Inuyasha sighed tiredly as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He yawned and, with a thump, let his head fall onto the tabletop in front of him. He let his arms rest around his head on the table while he rested for a few minutes.
And that was how Miroku and Sesshomaru round him. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrows, sparing a quick side glance towards Miroku before turning his attention back to his younger brother sitting at the table.
" Mom's going to kill you if you wrinkle your suit." Sesshomaru spoke as he and Miroku sat across the table from Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's head shot up and he quickly glanced down at his dress shirt, which was only half buttoned with the start of a few wrinkles. Inuyasha lifted his head back to meet Sesshomaru's gaze.
" Yikes, man." Miroku winced, examining the bags and dark circles under Inuyasha's eyes, " You look like you lived through a country song."
"My dog's fine. My car is running, to." Inuyasha mumbled, rubbing his eyes once again.
" You don't have a dog." Miroku pointed out.
" It's just an expression." Inuyasha yawned.
" No it's not." Sesshomaru smirked.
Inuyasha growled, " What is it you want anyway?"
" I'm the best men. It's my duty to check on the groom on his wedding day." Sesshomaru said dryly, " You've only got about fifteen minutes until show time."
" Yeah, yeah." Inuyasha grumbled.
" Oooh, well someone seems a little unenthusiastic about their wedding." Miroku chuckled, " Might there be a reason for this bitterness?"
" Can it, Miroku." Inuyasha growled.
Miroku, of course, ignored him, " Could is be that somebody misses a certain ex-wife of theirs? A certain ex-wife with a name that rhyms with...um...Tagome Figurashi?"
Inuyasha glared," And you wonder why I had Sesshomaru be my best man?"
" You know," Sesshomaru added, ignoring Inuyasha, " I think you may be on to something there, Miroku. He as been extra bitter ever since the whole divorce thing."
Inuyasha growled at the word 'divorce', " Will you two just shut up already?"
" Not until you admit it." Miroku bargained.
" Admit what?" Inuyasha asked cautiously.
" That you miss Kagome." Miroku confirmed.
" Do not!"
" Do too!"
"Do not!"
" Do too!"
Sesshomaru watched the two bicker back and forth for a good five minutes until Inuyasha finally caved in.
" Fine! Fine. I miss her. Happy?" Inuyasha admitted.
" And yet you're marrying Kikyo in...about ten minutes?" Miroku asked and Inuyasha hung his head before nodding slowly.
Sesshomaru snorted, " Here's some advice, little brother. Find a dictionary and look up the word 'pathetic'."
"Would you shut up? You're supposed to be nice to the groom on his wedding day." Inuyasha snapped, standing up and putting on his jacket, then buttoning up the rest of his shirt, " Come on. We should get out there."
Miroku cast a worried glance at the back of Inuyasha's retreating figure. He sighed heavily before standing up. Sesshomaru stood as well and gracefully walked out of the room, trailing after his brother. With a sigh, Miroku followed as well.
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Kikyo flattened out the bodice of her white, silk wedding gown as she ran over last minute details in her head. The church looked perfect, down to the last flower decorating the aisle. Her three bridesmaids looked beautiful and perfect, though not as perfect as she herself looked. Everything was perfect. Kikyo glanced at Ami and Keitaro who were giggling in the lobby.
'Well, almost perfect.' Kikyo thought as she eyes the children with disgust before walking over to them, smiling kindly at some of her guests that she passed.
Keitaro looked up and saw Kikyo coming. He nudged Ami, " Look out Ami. It's the Wicked Witch of the City."
Kikyo frowned and glared at the two, wrapping a hand tightly around each of their forearms and pulling them over to a secluded corner.
" What are you two up to?" Kikyo hissed, " If the two of you do anything to ruin my wedding, there will be consequences."
" We aren't doing anything." Keitaro said, smiling innocently while Ami giggled next to him.
Kikyo glared at the two, " You had better behave."
Keitaro just laughed, " I don't behave for my mom! Why do you think I'll behave for you?"
" Your mom wouldn't send you off to a boarding school on the other side of the world, but me?" Kikyo hissed, " I wouldn't hesitate to."
Ami frowned, " You, but Mommy wouldn't let you!"
" Do you think I'm afraid of your mother?" Kikyo scoffed, grabbing Ami by the shoulders.
" You should be." A voice said from behind Kikyo.
Kikyo spun around and her eyes widened, " W-What?"
" You heard me." Sango narrowed her eyes (A/N: Ha! you thought is was kagome right! lol), " And if you're not afraid of Kagome, you can sure as hell fear me. In fact, I hope you do."
Kikyo seemed to regain some of her composure as she squared her shoulders, " What do you think you're doing here?"
Sango's eyebrows rose, " I was invited. My husband wanted me to come with him, and he happens to be a groomsman.." Sango turned to Ami and Keitaro, smiling kindly as she motioned for them to follow her.
Sango took each of the kids hands in her own and walked towards the entrance to the church. Before she entered, she paused and turned around, " If you ever lay a finger on either of these kids again, I will find out and then I'll kick your ass. Then when I've finished, I'll tell Kagome. And i can guarantee that she'll kill you."
Kikyo glared menacingly at the spot where Sango had disappeared from. She ground her teeth together as her bridesmaid handed her her bouqet (sp?) of flowers.
Kikyo took her spot at the end of the procession, linking arms with her father. Her turn to go down the aisle came, and she looked out into the crowd. She smiled as she began to gracefully walk down the long aisle towards Inuyasha. She nodded to a few guests and before she knew it, she had made it to Inuyasha, who was smiling, yet had a far away look in his eyes.
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Inuyasha watched as Kikyo started down the aisle, the cameras of the press snapping pictures repeatedly. He smiled a small smile as Kikyo reached him. Together, the two walked up to the altar, hand in hand.
Inuyasha turned and faced the priest, his thoughts elsewhere. The ceremony continued on, but Inuyasha paid little attention to what was being said. He soon felt a slight pressure on his hand and looked down to see Kikyo lightly squeezing his hand. Inuyasha met Kikyo's eyes but, like in his dream, he saw a smiling Kagome instead. Inuyasha squeezed his eyes shut, reopening them to see Kikyo smiling at him.
Inuyasha looked back up to the priest as he started reciting his vows.
The big moment came and the entire church quieted, looking at Inuyasha for his answer. Two words...two tiny little words and he would officially be bound to the woman next to him. Inuyasha took Kikyo's hand in his, looking deep into her eyes. He opened his mouth " I..."
THE END ( J/K, i couldnt leave it like that lol)
" I..." Inuyasha looked around the church nervously, his eyes falling on Keitaro and Ami, who were both frowning. Inuyasha met their eyes and smiled, seeing similar smiles stretch across their faces as well. He turned back to Kikyo, smiling happily, " I...I can't."
" WHAT!?!?!" Kikyo screeched while several guests gasped.
" I can't. I'm sorry, but I love someone else." Inuyasha let go of Kikyo's hands.
" You don't mean this? Is this some type of cruel joke?!? Am i being punked?" Kikyo yelled, " Where are you Ashton?? This isn't funny. Ha ha you got me, now come out!"
" Kikyo, I'm sorry, but I can't marry you. This isn't a joke." Inuyasha hopped off the altar, jogging down to the pew where Ami and Keitaro sat, both looking at him expectantly, "Well, what are you two waiting for? Let's go see Mommy...Lets go home."
Keitaro and Ami cheered as they jumped out of their seat, diving at Inuyasha's legs. The press snapped pictures ferociously, calling out questions to Inuyasha. Inuyasha ignored them and instead picked up Ami, grabbing Keitaro's hand in his free hand. Inuyasha nodded quickly to Sango before jogging out of the church and through the crowd of reporters, practically dragging Keitaro along with him.
Inuyasha finally made his way out of the church, looking around frantically for the limo as a light snow fell from the overcast sky, " Shit, it's not going to be here for another ten minutes,." Inuyasha reminded himself, looking around for another method of transportation. A hand suddenly clapped down on Inuyasha's shoulder.
Inuyasha spun his head around, coming face to face with his father. Taisho smiled kindly, gesturing to a black stretch limo kiddie corner to the church, " Go get her son."
Inuyasha smiled gratefully, before carefully, yet quickly making his way across the busy street. He climbed into the limo, telling the driver where to go as hundreds of reporters filed out of the church, some climbing into their news vans and struggling to follow him as the limo headed out of the city.
" Daddy?" Ami asked sleepily as Inuyasha buckled her in, then Keitaro.
" Shh, it's going to be awhile, so you two get some rest." Inuyasha whispered.
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Kagome grumbled to herself as she pulled on her heavy winter coat over her tight white, long sleeved shirt. She pulled on her snow boots, tucking her blue, plaid flannel pajama pants into the boots, not really caring how crappy she looked. Kagome wrapped a scarf around her neck before stepping outside into the cold, night air. It had finally stopped snowing, and was supposed to start up again in the morning. To save herself from breaking her back while she shoveled both piles of snow, she decided to shovel as much snow as she could that night.
Kagome trudged through her yard until the reached the driveway. She dropped the shovel into the snow and began shoveling as well as she could, even though the cold was making her wish she was curled up inside, drinking a steaming cup of hot chocolate. With a sigh, Kagome bent down and scooped up a heaping shovel full.
About an hour later, it started to flurry lightly again. Kagome sighed in annoyance and threw down the shovel before falling into a pile of nearby snow. She let out a huff of breath, laying on her back while she looked at the dark sky. Kagome heard a car pull up next to the curb. Lifting her head, she saw a long, black limo. Kagome stood hesitantly as the door opened and Inuyasha's tall form ducked out.
Kagome immediately panicked. Something could have happened to the kids, " Inuyasha? What's going on? Are Ami and Keitaro okay?"
" They're fine. They're sleeping. Kag-" Inuyasha started.
" Then what's wrong? Did something happen to your parents? Or Sango? Or-" Kagome started to ramble, a normal sign that she was panicking.
" Kagome, stop. Everyone's fine." Inuyasha explained as headlights, most likely belonging to reporters, appeared in the distance.
" Then...then why are you here?" Kagome was confused.
" Kagome, I made a mistake." Inuyasha explained and Kagome tried to interrupt, but he placed a hand over her mouth, " Kagome. I never should have left you. I realize that now. I was an idiot, probably the biggest dumbass in the entire world. You are probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me. You and the kids. I know that you probably hate me and would like nothing more than to see me rot in hell, but I realize now that I love you, and I always have. Kikyo is nothing, nothing compared to you. I...I don't think I could live without you and the kids now that I realize what I've been missing out on."
By the time Inuyasha had finished, Kagome had tears in her eyes. She wiped then away quickly as she stared up at Inuyasha, " Yash I...you...what..she..."
Kagome sighed, not knowing what to saw as she sniffed. She looked over Inuyasha's shoulder to see two news vans pulling up behind the limo, reporters already hopping out. Kagome spun around to run into the house, but Inuyasha caught her by the arm, " Kagome? Where are you going?"
" Inside. I look like shit. I don't want to embarass you by letting them see me with you...looking like this." Kagome hurriedly explained.
" You look fine, Kagome." Inuyasha assured her, as she snuck side glances at the cameras.
" No, I don't. I'm probably all splotchy and...and...and disgusting!" Kagome started to sob again.
" Kagome, you're beautiful. Not splotchy and certainly not disgusting." Inuyasha frowned as he wiped away the tears from her eyes. " So, does this mean you'll take me back? Let us have another chance?"
" I don't know, Yash. I though you wanted to live in the city. Don't you want to be famous? Don't you want to marry Kikyo? If we were to try again...I can't give you what you want." Kagome finished sadly.
Inuyasha grabbed her chin gently, forcing her to look at him, " Kagome. you are all I want. You're all I could ever want."
The corners of Kagome's mouth twitched, before a huge grin broke across her face. She laughed through her tears and kissed him on the lips before jumping into his arms, laughing happily.