First of all, I know for a fact that this base of a story has been done before. However I had been planning on doing this for a long long time. My story is different, yet in some ways, the same as "Beauty and the Beast." It is based on the storyline, but with my own twists and turns thrown in. Please read and reviews. Oh, and check out my other fanfic that's a real hit right now, "Only Time Will Tell." So far everyone's liked it. This is my first try at a story not really based on the way the series goes. And NO, there will be no talking and dancing house objects.

=X= I do not in any way own Inu Yasha or the Disney movie: Beauty And the Beast. =X=

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It was said that a great and powerful demon king once lived in the castle up in the mountains surrounded by forest. He ruled over the land, and people feared him. Yet when he fell victim to the beauty of a human, he fell weak. In an attempt to save his love from a powerful demon he lost his life. The human woman was also killed. So now, as legend says, a half demon, half human, lives up in the castle all alone except for his few servants who have all been cursed. It is said that they were cursed by the demon that killed the halflings father and mother.

But, you don't believe in fairy tale legends do you?

The beautiful young Priestess strolled through her home village. She treated her usual homes and then made the three requested house calls she had received earlier that morning. No one had any fatal sicknesses. It was a pretty good role to have in this small, boring village. She dusted off her dark blue pants, and then her white shirt with the blue strings in the end of the sleeves. It was a traditional Priestess outfit.

"Hey Kagome! Are ye going to tend to my neck?" Keade called from her hut door.

Kagome sighed. She had forgotten all about going to Keade's. She slipped inside her hut and sat down beside her.

"What seems to be the problem?" She asked.

"Well, it's been hurting me real bad. Do ye think ye can help me?" She asked.

"Of course."

Kagome pressed her thumb against a pressure point on the back of the old woman's neck softly. She heard a soft pop and rose to her feet.

"Oh my, thank ye Kagome. I feel much better. I'm sorry for making ye come help me on such short notice." Keade apologized.

"Oh no, it's alright. It was something different from my ordinary day for once." She laughed.

She bowed to the old woman before taking her leave. She walked silently through the village as everyone went about their day. It was the same as always. Nothing was ever different.

"I want something more then this provincial life." She muttered to herself.

Once home she put her healing kit aside. Her mother looked up from her work of making healing potions with herbs.

"Welcome home dear. How was your visits?" She asked.

"The same as usual of course." She sighed heavily.

"What's wrong dearest?"

"I'm just so tired of this ordinary, same old life. I want adventure, excitement!" She exclaimed.

Her mother sighed softly and chuckled. "I used to be just like you. But then I had you and I settled down. I'm satisfied with my life here, and someday you will to."

Kagome sighed once again. She stood up and walked to the door.

"Where are you going?" Her mother asked.

"Just out on the hill."

She went out behind the village to the one spot no one ever bothered her at. She sat down and stared out at the view before her. The beautiful forest and mountains. If only she could live there. That's when she noticed something. What was that thing out there at the base of the mountains? Could it be the fabled….

"Kagome. What are you doing all the way up here by yourself?" Came a familiar, unwanted, voice.

Sure enough when she turned around he was standing there. She hated his haughty attitude. And what was worse was the fact that he hit on her constantly.

"Oh hello Kouga." She said with grudge.

He smiled his flashy smile that all the girls went wild for. All but one that is. Kouga sat down beside her. Yet not before brushing at the ground, heaven forbid if he got his one of a kind, made only for him, pants dirty. He smoothed back his dark brown hair and gazed at Kagome.

"So, what are you doing here Kagome?" He asked.

"Just admiring the view. It would be great to go out into those lands and live a life of adventure." She sighed.

"Nonsense. Your place is here, with me." He smiled.

"You know I better be going home. I've got to catch up on some reading."

"Reading? You don't need that. Soon you'll be having idea's and…thinking." He said with a grimace.

"Oh and like that would be a bad thing?" She snapped.

"Calm down Kagome." He cooed.

"I will see you around Kouga, goodbye." She said and stormed off.

Once home she went straight to her room, she wasn't that hungry. She plopped down onto her futon and huffed. How dare he do that to her. She wasn't meant to stay here with him. She was meant to leave this place and live life to it's fullest.

Suddenly she shot up in bed. At the base of that mountain, she had seen it. She knew she had. What if the legend was true? Her heart began to race. This could the adventure she'd been searching for.

She looked around her room. Was there anything she wanted to take. She grabbed her cloak, her one and only possession from this point on. She slipped out of her room quietly and tiptoed to the door. Her mother was already asleep. She smiled softly at her mother.

"I'm sorry momma, but I need to do this…" She whispered softly

Quickly she slipped outside. She threw the cloak over herself. It was begging to get a little called. But what could you expect when fall was coming to an end, awaking into winter.

She ran through the village to her hill top. She stared out at the forest and mountains, then looked over at the village. She nodded softly and took off running to the forest. It was dark and foggy. She walked down a smoothed path, well, as smooth as it could be for dirt and rocks. Her eyes darted here and there with each sound. Mostly the only sound was that of a hoot every once and a while. Though at one point she did hear a pack of wolves howling to each other in a symphony of cries.

A low rumble shook through the air and ground. A storm was approaching. Kagome speeded up her pace. She didn't know where she was going, but she was going to go somewhere. Before long the rain began to poor down upon her. She put her hood up on her head trying to block as much rain as she could. The howl she had heard before came again, this time louder.

She whirled around to see a pack of wolves watching her. At first she was scared. Then she remembered that they wouldn't attack her unless they felt threatened. The wolf at the front of the pack had his body tensed up, his fur on end. He was growling intensely. That's when she noticed the foam at his mouth. If he attacked her because of his rabid ways, then the others would follow their leader. Kagome backed up before taking off running faster then she had at all that night. She pushed herself as hard as she could. When she glanced back she saw the wolves pounding their way towards her. They snarled and snapped at her as she ran. Her hood flew back off of her head exposing her to the rain. She screamed a few times for help, but nobody came.

There at the end of the trail was a gate. Her heart pounded heavily against her chest. She pushed herself to go faster. She yanked and pulled at the gate entrance. When it finally came free and opened she hurried and slipped inside. A wolf grabbed hold of the edge of cloak with his teeth. It yanked and pulled at her. She pulled the cloak, it ripped from the creatures teeth. She hurriedly pulled the gate closed and took a deep sigh. The wolves stood at the gate growling and barking at her.

She turned around, the breath was taken from her. In front of her stood an enormous castle. Dark clouds swirled around it as if warning of it's danger. Gargoyles decorated the whole castle. It was like the guardians. She walked up to the doors, the stone path was cold against her feet. She pushed the large heavy door open and peered in. It was dark.

"Hello….?" She called.

She slipped inside closing the door behind her. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust. When they finally did she noticed the long dark hallway. She began to walk forward towards it.

"Hello? Is anyone here..?" She called out.

As she started walking down the hall she heard faint voices.

"No, you know what the master said….."

"Who cares…it's a girl….this could be our…."

"Hello? I hear you. Where are you?" She called.

"Now you see what you've done! She heard you!"

"Me!? She heard you, loud mouth!"

"Actually I heard the both of you. Now can you please show yourselves. I didn't mean to intrude but it was raining and I was being attacked by a pack of wolves and just thought that…."

She looked down at the bottom of door. A small light shown through. She pushed the door open and peered inside. A warm fire was glowing in front of a large velvet chair.

"Well hello there!" Came a cheery woman's voice.

Kagome looked to her side and saw no one.

"Up here." The voice chipped.

She looked up, on a wooden perch sat a medium sized blue bird. Kagome looked at the bird in surprise. Certainly it had not just talked to her.

"Uh…" Kagome muttered.

"Yes, I was the one who talked." It said.

"Woah! Y..You can talk?" She asked.

The bird chirped softly. "Yep. We both can."

"Both?"

"Down here!" Came a mans voice.

Kagome looked down. At her feet was a raccoon. It smiled, as best that a raccoon could smile.

"Wow. How is it you talk? Did some Sorceress grant you with the powers to talk!?" She asked amazed.

"Well, not exactly, but forget the details!" The bird chirped.

"Why don't you sit in the chair over there and warm up." The Raccoon offered.

"Are you crazy Miroku! That's the master's chair!" The bird snapped.

"Oh hush, the poor girl is soaked to the bone."

Kagome did as offered. She walked over to the chair and sat down. The fire felt good against her cold skin. From the corner of her eye she saw something coming towards her. When she looked over it jumped up onto the chair with her. It was a small baby fox. It mewed softly and rubbed up against her.

"It's been a long since a human was in the castle." It purred.

"Well aren't you cute, what's your name?" She asked.

"Shippou." It answered.

The bird flew from it's perch and rested on the back of the chair.

"I'm Sango, and the coon is Miroku. It's nice to meet you."

"Oh how rude of me, my name's Kagome."

"Well it's nice to mee….."

Suddenly a strong wind blew through the room as the door slammed open. The fire blew out sending a cold chill across the room. The animals that had been around her scattered. She stood up and backed up. Her eyes couldn't find the danger that she felt.

"What are you doing here?!" Came a loud rough man's voice.

"It was raining and the wolves were chasing me, I didn't mean to intrude I just---"

"SILENCE!!" He bellowed.

"I'm so…sor..sorry…" She mumbled.

"Why have you come?" He growled.

"I just--"

"You will be my prisoner!" He snapped suddenly.

"What!?" She cried.

"You heard me, you trespassed on my property, so now you are my prisoner!" He growled.

"But I..I..no, I didn't mean to, I just…" She stammered.

"WHAT DID YOU COME TO STARE AT THE BEAST!!" He bellowed.

He stepped forward into the pale light that shone through the window. The sight that met Kagome's eyes was too much for her not to hold back a scream.

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Well, yea, that's about it. I think it seems pretty cool. I'm defiantly going to continue this one. R&R!