AN: Just a quick note to say thank you to a couple of people that reviewed. I appreciate it a lot. I am working on some other story ideas at present too. Usually I try to update on Mondays and Thrusdays.

zeldagurl: I will do my best to bring you more chapters. I have also written another story called From Our past. It may not be your cup of tea but if you are interested it is also posted here on Fanfic.

szmadad:I'm glad you like it and will get more up soon. I hope you are not disappointed so far.

Disclaimer: Again I state I don't own anything and life really sucks. So there you have it.

Song Of My Soul Part 2

That evening she sat in her bedroom watching the alarm clock next to the bed. Silently she prayed that she would hear the front door open and he would call out her name. Five o'clock flipped over in bright red numbers and the phone rang. She almost jumped out of her skin. It rang three times before she could manage to calm her heart.

"Hello?" She asked knowing her voice was shaking.

"Hey babe. Are you ok?" Inuyasha's concerned voice came from the other side.

"Yeah I'm fine. Just had to run to get the phone. Why did you call?" She asked taking a deep breath to calm herself.

"Well unfortunately I have to work late again so don't expect me home for a while." He sounded disappointed but at this point she wasn't sure.

"You haven't been eating good lately. Why don't we grab a bite together? I can be there in less then..." She started trying to put a hole in her own suspicions.

"No!" He snapped startling her and she dropped the phone. She heard a muffled "shit" from it as she picked it up. "Sorry about that. I dumped coffee on my lap. I didn't mean to yell. Are you ok?" He waited for her to acknowledge him. "Mmmhmm" Was all she could manage as the tears started to fall down her face. "Ok well I don't have time to eat right now. I will have something delivered. I have to go. See you later." She suppressed a sniffle and replied with another "Mmhmf" She swallowed hard but had to say something.

"Inuyasha?" She said shakily.

"Yeah?" He answer slowly.

"Love you." She managed to get out without whining.

"Oh yeah, same here." He made a kissing noise then the line went dead. She choked out a sob as she started to dial Naraku's cell phone. His smooth voice answered before it range twice as if he was expecting a call. He even answered by using her name instead of saying hello. At that point she was emotionally lost and sobbed.

"He is working late?" He asked calmly. She managed to say yes but it sounded more like a gurgle in her ears. "Alright, stay calm. I will be there in a few minutes." He hung up leaving her to her own thoughts. It didn't even seem like it had been 5 minutes before the door bell rang. She gathered herself off the bed and went to answer it while wiping the tears away. She was surprised to see Naraku standing there. He immediately wrapped his arms around her in a warm hug. The dams broke and she started to cry all over again. He made shushing noises to calm her while rubbing her back. "Where is your coat. You need to come with me." She wanted to object but couldn't find a reason. It was stupid not to be able to think. She was a grown woman with a professional career for Christ sake. But being the obedient female she was she grabbed her coat, slipped on her shoes and followed him out to his limo.

In the limo they didn't say anything. What could be said? She wasn't even sure where they were going but he seemed to know. When they pulled up in front of the Tokyo Hilton she was ready to panic. What the hell was going on? She suddenly felt that maybe she had read his reasons for wanting to know when Inuyasha was gone the wrong way. Then she remembered just who this man was. He was married to her cousin. A very beautiful woman that he absolutely adored. What would he want with her? Nothing that is what. She steadied herself and calmed her shaking nerves while they waited for the hotel manager to come talk to Naraku. She didn't hear much of the conversation but Naraku was insistent on being let into a particular room.

After much debate and a few threats of law suits the manager finally agreed to escort them to said room. Naraku pulled her down the hall behind him. When the manager opened the door the first ones in the room were Naraku's three body guards, Juromaru, Bankutso and Jakutso. There was a shriek of surprise and a bit of a scuffle before they gave the signal for them to enter. Naraku stopped in the door way making sure to keep her behind him out of site. She wasn't sure if she actually wanted to see this. Her heart was pounding so hard she could feel the blood pulse through her ears. She started to shake a little but he patted her hand and whispered for her to be strong.

"Well, well..." he cooed out, "what a surprise Kikyo." His voice held malice in it.

"What are you doing here Naraku? You have no right to be here." She hissed at him.

"Why do you say that? I am still your husband aren't I?" He spit back. Kagome couldn't stop her trembling hand. Why had he brought her here? Then she found out. How she wished she was deaf.

"Leave her alone Naraku. Haven't you done enough to her?" Inuyasha's voice spilled out from beyond. She started to tremble all over. Her mind kept saying 'No it just sounds like him.' But her heart would know that voice anywhere.

"And what exactly did I do? Tell me Inuyasha? Did I cheat on my wife? If so who is my mistress? Did I beat my wife? If so where are the bruises?" There was silence. "Please tell me what I did to deserve this from my wife? Better yet from you? My wife's cousin's husband. What did Kagome do to deserve this from you Inuyasha?" She heard Inuyasha growl but had little time to react when Naraku suddenly yanked her from behind him and held her by the shoulders in front of him. A look of shock filled Inuyasha's eyes the minute he realized she was there.

She gasped when she took in the room. There was a table set with a dinner for two. A bottle of wine had been poured into two glasses. Jakutso held Kikyo who was standing next to the bed in a rather revealing night gown. Bankutso and Juromaru were holding Inuyasha by his arms with his knees on the floor. Kagome took in his state of dress with wide eyes full of shock. He still had his suit on but his tie was loosened and his shoes were gone. She scanned the floor and saw them at the foot of the bed. In her mind she thought 'that is where he puts them when he is getting ready for bed'. A single tear slid down from her wide eyes. When her eyes locked on his golden orbs she couldn't stop the others that followed the first. She bit her lip and shook her head as her heart shattered into a million shards. Her legs trembled unwilling to hold her up.

"Kagome..." His voice pleaded. A tear slid down his cheek but she couldn't look at him any longer and turned her back to him. Naraku wrapped his arms around her as she sobbed into his chest.

"What can you say Inuyasha? This isn't what it looks like? Please!" Naraku said with sarcasm and his face turned hard. "I think I know what happened. You couldn't have Kikyo so you took the next best thing as a replacement. It really is amazing how much they look like eachother isn't it? But now the real thing came back and you just couldn't resist. She played you like a willing instrument just like me and all the men in her life."

"No..no..Kagome don't listen..." Bankutso hit Inuyasha in the mouth to shut him up.

"I think you have hurt her enough. I won't stand by and let it go on." Naraku cradled Kagome's shaking form closer to his chest as she sobbed. Inuyasha growled loudly at him.

"Take your hands off her!" He snarled hotly. "Kagome let me..." Again a fist hit him in the mouth to shut him up.

"I want to go home." She whimpered into Naraku's chest. He stoked her hair and kissed the top of her head.

"Alright we've seen enough." Naraku turned to take her from the room. Inuyasha started to struggle but Bankutso and Juromaru hit him several times to subdue him. Kagome heard the fighting and instinctively twisted away from Naraku to run to his side. She wrapped herself over his head to shield him from their assault. Naraku yelled at them to stop the minute she left his hold which they did without leting go of his arms. Inuyasha panted and groaned in pain under her as he forced himself to straighten enough so he could bury his nose in her neck. She wrapped her arms around him tightly holding him so close he would have to be under her skin to get any closer.

"Kagome please let me explain." He whispered into her ear and kissed her lobe.

"I can't...it hurts. Inuyasha...I" She sobbed. The tears slid from his eyes. He was losing her. He could feel it in his heart. Kagome was pulled away from him and out the door before either could say or do anything. That was the last time she saw him.

(I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone)

Naraku took her home long enough to gather some clothes and her things from work then swept her away to a pent house on the far side of town. He spent that night and most the next day consoling her broken spirit. During that time he showed her documented evidence with dates and pictures that showed Inuyasha and Kikyo were meeting on a regular basis for the past 6 months. She felt like a fool. Naraku stayed by her side and swore that he wouldn't let anything happen to her again. She really was grateful for the support but it felt strange coming from her boss. Thinking about it now she really couldn't remember seeing any pictures of them doing anything more then hugging. They just seemed to be together. There weren't any of them at dinner together, snuggling like lovers or kissing. They just seemed to be meeting. It still confused her about the scene in the hotel room; it looked so obvious. That was a long time ago and it couldn't be changed.

She stayed at the penthouse for the next month while things were being smoothed out. Inuyasha had tried several times to see her or find out where she had been staying but Naraku was a very rich and powerful man. He made sure there were no leaks to her where-abouts and instructed security to throw Inuyasha out if he entered the building. All his phone calls to her office were rerouted to Naraku himself. She felt withdrawals from being separated from him but just couldn't bring herself to look into his face. She didn't even dare contact him. That would be the end of her resolve. Every time she thought of him her heart would begin to break all over again turning her into an emotional puddle. During that time she only had contacted her mother a few times to let her know she was alright and not to worry. Even her mother tried to get her to talk about Inuyasha but Kagome refused to and would make a quick reason to hang up.

She wasn't surprised when Naraku called her to his office one day to meet with Inutaisho. The marriage agreement had to be considered since there was the possibility of a divorce. Naraku insisted on staying there as legal council for her but the whole thing was pretty cut and dry. If she divorced him before their fifth anniversary he would lose his inheritance to ensure she wouldn't get any of his families assets. But if at the end of the five years Inuyasha wished to file for a divorce then he could do so and she would still get nothing. Naraku couldn't believe she signed something like that but she insisted it was because at the time she had no doubt they would be together forever so the money didn't matter, that it didn't matter now and left it at that.

She sat across the table from Inutaisho thinking. Naraku whispered in her ear that this was her chance to get back at him for all the pain. It was true, she could ruin him financially but she didn't want revenge. All she wanted was for the hurt to stop. She stared at her hands for long moments thinking. Her emotions were numb from all the thinking, from all the times she had run that night over and over in her mind. It all came out the same but she couldn't hurt him back. She knew she should hate him but her heart just refused to drop what she felt. With a sigh she looked over at Inutaisho with sad eyes. He returned her gaze with a sadness of his own. She could almost see the sorrow he felt at what happened. It looked as if he wanted to say something but held his tongue. What could he say? What could he have done? Nothing. No one could have done anything. Steadying her resolve she stood up and looked at him with a cool a look that would have made Sesshomaru proud.

"I won't divorce him. But if in two years he wants one I will give it to him." She turned and left the room with Naraku hot on her heals fuming over her decision.

(And though you're still with me

I've been alone all along)

And so here it was, two years later. Their fifth wedding anniversary was in a couple of days and he would be free of her. It wouldn't be surprising to see divorce papers waiting for her at the office on Monday. She stared at the flames as they licked against the logs. Their heated fingers danced upward with a delicate beauty that was captivating but if touched could bring harm to the one intruding on its dance. In a way that flame reminded her of Inuyasha. He was a dancing flame in her life that she had been bold enough to touch and got burned because of it. Something untouchable that was not for her to have. A tear slid down her cheek unnoticed.

(When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears)

She could remember feeling his passion and how he would radiate with a hidden power that she could see and feel every time he held her in his arms. Every time they made love. She snorted at the thought. It must have been nothing but convenient sex for him. But for her, he had been her first and would be her only. She had been so scared that first time but he was so gentle and loving. Again her heart tightened, not love but definitely caring. After all the years they had spent together as friends supporting each other no matter what. How could he not care a little? In her heart she knew he did.

(When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears)

Maybe that was why she didn't divorce him and instead choose to leave the country. It had been much easier on her mentally these past two years. Even the advances of that annoying lawyer, Kouga, seemed trivial to the amount of emotion she was feeling right now. She wished it was all over then she could just go on with her meager existence the way she had been before their relationship.

(And I've held your hand through all of these years)

Even after everything that happened, she couldn't turn her back on him like Naraku had counciled her to. She couldn't bring him any pain even for the sake of revenge. What would that do for her anyway? No matter how sweet the fleeting feeling of vengeance was, the guilt would have eaten her alive. It wouldn't bring him back and it wouldn't change the truth of their marriage. She should hate him, she really should but he was still a part of her. His essence had twisted its way to her soul filling her completely with his everlasting presence. That she could never deny and if the truth be known she didn't want to.

Her eyes locked on a picture of his smiling face just after they had gotten married. A shaky sob escaped her lips as she drew her knees up to her chest trapping the photo album between her thighs and her chest as if trying to hold him close. She rested her tired head on her arms as they hugged her knees bringing her body into as small a ball as she could. Tears flowed down her cheeks in a steady stream that matched the rain water on the windows. She was hopeless. Totally and completely shattered. The small pieces of her broken heart that she had thought were beginning to mend split into a blazing burst of shards that scattered into oblivion once again.

(But you still have all of me)

AN: Well what do you think? Don't hate me. I am wondering though, should I continue this or leave it here with the open options left up to the reader's mind? I have had some thoughts of my own though wonder if I should act on them?