The Dog Prince
By. DemonGirl-Setsuna
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Hi there! Setsuna here!
My back is still hurting like hell, but your reviews are helping me forget my pain!
Thank you, readers!
And your reward is another chapter!
Here is Chapter 5!
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Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or anything belonging to Rumiko Takahashi or 'The Swan Princess'.
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Ch. 5
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"Please kill me, free me from Kikyo's spell", he says, still looking off to the side.
"What?", Sakura mutters, lowering her bow, caught off guard by the plea, "Who are you?"
He nervously bites his lip, a habit she recognized as something Prince InuYasha would do when he was nervous or embarrassed, "Prince InuYasha?", she whispers.
InuYasha just sadly nods.
"Your Highness, I knew you were alive!", Sakura said, her voice full of happiness, "No one believed us, but Kagome and I knew!"
"Sshhh!", InuYasha warns her, "You can't stay".
"You haven't aged a day in five years…", Sakura knelt, "Can't stay? No! I'll never let you out of my sight again!"
"Listen to me, Sakura…", InuYasha began.
From the direction of the castle, Kikyo's voice thundered: "InuYasha!"
"Oh, no!", InuYasha cries in horror.
"Who is it?", she asks, "What's going on?"
"It's her!"
"Who?"
"She has me under a spell!"
"Kikyo?"
"InuYasha!", Kikyo called again.
Sakura draws her sword, "Let her come! I'll…"
"No!", InuYasha replies, "You've already witnessed her power! You must go!"
"Not without you!"
"I can't. When the moon sets, I'll turn back into a dog".
"InuYasha!", the voice was getting closer now.
"Go!", InuYasha pushes Sakura towards the woods.
"I'll go, but only to hide nearby".
InuYasha was growing more and more frightened for her, "Fine, but hide quickly", he frantically shoved her to safety.
Sakura watches from behind a tree.
Kikyo crashed through the woods from the left, she did not look happy.
"Didn't you hear me calling?", she asks.
"N…No, I didn't hear you", InuYasha stammered.
"How could you not hear me, your hearing is as keen as a dog's", she grabs one of his dog ears and digs her nails into its delicate flesh, causing it to bleed.
InuYasha grits his teeth in an effort not to cry out.
"I'm going to ask you one more time. All it takes is one word, InuYasha. Will you marry me?"
"Every night for the past five years, you ask the same question", InuYasha replies, "And every night I give you the same answer. I'll die first!"
Kikyo releases his ear, after pulling him to the ground and kicks him in the chest.
"That's it… just keep pushing it!", Kikyo snapped, "Someday I'm going to boil over!"
"Go ahead, then. But I'll never give you my father's kingdom!", he retorts, slightly lifting himself off the ground.
Kikyo was fuming. She bit her finger to control her emotions. Then, practically spitting her words out, she said, "I was hoping you'd say you'd be mine, but it looks as if you need another day to think about it".
As Kikyo turned back toward her castle, InuYasha sank back onto the ground, holding his ribs. He starts crying again.
"Prince InuYasha, are you alright?", Sakura asked, coming out of hiding.
"I wish I could see my mother and father again", he whispers.
"You can't Prince InuYasha. They died while you were gone", Sakura sadly replies.
"How did they die?", InuYasha says, sitting up.
"Your father and King Kenji lead their armies in search of you, when they ran into Kikyo's demon lackey; Naraku, they were poisoned, both of them died a year later; it was a slow painful death", she answers.
"Kagome must have been upset over her father's death", he whispers.
"She was upset, but she was upset by your disappearance".
"What about my mother?"
"Within a year after your father's death, she died from a broken heart, caused by your disappearance and King InuTaisho's death", Sakura continues.
After a moment of silence, she says, "I'll stay with you tonight, Prince InuYasha".
"Thank you, Sakura", InuYasha whispers.
"Prince InuYasha, is there some way to break the spell?"
"There is", InuYasha replies, "Kagome must make a vow of everlasting love and prove it to the world".
"But how?", she ponders, then her face lights up, "The ball! The night after tomorrow night, go to the castle. I'll tell Kagome of our plan and what she has to do!"
Tears welled up in InuYasha eyes, for the first time in five years, he felt hope.
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Well? What did you think? Please review!
Catch you readers next time in chapter 6!