Hey yall. I know last chappie I promised that I was gonna update fast and long, BUT!!!! MY FRIGGIN COMPUTER BROKE DOWN AND DESTROYED MY NEW CHAPPIE!!! I'M SO FREAKIN MAD!!! ok, that's that. here's the chapter. OH! and Inuyasha will show up now.
CHAPTER 3: Who Are You? What Are You?
Prince Inuyasha was currently standing on a stool. In a room. In a palace. Holding his arms up to his sides in the most annoying fashion so his maid could finish sewing the coat he was to wear. Not a happy camper.
Inuyasha sighed deeply. "Hurry it up Keade. I've been here forever."
The old woman, Keade, shook her head. "I'm sorry Prince, but I'm going as fast as I can." It was the truth. What? You think she didn't know what waiting forever for something or another was like?
Keade glanced at the grumpy hanyou. Today was the day he was to meet his bethroved. A young lady named Kikyo.
Word was she was she was not the very first person to be on the guest list if you know what I mean. Kikyo was considered...annoying. No one really liked her. Not even her own parents liked her. She rarely talked to anyone and when she did, she talked nonstop and it was always critizing or complaining about something. ALWAYS.
Inuyasha had every reason to be upset. Maybe...just maybe...
Keade stood up suddenly. "I'll be right back with more thread my lord. Please do not go anywhere." She said and walked out of the room.
Inuyasha stood still for a moment, making sure she was gone. Once he was assured, he walked silently over to the window and opened it. Jumping out into the cool outside air, he didn't even notice a pair of eyes watching him take his leave.
Right outside the door, Keade stood, a smile on her old, wrinkled face. 'Everyone needs a break sometime' she thought as she went about her business. 'Even a Prince.'
With Inuyasha
After running away far awhile, Inuyasha decided on going to the one place he felt closest to. The ocean.
Right now, he was walking along the beach, enjoying the solitude. Now then, we can't have that can we?
'Damn...I really need to get out more.' he thought. He walked closer to the ocean, and ended up wading in the shallow water.
Inuyasha continued to enjoy himself. The feel of the water, the warm, squishy sand beneath his feet, the suns rays on his skin, the scent of blood in the air, the--hold up...BLOOD?
Inuyasha straitened. Blood? Yes, he would know the scent of blood anywhere.
After searching most of the shore, he opted for the cove just north of the ocean. As he made his way there, the closer he got, the more the stench of blood grew.
Upon arrival, Inuyasha was forced to cover his mouth with his sleeve to try to breath easier. 'Ok, I've got to do this fast.' Inuyasha thought and began jumping from one rock to another, searching for the source of the stench.
He found it, trapped between a pair of sharp...jagged rocks. All he could make out was a pale something in a tangle of black whatever, covered in blood.
Quick as he could, Inuyasha ran forward, dodging the jagged parts, grabbed the something that was emitting the smell, and got out of there faster than you can say pumpernickel-rye. (A/N: HAHA! I love saying that! Try it! It's so much fun! pumpernickel-rye. pumpernickel-rye. pumpernickel-rye. hahahahaha!!!!)
Once on the safety of the beach, he was about to chuck the rather large something, when he felt it move. His first instinct was to drop it on the beach and get a reasonable distance away, but instead, he opted for staying.
Laying the black/white/red mass into the salty ocean water, he moved aside the black mess revealing- "A girl..." Inuyasha spoke aloud in awe. A beautiful girl to say the least. Her long raven colored hair swirled around her in the water, her face relaxed and her pale white skin covered in red blood. He reread that thought and looked back at her.
Long cuts all on her body clued him in to the reason for the smell and the reason why she was probably naked. 'Stop that! You're a prince not a run-of-the-mill perverted...well, pervert.' He mentally scolded himself.
The girl was obviously hurt and he's thinking about her body. Smart Inu. Real smart.
Before his thoughts went were they shouldn't, he took off the coat Keade had been sewing earlier and put it over her. He grabbed the woman by her waist and held her bridal style to carry her back to the palace.
At the Palace
Queen Tashio wrung her hands nervously. "Where is he?" She asked her husband. The King just shook his head and frowned. "He better be here soon. Lady Kikyo has already arrived and we don't want to get her angry. I've had enough complaints for one evening." He whispered back. Queen Tashio nodded solemnly. "Indeed."
They were in the dining hall, waiting for their son to arrive from...wherever he was. Keade said he had run away while she was getting more thread. (Of course she failed to mention how she had already planned it out.)
Lady Kikyo had arrived a hour ago and had not stopped complaining once she found out that Inuyasha was not there. She had been talking non-stop about
"how today is special" and "he should be here" and "I spent the past 5 hours preparing myself to meet him and he's not here?!?". After awhile, it got really boring. As of right now, she was in the other room, talking old Keade's ears off. (It was her "punishment" for letting Inuyasha leave)
The door in front of them banged open. Kikyo stormed in, walked right up to the King and Queen and spoke in a eerily calm voice, "Where is my fiancée?"
Both rulers just glanced at each other before Queen Tashio sighed. "As I told you already Princess Kikyo, Inuyasha has a way of leaving whenever it is most inconvenient. He will return when he chooses to. We cannot force him to come back if we do not know where he is."
Kikyo looked as though she was about to explode to the much more powerful ruler who could easily have ordered her head cut off, right then and there, but the door behind them banged open.
Inuyasha ran inside the large room carrying what looked like a young woman rapped in Inuyasha's cloak. His clothing was wet and torn from the rocks and his hair was a tangled mess from running.
Inuyasha skidded to a stop and quickly asked his mother, "Where is Keade?"
Queen Tashio, was so surprised by Inuyasha entrance (as was everyone else) that all she was able to do was point to the door Kikyo had just come out of.
Without giving anyone a glance, Inuyasha ran into the room carrying the bundle.
Kikyo was the first to snap back to her senses. "Was that Prince Inuyasha?!?"
The King and Queen nodded silently. What just happened?
With Inuyasha
Inuyasha had run all the way to the palace from the beach, a good mile or so. The girl had been rapped up in his cloak and was clutched tightly against him. He didn't know why, but something about this girl he just knew he had to protect.
Without a second thought, Inuyasha barged into the thrown room, and had asked his mother to see Keade. This girl needed help and if anyone could help her, it was Keade.
Keade stood against the wall, her eyes closed, muttering something under her breath. Inuyasha caught a few words like "Bloody" "Spoiled" "Should've kicked her. I knew I should have!", but he didn't dwell on these to long.
"Oi! Keade-baba! A little help here!" Inuyasha called over to the distressed woman. Keade opened her eyes slightly, not really caring, but widened when they saw what Inuyasha had in his arms.
"IS THAT THE COAT I JUST MADE?!?" Keade shouted.
"FORGET ABOUT THE STUPID COAT AND HELP HER!" Inuyasha shouted back. He was not having a good day.
Keade took a closer look at the coat and realized what was in it. Her face paled a little but she managed to get the girl out of Inuyasha's arms and onto a couch. She sent Inuyasha to fetch warm water and bandages.
A Short Time Later
Inuyasha sat beside the bandaged girl. She was as pale as a sheet of paper and still hadn't woken up. Keade had said that her wounds weren't too serious but she need time to heal. The old woman had done the best she could with the help of her miko powers.
'I wonder what happened to her. Not too many people go out to the beach. Why was she there?' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'Something about this girl...is different.'
Queen Tashio walked into the room. "Inuyasha..." she began. The boy had not left this girl's side since he brought her here and Kikyo was even more annoying now that he had arrived. "Princess Kikyo has arrived and is waiting for you in the other room."
Inuyasha looked strait ahead. 'oh no...i completely forgot that she was coming! Shit! I don't want to go in there!' Inuyasha wanted to voice his thoughts but decided on the safer route. Making up an excuse. "Oh really mother? I hadn't noticed. Would you please tell her that I would love to talk to her but I think it would be better if I stayed to watch over our visitor." 'Please buy it. PLEASE BUY IT!' "Very well Inuyasha. I shall tell the Princess your...reason for not being able to come out and talk to her." Queen Tashio placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned forward till she was right next to his ear. She whispered, "Though I doubt that will stop her." and left.
Oh good lord help us.
Inuyasha looked back at the girl. There was something so familiar about her...something. But he couldn't put his finger on it. 'Well, at least I have an excuse not to see "Princess Kikyo"' he mentally scowled. 'GOD! Why did my parents have to get me engaged to that witch? I don't like her. They don't like her. No one in this entire freakin KINGDOM likes her. SO WHY AM I STUCK WITH HER? I'd rather just marry someone...I don't know. Someone who wouldn't care about what I am. Someone who would like me. For ME! Not as the "Prince of the Western Lands" but...as me.'
Inuyasha was snapped out of his thoughts as the woman gave a moan. "Keade! Get your butt in here! She's waking up!" Inuyasha called out.
Kagome' s P.O.V.
I woke up to a pounding headache. My throat felt as though it was on fire and I felt like I had gained 100 pounds while I was asleep. God. Why is it so bright? Why do I feel so damn heavy?
I slowly lifted an eyelid to see a pair of eyes starring over me. One, was a soft brown while the other pair was a molten gold. Our eyes connected and I felt as though they were pulling me in. 'So much pain. Why do they hold such misery?' "Are you ok?" I heard a voice ask.
I opened my mouth to speak, but could only make a squeaky sound. (Is that sad or what?) The faces backed off and I tried to sit up, but the extra weight kept me down. I settled for turning my head to get a look at my surroundings.
The walls were all a gray stone and there was a large carpet hanging on one wall. There were no plants that normally flowed around and the water was very...well, it wasn't like anything I've ever breathed before.
I looked out a window, expecting to see merfolk swimming around and seaplants and fish scattered around. The last thing I was expecting was...
With Inuyasha and Keade
The pair watched the girl silently. Keade had rushed in a few minutes ago to see the girl just opening her lavender eyes. Inuyasha had been captivated by her eyes. They held anger, joy, sadness, care, hurt, confusion...they seemed to reflect her soul to him. He asked if she was ok and got no answer.
'oh course she's not ok idiot. She was just washed up onto the beach and covered in her own blood. hmm...she seems ok now.' he thought to himself. He looked over her again. She had beautiful lavender eyes, blood red lips, a figure girls and women alike would kill for, long legs, and skin that was as pale as a piece of paper. It looked like she had never even been in the sun light before. He brushed the thought off as he saw her eyes search over the room, and widening when they stopped on the window. Or more likely, what was outside.
Everyone was startled when she sat bolt upright, looking fearfully out the window. Inuyasha walked over to her. "What is it?" he asked gently. Whoa. GENTALLY?!? OUR INU? I DON'T THINK SO!
"What? It's the beach. Haven't you ever seen a beach before wench?" Inuyasha gruffly asked. (A/N: that's more like it) She sharply turned her head and opened her mouth when-
SLAM!
the door banged open and an irritated looking Kikyo stalked in, followed by a distressed looking Queen and an angry King. "Prince Inuyasha. I, am Princess Kikyo of the Southern lands and your future wife." she said as she stopped in front of him and went into a deep curtsy (which, unfortunately for her, she lost her balance in and fell face flat on the floor). Inuyasha looked at the fallen girl and sighed. He turned back to the "wench" he so graciously put it and walked over to her bed. "Are you ok wench?" he asked again. She looked up at him and said, "Cheeoko navail. Keyo chobo veela nox."
A/N: now then as you may or may not have guessed, Kagome is speaking in mertouge so Inuyasha can't understand her. However, mermaids have a gift for languages so she can understand them. oh, and has anyone noticed that I have 2 Keades in this story?
Everyone in the room turned to look at the young woman in the bed. "W-what was that?" Queen Inutashio asked uncertainly. The girl narrowed her eyes and spoke slower. "Cheeko navail. Keyo chobo veela nox."
The room was silent as the girl continued to look around the room in a mixture of wonder, confusion, and fear. The King glanced over at his wife and whispered to her, "Go get Sango." The Queen nodded and nearly ran out of the room in search of the girl.
Inuyasha starred at her. What's with this chick?
A few minutes of uncomfortable silence later, a young woman ran into the room. "What seems to be the problem?" she asked immediately. Kikyo sniffed. "This girl was hurt and brought here and she woke up and now she doesn't speak Japanese so none of us can understand her and she COMPLETELY ruined the Prince and I's meeting for the first time." she said in that high-pitched, snobby voice of hers that made everyone wince.
Sango walked over to her. "Say something." she ordered her. The girl rolled her eyes and repeated what she said in a monotone voice. "Cheeko navail keyo chobo veela nox." Sango listened intently and spoke aloud to everyone a few moments later, "She's a mermaid. That's the only possible answer. This kind of speech I know only a little about, but I think she means: "Where am I" and "How did I get here?" everyone turned to stare at Sango.
…
"NO FUCKIN WAY!!!" Inuyasha shouted, startling everyone out of their stupor.
"Inuyasha…" The queen muttered warningly to her son. Inuyasha ignored her and continued. "SHE'S A MERMAID?!?!? Sango, are you feeling alright? I mean…you can't be serious. Where's her tail? And gills? Hm?"
Sango sighed and turned towards the confused girl on the bed. "May-yaka choovoe balna."
The girl nodded happily and replied, "Nasava meeko choo. Ii sake novo kayra."
Sango nodded understandingly and translated to the rest of the group. "Yep. She says that she's a mermaid. At least…that's what I think she said…" she looked around uncertainly.
Everyone else in the room stood gaping at the woman who had stumbled onto their home.
Sango's P.O.V.
'OMG! OMG! OMG! What are we gonna do? She's said she's a mermaid I'm sure of it, but she CAN'T be a mermaid! Then why does she look so curious to everything? What happened to her that she would end up here all torn up?'
I was brought out of my thoughts as the girl looked directly at me. For a moment, I was stopped by the color of her eyes. 'Lavender…? Yes…they're lavender… but why do they look so sad? What happened to her that she would end up like this? Who…who is this girl?'
"Cheeko newva. Vahalla keyoto chee cheeko navail keyo chobo veela nox?" She spoke in that other earthly tone of hers. 'No doubt about it. She has to be a mermaid.'
I turned to the dumbstruck group. "Uh Prince Inuyasha, why don't you start since you brought her here?" Everyone snapped their heads to me. "Huh?" was all he got out. I felt myself turn slightly pink. 'Duh Sango. They don't know mermish.' I cleared my throat and began again.
"She wants to know where she is and how she got here. Want to explain?" I looked directly at him.
"Wait Sango." The Queen spoke up. "Why don't we hear her side of the story first?"
I nodded my head and turned to look at her as did everyone else.
After a few moments of silence, Keade gave a cough. "Uh…Sango? I think you might need to tell her what was said." I looked over at Keade. "No." I said simply. At everyone's surprised looks, I explained. "Mermaids have a natural gift of tongue. She already knows what has been said and she doesn't need me to tell her." Everyone turned to look pointedly at her.
She backed away uneasily but just looked fearfully at everyone before heaving a sigh and beginning to speak.
"Vahla ohso cho nava quatoe sobo nahva cee. Ii wan tak asdf adlkd fier fr. Shk osafuj akls. Makdei goon su nah-" "Wait! Wait! Slow down!" I nearly shouted. I spoke quieter at the girl's shocked expression. "I'm not that great at mermish so if you could go slower and give me time to think…"
She nodded and stayed quiet while I translated. "She says that she was out and got kidnapped by…something I couldn't really understand what it was exactly. They gave her a poison and…" I motioned for her to continue. "Mahlah su mono woad asd asdoei fir dsodfi for." I gave a quick nod to show that I understood before speaking. "All she knows is that it gave her a headache and she woke up "mortal" did you call it?" I looked to her as she gave a nod of her head. "Right. She woke up here as a human. She has no idea what happened only that she really, really, really needs to get home because her family will be looking for her. I think that was it."
I sat silently as everyone in the room (but the strange mer/human girl) at me. "So…um…what's her name?" King Inutashio spoke.
A/N: I'M A… SOB BAD AUTHOR!! WHAAAAAAAAA!
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