Big iron gates, that's what stood between here and a house she practically grew up in. Tapping her maroon painted nails on her steering wheel she made her choice, pulling forward a few feet more she spoke into the little black box in the garden "Hey is Kagome" a few moments later the gates clicked open and she continued her drive up the long driveway to the Takanashi mansion. She was coming to visit Rin and finalize the baby shower invites and decorations, perks of being one of the best friends. Parking the car out she finally looked at her passenger, Sango, her long-time best friend and Mirokus current girlfriend for the last 4 years. "coming back here gets harder and harder every time, its been about 5 years now"
"Kagome eventually your going to get over Inuyasha and all this will seem like a bad dream, you're a very popular doctor and your beautiful, someone will come along" Sango got out of the car first and made her way towards the front door with Kagome slowly following behind her after collecting some bags from the car. "Rin were here" she shouted through the large hallway.
"Sango! Kagome! I forgot you guys where coming here today, what a surprise" Rin was officially nervous, Sesshomauru was due back any moment with none other than Inuyasha. "Come into the living room and let's get this over with shall we"
"is it just me or do we feel rushed" Sango whispered into Kagome's ear. Following Rin into the living room the girls started pulling small items out of the bags the brought, different prizes and treats for gifts at the shower for all the games. Next was the guest list and double checking the names and addresses before printing them onto their envelopes. Before to long the girls where lost in talk about decorations and themes that they didn't even hear the boys walk in the front door and head towards their fathers' study at the back of the house. Sango made for the kitchen to make something to eat and drink for the girls causing a break in all the party planning.
"Kagome, how's work going for you now that you're an official?" Rin asked as the girls snacked on fruit and waited for the planning to finish.
"well honestly its rather boring, I know its what I wanted but now I don't know what to do with myself now that I have it, the nurses are nice and so are the fellow doctors" taking a sip of her wine " and there is one doctor chasing me I should say, always asking me out" all the girls started laughing and giggling along with the story and idea of a romance, unaware of the amber eyes leaning on the door just outside the room listening to the girls talk.
"is he cute" Sango was beyond curious now "come on, Inuyasha isn't showing up any day"
For a small moment silence filled the room and Inuyasha held his breath, refusing to believe he cared about her love life. Soon enough she spoke and he wished he could get closer.
"sandy brown hair, sparkling green eyes and a wonderful smile, Hojo Akkatoki he is a pediatrician on the floor below mine. Really polite and charming always checking on my day" the girls gushed and waited to hear more from the brunette "really he seems like the perfect guy and I don't know why I can't say yes I just never do"
Rin knew why and so did Sango, Inuyasha. "Kagome its alight your only 24 its not like you need to know who or what you want right now" Rin was hoping that would end this conversation since the boys should be home anytime now.
"that's the problem Rin I've known who I wanted since I was 14 years old, and I watched him all through middle school, high school, girl after girl and he was who I still saw a future with after college" the room grew quite again and Inuyasha felt his heart drop, he knew all that already but it hurt to hear it from her mouth "Kagome we all watched Inuyasha grow and change, then suddenly he just wasn't around, he vanished and you cant change that and clearly he doesn't want that to change or he would come home" Sango was trying to support her friend and Rin started to feel panic set in, she knew the marriage had to happen but Kagome and Sango were unaware. "Sango, I know your trying to cheer me up in your own way but you can't just unlove someone"
"exactly, now can we get back to the task at hand" Rin interrupted and tried to bring the conversation back on point "I have to head out soon so we should wrap this up soon"
"Rin I know he is like your brother now and your trying to help in your own way but she needs to move on" Sango refused to just brush the subject aside "its been 5 years that boy or dare I say man is not going to show up and be who you want him to be, he is a fool for running away from you and not standing with you through all your accomplishments, you deserve better"
Rin felt herself becoming angry, neither of this girls understood what was going on and what the future was going to bring in the next few weeks, she didn't want to show she knew anything or that she was on Inuyashas side, taking a deep breath "Sango I think your opinion is warranted but its enough for right now, Kagome has just lost someone who loved her like a daughter and she is starting to let Inuyasha go in a way that she can so cut her some slack please"
"You know I love both of you right? But I think I can speak for myself and my feelings and my choices in life, thank you but no thanks, you are my best friends but Inuyasha was the one and only person I could count on and the only person I picture my life with" Kagome had enough of the two arguing over her.
"Its not that we think" Sango started "We didn't mean "Rin tried also but both girls where cut off when they realized a figure standing behind Kagome, arms crossed and leaning against the wall when both called out his name "Inuyasha"
Kagome froze, she dare not turn around and face who the girls called out to, before she had a chance to move he spoke "don't worry everyone, I'm not here for long and I don't plan on anything changing so continue on with the moving on speech, promise I won't tell" before he was done speaking she turned to see him.
It was real, there he was, standing in the door way wearing dark boots, gray washed jeans with a black north face jacket hugging his chest and arms, on top was his silver hair grown beyond his shoulders tied in a small pony with a gray beanie and a face full of scruff, still he was breathtaking. Sango and Rin left the room quicker then Kagome realized, turning to look back at Inuyasha he was already heading out o the room "Wait" Kagome all but yelled at the man.
"Please Inuyasha wait, talk to me" she was almost begging him at this point, walking closer to him to notice he had grown a little since he was 18 "just talk to me"
Looking at the floor to keep him self from looking into her dark chocolate pools "why, there's nothing left to say Kagome, my leaving was clearly an answer"
"I'm not your father don't you dare lie to me and ignore me, look at me Inuyasha!" he hit a cord he could tell. Turning to face her he came to realize how much she had grown, cheek bones had filled in a little more and her hair had changed, long and wavy down her now wonderful looking body, she was perfect more perfect then he remembered. She was wearing tight dark colored jeans with black booties, a navy-blue shirt under a black leather jacket, she was still breathtaking to look at. "its been 5 years Inuyasha can't you say anything to me now?"
