InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cinderyasha ❯ Kagome ( Chapter 2 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

A/N: So... second chapter already? After an hour since finishing the other one? Well, excuse me! My internet's down. I've read all of my books at least five times, my televisions are occupied I can't go any where because it's pretty late at night... I exercised for about two hours already... and I'm not tired! So... yeah... this was my only alternative. The first chapter was Inuyasha's point of view and the second was Kagome's. The rest won't be in the POV format. ENJOY!

Disclaimer: So... how's it going?

Inuyasha: Not much of a disclaimer...

Frostfae: Shh! I'm trying to make small talk so that the lawyers won't notice me stealing you!

Inuyasha: HELP! HELP! HELP!

Frostfae puts him in a cage and locks the door, reinforcing everything with extra locks and metal.
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Chapter 2

Kagome
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Hey, the name's Kagome. Kagome Higurashi. Yes, the Princess Kagome... the famous one. And you must be wondering... 'Why isn't she talking like a lady?' Well, the answer for you is that I don't want to. Or, to be more specific, I don't want to talk or act like that, because that's what the whole world wants me to do! Confused? Welcome to my world, welcome to my life.

Am I hard to understand? Well, let me backtrack a little...

My parents are the famous King Higurashi and Queen Higurashi. Head of the Higurashi empire. I have a sister named Kikyo, Kikyo Higurashi, and also a little brother. Souta Higurashi... actually a pretty okay kid.

I'm sixteen years old; soon to be seventeen, thank you very much! And Souta's twelve years old. Kikyo? She's seventeen, and she's a big pain. In fact, she's the root of all my problems... and I'm not exaggerating. Want me to give some examples? Fine.

Because of her, everyone has such high standards of how I'm supposed to act; Souta thinks that I'm not good enough to look up to (insert: breaking heart); I act so bad... etcetera... the list is endless.

We look so similar... and yet... so different. I have warm brown eyes and dark brown hair down to the small of my back. She has cold, grey eyes, and her hair, though the same colour, is much longer. Also... she's gorgeous. Now, don't get me wrong... I'm not ugly. I know that I'm beautiful, and that's not conceit. But she's... just... out of this world.

Okay, you must be getting tired of this endless blather... when will I get to the point? Right now.

I'm a miko, and so is she... although she's a higher-class priestess. She's in line for the throne... I'll always be a princess. She's pure, albeit very bratty and snobby, I'm not.

Now, the real troubles began when my father planned a ball. And what was the purpose of this ball? It was to marry me off. I'm not the kind of princess who wants to be married off! But Kikyo gets to wait a while... even though she's older than me!

So, now that we're done, I'll start you off a little further in the story than you might like...

There I was, dozing fitfully, dreaming unhappy things. In my dream, an old man with wispy black hair and dozens of bald spots proposed to me... I tried to turn away, but my dream-self replied in the positive, I woke up screaming until someone clamped their hands over my mouth. I bit down hard, even drawing blood and immediately stepped back.

I wasn't as good at archery as Kikyo was, and even if I had been willing to test my skills, my bow and quiver of arrows were outside. I was on my own.

I suddenly stopped as I noted the fact that the stranger was a girl around my age and was floating above the floor.

"Who are you? And what do you want? Please leave me be!"

"My name is Sango. I want to help you. And I can't leave because you called me yourself!"

"I did no such thing!"

"Oh yes, you did! But with your soul." I stared at her. Great... I had a crazy floating woman after me. "Look, I'm not insane, but I am your fairy godmother!"

"But you're around my age!"

"I'm immortal. But let's consult this manual of mine..."

"Manual?" I watched silently and without moving while Sango flipped through a sheaf of parchment and thumbed pages listlessly. Finally, she stopped. "Okay. Higurashi, Kagome. It looks to me like you have problems with people over-shadowing you. Right? But there is something in there about... a sweetheart at the ball! High-five!"

I stared at her strangely. "Huh?"

"Oh... right... humans don't know what's in store for them in future. Congratulations, though!"

"Thanks... So... Sango... could you do me a favour?"

"Sure, anything."

"Stand normally."

Sango sighed but complied unhappily. "There you go, your highness."

"Okay, I'm sorry if you don't like walking and standing around normally, but it would make me feel better if you did. And also... I'm a princess... so the sarcasm was duly noted, but not in effect." Oh wait... I was talking nobly again. "But s'ok, who cares?"

"Uh... anyway... it continues." She thumbed through again and came to a stop. "All I need to do is dress you in clothes that will attract you special guy, and help you after the ball, too... wait a second..."

"What?"

"The guy who's assigned to your future man is... MIROKU? NO!" She banged her head against a wall again and again.

"What?"

"You'll see..." She said darkly.

"Uh... yeah... so what about that helping that you were talking about?"

"Oh, yes. His favourite colour is red... so... Narcis Excel."

I rose in the air in a flurry of colours and once there, I got twisted about and jumbled, and I had an all-around sense of deep cleansing. I landed on the ground again, and looked into the mirror as Sango explained how she had done the spell. My hair was twisted into a low bun at the nape of my neck and was drawn tightly and slicked smoothly in a pretty fashion that I liked. I was wearing a sleeveless red dress with matching elbow-high gloves and a translucent shawl that flowed into different shades of red. My shoes were actually high-heeled boots that matched and went up to my knees. They seemed to mold into the shape of my legs and bent wherever I bent. My dress ended halfway past my knees. All in all... I looked... amazing!

Sango snapped her fingers and put makeup on me... it was quite aggravating, but in the end it produced a nice effect. Obviously, judging by her own face, she was very talented, but she did an even better job on mine. Where her eyes were brightened with the most exotic kohl from far away lands, mine were topped doubly, my lips were covered with some sort of thick paste, and my cheeks were smeared with something.

"What is this stuff? I mean, it looks good but..."

"Never you mind... anyway! You're ready!" I flounced about for a few seconds, then seemed to register what she had said.

"Right, let's go!" She showed no signs of coming though. "Why aren't you following me?"

"No one else can know about me, Kagome..."

"Oh... well... goodbye." The truth was, I felt strangely vulnerable without her, but being the strong-willed person I was I...

Begged for her to follow.

"Please San! Can I call you San? SAN!"

"No, Kag. It's not going to happen... but... I do have to tell you one thing... all of my magic will fade away after the bell chimes twelve. Okay?"

I had no use for Sango's information as I ran out the door and virtually glided down the marble steps that made up my staircase. The bell chimed eight times, the ball would commence in half an hour.

'Oh, joy!' I thought dryly, 'What fun! Time to meet a billion suitors!'

"They're probably all rich old men..." I muttered this one under my breath, just loud for a person who I just bumped into to hear.

"So... looking better than usual, I see."

"Kikyo..."

Kikyo frowned. "That's not how you talk to older sisters."

I glowered at her as I thought cheerily, 'Her face is still prettier than mine, but I'm better dressed! Inuyasha probably hates that rancid, vile shade of yellow that she has on her! Although it does look nice...'

Kikyo had on gloves and boots matching her frilly main attire. Her gloves went up to her wrists, and her boot went up to just above her ankles. Under the boots, she wore tights that were an earthy shade of greenish-brown. Just like Kikyo. Her actual dress went down to the area above her boots, and it had laced frills lining each edge. The neckline was modest, like mine, but Kikyo wore a hat that matched her whole outfit.

I passed her by haughtily, giving her the cold shoulder. Did I say that Kikyo was a pain already? I met Souta who was dressed in a miniature tuxedo that looked adorable, and my parents looked stunning in matching kimonos. (If the children weren't going to wear traditional clothes, then they had to.)

Each member of the family wore either an elaborate crown or tiara.

Ten minutes before everyone arrived, we all sat down in our thrones and talked a bit. I pointedly ignored Kikyo, and faced Souta. She was not ruffled in the least however, and talked about politics with our parents. Even they seemed to be bored with manners of state though, and reprimanded her for her loquacity.

Today was going excellently well, and if it continued this way, I would be with the mystery boy who I was supposed to recognize in a heartbeat.

The torrent of people started coming in at fifty-nine past eight. And I was forced to get up and greet everyone. But none of the boys pleased me. Two boys came very close however.

Hojo and Kouga. One problem with each was obvious.

Hojo was boring, and Kouga was abrasive. As soon as he saw me, he said arrogantly, "No one else touch her! She's my woman!"

As soon as I was able to, I dodged them and continued to look listlessly for my dream-boy. At quarter past ten, everyone turned as one, with a fluid grace that rarely happened. The doors were flung open by two court guards, and a handsome young man stepped through the doors. He reminded me of someone. The great Takashi. But no... this boy... there was something magical and different about him. I had to talk to him.

He had long, glistening white hair and golden eyes. Two small fangs hung cutely over his bottom lip. Immediately a whole crowd of women stormed and swarmed around him. But something made them stay away... the high-princess... she was making her way towards him. Shunning everyone else. Even the prince of the wolf demons and the other prince of... well, no one knew because he was too boring to listen to.

But no, it wasn't me. It was Kikyo. And by the looks of it... he had fallen for her, and fallen heavily at that. They held hands, and as she greeted him, she kissed him on the cheek. I gagged.

I fled the room, aware of everyone's stares. As usual, Kikyo had ruined my day. And this time... it couldn't be fixed with a bit of talking and telling her bad things about him... but wait! I could tell him bad things about her. The only problem was that... I didn't know his name. His residence. Anything like that. I'd been gypped.
~*~in the ballroom, everyone was muttering amongst them selves... little tidbits could be heard... gossip, rumours. All about the crazy love triangle between the two princesses known for their rivalry and the strange boy who had captured their hearts, and been captured him self as well, in a few minutes.

Kikyo smiled to herself as this silent outburst was made public, and Inuyasha just frowned a bit. He felt a connection to both girls. But when the other one had left, he had felt a bit of himself go with her.

Which one he could choose wasn't the problem right now, how to be in the other girl's heart again was.

Which meant... that he had to flirt, and be as charming as he could. In fact... he had a master plan.

He would consult a bit with Miroku, but in the end... it was obvious what could be done about his little predicament.

The king and queen whispered to each other unhappily.

"What can be done about this honey?"

The queen worried her lip, forgetting in her agitation that what she was doing was uncouth and unladylike. "I'm afraid we'll just have to let it play out... the only thing to say now is that chaos is coming our way and we'll just have to wait it out."

The king nodded, he thought, 'I'm rooting for Kikyo, but... I'll just impress the wife by acting neutral. Teh, I'll just have to find ways to make sure that Kikyo wins that boy...'

So, there's another chapter. Hope you enjoyed it! Read and review!