A/N: For the 'Stare' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 100 words, no more no less. Originally posted on November 8, 2010. This won third place!
The 'undercard' (often called the preliminary card in MMA) is the set of matches before the headlining fight/fights. It is the prelude to the evening's main event.
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Undercard
Sesshoumaru walked towards the red, neon lights of the restaurant Kagome had suggested. He realized that he had been to the small, family-run noodle shop before - there weren't even tablecloths.
The thought would have raised a question about whether this was truly a date or something far less meaningful, if he hadn't spotted her at that moment. The airy dress swirled around her curves as she moved, and her hair curled over her bare shoulders. Men stared as they passed by, but the bright smile she wore was for him alone.
Definitely a date, he decided as he quickened his step.
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