Inuyasha
Chapter 4: Time

The news went viral of Sesshoumaru's engagement to a female that is often seen hanging on his arm in the parties in New York. A kind young lady with a philanthropic heart with a recent business entrepreneur in setting up a homey bakery come café that links directly to the new help clinic that she had set up for children as Kagome's reputation slowly built itself up in her duration whilst being in New York or the Hamptons.

"Everything is going well," Kagome said as she surveyed the various guests happily mingling with refreshments and finger food going around amongst her guests as she stood side by side of Sesshoumaru, keeping up with the image of them being the happy couple.

"The heart of a woman can be really scary when they set their mind to something," Sesshoumaru thought to himself as she parted away from him to act the perfect hostess and to talk to the media that have gathered there to share in the giving mood.

She needed to built her reputation here, to make things easier for her when she goes back to Japan, the stories about them have already since been circulating over the media and their act has so far been flawless.

"Your fiancée is really one of a kind Mr. Taishō, she is truly a gem," a random female said as she walked up towards him.

"I'm fortunate," Sesshoumaru replied monotonously, easily ending the conversation that caused the awkward silence that caused the female to leave his side hastily. His cold indifferent eyes looked towards the female that is known as his fiancée, she can be rather formidable, and the way that she is handling herself at the moment, it impressed him.

Her learning still continued within her schedule, so that it would better prepare her for when they return to Japan. Now unlike the past her, she dress to the nines, holds herself tall and proud, but still every bit as kind and gentle when the time calls for it. However when she is with him in private, Kagome would dress more down to earth when there are no other prying eyes.

He scanned the crowd as he drank a glass of the cocktail that Kagome had someone specially created for this party and watches her from afar as she moved amongst the crowd like she is used to this since day one, but he knows better. She is indeed doing well, as compared to day one that he met her, it was really foolish how his half-brother had let her go for someone else, but it made him feel gleeful at the outcome of them having broken apart.

"Ladies and Gentleman, thank you so much for taking some time off to make an appearance here and…" her voice floated through the sound system as she addressed the people that have gathered in the lawn as Sesshoumaru made his way to where she is to stand not too far away from her.

Everything is going really well, all these test here, she had not cracked yet, even that night when she caught sight of Inuyasha and had acted almost perfectly, though at a few times he had to jump in to prevent her from acting otherwise but the good news was that Inuyasha did not suspect a thing. In fact the whole of that night after he had seen Kagome, Inuyasha paled instantly and had excused himself to leave to the place to make a call as his eyes never left Kagome and it annoyed him as he watches his half-brother whilst he mingled with the crowd and allowed Kagome to do so not too far away from him.

When she got down from the platform, Sesshoumaru was by her side immediately, helping her as she got off the platform stage, getting from him a helping hand as she was immediately by his side again with a fond smile of thanks as she looked up at him in the eyes. Not much words was needed between them, and they are already able to communicate with one another as they walked side by side talking to the people there, or mostly her talking to them as Sesshoumaru merely stood there to accompany her and answered or gave his own input once in a while.

"We'll be leaving next month to go back," Sesshoumaru told her when it is finally over and he drove them back to his house in the Hamptons.

"Why then," she asked him coldly, looking out of the window at the passing scenery as he drove by.

"The annual fundraiser that the Taishō family organized is around then," he informed her.

"Has it already been about a year?" she asked no one in particular as Kagome let her mind wandered.

Sesshoumaru did not say anything as he concentrated on the road, knowing that she did not expect him to reply her at all and it was just her voicing it out. The wall around of her heart had since the day that she came forth to meet him begun building up, enclosing it in ice before her heart could crumble anymore than it already did.

With a whole new set of wardrobe prepared and packed for her, Kagome did not have much need to worry about but more about the progress of their plans more than anything as her lessons continued on as per usual along with a few more new charity drive that she ran with Sesshoumaru by her side as they continued to discuss about the expansion into Japan that they went ahead with and had multiple video conference calls to confirm it as well, to prepare it for when they arrive to plan the rest of it.

How much of an irony this place is, New York, the place where she was having a pre-honeymoon with Inuyasha and where everything seem to reveal and crumble her world. Her innocent mind that now seemed so foolish in the past somehow annoys her, and it slowly changed who she is. She was lucky back then, had it not been for some kind people that shad offered her a job in return for some money so that she could get an air-ticket back to Japan.

"How's the business plan?" she asked, wanting to know the progress of it.

Soon they will need to act to get each of their own revenge, and when it is all over, will she feel less pain than she did now?

A/N:

Hello
Here's a quick update! Next chapter will cause some turbulence, I hope that you guys enjoy this!

To JJ
Thanks! I hope that you enjoy this new update! =)

To Guest (Jan 26, 2016)
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To allyct160
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