Midnight Dance

A/N: Thank you all for you overwhelming support! Sorry for the 7 month wait.

Summary of the story so far (I don't even remember so if it's wrong…oops):

Kagome danced seductively in front of the inu brothers then that night or the night after she caught Inuyasha with the clay pot. She runaway and bummed into Sesshoumaru who then gives her an offer to sing at his party. It turned out that the party the closing ceremony for s a tournament that she enters afterwards. Then the opening party happened and she got upset thinking about Inuyasha then Sesshoumaru comforted her.

Sesshoumaru took a step forward. Automatically, Kagome fell into his chest and cried. They stood in the moonlight.

Chapter 9: Things That Come Back and Haunt You

"We must go back." Sesshoumaru said emotionlessly.

"If we must." Kagome mumbled.

They stood in the moonlight embracing each other for a couple of minutes, but they were worried that people might become suspicious where the host and the human were.

Kagome returned to the ball without anyone noticing except Souske who was the only to notice that the Lord West and Kagome were missing. However, he was worried because when the miko came back she seemed to be depressed and sad. She became distant and rejected all the offers of dances. Many of them many just shrugged it off, but some were very offended and glared daggers at her. Sosuke saw this and stationed himself near her.

"Why do you have to be so much trouble?" Susuke whispered to Kagome while scanning the dancers.

"Sorry. Can't help it." Kagome said back

"Where did you go in the morning?" He needed some answers. He can't have her running away suddenly. What is she hiding that she has to attend to all the time?

"No where in particular." Kagome responded as she watched someone dipped their partner.

"If it is noting special then tell me." He calmly said trying to reason with her to tell him.

"No." was all he got.

"You know you making my duty very hard." His anger was starting to get the better of him.

"And I'm having fun doing so." Kagome looked back and smiled briefly then turned her attention back to the dance floor.

Sosuke had always been a calm man. He never really lost his temper, but in this case this girl was making him go from tranquil to irate in matter of minutes. Not wanting to disgrace himself in front of a lot of influential people, he kept his mouth shut and watched her from his corner of his eyes.

The night wore on and Kagome was becoming very bored of watching people dancing and being lovey dovey. She stood up to retreat to her rooms with Sosuke trailing behind her. When they reached her door, she opened it. Before Sosuke could enter, Kagome slammed the door in his face and quickly locked it.

"That's not very nice." A voice boomed in the empty dark room.

Kagome spun around and slipped her hand in her sleeve where her dagger was hidden.

"Whose there?" Kagome squinting her eyes trying to find the voice.

A floating fireball suddenly appeared in his palm and lighted up his face to reveal his identity.

However, Kagome couldn't remember where she met him but she know that she seen him from somewhere.

"Still don't remember?" He said with a sign. "Would it help if I yell orders at you or take off my clothes?"

Kagome gasped. Of course, she remembers him. It's the naked guy! She walked in his rooms, while he was waiting for a towel, pretending to be a maid when she was running away from Sosuke.

The fireball spilt into more balls flew from his hand to the lamps and lighted them. Soon the room filled with a soft orange glow.

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is General Keitaro Ryu. I lead Lord Sesshoumaru's prized army" He puffed up his broad muscular with pride and raised his chin more.

Kagome finally took a good look at him. He had long blond hair that reach to his middle of his back with orange eyes and pale flawless complexion. He was much more muscular than Sesshoumaru and Sosuke and stood at 6'2.

"I know that you entered the tournament. I know that the day you ran away to a well and jumped in it then disappeared for a period of time. There's something different about you. Who are you exactly?"

A cold chill ran through her when he revealed what she has been up to. She was devastated! She tried so hard to cover up her tacks so that no one can figure out.

Now that he knows he will tell Sesshoumaru and he will kick her out of the tournament, she will lose her gig. He probably will tell him as soon as he leaves this room too. Kagome felt her world crash down. Her family was barely making ends with her mother's salary. This was the only way to keep their home. Now all chances just flew out the window.

The general watched the swirls of emotions passing through her face,

"How? I was so careful." Kagome squeaked out as she tried to hold back her emotions.

"Careful? You run away the castle like a child then disappear for hours and then pop out of nowhere. Do you really think no one noticed your puerile behaviour?"

"What the hel-" The enraged miko began,

"I am here to offer to train you." He said cutting her off.

"Huh?" Did she just hear that an egoistic youkai want to help her?

The general signed. "I noticed you have a lot of power that you do not know how to use properly. I know that you are different so I decided to help you to quench my curiosity of you."

Kagome was speechless. She never thought the naked person who yelled so loud that the ground shook to get him towels and standing here offering her his skills.

"Thank you." Kagome said thankfully.

"We will start tomorrow when you had your first match. I must observe you fighting abilities."

Ryu then walk to her window and jumped into the night.

"Wrench!" She heard though the door. 'How long has he been pounding on the door?" She thought when she yanked the door to see her enraged guard.

"Now, now its not nice calling people names." Kagome said in mocking motherly tone.

Sosuke suddenly turned frozen. Kagome regretted what she had said, but how can he react so strongly to something like that. Sosuke just humphed and stubbornly slid down and sat down Indian style beside the door entrance without another word.

Kagome not wanting to cause more trouble just shut the door quietly behind her.

On the other side of the door sat Sosuke sulking. He hated how strongly he reacted to what she said, but he couldn't help it. He couldn't help but miss them.

'Tomorrow is going to be a busy day.' Kagome then fell asleep and dreamt about the tournament tomorrow.

to be continue...

Keitaro Ryu means Blessed Dragon

A special thanks to Cherry Dragon for the name of the general. It fitted perfectly with the his character.

Thanks! Hoped you enjoyed this long awaited chapter!

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