A.N. Hey guys, what's up? This one took a long time, and I decided to post it before Thanksgiving. It's something I promised to do. So, here it is!

Chapter Four

"Kagome!" The younger Princess of the Higurashi family turned at the familiar voice. "Kouga!" she grinned. "Would you like to come into my room?" Kouga opened the door of his room. "I'd be delighted," Kagome said as she curtsied and walked into the room to find InuYasha cleaning.

"Princess Higurashi!" he gasped in surprise, bowing quickly as he let go of the blanket he had been spreading over the bed. He turned red in embarrassment and bent down to grab it quickly.

"Call me Kagome. My sister is called Princess Higurashi, not I," Kagome's voice was kind and gentle. "Yes, but I'm only a servant," InuYasha looked to the floor as Kouga reaching for Kagome's waist. "But you're not any servant. You are my sister's servant and friend, thus you are mine," Kagome said, her voice gentle.

InuYasha's head jerked up in surprise. "How did you know that I was Kikyo's servant?" he asked. He always thought their relationship was secret.

"Why, it was the talk of the castle! My sister, choosing a servant that she had just found, and a man, to add to that! She went around, talking about you, every fault, every great thing, every accomplishment, and every failure. Everyone knew about you, eventually," Kagome laughed at the memory delightfully. She remembered those days. She was but a child, at the age of nine. She remembered clearly...

Flashback

"Sister!" The small girl, her features not as elegant and more of adorable but still similar, tugged on the older teenager's long red skirt. There were no sleeve in the white and red dress, and no straps as well. She looked beautiful.

"Yes, little Princess Higurashi?" The elder teenager turned to smile fondly at her sister, and knelt down so they were face to face. "Who's the man?" The small girl whimpered, forgetting the question she had meant to ask her once she saw a tall boy, about her older sister's height, with short white hair and narrowed eyes which, to Kagome Higurashi, looked the color of gold. He had his arms crossed at the chest, and was staring at the little Princess.

"This is my friend, InuYasha. He's going to be staying here for a long time," Kikyo comforted the girl hiding behind her large skirt, and the little girl reluctantly peeked out to find InuYasha looking at her curiously.

"Why is he looking at me like that?" The frightened Princess asked. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe he wants to meet you!" Kikyo Higurashi smiled brightly. Kagome felt herself relax at the familiar smile. "Okay," she grinned.

She trusted her sister and loved her so much.

End of Flashback

Kagome let out a happy sigh and said, "I had thought you were so scary and strange at the time. But I understand better now. I am turning 19. I am so much wiser." InuYasha seemed to nod, but she couldn't be sure. "Now, Kouga, Mother has decided the wedding should be in a year. She wants everything to be perfect, and she's planning everything to the last detail," Kagome turned to speak to the man, rolling her eyes after her words jokingly. The Prince let out a burst of laughter and looked down at his fiancé with respect and love. The woman felt a guilty pang in her gut. Why couldn't she love him back? It would make things so much easier.

"Well, some mothers are like that," he said, his smile understanding, "Isn't your father calming your mother down, assuring her, comforting her by telling her that everything will be fine?" He raised an eyebrow, realizing he had never seen Kagome Higurashi's father.

Her face paled, and she looked away from those eyes, pulling away from his grasp.

"He...He left Earth when I was but a babe," she whispered, obviously uncomfortable with the topic.

Kouga's face paled as well, and his eyes slipped into a look of regret.

"I'm so sorry," he whispered, "Kagome." He let the name roll of his tongue, savoring the word. How good it felt on his tongue. How good it felt to say it in the tone. Soft, caring, and so loving. In his thoughts of love, he did not notice Kagome's guilty glance to him, and back at the floor.

InuYasha observed this scene carefully, as if watching a movie with a secret behind it all.

This fair woman does not have feelings for my new Master.

He wrinkled his eyebrows at the thought. What was this tingly, happy feeling that bubbled up inside his chest, desperate to break free? Did he just call Princess Kagome Higurashi the fair woman?

He had to admit she was beautiful. The rich, ebony hair, shining even brighter than Kikyo's, blown into tangles, in result of the wind. Those shining brown eyes, sparkling with warmth.

He had always been attracted to Kikyo. It was the fact she was a challenge, a woman that understood him, who recommended he changed, and told him it would be so much better.

But this feeling. He had never felt it before. He recognized the tingles, yet he did not understand the longing, the sudden warmth that came with it.

Something was wrong here. He just had to figure out what.

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"InuYasha, you are wanted in Kagome's room." Four days later, the servant found himself hearing the words escape from his Master's mouth. He bowed his head quickly. "Yes, Master," he murmured, taking a step towards the door. "InuYasha, stop calling me Master. Call me Kouga," The demon insisted, stepping in front of InuYasha, thus, stopping him from leaving the room and forcing him to reply. InuYasha, taken back, looked to the floor and shuffled his feet. "Yes, Master," he whispered. "Kouga," he insisted once more. "Kouga," he murmured, turning his head so his chin brushed his shoulder. He missed his Master's smile. "You may go, InuYasha," he dismissed him, and InuYasha left as a friend of Kouga and an equal to him as well.

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InuYasha rapped on Kagome's door, and waited for an answer. When he received none, he banged on it with fists, and was about to give it a kick it deserved when a voice interrupted.

"InuYasha, what are you doing to my door?"

He turned to find himself staring at the young woman, looking at him with amusement. He almost blushed, but caught himself and kept his face emotionless, draining out anger. "I thought you were in your room, Princess Kagome," he said, straightening himself in the presence of royalty. She smiled at his posture.

"One can not stay in one place for so long. Especially someone like me," Kagome laughed, and, while inserting the key into its lock, turned to look at InuYasha. "Please, call me Kagome," she said, pushing the door open and waiting for him to step inside. InuYasha blinked. Never before had this ever happened. Even with Kouga. Plus, she was a Princess. A Princess. Royalty!

"You can enter first...Kagome." InuYasha surprised both himself and Kagome with the use of her first name. Kagome was first to smile. "We are equals, InuYasha. We are probably more alike than you think and know." And with that, she pushed InuYasha in (Quite un princess-like, InuYasha thought with some feeling of satisfaction) and stepped in after him, closing the door gently behind her.

"InuYasha, would you do me a favor?" Kagome asked, sitting on the edge of the bed. InuYasha stood before her. "Of course," he replied, surprised. Of course he would. She was of higher rank, superior to his.

"I'd like to know...About you."

Well, the next chapter will be all about their conversation. This may have been shorter than my last one, I kind of forgot. I'm still working on my writing style, and synonyms for 'said' and such. And I'm working on my use of commas. Hehe! Anyways, hope you enjoyed the chapter!