Chapter 10

Kagome sat on the couch watching television. This was her last day to play couch potato before she had to start work. Sakura sat next to her controlling the remote so Kagome was forced to watch cartoons.

Sakura sat with her eyes glued to the television until the sound of the doorbell interrupted her. She ran to the front door and opened it only to find a man standing before her. "Hello is Ichiro Higurashi here." Sakura nodded her head and ran off to the study to fetch her grandfather leaving the man at the door.

Kagome walked over to the door to see who Sakura had let in. She was met by a pair of icy blue eyes. 'Those eyes I've seen them before. Now I remember, that night he had approached me.'

Flashback

"Hey! Sup? What's someone as pretty as you doing all alone in a place like this?"

End Flashback

"Oh hello"

"Hello, pardon me for asking but you seem familiar have I ever met you before?"

"Yeah but it was a long time ago."

"Really"

"It was a club a few years ago. You approached me when I was with Inuyasha so I never got your name."

"It's Koga."

"Well I'm Kagome. Please to meet you."

"The pleasure is all mine." Koga took Kagome's hand and kissed it never breaking eye contact with her. Kagome could feel her face getting hot. She shot him a nervous smile. "Would you care to have coffee with me sometime? I know a wonderful place down the street, we could go right now if you'd like."

"Thanks but I'm busy. I promised my daughter I'd take her to the park. So we're leaving in a few minutes."

"You have a daughter?" Koga asked with a shocked expression registering on his face. 'She can't be a day over 21 and she has a daughter, wow.'

"Yeah, she's the one that answered the door."

"Oh well would you like some company." Kagome smiled.

"I'd like that. Thanks."

Koga smiled, "If you don't mind me asking, what you're doing here?"

Kagome made a funny face, "I live here."

"Really, are you related to Mr. Higurashi?"

"He's my dad. I just moved back in when I came back from Japan after four years." Before Koga could say anything else Sakura came back with Ichiro right behind her. "Sakura go get ready, we're leaving soon." Sakura nodded and headed to her room.

"Ah, Koga I see you met my daughter, Kagome. Kagome will be taking over the US branch of the company. She was running the Japanese branch before. Kagome, Koga will be taking your spot as head of the Japanese branch. By the way Koga did you bring the files I asked for? I need to get them ready for Kagome since she's starting tomorrow."

"Yes Mr. Higurashi. There right here." Koga handed a yellow envelop to Ichiro. Koga looked at Kagome as if sizing her up. 'Wow she most be something. To be as young as her and as successful is a rare quality. She's gotta be good at her job to be where she is. Daughter or not I don't think Higurashi would hire someone that couldn't do their job well.' Kagome looked at Koga feeling a bit uncomfortable under his gaze.

"I've got to get back to the study. I've got some more work to do. Kagome I won't be here when you get back I've got a meeting. Souta and Shippo went to the arcade and your mother should be upstairs she said she was going out after you get back so she can take Sakura. It was nice seeing you again Koga." Ichiro hurried back to his study to finish his work.

Sakura came downstairs a little after Ichiro left, "Mommy I'm ready, can we go now?"

"Yeah Sakura let's go."

"We can take my car."

"Sure Koga. Let's go."

Kagome, Koga and Sakura got to the park within a few minutes. The first thing Sakura did was run off to play on the monkey bars. "Sakura don't go to far."

"Okay mommy I won't." Kagome smiled and she and Koga went to find a bench to sit on. They found a bench just a small ways away from a cherry blossom tree. Koga and Kagome sat side by side neither speaking. Kagome somehow felt like she was betraying Inuyasha. Koga was thinking of a way to break the silence. Kagome turned to Koga and smiled.

"So when are you going to Japan?"

"I'm not sure yet. I got more time since I'm on vacation. Yes believe it or not this is my vacation. I'm thinking if I should go just before my vacation is finished or to go a week or so before. That way I can tour Japan a bit I haven't been there for at least a year and a half. Seems like an eternity."

"I know what you mean I felt the same about here." Neither one of them noticed the tall hazel eyed man with long silver hair watching them from the cherry blossom tree.

'What have we here? I can torture Inuyasha with this. Things have been so dull now I've got something to torture him with better keep this from Rin she'll most likely be mad and ruin my entertainment. What better way to piss Inuyasha of than to tell him the father of his loves daughter is the person he hates most in the world? I haven't seen a good fight in a while. This should be fun.'

.:Inuyasha:.

"What the fuck? Why would she be with that mangy wolf. You better not be lying to me, Jackass."

"Why dear brother would this Sesshomaru lie to you?"

"For your own twisted kicks of course."

"Listen jackass, I saw what I saw. If you don't believe me ask her yourself."

"Fine I will." And with that Inuyasha walked out the door to Kagome's house.

.:Kagome:.

Kagome, Koga and Sakura reached home before dark. Only to see her mother waiting for her.

"Kagome, Sakura there you are. Well come on Sakura were going to go pick up the boys and then were all going to see a movie and then pizza and ice cream." Sakura's face lit up with a grin from ear to ear as she ran over to her grandmother. Kagome shook her head sadly.

"Mother your going to spoil her."

"Oh nonsense that's what grandparents are for. Oh and your father's still at his meeting. No wild parties please."

"Mother I'm 21 I don't there'll be any partying tonight."

"Jeez always so serious. You never were one to take a Joke." Rei said shaking her head at her daughter before rushing out the door with Sakura.

Koga and Kagome looked at each other. Koga slowly inched forward toward Kagome. Kagome could feel his breath on her face. 'Maybe I shouldn't. I mean what about Inuyasha. Then again that jackass is getting married. He doesn't love me or care. I can learn to love Koga it's been a while since I've been with a guy not since Inuyasha. Maybe I can get my mind off of Inuyasha. Maybe I'll feel the way same I felt with Inuyasha.' Koga used his eyes to ask Kagome if it was alright. Kagome didn't give him an answer or warning before catching Koga's lips in a intense lip lock. Kagome's eyes opened slightly looking at Koga. 'Nope not a damn thing. This is pointless.'

.:Inuyasha:.

Inuyasha walked right into Kagome's house without knocking he followed Kagome's scent to her living room. The sight that greeted him was not expected. He saw Kagome against a wall with Koga kissing her. Inuyasha couldn't take it he tackled Koga to the ground punching and kicking him wherever he could.

.:Kagome:.

Kagome watched in horror as Inuyasha beat Koga to a bloody pulp. Koga had managed to get a few punches in and dodge a few of Inuyasha's punches but Inuyasha was clearly winning. Kagome couldn't take it any more she used her miko powers to get Inuyasha off of Koga throwing Inuyasha halfway across the room and put a barrier around him. Kagome then turned to Koga. "Koga are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine, just a little dizzy."

"Koga you should go. I'm really sorry about this whole thing."

"I'm not leaving you here with him."

"Koga, I'm gonna be fine. Just go."

"What if…"

"Koga, Inuyasha wouldn't hurt me seriously. So go."

"Fine." Koga walked out the door to his car. Kagome let the barrier around Inuyasha fall. Inuyasha growled at Kagome.

"Why were you kissing him?"

"That is none of your business."

"I should just kill him."

"Inuyasha you need to calm down. Why are you so worked up over a kiss?"

"Kagome it's not just a kiss that guy is the father of child." Inuyasha snarled. Kagome was so mad she couldn't think straight.

"He can't be the father of my child because you're the father of my child." Both Inuyasha and Kagome's eyes went wide eyed realizing what she had just said.

Inuyasha whispered softly to himself, "I'm the father." He then spoke a bit louder to Kagome. "When did this happen?"

"That night at the club. I found out the next day."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"After what you said I didn't think you want it. So I went to Japan figuring I could do this alone." Inuyasha felt a slight pain in his heart when he thought about what he had said to her all those years ago.

"Why not tell me when you came back? She is mine don't you think I have a right to know?"

"I was going to tell you but Inuyasha you're getting married. This might have ruined that. I just couldn't bear that kind of guilt I'm sorry." Inuyasha thought about it he was getting married what would Kikyou say.

"I still want to be in her life as her father." Kagome gave him a weak smile.

"That would be great. She she needs one of those."