Angel_gurl: Heya, ppl! Sorry the last chapter was too long, Gomenasai!

Inuyasha: To say that it was too long is an understatement, it lasted forever, you mean. But hey, at least you made me a lord and that's all I'm happy about.

Kagome: What about me?

Inuyasha: You were good.

Kagome: What do you mean?

Inuyasha: Just what I mean, You were good.

Kagome: I don't get it....

Inuyasha: Then don't.

Angel_gurl: ^-^U I guess we should get on with the fic, ne wayz, I don't own the Inuyasha characters, but I do so wish I did.

black_adonis: Sorry, I forgot to mention it in the first chap, but this fic isn't mine. It belongs to my ever crazy Inuyasha x Kagome friend ( But figures she loved to be lazy, and made me do the work instead T-T). Sadly, she is my penpal and I never saw her, except for in a photo. But she always mailed the rough draft for me to type.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Kagome's scent was on the Shikon No Tama.... that only meant one thing for Inuyasha-----Kagome had recently been with the Shikon No Tama. Which, to him translates as 'Kagome has returned at some point'. He simply craved for her for three years, and now that there was likely evidence that she was back, he would stop at nothing to get to her. With that in mind, he decided to question the guard who presented the Shikon to him to see if any certain ebony haired girl came with it.

"Kininshi( the guard's name), was a dark haired girl given as well as the Shikon No Tama?" Inuyasha asked, wary of every word that the guard would say. Now, thinking that his lord might favor the girl more than him, the guard decided to lie and said," No, Milord." " Oh, alright. You may return to your post again." Inuyasha said, somewhat depressed. Meanwhile, at the underground base-like hall of rooms where the servants slept, Kagome was being treated by the serving maids on her wound. She had been unconcious for 2 hours already.

Just as the maids were finished with the treating and when Kagome finally awake, Kininshi came in and said," Hey, you, girl. What is your name?" Not liking to be questioned in such a rude way, Kagome reluctantly replied" My name is Kagome." "Oh,okay. So, Kagome, from now on, you'll be working here as a maid for our lord. If you refuse, I'll kill you. Understood?" Since she had no bow nor arrow, it would be critical if she refused. So Kagome accepted the terms. " Ummm... one question...." Kagome started, " Well, what is it?" Kininshi asked impatiently. '' What is your name?" Kagome asked, feeling a bit stupid. " Oh, my name is Kininshi. If that's all you're going to ask, you might as well have saved your breath for working, we're really busy here." Kininshi shrugged.

Kagome was a great influence for all the workers there, given the fact that she was new, and they couldn't wait to show off their skills ( cuz most of 'em were men, but even the maids loved to show off). She was also very kind and nice, and was very grateful for how helping they were in return. The only things that bothered her was the identity of her 'lord' and Kininshi's cold attitude towards her. "Umm, Hajime-san, why does Kininshi-san hate me so much?" She asked one of her maid friends one evening. " Oh, he doesn't hate you, he's like that to every new person, because he's afraid that our lord might favor the new one over himself." Hajime explained. "Umm.. ano.... Hajime-san, who IS our lord anyway?" Kagome asked, flustering a bit at how stupid she made the question seem.

" What? Don't tell me you don't know, but still, that's fine. Our lord is THE Lord, who else? None of us knows his real name, it's a mystery." Hajime replied as she yawned. "Okay, then. Thank you, Hajime-san." Kagome said, as her friend lay down to sleep. Not quite being able to sleep, she went to the upper deck( Inuyasha's castle sounds like a ship now,lol. ^-^U), and opened the doors to where the field was. No one ever used the field for agricultural uses, it was simply a piece of land with flowers in it. Sighing lightly, Kagome sat down and stared at the stars. The stars were so beautiful when they weren't interrupted by the shine of city lights. Meanwhile, in his own room, Inuyasha thought deeply about Kagome. He hadn't been able to take his mind off of her ever since he smelt her scent on the Shikon No Tama. Suddenly, a breeze blew upwards towards his room, carrying with it, Kagome's scent.

Suddenly, Inuyasha snapped wide awake when he smelt Kagome's scent again. This time, he followed the scent to his balcony, where the meadow was. He looked down, and there, he saw a hunched up figure in a kimono. It was too dark to tell if it really was Kagome, but from he shadow the figure cast, and from its silhouette, it pretty much represented Kagome. Just as he was about to jump down and see if it really was Kagome, a bird flew by, scaterring its feathers and blocking Inuyasha's view. When Inuyasha focused on the point where the hunched up figure was, all that was left was a patch of grass. The figure was gone. Inuyasha sighed deeply, his chance of finding his love had yet again slipped from his grasp. "Kagome, are you really there? Or are you just dead and here to haunt me? If you are haunting me, at least show me your face. And talk to me. Life is so dull and empty without you. It's just not the same since you left." Inuyasha half whined. He wish he knew what was going on.

The next day dawned bright and early, and Kagome was sleeping peacefully until Kininshi woke her up with a loud " WAKE UP!!!" Stunned, Kagome sat upright and slapped him right across the face before she realized who it was. "Oh, I'm sorry, Kininshi-san. It's just my habit that when I'm caught off guards, I tend to attack." Kagome apologetically said. " Damn, I'm just here to wake you up, you didn't have to kill me for it."Kininshi complained. "ano...gomenasai." Kagome said apologetically. "Well, no need to be sorry. But the reason I came here is because the maid who usually manages our lord's room and food has suddenly gone missing, so now you'll take her place, understood? Our lord is out looking into this case." Kininshi explained, as he and Kagome strolled down the corridor. " I see..." Kagome answered, a bit worried. She didn't know who the lord was, nor did she know how he was like. What would she do if the lord is displeased with her? "Okay, now that you understand what you have to do, your first task is to set up a new bed so that our lord can sleep well." Kininshi explained. "Oh, okay."Kagome answered simply."By the way, Kininshi- san, where is the lord's room?" Kagome asked.

"His room is at the top floor, farthest room to thw west."Kininshi said." Arigatou, Kininshi-san!"Kagome said happily as she went upstairs. Kagome finally made it up to the top floor, and farthest room westward. She went into the room and looked around. A certain pink, glowing bead caught her eye. /Could this be!? The Shikon no Tama?/ Kagome wondered as she reached towards it, when suddenly " Oh! The lord returned early, he'll want to lay down and just rest." a servant outside in the hall said. /The lord! Uh oh. I'd better get the bed ready, or he'll get angry with me./Kagome thought as she pulled out the clean sheets and blankets from the lord's closet. She quickly set them up and left the room.

Meanwhile, in the Main Hall, Inuyasha was removing all of his travelling garments( coat) and shoes when a sudden wave of Kagome's scent made him snap up and awake. But the wave went by as quickly as it came, so Inuyasha just ignored it. He felt very tired, so he decided to go up to his room and get some rest. He expected everything to be normal, but once he entered in, a great wave of Kagome's scent met his nose. /*gasp* What's with all of this Kagome's scent? It's been occurring eversince the Shikon No Tama was brought back from the theft. Could it have something to do with it?/ Inuyasha thought as he paced around his room. Yes, Kagome had definitely been there, and for a very long amount of time, too. Then, Inuyasha noticed the Shikon No Tama. It was glittering its lively glow more than before, more than the first time it had for 3 years./Kagome's definitely here, alright. All I just have to do is find out where she is hiding, and I'll never have to be alone anymore. SHE'LL BE MINE!(That was just scary)/ Inuyasha thought, as excitement welled up inside of him. He was just in need of a mate. If he finds her, she'll suit perfectly for his mate. Yes, Kagome will definitely be his for sure.

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black_adonis: Sorry this chapter had to be too long as well, People. But I want to get much of done as fast as possible, I'm stuck with a burden!

Inuyasha:*evil grin* Yes... she'll be mine.... for sure......

Kagome: Inuyasha, you're scary~! You're SO evil~! XO

Inuyasha: *snaps back to normal* Huh? What? Wha happened?

Kagome: What happened!? Before you were just plain hungry to "have" me! Ewww...... you're a hentai, Inuyasha! I am NEVER even gonna' come 8 miles towards you!

Inuyasha: What!? Kagome, please~! Listen to me, I can explain! It's the evil authoress who-------

black_adonis: *AHEM*

Inuyasha: * whimper, ears droop, cute lil shiny about-to-cry eyes, sits on the ground*

a few minutes later....

Inuyasha: * whimper,ears droop, shiny about-to-cry eyes, sitting on the ground, sniff....sniff*

Kagome: Awwwww..... that's SO KAWAII~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!! I just want to * hugs the crying pup* do this right about now!! XD

Inuyasha:* mentally congratulating himself for such a perfect act*

Next chapter: Kagome serves Inuyasha lunch (how purfectly cute! ^-^), but will Inuyasha know it's her, or will he be just one step too late to see her!? Find out on the next chapter of Promises!!