Alright everyone this is going to be my first AU fic…so I hope that I don't change their character too much.
I'm going to try and joggle two stories at the same time so bear with the long updates and try not to kill me for that.
Fair Trade
Chapter One – The New King
Inside the throne room of the Royal castle, the elderly Queen and her advisors were altogether pressured by the turn of events they must discuss and resolve. The duties of the Queen were quite stressful, especially during a time when her life was coming to an end.
"Izayoi we need a new heir to be the new King of England! The country is in chaos because of the lack of leadership. My queen, as difficult as it is for me to say…you're growing ill each day. We need to decide soon before its too late!" Spoke one of the advisers. He was a very short person, very bald with a fairly large nose. But besides these features, he was very wise.
The Queen sunk lower in her Royal chair, trying to ease the migraine by rubbing the temples with her two fingers.
A black haired man with dark purple eyes, wearing an outfit similar to priest clothing came into view seeing the Queen's stress.
"Myoga's right my Queen; we have to decide between your two sons. In truth, the lands should be ruled by your eldest son, but since he is not of your direct blood line and only that of his father, he can not rule this country. It's in the law that only true Royal blood of the current or past King AND Queen must inherit the throne. Not only does the law go against him, but in my own opinion as an adviser, the war and famine would only increase with his love of power."
"Even though my eldest son would be furious, you're right Miroku. The lands should be ruled by a man that would understand the rights of every man and woman in this country, and will not lust for war and the love of power of a country." After a moment of silence and thought, the Queen finally uttered the words the advisers longed to hear, "I've decided. The new King of Europe will be my youngest son, the one of true Royal blood from the past King; Inutaisho, and myself; the current Queen Izayoi. The new King of Europe…Inuyasha."
The advisors both nodded left the throne room to leave Queen Izayoi to rest and to inform the young prince that the future of the Royal throne and Europe…was in his hands.
In a village nearby:
"GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE BITCH! IF I CATCH YOU BACK IN MY HOME AGAIN I'LL KILL YOU!" Yelled an old man; owner of a house inn, shoved the young dirtied girl out the door and onto the dirt path. He then walked back into his house and slammed the door hard, showing his state of anger.
A young thief and cheater this dirty girl was. She managed to sneak into a room in the house inn, and was able to steal a few rolls of bread from the 'un-attended' kitchen. She had nothing, no money, no food, no shelter…no love. All of this led to the crime of stealing and seducing brainless men that would do anything for a beauty.
Although this young girl hadn't had this lifestyle before…no…she used to have everything a girl would want. She had money, a wonderful home, food to satisfy any persons fill, a family to love and cherish…and a husband to give her heart to. But all of this went down the drain in one swift motion. She vowed never to speak of it again, even in her own thoughts and just accept what she had in front of her, which at this moment…was a dirt path. All she knew was that she was a widow with no children and no support whatsoever. She seriously needed a job, to at least have enough money to eat.
Ever so slowly, she got to her feet and dusted off her clothes. She wore a long beige skirt that had un-even rips on the hem, a dirtied white long-sleeved shirt, and she was shoe-less; not a very comfortable or warm outfit. Her hair was full of dirt and grease from the lack of clean showers, and the long black tresses fall off past her shoulders, giving it an even messier look. Although she was covered in dirt, no one could under-estimate those hypnotizing chocolate-brown eyes. Those eyes was the only feature that got her anywhere with her seducing…one look into those deep beautiful eyes, and any brainless man would do as she pleases. Not only was the beauty of her eyes so seductive, but because when a man looks into those eyes they could see her soul, and understand the pain she's going through…which led to pity pleasure.
Even though the nature of her eyes managed to seduce many men…business men were quite hard to please these days, which is why she had always been jobless.
Walking down the dirt path, she passed by many small town stone buildings. These times were hard with all the wars going on, and with a country King-less it didn't help matters. This thought brought back more day-dreaming…if only she could live in a castle like the Royal family, all of her misery would be solved. Maybe it would be perfect if she could only get a job in the castle…
Back in the castle:
Miroku walked down the castle grounds heading towards Prince Inuyasha's royal chamber. Myoga fled to some other 'business' he needed to attend to, but Miroku knew better…the old man has always been too scared to face any news to the young Prince, for fear of his life. Prince Inuyasha may be fair to the country, but he had issues…a major hot head, not to mention thick headed.
The priest-robed adviser met the royal chamber doors and nervously knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Someone yelled from the inside.
"Its Miroku…you're advisor in case you forgot…open up Prince Inuyasha, we have important manners to discuss." Miroku spoke in a strict tone. Now that response didn't seem very 'appropriate', but Miroku and Inuyasha had known each other ever since they were little, and there was really no one else around to hear there rude use of language. The only formal speaking needed mention is 'Prince', because mentioning a royal name when you are in lower status with out acknowledgement could lead to death.
"Yea, yea come in." Inuyasha responded in an uncaring tone.
Miroku opened the chamber doors and closed it quietly behind him. To his left he could see the four-poster bed, and on one side of it was a French door to the balcony. To his right he could see the study, with many books and papers piled on each other…a quite messy room indeed.
The prince wore his casual red jacket with a white shirt underneath covering his toned chest, and fitting black pants. The only feature symbolizing he was of Royal blood was the beaded necklace he never took off. His black hair messily scattered across the pillow, while reading a book about war, lying on his back on the bed while quietly tapping his foot in the air.
Apparently Inuyasha didn't notice Miroku's presence, so he started, "Prince Inuyasha, I have very important news to tell you. Your mother…she isn't recovering from her illness. We need to take away the responsibility of Queen from her, so she can get needed rest."
Finally interested, Inuyasha closed the book he was reading not caring about what page he left off, and sat himself up paying full attention to his advisor. Questions started popping into his head; how ill was his mother? Who will take over the throne if she were to step down, since father was dead?
As if Miroku was reading his mind, he started speaking again, "Prince Inuyasha…I know what your thinking. I'm sorry to say that your mother isn't doing to well with the illness, but we need a new ruler…and she has decided."
Inuyasha was full aware of the illness his mother had come across, but he wasn't certain on how serious it was. Although he was concerned about his mother, he was also concerned about the country. "So who is the new King? Is it Sesshomaru?"
"No, your brother does not have true Royal blood, and therefore he can not be the new king. Your mother has decided the new ruler will be you…King Inuyasha." Miroku said firmly and strongly. After that speech he was sure that Inuyasha would be calm…he was so wrong.
"WHHAATT! HOW CAN SHE EXPECT ME TO BE KING? I CAN'T HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON MYSELF!" Inuyasha shouted in outrage.
"Calm down King Inuyasha." Miroku said, while hesitantly backing up towards the exit.
"Stop calling me 'King Inuyasha'! I'm not king and I don't want to be king, so stop referring me to that!" Inuyasha yelled out again, clearly angry with the decision his mother has made.
"Use your brain for once! Your father is dead, your mother is sadly on the edge of death, and your brother is soon to be dead with his love of war. You're our logical choice, there is no other Royal blood left but you!" Miroku yelled back, trying to gain power over the argument.
Inuyasha looked down to his feet knowing that he lost the argument. Instead of trying to fight back, he rudely ignored his advisor and walked over to his walk-in closet. He soon came out wearing a pair of riding boots, and started walking towards the exit.
"Where do you think you're going?" Miroku asked curiously.
"OUT!" He yelled once he was down the hall.
Miroku sighed and peaked out the door the future king stormed out of. 'Well I guess it can't be helped, he needs time to think this through. I'm sure he'll come back and finally face his problems…hopefully.'
Inuyasha walked down the main stairs heading towards the stables in a quick pace. 'I just need time to think this out…but HOW DARE SHE! How could mother just leave the country to me without any guide? Sure I have my advisors, but since when has Myoga or Miroku been any GOOD help? Mother's time is coming to an end and she won't be there to help me during my first year taking over the country.' Inuyasha shook away from his thoughts for a moment once he reached the entrance to the stables. A young boy jumped into his view, almost colliding with him.
"Hello Prince Inuyasha, out for a stroll with the stallion I'm guessing?" A brown haired boy, with his locks tied up in a small blue bow spoke cheerfully. He wore blue farmer trousers with a dirty white shirt underneath, probably from cleaning the horses all day.
"Not now Shippou, I'm in a very bad mood right now. Just quickly get me Jesse's saddle, and don't even bother preparing the stallion, I'll do it myself." The 'prince' spoke in a rude tone.
"Looks like someone's pretty pissed, you're always too lazy to set up the horse. Oh well it can't be helped. Just wait a moment I'll be right back with the saddle." Shippou walked off behind the stable to retrieve the stallion, Jesse's, saddle.
"Keh, stupid runt. If he weren't a kid, I'd probably have him fired for being rude to me." Inuyasha spoke to himself. After a few minutes, Shippou came back around the stable with a large brown saddle and leather bindings.
Shippou handed Inuyasha the gears without a word, while Inuyasha just saddled up Jesse quickly without a sound. As he tightened the leather bindings around the large animal, Shippou noticed the pressure Inuyasha was putting on the horse by just tightening the buckle. 'Wow Prince Inuyasha must be really mad today. I'll just leave without him noticing.'
While Shippou sneakily walked out the stable, Inuyasha had already left the gate riding on his white stallion. He led his horse in the direction of a village; following a dirt path on the road…yea this short journey should clear his head a bit.
Somewhere on a dirt path:
The peasant girl shivered as she wandered down the dirt path. She continued to rub her arms with her hands, trying to gain some heat. Spring is usually the time when the flowers bloom and the sun comes out, but not today…the weather suddenly became rigid cold. Looks like it's going to rain soon…
In the distance, she could hear galloping. Wondering who it could be, she raised her head to see a beautiful white stallion. And the man riding on the horse wore casual clothing, but expensive looking enough for her to think this man was rich…really rich. Not to mention his long black hair made him look all the sexier. She laughed to herself, 'Good, all looks no brains…this is my chance to shine.'
The girl positioned herself in front of the galloping horse, praying he'll stop the horse in time, while she masked herself a seductive smile all the while making sure that her hair didn't block her eyes.
Inuyasha was half way to the village when he noticed a peasant girl blocking his path, noting that she had worn out clothing and no shoes…probably a beggar. But none of the less, he couldn't run her over. Angrily he pulled the reigns on Jesse to put the stallion to a halt.
"Lass, get out of my way!" Inuyasha demanded.
"Sir, where are you heading to? I could perhaps guide you for a few shillings." The girl pleaded, while flashing her beautiful brown eyes.
Inuyasha sighed, knowing he was right about the girl…but something stirred in his heart when he looked into her deep brown eyes. It was like he was looking into her soul, and he saw nothing but sadness even though she was smiling. Now he just pitied her, well if he was going to be the next king…he mind as well start gaining favours.
The girl internally smirked, when she saw the handsome boy's expression falter a bit. She knew she had him right where she wanted.
Finally the young prince, future king, spoke, "Girl…what is your name?"
She was taken aback, this was the first time anyone has asked for her name. Usually they would just pity her…give her money…and ask if she would sleep with them. This was the first time a man had actually had respect for a peasant girl. After a moment, she gave in…
"It's Kagome."
Well what do you guys think? This is my first AU…I was trying very hard not to change their character too much.
Just to lighten your heads up a bit…yes Inuyasha is human…and throughout the whole story he will be human unless something comes up. Miroku and Myoga are both advisors of the Royal family. Myoga is human though…although he doesn't really look different from the anime…he's just really short and stubby and has a very long 'human' nose. And Shippou is a stable boy, but human…he has no tail and has human feet. Oh and for those who didn't know Izayoi is Inuyasha's actual mothers name and Inutaisho is his fathers actual name…they mentioned this in the third movie.
Well that sums up most of the characters new roles. Please R&R …I didn't mention this before but I feel when I get more reviews I tend to update faster.
