CHAPTER 1

1 year later

"Are you sure this will work to attract his attention?" Kagura asked.

"Of course it will, you silly. It is his favorite color after all." Rin replied.

"How do you know all this stuff? You know his favorite color, his favorite food, which person he hates the most. How do you get all this information?"

"Oh…I have my ways."

"Is there something you haven't told me? We keep no secrets from each other, remember?"

"Well…I kind of…uh…gotajobasoneofhismaids (got a job as one of his maids)." Rin said slowly then got faster.

"What? You did that just for me."

Rin nodded and went back to fixing something on Kagura's dress. "Here it is done. Try it on and see how it looks."

Kagura went into another room and put on the dress then she came back out to show Rin. Rin smiled as she saw the dress she had made. It was purple, Sesshoumaru's favorite color, with a beautiful red rose on it, Sesshoumaru's favorite flower. It was tight enough to show Kagura's beautiful figure, but not to tight.

"I love it, Rin. It so beautiful."

"Now let me do your hair. We only have half an hour left before the dinner and dance party."

Kagura sat down on a chair and Rin stood behind her. She fixed Kagura's beautiful long black hair into a bun. Then Kagura put her feather in it.

"No feather." Rin said, taking the feather out.

"Why not?" Kagura asked a little angry.

"It simply doesn't match the dress." Rin replied as she put a rose in place of the feather.

Kagura's mouth widened into an O. Kagura stood up and turned around to face Rin.

"You are going to the party, aren't you?"

"Of course I am. Now that you are done, I can get ready myself."

Rin hurried off.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, shouldn't you be getting ready for the party. It is being thrown for you, you know." Jaken said.

Sesshoumaru grunted and walked off.

"I'm certainly glad I'm not in charge of this party or Sesshoumaru would kill me." Jaken said out loud to himself. "But I can't believe Lady Izayoi let all the maid's have the night off so they could attend the party as well. She must have something up her sleeve. She always does."

"Jaken, are you murmuring about me again," said Lady Izayoi just coming from the kitchen.

"N…no my lady."

"Good, I wouldn't want to have to tell Inutaisho that you have been bad."

Jaken hurried off and went back to preparing for the party.

"Sesshoumaru," said Lady Izayoi, "are you ready yet? Our guests could be arriving any minute."

"There is still a half hour left. I've got time."

"Some people come early."

Lady Izayoi walked off. Hopefully this goes well. It is time that my stepson found a mate. Inuyasha already has one and he is younger.

"Rin? Are you done yet? I want to see what you are wearing." Kagura asked impatiently through the closed door.

"Almost."

"If you don't hurry, we are going to be late."

"And done." Rin said happily, opening the door. She was wearing a black kimono with a Sakura blossom on it. Her brown hair was up in a half ponytail.

"Let's go," said Kagura impatiently.

"We aren't done yet. We still need some make-up on."

Kagura nodded.

Sesshoumaru was standing at the door. His stepmother had told him to greet everyone that came. He didn't really want to be here. He would have preferred to have been up in his room writing or reading, not downstairs greeting people and having his stepmother trying to marry him off.

The flow of the guests coming in was slowly going down when two beautiful women started to walk up the stairs to the door. One had black hair up in a bun, wearing a dress in his favorite color with his favorite flower on it. The other woman had brown hair in a half ponytail and was wearing a black kimono with a Sakura blossom on it. As the ladies walked up the stairs, he felt his heart flutter.

"Welcome," Sesshoumaru said to the ladies as they got up to the top.
"Thank you for inviting us," said the lady in black. "My name is Rin. I'm one of your maids."

Sesshoumaru nodded.

"And my name is Kagura."

Sesshoumaru looked to see if more guests were coming. When he saw there weren't anymore, he offered Kagura his arm.

"May I take you inside." He asked.

Kagura nodded and they walked in.

Rin stayed outside for a little bit then walked in herself. No matter how many times she had been inside, it always awed her at how beautiful it was.

Someone tapped Rin on the shoulder. She turned around to see who it was.

"Kagome! How nice to see you again!" Rin said giving her a hug.

"What are you doing just standing here? Come join the celebration." Kagome said cheerfully, leading Rin into the ballroom. "I want you to meet my husband."

They came up to a man in a red kimono with white hair and dog-ears.

"Inuyasha, this is Rin. She is the maid I've been telling you about. Rin, This is my husband Inuyasha."

"Nice to meet you." Rin said giving him a curtsy while wondering what Kagome had been saying about her.

"Now let me introduce you to Sango and Miroku." Kagome said, pulling Rin to the next people. "They are my good friends. Sango, Miroku, this is Rin. The most wonderful maid I have ever had."

Rin gave another curtsey then.

"Rin, will you be the mother of my children."

"Miroku!" Yelled the woman name Sango, slapping Miroku as she yelled, "You Hentai!"

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over. Rin felt all their eyes on them. Then they went back to doing what they were doing.

"I think I'll leave you alone." Rin said and left.