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I really hope everyone enjoys this story. God Bless!
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"I can't believe my dad did this to me!" Inuyasha huffed as his best friend and body guard, Katumu, used his large, beefy fingers to carefully secure Inuyasha's tie. "I mean, I'm only 23years old, Katumu! I shouldn't be forced to find a bride yet!"
Katumu nodded quietly, letting Inuyasha get all of his steam out. "I agree with you 100 of the way, Inuyasha."
"How dare my dad leave that in his will! I mean, who does that!" Inuyasha growled at his reflection, despising how mature he looked. He'd give anything for a pair of holey jeans and a T-shirt.
This is what his dad always envisioned for Inuyasha, a freshly pressed suit and his long, white hair pulled back into a low ponytail. Inuyasha hated it and hated his father in that moment. But, he didn't have a choice in the matter. Inu no Taishou had died and left Inuyasha with the deed to his entire business and all its money and power, but only if he took a bride the month following his father's death. Inuyasha made his lawyer read the will over two more times before it sunk in. It hit his life like an atom bomb, throwing everything out of order. Katumu was the one who came up with a solution, 'why don't you go on one of those dating shows?' It sounded like a good idea at the time. Inuyasha was a handsome, young, wildly rich business man; who wouldn't want him? He would start off with 20 gorgeous girls and narrow them down to one before the month was over. Problem solved. The next dilemma he'd have to solve is his eternal hatred against his father. He'd fix that another day.
A short, fat man named Louis waddled his way into Inuyasha's bedroom. He was the man Katumu called when Inuyasha agreed to undertake the idea of a dating show. Louis practically peed his pants when he found out the most influential business man in Japan wanted him to be the producer of the show. "The girls are here, are you ready Mr. Taishou?" His voice sounded clustered, like he had something in his mouth.
"Yea, I'm ready, piggy." Inuyasha pushed past Louis and headed for the front door, where 20 hopeful girls were waiting to meet him.
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Kagome felt out of place as a French man directed her to stand in-between two beautiful women in front of Inuyasha Taishou's house. The camera man smoked quietly and stared at the
frustrated French man. "No, no, no! You are just too short to stand there!" He grabbed Kagome's wrist and ripped her out of place. She heard quiet giggles echo around the group of girls.
"Oww! Watch it, buster!" Kagome warned, rubbing her wrists and frowning.
"Arent you a woman? Should you not have legs?" The French man rubbed his temples with his forefingers, "The camera will never be able to see you! You are too short!"
"I'll have you know, I'm 5'5! I'm not short; you're putting me behind tall women!" Kagome fired back.
"Ugh! You asian women will be the death of moi'!" He pushed Kagome between a red haired, American woman and a tiny raven haired woman. The women shuffled a little to make room for Kagome.
"Go back to France then…" Kagome muttered underneath her breath as he cried about another imperfection in the line of women.
The camera man dusted his cigarette and took another long drag. He rolled his eyes back in the ecstasy of his cancerous relaxation, "Uh…Piere? Inuyasha is about to come out the doors."
"What!" The man sang French curse words silently as he backed away from the women, "Are you ready to start the shoot?"
The camera man dropped his cigarette and stomped it, "I am now."
"Remember ladies, smile and look at the camera." The French man stood next to the camera man and waited for Inuyasha.
Kagome felt beads of sweat race down her face, he's coming! She suddenly wished she never auditioned for this contest. What if he's as mean as everyone says he is? Oh well, only one way to find out now! Kagome had always found Inuyasha terribly good-looking. After she broke up with Kouga she felt like there was no better time to go meet the eligible bachelor. She needed a change in her life, a fresh start.
The large, black doors burst open. A tall, thin man with a long, white ponytail stepped out of the entrance. Kagome felt the raven-haired girl next to her tighten. All of the girls went deafly quiet.
"Mr. Taishou! The camera isn't rolling yet!" The French man looked like he was close to having a heart attack.
"Feh! I don't care." Inuyasha marched down his stairs. The steps were made from white marble with black veins spider webbing it. The outside stairs matched the black and white exterior of the house. White rose bushes lined the house carefully.
"Monsieur Taishou, I must insist we video tape your entrance." The French man flinched under Inuyasha's deadly glare.
"What's your name?"
"Piere."
"Well Piere, you're ugly face is fired." Inuyasha's eyes seemed to be burning a hole through his back, "Now leave."
The French man gasped, but turned abruptly and left, muttering things in French.
The camera man laughed loudly before turning on the camera. Inuyasha frowned at him, but continued to march towards the women.
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Kagome felt like everything happened at once. Smile at the camera. Smile at Inuyasha. Smile, smile, and smile some more. When Inuyasha told the girls to go inside, Kagome was almost stomped to death in the stampede of bodies. The house was gorgeous. It was themed Feudal Japan. Old, chipped Samurai swords hung above almost every door way. Ancient pieces of armor adorned the colossal mansion. Most of the rooms were decorated in forest greens and navy blues. Kagome followed the mad dash of women up the cherry wood staircase and to the bedrooms. Kagome stepped into a bedroom painted orange. Her eyes grew to the size of saucers as she absorbed the ceiling, which had a large sun painted across it. The sun was the color of deep orange, pale red and yellow. Kagome squealed happily and jumped onto a silky, red comforter. I'm going to LOVE it here! Kagome smiled brightly as she snuggled against her comforter. She scanned the rest of the room and noticed red shelves and a tall mirror.
"Oh, wow!" A pretty, black haired woman walked into the bedroom, "This is gorgeous!"
"I know!" Kagome beamed, "I didn't even look at the other rooms, I just saw this one and fell in love."
"Kinda like when I saw Inuyasha!" The woman laughed and dragged her suitcase into the room.
Kagome laughed, "He's so much cuter in real life! By the way, my name's Kagome."
"I'm Sango." The woman lay slowly down on the bed next to Kagome's.
"Well, it looks like I found my roommate." Kagome stood up and began to unpack happily.
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Apparently Inuyasha liked the solar system, because every bedroom was painted to look like the sky. One room was painted black and had white stars and a giant moon on the ceiling. That room housed two girls named Kikyo and Kaguya. Another room was made to look like it was under the full power of the sun; it was painted in pale yellows and whites. That room belonged to three girls named Eri, Aymi and Yuka. Three girls named Suzi, Midoriko and Shiori shared a room that looked like it was witnessing an eclipse. Tsubaki and four other girls claimed the last bedroom, which was painted to look like you were caught in the middle of a snowstorm.
Kagome was in awe of the gigantic house.
A big man tramped into her and Sango's room, "Inuyasha is having a cocktail party downstairs in one hour. He expects to see you." The man's voice was low and sounded more like a growl then a voice, "My name is Katumu, I am Inuyasha's bodyguard."
Before Kagome could introduce herself he was gone and instructing the next room of girls to be dressed and ready in an hour.
"Time to parrrrtayyy!" Sango sang as she whipped out a makeup box.
Kagome grinned and changed out of her denim outfit into a little cocktail dress. It was a deep shade of red and brought out her lips tenfold. She straightened her hair and clasped on a gold chained locket.
"That locket is pretty." Sango had changed into a pink blouse and black stretch pants.
"Thanks, my mom gave it to me when I was little. It's actually made from the jewelry store the Taishou's own."
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"Everyone's down there, Inuyasha." Katumu watched the distress leak from his friend's face, "I could tell them you're not feeling well? I could tell them you're tired?"
"No, I need to get this done and over with." Inuyasha scowled before heading down the stairs and towards the girls and cameras. He ached for his stolen privacy.
All the girls became quiet when he walked in; except for a redhead in the back who had too much to drink. She laughed sloppily and gulped down another glass of Bacardi. Inuyasha's lip curled in revulsion and he almost gave into the urge to tell her to get out. He bit his tongue and announced that he wanted to meet everyone. His eyes immediately found a beautiful girl
who sat elegantly on his leather couch. Her name was Kikyo. She had long, straight, black hair. Her eyes looked sultry and exotic. "So, why did you want to meet me?"
Kikyo blushed lightly and sipped on her wine. The wine stained her lips red, making them even more desirable. "I understand you're looking for love. You're not alone."
"Nice answer." He smirked and continued to make his way around the group of girls. He met a short-haired girl named Yuka who was making a cluster of the girls laugh.
"Life of the party, aren't you?" The girls hushed and stared at him with eager eyes.
"I…uhh…haha.." Yuka stuttered out, feeling her cheeks turn red.
One girl named Aymi stole his attention, "We were just talking about how wonderful your home is, Inuyasha-sama."
"Heh. Thanks." He strolled off. What am I doing? This is stupid! They're all looking at me like their eyes are going to pop out! His eyes flicked to his study where one girl sat, reading. What the hell is that wench doing! The party is over here! Inuyasha stomped into the study and tore the book from the girl's small hands, "I thought I sa-"
"What do you think you're doing!" The raven-haired woman shot up and glared into his eyes, "I was reading that, ya know!"
Inuyasha was momentarily lost in her wild beauty. She had wide, energetic eyes that were framed by thick eyelashes. Her skin looked like the finest porcelain. Snap out of it, she just yelled at you! "Who gave you permission to be in this room, wench!"
The young woman's eyes grew large with fury, "You did, when you invited me here! And, my name isn't wench, it's Kagome."
"Feh! Whatever! Just go into the living room with the rest of the girls!" Inuyasha felt his anger return.
"Fine!" She stomped loudly past him and went into the livingroom, collapsing into one of the leather couches and folding her arms.
Katumu strided up to Inuyasha with amusement dancing in his eyes, "Is she going home tonight?"
"Nah," Inuyasha smiled as he watched her fume, "She's too much fun to send away, yet."
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-The Necklace Ceremony-
The twenty beauties stood anxiously, waiting for Inuyasha to arrive. The camera man zoomed in on all their faces, slurping up their fears and worries.
Inuyasha gaited next to Katumu, who was holding 15 necklaces. On each frail, golden chain hung a large, white jewel. The jewel was called the Shikon No Tama and it was the signature piece that brought the Taishou business into so much fame. "Ok, let's get this over with."
The girls shifted uneasily as he begun to call names.
"Kikyo, come here, babe." Inuyasha watched her hips as she gracefully sauntered towards him, "Would you stay here and be my jewel?" That is such a stupid line! I really do hate TV! Inuyasha was told that he had to say that, since the show was called Jewel of Love.
"Of course I will." She purred as he gently placed the necklace on her.
Names flew out of his mouth as the stings of necklaces got smaller. Two necklaces remained. Sango and Kagome looked at each other with alarmed expressions. I shouldn't have yelled at him earlier! Now I'm going to be rejected in front of all of Japan! Kagome felt anger surface, no, he deserved what he said. If I don't get a necklace then I don't care.
"Sango, would you come down here?" Inuyasha held out the delicate necklace. Sango whipped her eyes off of the ground and glided towards Inuyasha. "Would you stay here and be my jewel?"
"Yes." She whispered as he placed the necklace on her neck. She turned and stood next to Kagome, breathing a little lighter.
"My final necklace goes to…" He smiled and stared at Kagome, "The pain in the neck that hid from me in MY Study."
Kagome's face snapped up and a smile spread across her face. She walked happily towards Inuyasha.
"Would you stay here and be my fiery jewel?"
Kagome felt like her legs were shaking, "Yes!"
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What did you think? Should I write another chap or leave it?