Chapter 11: Surprises All Around
It was a cool crisp April morning when Kagome's cell phone rang. She groggily moved her hand from under the covers to search for the offending noise maker. Once she had she pulled it into her warm comfy cave of covers and answered with a groggy tone, "Hello?" "Kagome dear where are you?" Her mother asked from the other end. "Mom, what do you mean where am I? Am I supposed to be somewhere?" She asked peeling the covers from her body. "Oh Kagome, don't tell me you forgot what today is?" Her mother asked. "What's today?" She asked. "We have an appointment to go try on wedding dresses, picking out your wedding cake and going shopping for your china and going to look at different venues." She said.
Kagome eyes widened, "Shit, today is April 5th already?" She said jumping out of bed. "Yes dear, now hurry and meet me at the house." Her mother said. "Alright I'll be there in 10 minutes." She said grabbing some clothes out of the closet and quickly dressing. Kagome didn't have to worry about waking Sesshomaru seeing as he left for work early that morning like he had been doing since they came back from America. Kagome was getting kind of upset about that because he had no time for her, sure she was going to be busy planning the wedding and all but she still missed his arms around her at night.
Recently with Sesshomaru working so much he had taken to sleeping at the office more so than at home. He hadn't explained to Kagome it was so that he could take the time he wanted off for their wedding and honeymoon and actually spend quality time with her. Sighing Kagome went down stairs and saw Izaki speaking to Ryu. "Izaki, could you take me to my mother's?" She asked. "Certainly my lady." He smiled as he said good bye to Ryu and both he and Kagome walked out of the house.
Once in the car he started the engine and left. "So what's the hurry?" Izaki asked. "I am late for a wedding dress fitting and some other things." She said. "Ah I see, well I will get you there on time." He smiled. "Thank you." Kagome smiled. It only took about 5 minutes to get to her mother's house, Ms. Higarashi was already waiting for them and quickly got in once Izaki pulled up. "Good morning Ms. Higarashi." Izaki said. "Good morning Izaki, could you please take us to the Vera Wang wedding boutique?" She asked. "Of course." He said and began to pull away.
Once to the boutique the two women got out of the car, "Izaki we may be a while." Kagome said. "That is fine my lady, just call when you are ready to be picked up." He said. "Alright." She said and then walked into the store with her mother.
When they walked through the door the young sales women knew exactly who had just walked through the door and knew she had just bagged a huge sale. "Miss. Higarashi, we've been expecting you." She smiled. "Sorry we are late, I over slept." Kagome apologized. "It's ok it happens. Shall we get started?" She asked. "Alright, but I am not sure how this works since this is obviously my first time getting married." Kagome said. The woman laughed and led Kagome and her mother to soft chairs. "Alright the only thing I need for you to do is tell me what kind of dress you want. Like for example do you want straight to the floor no poof or do you want poofy like a princess or even a short dress." She smiled. "Well I wanted something poofy, not too poofy but enough. Something strapless with a long train and veil please." Kagome said. "Alright, I will go pick a few dresses and you can try on what you like. Oh and my name is Mary." She smiled.
Once in the back Mary began to pick out a few dresses that Kagome might like. While picking out some dresses a snooty thin woman walked up to her. "What are you doing Mary?" She asked with a sneer. "I am gathering some dresses for a client of mine." She sneered back. "Who is your client?" She asked. "None of your business Kisha." Mary said. Kisha growled and walked to the door and peered out and gasped at who she saw. "You got the Tashio client? That's not fair, I deserve that check." Kisha said. "No you don't you got the last two who I might add gave you a pretty big bank roll." Mary said with the dresses in her hand. Kisha growled and snatched the dresses and pushed Mary to the floor, "All the expensive clients are mine. I will get her to get the most hideous dress that is our most expensive." She growled grabbing an ugly looking dress and leaving and locking the door so Mary couldn't get out. "HEY LET ME OUT! KISHA YOU WILL REGRET THIS!" Mary yelled.
Kisha smirked as she made her way to Kagome and her mother. "Hello sorry to keep you waiting." She said. Kagome looked at the ugly looking crow demon. "Um, where is Mary?" Kagome asked. "Oh she didn't feel good and asked me to step in." Kisha lied. "She was fine before she left, I guess she'll be back in a bit." Kagome said. "Yes, she should. In the meantime here a few dresses for you to try on." She smiled handing her the first ugly dress.
Kagome took the dress and went into the dressing room and put the dress on. She looked at herself and looked like a giant marshmallow. She walked out and her mom had a horrified look on her face. Then Kisha smiled, "That dress looks fantastic on you." She said. "No, I hate this dress. I look like I am ready to be roasted over an open fire for someone's smores." Kagome said. Kisha's smile faded at hearing that. 'So she's picky is she, I will have her walking out of here in an ugly dress in an hour.' Kisha thought. "Alright, try this one." She said handing her another dress. Kagome took it and changed into it and hated it too, this one made her look like a zebra seeing as it was black and white. 'I have a feeling this woman just wants to make a quick buck. Well I won't let her, wait what's that sound?' She thought listening to what was going on outside the dressing room. Kagome could hear the light crying of someone, 'Let me out.' It said. 'Wait that's Mary. That bitch outside locked her in the back, I will have her job for this.' Kagome thought.
Kagome then reached into her purse and called Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru was at his desk doing the mounds of paper work left by the idiots who couldn't do it when his phone rang. He looked at his caller ID and smiled when he saw who was calling. He answered in the sexiest voice he could, " Hello koi." He smiled. "Hi Sesshomaru, listen I have a problem at the wedding gown place." She said. At hearing that he frowned, he didn't want anyone upsetting Kagome while she planned the wedding. "What's wrong?" He asked. "The lady that has muscled her way into being my sales lady has only done it to get a bigger paycheck. She knows who I am and is making me try on ugly dresses that are astronomical in price and she locked the nice young lady I had first in the back room. I want her fired." She growled. "Let me speak to the manager." Sesshomaru said. "Ok." Kagome said as she opened the door. "Miss I want to see the manager now." Kagome said angrily. Kisha looked at her, "Is something wrong?" She asked trying to fake the hurt look. "Yes something is wrong now get me the manager." Kagome hissed. Kisha growled but walked away and returned with an older man. "May I help you Miss. Higarashi?" He asked. "Yes, please speak to my fiancée about my little problem." She said handing him her phone.
"Hello this is Mr. Hong." He said. "Mr. Hong it has come to my attention that the lady who is assisting my fiancée with her dress is only doing so to get more out of my wallet. She has also locked up my fiancée's first sales woman in the back." Sesshomaru growled. "M…My apologies Mr. Tashio it will be taken care of." Mr. Hong said. "See that it does because if that bitch still has her job I will make sure your store is shut down. This wedding means everything to my fiancée and I will not have some gold digging bitch ruin it for her got it?" He growled. "Yes sir and please for all the trouble your fiancée can pick out any dress and accessories free of charge." Mr. Hong said afraid his store would be closed any way. "Hn." He said and Mr. Hong handed the phone back to Kagome. "Thank you honey." She said teasingly. "You're welcome, I will be home later tonight and we can spend a little quality time together." He said. "Really? You're not too busy to come home?" Kagome asked. "I will make time for you koi. Do you want to go out to dinner or should we stay in?" He asked. "I think we should stay in and have a movie night." Kagome smiled. "Alright, movie night it is. I will get a pizza on the way home. Well I need to go now, I love you very much. I am sorry I don't get to tell you as often." He said. "It's ok, I understand. I love you too, even if your work drives me nuts. I will let you go now, see you tonight." She smiled. "See you tonight." He said and hung up as she hung up.
Kagome then looked to the crow demon and her boss. "Kisha you are fired get out of my store." He said. "What, you're firing me just because Miss. Higarashi has a problem with me? That's not fair!" Kisha complained. "Kisha you have caused me too much grief and it's either you or my store and I chose you. Plus you know we don't chose customers by the size of the commission they will bring you. Pack your things and leave." Mr. Hong said. Kisha gaped at all of them and glared daggers at Kagome. "You'll regret this bitch." Kisha growled at Kagome. "Like you could get close enough to me to do something." Kagome smirked, Kagome knew being engaged to the most powerful man in all of Japan had its perks.
After Kisha had gone Mr. Hong had went and let Mary out of the back. When Mary came out Kagome walked over and hugged her, "I am sorry that horrible woman did that to you. She can't hurt you anymore, now what do you say we try on some nice dresses?" She said. Mary smiled, "Thank you. I shall go get the dresses I was going to bring out." She said grabbing the dresses quickly.
Kagome ended up choosing a nice white dress with lace and enlaced roses all over the gown. Her dress was simple and her veil was beautiful as well. Before leaving Kagome gave Mary a nice tip for her help and what she had went through. Mary thanked her before they scheduled a fitting before the wedding. "When is the wedding?" Mary asked. "It's going to be June 17th." Kagome said. "Alright, we can get you in for your fitting on June 15th at 3 p.m. is that ok?" Mary asked. "Yes that will be fine." Kagome said. Once everything was in place Kagome called Izaki to come pick them up and take them to the bakers.
When they got to the bakery where Kagome wanted her cake made from the owner came out and greeted them. "Miss. Higarashi it is a pleasure to finally meet you. Come please sit, you and your mother must be tired of driving around." The man laughed. "You could say that." Kagome laughed. "Here is a book of some wedding cakes I have done, please take your time in picking." He said leaving them to look.
Finally after about an hour Kagome found something she liked. "How many people are going to be there?" Her mother asked. Kagome thought for a second, About 300. Most are going to be business associates and the family that are coming from my side. I am not sure besides Sesshomaru's uncle who would be coming as far as family." Kagome said. "Alright make sure you tell the baker that." She said. Kagome nodded and went to find the baker. "Ah, so you have found one you like?" He asked. "Yes, I like the square one with the red ribbon wrapped around it with roses topping it. It's nice and elegant." Kagome said. "Great choice and how many people are we feeding?" He asked. "300, price is of no matter." Kagome said. The baker laughed, "I like you, straight and to the point. Alright 300 guests and what kind of icing and cake do you want, and when is your wedding my dear so I may have everything ready?" He asked. "It's going to be on June 17th, I will get back to you on the time seeing as we haven't figured out where we will be having the ceremony yet. I would like the butter cream frosting with Vanilla cake please." Kagome said. "That is fine my dear, I will have it ready by then and if there is anything you need or want please call." He said. "Alright, thank you." Kagome smiled and left.
"Kagome where do you want to have the wedding?" Her mother asked in the car. "I was thinking one of the little shrines at Tokyo park. It's plenty big enough and we don't need to put a down payment on anything we just need to let the grounds keeper know." Kagome said. Her mother nodded and then they went to talk to the grounds keeper. After the date and time was set Kagome called the baker back and told him to have the cake delivered to Tokyo park shrine at 2 p.m. on June 17th because the wedding ended at 1:30.
After Izaki had dropped Ms. Higarashi off at home he went back to the mansion and dropped Kagome off. Kagome sighed walking into the house, "Is something wrong my lady?" Suki asked. "I just planned my entire wedding in one day I am tired. I think I am going to lay down for a bit. Please wake me in two hours." Kagome said. "Yes my lady." Suki said.
About an hour after Kagome laid down Sesshomaru walked in with the pizza in hand. "Suki where is Kagome?" He asked. "Good evening my lord. The lady is in your room asleep." She said. "Could you bring out some plates, napkins and some coke with two glasses and have them set up in the sitting room?" He asked. "Yes my lord right away." She said leaving to get the items requested. Sesshomaru set the pizza down on the coffee table and went up to the room to wake Kagome up so they could spend the rest of the evening cuddling together.
Once upstairs he opened his bedroom door to see Kagome asleep. He smirked and almost didn't want to wake her, but he knew that these times he got to spend with her would be few and far between until they got married. So he walked over and kissed her cheek and she opened her eyes. "Sesshomaru? Your home earlier then I thought you'd be." She said sleepily. "I was able to get out of the office earlier then I thought. Come I have the pizza downstairs and you can pick our first movie." He said getting up as to allow her room to get up as well.
When they got downstairs Kagome could instantly smell the pizza and her mouth began to salivate as she realized she hadn't eaten since breakfast and was super hungry. "That smells sooo good, what kind did you get?" She asked. "Pepperoni since I know it's your favorite." He said leading her into the sitting room where the big screen tv was. Kagome went to the dvd case and looked over some dvds. "Are you wanting to watch anything in particular?" She asked. "No, anything is fine." He said. So Kagome went back to looking and had decided on 2012. Once the movie was in she sat down next to Sesshomaru and he handed her a plate with two slices of pizza. "Thank you." She smiled at him. "You are welcome, Kagome you need to know that times like this won't happen very often until after we get married and settled." He said. "What, why?" She asked a little upset. "I have to do double the work to make sure I can take off for the wedding and honeymoon. I want it to be special and I want no interruptions while we are together. I hope you can forgive me." He said looking into her sad purple eyes. "I suppose, but that doesn't stop me from coming to have lunch or dinner with you does it?" she asked. "Of course not, now let's watch the movie." He said.
While Sesshomaru and Kagome sat and watched their movies and cuddled, Miroku was across town waiting on his date. He was very nervous seeing as this would be his first date with the women he liked from his previous job. He hadn't had any feelings for another women in many years, since Sango broke his heart. Miroku had decided to meet his date at a nice Japanese style restaurant.
As he checked his watched for the 10th time while sitting at a private table the door finally slid open and a beautiful woman waked in. She had beautiful long curly blonde hair, blue eyes and a figure most women would kill for. She wore a jean mini skirt and a nice t-shirt. "Hey Miroku, sorry if I kept you." The woman smiled. "It's alright Alex, here I got this for you." He said blushing while handing her a long velvet box. Alex took the box and opened it and gasped, "Miroku it's beautiful." She said pulling out a necklace with a diamond heart pendant. "Do you really like it?" He asked. "Of course silly why wouldn't I?" She asked. "Forgive me, my nerves are getting to me a little." He blushed rubbing the back of his head. "Now why would the great Miroku be nervous?" She chuckled. "Well, you see it's been a very long time since I've had feelings for a woman." He said. "Oh? And if you don't mind me asking what happened to the woman you liked?" She asked. "She broke my heart many years ago." He said sadly. "You say that as if it were like 20 years ago." She said. Miroku laughed, "Try about 500 years ago." He said. Alex was shocked, "500 years? But you aren't a demon are you?" She asked. "No, I am a monk. I was granted immortality from the great Midoriko herself back then." He said taking a sip of his sake. "For what reason?" She asked intrigued that he was that old. "To be Mr. Tashio and Kagome Higarashi's protector. My holy power is extremely deadly and comes in handy." He said.
Before Alex could ask another question the waitress came to take their orders. "Um, I'll have the chicken tempura with a side of miso please." Miroku said. "And I'll have the teriyaki chicken with shrimp and a side of miso please." Alex said. The waitress bowed and left the two alone. "Anyway I was going to say that's really cool Miroku, but why me of all the women you could choose from?" She asked. Miroku blushed a bit but took her hand in his, "Because you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met. You are good at what you do, you're kind, and you are really understanding." He said. Alex blushed, "Really? You know to be honest with you I've had a crush on you since you started working with the squad. I miss having you at work." She said. "Really, you've had a crush on me?" He asked shocked. She nodded, "Then would you consider becoming my girlfriend?" He asked. "I'd love to." She smiled at him. A few minutes later their food arrived and they began to eat.
About half way into the meal Alex looked at Miroku something clearly on her mind. "What's wrong?" Miroku asked. "I was wondering if you could ask Mr. Tashio if he'd give me a job. The pay in the squad here isn't great and if I don't get a pay raise soon I'll lose my apartment." She said. "I will ask him, if you need money I'll be more than happy to help you." He smiled. "No, that's ok. I've always been independent." She laughed. "Well alright." He said returning to his food.
After dinner they said their good-byes and went their separate ways, but not before making another dinner date. Miroku drove back to the mansion and once inside he saw Sesshomaru carrying Kagome up the stairs. "Um, Sesshomaru? Could I speak with you after you've put Kagome to bed?" He asked quietly. Sesshomaru nodded and continued upstairs. After he had tucked Kagome into bed he came back downstairs and motioned for Miroku to come sit in the living room.
Once they were seated he looked at Miroku. "What's on your mind?" Sesshomaru asked. "I was wondering if you would give my girlfriend a job. The police department she is working with was the one I was at. They aren't paying her enough for what she does." He said a little nervous. "What are her qualities?" He asked. "She was in the military before she came to the police force. She was special forces." He said. Sesshomaru was impressed, "But aren't females not allowed in the special forces units?" Sesshomaru asked. "She was an exception seeing how good she was and was the top of her class." Miroku said. "How many men were in her class?" He asked. "She was the only woman." He smiled. Sesshomaru smirked, "I see, when can she start?" He asked. "Really, you'll give her a job? What will she do?" He asked excitedly. "I will be placing her as Kagome's private security guard. This way Kagome can make a friend and I have the satisfaction knowing she is safe. She must be one hell of a woman to have gotten top of her class in the military. By the way which branch did she serve in, what's her name and where is she from?" He asked covering all the bases. Miroku smirked, "She is from America, she's from Fort. Bragg, North Carolina. She moved to Japan as a transfer to the police department and never moved. She's fluent in Japanese, English, and German. Her name is Alexandria O'Conner, she's 25 and she served in the U.S Army. She also knows combatives and knows how to use any kind of firearm and sword based weapon. Her specialties are close hand combat and long rang sharp shooter." Miroku said effectively surprising Sesshomaru. "Splendid, she can start tomorrow morning. Call her and tell her to be here no later than 8 a.m. so that I can brief her of her new position." Sesshomaru said. Miroku nodded and stood, "Thank you for giving her a chance." He said. "You're welcome." He said. "Should I tell her to cancel her rent and tell her she's going to live here with us?" He asked. "Yes, I want to make sure Kagome is protected round the clock." Sesshomaru said. Miroku nodded and went upstairs.
Once to his room he pulled out his cell phone and dialed Alex's number. After the second ring she answered, "Hello?" She asked. "Alex it's Miroku." He said. "Oh hey, what's up?" She asked. "I got you that job." He said excitedly. "Really?" She asked excitedly. "Yes, Sesshomaru said be here no later than 8 a.m. for your briefing. Also you are to cancel your rent because you will be living here with me and a few of the other members of the security team." He said. "Oh thank you so much Miroku. You are the best boyfriend a woman could ask for. What job did you get me?" She asked. "You're welcome and you'll be Kagome's personal security guard. Sesshomaru wants her to make a friend, also its convenient that you are female so when things are going down you can follow Kagome anywhere." He said. "Oh wow, now this is a great honor, thanks again Miroku. I better go get some sleep then. See you in the morning." She said. "Alright, goodnight." He said. "Goodnight." She said hanging up her phone.
After Sesshomaru had decided to hire Miroku's girlfriend he went to his study to do some paper work. While doing some work his cell phone went off, he looked at his wall clock and wondered who would be calling this late. He looked at his caller ID and saw it was his other vice president calling from New York. "Tashio here." He said. "Hey Sesshomaru, everything is all patched up here. The managers are running everything smoothly so I am catching the next flight to Tokyo." Said the young man. "Very well, Kagome will be thrilled to see you. She has often wondered what happened to you all those years ago." Sesshomaru said. "Kagome, what is she doing at your place?" The young man asked. "We are getting married June 17th." He said surprising the young man. "No kidding? Well I am happy for her. She will be surprised to see me then." The young man smiled. "Indeed she will. What time do you think you will be at the mansion?" Sesshomaru asked. "Uh, If I get a flight within the next couple of hours I will be there by noon tomorrow." He said. "Very well, I won't be home tomorrow until really late." He said. "Workin double shifts so you can take the time off aren't you?" The young man asked. "Yes." Sesshomaru said. "How is Kagome taking it?" He asked. "She doesn't like it but she understands why it has to be done. By the way you will see a big change in her too when you get here." Sesshomaru smiled knowing that his young friend didn't know Kagome was a demon. "What kind of changes, is she pregnant?" He asked. "No she isn't pregnant. I'll let Kagome explain what's been going on in your absence." Sesshomaru said. "Very well, and how is Inuyasha taking the whole thing?" He asked. "Inuyasha was put to death a couple months ago." Sesshomaru said. "Death? What for?" He asked alarmed. "He attempted murder on Kagome and raped her, he also killed two guards in his prison and my security team." He said. "Damn, I wonder why I didn't hear of it?" He wondered. "The news was kept in Japan." Sesshomaru said bluntly. "I see, well sucks for him." The young man said. "Well it's lucky for us the mutt is dead, he would have killed Kagome if he had not been put down." Sesshomaru said. At this the young man laughed, "If he had succeeded in harming Kagome again you would have surely killed him yourself." The young man laughed. "True, the whelp couldn't control himself." Sesshomaru said.
Back in the room Kagome awoke feeling Sesshomaru wasn't in the bed. She then got up and went to find out what was taking him so long to come to bed. When she walked out of the room she heard him talking to someone on his cell phone in his study. She then walked over and tapped on the door. "Hold on a second Kagome has come into my study." He said. "It's no problem I am going to go ahead to the airport now so I'll see you tomorrow." He said. "Alright, see you then." He said closing his phone. He then looked at Kagome, "What's wrong, why are you up?" He asked. "I was wondering when you were coming to bed." She said. "Right now." He said getting up and turning off his desk light. He then followed Kagome into the bed room and climbed into bed and wrapped his arms around Kagome.
Morning came quickly and Alex arrived at the biggest mansion she had ever seen. She took a deep breath before ringing the doorbell. After a few seconds Ryu answered the door. "Ah, Good morning Miss. O'Conner, Mr. Tashio is expecting you. Please follow me." Ryu said. Alex then followed Ryu into the sitting room where he saw Miroku, Sesshomaru and who he guessed was Kagome. When she walked in Sesshomaru looked up and stood. "Good morning Miss. O'Conner, I am Mr. Tashio and this is my fiancée Kagome." He said bringing Kagome to his side. "Nice to meet you Alex was it?" Kagome asked. "Yes Miss. Kagome. And it's really great to meet you too." Alex smiled. "Please just Kagome." She smiled. Alex nodded and looked to Sesshomaru.
"Well hearing about your military history, I believe you are best qualified to be my future mate's personal security guard. I also hope you two will become friends seeing as Kagome doesn't get out much." He joked. "Hey." Kagome said nudging him in the side. "Thank you Mr. Tashio, I won't let you down." Alex said. "Indeed, well I am sorry to make this short but I must be off to the office. Miroku you can answer any questions Miss. O'Conner has." He said bowing and then turning to give Kagome a kiss and then left.
Alex looked to Kagome, "So what do you want to do?" She asked. "Well first things first. Let's get you settled in." Kagome smiled. "Oh that's alright, I didn't bring anything with me. The movers will be here tomorrow." She said. "Alright, let me show you your new room." Kagome said and turned to the stairs. Alex followed Kagome and Miroku followed behind Alex. Once upstairs Kagome opened a door on the left side of the hall. "Your room will be next to Miroku's room." She smiled. Alex looked inside and saw it was a nice sized room with a bed and a dresser and a walk in closet and a bathroom that was hers. "Wow it's almost like an apartment in here, all it's missing is a kitchen." Alex joked. Kagome laughed, "I can already tell you and I are going to be quick friends." She said. "I am pretty sure we are." Alex smiled. After she was shown her room they went back stairs to the living room so Kagome could ask Alex a few questions.
"So Alex, where are you from?" Kagome asked. "I am from America originally. I lived in North Carolina where I went into the Army." She said. "Oh wow, what did you do in the Army?" She asked getting interested. "I went special operations, which means I did special missions that are top secret and can't be revealed. Let's just say I was the sniper for my unit." She smiled. "Holy shit, have you ever killed anyone?" She asked. Alex was shocked at that question, "Well, yea I have. Kind of comes with my job." She laughed. Alex then wanted to ask a question. "Have you ever killed anyone?" She asked. "Just one person." Kagome said. "Who, if you don't mind me asking?" Alex asked. "She was my former best friend. Things went downhill when I caught her sleeping with my then boyfriend. She then decided it would be a good idea to try and force Sesshomaru into doing her bidding while she had my family kidnapped. But what she didn't know was that my entire family were Lynx demons. When she found that out you made sure to teach her a lesson and then I ended it and killed her. Are you familiar with demon customs?" Kagome asked. "Yes, I know pretty much all there is to know about demon culture, etiquette, mating rituals and things like that." She said. "Very good Miroku. You have chosen quite the young lady." Kagome smiled. "Thank you Kagome." He smiled. "Kagome, how do you know Miroku?" Alex asked. Kagome looked to Miroku, "Can I tell her the whole story or no?" She asked. "Go ahead, she needs to know everything." Miroku said. Alex had a look of confusion.
"Before I begin my tail, do you know the tail of the Shikon Miko?" She asked. "Vaguely, but not much." She said. Kagome nodded, "Ok, when I turned 15 I was pulled into the well on my family's property by a demon named Mistress Centipede. She was after the Shikon No Tama that was inside my body, and at that time I had no idea I had it. Once I had thought I'd gotten rid of her I climbed the well thinking I was still home. I wasn't home, I was transported 500 years into the past into Feudal Japan. There I discovered Sesshomaru's half-brother Inuyasha pinned to the God tree that also sits on my family's property. Inuyasha was pinned to that tree by his old lover named Kikyo because she believed he had stolen the Shikon No Tama and wounded her to get it." Kagome said remembering that time long ago. "Did he really do that?" Alex asked listening intently. "No, it wasn't him. It was another half demon who was also in love with Kikyo. He was a shape shifter, and he first transformed into Kikyo and shot arrows at Inuyasha and once he was done with that he transformed into Inuyasha and wounded her and took the Shikon No Tama she was bringing to Inuyasha to turn himself into a human so they could live happily. And once the two were in his trap Kikyo actually believed Inuyasha had betrayed her and shot an arrow that pinned him to that God tree and made him fall into a deep sleep and after that was done Kikyo died that same day. She had her younger sister Keade and the villagers burn her body with the Shikon No Tama. I was her reincarnation and that's why I had the jewel. Anyway skipping forward, I released Inuyasha from the tree because Mistress Centipede came back and was trying to kill me and he was the only one strong enough to kill her. And I will also add that when I had found Inuyasha it was 50 years later after Kikyou died. Inuyasha wanted the jewel for himself to become full demon but I wouldn't let him have it. I had made friends with Kaede and she put subjugation beads on Inuyasha so I could control him. So every time I said Sit he would go crashing into the ground." Kagome said. Miroku chuckled, "And oh a sight that was. We always thought he'd learn after the first few times we saw it but he never did." Miroku said.
"What do you mean we?" She asked him. "Well after I had accidently shattered the jewel and we began our hunt for the shards I ran into Miroku who was a traveling monk and the biggest lecher anyone know. I swear any woman who he saw he always asked her to bear his child." Kagome chuckled at seeing the look on Alex's face. "You're not like that anymore I hope Hoshi. I'll remove your hands before that can happen." Alex said. 'Oh she sounds just like Sango did.' He thought. "You have nothing to fear my dear, 500 years has taught me many things and self-control was one of them." Miroku said. "Good, if I ever caught you touching another woman you'd meet little man." She smirked. "Who's little man?" Miroku asked. Alex then reached into her purse and pulled out her wallet and then pulled out a picture of her with her old Mozing Nagaunt. "This gun is an old wwll gun. The bullets are .762 armor piercing and does a lot of damage." She said. Miroku shuddered at the thought of having to deal with "Little Man."
Kagome chuckled, "Anyway not to long after that we met a woman who was sent by Naraku to try and kill us, but found out she had a tainted jewel shard in her back masking her pain from horrible wounds that had been inflicted on her by her brother." Kagome said. "Why would her brother attack her?" Alex asked. "Because he was being controlled by Naraku. He slaughtered their entire village including his father. Sango was the only one who survived. After a while we all became friends and Miroku fell for her. Once we had every piece of the Shikon No Tama except for the half Naraku had it was time for the final battle. We won, and I had to make a selfless wish on the jewel. And that wish was that the jewel to have never been created. Once it was over I was thrown back to this time. I am not sure what happened after I left." She finished. "That's where I can fill in. I confessed my feelings to Sango but she threw it back in my face and left. Then Midoriko came to me and granted me immortality to be Sesshomaru and Kagome's protector. That was also the time Sesshomaru realized his feelings for Kagome and now had to wait 500 years to see her." Miroku finished.
"Kagome how long did it take for you to gather all the shards." Alex asked. "Well I started when I was 15 and It ended when I was 19. So 4 years. The last year I was there Inuyasha wanted me to date him but I didn't want to because his old love was still around, well she was basically the walking dead." Kagome said. "Ew, that's just nasty. When you came back here how long did it take you to date Inuyasha and how long after breaking up with Inuyasha did you start dating Sesshomaru?" Alex asked. "It took 3 years after I came back from the Feudal Era. We dated for a year until I found him with Sango. And before you ask a piece of Naraku was left in Sango and she sold her soul to a dark witch to live this long. That night I left Inuyasha and that same night had decided that I never loved Inuyasha but I did love Sesshomaru. I was only kidding myself with Inuyasha, I had figured that I could have never had Sesshomaru and thought that Inuyasha was second best since they were brothers. Boy was I wrong." Kagome laughed. Alex laughed as well, "Is anyone else hungry?" Miroku asked. "As a matter of fact yes. Miroku go ask cook to make something for us." Kagome said. He nodded and left.
Unbeknownst to everyone in the house a tall young redheaded demon got out of a taxi. He then walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. A few seconds later Ryu answered the door, "Oh good afternoon sir, was your flight ok?" Ryu asked. "Yes Ryu it was fine." The young man smiled.
Hearing the voices after hearing the doorbell Kagome was curious and decided to see who was at the door. 'Maybe it's someone looking for Sesshomaru, better go tell them to try the office.' Kagome thought excusing herself to go greet their guest. When she rounded the corner she froze and gasped. The redheaded demon heard this and looked up to see a beautiful demoness with striking purple eyes. She resembled Kagome a great deal. "S…Shippo? Is that really you?" Kagome asked in surprise. "Kagome? You're a demon?" He asked just as surprised. "Yea." She smiled and then launched herself into his arms with tears of happiness. "It's great to see you again too. Please no more tears, Sesshomaru told me you'd be here. Come lets go eat some lunch and catch up." He said leading her into the dining room.
When they walked in Shippo stopped and looked at the other person in the room. "Miroku, is that really you?" Shippo said noticing he hadn't aged one bit. "Shippo my young friend, wow it's nice to see you again." Miroku smiled. "But how have you survived to this time? I can't sense that you're a demon but I don't smell death on you." He said sitting down beside Kagome. "That's because I have immortality because it was my destiny to be Sesshomaru and Kagome's protector." He said. "Ah, I see. Seems I have missed a lot since I went to America." He said.
A few moments later lunch was brought out and the servants greeted Shippo and welcomed him home. Shippo thanked them and looked at the food. "Mmm this looks good, come on everyone lets eat. So Miroku who's the young woman sitting with you?" Shippo asked taking a bite of his lunch. "This is my girlfriend Alex and she's also Kagome's personal security guard." He smiled. "Wow Alex, you must be some woman for Sesshomaru to hire you as Kagome's personal security guard." Shippo said. "I served in the military in America, I am from North Carolina." She smiled. "Ah, North Carolina hu? Nice state, I did some business there a few times." He said.
Kagome then decided she wanted some questions answered. "Shippo, what happened all those years ago?" She asked. "What do you mean?" He asked. "Well Miroku mentioned that after I was thrown back to my time you ran off on your own and never returned." She said pushing her food around. "I was upset and knew I'd never see you again. But I vowed that I would find a way to survive until I could see you again because I had remembered you saying that you were 500 years from the future. So after you were thrown back to your time I tried going through the well and when that didn't work I decided to go seek out training." He said nonchalantly. "Oh, and who did you train with?" She asked curiously. "I sought out Kouga, and when I turned up on his doorstep he was a little shocked. I then told him how Naraku had been defeated and you had been thrown back into your own time. I asked him to train me and help me become stronger and teach me more about my demon heritage." He said taking the last bite of his food. "And where is Kouga now?" She asked afraid to know. "He owns his own security business in America. He is the CEO of the biggest security systems agencies in all of America." He laughed. "Is he mated?" She asked. "Yea he mated Ayame and they've had many pups." He said looking at her. "What's up with all the questions?" He asked. "Well after I was thrown back and Sesshomaru and I started dating he didn't know much about what happened to everyone and when Miroku began working here he couldn't tell me much either. I am just curious to know what happened to some of my old friends." She said. "Well Kouga has long given up the claim that you are still his woman, most of Kouga's men work with him but a few never made it this far seeing as when the demon and human revolution happened they were killed. What ever happened to Sango?" He asked. "I killed her." Kagome said. Shippo looked at her like she'd gone crazy. "No really what happened to her? We all know you couldn't kill anyone Kagome. You are too kind." Shippo said. "It's true she did." Miroku said. Shippo looked at Kagome for more of an answer. "She was being half controlled by Naraku because when she had that jewel in her back when we first met her, Naraku had left some of his life essence. Then Sango sold her soul to a dark witch letting her live to this time. I then caught Inuyasha cheating with her. That night Sesshomaru professed his love to me and I decided to give him a chance. Sango then kidnapped my family and threatened to kill them if we didn't drop the charges against Inuyasha. But what she didn't expect was that me and my family were all Lynx demons. She tried pulling a gun on me so I decapitated her." Kagome finished. "I see, now Kagome tell me how you became a demon." Shippo said. "Well I was always a demon, I just never knew because my mom hid it from us. She thought my brother and I would be happier living human lives. But when I got sick after Inuyasha had attacked me and I found out I had cancer that's when she told me. It turned out since I was getting older my demon blood was trying to fight my miko powers and were making me sick. So once I was conscious my mom told me and that I needed to concentrate my demon powers so they could meld together with my miko powers. Ever since then I've kept my demon form." She said. "Wow, so what kind of cancer did you have and are you cured?" He asked. "I had liver and ovarian cancer. They took both my ovaries and my liver. Sesshomaru was nice enough to transplant half his liver to me. And a few months after my ovaries were taken we found out about a surgery that could let me bear pups. My mother donated both her ovaries to me so now I can have children." She said. "Well I am glad that you are ok now. Have you two begun to try for pups yet?" He asked smirking. "You're such a lecher. No we haven't even had sex yet. We are waiting until we get married, which is in June and I expect you to be there." She said smiling. "I wouldn't miss it for the world. You're my mother and all I ever wanted for you was to be happy. I am glad you are with someone who makes you happy and treats you right." He said.
Kagome smiled and then yawned a little. "I think I will go take a nap for a while. Why don't you and Miroku catch up, Alex you can chill with Miroku." She smiled. "Alright, have a nice nap." Miroku said. Kagome nodded and went up to her room and the other spent the rest of the evening catching up and just chatting about what's been going on the last year or so.
A/N: I am so sorry this chapter is coming so late. I was having some major writers block. Hope you enjoy.