I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters... yet...
Well my first story... here it goes!
The Lost Princess
Prologue
"Click, Click, Click… Click, Click, Click," a black stallion's hoof beats sounded harshly against the cobblestones of the road. The horse seemed to be running not for himself but for the small thirteen-year-old girl on his bare back. She was wearing a long hooded cape that hid a thin, white blouse and tight leather pants, far from the conventional dress of her time. The hood had fallen back in her haste to reveal raven black hair and ivory skin. Her eyes were two light oceans underneath thick eyelashes and messy bangs. The boots she wore pumped vigorously against the muscular stallion's sides as she urged him into a gallop. The girl swung her head around to check that no one had followed her. A smile played on her lips when she saw no one behind her. As she tried to face forwards, her horse was suddenly brought to a halt. The jolting movement caused her to almost fall off the horse. The girl's eyes narrowed as she looked at who had stopped her.
"Kagome, you cannot run." voiced the greasy looking man, his bony knuckles turning white from holding onto her horse's reins. His black hair and pale, tight skin made him look dead and evil; however, his appearance barely even hinted at the venomous man he truly was. "Have you forgotten our agreement? I raised you after your parents were killed. I made sure your honor was protected. I even taught you how to protect yourself, and now you belong to me!" Kagome's skin crawled. His voice began to make her feel dizzy, and it made her realize that she couldn't stay there much longer.
"Naraku, I belong to myself. I do not care what you believe we agreed upon. I will not abide by it!" Kagome said. Naraku was a spider hanyou, a mix between a spider youkai and a human.
Suddenly, Kagome released the stallion beneath her. He reared and took off, knocking Naraku to the ground. Tears filled Kagome's eyes as she heard him cursing her, promising her pain and death.
Two years later, Kagome found herself talking to that same horse in the woods. "Aisa, another year has passed," she sighed unhappily. A pain in her chest erupted when the thought of her parents floated into her mind. Suddenly, a song came to her lips, "Happy birthday to me. Happy Bir..." Her voice trailed along as a silent tear slipped down her cheek. Her mind clouded with grief and loneliness as her eyes clouded with tears. Her last memory of that song was the night before her parents had died. Kagome could still remember her mother's face as she was tortured. The color of her mother's blood as a knife ran along her skin. Kagome's thoughts were interrupted when Aisa stumbled slightly causing Kagome's favorite weapon, a thick leather whip, to fall from her hip to the ground. The girl sighed heavily and dismounted the horse. She landed easily on her feet and began walking towards the whip. Kagome had to be careful when she went to pick up the whip, if she bent too far over the arrows would fall out of her quiver. After the last two years of hunting, Kagome had picked up the bow but had only been formally trained with the whip and a sword. Her fingers were just out of reach of the whip when a group of men jumped from the woods and pinned her to the ground. Kagome could only scold herself for her lack of focus at first.
"Well, what's a pretty wench like you doing all alone in our woods?" groaned the man on top of her. The rest of them cackled around him. They all smelled of beer and blood. It made Kagome's nose shrivel up in distaste and her stomach to twist and groan. Fortunately, Kagome was able to twist and easily sprang to her feet. She pulled out her sword, a light clue colored black with a black leather handle, and stood, ready for an attack. When she realized there were only six men, she charged. Unfortunately, she only got one step before four arrows planted themselves in her body. Aisa screeched as the world lurched violently before Kagome's eyes when she collapsed into the darkness with one single word, "No." The men advanced on the girl until they heard the thundering of hoof beats. The bandits stopped and looked up to see a sea of green and gold coming over the hill.
"The Lady's Guard!" shouted one of the archers. The men disappeared into the woods leaving Kagome in the middle of the road. The soldiers galloped forward. They moved closer and closer to the girl in their path without a sign of stopping. The man on top of the lead stallion was busy looking at the sun, judging the time. Suddenly, he heard a loud, shrill whinny from a black stallion on the side.