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Chapter 17

Sango carefully placed the dress in the back of her car. She knew Kagome was definitely going to love it. She then sat in the front driver's seat and drove home in anticipation, knowing that Kagome wasn't home, in hopes of surprising her.

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Kagome was in the car with Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru and Rin, on the way to the resort. This time, they were splitting up in pairs so they could photograph rooms. Kagome found this helped the process of decorating.

Rin was happily chatting away while the rest was occasionally throwing in some conversation. Kagome was glad that Rin had been able to come, since she was a little on the shy side. These kinds of car rides made her nervous, the miko was scared that she was too quiet or was too talkative. In her opinion, she was way too talkative the last car ride.

At last, they had made it to the big building. Sesshoumaru then opened up the trunk to retrieve the cameras. Each person would go in pairs and take as many pictures of the rooms as possible. This way, Kagome would have a reference to what color the walls should be, how the furniture should be arranged and so on.

When everyone had their film loaded, the four headed to the soon to be hotel. It was obvious what the two groups consisted of, Rin and Sesshoumaru and Shizuki and Kagome. Shizuki suggested that Rin and Sesshoumaru should take the east side while he and Kagome took the west side. Everyone nodded in agreement then split up.

Kagome walked to the west side lobby. It had maple marble floors and a front desk. The smell of drying white paint still hung in the air. Kagome raised her camera and started snapping pictures. Her brain starting processing what kind of colors would compliment the floors and match all the rooms of the resort.

Kagome looked over to see Shizuki taking pictures as well. On an impulse, Kagome raised her camera and took a picture of him. Shizuki looked over to see her grinning at him, while little white spots blurred his vision because of the bright white flash. He smirked and started taking pictures of her. Soon, it was an all out war between the two of who could blind each other most with the flash. Giggles and laughs were echoing among the walls until Kagome found herself out of film.

"I give I give!" She said, out of breath. The two collapsed on a nearby wall, panting.

"Good thing we bought ten extra rolls of film fro each person huh?" Shizuki said looking over to her. Kagome nodded and reached into her pocket for another roll of film. Taking the film roll out of the canister, she put the used roll in and put the new film in the camera. The miko stood up, brushing little white specks of dried paint on her coat.

"Come on, let's get this done. Since there are five types of different rooms on our side, you get two kinds on the very top and I'll take the three below yours." Kagome thought out as she lowered her hand to help Shizuki up. Shizuki nodded, giving her one last smile, he headed up the elevator t do his task. Looking at her camera, she glanced up and walked to her assigned rooms.

Rin and Sesshoumaru reached their side of the building at the lobby. It was almost the same as the one Kagome was at, but the west lobby was larger since it was the main one.

"Come on, let's split up the rooms." Rin suggested. "Since there are six different types of rooms on our side, so you get three and I get three. You take the three top ones and I'll take the ones that come after yours. After you're done, meet me here okay?" Sesshoumaru nodded, being a man of not many words and headed towards the elevator. Rin shrugged and headed towards the room that was on the same floor.

(A/N: If you don't get what they meant by splitting up the rooms, there are eleven types of different rooms, like a luxury room, the most expensive to the regular room, the least expensive. The rooms descend by luxury; top is the most luxurious while the bottom rooms are the regular rooms. Hope that clears it up)

By the time both groups were done, three hours had passed. The four friends were tired and couldn't wait to go home and freshen up. Today was the day of the big party after all.

Once Sesshoumaru had dropped Kagome off at the parking lot of his company, she drove home, hoping that Sango had found an appropriate dress for her.

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Kagome twisted her key in the key hole and pushed open the door. Reaching over for the light switch, she turned it on.

"SURPRISE!!!!" Sango shouted. Kagome jumped at the sudden sound, clutching her chest. Her chocolate brown eyes looking at the garment that Sango held.

"Sango, it's- it's beautiful!" Kagome gasped, her delicate hand reaching over to touch the silky material. It flowed through her hands like water. "I love its color." She breathed out, admiring the tan, near apricot color.

"Come on Kag, go take a shower and then wear it." Sango urged as she pushed Kagome into the bathroom.

An hour and a half later, Kagome walked out into the living room. Sango grinned happily. The dress fitted Kagome like a glove. The straps lie perfectly on her slightly tanned shoulders and the v- neckline revealed her necklace that she had gotten on her birthday from Shizuki. The dress hugged her body and reached a little bit underneath her knees. Kagome had very little make up on, a little eye liner and some lip gloss. She didn't need much because of her already flawless complexion. Her gold high heels gave her a little height.

"You look perfect." Sango complimented. "Now, here's a little accessory that will go with your dress." Sango said, while handing her a little clutch that looked like it came with the dress. Kagome smiled lightly,

"Thanks Sango." She whispered, as she hugged the taijiya.

"Have a nice time!" Sango called out while Kagome got into the limo Shizuki had sent. She headed to the party, not knowing that someone else was coming with the same exact dress on.

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Shizuki arrived at Kikyo's large apartment an hour before the party started. He was a bit puzzled at her request but gave in. He rang the door bell and he could hear her pumps echoing on the wooden floor. The door opened to reveal Kikyo in the dress that he had chosen for her. A smile appeared on Shizuki's lips, "You look stunning." With that, he reached over and gave her a peck on the cheek.

"Shizuki, before we went to the party, I wanted to tell you something." Kikyo explained, as the two settled on the loveseat in the living room. "I've known Kagome since high school, and, well, she isn't what she looks like. She teased me and made my life a living hell. She stole my first love away from me. Kagome even stole my outfits. She copied what I was wearing that day, making me look like a fool."

Kikyo's eyes began to water and tears started trailing down. "So, I wanted to tell you that I don't want to lose you by falling for her tricks. She already stole my first love and I don't want you to leave me for her." Kikyo's head bent down, looking at her hands, while little plops of tears landed on her arms. Shizuki's eyes softened, he reached over and pulled her into a hug.

"Don't worry; I will always be with you. I can never be stolen from you." He whispered as he kissed her hair. The pair held that embrace. Kikyo held him tighter, as her lips formed a smile, things were going as planned. Soon, she will have Shizuki, who looked like her first love, all to herself. Perfect. And best of all, Kagome wouldn't have him like she did last time.

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During the limo ride, Shizuki thought about Kikyo's words. To him, Kagome was nothing but an innocent person. But with Kikyo's words, she might have been fooling him. His hand reached over to squeeze Kikyo's gently. The ride went on quietly, as Shizuki thought.

Kikyo and Shizuki stepped out of the limo. His arm reached around her waist, pulling her towards him, as if reassuring her. Kikyo smiled up at him and the two went into the restaurant to await the coming guests.

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Kagome stepped out of the limo and looked around. She gracefully walked to the room where the party was being held.

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Shizuki breathed in a scent of vanilla, he looked towards the entrance and there was Kagome. It was strange, tonight was the new moon and his senses were heightening. His eyes could see better and sharper and he could hear murmurs across the room. It had always happened to him every new moon for at least ten years now, so he was used to it. The scent was coming to him even stronger and was coming off of one person he was growing to dislike, Kagome. The mention of that name caused him to harden his gaze at her. How dare she hurt Kikyo like that? His violet eyes looked into her chocolate ones as she greeted him.

Kagome looked up to Shizuki's eyes and gasped as she had seen the little golden flecks. But just as she had seen them, they disappeared into the unwavering violet. Kagome was expecting him to talk, but he just nodded. There was an awkward and uncomfortable silence between them. Kagome was very uncomfortable underneath Shizuki's glare until Kikyo joined them.

It took just a second to comprehend what Kikyo was wearing. Kagome's brown depths widened. They were wearing the exact same dress. Kagome just froze there and then. Kagome looked at Kikyo's expression to find a smirk. Turning, Kagome ran out of the room, away from Shizuki's icy glare and Kikyo's smirk.

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OMG!! How could I make Kikyo sooo evil???????? Poor Kagome. Maybe things will look up next chapter. Sorry if this chapter's so short.

Updates might be slowing down since school starts in about a week for me! Maybe once a week or even once two every two weeks, it all depends.

Anyways, please review! I promise that things will be better for Kagome…soon!

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