Warning: Slight coarse language…nothing too drastic and loads of dialogue especially in the first part of this chapter. And thank you, thank you, thank you, to all my awesome reviewers! dishes out freshly made brownies for reviewers You guys rock!

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"Hey, I know I'm cute and everything but really, you didn't need to trip to fall into my arms. All you had to do was ask babe," a silver-haired boy said with a cocky grin as he caught Kagome.

"…Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked, bewildered by the similarities.

"Sesshomaru?" asked the boy with a questioning look. "Hell no! I'm Inuyasha!" he replied with another grin. "Very nice to meet you, after all, it's not every day a hot girl just falls into my arms." He replied with that same slightly cocky attitude.

"Do you know who I am?" asked Kagome, slightly annoyed with his tone.

"Since you didn't introduce yourself…I would say no," replied Inuyasha with a helping of sarcasm.

"For your information! I am Lady-" said Kagome before catching herself. She just wasn't used to being teased or even spoken to as a friend, much less rudely. "I'm…I'm…Rin," she said, still slightly unused to that name. But then, she remembered Inuyasha's last comment. "And it's not babe or hot girl!" she replied, slightly screeching.

"You're one uptight chick!" replied Inuyasha smirking.

"And not chick either! It's Ka-go… Erm…its Rin! Short and sweet. Rin." Replied Kagome turning a slight shade of red.

"Hey, do you have some problem remembering your name or something? You seem to be messing up on your own name mostly." Said Inuyasha with a laugh.

"No I do not have a problem with my own name, and I find it useless arguing with an imbecile like you!" replied Kagome.

"Ohhh…big words. And for your info I do know what imbecile means, wench!" replied Inuyasha getting aggressive.

"Asshole!"

"Bitch!"

"Bastard!"

And like that, the "couple" bantered for a while before they finally ran out of insults.

"So what are you doing wandering the gardens wench?" asked Inuyasha, finally getting back to the topic. "Not lazing around are you maid?"

"I'm erm… I'm here to pick some flowers for the dinner table!" replied Kagome, finally coming up with something to do.

"Oh…so what are you doing here arguing with me anyway?" asked the silver-haired boy. "I knew you just couldn't resist me," He stated, a smirk playing on his lips.

"You started it!" replied Kagome, flaring up again. "Besides, what are you doing, wasting your time in the garden too?"

"I am the gardener. Where else am I supposed to be? Gardener comes from the word garden or something like that you know…" he replied, clearly getting one up on Kagome.

"Fine! Whatever!" Kagome replied before storming off.

"Hey wench! Didn't you say you needed flowers?" asked the hanyou.

In all her haste though, Kagome had forgotten about the flowers and walked off empty handed, looking more or less like an idiot.

"Here ya go, beautiful flowers for the beautiful Rin." Said Inuyasha with a heart-warming smile. He sure knew how to turn on the charms.

"Wow, those are…those are…absolutely gorgeous." Replied Kagome, slightly red. The first guy she meets and he calls her beautiful, no guys had really given her flowers before, besides all those princes who had came to visit. This was different though…he wasn't a prince and she isn't a princess. These flowers were…different.

"Yea whatever wench, see ya later!" said Inuyasha before disappearing behind a nearby building.

"Flowers…for me," thought Kagome absentmindedly, this time though, remembering to look where she was going.

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Western Palaces

A brown-haired doe eyed girl just woke up as sunlight streamed in through the windows, brightening the room.

"Where…where am I?" were her first thoughts as she awoke on the soft warm bed with the covers pulled around her. It was such a soft bed…and so warm that she couldn't bear to get out of it. "But I must. Rin should be preparing breakfast for Lady Kagome before waking her up." She thought, as she began getting up.

But wait, this wasn't her room, and neither was it Lady Kagome's. The memories of yesterday began coming back to her.

"Right, Rin is at the western palaces to help out Lady Kagome... and…that prince. I don't believe that he really is bad; maybe he's just sad at something? Rin shall help him be more cheerful!" she thought to herself, bringing a smile to her face.

A knocking on the door brought Rin out of her thoughts. "Lady Kagome, are you awake?" a voice called out.

"Erm…yes, I'm awake. Who is it?" Rin asked as the door opened.

"Good morning Lady Kagome," said the elf like creature with a bow. "I'm Sasuke and have been assigned as Lady Kagome's servant. I am here to help Lady Kagome get ready for breakfast."

"You're…you're my what?" asked Rin, unable to comprehend what Sasuke had just said. She has a maid? But…but…Rin's only a servant herself. She surely doesn't deserve a maid. But then she remembered. I'm not a maid, I'm Lady Kagome and I'll treat this servant as well as Lady Kagome has treated me.

"Oh, well good morning to you too Sasuke!" replied Rin with a cheery grin.

Apparently, Rin's smile was extremely infectious and Sasuke found herself grinning widely too.

"This is your schedule for today lady Kagome. First, you'll have breakfast with the king and queen. Sesshomaru-sama is not able to make it for breakfast today as he has just left to see a nearby village chief. He will be back in time for dinner though." Said Sasuke, rattling off from a long piece of paper. "Afterwards, you'll continue with your lessons, as your mother has already sent a timetable for you. Would you like to know your lessons? Well, you're supposed to start off with your history and then your embroidery before taking a break for lunch. Now where would you like to have your lunch Lady Kagome? It seems quite a fine day today, how about lunch in the gardens? It's spring and the flow-"

"Erm…Sasuke, could you pause for a while," asked Rin. "Why don't you just tell me what I have after breakfast? Isn't that a better idea? It's a bit too early for me to think about anything yet," replied Rin with a small laugh. "And yes, lunch in the gardens would be fantastic! Could you please ask the cook to set a table for two I would like you to have lunch with me?"

"Yes…yes Lady Kagome," replied Sasuke a little embarrassed by her long rant and Rin's invitation. "Would you like me to help you get ready now?" she asked.

"That would be great. Thank you Sasuke." Said Rin.

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