Flashbacks
Kagome's POV
((((Inuyasha's POV))))
inner thoughts
"dialouge"
(side notes)
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He was gone....the king was gone....kagome's father. Now she was all that was left to rule the kingdom. The world cried with her as she ran out the front gated into the front lawn and into the pouring rain. She ran in grief and tears streamed down her cheeks, mixed in with the rain. She knew where she was heading, the Royal Garden, where she could sit on the bench she had visited with her dad so many times. She could barely see it through the rain as she drew closer and she didn't even see the mud puddle less than a foot away from her foot, before she slipped in it and fell crashing to the ground. She didn't even try to get up, she was to worn out from running and crying. She layed there in the dirt sobbing, wishing it was all a dream. Then she felt a warm hand on her shoulder and gasped as she looked up into a white rose. Behind the beautiful flower was a boy with silver hair and deep amber eyes with a look of worry on his face. She took the rose held out to her and he helped her to her feet.
"Are you okay?"
Kagome sat bolt upright and reached up to feel her damp cheeks. It had been a while since she had had dreams of the day her father died. It had been a few months and she had befriended the boy in the rain. She found out his name was Inuyasha and that he was the Royal Gardener. She visits him almost everyday in his living quarters and she keeps her happy and gives her the will to stay strong. She needed to see him....now. She needed to tell him she had the dream again.
Kagome was dressed and running down the stairs. She flew past maids as she ran down hallways. She just hoped she didn't trip because with the momentum she would not be able to catch herself before falling down on her face. Luckily she didn't. She reached the grand staircase and burst through the front doors. She stopped for breath after the doors closed and then took off to the right to make her way around to the side of the castle where the garden was located. She usually took her time and looked at all the flowers but taday she just ran by them to the small shed sized house at the end of the path. She stood outside the door and caught her breath for the second time that day. Finally her panting steadied to normal breathing and raised her hand to the door. She stopped her hand from knocking though when she heard a girlish giggle from inside.
She scooted up to the door and pressed her ear against the door. "Oh Inu, your so funny!"
The voice was getting louder and kagome stepped off to the left and out of the doors way as it opened to reveal a black haired beauty followed by a disgruntled Inuyasha. The woman turned to face Inuyasha once they both left the shack.
"So...I'll talk to you soon, right Inu?"
With a little wave she turned and walked down the path, swaying her hips a little to obviously. Kagome was suddenly depressed and she gazed down at the dirt below her feet. She heard Inuyasha sigh and his feet turn around.
"Kagome?"
Kagome's eyes raised to meet Inuyasha's golden ones. He look confused to why she was there.
"Did you want to see me for something?"
"Umm....no...that's okay. You were busy, I'll just go now."
Kagome turned around and crept away with her eyes on the gound. She half wished Inuyasha would stop her and half wished he would leave her alone. Why am I so upset about this? Inuyasha has his own life. She shook her head and took off at a run, glad that Inuyasha hadn't stopped her so she could think about what had just crossed her mind.
Kagome...... Inuyasha gazed after her with a sad look in his eyes and then turned to shuffle back into his small house.
Kagome went back inside and back up to her room. It was still early and a maid would eventually come up to warn her of breakfast. She slowly made her way up the stairs she had flew down earlier and stopped when a couple of maids voices reached her ears.
"You know Inuyasha?"
"Yeah?"
"He told me he loves me this morning."
"Really Kikyou? That's great."
"Yeah, I'll have him in bed by the end of the week."
They both laughed and then quieted down to go back to changing the sheets.
So he does have someone. Hmmmm...this kikyou person seems a litlle obnoxious. oh well....I guess it's none of my business. She continued on her way to her room to wait in slience for breakfast.
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Inuyasha was the Royal Gardener for the royal family that ruled the country Tatsuki. He had befriended the princess at a young age and cared for her deeply.
Kagome...why did you leave? I know there was something you wanted to tell me...what could it have been?
His thoughts went back to what had happened. He had just talked to that slut Kikyou, the maid that continuely irritated him. After finally practically pushing her out the door, he had turned around to find a sullen faced kagome.
What had made her so sad?
With that thought he proceeded to tend to the garden and landscape, his favorite being the white roses.
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A/N: Where could I possibly be going from here? Well, you'll just have to read on. Did you really expect me to tell you? Jeesh, your thicker than I thought.
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CHAPTER TWO
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Eventually the maid came to tell Kagome that her mother awaited her at the breakfast table. She pondered over why she was never summoned before her mother and why she was always "awaited" for, but decided to think about this another time.
So she lifted her skirts and gracefullydescended the stairs,.....well as gracefull as Kagome could get. She found that she had more trouble walking the straighter she carried herself. This time Kagome only stumbled three times, and slid down two steps to land on her butt, she had never been a graceful princess.
After finally making it into the Breakfast Room (there is a room for each meal), she seated herself beside the long table, on the end across from her mother.
"Good Morning Mother."
"Morning Sweetheart! Sleep well?"
"Yes, and you?"
"Fine aswell."
With that the queen went back to sipping her coffee and Kagome proceeded to fill up her plate with the aroma tantalizing breakfast foods. After taking a few bites, Kagome found the silence uncomfortable and tried to start up a conversation.
"So...how's the kingdom today?"
"Oh, it's fine. There are no wars so every one is happy. But now that you mention it, I have to tell you something dear..."
Uh-oh...I stareted her up again. Her goes...
"...you really should get married, you know."
"I know mother, but there is no one. How am I supposed to meet another prince if I'm living on the land I own and they aren't allowed to tresspass?"
The queen smiled more brightly at her daughter.
Oh-no....this can't be a good sign...
"That's easily fixed dear, and I've taken the liberty of arranging an event in you honor."
"Oh-no mother...what have you done?"
" I have arranged a tournament, a battle till a knockout, and the prize is...you."
Kagome felt like screaming, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
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Word traveled fast about the tournament, within five minute after Kagome's scream, Inuyasha overheard the news at his breakfast in the kitchen. He excused himself anf returned to his chamber. He plopped himself down on his bed and began to sulk.
Inuyasha was very sad, I'll lose Kagome forever, she won't have time for a gardener. The sadness turned to anger as he thought of the man lucky enough to marry kagome and he was filled with resentment. I loath the man that will have Kagome in his bed every night! His eyes blazed with anger and he took it out on his pillow with strong punches. Soon feathers were flying and Inuyasha went back to his old self. His old self externally that is, internally he was still a jumble of emotions. Meanwhile, word of the tournament was spread from kingdom to kingdom.
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Five competitors had been chosen for the tournament and posters were everywhere, revealing their names. The posters read as follows: The competitors for the tournament for Princess Kagome's hand in marriage and the King's Crown are: Kouga, Naraku, Sesshomaru, Miroku, and Hojo. They will arrive in a week and the festivities will begin! Kagome spent most of her time in her bedroom that afternoon, thinking about the tournament, I wonder if Inuyasha knows yet? What does he think of it all?....What am I thonking, he's too busy with Kikyou to give a damn. She sighed and let her thoughts drift back to imagining the men in the tournament.
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With each day, Inuyasha became more and more irritated with everyone talking of the tournament. His thoughts always led to picturing a man touching Kagome's body. He had realized that his jealousy was out of his realized love for Kagome, but confessing would be hopeless. What could she possibly see in him and even if she did see anything....he was just some gardener, not a prince. He wondered how Kagome was taking it, she was probably excited of the suitors coming in a few days. He sighed for the fiftieth time that day and tried to keep his mind off depressing thoughts.
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A/N: Anyone like the story line? If you do please tell me, you should see the huge smile I get when I recieve reviews! Anyways, I have just discovered how hard it is to try and write more than one fan-fic at once, and I still have ideas pouring in every second. Well, time to update my other stories or start on new ones! Till the next chapter, TTFN, Ta Ta For Now!
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Kagome had been dreading the tournament. With each passing day kagome grew more nautuious at the thought. She had tried countless times to talk her mother out of it but there was no use. Her mother was so happy about the tournament, loving the preperations she got to enjoy arranging...kagome was doomed. Kagome wondered if she should go talk to Inuyasha...as a friend, but then a thougth crossed her mind. He's probably looking forward to extra time with Kikyou, he won't have the pesky princess hanging around him anymore. She was once again jealous.....wait...jealous? She blew it off by pretending it was anger at Inuyasha for making her believe they were friends and decided to go to bed early in preperation for tmorrow's arriving particapants.
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Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't just sit back and watch someone take away his Kagome. He would fight for her....in a tournament. If he didn't win, he would go down trying. He would just secretly enter and tell Kagome when the time was right. He decided on a disguise and went about preparing himself for the tournament.
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It was announced bright and early the next morning that a sixth competitor had been added. This was lucky because they didn't know how to organize partners for only five men. The man had mysteriously entered as Anonymous and no one had any idea what kind of person he was. That didn't matter though, they were just here to fight. So one by one the competitors arrived, Kagome watched from high up in her bedroom.
Kagome watched as the first carriage pulled up, the door was opened and a tanned man got out of the carriage. He wore the most bizzare clothes, fur here and there in his small uotfit. He wore his long black hair in a ponytail high on his head and he had a cocky grin on his face. Great, bachelor number one, is on an ego trip She watched him enter the palace and the second carriage pulled up.
Out of the next carriage came a very tall pale man. He had a strange birthmark on his forehead of a blue moon and his clothes were slightly baggy with a long fluffy thing across his shoulder. What caught kagom's attention though was his long silver hair, which reminded her of Inuyasha, and his cold expressionless face. His eyes sent shivers down her spine as she watched him enter the palace. Bachelor number two is....a complete board. It'll be like talking to a door.
The third carriage puilled up and regulaur person got out of the carriage. Finally thought Kagome. He was a little taller than her with short brown hair. He had kind eyes but he looked a little nervous. He flinched when the carriage door was slammed shut and Kagome realized his drawback, he was a chicken. Bachelor number three is a scaredy cat...why would he enter a fighting contest? He too, in turn, entered the palace.
Carriage number four of the day pulled up and out of this carriage came one of the creepiest men she had ever seen. He had long wavy black hair and he wore a classic haori. He had thin eyes and instead of getting that scared shiver like she had wih the silver man's presence, she felt anger and an aura of pure evil instead. Without a second thought she marked this guy down as her least favorite person. And bachelor number four turns out to be....the most evil man I have ever met. Well actually...seen. She glared after him as he entered the palace.
Along came carriage number five, only one more after this. Out got a man, that strangley was dressed in priest's clothes. A prince dressed in priest clothes? In a fighting tournament? things are getting too weird... She watched as the man with a small ponytail gave a mischevious grin as a Lady-in-Waiting came out to lead him inside. She watched as his hand drifted to her backside and the woman froze in rigid shock. She turned angrily on him and slapped him accross the cheek. I see the priest outfit is just looks, bachelor number five is a lecher. Great. Also, I need to find out who that maid was. Any maid that slaps a prince was a friend in her eyes.
The last carriage came...the mysterious sixth competitor. Kagome grew anxious as the cariage pulled up and the door opened to reaveal.............
Should I stop it here? Nah!
to reveal...the perfect guy. Immediatley Kagome knew who she wanted to win. The boy that got out seemed oddly familiar, almost the same feeling she got around Inuyasha. The boy had long black hair and violet eyes. He was strongly built and just had this strong presence around him. No coldness, evilness, nervousness, cockiness, or nastiness surrounded this guy. He seemed confident and sweet and Kagome knew that she wanted to know more about him. He would never take the place of her Inuyasha in her heart though, but this guy looked interesting. Maybe he was very understanding and she could tell him she loved another. Wait....love? I can't believe it, I do! I love Inuyasha!!
A/N: One of your favorites? Tell me!! I wrote this a long time ago, that's why I had three chapters to post. I hope you don't mind that they are all on the same page....