Cinderella by llounen

Blue Eyes

It was 7 in the morning when the bell on the clock tower went off. Kagome awoke from her sleep to greet another hard working day. Kagome got out of bed and stood in front of the mirror. Kagome was a pure blood demon that was forced to live with her human stepmother and sisters. Everyday she of her life she hated because of all the work they made her do and the extras with it.

Everyday it was the same thing done at the same time. She would get up at seven in the morning and get ready for the day ahead of her, only to start off with cooking the breakfast for her sisters and stepmother so when they a woke they didn't have to wait. Then Kagome would go and start her morning chores that had to be completed by the time it was time to cook lunch. After lunch when she got the dishes done she would go out into the town if needed to shop and get the things they needed. Only after shopping when she got home it would be time for dinner. After dinner was finished she would clean up the table and get the kitchen clean in time for her to get some rest for the same thing the next day.

Kagome was use to the everyday chores that she had to do, because her stepmother. It had all started the day after her father had died. She was forced to live with them because on one would take her in and she had no other family.

Kagome got dressed into her usual outfit which was a puck green dress tightly fit with patches all around it. She picked up her brush and started brushing her long raven, silk, black hair and put it up tight so it wouldn't get in the way. Then she started brushing her tail so it still kept its fluffiness. Kagome was an inu youkai, with an imprint of a fire with an arrow going through it on her forehead. She had deep ocean blue eyes that made her oldest stepsister Kikyou jealous. Her mother Yura always told Kikyou that she was better looking than Kagome.

How ever, Kikyou's younger sister Kaede always thought was Kagome was pretty and didn't deserve to be treated the way her mother and sister treated her. She always made things easy on Kagome when her mother wasn't around.

Kagome had finished getting ready when she heard a small noise outside. Kagome went over to the window and looked out to the road. She saw the royal prince Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha not far from her house. She heard them arguing over something but didn't pay attention because she was on a tight schedule. Kagome ran down stairs and into the kitchen to see breakfast already cooking and bowls ready to be served.

Kagome looked around and saw the kitchen was clean and everything was in its proper place. "I hope I didn't upset you by doing some cleaning and cooking?" Kagome heard the voice of the only person she loved. "Thank you Kaede for your help, but you better hope mother doesn't find out about this or she will punish me." Replied Kagome as she turned around to see Kaede with a smile on her lips. "Don't worry I just got through taking a bath so I didn't look like I did and I put my dirty close in the wash area so they didn't see them." Kagome only smiled at Kaede for her kindness.

Kagome served up the bowls and got everything in order so she could take up the breakfast. Kaede helped with what she could but stayed away from the things that would get her dirty. Kaede served her own bowl and went into the dinning room to eat, when Kagome left to take the food up.

In a short moment Kagome was back down stairs with an empty tray. She grabbed her thing to feed the animals and prepared her self to go outside.

Kagome walked out into the yard and called upon the farm animals to come and eat. Kagome could hear the brothers still arguing, but didn't pay much attention to it. Kagome laid some chicken feed on the ground and watched as the mothers helped their chicks to eat. She then walked over to the horse and held out her hand and let the horse feed from it. Kagome heard the little wines of the one thing she always loved. She looked down to see three little puppies at her feet wanting to be feed. Kagome put the rest of the horse feed in the bucket for the horse to eat out of and walked into the house to get the dog food. It took her five minutes to prepare three bowls of puppy food. She went back out side and placed all three bowls on the ground. The puppies all rushed over to their bowls and started eating. Kagome let a little laugh exit her lips but kept the rest back.

"Excuse me miss." a voice came that made Kagome freeze in her steps. Kagome turned around only to find the eldest prince looking at her. "Excuse me, but are you busy? We sort of need a little help." Kagome looked past the prince over to where the other one was and noticed her was pissed off and talking to himself. Kagome then looked back to Sesshomaru. "I guess I can help a little." came Kagome's voice as soft as silk.

Sesshomaru turned around and walked out of the yard and Kagome followed after him. 'She has a voice like an angle, but with sadness in it. What can make a girl so sad who is as pretty as she' came Sesshomaru's thought as he walked back to Inu Yasha. Kagome didn't know what she was doing but if her stepmother caught her she would be punished for good. Sesshomaru stop and turned around to look at Kagome who kept her head down. "You should show respect by looking up and us not at the ground" said Sesshomaru. Kagome lifted her head and looked into Sesshomaru's golden eyes. "I'm sorry mi lord." Replied Kagome. Sesshomaru was taken back by her eyes but showed no emotion of it for he was good at hiding it. Her eyes where like heaven and made him feel all warm all over his body. He couldn't figure out why but he loved her eyes and didn't want to move. Kagome wanted to blush when she saw the prince just stare at her, but kept it held back.

"Can I ask why you brought a low class person over here?" asked Inu Yasha. Sesshomaru looked away from Kagome and to his half-wit brother. "Listen here you half- wit. I brought her over so she could help out. So show at least a little respect." Replied Sesshomaru. Inu Yasha glared at his brother with hate. Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru wondering what she was supposed to help with. "This way if you'll follow me." Said Sesshomaru. He turned and led the way back to his and his brother's horse. Kagome followed close behind with Inu Yasha behind her.

Sesshomaru stopped sudden and looked down at the ground. Kagome followed his eyes and saw what had happened. A poor little fawn was trying to get up and move but couldn't. Kagome knelt down to get a closer look at the fawn. "I still say we should have killed it and put it out of it misery." Complain Inu Yasha. Sesshomaru turned and glared at his brother. Kagome ignored what was going on behind her and attended to the fawn.

Kagome sensed something in the wood that caught her attention. Kagome looked up from the fawn and stared into the woods. Sesshomaru notice Kagome was staring at the woods. "What is wrong girl?" asked Sesshomaru. Kagome looked back to Sesshomaru and then at the fawn. "Something is in the woods looking for this fawn." Replied Kagome. Before Kagome or anyone else could say another word something appeared out of the woods and a few feet from them. Kagome looked at the person and saw it looked like a little girl who looked only to be six.

Kagome looked down at the fawn and saw it was trying to move to the girl. Kagome placed her hand on the fawn's leg and closed her eyes and focused all her energy towards the broken leg. Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha watched Kagome and saw a bright pink light come from her hands. When the light disappeared the two brothers saw the fawn stand and run towards the girl. The girl looked at Kagome and bowed and disappeared into the woods with the fawn. Kagome stood up and looked at the two brothers. "If you would excuse me I have to go now." "What was that you did and why?" asked Inu Yasha. "I simply healed the fawn's leg so it could return to the girl." Replied Kagome. Sesshomaru was annoyed with his brother. "I am sorry for his ignorant behavior. I thank you for your help and you may leave back to your home." Said Sesshomaru. Kagome bowed low to the two brothers. Sesshomaru noticed the marks on her neck but didn't have time to get a close look before she lifted her upper body and walked off.

Kagome went back into the yard and behind the house out of site. Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha mounted their horses and started off back to the castle. Sesshomaru couldn't get the picture of her eyes out of his head and the sadness that was in them. "She is so beautiful but why the sadness. I never got to get her name. I'll just call her blue eyes.' With that thought left in his head Sesshomaru and his brother rode of into the distance with out another word.