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It's up to fate
By natsumi no tsunami
Chapter 5
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
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"What does Rin work as?" Kagome asked as they neared her office.
"She's an attorney." Sesshoumaru answered the question that Kagome had asked briefly.
"Where does she work at?" Kagome asked once more, trying to strike up a conversation.
"Why do you want to know?" Sesshoumaru asked back getting irate at Kagome for disrupting his peaceful time.
"I'm trying to start a conversation for goodness sake. It's better than sitting the rest of the 5 minute ride in silence. If you don't like noise, then you shouldn't of have demanded that you drive Kouta and I to our respective places."
Silence enveloped the car once more as Sesshoumaru refused to talk to Kagome or rather it was that Kagome refused to talk to Sesshoumaru and well Sesshoumaru just liked the peace and quite it gave him.
"Why did you leave?" Sesshoummaru asked suddenly out of the blue.
Kagome suddenly jumped at the unexpected question. Composing herself, she shot him one of her own question.
"Why did you give me the answer you gave me?" Kagome retorted back.
"Why did you even give me that ultimatum when you knew what I would choose?" Sesshoumaru fired back, not willing to answer her question. His fingers tightened its grip on the steering wheel in anger.
"Wasn't it obvious that I wasn't thinking clearly? Seeing what happened and with you not denying it about the incident was more than I could bear. Back then all I could think of was running away. It was the only path apart from …" Kagome trailed off.
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Flashback
Kagome lays on the bed, looking deathly pale, an opened bottle of medicine sits on the left bedside draw beside her.
'I feel so at peace right now. Am I in heaven ….but … how come I can still feel the pain in my chest, right where my heart is? I feel myself getting lighter. I must be leaving soon. Goodbye Sesshoumaru. I love you.'
Kagome closed her eyes. Drifting into a deep slumber, one she might likely to never to wake up form.
End Flashback
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Finding the car stopping, Kagome looked out the window to discover that they arrived at her office. She turned to Sesshoumaru.
"I guess I'll be seeing you later." she said
"By then I hope you will be willing to answer my question." Sesshoumaru said and the car drove off once she closed the door.
She walked into the building and proceeded to getting inside her office. She began to think about the past again.
Suicide, it had been the quickest way the Kagome found that could relieve her of the pain she had found back then. If it wasn't for Miroku finding her that day on her bed not soon after she had taken the pills she most likely wouldn't have been be able to give birth to Kouta, her pride and joy much less still be alive.
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Flashback
'Where am I?' Kagome questioned in her mind.
Kagome suddenly registered two voices near her conversing. One belonged to a male and the other a female.
"Why….crazy….that?"
"No……..but…….do with …."
"….Miroku……said…… so…...America."
"I…….bitch."
Straining to hear what they were saying she leaned slightly towards where the voices were coming from.
"LOOK! SHE MOVED! QUICK! GET THE OTHERS!" the female voice cried out to the other suddenly.
A cringe appeared on Kagome's face at the sudden rise in tone as a pair of footstep left the room at a very fast pace. Kagome tried to open her eyes only to have a blinding light hit her. Closing them quickly, she then opened them slowly once more, giving her eyes time to adjust to the light. When her eyes finally focused, she spotted Sango, Kikyo, Inuyasha and Miroku rushing towards her, many that she recognized.
"Kagome, are you all right?" Sango asked breathlessly, who was one of the many people who rushed quickly towards her from outside.
She was suddenly bumped away by a lady who looked like she was in her late 40's who was wearing a green shirt and pants.
"Please move away from the patient. We need the doctor to assess her first before you get to interrogate this young lady" the lady had said sternly as she tried to keep the Sango from the patient.
"Nurse! Move away. I want to talk to her first." Sango said very loudly trying to get her message through to the lady who was identified as the nurse.
"Is the health of this young lady important or the gossip you want to know about?" the Nurse questioned harshly at Sango who was fighting tooth and nail with the nurse to move in front of Kagome.
Suddenly a short plump man bustled into the room, taking the attention of everyone in the room as he tripped over a baby that was crawling on the ground near the doorway.
"Ahh!" spotting her child on the floor, Sango swooped towards the crawling child as the doctor got up from the floor, totally forgetting about arguing with the nurse.
The doctor quickly made his way to the patient and the friends of Kagome parted to allow the doctor easier access to check up on her.
"Hmmm." The doctor picked up the folio that sat on a wheelie table near her. He flipped a couple of pages before turning his attention to Kagome.
"How do you feel Miss. Higurashi? Do you feel dizzy, tired, hot, sick or anything?" the doctor questioned Kagome.
"I'm fine." Kagome answered quietly, not feeling enough energy to answer louder.
"Well. It looks like you've taken an overdose of sleeping pills Miss Higurashi. Luckily someone brought you in on time or you and your precious cargo wouldn't be able to be here today." the doctor said.
"What precious cargo?" Kagome asked with a frown.
"Oh you didn't know? Congratulations Miss Higurashi, your 2 months pregnant." the doctor said with a cheerful smile as he signed his name on the patient's folio.
"If you're feeling uncomfortable or anything just press the button installed in the side of this draw besides you to alert the nurse. Good day to you all." the doctor said and motioned to the nurse to leave with him.
Out of the whole room, only Kagome's face held surprise.
"Kagome…didn't you know that you were pregnant?" Kikyo asked softly as she moved towards the bed Kagome currently slept on.
"Most of us here thought that it was because you didn't want the baby that's why you…" she trailed off with concerned expression.
Sango moved forwards as well with a 4 months old Haku in her arms.
"Kagome, why did you do it?" Sango asked with a stern voice as Haku tugged at Sango's hair.
"Because he hurt me Sango, a lot, it's up to the point that I can't relieve the pain unless I do something drastic." Kagome started to sob softly.
"Do you know how worried everyone's been for you because of your little "drastic" action?" Inuyasha suddenly asked angrily from the end of her bed.
"I'm sorry. I promise I won't try that again. I wasn't thinking rationally. I'm sorry." Kagome sobbed out.
"So… what are you going to do about the child? It is Sesshoumaru's right?" Sango pressed on, trying to put the other topic behind them.
Kagome nodded. The others stayed silent to let her answer Sango's other question regarding the life of the fetus.
"I… want to keep the child. I don't believe in the idea of killing a child." Kagome said with a melancholy expression on her face.
"Are you going to tell Sesshoumaru?" Miroku asked the question that hung on everybody's mind when Kagome had answered that the child was indeed Sesshoumaru's.
"No. And I would like you keep quite it about it also." Kagome answered in a firm voice.
"Alright, but sooner or later he's going to come to find you at the office or your apartment so what are you going to do about it?" Kikyo asked.
"I'm transferring Kagome to New York Kikyo." Miroku answered Kikyo question.
"I think that would be a good idea." Inuyasha seconded the idea.
"Alright then, now that everything important is settled, we'll let you rest now. We'll be in the room when you wake up" Sango said soothingly to Kagome and passed Haku into Miroku's arms so that she could hug Kagome before she left the room.
"Be strong." Sango whispered in her ear.
End Flashback
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She had just sat on her executive chair and when the phone connecting her to her sectary rang.
She pressed the intercom button.
"Yes, what is it." She asked.
"Mr. Houshi called 20 minutes ago and said that his family will be arriving at the airport in 30 minutes on the flight from Japan. He also added that Mrs. Houshi is on crusade to get rid of "him"." Kanna monotone voice came over then phone.
"Thank you Kanna. I'll be leaving then. I'll be back in probably in two or three hours and if there's anything really important you can alert me on my cell phone." Kagome stood up and walked out of her office. As she boarded the elevator she only had one thought.
'Let the troubles begin.'
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TBC…
I'm so sorry for the late update. I've seemed to gotten slight cases of writer's block when I try to start the story off but after that it's was smooth sailing. Regarding the ages of the characters, apart from the kids who's ages which I'll put up soon once I finish all the planning, it's up to you to think what their ages should be. Anyways. Thanks for reading and especially those who reviewed my story.
Jessica Lyn: It was very mean of Sess to move next door but it's something that Sesshoumaru would do to get revenge. Sorry for the late update and thanks for reviewing.
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sheenachi: I'm really sorry for my late updates and I'm very grateful that you don't mind that much. Thanks for your support and hope you can think of ideas for your wonderful stories.
Val: I'm glad you like how I portrayed Jaken since I wasn't really on the dot about his personality. Kouta is actually a character that I based kind of on my friend's little brother, his curiosity has gotten him into lots of trouble a lot of times. Sorry for the late update.
: That was my best idea in that chapter. It's also my most favorite too. Anyway. Thanks for your review and I'm really sorry for the late update. Sorry, your name still doesn't come out proper on fan fiction net.
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Kagome21: I have no idea where I got the line from but I love it. Also Kaede is Kagome's hired help ever since she moved to New York, but Kagome thinks of everyone as family as they've all been living together for 7 years.
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