Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Inuyasha.
A/N: It took me a long time to write this considering all the events of relatives coming and going. *shudder* If any of the characters seem OOC plz tell me. I usually don't do replies to the reviews but here it goes!
bLue:gRafit!i: Yea it does remind me of that scene but I didn't get the idea from it. Wow, the more you think about it, it does have a lot of resemblance. Although, I did get one idea from the movie, Legacy, it was a weird movie, but then again I'm weird so that doesn't matter! I think I should do a disclaimer though.
Disclaimer: Some ideas are taken from the movie Legacy I don't own it however, Nor do I own Aladdin, even though the ideas are sort of like theirs.
Ferret demon: Thanx! I Appreciate that!
Dark Angel Hazel: Share a room with Miroku?! I think that I should leave Sango with him. You've got to be kidding! Lol.
Innocence: My ego feels so much better! Thank yous for the help, I'm naming it To Be A Commoner. (For some reason, that's why I am classified as WEIRD)
Noelle: Of course I'll continue!
Inuyasha Fan: I can't turn away from puppy dog eyes! Awwww.
Kairi: Suspense?! Wow! I never knew I could do that!
A/N: Hope you guyz enjoy it! It is sort of lame, but it has a VITAL point in this story, I'm going to make it seem like Aladdin though, sorry, but it has to be done, maybe not that Aladdiny... we may never know?!
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To Be A Commoner
Chapter 2
This was wonderment. The village looked peaceful in the coming rays of the sun. Sango was the one who pulled Kagome towards the village, ready for excitement.
The town was beginning to wake up and the sights and smells were getting to them.
"Come on! I want something to eat!" Sango followed the aroma of food and tried to track it down as best as she could which resulted in dead ends and alleyways.
"We have food already, why don't you eat that?"
"Because, fresh food is always better!"
"Um..." Kagome lost thought as she spotted some hot bread. Sango was already there, ordering two loaves.
In a gruff voice, the vendor told the price, Sango surprisingly gave him the right amount, after she took the purse from Kagome that is. They walked away, each munching on fresh baked bread.
"I never knew that bread tasted this good!" Kagome uttered after another mouthful.
"Yea! It's ten times better than what they serve back at the castle." Sango munched on a big chunk of the bread.
"You eat way too fast, you hav-"
"Kagome, relax, we're not back at the castle! Have some fun, loosen up!"
Kagome looked around. People were all beginning to crowd around her; the morning became increasingly full of noise. Finishing up her last piece of bread she looked around to see more stalls being set up or occupied. All different kinds of aromas wafted through the air. Some outside vendors and inside shops were selling jewelry, food, cloth, but most were just collections of odds and ends. Sango was headed to one of the stalls selling jewelry pulling Kagome along with her. It was quite close and easy to get to after Sango pushed through all the people standing in the way... They stood right in front of the booth, Sango was looking over the jewelry and Kagome was looking around too.
"Oi Kagome! This one would look just stunning on you." Kagome looked at her friend's hand where a piece of jewelry dangled. Pieces of pure white shell were strung on some green thread. They were spaced evenly and one could not tell if the shells were touching or not. But what caught Kagome's eye was the round object in the middle. Pink and shinning almost with a faint pink glow.
"This must cost a lot-"
"O come on, it matches your outfit!" Sango could be annoying sometimes, but it usually led to good outcomes. From more pestering and pushing on Sango's part, Kagome finally gave in.
"I'll buy this one." Showing the necklace to the owner. "What's the price?"
"O that one, haven't been able to sell that one, let's see, I'll make you a deal at three gold coins."
(an: Ok, this is medieval time! Gold coins are used, that's what I think they use... I don't know, but that's what I think, tell me if I'm wrong. ^_^)
Sango dug around in the purse that she currently carried with her, counting out three coins from the others she had, she gave it to the vendor. "Here you go Kagome, put it on!" Without waiting for a reply, Sango turned her friend around and clasped the jewelry onto her neck. "It looks stunning! I was right!"
Kagome did look rather stunning, it was like the jewel and herself were one, almost. Sango wasn't looking at her right now, her interest was turned to a platform stage. (an: Not really a platform stage, a "makeshift" platform with curtains {blue curtains}.) Kagome looked at it too. The announcer was telling a short story to introduce what looked like a skit of some sort, maybe a challenge to the audience. As usual, Sango made her way towards the front with Kagome silently following her.
"Today we have indeed a new skit, never performed!" A cheer rose from the crowd. "As shown every other day, we will be continuing a play similar to the one done yesterday. I believe it was something about dances?" He paused. "This skit however does need volunteers as always, but this time it has something to do with a ball! As many know, a ball in less than two months is going to be held in honor of the lady's eighteenth birthday!" Another cheer rose up from the crowd, mainly made up of boys. "However, today's skit will include an instructor for dancing! Helping out of course." A couple of laughs could be heard. "Some of you out there need it so I wouldn't be laughing." The announcer gave a faint chuckle and cast a wary eye around. "We need one girl and boy for starters...anyone interested?" Of course some were willing to make a humiliation of their selves in front of the audience and some were there to have fun. Sango raised Kagome's hand and shouted out a few times. Kagome was turning a light pink from embarrassment, sometimes Sango just had to push it. This however, caught the announcer's attention. "What have we here? Come on up! You're going to demonstrate the skit today!" He pointed directly at Kagome, nobody could mistake that. Slowly, Kagome made her way onto the stage from some side steps on the left side of the stand. A light pink still graced her features. The announcer went on through the crowd. "We still need a boy! Who would want to dance with a pretty girl like her?" Now this made Kagome blush deeper, but just slightly. She hoped that nobody would think that she was the lady of this land, she shuddered at the thought. She hadn't really noticed that a boy walked up onto the stage until he was practically beside her.
*~*(an: this is flashback)
"She's a beauty isn't she?" A guy nudged his friend beside him.
"Yea." He was definitely caught off guard and quickly reclaimed his stature, but it was too late. "No, stop, I don't, you'll pay for this." His ever-annoying friend raised his hand up and waved it vigorously. The announcer chose him as a result. A death glare was sent in the waving friend's direction. What was so good about being picked?
*~*(an: This flashback may be a tad to confusing, but it will all be explained, promise!)
"Let's get started!" The announcer said as he motioned for a figure to come on stage. In a quieter tone, he conversed with the man and the two standing on stage. "Ok, this is Okato-sama, he is the instructor for dancing as you may all know. I'll leave you guys for now." With a happy glint in his eyes he walked off stage.
"As you all know now, I'm Okato, I would like to first see if you know how to dance, can you get into the position?" This was definitely all apart of the plan for some laughs, comedy, because all knew that nobody really knows how to dance, why would commoners know how to dance?
Kagome was used to hearing this command and put her arm on one of his shoulders and put her other hand in his left hand raising it up. The guy clearly didn't know anything about dancing as did the servants at the castle, so she paid no heed to it.
The correct position didn't take okato-sama aback, some commoners knew it but didn't know the dance so the show would still have its laughs. "Now, demonstrate the ballroom dance for us." Then he slowly backed away to give them room.
Kagome started the dance she knew only too well. Swirling around the stage as freely as possible, after all her instructor told her that grace and the beat of the dance must be correct. Something she still needed to improve on. The boy was clearly following her, letting her lead. 'Why the bother to do such a dance?' Kagome was irritated that she was required to know the dance. Every lady in the land must know this dance. That was what her mom said, as always. She continued the dance around on the stage, finally taking notice of the boy's features. He had long black hair, but that wasn't the unusual thing about him. His eyes were a shocking color of violet, a faint gold tinted the amber to make it look dramatically unreal. His hold was strong and his other hand had slid around her, encircling her waist. He somewhat knew how to dance, sure, somewhat knew. Kagome went on through the last parts of the dance and slowly stopped. She let go of the boy's hand and shoulder and curtsied, she then turned to the instructor and the audience. They were in awe. For a few minutes the instructor seemed lost in thought but snapped out of it as the dance ended.
Clapping his hands together he made his way over to the two. "Let's give it up to these wonderful dancers." Now he conversed with the two quietly. "How did you do that? Quite amazing." This comment was directed mainly to Kagome. She felt a light blush coming on. How should she answer this?
"I doubt that the girl would want you gloating over her." The boy who recently danced with her now had his arms crossed and his head was turned halfway towards them. Sarcasm tinted his voice. Okato-sama shot a glare in his direction and went off to find the announcer. Kagome looked at the boy as she made her way down the steps to find that a lot of teenage boys wanted to court her. Sango however came to the rescue as she pushed her way through the mob.
"You did a great job! Now, let's get out of here." Sango held onto Kagome's wrist as she pushed her way out of the crowd. After they were quite some way off from the stage and it's swarm of people, Sango started to talk. "I never knew you were that good at dancing! How did you do that?"
Kagome blushed. "Well, I have been practicing for three hours a day."
"O come on! That was definitely you out there."
"Sango! You of all people know that I hate dancing!"
"You sure didn't show that! Who was the guy, I should say, you make a cute couple!"
"Sango!"
"Enough, let's go explore!" Sango started to roam around the dwellings on either side of the road.
Luckily for them, a festival was held today. Contests were a main portion of the lot and of course food was there too. Sango made her way amongst the people and towards the entrance of the festival. A lot of people were going and it took considerable time to even get through. Finally out of the bustling crowd, the two girls found their way towards some contests.
"Look Kagome! Archery! They have boomerang contests? How queer!" Sango made her way towards the boomerangs and that left Kagome alone.
'I guess I'll just head for archery, what could hurt?' Kagome went towards archery and picked up her bow and arrows. She took up a space in front of a target after signing up. She looked around, quite nervous, she was the only girl in the group of people doing archery. This got her very nervous, but she pushed that all down as the contest began. She was number eleven out of the sixteen that signed up.
The first few missed the bull's eye by inches, the next missed by more than that. Finally it was her turn. Being the only girl in the line of archers, people didn't expect her to hit directly in the center. Kagome strung an arrow on her bow and pulled it back until she saw that it was perfect, she let go. The arrow could be heard flying through the air as it made it's way to the center of the target, perfectly. A cheer arose on the other side of the fence. The first bull's eye of the contest. Kagome sighed with relief, she was as good as ever, archery was among the varied talents she had, and she was proud of it. Coming naturally to her it made it easier to practice and have fun with.
A few more hits on the bull's eye came from the rest of the competitors. She was chosen as one to go to the next level; this excluded four from the previous one. The targets were moved farther and the first person shot his arrow. It landed just a fraction of an inch away from the bull's eye. The rest had gone smoothly, some hitting the bull's eye and some just a centimeter away, but finally Kagome made it into the last round, against three other people. The targets were pulled back even further. She knew she could win it.
She was only the second of the four people who remained. As it came to her turn, she strung the arrow onto her bow and pulled back to where she seemed fit. Just when she was about to let the arrow go, out of the corner of her eye she saw a person. The arrow already was whizzing through the air, it hit the target by luck, if it was even a millimeter off, it wouldn't have hit the bull's eye. Kagome looked towards the place she had seen him, but he was already gone. The two other than Kagome and the first person, didn't make the bull's eye. The first person however did make an almost direct hit, almost. She hadn't won. They were called to the desk and she got second place. The first person wasn't too sure about his winnings though, he tapped Kagome on the shoulder.
"Yes?"
"I was just wondering, would you fancy a rematch?"
"A rematch? Why? You won fair and square." Kagome stated the last part firmly.
"Well, I noticed that you were looking at something else, I didn't know that you would forfeit such a good shot, but you did. Not on purpose I don't think."
"Would you want to try your luck again? I wouldn't mind." Kagome was as ever surprised at what the man said, a rematch would be great!
"It would be my pleasure." The guy went up to the makeshift table and asked the judges if they could do a rematch, they of course said yes as there was nothing else to do.
The guy went first and hit the bull's eye, not directly, just like last time. Kagome strung her arrow onto the bow and pulled back as much as she wanted. This time she concentrated on the target, believing that she would strike it directly in the center. She let the arrow fly. The arrow seemed to hang in the air as it made it's way towards the target, slowly it seemed. It at last hit the bull's eye square in the face. The judges were considerably surprised and ran to see if it was indeed in the center of the target.
Nobody could've done it more perfectly, first place was given to her and second to the young man.
"Congratulations." The young man bowed lightly and went off to the other parts of the festival.
Kagome was in shock, she actually won! She quickly recovered and thanked the young man before he left. First place prize was a hundred gold coins. She wanted to give it to the man but he had already left. Kagome hurriedly went over to the competition Sango was in, it wasn't quite over yet.
The competition was very queer indeed. There were boomerangs of a variety of sizes, both very small and very big. There were six contestants left and they were on a medium large boomerang, as big as two thirds of a human body. There was a marked spot on the grass that everyone had to throw at or across to be exact. They had to pass the marked line and catch it when it came back. Kagome never believed that they would hold such a weird game. Sango of course was a master at it, years of throwing objects at people and having them thrown back actually paid off. (queer) Sango was doing well for such large boomerangs, although she did have a fit once in a while and she did through a porcelain lamp at her maid. Wow, the maid could barely hold it up let alone put it back. If it were pillows or dolls, the younger servants would just stand there playing with her, throwing it back and forth, they always did get scolded though. For reasons unknown, Sango actually excelled in this sort of "game." Kagome watched as two players were eliminated. Now Sango was against three others. One couldn't hold the big boomerang, it was a little over two thirds, another couldn't throw it correctly. Sango however threw it perfectly. Two were eliminated, Sango was alone with a young man. This time a full sized boomerang was used. Sango was definitely good at this. She threw it as far as the line would allow. She skidded to a short halt as she caught the over sized boomerang. A cheer arose from the diverse crowd. It was now the other's turn. He threw it in good form but was just a little of balance as the boomerang came back a little too early. The judges hailed to the both of them, giving Sango the first place prize. Who would think a maiden in that sort of dress could ever beat a man? Kagome made her way towards Sango, but stopped as she noticed that Sango was now talking to a guy.
'Let's leave her alone with him, I think they make a cute couple!' Kagome walked off to find some food. She wondered around the perimeter of the festival, getting away from all the noise. It was a peaceful day. The clouds were fluffy white wisps in the sky blue heavens. The sun cast a warm radiance onto the world. Kagome looked at the stables set up in the back. Horses, cattle, sheep, and lots more of animals were kept in these pens. She loved horses. Forgetting about her temporary hunger, she went over to a mare grazing beside the fence. It was a soft tan with a blond mane. Kagome looked at it with understanding awe. She reached out her hand for the horse to sniff, after it stopped and went back to munching on grass, Kagome ran her hand on the side of the mare's body. It wasn't coarse or rough but soft and silky. She stood there for what seemed like short hours. She didn't notice a boy come up to her until he was beside of her. (an: isn't it funny that it always happens like that?)
"Eh? Who are you?" Kagome didn't turn around to see who he was at all, she loved horses, who could ask for more?
"You should remember me." Came the reply of a faintly familiar voice.
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A/N: Finally! Done with this chapter. Tell me if I got anything wrong! ANY advice would be greatly appreciated! Byez for now!!! And PLZ review, there more than welcomed! O yea, one more thing, I am a real lazy bone and I hate to admit it but I was bored to death so I didn't read over it, if you don't like it, that's the excuse!
A/N: It took me a long time to write this considering all the events of relatives coming and going. *shudder* If any of the characters seem OOC plz tell me. I usually don't do replies to the reviews but here it goes!
bLue:gRafit!i: Yea it does remind me of that scene but I didn't get the idea from it. Wow, the more you think about it, it does have a lot of resemblance. Although, I did get one idea from the movie, Legacy, it was a weird movie, but then again I'm weird so that doesn't matter! I think I should do a disclaimer though.
Disclaimer: Some ideas are taken from the movie Legacy I don't own it however, Nor do I own Aladdin, even though the ideas are sort of like theirs.
Ferret demon: Thanx! I Appreciate that!
Dark Angel Hazel: Share a room with Miroku?! I think that I should leave Sango with him. You've got to be kidding! Lol.
Innocence: My ego feels so much better! Thank yous for the help, I'm naming it To Be A Commoner. (For some reason, that's why I am classified as WEIRD)
Noelle: Of course I'll continue!
Inuyasha Fan: I can't turn away from puppy dog eyes! Awwww.
Kairi: Suspense?! Wow! I never knew I could do that!
A/N: Hope you guyz enjoy it! It is sort of lame, but it has a VITAL point in this story, I'm going to make it seem like Aladdin though, sorry, but it has to be done, maybe not that Aladdiny... we may never know?!
~*~
To Be A Commoner
Chapter 2
This was wonderment. The village looked peaceful in the coming rays of the sun. Sango was the one who pulled Kagome towards the village, ready for excitement.
The town was beginning to wake up and the sights and smells were getting to them.
"Come on! I want something to eat!" Sango followed the aroma of food and tried to track it down as best as she could which resulted in dead ends and alleyways.
"We have food already, why don't you eat that?"
"Because, fresh food is always better!"
"Um..." Kagome lost thought as she spotted some hot bread. Sango was already there, ordering two loaves.
In a gruff voice, the vendor told the price, Sango surprisingly gave him the right amount, after she took the purse from Kagome that is. They walked away, each munching on fresh baked bread.
"I never knew that bread tasted this good!" Kagome uttered after another mouthful.
"Yea! It's ten times better than what they serve back at the castle." Sango munched on a big chunk of the bread.
"You eat way too fast, you hav-"
"Kagome, relax, we're not back at the castle! Have some fun, loosen up!"
Kagome looked around. People were all beginning to crowd around her; the morning became increasingly full of noise. Finishing up her last piece of bread she looked around to see more stalls being set up or occupied. All different kinds of aromas wafted through the air. Some outside vendors and inside shops were selling jewelry, food, cloth, but most were just collections of odds and ends. Sango was headed to one of the stalls selling jewelry pulling Kagome along with her. It was quite close and easy to get to after Sango pushed through all the people standing in the way... They stood right in front of the booth, Sango was looking over the jewelry and Kagome was looking around too.
"Oi Kagome! This one would look just stunning on you." Kagome looked at her friend's hand where a piece of jewelry dangled. Pieces of pure white shell were strung on some green thread. They were spaced evenly and one could not tell if the shells were touching or not. But what caught Kagome's eye was the round object in the middle. Pink and shinning almost with a faint pink glow.
"This must cost a lot-"
"O come on, it matches your outfit!" Sango could be annoying sometimes, but it usually led to good outcomes. From more pestering and pushing on Sango's part, Kagome finally gave in.
"I'll buy this one." Showing the necklace to the owner. "What's the price?"
"O that one, haven't been able to sell that one, let's see, I'll make you a deal at three gold coins."
(an: Ok, this is medieval time! Gold coins are used, that's what I think they use... I don't know, but that's what I think, tell me if I'm wrong. ^_^)
Sango dug around in the purse that she currently carried with her, counting out three coins from the others she had, she gave it to the vendor. "Here you go Kagome, put it on!" Without waiting for a reply, Sango turned her friend around and clasped the jewelry onto her neck. "It looks stunning! I was right!"
Kagome did look rather stunning, it was like the jewel and herself were one, almost. Sango wasn't looking at her right now, her interest was turned to a platform stage. (an: Not really a platform stage, a "makeshift" platform with curtains {blue curtains}.) Kagome looked at it too. The announcer was telling a short story to introduce what looked like a skit of some sort, maybe a challenge to the audience. As usual, Sango made her way towards the front with Kagome silently following her.
"Today we have indeed a new skit, never performed!" A cheer rose from the crowd. "As shown every other day, we will be continuing a play similar to the one done yesterday. I believe it was something about dances?" He paused. "This skit however does need volunteers as always, but this time it has something to do with a ball! As many know, a ball in less than two months is going to be held in honor of the lady's eighteenth birthday!" Another cheer rose up from the crowd, mainly made up of boys. "However, today's skit will include an instructor for dancing! Helping out of course." A couple of laughs could be heard. "Some of you out there need it so I wouldn't be laughing." The announcer gave a faint chuckle and cast a wary eye around. "We need one girl and boy for starters...anyone interested?" Of course some were willing to make a humiliation of their selves in front of the audience and some were there to have fun. Sango raised Kagome's hand and shouted out a few times. Kagome was turning a light pink from embarrassment, sometimes Sango just had to push it. This however, caught the announcer's attention. "What have we here? Come on up! You're going to demonstrate the skit today!" He pointed directly at Kagome, nobody could mistake that. Slowly, Kagome made her way onto the stage from some side steps on the left side of the stand. A light pink still graced her features. The announcer went on through the crowd. "We still need a boy! Who would want to dance with a pretty girl like her?" Now this made Kagome blush deeper, but just slightly. She hoped that nobody would think that she was the lady of this land, she shuddered at the thought. She hadn't really noticed that a boy walked up onto the stage until he was practically beside her.
*~*(an: this is flashback)
"She's a beauty isn't she?" A guy nudged his friend beside him.
"Yea." He was definitely caught off guard and quickly reclaimed his stature, but it was too late. "No, stop, I don't, you'll pay for this." His ever-annoying friend raised his hand up and waved it vigorously. The announcer chose him as a result. A death glare was sent in the waving friend's direction. What was so good about being picked?
*~*(an: This flashback may be a tad to confusing, but it will all be explained, promise!)
"Let's get started!" The announcer said as he motioned for a figure to come on stage. In a quieter tone, he conversed with the man and the two standing on stage. "Ok, this is Okato-sama, he is the instructor for dancing as you may all know. I'll leave you guys for now." With a happy glint in his eyes he walked off stage.
"As you all know now, I'm Okato, I would like to first see if you know how to dance, can you get into the position?" This was definitely all apart of the plan for some laughs, comedy, because all knew that nobody really knows how to dance, why would commoners know how to dance?
Kagome was used to hearing this command and put her arm on one of his shoulders and put her other hand in his left hand raising it up. The guy clearly didn't know anything about dancing as did the servants at the castle, so she paid no heed to it.
The correct position didn't take okato-sama aback, some commoners knew it but didn't know the dance so the show would still have its laughs. "Now, demonstrate the ballroom dance for us." Then he slowly backed away to give them room.
Kagome started the dance she knew only too well. Swirling around the stage as freely as possible, after all her instructor told her that grace and the beat of the dance must be correct. Something she still needed to improve on. The boy was clearly following her, letting her lead. 'Why the bother to do such a dance?' Kagome was irritated that she was required to know the dance. Every lady in the land must know this dance. That was what her mom said, as always. She continued the dance around on the stage, finally taking notice of the boy's features. He had long black hair, but that wasn't the unusual thing about him. His eyes were a shocking color of violet, a faint gold tinted the amber to make it look dramatically unreal. His hold was strong and his other hand had slid around her, encircling her waist. He somewhat knew how to dance, sure, somewhat knew. Kagome went on through the last parts of the dance and slowly stopped. She let go of the boy's hand and shoulder and curtsied, she then turned to the instructor and the audience. They were in awe. For a few minutes the instructor seemed lost in thought but snapped out of it as the dance ended.
Clapping his hands together he made his way over to the two. "Let's give it up to these wonderful dancers." Now he conversed with the two quietly. "How did you do that? Quite amazing." This comment was directed mainly to Kagome. She felt a light blush coming on. How should she answer this?
"I doubt that the girl would want you gloating over her." The boy who recently danced with her now had his arms crossed and his head was turned halfway towards them. Sarcasm tinted his voice. Okato-sama shot a glare in his direction and went off to find the announcer. Kagome looked at the boy as she made her way down the steps to find that a lot of teenage boys wanted to court her. Sango however came to the rescue as she pushed her way through the mob.
"You did a great job! Now, let's get out of here." Sango held onto Kagome's wrist as she pushed her way out of the crowd. After they were quite some way off from the stage and it's swarm of people, Sango started to talk. "I never knew you were that good at dancing! How did you do that?"
Kagome blushed. "Well, I have been practicing for three hours a day."
"O come on! That was definitely you out there."
"Sango! You of all people know that I hate dancing!"
"You sure didn't show that! Who was the guy, I should say, you make a cute couple!"
"Sango!"
"Enough, let's go explore!" Sango started to roam around the dwellings on either side of the road.
Luckily for them, a festival was held today. Contests were a main portion of the lot and of course food was there too. Sango made her way amongst the people and towards the entrance of the festival. A lot of people were going and it took considerable time to even get through. Finally out of the bustling crowd, the two girls found their way towards some contests.
"Look Kagome! Archery! They have boomerang contests? How queer!" Sango made her way towards the boomerangs and that left Kagome alone.
'I guess I'll just head for archery, what could hurt?' Kagome went towards archery and picked up her bow and arrows. She took up a space in front of a target after signing up. She looked around, quite nervous, she was the only girl in the group of people doing archery. This got her very nervous, but she pushed that all down as the contest began. She was number eleven out of the sixteen that signed up.
The first few missed the bull's eye by inches, the next missed by more than that. Finally it was her turn. Being the only girl in the line of archers, people didn't expect her to hit directly in the center. Kagome strung an arrow on her bow and pulled it back until she saw that it was perfect, she let go. The arrow could be heard flying through the air as it made it's way to the center of the target, perfectly. A cheer arose on the other side of the fence. The first bull's eye of the contest. Kagome sighed with relief, she was as good as ever, archery was among the varied talents she had, and she was proud of it. Coming naturally to her it made it easier to practice and have fun with.
A few more hits on the bull's eye came from the rest of the competitors. She was chosen as one to go to the next level; this excluded four from the previous one. The targets were moved farther and the first person shot his arrow. It landed just a fraction of an inch away from the bull's eye. The rest had gone smoothly, some hitting the bull's eye and some just a centimeter away, but finally Kagome made it into the last round, against three other people. The targets were pulled back even further. She knew she could win it.
She was only the second of the four people who remained. As it came to her turn, she strung the arrow onto her bow and pulled back to where she seemed fit. Just when she was about to let the arrow go, out of the corner of her eye she saw a person. The arrow already was whizzing through the air, it hit the target by luck, if it was even a millimeter off, it wouldn't have hit the bull's eye. Kagome looked towards the place she had seen him, but he was already gone. The two other than Kagome and the first person, didn't make the bull's eye. The first person however did make an almost direct hit, almost. She hadn't won. They were called to the desk and she got second place. The first person wasn't too sure about his winnings though, he tapped Kagome on the shoulder.
"Yes?"
"I was just wondering, would you fancy a rematch?"
"A rematch? Why? You won fair and square." Kagome stated the last part firmly.
"Well, I noticed that you were looking at something else, I didn't know that you would forfeit such a good shot, but you did. Not on purpose I don't think."
"Would you want to try your luck again? I wouldn't mind." Kagome was as ever surprised at what the man said, a rematch would be great!
"It would be my pleasure." The guy went up to the makeshift table and asked the judges if they could do a rematch, they of course said yes as there was nothing else to do.
The guy went first and hit the bull's eye, not directly, just like last time. Kagome strung her arrow onto the bow and pulled back as much as she wanted. This time she concentrated on the target, believing that she would strike it directly in the center. She let the arrow fly. The arrow seemed to hang in the air as it made it's way towards the target, slowly it seemed. It at last hit the bull's eye square in the face. The judges were considerably surprised and ran to see if it was indeed in the center of the target.
Nobody could've done it more perfectly, first place was given to her and second to the young man.
"Congratulations." The young man bowed lightly and went off to the other parts of the festival.
Kagome was in shock, she actually won! She quickly recovered and thanked the young man before he left. First place prize was a hundred gold coins. She wanted to give it to the man but he had already left. Kagome hurriedly went over to the competition Sango was in, it wasn't quite over yet.
The competition was very queer indeed. There were boomerangs of a variety of sizes, both very small and very big. There were six contestants left and they were on a medium large boomerang, as big as two thirds of a human body. There was a marked spot on the grass that everyone had to throw at or across to be exact. They had to pass the marked line and catch it when it came back. Kagome never believed that they would hold such a weird game. Sango of course was a master at it, years of throwing objects at people and having them thrown back actually paid off. (queer) Sango was doing well for such large boomerangs, although she did have a fit once in a while and she did through a porcelain lamp at her maid. Wow, the maid could barely hold it up let alone put it back. If it were pillows or dolls, the younger servants would just stand there playing with her, throwing it back and forth, they always did get scolded though. For reasons unknown, Sango actually excelled in this sort of "game." Kagome watched as two players were eliminated. Now Sango was against three others. One couldn't hold the big boomerang, it was a little over two thirds, another couldn't throw it correctly. Sango however threw it perfectly. Two were eliminated, Sango was alone with a young man. This time a full sized boomerang was used. Sango was definitely good at this. She threw it as far as the line would allow. She skidded to a short halt as she caught the over sized boomerang. A cheer arose from the diverse crowd. It was now the other's turn. He threw it in good form but was just a little of balance as the boomerang came back a little too early. The judges hailed to the both of them, giving Sango the first place prize. Who would think a maiden in that sort of dress could ever beat a man? Kagome made her way towards Sango, but stopped as she noticed that Sango was now talking to a guy.
'Let's leave her alone with him, I think they make a cute couple!' Kagome walked off to find some food. She wondered around the perimeter of the festival, getting away from all the noise. It was a peaceful day. The clouds were fluffy white wisps in the sky blue heavens. The sun cast a warm radiance onto the world. Kagome looked at the stables set up in the back. Horses, cattle, sheep, and lots more of animals were kept in these pens. She loved horses. Forgetting about her temporary hunger, she went over to a mare grazing beside the fence. It was a soft tan with a blond mane. Kagome looked at it with understanding awe. She reached out her hand for the horse to sniff, after it stopped and went back to munching on grass, Kagome ran her hand on the side of the mare's body. It wasn't coarse or rough but soft and silky. She stood there for what seemed like short hours. She didn't notice a boy come up to her until he was beside of her. (an: isn't it funny that it always happens like that?)
"Eh? Who are you?" Kagome didn't turn around to see who he was at all, she loved horses, who could ask for more?
"You should remember me." Came the reply of a faintly familiar voice.
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A/N: Finally! Done with this chapter. Tell me if I got anything wrong! ANY advice would be greatly appreciated! Byez for now!!! And PLZ review, there more than welcomed! O yea, one more thing, I am a real lazy bone and I hate to admit it but I was bored to death so I didn't read over it, if you don't like it, that's the excuse!