Cupid's Mistake

by: Enchanted Kagome

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Wow! I didn't think I'd get so many reviews. For some people 5 might not be much, but it sure is a start! Here are some answers for my reviewers!

got-lotr: OMG! You sound like my friend who thinks evil penguins are taking over the world!

BlueMiko-15: I've told your story to my friends and I think they'll read it. Also, I'll read it as soon as possible, k? After all my updates...for my other 8 neglected story. *runs away from readers of other fanfics who are carrying daggers*

sacredmidoriko: Well, reason why I didn't include Sesshoumaru pairings was because I wasn't sure about the pairings! I didn't want to get Rin dumped if I paired him off with Kikyou later, you know? Please vote for the pairings at the bottom! (Oh...and you might like my other fanfic for Sess/Rin called Lord and Lady)

all readers: I might not be able to update in a few days because of my other fanfics, so just go and check them out if you get bored.

Summary:

Prince InuYasha was engaged to Princess Kikyo, and must "choose" her at a set-up ball. However, what happens when Cupid's arrow falls astray and the prince unwittingly falls in love with Kikyou's twin sister, Kagome?

Chapter Two

"So, um..." InuYasha started, making a mental note to kill Miroku.

The two dance partners turned from their oh-so-intelligent "conversation" at the sound of...

"HENTAI!" WHAM! BAM!

Never mind...kill Miroku if he's not killed by some other mad lady first, InuYasha corrected.

"Uh...so, are you enjoying the masquerade?" he asked.

"Well...I don't know. Would you enjoy watching people fake laugh and fake agree with everything just so they can flatter their way up in power?" his raven-haired partner replied drily. InuYasha smiled. Guess this Kikyou girl's not really that bad...

...well, OK, not as bad as he expected...

...fine, more like not bad at all.

"So, are you enjoying the ball?" Kagome asked.

"Give me a break. As if!"

"Then why are you here? Did your parents make you?" Kagome said curiously.

"More like my dad blackmailed me into this," InuYasha muttered darkly.

"Why didn't you fake ill, then?" she suggested.

"Well, gee...was it because I used that for the last five times? Or, was it because my dad threatened to make me fall into a real concussion if I did that again," InuYasha questioned in a sarcastic voice.

Kagome laughed for the first time that night. InuYasha smiled under his mask.

"Well, since you don't like it here, either, do you want to go somewhere quieter and less crowded?"

"Anywhere away from these...flatterers," he mumbled.

"'Flatterers?' Is that even a word?" Kagome asked, smiling. "The gardens are really nice."

"Sure."

Kagome lead InuYasha off the dancing floor and they disappeared through the door leading to the Royal Gardens.

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"It is really nice here," InuYasha commented.

"I know. I love it here. But...I wish we had sakura trees," Kagome replied.

"What? Sakura trees? Why those specifically?" InuYasha asked. He remembered the cherry tree at home--he's secret hiding place.

"Well...first of all, we don't have one. And second of all...have you ever seen the pink blossoms? They make you forget all about the other things in the world...your other worries. You can watch them drift by and fly down to the ground. They'll only be that brilliant for a few days or so...but that is what makes them so amazing. They live a short, but spectacular life," Kagome said, unknowingly pouring out her heart to someone she's just met. By the time she realized what she had said, it was too late to stop the words. She blushed beet red under her mask.

"Yeah. I love sakura blossoms too," InuYasha said softly, letting the passion and meaning of this girl's words sink in. "I used to sit in our tree at home and think all day. Then my anger will evaporate."

"Really?"

"Yeah. But I've never thought of the blossoms like you did. Where do you get the passion for those words?"

"I guess...I'm all blocked up here. Surrounded by people who's so-called 'love and care' for me sprung from greed and fear never really let me live. This isn't my kind of life. I would rather live a short and amazing one in a few days than a long and boring one, cooped up until I get betrothed to some prince from a far off land for political reasons. Even then, I won't live as free as those blossoms," Kagome replied.

InuYasha gazed at the girl next to him. In spite of himself, he feels like he's really falling for this girl. He never imagined that Princess Kikyou was any different than the rest. He figured she would be some boring girl whose beauty is really just "skin-deep."

Kagome looked up and her chocolate locked with his golden ones again. But she wasn't the only one entranced this time.

InuYasha felt himself drowning in her brown eyes--seeing her emotions and passions mixed together. He instinctively lowered his head closer to hers.

Kagome watched as her companion head come closer, and, as if compelled to do this by his golden eyes, she leaned in and closed the gap between them. It took her a moment to fully register what her body had done without her permission, and took her even longer to pull away.

"We...b-better get back in," she said quietly, blushing again.

"Uh...yeah," InuYasha said. He was feeling very awkward, especially since he didn't really understand why he did that. He wasn't Miroku. He didn't go around kissing every girl that was pretty.

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Even as she watched his back disappear into the crowd, she couldn't shake off what had happened. Lifting her fingers up to her lips, she almost could feel his lips on hers again.

She snapped out of it, when she heard Kikyou call to her.

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InuYasha walked off without looking back, because he feared what he might do if he did. He feared what he might've to face if he turned.

Too bad. Because, if he had turned, he might've heard someone call the girl, who he thought was "Kikyou", "Kagome."

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So, that's the second chapter....

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Also, do you want to see Kikyou/Sess, Kikyou/Hojo, Kikyou/Naraku or Kikyou by herself. (No, I'm not a Kikyou-hater and I'm feeling sorry for her for a bit so no Kikyou-bashing...which means if it is a Kikyou/Naraku thing, then Naraku is just "weird" not EVIL.)

And yes, I PROMISE to update my other ones...so don't kill me!