-Recap-
The king looked away as if ashamed to tell her, "There are other demons, snooping around, seeking and taking what they want, other kingdoms have already been slaughtered…" he turned to his daughter and took her delicate hands in his strong ones, "The wolf tribe has offered to protect us from certain attacks if…"
Kagome smiled sadly and finished his sentence, "If I agree to marry their leader?"
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Kagome's eyes grew bigger; she was frozen to the spot with fear. A low growling noise sounded from the demon before her. Finally it talked.
"What are you looking at?" the demon demanded.
"Oh, I..I um," she stuttered as she thought, 'Great, what do I do know, it's not like I can say I'm the princess, demons don't care about that.'
But she had to do something.
"Don't come any closer," Kagome ordered, "I'm the princess and if anyone finds me missing they will come looking for me and it will lead them to you," she said with her head held up as she tried to be brave, though she was shaking some what.
The half demon cocked his head to the side and stared at her with a raised eyebrow.
Kagome swallowed, it seemed to be working.
"Feh, I don't eat people if that's what you're saying," the demon spoke again.
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"Dog," Kagome turned, "I'm a half dog demon."
"Oh, well I will leave you to your whatever you were doing," Kagome turned again.
The dog demon looked around in thought then caught her off guard with, "What's you're name?"
Kagome didn't turn, but said, "Kagome," then she turned with a soft smile, "What's yours."
He blushed a tiny bit, "Inuyasha." He looked at the ground, no human had ever cared to ask him this before.
Kagome smiled a little more, she had never had anyone to treat her like she wasn't just a princess before. She bowed her head a little, a sign of respect. She didn't know why she did this, but as soon as she finished bowing she turned and headed back to the castle.
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"I met someone," Kagome smiled.
Sango looked at her, "You met someone?" she repeated questioningly.
Kagome nodded, "He's so different than other demons…"
"He's a demon!" Sango stood horrified, "how could you fall for a demon."
"I didn't say I fell for him, he was just nice," Kagome said standing as well.
Sango shook her head; her whole family was going insane. She stormed out of the room and slammed the door shut behind her.
Kagome let out an exasperated sigh and fell backwards onto her bed.
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A/N: now on with the next chapter…
Chapter 4
As Kagome sat uncomfortably at the long dining table, eating a late breakfast by herself, she couldn't help but hear the yelling that was taking place in the foyer.
"I can't believe you would set up your youngest daughter to marry a demon to save this kingdom," Sango yelled at the king and queen who stood in front of their eldest child.
"Well maybe if you were here when you are supposed to be your sister wouldn't have to take on your responsibilities," the king argued, outraged as he started to pace to let his nerves calm down.
"My responsibilities? Since when has marrying a demon been a rule of a princess" Sango shot back watching her father pace back and forth.
"Do not speak to me in that tone of voice, young lady," barked the king as he stopped his pacing in front of Sango, "you should be taking up your responsibility as future heir to the throne instead of going off and fighting like some kind of…"
"Some kind of what, a demon slayer, it's ok, you can say it, maybe that is what I'm supposed to be doing for this kingdom," Sango yelled.
"I will not have my daughter fighting demons," her father roared.
"Sango dear, you were born to take the throne someday," her mother spoke in a gentle voice, "you are the first born."
"You can't choose our life for us mother," Sango begged, turning to the more sensitive parent, "you can't protect us forever."
"The hell we can't," her father said with a frown.
Kagome sighed, it was as if they figured she couldn't hear them and since it wasn't really a digesting kind of atmosphere, Kagome got up from the table, picked up the bottom of her dress and walked out of the room and to the back entrance of the castle.
Once she was outside, Kagome turned to look at the castle where she was almost indubitable that the argument was still undoubtedly taking place right inside. No one probably even knew she was gone. She turned with a knowing look on her face. Ever since Sango started going off to fight in battles, tensions had been raised around her and the young princess found herself wrapped up in the middle of the troubled scene. If only there was a place she could escape to, a place no one else knew about, where she could hide and feel a sense of adventure and belonging which as of late she hadn't been receiving.
Kagome looked around the grounds, from the huge koi pond, to the many fancy Japanese maples that surrounded the huge stature she called home and finally to Sango's cat who she took with her on her absences from the kingdom. But then she looked beyond that, to a world she rarely knew. That's when she eyed the forest where she had met that dog eared half demon.
She stared at the forest in debate, wondering if she should go for it. She turned her head again to the castle, bit her bottom lip with a mischievous smile, turned, pulled up her dress and walked, almost ran towards the mysterious forest.
Her problems would still be there when she returned anyway.
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A/N: I know this is really short, but I thought it would be a good place to stop, so how is the story going so far? I plan to make Chapter 5 much longer than this:) I just want to see how readers like it so far since it's the beginning.
