Chapter 3

After handing the herbs to Kaede, Kagome took her warm meal and began to eat. She had no idea what she was going to be doing once her two dragons were gone. After eating her meal, Kagome walked out of the small hut that Kaede used to mix her herbs and store her medicine, she looked around only to find Sango making her way toward her. Once she had met her friend half way, Kagome smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Can't find your boyfriend?"

"Not funny, actually I can't seem to find Kirara. Have you seen her?" Sango asked as she looked for her two tailed demon cat that was always by her side.

"Could she have gone with Miroku?" Kagome asked in a worried voice.

"I already checked, she wasn't with him and he is helping Prince Inuyasha with some things." Sango answered. "I'm really worried about her.

"Don't worry, go look around in the village she might be playing with some of the village children. I'll go look by the forest." Kagome stated as she turned toward the forest.

"You better not go in alone…Helios and Dante took off already so you better try to bower someone else to go with you." Sango warned.

"I'll be fine…just trust me on this." Kagome stated before she ran off toward the dragon stables.

"That girl, she'll never listen." Sango stated as she ran off to find her friend.

As she ran toward the stables, Kagome ran in and found the guards fighting and begin thrown back from one of the stable. Just as she had enough room, Kagome ran in and placed a hand on the raging dragon as she asked, "Just what is going on here? Why are you all up setting her so much?"

"We were ordered to make sure that he is alright without his rider." A guard answered.

"Ok, first of all I'm the only one that was given permission to look after all of the dragons. Secondly this is a she and you're pissing her off." Kagome hissed as she turned to face the slowly calming dragon.

"Kagome, ye need to go and find Sango." Kaede was heard.

"Alright, I'm taking Miyazu out with me. Have you seen Kirara?" Kagome replied as she led the dragon out.

"Ye should not worry, Kirara is with Miroku." Kaede answered.

"Alright, boys, I suggest you try not to force her into too many things since she still need to get use to the way things are around here." Kagome stated as she walked past the guards and toward the village.

Just as she had reached the entrance to the village, Sango came running toward her with Miroku and Kirara at her side. Once they were all together, Sango smiled and lightly touched Miyazu before she said, "You were right, she went with Miroku."

"Told you, so what are you guys going to do now?" Kagome asked.

"Miroku said that the King and Queen want to meet me before we can set a date so I'm having dinner with them tonight." Sango answered in an excited voice.

"What about you lady Kagome?" Miroku asked. "What are your plans?"

"I'll probably just take Miyazu here to take a bath before I go to bed." Kagome answered as she turned to go back the way she came.

"You're not trying to ride her are you?" Sango asked. "With your health you're not allowed to ride any dragons."

"I already know that, just because I've always wanted to ride a dragon doesn't mean that I would do such a stupid thing." Kagome called back as she made her way back toward the forest.

Miroku turned to Sango and asked, "She's still not getting better?"

"No, she's not as sick as she use to be but if she goes up to high in the sky then she might have some short of reaction. Well at least that's what Kaede said." Sango explained.

"Are you sure you don't want me to ask Inuyasha to have her work somewhere else, it might help her." Miroku replied.

"No, she wouldn't like that, besides, she likes working with the dragons." Sango stated.

"Maybe she was from miko country; you and she really don't remember that much from before you were found in our woods." Miroku reminded her.

"Yeah, maybe." Sango whispered as she took hold of his hand and said, "Come on, we don't want to keep the king and queen waiting now do we."

"Alright, just don't be nervous, they might ask you some questions." Miroku told her as he began to lead the way.

Miroku and Sango walked into the dining hall to find a pissed off Inuyasha, a happy Rin with her baby and mate at her side and a quiet queen glaring at her mate. Once the door behind them had been closed, Sango bowed before the royal family as she heard Miroku say, "My King, my queen, this is my soon to be wife, Sango."

"She does not have a last name?" Inutaisho asked.

"No my lord, I do not remember if I did or did not have one." Sango answered.

"Please, take a seat my dear." Izayoi was heard.

"Thank you my queen." Sango stated as she stood up and waited for Miroku to pull the chair out for her.

Once she was seated, Rin took a good look at her and asked, "Were you also one of the girls that helped deliver my child?"

"Yes Princess Rin, I was helping my friend and Lady Kaede deliver your child." Sango answered. "You gave use quiet a fright."

"Thank you, if it were not for you and your friend I would have died and left my pup and mate to suffer." Rin stated.

"Sango, you speak of your friend Kagome don't you?" Izayoi asked.

"My queen, I did not know you knew my friend, but yes. She is my best friend, my sister if you will." Sango answered with a smile on her face.

"How did you meet her if I may ask?" Miroku asked.

"Yes, how did you meet this girl?" Inutaisho was heard.

"Our guards would not believe her that she had accidently walked into my garden. She got lost in the forest while picking herbs for Kaede." Izayoi explained. "Inuyasha would you draw her a map or at least show her how to find her way back?"

"Sesshomaru would you please talk to our guards?" Inutaisho asked.

"I will father." Sesshomaru stated.

"She shouldn't have been there in the first place." Inuyasha growled.

"So you say that she should have been locked up just for getting lost?" Sango asked. "That does not sound like a good idea to me."

"Sango." Miroku warned.

"Oh, how so?" Inutaisho.

"Once I and Lady Kaede would have helped explain things and get her out of the prison Kagome would have the choice in telling and warning any other villagers that use the surrounding forest to help feed their families that they would be locked up for getting lost in the forest." Sango explained.

"And how would that be a bad idea?" Izayoi asked.

After taking in a deep breath Sango looked at both the king and the queen and said, "The people would start to lose faith in you, our leaders just for misjudging and not giving us a chance to prove our innocence's and if that were to happen then the people might try to over throw you."

"We have many loyal subjects, why would they listen to one girl?" Sesshomaru asked in a curious tone.

"Although you may not have had time to notice but the villagers here all highly respect Kagome for what she does, not only does she help the poor with their sickness, she gives them what little money she makes working for you so that they can feed their children and pay their taxes." Sango answered.

"What of you? What would you have done?" Inutaisho asked as he kept his eyes locked on her.

"My King, my queen, please excuse her, she is an out spoken girl." Miroku was heard.

"Let her speak." Izayoi stated.

"I would also like to hear what she has to say." Rin added as she looked up while handing her pup to her mate.

"With all due respect, I would have stormed in while using Miroku's name and title and demand the freedom of my sister." Sango answered in a low tone.

"Feh," was all Inuyasha had to say.

"Interesting, you are not afraid that by giving that answer you will be denied the marriage between you and Miroku?" Sesshomaru asked.

"No one stopped you when you and King Inutaisho decided to mate with a human, a noble human and a human who worked in your castle before she became yours." Sango stated in a calm and cold voice. "So what right would you have to stop me from marrying the one man I love."

"Well you sure have found yourself a bright girl Miroku." Izayoi stated.

"Very bright, how would you like to be what you're soon to be husband is to my son to my daughter?" Inutaisho offered.

"I'm grateful that you think so highly of me but I like my job in the stables. I like training the miko's how to fight while in mid air. I want to be able to see my sister every once and a while and make sure she doesn't push herself to much." Sango answered.

"Well if you ever change your mind please just let me know." Rin stated.

"Thank you." Sango whispered in a happy voice.

"Feh, I'm done, Miroku see you in the morning." Inuyasha growled as he excused himself from the table.

"Are you going to bed already?" Izayoi asked.

"No, I'm going for a walk." Inuyasha answered. "I'll stop by your room before I go to bed."

"Do not forget you need to start meeting with your brother to deal with the villagers." Inutaisho reminded his youngest son.

"I will." Inuyasha answered before he closed the door behind him.

"So, have you thought of a date yet?" Izayoi asked in an excited voice.

Inuyasha walked down the halls as he began to make his way toward his hidden lake; the lake he now shared with a certain girl. Once he was sure that no one was around to see him, Inuyasha jumped up and over his mothers garden as he made his way toward the lake. Just as he was about to enter the area, he heard Kagome's voice call out, "Don't come out yet and keep your eyes closed. I'm almost done and Miyazu doesn't like you."

"Who the hell is Miyazu?" Inuyasha growled out as he jumped up into a tree and sat down, "And why the hell do I have to wait before I can enter my own place?"

"Because I'm just about to finish giving Miyazu a bath. She's a new dragon and still isn't use to things." Kagome called back as he heard her get out of the water.

"Don't tell me that you're also in there with the thing." Inuyasha asked.

"It's not a thing, she is just nervous, now stop it." Kagome hissed as she began to get dressed.

"Feh, and just how did you manage to get yourself lost?" Inuyasha growled, "I thought you knew your way around."

"I thought so to but most of the time I had a dragon with me to lead the way." Kagome explained. "Helios and Dante had to go with their miko's so I couldn't rely on them."

"Feh, I'm going to draw you a map." Inuyasha stated.

"You can come out now…shh…it's alright Miyazu…he won't hurt you." Kagome soothed.

"Wow, she's new." Inuyasha stated as he looked over the dragon before him.

"I know, come on I have to take her back." Kagome said.

"I thought you were going to tell me what you were about to say this morning." Inuyasha growled.

"I was, but I have to take care of Miyazu since her rider isn't here yet." Kagome answered as she picked up the dragon scales she had left behind alone with a signal scale Miyazu left in the water.

"Why do you take those?" Inuyasha asked as he noticed for the first time the small aura around the scale.

"I collect them, I want to make some weapons once I get enough." Kagome answered.

"Feh, do what you want but you owe me an answer." Inuyasha growled as he turned to leave.

"I won't get lost if you're worried about that." Kagome stated. "I have a great leader with me."

"Feh, like if I'd worry about you." Inuyasha growled. As he walked away, he couldn't help but grin when he heard Kagome's soft voice call out to him.

"Good night to you too, Prince Inuyasha." Kagome whispered as she walked alongside the lonely dragon.

Once she had been out of sight, Kagome turned and looked at the dragon and said, "What? I don't like him, I just respect him. He's nothing like his father."

'Yeah right, you like him more than that.' Miyazu growled.

"Hey, I don't and don't say anything like that." Kagome warned. "Father more you need to really start listening more, otherwise they'll just keep you locked up."

'Like if they could keep me down.' Miyazu growled. 'My main power is strength, I can break through anything.'

Kagome quickly stopped walking and glared at the dragon before her. Before Miyazu could say a thing or ask how it was that Kagome could understand her, Miyazu was forced to stay in place as Kagome's eyes began to glow and change in shape. Once she was done, Kagome opened her dragon like eyes and said, "You listen and are tied down by me, hidden princess of the miko country, heir to the throne and queen of dragons."

'You're alive?' Miyazu asked.

"I live and solely to grow in power so that I can go back and claim my throne." Kagome hissed. "For now as the princess you will obey my orders and you will follow the rules of these lands. You are after all a guest here and you will respect it."

Understanding her place, Miyazu nodded her head, bowed down to her princess and followed her back to the stables where the two of them soon fell fast asleep.