InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Hime Beast ❯ Prologue I ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
Prologue I: The Hime Beast
By ffchick
Beta-ed By: Lou & Rachel
Disclaimer: I don’t own Inuyasha or Beauty and the Beast!



Once upon a time there was a kind-hearted Hime named Kagome.    She was said to have been the reincarnation of Midoriko.   Kagome was the daughter of the Daimyo Toshikigama.  He died shortly after the arrival of Naraku no Onigumo, a spider hanyou.

Many males vied for the attention of the young Hime, who was the first born of the late daimyo.    No one tried as hard as Naraku, who attempted to court her and was refused nine times.

Naraku, as a result of the refusals, began to attack the villages of Kagome's kingdom.    The Hime requested aid on this situation from her friends and allies.   The ones who answered were the Taijiya villagers, the Demon Exterminators, the Lord of the Western Territories, and the Chinsui territory. The Taijiya village was known for their Youkai Extermination; they would go wherever when called. The Western Territories was ruled by Lord Inu No Taishio, an Inu Taiyoukai. The Chinsui territory was once a part of the central territories but now governed itself and now was a place of sin.  
Sango, a Taijiya, came for her father to aid the Hime whom she had known since childhood.    She was accompanied by her brother, Kohaku and by a two-tailed Neko Youkai, named Kirara. From the Western Territories, on behalf of the Inu no Taishio, Lord Sesshoumaru represented the old alignment to the Higurashi line.   The western lord's son was not the only heir; there was also Inu Yasha.   From the Chinsui territory, which was something of a red-light district, came the lecherous monk, Miroku.

The Ookami Youkai tribes also volunteered to help Kagome protect her territories. It was known that their new leader, Koga, was smitten with the Hime.  The Ookami was said to be engaged to another ookami, Ayame, though that was never confirmed nor denied.  The Ookami offered themselves up for any help they could render.    They explained that they owed her family a great debt; one they could not pay. However, that wouldn't stop them from attempting to try. Kagome sent an Ookami delegate to Naraku to ask for his demands.   What was sent back was a wounded Ookami, who exploded after stating that Naraku wanted Kagome and her lands.

The sight of the dispersing corpse greatly distressed the over-stressed princess.   She was horrified; in shock and after three days of mourning, she made a decision. Kagome would fight for her people; she had been taught she could not let this go unchallenged. She knew that it was not proper for a woman to go into battle; so she asked it of Lord Sesshoumaru would go in her stead.  He led a large group of Youkai to attack Naraku.    It was a success, but it had all been part of the spider Hanyou's plan.

Tsubaki, a dark miko, known in the North as one who would take joy in harming the innocent for a price, quickly discovered the Hime had great power as a miko. Unfortunately, Tsubaki realized she had just been a simple pawn with her last breath of life.   Kagome destroyed Tsubaki with her purifying energy.    Naraku was caught in the crossfire, destroying half of his body.    The Hime heard him say before he disappeared, "I curse you! If a man can ever see you as anything but a doll and kiss you with love not lust in his heart, you will be freed from this curse I place upon you and your house.  This will never happen, for if you are more than a mile from your castle you love so much, you will die, as well as everyone in your house."

Kagome was left to pick up the pieces where the remains of Tsubaki should have been.   However, in stead of the remains, there stood a little girl with white hair standing on a pile of dust.    In her hands, she held a mirror, and with that mirror, she would show Kagome anything she wished to see because like Kagome, the girl was cursed by the order of Naraku.

Kagome just stood there for a moment, numb and unable to react anymore. The door swung open, and Kagome saw the extent of the curse of Tsubaki and Naraku. Sango had golden hair with her brown eyes; she was a youkai now but still wore her usual Taijiya garb. Kagome looked down at herself, and it became apparent to her that she was nothing more than a clay doll.