Chapter 21: Planning
Kaori and Kagome sat in the living room on the couch, chatting. Inuyasha was playing with cat and Sesshomaru was in the past dealing with both Rin and Jaken. Kaori and Kagome were planning the wedding when Kaori called out for Sesshomaru. She got no answer.
"He's returned to deal with Rin and Jaken," Inuyasha told them.
He walked and sat down behind Kagome, wrapping two gloved hands around Kagome. His hat laid on the table nearby. Kagome had advised both men to wear gloves in the future or they might be arrested for holding weapons. Sesshomaru had remarked they were weapons once Kagome left the room, only to cause Kaori to laugh.
The door opened and Sesshomaru walked in. He wore his gloves only in public, but instantly removed them once inside. He hated them. As usual, he removed them and threw them on the kitchen table.
"Any new plans?" Sesshomaru asked.
"No. We're still planning, Sesshomaru. We still don't have a date. You haven't told me what you wanted," Kaori told him, closing the book she was looking through.
"I told you I don't care," he told her, walking up the steps. "Just choose a date."
The door opened and a happy girl walked in.
"Yori! It's been too long!" Kaori said once the girl was seen. Inuyasha nearly removed his gloves to attack the stranger, but once Kaori addressed she knew her, he kept still. They were still getting used to the place. Kaori lived in a completely separate part of Japan that Kagome lived on.
"I've heard rumours that you were going into dress shops. Don't you think it's a little too soon for that?" Yori asked.
"What do you mean?" Kaori asked. Yori had no clue about the wedding yet. Kaori was planning on telling her sometime soon.
"The prom is in a month. And you still haven't returned Jenji's phone calls," Yori said. She saw the quick movement by Inuyasha to get his hat and finally noticed Kaori had guests.
"Yori, these are my friends Inuyasha and Kagome," Kaori said, turning aside so Yori had a better view of them. Kagome welcomed her and turned back to the books. "I completely forgot the prom. And he called me?"
Yori nodded and Kaori went over to her answering machine. She hit a button and it turned on. "Forty-five messages," it said.
Kaori sighed and hit a button, letting the messages roll through. All of them were Jenji, calling over and over. Kaori then saw Sesshomaru's gloves on the kitchen table. Listening to the twentieth one, she quickly put them in her jeans pocket. Yori waked in almost immediately after that as the twenty-seventh finished.
"See what I mean?" Yori asked. Kaori just said to delete them all and nodded. All were asking her to call him back.
"Can you wait a little while with Kagome and Inuyasha? I have a guest upstairs and I need to let them know I have you downstairs," Kaori said, leaving the room.
She saw Yori nod from the corner of her eyes and went upstairs to Sesshomaru. He had gone to her room. He didn't seem to want to be around Kagome and Inuyasha unless needed. She opened the door and threw the gloves to him on the bed. His eyes snapped open and looked at the gloves she threw to him.
"Yori's downstairs. Put these on and come," she told him and closed the door behind her. She came down and Kagome and Yori were having a conversation about something. As she neared she nearly gasped. It was about the wedding.
"Kaori, Kagome here tells me you're getting married. Why didn't you let me know?" Yori asked. She didn't seem upset that she hadn't been told almost immediately after they returned. She most likely didn't even know when they returned.
"Well, we've been busy planning it," Kaori told her.
"Let me help," Yori said, sitting down where Kaori was sitting. Kaori leaned over the back of the couch and watched. She heard her bedroom door open and Sesshomaru came up from behind her.
"Sesshomaru, so nice of you to join us," Inuyasha said.
"Nice hat," Sesshomaru said. There was print on the hat saying, "my wife went to Las Vegas and all I got was this lousy hat."
Inuyasha glared at him but Kagome reminded him not to with a pat on his leg.
"Is that him?" Yori asked.
"Yes," Kaori said, feeling him wrap his hands around her waist.
"A rocker. Never thought of you liking those," Yori said, standing.
'Rocker?' Kaori thought. She looked back at him. He was wearing his black leather again. Kaori couldn't find out why, but Sesshomaru liked black leather or just black. When Kaori told him the tuxedo he was wearing was going to absolutely be black, he didn't seem to mind.
"Oh," Kaori simply said.
"I mean, what's with the silver hair? Black is in," Yori criticized.
"Uh, Yori, we need to tell you something," Kaori said, taking Sesshomaru's hands away from her waist. She went to the window and closed the curtains.
"What, Kaori?" Yori asked, watching Kaori close the curtains.
"I want you to be my bridesmaid, but you need to know the truth," Kaori said, turning around back to Yori.
"What do you mean the truth?" Yori asked. She looked at Kagome, but Kagome shook her head.
"Show her," Kaori said. Sesshomaru took one glove off and Yori gasped.
"Why keep your nails so long?" Yori asked.
"They're not nails," Kaori said. "They're claws."
"Claws?" Yori asked.
"I'm not human," Sesshomaru told Yori.
"Then what are you?" Yori asked. She saw Inuyasha take his gloves off as well and saw the claws. She looked at Kaori and Kagome's hands, but theirs were normal.
"Demon," Inuyasha said, removing his hat. "But I'm a half-demon."
Yori backed away slightly and thought. Inuyasha had called the man Sesshomaru. Was he the real Sesshomaru? And wasn't his brother's name Inuyasha?
"You believe us, don't you?" Kaori asked. She led her friend to the couch and she sat down next to her.
"He's the real Sesshomaru," Yori mumbled. "And he's his brother."
"Half-bother," Inuyasha corrected.
"But how did he survive all these years?" Yori asked.
"You know that ancient well on our land?" Kaori asked. She saw a slight nod. "I can travel through it to the past and so can they."
"But you're normal, right? And her?" Yori asked, looking at Kagome.
"Yes, we're both human," Kaori said.
"So. how are we supposed to know how a demon weds?" Yori asked.
"They don't wed. We're doing it human style with a demon twist," Kaori said.
"Like how?" Yori asked.
"We'll have some demon food and he won't have to wear his gloves," Kaori said. "It's only going to be people who know. Kagome has offered that her family fly in to take part and have it not too small. My grandparents and parents will be here and us. Not too big, but not too small."
"What is demon food? It's not raw meat or anything like that, right?" Yori asked.
"I don't know yet. He told me I have to try it before it will be in the wedding," Kaori said. "But I haven't tried anything yet."
Yori took a deep breath and smiled. "I believe you," she said.
"Now you can't tell anyone," Kaori said. "Under no condition."
Yori nodded and looked at Sesshomaru. "Don't demons kill?" Yori asked.
"Uh, yeah. But only when needed," Kagome said.
"Ok," Yori said, easing up. "Now can we get some light in here?"
Sesshomaru took off his other glove and threw it at Kaori.
"I'm going back upstairs. Call me for supper," he told her.
"Typical guy," all the girls said in unison. They laughed afterwards, causing Sesshomaru to stop at the beginning of the stairs.
"Does he watch sports and drink beer as well?" Yori asked. They all laughed afterwards. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. They thought he was funny, huh? Well too bad for Kaori because she was going to pay later. He went upstairs and looked once over the banister at Inuyasha. He sat with his arms crossed, not taking kindly to the laughter.
Yori stayed for supper. Kaori cooked something quick and easy; ramen. Inuyasha thanked her and Kagome warned her to make extra. Kaori laughed and started cooking it. When she was home, her ramen was homemade. She started cooking it and felt two hands come from behind her.
"Homemade or instant?" Sesshomaru asked into her ear, sending chills down her spine.
"Homemade," Kaori said, shaking the chill off.
She could almost feel the smirk from him. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and left. Kaori could hear from the kitchen someone calling him.
"Sesshomaru, how about you join us?" Yori asked. She could tell Sesshomaru was always silent around strangers that were friends or family of Kaori. He was.
"So, Sesshomaru, how did you and Kaori meet?" Yori asked. She could feel the excitement coming from Inuyasha and Kagome. Neither knew the story.
"Do you want the first time we met or when we met and actually talked to each other?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Both," Yori said.
"First, my father was close to kill her when she was a small child. We first talked when her village was attacked and she was the only survivor," Sesshomaru told them.
"Any times you met between those times?" Yori asked. She wanted to know anything about Kaori and Sesshomaru before they started having feelings.
"Yes, once. She was older slightly and was being picked on by older kids," Sesshomaru said.
"Did you do anything to stop them?" Yori asked.
"No," Sesshomaru said.
"Wrong answer," Kaori said from the doorway of the kitchen. "You walked out and scared them away. I then saw Jaken trip over a log telling me to bow to you. Very funny sight. Rin walked on Jaken over the log and you kicked him aside."
"I did not intentionally to that," Sesshomaru told her.
Kaori raised an eyebrow with curiosity. "Really?" Kaori asked.
"Who's Jaken and Rin?" Yori asked.
"Jaken is a small imp demon that follows his lord anywhere and Rin is a small human girl who follows him," Kaori explained.
"Rin has died, though," Inuyasha told Yori.
"And then resurrected," Kaori said. A bell was heard inside the kitchen. "Supper's ready."
Everyone followed Kaori into the kitchen and sat down. There was only four chairs with five people. Yori was wondering about that as everyone sat down. Kaori seemed to be the only one without a seat. She put the plates down and then got the huge pot of ramen and placed it on a hot pad on the table. She looked around and saw she was one chair short. She went to get another chair, but an arm stopped her.
"Where are you going?" Sesshomaru asked her.
"Getting another-" Kaori stopped. She had completely forgot where she usually sat. She rolled her eyes and sighed as she sat down in his lap. He smirked. She remembered.
Yori was questioning why Kaori was sitting in his lap but Kaori explained he forced her to. Sesshomaru grabbed a plateful of ramen and watched Inuyasha almost do the rest. Kagome sat slightly shocked of Sesshomaru, but got herself a little bit of ramen. Kaori took the chopsticks that were set aside for Sesshomaru, but a clawed hand beat her to them.
"Did I forget to tell you? He also insists on feeding me as well until I nearly blow," Kaori said, nearly glaring at him.
"You never eat enough," he told her. He took some and put it in her responding mouth before she replied. She crossed her arms but chewed and swallowed.
"Most of the time she has to force her way away before he gives," Kagome told Yori.
"Or cries," Inuyasha said with his mouth full. Sesshomaru looked disgusted and no one understood him. He swallowed and repeated himself.
Yori laughed taking some ramen herself. Kagome criticized Inuyasha for wearing a hat at the dinner table and he sighed, taking his hat off. Yori nearly squealed. She finally noticed his adorable ears. Inuyasha looked at Yori and saw the look she was giving him. No, his ears. He knew exactly what she wanted to do, but he wasn't going to let her. His ramen would get cold. He started devouring his ramen again.
The ramen was about gone and for once, Sesshomaru didn't continue after Kaori had told him she had enough. He continued eating and so did Inuyasha. They were the only ones. Sesshomaru leaned a little too far, sending Kaori falling towards the table edge. She was just relaxing, her eyes closed. As soon as she felt the movement, she grabbed the closest thing; his shirt. He looked down at her and saw her glaring at him. He shrugged and continued taking his twentieth helping. Kaori relaxed against him again, accidentally falling asleep this time.
The ramen was finished by Sesshomaru after a fight over it with Inuyasha. The last noodle and both had their chopsticks on it. Both pulled at it until Sesshomaru kicked Inuyasha underneath the table, making him let go of the noodle. In an instant, it was gone. Sesshomaru looked down at Kaori. He sighed, noticing she had fallen asleep. Kagome and Yori chuckled. He looked at them.
"She fell asleep hours ago," Kagome laughed.
Sesshomaru put his chopsticks down and took Kaori into his arms, standing up. He carried her out of the room. Yori watched and sighed when they left.
"What's the matter?" Kagome asked.
"Well, you have Inuyasha and Kaori has Sesshomaru, but I have no one. It must be nice to be in love," Yori sighed.
"It is, unless you're boyfriend falls asleep at the dinner table," Kagome said, nodding over at Inuyasha. "But I have something no one else does."
"What's that?" Yori asked.
"See that necklace?" Kagome asked. Yori nodded. "Watch."
"Sit!"
The thud brought Kaori from her sleep. She opened her eyes and found herself being lowered. She was in her room and Sesshomaru was putting her to bed.
"Huh? What's going on? Did Yori go home?" Kaori mumbled, sitting up. Sesshomaru sat on her bed next to her legs.
"She's still downstairs and I was putting you to bed. The thud must have wakened you," Sesshomaru told her. Yelling was heard downstairs and some doors were heard slamming.
"If they break another door, I'm going to kill them," Kaori threatened.
Sesshomaru smirked and looked at the door. Kagome was heard coming up and she knocked before entering. She closed the door behind her and took a deep breath.
"Sorry if I interrupted anything," Kagome said. Yelling was still heard coming from downstairs.
"Is he yelling at Yori?" Kaori asked.
"She went home as soon as Inuyasha started yelling. She wanted to tell you that she had a great night and the secret is safe," Kagome said and more slamming was heard but it was the door next to the room.
"I think he went to your room," Kaori said.
"I can't believe I have to sleep in the same room as him. Or the same bed," Kagome sighed.
"Sorry. I could help you make the couch as comfortable as possible," Kaori offered. Kagome shook her head no.
"I'm going to go deal with him on my own," Kagome said and opened the door. She walked out and quietly closed the door. It was silent in the room except the yelling that was happening in the next room. They could hear every word.
"So you think I'm like Kikyou, huh? Did I pin you to a tree? Try to bring you to hell? No, so don't compare me to her!" Kagome yelled.
"Well, you're a damn better kisser than her!" Inuyasha yelled. Giggling was heard.
"This is supposed to be negative," Kagome said.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to compare you to her," Inuyasha said. Kaori knew they must be hugging.
"You really think I'm better than her?" Kagome asked.
"Any day," Inuyasha said.
It was silent in the next room and Kaori looked at Sesshomaru. He was looking at her. Kaori flung the sheets away and flew her legs over the side of the bed.
"Where are you going?" Sesshomaru asked.
"The dishes still need to be washed," Kaori said.
"You need to relax," he told her. "All this planning you've been doing is cutting into your sleep. You sleep and do the dishes tomorrow."
"But they get harder to wash if you don't do them the same night," Kaori whined.
"I'll do them then," he told her. She giggled and looked at him. He just wanted her to sleep.
"Fine," Kaori said. She laid down and he put the covers over her again.
"Sleep," he told her and she closed her eyes. She turned to her side and got slightly comfortable. She heard him leave and she opened her eyes to two amber ones. "Sleep."
"I thought you left," Kaori said.
"It was a trick. I knew as soon as soon as you knew I left, you would start planning again," he told her, putting his hand under the pillow he was laying on.
"How? The books are downstairs," Kaori told him.
"I found three under your bed last week. Nice try, but you can't hide anything from me," he told her.
She sighed and closed her eyes, turning so her back was to him. He pulled her closer and got more on the bed. He was on the edge until he moved in closer. His breath was on her neck and she shivered every time he breathed. She eventually had enough and asked him to move so that she could actually sleep that night. He smirked, blew down her back purposely and moved so her headwas underneath his chin. She shivered with the last blow, but sighed, falling back asleep. He heard the someone leave the room next to theirs and knew either Kagome, Inuyasha or both of them left the room. Sesshomaru inhaled and Kaori's smell hit him. It had changed slightly and then he smelt blood. She was going into heat again. He pulled her slightly closer and took in her scent. This time of each month made him love her scent, not that he didn't love her usual scent. It was just she smelt more lively and exotic. He smiled and took in another whiff of her scent. He sighed and closed his eyes. He needed sleep as well. She wasn't the only who was tiring their self out.
The next morning, Kaori woke up. She felt too arms around her and sighed. She sat up and felt that he didn't resist. Once she was up, she looked at him. His eyes were closed and she could see his breathing was even. She went to move around him to get out and saw the blood on the sheets. She nearly cursed out loud. From the looks of it, she started in the beginning of the night. He most likely was still awake by then. She looked back as his face and saw him smirking. His eyes were still closed and his breathing was still even and he hadn't attempted to stop her from moving.
'Must be having a dream. And a nice one at that,' Kaori thought moving around his legs.
She got up and looked at her pants. She hadn't gotten changed before going to bed and nearly cursed out loud again. She thought. If she went out without getting changed, Inuyasha would instantly smell her. But she would be taking a risk if she changed in here. She shrugged and took the chance and started stripping. She went to her closet and got some clothes out and changed quickly into her school uniform. She inserted a tampon quickly and left her bloodstained clothes lying near her desk and left the room. She closed the door quietly and walked downstairs. She went to the kitchen and found the dishes in the drainer and the table cleared. She was shocked. Maybe Kagome washed the dishes.
"Where's Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked.
"Upstairs," Kaori said. Kagome nodded and finished washing the table.
"I decided to do you a favour and washed the dishes," Kagome said.
"It was greatly appreciated," Kaori said. She was packing her bag quickly, getting her books and went to get her coat. Inuyasha came out of his room and instantly smelt Kaori's change of scent. He saw her in her uniform and thought she looked very good. He had never seen her before noon until now.
"You look nice, Kaori," Inuyasha said from upstairs.
"Thank you, Inuyasha. Now get a shirt on," Kaori said. He usually came out with out any of his shirts on. He looked down and returned to his room to get a shirt. When he returned from his room, Kaori was gone and only Kagome was left.
"She went to school," Kagome told him.
"I see," Inuyasha said, sitting down. Cleo leaped into his lap and he didn't mind. Kagome started cooking and Inuyasha asked if Sesshomaru returned to the past.
"No, he's upstairs, Kaori told me," Kagome said, flipping the pancakes.
"Upstairs doing what?" Inuyasha asked.
"Who knows," Kagome said. She looked at Inuyasha. "Do you want to go in and find out?"
Inuyasha shook his head no and continued petting the cat. The cat had enough and walked away. Inuyasha was left to wait for his breakfast. Suddenly, Kagome and Inuyasha heard the door upstairs swing open. Suddenly an angry Sesshomaru come down. He glared at Kagome and Inuyasha. Kagome had to stop herself from laughing, but Inuyasha let it out. Sesshomaru had morning hair!
"Where is she?" Sesshomaru asked.
"She went to school," Kagome said, slightly letting a giggle loose.
"What is so funny?" Sesshomaru asked, looking at Inuyasha. He had fallen out of his chair.
Kagome took a chance and held a pan that had been recently been washed up. She put it at the right angle and Sesshomaru saw his reflection. She heard him growl and leave the room. The door upstairs slammed and Inuyasha was stopped laughing by the pan being thrown at him.
Kaori returned from school in a good mood. She didn't know if that mood would remain after she told Sesshomaru the news from school. She dropped her backpack at the coat hanger and hanged her coat up. Sesshomaru turned the corner of the doorway looking slightly annoyed.
"Hi Sesshomaru," Kaori said cheerfully.
"I was made a fool this morning," Sesshomaru told her.
"Next time don't sleep in," Kaori told him, passing him. He held her arm as she passed and she turned her head to him and was rewarded with a kiss. "I've been waiting for that all day."
"Inuyasha and Kagome are in the living room, watching a movie," he told her.
Kaori nodded and headed upstairs to change. Sesshomaru was nearly whacked in the face by the door when he went to follow. She returned and found him at the doorway. He didn't look too happy. He walked in with Kaori and closed the door behind him.
"What's the matter?" Kaori asked. He looked at what she was wearing which wasn't much. He turned away, trying to focus. Her scent and what she was wearing wasn't helping.
"I haven't exactly had the best day," he told her. She sat on the bed and patted next to her for him to sit down. He did.
"What happened?" Kaori asked.
"I wake up and my fiancé isn't next to me. I find her bloody clothes nearby and nearly freak. When I go out, I get laughed at because my hair is messed up. Then I find you have gone to school.
"During lunch, I burn myself on the pot, stub my toe on the table going to sit on the couch to watch TV and Inuyasha laughs at it all. When I go to turn the TV on, the cable's out.
"Then when I think nothing else can go wrong, you freaking cat scratches me when I try to get her off of my lap," he explained through gritted teeth. Kaori just smiled. It didn't help.
"Come here," she told him, taking his chin by a finger. It brought his lips to hers and it seemed to make him in a good mood. It was somewhat long and passionate and by the time they broke away, Kaori was against the wall with her hands held up by one of his. He went for her neck, but Kaori forced her hands lose and took his head from her neck. Her scent was making him go crazy. It was always in the beginning of the cycle.
"Let's go see if Kagome and Inuyasha are done watching the movie," Kaori said, trying to move away, but Sesshomaru had her trapped between his hands. She sighed and held his face. "No, Sesshomaru. I'm not ready yet."
He sighed and raised a hand to allow her to go. She left, leaving Sesshomaru to stay on the bed alone. He leaned against the wall, thinking. He had almost taken it a little too far one day during her cycle and she explained she wasn't ready for that yet. He was wondering what she was talking about, but she had explained she wanted to wait until she was married. Well, they were engaged. Didn't that count? According to her, no. He sighed and looked around the room. It felt empty without Kaori and he left the room. He found Kaori getting her backpack and he didn't move at all. He waited until she entered her room again before he joined her and closed the door.
"They're still watching, so I better get working on my homework," Kaori told him while she pulled out some books.
Sesshomaru sat on the bed and closed his eyes, thinking. When he had nothing else to do, he usually came to her room and thought. But usually no one else would be in here, especially in heat.
Kaori started scribbling and writing, making Sesshomaru open his eyes. Now he would most definitely not be able to think. He sat there and watched, but Kaori didn't do anything different than look over her books and write.
She yawn around five o'clock and stretched, somewhat startling Sesshomaru. She just went back to her books.
"How was your day?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Uh, all right," Kaori answered. He heard her writing stop and she turned to face Sesshomaru. "I have some news."
"About what?" Sesshomaru asked.
"The prom," Kaori said quietly. He didn't say anything. "It's been moved up to next week. And, um, I'm going."
"You needed a partner, correct?" Sesshomaru asked, remembering the invitation he had read once. He saw her look and knew almost immediately. "You signed me up."
Kaori gave him a nervous smirk and saw him lower his head.
"We have enough to worry about," he told her.
"We? I do. This is something simple. And plus, it'll get your tuxedo ready," Kaori said. "And while I'm getting my dress for the prom, I could choose my bridal dresses and my wedding dress."
"Kaori," Sesshomaru said and looked up at her. "Do as you wish."
"Really? You rock!" Kaori said, nearly squealing. "Though, there is one more thing."
Sesshomaru looked up. He wouldn't like this.
"You need to take all the males with you," Kaori told him.
"As in?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Inuyasha, Grampa, and my dad," Kaori said.
"Grampa?" Sesshomaru asked, standing.
"I called him. He and Grandma are coming for the wedding," Kaori said.
"Is your uncle?" Sesshomaru asked.
Kaori was silent. Her mother said he was family so he had to come.
"I do not want him there," Sesshomaru told her, going to the door.
"My mom already invited him," Kaori said.
"Well, uninvited him. He will not ruin our wedding day," Sesshomaru told her. He left the room, leaving Kaori to sit at her desk without another word.
It was the day before the prom. Kaori had chosen her dress, but it was hours before prom was to start. She was getting some planning done with Yori and Kagome. Yori had to accept Jenji's invitation to the prom after Kaori informed him she was going with someone else. Yori was already in her black dress, planning. It was very light and flowed after the knees. It had spaghetti straps that held it up. She held a light boa of some sort of silk around her arms for her only warmth. Jenji was planning on coming to pick her up sometime soon.
Kagome sat in her usual uniform from her school with many books in front of her. The girls barely got anything done the last couple of weeks. Kaori was having trouble choosing between things and Sesshomaru was no help. Kaori sighed and looked at the clock. Two more hours to waste.
Inuyasha was upstairs fighting with Sesshomaru. He wanted to put his hair up in a ponytail, but Sesshomaru had to refuse. It was good enough that Inuyasha got Sesshomaru into the tux so early, but touching the hair was another story. They were fighting, moving around the room, knocking things down. Kaori came up once while Sesshomaru wasn't dressed to tell them to keep it down and not to break anything in her parents' room.
Another crash was heard downstairs and Kaori sighed. The yelling had increased in volume and they couldn't concentrate. Kaori sighed and officially gave up. It was no sense to continue to try to stay focused. Kaori stood and said she was going to get changed. Kagome and Yori followed her to help. Kaori had just entered the room when Sesshomaru came storming out. Kagome and Yori quickly closed the door and gasped. He didn't look too bad in a tux. He left downstairs and Inuyasha passed by them without a word. Kagome watched until it was safe that Kaori wouldn't see anything and went into the room with Yori. Kaori was getting the dress out of the closet. It was red,shiny, and slim. It had no straps or any jacket or boa to keep her warm. She sighed and put it over her arm.
"That looks great," Kagome complimented.
"I don't know if it'll compare to how Sesshomaru looks," Kaori sighed, sitting in her desk chair.
"We just saw him and you'll be as equal to him," Yori told Kaori.
"Really? Was he wearing it correctly?" Kaori asked.
"Perfectly," Kagome told her, taking the dress from Kaori's arm. "Now how about we do the same for you."
Kaori smiled and allowed Kagome to dress her. Yori got some make-up out and once the dress was zipped up, they worked on her face and hair. Kaori wasn't much into make-up and only had lipstick and gloss, but her hair was pull into a nice bun. It had some glitter on it to match her dress and Kaori put her high heels on that she bought for the occasion. They were pure red. Kagome forced her back into the seat and painted her fingernails with glitter nail polish.
"It might take a while to dry, so just relax here for a while," Kagome told her. Yori stayed next to her, talking quietly. Kagome left the room to take a breather. The smell of the nail polish was like toxic to her. She saw Inuyasha and it looked like he needed a break as well.
"Damn it. He's so stubborn," Inuyasha nearly spat.
"Problems?" Kagome asked.
"He won't put his hair up. I swear, he's like a mule!" Inuyasha sighed.
"Tell him to do it for Kaori, and he'll do it," Kagome told Inuyasha.
"Will it work?" Inuyasha asked.
"Absolutely," Kagome said. She heard a crash inside the room Sesshomaru was in and giggled. "You better go calm him."
Inuyasha sighed and returned to the room. There was some yelling, but it went quiet. It was quieter than it was all night. Kagome looked at her watch and leaned against the banister. An hour or so before the limo she ordered was going to be here. Her own present for the couple.
"Kagome, is everything all right?" Yori asked, leaving the room.
"How's Kaori?" Kagome asked.
"Relaxing now that's it's quiet," Yori told Kagome. "Will it be here soon?"
"In an hour or so," Kagome said. She had shared the news with Yori about the limo.
"Time will only tell," Yori said and looked at both of the rooms that held the couple. Yelling was heard from Sesshomaru's room again and Yori giggled.
"I think he might have pulled a hair," Kagome giggled.
"He agreed?" Yori asked.
"It's easy to win Sesshomaru over now that Kaori has entered his life," Kagome answered. Yori smiled and they joined Kaori to pass the time.
Eventually, it was time to leave. Inuyasha had finally got a suitable ponytail on Sesshomaru and left the room to let Sesshomaru yell. He wasn't in the best of moods. Kagome was giving Kaori the lipstick and gloss in case she had to reapply it later that night. Kaori put it into a small red purse along with a few extra things she might need. Kaori smiled and exited the same time Sesshomaru did. Both stared at each other. Kagome and Yori stood with Inuyasha at the banister. They were wondering how each other would like it. Sesshomaru loved how much red Kaori was wearing, seeing that he like red. But it shined as well, like a jewel. His jewel. Kaori was fascinated how well Sesshomaru could clean up. His hair even was in a ponytail for the first time. Kaori smiled and Sesshomaru wrapped his arm around her tight waist.
"You look lovely," he whispered so low, not even Inuyasha heard.
Kaori smiled as her heels clicked as she walked down the stairs. One hand held the banister so she didn't fall. They got to the door and heard honking outside. Kagome was smiling widely, but Yori seemed to think it was Jenji outside. She hurried outside and found a limo waiting. She was curious to know if it was Jenji or the limo for Kaori. She went to the diver's side and asked who it was for.
"Mr. Sesshomaru and Ms. Kaori. Is this the right address?" The driver asked.
Yori smiled and nodded. She returned inside and found Kaori thanking Kagome for such a nice job with her clothes. Kagome just smiled and Yori nodded behind them.
"How about you guys start leaving?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru left with Kaori and Kaori gasped. Why was their a stretched limo in her driveway?
"I ordered this for you," Kagome told them. "Go on and have a good time."
Kaori smiled and went inside. The drive introduced himself and Sesshomaru was weary about the limo. Kaori seemed very excited. She leaned into Sesshomaru arm and enjoyed the trip to her school.