1Fairest
Unfair
Kikyo smiled dreamily to herself as she started to fall asleep in her chair. The festivities sounded
around her, but she was too tired from wedding planning to notice.
Not only was she going to be married to the love of her life; she was also the fairest maiden in
the land.
Smiling a wistful smile, Kikyo fell asleep in her chair.
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Shaking his head Sesshomaru reminded himself that it was rude to stare. But he couldn't take
his
eyes off her as she talked happily with his half-brother.
He didn't know what it was about her that made him so drawn to her. Was it her beautiful
looks?
Her personality?
Sesshomaru glared at Inuyasha as he and Kagome got more involved in their talk. He was not
jealous, he told himself as Kagome laughed at something his half-brother had said.
Sighing, he stretched his long legs out underneath the table. He had always come to the Eastern
Kingdom for diplomatic reasons. Unlike his half-brother. This time though, he had come for
her.
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Smiling she chatted with Inuyasha.
It was late into the night and Kikyo had fallen asleep on them, but that didn't keep the two from
their conversation.
They discussed the different politics of their lands, wedding decorations and decisions that Kikyo
should have been awake to hear about, and the latest novels that Kagome had read.
Kagome laughed at Inuyasha's latest joke, but then grew silent.
She felt a shadow behind her as Inuyasha growled menacingly. Without turning around Kagome
said, "May I help you, Prince Sesshomaru?"
"Yes Princess Kagome," came Sesshomaru's smooth answer, "Would you like to dance?"
"Like hell she will with you!" Kagome gasped at Inuyasha's sudden outburst and change in
mood.
Her long time friend now stood and growled menacingly at his older half-brother.
Kagome had never seen him like this in all her life.
"What's going on?" Kikyo yawned sleepily as she awoke from her little nap in her chair.
"Your soon-to-be mate will not let me dance with your sister." Kikyos eyes snapped open and
narrowed as
Sesshomaru spoke. "He guards your sister as if she is his mate. Is he truly marrying the right
twin?" Sesshomaru smirked at the reaction his words had brought.
Kikyo rose from her chair and glared as Sesshomaru, then switched her angry gaze to Inuyasha.
Finally she glared at her twin and then ran out of the royal ballroom. Inuyasha followed.
Kagome gave a glare of her own to Sesshomaru
"You have no right to say something like that."
"Even if it is true?"
Kagome hated the smug look on his face. "Inuyasha loves Kikyo! Not me!"
Sesshomaru like how easily he had frazzled the princess as she huffed angrily. She is beautiful
when she is angry. "He acts as if you are his mate though. He is always talking and joking with
you."
"It's because we are FRIENDS!"
Everyone went quiet upon Kagome's sudden shout of anger. The courtiers, nobility, and the
royal family looked on with interest at the princesses very undignified display.
Kagome, not noticing the sudden quiet, jabbed her finger into Sesshomaru's chest and glared at
him. No one had the right to insinuate that her friendship with Inuyasha was something more
than it really was!
Sesshomaru's hand grabbed Kagome's and pulled hers firmly away from his chest and to his
side, where he still held onto her hand with a firm grasp. Kagome wriggled, trying to free herself
from his grasp.
"Will you please excuse us?" Sesshomaru addressed Kagome's father, the king.
"Of course," King Higurashi replied, worried that his daughter was going to make more of a fool
of herself.
Kagome grumbled angrily as Sesshomaru put his hand around her waist and escorted her from
the royal ballroom.
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Still not in a good mood and glaring angrily at everything around her, Kikyo made her way
secretly up to the attic.
Mad at herself, her sister, and especially at Inuyasha, Kikyo kept up her glare as she turned her
attention to the mirror.
Why was there no ugly green face staring back at her?
She was about to get up and kick it when she remembered that words that she was supposed to
say. "Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who's the fairest of them all?" Kikyo snapped at the old
mirror.
The green toad face appeared instantly. "What is it that my lady wishes?"
"Just tell me I'm still the fairest maiden in the land so I can fell better about one thing at least."
"But I cannot," the green face replied.
"Why not?" Kikyo was becoming even more vexed rather than relaxed, as she had hoped hearing
that she was the fairest would make her.
"You are no longer the fairest."
"What? Does it change daily?"
"No it does not," the green face replied tartly. Kikyo frowned. Had this old mirror just given her
attitude? "Another princess, not you by the way, is blossoming under a certain prince's
attention."
"Who."
The face on the mirror faded away and was replaced with a live image of a blushing Kagome.
The woman was with Sesshomaru and they were slowly strolling through the palace's garden.
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Looking up she caught him staring at her. Kagome blushed as they made their way around the
pond. Squinting into the shimmering water she could make out the shadows of the fish as they
swam freely about. How she wished she herself could just sprout wings and fly away!
"Don't you have something to do? Some important diplomatic errand you were supposed to talk
with my father about?"
Sesshomaru didn't respond.
Walking with a person who never talked was starting to unnerve her. Add to the fact that it was
Sesshomaru she was walking with... well, she had decided that this was utter boredom.
"Have you listened to anything I've said?" Kagome had decided upon a new approach to try and
make him talk.
"Every word."
Kagome jumped, caught off guard that the prince had actually talked. Even if it was only two
words.
"Tell me about yourself," Kagome said, trying to keep the conversation flowing.
"Does not my imbecile of a half-brother talk to you about me? To my knowledge you two talk
about everything."
"No, Inuyasha has never told me anything about you."
"What do you want to know?"
Kagome found a stone bench conveniently located near them and they settled themselves onto it.
Kagome, in a very unladylike fashion, threw off her shoes and dipped her bare feet into the pond.
Sesshomaru smiled a small and rare smile that Kagome never saw. He liked the woman's
reckless behavior. Searching for a place to start he began to speak of his father and mother.
Thanks guys for waiting so long for my next chapter! Hope you enjoyed! Review!
Vkiffin
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Inuyashaswife12: yes this is a Sesshomaru & Kagome paring. I hoped I answered your other question in this last chapter.
I am no one and I stand alone
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