InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Princess and the Pauper ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Kagome looked over her platter. She picked up some choice fruits and began to eat as she poured cream into her porridge. She filled herself with everything that she wanted before returning the platter to its place at the foot of her door to be retrieved by her vassals.

Inuyasha wanted to meet her mid-day to take her to the village. Looking over her clothes, she chose an airy white dress covered in green shamrocks. The sleeves were short and poofy, the bodice was lacy with green gems sewn into the lace, and the skirt was covered in the shamrocks with a soft overlay. She decided it would be nice to wear during the mid-day sun.

She called for her vassal, Eri, who assisted her in getting dressed. She carefully made up her face ... not too much as to look like a whore but enough to show she was different from the people of this land. Slipping into her shoes, she grabbed a matching hat and parasol to take with her. She headed downstairs to the main chamber of the castle.

She knew the lord had left on an urgent manner and she breezily walked through the room, as if daring the guards to stop her. They looked at each other and then at her,

"My lady, where are you going?"

"I am taking a walk. I do not want to be disturbed." she said, as she held her head up high and walked away from the palace grounds.

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Inuyasha landed softly in front of Kikyou as she returned to the village,

"Inuyasha. What are you doing here?" she asked, her voice slightly irritated.

"I want ... look Kikyou ... I'm sorry ... for yesterday. I dunno what came over me." he mumbled.

"I accept your apology, Inuyasha. I thought maybe, for a moment, you had started to act like other men. Thinking you have every right to do what you wish with women." she said, falling into step with him.

Inuyasha stared straight ahead. How could he explain to Kikyou that he only wanted to show his, was it love? He then turned to her,

"Kagome will be visiting the village today, Kikyou."

"Kagome? You met another girl? It seems you're becoming quite popular with the ladies." Kikyou's heart twinged again.

"Huh? No ... it's Colleen. But, her Japanese name is Kagome."

"Ohhh. I see. Well, if we are to have someone visiting our village from another country, we should prepare for her arrival. When will she be here?"

"About mid-day."

"I must head back then. I look forward to meeting your friend, Inuyasha."

Kikyou rushed away from Inuyasha, heading back towards the village. Inuyasha just shook his head and turned to head towards the forest. The sun was nearly overhead. It was time to get Kagome.

Kagome found herself a spot by the brook and sat on a smooth rock to await Inuyasha. She knew his sense of smell was excellent and he would locate her. She really had no desire to enter the woods without her protector.

She didn't have to wait long. She heard the whooshing sound of his hitoe and turned to look. He landed softly beside her and she stood up and went to him. He held out his arms and embraced her, breathing in her gentle scent as he enveloped his strong arms around her,

"Kagome." he whispered her name.

She hugged him tightly and commented, "I like it when you say my name."

This confused Inuyasha. Why would him simply calling her name be anything special?

"The village is waiting." he said, pulling away.

"Let's go then, shall we Inuyasha?" her voice light and airy.

He felt it then ... when she said his name ... he felt something course through him ... maybe there was something about saying your lover's name aloud ...

They walked beside each other in a comfortable silence. Kagome took the time to enjoy the scenery around her. It was her first real time out of the castle, at least without running for her life.

"There it is." Inuyasha said.

Kagome looked. Before her stood a quaint village of huts and fields. The fields were full of crops and people and animals roamed around. It reminded her a bit of the small towns back home in Ireland,

"It's beautiful." she gasped.

As the couple walked towards the village, a young woman of about 19 approached them. She wore a white yukata and red hakama pants. Her black hair was pulled back and she carried a long bow in her hand. Beside her was a young girl of about 8 wearing a kimono with blue flowers. Inuyasha stopped in front of the woman,

"Kikyou. This is Colleen. Now known as Kagome." Inuyasha introduced her, "Kagome, this is Kikyou, the village priestess. And the kid is her sister Kaede."

Kikyou bowed her head, "Lady Kagome, how nice of you to visit our village. I hear you are to be our daimyo's next wife."

Kagome cringed inside at what Kikyou said, but she kept her outward composure. She took her hands and lifted her dressed slightly, curtsying to the priestess, "Lady Kikyou, I am honored that I can visit your village." she said with a smile.

Kikyou studied the girl. Her red hair that hung in long ringlets, her emerald green eyes, her skin a burnished gold, accented by eye makeup and rouge, her lips full and pink, the bodice of her dress holding in two large mounds and her tiny cinched waist and small hands in dainty white gloves. She was a foreign beauty, looking nothing like the girls of the land, but more exciting, exotic. Kikyou also noted the closeness between Inuyasha's and Kagome's bodies.

"What a huge dress!" commented Kaede, wide-eyed.

Kagome giggled, "Yes, it is large. It's called a hoop skirt."

"Why?" asked Kaede.

Kagome lifted her skirt a bit, "Because I wear a large hoop that encircles the dress and keeps it spread out ... see?'

Kaede giggled, "Someone could hide under that."

"And they do." commented Kagome.

"Huh?" Kaede looked at her.

"In my country, if a someone needs to hide, a woman may offer her dress as a hiding spot. Most people are too modest to ask a lady to lift her skirt to search for someone. Children, especially, will ask to hide under the skirt if they have been naughty and want to hide from their mothers. Wanna try it?" she offered, as she pushed her skirt up just enough for Kaede to scoot underneath before dropping it back into place.

"Can you see me, big sister?" she called out.

"No, I cannot Kaede. But, I do not think it is proper for you to be underneath Lady Kagome's skirt." chided Kikyou gently.

Kaede crawled out, "You have interesting pants on, Lady Kagome."

Kagome giggle again, "They are called pantaloons. They are technically my undergarments. Should my dress fly up, no one can see anything. It's helpful when the wind is blowing heavily."

Kikyou shifted uncomfortably. She was watching Inuyasha's reactions to Kagome and felt a twinge of sadness when she saw him laugh at Kagome and Kaede's interaction. She had never seen him laugh. Her eyes looked at Kagome with something unreadable in her eyes when she saw Inuyasha smile at Kagome.

"Come on." she said, "I"ll introduce you to the village."

She turned and walked into the village, why Kaede excitedly asked Kagome question after question. Villagers looked up from their tasks when they saw the beautiful stranger walk in with their priestess and Inuyasha. Murmurs quickly spread as the people whispered about their guest.

"Lady Kikyou, who do you have?" one of the village men asked, as a crowd gathered.

"Good people, this is Lady Kagome. She will soon be our daimyo's new wife. She comes here from a country by the name of Ireland." Kikyou announced.

Kagome curtsyed to the crowd as she heard the villagers' whispers,

"So beautiful."

"Look at her clothes."

"Her skin is gold."

The villagers led Kagome to a place where she could sit down. As Kagome settled herself, the villagers began asking questions, starting with a young girl who asked wide-eyed,

"How can you sit down in that dress?"

She smiled and laughed as she showed the girl how she handled the dress so that she could sit comfortably. She answered as many questions as she could. Some of the questions led to small stories and the villagers sat around, enraptured by her voice and the stories she told. The villagers seemed very interested in hearing about her many sailing trips and seemed surprised to hear of cultures outside of their own.

The afternoon flew by and work was discarded as the villagers became enthralled with their beautiful guest. Eyes grew wide when she described animals she had seen on African safaris and she told of pirates in the oceans. Her stories were short, but many, as she explained she would have to tell all the details on another visit.

"You will return to our humble village, won't you Lady Kagome?" one of the young men asked, obviously smitten by the lovely lady, a fact quietly noted by Inuyasha as he leveled a glaring gaze on the young man as he sneered, an expression seen by Kikyou.

"Oh, yes. I would love to, if you would have me." she responded.

The villagers readily agreed and clamored together, wanting to know when she would return. Kagome offered to return the next afternoon and promised to elaborate on at least one of her stories,

"Would you like to try a meal from my country?" she asked.

The villagers nodded in excited affirmation as Kagome stood up to leave,

"I must be returning. The lord will be expecting me for dinner." she said.

A few young children ran up to her, their hands full of flowers, "Here, Lady Kagome, for you." they all said.

She knelt down to their level and took the flowers, "Thank you very much. They are so beautiful."

As she turned to leave, with Inuyasha by her side, she waved happily at the assembled group. Kikyou walked with them to the edge of the village,

"I must take my leave of you here, Lady Kagome." she said sweetly, "I have duties to attend to."

Kagome bowed to Kikyou, "Lady Kikyou, thank you for allowing me to visit. If I may, I would like to teach the children. Maybe they might like to learn to read or to write. That way they can read some of my books about where I've been."

"Not to be rude, but village children generally have no need for such things. Their lives will be nothing more than what you see. Learning is for scholars."

"Maybe." Kagome answered softly and quieted down when she saw a look in Kikyou's eyes. She had seen Kikyou watch Inuyasha all day. She had a good idea why, "Might Inuyasha accompany my back to my castle?" she asked Kikyou, pointedly.

"I am not Inuyasha's keeper." Kikyou said, a small hint of annoyance in her voice. Was this girl playing with her?

Kagome smiled her sweet smile and started to turn to go,

"Lady Kagome?"

Kagome turned and faced Kikyou,

"May I ask a small favor of you?" asked the priestess.

"Sure."

"Could you please speak to the daimyo about our village. His taxation for protection makes living very hard on a village as poor as this. Is there anytihing you can do?"

Kagome looked from Kikyou to Inuyasha and back. Inuyasha just stared at Kikyou,

"I will try."

Kikyou bowed her head, "That is all I can ask. Thank you." she said, as she turned and walked away.

Kagome turned away and headed towards the castle with Inuyasha beside her. The silence between the two was deafening. Kagome finally piped up,

"You care for her, don't you?"

Inuyasha stopped and looked at her, shock registering in his face. Kagome smiled at him,

"You don't have to answer that. It's in your eyes. Is that why you asked me if it was possible to love more than one person?"

Inuyasha stammered, "Uh ... well ... yea." he stared at something on the ground.

Kagome took his hand and started walking,

"Will you be visiting tonight?" her voice was sweet and innocent as if the previous statement had never been said.

"If you still want me to." he answered, his voice quiet. He didn't want to hear her answer.

She turned to him and kissed him. His arms snaked around her waist and he pulled her in and deepened the kiss. As her mouth parted, his tongue pushed in, looking for hers, as he rubbed his hands up and down her back. She broke the kiss and looked into his eyes,

"Does that answer your question?" she asked.

"Do I have to wait for tonight?" he pleaded.

Her hand ran down his chest to his hakama and she squeezed his hardening member,

"Do you want a taste of tonight?" she said huskily, as her hand squeezed him.

Her answer came in his moan as his head bent back and his footing faltered. She gently pushed him up against a tree and she untied his obi, pushing his pants to his ankles and freeing his stiff member from its confines. She knelt down and pulled him into her mouth, massaging his shaft up and down as she suckled and licked the throbbing head.

Inuyasha grabbed the trunk of the tree as he attempted to keep himself steady. As her hand and mouth worked on him, his mind was sent to dizzying heights. His hips bucked into her face in an ever wilder frenzy. Her hat fell off onto the dirt as she quickened the pace. She tightened her grip around his base and she pushed him as far into her throat as she could go without choking. As his moans increased and his breathing started coming in gasps, his claws started tearing bark off the tree as he dug his hands into the trunk.

Grunting incoherantly, he rammed his throbbing member into her mouth. He spread his legs open to get more leverage, when he felt her finger enter him and push deep inside. When her second finger entered, Inuyasha released a feral cry from his throat. She pumped her fingers inside him, harder and faster than she ever did before. As the universe exploded inside Inuyasha's body, he reached up and grabbed the trunk above him to hold himself up as he exploded inside her mouth. His eyes opened wide and his mouth opened in a scream that sent birds flying.

Kagome cleaned him up with her mouth, all the time eyeing him as he recovered. He hadn't realized he had broken the tree trunk above him and it had fallen behind him. Kagome pulled up his hakama and retied his obi. Caressing his chest as she stood up, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him full on the lips. He returned the kiss with passion as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Enjoy your appetizer?" she teased, as she broke the kiss.

"Mmmmm. When's dinner?" he asked,

"That's your problem. But, I can supply dessert."

"Can't wait."

They walked arm in arm to the edge of the forest where Kagome took her leave. She left him with a soft kiss.

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Kikyou walked through the forest. Kaede and a couple of villagers had been spooked when they heard a wild animal scream in the woods. Following in the direction they had pointed, she came across a tree crushed and toppled over. At the base of the tree lay scattered flowers,

'These are the flowers the village children gave to Kagome.' Kikyou thought, as she looked around, 'Hmmm. Inuyasha must have taken care of the animal. Maybe it was a demon that attacked Kagome.' She looked at the ground, "Kagome." she said to herself, 'What are you to him?'