Princess Kagome
Chapter 4
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Outside in front of the castle were lots of demons waiting to go in and attack all the people. Their leader went in front of them and smiled, "Okay you may go in and kill anyone or anything you want but leave the King and his daughter to me."
She heard a 'yes master' and they started forward towards the castle doors. The leader raised her fan in her hand and swinging it, screamed out, "Dance of blades." When she said that, the attack came from her fan and broke the doors down.
When they broke down the doors, the demons ran in with their swords out, axes and even their claws ready to kill. She smiled seeing them go in all happy thinking "This better be worth it master all just for the damn jewel." After she said that she walked in following the demons destruction they had made.
Back inside the castle Inuyasha was still in the shadows, for an odd reason he couldn't keep his eyes off of Kagome. But after a while of watching her dance with Hojo, he went off looking for Sango and Miroku. He knew it would be hard to find them since they were all wearing masks. So he just used his nose and sniffed out their scents. After a bit he had found them out on the dance floor. His couldn't help but shake his head since Miroku was moving his hand down to Sango's butt.
It seemed Sango was giving him a death glare saying if his hand went any lower he would be dead as a door knob, (oh masks are seeing threw to see their color eyes) Inuyasha walked away from them and back into the shadows. But all of a sudden he just stopped and sniffed the air, he muttered, "Danger is here." He looked over to where Miroku and Sango were at and saw they stopped dancing knowing very well they had sensed what he had sensed.
After taking his eyes off his friends he went and took off looking for Kagome and Hojo. He had a feeling the danger he felt would be going after her. After all she did have the jewel and he be damned if anyone else got it before him. He found them shaking his head seeing that they were arguing with each other. Not caring what they were arguing about he started to walk their way.
He was telling himself he only wanted to be close to her because she had the jewel but the other side told him that he wanted to be with her because he had an attraction to her. But of course he would never admit that at all, so he went up to them and gave a bow. "Your highness I was wondering if you honor me with a dance." He gave a small smile to her.
They had made it into the castle and all the guards who were on their shift went after the demons that had broken in. The leader of the group saw them coming and smirked. She yelled out to them, "You are fools all of you!" She lifted her fan she and yelled out to her group "Kill them all." After that said she lifted her hand with her fan "Dance of Blades."
The attack she had used came out of her fan and it hit some guards straight on. The other demons heard her and started to attack the rest of them with their claws or teeth not leaving anyone alive. She looked over at the others and laughed an evil laugh; just then one of the demons went to her side. "Master everyone is in the ball room."
She smirked and nodded her head. "Fine, all of you take a position outside the doors or balcony that leads into the ball room. When you see me give the signal, attack them all, but remember leave the King and princess to me." They all nodded their heads to her and they went off to get in their positions.
After they left she went and started to walk down the hallway and stopped in front of the ballroom doors. She lifted her fan and once again smirked, "Dance of the Dragon." Right there a large tornado formed and blasted the doors widen open; when they do she went and walked through them.
Kagome heard a male voice and she stopped arguing with Hojo. She turned her head and looked at the person who was talking to her. She scanned him over and smiled seeing how handsome he looked and having a funny feeling in her heart. She couldn't help what he was wearing which was looked like a red coat that was open a bit but it also has little brown ties keeping it together.
Under it showed he wore a black shirt with black pants with his boots, and around his waist was a brown belt. And tied to that belt was what looked like a sword. She was wondering if he was a noble and if he was able to carry around a weapon. She was amazed by him even his golden eyes she was looking at, but what was really bugging her was how he could have golden eyes with black hair. She never had seen a human like that before.
Just by looking at him she knew this was the person who was in the shadows looking at her. And now she was glad to see him fully in front of her, even though the mask he wore was covering up the rest of his face. She knew she had been to quite when he had first asked her so she spoke up.
"I would love to honor you with a dance." She gave a smile and then looked at Hojo. "Do you mind at all Hojo?" As she asked him this Hojo glared at this guy. He didn't like him not one bit. But he knew it would be rude if he didn't let him have at least one dance with Kagome. "I do not mind at all go right ahead."
But that was a lie. Deep down he really did mind and Inuyasha could tell just by looking at him and sniffing what his scent was like. Kagome smiled at Hojo one more time and then gave a bow to him, after the bow she turned to the other guy.
He held his arm out to her and just gave a small smirk even though she couldn't see it under his mask. She took his arm and he lead her to the middle of the dance floor, Hojo watched the two go to the middle and muttered, "I will find out who you are."
After that said he walked off to where the King was sitting down at his throne watching everyone around him. Inuyasha gave a bow to the Princess before he placed his hand around her waist and the other taking her other hand. Kagome smiled and took his hand when she felt it and her other one on his shoulder.
She felt them as they danced, and as they did she couldn't take her eyes away from his golden ones, something abut those just seemed familiar to her. She was so lost in his eyes that she didn't hear his question to her. "Oh I am sorry what is it that you have asked me?"
He shook his head knowing she was lost in her own thoughts since she just kept on staring at him. "No need to apologize princess, I only asked you why you were arguing with your fiancé." She nodded at his question and wondered if she should tell him why.
Flashback
He just smiled back at her, "Its okay I was just asking you when you would like to have our wedding." They keep dancing around the room listening to what he was saying. She didn't know how to answer that since she had no idea when and that she hoped somehow to get out of the marriage.
She sighed and thought it better to tell the truth to him "Listen Hojo I know you think this is very great of us getting married but I am just not ready. Please understand I need more time, can you understand that, please say you do." She just stared at him in the eyes hoping to see anything that would tell her he did.
But that had gone crashing down at what he had said "I am sorry Kagome I think it best for us to get married right away, that way our kingdoms can join together." She let out a gasp at what he had said.
She shook her head "No Hojo listen to me you can't..." she didn't get to finish as he pulled her closer to his body."No Kagome I and you are going to get married as soon as possible no more questions got it."
That's where their argument had ended since that was the part where Inuyasha had deiced to interrupt them both.
End Flashback
She had come back from that flashback and she decided to tell him. "We were arguing because I was trying to tell him I wasn't ready to marry, but of course he disagreed and demanded we get married. I am only sixteen for kami's shake. I am not ready for this big commitment yet."
Inuyasha listened to everything she was saying and knew just by listening to her talk that she didn't like him at all. He sighed a bit and he went close to her ear and whispered, "If you don't like him then why not just break it off."
Kagome was shocked when he said that and also felt a chill run through her body when she felt his breath against her ear when he whispered. But other then that chill she felt she wondered how he knew she didn't like him that much. She gave him a confused look and he just smirked at her. "It is obvious that you don't like him, it shows in your eyes when you are around him. And it also shows when you smile that fake smile of yours."
She couldn't believe what she was hearing. He was able to see that she didn't like Hojo and saw that her smile was fake, but what she really wanted to know was how. How could he see her fake smile and she faked liking Hojo? Inuyasha saw she was still confused and he let out a chuckle "Come with me" he had whispered again. Before she could answer he started to lead her away from the dance floor and to the doors that lead to the balcony.
When they get outside Kagome closed her eyes and took in the fresh air that was all around her. While she did this Inuyasha watched her smirking, and thought, "She is so cute." After thinking that he blinked a few times wondering what made him think such a thing. "Damn I can't think like this, I have to stick to getting that jewel around her neck." He got pulled from his thoughts when she heard her start to speak again.
"I can't break it off; my father arranged it and he believes if we marry our lands will combine. And that our land will have more allies to count on just in case of war." He was just looking at her when she was speaking and watching her leaning against the rail of the balcony.
He sighed and shook his head. "Hell with that, anyone should be free to make there own choices."
She heard what he had said and she couldn't help but laugh at that. As she laughed, Inuyasha couldn't understand why she was laughing. He gave a growl deep down into his throat. "Hey wench what is so funny?" His eyes showing anger that he didn't like being laughed at.
Kagome glanced at him as she was still laughing, waving her hands. "Nothing really, its just I never met someone who was this open with his feelings." She must have not heard the wench part or even if she did she ignored it because she went on laughing after talking.
Inuyasha was getting mad that she was still laughing so he went and grabbed her arm. "Listen wench I want to know what so is..." He didn't finish what he was saying because his eyes drifted down to her wrist. She wore a bracelet, but that's not what stop him what stop him was the symbol on the bracelet.
The symbol on the bracelet was a symbol of a dog, his eyes widen when he saw this because the symbol of the dog was his family's symbol. So he was shocked to see this since her family symbol and the symbol of her kingdom was supposed to be a fired bird phoenix.
She had stopped laughing when she felt him grab her wrist hard and saw his eyes widen. She was not sure why his eyes widen and wondered what made them go like that, before she could ask him he speaks before she does.
"Where in hell did you get this bracelet?" He was mad she could tell just by listening to him ask her this question towards her. She was about to answer but didn't get the chance since there where screams coming from inside the ball room.
Inuyasha heard the screams as well and he sniffed the air without meaning to he growl since he was suppose to be human he forgot not to growl. "Damn it, trouble is here."
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha when she heard him growl and she was confused by that, "He growled?" That was all that was going through her head. She kept on saying that to herself in her head until she heard what he said, "But why is there trouble?" Inuyasha heard her question and looked down at her in the eyes then at the jewel. He knew why there was trouble but she didn't that is what confused him. He didn't answer instead he turned around and headed inside.
Kagome was waiting for the answer but all she saw him do was look down at her then saw him turn and go inside. She knew she would not get her answer so she followed him in. When she entered back inside she couldn't believe what she was seeing and she gasped.
The demons and their leader finally made it into the ballroom and their leaders smirked. "Time to have some fun." She picked up her fan once again and waved it. "Dance of the Dragon." Just then a big wind blew around like a tornado and it hit the doors knocking them both in. When the doors went flying there was already screams heard and she walked in with her demons at her side.
As soon as those doors had been knocked in screams were heard and the King at his throne turned to see what the entire ruckus was about. He saw the doors fly in and saw a figure march right into the ballroom. Then there is a voice heard. "I am here for the Shikon jewel your highness."
Since she had walked right in she saw the King at his throne and spoke up of what she really wanted from him. The King remained where he was and spoke out to her. "Why do you wish to have the jewel and who are you?"
The demon just gave a laugh at his words and kept on laughing for a bit longer. She looked up at the king with red eyes. "I cannot say why I want the jewel for but I can say my name." She stuck her hand out with her fan, "My name is Kagura and I control all wind."
The King stood at his throne as he listened to this witch, since he thought of her as one. The rest of the people watched this and wondered what would happen next. The King spoke up. "I will not hand over the jewel to a witch like you, you hear me!"
The crowd knew the King as a nice, gentle and calm ruler so they never had seen this side of him before. But two people in the back knew this would not turn out good. And those two people were Sango and Miroku. Miroku was the one to pull on Sango's arm and whispered to her. "Let's go, this will turn ugly and we need to be ready to fight" He dragged her from all the people.
Sango went and followed him but also looking back at the woman named Kagura and only one thing went through Sango's head, "Inuyasha hope you are around." Since well after Sango and Miroku had finished with their dance they didn't see Inuyasha anywhere.
Kagura heard what the King had said and she got mad by slamming her fan back together. "Oh no one and I mean no one speaks to me like that. But if you don't want to give the jewel to me then you will all die" She raised her right hand with her fan in hand and she yelled out, "Attack!"
Just then the demons that were with Kagura started to attack all the people in the ball room, some even had started to run since they didn't want to get killed. The King had raised his hand and sent his own guards to fight them as well; the guards of course raced over and started to fight.
But as they did this Kagura was just standing back and crossed her arms over her chest, scanning the room over when her eyes stopped on the King who was speaking with someone. That person was Hojo and he whispered in his ear, "Find Kagome and get her out of here."
Hojo gave a bow to him "Yes sir." As soon as that was said he went off looking for Kagome as there was a scream heard since a demon had just killed someone.
As soon as Inuyasha entered he let out a growl after seeing the mess and the blood spilt from the humans the demons where fighting off or killing. "Damn it not now."
Kagome had entered after him but didn't hear what he had said. Instead she was in shock, a big shock. She yelled out "No father." She rushed inside trying to find where her father would be at in this mess.
Inuyasha heard her and saw her run. He was going to stop her but was too late. "Damn girl wants to get killed."
He sniffed the air and smelled the demon that was doing all this so instead of going after Kagome he went to find that demon. Kagura was just laughing seeing all the people die and not caring at all. She glanced around the room. "Now to find that jewel." She started to move but then felt a sword in her back.
It was the King with his sword to her back "Don't move demon or I shall run you through with my sword."
Kagura hearing this just smirked "You think a sword will hurt me well think again." Before the King knew what was happening Kagura spun around fast, grabbed his sword and pushed him to the ground.
Kagura tossed the sword to the side and brought up her fan "Now time for you to die." Right when she was about to say her attack Kagome appeared out of no where and grabbed onto her arm.
"No leave my father alone, leave him be." She was holding onto Kagura's arm nice and tight not letting go at all. The King seeing what his daughter was doing was in shock and yelled, "No Kagome you must run get to safety."
Kagome looked down at her father when she heard him say that to her, "No father I can't leave you." Kagura was just letting her hold onto her as she listened to these two talk and that's when she saw it the jewel. Kagura smirked and tossed Kagome over by her father.
"Princess you have the jewel I wish to have, and so I must kill you both." Kagome being scared went close to her father and he wrapped his arms around her. Kagura lifted her fan once again. "Dance of the..." She didn't get to finish what she said since she felt someone tackle her to the ground. Kagome and the King were shocked to see this, but then heard a voice yell out to them.
"Your highness, Princess, now is the time to go and escape." Kagome knew that voice. It was the guy she was talking to earlier. Before she could say a thing she felt her father get up and pull her over to the door to leave.
Kagome started to follow her father but she just had to look back, when she did she saw Kagura push Inuyasha off of her and now she was above him ready to attack him. She looked forward again seeing they were almost out of the ballroom but for a strange reason she couldn't leave that guy behind.
So as soon as they made it through the doors Kagome pretended to trip and got lost in the crowd that was also coming out from that room. As soon as she did that she turned and ran back into the room seeing that Kagura hadn't yet attacked him.
Inuyasha looked and saw the King and the Princess had made it out but then he felt Kagura push him off her. He saw her get to her feet and standing over him ready to attack him. "Damn human, (still has black hair) you're messing up my mission." She raised her fan over her head.
Inuyasha saw this and smirked. "And what is your mission? To kill everyone or get the jewel? I am sure that's what your master wants." Kagura was shocked to learn this human was talking to her like this. She gave him a kick and put her foot on his stomach.
"Shut up you mortal what I do is none of your business so I will kill you too, Dance of blad-" and yet again she was interrupted by a scream.
"NOOOO LEAVE HIM ALONE. I AM THE ONE YOU WANT!" Kagura heard the yell and turned around and saw the princess just standing there.
Inuyasha gave out a gasped when he saw her, "You baka run now!"
Kagome heard what he had said but she didn't run, instead she stepped forward. "No I won't leave someone who needs my help. If I am to rule someday then I will not turn my back on my people." She was closer to Kagura and she stopped right there. "So please leave him and take me, since that is what you want." Kagura smirked at what the princess had said and was glad that she would have what she came for.
So she gave one more kick to Inuyasha's side and she stepped forward to take the princess's arm, "You are either stupid or brave." She was being close to taking her arm. But she didn't get her arm because something came flying at her; she jumped out of the way and Kagome did the same thing.
There was a woman's voice, "Leave the princess alone."
Inuyasha heard the voice and smiled. He knew that voice and looked over to where Sango was standing with Miroku. Her weapon came flying back at her and she caught it with one hand. It was a big boomerang that she had thrown at Kagura and that it had went flying back to her.
Kagura let out a growl. She hated all these interruptions from these humans. She yelled, "Damn you humans. You want to be brave? Fine you will all die." She raised her fan once again and yelled, "Dance of the dragon." This time this attacked was a bit different since it seemed stronger as it became a tornado and destroyed everything in its path.
As soon as she started to do that the ceiling to the place started to collapse on them all, Kagura was just laughing as she brought out a feather and threw it into the sky. It of course became bigger and she jumped on it, "Princess I don't think you will survive this, so when I think you are dead I will come back for the jewel." After that said she fly's off.
Sango was in shock to see these and felt Miroku pull her arm. "Sango we got to go now." She looked at him and nodded as they both turned and ran for the door to the balcony. They knew Inuyasha would get the princess; Inuyasha got to his feet and saw Kagome screaming as the ceiling was coming down.
He rushed over to her and wrapped an arm around her waist; she looks at him shocked, "Trust me princess." After that said he lifted her up bridal style and ran for the balcony. They made it outside and he jumped over the rail. Kagome let out a scream when he did.
And that scream really was hurting his ears, "Shut up. You will be fine." She shut up as soon as she heard him say that and the next thing she knew they had landed on the ground safely. When they landed they both looked back up to see the ballroom had come all the way down and she was just in shock.
Sango came over to the two, "We got lucky very lucky don't you two think?" Inuyasha looked over at Sango and just gave a nod to her.
He then set the princess down on her feet, "Damn woman you are heavy."
She looked at Sango when she said something then felt Inuyasha set her on her feet, she heard what he said but said nothing back. Instead she fainted and fell back. Inuyasha saw this and caught her. "Why did she have to go and faint on me?"
"Can you blame her Inuyasha I mean, all this just in one day for her?" It was Miroku who had said something coming out of the shadows like Sango had did earlier. Inuyasha said nothing. He just looked down at the girl that was in his arms, and he couldn't believe what she tried to do earlier. She was willing to give herself up just for him, she didn't even know him. He got pulled from his thoughts when there were shouts out for her name.
Sango sighs "They are looking for her; we should put her down and let them find her, so they would see she is safe." Inuyasha said nothing he just kept her close in his arms, for some strange reason he couldn't put her down. And what he said next surprised his friends and himself.
"I will take her to them." After that said he turned and walked to where he was hearing the calls for her. Sango couldn't believe what she heard Inuyasha say. "Miroku, could Inuyasha be falling for her?" Miroku like Sango saw Inuyasha walk off with her and couldn't help but wonder the same thing.
"I am not sure my dear Sango, if he is then maybe some how this girl is the secret to warming up Inuyasha's heart."
Just as Sango was listening to him she was going to say that was sweet. But she changed her mind when she felt his hand rubbing her butt; she let out a yelp then a slap. "You hentai."
After that said Sango walked away from an knocked out Miroku, she heading back to town knowing where they were suppose to meet Inuyasha.
The sun had shined through the bed chamber of Princess's Kagome's room and the sun hitting her face as she opened up her eyes slowly. She had thought about what happened last night was only a dream. And was sticking to that, but knew it wasn't a dream when she saw Hojo sitting at her bedside in a chair.
She reached over to Hojo and shook him a bit. "Hojo wake up please."
Hojo felt the shake and heard her voice. He opened his eyes and saw her awake. He stood up fast and grabbed her hand. "Oh Kagome you are awake, tell me how are you feeling?"
She was a bit shocked when he stood up fast and took her hand but she answered his question, "I am fine, but what happened?"
Hojo was shocked to hear this question come from her. "Kagome, you do not remember a thing from last night?" As he asked this question she thought over what happened. He was wrong she did remember, even the guy who had picked her up and jumped off the balcony but that is all she remembered.
She turned back to Hojo, "I do remember but also I fainted. Who was the person who brought me back?"
Hojo let go of Kagome's hands and if he could he would have growl. "It was the person you danced with last night." Kagome could have sworn she heard Hojo say that very bitterly.
She watched Hojo go to her door and he looked back at her and gave her a smile, "I am glad you are ok Kagome but your father wishes to know when you woke. So I will be telling him." He gave a bow to her and left the room.
As she watched him leave she thought of what had happened last night and only one question left her mouth. "What was his name?"
She couldn't forget his long black hair, how built he felt when he had picked her up in his arms and those golden eyes. It was like those eyes were hunting her so she couldn't forget those eyes. What she didn't know was the guy who saved her was just outside her balcony window.
He was there until morning and heard her get up. He listened to what her and that Hojo where talking about then nothing. After a bit he heard what she had asked herself, he just had to smirk, muttering "Its better is she doesn't know me." As soon as that was said he jumped off her balcony and went to meet up with his friends.
I am so sorry it took me forever to update please I would like for you to forgive me, its just I have been busy and not many people have read this. So I was feeling down that I didn't get lots of reviews on this, so I am hoping I can get some more. Just tell me what you think and if you have any ideas of your own go ahead and tell me and I will be happy to put them in.
