The Prince had tried to talk to the Princess but her little demon cat always got in the way. The Princess had gotten so mad at him and refused his proposal that she hit him with a stone, leaving a bump on the head.
The Prince began to go up the stairs, storming off with an angered expression. He slammed open the doors and began to walk away from the palace.
"I never have been so humiliated." He said as he was heading off. The King began to panic.
"L-Leaving so soon?" He asked with a sad look. The King saw that some of the Prince's wardrobe was torn off and that he had a huge lump on his head.
"Good luck marrying her off!" The Prince said as he continued to storm off. 'I guess that little half-demon was right. She really doesn't want to marry anyone right now. I wonder if she's waiting on the right one.' The Prince thought to himself, then he frowned angrily. 'Hmph! As if anyone would love a woman like that!' He continued as he left the palace.
King Hige sighed and had an annoyed look. What was he going to do about his daughter? She was always stubborn, she never changes.
"Kagome." He turned around and went to see his daughter in the royal garden.
Kagome was by a water fountain with her little cat demon Kirara, only her cat demon wasn't little at the moment. It was transformed into it's saber form.
"Kagome!" King Hige called out as he walked down the stairs. She didn't turn around to look at him.
"Kagome!" He called out again as he walked closer. Kirara got in front of Hige with a growl and with a piece of the Prince's clothing in her mouth.
"Kirara! You should know better!" Hige said as he tried to tear away the clothing from the two-tailed demon. Kirara growled as she yanked back, making the clothing rip in half and Hige falling back. He looked at the cloth in his hand and glared at his daughter.
"So this is why Prince Akitoki stormed out!" He chastised his daughter.
"Oh Father, Kirara was just looking out for me. You know how she is when someone comes close to me. Kirara just doesn't trust any of these men, and neither do I." Kagome said as she took the cloth away from Kirara and tossed it aside.
"I can't stand the fact that these men come prancing around my palace and ask for my hand in marriage." She continued as she petted and hugged Kirara with a sad expression. She looked up to her father who gave her an angered look.
"My daughter, why must you reject every suitor that comes to call? I'm only looking out for you, you know that right?" He asked her. Kagome was already walking away with an annoyed expression.
"You know the law." He began to say. Kagome began to speak with him as she was walking towards her flower garden to tend to the flowers.
"That I am to marry a Prince by my next birthday right?" She grabbed one of her favorites flowers, which were lavenders and held them close to her enjoying their lovely scent.
"Please Kagome, must you be so stubborn?" Her father crossed his arms. Kagome huffed.
"The law is wrong. Why must I marry someone that I don't even know or want to have anything to do with?" She told him as she grabbed a vase to put her flowers in. Her father was panicking.
"You only got three more days." He told her.
"Father. I hate being forced into this. If I do marry, I want it to be for love. My ideal is someone who is strong, someone who I know will always take care of me, someone I know who will protect me and hold me in his arms. He needs to be brave and confident, someone who is willing to do absolutely anything just to make me happy." Kagome said as she placed the vase in the greenhouse. Hige had a sad expression and placed his hand on his daughter's shoulder.
"Kagome... It's not only this law. I'm not going to be around forever and...well I...I just want to make sure you're taken care of." He told her as he watched his daughter come out of the greenhouse. Kagome sat back down at the fountain.
"Please try to understand father. I never done a thing on my own. I've never had any real friends. All my other so called friends always try to hook me up the same way you're trying to do. I just don't care about any of these guys. I'm waiting for the right one to come along." She told her father. Kirara growled with a hurt expression. Kagome giggled.
"Oh Kirara, you know you're one of my best friends. You always look out for me." She told her two-tailed friend. Kirara mewed gladly and laid back down.
"I've never even been outside the castle walls." She told her father sadly as he walked up to her.
"But Kagome, you're a Princess." Hige told her. Kagome glared down at the water.
"Then maybe I don't want to be a Princess anymore." She said as she splashed the water angrily. She turned her back on her father with crossed arms. Hige growled with annoyance and started to storm off. He turned back around with a glare.
"Kami forbid you should have any daughters." He told her and stormed off again. Kirara looked confused.
Kagome leaned forward with a sigh of annoyance. She went to her archery grounds, grabbing her bow and arrows and began to shoot them out of frustration. Kagome closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she fixed her form. Once she was calm, she let the arrow fly and watched as it hit the center of the target. 'Someday I will fly free just like my arrow.' She thought to herself.
Suddenly her hands began to glow a bright purple. Kagome looked down at her hands and smiled. 'I know someday I will meet the right one for me.' She thought again as she placed her hands against her heart.
Hige was in his room pacing back and forth. All he wanted for his daughter was her happiness. Then Hige stopped with his hand to his chin. 'Maybe this marriage deal is crazy. My daughter does have a point, that she should marry for love and not just because of a law.' He thought to himself.
Suddenly a shadowy figure appears before him. Naraku was smiling down at Hige.
"Ah, Naraku. My most trusted advisor. Please Naraku, I could use some advise." Hige said.
"My life is to serve you your Highness." Naraku said as he bows to Hige.
"Do you think that it's right of me to choose a suitor for Kagome? She seems so upset about this whole suitor business." He explains to Naraku.
"Your daughter is so complicated." Naraku's little demon hissed. Hige rolled his eyes and zaps the little demon with a bit of his purifying powers. It knocks the demon off of Naraku's shoulder and onto the ground. Naraku couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh, your Highness, you certainly have a way with foolish little demons." Naraku said as he laughed. The little demon glared at Naraku. Hige had a smile that played across his lips.
"Your little demon needs to learn it's manners towards my daughter." Hige said. Naraku glared down at his little demon with a wicked smile.
"Oh don't worry, he will surely learn his manners from now on your Highness." He said. Then Naraku cleared his throat.
"Anyway, perhaps I can divine a solution to this problem." Naraku began to say.
"If anyone could help, it's you." Hige said as he sat down at his thrown.
"But it would require a certain pendant." Naraku said as he pointed towards the pendant around Hige's neck. Hige looked down at his pendant with a sad expression as he took hold of his pendant.
"My pendant? But it's been in the family for generations." Hige explained.
"I couldn't possibly just hand it over to anyone." He continued.
"It's necessary to be able to find the Princess a suitor. Don't worry." Narau said as he got close to Hige and his eyes glowing red.
"Leave everything to me your Highness." Naraku whispered hypnotically.
"Of course Master Naraku." Hige repeated in a daze.
"Now hand over the pendant." Naraku demanded with an evil smirk.
"Yes Master Naraku. Whatever you need to make you happy." Hige said as he took off the pendant and handed it over to Naraku. Naraku gladly accepted it.
"Thank you for the parting gift your Highness. I can assure you that your kind gesture will be of use to me." Naraku said with a smirk. After he was finished with Hige, Naraku left the thrown room with an annoyed expression.
"I can't take anymore zaps from that retched fool! If I have to deal with that anymore, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!" The little demon fussed.
Naraku was heading to a secret passage way behind his bookshelf. He starts heading down the stairs where it's dark and full of miasma.
"Calm yourself my pet. Soon I will be King instead of that little halfwit." Naraku said as he reached his corridor full of his faithful demons.
"Then I can zap him with my own powers." The little demon smirked evilly. Naraku gave a wicked smile to his little demon friend.
"Be patient a little longer my demon friends. Once we have the Shikon No Tama in our hands, we will rule The Western Lands!" Naraku announced with an evil laugh. All the demons roared along side their Master, awaiting for that moment to come.
Outside the castle, Kagome was dressed into villager clothes, but she still wore her crown. She had on a shawl to cover her head so that she could blend in with the villagers. She began to climb a tree but was stopped by Kirara. Kagome had a sad expression.
"Sorry Kirara. But I can't stay here and have my life lived for me." She explained. She gave Kirara a hug.
"I'll miss you." She told her. Kagome got up and started to climb the tree. Kirara had a sad expression as she helped Kagome up. Kagome climbed over the wall and looked down at Kirara sadly.
"Goodbye." She told her as she disappeared. Kirara looked up with a sad expression and laid down by the walls.
Once Kagome was over on the other side, she turned around with a look of determination.
"Okay! Let's see what kind of adventures await me!" She said as she began to wonder off.