Title: Forbidden Love
By: Kiyoushi
A/n: I'm sooo glad so many of you guys like this story! The rule still is for ten reviews u if you do it quickly maybe I'll have a chapter posted before winter break is over!! I'm already 6 pages into chapter and fluff lovers, you'll love it!!! Woo!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own these peoples!!!!
Words: hanyou: half human, half demon youkai: demon hime:: princess houshi: monk tai-jiya: demon exterminator inu: dog
Chapter 3-
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Kagome glared at the hanyou as her friends approached them, one glowering and the other rubbing the back of his head with an embarrassed look on his face. She eyed the other female wearily before slightly shifting her hips to fall over his, knowing that if she didn't he'd be able to lift his legs. This way he couldn't get up high enough without lifting her and she could promptly push him back down.
"Having fun, Kagome-chan?" the woman piped, grinning when the Princess scowled.
"Much, Sango-chan." She replied, her eyes narrowing.
"And your new friend, is he enjoying it two?"
"Whatever," he huffed. ::Yea, I am enjoying this, but that's none her damn business.:: "Just get her heavy ass off of me."
"Translation;" the male beside Sango stated, InuYasha could see his sly smirk. "Leave her there."
Sango, Kagome, and InuYasha shot daggers as they looked at the man furiously. "Miro-chan!" the two girls cried and the one who is called Sango smacked him in the back of the head.
Kagome unconsciously shifted against him again as she adjusted herself. InuYasha suppressed a groan. "Look, cow, if you don't get off of me right now..." he hissed.
She looked at him and he almost flinched at the fire in her gaze. "Look, asshole," she said mimicking his tone. "If you don't shut up, I won't get up." She seethed.
Sango and Miroku gave each other a knowing glance.
"COW! YOU'RE SQUISHING ME!!!" he cried, sounding more like a four year old.
"No, I am not squishing you. Are you squished under me? No," she groaned. "Asshole."
Miroku kneeled beside the pair and waited until InuYasha looked at him. Kagome started talking to Sango like nothing unusual was happening. "If you don't want to die," Miroku said. "then whatever you do don't out-rightly say she's fat."
InuYasha gave him a questioning glance.
"You don't want to know, dude."
InuYasha took the mental note, but soon forgot when Sango handed Kagome a bowl of food. Sango had spread their meal out already, which was small but hearty. Not some three course meal for lunch, just enough to fill their stomachs for dinner. Miroku walked away and took a seat beside his wife.
"Kagome, aren't you going to get up to eat?" Sango asked.
"Nope," she replied. "We're fine right here."
"Get off of me, buffalo butt." He scorned. "I would like to eat, too."
"You will," she answered.
He grabbed her hips and pulled her up, trying to disembody her from him but she just feel back onto him with a squeak.
"You're going to spill it! ASSHOLE!" she shouted.
"Well, if someone wasn't on me..." he snarled.
"If someone wasn't being mean!"
"If someone wouldn't have tackled me!"
"If someone hadn't tickled me!!!!"
"If someone doesn't get up!!!"
"If someone doesn't shut up!!!!"
"Cow!"
"Turd!"
"Stupid!"
"Ugly!"
"Buffalo!"
"Cat!"
"Better than a dumb heavy ass like you!!"
"At least I don't purr!"
"I DON'T PURR! COW!"
"Bastard!"
*****
Sango and Miroku just shook their heads. Didn't they ever tire of fighting like children? ::Oh, well,:: Sango mused sullenly. ::We know that even in their hearts, they are still children. They just, express it way too much!:: she looked over the bickering pair and looked to Miroku. He chuckled. "What?" she asked him
"They fight like they've been married for over 50 years. Kagome isn't even half that age. I doubt that InuYasha is anywhere near that in his life pan in ratio to humans." He answered her but his comment only got more questions.
"What about aging?" she asked innocently.
"They just age slower. I think in human years, InuYasha is around 200 when in youkai years he's 21 or 22. That's what I suspect. But he's a little immature for 21..."
"Miroku, you shouldn't talk!!"
"Now, now, Sango, dear, don't get hasty!"
"Hasty? Who's hasty?" she fumed. "What about when you were 21, Miroku? You were still going around asking people to bear your children!!! How immature is that???"
"I wanted an heir. Besides, I wasn't that serious, Sango. I just wanted-
"To sleep with tem? Hmm?"
Miroku shook his head sadly. ::Here we go again...::
*****
"Dumbass!"
"Asshole!"
"Get your fat ass off of me!!!!"
Both Sango and Miroku glanced at him as if to say, 'you've done it now..."
Her hand connected harshly with his right cheek and a crack sounded through the air. A spark flashed off her hand. He blinked and raised a hand to his cheek, which stung as he touched it, "Dang, Kagome, you didn't have to go and slap me!" he whined.
"Don't call me fat." She said and waved one hand of dismissal. "Your food is getting cold so just don't piss me off again."
He pouted and she mimed him, poking her lip out at him and he mentally noted how adorable she was when she did that.
"Here," she said, holding out a spoon. He clamped his mouth shut firmly. ""Oh stop being such a baby."
"Mmmfnf," he humphed. He shook his head and glared.
"Oh come on, inu baby!" she cooed. "Eat the yummy food for Kago-chan."
He shook his head and pouted.
"Don't make me use the airplane, inu baby!" she huffed. She saw Miroku and Sango stifle their laughter. The corner of his lips twitched upward but he glared at her with a huff.
"Open up for the airplane, inu baby!" she giggled when he looked at her with this crazy expression. She made a buzzing sound and moved the spoon around his face.
He turned his face away and snorted rudely, and he heard Sango giggle at his antics. He, himself had to keep himself from laughing, it was just too funny! Him, a hanyou, grown and probably older than anyone there imagined him to be, was being fed via airplane spoon by a 19 year old princess, who was still straddling his hips. He had to picture himself like this in his mind and only came up with the most hilarious picture. It wasn't like him to actually go on with something like this, but why shouldn't he? It wasn't only funny but his princess seemed to be enjoying the moment, something he didn't want to ruin for her. She seemed so delighted. Her brown eyes sparkled with laughter at his little refusals, making him want to grin until his mouth fell off... maybe he already was. When your cheeks hurt this much, it was hard to tell if you were still smiling or not, but by the way she looked at him, it was evident to him that that smile was on his face.
"Husband?" Sango called. InuYasha perked his ears. He wasn't the type to eavesdrop but she looked too smart... too sly, too cunning, and yet so carefree. Maybe that's why he had already grown to like her, because she was all those things.
Sometimes he wondered how he could tell these things by just looking at someone. Battle experience, he guessed. Your emotions during battle sometimes gave your next move away; that quick glance of confusion at an extremely fast attack, the momentary flash of complete madness out of anger on someone's face, they all told him how this particular person was going to attack next or if he should attack or block subsequently. The other person's feeling at the time of battle was crucial to determining your own. It was simple like that, but it had taken him all of 3 years to figure that one out. Except now it didn't only apply to battle. Just looking into someone's eyes or the expression on their face told him all he needed to know about the person to recognize if he or she was to be a good companion or not.
Maybe that was why he was so comfortable around Kagome. The first time he looked at her, he saw a beauty, an unextinguished fire (a/n: is unextinquished a word??? It sounds right to me... o well just pretend it is if it isn't ...^__^;) dwelling in her eyes, yet such peace there also. It had been the most amazing, beautiful thing he had ever witnessed. After looking into so many eyes that way, it was like if anyone deprived him of looking into them again, he'd go nuts! It would be like someone saying he couldn't eat. Besides that, there was such trust, such reverence; as if he was someone greatly loved to her. He realized that he didn't want to ever stop looking into her wonderful orbs, that he would never leave her, that he literally needed to see them everyday... somehow he knew this the first time he saw her.
For the third time, he asked himself; do I believe in love at first sight?
He picked up on Sango and Miroku's conversation, but still paying attention to Kagome.
"She's taken to him already, Sango-chan," Miroku stated with a grin. Kagome gently pushed the spoon against InuYasha's mouth.
"Oh, InuYasha, would you just open up and let me feed you already?!? Or do you want to wait until dinner to eat?" Kagome huffed to him. He rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to let the substance be fed to him. She was completely oblivious to the conversation that he was listening to.
"I agree, Miro-chan," Sango sighed cheerfully. "Don't you think they look cute together? Wouldn't they have beautiful children?"
InuYasha had to force himself not to blush at that; they were planning on their children already when they hadn't even said anything about being together.
"They would be most adorable, Sango, wouldn't they? I wonder if they'd have inu ears like him." Miroku replied.
"OH!" Sango piped, "and Kagome's black hair! And his eyes. Doesn't he have the most wonderful eyes?!?"
"Black and gold, what a contrast!" He chuckled. "I wonder if inus can have black hair."
"I'd guess they could... but...well, maybe they could, since Kagome would be the mother..."
"You know who he reminds me of?"
"Who?"
"Sesshomaru."
"I was thinking that too!"
InuYasha snapped one ear toward them, which didn't go unnoticed by Sango. He wondered vaguely if they could have figured him out.
"I wonder if he is the King's younger brother, who ran away some time ago. They say he was a hanyou, maybe this is he. There are rumors that he ended up pretending to be a peasant. Sad that the court didn't seem to care much anyway..."she looked down sadly. "They were all youkai and they wanted to reject him for his human mother. Poor Sesshomaru had to defend him. Thanks goodness he's such a strong King or by now he would be dead, the west would be out of their families' hands. I would much rather not see that."
Miroku placed his hands behind his head with a thoughtful stare. "I do think you are right about that, dear, I wouldn't want that particular King to be overthrown by someone only seeking for power. It would be best that his family keep the land. They have ruled well for over a century's time. He is a good king, I must say that. He just has bad taste in picking court members."
Sango chuckled. "Absolutely."
InuYasha carefully filed this information away and reminded himself to tell Miroku and Sango not to mention it to anyone...
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"So, tell me a little about yourself, Naraku," King Higurashi cheerfully asked, looking across the long table in their dining room and raising his platinum plated fork to his mouth. He ate the morsel with delight; a new friend and his favorite meal all in the mist of a few hours. Besides that, he had seen a truly gleeful Kagome that afternoon; that only helped the extreme happiness swell in his heart while he ate his late lunch. He could really call it an early dinner; it was already around two o'clock.
(a/n: I just realized this but when Kagome greets her dad in the first chapter, she says good afternoon, and now it's lunch... ^__^; so I just want you people to ignore that mistake and I'll make sure I don't mess up so badly later on... sorry about that guys! I'm just as stupid as King Higurashi here! ... okay not THAT stupid...)
"Well, I would be useless to tell you things that you could find out on your own, but I can tell you this; I am irked with constant requests for my marriage." King Tanaku replied, smirking when his new friend looked up with interest.
"Right to the point, huh, Naraku?" the King chuckled. "I think you may want to choose someone from your own kingdom." He shrugged. "Or whatever. I'd rather think that you'd marry out of love rather just to please your court."
"That is what I was thinking. Seeing that I have your approval, I think I will just follow that advise." He looked thoughtfully at the crumpet on his plate. ::This guy is so dim witted...:: He laughed inwardly; what an easy task this was going to be. "Have you learned of the games from the west?"
This perked the North King's interest suddenly, him having a love for new things. "No, I haven't, have you?"
"They call it baseball. Someone throws a ball at you and you try to hit it with a specially made stick. They play it a lot in America."
"I see..." he pondered for a moment. "I think I'll have Girouru check it out."
"Grouru?"
"Girouru Hanaki. He's my receptionist."
"Ah..." ::What a boring fellow...::
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He was choking and she wouldn't get up!!!
Sango and Miroku kneeled next to hem as he hacked and coughed but Kagome just sat there defiantly looking huffy as she refused to listen to Sango or to look at him.
"Kagome, don't you think you're being too harsh?" Sango asked and received a glare from Kagome, who responded with a 'humph' and looked away. "Kagome!"
"He called me fat earlier. Serves him right!" she said with malice in her voice.
"He's going to choke to death, Kagome!"
"That's not my fault is it? If he hadn't insulted me, I would have gotten up by now," she spat. "So there."
"I have an idea Kagome," Sango smirked evilly. "And it'll be even more fun than having him pinned here, but it wouldn't serve anything if he was dead would it?"
"Well," she sighed. "You always have the most fun ideas... alright!" she chimed and promptly hopped off InuYasha, who was starting to turn blue from the lack of air. What possessed her to feed him lying down anyway? What possessed him to LET her?!?
She lifted him into her arms and placed her fists right above his belly button, adjusting her legs between his so if he fell forward or backward, she wouldn't fall with him and she would affectively be able to catch him. With one quick inward, upward thrust or her hands, he coughed hard and was able to breathe again. She continued to hold him that way until she was sure he was okay to stand alone, and stepped back, dusting off his clothes. Then she walked around to his front, to see him angrily glaring at her. She just shrugged and leaned up to gently plant a kiss on his forehead,
He felt giddy in a matter of seconds.
He almost started to laugh at himself. One moment he was steamed at her because she wouldn't get off of him when he was obviously choking but with one simple kiss, one touch of her soft lips, equaled one really happy inu- hanyou. It was ridiculous, really.
He forced himself to keep his scowl and glared heatedly at her, she seemed unfazed and this made him even the madder. But for some reason he couldn't stay mad at her for long.
But that didn't mean that he couldn't act like he was.
"You wench!!!" he grabbed her shoulders and shook her, none too hard but not exactly gently. "You could have killed me!!! What possessed you to do that?!?!"
She shrugged, looking smug and amused.
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"Everyone has a different way of handling anger, Naraku," Higurashi rambled. "You could be an atom bomb, which is some who takes out anger on others like Godzilla took out his on Tokyo. You'd get angry at everything and everyone and if there's nothing to be angry about you find something. You swear, scream, punch holes in walls and grab pretty women and climb to the top of Mount Fuji- which I have to say wouldn't be such a good idea seeing that that volcano is presently active. Even though it hasn't erupted for more than 50 or 100 years, imagine being so mad to do that and then get caught up in the blast when it explodes. It would be mildly funny to people like me, who wouldn't be angry enough to kidnap a woman and carry her to Mount Fuji..."
Naraku sighed. ::If I didn't have anything to be angry about before, I think just found my inspiration...::
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"KAGOME!!!!!!!!!"
Kagome and Sango giggled and continued to pick berries. "That's what he gets for all that crap. I can't believe he actually thought that we were going to come back so soon." Kagome laughed.
"But Kagome," Miroku whined. "You and Sango tied him to a tree. A tree for goodness sakes. An arrow through the fabric of each shoulder, by each hip, through the fabric of each ankle. Bonds made with your ki over his wrists, ankles, and waist. That's just cruel. "
"But we could have so much fun with him in this situation." Kagome chimed.
"Huh?"
"Well, I had a plan... but I'll mention that later. After InuYasha has my cherry pie, he'll think nothing of it."
"Ah, what better way to a man's heart than through his stomach." Miroku patted his belly. "And that's another reason I married Sango. She cooks as well as Jaku does."
"I think she boils her rice better. It's a bit less pasty than Jaku's. Sango, do you think we could make dumplings also? Foreign foods are so delicious."
"I think so, maybe we could get the recipe." Sango replied.
"That would help."
Kagome paused and looked at her friends. "What do you guys think of InuYasha?"
"He's beautiful, Kagome, or should I say handsome? He seems sweet enough to you, he looks at you differently from what most would. I could see it you know." Sango nugged Kagome's side and a few of the cherries rolled from the basket. "He looks so fondly to you. Who wonders if he has fallen for a fallen angel?"
"I think she is right, Kagome. He does seem to be coming out so... he's just so comfortable around you and you, him. I think it is the blossoming of a very beautiful relationship. Just promise I'll be the uncle of your children." Miroku told her. She nodded absently and the other two laughed.
"What?!?" she cried. They just shook their heads and turned back to the berry patch.
She absently rolled a cherry about her index finger and thumb, thinking of how the color of the berry was of InuYasha's haori. It was a deep red, the red of blood, maybe a little lighter. She remembered the way his skin felt against hers when they held hands that afternoon. They were calloused, as if hardened by constant use, yet her hands were soft and small compared to his. His grasp made her feel secure, happy in a way that she hadn't felt before. Like if she died, she would die happy.
Would it always be that way?
What about if he left, how would she feel? What if her hope for joy being taken away to live the dreary life of a princes with no prince, would she be able to live on? A damsel with no savior, a Queen without a King. What kind of life would that be? She didn't want to imagine it, it would be boring. Tedious, boring, stupid; at that point would she even care enough to even want live?
No. She knew her answer was no. If she couldn't have a hope, if she couldn't have a reason to live, then she would not. There were plenty of people willing to take the throne and she would not be one to marry just so they could have her kingdom. If at all, she would rule alone, if her husband of choice wasn't by her side.
Really, what was life without love? What was passion without trust? What was intimacy without someone to make it intimate? What was love without someone to care for? What was ruling without someone to govern?
Nah, she wouldn't be the best wife, thought Kagome. No man in their right mind would want someone like her and they defiantly didn't want to waste their precious time with a weeping willow.
The tree!
She had totally forgotten that InuYasha had been tied to the tree, and her sneaky plan as just coming out at her. She stalked over to the hanyou and he scowled but she smiled playfully. "Now, I want you to listen to me. I am going to tell one of the guards that I found you with arrows through you clothes and that you look really beat up." She said to him, raising her hands to perform the illusion spell. "This will be so funny."
"Kagome, do you think this is a good idea?" he asked, concerned.
"Oh, yea, there's a new guard at the castle gate and whenever we get anew guard we do this. Everyone knows that today should be the day for the prank I play."
"Oh, then, I'm in. So what do you want me to do when you leave?"
"Stay put. The illusion wears off faster if you move a lot. " She lowered her hands as the illusion was in place and got ready to run off. "I'll be back on a few minutes."
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"Industrialization in Britain influenced other regions to improve their crop and invent new sources of power. Then they started to have factories and began trading with other countries who innovated the product to suit their needs..."
::oh would he just shut up???::
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She was crying. She was bawling her eyes out and the young sergeant did not know what the heck to do.
"He's all *sob* bloody and all *cry* cut up and *weep* bruised... oh what do I do???"
"I'll go have a look at him, Kagome-hime."
"Oh, thank you. I don't see how I could do this without you. I really do appreciate you!" then she turned on her heels and into the forest.
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"Britain had water surrounding it that served as a good blockade, they had large amounts of coal and iron ore and a stable political system. They also had entrepreneurs, and capital..."
::Shut... up...::
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Oh Kami. What had been done to the poor boy? She could see why she was weeping. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and patted her shoulder gently. "How about you go back to the palace and wait for me there. I'll bring the body back." He stated calmly. Inside he felt a whirlwind of emotions. Her crying over this creature, he didn't know if it was human or youkai.
He heard a growl come from the corpse and instantly backed up against the nearest tree. "Don't hurt me don't hurt me!!!" he cried and InuYasha and Kagome burst out laughing. She removed the spell and the bonds, then removed the arrows in under a minute. Then they doubled over with laughter at the poor boy.
"That was funny! We got you so good!" Kagome laughed and patted his back. "Don't worry, it's something we do to all the new guards."
He breathed a relieved sigh and chuckled. "Oh, Kagome-hime, you are cruel, very cruel."
"I can vouch for that!!!" InuYasha exclaimed and they all began to laugh harder.
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His hand gently clasped hers for support. He thought it was funny seeing he was the nervous one she the one to calm him. She had that kind of affect on him. Her hand felt soft in his and all he wanted to do is hold it, maybe hug and kiss her... he smacked himself mentally; good thoughts not bad.
They came to a plain door and he was guided through the door, to sit on one of the two finely cushioned chairs. The King hadn't come yet so Kagome planted her rear on his knee for a moment, just to be close to him.
"You shouldn't worry, InuYasha. He won't do anything."
"What do you mean? He may be throwing me out of his kingdom, he could be forbidding me to see you, and he could be angry and want me beheaded. Kagome, I don't want to face your father's wrath."
"Oh don't worry about it!" She pulled him to her, his cheek resting on her chest. He unconsciously held her closer, wrapping his arms around her waist and sighing into her embrace. "My father will do nothing of the sort. You shouldn't be afraid. If her messes with you, come to me and I'll deal with him. I promise."
"You really mean it, Kagome?"
"Of course I do!!! Now, I'm going to go. I'll be in my room preparing for dinner. Father wants me to look extra nice since there's a guest here. When you're finished here, come straight to me."
"Of course." He answered as she got and walked out the door. Then her father walked into it.
"Ah, InuYasha!" King Higurashi exclaimed and flopped down into his chair. "How have you liked your stay here so far."
"It's been interesting. Your daughter has been treating me well these past few hours." InuYasha answered.
"Do you like my daughter?"
"Very much so. She's wonderful."
"What about marriage? Have you given it any thought?"
Inwardly, InuYasha sighed. ::When I talk to this guy all he wants to know how I like Kagome!:: "Yes, and I don't think I'd mind being married to her. She's a beautiful girl, and intelligent, so, no, I wouldn't mind but I haven't paid any attention to the paper of anything. I've been with Kagome and her friends."
"Well, InuYasha, I want to congratulate you on your new position." The King walked over and pinned a badge onto his haori. "Chancellor."
InuYasha blinked. "Are you serious?"
"Very! If you can take care of my daughter, you should be able to handle this simple job."
"But shouldn't someone like Kouga be getting this? He's already-
"Don't worry about it." The King cut him off. "This is your job now, no matter what he says. No, go find my daughter and tell her the good new, I know you're anxious to."
InuYasha bowed and expressed his thanks, then flew down the hallways in less than a minute. He barged into Kagome's room, tackled her onto the bed and yelled; "HE MADE ME CHANCELLOR!!!"
Kagome hugged him to death until be pulled back and pulled he up from being pinned under him. He noticed her disheveled her kimono and softly apologized as he retied her obi.
"I'm so very proud of you, InuYasha!" She squealed and latched onto his neck. He returned her affection by wrapping his arms around her and nuzzling her neck.
"Thank you, Kagome, if you didn't like it I wouldn't have taken it."
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Well, I'm sorry this was so short! I got stuck right here and I have nothing else to write! If I would have went on, I would have messed up the whole story line!!! AGH!!! Well, time for personal responses!!!
Moon Mage Goddess: I'm glad you like it so much, koneko-chan! It's really flattering. *blushes* I'm going to update more often now, but I also have to do bonded, which is half done. Whoo!!! Cheers and chocolate all around!!!
Antis8eli: wow... thanks! I'm glad you like it! Your review made me ecstatic!!!
Theblackrose: ^^ you're going to like the next chappie then, 'm sure of it!! ~_^
Laura-chan: oh, it even gets better! I love chappie three because of King H's continuous batter. Chappie four is much better though, at least I think so.
Lovethestory: updating updating!!! Lol
Mikki-inu-lover: inu won't be that ooc but he is a peasant in a princess's palace. How is he supposed to act?
Nani: about the horses: yea, that's them! The plot gets better, if I say so myself!!! I'm going to start an e-mail list, okay?
Huma: I told you didn't I? see??? Thanks, though, hun!!!
That's all for now! To everyone else, I love ya'll too!!!!!!!! TNT!
Much Love, Pocky, Chocolate, and Bunnie Hops, KIyoUsHi
By: Kiyoushi
A/n: I'm sooo glad so many of you guys like this story! The rule still is for ten reviews u if you do it quickly maybe I'll have a chapter posted before winter break is over!! I'm already 6 pages into chapter and fluff lovers, you'll love it!!! Woo!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own these peoples!!!!
Words: hanyou: half human, half demon youkai: demon hime:: princess houshi: monk tai-jiya: demon exterminator inu: dog
Chapter 3-
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Kagome glared at the hanyou as her friends approached them, one glowering and the other rubbing the back of his head with an embarrassed look on his face. She eyed the other female wearily before slightly shifting her hips to fall over his, knowing that if she didn't he'd be able to lift his legs. This way he couldn't get up high enough without lifting her and she could promptly push him back down.
"Having fun, Kagome-chan?" the woman piped, grinning when the Princess scowled.
"Much, Sango-chan." She replied, her eyes narrowing.
"And your new friend, is he enjoying it two?"
"Whatever," he huffed. ::Yea, I am enjoying this, but that's none her damn business.:: "Just get her heavy ass off of me."
"Translation;" the male beside Sango stated, InuYasha could see his sly smirk. "Leave her there."
Sango, Kagome, and InuYasha shot daggers as they looked at the man furiously. "Miro-chan!" the two girls cried and the one who is called Sango smacked him in the back of the head.
Kagome unconsciously shifted against him again as she adjusted herself. InuYasha suppressed a groan. "Look, cow, if you don't get off of me right now..." he hissed.
She looked at him and he almost flinched at the fire in her gaze. "Look, asshole," she said mimicking his tone. "If you don't shut up, I won't get up." She seethed.
Sango and Miroku gave each other a knowing glance.
"COW! YOU'RE SQUISHING ME!!!" he cried, sounding more like a four year old.
"No, I am not squishing you. Are you squished under me? No," she groaned. "Asshole."
Miroku kneeled beside the pair and waited until InuYasha looked at him. Kagome started talking to Sango like nothing unusual was happening. "If you don't want to die," Miroku said. "then whatever you do don't out-rightly say she's fat."
InuYasha gave him a questioning glance.
"You don't want to know, dude."
InuYasha took the mental note, but soon forgot when Sango handed Kagome a bowl of food. Sango had spread their meal out already, which was small but hearty. Not some three course meal for lunch, just enough to fill their stomachs for dinner. Miroku walked away and took a seat beside his wife.
"Kagome, aren't you going to get up to eat?" Sango asked.
"Nope," she replied. "We're fine right here."
"Get off of me, buffalo butt." He scorned. "I would like to eat, too."
"You will," she answered.
He grabbed her hips and pulled her up, trying to disembody her from him but she just feel back onto him with a squeak.
"You're going to spill it! ASSHOLE!" she shouted.
"Well, if someone wasn't on me..." he snarled.
"If someone wasn't being mean!"
"If someone wouldn't have tackled me!"
"If someone hadn't tickled me!!!!"
"If someone doesn't get up!!!"
"If someone doesn't shut up!!!!"
"Cow!"
"Turd!"
"Stupid!"
"Ugly!"
"Buffalo!"
"Cat!"
"Better than a dumb heavy ass like you!!"
"At least I don't purr!"
"I DON'T PURR! COW!"
"Bastard!"
*****
Sango and Miroku just shook their heads. Didn't they ever tire of fighting like children? ::Oh, well,:: Sango mused sullenly. ::We know that even in their hearts, they are still children. They just, express it way too much!:: she looked over the bickering pair and looked to Miroku. He chuckled. "What?" she asked him
"They fight like they've been married for over 50 years. Kagome isn't even half that age. I doubt that InuYasha is anywhere near that in his life pan in ratio to humans." He answered her but his comment only got more questions.
"What about aging?" she asked innocently.
"They just age slower. I think in human years, InuYasha is around 200 when in youkai years he's 21 or 22. That's what I suspect. But he's a little immature for 21..."
"Miroku, you shouldn't talk!!"
"Now, now, Sango, dear, don't get hasty!"
"Hasty? Who's hasty?" she fumed. "What about when you were 21, Miroku? You were still going around asking people to bear your children!!! How immature is that???"
"I wanted an heir. Besides, I wasn't that serious, Sango. I just wanted-
"To sleep with tem? Hmm?"
Miroku shook his head sadly. ::Here we go again...::
*****
"Dumbass!"
"Asshole!"
"Get your fat ass off of me!!!!"
Both Sango and Miroku glanced at him as if to say, 'you've done it now..."
Her hand connected harshly with his right cheek and a crack sounded through the air. A spark flashed off her hand. He blinked and raised a hand to his cheek, which stung as he touched it, "Dang, Kagome, you didn't have to go and slap me!" he whined.
"Don't call me fat." She said and waved one hand of dismissal. "Your food is getting cold so just don't piss me off again."
He pouted and she mimed him, poking her lip out at him and he mentally noted how adorable she was when she did that.
"Here," she said, holding out a spoon. He clamped his mouth shut firmly. ""Oh stop being such a baby."
"Mmmfnf," he humphed. He shook his head and glared.
"Oh come on, inu baby!" she cooed. "Eat the yummy food for Kago-chan."
He shook his head and pouted.
"Don't make me use the airplane, inu baby!" she huffed. She saw Miroku and Sango stifle their laughter. The corner of his lips twitched upward but he glared at her with a huff.
"Open up for the airplane, inu baby!" she giggled when he looked at her with this crazy expression. She made a buzzing sound and moved the spoon around his face.
He turned his face away and snorted rudely, and he heard Sango giggle at his antics. He, himself had to keep himself from laughing, it was just too funny! Him, a hanyou, grown and probably older than anyone there imagined him to be, was being fed via airplane spoon by a 19 year old princess, who was still straddling his hips. He had to picture himself like this in his mind and only came up with the most hilarious picture. It wasn't like him to actually go on with something like this, but why shouldn't he? It wasn't only funny but his princess seemed to be enjoying the moment, something he didn't want to ruin for her. She seemed so delighted. Her brown eyes sparkled with laughter at his little refusals, making him want to grin until his mouth fell off... maybe he already was. When your cheeks hurt this much, it was hard to tell if you were still smiling or not, but by the way she looked at him, it was evident to him that that smile was on his face.
"Husband?" Sango called. InuYasha perked his ears. He wasn't the type to eavesdrop but she looked too smart... too sly, too cunning, and yet so carefree. Maybe that's why he had already grown to like her, because she was all those things.
Sometimes he wondered how he could tell these things by just looking at someone. Battle experience, he guessed. Your emotions during battle sometimes gave your next move away; that quick glance of confusion at an extremely fast attack, the momentary flash of complete madness out of anger on someone's face, they all told him how this particular person was going to attack next or if he should attack or block subsequently. The other person's feeling at the time of battle was crucial to determining your own. It was simple like that, but it had taken him all of 3 years to figure that one out. Except now it didn't only apply to battle. Just looking into someone's eyes or the expression on their face told him all he needed to know about the person to recognize if he or she was to be a good companion or not.
Maybe that was why he was so comfortable around Kagome. The first time he looked at her, he saw a beauty, an unextinguished fire (a/n: is unextinquished a word??? It sounds right to me... o well just pretend it is if it isn't ...^__^;) dwelling in her eyes, yet such peace there also. It had been the most amazing, beautiful thing he had ever witnessed. After looking into so many eyes that way, it was like if anyone deprived him of looking into them again, he'd go nuts! It would be like someone saying he couldn't eat. Besides that, there was such trust, such reverence; as if he was someone greatly loved to her. He realized that he didn't want to ever stop looking into her wonderful orbs, that he would never leave her, that he literally needed to see them everyday... somehow he knew this the first time he saw her.
For the third time, he asked himself; do I believe in love at first sight?
He picked up on Sango and Miroku's conversation, but still paying attention to Kagome.
"She's taken to him already, Sango-chan," Miroku stated with a grin. Kagome gently pushed the spoon against InuYasha's mouth.
"Oh, InuYasha, would you just open up and let me feed you already?!? Or do you want to wait until dinner to eat?" Kagome huffed to him. He rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to let the substance be fed to him. She was completely oblivious to the conversation that he was listening to.
"I agree, Miro-chan," Sango sighed cheerfully. "Don't you think they look cute together? Wouldn't they have beautiful children?"
InuYasha had to force himself not to blush at that; they were planning on their children already when they hadn't even said anything about being together.
"They would be most adorable, Sango, wouldn't they? I wonder if they'd have inu ears like him." Miroku replied.
"OH!" Sango piped, "and Kagome's black hair! And his eyes. Doesn't he have the most wonderful eyes?!?"
"Black and gold, what a contrast!" He chuckled. "I wonder if inus can have black hair."
"I'd guess they could... but...well, maybe they could, since Kagome would be the mother..."
"You know who he reminds me of?"
"Who?"
"Sesshomaru."
"I was thinking that too!"
InuYasha snapped one ear toward them, which didn't go unnoticed by Sango. He wondered vaguely if they could have figured him out.
"I wonder if he is the King's younger brother, who ran away some time ago. They say he was a hanyou, maybe this is he. There are rumors that he ended up pretending to be a peasant. Sad that the court didn't seem to care much anyway..."she looked down sadly. "They were all youkai and they wanted to reject him for his human mother. Poor Sesshomaru had to defend him. Thanks goodness he's such a strong King or by now he would be dead, the west would be out of their families' hands. I would much rather not see that."
Miroku placed his hands behind his head with a thoughtful stare. "I do think you are right about that, dear, I wouldn't want that particular King to be overthrown by someone only seeking for power. It would be best that his family keep the land. They have ruled well for over a century's time. He is a good king, I must say that. He just has bad taste in picking court members."
Sango chuckled. "Absolutely."
InuYasha carefully filed this information away and reminded himself to tell Miroku and Sango not to mention it to anyone...
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"So, tell me a little about yourself, Naraku," King Higurashi cheerfully asked, looking across the long table in their dining room and raising his platinum plated fork to his mouth. He ate the morsel with delight; a new friend and his favorite meal all in the mist of a few hours. Besides that, he had seen a truly gleeful Kagome that afternoon; that only helped the extreme happiness swell in his heart while he ate his late lunch. He could really call it an early dinner; it was already around two o'clock.
(a/n: I just realized this but when Kagome greets her dad in the first chapter, she says good afternoon, and now it's lunch... ^__^; so I just want you people to ignore that mistake and I'll make sure I don't mess up so badly later on... sorry about that guys! I'm just as stupid as King Higurashi here! ... okay not THAT stupid...)
"Well, I would be useless to tell you things that you could find out on your own, but I can tell you this; I am irked with constant requests for my marriage." King Tanaku replied, smirking when his new friend looked up with interest.
"Right to the point, huh, Naraku?" the King chuckled. "I think you may want to choose someone from your own kingdom." He shrugged. "Or whatever. I'd rather think that you'd marry out of love rather just to please your court."
"That is what I was thinking. Seeing that I have your approval, I think I will just follow that advise." He looked thoughtfully at the crumpet on his plate. ::This guy is so dim witted...:: He laughed inwardly; what an easy task this was going to be. "Have you learned of the games from the west?"
This perked the North King's interest suddenly, him having a love for new things. "No, I haven't, have you?"
"They call it baseball. Someone throws a ball at you and you try to hit it with a specially made stick. They play it a lot in America."
"I see..." he pondered for a moment. "I think I'll have Girouru check it out."
"Grouru?"
"Girouru Hanaki. He's my receptionist."
"Ah..." ::What a boring fellow...::
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He was choking and she wouldn't get up!!!
Sango and Miroku kneeled next to hem as he hacked and coughed but Kagome just sat there defiantly looking huffy as she refused to listen to Sango or to look at him.
"Kagome, don't you think you're being too harsh?" Sango asked and received a glare from Kagome, who responded with a 'humph' and looked away. "Kagome!"
"He called me fat earlier. Serves him right!" she said with malice in her voice.
"He's going to choke to death, Kagome!"
"That's not my fault is it? If he hadn't insulted me, I would have gotten up by now," she spat. "So there."
"I have an idea Kagome," Sango smirked evilly. "And it'll be even more fun than having him pinned here, but it wouldn't serve anything if he was dead would it?"
"Well," she sighed. "You always have the most fun ideas... alright!" she chimed and promptly hopped off InuYasha, who was starting to turn blue from the lack of air. What possessed her to feed him lying down anyway? What possessed him to LET her?!?
She lifted him into her arms and placed her fists right above his belly button, adjusting her legs between his so if he fell forward or backward, she wouldn't fall with him and she would affectively be able to catch him. With one quick inward, upward thrust or her hands, he coughed hard and was able to breathe again. She continued to hold him that way until she was sure he was okay to stand alone, and stepped back, dusting off his clothes. Then she walked around to his front, to see him angrily glaring at her. She just shrugged and leaned up to gently plant a kiss on his forehead,
He felt giddy in a matter of seconds.
He almost started to laugh at himself. One moment he was steamed at her because she wouldn't get off of him when he was obviously choking but with one simple kiss, one touch of her soft lips, equaled one really happy inu- hanyou. It was ridiculous, really.
He forced himself to keep his scowl and glared heatedly at her, she seemed unfazed and this made him even the madder. But for some reason he couldn't stay mad at her for long.
But that didn't mean that he couldn't act like he was.
"You wench!!!" he grabbed her shoulders and shook her, none too hard but not exactly gently. "You could have killed me!!! What possessed you to do that?!?!"
She shrugged, looking smug and amused.
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"Everyone has a different way of handling anger, Naraku," Higurashi rambled. "You could be an atom bomb, which is some who takes out anger on others like Godzilla took out his on Tokyo. You'd get angry at everything and everyone and if there's nothing to be angry about you find something. You swear, scream, punch holes in walls and grab pretty women and climb to the top of Mount Fuji- which I have to say wouldn't be such a good idea seeing that that volcano is presently active. Even though it hasn't erupted for more than 50 or 100 years, imagine being so mad to do that and then get caught up in the blast when it explodes. It would be mildly funny to people like me, who wouldn't be angry enough to kidnap a woman and carry her to Mount Fuji..."
Naraku sighed. ::If I didn't have anything to be angry about before, I think just found my inspiration...::
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"KAGOME!!!!!!!!!"
Kagome and Sango giggled and continued to pick berries. "That's what he gets for all that crap. I can't believe he actually thought that we were going to come back so soon." Kagome laughed.
"But Kagome," Miroku whined. "You and Sango tied him to a tree. A tree for goodness sakes. An arrow through the fabric of each shoulder, by each hip, through the fabric of each ankle. Bonds made with your ki over his wrists, ankles, and waist. That's just cruel. "
"But we could have so much fun with him in this situation." Kagome chimed.
"Huh?"
"Well, I had a plan... but I'll mention that later. After InuYasha has my cherry pie, he'll think nothing of it."
"Ah, what better way to a man's heart than through his stomach." Miroku patted his belly. "And that's another reason I married Sango. She cooks as well as Jaku does."
"I think she boils her rice better. It's a bit less pasty than Jaku's. Sango, do you think we could make dumplings also? Foreign foods are so delicious."
"I think so, maybe we could get the recipe." Sango replied.
"That would help."
Kagome paused and looked at her friends. "What do you guys think of InuYasha?"
"He's beautiful, Kagome, or should I say handsome? He seems sweet enough to you, he looks at you differently from what most would. I could see it you know." Sango nugged Kagome's side and a few of the cherries rolled from the basket. "He looks so fondly to you. Who wonders if he has fallen for a fallen angel?"
"I think she is right, Kagome. He does seem to be coming out so... he's just so comfortable around you and you, him. I think it is the blossoming of a very beautiful relationship. Just promise I'll be the uncle of your children." Miroku told her. She nodded absently and the other two laughed.
"What?!?" she cried. They just shook their heads and turned back to the berry patch.
She absently rolled a cherry about her index finger and thumb, thinking of how the color of the berry was of InuYasha's haori. It was a deep red, the red of blood, maybe a little lighter. She remembered the way his skin felt against hers when they held hands that afternoon. They were calloused, as if hardened by constant use, yet her hands were soft and small compared to his. His grasp made her feel secure, happy in a way that she hadn't felt before. Like if she died, she would die happy.
Would it always be that way?
What about if he left, how would she feel? What if her hope for joy being taken away to live the dreary life of a princes with no prince, would she be able to live on? A damsel with no savior, a Queen without a King. What kind of life would that be? She didn't want to imagine it, it would be boring. Tedious, boring, stupid; at that point would she even care enough to even want live?
No. She knew her answer was no. If she couldn't have a hope, if she couldn't have a reason to live, then she would not. There were plenty of people willing to take the throne and she would not be one to marry just so they could have her kingdom. If at all, she would rule alone, if her husband of choice wasn't by her side.
Really, what was life without love? What was passion without trust? What was intimacy without someone to make it intimate? What was love without someone to care for? What was ruling without someone to govern?
Nah, she wouldn't be the best wife, thought Kagome. No man in their right mind would want someone like her and they defiantly didn't want to waste their precious time with a weeping willow.
The tree!
She had totally forgotten that InuYasha had been tied to the tree, and her sneaky plan as just coming out at her. She stalked over to the hanyou and he scowled but she smiled playfully. "Now, I want you to listen to me. I am going to tell one of the guards that I found you with arrows through you clothes and that you look really beat up." She said to him, raising her hands to perform the illusion spell. "This will be so funny."
"Kagome, do you think this is a good idea?" he asked, concerned.
"Oh, yea, there's a new guard at the castle gate and whenever we get anew guard we do this. Everyone knows that today should be the day for the prank I play."
"Oh, then, I'm in. So what do you want me to do when you leave?"
"Stay put. The illusion wears off faster if you move a lot. " She lowered her hands as the illusion was in place and got ready to run off. "I'll be back on a few minutes."
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"Industrialization in Britain influenced other regions to improve their crop and invent new sources of power. Then they started to have factories and began trading with other countries who innovated the product to suit their needs..."
::oh would he just shut up???::
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She was crying. She was bawling her eyes out and the young sergeant did not know what the heck to do.
"He's all *sob* bloody and all *cry* cut up and *weep* bruised... oh what do I do???"
"I'll go have a look at him, Kagome-hime."
"Oh, thank you. I don't see how I could do this without you. I really do appreciate you!" then she turned on her heels and into the forest.
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"Britain had water surrounding it that served as a good blockade, they had large amounts of coal and iron ore and a stable political system. They also had entrepreneurs, and capital..."
::Shut... up...::
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Oh Kami. What had been done to the poor boy? She could see why she was weeping. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and patted her shoulder gently. "How about you go back to the palace and wait for me there. I'll bring the body back." He stated calmly. Inside he felt a whirlwind of emotions. Her crying over this creature, he didn't know if it was human or youkai.
He heard a growl come from the corpse and instantly backed up against the nearest tree. "Don't hurt me don't hurt me!!!" he cried and InuYasha and Kagome burst out laughing. She removed the spell and the bonds, then removed the arrows in under a minute. Then they doubled over with laughter at the poor boy.
"That was funny! We got you so good!" Kagome laughed and patted his back. "Don't worry, it's something we do to all the new guards."
He breathed a relieved sigh and chuckled. "Oh, Kagome-hime, you are cruel, very cruel."
"I can vouch for that!!!" InuYasha exclaimed and they all began to laugh harder.
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His hand gently clasped hers for support. He thought it was funny seeing he was the nervous one she the one to calm him. She had that kind of affect on him. Her hand felt soft in his and all he wanted to do is hold it, maybe hug and kiss her... he smacked himself mentally; good thoughts not bad.
They came to a plain door and he was guided through the door, to sit on one of the two finely cushioned chairs. The King hadn't come yet so Kagome planted her rear on his knee for a moment, just to be close to him.
"You shouldn't worry, InuYasha. He won't do anything."
"What do you mean? He may be throwing me out of his kingdom, he could be forbidding me to see you, and he could be angry and want me beheaded. Kagome, I don't want to face your father's wrath."
"Oh don't worry about it!" She pulled him to her, his cheek resting on her chest. He unconsciously held her closer, wrapping his arms around her waist and sighing into her embrace. "My father will do nothing of the sort. You shouldn't be afraid. If her messes with you, come to me and I'll deal with him. I promise."
"You really mean it, Kagome?"
"Of course I do!!! Now, I'm going to go. I'll be in my room preparing for dinner. Father wants me to look extra nice since there's a guest here. When you're finished here, come straight to me."
"Of course." He answered as she got and walked out the door. Then her father walked into it.
"Ah, InuYasha!" King Higurashi exclaimed and flopped down into his chair. "How have you liked your stay here so far."
"It's been interesting. Your daughter has been treating me well these past few hours." InuYasha answered.
"Do you like my daughter?"
"Very much so. She's wonderful."
"What about marriage? Have you given it any thought?"
Inwardly, InuYasha sighed. ::When I talk to this guy all he wants to know how I like Kagome!:: "Yes, and I don't think I'd mind being married to her. She's a beautiful girl, and intelligent, so, no, I wouldn't mind but I haven't paid any attention to the paper of anything. I've been with Kagome and her friends."
"Well, InuYasha, I want to congratulate you on your new position." The King walked over and pinned a badge onto his haori. "Chancellor."
InuYasha blinked. "Are you serious?"
"Very! If you can take care of my daughter, you should be able to handle this simple job."
"But shouldn't someone like Kouga be getting this? He's already-
"Don't worry about it." The King cut him off. "This is your job now, no matter what he says. No, go find my daughter and tell her the good new, I know you're anxious to."
InuYasha bowed and expressed his thanks, then flew down the hallways in less than a minute. He barged into Kagome's room, tackled her onto the bed and yelled; "HE MADE ME CHANCELLOR!!!"
Kagome hugged him to death until be pulled back and pulled he up from being pinned under him. He noticed her disheveled her kimono and softly apologized as he retied her obi.
"I'm so very proud of you, InuYasha!" She squealed and latched onto his neck. He returned her affection by wrapping his arms around her and nuzzling her neck.
"Thank you, Kagome, if you didn't like it I wouldn't have taken it."
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Well, I'm sorry this was so short! I got stuck right here and I have nothing else to write! If I would have went on, I would have messed up the whole story line!!! AGH!!! Well, time for personal responses!!!
Moon Mage Goddess: I'm glad you like it so much, koneko-chan! It's really flattering. *blushes* I'm going to update more often now, but I also have to do bonded, which is half done. Whoo!!! Cheers and chocolate all around!!!
Antis8eli: wow... thanks! I'm glad you like it! Your review made me ecstatic!!!
Theblackrose: ^^ you're going to like the next chappie then, 'm sure of it!! ~_^
Laura-chan: oh, it even gets better! I love chappie three because of King H's continuous batter. Chappie four is much better though, at least I think so.
Lovethestory: updating updating!!! Lol
Mikki-inu-lover: inu won't be that ooc but he is a peasant in a princess's palace. How is he supposed to act?
Nani: about the horses: yea, that's them! The plot gets better, if I say so myself!!! I'm going to start an e-mail list, okay?
Huma: I told you didn't I? see??? Thanks, though, hun!!!
That's all for now! To everyone else, I love ya'll too!!!!!!!! TNT!
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