A/N: Thanks for all of the reviews!

By the way, I made a realllllllly BIG mistake! Sorry, but I didn't realize that I wasn't accepting anonymous reviews! I honestly do not remember checking that box.

Gomen! Gomen! *Bows rapidly*

I probably lost many reviews for that one huh?

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BlackSaiyan1: Interesting idea.......... Anyway, my friends might be reading this and Krystyn and Kristie would KILL me if their dear "Fluffy Wuffy Sessy" Wasn't in this. Who could resist? *sighs*

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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Last Chapter~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

He looked back to her. "You know, I could probably slice that weak hand of yours off at this very moment." He asked her, smirking slightly at the girl.

But Kagome smiled at him. Her soft blue eyes twinkled for a second. "I don't think you would."

"Oh really?" He asked smugly, showing her his claws.

"I trust you."

Those very words sliced through his thoughts. She had only just met him the night before and that hadn't been the smoothest introduction to each other.

Hesitantly, he brought his hand up, taking her small one in his. He allowed his sharp claws to brush every so slightly on her flesh, sending a cold chill down her spine.

"Pleased to meet you too." He replied.

She just flashed another smile at him, staring jovially at the entwined fingers.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The Gladiator ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Kagome huffed. "Stupid hanyou." She muttered under her breath.

It was the first time in her life where she had barely noticed that she was once again in the stadium.

The sounds of the crowd seemed to flow into one ear and out the other as she replayed the morning's events.

.:.Flashback.:.

How had she gotten herself into this? Just four days ago, she didn't even know that this filthy chamber existed in her very home.

And now, suddenly, she found herself sitting on the muddy stone cold floor, her white kimono no longer pure, and talking to a demon.

'Half demon.' She reminded herself. 'A rather handsome half de- 'Where had that come from? She shook her thoughts as he continued to speak to her.

Somehow, she could tell that speaking to a friend, or anyone for that matter, in an actual conversation, without wielding swords and harboring many injuries was not something this boy was accustomed to.

Either he talked to much, or he just sat there, shifting uncomfortably. Kagome took great effort in avoiding a small giggle as his fingers twitched near his sword which was safe in its sheath.

".........Filthy King, once I get out of here, I'll tear him and his family into shreds........blah blah blah blah blah........." She knew it was rude to not even know what her new friend was saying but it was very hard to-

'Wait a minute. What did he just say?' She thought frantically, she knew the answer, but still, she was clinging onto a little strand of hope that he had said something else.

He started to flex his fingers, every time one moved, his knuckles cracked with a sickening sound, and the long, sharp claws didn't help one bit to ease her coming nausea.

She felt a shiver run up her spine and jumped slightly when he spoke once more.

"So wench, why are you here in the first place? Alliance with that bastard king or something?" His eyebrow raised slightly, but not in an intimidating manner.

'Oh no.' She thought frantically. 'What to say, what to say?'

'Oh, Inuyasha, I'm the King's daughter and I was basically signing your death warrant. So, yeah, I hope you have a good time at the match, I'll be sitting with the King watching so remember to wave to me before you die okay?' Yes, that's the BEST thing that she could say.

"I'm the chamber maid." Kagome's voice was working faster than her brain again, that seemed to happen quite frequently but never had it ever come in handy before!

His eyebrow raised further. 'Can he smell lies or something?' She thought. 'I never was the best actress in the world.' She told herself bitterly, remembering the way Sango saw right through her fainting charade. Sure her Father had believed, but a murderous, obviously drunken man wasn't exactly enough to give her much confidence.

"So why were you here last night?" He asked her, his voice raising slightly.

"Oh.........I.........."

Once again, her actions were working faster than her brain. This time, however, it was not in her fortune.

What did she do?

She........

..........

Fainted.

Again.

She lay on the stone ground once more, 'Not a good day to wear white.' She told herself dryly, thinking of the laundry work for today, she however was not the one who would be washing her own clothes. 'Sango-chan won't be happy.'

"Feh. Stupid wench. I didn't fall for it last night. It's not going to work today." He informed her, shaking his head at her pathetic attempt.

'So he didn't believe me.' Kagome thought bitterly, hesitantly sitting up. Facing him once more, she flashed him an "innocent" smile which in truth only made her guilt stand out like a sore thumb.

"Feh. Whatever, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. Why trust a demon right?"

Kagome's eyes widened for a bit. Was that a bit of hurt in his voice?

'It must be horrible for him.' She thought sadly to herself, eyes resting on the boy in front of her. She had heard stories of hanyous before.

They were disowned.

Neither human nor demon, each race deserted them for the other half of their blood.

'He must've been so lonely.

And now, now he's stuck in this hell hole.

All alone.'

She didn't respond when the boy started to raise his eyebrow.

'It must be horrible.' She thought. Kagome had never been one to shed tears easily, adapting to the hard life of the daughter of a killer, crying wouldn't be an option. Still, it was not easy.

Silent tears began to form in her eyes as she continue to gaze at Inuyasha.

The utterly confused hanyou eyed her tears, 'What's up with this girl?' he thought.

"Oi. What's up with the sympathetic look? You're creeping me out, stupid wench." He told her, no emotion in his voice compared to her warm tears.

His voice cut her out of her thoughts.

Realizing what he had said, she glared as her tears disappeared, not even bothering to fall.

"Wench? WENCH! I have a NAME you know! It's Kagome. Ka-Go-Me" She told him, a few demons waking groggily behind their bars. She spoke as if she were talking to a little child.

"Feh." He huffed, crossing his arms in his crimson haori. "Stupid Wench."

Kagome growled inhumanly. "KA-GO-ME!" She told him once more, her head instinctively moving closer to look him into his eyes.

He was a bit surprised at her growl, watching as she glared even harder. It was then that a smirk crept on his lips. "WE-N-CH!" He told her, pushing his face closer to the bars.

Both stared each other down for a moment. Actually, Kagome was glaring and growling in a rather un-princesslike manner and Inuyasha was just smirking arrogantly.

However, when they realized how close their faces were, just inches apart, separated by nothing but bars, both flushed ferociously.

"Uhh.........Stupid wench!" Inuyasha growled, pulling himself back further into the cage, still careful of the chains.

Kagome's embarrassment was replaced when she heard this. Standing up, she turned away from him. "Stupid Halfbreed." She spat without thinking. Before saying anything else, she stomped out of the chambers.

.:.End of Flashback.:.

"Stupid Inuyasha." She mumbled. Little did she know that she was currently sitting arms crossed in a rather Inuyasha-like way.

It was then that she became aware of her surroundings once more. The crowd's cheers grew with anticipation as a demon walked onto the battlefield.

She eyed the figure curiously. Usually, demons would try to attack the humans once released from the chain onto the field. But of course, the wretched collars around their necks subdued their demonic powers, pulling the creature back into control in a rather painful manner.

As Kagome studied the demon closer, she became aware of his aura. 'Inuyasha.' She thought, mentally slapping herself in the head for thinking about him. But he was like Inuyasha.

Kagome's miko powers weren't exactly the most developed at the time. However, sensing demonic aura was natural to her. Reading his aura was no different.

'He's a hanyou!" She thought.

As the opponent was thrown onto the field, Kagome found herself mentally cheering the hanyou. She pitied him really.

A half demon being forced to battle a full fledged demon. It just didn't seem like a fair match.

Kagome watched as the fight began. Her father sipping at his sake and yelling incompetent phrases like, "ick iz gas!" and "ill da anuo!".

Ignoring her father's drinking habits, she kept her eyes on the match. 'Please.' She begged no one. 'Don't let the hanyou die.' She thought.

Her prayers were answered within seconds.

Her eyes widened upon the realization.

The hanyou had the upper hand.

But how?

She watched as the ice demon's attacks were easily thwarted. 'He's playing with him.'

It was true, the hanyou seemed to be enjoying dodging the attacks, almost making a comparison with a dancer as he watched the demon wasting its energy.

The wave of relief that washed over Kagome soon dried however, when she saw the hanyou's true nature.

It was not long before he switched to offense. The crowd cheered as he sent the ice demon into various waves of pain.

Killing him slowly.

And clearly enjoying every minute of it. Each blow he put only a fraction of his power into, the demon's blood spreading the field.

Then, the hanyou finally ended the torture, probably growing bored. Somehow, a tentacle emerged from the pelt that he was wearing. Kagome noticed the baboon head which was hanging in back of him.

The tentacle pierced the demon through the heart, causing a blood chilling scream to ring out through the stadium. Kagome cringed as the tentacle appeared on the other side of the ice demon's body.

After moments, the tentacle was drawn back like a sword. The demon fell to his knees, blood flowing from its pale mouth.

With that, he dropped soundlessly to the ground.

There was no need for the death signal from Kagome's father.

Kagome soon smelt sake all around her. A clear sign that the man was speaking to her.

"Ya c Kashome! Wuzzent dat great?" He said excitedly, once again gulping down another cup of sake. "Dat's da demon who'z gonna fite da one you chosed!"

Kagome's eyes widened. As she turned back to the field, she heard a 'THUMP' to her right, a clear sign that her father had once again left the conscious world.

She brought her eyes to the fallen ice demon. She noticed the silvery hair, sprawled and tainted with his blood.

Silvery hair.

Blood.

Fight.

"Inuyasha........."

A/N: *sighs* Yet another boring chapter. I just wanted to pretty much establish the fact that Kagome and Inuyasha are definitely getting a bit closer.

So, I think that now is when the story will get interesting. ^_^

I know it sucks but keep reading please! (Did that make sense?)

And if you didn't know, yes, that was Naraku, you know the hanyou dude? Okie dokie.

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