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The Plan

Everything has been repaired between Inuyasha and Kagome but that does not guarantee the safety of their engagement. Is there any way to stop Izumi from canceling their engagement? Did that last chapter reveal some deep hidden feelings? Is everything really just for the plan? And what exactly is this plan? They're not out of the water yet...

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"Hey, Yash," Eriko beamed as they headed home, "Now that the engagement is unofficially back on, can't you just pop in and say hi to my family?"

"How about no?" Inuyasha snapped.

"C'mon, Kagome can come too," Eriko danced around the pair as Sango and Miroku stood back and watched.

"No thank you!" Kagome exclaimed.

Eriko cried, "Please! You two are getting married and you won't see my family?"

"I don't see why I should," Inuyasha remarked curtly.

"Because I said you would," Eriko replied sheepishly.

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "Eriko!"

"They're sorta waiting for you," Eriko admitted.

"Don't do this to me, Eriko!" Inuyasha whined.

"You haven't been over in forever, okay?" Eriko cried defensively.

"For good reason!"

"Please, they miss you!"

"Fine," Inuyasha relented, "But you're coming with me." He grabbed a hold of Kagome's arm as she tried to escape.

"Just where were you going?" Eriko asked slyly.

"And I would've gotten away with it too! If it wasn't for you meddling kids!" Kagome seethed.

Inuyasha glared at her. Kagome tried to melt his glare with a teasing grin. It didn't work.

"C'mon," Inuyasha dragged Kagome towards Sakura's waving figure.

Kagome stared at her house across the street with wet eyes. "So close..."

"Sakura," Inuyasha replied curtly as he dragged Kagome into the Tenji home.

"Told you I would bring him!" Eriko beamed at her mother.

"I knew you would," Sakura smiled down at her daughter. She looked over to Sango and Miroku. "Coming?"

"Not in a million years," They chorused as they continued home, "Not in a million years."

"Well...have a condom!" Sakura tossed condoms at the pair before heading into her home and closing the door behind her. Sakura smiled as a slap rang outside.

"We've got all the necessary tools!" Miroku cried.

"Not on your life! PERVERT!" Sango screamed in return.

"Inuyasha!" Hiromi cried as she bounded down the steps. She halted as she noticed Inuyasha holding onto Kagome's arm. "You," she seethed at Kagome.

"Me," Kagome sighed as she wriggled free from Inuyasha's grip.

Eriko smiled at Kagome comfortingly, "She's just angry you've taken Inuyasha off the market...permanently.

Hiromi turned back to Inuyasha. "How is it you're getting married this summer!"

Inuyasha shrugged as he sent Kagome a look.

"The date just came outta my mouth without any real opposition from any family members..." Kagome sighed.

Hiromi glared at Kagome, "So this is your fault!"

"I didn't mean to-" Kagome tried to apologize until Inuyasha stopped her.

"Hiromi, stop," Inuyasha ordered.

Hiromi continued glaring at Kagome. "Now you've got him protecting you!"

"Onee-chan, please stop," Inuyasha tried again.

"Oakey!" Hiromi beamed.

Inuyasha sighed as Kagome giggled.

Hiromi's light mood dissolve as she remembered again why Inuyasha and Kagome were here. "How could you propose to her? You two haven't even gone out! Once!"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"You're getting married and I've never even had a boyfriend!" Hiromi complained, "It's not fair!"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes again. "Go back to studying, Hiromi."

Eriko laughed at that. "Why? There's no way she's gonna make it to Tokyo U."

Hiromi glared at her sister, "Shut up! It could happen!"

"And pigs can fly," Eriko snorted.

"That's what Inuyasha said about getting married to Kagome," Sakura snickered as she headed to the kitchen.

Hiromi turned back to Inuyasha and huffed, "You just can't let this all happen so fast! Don't seal yourself away yet! You're way too young!"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "I've heard all of that before."

"Yeah, obviously," Hiromi cried, "But think about it! You've had how many girlfriends before this?"

"One," Inuyasha held up a finger to emphasize it.

"Exactly. And now you're getting married?! That's not healthy man!" Hiromi continued.

"I thought the same too. Then my parents convinced me otherwise. That this kind of thing is natural in an influential family and some people don't even get the one girlfriend," Inuyasha answered with a dull anger in his expression and voice.

Eriko and Hiromi shared a look and, out of their field of vision, Kagome had on that same expression.

Hiromi lit up and hugged Inuyasha tightly, "At least don't go off and get married until you've had a certain older woman!"

"Let go of me!" Inuyasha cried as he tried to struggle out her embrace.

Hiromi turned to Kagome, "You don't mind, do you?"

Kagome laughed and shook her head.

"That's not what you're supposed to say!" Inuyasha cried.

Kagome started to laugh even more.

Hiromi smirked, "She doesn't even mind. So there!"

Inuyasha scowled, "Let me go!"

"No way! This maybe the last time I can ever hug my otouto like this!" Hiromi squeezed tighter.

"Can't breathe..." Inuyasha managed weakly.

Eriko turned to Kagome, amused, "Are you sure you don't mind? She might never let go of him."

"It's okay," Kagome giggled, "He must've liked that at some time, right?"

"Sorry," Hiromi apologized to Inuyasha as she loosened her grip around him.

Eriko nodded as she got a wistful sparkle in her eye. "Yeah, but that was a long time ago. Back when we both still called Hiromi onee-chan and she led us all over the place. Back when she was still cool."

Inuyasha sighed in relief before quickly trying to pry himself free.

Kagome smiled, "Seems like nice memories."

"LET GO OF ME HIROMI!"

"They are," Eriko replied, "The two of us are better than any real siblings he has."

"ONEE-CHAN! PLEASE!"

"NEVER! MWA HA HA!"

"You mean Sesshomaru, right?" Kagome asked as she picked up the sad tone in Eriko's voice.

"HIROMI!"

"Yeah," Eriko clenched her teeth, "Sesshomaru nii-sama."

"IF I LET YOU GO, YOU'LL LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK TO ONEE-CHAN!"

"I'M NOT EVEN YOUR REAL OTOUTO!"

Kagome stared at Eriko's angry expression as Inuyasha tried with all his might to pull free of Hiromi.

A/N: Hiromi and Inuyasha are sort of in the background, meaning Eriko and Kagome aren't really paying attention to them.

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