InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Tarnished Armor ❯ Enter New Players and the Costume Ball ( Chapter 4 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: Strmbringr 
Meet most of the cast! Finally! And yet AGAIN FLuffy-Chan saves poor Kagome-Chan n__n
And the announcment it made....~grins wickedly~
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 09.11.2003 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 750 | Status: Completed
Meet most of the cast! Finally! And yet AGAIN FLuffy-Chan saves poor Kagome-Chan n__n
And the announcment it made....~grins wickedly~
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 09.11.2003 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.9K | Visits: 750 | Status: Completed
A/N: This chapter is for those of you whom want to get to know how I made the other charas in this story act. Entering Naraku, Kikyo, Hojo, Yisu, Miroku, Niomi and a few others of my own invention. I personally dislike the _main_ charas in stories being ones you made up, but I don't mind the slightly less important ones being like that. Hope you don't either, because for the plot to go on I need more characters than this story has. Gomen if anything confuses you! Please Read. ~grins ebilly you'll find out soon...O and Yisu designed her own costume, I desgined the rest n.n
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Tarnished Armor
Enter New Players and the Masked Ball
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Hyouga's frown deepened as he listened to the persuasive talk of Naraku. Naraku was a master of manlipulation. At the moment he wanted to manipulate Kagome's father for that reason. Tomorrow night was the ballwhere Kagome would announce her bethrothed. Naraku wanted to be the one she announced. Hyouga knew of his daughters feelings for Naraku, she loathed him completely. He had given her the choice of mates, but if he wanted her with Naraku he would have to take it away. Kagome was one for huge mood swings, and a violent temper when she thought she was wronged. She took punishment as her due and drew a fine line between the two.
She was a confusing person to say the least. She had unlimited kindness to almost everyone, and a softspot for those weak....but every now and then she found someone she would let her violent temper show for. Naraku was that one. Kouga merely annoyed her. And yet...he found himself considering Naraku's proposal. In this case he would not be taking sides...but wait. Hyouga shook his head to clear it. He was not trying to choose sides, and Kouga's father had agreed than any match would help the clan greatly, perhaps even more so with the Inu match than his own son. Hyouga glanced Naraku over. 'You may attend the ball. I will inform my daughter of your proposal, I can and will not garantee you any answer to it. You must understand that.' He glanced up as Naraku nodded and left. Hyouga shuddered. He foudn himself intensly disliking the promise to even inform Kagome. Naraku bothered him greatly.
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Tonight was the party and Kagome found herself unbelievable nervous despite the fact that it was a costume ball aside from her bethrothel ball. And despite the fact that her three best friends were talking lively together. Niomi was a cheetah hanyou. Her golden blonde hair appeared to have the faded pattern of Cheetah spots in it and looked magnificent. Her cheetah-like auds twitched as she got herself ready for the ball. She was wearing as extensive costume as an earth Nymph. In anycase she looked lovely. She wore a solid golden underdress with tight long sleeves and a filmy moss green over dress with butterfly sleeves so that the gold showed through it. She wore a tiara of emerald leaves. She wore strappy golden sandles to match it and her waist length hair was left unbound, her violet eyes sparkling. Alienore, the Eagle-Owl Youkai had knee-length chesnut hair with distinctive gold highlights and sharp green eyes.
She also had a crimson lightning bolt on her forehead and a violet stripe on each cheek. Her hair was crimped and curled with silver and turquoise ribbons run through it. She wore a solid turquoise underslip that was tight on the arms. There were three layers of three different shades of turquoise and silver on top of this. Each was a different length. The next layer was two shades lighter and was as long as the lowest layer. THe next was even paler and was knee length. The last was silvery and was mid-thigh length. These top through layers made it visable to see the others beneath it. Only the lowest layer was solid. The sleeves on these layers were null, they call connected in speghetti straps in the back, and then formed silvery butterfly sleves that reached the floor. Her magnificently huge wings, the hue of her hair, were painted as she rarely did in turquoises and silvers. Also, each of the other three layers unded unevenly with a zigzag effect at the edge of each clothe. She wore silver strappy sandles and was posing as an Water Nymph.
Yisu was a feline hanyou, what species was unknown. She had peircing scarlet eyes and brown hair cut at jaw length. Her long brown auds twitching as she laughed at what Niomi was talking about. Her lockes were down and bound into a deap blue and beige cord, the strands of different hue entertwined as they held her oddly combed hair from her face, adorning her short lockes. She wore a beige innerdress with butterfly sleeves. It was long, and formfitting everywhere from waist up, but it A cut on the way down so as not to cling to her legs. A slit went up to her knee in the back. Over that she wore a corset that stopped below her breasts. The corset was made of a unique clothe that appeared as leather, but was not, and felt much different aswell. From this came her skirt of the same material.
This was only slighter larger than the skirt below it and also had a slit up the back so that the inner dress was seen beneath it. The beige dress was the covering for her cleavage, but was also lowcut. She wore a chocker made out of the same deep blue hued clothe as the dress. Kagome and Yisu were supposed to be costume partners, or they picked the same theme. Goddesses. Thus they looked slightly similar. Kagome had chosen the fire goddess while Yisu had Chosen Air. She wore a very lowcut crimson underdress that was off the shoulders. It was tight until her elbows where a very thin, very translucent golden clothe joined the crimson and butterfly sleeved alsmot to the floor from that point on each side. On the top of each arm she wore coiling golden armbands over the crimson clothe. It was also attached to her middle fingers by ruby studded golden rings. The gold on the dress ended with the sleves howe'er. She wore a tight, black leather corset that ended under her breasts, holding them up as Yisu's did.
It was one of thier favorite styles. The underdress however had been cut up a little bit. It ended an inch below the corset, leaving her flat stomach exposed. Then it began again, lowrise on her hips with the crismson cloth and leather. The crimson cloth was A-cut and split up to mid thigh on each thigh. She wore strappy red sandles that came up to her knees in straps, and her 4 inches off the ground. Kagome was a little bit dramatic. The leather came down to wear the slit began, itself coming down an inch below it with a tiny slit. More gold embroidery was noticed on the egde of the red cloth. The ffect was, needless to say, shocking for everyone but Yisu whom merely smirked. 'Think you overdid it?' Speaking as Kagome grinned. All of the girls donned thier masks. They were identical to each others, merely being a simple mask each of black with thier color schemes, unique to each other, twisted in thin rope around the edge of ach mask.
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Sessho-Maru looked at his half-brother in disgust. Inu-Yasha wore his usual red Haori, not dressing up in the least bit. Inu-Yasha's amber eyes watched the ground as the rode through the countryside in a carriage. Both brothers wore black and red masks, hiding thier faces. Not that it mattered. Even unable to see his markings, his hair and costume agve Sessho-Maru away instantly. As Inu-Yasha merely covered his face, but everything else about him was identical, it made it even easier. Sessho-Maru wore his usual outfit in black, but instead of donning the cherry-blossom design or the trimmings in red, it was done in silver with vine designs on it. Both men had left thier hair down. Inu-Yasha seemed to think he could win Kagome back tonight by his attitude. Sessho-Maru remained indifferent as he stared stoicly at the moon outside thier windows.
Moments later they arrived and he took in the people he somewhat recognized as he entered. Kagome's sister Kikyo was dressed as Japanese Miko. He noticed her immeadiatly as he entered the room. She may have been a miko quite literally, but her human stench was immeadiatly recognized, the miko part unnoticed. Naraku was noticed next. Sessho-Maru barred his fangs beneath his mask as the hanyou. He was in his favorite baboon costume, hiding his body and visage from view. The Kitsune Miroku was noticed next. Sessho-Maru merely arched a brow. As usual The playful lecher was dressed as the innocent monk. His black hair pulled back in a ponytail. He held a staff, and had prayer beads holding a clothe matching his clstume over his hand, making only his fingers available for view. Ironicly this was his lecherous hand. Sango, the tigress bodyguard of Kagome, was ironicly dressed as a Youkai exterminator. It looked like she was about the exterminate the youkai monk next to her went he decided to feel her up and was knocked unconscious.
Sessho-Maru shook his head and continued to look around. Then there was Kouga. He was dressed as an old fashioned Wolf-Tribe mercenary, wearing as little clothing as possible Sessho-Maru assumed. He attention was taken away from Kouga when the four girls entered in sets. It was obvious they were best friends for they were giggling amongst themselves. Sessho-Maru decided to ignore the other dozens of guests to watch them, as everyone else's attention was drawn there anyway. Two stunning women were dressed as nymphs. A cheetah hanyou and Eagle-Owl Youkai. Kouga's eyes stayed on them longer than neccesary perhaps, but Sessho-Maru immeadiatly looked to thhe next ones. The feline youkai was lovely aswell, though he himself could not stand the feline race too close, being full inu-youkai. The girl walked beside Kagome, whom was posing as a fire goddess to match the wind goddess the neko was posing to be. He heard Inu-Yasha's indrawn breath, though for which girl remained unknown.
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Kagome was beginning to think that she should have gone as a different element...or something. At least a different costume since everyone was staring. She was distracted from this pondering as Yisu began to joke around and the other three girls laughed to what she was saying. Yisu watched Kagome alugh, satisfied that the worry and nerousness evident in her eyes before was gone, she decided to look around. As the rest of them were. Yisu and Niomi's parents had decided that the bethrothel ball would be a perfect time to spot potential mates, so both instantly went through the lists of whom in the crowd they liked so far. Yisu, with a thing for silver hair, went for Inu-Yasha and Sessho-Maru aswell as several other Inu-Youkai of lesser status or lands of smaller size. Niomi gave a fanged grin, indicating she liked what she saw with Kouga, and even Miroku.
Alienore merely smirked and flaunted her stuff by walking into the middle of a group of boys around her age. No ningens for her, the group was completely youkai and hanyous. Yisu, knowing two of the silver haired men were two of Kagome's prospects dragged her along when she went over to meet them. 'Hey, I'm Yisu. The three of you should know each other though...' Yisu was hard-pressed not to smirk when Inu-Yasha was obviously oogling them. Kagome seemed to be trying to set his haori on fire with her gaze, and Sessho-Maru was merely standing there indifferent. Obviously Yisu had her work cut out for her, she sighed and looked over to her flirting friends.
One with Kouga, Miroku was still occupied being unconscious on the floor by Sango's feet, and the other flirting with at least 5 people. They would be no help. Yisu decided she would give Kagome some one on one time with each of the prospects, and so suddenly grabbed Inu-Yasha's wrist. 'Dance with me. Now.' And they disappeared into the crowd of dancing couples. Kagome glowered intensly at her feline friend, then glanced back at Sessho-Maru. Only knowing he was alive because his golden orbs flickered to her. 'Uhmm...I'll be right back. I'm going to get some punch...' And she left his side to venture towards the refreshment table, then walked out onto the balcony alone for some space.
'Well, what have we here? My potential mate all alone?' Her skin crawled at his voice and she literally hissed at him in a low growl. 'I would not marry you if indeed you were the last substitute for a male on earth!' She bared her fangs at him as he came close, catching her in his arms. 'Why so upset my love? Do not want to admit your true feelings?' She clawed at him, but it was fiarly useless when he had her pinned and she couldn't cut through the thick fur. Not that it mattered, because a few moments later they were interupted by a cold voice and Naraku being flung backwards, barely catching himself. 'I believe she no longer desires your presense Naraku.' Naraku made an attempt towards Kagome again, but Kagome attached herself to Sessho-maru and was growling, and he found Sessho-Maru's wickedly gleaming claws closing around his katana.
Thats about when he decided it was time to leave, so he did, feeling Sessho-Maru's eyes burning holes into his back as he did so. He called back only once. 'You will be mine miko, one way or another. Your new protector won't save you forever, how long will it last then?' And then he was gone. Then Sessho-Maru turned back to Kagome, arching a brow beneath his mask. 'You are constantly in need of saving. you should not go off alone like that, I doubt you'll always have someone to destroy the situation for you.' She spluttered, glowered for a full two seconds before she sighed. 'Gomen.' She shook his head slightly.
'Now could please detach yourself from my person?' She blinked, then seemed to realize what position they were in, and leaped backwards a good five feet, her face scarlet. He smirked beneath his mask, it was a full face mask, while hers was only covering her eyes and he oculd see her embarrassment easily. Luckily a servant saved her from saying anything by running up to them. 'Lady Kagome, your father requests your presence on the dias. She paled completely, her eyes darting as if looking for away to escape, then she sighed, through back her shoulders, and glanced back at Sessho-Maru once before striding into the hall. He waited a moment, shook his head, then followed as she approached the dias.
Her father spoke first. 'My Daughter, Kagome, has been spening time choosing her potential mate. It has been her personal choice so even I do not know whom she will choose. I trust her to make the wise choice, and a choice that will make herself happy. Now I will give the floor to my daughter so that she may tell you all whom she has chosen.' He stepped aside and gestured for the obviously nervewrackingly nervous Kagome to come forward. Despite that all she did come forward. Sessho-maru, Inu-Yasha, and Kouga were led below the dias, visable by everyone. 'Uhmmm...Kouga...' A gasp was given, Kouga beamed, and everyone cheered before they cut off at Kagome's glower. 'Kouga...I think of you as a brother, I am sorry but I will be marrying another. I do, however, value your friendship and always will.'
Luckily Kouga couldn't sniff out lies, but his estatic expresson turned to one of being crushed. Naraku was attempting to join the three in the center when Kagome saw him and her blue orbs slitted. 'Naraku, you are the last man on Earth I would choose and you were not a choice so leave me alone.' SHe barely paused for breath as she glanced between Inu-Yasha and Sessho-Maru. She bit her bottom lip as the silence dragged on. 'Obviously I have chosen to stay with one of the Inu Tribe...' Kagome's father let out an impatient sigh and was rewarded with a death glower. 'Kagome, daughter, please let us know which one you _did_ choose?' She glanced at the hopeful, immature inu-Yasha first. Then she looked at Sessho-maru. The carved staure of ice. Glancing between them for a moment, she bot her lip again, then sighed. 'I choose...'
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A/N: Do ye hate me? Honestly I might change my mind at any moment for whom she chooses. So either Inu or fluffy ~cackles~ Anyone have some good fics to reccomend? Lemme know. I luff 'em. Also, what do you think of thier costumes? I like designing them in my mind,a nd I thought it would be interesting for everyone else to be dressed as they are in the series n.n; I dunno...R&R please n.n;;
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Tarnished Armor
Enter New Players and the Masked Ball
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Hyouga's frown deepened as he listened to the persuasive talk of Naraku. Naraku was a master of manlipulation. At the moment he wanted to manipulate Kagome's father for that reason. Tomorrow night was the ballwhere Kagome would announce her bethrothed. Naraku wanted to be the one she announced. Hyouga knew of his daughters feelings for Naraku, she loathed him completely. He had given her the choice of mates, but if he wanted her with Naraku he would have to take it away. Kagome was one for huge mood swings, and a violent temper when she thought she was wronged. She took punishment as her due and drew a fine line between the two.
She was a confusing person to say the least. She had unlimited kindness to almost everyone, and a softspot for those weak....but every now and then she found someone she would let her violent temper show for. Naraku was that one. Kouga merely annoyed her. And yet...he found himself considering Naraku's proposal. In this case he would not be taking sides...but wait. Hyouga shook his head to clear it. He was not trying to choose sides, and Kouga's father had agreed than any match would help the clan greatly, perhaps even more so with the Inu match than his own son. Hyouga glanced Naraku over. 'You may attend the ball. I will inform my daughter of your proposal, I can and will not garantee you any answer to it. You must understand that.' He glanced up as Naraku nodded and left. Hyouga shuddered. He foudn himself intensly disliking the promise to even inform Kagome. Naraku bothered him greatly.
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Tonight was the party and Kagome found herself unbelievable nervous despite the fact that it was a costume ball aside from her bethrothel ball. And despite the fact that her three best friends were talking lively together. Niomi was a cheetah hanyou. Her golden blonde hair appeared to have the faded pattern of Cheetah spots in it and looked magnificent. Her cheetah-like auds twitched as she got herself ready for the ball. She was wearing as extensive costume as an earth Nymph. In anycase she looked lovely. She wore a solid golden underdress with tight long sleeves and a filmy moss green over dress with butterfly sleeves so that the gold showed through it. She wore a tiara of emerald leaves. She wore strappy golden sandles to match it and her waist length hair was left unbound, her violet eyes sparkling. Alienore, the Eagle-Owl Youkai had knee-length chesnut hair with distinctive gold highlights and sharp green eyes.
She also had a crimson lightning bolt on her forehead and a violet stripe on each cheek. Her hair was crimped and curled with silver and turquoise ribbons run through it. She wore a solid turquoise underslip that was tight on the arms. There were three layers of three different shades of turquoise and silver on top of this. Each was a different length. The next layer was two shades lighter and was as long as the lowest layer. THe next was even paler and was knee length. The last was silvery and was mid-thigh length. These top through layers made it visable to see the others beneath it. Only the lowest layer was solid. The sleeves on these layers were null, they call connected in speghetti straps in the back, and then formed silvery butterfly sleves that reached the floor. Her magnificently huge wings, the hue of her hair, were painted as she rarely did in turquoises and silvers. Also, each of the other three layers unded unevenly with a zigzag effect at the edge of each clothe. She wore silver strappy sandles and was posing as an Water Nymph.
Yisu was a feline hanyou, what species was unknown. She had peircing scarlet eyes and brown hair cut at jaw length. Her long brown auds twitching as she laughed at what Niomi was talking about. Her lockes were down and bound into a deap blue and beige cord, the strands of different hue entertwined as they held her oddly combed hair from her face, adorning her short lockes. She wore a beige innerdress with butterfly sleeves. It was long, and formfitting everywhere from waist up, but it A cut on the way down so as not to cling to her legs. A slit went up to her knee in the back. Over that she wore a corset that stopped below her breasts. The corset was made of a unique clothe that appeared as leather, but was not, and felt much different aswell. From this came her skirt of the same material.
This was only slighter larger than the skirt below it and also had a slit up the back so that the inner dress was seen beneath it. The beige dress was the covering for her cleavage, but was also lowcut. She wore a chocker made out of the same deep blue hued clothe as the dress. Kagome and Yisu were supposed to be costume partners, or they picked the same theme. Goddesses. Thus they looked slightly similar. Kagome had chosen the fire goddess while Yisu had Chosen Air. She wore a very lowcut crimson underdress that was off the shoulders. It was tight until her elbows where a very thin, very translucent golden clothe joined the crimson and butterfly sleeved alsmot to the floor from that point on each side. On the top of each arm she wore coiling golden armbands over the crimson clothe. It was also attached to her middle fingers by ruby studded golden rings. The gold on the dress ended with the sleves howe'er. She wore a tight, black leather corset that ended under her breasts, holding them up as Yisu's did.
It was one of thier favorite styles. The underdress however had been cut up a little bit. It ended an inch below the corset, leaving her flat stomach exposed. Then it began again, lowrise on her hips with the crismson cloth and leather. The crimson cloth was A-cut and split up to mid thigh on each thigh. She wore strappy red sandles that came up to her knees in straps, and her 4 inches off the ground. Kagome was a little bit dramatic. The leather came down to wear the slit began, itself coming down an inch below it with a tiny slit. More gold embroidery was noticed on the egde of the red cloth. The ffect was, needless to say, shocking for everyone but Yisu whom merely smirked. 'Think you overdid it?' Speaking as Kagome grinned. All of the girls donned thier masks. They were identical to each others, merely being a simple mask each of black with thier color schemes, unique to each other, twisted in thin rope around the edge of ach mask.
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Sessho-Maru looked at his half-brother in disgust. Inu-Yasha wore his usual red Haori, not dressing up in the least bit. Inu-Yasha's amber eyes watched the ground as the rode through the countryside in a carriage. Both brothers wore black and red masks, hiding thier faces. Not that it mattered. Even unable to see his markings, his hair and costume agve Sessho-Maru away instantly. As Inu-Yasha merely covered his face, but everything else about him was identical, it made it even easier. Sessho-Maru wore his usual outfit in black, but instead of donning the cherry-blossom design or the trimmings in red, it was done in silver with vine designs on it. Both men had left thier hair down. Inu-Yasha seemed to think he could win Kagome back tonight by his attitude. Sessho-Maru remained indifferent as he stared stoicly at the moon outside thier windows.
Moments later they arrived and he took in the people he somewhat recognized as he entered. Kagome's sister Kikyo was dressed as Japanese Miko. He noticed her immeadiatly as he entered the room. She may have been a miko quite literally, but her human stench was immeadiatly recognized, the miko part unnoticed. Naraku was noticed next. Sessho-Maru barred his fangs beneath his mask as the hanyou. He was in his favorite baboon costume, hiding his body and visage from view. The Kitsune Miroku was noticed next. Sessho-Maru merely arched a brow. As usual The playful lecher was dressed as the innocent monk. His black hair pulled back in a ponytail. He held a staff, and had prayer beads holding a clothe matching his clstume over his hand, making only his fingers available for view. Ironicly this was his lecherous hand. Sango, the tigress bodyguard of Kagome, was ironicly dressed as a Youkai exterminator. It looked like she was about the exterminate the youkai monk next to her went he decided to feel her up and was knocked unconscious.
Sessho-Maru shook his head and continued to look around. Then there was Kouga. He was dressed as an old fashioned Wolf-Tribe mercenary, wearing as little clothing as possible Sessho-Maru assumed. He attention was taken away from Kouga when the four girls entered in sets. It was obvious they were best friends for they were giggling amongst themselves. Sessho-Maru decided to ignore the other dozens of guests to watch them, as everyone else's attention was drawn there anyway. Two stunning women were dressed as nymphs. A cheetah hanyou and Eagle-Owl Youkai. Kouga's eyes stayed on them longer than neccesary perhaps, but Sessho-Maru immeadiatly looked to thhe next ones. The feline youkai was lovely aswell, though he himself could not stand the feline race too close, being full inu-youkai. The girl walked beside Kagome, whom was posing as a fire goddess to match the wind goddess the neko was posing to be. He heard Inu-Yasha's indrawn breath, though for which girl remained unknown.
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Kagome was beginning to think that she should have gone as a different element...or something. At least a different costume since everyone was staring. She was distracted from this pondering as Yisu began to joke around and the other three girls laughed to what she was saying. Yisu watched Kagome alugh, satisfied that the worry and nerousness evident in her eyes before was gone, she decided to look around. As the rest of them were. Yisu and Niomi's parents had decided that the bethrothel ball would be a perfect time to spot potential mates, so both instantly went through the lists of whom in the crowd they liked so far. Yisu, with a thing for silver hair, went for Inu-Yasha and Sessho-Maru aswell as several other Inu-Youkai of lesser status or lands of smaller size. Niomi gave a fanged grin, indicating she liked what she saw with Kouga, and even Miroku.
Alienore merely smirked and flaunted her stuff by walking into the middle of a group of boys around her age. No ningens for her, the group was completely youkai and hanyous. Yisu, knowing two of the silver haired men were two of Kagome's prospects dragged her along when she went over to meet them. 'Hey, I'm Yisu. The three of you should know each other though...' Yisu was hard-pressed not to smirk when Inu-Yasha was obviously oogling them. Kagome seemed to be trying to set his haori on fire with her gaze, and Sessho-Maru was merely standing there indifferent. Obviously Yisu had her work cut out for her, she sighed and looked over to her flirting friends.
One with Kouga, Miroku was still occupied being unconscious on the floor by Sango's feet, and the other flirting with at least 5 people. They would be no help. Yisu decided she would give Kagome some one on one time with each of the prospects, and so suddenly grabbed Inu-Yasha's wrist. 'Dance with me. Now.' And they disappeared into the crowd of dancing couples. Kagome glowered intensly at her feline friend, then glanced back at Sessho-Maru. Only knowing he was alive because his golden orbs flickered to her. 'Uhmm...I'll be right back. I'm going to get some punch...' And she left his side to venture towards the refreshment table, then walked out onto the balcony alone for some space.
'Well, what have we here? My potential mate all alone?' Her skin crawled at his voice and she literally hissed at him in a low growl. 'I would not marry you if indeed you were the last substitute for a male on earth!' She bared her fangs at him as he came close, catching her in his arms. 'Why so upset my love? Do not want to admit your true feelings?' She clawed at him, but it was fiarly useless when he had her pinned and she couldn't cut through the thick fur. Not that it mattered, because a few moments later they were interupted by a cold voice and Naraku being flung backwards, barely catching himself. 'I believe she no longer desires your presense Naraku.' Naraku made an attempt towards Kagome again, but Kagome attached herself to Sessho-maru and was growling, and he found Sessho-Maru's wickedly gleaming claws closing around his katana.
Thats about when he decided it was time to leave, so he did, feeling Sessho-Maru's eyes burning holes into his back as he did so. He called back only once. 'You will be mine miko, one way or another. Your new protector won't save you forever, how long will it last then?' And then he was gone. Then Sessho-Maru turned back to Kagome, arching a brow beneath his mask. 'You are constantly in need of saving. you should not go off alone like that, I doubt you'll always have someone to destroy the situation for you.' She spluttered, glowered for a full two seconds before she sighed. 'Gomen.' She shook his head slightly.
'Now could please detach yourself from my person?' She blinked, then seemed to realize what position they were in, and leaped backwards a good five feet, her face scarlet. He smirked beneath his mask, it was a full face mask, while hers was only covering her eyes and he oculd see her embarrassment easily. Luckily a servant saved her from saying anything by running up to them. 'Lady Kagome, your father requests your presence on the dias. She paled completely, her eyes darting as if looking for away to escape, then she sighed, through back her shoulders, and glanced back at Sessho-Maru once before striding into the hall. He waited a moment, shook his head, then followed as she approached the dias.
Her father spoke first. 'My Daughter, Kagome, has been spening time choosing her potential mate. It has been her personal choice so even I do not know whom she will choose. I trust her to make the wise choice, and a choice that will make herself happy. Now I will give the floor to my daughter so that she may tell you all whom she has chosen.' He stepped aside and gestured for the obviously nervewrackingly nervous Kagome to come forward. Despite that all she did come forward. Sessho-maru, Inu-Yasha, and Kouga were led below the dias, visable by everyone. 'Uhmmm...Kouga...' A gasp was given, Kouga beamed, and everyone cheered before they cut off at Kagome's glower. 'Kouga...I think of you as a brother, I am sorry but I will be marrying another. I do, however, value your friendship and always will.'
Luckily Kouga couldn't sniff out lies, but his estatic expresson turned to one of being crushed. Naraku was attempting to join the three in the center when Kagome saw him and her blue orbs slitted. 'Naraku, you are the last man on Earth I would choose and you were not a choice so leave me alone.' SHe barely paused for breath as she glanced between Inu-Yasha and Sessho-Maru. She bit her bottom lip as the silence dragged on. 'Obviously I have chosen to stay with one of the Inu Tribe...' Kagome's father let out an impatient sigh and was rewarded with a death glower. 'Kagome, daughter, please let us know which one you _did_ choose?' She glanced at the hopeful, immature inu-Yasha first. Then she looked at Sessho-maru. The carved staure of ice. Glancing between them for a moment, she bot her lip again, then sighed. 'I choose...'
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A/N: Do ye hate me? Honestly I might change my mind at any moment for whom she chooses. So either Inu or fluffy ~cackles~ Anyone have some good fics to reccomend? Lemme know. I luff 'em. Also, what do you think of thier costumes? I like designing them in my mind,a nd I thought it would be interesting for everyone else to be dressed as they are in the series n.n; I dunno...R&R please n.n;;