The Dog Prince
By. DemonGirl-Setsuna
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Hi there! Setsuna here!
Just for the record, this isn't the story you guys are going to hate me for!
The title of the story you guys are going to hate me for is: 'Tears of Blood'.
Well… Here is chapter 2 of 'The Dog Prince'!
Please Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or anything belonging to Rumiko Takahashi or 'The Swan Princess'.
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Ch. 2
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A trumpet blared and screeched from high atop the castle tower looking out as a chamberlain squinted into the distance.
Directly below the tower, King Kenji, Queen Setsuki and Princess Kagome entered the castle. King InuTaisho and Queen Izayoi received them with open arms. Besides them, Prince InuYasha scowled.
InuYasha remembered Kagome. He had put the jewel in her cradle. Now he was ten years old, and she was just five- still a baby! He didn't want to have anything to do with her.
"Dear Queen Izayoi", King Kenji said, "As lovely as ever".
"Thank you King Kenji", she replies.
"And who might this strapping young man be?", Kenji said, patting InuYasha on the head, "Young Prince InuYasha, no doubt".
"Welcome to our fair kingdom, dear Kenji", InuTaisho said, "And to you, young Princess Kagome".
King Kenji nudged his daughter forward. Her raven locks bobbed up and down as she walked towards InuYasha.
'Disgusting', that was the first and only word that came to InuYasha's mind.
"Go on InuYasha!", Izayoi whispered.
"Mother!", InuYasha whined.
Queen Izayoi glowered at him, "InuYasha!"
InuYasha recognized her 'Do this or else' voice. He stepped forward. Then, as quickly and quietly as he could manage, he said, "Hello Princess Kagome, I am very please to meet you".
Kagome smiled shyly, "Pleased to meet you, Prince InuYasha".
InuYasha turned away but Izayoi stopped him. "Uh-uh-uh!", she warned.
InuYasha had almost forgotten. The worst part of all. Worse than eating curry. He couldn't believe his mother was going to force him to do it. He knelt down and quickly kissed Kagome's hand.
'Yyyyyechhh!'
Their parents beamed. There was hope.
Or so they thought.
Every summer their parents brought them together. The relationship between InuYasha and Kagome grew.
Into absolute, total hatred.
For several years, they tormented each-other mercilessly. But that changed when Kagome became friends with a girl her own age named; Sakura, a servant to InuYasha's family.
After that, Sakura and Kagome ganged up on InuYasha.
Kagome's grandfather; Lord Reiko, under Queen Setsuki's instructions, he counseled his grand-daughter on proper behavior. This only seemed to make Kagome worse.
InuYasha fought back. Outsmarting Sakura was no problem, but Kagome was another story. She and he was a good match.
But not the kind of good match their parents would have preferred.
Until the summer of InuYasha's fifth-teenth year. Princess Kagome was ten then. Across the land, she was admired for her intelligence, grace, and skill with a bow and arrow. Prince InuYasha had grown into a dark-haired, handsome lad, gifted with a sword.
By then, their parents had despaired of their children ever liking each-other.
But unknown to them, Princess Kagome was starting to develop a crush on the five year older; Prince InuYasha.
As usual, InuYasha greeted Kagome's carriage at the castle gate. As usual, he squirmed impatiently, thinking about swordsmanship, lunch, horseback riding- anything but that stupid, silly girl.
But this time, someone new stepped out of the cart.
Prince InuYasha recognized the woman as the same woman exiled from the kingdom ten years ago.
"Hello, Prince InuYasha", Kikyo said.
InuYasha could hardly speak. 'It can't be her!', he thought, 'It just can't be her!'
"Uh, Prince InuYasha?", came Sakura's voice from behind him, "Who are you?"
"The name is Kikyo, and I've come for the prince", she hissed as InuYasha collapses and falls unconscious from her magic, "Don't get in my way!"
"I won't let you take Prince InuYasha!", Sakura shouts, drawing her sword.
"I said don't get in my way, little girl!", Kikyo sneers, using her magic to slam Sakura into a wall.
Sakura falls limp against the wall.
"Naraku, put Prince InuYasha into the cart", she orders. Naraku does what he was ordered to do and they drive away in the cart.
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An Hour Later…
It had begun raining, when Sakura pushed open the throne-room door.
"King InuTaisho and Queen Izayoi, I have horrible news", she gasps.
"What is it, Sakura? Where is Prince InuYasha?", Queen Izayoi asks.
"He was kidnapped by a woman who calls herself; Kikyo", Sakura replies.
"No, my poor son!", Izayoi cries.
"Keiya, gather the army we're hunting that witch down and rescuing my son!", InuTaisho commands to his captain, "Sakura, tend to Queen Izayoi".
"Yes, m'king", Sakura nods.
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Well? What did you think? Please review!
Catch you readers next time in chapter 3!