Chapter 3: Chapter 3

A/N: Wooo! Another chapter? Can it be? Yes!

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha…nor will I ever.

After spending some time catching up with his partner in crime, Miroku had decided that it was time to get back to his holy duties. He took it upon himself to introduce his Lord to all the ladies in the area. The hanyou was none too pleased with this and had since made several attempts to sneak off.

The game of Cat and Mouse had ended with many threats between the two and a silent agreement that Miroku would find some Ramen. However, it didn't stop Inuyasha from voicing his unhappiness.

'He'll never learn...' Miroku bonked the dog-eared man with his staff.

"Inuyasha-sama…you know that you're supposed to meet these lovely ladies! You never know…one of them may turn out to be the love of your life! Oh, joy! I can see it now; a fairy tale romance!"

Inuyasha narrowed his golden eyes and twitched his triangular puppy ears. "Love? Love does not exist, lecher. How could anyone love a worthless abomination like me? Do not even get me started on fairy tales. That's all they are!" Besides, his attentions were focused on seeking out the blue-eyed beauty from before. Okay, well, he'd only gotten a whiff of her and gazed into her eyes. He didn't remember the rest of what she looked like. 'There's no way she's anything but beautiful.' He reassured himself.

Inuyasha tried to conceal his irritation as he was, once again, subjected to the torture of introductions. Stupid monk… What was the point of this?

He would introduce the Demon Lord but then, just as quickly, he'd center attention back on himself.

No matter. He didn't want any part of this in the first place, as he had none-too-discreetly explained to his father.

'No one ever listens to me! What do I have to do? Bite someone's dick off?'

He glared as Miroku tipped one of the many surrounding females' chins up and spouted some bullshit line about finally finding his soul mate.

'Great...same old Miroku...'

Using his thumb and index, the monk lifted the girl's chin. "You are my beacon of light in this world of darkness..." The current token of his affection giggled behind her hand. Inuyasha saw the ghost of his friend's lecherous smirk before his palm brushed over her breast.

The resounding smack and shout of "Pervert!" was carried across the area on the tails of the wind. The Demon Lord looked around, and appraised his current situation.

He heard shouts of "The Demon Lord! There he is!" and "Take me to your bed! Give me your demon seed!" as a crowd began to form around him.

He needed to think quickly.

Looking to his left, he took stock of his friend. The perverted monk, now sporting a ghastly lump on his noggin, was crumpled in a heap of robes while the girl "Hmmph!"-ed and stalked away.

"Keh...you never learn your lesson, do you?" Feeling the muscles contort in his legs, he leapt away, just as the crowd engulfed him. 'You brought that on yourself.' His lips pulled back in a smirk.

He reached the rooftop of the Shrine and gazed over the expanse of the festival. The predatory crowd was continuing its search for him. He bounded to the next rooftop. He was finally free to locate Ms. Blue Eyes.

Gurgle...

His stomach growled, alerting him of its emptyness. He sniffed the air to find some sort of grub. He never did get that Ramen that was promised to him. No bother, he could locate it on his own.

Rumble Rumble

'Wait. There's that scent again. It's changed though...' Lavender, rain, and...burnt plastic?

Sniff Sniff

'Eww!' Inuyasha nose wrinkled in disdain. 'What happened to the intoxicating scent from earlier?' Pushing the thought of food to the back of his mind, he turned and made his way towards the newly found smell.

He glanced down at the people below him. It seemed they had all dawned their best attire for his festival, if it could be called that. Not only were the prospect able females here but family members had chosen to accompany them. It even seemed that couples had taken this opportunity to spend some time together. He snuck glances at them as he glided from roof to roof. He caught the edge with his foot and stumbled.

"Arghh!" He grabbed for the side of the shrine rooftop before he could tumble to the earth below. Pulling himself up, he tried to get his bearings.

Sniff Sniff

"There it is!" he coughed. Why was it bothering him so much? Where was it coming from?

As the smell grew stronger, so did his curiosity. Why had it changed? His eyes widened as a pair of sapphire blue eyes flashed through his mind. 'She's around here somewhere…' It was her scent!

He dropped to the ground and rounded the corner. He did not expect what awaited him…

He rubbed his eyes, not once but twice, as he did a double-take.

Sensing an unfamiliar presence behind her, the girl whipped her head around.

He could see her eyeing him like a piece of candy. Shifting from foot to foot, he started to feel like this was a really bad idea.

"Hello." She all but purred seductively as she strutted over to our tall handsome, hero.

"Hi." He replied stoically. Something was different. He let his gaze roam over her, desperately trying to take his mind off of her scent. Her sandals looked like they had just been unboxed before she had arrived and her kimono was disrespectfully short for such an occasion. He smirked as his eyes rested on her bosom.

"See something you like?" she stepped closer to him and lifted his jaw with her finger tips.

He gulped back his cry of alarm as he finally met her eyes. Brown. A shit-stain brown. He looked at the massive amount of makeup she was wearing, wondering if she was trying to hide some kind of debilitating scar.

"Hey, sexy bitch! What's your name?" grasping the sides of his face, she pulled him down to her level.

"Err…Inuyasha? Yours?" He was in shock. His reaction conveyed confusion. He grimaced as she licked her lips.

"Oh! The Demon Lord! I'm Kikyo…" She tittered and pulled her body against his.

Inuyasha was irritated. Who did she think she was? No one put their hands on him!

"Wench, get your filthy hands off of me!" he growled out. Taking her hands from his face, he pushed her away from him and stepped back. No, he usually didn't man-handle women…but for her, he'd make an exception.

'Who does this guy think he is? I'm Kikyo, for Kami's sake!'

Regaining her composure, the woman ran a hand through her long, luscious raven black hair. No one could resist her. She was the most beautiful woman here! She had made sure of it! If she saw a kimono prettier than hers, she made sure to "accidently" spill her drink on it.

Inuyasha jumped away from the putrid smelling woman and vanished from her sight. This was one storyline that he wanted zero part in.

Kikyo let out a frustrated scream and stamped her foot. She cursed as the heel stuck into the dirt.

She snapped her fingers, summoning her minions. "Don't just stand there! Help me, idiots!"

Grabbing Kikyo by the arms, they pulled hard – not expecting her to go flying.

SPLASH!

Kikyo's eye twitched. She turned and glared at a passerby who was nursing an empty drink cup. She grimaced at her stained kimono and her scream echoed through the night.

Who did he think he was denying her? She always got what she wanted and let there be no mistake; she wanted the demon lord.

A/N: Choo Chooooooooooooooooooooo