A/N: Second Chapter! Last week we had Kagome slap Sesshomaru and contemplate death so that was fun. Hopefully she's a little less suicidal after the whole ordeal. You might notice that my writing style changes from chapter to chapter. This is because I am trying to find a writing style that suits me, if any of you find that I write better a certain way leave a review telling me what chapter had my best writing. That'd be really appreciated :D Uhhhh no major announcements really so! Let's move on with the story!

PS: Still getting used to this whole fanfiction format so I apologize for the people who keep getting alerts for this. _ SO sorry guys.

Summary: Preparing for the rounds of Social Events is what my life has always been about. We don't work, we live from money our relatives send us and nothing more. Until firstborn Prince Sesshomaru looked my way and then everything changed and I do mean everything.

Rating: M (The lemons will be cut out. I might post it on AFF or something though.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, it belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. What does belong to me though is this plot and any original characters that I add in there. I repeat: I make no profit off of this.

CHAPTER 2

"He will kill me"

One flower down, 4 to go.

"He will not"

3 to go.

"He will kill me"

2 to go.

"He will not"

1 to go.

"He will kill me."

I looked over at the pile of ripped up flowers on my right side, they always gave the same verdict, he will kill me. Maybe it was true. I mean I'm pretty sure all the flowers weren't plotting against me….right?

I sighed, I was going nuts. It's been a week since the last Social Event and to be honest, I contemplated suicide at least 5 times. Only I have the worst luck, not only did I bump into Lord Sesshomaru, future king, I dirtied his expensive looking kimono and I slapped him. If he ever reported me, which I think he will, I would be thrown in jail. Considering I would have assault charges, chances are, I'll be coming back with grey hairs. Death seemed like the better option.

As the days went by, I realized 3 things that made me not go through with suicide. a) I was too much of coward to do it, b) it's been an entire week with nothing and c) I was still too much of a coward to do it so all those reasons shattered my plans.

I assumed everything was okay, it had been an entire week and honestly, he probably considered me a nuisance and didn't bother anymore. Or at least that's what I was hoping for while wallowing in my own self-pity until mother burst in the room with the worst possible news.

Lord Sesshomaru had requested for me himself.

Poor mother, she probably assumed this was a good thing. I contemplated suicide once more as I watched her dance around the room. She was absolutely joyful, probably thinking that Lord Sesshomaru had requested for me out of liking….It couldn't be more wrong.

Mother used up the last of our money for new outfits, she dressed me herself, something she hasn't done in a very long time, put my makeup on and forced me to walk around pretending I was royalty. Honestly, I didn't care, this was probably the last time she was going to see me anyway. The day I see that man again would be my last day.

I prayed to the gods that maybe I had been dreaming this all along. Maybe I didn't bump into him, maybe I didn't smudge lipstick all over his expensive-looking kimono, maybe he didn't slap me and maybe I didn't slap him.

Unfortunately, all that praying went to the garbage because here I was, standing in front of the Inutaisho Mansion. I was planning on running away until I remembered mother was standing behind me, running away would be disgraceful and probably the worst thing I could do at this point. I raised my head up high and marched forward, ready to meet my fate.

The large double doors closed behind me but I remained confident, on the outside. Two women ushered me forward, down several hallways and what seemed to be another set of double doors. They bowed, which made me feel weird, then turned around and left me there. I stared at them leaving me for what seemed like an eternity, maybe if I asked them they would stay. Probably not.

I looked back at the doors and knocked, "Come." I heard and, with great difficulty, stepped inside the room.

The first thing I noticed was the large amount of books there; this place probably had more books than the state library. The second thing I noticed was Sesshomaru, he sat behind a large desk with an impressive stack of books. He was dressed in the same kimono as before, was this some sort of symbolism? Like maybe he thought it would be ironic if I stared at the same piece of clothing he was wearing when I angered him? Who knew Lord Sesshomaru had a sense of humor.

Hesitantly, my feet stepped forward until I arrived in front of his desk. Golden orbs were scanning a book until I cleared my throat, causing him to snap his book shut. It startled me and I took a step backwards to avoid any sudden hits. A woman could never be safe around this man.

"Lord Sesshomaru." At least my voice was casual. "How lovely of you to invite me to your home." I closed my eyes, for what? I didn't know.

When I didn't hear a response I opened one eye to find him staring at me, analyzing me as if I was a piece of paper. I didn't like that.

"Lord Sesshomaru?" More silence. Why did I come all this way if he was just going to stare at me. "Well in that case, it was nice seeing you. I ho-"

"You will not leave." He cut me off, simple and short.

"Alright." Two could play at this game. I stared and he stared. I stared some more and he stared some more. Okay maybe I was losing this one.

"Look I don'-"

Abruptly, he stood up; the friction of his wooden chair against the ground caused a loud screeching sound. I flinched and he smirked. Wonder what he was smirking about.

"You might be wondering why this Sesshomaru waited an entire week before calling upon you." He started. Yes I was but I have a feeling he's going to tell me why. "This Sesshomaru was contemplating your punishment."

His back leaned up against his desk; I didn't even realize he had moved in front of me. "Pressing charges deemed satisfying, your filth would rot in a jail and the world would have one less vermin sneaking around."

Lord Sesshomaru seemed like the quiet type, a man of few words what's that fancy word for it? Taciturn. Obviously I was wrong.

"However I feel that making your life as miserable as possible for the rest of your puny existence seemed fitting. You are to live here."

Oh that's great. Now I suddenly wanted to grab his hand and gut my own heart out with it. Since when was I this suicidal? I gasped inwardly; this man had such an effect on people.

"Um…" I had no idea what to say, what does one say to that? "So you are not going to report me for assault and make me spend the rest of my days in jail?" He snarled at me, I'm assuming that's a yes.

Suddenly my day just got even better. Lord Sesshomaru was not going to report me! I grabbed his hand, probably not the best idea right now but who cared?

"Thank you my lord!" I rejoiced, "For picking the merciful option."

Lord Sesshomaru stared at me before snapping his hand back; he reached behind him to grab a towel and wiped his hand clean. Was he a germaphobic? Or was he just trying to show me how dirty I was? Probably the latter, but honestly, I did not care at this point.

He motioned for me to go away with his hand, again, I felt like a peasant but it was fine since I wasn't dying today or tomorrow. I stepped out his office and made my way down a large corridor, assuming I would reach the exit however, I arrived in front of another set of double doors. Curiously, I peeked in to find several women prancing around. I was not surprised, Lord Sesshomaru seemed like he had many female candidates for marriage, I just never imagined this many.

The moment one of them noticed my presence it seemed like everything stopped. All women stopped cavorting to stare at me; I was feeling a little uncomfortable.

Almost simultaneously, all women moved to the side to let one frail looking one walk through. She seemed pretty enough, her long black hair almost reach the floor and her clothes clung to every curve of her body. I almost whistled, this is probably what I would look like if I waited a few years, I looked back up to her face and realized one thing. She looked exactly like me! Except prettier and better! Life was so cruel.

She flashed me an elegant smile and bowed, "Hello, my name is Kikyo. Are you the newest addition to Sesshomaru's Harem?"

I shook my head, "Nope!" Making sure to pop out the "p" "He invited me to live here but he didn't mention anything about a harem." I wasn't sure if it was my imagination or not but I could have sworn I saw her twitch in what? Anger?

Yup must be my imagination since she flashed me another smile. "Well then, I was just about to leave." I added, "Would one of you mind showing me the exit to this place? It's my first time here." Kikyo seemed to twitch again….. My eyes must be playing tricks on me today.

Almost immediately, a pair of twins walked past me and disappeared behind the door.

"I will have them show you the door. Pleasure to meet you…."

I blinked, "Oh!" I had completely forgotten to introduce myself. "Sorry, my name is Kagome."

Kikyo nodded and pointed to the door; I nodded, waved and walked out. My feet were walking quickly, for some reason, I was feeling uneasy. The women inside the harem were looking at me as if I was some new piece of meat they could tear apart.

And what's with that Kikyo anyway? She looked like a mob leader; I really need to get out of here.

"Thank you girls." I bowed slightly and made my way to the door they had just led me to.

It all happened so fast, one moment I was staring at the stairs leading to freedom and the next I was tumbling down to the end of the staircase. It was so painful, the edges of Lord Sesshomaru's palace's stairs dug into my skin, I'm pretty sure I was bleeding.

My eyes widened once I looked at the twins, their arms were outstretched as if they just pushed someone. Oh yeah, they did. Me!

"Wha- Bu- You-" I stuttered, this was not making any sense. They were being so nice two minutes ago, what changed?!

This wasn't the end, so far from it. The next thing I knew, my skin was burning, specifically my legs and I heard screaming. It took a moment for me to realize it was my voice that was shouting so loudly out of pain. Whatever they were dropping on me was boiling hot, I could even feel my skin peeling. My eyes darted towards my arms and legs, they were covered in black goo. It wasn't until I saw it cooling that I realized they were dropping boiling tar on me. Tar! Of all things, tar!

My heart lurched, or should I say dropped. After tar usually comes feathers, out of fear I quickly moved away. This pain was excruciating, I felt like my skin was coming off as I scraped my legs on the cement, trying to get away from the feathers.

I realized afterwards that there were no feathers, just the tar. Ocean blue orbs darted upwards to see none other than Kikyo holding a bucket, black goo was dripping out of it, sizzling even.

I shivered, never in my life have I ever experienced such hatred. Is this why Lord Sesshomaru decided to let me live here, so that the women in his harem did the killing for him? Frustration was flourishing through me, frustration and anger. Tears welled up in my eyes, I couldn't even make out whatever Kikyo was trying to tell me at this point.

Once the first tears were shed and my vision cleared for the most part I noticed she was mouthing something to me. Something along the lines of,

"Run." She mouthed, "Run and do not come back."

Goodness gracious, don't have to tell me twice.

Now that I look back at it, this was when everything changed. When everything I could possibly stand for just flip-flopped. This was when my hell started.

A/N: Whoo! Done with Chapter two. Took a while because of school, I'm currently enrolled in 3 AP classes and practically all honors so forgive me if updates are slow. In case some of you don't know about tar, simple really. If it gets on your skin it's usually really hot and when it cools it's a pain to take off. Clearly these ladies are psycho and have nothing to do with their lives.

No sorry, the tar and feathering don't exactly give a clue to what story this fanfic is based off of. It's actually not even close to anything yet. It might be a little more obvious the next chapter because we get to see a bit more of what's going on with Sesshomaru and what he's thinking.

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