Disclaimer: Inu-Tachi do not belong to me~~~ I'm just a poor FAN! Got that? And I'm only borrowing inu-tachi. So even if you sue me you wouldn't get anything out of it.

Kitsuneboy: Sumane!!!!!! Fanfiction.net put me on hold because I didn't take down something. I forgot -_-;;;;;;;;; this was supposed up April 17, but ya no I was on hold so because of that Chapter 7 will come shortly. Gomen!!!!
Can someone tell me how I can get the stuff in Italics? I tried it then when I saved it as a text file ALL text that were in italics turned to regular word. -_-; then I saw that some people has italic text in their fics. Please someone tell me!
And I want to do Chris-san's myth challenge, since I'm in mythology class anyway, why not have some fun with the myths? So this might be delayed. Gomenasai minna-sama!! *bows deeply* And I tried to make this one a little longer than my previous chapters.
I'm not a Sess/Kikyo fan, if you're wondering. In fact I hate her!!! Sorry to Kikyou fans I just felt like putting them together for the beauty and the beast thing. Maybe I'll put them together?

******IMPORTANT (?)*Tell me if you want them together or you want me to take them apart. Majority rules. Then I will see which one has more votes.* I can't decide so I asked you guys. -_-;; *And if you want to take them apart give me some ideas how * ¬_¬;;. You can send them to kitsuneboy@yyhmail.com or put them in the reviews. *I'll tell you when I'm not counting the votes any more.

~thinking~

Royalty Sucks!


In the Tokyo kingdom.......

"Joouheika-sama, Hakko Kingdom's prince wishes to enter."( I don't know but about the English royalties, but in Chinese royalty if someone wishes to enter the castle for any reason even if it's not for the person in charge they usually report to that person to give some sort of greeting as a respect so I put that in{I think} sorry but I don't know how English royalties really go), a guard bowed down in front of the queen reported.

"*sigh* What do they want now?" Reiko sighed. "Send." She ordered the guard.

"Hai!" the guard bowed and left.

The guard returns few minutes later with the arrogant prince following up closely.

"My greetings, your majesty." Kouga bows deeply in front of Reiko. Reiko bows slightly. "How are you, Prince Kouga?"

"I have come to see Kagome-hime." Kouga said with a charming smile. ~Can't let her know that we got spies in her castle.~

Reiko paled after he said that. ~Kami-sama! What timing!~ But in her face she showed no emotion. "Kagome is not here right now. She has some occasions to attend to." She said without a hint of nervousness in her voice.

"Sou kara. May I ask where she is?" Kouga asked curiously. ~Heh. Let's see what she comes up with.~

The Tokyo Queen thought frantically for an answer. Before she could respond a group of sentry returned and reported.

"Joouheika-sama. Our apologies again. We have searched the forest in the West for Kagome hime sama but still no avail. Sumane!!" the leader of the search party got down on one knee with his head bowed down.
Reiko froze in her place, and then she glanced over at Kouga with a strickened look.
"What?!" Kouga exclaimed, with a VERY (fake) shocked look. "What is this all about, your highness!?" ~My acting is good. That squad has really good timing. Heh heh heh.~

Reiko looked over at the wolf prince and sighed. There was no way out of this situation. "My insolent daughter, Kagome, has ran away to avoid the marriage for anytime in the close future." Reiko explained uneasily.

"What? Kagome hime sama did that?!" Kouga asked and acted astonished.

"I would really appreciate it if you do not allow any of this information to slipped out of this castle. I REALLY would appreciate it." Reiko repeated more forcefully, with warning in her voice.

"Mo..mo..Mochiro! Your highness." Kouga staggered back somewhat hearing the warning sound in her voice knowing that she means she doesn't want the information out or else they will have to deal with her power. ~Shimatta! I got in a bad position.~

"May I help in any way? I wish to offer all help I can." Kouga offered generously.

Reiko thought about it. ~There is a chance that he would want something out of this offering...then we would owe them something...... Doushiyo!?~ "It is the matter of the Tokyo empire. We do not need to bother other kingdoms for this small matter." Reiko replied.

Kouga was unsatisfied with this answer. So he pressed on. "But your Highness, the safety of Kagome hime is very important!! The sooner we find her the better the situation!"

~This little prince, Kouga, does have a point there..........Shigashi I don't want to owe anyone anything.~ Reiko considered silently.

"If your majesty thinks that you will owe the Hakko kingdom anything. That can be solved." Kouga said slyly knowing that's what all rulers thought.

"How so?" Reiko said, now very interested.

"I wish to have Kagome hime sama's hand in marriage."

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"Kagome! Look over there!" Shippou pointed at a little cottage in the edge of the forest.

Kagome and Shippou have traveled for day horseback and they still haven't found a place to live. The previous night they found a little cave to camp and spend the night. They traveled to the edge of a forest and the outskirts or a village. The cottage was a little isolated from the village but the village was insight.

They rode up to the cottage and Kagome got off to knock on the door. "Hello? Is anybody there?" Kagome waited for an answer and when she didn't get an answer, she opened the door and stuck her head in. she looked around inside. Inside, there was a square table in the middle, with four chairs one on each side, two beds in the back of the room at the walls of the cottage, one bed on each side. In between the beds was a doorway, with a cloth dangling down acting as a door. The table and chair were dusty and looked as if no one lived there ages.

Kagome then took Shippou down and tied Thunder to the side of the little cottage. Kagome stepped in with Shippou in her arms. They walked around to look for someone in the house.

"Looks like a very old house." Commented Shippou. "Are there any ghost in there Kagome?" shivered the little kitsune.

Kagome smiled. "No, I don't think there'll be any ghosts."

They checked behind the doorway to find that behind was a kitchen. It was very empty except for a long table in the middle to put goods and prepare the foods. There were some utensils left at the end of the long table, a butcher knife, small cutting knife, three forks and pairs of chopsticks. By the door, hanging, was a basket used to carry the food when food shopping. Everything had a thick layer of dust that proves they weren't in use for a quite a while. At the back of the of the kitchen, there was a door that lead to the back yard, which was a little clearing. It had fencing all around the area and high trees. In the middle was a clear pond. The worn soil shows that it was used for farming.

"Well Shippou chan....looks like nobody was lives here anymore. And it's pretty close to the village where I can buy some goods. Do you think this would be a good place to stay for a while?" Kagome asked the little kitsune. ~Plus the little village is so poor mama wouldn't think that a HIME would stay in such a poor place.~

"Yeah!!!!!" Shippou yelled before thinking it about it seriously for he was too tired of walking and camping or sleeping in caves.

"Ok! Let's clean it up!" Kagome rolls up her sleeves to start tidying up the place. ~Man.....even I didn't think that I would have to do chores like these......*sigh* but I'm sure it's all worth it.~

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"What?"

"I would like to have Kagome hime sama's hand in marriage." Kouga repeated calmly once again.

Reiko considered the offer. ~The Hakko is a semi powerful kingdom. It wouldn't hurt the Tokyo image....plus this man does seem to be pretty attached to Kagome.......and since he knows that Kagome has run away anyway it couldn't do any harm...~

"We have a deal."

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Inuyasha leapt from branch to branch, looking for a place to live temporarily but still long enough to last him more than a night everyday.

Then he hears some voices faintly in a distance. He sniffs the air. ~........Smells so fucking familiar...~, he hops closer to the noises.

"Ok you search there! You lot search this side!!" A strong masculine voice rang out in the forest. There was search team in a group separating in a search. They wore metal armor over dark navy long sleeve shirts with helmets that have an engraving that looks somewhat like a fierce inu(I used inu because while I was discussing this point with Accessa, dog in English when we think of it sounds too cute and harmless not like a inu youkai) "Ousama said that Inuyasha-sama likes to hang around in the forests! Remember and be sure to check all branches of all trees!!!"

"HA!(not laughing, sorta a less formal way of 'hai')"

Inuyasha took one look at their uniforms. ~No mistake!!! That's gotta be Fujimori's search squad!!! Oyaji's search team!! Ch'kuso!!! They've come into this forest already?! Damn! Oyaji knows me too well! Check all branches? Keh! ~ Inuyasha heard the sentry and jumped from tree to tree to avoid being discovered by the sentry. He returned to the place where he last camped to retrieve his belongings and horse. Then he rode silently through the forest to a village on the west of the forest to escape.

After about an hour, he picked up speed and rode fast to leave the forest. ~Damn! Now forests aren't safe! Oyaji knows I hate busy places and love the forests! Now I can't even stay in them! Kuso!~
Then he spots a cottage by the edge of the woods. ~Great Maybe I can seek shelter there. Not many people would live by the woods.~
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After about two hours of house cleaning, Kagome was beat. ~Man, I never did this much work in my life!! So this is what it is like to be a peasant?! *whew*~ Kagome sat down in one of the chair.
"Kagome. Are you ok?" Shippou asked worriedly, seeing that Kagome was all worn out.

"Daijobu. Just that I didn't do this much work in a long time and I'm tired." Kagome told him and gave him a tired smile. ~Actually never did~

"Are you sure?" Shippou still doubting.

"Yeah, are you hungry Shippou-chan?"

"Un!!" Shippou said nodded his head, eagerly.

"Yosh! I'll go into the village and buy some food to cook." Kagome got up and went to her pack to get some money. "Watch the house for me, Shippou-chan." Then she left taking the basket in the kitchen with her.

Kagome went into the village and bought some carrots, lettuces, fishes, and some other ingredients to make soup. On her way back she heard some comments among the villagers.

"The prices of the food has rose again! Taxes are getting higher. My job is not paying me enough to support my family! Oh what should I do, Shindo?" a man in his late forties complained.

"Yeah, I know what you mean, Mizukami. Life as a farmer isn't so good with so many competitors around." Shindo, another man around the same age, replied.

"Oh how I wish I was royalty!" Mizukami groaned.

Something in Kagome clicked. ~What? Why would any bother want to be royal member?~ she thought disgustedly remembering her life before running away; manners, no freedom, people telling you what to do, what to dress, never being free to make your own choices, always being trapped.

"Why would you want to be royalty?" Kagome asked the villagers. The men stared back at her like she was crazy.

"Why, who wouldn't want to be part of the royal family? There is everything you need; food, servants, money. It has everything you could want!!" Mizukami exclaimed.

"Aren't you an odd one? It's every peasants' dream to be in the royal family!! " Shindo exclaimed.

~Every peasant's dream? Sou......I see...~ Kagome thought. She walks away thinking about this while the two men grumble about how kids are so naïve.

Kagome was taken out of her thoughts by a voice calling her.

"Ojyo-san." A priestess in her 50's called her. She was dressed in a white and red miko robe, carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows, and wearing an eye patch.

"Watashi?" Kagome thought confused, little panicky. ~She can't possibly know me~
"Hai. I don't think I have seen you around in here. You aren't from around here, are you?" the old miko questioned her.

"Iie. I came here recently."

"Sou ka. Forgive me. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Kaede. I am the miko of this village. It is my responsibility to know all the village's inhabitants and any relations." Kaede explained.

"Iie. You are just doing your job. I just moved to the house at the edge of this village. There isn't anyone living there anymore, or will live there, is there?" Kagome asked, thinking that maybe the owner may be only temporarily absent from there.

"Iie. That was the house of a family that moved to the main city of Tokyo to get jobs. There was a girl your age and her parents."

"Oh. Arigato. I must get home now I have a..a.. little brother of mine to take care of. Sayonara Kaede-sama."

"Hold on. Since you're only living with your little brother outside the village, take this." Kaede gives her a prayer bead necklace. "There are many vicious youkais around. They're getting more and more violent as time is passing. Put his around their necks and mutter a command. That will be like the magic words to activate the beads. But not all youkais are violent. You must remember that!"

"I see. Arigato gozaimas!" Kagome bows.

"Iie. Just doing my job."

Kagome turns around and leaves. The walk between the village and the little cottage is about fifteen minutes. She reaches the cottage and Shippou is there to greet her.

"Okaeri!!!! I missed you Kagome!!!" Shippou jumps to hug her.

"Tadaima! I missed you too." Kagome smiled at how cute he is.

"What you buy?"

"Some stuff to make soup, and other things."

"Can I help?"

"No, it's ok. You just clear the table so I can put the food there."

"Ok!" With that Shippou hurried to clear the table.

Kagome takes the food inside and starts to work on it. ~*Sigh* I didn't think about this either. How am I supposed to cook? I guess I would just have try my best.~ with that Kagome starts cutting the lettuce and cleaning the fish.

She washes all the vegetables and puts half of it in to a pot with water to make soup. Then she took portions of what was left and she separated them into and made salad. Then she baked the fishes and set them into separate portions. She tasted the soup. "Mmmm. Alittle too bland but ok for a beginner like me." She decided and was proud of herself. She started to take the food outside.

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Inuyasha was now a couple steps from the cottage. He dismounts from his horse. ~Looks like such a rotten cottage...no one would live here!~ he swings open the door, expecting to find nothing.

Instead, he finds a girl of age about 15 and the little fox demon he found before. The girl gets a look of horror and hurries to get something in her pocket and her hand comes out with a black beaded necklace. She slips it on him.

"What the fu--!!!!" he started to say but was cut off.

"Osuwari!!" the girl's voice rang in the house.

*SPLAT!!* Inuyasha's face meets the ground. He looks up to see the girls taking the little fox away in a distance from him.

"What the fuck, bitch?" Inuyasha growls at the girl.

"What do you want?!" Kagome yells at him from a distance.





Tbc


Kitsuneboy: I'm not good at making cliffhangers. XP I was wondering why all my stuff are clumped together. I never double space!! I can't believe I never realized that!

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