HOUSEHOLD LOVE

Chapter 19 – Can you handle the truth?

"WOW!" Kagome stared at Kikyo's face.

"You look so much like me!" Kagome bubbled, staring even more intently at the details of this 'Kikyo's' face. So Kikyo was her sisters name huh…

Shock registered in Kikyo's features. Kikyo's face was almost exactly the same as Kagome's but their faces had deferent essences. Kagome's eyes were twinkling, and her emotions were always carved on her face. But Kikyo seemed to be one that always wore the same pleasant expression. Polite but not interested. Their builds where about the same as well, though Kikyo seemed to be a few centimeters taller.

"Um, excuse me if I'm being rude, but what is your last name?" Kikyo asked.

"I'm Kagome Hira-" Kagome started but was cut off by Inuyasha.

"You aren't related." Inuyasha stated, his jaw clenching.

"So, how do you two know each other? It's not easy to get to know the great Inuyasha!" Kagome asked.

"Kikyo…was my…ex-girlfriend."

Kagome nodded understandably, no wonder Inuyasha was so tense. "So how did you two meet?"

"Well-" Kikyo started but Inuyasha cut her off.

"Kikyo's a lawyer – did I tell you that? Anyways, as you know Shessomaru was a lawyer too, and they were on the same case, but opposing sides. Shessomaru lost his first case at the hands of Kikyo, so I took her out for dinner to congratulate her, and too meet the guy that kicked Shessomaru where it hurts. But to my surprise I saw a girl. And after that we just decided to get to know each other better."

"Oh." Kagome nodded. She felt…well, slightly strange, slightly protective, and a feeling that she just could not put her finger on. But that was absurd, Inuyasha wasn't her real husband or anything.

"So, Kagome, how are you and Inuyasha related?" Kikyo asked.

Kagome hesitated. What should she say? Luckily Inuyasha answered for her. She almost couldn't hear it, since he said it so softly, but he said it nonetheless.

"Kagome's my wife." Kikyo winced.

"Oh…" The awkward silence stretched on. Kagome started fiddling with her thumbs, Inuyasha pretended that he didn't notice, and Kikyo just stood there, different emotions crossing her face -remaining there for a second before disappearing- as she processed the fact that Inuyasha had just told her.

"So, Kikyo…um, how pleasant to see you again. Forgive me for being rash, but what the fuck are you doing here?" Inuyasha broke the silence.

"Oh Yashie, you haven't changed one bit." Kikyo laughed, waving her manicured nails in the air.

"Kikyo, I thought you were supposed to be in Hawaii with…him…" Inuyasha said stiffly.

Kikyo flinched, and then as if putting on a mask she smiled. "Oh Yashie, lets not talk about such depressing matters now, okay? Tonight we're here to party." Kikyo giggled.

Inuyasha's jaw tightened. "Then when? I need to know what happened! Kikyo!"

Kikyo sighed. "Okay Yashie, but not now okay? Not at the moment."

Inuyasha's eyes softened. "Fine, how about tomorrow? At the café at eight?"

Kikyo nodded, and the two began to talk. Kagome just sat there forgotten, and quietly observing the pair.

"That's…great…Kikyo." Inuyasha muttered. Inuyasha was tense, really tense.

"Yeah…it is isn't it? And then I…" Kagome stopped listening. Kikyo was blabbing, twiddling with her hair, nervous as ever.

"Ahem." Kagome cut into Kikyo's mindless babbling. The two spun around to face Kagome, finally registering that she was still there.

"Um, I should probably go…tomorrow at eight right? See you there Yashie! Bye!" With that Kikyo spun around and left.

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"Kikyo's really pretty you know?" Kagome took her eyes off the highway and turned to look at Inuyasha.

"…Yeah…."

"And she seems really nice."

"…Yeah…"

"So why did you guys break up?"

"…Yeah…"

"Inuyasha are you listening to me?"

"…Yea- wait what?"

"Why did you guys break up?"

"Not telling."

"WHAT tell!"

"NO!"

"TELL!"

"NO!"

"Fine! Be that way!"

They sat in silence.

"So…who was she?" Kagome asked on the car.

"NO ONE! JUST AN EX-GIRLFRIEND OKAY?" Inuyasha hollered, and gripped the wheel, and parked the car into the garage with a squeak.

Now, Kagome knew that Inuyasha was a spaz, and had these spasms just as randomly as a monkey on crack did, but wasn't this a bit over reacting? Kikyo was obviously important to him, they went out! Of course she was important, but, they had broken up hadn't they. Inuyasha had dumped her didn't he? So why was he so upset?

Thank goodness he was a celebrity, she could just do a GOOGLE search!

What about privacy? The little voice at the back of her head questioned. Well…yes, she shouldn't pry, but he wouldn't tell her a single thing! And besides he was a celebrity, and everybody knows that celebrities don't expect privacy. I mean, everybody pried into his life, so why couldn't she? Also, if there was somebody to blame, it would be the reporters. Seriously, those reporters where the ones who found out the secrets! They were the ones who pried, she was only going to read the secrets, surely that would be fine.

Kagome said a quick prayer to God, thanking him for inventing the internet, and went inside.

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"Why are you here?" Inuyasha asked, sipping his cappuccino.

"Well, um…" Kikyo muttered, stirring her diet coke.

The two were at the West Side Café. Their favorite hangout, when they were a couple.

"Um, Hawaii was really fun, there were so much water! And so much sand! And the sea life was just amazing! And I loved the coconut juice!"

"Kikyo, I've been to Hawaii twice before, I was the one who first took you there remember?"

"Oh yeah…"

"Kikyo. Why are you here? What about Naraku?"

"Um…well…me and Naraku aren't…together…anymore."

"You dumped him?"

"Well, not technically, but I was going to dump his ass anyway!"

"He dumped you."

"Well, yes…but like I said only technically, because I seriously was the one who thought of the split thing! I mean I was about to mention that maybe we should have some time apart. I mean I did! I mentioned it, like a week earlier, then when he said we were over. But when I mentioned it…well he completely freaked out. He was yelling, and throwing things and-"

"Did he hurt you?" Inuyasha asked, grabbing Kikyo's hand.

"Well…yes…I mean, well. Naraku was never the gentlest guy…not like you." A bitter smile crossed Kikyo's face.

"Anyway, he, just lost control I guess. And…well things were a mess."

"KIKYO! Are you okay?"

"Of course I am. Anyway…we split. And I came back here. To be a lawyer again…instead of the whole messed up plan with Naraku…what did he want us to be again? Oh yeah. Agents…"

"Well, you didn't think the plan was that messed up when you left me."

"I'm sorry…bad judgment."

"BAD JUDGEMENT? Kikyo, bad judgment is when a person eats one too many cakes, bad judgment is when somebody puts on sky blue eye shadow, with purple mascara! Bad judgment is NOT what you did to me!"

"I'm sorry…what do you want me to say?"

"YOU KNOW WHAT? I think you had your say way to many times. I think it's MY turn to get in my share of the words. DON'T YOU?"

"Go ahead." Kikyo slipped on her mask. The one which she always wore to court, the one that she thought she would never have to use with Inuyasha.

"Kikyo, you ripped my heart out! You ripped my heart out to elope with a man who was in the wrong business. You ripped your parent's hearts out. DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR MOTHER NEARLY HAD A HEART ATTACK WHEN I TOLD HER? OF COURSE YOU DON'T KNOW! YOU WEREN'T HERE! And who had to comfort them? Who had to help them in their time of need? ME! While I was trying to figure out what I had done wrong, I get a call, saying that your mother had a NEAR HEART ATTACK! How do you think I felt? Huh? You were somewhere of in Hawaii, with NARAKU! Having the TIME OF YOUR LIFE! And I was back in Japan, nursing your sick mother, which YOU made sick! And you didn't even come back! They won't see you now will they? They told me, that if you ever came back, they disowned you. And you know what? I THINK YOU DESERVE IT!" Inuyasha slammed the table with his fist,

"Excuse me sir, please keep your voice down. Our other customers and the staff would really appreciate it if you do. And would you mind sitting back down?" A pretty waitress with black hair, by the name 'Rin' asked.

"Fine."

After the waitress walked away, Kikyo gathered her things, and stood up.

"I came here, to try and talk to you, to get your help. I did not come her to get scolded by you. I know that my past actions were wrong. But there is nothing I can do now, and I really do not appreciate you scolding me. You have no right to." With that Kikyo brushed past Rin, and walked out of the West Side Café.

Inuyasha slumped in his seat, and cradled his head in his hands. Oh, why did she do such a horrible thing? How could she have been so cruel? How could she have been so cruel to him?

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Kagome scrolled down the page.

'Prepare your hearts girls, Inuyasha has a girlfriend. Apparently Inuyasha and Kikyo have finally hooked up. The two were spotted walking on the streets hand in hand. Apparently they are inseparable. The two have now been named Japan's most famous couple.

'Most famous couple my butt.' Kagome thought, the two can't even talk to each other without tensing up!

Many has called the two 'meant to be.'

'Meant to be?' Kagome snorted. 'As if.' If the two were so 'meant to be' then why couldn't they even look each other in the eye?

They have also been labeled 'Japan's sweethearts'

JAPAN'S SWEETHEARTS? Puh-leeze, as if, not possible, they were SO not Japan's sweethearts. If they were Japan's sweethearts why were they broken up?

This has definitely been a good week for Kikyo. She has finally won the fiery battle with Shessomaru best lawyer, proven unbeatable in court. Now she has hooked up with Japan's sexiest man, not to mention her long time best friend.

'Her long time best friend.' These words rang in Kagome's head. Long time best friend? LONG TIME BEST FRIEND…this could only mean one thing. Inuyasha had lied to her. They hadn't met in a café. They knew each other – since birth the article said. But why? Why would Inuyasha lie to her?