AN/Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, I do however own Lucy and Kyou, and Kauru mmm and I do hope that you enjoy my story, and have enjoyed my story long before I started re-editing it.

One of the first things that I noticed when I got home was that it was really quiet. It wasn't unusual but at I was used to a least a TV on with Souta eating a bag of chips.
I noticed a note on the railing of the stairs

Kagome,
Souta is out staying the night with a friend, grandpa is preforming an 'exorcism" which apparently is going to take all night, I had a major headache after your dad left so I'm out cold upstairs.

If you're hungry there's a sandwich in the fridge for you.

Love you sweetie,
Mom

Awesome, I was kind of hungry.
I took the sandwich out of the fridge and headed upstairs to my room, what to wear, what to wear.
Try to pick out an outfit for a party that three days ago I wouldn't have wanted to go to was difficult, I tried out a bunch of different ones that would have been alright for a club but in the end my only progress was that my floor was dressed with all of the clothes lining the floor.

And then I saw it.

It was a big pink box standing upright on the far end of my closet.
On my fifteenth birthday I received a package, inside was a beautiful eggshell coloured dress, with lace and pearl buttons sewed on the front and an open back, the dress poofed out with layers of Tule, it didn't fit me, much too big, but with no return address or who it was from I was stuck with this dress.
I haven't tried it on since then.

However when I slipped it over my head it fit perfectly.
It was a little innocent for a club but hey in every good there's a little sin.

I took off the dress, I didn't want anything to ruin it before I got to the party and decided it was time to get ready for good. I put on something with a good beat to help me get into the mood while I jumped around getting ready.

I reshaved my legs and underarms, and tweezed my eyes. I put my hair in hot rollers, and while I waited for them to finish I did my makeup, I decided that since the dress wasn't really white I didn't want to put white eyeliner or the like on so I did my makeup simply, eyeliner, mascara, foundation, but I decided to put red lipstick on just to give everything a bit of colour.

When the rollers were cool I took them out and sporadically pined up the curls in random places, so my hair was pinned up but curly, a messy sort of do.
I put small pearl earring in, a chunky white and clear bracelet and a stacked sliver ring on my middle finger as the finishing touches.
Once again I put on my dress, and I had to think for myself I looked good.
The right combination of sexy and sweet.

I grabbed a little white clutch bag and stuffed my phone, a couple of twenties, my house keys and my red lipstick.

Before leaving my room though I grabbed my red "fuck me" stilettoes that I have only worn once before and raced down the stairs. Until a thought stopped my short.

Fuck, my car!

It was still in the parking lot of the school.

I guess my only hope was to call Sango.

"Hello beautiful." She answered.
"Hi gorgeous." I responded.
"What's up?"

"Are you going to the party at the Tashio's tonight?"

"Miroku was wanting to go but I'm iffy, we go together but then you know him goes off and flirt with everything that's wearing a short dress and I don't know if I want to deal with it."

"What if I go with you?"

"Then I might go."

"So…if I ask you to take me then you will."

"Uh… sure? Wait, where's your bug?"

I sighed. "It's at school still, I'll tell you the story later it's like hell-a long."

I heard her laugh on the other side, "Alright well, get your cute butt outside I'm here."

"What?!" I looked outside and sure enough there was Sango's mustang. I hung up the phone and made sure to lock the door behind me and got into her car.

"I know you don't usually go to these parties but I was actually on my way to come beg you to come with me, but it was better if you asked." I stuck out my tongue at her and laughed.
She put the car into gear and took off down the road.
"Oh and babe…you look hot." She said. I smiled at the complement, I took noticed to Sango's outfit, she was wearing a fitted black dress, with a long gold chain and black rose earrings, her hair was straitened and put in a long ponytail, her makeup was plain like mine but she had a pink gloss, I couldn't see her shoes but the shaky way she was driving they must be high.

"New dress?" I asked.
She blushed a little which could only mean that she bought the dress so Miroku would notice her. I took her silence as agreement to what I was thinking.

As we got closer to the Tashio mansion the more massive the crowds were. You would think that they were all going to some hot and private club when really it was just a high school party, Sango found a parking space and we walked toward where there seemed to be a long forming line. Instead of going toward the end, Sango walked right up to the front and said her name. She got the nod of approval from a seriously scary looking demon.

"Name miss." He looked at me.
Here goes nothing. "Higurashi, Kagome." He flipped through some pages, and then flipped threw them again.
And again.

And then he traded clipboards with the man in the line next to me before finding my name.

"My apologies mam' you seem to be on the VIP list, sorry for the wait go right on in." He put a hot pink wristband on me and proceeded to call the next person in line.

I looped my arm threw Sango's and marched forward, toward a barn like looking shack, it seemed much too small for all the people that were crowding around the entrance. I could hear the catcalls and wolf whistle already as we walked through the door, great, I remembered exactly why I hated places like this, nothing but small minded boys with their heads in their lower heads. I could feel the bass thumping in my chest and it was one of the greatest feelings in the world. I could lose myself here, I didn't have to think about my parents or school or anything. I didn't have to think. I just had to feel.

"Hello ladies." Miroku came toward us and went to plant a kiss on Sango's cheek but she leaned forward and all he met was air.

"Hey, Miroku." I said. He was dressed in a purple button down shirt with his sleeves rolled up, a skinny black tie, dark jeans that I'm sure Sango would say 'fit him in all the right places' and black shoes, he had his sliver loop earring and his long hair was kept back in its usual ponytail.

"My Kagome, aren't you looking wonderfully attractive tonight?"
I blushed at his statement, It was one thing to get catcalls, but when the compliment came from a friend whom you had been close to all your life, you know you looked good.
"Sango, looking as lovely as ever."

"Miroku." She said, clearly giving him the cold shoulder. He extended his arm out to her, but she "didn't seem to notice".
"Shall we?" She asked me and almost forcefully dragged me along behind her, this didn't go unnoticed by Miroku whose smile faltered just a little before following behind us.

If I had thought that this place was a shack, boy was I wrong.
I was beginning to understand what Kauru said about how the Tashio's like small on top.

Once we entered the barn it was goodbye shabby hello modern, below us were three levels, one was a bar, another was the dance floor and then the last what I assumed was VIP area because there weren't all that many people there.
"Hey Kagome!" I turned to Sango.
"I'm going to get something to drink! Do you want anything?!" She screamed over the thumping of the music. I shook my head no and she went off to the bar level. I decided to check out the dance floor, I would go look for Kauru and the Tashio boys later.

I put myself in the eye of the crowd and let the music take over me, I didn't care who was around me, if they didn't bother me I didn't bother them. I circled my hips and felt let the thump of the bass lead me.
I started to feel myself get sweaty and I figured now would be a good time for a bathroom break before looking for Kauru, I started to push through the crowd when I felt a hand pull me back.

"Dance with me." The guy said, he was about Sesshomaru's height but had long dark wavy hair, he had it half pulled up, he was wearing a black button up shirt, tucked into his dark faded jeans and black pointed shoes, the way the party lights reflected off him made him look somewhat sinister, I knew I should be polite and dance with him, but I needed a drink so I told him no and tried to pull my hand back from him, instead he pulled me even closer to him.

"I saw you dancing." He whispered into my ear.
"Moving the way you did, I wondered what it would be like to have you. To taste you." He licked my neck and I curled in disgust. His grip on my hand was tight and I tried pushing away from him with my other hand but he just pinned it between us, I struggled to get out.

What was it with men today, do I have flashing neon light above me saying "come and get it"?
I felt his hand circling my back, sending shivers down my spine, and not the good kind. I just wanted to get away from this creep. From an outsider's perspective I'm sure we looked like a couple dancing to the beat of a different tune, however I wish someone would just intercede. I was still struggling to be free, "You know, most women would have given up to me by now, but you're making the chase more fun, and turning me on even more." He thrust his hips upward slightly and I could feel his erection through his pants.
"Get off of me." I said, but all he did was chuckle darkly in my ear.

"Naraku." Said a voice that shouldn't have been familiar. The dark hair man's grip on my tighter, momentarily making it harder to breath. "Remove your hands."
"Why?" He asked. "I found her first." He said in almost a whiny put out way.
"Besides, what's she to you? I thought you didn't dirty yourself with the presence of humans." My body was starting to grow numb. I tried moving my arm into a better position to use blast him with my purification powers but it was too tightly trapped.
"Goodness me, is the big bad demon going soft?" He said with mock horror. Well, only one way to channel the energy now, I took a deep breath and gathered the energy in my head, tilted back and head butted him. He stumbled back away from me but not for long, Sesshomaru grabbed him by the neck and picked him up into the air with ease.

"Keep your hands off Kagome." Was all Sesshomaru said before flinging Naraku clear across the room, people around us who were watching the scene immediately averted their eyes and went back to dancing. I couldn't help it I laughed, I think it was some sort of hysteria from the shock, when Sesshomaru turned to look at me though I could see the faint traces of humor in them, but when I blinked I didn't see it again…Maybe it was just a trick of the light….

Yeah…a trick of the light.

"How's your head?" He asked.
It was only then that I was aware of the pain. I groaned.

"You've taken quiet the beating today." I would have nodded but it hurt to move my head, and the thumping music that I was loving just a few minutes ago were my worst nightmare.

"Come." He turned on his heel and didn't even wait to see if I would follow. We turned up a small flight of stairs and came into a room with very few people.

"Sesshomaru…" He inclined his head back slightly acknowledging me. "Thanks…for helping me today, with Joseph and my dad and even now." He went straight back to looking forward.
"I will always help you." He turned around and I took a step back. Everything that I had known about the Tashio boys was falling apart. I couldn't help it I smiled and hugged him, and surprisingly he hugged me back.

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I turned to the voice of a smiling Inuyasha, I screamed his name and ran to him to give him a hug. He grabbed me and swung me in the air and I had to hold onto him tighter in order not to go flying across the room too.
"Well, hello to you too." He said laughing as he set me down. He placed his arm around my shoulder and I wrapped my arm around his waist.

"So, anyone know why Naraku flew across the room?" I looked anywhere but him and Sesshomaru seemed to be doing the same.

"What? Did you do it Kagome?"
"Wha- NO! If you want to point fingers, point in that direction." I pointed to Sesshomaru.
"The Miko head butted him with her purification powers, but I indeed flung him across the room."
"Whoa, look at you little fighter." Inuyasha said messing my hair. I did my best to not wince but Sesshomaru seemed to notice and gave me two painkillers that he had gotten who knows when. I took them grateful and Inuyasha handed me some water.

"I believe you owe me 2000 yen." Sesshomaru said with the faintest smirk.
"Fuck." Inuyasha mumbled.
I pointed to myself, "I'm lost."
Inuyasha looked down at me, "Sesshomaru and I had a bet on which one of us Naraku was going to piss off first, it's been me for a while, but that asshole really gets to me, it's harder for Sesshomaru to get mad but there are those days." I nodded my head as if I understood the male population.

SLAP!

Inuyasha and I turned to see the commotion, Sango stormed off to where we were at leaving a very unconscious Miroku on the floor. I knew Sango had the biggest crush on Miroku, but she was too scared of becoming another name in his little black book, so instead she shut him out. It was all very aggravating to watch, as both as their friends I just wanted them to get together already.

"Hi, you ready to go?" Sango asked me.
"Uhh….sure? If you are…" she nodded her head.
"Good, let's go." She pulled me along like she did when we got to the party. I did a quick wave goodbye to the Tashio brothers and did my best to follow behind Sango.

Crap, I didn't say hi to Kauru.

Double crap, I still had homework to do.

AN: I took out Sesshomaru's and Naraku's part only because I'm making mini chapters with their sides, especially Naraku's because that's going to be a big thing later on.
I don't know if any of you noticed but Sesshomaru is gradually saying more to Kagome