Chapter Eleven: Brave Face

He used her shocked state to his advantage and pulled her through the doors to rejoin the party with her on his arm. The room became buzzing with conversation as he led her through the countless gawking faces. He glanced down at her and noticed she was wearing her poker face. You could tell nothing was out of place by the look on her face.

"Putting on a brave face?" Naraku said, walking up from behind.

"Whatever do you mean, Naraku?" Kagome asked innocently. He smiled inwardly at her hidden insult. She hadn't honored his title.

"Ah, nothing Lady Kagome," he replied with an evil smile.

"Should you not be taking care of your Lord? If you will excuse us, we have other guests to attend to," he said with an icy tone as he led Kagome away from him.

"I assure you, we will see each other again soon," he seethed.

"How are we going to tell my mother?" she asked quietly.

"Leave that to me," he said in return as they made their way to the Lady Queen.

"This is going to be interesting," she said while tightening her hold on his arm.

"Indeed," he said in return.

Word Count: 200

Prompt: N/A

Original Posting Date: 6/26/12