Kagome descended the carpet covered glass staircase. Behind the mask of elegance and self-confidence lay her worries.
' What if Kagura saw the gauze on my leg? OMG! What if she tells Kouga? '
'Oh God if you're listening, please don't let her have seen the wound. If she did, let her think she imagined it.'
Kagome stopped and surveyed the room below her.
'Holy cow! I haven't seen this many people in the mansion since my 16th birthday!'
Kagome hurriedly walked down the rest of the stairs, trying not to be noticed.
'If no one sees me then I can make a quick exit when ever I want and no one would know.'
When she reached the bottom of the stairs with out anyone calling to her, she was relieved.
'SAFE!'
Or so she thought.
Kagome hadn't even taken more than two steps when she someone call out her name.
"Kagome!"
She cringed a little, and then slowly turned to see who it was. She hadn't gotten a good look at the person when suddenly she found herself in a tight bear hug. By the thickness of muscle and lack of feminine curves where they should be, Kagome guessed the stranger to be male. She was so surprised but couldn't really do anything to get the person of f except to tap on his back and gasp for air. He let go and Kagome quickly pushed herself away from his grasp only to find the room spinning uncontrollably. She swayed and would have fallen on her face if he hadn't caught her.
"Are you okay?" He asked slightly concerned.
The room didn't spin as much as before, so she pushed herself from his grasp and drunkenly stomped towards the bar, where she ordered a Vodka Daiquiri.
Sighing in frustration kagome supported her head on her hand.
"Are you all right? You seem a little angry."
"Yeah fine" Kagome replied, not in the mood for small talk.
"Are you sure?" Persisted the stranger. Turning to acknowledge him for the first time, she was a bit taken aback by his features. Standing beside her was a handsome young man, whom she guessed to be in his early twenties, with dark brown hair and seductive cerulean blue eyes that any woman would die for. (AN: OMG! I just used the words ' Handsome young man'! shiver I sound like a granny :' Any way back to the Fic. )
More than annoyed, she replied in a dangerously calm voice, "Since when was it okay to nose into a total stranger's business?"
"No need to go on the defensive," he replied calmly " I was just trying to help"
"Thanks for your 'help', but that's what my psychiatrist is for." She said in a tight voice. Annoyed and not wanting to be in the presence of such a presumptuous person she picked up her drink and began to walk away, until she was caught of guard by his comment.
"You know, you remind me of your father."
"My father is dead! You know nothing about him."
"Actually, your father is very much alive and I know a whole lot more than you think."
Kouga, who had been watching the confrontation from his dark corner at the end of the bar, irritated by his cousin's antics Kouga made his way toward them.
"Obviously, she doesn't want your company so why don't you leave." Kouga said warningly .
"Ah, Kouga. How nice of you to join our conversation." He replied, totally ignoring the warning that could easily be heard by any one and hugged him, like old buddies seeing each other for the first time in years.
" It's not a conversation if the other person isn't interested in what you have to say." Kouga spat, shoving his cousin off and dusting himself off.
"I think if she didn't want my company she'd say so herself"
To make what he was about to say more intimidating Kouga got up in his face, growling "LEAVE!"
"What are you doing?" Kagome hissed. "What do you mean 'what am I doing?' I'm helping you get rid of that pest." He said pointing an accusing finger toward his cousin.
"Thanks, but I didn't ask for your help. I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself ." Slipping her arm around his she led him toward the crowd "Lets go." she said flashing him a seductive smile just to spite Kouga. She looked back to see his response.
Kouga stood at the bar, the muscles in his jaw twitching, glaring scathingly as Kagome and his least favourite cousin disappear into the crowd. These were the only signs of his anger and a silent promise of revenge for the disrespect Kagome had shown him, especially in front of his cousin. Kouga had never gotten along with his cousin. Kouga had to work for everything he'd ever gotten where his cousin got what ever he wanted.
When Kouga was very young he had waited months to get enough courage to tell a girl he liked her. He'd spent the night before spying on his dad to see how he approached his mom after they had a small argument. Seeing that his father was always well dressed and the reaction of his mother as he produced a single rose, Kouga decided that's how he was going to confess his love for her. The next day he asked his mom to dress him to look good. Before he left for school he took the rose his dad had given his mom the night before and went to school with the intent to confess. All day he was a perfect gentleman and at the end of the day he approached her but his cousin had already 'confessed' to her with a box of chocolate and a rose, not because he liked her but because he knew Kouga liked her. Kouga messed up his well-groomed hair and threw the rose in the garbage. When he got home he, he went to his room, without kissing his mother 'hello' and locked himself in his room. That's what had started their rivalry.
Angry, without an outlet for his anger, Kouga returned to his corner of the bar and began drinking until his anger faded and all other emotions went numb. All he thought of were ways to get revenge on kagome.
Kagome breath a sigh of relief as she and the familiar stranger blended into the crowd.
"So, how do you know so much about me?" Kagome asked the stranger.
"Well," he said "I don't want to talk here, too many people. Lets go outside and get a breath of fresh air." Kagome hesitated a little but agreed and followed him to the large stone balcony on the other side of the room. As they began to talk a butler with a tray filled with flutes of Champagne pas, offering them drinks. Kagome refused but he took two glasses off the tray and putting her unfinished drink on the tray. Although she didn't like how he disregarded her wish to not have any Champagne, she accepted it and after he had consumed more than 10 glasses she drained him of information she needed, for instance , how he knew so much about her. After her interrogation, she turned the conversation to him and his life. Ending the conversation politely, for she found his drunken slur disgusting especially since most of his drink ended up on the floor, she left his company and returned to the bar, ordering two more Daiquiris.
' WOW!" she thought " I've never in my entire life met a man who thought he was such a gift to the world and women! Both would be better off without him!' Kagome thought.
Kagome didn't like the fellow, he reminded her of everything she hated about the opposite sex.
Shaking her head she downed the last of her drink and ordered a Martini and Tequila. Taking both her drinks she went into the crowd to socialize she talked to a few people but none she'd remember in the morning. Most of them were older women who cooed over how beautiful her dress was and the length of her hair. They also asked if she was single and if she wasn't what her type was. When the conversation came to that point Kagome moved on to the next person across the room.
After Kagome had left him, Hisoka left to cleaned himself up and returned to the party and socialized with the women, not affected at all by the 10 glasses of Champagne he'd had.
Two hours later Hisoka found kagome socializing with many women and when they'd say something that must have offended her, her face would turn white and she move across the room to talk to someone else, that someone else was really close by to the women he was talking to. Hisoka could hear bits and pieces of this conversation.
Pretty soon kagome got a bit too drunk and decided to leave the party. As she was leaving she'd almost fell a few times but mostly on other people. Hisoka hurried to her rescue so she would make more a fool of herself. She was at the bottom of the stairs when she almost toppled over backwards. Kouga watched from his corner as a crowd of people parted with outraged looks on their faces. Out from the parted crowed wobbled Kagome.
Kouga was about to approach her when his cousin strode from the crowd to steady her. The crowd returned to its usual loudness as Kagome was taken away. He waited and watched as they ascended the stairs.
As her decent to ground came two arms wrapped around her. A hand traveled to her cheek and directed her face off the chest she had fallen into. Dark blue orbs met her warm browns. The thumb of the hand on her face lightly stroked her cheek as the eyes held her gaze.
"Kagome?" the voice filtered in her ears and it sounded so familiar yet strange. Her side ached a little; as she was placed on her feet her eyes never leaving his. "Are you alright?"
"Um…yea I think so," she muttered, hissing as she was placed to stand on her own and her weight went on her right. The man before raised a thin brown and looked around. The party was in full swing with people on the on the floor dancing and others off talking with groups. The man looked around making sure no one was watching and then wrapped his arm around Kagome.
"I don't believe you are Kagome. How about I take you up to your room?" the man said. Kagome watched as a smirk rose on his lips and shook her head.
"I can get there on my own." She slurred, and almost fell down the stairs. "WOAH! Plus I don't think Kouga will be very happy about you in my room." She said poking him in the chest. Then she began to giggle hysterically.
"But you can barely stand…Kouga will understand" Hisoka said the smirk still lingering on his mouth. Kagome looked over the Hisoka's shoulder then back to his blue gaze and the stairs behind her that lead to her room. The comfort of just being able to rest was to much and soon enough she agreed nodding into the man's chest she didn't notice his smirk rise and he started to lift her up the stairs and to her room.
"Well did you see that?" a woman's voice caught Kouga's attention as he stayed on the look out for Kagome.
"What?" a friend of hers asked. Kouga turned to the woman to see the first one who spoke point to the stairs.
"The guest of honour just left. With a smashing young looking man" She said. Kouga could hear her suggestive tone as she addressed her friends.
"Oh who?" another friend asked.
"I believe it was Hisoka," at her friend's looks of confusion she sighed, "You know that dark hared young man with those bright cerulean eyes"
"Oh yes I know him now isn't that Kouga's cousin?" Kouga's ears picked up and he turned his gaze back to the stairs. He quickly left the bar and made his way up the stairs seething with anger.
A minute after they had left Kouga followed behind them.
'Tonight I'll have my revenge" He thought. "Kagome's too wild, she needs to be tame and I'm just the one to do it"
Meanwhile, as Kagome was carried to her room she fell into a doze. Hisoka looked at her as she cuddled closer to him. He smirked. 'What a woman,' He thought, shaking his head. ' Awake she's as fierce as a lion but like this she's a kitten.' He stopped in front of her door, still holding her in his arms he was about to open the door when a knife was held to his back.
"Who are you and what are you doing up here?"
"Would you put the knife away?"
"Answer my questions first." Kagura said adding slight pressure to the knife.
"Ok. I'm Hisoka and I'm taking Kagome to her room."
"How do you know where her room is? I've never see you in the mansion before."
Silence.
"Answer!"
Sigh. "From memory." He replied. "It would be a great help if you could help me open the door."
Kagura opened the door and followed him inside. She watched as he laid Kagome on the bed. She turned to leave but when she felt no presence behind her she turned around to find the mysterious man caressing Kagome's face, he then kissed her on the lips and whispered " Good night, Kagome."
Kagura cleared her throat slightly intrigued to see what he would do next but remembered he job was to patrol the mansion and keep unwanted guests from entering parts of the mansion they shouldn't. Kagura led Hisoka back to the party.
Kouga watched as Kagura led Hisoka back to the party. Not wanting to risk getting caught by any of the other guards he also went back to the party. It was finally 1:00 in the morning and the last of the guests left the mansion. Kouga had the guards turn on the security system and then ordered them to turn in. He sat at the bar and drank a little more until he was sure everyone had fallen asleep. He then slowly made his way up the stairs and toward Kagome's room. He opens the door to her room it lets out a loud, eerie creak he goes in, a strong wind blows through the room slamming the door shut. He walked to her bed wobbling this way and that. Standing over her bed Kouga looked up and down her frame with lecherous eyes. He bent down and began to kiss her, like a man who hasn't seen food for many days.
Kagome tosses and turns in her bed, her hair unravelling as she does so and the sheets are a heap to one side. She dreams of retreating figures from the past, all that had a special place in her heart, starting with the most recent, Naraku.
He calls to her from a door close by, welcoming her into a peaceful field with laughter, joy and happiness. 'Is she coming?' a woman called. The voice sounded so familiar, but she couldn't quite place it. 'Tell her to hurry up and joint us, her little brother is excited to meet her and her friends are waiting to see her.' That's when it finally became clear who the woman was. Her mother. 'Mom?' 'Hurry sweetie.' He begins to run but it's as if the faster she runs the farther the door is. ' Wait!' she cries 'Wait!' the door is farther away too far away t run to. A white light pours from the door engulfing Naraku and the flower field. The door creaks slowly closes to a tiny crack. 'No! Wait! Don't leave me!' She screamed. Dropping to her knees and the door slams shut as if for the final time. She began to cry uncontrollably. Wanting so badly to see and touch her mother again.
'Honey why are you crying?' Her mother asked. She stopped crying. Lifting up her head she found herself in the flower-covered field, under a tall oak tree. She turned to find her mother sitting right at its base holding a toddler. Naraku sat next to her and waved her over. As if out of nowhere came her friends, twins who had died at the age of 8 from leukemia. They greeted her and then they began to play, the toddler looked up at her mother and said, ' mommy is that her? Is that kagome?' 'Yes, that's your sister'
Kagome turned and looked at the boy. He got out of her lap and ran to her. Grabbing her hands in his small ones, he chanted ' lets play' pulling her towards the middle of the field. 'Lets play hide and seek' he said. ' You hide an I'll count to ten and find you.' There was nowhere really to hide, so she just stood where she was and waited for him to count to ten. '… 8…9… 10! Ready or not here I come!' he said he bent down and looked for her through his legs ' Found you!' He started to run after her and she ran, suddenly feeling afraid and then heat against her back. She turned to find the tree aflame. Even from far away she could see the dead bodies of her mother, brother and Naraku with blood all over the grass and flowers. She started to run again this time faster not caring where she went. She stumbled and fell. When she tried to get up she couldn't it was like something was sitting on her, pressing hard on her mouth and on her leg, which hurt very much. She struggled but couldn't get free. Get me out of here! She thought.
Her eyes fluttered open and she found Kouga on top of her. She felt dizzy as the room started to spin and her drunkenness reclaimed her. One of Kouga's hands went to her hair while the other roamed to other places.
All right people, that's it for now. I'm not going to go into any more detail because, honestly, my imagination isn't that good. Anyways I hope you liked it and that it was worth the wait. I'll try to update in less than 6 months. My thanks to babyblue6666 and Moco Queen for helping me get the story moving again. To the readers, my thanks for waiting patiently and for reading my Fic, it's much appreciated.
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Moco Queen, sleep with one eye open. I'm coming to get you. I'll sneak in your bed while you're sleeping and scare the crap out of you. Muhahah ha