The Prince and I
By: EmFallen
Author's Note: This is my first fic, so please be a little kind... I don't have a beta, but I do have spell check, so I hope that helps.
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, obviously. I did, however, capture Sesshoumaru and lock him up in my closet for 'experimenting' on youkai mating habits, but... that's going downhill fast.
Summary: The cliché story of a prince falling for one he shouldn't, a servant. A Romeo and Juliet story. Yes I know, the summary sucks. What do you expect?
~Chapter One: Fall of a Prince's Heart~
The handprint had been there every day, the same place. He'd never touched it; just admired it. The perfect fingers, so small and slender, the way they curved into the warm grains of sand. There was only one, every time he went there.
He came to the peace of the water's edge, especially in times of stress, to compose himself. He never found who left that print, but he kept it deep inside his mind and close to his heart.
For what is a prince without reason, what is he without will? And what is a prince who knows not the sorrows of love and the joys of compassion?
~*~
A Day Later...
Inuyasha sat once more near the handprint, but this time the print had been disturbed. The owner had left in a hurry, smudging the image of perfection as they left. The sun's rays were basking the trees with a honey glow and the river flowed crystalline through the secret grove. And there the prince sat, as he always had since he found the secret spot, leaning slightly against the small mountainside and occasionally glancing at the wildlife of the opposite shore's forest.
Today was slightly different. Today his father had gone to seek out his elder brother's mother. The news about her had come at breakfast, and Sesshoumaru hadn't been particularly kind about it. He'd left in a rush, not bothering to excuse himself. Inuyasha's mother had said nothing, but pursed her lips in frustration, and his father had yet to show emotion.
Inuyasha's musing were interrupted, however, by the sound of rustling bushes and a small but audible 'ouch' from the path that was so near invisible that he was sure he was one of the few who knew it was there. He stood up in a hurry, his silver tresses flying, and looked toward the path.
After a few minutes, a girl fell from it. Her face landed in the sand, her body falling gracelessly from the brush. Inuyasha didn't say anything, but inside was debating who she could be. The girl straightened up and glanced in his direction, noticing him for the first time.
"Oh! I didn't know you were here... Hi." She said, stumbling over her words a little, but cheerful nonetheless.
"Who are you and how did you get here?" Inuyasha asked, though knew it was really pointless to ask the how in the matter. She frowned, but answered. "My name is Kagome Higurashi, and I've always come here."
"Higurashi... I know that name." He mumbled, more to himself than to Kagome.
Kagome sat down in the sand, placing her hand down for support and keeping the other in her lap, her raven locks falling over her shoulders in a small cascade. She was wearing a servant's outfit, and it was plain white, though colored a little through age. Inuyasha himself wore the same, though only to escape his kingdom life.
"My mother was a Lady of the court, she used to be the Queen's servant. And who are you? Do you work at the palace, too?" Kagome asked, suddenly inquisitive.
Inuyasha almost denied her outright, though remembered what he was wearing. "No... I ran away from home a few years ago and I wandered through here. I come back almost every day now."
"Hm... Do you like it here?" She asked, a small smile on her pretty features.
"Only here. I don't enjoy the streets of the palace much. Too busy." He muttered in a lie, not knowing truthfully whether or not they were busy.
"I love it here! Well, as much as I get to see," Kagome suddenly frowned again, though sadly. "Since my mother died I was taken in by Kaede, and brought to work at the palace."
"Is Kaede nice? I mean- do you like her?"
Kagome put on a goofy grin. "Kaede's fun, but I like hanging out with my friends. Sango and Miroku are in similar situations. They were caused to work at the palace by the same person."
This drew Inuyasha's attention. "Who?"
"A man named Naraku killed our families," Kagome said, pausing a little here and there. "Miroku only had his father, and Sango had a whole town murdered in front of her eyes... He's an evil man..."
She sniffed suddenly, and he could see the tears dropping from her long, black lashes as she mourned. Not having any experience with this, he didn't say anything. Suddenly, he didn't have to. A shout cut through the air.
"Kagome! Kaede needs you in the prince's room! Something about making his royal butthead's bed." A boyish voice shattered their company.
"Miroku?" Kagome stood up and Miroku came slightly down the path.
It took all of his resolve not to get angry with the offender, but Inuyasha was almost beside himself with fury at the name he'd been pinned with. The man was wearing the same garb as Kagome, but he had pants instead of a skirt, and a loose fitting shirt instead of one that tended to compliment Kagome's figure. Miroku had a bandana in his hand, and tossed it down to Kagome, who used it to put her hair up, then turned to Inuyasha.
"I really have to go... Nice meeting you. Maybe we'll meet again sometime?" Kagome smiled, and raced up to join Miroku.
Inuyasha didn't say anything in return, didn't even wave goodbye, but instead looked down at his feet, where he noticed her handprint. It was slender and shapely, and he now recognized the womanly visage of her hand where she'd sat there, and the hand that had been earlier disturbed on his other side.
"Kagome is my mystery woman..." He muttered, not really believing it himself.
But her handprint showed her gentle heart. Her eyes showed their kindness, and her body and voice showed her beauty. What was the prince to do when he'd fallen in love with the servant?
____________________________________________________________________ AN: How do you like it so far? Please leave a review to give me suggestions, flames, comments, ect.
By: EmFallen
Author's Note: This is my first fic, so please be a little kind... I don't have a beta, but I do have spell check, so I hope that helps.
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, obviously. I did, however, capture Sesshoumaru and lock him up in my closet for 'experimenting' on youkai mating habits, but... that's going downhill fast.
Summary: The cliché story of a prince falling for one he shouldn't, a servant. A Romeo and Juliet story. Yes I know, the summary sucks. What do you expect?
~Chapter One: Fall of a Prince's Heart~
The handprint had been there every day, the same place. He'd never touched it; just admired it. The perfect fingers, so small and slender, the way they curved into the warm grains of sand. There was only one, every time he went there.
He came to the peace of the water's edge, especially in times of stress, to compose himself. He never found who left that print, but he kept it deep inside his mind and close to his heart.
For what is a prince without reason, what is he without will? And what is a prince who knows not the sorrows of love and the joys of compassion?
~*~
A Day Later...
Inuyasha sat once more near the handprint, but this time the print had been disturbed. The owner had left in a hurry, smudging the image of perfection as they left. The sun's rays were basking the trees with a honey glow and the river flowed crystalline through the secret grove. And there the prince sat, as he always had since he found the secret spot, leaning slightly against the small mountainside and occasionally glancing at the wildlife of the opposite shore's forest.
Today was slightly different. Today his father had gone to seek out his elder brother's mother. The news about her had come at breakfast, and Sesshoumaru hadn't been particularly kind about it. He'd left in a rush, not bothering to excuse himself. Inuyasha's mother had said nothing, but pursed her lips in frustration, and his father had yet to show emotion.
Inuyasha's musing were interrupted, however, by the sound of rustling bushes and a small but audible 'ouch' from the path that was so near invisible that he was sure he was one of the few who knew it was there. He stood up in a hurry, his silver tresses flying, and looked toward the path.
After a few minutes, a girl fell from it. Her face landed in the sand, her body falling gracelessly from the brush. Inuyasha didn't say anything, but inside was debating who she could be. The girl straightened up and glanced in his direction, noticing him for the first time.
"Oh! I didn't know you were here... Hi." She said, stumbling over her words a little, but cheerful nonetheless.
"Who are you and how did you get here?" Inuyasha asked, though knew it was really pointless to ask the how in the matter. She frowned, but answered. "My name is Kagome Higurashi, and I've always come here."
"Higurashi... I know that name." He mumbled, more to himself than to Kagome.
Kagome sat down in the sand, placing her hand down for support and keeping the other in her lap, her raven locks falling over her shoulders in a small cascade. She was wearing a servant's outfit, and it was plain white, though colored a little through age. Inuyasha himself wore the same, though only to escape his kingdom life.
"My mother was a Lady of the court, she used to be the Queen's servant. And who are you? Do you work at the palace, too?" Kagome asked, suddenly inquisitive.
Inuyasha almost denied her outright, though remembered what he was wearing. "No... I ran away from home a few years ago and I wandered through here. I come back almost every day now."
"Hm... Do you like it here?" She asked, a small smile on her pretty features.
"Only here. I don't enjoy the streets of the palace much. Too busy." He muttered in a lie, not knowing truthfully whether or not they were busy.
"I love it here! Well, as much as I get to see," Kagome suddenly frowned again, though sadly. "Since my mother died I was taken in by Kaede, and brought to work at the palace."
"Is Kaede nice? I mean- do you like her?"
Kagome put on a goofy grin. "Kaede's fun, but I like hanging out with my friends. Sango and Miroku are in similar situations. They were caused to work at the palace by the same person."
This drew Inuyasha's attention. "Who?"
"A man named Naraku killed our families," Kagome said, pausing a little here and there. "Miroku only had his father, and Sango had a whole town murdered in front of her eyes... He's an evil man..."
She sniffed suddenly, and he could see the tears dropping from her long, black lashes as she mourned. Not having any experience with this, he didn't say anything. Suddenly, he didn't have to. A shout cut through the air.
"Kagome! Kaede needs you in the prince's room! Something about making his royal butthead's bed." A boyish voice shattered their company.
"Miroku?" Kagome stood up and Miroku came slightly down the path.
It took all of his resolve not to get angry with the offender, but Inuyasha was almost beside himself with fury at the name he'd been pinned with. The man was wearing the same garb as Kagome, but he had pants instead of a skirt, and a loose fitting shirt instead of one that tended to compliment Kagome's figure. Miroku had a bandana in his hand, and tossed it down to Kagome, who used it to put her hair up, then turned to Inuyasha.
"I really have to go... Nice meeting you. Maybe we'll meet again sometime?" Kagome smiled, and raced up to join Miroku.
Inuyasha didn't say anything in return, didn't even wave goodbye, but instead looked down at his feet, where he noticed her handprint. It was slender and shapely, and he now recognized the womanly visage of her hand where she'd sat there, and the hand that had been earlier disturbed on his other side.
"Kagome is my mystery woman..." He muttered, not really believing it himself.
But her handprint showed her gentle heart. Her eyes showed their kindness, and her body and voice showed her beauty. What was the prince to do when he'd fallen in love with the servant?
____________________________________________________________________ AN: How do you like it so far? Please leave a review to give me suggestions, flames, comments, ect.