Robotic Beauty

Disclaimer: I own blah. So if you sue me, you'll get blah. And no, blah does not in any way mean 'Inuyasha and co.'

A/N: OMG!!! 70 reviews! I'm SO happy! This means so much to me! I never dreamed I would have so many reviews by chapter 5! Thank you all so much! Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know, I'm very picky about spelling/grammar errors, if you didn't know that already. I tend to go back and correct them, no matter how trivial. Also, sometimes when I reread the chapter, I find I can do better, so I change a few details. It's nothing big, so you don't have to worry that suddenly, the plot is very different. Like last chapter, I put in the A/N "horribly wrong A/N" I meant "horribly LONG A/N" Heh heh

Enter chapter 6… (this chapter may seem short because of the ridiculously long A/N at the end, but it really is longer than most of my other chapter! 3000 words! So you guys better appreciate it! )

Ch. 6

Kikyou

Inuyasha growled. He took a sharp turn and sped up his pace, in the hopes of throwing off his pursuer, but… it was no use. Instead, he tried to tune out the man's incessant chatter, but again, it was no use. It was just too much talk to ignore.

"So… Your Highness…" Miroku said slowly.

"What?!" Inuyasha cried out in frustration, stopping and turning angrily to the boy.

"What exactly was my good friend Kagome doing in your room?" He asked slyly, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.

"Gods! Just leave me alone, you lech!" Inuyasha cried. He spun around and flat out ran away from the blacksmith-in-training.

Miroku grinned. It really was fun to annoy people. And as he went through a mental list of all the people he had annoyed, it finally ended on Kagome.

He had annoyed her numerous times. Too many to count actually, and he had gotten his fair amount of hits in return. The past several months had really been different though. She didn't act nearly as carefree as before, when she wasn't a machine. It really hurt him to think that she had thought there was nothing else left in the world that she could stay for. She had been running away, he realized, just like she had been running away when he first met her, when he saw her on the verge of killing herself. She had been running away, by deciding to kill herself. Now, she was running away, by erasing her memory.

And at first, it seemed like it had worked.

Just like she wanted, she had forgotten everything. Every scrap of detail from the 16 years she'd lived had been removed from her mind.

The first few weeks after her Waking had been hell. She barely knew anything and spent most of her time mimicking others until he felt the urge to smack her over the head. She had been like a child, naïve and completely innocent.

And despite the kind help he gave her and the happy smile he wore on his face, inside, he had been angry. Angry that she had thrown her life away for some stupid boy. He had been angry with her for even thinking of it. He had been angry with himself for allowing it. And he had been angry with his father for going through with it without a second thought. The man never did seem to care for the girl he had seemingly taken in as a daughter. All he cared about was money and fame. And a good drink now and then as well.

But now… she seemed alright. She seemed happy and almost like her old self despite being synthetic. It was amazing how she seemed so alive. Her feelings seemed nothing short of genuine. Her personality now contrasted sharply with what he had seen that first time she woke up. If he hadn't seen the cords and wires twisted in her body that time, he would have thought she was alive, and not a robot.

It seemed, no matter what, Kagome just couldn't help but be… Kagome.

Inuyasha snuck a glance over his shoulder. Whew! He sighed in relief. He'd thought he'd never get rid of him. But now, he was on his way to his father's quarters to see what he had to say. Sango had said his parents wanted to see him. He couldn't but help be nervous. Did he do something wrong perhaps? He thought about that for a second. Something wrong other than the usual?

As he arrived at his father's room, he rudely pushed open the door, not caring to knock. He entered the room to be greeted by his father's grave face.

"Inuyasha," he said in that tone of voice that immediately told Inuyasha he was in trouble.

"Yes?"

"I have been informed that you have been… less than polite to our new guest–"

Inuyasha started to grumble something but King Inutaisho shot a glare at him.

"Do you deny it?"

Inuyasha looked away.

"Very well," the Lord approved of his silence, "I wish for you to spend some quality time with your future wife now."

Inuyasha's face turned red in anger and he was about to spew out an angry string of curses when his father sidestepped to reveal a tearful Kikyou. The one thing he just could not stand was a woman crying, no matter who the woman was. The anger deflated from him a bit. "Er…" He replied intelligently.

The corners of Lord Inutaisho's mouth lifted into a semi-smile. "I'll leave you two lovebirds alone." With that, he departed the room.

Inuyasha was about to give a nasty retort but discovered he had already left. He was alone… with Kikyou.

As he turned his head back around to look at his fiancée, he found that her cheeks were completely dry, without a single trace of a tear. Looks like she had been faking the waterworks.

Why am I not surprised? He thought sullenly. He wasn't the only one who could be swayed by a woman's tears.

"Inuyasha," Kikyou pouted, "why would you call me a slut? I'm so hurt. We're going to be married soon! What's the problem if one of us wants to get a little… comfy?" She stuck out her bottom lip and let it quiver a bit – a practiced move.

Inuyasha gave a disgusted look but he kept his mouth shut, realizing that anything he said could be used against him. Kikyou moved closer to Inuyasha until they were close enough to touch, and touch she did. She cuddled up against his chest and traced random patterns across his haori.

"I really like you," she said softly. "My heart pounds for you. Don't you hear it? Feel it?" She took his clawed hand and placed if above her heart, deliberately placing it over her breast, encouraging him to give it a squeeze.

Inuyasha whipped his hand away as if he had been burned and now turned his disgusted look to his own hand. He considered ripping off his skin and letting his body heal himself, but decided she wasn't worth the pain.

But hey, if he couldn't skin his hand, he could at least burn his clothes.

He shoved her away from him roughly. He couldn't stay silent anymore. "Didn't I tell you not to touch me?!" The only way he could imagine himself like this was with Kagome. And not even that. Kagome would never be so bold.

"But… but… we'll be married soon!" She said, letting her eyes get teary.

Inuyasha eyed her dubiously. He was almost certain those tears were also fake. (A/N: Slow isn't he? ) "Crying won't work on me this time, Kikyou." Inuyasha said firmly.

Kikyou pouted again, "Oh come on, Inuyasha. You're my future husband. Shouldn't husbands make their wives feel… satisfied?" She said suggestively.

Inuyasha let his disgust show through in his growl. "I'm not your husband yet. Seducing me won't work." The bitch was really starting to get on his nerves. Her attitude appalled him. She was supposed to be a Princess for God's sake! She was supposed to be a noble virgin Lady and somehow, he had the feeling she wasn't a virgin. She was a disgrace. He had half a mind to tell her parents, but he refused to stoop to her level.

"Alright, later then." She nodded in approval.

Inuyasha exploded in frustration. "Don't you get it, bitch?! I don't want to do anything with you at all! I don't love you, I don't even like you! Why can't you just leave me alone?!"

With that, he stomped out of the room… and nearly flattened Kagome, who was standing just outside the door.

"Oh, Gods, Kagome, are you alright?" He asked, concerned as he pulled her up from the floor.

She brushed invisible dust from her kimono and smiled at him sweetly, "It's alright, Inuyasha. You didn't hurt me. Thank you for the concern."

Secure in the knowledge that she truly was okay, he crossed his arms. "Feh. Who said I was worried about you?"

Kagome giggled. She reached up and ruffled his ears like one would to a little boy. "You're so cute, Inuyasha. That's what I love about you."

Inuyasha could feel his heart pounding in his chest. "Keh." He scoffed. "I'm not supposed to be cute. I'm a demon. Don't you know anything?" Mental note, he thought to himself, act cuter around Kagome.

Kagome smiled. "But you're a cute demon." She protested lightly. "Now come on, it's almost time for supper."

Inuyasha grinned toothily, "Oh, yeah? What are we having?"

"Oden!" Kagome perked up.

He laughed at her sudden perkiness and draped an arm around her shoulders. "Well, if you like it, then it must be good. Come on, let's go."

Kikyou watched all this with a look of supreme dislike on her face. How could Inuyasha, her fiancée, fall for someone like that? The girl wasn't even real! Kikyou frowned and made a silent vow to make the girl regret ever coming in between her and her mission.

( In the olden days, lunch was called dinner and dinner was called supper. I don't know how it worked in Japan, but I'm using this way just in case. Some of you probably already know this, but I'm just telling you and those who don't know this so you don't get confused when it's midday and I'm calling the meal 'dinner'. If I forget to refer lunch as dinner or dinner as supper, please let me know.)

Rin frowned as she tried to flick off the clingy suds off her hand. Besides the whole almond milk crisis, which she had yet to solve, there was nothing else for her to do, so she decided to help out. She was presently washing the towering stack of dishes along with several other maids. Now she was slightly regretting her decision. It seemed as if every time the dish pile diminished, some servant or other would stagger in and add more plates, bowls and whatnot to the pile. Her fingers had long ago started to prune and she was just plain annoyed.

A male servant with a large dish of food passed by. "Lord Sesshoumaru requests a meal to his room. Any volunteers to deliver it to him? I'm too busy with the other supper preparations."

Rin looked up at the name and raised her hand quickly. "I'll do it."

The servant looked relieved. "Thanks." He took a look at her. "You're one of the maids that came with Lady Kikyou right?"

Rin nodded.

"Okay, Lord Sesshoumaru's room is straight down that hall," he pointed, "It's the last door, very big. You can't miss it."

Rin nodded her head again and gingerly took the large plate from him.

"Don't go and drop it now," he said with a smile.

She smiled back and proceeded in the direction he had told her. When she reached the designated door, she gave a tentative knock.

"Come in."

She balanced her tray of food on one hand and pushed open the door. She found the man sitting at the table scribbling on some papers.

"L-Lord Sesshoumaru?"

"Put it on the dresser," he replied without looking up. It must be the nose, Rin deduced.

She was about to turn around and leave but his voice stopped him.

"Wait."

She looked at him. "Yes?" For some reason, she was glad he had given her a cause to stay.

"Are you a new servant, or did you come with the Higurashi Royal Family?" His eyes never left his paper.

"I'm the Princess Kikyou's personal maid." She replied.

"I see." He sounded almost thoughtful. "You may leave now."

Rin nodded, slightly disappointed she couldn't stay longer, before she left his room.

After she left, the corners of Sesshoumaru's mouth tilted downward in a small frown. For some crazy reason, he felt a slight attraction toward the girl. But that was wrong. He was already in a happy engagement with Princess Nazuna. She deserved better than for him to cheat on her. Sighing, he reread what he had wrote, noting that he had not written a single thing that made sense while the girl had been present.

Miroku looked to his left. Hmm… Nope. He looked to his right. Not there either. Now were could she have gone? He thought to himself, cupping his chin in his hand. It looked quite the comical picture.

"Don't hurt yourself thinking too hard," a dry voice commented.

He looked up. "Ah, Inuyasha!" He exclaimed. "Talked to your father?"

Inuyasha scowled, thinking back to his meeting. "Yeah."

"Hmm… yeah, have you seen Miss Sango?" He asked hopefully.

"I wouldn't get too attached if I were you. She comes from a long line of demon exterminators." Inuyasha informed him.

Miroku looked at him curiously. "So why would she serve a demon family?"

Inuyasha shrugged. "Beats me."

Kagome spoke up from Inuyasha's side. "If you guys are done talking, we have supper to get to."

"Alright then. They must be serving something special for you to interrupt our important discussion."

Kagome humphed and walked off on her own.

Miroku watched her go. "What are we having anyway?" He asked.

"Oden."

"Ah."

"Hey… your name is Kagome, right?"

Kagome turned at her name to see the Higurashi Princess. "Yes."

Kikyou leaned against a nearby pillar casually, "I've seen you hanging around the Inu Prince. You do know he is my husband-to-be, correct?" She said smugly.

Kagome kept her face emotionless, "Yes."

If that disappointed Kikyou, she didn't show it. She held up her hand and began to examine her nails. "However, I have noted that you act more than just friendly to my fiancée. I can understand if you like how he looks. I, myself have felt a strange attraction to his looks. But, if you think you love him… that is a different matter." Her eyes glittered dangerously.

Suddenly, she made full eye contact with the girl. "I want you to back off." She said in a low voice, disgust showed plainly on her face as she narrowed her eyes. "Inuyasha is my fiancée. He is my future husband. You have no place in his heart and you will not get between us." Her voice returned to normal, but her eyes stayed as narrow as slits. "Besides, you're not even real. You're just an echo. My echo. And you will always be in my shadow. You have no feelings. You may think you do, but you're wrong." She held up her arm and pinched her own skin. "You do not have this. You do not have flesh. You do not have blood. And in five months, you will die as my echo, as my shadow. Sure a few people may mourn for you, but then it'll blow over and they'll forget. And once they forget, they can join everyone in worshipping me, the new Queen of both the Inu and Higurashi Kingdoms, wife of the Inu Prince."

Kikyou smirked. "Give it up, Kagome. You'll never win over Inuyasha, so stop trying."

With that, she sauntered off, a malicious grin splitting her face from ear to ear.

Kagome stood in the same place, her face still set in neutral. But on the inside, she was in turmoil, hurting from the bluntness of Kikyou's speech. Nevertheless, one single thought made it through her mind.

You're wrong, Kikyou. I have already won Inuyasha. I've won his heart.

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Mere minutes ago, he had been waiting at the supper table with everyone sans two people. It was customary to wait for everyone to come to the table before eating and he had been starving, taunted by the smell of the oden. Mere seconds ago, Kikyou had entered the room with a suspiciously smug look on her face for one who had just been spurned by her "love". She apologized politely and took her seat next to him. She batted her eyes flirtatiously, but he just ignored her.

There was a horrible feeling in the pit of his stomach, when his eyes swept over the last empty seat. Kagome had been alone with Kikyou?

Moments after his thought, Kagome entered, and apologized as well before taking her seat across from him. She had an unreadable expression on her face.

'What's wrong?' He mouthed to her.

She just shook her head and smiled before replying back silently. 'Nothing.'

He gave her a dubious look but let it go. The meal was delicious, but it soured in his mouth as his mind drifted to possible occurrences between the two women. Every possibility that popped up in his mind had a bad outcome, each worse than the one before.

Before he realized it, supper was over and he was the last one sitting at the table, sipping his cold soup.

A maid came up to him, "Would you like me to warm that up for you, Your Majesty?" She asked politely.

Inuyasha shook his head, both to decline her offer and to shake himself out of his trance. "Oh, no, that's alright." He sat up and dumped his napkin on the table before leaving. To his surprise, he found Kagome waiting outside the door for him. "I keep you waiting too long?" He asked with a half-smirk.

Kagome smiled, "Yes, but I'll forgive you this time."

Together, they walked down the hall to their rooms in a leisurely pace, both enjoying the presence of the other. As they reached to fork in the hall path in which both directions led them down to their respective rooms, they turned toward each other.

"Well… it was nice seeing you again," Inuyasha said sincerely.

Kagome looked as if she wanted to say something, but she stopped and smiled lightly instead. "You too. Good night, Inuyasha." She leaned up and gave him a friendly peck on the cheek before walking down the hall to her room.

Inuyasha watched her until she turned the corner near the end of the passageway and was lost from sight.

Hmm… you guys all want to kill me now huh? LOL. I know I'm making Kikyou really evil and usually I don't like doing that, but I do hate Kikyou a lot, so I'm allowing a bit of Kikyou bashing just this once! Though, I'm not going to be immature about it and boil her alive or anything like that. I'll think of a fitting punishment eventually…

Review Responses

Ch. 4

Guardian Angel of ALL Anime: Haha, Ed is funny! "Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care." LOL. Omg, I love Outlaw Star too! It used to be my fav anime until I discovered Inuyasha Actually, I discovered Inuyasha a long time ago. Like three or so years ago when I was browsing through the manga section in Barnes and Noble What'd you think of this chapter?

porifra: Kagome asked to be an Android because people kept on breaking her heart and she couldn't stand it anymore. Hope that clears it up! And no, unfortunately, Naraku does not go after Kikyou. I won't end the story so soon! There are a couple of chapters left until Naraku comes and WAY more until the end of the story. Thanks for reviewing!

hometownkorea: Korean and proud, eh? LOL. J/k. Anyway, thanks! Don't worry, I will finish it!

Puppkid: Of course it will be Inu/Kag! I can't stand anything else but that! Plus I said so in the summary =P Nah, Inuyasha won't be an Android, but you'll see what happens!

rubber duckies: Whoa… I think you should cut down on the sugar. Easy now! LOL. J/k. If you want to be eternally hyper, be my guest! LOL!

Ellene: You must hate Kikyou so much now, huh? LOL. Thanks for reviewing!

ShiKOA: One too many to drink and too much sugar! LOL. How's this chapter! It's longer than usual!

Sugarhighs:P: I agree, I should slow it down, but just letting you know, I will get have Naraku come before the 10th chapter.

DatChicAnna: Thank you! Hope you like this chapter! Hmm… but you probably want to kill Kikyou now, huh?

Laura-chan: Yes, I'm trying to get in a Rin/Sess romance, but I still have to find a way to get rid of Kagura I don't think she's all that bad. She's my fav bad guy!

Kioko Maemi Mitsu: Cool name! Don't know what it means though… Thank you!

pinksakurablossom01: Here's the next chapter! Hope you enjoyed reading it!

Ganko: He is a bit inconsiderate, but you'll see why Be patient now, my loyal reviewer! I know you want to like strangle Kikyou now, but I'll give her what for before the end of this story!

darkfairy7: What do you think of this one? Thanks for the review!

AnimeBrat: Hee hee! Glad you liked it!

Ch. 5

AnimeBrat: Hm… I was wondering where you had gone. I did post that chapter up rather quickly though! Thanks for the double review! Review for this chapter, yes? LOL.

The Turmoil Twins: Whee! Another long review. Thank you! As for the part that you were confused about, the "'gome… 'gome…" was the an echo and the "Inuyasha" after it was Sango calling for Inuyasha. Sorry for the confusion! Wow… What language! That was really funny though! I was laughing so hard! I could never think of words like that!

SakuraSpring: Hmm… well, I don't know what to say because anything that I do say would ruin the ending! So just be patient and you'll find out what happens.

Brie: Thank you! Like for SakuraSpring, I can't tell you what's going to happen or it's going to spoil the ending! And no, Kikyou is not going to die. That would be too mean and immature. But she'll get what she deserves! Mwahuaha! I have the power!

Lugia-mew: Heh, heh. Thank you! I try to be funny be it never sounds funny to me… I'm glad you think so!

Yami Yuugi Lover AKA Kiyo: Thanks.

amberescence: Haha, of course I did! Did I mention I love your name? It's so cool! Anyway, thank you so much! Don't ask me how I came up with it because I honestly have no clue

Sugarhighs:P: Spelling errors? Darn, thought I got rid of all those. Anyway, thanks for the review! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Laura-chan: Thanks! I don't know, but I think I rushed Kagome and Inuyasha too fast into their relationship. But oh well, too late now! I couldn't help myself, they're my fav couple!

Guardian Angel of ALL Anime: Heh, Crush again! I'm sorry, I just really like Finding Nemo. It's so cute! "No eating here tonight – whoooo! Eating here tonight – no no no eating here tonight. You on a DIet!" LMAO! I just love that movie!

Sorry this chapter wasn't all that fluffy. And you probably want to shove Kikyou of a cliff, revive her with the Tenseiga and then do it again by now huh? Have fun! LOL.

myinuyasha04: Awesomeness… what a cool word… It's real too! Microsoft Word isn't underlining it in red. How cool… Anyway, thanks bunches for the review!

pinksakurablossom01: Hope you've enjoyed this chapter! But seriously, I can't believe I have so many reviews! 70 by chapter 5?!?! I never would have imagined I would get so many! At this rate I'll have 100 by chapter 7! I'm so excited! Thank you for your contribution, you don't know how much it means to me!

KamalaKali: Isn't Miroku the funniest guy? A perverted monk. Who would have ever thought of that? ::squeezes Miroku in a hug::

squeakyinuears: You reviewed! Thanks! WOW! What a long review! It practically took up the whole page and 7kb in my mailbox I do think Chobits was a bit perverted, but I think it eases up after volume one. I've read volume one and volume six. It's really pretty good! Yes, I know Kagome acts really human and I don't want her to be like that, but I need her personality at the same time. I mean without it, how would it be Kagome? If you're wondering how she became so lifelike, you'll find out in future chapters. The first time Miroku saw Kagome open her eyes, Mushin hadn't finished making her yet and then she had no personality. I tried to clear it up this chapter, and I'll try to clear it up even more in future chapters. And for the dying part, I'm still getting to that. I'm not telling just yet. It's a secret! Shh! And also, I do feel like the romance is rushed. I haven't really truly fallen in love, just both big and small crushes, but my point is that Inuyasha loves Kagome (and vice versa) but he's engaged to Kikyou. I didn't mean to be rude to the reviewer, I think I was in a bad mood ; but you're right, it does have some okay points. Thank you so much for that helpful review!

Kody leigh: Thank you for both your reviews! And no, if this chapter wasn't clear enough, Kagome will not be evil

Ganko: Yes, I thought it was touching too… I didn't mean for it to mean that Inuyasha would give Kagome his heart, just the sound of his heartbeat. But that works too! I wanted to say something like, "… let you hear what you are missing…" But that sounds like he's taunting her so I settled with, "I'll give you what you are missing." Anyway, thank you for the review!