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Kagome sighed and looked at the mess before her. On her kitchen table lay twenty different versions of her wedding invitations. However, the only difference was the font.
'They all look the same to me.' Kagome thought as she stared at the myriad of invitations before her. She knew planning a wedding wasn't easy, but she didn't know it would be this hard. Do want this on your table? What type of dress do you want? Are you sure you want to put person A with person B at the reception table? Have you decided what song you're going to dance to with Koga? All these questions and more buzzed in her head. For a brief moment she thought that it would be better if there was no wedding to plan.
When Kagome realized what she was thinking she wanted to smack herself. Of course it wouldn't be easy planning everything, but she was marrying the man of her dreams. Unlike Inuyasha he was honest and loving, not to mention he wouldn't do anything to hurt her. And in just three months it will all be over.
Hopefully.
But for now she sat in her kitchen, looking at invitations which all looked the same.
"You know just seeing you sit there with that hopeless look on your face is priceless." A familiar voice rang out.
Kagome jumped and looked at the doorway. Leaning on it was the one man who plagued her thoughts day in and day out. It was Inuyasha with his infamous smirk on his face.
"What are you doing here?" She whispered.
Inuyasha shrugged and took a seat next to Kagome. "I figured I'd stop by and see how the planning was going, by the looks of things, not so good." Inuyasha said as he looked at the pile of invitations. Kagome smiled sadly and said, "I know. I thought it would be fun to plan my wedding, but for some reason I'm not as into it as I thought I would be." Inuyasha placed a hand on hers and looked at her with such sincerity. "Do you want to marry him?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome looked at him as if shocked that he would ask that. "Of course I do!" Kagome replied.
Inuyasha leaned back in his chair and said, "Kagome, don't lie to me. I know the doubt that's in your heart. You know in your heart of hearts that you wish that there was no wedding. That you could just forget that you are engaged to Koga and that you are marrying him in three months. You don't love him as much as you thought you did. This isn't what you want. You love me. I know you do."
Kagome stood up from her chair and said, "How could you possibly know that?!"
"Kagome?" Koga said in an uncertain tone. Kagome looked up to see Koga at the kitchen doorway looking at her as if she had grown another head. "Who were you talking to?" Koga asked. Kagome looked at the chair next to her and saw that no one was there. The chair wasn't even pulled out. Kagome smiled a reassuring smile and said, "No one." Koga nodded and walked back into the living room. Kagome sat back down in her chair and held her face in her hands.
'I'm going mad.' Kagome thought in despair.
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Sesshomaru laid his head on his desk. 'Just five minutes of sleep. I'm not asking for much.' Sesshomaru thought to himself as he closed his eyes.
"Um….Sesshomaru?" Rin said in an uncertain tone. Sesshomaru groaned and lifted his head from his desk to see Rin standing in front of him. "Yes, Rin?" Sesshomaru said.
"Your brother is here to see you. Do I let him in?" Rin asked with a small smile. Sesshomaru groaned and slammed his head on his desk. 'What does he want now?' Sesshomaru thought with anguish. "Send him in Rin." Sesshomaru said with a sigh.
Rin nodded and walked out of the office. A few moments later Inuyasha entered the office. And as he sat down Sesshomaru lifted his head from his desk. Inuyasha cringed and said, "Wow big bro you really let yourself go." Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Try running a business sometime and see if you don't lose your mind." Sesshomaru said as he took a packet from the paper pile and proceeded to read it. It was several minutes before Inuyasha broke the silence. "Look I didn't come here to laugh at you. I came here to ask you for something." Inuyasha said in a matter of fact tone.
Sesshomaru put the packet down and looked at Inuyasha with a raised brow. "Really? What is it then?" Sesshomaru said.
"I want a job." Inuyasha replied.
Sesshomaru stared at Inuyasha with wide eyes. "Excuse me?" Sesshomaru said with disbelief. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and said, "You heard me. I want a job. You know a job right? A place where someone goes to work and in return gets money for how long they did their work?"
"I know what a job is Inuyasha. I just can't believe you are actually asking for a job in the company." Sesshomaru said with the look of shock still etched upon his face. Inuyasha merely shrugged and said, "People change don't they?"
Sesshomaru leaned back in his chair and said, "I suppose so. But are you really serious about this? This isn't one of your jokes? You actually want to take your place in the company?"
Inuyasha nodded. "I am serious about this." Inuyasha said in a firm tone. "Well forgive me for doubting you brother, but you're the one who parties til the break of dawn and sleeps with practically every single girl on the planet. And not to mention you never showed any interest whatsoever for the company. And now here you are saying that you want a job." Sesshomaru said in an exasperated tone.
"I won't argue with you there. I have been doing nothing but party and having sex with girls. And I never once tried to help you with the company. I was lazy and really selfish. But for once I want to make things right. And if you just give me a chance you'll see that I'm serious about this." Inuyasha said in a pleading tone.
Sesshomaru thought for a moment. "Well don't expect for me to make you vice president so quickly. You'll have to earn that position. But nonetheless, you are my brother and I love you. You start first thing tomorrow at 9 a.m. don't even think about coming in late." Sesshomaru said.
Inuyasha smiled and shook his brother's hand. "Thank you bro! You won't be sorry!" Inuyasha said as he got up and walked out of the office.
"I hope so." Sesshomaru said to no one in particular.
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"Come on Sango! You can't ignore me all day!" Miroku said in a whiny tone. Sango glared at Miroku and said, "Watch me." Sango then continued to mop the living room floor and acted as if Miroku was merely an annoying fly that refused to leave her alone. Miroku rubbed his temples. This girl had every right to ignore him. He knew all along what Inuyasha was going to do and he simply just sat back and watched the show. He didn't care if the girl got hurt. He was just as bad as Inuyasha.
"Listen Sango I know I should've stopped Inuyasha. I know that now. I didn't know what I was thinking. Even though I knew it was wrong I still agreed with the plan. I really am an asshole. And you really are too good for me. I just hope that someday you and Kagome will forgive me." Miroku said with such despair.
Sango stopped mopping the floor and looked at Miroku. "I really don't give a rat's ass if you apologize to me. If there is anyone who deserves an apology it's Kagome. Not me." Sango said in a cool tone. Then she continued to mop the floor once more. Miroku merely smiled a sad smile and walked out the door.
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"I really need help…." Kagome said to herself. Before her on the stove was supposed to be spaghetti but it looked like the monster from hell. The noodles weren't soft, they were chewy. The sauce looked abnormally clumpy and she could've sworn that she saw a hair in there somewhere. "So much for surprising Koga with dinner." Kagome said with a sigh. She then jumped when she heard a knock on the door. "Why me?" Kagome said as she looked up at the ceiling. Kagome walked over to the door and opened it. She looked at the man before her with wide eyes. "Miroku?" Kagome said with a look of pure shock on her face.
Miroku smiled and said, "In the flesh. Can I talk to you?" Kagome looked puzzled for a moment. "Why do you want to talk?" Kagome asked. "Well I wanted to apologize to you personally and there is something about Inuyasha that you should know." Miroku replied. Kagome thought about it for about a minute and then stood to the side so that Miroku could come in.
She sat quietly as Miroku told her all about Inuyasha and Kikyo. About how Inuyasha truly thought that she was the one, and how Kikyo merely played him and went out with another guy. He also told her that Inuyasha forced himself to become someone else. Someone who could just not care about anything and who could get what they want from girls without any commitment. Kagome sat across from Miroku with a stoic look on her face the whole time. But in truth her heart broke for Inuyasha. 'So that is why he acts the way he does…it makes perfect sense.' Kagome thought. But even though he was betrayed and heartbroken, it didn't give him the right to be a heartless playboy.
"And I know he still didn't have the right to hurt you. I should've stopped him, but I didn't. I just sat back and let him do whatever he wanted. And I am the world's biggest ass for not doing anything. Please forgive me Kagome." Miroku said with such sadness and hope in his eyes.
Kagome looked down at her hands in her lap then looked back at Miroku. "Miroku, you really are an ass. And you should've done the right thing and stopped Inuyasha. But it takes a lot of courage to do what you're doing right now. And I respect that. You're forgiven." Kagome replied.
Miroku's eyes lit up and he went over to Kagome and picked her up from her chair and gave her an enormous hug. "Thank you for forgiving me! I know now we can be good friends!" Miroku chirped. A few moments later Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs and smacked Miroku in the face. "You perv!" Kagome said in an angry tone. Miroku rubbed his cheek and smiled. "It was worth it." Miroku said with a sly smile. Then Miroku looked serious and said, "What about Inuyasha?" Kagome looked at Miroku with curiosity etched upon her face. "What about him?" Kagome said.
"Don't you think he deserves a second chance too?" Miroku asked.
Kagome sighed and looked at Miroku with such sadness and despair.
"I don't know."
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Wow ok so inuyasha has been getting a beating. But I may put a little bit of fluff in the next chappie since he could only take so much beatings. Til next time!
Love,
theloneangel