So I put the heavy clothes on and looked in the mirror ontop my dreser. "I should probubly do something with my hair.'That in mind I turned tord my bed and neeled down, stuck an arm under, and pulled a long golden box out. I set it on my bed and opend the top. This box had been my mothers. It had all the hair pins, earings, necklaces, ect. that had been worn by every queen of the east before her. Izaoi gave it to me when I turned 15 last october. Said my mother had wanted it to be my 15th birthday present since I was born, just like she got it when she turned 15.
I dug threw it and eventually settled on a small saphire butterfly clip, a black and silver jewled chocker, and two silver bangels. Oh and my silver locket. I never took it off. I mean, it was my matelace after all, I couldnt take it off if I tryed! Simple enough for anyone else there. Wayyyyy to much for my liking. So here I am, pacing back and forth infront of the grand door way that leads into the ball room. Trying to come up with the courage to go walk in there and have inuyasha see me all decked out like a prissy little kid! How was i sapposed to gain ground with him and the others if i went around looking likw this? "scared?"
I jumped and swung around to find, yet again, toma standing right behind me. Friends though we may be, i had to admit that he looked really good in the fancy outfit that all guards there would be wairing. "Jerk! Fallowing the family trade now?" We both knew if anyone else had said that they'd be on the floor unconcious right now. The passage of palace gaurd from father to son was sacred in tomas family. from his, however many greats, grandfather to soon to be himself. That family has always been protectors of the west.
"Feh!" i looked toma from toe to head and back. The dark red kimono suited him. The black dragon print helped him look like less of a weekling( inside joke). What i loved was the blush he had from my comment, and the glistening sword that rested agenst his hip. We both knew how to use it, but that was only when truly nessasary. It seemed to become that way more and more often now-a-day.
"So why havent you gone in yet? i hear theyr awaiting you." i looked at him for a moment and caught the smirk on his face. my heart rate sped up and my fears pushed aside. "izaoi set me up to say something in front of the crowd to welcome them back, didnt she?" at tomas nodd i punched the wall next to me.i HATE public speaking, and i really have nuthing to say about the "exciting" return that caused this horrid event. but izaoi had a way of tricking me into theis things, and i cant say no after all shes done for me in my life.
i sighed. "come'on, were going in." i grabbed tomas arm so he could lead me in. "right behind ya if you need back up ma'lady." we laughed and came to the stairs that lead down to where the dancers were. i truly do hate balls, mearly because of the clothes and the expected dances with EVERYONE who asks. i do love how the room looks though.
an emance chandelear hung over the floor to brighten the room, its thousands of candels burning bright, the flames flickering in the slight breeze the open doors that lead to the balcany provided.
there were sooo many people, in so many colors of clothes that when they danced the colors seemed to swirl together in an endless colage. then the worst came to be. the reacent song ended just as toma and i steped into view at the top of the stair case, and every one looked up at us in pure silance." kagome dear, welcome! its so nice of you to finally join us!" izaois voice rang out over the crowd as toma and i decended the stairs. i released tomas arm and decited to throw on the usual me that all thies people know from the few balls that have happened in recent years.
"yeah well, i had a hard time forcing myself into this heavy get up so youll have to accept my appoligies." a few people laughed, some sighed and shook their heads, others (my brothers, inuyasha, ect.) looked at me like i was a ghost.i took a breath and stopped a few steps befor the floor. "im guessing your all still quiet because im sapposed to say something about the cause of this gathering." i looked at izaoi and rolled my eyes at her blushing smirk and continued." well, as you all know, ten years ago my brothers and the other heirs to the four lands throwns left to hunt down the bas-i mean deamon naraku. saddly they dissappeared at the end of a battle and were pronounced dead shortly after."
every one was silent, and i took a deep breath, trying not to think of that day. "this is a momentous occasion to surly be celebrated by all. something in this hell hole of a world we live in to be gratefull for." a few people gasped at my choice of words, and i looked tords he king. i could tell he was trying not to laugh at that. "a group of young lives has been spaired and returned to us, where they can live as they were sapposed to and continue on as planned." i closed my eyes and smirked. when i opened them, more than a couple of people had a look on their face that made me laugh." now you can all take back every "you poor child", " your in denial", and "they arnt ever comming back, moove on" that you handed me after they were pronounced dead! i told you all it was a lie, and look who was right!" toma busted out laughing to my left and i grabbed a glass that off a tray a man next to me had held out. i lifted it up in the air," to their return!" the people all had stricken looks on as they in turn held up their glasses, wich had been passed aroung while i was talking, and repeated" to their return". then the music picked up and slowly every one began dancing again.
toma stepped aside to join the gaurds and i walked forward to the throne where miroku, inuyasha, koga, and rin were standing talking to the king and izaoi. when i reched them, i busted up laughing again. their eyes were wide and they looked pale as fish."what the heck was..?" koga started but the king cut him off."vary nice speech kagome, vary well put." i smiled at him, then looked back at koga." you were saying?" he shook his head." why is what you said nice, we would'of been killed if we'd said that!" i closed my eyes and leaned to my left, my head on mirokus shoulder. "im the only one between the west, north, and south that never stopped beleiving you all were still alive. every one else gave up. they deserved it." we were quiet for a while, and i waited knowing that the people around me were more than likely deep in thought.
inuyasha broke the silance." come'on kagome." i opened my eyes. "what are you..?" he had my hand in his and was dragging me off tord the dance floor befor i could blink." wait!" next thing i knew he had my arms on his shoulders and his hands around my waist. i couldnt help the warm feeling on my cheek that told me i was blushing. "inuyasha, what are you doing?" i ment to yell at him, but it came out as a whisper. he only smirked." im going to dance with you like i always have."
it was true, when i was small inuyasha had always saved his first dance for me. of corse it was different back then. he'd pick me up and wed dance like that, then he'd take me up to my room and tuck me in and id go to was a long long time ago now. things have changed.
"what? im not a little girl any moor inya. i wont be dissapointed if i dont get a dance with you any moor." his expression fell a bit and i almost gasped at the saddness in his eyes."beleave me, i know your not a little girl anymoor, we all do." i wanted to beleave him about that, but did he truly know i wasent little anymoor? "please dont look at me like that. i said i wouldnt be dissappointed if you didnt dance with me. i never said i wouldnt get mad and MAKE you after the partys over."
i hadent felt as happy in a long time as i did when he smiled at me and spun me. i hadent even realized we were dancing untill that moment. i hadent realized we were in the center of a massive crowd that had moved off to the side to watch us dance ither. no pressure there! "ohhh myy. when did we become the main attraction?" i looked around us and back to inuyashas face. he was looking around to.
"well, this dance has been awaited on since about 5 hours after you were born sooo..." he looked back down at me and his eyes got wide."what do you mean its been awaited on since i was born? that only happens when two are ither betroved and have a first dance at an age for both where it can accually matter or a betroval has been planned and is finally being settled as legitamite."
he shook his head and spun a quick spin as the music stoped. "its nuthing kagome, ill, tell you about that some other time." we stood there for a second having a stair off i knew id loose. people all around us clapped and inuyasha bowed to me, then he smirked and took off into the crowd. i on the other hand stuck out my toung and turned to find the one person who would be able to tell me what that dance was all about.
i spotted her sitting next to a window with a book in her small hands. even with a beautiful purple kimono and new slippers to boot, shiori was never one to dance unless it was with sota. he though, was always to buisy appoligising to girls parents about mirokus flirting to dance moor than a couple of songs. i made my way over and sat down next to her.
"hay shiori, whats up?" she looked up at me, a startled expression on her she laughed." oh its you kagome, i didnt even notice you come over. varry nice dancing, you and inuyasha looked lovely together just as expected."
i sighed, so even she was watching that...what ever that was. "shiori, youv always been the one to tell me things that no one else would, so tell me why that was expected since i was born." i waited about five minutes and was about to ask again when shioris mouth opened. "you have turned 15 already, the comming age. so you should know about demons mates and matelaces right?" at my nodd she continued."youv noticed that your locket never comes off,the little silver heart one. im sure you noticed years ago that inuyasha has one just like it, identical really." i nodded again." our necklaces are called matelaces. they appear about a minute after a demon is born and an identical one appears on the demons mate when she is born. were mates, i learned about that last october." i finished and shiori nodded.
"so you should understand then. every one here knew you two were mates and would one day be such in a certified manor, that is why that dance ment so much to every one." i knew what she ment then. we HAD been betroved in a way. since im beyond comming age, that dance was the first that really mattered between us. i "oh"ed and thanked shiori befor standing up and turning tord the balcany. man did i need some fresh air.
sota was alone out there, leaning on his elbows over the edge of the balcany to stair tord the east. i walked over next to him and looked off to. we stood there in silance for a while, then sota turned to me. "it was a long time ago, but do you remember our land?" it was a simple question, but for us it sent a wave of saddness through the air like a shaddow of a horrid dream.
sometimes i like to think i do. the forest inside the palace gates that was right outside my bed room window. i like to try and remember it...mom and dad too." he nodded and we were silent again. "so whatcha doing out here?" sota sighed. " had to get some air, i never really cared for social gatherings. rather be out playing that new american sport soccar than in there stalking miroku to keep his ass out of troble. 16 and he still needs a parent." we laughed and looked up. "make a wish." i said and closed my eyes as a shooting star flew over head. i wish we could stay like this, me and the others. together. for a long long time. i opened my eyes and the star was gone." whatd you wish for?" miroku asked, comming up behind us. "cant tell, or it wont come true." sota said walking over to him. i smiled and walked over to the door. "i wished. if you want to know what it was for, then youll have to get inside my dreams. thats all a wish is after all." they satired at me in confusion for a moment." what do you mean?" sorta asked.
i laughed. "a wish is something you want, for me, something i dream about because i want it so bad. a dream is something you dream because you know its too good to ever come true. thats why you wish it. because if its pushed into reality as a wish, then it becomes real enought to have a fighting chance to come true. its no longer a dream." i turned and walked back into the ball room just as a new song began.
the ball ended a few minutes ago, wayyy past midnight. after i came back in i ened up dancing with koga and on to sesshomaru who asked me about my reading threw out the whole dance. a pretty fair conversation accually. then i was passed on to sota ( who i convinced to go dance with shiori after me) and miroku after him. i danced with a few idiots like a boy from the south names akitoki, never liked him cause he's like a stalker! i danced with toma due to his loss to a bet his father placed, and finished the night dancing with inuyasha.
now i was left here in the ball room with the honered guests of the party who waited to be shown back to their rooms for the night." kagome, can you umm..?" sango started and cut off, a blush on her cheeks at having to ask where there rooms were. i nodded and turned away from the window id been stairing out."you guys better get your sleep, we'v got service in about 9 hours and then im putting your asses to work." eyes went wide at that and koga walked up to me. " look, last night was a mistake, but you arnt honestly gonna punnish us are you?" i shook my head. " no, im not going to punish you. im going to put a seal on all of you who are demonic so youll be weak as humans. then im gonna put'cha in groups and send you out for the villages. its only what toma and i have done for the past 8 years, it can be too hard for you."
i laughed at the groans that went around and lead them down the halls to their rooms. inuyashas was right accross the hall from mine so it was no shock when we were the last two left in the hall."well, your rooms on the left sooo...night." i turned to open my door when inuyasha caught his arm around my waist and pulled me into his room. i stumbled and fell backwards, landing on his bed.
i heard the door shut and sat up, glaring daggers at inuyasha where he stood next to the now closed door. " what the HELL was that all about?" i wanted to punch him after that, i mean, its 3 in the morning! im tired! he stayed silent and walked over, sitting down next to me on the bed. "i said we would talk tonight, i ment it."
i rolled my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest." you wanna talk then go ahead. just hurry it up, im dead tired." he sighed for the hundreth time at me and looked at the wall in front of us." you know i never ment to attack you last night right? or call you that...that bitch's name." i nodded. "ok. but we also need to talk about that dance." this time i sighed." i learned about matelaces a few months ago and i already asked shiori about the dances signifigance so you can spare me the fluff." i looked up at inuyashas face and his eyes were wide, a bit releived looking.
"so you know what relationship we have in demon terms then." it wasent a question, but i nodded any way. he let out a breath i hadent realized he was holding then his arm came around my shoulder and he pulled my to him. i let out a gasp and tensed up. what the hecks going on?i thought. i didnt know what to do so i just stayed still." im soo sorry kagome, i never ment to break my promice to you. i thought i hadent! for us it WAS only a year, but in reality..." he trailed off. thats when i brought my arms up and around his waist. "i know you didnt mean to, but the fact is that you guys let your sence of honer cloud your judgement and you went into a battle you were unprepaired for." he tensed up but slowly relaxed and "feh"ed. we stayed like that for a long time it seems, just enjoying the silance. my eyes began to droop and soon everything was gone, the last sound i remember was inuyashas heart beat echoing stright into my dreams.
-~SORRY I HAVENT UPDATED IN SOOOO LONG. IV HAD HORRID WRIGHTERS BLOCK. ALSO, I KNOW MY SPELLING AND PLACING OF PUNCTUATION MARKS ARE OFF, BUT PLEASE BARE WITH ME. HIGH SCHOOL SUCKS IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, SO GETTING ON AND UPDATING WILL COME AT A SLOWISH PACE UNTILL SUMMER BUT I SWARE ILL UPDATE SOONER THAN I HAVE SO FAR. THANKS FOR READING, HOPE YOU LIKE THIS CHAPTER, IM SURE ITS THE LONGEST SO FAR! ^^