Shawntay117-
Chapter 3-He's my target!?!?!
Kagome stood there staring at herself in her full length mirror with shocked eyes. She just couldn't believe it was actually her. Her hair was left down with light curls,she had on black eyeshadow,pink lip gloss,the dress she had purchased with Kouga the other day,and black strap high heels. Never in her whole life had she looked so beautiful. It brought tears to her eyes as she continued to stare at her reflection.
Her assistant who was a cat demon had smelled the salt in the air. Immediately she thought she had done something wrong and couldn't stop herself from blurting out "If you do not like it I can start over and can try again."
"Huh?"Was Kagome's confused reply.
"You were on the verge of tears so I assumed you did not like my work."The woman explained.
"That's not the reason for my tears."Kagome said with a small smile. "They are tears of joy. I apologize for making you feel bad."
"I should be the one to apologize for jumping to conclusions."The woman said as she returned Kagome's smile. "You look very beautiful Lady Kagome."
"Please just call me Kagome and thank you."Kagome told the woman.
"It is my job so you do not need to thank me. Since there is nothing else that needs to be done I shall retrieve mil- I mean Kouga." The woman said as she left Kagome alone in her bedroom.
A minute later Kouga walked through the doorway. He looked her up and down before locking eyes with her. There was a light blush on her cheeks.
"You look wonderful."Kouga said as he stepped closer to her.
"Thank you."Kagome said while looking away from him. "Shouldn't we be going?"
"Yes we should."Kouga answered and then held out his arm. "Shall we?"
Kagome took his arm and they made their way downstairs,out of the house,and to the limo that awaited them at the bottom of the shrine stairs. Without warning Kouga picked Kagome up bridal style and hopped down the stairs. Once Kagome was placed back on her feet she punched him in the arm and then yelled.
"Warn me the next time you're going to do something like that!"
Kouga instinctively covered his ears trying to block out the high pitched outburst. He walked passed her to open the door and help her in. She scooted over to the other side of the seat and stared out the window.
"What's wrong?"Kouga asked,sensing her distress.
"I wanted to say goodbye to Shippo."Kagome answered.
"He's a full blooded demon and a grown one at that."Kouga said as he suppressed a growl. "I'm sure he can take care of himself."
"I know but I hate leaving him alone."Kagome said with a sigh.
"If it makes you feel any better I'll check on him while you're away."Kouga offered as he looked at her expectantly.
"That's very nice of you,"Kagome said as she glanced at him but returned her gaze to the window. "but I think Shippo can handle everything for a week,and I will call him every night to make sure nothing goes wrong."
"If that's what you want to do."Kouga replied as he noticed she was avoiding looking at him.
Pushing the urge to grab her by the chin and force her to look at him,he settled on enjoying her intoxicating scent. The rest of the ride to the hotel was continued in silence. Feeling the vehicle come to stop Kouga pushed opened the door and helped Kagome get out. He held his arm out for her to take and she slid her small hand on his elbow.
They entered the building and Kouga led them to the front desk to get her key to her hotel room. After getting the key they got on an elevator and made their way to her room. Once Kouga unlocked the door and both of them were in he shut the door behind them. Without missing a beat he had Kagome pushed up against the wall and was kissing her from her jaw line to the crook of her neck.
"Kouga!"She hissed through clenched teeth.
"Yes...my...Kagome."He said in between kisses.
"Stop this!"She hissed once again.
"I don't want to."He answered truthfully.
"If you don't then I might not be able to start on the mission."Kagome said as she pushed against his chest.
With a sigh and one last peck on her neck he pulled away from her. "Don't worry I didn't leave any marks."
"I know but you left your scent."Kagome pointed out.
"You are around demons too much."He said as he sat down on her bed.
"Not my fault,now lets get going."She said as she walked past him and to the door.
He got up and followed her to the elevator. She put her hand back in the crook of his arm as he lead her towards the room where the ball was being held. Kagome's breath was taken away at the grandness of the room. 'They must be millionaires or something' She thought to herself as they made their way to a table. Kouga pulled a chair out for her and pushed it closer to the table once she sat down. He sat across from her.
Kagome looked around the room once more before asking the question that had been on her mind since she accepted this mission. "Who is he?"
"You will see."Kouga said while giving her a mysterious look.
"What's that suppose to mean?"She asked with narrowed eyes.
"It means that you will see him soon enough."He answered. "Now calm down and enjoy the night since you will be returning home tomorrow or the day after."
With a sigh she called over one of the waiters and took a glass of champagne. Just as she was about to take a sip it was snatched away from her by Kouga.
"Why did you do that?"She asked angrily.
"You don't need to be drinking."He said as he finished up the glass and stood up. "I'll be back,I saw something that caught my eye."
"More like someone."She muttered under her breath as he disappeared in the crowd of people.
With a shake of her head she got up and stepped out a set of doors that led to a balcony. She let out a sigh once she was alone,happy that Kouga hadn't followed her.
'What the hell am I suppose to do? I don't even know what he looks like or what his name is'She thought as she looked up at the star filled sky. 'And what's gonna happen once I'm finished with this?' She pondered.
Deciding to ignore her thoughts,and just relax she let her eyes slip close. Her peace was shortly lived once she felt the presence of another person being not too far behind her. She slowly turned her head to get a glance at who had joined her on the balcony. A small gasp escaped her lips at what no who was standing behind her.
'No'She thought as she continued to stare at him. 'It can't be him.'Was what was running through her head as she turned away from him. 'He's not suppose to be here'She continued to think as she looked up to the star filled sky.
"Am I interrupting you?"Came a deep masculine voice that could only be him.
'Why is this happening?' She thought before answering.
"No,"She answered without looking at him. "Not at all."
"Are you here with anyone?"He asked as he now stood beside her.
'He doesn't remember.'She thought as she just realized it.
"Yes"Was her short answer. She really didn't want to be talking to right now.
'Maybe I should go find Kouga.'She thought to herself.
"Are you sure i'm not interrupting?"He asked again. "You look like you wanna be alone right now."
'That would seem rude,'She continued to think as she turned to look at him.
"No,you're not."She answered. "Why are you out here?"
"I needed to get away from the 'wolves' that were attacking me in there."He answered
She nodded her head as she thought. 'It figures.'
"You must be really popular."She said with a small smile.
"Not really."He said with a shake of his head. "My father is a wealthy man,so it draws a lot of unwanted attention."
"I see."She said as she pondered to herself. 'He can't be the one.'
Just as he was about to say something he heard a loud bell being hit. He looked at the door and then down to the young woman.
"I have to go."He said and then asked. "What's your name by the way? We didn't introduce ourselves."
'Should I tell him?' She thought as she began to speak. "It's-"But she was cut off,well more like saved like the bell.
He looked to the door once again and then shot her an apologetic look. "Sorry." He said before turning away and rushing into the room. Kagome let out a breath of relief as she headed back inside to see what was going on and too find Kouga. Seeing that everyone was staring to the front of the room,she turned her attention there as well. A smile graced her face as she spotted the old demon she had once called papa. She shook her head and forced herself to listen to what he was saying.
"Today I am glad to announce that both of my sons Sesshomaru and Inuyasha are old enough to take mates."He spoke in a deep voice as he nodded towards both of is sons who were sitting at a table with a human female. "That is all that needs to be said at the moment. Now please enjoy the rest of the evening."
'That was one of the shortest speeches I've ever heard.'She tought with slight amusment as she watched the old stoic demon return to the table with Inuyasha and his brother. She didn't know who the woman was but wasn't to concerned about that.
Quickly remembering the other reason why she had come in (and left out) in the first place. Her eyes scanned over the room in search of her employer. Once spotting him flirting with a neko demoness,she angriliy made her way towards him. She gave the woman a smile before grabbing Kouga by one of his elf like ears,and dragging him away,and to the balcony she was on earlier.
"Kagome."He called out to her in a bit of a slur. "Are you jealous?"
"Kouga snap out of it!"She yelled at him knowing he had gotten himself drunk.
"It's okay,"He whispered huskily into her ear. "There's enough of me to go around."
"Stop this Kouga."She said as she backed away from him.
"Stop what?"He asked innocently.
She didn't want to use her powers to stop him but from the way things were going she wouldn't have any other choice. Her eyes became glazed with slowly forming tears. Tears of anger and sadness.
'Kami please save me' She silently begged.
"Let her go."A deep voice said.
"Mind your damn bussiness,"Kouga growled to the stranger. "This is my mate and I can do whatever I want with her."
"I don't see a mark on her,"The man pointed out before continuing. "So, let her go."
"Get the-"Kouga began to yell but was interrupted by Kagome's soft voice.
"Please Kouga,"She said in a pleading voice. "Just stop and go home."
Kouga looked down at Kagome for a few seconds before saying. "I'll call you later."
With that said he walked away and left her and the man on the balcony. Once Kouga was out of sight Kagome let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She turned to look at the man who had saved her and was surprised to see it was the same man from earlier.
"Thank you for saving me."Kagome said with a small smile.
"Is he a friend of yours?"He asked.
"Yes,but he tends to call me his woman sometimes."She answered.
"You still haven't told me your name."He said after a few seconds.
"It's Kagome."She said reluctantly.
"I'm Inuyasha."He said as he grabbed her hand and placed a soft kiss on it.
Kagome's eyes widened in realization as he said his name. 'That's why he looked so familiar.'She thought as she pulled her hand away from his.
"It's getting late,"She said trying to find an excuse to leave. "I should be going."
"I'll walk you to your room."He offered.
"I don't want to keep you sidetracked. I'm sure you've got something better to do."She said with a small smile.
"No I don't have anything else to do,except for stay at the party."He said as he smirked down at her.
"Okay,"Kagome said reluctantly as she turned to face the balcony door.
Inuyasha held out his arm to her and she slid hers through his. They made their way into the room and through the crowd of people. He saw his father smile at him as he left the ballroom.
"Thanks for giving me a reason to leave."He said as they got onto the elevator.
"No problem."She replied.
The elevator came to a hault on the 7th floor. Kagome stepped out of the elevator and was about to say good night but Inuyasha had got off to.
"You don't have to walk me all the way to my room."She told him as she looked down the hallway.
"I want to do it."He replied.
Kagome walked past Inuyasha and lead the way to her room. He walked behind her and couldn't help but look at her butt. Quickly he averted his eyes to her face when she stopped in front of her door and turned to face him.
"Thank you for walking me here."She said as she smiled at him.
"You're welcome."
"Good night Inuyasha."She said as she unlocked her door and stepped inside her room.
"Good night Kagome."He said and then walked back down the hallway to the elevator.
Kagome shut her door and flipped the light switch on. Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw a figure hunched over in the chair at the small round table by her window.
Shawntay117- I just had to leave it here. I hope you guys like the story so far. I didn't expect this chapter to be so long. Please review and let me know what you think.