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I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA.
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Chapter 17: A Cold Man and A Mother's Request
"Are you done yet?" asked InuYasha.
Kagome grunted. "For the last time InuYasha, NO!" She threw her clothes into her luggage along with her other belongings. It was the day that the four were to depart from the hotel for Purachina.Inc's head office; they were going to meet InuYasha's brother, Sesshoumaru.
Miroku sighed. "How long does it take you two to pack, and how much did you take out of your bags? We only stayed here for two nights!"
Sango rolled her eyes. "Men.... so impatient."
Kagome placed her last shirt in one of her bags and turned to InuYasha. "I'm ready."
With a nod, InuYasha walked to the door. "Kagome and I will wait in the car," he told Miroku. "Stay with Sango until she's done."
Miroku laughed. "Can I trust you two alone?"
Kagome and InuYasha gave Miroku a glare before they left the room. When they reached the parking lot they took a seat in the car and waited....
And waited....
And waited....
"Damnit! How long does it take that friend of yours??" InuYasha hollered, hitting the steering wheel with his fist.
"Calm down, I'm sure she's almost done." Kagome reassured him. "Anyway, why are you so anxious to get to Sesshoumaru, don't you hate him?"
InuYasha sighed. "As much as I loathe the man, family is family.... and I have to pay my respects. And I wanna get there quickly so I can get it over with."
Kagome nodded. "I understand..... but, why do you hate your brother so much?"
"Because..." InuYasha started. "Because he's the reason for my parents' divorce. They used to be so happy together.... it was just them two and me. But.... my father lied to us. He married another woman a few years before he married my mother. He had a kid with the other woman, but she died in the hospital. My father left the boy with a family willing to adopt him..... he never told my mother or me about this boy. Until one day.... the boy unexpectedly found his way to my house, he was around the age of.... 10. And I was 8 at that time. It was then that my father told us everything about the kid..... Sesshoumaru.
"My mother was outraged, but I was too young to understand what was happening. Then.... she left him. And our happy life shattered...... all because Sesshoumaru was so anxious to find his father."
"But you shouldn't blame Sesshoumaru for that.... it was more of your father's fault." Kagome spoke.
"I don't care!" InuYasha clutched the wheel with shaking hands. "I don't give a damn.... to me it's all Sesshoumaru's fault..."
Kagome was taken aback by his words and shifted in her seat. She looked down to her hands.
InuYasha suddenly spoke, "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to shout, I-"
"No... it's alright, don't worry." Kagome looked up and smiled at InuYasha. "I guess Sango won't done for awhile... you wanna talk about something else?"
InuYasha nodded. "Alright..."
Kagome thought about a reasonable topic to talk about. She fiddled with the necklace InuYasha had given to her.... she had almost completely forgotten about it. She looked to InuYasha. He was wearing one similar to hers, Kagome had saw him wearing it before. "These necklaces..."
"Nani?"
"We each have one.... their identical."
InuYasha looked to hers and then to his. "Oh right.... these."
"Where'd you get these? They're so kawaii."
"Oh.... I just found them in this jewelry shop back in Tokyo. There were only a few there, it's very rare to find them, they're only like a hundred pieces in the world. You see, they all connect to make one big jewel. Legend says, it's the Shikon No Tama."
"Shikon No Tama?" Kagome repeated silently. "Wait.... I studied this in class. But I thought it was just some sort of myth."
InuYasha shrugged. "It was the store clerk that told me about these 'shards'. Maybe he was just bluffing."
"Maybe...."
..:::Silence:::..
"Finally!" InuYasha suddenly shouted, Kagome turned to see what he was yelling at. It was Miroku and Sango, and they were slowly walking to the car, each holding heavy bags. InuYasha rolled down the window. "How long does it take you two? What were you doing? MAKING OUT??"
Miroku and Sango stopped dead in their tracks and glared, Kagome slapped her forehead. "Oh boy..."
InuYasha finally calmed down and started the engine.
The two walked a bit faster toward the car, still glaring. They threw their bags in the trunk and took their seats.
"Okay, we're done." Miroku said with a stern look.
"Ya, you can drive now." Sango said, still glaring.
With a sigh, InuYasha drove off.
'On the road again...' Kagome thought.
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When they finally met with their destination, Kagome was just about ready to collapse from hunger. They had been driving for hours and InuYasha didn't even bother to pull over at any rest stops.
She slowly opened the car's door and weakly stepped out, mumbling to herself. "Damnit.... he get's us all tangled up in his family issues.... doesn't even let us eat.... makes us all suffer...."
"D'you say something?" InuYasha asked from behind her.
"Oh, nothing!" Kagome laughed nervously. "Nothing at all.... say, InuYasha.... when are we gonna eat?"
"Oh.... I didn't think about that. Perhaps we can stop at a restaurant after we're finished our meeting with Sesshoumaru."
Kagome groaned. "But..."
Miroku suddenly walked in between the two. "Can we leave now?" he asked. "Or are we just gonna stay here?"
Then Sango made her entrance, "Ya, I can't wait to go. Let's cut the chit-chat and get a move on."
Kagome frowned. "Isn't there anyone else that's hungry?" The three others just stared blankly at her, Kagome sighed in defeat. "I guess I can wait...."
"That's the spirit!" Sango cheered, ignoring Kagome's rumbling stomach.
InuYasha gave Kagome a worried look. "I'll be fine." she mouthed.
The three began to leave the parking lot for the building until another interruption.... er- interrupted them. Kagome's phone rang, she had just changed the ring tone so it would sing 'Eyes On Me' of Final Fantasy 8. (Rikku: I LOVE THAT SONG, I'M EVEN LISTENING TO IT AS I'M WRITING THIS!! ^_^)
"Moshi, moshi," she answered. "Oh, um.... hi."
"Who is it?" InuYasha asked, he seemed to have stopped walking, the other two stopped as well.
Kagome acted as if she didn't hear InuYasha's question. She clapped a hand over her free ear in order to avoid anymore questions.
"Where are you Kag? I've been trying to reach you, babe." said the man on the other line.
(Rikku: Guess who??)
"Oh, yes er- Kouga... I'm in Kyoto." (Rikku: If you guessed right then you have just won the right to own InuYasha! ..... NOT. Heh-heh, sorry, I don't have the privalege to do that.) Kagome glanced at InuYasha, who was watching her suspiciously.
"Nani? Why? When did you leave? Why didn't you tell me?" Kouga demanded.
Kagome cleared her throat. "Um.... well, I'm with InuYasha and my friends, he invited us..."
"INUYASHA? HIM?? Y-YOU'RE NOT...... YOU ARE!!! HOW COULD YOU??"
"Kouga, gomen..... b-but it's not like we actually had s-something... I mean, it was just one date." Kagome hadn't meant to let that slip out. She mentally slapped herself and looked to her friends; Miroku and Sango stared at her, wide-eyed and InuYasha had turned his back. She quickly did the same, not wanting to see their reactions any longer.
"B-but I thought it was special..." his voice was weak.
"Gomen..." Kagome apologized again. She suddenly felt a surge or pity when she realized she had broken the poor boy's heart. "Kouga..."
"Iie, Kagome. I don't want to hear anymore, Ja."
"Listen, I-" But Kouga had already hung up before Kagome could finish. She sighed, returned the phone to her purse and turned to her friends. "Um... well, shouldn't we be going now?"
"Kagome...." Sango and Miroku said in unison. "What's going on?"
"Look, the Pope!!" Kagome cried, pointing behind them. But they didn't turn. "Heh-heh..."
"Kagome...." Sango repeated, this time more sternly.
"H-hai...?"
"Seriously..... Kouga?"
InuYasha had turned at this, Miroku's look grew anxious and Sango's expression had started to match her tone of voice. Kagome gulped. 'Why? Why did I open my mouth? Why did Kouga have to call?' Questions began to run through her mind as if they were running a race, all competing for first place, trying to claim the spot of the one question that puzzled her most.
And finally the race was over and the most important question had grasped that 'first place spot'.
'What does InuYasha think of all this?'
Kagome looked to him with a sincere look, he didn't return it. Instead, he stared blankly at her. "Kouga and I went out.... on a date." she forced herself to say.
Sango gasped. "Kagome! When? Where? WHY?"
Refusing to answer, Kagome shook her head.
"So you won't tell me?"
"Sango... it's not like that."
Sango glanced at InuYasha and shook her head. "So, what? Now my best friend is some sort of..... two-timer?"
"Iie, Sango.... InuYasha." she turned to him again, giving him a painful look. "It was before we were together."
"When exactly?" InuYasha demanded.
"The day after the night I was angry with you....."
"After I told you I had feelings for you?" his voice was shaky.
"InuYasha..."
"Forget it, I don't wanna hear anymore. Let's go."
Sango gave Kagome a look of both pity and shock. She didn't utter another word, but Miroku stayed behind with Kagome as the other two walked ahead. She was grateful that he wasn't making such a big of a deal because of the phone call like Sango and InuYasha did.
He patted her shoulder. "They'll get over it."
"I know Sango will. And eventually InuYasha, but..." her voice softened. "But how is he taking it?"
"Well, people tend to feel angry, sad and heart-broken when they find out that their mate has been cheating on them..... I should know." he added.
"But I'm not cheating on InuYasha!" Kagome protested. "I was upset with him so I went out with Kouga. But I told him that nothing like that could happen again. I told him it was just a one-time thing..... I swear."
"I believe you." Miroku gave her a pitiful look.
"Thanks, but..... but that's just you. The others, they-"
"I'll talk to InuYasha for you, but I'll leave the hard part at your hands."
"Sango?"
Miroku shuddered. "Yeah..."
"Arigatou. I'm lucky to have a friend like you, even though it doesn't seem like I'm so grateful at times.... I am, and I always will be."
Miroku smiled.
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When the four reached Sesshoumaru's office, the woman at the counter told them to wait for him in his office after narrowly escaping Miroku's grasp. No one spoke a word as they sat in different corners of the room.
"Damnit...." InuYasha finally said. He tapped his fingers impatiently on his chair's armrest. "He's gotta be crazy if he thinks I'm gonna wait one fucken' minute longer."
Kagome glanced at him. His tone was unusually angry..... not just from the waiting. She then looked to Sango, she was fiddling with a bracelet nervously. Kagome sighed. A day before, she was excited to meet Sesshoumaru and sit in Purachina Inc.'s head office. But now..... it didn't matter, and it wasn't just becase of the recent event.... she was homesick, bored, impatient and HUNGRY.
Finally, the door opened and a tall man walked in. His hair was silver like InuYasha's, but a little darker. It was very long and silky-looking, his expression- cold. He looked as if he didn't give a damn about life.... or anything at all. His eyes- golden like InuYasha, he wore a suit and looked very.... professional. (Rikku: I know, I SUCK at descriptions.)
"Well, well, well..." he spoke, his voice was just as cold as his look. It sent chills down Kagome's spine. "If it isn't my has-been brother InuYasha."
InuYasha looked bored. " 'Has-been?' " he repeated. "If I may ask, exactly what 'have I been'?"
"Daddy's little boy." he answered coldly.
InuYasha's hands were formed into fists and they shook. "Sesshoumaru.... you bastard."
The man took his seat and looked around. "It seems we have an audience."
His eyes directed to Kagome and she couldn't help but feel frightened, and outraged. The way he spoke to InuYasha- his own brother- was down right rude, not to mention, uncalled for.
"Who are these people?" he turned to InuYasha.
"My friends...." he pointed at Miroku. "That's Miroku, over there's Sango and that," he pointed at Kagome. "That's Kagome."
Sesshoumaru grinned. "Your girlfriend?"
Kagome avoided InuYasha's eyes as he spoke.
"Yeah..." he said. "At least, I thought she was before."
Sesshoumaru laughed evilly. "It's very amusing when you're having problems.... 'bro'."
InuYasha stood up immediately. "Listen you, I've only talked to you a few times, yet you treat me like you've none me forever."
"Don't be silly, if I did know who you that long, I'm sure I'd have pulled out all my hair already."
InuYasha glared, but Sango soon came to the rescue. "So, Sesshoumaru! How's it like owning all of Purachina Inc.?"
"I don't need to answer any questions from you low-lives." he replied turning to Sango, his voice even bitter than before. Sango looked down to her hands, a look of embarassment and hatred appeared on her face.
"I don't even know why you arranged this," InuYasha muttered. "If you're just going to insult us then we might as well leave."
"InuYasha, I have to speak to you so don't even think about leaving this room." a grin spread across the man's face. "There are some important matters we need to discuss."
InuYasha plopped down on his chair. "What is this? A business meeting?"
"Yes...." his grin grew wider. "In a way, it is."
"Skip to the point."
Sesshoumaru glanced around the room again. "Do they need to stay?"
"If you want ME to, then..... yeah."
"Very well..... if you wish to be humiliated in front of them, then fine by me."
InuYasha's eyes narrowed. "Speak."
"Over the many weeks, I've been researching through my father and your mother's divorce. And I seemed to have found something very, very interesting. So interesting that you'll find yourself in a bit of a..... shock. As you know, our father was much more powerful and wealthy than that mother of yours. So powerful that he had hired one of the BEST lawyers around for their trial. His money got him anywhere and anything.
"Your mother had lost to our father at court, obviously. But he still loved her, so he left you with your mother, knowing that she couldn't stand losing you. She was grateful, so her last request was that you and I meet each other and.... spend some time together."
"Nani?" InuYasha jumped to his feet. "YOU?"
Sesshoumaru laughed. "You DO want to pay your respects to your DEAD mother, don't you?"
InuYasha glared. "Don't you EVER talk about my mother like that."
"Will you or will you NOT pay your respects?"
"I-I.... will."
Kagome looked to InuYasha. 'I can't stand to see him like that..... what is Sesshoumaru planning?' she thought.
"Is that all?" InuYasha asked impatiently. Sesshoumaru nodded. "Then I'm leaving."
As they left the building, Kagome ran to InuYasha's side. "What is Sesshoumaru planning?" she blurted out.
"The only reason why he wants to 'spend time' with me is because 'spending time' means torture and anything else I'll hate and he'll enjoy."
Kagome couldn't believe how cruel Sesshoumaru could be. "I'll stick with you the whole time if you want me to."
"No thanks..." he began to walk faster, leaving Kagome behind me.
"I-InuYasha...."
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Rikku: I'm sorry that this chapter is a little short, I've been having a hard time dealing with my report card.
Dun dun dun dun....
Hai, it WAS that bad. *Sigh* but I'll try harder! (In both school and this fic, I promise!!)
Thank you for all your encouraging reviews, I'd really appreciate more! ^_~
I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA.
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Chapter 17: A Cold Man and A Mother's Request
"Are you done yet?" asked InuYasha.
Kagome grunted. "For the last time InuYasha, NO!" She threw her clothes into her luggage along with her other belongings. It was the day that the four were to depart from the hotel for Purachina.Inc's head office; they were going to meet InuYasha's brother, Sesshoumaru.
Miroku sighed. "How long does it take you two to pack, and how much did you take out of your bags? We only stayed here for two nights!"
Sango rolled her eyes. "Men.... so impatient."
Kagome placed her last shirt in one of her bags and turned to InuYasha. "I'm ready."
With a nod, InuYasha walked to the door. "Kagome and I will wait in the car," he told Miroku. "Stay with Sango until she's done."
Miroku laughed. "Can I trust you two alone?"
Kagome and InuYasha gave Miroku a glare before they left the room. When they reached the parking lot they took a seat in the car and waited....
And waited....
And waited....
"Damnit! How long does it take that friend of yours??" InuYasha hollered, hitting the steering wheel with his fist.
"Calm down, I'm sure she's almost done." Kagome reassured him. "Anyway, why are you so anxious to get to Sesshoumaru, don't you hate him?"
InuYasha sighed. "As much as I loathe the man, family is family.... and I have to pay my respects. And I wanna get there quickly so I can get it over with."
Kagome nodded. "I understand..... but, why do you hate your brother so much?"
"Because..." InuYasha started. "Because he's the reason for my parents' divorce. They used to be so happy together.... it was just them two and me. But.... my father lied to us. He married another woman a few years before he married my mother. He had a kid with the other woman, but she died in the hospital. My father left the boy with a family willing to adopt him..... he never told my mother or me about this boy. Until one day.... the boy unexpectedly found his way to my house, he was around the age of.... 10. And I was 8 at that time. It was then that my father told us everything about the kid..... Sesshoumaru.
"My mother was outraged, but I was too young to understand what was happening. Then.... she left him. And our happy life shattered...... all because Sesshoumaru was so anxious to find his father."
"But you shouldn't blame Sesshoumaru for that.... it was more of your father's fault." Kagome spoke.
"I don't care!" InuYasha clutched the wheel with shaking hands. "I don't give a damn.... to me it's all Sesshoumaru's fault..."
Kagome was taken aback by his words and shifted in her seat. She looked down to her hands.
InuYasha suddenly spoke, "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to shout, I-"
"No... it's alright, don't worry." Kagome looked up and smiled at InuYasha. "I guess Sango won't done for awhile... you wanna talk about something else?"
InuYasha nodded. "Alright..."
Kagome thought about a reasonable topic to talk about. She fiddled with the necklace InuYasha had given to her.... she had almost completely forgotten about it. She looked to InuYasha. He was wearing one similar to hers, Kagome had saw him wearing it before. "These necklaces..."
"Nani?"
"We each have one.... their identical."
InuYasha looked to hers and then to his. "Oh right.... these."
"Where'd you get these? They're so kawaii."
"Oh.... I just found them in this jewelry shop back in Tokyo. There were only a few there, it's very rare to find them, they're only like a hundred pieces in the world. You see, they all connect to make one big jewel. Legend says, it's the Shikon No Tama."
"Shikon No Tama?" Kagome repeated silently. "Wait.... I studied this in class. But I thought it was just some sort of myth."
InuYasha shrugged. "It was the store clerk that told me about these 'shards'. Maybe he was just bluffing."
"Maybe...."
..:::Silence:::..
"Finally!" InuYasha suddenly shouted, Kagome turned to see what he was yelling at. It was Miroku and Sango, and they were slowly walking to the car, each holding heavy bags. InuYasha rolled down the window. "How long does it take you two? What were you doing? MAKING OUT??"
Miroku and Sango stopped dead in their tracks and glared, Kagome slapped her forehead. "Oh boy..."
InuYasha finally calmed down and started the engine.
The two walked a bit faster toward the car, still glaring. They threw their bags in the trunk and took their seats.
"Okay, we're done." Miroku said with a stern look.
"Ya, you can drive now." Sango said, still glaring.
With a sigh, InuYasha drove off.
'On the road again...' Kagome thought.
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When they finally met with their destination, Kagome was just about ready to collapse from hunger. They had been driving for hours and InuYasha didn't even bother to pull over at any rest stops.
She slowly opened the car's door and weakly stepped out, mumbling to herself. "Damnit.... he get's us all tangled up in his family issues.... doesn't even let us eat.... makes us all suffer...."
"D'you say something?" InuYasha asked from behind her.
"Oh, nothing!" Kagome laughed nervously. "Nothing at all.... say, InuYasha.... when are we gonna eat?"
"Oh.... I didn't think about that. Perhaps we can stop at a restaurant after we're finished our meeting with Sesshoumaru."
Kagome groaned. "But..."
Miroku suddenly walked in between the two. "Can we leave now?" he asked. "Or are we just gonna stay here?"
Then Sango made her entrance, "Ya, I can't wait to go. Let's cut the chit-chat and get a move on."
Kagome frowned. "Isn't there anyone else that's hungry?" The three others just stared blankly at her, Kagome sighed in defeat. "I guess I can wait...."
"That's the spirit!" Sango cheered, ignoring Kagome's rumbling stomach.
InuYasha gave Kagome a worried look. "I'll be fine." she mouthed.
The three began to leave the parking lot for the building until another interruption.... er- interrupted them. Kagome's phone rang, she had just changed the ring tone so it would sing 'Eyes On Me' of Final Fantasy 8. (Rikku: I LOVE THAT SONG, I'M EVEN LISTENING TO IT AS I'M WRITING THIS!! ^_^)
"Moshi, moshi," she answered. "Oh, um.... hi."
"Who is it?" InuYasha asked, he seemed to have stopped walking, the other two stopped as well.
Kagome acted as if she didn't hear InuYasha's question. She clapped a hand over her free ear in order to avoid anymore questions.
"Where are you Kag? I've been trying to reach you, babe." said the man on the other line.
(Rikku: Guess who??)
"Oh, yes er- Kouga... I'm in Kyoto." (Rikku: If you guessed right then you have just won the right to own InuYasha! ..... NOT. Heh-heh, sorry, I don't have the privalege to do that.) Kagome glanced at InuYasha, who was watching her suspiciously.
"Nani? Why? When did you leave? Why didn't you tell me?" Kouga demanded.
Kagome cleared her throat. "Um.... well, I'm with InuYasha and my friends, he invited us..."
"INUYASHA? HIM?? Y-YOU'RE NOT...... YOU ARE!!! HOW COULD YOU??"
"Kouga, gomen..... b-but it's not like we actually had s-something... I mean, it was just one date." Kagome hadn't meant to let that slip out. She mentally slapped herself and looked to her friends; Miroku and Sango stared at her, wide-eyed and InuYasha had turned his back. She quickly did the same, not wanting to see their reactions any longer.
"B-but I thought it was special..." his voice was weak.
"Gomen..." Kagome apologized again. She suddenly felt a surge or pity when she realized she had broken the poor boy's heart. "Kouga..."
"Iie, Kagome. I don't want to hear anymore, Ja."
"Listen, I-" But Kouga had already hung up before Kagome could finish. She sighed, returned the phone to her purse and turned to her friends. "Um... well, shouldn't we be going now?"
"Kagome...." Sango and Miroku said in unison. "What's going on?"
"Look, the Pope!!" Kagome cried, pointing behind them. But they didn't turn. "Heh-heh..."
"Kagome...." Sango repeated, this time more sternly.
"H-hai...?"
"Seriously..... Kouga?"
InuYasha had turned at this, Miroku's look grew anxious and Sango's expression had started to match her tone of voice. Kagome gulped. 'Why? Why did I open my mouth? Why did Kouga have to call?' Questions began to run through her mind as if they were running a race, all competing for first place, trying to claim the spot of the one question that puzzled her most.
And finally the race was over and the most important question had grasped that 'first place spot'.
'What does InuYasha think of all this?'
Kagome looked to him with a sincere look, he didn't return it. Instead, he stared blankly at her. "Kouga and I went out.... on a date." she forced herself to say.
Sango gasped. "Kagome! When? Where? WHY?"
Refusing to answer, Kagome shook her head.
"So you won't tell me?"
"Sango... it's not like that."
Sango glanced at InuYasha and shook her head. "So, what? Now my best friend is some sort of..... two-timer?"
"Iie, Sango.... InuYasha." she turned to him again, giving him a painful look. "It was before we were together."
"When exactly?" InuYasha demanded.
"The day after the night I was angry with you....."
"After I told you I had feelings for you?" his voice was shaky.
"InuYasha..."
"Forget it, I don't wanna hear anymore. Let's go."
Sango gave Kagome a look of both pity and shock. She didn't utter another word, but Miroku stayed behind with Kagome as the other two walked ahead. She was grateful that he wasn't making such a big of a deal because of the phone call like Sango and InuYasha did.
He patted her shoulder. "They'll get over it."
"I know Sango will. And eventually InuYasha, but..." her voice softened. "But how is he taking it?"
"Well, people tend to feel angry, sad and heart-broken when they find out that their mate has been cheating on them..... I should know." he added.
"But I'm not cheating on InuYasha!" Kagome protested. "I was upset with him so I went out with Kouga. But I told him that nothing like that could happen again. I told him it was just a one-time thing..... I swear."
"I believe you." Miroku gave her a pitiful look.
"Thanks, but..... but that's just you. The others, they-"
"I'll talk to InuYasha for you, but I'll leave the hard part at your hands."
"Sango?"
Miroku shuddered. "Yeah..."
"Arigatou. I'm lucky to have a friend like you, even though it doesn't seem like I'm so grateful at times.... I am, and I always will be."
Miroku smiled.
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When the four reached Sesshoumaru's office, the woman at the counter told them to wait for him in his office after narrowly escaping Miroku's grasp. No one spoke a word as they sat in different corners of the room.
"Damnit...." InuYasha finally said. He tapped his fingers impatiently on his chair's armrest. "He's gotta be crazy if he thinks I'm gonna wait one fucken' minute longer."
Kagome glanced at him. His tone was unusually angry..... not just from the waiting. She then looked to Sango, she was fiddling with a bracelet nervously. Kagome sighed. A day before, she was excited to meet Sesshoumaru and sit in Purachina Inc.'s head office. But now..... it didn't matter, and it wasn't just becase of the recent event.... she was homesick, bored, impatient and HUNGRY.
Finally, the door opened and a tall man walked in. His hair was silver like InuYasha's, but a little darker. It was very long and silky-looking, his expression- cold. He looked as if he didn't give a damn about life.... or anything at all. His eyes- golden like InuYasha, he wore a suit and looked very.... professional. (Rikku: I know, I SUCK at descriptions.)
"Well, well, well..." he spoke, his voice was just as cold as his look. It sent chills down Kagome's spine. "If it isn't my has-been brother InuYasha."
InuYasha looked bored. " 'Has-been?' " he repeated. "If I may ask, exactly what 'have I been'?"
"Daddy's little boy." he answered coldly.
InuYasha's hands were formed into fists and they shook. "Sesshoumaru.... you bastard."
The man took his seat and looked around. "It seems we have an audience."
His eyes directed to Kagome and she couldn't help but feel frightened, and outraged. The way he spoke to InuYasha- his own brother- was down right rude, not to mention, uncalled for.
"Who are these people?" he turned to InuYasha.
"My friends...." he pointed at Miroku. "That's Miroku, over there's Sango and that," he pointed at Kagome. "That's Kagome."
Sesshoumaru grinned. "Your girlfriend?"
Kagome avoided InuYasha's eyes as he spoke.
"Yeah..." he said. "At least, I thought she was before."
Sesshoumaru laughed evilly. "It's very amusing when you're having problems.... 'bro'."
InuYasha stood up immediately. "Listen you, I've only talked to you a few times, yet you treat me like you've none me forever."
"Don't be silly, if I did know who you that long, I'm sure I'd have pulled out all my hair already."
InuYasha glared, but Sango soon came to the rescue. "So, Sesshoumaru! How's it like owning all of Purachina Inc.?"
"I don't need to answer any questions from you low-lives." he replied turning to Sango, his voice even bitter than before. Sango looked down to her hands, a look of embarassment and hatred appeared on her face.
"I don't even know why you arranged this," InuYasha muttered. "If you're just going to insult us then we might as well leave."
"InuYasha, I have to speak to you so don't even think about leaving this room." a grin spread across the man's face. "There are some important matters we need to discuss."
InuYasha plopped down on his chair. "What is this? A business meeting?"
"Yes...." his grin grew wider. "In a way, it is."
"Skip to the point."
Sesshoumaru glanced around the room again. "Do they need to stay?"
"If you want ME to, then..... yeah."
"Very well..... if you wish to be humiliated in front of them, then fine by me."
InuYasha's eyes narrowed. "Speak."
"Over the many weeks, I've been researching through my father and your mother's divorce. And I seemed to have found something very, very interesting. So interesting that you'll find yourself in a bit of a..... shock. As you know, our father was much more powerful and wealthy than that mother of yours. So powerful that he had hired one of the BEST lawyers around for their trial. His money got him anywhere and anything.
"Your mother had lost to our father at court, obviously. But he still loved her, so he left you with your mother, knowing that she couldn't stand losing you. She was grateful, so her last request was that you and I meet each other and.... spend some time together."
"Nani?" InuYasha jumped to his feet. "YOU?"
Sesshoumaru laughed. "You DO want to pay your respects to your DEAD mother, don't you?"
InuYasha glared. "Don't you EVER talk about my mother like that."
"Will you or will you NOT pay your respects?"
"I-I.... will."
Kagome looked to InuYasha. 'I can't stand to see him like that..... what is Sesshoumaru planning?' she thought.
"Is that all?" InuYasha asked impatiently. Sesshoumaru nodded. "Then I'm leaving."
As they left the building, Kagome ran to InuYasha's side. "What is Sesshoumaru planning?" she blurted out.
"The only reason why he wants to 'spend time' with me is because 'spending time' means torture and anything else I'll hate and he'll enjoy."
Kagome couldn't believe how cruel Sesshoumaru could be. "I'll stick with you the whole time if you want me to."
"No thanks..." he began to walk faster, leaving Kagome behind me.
"I-InuYasha...."
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Rikku: I'm sorry that this chapter is a little short, I've been having a hard time dealing with my report card.
Dun dun dun dun....
Hai, it WAS that bad. *Sigh* but I'll try harder! (In both school and this fic, I promise!!)
Thank you for all your encouraging reviews, I'd really appreciate more! ^_~