After the Rain comes the Rainbow
Chrysolite Heart
Prologue:
(Ok, so I'm gonna give you guys the status on everyone's relationships right now so nothing gets confusing)
Kikyou: Kikyou is currently engaged with Inuyasha. She is 22 years old.
Inuyasha: Inuyasha is currently engaged with Kikyou (will change…) and is 23 years old.
Kagome: Kagome is going out with Inuyasha's half-brother Sesshomaru. She is 22 years old. She is also close friends with Kikyou.
Sesshomaru: Sesshomaru is Inuyasha's half brother and is going out with Kagome. He is 24 years old.
Miroku: He is a good friend of Inuyasha's and is dating Sango. He is 23 years old.
Sango: She is a friend of Kagome's and has met up with Kikyou a few times. She is 22 years old.
Chapter 1
Kikyou shifted in her seat nervously. She and Inuyasha had invited Kagome and Sesshomaru to have dinner with them to announce their big news since Kagome was one of Kikyou's closest friends and Sesshomaru was Inuyasha's half-brother. Kaede, Kikyou's older sister was invited as well.They had also invited Inuyasha's close friend Miroku and his girlfriend Sango. Kikyou looked down at her food as Inuyasha stood up at their table to make the announcement but instead fiddled with the diamond cut ring Inuyasha had used to propose to her just the night before on her finger.
"I have big…no, Kikyou and I have big news to share with you all," Inuyasha said, smiling down at Kikyou. Kikyou smiled back up at him before he continued. "Kikyou and I are engaged and we're planning to get married this summer," Inuyasha announced with a grin. Smiles broke onto everyone's faces when they heard the news.
"Oh, congratulations!" they all chorused. Inuyasha sat down and entwined his fingers with Kikyou's before giving their thanks.
"You had me worried, I thought it was going to be something really bad," Kagome said.
"I thought you were moving away or something so I came to bid you farewell, but I guess not," Sesshomaru added teasingly to his brother.
"Oh well I'm sorry," Inuyasha apologized sarcastically. Everyone laughed. That night was blast; everyone had the time of their life. The good news kept them very cheerful. That night when Inuyasha dropped Kikyou off by her apartment building he gave her a kiss on the cheek and gave her a look that told her he was happier than he had ever been before. Kikyou was too. Kikyou watched Inuyasha drive away before stepping into the building and heading up to her room. When she got into her room she firmly shut the door with a click behind her. As she got ready for bed she found herself dreaming of what it would be like to be Inuyasha's wife. 'Mrs. Inuyasha Takahashi, that doesn't sound bad,' she mused to herself before she fell asleep with a peaceful smile on her face.
Kagome groaned loudly as her pink alarm clock rang that morning to wake Kagome up. "Is it morning already?" she moaned to herself. She forced her head up to glance at the clock. It was 8:02 am. She had promised to meet Sesshomaru for breakfast that morning at 8:45 at their usual meeting spot but Kagome found it nearly impossible to get up after all the partying that had gone on last night to celebrate Inuyasha and Kikyou's good news. She had also made arrangements to have lunch with Kikyou and do some shopping together for wedding supplies. Kaede had also wanted to come along to do some shopping for her little sister's wedding but couldn't because she was having some guests over at her "shrine" museum of history. Thinking of the Inuyasha and Kikyou's news lit a smile across Kagome's face though, she was happy for Kikyou but she was also awaiting the day Sesshomaru would make that same proposal to her. She looked at the clock again. 8:05 am. She rolled her eyes and then forced herself up and into the shower. 'It's gonna be a long day…' she thought to herself.
After Kagome had met with Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru had had to drive off to work. He was working for his father's business company and his father was currently in the process of opening a new branch of their business so it was keeping Sesshomaru's schedule very tied up. Kagome hummed a tune she was listening to on the radio as she drove along. The morning with Sesshomaru had taken up a long time and by the time she had waved him off she found it was time for her to meet up with Kikyou. She had promised to meet Kikyou at the front of the Shikon mall and she figured Kikyou would already be there waiting for her because Kikyou was always early for everything…it almost annoyed Kagome that it was always her who came late to things. As she arrived in the parking lot of the Shikon mall she found it was very crowded and there was almost no space to park. She drove around for about 10 minutes until she found an empty lot near the back of the parking area. She quickly turned off her engine and grabbed her purse. She could see Kikyou sitting on one of the benches outside the main doors so she made her way to her as fast as she could in high heels.
"Kikyou, have you been waiting long?" Kagome asked as she ran up to Kikyou. Kikyou looked up at Kagome as she saw the other girl approach.
"Oh, Kagome, no I haven't been waiting long," Kikyou answered quickly with a smile.
"Ok, well we're both here now, so let's go!" Kagome said cheerfully, catching Kikyou by the arm.
"Somebody's excited!" Kikyou exclaimed laughing as Kagome practically dragged her into the mall.
"Well, one of us has to be. I've always dreamed of shopping for a wedding and now's my chance!" Kagome replied.
"Alright, alright, so where do you think we should go first?" Kikyou asked.
"Well, the best part about weddings is the wedding gowns so the first thing we do is have you put on as many wedding gowns as possible!" Kagome told her. Kikyou rolled her eyes good naturedly.
"Are there any wedding gown stores in the mall? I don't think I've ever seen any," Kikyou said.
"Yes there are, one of my friends from school owns a wedding gown store, his name is Hojo, remember?" Kagome responded, still dragging Kikyou along by the arm.
"Oh, that's right! I remember now, but I never heard about him having a wedding gown store," Kikyou replied.
"Well, now you have. Hurry up, you're so slow Kikyou," Kagome said excitedly.
"Ok, let's go!" Kikyou cried, catching on to Kagome's excitement and she let Kagome lead her through the crowded mall to a bright store. "Hojo's Wedding Gowns," Kikyou read aloud as she looked at the store name. "Wow, I can't believe I've missed this store all this time!" she exclaimed. Kagome giggled before pulling Kikyou in.
A few hours later
"I feel like I've just gone through the work out of my life!" Kikyou said exhaustedly. Kagome had forced her to try on almost every wedding gown in Hojo's store. After that she had made Kikyou re-wear some so that she could decide which one looked best. Kikyou looked at the one she had just put on in the full length mirror Hojo had provided. She had to admit, she looked pretty good. The design of the dress was beautiful and hugged Kikyou's figure, showing off her curves.
"You look absolutely beautiful!" Kagome gushed as Kikyou stepped out of the changing room, wearing another white silky gown. Kikyou smiled.
"Thanks, I'm sure you'll look just as good in this gown as I do though," Kikyou replied lightly. Kagome just smiled. "You know, the wedding gown isn't the only thing we need for this wedding," Kikyou started to say teasingly as Kagome rushed off to pick another wedding gown for Kikyou to try on. "I need a gown for the rehearsal dinner too," she added.
"Oh I know, we'll get to it later," Kagome answered distractedly. Kikyou sighed as she watched Kagome pull out another dress. "Here try this one," Kagome ordered. Kikyou sighed before picking up the skirts of the dress she was already wearing and walking back into the changing room with the new one Kagome had just handed her. 'What am I ever going to do with this girl?' Kikyou thought to herself as she started to change into the new dress.
"Kikyou, are you done yet?" Kagome called to her.
"Almost!" Kikyou answered. She smoothed out the dress Kagome had given her to wear before stepping out of the changing room again. She saw another smile light up on Kagome's face but she hardly noticed it. All of a sudden she felt dizzy, her stomach seemed to be killing her and black was outlining her vision. Before she knew it everything had gone black. The last thing she heard was Kagome's worried voice,
"Kikyou?!"
Author's Note
Well, what do you think? Good, bad? The pairings in this one is Inuyasha and Kagome for all those Inu/Kag fans. There of course will also be Miroku and Sango in the background. And yes I made Kaede Kikyou's older sister even though she's actually Kikyou's younger sister but I had to do so that everything would fit in by the end of the fic. Anyhow, review, review, review plz!