AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow, this was supposed to be a part of the last chapter but I had to split it in half. It was just way too long and for my editor to finish it would take forever to get this up. So I split this up! I just hope you enjoy this chapter! Well then thanks to those who reviewed and to Jess-chan. Also note: there has been a rating change due to language. There is a lot of cursing in this chapter, so if you're offended by curse words *and not just damn……it gets very bad…* I have warned you…enjoy! ^^
JAPANESE KEY:
Tadaima-I'm home
Aishiteru (yo)-I love you (the first time you've said something)
Arigato (gozaimasu)-Thank you (formally)
Sayonara-goodbye, but it means farewell for a long time
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inu-yasha and co. I only own the Duke, Duchess, and Katrina *bleh*
CHAPTER 4:
Escaping Destiny
"What? You've got to be kidding me! But what about what Inu-yasha thinks?" Kagome said in disbelief.
"Well it would be best for our two estates to join like this," Shukujo-san stated calmly.
"How can you be so calm? Do you even know how Inu-yasha feels towards Katrina? Obviously not, if you're making him marry that girl," Kagome said, still in disbelief that his parents would do such a thing for political reasons.
By now, the other guests were staring at the two ladies, confused because they were having such unusual tones towards each other and that they were speaking in Japanese. Katrina spoke up first.
"What are you two discussing? Do you know where Inu-yasha went? I'd like to speak to him. What's so important that it's taking so long?" Kagome could tell that Katrina was losing her patience.
Shukujo-san decided to answer that. "We were discussing matters of how to get Kagome home. We don't know which route would be the safest. Inu-yasha went with his father to discuss something very important to his future and I feel that it is best that we leave them alone. Now then, I'm sure dessert must be ready soon. Come now, let's go eat some fine cake that our servants have baked for us." Shukujo-san winked at Kagome to let her know that they should keep secrets from Katrina and that she was not trustworthy.
Meanwhile, Inu-yasha was being led to the fencing chamber, which happened to be the farthest place away from the Great Hall. Inu-yasha wondered what his father had to say that would require him to be in the fencing chamber. Well, he wouldn't have to wonder for much longer. His father cleared his throat and stated, slowly and calmly, "Tonight I will announce your engagement to Katrina."
"WHAT???????????????? NO WAY IN HELL AM I MARRYING THAT BITCH!!!!!! Do you have ANY idea what she's like?!" Inu-yasha screamed, outraged that his father would do such a thing without even discussing this with him first.
"Calm down son! It can't be that bad. She's a perfect angel! Why, if I told you before, you'd run away from here! I can't have my son disgracing the family like that!" his father yelled back. "Why are you being like this son? Why?" he thought to himself.
"SHE IS NOWHERE NEAR BEING AN ANGEL!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I probably would run away. Then again, whenever she's here, that's all I do anyways. I have to run away from her because she chases me all the time! And you expect me to live in happy little marriage with that little bitch? I think not. Why can't Sesshou-maru marry her then? He is the older brother!" Inu-yasha yelled again, wondering why his father couldn't see it his way. He was also pleased that he had come up with a solution.
"Why have you never expressed your displeasure before?"
"Father, I HAVE! You never listen to me, why? I bet it's all her idea to get married."
"Another thing, we can't have Sesshou-maru marry her. She hates him and only loves you," his father stated and then backed away knowing what Inu-yasha would do.
Inu-yasha couldn't believe his father. Inu-yasha was furious now, which triggered his transformation into his youkai form. "FATHER, I SWEAR, YOU'RE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Inu-yasha, boy, calm down! Listen to me before you destroy this room! We're doing for other reasons. It will make both castles stronger! Both families need this marriage!"
"Oh, so you are now telling me that you are not only engaging me against my will, but that it's for political reasons too? This is just great, just great. You mentioned how you couldn't marry her to Sesshou-maru, the first-born, because she doesn't love him. Well what if I don't love her? Ever think of that one eh Pops? Well then we'll see how you like this one. I'd rather spend the rest of my life living in this room with no human contact than spend the rest of my life with that bitch Katrina."
"Oh, now is that how you feel? Well, I'm sorry, but my decision is final. You and Katrina will be engaged tonight. That's final."
"Oh the next thing you're going to tell me is that the wedding's in a week. Well fuck off, alright? I don't want to marry that bitch! You know you can't force me to do anything. So screw you, old man. I'm fucking nineteen years old! I can live my own life without your help, thanks." Inu-yasha knew that cursing off his father wouldn't help, but it relieved some of his anger. After doing this, he turned back into his normal hanyou form.
"No, no wedding date has been set yet. We were planning a summer wedding though. Anyway, I understand how upset you are," Inu-yasha coughed at this. "I will give you the night to think this over. Tomorrow the announcement will be made. Yes, I know what you're thinking, and there will be guards outside the palace until I deem that they can leave. I will make an excuse for you going up to your room. I'll also tell Katrina not to bother you tonight. I want to make this clear though, I will be making the announcement tomorrow night at dinner and you are to show up or else, or else, or else I'm throwing you out!" his father gave him a final look, turned on his heel, and left.
"Finally, he's gone. Well, I better go up to my room and figure a way to get out of this mess," Inu-yasha said, irritated. He walked upstairs quickly so no one would know he had left the fencing chamber.
Back in the Great Hall, Otou-san entered and as soon as he did so, Katrina rushed towards him. "Where's Inu-yasha? Please I must know!"
"Katrina, I'm sorry, but Inu-yasha is not feeling well tonight and has asked me to tell you that he has gone to bed. He looked a little sick and I told him to go ahead and get to bed that he would need his rest for tomorrow. Please Katrina, I think it's best if we leave him alone for now," Otou-san stated, knowing what a horrible lie he just told Katrina.
"Shukujo-san? I'm feeling a bit tired. Dinner was excellent, but I really must go to bed now. Thank you for everything, but I'm exhausted and don't think I'll be able to stay awake for much longer. Well then, I'll be going now," Kagome said in Japanese as she yawned.
Kagome knew what she had to do. She had to see Inu-yasha. Before dinner, he was perfectly fine, only a little tired out from the workout of fencing with her. During dinner, he was unusually quiet. Inu-yasha always liked to talk to her, even though their conversational understanding was limited. Kagome figured she should rest up a bit before going and visiting Inu-yasha. Once in her room, she peered out the window.
"Ah what a beautiful night sky! You never get to see the stars like this back home, all because of 'light pollution' so they say," she said in Japanese before lying down on her bed. She thought of what to say to Inu-yasha because she might not have a lot of time to talk to him. Firstly, she had to mention what his father talked about and secondly, why he wasn't there after dinner. That seem about all that she had to talk him about so she rolled over and fell asleep.
Downstairs in the Great Hall, Shukujo-san decided to speak up. "Honored guests, I believe it is time we headed up for bed now as well. Come now, and I will show you to the guest rooms we have prepared especially for you. Right this way. Katrina, don't lag behind. What's wrong?"
"Inu-yasha wasn't his normal self today. I guess it was just because he was sick. I need some time to sleep now, that's all. Well continue on leading us upstairs please. A good night's rest can only be good for me," she sounded sad that Inu-yasha didn't want to come and see her before going to bed.
"Duke, Duchess, this will be your room. Follow me Katrina, your room will be the next one over."
Katrina went into her room, but couldn't fall asleep. She lied there for almost an eternity before finally falling asleep thinking of her dream wedding to Inu-yasha. Her dream continued with her having his children and her growing old with him. She couldn't help but smiling throughout all of this. That's when she remembered the conversation she had with Inu-yasha earlier. He basically said he didn't want to see her again and she that would never happen. Her father and mother loved Inu-yasha too much to let him get away and she knew that his father loved her. His mother was a little strange though; she didn't let her emotions be known. The rest of the night passed on without any dreams.
Kagome woke up and saw how dark it was outside. She knew it was now that she would have to talk to Inu-yasha. She climbed out of bed and got dressed into her school uniform. She opened the door slowly and peeped outside. She breathed a sigh of relief because no one was out there. She knew exactly where Inu-yasha's room was because he had told her during their tour of the castle. She walked quietly down the hall and knocked lightly on his door.
"What is it? I'm fucking tired so fuck off…" Inu-yasha replied tiredly.
"Well, asshole if that's what you want, that's what you'll get, asshole!" Kagome said, in English but had a strong Japanese accent. She was annoyed that Inu-yasha would say such a thing but she knew he wasn't going to change his mind. Inu-yasha was very headstrong and stubborn.
Inu-yasha realized his mistake and rushed to open the door. "No, no Kagome come back!" He had hoped she hadn't gone too far and as he opened the door, there she stood.
"Hey, I'm glad you changed your mind. I want to ask you what your father told you before and how you took it."
"YOU KNEW? How? When did you find out?"
"I found out after your father had taken you out of the room. I asked your mother what he was going to tell you and she told me in Japanese so no one else would know. I hope it wasn't bad," she said hoping in reality that he refused.
"It was awful. That son of a bitch father of mine just told me like that. 'Oh yeah I've engaged you to Katrina. I'll make the announcement tonight and the wedding is in the summer.' He said it so simply it disgusted me. I was outraged. How could he do this when he knew how much I hated Katrina?"
"Now don't call your father a son of bitch because that would mean your grandmother was a bitch and I'm sure she isn't. Well what else did he say if you refused?" Inu-yasha looked down into Kagome's eyes. He could tell that she was sincere and truly wanted to know the answers to her questions.
"He basically said that he'd give me the night to think it over and that he'd announce it tomorrow night instead. He also mentioned that there would be guards at all exits so that I couldn't run away. I knew he'd come up with this evil plan. You know what the worst part out of all of this is?"
"Yeah, the fact that your parents are marrying you for political reasons as well." Inu-yasha gasped, he wondered how she knew. "Your mother told me earlier. I was just as surprised as you must have been. That's so mean of them, to do it without your consent and for political reasons."
"I bet it wasn't my mother's idea though. My mother wouldn't want me to be unhappy, but she would want to do the right thing. My father probably convinced her that they were doing the right thing. It doesn't matter now. Once my father gets an idea in his head it sticks until he gets his way. That's the way it always has been and the way it always will be. Any suggestions on to survive this?"
"Is the well outside of the property?"
"No, why? Oh I get it! You're a genius, Kagome!" With that, he pulled Kagome close and hugged her tightly. Both were comfortable for a few minutes before Kagome spoke up. "Well then, what time should we leave? If we leave now, it'd be an awkward situation. We have to attend breakfast and find a way to get alone after that. If they find us both missing in the morning, who knows what they'll do. If we leave during the day, and we're supposed to be out anyways, that'll buy us time!" Kagome said excited that she had such a genius plan.
"That's good. Now what if I said I was going to help you learn how to be an archer and fencer? Would that work?"
"Yeah I think it will. What do you think Sesshou-maru will be doing tomorrow?"
"He'll most likely be with my father and the Duke, showing the Duke around the castle and grounds. Why?"
"You know Sesshou-maru, he'll ruin our plans. I say we get packed tonight and I'll take the stuff down to the fencing chamber, since it can be locked. You do have the key, right?"
"Yeah, it's right here. We only need some things for me though because you didn't bring anything here anyways. Well now that everything is settled we should get some sleep. Good night Kagome-chan!"
"Oyasumi Inu-yasha-kun. I'll take your things right now and then I'll go directly to my room. Oyasumi!"
Kagome brought Inu-yasha's things downstairs quietly, so as not to wake up the servants. She went into the fencing chamber and hid his things so that no one would know they were there if they happened to have a key to the room. She walked out and locked the door. Slowly, she climbed up the stairs and walked to her room. After getting inside, she looked out the window, wondering if she would ever see this beautiful night sky again.
Like yesterday morning, she woke up to the sun rising and bluejays chirping outside of her window. She didn't know whether to cry or to be happy. She should be happy; she was going home. She felt sad, however. They were so nice to her here and she would miss it. She hoped she was making the right choice. Then it clicked! What about Inu-yasha? Going through the well would mean ending up in 20th century Japan, where he didn't know the language or the culture. She knew how much he hated Katrina and thought about it again. They were doing the right thing. Getting Inu-yasha out of his engagement would be the best for everyone. She remembered what had happened last night; Inu-yasha hugged her and she hugged him back. Sure, it was only a hug, but it could begin everything. She realized that going back to her time might make her closer to Inu-yasha and that was something that she wanted to happen. She smiled on her way down to breakfast.
Reaching the Great Hall, she merrily said, "Ohayo gozaimasu! Shukujo-san, Otou-san, ohayo!"
"Kagome-chan! You sound like you're in a good mood! Anything special happen last night?" Shukujo-san replied, with a wink and in Japanese.
"Shukujo-san! Oh, don't tease me! Nothing out of the ordinary happened and I slept very well last night." Kagome ate her breakfast peacefully and finally Inu-yasha came downstairs. Just as he entered the door, Katrina flew towards him and wouldn't let go of him.
"Oh Inu-yasha! I was so worried about you! Are you feeling better? I hope so because I have busy day planned for the two for us alone!" she said excitedly.
"Would you mind letting go of me? I can't…breathe…let…go…of…me." Inu-yasha said irritated, and then continued while looking at Kagome, "I'm sorry, Katrina, but Kagome and I had intended on practicing both fencing and archery today. Kagome must be prepared for anything here; it is her home now. Well, I had a long day yesterday and I want to eat my breakfast. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to eat and then go to the practice rooms."
Katrina let go of him and sat down with an unladylike snort. She hated Kagome. Kagome kept getting the attention of Inu-yasha and wasn't fair. She, Katrina, heir to the Hemmings fortune, should have all of Inu-yasha's attention, not some poor girl from Japan who couldn't even speak proper English. Life wasn't fair! At least she'd get Inu-yasha to be her husband. Her father had told her that there were guards at every exit from the castle and that there was no way Inu-yasha would be able to escape until he proposed to her. She hadn't counted on the well being there.
"Kagome-chan, come on now, let's go practice. Mother, may I speak to you privately now?" Inu-yasha walked towards the door and motioned his mother to follow. "Katrina, Duke, Duchess, Father, and Sesshou-maru, I will see you for dinner tonight. Come on, Mother, Kagome-chan, let's go."
Once outside of the Great Hall, Inu-yasha continued to lead his mother down the hall. Kagome-chan followed behind and kept looking around, feeling that she was being watched. "Inu-yasha, dear son, what are you doing? What do you have to talk to me about and why is Kagome-chan with us as well? You just shook your fiancée off like that to come with Kagome-chan? What has gotten into you?"
"Shhhhh, Mother, please listen to us. I can't marry Katrina and you know that! I hate that bitch! Please, understand me. You, of everyone in the world, understand me the most. Please just listen to what we have to say."
"We? What is there to understand? I'll listen just explain."
"Yes, we as in Kagome and myself. I can't stay here. I'm sorry. I know what Father is thinking and I know what he is capable of doing. He has already barricaded me in here. Kagome-chan and I are planning on escaping via the well. I might be back eventually and I might not be. I'm just warning you in advance. Mother, good-bye," Inu-yasha hugged his mother good-bye.
"Whose idea was this?"
"We both agreed upon it."
"Kagome-chan, do you agree to this as well?" Kagome nodded to his mother. She sighed, defeated.
"Well then I give you my blessings. Anything else I can do?"
"Yes, you can keep Father, the Duke, and Sesshou-maru away from us. That's all and thank you Mother." Inu-yasha said grateful his mother was agreeing to this plan.
"Shukujo-san?"
"Yes, Kagome-chan?"
"Arigato gozaimasu. Sayonara, Shukujo-san," Kagome began crying because she would miss Shukujo-san terribly.
"Come back anytime. We'll be here for you. I must go now. Good luck!" Shukujo-san ran off before she could start crying as well.
"Come on Kagome, let's practice a little and figure out the right time to leave." They began to practice archery, but Kagome beat Inu-yasha every time. "Hey, let's go practice fencing for a little while. You're obviously an expert at archery already," he said teasingly. Fencing practice lasted longer until Kagome got hungry. They decided to take a lunch break and sat down to eat. Lunch passed on quietly.
"Hey slow poke! Let's fence again! I think I might win now! Come on let's go!" Kagome said excitedly.
"Wait Kagome, before we continue there's something I wanted to discuss with you," Inu-yasha said solemnly, meaning that it was a serious matter.
"Okay what about?" she replied cheerfully.
"Kagome are you sure about this? I mean there really isn't any turning back…and we'll have to stay with each other. I know such little Japanese, you'd have to help me."
"I don't mind at all! I know there's no turning back, but we're going to my home. Are you sure you want to leave yours?"
"Yeah, I'm sure. Thanks," he pulled Kagome close to him and hugged her tightly.
She looked up at him, surprised, but embraced him nevertheless. They stood there quietly, before Inu-yasha leaned down towards her. She looked up and they kissed passionately. Unfortunately for them, Katrina had just opened the door to the fencing chamber. Inu-yasha saw her and yelled, "Kagome, we've got to leave now." He grabbed Kagome and his bags and pushed past Katrina. He flew, literally, towards the well. As he reached the well, he steadied himself.
Kagome spoke up, "What are you waiting for? We just talked about this and we know we made the right choice. Now let's just go for it!"
He took one last look around and saw Katrina running. He knew this was his only chance and grabbed a tight hold of Kagome and his bags. He jumped in, expecting to land on the hard ground. Instead, he continued to fall. Kagome got and brushed herself off.
She looked around and yelled, "Tadaima!"
Back in medieval times, Katrina fell to her knees. She lost Inu-yasha to some girl from Japan. She went over to the well to make sure he wasn't just hiding from her. He was gone. Where could he have gone? What was this well? Katrina fell down, crying hysterically. "Why Inu-yasha, why? WHY? Why, you asshole, did you have to leave me? You're an asshole for leaving me, Inu-yasha. I'll get you back for this Inu-yasha, you asshole. You'll see. You can't escape me forever. Wherever you have gone, I will follow you. You can't hide from me, Katrina, heir to the Hemmings fortune. I'll catch up with you and then you will be all mine. You're a fucking bastard for leaving me and I will get you for this."
"Inu-yasha, are you okay? We're at my house now. We're 800 years into the future and thousands of miles away from England. Enjoy yourself now. You're safe here."
"I'm fine and really happy. I'm away from that bitch. I've escaped my destiny. Thanks Kagome. You're a great friend." Inu-yasha pulled Kagome close to him and kissed her again.
"Aishiteru yo, Inu-yasha."
JAPANESE KEY:
Tadaima-I'm home
Aishiteru (yo)-I love you (the first time you've said something)
Arigato (gozaimasu)-Thank you (formally)
Sayonara-goodbye, but it means farewell for a long time
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inu-yasha and co. I only own the Duke, Duchess, and Katrina *bleh*
CHAPTER 4:
Escaping Destiny
"What? You've got to be kidding me! But what about what Inu-yasha thinks?" Kagome said in disbelief.
"Well it would be best for our two estates to join like this," Shukujo-san stated calmly.
"How can you be so calm? Do you even know how Inu-yasha feels towards Katrina? Obviously not, if you're making him marry that girl," Kagome said, still in disbelief that his parents would do such a thing for political reasons.
By now, the other guests were staring at the two ladies, confused because they were having such unusual tones towards each other and that they were speaking in Japanese. Katrina spoke up first.
"What are you two discussing? Do you know where Inu-yasha went? I'd like to speak to him. What's so important that it's taking so long?" Kagome could tell that Katrina was losing her patience.
Shukujo-san decided to answer that. "We were discussing matters of how to get Kagome home. We don't know which route would be the safest. Inu-yasha went with his father to discuss something very important to his future and I feel that it is best that we leave them alone. Now then, I'm sure dessert must be ready soon. Come now, let's go eat some fine cake that our servants have baked for us." Shukujo-san winked at Kagome to let her know that they should keep secrets from Katrina and that she was not trustworthy.
Meanwhile, Inu-yasha was being led to the fencing chamber, which happened to be the farthest place away from the Great Hall. Inu-yasha wondered what his father had to say that would require him to be in the fencing chamber. Well, he wouldn't have to wonder for much longer. His father cleared his throat and stated, slowly and calmly, "Tonight I will announce your engagement to Katrina."
"WHAT???????????????? NO WAY IN HELL AM I MARRYING THAT BITCH!!!!!! Do you have ANY idea what she's like?!" Inu-yasha screamed, outraged that his father would do such a thing without even discussing this with him first.
"Calm down son! It can't be that bad. She's a perfect angel! Why, if I told you before, you'd run away from here! I can't have my son disgracing the family like that!" his father yelled back. "Why are you being like this son? Why?" he thought to himself.
"SHE IS NOWHERE NEAR BEING AN ANGEL!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I probably would run away. Then again, whenever she's here, that's all I do anyways. I have to run away from her because she chases me all the time! And you expect me to live in happy little marriage with that little bitch? I think not. Why can't Sesshou-maru marry her then? He is the older brother!" Inu-yasha yelled again, wondering why his father couldn't see it his way. He was also pleased that he had come up with a solution.
"Why have you never expressed your displeasure before?"
"Father, I HAVE! You never listen to me, why? I bet it's all her idea to get married."
"Another thing, we can't have Sesshou-maru marry her. She hates him and only loves you," his father stated and then backed away knowing what Inu-yasha would do.
Inu-yasha couldn't believe his father. Inu-yasha was furious now, which triggered his transformation into his youkai form. "FATHER, I SWEAR, YOU'RE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Inu-yasha, boy, calm down! Listen to me before you destroy this room! We're doing for other reasons. It will make both castles stronger! Both families need this marriage!"
"Oh, so you are now telling me that you are not only engaging me against my will, but that it's for political reasons too? This is just great, just great. You mentioned how you couldn't marry her to Sesshou-maru, the first-born, because she doesn't love him. Well what if I don't love her? Ever think of that one eh Pops? Well then we'll see how you like this one. I'd rather spend the rest of my life living in this room with no human contact than spend the rest of my life with that bitch Katrina."
"Oh, now is that how you feel? Well, I'm sorry, but my decision is final. You and Katrina will be engaged tonight. That's final."
"Oh the next thing you're going to tell me is that the wedding's in a week. Well fuck off, alright? I don't want to marry that bitch! You know you can't force me to do anything. So screw you, old man. I'm fucking nineteen years old! I can live my own life without your help, thanks." Inu-yasha knew that cursing off his father wouldn't help, but it relieved some of his anger. After doing this, he turned back into his normal hanyou form.
"No, no wedding date has been set yet. We were planning a summer wedding though. Anyway, I understand how upset you are," Inu-yasha coughed at this. "I will give you the night to think this over. Tomorrow the announcement will be made. Yes, I know what you're thinking, and there will be guards outside the palace until I deem that they can leave. I will make an excuse for you going up to your room. I'll also tell Katrina not to bother you tonight. I want to make this clear though, I will be making the announcement tomorrow night at dinner and you are to show up or else, or else, or else I'm throwing you out!" his father gave him a final look, turned on his heel, and left.
"Finally, he's gone. Well, I better go up to my room and figure a way to get out of this mess," Inu-yasha said, irritated. He walked upstairs quickly so no one would know he had left the fencing chamber.
Back in the Great Hall, Otou-san entered and as soon as he did so, Katrina rushed towards him. "Where's Inu-yasha? Please I must know!"
"Katrina, I'm sorry, but Inu-yasha is not feeling well tonight and has asked me to tell you that he has gone to bed. He looked a little sick and I told him to go ahead and get to bed that he would need his rest for tomorrow. Please Katrina, I think it's best if we leave him alone for now," Otou-san stated, knowing what a horrible lie he just told Katrina.
"Shukujo-san? I'm feeling a bit tired. Dinner was excellent, but I really must go to bed now. Thank you for everything, but I'm exhausted and don't think I'll be able to stay awake for much longer. Well then, I'll be going now," Kagome said in Japanese as she yawned.
Kagome knew what she had to do. She had to see Inu-yasha. Before dinner, he was perfectly fine, only a little tired out from the workout of fencing with her. During dinner, he was unusually quiet. Inu-yasha always liked to talk to her, even though their conversational understanding was limited. Kagome figured she should rest up a bit before going and visiting Inu-yasha. Once in her room, she peered out the window.
"Ah what a beautiful night sky! You never get to see the stars like this back home, all because of 'light pollution' so they say," she said in Japanese before lying down on her bed. She thought of what to say to Inu-yasha because she might not have a lot of time to talk to him. Firstly, she had to mention what his father talked about and secondly, why he wasn't there after dinner. That seem about all that she had to talk him about so she rolled over and fell asleep.
Downstairs in the Great Hall, Shukujo-san decided to speak up. "Honored guests, I believe it is time we headed up for bed now as well. Come now, and I will show you to the guest rooms we have prepared especially for you. Right this way. Katrina, don't lag behind. What's wrong?"
"Inu-yasha wasn't his normal self today. I guess it was just because he was sick. I need some time to sleep now, that's all. Well continue on leading us upstairs please. A good night's rest can only be good for me," she sounded sad that Inu-yasha didn't want to come and see her before going to bed.
"Duke, Duchess, this will be your room. Follow me Katrina, your room will be the next one over."
Katrina went into her room, but couldn't fall asleep. She lied there for almost an eternity before finally falling asleep thinking of her dream wedding to Inu-yasha. Her dream continued with her having his children and her growing old with him. She couldn't help but smiling throughout all of this. That's when she remembered the conversation she had with Inu-yasha earlier. He basically said he didn't want to see her again and she that would never happen. Her father and mother loved Inu-yasha too much to let him get away and she knew that his father loved her. His mother was a little strange though; she didn't let her emotions be known. The rest of the night passed on without any dreams.
Kagome woke up and saw how dark it was outside. She knew it was now that she would have to talk to Inu-yasha. She climbed out of bed and got dressed into her school uniform. She opened the door slowly and peeped outside. She breathed a sigh of relief because no one was out there. She knew exactly where Inu-yasha's room was because he had told her during their tour of the castle. She walked quietly down the hall and knocked lightly on his door.
"What is it? I'm fucking tired so fuck off…" Inu-yasha replied tiredly.
"Well, asshole if that's what you want, that's what you'll get, asshole!" Kagome said, in English but had a strong Japanese accent. She was annoyed that Inu-yasha would say such a thing but she knew he wasn't going to change his mind. Inu-yasha was very headstrong and stubborn.
Inu-yasha realized his mistake and rushed to open the door. "No, no Kagome come back!" He had hoped she hadn't gone too far and as he opened the door, there she stood.
"Hey, I'm glad you changed your mind. I want to ask you what your father told you before and how you took it."
"YOU KNEW? How? When did you find out?"
"I found out after your father had taken you out of the room. I asked your mother what he was going to tell you and she told me in Japanese so no one else would know. I hope it wasn't bad," she said hoping in reality that he refused.
"It was awful. That son of a bitch father of mine just told me like that. 'Oh yeah I've engaged you to Katrina. I'll make the announcement tonight and the wedding is in the summer.' He said it so simply it disgusted me. I was outraged. How could he do this when he knew how much I hated Katrina?"
"Now don't call your father a son of bitch because that would mean your grandmother was a bitch and I'm sure she isn't. Well what else did he say if you refused?" Inu-yasha looked down into Kagome's eyes. He could tell that she was sincere and truly wanted to know the answers to her questions.
"He basically said that he'd give me the night to think it over and that he'd announce it tomorrow night instead. He also mentioned that there would be guards at all exits so that I couldn't run away. I knew he'd come up with this evil plan. You know what the worst part out of all of this is?"
"Yeah, the fact that your parents are marrying you for political reasons as well." Inu-yasha gasped, he wondered how she knew. "Your mother told me earlier. I was just as surprised as you must have been. That's so mean of them, to do it without your consent and for political reasons."
"I bet it wasn't my mother's idea though. My mother wouldn't want me to be unhappy, but she would want to do the right thing. My father probably convinced her that they were doing the right thing. It doesn't matter now. Once my father gets an idea in his head it sticks until he gets his way. That's the way it always has been and the way it always will be. Any suggestions on to survive this?"
"Is the well outside of the property?"
"No, why? Oh I get it! You're a genius, Kagome!" With that, he pulled Kagome close and hugged her tightly. Both were comfortable for a few minutes before Kagome spoke up. "Well then, what time should we leave? If we leave now, it'd be an awkward situation. We have to attend breakfast and find a way to get alone after that. If they find us both missing in the morning, who knows what they'll do. If we leave during the day, and we're supposed to be out anyways, that'll buy us time!" Kagome said excited that she had such a genius plan.
"That's good. Now what if I said I was going to help you learn how to be an archer and fencer? Would that work?"
"Yeah I think it will. What do you think Sesshou-maru will be doing tomorrow?"
"He'll most likely be with my father and the Duke, showing the Duke around the castle and grounds. Why?"
"You know Sesshou-maru, he'll ruin our plans. I say we get packed tonight and I'll take the stuff down to the fencing chamber, since it can be locked. You do have the key, right?"
"Yeah, it's right here. We only need some things for me though because you didn't bring anything here anyways. Well now that everything is settled we should get some sleep. Good night Kagome-chan!"
"Oyasumi Inu-yasha-kun. I'll take your things right now and then I'll go directly to my room. Oyasumi!"
Kagome brought Inu-yasha's things downstairs quietly, so as not to wake up the servants. She went into the fencing chamber and hid his things so that no one would know they were there if they happened to have a key to the room. She walked out and locked the door. Slowly, she climbed up the stairs and walked to her room. After getting inside, she looked out the window, wondering if she would ever see this beautiful night sky again.
Like yesterday morning, she woke up to the sun rising and bluejays chirping outside of her window. She didn't know whether to cry or to be happy. She should be happy; she was going home. She felt sad, however. They were so nice to her here and she would miss it. She hoped she was making the right choice. Then it clicked! What about Inu-yasha? Going through the well would mean ending up in 20th century Japan, where he didn't know the language or the culture. She knew how much he hated Katrina and thought about it again. They were doing the right thing. Getting Inu-yasha out of his engagement would be the best for everyone. She remembered what had happened last night; Inu-yasha hugged her and she hugged him back. Sure, it was only a hug, but it could begin everything. She realized that going back to her time might make her closer to Inu-yasha and that was something that she wanted to happen. She smiled on her way down to breakfast.
Reaching the Great Hall, she merrily said, "Ohayo gozaimasu! Shukujo-san, Otou-san, ohayo!"
"Kagome-chan! You sound like you're in a good mood! Anything special happen last night?" Shukujo-san replied, with a wink and in Japanese.
"Shukujo-san! Oh, don't tease me! Nothing out of the ordinary happened and I slept very well last night." Kagome ate her breakfast peacefully and finally Inu-yasha came downstairs. Just as he entered the door, Katrina flew towards him and wouldn't let go of him.
"Oh Inu-yasha! I was so worried about you! Are you feeling better? I hope so because I have busy day planned for the two for us alone!" she said excitedly.
"Would you mind letting go of me? I can't…breathe…let…go…of…me." Inu-yasha said irritated, and then continued while looking at Kagome, "I'm sorry, Katrina, but Kagome and I had intended on practicing both fencing and archery today. Kagome must be prepared for anything here; it is her home now. Well, I had a long day yesterday and I want to eat my breakfast. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to eat and then go to the practice rooms."
Katrina let go of him and sat down with an unladylike snort. She hated Kagome. Kagome kept getting the attention of Inu-yasha and wasn't fair. She, Katrina, heir to the Hemmings fortune, should have all of Inu-yasha's attention, not some poor girl from Japan who couldn't even speak proper English. Life wasn't fair! At least she'd get Inu-yasha to be her husband. Her father had told her that there were guards at every exit from the castle and that there was no way Inu-yasha would be able to escape until he proposed to her. She hadn't counted on the well being there.
"Kagome-chan, come on now, let's go practice. Mother, may I speak to you privately now?" Inu-yasha walked towards the door and motioned his mother to follow. "Katrina, Duke, Duchess, Father, and Sesshou-maru, I will see you for dinner tonight. Come on, Mother, Kagome-chan, let's go."
Once outside of the Great Hall, Inu-yasha continued to lead his mother down the hall. Kagome-chan followed behind and kept looking around, feeling that she was being watched. "Inu-yasha, dear son, what are you doing? What do you have to talk to me about and why is Kagome-chan with us as well? You just shook your fiancée off like that to come with Kagome-chan? What has gotten into you?"
"Shhhhh, Mother, please listen to us. I can't marry Katrina and you know that! I hate that bitch! Please, understand me. You, of everyone in the world, understand me the most. Please just listen to what we have to say."
"We? What is there to understand? I'll listen just explain."
"Yes, we as in Kagome and myself. I can't stay here. I'm sorry. I know what Father is thinking and I know what he is capable of doing. He has already barricaded me in here. Kagome-chan and I are planning on escaping via the well. I might be back eventually and I might not be. I'm just warning you in advance. Mother, good-bye," Inu-yasha hugged his mother good-bye.
"Whose idea was this?"
"We both agreed upon it."
"Kagome-chan, do you agree to this as well?" Kagome nodded to his mother. She sighed, defeated.
"Well then I give you my blessings. Anything else I can do?"
"Yes, you can keep Father, the Duke, and Sesshou-maru away from us. That's all and thank you Mother." Inu-yasha said grateful his mother was agreeing to this plan.
"Shukujo-san?"
"Yes, Kagome-chan?"
"Arigato gozaimasu. Sayonara, Shukujo-san," Kagome began crying because she would miss Shukujo-san terribly.
"Come back anytime. We'll be here for you. I must go now. Good luck!" Shukujo-san ran off before she could start crying as well.
"Come on Kagome, let's practice a little and figure out the right time to leave." They began to practice archery, but Kagome beat Inu-yasha every time. "Hey, let's go practice fencing for a little while. You're obviously an expert at archery already," he said teasingly. Fencing practice lasted longer until Kagome got hungry. They decided to take a lunch break and sat down to eat. Lunch passed on quietly.
"Hey slow poke! Let's fence again! I think I might win now! Come on let's go!" Kagome said excitedly.
"Wait Kagome, before we continue there's something I wanted to discuss with you," Inu-yasha said solemnly, meaning that it was a serious matter.
"Okay what about?" she replied cheerfully.
"Kagome are you sure about this? I mean there really isn't any turning back…and we'll have to stay with each other. I know such little Japanese, you'd have to help me."
"I don't mind at all! I know there's no turning back, but we're going to my home. Are you sure you want to leave yours?"
"Yeah, I'm sure. Thanks," he pulled Kagome close to him and hugged her tightly.
She looked up at him, surprised, but embraced him nevertheless. They stood there quietly, before Inu-yasha leaned down towards her. She looked up and they kissed passionately. Unfortunately for them, Katrina had just opened the door to the fencing chamber. Inu-yasha saw her and yelled, "Kagome, we've got to leave now." He grabbed Kagome and his bags and pushed past Katrina. He flew, literally, towards the well. As he reached the well, he steadied himself.
Kagome spoke up, "What are you waiting for? We just talked about this and we know we made the right choice. Now let's just go for it!"
He took one last look around and saw Katrina running. He knew this was his only chance and grabbed a tight hold of Kagome and his bags. He jumped in, expecting to land on the hard ground. Instead, he continued to fall. Kagome got and brushed herself off.
She looked around and yelled, "Tadaima!"
Back in medieval times, Katrina fell to her knees. She lost Inu-yasha to some girl from Japan. She went over to the well to make sure he wasn't just hiding from her. He was gone. Where could he have gone? What was this well? Katrina fell down, crying hysterically. "Why Inu-yasha, why? WHY? Why, you asshole, did you have to leave me? You're an asshole for leaving me, Inu-yasha. I'll get you back for this Inu-yasha, you asshole. You'll see. You can't escape me forever. Wherever you have gone, I will follow you. You can't hide from me, Katrina, heir to the Hemmings fortune. I'll catch up with you and then you will be all mine. You're a fucking bastard for leaving me and I will get you for this."
"Inu-yasha, are you okay? We're at my house now. We're 800 years into the future and thousands of miles away from England. Enjoy yourself now. You're safe here."
"I'm fine and really happy. I'm away from that bitch. I've escaped my destiny. Thanks Kagome. You're a great friend." Inu-yasha pulled Kagome close to him and kissed her again.
"Aishiteru yo, Inu-yasha."
