Song of Lies
Chapter Three
Reception
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The young man turned and glared at Kagome "My name is Inuyasha. Who the hell is this guy?"
Kagome's eyes widened. Although she had never had the chance to meet Inuyasha, she knew him from title. One of the richest men in all of the land and was a skilled combatant in war. She quickly bowed low to Inuyasha.
"Lord Inuyasha!"
Hojo quickly grabbed her shoulder and pulled her up again. He ignored her glare and stared stoically at Inuyasha.
" 'This guy' is Hojo. I am the son of the high chamber councilman, Inuyasha."
Kagome groaned. When Hojo didn't say 'lord', he had insulted Inuyasha's rank and birth.
Inuyasha looked at him and then smiled slightly. "Oh you mean the high councilor that that recently resigned his post? The one where rumors hinted he was stealing the people's tithes and taxes?"
Hojo's face flushed red and he rudely pushed past Inuyasha and hastily went down the steps. Kagome stood and stared at Inuyasha. When he finally noticed he snarled at her.
"Move it. I'll get your things. Go down to the horses and meet me there."
Kagome jerked as if he had slapped her. "No! I need to say good bye to my family!"
He snorted and started walking towards the shrine's entrance. "What family? Oh yeah I forgot. The one that sold you for this measly dump."
"That was my father!"
"Look. You had all the time you needed already. Hurry up."
Kagome ran forward and grabbed his hand. She looked at him entreatingly. "Please."
Inuyasha stared at her hand and then looked at her face. A single tear trailed down her face and dripped on his shirt.
"Fine! Just don't take your time drowning everyone in your tears. I'll be waiting down there. You have three minutes."
He didn't even finish and Kagome was already moving quickly toward the shrine.
"Three minutes!" He hollered.
He went down the stairs and quickly climbed onto his horse. A monk was sitting next to him waiting good humouredly.
"Well Inuyasha. For a moment I thought you were the girl. A really ugly girl." The monk breathed a sigh of relief.
"Shut up Miroku. She's saying good bye to her family." Inuyasha shifted around on the saddle. "Why the hell Miroku, do I have to sit on a horse? It's damn uncomfortable."
"Because Inuyasha, you can't expect the girl to go with you if she has no ride for herself." Miroku squinted at the top of the shrine. "That was kind of you to let her say her good byes."
"Feh. She was crying."
Miroku looked at Inuyasha shocked. "You made her cry! Inuyasha, I already told you that you have to be sympathetic to her!"
"Since when have you known me to be sympathetic?" Inuyasha retorted. "And I didn't make her cry. She just really wanted to say goodbye."
Miroku only shook his head and settled back with an aggrieved air. Inuyasha clenched his teeth. He was never good with crying woman.
"I'm ready."
Inuyasha and Miroku snapped their heads at the girl. Immediately Miroku's face broke into a dreamy smile. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and slapped him on the head.
"Hurry up."
She nodded and hitched her foot in the saddle to jump up. Miroku shifted impatiently around. He got ready to move when he felt Inuyasha grab his shoulder.
"I can smell your dirty thoughts monk. I'll get her in." Inuyasha jumped down and quickly lifted Kagome onto the horse. Before she could get over her surprise, he was back in his saddle. He kicked his horse unkindly and the long trip began.
"Most unusual. I've never seen you behave this way Inuyasha." Miroku grinned when Inuyasha growled. He turned his attention to Kagome and smiled at her charmingly.
"My dear lady. My name is Miroku and I am the humble servant of Buddha. And yours if you wish."
Kagome stared at him and laughed out loud. "Um, no thank you Miroku-sama. Aren't you the famous onmyoji and houshi combined?"
"You flatter me Miss-" He paused. Then he shook his head. "No don't tell me. Inuyasha! What is the name is this beautiful young lady?"
There was silence for a moment. Miroku grinned wickedly. "Shame Inuyasha. You don't even know your new companion's name?"
"Er…" Inuyasha fumbled around and pulled out a scrap of paper. "Kagome. It's Kagome."
"Ah yes. Miss Kagome. I think that is a lovely name. Don't you think so Inuyasha?"
"Shove it."
Kagome looked around at the road. They were now out of the territory that she knew so well from childhood.
"How long till we get there?"
Inuyasha spoke up. "We'll be there at nightfall if we have no stops."
Kagome felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. They were getting further and further away from her home. There was no way she could ever go home now. Not even to visit.
"In answer to your question, yes I am the one and only onmyoji and houshi in this whole region." Miroku puffed out his chest.
Inuyasha snorted and pulled his horse to a slower trot. Soon he was beside Miroku and he spoke to Kagome. "Yea. He's the one and only fake onmyoji in the region. Even his religious sect is questionable."
"Inuyasha!"
Kagome looked at Inuyasha interestedly. "What do you mean?"
"An onmyoji is one that foretells the future. This one has been foretelling crap. And the monk tries to grope every girl he meets."
"I do not! It's just that beautiful, soft, gentle women of noble stature cause me to lose a little self control."
However that was the first and last time Inuyasha spoke to Kagome during the rest of the trip. During the whole journey, Miroku spoke cheerfully trying to get Kagome join in conversation. But as the trip went on, it began to take an affect on her body. She had never ridden a horse for so long. Nor had any of the men stopped to eat.
When the sun began creeping down Miroku turned to talk to Kagome.
"Miss Kagome we-"
Inuyasha grabbed his arm and nodded at Kagome. Her head kept nodding and her face was extremely pale.
"What's wrong with her?"
Miroku stared at Inuyasha astonished. "You idiot! She's exhausted! We didn't stop for any food nor any rest! Frankly I'm surprised she's managed to stay on the saddle."
At his words Kagome had let her hands relax too much and her body swayed on the mount. Before she could hit the ground Inuyasha quickly caught her and settled her onto his horse. Miroku grinned at him and whispered loudly.
"Inuyasha. I've really never ever seen you like this."
"Shut it monk. Or you can sleep somewhere else tonight."
Kagome woke up to the sound of loud voices and bright lights. When she looked around, she swallowed a huge gasp. They were outside huge black gates and behind them was a huge manor. It's tall white towers rose up high and from every small window she saw flickering lights.
"Awake are you?"
Kagome looked down and saw Miroku holding her horse. Or actually… Inuyasha's horse. How did she get there? She looked around to see whereInuyasha was.
He stood in front of the door stretching and yawning. He ignored the servants as they tried to get his attention. She got off the horse slowly and landed ungracefully on her feet. Her legs felt like blocks of wood and she swayed a bit. She leaned on the horse to get some feeling back into them.
"Inuyasha!"
She turned before the speaker and gasped out loud. The woman coming toward her was nearly identical in her looks. The woman clasped her arms around Inuyasha's neck and placed her lips on Inuyasha's. He quickly turned his face so that her kiss landed on his cheek instead.
"I didn't know that you were here." He frowned at her and tried to loosen her arms.
"Ah. But I missed you too much." Her pale smile quickly turned to a frown when she saw Kagome. "So Inuyasha. Is this the wanton bitch you brought into your house?"
"Good bye Kikyo." Inuyasha ignored her protests and quickly lifted her onto the carriage and motioned the driver. Immediately the carriage set off.
Kagome stared at Inuyasha humiliated and angry. She had never even met the woman before in her life. Inuyasha turned to her and she realized that he was angry as well.
"I'm sorry. That was extremely rude of her."
Kagome crossed her arms and looked at Inuyasha. "You think? Who was she?"
Miroku butted in cheerfully and spoke. "That miss Kagome will be the delightful future mistress of this keep."
"You mean…"
Inuyasha spoke up. "That was Kikyo. Daughter of the high chancellor." He paused. "And my fiancé."
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A/N: Yay! My third chapter! I hope you enjoyed it! I decided that if Inuyasha and Kagome were just alone all the time then it would be too boring and peaceful. So for poor Kagome, a jealous' woman's hell (Kikyo) is about to break loose.
And yes... thank you very much for reviewing my stories so far! I deserved to be flamed for taking so long. Thanks for being patient and reading my story guys!
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Oh yes. In answer to your question Nathan I meant that Kagome was horrified about Inuyasha not because he is demon but because of his well known power and position. I don't like having discrimination against other er… species or race.
