InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Locked Away ❯ Twin? ( Chapter 4 )

WARNING: Spelling/grammar is far from good, so no use in pointing it out to me. There *may* be lemon, but not on this site.

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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha or "Man In The Iron Mask", I do own any original characters I may/not use.

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I sat waiting for the story to begin; I needed to know why I am here now, and why I was locked away in the first place. I know it has something to do with my face, but what exactly is it?

"A long time ago my father, as well as Sango's, served the King Higurashi. My father was a monk, as well as I am, that was very loyal to the King and Queen. About eighteen years ago, the Queen gave birth to twins, but because of this King Higurashi had to decide who would rule once he was gone. He had seen Kingdoms torn apart by feuding siblings, and he did not want that. So he sent the youngest of the twins away, to live at a shrine in the country where she would be happy and well cared for." Miroku said, stopping for breathes, but I did not see why this had anything to do with me

"After King Higurashi died, his daughter Kikyou took over. She was only eight years old at the time, far too young to rule the Kingdom alone, so she had advisors appointed to help her. Her advisors had evil intensions, they wanted power, and they knew they could get it through Kikyou. They had told the princess about her sister, and then talked her into sending her away somewhere that no one would be able to see her face, and she did. She sent you to that prison, and had the mask put on you so no one would be able to put you as her twin, so she would not have to share what is rightfully yours. She took you from your home and sent you to a place far greater than hell." Miroku said, standing up, was he saying that this Kikyou person was my twin?

"Kikyou now lives a very sheltered life, her advisors have long since died. She had them killed years ago for trying to control her. She has kept you locked away because she now knows what it would mean if you were found." he finished his story, though vague, it brought many questions to mind

"You mean to tell me, that I am the twin to Princess Kikyou?" I asked, I had to make sure I was hearing this right, that my ears had not failed me after so long



"That is exactly what I am telling you. You are Princess Kagome Higurashi." Miroku answered, confirming that I had heard him right, but I am still having trouble believing it



I said nothing, and neither did anyone else. Everyone seemed to be in his or her own little world, as the same with me. I had always dreamed of being royalty, dreamed of being free to do what I wanted, but I never thought it was true.



"That does not explain why I am here though." I said, realizing that the story never told me the one thing I really wanted to know, why they saved me



"You are here now, to take over for Kikyou. She has been sending out rotten food to all of the families in the villages, she is selfish, and we do believe that it is time that a new ruler was appointed." Sango answered for me, she seemed to have a lot of hatred for my so-called sister

"You want me to rule the Kingdom. But how? If Kikyou is here, then how can I?" I asked, not understanding what they wanted me to do, go up to the castle and knock on the door asking if I can be the new Queen?

"We have a plan, if you are willing to partake in it." Miroku said, walking up behind Sango



"I do not know. I will have to think about this. Is there somewhere I could lay down at?" I asked, not wanting to be rude, but I was very tired and I felt a headache forming

"Of course. Sango will show you to your room." Miroku said as Sango stepped towards me

I bowed to everyone, and then followed Sango into another room. The room was small, but looked very nice. My cell had been even smaller, so this room was looking very good to me. I sat down on the bed, it was so soft, I had not seen a real bed in so long, I forgot how comfortable they could be.

"Goodnight Kagome-san, I will see you tomorrow." Sango said, bowing, which was still weird for me

"Goodnight, Sango-chan." I said as I laid down and closed my eyes, sleep did not take long to claim me

* * * * * * * * * * * The Next Morning Inuyasha's POV * * * * * * * * * * *

She looks so much like Kikyou, I could not believe it when I first saw her. At first I couldn't really tell, but after she washed up I could see it. I love Kikyou so much, but she hurt me, just because I was not a Prince she did not want to marry me.

"Ohayo, Inuyasha-sama." a cheerful voice broke through my thoughts, it was Kagome, and she had noticed I was out here watching her

"Drop the sama, its just Inuyasha." I told her, I was not the kind of person that thrived on respect and flashy titles



"Hai." she answered and then went back to picking some flowers

She had been out here all morning, though I don't know why, it's not like there is anything special out here. Trees, grass, flowers, and some annoying birds, but that's it.



"What are you doing out here?" I asked, trying not to sound to curious, I do have an image to maintain

"Thinking." she said

"About what?" I asked, though I knew the answer, it had to be about what she heard last night

"Everything. I do not know if I want to go through with this plan, even though I did not here what it was. I feel like I almost have to though, I owe you all for everything you have done for me, but something does not feel right about it all." she said, the let out a long sigh

I guess I never thought about how this was affecting her before. She has been locked up for more than half of her life, and right after she was freed we are trying to push her into a plan that very well may get her killed if we are not careful. Life sucks.

"Just do what you think is right. We should have rescued you earlier, we knew you were there, and we waited until we needed you to go and get you. We are selfish, so you have the right to say no and not feel guilty about it." I said, not believing that I did, I hope she does not tell the others what I said, or how I am acting

"No, I do not have the right. I do not blame any of you for not getting me sooner, it was dangerous, and I cannot expect you to risk your life for me, unless it was for a good cause. I still need to think about this though." she said, and broke my heart in the process

She is so caring, even after everything she has been through, she doesn't only think about herself. Can she really be related to Kikyou? This sad, lonely, cheery, un-selfish girl that would give anything to make you happy… Though related by blood, they are not related by heart.



"Okay, I'll be inside with everyone else if you need anything. " I said turning to walk away, but I turned back when I remembered something

"Could you uh, not tell anyone about this conversation?" I asked, kind of desperately, I was desperate

Kagome nodded, which made me happy. I did not need this getting around, people would think I had gone soft again, and I have not. I walked back to the house where everyone else was waiting for Kagome's decision.



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It is so beautiful on the outside. I never realized it before; I never paid attention to it. When I was a little girl I took everything I had for granted, I do not want to do that again. I want to see everything and appreciate it all for what it is. I want to travel around the world, seeing everything I can, but I know that is not possible. They need me here, they need me to help them, but can I do it? I was not raised like them, I did not have a family, and all I had was myself. I want to help them, like they helped me, but I do not know if I am strong enough to go through with it. I could end up messing all of their plans up in an instant, and be sent back while who knows what will happen to them.

"I want to make them happy, but I want to be happy."

Could I live with myself if I did nothing? Could I live with myself if I did go along with this? I could only know the answer to one of them, but which one would it be? I have been sitting out here since I woke up, trying to make sense of everything that is happening, but so far nothing makes sense. The same questions play through my mind, but I cannot answer them. I do not yet trust these people, but they have been so nice to me, they have helped me, and maybe some day they could even love me like a family would. That just may be my wishful thinking, but I would like a real family someday, a family to love me and I could love back.

"What should I do?" that was the main question in my mind

Inuyasha made things a bit easier for me, but not much. He seems like a nice person, but he also seemed wounded, like something horrible has happened to him. I do not have a lot of knowledge of people, but I could see it in his eyes. Does it have something to do with Kikyou? Is that why he is going along with all of this, so he can get back at her for something she has done to him in the past? Did he love her? So many questions that no one could answer, or they could, but they wouldn't.

"Who am I really? Am I the daughter of a King, or am I the orphan that would like nothing more than to go back the shrine she grew up in?" I asked myself as I watched the morning sky

I don't know who I am or where I belong, but maybe doing this will help me figure it out. I touched my face. I did not want to go back to how it was before, I want to be able to always touch my face, have someone else touch my cheeks and my lips. I want to be normal.

"That's why I'll do it."

I guess it wasn't that hard to decide. I stood up, taking one last look around, and walked back to tell the others. When I walked in I saw everyone sitting around much like they were last night.

"I'll do it."

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