Disclaimer: See first chapter.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed, you're all so nice!!
Just to clear up a confusing little thing, I refer to Inuyasha as 'man' and 'demon'. I know he's a hanyou or half demon, but Kagome doesn't, and this story is mostly her POV for now. So until Kagome learns that he's a hanyou, it'll be 'man' or 'demon'. ^_^
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Destined Love
Chapter 4-To Remember
by sunny1388
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~Try, Try Again~
The carriage was wonderfully smooth, but silence was beginning to get to Kagome. She was used to bouncing up and down and hearing the loud wheels creak and bump over pebbles in the road.
But this carriage was silent.
Of course, the fact that winged demon horses were flying the carriage made a bit of difference.
She sat across from him, her hands folded delicately in her lap and her head slightly bowed. As custom dictated.
For a normal marriage.
This marriage was far from normal, but Kagome was determined to have a normal life, even though she was the only person she knew to be married to a demon.
Anyway, she sat silently with bowed head and lowered eyes, but beneath her eyelashes, she stared at her husband intently. She wanted to know something about the man she would spend the rest of her life with.
She winced.
He wasn't exactly...Prince Charming.
In the hall he had been all formality, the politeness seeming strained and the smiles forced. Now that they were alone, he relaxed a bit, but she could tell he was tense and doing some major thinking.
He stared out the window at the clouds rushing by, something she felt sick only imagining doing.
When she was 5 years old, she loved to sit on her balcony railing and stare out, especially to watch the sunset, or admire the small lake that her window overlooked.
One time, she had gotten in trouble. To hide from her nurse, who was searching from her, she had gone to sit on the railing to comfort herself. Watching the sunset, she soon forgot all her troubles, and the time. She had spent a whole afternoon staring out at the sky and lake! After sunset, her father had become worried and sent the palace guards to look for her.
Meanwhile, her Grandfather helped by searching in her room, knowing his granddaughter loved to hide, but she didn't notice him since she was sitting outside on the balcony. However, when the door to the balcony creaked open and she saw him, she shrieked, knowing she was in trouble and accidentally slipped as she tried to turn around.
She fell.
It was early February and the sheet of ice covering the lake was thinning.
When she fell from her window, she fell through the ice and into the freezing, black water. She thought she was drowning, and desperately tried to kick up, even though she couldn't swim yet. But nearing the surface, she realized she had swam away from the hole that she fell in through and was trapped beneath the ice.
After what seemed like an eternity, she was grabbed by a pair of strong arms and hauled to the surface.
It was her grandfather.
He pulled her out of the water quickly and picked her up, holding her closely to him in an embrace, even though he was getting completely soaked too.
After they went back inside, her father, the king, was waiting. He was furious.
She was punished.
However, that wasn't the worst of it.
Kagome's grandfather was getting old and the cold had gone to his weak bones. He caught a high fever and before she knew it, he was gone.
Her grandfather. The only person in the world who completely understood her and completely loved her.
Her mother loved her very much, too, but she was a queen with no freedom to spend with her daughter.
Her father...her father was a king. He wished for an heir and that was knowledge she gained so early in life that she couldn't even remember when she found out. The king always wanted a son. When it was only Kagome, he wished everyday for a son. When Souta, her brother, the crown prince, was born, Kagome was shunned by her father. All his attention was focused on his heir and son.
When Kagome's grandfather died, the quiet princess became even more reclusive. She had always been shy, but now she seemed to isolate herself from the world. Of course, since she didn't have anyone to talk to, her feelings of guilt over her grandfather's death, the thoughts that it was her fault for getting him so cold, those thoughts were brooded over, contemplated, and eventually accepted.
Kagome always held a fear of heights and a fear of winter overall, especially ice-skating.
Coming back to reality, Kagome realized that sometime during her reminisce, she had begun to cry silent tears.
She also realized a pair of startling gold eyes were watching her.
Feeling very self-conscious, her cheeks began to flush as she scrambled for a handkerchief. Why was she crying in front of this complete stranger? It had been 7 years since she'd cried. Maybe the complex events were getting to be too much...being told she was to marry a demon a few hours before the marriage. It would be traumatizing for anyone.
Hearing a sound that resembled a snort, she looked up and saw the gold-eyed demon holding out a handkerchief for her.
With shaking fingers, she gingerly accepted it and murmured,
"Thank you."
The man only gave a distracted nod and turned back to the window, staring outside again.
Wiping her eyes, he suddenly began talking in a middle-ranged, gruff voice,
"You were crying for a while."
Kagome felt her cheeks redden more but looked up anyway. He was still facing the window.
"Wanna tell me?" he asked. Kagome felt a little comforted. The man's vocabulary and accent weren't that of a snobby, pampered prince. Maybe he was...
Lost in her thoughts, Kagome didn't notice the man turning to look at her strangely.
"If ya don't want to talk, that's fine with me." he said, looking as if her didn't care.
"Oh, no! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you. I was just...thinking." Kagome rushed out, waving her hands. Her only response was a raised, questioning eyebrow, so she continued.
"Well, I don't know anything about you, even though we're...getting married. Or mated, I guess. I don't even know your name." the last sentence came out almost as a whisper, but the demon, with demonic hearing, caught it easily.
He was silent for so long, Kagome thought he had gone back to his own thoughts. But suddenly, a few minutes later,
"Inuyasha."
"Hmm?" She asked, surprised and not understanding what he was saying,
"My name's Inuyasha."
Kagome smiled, a small, hesitant smile,
"I'm Kagome."
Inuyasha snorted, this time she could tell it was definitely a snort.
"No kidding." he said, before turning back to the window.
Looking down at her hands again, Kagome smiled. Maybe this wouldn't be too bad...
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So, what do you think? A big flashback and some fluff. Not much plot, you say? Well, flash backs are usually important to the plot. Well, least in my writing. Review!!
Don't forget, more reviews=faster posting! Review!!
~~~~~Reviewer Replies~~~~~
CTRNikkiM~ I can understand evil computers, I used to have one myself. And yes, Kouga is very cute, isn't he? Miroku too!
Zhare~ Yeah, Fluffy is cool when he's nice, but I also like the 'bad boy' part of him. The cool, charismatic villan is too cool a role to pass up for him and plus, he's very nice in my other fic so I'm gonna write him evil for now!
Bonkerzz~ Thanks!
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Next time:
Chapter 5-To Eat
They arrive at the castle and just in time for dinner with the family. Many new characters introduced including Sesshomaru & Kouga and maybe...Shippou. Maybe. ^_^ Look for it soon, probably by Friday if I'm not too bogged down with homework. ^_^
Thanks to everyone who reviewed, you're all so nice!!
Just to clear up a confusing little thing, I refer to Inuyasha as 'man' and 'demon'. I know he's a hanyou or half demon, but Kagome doesn't, and this story is mostly her POV for now. So until Kagome learns that he's a hanyou, it'll be 'man' or 'demon'. ^_^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Destined Love
Chapter 4-To Remember
by sunny1388
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Try, Try Again~
The carriage was wonderfully smooth, but silence was beginning to get to Kagome. She was used to bouncing up and down and hearing the loud wheels creak and bump over pebbles in the road.
But this carriage was silent.
Of course, the fact that winged demon horses were flying the carriage made a bit of difference.
She sat across from him, her hands folded delicately in her lap and her head slightly bowed. As custom dictated.
For a normal marriage.
This marriage was far from normal, but Kagome was determined to have a normal life, even though she was the only person she knew to be married to a demon.
Anyway, she sat silently with bowed head and lowered eyes, but beneath her eyelashes, she stared at her husband intently. She wanted to know something about the man she would spend the rest of her life with.
She winced.
He wasn't exactly...Prince Charming.
In the hall he had been all formality, the politeness seeming strained and the smiles forced. Now that they were alone, he relaxed a bit, but she could tell he was tense and doing some major thinking.
He stared out the window at the clouds rushing by, something she felt sick only imagining doing.
When she was 5 years old, she loved to sit on her balcony railing and stare out, especially to watch the sunset, or admire the small lake that her window overlooked.
One time, she had gotten in trouble. To hide from her nurse, who was searching from her, she had gone to sit on the railing to comfort herself. Watching the sunset, she soon forgot all her troubles, and the time. She had spent a whole afternoon staring out at the sky and lake! After sunset, her father had become worried and sent the palace guards to look for her.
Meanwhile, her Grandfather helped by searching in her room, knowing his granddaughter loved to hide, but she didn't notice him since she was sitting outside on the balcony. However, when the door to the balcony creaked open and she saw him, she shrieked, knowing she was in trouble and accidentally slipped as she tried to turn around.
She fell.
It was early February and the sheet of ice covering the lake was thinning.
When she fell from her window, she fell through the ice and into the freezing, black water. She thought she was drowning, and desperately tried to kick up, even though she couldn't swim yet. But nearing the surface, she realized she had swam away from the hole that she fell in through and was trapped beneath the ice.
After what seemed like an eternity, she was grabbed by a pair of strong arms and hauled to the surface.
It was her grandfather.
He pulled her out of the water quickly and picked her up, holding her closely to him in an embrace, even though he was getting completely soaked too.
After they went back inside, her father, the king, was waiting. He was furious.
She was punished.
However, that wasn't the worst of it.
Kagome's grandfather was getting old and the cold had gone to his weak bones. He caught a high fever and before she knew it, he was gone.
Her grandfather. The only person in the world who completely understood her and completely loved her.
Her mother loved her very much, too, but she was a queen with no freedom to spend with her daughter.
Her father...her father was a king. He wished for an heir and that was knowledge she gained so early in life that she couldn't even remember when she found out. The king always wanted a son. When it was only Kagome, he wished everyday for a son. When Souta, her brother, the crown prince, was born, Kagome was shunned by her father. All his attention was focused on his heir and son.
When Kagome's grandfather died, the quiet princess became even more reclusive. She had always been shy, but now she seemed to isolate herself from the world. Of course, since she didn't have anyone to talk to, her feelings of guilt over her grandfather's death, the thoughts that it was her fault for getting him so cold, those thoughts were brooded over, contemplated, and eventually accepted.
Kagome always held a fear of heights and a fear of winter overall, especially ice-skating.
Coming back to reality, Kagome realized that sometime during her reminisce, she had begun to cry silent tears.
She also realized a pair of startling gold eyes were watching her.
Feeling very self-conscious, her cheeks began to flush as she scrambled for a handkerchief. Why was she crying in front of this complete stranger? It had been 7 years since she'd cried. Maybe the complex events were getting to be too much...being told she was to marry a demon a few hours before the marriage. It would be traumatizing for anyone.
Hearing a sound that resembled a snort, she looked up and saw the gold-eyed demon holding out a handkerchief for her.
With shaking fingers, she gingerly accepted it and murmured,
"Thank you."
The man only gave a distracted nod and turned back to the window, staring outside again.
Wiping her eyes, he suddenly began talking in a middle-ranged, gruff voice,
"You were crying for a while."
Kagome felt her cheeks redden more but looked up anyway. He was still facing the window.
"Wanna tell me?" he asked. Kagome felt a little comforted. The man's vocabulary and accent weren't that of a snobby, pampered prince. Maybe he was...
Lost in her thoughts, Kagome didn't notice the man turning to look at her strangely.
"If ya don't want to talk, that's fine with me." he said, looking as if her didn't care.
"Oh, no! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ignore you. I was just...thinking." Kagome rushed out, waving her hands. Her only response was a raised, questioning eyebrow, so she continued.
"Well, I don't know anything about you, even though we're...getting married. Or mated, I guess. I don't even know your name." the last sentence came out almost as a whisper, but the demon, with demonic hearing, caught it easily.
He was silent for so long, Kagome thought he had gone back to his own thoughts. But suddenly, a few minutes later,
"Inuyasha."
"Hmm?" She asked, surprised and not understanding what he was saying,
"My name's Inuyasha."
Kagome smiled, a small, hesitant smile,
"I'm Kagome."
Inuyasha snorted, this time she could tell it was definitely a snort.
"No kidding." he said, before turning back to the window.
Looking down at her hands again, Kagome smiled. Maybe this wouldn't be too bad...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, what do you think? A big flashback and some fluff. Not much plot, you say? Well, flash backs are usually important to the plot. Well, least in my writing. Review!!
Don't forget, more reviews=faster posting! Review!!
~~~~~Reviewer Replies~~~~~
CTRNikkiM~ I can understand evil computers, I used to have one myself. And yes, Kouga is very cute, isn't he? Miroku too!
Zhare~ Yeah, Fluffy is cool when he's nice, but I also like the 'bad boy' part of him. The cool, charismatic villan is too cool a role to pass up for him and plus, he's very nice in my other fic so I'm gonna write him evil for now!
Bonkerzz~ Thanks!
~~~~~
Next time:
Chapter 5-To Eat
They arrive at the castle and just in time for dinner with the family. Many new characters introduced including Sesshomaru & Kouga and maybe...Shippou. Maybe. ^_^ Look for it soon, probably by Friday if I'm not too bogged down with homework. ^_^
