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

Thanks for the comments, everyone!

Chapter Four

"Come, come, Miss Nosy, are you going to avoid me all night? You did promise me a dance and I know a lady like yourself does not break promises." Inuyasha chided Kagome with a sly grin as he followed her.

She gave him a sharp look as she glanced over her shoulder. "I do if it associates with such horrible men like yourself, Takahashi." She grabbed her skirts and tried to go down one hallway, but was instantly stopped by the hanyou captain. She frowned at his invasion. "Let me pass."

He shook his head and gave her a smirk. A smirk! Here he was thinking this whole situation was a joke and the only thing she was ready to do was shoot him with a rifle. "What would people say if they realized that Lady Kagome goes back on her word? They wouldn't trust you at all. They'd think you were a sly, sneaky girl raised to do demonic things that you were probably taught in India." He leaned in closer. "Is that really what you want?"

"What I want, Captain, is for you to go away." she replied through gritted teeth. "Have you any idea what you did?"

"Told your family the truth?" he answered with a shrug.

She scoffed. "Well, that truth has caused me to just go insane. My aunt constantly reminds me of how young I am or where did she go wrong or what on earth did my uncles teach me. My uncle, on the other hand, takes a glance at me and just lets out a "Humph". You did this on purpose just to get back at me, didn't you?"

He let out a chuckle. "I would never, dear woman. Now, you still owe me a dance." He took her hand and led her back into the ballroom. Once he found a nice spot, he gave her a deep, dramatic bow.

She gave him a small and stiff curtsy. She placed her left hand in his and her right one on his shoulder. "I think you're wrong. You certainly would do this just to cause trouble."

"Lady Kagome, I don't need to cause any trouble. You tend to bring it with you wherever you go." he replied wit a smile as they started to dance.

'Oh! He's so infuriating! Why if I were not raised a proper young woman, I would have no embarassment just slapping him! Oh, but then I'd get the scorning of my aunt and uncle and I know Sango would just give me lecture upon lecture about this imbecile.' she thought with a frown as she spun around.

"You seem to be quite troubled."

She smirked. "I would think the answer is quite apparent, Captain Takahashi."

"Well, do indulge me, my lady."

"It's only because I am in your prescence. If you see me with my cousin, you'll see my true tender-heartedness." she replied in a haughty tone and frowned as she heard Inuyasha's burst of laughter. "I'm afraid I don't see what is quite humorous."

Inuyasha quickly silenced his laughter and kept waltzing. "You have nothing to worry about, Miss Nosy."

She glared up at him. "Do not call me that!"

"Why not? It really suites you."

She heard the song end and gave him another stiff curtsy and to her dismay, he gave her another dramatic bow. "Thank you for the dance, Captain."

"Perhaps we should have another?" he asked.

She looked up at him and he seemed quite sincere. 'I don't know if I should. I don't think I could stand another dance filled with his idiotic comments, but he is a good dancer and-'. While she was thinking in her head, she subconsciously put her hand back in his.

He gave her a charming smile and to her it seemed his amber eyes started to glow. He led her back to their spot and they resumed their former position. They danced in silence for about a minute until he brought up a question that caught her off guard. "Why do you want to marry Lord Fairfax?"

Kagome looked up at him in surprise. All this time that they had met and talked, he really never brought up that question. "I think it was obvious."

"You'd marry a man for his charms? You do know that Lord Fairfax isn't exactly what he seems to be, don't you?"

She gave him a haughty look and turned her head to the side. "I have no idea what you mean. I do know he is better company than you, Captain."

Inuyasha let out a soft growl which completely startled Kagome. He settled down and gave her a serious look. "You hardly know the man and did you even ask him why he was going to Madrid? Rumor has said that the man has been in deep financial problems for quite some time."

"Of course I asked him. I'm not as stupid as those other women. He told me he was going there to retrieve some family heirlooms that he had to sell. He was quite persistent about it too. He said he sold his mother's ring and had to go back and fetch it now that he paid off some of his debt. Isn't that so noble of him?"

He gave her a disgusted look. "Why on Earth would you want to marry him, though?"

"Besides all the physical and obvious reasons? Well, he's a man who needs me." she replied simply.

"For what exactly? To cause some uproar in England? Oh, please, Lady Kagome, I don't think you need to be married to do that." he replied and spun her around.

'Urgh! This man shall never let go of this!' She gave him a look of annoyance. "I'm going to help him with his financial problems and other things that need...well, improving of sorts." she said with a slight blush.

He chuckled. "Ah, no wonder. He certianly does look like a fellow who is in dire need of being improved upon."

Kagome couldn't help but smile. Then, quickly realizing who she was dancing with, frowned. "Oh, stop it! I know a few things about you that could be improved, Takahashi. For instance-"

He quickly put a finger up to her lip to stop her. "Ah, but you are not going to marry me, Miss Nosy. So, I really don't need to listen to your "suggestions". You can when you are no longer engaged to Lord Fairfax."

She let out a soft bark of laughter. "Well, Takahashi, that will be forever." She gave him a real, deep curtsy as the song ended, but he did not bow. She looked up at him in concern and confusion. "Captain?"

He just stared down at her in amazement and shock. "You really plan to go through with this? With the marriage?"

She looked at him with confusion and nodded. "Of course I do."

"Well, what about your family? They won't allow it."

'Why is he acting this way all of a sudden? Did we not just go through this? Ugh, he is so infuriating!' She just gave him a frown. "They may not allow it, but I am sixteen and of age. I can do as I like and I will marry Lord Fairfax. They can't stop me."

He quickly grabbed her upper arm and took her to an alcove so he could talk to her privately instead of making a huge scene. "You do realize, Lady Kagome, that your beloved Lord Fairfax is nothing more than a scoundrel."

She let out a gasp and glared at him. "You lie! You are just completely jealous of him and his accomplishments! If he is a scoundrel, my good sir, than what exactly are you?"

He gave her a sharp look. "A concerned friend."

She let out a burst of laughter in his face, which made him growl once more. "If you are what you say, than why on Earth try to ruin my one chance at true happiness?"

"If he is a chance at happiness, then I am a clown."

She looked at him with narrow eyes. "Well, all that is missing is your make-up."

He glared at her and it seemed that his eyes were turning red. He quickly blinked a few times and left the alcove.

She followed him and grabbed his arm. "Exactly where are you going?"

"To speak with your uncle. He'll stop this for sure."

'This stupid hanyou! He never learns!' She shook her head. "I already told you, Captain, he can't stop me from marrying Lord Fairfax."

"We shall see." With that, Inuyasha left Kagome and went down the hallway.

'Oh, I simply must see what this man is going to do.' She gathered her skirts and followed Inuyasha and tried to go as quick as he can. 'Oh, curse him for being hanyou! He may have gotten to Uncle Myoga already!'

"Kagome!"

Upon hearing her name, she turned to see her cousin. "Oh, Sango."

Sango quickly caught up with her and they resumed walking, Kagome half paying attention to their conversation. "What were you and Captain Takahashi arguing about?"

She shrugged and looked into a room. "Nothing, really. Just about my marriage to Lord Fairfax."

"Lord Fairfax? Oh, dear. Miroku told me that he doesn't like him at all."

Kagome chuckled. "Yes, he made that quite clear to me just on the dance floor. He's looking for your father. He truly intends to stop me from marrying. We shall have to see about it." Kagome took off down another hallway when she realized her cousin wasn't with her. She turned around to see Sango looking strangely at her. "Well, come along, Sango. We're going to miss the excitement."

Sango strode over to her young cousin and dragged her into another empty alcove.

'These British and their alcoves. Is it rude to simply talk in the hallway?' Kaogme thought with irritation. "What is it, Sango?"

She scoffed. "Kagome, I do not believe you. How can you not have realized it?"

"What?" Thinking it must have been her state of fashion, Kagome quickly looked at her dress and made sure her hair was still in place. "Do I look that horrible? Oh, Sango, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Sango grabbed her cousin's hands and let out a sigh of annoyance. "Kagome, for one with sharp eyes as yours, you are blind at times! Can't you see? Isn't is so very obvious?"

She looked at Sango with irritation. "Apparently not."

"Kagome! Captain Takahashi is in love with you!"

And that's all for now! Lol! Hope you are enjoying it so far.