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Disclaimer: My bad! I've been forgetting to put these in chapters. I swear, if no one keeps on me about these things I'll forget. Anyway –enough with my lack of memory- as usual I still don't own the anime/manga "Inuyasha" or the lyrics used below. The only thing I do own is the non-Inuyasha characters from this fic; they're mine!
Please
just don't play with me My paper heart will bleed
This wait for destiny won't do
Be with me please I beseech you
Simple things, that make you run a - way
Catch you if I can…
So
bottle up old love,
And throw it out to sea,
Watch it away as you cry
Now a year has past
The seasons go
- My Paper Heart, All American Rejects (lyrics
borrowed from musicsonglyrics.com)
As the airship descended steadily from the sky over the capital city of Yogo, its inhabitants in the main exit hanger were trying their hardest to stay on their feet. Kagome stood as still as possible while Inuyasha held her tightly around the waist to steady her, for she still had not gained back all her strength. When the airship gave a final shudder before landing firmly on some launch pad and the exit hanger doors opened, she gave a determined sigh and wrapped a blanket around her more securely before walking after Inuyasha and the rest of the passengers.
During the short journey by air, Kagome had discovered the woman she first woke to was Inuyasha's aunt Yiloku. The older dog demon took care of her as a doctor should, and fussed over her as a mother would. Inuyasha, of course, snorted every time Yiloku cooed over simple feats of strength that showed Kagome was returning to the way she should have been. And in confidence, Yiloku had told her that she –meaning she Kagome- was quickly changing Inuyasha's sulking demeanor into the feisty one he had before.
Just ahead of her, Inuyasha stopped and regarded her with unsure eyes; a battle obviously waging within his silver-haired head. Kagome smiled at him, instantly softening Inuyasha's golden eyes and a sunny smile crossed his lips.
"How do you feel?" he asked while stepping in her path of travel.
"Okay," Kagome waved his concern off nonchalantly.
But then she looked down the ramp that led out of the exit hanger and was surprised to find it both steep and a fair distance down. Kagome could tell she blanched immediately at the sight, for she knew that it was not likely she would make it down the ramp with out falling like a rock.
"Mm… Maybe not," Kagome said, lightly gripping onto the sleeve of Inuyasha's dark blue shirt. "It's a long way down…"
"Oh, brother," Inuyasha mock groaned and picked Kagome up bridal style, earning a pleasant chuckle from her. "Is this better? Do you think you'll make it down now?"
Kagome laughed and leaned more against him, putting her head under his chin. "It's not me who's walking down, now is it?"
Inuyasha shook his head and bent it over just enough so he could rest on the top of her head. He pulled her closer and pressed his face into her head, though Kagome could not discern whether or not he kissed her. But those thoughts left her mind as Inuyasha strutted down the ramp saying nothing.
Kagome took this time to look at her surroundings. It appeared they were in a forest, but from the view at the top of the ramp she saw many buildings that appeared old but well cared for. At the base of the ramp a few people –or rather demons since this was Yogo- standing in clothing quite unlike those in Hathar. Of the demons down there (the ones that seemed female) were dressed in thick white fabric that covered everything below the neck. The sleeves allowed the hands to peek out and were cut in a v-shape, and trimmed in yellow. The high collars were too trimmed in yellow, while a gray tunic covered the white dress itself on a few of the women below. One woman wore a dress and cover tunic much the same style as the others, but her dress was dark blue with a dark purple cover tunic. The men below wore clothes that –as Kagome remembered- was much the same as Sesshoumaru's clothing the night he came to get Inuyasha. The only difference with the clothing these men wore was they were different colors than the stark white garbs of Sesshoumaru.
When Inuyasha reached the bottom of the ramp, he lightly set Kagome down next to a waiting Yiloku, and looked around. Kagome noticed this and was about to ask him what bothered him, but was stopped from doing so when the blue and purple clothed inu youkai woman dashed towards Inuyasha and called his name out. Inuyasha turned to see who yelled and sprinted towards her, eagerly gathering her into his arms; much the same –as Kagome noticed- as he had with her.
"Yiloku," Kagome spoke to the woman next to her, "who is that?"
Yiloku turned to look in the direction Kagome indicated. Her face took on a surprised expression as she turned to speak to Kagome.
"That is Finn Orpheus," Yiloku said. "Inuyasha never told you about her while in Mythora?"
"No."
"That's odd," Yiloku murmured.
But Kagome did not stay around to hear Yiloku's last statement. She ambled over to Inuyasha and Finn, walking confidently for she did not like the way this new woman held Inuyasha. When she reached the pair, Kagome wrapped an arm around one of Inuyasha's and earning a strange look from the hanyou and full youkai female.
"Hello," Kagome said to Finn Orpheus and put a hand out, "my name is Kagome and you are?"
The woman chuckled sweetly and grasped Kagome's hand, shaking it politely a few times. "My name is Finn Orpheus," she shifted her gaze and then spoke to Inuyasha. "Is this the human girl that had you all worked up after your father died?"
"Yes," Inuyasha responded quietly and detached Kagome's arm from his, earning a hurt look from her. "This is the one."
Finn smiled once again and spoke low through clenched teeth, "You failed to tell me you would bring her home, Inuyasha. Where are we going to keep a human?"
"Excuse me Finn," Kagome put in. Despite how nice the woman seemed, this Finn was rubbing her the wrong way. "Might I ask exactly who you are?"
"Kagome," Inuyasha answered for Finn, "she's my betrothed; my fiancé."
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"Fiancé!" Kagome raved in the confines of Yiloku's quarters in the royal palace of Yogo. "Inuyasha never told me he was engaged. That bastard, he led me on!"
Yiloku massaged her forehead. For the past two hours Kagome had raged about Inuyasha's betrothal, cursing him continuously. The sad thing, Yiloku found, was she completely sided with Kagome and her anger. She was quite aware of how much Inuyasha seemed to adore this Kagome girl, and then as soon as he got home Lady Orpheus was all he saw. Yiloku looked up from the dark green and purple area carpet that she had been staring at to see Kagome heatedly pacing the rug.
"I'm sorry," Yiloku sighed. "I thought he told you."
"He didn't!" Kagome choked on her words. Yiloku was certain the younger woman was fighting back tears.
"Kagome, come here and sit down," Yiloku softly commanded.
Kagome complied and plunked down on the purple sofa next to Yiloku. She leaned on the older woman's shoulder as Yiloku ran her fingers through Kagome's hair in a 'mother sympathizing with daughter' manner. Kagome on the other hand, used her hands to claw at the tears which coursed down her face.
"When?" Kagome asked.
Even though the question was vague, Yiloku knew what she meant.
"When he turned seventeen, that's when he came to be engaged. It was his father's wish that he be matched with a suitable girl, and Finn is. She comes from a prestigious family who owns the diamond mines in northern Yogo and her father was a good friend of the first wife of Inuki. They are to be wed this spring in early May," Yiloku paused. "She's a nice girl, really she is, but she doesn't suit Inuyasha in my opinion. Finn Orpheus is not very spirited which greatly reflects her "housewife" upbringing. She is the type of woman shoved into the mold of perfect wife, perfect potential mother as a child to suit the designs of their fathers' as good girls to mate with rich men. That's the society here in Yogo and every where else in this world. Inuyasha is not the type of man that needs a submissive girl, but an assertive girl who will keep him on his toes. Oh, well. It's not my place to talk about what he needs or wants."
"You're
right," Kagome bitterly laughed, "it's not. I wish he left me to die."
"Oh!" Yiloku sat up and took
Kagome by the shoulders. "Never say that death is better than what you have,
Kagome. Never say that. Some people have a worse life than you have, and they
make the best out of it. They don't
wish for death!"
Kagome looked away, but Yiloku could still spy the hurt and uncertainty in the young woman's brown eyes. Yiloku roughly took Kagome's face in her clawed hands.
"Promise me Kagome that life is worth more that what you seem to think it is," Yiloku pleaded. "Please, Kagome…"
"You're right," Kagome exhaled and slouched slightly. "Besides, it was Inuyasha's decision to not tell me. He probably just thinks of me as a good friend."
Kagome prayed inwardly she sounded convincing like she did not hurt, but in fact learning that Inuyasha was engaged was a huge blow to her emotions. It felt like Inuyasha took his claws to her heart and tore a few arteries away, letting it pump blood freely to nowhere and cover her in warm, red sadness. But, she did not love Inuyasha, right?
Right…
Just on the other side of the palace Inuyasha was discussing Kagome with Finn Orpheus. Finn seemed very adamant to allow Kagome to stay, though for the life of him he could not understand why. Inuyasha knew full well that Kagome was harmless, but then he also knew most demons did not trust the ningen race. Finn was no expectation to that prejudice.
"Inuyasha, why do you not send her home?" Finn asked for what seemed the thousandth time that day.
"Finn," Inuyasha began then started to knuckle his forehead, "I've explained this to you already. Kagome can't go home-"
"But she certainly cannot stay here!" Finn interrupted.
"You never let me finish," Inuyasha growled with instantly stopped any protests from his fiancé. "She can't go home because she has no home. The Uranin army flattened the Hathar army. And by flattened I mean annihilated as in they're all dead. Kagome can't go home to a place like that. You know how bad it is in Uranin; just imagine being a conquered people of Uranin. Besides," Inuyasha lowered the tone of his voice, "Kagome is the daughter of the late King Dion of Hathar, meaning if I wait some time and gather an army and take on Uranin, manage to scrape together a win, she could have her country back. Kagome would be the ruler of Hathar, but that's just a thought, so until then she stays here."
"Inuyasha, must she?" Finn whined and wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck, planting a light kiss a cheek.
"Yes."
"Then I suppose I could be civil towards her. But…"
"But what?" Inuyasha asked, dreading the stipulation for her allowing Kagome to stay.
"I do not want her alone with you. I think she harbors fond feelings for you, my love," Finn pouted.
"Is that all, Finn?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "Kagome is my friend so I can be alone with her if I wish."
"Fine, then," Finn said and walked out of the room. After a few seconds she peeked into the door and said, "But when we wed and become mates I'll not want her living here at all. Do you understand, Inuyasha?"
"Sure," Inuyasha said tonelessly as Finn Orpheus left in a huff, not at all pleased with his response.
Inuyasha looked out of the window he currently sat by, cursing fate for putting him in such a predicament. Here he was, betrothed to the Lady Finn Orpheus while he possibly kept feelings for Kagome. He had no idea what to do. It was his father's wish for him to become engaged and wed to the oldest Orpheus daughter, but when he saw Kagome alive and awake on the airship ride back to Yogo, for the first time in months he felt happy. In fact the entire time he spent with Kagome was some of the happiest moments in his current life.
"Damn," Inuyasha grumbled to himself, "I really screwed myself this time."
Please, dear readers and reviewers don't hurt me! You all probably want to wring my neck for making Inu-chan engaged to Finn Orpheus. Yeah, the idea just came to me while painting my room this afternoon, so if it sucks I apologize. But don't worry, this is an Inuyasha/Kagome fic everything going on right now is just plot development.
So, I've got a question for you all: do you like, dislike, or HATE Finn Orpheus? I'm not sure how I feel about her, so if you all hate her I'll make her out to be a bitch so you'll hate her more, or if you like her I'll make her more likable. If you have no opinion I'll just do whatever. But the question was kinda bothering me. It's a stupid question, sorry.
TIME TO PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS! *cough cough* Sorry for the caps ^_^
Let's see… Ooo! I wonder if any of you could guess the color I'm painting my room. Many of my friends think I'm weird for painting it this color, but it looks good! So yeah, if you could guess it… I'll… I don't know ^_^ *tee hee* I'll give you a hint if you don't think I'm a retard for asking y'all about the color. The hint is this color makes an appearance on many countries' flags. This includes Japan, United States, France, and many others. So there's the hint!
Buh-bye people and thanks for reading!
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