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Not Easily Broken: Boys Over Flowers-Inuyasha Edition Part II
Chapter 4
Aubrey watched in horror as Sesshomaru dismissed himself without even a second glance at his father, venturing off towards the west wing of the large home. There were so many silver heads around, the belle easily lost sight of him.
"It's good to see you out and about again, I was so worried." Inutashio said. "I had been in a business conference when Kimi called me, screaming into the phone that I'd done something else to you. But when she told me you were nearly killed, I rushed to Tokyo to see you." Explained the man. He seemed genuinely remorseful, but Aubrey knew better. She had half a mind to tell him to eat shit, but decided to hear him out instead. "I visited you a few times whenever I was in town… and whenever Sesshomaru was off. I doubt he'd want me around you… Aubrey, I truly am sorry for what I did to you. It was wrong of me."
"Hey, Inutashio, breathe." Aubrey said, holding up her hands to stop the rambling man. In that moment he reminded her so much of Inuyasha. "It wasn't like you tried to kill me so please… but thank you for apologizing for the… other stuff." She blushed.
Inutashio gave her a bashful, award winning smile as he looked onto her gracefully. Finally, someone who was willing to hear him out and take his side. "I truly am sorry." He said, once again.
Inutashio had seriously been in a meeting the day Aubrey was attacked (meaning he had a rock solid alibi), and the event had shaken him greatly. Far more greatly than it should have. Being with Kirimi for all those years, the man was no stranger to karma and the universe fighting back on those who did wrong to others. He had been plagued by some serious bad juju while the belle was comatosed, and had come to terms that he was going to lose everything without righting his wrongs with her. But after waking up and showing up to the family gathering… his family gathering, was a sign of good things coming his way once more.
"So, where is Izayoi?" Aubrey asked, changing the subject. Among the sea of silver, the belle had yet to spot the dark haired beauty or Inuyasha for that matter.
Inutashio awkwardly shifted in his spot. "Well…" He said. "She and I are… going through some rough waters right now. You know, every marriage has its issues."
Aubrey couldn't help but gape at this. This Golden Couple, as named by Japan and its people, having issues? Now this got her a bit uneasy about her own impending marriage. "Oh," She said. She tried her hardest not to sound too indifferent.
"Yes," Nodded the man. "Shortly after you were shot and Sesshomaru's mother came back into the picture accusing me, Izayoi started to distance herself. Asking questions I wasn't, at the time, able to answer."
"Well… how are things now? If… you don't mind me asking." Aubrey all but felt obligated to ask.
Inutashio smiled appealingly to the now young woman. Still taken back by how her beauty could light up an entire room without her even trying. "Things are… slowly getting better. Thank you for asking." He said.
Aubrey too smiled, "No problem."
"How are things with you and Sesshomaru? If he doing alright?"
"He's the same as always; wants another pet cow to replace the one my daddy took back with him to Texas, but I ain't havin' all that. It ain't like we have a yard. But tryin' to talk to him is like tryin' to talk to a goldfish, only I get a better reply from those mindless creatures than him." Huffed Aubrey. Inutashio chuckled as he watched the girl wave her hand around casually as she spoke. "Now how am I supposed to live the rest of my life with him, I don't know, but I can tell ya now I've got my work cut out for me."
Inutashio arched a fine silver brow, "Are you inquiring that you two are getting married?" He asked, almost cautiously. As he stared at her, her normally wild hair pulled back neatly away from her face, her traditional scowl set in place, she hadn't changed much physically at all. Her body, from head to toe, was still as enticing as it was the first day he met her. But now she was older, now she was an adult capable of marriage and being with a man… who just so happened to be his very prominent son.
"Yeah… another one of his ever so brilliant ideas, but I'm fine with this one. Isn't that how marriages are supposed to work? You love a person so much, you make the yours forever so no one else can?" She looked up at the man questioningly. Inutashio nodded slowly. "Now that I can't dance anymore… I don't want to turn bitter like my mother did… and push him away and everyone else away."
Inutashio placed a soft, supporting hand on the girl's shoulder and smiled. "Aubrey," He said. "You're far too strong to let yourself befall such habits."
"Ahem."
The two turned to find Sesshomaru, his eyes narrowing between the two. "Father," The young man said. "My mother has gotten into your liquor stash, go get her."
Inutashio's face turned sour as he grumbled something along the lines of 'this high and mighty skank thinks she can come into my house and…' as he walked away.
Once he was out of sight, Sesshomaru's features softened as he stepped closer to the belle. "Did he hurt you? Say anything to offend you?" He asked.
"Not at all," Said Aubrey. The man was still rich as ever, but there was also something different about him, something human that wasn't there before. "Sesshomaru, I don't think your dad tried to have me killed."
