I hope my story's not boring you all. I mean I know you all say you like it, but for some reason I think it's becoming less popular with you guys. Anyway, it must be in my head. Reviews would be nice though.

*Maybe you all have noticed my copyright? Yeh- my family keeps on bugging me about people going to steal my ideas. I didn't really think anyone would be remotely interested or desperate to take them. But I put a copyright on them anyway. I'm only copyrighting my plot and idea for the stories. The characters and all the other stuff belonging to Rumiko Takahashi are not included. I just want my family to stop riding on my ass and to be honest it would hurt if someone did steal my ideas and profited some how from it. Yeh so I just want you all to know that I trust you guys and I love you guys and I put a lot of hope that anyone who reads my work won't try to claim it as theirs.

To me, stealing a writer's work is a writer's first worst nightmare, the second would be writer's block.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha,

© 2010-2011, Apryl Johnson.
I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters created by Rumiko Takahashi, but I do own the idea/plot/storyline of this story.

Confused Love Story

Chapter 33: Miroku's Deal

"So how do you intend to pay for the medical fees?" Kagome wondered. Suddenly, images of Inuyasha in a police car, on the stand in a courtroom and behind jailbars wearing a plain orange jumpsuit flashed before her eyes and tears formed.

"Kagome?" he touched her arm and the tears began to drain down her face. She began to shake. Worried, he straightened and held her to him.

"Inuyasha's gonna go to jail." she cried.

His eyes widened and then he truly understood. Kagome was worried sick, not only about him but Inuyasha as well.

"Why do you think that?"

"He assaulted you," She said tearfully. "I watch Law and Order, they're going to say he was trying to kill you and try to pin an attempted murder charge on him!"

'She's thought that far ahead?' he asked himself. 'She really does love Inuyasha.'

The tears drained and drained as she thought of what could happen. "They're going to give him ten years with parole. And he's going to have to tough it out with a bunch of men who haven't had a woman in five plus years and when he gets out he-"

He put his finger on her lips to quiet her. "That's not going to happen. You're blowing this way out of proportion."

"But he assaulted you!"

"I know," Miroku said calmly. "Now I want you to do some things for me."

"What is it?" she sniffed. She'd do anything right now for him.

"Stop crying,"

She nodded.

"Give me Inuyasha's home number-"

Her heart pounded in her chest. "Wh-"

"No asking questions, just listen."

She sighed and nodded. She wrote Inuyasha's number down on a pad he had handed to her. 'Why does he want Inuyasha's number? Is he planning on calling Inuyasha and telling him 'I'll see you in court?' or something' she wondered frantically.

Miroku cleared his throat, reached over and picked up the phone on the side of him. Kagome watched him closely as she began to shake; her thoughts were making her even more fearful for Inuyasha's future.

It was 12:40. The phone was ringing.

Inutaisho and Izayoi lay exhausted and replete from their heavy fucking. They were both gasping for air when the phone started to ring.

"Get the phone," Izayoi yawned tiredly.

"Inuyasha's home- he'll get it," Inutaisho told her as he fondled her breast.

The phone kept ringing and ringing.

"Get the phone," Izayoi said moving his hand from her nipple. "Inuyasha must have gone out when he heard us and hurry the call could be important."

Inutaisho got up and picked the phone off the hook. "Good afternoon Takahashi residence, Inutaisho speaking,"

Miroku heard the voice of Inuyasha's father and took a deep breath. "Mr. Takahashi, my name is Miroku Houshi. I'm the guy your son assaulted last night."

Inutaisho's eyes widened. "I see," Inutaisho said. "How are you doing?"

"I'm not complaining," he replied. "Meaning I'm all right. I only have a fractured nose and some blood loss but I should be out of the hospital in a few days."

"First of all, I'd like to extend my deepest apologies to you and your family for my son's behavior," Inutaisho said.

Izayoi heard him and went to stand beside him. She had already pieced together who was on the phone and why. Her heart was pounding. Whatever the injured boy said about whether or not he would press charges could affect Inuyasha's life in a positive or negative way.

"Thank you," Miroku said. After a short pause he continued. "As you know sir, I have a right to press charges against your son."

"Yes, so we shouldn't beat around the bush" Inutaisho told him. "Are you going to?"

Miroku looked at Kagome and saw that she was extremely frightened. "I really should press charges-"

"Maybe we can settle this out of court," Inutaisho supplied. "I will give you anything you want to drop the charges."

Miroku's eyes widened. "Are you serious sir?"

"This is not a situation to play around with," Inutaisho told him. "My son put you in the hospital. He could have killed you. I understand that no amount of money is worth your life, however, I hope you are able to accept such compensation."

Miroku inhaled deeply. 'There are so many things I can ask for-" he thought. But he honestly didn't really want much. "Sir, to be honest, I was never planning on taking your son to court."

Inutaisho was shocked. "You weren't? Why not?"

Miroku smiled and took Kagome's shaking hand in his. "Because there's a beautiful girl seated next to me in this hospital room and she's terrified of the prospect of Inuyasha being pulled through a court trial."

"Kagome?" Inutaisho queried.

"Yes," Miroku responded. "Now sir, I'll be frank. I don't give a damn about your son. It's only for Kagome that I'm doing this. She didn't ask me not to press charges, but I look at her face and know that I could never hurt her in such a way."

Tears drained down Kagome's eyes as she put herself in Miroku's arms and hugged him.

"Kagome is my friend," he said. "I don't want her to relive lastnight more than she has to. I will not add to her pain."

"Thank you," Inutaisho said as he held his shaking wife. He knew she was relieved to hear the boy say he wasn't going to press charges. "Now outline a few things that you would like and you'll have them."

Miroku inhaled deeply as he rubbed Kagome's head. "I don't ask for much," he said. "The medical fees-"

Kagome got up to go to the bathroom as Miroku and Inutaisho dealed.

"Taken care of," Inutaisho said as he picked up a pen and pad on the table where the phone rested.

"Okay," Miroku said. "My mother works three jobs to help pay the bills and stuff. I only ask if it's possible to-"

"Pay them off?" Inuyasha's father asked.

"No," Miroku sighed. "I don't want her to work as much as she does. A 9-5 job with good pay would really help."

"I'll see if I have an opening at my real estate office. I'll get back to you on that."

"I don't need anything else. My father's paying my college fees so that's no worry. Once mom has a better job that pays more than $250.00 a week, everything should be fine."

"If she works for me she's looking at $550.00 weekly plus half-year bonuses." Inutaisho said.

"Well then, I hope you can find a place for her," Miroku said hopefully. "She's really good at filing, typing correspondence, drafting, communicating on telephone and in person, she's beautiful with a nice smile that's sure to make customers feel welcomed, she's intelligent and has excellent recall skills and I'm not saying this because she's my mother, but because it's the truth."

"She sounds like she comes highly recommended," Inutaisho said pleased. "Now is there anything else?"

"No sir," Miroku said.

"Nothing that you need or want?"

Miroku thought of the question. 'I could use a new car- but he's already giving me so much and I don't want to be greedy.'

Kagome was walking back to Miroku's door when she heard him say, "Sir, I have a girlfriend who's just happy that I'm okay," Miroku smiled.

'I hope he's not meaning me,' she sighed sadly.

"She stayed with me all last night even though the hospital said she couldn't unless she was family. She persuaded them and she didn't move a step until the morning after I ate breakfast. I just want to spend time with her."

'That's not me,' Kagome's heart lifted instantly. 'That means it was Sango who stayed with him.'

Kagome walked into the room a little happier. 'I can break up with Miroku now and not feel devastated about it.'

"I'm happy with what we agreed upon," Miroku said.

"I'll have the contracts written up legally and we'll sign and everything when you're ready."

"Yes sir,"

When Miroku hung up the phone he looked at Kagome. 'I guess I should tell her now,'

"Miroku," Kagome called.

"Yes,"

She went to him and sat down beside him. "We need to talk."

He nodded.

She inhaled deeply and said, "I think we should break up,"

He blinked at her and then gave her a small smile. "I think so as well,"

"I- I know we haven't been together long," She said softly. "But during the time we spent together I realize that- we-"

"We didn't fit," He helped her.

She nodded.

"It's okay Kagome," he told her. "You see I also realized that I wasn't being true to myself," he said. "I was constantly trying to make myself believe that I was in love with you more than a friend would but- I honestly didn't love you like that."

She sighed. "I was also trying to make myself believe a lie," she admitted. "Everytime you asked me if I was happy with being with you and I told you yes, it was a lie and I'm sorry." She said. "I mean I am happy with you, but just as a friend."

"So we'll be friends?"

"I'd really like that."

"All right," he said and felt the heaviest weight lifted off of his shoulders. Any guilt he felt for kissing Sango that morning while he was still Kagome's boyfriend faded. The boyfriend-girlfriend relationship they had was broken from the moment it started.

Kagome was still wearing the necklace Inuyasha had given her and her heart wrenched. She was terrified of his feelings for her. Miroku's ring he had given her on Valentine's Day was still on it. She took the necklace off and removed the ring.

"Here," she gave it to him. "You should give that to Sango," she said. "She really loves you."

A smile so true and full popped onto his face and Kagome knew that Miroku also loved Sango deeply. She looked at the beautiful necklace in her hand and images of a furious Inuyasha punching Miroku in the face causing blood to splatter upon her white dress flashed before her eyes. She began to shake.

Miroku noticed. "Kagome?"

"I'm a little afraid of him," Kagome said softly.

He put his hand on hers to still it's trembling, when that didn't work; he pulled her into his arms and held her tightly. "It's obvious that he's a very passionate person," Miroku told her. "But I don't think he'd ever raise a hand to hit you,"

Kagome inhaled deeply. "I know he won't. But the fury, the anger, the jealousy was so strong last night that it made me wonder if he really loves me."

"You're confused."

She nodded. "You were my boyfriend last night," she said. "He should have respected that, but he didn't. If he really loves me, why would he hurt you?"

He gave her a small smile. "Because, I suppose you hurt him by being with me and since he'd never directly hurt you, he hurt me to indirectly hurt you. If that makes sense." He scratched his head. "Then again it's so obvious that he really loves you and I guess he thought he could show you how strong his love was by hitting me."

"That's stupid," Kagome frowned.

"That's love,"

Kagome gasped and pulled out of Miroku's embrace when she heard the voice behind her.

Izayoi and Inutaisho went back to their bed to think about what had just happened. The guy their son had sent to the hospital, Miroku Houshi, had decided not to press charges against their son simply because Kagome was his friend and he didn't want to hurt her.

Throwing Inuyasha into a court trial would have thrown Kagome in as well and that would have really caused a lot of emotional distress to a young woman who was already confused with her emotions.

"We have to get Kagome and Inuyasha back together," Izayoi said softly to her husband. "It's because of her that the boy won't press charges."

Inutaisho nodded in agreement. "They will be together again," Inutaisho assured her. "They will, even if we have to lock them up in a room together for a week."

Her eyes widened. "Is that your plan?"

He smiled at her. "Just a crazy thought."

"I think I like it," she said truthfully.

"No, forget it" He shook his head. "Right now they just need a little space. Now," he changed the topic. "I'll call up my lawyer tomorrow and have him legalize the contract. I'm just wondering now what kind of position I can give the boy's mother."

Then Izayoi remembered the woman working at Inutaisho's front desk and all the things she had said to her.

"Give her the Front Desk Position," Izayoi said.

He frowned. "I already have someone there."

"Dismiss her,"

Inutaisho looked at his wife and saw the anger on her face. "Izzy? Why are you angry?"

She inhaled deeply trying to calm herself. "You know I really don't care about what people say about me," she said, "But when people try to ruin the image of my husband's company that's a problem."

"What are you talking about?"

Then Izayoi told him about the woman who had judged her simply by the way she had dressed. "I mean, I could have been a very wealthy foreignor looking to buy some real estate and make a partnership between your company and my own prosperous company and because of that woman I would have turned and walked out to find another company that will judge me for who I am not how I dress."

He understood. Having a strong image was important for any prosperous company, but Inutaisho didn't care about that. He was enraged by what the woman had told his wife when she had only come to give him his cell phone he forgot at home.

Inutaisho got up and went to the phone. Izayoi watched him. "This is Inutaisho," he said sternly. "I want you to pack up all of your things and leave."

A moment later.

"Yes I am dismissing you." He told her. "You will not give my company a bad name but most of all I will not condone your condemning and reviling of my wife. I was told you likened her to an ignorant whore. You apologize? It won't happen again?" He scoffed. "You can shove that apology up your ass and of course it won't happen again because you're fired. Good day."

He hung up.

"Taisho-"

He went to her and kissed her sweetly. "No one, and I mean no one speaks to my wife the way she spoke to you. I don't give a damn about my image in this case, you're my wife and I demand respect for you. Many people don't know this but you are the backbone of my company, without you, it'll fail and I'll fall."

"Taisho-" She smiled at him as he moved on top of her naked body and kissed her.

"Yes?"

"Fuck me,"

"Hard?"

She grinned and nodded. "Very hard,"

"Allright," he said as he pulled her sexy body to him.

He kissed her so passionately her heart filled near to bursting. When they parted, she was gasping and his mouth was everywhere all at once. "Izzy?"

"Yes?"

He looked up from between her thighs, which made her passion for him intensify. "I just want to tell you that I'm thinking of putting Inuyasha through Anger Therapy. But- we'll talk about that after I fuck your pussy dry-"

"And hard," she added with a grin as her strong and powerful- but absolutely weak without her- husband fucked her with all his might.

(Can anyone guess who walks in when Kagome is talking to Miroku? I already got-

Sharry thinks it's Mrs. Higurashi!
Maggie-1507 thinks it's Inuyasha!
AngelBlaze2006 thinks it's Inuyasha!
LovesDepp thinks it's Sango!
Charli2006 thinks it's Sango or Inuyasha!

Any other guesses?)- I can't wait to put you'll out of your miseries! :) but I can't post another chapter until I'm straight for registration my for 4th semester at college.
So I'll be waiting for other responses to this question until then!

Okay guys! Hope you all liked it. I'd love lots and lots of reviews please.

Inuluver1990 goes to clean the kitchen.

© 2010-2011, Apryl Johnson.
I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters created by Rumiko Takahashi, but I do own the idea/plot/storyline of this story.