InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Masquerade ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )
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By: Lady Sethia 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 01.09.2004 | Updated On: 09.04.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 542 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 01.09.2004 | Updated On: 09.04.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 542 | Status: Completed
**Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha or any of the Inu Yasha group! Blah, blah, blah! Now on with the story.**
Symbols: '...' Thoughts
"..." Speaking
~...~ Note
~ The Masquerade: Chapter 7 ~
Kagome stared out the window of her class room. She could hear her teacher giving the class it's lesson, but wasn't really paying attention. All she could think about was what she was going to do when she returned to the Feudal Era, if she returned at all. A hand on her shoulder brought her out of her thoughts, startling her and causing her to jump. After catching her breath, Kagome looked up into the eyes of Ayumi.
"Are you all right, Kagome-chan?" her friend asked with concern as her other two friends gathered around her.
Kagome's face turned a bright shade of red as she waved off her concerned friends. "Yeah, I'm fine." Grabbing her books off her desk, she began placing them in her bag. 'I can't believe I was so deep in thought I even missed the bell. I just need to forget...' Half way through her thoughts she realized that Ayumi had been talking to her. "I'm sorry, could you repeat that? I was..." Kagome looked away trying to hide her embarrasment.
Her friends looked at her puzzled. "We were trying to tell you that there is going to be another party. He has been throwing a party at least once a week since the one you went to. He told everyone to invite anyone and everyone they know. Yuka, Eri, and I were thinking of asking you," She paused, looking to her friends. They nodded and she turned her attention back to Kagome. "But with you being ill, maybe you shouldn't come."
Kagome smiled a little 'This is just what I need to help me take my mind off things!' Standing, she brought her hands together, a determined look in her eyes, "What kind of party is it going to be? What time do I need to be there? And where is it?" The questions came so suddenly it caught the girls off guard. After a couple minutes of standing there staring at them with their mouths open, not answering, she let out a frustrated sigh. "Well?!?"
Ayumi blinked and shook her head, still a bit puzzled about what had just happened. "The invitation said that he is throwing another masquerade ball. It is supose to start at seven o'clock tomorrow evening and is the same place as last time." Taking Kagome's hand in hers, she gave her friend one last worried look. "Are you sure you are feeling up to coming? If you aren't that is okay, you know."
Kagome smiled "Yeah, I have never felt better actually." Glancing at her watch the corners of her mouth dropped, "Guys I have to run, I need to get home before momma leaves to visit with my aunt. Have to get permission to go the party." Giving her friends a thumbs up and a huge smile, she turned and made her way out of the class room.
Kagome ran up the stairs leading to the shrine. Throwing the door open, she called out breathlessly to her mom "Mom! Mom!" When she heard no answer she frowned and shut the door. Slowly she made her way to the kitchen, normaly she wouldn't be worried but there was an overwhelming presence of jaki. "Mom?" she whispered into the abnormally dark kitchen. She waited for a minute, hearing nothing she turned to continue her search of the house. Just as she was about to walk away from the kitchen the sound of something growling caused her to stop dead in her tracks.
"Kagome." Her name came to her in a low growl out of the darkness behind her. Slowly she turned her body towards the kitchen. Peering into the darkened kitchen she subconsciously reached for her bow. Her hand grabbed air instead of the wood of the bow. "Shit!" she whispered to herself. A quick flash of red caught her eye bringing her attention back to the darkness. 'Inu Yasha? No it can't be, he's dead.' Taking a small step towards the room she called out in a small voice "Who's there?"
More growling answered her causing her to take a small step backwards. Kagome jumped as the sound of her cat, Buyo, howling assaulted her ears. "Buyo?" Whispered Kagome as she took a step into the darkened room. She heard the small mews of her cat coming from the far end of the kitchen. She picked up her pace, trying to get to her cat and out of the eerie room as quick as possible. Kagome screamed in pain as her hip made contact with the kitchen table placed in the middle of the room.
Hitting the floor hard she let out a string of curses that she had heard Inu Yasha say many times after being 'sat'. Kagome went to stand only to fall on her ass again. A sharp pain throbbed from the injury she had just acquired. 'Damn it.' Gently she touched it, wincing as another jolt of pain made it's way down her leg. She could feel the fabric under her fingertips becoming wet from what she could only assume was her blood. The sound of heavy breathing engulfed her suddenly, causing her to halt all movements.
Goose bumps popped up all over her skin as she felt the warm breath on her neck. Saliva dripped into her hair causing her to jump. Kagome heard it growl again, 'this is it, there is no one to save me.' Closing her eyes and waiting for her end she heard her cat hiss and spit then a loud roar from what ever it was in her kitchen. Her eyes immediately shot open, franticly trying to make out anything in the darkness.
Her cat screeched in pain right before something warm splattered across the side of her face. The sound of flesh ripping greeted her ears. Kagome could feel her body start to rock back and forth, tears streaming down her face. Mewls of pain assualted her ears along with the sound of flesh being torn away from muscle. Her eyes slammed shut again and she pressed her hands over her ears forcefully. Her voice ripped through the house "NO, BUYO!"
Mrs. Higurashi was upstairs in her room taking a nap when her daughter's scream woke her up. Getting up and out of her bed she quickly threw on her robe and walked out of her room. After checking her daughter's room and finding it empty, she hastily made her way down the stairs. When she rounded the corner to the kitchen she found her daughter huddled into a fetal position shaking tremendously. She managed to avoid the overturned table and chairs while running to Kagome. Bending down she place a hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.
Feeling something touch her, too afriad to open her eyes, Kagome lashed out in fear. Her body moving on it's own out of the pure instinctual will to survive. A heavy weight came down on top of her chest and she felt something pin her arms to the ground. A great power started to burn within her, building within the depths of her chest. Kagome felt like she was on fire from the inside out. Her body began to shake violently, all she could do was squeeze her eyelids together to keep them shut.
She could feel the skin under her hands begin to warm rapidly, along with the air in the room. Glancing down she saw a pink aura around her daughter, growing and become brighter with each second that passed. 'I must find a way to reach her, to calm her down.' Mrs. Higurashi thought as she began to gently shake Kagome. "Kagome, hun, it's your mother. You need to open your eyes." Her voice came out smooth and comforting, yet held a slight bit of a panicked edge. She knew what would happen if she couldn't pull her daughter away from the edge. Her mother had told her stories about her aunt doing the very same thing, not being able to handle the immense amount of power her aunt had died.
Kagome could hear a familar voice calling from far away. Everything had become very still and the dark had turned to bright. Slowly she opened her eyes, gasping at what she saw around her. Everywhere she looked there were flowers and soft green grass as far as the eye could see. The midday sun shone down on her brightly, warming her skin. "Where am I?" She asked herself, jumping when she actually got a reply.
"This is the plain between life and death." A very familar voice replied from behind her. Before she could turn around hands went on her shoulders and held her in place. "Damn it Kagome, what do you think you are doing?"
Kagome blinked, she knew the voice all to well to know that he was livid. "What? What are you talking about?" She felt the hands on her shoulders grip her tighter as she tried to turn herself to look at him. Finally she managed to break free and turn around. Grey eyes met gold eyes with such intensity one would swear sparks of electricity flew between the two. "Just what in the hell are you talking about, Inu Yasha?" She glared at him as she placed her hands on her hips.
"What I'm talking about is you building up too much power for your body to handle. You are going to kill yourself doing stuff like that untrained." He returned her scowl, crossing his arms he continued. "Baka! I can't save you every time you decide to go off and do something stupid."
Tears stung her eyes, bitting her tongue to force the tears back "Oh don't give me that shit Inu Yasha. You don't know what it is like to have the unknown stalk you. To listen as whatever it kills your cat and have it's blood sprayed across your face." Her voice rose with each word spoken, tears she couldn't stop fell from her face. "No you wouldn't. You died and left me alone. And that...that thing was in my house, Inu Yasha. It's not like I went out looking for trouble. I have got enough on my damned plate right now without having to deal with any extra bullshit."
A smile came to Inu Yasha's lips "You are still my Kagome." Pulling her into his arms he gave her a tight squeeze. "I will help lighten your burden. I know about your feelings towards my brother" He felt her tense in his arms, "I am not angry, Kagome. I was a fool to not ever tell you how I felt, to never embrace your love. Move on, share what I couldn't have with someone who deserves it." He breathed in deeply, memorising her scent. "Kagome, I need you to do me a favor."
Kagome brought her head up to look him in the eyes, "Hai, Inu Yasha?"
He ran a finger along her jaw line and smiled weakly at her. "I need you to open your eyes." He saw the confusion in her cool grey orbs, "Just do it, Kagome. And stay away from..." He watched as she faded from view "Damn it!" A gust of wind came out of no where, looking up Inu Yasha saw a shadowed figure appear in the field.
"You mustn't reveal anything to her." A feminine voice said. Without a warning it disappeared leaving a small circle of dead flowers and grass where it had been standing.
Kagome's eyes shot open, a scream escaped her lips. She could see her kitchen and her mother sitting on top of her. There was a bright pink light slowly receding into her body. "Inu Yasha?" her voice came out hoarse and it was craking. She laid there as her mother got off of her chest. Suddenly what had happened came to the forefront of her mind. With her confusion gone, tears came to her eyes. "Mom Buyo's...he's dead."
Mrs. Higurashi looked to Buyo sitting next to the refrigerator, then gave her daughter a puzzled look. "What ever are you talking about, Kagome? Buyo is sitting right there." She watched as her daughter turned and looked to the cat, all the color draining from her face.
Kagome looked at the cat and it's eyes flashed red. 'Whatever that thing is, it is definately NOT Buyo.' Standing up she looked her mother in the eye, "That thing is not our cat mom. Just look at the side of my face, that red stuff is his blood." She watched as her mom looked to where she had just pointed. The worried look on her mom's face caused her to reach up and touch her face. When she felt nothing other than her skin she dropped down to her knees. 'What the hell is going on? Inu Yasha, what were you trying to warn me about?'
Tears stream down her face dripping down to her legs. Glancing up towards her cat again she noticed that the eyes were normal, no red could be seen. 'Am I just going crazy?' Shaking her head, her crying turned to a full out emotional breakdown. Feeling a hand on her shoulder she looked up. Upon seeing her mother Kagome threw herself into the loving arms that were being held out for her.
"Shh, Kagome, everything will be okay." Mrs. Higurashi looked down at the top of her daughter's head. "What has happened, dear? You have been gone for almost two months now. You didn't even tell me you were going to be gone that long. And now this, Kagome you could have died." She pulled her daughter away from her and looked her in the eyes.
Kagome sighed, "Mom, sit down this is going to take a while."
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The sun's bright rays streamed through the window hitting Kagome in the face. She moaned, not wanting to wake. Suddenly she shot straight up in bed and glanced at her clock. "Three o'clock in the afternoon! When the hell did I fall asleep?" Quickly she pulled back the covers and stood. Making her way across the bedroom she shut out the light she had left on while trying to stay awake. After taking her bath, Kagome made her way downstairs. Half way down the stairs her stomach growled causing her to blush.
Kagome stepped up to the corner before the kitchen and stopped. After what happened yesterday she didn't know if she wanted to go into the kitchen anymore. "The hell with it!" She said after her stomach growled at her yet again. She came around the corner and everything appeared to be normal. Smiling to herself she went around the room getting the things she needed to make a bowl of cereal. A note on the table caught her eye as she placed the cereal filled bowl down on the table.
~ Kagome,
I thought about what you said last night. I believe you are right, going to this party could help take some of the stress off of you. I will be at your aunt's house for a couple of days. I left you the keys to the car and some money on the table. Have fun dear!
Love,
Mom ~
Kagome couldn't help but smile as she read the note her mother had left her. She quickly finished off her cereal, then made her way back upstairs to get things prepared for going to the party. Little did she know a small pair of red eyes was watching her every move.
Putting on the last little touch of make-up around her eyes, she smiled at the woman in the mirror. She had pulled back her hair in a simple ponytail. All but the two strands on each side of her face had been pulled back. She had admit that they curled nicely and accentuated her face very well. Standing up, she grabbed the necklace and the mask from off her bed. Kagome turned back to the mirror after putting the last two articles of her outfit on. "Well not as good as my mother did it, but pretty damn good if I do say so myself." With that she stood up, grabbed her purse along with the keys to the car and made her way out to the car.
Quicker than she had expected she was standing in front of the two large wooden double doors leading into where the party was taking place. Taking a deep breath she placed her hand on the doorknob. Before she could change her mind, she turned the little gold handle and pushed the door open.
TBC
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Sorry about such a short chapter, but that seemed a good place to stop. I should be able to update a little bit more regular now. So expect the next chapter with the next week. Enjoy ^_^
Symbols: '...' Thoughts
"..." Speaking
~...~ Note
~ The Masquerade: Chapter 7 ~
Kagome stared out the window of her class room. She could hear her teacher giving the class it's lesson, but wasn't really paying attention. All she could think about was what she was going to do when she returned to the Feudal Era, if she returned at all. A hand on her shoulder brought her out of her thoughts, startling her and causing her to jump. After catching her breath, Kagome looked up into the eyes of Ayumi.
"Are you all right, Kagome-chan?" her friend asked with concern as her other two friends gathered around her.
Kagome's face turned a bright shade of red as she waved off her concerned friends. "Yeah, I'm fine." Grabbing her books off her desk, she began placing them in her bag. 'I can't believe I was so deep in thought I even missed the bell. I just need to forget...' Half way through her thoughts she realized that Ayumi had been talking to her. "I'm sorry, could you repeat that? I was..." Kagome looked away trying to hide her embarrasment.
Her friends looked at her puzzled. "We were trying to tell you that there is going to be another party. He has been throwing a party at least once a week since the one you went to. He told everyone to invite anyone and everyone they know. Yuka, Eri, and I were thinking of asking you," She paused, looking to her friends. They nodded and she turned her attention back to Kagome. "But with you being ill, maybe you shouldn't come."
Kagome smiled a little 'This is just what I need to help me take my mind off things!' Standing, she brought her hands together, a determined look in her eyes, "What kind of party is it going to be? What time do I need to be there? And where is it?" The questions came so suddenly it caught the girls off guard. After a couple minutes of standing there staring at them with their mouths open, not answering, she let out a frustrated sigh. "Well?!?"
Ayumi blinked and shook her head, still a bit puzzled about what had just happened. "The invitation said that he is throwing another masquerade ball. It is supose to start at seven o'clock tomorrow evening and is the same place as last time." Taking Kagome's hand in hers, she gave her friend one last worried look. "Are you sure you are feeling up to coming? If you aren't that is okay, you know."
Kagome smiled "Yeah, I have never felt better actually." Glancing at her watch the corners of her mouth dropped, "Guys I have to run, I need to get home before momma leaves to visit with my aunt. Have to get permission to go the party." Giving her friends a thumbs up and a huge smile, she turned and made her way out of the class room.
Kagome ran up the stairs leading to the shrine. Throwing the door open, she called out breathlessly to her mom "Mom! Mom!" When she heard no answer she frowned and shut the door. Slowly she made her way to the kitchen, normaly she wouldn't be worried but there was an overwhelming presence of jaki. "Mom?" she whispered into the abnormally dark kitchen. She waited for a minute, hearing nothing she turned to continue her search of the house. Just as she was about to walk away from the kitchen the sound of something growling caused her to stop dead in her tracks.
"Kagome." Her name came to her in a low growl out of the darkness behind her. Slowly she turned her body towards the kitchen. Peering into the darkened kitchen she subconsciously reached for her bow. Her hand grabbed air instead of the wood of the bow. "Shit!" she whispered to herself. A quick flash of red caught her eye bringing her attention back to the darkness. 'Inu Yasha? No it can't be, he's dead.' Taking a small step towards the room she called out in a small voice "Who's there?"
More growling answered her causing her to take a small step backwards. Kagome jumped as the sound of her cat, Buyo, howling assaulted her ears. "Buyo?" Whispered Kagome as she took a step into the darkened room. She heard the small mews of her cat coming from the far end of the kitchen. She picked up her pace, trying to get to her cat and out of the eerie room as quick as possible. Kagome screamed in pain as her hip made contact with the kitchen table placed in the middle of the room.
Hitting the floor hard she let out a string of curses that she had heard Inu Yasha say many times after being 'sat'. Kagome went to stand only to fall on her ass again. A sharp pain throbbed from the injury she had just acquired. 'Damn it.' Gently she touched it, wincing as another jolt of pain made it's way down her leg. She could feel the fabric under her fingertips becoming wet from what she could only assume was her blood. The sound of heavy breathing engulfed her suddenly, causing her to halt all movements.
Goose bumps popped up all over her skin as she felt the warm breath on her neck. Saliva dripped into her hair causing her to jump. Kagome heard it growl again, 'this is it, there is no one to save me.' Closing her eyes and waiting for her end she heard her cat hiss and spit then a loud roar from what ever it was in her kitchen. Her eyes immediately shot open, franticly trying to make out anything in the darkness.
Her cat screeched in pain right before something warm splattered across the side of her face. The sound of flesh ripping greeted her ears. Kagome could feel her body start to rock back and forth, tears streaming down her face. Mewls of pain assualted her ears along with the sound of flesh being torn away from muscle. Her eyes slammed shut again and she pressed her hands over her ears forcefully. Her voice ripped through the house "NO, BUYO!"
Mrs. Higurashi was upstairs in her room taking a nap when her daughter's scream woke her up. Getting up and out of her bed she quickly threw on her robe and walked out of her room. After checking her daughter's room and finding it empty, she hastily made her way down the stairs. When she rounded the corner to the kitchen she found her daughter huddled into a fetal position shaking tremendously. She managed to avoid the overturned table and chairs while running to Kagome. Bending down she place a hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.
Feeling something touch her, too afriad to open her eyes, Kagome lashed out in fear. Her body moving on it's own out of the pure instinctual will to survive. A heavy weight came down on top of her chest and she felt something pin her arms to the ground. A great power started to burn within her, building within the depths of her chest. Kagome felt like she was on fire from the inside out. Her body began to shake violently, all she could do was squeeze her eyelids together to keep them shut.
She could feel the skin under her hands begin to warm rapidly, along with the air in the room. Glancing down she saw a pink aura around her daughter, growing and become brighter with each second that passed. 'I must find a way to reach her, to calm her down.' Mrs. Higurashi thought as she began to gently shake Kagome. "Kagome, hun, it's your mother. You need to open your eyes." Her voice came out smooth and comforting, yet held a slight bit of a panicked edge. She knew what would happen if she couldn't pull her daughter away from the edge. Her mother had told her stories about her aunt doing the very same thing, not being able to handle the immense amount of power her aunt had died.
Kagome could hear a familar voice calling from far away. Everything had become very still and the dark had turned to bright. Slowly she opened her eyes, gasping at what she saw around her. Everywhere she looked there were flowers and soft green grass as far as the eye could see. The midday sun shone down on her brightly, warming her skin. "Where am I?" She asked herself, jumping when she actually got a reply.
"This is the plain between life and death." A very familar voice replied from behind her. Before she could turn around hands went on her shoulders and held her in place. "Damn it Kagome, what do you think you are doing?"
Kagome blinked, she knew the voice all to well to know that he was livid. "What? What are you talking about?" She felt the hands on her shoulders grip her tighter as she tried to turn herself to look at him. Finally she managed to break free and turn around. Grey eyes met gold eyes with such intensity one would swear sparks of electricity flew between the two. "Just what in the hell are you talking about, Inu Yasha?" She glared at him as she placed her hands on her hips.
"What I'm talking about is you building up too much power for your body to handle. You are going to kill yourself doing stuff like that untrained." He returned her scowl, crossing his arms he continued. "Baka! I can't save you every time you decide to go off and do something stupid."
Tears stung her eyes, bitting her tongue to force the tears back "Oh don't give me that shit Inu Yasha. You don't know what it is like to have the unknown stalk you. To listen as whatever it kills your cat and have it's blood sprayed across your face." Her voice rose with each word spoken, tears she couldn't stop fell from her face. "No you wouldn't. You died and left me alone. And that...that thing was in my house, Inu Yasha. It's not like I went out looking for trouble. I have got enough on my damned plate right now without having to deal with any extra bullshit."
A smile came to Inu Yasha's lips "You are still my Kagome." Pulling her into his arms he gave her a tight squeeze. "I will help lighten your burden. I know about your feelings towards my brother" He felt her tense in his arms, "I am not angry, Kagome. I was a fool to not ever tell you how I felt, to never embrace your love. Move on, share what I couldn't have with someone who deserves it." He breathed in deeply, memorising her scent. "Kagome, I need you to do me a favor."
Kagome brought her head up to look him in the eyes, "Hai, Inu Yasha?"
He ran a finger along her jaw line and smiled weakly at her. "I need you to open your eyes." He saw the confusion in her cool grey orbs, "Just do it, Kagome. And stay away from..." He watched as she faded from view "Damn it!" A gust of wind came out of no where, looking up Inu Yasha saw a shadowed figure appear in the field.
"You mustn't reveal anything to her." A feminine voice said. Without a warning it disappeared leaving a small circle of dead flowers and grass where it had been standing.
Kagome's eyes shot open, a scream escaped her lips. She could see her kitchen and her mother sitting on top of her. There was a bright pink light slowly receding into her body. "Inu Yasha?" her voice came out hoarse and it was craking. She laid there as her mother got off of her chest. Suddenly what had happened came to the forefront of her mind. With her confusion gone, tears came to her eyes. "Mom Buyo's...he's dead."
Mrs. Higurashi looked to Buyo sitting next to the refrigerator, then gave her daughter a puzzled look. "What ever are you talking about, Kagome? Buyo is sitting right there." She watched as her daughter turned and looked to the cat, all the color draining from her face.
Kagome looked at the cat and it's eyes flashed red. 'Whatever that thing is, it is definately NOT Buyo.' Standing up she looked her mother in the eye, "That thing is not our cat mom. Just look at the side of my face, that red stuff is his blood." She watched as her mom looked to where she had just pointed. The worried look on her mom's face caused her to reach up and touch her face. When she felt nothing other than her skin she dropped down to her knees. 'What the hell is going on? Inu Yasha, what were you trying to warn me about?'
Tears stream down her face dripping down to her legs. Glancing up towards her cat again she noticed that the eyes were normal, no red could be seen. 'Am I just going crazy?' Shaking her head, her crying turned to a full out emotional breakdown. Feeling a hand on her shoulder she looked up. Upon seeing her mother Kagome threw herself into the loving arms that were being held out for her.
"Shh, Kagome, everything will be okay." Mrs. Higurashi looked down at the top of her daughter's head. "What has happened, dear? You have been gone for almost two months now. You didn't even tell me you were going to be gone that long. And now this, Kagome you could have died." She pulled her daughter away from her and looked her in the eyes.
Kagome sighed, "Mom, sit down this is going to take a while."
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The sun's bright rays streamed through the window hitting Kagome in the face. She moaned, not wanting to wake. Suddenly she shot straight up in bed and glanced at her clock. "Three o'clock in the afternoon! When the hell did I fall asleep?" Quickly she pulled back the covers and stood. Making her way across the bedroom she shut out the light she had left on while trying to stay awake. After taking her bath, Kagome made her way downstairs. Half way down the stairs her stomach growled causing her to blush.
Kagome stepped up to the corner before the kitchen and stopped. After what happened yesterday she didn't know if she wanted to go into the kitchen anymore. "The hell with it!" She said after her stomach growled at her yet again. She came around the corner and everything appeared to be normal. Smiling to herself she went around the room getting the things she needed to make a bowl of cereal. A note on the table caught her eye as she placed the cereal filled bowl down on the table.
~ Kagome,
I thought about what you said last night. I believe you are right, going to this party could help take some of the stress off of you. I will be at your aunt's house for a couple of days. I left you the keys to the car and some money on the table. Have fun dear!
Love,
Mom ~
Kagome couldn't help but smile as she read the note her mother had left her. She quickly finished off her cereal, then made her way back upstairs to get things prepared for going to the party. Little did she know a small pair of red eyes was watching her every move.
Putting on the last little touch of make-up around her eyes, she smiled at the woman in the mirror. She had pulled back her hair in a simple ponytail. All but the two strands on each side of her face had been pulled back. She had admit that they curled nicely and accentuated her face very well. Standing up, she grabbed the necklace and the mask from off her bed. Kagome turned back to the mirror after putting the last two articles of her outfit on. "Well not as good as my mother did it, but pretty damn good if I do say so myself." With that she stood up, grabbed her purse along with the keys to the car and made her way out to the car.
Quicker than she had expected she was standing in front of the two large wooden double doors leading into where the party was taking place. Taking a deep breath she placed her hand on the doorknob. Before she could change her mind, she turned the little gold handle and pushed the door open.
TBC
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Sorry about such a short chapter, but that seemed a good place to stop. I should be able to update a little bit more regular now. So expect the next chapter with the next week. Enjoy ^_^