"Lord! Lord!" Kagome ran through the dank halls of the Tanae estate. The news she had could not wait another minute and ran the risk of spilling from her lips at the very second. "Lord!" She got to her queens door and rapped her knuckles soundly upon it. Without waiting for any answer, she slammed open the door and bowed low. "Lord Inu-Yasha! The North has conquered Xi-Lang! Sirs Suboshi and Amiboshi brought home the petition! Three quarters of the state declared war against Sir Naraku. 'Tis day for celebrating!"
Inu-Yasha sat before the Queen Tanae and smiled brightly. Trying not to stand and dance, his face was covered with a smile that stretched from ear to ear. "Xi-Lang was the last of the nine independent states Lady Tanae! Naraku is going to loose the war!"
"But… M'Lord, there is some bad news… A Monk, by the name of Miroku Houshi, informed me of an attack on the young princess. M'Lady's life, he said, is in Jeopardy." Queen Tanae looked appalled.
"What do we do?" she asked, "If Kikyo dies, there will most definitely be no alliances in the South…"
"We have alliances in the South?" Inu-Yasha looked at the strewn paperwork left on the tea table.
"That's no matter. You need to find a replacement, a sort of body double. That was Sir Houshi's opinion anyway." Kagome didn't have the stomach to look her queen and knight in the eyes.
It was Inu-Yasha's turn to look appalled. He had just found the alliance paperwork for the south. The young princess Kikyo was to be Naraku's intended. "Servant girl! Give Hotohori this note. Bring back a response quickly." As he talked, he drafted up a letter. The writing of it was all done on a whim, making it messy but easily read.
"Yes M'Lord." she took the folded note. "My Lady… Is there anything you need?"
She put her delicate hand to her head, "Inu-Yasha… find Lady Kaede, please. I'm going to need a potent herb after this."
"Sure"
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Kagome walked into the kitchen holding the letter the foreign lord had just given her. One of the women there looked at her and smiled. The light blush on Kagome's cheeks told her the silenced story.
So servant girl has a little crush on Lord Inu-Yasha, does she? This should play out well…
"Oh! Subaru! How are you? I haven't seen you all day… I need to find Kohaku… catch you later ma'am!" She walked out of the kitchens in a dazed silence. What's this feeling? I can't throw it to the back of my mind as I usually do. Why does my stomach turn so? I think I may need to see Kaede…
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Finally finding the delivery buy, Kohaku, she managed to send the rough letter to the Lord of the north kingdom.
"Lady Kagome! How've ya been? I guess I gotta get this there fast, huh?" He pointed to the letter an smiled brightly. Young men… where did they get all that energy…?
"Make sure Lord Hotohori writes a reply! And hurry, Kohaku, Lord Inu-Yasha seemed to be in a hurry." Kohaku jumped upon his horse at that. "Be careful!" she yelled after Kohaku's disappearing form.
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Okay guys! Lookie Lookie! New chapter-ness! I've been looking at all the nice piccies I've been drawing and then I realized I hadn't written a chapter in a loooooong time! But I was so inspired by the Pirates of The Caribbean musical pieces I'll write 4 or 5 chapter tonight, edit them and then post 'em! It'll be great!
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