Chapter One: A Dangerous Game

The night I met him was magical as it was doomed. It was obvious by his white hair and golden eyes that he was from the West as well as Inuyasha's brother. Dog demons from the West detested the humans who lived in the North, but had stooped so low as to form an alliance with us. They now sent a few people to represent them at any event held in our Kingdom.

He had to show up on the night of my coming out party. I was determined to catch his eye tonight. Inuyasha had been telling me a lot about his brother, mostly complaints on how annoying and proud he was. I knew that he loathed humans and was prone to being anti-social, but that wouldn't stop me.

My father recently passed, was recently killed, and everyone is convinced it was of natural causes. Paranoid as I must seem, they can't fool me. Now my mother and I must take over the Kingdom of the North in his place. To have full control of the Kingdom from the council Mother or I would have to marry.

I had only heard things from Inuyasha about his older brother and I wasn't quite sure what intrigued me so. The only thing that I truly knew of him was that he was a fearsome fighter, a prodigy fighter, and a terribly antisocial person. I wouldn't dare let people know my fascination for him because it seemed even the mention of his name sent shivers down my spine. It was in that moment that I decided it was time to meet Prince Sesshomaru myself.

My only chance of this happening was by going to my Coming out Ball tonight. It was custom that one of each royal family attended. Inuyasha wasn't considered a true royal because of the fact his mother was human, which meant that either Sesshomaru would come or his father.

"Lady Kagome, the preparations for your departure have been finished. Whenever you are ready," my lady in waiting, Rena, informed me as I rose from my seat.

"Thank you, I'll be along shortly," I replied implying that I wanted to be left alone. She left without hesitation and with her gone I walked over to my closet. I already knew what I wanted to wear because I'd been planning my encounter with Sesshomaru for a month now.

I skimmed my hand across the surface of my clothing before I stopped at the one I wanted. It was a beautiful silver and blue long flowing dress that I had specially made for tonight. It was finally time to wear it. I put it on and had the corset tightened to fit my form. I inspected myself in the mirror and decided that it was perfect.

The next thing I knew I was walking through the ballroom doors on the arm of Inuyasha. I guess you could say we were really close, and ever since his girlfriend, Kikyo, died under mysterious circumstances we've gotten closer yet. He was telling me about the previous year's ball and how someone was stupid enough to get drunk and light himself on fire.

I was only halfway listening to him because the rest of my attention was drawn to a golden pair of eyes that had been watching me since I entered the room. I tried my best to ignore him, but something kept me looking back at him. He was standing in the center of the room with his long white hair flowing freely down his back and an impassive look on his face. I began to wonder if this was the man I'd been looking for. My curiosity was getting the better of me as our gazes locked. Inuyasha finally noticed my distracted state.

"That's Sesshomaru, my older brother I was telling you about," he commented finally recapturing my attention.

"He seems as distant as you made him out to be," I replied as I watched Sesshomaru from the corner of my eyes. He was beautiful and fierce though. I could tell that he could be the most fearsome fighter and yet something behind his cold expression told me he could be a woman's greatest lover. Maybe it was time for someone to find out.

Word Count: 712

Prompt: Introduction

Original Posting Date: 6/22/12