Okay, thanks for all votes! I really appreciate it. But as you know, only the majority can win, so here it is.
PS: Inu and Kag in this chapter. For those of you who read the chapter when it was messed up, you might wanna read it again.
***My Immortal***
'3, 2, 1……….'
"KAGURRRRAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!"
'Right on time.'
Sesshoumaru stormed out of the bathroom, still in his towel, hair dripping wet. He stood in the middle of the dining room, half-naked, his hair cotton candy pink, three feet away from Kagura who was in her uniform (which Rin had officially dubbed "the Card Captor Sakura" outfit five minutes ago), smirking with silent victory.
"Kagura………" Sesshoumaru began, trying to sound as cool and composed as possible, "would you like to explain to me WHY my hair is pink?"
"Because you've decided to come out of the closet?"
"Let me rephrase the question," he said carefully, "why was there pink dye in my shampoo?"
"Well, since you seem to like pink so much, I thought I'd return the favor," Kagura replied, "see, now we match!"
Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, eyebrow twitching. "You know I'm going to kill you for this."
"Yeah, but right now, you have to go to work!"
Meanwhile……….*****************************************************
"C'mon Yashi, tell Momma what's wrong."
"No."
"Pweeze?"
"No!"
"I'll do half your paperwork for a week!"
"No!"
Jakotsu huffed. "I'll wear pants for a week!"
"Well, since you asked," Inuyasha began, "I'm a complete asshole."
"Well I knew that, but WHY are you an asshole." Jakotsu sat quietly on the desk as Inuyasha spilled his guts.
"And now, no one can find her. She was drunk last night, and she wasn't home. She could be dead in some alley for all I know!"
"You know this is all your fault right? What in the hell possessed you to cheat on your wife anyway?!"
"The devil made me do it?" Inuyasha replied, slamming his head on his desk. Jakotsu sighed and sat on the desk in front of him.
"Did you sleep with her?"
"What?!" Inuyasha yelled, "what the hell kind of question is that?!"
"Just answer it!"
"No okay! Is there anything else you would like to know about my sex life?!"
"Please, I can already tell you don't have one," Jakotsu replied, "well, luckily she doesn't completely hate you, you still have a chance to redeem yourself. But if you mess that one chance up, you can kiss little Mary-Sue's ass goodbye. By the way, you have a meeting in five minutes."
Later………************************************************************
"Where is Sesshoumaru? He was supposed to be here ten minutes ago!" Inuyasha fidgeted in his chair, too much on his mind to keep still. As if on cue, Sesshoumaru entered the conference room. The whole room grew silent, besides Inuyasha falling backwards in his chair, and a couple of people spitting out their coffee. Sesshoumaru stood at the head of the long table, looked at his watch, then said, "you have thirty seconds."
The whole room burst into a fit of laughter. Inuyasha was rolling on the floor, Koga, who was on the other side of the table, was snickering uncontrollably. Jakotsu, who was getting coffee for everyone at the time, beamed and said, "he took my suggestion!" Everyone else was just laughing for the hell of it.
"Okay times up." Everything grew quiet. "Is there anything else?" Inuyasha raised his hand.
"Yes little brother?" Sesshoumaru said, as calmly as he could muster.
"Do you mind if I run to my car and get my camera?"
Later………************************************************************
'He held her close, relishing the way she felt in his arms. She cuddled her face in his strong masculine chest, inhaling the strong scent of salty seawater in which he had been submerged. Her large blue eyes, nearly covered with her blonde locks, looked up at him admiringly. He looked down at each other, his face coming closer to hers and the sunset met the horizon behind them………
"This is bullshit!" Kagome threw the book against the wall. "Those people don't exist!"
She had just come about three hours ago, Kouga was kind enough to take her home, and Ayame being suspicious enough to get in the car with them. For some strange reason, she didn't believe Kouga was heartless enough to take advantage of her while she was drunk (that and when she was cleaning, she found 50 unread messages on his computer, all from Ayame.)
She laid back on her bed. 'Let's see, I've watched Titanic, Kare Kano, and read this crappy manga, none of it makes any sense. Real people don't act like that. You'd be luckily if you find a man who'll buy you dinner once if you have a broken arm.'
She looked through her songbook. She was supposed to sing today, but she had called Sango and told her she couldn't sing. Sango had told her everyone had been worried sick about her, especially Inuyasha.
'Why did I have to fall for him?' She turned the pages of the music book, when a song caught her attention. Her finger traced the notes, memorizing the melody and harmony, the lyrics piercing her soul. 'I can relate.'
She swung her legs over the bed, standing herself up. She walked towards the window, pulling the blinds up, the cloudy sky pouring with rain. 'I can relate.' She repeated in her mind. She looked down at the lyrics. 'There's no singing in real life either, but who cares.'
"I'm so tired of being
here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
When you cried I'd
wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me
You used to captivate me
By your resonating light
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase"
Kagome stopped to the sound of something hitting her window. She looked down to her yard, her eyes setting on the soaked figure, his golden eyes set on hers. 'Inuyasha……….'
She opened the window. "Inuyasha? What are you doing here? It's three in the morning!"
"I overheard wimpy wolf talking about you. He took you home," Inuyasha replied, "We need to talk."
"There's nothing to talk about, Inuyasha."
"Kagome, I'm not leaving until we talk."
The only response he got was of the window closing. 'That was smooth.' Inuyasha sighed and leaned against the tree. 'It's gonna be a long night.'
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"Inuyasha!"
She ran through the vast field, the sky a pale purple, Sakura blossoms falling into the grass around her. She ran as fast as she could, her pure white gown trailing behind her.
"I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
"Inuyasha!"
She stopped, tears welling in her eyes. Inuyasha was standing there, holding her, kissing her, who was also wearing a wedding dress.
'He's already married, Kagome. To Kikyo.'
The sky grew dark, the field slowly dying away. The wedding dress she was wearing slowly dissipated from her body, leaving her in rags. Inuyasha and Kikyo walked off into the horizon.
"Kagome?"
"Five more minutes, Mom." Came a muffled reply. Her mother shook her again. "Kagome, wake up. There's something you need to see."
Kagome looked over at her clock. "Mom, it's six the morning. I don't have to be at work until 8, and I don't have to be at the university until two. Wake me up in an hour."
"Kagome, he's still out there."
"What?" She sat up, looking out of the window. Sure enough, there he was, standing under the tree. It was still drizzling softly, but he stood there, soaked, seemingly half asleep.
"Your grandfather's been up since 4:30, he nearly called the police on him. He was there all night Kagome."
She ran out of the room and down the stairs, still in her pajamas. She grabbed an umbrella and ran out the door, the wet grass crunching beneath her bare feet. She slowly walked over to him. He didn't seem to notice her. As she came closer, she noticed he was asleep. 'He's the only person I know who could sleep standing up.'
"Inuyasha?"
His eyes slowly opened. "Kagome………"
"We need to talk."
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Thanks for all of the suggestions! I tried to balance out the romance with the humor. As for the song, 'My Immortal', it was suggested by MitsukiKikistar.
Question/Quote of the Day:
Yuri-"Ew, it looks
like a skeleton!"
Kei- "They could at least give it a skin or something to keep my
attention."
Yuri- "You mean you're actually into artificial men?!"
Kei- "Are there any other kind?"
Yuri- "Point."
-Dirty Pair
True, no?