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The Princess and the Pup Ch. 2

Inuyasha's Secret

Kagome was able to sneak into her room unnoticed. She was fatigued from walking around the village and aimed to take a nap, but remembering what she was wearing she changed into the clothes she wore earlier. The Princess collapsed on her bed when she heard shouting from down the hall.

"What do you mean you don't know where my daughter is?!" The voice was her father's. "Do you know what could happen if she escaped the castle?!"

Escape. Quite a word to choose if he meant to keep her safe by locking her up.

Kagome thought over the situation, she knew exactly what to do considering her father. The Princess got up and walked over to her door. She opened the door slowly so that it creaked, attracting her father's attention. Kagome stepped out into the hall and faked a yawn while doing so.

"If you don't mind I'm trying to take a nap." Kagome snapped. Her father looked at her with a puzzled and shocked look on his face.

"Where have you been?" The King demanded, loud as always. "I searched high and low for you!"

Kagome raised an eyebrow to get an angry expression. "Two things. First, did you ever try looking in my room?" The King's expression changed. "And second, you wouldn't lift a finger to try to find me. I know it was that man you're currently yelling at that was searching for me. So if you wouldn't mind, I'm trying to sleep."

With that, she closed the door leaving her father's jaw hanging.

The sun set over the kingdom. Inuyasha had just gotten home. He lived miles from out of the village. If he had wished, Inuyasha could have gotten home very quickly by simply allowing his demon features to surface again, but he didn't want any more attention on him today. It was quite a shock to run into the princess in the market dressed like a commoner, then again...The King hated all demons and might just wanted to keep his daughter from harm's way but that was giving him too much credit. He probably wanted to rule over her life with a iron fist. The Princess was most likely locked in her room all the time and will probably be betrothed to someone she didn't love.

Love...

It's not a time for those thoughts. It's never a time for those thoughts Inuyasha! You are a half-demon! You don't need any weaknesses, like a woman, holding you back! He tried to convince himself. Inuyasha had been down that road before.

Inuyasha continued thinking about running into the princess. It's not everyday that you see royalty running around the village. Maybe tomorrow he'd go back to the village to see if she was there. In fact, he looked foward it.

Oh no, Inuyasha. She's gotten into your head. That's how it started with her. Do you want to relive that?! He argued with himself about what to do. This is indeed how it began last time. He finally decided he would go back to the village tomorrow. It would be the first time he'd gone two consectutive days.

"What could one visit do? She might not even be there."

"How could you say such things about your father!" The King bellowed at his daughter. "You said such demeaning lies and in front of a servant!"

"What do you mean lies! You wouldn't care if I died as long as you still had your precious kingdom." Kagome replied.

Kagome and her father had started arguing soon after she had gone back in her room. His face was red so he was obviously angry. The King did not like being insult, especially by his own daughter. What reason could she have to talk to him like that.

"You know that's not true!" His voice rising. "I love you, Kagura."

"Kagura? You don't even know my damn name!" Kagome yelled back.

The King expression weakened a little. He tried to find the right words but nothing came out. Kagome smiled at his frustration. Her father straighten his collar trying to regain his composure.

"We'll continue this discussion later." The King's voice starting to calm. "As of moment, I want you to stay in your room until I say otherwise. Understood."

Kagome curtsied and said very sarcastically. "Of course. I do only what you say, my good King Roba."

The King nearly started to shout again. He hated people using his name, but he wished not to start an arguement again.

"Good night. Sleep well, Kagome." The King told her.

"Bite me."

Her father exited her room without replying. She knew she had won that arguement and had gotten under her father's skin. Kagome couldn't be happier. To hell with staying in her room. Now that she had the key, she could go where she wanted, when she wanted...

And for now...she might just hang on to her father's dagger.

She woke up early the next day so that she could sneak out of the castle. Kagome wore the same peasant clothes as she did the day before. Though she saw a maid in a hallway, the trip to the backdoor was smooth. No doubt her father would send someone to see if she had stayed in her room and once again he will be furious. Perfect.

Kagome came to the village quicker than yesterday. Now that she saw everything once she did not examine everything as much as before. There were not as many people in the market yet but it was just barely past sunrise. Hopefully she could find an opened food stand to at least get a decent breakfast.

Sure enough she found a stand. Money was not a thing she thought about bring so she could just get an apple. That was good though, you just don't see a lowly peasant walk around with a large coin purse.

Kagome thought that until the market was busier that she would explore the forest that surrounded the kingdom. She was drawn to this particular area of the forest. Oddly enough she walked straight into a clearing where an old well had it's home. It was at the base of the largest tree she had ever seen. An arrow stuck out like a message from former days. Kagome walked towards the tree and reached for the arrow.

"Didn't your mommy tell you not to take things that don't belong to you?" She heard a familiar voice. It had the smart-aleccy tone she used quite often. "You really are an odd princess."

Kagome looked for the source of the voice. She couldn't see anyone. "I never knew my mother."

"Oh poor you." The person was mocking her. "You know I didn't know my daddy."

"I wish I didn't know my father." Kagome replied honestly. She listened intently to find the person's location.

"If your looking for me...I'm up here."

Kagome looked up the large tree. Sure enough, there was a person up the tree. It was Inuyasha.

"How did you get up there?" Kagome asked curiously. There were no branches for climbing this low on the tree. No other trees were close enough to it so that you could jump from branch to branch.

"I jumped." Inuyasha answered bluntly. "How else could I?"

That was a good question. "No human can jump that high. It's impossible."

"Quite true."

He wasn't going to tell her how he got up there, she decided. "Well how are you going to get down?" Kagome was eager to find out.

"The same way I got up." Was Inuyasha's answer.

"But how..." Kagome started, but she stopped when she saw Inuyasha jump off.

Inuyasha land on a knee with and with his hand on the ground. He stood up once he landed and his eyes connected with Kagome's. She appeared speechless, but since she was Kagome, she wasn't.

"How did you do that?!" Kagome demanded. "You should had broken your legs but you can stand up straight!"

He was surprised at her amazement. From living at the castle she must have seen much more unbelievable things.

"Tell me! How did you do that, Inuyasha?" Kagome now had stopped shouting. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

"How do you know my name?" Inuyasha asked. He knows that he didn't tell her. Kagome bit her lip. She wasn't about to tell him that she questioned the old man.

Instead of answering, she stuck out her arm. "My name is Kagome. As you know, I am the Princess."

Inuyasha looked at her hand confused. Apparently, he didn't know what a handshake is.

"Well, Kagome," Inuyasha started. "Why are you out in the woods."

"I snuck out of the castle." Kagome answered proudly, withdrawing her arm.

"Is that so?" He said more as a statement than a question. "Why did you sneak out of the castle?"

"I got sick of my father. Like I said, I wish I didn't know him."

Inuyasha took a minute to think of a question. "Why do you wish that you didn't know him?"

Kagome replied with a long story about her father's strict rules, not letting her leave the cast, and so on. Normally she wouldn't tell anyone that so it puzzled her that she would say it to a stranger like Inuyasha. She just felt comfortable talking to him.

They talked for quite a while before they realized the time. "My gosh, the sun is already setting. I got to go to the castle." Kagome said suddenly.

"But you said you didn't like living at the castle." Inuyasha stated.

"I know but it's late and I need to go home." Kagome answered.

"Is the castle your home?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome opened her mouth but couldn't think of what to say. That was a really good question. Is the castle home? The question nipped at Kagome. "Nevermind. I'll see you tomorrow."

Inuyasha said standing, he had sat down while the were talking. He waved a good-bye and started walking deeper into the forest. Kagome waved back and walked toward the town.

It was not untile she had gotten half-way to the castle that she realized two things. First, Inuyasha started walking into the forest for the night. Did Inuyasha live in the forest? Wasn't he scared of the demons in the forest? Sure he had a sword, but what Kagome saw of it, it wasn't sharp enough to cut wet paper. And Second, he see he'd see her tomorrow. He wanted to see her tomorrow! Why did that excite her? Inuyasha just seemed so different. There was just something about him. Kagome decided that she would come out here again tomorrow.

Inuyasha probably won't come out here tomorrow.

But Kagome was wrong. Inuyasha did come out the next day. They talked until the sun went down just like the day before. She questioned him about his home but he changed the subject. Kagome wouldn't pry into his life.

This cycle of events continued day after day. And every day she grew more and more curious about Inuyasha. But this day, her curiousity peaked. She decided to follow Inuyasha home.

" 'Night Kagome. See you tomorrow." Inuyasha said and waved good-bye like he had the last three days.

Kagome waited until he went into the woods then went a different way than his but in the same direction. She kept her eyes on Inuyasha through the foliage. Inuyasha didn't notice her like he thought he would.

His home was further away than she had thought because it was already dark by the time they reached his home. It was a rather large rock that had been carve into a home. The door was made by tieing planks together. There was a sole window.

Perfect. Thought Kagome.

She watched throught the window and observed what Inuyasha did. He first took the sword from his waist a set it against the wall. He then removed the upper parts of his haori so that his bare chest was visible. Kagome blushed for watching Inuyasha. Inuyasha then sat cross legged on the floor. Next he let out his arms as though he was meditating. What started happening now shocked her.

Inuyasha started to talk to himself, Kagome couldn't hear what he was saying. Then, much to her surprise, he started to glow in a bluish aura. His hair became a silver color and his eyes became amber. His hands grew claws that she could tell were sharper from was she was. Then his ears vanished and dog ears appeared atop his head.

"Oh my god...," Kagome gasped. "He's a demon."

Kagome took a step back. Sure enough, she stepped on a twig. She looked at her feet when she snap the darted her gaze back toward Inuyasha. He now was standing again and...and

He was staring right at her.

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