Okay, now down to business. I want to address the latest review I received which came from an anonymous reviewer named toots. Personally, I have never seen the complete second Inuyasha movie. I was only able to watch about half of it when it aired on adult swim. I obviously know that Inuyasha and Kagome's first kiss was in the movie and my best guess is that that is what you think I plagiarized. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but this particular 8th grader is too prideful to copy someone else's work.
Come on people! Six more reviews and we're there!
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The Princess And The Pup Ch. 10
Time To Escape
Kagome didn't know what led her to kiss him but that wasn't really a concern to her right now. The princess, who hadn't so much as held hands with a boy before earlier today, was currently kissing a demon. Oh, the sight!
Kagome had been lost in the moment until she noticed a light seeming to outline Inuyasha. The demon that had been rigid suddenly became much more relaxed. The princess broke away to look up at Inuyasha and was started to be even more puzzled.
Just like when he transformed originally, Inuyasha's appearance began to change again. The magenta stripes that had found there way onto his face made their disappearance just as quickly. The demon's claws and fangs shortened to the average size but remained as sharp. Inuyasha closed his eyes and when he opened them they had become amber again.
An eerie silence crept over the now formerly peaceful village. The princess continued to look up at the apparently half-demon again Inuyasha. He looked straight forward blankly like he was staring into space.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome muttered softly in an attempt to get his attention. Her voice was rough because of her dry throat.
Like being snapped out of a trance, Inuyasha eyes widened before he shook his head to awaken completely. The dog ears atop his head twitched slightly at the sound of the princess's voice.
The half-demon turned his head down only to see Kagome gazing right at him, her faces only mere inches from his. He lifted his head again with red tint to his cheeks and looked rather uncomfortable.
"Uhh…" Was all Inuyasha could muster when he was trying to put words together.
The scent of mixture of salt and water reached his sensitive nose so his eyes drifted to the princess again to see the tears forming in her eyes.
The half-demon's eyes then darted to the land surrounding them. Corpses of soldiers lie atop each other unceremoniously with pools of blood around the bodies. Inuyasha began to shake at the sight of the corpses. Tears now threatened to fall from his eyes.
"Kagome, what happened?" Inuyasha's voice fearful and filled with guilt
The princess finally gave in to the need to cry and buried her head in the perplexed half-demon's haori.
"Inuyasha, you're you again!" Kagome sobbed happily, the sound muffled by the fabric of his clothing.
Inuyasha put his arms around the princess, attempting to comfort the distraught Kagome. He let her cry until she was able to answer him even if her voice was soft.
"I was so scared, Inuyasha." The princess admitted, not able to look at the half-demon. "I don't know what happened but…" Kagome hiccupped quietly. "all of the sudden...you looked so different like…like a demon. You killed everyone."
Inuyasha remained unmoving, soaking in the princess's words.
"Did I hurt you, Kagome?" The half-demon was eager and afraid of the answer he wanted to hear.
"Of course not!" Kagome pushed herself away from him and stared him down determined. "You would never hurt me…right?" The end of her sentence didn't have the adamancy that the beginning had.
The half-demon grinned lightly at the reddening princess.
"I will never hurt you." Inuyasha said reassuringly.
Kagome began to smile too until an unwanted, and more hated, sound reached both of the ears. The long, deafening note of a horn rang in the air, echoing into nothing before sounding again.
Both of them knew what that meant. Their eyes darted straight for the top window of the observation tower where the saw the genocidal King Roba. He held the glass of wine in his hand up into the air and smiled malevolently at the two.
Inuyasha caught eyes with the man and saw the hatred that he held for the half-demon along with the sorrow he couldn't determine the source of.
Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's shoulders, instantly grasping her attention. He looked her straight in the eyes with a sense of urgency.
"Kagome," Inuyasha started, his voice rushed. "you know what the horn means just as much as I do. Your father is getting the entire kingdom's army out here any moment. This is the time to decide, Kagome. Are you going to say here at the castle or do you want to escape with me?"
Kagome bit her lip to focus on the important decision she had to make. The princess looked from Inuyasha to the castle and back again.
"Let's go, Inuyasha." Kagome answered with a resolute tone.
The half-demon smiled and squatted down for Kagome to get on his back. The princess started to get on his back but stopped suddenly. Inuyasha looked back at Kagome, looking hurt but saw her looking forward at something.
The princess was gazing at the fallen demon-slayer lying motionless some distance away. That's when Inuyasha saw what she did: the slayer was still breathing.
"We've got to take her with us." Kagome demanded, for some currently unknown reason.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Inuyasha barked at the princess who was still looking at the slayer. "That crazy bitch tried to kill me!"
"Imagine what my father would do with someone who failed him?"
"What do you mean failed him?" Inuyasha retorted but soon realized what she hinted. The damn king hired the demon-slayer! The half-demon thought about what Kagome had said and gave in. "Fine, but if she so much as give me a bad look: I'll kill her."
Kagome nodded and they hurried to demon-slayer's body. Inuyasha picked up the limp body in his arms and squatted once again.
"Now get on my back before the fucking army is out here, damn it!" Inuyasha bellowed, frustrated.
Kagome wordlessly complied and wrapped her arms around his neck, knowing she would have to keep herself on now that he had to carry the demon-slayer.
When another horn pierced the air the half-demon started running toward the forest. The closer they came to the forest the more villagers they passed. The people all had confused and frightened expressions when the saw a half-demon carrying a fallen demon-slayer with the princess on his back along with the horn of the royal army ringing constantly.
They reached the forest quicker than he had expected with the extra weight he carried. Inuyasha slowed to a stop and allowed Kagome to get off his back. When she was off, the princess realized that Inuyasha had brought them back to his home.
"Why did we stop here?" Kagome asked curiously, reacquainting herself with the surroundings.
"To get some medicinal herbs; the sooner the demon-slayer is killed, the sooner when can get rid of her." Inuyasha mumbled but Kagome heard.
The half-demon walked toward the door, a.k.a. a piece of wood, and kicked it open. Neither of them were expecting to see a monk sitting in the middle of Inuyasha's home…
A young man with silver hair sits peacefully staring up at the starry night sky with a contented smile across his face.
"It's so beautiful out tonight…" He trailed off as he lied back, now resting himself on the grass beneath him.
The sound of crickets and various forest animals were the only sounds in the air but were certainly not unwanted.
"If everyday could be like this one…." The man started while closing his eyes, adding to his serene expression.
The silver-haired man looked up to the full moon in the air when a shrill shriek reached his ears. He sat up with ever-observant eyes looking into the surrounding forest for the source of the scream. His amber eyes saw a woman running between trees, coming in his directions.
The woman had soon come into the clearing where he was now standing on his feet. She hid behind him and panted heavily, gazing fearfully where she entered the clearing. A bear demon emerged from the trees and stood on two feet, attempting to make itself seem larger than it really was.
The man caught the demon's eyes and bared his fangs, which glistened in the moonlight. They both were still for a moment until the dear demon howled disapprovingly and ran frightfully back into the woods.
The man smiled at his success and turned to the woman behind him. She was smiling now too. The woman's dark hair trailed down to her waist and had several twigs embedded in it, telling him that she had tripped. He eyes were a deep blue that stared straight at him in gracious relief.
He reached out and plugged the most noticeable stick out of her hair and smiled when she look at the twig sheepishly, realizing it had come from her own hair. He laughed at the embarrassed expression that the woman had.
"Are you okay?" The man asked, trying to make the woman feel more comfortable after just being attacked by a demon.
"Uhh…yes." She answered, her voice sounded angelic to the dog ears atop his head. "Thanking for saving my life." The woman offered a bow with her thanks.
"You're very welcome." The man replied, sitting back down again on the dewy nighttime grass. "Care to join me?"
The woman flushed slightly before sitting down beside him. The crickets were heard again as their nose was the only sound being made.
"What were you doing out in the woods this late at night?" The amber-eyed man asked curiously.
The woman shifted uneasily and took a moment before answering. "I was keeping track of the time and it got dark before I was able to find my way out. Next thing I know, I'm being chased by a bear demon."
"That's life…" He joked, eager to ease the woman's nerves.
"How true." She chuckled, doing her best to cover her laugh with her hand.
The man looked back up at the sky, seeing the full moon once again. The sight of the moon gave him a relaxing feeling.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
"I've never been a big fan of the full moon." She answered immediately, gazing distastefully at the sky. "I'm sure there's at least one day a month that you don't look forward to."
"How true." He mimicked, earning another giggle from the blue-eyed woman. "Well, my name is Inuyasha. What's yours?"
The woman gave him a pleasant smile. "It's very nice to meet you, Inuyasha. My name is Hatsukoi…"
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