- Dang, long time I haven't upload this story….well, here yalls go. I combined two chapters so this should kill at least 20 minutes hehe. Well, sorry for the LONG ass wait…I got sidetracked cuz of some things and I should be back on track now since school's over for me cheers yay, well I had to read this whole story over again to properly continue it for u guys….n damn it, did I got confused at some parts…sorry for my grammer! Also, my bad for not going into details about Kagome's b-day party, I didn't think yalls would care and yeh…. Well, dis chap is where Jin (yyh) and Sano (Kenshin) comes in. Sage will meet King Huro and later on, her sister Shinchi. And so on… oh yeah this chapter isn't very interesting jux to tell yalls…I suck X-x -
Life's Unfair
Chapter 23 - Sage, back to where she belongs
"Uh, hey." Kagome shyly smiled sheepishly at being caught. "I was, uh, looking for Kikyo….but guess she isn't here, uh…I guess imma just go…out...there." She gestured to the door.
"But my lady, that's …" Sango started, only to be silenced with Kagome's hand over her mouth.
"Nothing, nothing." Kagome smiled again, nervously. "We gonna just…go." She quickly pulled the protesting, confused Sango away.
Inuyasha looked at them confused. He yawned and stood up, right then a note fell out and landed at his feet.
'What's this?' He bend down and picked it up. Inuyasha could smell the sweet essence of it.
That brought a smile up his face. It reminds him of Mina somehow. The sweet lingering aroma. Inuyasha opened the note.
- Inuyasha,
I had just received a letter from my fiancé last night, I am going to meet up with him. I'll be back about a week from now at the most. Kikyo. -
Inuyasha was confused at that. 'Fiancé? What's that?' He shrugged it off thinking it's a name for her father or something.
All of the sudden a loud racket started from outside the mansion.
Inuyasha ran to the window to see what was happening.
There was a lady talking to one of the guards. The guards looked as if worried somehow. The racket was caused from the four kids running around throwing stuff at the guards; who tried to catch them.
Because of his overly sensitive ears, he could hear, barely, what they were talking about.
"Please let me in." Sage begged.
"Not unless you have an appointment with their royal highness." One of the guards replied while trying to help the other guard catch the meddling troublesome kids.
"But you don't understand." Sage startled.
"Understand shit!" The other guard got annoyed of her persistence. "Just get your damn kids under control before I hurt them!" He yelled, trying to grab the stick Doc was swinging around as he ran like a wild animal.
"They will stop if you ask politely." Sage informed. "They're just kids, you'll have to be nice or they won't listen."
"Look lady, I don't need a lesson on how to treat the fucking kids ok? So why won't you do us a favor and get the hell away from here." One of the guard growled, rubbing a lump on his head he received from Kouga.
"Why sir, such vulgar language… " Sage frowned. "I…"
"Don't you know you're suppose to be polite when dealing with ladies?" A voice came out from the trees aside the castle.
They all turned and the guards quickly bowed down, realizing it was their one and only King Huro.
"Now what seem to be the problem here?" Huro asked as he approached them.
"Your majesty, this lady is trying to barge in." One of the guards replied.
"Oh?" The King raised an eyebrow. "And why is it that you didn't escort her in?"
"Sir, she doesn't have a appointment or nothing." Another replied.
"I see." King Huro turn to Sage, who stood there proudly looking back.
One of the guards turn to her and whispered. "Respect your King! Bow down peasant!"
Sage just ignored him. "Why your highness." She gave a slight tipsy, like how the royalties would greet each other. "I am doing absolutely nothing wrong. I was just trying to get back into my home where I rightfully belong."
Huro look at her, not sure of what she had just said. "I'm sorry, I did not comprehend that.. Did you just claim to live here?"
"Yes, I am princess Shanna." Sage introduced herself. "I am here to see my sister, Princess Shinchi."
"Why…Princess Shanna, what a pleasure to have finally met you." Huro took her hand, to her and the guards' surprise, and kiss it. "I've heard a lot about you from Shinchi, but never thought of the day when I get to be bless with your presence."
Sage couldn't help but smile at his courtesy.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself properly. I am King Huro, Shinchi's husband." Huro gave her a bow.
Shanna's eyes widen. "Husband? …" 'Then that means Shinchi is the queen…but then…no, they can't be dead.'
"Yes." Huro replied.
"Oh, why she is so lucky to have such a worthy husband as yourself." Sage smiled. Truly, she was happy for her sister for marrying such a polite guy, seemly respectful.
"Why, I'm flattered." Huro smiled back. "Come." He said to her and turned to her kids. "You kids hungry? There are some cookies fleshly baked inside."
The kids cheered and quickly made it through the gates that the guards opened.
Inuyasha watched on as they went inside the castle. 'Sage…Mina must be near.' He thought.
Inuyasha quickly got out of Kikyo's room and race his way down the stairs to ask Sage where is Mina when one of the guards walking around grabbed him.
"Where do you think you're going runt?" He asked and picked Inuyasha up by his shirt. "Well, I dunno how you got out but you're going back in." He brought Inuyasha, against his wills, down the dungeon and threw him into a cell.
"Hey!" Inuyasha growled as he landed. He quickly got up and head for the bars opening but the guard locked it before he could get out. "No! I need to get to Mina!" Inuyasha whined.
The guard wasn't listening or even care, he just swirl the keys around his finger while walking away.
"Let me out!" Inuyasha yelled. "I don't like it in here!" He yelled again.
"It's no use." A voice came from behind him.
Inuyasha turned to see who it was. He saw a boy not different than himself. "Who are you?"
"I'm Jin." The boy replied. "You?"
"Inuyasha." Inuyasha answered.
"There is no use Inuyasha, he won't let you out." Jin said softly.
"He made you go in here too?" Inuyasha asked, walking towards Jin.
"Yep." Jin nodded. "Wanna play this with me?" He took out a deck of cards.
"Yeh!" Inuyasha quickly sat down in front of Jin. "Wow." He exclaimed while eyeing the cards. "It's so cool, what is it?" He asked as he picked up one and observe it carefully wondering how on earth do you play with it.
"I dunno." Jin answered. "I took it from that guy while he was sleeping." Jin picked one up and threw it.
'Cool…so that's how you play.' Inuyasha threw the one he had in his hands. "This is fun!" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"Yeh! Let's see who can throw the farthest!" Jin grab a bunch and so did Inuyasha.
"AI! SHUT UP!" The guy came back in. "Whats all the ruckus in here?" He asked, annoyed.
He glared at the cells and eyed the one with the two boys, where the sound seemed to be coming from. He made his way over and saw the two boys laughing and throwing cards around.
"My cards!" He growled and automatically opened the cell.
Inuyasha and Jin quickly backed up to the wall as the guard, seemly pissed, walked towards them.
"I was looking for these!" The guard hissed. He picked some up and glared at the boys. "Don't just stand there! Help me pick them up you worthless slaves!"
The boys started picking up the cards without hesitant.
"Give me!" The guard snatch the cards Jin had picked up away.
Inuyasha frown at such rudeness so he decided to do something about it. He went up to the guard and toss all the cards he had picked up in his face.
The guard was surprised at the moment but pushed Inuyasha down hard by the shoulder after realizing what the boy did. "Damn mutt." He growled. He approached Inuyasha and was about to hit him again when…
"Sanosuke!" A voice came from the hallway, seemly a woman's.
The guard glared at Inuyasha for a split second. "Second to the last cell!" He yelled back, then smacked Inuyasha across the face. He was about to hit him again but Jin jumped onto his back.
"Stop hitting my friend you jerk!" Jin yelled while trying to stay on the guard's back.
Footsteps were heard heading towards them.
"Sanosuke!" The woman gasped. "Leave those poor boys alone!"
What she saw was Sano swinging around, trying to throw Jin, who was desperately hanging on, off. And a little boy looking scared on the floor just inches away from Sano's foot.
"Argg!" Sano groaned, finally got Jin off.
Jin struggled violently, trying to get away from Sano's grip.
"It's not what it looks like!" Sano said, turning towards the woman. "They took my deck and had me looking all over for it!"
Inuyasha and Jin look at the woman.
Inuyasha quickly recognized it to be Shinchi, Kagome's mother.
"Can't you go a day without terrorizing the servants?" She asked, shaking her head disappointedly.
"But Shinchi, these are slaves, not servants." Sano fixed.
Shinchi shook her head at him. "I brought you some fleshly baked cookies." She just changed the subject and opened a bundle to reveal about seven cookies.
Sano's face lit up. "Alright!" He grinned and was about to take it but she moved it away.
Shinchi turned to the boys and smiled. "You boys want one? It's delicious."
Inuyasha and Jin approached her and each received one.
"Oh hey Inuyasha." Shinchi said when she recognized the boy. "What are you doing down here?"
Right then Sano's face faulted. 'How'd that little brat know queen Shinchi?'
Inuyasha look up at Sano and pointed. "That man made me."
"Oh Sanosuke." Shinchi sighed. "He's Kagome's playmate." She explained.
"You expect me to know that how?" Sano raised an eyebrow.
"Oh I forgot, you're to good for birthday parties, or any parties in that matter…" Shinchi smile when Sano frowned. "He belong to Kagome and you know how she gets when she can't find what belongs to her so I suggests you…"
Sano didn't wait till she finish. He picked up Inuyasha and quickly left for the exit.
Shinchi and Jin watched as they left.
Shinchi turned to Jin and smiled. "Want some more?"
Jin nodded and so she gave him the rest. She sat down next to him, watching him eat the cookies. 'He's so cute!' She thought.
"QUEEN SHINCHI!" A voice yelled.
"What is it?" Shinchi got up and headed out of that cell, looking to see who called for her.
The guard came and kneeled in front of her. "The King requests your appearance in the guest corridor right away."
"I see, you may stand." Shinchi gave him a nod and headed out.
Before the guard left to escort her to her destination he noticed the cell was open so he locked it and race to open the exit for her.
Sano opened the door to Kagome's room and found her sitting on her bed.
She turned when hearing the door open. Her eyes widen and she quickly threw a pillow at Sano. "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU TO KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING?" She yelled.
"I forgot! I forgot!" Sano quickly blocked the pillow with Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's face faulted as the pillow slip off his face.
'Inuyasha?' Kagome jumped off and came towards him. "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Kikyo's room, playing with her."
"I was but she left." Inuyasha replied, trying to get out of Sano's grip.
Kagome frowned. 'Oh, so you came back to me when she left, is that it?' She glared.
'Here comes the drama.' Sano thought. As if on cue, he dropped Inuyasha and head for the door before Kagome could complain about anything else.
"Wait Sano!" Kagome called after him.
'Damn.' Sano stop and turned back around. "Yes princess?" He tried his best to sound polite.
"Take him away! I don't want him here." Kagome commanded.
"I can't. the queen said to.." Sano started.
"I SAID TAKE HIM AWAY!" Kagome growled.
"Yes m'am." Sano quickly grabbed Inuyasha and rushed out the door. 'Spoiled brat!' He thought.
"Let go!" Inuyasha struggled again. "Where you taking me now!" He whined.
"Shut up kid. Back where you belong." Sano replied.
Inuyasha got happy when he heard that. "Mina's here?" He asked hopingly.
Sano didn't answer, he just made his way back to the dungeon and threw Inuyasha back into the cell with Jin.
"You're back!" Jin exclaimed happily as he ran towards Inuyasha. "I was getting bored." He handed Inuyasha a couple of cards he hid from Sano earlier.
Inuyasha took it and went to the bars. "Sano!" He yelled, mimicking Shinchi and Kagome.
The guy actually came. "What is it brat?" He asked, sounding annoyed.
"Nothing." Inuyasha shook his head.
As Sano walked away, Inuyasha threw the cards at him. Jin saw this and did the same.
'Dammit! I hate kids!' Sano thought angrily. "Why you little…" He turned back and entered the cell.
Both Inuyasha and Jin started running around, trying to get away from Sano.
The guard opened the door to the guest's corridor and bowed slightly for Shinchi to walk through.
"Thank you." Shinchi said as she entered.
"Oh there you are!" Huro acknowledged her presence. "You wouldn't be able to guess whose here to see you."
Shinchi turn to Huro's right and her eyes lit up. "…no…it can't be…."
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