Summary: One girl is from a noble family, yet she is treated like a mere slave, while another young girl's life is less then perfect. What happens when they fall for two brothers? Is it just another happy ending or is it just another broken heart?
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and I never shall. I do own this story so please don't take it.
(A/N: Yes I know another story by yours truly. I want to thank Valese for betaing this story for me she's the best. I was inspired to write this story from the song Once Upon A Broken Heart from the soundtrack Ella Enchanted. Below are the ages of everyone except their parents.)
Souta-10 Kohaku-12 Rin- 15 Kagome- 16 Inuyasha-17 Sango-17 Kouga-18 Miroku-18 Sesshomaru-19 (This is how old Sesshomaru is in human years, same goes for Inu.)
Title: Fairytale Dreams
Chapter 1: Life Changing Events
By Tainted InuShemeeko
A young girl with dark chocolate brown hair and bright cinnamon brown eyes continued her walk down through the busy market place. A shopping basket hung in the crook of her left arm as she continued her journey onward. Today was market day; three months ago you would have never have seen her in a market place. That's what her father's servants were for.
However, her mother's sudden strange illness had caused her father Lord Tario to let his servants go. Rin had two older brothers who were suppose to help her as well. Kaiyo was supposed to go to the market today; instead he had made her do it. Taku was supposed to sweep out the chimney today, which Rin knew that he would never do which would only leave it for her to do.
Rin then mumbled under her breath.
"I swear sometimes I don't understand why I was born a noble. I'm sure not treated like one. Yet I know if mother and father knew how my brothers were treating me things would be different."
She stopped in front of a fresh vegetable stand and inspected each tomato, before placing them in her basket; she did the same for the apples she placed beside them as she then paid for them. Rin then turned to the fresh cuts of deer, and fish. She then selected the best cuts and paid the man as he wrapped them up for her.
Rin then focused on her journey that would take her back home.
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Sesshomaru looked down at his brother in disgust as he took in what his brother had chosen to wear today. He just didn't see why his little brother had chosen to dress as a commoner today. Upon asking him why he was dressed in such a ridiculous way, Inuyasha had simply said,
"I guess that's just the difference between the two of us. No matter what father says."
His thoughts were broken by a young woman's scream, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's golden eyes turned just in time to see a man shoved a young woman to the ground as he then stole her coin purse. Inuyasha grew angry as he watched the man run away from the woman.
"Where the hell does he think he is going?"
Sesshomaru watched as the thief weaved his way through the crowd of people.
"Apparently he believes he will manage to get away, little brother."
Inuyasha took off in the direction of the thief. If there was one thing he couldn't stand was when a man abused a woman in any way.
"No, he won't, not with me on his tail; I'll make sure he regrets stealing it."
"Just try not to kill him. You know how father gets when we kill humans."
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at his older brother.
"Me! It's you who likes to kill them. From what I heard from father, he's already picked you out a wife."
Sesshomaru ignored his brother's last statement as he made his way over to the young woman. He ignored the gasps and whispers of the people in the market as he continued on to check on the girl's welfare.
"Look its King InuTaisho Toga Tama's eldest son, Prince Sesshomaru Tama."
"What's he doing in town? I've never seen him out of the castle before."
He kept each of his movements graceful as he knelt down to the woman to help her up. His blue and sliver robe draped down to cover his feet. The silver in his robe seemed to help bring out the silvery turquoise that shone in his silver locks. Sesshomaru's eyes of liquid gold continued to look over the girl who was surly no older then fifteen.
Sesshomaru then took in the clothing that she was wearing; the bodice of the dress was a maroon color, while the skirt and shoulders were a deep hunter color. The sleeves were the same maroon color as the bodice, the ends of the sleeves hung over her hands in a v shape.
His eyes then glanced back to the v shape of her bodice. The young woman had indeed been blessed by Kami for she was well endowed. The light from the sun suddenly reflected off of the pendent she wore around her neck causing Sesshomaru to look at it more closely. His eyes widened in disbelief when he saw what she was wearing.
'That is impossible, it can't be.'
However, it was possible. The girl standing in front of him was wearing the emblem of Lord Tario's house. Sesshomaru continued to stare at the jade dragon that hung around her neck. It was the soft voice of the young woman that brought him back to his senses.
"Thank you, M'Prince."
The minute she looked up into his golden eyes and smiled at him, Sesshomaru felt a strange warmness fill his cheeks, which only caused the woman to giggle lightly and smiled at him again. It was then that Sesshomaru realized that the young woman had caused him, a mighty Prince, to blush.
The silent moment between the two was broken by the sudden appearance of Inuyasha, as he handed her back her coin purse.
"Here's your purse, you might want to check and see if it's all still there."
Rin turned and smiled at Inuyasha.
"Thank you, Prince Inuyasha. If you would excuse me, I should be going; it looks like everything is there."
She bowed once more as she spoke.
"Thank you both again. You shall always be welcome in the great house of Lord Tario Nobul."
With that said she quickly but gracefully disappeared out of sight.
"Hey, Sesshomaru did you see where she went? She smells human, but she sure as heck doesn't move like one."
It was then that Sesshomaru knew that he would have to speak to his father about his arranged marriage with a human noble woman. Surly it could not have been the young woman he and Inuyasha had just met.
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Miroku couldn't hide the smile of happiness that was now on his face, for he had just left a room with three of the loveliest ladies he had ever seen. However his thoughts kept wondering to another wonderfully shaped beauty her name was Sango Higurashi, she was the eldest sister of Kagome, Kohaku and Sota Higurashi. He then sighed as the lovely faces of the two girls drifted through his mind.
"Ah how lucky I am to have befriended one of the most beautiful women in Tokyo, my dear Kagome you are a gift. If I'd never met you then I would have never met your sister. Nor, would I have the chance to gaze upon her beauty as she works around the castle for Inuyasha and his family."
Just as Miroku walked by a dark alley way, soft sobs of a woman crying caused him to stop and take a step backwards toward the alley. The light of the moon filtered down through the alley. The moonlight gave off a luminescent glow to the boxes that were thrown into the alley. That's when Miroku saw her, the moonlight showing off blue streaks in her hair. In disbelief, Miroku whispered a name as it slipped through his lips. He could only hope that he was wrong and it wasn't her.
"Ka...gome?"
His heart started to ache as the woman slowly lifted her head to look up at him. Tear streaks ran down her dirt-smudged face, as fresh ones threatened to fall from her brown tear filled eyes.
"Miroku?"
Kagome sounded just as surprised at seeing him sitting in front of her, just as much as he had been to see her sitting in a dirty alley way. Miroku's normally bright slate colored eyes glimmered with sadness as he took in his friend's appearance. Her plain little green cotton dress was torn in places as if it had been done by a demon. Kagome white apron was just as dirty. Her right knee was caked with dirt and dried blood that had also ran down her leg.
Miroku walk over toward her and then slowly knelt down before her. The rings on his golden staff jingled as Kagome suddenly flung herself into his arms. Her sobs became muffled as she pressed her face against his shoulder. His hand gently rubbed her back as he talk soothingly to her. Once or twice Miroku had to fight the urge to stroke his friend's backside, for now was not the time to do such things.
"Kagome, tell me what has happened. What has brought these tears to your eyes?"
Kagome choked back as sob as she tried to answer him.
"Lord Kouga he...I've..."
Miroku tightened his grip on his staff at the sound of his name so it was he who had caused such grief in Kagome's lovely face. He then gentle pulled her away from him so then he could look into her eyes.
"What exactly did he try to do to you, Kagome?"
Kagome noticed how stern his voice had become as he spoke to her. It had become less soft and more demanding.
"Nothing; he hasn't done anything to me yet, but when he finds me, he might."
Seeing how confused Miroku had become, Kagome pulled in a breath and then let it out as she continued on with her tale.
"You see, momma has been a little behind on her taxes. So in order to pay her debt, he told her she could pay it back with my flesh. He came to mark me today and take me away. So I fought him and in the end I ended up biting him."
Miroku became appalled at what Lord Kouga had planned for her. He was going to make her his slave, and he would treat her like his own whore. It was just too much to bear. His thoughts then went to Kagome's sister Sango; he just had to know if she was subject to the same fate as Kagome.
"What does he plan on doing with Sango and your brothers?"
Kagome just shook her head as she looked down at her lap.
"Nothing, don't worry, Miroku, Sango is safe. She works for the King's family so he can't touch her, and Souta is safe for a little while. It's Kohaku I'm worried about. Lord Kouga could have him sent off to the slave market. He's twelve now so he is old enough to do labor in the fields."
Silence fell upon the two friends as Miroku soaked up everything Kagome had just told him. He looked down at Kagome as she gripped the front of his purple robe.
"Please Miroku; please tell me that there is something you can do. Couldn't you put a protection seal on the house?"
Miroku continued to hold Kagome against him as she cried. He then pondered over what she had just asked of him.
"I suppose I could that for you. However, it would also keep your sister's neko cat Kirara from entering your house as well."
The hope that had been in her eyes seemed to fade away into nothingness went she spoke her voice as well sounded like she had given up all hope on escaping her fate with Lord Kouga.
"Oh yeah that wouldn't be fair to Sango or Kirara. So I can't do that to them it just wouldn't be right."
Miroku smiled at the kind heart that Kagome had. She always tried at least to thing of others before her own self.
"Don't worry, Kagome, I'm sure we'll figure something out."
It was then he realized how limp she had become. Miroku slowly looked down at Kagome to find that she had fallen asleep. Where he once had worn a smile he now wore a frown as he thought over Kagome's dilemma.
"I am unsure how I will manage it but I shall try to figure out a way to help you."
Miroku then thought about what Young Prince Inuyasha's response would be. The image that he was seeing in his mind was not a pretty one: Inuyasha raging through the castle as he yelled at Miroku for not doing something to stop it sooner. Five months ago Sango had brought Kagome with her to the castle. Miroku laughed as he thought about when the two first met. It had to do with a bucket of water and the stone floor of the castle. Both Kagome and Inuyasha had thrown insults at each other and in the end they both had started laughing.
"It's a shame that their instant friendship couldn't have turned into something more. He just moves to slow; I tried to tell him that he should have jumped at his chance. But no, he just wouldn't listen."
He turned his slate colored eyes once more down at Kagome's sleeping form.
"Well, I suppose I should take you home, even though I know you won't be happy when you awake. I'm sure Sango has worried over you enough tonight."
Then with a heavy heart Miroku headed off in the direction of the Higurashi cottage. His only hope lay with Prince Inuyasha, which is if he could even find a moment to speak to him. Miroku knew that he had to, for Kagome's sake. All in all, Kouga wasn't a bad guy even though he was a wolf demon. Yet he had heard from King InuTaisho Toga Tama, that when having to please his lustful pleasure he could get quite rough.
'As long as I get to speak with Inuyasha this evening everything will work out fine. For Kagome sake, I hope I can.'
(A/N: Well this chapter is finished. I hope you all enjoyed it I know I did.
Ja ne (so long)!
Tainted InuShemeeko)
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and I never shall. I do own this story so please don't take it.
(A/N: Yes I know another story by yours truly. I want to thank Valese for betaing this story for me she's the best. I was inspired to write this story from the song Once Upon A Broken Heart from the soundtrack Ella Enchanted. Below are the ages of everyone except their parents.)
Souta-10 Kohaku-12 Rin- 15 Kagome- 16 Inuyasha-17 Sango-17 Kouga-18 Miroku-18 Sesshomaru-19 (This is how old Sesshomaru is in human years, same goes for Inu.)
Title: Fairytale Dreams
Chapter 1: Life Changing Events
By Tainted InuShemeeko
A young girl with dark chocolate brown hair and bright cinnamon brown eyes continued her walk down through the busy market place. A shopping basket hung in the crook of her left arm as she continued her journey onward. Today was market day; three months ago you would have never have seen her in a market place. That's what her father's servants were for.
However, her mother's sudden strange illness had caused her father Lord Tario to let his servants go. Rin had two older brothers who were suppose to help her as well. Kaiyo was supposed to go to the market today; instead he had made her do it. Taku was supposed to sweep out the chimney today, which Rin knew that he would never do which would only leave it for her to do.
Rin then mumbled under her breath.
"I swear sometimes I don't understand why I was born a noble. I'm sure not treated like one. Yet I know if mother and father knew how my brothers were treating me things would be different."
She stopped in front of a fresh vegetable stand and inspected each tomato, before placing them in her basket; she did the same for the apples she placed beside them as she then paid for them. Rin then turned to the fresh cuts of deer, and fish. She then selected the best cuts and paid the man as he wrapped them up for her.
Rin then focused on her journey that would take her back home.
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Sesshomaru looked down at his brother in disgust as he took in what his brother had chosen to wear today. He just didn't see why his little brother had chosen to dress as a commoner today. Upon asking him why he was dressed in such a ridiculous way, Inuyasha had simply said,
"I guess that's just the difference between the two of us. No matter what father says."
His thoughts were broken by a young woman's scream, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's golden eyes turned just in time to see a man shoved a young woman to the ground as he then stole her coin purse. Inuyasha grew angry as he watched the man run away from the woman.
"Where the hell does he think he is going?"
Sesshomaru watched as the thief weaved his way through the crowd of people.
"Apparently he believes he will manage to get away, little brother."
Inuyasha took off in the direction of the thief. If there was one thing he couldn't stand was when a man abused a woman in any way.
"No, he won't, not with me on his tail; I'll make sure he regrets stealing it."
"Just try not to kill him. You know how father gets when we kill humans."
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at his older brother.
"Me! It's you who likes to kill them. From what I heard from father, he's already picked you out a wife."
Sesshomaru ignored his brother's last statement as he made his way over to the young woman. He ignored the gasps and whispers of the people in the market as he continued on to check on the girl's welfare.
"Look its King InuTaisho Toga Tama's eldest son, Prince Sesshomaru Tama."
"What's he doing in town? I've never seen him out of the castle before."
He kept each of his movements graceful as he knelt down to the woman to help her up. His blue and sliver robe draped down to cover his feet. The silver in his robe seemed to help bring out the silvery turquoise that shone in his silver locks. Sesshomaru's eyes of liquid gold continued to look over the girl who was surly no older then fifteen.
Sesshomaru then took in the clothing that she was wearing; the bodice of the dress was a maroon color, while the skirt and shoulders were a deep hunter color. The sleeves were the same maroon color as the bodice, the ends of the sleeves hung over her hands in a v shape.
His eyes then glanced back to the v shape of her bodice. The young woman had indeed been blessed by Kami for she was well endowed. The light from the sun suddenly reflected off of the pendent she wore around her neck causing Sesshomaru to look at it more closely. His eyes widened in disbelief when he saw what she was wearing.
'That is impossible, it can't be.'
However, it was possible. The girl standing in front of him was wearing the emblem of Lord Tario's house. Sesshomaru continued to stare at the jade dragon that hung around her neck. It was the soft voice of the young woman that brought him back to his senses.
"Thank you, M'Prince."
The minute she looked up into his golden eyes and smiled at him, Sesshomaru felt a strange warmness fill his cheeks, which only caused the woman to giggle lightly and smiled at him again. It was then that Sesshomaru realized that the young woman had caused him, a mighty Prince, to blush.
The silent moment between the two was broken by the sudden appearance of Inuyasha, as he handed her back her coin purse.
"Here's your purse, you might want to check and see if it's all still there."
Rin turned and smiled at Inuyasha.
"Thank you, Prince Inuyasha. If you would excuse me, I should be going; it looks like everything is there."
She bowed once more as she spoke.
"Thank you both again. You shall always be welcome in the great house of Lord Tario Nobul."
With that said she quickly but gracefully disappeared out of sight.
"Hey, Sesshomaru did you see where she went? She smells human, but she sure as heck doesn't move like one."
It was then that Sesshomaru knew that he would have to speak to his father about his arranged marriage with a human noble woman. Surly it could not have been the young woman he and Inuyasha had just met.
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Miroku couldn't hide the smile of happiness that was now on his face, for he had just left a room with three of the loveliest ladies he had ever seen. However his thoughts kept wondering to another wonderfully shaped beauty her name was Sango Higurashi, she was the eldest sister of Kagome, Kohaku and Sota Higurashi. He then sighed as the lovely faces of the two girls drifted through his mind.
"Ah how lucky I am to have befriended one of the most beautiful women in Tokyo, my dear Kagome you are a gift. If I'd never met you then I would have never met your sister. Nor, would I have the chance to gaze upon her beauty as she works around the castle for Inuyasha and his family."
Just as Miroku walked by a dark alley way, soft sobs of a woman crying caused him to stop and take a step backwards toward the alley. The light of the moon filtered down through the alley. The moonlight gave off a luminescent glow to the boxes that were thrown into the alley. That's when Miroku saw her, the moonlight showing off blue streaks in her hair. In disbelief, Miroku whispered a name as it slipped through his lips. He could only hope that he was wrong and it wasn't her.
"Ka...gome?"
His heart started to ache as the woman slowly lifted her head to look up at him. Tear streaks ran down her dirt-smudged face, as fresh ones threatened to fall from her brown tear filled eyes.
"Miroku?"
Kagome sounded just as surprised at seeing him sitting in front of her, just as much as he had been to see her sitting in a dirty alley way. Miroku's normally bright slate colored eyes glimmered with sadness as he took in his friend's appearance. Her plain little green cotton dress was torn in places as if it had been done by a demon. Kagome white apron was just as dirty. Her right knee was caked with dirt and dried blood that had also ran down her leg.
Miroku walk over toward her and then slowly knelt down before her. The rings on his golden staff jingled as Kagome suddenly flung herself into his arms. Her sobs became muffled as she pressed her face against his shoulder. His hand gently rubbed her back as he talk soothingly to her. Once or twice Miroku had to fight the urge to stroke his friend's backside, for now was not the time to do such things.
"Kagome, tell me what has happened. What has brought these tears to your eyes?"
Kagome choked back as sob as she tried to answer him.
"Lord Kouga he...I've..."
Miroku tightened his grip on his staff at the sound of his name so it was he who had caused such grief in Kagome's lovely face. He then gentle pulled her away from him so then he could look into her eyes.
"What exactly did he try to do to you, Kagome?"
Kagome noticed how stern his voice had become as he spoke to her. It had become less soft and more demanding.
"Nothing; he hasn't done anything to me yet, but when he finds me, he might."
Seeing how confused Miroku had become, Kagome pulled in a breath and then let it out as she continued on with her tale.
"You see, momma has been a little behind on her taxes. So in order to pay her debt, he told her she could pay it back with my flesh. He came to mark me today and take me away. So I fought him and in the end I ended up biting him."
Miroku became appalled at what Lord Kouga had planned for her. He was going to make her his slave, and he would treat her like his own whore. It was just too much to bear. His thoughts then went to Kagome's sister Sango; he just had to know if she was subject to the same fate as Kagome.
"What does he plan on doing with Sango and your brothers?"
Kagome just shook her head as she looked down at her lap.
"Nothing, don't worry, Miroku, Sango is safe. She works for the King's family so he can't touch her, and Souta is safe for a little while. It's Kohaku I'm worried about. Lord Kouga could have him sent off to the slave market. He's twelve now so he is old enough to do labor in the fields."
Silence fell upon the two friends as Miroku soaked up everything Kagome had just told him. He looked down at Kagome as she gripped the front of his purple robe.
"Please Miroku; please tell me that there is something you can do. Couldn't you put a protection seal on the house?"
Miroku continued to hold Kagome against him as she cried. He then pondered over what she had just asked of him.
"I suppose I could that for you. However, it would also keep your sister's neko cat Kirara from entering your house as well."
The hope that had been in her eyes seemed to fade away into nothingness went she spoke her voice as well sounded like she had given up all hope on escaping her fate with Lord Kouga.
"Oh yeah that wouldn't be fair to Sango or Kirara. So I can't do that to them it just wouldn't be right."
Miroku smiled at the kind heart that Kagome had. She always tried at least to thing of others before her own self.
"Don't worry, Kagome, I'm sure we'll figure something out."
It was then he realized how limp she had become. Miroku slowly looked down at Kagome to find that she had fallen asleep. Where he once had worn a smile he now wore a frown as he thought over Kagome's dilemma.
"I am unsure how I will manage it but I shall try to figure out a way to help you."
Miroku then thought about what Young Prince Inuyasha's response would be. The image that he was seeing in his mind was not a pretty one: Inuyasha raging through the castle as he yelled at Miroku for not doing something to stop it sooner. Five months ago Sango had brought Kagome with her to the castle. Miroku laughed as he thought about when the two first met. It had to do with a bucket of water and the stone floor of the castle. Both Kagome and Inuyasha had thrown insults at each other and in the end they both had started laughing.
"It's a shame that their instant friendship couldn't have turned into something more. He just moves to slow; I tried to tell him that he should have jumped at his chance. But no, he just wouldn't listen."
He turned his slate colored eyes once more down at Kagome's sleeping form.
"Well, I suppose I should take you home, even though I know you won't be happy when you awake. I'm sure Sango has worried over you enough tonight."
Then with a heavy heart Miroku headed off in the direction of the Higurashi cottage. His only hope lay with Prince Inuyasha, which is if he could even find a moment to speak to him. Miroku knew that he had to, for Kagome's sake. All in all, Kouga wasn't a bad guy even though he was a wolf demon. Yet he had heard from King InuTaisho Toga Tama, that when having to please his lustful pleasure he could get quite rough.
'As long as I get to speak with Inuyasha this evening everything will work out fine. For Kagome sake, I hope I can.'
(A/N: Well this chapter is finished. I hope you all enjoyed it I know I did.
Ja ne (so long)!
Tainted InuShemeeko)