"WHAAATTT?"
10 years had past since the child Kagome said goodbye to Inuyasha. Right now Kagome was eating breakfast as usual with her mother in the elegant dining room and all was going fairly well until her mother announced something that shocked Kagome more than a thousand bolts of electricity could. Her mother had made marriage plans for Kagome. Not that marriage was a bad thing, it was WHO, Kagome was most concerned about.
" Kagome, you are 15 years old, it is well past the time for you to be married," Kagome's mother sipped her tea and continued, " With your dear father in heaven and your grandpa getting very old, our family needs a predecessor. In order to maintain the power we have, we must have a male component that will become a merchant and trader to make money. It is very necessary for you to marry also because with me getting old, I don't want to leave you all alone. You are going to marry Hojo willingly or will be forced to."
"Mother! You know how I dislike men ( AN: Noo...not THAT way you hentai! )like Hojo" complained a fuming Kagome.
" You are still going through with it Kagome," her mother replied calmly.
"Whatever! Now may I be excused? I feel a headache coming on..."Kagome said coolly.
" Yes you may daughter dear.," answered her mother.
'How dare she! Engaging me with out my consent! Arrgh!' Kagome stomped to her room and flopped down on her bed. She took deep breaths and looked at her dresser. Placed at the top in a corner was a glass case with a stand in it holding a beautiful pendent crested with a dragon. Funny thing though, it was only HALF of a pendent.
@_@_@Flashback@_@_@
"Don't worry, I won't forget you Kagome-chan," said a sliver haired boy.
@_@ End of Flashback@_@
Kagome sighed. She always remembered the boy named Inuyasha. He was her only friend in her childhood. After her family decided to move away, Kagome cried endlessly in the private sanctions of her room. Her mother would not tolerate her acting like a spoiled brat and non-ladylike, especially non-ladylike. Sometimes she wondered where Inuyasha was and how was he doing, what he looked like now, ten years later, and even if he remembered her. Then she remembered what her mother had said earlier.
A couple of days ago, her mother had taken her to another wealthy family and said she had "business" with them, and said for her to keep their son, Hojo company. At first Kagome tried to complain, but her mother gave her the evil eye and she agreed. One thing she never expected from Hojo was his complete STUPIDITY. He was an idiot, no WORSE than an idiot. When she has tried to excuse herself to use the 'lady's room' the dumb headed fool had asked her if she was sick and needed him to go with her. ' I mean, to used the BATHROOM?' Kagome thought, ' really, he's such a idiot and pervert!' Then later, Kagome decided to climb a tree, to escape the prat that followed her around like a pesky fly. Then all too soon, the idiot found her and THOUGHT she was STUCK! ' Seriously, if I could get up there, don't you think I could come down?' Kagome exclaimed silently. The fool almost got her killed by TRYING to chop down the tree to TRY to get her down!
After that incident, ( which Kagome jumped down not-so-gracefully ) she went to her mother and said she was tired. Kagome's mother at that point was done with her business, which later turned out to be the marriage prospects, and left for the carriage at the front gate. AND while in the carriage, she said Hojo would be staying at their home in a few days, which later turned out to be him coming the next day, and STAYING for 10 weeks! Now cooled off, Kagome thought, ' well, I guess I could live with it...'
~*~*~*~ 5 days later~*~*~*~
' FORGET WHAT I SAID! ' Kagome thought to herself as she stomped into her room, 'I'd rather much die than be stuck with him!' Kagome changed into her hunting uniform, which she loved dearly because it wasn't a dress, and tied her hair back. ' I got to vent some anger before I have to punch that Hojo in the jaw!' Hojo had been tailing her endlessly for the past 5 days and Kagome only slipped away when he had to go attend personal matter such as cleaning ones self ( no.... you dirty minded people! DO NOT THINK WHAT I THINK YOU ARE THINKING! *pushes back the Hojo fans who are slobbering and trying to see Hojo* ) Kagome peered around the corner to make sure it was safe before heading out as swiftly as possible towards the garden. When she finally got outside, she ran behind the stables quickly to make sure Hojo wouldn't see her and finally, she got to a secluded spot about a hundred meters behind the stables where only she and her past away father knew.
Next to a tree that was part of a forest next to her mansion was a small shack full of kendo swords, arrows, and bows. Her father had built the shack purposely for only he and Kagome. Kagome never really did like going around in a girlish fashion, she much preferred to go horseback riding, swimming, archery...all of that was done with her dad. Her father wanted to have a son, but got a girl instead, and was happy to do 'men' things with his daughter. But since he past way, only Kagome came out there to hide from her mother.
Carefully, she went into the shack and took out a couple of arrows and a bamboo bow and set up the target on a tree. Then, Kagome backed off about 25 meters and aimed for the target. Since she was a child, Kagome had always taken archery lessons from her father. It seemed that it was natural for her with the arrows; she was very good at it and practiced as often as she could. Now, concentrating on the target, she pulled the arrow back and let it swiftly fly through the air and hit the very center of the target. Kagome continued for a while until the sun started to set, emanating a beautiful painting of vibrant colors in the sky. Then she unstuck the arrows from the target and placed all the materials back in the shack. Hurriedly, she ran home and sneaked into her bedroom. Quickly, she changed out of her black hunting uniform, and into a silky looking light purple dress. The dress reached down to her ankles, as should all dresses at the time, and sleeves were loose and cut off around her elbows, and the top of the dress was a bunch of small ribbons shaped into bows for a intricate design. After inspecting herself for any blemishes that would upset her mother, she walked gracefully down to dinner.
10 years had past since the child Kagome said goodbye to Inuyasha. Right now Kagome was eating breakfast as usual with her mother in the elegant dining room and all was going fairly well until her mother announced something that shocked Kagome more than a thousand bolts of electricity could. Her mother had made marriage plans for Kagome. Not that marriage was a bad thing, it was WHO, Kagome was most concerned about.
" Kagome, you are 15 years old, it is well past the time for you to be married," Kagome's mother sipped her tea and continued, " With your dear father in heaven and your grandpa getting very old, our family needs a predecessor. In order to maintain the power we have, we must have a male component that will become a merchant and trader to make money. It is very necessary for you to marry also because with me getting old, I don't want to leave you all alone. You are going to marry Hojo willingly or will be forced to."
"Mother! You know how I dislike men ( AN: Noo...not THAT way you hentai! )like Hojo" complained a fuming Kagome.
" You are still going through with it Kagome," her mother replied calmly.
"Whatever! Now may I be excused? I feel a headache coming on..."Kagome said coolly.
" Yes you may daughter dear.," answered her mother.
'How dare she! Engaging me with out my consent! Arrgh!' Kagome stomped to her room and flopped down on her bed. She took deep breaths and looked at her dresser. Placed at the top in a corner was a glass case with a stand in it holding a beautiful pendent crested with a dragon. Funny thing though, it was only HALF of a pendent.
@_@_@Flashback@_@_@
"Don't worry, I won't forget you Kagome-chan," said a sliver haired boy.
@_@ End of Flashback@_@
Kagome sighed. She always remembered the boy named Inuyasha. He was her only friend in her childhood. After her family decided to move away, Kagome cried endlessly in the private sanctions of her room. Her mother would not tolerate her acting like a spoiled brat and non-ladylike, especially non-ladylike. Sometimes she wondered where Inuyasha was and how was he doing, what he looked like now, ten years later, and even if he remembered her. Then she remembered what her mother had said earlier.
A couple of days ago, her mother had taken her to another wealthy family and said she had "business" with them, and said for her to keep their son, Hojo company. At first Kagome tried to complain, but her mother gave her the evil eye and she agreed. One thing she never expected from Hojo was his complete STUPIDITY. He was an idiot, no WORSE than an idiot. When she has tried to excuse herself to use the 'lady's room' the dumb headed fool had asked her if she was sick and needed him to go with her. ' I mean, to used the BATHROOM?' Kagome thought, ' really, he's such a idiot and pervert!' Then later, Kagome decided to climb a tree, to escape the prat that followed her around like a pesky fly. Then all too soon, the idiot found her and THOUGHT she was STUCK! ' Seriously, if I could get up there, don't you think I could come down?' Kagome exclaimed silently. The fool almost got her killed by TRYING to chop down the tree to TRY to get her down!
After that incident, ( which Kagome jumped down not-so-gracefully ) she went to her mother and said she was tired. Kagome's mother at that point was done with her business, which later turned out to be the marriage prospects, and left for the carriage at the front gate. AND while in the carriage, she said Hojo would be staying at their home in a few days, which later turned out to be him coming the next day, and STAYING for 10 weeks! Now cooled off, Kagome thought, ' well, I guess I could live with it...'
~*~*~*~ 5 days later~*~*~*~
' FORGET WHAT I SAID! ' Kagome thought to herself as she stomped into her room, 'I'd rather much die than be stuck with him!' Kagome changed into her hunting uniform, which she loved dearly because it wasn't a dress, and tied her hair back. ' I got to vent some anger before I have to punch that Hojo in the jaw!' Hojo had been tailing her endlessly for the past 5 days and Kagome only slipped away when he had to go attend personal matter such as cleaning ones self ( no.... you dirty minded people! DO NOT THINK WHAT I THINK YOU ARE THINKING! *pushes back the Hojo fans who are slobbering and trying to see Hojo* ) Kagome peered around the corner to make sure it was safe before heading out as swiftly as possible towards the garden. When she finally got outside, she ran behind the stables quickly to make sure Hojo wouldn't see her and finally, she got to a secluded spot about a hundred meters behind the stables where only she and her past away father knew.
Next to a tree that was part of a forest next to her mansion was a small shack full of kendo swords, arrows, and bows. Her father had built the shack purposely for only he and Kagome. Kagome never really did like going around in a girlish fashion, she much preferred to go horseback riding, swimming, archery...all of that was done with her dad. Her father wanted to have a son, but got a girl instead, and was happy to do 'men' things with his daughter. But since he past way, only Kagome came out there to hide from her mother.
Carefully, she went into the shack and took out a couple of arrows and a bamboo bow and set up the target on a tree. Then, Kagome backed off about 25 meters and aimed for the target. Since she was a child, Kagome had always taken archery lessons from her father. It seemed that it was natural for her with the arrows; she was very good at it and practiced as often as she could. Now, concentrating on the target, she pulled the arrow back and let it swiftly fly through the air and hit the very center of the target. Kagome continued for a while until the sun started to set, emanating a beautiful painting of vibrant colors in the sky. Then she unstuck the arrows from the target and placed all the materials back in the shack. Hurriedly, she ran home and sneaked into her bedroom. Quickly, she changed out of her black hunting uniform, and into a silky looking light purple dress. The dress reached down to her ankles, as should all dresses at the time, and sleeves were loose and cut off around her elbows, and the top of the dress was a bunch of small ribbons shaped into bows for a intricate design. After inspecting herself for any blemishes that would upset her mother, she walked gracefully down to dinner.