Chapter 2:

The sooner the better

(Kagome's POV)

Closing her eyes she cleared the tears that were threatening to fall; such a beautiful memory…of her and him. Turning her attention to Ai, she smiled. Sure the girl had made her life a living hell when she was a child, but without her, she doubted she would have met him. For that she was grateful to her, and besides over the years Ai had really grown to be a sweet and caring person…so sweet that she couldn't really hate her.

"I'm so happy for you." Kagome told her friend.

I want to hate you so much

"Thank you Kagome. It's my dream come true!" Ai's lovely voice chimed, turning around to hug her.

What about mine?

"Hai, you deserve it, you both do Ai" Kagome said hesitantly turning her face away from Ai. She was beautiful, her radiating form in her slim fitting mermaid style bridle gown. Hair pined up into a loose bun, letting her dark hair with blue highlights glisten, with a silk vale dripping down. Her piercing eyes glowing, her charming smile shinning, and her wedding band taunting.

She knew she shouldn't feel this way, she couldn't feel this way. She, she and he were only friends. Nothing more.

"I'm so thrilled. Thanks so much for being my maid of honor. It means the world to us. You being Sesshomaru best friend and all" Ai smiled.

Stop taunting me

"Ai that's enough you know how she truly feels" Sango stated entering the dressing room, which use to be a janitors closet, located on the side of the chapel. Sympathizing with her. Sango was always so kind.

"Humph I'm sorry. She's over that, right Kagome?" Looking somber for the first time since her wedding day, Ai looked at her

Piercing sky blue searched her striking crystal topaz blue.

Over my dead body I am

"Off course! Sesshomaru, and I are just friends. Besides you two…you two are perfect for each other!" Kagome chirpped.

It hurt so much to say that, to admit it. Like someone was stabbing her…

The ice lord and his full-blooded stinking princess…

"Besides I'm not one to settle! I'm a free spirit…I could never be tied down!" She added, with a great fake smile.

Good job

Just keep lying to them and to yourself.

"Ai its time!" Kagome heard Annie shout, she had the same sweet voice her daugher had.

"Yes mother. Come one girls its show time!" Ai said, as she left the closet with three girls trailing her.

Everything was ready. Countless of fake smiles, endless sleepless nights, and self-pity parties she had actually made it. Today was the day he…was getting married…to Ai.

"Kagome are you sure your up to this?" Sango interrupted her thoughts, Sango, darling and companionate Sango. He girl best friend, the one that had been there when she gave her heart away to countless boys and had it returned in pieces. There endless sleepovers, girl-empowerment dates, and drunken nights. She was always there for her. Even when she first realized her feelings for him, and when she let her hopes and dreams for the future soar…only to have them destroyed by his coldness, his never ending ices.

Her dearest Sango

"Yup I can take on the world!" Kagome shouted twirling around like she always did when she was happy…but in this case she wasn't…

"You sure?" her friend question not buying the act, but she couldn't blame her. She didn't buy her own act…

"Really Sango I'm ok. Now let's go, the sooner this gets done, the sooner I can get drunk," Kagome joked exiting the room, and filling behind Ai, and her father along with the other brides maids.

The church doors opened, music was queued and Kagome's hell seemed to draw to an end.

Just twenty more minutes…just twenty more minutes…