Silver on the Other Side

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Her eyes filled with tears and she ran out of the prince's cave. ~How dare that woman try to take my mate from me?! Does she not know what he is taken or does she not care? She will pay either way!!!~

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"Where the hell is everybody?! Get your asses up she has a damn fever!!!"

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Kikyou sneered and lifted her hands.

"Don't even try to cast a curse on her Kikyou. My mother can just damn you right back to hell."

Kikyou shut her mouth and lowered her hands. She huffed and left quickly from the room. ~To think she was the one that was indecent in my presence. Whore…~

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On with it, ne?

Kagome scoffed at InuYasha's sudden change of attitude. He went from thinking she was faking her obvious fever to going bananas because she wasn't lying. Of course he did have to touch her forehead to prove it. ~Baka…~

Maids clambered into the room, now more appropriately dressed, and set bowls of water and cloths next to the bed. Kagome moaned in frustration. She closed her eyes and everything went in circles, she opened her eyes and everything became blurry and went in circles.

InuYasha stood off at the side and watched Kagome fight off the maids. He growled lightly and was held back by Tousai, whom was next to him regarding him with interest. InuYasha watched Kagome claw at the maids repeatedly. He growled louder. ~Stupid wench.. Doesn't know when to let people take care of her…~ His eyes widened when he saw Kikyou approach the bed. The maids parted for the young girl and Kikyou sneered down at the sick girl on the bed.

"Stupid useless bitch!"

InuYasha growled and quickly left his place next to Tousai to kick Kikyou out of the room. The room suddenly grew silent when Kikyou slapped Kagome. Even Kagome was suddenly very still. InuYasha glared and was about to move when he noticed Kagome move.

"Who are you calling a bitch?"

Kagome threw back the covers that were covering her sickly body. She stood on unsteady legs and glared at the girl before her.

"You think it's fair to hit a girl that can't really fight back?"

Kikyou sneered at the weak girl in front of her.

"Well!?"

Kikyou raised her chin and defied the girl. She wasn't about to bow down to the girl that had suddenly intruded into her home. This was her home and InuYasha was hers!

Kagome saw the girl in front of her blurry yet that didn't stop her from launching herself at her and trying to beat the crap out of her. Very unprincess like, but very womanish. No real woman could stand to be so insulted by another.

InuYasha raised his eyebrows at the girl that so suddenly launched herself at Kikyou and started throwing punches. Kikyou screamed and put her hands in front of her face. The maids burst into action and held the princess back.

"What the hell are you!?"

"I'm a princess," Kagome said haughtily, "but I didn't sit on my ass all day long!"

InuYasha proceeded to go in between the two fiery women and took Kagome from the maids. He put his arm around her waist, to the surprise of many, and smirked. He led her back to her bed and made her lie back down.

"I guess you aren't that bad a princess. Here I thought you were like them… Freaking out if you broke a nail…"

Kikyou cleared her throat loudly and InuYasha raised his head. His anger at being interrupted showed and made most of the maids back of slightly.

"Kikyou I think you've overstayed your welcome in this household."

Kikyou's eyes widened. Not just in the room, the whole damn household!

"Maybe even this kingdom. Your father, Naraku, won't be very pleased. But I dare say its for the best that you leave. Your kingdom needs you to marry and I'm bound to this woman here by law."

Kikyou glared at the woman then smiled sweetly at the prince before her. She kneeled before him and lay a hand on his thigh.

"But my lord," she said in a low seductive voice, "I can give you my body, and my father's riches are more than you need to become a powerful ruler…"

InuYasha shot up, disgusted at the woman's advances on him, in public nonetheless.

"Tousai, have the lady escorted to her chambers. She'll leave as soon as the next carriage can take her."

"I will not leave this room!"

InuYasha turned to face Kikyou.

"That's just fine with me."

He went backed up towards the bed and took a cloth from the bedside table and soaked it in the cold water. He put it on Kagome's forehead and then on her cheeks.

"You're all dismissed."

All the maids clambered out of the room quickly filing for the warmth of their beds.

He parted her dress, covering only what was necessary. He dampened the cloth once again and put it on her chest.

"InuYasha…"

"Yes Tousai?"

"You know that by now the wolves have crossed the border into your brother's lands and will start to spy in a few hours, right?"

"Of course. Did you send Shippou with the news to my brother?"

"Yes… But your brother isn't here. Apparently he's attending business elsewhere. Something about the crops being burned down…?"

"Ah yes. I forgot about that. He's going to go steal the crops from the kingdom that did that… Yes… One starving economy for a starving economy and a pissed of inu youkai."

"Your brother is one of a short fuse, yet he is calmer about it."

"Tousai… Shut up."

"Of course."

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Ayame noticed the pack suddenly split up. ~Che… They know I'm following them. Ginta must have known that I would follow!~ She cursed the pack silently and climbed up a tree. She could see the kingdom's highest tower rising above the trees. ~That MUST be it!~ Ayame snickered as she ran straight ahead. She was going to take sweet vengeance from that whore that dared ensnare her sweet Kouga into a senseless lover. Such a spell caster should not be allowed to LIVE!

Soon enough she was at the wall of the kingdom. Inside lay the village, the castle, and her target. She noticed some of the wolves in their animalistic forms making their ways in through a hole dug probably by Ginta. She grinned as her slim figure became that of a female wolf. Her fangs shone in the moonlight with their creamy pearl color. After she couldn't smell them she sneaked in through the hole and ran towards the castle, being careful to avoid all the wolves and making noise. She grinned when she got to the castle gate. Her slim figure reappeared and she climbed upwards. The spikes on top smelled of poison and she easily avoided them by jumping over. She landed gracefully just as the pack of wolves became visible over the horizon. She smirked and gracefully ran the rest of the way. She abruptly stopped when she noticed that the castle was heavily guarded and she was stuck in the middle of it all. She threw herself to the ground behind a rock and hoped she couldn't be seen.

She held her breath, not knowing what might happen to her if she was caught. An inu youkai looked her way and sniffed. She was found out! He was about to step around the rock to where she was and her eyes widened with fear. What was going to happen to her?

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Short and sweet, ne?