Consumed Chapter 1

I do not own Inuyasha. Property of Rumiko Takahashi

I woke up a mess, my vision blurred, my head pounding. 'What happened? ' I thought as I rolled over onto my silk white sheets. I looked up to the mirror on the ceiling of my huge bed and saw what could only be describe as a hot mess. 'Never mind, I know exactly what happened… another night out partying'

"Mrs. Kagome please get up, it's 12 P.M.… some of the party set up crew has arrived. The lights have already been put up, I followed your layout. But that's about it. Please get up, Mr. and Mrs. Taisho have landed and I sent the driver to pick them up at the airport. I have no clue where your husband is and I'm afr-"

I looked to my side and saw my house maid, my poor, poor, sweet maid. Birdie. She has been putting up with this type of morning, a little too often.

"Woah slow your roll, Birdie and please don't talk so loud" I managed to tell her as she looked at me stunned and somewhat annoyed.

I got up and walked to my restroom only to be greeted by an even bigger and closer mirror. 'Damn ' I thought. Not only had my smart-ass-self gotten 'fucked up, can't walk, and can't' remember what exactly happened wasted ' I went and did it on Christmas Eve' Eve. Only to lead me to a bad hangover on a day that was my turn to host the annual Christmas Eve party. That my whole family is coming to, might I mention. I mean… my in-laws are on their way right at this moment. I took one last pitiful look at myself before washing my face and sitting down on the floor.

"OK" I looked at Birdie, who was now eagerly standing near me waiting to hear the plan for today. Is sighed.

"So my in-laws are being taken care of. The lights are set and the rest of the crew is here?... OK… go down there and give them the layout for the party, have them set the chairs and the tables. Make sure they follow the layout to perfection, to the last detail. When the flower guys arrive, please stay on them, I need the flowers to be perfect. We ordered thousands of them, I want them on every single inch of this premises. Izayoi loves them just as much as I do, so they're very important. Also important is food so be sure to let me know when the catering crew is here. I'll get dressed and hopefully be done by the time Izayoi and Inutaisho arrive. Got it?"

"Yes, mam, I'll take care of it, but what about Mr. Inuya-"

"Don't even" I looked at her menacingly. "Stay on top of the flower guys Birdie! I want to walk in and literally cry at how beautiful it looks!"

"Yes of course" She gave me a smile and walked out of the marble white restroom.

I looked down and continued to brush my hair. Once untangled, I removed the blanket that I was using as a poor excuse to cover myself… Why even cover myself? God knows Birdie has seen all of me and in much worse situations too… I started the water and jumped into my shower. What had my life become. Waking up this badly hungover was sadly the way I started a lot of my days. I shook it off. ' I need to hurry' I thought as I rushed my shower. I wrapped a towel around myself as I stepped out and walked into my beauty room. A huge room between my walk-in closet and the bedroom. It had the best lighting and the most beautiful pale pink chairs. It was ... you guessed it ... all marble white floors and walls, with a huge mirror that spread across the wall. And a beautiful diamond and gold encrusted chandelier that hung from the ceiling, a gift from my dear precious husband.

My make-up artist saved the day, made me look amazing. And it only took 2 hours to get ready. I smiled as I ran to my closet and grabbed my outfit. Now this outfit was like no other. It took me weeks to find. I flew to Venice, Paris, and LA. No luck until I stopped at a small shop in Paris. It was my luck, and the designer loved it so much on me that he sent me two more just like it in other exquisite colors. It was a body hugging dress in a rich gold color. It hugged me so perfectly. I felt like a goddess. It was low cut at the front, stopping before my belly. Yeah my boobs looked great. I put on strappy heels and walked out of my bedroom into the grand hallway. Almost crashing into another small body.

"Kagome! look at you, oh my that dress! I will kill you if you don't give me one of the other ones that you have!" Sango Houshi, my best friend since High School, married to business tycoon, Miroku Houshi

I laughed as I instantly regretted mentioning the other dresses. "Look at me? Look at you? I told you! Blue is so your color! You look sexy as hell" I said, spinning her around.

"Indeed she does, both of you ladies look scrumptious this evening. Oh, how the Kami has blessed me. Allowing a man like myself, to take in this astounding view" Miroku said as he kissed me on the cheek.

"Oh cut the bull, just ask her if you can go play in that sports car you saw outside" Sango rolled her eyes.

"Ah, so you saw Yash's new addition, of course you can use it. I have no clue where my husband is, so I don't care if he cares or not. Crash it if you must. Keys are on the counter in the vase, by the door. Miroku's eye were bright as he ran down the grand stairs.

"Men" Sango sighed, before grabbing my arm and walking down the grand stairs as well. "So you don't know where he is? how long this time? Huh? You can't continue to put up with this. Kagome" She closed her eyes, trying to control her attitude. Sango Houshi had always been the feisty one in my group of friends.

"Well it's not that bad, I was with him last night, we went to a party, I woke up alone this morning." I replied cringing, knowing I was about to get it from Sango

"Kagome, that kind of life isn't good! Partying, drinking, letting him do that and drag you in! You wake up alone, but where do you think he is? Who do you think he woke up with huh? You know damn well, not alone." She looked at me concerned

"I hate thinking about that!" I looked away, looking at a large portrait of Inuyasha and me. It was from our wedding day. The smile on our faces said it all. You could see the sincere happiness and love in our eyes. And at the time it was. Gosh, we were so in love. Now I wasn't sure what he felt but I knew that my feelings hadn't changed, not even a little.

"Kagome" Sango said, bringing my thoughts back to the present. But before we could continue, Birdie came up to us.

"I'm so glad you're done getting ready! You're in laws just arrived. Mrs. Taisho went straight to the reception, she said she wanted to see what you prepared" Birdie hurried down the stairs with Sango and I.

I looked at Birdie "I'm always running on perfect timing, you know that" I winked at her "These flowers better take my breath away!" I said, trying to get, my mind off Inuyasha.

Walking out into my backyard I stopped and felt my breath hitch.

"Oh My God! This is beautiful" Sango gasped. I couldn't agree more. All the work I put into planning this event paid off.

Flowers were everywhere I looked. Every corner, even on the ceiling, and lights. Everywhere. I felt like the sky was literally raining flowers and sparkling lights. The waterfall and the pool had petals spread across it. I couldn't believe the beauty of it. "I totally kicked ass!" I high fived Birdie, as I walked through the empty reception, spotting Izayoi and Inutaisho. I rushed to them.

"What do you think?" I smiled brightly at them.

"Oh Kagome! this is absolutely beautiful. I don't want to leave! Ever!" Izayoi hugged me tightly

"You really outdid yourself, darling" Inutaisho smiled warmly at me and hugged me as well. "And you ladies look beautiful, might I add" he winked at Sango and I

"Thank You, Inutaisho, always so sweet!" Sango smiled

"Where's that husband of yours? I saw Yash's new car… maybe he and I can go take it for a spin. You know only 3 of those were made." Inutaisho asked Sango

"Sorry to say but Miroku beat ya to it, he's probably driving his little heart out right now, but maybe you can catch him before he leaves, he might be staring at it like an idiot" Sango laughed. Inutaisho looked at Izayoi, waiting for a nod of approval.

"Go ahead, but you better be back in time to change. The party is starting soon." Izayoi said as she leaned in for a kiss on the cheek. Shaking her head as Inutaisho hurried off.

"Now ladies, this reception is so pretty, but I should go to that beautiful guest room Kagome has prepared for me, and start getting ready. Unlike Inutaisho, I take more than 5 minutes to look like a million bucks." She gave me a warm smile.

"Go ahead, same room as always Izayoi" I said. Praying she wouldn't engage in a small conversation.

"All, right dear, Is my Inuyasha on his way?" She looked at me knowingly

" Yes, he is" I looked at her for a second and then turned my head. I knew if I looked at her in the eyes for too long, she'd know what's up and I would let it all out. All of it. I looked back and she smiled before walking into the mansion.

"When are you going to tell her that her son is a no-good husband, she's not completely clueless, the woman lived with him through his teenage years you know she knows." Sango shook her head following me as I walked to the caterers setting up the food.

"I feel like on a level she knows. But I don't know Sango, I just want to have a great night and enjoy this. It's picture perfect" I spun across the dancefloor.

Sango laughed and rolled her eyes "Fine, tonight we'll have fun"

Before I knew it, the reception was full of interesting people, relatives, business partners, close friends. The sun went down and the moon was shining brightly. My backyard illuminated brightly, full of life.

"Kagome you have to see this, Inutaisho is-is arm wrestling Sesshomaru" Miroku couldn't contain his laughter, dragging me to the table they were at.

"Kags, there you are! I sent Miroku for you, honestly thought he'd take longer. Inutaisho, him and Sesshomaru had a little too much to drink already…" Rin nodded her head towards a struggling Sessh and Inutaisho.

"Rin, when did you get here!" I hurried to her side and squeezed her small frame

"A little while ago, but once we stepped inside, Inutaisho got Sesshy riled up and got him to actually arm wrestle him" Rin shook her head but couldn't hold in her laugh.

"Those guys! they're going to break the table!" I laughed with her and took a sip of my wine. She looked gorgeous like a doll. She was so small and fragile, yet so strong. Wearing a low cut yellow dress and her hair up in a fancy up-do.

"I love this look on you Rin, but you're not wearing a necklace, I think it would've tied it all together." I motioned towards her bare neck.

"Oh, don't remind me, Sesshy dragged me out of the house. Before I could even grab it, I had one laid out and everything! He said no one would notice" Rin gave her husband a glare. And I could've sworn I saw fear in his eyes for a second.

Suddenly I remembered, My Christmas gift for her, a lovely diamond necklace.

"OOH! I got you the perfect one for xmas, you can open your gift early!" I told her excitedly.

"It's okay, kaggy I can wait!"

"No! wait right here missy! Have a drink, I'll be right back" I walked back to Sango and told her I'd be back, rushing inside where I kept some of the more fragile gifts. 'I could give Sango her diamond bracelet as well' I thought as hurried down the hallway.

Finally, reaching my room, I closed the door and went straight for the gifts, but sounds coming from his closet stopped me. I looked wide eyed towards it. Slowly walking across the bedroom into his side of the room where his walk-in closet is. Walking in, the lights were dim, but the sound was gone and I realized no one was in there. I leaned on one of the counters and looked in the mirror, 'Maybe, I should slow down the drinking' I thought as I looked at my reflection, about to get up and walk out of his personal closet. But then I felt him, behind me. His breath heavy on my neck.

"What're you doing Kitten? Are you missing me this much" He kissed my neck slowly and I leaned in to his every touch.

"I knew I heard a noise in here, when did you get here, where were you?"
I asked as I felt his arms tighten around my waist.

"That doesn't matter, what matters is that I'm here now, and so are you" He continued to kiss my neck teasingly biting it. I looked at our reflection on the mirror, his beautiful golden eyes concentrated on my wide blue ones. I felt his hand slowly going lower and lower, while the other one found my breast.

"Your ass looks great in this dress, watching you leaning over the counter, I can't control myself" his hand was under my dress in an instant and making its way down my panties. I gasped and closed my eyes. He pressed up against me harder, I realized how thin my dress was, when I felt him hard against my butt.

"You didn't answer my question, Inuyasha, where were you" I managed to find my voice.

As soon as I said it, He spun me around and crushed his lips onto mine. His hand rushing in my panties again, shoving two fingers inside me. I moaned, I couldn't help it. Wanting more, he unbuttoned his jeans, his hard erection out and pressing up against my stomach, my hands were around it, gripping it while I kissed his neck. He moaned, and shoved it inside. I moaned loudly.

"Oh Yash"

"My sweet Kitten" He gasped and continued to thrust, taking me to a whole new level of ecstasy each time. Wrapping my legs around him, I threw my head back. He leaned forward, kissing my neck, nipping on my breast. I felt him go harder and faster. My insides felt like they were about to explode.

"Oh, Fuck, Kagome" I felt myself tighten around him. Moaning loudly, breathing harder and harder. I felt him release inside me. Slowly pulling out, and resting his head on my breast. I held him tightly

"I Love You, Kags" he looked at me tenderly. The look that made the thought of hating him impossible.

"I Love you too," I wanted to stay like this forever. I sighed, remembering the reason I came up here. "We should head down, everyone's been wondering where you've been" His golden eyes soften, looking at me as I tried to mask the sadness in my eyes 'I know where he's been, and with who' I thought, as I got up. I headed for the clothes I had prepared for him.

Once he finished getting dressed I grabbed the gifts, ready to step back outside.

"Wait, Kags, I got you something, you should wear it out tonight." He handed me a small jewelry box. I looked at it and then at him, not being able to hide my smile. I gasped
"Oh, Yash, it's beautiful" It was a gold ring, it was a simple ring but inside of it were his initials 'I. T'

"I got you a lot of other things, but I thought this one had a little more meaning, I wanted you to have it now" He hugged me tightly, kissing my forehead, before grabbing my hand and leading me down to the reception.

I looked at him as we walked. This is what I thought about when I married him. These perfect moments with him. We were the perfect couple. He ran his own business with his father and brother, they were hugely successful. I was an ambitious college student when we met, I worked for him, thanks to my best friend, Sango, who landed me the job. Neither of us ever thought I'd end up marrying the CEO, or that she would marry his best friend Miroku, CEO of his own company. It was all perfect until I realized he was a rich party boy, and I had changed him, he fell in love with me so hard, that he tried to change. And he did for a while, but not completely. He started being that bad person again and I caught up with his lies, but after a while he began to not care if I did. We would fight all the time. And then I found the solution, letting go. Playing dumb, even letting him drag me to parties with him where we'd get drunk and then fuck and do it again the next day. This is when everything got better, or at least I thought, but deep inside I knew it was wrong. It wasn't me. And then I found out he had a lover, some hussy from his office. I had even seen her at one of the company parties. It was yesterday that I found out, I went out with him last night, determined to talk to him about it, but instead I became a coward and got drunk instead.

'I shouldn't bring it up today, It's Christmas Eve' I thought as I held his hand tighter

We walked out and immediately all eyes were on us. The perfect couple.

"Yash, honey!" Izayoi hugged him tightly

"Hey mom, how was your trip" he had an arm around her and was swept up in a conversation. I looked over and saw Sango staring at me furious. I walked towards her before she came up to us.

"Kagome, did he tell you where he was" We sat at a table near the main one, where all our family was.

"No, but it's not like I don't know…" I rolled my eyes. It was so hard to enjoy my night, with this mistress lingering in my head.

"Yeah, I think we all can assume he was with some random groupie from a bar, but can't he at least, give you an excuse as to why he'd rather go home to a stranger than, his sweet loving wife" Sango gave a look that I could only describe as pity.

"Maybe cause it's not a stranger" I looked at her intensely, knowing she'd explode

"What?! What do you mean, like a mistress? That's sick. What do you know that you're not telling me" She took another sip of her wine.

"Well do you remember that girl, who was at the company party last month, she had gotten drunk, and danced on a table… well she works for him, they're together every day... Well I know a girl who works there as well, she's a receptionist, usually the one who greets me when I visit him at work. She told me that the whole office knew… so I couldn't help it, I checked his phone and sure enough he has messages from her. I don't know how long" I tried not to let the tears out.

"The whole office? Do you think Inutaisho and Sessh know?

I nodded

"That's some bullshit, the nerve of that guy, I can't stand it, you deserve better. But wait that girl, her name is Kikyo isn't it?"

I nodded again. Ugh I hated that name

"Kags, I think… I think she's here" Sango looked over. I glanced. NO. Not here. I panicked. Kikyo was at a table having a drink with some of the other employees from Inuyasha's company.

"I'm going to be sick, do you think they got here together. Inuyasha and her? He was with her, last night. Oh, my gosh, and he brought her here after… no " my blood was boiling, dread washed over me.

"Are you surprised? But he's not getting away with him, I'm giving him a piece of my mind!" Sango stood up but before she could storm off, I grabbed her wrist.

"Sango, he and I… We had sex, right when he got back a little while ago. He did that to me after he had fucked her and brought her into our home." I was shaking, furious. No, I can't put up with this anymore. This was humiliating. A little part of me wished he had come back here feeling remorse, but instead he brings his mistress into my home.

Sango stormed off, heading towards him, I followed suit, this was it, I was about to make a scene at my Christmas party. A year of marriage about to be thrown out.

"You have a lot of nerve mister! How dare you! Kagome loves you unconditionally and this is how you treat her?" Sango was ready to attack Inuyasha, I grabbed her trying my best to hold her back. Fortunately, Miroku was on it, holding her back from Inuyasha.

"What are you talking about wench? How much did you drink? Kagome what is she talking about" He looked at me concerned and I could see his expression change when he saw how hurt I looked. "Kagome, what's wrong" In an instant he was by my side.

"No, don't Inuyasha" I shook my head backing up.

"Kags, what happened" He tried to come closer but I kept backing away.

" I know about Kikyo. How dare you bring her here to my house, our home. How could you?! I know everything. I can't put up with it anymore" I looked down, trying to avoid the stunned gazes

"What do you mean done... Kaggy… You can't" He grabbed me tightly, I finally let the tears out hugging him as hard as I could. "You can't be done, without you I'm nothing, I know I fucked up but I can't lose you, not you" He held me, but I got away from him again.

"I just can't anymore, Yash, this was the final straw… I want you and her out of here"

"You can't… no Kagome you're not leaving me" he continued to grab onto me. It was getting harder to get away.

"Inuyasha, listen to her, get that slut and get out!" Sango helped me loosen his grip on me.

"Better yet, I'll leave. Sango let's go" I held her hand as she tried to lead me out, Miroku close behind us. I stopped and walked over to Izayoi and Inutaisho

"I'm sorry, this party turned into such a mess. I'm so sorry, you had to see this, I'm sorry I couldn't keep my marriage" I hugged them both.

"Sweetie you can stay with us, until this gets worked out" Izayoi pleaded.

"No, it's ok, I'll go with Sango, for now at least" I tried to give them a reassuring smile.

I walked with Sango, she hugged me tight. Miroku behind us keeping Inuyasha from following us.

"Kagome wait, please don't do this" I could hear him pleading. but I wasn't going to look back.

Not anymore.