Aftermath.
A.N. I have edited chapter 14 and 15. 15 more so than 14. Changed some things around added a little bit to make it more understanding and read smoother. Sorry I've had a brain fart on this chapter… yet again. These humps are starting to be a pain. Someone get a stick and beat it for me. :D Okay okay so I was just not feeling the love for writing had some problems.. thank Claire for pushin me through. :D
Disclaimer: Shut up you annoying little twit! I understand I do not own Inuyasha and I am lazy. Lay off! God, you're really upsetting me. Goodbye Mr. Disclaimer.
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Kagome stretched out, taking in a deep breath with a smile on her face. She felt amazing, she got to sleep on a very comfortable bed, and she slept for what seemed like hours. She glanced at her clock noticing the time; it was a little after one in the afternoon. Kagome sat up in bed finally realizing the group of people in her room, all of which were holding pots in one hand and spoons in the other. They were standing across from her bed frozen in place and looking scared for their life.
"Good morning, everyone." Kagome smiled getting out of the bed and headed to her closet. "What are you all doing with those?" She nodded her head towards the pans they were holding. Half of the group sweat dropped and the other half of them fell over landing on the floor.
"Wench, what is the deal with your sleeping problems?" Inuyasha asked dropping his pot and spoon, which made a loud bang, and walked over to Kagome. When he reached her he started to knock on her head. "Something broken in there?"
"That was very loud. I would have killed you all if you tried to wake me with those." The few members of the group, who had fallen to the floor in shock, had just gotten back up only to fall again but with the other half of the group, all their pots clanking on the ground as they hit. Kagome covered her ears, glaring at the group.
"Yeah, I'm sure. We used them for about a half hour and you didn't even flinch. I was getting ready to tell my dad you were dead." Inuyasha turned around and started walking towards the door. "Well she's awake, I'm off." With that said he was gone and Miroku and Kouga followed behind him saying their goodbyes to the three girls.
"Why are you two here?" Kagome asked the two girls sitting on the floor surrounded by pots and spoon. Kagome held her clothes against her chest with a towel hanging off her arm waiting for their answer.
"Well we heard you moved in with Inuyasha from Miroku, so we came by to hang out with you." Sango finally decided to get off the floor, but only to move over to the bed and sit down.
"Yeah, and when we got here Inuyasha said you were sleeping in your room and to wake you. We did try, but you didn't make any sign of waking up." Ayame went and joined Sango on the bed; her butt was starting to hurt from the hard ground.
"So we asked Inuyasha if he had anything to wake you up. He brought us to the kitchen and got us all a pot and spoon."
"We didn't want to make you mad, but after a while of trying to wake you with them, you finally woke up on your own." Ayame finished for Sango slightly bouncing on the bed.
"Oh, I guess I was more tired than I thought I was." Kagome pulled the clothes up to her chin and rested her head in deep thought. "You know I don't even remember coming to bed. Oh well I guess." She shrugged and headed for her bedroom door. "I'm going to take a shower and get ready for the day. I'll meet you guys downstairs."
"Alright, see you in a few." Ayame bounced out the door and down the stairs and Sango looked over to Kagome.
"You know where the bathroom is?" Kagome nodded to answer Sango's question, giving her a reassuring smile as she tried to hide that she had already forgotten. She was sure she'd head straight there though, she didn't think it'd be that hard. "Alright, see you downstairs." Sango gave a slight wave before heading down the stairs after the bouncy Ayame.
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Kagome turned another corner; she was starting to get frustrated at the gigantic house. Halfway down the hallway she swore that she had already walked down it at least three times. She was aggravated with herself for forgetting where the bathroom was in such a short period of time. She was sure that her feet would have known were it was, but they had failed her. Kagome sighed as she leaned against the wall, slowly sliding down to the ground. She placed her clothes and the towel on her knees, burying her face into them. She officially hated the house, it was too big. Kagome's head flew up when she heard shuffling of feet across the floor, only to find her sister.
"What's with the bag?" Kagome questioned, nodding her head towards the huge bag her sister had in her hands. Kikyo stopped walking but didn't look towards her sister. She was slightly shocked that after everything she put her through, Kagome was even acknowledging her presence. "Are you leaving?" Kikyo nodded and Kagome's gaze fell to the floor, feeling that this was all her fault too.
"It's not your fault." Kikyo tried to comfort her. She knew that no matter the circumstances were, Kagome always made things out to be her fault, even when she had absolutely nothing to do with what had happened. Kagome was now looking at Kikyo, who still kept her eyes on the end of the hall. "I called my friend after everything happened and she said I could stay there until everything was straightened out." Kagome watched Kikyo as she slowly turned her head to face her, a few run away tears streaming down her face. Kagome stood up letting her things fall to the floor and wrapped her arms around Kikyo, hugging her. Kagome's actions moved Kikyo, and she dropped her bag and wrapped her arms around Kagome, beginning to cry harder into her sister's shoulder. Kagome was so kind, caring, and forgiving, Kikyo regretted everything she did. Kagome didn't deserve any of it and all it did was make Kikyo lose her first love, and she felt like she also lost the family she had left. "I'm sorry, for everything." Kikyo blubbered out through her tears. Kagome rubbed her back and squeezed her tighter in the embrace trying her best to comfort her.
"It's okay. I probably would have done the same thing." Kagome whispered, petting Kikyo's head. Kikyo had stepped back giving Kagome and angry look then tapped her on the nose letting out a slight giggle because of the funny action.
"You would not have. You're too good of a person." Kikyo picked up her bag and gave her sister a warm smile. "I need to head downstairs and talk to Inu no Taisho and Izayoi. Maybe I'll see you around." She gave a quick one armed hug to Kagome and started walking away. "Bye."
"Wait!" Kagome grabbed Kikyo's arm to stop her and gave her a sheepish smile. "Do you know where the bathroom is?" She asked shyly and Kikyo let out a small quiet laugh.
"It's right here you ding bat." Kikyo opened the door right next to where they were standing, revealing the massive bathroom hidden behind. Kagome face palmed herself for her stupidity; she knew she should have tried the doors.
"Are you serious!" Kagome yelled at the bathroom as though it understood her and would reply. She turned to Kikyo and gave her a warm smile and slightly turned her head to one side. "See ya around, Kiki." Kagome entered the room shutting the door and disappearing behind it. Kikyo shook her head with a slight giggle and headed down the hall towards the stairs.
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Kikyo knocked on the door to the small office, standing on the other side waiting for a reply. She went out and put her bag in her car already, along with a few other things. She was only taking the necessities; clothes, brush, female products, and a few things to entertain herself. Kikyo didn't feel as though she was going to be gone long but just long enough to get herself straightened up. She had planned that after she ended up pulling herself together, her next goal was to get her Inuyasha back. She just needed to get her priorities straight first, so nothing like this happens again. Kikyo slightly jumped when the door opened but she relaxed when she saw a smiling Izayoi greeting her.
"I need to speak with you and your husband, please." Izayoi opened the door farther so Kikyo could enter and motioned her to come in.
"What do you need dear?" Izayoi asked shutting the door and taking a seat in one of the two chairs in front of her husband's desk making Kikyo take the other. Inu no Taisho folded and put down the paper he was reading and folded his hands placing them on top of the newspaper on his desk silently waiting for Kikyo to begin speaking.
"I'm going to live at a friend's house. Before you deny me, please let me explain." Kikyo started taking a pause before continuing just to make sure they did not have anything to say. "I want to leave and straighten things out, take some time to myself and really get things together. I don't want to lose control and attempt to do something like last night again. Family should always come before a guy, and I was putting Inuyasha before my family. Honestly if they were secretly in love with each other, then I should have found a way to talk to them and straighten it out. Also, because I recently lost Inuyasha, I don't feel comfortable living in the same house as him." Kikyo took a breath and looked at the two parents, who were quietly listening waiting for her to finish. She liked it; it made her feel like what she had to say actually mattered. "The place I'm going to stay has a room already for me, and they don't mind. I'm only going to take the necessities I need to live because I don't plan on being there for too awfully long." She finished and waited for them to say something, when they didn't say anything for a while she quietly added, "I'm done."
"Well, Kikyo, I have no objections to you staying somewhere else. I do however expect the rules to still be intact." Kikyo gave at Inu no Taisho a confused look and he sighed before adding, "That means you will still be expected here at six p.m. on Friday for family dinner. Sesshomaru lives by himself and is expected to come, so I expect no less from you."
"Alright, I can manage that." Kikyo stood up straightening her clothes. She didn't know why she did it, but she felt that she needed to look more formal, and since her clothes didn't quite fit, she did the only thing she could think of to make herself look nicer. "Oh, and thanks for not throwing me in jail last night. I deserved it, none the less." She looked down at the ground beating herself up inside once again for her actions the previous night.
"Dear that's because in his tiredness he forgot you were human. You're just lucky you and Kagome kept him up all night." Izayoi giggled but stifled it when Inu no Taisho glared at her. He didn't approve of his weaknesses being public, or made fun of.
"You may go. I will see you next week on Friday. I also expect on Friday, a report about how your living status is, and an estimated time of when you will be back." Kikyo nodded at Inu no Taisho before walking to the door and out to her car. She didn't tell Souta goodbye, and she was sure he wouldn't care that she was leaving. She felt like he hated her, even though he did nothing to show it. Kikyo always knew that Souta favored Kagome out of the two, and after what she did last night she wouldn't be surprised if he disowned her.
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Kagome leaned against the ceramic wall of the shower, letting the warm water run down her body to relax her. She had been so stressed out from everything the past few weeks, she just needed a break. Deciding that her friends have waited long enough she sighed and shut the water off, climbing out of the bathtub, and wrapped the towel around her. She walked over to the bathroom counter, where everything you'd ever need was there. Kagome grabbed the hairdryer and brush and started drying her hair. Once it was dry she started to get dressed into her outfit. After putting her night clothes and towel in the hamper, she headed out into the hallway and headed blindly for the stairs. Kagome had found the stairs a lot easier than the bathroom, which she assumed was because it wasn't hiding behind a door.
"Hey, sorry to keep you waiting." Kagome apologetically said as she made her way into the living room. Sango and Ayame were watching a movie on the couch with two big containers of popcorn, which they were currently stuffing their faces with.
"I almost sent out a search party." Sango said never taking her eyes off the television screen. Kagome rolled her eyes and walked over to the couch plopping down next to Sango, stealing her popcorn bucket from her.
"Yeah, I'm sure. Let me guess then the T.V. tackled you down and hypnotized you forcing you watch him while you ate popcorn." Kagome raised her eyebrow to the girl, who was now leaning over Kagome trying to get her popcorn back.
"Gimme my popcorn!" Sango whined as she tried to reach for it yet again, but Kagome just put her arm farther away from her reach over the arm of the couch. "You're no fun." She plopped back into her spot and crossed her arms and began to pout, every so often giving Kagome a puppy dog face. Kagome couldn't help but laugh and handed Sango back her popcorn, who took it happily shoving a handful of popcorn into her mouth.
"Noooooo!" Ayame dramatically yelled surprising the two girls that were now looking at her slightly frightened. "Why must it end? It was so much better than the movie." She wined and Kagome rolled her eyes, at the two crazies, who she considered to be friends, she had sitting next to her.
"So, is this all we're going to do today?" Kagome took some more of Sango's popcorn, whom had tried to bite her hand every time it got close to her container, and tossed it into her mouth.
"Well, because you got lost it is now like four-ish. You went to take a shower at, oh, two-ish? Maybe?" Ayame pondered over the times in her head and Kagome finally gave up on stealing Sango's popcorn, after she had successfully bit her, and went to get her own.
"Well it's only four thirty. We still have hours of the day left." Kagome sat back down, small popcorn in one hand and a large drink in the other. She wasn't too awfully big on popcorn, but she did like to drink her fluids.
"Can't, I have to be home early tonight. Kouga and I have a meeting with the elders tomorrow morning, and we have to get ready tonight."
"And I have a date tonight at six, which I should leave to get ready for." Sango hurriedly got up and threw her things away and walking back over to her friends to say a quick goodbye before they could process what she said and hold her down to question her.
"Who do you have a date with?" Kagome eyed her brunette friend, grabbing her arm so she couldn't get away. Sango realized that it was already too late, she was doomed.
"Um… Er… Mir… a friend." Sango pulled her arm trying to get away. She couldn't let her friends know she was going on a date with the lecher himself.
"Miroku, I knew it!" Ayame was now up next to Kagome holding Sango's other arm to help keep her from running away. Kagome nodded at Ayame's discovery and gave Sango a huge creepy grin.
"You know, I could tell you liked him. It's always written all over your face." Kagome used her free hand to wave it around Sango's face, to help prove her point as she teased her.
"I'm going to be late if I don't go now. Please let me go?" Sango begged, she was just short of dropping to her knees and kissing there feet. She had to admit, she'd liked Miroku, and she had liked him for a while, since junior high to be exact. She hates that he's so touchy with other girls, but she was hoping that it would stop if he had her. Only time would tell.
"Fine go, you traitor." Kagome joked letting go of Sango's arm, Ayame doing so also, and watched as her friend bolted for the door. "Wow, must mean a lot to her. Hey Ayame, if I ever become like that. Please kill me." Ayame pulled out tiny leaves from inside her shirt and ran her finger across one; a small trickle of blood was now making its way down Ayame's finger. Kagome gulped, she was wondering why Ayame was carrying such dangerous leaves with her. "You're scary."
"I know." Ayame cheerfully stated tucking her leaves back into her shirt. "But… Sadly I have to go to. Ta ta!" A gush of wind threw Kagome's hair around. When she got her hair to finally calm down from the wind she noticed she was alone, once again. Kagome headed back upstairs to her room, where she took out her book from her trusty locked drawer and began to write.
~ Dear book of the hole,
Life is still a hell hole. Did you think it'd get better when I moved? Ha you are so wrong! Let's see I've been here one day and creeper bear showed up again. Go figure. I believe Kikyo brought it, but she claims that she didn't and well, maybe I should trust her. If I do trust her then who would have brought it? It would have had to be someone in this house, because that is all Inu no Taisho smelled and I personally don't think he'd lie to me. Kikyo believes it was Inuyasha, if so I think I might just string him by his balls. Sadly, I just don't see Inuyasha doing that. Then again, he did take me on a really nice date and k-worded me.
Which reminds me, I totally accidentally told Kikyo about the k-word. She wasn't too happy about it. Wasn't I thinking of telling her in the first place? Yes, I was at first. Then I realized it wouldn't hurt if I didn't tell her, and it probably would be better so she didn't get hurt and I wouldn't die. She was crazy with those threats. Well she got hurt, furious, and fell off her stool and tried to kill me! Yeah, if it wasn't for Inuyasha, again, I would be dead. Don't even think about making those knight in shining armor jokes. I will burn you and you will be replaced. Oh god! I am threatening a book!
Kikyo moved out today. Not for long, but for a little while. I'm sure it's my fault in some way. Again she claims differently, but I just have this gut feeling that all of this happened because of me. I don't really know, maybe I'm just hungry. I mean I haven't eaten anything all day.
You know… now that I think of it I actually slept last night. Well aside from the bear and the almost homicide, I actually slept for longer than I did back at home. Must be this bed made in heaven. Oddly though I still feel tired, must be all those lost hours of sleep catching up to me.
Sango is going on a date tonight. With whom you ask? Well with Miroku, the pervert, who else? I think that's the only guy… er… person who can with stand her beatings. They make a perfect couple! I can see their wedding photo now, Sango in a pretty white dress looking angry as hell and Miroku with a big red handprint on his cheek with his stupid grin. Yup that's a keeper!
Alright, my stomach is so gonna eat me if I don't get food in it a.s.a.p. So laters! ~
Kagome closed her book smiling and placed it back into her trusty locked drawer. She checked the time on her alarm clock, noting that it was nine thirty she sighed. The kitchen staff would probably be gone for the night. She wandered out of her room and down the stairs, she was happy she remembered where the kitchen was. The lower level of the house wasn't as confusing as the second floor. It only had a Kitchen, game room, living room, and a dining room. As for upstairs it had millions, of what Kagome assumed were bedrooms, and closets with a bathroom mixed into the mess, maybe even two.
As she entered the kitchen she headed straight for the refrigerator where she found little sandwiches premade with a note next to them saying, 'These can be eaten. Don't touch anything else.' She took out two or three sandwiches placing them on a plate. Kagome went into the dining room and sat down, she remembered sitting in her own dining room back at home the morning before her dad died. She looked around the room taking it all in. The room was a beautiful red and gold color with red wood trim, the curtains in the room matched the walls. Pictures of their family were placed all over the place and a big mahogany table with matching chairs sat under a beautiful sparkling crystal chandelier. This house she could tell nothing was for show in this room, you could tell the room was used often by the family. As she finished her last sandwich Inuyasha came walking into the room holding the phone away from his ear.
"This is for you." Inuyasha held the phone out to Kagome and she heard a squealing Sango through it. She sweat dropped and took the phone from him.
"What time is it do you know?" Kagome asked the retreating hanyou, covering the mouth piece with her hand so Sango wouldn't hear her.
"It's almost ten thirty." Inuyasha replied as he exited the room. Kagome sighed and picked the phone up.
"What do you want? It's almost eleven." Kagome pulled her ear away from the phone as the girl squealed out a response. "Woo hoo, you're happy! Sango it's almost eleven and I'm tired, good night traitor." Kagome sighed and hung up the phone placing it on the charger in the kitchen and putting her dish in the sink. She then went back up the stairs and into her room, dressing in another one of her night clothes and crawling into bed. She laid their drifting off to sleep wondering where the guys had went that day.
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A.N. Tada! There is a chappy for you. Please enjoy. And Claire put that damn stick down! I'm sorry for teasing you… it's just so darn fun! Thanks to those who er.. thanks to the one person who alerted! I love you. And a special thanks to my reviewers. Which you all should review, because it makes me happy and I won't get depressed again and want to quit. (that only makes Claire have to beat me with a stick to get me to write again) Constructive criticism is taken well.. ask Claire she totally did and helped me fix it. Why? Cause she's awesome. :P -3,865 words-
A(puts long thing here) and Happiness: don't diss on the lazy.
survivetheworst: I replied to you in a PM but I did end up going back and making that a little bit more obvious.. and also introduced it a little in this chappie too.
inuyashahanyou4kagomemiko: now now now be nice to Kikyo. You never know she could be a very very good person. :D
Claireness77: Psh I already replied to you.. and you already read those chappies edited. Thanks for the help though. :D
Inunette: I tried my best to explain it the best I could and I tried to point out that he wasn't thinking straight in my edited version. I'm glad you like my story anyways. :D