Disclaimer: Okay, okay! I admit it, I don't own Inuyasha or even anything
related to him or the show for that matter...I own nothing but the unknown
plot...*tear and sigh* I own nothing...why is it that I own nothing yet others
own all? I demand an explanation...okay...I will shut up now.
Summary: Princess Kagome's life was a fairytale; her husband Kouga was the ideal husband, and her father was the Ruler of the Northern Lands, then disaster struck. The Lord of the Western Lands attacked, killing Kouga. The Northern Lands are now ruled by the feared demon, Lord Sesshomaru, and fearing her own life she joined the ranks of the many servants, but she does not go unnoticed for even the Lord Sesshomaru is not a fool...Sess/Kag...I don't think that Inuyasha will even be part of this story...
((A/N: Thanks for reviewing j b. Raven, Yujin-chan aka Neko Megami, Katie, Chibi Horsewoman, pouter person, ra, blaze, inuyasha-n-kagome-rox142, and dumbbell! j.b raven...I send my most utmost and humble apologies for the cliffie...just don't send your little leprechauns...^^And Katie, I apologize, I didn't realize how screwed up the formatting was! I apologize. ))
Chapter 3 By the way, I hope that you all don't hate Sesshomaru too badly. ^^ But yeah, he and Kagome will eventually fall in love, and I wasn't planning on making Inuyasha part of the story...hope that that's okay with you guys!
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It was a simple mahogany box, with gold lettering on the top. It said, 'Kagome' in elegant writing, and a slightly glowing fuchsia colored orb was embedded in the middle of the box. Raising a silvery eyebrow he opened the smooth box, and looked inside. Inside was a folded up piece of rice paper, and a small carving of Kouga was etched into the wood.
"Arrogant fool," he muttered. Using his long and slender fingers that ended in deadly long claws, he gingerly picked up the rice paper, and opened it. The writing wasn't the most elegant he'd ever seen, but it was neat, and probably excellent if one took into consideration that it was Kouga who wrote it. ((A/N: Awww...what did YOU guys think it was? Huh? Eh?))
He began to read it mentally:
'To my dear beloved Kagome,
Here is my present to you for our first anniversary. Hopefully we'll have kids on the
way by now, and I'll have kicked the stupid Sesshomaru's ass into the Eastern
Lands...' Sesshomaru paused, as his eyes flashed. 'His' way of snorting. '...I know
that I haven't been the best husband, and as soon as I give you this box, I promise to
try even harder, but you'll have to help me. I also know that I haven't been very open,
and been keeping you in the dark about Sesshomaru. He knows that the Shikon Jewel
lies in our possessions, and it is said to have great powers, and it is what he is after. I
give it to you because even though it is the most sought after and most precious jewel
in the world, it does not compare to you. You do not know how thankful I am that you
chose me to be the one to remain by your side for the rest of your life. I love you more
than words can tell, and since I am so bad at words, I will just have to show you. Your
Kouga.'
"Horrible letter, but very touching, and you were a little too late," Sesshomaru commented as he closed the box after folding the paper back up again. He tapped the Shikon Jewel that was laid in the mahogany. "As if I would need this stupid jewel...but it holds a great value in the world of treaties and alliances..."
Sango, Kagome, and Rin all sat by the small trickling stream. All three had their feet in the water, and were making flower chains at the same time.
"So how exactly did you end up with the ice prince...erm...I mean Sesshomaru again?" Sango asked as she carefully selected a white flower from the pile of flowers that Rin had picked.
Rin sucked on her lower lip before replying, "Rin used to live in a village, and no one liked Rin because Rin lived by herself. Then demons attacked the village one day, and Sesshomaru-sama saved Rin from being eaten!" She added the last flower to her chain, and offered it to Kagome. "Here pretty lady Kagome. It's to make you feel better."
Kagome smiled as the little girl placed it over her head. Kagome marveled at the girl's creation. She had first weaved a necklace with long strands of grass, and then had inserted flowers through the holes of the braids.
"And this is to make you feel even better than you do now," Sango added as she placed the crown of white flowers onto Kagome's head.
"Pretty lady Kagome looks like a princess!" Rin exclaimed, smiling her signature toothy grin.
Kagome felt like the wind had been knocked out of her, and Sango began to cough.
Oblivious to this all, Rin continued, "Like the princesses from the fairytales that have a handsome warrior in shining armor," She stopped, and her eyes shined as she came up with a new idea. She clapped her hands, and glancing at Kagome, whispered in Sango's ear.
Disgruntled Kagome stood up, and walked down over to a rock in the bank, and watched the current go downstream. Kagome grumbled when she heard Sango gasping for air due to her excessive laughter, and a giggling Rin.
"What are you two laughing about?" Kagome demanded.
Rin came skipping over, and beckoned Kagome closer. Kagome leaned toward Rin, her eyes widening in shock as Rin told her what she had told Sango. "WHAT?!"
The volume of Rin's high pitched giggling increased as she scampered back to Sango. Kagome placed her hands on her hips, "OF ALL MEN, YOU THINK SESSHOMARU WILL BE MY KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR?!?!?!"
Sango who was struggling to keep a straight face on, nodded vigorously with Rin. "You two are sssoo asking for it!" Kagome yelled as she ran after Sango and Rin.
Sesshomaru winced, "What is this infernal racket?" he growled as he rubbed his ears. He wandered out to the large stone balcony that was outside the study. His golden eyes narrowed into slits as he spied the two women servants and his ward running about. "Have those women no dignity? Running around like little children." Scoffing, he leaped down from the balcony.
Remaining hidden in the shadows of the palace, he watched the servant in the lavender yukata run after the other servant in pink and green, and Rin.
Kagome stopped to catch her breath, and leaned over, resting her hands on her knees. She straightened up, determined to give Sango and Rin a piece of her mind. She readjusted the crown of white flowers on her head, and continued running after them.
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow in slight interest. For a second, he could've sworn that the servant in lavender looked beautiful. For that brief moment when she stood still, the sunlight had made her crown of flowers glow, making it look like a halo. Her long slightly wavy obsidian hair cascading down to the small curve of her back contrasted with her bright clothing. 'Interesting, I do not cringe when I look at this ningen...' he thought. Then he casually turned his attention to the other servant girl. He noted that her hair wasn't ebony as he had perceived it to be before. It was more on the border of dark brown and ebony.
Her furrowed his eyebrows as he turned back to the first servant who was running again. Perhaps it had just been his imagination, but the girl in lavender held herself differently...almost regally... "Absurd," he muttered. He now found himself plagued with the images of the pale face of a young woman with large chocolate eyes and dark raven locks again. Angry that he could not remember where he had seen her face, he found himself in the same field that Rin had been playing in.
Kagome had managed to leap on Sango's back, felling her friend, and managing to land softly on Sango's back. "You owe me a new kimono!" Sango yelled as Kagome rolled off of Sango.
"Doesn't Kougorou owe you a new Hiraikotsu too?" Kagome asked, trying to change the subject, and trying to avoid Sango's wrath.
Sango's face changed from an annoyed to look to one of pure rage, "You're right! I almost forgot, hmph, I would've remembered later today anyways. I had been planning on practicing. Maybe I'll practice on him...Oooh, the nerve..." Sango was interrupted by a loud squeal.
"SESSHOMARU-SAMA!"
Sango and Kagome turned their heads to see Rin leaping onto Sesshomaru's leg. Sesshomaru clenched his fist to prevent himself from patting Rin on the head; he could not allow such disgraceful ningen servants to see him display affection for his ward, but he gave in, and patted her on the head.
Sango and Kagome looked at each other and smiled. Sesshomaru found himself raging within. How dare they think him weak? "I wish for you to cease your irritating prattle and games for today," he began coldly, "I wish to see both of you today, in my study after the noon meal. I want Rin to begin her lessons soon, and I must see how learned you two are. Come Rin."
Rin skipped alongside of her beloved Sesshomaru-sama. She turned around for a brief second, and gave a quick wave to Kagome and Rin before scurrying after Sesshomaru again.
Kagome found it hard to breathe again. She fell to her knees, the impact of it making her crown of flowers fall off. Tears began to stream down her face.
"Kagome!" Sango exclaimed, "What's wrong?" she asked as she knelt down and began to soothingly rub Kagome's back.
Kagome opened her mouth to speak, but a hiccup came out as she began to sob harder. "Oh Sango," she finally managed to say, "He's a horrible, horrible man! Did you hear him?? He said MY study...I hate him...I hate him...I hate him...he's nothing but an arrogant, cold-hearted prick..." Kagome's voice was lost with incessant wailing and more hiccups.
Sango didn't know what to say. Knowing that Kagome had held this in for a long time; she led Kagome cry until she ran out of tears.
Sesshomaru waited impatiently in his study. The noon meal had finished a long time ago, and the two wenches hadn't arrived yet. They clearly underestimated him. Had they not heard stories of his cruelty to those you disobeyed him? Angrily he walked out onto the balcony, and saw a several of his soldiers, and the two servants from before and the monk from last night outside around what seemed to be a mound of sticks.
"Playing bonfire in the middle of the day?" he wondered out loud. "Jaken!"
Jaken came hobbling in, and bowed. "Yes milord?"
"What is going on outside?" he asked.
"The cremation of the conquered fool milord," he replied. "It seems that you have instilled much fear for most have not attended!" he added proudly. His bulbous eyes looked at Sesshomaru with much adoration, much like a kid would to a super hero.
Sesshomaru growled, "Obviously I have not instilled enough..." He turned on his heels, and briskly walked out of the library.
"Milord!" Jaken squeaked. With the staff of heads in hand he ran after Sesshomaru.
Sango held Kagome's hand as the youkai guards set fire to the bed of wood that they had set Kouga's corpse on. Kagome had been brave when they first brought out Kouga's lifeless body. She had cried...silently. Sango herself had looked away, it was too much for her. A large hole had appeared where Kouga's heart should've been. It seemed like the one who had killed him, had literally ripped his heart out.
His hair had still been in his trademark ponytail, and his eyes were closed. Never again would Kagome see those blue fountains laugh or smile at her. They would never even look at her again. Kouga really was dead. The wood started to burn, and Kagome still entertained the thought that he would come back.
Even Miroku stood by Sango in silence with his hands to himself. Kouga had been his best friends. Playmates since they could walk. Now he was gone. Kagome couldn't take it anymore. She tore her hand from Sango's and threw herself on Kouga's body. "Please! Don't!" she yelled as she buried her face in the crook of his neck. His body was cold despite the flames that were now growing.
She could still smell him still. But now that smell was mixed with the salty smell of her tears. Sango's eyes widened in horror. "Kagome, no!" She tried to pull Kagome off, but Kagome wouldn't let go.
"No!" Kagome screamed. She looked up at Sango, "You can't let them burn him! You can't! He's not dead, I swear...please!"
The flames were now growing, and the youkai guards made no move to pull her away. She was just a human, and a servant at that.
"Miroku, help me!" Sango yelled.
Miroku nodded, and they were still unable to pry Kagome off.
"Soul mates are always supposed to be together," Kagome sobbed, "He left me, and I'm not letting him leave me behind."
Soon the flames were too high and too hot for Sango and Miroku to approach. "KAGOME!" Sango screamed. She waited to hear Kagome reply in pain, but none came. 'Kagome's dead...' she thought. She flew into Miroku's arms, crying. Miroku tentatively wrapped his arms around her, and hugged her closer.
((A/N: You know, I really considered stopping here, but I realized that I left you guys with a cliffie last time...))
Sango and Miroku remained there, watching the flames reach up towards the heavens. They stayed, even after the guards had left. Mirkou's monk robes were now soaked through with Sango's tears, and his hands were stroking Sango's hair. Miroku nudged Sango when the flames began to die down.
Miroku's violet eyes looked up, and widened in surprise. No...it couldn't be. Sango felt Miroku go stiff. "What's wrong?" she asked, her voice hoarse from crying. With much effort, she managed to look back. Her cinnamon eyes widened too.
There in the middle of the slowly receding flames, stood a figure, decked in white with Kagome's limp form in its arms. Sango's eyes narrowed as she tried to get a better look at the figure. She couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman because of the heat waves the flames released. "Is...is it an angel?" Miroku dared to asked Sango, his voice a whisper.
Sango was about to reply when the ethereal figure slowly stepped out of the flames. The figure's head was bowed down, its silvery white hair draped over Kagome like a blanket. It set Kagome down gently, and before leaving it spoke, "I am your Lord Sesshomaru you foolish monk."
Summary: Princess Kagome's life was a fairytale; her husband Kouga was the ideal husband, and her father was the Ruler of the Northern Lands, then disaster struck. The Lord of the Western Lands attacked, killing Kouga. The Northern Lands are now ruled by the feared demon, Lord Sesshomaru, and fearing her own life she joined the ranks of the many servants, but she does not go unnoticed for even the Lord Sesshomaru is not a fool...Sess/Kag...I don't think that Inuyasha will even be part of this story...
((A/N: Thanks for reviewing j b. Raven, Yujin-chan aka Neko Megami, Katie, Chibi Horsewoman, pouter person, ra, blaze, inuyasha-n-kagome-rox142, and dumbbell! j.b raven...I send my most utmost and humble apologies for the cliffie...just don't send your little leprechauns...^^And Katie, I apologize, I didn't realize how screwed up the formatting was! I apologize. ))
Chapter 3 By the way, I hope that you all don't hate Sesshomaru too badly. ^^ But yeah, he and Kagome will eventually fall in love, and I wasn't planning on making Inuyasha part of the story...hope that that's okay with you guys!
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It was a simple mahogany box, with gold lettering on the top. It said, 'Kagome' in elegant writing, and a slightly glowing fuchsia colored orb was embedded in the middle of the box. Raising a silvery eyebrow he opened the smooth box, and looked inside. Inside was a folded up piece of rice paper, and a small carving of Kouga was etched into the wood.
"Arrogant fool," he muttered. Using his long and slender fingers that ended in deadly long claws, he gingerly picked up the rice paper, and opened it. The writing wasn't the most elegant he'd ever seen, but it was neat, and probably excellent if one took into consideration that it was Kouga who wrote it. ((A/N: Awww...what did YOU guys think it was? Huh? Eh?))
He began to read it mentally:
'To my dear beloved Kagome,
Here is my present to you for our first anniversary. Hopefully we'll have kids on the
way by now, and I'll have kicked the stupid Sesshomaru's ass into the Eastern
Lands...' Sesshomaru paused, as his eyes flashed. 'His' way of snorting. '...I know
that I haven't been the best husband, and as soon as I give you this box, I promise to
try even harder, but you'll have to help me. I also know that I haven't been very open,
and been keeping you in the dark about Sesshomaru. He knows that the Shikon Jewel
lies in our possessions, and it is said to have great powers, and it is what he is after. I
give it to you because even though it is the most sought after and most precious jewel
in the world, it does not compare to you. You do not know how thankful I am that you
chose me to be the one to remain by your side for the rest of your life. I love you more
than words can tell, and since I am so bad at words, I will just have to show you. Your
Kouga.'
"Horrible letter, but very touching, and you were a little too late," Sesshomaru commented as he closed the box after folding the paper back up again. He tapped the Shikon Jewel that was laid in the mahogany. "As if I would need this stupid jewel...but it holds a great value in the world of treaties and alliances..."
Sango, Kagome, and Rin all sat by the small trickling stream. All three had their feet in the water, and were making flower chains at the same time.
"So how exactly did you end up with the ice prince...erm...I mean Sesshomaru again?" Sango asked as she carefully selected a white flower from the pile of flowers that Rin had picked.
Rin sucked on her lower lip before replying, "Rin used to live in a village, and no one liked Rin because Rin lived by herself. Then demons attacked the village one day, and Sesshomaru-sama saved Rin from being eaten!" She added the last flower to her chain, and offered it to Kagome. "Here pretty lady Kagome. It's to make you feel better."
Kagome smiled as the little girl placed it over her head. Kagome marveled at the girl's creation. She had first weaved a necklace with long strands of grass, and then had inserted flowers through the holes of the braids.
"And this is to make you feel even better than you do now," Sango added as she placed the crown of white flowers onto Kagome's head.
"Pretty lady Kagome looks like a princess!" Rin exclaimed, smiling her signature toothy grin.
Kagome felt like the wind had been knocked out of her, and Sango began to cough.
Oblivious to this all, Rin continued, "Like the princesses from the fairytales that have a handsome warrior in shining armor," She stopped, and her eyes shined as she came up with a new idea. She clapped her hands, and glancing at Kagome, whispered in Sango's ear.
Disgruntled Kagome stood up, and walked down over to a rock in the bank, and watched the current go downstream. Kagome grumbled when she heard Sango gasping for air due to her excessive laughter, and a giggling Rin.
"What are you two laughing about?" Kagome demanded.
Rin came skipping over, and beckoned Kagome closer. Kagome leaned toward Rin, her eyes widening in shock as Rin told her what she had told Sango. "WHAT?!"
The volume of Rin's high pitched giggling increased as she scampered back to Sango. Kagome placed her hands on her hips, "OF ALL MEN, YOU THINK SESSHOMARU WILL BE MY KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR?!?!?!"
Sango who was struggling to keep a straight face on, nodded vigorously with Rin. "You two are sssoo asking for it!" Kagome yelled as she ran after Sango and Rin.
Sesshomaru winced, "What is this infernal racket?" he growled as he rubbed his ears. He wandered out to the large stone balcony that was outside the study. His golden eyes narrowed into slits as he spied the two women servants and his ward running about. "Have those women no dignity? Running around like little children." Scoffing, he leaped down from the balcony.
Remaining hidden in the shadows of the palace, he watched the servant in the lavender yukata run after the other servant in pink and green, and Rin.
Kagome stopped to catch her breath, and leaned over, resting her hands on her knees. She straightened up, determined to give Sango and Rin a piece of her mind. She readjusted the crown of white flowers on her head, and continued running after them.
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow in slight interest. For a second, he could've sworn that the servant in lavender looked beautiful. For that brief moment when she stood still, the sunlight had made her crown of flowers glow, making it look like a halo. Her long slightly wavy obsidian hair cascading down to the small curve of her back contrasted with her bright clothing. 'Interesting, I do not cringe when I look at this ningen...' he thought. Then he casually turned his attention to the other servant girl. He noted that her hair wasn't ebony as he had perceived it to be before. It was more on the border of dark brown and ebony.
Her furrowed his eyebrows as he turned back to the first servant who was running again. Perhaps it had just been his imagination, but the girl in lavender held herself differently...almost regally... "Absurd," he muttered. He now found himself plagued with the images of the pale face of a young woman with large chocolate eyes and dark raven locks again. Angry that he could not remember where he had seen her face, he found himself in the same field that Rin had been playing in.
Kagome had managed to leap on Sango's back, felling her friend, and managing to land softly on Sango's back. "You owe me a new kimono!" Sango yelled as Kagome rolled off of Sango.
"Doesn't Kougorou owe you a new Hiraikotsu too?" Kagome asked, trying to change the subject, and trying to avoid Sango's wrath.
Sango's face changed from an annoyed to look to one of pure rage, "You're right! I almost forgot, hmph, I would've remembered later today anyways. I had been planning on practicing. Maybe I'll practice on him...Oooh, the nerve..." Sango was interrupted by a loud squeal.
"SESSHOMARU-SAMA!"
Sango and Kagome turned their heads to see Rin leaping onto Sesshomaru's leg. Sesshomaru clenched his fist to prevent himself from patting Rin on the head; he could not allow such disgraceful ningen servants to see him display affection for his ward, but he gave in, and patted her on the head.
Sango and Kagome looked at each other and smiled. Sesshomaru found himself raging within. How dare they think him weak? "I wish for you to cease your irritating prattle and games for today," he began coldly, "I wish to see both of you today, in my study after the noon meal. I want Rin to begin her lessons soon, and I must see how learned you two are. Come Rin."
Rin skipped alongside of her beloved Sesshomaru-sama. She turned around for a brief second, and gave a quick wave to Kagome and Rin before scurrying after Sesshomaru again.
Kagome found it hard to breathe again. She fell to her knees, the impact of it making her crown of flowers fall off. Tears began to stream down her face.
"Kagome!" Sango exclaimed, "What's wrong?" she asked as she knelt down and began to soothingly rub Kagome's back.
Kagome opened her mouth to speak, but a hiccup came out as she began to sob harder. "Oh Sango," she finally managed to say, "He's a horrible, horrible man! Did you hear him?? He said MY study...I hate him...I hate him...I hate him...he's nothing but an arrogant, cold-hearted prick..." Kagome's voice was lost with incessant wailing and more hiccups.
Sango didn't know what to say. Knowing that Kagome had held this in for a long time; she led Kagome cry until she ran out of tears.
Sesshomaru waited impatiently in his study. The noon meal had finished a long time ago, and the two wenches hadn't arrived yet. They clearly underestimated him. Had they not heard stories of his cruelty to those you disobeyed him? Angrily he walked out onto the balcony, and saw a several of his soldiers, and the two servants from before and the monk from last night outside around what seemed to be a mound of sticks.
"Playing bonfire in the middle of the day?" he wondered out loud. "Jaken!"
Jaken came hobbling in, and bowed. "Yes milord?"
"What is going on outside?" he asked.
"The cremation of the conquered fool milord," he replied. "It seems that you have instilled much fear for most have not attended!" he added proudly. His bulbous eyes looked at Sesshomaru with much adoration, much like a kid would to a super hero.
Sesshomaru growled, "Obviously I have not instilled enough..." He turned on his heels, and briskly walked out of the library.
"Milord!" Jaken squeaked. With the staff of heads in hand he ran after Sesshomaru.
Sango held Kagome's hand as the youkai guards set fire to the bed of wood that they had set Kouga's corpse on. Kagome had been brave when they first brought out Kouga's lifeless body. She had cried...silently. Sango herself had looked away, it was too much for her. A large hole had appeared where Kouga's heart should've been. It seemed like the one who had killed him, had literally ripped his heart out.
His hair had still been in his trademark ponytail, and his eyes were closed. Never again would Kagome see those blue fountains laugh or smile at her. They would never even look at her again. Kouga really was dead. The wood started to burn, and Kagome still entertained the thought that he would come back.
Even Miroku stood by Sango in silence with his hands to himself. Kouga had been his best friends. Playmates since they could walk. Now he was gone. Kagome couldn't take it anymore. She tore her hand from Sango's and threw herself on Kouga's body. "Please! Don't!" she yelled as she buried her face in the crook of his neck. His body was cold despite the flames that were now growing.
She could still smell him still. But now that smell was mixed with the salty smell of her tears. Sango's eyes widened in horror. "Kagome, no!" She tried to pull Kagome off, but Kagome wouldn't let go.
"No!" Kagome screamed. She looked up at Sango, "You can't let them burn him! You can't! He's not dead, I swear...please!"
The flames were now growing, and the youkai guards made no move to pull her away. She was just a human, and a servant at that.
"Miroku, help me!" Sango yelled.
Miroku nodded, and they were still unable to pry Kagome off.
"Soul mates are always supposed to be together," Kagome sobbed, "He left me, and I'm not letting him leave me behind."
Soon the flames were too high and too hot for Sango and Miroku to approach. "KAGOME!" Sango screamed. She waited to hear Kagome reply in pain, but none came. 'Kagome's dead...' she thought. She flew into Miroku's arms, crying. Miroku tentatively wrapped his arms around her, and hugged her closer.
((A/N: You know, I really considered stopping here, but I realized that I left you guys with a cliffie last time...))
Sango and Miroku remained there, watching the flames reach up towards the heavens. They stayed, even after the guards had left. Mirkou's monk robes were now soaked through with Sango's tears, and his hands were stroking Sango's hair. Miroku nudged Sango when the flames began to die down.
Miroku's violet eyes looked up, and widened in surprise. No...it couldn't be. Sango felt Miroku go stiff. "What's wrong?" she asked, her voice hoarse from crying. With much effort, she managed to look back. Her cinnamon eyes widened too.
There in the middle of the slowly receding flames, stood a figure, decked in white with Kagome's limp form in its arms. Sango's eyes narrowed as she tried to get a better look at the figure. She couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman because of the heat waves the flames released. "Is...is it an angel?" Miroku dared to asked Sango, his voice a whisper.
Sango was about to reply when the ethereal figure slowly stepped out of the flames. The figure's head was bowed down, its silvery white hair draped over Kagome like a blanket. It set Kagome down gently, and before leaving it spoke, "I am your Lord Sesshomaru you foolish monk."