A/N: hey guys sorry its taking me forever to update. I've been so busy lately with it being the last week of school and everything. And I also got this killer sunburn and couldn't move for like 2 days but I will updating more regularly once school and exams are over. Until then ill update as much as a I can. Keep reviewing. It inspires me XD
Last Time:
"I-uh better go shower." She smirked at him and sauntered over to the girls shower room and Miroku watched her go. He could not take his eyes off the way her hips swung when she walked and practically groaned in desire. He realized he had better go shower too. A nice cold shower.
The Plan:
Kagome was practically buzzing with joy. She kept thinking about her kiss with Miroku and it made her want to dance around the room shouting. But what she wanted to do even more than that, was run. She wanted to run through a forest and jump from tree branches and feel the wind on her face and in her hair. She made a note to herself to go running as soon as she got to go home for a visit during the winter holiday. She was in the midst of twirling around when the door of dormitory burst open and an out of breath Pansy stood there looking around the room wildly. She spotted Kagome and launched herself at her.
"Pansy! Wha--oomph." Kagome said as Pansy collided with Kagome and sent them both sprawled across the bed. Pansy then got up and started jumping up and down on the bed like a maniac.
"Pansy…what is… going on!!" yelled Kagome between bounces.
"Ohmygosh ohmygosh!! Kagome he asked me!! Draco asked me to the Halloween Ball!!" Pansy yelled and Kagome was instantly standing, jumping alone with her.
"Pansy!! This is an absolutely good step to our plan!! It gets the hard part out of the way. It's pretty much all down hill from here…except phase 2 of course…that might be tricky but so fun I cant wait for the Hogsmead trip! How did he ask you?!" Kagome squealed.
"Oh it was perfect I thought I was dreaming.." Pansy said as she got all misty eyed.
Flashback:
Draco and Pansy were in herbology class. They were learning about Blue Roses. The rarest of all roses and that are invisible to the muggle eye. Professor Sprout was telling the class that Blue Roses had amazing healing abilities, extremely fast growth rate, and many other uses. For Pansy, most of this was going in one ear and out the other. She was too busy sneaking glances at a certain blonde haired Slytherine. It came time to grow the roses and Pansy and Draco were partners. They started working at the designated pot and Pansy couldn't help but notice a pair of girls across the room batting their eyes at Draco and trying to give sexy smiles. Thankfully, Draco looked at them with a blank expression and turned back to Pansy.
Draco couldn't stop staring at Pansy as she worked. Her face was filled with concentration and her hands moved gracefully and she mixed the ingredients for the special soil the plants require. She caught him looking at her and blushed furiously.
"A-am I doing something wrong?" Pansy asked quietly. Draco shook his head mentally and cleared his throat.
"No no not at all! You're perfect…I-I mean you're doing it perfectly." Draco stammered and looked down. "You know Pansy…you're different from other girls…in-in a good way!! Meaning that you don't follow the crowd. You're like…well like this flower. Unique and…beautiful." just as he was finishing his speech a beautiful blue rose bloomed right before their eyes. Draco plucked it, twirled it between his fingers, and tucked it right behind Pansy's ear and noted how well it went with her new hair. He looked her in the eyes and said exactly the words she was hoping for.
"Would you…go to the Halloween Ball with me?"
End Flashback.
"Oh. My. Goodness." was all Kagome could say after Pansy's story.
"I know!! I had to tell you like right away. This is so great!! So did anything happen between you and Miroku yet? Has he asked you to the ball?" Pansy questioned enthusiastically. Kagome immediately turned red and looked down while playing with the end of her hair.
"Well um…he didn't ask me to the ball…but um…something did happen." Kagome stammered while her face turned furiously red. Pansy looked at her with expecting eyes for Kagome to finish. Kagome took a deep breath and continued. "He uh…kissed me." Pansy stood their blinking for a moment before reacting in her usual Pansy-like manner.
"He WHAT!! Oh my god that's skipping like five million steps in our plan!! But Shhhh that's so great how was it is her a good kisser what kind of kiss was there tongue?" Pansy said in one huge breath.
"Its ok it just makes the plan easier! And it was amazing! Yes he's a good kisser and yes there was tongue and we made out." Kagome finished in an equally huge breath. Pansy squealed and the girls began a discussion about their plan and what to look for in Hogsmead and thanking god/kami that they get a room to themselves because they're upperclassmen.
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(With the boys)
"You WHAT!!" Draco shouted at Miroku from inside the room they shared.
"I said…I-I kissed her." Miroku stammered, not quite expecting that outburst from Draco.
"Dude that's awesome! Kagome's totally hot. So I'm assuming you asked her to the ball then?"
"Uh…I actually forgot about that one." Miroku grinned sheepishly and was promptly knocked on the head by Draco.
"You might want to get on that, mate. Or some other blokes gonna ask her." Draco said while shaking his head. They headed to their beds to dream about two Slytherine girls.
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The 5th, 6th, and 7th years were all gathered at the front of the school. It was the first Hogsmead visit of the year and everyone was excitedly chatting. Especially two Slytherine girls who had their heads together; whispering ferociously. They had stayed up most of the night. Talking about the plan, but mostly just having a girls night. They were both extremely tired in the morning but two huge cups of coffee had them ready for the day ahead of them. Miroku walked up to them, interrupting their conversation and both promptly stopped talking but Miroku took no notice.
"Uh…Kagome can I talk to you for a moment?" Miroku asked shyly.
"S-sure no problem." Kagome replied while they walked a bit away from the rest of the group.
"Kagome, I uh…would you..? I mean…if you want to….I would really like…" Miroku stammered and couldn't seem to find the right words to say.
"Yes…I'd love to go to the Halloween Ball with you." Kagome finished for him once she caught on to what he was saying.
"Ok cool." Miroku sighed in relief and they walked back over to the group. Miroku smiling triumphantly and Kagome rolling her eyes at him but smiling anyways.
The carriages arrived shortly and both Kagome and Miroku noticed the very strange looking horses pulling them. They looked dead! Their skin was tight over their bones and they had big leathery wings and their eyes were all white. Kagome approached it carefully until she was right in front of it. The horse bent his head down until he was eye level with her. Kagome stood very still and looked directly into the horses all white eyes. They stared at each other for a bit then suddenly the horse snorted at her playfully and nudged her with its nose. Kagome squealed in delight and pet the horses snout. She then moved around to the carriage and got in. Unnoticed by her, was a friendly half giant standing not far away, watching her and the thestral with happy tears in his eyes.
Kagome got in the carriage with her friends and it started moving. Kagome stuck her head out the window to look at the strange horse she befriended. She pulled her head back inside and turned to her friends.
"You know…those horses are weird but kinda cute in a way." Kagome said and Miroku nodded while Draco and Pansy gave them strange looks.
"What?" Kagome asked, eying them suspiciously.
"You can see the thestrals?" Pansy asked in slight horror.
"Yeah so what?" Miroku asked curiously.
"Only those who have seen death can see thestrals." Draco answered grimly.
"Oh well uh…Miroku and I…we saw our friend die." Kagome answered carefully. Which was kind of the truth. Some of their friends in the feudal era have died and the real truth was…both of them have seen more death than anyone should have to witness.
"Oh I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have mentioned anything." Pansy said quietly.
"No it's quite alright. It happened some time ago and she was elderly. It was peaceful for her." Miroku added to the story and Kagome shot him a thankful look.
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They arrived at Hogsmead in less than ten minutes. The girls said they would meet the boys at the three broomsticks in an hour and dashed off into the distance. Draco and Miroku shrugged their shoulders and walked into a store with Quiddich supplies. Tryouts were yesterday and Miroku made the team easily. It turns out that he was an excellent beater. They walked into the store and began looking at everything.
"Hey this is your last year of school isn't it? You know what you wanna do for a living?" Draco asked curiously.
"Hmm I haven't really thought about it. In fact, Kagome and I don't even know if we're going back to where we lived before. We might want to stay here. It's much more pleasant. But I wouldn't be able to do any job that has me sitting behind a desk all my life that's for sure." Miroku said thoughtfully.
"Oh it would be awesome if you guys stayed here! And there's plenty of on the field jobs. I have no idea what I wanna be. I don't even know what I want to be for this bloomin (ha…bloomin : ) Halloween Ball! You?" Draco ranted.
"I think I'm gonna be an ancient Japanese monk. I come from a long line of monks so I thought it would be cool. I'm having the outfit sent to me. It should be here by tomorrow." Miroku answered half truthfully considering he actually is an ancient Japanese monk.
"Ah I don't know!! And this thing is in like a week!!" Draco panicked. Miroku studied him for a little bit and something came to mind.
"You know Draco…I might have a good idea…" Miroku mused which instantly got Draco's attention. The boy was desperate.
"My uh…grandfather once told me that during the feudal era their was demons freely roaming around everywhere of every shape, size, and breed." Miroku finished.
"I don't want to be some ugly creature…" Draco started but Miroku interrupted him.
"Ah but that's where you're wrong. Only low class demons were ugly and gross. High class demons are exceptionally good looking and have exotic features. Like dog ears, facial markings, tails, and weird hair colors…Kagome and Professor Taisho probably have ancestors that were youkai…er…demons." Miroku finished, hoping he hadn't just accidentally sold out his friend and…well…he didn't really know what to call Sesshoumaru. Draco looked thoughtful for a moment before smiling.
"Sounds wicked. You're gonna have to help me though Miroku." Draco said as they walked out of the store and bumped into Harry and Ron.
"Potter. Weasel. What a pleasant surprise." Draco sneered but couldn't help the smile that played on his lips briefly. Potter and Weasley annoyed the hell out of him but he didn't hate them. Well not anymore at least…not since he befriended Kagome.
"So where's your guys better half?" Draco asked. Harry and Ron gave confused looks through their glares. Draco rolled his eyes and elaborated.
"Granger?"
"She went shopping with Ginny…" Harry said guardedly.
"Ah she'll probably meet up with Kagome and Pansy then. They ran off as soon as we got here." Miroku added.
"If they're shopping for costumes then most likely they will." Ron added, not taking his eyes off Draco. He was just waiting for one of Draco's cracks about his family.
"Hmm…well see ya round Potter, Weasel." Draco half saluted while him and Miroku walked away (Miroku waved).
"That…was really weird." Harry said shaking his head.
"I still hate him." Ron mumbled and Harry laughed while they walked into the Quiddich store.
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(meanwhile with the girls)
"Kagome I just can't find the one I like." Pansy said with a frustrated sigh.
"Don't worry Pansy. I'm not having much luck either." Kagome assured her.
Kagome and Pansy sighed before returning to their search. During their adventure through the clothes racks Pansy bumped into something…or rather…someone.
"Oh I'm sorry!! Oh uh…hi Pansy." Hermione said as she got suddenly tense.
"Don't worry about it Granger." Pansy said while going back to looking for what she needed. Hermione cautiously began her search again as well. Pansy gave her a sideways glance and sighed. It was their second last year of school and they were still stuck on 1st year drama. And Hermione really wasn't as hideous like Pansy always used to call her. She had actually gotten really pretty. Her hair was no longer big and bushy but fell down in tight but elegant curls and her teeth have been perfect since the 4th year. All the things they used to make fun of were now perfect and worthy of envy. Pansy sighed and turned back to Hermione.
"Look, Hermione." Pansy started and Hermione flinched for about a half a second before straightening and looking right at her. Pansy had to give her credit…she was tough.
"Next year is our last year of Hogwarts. Then we're off to do who knows what." Pansy said.
"Yeah…I guess so…?" Hermione replied, slightly confused.
"And we've been enemies for so long." Pansy started to get nervous and fidget, drawing little circles on the ground with her foot.
"Yes Pansy I know that." Hermione sighed and getting a little tired.
"What I'm trying to do is…offer a truce? I don't know about you but I don't feel like wasting my last years of school on petty feuds." Pansy finished while looking Hermione right in the eye. Hermione looked shocked for a minute but then a small smile played on her lips.
"That…sounds really good. Pansy. Truce." Hermione said while raising her hand to Pansy. Pansy looked at her hand for a moment and only hesitated a little before raising her own hand to grasp Hermione's. Unknown to them, a certain kitsune youkai was watching with amused cerulean eyes. Those eyes which then turned back to the rack of costumes and widened significantly. While at the same time, two other pairs of eyes were also widening and all took deep intakes of breath.
"I FOUND IT!!" They all yelled simultaneously then giggled at each other.
They made their way to the counter to pay for their costumes and spotted Ginny already paying for hers. She looked up and smiled at Hermione but that smile left her face and was replaced by slight horror as she saw her best friend walking with two Slytherine girls. They paid for their things and headed out of the costume shop.
"Well Pansy and I are headed over to the Three Broomsticks to meet up with Draco and Miroku." Kagome said.
"Yeah Ginny and I have to go meet up with Harry and Ron at some Quiddich shop." Hermione replied. They said their goodbyes and went to meet their waiting boys.
Kagome and Pansy were walking to the Three Broomsticks and were discussing the final part of their plan and they didn't notice another pair walking in their direction. Neither group was looking where they were going and soon enough there was a head on collision. Three bodies flew to the ground and only one was left standing. Kagome looked down at the group and realized her mistake. Quickly she fell to the ground while everyone was still groaning with their eyes closed. The other pair blinked their eyes open and got up. They looked at who was on the ground an quickly said apologies while helping them up.
"Harry, Ron it's ok!!" Kagome laughed while dusting herself off. Pansy dusted herself off as well. She noticed Ron looking at her warily like she might bite his head off so Pansy smiled tentatively at him and he blushed and smiled back.
"So where were you girls headed to?" Harry asked them. Kagome was just about to answer when she felt a chill go up her back. Her miko senses were going wild. Someone…or something…was watching them. "We're going to…" but Kagome couldn't finish her sentence for her eyes kept wandering back to same spot in distant trees. Whoever…or whatever…it was, was masking their scent and hiding their aura exceptionally well. She narrowed her eyes and thought she caught a glimpse of…something moving in the trees. But she was brought out of her concentration by Pansy's voice.
"We're going to the Three Broomsticks to meet up with Draco and Miroku…" Pansy explained while shooting worried glances at Kagome. "…and Hermione said her and Ginny were meeting you at the Quiddich shop."
"Oh hell you're right!! Shit Hermione's gonna kill us if we're not there!! C'mon Harry! Bye girls!!
The girls waved goodbye before heading on there way to the Three Broomsticks. They walked in silence for a while until Pansy couldn't take it anymore.
"Hey what was wrong with you back there? You like zoned out." Pansy said warily.
"Oh I-uh…thought I saw something in the trees. Must have just been a deer or something." Kagome laughed sheepishly.
"Yeah probably. Or you're probably just over stressing about the plan and freaking yourself out. No big." Pansy said with a shrug.
"You're probably right. I'm just stressing myself out." Kagome said while she tried to ignore the feeling she had when she looked into the trees. She started to think about her and Pansy's plan and couldn't help the smile that played on her lips, nor could she help it that the strange feeling she had took home in the back pf her mind.
A/N: I am soooo sorry this took so long to update. I know in the beginning of the chapter I said I would update when my exams are over….and guess what! They're over! So you guys should be seeing more chapters being updated. Keep reviewing guys! Don't give up on me!!
Sincerely,
Anelle.