Knight of the Round Table

By Sci-Fi Raptor

Chapter Three: The Land of the Kings

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and all related trademarks.

And I must give Rouge Pryde my infinite gratitude for betaing this fic.

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So this is the Land of the Kings. Inuyasha thought as he got off of the boat. He wrapped his bear fur around him closer as the freezing wind nipped all over him.

"You must be from the east." A stocky man white said to him.

"Yes I am."

"So what are you doing in the Emerald Isle?"

"This is the Emerald Isle?" Inuyasha said in disappointment.

"Aye laddie."

"...." Inuyasha sighed.

"Don't look so down laddie. Ireland is one of the best places to buy ale." Said the man in merriment. "What's got you so down?"

"I was looking for a place called the Land of the Kings."

"The land of the Kings, eh? Well, we have a king, a great king, but maybe you're talking about the land of the Saxons."

"Land of the Saxons?"

"Yeah. There's a legend that its king will be the one who can pull some sword out of a rock. But it's a really old legend, and I haven't had word of their country for a long time."

"How far away is it?"

"It's really close by. No more then a few weeks travel by horse to the north."

"Really?" Said Inuyasha with a smirk.

"If you want, I'll take you there, but you'll have to get the horses."

"I have a faster way." Inuyasha said and motioned him to get on his back.

"Are you crazy?"

"For someone." Inuyasha said. I'll get back to you, Kagome, not matter what it takes. The man climbed on Inuyasha, and he started running at an amazing speed.

"Oh my Lord God!" The Irishmen said, struggling to hold on.

"Geez you're heavy." Inuyasha complained. The Irishmen grunted.

"What's your name boy?"

"Inuyasha, what's yours?"

"Aurelius of Ambrosius."

"I see. When do you think well get there at this speed?"

"Well, I think wed get there faster if you'd head north." The Irishmen said.

"That's what I have you for." Inuyasha said, and started following his direction.

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I, n, e, z. That was what he spelled. Well, actually a she. The woman turned around and showed her face. She was an old lady, with surprising flowing silver hair framing her face. Just like Inuyasha.

"Good morning class. My name is Inez Kraus. Mr. Gizzy wont be here until sometime next week because of some business regarding some foreign exchange student, so I will take his place until he comes back. Now, remove everything from your desks except for your pencil." She said. The class gave a collective moan.

*Later that week*

"Kagome!!! There's someone here to see you!" Her mom screamed.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped, and woke up with a jolt, nearly cramping her abs. "Ow." She said, holding her stomach.

"Kagome!!!" Her mom persisted.

"Coming mom!" She yelled back. She quickly brushed her teeth and ran downstairs.

"I knew that you'd come back for me." She started saying as she arrived to the guest room. "Hojo?"

"Hi Kagome. We were supposed to hang out today. I was thinking about going to the mall first, and I drove here to pick you up."

"Oh, sorry. I kinda overslept." She lied. She had completely forgotten about the date. She quickly went upstairs and got ready. She was wearing a gray Capri and a white tank top. She also took her light blue purse.

"Sorry about that." She said, as she came downstairs.

"No prob." He said standing up. "Thanks for the tea Mrs. Higurashi." He said and started walking for the door. He opened it and went outside to his car, which he started, and waited for Kagome.

"Nice catch." Her mom said as she slipped a few bills into her purse. "Have fun."

"I'll try." Kagome said, not sure if she was sincere or not. She went into his car and buckled up. "This is a nice car." She noted.

"It's actually my dads. It's a 99 Coupe he said, and started driving. He kept on talking, but she didn't pay attention. She still couldn't get over Inuyasha not coming back to get her. So you really didn't want me back. She thought, and heard herself sob. Hojo stopped the car and pulled over to the side of the road, in the shade of the forest. He unbuckled himself and looked into her eyes.

"Kagome, you have to level with me. You know as well as I do that something is wrong, and you're gonna go crazy if you don't tell anyone."

"It's nothing, really." She said unconvincingly. Hojo got outside and opened Kagome's door, holding his hand out to her.

"Come on Kagome. At least take a walk with me. It'll calm you down a little."

"Alright." She said weakly. What are you doing! Something screamed inside her. She hesitated to get up, but she forced herself to. Obviously Inuyasha wasn't coming back for her. They walked for some time and after a while, Kagome finally caved in.

"It's because of a guy." She said.

"Excuse me?"

"It's a guy that's been bothering me." She said in a depressed voice.

"He must have been really rough on you." He said.

"We never official, but he still really hurt me." She said.

"Well, only a jerk could be mean to you, Kagome." Hojo said. Their pace had been gradually lessened, and they were at a complete halt now. Kagome had been looking into his eyes and felt comfort in them. Just like Inuyasha the voice reminded her. She looked away.

"Let's head back before we get lost." She said, and started walking back to Hojos car.

"Kagome." Hojo said, and started walking after her.

Grrr

"Did you hear that?" Kagome said when she heard the growl. Why does that sound so familiar? She looked at the growls direction and saw a pair of glowing red eyes.

"Kagome, run!" Hojo said when he saw it too. The two started running to the car as fast as they could. The wolf started chasing.

"Faster Kagome!" Hojo said, ahead of her by ten feet.

"Ahh!" She screamed when she tripped on a tree root.

"KAGOME!" Hojo yelled and went back for her. The wolf jumped at Kagome.