Chapter Three: Awake
Kagome's mind felt muddled, she was drifting in and out of that place between the dream world and reality. And at the moment Kagome would give anything to stay in the realm of the dreams. Alas, it was not meant to be. . .
Kagome opened her eyes slowly, she felt stiff and bruised, her chest ached from where Shinon had grabbed her. She was tired too, almost unnaturally so.
Miroku, the monk, face loomed over her suddenly, a concerned expression on his face.
"How are you feeling this morning Princess Kagome?" he asked softly, gently. Kagome's eyes widened a bit in fear and she tried to scuttle backwards, away from the monk or more importantly the man. Her muscles practically groaned in protest as she crawled backwards away from Miroku. She came to a stop when she rammed backwards into a pair of legs.
"You really shouldn't be moving around girl, you need to let Miroku attend you." A familiar gruff voice growled out roughly, as if he was a bit angry about something. Kagome took a deep breath and looked up to see Inuyasha looming over her. His silver hair was gleaming in the morning sunlight and his deep golden eyes seemed hard with anger.
Kagome smothered the whimper that wanted to escape her throat- she was tired, sore and scared. She wasn't used to being man handled and by demons no less!
"P-Please, leave me alone, please!" Kagome all but begged as she sprung to her feet and ran as fast as she could away from Inuyasha and Miroku. Kagome closed her eyes tight and ran as fast as she could, her legs pumping beneath the royal kimono she wore. ( Hey YOU try running in one of those things!) Kagome didn't have to open her eyes to know what was coming; a pair of strong brawny arms wrapped around her waist from behind and pulled her off her feet.
"Calm down woman!" Inuyasha growled as he carried her back to their make- shift camp. Kagome struggled futilely in his arms.
"You brute! Just let me go, let me go this instant!" Kagome cried indignantly. She didn't bother kicking him or punching him, she knew the effort would drain her and prove futile.
Inuyasha sighed and placed Kagome down in front of Miroku, who was kneeling quite calmly in the grass, studying Kagome with a careful eye.
Kagome shivered as Inuyasha stepped away and she wrapped her arms around herself as if protecting herself from the cold. That's when she noticed that her chest was bandaged in white linen, and her kimono was hanging practically around her waist. Kagome blushed at the indecency of it and let out a gasp as she tried to salvage what was left of her kimono.
Inuyasha sighed and removed his haori, throwing it at Kagome.
"There, cover yourself up and stop trying to run away." Inuyasha said with a soft growl.
Kagome nodded her head and wrapped Inuyasha's haori around herself, it was still warm from the heat of his skin and smelt exactly like him; woodsy with a spicy musky scent mixed in as well.
"Thank you" Kagome whispered, her eyes downcast. She was scared, for the first time in her life she was actually scared, scared of the future, scared of the past and scared of being alone with two strangers, both of which were men.
"Keh."
"There is nothing to be afraid of princess, Inuyasha nor will I do you any harm." Miroku said soothingly.
Kagome's eyes flew wide open at that comment. He could obviously tell that she was frightened, and that was something Kagome didn't like. She was royalty, it was a blow to her dignity, her pride, that this monk could sense her fear.
Kagome's back stiffened and she straightened her shoulders, giving Miroku a level glare.
"I am not afraid of anything, monk." She said curtly, turning away from him, chin raised stubbornly in the air.
Miroku smiled at Kagome's sudden change in behavior.
"My name, Milady, is Miroku." He said still smiling. Kagome glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. She studied him for a second, as if sizing him up to see if his intentions were pure. Then with an approving nod she turned to him, with a small smile on her face.
"My friends call me Kagome" she said, giving him a friendly smile. Kagome had always made friends quite easily, she was a friendly girl which was strange for a princess. She had many friends back at the castle, everyone loved her.
Miroku nodded his head.
"Hey did the wench finally wake up!?" Kouga's voice boomed from far away.
"Lazy bastard why don't you come see for yourself." Inuyasha growled.
Kagome gasped at Inuyasha's crude words, she was a princess and was not used to such words.
Miroku shook his head in a disapproving manner, trying unsuccessfully to hide the small smile on his face.
A whirlwind of dust raced towards them. It stopped in front of Inuyasha and the whirlwind disappeared, to be replaced by Kouga.
"What was that dog terd?" He growled, giving Inuyasha a punch in the shoulder.
Inuyasha stumbled backwards.
"You heard me you wimpy wolf" Inuyasha growled.
"That's it! I have had enough of you! You're insubordinate, an all around pain in the ass and you decapitated one of my best men!" Kouga shouted.
"First of all dumb shit, I don't have to listen to you, I could kick your ass so easily my claws are just itching to do it. And that piece of crap Shinon deserved what he fucking got, he knew he wasn't supposed to fuck around with the girl. And you know it too, so lay the fuck off!" Inuyasha spat.
Kouga's eyes bled red and he let out a growl as he made to lunge at Inuyasha.
"That is ENOUGH!" A very regal voice broke through their fight.
Inuyasha and Kouga looked up to see Kagome standing on her feet, looking down her nose at the both of them.
"I think that we have had enough of you two bickering for today, it is ridiculous, you two are on the same side so stop acting like mangy eared savages and start acting like decent demons."
Inuyasha and Kouga just blinked in shock at Kagome. She had a tone of utter regalness about her, and for the first time they both realized that they were looking at the future Queen of the Northern Lands.
Kouga let his claws fall to his side.
"Pardon me princess." Kouga said bowing his head a little bit.
"Keh." Inuyasha said as he turned his back on Kagome and the others.
"Now, lead me to your King, I would like to get this over as quickly as possible." Kagome said softly.
"Well in that case. . ." Inuyasha strutted over to Kagome and tossed her over his shoulder.
"Let's go" he growled.
"Yes, lets" Kouga said, narrowing his eyes at Inuyasha.
"I will meet you there." Kouga growled.
"And I will catch up with you later, there seems to be a dark ominous cloud hanging over the village over there." Miroku said solemnly.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "You mean the one with the Brothel?" Inuyasha sneered.
Miroku rubbed his chin thoughtfully "Yes, I suppose that is the one."
Inuyasha and Kouga sighed.
"Meet you there dog terd." Kouga called back over his shoulder as he speed off.
Inuyasha growled low in his throat as he took off after Kouga, Kagome still dangling over his shoulder.
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"This is indecent!" Kagome cried as Inuyasha flew through the air with his demonic speed.
"Quiet wench, you're hurting my ears." Inuyasha growled out.
Kagome sighed dejectedly and clung to Inuyasha's bare shoulders for her life. Yes, Kagome was afraid of heights
(a/n: *author snickers*)
The wind ruffled through her hair as Inuyasha jumped from branch to branch, towards an un known destination. The ground beneath her faded in blurs of colors then slowly came back, making Kagome dizzy. She shut her eyes tightly and clung even harder to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha glanced back over his shoulder at Kagome, they had changed her position on his back around so that her legs were wrapped around his waist and her arms around his shoulders. Her face was buried in his neck, and her eyes were closed tightly. The scent of fear assaulted his nose and overrode Kagome's own natural scent, which smelt of springtime and vanilla. Inuyasha couldn't help but smirk, it appeared that the princess was afraid of heights.
"Keh." He said with an amused chuckle as he leapt onto another branch.
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When they came to a stop Kagome opened her eyes. It was night time, brightly glowing stars speckled the sky, winking down at them. The moon was full in the dark night sky.
"You can let go now." Inuyasha said with a tint of irritation in his voice.
Kagome blushed and climbed quickly of Inuyasha's back. They were in a clearing, nothing but pale wheat fields surrounded them.
"Where are we?" Kagome whispered to herself.
Inuyasha turned around and smirked at her.
"Welcome to the Western lands Princess." He said dryly.
Kagome looked around the fields, searching for something.
"Where's the castle?" She asked confused. If there was a king there would be a castle, but there was no castle here, no sign of life at all. It seemed to be just an ordinary wheat field.
"Keh, humans are so simple, we have magic protecting our castle, a simple HUMAN wouldn't be able to see it." Inuyasha snorted and started walking further towards the middle of the field.
Kagome glared at his receding back. His tan flesh glittered in the moonlight, Kagome could clearly see the muscles on his back flex as he walked away from her. He was pretty handsome for a youkai. Kagome shook her head in disgust. What was she thinking? Youkai were savages, cruel beasts that killed and slaughtered for the simple pleasure of it. She, a human and a princess, would NOT fall for any youkai.
Kagome sighed and crossed her arms over her chest stubbornly.
Inuyasha froze mid-step and turned around slowly.
"You coming?" he growled.
"I don't know, I don't feel any particular urge to go ANYWHERE with you." Kagome said lowly, raising her chin defiantly.
Inuyasha chuckled as he stalked back over to her. Kagome didn't move, she didn't even flinch when he stopped right in front of her, bending down so their noses almost touched.
"You and I are going to go a lot of places together so you better get used to it princess." He whispered intensely, his warm breath tickling Kagome's cheek.
Kagome furrowed her eyebrows at his statement but before she could say anything, he swooped down and placed a fierce kiss on her lips before scooping her up into his strong arms and walking to towards the middle of the field. Kagome stared up wide eyed at the smirking demon above her. Kagome couldn't help but wonder what he meant when he said that they were going to go to a lot of places together. Kagome shivered and it wasn't from the cold night breeze that blew through the field.
'God help me, what have I gotten myself into?'
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Okay can anyone out there tell that I haven't written this fic or a fic like this in a long time? LOL. This is my newest chapter, fresh off the press, god help me. . . Anyway, tell me what you guys think, I know its shorter then the other two chapters but other then that how can I Improve it? YES I AM ASKING FOR FLAMES!!! *gets out fire extinguisher* BRING IT ON!!!! ^_~ Review please.
Kagome's mind felt muddled, she was drifting in and out of that place between the dream world and reality. And at the moment Kagome would give anything to stay in the realm of the dreams. Alas, it was not meant to be. . .
Kagome opened her eyes slowly, she felt stiff and bruised, her chest ached from where Shinon had grabbed her. She was tired too, almost unnaturally so.
Miroku, the monk, face loomed over her suddenly, a concerned expression on his face.
"How are you feeling this morning Princess Kagome?" he asked softly, gently. Kagome's eyes widened a bit in fear and she tried to scuttle backwards, away from the monk or more importantly the man. Her muscles practically groaned in protest as she crawled backwards away from Miroku. She came to a stop when she rammed backwards into a pair of legs.
"You really shouldn't be moving around girl, you need to let Miroku attend you." A familiar gruff voice growled out roughly, as if he was a bit angry about something. Kagome took a deep breath and looked up to see Inuyasha looming over her. His silver hair was gleaming in the morning sunlight and his deep golden eyes seemed hard with anger.
Kagome smothered the whimper that wanted to escape her throat- she was tired, sore and scared. She wasn't used to being man handled and by demons no less!
"P-Please, leave me alone, please!" Kagome all but begged as she sprung to her feet and ran as fast as she could away from Inuyasha and Miroku. Kagome closed her eyes tight and ran as fast as she could, her legs pumping beneath the royal kimono she wore. ( Hey YOU try running in one of those things!) Kagome didn't have to open her eyes to know what was coming; a pair of strong brawny arms wrapped around her waist from behind and pulled her off her feet.
"Calm down woman!" Inuyasha growled as he carried her back to their make- shift camp. Kagome struggled futilely in his arms.
"You brute! Just let me go, let me go this instant!" Kagome cried indignantly. She didn't bother kicking him or punching him, she knew the effort would drain her and prove futile.
Inuyasha sighed and placed Kagome down in front of Miroku, who was kneeling quite calmly in the grass, studying Kagome with a careful eye.
Kagome shivered as Inuyasha stepped away and she wrapped her arms around herself as if protecting herself from the cold. That's when she noticed that her chest was bandaged in white linen, and her kimono was hanging practically around her waist. Kagome blushed at the indecency of it and let out a gasp as she tried to salvage what was left of her kimono.
Inuyasha sighed and removed his haori, throwing it at Kagome.
"There, cover yourself up and stop trying to run away." Inuyasha said with a soft growl.
Kagome nodded her head and wrapped Inuyasha's haori around herself, it was still warm from the heat of his skin and smelt exactly like him; woodsy with a spicy musky scent mixed in as well.
"Thank you" Kagome whispered, her eyes downcast. She was scared, for the first time in her life she was actually scared, scared of the future, scared of the past and scared of being alone with two strangers, both of which were men.
"Keh."
"There is nothing to be afraid of princess, Inuyasha nor will I do you any harm." Miroku said soothingly.
Kagome's eyes flew wide open at that comment. He could obviously tell that she was frightened, and that was something Kagome didn't like. She was royalty, it was a blow to her dignity, her pride, that this monk could sense her fear.
Kagome's back stiffened and she straightened her shoulders, giving Miroku a level glare.
"I am not afraid of anything, monk." She said curtly, turning away from him, chin raised stubbornly in the air.
Miroku smiled at Kagome's sudden change in behavior.
"My name, Milady, is Miroku." He said still smiling. Kagome glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. She studied him for a second, as if sizing him up to see if his intentions were pure. Then with an approving nod she turned to him, with a small smile on her face.
"My friends call me Kagome" she said, giving him a friendly smile. Kagome had always made friends quite easily, she was a friendly girl which was strange for a princess. She had many friends back at the castle, everyone loved her.
Miroku nodded his head.
"Hey did the wench finally wake up!?" Kouga's voice boomed from far away.
"Lazy bastard why don't you come see for yourself." Inuyasha growled.
Kagome gasped at Inuyasha's crude words, she was a princess and was not used to such words.
Miroku shook his head in a disapproving manner, trying unsuccessfully to hide the small smile on his face.
A whirlwind of dust raced towards them. It stopped in front of Inuyasha and the whirlwind disappeared, to be replaced by Kouga.
"What was that dog terd?" He growled, giving Inuyasha a punch in the shoulder.
Inuyasha stumbled backwards.
"You heard me you wimpy wolf" Inuyasha growled.
"That's it! I have had enough of you! You're insubordinate, an all around pain in the ass and you decapitated one of my best men!" Kouga shouted.
"First of all dumb shit, I don't have to listen to you, I could kick your ass so easily my claws are just itching to do it. And that piece of crap Shinon deserved what he fucking got, he knew he wasn't supposed to fuck around with the girl. And you know it too, so lay the fuck off!" Inuyasha spat.
Kouga's eyes bled red and he let out a growl as he made to lunge at Inuyasha.
"That is ENOUGH!" A very regal voice broke through their fight.
Inuyasha and Kouga looked up to see Kagome standing on her feet, looking down her nose at the both of them.
"I think that we have had enough of you two bickering for today, it is ridiculous, you two are on the same side so stop acting like mangy eared savages and start acting like decent demons."
Inuyasha and Kouga just blinked in shock at Kagome. She had a tone of utter regalness about her, and for the first time they both realized that they were looking at the future Queen of the Northern Lands.
Kouga let his claws fall to his side.
"Pardon me princess." Kouga said bowing his head a little bit.
"Keh." Inuyasha said as he turned his back on Kagome and the others.
"Now, lead me to your King, I would like to get this over as quickly as possible." Kagome said softly.
"Well in that case. . ." Inuyasha strutted over to Kagome and tossed her over his shoulder.
"Let's go" he growled.
"Yes, lets" Kouga said, narrowing his eyes at Inuyasha.
"I will meet you there." Kouga growled.
"And I will catch up with you later, there seems to be a dark ominous cloud hanging over the village over there." Miroku said solemnly.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "You mean the one with the Brothel?" Inuyasha sneered.
Miroku rubbed his chin thoughtfully "Yes, I suppose that is the one."
Inuyasha and Kouga sighed.
"Meet you there dog terd." Kouga called back over his shoulder as he speed off.
Inuyasha growled low in his throat as he took off after Kouga, Kagome still dangling over his shoulder.
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"This is indecent!" Kagome cried as Inuyasha flew through the air with his demonic speed.
"Quiet wench, you're hurting my ears." Inuyasha growled out.
Kagome sighed dejectedly and clung to Inuyasha's bare shoulders for her life. Yes, Kagome was afraid of heights
(a/n: *author snickers*)
The wind ruffled through her hair as Inuyasha jumped from branch to branch, towards an un known destination. The ground beneath her faded in blurs of colors then slowly came back, making Kagome dizzy. She shut her eyes tightly and clung even harder to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha glanced back over his shoulder at Kagome, they had changed her position on his back around so that her legs were wrapped around his waist and her arms around his shoulders. Her face was buried in his neck, and her eyes were closed tightly. The scent of fear assaulted his nose and overrode Kagome's own natural scent, which smelt of springtime and vanilla. Inuyasha couldn't help but smirk, it appeared that the princess was afraid of heights.
"Keh." He said with an amused chuckle as he leapt onto another branch.
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When they came to a stop Kagome opened her eyes. It was night time, brightly glowing stars speckled the sky, winking down at them. The moon was full in the dark night sky.
"You can let go now." Inuyasha said with a tint of irritation in his voice.
Kagome blushed and climbed quickly of Inuyasha's back. They were in a clearing, nothing but pale wheat fields surrounded them.
"Where are we?" Kagome whispered to herself.
Inuyasha turned around and smirked at her.
"Welcome to the Western lands Princess." He said dryly.
Kagome looked around the fields, searching for something.
"Where's the castle?" She asked confused. If there was a king there would be a castle, but there was no castle here, no sign of life at all. It seemed to be just an ordinary wheat field.
"Keh, humans are so simple, we have magic protecting our castle, a simple HUMAN wouldn't be able to see it." Inuyasha snorted and started walking further towards the middle of the field.
Kagome glared at his receding back. His tan flesh glittered in the moonlight, Kagome could clearly see the muscles on his back flex as he walked away from her. He was pretty handsome for a youkai. Kagome shook her head in disgust. What was she thinking? Youkai were savages, cruel beasts that killed and slaughtered for the simple pleasure of it. She, a human and a princess, would NOT fall for any youkai.
Kagome sighed and crossed her arms over her chest stubbornly.
Inuyasha froze mid-step and turned around slowly.
"You coming?" he growled.
"I don't know, I don't feel any particular urge to go ANYWHERE with you." Kagome said lowly, raising her chin defiantly.
Inuyasha chuckled as he stalked back over to her. Kagome didn't move, she didn't even flinch when he stopped right in front of her, bending down so their noses almost touched.
"You and I are going to go a lot of places together so you better get used to it princess." He whispered intensely, his warm breath tickling Kagome's cheek.
Kagome furrowed her eyebrows at his statement but before she could say anything, he swooped down and placed a fierce kiss on her lips before scooping her up into his strong arms and walking to towards the middle of the field. Kagome stared up wide eyed at the smirking demon above her. Kagome couldn't help but wonder what he meant when he said that they were going to go to a lot of places together. Kagome shivered and it wasn't from the cold night breeze that blew through the field.
'God help me, what have I gotten myself into?'
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Okay can anyone out there tell that I haven't written this fic or a fic like this in a long time? LOL. This is my newest chapter, fresh off the press, god help me. . . Anyway, tell me what you guys think, I know its shorter then the other two chapters but other then that how can I Improve it? YES I AM ASKING FOR FLAMES!!! *gets out fire extinguisher* BRING IT ON!!!! ^_~ Review please.