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Chapter 5- Curse

'Stay away from him,' he repeated, his voice icy. The psychic vibrations around him were strong, yet orderly, giving him a sense of superiority.. like a predator at the top of the food web.

'What are you talking about?' Kagome asked slowly, a forced smile pasted on her face.

'You know what I am talking about,' He told her with a leveled tone that was impossible to read. If he had felt anything toward her, he had kept it well enclosed. 'Keep away from Inuyasha.'

She gazed became metallic, a spark of anger slowly flickering into life. What does he know about her and Inuyasha? How dare he just..just intrude and demand her to obey? 'What do YOU know about Inuyasha?!' She blurted out loudly.

He did not reply at first, his expression remained unmoved. Then.. 'I know him, I am his older brother.'

Of course..

Why had she not noticed before? The hair.. the eyes.. Kagome tore her eyes from the familiar features and stepped away like a startled animal. 'I..see' She murmured, no longer bothering to hide the surprise and humiliation in her voice. How foolish of her to believe that she was the only one that knew Inuyasha.. 'um.. I- '

'Just stay away..' He cut her off apathetically as he began to turn away, and added. '..For your own safety.'

A threat? A warning?

'Wait!' Kagome called behind his turned back. What does he know that she doesn't?! What is wrong with Inuyasha?! 'What do you mean?'

He halted and turned back to face her, though not know why he had bothered. A streak of pain flashed across his golden eyes, then quickly disappeared behind his expressionless mask. 'He is cursed.' He murmured slowly. 'Inuyasha is cursed.'

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Curse, a supernatural summoning with a dark intention.

What does it mean that Inuyasha is cursed?

Gosh! Kagome thought in frustration. Why wouldn't Sesshoumaru just tell her everything!

Her eyes traced the sign for a few seconds before her hand reached up and pushed the door open. Kagome was dressed plainly for the night, there was no vexation over her unmade up feature nor had she bothered to decorate her self with deluxe jewelry. She wasn't even sure why she had let Sango coax her to the Dance in the first place..

Loud, rapid music blared in the hall, making voices inaudible unless it was screamed over the music. The hall was as dimly lit as a Disco would allow, beams of multicolored light shone from random places to add to the agitation.

'Kagome!'

She looked up to see her friend waving eagerly whilst keeping a wary eye on a certain hentai. Kagome waved back, but she did not move to join Sango at the center of the dance floor, instead, she made her way towards the drink stand and sat down.

Why was she wasting an entire night at a dance which she had no intention in participating..?

A slight tap on the shoulder made she look up in start, her amazement became profound when she recognized his pair of golden eyes.

'Do you want to dance?' He asked.

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He wasn't sure why he came to the dance, there was certainly no amusement in sitting on the sidelines either. Inuyasha eyed the groups or couples of dancer at the center of the room, the dimness of the lighting made it difficult to make out their features. Then, he saw her. Even in the gloom, her movements seemed distinctive from the rest of the crowd.

'Do you want to dance?' He didn't know where motivation or the courage to invite her came from.

She replied with a nod.

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He was tall; almost a head taller than she is. Even under the fabric of the jacket, She could feel his well-toned arm where her hand was placed upon. Lifting her eyes, she realized that he was too, looking at her.

'You don't seem like the type to come to dances like this,' she said, trying to divert his attention from the staring.

'What do you know about me..?' he replied softly, then chucked. 'But you are right, I am not the kind to come to dances like this.'

The flashes of lights slowed and the music became tranquil, the pair swayed rhythmically with the music.

'You remind me of someone.. a girl I knew,' He murmured. Kagome could instantly feel a change of vibrations around him, she felt the surfacing of a flicker of sadness which was then roughly pushed back.

'What happened.. to her?'. She asked uncertainly, why he was telling her this?

'She died, committed suicide.. two years ago,' he replied.

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End of Chapter 5 - Curse

AN: Hi!!.. ..Hello?...Hello???!! Any one still there?..

Anyways, it's been a while since I updated anything.. I had a writer's block..(Fine! Don't believe me!! T_T). I probably won't update very often in the next three weeks since I'll be cramming my head will exam stuff x_X. Will continue story if I come back alive..

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Caitlin6767: Sesshoumaru is the other exchange student who came to Kagome and Inuyasha's school, he introduced himself in class so other girls in the school knows him too. ^_^

rulerofthecows: Hopefully the confusion will be over soon.. but don't count on it!

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