A/N A new chapter. I might not be posting as often because My cousins are here. Enjoy
Disclaimor-I don't own Inuyasha
Chap 2
Kagome woke and found it still dark. A single window allowed for the silvery illumination of moon light to fill the inky blackness of her room. Crickets still cherped and it was still a tad early for the birds and other early risers. Bringing her arms comfortably behind her head she settled into her pillow contemplating her ceiling. Why was she here again? Why did she choose this path? Did she have the courage to bring this large scam through? What if she couldn't and got caught?
Kagome felt a coil arise and twist itself into impossible knots as her mind worked itself into a frenzy. They tightened and jumbled, rousing her stomach. Kagome frowned, her eyes still closed. It wasn't any good to worry what about was to happen would happen now, it was innevetable like dog and a beating. Kagome blew out a breath with a grimace, bad analogy on her part. This was her path, the path she had chosen for herself no matter what happened she would defy law and become her dream.
A large yawn escaped Kagome's mouth, rubbing her eyes sleepily she stretched like a cat. She cracked open an eye and turned her head so that she could see out her window. There wasn't much to see besides the almost full moon.
"Why the hell am I up at this ungodly hour?" Kagome asked herself. Not coming up with a reasonable answer she kicked off her covers and stood up shivering as the cold floor chilled her feet. Kagome crossed to the other side of her room. Poring some water into a cup and took a sip. She then shuffled to the mirror. Kagome avoided mirrors for the most part. Family, friends, and village elders always reminded her what a spitting image of her mother she was. Whenever she looked she would, instead of seeing herself, see the powerful woman who she owed her life to, who she had taken the life of unknowingly. Now Kagome forced herself to view the girl she had grown into and not the woman that soothed her dreams and haunted her guilt. Eyeing herself she had to admit that she was pretty to some extent. She saw herself, small, a flawless complexion. Smooth ivory skin covered characteristically high cheek bones. Blood red lips were now quirked to the side in concentration. She'd never pass as a man…ever. But she'd be damned if she couldn't pass for a mere boy.
"My hair is still to long." Kagome fingered an ebony strand. "I'm not cutting off anymore though." It could always be tied back in a horse tail. Kagome could swear on any holy text ever that she was not vain and not feel guilty but she had always had something for her hair. She couldn't stand others touching it, petting it. It just tweaked some anger notch in her and she'd feel annoyed.
Kagome jumped a little. Her chest moved. I need something other than this breast band. Kagome thought irritably, it's not enough.
She went to her pack and got out a roll of bandages and rapped it tightly around her breast. Kagome winced, this hurts like hell, I wish there was an easier way. Kagome looked out her window and took another sip. Anything else I forgot?
Kagome looked into her cup of water. Her reflection looked back at her. She decided to do this and so she might as well do this right. She looked out the window again.
Snapping her fingers she remembered a very important thing, Youkai. They could smell out if I was a woman if I went on my cycle. She quickly cast a spell covering her smell. The spell was structured so that the air around her stayed the same.
Kagome would now always smell only of vanilla and whatever else people normally smelled on her. This spell would make sure her aroma wouldn't give her away. The only problem with this was that the spell was caste for the air.
If she took a bath she would have to make sure she was using extremely strong soap to cover up all wandering fumes. This was so bothersome, Kagome thought, geez, I didn't know there was so much to hiding your gender. She walked toward the bed sitting on the edge. She lied down and went underneath the covers with a sigh. The heaviness of it relaxed her.
I hope I got everything covered or I'm so screwed. With that last thought she went back to sleep.
Morning Bell Rings
Kagome woke to a large and unwelcome sound of a bell. I hate this she thought and rolled over covering her head with a pillow. It sounded again.
"Stupid bell." She threw her pillow at the door, which now happened to be occupied by Miroku. "Do you always stalk people or is this special thing reserved just for me?" Kagome groaned as she rolled out of bed.
"Come on, we going to breakfast and you better get used to it because the bell isn't going to go away." Kagome hopped on one foot and pulled on a stocking as she got her tunic to fit correctly with her left hand. Miroku snorted, Kagome scowled.
"Talented in the ways of dressing I see. Real coordinated there," Miroku quirked an eyebrow.
"Shut up!"
"Whatever you say." Miroku turned around and Kagome followed him to the mess hall. The mess hall was a mass of boys. Some were getting inline while others were already eating. Miroku lead her to a table. "The lines to long, doesn't make sense to wait!" He shouted over the loud chatter. They sat down.
"Hey Miroku is that a new guy?" a silver haired boy asked. To Kagome's miko training she could tell he was a hanyou. The other silver haired boy however was a youkai. Scary things she thought.
"Yup, Kam this is Inuyasha," Miroku pointed to the shorter one of the two who had adorable triangular ears, "and this is Sesshoumaru" The other one nodded in response but didn't speak.
"Hmm, I've heard of you before I just don't know where." Kagome fingered her nose while in thought. The shorter one laughed and turned it into a cough when Miroku gave him a look.
"These are the two princes to the Western lands I'm surprised you don't know them."
"Ohhh," Kagome turned beet red with embarrassment over her ignorant comment, "Well, I guess I should know who they are."
"Yeah you should, who the heck doesn't know their own country's royalty." Inuyasha snorted. Kagome looked pissed now.
"Well aren't you just being the model royal asshole." Kagome covered her mouth after she said this, she hadn't meant to. Miroku doubled over laughing as Sesshoumaru raised a delicate eyebrow. Inuyasha growled.
"I didn't mea-"
"Don't apologize Kam." Miroku cut her off, "Because its true." Inuyasha growled and jumped at Miroku. The two tussled briefly before Sesshoumaru got tired of it and pulled them apart by their collars.
"Anyways, these two are my friends and also over there, that's Kouga. He hangs out with us as well. The three of us," Miroku pointed to Inuyasha, Kouga and himself, "started a month ago but Sesshoumaru started about two years back which makes him seventeen."
(The rest of them are fifteen. That's when they start in this version)
Miroku ushered the group to the breakfast line, which had shrunk as they had done introductions. Kagome stood behind the two brothers as they got their breakfast. She studied each of them.
Inuyasha had the cutest doggy ears. They seemed to twitch every now and then. He was also loud and ready to pick a fight. Sesshoumaru on the other hand was calm a collected. Nothing really seemed to faze or surprise him. He also seemed kind of elusive.
Kagome started out of her musing as they reached the servers. Kagome put lots of fruits and vegetables on her plate-she was a vegetarian. She also had a thing about keep healthy. She noticed that Inuyasha seemed to not be getting enough of the things he should have so she cut in front of Sesshoumaru earning a growl from him.
Kagome picked up a few fruits and placed them in Inuyasha's tray. He started to put them back but Kagome shoved him ahead
"Its good for you"
"Feh" Kagome grinned, took a pear and placed it in Sesshoumarus plate. He put it back but Kagome just went and put two more in its place.
"Know your place." Sesshoumaru brushed paste her.
"Well there goes mister high and mighty." Kagome didn't know why she was goaded into saying this. She should know not to do anything stupid in front of the crown prince but she just couldn't let him get the last word. Sesshoumaru glared at her. She shrugged and went to sit next to Miroku.
Her seat just happened to be in front of Inuyasha who was currently wolfing down his food. She just stared
Miroku chuckled "Even if he is a prince his manners are no where near proper." Kagome nodded in agreement.
"Did he take any mannerism classes?"
"Yeah, a lot good it did him to, he doesn't eat with his hands anymore." Kagome choked on her food. Miroku thumped her on the back. "I'm just kidding Kam."
She saw out of the corner of her eye Sesshoumaru eating slowly and with nice cut pieces. These brothers were complete opposites of each other.
The only thing they held in common were probably their looks. Just then, Duke Kunai came in. The boys all stood up to acknowledge his entrance and sat down again as he reached his seat. Kagome finished the last of her meal and went with Miroku to give her bowl to the cleaners.
They went to sit down again. Miroku and Kouga pointed out a few people giving their names. Kagome all the while was trying to match names to faces but was having trouble.
"That over there is Hojo, the suck up. He's also good at nothing but books." Kouga pointed at a black haired boy.
"And over there is Bankostu, Jakotsu and their gang." Miroku pointed at a group on the lift side of the mess hall. "Be careful of Jakostu, he might try to feel you up." Kagome saw Inuyasha grimace.
"Did he, by any chance, try to..." Kagome pointed at Inuyasha. Miroku and Kouga nodded.
"Shut up!" Inuyasha got up and went to put away his bowl. Miroku shook his head as he tried to suppress his laughter.
"Ha ha, we were all there to."
"When Inuyasha shoved him away, he immediately went after Sesshoumaru." Kouga added. Kagome then looked over to Sesshoumaru and caught a tight-lipped expression before it went away.
Inuyasha came back and sat down again.
"Well, this place seems quite exciting." Kagome's remark was directed at Inuyasha who scowled. As Inuyasha opened his mouth to give a retort a bell rang and all the boys got up Kagome fallowing suit.
"We're going to the archery yard first. Nobles don't use bows in battle but the King thinks its good to know all manners of weapons so that's why we're learning it. Also most of the fighting arts are in the morning."
When they reached the practice courts, they each got a bow and stood in front of a target. The teacher gave the signal to shoot and they all started to shoot.
Kagome had practiced archery in private with her miko powers mixed in. She could hit almost any target if it were in range of her bow. She could also add her miko power so that the bow would give more damage than it normally did.
Kagome wiped some sweat off her brow after she had finished the last arrow in her quiver. She then went to collect them. As she got there she noticed one of her shots were not centered.
"Shoot, I'm getting rusty." She got back in line with the other pages and looked around. The only one's who actually hit the target were a few of the older pages.
They all had chosen the longer targets' as did she. The younger pages seemed to be hitting everything but there given targets.
"Hey! Inuyasha stick to your own target." Miroku yelled as he shot. His arrow hit the tree over her target.
"It's not like I purposely tried to hit yours! Back off."
Kagome then took a look at Sesshoumaru. He was collecting his arrows and almost got hit by Inuyasha's. Sesshoumaru had hit the target's bulls eye every time. Kagome smirked. She had still done better.
Sesshoumaru caught her staring. He narrowed his eyes in a tacit challenge. She turned to her target, as he turned to his. Each emptied their quivers at the same time, arrow for arrow.
As she finished she eyed Sesshoumaru's target, it was then that she noticed that the whole class had been watching. This included the archery master. Both her and Sesshoumaru had gotten everything in the bull's eye though it was only her that had everything in the center.
"What yer looking a? Get back to practice!" Barked the Archery Master. He then motioned for Kagome to follow him. He led her to an even more advanced archery field and gave her a bunch of arrows.
"That last field was easy," he waved to the new one, "This is harder. Now, shoot toward that target. If you hit I'll let you use these." He held up a few arrows. These were the ones used in war that could take down horses, break through armor and lit on fire.
She tightened the string, knocked the arrow on, swung up and let go not bothering to aim. She had practiced so that her miko powers helped her each time. The Arrow hit right on surprising the archery master. He grudgingly handed her the arrows and left to look at the others.
Soon Sesshoumaru joined her at the field. He didn't have much problems hitting the target but had trouble hitting the bulls eye. She heard a shrill whistle come from behind them and new they were to go to their next class. She went and found Miroku and Inuyasha bickering about who was better. Kagome saw Miroku's eyes light up when he saw her.
"But Kam here is going to help me, aren't you Kam?" Kagome shrugged
"Maybe. You two both seem to be hopeless. But I'll help you anyway since I such a nice person, right?" Miroku pretend to think about it but when Kagome raised a threatening fist to his face he nodded.
"Ok, I'll meet you hear after lunch when we have a break." Inuyasha who had been hanging around them looking at them now and then came forward and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Do you think "
"Help you with archery too?" Kagome finished for him. He nodded. "Sure, we'll meet here after lunch. Okay?"
"Sure." The three of them headed off with the other pages to their next class. It happened to be wrestling. Shoot, I'm going to be creamed Kagome thought. All the boys, even her age, were bigger than her.
As they got there the new pages were paired up. Kagome was paired with Kouga. When they were given the signal to start she was on her back in a few seconds. Kouga came over to give her a hand up.
(A/N-I don't really know anything about wrestling so just bear with me)
"Here, your stance should be like this." He repositioned her legs and put her weight to the front. He also shifted her shoulders and lifted her arms up a few inches. Her new stance was firmer. "And watch me and be on your toes or I can swipe your feet out from under you.
They sparred again. She lasted about half a minute longer than last time. Kouga came to help her up again. "Okay. If I sweep my foot this way," He demonstrated, "what do you do?"
"I block?"
"No. you shirft your foot around and so that I would be off balance," Kouga demonstrated, "Take and instep and use your weight to toss me. Though I wouldn't go far since you're so skinny." Kagome glared. "Would you like me to call you fat then?"
"Whatever. Lets get to it." They started circling each other. Kouga came in with a sweep. She tried to do as he demonstrated but it didn't come out right.
Kagome ended up tripping on his foot and landed on her stomach. Kouga was laughing so hard that tears were almost coming out of his eyes.
"Its not that funny Kouga." Kagome brushed off some dirt she picked up from falling.
"You...(laugh) tripped on my foot...(choke) If you keep this up I can just ha ha ha ha, stand here and win by your clumsiness. Owwww." Kagome had punched him hard. Kouga stood there rubbing his stomach.
"Everyone has their good and bad points. This just happens to one of mine."
"Yeah it is, you must be the worst guy hear." Kouga looked around.
"That just makes me feel sooooo much better." Kagome remarked exasperated. "I'd say you're trying to aggravate me just because I'm better than you in archery."
"And what if I am?" Kouga went back to his wrestling position and motioned for her to do so as well.
By the end of the class, her back was sour and stiff. Kagome rolled her shoulder and stretched her back. Kouga really had it in for her. She did learn some things though.
Miroku, Kouga and Inuyasha led her to the next class. This happened to be riding. Good something I can do." As they got there she heard the riding master yell, "If you don't have a mount, pick one. If you do, go and get ready. I want all you out here in fifteen minutes got it!"
Every one nodded and got to work. Kagome went to take out Thrift. She put on her tack, mounted and rode her out. Some of the new pages didn't have the slightest idea how to ride. This is sad Kagome thought.
The pages who knew how to ride were put to one side to go through a course while the others were being taught how to mount. She urged Thrift to where Miroku, Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru were gathered.
"So what are we supposed to do?" Kagome asked.
"Do the course, obviously." Sesshoumaru motioned to the field. It had obstacles such as rivers, wood boards, and Boards that had a whole in the center to fit horse and rider. A lot of obstacles seemed rather difficult.
"So why isn't anyone going?"
"Because we're to lazy to." Inuyasha answered. Kagome rolled her eyes and nudged Thrift onto the course. They neared the first jump and made it over easily. The first few jumps were the same.
As they became harder she had to concentrate more on Thrifts stride and timing. As she made it through the last of the course Thrifts hooves clipped a wooden fence. She was fine though and they ended fine to Kagome's relief.
The others tried to go through the course as she had. Some succeeded but most of them only made it about three quarters of the way. After riding came lunch, Kagome was so relieved at having a break. She finished her lunch and met Miroku and Inuyasha at the archery courts and corrected their stances and their position. They improved, much to Kagome's relief. Her only thought was-they do have hope after all.
Questions
1)Is this story worth writing? Is it good enough.
2)Sess/kag or Inu/kag right now its 2/2
3)Sango?
4)I don't know what Bankostu looks like and who he is.
5)is this story ok without betaing? I know my grammer is terrible
please review :) Thanks
