InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Classic ❯ Arrival and a Wish ( Chapter 1 )

Summary: A classic, simple switch and everyone is fooled: Kikyo had always wished to be a popper and Kagome, a princess. So when the two cousins switch, it seems as heaven at first...That is until Kagome is forced to marry a baka prince and Kikyo is about to be beheaded for a crime Kagome supposedly did!

Author's note: HI HI, my name's Iedeshoujo, please review! I will only go on if 5 reviewers review! And if you review..I'll give you a cookie!!! And I'm not using any funny language cuz I have no idea how they spoke back then in the middle ages and all! (Please mind any mistakes too, I'm a fanfic virgin, lol.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chapter One: Arrival and a Wish

Kagome gently pressed her face against the glass window of the carriage, taking in the beautiful site of the rolling hills and colorful flowers. She was going to visit her royal cousin Kikyo in Ikkouto, and there was no way Kagome could have gotten out of it because her cousin had sent a servent to make sure she came.

The last time Kagome had seen Kikyo was when she was seven, eight years ago. That was before her aunt had married the king and hadn't totally cut off all communications with Kagome and her family because they were poor and she was royal. Now she was invited to her aunt and uncle's funeral (they had died in a horrible horse accident; both had been trampled by wild mustangs) and Kikyo's crowning as next queen.

She had nothing fancy and frilly to wear, only torn pauper rags, which weren't in the slightest bit appropriate for an arrival in a royal castle. Her raven hair was full of tangles and was just as filthy as her medium ivory.Her kagos were torn and the heels had come off. The only part of her beautiful and clean were her deep, chocolate brown eyes that held a sense of hilarity and adventure.

Oh how dissappointed her dear cousin would be.

As the day grew into night, Kagome fell asleep against the velvet cushion of the carriage seat, her last thought was, 'Thank God Cousin Kikyo sent someone to take me away to her kingdom. Those soldiers were about to decapitate me for a crime I didn't do!'

~~~~~~~~Next Day: Arrival Day~~~~~~~~

Kagome was violently shaken away by the driver when they arrived at the castle. She wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth as the driver gave her a disgusted look.

'Well, excuse me for being poor!'

She jumped out of the carriage into a dirt path leading to the castle doors, which were gold. Kagome silently thought 'Wow' . Sakura trees bordered the path with fallen blossoms and a fountains lined the courtyard from the doors to a about a 100-yard radius. It was simply beautiful. Unfortunately, the outter walls of the castle looked cold and unwelcoming, in total contrast to the beautiful courtyard.

She rushed very unladylike to the doors, being spotted by a man in a tall, red velvet hat with a feather stuck in the front of it. Apparently he didn't think Kagome was there to visit her cousin because he stopped her from going in and said, "Where do you think you're going, pauper?" and gave her a disgusted look that could have made the look the driver given her a friendly smile.

Kagome stammered slightly when she answered, "We-well, I'm h-here to visit my cousin K-Kikyo!"

She could have sworn she heard him to to stifle a snort of laughter.

"You? H-her cousin?" He let out a roar of laughter, but his laugh was suddenly stopped by the sound of soon-to-be-Queen Kikyo's voice. "Is there something wrong here, Pavlov?" she asked bitterly. She wore a simple blue silk dress with v-neckline and few diamond and gold ring bracelets were on her wrists, and no necklaces or heavy earrings were anywhere on her either. Her hair sleek, dark brown hair was pulled back into an elegant bun with a few trendles hanging off the sides of her face, and on her lips was deep red lipstick.

The man, whom Kikyo called Pavlov, straightened up immeadiately and stuttered, "Why, y-yes, there is, Milady. This thing here-" he pointed to Kagome, who in return made a nasty face at him when he turned back to Kikyo. "-claims to be your cousin! How outrageous, a low-class street rat claims to be your-" "She is my cousin." Kikyo interrupted coldly. Her attitude was greatly warmer when she turned to Kagome and exclaimed, "Kagome! You made it! Great!" She gave a swiff hug to Kagome, which temporarily knocked the wind out of her.

Taking a step back, she glanced at Kagome's attire, tsk-ing. Kikyo turned her cousin around, taking in what she needed to change and work on. "How have you ever survived without me to give you fashion and hygiene tips???"

'It's not my fault your selfish mother cut off any communications to me and my family,' Kagome thought bitterly. But she didn't say that, of course.

Kikyo jerked Kagome inside the castle, surprising her, making her trip. "Sorry," she muttered embarrassed. After dusting herself off, she looked up, only to be surprised yet again. The interior of the dead stone castle was beautiful, with it's diamond chandelier swaying slightly over them, glistening through the little sunlight that was in the main hall. On the walls were elegant tapestries of a wide variety of colors and beautiful designs. The rugs were no different, nor the furniture.

They went up the winding stairs to the east wing, into a room that held many magnificant dresses, make-up, and accessories. And in the corner was a large wash-tub. Kagome could only speculate one thing:

She was getting a make-over.

Kikyo clapped her hands twice and instantly, several maids appeared at the scene. Two stirpped her down and gently placed in the tub, scrubbing vigorously at her head to remove the dirt clumps rubbed into her scalp, then scrubbed her skin.

Next, they dried her off and brushed her hair free of tangles and put her into one of Kikyo's dresses. Unfortunately, Kikyo had a larger bust than Kagome did, and the violet dress sagged in the front. Embarrassingly, one of the servants stuffed the corset she wore so that the front did not sag. But there was another flaw; Kagome had a larger buttocks than her cousin, so her butt felt squished. There was no way she was ever going to bend over or sit down without the dress ripping!

With Kagome's now sleek and tangle free hair, a maid put it in the same elegant hairstyle as Kikyo's, but placed a glass butterfly clip to keep a few strands of her bangs back.

Then two maids worked on her face with make-up. On her eyelids was a soft pink that matched the blush they put on her cheeks to bring out her cheek bones, and her lips went from pale pink to deep red.

Kagome looked at her image in the very clean mirror in front of her. She was shocked. "I can't believe I look like this! I can hardly recognize myself!" She giggled heartilly, spinning to make her dress flare out, showing her dirt free legs. "I'm so clean!"

She twirled once more then said, "Back home, we never had dresses so beautiful or this kind of make-up! But we would have festivals were the whole village got together and raise money so at least one girl like me could have a dress like this." She paused. "And we would always work all day; the girls in my village didn't have time to play or clean up until after dusk. But we would still find a way to have fun while picking the vegetables or de-weeding the gardens." She laughed. "You must be able to rest and site around all day, it sounds wonderful!"

Kikyo sighed inwardly, "Sorry to burst your bubble, but it's not as awesome as it sounds. I wish I atleast felt usefull around here. I mean, all the servants and maids do all the work. I feel useless around here! I wish I could live like you!"

Kagome exclaimed, "I wish I could live like you!"

Kikyo suddenly stood up with a gigantic smile on her face. "You remember how when we were younger, the adults would always mistaken us for each other?" Kagome nodded, strands of hair falling from the bun. 'But what does that have to do with...' Her eyes widened. "You don't mean to, you know, switch???" Kikyo smiled a sly smile that made her face look childish. "Whahhh? Of course not, you'll just take over being next queen and I'll be the poor cousin!"

'Smartass......'

For the rest of the night they argued about whether or not if they should switch or not, Kikyo, of course, won, due to the fact that she bribbed her into it with dresses. And so their plan to switch began.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I know, I know, such a gay ending. But I promise it will get better if you just review!!!