Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or ANY of the characters used from the anime, or any of the songs that I will be using in this story, which will include Rihanna's "Unfaithful" (how many of you saw that one coming?).

Note: In this chapter, I'll introduce you to Kikyo. DUN DUN DUN….? Nope. She's a good character! …at first. –evil laughter- well, I hope you enjoy this chapter. AND Kikyo is really OOC, in this chapter that is.

Unfaithful

Sw33t-Sorrow

Chapter 2: When You Disappear

I felt surprisingly giddy today. I haven't felt so many butterflies in my stomach since my wedding day. Ah, I remember that day like it was yesterday. Inuyasha looked so handsome, I only wish we took more pic – oh. I'm sorry; I'm going extremely off topic. Now, where was I? Oh yes! Well, I had called my boss and explained to her that I wanted to take the day off. My boss' name is Kaede. She extremely understands and seems to be supportive of me when I want to spend time with my husband. So, I wasn't going to work this afternoon and it was only 1 o'clock. So, I decided to go do some grocery shopping, you see…Inuyasha doesn't get home until 4. So I have time right?

That day would be a day I'd never forget. I bumped into an old friend, well, not exactly a friend. I saw my sister, Kikyo. She moved away after high school to America to finish her studies. Kikyo was always very smart. Although she was not physically at my wedding, she sent us our present and card in the mail. "Sorry that I can't be there, guys. I really wanted to be. And I know we've been talking about this day since we were kids, Kagome. And I know you've always wanted me to be your maid of honor and you mine. But I really can't make it. I have an important exam coming up. But you know what? The next time I see you, I'll invite you guys to dinner. How does that sound? I love you Kagome. Take good care of my little sister, Inuyasha. – Kikyo."

Kikyo was my best friend and my companion when we were kids. Until I met Inuyasha, that is. However, even after my marriage, Kikyo and I still shared a special bond that would forever be held strong. Although we did not see each other for over six years, in the back of my heart I remembered my older sister as the one I could lean on. Always. "Kagome?" I heard a familiar voice as I was strolling down the meat section of the grocery store. "Oh my gosh, how have you been? You look great!"

"Kikyo!" I exclaimed as I left the shopping cart to go and hug her. "Oh, I haven't seen you in such a long time. Are you seeing anyone?" Kikyo frowned and I felt guilty for asking. But then she smiled and laughed. Just like the old days. "So, when you are gonna invite Inuyasha and I for dinner like you promised?"

"Mm, how about tonight?"

"Oh, shoot. I can't, I took the day off to spend the day with him. But he doesn't know that yet." I giggled.

"About that, I heard about you getting sick. Are you okay?"

"Oh, I'm perfectly fine. Inuyasha has been exaggerating hasn't he? What did he say?"

"He told me you couldn't stand on your own and you had to take a truckload of medicine – literally. My heart nearly stopped when I heard it. But then I figured that if he was taking care of you, I had nothing to worry about." Kikyo laughed, which was soon mixed in with my own laughter.

"A truckload, huh?" I felt something change from that day. And I felt so happy that it did. But at the time, I didn't know that change would destroy my marriage.

When I got home, Inuyasha was sitting on the couch watching TV. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at work?" I smiled at him.

"Well, I decided to make it up to you. Remember that time you told me to take the night off so you could take me to dinner? Well, here I am." I smiled again after my small speech. My smile slowly faded when he didn't say anything to me. "Honey?"

"Kagome," he began. "What the hell are you doing?"

"What do you mean?"

"You're the one who wanted to take this job seriously right? Then why the hell are you taking days off to spend time with your husband?" Okay, that's when I got really mad.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I screamed. "You can't honestly tell me you don't want to spend time with me tonight. Besides, you were the one who got all upset saying I never spent time with you anymore! And now, I'm making an effort to make you happy and all you do is scream at me? How dare you! How dare you say husband like it's such a burden to you? Is it a burden being my husband? Do you find it disgusting that you're married to a woman with such a horrible sickness that you have to work so hard to support her? Do you think that being married to me is such a horrible matter?" I finished ranting and I found that my breaths were coming out in pants. But why shouldn't I be upset? He gets to yell at me, so I should be able to let off some steam as well.

"You think I find this marriage a burden? If I found it a burden I would have divorced you a long time ago! Don't you understand, Kagome?"

"Don't I understand? Don't I understand?" I took a step forward as he took a step back. "You know what? I find that all we do is argue these days. If you're so unhappy with me, why don't we divorce, huh? Why don't we?" I fought the urge to cry. I hated crying in front of him. It made me feel like he was accepting me because of guilt. I always thought that he never gave me a reason to doubt his love. But I realized that maybe he only stayed with me because I was sick…

"You want a divorce?" He questioned. "After all I have done for you!" I couldn't hold it in anymore; I let the tears run free. I hated it when he yelled at me. He reminded me of my father.

"Don't yell at me!" I yelled back. But my voice was reduced to a whisper; "I only wanted to make you happy. That's it. I just wanted you to be happy…aren't you happy?" I heard him sigh and I looked up. Usually, after fights like these he would walk towards me and wrap his arms around me. We would apologize and life would go on. But my heart thumped louder and louder in my chest as I realized that this argument was different. Very different. "Inuyasha?"

"You know what? Maybe I'm not happy, Kagome." He shook his head, and I felt like he just ripped my heart into pieces. How could he, I thought. "Maybe I'm not." He repeated.

"No! Don't say that…"

"I'm going to bed." Was the last thing he said to me that night. I was so heartbroken by what he had just told me, I slept on the living room couch and cried myself to sleep. I knew he heard me. I knew he did.

So why didn't he do something?

Author's Note: Ooh, intense fight. Okay well, the next chapter is going to be quite sad. So prepare! Anyways, yes I've posted three chapters in one day. That's quite something isn't it? Well, I'm trying to write the chapters as fast as possible because I don't want to get writer's block and then put it off and never get back to it. I tend to do that sometimes. Anyway, if you liked it, please review. If you didn't like it, review and tell me what part you didn't like. Thank you and have a great night!

Sw33t-Sorrow.