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Unluckily, I got none. Wah. Here's another chapter. I haven't written for a long time because I've got summer school. It's not that I'm dumb. It's just that I have a chance to retake my math challenge exam. I regret it now...

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Runaway

Past Memories

Keiko and Sakura ran through the humble village, tossing the basket aside. They were free! The two jogged into the forest.

"Sango! Your plan was brilliant!" Sakura clapped to her companion.

Sango, formerly known as 'Keiko', curtsied as the humble servant she was. "Of course, my princess." Then, she snorted and started laughing.

Kagome, or her falsehood 'Sakura', laughed too. "Oh, do stop! I am flushing."

This started another fit of giggles. Once breath returned to them, Kagome asked her friend, "Sango, how did you come up with that story!"

Sango, modest as ever, responded, "Oh, you know. Street life."

Kagome smiled proudly at her friend. The former crook had been caught after a couple of years of stealing, smuggling, and gambling. As punishment, she was forced into the life of a servant. She resented the royalty, but soon befriended the kind Kagome, of whom she became personal servant of.

As for the princess, she was to wed at the age of 15, the age for candies and sweets. She had never a strayed from home, the Asa castle. She could just remember the day she was told that she was engaged. It was dreadful….

"Okaa-san!" A 13-year-old ran into the foyer. She stopped short and stared. Stared as if there was nothing better in life to stare at. Stared as much staring as she could. She stared.

Her mother sat on the pleasant, colorful couch. The couch was a rainbow of colors—hearts squeezed in every space possible. Another being, male, resided in the room. A tall man sat on a worn wooden bench opposite her mother, stretching his long legs beneath the coffee table. They seemed to be having pleasant conversation.

The mother stood, "Oh, Kaggie! I'm glad you're here. This is Ookami Kouga."

"Oh." Kagome leaned against the wall. She could hear her mother cough a warning. Dully, she spoke, "Pleasure to meet you, Ookami-dono."

The wolf grinned at her. "Like wise...cutie."

The girl was immediately upset. "Okaa-san, tell him that—,"

The elder of the ladies wagged her finger at her daughter. "Tsk, Kagome! I would think you not accuse your fiancée!"

Princess Kagome stuttered. Her eyes were as if big round disks. She looked to her mother for support. But found nothing, save for those scolding eyes. She turned her head to glare at the wolf prince, but he kept his cocky grin. "B-but...Okaa-san!"

The woman had had enough. "Kagome, don't be selfish! You two are to wed, for the safety of our people. Now—,"

The young princess turned a deaf ear to the queen. Her mother. A traitor. She cupped her hands over her ears. "I don't wanna hear it!" And fled to the safety of her room.

Falling on her bed, she stared up at the ceiling, tears welling up in her eyes. I wanted to wed…. I wanted to wed for true love…. Not like this….She continued to drone about in her head, staring at the peeled wallpaper, looking out her window, watching a bug fly around her head, anything to keep her from thinking about that Ookami Kouga!

She heard the door softly click open. It opened a tad bit and, then, Sango popped through the opening. Her cheery attitude was easily changed to a worried expression. "Daijobu, Kagome?"

As she sat up, she shook with welled up anger. "Sango...I'm supposed to marry a total jerk! I mean, he gave me this arrogant smirk! You can't believe—,"

Sango raised her hands to silence the girl, "Shh, he can't be that bad, can he?"

Kagome exploded with rage, her fists clenched. "No! He is terrible! He—,"

Her maid sat by her side on the bed, shaking her head. "Kagome! Everyone has their good qualities and bad qualities. I mean, you could have just seen—,"

Sango was interrupted by a rapping on the door. She quickly stood and went to fold clothes at the foot of the bed.

"Ano...hai? Who is it?" Kagome called out to the person behind her door.

"Kagome-koi, it is your fiancée. Remember? Kouga." The mysterious voice responded.

The girl stiffened and shook her head side to side furiously. Sango glanced up and caught her eye. Her look was one of warning. The raven haired beauty felt as if Sango was speaking with her. "Be nice."

With a dreaded sigh, Kagome told him that he could come in. The man—that overconfident, smug, uncaring jerk!—pounced in. He looked at her.

Kagome's thick raven hair spilled down her shoulders messily. Her attire was a simple nightgown. But her gorgeous blue eyes—with a tint of gray swirled in—glared under her messy bangs. Everything about her seemed casual. Yet it turned him on...

He licked his lips as he looked at his future wife. Much to Kagome's disgust, he sat down beside her on her cushiony, pink bed.

Looking around, he murmured, "Wow...what a tacky room..."

Kagome snapped her head around, anger blazing in her eyes. What! Was he talking about her pink bed! Her daisy wallpaper! Her kitty side table! Her bunny rug! Her red door! Her stuffed dog! She couldn't keep her temper in. She bombarded. "Excuse me!"

With a chuckle, the older man wrapped his arm around her shoulders. Kagome's face burned red, but not with abashment...

She could see Sango looking at her abruptly from the corner of her eye. "What are you doing?"

"Hello?" The man quirked an eyebrow. "What's this? Here, I'll rid this mutt for you." He tossed the toy pup against the wall. It exploded in a shower of fluff.

Kagome watched, disbelieving. She could feel herself stiffen with anger, her eyes seeming to glow with anger—or was that her imagination?

Not caring to be discreet anymore, Sango flashed ten fingers frantically and wildly. "Count to ten."

1...

2...

3...

4...

5...

6—

"Eh? What's up with the slut?" Kouga pointed his pinky at Sango. The maid stood, dumbfounded. "I have nice maids in my palace, ones that aren't mental." He laughed cruelly.

Sango stood, still frozen. Kagome got nervous, 'Uh-oh.'

It dawned on the woman. She was the slut! "How dare you! I'd rather die before you can take my friend away! She hates you! You stupid bastard!"

Kouga yawned. "See what I mean? Maybe I should report you to the queen?"

Sango seemed so much smaller. The energetic servant seemed to have lost all her pep. In her place was a whole new person. A quiet, pale girl, fear in the depths of her eyes. She looked hollow.

Kagome couldn't look at this anymore. She shut her eyes. When she opened them again, her eyes seemed to be live coals, burning on her face. "Get out. Get out! Get out!"

Kouga, with a quite arrogant pose, said, "Now, I don't think the queen would be—,"

Regaining her dignity, she stalked over to the door and held it open. Leaning against the frame, she calmly countered. "Sango, please escort Ookami-dono out."

Seconds later, the youkai was thrown through the air by a fuming lady. What took a few seconds to do, received months of punishment. Sango was tortured in the cells. And Kagome? She was to work as a slave for a long while.

Since that day, the two prepared for their escape...

"Oi! Kagome, snap out of it!" Sango was staring at her, worried. "Daijobu?"

"Eh?" Kagome looked at her best friend. Slowly, she nodded. "Let's go before they realize I disappeared!"

At those words, they ran off deeper into the woods. Little did they know that someone was after them. Maybe a two someone's...

Please review! I mean, my dad pities me. Where some have 600, I have 2. But I value my two star reviewers. Arigatou, Bishojo the second and ChIbI rIn! Okay, on to meanings (I'm sure some are familiar):

Meanings:
Keiko - the beloved or adored one
Sakura - cherry blossom
asa - morning
okaa-san - mother
ookami - wolf (Quite original, aren't i?)
-dono - very respectful (As I read on the Internet. But you never know...)
youkai - demon (You all should know this. If you don't, it's okay. I didn't know a long time ago either.)
daijobu - Are you okay/ I'm okay. (Add a question mark and it becomes a question. )

This chapter was a little hectic... But I hope to smooth it out. I think I wrote this at night. You know, when lots are crazy? Yeah. Please read and review! Again, feel welcome to say anything to me!Ja!