Hello, and welcome to the sixth chapter. In this chapter many exciting events happen, and people experience emotions of sorts. Wow That sounds like most, not all, stories. Anyways maybe entering this for Anime North so anyone who makes me wanna work harder to get it done gets a special prize of sorts. Maybe a cameo? OO You'd be famous!

Lolz! Also one chapter will be a songfic, but not this one! Or the next! Near the end of the story!

Also, like ma friend D14 says for all ma fics, GOTTA ADD MORE DETAIL! I so totally agree, and I am trying, so like if u notice I need more detail in ur review be all like "D238, needs more detail!" and I'll try even harder. Also working on having more than a few like verbs after they say stuff, like 'Kagome asked.' They are getting a little repetitive.

Kagome had begun to feel better. Her immune system must have been in overdrive, because she was magically cured in a day or so. Many people thought it was just a case of the sniffles. But Kagome felt so horrible, it could not have been just the "sniffles". Kagome now hated that word.

Working had become easier as well, because she was Kikyo's personal assistant, she only had to clean Inuyasha's and Miroku's rooms. It was a lot less work, and she actually began to enjoy her new employer. She even had become somewhat friends with Kikyo.

"Kikyo?" Kagome asked one day while the girls were playing chess.

"Yes?" Kikyo replied, after moving her rook, and taking Kagome's queen.

"Darn." Kagome smiled. She had a plan.

"Your turn!" Kikyo urged.

"Hold on a sec. My leg is tired, I need to move." Kagome lifted her leg, and swept it over the chess board, knocking all of the pieces over.

"You did that on purpose." Kikyo smiled, pointed an accusing finger at Kagome. "What did want to ask me?" Kikyo calmed down, and resumed her hazy expression.

"Why do you barely leave your room?" This question had been bugging Kagome for a while, but she never really meant to ask it. It was a personal question, and she regretted saying anything. She blushed and muttered a quick 'sorry.'

"It's ok; I don't leave my room because I have no cause. Why should I leave when I will only be reminded of my imminent future?" Kikyo replied, shifting her sad eyes to the window.

"Why? You get to marry a Prince, and live in royalty and beauty for the rest of your life." Kagome argued.

"Yes, but Inuyasha is not my true love, just my betrothed husband. I actually loved someone else, but then my parents said I was to marry some prince, and I came here." Kikyo sighed.

"It's not that bad. It could be worse." Kagome comforted her friend.

"I will also be queen." Kikyo added to Kagome's list.

"But what about Sesshomaru? You can't be queen if you're marrying Inuyasha and Sesshomaru is king." Kagome pointed out, remembering the royal family consisted of more than one son.

"He can't be King." Kikyo replied. "Sesshomaru has betrayed this kingdom once before. His right to be King was taken away in order for him to stay here. If he does it again…" Kikyo slowly drew a line across her slender neck, flicking some of raven hair with her finger.

"Oh, oh god! Why would someone do that to their own kin?" Kagome looked horrified. She trembled at the thought. It gave her chills and the thought of her parents treating her like that…She didn't even want to think about that.

"They have to. It's their law, and it can't be changed." Kikyo explained. Kagome wondered what time it was and looked out the window. She still had to finish Miroku's and Inuyasha's room, and the sun was almost setting.

"Oh, I have to go!" Kagome jumped up, scattering the pieces everywhere. The sound of the crystal rolling in all directions freaked Kagome out. "Darn!" She cried, hurrying to pick up the crystal pieces. "I'm going to be late!" A hand was placed over hers.

"Don't worry about it. Just go." Kikyo looked at her with stern eyes, and Kagome shook her head. "Just go!" Kagome looked to see if she was serious. Seeing she was, Kagome bowed and rushed out the door. Her shoes made a clacking sound on the floor. She stumbled down the hall and knocked on the door belonging to Miroku's room.

"Yes?" Miroku's voice floated through the door.

"Cleaning!" Kagome cried.

"Enter." Miroku said. Kagome did as she was told, and saw Sango was sitting lazily on a chair, reading a book, while Miroku was observing her peacefully.

"Cleaning!" Kagome repeated, holding up her feather duster, and Miroku nodded. Kagome began to dust around the window area. The mahogany was soon brilliantly shiny. Kagome nodded at her 'job well done.'

"So, Kagome have you done Inuyasha's room yet?" Sango asked, trying to make conversation.

"No." She admitted, and began to sweep the wooden floors

"Oh, well you better hurry! Inuyasha gets mad when his room is not cleaned by sundown." Sango said, pointing out the window.

"I know, I know." Kagome said, sweeping all of the dust into a pile and lifting it with her hand and the broom, put it into the basket in Miroku's room. She began picking up the clothes around the room, and lifted a bowl of half eaten food under the armoire.

"Geez, Miroku! Couldn't you pick up more?" Sango looked disgusted.

"Then there wouldn't be a need for a hot maid!" This landed Miroku with a pillow in his face. Sango gave him a glare.

"Hey, I was joking!" Miroku laughed. He threw the pillow back, and Sango let it fall.

"Sure, whatever!" Sango rolled her eyes, and went back to reading her book. Kagome finished cleaning quickly, and she left the room. Only Inuyasha's bedroom and she would be done! Kagome pumped her arm into the air. She skidded down the hall, and knocked on Inuyasha's large, wooden door.

"Cleaning!" Was the reply she got from the hanyou inside, and she pushed open the door.

"Hi, Inuyasha!" Kagome chirped. Inuyasha lay on his bed, gazing out the window. He just grunted in return.

"Nice to see you too!" Kagome retorted. She mad a face at him to see if he was even paying attention. Surprisingly, he wasn't. (A/N ok a little bit of sarcasm juss so ya know)

"Feh!" Inuyasha said lazily, and shifted his glance to the wall.

"How come you lay down a lot? Are you sick?" Kagome bugged him on purpose, hoping for a reaction. She didn't get much of one.

"No. What else is there?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. How did this wench think he should spend his time?

"Maybe you could help Kikyo feel more welcome!" Kagome blurted, not meaning to. She blushed, and started cleaning faster than before.

"Why should I make an effort, when she doesn't?" Inuyasha retorted, satisfied watching the expression on Kagome's face turn from confident to sheepish. "That's what I thought." He smirked, and went back to staring out the window.

Kagome finished, and left the room silently. She trudged along the castle passageways, observing the family portraits. Kagome felt a slight pang of homesickness in her stomach, but she ignored it. She missed her family, but why should she spend time worrying about them? Besides, she could bet anything, everyone back home never even noticed she was gone.

"Kagome!" Kagome swiveled, and saw Sango.

"Hey, Sango." Sango put her arm around Kagome's shoulders, and looked her friend in the face.

"You ok?" Sango asked, concerned.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Kagome smiled, and nodded.

"Good." Kagome felt the knot in her stomach become a little larger, but she left it alone. It was no use feeling homesick; she could never go back to where she lived, to her kingdom.

"So, want to go get some dinner?" Sango prompted.

"Uh… Sure…" Kagome answered, snapping out of her own thoughts.

"Great, I'm starving!" Sango began to skip making Kagome wobble a bit. She giggled.

"Stop it, Sango!" She cried as the two girls landed in a heap on the floor.

"Good job, Kagome! You klutz!" Sango teased, and pulled Kagome up from the ground.

"Wha…I…Uh!" Was all Kagome say in her defense.

"I was joking! Lighten up!" Sango put on a confused expression, and began to mock Kagome.

"Wha, huh, I, uh, ah!" She began to dance around Kagome, say half words, and making Kagome quite dizzy. She is one crazy girl, Kagome thought to herself.

"Dinner!" Sango remembered, and grabbed Kagome's hand, and ran as fast as she could. Breathless, and red in the face, the girls knocked on the kitchen door.

"Here ye are." A bowl of rice and chicken with gravy was shoved into their hands, as well as a flask of water, by a rather stumpy old woman.

"Thanks, Kaede!" Sango said cheerfully.

"Ye are most welcome." Kaede replied.

"So Sango, where should we eat?" Kagome asked.

"I'm tired, let's go back to our beds, and we can eat there. I know a shortcut through the kitchen." Kagome agreed, and the two went though the kitchen doors, into a small, narrow passageway. Sango motioned for Kagome to follow, and she did. The room at the end of the tunnel was their living quarters.

Sango sat on her cot, and so did Kagome. The two girls ate quickly, and left their bowls beside them, on the floor.

"That was good!" Sango said, rubbing her stomach.

"Yup…" Kagome sighed with content, but the sinking feeling in her stomach had not gone away. She held her middle, and found she needed some fresh air.

"I'm going for a walk." Kagome announced, grabbing her cloak.

"Want me to come with you?" Sango asked, starting to pull herself up. She glanced up at Kagome.

"No thanks, I just need to have some alone time." Sango understood, and nodded. Kagome left the room. She wandered the castle, wondering where she should go. She thought about maybe the gardens, but she had already been there.

"The beach! I bet the lake is so pretty at night!" Kagome gasped. (A/N There is such thing as a beach at a lake; we have one where I live.) Kagome clutched her cloak more tightly around her small frame, and took a deep breath as she stepped out into the biting cold.

The wind was now gone, making the air a little less frosty. Kagome thanked the gods, and she stumbled towards the gates. Her legs under her uniform felt numb from the chill, but she continued walking.

"Halt, who goes there?" A guard appeared out of nowhere, surprising Kagome. She hopped back a few paces, and nearly fell.

"Umm... Just going for a walk." Kagome assured, and took a deep breath.

"A' right." The guard answered, and let the gate swing open a few meters. Kagome thanked him, and stepped through the iron bars, feeling a sense of liberty wash over her. She could go anywhere she wanted, nothing was stopping her. But she remembered where she had wanted to go the most, and made a beeline for the coast.

The temperature felt warmer, and it was very refreshing for Kagome. She had barely left the castle since the night on the cliff, and it felt good to be getting some fresh air. She closed her eyes, sighing as she took a deep breath, and plopped down on the sand. The particles felt nice on her hands, and she was so calmed by the sound of the waves lapping against the shore that she didn't even notice that someone else was on the beach, just a few meters away. (Yes for the third time, I used I meters! What can I say? I'm Canadian!)

Well that ends Chapter 6! I think the longest chapter I have ever written I think! I know, pathetic! T.T! Don't worry I'm still learning! O ya! Yesterday was ma one year anniversary! Claps for Dragoneyes238! Yay! ! But gotta run, its late, and I hafta clean ma room! Later Days!