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Forever was a lie

BY: Bittersweetlady

Chapter twenty: Forever was a lie

Kagome woke up at six-forty-five and got ready for school. She pulled on a faded pair of jeans a white T-shirt and tennis shoes. She pulled her hair up in a pony tail and waited for Sango and Miroku to pick her up. She didn't have to wait long before she saw Miroku's purple fire bird pull up to the curb in front of her house. Kagome was out the door and down the side walk before Sango was half way out of the car. Kagome climbed in the back and looked at Sango.

"Did you bring the cloths?" Kagome asked. Sango nodded and pointed to a bag in the seat beside Kagome. Turning with her back to Miroku, Kagome pulled her T-shirt over her head and unzipped the bag. Pulling out a black, long sleeved shirt Kagome pulled it on. She pulled a purple martyred angel on over that and slipped the grey aeropastle hoodie on over that. She took of her with tennis shoes and pulled on black and neon purple and pink converses. That was her Halloween outfit. She was just putting her own cloths back in the bag when Miroku pulled up to the school. Sango gout and let Kagome out. She had an idea of what her friend wanted to do.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Kagome?" Sango asked. Kagome nodded and went inside, leaving her book bag and the bag with her cloths in it with Sango. Quickly she went and sat on the steps by the stage. She sat with her back to the room and the wall hiding her face as she waited for his friends to show up. She didn't have to wait long. People started to fill past her and fill the room, not one noticed the girl sitting on the stage steps. Trent and Bankoutsue showed up first and then Alex and Virgil after them. She got up and moved around to stand next to a group at the front of the stage. Kagome kept her back to the people Sesshomaru called friends. She could believe what she had read about the other three, not about Virgil and she certainly didn't want to believe it of Sesshomaru. She waited and then she heard his voice. He was standing just behind her, so close and so unaware of what was about to happen.

"I want to apologize for the way I acted the other day at my house. I understand that should I drop the bet I would be responsible for the fault if the book was ever turned in. And I realize that you want me to go through with the bet for myself and Kagome. I…" Sesshomaru's voice was cut off by Trent.

"Glad you saw it our way Sesshomaru. So, have you slept with her since we had our last meeting? We should write it all down in the book." Trent spoke low. Kagome slid her hand into her hoodie and felt the binding on the notebook. They didn't know it was missing. How had Inuyasha gotten it?

"I don't see it your way. Trent, I believe it is time to put an end to this group." Sesshomaru looked at him and then glanced around. He didn't see Kagome anywhere. He turned back to Trent and saw a look of fury cross the man's face.

"You don't decide that, Sesshomaru. We do and there is no way in hell this group is going away and you will finish this bet. You've already made her fall for you and you've already fucked her." Trent paused and smiled. "Lots of times if the number in the bock is correct." Kagome felt a tear slide down her face a she heard how her time with Sesshomaru was reduced to this vulgarity. But she stopped and thought. Of course to her it had seemed like he had made love to her, but to him it was just sex. She started to cry and it was hard to keep silent and hear the rest.

"Trent, that is enough. I did do these things, but it's over. I am done with the bet." Sesshomaru looked pointedly at them all and stopped and passed a quick look to Virgil. Trent smiled and Alex and Bankoutsue looked at him and backed away.

"Why, you've already done half the bet. You will finish it or I will tell Kagome. You…" Trent stopped as a sudden realization came to light. He laughed mirthlessly. "You love the little twit don't you? The great Sesshomaru has finally fallen. And fallen hard for a little nobody." Sesshomaru was getting angry at his remarks and Kagome was waiting for Sesshomaru to defend her.

"whether or not I love her doesn't come in to play in this." Sesshomaru's voice rose just enough and Kagome gasped, causing a slight look to come in her direction form Sesshomaru. "And farther more, she will not know about this. And if I find out…" He stopped as he looked at the people he called his friends. They were all staring at something behind him. He sucked in a shocked breath when he heard her voice. His heart tore at the hurt in her voice and he knew he didn't want to see the look on her face.

"Why, Sesshomaru? Why can't I know about this?" Kagome had pulled her hood off her head and part of her hair had come out of the pony tail, falling in her tear filled eyes. Sesshomaru turned to look at her and his breath left him in a gush. Her nose was red and shiny, her eyes were red-rimmed and tears coursed down her cheeks. Her eyes though were beautiful. Her tears had turned ocean blue eyes a brilliant icy blue and they reflected all the hurt, disbelief and betrayal back to him.

"Kagome, I…you weren't supposed to know about this until…" Sesshomaru began to try and explain this to her even though he knew he couldn't. There was no way he could explain his way out of this.

"Until when, Sesshomaru? Until you told me about it? You had no intention of ever telling me did you? You lied to me. The whole time we were together you lied to me!" Kagome yelled at him and a few people turned their heads to look at her in surprise. Sesshomaru caught that she used the past tense of their relationship, but he ignored it.

"Kagome, I was going to tell you I just didn't want tell you until after this was all over." Sesshomaru didn't make sense even to himself, which in itself was a rarity.

"You mean before or after I told you I loved you? After you dumped me on stage for everyone to see?! After I let you touch me?" Kagome's voice had gone soft at the end and she looked away from him. She couldn't believe that she had let him touch her, couldn't believe that he would do this after she had told him about Naraku. She started to cry harder. Sesshomaru felt guilty as he looked at her.

"I was going to tell you Kagome, I swear I was." He was pleading now and subconsciously he knew it wouldn't help. Kagome shook her head.

"You should have told me before you made love to me. Wait, I guess that is too soft a meaning for you isn't it? I guess you should have told me before you fucked me." Kagome saw him flinch at that. Good, let him feel the way she had when Trent had reduced that to the same vulgarity.

"Kagome, I never fucked you. Not once, I made love to you and you know that. And I should have told you before that. I was just s.." Sesshomaru was cut off and a look of shock crossed his face at the contempt in her voice.

"You were just too scared to tell me? I swear Sesshomaru if you feed me that line I will kick your ass." Kagome had never been one for cussing, but when your heart hurt this much and you were standing there staring at the person who caused and listening to them trying to explain their guilt away, it really was hard to be the nice girl she was.

"Kagome." Sesshomaru saw the hurt that was eating at her and his heart hurt for causing it. "I am sorry." And he was. He was so sorry and he was afraid that she would leave him and he wouldn't get a chance to make this up to her. Kagome shook her head.

"You are sorry? Not as sorry as I am." Kagome had gone calm. The people who had gathered around to watch the lovers' quarrel knew what was coming next. "Good-bye Sesshomaru." Kagome turned to go and was retched around to face Sesshomaru. She looked up at him from his chest.

"I don't think so. This isn't over." Sesshomaru held her to him and wasn't paying attention. Kagome brought her knee up and thrust it into his gut. His breath left his lungs and he released her. Kagome back away from him quickly. She pulled out the book and threw it at him. It landed at his feet and he had looked shocked that she had it. And then he knew, Inuyasha had somehow gotten the book and given it to her. He was going to kill his brother. He looked back up at her. She was shaking now, she didn't want to do this, but she feared for her sanity and self respect if she didn't.

"It's over Sesshomaru." Kagome turned to leave and his voice stopped her.

"I thought you wanted forever." Sesshomaru had used his last card. The only thing he had left to place in her hands. Kagome turned back to him. The look on her face, in her eyes, broke his heart all over again. He wanted to hold her him and apologize over and over. He reached his hand out and she stepped away from him, looking at his hand as if it might bit hers off if she touched it.

"That was before I found out forever was a lie." Kagome whispered softly and turned to walk away. He let her go this time. She got just outside the doors and collapsed into tears. Her knees gave way and she fell to the floor. Inuyasha caught her before she fell. They had all waited outside the cafeteria for her. She was crying hard now and the tears showed no sign of stopping.

Sesshomaru snapped out of his stupor and went to go after her. Her words coupled with the shock that she had the book finally having sunk in. He went to the doors and then stopped. He could hear her crying on the other side. She wasn't alone either; all her friends were with her. It would be impossible for him to see her now. He was about to walk away when he heard her voice.

"Why did he do this to me? Why Sango?" Kagome's voice was muffled and he could hear the tears in her voice. He heard Sango's reply.

"I don't know Kagome." Sango sounded very pissed and compassionate at the same time.

"I kick his ass for ya Kagome!" Sesshomaru wrinkled his nose as he heard Koga's voice. He had never liked the way Koga, even Inuyasha, had been close to Kagome. He heard Kagome's intake of breath.

"No, Koga. It's alright." Kagome could barely be heard over the roaring of her friends.

"It's not okay Kagome. The bastard won't get away with this." Inuyasha was venament in his conviction of him. Sesshomaru was about to go and talk to her anyway. And then he heard the confession that stopped his heart.

"I still love him. I love him and that's what makes this hurt so much worse. I trusted him and I let him in and it just hurts so much. I feel like I can't breathe! Sango, I feel like I can't breathe." Kagome couldn't talk anymore, she was crying too much.

"Come on, Kagome. I'll drive you home." Miroku spook and there were sounds of feet and doors opening and closing and then there was silence. He words were replaying in his head. I still love him. I can't breathe Sango! I feel like I can't breathe. He loved her, more than anything and that was why no matter what he was going to talk to her. And he felt the same way. He couldn't breathe with the way she had looked at him in his mind and her parting words that forever was a lie.

He stepped away from the door and went to sign out. There was no way he could go through school today. He made a decision as he replayed the events in his mind. He was going to convince her that forever was real. That it wasn't a lie and that he did want it with her. That he wanted her and he wanted her forever. Sesshomaru got in his car for the first time feeling like he exactly what he had to do. He had to see her, convince and as he pulled out of the school parking lot he realized he had no idea how to go about it. But then he realized it didn't matter how just that he would.

Author's Note; well it is long, way longer than i expected, but i just combined two chapters so what the heck. plz read and enjoy and review. reviews are much appriciated. later BSL.