Long time no see. I confess that I haven't been on the site in a very long time. And I am sure that this has been a distress to all my faithful readers. Well, now with a little free time on my hand, let me present to you the continuation of Inuyasha's Juliet

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Romeo & Juliet

The air thick with the smell of burnt ash and blood, Inuyasha awakes in a dazed state. The last thing he can remember is his lover's screams as he collapses onto the ground. Mouth thick with the taste of iron, the prince wipes his lips off with the back of his hand. His body is bruised and broken. It is a miracle in its self that he can even manage to rise. Looking all around him, the once serene sight had turned into a desolate wasteland.

"Raiden!" Inuyasha calls from his knees.

It is not long before he realizes what has happened to the priest. Death had taken him like Kikyou had taken his wife. Pulling himself towards the deceased, he feels sorrow growing within his chest. How could it have come to this? His body charred with ash, eyes swollen and body bruised it was obvious that the guards had tortured the man of god before sending him to his untimely death.

"Why hath you for saken thee?" Inuyasha's golden orbs are facing towards the sky. A flash of lightning penetrates the screen of clouds as rain begins to drench his form. Slumping over he places his forehead against the ground and begins to weep.

In the castle of Capulet, Queen Kikyou and her brood have just arrived. Holding her sister by her long beautiful locks, she drags her through the castle gates and up the stairs to her chamber. Locking the door behind them, Kikyou throws her younger sister onto the floor in front of her. Rage filling her up, she begins to scream.

"How dare thee defy me, you, ungrateful wench!" Kikyou is taking steps towards Kagome who is clambering towards the bed.

"As many times as I have told thee, still your ears remain deaf! I cannot love him, sister!"

"Cannot love? No love is needed. A simple task is all that was required of you. And behind my back, a hanyou becomes your mate! His word is above mine? This title is given to those chosen by the gods. And you choose to question a god? I pity your soul dear one. You shall embrace hell with the ass you have lain with. But as long as you breathe, you belong to me."

Her actions are swift but not painless. She strikes Kagome as hard as her hand will allow. Lying on the floor, tears rolling down her cheeks, she demands the presence of Sango. Pointing to the heaping mess on the floor, she points to the rope she has coiled up on the chest in the corner.

"No longer a princess shall you be." Kikyou takes her eyes off of Kagome and looks to Sango. "Bind her!"

As much as Sango wishes she could plead with the queen, she knows she will only be sentenced to death if she does not obey. Taking the long coiled rope into her hands, she begins wrapping it tightly around Kagome's supple frame. When the final knot has been made, Kikyou withdraws a dagger from her dress pocket. Taking Kagome's hair into her grip once more, she begins to hack away at the beautiful locks.

"You are no longer a woman. You are a swine and shall be treated as such until you breathe your last breath. Once you come to accept your fate, maybe then I can forgive you."

As Kikyou exits the room, Kagome cries out with despair. Sango, who has left her mistresses's side, sits outside the door weeping. How far had the kingdom fallen?

Lifting his head to the sound of wings beating, Inuyasha lifts his head once more. Hovering over his beaten form are two of his brother's henchmen; Kouga and Ayame. His brother must have heard about the raid on the church. It was no secret that there were eyes everywhere and that a man would sell his soul for a piece of gold during these wild times. Landing on the ground a few feet away, Kouga looks around at the baren surroundings.

"Aye, Ayame. What dost thou believe occurred here?" Kouga asks kicking away some fallen rubble lying in his path.

"A raid, just as the cellar wench predicted." Ayame replies following in his footsteps.

"I reckon she will be dead any day now. What then will Master Naraku do?"

"What does it matter? Our main concern right now is finding the prince."

"Prince? You mean traitor do you not?"

"Aye, I suppose the term is proper is it not."

As their footsteps draw closer, Inuyasha does his best to stay silent. If he could keep his breathing to a minimum their might be a chance that he could get out of his alive. Thinking quickly, the prince looks to Raiden's lifeless form. Swallowing hard, he does the unthinkable. Shifting the deceased, he uses the body as a cover from prying eyes. He knew it was a disrespect to treat the dead in such a manner, but if it meant getting out alive, he would take his chances with the gods.

"There be not a soul for miles, Ayame!" Kouga complains as he looks to the female demon.

"And if we go back empty handed, what will the lord say then?" Ayame retorts coldly as she continues to overturn brush.

"I fear they lord's disapproval more than I fear death himself."

"Aye, which is why our search cannot be over yet."

Continuing to comb the grounds, Inuyasha can feel his heartrate starting to pick up. If they pick up his scent, his cover will be blown. Wolf demons are known for their stubbornness and their ability to track for days. Crunching a stick underneath her boot, Ayame's face rises to the sky above.

"Kouga, can you smell it?" Ayame asks eyes beginning to narrow.

"Aye, is that fear?" Kouga questions joining in.

"A worm be amongst us."

"Then we must wet the soil and bring it forth."

The rushing of his blood had given his nearly undetectable cover away. And now, he was only minutes away from being discovered.

I feel pretty good about where this is headed. Hopefully you guys will leave some awesome reviews and I will continue soon.