(A/N: Hehe...okay...this idea was stuck in my head for about 2 weeks now, and I needed to get it down on paper...erm...microsoft word? Uh...yea whatever. This story is supposed to be more serious than my other one, but watch...it'll turn out random and stupid no matter what I want...but I'll try to make it serious...NO SKITS! Hope you guys like it as much as Only Time Will Tell...Lauren
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It was spring in the Feudal Era and all was calm. Birds were chirping, flowers were blooming, and the Princess of the Shikon Kingdom had just been born. Queen Higurashi held the newborn babe tenderly in her arms, as she gently rocked her to sleep. Her husband hovered over her and watched as the precious heiress closed her beautiful chocolate eyes. "What shall we name her?" he inquired his wife as he stroked the baby's chin. The queen smiled down at her child and looked up at the king. "Her name will be Kagome." She whispered faintly as the newly named "Kagome" sighed in contentment. "Kagome," the king repeated. "Kagome Higurashi."
King Higurashi grinned at his firstborn, then at his lovely wife who had given him such a marvelous gift. He kissed his queen lovingly on the lips, but quickly pulled back due a deep purple smog that filled the air. Servants began coughing, and the queen frantically covered her child's mouth to prevent her from breathing in the strong miasma. A dark, laughing form entered the little princess's playroom and once the miasma cleared, the king instantly recognized the foul half demon.
"Naraku!" He bellowed, standing between said evil guy and his newly acquired family. "You have no business here! Leave! NOW! Or must I slay you in front of my newborn infant here and now?" King Higurashi unsheathed the sword at his hip, and prepared to strike. Naraku chuckled menacingly and looked down at the king. "Now, now Higurashi. Is that quite necessary? I merely came to bestow my blessings upon the new princess."
Queen Higurashi could no longer stay silent. "You will keep away from our child! You won't lay a harm a strand of hair on her precious little head!" "My dearest, be silent! Naraku is not one for you to be dealing with." The queen looked at her husband, in a shocked way. Never had he risen his voice to her. "Naraku, we need no blessing from you. Get out of my territory!" Naraku smiled. His smile was eerie, something that made your skin crawl since a smile was definitely not made for such a villain's face. "I believe you do." Naraku flung his arms outward and a thick brown tentacle whacked the king square in the face, flinging him from the path of Queen Higurashi and young Kagome.
Queen Higurashi screamed and wrapped her arms tighter around her now crying child. "Kagome, sweetie. Don't cry. I won't let him harm you." She soothed, stroking her baby's brow. "Kagome? Such a pretty name. Say, how about you let me hold her?" Naraku swept out the same arm and grabbed Kagome in his tentacle and into his waiting hands. He grinned as the child screamed louder and her wails became harder and more frantic. "Higurashi! My nemesis…." He began, his voice tainted with malice.
"To this day, nothing I have done has been able to break you. A weak human like you insists that nothing I do can harm him, that you'll never give in. I laugh at that foolish declaration, for my daughter, Kanna, has discovered your weakness. The things you love shall destroy you in the end. I bestow upon your child, Kagome, a curse. A curse that shall never be broken, and on her eighteenth birthday she will become my puppet. My weapon. She will die, and destroy you all along with her!" Naraku's hands glowed a urethral blue, though there was nothing heavenly about the terrible curse he was inflicting. Kagome floated into the air, still screaming as she was encased in the blue glow, and then was lowered back into her mother's arms.
Naraku smiled evilly. "And so, my work is done. See you on the battlefield Higurashi…" and with that, Naraku vanished into his miasma. "Damn him! Damn him to the depths of hell!" King Higurashi cursed, regaining his balance. He grabbed the nearest servant and ordered him to summon Priestess Kaede at once. An old, withered woman hobbled into the playroom, adjusting her eye patch in presence of the king. "Your majesty." She bowed formally. "Priestess, my daughter has been cursed by Naraku! You must---" "Aye, I heard my king. Alas, Naraku's curse may not be undone. However, there is a cure." Queen Higurashi, who was bawling over her baby, quickly sobered up. "A cure Priestess? And what is this cure?" "The cure to everything my dear. Love."
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(17 years later)
"Sango don't you just love these country trips? They're so refreshing!" A beautiful girl with midnight colored locks, cascading to her waist began twirling around in circles in a meadow covered in flowers. "Yes, Princess, it's so lovely here. Quite a change of scenery from the castle." A girl with dark brown hair tied back into a ribbon with pink eye shadow nodded her agreement as she watched her mistress dance about. "Sango, I told you I prefer Kagome." The one she called Sango blinked and said, "Yes I know my princess, it's just not formal though." Kagome laughed heartily and layed down on the soft grass. "Since when have I been formal?"
Sango had to giggle to that. It was true, her princess had always been a bit of a klutz. And yet, all the servants in the kingdom were very much loyal to their clumsy princess. "It's getting late Kagome. We should head back." Kagome absently twirled a blade of grass between her fingers. "You go. I'm going to stay out a bit longer." Sango looked worriedly at Kagome, which the teenager didn't miss. "Don't worry. I'll be fine." Sango nodded and ran off into the direction the others had made camp.
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It had been a little over twenty minutes since Sango left, when Kagome felt an ominous presence nearby. She shot up off the patch of grass she was sitting in to observe her surroundings. Kagome glanced about a set of mysterious looking shrubs, that seemed to be wiggling. Suddenly, a bear youkai leapt out of the bushes and charged at the startled girl. Quickly, she scrambled to her feet and began running into the forest. When she whipped her head around to see where the demon was, she saw it had gained on her considerably. The young princess did the only thing she could. She screamed.
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In another part of the forest, sat a young boy, clad in a red hakama and long silver hair. Nothing unusual for a demon, but alas, this was no demon. The boy also had furry dog ears on top of his head, a sign that he was indeed a half breed. His name was Inuyasha, son of the taiyoukai, InuTaisho, and a human princess named Izayoi. Despite being the child of these very important people, Inuyasha was no prince, duke, or lord of any kind. He was a street rat, a pauper, a peasant. The hanyou had no place in any cultured society.
He growled suddenly and banged his head against the tree he was resting on in annoyance. Why did all these meaningless thoughts come to him when he was trying to relax? It was true, half demons were not accepted in his world and Inuyasha was constantly on the run. He moved from place to place, never being truly accepted by anyone anywhere. It was quite a lonely life. He promptly bashed his head against his tree again. 'Feh. Who says I'm lonely? I don't need anybody. All I need to do is survive. That's it. Survival.' Inuyasha sighed again and leaned back against the tree. "Sleep. That's what I need." He closed his eyes, expecting to rest when,
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! SOMEBODY HELP MEEEEEEEE!"
His sensitive hearing picked up the scream of a maiden, apparently in need of some help. "Feh. Stupid wench. She can save herself." Once again he heard the shrill cry of a damsel in distress, and a nagging feeling told him to go help her. Growling in annoyance, he reluctantly got up and ran in the direction of the screams.
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Kagome ran as fast as her legs could carry her, but sadly the bear demon was right on her heels. "Foolish girl. You cannot outrun ME! I will make a meal of you!" It laughed viciously at Kagome's futile attempts to run faster. Of course, being the klutz she was, Kagome tripped over a tree root and quickly met the soft ground of the forest floor. 'This is it, I'm done for!' She whimpered and closed her eyes, bracing for pain. But…….none came. She waited a few more seconds. Nothing.
Hesitantly, she opened her eyes to see a young man in a red outfit slashing at the offending bear youkai that had been chasing her moments ago. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" He shouted his battle cry as he tore the beast in half. Kagome squealed at the small tremor that shook through her body when the bear plummeted to earth, smacking the ground harshly. When her silver haired savior landed from his final blow to the demon, he smirked triumphantly at his kill. "Feh. Stupid excuse for a youkai. So easy to slay…" He turned and looked at Kagome, his amber eyes burning a hole into her chocolate covered ones. She attempted to swallow the lump that had suddenly formed in her throat and walked towards him.
Inuyasha got into a position to flee as the girl he'd just rescued walked up to him. 'What is this wench thinking? What's she gonna do?' Just as he was about to leap off into the treetops, Kagome flung her arms around his waist and cried into his haori. "Thank you! Thank you so much! I…..I thought I was going to die!" She wailed and all poor Inuyasha could do was stand there in shock. As the girl continued to cry and thank him for his kind deed, Inuyasha couldn't help but notice how pretty she was and how well she fit against his body. He mentally slapped himself. 'No! Idiot…She's just some pathetic mortal wench. Nothing more.' Still, he continued to watch her and after getting some bravery, stroke her hair comfortingly.
Kagome finally looked up into his eyes again, taking in the masculine contours of his face. 'He's…….so handsome…..' Kagome blushed at the thoughts she was having and snapped herself out of her daze. "Hi. I'm Kagome. What's your name?" She stuck out her right hand for him to shake. The hanyou just eyed her curiously. 'Is she for real?' he couldn't help but wonder. "Inuyasha." He answered gruffly and shook her hand quickly before yanking it back away. Kagome looked more than a little miffed, but shook the feeling away and smiled brightly at him. "Well thanks again. Without you…." The princess shivered at the thoughts that came to mind. "Feh. It was nothing. That demon was a weakling anyway." Inuyasha began to walk back in the direction he came from, when a tiny hand gripped his elbow.
He turned around to see Kagome hanging on to the sleeve of his shirt with a frown on her face. "Please. Don't go yet. I didn't get to thank you properly." InuYasha was a little dazed when she said that. 'Doesn't she know I'm a halfbreed?'
"Look wench, I don't need to be thanked properly. I'm fine as it is."
"No! You need to be rewarded for your efforts to save me! I can't just let that go."
"In case you haven't noticed, I'm a halfdemon. A hanyou. Half breed. Get the picture?" he snapped at her, and Kagome whipped her hand back at his harsh tone.
Inuyasha saw the look of fear in her eyes when he told her he was a hanyou, and for some reason it really, really cut him deep. Sure, he'd been called a half breed before and had been completely rejected by society for his heritage, but when Kagome her hand away like she was touching poison, it hurt. Bad. Inuyasha continued to walk away, but he felt her hand stop him once again. "What?" He growled at her. Kagome whimpered a bit, but found a new source of determination deep within herself. "Listen Inuyasha, I knew you were a hanyou the moment you jumped into the clearing. That doesn't change anything. I still want to repay you. Please, follow me to our campsite."
Normally, Inuyasha would sense a trap and run like hell. In this case, Kagome looked so sincere, so innocent, he couldn't help but nod his head slowly. She beamed and grabbed his hand. "Alright then, let's go! They're expecting me back anyway." The inu hanyou couldn't help but blush as they sped off towards a meadow, hand in hand.
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