Kagome sighed, she had slept most of the way and now it was a couple minutes until the morning sun asended to take its place in the sky. They haulted and Kagome looked out the window. There situated a beautiful castle even bigger than Naraku's but Kagome wouldn't know if it were big or normal because she had been in the same place since her mother died and she hardly knew who her father was.

"Stop" voices began to speak and as soon as then what family and are you friend or foe talk with a guard was done she began to move again. Kagome smile, so she would meet knew friends and have fun or so she thought she had no idea how wrong she truly was.

The small door opened and Kagome slowly got off her aching knees and walked out. there stood a servant already to take her to her room and get her ready for the meeting with others that evening. Kagome smiled warmly at the woman she looked to be alot older but if she were human you'd guess her to be no more than 35 or 40 at most.

"My name is Akane, I will be at your service for the days" she spoke quiet but humble and bowed. She had a simple white kimono that went to heer knees and had redish hair in low pinktails. her hands were calused no doubt from work, but her reasurring green eyes seemed kind and almost clever.

Kagome smiled "My name is Kagome" the servant was startled to know at how kind she was not one noble had ever answered or smiled at her in her life. Yet she seemed diffrent as if she knew how it felt. Most of the time Akane would play tricks to the dumb witted nobles and they would never know. But now that she took an instant liking to Kagome she might just help her.

Kagome followed Akane through the maze of stairs and stares with glares being shot from every direction. Kagome was worried and unsure what to do. Akane smiled as she walked in front. She knew that this couldn't be a noble it was impossible. They walked in the room and she shut the door.

"Pardon me for asking mi' Lady but I do not think you to be noble" if Akane was wrong she would probably get alot of trouble but if she is right then she's gonna find out just what this woman is doing.

Kagome gasped "Y-your right but how did-?"

It was cut off "You didn't glare at althose womaan and you smiled at me also you have calused hands and that is most unusal" she answered "but why are you here?"

Kagome sighed "I ummm...well I had to take the place of Lady Kagura because she didn't want to came and you won't tell right"
Kagome looked worried and Akane knew that she wouldn't be able to make it through this occation she had no experience on what these woman could do to her just to get there hands on the title of Lady of the West.

"I won't tell but you do know that this is an unfriendly war, do you not" she paused "These nobles will do anything to get there hands on the title and if you interfere you will go done with them."

"I know but I am not here for a title I will just avoid the lord and know one will know" Kagome smiled "And if I do get in a bit of trouble can you help me?"

"Of course but know that if anyone figures out that you are and imposter-"

"Yes I know but i am willing to take that chance all I have to do is relax and watch the show." kagome was very unnerved now and so she sat on the bed.

Akane shook her head "It is impossible to avoid you will fight back because if they figure out that you are not willing to fight they will come after you as a illustration to the other nobles to show how far they can go for what they want."

"What could they possibly do they can't kill me after all it was one of the rules sent in the invetation" Kagome felt confident on what she could do all she had to do was eat and hang around in the corner for a day.

Akane sighed this child was hopeless "they can humiliate you mortify you and make you never want to see day light again" she tried to make it sound awful but the real experience was worse.

Kagome shivered "So what do I do now?"

Akane finally got it through that girls head "I can help I have seen tricks and I'm sure that as soon as you meet them you will have tricks of your own."

Kagome's worry faded to happiness at the help "Well I know one!''

Sesshoumaru looked out the window to the people who were coming he had never guessed that it would be so crowded. One by one they came with their glares and all. Sesshoumaru looked harder to a girl in a black blak kimono and purple sash. She wasn't glaring or ignoring she was smiling to a servant that almost looked shoked for a moment. Who was she? She walked in the castle with a smile still on her face and a pure aura around her. She will definatly be the first to go down that smile won't save her from these vigorous woman.

He turned to leave and be in the ball room before everyone as the host. He had walked through almost every hall and fake smile you could think of. Finally he was at the entrance to the door were he saw kenji lord of the north walk up to him.

"How do you fair Sesshoumaru-sama" He was the wise one in the bunch and often went off into preaches about how life is never complete unless you smile, but he was always the beast to come to get advice from. After all he was one of the few Sesshoumaru respected.

"Well and you"

Kagome sighed and smiled as Akane hummed a tune :

Out side my window aketa keta ke the stars are twinkling akata kata ka The ocean shimmers aita kita ki An-

Kagome cut off the song "Sometimes I wonder if I will be left alone with no one or friend to help or talk to" Kagome missed the Beautiful song but she had to get that off her chest. She just didn't feel comfortable being around hardly any servants back home there were plenty to talk to but maybe she would meet some here. Kagome was after all a friendly person she wasn't the type to want peace because the word fun is just not in the word peace. She was great socailly but her physical and doubting mental health really needed some work.

Akane looked at Kagome through the mirror "I am your friend and Miroku is my friend I am sure you can mee-" and yet the third line cut off this evening occured when a monk was slammed through the door and a yell of pervert was screamed "And did I forget to mention that he was all perverted monk/noble too.'' Miroku had met Akane at a gathering of nobles a month ago and when Miroku asked her to bear his child she answered 'whats in it for me' and since then Miroku was still stumped. But they met plenty of times after that so soon they became friends.

Kagome looked at the poor monk/noble "Ummm are you Ok" she asked he looked as though he was hit quite hard and he was human.

Akane sighed "Don't bother."

Miroku got up as a angry tiger demoness walked in "I WILL NOT BEAR YOUR AND THE NAME IS SANGO NOT SAGO"
she yelled stomping into the room.Sango noticed Kagome and Akane staring at her like a moron. She had to admit though if someone came in stomping and yelling she would probably think:
a. she was a crazzy pycho b.they got problems and need a life or c. both 'That...That pervert' she thought. She was just walking down the halls minding her buisness when a noble monk comes asks her name while flattering her and then just asked her to bear his child like it was part of every day life or something.

She turned to the two unidentifyed people "I am so sorry, but this monk/noble is a pervert" she pointed to the grinning monk, "My name is Sango and no I'm not here for this sesshoumaru guy I just love to see woman kill themself over a rich man unless of course you are here for the rich young man...sorry for rambling".

Kagome smiled she might make a friend or two after all "No I'm here to be here I suppose" she looked at the man on the ground who was still breathing and manging a grinn "My name is Kago-...I mean Kagura."

The pervert smiled and got off the floor "I am here for the ball and woman but as you know my hand wonders and my mouth won't listen to my head" He turned to Sango who was snorting "I am most sorry for the troubles can you forgi-"

"Save it" Sango bit out "And if you were real sorry you would keep those hands to yourself" Sango looked at the hand that was headed Akane's way and glared at the monk. Miroku pulled back his hand and smiled a innocent smile.

Kagome smiled "So I guess we just kinda made friends huh?" she laughed nervesly trying to get the tension out of the air. Miroku was a demon w/ jet black hair and purple eyes he wore a kimono that was black and blue and had two white stripes on his face.

"Any friend of Akane's is a friend of mine" He smiled to Akane and Akane smiled back but was actually watching that hand that was to close for comfort.

Sango smiled at the dog-demoness "I never really made friends much but you look like a new face and I would hate to make enemies with my next door neighbor".

Kagome laughed "Really well then welcome to the ship my friend cause I definetly am a NEW face" Sango smiled. She never in her life met such a cheerful/carefree and smiling-alot indivdual. That make her like Kagome even more.

"Well then I might go get changed before the thingy" Sango hated the word ball for more reasons than one and right now she was wearing a two layered kimon one was pink on the inside and red on the out.

Miroku nodded "Yes I will see you there" he turned to Sango "Would you like it if I walk you to your room Sango" Miroku smirked and Sango huffed and smacked him on the head before they left. Akane laughed at the couple and went back to work.

"For a second I thought Sango smiled" Akane smiled but Kagome just looked at her as if she had just seen the message 'pycho' in a bowl of ABC soup.

Tell me its OK I didn't know what to make Miroku so he is a rich monk also known as a noble monk or monk/noble. I am not the best at well grammer or Language arts for that matter so please tell me if there is a mistake cause I may not be able to fix it but I will avoid it again or try.

BYE!