"Mom." Kagome said as she walked into the living room to find her mother taking out the good chopsticks. Her mother looked up and smiled when she came in.
"Oh hello Kagome. Where's your young man?"
"I asked him to wait in the kitchen." She walked over. "Aren't you a little surprised mom? I mean I didn't...didn't tell you about any of this and-"
Her mother laughed suddenly. "Oh Kagome! I knew already."
"Wha!?"
Her mother smiled gently. "It was obvious Kagome. A mother always knows. Apparently you'll learn that soon enough." Her eyes dropping to Kagome's stomach.
Kagome blushed and settled hands over hr abdomen. "You know about that too!?" Her mother was beginning to scare her a bit now. Did she know everything?
"Of course." She paused thoughtfully a moment. "I am surprised though. I had thought it would be Inuyasha for you Kagome. I understand now why you didn't tell me earlier."
Kagome blushed. "I had...I didn't..." She bit her lip then started again. "Sesshomaru is...Inuyasha's older brother. They're really a lot alike despite the fact that they'd hate to believe it. Sometimes I think that's why I loved Inuyasha or maybe why I love Sesshomaru. I'm so confused sometimes."
Her mother settled her hand over Kagome's laced fingers. "Just as long as you do what your heart says but let your head advise you as well, you're doing fine."
"Mom." Kagome said softly and smiled. "I want to do it all over again!"
"Do what again?"
"The wedding! I want to do it over. Here. With you and grandpa and Souta."
Her mother beamed. "That would be lovely Kagome."
Kagome wasn't listening however; she'd already slipped into planning and daydreams of the perfect wedding. Flowers everywhere. And a huge white dress. And Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi as the bride's maids.
"I'll be right back mom!" And she rushed into the kitchen to tell Sesshomaru.
Her husband, however, was not where she had left him. She blinked in surprise then walked over to the door and glanced outside. He wasn't there. She shut the door and stepped back, squelching a rush of worry and anxiety when Souta's shriek echoed down that stairs. She turned and took them two at a time then threw open her brother's door. Two pairs of eyes turned her way to meet her shocked ones.
Sesshomaru...was playing video games...and listening to rock. And from the look of the screen Sesshomaru was, surprisingly, beating Souta at Zelda, the youkai holding the controller absently in one hand while her brother gripped his with determination. How in the world was Sesshomaru able to play video games when she couldn't? This was more then a little insulting.
"Geez Kagome. What's wrong? You almost broke my door off."
"You screamed."
"Yea..." Souta said patiently as if he expected more to her statement. Sesshomaru was simply watching her, eyebrow lifted with that emotionless look that veiled amusement.
Kagome sighed. "Never mind." She looked at Sesshomaru. "I need to talk to you."
He nodded and stood and Souta whined. "We haven't finished our game yet."
"Souta!" She grabbed Sesshomaru's wrist and led him out of the room still a bit dazed. "I've never heard you listen to music before."
"Music?"
"What Souta was playing."
"That was not music. That was demons screaming."
"Can you scream like that?" A picture of Sesshomaru decked out in a rock stare's wardrobe popped into her head and she laughed cutting of any reply he might or might not have made.
"Is something amusing?"
She smiled and shook her head sweetly "Nothing. Nothing." Her smile shifted into one less of amusement and more smug happiness. "You like my brother then?"
There was a hovering silence for a few beats as thoughts of Inuyasha were shoved between them and the Sesshomaru shattered the awkward air by nodding. "He is acceptable."
Kagome sighed knowing that was the best she was going to get. And speaking of the best she was going to get. "I almost forgot!" She beamed. "We're doing it all over."
His eyebrow went up. "Doing what all over?"
"Our wedding! None of my family was there. My friends weren't even there!" She thought for a moment then grinned. "We can have two! One here and another one so Sango and Miroku and Kaede can be there!"
"No."
Kagome blinked. "No?"
"No."
She saw red. "What do you mean no!?"
"We are already married." He said in a cool tone that Kagome found maddening when she was upset.
"As if I could forge that!"
"Pardon?" His voice holding the under current of a dangerous growl.
"Oh Kagome! There you are." The ensuing fight defused as her mother came up the stairs carrying an armful of towels. "Have you told him about the wedding yet. Your grandpa is so excited. And I've told them to book the church in the next few weeks. Oh and I have to get my dress out of storage so you can wear it." She looked up at Sesshomaru. "And won't he look charming in your father's suit. It might have to be altered a little bit."
Kagome stared then looked at Sesshomaru and almost laughed; his usually distant exterior was gone revealing shock and resignation in the face of her mother's enthusiastic planning.
"Oh Kagome would you mind going to the store for me? We need a few more eggs for the meal." Her mother went on after putting the towers away.
Kagome nodded and smiled. "Sure mom." She reached out a hand to curl her fingers around Sesshomaru's wrist but her mother's next words stopped her.
"Oh good! And meanwhile your young man can help me in the kitchen."
"Pardon?" Both she and Sesshomaru chorused, her tone shocked, his one of cool disbelief.
"It'll just take 10 minutes Kagome. But you best hurry. I don't want it to get too late to eat. Come along then." And Kagome could only watch in shock as her mother took hold of Sesshomaru's arm and steered him down the stairs. And Kagome had no choice but to take the money and get to the store as fast as possible. Before Sesshomaru killed her mother...or possibly vise versa.