Chapter 1

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and its characters are created by Rumiko Takahashi, not me. I do not receive money of any type for my writing.

The day began much the same as the one before. The dew glistened on the grass from the morning sun. Birds flittered and chirped as they performed their morning rituals. The air was filled with wafting scents of breakfast from various homes.

Kagome was rushing through the house in search of her lost shoes. A brush stuck in her thick raven locks and mouth frothing with toothpaste as she chewed on the toothbrush. She shoved the couch away from the wall in hopes that her cat had knocked them behind it. She was relieved to find that her assumption had been correct. She reached down to grab them when a pink sparkle caught her eye. She raised it to the morning light and marveled at the swirling colors.

A knock at the door broke the trance the jewel seemed to place on her. She quickly shoved it in her pocket and raced to the door. She had completely forgotten about her appearance as the door swung open to reveal the striking older brother of her ex boyfriend. He looked at her for a few minutes before the corner of his mouth drew to a smile. She blushed and looked away from the intense stare.

"shmmmru." Kagome mumbled around her toothbrush. In that moment she realized why he was more than likely smiling at her.

He tilted his head causing his platinum locks to shift and sparkle in the sun.

"You have …." He started to say as the door was slammed in his face.

Sesshomaru was frozen from the shock that she would close the door in his face. He was about to turn and leave before the door was thrown back open. He refrained from laughing at the new look that Kagome was wearing. It appeared that she had ripped the brush from her hair causing a knot to form. The toothpaste was gone from around her mouth, but now she sporting black shoe polish. He guessed that she had grabbed the first piece of clothe she could find and with her luck it happened to be a shoe rag.

Kagome not knowing how silly she looked tried to play it cool by leaning casually against the door frame. "Sesshomaru, it is so nice to see you. How have you been?"

His smile grew larger at her act and he decided to play along.

"I have been well. It is good to see that you are still the same."

"Hee, yeah you know me." She said turning a bit red.

"Hnn." He replied handing her an envelope.

"What is this?" She asked ripping into the envelope; not even waiting for an answer.

"My father thought that it would be a fun idea to have a feudal era theme party." Sesshomaru grimaced internally recalling what he was to wear tonight.

She looked back up at him. "They do recall that your brother and I broke up, right?"

"Yes, we all remember that evening very well." He sighed recalling the pained look of betrayal upon her face and the disgusted look on his parents. He had not spoken to his brother since that night. "I am asking you to come as my guest."

Kagome frowned and looked away from him. "I…I think that would be."

"Great!" A voice shouted from behind Sesshomaru startling them both.

Sango her best friend, master of stealth and sometimes bodyguard always seemed to appear from nowhere. Normally it was to save Kagome from an embarrassing episode. This time it seemed her friend wanted a catastrophe to happen.

"How long have you been there?" Kagome asked narrowing her eyes.

"Long enough to know we have a party to attend tonight." Sango replied

"I have nothing to wear and on such short notice I doubt I could find anything." Kagome said in an attempt to avoid the party, her ex boyfriend and his new girl.

"I realize this and do apologize for the short notice. I have made arrangements for outfits to be delivered later this afternoon." Sesshomaru said deftly stomping out any ray of hope that she could escape. Kagome looked at her friend and another light appeared in her eyes, but before she could use her friends as an escape.

"I have also arranged for outfits for your friend and her boyfriend."

Sesshomaru added blocking the final exit.

"You just thought of everything." Kagome grumbled crossing her arms over her chest.

Sesshomaru cocked a brow. "Kagome, you have no idea how much thought I have put into this. I shall see you tonight." With those parting words he turned and walked to his car. Not once did he turn to see the baffled look upon her face.

Kagome looked to her friend for an answer to the enigma that was Sesshomaru, but Sango appeared just as befuddled. Only Sango was not staring in the direction that Sesshomaru had left, but at her friend. She swiped a finger next Kagome's mouth and showed the girl a black smudge on her finger. "Did you know that you had shoe polish on your face?"

Kagome looked at the black smudge in horror and took off running to the bathroom.

"NOOOOOO!" she screamed in humiliation. Sango shook her head following behind

"To bad he is gay." Sango said pretending to stare nonchalantly at her nails.

"Who is gay?" Kagome asked staring into the bathroom mirror.

"Sesshomaru of course." Sango replied to her friend.

Kagome scrubbed at her face with a clean rag and soap.

"Why would you think Sesshomaru is gay?"

Sango tapped her finger to lip. "Let me see. It could be because in all the time we have known him he has never had a girlfriend. Then again it was Inuyasha whom began that rumor about his brother in the first place. What an asshole."

Kagome finished drying her face and turned to Sango.

"Thinking of Inuyasha. What the hell were you thinking agreeing to go tonight?"

"You have to face them Kagome or they will always haunt you."

Kagome's lip trembled at the memory. "I..I don't think I am strong enough to see them. It has taken me so long just to get the picture of them screwing on the living room couch out of my mind." Kagome's tears slipped down her cheeks. "She thought it was funny when I cried Sango. Kikyo laughed at me even though Inuyasha's parents were screaming at the both of them." Kagome shook her head to get rid of the memory.

"Yeah, well you will not be facing her alone. Miroku and I are going to be right there by your side when you face off with that soulless bitch." Sango growled.

Kagome looked down at her watch and eeped at the time. "We are going to be so late!"

She quickly grabbed Sango's arm and dragged her best friend out the door.

"Kagome, Where are your shoes?" Sango asked as they raced toward the school.

Kagome froze at the words and look down at her socked foot. "DAMN IT!"

Meanwhile at a vast estate across town Inutashio was sitting beneath a large tree holding his sobbing wife in his arms. He tried to soothe her with words, but that had done little to ease her fears. In truth, he was also saddened at the knowledge that his sons would be facing deadly opponents. If they failed all would be lost.

"We both knew that this day would come."

He said softly trying to convince his wife and himself that this was the way it had to be.

He heard his assistant approaching, but did not turn to acknowledge the man.

"The preparations are done milord."

"Thankyou, you may take your leave now." Inutashio replied with a wave of his hand. He took a deep breath recalling the demons that his sons and their friends would face.

Lust:

A strong feeling of sexual desire

Gluttony:

Greedy or excessive indulgence. Many believe gluttony can be interpreted as selfishness.

Greed:

Main article: Greed

Desire and pursuit of material possessions.

Sloth:

spiritual apathy and inactivity. Inability to move forward.

Wrath:

strong vengeful anger.

Envy:

painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage

Pride:

A feeling that you are more important or better than other people

A/N: I am still writing my other story, but with some recent events my mind has started this story also. I tried to concentrate, but this kept popping up in my mind.