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Chapter Song:

"It Doesn't Matter" By Alison Krauss & Union Station

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Chapter One:

The Emptiness Without You

With deciding to take a short walk, which turned out to be a long one instead. Sesshomaru found himself walking through the streets of Tokyo city without a care in the world. He knew he had a business meeting with an hour or so, but it didn't mattered to him all that mattered was getting away for a little while, he just couldn't take it, wither it was from his father's pressuring of him finding a wife and starting a family, to his brother's inane behavior. Where he'd have to clean up after his messes at every turn. It was enough to make him go insane. You try having to clean up after your brother, after he yells out, "MY GOD SAVE THE TA-TAS. THEY'RE THE ONLY THINGS A MAN LOVES ON A WOMAN'S BODY! OTHER THAN THE PUSSY! GOTTA LOVE THE PUSSY!," during one of his step-mother's fight against breast cancer benefits, that she throws every year for women around the world in Tokyo.

Which by the way…all the press was there that night. Watching him, and recording everything he said, and did that night. How dishonorable, but that was Inuyasha after he had a few too many imported German beers in him. Which is why it is wise not to get plastered when the media is watching, but after a little cleaning up…ok, a lot of cleaning up… what his half-brother had said, on national television had soon became a very successful slogan in many countries, "MY GOD SAVE THE TA-TAS." began to even get more male supporters involved, but still if he and his father hadn't been there to help clean up his brother's damaged who knows what would've happened.

His own father even drove him up at damn tree. Believe it or not, but one of the most successful business men in the world acted like a deranged hormonal teenaged boy most of the time. Oh, god…save him from the misery of his father and half-brother had brought him everyday of his life. "Why couldn't I've been born an only child? Oh, yeah…because my father re-married and my step-mother wanted a kid…That's why…" he reminded himself out loud. As he shut his eyes closed he began to think of her again, Kagome. He wondered and thought so many things concerning her. Like the biggest thought was wither if she was married, or not. God had he hoped she wasn't already taken by some other man.

It killed him slowly to even think that another man would want anything to do with her like that. No doubt, indeed many men would with having the looks of Aphrodite, the grace and shyness of Persephone, she was a pure natural beauty. She was the goddess that held his heart within her delicate and most graceful hands, now he was having to attend a stupid meeting with two heiresses. That he had no intentions on meeting, especially with his father's sneaky and uncontrollable actions. His own father who had been married over two times before meeting the love of his life, Izayoi. Is getting on his case about settling down and starting a family.

The one thing Sesshomaru could not stand was his father's ways of getting him to do things that he simply did not want to be done. Right now, marriage is one of those big things, because he did not want to spend his life with a rotten-spoiled-bratty-bitch who couldn't do a single thing on her own without the help of someone. For the past three to four years Sesshomaru went back to his old ways. Back to a time when he only used those bratty-spoiled-bitches for nothing more than simple pleasures of the flesh. You could never tie yourself emotionally to a woman who could not love anyone; but simply herself, sex, and money. He learned that threw his father with his first marriage. To Cassandra Adamson, a woman who almost took everything from his father. A horrible mistake on marring her, indeed.

Thankfully, they didn't have any children together. Then he married his mother, which they were both unhappily married. Until he met his love of his life, Izayoi, Inuyasha's mother. It was safe to say that it took his father over two marriages to find the one he wanted to be with until his last day here on earth. He hated to admit it, but Izayoi was very a much better as a wife than his mother ever was. His mother she is wonderful and charming woman, but not for his father he would have to agree. After so many years of not understanding he now understood his father's reasoning into divorcing his mother, they were simply not for one other. To live out a life with someone who didn't share, or respected your dreams and wishes. Life would be rather arid and boring to not share with someone things that mean so much to you.

"I now know, father" he whispered once again for the tenth thousand time. Yes, his father was all-knowing on many topics, but at times still acted like a dimwitted teenage boy most of the time of his life. Walking by a familiar park his eyes seated on the tree where he met her for the first time. Subconsciously he made his way over to the great big tree placing his hand upon the tree. He closed his eyes, and inhaled the air around him, trying to picture her there with him. He had not forgotten her smile, smell, or her laughter. No matter what, he would not allow her to leave his thoughts. For one, he couldn't. To forget Kagome would be like hell on earth. Sadly, he somehow knew to keep such feeling would be rather hopeless for a future with someone else, but how could he not? When he still loved her so much.

He made too many mistakes within these past eight years with her, that it would be too much to ask forgiveness from her. He threw her away without any explanations of his actions, but who know what the blackmailer would have done to her if she knew. She was better off not knowing, but what about him being such a coward not to face her at Miroku's and Sango's wedding? No, a coward was too nice of a word to described his actions, he was a pathetic poor fool. He could've had her back, or at lest have been able to move on with his life. With knowing she was happy without him. No, he keep holding on to a woman who more likely didn't feel anything for him, only maybe regretting that she ever been with him. Not that he blamed her, oh no.

But, still…I miss her. He sadly to himself, as she traced the bark of the tree. Yes, he was a pathetic fool, indeed. Here he was eight year later wanting to be with her again, when he gave up his last chance years ago. What kind of fool is that? Simple, really he was a pathetic poor-ass-excuse of a man. He ran away blindly thinking the worse, when who knows what, he could've been happy already than longing for someone who's been long gone out of his life, but not his heart.

Hearing his cell phone going off with the ringtone theme song of Darth Vader from Star Wars. He had no need to look down at the caller ID of his cell he already knew who it was. It was none other than his infamous father. He smiled at choosing the dark sith lord's theme song for his father. Laughing at the very thought to why he had chosen the song for him. Was a reminder of his childhood when ever his father had played with him, always played the role of Darth Vader. Whenever they would play-fight against one other. He sadly, also remembered his sad obsession for the Star Wars series when he was little. The obsession stopped thankful, but now his father apparently had an obsession on calling him every minute, which was the tenth time today. A record! Normally it was five times, but not today. Today his father was determined to remind him of the stupid meeting. So, like always he ignored him once again.

Ridiculous, why would I want to attend such a meeting? When who knows what father will do, or say?… That man is so unpredictable. I'm tired of being around bitchy heiresses and being forced to consider marring one of them. That would be the day when I could look at one of them and want to spend the rest of his life with. Not likely ever gonna happen! So, what if I'm the heir to my father's company. I'll just hand it over to that dumb-ass Inuyasha. No. He'll end up fucking it up somehow. Worthless whelp. He thought to himself with a frown, and then looked back at the tree before leaving. It was stupid for him to keep holding and hoping for something so trivial as to keeping thinking he could have another chance. He lost his damn chance years ago. "I'll always love and miss you, Kagome." he said as he glanced back at the tree and then leaving.

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Pacing around her office for the fifteenth time. Kagome found herself rather nervous with meeting the renowned company that rivaled her own families' company. To be honest she didn't knew who owned the company, but then again how long as she been away from home? Too damn long in all honesty. She had never even met the CEO of the damn company. Maybe a few broad members when she was in America, but never the owners of the company. Get a grip Kagome, it's not the end of the world! She told herself again for more than once within the pass hour. "Oh, god. Why am I acting this way? I never get this nervous! C'mon Kagome, you can do this! You got this girl! Grab the bull by the balls!" She unknowingly shouted out loud as she paced back and forth.

"Damn, I didn't think this meeting would get you acting like this, you sure you're up to it?" Her cousin Sora teased as she came back into Kagome's office. Now embraced beyond belief Kagome nearly shouted out, "Oh shit, Sora. How long were you standing there?" She chuckled, "Long enough to hear you say, 'Grab the bull by the balls' part and you, 'got this' I have to say, you don't, and that you're not acting like normal yourself."

Sighing she took a deep breath and said, "Yeah, I'm never this, this-- "Pathetic?" Sora cut her off. Now less pleased, Kagome glared at her cousin and snapped, "No, I'm not 'pathetic,' I'm just…nervous…that's all."

"What are you nervous about, Kagome?"

"I don't know…"

"How unlike you? I mean, I've seen you before. You never ever got like this. Ever. So why now?" Sora asked her in a gentle tone. "What is the name of the owner?" Kagome asked with some hesitation within her voice.

"West, Inutaisho. You didn't know?"

"Apparently, no. I didn't know." she laughed, shaking her head. It can't be! No, it can't be. She thought as she put face into both of her hands. Oh, this was rich. She would attend a meeting with one of her ex-lovers' father. Someone kill her now. "I have to know! I can't. I can't…" She said, as she kept her face hidden. Her cousin couldn't hear a word she said, because her word were muffled by her hands. "Kagome, What's wrong?" She asked with worry within her voice. Moving her hands down she got up and blotted for the door out of her office. There had to be a way to know for sure. She ignored her cousin's concerned calls as she ran down the hallway, she needed to know.

Without knocking Kagome opened the doors of her great-grandmother's office. Which was down the long hallway from her own, Chikako Higurashi stood up in shock at her great-granddaughter's rude entrance into her office. As she looked at her lovely great-grandchild, she felt she was staring into a mirror. Looking at her made her feel so live and filling with life. Not that she needed anymore after all she was a woman in her early eighties, and still looked like, and had the health of a woman in her early sixties. So, she was doing rather well, but as she looked at Kagome. She felt as if she was looking at herself, when she was her age. Removing her reading glasses she walked over to Kagome without a single word, until she was standing right in front of her.

As she looked at Kagome she noticed that her face looked paler than ever. It looked as if she was ill. "Kagome, What is the matter?"

"The man? The owner. Is his name Inutaisho West? His sons their names are Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, is this true?" Kagome answered back with a question of her own.

"Yes." She said, simply.

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About fifteen minutes later, Sesshomaru returned back to his office. There he found his father waiting for him. He was standing with his hands behind his back. No emotions, nothing to give Sesshomaru a hint to what he was going to hear from his father. All Sesshomaru knew was this meant business. "Hello, father." he greeted.

"Where were you?" His father spoke in a emotionless tone, still not hinting anything.

"I went for a walk." He replied back, with the same tone. Sesshomaru was never disrespectful to either of his parents, but he would not let them treat him like a child still.

"Sesshomaru, I feel that you're becoming- Well, to put into words of your brother, an ass. You ignored the matter what I offered you. A family, my son. A wife and one day children." His father spoke to him gently, but still he had anger within his voice. The one thing Sesshomaru knew well was his father hated to be ignored.

"An arranged marriage?" It was a merely stated, than was questioned by Sesshomaru.

"Yes, she's terribly bright. And she's not like the others, that you've dated in the past, Sesshomaru." His father told him, gently. Sesshomaru snarled at his father in a bitter tone, "Have you even meant her?" Knowing his father he more likely never even meant the young woman who he was referring to. It was just so like his father. He had done it in the past with other women. He introduced them to one other. In all hopes to make him happy. When in all reality it didn't, it only made him worse than before. Craving for his one try hope at happiness, Kagome.

"No, but- "But, nothing father! I will not be tied down to some spoiled-little-bitch!" Sesshomaru snapped at him cutting him off. He knew it was disrespectful, but right now he didn't give two shits. He would not ever be tied down to someone like that. He removed himself from his' own office and walked calmly down the hall. He was emotionless as he passed workers. He closed his eyes irritably as felt his anger begin to rise with each step he took. How dare that old bastard try and do this to me? Try to make an arranged marriage! With someone who he had never ever meant. Not to mention, that I never meant the woman. This is outrageous! He snapped within his mind.

Without even realizing it, Sesshomaru was outside of his half-brother's office door. "Is he in?" he asked his brother assist sitting in her desk, looking at him completely terrified. The woman was very beautiful, but not enough to tempt him. No doubt. That his younger brother on more than one occasion had been tempted by this woman. She had very nice curves and a decent size of breasts. The woman had long blond hair with brown highlights and her eyes were a deep blue. The one thing that was lacking on the woman was her lips. They were too thin, making her look like a fish. An attractive fish, but still a fish.

"Yes, he is but he- "Thank you." he sharply said, as he cut her off without knocking he opened the door. Sesshomaru needed to vent and what was better than bitching at his younger brother. Within the past eight years or so Sesshomaru and Inuyasha have grown onto one other in a very brotherly type of way. Ever since their father had been trying to get them both to get married. He needed his brother right now, well more likely to vent about their father and the woman he wanted him to marry. Now, he was just hoping not to find his brother messing around with a woman on top of his desk.

Nope. Not today, thankfully. Today his brother was actually working for once. Seeing papers document all piled everywhere instead of him on top of one of the office whores within their company on top, or underneath the desk. Still unsure about the underneath part, but from the expression on Inuyasha face. No one was underneath the desk giving him any kind of pleasure. Realizing Inuyasha wasn't alone his head shot up. He frowned as he saw Sesshomaru, "What the hell do you want?" he barked.

"Ouch, I love you too, little brother." he said with a smug expression.

"Yeah, yeah. Cut the shit! Sesshomaru, why are you in here?" Inuyasha snapped back irritably, as he continue to look at the documents.

"Father."

"Oh, shit the meeting! I forgot, Dad is gonna kill me!" Inuyasha exclaimed as he jumped out of his chair and before running out the door, a thought occurred to him. Sesshomaru didn't seem worried, or in a hurry. In fact he was rather amused by his reaction. "Why are you just standing there?" He asked his rather amused older brother. "Because the meeting doesn't start in another hour or two." said an amused Sesshomaru.

"You find this amusing, who knew."

"Yeah, your stupidity amuses us all."

"Kiss my ass!" Inuyasha snapped.

"No, it's too hairy."

"Bastard, what do you want anyways?"

"I came to have a decent conversation with my brother." Sesshomaru stated simply. As he sat down right across from where his younger brother was sitting. "Decent?" Inuyasha mused.

"Yes, unlike you. I can be decent." he taunted.

"You, decent? Has hell froze over yet?" Inuyasha laughed.

"Apparently, I'm speaking pleasantly to you."

"For once." Inuyasha barked back.

"Come now, Inuyasha. Over the past eight years. I've been decent." He pointed out to his younger brother. Sighing lightly, "True, enough." It was the truth after all both brothers were more closer than they were before. "So, what did the old bastard do this time?"

"Oh nothing, much… Other than planning out my future. What else is new, right?" he stated with annoyance.

"Well, sucks to be you." laughed Inuyasha.

"Not funny runt!"

"Yeah, I know. Not funny for you, but insanely funny for me." Inuyasha sniggered, with one hand over his mouth. "You're such an asshole," Sesshomaru snarled at him. Then took a deep irritable breath and spoke "You know, I wonder who this young little brat is?"

"Who?"

"Inuyasha, you're so dimwitted. I can not even stand you at times, 'who' else would I be referring to?" He said, again irritably at the very fact he always had to explain everything to his younger brother. Inuyasha shrugged and then laughed lightly before saying, "Sorry, bro. I don't."

"The stupid heiresses we're meeting today."

"OOh, that's right! Well, this will shock you more than anything. One of those heiress is one of your old students." Inuyasha beamed happily and then laughed again.

An old student of mine?

"Do you remember my old high school girlfriend, Kikyo Higurashi?" Inuyasha asked, with a small smile gracing his lips. Sesshomaru took a light deep breath before letting his brother continue on. In truth, he couldn't really speak at all as he hoped it was someone who he thought was long gone out of his life. Still smiling, Inuyasha continued on "Well, It appears that her sister and cousin are ruining the company. With the old, but very clever old bat great-grandmother of theirs."

Could it be? Do I dare to even hope?

Sesshomaru felt sick with worry, which was so very unlike him, but he needed to know. If the all gods in every different religion were praising him, or torturing his very heart and soul. He almost shouted out, "Which sister?"

Inuyasha looked puzzled, "Which one?… Sesshomaru the only one I'd think you would know about was Kagome, but they did have a younger one. Say how do you know about the younger one?"

It's Kagome! Kagome is the heiress! Kagome a heiress!? Sesshomaru's thought snapped. His beautiful Kagome, was an heiress who knew? To top it off he had a meeting with her soon, but first he needed to end his brother's nosy ways. "I heard she had a younger sister." Sesshomaru told, it wasn't a lie, but in all reality it was Kagome who told him when they were together.

"Ah, I see. Well who knows, maybe she's the one dad will set you up with- even if it's a little odd. Well, I just hope you forget about how I was trying to get into her pants in high school." he laughed nervously.

Yeah, that part I didn't forget about, you bastard. Which is why I spontaneously sometimes hit you! You idiot.

"You hoped." he stated silently.

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"Oh, my fucking GOD!" Kagome bellowed inside her own office. With the wanting to cry will all the frustration that was building up within her. Simple, really. The woman couldn't take it anymore. I mean. She was; one tired as hell, two going insane with all these little surprises that everyone seem trilled to throw her away, and three she didn't need to see him every again! Why me? What have I done? I mean, c'mon! Why me?? WHY ME!? She kept repentantly saying within her own pity thoughts. "THAT FUCKING BASTARD!" she snarled out loud, as she threw the electric panicle sharpener off the desk and across the room. Making it shatter against the wall on the other side of the office with all the force she put into it.

"I hate him… I hate him, for what he makes me feel." she whispered silently, as she fell the floor. Her arms wrapped around her body as brought up her hand to cover her face. No. She didn't let one shed of a tear fall down, she has come too far to allow that jerk Sesshomaru to try and make her fail and she hated him with all her being. He was the one who betrayed her and she had no choice. She had to come face-to-face with her past. In other words facing Sesshomaru once again in eight years…

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(To be continued…)

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