The Dog Prince
By. DemonGirl-Setsuna
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Hi there! Setsuna here!
My back is killing me! I didn't want to get out of bed this morning because of it!
It even hurts to breath! But I had to walk to my class in pain, and with no aspirin!
Here is chapter 3!
Please Enjoy!
(Owwwww! My back!)
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or anything belonging to Rumiko Takahashi or 'The Swan Princess'.
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Ch. 3
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In a dark, lost corner of the forest, the moon rose over a decrepit castle. Although the rain had stopped, water poured from the crumbling turrets and gables.
Attached to the castle was a tall tower dungeon, surrounded by a moat. Beyond that was a stone floor, ending in a set of stone stairs that led downward to a lake.
By that lake, a lonely dog laid.
Kikyo and Naraku happily tossed scraps of meat to the majestic white dog. "Aw, don't let my little spell make you sad, InuYasha", she said, "It doesn't last the whole day. As soon as the moon comes up…"
She didn't need to finish. Creeping across the lake, the moonlight touched the dog's chest. Water began to swirl up from below. The dog rose upward in a shimmering geyser of light and transformed into Prince InuYasha.
"And that's how it works every night", Kikyo said, as InuYasha landed gently back onto the ground, "You have to be by the lake, of course, and when the moonlight touches your chest- you're human!"
InuYasha turned away from her. All he could think about was his family. He would never forgive Kikyo for what she'd done.
"Look, InuYasha", Kikyo went on, "This sort of thing doesn't give me any pleasure- well maybe a teensy bit- but what I really want is your father's kingdom".
"With all your power, why don't you just take it?", InuYasha retorted.
"Nah, I tried it already. Once you steal something, you spend your whole life fighting to keep it", Kikyo moved closer, grinning, "But… if I marry the only heir to the throne, we can rule together- legally! King and Queen!"
InuYasha couldn't believe his ears, "Never!"
He shoved her aside and stomped away toward the forest.
Kikyo laughed, "Where are you going? As soon as the moonlight leaves the lake, you'll turn back into a dog- no matter where you are!"
InuYasha stopped. On foot he'd never make it out of the forest in time. Despite him being a fast runner.
"Besides, I won't let you leave here, unless you marry me", Kikyo sneers, "But you won't, so I have to do this".
He turned back to Kikyo, and saw her muttering something under her breath, he freezes in his tracks.
"I'm sorry to have to do this, InuYasha", Kikyo says, casting a light at InuYasha which envelops him completely.
InuYasha gasps in pain, and collapses to his knees and doubles over. His mid-night black hair lightens to silvery-white, his violet eyes lighten to gold and his pupils retract into cat-like slits, his fingernails grow into claws and his teeth lengthened into fangs, and his ears climb to the top of his head and points into dog ears and sprouts white fur.(The ears, not his body.)
InuYasha slowly crawls over to the lake's edge to look at his reflection. A gasp catches in his throat at the reflection of a half-human, half-dog staring back at him. He was her prisoner now. He lets out an inhuman scream and starts crying.
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Well? What did you think? Please review!
Catch you readers next time in chapter 4!