Ichido
(One Time)
Disclaimer: No, InuYasha does not belong to me. I do not get anything for writing this, but I do it anyway because I'm an idiot anime fan. ^_^
Chapter 2: Kanashimi (Regret)
Kagome was sitting on the living room couch, eating chocolate chip cookies and watching TV. It was about 5 in the evening, and she decided to consume herself with this pastime. It was her trademark way of expressing depression.
Just as Kagome was running out of cookies (she started with the whole package), the kitchen door opened. Kagome, hearing it's familiar clicks, ran to that said room to meet her husband.
"Oh! Miroku!" Kagome shouted for joy, running into his open arms. "I'm so glad you're home!"
"Me too, Koishii," said Miroku, kissing the top of Kagome's head.
Miroku observed the redness in Kagome's eyes, the cookie crumbs on her shirt, and heard the TV on from the living room. He already knew that his wife was extremely depressed.
"It's ok, Kagome. She said that she was prepared to go on," Miroku consoled, hugging his wife tighter.
She began to cry.
"B-but…she was like a m-mother to me! She made me feel at home when I first started at Youkai Communications. She always seemed so lonely, I tried to keep her company, but now she's gone and died all alone!" Kagome sobbed into Miroku's shoulder, acting as if her secretary had decided to ignore her boss in death.
"I know! I miss her too! But think of it like this: Kaede can finally see her husband again. She has been waiting for that ever since he died. She's finally happy," he said.
"How can you say that?! She can't exactly 'feel' her happiness now, can she?!" Kagome asked cynically, looking up at her husband with spiteful eyes.
"You know what I mean, Koishii. Her spirit can now reside in paradise for eternity. She can see her family and friends, and wait for us, peacefully, to follow after her," whispered Miroku, a far-away look in his eyes.
Kagome still looking into Miroku's dark eyes, stopped crying and put her arms around his neck.
"You're always so optimistic," she said. She would have seemed resentful if it weren't for that twinkle in her teary eyes.
"What else can I do, when I see you so sad? Besides, you know I'm always right," he answered, also with a glint in his eye.
Kagome took her arms from around his neck, and punched him playfully in the chest. "How dare you lie on such a sad day?"
Miroku, pretending to be hurt, rubbed the spot where she had hit him and said,
"What do you want to do tonight?"
"I don't know. I just feel like we shouldn't do anything. It would seem like we're celebrating her death, or something," Kagome explained, becoming depressed again.
"Well," said Miroku, letting go of Kagome. "I'll make us some oden, ok?"
"You always know what makes me feel better," said Kagome, smiling for the first time since she received that call from the hospital.
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Back at the Yopparau Bar's employee break room:
"What should I do with him?" Jaken wondered, staring at the white-haired huddle that lay on the floor. InuYasha was still mumbling, this time about "Show-offy bastard…always butting in…" This reminded Jaken about Sessho-maru's orders:
"If he should get drunk at this bar, contact me immediately."
"Well, I suppose I should try his cell phone," said Jaken, reaching for the phone.
He dialed the number.
Someone picked up. "Sessho-maru Shiroikami."
"Sir, this is Jaken, from Yopparau Bar-" Jaken started.
"He's there, is he?" Sessho-maru interrupted, abruptly.
"Yes. He has just passed out."
"Well, keep him hidden and wait until I get there," Sessho-maru ordered.
"Of course."
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Telephone: Ring! Ring!
Sango ran to the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is this Sango Kirei?" asked a man's voice.
"Yes," said Sango, wondering who it was.
"Well, this is Shippo Kitsune-" the man said.
Oh my gosh! Did he make a decision?! I was lucky I could apply right before I graduated!…Sango thought excitedly, heart racing.
"-and I'm calling on behalf of Kitsune-Hi Law Firm. I have recently made a decision, based on your interview and the application you sent-"
Sango held her breath.
"-You seem to be the best person for the job."
"REALLY?!" Sango screamed. Then, realizing who she was talking to, quickly added, "Oh, I mean, thank you sir."
Shippo chuckled. "It's ok. I understand what it feels like to get your first job. Well, I'd like you to come in and take a tour of the office. Maybe meet a few people, and decide if you want to take this job."
"Yes, of course! When do you want me in?" Sango asked eagerly.
"Anytime next week would be good," Shippo suggested.
"Alright, see you on Wednesday, then?" she asked
"Ok, see you then."
As soon as she hung up, Sango ran around the house screaming:
"DAD! KOHAKU! I'VE GOT A JOB AT ONE OF THE BEST LAW FIRMS IN THE COUNTRY!"
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Sessho-maru sat on the edge of his bed, in a business suit. It was only 5:00 in the evening, and he had just gotten a call saying that his brother had gotten drunk…again.
Why, why does he do this to me? he thought, trying to come up with a solution to get his brother to stop his alcoholism. Should he punish him somehow? No, that never worked, even when InuYasha was a child. It would just give him more determination to drink.
This would be hard…
A knock came from his bedroom door.
"Mr. Shiroikami? Your car is ready," said the his personal chauffer, talking from the other side of the bedroom door.
"Thank you Sano," said Sessho-maru.
When Sano left, Sessho-maru sat for a while longer, trying to think. After a few minutes, he walked out of his bedroom and down four ridiculously wide flights of stairs. His whole mansion was ridiculously huge, as he was a very prestigious billionaire. He had many servants who lived with him, but had no family of his own to fill the spacious, Victorian style house.
He had not had a date in nearly 9 years, which was when he started Youkai Communications. His success was amazing for someone of 35 years, but he didn't enjoy it as much as he could have; he desperately wanted someone to share it with.
At this last thought, Sessho-maru sighed. Yes, he was very lonely, even with his many servants. He wanted someone who could liven up his dull life, without making him become someone else. That was the problem with his ex-girlfriends. They seemed to expect him to be some kind of partier, like his brother. They wanted to go to clubs, get drunk, have sex in public places… No, Sessho-maru couldn't do those things. He would always be a serious working man, and he had no hope of meeting someone who accepted him for his-
"-old, boring self," Sessho-maru whispered the last of his thoughts, as he walked out the front door and into the backseat of his black Cadillac.
"Where would you like to go sir?" Sano asked.
"Yopparau bar," Sessho-maru said, a look of regret in his eyes, for the only thing he cared about was lying unconscious in a bar.
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A/N: I just realized that this chapter isn't very long, but I decided to end it here since I liked the last part a lot. ^_^ Also, that chauffer is not really Sanosuke Sagara from "Rurouni Kenshin," but I just named him after him. By the way, I am very disappointed, because I got absolutely no reviews last chapter! If anybody is reading this, I would really like to know, because if I don't get at least 10 reviews within a month, I am going to discontinue updating this story. Same goes for my other fics. If you're interested in reading my other fics (all InuYasha related, at the time), then please remember to review, or else I will discontinue all of them.
Translations (not that many :O)-
Koishii- Beloved, cherished
Oden- In the caption translation of the first InuYasha DVD, it says "Hot Pot".
In the Next Chapter
Chapter 3: Kaiketsu (Solution)- Sango's office visit, and InuYasha's problem…solved?