. Lord Toya had Silver hair with black strikes that would look like stripes that fell to his mid back. Both him and Kagome had blue jagged stripes along their cheeks. Had pointed ears and a black star on their foreheads. They both could transform into white Siberian tigers.
"Come now Sango tell me where she went...I see that Kirara is not here and I know that the only ones that are able to ride her are you and my daughter." Lord Toya said with pleading eyes hoping she would crack. "She's at our cabin that we have built last summer...She wanted to train for a few days. She'll be back soon I promise my Lord Toya." Sango sighed. 'Kagome won't be happy with me but she knows that I can not tell a lie to her father...Forgive my friend.' Sango thought to herself as she saw Lord Toya transformed and jumped to the sky in the direction of his daughter. 'You think you can get away from me that easily uh my darling daughter.' Lord Toya thought with a smile on his face.