Man… Don't you hate it when a teacher says she might die but she never actually does? Jeez. Well, there are only two chapters left to type so I'll try to get them done and all that good stuff. Remember that you can always e-mail me at WingedAngelPilot@hotmail.com if fan fiction won't let you do a review or if you just wanna make me happy… ^.^ Okay. Here's the story.

Chapter 5~

Kagome was wandering aimlessly through the halls. Her mother saw her walk by her room and called out to her.

"Kagome, honey! Come here for a minute." Kagome winced and walked into her mother's room. "I was just about to go looking for you."

"What do you want, mother?" Kagome sat down in a chair, scared about what her mother would want to talk about this time.

"Well… It seems that some people are getting kind of angry with waiting for you to choose your husband so… I'm going to have to make you choose a little sooner." Kagome's face went dark.

"Just how much sooner do you expect?" Kagome was considering taking her chair and beating her mother to death with it. Her mother looked uneasy and scooted away from her.

"Uhm… The wedding is scheduled for tomorrow…" Kagome's face went blank, and then she fell over and fainted.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Kagome, dear?" Kagome was finally coming to. When she opened her eyes and saw her mother's face, she wished that she had just died in her sleep. "Oh good. You're finally awake. I know I'm upsetting you by telling you this, but you need to choose now so we can prepare."

"I have to choose… But who?" Kagome looked at the bed she was in and lost herself in her thoughts.

~ I guess I have to choose between either Hojo or Kouga. Inuyasha wouldn't marry me. Besides, he only sees me as Kikyo. Argh! This really sucks! I guess I should choose someone who can protect me and my family though so I'll pick…~ ((That's all for today folks… Stay tuned for the next chapter. ::Grins evilly:: Actually, I'm just kidding.))

"I choose Kouga…" Kagome closed her eyes as tears filled them.

"Wonderful! I shall start preparing. I think he's a great choice. Although, I kind of thought you were going to choose Inuyasha but, oh well." Her mother walked out of the room and Kagome started crying uncontrollably. She ran out the door and ran back to her own room with tears blurring her vision.

~I hate this… It's not fair!~ She was too busy running and couldn't see well so she didn't see Inuyasha standing in the hallway with a bunch of flowers but, instead just ran into her room and slammed the door.

"Huh?" Inuyasha was about to go in and see what was wrong but thought better of it and just left the roses by her door.

"I hate my life." Kagome pulled up her covers over her head. "It's not fair." She cried herself to sleep. Sango walked in, not to long later and saw her sleeping. She put the roses on her bedside table and walked out with a worried look on her face.

"Poor Kagome…" Sango shut the door behind her and sighed.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Wedding Day

Kagome finished putting on her dress and looked at herself in the mirror unhappily. She considered running away but knew all the exits were filled with people.

"Isn't this supposed to be the happiest day of my life?" She felt tears well up in her eyes but kept from crying. "I wish Kikyo never existed. Then Inuyasha and I could be happy together." She gasped and put her hands over her mouth. "Have I become such a horrible girl? I shouldn't speak of the dead in such ways. But still, when I was little, I always dreamed of marrying Inuyasha. Just goes to show dreams only exist in fairy tales." She sighed and patted out the wrinkles in her dress. Sango walked in and gazed at her.

"Wow, Kagome. You're so beautiful. Kouga's really lucky and he knows it. You should've seen him earlier. He was almost exploding with happiness." She looked at Kagome and saw the sad face. "You don't want to marry him, do you?" Kagome looked to the floor.

"No… I really don't. I guess I have to though." Sango nodded.

"Yeah… Kouga's a nice guy though. I was actually hoping you'd marry… someone else…"

"I wanted to marry him too, but it just wouldn't work. He only sees me as Kikyo."

"I understand. We'd better go. Everyone's waiting for you."

"Alright."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Wedding

Everyone sat in the crowd with smiles on their faces. Rin walked down the aisle looking absolutely adorable as the flower girl. Shippo was the ring bearer, wearing a tuxedo, custom made to fit his tail. Since Kagome's father was dead, Sota was escorting her down the path.

~I don't wanna do this…~ Kagome took slow steps down the path and looked up at Kouga's smiling face. ~He sure seems happy. I wonder… Maybe it wouldn't be so horrible to be married to Kouga after all.~ Kagome looked around the crowd, a fake smile plastered on her face. ~Inuyasha isn't here. He could've at least come to my own wedding. I bet he hates me. I was hoping we could at least stay friends. Even if I do love him… Oh no! I DO love him and now I'm about to marry another guy.~ She screamed inside and took her place beside Kouga.

"You look beautiful, Kagome." Kagome blushed a little.

"Thank you, Kouga." She turned to the priest guy and listened to the long speech thingie. ((Sorry… I have no idea about the wedding things done religiously and all… I'm kind of an Atheist. Hehehe… ::wonders if she's gonna get horrible reviews now:: Oh well…)) She started thinking about how her life would be with Kouga and she lost all attention to the ceremony. Her attention was brought back quickly when she heard Kouga's voice.

"I do." He smiled at her and she turned her gaze to the ground.

~Please let this all be some bad dream. Inuyasha… I love you! Not Kouga. Please, let me wake up!~

"Do you, Princess Kagome, take Kouga to be your husband?" She looked to the exits and saw they were blocked.

"I… I…" She wished anything would happen to save her from this fate. "I…"

"Wait! KAGOME!!"