Hey guys... wassup... I know I know, Im late. Like, a year late. I honestly have no excuse. But I no matter how long it will be, this will finish! I plan to have this story done by the end of summer, but you know me, never on time. I made this chapter a little longer as an apology for my long absence. This story may not turn out the way I want it to, but I do know where its going, so hopefully it will turn out decent! Thanks for sticking with me and enjoy!
Kagome just stood there, not sure how to react to such knowledge. She didn't even believe it to be true. "What do you mean I was 'supposed' to marry his brother? I don't even know him!"
"Of course you do, you disappeared from the kingdom when you were six! Soldiers, servants, even just citizens of all over the world were put to search for you! There were rumors going around that you were kidnapped by a mermaid for Christ sakes!"
Kagome became uncomfortably silent.
"Anyways, Sesshoumaru is already married and happy with his wife now, and so there is no chance of that. But the thought of actually joining our kingdoms now and not in another generation is absolutely thrilling! We will send out for the king and queen of the western kingdom at once to let them know you have returned!"
"But your majesty, please I don't understand, I am not the princess you think I am…"
"Of course you are, you are the right age, the same name, the same facial features of your mother, everything fits my dear princess. We will send for them, and we will discuss a new arrangement for you to marry my second son."
"Inuyasha…"
"Yes. You do seem to get along quite well, which is a plus. Now, please answer me one question. Where have you been?"
Kagome looked at him then at the queen, and last at Inuyasha, who's expression is anything but calm.
She looks back at the king "I will not answer that question."
The king started to look impatient, and it showed. "Pardon?"
"Forgive me, your majesty, for you have given me so much and never have asked anything in return. And the one thing you want from me, I cannot give. My reasons for keeping my past private are extremely confidential, but understand it's for not only mine, but for your safety. I never wanted to become a burden on anyone. I never thought I would even be in this position. And even if I was the lost princess, I have a bigger and much more important task ahead of me. Forgive me, but I have to go."
She started to walk to the doors, but the guards blocked her. She looked slightly frightened by them, and she sharply looked back at the king.
The king sighed "I was hoping it didn't have to come to this. But you leave me no choice, our kingdoms have been very distant from each other since your disappearance, and I swore to myself if I could fix it, I would. You are not leaving, and if you do not cooperate, I will resort to use force."
Inuyasha stepped in finally "FATHER, ENOUGH!"
Taishou looked at his son "What is the matter son? I thought you would be thrilled to marry a woman like her, do you not?"
Inuyasha stuttered for a moment "I-I mean I wouldn't, but this is her life, it is her decision! You never forced me to chose a certain woman, and I expect you to give her the same treatment!"
Kagome grew a sad, yet loving expression on her face "Inuyasha…"
Now the queen decided to make her voice heard "Inuyasha, this is the way of royalty. We are born into it, therefore we are born with specific obligations to our kingdom. If our kingdoms are combined, many decisions would be unmade, such as our food source, our taxes, even our pay to our servants which would increase. Not to mention the king and queen would finally have a reason to speak with us again. We are not doing this because it is what we want, we are doing this for the sake of half the world."
Inuyasha ran out of words to say.
Taishou spoke again "The messenger has already been sent. There is no turning back now."
Kagome walked up to the king "Can I ask something of you, my lord?"
"It depends, there is no getting out of this.
"I know. But I will make a compromise, if…"
"If what?"
"There is something I have to do. I promise I will return. I cannot stay here now, otherwise things will only get worse for me."
"What is it you have to do? Tell me, and I may consider it."
"I… I have to go to a certain kingdom and find someone. Someone who has been hurting people, and won't stop. I say this now, because he gets stronger every day. I need to find him, and stop him. But that is all I can say."
"That sounds extremely too dangerous for a princess, I forbid it."
Kagome started to get angry. "My lord, I am not requesting I leave, I am telling you I have to. You are not my father. You are NOT my master. And you will not keep me here. It is either you let me leave, or something is going to happen, and you will have no choice but to set me free."
"No. End of discussion. If there is a slight chance I catch you running away, I will not be afraid to throw you in the dungeon!"
Kagome gasped and Inuyasha screamed "FATHER THAT IS ENOUGH, DO NOT SPEAK TO HER THAT WAY!"
The queen then joined her son "My love, that is absolutely absurd. You cannot and will not throw a princess in the dungeon."
"Kagome, you are hereby forbidden to leave the castle as declared by the king of the southern kingdom. Any form of disobedience will lead to shame and dishonor on your family."
And with that, he just left, whispering to the guards, and two seconds later, they grabbed her by the arm on each side, and nearly dragged her towards the hallway.
"OW LET ME GO! I CAN WALK, STOP!"
They didn't budge, and Inuyasha forced the men to let go "WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU TWO, DON'T EVER TREAT A PRINCESS LIKE THIS!" Inuyasha dismissed them harshly, and escorted Kagome himself.
"Is that what you were hiding from me?" Inuyasha asked a few seconds after walking together.
"What? NO! I don't even know what he's talking about!"
"I have never seen him so determined like this… This must be huge." Inuyasha proclaimed.
"Inuyasha… I really do need to go."
"Kagome, he used the king's forbiddance on you. That can be very damaging to your kingdom."
"I AM NOT THE LOST PRINCESS! I HAVE MY OWN KINGDOM TO WORRY ABOUT!" and with that, Kagome clasped her hand over her mouth.
Inuyasha stopped, and looked at her. "Your OWN kingdom?"
"Inuyasha, don't" She pled hoping he would drop it, but yeah right.
"What, are you saying you are already royalty or something?"
Kagome remained silent. And finally, Inuyasha grew wide eyed to the realization. He looked around, and pulled her to a corner of the castle to speak to her in private.
He whispered sharply "What the fuck, which kingdom are you from? Because I have met literally every kingdom's princess and I have never seen or heard about you!"
She whispered back "It's a lot to explain, but all I know is I have to go back and NOW!"
"Why can't you tell me where?"
"Because… because you won't believe me even if I told you."
She started to walk away, and found a door. She went through it, and it was a balcony over the ocean. It was still at night and the ocean sparkled from the full moon.
Inuyasha was of course, not far behind her. He closed the door and locked it from the outside, hoping no one would barge through now. He walked up to her, standing on the middle of the balcony. "I am pretty sure Kagome, that with everything happening right now, I'll believe anything."
"It's not just that though…" She walked over the edge and looked out and Inuyasha was next to her. "It's about keeping it safe. It was my home, my life, my everything, and I took it for granted. I miss it so much. But I have to stop him. I don't know how, but I will."
"Who?"
Kagome sighed "I'll never get out of this, will I…"
All of the sudden, the sea was starting to make larger waves and was making a lot of noise against the castle shore that was directly below them.
Inuyasha was distracted for a moment. "That's weird, there's no wind"
Kagome looked more carefully at the light further out in the ocean, and she saw a light that started to glow brighter and brighter deep within the sea below.
Inuyasha saw a concentrated look on her face and looked where she did and saw that same glow.
"What the hell is that?"
Kagome just kept looking at it, and could have sworn she heard someone speak, but couldn't make out the words.
The waves grew even bigger, and she saw the light glow from white to red quickly. This made Kagome Terrified, it look like death in the water in the most gruesome way.
Then she heard a distant scream, and it sounded like…
"FATHER!" and she started to climb the waist high rail until Inuyasha pulled her back
"KAGOME WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!"
"NO LET ME GO! SOMETHINGS WRONG! I HAVE TO HELP HIM!"
"KAGOME STOP STRUGGLING, YOU ARE NOT GOING IN THE OCEAN, ARE YOU MAD?!"
The light disappeared, and the waves grew more ferocious.
Kagome knew that was her cue. "Im sorry Inuyasha."
"It's fine just do-" all of the sudden, Inuyasha was kicked really hard in the groin, and yelled out in pain as Kagome got loose and climbed up top of the ledge, looking down at the ocean, the she turned around and looked at Inuyasha with her back facing the ocean.
He looked up finally after slightly recovering "Shi- KAGOME DON'T PLEASE!"
She looked at him with a tear in her eye that fell fast down her cheek. "I'm sorry"
"No Kagome, please! I LOVE YOU!"
She looked at him in shock "What did you just say?"
He slowly walked towards her "I love you, please, please don't do this, I can help you with anything you want, just don't jump please! I'm begging you Kagome, don't leave me!"
Kagome just cried harder "Inuyasha… I… I…"
"Im not going to let you go, you fucking idiot!" He ran up to her, but before he got to her, she fell back, and he heard a splash.