Chapter 9
They had set a date; the ball was going to be in one week. The messengers were old, and the invitations were made and sent out. By the next day, everyone had relied saying that they would attend. Even King Higurashi and Princess Kikyo said they would attend. So rooms were made for the two for they would be arriving in 4 days. Kagome had sent them a letter requesting that they bring her clothes with them so that she and Kikyo could switch back when they arrived. But there was no reply to that so she had to wait and see.
"Kagome, you look sick! Are you alright?" Inuyasha asked. He and Kagome had been talking about he ball all morning when she mentioned Kikyo she seemed to remember something and the brood rushed from her face.
"It's Kikyo! She is going to make this horrible! Whoever I pick she will pit them against me and make them hate me." She whispered.
"Kagome don't worry. We'll find someone to keep her busy." Inuyasha comforted.
"Thank you Inuyasha. You have been so kind to me since I got here." Kagome said with tears in her eyes.
"No Kagome! Please don't cry! I hate it when girls cry." He begged.
"I'm sorry but I can't help it. What if I pick the wrong one? What id the one I pick doesn't want to marry me? What id I hurt someone's feeling! I could never do that!" She said, tears flowing from her eyes as she confided her fears in Inuyasha.
"Kagome don't worry. Both of us wouldn't mind marrying you and whomever you don't pick would take it like a man. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll make the right decision." He told her. He was opening his mouth to tell her about his feelings for her when Sesshoumaru came in.
"Kagome? What ever could be the matter? I smelled your tears. What has Inuyasha done this time?" He asked.
"I'm fine. Inuyasha has done nothing wrong. He was very helpful in fact." She answered kindly.
Inuyasha grinned at his brother in an 'oh yeah" kind of way as he continued comforting Kagome.
"Don't worry, you still have a while before you have to choose. And you aren't going to make the wrong decision. You could never do that." Inuyasha said softly.
"Is it about the decision that must be made on the night of the ball?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome only nodded. "Dear Kagome. Remember that neither Inuyasha nor myself would mind being married to you. Neither of us will be angry for the decision you make. We will respect you for being able to make the difficult choice."
"Yeah. There's no way you can make the wrong decision. Whoever you pick will be the one that you care for in a more romantic way." Inuyasha said slowly, trying to find the right words.
"You are both right. Thank you very much for helping me and I'm sorry that I took up your time." She said.
"No biggy." Inuyasha waved it off.
"It was no problem at all." Sesshoumaru said, discussed by his brothers choice in words.
"I would love to go into town. Would anyone like to come?" She asked.
"You know I do." Inuyasha said enthusiastically.
"Certainly." Sesshoumaru answered.
"Well let's go ask Sango and Miroku and see if they want to come. Sango will come. I know that much, but I don't know about Miroku. But he seems pretty into Sango so he'll probably come if Sango comes." Kagome mumbled on to no one in particular while she looked for Sango and Miroku with Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru trailing behind. Miroku was everywhere Sango was and vice versa. They seemed to be quite fond of each other. Kagome wondered if they were destined to meet and get married. Then she became curious if Inuyasha or Sesshoumaru believed in fate. So she asked.
"Do you believe in fate?"
"No way! I think that we make our own future and fate is just another way of saying coincidence." Inuyasha said.
"Absolutely. Some things are out of our control. But not all." Sesshoumaru explained.
"What about you?" Inuyasha asked.
"I believe that we are destined to fall in love with a certain person. But whether you act upon the feeling or let them be ignored is our own choice." Kagome said thoughtfully.
"Girls and their romance." Inuyasha grumbled.
"Boys and their pride." Kagome shot back at him, it wasn't very good but he got the point that she would argue with him if he said anything else.
"Must you two always argue?" Miroku's voice sounded making Kagome, Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru whip their heads in his direction.
"Seriously! You fight like an old married couple!" Sango agreed with him, trying to ignore Kagomes glare.
"Sango you're only agreeing because Miroku said it." Kagome growled, she didn't like being compared to old married couples.
A light blush found it's way to Sango's face. "Kagome you have no idea what you're talking about." She hissed.
"I'm going to be replaced" Kagome cried overdramatically, making Inuyasha laugh and Sango and Miroku to blush. Sesshoumaru showed no expression what so ever.
"I think you should be insulted." Inuyasha joked. "Getting replaced my Miroku" Kagome burst out laughing.
"You two are horrible!" Sango yelled with a silly grin on her face. "And anyways, Miroku and I aren't spending nearly as much tome together as you and Inuyasha."
"Oh Sango, don't be jealous. There's still lots of time in my schedule for you." Kagome joked. "But for now, we were hoping that you two would come to town with us."
"Yeah, that sounds like fun." Sango said enthusiastically. "And anyways, you and I need to buy ball gowns don't we Kagome."
"That's right." Kagome sighed.
"What's wrong with you?" Inuyasha asked rudely.
"Excuse me?" Kagome demanded. "What's wrong with me?"
"Yeah, I've never seen any other girl sigh at the chance to shop!" Inuyasha explained snappishly. "It was weird…you're weird."
"Well you're a jerk!" Kagome yelled.
"I'm not a jerk! I'm telling you what I think!" Inuyasha yelled back.
"Well some things should be kept to yourself!" kagome screamed before stomping away.
"Great job Inuyasha. And she had just gotten out of the foul mood Miroku put her in!" Sango snapped walking off in the same direction that Kagome had left in.
"What are you looking at?" Inuyasha growled when he noticed the glares he was getting from Miroku and surprisingly Sesshoumaru.
"Inuyasha, you have to learn that some things should not be said. Some words hurt greatly." Miroku scolded.
"Since one of us is going to be marrying her you must learn to get along with her." Sesshoumaru stated.
"We get along! But that stubborn wench takes everything so personally." Inuyasha cried in defense.
"Inuyasha you idiot! You asked her what was wrong with her!" Miroku yelled. "She has a good reason to take it personally!"
Inuyasha turned his back to them. "Feh."
With Kagome and Sango
"He makes me so mad!" Kagome cried in frustration. "We were even getting along so well before! Stupid man! Saying mean things." She pouted.
"Oh Kagome. You get angry too easily." Sango reprimanded.
"Sango! He asked what was wrong with me! How can I get too angry over that?" Kagome threw her hands up in the air to enhance her point. Only succeeding in making herself look extremely foolish.
"I guess, it might have been a little harsh of him. But just because the boys stay in the hallways doesn't mean we have to stay here. We should go to town without them." Sango said with a grin.
"Oh yes! That would be fun! But should we sneak out or walk right past them?" Kagome wondered out loud.
"Sneak out. It makes it more fun and exiting." Sango cried with excitement.
"Oh! Lets go."
"Damn wenches! Where the hell are they?" And enraged half demon yelled as he passed the hallway waiting for Kagome and Sango.
"It is obvious that they are either not coming out or that have already left. I am going to see if they have gone to the village. You would be wise to control your temper before following Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru told Inuyasha as we walked away with the grace of a swan.
"Are you ok now?" Miroku asked. He really didn't want to see another fight between Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Yeah, lets just go." Inuyasha growled in response.
When Inuyasha and Miroku got to the village they started looking for Kagome or Sango. They looked for about 15 minutes before someone's conversation caught his attention.
"I think you might have been over reacting, I know I already said it but it's true." A feminine voice said, the voice seemed oddly familiar.
"Sango! He asked me what was wrong with me! Is it possible to over react so that?" Another feminine voice said. This one was angry but it was unmistakable.
"Kagome." Inuyasha said while turning to face the girls.
"Oh man they found us." Sango pouted.
"Maybe if we stand still and stay really quiet they won't bother us." Kagome joked, making both girls burst out in giggles and Inuyasha to get frustrated.
"Very funny." He growled.
"Funny?" kagome gave him a mock/confused face. "I was being serious!" Sango burst into a fresh set of giggles, earning a glare from Inuyasha.
"Feh." He turned his back to the two girls.
"Well, since we seem to have been shunned, I'm hungry. Lets go back to the castle and get something to eat." Kagome suggested.
"That sounds like a lovely idea." Sango agreed, linking arms with Kagome and walking toward the castle with their purchases in hand.
"Well that was worth while." Inuyasha grumbled, heading to go get Miroku and go back to the castle. Kagome was obviously still angry t him. He would find a way to make her forget…somehow.