Chapter 4
And out of the glass doors walked, Inuyasha.
"Who got you to apologize and why?" he demanded.
"I did," kagome answered "But why does it matter?" He hasn't even noticed that he looked like Sesshoumaru in some ways.
"Well, you see…uhhh, what's your name?" Inuyasha stared blankly into space.
"I'm Kagome." She introduced, giving Sango and Sesshoumaru looks, instructing them not to give any more information about her identity.
"Well, you see Kagome, Sesshoumaru never apologizes, No matter who it is." Inuyasha said, finally looking at Kagome. He froze. He could only stare at the beautiful creature standing in front of him.
"Do I have something on my face?" Kagome asked whoever was listening after a few minutes of Inuyasha's staring.
"Of course not, why do you ask?" Sesshoumaru answered.
"He's staring at me like I'm deformed." Kagome laughed nervously, pointing her thumb at Inuyasha.
"You have nothing on your face, and it is far from being deformed. Inuyasha simply does not know how to acknowledge beauty." Sesshoumaru complimented Kagome, who blushed a pretty shade of pink.
"Is he your brother?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
"Yes, he is the other that you may have to marry." Sesshoumaru said with pity.
"Is he normally this rude?" Sango asked.
"No," Sesshoumaru replied, Kagome almost let out a sigh of relief, but she found out that Sesshoumaru wasn't finished. "He is normally much worse. He has no respect for anyone."
"I have no respect!" Inuyasha cried in outrage. "You're the one who always says that demons are better then humans and that humans could never stand up to a demons standards!"
Kagome gasped. This couldn't be the same person she was speaking with.
"Yes, it is true." Sesshoumaru admitted Inuyasha smirked. "But that was before I was proven wrong. These humans in front of us will most likely change my views on the human race. I would love to be proven wrong, on this particular subject." He smirked at the dumbfound expression on Inuyasha's face.
"Well, I for one would love to help change your views on humans." Kagome said with a smile. "It would be a shame if you thought such horrible things about my people."
"Oh Kagome, you would never stand for someone disrespecting any people, let alone your people." Sango said, knowing Kagome all too well.
"No, that's true, I can't tolerate it." Kagome agreed.
'Mental note:' Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru both thought 'don't disrespect humans…or people.'
Inuyasha was rather jealous of Sesshoumaru at the moment. He and kagome were at least on good terms.
Sango watched the group of three for a few moments. She noticed the friendship flowing off of Kagome, the amusement in Sesshoumaru, and…longing and jealousy in Inuyasha? What was going on here?
"I should probably go and unpack." Sango said, getting ready to leave.
"You might as well get ready for dinner. It should be soon." Inuyasha informed.
"Oh, thank you for the advice." Sango said, then left the same way she came.
"Bye Sango!" Kagome called after her retreating friends back. "I should probably do the same." She said looking in the direction Sango had disappeared into.
"Farewell, I will look forward to seeing you at dinner." Sesshoumaru bowed respectfully.
"Bye." Inuyasha said with a small wave.
When Kagome was gone, Inuyasha rounded on Sesshoumaru "You like her." He smirked "So much for 'This Sesshoumaru will never love a human.'"
"She is different though, there is something about her." Sesshoumaru said, not sure why he was telling Inuyasha this information. "Not to mention she isn't completely human." He almost laughed at the blank look Inuyasha now held on his face. "Don't tell me that you did not sense the purity around her. She is a priestess." The smugness in his voice made Inuyasha wonder how his brother had found the information. He doubted he found out on his own.
"You never denied that you like her." Inuyasha said triumphantly.
"No, I did not, but I also did not say that I do like her. So you only have your own opinions, while I will be the only one knowing." Sesshoumaru gave a grin that made Inuyasha want to hit him.
"You spoil all my fun." Inuyasha complained.
"I have not spoiled it all just yet. Kagome will be mine. If needed I will spoil all of your fun." Sesshoumaru growled before walking off and leaving Inuyasha on the balcony to think over what he had just been told.
'Wouldn't it be interesting if Kagome was to marry me? Then I would get her. Not Sesshoumaru.' Inuyasha thought as he looked over the beautiful garden below him. When he heard a door open, he expected to see Sesshoumaru walking back out for some reason, but when he looked over at his door, he saw it closed tight. Inuyasha kept looking around and found Kagome walking toward the railing nearest her door. She was staring at the magnificent view. He walked over and stood beside her, not saying anything, just looking at the garden.
"At home, the garden was my favorite place to be. I would sometimes pretend to be sick during my lessons so I could visit them. I was either in the gardens or the training area's." Kagome shared information about her past with Inuyasha, making him feel rather special.
"The training areas?" He asked.
"Yeah." Kagome nodded. "Oh how my father hated me going there. He said I should focus on lady like thing, such as sewing and serving tea. And when I completely failed at that, he tried making me learn math and science!" She shuddered at the thought. Inuyasha laughed at her reaction.
"What were you working on in the training areas?" He asked.
"Well, I was working on archery up until a few months ago when my instructor told me I perfected it. And we moved onto fencing. But I'm not very good at it." She admitted.
"We have archery targets if you want to use them. I can show you where they are. And I can teach you fencing if you want. I'm better at fencing then anything else." He offered, getting more confidant when he saw her eyes light up in excitement when he told her he would teach her.
"Would you really?" She asked, when Inuyasha nodded she grinned. "Most people I meet try and stop me from practicing! It's wonderful that you not only accept it, but also are willing to help me rather then discourage me!" Kagome gushed.
"Feh, it gives me something to do." Inuyasha said, not really sure how he was supposed to answer
'Maybe he isn't so bad. He seems really sweet, and he's so handsome.' Kagome gushed in her mind.
'Sesshoumaru's right, there is something different about her. She's radiant, beautiful wouldn't describe her well enough.' Inuyasha found himself thinking.
"Only one thing though." He said.
"And what would that be?" Kagome asked.
"No purifying me during training.
Kagome giggled, "Well certainly not."
Dinner was rather interesting. Kagome spoke with only Sango until it was painfully obvious that Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru were trying to get her attention, which Inutashio found hysterically funny. In the end, the girls were told embarrassing stories of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru when they were younger. She was also informed of how much an influence she was on both men already.
"Honestly, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru both seem to be head over heals for you already. What have you done to them?" Inutashio joked.
Kagome laughed lightly "I assure you, I have done nothing."
"Well then the stories about you must be true." Inutashio said.
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't know there were stories about me." Kagome said politely.
"Well, Miroku is our gossiper. He goes to the towns more then anyone-"
Mostly to harass the ladies!" Inuyasha interrupted.
"Yes, but he hears all the gossip from one person or another and he tells us. It keeps us informed of what our people are talking about." Inutashio continued.
"Oh, well I'm sure I will have to meet this Miroku of who you speak." Kagome said politely.
"Yeah, where is he anyways?" Inuyasha asked no one in particular.
"I've never heard any stories about Kagome either. Kagome's people like to speak of people from other lands. Not from our own." Sango said, knowing Kagome was dieing to hear what was being said about her.
"Well, Kagome dear, the gist of the stories is that you are kind, caring, forgiving, generous, spunky, and a woman who speaks her mind. Who is beautiful beyond compare and that you are able to make any mall fall in love with you within moments of meeting you." Inutashio summarized.
Kagome laughed good-naturedly. "Oh how silly some rumors are. I certainly cannot make any man fall in love with me! That would be crazy." She giggled.
"Then I suppose Koga and Hojo are fictional characters?" Sesshoumaru asked, finally speaking.
"How do you know about Koga and Hojo?" Kagome asked, rather surprised.
"Stories are told of the many men being in love with the princess of the Northern Lands. The princess who helps her people when they are in need." He answered, as thought the subject bored him. But everyone but Kagome and Sango knew he enjoyed speaking to Kagome.
Kagome blushed. "I'm sure it's exaggerated." She insisted.
"No need to be modest Kagome." Sango teased. She was laughing when she saw the glare that was sent to her by her friend. "She does all these kind things for the villagers near the castle and she never admits to it." She said, speaking to Inutashio, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru now. "She always got in such trouble from Lord Higurashi. He always insisted that a true leader is feared, respected and obeyed," She admitted.
"Well he is right. To gain respect and obedience you must be feared." Sesshoumaru said.
"I'm sorry Sesshoumaru, but I have t disagree." Kagome shook her head. "To be respected, you must respect others. When you are feared you are not gaining respect, you are only being respected because everyone fears for they're future. So therefore, you are not respected, only being treated respectfully." Sesshoumaru was secretly in awe as he listened to her reasoning. She certainly knew what she was talking about. "And if you are feared and you order your people to do something, they will question your motives among themselves. But if you are respected and trusted then your people will do as asked and if the orders are questioned, they will not be afraid to ask anything. Or they will believe that what is being ordered is for the best and will do as required happily. It serves for better and happier lands." Kagome ended.
The three men stared at Kagome in awe, although some were more secretive about they're awe, such as Sesshoumaru. No one had ever disagreed with Sesshoumaru's ways of running lands, yet this girl had done it and had good reasoning to her disbelief.
"Your intelligence should be added to the stories." Inutashio said, for he was the first to fall out of his state of shock.
"Not really." Kagome shook her head, knocking Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha out of their state of shock so that they would be able to listen to her reasoning for this. "I had a discussion with some of the villagers on this subject about a week ago. We shared our points of view and our beliefs until we came up with that answer."
"So you took the time to discuss the situation with you people?" Inuyasha asked.
"You're making this sound as thought it's much more then it actually is!" Kagome sighed, "Honestly, I am not as grand as you make me out to be. I could not even convince my own father to take the found information seriously. He still believes that he needs to be feared." She said sadly.
"Well I will have to try it out then. Respecting the people and earning their trust. I would be the first ruler ever to attempt such a thing." Inutashio cried happily.
"And a memorable ruler you will be." Kagome laughed, glad that for once she was actually being heard.
"Well, what do you kids have planned for the rest of the day?" Inutashio asked.
"Well, Sango and I were planning on going for a walk to the village." Kagome said after a moment.
"Yes, Kagome can't wait to meet some of the people." Sango joked.
"Can I come too?" Inuyasha asked.
"Of course." Kagome giggled at the childish face Inuyasha was making. He looked like a child asking for chocolate.
"I have paperwork to do." Sesshoumaru said.
"Really? What a disappointment." Kagome sighed. I would love for you to come, and also your friend Miroku."
"Well Sesshoumaru, you cannot disappoint your possible wife to be, you'd better give me your paperwork and go to town with everyone." Inutashio said with a grin.
"Thank you father." Sesshoumaru said without emotion.
When everyone was finished dinner, Inuyasha went to fetch Miroku so that they could all leave for town.
"I'm surprised that he hasn't been to see you ladies yet. He can be such a womanizer." Sesshoumaru sighed.
"Well, then it's forgiven that I haven't met him yet." Kagome giggled.
"Who is that lovely laugh coming from?" Said a voice from around the corner. When the speaker was seen, Sango couldn't help but stare. He had black hair that was pulled into a small pony tail and the nape if his neck, and beautiful violet eyes. He was wearing purple monks robes, which was curious, a womanizing monk?
"Well, I am assuming that you would be Miroku?" Kagome asked, completely unfazed by his toothy grin.
"Of course, the one and only. But this is unfair! You know my name, but I have yet to know yours." He said, speaking to both Kagome and Sango.
"I'm Kagome, second daughter of Lord Higurashi of the Northern Lands. And this is my friend Sango." Kagome introduced them both.
"Pleasure to meet you both." Miroku said, bowing deeply.
"Well, lets not keep Kagome from the town. She might get angry." Sango joked, making Kagome laugh.
"Then we'll go." Inuyasha said holding out his arm for Kagome, which she took and let him lead her away toward the village.
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