Author's Notes: I tried to add as many details as possible to this story. I find it easy to imagine but putting them in words is not easy though. Lol. Like the old saying said a picture paints a thousand words. Please write me a review after reading it. I really want to know what you people think. :-)

Chapter 2: A Chance

"What do you wish to talk to me about, Inuyasha," Prince Hideyuki asked as he sat down on the wooden bench under a leafless tree in the palace garden. The garden was covered with a blanket of white snow that morning. It was beautiful, quiet and had a peaceful quality in it. There was nothing there except for leafless trees and Hideyuki's Pegasus feeding from a big basket filled with hays. He motioned for Inuyasha to sit beside him but Inuyasha did not comply and chose to remain standing in front of him.

"About your marriage with Kagome," he said. He had thought thoroughly last night on how to get Kagome out of her marriage with this prince.

"Oh, I kind of guess that," he smiled. His smile made Inuyasha suspicious of what tricks he had under his sleeve.

"I want you to end it and let us be on our way," he said, clenching his fists on his sides.

"Oh? Are you saying I'm not letting any of you leaving here?"

"Yes!"

"Inuyasha, I think you misinterpreted me," he sighed. They both turned to look at the Pegasus walking in and joining them. It came and stood near Hideyuki and nuzzling him on the face. He laughed and continued, "What I meant yesterday was all of you can leave except for Kagome because she's my wife now."

"Of course I know!" he shouted, losing his patience. "And we're not leaving without her! Don't you get it you dumb dragon! We won't leave one of us behind! So all I'm asking you now is to divorce her!"

"Is that her wish, Inuyasha?" he asked calmly, unmoved by his angry words.

"Of course!"

"Have you asked her?"

"Well, I haven't but I'm sure that is what she wants."

"Or is this what you want?" he asked knowingly.

"Uuuggghhh! I can't stand you another minute!" he shouted angrily. He was angry at what he just said because he knew somehow it was true. He towered over him fuming but Hideyuki still remain sitting and unafraid and didn't make a move to get away from him. He wrapped his hands around Hideyuki's pale slender neck and wanted to choke him to death. A thing he wanted to do since the hated prince's wedding.

Suddenly, he was hit by something hard on his side. He went flying into the air by the force and landed a few feet away from the bench where Hideyuki's sitting. He heard the Pegasus neighing loudly. He sat up clenching his side trying to ease the throbbing pain and saw the Pegasus reared up with wings spread menacingly, daring him to try hurt its master again. Hideyuki got up and try to calm the beast down. Then, Inuyasha realized he was kicked in the side by the Pegasus.

When the Pegasus was finally calm down, he walked towards Inuyasha who was still sitting on the snow. The Pegasus followed him closely behind the whole time.

He offered him a hand to pull him up but Inuyasha swatted it away and got up on his own. "Hircine is very protective of me so is no surprise why he kicked you when you try to strangle me," he said. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha. I can't divorce her yet."

"And why the hell is that!?"

"Because it is our custom that if we newly wedded couple wants a divorce, we must wait at least seven days."

"So until then she is stuck with you?"

"Exactly."

Inuyasha froze. Seven days! He thought darkly. Seven long days I must put up with him!

"Well, let's go ask Kagome about it shall we?" Hideyuki said, taking Inuyasha out of his thought.

"With pleasure," he snorted. Inside he was dying to know whether Kagome would choose to divorce him too.

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"How do couples announced their divorced by your people's custom?" Inuyasha said with a sneer on the mention of his people's custom. They were both heading to the dining hall where the others were enjoying their breakfast and chatting.

"Don't insult my people's custom," Hideyuki snapped. "It is by the wife giving back her ring to her husband."

They entered the dining room just in time to see Miroku got slapped by Sango for groping her. Miroku rubbed the red hand mark with his hand to ease the pain while the others sighed and Shippo said he never learns. Senka looked at him in confusion about his behavior while Shika seemed disgusted by his behavior.

"I can't believe you will have the thought of groping someone while you eat, monk," Hideyuki said as he sat down beside Kagome while Inuyasha sat behind them and in between them.

"Yeah," Senka chimed in. "Why do you like to stroke women's butt all the time?" Senka asked curiously.

"It is not because I want it, Senka. It is because my hand is cursed," Miroku said and held up hand he used to grope just a minute before and also the hand with the wind tunnel.

"I think is your mind's cursed, monk," Shika said. "I can't believe a supposedly pure man is so perverted."

"Thank you, Shika," Sango smiled.

"Kagome, do you wish to divorce me?" Hideyuki asked.

Kagome almost choke on the tea she was drinking. That was a question she never expected from him right now. Everyone besides Inuyasha, Kagome and Hideyuki, were looking at them with alarmed expressions on their faces. The most alarmed ones were Shika and Senka. They really wanted them together.

"Hideyuki, can we talk outside," Kagome said quickly when she saw their looks. She didn't wait for him to answer. She just took his hand and pulled him with her towards the dining hall's door.

"Hey, I'm coming too!" Inuyasha yelled, rushing to follow them out as well.

Once they were outside she gave out a sigh of relieve. "Why did you ask that in front of them? You alarmed everyone in there!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Well, I never thought of that. I want to know that as much as Inuyasha here do," Hideyuki said as he turned to look at Inuyasha.

"Keh!" Inuyasha said and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

"So what is the answer?" Hideyuki asked. He was afraid of the answer although he never admitted it.

"I…I…" Kagome was unsure of what to say.

"Well?" Inuyasha asked eagerly.

"Yes, I do," Kagome finally got it out. She looked up at him remorsefully. If only I didn't marry him just because of the ice crystal then I wouldn't be causing him pain now, she thought bitterly.

Inuyasha beamed at her answer. Now he knew that she had not fallen for him.

"Then we'll have to wait for seven days," Hideyuki said.

"I'm sorry, Hideyuki," Kagome said.

"Kagome, will you please give me a chance in these seven days by courting you," Hideyuki said as he placed his hands each on her shoulders. He ignored Inuyasha's disapproving growl as he did that.

Kagome looked up at his blue eyes. She found them so blue and beautiful orbs. One can get lost in them when they stare into those eyes for too long.

"Okay," Kagome said slowly. "Just seven days then if I still don't like you, we will divorce." Everyone deserves a chance right? She thought.

"Thank you, Kagome," he said softly. He leaned down and kissed her gently on her cheek.

"Kagome! You can't do that!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Everyone deserves a chance, Inuyasha," Kagome said matter-of-factly.

"You two-timer," Inuyasha spat.

"Inuyasha," Kagome said sweetly.

"Eeep!" Inuyasha shrieked when he heard the voice she used. It was a voice he knew only too well.

"SIT!"

THUMP!

Inuyasha fell face first onto the floor. Prince Hideyuki laughed. He can't believe that Kagome had such power over Inuyasha.

Kagome opened the door and entered once more into the dining room with Hideyuki and Inuyasha.

"All of you need to head back right?" Hideyuki asked as he took a seat at the table.

They all nodded.

"We'll need to head back to Kaede's village," Inuyasha said.

"I'll take you all on my back," Hideyuki offered. "It'll be faster that way."

All of them beamed at his offer. "Why, thank you," Miroku said gratefully.

"Are you leaving?" Shika asked him.

"Yup, I'm going on a vacation," He said. "I never left the northern lands before and it is time I see the other lands."

"I want to go too!" Senka said excitedly.

"No, you'll stay here with Shika and father," Hideyuki said, shaking his head.

Then he turned back to Inuyasha and his friends. "Go down to the village and get some thick leather and thick cloths to protect your legs from my scales. My scales can peel of your skin as easily as knives could. When you're done, meet me at the palace main entrance."

They nodded and set off to get the necessary items in the village below.