A/N: Dude, I seriously love you guys. Like for real. I can't believe how many people like my story and it's only 6 chapters (7 now lol) in. Honestly, I don't feel that I've been doing too good of a job with it, given that I've had a severe case of writers block and had to pretty much make myself do it, but the awesome reviews really help me keep going with it! What's even more awesome is that I have a few regulars such as Luna2121, Angel-Of-Life1990, and Stuff2Eat. I also appreciate the comments from the few others that I assume follow it as well as read it, Spectre8, Dahlia Echo, and immortal-lover14 as well as all of the people who favorite this story and followed it. It really makes writing this story worth it to know so many people like it. Lynn loves it as well. So! Onward to the 7th chapter! Some more Bally goodness, dancing, maybe a little bit of *ahem* smooching, or at least attempted smooching. Actually I really don't know. I'm just gonna write it as it goes and where ever it falls it falls. Oh, and lots of possible horny matings going on. Maybe. We'll have to see. If not this chapter it'll be coming up. So yeah, enjoy! Reviews fuel plot bunnies!
Previously: 'I think I should remedy that soon,' he thought to himself as Lynn tucked in his ward. He stepped closer to Rins' bedside and placed a hand on her head gently, in his own affectionate way, bidding her a good night. He followed Lynn out of the door into the hallway and closed it softly behind him, bidding a rabbit demon called Kayko to see to Rin should something be needed. They walked quietly back to the Ceremony hall. Before they entered, Sesshomaru stopped Lynn with a hand to her shoulder. "I was wondering, Fox, if you would perhaps like to dance with this Sesshomaru?" Sesshomaru asked softly, rather nervous about his feelings towards the Silver Fox before him. Lynn blushed profusely and stuttered out a strained "W-wh-what?!"
Did the Sesshomaru, Lord of the West, just ask a lowly little Fox like her to dance with him? In front of all those people?! "I-I…" "You can decline if you so wish," he murmured softly. "N-no its fine. I'll dance with you." "Are you sure?" Sesshomaru asked gently, making sure that she was definitely fine with it. She smiled and nodded at him. "At least you asked politely, whereas that jackass tiger didn't," she said, her nose scrunching at the memory. "Thank you, by the way." Sesshomaru cocked his head to the side, reminding her of a dog. "Whatever for?" He asked curiously. "For believing me."
He shook his head. "It is no problem. It is not the first time that this has happened, though this is the first time that its happened within my home. Shall we return?" He asked, gesturing to the door. She smiled at him and nodded, waiting for him to open the door and stepping through when he stepped out of the way to allow her to go first. 'Want her,' his beast said quietly. "Be that as it may, she is hanyou, and a Fox at that," he told his Youkai just as quietly. 'And? You've ostracized our own half brother because of such words, but thankfully you've tamed yourself. However, that shouldn't mean that you can't accept a half Fox as a mate. Not to mention the fact that she isn't really a half breed.' Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes in confusion as he followed Lynn back to her father and cousin, wondering what his beast could have possibly meant by that. He shook it off as he neared her family and bowed a bit.
"Lord Fury, I must say, you have quiet an extraordinary child. I do believe she handled herself quiet well in both situations. Not very many people would stand up to a full blooded Youkai in defense of a child, let alone a human one. This Sesshomaru thanks you both for your defense of my ward," he said quietly and bowed deeper. "Really, My Lord, there is no need to bow to us. We of course would have no problem helping you as we are able to, My Lord, but in this situation, Feara acted before either of us could get a grasp on the situation. She seemed to have assessed the situation while we were talking to you and acted on her own to see it rectified. She abhors children of any age being hurt, be it by another child or an adult. She acted as she saw fit, My Lord." "Indeed," Sesshomaru muttered.
Lynn went to say something else but stopped and blushed brightly when her stomach growled. It was now late in the evening and she hadn't eaten anything since the Market. Fury and Kurama chuckled while Sesshomaru merely smirked a bit. "Eat, Lady Feara. We can have our dance when you are comfortably full." Lynn nodded and took the hand her father held out to her, letting him lead her towards the tables with all the delicious looking foods on it. Once they were far enough away that they were sure Sesshomaru couldn't hear them, they both gave her a questioning look, smiling when she merely blushed harder and looked down. "H-he…he asked me to dance. Nothing more," she muttered.
"And you said yes, I'm assuming," Kurama stated more than asked. Lynn nodded and sat down, her father and Kurama both smirking at her rather quiet answer. "Feara, love, if you don't want to dance, you don't have to. I know that you didn't want to dance with Lord Lou, and I know that you were rather against it, fearing you'll look…stupid…I believe is the word you used," Fury said quietly. "I know. But he only asked. He didn't try to hit on me like that bastard did. Or molest me. Hell, he didn't even get on to me for attacking either that bastard and that bitch who dared to harm Rin. Matter of fact, he thanked me for it." "Now you see why I think Lord Sesshomaru has feelings for her, Uncle," Kurama said quietly, only to grunt when Lynn punched him in the stomach. Not hard but hard enough to make him lose a bit of his air when it hit.
Rubbing his stomach and pouting, Kurama fell silent even as Fury laughed a bit at their antics. "Hey, mind if we join you?" Sango asked as she and the others walked up to the table. Lynn shook her head no, showing that she didn't mind. Fury smile and gestured to the seats across for them as he filled up his plate. "By all means, please do join us. It's not often we meet such an odd group of people. I must say I'm intrigued. I know the general story behind it, but I am surprised that you are all still together."
Kagome merely smiled as she leaned her head on Inuyasha's shoulder, causing him to scowl but saying nothing. "Well, originally I'm sure that we all were just in it for the shards. But over the time that we spent together, we became good friends. So here we are. Sango and Miroku are married and don't have to worry about Naraku taking control of her little brother again nor does Miroku have to worry about passing on his curse to his sons. Kouga avenged his fallen clan members, and Inuyasha avenged Kikyou. We all live in peace now and are enjoying it." "Indeed we are," Miroku murmured, a little too silkily for Lynn's taste. It almost sounded as if he were about to do something. She found out a moment later when she heard Sango screech the word "Hentai!" and a resounding slap echoed in the room, gathering some attention but not a lot. After all, what demons really cared about humans, other than the very odd few?
"My dear Sango, I am hurt that you would say such things of a humble monk," Miroku protested. "Keh. Humble my ass. You're about as humble as a drunken child," Inuyasha scoffed, causing a few laughs around the table. Miroku pouted. "I'm a little confused," Lynn said quietly. "I thought you were married. I mean, I assume he did something perverted, but if you're married then why are you upset about it?" Sango laughed and waved it off. "It's not that I'm upset about it. It's just that there's a time and a place for such things. And in the middle of a Ball in front of hundreds of demons as well as friends is so not the time for such things." Lynn laughed. "Yes, I have to say I agree. By the way, thank you guys for sticking up for me against that Lord. I fear that if you hadn't, other than my father and Kurama, I'd be on my own against him."
"Not a problem," they chorused all at once. Lynn smiled and idle chatter consumed the table as they all ate their fill. After a short while, Lynn decided that she should go and find Sesshomaru and give him his dance. She didn't know about the others, but she was rather tired. "Father, I'm going to go find Lord Sesshomaru and give him his dance before I end up falling asleep. I'm tired and wish to go to bed as soon as I dance with him." Fury nodded his understanding and shooed her off to find Sesshomaru. "I agree with our friend Feara. I'm quiet tired myself. It is rather late. If we are to be ourselves in the morning, I suggest we all head to bed," Miroku said, stifling a yawn.
"Me too," Sango said, yawning as well. "Don't you know yawning is contagious?" Kagome asked, yawning through her words. Inuyasha merely scoffed and hugged Kagome close, muttering something unintelligible under his breath, but evidently Kagome heard because she lightly punched him in the side. "Be nice, Yasha," she said, nuzzling close tiredly. "Yeah, yeah," he muttered and stood up, bringing her with him, before sweeping her tired form as well as Shippos', into his arms and nodding towards Fury and Kurama. They nodded back and watched as he walked off with Kagome and Shippo. Miroku, Sango, Kouga and Ayame all bid the two goodnight as well, and walked off to their respective rooms for the night.
"I'm rather tired myself, Uncle. I do hope she hurries. I'd rather not let her wonder the halls alone to our rooms," Kurama said, eyes flitting from demon to demon, accessing them and retaining the knowledge for later use. "I agree. How many?" he asked, knowing that Kurama had been accessing every demon from the moment they set foot in the Hall. "I'm not entirely sure. There are some who really couldn't care for either Lord Lou or Lady Kimiko, so they aren't bothered by their plights. However, it is hard to discern just who didn't like who. It seems like they are split. Some of them didn't like Lord Lou while they adored Lady Kimiko, the other half didn't like Lady Kimiko but adored Lord Lou. Then there are some that either didn't like either one or did but knew better than to press their own luck with Lord Sesshomaru. So I feel it's best to just err on the side of safety rather than leave things to chance."
"Agreed," Fury said, keeping his eyes on his daughter. He didn't think anyone would try anything out in the open, but two had tried and failed. Lynn liked to say that the third time was the charm when trying something, and he was more than a little worried that that would be the case in this particular endeavor. Kurama kept accessing the other demons, cataloging their names, faces and even their powers to keep on file in case something were to happen and he needed to defend his precious cousin. That was the perk of being a thief, he mused. Being able to look at someone and immediately access whether or not they'd be a problem or not.
Lynn made her way into the throngs of mostly drunk demons, being careful to avoid the single males that were loitering about and leering at her. Finally finding Sesshomaru talking to a male that looked like a very beautiful peacock. But before she could make her way over to Sesshomaru, she was suddenly seized in strong arms and spun around in circles. "Lady Feara, my dear! It is so nice to finally meet you!" the unknown male said, startling her. She snarled and yanked one of her arms out of his hold and started to aim at his head, only to have her hand grabbed. "Now, now, my dear. No need for that. I'm not going to harm you, nor am I going to be tasteless like Lord Lou and molest you against your wishes," he said, putting her down but making sure to keep a hold on her arms.
Lynn turned to look at the demon and gasped softly at the beauty before her. He had dark hair that cascaded in waves down his back, shimmering slightly as if it was luminescent. His eyes were a beautiful color themselves. Like a moonstone, only with cat like slits in it. He had scales on the edges of his hair as well, kind of like the dragon demons she had seen in the hall on the way to the Hall, only it looked better on him. He gave her a toothy smile as she looked him over. His black kimono shimmered as well like his hair and his beauty rivaled that of even Sesshomaru's. Where Sesshomaru could be considered light, given his coloring of hair and skin, this male, as far as his hair went, was dark. He looked like the dragon demons that she had seen in the hall, his dark scales lining the same places as the others, though for some reason they looked more tasteful than the other two.
"C-Can I help you?" she said, cursing herself internally as she stuttered over her words, slightly annoyed at herself for her reaction. "No, not really help. I merely wanted to introduce myself to you. Oh!" he said, releasing one arm to bop himself on the forehead with the heal of his hand. "How could I be so forgetful? Your beauty makes me forget my manners it seems." He released her and took a couple of steps back, bowing deeply from his waist. "My dear Lady Feara, it is an honor to finally meet you in person. I've heard much of you upon my arrival here. My name is Takai, Southern Lord and best friend to our dear Lord Sesshomaru. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance."
Lynn blushed at the seemingly honest gesture from the man and bowed as well when the man righted himself. "It's nice to meet you to. Sorry for almost hitting you earlier. I don't take well to people manhandling me when I'm not expecting or wanting it." Takai merely brushed it off and looped an arm over her shoulders in a friendly way. "Tell me dear, where were you headed?" "Oh, I was looking for Lord Sesshomaru. I promised him a dance earlier. I was getting rather tired so I thought I had better search him out for his dance before I retire to my room for the night." Takai grinned again and said in a conspiratorial whisper, "You might want to wait here, love. Lord Kazuya can be…quite the handful to with upon first meeting, especially by yourself."
Lynn gave him a quizzical look. "What do you mean, Lord Takai?" "How much do you know of other demons, my dear?" he asked instead. She frowned and started to ask what he meant, but realized that he could probably smell the human half in her even though she was fully demon right now, just as Kurama had a slight human scent to his scent as well. "Not, much really. I know enough to kind of differentiate between certain ones, and ones that I don't know Kurama or my father tell me so that I'll know for future reference. I'm afraid I'm not in possession of the knowledge of any…rituals or other things among the different species. Why?" "So I am correct in my thinking that you haven't heard anything about peacock demons?"
She shook her head in confusion. Takai merely smiled and gestured to the demon talking to Sesshomaru. "That my dear, is a peacock demon. A rather rare type I might add. See his hair, how it's all white?" She nodded, noticing from her position that he had a few feathers here and there interspersed with his white hair that were also white. "He's one of the rare white peacocks. They're said to be extremely sensual. More so than regular peacocks." "Sensual? In what way?" she asked, curiously eyeing the demon, tilting her head to try to get a better look at his face, which was rather impossible considering he was turned slightly to the side and facing Sesshomaru.
"Well for one, he can emit a special pheromone into his scent that can make any demon, male or female-though he prefers males-, within several feet of him instantly aroused. In fact, I'm rather sure that is why Sesshomaru has that odd look on his face. Not only that, he is quiet beautiful. And very skilled in martial arts of various kinds. He can use a sword as well, but he is much better at close range hand to hand than anything else. His full demon form is beautiful as well, but he can't fight well in that form, given he is a bird. If he reverts to that form, it's usually to get somewhere quicker than on foot or to run away. Though he isn't one for running. Needless to say, right now would be rather hazardous, unless you can control your arousal well."
"Hmm," she murmured out, surprised and yet not. "At any rate, given that the Ball will be two weeks long, I'm sure you'll be introduced to him at one point or another. But try to have your Kurama or Lord Fury with you when you see him. Lord Kazuya gets in a rather foul mood when he doesn't get what he wants. And with your father or Kurama around and if you can control yourself, he'll likely be in a foul mood around you, given how beautiful you are. I'm sure you won't have a problem with resisting him. I'm sure he won't give up trying though, so be forewarned. Oh, and he won't do anything out of the way like trying to manhandle you, but he certainly won't push you away and I assure you, he'll make it rather difficult for you to not want to touch him, be it with the pheromones or his body language. Oh, yes. He is rather good with that too now that I think on it. And if he figures out something you like that gets you all hot and bothered, well, let's just say you'll have an even harder time of it."
'I highly doubt that he could figure out what I like, and even if he did, there's no way that he could use it against me,' Lynn heard in her head. It had taken a while, after she had first started transforming into her Youko form, for her to figure out that it was her Youkai or beast. Basically her demon form Youko Feara. And she had to say she agreed with her Youkai's assessment. She highly doubted that the peacock could even come close to Sesshomaru's level of beauty and strength. Though she knew that he was up on a higher level than her and wouldn't dream of rutting as she heard it called, with her. She wouldn't be at all surprised if he was already with someone or even had concubines to satisfy his lusts if he didn't. Though she had read that some did still have concubines even if they were 'mated'.
She continued to observe the peacock, noticing the way he slightly swayed his hips even as he was standing still, evidentially trying to entice Sesshomaru to look lower. Of course, Sesshomaru's golden gaze stayed glued to the demons face. So it was rather a surprise when Sesshomaru suddenly locked his gaze with hers, a light scowl on his face when his gaze slid to her companion. Apparently Lord Kazuya didn't like the fact that Sesshomaru wasn't looking at him and turned to follow his gaze as well. Lynn was rather startled when she finally got a look at the peacocks face. Whereas the feathers in his hair were long, the ones that lined his hair were smaller softer looking ones. He had an undeniably gorgeous face, but what really threw her off was his eyes. They were absolutely beautiful. Instead of any one solid color, they looked like a beautiful quartz gem that she had seen in her time before called mystic quartz. The gem itself was a natural colorless stone that had color processed into it.
Around the pupil, which was a normal circular one surprisingly, was a dark emerald color. The ring outside of the emerald color looked to be amethyst. A ring of sapphire surrounded that one and the last ring was what looked to be a garnet color. It was gorgeous, and it shocked her that there could be such an eye color. "I did warn you that he was rather beautiful," Takai murmured to her when he saw her expression after seeing Kazuya. She turned her head slightly but kept her eyes on the peacock before them, even as he started walking towards them along with Sesshomaru. "Yes, but I wasn't expecting that. Especially his eyes. They're gorgeous. I've never seen anything like them. And why does he look like he's glaring at me?"
"Oh, I imagine he won't for long. You just took Sesshomaru's attention off of him," he murmured before turning his attention to the two Lords in front of them. "My dear Lord Sesshomaru and Lord Kazuya! How are you?" Takai said, smiling brightly at them before literally glomping Sesshomaru, causing Kazuya to stop glaring at Lynn only to turn said glare onto himself. Which of course, was what he was aiming for. Sesshomaru merely sighed softly. "Lord Takai, how many times must I ask you to refrain from such actions?" "Aww, but Sesshy, who says that best friends can't hug each other?" Takai said, giving a surprisingly sexy pout. She wondered idly if he was doing the pout for Sesshomaru or Kazuya. Either way, she wasn't surprised that it hadn't worked on either of them.
"I do hope that Lord Takai wasn't bothering you, Lady Feara," Sesshomaru said softly, shrugging off a sulky Takai. Kazuya just looked back to Lynn, eyeing her from head to toe. "Not at all. He was just introducing himself to me. Though I have to say he gave me a shock with his…introduction," she said, a smile twitching at the corners of her mouth at the mock shock on Takais' face, especially when Sesshomaru turned and pinned him with what she could only assume was a death glare. "And just what exactly did you do to…introduce yourself, Lord Takai?" "It was nothing, really, My Lord. He just grabbed me in a bear hug and spun me around. I'm not hurt and he didn't sexually assault me, so it's ok. It just startled me a bit that's all. I nearly rearranged his pretty face," she said on a laugh, trying to ignore the beautiful eyes that seemed to be boring holes into her.
"And who might you be, my dear?" Lord Kazuya asked, and Lynn felt herself shiver at the sensual sexy tone, feeling as if the sound itself went into her ears and down to her lower regions, pooling into her stomach to sit there and bubble. Lynn forced a smile onto her face and began to breathe through her mouth, somehow knowing that if he was using that tone with her, it was likely he was emitting his pheromone as well as she looked at him. "Oh, do forgive me, My Lord," she said gracefully, bowing deeply at the waist for a moment before straightening. "My name is Youko Feara. I am daughter to Lord Youko Fury and Lord Youko Kurama. I am pleased to meet you."
Kazuya took her hand in one of his and bent over it to give it a light kiss, looking up through his white lashes with his smoldering gaze. "And I am the Northern Lord, Lord Kazuya. It is strictly my pleasure to be meeting such a…sensuous looking little thing like yourself." Lynn blushed before gently pulling her hand from his, trying to avoid his gaze as she did. "T-Thank you for the compliment, My Lord. Though I'm sure my beauty can't possibly compare to yours," she murmured quietly. She looked up over his shoulder, still trying to avoid his gaze, when she caught sight of Takai making gagging gestures behind Kazuyas' back and she giggled a bit, causing Sesshomaru and Kazuya to follow her gaze to see what had made her amused. Of course, Takai stopped and put on an innocent face when the two looked at him, but the second they looked away again, he quietly danced around as if he was some prissy guy, causing her to giggle again.
"At any rate, My Lords, I didn't mean to bother the two of you. I simply wished to find Lord Sesshomaru. I promised him a dance and I was going to head to bed after words." "Ah, yes. You did indeed promise this Sesshomaru a dance. Would you please excuse me, Lord Kazuya. I would like to dance momentarily with the Lady Feara so that she may retire for the evening." "Of course," he said silkily to both of them, and as Sesshomaru took her hand, she felt the slight tremble that coursed through his body at the sound. Or was it her that trembled. Either way, a surreptitious glance below his waist showed that he was indeed affected by the peacock. At first she wasn't sure about how she felt about that, but then she remembered Takai telling her that he could do it to both males and females, so she supposed that he couldn't quiet blame him for his reaction. That and if he liked males as well, she couldn't hold it against him. Even if he didn't, Kazuya was gorgeous, surprisingly on par with Sesshomaru himself.
"Lord Takai, if you wouldn't mind keeping Lord Kazuya company. And for all that is holy, please don't pick a fight with him. I would like to have as peaceful a Ball as I can." "Aww, Sesshy, don't stick me with the harlot!" "Lord Takai!" Sesshomaru ground out, giving him a death glare that rivaled Kazuya's at the harlot comment. Takai gave a childish pout and crossed his arms over his chest, completely ignoring Kazuya. Sesshomaru gave him one last warning glance before ushering Lynn off onto the dance floor were several drunken couples, some mated some not, were dancing to the music. When they were a safe distance away, Sesshomaru murmured down to her, "I must thank you for reminding me of the dance. Truthfully, I wanted a break from Lord Kazuya."
Lynn smiled up at him as she placed her hand in his offered one and the other on his shoulder as he placed his free hand on her waist and began weaving them over the dance floor in a waltz. "Oh? Lord Takai was telling me that he was a rather interesting demon." "Did he?" Sesshomaru muttered. "Yes. He was telling me that perhaps I should wait to meet Lord Kazuya for the time being. He said that if he found me attractive that he would try really hard to get me into his bed essentially. Given the reaction I had to him, I'm not surprised that you seemed to be affected by him as well." Sesshomaru felt a light blush grace his cheeks and looked away. "Unfortunately, that is true. That is one of his demonic abilities. And it doesn't help that he's been trying to slip into my bed for years. Since he became the Lord of the North."
"He did seem rather agitated with me and Lord Takai at first. Maybe that was why. He didn't want your attention on anyone but him," Lynn murmured as Sesshomaru spun her around before pulling her back into his arms. "Indeed. He can be…quite overwhelming at times. Needless to say, I try to avoid him whenever possible. Given that this is the Mating Ball, he's going to try harder than ever to get into my bed. Do be careful as well. He seems to have taken an interest in you as well, and he isn't very monogamous." "He does seem to be the playboy type," she said idly. "Playboy?" Sesshomaru questioned, never having heard the term before. "Mmm. He doesn't stay with one person. He flits from person to person a doesn't seem to want to settle down with any one person."
Sesshomaru nodded his understanding. "I must confess I wish he would find someone other than me and settle with them. At least then I wouldn't have to worry about him trying to get into my bed," Sesshomaru muttered out, not really intending for her to hear the last part, though she did. She chuckled at Sesshomarus' clear disdain of the demon who could turn on anyone he liked without even trying. She wondered if it worked on humans as well. Though maybe not the scent. Humans couldn't smell as well as other demons. And really any canine demon had better noses than that of birds or other Youkai. She was sure the rest of the senses, though dulled, worked just fine. "I didn't actually attempt to get a whiff of his scent, with or without the pheromone that Lord Takai told me of, so I haven't a clue what he smelled like. But I have to say, I'm pretty sure you smell better than he does."
Seconds later she realized what she had just admitted, and blushed brightly, looking down to hide her face. Sesshomaru's eyes widened when he heard that, but chuckled softly as she looked down, avoiding his gaze. "How is it that you can stand having all these people in your home?" she asked suddenly, causing Sesshomaru to smile, having caught on that she was trying to change the subject. Which he allowed by answering. "Most times, it doesn't really bother me, unless the Ladies present are throwing themselves at me, trying to get me to mate with them, or their fathers are, or both. Sometimes even males as well. Other than that, and occasionally having to deal with issues concerning their stay here, they aren't much of a problem. Though the issues are few and far between. However, I can't stand these Balls, let alone hosting one, for reasons that you have already seen."
"Sounds aggravating. Can't say that I'd want to host one. I definitely wouldn't want to be here if it weren't that its tradition, or some I'm told." "It is indeed. More so because I have to host them all in my home for an entire two weeks. Any other time, it'd only be for meetings and whatnot, and they don't usually last more than a week. A few days at best. And yes, generally it is tradition, but not all are able or like to participate. However, the Cardinal Lords must attend such things, whether they want to or not." "Cardinal Lords?" Lynn puzzled. "North, South, East and West. As of now, you've officially met all of the Cardinal Lords. Or at least all but one. There is myself, Lord of the West; Lord Takai, Lord of the South; Lord Kazuya, Lord of the North, and lastly is Lord Kouga, Lord of the East."
"I've briefly met Lord Kouga. He was hanging around Inuyasha and his friends." "Ah, I see. I hope that my half wit brother didn't offend you at all." She smiled a bit at that. They really didn't seem to get along. "At first he did. But I realized that is just how he is. Not to mention he stood up for me earlier. So all is well." Moments later she started to yawn, trying to stifle it by turning her head and stifling it in her shoulder. "It would seem you are getting tired, Lady Feara. Shall we conclude this dance?" "I'm sorry. I'm not used to all this activity, even though I'm more or less a night owl." "It is quiet alright, Lady Feara. I do not hold it against you. It is rather late. Let us return you to your father," Sesshomaru said lightly, stopping them and guiding her off the dance floor. He spotted her cousin and father sitting at the table, sipping idly on the demonic wine he had his staff prepared.
"Come," he said quietly, watching her stifle another yawn as they approached the table. Fury looked up as they approached and smiled. "My Lord, thank you for safely returning my daughter," he said brightly, standing up to take her into his arms, smiling softly as she nuzzled tiredly into his chest. "It was no problem at all, Lord Fury. I wish the three of you a good night," Sesshomaru said, bowing a bit before turning to go back to Takai and Kazuya. Fury rubbed Lynn's back lightly, chuckling softly as she sighed happily and attempted to use him for a pillow, even standing up. "Feara, dear. Come, let us get into bed," he murmured, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. "Don't wanna," she slurred out sleepily.
Kurama chuckled as well upon hearing the muffled words. "You may have to carry her, Uncle. I don't think she's going to walk that far, especially in those shoes. Do you need me to carry her?" Fury shook his head before bending slightly to place his right arm behind her legs and lifting her up off of her feet. Cradling her close, they walked out of the Hall heading towards their room. "Did you happen to get an assessment on Lord Takai, Kurama?" Fury asked quietly. "Yes. I was rather surprised to see him sneaking up behind Feara, and had assumed the worst. But as you saw, he only hugged her. Which in and of itself was surprising as he doesn't know her that well. Though that is his nature, it would seem. He's rather fond of touching people he cares about, and he seems to care about her, though I'm not sure why."
"I noticed. She nearly decked him. Though I have to say I was rather surprised that she was able to control herself around Lord Kazuya," Fury murmured. "I'm rather glad he didn't come over to us. I don't think I could put up with it this time. Last time, I nearly jumped him, and that's when I was able to fully control myself. This time, I have her to worry about as well as myself, and I don't think that I'll be able to handle both." Fury chuckled, letting Kurama open the door to their chambers and following him in, being careful not to bump her head or feet on the frame as he walked in. Kurama shut the door and followed his uncle to the bedroom door, opening it as well.
Fury walked in and gently set Lynn on the edge of the bed, sitting her up. Tapping her cheek lightly, he murmured her name softly. "Feara, love, wake up. You need to get dressed for bed dear." She moaned and tried to push him away. He chuckled and forced her to stand, holding her arms as she swayed. "Feara, get dressed for bed, then you can sleep." She blinked open her eyes, not wanting to be awake, and started to do as she was told. Leaning over a bit, she slipped out of her shoes and chucked them at her chest. Kurama brought over her sleep yukata and both Fury and Kurama turned away to allow her to change into the clothes. They glanced over at her when she went to her trunk and began taking off her earrings and letting down her hair, placing them in the trunk. They took that time to quickly change into their own sleeping yukatas.
Lynn turned towards the bed before they had finished and climbed in. Luckily, they had already gotten their sleep pants on so she didn't see anything but silver hair and bare backs. She snuggled under the blankets and let out a contented sigh as moments later, the bed dipped on either side of her and two warm bodies cuddled up close to her, holding her close. She snuggled closer to the chest she happened to be facing, which happened to be her fathers. Kurama snuggled close to her back and kissed the back of her neck in affection before allowing himself to drift off to sleep as well. Fury also kissed her goodnight, except he kissed her forehead instead. Moments later he drifted off as well. He hoped the rest of the time that they were here that they didn't have any problems. Especially not with Lord Kazuya. He had a feeling that there was going to be problems there, given the way that he had looked at her when he and Sesshomaru had walked over to her. It was going to be a long two weeks…
A/N: Well, I'm going to stop there. Well day one of the Ball is complete. In case you're wondering, it is well past midnight by the time that they leave the Ball. There will be several more days written for the Ball itself, but I'm going to skip around the next few scenes to interesting things. Things to look forward to: Kazuya hitting on Lynn and sneaking kisses-and of course getting punched; Takai and Lynn becoming friends; Sesshomaru and Lynn getting to know each other; possible Sesshomaru/Lynn kiss (not sure when); more demons picking on Rin and getting their asses handed to them by Lynn. And several other things. That's not to say that it'll all be in the next chapter, but it will give you an idea of what's to come. Ja ne, for now. Remember to review as they feed the bunnies of the plot. And thanks to a guest reviewer by the name of black rose for your review as well! Not sure what exactly you said, but I got the gist of it and appreciated it! Thanks again for all my followers/reviewers/and favoriters. I loves you guys! Muah!