InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Snow White and the Seven 'Dwarfs'...Sort of ❯ Wedding From Hell ( Chapter 1 )

AN: Hey again. Hope you liked last chapter. I'm not sure how fast or slow my story is gonna come out. I'm probably just going to update when I don't have writer's block and feel like it. Just letting you know not to expect any kind of time period I have for my chapters. And I'll try not to go for months or years before updating. So, here's the next chapter. Have Fun!

 

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*** Seven Years After Queen Midoriko's Death***

(Kagome's about 12)

I sighed quietly as I stared down at my flowers and mentally rolled my eyes. Silently begging the priest to go faster with the ceremony.

“Do you King Nobunaga; take Lady Kikyo, as your lawfully wedded wife, to honor, to love…”

“Blah, blah, blah, is he making this even longer or something? Do weddings normally take this long? I wouldn't know, this is my first one. Maybe it's only so long because dad's marrying Kikyo. Kikyo for Kami's sake! I mean, I know dad's probably lonely and all, after all, mom is dead; and I guess he can't stay single forever.

“And do you, Lady Kikyo take King Nobunaga as your lawfully wedded husband, to honor to love…”

But did he have to get married to this Kikyo person? I get this really bad feeling about her. But does he listen to me? Nope, I'm just the angry, crazy daughter who feels like her mother is being replaced so she creates a huge fuss. Is it my fault if Kikyo's aura creeps me out? At least I have Kaede around. She understands what I'm talking about. She promised to teach me to find that poison plant that can kill someone leaving almost no trace of its true form, too today. Almost forgot about that. A killer could blame the death of a person on something else if he uses that as his murder weapon. Hopefully I won't need to know if someone was killed with that, but it's good to be prepared I guess.

“You may now kiss the bride.”

GAG!!!!!!! Who would want to kiss that??? Sure she's pretty, but she's so cold. Why would dad pick her to be his wife? It makes no sense. Maybe she looks like mamma? No people are always telling my I don't look like my mom, and this person could be my twin if she was younger. Rich? Has a lot of land? Can't see dad marrying for that either. Maybe he thinks the marriage will be helpful to his land? Ok, I can see him marrying Kikyo for that.

“Kagome, the weddings over, stop daydreaming.” My father teased. “Now say hello to your new step mother.” Kikyo looked at me and with a very fake smile opened her arms for me to hug her.

Oh Kami, I have to hug her? Someone kill me now.

I carefully walked close enough to her and lightly put my arms around her and fought not to gag. She was drenched in some kind of horrible perfume. So it was with complete honesty that I told my dad I wasn't feeling well and couldn't go to the dinner Kikyo planned to celebrate her and my father's wedding. He frowned.

“You're right, you don't look well, I'm sorry you can't come to the dinner through, make sure you get better.” I smiled.

“I will, have a good dinner, father, stepmother.” I kissed his cheek, walked till they couldn't see me anymore and ran all the way back to my room. I changed all of the horrible pink… I wouldn't even call it a kimono it's so ugly. I changed into a well-worn dress, and raced over to Kaede's, making sure no one saw me. She was out sweeping the steps to the shrine but when she saw me racing towards her she dropped the broom and caught me in a huge hug. Kaede is like the grandmother I never knew. She was the midwife that helped me come into this world. She even knew my mother somewhat. She's the one who told me I don't look like her. I don't remember my mother much, just a warm hand, a voice screaming out that she loved me, bright light, pain and than nothing. I was pretty young when she died, but if she really saved me like Kaede tells me she did shouldn't I remember more? Isn't that a disgrace not to even remember what she looked like? Kaede says I'll probably remember one day but it still bothers me. Anyway, Kaede teaches me a lot of stuff about plants, herbs, healing in general. I've also been able to shoot an arrow perfectly since I was nine. I've wondered a lot if I'm a miko like my mother was, but no one will ever tell me. They just tell me I'm to young to know. I think that means I'm not and they just don't know how to tell me. Wouldn't I feel something if I was a miko? I'm not sure what I'm supposed to feel but shouldn't there be something? Guess I'll just have to wait till `I'm old enough' stupid adults.

“So Kaede are you going to teach me to find that plant?” I asked eagerly. She laughed,

“Calm down child. Have some tea with me before ye rush out. Tell me about the wedding” she asked as she led me into the house a little behind the shrine. I rolled my eyes.

“The most boring thing ever. The priest was going to slow, he must be older than I thought if he can talk that slow.”

“So ye didn't like the wedding because it was slow or because Kikyo and ye father are getting married?” I shifted, looking down at my tea.

“Maybe a little of both.” She looked at me. “Ok, I don't want them getting married. I don't like Kikyo, something's not right about her, her aura…seems more evil than anything else.” Kaede nodded slowly.

“I thought so too child.” She opened her mouth like she was getting to say more but I quickly cut in before she could say anything, I didn't want a lecture she was sure to give me

“Can we go look for that plant now?”

Kaede looked like she wanted to say something but sighed and rose.

“Come child, I'll show what plant can help burns also.”

 

****Few Weeks Later******

I dutifully picked at my cloth with the needle but I wasn't making much progress with it. I hate needlepoint. It's so boring and I don't see the point in making some kind of weird pillow with cats or flowers on them. What's wrong with regular colored pillows? So I waited till the maid finished cleaning the windows when I took out my arrows from my sewing basket and finished tying a couple of arrowheads to the arrow shaft. I started to worry about my father. He hadn't been looking to well lately. He's barely outside his room anymore and he looks horrible when he does. To make things worse Kikyo banned Kaede from seeing my father. Something about her being too old to know what she's doing. She's lucky she's Queen or I would have hit her for talking about Kaede with such little respect. What does she know about healing? I sighed and put away my arrows and got up to leave the room when I heard one of my fathers servants run into the room, out of breath. He gasped for air as he said the five words that changed my life forever.

“Princess Kagome, your father's dead.”

 

 

AN: Again, thanks for reading. Oh, and sorry if I got the arrow thing wrong, I have no idea how to make an arrow. I'm not sure when I'm writing the next chapter. And I'm not sure if Kagome's still 12 or if I'm gonna make her older. Oh well I'll figure something out. Hopefully I'll update soon. Please review. See ya