A/N: 03/19/09- Along with my Beta Reader, I have edited the first chapter of Inuyasha's Death Wish. I will continue this process all the way to chapter 12 and then I will add the reversion of chapter 13 and chapter 14.
Thank you for supporting my work, junemama
Chapter#1
It was two o'clock in the morning. Inuyasha checked twice in the rear view mirror of his blue racer viper to make sure the red lipstick on his lips was completely gone. He wiped his mouth one more time just to be sure. Next, he went into his glove department, pulled out a bottle of Old Spice and sprayed it on him to cover the scent of perfume that was on him. Now confident that everything was looked over, he got out of the car, shut the door and headed to his two-story western style house guessing his wife was sound asleep in their bed.
Unfortunately for him, she was wide-awake and pissed as hell.
When he entered the house and closed the door as lightly as possible, the lamp in the living room was turned on, Inuyasha jumped.
He turned and stared at his wife standing near the glass coffee table.
Kagome's eyes glowed with fire and her foot tapped impatiently on the clean hard wood floor.
"Where the hell have you been, Inuyasha?" she snapped.
Her arms crossed, Kagome watched her husband as he let go off the doorknob and hung up his coat in the hook rack, buying time to make up an excuse.
"I…was…" he started.
"Don't give that stupid excuse that you were working late!" She interrupted yelling.
Inuyasha closed his mouth and then cleared his throat.
"Actually Kagome I was working late on a business proposal with my boss," He lied smoothly.
"You lying son of a bitch! I just got off the phone with your boss. He was asking for you. Apparently, he was surprised when I told him you weren't here. However, somehow I was the surprised one when he told me your meeting was over two hours ago and you told him you were heading home before you left. Explain that wise guy," yelled Kagome.
Inuyasha was at a lost of words and couldn't think of anything to say.
His wife shook her head in frustration and tears were threatening to come. Yet she held them, Kagome knew she couldn't afford to cry-not now. Not when she caught him red-handed, confirming her suspicions.
Now she knew for sure: He was cheating on her.
"How could you do this to me Inuyasha?"
He walked over, sat on the couch facing her, and shrugged as if nothing was wrong.
"What did I do to you? What do I have to explain, Kagome? That after the meeting I went out for drinks with a few friends," He replied calmly.
Kagome boiled with rage. She knew he was lying, first the late night phone calls, then the scent of perfume she smelled in his viper a few days ago, and now this; this was the third night he came home late this week, but this is the first time she confronted him.
"I want a divorcé," she said. "I'm tired of you and your pitiful lies. I won't have my son around filth like you."
The hanyou looked down and just noticed the young toddler behind his wife's legs.
He smiled at Shippo, who growled back at him.
Inuyasha kept on smiling, resisting the urge to grab the little bastard and throw him into a wall. It wasn't his pup. Just some orphan Kagome decided to keep since his dead parents were friends of hers. Inuyasha didn't like the kid at all, but he brought in a nice check every month and he knew he could use Shippo to his advantage.
Inuyasha looked up at her, and smiled sweetly.
"Kagome you don't know what you're saying," he said speaking to her as if she was a child. "Go to bed sweetie, you're tired. You're scaring Shippo."
"Fuck you Inuyasha," she growled as she grabbed the suitcase that was behind her. He suddenly noticed this, along with what she was wearing, a pair of blue jeans and a leather jacket, her purse hanging on her shoulder and leather boots.
"Come on, Shippo," she told her son and Inuyasha watched as the little adopted fox came out from behind her and walked towards the front door.
"Are you going somewhere?" He asked rising off the couch. The smile on his face was gone.
Kagome said nothing and headed towards the door, her suitcase rolling behind her.
He grabbed her arm tightly. "You're not going anywhere," he growled, no longer calm.
"Let me go!" yelled Kagome.
Shippo sprang into action, jumping into Inuyasha's back and biting him hard in the shoulder with his fangs.
Inuyasha yelled and grabbed the kit throwing it to the floor.
"Shippo!" screamed Kagome, hearing her son hit his head on the hard wood floor.
She stomped on the hanyou's foot with her steel plated heel, worn for that purpose, and kneed him in the stomach. He went down like a pile of cards.
Kagome grabbed the crying kitsune with one arm and left shakily.
She didn't stop looking over her shoulder until she and Shippo were safely in her car and down the street.
Sango woke jerkily to sound of someone banging hard on her door. Opening her eyes, she groaned and looked at the clock on her bedside table reading, 2:45am.
Who could be knocking at my door this early the morning? She wondered.
Sango got out of bed, slid into her slippers and went to the living room's window to see who it was.
Looking out the window, and at the person, she dashed to the door and opened it.
Kagome smiled at her friend.
"I'm sorry it's so late…it's just…" She couldn't finish because she started crying.
Sango noticed the suitcase beside Kagome and her little godson beside her, and understood.
"It's all right," said Sango as she hugged her friend and patted her back, Kagome shook with her sobs.
The longhaired woman released Kagome and moved out of the way to let her and Shippo come into the house, then she grabbed Kagome's suitcase and closed the door behind them.
After putting Shippo to bed in the guestroom, drinking about two cups of coffee and an hour of crying, Kagome finally calmed down and told Sango everything.
Sango stayed silent and only asked a few questions. Kagome answered as best as she could without tearing up. Then came the important question: "Do you know who he's sleeping with?"
Kagome stared deep into her coffee mug and after a while, she shook her head and mumbled, "Probably some whore he's working with."
Kikyo sneezed hard and thought someone must have been talking about her.
Her cell phone rang and she answered, "Hello baby." Knowing it was Inuyasha from reading her caller I.D.
Her voice wasn't drowsy or tired even though it was 4 o'clock in the morning, but Inuyasha sure sounded tired and frustrated.
"I can't believe she did this. She just walk out the door claiming I was cheating on her."
Kikyo smiled seductively, "What else would you called what we've been doing for these past two years," She purred to him.
Inuyasha growled. "I was happy, she was happy I brought her everything and more. Now she wants to divorce me."
"What's wrong with that? We can finally be together like you always promised," replied Kikyo.
She heard him sighed and then tell her, "You know I can't divorce her right now. The company funds alone aren't enough to sustain the lifestyle you want; I need Kagome's family trust fund too."
"I thought you had accessed to it, you are her husband."
"Yeah. But, that stupid geezer of a Grandfather left power of attorney to her. It all belongs to her according to his will."
Kikyo bit her lip, just thinking about all that money she could have.
She wasn't about to let this opportunity get away from her. She worked too hard for this plan, to fail now.
The money was so close and Inuyasha was only a divorce away from marrying her into fame and fortunate.
"Is there any way to get her trust fund?" Kikyo asked greedily.
There was a pause of silence.
"There is a way. If I stay married to her a little longer maybe-"
"No. I won't wait any longer for you Inuyasha. It's already been two years."
Inuyasha took a deep breath. "Well there is a second way but it's too risky," said Inuyasha.
Kikyo didn't hesitate. "What is it?'
"We could kill her. With the insurance policy she has I can get everything she owns the day she dies as long as we're still married at that time."
Kikyo smiled. This was going to be too easy.
"Alright. Leave everything to me then. I'll make a few phone calls."
"Wait. Kikyo are you serious. Do you really think we can pull this off? What about Kagome if she files a divorce-"
"Don't worry Inuyasha. I got this covered."
"Fine. I trust you."
"Alright. I'll call you tomorrow. Bye baby, I love you."
"Bye. I love you too."
He hung up. Kikyo giggled slightly at Inuyasha's stupidity.
He really thought she love him. He trusted her more then his own wife.
Well, that was fine with her. Once the ring was on her finger and he said I do, she was going to leave to poor bastard without a penny to his name.
After Kikyo got herself under control she dialed Naraku's number after all, he owed her big time.
A moment later, a sexy male voice answered the phone "Hello?"
Not a hint of sleepiness, Naraku was just as nocturnal as Kikyo was.
"Hey Naraku remember me?" she asked seductively.
Naraku groaned. How could he not? The bitch almost got him executed by the orders of Koenma; the ruler of the Spirit Realm for trying to help her transported some illegal potions into the Human realm. Luckily, for him he was able to bribe the guards into letting him go the night before his execution.
"What do you want?" he growled, a headache already coming on.
"Oh. Don't be that way. Besides, I have rescued you more than a dozen times from demons and bounty hunters that wanted your head. If wasn't for me you wouldn't even be breathing let alone living in the Human Realm."
Naraku grunted and replied again. "What do you inquire Lady Kikyo?"
Kikyo smiled, she just loved getting her way. "See much better. I need you to take care of a little problem for me."
"I see. What is it? Demon, Spirit, Human?" asked Naraku.
"Human. A woman by the name of Kagome Taiyaisho"
"Hell no. I won't do it."
Kikyo put a hand on her hip. "Why not? This isn't the first time you've killed a human."
"Kagome Taiyaisho. As in Inuyasha's wife, the big corporate president of Tai-Inu Corp. You know his brother is Lord Sesshomaru right?"
"I'm well aware of that. Her husband is the one who wants her dead."
Naraku whistled. "Too bad. She's hot. I saw her on the magazine cover of Business Tycoons with him. But I still won't do the job."
"I don't see what the problem is Naraku. What does her or Inuyasha being related to Lord Sesshomaru have to do with anything?" she replied frustrated.
"Nothing. It's just I don't mess with mikos anymore. You taught me that lesson already," said Naraku with a chuckle.
That was new. "Miko?" asked Kikyo.
"Yeah. Kagome Taiyaisho is a direct descendant of Priestess Midorki. She the first one in five hundred generations but she has all the powers, strength, and plus rumor has it that she's the current guardian of the Shikon Jewel."
"Impossible. The Jewel doesn't exist," replied Kikyo.
Naraku's dark laugh filled Kikyo's ear. "And I thought you were smarter than that Priestess Kikyo. Of course, the jewel is real; I saw it with my very own eyes once a long time ago. Koenma is probably keeping everything on the down low; the last thing he wants is a demon raid in the Human Realm looking for the Shikon jewel."
Kikyo narrowed her eyes. Why had she not heard about this before?
She was one of Koenma's top priestesses; the only one thought to be left that was human.
She was powerful. Why wasn't she, if the Jewel truly did exist, chosen to be its protector?
"Don't lie to me Naraku," she warned. "If you are I'll purify you until there's not even ashes left."
"They didn't tell you. Interesting, it seems Koenma isn't that dumb after all. He doesn't seem to trust you, for good reason," replied Naraku, ignoring Kikyo's threat.
"Cursed you Naraku. I'll find out about the Shikon jewel by myself. I expect a full report and analysis on Kagome Taiyaisho by tomorrow morning."
Naraku smirked. Finally, something he had to rub into the snotty miko's face. To think being the Spirit Realm's appointed miko and not know about the jewel and what was most amusing was that, her demon allies didn't mention it to her either.
"Fine. Lady Kikyo as you wish." He hung the phone and called to Kagura, the wind sorceress.