Unperfect Fairytale by DemonMiko
~*~Chapter 2~*~
About one week later the whole palace was running about in a hurry, trying to make sure Princess Kikyo and 'Princess' Kagome were ready to go within one more week. Kikyo had already yelled her head off at least fifty times during the last hour at a couple of unsuspecting maids for not having her dresses and gowns completely fitted in two hours. Kagome had received an entire wardrobe as a last minute gift from the Queen and was currently getting them fitted.
"Kagome, how's that fit?" One of her best friends asked.
"Umm. I think it fits a bit too tight. I like to dress simply and I told the Queen that already but she told me that she wants me to dress like a Princess and I'm not even one!"
"Hmmmmm." Her friend hummed.
"Mei! Are you even listening to a word I'm saying?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah I'm still listening to your rambling. Can't you take a breather and be quiet for a few minutes and please stop moving? After I'm done with you I still have to help Sango and after that you both are helping me get ready. Incase you forgot, you invited us to go with you." Mei told Kagome, shaking her head.
Mei has long, dark hair that reaches her waist and is usually in a ponytail with a ribbon. Her eyes are always happy and only looks evil when something's wrong. On her face is a warm smile and her personality is lovable, she gets to know people before she decides to like or hate them but she has very little patience. Around her neck she always wears a jade heart on a thin golden chain, given to her by her father when she first began training.
"Hey guys! Are you done with Kagome yet?" A friendly face appeared at the door.
"Oh, hi Sango. Kagome keeps complaining but I'm almoat done. She keeps saying 'too tight' or 'too loose'. It's driving me crazy! Could you please help me? This one's the last one." Mei pointed to the outfit that Kagome was wearing.
"Sure. I'll help you."
"Great, then help me with this over here. I can't get it just right."
"Umm. Mei, Sango it fits now. Can I get out of it yet?" Kagome finally decided to speak again.
"OK! My turn!" Sango yelled.
"Sure thing Sango." Mei said bored.
She hurried through Sango's wardrobe and they helped Mei with her's and a few hours later they were practicing in the dojo outside. Kagome practiced with her bow and arrows. Sango with her giant bone boomerang. Mei with her Japanese sword. Sure, they were going to pretend to be from the palace but they weren't going to leave their weapons behind and grow lazy with nothing to do but stich all day and talk to every single cute guy they see. Kikyo grew up like that and she grew conceited, the girls don't want to end up like her.
During their break they started talking again.
"Do you guys wonder what'll be like in Japan?" Sango wondered out loud.
"I don't think it'll be too different from China. Right now a lot of the noble and royal people are learning the Chinese way of life. From what I learned about them so far, they love Chinese art and clothing. They are trading a lot just for our silks." Mei answered her. "So, do you know why the Queen wanted you to go along Kagome?"
"Not really. She just told me that she wanted me to go to keep an eye on the Prince and inform her about his personality. That's all she told me."
"Maybe she's sending you because she thinks of you as a daughter to her and she's trying to set you up instead of Kikyo." Sango said teasingily.
"I don't think so Sango. If the Queen wanted to do that then she would just tell Kagome to go in Kikyo's place and keep Kikyo at the palace." Mei pointed out.
"Come on guys. I don't think she's trying to set me up either. I think she just wants to know about how the Prince and Princess do as a couple." Kagome laughed at the idea but she couldn't stop thinking about it. 'Why does the Queen want me to go instead of a spy? I wonder why.'
Through out the next few days Kagome couldn't stop thinking about the idea. She finally decided to go ask the Queen for herself. Her mind wouldn't let her be in peace until she found out.
So, just two days before they were to leave for Japan Kagome went to speak with the queen.
Kagome knocked on the door to the Queen's study.
"Yes?" The Queen's voice came from within.
Kagome opened the door and stepped inside.
"Your Magesty, may I ask you a question?" She began shakily.
"Of course Kagome! Ask away." The Queen had a smile on her face.
"Well I wanted to know why you want me to go with Princess Kikyo."
"Do you not want to go or."
"Oh no, no, no. I want to go it's just that I want to know why you chose me and not a trained spy. I think that it's just a bit strange that's all."
"I trust you more than any spy in this palace and you can keep secrets better than any of those half-wit idiots ever can. I know that you will do a good job for me and keep and eye out for Kikyo and the Prince. So is that all you wanted to ask me?" The Queen looked at her as if expecting another question.
"I also wanted to ask you if I'm allowed to pack some of my miko robes to bring along with me. I don't feel too comfortable in the outfits that you gave me yet."
"Go right ahead and pack whatever else you want. I just want you to wear the clothes I got for you at times when you are required to dress formally."
"Thank you Your Highness. I'll be leaving now."
Kagome turned to walk out the door when the Queen call out her name.
"Kagome, during this trip you have to refer to me as 'Mother'."
"Alright then. Thank you again, Mother." The words felt strange on her tongue but she had to get used to it within another two days.
The night right before they were to head to Japan Kagome, Mei, and Sango had a little 'sleepover' in the shrine. It was well past midnight and soft shadows from the nearly full moon lay across the wooden floor. Each thought the others were asleep and so they lay still and stared at the dark ceiling deep in their own thoughts.
Their trip across the sea would only last a day or two at the most but they would be staying in Japan for over half a year or until the Princess decided whether she liked the Prince or not. They didn't dread going on the journey but they did dread reaching the other side. Japan was going to be like a new beginning for them. Even Kikyo was going to be starting off with a clean slate like the rest of them, more or less so. 'What adventures awaited them on the other side of the journey? What horrors? Would they fall in love with someone they couldn't love? They would soon find out. Morning awaits them.
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~*~Chapter 2~*~
About one week later the whole palace was running about in a hurry, trying to make sure Princess Kikyo and 'Princess' Kagome were ready to go within one more week. Kikyo had already yelled her head off at least fifty times during the last hour at a couple of unsuspecting maids for not having her dresses and gowns completely fitted in two hours. Kagome had received an entire wardrobe as a last minute gift from the Queen and was currently getting them fitted.
"Kagome, how's that fit?" One of her best friends asked.
"Umm. I think it fits a bit too tight. I like to dress simply and I told the Queen that already but she told me that she wants me to dress like a Princess and I'm not even one!"
"Hmmmmm." Her friend hummed.
"Mei! Are you even listening to a word I'm saying?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah I'm still listening to your rambling. Can't you take a breather and be quiet for a few minutes and please stop moving? After I'm done with you I still have to help Sango and after that you both are helping me get ready. Incase you forgot, you invited us to go with you." Mei told Kagome, shaking her head.
Mei has long, dark hair that reaches her waist and is usually in a ponytail with a ribbon. Her eyes are always happy and only looks evil when something's wrong. On her face is a warm smile and her personality is lovable, she gets to know people before she decides to like or hate them but she has very little patience. Around her neck she always wears a jade heart on a thin golden chain, given to her by her father when she first began training.
"Hey guys! Are you done with Kagome yet?" A friendly face appeared at the door.
"Oh, hi Sango. Kagome keeps complaining but I'm almoat done. She keeps saying 'too tight' or 'too loose'. It's driving me crazy! Could you please help me? This one's the last one." Mei pointed to the outfit that Kagome was wearing.
"Sure. I'll help you."
"Great, then help me with this over here. I can't get it just right."
"Umm. Mei, Sango it fits now. Can I get out of it yet?" Kagome finally decided to speak again.
"OK! My turn!" Sango yelled.
"Sure thing Sango." Mei said bored.
She hurried through Sango's wardrobe and they helped Mei with her's and a few hours later they were practicing in the dojo outside. Kagome practiced with her bow and arrows. Sango with her giant bone boomerang. Mei with her Japanese sword. Sure, they were going to pretend to be from the palace but they weren't going to leave their weapons behind and grow lazy with nothing to do but stich all day and talk to every single cute guy they see. Kikyo grew up like that and she grew conceited, the girls don't want to end up like her.
During their break they started talking again.
"Do you guys wonder what'll be like in Japan?" Sango wondered out loud.
"I don't think it'll be too different from China. Right now a lot of the noble and royal people are learning the Chinese way of life. From what I learned about them so far, they love Chinese art and clothing. They are trading a lot just for our silks." Mei answered her. "So, do you know why the Queen wanted you to go along Kagome?"
"Not really. She just told me that she wanted me to go to keep an eye on the Prince and inform her about his personality. That's all she told me."
"Maybe she's sending you because she thinks of you as a daughter to her and she's trying to set you up instead of Kikyo." Sango said teasingily.
"I don't think so Sango. If the Queen wanted to do that then she would just tell Kagome to go in Kikyo's place and keep Kikyo at the palace." Mei pointed out.
"Come on guys. I don't think she's trying to set me up either. I think she just wants to know about how the Prince and Princess do as a couple." Kagome laughed at the idea but she couldn't stop thinking about it. 'Why does the Queen want me to go instead of a spy? I wonder why.'
Through out the next few days Kagome couldn't stop thinking about the idea. She finally decided to go ask the Queen for herself. Her mind wouldn't let her be in peace until she found out.
So, just two days before they were to leave for Japan Kagome went to speak with the queen.
Kagome knocked on the door to the Queen's study.
"Yes?" The Queen's voice came from within.
Kagome opened the door and stepped inside.
"Your Magesty, may I ask you a question?" She began shakily.
"Of course Kagome! Ask away." The Queen had a smile on her face.
"Well I wanted to know why you want me to go with Princess Kikyo."
"Do you not want to go or."
"Oh no, no, no. I want to go it's just that I want to know why you chose me and not a trained spy. I think that it's just a bit strange that's all."
"I trust you more than any spy in this palace and you can keep secrets better than any of those half-wit idiots ever can. I know that you will do a good job for me and keep and eye out for Kikyo and the Prince. So is that all you wanted to ask me?" The Queen looked at her as if expecting another question.
"I also wanted to ask you if I'm allowed to pack some of my miko robes to bring along with me. I don't feel too comfortable in the outfits that you gave me yet."
"Go right ahead and pack whatever else you want. I just want you to wear the clothes I got for you at times when you are required to dress formally."
"Thank you Your Highness. I'll be leaving now."
Kagome turned to walk out the door when the Queen call out her name.
"Kagome, during this trip you have to refer to me as 'Mother'."
"Alright then. Thank you again, Mother." The words felt strange on her tongue but she had to get used to it within another two days.
The night right before they were to head to Japan Kagome, Mei, and Sango had a little 'sleepover' in the shrine. It was well past midnight and soft shadows from the nearly full moon lay across the wooden floor. Each thought the others were asleep and so they lay still and stared at the dark ceiling deep in their own thoughts.
Their trip across the sea would only last a day or two at the most but they would be staying in Japan for over half a year or until the Princess decided whether she liked the Prince or not. They didn't dread going on the journey but they did dread reaching the other side. Japan was going to be like a new beginning for them. Even Kikyo was going to be starting off with a clean slate like the rest of them, more or less so. 'What adventures awaited them on the other side of the journey? What horrors? Would they fall in love with someone they couldn't love? They would soon find out. Morning awaits them.
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