A/N: How's it going so far? I finished the first one plus the start of the second one a couple of months ago. I only updated the first one the ttwo days before yesterday. I then finished this one and have almost finished the next chapter. I'll update soon! Most likely tomorrow, if not today. Then, I won't be able to update for 2 months cuz I'll be on a trip. However, I'm half finished a one shot. I think I'll be able to update that before I leave. Check my profile for details!

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Chapter 2

First Meeting


"Master, she's here," one of the guards said to Inuyasha as he walked towards the dining room for dinner.

"Who?"

"The girls who's-

"Oh yes, I remember. Where is she?"

"She's with Miroku right now. This morning one of the guards found her lying unconsciously outside of our doors. We have confirmed that she is working under Naraku's orders. When master Miroku saw her, she made us bring her to his quarters."

"What! Well, what are you waiting for? Why tell me? Take her away and behead her. We don't need to keep any spies or sluts around here."

"Well, we tried to do so, but master Miroku won't let us. In fact, he made me come over to you to tell you to go take a look at her."

Inuyasha gave a confused looked at the guard.

"Master Miroku didn't specify."

"Tell Miroku to take over her to the inquiry room and I'll go meet them after I've had my meal." Inuyasha was a little irritated. He didn't want Miroku to get messed up in this and stick his head where it doesn't belong. Inuyasha knew he had a sweet mind for beautiful ladies.

When Inuyasha finally made it to the inquiry room, only Miroku was seated there.

"Where is she?"

"Who?"

"Stop dilly dallying and tell me where the hell the slut is!"

"Inuyasha, even though I like ladies of all kinds and types, I do not know of a slut." Miroku caught Inuyasha giving him a deadly look. He was definitely not in the mood to play games. "However, I do know of a girl who has fallen into a state of unconsciousness on our front doorstep. Since she was not yet awake when we were called to your service, I have kept an escort at her side to bring her to us when she wakes."

Someone knocked on the door.

"Speak of the devil! I bet that's her!" Miroku exclaimed. Inuyasha was about to open the door when Miroku spoke in a serious voice. "You must give her a chance to explain herself, Inuyasha. You might not like what you see. There's a reason I kept her alive."

Inuyasha was perplexed. Miroku did not usually resort to using his brain and a serious voice unless it was absolutely necessary. He swung open the door with what Miroku told him swimming around in his mind.

Then all of his thoughts were completely knocked out of it. He stood staring for a few moments before slamming the door. In her face. He took a deep breath. Behind, he could hear Miroku laughing his ass off. He opened the door again. He had to remain calm.

She was still there. Except this time, she was frowning at him. Inuyasha's mouth dropped open and he was about to slam the door in her face once more but her arm blocked his.

"What's your problem?" A mesmerizing voice asked him. It sounded pissed off. He couldn't help but blanche slightly at her attitude. She was different, now, that he had a chance to look at her face. She was slightly smaller, with emotions written all over her face and a slight air of innocence about her, even though she was the slut that was going to seduce him. That thought jerked him out of his trance. She was his enemy, right.

"How dare you speak that way to your superior?" He asked, arrogance tainting his features.

"And how dare you slam the door in my face, without a word?" She retorted, clearly confused by his actions.

Inuyasha was about to reply what dared her to try to seduce him when he realized that he knew the answer and should keep her in the dark for a while, to see if she had any important information to give.

He suddenly stepped back and waved his arm towards the room, invitingly.

"Miroku told me you were found unconscious on our doorstep, obviously lacking a warm bed to sleep in and wandering without food in your stomach. Come in. I just need to ask you a few questions to make sure you're not working for the enemy and not a spy of some sort. We have many enemies, this being such a large and powerful household." Inuyasha said, in perfect imitation of a good host. Miroku shot him a confused look, wondering what on earth his friend was pulling. The girl had gone slightly green at the word "spy".

"Thank you for welcoming me. I'm homeless, being an orphan from twelve and roaming about the streets for shelter and food. I'm sorry for fainting so unexpectedly from the lack of food on your doorstep." She said this perfectly, with pauses at the exact right spots and down cast eyes. Inuyasha felt himself wondering whether or not she was speaking the truth. He shook his head mentally. That was practiced, he decided. He'd heard lies a million times and knew what the truth was and what wasn't. It was just her face that was getting to him, that's all. They were too similar.

"So, girl, what's your name?"

"Kagome. And you're Inuyasha, I'm I correct?"

"At least you got that right." He looked her up and down, trying to find as many differences between her and the memory of her printed in his mind.

"Are you going to start interrogating me now? I've not much to hide, orphan and all," she said coolly, radiating confidence.

But it was there though, he could smell it. The fear, nervousness and hope rolling off of her in waves. There was also lavender too, probably her shampoo.

"I suppose. But like you said, you're just a homeless girl in need of a place to stay and some food. We can arrange that," Inuyasha said. He had a plan forming in his head, a plan that didn't involve killing this girl…just yet.

By now, Miroku was extremely confused, wondering why Inuyasha was acting like a good host to Naraku's spy. Inuyasha, sensing his friend's puzzlement, mentioned him to go outside.

"Well, Kagome, my friend and I will be right back." He said, before the two men walked out of the door.

"What was that! You're going to let her stay? She's working for Naraku!" Miroku exclaimed once they were far enough from the door.

"Isn't it what you said? To listen to her and let her explain? No, I don't necessarily like what I see, but I feel she can work for us, now that we know her motives." Inuyasha explained.

"The only reason I kept her alive was because I wanted to see your reaction, and what a reaction that was! I haven't seen you jaw drop so low since the last time I told you I was pregnant. Ha! Gullibility!"

Inuyasha hit him on the head.

"That was because I heard you wrong, I thought you said Sango was pregnant. You and I both know that won't happen in a million years. And if it does, it won't be your child."

This time Miroku was the one who used his staff and bonked Inuyasha between the ears.

"So what were you saying about having that pretty girl working for us?" Miroku stated, trying to get back on topic.

"We let her stay here, and pretend not to know about her motives. She'll probably try to seduce me to get me into telling her all the secrets of this household, and I will, except not the truth. Then, when she goes to report her findings, she can tell them whatever I want Naraku to know. Also, if we follow her once she tries to contact Naraku, maybe we'll find his secret lair." Inuyasha explained, clearly impressed with himself for thinking such a thing.

"Why didn't you think of this before? You could have tried this with pretty blonde girl with big boobs. Then we wouldn't have had to kill her!" Miroku said, probably thinking of his perverted ways.

"Whatever. I'll just let her get close to me, then I can make her fall into my trap. She's not getting any information out of me. And she's probably experienced in seduction, I don't want you to tell her things too close to the truth." Inuyasha told his partner. "Oh yah, and don't tell anybody else about this, not even Sango. I want this to be natural, so that the girl doesn't feel like anything's wrong."

"Okay, here goes operation Seducing the Seducer." Miroku said, nodding his head at their plan.

Kagome fidgeted in her chair. The two men, Miroku and Inuyasha were outside talking about something, leaving her in this windowless, stuffed up cell room. She was nervous, to nervous to even begin to comprehend what they might do to her once they found out. She thought she did okay before, with her confident attitude and fluent words. But now, thinking back on it, why did she have a feeling they weren't tricked at all?

And even if they were, would she actually be able to seduce the Inuyasha guy? She'd never gone out with anyone before, and didn't even take Seduction Class 101. She didn't know anything about making a guy fall for her, and she was afraid everybody would be able to see right through her.

She pondered her situation. What if she told Inuyasha and his friend right now about what's happening to her? That her family is being held captive and the only way to free them is to get her hands on some stupid jewel by seducing a poor guy? Ok, not poor in the literal sense but as in some blind dude who'll undoubtedly fall into her messed up net of death and kidnapping?

Would he throw her out and make her lose the only chance of getting her family back? Or would he just slit her throat and be done with a girl who posed as a potential threat to the richest household in the country? Would he even care, probably thinking the girl wouldn't be able to seduce him in the first place?

Her head heart. She wanted to lie down and possibly rewind the last couple days of her life. Back to when she didn't have ponder about the safety of her family and the possibility of her living through all this. She really, really wanted to just spit out her guts on everything that was happening. But apparently, Naraku had eyes on the back of his head and would know she told. She looked around.

How would he know anyway? She was the only person in this room and there were no windows, no video cameras or microphones. Then she thought about herself. There was probably a microphone on her clothes somewhere. She couldn't just strip herself of clothes and check if she had any micro-bugs stuck to her. She'll have to wait, and shut her mouth until she can come up with a way to guarantee the safety of her family and herself. Maybe she can try to seduce Inuyasha so he'll promise to help free her family once she tells him the truth without anyone knowing. That's a good idea.

She was still thinking of how she would be able to seduce this gorgeous guy and make him look at her twice when the door to the room opened. The two men walked in with a girl trailing behind them, holding a bunch of clothes and such.

"We've agreed to let you stay as long as you want, since this is a large household and we have plenty of work to be done. If you work in the gardens, we'll give you board, clothes, food and necessities." The guy named Miroku said.

Kagome couldn't believe her ears. They were willing to accept her, and all for just working in the gardens. She loved working with plants. At her shrine home, she kept a small garden, where she grew lots of flowers, especially lavender and some fruits and vegetables. Her heart pained just thinking about it. Now there would no people to care for her plants. They'll all probably just wilt and die.

"Yes, thank you!" Kagome exclaimed, smiling for the first time after learning that her family had been kidnapped.

Inuyasha was shocked. She smiled. This Kagome girl pulled a smile just for knowing she'll be living here and having to work in the gardens. The love of his life hardly ever smiled. And if she did, it was only a smirk of some sort. She usually kept a close guarded expression, only allowing a few close people to see and understand her emotions. These two people looked very similar, but were very different, he realized. He shooed the image of her away, knowing he'll never be able to deal with the guilt and remorse right at this second, and probably not ever.

"Keh. Just change into some nicer clothes. Yours look like a herd of elephants ran of it. And probably your chest as well." He said, smirking at her horrified expression.

Kagome looked down at herself. She was indeed very dirty. Naraku's minions probably dropped her in a dirt puddle. Then she realized the comment about her chest and anger blazed up inside of her.

"How dare you! Being the son of the ruler of this country you should be more civilized to your citizens! How dare you make such a comment about me!" She was shouting into Inuyasha's face, and her scent suddenly had a dangerous flare to it.

Inuyasha wanted to yell back at her but was reminded by Miroku's glaze of his position. He was not going to waste precious time bickering with this lowly spy. He had better things to do.

"Well just get changed, and Miroku will later take you around the place, show you your room and your job. But before that, he'll be asking you a few questions that are asked to all the new members of this household." With that said, Inuyasha turned and left.

Miroku turned to her. "Well, beautiful lady, shall we get started? Perhaps you should change before me."

The slap could be heard down the whole hallway.

It was the second day of Kagome's arrival. She'd met a few members of the household including Sango, a very pretty and athletic girl who was in charge of managing all the events held at the mansion. Inuyasha's household isn't exactly a mansion, because the highest buildings were only three floors. However, the grounds of the place covered over 4 acres, including all the gardens and a flower field.

The buildings were built in an old fashioned Japanese style, beautiful wooden structures with long, sloping roofs. The court yards were extremely clean, with small fountains, pebbled streams and peach trees. One thing that fascinated Kagome was the lack of technology. There were no televisions, telephones, dishwashers, computers, or any piece of communication with the outside world. At least not in any of the room she'd been to.

Surrounding the whole 4 acres of natural splendor was a tall brick wall, whitewashed to an almost shine. Everything seemed so natural, so perfect that Kagome felt herself disconnect herself with the outside, where cars prowled the streets and cell phones couldn't stop ringing. It was like a little square of heaven plopped right in the middle of their busy country, like the Garden of Eden.

She'd already found a favourite spot in the household, the garden she's supposed to take care of. It was much bigger than her garden at home, consisting of a few strangling plants and a large sweeping willow, leaves lightly brushing the small pond her garden overlooks. Her job is to pretty much turn it into whatever she wants, plant whatever plants and make the place look more beautiful than it already is. What an easy job. It would be a dream come true if all her problems were over and her job was to only take care of the garden.

The room she was assigned to was much better than she imagined. It wasn't in the servants' quarters, like she imagined. Instead, it was part of the main residential building, were all the important people slept in, including Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango. She wasn't sure why they treated her so nicely, letting her have a room that even included a small balcony. The best part was, her view from the room was spectacular, letting her see even the garden she was supposed to take care of. The room itself was quite bland, bigger but less cozy than the one at home. With its double bed, the room consisted only of a mini-closet and a few drawers.

They gave her a couple new outfits as well, for which she was internally grateful. Her old clothes, which she suspected of containing a microphone, was taken away to be washed the moment she took it off. She had a plain outfit for gardening, a nicer but still rather plain outfit for Saturdays and Sundays and a very pretty outfit for special events or ceremonies. She was already enjoying her stay at Inuyasha's household but couldn't push away the thought of saving her family from her mind.

Being only the second day of her stay, Kagome was allowed to wander about the residence and see whatever she liked, as long as there wasn't a guard to stop her from passing. After breakfast, where she was allowed to eat with the important people instead of the servants, she wandered to her garden with Sango, chatting about the daily life of serving Inuyasha and his father.

"Oh Sango, I have a question. How come I haven't seen Inuyasha's father? Even though he's supposed to live here and all?" Kagome asked, curious.

"Even though this is his official home, he's always away. He goes on trips to visit other cities and countries so he rarely spends his time here. The last time he came was three months ago, so he'll be back in six or seven months." Sango said, holding her demon cat Kirara close to her.

"His dad is really something, bringing together humans and demons. I thought demons hated the idea of sharing everything with the humans." Kagome stated.

"I suppose he was on the demon's side at first, but he fell in love with Inuyasha's mother, who was a human. I think she made him see the possibility of peace between the two kinds. Inutaisho, being the Lord he is, gathered a lot of respect and support from others, which allowed him to form the country we have today. Of course, it wasn't all that easy, so that's why the war happened. There are still lots of skirmishes between humans and demons today. That's one of the reasons Inutaisho is away a lot. He's trying to put a stop on this."

"Inuyasha must be so lonely without his father. What about his mother? The woman you said was human? This makes Inuyasha a half demon doesn't it? I'm sorry if I sound so incompetent in knowing things I should know. It's just that I don't listen or watch the news often. I'm not much of political fan; though I have heard of Inuyasha a lot, with his looks and all."

Sango laughed. "I agree, Inuyasha is definitely a looker, but that doesn't make him the nicest person on earth. His mother died when he was quite young, and he doesn't like to speak much about it, since his childhood was in a time when humans and demons didn't quite get along. Humans didn't want a demon blood and demons thought half bloods were weak. That got to Inuyasha quite a bit, I'm sure, especially when he was so young."

"That's very sad, with people picking on him like that. They shouldn't just judge him based on his parents and blood lines." Kagome said.

Sango gave Kagome a weird look. "You know, I'm surprised you even care. Most people are still judging him like they did before. Just because there's peace among the people doesn't necessarily mean humans love demons and demons love humans."

"Then why do you? You seem to accept demons just fine." Kagome pointed out.

"Well, apart from the fact I serve demons, I was also saved by one when I was very young. I think he was Kirara's father." Sango pointed to the little cat in her arms, who was purring quite contently.

"Inuyasha's mother was quite a woman. Kind, beautiful, a leader and made this place it is today. Maybe she's also the one who brought peace to the country as well." Sango said, petting Kirara.

"What do you mean, made the place it is today?" Kagome asked.

"The gardens, trees, wildlife. That was all her idea. She loved gardening and planting. Also, have you noticed there's no phones, cars, computers and such in here?" Sango asked. Seeing Kagome nod, she continued, "She's the one who suggested we take away the technology and just make this place natural. I quite like it here, without all those electric beeping noises and car fumes."

"I agree. I feel so relaxed." Kagome said. "But seriously? There's absolutely no technology?"

"Well, there's couple of phones and a 50 inch television for Inuyasha, but that's it," Sango said with an amount of envy.

"Sango, I have another question. I've noticed that other servants and gardeners live and eat in the servants' quarters. Why am I allowed to hang with you and Miroku?"

Sango chuckled. "I don't think you're supposed to know this, but I'll tell you anyway. Miroku told me yesterday. Let's go sit and talk."

They walked over to a wooden bench and took a seat, amid large trees with overhanging branches.

"Miroku told me Inuyasha's taken quite a liking to you, after your first meeting yesterday." Sango said conspiratorially.

"What!" Kagome exclaimed, nearly jumping out of her seat.

Sango dragged her down and continued "Don't tell anyone this but, after Inuyasha met you, he told everybody to treat you like a guest, obviously a sign of liking you."

Thoughts swirled in Kagome's mind. It was impossible! She'd barely said anything to him, shouted in his face and done nothing to make him look at her twice. What was the guy pulling?

"But Inuyasha can't obviously like me. He even offended me by making a cruel joke regarding elephants and my chest." Kagome denied.

"That's a sign! That's definitely a sign! Usually he just acts like he doesn't care. See? He is attracted to you." Sango said, a wide smile pasted on her face.

"That's really weird."

"I think it has to do with your looks too. You look just like her." Sango said, with a small frown.

"Who? Who do I look like?" Kagome asked, extremely curious. Could it be his lover? The one that Naraku said was killed in the war five years ago?

Sango put her hand to her mouth. "Oops, I've said too much. I think we should leave now. Lunch will be ready soon." She got up and pulled Kagome with her. "You know, I'm so glad you've come. I'm sure Inuyasha will get out of his sullen mood now that you're here. You're so pretty and kind."

Kagome smiled, Sango was such a nice person.

Lunch was held in the main dining room. As she was eating with Sango, Miroku and a few other managers of the residence, the door burst open, an angry hanyou storming towards her table. She hadn't seen him since yesterday, with him missing from breakfast.

Inuyasha stalked towards her table, with a large scowl on his face. She was a bit scared, seeing how pissed off he was. Was he coming to get her? Did he find out why she was here? Instead, when he came close and saw her seated between Sango and Miroku, he seemed quite surprised like he'd just seen her. Then that surprise was quickly washed away by anger. He stalked over to Miroku.

"WHY IS IT THAT YOU AND SOME WOMAN'S SMELL ARE ALL OVER MY BED?" He roared at Miroku.

Everybody's gaze shifted over to Miroku, who was finding his collar too tight.

"No reason. I thought you were in your room so when I walked in and saw a maid making your bed-

"What!" Sango and Inuyasha both asked.

"No! No. It's not what you think. She didn't invite me in bed." Miroku quickly assured, making Inuyasha and Sango roll their eyes. "I was just appreciating her butt as she was adjusting your pillows when she suddenly stood up straight, making me bump into her, which caused us both to fall into your bed."

"You stupid pervert!" Sango said, glaring at him.

"No need to get jealous, Sango. I'll always be available for you," Miroku said, hand reaching behind Kagome to get to Sango.

Sango slapped his hand away. "I'm not jealous!"

Inuyasha just shook his head at the antics of the two and took a seat opposite from Kagome.

"What the hell are you staring at?" He said, once he felt Kagome's gaze on him.

Kagome looked down, blushing a bit. What if the things Sango said were true? That Inuyasha might like her? She'd have a lot of work cut out for her if that was true.

Inuyasha watched the girl before him, who hadn't attempted anything and was embarrassed just for being caught looking at him. Maybe she believed it? The stuff he told Miroku to tell Sango. Sango, being the matchmaker type, would have already told it to Kagome. That he, the one and only Inuyasha, liked her. Haha! Like that would ever happen in a million years. However, it would speed up their interaction. Then, Inuyasha would start telling her the lies he wanted Naraku to know. It was a foolproof plan.


A/N: I think out of all my stories, this one is going the fastest. Even though I haven't got anything planned, it's coming to me as I write. Stay tuned for the next chapter, it's coming soon. I'll get it out before my vacation (which is June 28, 06). And that's a promise.