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Anyway...
Three Days...ch3 Mystery Woman
The party continued around him, his irritation at Miroku surging to new heights once said idiot disappeared within the crowd, a girl, not surprisingly, on both arms as he carried on about the possibilities of their baring his children. The crowd surged around him, various drunken morons plaguing him with questions regarding the location of either the nearest bathroom or, of course, the nearest bedroom...
Miroku had drug him out of the sanctuary he'd called home...and on his human night no less and brought him to this absurd masqueraid party filled with drunken idiots who couldn't even find their way out of a wet paper bag if they wanted to...but shortly thereafter he'd decided that since Miroku was seemingly missing in action, that perhaps drinking with the crowd would at least make this party somewhat tolerable...and he could at best thank the gods above that this was at least the kind of party that required everyone's identities to remain hidden, thus allowing him the anonymity he'd need to tie one on and drink till the break of day...and so he had...until he saw her...the most stunning woman whom he hadn't noticed before. She stood silent in the corner of the room, her glowing brown orbs glistening from behind the beautiful feathered mask she wore, its red hues matching her lush red lips to perfection, her velvet red gown hugging her body, its bodice lifting her pale breasts so that they swelled above the fabric, adding to their already lush perfection before dipping to her tiny waist to fall in voluminous waves of material that split up the sides to expose the length ofher perfectly proportioned legs. His gaze drifted back to her face, small fangs glistening from beneath her lips, and while he knew they were just another addition to the costume she wore he couldn't help but be a little turned on by the fact that she obviously had some kind of fixation with fangs...of which come morning he'd have an abundance of...but still he waited, watched her from a distance until a woman who was more than a little inebriated bumped into him, her black hair pulled back into a tight French twist that only added to the drawn, angry expression upon her face..obvious even from behind the hideous mask she wore . Beside her stood a man who also had an utterly annoyed expression upon his face, both looking for a fight...and both seemingly deciding that he'd do just fine...
" What are YOU looking at?" the woman hissed as she moved to stand before him..."I'll bet you don't even have a date for this party...probably not good looking enough...it's probably best that you hide behind that mask...Worthless..." she ranted as the man to her left looked on, his gaze landing upon a raven haired beauty dressed in a velvet red gown that even now made her way closer to them...
" Ahhh, but my dear lady...you ARE sorely mistaken...for you see this gorgeous man here belongs to me...and I assure you that he is most handsome behind that mask... though someone like you could NEVER hope to understand what it is like to have to hide such beauty behind a mask...tell me...what is it that you hide behind yours...because if it is anything nearly as ugly as your attitude portrays then you have far more things to worry about than whether or not this handsome man has a date or not..." she said as she wrapped her arm around his waist, her body fitting against his perfectly. He stood stunned beside her, his mind going over the fact that thisgoddess he'd been admiring from across the room had just defended him against some bitter little witch who'd obviously had entirely too much to drink...
" And who would YOU be? And would it be possible that you are merely listening in to a conversation that does NOT involve YOU..." the woman growled, obviously pissed at having some uninvited bitch interrupt what she had started..." I've been watching him all night...and he hasn't been with a woman yet...so where exactly did YOU come from?"
"Ahhh, but I have been awaiting his presence within the privacy of one of the many empty bedrooms of this lovely house...but as I was thirsty, I simply thought to fetch him myself..." she murmured seductively as her eyes turned to take in the still stunned expression upon his face...
"And what, pray tell, would you be wanting to await him for..." the man who stood next to the seething woman hissed as he moved a step closer, his black eyes roving over her perfect figure before adding... " when I am far more capable in satisfying any desire you might have?"
"Ahhh, my dear man...I highly doubt that YOU could provide me with any thing other than disgust...Come dear...I have a wonderful night planned for us that doesn't include...these...folks" she murmured as she began to lead him away from the couple who very nearly exploded in anger...
" You aren't his date...you are just some whore who seems to specialize in sticking her nose into business that doesn't concern her.." the other woman hissed before her shocked intake of breath had the rest of those invited to this party looking on in interest...
Inuyasha stopped behind this beauty, his mind still dissecting the fact that this woman...this angel who didn't even know him had just stood up for him...put her reputation on the line to help him out of what could have potentially been a very nasty situation...and even now stood beside him when she could have just as easily left him behind to fend for himself...and while he was far from helpless, he'd had no desire to have a battle of words with some woman who had simply chosen him to take her frustrations out upon...
" Trust me?" he heard her whisper and for the first time in his life he found that he couldn't resist the urge to allow this woman whatever it was that she wanted his trust for...
" Feh...what do you have in mi...?" but he found he was cut off by said woman standing before him, her lips pressed against his, igniting a fire within him that he'd NEVER felt before...and he realized then that she hadn't moved away from him...hadn't pulled her luscious body from his and he found himself wrapping his arms around her pulling her closer, their bodies now pressed firmly against each other as their innocent little kiss turned anything but...Passion flared within him...deep and satisfying and utterly perfect...He forgot all about the crowd that seemed to cheer them on...forgot about the woman and man as they huffed indignantly before turning and disappearing within the crowd, and forgot all together about the party in general as he found himself moving to the darker recesses of the hallway..his hands trying every door handle they came in contact with until finally one gave way to open to the privacy of an empty bedroom...and as they moved inside he heard her mutter something against his lips...
He stopped suddenly, realizing with sudden clarity that he had been fully intending to ravish this woman...and they had only just met...and yet the desire she ignited within him wouldn't cool...
" Do you want this?" he whispered, his breaths coming in unsteady pants along with hers...
" Yes...but will you think less of me come morning?" she whispered in return, her hands already reaching for the buttons of his crisp white shirt...
"Trust me?" he answered.
"Yes.." she murmured as his lips met hers in a kiss that seared its way deep into their hearts..."
Something stirring beside him pulled him from his dream...the same dream he'd had nearly every night since meeting that mysterious woman...only to find her gone with the morning light..never having gotten her name...And yet had he found her...he knew that he'd never have let her go...and had he been in his hanyou form he would have heard her leaving...and would have begged her to stay at his side forever...But things as always seemed to play out entirely different than he'd have wanted...and yet even now he found it hard to regret that one night stand...or waking up alone and instead found himself thankful that the woman who even now stirred beside him had captured the heart he'd thought he'd lost to a mystery woman he'd found and lost in the span of only a few hours...But the feel of Kagome's hands upon his ears convinced him that " faking" sleep was definitely in order...if only to feel her tiny hands caressing his ears, sending a pleasurable thrill racing along his spine...and reassurance to his heart that she had indeed won him...heart and soul...for she had done the one thing his mystery woman hadn't...she'd stayed till the morning light...and now all that remained would be convincing her that by his side was where she belonged...and he'd definately be working on that...just as soon as his morning 'petting' was over...
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I hope this was worth reading and while it may be a tad bit confusing now..I promise it'll make more sense later on...Please let me know what you think...Neisha