AN: Hi guys! *is typing slowly and quietly* I'm at my parents church group right now, so I have to stay relatively quiet. *looks up casually* so…quiet…
So…I'm in a romantic mood right now, so I made this chapter uber romantic~cuz, you know, we need a good romance chapter every now and then.
Music for this chapter was Cascada…feeding my romantic mood~ It's funny when you have two versions of Every Time We Touch right after the other…
Love y'all and enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing but my plotline
CHAPTER 3:
Kagome yawned, stretching. She leapt out of bed, a good feeling filling her up and refreshing her. That was when she realized. Whoa…what the hell? This isn't my bed! She realized, feeling how silkily soothing the blanket was. It made her want to sleep again more than anything. But she resisted. Must…resist…power…of…squishy bed! She soon gave in, though, plopping back down with a contented and distorted sigh. Darn you…she thought drowsily.
"Kagome! Come on down, darling!" a voice from what Kagome guessed was downstairs called.
She sighed, ripping herself from the bed's heavenly lures. I'll be back. She promised. She walked over to what looked like the closet. Her eyes widened. Before her stood the most beautiful array of dresses she had ever seen. Each of them was somewhat renaissance, somewhat modern, all gorgeous. "Oh goodness, which one?" she sighed, flipping through dress after dress. She finally decided on a light lavender spaghetti strap with a black sash and black ribbons that laced themselves around her neck. She grabbed the matching shoes, graceful lavender heels with silky black bows winding up her ankles. She skipped over to her mirror to fix her hair. "Oooh, can you say sexy?" she hissed smotheringly at the mirror, playing with her hair till she had it fluffy, shiny, and gorgeous. "Yup, I rock."
She made her way down the large grand staircase. "Jeez what am I, a princess?" she thought lightly as she finally made it to the bottom step.
"Ohaio, Kagome!" Kagome was greeted by her mother.
"Mama!" Kagome gasped. That couldn't be right…her mother, her mother had disappeared years ago, believed to be dead!
"Kagome! You're awake." Kagome's moment of pure joy was interrupted upon the starky comment.
"Why on earth are YOU here?" she growled, facing the hanyou. She gulped and covered her face, letting only her eyes peek out. Okay, so Inuyasha was good-looking anyway, but something about his princely attire made him look even more amazing. She prayed she wasn't blushing. Baka, why are you hiding you're face then?
"I live here, baka." Inuyasha grunted, looking away and hiding an immense red of his own that stained his cheeks. Damn her…why was she so gorgeous?
"Kagome…why are you being so rough with our guest? Just because you're not betrothed to him-" her mother sighed.
"I'm not? Thank God!" Kagome sighed happily, hiding the pang of disappointment that temporarily gripped her heart. Why am I so darn upset about that?
"Gee, don't be so disappointed." Inuyasha growled, hiding his own disdain. Damnit…what the hell is this?
"Come come, your fiancée awaits." Her mother responded with a smile. "Inuyasha is only a guest here, so come, let us go to your betrothed."
I'm betrothed to someone else? No…that can't be…Inuyasha! Please! The thoughts surprised her. Whadda I care what happens to that jerk? Maybe I'm betrothed to someone nice for a change.
"Ah, Kagome! My love!" Kagome stiffened at the voice. "How I've longed to hold you like this for such a while!" a sickeningly familiar pair of arms wrapped themselves around her. "You don't look so well this morning, my love. Oh, you always look amazing, but this morning you look as if you do not feel well. Are you all right?"
Kagome opened her mouth to speak, but a mere squeak was all that escaped.
"My my, Oka-san! Please, take my darling to lie down for a while."
"Yes yes, right away, Hojo!" Kagome's mother took Kagome's wrist gently and led her to a beautifully silky couch and helped her lie down.
"Whatsa matter with her?" Inuyasha grunted.
"I'm sick, pea-brain." Kagome hissed, glaring at the source of her anger.
"You looked fine when you came in this morning. Then you come back from seeing Hobo and you're all sick suddenly. Now what does this tell us?" Inuyasha had been moving closer to the couch Kagome was resting on and by the end of his explanation, he was leaning down, practically in her face. "Actually…" he whispered gently, aware of the fact that Kagome's mother was still in the room (though she was turned around and tending to something decorating-related), "you looked simply ravishing this morning." He brushed her silky bangs aside, revealing better her calm, mocha-colored gaze.
Kagome's heart was pounding so loud she was sure Inuyasha could hear it. "I-Inu…" she whispered, shivering at his touch.
He was leaning in…oh so slowly, oh so gently…Kagome had to resist the urge to grab his face and pull his lips to hers.
Inuyasha was mesmerized by the beauty that was facing him. He couldn't resist, he was falling into her. BAKA BAKA BAKA BAKA! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HATE HER, AND THEN YOU'RE SUCKED INTO A DREAM AND YOU START FALLING FOR HER? YOU. ARE. PATHETIC.
Kagome looked at him, his sun-kissed eyes staring straight into her heart. Why was she feeling so…drawn to him?
"Kagome…" he whispered, and Kagome loved the way her name sounded on his lips.
"Yes, Inuyasha?" she murmured, reaching up and tucking a stray strand of silver behind his ear.
Inuyasha couldn't hide the shiver of pleasure that overtook him at her soft touch. "I'm leaving. Today." What? Where did THAT come from?
Kagome's face fell. Why did those words hurt…why did they hurt so damn much?
Inuyasha looked away, not being able to contain the pain that gripped his heart at the hurt in her beautiful eyes.
"But why? I can't stay here without you…I'll go with you!" she cried, a little louder than she meant to. Luckily, her mother had exited the room by then.
Inuyasha shook his head. "You have responsibilities here, Kagome. You have a fiancée…you have a throne to take."
"No…no! None of that matters! None of it when I'm with you!" Kagome whimpered, tears spiking her eyes.
"Kagome, you knew this day would come. We both knew. I can't stay and pretend anymore." Inuyasha murmured, the words hurting more than he originally thought. "I'll never forget you, I swear."
Kagome's tears fell. But she turned them into tears of anger as quickly as she could. "If you leave…I have no more reason to live." Her bangs were hiding her eyes as more tears fell.
Inuyasha couldn't resist any longer. He whipped around, pulling Kagome's torso up to his in a warm embrace. "Kagome…you kill yourself, all of our moments together go to waste…I can't live on knowing it's my fault you're not with me." He spoke the words with such a loving force, he surprised himself.
Kagome closed her eyes, leaning into his muscular form. "I can't marry him…" she whimpered, "not when I love you."
Inuyasha sighed, breathing in her sweet, nostalgic scent, grateful the stars above had let him be with this beautiful creature for as long as he could. "It may not be easy at first…but I know you can do this," he began, "and…you never know, one day…one day you might learn to love him as you do me."
Kagome pulled away, staring at him with such intensity Inuyasha had to use all of his free will to keep her gaze. "Inuyasha." She started, "I've said from the beginning I love you. Nothing will change that, and nothing can. No matter where you go, no matter who I marry, I'm not forgetting our love like it was some stupid crush!" she gave up fighting whatever this dream-self of hers was doing. It was useless now…and besides, she was kind of enjoying herself.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha murmured.
"I may have a duty to my kingdom…to marry royalty and carry on the lineage…but I also have a duty to our love, Inuyasha. You can go where you want to. But no one but you will have my heart, no matter what they try!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Kagome…this is why I love you." Inuyasha sighed, shaking his head. "I don't suppose no amount of convincing will talk you out of it now, eh?"
Kagome shook her head vigorously. "Nothing!"
It was only a second later, and Inuyasha had Kagome pinned on the couch beneath him.
"I-Inuyasha…" Kagome whispered.
"God, what do you do to me?" Inuyasha forced a light laugh.
"Inuyasha! We're leaving soon!" called a soldier's voice from outside.
Kagome felt her heart fall as Inuyasha got off of her, turning away as he grabbed his sword.
Kagome sat up slowly. "You…you…were serious, weren't you?"
Inuyasha was silent.
"You…you really are leaving!" Kagome cried, falling back on her stomach on the couch, crying into the small comfort the silky pillow brought.
Inuyasha's arms were back around her in a second. "Kagome, please don't cry. You know I can't stand it when you do." He whispered soothingly into her hair.
"I don't care! You're leaving me here to marry someone I hate! You're…you're leaving…me." Kagome whimpered through tears.
Inuyasha forced her to face him. He rubbed the tears away with the pads of his thumbs. "I'm sorry." Was all he said before he disappeared.
"No…" Kagome whispered, tears embedding themselves at her bottom lids again. "No…" she said again…"NOOOOO!!!!" she was screaming now, her heart staggering in anguish and agony.
Hojo, her mother, and some servants rushed in to help the poor girl, but nothing could calm her.
Inuyasha walked away, hiding his own tears as he stared at the creature he would be riding, away. Away from a forbidden love. Kagome's screams for him filled his ears and his heart leapt in agony, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't go to her now…they both knew that.
A princess and her knight in love.
What a stupid story.
"I-Inu…yasha?" came a voice the poor hanyou literally thought he would never hear again.
"K-Kagome?" he gasped, surprised. What was she doing out here? He was due to leave soon.
"Inuyasha…" the beautiful creature walked up to him slowly, small tears falling. "You honestly didn't think I'd let you leave without a goodbye…did you?" she forced a weak smile.
"Kagome…" he leaped up and before either knew what was happening, their lips were pressed together in a heated kiss. It was wonderful. It was heavenly. It was almost worth all the pain and suffering due to follow. Almost.
Real Kagome watched on, bewildered. What the HELL am I doing? He's kissing me and-and I-I'm letting him? But why…I don't understand. At all.
Real Inuyasha too, was now a spectator. Why am I kissing her again? And why is she letting me? She would have shoved me away by now. But…she's crying again. Oh God no…
"Kagome…" Inuyasha whispered, pulling away. "I love you. I'm proud to say that."
"Inuyasha, I've never been ashamed to admit I love you." Kagome sighed happily, feeling an ecstasy never known to her before in his arms. "And I know that somehow…no matter where you go, we'll always be together in some way."
"Yes. I have a feeling we'll meet again. And when that happens," Inuyasha placed a finger under her chin and lifted it slightly. He placed a light kiss on her lips, loving the soft, petal-like feeling it gave.
"When that happens?" Kagome asked, half-begging him to finish.
"You'll belong to me."
"Inuyasha?"
"Yes?
"I always have."
Mukashi mukash, there was a princess who fell in love with her knight. It wasn't long before the knight returned her feelings. They knew their love was forbidden beyond obvious reasons, but nothing stops a love in blooming. Nothing…except, maybe, temptation of the cruelest kind.
So? You tempted to figure out more? So what is this whole story that enfolded in Kagome and Inuyasha's dream world…and will it continue? Why are Kagome and Inuyasha so drawn to each other in their dreams…why do they share the same dream at all?
Y'know, I actually had a dream really close to this…so the dreams described in the following chapters are all ones I've had before. Muwahahahah…
The little story thing at the end was meant to be kind of like those introduction fairytales in Princess Tutu (if you have not watched, YOU MUST! It's like, a basic shoujo amazingness!) I don't know if I succeeded, but I tried. BTW, the cruel temptation will happen in this story…if you piece everything together, maybe you'll get what it is…and maybe not.
Yaaaaaay for long chapter! Whoo! Please review, and…yeah!
Ohaio=Good morning
Baka=Idiot, dummy, etc.
Mukashi mukash=Once upon a time (I may have spelled it wrong…I do so many things!)
Oka-san=Mother, Mom, Mama, you get the idea
I hope you enjoyed!~