The Uncertain Heart

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A/N: This is just a quick thank you to:

Jibril-Kadamon

White Alchemist Taya

Thank you guys so much for reviewing and hopefully more will follow your example and have their name posted here as a thank you from myself…

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Chapter 2: Anxiety

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Kagome and Inuyasha stayed for a further half an hour then Kagome rose from her position on the bed, explaining that dinner was at 6:30. Lana panicked, "What do I wear?" she asked her new friend anxiously, knowing that she didn't have much in the way of formal wear.

Kagome sensed her nervousness, "Don't worry about it Lana," she soothed, "I'll be up shortly before then to help you, ok?"

Lana gave a relieved sigh, "Arigato…" She breathed, shooting a grateful glance in Kagome's direction.

"No problem," she laughed, before exiting the room in Inuyasha's wake…

After they left Lana got up and moved into the study, where the fire blazed merrily. She walked over and sat before it on the soft, thick carpet. 'What have I got myself into?' Lana asked herself, all the while staring into the dancing flames. She yawned sleepily, 'nothing I can do now except go with the flow…'

On this thought she curled up on the carpet, which was very comfy, and drifted off to sleep…

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Sesshomaru shoved the papers aside as he let out a frustrated growl, why couldn't he get that girl off his mind? 'She is but a mere ningen,' he thought angrily, but even so he had the curious desire to see her again.

Ten minutes later he grudgingly gave into this urge, knowing that until he did he would never get any work done. Striding down the hall to her room he knocked sharply on the solid oak door. There was no answer, and if Sesshomaru had been in his right mind he would've left it at that and walked away. But it was because of his strange urge to catch even a glimpse of the curiously appealing ningen that he entered anyway, thinking that she hadn't heard his knock.

His youkai told him that she was in the study, and it was upon entering that such room that Sesshomaru spotted her, curled up before the fire. Her breathing alerted him to the fact that she was asleep, and Sesshomaru was struck by how innocent and vulnerable she looked. Part of him rebelled against these alien feelings her sleeping form caused to surface.

'She is nothing but a weak ningen,' a cold voice growled in the back of his mind, 'this Sesshomaru does not waste his time with such lesser creatures.'

Sesshomaru couldn't agree more, but even so he still bent down and gently lifted the sleeping girl. Before taking her back into the bedroom to set her back on the bed.

'I don't care for her,' he told himself sternly, 'This Sesshomaru did this only so that she wouldn't complain about being sore from sleeping on the floor.'

But as he shut the door to her room an unwanted little voice in his head told him otherwise…

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Lana cuddled into a pillow, "Mmmm… What a comfy pillow…Pillow! Wait! Didn't I fall asleep in the study? I did, but why am I back on the bed?"

Thoroughly confused, Lana was startled by a knock on the door, "Come in!" she called, and Kagome entered.

"I've come to help you prepare for dinner," Kagome explained. Lana stared at her blankly.

"Dinner? Already?" she asked dazedly, and was shocked when she glanced at her watch. It was twenty past six! Had she really slept that long?

Her friend laughed, "Yep. You must have been really tired to be sleeping all this time, but now we have to take a look at your clothes to find something great to wear for dinner."

Lana groaned and pulled out her suitcases. "I'm afraid I don't have much in the way of formal wear," she confided as she unlatched the cases so that Kagome could have a look.

After a quick glance at their contents Kagome straightened and told Lana that she would be back in a minute. 'I wonder what she's doing?' Lana pondered, as she sat on the edge of her bed. She soon found out as Kagome re-entered the room carrying a bundle of clothes,

"Here," she said, handing the bundle to Lana, "put this on while I go get ready myself, ok?" Lana nodded and Kagome rushed from the room once again…

The dress was a Jade coloured silk, with a long flowing skirt that reached the floor. The bodice had a scooped neckline, and at the waist a ribbon, which was a slightly darker shade then the dress, was tied. It was a dress that transformed her, according to what the mirror showed. Lana walked and the dress's skirt swished with every movement. It was beautiful, all that was missing was shoes.

It was at this moment that Kagome burst in. She was wearing a blue sheath dress that emphasized her petite, yet curved body. In her hands Lana also noticed a pair of strapped dark leather sandals, which she handed to Lana.

"Ready?" Kagome asked, giving her a sympathetic glance. Lana nodded and buckled the straps of her borrowed leather sandals.

"Ready."

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Tapping his clawed fingers impatiently on the oak dining table, Sesshomaru shot his father a cool glare. They had all been ordered to attend this dinner to officially welcome the exchange student to Japan and into their home. This might have been bearable, but his father had decided to seat his baka half-brother across from him.

Ignoring the death glares being sent his way by said half-brother, his thoughts once again drifted to the ningen girl, whose name was apparently Lana. For some reason he was drawn to her. The she was by no means a knockout, she did have a quiet beauty lurking behind those worn clothes and plain hair.

Slamming a mental door on those annoying thoughts, Sesshomaru glanced up, only to meet the green eyes that belonged to the girl who plagued his mind.

Schooling his features into a cool mask of politeness, he was secretly amused by how quickly she averted her gaze. 'Scared?' Sesshomaru pondered, 'or merely shy?'

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'Come on Lana you can do this!' Lana reassured herself as she was seated… Right next to the iceman Sesshomaru…

Groaning at this stroke of bad luck, she cheered up a little when she noticed that the meal tonight was a Western styled one. No chop sticks either, just very expensive looking silverware. 'That's good,' Lana sighed, 'I'm not really very good with chopsticks yet. Though I will have to learn soon…'

The meal was roast lamb and a large assortment of vegetable, prepared in a style you would usually see in the most costly gourmet restaurants. Lana ate cautiously, extremely aware of the silver cutlery, which must have cost a fortune.

Murmurs of conversation drifted over her as her nerves played havoc with her ability to speak. She didn't belong here, surrounded by all this luxury. These thoughts only added to her increasing anxiety.

'This is supposed to be a once in a lifetime trip,' Lana scolded herself, trying to shake off her nervousness. 'I won't give up on this no matter what!'

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END CHAPTER 2

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A/N: So what did you think of this chapter? It's a little short I know, but I wanted to update as soon as possible to make up for it already being late. Might be a little while before I post another chapter but if any of you have any ideas about what could happen in this story please tell me, I might be able to work them in..

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