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Secretly a Princess

Chapter 4

Hiding the Outfit

When Kagome woke up, she was alone. She could still feel the warmth as though Inuyasha had just left her side. The outfit she had been given seemed to preserve his heat. She didn't want to get up, but she knew that if she didn't want to receive a kick in the stomach, that it was time she lifted her body from the floor.

Slowly, she sat up and stretched, stretching her arms out over her legs. Only then did she drowsily open her eyes. The first sight that greeted her was her red jumpsuit type outfit (A.N If you want to know what it looks like look up "Soifon" on Google Images and look for a cartoon woman with short hair and long braids wrapped in white cloth in a black suit with either a white or yellow sash across the waist. Kagome's outfit is just like that except the suit's red and the sash is black.).

The mysterious man's voice rang in her mind.

"Lady Kagome, my visit is of the greatest importance. You must not let anyone else have this. Only you are worthy of wearing it. Do not let it go."

Kagome shivered. No matter how bogus it sounded, she had heard the urgency in his voice. She felt that she needed to heed his warning. She couldn't let anyone see it.

Kagome quickly darted up the marble staircase. She had no time to lose; dawn was fast approaching. She slid into the bathroom and found the filthy work clothes she had abandoned there the previous night. She changed into the light brown and torn up T-shirt, which had been white at some point, and overalls. She picked up the too-tight boots and the beautiful outfit and slid out of the restroom.

She noticed the corridor of darkness from where the cloaked man had emerged. What was behind that blackness? She had never dared to enter the corridor shrouded in pitch black. To her, it always held an ominous aura. Today was the day that she desperately needed a secret place. And where would there be a more secret place?

None of the servants ever even dared to look at the black space. It was always black, even during the day. It was just…unnatural. She doubted that the mistress even had enough courage to discover what was behind the ominous curtain of darkness. Yes, this would be the perfect spot to stash away her precious clothing.

With determination, Kagome took the few steps and passed through the blackness.

The dark curtain ceased and Kagome was facing a corridor. The corridor was dark, there were no lamps or windows; but it seemed that up ahead was a column of white light, morning light, which gave the rest of the corridor a light bluish glow, coming from the right wall. The wall on her left was completely covered with doors of all different sizes.

"Cupboards." Kagome thought. "Excellent!"

Kagome opened a door with a rectangular door with a circular, metal knob handle, like one from a dresser. Kagome pulled the knob towards her with her right hand. The door swung open to reveal a small wooden shelf. It was the perfect spot for the red suit!

Kagome lifted the outfit, previously cradled in her left hand, with both hands. She lifted it until it was right in front of the dresser-drawer-type cupboard. Kagome hesitated for a second; what if the door locked after she closed the door? After her close encounter with the cloaked man, she thought that anything was possible.

But then she remembered she had little time. All hesitation absent from her form, she gently placed the outfit in the small nook. It fit perfectly.

Kagome quietly closed the door to the cupboard. After, she took a few steps backward and memorized the space. After she was sure she'd remember, she tip-toed away; swiftly covering a few yards and pushed through the blackness. But what met her eyes shocked her.

She wasn't where she had entered, she was right in front of a staircase and there was a small door on her left. The staircase looked like another marble staircase, like the main staircase, except that it wasn't as wide and where it led was a mystery. And the door, where it led, Kagome had no idea.

By now, Kagome wouldn't be surprised if pixies flew at her from under the sofas when she was cleaning out the dust-bunnies.

She wasn't looking to find out where the staircase led or what was behind the door right now; Kagome needed to get back to the place where she usually slept and she needed to get there fast!

"Well, if I came out the wrong way, I must have taken a wrong turn, so if I go back the way I came, I should get back to where the bathroom is!" Kagome thought.

So Kagome went back into the darkness. She watched the wall as she passed by and she spotted the cupboard where the suit was. She kept going and eventually stepped past the black curtain and onto the landing.

Kagome saw the door that led to the restroom and knew she was back.

But then, she heard the soft squeak of a door opening.

"Oh no! I have to get back or else the servant will wonder what I was doing up so early!" Kagome panicked.

Quickly, Kagome started to tip-toe as fast as she could, making as little noise as possible. Her feet being bare, this was pretty easily accomplished. Kagome slipped down the steps as fast as she could without falling over.

The sound of feet up in the hall made Kagome hurry even more.

She was finally at the foot of the stairs. Kagome had to hurry, so that the servant couldn't see that she was awake from the top of the stairs. (A.N The staircase leads right to the place with the hardwood floors, so anyone, from the top of the stairs, can see what's happening in that place.) Kagome shuffled so that she was right by the tree and hurriedly lay down next to it. After closing her eyes, she tried to catch her breath and calm her heart.

The servant was taking her time walking down the stairs. Kagome heard her yawn. Her feet made distinct noise as she reluctantly stepped towards the "sleeping" girl.

Kagome knew that she'd get a kick in the stomach unless she pretended to wake up on her own, so she sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes. Then, she faked a yawn. Kagome knew the servant had seen this, so she wasn't too worried about getting a kick in the stomach anyways.

Just as the servant made it to Kagome, Kagome stopped rubbing her eyes and looked at the servant. The servant looked annoyed and like she wanted to go back to bed. Kagome got to her feet, thinking that would be the best thing to do. The servant shoved her list of chores into Kagome's hands. Kagome stumbled backwards a few steps, taken by surprise.

The servant stomped away without saying a word.

The list of chores unfolded and reached the floor once again. Kagome sighed. Sometimes she wished that the mistress would cut her some slack, but that didn't seem likely. And so Kagome was left to do the mountain of chores piled on her.

Author's note: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! I hope you guys all have the best year yet! I'm sorry I haven't posted on this story for a while, but I will try to post on this one more often ^-^! I've been writing a lot for Piecing Together Broken Hearts. Well, I hope you guys liked the chapter!