I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters. This is purely a fan made story. Thank you wolflover for your excellent reviews lol you deserve a cookie! Enjoy!

As the night progressed, I danced with many different lords. Not one lord was as graceful or intriguing as Lord Sesshomaru. I had a feeling Sesshomaru didn't come to this ball for the same reasons the other lords did. When the feast began, my feelings proved to be correct.

Lord Sesshomaru had taken a seat beside me. "Your ball is going well." he noted. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. "Why did you come to my ball? I know you've never been interested in socializing." I questioned. He made a grunt before sipping the red wine. "I came here to ask you to accompany me on a journey. This is too dangerous for Jaken. He is too weak of a demon. This human child I found cannot accompany me either." Sesshomaru said carefully. His eyes scanned the nearby demons for eaves droppers. "What journey is this?" I asked intrigued. "I need to go into the nether world. There is a rumor of a demonic sword that lies there. It is called, Sounga. I wish to take this sword for personal use." he whispered. "The sword of hell? Why would you want that sword? It could kill us!" I hissed. Sesshomaru shook his head. "If you do not have faith in me, you are a fool. I did not know you were a fool." Sesshomaru said slyly. "I'm not a fool and you know it." I grumbled. He nodded and continued eating in silence.

After the feast, the guests went back to dancing and drinking. I slipped out to go for a walk around my castle's pond. The moon gave everything a blue tint. It was so beautiful. A gentle breeze tickled my skin. I smiled and basked in the night. The stars shined brighter than usual. The moon looked closer. Soft footsteps approached.

I turned around to face Sesshomaru. "This light flatters your looks." he whispered. We looked up to the sky together. "You look exactly like your mother." Sesshomaru sighed. "Your resemblance to your father is striking as well." I laughed. He tilted his head as he gazed at me. Sesshomaru closed the space between us and looked down at me. I could feel the heat between our bodies. The wind whispered and some of Sesshomaru's hair tickled my cleavage. His face was blank but his eyes had something I've never seen before. "Will you come with me to the netherworld?" Sesshomaru asked softly. I felt like his amber eyes could see into my soul. "Yes, my lord." I sighed. His fingers brushed my cheeks. My heart started thawing and was pounding loudly. My cheeks felt a little warmer as he lowered his hand. Sesshomaru nodded and walked back towards the castle.

It was late and the guests were stumbling out of the castle. Their laughter lingered for a few moments after they had left. Sesshomaru and I were the only ones left. He decided that we would leave in the morning. Sesshomaru began to leave but I couldn't let him go.

"Lord Sesshomaru, you don't have to go." I called. Sesshomaru stopped and turned towards me. "It is late. I must go." he replied. "It is late. You must rest for our journey. Please, I would feel terrible if you didn't stay here tonight. You can rest in one of the chambers." I pled. "Which one would you have me in?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "You can have my parents' chamber." I offered. He looked at me with a slight frown. "If you want, you can have my chamber and I'll sleep in my parents' chamber." I added. I bit my lip, hoping he would stay. "That's very kind of you. You sleep in your chamber. I will wake you in the morning." he said emotionlessly. My heart sank a little but I knew it was Sesshomaru's personality.

I laid down on my bed and Akito meowed at me grumpily. "Hey where have you been all night?" I asked teasingly. He yawned and grumbled. "You know, you shouldn't be anti-social. It's bad etiquette." I laughed. He opened a baby-blue eye at me and covered his ears with his paws. "Did you get into the wine?" I asked sternly. Akito's eyes widened and he pinned his ears back. I shook my head. "You silly cat, you don't need to be drinking wine. You have very bad manners." I laughed. Akito meowed and curled up against me. I pet him gently as he began to purr. We closed out eyes and drifted off to sleep.

I had a very unique dream. It started out as my usual nightmare. The dragon demon appeared out on the cliff; Inuyasha and I began to battle it; the demon caught me in the stomach. The dream, however, altered and surprised me.

The demon had released me and was snapping at who I thought was Inuyasha. I staggered and forced myself to stand and realized that the demon was snapping after Lord Sesshomaru. He swept me into his arms as the dragon swung his tail at me. Sesshomaru set me away from the cliff and slaughtered the demon with his mighty sword.

The dream altered and I was running, the scene where I find Inuyasha kissing the priestess. When my dream self stopped, I was surprised again. Neither Inuyasha nor Kikyo were there. Instead, Lord Sesshomaru had caught me as I had stumbled. He looked deeply into my eyes and my heart felt like it was going to burst. Sesshomaru pulled me into a lover's embrace and kissed me deeply with his soft lips. I continued to dream hoping I wouldn't ever wake up.