The Dog Prince
By. DemonGirl-Setsuna
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Hi there! Setsuna here!
Here is Chapter 7!
Please Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or anything belonging to Rumiko Takahashi or 'The Swan Princess'.
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Ch. 7
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The next day at sunup, Queen Satsuki's castle sprang to life. Servants swarmed in and out, cleaning, dusting, washing, and trimming. Candles were replaced, carpets were beaten, and mirrors were scrubbed. Every crystal on every chandelier had to sparkle like a diamond.
The ball of all balls was only hours away.
In the ballroom, Lord Reiko and his musicians prepared for a rehearsal, while Satsuki busily inspected the floral arrangements.
Kagome burst through the door, "Mother, have you…?"
"Oh, Kagome, there you are", Satsuki said.
"Have you seen my red gown?", Kagome said sternly.
"Why don't you ask one of the servants, dear", Satsuki replied.
"You're kidding. What am I going to wear to my wedding?"
"W…w…wedding…", Satsuki was shocked speechless… well, almost, "You mean…you…".
Kagome gave her mother a wink.
"Don't be so secretive, Kagome", she urged, Tell me who it is!"
Kagome laughed, her secret would keep until tonight.
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Meanwhile…
At Kikyo's Castle…
Chains rattled around InuYasha. In the dank dungeon tower, Kikyo shackles him to a wall, her sigh echoed off the stone walls.
(A/N: What I mean by shackled him to a wall is; think of a collar and leash on a dog, okay?)
"It hurts me to lock you up again, InuYasha", she said, "Hurts me deep. But then, a queen has to do what a queen has to do", she moves to pat him on the head.
InuYasha hated being confined in this dark, horrible place. 'Don't you touch me, bitch!'. He angrily snapped at her fingers.
"Aw, now you're mad at me again, InuYasha!", Kikyo mocked.
InuYasha paced sullenly around as much as the chain allowed him to, ignoring her. 'You dirty- cheating bitch!', he silently cursed.
"Well, I can't leave you like this, InuYasha", Kikyo went on, "If you're not happy, I'm not happy".
InuYasha growls at her. 'Good for you, bitch! Like I care if your happy or not!'.
She thought a minute, then snapped her fingers, "I know! You can take a rest!"
With another snap of her fingers, Naraku brings in a candle and places it out of InuYasha's reach, then lights it.
The aroma from the candle slowly fills the room, InuYasha begins to feel light-headed, his knees start to grow weak and he collapses to the floor.
'The candle's aroma is draining my strength', he thinks, his body feeling like it weighed a ton, 'You down right, evil cheating bitch!', he growls at her.
"I'd love to stay, InuYasha", Kikyo replies, "but if I don't leave now, I'll be late for the ball, and that is just plain tacky".
She gave InuYasha a sharp, angry glare. "Don't give me that look, Mister. Had to be sneaky and drag your weakling Princess and your servant into it, didn't you? Well, fine with me!"
Kikyo withdrew into the castle. Her cackling filtered into the dungeon and made InuYasha's blood run cold.
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DemonGirl-Setsuna: Well? What did you think? Please review!
Catch you readers next time in chapter 8!