Kagome got dressed and slipped into her shoes, Sango and Izayoi both were helping her get ready for the big night. Having already took a bath in the nice bath soaps Miroku had given her and spraying herself with the perfume that came in the basket she smelt really good. Next came the light make-up, since Kagome's skin was already colorful and natural as a human being's face should be she didn't need much, which Sango herself applied, Izayoi smiled and took pictures as this was going on, the hair dresser came in and fixed her hair up and let some ringlets fall around her face.

"You're so pretty Kagome, you'll have every human male and yokai after you tonight," Sango smiled, after the hair dresser finished with Kagome she moved onto Kagome's mother and then to Sango's. Slowly Kagome took a deep breath and let it out,

"You look like a princess honey," Izayoi hugging her,

"Thanks mom, I'm terrified," Kagome seriously.

"Don't be, just have fun, don't concentrate on messing up and you wont," Izayoi softly, Kagome nodded,

"Come on, you are up next," Taisho busting in the room, Izayoi gave him a glare,

"Sorry honey, we are late for our entrance," Taisho staring at Kagome,

"You look gorgeous sweetheart, have fun and relax, no one will harm you, they are all friends," Taisho hugging his daughter.

"I thought you were wearing a tux?" Kagome hugging him back and pulling away to stare at his attire.

"This shows them who the lord of this domain is, I'll see you down there honey, I'm sure you'll knock them all dead," Taisho winking at her. Kagome laughed,

"I love you guys," Kagome softly,

"We love you too honey," Izayoi leaving. Kagome sighed,

"Come on, I'll take you to the ice ass who cannot bother to come to…" Sango opening the door to see Sesshomaru standing there all tall and stoically, Sango immediately shut her mouth,

"Sango," Sesshomaru nodded, she stepped aside and curtsied, he stood very still, he was having trouble breathing, his mouth dropped open a little, Kagome turned around and she too was quiet speechless, there was the male strongest of them all who she had fallen hard for standing for her in a tux and black shinny shoes with some of his silver hair gathered and pinned in the middle of the back of his head and the rest long and flowing. Kagome smirked,

"Might want to close your mouth, a fly will land in it, you are handsome tonight," Kagome's eyes gleamed.

"There are no words to explain your beauty, shall me," Sesshomaru holding out his hand for her to accept. Kagome blushed and took his hand and he entwined their arms together and walked out. Miroku came and got Sango,

"You look beautiful tonight my lovely Sango," Miroku reaching out to take her hand.

"No grabbing?" Sango stunned, Miroku shook his head no,

"From now on I'm going to try and treat you as a lady, Sango, you would honor this monk if you would bare my children and become my mate," Miroku getting down on his knee and pulling out a beautiful engagement ring, Sango fainted there on the spot. Sesshomaru and Kagome were waiting for their turn to be presented,

"Kagome, let me be the first to say you are very gorgeous tonight," Sesshomaru staring her in the eyes. Kagome smiled, he leaned in,

"This Sesshomaru likes the real scent you give off," Sesshomaru purred in her ear. She closed her eyes and when she opened them back up they were filled to the brim with sad and happy tears remembering that she had said something along those lines to him before.

"I can't keep this to myself any longer, I love you Sesshomaru," Kagome bluntly, he stared in her eyes, she could tell by looking him in the eyes that this was driving him crazy but that he loved her too and always would.

"Presenting the heir to the throne Sesshomaru with the new daughter of the Taisho's, Kagome Higurashi," a booming voice announced, slowly and eligently Sesshomaru escorted Kagome across the way and slowly descended down the stairs where Sesshomaru let Kagome go, she smiled and curtsied all the way to the floor so it seemed like, Sesshomaru held his breath in case she were to lose her balance. Everyone clapped as Kagome slowly stood back up, Sesshomaru bowed, he then took her hand and led her to the ballroom dance floor.

"Good job, don't forget to curtsy after I bow to you," Sesshomaru softly,

"I feel like a fool, everyone is staring," Kagome staring up at him, he laughed a little, he stopped in the center of the room, everyone backed up, he let her hand go and he bowed to her and then she curtsied to him, all done very gracefully and elegantly. Sesshomaru came closer to her so she could hang onto him, he slid his arms around her waist,

"They are staring because you're a goddess," Sesshomaru quickly and quietly, she could still see how much he wanted her in his eyes,

"Just go with the music and let this Sesshomaru sweep you off your feet," Sesshomaru started off, she had done the 'Dream Waltz' a thousand times the day before, luckily her feet remembered the steps as they elegantly walked around at a quick speed. At first Kagome's grip on Sesshomaru's arm was a death grip but she soon relaxed and let her feet and her partner lead her all over the dance floor. Twirling and swirling around the floor as the ongoing looks and awes surrounded them but they were too lost in each other's gazes to notice, as if they were the only two in the room together and floating in the clouds. When the song ended Sesshomaru bowed and Kagome curtsied then he led her to Inuyasha. Inuyasha and Kaogme shared a simple box step waltz, after Inuyasha's dance Kagome moved onto her father Taisho which they too shared the simple box step waltz. It was soon time for dinner, Kagome had danced with six suitors, three demon males and three human males, they were many cute ones, demons and humans alike. All the demons and humans that had been invited to the ball were all very wealthy but none compared to the Taisho's, each suitor had brought a healthy stash of cash for the lovely daughter of the Taisho's, and now they were all hoping it would be them that would receive Kagome as the beautiful mate they had always dreamed of even if she was human. Dinner was beginning and Kagome was walking with her family, Sesshomaru would be at her side naturally but he got lost in the crowd,

"There is a lawyer here wanting to speak to you, it's about your family's will," Taisho pulling Kagome to the side. Kagome stared at him hard, knowing it was going to hurt to even think about her parents,

"Is there a private place that I can meet with him?" Kagome a bit coldly.

"Come, you may use my study," Taisho leading his daughter to his study, Sesshomaru saw his father and Kagome walking away from the dinning hall, he quickly found Izayoi to ask her what was going on.

"A lawyer came to talk to Kagome, she is going to meet with him now, something about her family's will," Izayoi softly. Sesshomaru didn't make nothing of it, if the lawyer had got by the guards then there was no danger to come from the man. Their guards were highly intelligent, built to know if there was something trying to get in to hurt them. Once Kagome and this lawyer were alone, he started talking about the will and what it held, but once he was sure no one was listening to them outside the door he put a spell on the door to keep anyone from busting it through. Suddenly a cackle came from the man,

"Ah, the last of the Higurashis at last," the man striking his first attack, Kagome moved but the dress she wore was restricting her movements, she was scratched on her neck, she fell to the floor and crawled behind a large bookshelf and ripped her dress a lot more to be able to move. She had a little dagger with her that Sango had given her to conceal in case some male were to get grabby, secretly she thanked her new friend for it as she took it out of her leg garter and saw the bookshelf falling over on her, she rolled out of there and hid under the table and got close enough to cut him and start slicing. Outside the door there was an ear piercing shriek that came from one of the maids, she had found the guards shot in the neck and dead. Sesshomaru wasted no time,

"Get everyone out of here, now," Sesshomaru ordered Izayoi, he ran to the smell that had entered his nose as he hit the outside of the dinner hall, outside the study he met his father, he was already transformed,

"No father, this is my fight, just get everyone out of here now," Sesshomaru harshly, his father changed back to his almost human form.

"Be careful, he has a spell on the door," Taisho running to help get everyone out. Sesshomaru turned into his large dog demon form, there was no stopping him now, he tried busting the door through with his head. The fake lawyer was throwing Kagome against the walls and the ceiling,

"Looks like your mate has came to save you," Naraku laughed at the attempts to break the door down.

"Why kill me and my family?" Kagome barely able to talk,

"You're family and yourself are the only demons that can kill me," Naraku shoving an arm through her chest, he was just about to finish her off when Sesshomaru broke through his spell and was pissed, Naraku hit him with some type of a smelly smoke bomb to throw Sesshomaru off his scent and disappeared. Kagome wasn't seen in sight but Sesshomaru's beast could smell her blood, it was strong, he followed the smell up to the second floor and found her lying there trying to heal.

"Stop, you are dying, you're killing yourself, let our healers heal you, father, get the healers now, hurry!" Sesshomaru concentrated on his words, Taisho heard his eldest son cry out to him, he orbed to the healers.

"Come you are needed," Taisho grabbing two healers and orbing up to the study and up to where Sesshomaru was putting pressure on his shirt that was over Kagome's chest wound. Izayoi and the guards finished getting rid of the guests,

"Izayoi, what's going on?" one of the young male suitors asked.

"It's Naraku, Sesshomaru has been trying to catch him, he killed Kagome's family and now he is trying to end her life as well," Izayoi trying to stay strong, she only showed pain to her mate, and even then she still tried to hide it.

"I'm staying," the young demon suitor making himself comfortable,

"What's going on mother, where's Kagome, I smell trouble," Inuyasha sprinting to the study not waiting around for his mother to answer him. When Inuyasha got to the study he saw the shelves turned over and damage done to the walls and the ceiling and an overturned table, he smelt human blood and the fading stench of Naraku.

"Son of a bitch, Kagome, is she alright?" Inuyasha rushing up to her side, he saw blood coming out her mouth, she was slowly healing by herself, the healers couldn't heal her, Sesshomaru gently leaned her head up and laid it across his lap so she wouldn't get choked. Kagome looked around,

"He killed my parents, Sesshomaru, he wants to kill me because I am the only one left that can bring him down," Kagome closing her eyes, she spit the blood out, she had already healed the major veins and healed the hole in her back. Soon Kagome's wounds were healed, she was unconscious,

"Have some blankets sent up here and some pillows, I'm going to stay with her," Sesshomaru a bit harshly. Taisho nodded and called for one of the numerous maids he had,

"I need blankets sent here to my sons and for my daughter, pillows too," Taisho shouted, the maid quickly walked out and gathered the blankets and pillows and soon returned. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha made Kagome as comfortable as they could and Inuyasha laid by her, Sesshomaru sat there and put a pillow behind her head and watched her. When midnight rolled around Kagome started tossing and turning and let out an ear piercing scream,

"What the hell?" Inuyasha laying his ears back against his head, Sesshomaru held his fingers in his ears as he watched his beloved Kagome.

~She is turning into a demon, wait a minute her father is a panther, that means, she is half miko and half panther.~ Sesshomaru smiling almost showing his teeth.

"She is turning Inuyasha," Sesshomaru strongly,

"Into what?" Inuyasha freaking out,

"A panther," Sesshomaru seriously,

"You mean she is a yokai?" Inuyasha watching her transform.

"Only half I think," Sesshomaru watching,

"Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, help me, please," Kagome cried out,

"Try and relax," Sesshomaru brushing her hair back. Her nails started to grow into claws, her human ears started to grow long and pointed, her insides were twisting all out of shape, Kagome was trying to curl into a ball, Inuyasha quickly held her legs out straight,

"Relax Kagome, just relax," Sesshomaru strongly.

"My insides are all twisting around, it hurts," Kagome groaned, a little bit of blood started trickling from her mouth, Inuyasha caught the sight of her blood,

"Her miko side is fighting the transformation," Sesshomaru softly knowing his half brother was staring in concern.

"She is going to be alright isn't she, she'll pull through this right?" Inuyasha staring at Sesshomaru now.

"Do you think this Sesshomaru would let that happen to a gorgeous and dangerous creature that has walked into our lives? We will be able to be together now, like we both are wanting to," Sesshomaru strongly as he looked down at Kagome riding through the pain. A smile was trying to spread across her lips,

"That's right my love, you will be able to be with this Sesshomaru, to be his mate and together no one could over rule these lands, we could stop Naraku once and for all," Sesshomaru strongly. With the last couple of words said Kagome changed into a large black panther just a smidge smaller in size of Sesshomaru's full dog demon form. Sesshomaru was impressed,

~I guess she has more of her father's genes after all, god, she is the most beautiful creature on four legs that ever walked this planet.~ Sesshomaru staring up into her emerald eyes. She slowly closed her eyes and conked back out in her demoness full panther form and falling to the floor with a thud.

"She is going to sleep for a good three days if not more," Sesshomaru throwing some blankets over the oversized cat. Inuyasha smirked,

"Won't she get the surprise of a lifetime when she wakes up," Inuyasha laughing a little.