Chapter Five: A Little Meet and Greet

" So, where is it?" Kagome asked for the third time as she waved her hand in front of InuTashio's face.

InuTashio snapped out of his thoughts and turned to face the girl with a confused expression upon his face.

" The 'meeting room.' This castle is so big I can't even guide myself along the way using either my ears or nose. Can you give me the direction to the room?" Kagome asked with a hint of frustration.

" Oh, the meeting room, it's located down the hall. Turn right at the third corner and then turn left at the first turn. You'll then see a big oak door." InuTashio explained slowly as he gestured with his hands.

Kagome stood gawking at her uncle. "You're kidding me right?" 'He's gotta be kidding me, no castle is that big. It doesn't look that big from the outside. Oh damn, how can I be so stupid? I only saw the frontier of the castle, not the back.'

InuTashio laughed merrily at Kagome. " Don't worry, it won't be long until you can find your way in here."

Kagome on the other hand, did not find this funny. She has been quite fed up. A person or demon can only be laughed at so many times in a day. By this time, Kagome was so fed up that she stalked away without saying another word.

'Whoops, I forgot a demon with pride doesn't like to be laughed at. So typical.' " Nice talking to you too," InuTashio called after her fading figure.

Kagome paused for a brief second before continuing on to her destination. 'First corner, second……..'

Kagome suddenly fell down onto the floor for the third time that day. She lifted up her head to see the bastard who back shouldered her.

" Watch it. wench," the demon growled dangerously.

" Hey, you were the one who bumped into me, and now you are telling me to watch it? What kind of a demon are you?" Kagome couldn't stop her flow of words. She discovered the idiot that told her to watch where she's going also had silver hair. 'Inuyasha, InuTashio and now this guy, that is so weird.'

Sesshoumaru did not spare this bother some demoness with a glance. He dusted off his left shoulder as if the demon was contagious. Sesshoumaru walked away without saying anything.

" You, come back here, I was talking to you!" Kagome screamed with frustration for hitting the hard marble floor for the third time in less than ten minutes.

She growled as she got up and rubbed her sore butt.

' I swear, I'll never speak to dad ever again. I wonder who that was? Oh Well, maybe I'll never see him again.'

Oh, Kagome was in for a big surprise. Little does she know that the rude bastard was Lord of the Western Land. (A/N: Feel sorry for her. This kind of thing always happens to me.)

'Third corner, ah hah,' Kagome thought victoriously as she turned right and then turned left at the first turn. Kagome heard buzzing conversation behind the doors. She knew she had arrived at the proper place. Kagome took a deep breath before pushing the heavy door open. Never knowing as soon as she opens the big wooden doors, her life will be changed forever.

Kagome walked in with a confident air around her, many heads turned to look at the intruder. But all backed down after they realized she was also a contestant, as they saw the silver sapphire necklace hanging loosely around her neck.

Kagome wondered around until she found an empty seat near a light blue haired demon. Her skin was slightly turquoise, but shined in the sunlight. She wasn't the best looking demon she has ever seen, but certainly a great one.

" Hi, I'm Kagome, and you?" Kagome questioned the blue haired girl when she diverted her attention to Kagome.

" Hi, I'm Naomi," She replied quietly.

" You are a water demon right?" Kagome asked.

" Yeah, how did you guess that?"

" Your skin colour," Kagome said.

" Oh," Naomi blushed a dark red realizing her dumb question.

" How many people are participating?" Kagome wondered aloud.

" About two hundred," Naomi guessed.

Kagome's eyes nearly popped out of her head. " They are that desperate huh? My dad just sent me here without any warning."

" I just came here to piss off my parents. They betrothed me to this really mean demon just for their fortune." Naomi explained with a disgusted look.

Then all of the sudden, the room became so silent, it was some what deafening. Kagome heard loud applause, but was too engross in her conversation to turn around.

Kagome followed Naomi's gaze to find her looking at two almost identical silver demons on the platform. Kagome heard InuTashio announce the contest is finally beginning and the person beside him was Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Land.

'This is it, the moment of truth. Is he fat? Ugly? Short? Handsome? Tall?' Kagome turned her eyes ten degree before she saw him. Kagome gasped. Sesshoumaru was the rude demon that had bumped into her in the halls. Kagome was shocked.

Before she could control herself, she stood up and said the most outrageous thing ever. " I can't possibility have to get to know him. He's rude, inconsiderate and selfish. You gotta be kidding me!"