Chapter 8 - We're what?!

"Inuyasha?. ." Miroku's voice trailed as he stared at the silver-haired boy on Kagome's bed.

The boy placed his hand on his head and turned to face Kagome. They both sat up on the bed and exchanged glances at each other. Seconds later they were both screaming their heads off. Sango and Miroku flinched at their cries, but kept their stance. As the two stopped screaming they placed their hands on their heads to stop the throbbing. They both groaned in pain and fell back on the bed.

"And that would be the alcohol kicking in." Miroku commented.

"Hangover, perhaps?" Sango asked nonchalantly.

"Most definitely." the two nodded their heads.

"Ugh, what happened? My head is throbbing like crazy." Kagome groaned as she tried sitting up.

"I should be asking you that question, Kags." Sango laughed as she brushed Kagome's bangs off of her face. "You should probably try not to move so much. . .you did drink a lot last night."

Kagome brought her head up to look at Sango, but instantly dropped it down as the throbbing began to pound harder. Sango sighed as she pitied her friend's pain.

"So, that one's Inuyasha?" Sango whispered to Miroku as she pointed to the second lump on the bed.

"Afraid so. . .weird-looking little thing, isn't he?" Miroku scratched his chin as Sango tried holding back her laughter.

"Hey you bozo, I can still hear you. If my head didn't hurt so much, I'd get up and kick your ass. . ." Inuyasha's voice came in. Sango gasped as she was shocked that he heard them talking. Then, as if Miroku knew what she as thinking, he spoke.

"You see. . .Inuyasha's not like any average human being. . ." he began. "Actually, to be exact, he's only half."

"Half? How is that possible?" Sango asked confused. Inuyasha's mocking grunt was heard in the background.

"Well, his mother was human. . .but his father, you see, was. . . well. . ." Miroku had a hard time explaining the situation.

"To resist embarrassing yourself in front of her with your lack of intelligence. . . My old man was half dog demon. And since it's in my blood, once every month I go through changes such as these." Inuyasha rolled his eyes and grunted as he finished Miroku's sentence. Sango nodded her head in understanding.

"What!? I'm laying next to a dog demon?!" Kagome yelped as she tried moving. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and grit his teeth.

"And I'm laying next to a low-class pop singer! Get over it." he argued back.

"Low-class?! Why you meat-headed dog!" The two immediately sat up in their beds with rage and looked at each other. They threw several insults to each other and Sango and Miroku just stood and watched.

"Three. . ." Sango counted down first as she stood with her arms folded across her chest.

"Go sing about how you feel because I don't care! All you do is yap-yap-yap!"
"Do us all a favor and stare at yourself in the mirror! It'll spare us having to look at your. . . at you!"


"Two. . ." Miroku counted as he stood next to Sango and observed the arguing pair.

"Are you always this annoying?! Or is it only with me!?"
"Maybe I wouldn't be so annoying if you weren't so arrogant!"


"One." Miroku and Sango finished as they looked at the two dully. Just as they finished their counting, Kagome and Inuyasha broke their sentences of insults and dropped their heads on the bed once again.

"Why don't you two take some aspirin? Maybe your headaches will die down a bit?" Sango suggested. The two just groaned, and she took their response as a 'yes'.

Just as Sango walked to the kitchen, the door suddenly opened and one of the house-keepers walked in. It was a young woman and she wore the hotel's uniform. Right out of the door was a large cart that carried all of her cleaning utilities.

"Oh! Midori sorry." she said just as she turned to see the four guests in the room. She covered her eye with her hand.

"Uhh. . . Miss? It's all right. . . it's fine. . . . err, why have you arrived?" Sango said shocked at the young girl.

The girl looked at Sango with a confused expression on her face. She inched towards the door with her hands above her eyes.

"Do you speak. . . err, English?" Sango asked. The girl looked at her and gave a small smile.

"English! Yes! Midori know tiny, tiny, bit!" she clapped. Sango sighed and smiled.

"Your name is Midori, yes?" Sango assured. The girl nodded her head.

"Yes, Midori, me. Yes, yes." she pointed to herself. Sango nodded her head slowly.

"Okay, Midori. I'm Sango. Me, Sango. You, Midori." Sango introduced herself at the nodding girl.

"Okay, now. Why did you come here?"

"I come here to clean. Clean room. But Midori leave married ones now." the girl turned around to leave, but Sango caught her arm once again.

"MARRIED?!" Sango and Miroku both exclaimed. The girl flinched at their loud voices and nodded slowly.

"Married. . . couple. . .them! There. On honeymoon, no?" she said as she pointed to the bed. Sango and Miroku slowly turned their heads, and turned it back to Midori.

"Wait, wait, wait. . . honeymoon?" Sango asked as she gently tugged the girl's arm.

"Yes, yes. Honeymoon. Like, the marriage, yes? Married. Them. . ." she pointed to the bed once again. Sango's eyes widened and she let go of Midori's arm. The girl gently closed the door and made her way down the hall.

"They're. . . they're. . ." Miroku stuttered. Sango shook her head negatively.

"They can't be!" she turned to look at the bed. "Could they?"

"They were drunk. . ." Miroku shrugged. Sango walked into the kitchen and took out two cups of water, one water bottle, two aspirins, and a bottle of pills.

"What're the pills for?" Miroku asked. Sango opened it and popped in three tablets in her mouth. She twisted the water bottle open and drank the pills away.

"Stress." she responded as she dropped the two aspirins in the cups of water. Sango carried the two glasses to the bedroom and saw that the two were trying to sit up.

"Here. . . this should make your headache die down some." she said as she handed Kagome and Inuyasha their glasses.

"Thanks, Sango." Kagome smiled as she drank from the cup. She shut her eyes tightly at the pounding in her head, but fought it down. Inuyasha had already finished his water. It was as if he inhaled the beverage.

"So. . .what happened with you two? Did she finally agree to bear your child?" Inuyasha asked suddenly as he realized that Miroku was only in his boxers. Sango's cheeks turned a slight shade of pink and she looked at Miroku. She remembered the very first question he had asked her on the set of Kagome's first movie.

Flash Back

"Would you do the honors of bearing my child?" the dark haired director asked Sango as she walked in the studio. He held her hands in his and she stared at him oddly.

"Err. . .what?" she asked confused.

"Would you be interested in bearing my child? Such beauty as yours is not a thing to be wasted. . ." he smiled at her. Sango forced a smile .

"I'm sorry. . .but I don't even know yo–EEEP!" Sango's sentence was cut off as she felt a 'wandering hand' down somewhere it didn't belong.

"PERVERT!" her voice echoed throughout the whole studio. An unconscious director lay on the floor next to his camera.

"I guess that means that you'll consider it. . ." he mumbled as a fuming Sango walked to catch up with Kagome.

End of Flash Back

"Not exactly. . ." Miroku replied uneasily as he laughed nervously. Sango rolled her eyes and turned to Kagome.

"Do you remember a thing that happened last night?" she asked. Kagome took a sip from her cup and shook her head.

"I only remember the club. . .but that's all. I'm sorry, Sango. Maybe it'll come back to me later." Kagome replied. Sango sighed.

Inuyasha stood up from the bed to reveal that his clothing was not too different from Miroku's. He wore nothing but a pair of red boxers. His physique was not too different from Miroku's either. The only difference was that he appeared to be a bit more muscular. Instead of his normal long black hair, it appeared to be a beautiful silver. His violet eyes gleamed to be amber ones, and his white smile now had two fangs added to it. Kagome stared at the cute pair of dog ears on top of his head. Inuyasha walked over to the table and picked up the remote. He sat back down on the bed and turned on the t.v. Sango rolled her eyes and Inuyasha's carelessness.

"Are you sure that you don't remember anything?" Sango assured.

"Not at the moment. . .I'm trying to though. Why?" Kagome replied softly.

"Because. . . well. . . I was talking to the house-keeper earlier. . . and she said something. . .something weird. She said that you and Inuyasha were–" Sango's words were cut off by Miroku's tap on her arm.

"Sango! Look!" he said as he pointed to the television.

"Welcome to another episode of 'It Must Be True'. The only show with the truth behind all celebrities. Rumors, or truth? Here, we find the dirt, the scoop, and all that you need to know. All is here on this episode of 'It Must Be True'!" the hostess said. Sango sighed and turned back her head to face Kagome. Inuyasha turned the volume of the t.v. higher.

"Hello, my name is Kikyo and I will be your host today. Actually, I will be your new host everyday!" there was laughter heard in the background.

"Look at that wench. . .she's hosting one of these celeb dirt shows." Inuyasha smirked. "Can't believe she's sunken so low as to dirt."

"Today's scoop will be about new marriages. And well, well, well. . .I guess the juiciest would have to be about our latest couple. . ." Kikyo's voice was heard. Sango kept on talking with Kagome, but suddenly turned her head as she saw Kagome's eyes widen. Miroku tapped Sango's shoulder once more for her to look at the television. As she did, her eyes nearly popped out as she saw the vision on the t.v. It was a photo of Kagome and Inuyasha.

"That's right, viewers! Say congrats to our new married couple! Inuyasha and Kagome Higurashi! Who would've thought that this couple would turn out to be married? I wouldn't have. . .heck! And it was me who had been engaged to him first. I guess Higurashi goes for sloppy seconds, eh?" Kikyo's mocking laugh was heard from the t.v. Kagome clenched her hands on the bed and grit her teeth.

"They say it happened just last night when they had a date at the club owned by fashion designer, Ayame, called 'The Wolf's Den'. . ."

"IT WASN'T A DATE!" Kagome and Inuyasha exclaimed at the television simultaneously.

". . .Here's what our camera men shot when they arrived at the club. . ." Kikyo announced. Sango cupped her hands in her face at the clip. Miroku smacked his forehead as he remembered the scene.

There it was. Inuyasha and Kagome doing the chicken dance and body builder poses. Inuyasha dropped the remote in his hands as he watched in horror. He saw him staring ridiculously at the lights complaining about how it hurt his eyes. Then, it came to the worst.

". . . Hello, Mr.! This is my friend, Kagome. Isn't she so pretty? She's sings good too!" a drunk Inuyasha waved at the camera.

Inuyasha dropped his head and he looked at the carpet. Kagome looked at the back of his head and pitied how embarrassed he probably was.

"Pretty, huh? And I sing good?" Kagome said mockingly as she folded her arms across her chest. Inuyasha lifted his head and turned to her to give an insult, but then the television kept on rolling.

"And this is my friend, Inuyasha! His movies are awesome! You have got to check them out!" Kagome's tiny voice barged in. She turned a shade of pink and waited for Inuyasha to return to her with an insult, but received nothing.

"I don't mean to be rude or much, but some say that the girl resembles me some. What do you think, audience?" Kikyo's voice came in. The background was heard with cries of 'yes'.

"Does anyone find it odd that Inuyasha marries this girl that resembles I? Especially after our broken relationship? Inuyasha, you're such a dog, you." Kikyo's girlish laugh was heard and Inuyasha slowly stood up. His hair covered most of his face, and the room was silent.

"Anyhow. . .as we speak, our producers are working on trying to get the happy couple to visit for a nice review. Now, who would like that?" the audience cheered with applause. "I suppose that would be a 'yes'. So, we will do all that we can, and hopefully we can get a chance to talk with them. Now, we'll take a quick break and talk about more of your celebrity couples!"

Inuyasha grabbed the remote from the carpet and turned off the t.v. He sat down on the bed with his face cupped in his hands.

"You. . . were. . .in a relationship with her?" Kagome asked slowly. Inuyasha brought his head up and rolled his eyes.

"What do you think? And where've you been? They only announced it everywhere after she opened her mouth about it." he replied rudely. Kagome brought her head back and sighed.

"And we're?. . . married?" she asked as she looked out the window. Inuyasha gave no reply. "I'm sorry. . ." her voice came up. Sango gently grabbed Miroku's arm and led him out of the bedroom. She closed the door behind her and left the two alone.

"For being married to me? Or just being yourself?" Inuyasha grunted.

"Whichever you feel needs apologizing for." Kagome said silently as she played with her fingers. Inuyasha smirked.

"Both." he said as he found his clothes on a chair in the bedroom.

"Well you don't have to be so rude about it!" Kagome snapped as she stood up from the bed in her underwear and tank top. She looked at her fit and grabbed the blanket.

"What did we do last night?!" she said as she bit her lip nervously.

"Got married and lived happily ever after?" he replied sarcastically. She rolled her eyes.

"No, I meant. . . why are we dressed this way? Did we have se-"

"NO! You have a dirty mind, yennoe that?" Inuyasha broke in her sentence as he placed on his shirt. Kagome sighed with relief as she found a pair of sweats lying about.

"I don't even want to be married with you. . .let alone have an intimate moment." he rolled his eyes.

"Well, you're not exactly Prince Charming! Let's just get a divorce today and end both of our miseries!" Kagome argued. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"Feh. Whatever. As long as I don't have to sleep in the same bed as you. Your scent reeks of no talent" Inuyasha shrugged as he walked out of the room. Kagome's eyes fumed as she followed him.

Sango stood in the living room with her cell phone. Miroku lay on the ground dizzy eyed and with a lump on his head. Wandering hand attempt? Obviously.

"Taijiya. . .get us a divorce." Inuyasha demanded as he snapped at her. She was still on her cell phone and clenched her teeth at the rude actor.

"Uh-huh. . .so there's no way? Really? Right. Right. Yes, I know. Uh-huh. No, this is all perfectly part of an upcoming movie. . . yes. Just to make things seem more realistic. . Okay, yes. Bye." she flipped her phone off and turned to Inuyasha.

"First of all, you don't snap your fingers at me." she said as she slapped his hand away. Inuyasha growled at her. "Second of all, you can't get a divorce since you haven't even been married for two days! Third of all, it would ruin both of your careers if you got divorced so soon."

"So what're we suppose to do?" Kagome asked in a worried tone. Sango walked over to the kitchen table and rubbed her face with her hands. She sighed as she looked at Kagome and Inuyasha.

"You're going to have to pretend."