eh...heh...heh...um...I guess I should have mentioned that this fic was
based on the plot of Aladdin. Yeah...it is... ^-^;
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"My dear princess," Naraku bowed and kissed her hand, "You are even more beautiful then I remember."
Kagome gulped, and tried not to pull her hand away. Proper etiquette didn't allow that. She looked at her father's warning gaze and smiled prettily at the man before her, "King Naraku, we are honored by you presence."
No, She thought, No we're not.
She let her eyes stray over the hall, careful not to move her head. People were watching. Nobles of the court, travelers, curious servants...and Sango. Her best friend frantically looked into Kagome's eyes, as if to say 'pay attention'.
"Princess?" Naraku was saying questioningly
"What?" She asked blankly
"Will you honor me with dinner tonight?"
She thought quickly for an excuse.
Girl thing? No...to obvious.
She let an apologetic smile play on her lips, "I fear that I cannot tonight. Another night, Sir?"
Naraku looked at her with slightly narrowed eyes. She got the feeling that he knew she was lying.
"Alright Princess." He said slowly, "Another night it shall be." He bowed gracefully and walked to the guest chambers.
Kagome sighed in relief as the audience filed out. However, she stiffened when she noticed that she was now alone with her father.
"What was that about?" Sesshomaru asked evenly, "Why didn't you accept?"
She looked at her father's face and sighed again, "I need time to think. That's all."
The king considered his daughter's words, "I understand."
No father, Kagome thought while kissing her father on the cheek, No you don't.
*
Inuyasha watched the busy castle from the window, "So the little princess has a suitor." He said with contempt.
Miroku looked up from stuffing his face, "What do YOU have against the royals anyways?"
Inuyasha growled, "You never had to put up with the discrimination a hanyou receives. I grew up in court, as the son of a Lady and a youkai. I ended up running from everyone."
Miroku opened up another container, and took a bite, "Ha. From a noble's son, to a street rat. I wonder what your mother would say."
Inuyasha looked down at the floor, "I don't want to know."
Miroku waved a hand around the room, "You gave up a rich life for this?!"
Inuyasha looked at their home, "Ya know Miroku...the crumbling walls, dirt covered floors, and ragged rugs...feel more welcoming then those lying court phonies."
"Hostility, hostility." Miroku scolded, then grinned, "but I'm glad you're here to be my accomplice in crime."
~Flashback~
Inuyasha ran as fast as his 13 year old body would let him. The guards shouted and pursued him, as he held tight to the stolen bread. He turned into an alley, ran head long into some one else.
"Ack! Sorry! Gotta run!" A young voice said in a rush
Inuyasha looked briefly at the dirty boy before him, then remembered that he was being chased.
"No! They'll catch me!" He cried out
The other boy looked at Inuyasha's bread, then at the bread that he was holding, "You too?" He asked happily.
"Don't chat!" Inuyasha shoved the guy into the gutter, "Hide!"
They crouched inside the sewer, as the guards ran into each other.
"Damn! The filthy rats got away!"
Miroku gagged silently, and Inuyasha wondered how much longer he could hold his breath.
Finally the guards retreated, and the two boys climbed out.
Miroku grinned at Inuyasha sheepishly, "Um...thanks!"
Inuyasha nodded and started to walk away.
"Wait! Let me come with you!"
~Flashback end~
Inuyasha grinned at the memory of their first meeting, "You would have been caught, if it wasn't for me."
"Rub it in why don't ya?" Miroku mumbled, "You've been reminding me for five years."
*
"It could be worse, Kagome." Sango said, while running a brush through Kagome's raven hair.
"Nooo. It's worse then worse. Naraku is creepy, and I have no idea why he's harassing ME of all people!"
"Maybe he likes you Kag."
"I hope not."
Sango set down the brush, and sighed thoughtfully, "Okay then. What is it that you want in a guy?"
Kagome flushed, "What does that have to do with anything?!"
Sango grinned, "Just answer! I'm curious!"
"Alright." Kagome chewed on her lip while thinking, "Ummmm...I want a guy who is handsome, strong, funny, and caring! Some one who likes me for who I am, and not for my inheritance!"
"In other words..." Sango patted Kagome's shoulder, "Someone who is the complete opposite of Naraku?"
"Exactly!"
*
"What do you want in a girl, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked while gazing at the stars from his perch on the window sill.
"Oh gad." Inuyasha moaned, "Only a pervert like you would ask me something like that."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Girls shun me 'cause I'm hanyou." Inuyasha sighed tragically, "I don't care about girls! They're trouble!"
Miroku looked startled, "No they aren't!"
"I almost got KILLED last time you went chasing some pretty face with blue eyes, Miroku." Inuyasha glared at his friend
"Oh...are you still mad about that? I thought you'd have forgotten by now." Miroku asked innocently
Inuyasha's glare deepened, "Being hit in the chest with an arrow is NOT something I forget easily."
"Sorry, sorry!" Miroku put up his hand, "I swear that won't do it again!"
"Suuuuuure you won't." Inuyasha said sarcastically
"I want a girl who's strong....and brave...!" Miroku said with starry eyes.
Inuyasha groaned, and rolled over to face the wall. He covered his ears, "I don't care! In fact! I'm not even listening!"
"She must be serious, but funny...and have a great body of course!"
"SICKO! I don't care!!!!"
*
"I gotta get out, Sango!" Kagome pleaded
"No Kagome." Sango folded her arms across her chest, "Do you know how much trouble you'll be in?"
"I don't care!" Kagome said, "I won't let them do anything to us!"
"US?!"
"You're coming with me!" Kagome stated, "Let's pack."
"Oh no no no!" Sango shook her head, "The king will KILL me!"
"I already said that nothing will happen to you!" Kagome said urgently
Sango hesitated, "They'll catch us!"
"No they won't! Don't be so depressing!" Kagome paced around, "I won't go away for long! I just need a break. We will come back Sango, after a while. Maybe I'll be ready then." Kagome choked on her own words
Sango looked at her friend seriously, "You're running away from a MARRIAGE, Kagome!"
"Yeah. Got a problem with that?" Kagome asked lightly
"YES!!!"
"Listen Sango." Kagome sat her friend down, "I NEED this. I swear we'll come back." She knelt down, "PLEEEEASE Sango!!!!"
Sango looked at her mistress' puppy eyes and laughed, "Welllll...A break would be nice..."
"Yay!" Kagome got up and danced around, "I'll pack."
Sango opened her mouth to say something, but Kagome cut her off, "Yes, Yes. I will pack lightly."
Sango shrugged, "When do we leave?"
"Tonite."
Sango blinked, "They'll catch us."
"Nope! I have it all planned out!" Kagome said happily, hardly letting her friend's uncertainty worry her.
Sango let her eyes stray over her mistress' clothing, "We'll have to watch out for thieves."
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"My dear princess," Naraku bowed and kissed her hand, "You are even more beautiful then I remember."
Kagome gulped, and tried not to pull her hand away. Proper etiquette didn't allow that. She looked at her father's warning gaze and smiled prettily at the man before her, "King Naraku, we are honored by you presence."
No, She thought, No we're not.
She let her eyes stray over the hall, careful not to move her head. People were watching. Nobles of the court, travelers, curious servants...and Sango. Her best friend frantically looked into Kagome's eyes, as if to say 'pay attention'.
"Princess?" Naraku was saying questioningly
"What?" She asked blankly
"Will you honor me with dinner tonight?"
She thought quickly for an excuse.
Girl thing? No...to obvious.
She let an apologetic smile play on her lips, "I fear that I cannot tonight. Another night, Sir?"
Naraku looked at her with slightly narrowed eyes. She got the feeling that he knew she was lying.
"Alright Princess." He said slowly, "Another night it shall be." He bowed gracefully and walked to the guest chambers.
Kagome sighed in relief as the audience filed out. However, she stiffened when she noticed that she was now alone with her father.
"What was that about?" Sesshomaru asked evenly, "Why didn't you accept?"
She looked at her father's face and sighed again, "I need time to think. That's all."
The king considered his daughter's words, "I understand."
No father, Kagome thought while kissing her father on the cheek, No you don't.
*
Inuyasha watched the busy castle from the window, "So the little princess has a suitor." He said with contempt.
Miroku looked up from stuffing his face, "What do YOU have against the royals anyways?"
Inuyasha growled, "You never had to put up with the discrimination a hanyou receives. I grew up in court, as the son of a Lady and a youkai. I ended up running from everyone."
Miroku opened up another container, and took a bite, "Ha. From a noble's son, to a street rat. I wonder what your mother would say."
Inuyasha looked down at the floor, "I don't want to know."
Miroku waved a hand around the room, "You gave up a rich life for this?!"
Inuyasha looked at their home, "Ya know Miroku...the crumbling walls, dirt covered floors, and ragged rugs...feel more welcoming then those lying court phonies."
"Hostility, hostility." Miroku scolded, then grinned, "but I'm glad you're here to be my accomplice in crime."
~Flashback~
Inuyasha ran as fast as his 13 year old body would let him. The guards shouted and pursued him, as he held tight to the stolen bread. He turned into an alley, ran head long into some one else.
"Ack! Sorry! Gotta run!" A young voice said in a rush
Inuyasha looked briefly at the dirty boy before him, then remembered that he was being chased.
"No! They'll catch me!" He cried out
The other boy looked at Inuyasha's bread, then at the bread that he was holding, "You too?" He asked happily.
"Don't chat!" Inuyasha shoved the guy into the gutter, "Hide!"
They crouched inside the sewer, as the guards ran into each other.
"Damn! The filthy rats got away!"
Miroku gagged silently, and Inuyasha wondered how much longer he could hold his breath.
Finally the guards retreated, and the two boys climbed out.
Miroku grinned at Inuyasha sheepishly, "Um...thanks!"
Inuyasha nodded and started to walk away.
"Wait! Let me come with you!"
~Flashback end~
Inuyasha grinned at the memory of their first meeting, "You would have been caught, if it wasn't for me."
"Rub it in why don't ya?" Miroku mumbled, "You've been reminding me for five years."
*
"It could be worse, Kagome." Sango said, while running a brush through Kagome's raven hair.
"Nooo. It's worse then worse. Naraku is creepy, and I have no idea why he's harassing ME of all people!"
"Maybe he likes you Kag."
"I hope not."
Sango set down the brush, and sighed thoughtfully, "Okay then. What is it that you want in a guy?"
Kagome flushed, "What does that have to do with anything?!"
Sango grinned, "Just answer! I'm curious!"
"Alright." Kagome chewed on her lip while thinking, "Ummmm...I want a guy who is handsome, strong, funny, and caring! Some one who likes me for who I am, and not for my inheritance!"
"In other words..." Sango patted Kagome's shoulder, "Someone who is the complete opposite of Naraku?"
"Exactly!"
*
"What do you want in a girl, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked while gazing at the stars from his perch on the window sill.
"Oh gad." Inuyasha moaned, "Only a pervert like you would ask me something like that."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Girls shun me 'cause I'm hanyou." Inuyasha sighed tragically, "I don't care about girls! They're trouble!"
Miroku looked startled, "No they aren't!"
"I almost got KILLED last time you went chasing some pretty face with blue eyes, Miroku." Inuyasha glared at his friend
"Oh...are you still mad about that? I thought you'd have forgotten by now." Miroku asked innocently
Inuyasha's glare deepened, "Being hit in the chest with an arrow is NOT something I forget easily."
"Sorry, sorry!" Miroku put up his hand, "I swear that won't do it again!"
"Suuuuuure you won't." Inuyasha said sarcastically
"I want a girl who's strong....and brave...!" Miroku said with starry eyes.
Inuyasha groaned, and rolled over to face the wall. He covered his ears, "I don't care! In fact! I'm not even listening!"
"She must be serious, but funny...and have a great body of course!"
"SICKO! I don't care!!!!"
*
"I gotta get out, Sango!" Kagome pleaded
"No Kagome." Sango folded her arms across her chest, "Do you know how much trouble you'll be in?"
"I don't care!" Kagome said, "I won't let them do anything to us!"
"US?!"
"You're coming with me!" Kagome stated, "Let's pack."
"Oh no no no!" Sango shook her head, "The king will KILL me!"
"I already said that nothing will happen to you!" Kagome said urgently
Sango hesitated, "They'll catch us!"
"No they won't! Don't be so depressing!" Kagome paced around, "I won't go away for long! I just need a break. We will come back Sango, after a while. Maybe I'll be ready then." Kagome choked on her own words
Sango looked at her friend seriously, "You're running away from a MARRIAGE, Kagome!"
"Yeah. Got a problem with that?" Kagome asked lightly
"YES!!!"
"Listen Sango." Kagome sat her friend down, "I NEED this. I swear we'll come back." She knelt down, "PLEEEEASE Sango!!!!"
Sango looked at her mistress' puppy eyes and laughed, "Welllll...A break would be nice..."
"Yay!" Kagome got up and danced around, "I'll pack."
Sango opened her mouth to say something, but Kagome cut her off, "Yes, Yes. I will pack lightly."
Sango shrugged, "When do we leave?"
"Tonite."
Sango blinked, "They'll catch us."
"Nope! I have it all planned out!" Kagome said happily, hardly letting her friend's uncertainty worry her.
Sango let her eyes stray over her mistress' clothing, "We'll have to watch out for thieves."
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