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~*~ There's No Possible Way ~*~
~ Chapter One: Now They Meet ~
Kagome sighed as she walked back to her room. It was just like her mother to try and set her up. It was like the royal children were just chess pieces, moved around the board to promote peace or war. Souta pulled her robes from the back, "Nee-chan, what are you doing?"
Kagome turned and looked down, "Hey Souta. I'm just going to change. I'm done for today."
"Neat. So how'd you do today?"
"Really well," Kagome smiled at the memory of her success. "And I was gonna practice my archery, but something came up." Kagome's face turned to a frown when she remembered her secret betrothal. "See you in a bit, Souta."
'Why can't Souta be betrothed to someone instead? I don't want to be the bargaining piece!' she thought angrily.
"Kagome," Sango tapped her on the shoulder, "Kagome, calm down. You're not supposed to know about this yet."
They reached her room, and Kagome began to change back into her dress, and she voiced her previous thought, "Why can't Souta marry someone from their family?"
"Well, for one thing, Inu-Yasha and Sesshomaru of the Youkai Kingdom don't HAVE a little sister. I don't think your mother wants that to happen."
"And another thing," Kagome tied the ribbon around her waist to hold the kimono-like dress on, "why am I marrying the SECOND prince? What's wrong with, what was his name? Oh, Sesshomaru?"
"Uh...From what I've heard, and what you should have learned, princess, Sesshomaru detests humans. Inu-Yasha is at least half human."
A sudden feeling of sympathy came over her, "Really?" She thought of how people treated her like a freak when she was out in public, 'I wonder how HE must feel, not being one or the other...'
"That's why. You'll probably meet them both soon enough. But I get the feeling that even though Sesshomaru has the immediate right to the throne, Inu-Yasha is gonna be the one to get it. Since the Youkai kingdom is the living place of humans and demons, you'd need to be tolerant of both in order to rule. If Sesshomaru hates humans, he can't rule fairly."
"Hmm...you have a point there."
**~~**
Inu-Yasha stormed into the throne room. Inutaiko's eyes widened with surprise. "Inu-Yasha, what are you doing?"
"I'll tell you what I'm doing old man!" Inu-Yasha threw all his manners out the window. "I want to know why the hell I'm marrying a miko-hime from the Higurashi Kingdom! Of all the STUPID ideas! WHY?!" Inu-Yasha's ears were perked with annoyance.
Queen Saiaino sat quietly beside her husband, and rose after Inu-Yasha was finished fuming. "Inu-Yasha, how did you find out about this arrangement?"
"Sesshomaru. Will you answer my question?"
"Inu-Yasha, you know that things have been rather shaky between the Youkai Kingdom and the Higurashi Kingdom for the past 200 years. Because their queen, Kikyou, was killed, and it seemed to be by the demon she loved, neither family has been very trusting since. By having you marry Princess Kagome, things might actually settle down between us. We might even be able to unite the two kingdoms."
King Inutaiko's face became stern, "Inu-Yasha, you will do as we say. Your mother is absolutely right. Your marriage may bring peace at last. Now prepare to leave."
"Why the fuck should I?" Inu-Yasha folded his arms into his sleeves.
The dog demon king's face contorted with anger, and his wife laid a hand on his arm. "Inu-Yasha, you will do as we say. You are packing so that we can go to the Higurashi Kingdom for you and Princess Kagome to meet. So get a move on."
Inu-Yasha scowled, "Yes ma'am. Yes sir."
**~~**
Souta knocked on his sister's door, "Nee-chan, Mama wants to talk to you."
Kagome sighed, guessing what it was about. "All right. Tell her I'll be right in, Souta."
Kagome entered the throne room and bowed to her mother, "Yes, your majesty?"
Queen Ayame AN: finally thought of a name for Kagome's mom, lol! smiled, "Kagome, there's something you need to know."
'Here it comes...' Kagome thought miserably.
"For about a month now, you have been betrothed."
Kagome decided to play dumb, "To whom?"
Ayame took a deep breath, "To Inu-Yasha, the second prince of the Youkai Kingdom."
The news still sounded odd. She couldn't understand why this was happening. But it didn't really matter. Kagome cleared her throat, "To a DEMON prince?"
"Yes. King Inutaiko, Queen Saiaino, and I decided it would be the best way to promote peace between our lands. Inu-Yasha is, in fact, coming to visit to present himself to the court. And after his visit, you will go to his kingdom for a time."
"But Mama!" Kagome almost lost it again. "The last miko-kouhi to go to the Youkai kingdom was killed! Everyone knows what happened to Lady Kikyou!"
"That is another reason for your marriage. You and Inu-Yasha must try to solve that mystery. In our kingdom it is said that Kikyou loved Kisho, and that he betrayed her. But in the Youkai Kingdom, the scriptures say that Kisho loved Kikyou, and she betrayed him, and killed him. They both died in the ordeal. We're hoping that you two can figure it out."
"Oh..." Kagome had never realized that. She had only heard the version of the Higurashi Kingdom, and she knew it by heart. But there was still that older brother of Inu-Yasha's to worry about... "But Mama, when I visit the Youkai Kingdom, may I take two people with me?"
Queen Ayame raised her eyebrows, "Who?"
"Sango and Miroku?"
The queen smiled. "Yes, my dear. Now go prepare for Lord Inu-Yasha. He'll be here tomorrow."
Kagome bowed again and turned to leave. She sighed. 'Tomorrow?' she thought. 'That's one day too soon...'
**~~**
Inu-Yasha slung a small bag over his shoulder and attached the Tetsusaiga to his waist. He entered the throne room. "Good bye, Mother. Good bye, Father." He bowed, and turned to go.
"Inu-Yasha," Saiaino called, and the hanyou's dog-ears perked and he turned his head.
"Yes?"
"You will spend two weeks in the Higurashi Kingdom. And then you will bring Princess Kagome, along any companions she chooses to bring along with her, back here to this palace for another two weeks."
He cringed, "But that's long enough for her to see my...weakness..."
"I know my dear, but she will need to know." He turned to leave again. "Inu-Yasha, you were not dismissed."
"What now?"
"It will take you too long on foot," Lady Saiaino clapped her hands. "Shippo! Bring Kirara in here!"
A small kitsune youkai entered the room nervously, carrying a small, two- tailed cat demon. He bowed, "Yes, your highness?"
The demon queen smiled at him, and looked back at her son, "Inu-Yasha, you will take Kirara to the Higurashi Palace, and present Shippo to Princess Kagome as a gift. Now you may go."
"Feh," Inu-Yasha turned and left, with Shippo and Kirara closely in tow.
*~*
Inu-Yasha rolled his eyes. "How am I supposed to use her to get to the Higurashi Kingdom? She looks even too small to carry you."
Shippo glared at him, "Don't insult Kirara like that! You have to ask her to transform!" He turned to the cat demon, "Kirara, transform!"
Kirara obeyed, and became a large, ferocious-looking demon, big enough to carry four or five people. Inu-Yasha looked impressed, in spite of himself. Shippo climbed onto her back, "Come on, Prince!" Inu-Yasha hopped on, and the demon began running into the sky, and towards the palace of the Higurashi Kingdom.
**~~**
Inu-Yasha climbed off Kirara's back. They were at the palace gates. The guards looked at him suspiciously, and when he began to approach, prepared for battle, "Halt!"
The other guard looked warily at Inu-Yasha's claws as he cracked his knuckles. He also noticed that Kirara was still in her big form, and a small kitsune youkai next to it.
Inu-Yasha didn't want to use formalities, but remembered that these people had no idea who he was, and weren't really supposed to. He sighed, "I am Prince Inu-Yasha, second son of King Inutaiko, and master of the Tetsusaiga." So that last part was a lie. Nobody here knew that. He continued, "I am here on behalf of my kingdom to present myself to Queen Ayame and Princess Kagome. May I pass?"
The first guard looked surprised, "Oh! Our apologies, Lord Inu-Yasha. You may enter." He moved out of the way, and the other guard did the same.
Kirara became her cute-kitty self and followed Inu-Yasha and Shippo through the gate.
*~*
Kagome was still coming back from her audience with her mother. 'So...Inu- Yasha will be here tomorrow, eh?' she thought absently. She decided to go to her room by way of the gates. She wasn't paying much attention to where she was going, and suddenly bumped into something and fell backwards. A large hand caught her as she fell, and pulled her up. Kagome gasped, "I am so sorry! Please accept my apology!" She looked at the person she bumped into.
"Feh...Whatever...Where is Queen Higurashi Ayame?" Inu-Yasha frowned. Kagome looked hard at him. He wore a red haori, and had a sword attached at the waist. His face was even more interesting. He had a different sort of nose, but Kagome couldn't place how it was different. His amber eyes shone with disdain and annoyance, and his ears .His ears were the strangest. They looked like dog-ears, poking out of his snow-white hair. She wanted to do something...
"Hey! What are you doing?!" she was pulling his ears, and it was annoying. "Let go!"
"Oh! Sorry! I couldn't help myself..." Kagome let go. "You wanted to go to see Queen Ayame?"
"Yes, wench. Where's the throne room?"
Kagome glared at him, "I'm not just any girl you know. But who are you, and what business do you have with the queen?" Her voice was rising.
Inu-Yasha was up to that, and raised his tone, "Well, I'm not just any boy! And why should I tell you who I am?!"
Kagome's brown eyes were fiery with rage, "BECAUSE I'M THE MIKO-HIME HIGURASHI KAGOME, AND YOU WANT TO TALK TO MY MOTHER!!"
Inu-Yasha blanched, 'Oi...' he thought, 'I think I've just made a mess of things.' But his mouth didn't agree with his mind. "Well, WENCH, I am the youkai-ouji Inu-Yasha, and I'm supposed to marry YOU." He now did something both very bold and very stupid, and leaned in and kissed Kagome on the mouth, much to everyone's surprise.
When he pulled away, Kagome's face was burning, and she covered her mouth. She glared at Inu-Yasha, and didn't care what her mother wanted. Tears burned her eyes as she slapped his face. "There is no WAY that I can marry an ASS like you!" She ran from him, towards her room. She didn't want HIM to hear her sobbing.
Unfortunately, he DID hear her, because of his youkai ears. His eyes clouded over a little, and he sat down on the cold stone floor. Shippo sat down next to him, "Lord Inu-Yasha, despite your obvious mistakes in behavior, I believe we should go to the queen."
"But..." Inu-Yasha couldn't bring himself to say it. 'I need to apologize to her. I didn't realize that I would be hurting her...' He blushed and looked at his sword. "I don't deserve this," he took off the Tetsusaiga, and laid it on the floor. Kirara and Shippo looked at each other as Inu- Yasha stood. "What are you waiting for? Go to the throne room. I need to find the miko-hime."
*~*
Kagome laid on her bed, and sobbed into a pillow. They weren't tears of remorse either. They were tears of anger. 'How DARE he?!' she thought angrily. "He has no right to do that. He didn't even know who I WAS till I told him!" she yelled, throwing the pillow across the room.
"Who doesn't have the right to do what?" Miroku leaned in her window.
"Gah! Miroku! How did --" she went over to the window, which was three stories up and saw that Miroku was on a ladder. "Miroku, be glad that I'm not in the mood to hit you...I'm too mad at another person..." She leaned over to help him into her room. "Actually, I'm glad you're here, because at least now I have someone to talk to..."
"What about Sango?"
The princess sighed, "Yeah...Go get her, will you?"
"Why don't you?"
"Because I don't want to risk running into HIM again..." she thought maliciously of the youkai prince.
"I suppose I'll have to wait until I get Sango to find out who 'he' is," Miroku opened the door, grinning. "I'll be back in a bit."
*~*
Miroku thought curiously of what the princess had said. It didn't make much to set her off, he knew, but she was really upset right now. It didn't do to have his friend angry when it wasn't at him. He passed someone on his way outside. He turned, only to see the boy's red back and white hair. He shrugged and kept going.
*~*
Inu-Yasha remembered Kagome's scent. It was actually very nice, a sweet, almost fruity smell. He could follow the scent all the way down the hall. It seemed to be everywhere, but what could he expect with the princess of the castle? He found the most recent trace and followed it down the hall. He passed someone in the hall, and didn't bother looking up. But he could tell that he had just come from Kagome. Which meant she was close. 'Good,' he thought. Suddenly, he came to a door. It was her room. 'Oh God...What in the seven hells am I going to do now?'
He took a deep breath and knocked lightly on the door. "Who is it?" came Kagome's tentative voice. She sounded as if she'd been crying. It made him feel worse. "Hello?" He heard her get up and start walking towards the door. For the first time in his life, he wished he had the powers of a kitsune youkai.
"Um..." he cleared his throat, and the door creaked open.
"YOU!" Kagome tried to slam the door shut, but he stopped it with his hand. Disgusted, Kagome gave up. It was pointless to fight a demon's strength. Even if they were only half demon. "What do you want?"
He entered the room, and she shut the door behind him. 'She still looks angry...' he thought. 'That's no good.' He sighed, and sat down on the floor.
Kagome sighed, and pointed at a chair. "It would be nice if you sat like a normal person. Even if you're only half that."
Inu-Yasha winced at the insult, but didn't reply. He deserved that, and any other insults she threw at him for quite some time. He rose and pulled the chair closer to her bed, which is where the princess sat down. He sat Indian-style on the chair and looked down, blushing. "Um...er..." he was having a hard time with this. He didn't normally have to apologize. But he normally didn't insult and kiss unsuspecting princesses.
Kagome had a feeling of what Inu-Yasha wanted to say, but let him continue. He cleared his throat, "Lady Kagome, I, uh, wanted to...apologize for um...insulting you and, erm, kissing you. I had no right to do that, and you have every right to be pissed at me."
She smiled, and giggled a little, "You're not very good at apologizing, are you?"
He looked up, "You mean you're not angry?" He was relieved.
"Well, I'm over it now. I guess it's okay, seeing as my first kiss was my future husband. And I'm sorry too. I had no right to insult you after you helped me up."
He smiled for the first time since his arrival, "Then I guess we're even."
"Yeah. Did my mom put you up to this?"
'It's an easy excuse. Take it, take it, take it!' his mind screamed. He took a deep breath, "Actually no. I came myself. I heard you starting to cry, and immediately regretted my actions. I sent the servant youkais that I brought with me to see your mother first to explain that I had arrived."
Kagome got off her bed, "Well then, good youkai-ouji, shall we go to meet my mother?"
Inu-Yasha smirked, and stood up himself, "Surely, miko-hime." He put out his arm, and she placed a hand on it, and they left the room chuckling.
~~~~~~
Whoa.long chapter.At least for me it is, hee hee. Please R+R!!
~ Sakura Kaijuu
~*~ There's No Possible Way ~*~
~ Chapter One: Now They Meet ~
Kagome sighed as she walked back to her room. It was just like her mother to try and set her up. It was like the royal children were just chess pieces, moved around the board to promote peace or war. Souta pulled her robes from the back, "Nee-chan, what are you doing?"
Kagome turned and looked down, "Hey Souta. I'm just going to change. I'm done for today."
"Neat. So how'd you do today?"
"Really well," Kagome smiled at the memory of her success. "And I was gonna practice my archery, but something came up." Kagome's face turned to a frown when she remembered her secret betrothal. "See you in a bit, Souta."
'Why can't Souta be betrothed to someone instead? I don't want to be the bargaining piece!' she thought angrily.
"Kagome," Sango tapped her on the shoulder, "Kagome, calm down. You're not supposed to know about this yet."
They reached her room, and Kagome began to change back into her dress, and she voiced her previous thought, "Why can't Souta marry someone from their family?"
"Well, for one thing, Inu-Yasha and Sesshomaru of the Youkai Kingdom don't HAVE a little sister. I don't think your mother wants that to happen."
"And another thing," Kagome tied the ribbon around her waist to hold the kimono-like dress on, "why am I marrying the SECOND prince? What's wrong with, what was his name? Oh, Sesshomaru?"
"Uh...From what I've heard, and what you should have learned, princess, Sesshomaru detests humans. Inu-Yasha is at least half human."
A sudden feeling of sympathy came over her, "Really?" She thought of how people treated her like a freak when she was out in public, 'I wonder how HE must feel, not being one or the other...'
"That's why. You'll probably meet them both soon enough. But I get the feeling that even though Sesshomaru has the immediate right to the throne, Inu-Yasha is gonna be the one to get it. Since the Youkai kingdom is the living place of humans and demons, you'd need to be tolerant of both in order to rule. If Sesshomaru hates humans, he can't rule fairly."
"Hmm...you have a point there."
**~~**
Inu-Yasha stormed into the throne room. Inutaiko's eyes widened with surprise. "Inu-Yasha, what are you doing?"
"I'll tell you what I'm doing old man!" Inu-Yasha threw all his manners out the window. "I want to know why the hell I'm marrying a miko-hime from the Higurashi Kingdom! Of all the STUPID ideas! WHY?!" Inu-Yasha's ears were perked with annoyance.
Queen Saiaino sat quietly beside her husband, and rose after Inu-Yasha was finished fuming. "Inu-Yasha, how did you find out about this arrangement?"
"Sesshomaru. Will you answer my question?"
"Inu-Yasha, you know that things have been rather shaky between the Youkai Kingdom and the Higurashi Kingdom for the past 200 years. Because their queen, Kikyou, was killed, and it seemed to be by the demon she loved, neither family has been very trusting since. By having you marry Princess Kagome, things might actually settle down between us. We might even be able to unite the two kingdoms."
King Inutaiko's face became stern, "Inu-Yasha, you will do as we say. Your mother is absolutely right. Your marriage may bring peace at last. Now prepare to leave."
"Why the fuck should I?" Inu-Yasha folded his arms into his sleeves.
The dog demon king's face contorted with anger, and his wife laid a hand on his arm. "Inu-Yasha, you will do as we say. You are packing so that we can go to the Higurashi Kingdom for you and Princess Kagome to meet. So get a move on."
Inu-Yasha scowled, "Yes ma'am. Yes sir."
**~~**
Souta knocked on his sister's door, "Nee-chan, Mama wants to talk to you."
Kagome sighed, guessing what it was about. "All right. Tell her I'll be right in, Souta."
Kagome entered the throne room and bowed to her mother, "Yes, your majesty?"
Queen Ayame AN: finally thought of a name for Kagome's mom, lol! smiled, "Kagome, there's something you need to know."
'Here it comes...' Kagome thought miserably.
"For about a month now, you have been betrothed."
Kagome decided to play dumb, "To whom?"
Ayame took a deep breath, "To Inu-Yasha, the second prince of the Youkai Kingdom."
The news still sounded odd. She couldn't understand why this was happening. But it didn't really matter. Kagome cleared her throat, "To a DEMON prince?"
"Yes. King Inutaiko, Queen Saiaino, and I decided it would be the best way to promote peace between our lands. Inu-Yasha is, in fact, coming to visit to present himself to the court. And after his visit, you will go to his kingdom for a time."
"But Mama!" Kagome almost lost it again. "The last miko-kouhi to go to the Youkai kingdom was killed! Everyone knows what happened to Lady Kikyou!"
"That is another reason for your marriage. You and Inu-Yasha must try to solve that mystery. In our kingdom it is said that Kikyou loved Kisho, and that he betrayed her. But in the Youkai Kingdom, the scriptures say that Kisho loved Kikyou, and she betrayed him, and killed him. They both died in the ordeal. We're hoping that you two can figure it out."
"Oh..." Kagome had never realized that. She had only heard the version of the Higurashi Kingdom, and she knew it by heart. But there was still that older brother of Inu-Yasha's to worry about... "But Mama, when I visit the Youkai Kingdom, may I take two people with me?"
Queen Ayame raised her eyebrows, "Who?"
"Sango and Miroku?"
The queen smiled. "Yes, my dear. Now go prepare for Lord Inu-Yasha. He'll be here tomorrow."
Kagome bowed again and turned to leave. She sighed. 'Tomorrow?' she thought. 'That's one day too soon...'
**~~**
Inu-Yasha slung a small bag over his shoulder and attached the Tetsusaiga to his waist. He entered the throne room. "Good bye, Mother. Good bye, Father." He bowed, and turned to go.
"Inu-Yasha," Saiaino called, and the hanyou's dog-ears perked and he turned his head.
"Yes?"
"You will spend two weeks in the Higurashi Kingdom. And then you will bring Princess Kagome, along any companions she chooses to bring along with her, back here to this palace for another two weeks."
He cringed, "But that's long enough for her to see my...weakness..."
"I know my dear, but she will need to know." He turned to leave again. "Inu-Yasha, you were not dismissed."
"What now?"
"It will take you too long on foot," Lady Saiaino clapped her hands. "Shippo! Bring Kirara in here!"
A small kitsune youkai entered the room nervously, carrying a small, two- tailed cat demon. He bowed, "Yes, your highness?"
The demon queen smiled at him, and looked back at her son, "Inu-Yasha, you will take Kirara to the Higurashi Palace, and present Shippo to Princess Kagome as a gift. Now you may go."
"Feh," Inu-Yasha turned and left, with Shippo and Kirara closely in tow.
*~*
Inu-Yasha rolled his eyes. "How am I supposed to use her to get to the Higurashi Kingdom? She looks even too small to carry you."
Shippo glared at him, "Don't insult Kirara like that! You have to ask her to transform!" He turned to the cat demon, "Kirara, transform!"
Kirara obeyed, and became a large, ferocious-looking demon, big enough to carry four or five people. Inu-Yasha looked impressed, in spite of himself. Shippo climbed onto her back, "Come on, Prince!" Inu-Yasha hopped on, and the demon began running into the sky, and towards the palace of the Higurashi Kingdom.
**~~**
Inu-Yasha climbed off Kirara's back. They were at the palace gates. The guards looked at him suspiciously, and when he began to approach, prepared for battle, "Halt!"
The other guard looked warily at Inu-Yasha's claws as he cracked his knuckles. He also noticed that Kirara was still in her big form, and a small kitsune youkai next to it.
Inu-Yasha didn't want to use formalities, but remembered that these people had no idea who he was, and weren't really supposed to. He sighed, "I am Prince Inu-Yasha, second son of King Inutaiko, and master of the Tetsusaiga." So that last part was a lie. Nobody here knew that. He continued, "I am here on behalf of my kingdom to present myself to Queen Ayame and Princess Kagome. May I pass?"
The first guard looked surprised, "Oh! Our apologies, Lord Inu-Yasha. You may enter." He moved out of the way, and the other guard did the same.
Kirara became her cute-kitty self and followed Inu-Yasha and Shippo through the gate.
*~*
Kagome was still coming back from her audience with her mother. 'So...Inu- Yasha will be here tomorrow, eh?' she thought absently. She decided to go to her room by way of the gates. She wasn't paying much attention to where she was going, and suddenly bumped into something and fell backwards. A large hand caught her as she fell, and pulled her up. Kagome gasped, "I am so sorry! Please accept my apology!" She looked at the person she bumped into.
"Feh...Whatever...Where is Queen Higurashi Ayame?" Inu-Yasha frowned. Kagome looked hard at him. He wore a red haori, and had a sword attached at the waist. His face was even more interesting. He had a different sort of nose, but Kagome couldn't place how it was different. His amber eyes shone with disdain and annoyance, and his ears .His ears were the strangest. They looked like dog-ears, poking out of his snow-white hair. She wanted to do something...
"Hey! What are you doing?!" she was pulling his ears, and it was annoying. "Let go!"
"Oh! Sorry! I couldn't help myself..." Kagome let go. "You wanted to go to see Queen Ayame?"
"Yes, wench. Where's the throne room?"
Kagome glared at him, "I'm not just any girl you know. But who are you, and what business do you have with the queen?" Her voice was rising.
Inu-Yasha was up to that, and raised his tone, "Well, I'm not just any boy! And why should I tell you who I am?!"
Kagome's brown eyes were fiery with rage, "BECAUSE I'M THE MIKO-HIME HIGURASHI KAGOME, AND YOU WANT TO TALK TO MY MOTHER!!"
Inu-Yasha blanched, 'Oi...' he thought, 'I think I've just made a mess of things.' But his mouth didn't agree with his mind. "Well, WENCH, I am the youkai-ouji Inu-Yasha, and I'm supposed to marry YOU." He now did something both very bold and very stupid, and leaned in and kissed Kagome on the mouth, much to everyone's surprise.
When he pulled away, Kagome's face was burning, and she covered her mouth. She glared at Inu-Yasha, and didn't care what her mother wanted. Tears burned her eyes as she slapped his face. "There is no WAY that I can marry an ASS like you!" She ran from him, towards her room. She didn't want HIM to hear her sobbing.
Unfortunately, he DID hear her, because of his youkai ears. His eyes clouded over a little, and he sat down on the cold stone floor. Shippo sat down next to him, "Lord Inu-Yasha, despite your obvious mistakes in behavior, I believe we should go to the queen."
"But..." Inu-Yasha couldn't bring himself to say it. 'I need to apologize to her. I didn't realize that I would be hurting her...' He blushed and looked at his sword. "I don't deserve this," he took off the Tetsusaiga, and laid it on the floor. Kirara and Shippo looked at each other as Inu- Yasha stood. "What are you waiting for? Go to the throne room. I need to find the miko-hime."
*~*
Kagome laid on her bed, and sobbed into a pillow. They weren't tears of remorse either. They were tears of anger. 'How DARE he?!' she thought angrily. "He has no right to do that. He didn't even know who I WAS till I told him!" she yelled, throwing the pillow across the room.
"Who doesn't have the right to do what?" Miroku leaned in her window.
"Gah! Miroku! How did --" she went over to the window, which was three stories up and saw that Miroku was on a ladder. "Miroku, be glad that I'm not in the mood to hit you...I'm too mad at another person..." She leaned over to help him into her room. "Actually, I'm glad you're here, because at least now I have someone to talk to..."
"What about Sango?"
The princess sighed, "Yeah...Go get her, will you?"
"Why don't you?"
"Because I don't want to risk running into HIM again..." she thought maliciously of the youkai prince.
"I suppose I'll have to wait until I get Sango to find out who 'he' is," Miroku opened the door, grinning. "I'll be back in a bit."
*~*
Miroku thought curiously of what the princess had said. It didn't make much to set her off, he knew, but she was really upset right now. It didn't do to have his friend angry when it wasn't at him. He passed someone on his way outside. He turned, only to see the boy's red back and white hair. He shrugged and kept going.
*~*
Inu-Yasha remembered Kagome's scent. It was actually very nice, a sweet, almost fruity smell. He could follow the scent all the way down the hall. It seemed to be everywhere, but what could he expect with the princess of the castle? He found the most recent trace and followed it down the hall. He passed someone in the hall, and didn't bother looking up. But he could tell that he had just come from Kagome. Which meant she was close. 'Good,' he thought. Suddenly, he came to a door. It was her room. 'Oh God...What in the seven hells am I going to do now?'
He took a deep breath and knocked lightly on the door. "Who is it?" came Kagome's tentative voice. She sounded as if she'd been crying. It made him feel worse. "Hello?" He heard her get up and start walking towards the door. For the first time in his life, he wished he had the powers of a kitsune youkai.
"Um..." he cleared his throat, and the door creaked open.
"YOU!" Kagome tried to slam the door shut, but he stopped it with his hand. Disgusted, Kagome gave up. It was pointless to fight a demon's strength. Even if they were only half demon. "What do you want?"
He entered the room, and she shut the door behind him. 'She still looks angry...' he thought. 'That's no good.' He sighed, and sat down on the floor.
Kagome sighed, and pointed at a chair. "It would be nice if you sat like a normal person. Even if you're only half that."
Inu-Yasha winced at the insult, but didn't reply. He deserved that, and any other insults she threw at him for quite some time. He rose and pulled the chair closer to her bed, which is where the princess sat down. He sat Indian-style on the chair and looked down, blushing. "Um...er..." he was having a hard time with this. He didn't normally have to apologize. But he normally didn't insult and kiss unsuspecting princesses.
Kagome had a feeling of what Inu-Yasha wanted to say, but let him continue. He cleared his throat, "Lady Kagome, I, uh, wanted to...apologize for um...insulting you and, erm, kissing you. I had no right to do that, and you have every right to be pissed at me."
She smiled, and giggled a little, "You're not very good at apologizing, are you?"
He looked up, "You mean you're not angry?" He was relieved.
"Well, I'm over it now. I guess it's okay, seeing as my first kiss was my future husband. And I'm sorry too. I had no right to insult you after you helped me up."
He smiled for the first time since his arrival, "Then I guess we're even."
"Yeah. Did my mom put you up to this?"
'It's an easy excuse. Take it, take it, take it!' his mind screamed. He took a deep breath, "Actually no. I came myself. I heard you starting to cry, and immediately regretted my actions. I sent the servant youkais that I brought with me to see your mother first to explain that I had arrived."
Kagome got off her bed, "Well then, good youkai-ouji, shall we go to meet my mother?"
Inu-Yasha smirked, and stood up himself, "Surely, miko-hime." He put out his arm, and she placed a hand on it, and they left the room chuckling.
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Whoa.long chapter.At least for me it is, hee hee. Please R+R!!
~ Sakura Kaijuu