OH MY GOSH! I LOADED THE WRONG CHAPTERS IN I'm SO SORRY!
Here is the right chapter!
Honestly I had this story almost done! And then my computer got messed up and my dad fixed it. Then as I was finishing up the last chapter something happened and I lost it all! I'm SO SO SO SO SORRY for this and I will TRY to update WAY more often. I promise to make all the waiting worth it in the end!
Kagome paced her room trying hard not to get hysterical. "I don't want to do this. I don't want to be married to that awful man! He's cruel, sadistic, hurtful and all he cares about is food. I could never care about a man like that!" She was closed to tears and still pacing as her tirade changed. "I shouldn't even BE princess! I'm not nearly as good at my studies as Kikyo. I've never left the walls. Kikyo has. I don't know my people. Kikyo does. I would suck at being the ruler… Kikyo would make us stronger! The people…" Kagome was cut off by and old but strong voice.
"Hate Kikyo. She's worse then you fiancé and your people need you! You are ruining all my hard work. You can't go to your engagement party looking like that." Kaede looked over the mess Kagome had made of all her hard work and almost winced. "Now what's this all about?"
Kagome remained silent just looking at Kaede looking for reassurance.
"You want love? Is that right?" Kaede asked.
"Yes." Kagome said in a sad lost voice. The one word hung in the air. It seemed to be a shout in the silent room. The whisper was as though she had let something secret and terrible lose and she wanted more then anything to take it back.
"You want Kikyo to rule?" Kaede asked her voice hard and cold.
"Yes."
"You are a selfish selfish child! You think of no one but yourself! I! I! I! I! I don't want to! I can't! I'm not! I! I! I! I! You don't think about your people or others at all! You can't see past your own unhappiness to see others. You want love? Love is a fairy tale and you had best put it away with your dolls and diapers because it is time to grow up! You will marry Kouga for your people and you will smile! Don't you dare cry!" Kaede snapped at Kagome's teary face. "Do we cry when we are forced to face reality? What makes you better then your people? If anything we are better then you! It is because of your people that you live in this palace! That you are alive and fed. You will face your duty to your people. Ask anyone… anyone at all! Ask them if they married for 'love'!" She spat out love as though it were the most horrible word in the world. "Maybe three out of a hundred will say yes! And that is only pure luck and because they don't understand the word! You will do your duty and smile. Now let me fix the mess you've made!" Kaede huffed in the end and forced Kagome to face the window as she moved about the chair fixing her hair and make up.
Kagome looked out the window and tried desperately not to cry. Kaede had always been a soft guiding hand in her life. A kind old woman who was her nurse maid and teacher. The woman who had just yelled at her couldn't possibly be her. Looking out the window she remembered something an old slave woman had once told her.
Whispering so that even Kaede couldn't hear she said to herself. "Starlight Starbright; First star I see to night; I wish a may I wish I might. Have the wish I wish tonight." Closing her eyes she wished to herself. Make me strong enough to deal with what will come. Bring me my true love. Give me the strength to do my people justice. Please. She ended her wish with a plea.
I will be strong. I will smile if it kills me and cracks all my teeth! I will smile! She promised to herself. Kagome stared at the stars as though she wished to imprint them into her mind, climbing among them and disappearing. Her tears stopped and she imagined she could bring the peace of them into herself and everything would be okay.
The spell was broken as her father entered the room with a soft knock. Sending Kaede away with a wave of his hand he looked at Kagome. "Come on darling. The engagement ceremony will begin soon. You won't want to be late." He held out his arm for his daughter.
Kagome placed her hand in the crook of his arm. She pictured the stars in her mind as she began to descend the stairs.
"Hale Princess Kagome!" The steward introduced her adding more titles that she held while she gazed at all the nobles assembled.
She began to flow down the stairs like she was taught and looking at the gathered people, she smiled.
Miroku woke to a growl of his stomach. Looking up and seeing Inuyasha sleeping sitting up. Smiling at the slave he moved towards the small stream that ran on the outskirts of their camp site. Using a rod that he found in the knot in the tree that other travelers had stashed there he caught four fish and began to cook and clean them. Smiling at all the materials found in the tree he used what he needed before cleaning them and replacing them.
Cleaning up the messes that he had made and making sure that after breakfast they could leave he also made sure to grab at least several days of fire wood. Miroku checked the fish and found the delicious aroma that practically erupted out of them also meant they were done and he began to devour his food. Inuyasha's nose began to twitch and Miroku tried not to laugh at the curiously funny sight.
The slave jerked up and looked around quickly. Finding that Miroku was awake and had already cleaned, cooked, and packed Inuyasha felt a tremor run through him. He dropped to his knees before the sitting Miroku and bowed. "I am sorry Master. I have over slept and I beg you to punishment as you see fit."
Miroku looked at the other teen and then around the camp as though looking for something. Finally he turned back to Inuyasha. "For punishment… I demand that you eat the fish I have caught and cooked and not complain. I'm not a very good cook." Miroku's eyes twinkled at the flabbergasted look that Inuyasha shoat him.
Inuyasha remembered last night's dinner that he had been allowed to partake in and almost told Miroku that he was wrong before he remembered himself. He carefully sat up and then took the fish that Miroku extended towards him. Taking it he ate the delicious morsel and ended up licking his fingers clean as well as eating all the bones.
I haven't eaten like this in… ever. Inuyasha tried not to look too mystified.
I'm ending this early so that I can update… Cause I need to go now. I'm really really busy a lot with AP World and all but I PROMISE to update soon as I can! I will accept any flames on how long I've been taking with these chapters.