Chapter 11
"Has anyone seen Kagome?" Sango asked anyone who was listening.
"I believe she is in the garden." Sesshoumaru answered.
"Oh alright, thanks." She answered walking toward the garden. She soon caught up with Miroku and Inuyasha and they decided to go with her, even though they had no idea where she was going.
"Where are we going?" Inuyasha asked rudely.
"The garden." Was Sango's response
When they arrived there Inuyasha was the first to see Kagome. He was just about to call out to her but Sango put her hand over his mouth the keep him quiet.
"What is Kikyou doing here?" She asked herself.
"Who?" Miroku asked.
"Kikyou...Kagome's twin sister." Sango explained, rather annoyed.
"OH! Kikyou!" Miroku clued in.
"Yeah well that's her over there with Kagome."
"She's not supposed to be here until tomorrow." Inuyasha thought out loud. He had finally managed to remove Sango's hand from covering his mouth.
"Yeah what she's wearing...what used to be Kagome's clothes?" Sango guessed. The clothes that Kikyou had on had been changed so that half of her breasts showed in her cleavage. Inuyasha looked in disgust. Only after did he take notice in the large slit in the dress that went to just under her hip.
"What did she do to it?" Inuyasha asked, he might have liked the dress on Kagome, but Kikyou didn't have the body for the dress like Kagome would have.
"Kikyou, what are you doing here? You're not supposed to be here until tomorrow."Kagome looked at her sister "And WHAT did you do to my dress?" She shrieked.
"Isn't it obvious? I fixed it, along with all those other ugly things in your closet." Kikyou answered simply. "And I heard that the princes here are extremely good looking, so i decided to see for myself." She giggled gleefully.
"You look like a prostitute." Kagome muttered. Kikyou looked furious and became even more so when laughter erupted from the bushes.
"Oh my god Kagome! I can't believe you just said that!" Inuyasha laughed.
"I can." Sango grinned, "remember when you spilled jam on one of her white dressed! And when you put signs out for someone to take her away?" She laughed at the memories.
"Sango! Spilling the jam was an accident! And you're the one who put up the signs, not me." Kagome reminded.
"Where is everyone else?" She asked.
"Well Sesshoumaru is inside and Miroku was with us but he seems to have..." Sango's words were lost as she Miroku knelt in front of Kikyou.
"Will you bear my children?" He asked.
"Dear me no!" Kikyou said looking appalled. Kagome smiled at this, "Always use protection before marriage!" She scolded, making Kagome's smile instantly fade from her face.
Kagome looked as though she was going to cry, she hid her face in Inuyasha's shoulder wishing she could disappear.
As if he read her mind, Inuyasha swung Kagome onto his back and took off running.
"Where are they going?" Kikyou wondered out loud.
"Away from you!" Sango called as she walked away from her with Miroku following like a lost puppy.
With Inuyasha and Kagome
"Oh my gosh! That you so much! I can't stand Kikyou! She's so embarrassing!" Kagome vented.
"She's kind of creepy." Inuyasha admitted.
"You think so? I thought it was only Sango and I who thought that." Kagome said thoughtfully, while Inuyasha shook his head. "Anyways, where are we going?" She asked, changing the subject when she didn't recognize where they were headed.
"You'll see." He answered. For about 10 minutes the only thing that could be heard was the sound of nearby villagers and birds chirping happily.
After a few more minutes Kagome realized that she hadn't eaten lunch and was rather hungry. But she didn't want to be a bother so she kept her mouth shut, but her stomach seemed to have a mind of its own and would not keep it's hunger quiet.
"What was that?" Inuyasha asked skidding to a halt, thinking that there was a demon nearby.
"It was nothing to worry about." Kagome assured.
"How do you know that?" Inuyasha asked very confused.
"Because it was me." She explained.
"when did you learn to growl?" He asked astonished.
'Is he really asking me this?' Kagome asked to the heavens silently. "Let's stop at the next food cart. I'm rather hungry."
"Sure, but you still haven't told me when you learned to growl." Inuyasha said stupidly.
Kagome just rolled her eyes and pushed herself off of Inuyasha's back because he had stopped.
"Hey wait! You never told me where you learned how to growl like that!" Inuyasha said stupidly, running after Kagome.
"Are you honestly asking me that? You can't seriously be that dense." Kagome was rather frustrated that he couldn't figure out that it was her stomach growling, and not her.
"What are you talking about? I was asking a simple question! You don't have to be such a bitch about it." Inuyasha yelled in return.
"BITCH! You did NOT just call me a bitch! Kagome fumed before stomping away into the village.
"She is a bitch." Inuyasha mumbled as he tried to get his ears to stop ringing. "Damn she yells loud."
"Stupid Inuyasha! Calling me a bitch! He should meet Kikyou, I should pick Sesshoumaru! At least he's not a jerk; he also doesn't need an explanation about how peoples stomach growls when they get hungry, Stupid Inuyasha!" Kagome fumed to herself as she walked through the village. That is until she bumped into someone. She was thrown to the ground and so was the other person.
"Oh dear, I am so sorry! Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Kagome asked looking for any sign of blood on the ground.
"Not at all, are you all right?" Came a very familiar masculine voice.
Kagome looked up only to find...
"Sango, what are you doing today?" Miroku asked, walking through the village with Sango.
"Nothing that you are welcome to take part in." She answered hotly.
"Sango, whatever is the matter?" He cried as thought begging for an answer.
"You just hit on Kikyou! The worst person in all the world! She has put Kagome thought hell and you ask her to bear your children! How could you? You betrayed Kagome and myself!" Sango fumed as she walked farther into the village.
"Sango, please forgive me!" Miroku pleaded. He most likely would be on his hands and knees if Sango had been standing still instead of walking at a brisk pace.
She rolled her eyes. "You're pathetic, you know that right?" She sighed.
"Only for you my dear." Miroku said. "Will you forgive me?" He pleaded yet again.
"I guess this once wouldn't hurt." She decided, but shook her head and laughed when Miroku jumped with joy, shouting at the top of his lungs "there is hope!"
But she stopped suddenly and Miroku, not looking where he was going, walked right into her. She pulled him into an alleyway swiftly and silently.
"Sango! I thought there was hope but I had no idea you wanted me this much! Do you really think an alleyway is an appropriate place thought?" he said.
"Shut up! Look, it's Kagome. But she's not with Inuyasha! And if that's not Inuyasha then who's that man that she's with? His back is turned! I can't see who it is." Sango hissed in frustration.
"Really?" Miroku asked. "Let me see!" He leaned over Sango so that he could see past the wall and Sango's head. "You're right, but who could he be?"
"I don't know, but let's go and see." Sango whispered looking for a way to get closer without being seen.
"Oh look, there's Inuyasha!" Miroku motioned to where he saw Inuyasha.
"Good, I want to see why he's not with Kagome." Sango said, clearly very angry. She stomped over to Inuyasha and grabbed his hair, pulling him down the 3 inches or so, so that he was eye to eye with her. "Where were you and why aren't you with Kagome?" She demanded loudly, not bother to dance around the point.
"She just stormed off, what did you want me to do?" He yelled his reply, getting very defensive.
"You should have stopped her! Because now she's most likely flirting with another man because she's angry at you for being a jerk. And who knows who that man is!" Sango fumed.
"You completely screwed yourself over Inuyasha." Miroku said with a hint of pity. "The ball is soon and she gets to pick. You haven't been doing to well lately, she's most likely going to pick Sesshoumaru from the way that you've been making her feel."
"Not if I can help it." Inuyasha grinned, filled with determination and a plan.
Kagome looked up only to find...
"Koga, what are you doing here?" Kagome gasped.
"Like I would leave my woman with two flee bags." Koga scoffed. "Not to mention I missed you." He added sweetly, making Kagome blush as two village girls walked by and heard the romantic comment and began giggling behind their hands to each other.
"Koga, you do know that I'm to be married to Inuyasha or Sesshoumaru soon right?" She asked uncertainly.
"Inuyasha! That dog turd doesn't even deserve to be in the same room as you Kagome!" Koga began hotly.
"Now Koga, is that comment really necessary?" Kagome asked, not liking how Inuyasha was being bad talked when he wasn't even there to defend himself.
"Yes." He replied simply.
"Really, you never spoke of Hojo in such a way." Kagome pushed.
"But Hojo was so dense, he didn't stand a chance." Koga shrugged.
"Are you saying that Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru do stand a chance and you are simply jealous?" Kagome pressed her thoughts.
"I...ummm...no way!" He stuttered, he truly did feel threatened by Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. He had heard rumours that they were closer to Kagome after a week then he was and he had known Kagome for 5 years! Not to mention they were royals while he was only the head guard of Kagome's home Kingdom. But at least if he needed to project Kagome, he would be able to, unlike those wimpy princes.
"Koga...Koga? Are you all right?" Kagome asked, waving her hand in front of his face trying to get his attention, but he was far too deep in his thoughts to be pulled out now.
Inuyasha watched as Koga got lost in his own thoughts, then he quickly grabbed Kagome and pulled her away. She was about to scream as what had happened registered in her mind but she realized who it was.
"Oh it's you Inuyasha." She said, sounding relieved. Then she remembered that she was angry with him and glared at him before turning her back to him. "What do you want?" She asked coldly.
"Awww come on Kagome! Don't be mad!" Inuyasha practically demanded.
"And what should I be?" Kagome asked sweetly. "Excited?"
"Sure, if you want to be." He agreed carelessly.
"You...you...ARGH!" She couldn't think of the words to describe how angry she felt at that moment. She couldn't think of the right thing to call him, so she just stormed away from the confused prince.
"Was it something I said?" He asked to no one in particular.
"You truly are a fool." Sesshoumaru said as he walked out from behind the corner.
"Why do you say that?" Inuyasha spat.
"Because you don't have a clue how to speak to a young woman." Sesshoumaru answered. "You do nothing but insult them."
"So? They always forgive me in the end." Inuyasha bragged.
"Do you honestly think that Kagome is like any other girl? If you do then you don't deserve her." Sesshoumaru said coldly.
"Wha-...Kagome, what are you doing back here?" Inuyasha gasped.
Kagome blushed; she had heard what the two men had been talking about and felt touched that Sesshoumaru had said such a wonderful thing about her. "I had lost my necklace and came back to see if I had dropped it here." She answered, holding up the necklace as proof. "Sesshoumaru, do you really think that way?" She asked timidly.
"Certainly." He answered, walking over to her and offering her his arm, which she easily accepted. "Shall I accompany you back to the castle?" He offered.
"I would like that very much." She answered. And without a second look to Inuyasha they left.
"Damn! I screwed that up!" Inuyasha said to himself before heading back to the castle himself.