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Beast and the Beauty
Finally
ch.4
Kagome sat there, mouth agape. How could anyone be so possibly rude?
-Earlier that day-
Kagome sighed, wiping the sweat from her head and dusting the invisible dirt from her apron. Man, was she exhausted. But, never the less, it was only temporary and soon she'd be back home with her family... and her mother's home cooked meals. Just the thought of it made her stomach grumble. That's right! She hadn't had breakfast, yet.
Kagome walked into the kitchen, her hair still rapped up in a bandana. She then noticed all of this beautiful food that was laid in front of her. Kaede certainly had been busy. She slowly reached out to grab a piece of fish when suddenly her hand was snatched away.
She looked up to see Miroku smiling at her, "Please Lady Kagome, there is no need for that. Why don't you join the prince for brunch?"
Kagome smiled backed, awkwardly, "I-I'd love too, but I don't think that he'd enjoy my company very much."
"Oh, pish-posh," he said fanning his hand up and down, along with the idea, "I'm sure he'd love for you to be with him."
"And what are you doing here?" Kagome could here him growl out. Her head was bowed, as Sango had instructed her. She was meant to keep her head down the whole time that they ate and she could only eat when he did so. Same as how lunch and dinner would go as well.
Kagome kept quiet as he sat down.
"I asked you a question, wench. Now answer, what are you doing here?"
"I-I was asked to join you," Kagome answered truthfully, "by Miroku," she decided to add in.
He snorted, "Figures." Kagome now sat up, but still kept her head down, waiting for him to pick up his bowl so that she could start eating, herself. "Ya' know what?" He asked, "I'm not very hungry, actually." Then he got up and left.
Well, here she was now, left to do nothing, but look at the food longingly. Kagome decided that she could just eat at lunch.
Sadly had he done the same exact thing.
Sit down, ask why she was there, then leave. Maybe it was her tone of voice? No, he was just being a jerk, that's what.
Kagome hadn't eaten for a day and a half now, wondering to herself how he, as a prince, do the exact same thing. She wasn't always a great miko. When she was little, before her powers were discovered, she would wonder through the streets looking for scraps.
She trimmed the flowers. Kagome loved the garden that he had. Even if it did belong to HIM. Kagome crinkled her nose as his image appeared in her head, but quickly shook it away.
"No need to think about him, Kagome," she said to herself. Her stomach growled. Placing a hand on it, she sighed. "Oh, what I wouldn't do for a- peach?" Kagome looked up to see that there, right in front of her was a peach tree.
Climbing up, she reached for the little fruit, it was small, but it was something. Suddenly the branch beneath her gave out and she flew to the ground.
THUD!
A loud groan of pain escaped from the garden, but it wasn't Kagome's. It was indeed Inuyasha's.
Kagome suddenly jumped off of him and held out a hand for support, "Oh my goodness! I am so sorry, my Lord! I-I didn't mean too-"
"To steal from the prince's garden?" He cut her off, "Yeah, I'm SURE you didn't mean too do that."
"Well," Kagome lost it then, "What do you expect for me too do, exactly?! Die off starvation because your ego got in the way of me and my food?!" Kagome suddenly covered her mouth at her sudden outburst.
She had expected him to yell, at the least get angry, but he simply smirked. "Finally," he said. "A girl who can talk back."
"W-wha-?"
Inuyasha walked over to her and squeezed her shoulder.
Kagome's eyes slowly began to darken, as her vision.
The last thing she heard before she blacked out was, "Finally, a princess to break the curse."
TO BE CONTINUED!
A.N./-
Yeah... I know... I'm sorry... It wasn't my longest chapter... Oh well... Just wanna say thanks again for all of the reviews!^^ You guys are awesome!^^