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A/N: if you want to know about updates...please check my profile. I will be posting there when I think I will update next. Thanks and thanks for all of the great reviews. Keep reviewing!! ~Yuki
Chapter 7: Invitations ~*~12 (noon), Wednesday~*~
Sessshomaru and Inu Yasha dragged themselves out of the elevator and went directly to their offices. Sesshomaru passed Kagome and saw her staring at the computer in front of her. He sighed and walked into his office, closing the door behind him. Just as he sat down at his desk, there was a knock at the door. "Enter," He called and Kagome stepped in. "What is it?"
"Are you okay?" Kagome asked with concern.
"I'll be fine," he assured her.
"So the meeting was bad, huh?" Kagome questioned as she took a seat in one of the chairs across from him. She knew she was one of the only ones that could read his emotions like a book.
"Our branch in America is slowing everything down. I have to send Inu Yasha and Shippo over there to clear some things up. They will be leaving on Friday, which means I have to take Inu Yasha's place at the Children's Fund Benefit on Friday Night," Sesshomaru said through clenched teeth, before taking a deep breath and continuing. "Inu Yasha always goes because he is a little better with communicating, but now I have to go and be uncomfortable."
Kagome quirked an eyebrow and stared at him. "Well...you just need to loosen up. Besides, I'm sure there are you going to be plenty of interesting people to talk to," Kagome assured him.
"If you think it'll be interesting, why don't you accompany me?" Sesshomaru invited. Kagome stared at him in shock, but her shock slowly vanished and a bright smile graced her face.
"Fine then. I will show you how fun it will be," Kagome said. Sesshomaru nodded, knowing that she would at least entertain him a little, and watched as she got to her feet. "So how about some lunch?"
Sesshomaru nodded and gathered some of his things. Kagome walked out to grab her purse. He stepped out of his office and walked out to the lobby with her to see Shippo and Inu Yasha waiting. "Ready to go?" Shippo asked. Kagome and Sesshomaru nodded and they all walked towards the elevator.
~*~Meanwhile~*~
Eiri sat at his desk and sighed. He wasn't staring at his computer screen like he was supposed to, but he stared at the picture next to it. It was a picture of him and Kagome on one of their many dates, but it was actually a double date with Aya and Tatsuya. They had taken it in the park, since their date was a picnic in the park. There was a large tree behind him and he had his arms wrapped around her neck. Her back was to him and his face was resting next to hers. They were both smiling happily at the camera and Kagome's hands rested on his arms.
Tears filled his eyes at the memory. He missed her so much. He knew he screwed up, but he wanted her back.
Just then the phone rang. Eiri quickly straightened up and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"I heard about you and Kagome. I'm sorry, little brother." Eiri smiled and immediately knew that it was his older sister, Mika, Tohma's wife. "I told you she wasn't ready to get married. She's too young."
Eiri tensed and felt his anger towards his sister flaring up again. "Did you call to just rub it in my face, Mika?" He asked through clenched teeth, trying not to scream at his sister's insensitivity.
"No..."
"Then what?"
"There is a Children's Fund Benefit on Friday night. Father and Tohma expect you to attend...with a date, of course."
"Excuse me!?"
"Eiri, you need to get out of your apartment and..."
"I will ask one person, Mika, and if she says no, then I will not be there."
"If you don't have a date, father will provide one for you."
Eiri's hand tightened around the phone and he slammed it down to hang up. He sighed and tried to calm himself down. God! Does she always have to be so insensitive to my feelings? She's like father's tool! To him...her and Tatsuha are the successful children. I'm just nothing to him and my happiness means nothing! He slowly calmed himself down, before picking up the phone again. He dialed a number and waited until a woman's voice answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey...it's me."
Kagome heard her phone ring during her conversation with the three young men from her past and answered. "Hello?"
"Hey...it's me."
Kagome froze and everyone stared at her. "Hold on," She said into the phone before turning towards her friends. "Umm...I'll be right back."
They nodded and Kagome walked out the front door. She took a seat on the bench. She was worried, he sounded very stressed. "Eiri, is something wrong?"
"I"m fine. How are you?"
"I'm good. I was having lunch with Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha, and Shippo."
"Oh...I'm sorry to... Shippo? Your adopted son?"
"Yeah, I guess he's been with Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru this whole time."
"Listen, Kagome, I just got a call from Mika. I guess my father and Tohma want me to go to this Children's Fun Benefit. They want me stop thinking about you, but I can't. Kagome, I'm madly in love with you."
"Eiri..."
"Kagome, I just called to ask if you'd attend the benefit with me."
"I...I can't. Sesshomaru asked me to attend with him because Inu Yasha and Shippo will be going to Ameriac. I"m sorry. But I'll see you there."
"No," He said sadly on the other end. "I-it's okay. I told Mika that if the person I wanted to go with couldn't, then I wouldn't go."
"Eiri..."
"Just be careful there, okay? My father, Tohma , and Mika will be there. I will be going away for the weekend then. Have fun, okay?"
"Eiri..."
"I'll call you later. Have a nice lunch."
Before Kagome could say anything, he hung up. Kagome pulled the phone away from her ear and set it down in her lap. She looked down at her hand and saw where her engagement ring had been. She sighed. I miss you too, Eiri. With that final though, she walked back into the restaurant.
A/N: if you want to know about updates...please check my profile. I will be posting there when I think I will update next. Thanks and thanks for all of the great reviews. Keep reviewing!! ~Yuki
Chapter 7: Invitations ~*~12 (noon), Wednesday~*~
Sessshomaru and Inu Yasha dragged themselves out of the elevator and went directly to their offices. Sesshomaru passed Kagome and saw her staring at the computer in front of her. He sighed and walked into his office, closing the door behind him. Just as he sat down at his desk, there was a knock at the door. "Enter," He called and Kagome stepped in. "What is it?"
"Are you okay?" Kagome asked with concern.
"I'll be fine," he assured her.
"So the meeting was bad, huh?" Kagome questioned as she took a seat in one of the chairs across from him. She knew she was one of the only ones that could read his emotions like a book.
"Our branch in America is slowing everything down. I have to send Inu Yasha and Shippo over there to clear some things up. They will be leaving on Friday, which means I have to take Inu Yasha's place at the Children's Fund Benefit on Friday Night," Sesshomaru said through clenched teeth, before taking a deep breath and continuing. "Inu Yasha always goes because he is a little better with communicating, but now I have to go and be uncomfortable."
Kagome quirked an eyebrow and stared at him. "Well...you just need to loosen up. Besides, I'm sure there are you going to be plenty of interesting people to talk to," Kagome assured him.
"If you think it'll be interesting, why don't you accompany me?" Sesshomaru invited. Kagome stared at him in shock, but her shock slowly vanished and a bright smile graced her face.
"Fine then. I will show you how fun it will be," Kagome said. Sesshomaru nodded, knowing that she would at least entertain him a little, and watched as she got to her feet. "So how about some lunch?"
Sesshomaru nodded and gathered some of his things. Kagome walked out to grab her purse. He stepped out of his office and walked out to the lobby with her to see Shippo and Inu Yasha waiting. "Ready to go?" Shippo asked. Kagome and Sesshomaru nodded and they all walked towards the elevator.
~*~Meanwhile~*~
Eiri sat at his desk and sighed. He wasn't staring at his computer screen like he was supposed to, but he stared at the picture next to it. It was a picture of him and Kagome on one of their many dates, but it was actually a double date with Aya and Tatsuya. They had taken it in the park, since their date was a picnic in the park. There was a large tree behind him and he had his arms wrapped around her neck. Her back was to him and his face was resting next to hers. They were both smiling happily at the camera and Kagome's hands rested on his arms.
Tears filled his eyes at the memory. He missed her so much. He knew he screwed up, but he wanted her back.
Just then the phone rang. Eiri quickly straightened up and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"I heard about you and Kagome. I'm sorry, little brother." Eiri smiled and immediately knew that it was his older sister, Mika, Tohma's wife. "I told you she wasn't ready to get married. She's too young."
Eiri tensed and felt his anger towards his sister flaring up again. "Did you call to just rub it in my face, Mika?" He asked through clenched teeth, trying not to scream at his sister's insensitivity.
"No..."
"Then what?"
"There is a Children's Fund Benefit on Friday night. Father and Tohma expect you to attend...with a date, of course."
"Excuse me!?"
"Eiri, you need to get out of your apartment and..."
"I will ask one person, Mika, and if she says no, then I will not be there."
"If you don't have a date, father will provide one for you."
Eiri's hand tightened around the phone and he slammed it down to hang up. He sighed and tried to calm himself down. God! Does she always have to be so insensitive to my feelings? She's like father's tool! To him...her and Tatsuha are the successful children. I'm just nothing to him and my happiness means nothing! He slowly calmed himself down, before picking up the phone again. He dialed a number and waited until a woman's voice answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey...it's me."
Kagome heard her phone ring during her conversation with the three young men from her past and answered. "Hello?"
"Hey...it's me."
Kagome froze and everyone stared at her. "Hold on," She said into the phone before turning towards her friends. "Umm...I'll be right back."
They nodded and Kagome walked out the front door. She took a seat on the bench. She was worried, he sounded very stressed. "Eiri, is something wrong?"
"I"m fine. How are you?"
"I'm good. I was having lunch with Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha, and Shippo."
"Oh...I'm sorry to... Shippo? Your adopted son?"
"Yeah, I guess he's been with Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru this whole time."
"Listen, Kagome, I just got a call from Mika. I guess my father and Tohma want me to go to this Children's Fun Benefit. They want me stop thinking about you, but I can't. Kagome, I'm madly in love with you."
"Eiri..."
"Kagome, I just called to ask if you'd attend the benefit with me."
"I...I can't. Sesshomaru asked me to attend with him because Inu Yasha and Shippo will be going to Ameriac. I"m sorry. But I'll see you there."
"No," He said sadly on the other end. "I-it's okay. I told Mika that if the person I wanted to go with couldn't, then I wouldn't go."
"Eiri..."
"Just be careful there, okay? My father, Tohma , and Mika will be there. I will be going away for the weekend then. Have fun, okay?"
"Eiri..."
"I'll call you later. Have a nice lunch."
Before Kagome could say anything, he hung up. Kagome pulled the phone away from her ear and set it down in her lap. She looked down at her hand and saw where her engagement ring had been. She sighed. I miss you too, Eiri. With that final though, she walked back into the restaurant.