Title: Suteki
Author: DivineRoseKeeper
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of it's characters nor do I own the story of Beauty and the Beast.
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Summary: When a beauty and a monster meet, what becomes of it? Love? Hatred? Is it truly possible to fall for something like a beast? InuKag Based on Beauty and the Beast.
Part Two: Give Me Your Granddaughter
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Kagome was sitting in her hut, making stew for her siblings. Kagome was always the one making the food, (if they had any), Kikyo thought she was too beautiful to do anything to stressful, as cooking and cleaning. They were very fortunate today because Souta had sold enough eggs to be able to buy rice, from the village nearby.
"How's that rice coming, Nee-chan?" asked Souta.
Kagome smiled at her little brother, "Well, it does seem like it will come out well. I'm just hoping that there is enough for us." Kagome stirred the rice a little bit more.
"So…" said Kikyo, "Is my meal almost done, you can't let such a beautiful girl as me starve can you?"
"…" Souta could only look at his self-absorbed sister.
"No, Kikyo I cannot. I can't let anybody in our family starve." Said Kagome casually as she finished making the rice.
"Hmph!" Kikyo rudely took her bowl from her sister's hand.
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With Grandfather
Grandfather didn't know where he was anymore. It was raining so hard he couldn't even see anything. And he was beginning to catch a cold. Grandfather decided that maybe he should just keep going into the direction he was.
He saw a light. He moved his horse a little bit closer, he saw a castle. (A/N it's like the style of that castle that sobunga took over mind u. changes the way u think doesn't it?)
"A castle?" questioned Grandfather. He hugged himself, though his hakama wasn't giving him any warmth. 'If I don't get inside somewhere soon I will never be able to see my grandchildren again.'
Grandfather quickly moved to the castle, he was afraid he would get hypothermia if he didn't. "I hope the lord of the manor is such one that is giving and gracious." He hoped.
He noticed a stable and tied his horse there. He noticed that the castle was up high, rocks and boulders decorated the side of the high ground. It had taken him quite awhile to get up the steps; he was of such old age.
Grandfather poked his head inside the manor, "Hello? Is any one here?" He walked in, warm. "May I stay here? Just for one night, if it's not too much to ask?"
No answer.
'Why haven't I get an answer?' The wise but old man thought.
Grandfather walked around the castle, looking for anyone. But he found no one. 'I must get some sleep, I am to hope that they won't mind.' He walked near the nearest room to him, "I see no shadow, so this room must be unoccupied," he slid open the door. "My goodness." In the room, there was a sleeping mat, but there were also riches. Gold, jewels, jade, and many other things, that the old one had never seen before in his entire life as being a merchant.
Even the floor beneath him seemed to be detailed, with gold. Finally, slumber over came him, and he got nesceled in the unoccupied mat.
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Grandfather felt warm morning sunlight shining down on his face. He shielded his eyes to see where the light was coming from, "Oh, someone must've opened the window…" Then he noticed that some one had laid out a fresh new hakama and robes for him. "I shall take it that no one really minds that I am here."
When Grandfather finished putting on his new clothes he decided to explore the outside of the castle.
It was such a beautiful morning, the great sun shone so brightly over the tops of trees; the plants were wet with dew and rain and squirrels were collecting nuts. "Such a glorious morning," Grandfather breathed.
He saw many things he had never seen before, "These must be from the land beyond the vast sea." Referring to the flowers he had never seen before.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw them. He saw roses, "Kagome, my granddaughter."
Grandfather walked over to the brushes, and brushes of fresh roses. Though, there were mostly red ones there were many other colors; pinks, yellows, whites and even lavenders. He started to pick some, one of each color; he didn't even care whether or not the thorns made his hands bleed, 'For my granddaughter.'
"What the hell are you doing, you old hag!" roared a terrifying voice from behind him.
Grandfather was pushed to his back, "I meant no harm, I swear!" he said, he did not get to see the face of the one who pushed him.
"I let you into MY castle, and let you sleep, hell, I even have my servants leave you a clean pair of clothing! And what do you do; you go and STEAL my roses, which are very valuable to me!" his amber eyes gave a fierce look to the old man.
Grandfather saw his face, terrifying, he hand long silver hair, large canine like teeth, dog-like ears atop his head, and vicious amber eyes that stared down at him. 'He's to kill me, isn't he?'
"For this, you shall be my slave, and it won't be pleasant."
He finally got the courage to speak, "Lord, I honestly meant no harm to you or your roses, wh-when I had left from home, my granddaughter requested, if I could do get her a rose."
"Don't call me lord, I don't take kindness too well, call me Yajuu." The yajuu's eyebrow rose, "So you have a granddaughter?"
All the old man could do was nod.
"I shall make you a deal old man," he tucked his hands into his haori sleeves, "I can spare you, as long as you give me your granddaughter or you can just be my slave, like
I had said. I will give you three months to decide and if I do not get either one of you, I will kill you and her, and anyone else in your family."
Grandfather nodded in fright, "H-hai, Yajuu."
Yajuu frowned, "Be gone."
Grandfather got to his feet as quickly as he could, he rushed to the stables where he had left his horse. "Yah!"
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With the Family
"Nee-chan," said a sleepy Rin to Kagome.
"Hai, Rin." Kagome didn't really get a chance to look at her sister because she was putting out the fire.
"When will Grampy come back?" the little one hugged her faded kimono around close to her.
Kagome stroked her sister's ebony hair, "He will come back soon, go back to sleep, cuddle up with Souta and you shall be warm for the night."
"Un." Rin crawled over to her brother and peacefully went to sleep.
Kagome looked over her family, despite all their flaws and faults she cared for them all dearly, even Kikyo. "Rest well, everyone." She lightly whispered.
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The next morning came fast, Kagome as usual was the first one up. She started to make breakfast, nothing much, just some fish that Souta had caught some days ago that she salted to have for later.
All of a sudden, Grandfather came in...
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Author's corner: Sorry this came out soooooooooooooooooooo late. So much was going on. I was busy with homework, I had to work on some of my other fics, went to slumber parties, yadda-yadda, etc. You know that thing called life, that old chestnut. Well I hope you liked!
Lub ya's!
Tabbie