This is chapter 2, I'd like to thank Emmy20211 who helped me write this (you should read her stories, they're good!).
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Chapter 2:
The night seemed to go far too quickly for Inuyasha. He danced with the mysterious, beautiful girl for hours until the clock struck twelve.
"Oh no!" exclaimed the girl, breaking away from Inuyasha, "I have to go!"
"Why? Stay, please!" replied Inuyasha, taking the girls hands.
"I can't... I'm sorry, I have to go!"
"No! WAIT!"
"I'm sorry,"
The girl ran away from Inuyasha and disappeared into the crowd, closely followed by Inuyasha.
"Please don't go!" he cried out after her as they reached the stairs headed towards the garden, "at least tell me your name!"
The girl didn't reply; she just kept running until she disappeared down the street.
"Damn it," growled Inuyasha, before spotting a sparkling, silver shoe on the step and running towards it.
"She left her shoe behind," he whispered as he carefully picked it up, "I'll make sure that I'll find her again! With the help of this shoe, she and I will live together forever!"
"Inuyasha!" exclaimed Izayoi, running towards her son, "what are you doing?"
"Following her," replied Inuyasha, standing up straight and turning to face his mother, "she ran away,"
"Why would she do that?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find her,"
"How?"
"With this shoe, she left it behind,"
Izayoi looked at the determined face of her son and her mouth slowly curved into a smile, "very well Inuyasha, your father and I will help you find her any way we can," she said, turning to go back into the castle, "just make sure you stay in the castle until the ball is over,"
"Thank you mother," replied Inuyasha, following Izayoi into the castle, "but when is the ball finishing?"
"Soon, just be patient,"
oOo
Inuyasha sighed as he sat on the edge of his bed. The ball had ended an hour ago and he had been sent to his room to sleep, but he couldn't. The image of the girl wouldn't leave his head and soon enough he found himself staring at her silver shoe.
"Who was she?" he asked himself, falling back to stare at the ceiling, "and why do I feel like this? What was it about her that made her different from all those other girls!? Damn it, this is getting me nowhere!"
Inuyasha sat back up and got off his bed, walking towards the sparkling, silver shoe which was now sitting on a small, red cushion.
"I'll find you," he whispered as he gently touched the shoe, "I will,"
oOo
"Kagome!" screeched a black haired woman as she stood in the middle of a fancy living room, "KAGOME!"
"I'm coming Lady Kikyo!" came a voice from upstairs.
"Hurry up! I don't have all day you know!"
"Of course not Lady Kikyo,"
The girl, Kagome then appeared at the top of the stairs and raced towards Kikyo.
"What took you so long?" demanded Kikyo, "I've been waiting for nearly a minute!"
"Sorry Lady Kikyo," replied Kagome, bowing her head, "I was cleaning the cat,"
"Next time get here faster,"
"Of course Lady Kikyo, I apologize,"
"I am going out for the day; I expect the house to be spotless when I return,"
"Of course Lady Kikyo,"
"And any mail you get put on my desk,"
"Yes Lady Kikyo,"
"I'm going now; if I see anything out of place you'll regret it!"
"I know Lady Kikyo,"
Kikyo frowned and snorted at Kagome's worried face as she stormed out of the house, slamming the door behind her.
"I wish I could go back to last night," sighed Kagome, "and dance with Prince Inuyasha again... but like that'll ever happen,"
Kagome let out another sigh as she slowly walked up the stairs, "he'll probably never notice me, after all, who'd notice a servant wearing a tattered dress covered with soot and dirt?"
Kagome frowned as she walked into Kikyo's room. "He'll probably mistake her for me and marry her... I wouldn't be surprised if he did,"
Kagome sighed again as she grabbed her duster, "I better get started... before the witch comes back,"
oOo
"Send out a royal notice," said Inuyasha as he paced around a room, the very one that was filled with hopeful woman several hours ago, "tell everyone that I am looking for a girl,"
"What girl?" asked a man, who was holding a piece of paper.
"The girl!"
"And who would be the girl?"
"The one with raven black hair and a soft smile... right Inuyasha?" said a man wearing blue robes and carrying a staff, as he walked into the room.
"How do you know Miroku?" demanded Inuyasha, stopping his pacing.
"I was there last night,"
"Why were you there... wait, don't tell me... you were looking for a woman to bear you a child, right?"
"Almost, I was looking for a certain woman,"
"Sango's not coming back Miroku,"
"And how do you know that?"
"I'm the prince; I know lots of stuff,"
"You don't know woman though,"
"Keh,"
"She will come back... when she's finished protecting her village from the demon attacks,"
"Which will take a very long time,"
"How do you know that?"
"They're demons Miroku, they're not gonna give up easily,"
"With Sango fighting them off, they will,"
"Keh,"
"Let me ask you a question Inuyasha, how do you intend to find this girl?"
"I'll search for her,"
"But as I saw last night, there were two identical women that you danced with,"
"I'll know her when I see her,"
"I doubt that, you might get deceived by the other woman,"
"I won't,"
"You might,"
"I won't!"
"Whatever you say," Miroku grinned at Inuyasha's desperate face and walked towards the door, "good luck with your search,"
