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The next two weeks flew by for Kagome. She was so excited about the dance that she could hardly stand it. Inu seemed excited too. She and Kagome had even gone dress shopping. Although Inu hadn't found anything to wear she had been super helpful in helping Kagome pick something. Kagome felt as if she had tried on every dress in the shop before she had finally decided on a emerald green short dress. She loved the way that it looked. It was pretty simple with thin straps and a basic empire waist, but she loved how the material shimmered, and the way it pooled around her hips.
Inu had been pretty confident that her brother would love it. As the day of the dance approached, Inu started complaining of a sore throat. Miro would glance at her with distain whenever she did. Kagome didn't understand what was going on between the two girls, but it was clear that they had had a fight of some kind. But neither would talk about it when Kagome asked.
The night of the dance arrived and Inu was still in bed. "Are you ok?" Kagome asked.
"No," Inu grumbled tugging the covers over her head, obscuring her long silver hair. "I feel awful."
"Oh no," Kagome said rubbing small circles on her friends back. "But tonight's the dance."
"I know," Inu said from her position under the covers. "I just feel like crap."
"I know how much you were looking forward to the dance." Kagome said sadly. She had really wanted her friend there. Despite how confidently she acted she was really nervous about seeing Inuyasha again and it would have made everything so much easier if her friend had been there to talk her through it. Kagome couldn't explain it but Inu's presence had a calming effect on her, much the same that her brother had.
"Just go and leave me here," Inu said with a huge yawn.
"No," Kagome said firmly. "I'll text Inuyasha and tell him you're sick and that I'm going to stay and take care of you." Inu's eyes went wide
"You can't do that," she said.
"Yes I can," Kagome laughed. "He'll understand. I mean he's your brother." Inu seemed to stumble over her words. Kagome could hear Miro laughing quietly behind her as she and Sango got dressed for the dance.
"Uh…" Inu said shooting a glare at Miro. "Go, have fun. I'm just going to be sleeping anyways. Not like you could do anything for me right now." Kagome sighed. She knew that Inu was sick, but if she was being honest with herself, she really didn't want to cancel her date with Inuyasha.
"Just come with us Kagome," Sango said. "Inu will still be sick tomorrow. Let her sleep and then we can worry about her tomorrow, after the dance." Kagome nodded and Inu smiled widely.
"Yeah," she said. "You go to the dance and then tell me all about it tomorrow while you make me ramen."
"Isn't soup traditional when someone is sick?" Miro laughed
"I like ramen," Inu glared at Miro as if she was going to kill her. "You guys go. I'm going to sleep." And with that Inu rolled over in bed, pulling the covers up as high as she could to block out the light. Kagome felt horrible for leaving a friend in need, but she was going to see Inuyasha tonight. Her sick friend could wait.
Miro walked over and whispered something to Inu. In response Inu reached up with a clawed hand and threw Miro across the room. When Kagome asked what that was all about, Miro just smiled and said "A personal joke." She winked and then grabbed her and Sango's hand and started dragging them out of the room and to the dance.
Naraku glanced around the room. This is pathetic he thought. He sneered seeing all the crate paper and balloons. "This place looks like crap," he said aloud.
"Shh." Kagura said on his right. "Come on, you're cover is my date and if we blow this those imbeciles will get away." She grabbed her phone an started texting. Naraku could care less. He was here tonight for one reason, to kill Inuyasha and Miroku. He spared a glance at Kagura and noticed that the bruises that he had given her were expertly covered in makeup.
He was still furious that she hadn't realized that the two women she had been going to school with for the last few months were really men. The beating that she had endured for not alerting him that two new female students were there was a pretty bad one. Naraku was actually surprised that she'd been able to cover up everything with makeup. Once those two fools are dead he thought I think her and I will have a long conversation about her continued service. The only real reason that Kagura was still alive was that he needed her to get into this stupid dance. Soon, he thought this will all be over soon.
Inuyasha had barely been able to contain his rage when Miroku had leaned over and said "Well I guess that your plan is falling to shit eh?" He had thrown him across the room and then cowered under the blankets, hoping that Sango and Kagome hadn't thought that it was strange that he was declining going to the dance but had the energy to throw his best friend across the room. Shortly after that however he heard the soft click of the door closing behind the trio.
He leapt out of bed and ran to the mirror to wash off his face. Once all of the makeup had been removed, Inuyasha took a quick look at his reflection in the mirror. He had already showered and dressed for the dance and had been using the blankets to cover that fact. He hadn't been happy when he had to put on some makeup to look "more girly" but it had to be done.
Inuyasha turned to the window and leapt out of it, landing softly on the ground. He looked around, grateful that no one had seen him, and strode confidently around the building to walk into the dance. Tonight was going to be awesome.
It only took Kagome a minute to locate Inuyasha when he finally walked in. He looked amazing. His long silver hair was tied back in a pony tail and his red dress shit and black tie and slacks were all crisp looking, as if they had just been ironed. Her heart started fluttering when she saw him scan the crowd, and then stopped all together when his eyes met hers. He smiled widely and walked over to where she was standing drawing her close in a hug.
"I missed you," he whispered in her ear.
"I missed you too," Kagome said smiling into his shirt. He smelled amazing, a hint of aftershave but mostly of trees and dirt. The smell was intoxicating. When he finally pulled away he grabbed her hand and lead her straight to the dance floor. He gracefully spun her around before pulling her in close. The song was a fast one but that really didn't matter to Kagome, she was completely caught up in the moment.
She looked up at him, to find Inuyasha staring at her. He smiled when their eyes met, and leaned in to kiss her. She leaned up moving up onto her tiptoes but she suddenly felt Inuyasha stiffen and pull away. She looked at him, surprised that he had so suddenly cut off their kiss.
"Are you ok?" she asked reaching down for his hand. He surprised her by quickly jerking his hand away. He suddenly looked scared. Kagome looked around trying to see what it was that Inuyasha was staring at when he suddenly said,
"Uh…I gotta go." And with that Inuyasha turned and ran off. Kagome was shocked and near tears when someone lightly tapped her shoulders. She turned around at was staring at a face that seemed familiar.
"Can I have this dance?" the tall man in front of her asked. She nodded and felt her self get scooped up into the strangers arms. "So did your boyfriend leave you high and dry?" The mans voice was smooth…to smooth.
"Something like that," Kagome replied trying to buy time. She knew she had seen this mans face somewhere before, but she wasn't sure where.
"That's all I needed to know," said the man. In a flash something white and smelly covered Kagome's face. Everything was starting to go dark around the edges of her vision. In a startling moment of clarity, Kagome remembered where she had seen that face, it was all over the news. She breathed in deeply, meaning to scream for help, but instead drifted to sleep.
Authors Note: HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAA I just left it there! Sorry I hate cliff hangers but this really was the perfect place to stop before the next chapter starts. Sorry about that. I'm hoping to have the next chapter up tomorrow. *crosses fingers* I have family coming over today so I'm not really sure where I'm going to find the time to write it but I'm hoping!