"You're got invited to a ball?" Sango asked shocked while looking at the invitation.

"Yeah, I guess," Kagome said with a smile. "InuYasha invited me…"

"InuYasha invited you?"

"Yeah…"

"Kagome, you know what this means?" Sango said holding Kagome's shoulder and shaking her. "He likes you, he really likes you!"

"No…he can't like me…"

"He could," Sango said with a smile. "This is like a love story, a forbidden love story!"

Kagome giggled. "Oh stop it Sango…"

"Alright fine," Sango said giggling too. "Anyways, what are you going to be wearing for the ball?"

"I don't know," Kagome said as she walked to her closet. "I was thinking of wearing this." Kagome took out a pink short dress that only has one strap and ripped fabric at the bottom.

"Kagome, you have got to be kidding me! You are going to a ball, the prince's ball! Do you have anything else?"

"No, my mom does not have any money to buy me a new dress…"

"Don't worry, I got you covered." Sango reached into her purse and took out a credit card. "We are going to shop for your new dress."

"S-Sango…are…are you serious?"

"Yes, I'm serious; I'm not going to let my best friend go to the ball with that dress, I mean, what kind of friend would I be if I do that?" Kagome hugged Sango.

"Thank you, Sango."

"No problem," said Sango hugging back. "Now, let's find your new dress!"

Kagome nodded and left with Sango out the door.

…..

"What about this dress?" Kagome asked showing Sango a long, green dress.

"No, too green…" Sango said giving the dress a weird look.

Kagome looked at the dress section once again and found another dress.

"What about this one?" Kagome asked holding a short, white dress.

"Too spooky…" Sango said giving a thumbs down.

Kagome looked again and found a dress that caught her attention.

"What about this dress?"

Sango looked at the dress and smiled. "Try it on; it will look great on you…"

Kagome did as she was told and went inside the dressing room. When Kagome came out, she was wearing a pretty blue, shiny, long dress that is strapless and it included gloves.

"Perfect, it looks great on you!" Sango exclaimed. Kagome smiled.

"You really think so?"

"Yeah, the guys at the ball will be drooling all over you."

…

InuYasha waited patiently for Kagome hoping that she will come.

"InuYasha who are you waiting for?" The queen asked.

"I'm just waiting for a friend…" InuYasha responded still looking for Kagome.

"Don't tell me it is that girl you were talking about earlier…"

"Her name is Kagome and yes, I'm waiting for her."

"InuYasha, you know you can-"

"Hello your majesty…" Kikyo said as she walked up to the queen and InuYasha.

"Hello Kikyo," The queen responded smiling. "Wow, you look really nice Kikyo!"

"Oh thank you your majesty." Kikyo said with a smile.

"InuYasha, I want you to dance with Kikyo."

"Mom, I can't right now, I'm wai-"

"InuYasha now."

InuYasha sighed and said, "Fine…"

The queen smiled and walked up to the musician and asked if he could play a slow melody.

Kikyo walked up to InuYasha and took his hand. "Are you ready to dance, InuYasha?"

"Yeah…"

As soon the melody started playing, InuYasha and Kikyo started dancing.

"So, what do you think our future will be like?" Kikyo asked while dancing with InuYasha.

"I don't know…" InuYasha responded not looking into her eyes.

"Are you excited that we are going to be married soon?"

"Wait, what, where did you hear that from?"

"Your mother, of course, who else?"

"Look, Kikyo, I-"

"So, how many kids do you think we're going to have?" Kikyo asked with a smirk. "6, 7?"

"Kikyo, look, I'm not in love with you…I'm in love with someone else…"

"Oh, and who might that be…that little tramp that you always talk about?"

"Her name is Kagome and don't talk about her like that!"

"If you are thinking about her, I promise you that something bad will happen to her…"

Finally, the melody stopped and InuYasha and Kikyo stopped their dance.

"Think about InuYasha…" Kikyo said with a smirk then left.

InuYasha growled silently at Kikyo.

'She is not going to hurt Kagome…' InuYasha thought bitterly.

InuYasha looked around again, but this time he saw Kagome enter the ball with a beautiful dress.

'Is that…Kagome?' InuYasha thought still looking at Kagome.

InuYasha could feel his heart beat a million times. 'She…she looks so…beautiful…'

When Kagome looked at InuYasha, she smiled, and walked up to InuYasha. InuYasha could feel his heart beat faster and faster as she got closer and closer to him.

"Hello InuYasha." Kagome said with a smile.

"U-uh, hello..." InuYasha said with a blush on his face. Kagome blushed as well.

Then suddenly, a beautiful melody went on.

"Would you like to dance?" InuYasha asked offering a hand. Kagome looked at InuYasha's hand and smiled and took it. InuYasha put hand on her waist and his other hand in her hand and pulled her close to him. Kagome blushed when he pulled her close to him. InuYasha smiled at her blush. Then they started gliding gracefully on the dance floor in each other's arms.

Kikyo watched them dance with jealousy.

'What is so special about her?' Kikyo thought bitterly. Kikyo then saw something shocking; she saw that Kagome was wearing a locket.

*Flashback*

All of the girls gathered Kagome to see her locket that prince InuYasha gave to her.

"Wow, did Prince InuYasha really give this to you?" asked one of the girls.

"Why did he give the locket to you?" asked another girl.

Kagome dreamily sighed. "I don't know…but I do know that he is very sweet…and kind…" Kagome dreamily sighed again.

"Humph, it's no big deal," Kikyo said as she crossed her arms stubbornly. "It's just a locket, it doesn't mean anything…"

The girls gasped when she said that.

"It's not just a locket, it's the prince's locket!" said one of the girls.

"And it must mean something!" another girl protested.

"Yeah, you're just jealous!"

"Humph whatever!" Kikyo marched off leaving all the girls drooling all over the locket.

*End of flashback*

'So, Kagome is that little brat 8 years ago…' Kikyo thought. Kikyo then gave a smirk. 'Now I have a bigger evil plan…' Kikyo looked at Kagome evilly. 'You will be history and InuYasha…will be mine…'

….

After the dance, InuYasha and Kagome walked around the kingdom hand in hand.

"You were great tonight…" InuYasha said with a smile.

Kagome giggled. "Thanks," Kagome said returning a smile. "This was actually my first time slow dancing…"

"Wow," InuYasha said with amazement in his eyes. "For your first time, you were actually pretty good."

Kagome giggled once more. InuYasha and Kagome walked to a tree and sat down by the tree and watched the stars.

"Wow, the stars look so beautiful tonight…" Kagome said with amazement in her eyes.

"Yeah…it sure is…" InuYasha responded looking at Kagome and smiling.

"I…I had a great time tonight…"

"Yeah, me too…" InuYasha looked at Kagome.

'Kagome somehow reminds me of the girl I used to love…' InuYasha thought.

"Kagome," Kagome turned around and faced InuYasha with a smile. "You…You look beautiful tonight…" InuYasha was blushing when he said that. Kagome blushed as well.

"T-thank you," Kagome said red as a tomato. "I…I think you look handsome tonight…"

"T-thanks…"

InuYasha and Kagome looked into each other's eyes.

'Wow, Kagome has very pretty eyes…' InuYasha thought.

InuYasha leaned in and so did Kagome. InuYasha and Kagome slowly moved closer and closer and closer. Their lips were almost close together.

'Are we about to…kiss?' Kagome thought.

The lips were an inch close to each other, but then suddenly someone yelled, "INUYASHA!"

The yell scared InuYasha and Kagome, so they broke apart quickly. InuYasha turned to who yelled and it was the queen.

"InuYasha, where have you been, I've been looking everywhere for you," The queen said. "Come, you still have to be inside the kingdom at all times!"

"Yes mom," InuYasha responded. "I will be right there."

The queen nodded and left leaving InuYasha and Kagome alone again. "Well…see you tomorrow Kagome…" InuYasha said looking at the floor.

"Oh, a-alright…" Kagome said also looking at the floor.

"Bye…" InuYasha said with a shy smile.

"Bye…" Kagome said blushing. Kagome was about to leave when InuYasha kissed Kagome on the cheek.

"Good night…" InuYasha said with a smile. Kagome returned a smile and nodded and left. InuYasha smiled as he watched Kagome leave.

'Wow…best night ever!' Kagome thought with a smile on her face.

Behind the trees was Kikyo with a jealousy in her eyes.

'Kagome, you will be gone…and InuYasha…will be mine'