ONCE AND AGAIN

By Jodie-chan

Chapter 17 A Free Man's Caged Heart

"Hello Daddy! Where's the money? I told you to deposit it on my account…you know I needed it very much! What! Dad, I can't work right now… I always have to be in the court! When? Today? Really? Thanks Dad! I love you Daddy, tell Mom I miss her. Bye." Kikyou clicked the phone off and blew a smoke from her cigarette. A sly smile formed from her lips while she sat down on the couch.

"How bitchy can you be huh, Kikyou?" A tall skinny woman in her mid twenties wearing a very short black skirt and a yellow halter-top walked inside the large leaving room of Kikyou's townhouse.

"What brought you here Kagura? I thought you're going to spend the whole weekend with your French boyfriend?" She stood and took two glasses and poured some wine. She handed the other glass to her.

"I already broke up with him, he's a fucking bisexual! You know I prefer straight men." She giggled and sipped her wine.

"Yeah right, then how come you had a lesbian lover before?" She mocked stated at her.

"That's just a fling, I was delusional before. So how's the case going?" She plopped down beside her.

"Shit! I almost forgot the decision of the Judge would be down next week." She held her forehead. "I think we're going to lose it…" She massaged her temple.

Kagura raised her eyebrow. "Why do you look so regretful? As if you can't get another man, you always have other guys with you even when you're still with Inuyasha."

"Shut the hell up! He can't get rid of me that easily! That son of a bitch!" Anger started to rise in her chest.

"You still love him?" She curiously asked while lifting a brow.

"Love? I don't think it has something to do with that. I don't remember telling him anyway…" She ran a finger through the hem of the bathrobe she wore.

"Don't tell me, you never told that you love him?"

"I don't know… maybe, the only thing I'm sure of is, he's a filthy rich guy and one of the best in bed." She laughed hysterically covering her mouth with her hand.

"You are one hell of a bitch!" She joined her laughter and it echoed through the entire house.

"I know I am and that always works for me. I can get whatever I want." Kikyou's lips curved into a mischievous smile.

"Well anyway, if you haven't been married to Inuyasha, I would gladly occupy him, he has such a nice abs. Yummy!" She giggled but stopped when Kikyou glared daggers at her.

"No fucking bitch can lay a finger on my man, like you. What's mine is only mine, unless I give it away." Kagura rolled her eyes. Her so-called friend can be too possessive to everything and she doesn't know how to share.

It was almost lunchtime and all the employees of the Creative Department were busy preparing for their one-hour break. Kagome was tidying her table when Kouga burst inside her private office.

"Hi Kagome! You don't seem to bevery busy today." He walked over near her table and grabbed her hand.

Kagome stood and wiggled free her hand from his grasp. "Yes but its already break time and Sango must've been waiting for me.

"Exactly! It's already lunchtime and I just want to have a lunch date with you. You can go back after we had lunch, there's a nearby expensive restaurant here."

She stared at him unblinking. 'He is so insistent. How can I get rid of him now? Sango where are you when I needed you most.'

Kouga smirked arrogantly. "Uhm Kagome? I know I'm really good looking but you don't have to stare like that."

Kagome face faulted. 'What a pathetic loser.' "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to stare." She laughed a little when Sango's head popped inside the half-opened door.

"Kagome-chan, hurry up, the canteen will be crowded for sure." She noticed someone inside. "I'm sorry I didn't know you have a visitor." She entered the room and closed the door.

Kagome was about to decline Kouga's offer when he cut her off. "I was just asking Kagome to have lunch with me, but she's thinking about you and that you will eat alone."

"No problem. Don't worry about me Kagome-chan, I can go with Miroku." She smiled and started to leave. "Enjoy your lunch!" She waived at her friend and exited the room.

Kouga turned to face her. "Shall we go now?" Kagome had a dumbfounded look. She couldn't believe what her friend just did.

'Sango-chan. Grrrrr' She mentally cursed herself for falling into Kouga's trick. She followed him and they went to the nearest restaurant available.

They entered a very classy restaurant and sat in a table for two. Kouga motioned for the waiter to give them the menu. Kagome looked down at the menu and she gaped at the prices, too expensive for her liking but since she wasn't the one paying, she didn't care.

"Did you find what you like to eat Kagome?" He asked in a proud tone.

"I'll have stir fry vegetable, Caesar salad and a glass of iced tea please." She looked up at the waiter and he wrote down her order.

"That's all?" Kouga smirked. "Well, good for you because you might lose that slender figure if you eat too much." He eyed her curves admiringly, going up to her chest. Kagome blushed but raised an eyebrow when she noticed him staring a little longer at her cleavage.

He darted his attention back to the waiter. "I'll have a sushi the most expensive one, yakitori, miso soup, black forest cake and a glass of red wine." The waiter took their order and left.

From the far corner, a pianist was playing a slow song that created a fine ambience inside the restaurant. There were a couple of diners that seemed to be very wealthy people.

Kagome scanned the faces of the people inside but she didn't find anyone she knew so she just listened to Kouga's rambling about anything. He kept on talking and she pretended to be interested although she wasn't really paying attention much.

The waiter brought their orders and they started to eat quietly. Kouga was talking occasionally while she kept her silence the entire lunch.

They finished their lunch without any fuss and still had more time left. Kouga gave his credit card to the waiter to pay their bill when Kagome noticed two women entered the restaurant. They both wearing shades but she could almost recognized the other one.

Kagome followed her gaze to them as they occupied the table nearest to theirs. The other woman took off her shades and Kagome gasped when she remembered who she was. She noticed her looking so she stood and went over to their table. Kagome darted her attention back to Kouga.

Kikyou walked gracefully towards their table wearing a skimpy outfit that would make any man drool. "Well, well, well, what do we have here? Oh! It's Kouga Ookami! Hi there lover boy!" She seductively put her hand to his shoulder.

"Kikyou?" Kouga looked a little surprised to see her.

"Such a little memory? Am I that easy to forget?" She glanced to Kagome who had been quiet since she walked over to their table.

"I didn't forget you, I just haven't recognized your face right away. Did you have a plastic surgery or something?" Kouga said in a mocking voice.

Kikyou narrowed her eyes when she heard Kagome stifled a laugh. "We have met, haven't we?" Kagome stiffened a little and nodded, taking a glance at Kikyou's angled face.

"Kagome, you knew that she's Inuyasha's wife?" Kouga turned to her.

"Yeah, we met at the anniversary party of Inuyasha's brother."

"I see, so I've heard and read about your ongoing divorce case with your idiot husband. What happened? Did you dumped him or did he dumped you?" Kouga wore a triumphant smirk.

Kikyou's face contorted with annoyance. She knew that Kouga was trying to annoy her. 'He would get what he wants.' "Why Kouga? Still bitter to what happened before?" She teased with a sly grin.

Kouga blushed with embarrassment. He knew what she's trying to make him remember. His brows twitched while his fists clenched on his lap. "I was stupid before, that's why. At least I'm not like Inuyasha, who had stayed with you long enough before he realized that it's the stupidest thing he did with his pathetic life." He fought back.

"Yeah right but you haven't even change your taste in women." She glanced at Kagome with a disgusted look. "Still competing with him? The only difference is, today, you prefer a lower kind." She eyed Kagome from head to foot while raising an eyebrow.

Kagome's head snapped at Kikyou's direction. She had a bitchy grin on her make-up covered face. 'What a bitch! If she's not Inuyasha's wife I'm really going to…'

"Competing with who? Inuyasha? Are you saying that he has an interest with Kagome?"

"Maybe it's not Inuyasha, maybe it's her." Kikyou glanced back to Kagome. Kouga stared at her with a dumfounded expression.

"Excuse me. Kikyou, that's your name, right? I just want to clarify that I don't have any interest of any kind with your husband, so stop weaving stories of us." She tried to control her anger but it showed on the tone of her voice.

Kouga sighed with relief when she heard what Kagome said. "Excuse Kikyou but we have to leave now." The waiter gave back his credit card. He stood and so was Kagome.

"The fun is just starting." She got closer to Kouga and ran her fingers to his chest. "You know what, after the Judge's decision on our case, I might be available. You can call me if you want." She bit her lower lip.

"No thanks Kikyou but I don't eat leftover, especially the dog face's leftover." He pried her hand away from his chest.

Kouga offered his arm to Kagome. She took it and they left the restaurant leaving a fuming Kikyou. Kagura popped behind her.

"Kikyou I'm already starving. What are you doing standing there? Are we gonna eat or what?" She opened her fan and almost smacked Kikyou on the face.

"Ouch! Why the hell do you always bring that stupid fan with you?"

"What is your problem? It's my lucky charm!" She rolled her eyes and they both went back to their table.

Kouga and Kagome entered the building's lobby of the Takagi Advertising. Kagome was laughing at Kouga's lame jokes when she spotted Inuyasha coming out from the elevator.

He snapped his head towards their direction when he heard Kagome's laughter. His brows furrowed while he clenched his fists tightly. 'What the fuck is he doing with Kagome? And why she's laughing?'

Kagome noticed an annoyed expression on his face while he's walking towards them. Kouga noticed it too so before Inuyasha reached them he already said his goodbye to her.

He grabbed her hand. "I'll go now, dog face's coming and I don't want to ruin the wonderful lunch we had." He turned to leave but shouted when he's about to go out of the sliding door. "I'll see you soon my Kagome!"

Inuyasha stopped suddenly when he heard Kouga. 'My Kagome! What the hell!' He continued to walk towards her.

Kagome was still waiving her hand to Kouga. 'My Kagome? Where did he get that idea?' She sighed mentally and turned around when she collided with Inuyasha's chest. "Inuyasha!"

He stared at her accusingly, arms crossed over his chest. "Where did you go with that wimpy wolf?" He raised a brow.

"Uhm… we had a lunch together, he just invited me so I guess I can come with him since he's been asking for it almost everyday." She tried to explain but he kept on staring at her. "What? It's not like we did something. Why are you staring at me like that?"

"I wasn't!" He jerked his head away from her face.

"Yes you did!" Kagome moved to face him.

"I said I wasn't!" He closed his eyes to avoid her gaze.

"Are you jealous?" Too late to realize that she couldn't take back what she just asked.

Inuyasha's eyes snapped open. "What? Me? Jealous? Why should I? Keh! I knew that wolf, I just want to warn you."

Kagome had a disappointed look on her face; she felt a tug of pain in her heart. "Of course you don't, I should have known… I was just joking anyway…" She forced a smile. "So what are you doing down here?"

Inuyasha looked down at his hands. "I've been looking for you."

"Why?" Inuyasha glanced back to her.

"I was hoping that I can… invite you to lunch, but since you already went out with Kouga, I guess I have to eat… alone."

Kagome gasped. "I'm sorry…" 'Damn, now he's making me feel guilty.' She started to walk over to him a little closer when she heard Miroku and Sango calling out to her.

"There still some other time right? And by the way I left two more ad concepts I studied in your table and I put some suggestions too."

"Well that's good, I'll check it." She smiled softly and followed her gaze to him until he's out of sight.

"Kagome-chan how's your lunch-date with Kouga?" Sango dragged her to the elevator.

"Where's Inuyasha going?" Miroku interrupted.

"One question at a time please." They both shut up.

"Me first, I'm her friend." Sango insisted.

"Not fair!" Miroku nudged Kagome.

"I said me first!" She turned to Kagome. "Kagome what happened?"

"Something happened and no, I didn't enjoy the lunch-date with Kouga and Inuyasha is going to eat outside, I just don't know where." She sighed. "I'll tell you why when we're upstairs."

After lunch break, all the employees went back to their work. Kagome related to Sango and Miroku what happened to her lunch-date with Kouga making Miroku to promise not to tell Inuyasha about her encounter with Kikyou, little did they know that she's going to show up once again in their office.

Kikyou walked down the hallway of the Agency's Creative Department, her body swaying smoothly as she glided her feet to the floor. Kagura was following behind her, walking almost like Kikyou's way. And as usual they caught the attention of everyone inside the office as they passed by.

Kagura nudged her and whispered in her ear. "What are we gonna do here?" She gazed through the curious faces of the employees.

"I'm gonna pay Inuyasha a little visit." She grinned slyly and entered the President's private office. They burst inside making Miroku and Kaoru gasped in shock when they recognized the insolent woman bashing through their office without any warning.

"Kikyou! What are you doing here?" Miroku stood and blocked her way. Kaoru was just gaping exchanging her glances to both Miroku and Kikyou that she fully remembered as the woman she'd encountered before and scared all the wits off her.

Kikyou raised her brows with audacity. "Let me in Miroku, I didn't come here for you."

"Inuyasha would be mad at me if I let you in." He tapped his foot on the floor.

"Really? What do you know? He's probably dying to see me." She laughed hysterically.

Miroku slanted a flat look taking Kikyou's statement as very stupid. "Yeah right." Kikyou noticing that Miroku wouldn't let her inside Inuyasha's office, glanced at Kagura giving her a sign to occupy him for a while, knowing his lecherous ways with women.

Kagura tapped his shoulder and made her most seductive smile. Miroku turned to her and gaped like a fish. "Hi, I haven't introduced myself yet." She held her hand to Miroku. "I'm Kagura by the way." She moistened her lips and bit the side of it; she studied at 'Kikyou's school of seduction.'

Miroku gulped and accepted her hand. "Well my name's Miroku and I guess I can ask you for a favor." His hand creeping behind her a little lower, he momentarily forgot about Kikyou. "Will you bear me child sweetheart?" His hand reached its destination.

Kagura giggled. "You naughty boy! I'm sorry but I'm not a marrying type."

Miroku laughed with his taking advances at Kagura's flirty attitude. Kikyou took the chance to sneak while Miroku's guard was down. She slipped quietly at Inuyasha's door. Kaoru was about to say something to Miroku when Kikyou glared at her shutting her up. She just looked down and continued her work.

Kikyou closed the door quietly and locked it. She saw Inuyasha, sleeping, his head on top of the table. His arms cuddling his forehead while his silver hair was splattered on one side of his face. She tiptoed towards his table and whispered in his ears. "Wake up hon, it's already noon."

Inuyasha bolted upright. "What the hell are you doing here? Miroku wouldn't let you in!" He stood and glared at her.

"Blame it to your friend and his perverted ways." She let out a hysterical laugh.

Inuyasha banged his fist on the table. "Get out! Get out before I called the guards to drag you outside this building." He threatened menacingly.

"Don't be so rude Inuyasha, I just want to talk to you." She slouched on the couch against the wall and crossed her legs. Her flawless thighs showed in her chosen position.

'Nope Kikyou, you can't fool me this time.' He snapped from his thoughts when she spoke.

"I just want to give you a chance Inuyasha, an option to change your mind at least before the Judge's decision." She confidently stated while taking a cigarette from her purse. She lighted the cigarette and puffed a smoke.

Inuyasha smirked proudly. "Keh! A chance to what? To get back at you? I'll tell you Kikyou…" He sat back to his chair. "For the last time and please put it in your head. What ever the Judge's decision will be, it's final and I'm not going to change my mind." He firmly stated while entwining his fingers in both hands.

Kikyou was stunned; she stood and was about to throw her cigarette on the floor when Inuyasha spoke angrily.

"Don't throw that in my carpet!"

She reached for an ashtray and shouted on his face. "You really want to get even with me! Fine! You son of a bitch! I'll give you what you want!" She was shaking in anger.

"Kikyou, why don't you just let it be? Just go on and move on with your life." He sighed and shook his head. "I'm getting sick of this argument." He bowed his head a little. He was really tired of their continued bickering.

Kikyou walked over to him, resting her hands on his table. "What did I do to you Inuyasha? What did I do to you that you wanted me out of your life completely? I never asked anything from you, I never demanded your time or your money or anything!" Her tears were starting to splatter on the table.

Inuyasha's head snapped towards her. "You really didn't get it, did you?" His expression was blank. Kikyou was surprised to see him unaffected by her tears. "Yeah you're right, you never asked, you never demanded… because I always give… and you're a damn selfish bitch!" He was equally mad at her for trying to reverse the situation.

"What! If I were selfish I wouldn't sign that financial security that your mother demanded before we got married! I don't need your fucking money!"

Inuyasha stood from his seat. "Go and tell that to the banks that closed almost all your accounts!" Kikyou gasped. Inuyasha knew that she was almost bankrupt now. "You didn't expect I knew it, right?"

"I can still earn everything that I lost! My family's rich and I'm famous!" She was furious to her limit.

"Keh! You're not getting any younger Kikyou. There are a lot of new models, with prettier faces than yours, you know." He folded his arms on his chest.

"Don't you dare insult me!" She pointed a finger to his face.

"Oh I just did." He slanted her an unconcerned look.

"So is that the reason? You prefer a younger, innocent looking bitch? Like the one with Kouga today? What's her name again?" She clicked her fingers in the air. "Kagome, right?"

Inuyasha clenched his fists again. "Don't drag Kagome's name in our problem. She has nothing to do with this."

"Really? But you look so affected. Afraid that Kouga will get you this time?" She mocked with a grin.

"Shut up and get out!" He pointed his hand to the door.

"You shut up! I know you're interested with that bitch! You asshole!" Few lines were showing in her temple.

"So what if I'm interested with her? Got the problem with that?" Inuyasha tried to play with her.

"You're disgusting! She's a poor copy cut, she doesn't have a fashion sense and she's nothing compare with me!" A fang of jealousy is a dangerous thing.

Inuyasha smirked triumphantly. "She's just simple, she's a kind hearted woman, she doesn't speak ill of other people and yes you're right, you can't compare with her because she's different!" Inuyasha knew he get her this time. "Way too different from you because she is not conceited nor a self-absorbed bitch like you!"

Kikyou's hand flew to his face. A loud slapping sound echoed the whole room. "Nobody insulted me and gets away with it! Even you!" Her tear stained face was red in anger. She stomped outside shutting the door with a loud bang.

Inuyasha walked over to the closed door and locked it while holding his throbbing cheek where Kikyou's palm landed.

Outside, Miroku was stunned to see the rage from Kikyou's eyes when she stormed out of Inuyasha's office. He had been knocking the door continuously, wondering what's going inside since he forgot that Kikyou sneaked behind his back when he was too occupied with Kagura's enigma.

Kagura followed her friend outside. She winked at Miroku before leaving.

'I've never seen Kikyou that mad… What did Inuyasha do this time?' He ran his thoughts while trying to open Inuyasha's door but it was locked.

Inside, Inuyasha sat back behind his desk. He massaged his temple continuously. 'I hope I get rid of her this time… I hope it will work.'

Outside along the hallway, Kikyou was looking for that familiar face that she desperately wanted to see. She felt the anger rising inside her and she wanted to let it out or she was going to explode.

"Kikyou, who's your looking for? They've been staring at us, look?" She scanned the area when Kagome followed by Sango and Aya walked over them. They were chatting happily when Kikyou turned around and faced Kagome. She glared at her from head to foot, sizing if what Inuyasha said was true.

Kagome was stunned and so were Sango and Aya behind her when Kikyou pointed a finger on her. "You! I'll only tell this once and you better not forget it! Get the hell away from my man!"

They caught everyone's attention. All the employees stopped working and waited as if there will be a big catfight. Sango tried to fight back Kikyou's words when Kagome stopped her.

"Excuse me? What are you talking about? Didn't I already clear things with you?" Kagome was nervous but she managed to talk. There's no way she will let that woman degrade her.

Kikyou narrowed her eyes more that showed how jealous she was with the girl in front of her, wondering what Inuyasha saw in her. "Don't hide your interest with him, because it shows. I know your kind… lower kind, leech, sucker…" She raised an eyebrow accusingly, lips curving into a smirk.

Everybody gasped when they heard what she said. Kagome clenched her fists to her sides. 'That's it! I had enough of this bitch!' She mentally cursed. "Really? Then why does he desperately want to get rid of you?" She tried to sound bitchier.

That was the exact scene when Miroku went outside to see all the employees watching in anticipation but Kagura spotted him and she flirted once again. He forgot the scene for the moment when Kagura held his arm. Sango didn't notice what Miroku was doing with Kikyou's friend because her attention was too focused with the two women in front of her.

"You filthy little bitch!" Kikyou tried to slap Kagome but she was fast enough to hold her wrist and pushed her a little. She staggered to her feet.

The whole place had gone quietly. That was the scene Inuyasha heard and saw and he just stood and stared. 'What is happening here?' He got out of his office looking for Miroku and it was the event he witnessed.

"Try that again and I'll make sure you'll borrow a face from the dog!" She spat back. "Don't you ever insult or accuse me because you don't know me! And one more thing, why don't you just put a leash on your man so he wouldn't go off jumping with other bitch's lap…" She saw Inuyasha staring at her while his mouth was slightly open. She spun around and went back to her office.

Kikyou was seething in anger. "Kagura let's go! I'm sick of this low life creatures!" She stomped outside.

"Bye Miroku! Call me!" She waived to him and followed her friend.

"Sure Kagu…" A two inches thick phone directory landed on his head. "Awww!"

"Why you lecher!" Sango was towering over him as he whimpered when she smacked him on the head.

"Ehe he he, Sango! I didn't notice you're there!" He blocked his head with his hands when he spotted Inuyasha with a blank look on his face while standing in the middle of the hallway. The employees went back to their job after witnessing a very unforgettable scene. Sango followed Miroku's gaze.

"What happened to him?" Sango asked him while putting back the phone directory in a shelf.

"I think he hit his head." Sango face faulted while Miroku had a dumbfounded look.

A week later, Inuyasha wasn't around the office, he's too busy with the court's hearing. He and his lawyer had been preparing with the Judge's decision and he didn't have time to even talk to Kagome about her encounter with Kikyou. It had been busy in the Agency since they have so many clients coming because of Miroku's excellent 'Public Relations'.

On the day of the verdict, Miroku and Inuyasha's mother were with him in the court while Kikyou's friend Kagura and their manager were the only ones with her too.

Every one rose from their seats when the Judge entered the courtroom. Judge Myouga signaled the two lawyers of both parties to come closer to him. Inuyasha's lawyer and Kikyou's lawyer talked for a couple of minutes with Judge Myouga and they went back to their seats.

The court's clerk started to read the final decision of the court. "Mr. Inuyasha Takagi and Ms. Kikyou Yokoshima together with your lawyers, please rise from your seats. Civil Case no. 416078, Inuyasha Takagi vs. Kikyou Yokoshima, file charges: Divorce with Annulment. With all the evidences and cross-examinations, this court and honorable Judge Myouga found that the both parties have irreconcilable differences thus granting the charge filed by Mr. Inuyasha Takagi. This court is now declaring that the marriage of Takagi to Yokoshima is null and void. There are no conjugal properties involved since both parties signed a legal financial security before the marriage." The clerk's court finished the one page decision.

A buzzing sound started to build inside the courtroom. Atty. Hirigazawa shook Inuyasha's hand and his mother hugged him.

"Thanks Atty. Hirigizawa."

"It's my job and you deserve to win this case Mr. Takagi."

"Thank God! This is all over." His mother said while shaking her head.

"I don't think so." Miroku interrupted while looking at Kikyou's direction. She was hysterical about the final decision. Her manager and lawyer were holding her.

"No! That's not fair! I cannot lose! That's just impossible! My father wouldn't allow this!" She pointed a finger to the judge. "I swear you would lose your position in this court if you don't change the decision!"

"Don't threaten me Ms. Yokoshima. If you don't silence yourself I'm going to charge you with contempt of court!" Judge Myouga rose from his seat and left the courtroom.

"Kikyou stop whining, will you?" Kagura saw Miroku and winked at him. Miroku let out a perverted grin, glad that Sango wasn't around.

Kikyou walked over to Inuyasha and his mother. "Congratulations! You already got rid of me! Happy now?" Inuyasha's mother raised an eyebrow.

"Very much!" Inuyasha smirked with her loser face.

"Enjoy it while it last because I'll never stop until I get my revenge." She stalked off, her companions trailing behind her.

"She's very conceited, isn't she? Inuyasha you should still be careful with her, you knew her more than anybody else. You knew what she could do." His mother had a warning look.

"I know…"

Weekend.

Inuyasha still haven't got the chance to talk with Kagome ever since the day Kikyou made a scene in his office. He wanted to talk to her and find out if she's mad at him because of what happened but the whole week had been too busy for him and for her as well.

It was another sunny Saturday; he was fixing something in his red Ferrari's engine when his mother walked behind him.

"Dear have you read the papers today?" She held a folded newspaper in her hands while looking down at him.

Inuyasha was holding a wrench in his hands that was covered with grease. He looked up to his mother and raised a brow. "Nope. I don't want to."

"I know you don't want to but you better read today's issue because it's about you." She threw the paper on the floor making Inuyasha to look at her in confusion.

"What do you mean Mom?" Inuyasha took the newspaper on the floor and started to read it. His expression changed into a furious one. He crumpled the paper in his hand. "Damned fucking bitch! She's really trying my patience! Accusing of me such things!" He felt his mother touched his shoulder to calm him down.

"Inuyasha, calm down, you can't solve anything with such anger." She smiled softly to her son.

"But what she's doing is too much. I just can't allow it; she's accusing me of having an affair with other woman with in our marriage. She's been doing those press releases to clean her name and make me look like I was the one with all the faults."

"Don't worry son, those were just rumors, it would died down eventually. People will forget about it and you'll have a normal, peaceful life again." She assured his son.

"But our family'sname is on the line here… Dad would neverlike it, he'll be mad as a dog...for sure and he'll blame me for it, he always do that." He sighed and stared at his mother.

"I'll talk to him and explain everything. He's your father, he'll understand you."

"I hope Kikyou stop this mess…" He threw the newspaper in the garbage can nearby.

Miroku called him on the phone breaking the news that he read in the paper about him and even watched Kikyou's interview in a talk show while she's crying and taking sympathy from the viewers.

Inuyasha just pulled his car in their building's parking lot when he saw a swarm of press people waiting outside. He spotted Miroku and two of their guards trying to shove away the reporters. He walked over behind the crowd when Miroku noticed him coming. He made a sign with his eyes that he better backed off but one reporter already saw him.

"Mr. Takagi can we have an interview with you!" That reporter ran towards him. Inuyasha was caught off guard when all the reporters stormed him with different questions.

Flashes of cameras can be seen and heard. Video cameras from different TV stations focused in his direction. "Mr. Takagi how do you feel about the judge's decision on your case?" "Is it true that the decision has been one sided?" "Your former wife stated that you have an affair with other woman when you're still together, is that accusation true?"

Miroku helped his friend from the press that's harassing him. The other two guards pushed all the stubborn reporters away from him. Inuyasha was beginning to lose his patience with the annoying press people.

His expression was clouded, hearing those questions made him sick inside. Out of intense emotion he faced the crowd of press people. One reported dared to provoke him with an irritating question. "Mr. Takagi, you're not answering our questions, does that mean that your wife's accusations were true?"

Inuyasha grabbed the microphone from one of the reporters and stated calmly but menacingly. "Go to hell!" His voice was cold and it shut all the reporters. He turned around and entered the building. The press started to ran for him again but they were blocked from entering. They stayed and waited outside but left when they can't come inside because the tight security.

Sesshoumaru entered his office and was surprised to find that his favorite detective was waiting for him.

"Detective Totousai, why didn't you tell that you're paying me a visit today?" He sat on his swivel chair setting down a couple of folders on top of his table.

"I did tell your Secretary, maybe she forgot to tell you?" He took a seat in front of his table.

"I see, will you remind me to fire her before you go?" Sesshoumaru stated coldly. Totousai shook his head.

"Poor girl, I shouldn't have told you, now she's going to lose her job." The old detective knew how strict Sesshoumaru is. That's another character he inherited from his father.

"You know I hate inefficient employees." He fixed the tie of his suit and eyed the detective seriously.

"I heard your brother won the case over his wife, I mean former wife." Sesshoumaru only nodded. He didn't have any violent reaction when he found out about the court's decision but his wife was extremely happy, it even annoyed him. Women are strange. "What a good timing." Totousai pulled a short brown envelope from his coat and handed it to him.

"So this is it?" Sesshoumaru's lips curved into a satisfied grin…

AUTHOR'S NOTE: WOW, I WAS QUITE FAST IN UPDATING HUH, LUCKY ME TO HAVE EXTRA FREE TIME, ANYWAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL WHO READ AND REVIEWED, EVEN THOSE WHO JUST READ. IF ANY OF YOU WANTS TO READ SOME OF MY ORIGINAL POEMS YOU CAN READ IT IN FICTIONPRESS, SAME PEN NAME AND ALL. HONTO NI ARIGATOU GOZAIMASHITA, MERCI, GRATZIE, THANK YOU, SALAMAT!

P.S. Inuyasha Manga Update: Naraku has been eaten by Mouyoumarou, at first I thought he was dead, Kouga and Inu are fighting him, Inu usinghis Koungousoha, Kouga hisGoraishito break down Mouryoumarou's armour, Kouga's almost absorbed by him but saved by Inu and Kag's arrow, then Naraku came back, he's still alive (Damn!) trying to eat back Mouryoumarouinstead, but the baby tried to escape, the one that has Onigumo's heart, then Naraku tries absorbing Kouga again, because of the shard in his legs and he cannot move, he thought he was going to die...Inu screams "Oi Kouga don't go comatose on me", Naraku uses miasma, then came Kagome with her arrows purifying the miasma, Kouga saw her and whisper's "Kagome..." Whew i think the manga is actually rapping up, sad but true and we have to accept that it'll end somehow...it's all action, so fun to read!