Full Summary: Kagome is a young heiress that had spent most of her life in India, now her family sends to England to enter society and hopefully, find a husband. Lord of Fairfax, Hojo, seems to be the man of her dreams, but it seems the hanyou captain is not and certainly does not agree with her choice. What secret does Captain Inuyasha Takahashi hold and is there something about Hojo that she might have overlooked? Will she be forced to admit that she was wrong for the first time?

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other characters what-so-ever!

Chapter 3

"Oh, these gowns are simply beautiful, Kags. It must be awfully nice to have all this money and buy such pretty things whenever you want to." Sango said with a sigh as she admired one of Kagome's silk gowns. "I'm surprised you even wanted to stay here with us. I would've stayed at a luxurious hotel if I had that kind of money."

Kagome chuckled and watched her cousin hold her dress up to her shoulders. "My uncles would hardly allow it, Sango. They felt that the only way I could stay in a hotel would be if I had a chaperon. I don't mind staying here, though. It's a little crowded, but I'm sure I can get adjusted."

Sango let out an unladylike snort. "Oh, please, Kagome. There are nine of us including Mother and Father, a zoo full of animals, three staff members, and now you. It's amazing that we can all still fit in here." She did a twirl in front of the mirror and giggled. "You are so lucky, Kagome."

'You have no idea.' she thought with a secret smile. Then, Kagome remembered Sango making eyes at Inuyasha and decided to snoop for information. "Sango, how do you know Captain Takahashi?"

Sango stopped and looked at her young cousin. "You mean Inuyasha? He's a friend of the family and he's a friend of my-Oh! Never mind! Forget I said anything." she quickly said with a blush creeping onto her cheeks. She put Kagome's dress back and tried to busy herself by putting things away.

"Sango."

"Yes?"

"Do you have a suitor?" Kagome asked with a mischievious smile.

That did it. Sango quickly turned to face her and sat down beside her on the bed. She grabbed Kagome's hands and was as red as a beet. "Kagome! Shh! I do not want the little ones to hear. For if they do, they'll surely tell Mother and Father. The last thing I want is for Miroku to be chased through town."

'Miroku? Why does that sound familiar?' she thought and faced Sango. "He isn't of your stature?"

"Oh, please. He's probably richer than you are. He comes from a good family, one known all throughout of England, that's for sure. I had heard rumors about him and his reputation with the ladies. I had told myself that he was a man not worth looking at, but I was wrong. Oh, Kagome! He's so handsome and such a charmer!"

'THAT MIROKU!' Kagome let out a snicker which immediately silenced the gushing of Sango. "You are in love with the lechorous Miroku? The man with the wandering hands? Oh, Sango, you poor dear. He came to India a few years ago and I had seen exactly what he does. He even asked one of my maids if she would bear his children."

The older girl just scoffed and would not listen to such talk. "You are utterly wrong, Kags. He has changed his ways and has promised me not to look at other ladies." Her eyes grew bright and dreamy. "I think he will propose to me, Kags! Is that not exciting?"

'Grr, that name.' "It's Kagome, Sango. Not Kags. Kags is such a childish name. The last thing I want is to enter society and be called 'Lady Kags'. It sounds utterly dreadful." Kagome got up from the bed and put up some of her fans. "Do not worry, Sango, your secret is quite safe with me."

She let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank you, Kagome."

Kagome smiled and after put up her fans, they were called down to dinner. "Sango, would you like to wear one of my dresses for dinner?"

Sango literally jumped off the bed and clasped her hands in excitement. "Oh, Kagome, would you really let me wear one of your fine gowns? They're so beautiful and I'm afraid it'll rip or tear."

"Oh, really, now! Sango, I've plenty more and I'm sure I can order other dresses just like it. Now, here. You look quite pretty in this one." She handed her a light pink silk gown. "Perhaps you can wear it to that party your Mother was telling us about." With a sly smirk, she added, "Maybe Miroku will notice and propose to you on the spot."

Sango blushed and hit her cousin lightly on the arm. "Oh, Kagome, stop being so childish."

"I am not childish, my darling cousin, for I soon shall be a married woman."

That caused Sango to stop immediately. "What?"

Kagome closed the door and stood beside Sango. "When I was sailing here, I met Lord Fairfax. I'm sure you've heard of him?"

"Oh, of course. He's very attractive and smart and has quite a lot of money." she replied and let out a gasp. "Kagome! Did he propose to you?"

"Shh, Sango. You must keep this a secret. Only you will know." Kagome lifted up her dress sleeve to reveal a ring with a blue gem. "He gave me this before he left for Lisbon. I miss him terribly."

Sango brought the ring closer to see its quality and gasped in admiration of the jewel. "It's so beautiful! Uh, Kagome! You can't possibly get married yet! You have not been introduced into society and you have not had your first season. No, this cannot happen! You are only sixteen and too young to marry him!"

The young woman frowned at her cousin. "I'm only a year younger than you, Sango, and you think that you are ready for marriage."

"You and Lord Fairfax have known each other for what? Three months? Miroku and I have known each other for a year and a half now. We thank Captain Takahashi for that." she said with a small smile and went behind her dressing screen to put on the dress.

Kagome let out an irritated groan and sat back down on the bed. "What's so great about that man, anyway? You do realize he's a hanyou, don't you? He's so irritating, rude, has no fashion sense what-so-ever, and apparently finds amusement by teasing other people."

She heard Sango's muffled response as she dealt with the gown. "Did Captain Takahashi hurt you, Kagome?"

"No."

"I think he's quite charming once you really get to know him. He enjoys playing with the little ones when he visits for dinner and he's a good man. Not to mention, he is quite attractive."

"I do not really care if he is attractive, Sango."

"I think you do." She reappeared and went to look for some earrings in her jewelry box. "He used to be engaged to a rich lady named Kikyo, but it turned out to be a disaster. She was a horrible woman, very cold and cruel. She really did not accept the fact that Inuyasha was a hanyou and he was not willing to change even for her. Thank goodness they did not get married. I remember his mother, Lady Izayoi, was quite happy as well. She hated Kikyo."

Kagome listened to the story and felt a small pang of sadness for the captain. 'I don't understand. Why would anyone do that? Oh, Poor Inuyasha. What? What am I saying? I'm going to be married soon. I can't feel bad for men that I am not attached to. Oh, Kagome, pull yourself together!'

"Kagome?"

She broke out of her thoughts and gave Sango an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry."

"Let us hurry. Dinner is going to be cold if we keep chatting up here any longer."

The two cousins walked down the stairs and were met by Aunt Kaede and Uncle Myoga.

"Oh! My darling Sango! You look so exquisite! Doesn't she, Myoga?"

"Humph."

Aunt Kaede turned to Kagome and hugged her. "Thank you for letting her borrow your dress, Kagome. It was awfully nice of you to do such a thing."

She smiled and had a rosy blush upon her cheeks.

"Now, Sango, be careful not to tear your cousin's dress."

"Don't worry, Mother, I won't." Sango then gave them a twirl with the dress which brought even more compliments from her mother and soon her siblings came to see what the commotion was about.

Ding-dong!

Uncle Myoga walked to the door and gave what looked like a smile to Kagome to their visitor. He opened the door and let them in.

"Uncle Inu! Uncle Inu!"

"Uncle Inu?" Kagome said with confusion and looked up to meet the gaze of a grinning hanyou. The hairs on her neck stood up on end and she felt annoyance and anger. "Oh, what are you doing here?"

Inuyasha picked up Souta and gave her a careless shrug. "Why, my lady, I am here to have dinner with your relatives. You don't mind, do you?"

She suddenly felt all the gazes from her aunt, uncle, and cousins. She wouldn't back down to this dog. "Of course, not!"

They all went into the dining room and since Inuyasha was a guest, he got to sit at one end of the table while Uncle Myoga sat at the other end. Kagome stared intently as she cut up her steak and did not spare a single glance to the amused young captain.

Inuyasha stood up and raised his glass. "I would like to make a toast to Lady Kagome."

'Now, what does he want?' she thought irritably and looked up to see his wink. 'Oh! The nerve of that man!'

"May she go into English society by storm!"

Aunt Kaede laughed and raised her glass along with a "Humph" from Uncle Myoga. The children also raised their glasses. Even Sango, but Kagome left her untouched.

"Also, let us congragulate her on her soon to be title, the new Lady Fairfax, wife of Lord Fairfax." he finished with a wicked grin.

Her eyes widened and she winced as she heard her aunt's gasp of shock and the sound of her body hitting the floor. She glared at Inuyasha who only smirked. 'You are going to regret this.'

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