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Only the Heart Could Know

Prologue: Malice, be kind.

Slender figure was easy to pick out, perhaps the most eye-catching woman at the function. Many of the ladies there were older and married to the various men in suits that lingered in groups, chattering about stocks, bonds, or some thing of that nature. Kagome had seen it- heard it- all before and it didn't shock her any more. She was even use to the stares of criticism and jealousy.

This evening she was Inuyasha Takahashi's "girlfriend"; the thought caused a chuckle to escape her as she gracefully plucked a flute of champagne from a tray that a waiter was carrying about. Raising the glass to her lips, she took the smallest of sips of the liquid. It was rich and light, but later she would be enjoying a slew of much harder mixed alcohols from the bar.

But those eyes of criticism from the women upon her arrival had now been crushed in comparison with the intensity of the longing stares the older men were covering her with. The slim, black dress clung to curves, cut up her side to reveal a good portion of thigh on each side. Not to mention, her neckline plunged rather low, bust pushed up to meet the dip sensually. Classic up-do for her onyx tresses revealed her slender neck and the smooth dip between her shoulder blades, teasing the men watching her all the more. She wore little make-up because, frankly, she didn't need it.

And then she was whisked out of her thoughts, Inuyasha had returned with a small plate of foods. She took one and bit into it. So tasteful in her slow chewing and careful but eloquent mannerisms that one would never guess her origins.

As the night continued, Kagome drank as others did. It was horrible that she was a lightweight and couldn't hold her liquor very well. By the end of the evening, she was more than a bit tipsy. She was able to walk and carry herself because she had much practice but her decisions and her thoughts were muddled and easily swayed. So when Inuyasha invited her back to his place, it was not at all unbelievable that Kagome accepted, or that she didn't notice the way Inuyasha's eyes were lit with a deadly sort of desire. . .

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Passion, here!

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I hope you enjoyed this so far.

The rape scene is in the next chapter, so be careful.

It won't take up all of it, and I'll warn you when it's about to happen and the moment it ends!

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