Inuyasha

Chapter 3: Under Dimmed Lights

Looking at her surrounding beneath the mask that was provided for her, the dim warm lighting of the warehouse transformed into a luxurious decadent place, Kagome roamed about with a glass of chilled champagne in her hand. Waiters walked about dressed in enticing outfit meant to capture both the eyes and appeal of men and women attending this underground event.

This is her first time attending such an event as she looked about calming, admiring the décor of the place and the play of dim lighting. The mysteriousness of the place makes it seem more like an exclusive sinful and decadent club. Which really is what it is, since this place is by invite only, the main thing of this place is everyone's identity is kept a secret, hiding behind a simple mask, but anyone with so much of an idea and good hunch is able to easily guess the person's identity.

"I knew it is you, just from your figure," Naraku whispered that warmly into her ears as he circled an arm around of her slim thin waist that is highlighted very much prominently with the sleek blue black figure hugging floor length dress that she is wearing that night.

Without even bothering to turn to verify, she is already able to tell who is it that is standing too intimately closely to her.

"Keep your distance away from me, Sir," she told him coolly, brushing that arm around of her waist off as she walked away from him towards some other area that he is not in.

"How unfriendly, I just wanted to accompany you for the night, least you feel lonesome being here," Naraku drawled as he followed after her with much ease.

Kagome did not reply, merely glanced at him as she moved away from him yet again. Naraku helplessly smiled, not at all sure why he is even bothering with her when women flocked to him just as easily. Perhaps it was also because of the side of her that he once saw that made him want to confirm whether or not it is she, but until now it is still an ambiguity.

This is practically a place of debauchery for the rich, whatever goes on in the dark here she realize is something that she does not want to wander too deep into. Just as the lights dimmed, Kagome looked towards the stage, a simple round table laid with a white cloth and a simple center piece an single tea candle floating a red tainted glass shined a soft red glow on the white cloth. A pair of high backed chair with armrests cushioned and the sides of the table, facing towards the stage, place velvet.

"Feel free to bid on something that you like, your first item will be on me," Naraku generously offered to her as he smiled at her from across the table his black mask glittering a little as it catches the light from the place.

"I do not need your generosity, neither am I unable to afford whatever I've set my sight upon," Kagome calmly and indifferently replied to him as she never took her eyes off the stage.

The soft, warm lighting that glowed against her face, gave her an added air of mystery and an almost ethereal effect that made her skin glow. There is a quiet yet elegant draw to her, yet at the same time there is something around the edges as well that made thrills him and made him want to be the one to explore and be the one to push her off that edge and unravel before of him.

He smiled coyly, watching her as his eyes glinted with unknown meaning behind them, turning his head only after the welcome was being made. Even the hostess on staged is masked, but how she dress is elegant and befitting of the décor, nothing cheap or floozy that makes the place drop its value. The light dimmed further to hide the identity of the bidder, but did not obstruct the person on stage to seeing their number card.

The way they do the bidding is very much similar to that of an auction house, except that the number card glowed in the dark with their unique number. Though it is the items that really made things more interesting. Projects that were supposedly already closed officially to the vendors in the market, tenders, people even for their services, rare items in art and things that are to say, usually seen in museums or art houses and private collections.

Bidders were not needed to say a word, instead their flash of card is enough to signal the amount and the amount climbed high into the millions. Though there is really nothing much that caught her eyes even as she sat there watching the auction.

From time to time, Naraku would cast side ward glances in her direction, though the light from the candle on their table is dim and very faint, but it gave him an outline of her face, painting her in deeper mystery as he took note of her every feature and reaction.

By the time the night is over it is well past midnight, there was an excite chatter even after the auction is over as everyone walked out of the main auction hall and into the lobby where there are many who lingered in small groups or pair, whispering softly. She glanced at them, not at all interested in joining as Kagome fished out her phone, calling her driver to come around to pick her up.

Naraku did not pester her nor did he stick himself to her, in fact, she did not see him when the auction was over and remained indifferent to it.

"I love how long your legs are," a low husky voice says beside of her ears as his warm breath tickled her ear and caused goose bumps to form along her skin.

Kagome turned on her heel swiftly, her dress twirled as it revealed a long slit that start from her upper thigh down, exposing her right as she glared at the offending person fiercely, raising a hand in an attempt to slap the other, but instead her held firmly to her wrist, preventing her from doing so.

"Don't be so angry, you'll age," he whispered a little too intimately into her ears as tingles ran down her spine and body.

"There's no need to raise your hand against me, I will not harm you," yet. However that is something that he is not going to say out to her.

"Let go of me," she hissed out in a soft sharp tone that is only meant for their ears as she forcefully pulled her hand back, anger flashing in her eyes.

He took a step back showing his innocence and meaning of not meaning harm to her, but yet she is still too close as a growl nearly escaped from her throat. Instead, Kagome gave him a warning look before turned and walked out to where her chauffer is no doubt already waiting.

"Feisty as always," he mused beneath her breath taking a whiff of her scent that lingered in the air, as a slow smile curled up at the edge of his lips watching her already disappeared figure.

A/N:

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