And So It Begins
"Life is just one damned thing after another."
"So you haven't told him yet Lady Izayoi?" asked a boy named Miroku.
"No Miroku, I think it'll be better for all of us if he didn't find out until then" Lady Izayoi replied.
"Well if you say so," Miroku said with uncertainty, "As long as I'm not there at that moment when he finds out, I'm fine."
"Oh, nonsense Miroku, you will be the one to console him in his time of need," Lady Izayoi said with a pleasant smile, "You boys are the best of friends, surely you of all people wish to only see him happy"
"I wish I could but ….Well you see….I have a very important….umm, meeting, that's it…..to discuss the issue with…..uh…the dying….stuff…around the castle…." Miroku announced "so I will be too busy to help him, I'm terribly sorry"
"oh that is no problem Miroku dear, you see I just found out that the meeting has been canceled leaving you all the time in the world to help him"
"Oh really now, that's just great Lady Izayoi," Miroku said, horror etched into his face.
"Oh wonderful," Lady Izayoi said with the biggest grin on her face "if my calculations are correct then Inuyasha should receive the news right about n.."
"MOTHER!" yelled a very loud and irritated voice.
"Oh why hello Inuyasha, good to see you this morning, is everything all right?" asked Lady Izayoi with the up most calm and serene manner.
Wow, how does she do that, acting as if everything is going on perfectly, just drinking her tea oh so very calmly? Thought Miroku as he watched the scene before him unfold, oh Lady Izayoi oh cursed you are to have a son like Inuyasha.
"DON'T YOU DARE PLAY DUMB WITH ME MOTHER YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT" yelled Inuyasha as he continued ranting on and on about how unfair and injustice his mother was being, " WHAT THE HELL WHERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU MADE THIS STUPID PLAN?"
"Watch your tongue Inuyasha," Lady Izayoi said as calmly as possible while sipping her tea.
"WHAT, DID YOU ACTUALLY THINK THAT I WOULD BE DUMB ENOUGH TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR PLAN?" Inuyasha continued, ignoring his mother's earlier statement, " THAT I WOULD ACTUALLY LET YOU SELL ME OFF TO SOME GIGGLING MAD WOMEN AND I WOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT, WILL IF YOU THINK THAT, YOU GOT ANOTHER THING COMING"
"Inuyasha I have had just about enough of your petty arguments" Lady Izayoi said in a menacing voice, dropping her tea down on the table, " I have every right to do this to you, you have been unfair, uncooperative, insensible, ignorant, and down right rude to every match making attempt I have made to find you a suitable wife."
"You know she is right Inuyasha" Miroku finally spoke since Inuyasha started yelling.
"Keh, It's not like I need a wife, I'm perfectly fine by myself" Inuyasha cockily replied as he crossed his arms in an arrogant way.
"Well you are going to need a wife to help you run this Kingdom when I'm gone, no son of mine is going to grow up to be a sad, lonely, dying man without a love in his life" Lady Izayoi said in a matter of fact tone.
"Who said I was going to die anytime soon" Inuyasha said
"Further more, since you have turned down every Princess, and noblewomen, I have decided that the only way now, is to find a worthy maiden, regardless of her social standings and mold her into the perfect princess for my son to wed" Lady Izayoi stated as she resumed drinking her tea.
"THIS IS SO UNFAIR MOTHER, YOU DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER TO ASK MY PERMISSION FIRST" Inuyasha yelled.
"Because I knew that no you would absolutely say no the moment I proposed the idea." Lady Izayoi replied.
"Damn right I would of,"
"But since you are so against this whole idea and I would have a hard time getting you to actually cooperate this time, I have a proposal for you Inuyasha." Lady Izayoi said as calmly as ever.
"Go on, I'm listening" Inuyasha replied.
"Since this is my last resort to finding you a suitable bride Inuyasha, If you do not find the bride that you wish to marry, then I shall no longer make any attempts at matchmaking for you."
"You mean I get to pick my own bride, and if I don't choose one then you will never meddle in my own love life" Inuyasha said.
"If you even have your own love life" Miroku snickered behind Inuyasha, only to be pummeled by a large vase.
"That is correct, in the mean time you will act like a gentlemen to these ladies, agreed?" Lady Izayoi said.
"Fine, agreed."
"Great, now I'll have to go and consult with the royal advisors about this," Lady Izayoi said with a cheerful smile "Goodbye you two, have a nice day," and with that she left.
"So my best friend Inuyasha, the Prince Inuyasha is finally going to get married, I think I just might cry," Miroku said as he pretended to make sobbing, crying sounds.
"Oh shut up Miroku, if I have things my way, there won't be a wedding, you heard my mother, I get to choose, and I choose no one." Prince Inuyasha said in a cocky voice.
"Hey consider yourself lucky my friend, if I were you I would love a chance like this, to have beautiful maidens wanting to bear your child" Miroku replied.
Miroku was an attractive 16 year old boy who had violet eyes and always wore a short ponytail at the nape of his neck. He was the son of the kingdom's chief advisor, and was considered just as respectable as prince Inuyasha himself. The two had been best friends since the age of 10. Miroku had only one personality disorder, he was an all around, women groping, pervert.
"Whatever Miroku," Inuyasha snorted.
Inuyasha was a handsome 16 year old boy who was future prince of the Northern Kingdom. Inuyasha had beautiful flowing silver hair and piercing golden eyes. Inuyasha was always an arrogant, egotistical, self-centered boy. He was also a Hanyou, half-youkai.
"Say what you must Inuyasha, because come next week, this castle's going to be packed with beautiful girls" Miroku stated with excitement in his eyes.
"I couldn't care less Miroku, I'm getting something to eat, See ya"
"You'll see Inuyasha; you're going to find the perfect angel to marry by the time this contest is over" Miroku yelled to a retreating Inuyasha.
And Inuyasha's reply was a simple
"keh"
"Here we are Kagome, the castle gates." Sango said
"Wow, there sure are a lot of girls here, maybe we're way out of our league Sango, what if we won't even qualify to get in?" asked Kagome.
"Don't worry Kagome, look at our competition, it'll be a piece of cake" Sango replied in reassurance.
"Say, Sango, how did your dad even agree to letting you live as a princess for 2 months anyways, I mean last time I checked, he hated royalty" Kagome asked.
"Easy, I lied." Sango stated
"Really, and you dad bought it?"
"Sure, I just said that I was going away for 2 months of business, so technically it's kind of the truth"
"And may I ask what kind of business you're going away for" Kagome asked.
"well my dad didn't ask so I didn't tell" Sango replied with a cheesy grin. "what about you huh, how did you get Kaede to let you go?"
"Well unlike you, I actually told the truth."
"really and she still let you go"
"Yah, she was actually hoping that I would win" Kagome said as she got a sad, far away look in her eyes, "SO that if I were to marry the Prince then I would have someone to take care of me when she left this world"
"Oh Kagome, I'm sorry,"
"No it's okay Sango, I mean it's not like I can't take care of myself after she's gone, and I've got you too" Kagome reassured her friend.
"okay, let's go Kagome, onward to the castle!" Sango cried as she and Kagome stepped words the great crowd of anticipating girls.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T ENTER?"
"I'm sorry but only eligible maidens can enter, and you Sir do not qualify."
"BUT I AM THE GREAT JAKOTSU"
"GUARDS!"
"JUST WATCH, I'LL GET IN TO THAT CASTLE EVEN IF IT KILLS ME, AND THEN ME AND MY INUYASHA CAN LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER,"
"what was that all about?" asked a very confused Kagome.
"I don't really know" replied a confused Sango.
"NEXT"
"Hey Kagome we're next, we have to go and check in with the lady up front come on." Sango said while pulling Kagome forwards.
"name"
"Sango Utada"
"you are number 137"
"NEXT"
"name"
"Kagome"
"huh, just Kagome, no last name or anything?"
"yes"
"hmm, peculiar" said the lady as she scribbled down notes on her note board
"you are number 138"
"Next…"
"Hey Sango, do you think that was a bad sign?" Kagome asked uncertainly?
"what do you mean?"
"well think about it, she just said hmm, peculiar and scribbled down notes, oh Kami I am so dead"
"Relax Kagome; everything's going to be alright"
"Whatever you say Sango"
"LISTEN UP LADIES, NOW THAT EVERYONES REGISTERED, LET'S GET DOWN TO BUISNESS." Announced the lady who had taken down everyone's name.
"ALL OF YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE TASKS TO COMPLETE."
"IN ORDER TO ADVANCE INSIDE THE CASTEL ALL THE TASKS MUST BE FINISHED, NO EXCUSES. REMEMBER ONLY 10 OF YOU ARE GOING TO EMERGE FROM THIS VICTOROUSE, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK"
"okay everybody here is a list of all of the tasks, please form an orderly line and draw three slips of paper please" said an overly cheerful maid who was sent down to help with the competition, "as soon as you get your slips of paper you must immediately start, remember you are timed on this event, everybody is given just three hours to complete her task, also there will be spies out about to make sure that no one is cheating."
Okay, okay, calm down Kagome, just calm down, lets just pray that I get easy tasks, oh no I'm up. Okay just reach in and grab three slips of papers.
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A/N: well hoped you like it, im really hoping to make this story good so any suggestions or feedbacks would help. and please review thanx