A.N. Something must be wrong with my email. I couldn't reply to your reviews! Maybe it's just FanFiction. Whatever. I'm going to reply here!

AutumnRiddle17-Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! And of course you're right. It said so in the introduction. Without InuYasha, this story would be pointless. )

Jasen ()- Thank you! . Well, here's more for all of you other fans!

P.S. Might change my pen name. Who knows, right?

Chapter Three

The new servant entered through the large wooden Higurashi Palace doors, and began to look around curiously.

This is your new home, InuYasha.

The first thing he could think of, was...Well...

What a dump.

The other servants were running around with an urgent look on their faces, not talking at all as they passed by a fellow servant.

It was different with Lady Kikyo.

He smiled at the memory. He had been traveling, wandering aimlessly for a new job, when he had gotten the privilege to meet the woman. She had given him a job as her own personal servant, and had not allowed anyone to see him, knowing her mother, the well known Queen Higurashi, would ban him from the Palace. He had followed her endlessly to her Training and stayed with her, and probably would still be there if the Queen had not asked Kikyo to find a foreign servant for her.

Kikyo said she was forced to. Queen Higurashi demanded her to surrender myself.

But there was a glint of relief and cruelty in those beautiful eyes of hers.

No, InuYasha! She cares for you! She proved it before you left!

Yet inside his heart, deep inside his heart, was a little voice shouting desperately, "No! She let you go! She hates you! It was all an ACT, InuYasha!"

He ignored it.

"Excuse me? Will you please wash this? It's kind of dirty," an innocent voice asked. The voice was almost feeble, yet full of dignity and grace.

Kikyo?

He turned to find himself staring at another, younger version of Kikyo, with a much more soft complexion.

"I'll do it myself," the girl shrugged and began to walk into the servant's kitchen. He had been there many times himself.

This place had changed. Back then, the servants were constantly talking and laughing.

"Wait! I'll do it!" He shouted fiercely, not wanting someone to take his job. The job HE had left Kikyo for. He would not let it go to waste.

The girl turned.

"No, I want to do it. I've always wondered what it was like in the servant's kitchen," The girl pushed the door open and walked in.

The new servant stared at the door.

Wait, did she just say I've always wondered? She isn't a slave!

He ran after her to find her easily laughing with the slaves and doing the dishes, obviously struggling and concentrating while talking to the others.

Wow. Amazing.

"Oh, hi!" This girl looked up to give him a smile, an enchanting smile. He looked around to make sure she was talking to him. It was a habit that never left.

"You, silly! With the golden eyes and white hair!" The girl let out a giggle. He growled softly. "It's a deep amber," he grunted roughly. The girl began to laugh. "Okay, whatever you say. I'm Kagome Higurashi. Yes, yes, I know, I'm the Princess, blah blah blah, I shouldn't be here, and all of that crap. But who cares, really?" Kagome looked to the others for support. They all grinned and nodded.

"I wasn't going to say that," InuYasha told her, taken back and offended. "My name is InuYasha."

"InuYasha," Kagome let the name roll of her tongue, enjoying the taste and sound of it. "I like your name," she smiled, revealing dimples.

[A.N. I don't know if Kagome has dimples, but they're cute!

"And I like yours," InuYasha grinned back.

The first time he's smiled in a long time. He hadn't smiled ever since Kikyo had given him a heartfelt kiss.

Flashback

"Kikyo, your bag! You forgot it!" InuYasha ran after his master, carrying a rich red bag above his head. Princess Kikyo smiled at his voice as she turned. "No I haven't, InuYasha. That is yours," Princess Kikyo turned and began to mount her horse. "Really? Kikyo, I can go too?" InuYasha stared at the woman in shock. She nodded. "Wait, THAT'S why I couldn't find my clothes! Why you-!" "Just get on," Kikyo laughed. InuYasha murmured something that nobody but himself and Kikyo could hear. Kikyo laughed again. "Fine, you can run. Let's go," Kikyo gave her horse a firm but gentle kick as InuYasha began to run, staying by Kikyo's side. They went in silence.

Finally, they reached their destination. The Field Of Peace. Many royalties had come there to be trained to take the throne. Kikyo would be the next one. She smiled at the thought.

"Lady Kikyo!" InuYasha ran after the woman. Kikyo turned and smiled again. InuYasha stopped in his tracks. Kikyo had not smiled at him like that since he had found her. Or she had found him, as she insisted.

"InuYasha," she stepped forward and, in her happiness, flung her hearts around InuYasha's neck and pressed his lips against his. InuYasha's eyes widened at her sudden gesture. After a quick moment, he relaxed and closed his eyes, gently kissing back.

They parted. They smiled. They walked to their temporary home, hand in hand.

End of Flashback

"InuYasha, Kagome left. There's more work for you at Kouga's room," one of the servants said as he passed him, carrying a plate with steak.

InuYasha licked his lips and, after one more longing look at the meat, ran to Kouga's room.

"Come in!" A man's voice commanded. InuYasha turned the knob and entered the room. "Ah, so you are InuYasha, my new servant! We shall be equals, my brother! Friends, and brothers!" Kouga grinned wide as he fell onto the bed. InuYasha stared in amaze.

What is wrong with this guy?