Chapter Fourteen

The Dinner Party: Part One

Kikyo's right leg shook impatiently and a look of annoyance and agitation was etched upon her beautiful face as she waited on the arrival of the camera crew. Glancing over to the clock, hanging over the doorway, the model read that it was 9:45. They were supposed to be shooting the commercial an hour and a half ago. This delay was messing up her chances of getting home in time to attend the dinner party that Toga had planned for Kagome and Sesshomaru. It began at eight and with the rate this was going she wouldn't be able to make it on time.

She had promised Inuyasha that she would make it. With a final furrowing of her brows Kikyo stood from her chair and walked over to Dai, her manager. He was by the food stand eating donuts with a cup of coffee in his hand. She approached him with swift strides, causing the white robe she was wearing to flutter in her wake, revealing long, creamy tone legs.

"Dai, where the hell are they? I've been waiting an hour and a half already! I have a dinner party to attend to tonight and they are delaying me!" Kikyo snapped out harshly, her eyes shimmering between a light pink and emerald green. Dai remained calm and collected by Kikyo's anger and annoyance. He was used to it already and knew how to calm her down. "Now, now Kikyo they're going to be here. They're changing a flat tire and will be here soon. I just finished talking with the director; don't stress your beautiful little self ok." Kikyo raised a brow and folded her arms across her chest, not at all affected by his flattery of her. "Is that so, Dai?" Kikyo commented lightly with an edge to it.

Dai smiled charmingly at his client, his deep brown eyes glistening brightly. "Yes, it is Kikyo. So what if they're a little late. This commercial with you modeling and displaying the American heiress, Ivanka Trump's Jewelry Collection this will make your career expand over to the west once they see this project!" Dai explained with high enthusiasm. "If you work this commercial I'm more than sure I can set up appointments with designers in America to have you model off their products. You're already big here and with your family's reputation throughout Japan, I'm sure the Americans will take you in a heartbeat." Kikyo was not impressed at Dai's explanation of why this commercial shoot was important.

She didn't care much of expanding her career in America. That meant moving to another country and she couldn't bear to leave Inuyasha. She wouldn't dream of going so far away from him and her family. Her soon to be nieces and nephews were arriving by spring time and she didn't want to miss their births and development for anything. "If they're not here by ten I'm leaving to Tokyo, understand." Kikyo seethed out and without waiting for Dai's response she left to her room with her long dark hair flowing behind her.

Dai stood there with wide eyes and open mouth. "K-Kikyo! Wait let's talk about this, I mean the director will be here soon!" The manager exclaimed, nervous as he ran after his top client. There was no way that the crew will be here in fifteen minutes.

As soon as Kikyo entered her room she promptly slammed the door in Dai's face before he could enter her dressing room. "I don't want to hear your voice unless it is time to shoot the commercial." Kikyo ordered her voice loud enough that Dai could hear through the other side of the door. Kikyo stood completely still and took several calming deep breathes to calm her irritation and anger. The crew was incompetent and it would surely be the last time she would ever consider working with them again.

Taking a seat on the white couch the miko took her cell phone and checked for any messages. She frowned when she saw the messages. None of them were from Inuyasha. Strange, he usually texted her daily as much as he called her, come to think of it when was the last time he had called her? It has been a week since his last call. Kikyo furrowed her brows and felt somewhat irritated at the finding.

Some of the texts were from her co-workers and family members, mainly Miroku pleading with her to go out with another so call director to jump start his acting career. "Never in a million years dear cousin." She muttered out loud as she replied to the absurd text. 'Now back to Inuyasha.' She thought to herself with a wondrous expression on her face. 'There must be some reason as to why he hasn't called me yet.' Pressing the speed dial to Inuyasha's number Kikyo placed the cell on speaker. The ringing tone on the other end vibrated off the walls, echoing lightly in the dressing room. After four rings he picked up.

"Hello?"

Or at least it was supposed to be a "he".

The voice answering her call was surely and distinctly female. A very riled up female by the irritation in their tone and sharp delivery of their greeting to her. Emerald green eyes darken to a smoldering forest green with dark brows setting in upmost displeasure. Not once did Inuyasha ever allow another woman to hold, never mind answering, his cell phone and here this female's voice was answering his phone.

Hell was about to be unleashed.

And Inuyasha was going to be dragged inside its depths if he didn't have a good explanation for this.

"Yes, would you mind telling me, who the hell I'm speaking with!"

It was too much.

Everything was just too much for her to handle.

The work she had to make up was, impossible.

"How am I going to do all this?" Rin muttered to herself, her voice tightening with stress and frustration. She was on the verge of tears, but she didn't let them fall. She didn't have the time to sit around and cry out her worries. She had so much school work to make up that all the assignments and notes she had borrowed from classmates, literally spread throughout her full size bed. She raked her hands through her long, wild hair and pulled at the roots in an attempt to relieve the stress she was undergoing.

It only worked for a few seconds.

"Damn it! This is all Inuyasha's fault!" She yelled loudly, so loudly in fact that the stray dogs from the alley way of her apartment building began barking madly. She promptly ignored the barking and buried her head between her knees while hugging them tightly. She wanted to wake up from this nightmare. She wanted her old life back. If she had never gotten saved by Inuyasha she would have never hit her head and gone into coma, but then again she would have been worse off if she didn't get saved. Either way she would have suffered.

A sob broke from her lips.

Soon several sobs followed as hot, salty tears streaked down her cheeks, wetting her knees in the process. 'Nothing ever goes right for me, absolutely nothing.' She thought sadly while lifting her head up to breath in some cool air. Her honey brown eyes drifted to her desk across her room and saw the autograph paper from the famous sisters, Higurashi Kikyo and Takahashi Kagome. They're lives were so much better than her own. It wasn't fair. How were they so blessed while she suffered most of her life from the time her parent's death and until now?

"The only thing that keeps me going is Sesshomaru. Knowing that Sesshomaru and I will be together one day is what keeps me going. He cares for me, I know he does, I've seen it with my own eyes." She told herself, remembering the worry in his golden gaze that night in the hospital room. He didn't come back to see her like he had said, but instead the younger Takahashi came for her. It was the day she was finally well enough to be discharged from the hospital after spending weeks there.

She had protested fiercely when Inuyasha told her he was going to be taking her home. She didn't want to be around the silver haired hanyou any longer. He had caused her enough trouble as it was. "I should make him do all this work." She said angrily as she glared at the papers lying harmlessly on her bed. "That way I can relax and de-stress myself before I lost it. I don't care about Akio and Hojo's plan anymore. Look at the mess it's gotten me in." She rambled to herself in spite. She should have never agreed to help Akio and Hojo. She shouldn't have let money influence her so heavily because all it has brought her was more misfortune and headaches.

A sudden vibration on the right of her alerted her that someone was calling her. She glanced over and saw the caller ID and narrowed her eyes at the name she saw. "Akio." She muttered darkly and with detest. She promptly ignored the call and refocused her gaze on the autograph paper, specifically Kagome's signature. "Takahashi Kagome…" The name didn't match well at all. "Takahashi Kagome…" What made him chose Kagome over any other female? "Takahashi Kagome…" Rin ceased her chant and decided she changed it up a little to suit her preference. "I think Takahashi Rin sounds a lot better." She said lightly, a small smile reaching the corners of her lips. The light glaze in her eyes drifted her into another world where she was happy and loved by the one she loved so much.

She drifted into a world where she didn't have to worry about debts, college, and work, but most importantly she wasn't so utterly alone.

It only felt like a couple minutes that she was lost in her own little world, filled with Sesshomaru and happiness, when there was a series of knocking against her door. It shook the metal door almost violently along with the nearby walls.

Well, she shouldn't say knocking pre-say, more like banging. She snapped out of it and shook her head to bring herself back to reality. The sadness in her eyes shone every time she realized it was nothing, but wishful thinking and fantasying. She glanced down to her cell and noticed with wide shock eyes that she had twenty miss calls and few text messages. She saw the time and cursed swiftly when she realized three hours had gone by since she began daydreaming.

She scurried off her bed and ran to the door. 'Who could be knocking at my door?' She thought, knowing that no one ever came to visit her. "Who is it?" She asked her voice shaking slightly in fear of the person on the other side. What crazy person knocks against a person's door like that if they didn't want to hurt them some way?

When she heard the name of the aggressor on the other side Rin angrily flew open the door.

"What the hell do you want with me now?" She started off, her tone laced with every bit of anger she had towards him. "Inuyasha," She practically hissed out in loathing. "Keh, this is the gratitude I get for wanting to make sure you were still alive!" He yelled back, his golden gaze turning into an icy amber color.

Taken aback, Rin's expression became one of confusion as she furrowed her brows at him. "What do you mean if I were still alive?" She asked soon after. Inuyasha growled at her question and angrily shove his cell before her to see the times he has called her during the last three hours. "I called over twenty times to check up on you and when you didn't answer I had the super of the building come to check on you, but you never answered the door!" He explained and while he did the small dog ears on the top of his head was pulled back angrily, signaling his displeasure and irritation. He had thought the worse and had hurriedly raced over here to make sure his dark thoughts hadn't come true.

Rin's eyes were wide with surprise and her mouth agape. He had sent the lazy super of her building to come check up on her when she didn't answer his calls? His concern for her stunned her. She didn't understand why he was still checking on her. His sense of duty should have been over and done with when he had dropped her off last week. The silver haired hanyou had already taken care of her medical expenses, college tuition for this semester and her upcoming one for the spring, and the rent to her apartment this month. He has done more than enough to clear himself of any guilt so why did he keep coming?

Apparently he was in the middle of scolding her, but all his words were lost on her because all she could think about was why. Why was he doing all this when he was free to continue on with his life now?

"Why?" She questioned him suddenly.

Inuyasha ceased his rambling and raised a brow at her, not exactly following her question of why. "Why what?" He asked slightly lost. He glanced into her apartment and frowned at the sight of it. It was a complete mess. 'What the hell, how could she live in this mess? It's almost as bad as my room or would be if it wasn't for the maid.' He thought to himself, remembering that not everyone could afford such personal services daily. He felt his ears heat up slightly. It wasn't his place to judge her living habits and the mess could also be from the results of the amount of stress and work she has to make up for her absence.

He brought his attention back onto her when he saw her dip her head to the side to avoid his gaze. "Why do you keep bothering yourself with me?" She asked softly. Inuyasha's eyes widen for several seconds before he composed himself again. He racked his mind for an answer that wouldn't offend her, but the truth was he still felt guilty about her going into coma because of him and there was also something else that kept him coming back, but it wasn't something that he wanted to acknowledge nor bring up.

That alone brought him more guilt and confusion than the original reason.

Rin took his silence and smiled knowingly. "I bet it's because you feel guilty about it." She stated. "For me going into coma under you charge when you pushed me out of the way from getting hit." She added swiftly. She folded her arms across her chest and leaned her shoulder against the door frame. She set her honey brown eyes directly to his face, directly into his eyes. "Well, I'm here to tell you that you have done more than you should have. I forgive you if that's what you want to hear to dissolve yourself of that guilt. Now you can stop bothering yourself with me and go on with your life." She told him straight forward.

Her words were sharp, but her eyes did not match her tone.

Inuyasha remained silent after her proclamation. His dark brows furrowed over his eyes thoughtfully.

What should he do?

The logical thing to do was to leave her alone and go on with his life, but a part of him wanted to help Rin. Besides her attitude towards him she was a funny and sweet girl. Despite her not wanting him around he had grown accustom to her. She had no one left and must be very lonely. He had Koga run a background check on Rin while she was in coma and discovered that she was orphaned at a young age and was left in the of her grandparents, who soon died over the years.

She had no one and was surviving all on her own.

His ears drooped at Rin's life and knew that no matter how much she wanted him gone he will be there for her. 'Whether she wants it or not I'm going to be her friend.' He thought silently to himself, his eyes narrowing slightly in determination. Those so call friends of hers that worked with her only came by that one time after he left. He didn't like them one bit and wanted them away from her. He had spoken with his mother after Rin was released last week and his mother had encouraged him to do the right thing and become friends with Rin.

"I'm sure Rin will love to have a friend, it must be so lonely having no family around." His mother had been saddened when she had learned of Rin's background and was more than willingly to help the girl out. "I could see why Faith had you save her from almost getting hit by that vehicle. Maybe you're meant to help this girl out the best you can, my son." Maybe his mother was right about Faith wanting him to help Rin out.

'Besides, I should be racking up a good sum of good karma.' The silver haired hanyou thought rather proudly. Scowling lightly at Rin, Inuyasha gave her a pointed look. "Listen here you ungrateful wench, so what if I feel guilty about the whole incident, but that's beside the point. I want to help as best I can because saving you from getting hit was Faith's way of telling me to help you out." He told her in all seriousness.

The brunette stared at him with wide eyes before they narrowed at him in protest. "What?" She asked with furrowed brows. "How do you figure that this is Faith?" She added soon after while taking the moment to point at him with an accusing finger. "Faith has brought nothing, but misfortune to me!" She yelled and Inuyasha could smell the salty scent of tears gathering in her eyes before they actually appeared within her honey brown irises.

"Faith has taken everything from me and still continues to do so at this very moment!" She began to rant her breathing becoming haggard as she stepped back inside her apartment and into her room, pointing to her bed covered with papers and notebooks. "I am way behind in my classes and have so much to make up and learn. I feel like I'm losing my mind more than ever before and I feel like giving up." She told him, her voice starting out strong before weakening at the end.

"If I can't do it, I'll lose out on college and getting a good job in the future. A job where I can get paid well and can afford things I want, a job where I can save enough money to get a decent apartment in a safe neighborhood." At this point she started to break down and sob openly in front of Inuyasha. She brought her saddened and tearful gaze to the hanyou. "I don't see how saving me is Faith's way for you to help me." She told him solemnly. "Now that I think about it I wished you never did save me that way I wouldn't be he-"

"STOP YOU'RE DAMN BLABBERING!"

Surprised, Rin ceased her sentence to stare at the hanyou, "Stop being an idiot and talking non-sense!" He nearly growled out, his fangs bearing for her to see as his snarl deepened. "If you will just stop being a stubborn little bitch and let me help, life won't be so hard anymore and you won't be so damn alone!" He exclaimed with his golden gaze flashing between anger and irritation. "I don't know the loss of an entire family or being alone, but I do know that you can't give up!" He told her honestly and from the way her face twisted in shock and then to an expression of outrage he knew she realized that he knew about her past.

"You sneaky mutt how dare you bury your nose into my life!" She yelled completely mad at him. "Anyone can do a background check if they had the resources." He countered in his defense. Rin inhaled deeply with eyes closed. Her rigid posture became loose and relaxed before she opened her eyes again. Maybe this whole thing could work to her advantage. "Okay, you win. I'll accept your help." She told him seriously and calmly. So calmly in fact that Inuyasha did a double take at her sudden change of appearance.

"Really?" He asked her with suspicious eyes. Rin nodded and smiled a small smile. "Yes, and one of the first things you can help me with is by helping me with my homework, specifically typing my papers." She informed him with an evil smirk. Inuyasha glowered at her heavily before sighing in defeat. He did say he would help as best he can, didn't he?

"Fine, let me go park my car then. I'll be right back." He told her briefly before disappearing from her apartment and from the light breeze that suddenly filled her apartment she knew he took off in top speed.

Rin smacked herself lighting on the forehead with her palm and lightly dragged it down her face. "What am I going to do now? How can I work this to my advantage? He is Sesshomaru's half brother, so surely we should cross paths one day, right?" She questioned thoughtfully while keeping the excitement from her tone down. It was very likely that she will soon cross paths with her beloved Sesshomaru and with that came Kagome. It would be like killing two birds with one stone. She'll be able to see Sesshomaru and she will be able to confirm whether or not Kagome was pregnant or not.

Hopefully everything will come out well for her.

A heavy vibration broke the silence of her apartment and honey brown eyes laid eyes on a very expensive cell phone trotting on her table. It must have fallen off of him when he left so quickly. Her eyes shone with curiosity as she made her way to the table and glanced at the caller ID. "Kikyo," She muttered with wide eyes momentarily surprised before she recomposed herself again. Of course she would be calling; she was his girlfriend after all.

Should she answer it or let it ring?

She weighted her options out before her and remembered how Inuyasha butted his nose into her business with a background check on her. Who did he think he was to snoop around her past like that? Fueled with new anger she pressed the answer call and spoke, "Hello?"

There wasn't an answer for some time and Rin was about to hang up when the model's voice replied in a heavy tone laced with anger, "Yes, would you mind telling me, who the hell I'm speaking with!" Despite herself Rin's spin shivered coldly at the elder Higurashi's tone. It caused goose bumps to spread throughout her entire body. 'What now?' She thought to herself and the feeling of panic began to set in. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to pick up Inuyasha's call.

Taking a deep breath, Rin furrowed her brows and straightened her back. "Why don't you ask Inuyasha when he comes back upstairs from parking his car," She told Kikyo and she was surprised how even her tone held as she spoke. Without waiting for the model to reply Rin hung up the cell and placed it back on top of the table. She felt a sickening feeling settling at the bottom of her stomach and she tried her best to ignore it by starting on her school work.

"I hope she doesn't call back." Rin muttered out worry while glancing back towards Inuyasha's cell phone, praying that the model wouldn't call back any time soon while Inuyasha was still here.

"Sesshomaru, it's a little too tight on the babies. They've grown since last week and Kimiko needs to loosen it a bit." Kagome said while looking at herself in the full length mirror. The dress she wore was gorgeous. It was a tricolor of black, white and gray. The outer layer of the knee length dress was black, the second layer besides it was a smoky gray and the center color between the gray and black was a snowy white. The dress was made of sheer fabric, but underneath the lining was made of soft cotton. It was spaghetti strap and nestled her swelling bosom nicely. The black silk cloth that wrapped below her bosom and around to her back in a loose bow was an elegant touch that Kagome liked very much.

It also pronounced her swollen belly for all to see. 'I'm sure Toga will love that aspect of this dress very much.' She thought with a laughing smile on her glowing face.

"The dress is beautiful, Kagome. It would be even better when Kimiko loosens the back to give the babies some room." Hina said lightly as she rubbed her daughter's stomach affectionately. "I can't wait for them to be born, so I can spoil them!" She exclaimed with excitement, her eyes sparkling brightly. "I wish you and Sesshomaru weren't so cruel to us by withholding their genders." She added with a sour expression while pulling back her hand to her side. That was one of the best parts of being pregnant, knowing whether or not you're having a boy or a girl.

Kagome glanced over to Sesshomaru and smiled at him. "Don't worry mom, tonight you'll find out once we cut the cake." Kagome revealed to the older miko. Hina's brow rose before furrowing in confusion. "The cake?" She asked lightly.

"Yes, Kagome had thought of a creative way to reveal what the genders are tonight. I was rather impressed with her idea." The Taiyoukai explained while not giving away too much information. Like Kagome he wanted it to be a surprise too, but something deep within the renascences of his mind told him that his Father somehow knew. If the extra smugness in his expressions didn't give it away he didn't know what did. His Father also brought it upon himself to get to the pups personalized gifts, which he found odd considering no one else besides Megumi, Inuyasha and Kagome's Doctor knew about the genders.

Sesshomaru suddenly narrowed his eyes causing the golden irises to glisten with trepidation.

'Inuyasha,'

He should have known better.

"The dinner party isn't for another six hours, I'm sure the dress will be ready before then." Suzu stated while lying down on the bed lazily. "If I were you I would have Kimiko add at least two to three inches that way when you eat you won't constrict my cousins when you become full." Sesshomaru nodded his head at the young teen's comment. "She is right, I'll have Jaken pick up the dress right away and have it delivered to Kimiko's shop." Sesshomaru declared while pulling out his cell phone from his pocket. He left the room to speak with the green imp privately. He wanted to see how things were going back at the office.

Kagome slipped out of the dress with her mother's help and put on a light blue sun dress. The expecting miko turned to Suzu and took a seat besides her. The young teen's eyes were fixed on Kagome's huge belly that stood inches from her face. "How does it feel?" Her sudden question caught Kagome off guard. She thought about her little cousin's question and contemplated on what to tell her exactly. It wasn't something you could explain so easily unless you are going through it or have experienced it.

"Well, for one thing it feels so weird to have another life growing inside you, but at the same time it doesn't. The extra weight isn't pleasant but when they first move, it's like a butterfly fluttering around in there, but the more they grow it feels more like an actual hit, but without the pain. Well, until one of them catches me in the ribs that is." Kagome explained with a light laugh.

"But feeling them move around is the greatest feeling in the world, especially since I have four of them in here." She said while patting her stomach in demonstration. "It makes me that much more eager to have them out and about." Suzu listened silently, her eyes fixed on her older cousin's stomach. "I want to see their little faces and hold them in my arms already." She confessed with a soft smile on her lips and with warm eyes.

"Yeah me either." Suzu said lightly while gingerly reaching out her hand to touch the swollen belly in front of her. It felt hard and very round. She wondered how much more Kagome's stomach could stretch outward. 'I guess I have to wait another four months to find out.' She thought silently.

"Kagome, have you thought of any names for the babies? I mean what are you having exactly? You and Sesshomaru never told us what the Doctor said." Kagome smiled secretively at Suzu while shaking her head lightly. "Tonight you'll find out at the dinner party. I want it to be a surprise!" The pregnant miko exclaimed with the clap of her hands.

Suzu gave her a pointed look.

'You sure know how to ruin a moment Kagome.' With that thought Suzu got up from the bed and left the room. "Hey, where are you going? We were having a cousin to cousin moment, Suzu!" Kagome exclaimed with furrowed brows as she remained alone on the bed. From the doorway the teen looked over her shoulder to Kagome. "You're right. We were having a moment, which is over now. I'll see you tonight Kagome." She said coolly before exiting the room.

Kagome deadpanned at the nerve of her little cousin. "That girl is going to get a taste of her own medicine one of these days." She gritted out through her teeth with a fist, clenching tightly against her chest. Her cousin, Suzu, barely sympathized with emotions and bonds. She found them a waste of time and energy. Suzu came to be more like her father in personality than her aunt Hana. "I hope when she has kids of her own that they have their father's personality." Not wanting to be alone in the room Kagome got up from the bed and left her room in favor of searching for her husband.

A yawn passed her lips when she reached the top of the stairs. "Hmmm maybe I should take a nap." The party wasn't till eight tonight and she had more than enough time to take a nap for at least four hours at most before getting ready. "Yeah, I'm going to take a nap." With that on her mind she returned back to her room and laid in bed throwing the covers over her. Just as she had gotten comfortable and was drifting off to sleep her cell phone went off.

She furrowed her brows in annoyance before reaching over to the night stand and checking the caller ID. If it wasn't someone important she would just ignore the call. She read the name and immediately picked it up. "Kikyo, hi-" The miko had to pull the cell away from her ear at her older sister's voice. She was practically screaming into the cell phone, successfully hurting her right ear drum and startling her babies by the way they all scurried around inside her.

What in the world happened for Kikyo to be this livid?

Kagome glanced back to her cell phone, which she held an arm's length away from her, and pondered how she was going to calm her sister down long enough for her to get in a word. She held her phone close to her mouth and calmly spoke, "Kikyo calm down. I can't understand a word your saying with all that screaming!" It seemed her words got through for Kikyo's screaming suddenly ceased…or so she thought.

"Calm down? You want me to calm down after what just happened? Are you out of your mind Little Sister?" Kagome cringed at Kikyo's tone and quickly put in her word before Kikyo continued on with her rampage. "Yes, I want you to calm down so I can understand you without pulling the phone from my ear and being deaf because of your screaming! Now take a deep breath and tell me what happened." Kagome ordered sternly. She heard Kikyo taking a deep breath before releasing it and starting over from the beginning, this time much more calmly than before.

"A woman answered Inuyasha's cell phone." At that Kagome stiffened and her eyes widen in shock. "A woman, are you sure?" Kagome asked nervously. Inuyasha never let anyone touch his cell phone, never mind another woman. Hell, Kikyo wasn't allowed to touch his cell. "Yes, I'm sure and a young woman at that, probably in her late teens." Kagome's expression became tight and thoughtful. "Maybe he forgot his cell phone, Kikyo and the girl found it." She added as a probability. "No, Kagome it wasn't lost." This made Kagome furrow her brows in confusion. "How do you figure?" She asked with dread.

"Because she told me that Inuyasha was downstairs parking his car and will be coming upstairs." Kagome gasped in shock, her free hand flying to cover her mouth. "Kikyo…" She whispered out, not knowing what else to say. But deep inside her gut she felt that something was off. Why would Inuyasha allow another woman to answer his cell unless he didn't have it on him or lost it?

Inuyasha loved Kikyo very much.

He wouldn't do such a thing.

"There has to be an explanation, Inuyasha wouldn't-…" She was cut off by Kikyo's sharp tone. "What more proof than hearing it from that other woman's mouth do I need? Inuyasha is with her as we speak and I'm here hours away working." There was a pause and Kagome could hear shallow breaths being breathe and a light sob from the other end. "Inuyasha and I want separate things, it would make sense that he would find someone else that won't nag him to get married. Someone younger." The sorrow in her sister's tone was tearing Kagome's heart into two and anger set in. She would always support her sister, but she also knew Inuyasha would never do such a thing.

"Have you tried calling back?" Kagome questioned swiftly already knowing the answer. "No." Despite Kikyo's tough exterior she didn't take rejection very well. She doubted she would ever speak with Inuyasha ever again and it made her frown deeply. If it were to be a misunderstanding then Inuyasha would have a hard time getting Kikyo to believe him, especially when Kikyo had spoken with the other woman herself.

"Expect Inuyasha to be going to the Dinner Party alone tonight." Kikyo declared suddenly before telling Kagome that she will be seeing her later on tonight and that she might be late since she was still doing the commerical.

"Alright Kikyo I'll see you then."

With that the other end went dead and Kagome closed her cell. She pinched the bridge of her nose and began thinking. She needed to talk with Inuyasha and find out what was going on when she let out another yawn. She glanced wearily at her cell before deciding that she would call him when she woke up from her nap. She was too tired to deal with this right now and she was more than sure that Inuyasha was innocent.

She knew how much he loved her sister.

But then again she wouldn't like it if another woman answered Sesshomaru's cell and told her that he was coming back upstairs from parking his car. It made it seem all too scandalous.

A/N: I know it's been months since I last updated, but with good reasons. A lot has happened during these past few weeks and it has been tough that I just needed time with my family and friends. Some good happened though and I graduated High School yesterday night and will be going to college this August. Wish me luck as I wish you guys luck in life and in everything that you do.

My advice to you is to stay true to who you are and to not let other people change your mind on your values and morals.

Never follow a path, but create your own.

But in other news, I will be holding a new poll for baby names, so if you want to help me with some names I would appreciate it. Remember three boys and one girl!

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