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Second Chance

Chapter Five: The Truth

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…You will get married…

…To Kagome Higurashi…

…And when the time is right…

…You will have a child...

…You will have an heir to continue…

…The business when you're done…

'…Married…then…a…child…?'

Inuyasha lay on his bed, his arms and legs all over the bed. It was about an hour now, since the conversation with Sesshoumaru. His eyes stared up at the ceiling, as if there were something significant about it, although, his mind was elsewhere.

'…I have to get married…to that girl…' Inuyasha was a mess. He felt like a mess and probably looked liked it, too. His mind was jumbled. Why, oh, why was fate so spiteful to him?

In the past couple of days, he discovered too many things. First, he discovered that Kikyo was…a fake. Second, he found out that he was going to take care of the family business. Third, he had to be betrothed before he turned twenty-five. Fourth, he was not able to pick his bride and was being forced to marry the girl named Kagome Higurashi. Fifth, he was expected to…have a child.

All these events were so outrageous to Inuyasha, and yet, he was acting so calm. His eyes soon pleaded for sleep, but before he was about to do so, a knock came from outside his door.

"May I come in?" It was the voice from the young woman, Kagome.

"What do you want?" Inuyasha replied sleepily.

"I need to talk to you."

Inuyasha, at a snail's pace, walked towards his door and opened it. He was surprised to find a raven head girl blushing. He looked at himself and realized why. He had forgotten that he had no shirt on, only a pair of jeans.

His chest was masculine; it was toned and he had a six-pack. Every single muscle was built strongly and Kagome couldn't help but look down at the floor, blushing like mad. How embarrassing for her! (A/N: I sucked at describing Inuyasha's chest. Laughs.)

"Do I need to go put on a shirt for you to talk?" Inuyasha questioned. He stared down at the girl, watching as she shook her head. This was the young woman he was getting married to…? "Then talk already."

"…Well…um…I know you probably thought I was getting an attitude with you earlier and…I wanted to apologize. I was in a bad mood so…sorry." Kagome kept her gaze on the floor, waiting for a response.

"..Uh…" Inuyasha was taken back. She was apologizing? "…It's…okay…"

"I'm supposed to be your assistant so if you need anything, you should tell me." Kagome looked up and directly eyed him, with a smile.

It was right there. His and the girl's gaze found each other's and Inuyasha didn't see Kagome Higurashi. He saw…Kikyo Sumi.

"…You're not my maid. You're only taking care of my business life. Stay out of my personal life," he said. Did he say that too harshly? "And you can leave now, by the way."

"…What…" Kagome was … shocked. Is that how you're supposed to act when someone just apologized to you? She apologized to the man and he dared talk to her that way?! "…You know, you don't have to be so mean. I just came here to apologize and you start badmouthing me!" She gave a glare to Inuyasha and left to her room, slamming the door when she reached it.

Inuyasha sighed. Guilt; it was now settling in his stomach. He couldn't help himself, though. All of the sudden, Kikyo had appeared in front of him, instead of the other young woman. He wasn't over Kikyo, and it obviously showed.

Walking to his bed, he laid down on his side. His bed was huge and so, he looked to the empty space next to him. Suddenly, a figure came to his mind. It was Kikyo, sleeping peacefully next to him. It had happened a few times. Kikyo sometimes would sleep with him, but that was all. The point was…she was haunting him.

"Damn it!! Why am I still thinking about her?!!" Inuyasha muttered. Looking down on the blankets and bed sheets, he sat up. He forgot to change it. Getting up, he opened his door and called out, "Hey, someone come up here!!"

A maid with light brown hair came marching up the stairs and in front ofInuyasha's door. "Yes?"

"I need you to change the bed sheets and stuff."

"Are you sure, sir? …I mean, wasn't it Miss Kikyo's idea?"

"Never speak of that woman ever again!!! If you do, I swear, you will be fired!! Now, do as I said, and change them!"

"Y-yes, sir, I'm on it." The maid stepped into the room and went to one of Inuyasha's closets. It was filled with blankets, bed sheets, and the sort. "Um…sir, which do you prefer?"

Inuyasha looked inside the closet, browsing through the options he had. There were red, green, blue, yellow, orange, and black bed sheets and blankets. "Here, take this one out." He pointed to a certain one.

It was the green one. It wasn't the normal green; it was a dark type of green. The bed sheets were a lighter green and the blanket, the darker green. If you could say, it looked…depressing.

The maid changed the bed and soon, she left the room, leaving Inuyasha to look at his new bed.

'…Much better…' he thought.

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Knock

Inuyasha opened his eyes. It was morning…already? He remembered what had happened the day before and sighed. He felt as if he only slept for an hour and it was torture. A headache was starting to form and he could hear knocks in his mind. …Wait…was that the door?

"Hey, it's time to get up! Wake up!!!" It was Kagome. She was dressed in a formal outfit. She wore a business suit, with the skirt ending at her knees, the top part, and black high-heels. Her hair was put into a messy bun, with a few strands of hair falling loosely down her face. Dazzling she looked.

Inuyasha sat up and mumbled about this and that.

"Are you up or what?!" Kagome yelled.

"I'm up, I'm up!!! Jeez, just hold on!!!" Inuyasha walked out of bed and into the bathroom, preparing for his first day of being an official business man.

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"So that's your schedule for today," Kagome announced. She heard Inuyasha sigh and looked up to him.

"…And you did this…when…?" He inquired. What he meant was when she made out his schedule. It was so…so long…and…long! God, if that was what his schedule would be like everyday, which probably was,he would die of working!!!

"Last night," she replied.

The two, Inuyasha and Kagome, were sitting in the limo,being driven to work. The morning had started rocky and it remained that way. Inuyasha's mind was scattered and Kagome was a bit unsure of how the day was going to go.

About ten minutes later, they were at the building; the headquarters of the business. Entering, they already saw people working here and there. They didn't look up to see if Sesshoumaru had arrived andInuyasha guessed it was because Sesshoumaru had already explained to them what was going to happened. While walking to his office, he noticed Kagome following him.

"My office is next to yours, but I'll be mostly staying in your office," Kagome said when he turned around to face her.

A few seconds later, they arrived at Inuyasha's office. Stepping inside, Inuyasha sat in his chair, behind his desk, and sighed.

"You know…you should really wear a suit for work," commented Kagome. She looked Inuyasha up and down. He wore a white, sleeved, collared shirt, black slacks, and black shoes. Even though it looked great on him, it really wasn't the outfit to be wearing at this kind of job.

"Just shut up and tell me what's on my schedule," Inuyasha responded.

"…You have a meeting at nine forty-five…and…"She ignoredhis rude comment andglanced at her watch. "It's only nine."

"…What's the meeting about?"

"It's an all open discussion. You'll be allowed to speak of anything. Like…how to improve the business, etc."

"Sounds fun…"

"…You didn't eat breakfast…what do you want to eat?"

"Aint' hungry…but you could bring me a drink."

"Why don't you get your maids to do it for you?" Kagome still remembered what he had said that previous day; she hadn't forgotten. Hearing no reply, she left the room, but came back with something in her hand. It was a drink; orange juice to be precise.

"Here," she said.

Inuyasha took it and started to drink, but mumbled out, "Thanks…"

"You really weren't what I expected…" Kagome said.

"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, once done drinking.

"…You're nothing like your brother."

"Thanks so much. It means a lot to me to know that," Inuyashareplied sarcastically. "…Hey…"

"What?"

"Do you know about…"

"About…?"

"…Your dad's situation…?"

"…My dad's…situation?" Kagome gave a confused look. "What are you talking about?"

"…Uh…never mind, just forget it." Inuyasha was curious if she knew, if she knew that they would have to get married, but something told him not to ask.

"…Okay…"

A moment of silence passed between the two, but Inuyasha broke it.

"Instead of standing, why don't you sit down?"

Kagome didn't comment, but took a seat in front of his desk.

"…Why did you suddenly say that yesterday?" Kagome questioned. She was thinking about yesterday, about what had happened in front of Inuyasha's door.

"…It's not any of your business."

Here he goes again, always defensive by a simple question or statement. "You really shouldn't do that. You can't go around yelling at people for no reason. You-,"

"Look, you have no clue what you're talking about. You should be quiet because you obviously don't know what kind of hell I went through!" He was tired of hearing this girl talk like she knew what she was talking about. Maybe he was just so irritated by the fact that she looked like Kikyo so much… (A/N: Hell no, man, Kagome and Kikyo look nothing alike. I'm just writing it for the story, but if it were up to me, I would screw Kikyo's face and make it look deformed. Aren't I nice?)

Kagome remained silent. She was trying not to explode with anger. He was still going to yell at her when she did nothing wrong?!!! That…man was just so damn arrogant!!!

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Kagome sat on the floor in her room, shaking, trying to hold back tears. What had she gotten herself into…? She didn't understand…she didn't understand anything…

Flashback

Inuyasha and Kagome arrived home, after the first tiring and exhausting day from work. After the meeting earlier that day, they had done all sorts of things. They went to many more meetings and planned a few things out for the business.

"Inuyasha, are you okay…? You don't look too well…" Kagome stated. She was still mad, mad at the times when he had yelled at her for no good reason, but she shrugged it off. She would stay calm until…that happened. In the meantime, she would act like an assistant for her boss.

"Leave me alone, I'm fine," he replied. He walked into the living room and sat down on a couch.

"…Miss Higurashi, you have a phone call," someone said.

Kagome stopped following Inuyasha and looked around. She saw one of the maids holding a phone. Walking to receive the phone, she asked, "Who is it?"

"I believe it's your father."

A smile appeared on her lips and she excitedly answered, "Hello?"

"Kagome? How are you?"

It was her father. "I'm doing well! What about you?"

"I'm doing fine…so…Kagome, everything's going well?"

"…It's going perfectly." She lied. Nothing was going perfectly here.

"That's great," he said. "…Well, I called because I needed to…discuss something with you."

"Okay…what is it?" Kagome's eyebrows furrowed. Her father wasn't sounding like his usual self. His once cheerful tone was a serious one…odd…

"…Well…your mother and I think it's time you knew the truth…"

"…The…truth?"

"Yes, the truth…"

"What do you mean by that?"

"…Listen, Kagome, you know that your mother and I love you very much. We've always loved you and always will. The thing is…I've been a terrible father…"

"Dad…?" She could hear his voice cracking up. It sounded like he was…crying…? "What's wrong? What happened?"

"…I know that I told you to work as Mr. Inuyasha's assistant, but I didn't tell you why…"

Now that Kagome thought of it, he didn't. All he had said was that it was a great job and it paid very well. She didn't ask anything of it, but just took the offer, seeing that it would make her dad happy.

"…The truth is…"

Kagome listened carefully, as the words her father spoke next numbed her soul.

"…I'm so sorry, Kagome, but…I sold you out…"

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TSakura:...I thought that was okay, but I guessed I rushed into it a bit. Um…what do you guys think?? Well, I won't update until I have at least…40 reviews. Only 11 more reviews needed. So if you didn't review or didn't review for each chapter, I suggest you do. Smiles Awwww…no questions? Not at all? I'll be more than glad to answer them. I just want to make sure everyone is on the same page. Well, anyway, school work is starting to catch up with me. I have a total of three projects to do and I didn't start anyone of them yet. Why? I have no idea. If you want the next chapter, review. More reviews, the faster chapters come. Later! One more thing, I'm sorry for all the grammar/spelling mistakes, or any other mistakes. Sometimes I just don't notice them.