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Authors Notice: Could you believe I'm finally typing this up. It's been forever, and I'm scolding myself constantly. Well, here it is and I bet fans of this story have all gone away and are not returning because of my absence. . Come back!

Bachelorette

Chapter Eight:

The framed pictures of the contestants were arranged in scattered formation once again. Kagome sat facing them all, with her bottom lip locked between her teeth. Her hands were sweaty and had been constantly intertwining nervously for countless minutes. She had done this before, and it was time to do such a thing again.

Kagome picked herself from the chair that had accompanied her during her decisive debating, and stepped forward while patting out the slight wrinkles in her slim black dress.

"It's time." She mumbled to herself, while calmly moving out of the door.

Kagome smiled weakly as she faced the bachelors. She had grown to love them each as a person and wanted to learn more about each one. There in the center laid a silver leafed platter which rested only... 6 roses? She was ridding 8 people so quickly. Her head spun from inside, she didn't think that the matter was that drastic as it had turned. The men stared back at her straight form, some were instead glancing around the room, and some fidgeted behind their backs. Kagome drew her hand forward and grasped the first rose. She felt the pelting of keen interest upon her.

"I have spent much time with you all and cannot bare to hurt each of your hearts. But I must. It was very difficult for me back there, so much that the time I spent was forcing me to come out here and face you. I am quite nervous about it all and hope we can all keep in touch." She inhaled slowly. "Miroku." The grinning man stepped ahead and held out his hand awaiting his rose.

"Of course I accept this rose!" He winked as Kagome shut her mouth from asking the ridiculous question.

"Hojo." Same suit. "Do you accept this rose?" He nodded and pecked her cheek.

"Inuyasha." The white haired one glanced up from his fixation of the bowl of fruit and sneered. As he grumbling stepped through the crowd and slouched in front of the women. "Do you accept this rose?" He averted his eyes from her gaze and mumbled "No, I don't."

Kagome gasped silently, and looked down. Her eyes were becoming wet with tears and Inuyasha suddenly was filled with guilt. Was he the most hated man on earth right now? Damn these shows! Every women was watching and he was most sure his ex-girlfriend Kikyou was as well. She was always a fuckin' sap for romance.

"No, no, no! Don't cry I was joking." Grumbling he grabbed the rose with the amount of groans from the group.

"Inuyasha! How dare you make Kagome—"Glare from Inuyasha and the human shut his mouth.

"Kouga?" Kagome wasn't as strong as she had been and was wondering if the others hated her as well. "Dear Kagome! I shall treasure this rose! When we grow old we shall always remember the say when we walked down the isle, bought our house, and framed this lovely work of a flower!" Cheekily, he made his way with the other chosen ones.

"May the force be with you on your journey." Miroku muttered, and in following had the ones who heard chuckle.

"At least I have a chance." Kouga retorted. "You're just a lech."

"Sesshoumaru." Gracefully the Inuyasha counterpart glided up and touched the flower with such quickness everyone could have been sure that such thing could have taken place.

"Nobunaga."

One last rose. Everyone was nervously sweating up a storm.

"Naraku."

It was the end of the world as everyone collapsed, and that's an understatement. The losers glared and drooped their sullen faces. Naraku? Of all people, was he even human and not Satans follower? The dark form didn't even take the rose but stepped over to join the others, as they were on the floor from the shock that jolted through their bodies. He must've given Kagome some charm when they weren't there or something of that matter.

"Kagome has chosen, and starting tonight two of the group shall be joining Kagome for a two on one date. The rest of you will have your chances these following nights." The host boomed through the deceased populated room. "And Kagome shall choose who shall go with her."

Kagome rolled her eyes. Can't she do anything without choosing anymore?

"Sessoumaru..." She winced, "and InuYasha."

There was a rage from Kouga. "But Kagome he went with you—I did to—but!"

"You three shall be going on a yacht tonight. With an expensive meal and great lit ride, I hope that you three enjoy yourselves greatly. Good night to the rest of you."

Kouga in an amount of hate threw a vase at the retreating form of Inuyahsa. Luckily for him, such a stunt wasn't seen by Kagome, or who knows what kind of thoughts might have been conceived. Inuyasha in return pulled the rug out from under Kouga then grudgingly followed his brother and the woman.

I'm sorry for the wait! "Stuck with You" has been updated, and this one has as well. I hope I haven't lost many of it's fans but I also hope that the next chapter shall ensue brotherly love. wicked grin We wouldn't want them to tear each others throats out now will we? Also! This story is taking a close, for after the three dates shall come the final rose decision down to two and then the big question!

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