Inuyasha

Chapter 1: Uneasy Sleep

Kagome woke up with a startle, cold sweat running down the side of her face as she placed a hand where her fast beating heart is as she took in staggered breath. Her hands still shook as she looked at her hands, her body shivering slightly as she tried to calm herself by taking in deep breaths.

It has been a while since she has a nightmare like that, and now having it, scares her, gives her a bad feeling even that something bad might be happening soon. Looking up in her room, Kagome looked around just to be sure of herself before slowly got out of bed as she went to the fridge to take a cold drink of water.

From that day, she hardly got much sleep, but instead, she got tighter security at her work place, sometimes she would even stay with her family, or at an even more secured place, like with her Godfather. Luckily though her work was not declining because of how the dream was affecting her.

"Miss Higurashi, so very nice to finally be able to meet you," a male dressed in a sleek custom-made Armani suit said as he walked up towards Kagome, as she turned to came face to face with a tall male with long wavy black locks tied up into a high ponytail, but yet it still came down to his lower back.

The condition that his hair is in makes her feel enviable, but what really captured her attention is his eyes, the color of brown red, like a deep shade of blood. There is something familiar about him that she could not quite put her finger on it, but neither did Kagome thought about dwelling on it for long as she smiled at him politely and returned his greeting.

"Miss, the Master is calling for you," a well dressed male whispered that into her ears, interrupting Naraku and Kagome just as she was about to reply, and much to her relief.

"Excuse me," she said with a polite smile before turning to walk away in the direction of where the person calling for her is in.

Naraku watches her walked away from him with mild interest. From the last time that he remembered her, was mistaking her for Kikyo, though that after that he had simply left her there to fend for herself. Her being dead or alive really did not matter to him, not when there is no value to her, as compared to now, the Goddaughter of one of the clans and their host for tonight's party.

"Godfather," Kagome greeted politely as she bowed in respect, as a younger generation should to their elders.

"The auction, how is it going,"

"Everything is going as planned, security is secured with back up," Kagome informed him as she looked at an elderly man with salt and pepper hair and wrinkles around the side of his eyes, an indication that he smiles a lot, but there is also deep frowning lines upon his brow as well that seem to now be carved into his skin.

"Good, very good," he commented with a pleased look upon his face.

Tonight is really simple and straightforward, no under table dealings of any sorts, all just for the public eyes as him the President of the company with his protégé, hosting and organizing a huge charity party to show to the public of their good.

"I'll be going to check on the arrangements now," Kagome said as she bowed to him again and left.

The old man did not call her back or made her stay, instead he turned his back to head off in the opposite direction where he took his time in greeting his guests and talking to them of the latest business news and finances, and investments. All polite business talks.

"Miss Higurashi," someone called from behind just as Kagome was going through the schedule and handling a few other issues with the management as she double checked just about everything.

"Mr. Taisho, so glad to see that you are able to come for our charity party," Kagome returned in polite with a small smile upon her lips as she handed a piece of paper over the one of the staff that is hovering around of her, waiting nervously and anxiously from between her, his watch and the paper.

"Go," Kagome told the staff sharply as she handed him the paper, and saw him immediately disappear before her sight as fast as he could.

Sesshoumaru looked at her coolly for a moment, but did not say another word and turned around as he walked towards where the guests are being hosted in. Kagome looked at him with annoyance, not knowing of his thoughts most of the time and find it annoying in fact of this particular behavior of his.

"Everything is set Godfather," Kagome said to a happily chatting away old man with a smile upon her face as she helped him up and motioned for her other staff members to have the rest of the guests be guided into the area where the auction was beginning.

Each items that were placed up on auction varies, but all from Kagome's hard work in securing them. Things went smoothly until the last item up for auction had everyone in an uproar, and much to her own surprise, was seeing Sesshoumaru nearly jumping out of his seat, but seeing himself caught himself halfway through and sat down immediately with a frown upon his face.

"Since you are all well aware of this tender, now we shall begin on it," Kagome said into the microphone with a smile upon her lips as she smiled prettily and innocently to the crowd of guests there.

In the end, the auction nearly caused a fight to break out, perhaps a lawsuit here and there from one to another, but it was all suppressed down thankfully.

"That is really unorthodox, but you are really daring to do something like this," a male said from behind of Kagome, causing her to turn on her heels quickly as sharp eyes met with warm magenta eyes.

"Mr. Kagewaki, congratulations on your successful biddings," Kagome said to the other male who had a smile upon his face as his eyes burned into hers.

"We're just doing what we can to help out with the cause that your company and you are supporting," he replied in polite as well as calculating eyes looked her over, causing Kagome to fidget a little beneath that gaze.

It unsettled her for some reason, but neither is she someone easily cowed by it as well. Perhaps if it was the past her, she might have avoided anyone like him, not wanting to cause or find trouble as well, though now she see that trouble somehow finds her whether she likes it or not. Now at least she will take it one step at a time and find a way to get rid of those troubles that might need 'weeding'.

"Thank you for your support," Kagome said with a polite smile upon her face as always before turning her back on him and walking away, and just as she turned, that smile upon her face disappeared as well replaced by a look of indifference.

"Dig up what happened during these 6 years," Naraku told the man beside of him as that smile upon his face too disappeared replaced by a cold calculating look as he turned to walk down the hallway and left the building.

A/N:

Hello
I've always wanted to do something of an AU for a particular pairing or triangle, so this is really an experiment that I hope will not end up being diverted. I hope that you guys go easy on me, and I also hope that you enjoy this story.