Authors Note: Chapter two everybody! I hope you all like my idea of an Inuyasha Cinderella! Please review and tell me whats up. I like writing for you guys and thanks!
And then...
Kagome left the manor and was now walking towards town. She had to take the servants route, though of course, which mean't she was forced to take a slightly longer path through the forest. It didn't really matter to Kagome, just as long as she got the job done and did what needed to be taken care of. So she got the edge of the woods and stared down the dirt road before her. Then she continued tread forward. While she was walking, she was thinking of all the things she'd be needing for tonight's meal and any other things she might have use for in case something went wrong. Just then she got to a fork in the road, which was odd because it was never there before. Now Kagome wasn't exactly one to go around snooping and putting her nose where it didn't belong so she tried to pay no mind to the path. Although, there was something strange about it, well, besides the fact it just magically appeared here. It was straight and clean, a smooth street with no bumps and neatly trimmed bushes and trees. It looked perfect so, it couldn't be all that dangerous, right?
Kagome strayed to the left and looked over to the path she was suppose to walk on, the right. It wasn't often she did something risky like this, her stepsisters would surely notice Kagome not in town when she was suppose to. But she went ahead anyway and as she went on she found it was harder and harder to see through the bushes to the other road. She just kept going farther and deeper into the forest. Eventually she found herself at a dead end where the ground was muddy and the trees had been scratched and clawed at. Leaves were scattered everywhere and no sunshine could be seen through the leaves of trees. Kagome glanced around, particularly trying not to mess up anything because now she felt that she shouldn't be here and that that beautiful path was a set up, a way to lure her here. She turned to go back when the wet ground beneath her began to bubble and move. Startled, Kagome fell to the ground and was covered in mud and the arose a monster from the muck. "Oh what?" she cried. "No!" It was a slimey disgusting creature and goo dripped from it and it seemed shapeless. "Ahhhh!" Kagome yelled.
The monster couldn't move very quickly and slowly lurked over to the girl, who didn't dare to move or, more like she couldn't. The mud stiffened around her and she wasn't strong enough to escape, she could only scream and hope someone would care enough to save her. Other than that she would just be other typical fool who let herself be killed by one of the millions of demons in the world and not a very powerful one at that. "Help!" she cried. "Please, somebody help me!" Kagome struggled to free herself but it was of no use. Now the dirt demon towered over top of her with its mouth open wide. Mud and sludge dripped from the roof of its mouth and corners of its lips and some slipped on to Kagome. "Eww!" she whined. It was starting to come in closer to devour her, take her soul, or whatever it wanted but then something happened, "Kenatsu!" the demon was destroyed! Kagome gasped as the monster bled goo and sludge and quickly evaporated/disintegrated and all that was left was a dirty girl in a hole a few inches deep. Kagome stood and peered around for her rescuer.
"Hello?" Kagome called. Maybe it wasn't a rescue, but another predator. "H-hello?" she called again, being a little more cautious this time. "T-thank you for saving me..." She held one of her hands close to her chest and continued to stare into the woods. The leaves started to rustle a bit and then she could hear footsteps. "Uh..." Kagome took a step or so backwards. Then a guy with white hair appeared from the shadows. He had mean hazel eyes and claws. His hair long and past his shoulders. He had no shoes on and Kagome could see he had claws. Though, he carried a large sword and wore a very nice red robe. He stared at her with a strong look, Kagome was silent. "Are you okay? You aren't hurt are you?" he asked, with the same expression. Kagome regained her posture and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine." she spoke sheepishly. "Good." he said and then turned around to go back into the forest. Kagome watched as he left and decided she had had enough and left to go into town. It would be the last time she would do something reckless and disobey orders again.
She entered town and surveyed around and observed the shops. She would go buy her meats first, that way she was guaranteed the freshest pick. Then she'd go purchase her vegetables and eggs. But first she realized that she forgotten her basket and would have to buy a new one or else she would never be able to carry her groceries. She went over to a stand and looked at some simple baskets. "Hey, little miss! Finest woven baskets here, all made by my wife! She do a good job, don't she? How about this 'un?" He held a genuine basket with several compartments to organize whatever you put in it and was weaved with the finest materials. Kagome shook her head and held up her hands as if to shoo him away. "No, no." she said. "I'll just be needing a simple small basket. I left mine at home, you see and don't need it to be real important." The man stuck up his nose and frowned. "Well fine, here. Pay up lady." He handed her a regular basket and Kagome paid him.
In a shop next to the basket stand, Sango and Kikyo were purchasing knew fans for tonight's ball. Sango, out of the corner of her eye, saw Kagome. She nudged at her sister and pointed discreetly. "Look, Kikyo, look at Kagome." she whispered. Kikyo looked up from a necklace she was considering and her eyes landed on a muddy girl. "Uck, she's filthy." she spat. "What the hell is wrong with her, going out in public like that?" Sango nodded. "Really. She should honestly try to do herself up a little." Kikyo glared at her sister. "She's nothing but a disgrace! I can hardly look at that little wench!" The eldest girl turned to go to the next shop and get away from Kagome, not paying for what was in her hand. Sango was about to follow when the shop keeper hollered at her. "Hey! That's not free!" Sango quickly turn to the lady. "Oh, yes, my apologizes. Here." She paid the women and took one last look at Kagome before going after Kikyo.
To be continued...