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Chapter 36:Sunflower Dresses

Finally tomorrow Kagome would walk across the stage and receive her diploma. Even Sesshomaru would get his, after his father bribed the dean of the university to allow him on the property. Considering what happened with Hojo and a few destroyed buildings and so forth.

Kagome was just happy that she finally had a major and went after it in a short amount of time. She would get her associates degree in business and Sesshomaru would be receiving a bachelors degree in business. She thought it would be wise to get this kind of degree since her father-in-law had already told them that they would be operating the Taisho family business as soon as they got their degrees. His excuse was he wanted to retire and play with his grandchildren. Kagome asked him when did grandchildren become plural and he responded that Kikyo and Inuyasha where expecting their first baby. He also revealed that was why they were getting married one week after graduation. They didn't want to set a bad example for their newborn baby. Meanwhile Kagome was running around like a crazy person preparing for her ceremony tomorrow and then wedding presents for Kikyo and Inuyasha. Still more to do was Rin was going to be the flower girl and Kagome was to be the maid of honor. So dresses would be on the top priority after graduation. Which conveniently Kikyo already sent head of time.

"Mom? Do I have wear this?" Rin held up a horrendous yellow dress that had an overly large sunflower placed on right on the front. The thing was so frilly and long Rin wouldn't be able to walk in it without falling flat on her face first. Then it also had the puffiest sleeves imaginable. And to put the cherry on top it had a matching bonnet!

"I hope not." She looked at her dress that was identical to Rin's. Appalled at how horrible she would look in it. She wished she could get married again and exact revenge on Kikyo for making them wear these awful dresses. She threw her dress back in the closet and looked over her graduation gown. She would rather wear that to Kikyo's wedding. The long dark blue gown and matching cap was pristine in it's plastic covering. Sighing she hung it on the hook placed over the door and proceeded to find clothes she would wear underneath it. She remembered a conversation with Sesshhomaru about his opinion on she could wear underneath, she was still holding a grudge from what she had discovered.

-Flashback-

"Hey Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked. Looking over at her husband who was just sitting in his chair reading some boring book. Well Kagome thought it was boring.

"Hm?" he responded without looking up.

"What do think I should wear underneath the gradation robes?" She genuinely wanted to know.

"Your birthday suit." he responded, looking up into her eyes this time, to gauge her reaction.

"Oh, ok." she agreed before she realized what he really meant by 'birthday suit'. "Sesshomaru!" she gasped. "You perverted dog! I can't believe you would suggest such a thing! Well actually I can but that's not the point." She shook her head incredulously.

"What would be the point?" he was smiling at the moment. Enjoying her reaction thoroughly. He had been pulling stunts like this more and more just to make her mad. But that was only half the scheme. He wanted her so mad that he would then make a move on her and they would end up having rough sex. Poor Kagome kept on falling for it.

"The point is it wouldn't bother you if I walked into a crowd of people with nothing but one garment blocking the whole world from seeing my body!" she was almost yelling at this point.

"..." He didn't answer he was just spurring her on. Kagome stormed over to him and poked him with her finger in the middle of his chest. She was about to yell some not very nice words but he grabbed her and pulled her on top of him. Kissing her to point she could hardly breathe. That's when she found out he had been deliberately pissing her off just to have more fun in the bedroom. Sesshomaru regretted that game. Kagome was currently punishing him for it. Three months meant no sex for Sesshomru.

-End Flashback-

She smiled victoriously. Her cell phone began to ring. "Hello?" she answered without looking at whose number it was.

"I suppose you got the dresses?" It was Kikyo. Kagome was going to give her a piece of her mind about those dresses. As soon as Rin was out of the room that is.

"Hey Rin would you do me a favor and put these," referring to the hideous,unnaturally yellow dresses, "In the spare closet?" Rin immediately ran with them to the spare closet, located on the other side of the mansion. Once Rin was out of the room she proceeded to speak her mind. "Yes I received those horrible scraps of material you call dresses." Kagome was about to continue her rant but Kikyo interrupted.

"Hahaha, he he! I c-can't s-stop!" Kikyo continued laughing.

Why is she laughing like that? What is wrong with Kikyo? Has she lost her mind? This isn't funny, dammit.

"What is so damn funny?" Kagome demanded to know. Her nerves where being pushed to the point of no return. Anger at this point would be inevitable and unavoidable. And she would say things she may or may not regret later on. She wanted to yell at Kikyo so badly but she held her tongue. Waiting for a response from her future sister-in-law.

"S-sorry it's just you didn't think I was going to make you wear those atrocious dresses did you? Those dresses were just a practical joke!" exclaimed Kikyo. Kikyo thought it would be hilarious to send the most outrageous dress possible and sit back and watch Kaogme's reaction and possible outburst. Ingenious or so she thought. Kikyo doesn't realize just how close she came to be being yelled out with some of the most profane language conceivable. Kagome should have known only Kikyo would come up with this insane prank. She sighed with relief. Her anger fading.

"Ok now that you know that. Will you be able to go shopping with me the day after your graduation?" asked Kikyo. "That way we can get your real bridesmaid dress and Rin's as well." she quickly added.

"Yeah that will be fine." Kagome hung up the phone. Shaking her head she walked to her closet. Rin ran back into the room. "Did Aunt Kikyo mention the dresses?"

"Yes and we don't have to wear them! We're going shopping the day after graduation to get 'real' dresses." She emphasizedon the real part.

"Yeah!" Rin jumped up in the air and ran to go tell Jaken. Jaken had conveniently gone missing the last couple of hours.

Well that was one last thing to worry about. Sesshomaru entered the mansion only to greeted with someone screaming "Stop please! No don't do that! Rin!" it was Jaken no doubt being tortured or something. Then he heard the next sound "Jaken! What are you doing? You are supposed to keep an eye on Rin not let her run around like a wild child!" Kagome was having her say. Now Sesshomaru felt sorry for the little green imp. Just the other night Sesshomaru had been on the receiving end of that mad raven haired woman. He sighed, no sex for three months wasn't fair. Kagome would cave into him surely if he was persuasive enough. But then again not likely.

He walked up the stairs letting his feet drag slightly. He was exhausted and all he wanted to do was sleep. But hearing the noise upstairs he doubted that would happen. He could hear crashing sounds and more yelling from Jaken and Rin. Why was Kagome being silent? Before he could dwell on that any further he heard the eruption. "ENOUGH! Jaken get out! Rin go to bed!" Kagome yelled loud enough for the neighbors to hear.

"But mom." whined Rin trying her best to give the saddest puppy dog eyes possible.

Sesshomaru opened the door. He seen Kagome just as she turned away from Rin. No one could resist the child with that face. Crap. Now she'll see me and I will have to the bad guy.

"Daddy!" Rin flung herself onto Sesshomaru giving him a hug. "Mommy told me to go to bed, but do I have to?" She asked trying those sad puppy dog eyes on him.

"Yes." He had to be firm. Even though he wanted to give in to those adorable brown eyes.

"Fine." Rin released her grip on her father and crossed her arms and walked out the door miffed.

"So you can resist those eyes, lucky." Kagome was feeling a little guilty.

"It's not that easy." he said smoothly. He undressed and put on his favorite sweat pants for the night. Kagome was already dressed in her black silk night gown.

"Set the alarm early. We have to be at the university at seven a.m. No thanks to your father." Kagome was definitely not a morning person.

"I thought you were calling him father now." He smirked a little. How could he not point that out.

"Shut up." she snapped. Glaring daggers at her dear husband. Sesshomaru laughed. That only made Kagome madder. "No sex for six months!" she announced. Now she was smirking because he quit laughing. And was about to object but Kagome interjected. "Go to sleep." She reached over and turned the lights off. Sesshomaru was left awake to pout his predicament. No sex for six months was she serious? He glanced at the clock eleven pm. He had better get some sleep tomorrow was going to be a long day. After all the graduation ceremony would take place and who knows what else. Hopefully it would be an ordinary day.

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A/N: Maybe it will be ordinary and maybe it won't. Hehe. The next chapter will be the last unless I decide to do an epilogue. Thanks to dimpleslane1992, Assassin Of Legends, Sesshomarusama33, and caw122182 for reviewing!!!