Consumed.

OOC

I do not own Inuyasha

"I have to admit, this is a magnificent building, Kouga" I marveled as I walked by him, looking at the detail that his office had. It was quite literally as if I was walking into the wolf's den. The office was spacious, and elegant. It was obvious that the theme behind the design was dark and modern. I smiled as I looked up at him.

"Thank you, I designed the whole thing. I have a good eye when it comes to these things. I like to keep myself surrounded by the best and most beautiful objects. The art of it, it's splendid. And you fit right in." he flashed me a cocky smile as he pulled my seat out for me, and then took a seat behind his desk. He served himself a glass of whiskey, giving me a serious look. "Now let's talk business. The projects that you have done for Taisho Corp. have taken off. I considered them personally, I was amazed to know it was you behind them. I thought Taisho had just married some girl he could have as a trophy wife"

I laughed, men.

"Well, my ambition after college was that of any other graduate. I thought I could change the world. I had always been the best in my class. Right away, I worked at Taisho Corp. I was so excited, I had so many ideas. Fortunately, my husband agreed with me. He liked everything I came up with and we ended up bringing those ideas to life. Soon after, we started them. I had never been prouder. It's going to sound cheesy, but I fell in love with him at that moment, we both had a passion for our work. It brought us together. Next thing I know, we're planning a wedding. I let him manage everything for me after that, only ever putting my input occasionally to check up on how things were running. I wanted to be a home-maker. I wanted kids." I couldn't help but laugh at how ridiculous it sounded. Kouga looked at me in awe.

"Taisho is a damn fool; I would never leave what he had for a mistress. Kagome, your talent would be appreciated here. I know that having you here would only benefit this company." He stood up and took a seat next to me. My hand now in between both of his.

"I appreciate your kind words. Kouga." We looked in to each other's eyes for a minute. Instantly I felt guilt. This wasn't like Inuyasha and I.

"I want to take Taisho Corp's involvement out of my program. By doing so I'd bring along some of their partners too. I want you to be the main funder from now on. You'd get Taisho Corp's share." I said to him.

"Are you sure?" he inquired

"Yes, you're his rival company. Losing partners to you is an attractive deal, isn't it?" was my only reply.

"Indeed it is. What do you say we bring something new to the table? We can get press coverage for it, advertise it with your name and mine. After that, we can start transitioning what you already have from Taisho Corp. over here. This way, we can get more influential people to partner with Wolfe Corp. The other partners from Taisho Corp, seeing us backing you would feel comfortable switching to us once they see other people already doing it." He told me. "You know both Taisho and Wolfe Corp specialize in properties. We have the largest and most profitable of them."

I nodded. Inutaisho had been running his company for a long time now. He had never lost value of any property, it made him the most popular amongst all similar businesses. When I started working for them I came up with an idea to rebrand ourselves as a company who supports students by providing affordable housing, while also being green while we did it. It's the Sakura Project. With it. Taisho Corp expanded themselves as a company that isn't only for the rich and powerful but also for the next generation of people. Of course, it was still small in comparison to all the other widely known projects Taisho Corp runs, but it was growing and many universities across the country had started backing it.

"Right, as of now Tokyo Uni is the next target to bring the Sakura Project to. When they come to agreement. We will announce that Wolfe Corp is the new funder for this." I remembered that Inuyasha had mentioned being excited to make this project happen. It would bring in a lot of new clients. 'I can see the look on his face already' I thought.

"Perfect! We can announce it a day or two after Naraku's ball. The color I've chosen is Silver. Beautiful Kagome, I know you won't disappoint." By now his face was inches from mine. Oh, how easy it was to play men. This wasn't my goal, but it was nice to see I could always use this card if I needed to. Instead of playing fire with fire with Kouga. I played hard to get. I leaned in and grabbed him by the chin. "You must know me better than I thought…" I replied.

Right then we were interrupted. Kouga and I backed away from each other. I looked to see who cause the sudden intrusion. My breath hitched.

"Sir! I told you to please wait while I called Mr. Wolfe! You can't barge in." the disheveled secretary tried to handle the situation.

Sesshomaru.

"I should go. I have another appointment" I got up and grabbed Kouga's hand. In a professional matter.

"I'll see you…" he said smiling at my nervous hand gesture. "…Mrs. Taisho"

Quickly I walked away, debating if I should pretend I didn't see Sesshoumaru standing there or not. It was inevitable. I looked at him, he had an emotionless expression. Somehow it terrified me.

"Rin is furious you haven't called. We had no clue you were back. But I see you've been busy. I'll let her know" Sesshoumaru said as I walked past him, he gave me an angry look, but only for a second. As if he didn't want to waste his time on someone like me.

Walking out of Kouga's huge office I let out a sigh. So, this is what it feels like to betray my family. They didn't even know the worst of my plan.

I arrived at my house, I was ready to lay in bed for the rest of the day. Maybe call Sango to come over later. As I lazily watched the fence open, I noticed a sleek black Mercedes in the driveway. My eyes opened wide. 'I knew this was coming.' I thought, parking as far away from him as my driveway would let me. Fortunately, it was closer to the front door. 'I just have to run inside as fast as I can' I looked to the door, only a couple of feet. I sighed. 'Who am I kidding, he's a demon'. I looked at myself in the rearview mirror in defeat. Slowly stepping out of my car.

"Kagome, I gave you sometime before I rushed over here. I've been worried, I couldn't stand not seeing you for a day more." He looked at me, slowly heading towards me. I ignored him, making my way inside.

"Kagome, don't ignore me please. I can't take it" in a second he was in front of me. I couldn't look at him. I knew I couldn't. My body was shaking. Was it anger or fear?

"Inuyasha, I just want to go inside. Please." I said trying to get by him. No chance. His arms were locked on me. I felt like my body was burning against him. I missed him, his touch, his love. I let myself lean into his arms. 'My own body is betraying me…No' I pushed him away.

"Go to Kikyo, that's her name, right?"

"That was a mistake. I'll pay for it all my life. You can treat me however you like, just let me be with you" he looked at me with pleading eyes. I tried to focus on unlocking the door. Finally managing I stepped inside, trying but failing at keeping him from coming in.

"Don't make me force you to leave Inuyasha, just go" this time I faced him while I talked. I felt weak to his presence but what I felt even more was hurt. Looking at him only reminded me of her.

Before I let him talk I went towards the huge family room that we had both shared before, sitting on the white couch that I had loved so much even though Inuyasha had thought the price was ridiculous. I wasn't in a great mood you could say. Here I was sitting on my couch feeling sorry for myself, while my husband awkwardly stood near me. He was probably trying to figure out how to approach me. I laid my head on the armrest and closed my eyes. Taking dep breaths, I looked towards him, regret obvious in his eyes.

"I won't repeat myself. Leave" I managed to say confidently.

"Kagome. Please" he grabbed both my hands in his. At this point I had enough.

"Please? What do you mean please? Give you another chance? After everything you made me put up with?" I laughed. How did we end up like this…?

"Look, I know what I want. I won't mess it up again. I felt what it's like to live without you and I now realize that I can't do it. I need you!" he pleaded.

"Enough! I've had it!" I quickly stood up, trying to get away from him.

"Just please consider it, just this one chance. I promise I will never let you down. I promise on everything that I care for! She means nothing to me, I was stupid, all I ever needed was you" he got up as well. But as he got closer, I backed away.

"It doesn't change the fact that you went to her, after I was here waiting for you to come home, you would rather be with her and you did this so many times. I can't wrap my head around it I just can't. Was I not good enough? This is how I feel Inuyasha. You made me feel like I wasn't worthy enough. I wasn't enough. For that, I thank you. Thank you for ruining me. I will learn from this; I'll try to be stronger so that a man can never make me feel like this again." By now I had tears down my cheeks. I tried to wipe them off, but they kept coming down.

"Knowing how much I hurt you, destroys me. You are more than enough for me, you're too good for me. Kagome, I promise, I promise I will never do this again. She's nothing compared to you. She's not worth ruining what we hav- .."

"Then why did you do it!" I yelled. I grabbed the closest vase to me and threw it at him. It felt good to let my anger out. I grabbed all the throwable objects and threw them.

"Get out of my house Inuyasha!" this time I hit him with a glass vase that once held my favorite flowers. "Get out, get out, Get out!" I continued to throw objects at him. Glass and objects decorated the floors. I tried to calm down but I couldn't. I saw an expensive bowl on top of the fire place, and looked back at him. As if he knew what I was thinking he rushed at me before I could take a step. I felt him lift me up over his shoulder. "Put me down!" I cried as he headed to the bedroom upstairs at a lightning speed.

"I'm not leaving, not until you admit you love me. I'm not letting you give up on us." He threw me on the bed. My hair was all over my face as I tried to sit up on the luxurious bed. But again, he grabbed me by my wrist. Looking at me fiercely in the eyes. "Tell me you don't love me, and I'll leave" he said.

I couldn't stop the tears; my face was starting to hurt. I shook my head. "Inuyasha. Please, don't force me to say that" I cried.

"Say you don't love me, and I'll leave" he said once again. His face inches away.

"I can't" I sobbed. I tried to pull away from him, but his grip was strong.

"Then, I won't leave. I'll never leave you" he let go of my wrist and put his hand against my cheek. For some reason, this made me cry out even more. Not letting anything stay in anymore, I let it all out. I cried for hours as I laid on his chest.

When I awoke, I felt so warm. It was something I hadn't felt in a long time. It was not just warm, but the type of warm that you feel within. And sometimes it's a warmth that radiates from someone else, but that itself is rare.

Suddenly, the events that happened earlier rushed back to me. 'Right' I thought. I was wrapped in Inuyasha's arms, I could feel him behind me. I sighed.

I looked at the clock by my nightstand. It was 1 A.M. I turned around slowly so I was facing him now, I couldn't help cuddling up to him. For a minute, I thought about giving in. I could try to work things out with him, he seemed remorseful enough. I got as close to him as I possibly could. I felt him hold me tight against him 'must've woken him up' I thought.

We stayed in that position for what felt like eternity. We both wanted to make it last as long as possible. I wanted time to freeze. I wanted to be with him forever, I wanted him to be with me and only me. If only I could keep him away from the world, just us. Only then would I be content. The world was too cruel. It's was no place for the pure love we hold for each other.

I decided to finally move away. It was very early in the morning; the sun hadn't come up. I got up, but I felt Yasha grab my wrist.

"Kagome, where are you going?" fright was written across his face.

"Relax, I'm only going to take a hot bath" I placed my forehead on his, grabbing his face with both my hands. I held it as if it was the most delicate thing I could have. "Would you like to join me, sweetest?"

"I would never answer 'No' to that question" he picked me up and in a second I was in the bathroom. I laughed at his sudden excitement. I turned the water to the perfect temperature, I had always loved steaming hot water. Inuyasha didn't seem to mind it.

I stepped away and let my silk black dress fall off my body. Facing my husband, I could see the hunger in his eyes. He craved me and I craved him. Slowly, I went into the spacious tub. The water felt good against my body. "Gosh, I love bath like these" I said as I played with the bubbles. Inuyasha was next to me now, I blew bubbles onto him, laughing when some of them landed on the tip of his nose.

"I love you Kagome" he told me, bringing me close to him.

"I love you most" I replied. Wrapping my arms around his neck and letting him capture me in a heated kiss. It was sweet. His tongue dominated every inch of my mouth. I rubbed up against him, feeling him hard beneath me. I wanted him in me. I wanted him to go so deep within me, touching my soul.

He made sweet love to me.

I woke up for the second time that morning in bed with my husband. I turned to face him, surprised to see he was already awake.

"How long have you been up" I asked, giving small kisses on the neck.

"Not long, you know I love laying with you even if you're asleep"

"Yes I know, you've always been weird like that" I teased.

"Why do you have to ruin the moment, Kag?" he whined. "I want to devote this whole day to you, treat you as you should be treated"

"Yash, I'm just teasing. And you can start devoting yourself to me by making me breakfast" I licked his neck, fully aware that it was his weak spot. "I'm hungry"

"I'm hungry too, but for something else" he said, his hands slowly going lower, squeezing my butt.

"Yash, be good" I got up and walked towards the bathroom. I needed to wash up again.

"Fine, but I get to shower with you. and I don't need to be good in there" he said running past me and into the bathroom. I giggled. 'Round 2, I guess'

When we finished. I had so much energy and excitement for the day. I went to my beauty room, getting ready while listening to soothing music. I went for a dramatic makeup look. Something to make my blue eyes pop. Dark red lips finished it off. I kept my hair down, blowing it out to give it shape and volume. Al in all I looked hot. I hadn't even chosen an outfit; I was walking around in nude lacy matching bra and panties. I knew I wanted to wear neutral tones. Maybe a baby pink long tight dress I had, that was low cut at the front. It wasn't too dressy but also not too casual. 'perhaps I should know my plans today before choosing' I thought as I walked towards the bedroom where Inuyasha was quietly sending out his morning emails to his brother and dad. He looked up when he sensed me coming. He smiled at me lovingly, taking his glasses off. 'Wow. Was it possible to love a face so much?' I thought, smiling back. I sat on his lap, moving his bangs to side as I looked at him. His eyes weren't on me though; they were looking straight at my body.

"You'd think I'd be used to it, but I'm not. Is this little number new? I've never seen it on you before?" he said giving me a kiss on the cheek.

"It's one of the gifts I got from Sango, she's always known my love for lace." I replied.

"And mine" he agreed and I laughed

"Shush, I didn't come here to discuss my lingerie, I was choosing an outfit for the day, but I'm not sure what we're doing so I didn't settle on anything…"

"I was thinking, how about we take the boat out sailing. Just you and me, out in the sea. Like we used to?" he asked and my eyes lit up. We used to always go out sailing, but most of the time it be during the summer. The weather was nice out today, so it be perfect. Yash and Sessh had both learned how to sail from Inutaisho. It was like a tradition for them.

"I'd love that, honey. I know just what to wear!" I ran off, back to my closet. I chose a pale pink flowy skirt. It started at my waist and went down to my ankles. I paired it with a matching pale pink, bralette type top.

"Ready?" he said, grabbing my hand as we headed for the door.

"Ready as ev-r" I was cut off by the sound of his phone.

He looked at it quickly before answering.

"Hi, Dad… No yes I got your email… I know but Sessh… Is it'?... I wasn't planning on coming in… I have plans with Kags… I… Yes… No just recently… I'll call mom later… Look we're busy… I… Wait… fine..." He looked at me "My dad says hi" he said a little annoyed.

"Hi Inutaisho!" I tried to say loudly so he'd hear me.

"Yeah, we'll call her. But I still don't think I'll come in… Can's Sessh handle it?... Whaddaya mean mandatory…"

I looked at him. "Yash it's okay. Go ahead and go. It seems like it's important. I'll stay home and keep myself busy" I said with a smile. I didn't mind. I knew how important work could be.

"Are you sure? Is it okay? I promise I'll come home to you as soon as I can…" he said as he grabbed me by my waist.

"I'm sure, but hurry home" I gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"I will. When I come back I promise I'll make it up" he gave me a peck on the lips. Caught up in the moment we didn't realize Inutaisho was still on the phone.

"Would you shut up, Oldman!" Inuyasha yelled into the phone.

"Hurry off, before he comes here to get you" I said opening the door. He grabbed his keys and left but not before planting another peck on my lips. I smiled as I closed the door.

Inuyasha had wanted to spend the day with me but Inutaisho had other plans. A mandatory meeting took him away from me. It was fine though, I needed alone time to think about what exactly I was doing. At this very moment, I wasn't sure anymore. I'll admit I did a complete 180. 'I should call Sango' I thought. Walking towards my office I also began to think about my meeting with Kouga. I had a lot of work to do there as well. Deciding to work on the Tokyo U plan I went straight to my home office.

"I'll be doing some work in the office. If you need me, feel free to come to me. For dinner, be sure to make my favorite soup… My husband will be dining as well." I told the maid, the only maid I had here since I had come home.

"Yes missus." She said before hurrying off.

I worked on the Tokyo U plan for what seemed like hours. I tried to make it as close to my other buildings in the Sakura project. But since Tokyo U was one of the largest and most prestigious schools we had yet, I tried to update and plan a better layout. I came up with the design for each room. As well as the design for the bigger apartment type rooms that would be on the higher floors.

I heard a knock on the door. Looking up I saw my maid. She seemed somewhat unsettled.

"Yes?" I asked

"You have a guest missus; she says it's important…" she said nervously.

"Okay, who is it? I'll be right out" I said putting my papers away.

"Uhm… you see, it's uhm… a Miss Kikyo Hitomi" she finally managed to say.

Instantly I was on alert mode. 'What the hell does she want' I asked myself angrily. The nerve to come to my home. 'She's in for some trouble if she thought she could come here, looking for me'. I rushed out to the living room.

There she was sitting on my furniture. Looking around at the room, probably admiring my décor. I walked into the room confidently. She looked at me, looking me up and down. Her face showed no emotion. But I recognized the look in her eyes. Sorrow.

"Miss Kikyo, I've heard quite a lot about you… as you might know. Tell me, how did you like being on the front of a scandal magazine?" I asked with heavy sarcasm. I sat across from her, crossing my legs. I looked at her intensely.

"Look, I'm not here to fight or claim him as mine. I wanted to come here and apologize. I know what I did was wrong, but I wanted to make things with you right." She said to me. I wanted to laugh.

"It's a little late for that, Miss Hitomi. The only way you can make things right is by leaving my house, and never bothering me or my husband again." I said while she looked down at her hands.

"I know, and I promise I won't. Inuyasha hasn't talked to me since the incident at your Christmas party. He's a good person and I know there is only person in his heart. That's you…" She got up and I closed my eyes in annoyance. But instead of heading to the door like I expected her to, she sat next to me. I looked at her questioning her actions.

"I fell in love Inuyasha, working with him so often, it was inevitable to me. Something about him, I know you must know how I feel. Somehow, my affection was returned, it wasn't right. I continued to do it anyways. But I always saw the regret in his eyes. I knew he was thinking about you. I didn't care, I continued to be there… I always knew it wouldn't last forever. I knew someday he'd realize just how much he needs you, I planned on starting new somewhere else when it happened." She sadly said. "That's why, when he left me. I didn't argue. I understood it was the right thing to do"

I felt a little saddened by her words, we don't choose who to love.

"My husband isn't the best person, is he? Miss Kikyo, you both hurt me. But I'm overcoming it. I think hearing your words has helped… I'm sorry this is how we both met. I appreciate you coming here to tell me this." I grabbed her hand as I spoke to her. I could feel her hand trembling.

"It was only right for me to do so… but it's not all I came for. You see, I've been feeling ill for some time now. I've been seeing my doctor a lot these days. Since I was young, I always made frequent visits to the hospital. I found out 5 years ago that my body is unable to produce a child. Suddenly, I found myself having many of the symptoms common for pregnancy. My doctor verified my suspicions, I'm pregnant. And it is Inuyasha's." she said and my body went into shock. She was giving him a baby. Something I had dreamed of giving Inuyasha. His first baby was now something I could never have. I tried to say something but I couldn't.

"Before you say anything I want you to know something else too. Because, I never had the capability to have a baby, my doctor is keeping a close eye on me. He's warned me about the danger I'm in. I can't terminate this life inside me though. I refuse to" she cried

"What do you mean" I finally managed to say. Still in shock at the news.

"It's more than likely, I will have complications during labor. I've already chosen to save its life instead of mine. I want you to look after the baby, should I leave this world. I know you're a loving person. Inuyasha is already the dad. It's only right. I have no other family." Her hand was in mine still trembling and I couldn't get out of the shock I was in. Here was my husband's mistress asking me to take care of her child. How could something so terrible happen. How could one soul endure such a pain, to know that you would not be able to care for your baby. I couldn't help but cry.

"I understand what you want me to do, if it needs to be that way. I'll care for your baby, but I'll pray for you to make it. No matter what, you deserve to experience motherhood." I assured her and she smiled between sobs.

"I know my fate is one full of sorrow. But giving up everything for this baby seems like the right thing to do. I'm at ease now, knowing you'll be here to care for my baby." Looking at me while she said this, I realized I no longer held any type of anger towards her.

"We should talk to Inuyasha about this shouldn't we… For now, I don't want you to worry about expenses. I'll cover everything for you. I want you to be as comfortable as possible. I'm going to be here for you every step of the way. We'll find the best doctors for you too. We can try to change the outcome." I tried to come up with a plan.

"Kagome, I never thought I'd find myself here, receiving your help. Thank you. I know my fate, and I know my body. I will see your doctors, but please don't get your hopes up." She replied sadly. I felt a little defeated but I wouldn't give up until I heard all the doctors give me their opinion.

"I'll be leaving now; I'll leave it up to you to talk to Inuyasha. I'll let you know when my next appointment is, we can go together" she interrupted my thoughts. I got up and followed her to the door.

"Please don't hesitate to call me. I'm giving you all my contact information… I'll talk to Inuyasha but I think you should also talk to him personally." I said handing her a notecard with my personal info.

"I will call you Kagome. Thank you" she said as she walked to her car and took off. I looked after her sadly. This puts everything into a whole new perspective. "What should I do when things are like this? Should I let her and Inuyasha be together…" I asked myself. "Would he want to be with her?" There was too much going on in my life now. My marriage. Kikyo. Work.

I want to continue working on the Tokyo U plan, I still planned on letting Wolfe Corp fund it. It wasn't about revenge anymore, it was about separating my work from Inuyasha for now, I wasn't sure what the future would hold for me anymore, Kikyo could change it heavily. Knowing Inuyasha, he'd be involved in the baby's life. It would be unlike him to not care for Kikyo at a time like this. She needs him more than I do right now. I didn't wish her death; I want her to live. I can't be selfish and hope for her to die during labor. But if she did live, if we find a specialist who could help her, what would happen to Inuyasha and I.

'Guess all I can do is wait for him to come home' I thought pitifully. I heard a vibrating sound and rushed to my phone.

"Hello? Sango" I answered

"Kagome, I'm checking in. Miroku told me Inuyasha was in a great spirit today. Couldn't help but wonder if you had anything to do with it?" she asked me.

"Right, I guess we made up yesterday"

"Why the tone? Isn't this a happy occasion…" Sango asked concerned

"Actually, we need to talk. Do you think we can do lunch?"

"Yeah, of course! We can also get fitted for Naraku's ball" Sango reminded me and I sighed.

"I forgot about that, I need to find something silver… let's meet at the fittings" I grabbed my purse as I walked out to the car.

"Be there in 30" she hung up and I put my phone away. 'Inuyasha will freak, when he knows I'm going to the ball with Kouga as my escort, but I had to. I wanted to meet his partners and introduce the Tokyo U plan' I thought as I drove out the gate.

Thank you for reading! Next chapter, how will Inuyasha react. And let's not forget Naraku's ball. Please review and let me know your thoughts. I have my plot set and i know where i want to take this story but i'll consider any input from you guys :)