Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but in this their personalities are MINE!

~*~Mel~*~

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Sleeping Princess

By Golden Mooncat

Chapter Eight: True Love's First Kiss

Prince Inuyasha fell to his knees after having killed Kikyo. Sighing he sheathed the Tetsusaiga,

cutting off its congragulating voice. Rubbing his face with his fingers he tried to think of

how he was going to get to the palace where Princess Kagome lay sleeping when Sango and Miroku

came riding up on their horses.

"What the hell are you two doing here!?" Inuyasha growled, not really minding seeing as he could

just steal one of their horses.

"We heard that you ran off after Sesshomaru said you couldn't marry a commoner. We got worried

and went to look for you. When we got to the place where you were supposed to have gone we

couldn't find you. But we did find this young woman." Sango said motioning to the almost albino

woman who rode with her, the woman smiling grimly.

"Who the hell is that?" Inuyasha asked rudely.

"My name is Kanna. I was Kikyo's sister, but she treated me as a slave. Forcing me to do things

for her otherwise I would be killed. I'm sorry for the things I have done, and I realize I may

not be getting your forgiveness. But please, hurry to your Princess. I'm sorry for what I have

done to make it possible for her to be asleep like this. But, I didn't want to. Go while I

free those others that Kikyo kept as slaves." Kanna said, her voice more used now that she was

free from her sister's icy grasp.

"Uh huh. Miroku give me your horse." Inuyasha demanded, not caring what Kanna did as long as she

was willing to admit it, he didn't care. He just wanted to be with Kagome and tell her how sorry

he was for not being able to protect her.

"Yea yea yea. Go to her Inuyasha. I want to meet this legendary girl." Miroku said after climbing

off his horse.

"Yea I bet you would. Sango he needs to get hit." Inuyasha said before taking off on his horse

to the palace where Kagome lay waiting for him.

Urging the horse faster Inuyasha came to realize that his heart was pounding a mile a minute

at the prospect of meeting Kagome as Kagome and not Gome. Would she have changed? Would she

become a snobby bitch because she found out about her birthright?

No, she wouldn't. Or at least he hoped she wouldn't.

When Inuyasha finally reached the palace he realized how quiet the kingdom was. Thats when he

realized that the whole kingdom was asleep. Quickly pulling the Tetsusaiga from its sheath he

stared at the rusty blade.

"Okay, why is the whole kingdom asleep? I mean, yea, it is night and thats when most people

sleep, but even the guards are asleep." he asked and heard a light chuckle come from the sword.

"Did I not tell ye? I put the kingdom into a sleep until ye awaken the Princess. Now go, get

her awake before she falls even deeper." Kaede's spirit said and Inuyasha sheathed the sword

running through the palace searching with his nose for Kagome's scent.

Inuyasha was just about to give up searching for the night when he caught the scent of a meadow

after a rain shower and jasmine coming from a corridor. Running down the corrider he followed

the scent and came into a tower room where Kagome lay asleep. Glancing around the room he saw

Kaede's body lying in the cornor.

"I'm sorry Miko." he said softly before going over to Kagome's sleeping body and kneeling by her

bed. "You are still so beautiful." Inuyasha said brushing the hair off her face and tucking it

behind her ear.

Kagome must have heard him subconsciously because her cheeks suddenly became a blotchy pink

color. Laughing lightly to himself Inuyasha leaned down to her ear and whispered the three

words most women dream to hear.

"I love you." with that said Inuyasha pressed his lips to Kagome's and kissed her softly. Her

mouth opened to his probing tonuge and he slid it into her mouth tasting chocolate.

Ever so slowly Prince Inuyasha pulled away from Kagome's face and cupped her cheek with a clawed

hand. Kagome's color returned and her eyes slowly fluttered open.

"Its you..." Kagome muttered smiling.

"Gome. Or should I say my Princess Kagome." Inuyasha said smiling.

"I'm sorry...But I have to get married to some snobby royal pain in the ass Prince." Kagome said

and Inuyasha laughed.

"You don't know?"

"Don't know what?"

"I'm..."

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Last Chapter is coming up. Told you guys I would finish it. In one night no less. Needless

to say I watched Sleeping Beauty last night to refresh my memory of what happened.

~*~Mel~*~