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Here is chapter eight!
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Kagome lay in her bed, completely unmoving besides the occasional muscle twitch. Her vision was cloudy and her mind was hazy. She knew she had to get up soon; she had a long day ahead of her. Instead she laid there, sprawled out on top of her bed, relishing in the effect of her own poison. It blocked out the thoughts and dreams that she usually had every night, blessing her with at least a few hours of peace.
Kagome blinked. Then blinked again. It was already starting to wear off. She decided then that it was time to get up and get going. She glanced at her clock, 8:24 am, she had already been laying there for almost an hour. With a sigh she pushed herself out of bed and swayed to her bathroom.
Turning on the shower she stripped herself of her clothes and climbed in. The warm water beat down on her back soothingly, adding even more effect to her buzz. She felt dizzy all of a sudden and held herself up against the wall. Then feeling completely limp she slumped down in a sitting position and leaned against the wall for support. She let the water run over her as she rested her head back, eyes closed.
'Inuyasha… why can't you leave me alone? Just accept what is and move on…' she begged silently. 'I will only bring harm to you… I can't let someone I care about get hurt. Not ever again. And if that means for me to never be happy… then so be it…'
She had come home last night and went straight to her room. Thoughts and memories swimming in her head, eating at her mind like a virus. She had accidently taken a little extra last night, making her still high, and her body feeling like a wet noodle. Nothing new though. She had done it many times before. She still did her job perfect, and was even able to act pretty normal, even if she didn't feel it.
"Kagome?" she heard someone ask, knocking on the door.
"Hai?" Kagome answered, standing up to finish her shower.
"Are ye well child?" Kaede asked concerned.
"Hai Keade-sama I am fine," Kagome assured her, lathering herself up with her vanilla body wash.
"Alright. I have your tea and breakfast; I shall sit the tray down on your stand. Please let me know if you need anything."
"Thank you," Kagome said, rinsing off her body and poured out some shampoo to wash her hair.
After she got out she wrapped a towel around herself and wrapped her hair in one as well. She came out of the steamy bathroom, feeling completely relaxed and in a more control of herself. She felt so light though and giddy, an effect of being high of course. She didn't care though; it suited her, made her feel better, and above all else made her happy.
Kagome dressed in a pair of light blue jean capris with a white off the shoulder long sleeved shirt that stopped right above her belly button. She wore a black belt with a silver buckle and a pair of black designer sneakers. She quickly tied her hair up in a messy bun and adjusted the silver locket around her slim throat.
She walked over to wear Kaede set the tray down and with a grimace she picked up her tea. She hated it; it was absolutely disgusting, but necessary. It was a special brew that Kaede made to be able to hide any foreign scents in her body. It didn't make her scentless, it just took away any scent that wasn't her natural one, and obviously she did this because she has worked with demons before. The stuff didn't have a scent but man did it taste bad!
After gulping the dark brown liquid down, she quickly unscrewed the water bottle cap and chugged about half of it. She ate her breakfast, which was some toast with grape jam, an omelet stuffed with vegetables, cheese, and ham, a few pieces of assorted fruit, and a small glass of orange juice. She quickly went back into her bathroom and brushed her straight white teeth. After that she grabbed the tray, her purse and a pair of sunglasses, and headed out the door, deciding to take the steps to work off some of her breakfast. It was already past 9:30 as she bounced down the stairs and into the kitchen, slapping her shades onto her face.
To Kagome's surprise Inuyasha was sitting at the island, in nothing but a pair of red pajama bottoms. He was lazily eating a huge bowl of ramen, but when he heard her he looked up and gave her a crooked grin.
"Mornin'," he greeted waving a clawed hand.
"Good morning," Kagome said back, trying to keep her eyes averted from his naked chest. She quickly walked over and set the tray down, still feeling some of the effects of her high.
"What's wrong with you?" Inuyasha asked with a frown.
"What do you mean what's wrong with me?" Kagome asked, glaring at him.
"You're walking funny," he said flatly.
"How the hell would you know if I was walking funny or not?" Kagome snapped, irritated that even her slight sway caught his attention. Man what did he do?! Gawk at her all day?!
"Kagome I'm around you all the time and you know damn well I look at you," Inuyasha said matter-of-factly.
"Whatever," She rolled her eyes, walking past him to leave.
"Wait a minute," he reached out and caught her by the upper arm.
"What is your problem?!" Kagome seethed, wanting very much to get away from the over observant hanyou. Inuyasha just ignored her and snatched her glasses off her face. Her sapphire eyes were cloudy and her pupils were slightly dilated. To anyone else it wouldn't have noticeable, but he knew better.
"Are you fucking high?" Inuyasha demanded angrily, taking a whiff of her. Vanilla and cherry blossoms. That's it.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Kagome scoffed trying to wrench her arm free but his grasp was firm.
"Don't play me for a fool Kagome," Inuyasha warned, a scowl placed on his handsome face.
"Give it a rest Inuyasha! Quit trying to act like you give a damn!" Kagome spat, just wanting desperately to get away from him. How the hell did he know?! She has managed to keep it away from full demons so how did he know?!
"You know full well that I give a fucking damn!" Inuyasha exploded. How dare she question his affections?! Hasn't he tried non-stop to prove that to her?!
"Let me go Inuyasha!" Kagome demanded, trying to pull her arm away, but to no avail.
"No! Not until you tell me what the hell you think you are doing!"
"It's none of your business what I'm doing!"
"Yes it is! Do you know what that shit can do to your body? That it could kill you?!" Inuyasha fumed, his dark golden eyes blazing into her almost grey ones.
"Inuyasha please…," Kagome begged softly. "Just leave me alone."
"Your fucking killing yourself and you want me to leave you alone?!" Inuyasha gritted out in disbelief. "What the hell are you thinking?!"
"You know what you baka asshole?!" Kagome screeched outraged, finally snatching her arm free. "When you kill your whole fucking family then you can come and fucking judge me! So until then leave me the hell alone!"
Inuyasha was completely taken back by what she said, too stunned to talk or even move. He felt a painful squeeze so deep inside it felt like it was his very soul being squeezed in a vice. She used that to her advantage, snatched her sunglasses from him, and literally ran out of the room.
'What did she mean by that?! Did…did she really…? No… there is no way that she could do something like that… no way! Not Kagome…' Inuyasha mused, staring at the spot where Kagome had just been. 'Don't think you can just keep running Kagome. You will have to face this sooner or later… I won't let you hurt yourself anymore…'
-x-
Kagome sat in her car in the parking lot at her work, forehead resting against the steering wheel.
'Why?' Kagome questioned herself, hot tears streaming down her face, with a deeply painful twist in her gut. 'Why did he have to find out? Why did I say those things? Why the hell does everything always go horribly wrong?' After a moment she decided that it was just that Kami hated her.
'So much for this evening going well…' Kagome thought bitterly. 'He probably hates me now… he won't want me around his family…'
Kagome had hoped that she would get to meet his family and things would go good… For some reason she really wanted them to accept her, like part of theirs.
'Ridiculous,' Kagome scoffed to herself, wiping the tears from her face. She sat there for a few more minutes, clutching the silver locket in her hand.
'Mama…' She whispered brokenly to herself, giving the locket a firm squeeze. She felt the familiar burn of tears behind her lids and furiously blinked them away.
She wasn't going to think about anything anymore. She was going to go into work, throw herself into it until she couldn't even think straight anymore, like she always did. Taking a few deep breaths she shoved all her oppressive memories and thoughts to the back of her mind and locked them away. With her head held high, and an emotionless mask on her face, she headed into the building.
-x-
Sesshoumaru sighed inwardly as he sat behind his huge oak desk in his office. The past few days have been hell. Rin was half crazy with her erratic mood swings, going from bawling her eyes out one minute, to bashing his head in with a frying pan the next, stating the he was an "uncaring ass crack."
He winced slightly, remember the frying pan experience. He was a full demon and tough as hell but damn did that hurt! Any other person and it would probably have killed them… but damn it all to hell he loved that woman… and he wouldn't have her any other way.
Not to mention that he had actually been working pretty hard trying to find out some things on his brother's wench, which of course he would never admit that to anyone. He had to intimidate, which really wasn't that hard, and pull a lot of strings just to get the little bit of information he had. No one seemed to be able to find anything, or even someone who knew anything for that matter.
"Do you ever knock little brother?" he asked emotionlessly, not bothering to look up from the papers he was currently working on, after said brother kicked his office door in.
"Keh did you ever get that stick out of your ass?" he retorted back, plopping on the couch, with his usually scowl.
Sesshoumaru sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose; he could already feel a headache coming on…
"What do you want?" he asked annoyed, looking up from his work to fix him with a cold glare.
"Isn't it obvious?" Inuyasha scoffed, unaffected by Sesshoumaru's glare. "I want information."
"Of course you do," Sesshoumaru said dryly, opening up a desk drawer.
"You mean you actually got something?" Inuyasha asked, excitedly.
"Of course I did," Sesshoumaru said irritated, slightly offended. He pulled the cream colored folder out and slapped it on the desk.
"That's it?" Inuyasha asked flatly, staring at the almost flat folder. Sesshoumaru bristled at his tone, completely annoyed by his ungratefulness.
"Well I assure you little brother, that if you aren't happy I can take this back where I got it," Sesshoumaru replied, picking up the folder to place it back in his desk.
"No, no, no!" Inuyasha protested, swiping the folder from his older brother. "Let me see."
Fighting the urge to roll his eyes, Sesshoumaru leaned back into his chair, waiting for a response. Inuyasha opened the folder and his face scrunched up in disgust. There were a couple of photos, maybe about six, of dead, broken, bloody bodies. From what he could tell there were three of them, all men.
One had his throat cut so deep he was almost decapitated; blood stained the pavement he was laying on. A few feet from him was another body, bloody as well with a huge gaping hole in his chest, right where his heart was. Or was supposed to be… laying a few inches from his head was said organ, like someone had ripped it out of him and just threw it down. The last body was, it seemed, several yards away, closest to the entrance. He was a big bloody mess as well, his throat having been ripped out. All of their faces were frozen in silent horror, and they were extremely disturbing to look at.
"What does this have to do with Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, glaring at his brother. This time Sesshoumaru did roll his eyes.
"Read the report you fool," he growled.
"Calm down, don't get your panties in a bunch," Inuyasha grumbled and Sesshoumaru sent him a death glare.
Ignoring him, Inuyasha pulled out the three page report, one page for each man. After scanning the paper his eyes widened in understanding.
"These men were Mr. Higurashi's security guards!" Inuyasha exclaimed, his eyes roaming the papers greedily. Finally he was getting somewhere!
"Indeed," Sesshoumaru nodded. "Did you check the date?"
Inuyasha scanned the paper, pinpointing the date. "September 27th 2004."
"The same day her family died," Sesshoumaru said slowly, trying to get him to understand.
"Who did it?" Inuyasha gaped, sitting down on the edge of the couch.
"Apparently no one knows," Sesshoumaru replied, "Or is desperately hiding their identity."
"But why? Why would someone want to protect a bastard like him?" Inuyasha snarled, throwing the folder onto the desk.
"How do you know it was a him?"
"Kagome had said something about not trusting a 'him'. So I figured whoever he is, is the one that did all this."
"Hn," was the only reply from the elder demon.
"She thinks that he is going to come after me or something. She keeps saying she can't be with me and she doesn't want anything to happen to me." Inuyasha admitted with a frown.
"Perhaps she has a reason, maybe she really does fear for your safety," Sesshoumaru commented.
"Yeah right," Inuyasha scoffed. "Like I would let anyone hurt me."
"Well Kagome seems to think so. Maybe you should be careful little brother. Perhaps this man is somewhere out there still, and probably dangerous," Sesshoumaru warned.
"Since when did you care?" Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"I do not. I just don't want someone else to kill you, that is my job," Sesshoumaru brushed it off like he was just talking about the weather.
"Whatever," Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
Sesshoumaru would never kill him, deep down he and Sesshoumaru both knew he cared for his younger brother… just in his own way.
"So this pretty much means that Kagome's family was killed by some psycho," Inuyasha stated. "But why not Kagome too? Was she not there? Or did the bastard have some kind of feelings for her? Maybe he just wanted to do it as some kind of sick joke; maybe she hurt him or something…."
"I do not know Inuyasha. If you don't mind, I have work to do and you are most certainly not helping." Sesshoumaru said in a tone that clearly told him to leave.
"If you find anything else, let me know." Inuyasha said standing up. After a curt nod from his silver headed brother he left.
-x-
After sewing two pairs of jeans, in different colors and designs, and two shirts, and a vest Kagome decided to take a break. Glancing at her cell phone, it was two o'clock; she had been working non-stop for hours now. With a sigh she got up and left the design room, deciding to head to her office and see where Keiji has been the past few days.
She was walking down the hallway when she felt someone tap her shoulder. Quickly she spun around and was rewarded with brown, stick goo squirted in her face. She stared in complete shock at her grinning best friend, holding the offending bottle in her hand.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Kagome sputtered, wiping the caramel goo off her face. Well she tried to anyway, her whole face was covered and she was afraid that some had gotten into her hair.
"Just a little pay back," Sango shrugged, brown eyes glittering with triumph.
"So I take it you didn't let Miroku put it to good use?" Kagome asked irritated as she made her way to the nearest bathroom, Sango right behind her.
"Kami Kagome! And you say I'm a pervert!" Sango scolded.
"Whatever," Kagome grunted, staring at herself in the mirror. She had brown goo dripping down from her forehead, down her cheeks, and just as she feared she had some in her hair, by the hairline. "Do you know how hard this is going to be to get out of my hair?!" Kagome asked outraged as she turned the water on in the sink.
"Should have thought about that before hand," Sango chirped in a sing-song voice.
"This has been the worst freakin' day ever!" Kagome growled, scooping up some really warm water to scrub her face and hair.
"Well I know a little caramel wouldn't have made the day so bad so what else happened?" Sango asked as she went and got some paper towels, taking pity on her friend.
"Inuyasha," Kagome stated like it answered everything.
"What about him?"
"He knows." Kagome whispered, drying herself off after she got all the caramel off her face.
"What do you mean?"
"The morphine! He knows about it!" Kagome gritted out, drying her hair.
"How?!" Sango gasped. No one besides Kaede, Keiji and herself knew about that!
"I don't know! I accidently took too much last night, and woke up still high. He was downstairs when I got up," Kagome explained. "He said something about me walking funny and he took my sunglasses off and just freaked out on me!"
"Well I'm sure you shocked the shit out of him Kags," Sango said, resting her hand on her friends shoulder.
"He probably hates me now," Kagome whispered, obviously upset.
"I'm sure he doesn't hate you," Sango assured her, wrapping her arm around her shoulders. "He is probably worried sick about you."
"Why?!" Kagome finally exploded. "Why does he care so much?! Why does he want to be with me so bad?!" Kagome could feel the tears pricking the back of her eyelids. Why did everything have to be so damn complicated?!
"I don't know Kagome," Sango admitted, not really knowing what else to say.
"I just want him to leave me alone! Make him go away!" Kagome wailed, sliding down the wall and slumping to the floor. Sango just sat beside her with her arm wrapped around her, not knowing what to say.
"Why Kagome?"
"Because I can't be with him! That bastard will kill him Sango! I can't let that happen!" Kagome cried out, tears running down her face. Sango sat there stunned. Not just by her words but because Kagome was crying. She hadn't seen Kagome cry since her family died.
"Kagome he is locked up now! He won't hurt Inuyasha, you, or anyone else ever again!" Sango assured her, squeezing her tight.
"You're wrong Sango," Kagome sobbed. "He will be back and he will kill whoever gets in his way! He promised and I know he will do it!"
"Kagome…"
"I want to be with Inuyasha," Kagome admitted, clinging to Sango as she cried. "I want to be with him so much that it hurts Sango! But I would rather be completely miserable for the rest of my life then to let anything happen to him…I… I love him Sango-chan," Kagome sobbed as her best friend held her.
"Everything will be alright Kagome. I won't let that bastard touch you ever again. You deserve to be happy," Sango whispered, rubbing soothing circles on Kagome's back. "If you love him Kagome be with him. Trust him; confide in him, Kagome let him help you. Inuyasha is strong and he won't let anyone hurt him, or you for that matter. I know he cares deeply about you Kagome. You two deserve to be happy together."
Kagome continued to cry for a few more minutes but eventually stopped and pulled away from Sango. She brushed the last remaining tears from her face and gave Sango a weak smile.
"Thanks Sango," She whispered.
"Of course Kagome-chan you are my best friend, I would do anything for you," Sango smiled, giving her friend a hug.
Kagome hugged her back and then they both picked their selves off the floor. Kagome splashed her face with some cool water and then gently dried her face off.
"What time is it?" Kagome asked, throwing away the used towel.
"It is almost three," Sango said.
"Oh man!" Kagome gasped. "I got to go get ready! Hopefully he will still want me to go…"
"I'm sure he does Kaggie. Now you go get ready, I'm going to go finish a few clothe articles."
"Alright. I will see you later Sango!" Kagome waved and took off, heading out to the parking lot to her car.
'Good maybe Inuyasha can do something to help her. He is the only person that can help her now…' Sango mused as she watched her friend disappear down the hallway. 'You better not hurt her Inuyasha or I will kill you.'
-x-
Kagome dashed up the stairs and headed to the security room. She only had about an hour before she left and she needed help. Ayame's help to be exact. She punched the code in and opened the door. She half ran to the monitor room and threw open the door.
"Ayame I need you to- oh." Kagome didn't finish her sentence as she watched the scene before her. Ayame and Kouga in a serious and passionate lip-lock. They broke apart and stared at her after she entered. Ayame blushed ten shades of red and jumped back while Kouga just stood there with a stupid grin on his face.
"I am so sorry guys I didn't mean to intrude lik-"
"Ah don't worry about it Kags," Kouga waved it off, grinning. "It's not like we don't have more time later."
"In your dreams," Ayame replied, narrowing her bright green eyes at him, but had a hint of a smile on her lips. Kouga just chuckled and plopped down into his black chair.
"What can I help you with Kagome?" Ayame asked smiling.
"Uh…" Kagome was too shocked and actually forgot what she came in there for.
"You needed me to…?" Ayame prompted, holding in her laugh at the look of disbelieve on her friends face.
"Oh!" Kagome remembered and blushed slightly, knowing she had probably looked like a gaping fish. "I need to be gone in an hour and I need help to get ready."
"Well you came to the right girl," Ayame said grinning as she grabbed Kagome's hand and dragged her away.
"So… care to explain?" Kagome asked as she let Ayame drag her to her bedroom.
"Oh we decided to date," Ayame said simply with a shrug.
"Since when?"
"Since like a month ago."
"What?!" Kagome shrieked digging her heels into the floor making Ayame stop. "Why didn't you tell me?!"
"Just wanted to try it out in private first. That way if it didn't work out… well you know no one would have to know."
"Oh," Kagome nodded in understanding and they both went into her room.
"So what is the event?" Ayame asked from inside Kagome's walk in closet.
"Charity even with Inuyasha's parents," Kagome answered, stripping off her shoes and clothes in her room.
"Hmmm," Ayame pondered to herself as she scanned Kagome's closet. Her eyes finally landed on a pretty light blue dress and she grinned. She grabbed the matching white heels and went to stand in Kagome's room.
She caught a glimpse of Kagome in a white lacy bra and matching booty shorts underwear before she disappeared into her bathroom. Ayame laid the items on top of Kagome's bed and then followed her into the bathroom. Kagome was standing there washing her face in the sink.
"I got your outfit picked out," Ayame informed her, handing her a small towel to dry her face.
"Thanks Ayame I don't know what I would do without you," Kagome said dapping her face smiling as she walked out of the room.
Taking a look at the dress she knew she couldn't wear a bra with it so she stripped herself of her bra. She slipped the silky blue dress on; it went all the way to her ankles. It had a deep neckline that went to the middle of her stomach and was in a halter top fashion. Her shoes were simple white sandal heels. The dress was beautiful and hugged all her curves and made her eyes pop, her locket hung around her neck and rested between her full breasts.
"Stunning," Ayame remarked as she came to examine her choice. "Hmm I'm thinking an up do. Or maybe a half up do. Hmm," she pondered out loud to herself. Kagome made her way to the bathroom and quickly brushed her teeth and put on some black eyeliner with some light blue eye shadow. She put a little bit of lip gloss on, making her lips shimmer and giving her lips a fuller look.
Ayame came up behind her and started fussing with her hair. After what felt like hours Ayame was finally done and stepped back to admire her work. Kagome's hair was done up and a loose messy mass of curls, with a few curls framing her face. She looked beautiful.
"Thanks Ayame," Kagome beamed a smile at said wolf demon as they left her bathroom.
"Anything for you madam," Ayame joked with a mock curtsy. "Well I will see you when you get home. Let me know if Inuyasha's brother is as beautiful as they say." With that she left, green eyes sparkling.
Kagome sat at the edge of her bed and glanced at her clock. 4:18 pm. She frowned as she sat there, deciding if she should really go or not.
'What if he doesn't want me to go anymore?' she thought her heart sinking. Oh how embarrassing that would be… to go downstairs all ready and he just tells her that she isn't wanted anymore… She sat there a few more minutes and right when she decided to just change and go train she heard her cell phone going off.
She picked it up from the stand that it had been sitting on and seen she had a text message.
'You better be down here and ready in five minutes or I'm coming up to get you. Don't think you got out of going. I won't let you out of my sight.'
Kagome breathed a sigh of relief after reading Inuyasha's message and she allowed herself a small smile. She quickly grabbed her white purse that she had already prepared for tonight and shoved her phone in it. With one more look at her appearance she took a deep breath and left the safety of her room.
She felt nervous as she walked down the stairs. The knot in her belly growing tauter each step she took. Her mind was racing with questions… Would he bring it up? Would he treat her any different? Was he still mad at her? By the time she got downstairs and stood at the front door she was a nervous wreck and was seriously considering going back upstairs. That was until the front door swung open and there stood a scowling Inuyasha. He was dressed in a black suit with a white undershirt and a loose blood red tie. He looked damn fine.
"About damn time," he muttered, obviously he was making good on his threat to come get her. "Come on Kagome let's go." He turned and trotted back down the stairs and entered the limo, leaving the door open for her.
Nervously she slid in beside him and closed the door. The limo took off down the paved driveway as they sat in silence.
"Kagome?"
His sudden question of her name made her jump, and she turned to look at him. He sat on the opposite side of the lime, arms crossed and gazing out the window.
"Yes?" she asked hesitantly, eyeing him warily. 'What am I so nervous for? It's none of his damn business what I do with my life! I don't have to answer to him!' with that thought she banished her nervousness and gazed coolly at him.
"You look beautiful," was all he said, his gaze never leaving the passing scenery. Kagome's jaw dropped open, as she stared at him. That most certainly hadn't been what she was expecting…
"Thanks," she mumbled. "You don't look to bad yourself."
All the indication he gave that he had heard he was the twitch of one fluffy dog ear and a crooked smirk.
Inuyasha wasn't going to bring the morning's incident up…at least not right now. There is a time and place for everything and right now wasn't it. He just couldn't wait to see her reaction to what he planned later. He wasn't letting her out of his sight, determined to get her to stop her drug abuse and to figure her out. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and smirked inwardly to himself.
'Oh my little Kagome... Don't think this is over,' he thought half-amused as he watched her sit stiffly on the other side of the limo, on the opposite end. She obviously had herself ready for a confrontation, refusing to completely relax.
The rest of the ride was silent, both sitting in their own thoughts. Kagome was surprised when the limo stopped all of a sudden and the door opened up a few seconds later. Inuyasha slid out of the limo with his trademark smirk and Kagome came out after him.
As always cameras were flashing and people were murmuring and shouting. Kagome just smiled as Inuyasha wrapped his arm around her shoulders. Kagome reached up her took his hand in hers, entwining their fingers together and let the other one drop to her side. She loved feeling him, feeling him pressed close to her smaller body, his slightly rough hands in hers, feeling his heat and smelling his masculine scent. She just couldn't help herself and the smile she wore on her face was genuine as she walked into the building.
The room was large and full of conversing people. From humans to demons, sipping from glasses, eating small tarts, laughing, in deep conversation, or making introductions. There were tables and chairs set up, obviously for eating. There were also couches and arm chairs scattered around. There were also bare floors where some people were dancing to the soft music. It looked like a classic charity event.
'Well I guess a lot of people were planning on coming early,' Kagome thought as she let of Inuyasha's hand. He let his arm slip from her shoulders to her waist as he guided her toward the back of the room.
Toward the back was a semi large oak table where a man that looked like Inuyasha sat. He was older, with his silver hair pulled up into a high pony tail. He was laughing at a younger woman sitting beside him, whom was very obviously pregnant from her large belly and her natural glow.
"Father," Inuyasha said as he stopped in front of the table. Said man looked up and grinned.
"Inuyasha my boy! Glad you made it! You probably didn't have much of a choice with that mother of yours," he chuckled as he got up and embraced his son. After that he looked Kagome up and down and gave her a huge smile.
"Father this is Kagome, Kagome, this is my father," Inuyasha introduced.
"Hello Mr. Takahashi," Kagome said politely, giving him a small bow.
"You can call me Inutashio my dear girl, no need to be so formal," he said in his deep voice. He gave Kagome a quick squeeze and grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the seat beside the pregnant girl.
"This is Rin," Inutashio introduced as Kagome took a seat beside her and he the other side of Rin. "This is my other son's wife."
"Hello," Kagome greeted.
"Hello Kagome. So your Inuyasha m- er date eh?" Rin corrected herself after getting a glare from Inuyasha.
"Hai and beautiful isn't she?" Inuyasha answered for her and took a seat across from Kagome.
"Indeed," Inutashio agreed with a charming smile, and Kagome just blushed.
"Where is mother?" Inuyasha asked.
"Oh you know," Inutashio said with a quick wave of a clawed hand. "She is around her somewhere. Probably harassing some poor waiter…"
"Yes since I am such an unpleasant person," a very irritated but still sweet sounding voice said. Kagome looked and recognized Inuyasha's mother standing beside Inutashio, giving him a very disapproving glare.
"Oh there you are dear! Heh heh," Inutashio laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his neck.
"Yes here I am indeed," she said flatly, giving him one last glare. Then she turned her attention to Kagome and her face bloomed into a very welcoming smile. "Oh you must be Kagome! It is so very wonderful to meet you!"
"It is nice to meet you to Mrs. Takahashi," Kagome said smiling.
"Oh no my dear you can call me Izayoi," she said with a wave of her delicate hand. "Besides I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot more of each other in the future," she said, her brown eyes twinkling as she cast her and Inuyasha both a knowing look.
"So Kagome," Rin drawled, rubbing her enlarged stomach, "are you going to be participating in the auction?"
"Oh yes," Kagome nodded, watching Rin pat her belly. "I usually always donate money and I love kids."
"Excellent," Izayoi clapped her hands together. "It will start at six, but you might want to get in the room a little early to get a good seat." She inclined her head to a door off to the left.
"Where's Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha asked to no one in particular.
"Oh he is coming. He just had to get me a few things from the kitchen," Rin said with a grin.
"What are you having?" Kagome asked.
"Twins. Don't know the genders yet, wanted them to be a surprise," Rin answered proudly.
"Twins eh? Good luck," Kagome said giving her a smile.
"Good luck indeed," A deep masculine voice said, standing behind Rin.
Kagome looked up and her jaw literally dropped. Standing there was the most beautiful man she had ever seen in her entire life. Inuyasha was sexy and all but this man was beautiful. Irritated, Inuyasha reached over and used a finger to close her gaping mouth. Kagome blushed fiercely as she gave Inuyasha a good solid kick to the shin under the table. He grunted and narrowed his eyes at her. She however, ignored him.
"Come dear and help me with a few things," Izayoi said to her husband and with a reluctant sigh he excused himself and they left.
"Kagome this is my husband Sesshoumaru," Rin said after he set down a plate full of chocolate covered fruits.
"Hello," Kagome greeted, it coming out more of a squeak then anything. Sesshoumaru just inclined his head, his face emotionless.
"I will be back in a moment mate, I have a few people to talk to," Sesshoumaru said, and after Rin nodded he left. Kagome hadn't realized she had been staring after him until she heard a giggle beside her. She blushed as she caught Rin's gaze.
"Oh don't worry about that. I sure remember what it was like the first time I seen him. I ran right into an open door and broke my nose," Rin said with a laugh.
"Oh my Kami are you serious?" Kagome asked wide eyed.
"Sure did," Rin nodded. "I woke up a few hours later in the hospital with him right by my side. I had never been so embarrassed in my entire life. But it was worth it."
"I would say so," Kagome agreed and she heard an irritated snort come from the hanyou in front of her.
"Oh please. He isn't that good looking," Inuyasha grumbled, arms folded over his chest.
"Stop being such a baby," Rin said with a roll of her eyes as she picked up a piece of chocolate covered watermelon.
After about twenty minutes of chatting, she heard Izayoi's voice announce that the bidding will begin in a few moments. As Kagome and Inuyasha made their way to the auction room, Kagome thought about how much she liked Rin and the rest of his family. They were very welcoming, except for his brother but Rin said that was just how he was, and they seemed to be a good strong family. A family that for some reason, Kagome really wanted to be a part of…
They took a seat in the third row on the left side of the room, a good spot to see the small stage and podium in front of them. People were already sitting down and some were still coming in. There were at least over a hundred people participating. Rin sat on Kagome's left and Inuyasha sat on her right. How Rin had managed to get to the room without any help and before them was beyond anyone's comprehension.
After a few minutes Izayoi came onto the stage, welcoming everyone and thanking them for coming out. The bidding started on a small little girl about six or seven with cute little pigtails.
"So I heard you have had quite a devastating loss a few years ago," Rin whispered to Kagome, and Kagome paled and nodded. "Well I am sorry for your loss Kagome, I truly know some of what you are going through."
"Did you lose someone?" Kagome asked softly.
"Hai. Ever hear about the high school shooting about six years ago?" Rin asked and at Kagome's nod she continued. "I went to that school, and I was there that day. I was only sixteen…"
"No," Kagome gasped shocked. She had heard about how over one hundred people were shot and killed at the old Tama High School. It was one of the biggest massacres of the century.
"Hai," Rin said sadly as she nodded.
"How…how did you survive?" Kagome whispered, truly interested on how such a bubbly young woman could have been through something so horrible.
"I almost didn't," Rin admitted. "I had been shot in the head actually, but thank Kami it was just grazed the side of my head. But before that… I seen all of my friends killed. Shot and killed right in front of me." Rin told her. Kagome could still tell that she was still hurt over the memory, but for the most part didn't seem traumatized.
"I am so sorry," Kagome whispered, wishing she could be strong like Rin.
"That's not even the worst of it," Rin shook her head sadly. "My parents saw the news and rushed over to the school. They were hit by a semi and killed."
Kagome just gaped at Rin in absolute horror. How horrible that must have been for her… Everyone she knew and loved killed on the same day, all at once like that…
"How did you… get over something like that…?" Kagome asked, almost close to tears. Not only for Rin and her loss, but for her loss as well. She wanted to be like Rin…
"Well at first, for over two years, I was a walking mute zombie," Rin said. "I pretty much gave up on life and everyone in it. I never thought I would ever be the same, or be happy again. Ever."
Rin looked up at Kagome and seen the silent question in her eyes. 'How did you do it?' She gave her a small smile.
"Then along came Sesshoumaru," Rin said, her smile widening. "After waking up in the hospital, he was right by my side. After that he started coming around, asking me on dates and such. At first I refused, for weeks actually. Eventually he got me to go, and even though it was a pretty silent date, it was nice. After a few months I finally lost it, and tried to kill myself. Sesshoumaru saved my life and I finally spilled to him everything. And I mean everything."
Rin gave Kagome a pointed look, telling her with her eyes that she should confide in someone.
"It still wasn't perfect after that," Rin said with a nod. "But I never felt so much better in my entire life. It was like someone had literally taken the weight of the world off my shoulders, like my soul could breathe for the first time in a very long time. I honestly wish I would have talked to someone sooner about it. It would have made things so much easier and better for me."
Kagome sat there staring at Rin, swallowing the lump in her throat. Rin suffered so much, and was now happily married and expecting her first child. Or children as a matter of face. She was bubbly, happy and such a friendly pleasant person. How could someone who went through so much be like that? Kagome admired her so much for being able to be so strong…
"Now I'm not sure what you have been through," Rin was saying, "but I know for a fact that you can't let yourself wallow in your own misery. Don't let your bad memories out ride your good ones. Don't let your past hold you back Kagome. You deserve to be happy, and so does Inuyasha." She gave Kagome a knowing smile.
Kagome couldn't do anything but nod as she turned her attention back to the auction. She seen Rin struggle to sit up out of the corner of her eye but before she could blink Sesshoumaru was there helping her. Rin gave him a dazzling smile and he wrapped his arm around her and they both left the room.
'How did you do it Rin? How?' Kagome questioned miserably. Kagome wasn't strong like Rin, didn't have what it took to be able to get past something like that. She just sat there thinking about how someone as amazing as her had been through something so terrible and painful.
Inuyasha sat quietly, staring a head at the little stage. He had heard everything but said nothing, waiting for Kagome's reaction. Now that Rin was gone Kagome just sat there with a blank expression on her face, gazing at the stage with unfocused sapphire eyes. He wondered if Rin had helped with her story, or made the damage worse.
'Guess we will find out,' Inuyasha thought, turning back to the small stage. A little red haired orphan came out. He was a small fox demon, with puffy red hair and green eyes. He was little, maybe seven or eight and seemed to be shy.
"This is Shippo," His mother said sweetly as she went to stand by said boy. "Do I hear a thousand dollars?"
"Two-thousand!" Someone in the room yelled out and Shippo's little eyes widened and he smiled.
"Five -thousand!"
"Seven -thousand!"
"Twenty -thousand!" By now Shippo's little green eyes were bugging out of his head.
"Thirty -thousand!"
"Sixty- thousand dollars," Surprisingly it was Kagome who had made that offer. She sat there calmly, with a very serious expression. Even his mother turned to look at her in surprise. That was the highest donation ever made for a single bid!
"Sold to the lovely Miss Higurashi," Izayoi beamed giving Kagome a nod. Kagome in return gave her a small smile and got up to leave. Inuyasha got up and went after her.
"That was quiet a generous donation," Inutashio said with a smile as Kagome exited the room.
"Anything to help," Kagome said softly.
"It's nice to see someone that isn't selfish for once. Most people only come here for the publicity," Inutashio said disapprovingly.
"Some people are just idiots," Inuyasha said, coming up to stand beside her, earning a chuckle from his father.
"Indeed they are my boy," Inutashio said with a nod. They stood there for awhile, talking, and mingling with other people. About an hour passed by when someone came over to them…
"Good evening Mr. Takahashi," Came a deep quiet voice and the blood instantly drained from Kagome's face. Inuyasha cast her a worried glance as his father turned to great their guest.
"Ah Mr. Onigumo," Inutashio said with a curt nod. "Good evening to you as well."
The man was tall and thin, with black hair and dark eyes. He had a woman standing next to him with brown hair and red eyes. They both seemed dark and mysterious.
"Hello Kagome," the woman said coolly, giving her a stern look.
"Mrs. Onigumo," Kagome said flatly giving said woman a curt nod.
"You seem to be fairing well," she said in an almost accusing voice.
"Indeed," Kagome said coolly. Inuyasha glanced between the two women and could obviously tell they had a history together.
"This is your youngest?" Mr. Onigumo asked inclining his head to Inuyasha.
"Indeed. This is Inuyasha," Inutashio confirmed and Inuyasha gave a nod.
"Your boyfriend?" Mrs. Onigumo asked curtly of Kagome.
"Something like that," Kagome answered, her eyes narrowing slightly, a frown tugging the corner of her lips.
"Well if you will excuse us," Mr. Onigumo said coolly. With a quick nod and a cold look to Kagome they both left.
"What was that all about?" Inuyasha asked flatly.
"Ever since their son disappeared, about four years ago, they have become quit unpleasant to be around," Inutashio informed them. Kagome gave a snort of disgust and both males gave her a questioning look.
"Just a bit of bad blood between us," Kagome said with a wave of her hand, obviously not wanting to talk about it.
'Disappeared my ass!' Kagome seethed mentally as she excused herself. She made her way back to the table she had been sitting at before, downing three glasses of wine on her way. She sat down at the table, alone and angry.
"Can I get you something miss?" A waiter asked.
"A scotch," Kagome answered with a nod and he left.
'Disappeared? More like locked up that worthless piece of shit!' Kagome thought venomously as she downed her drink and ordered another. After she drank two more, and feeling quite relaxed, Inuyasha appeared by her side.
"Are you alright?" He asked as he took the seat beside her.
"I'm fine," Kagome answered, setting down her empty glass a bit harsher than she meant to.
"Obviously," Inuyasha said dryly. "How do you know them?"
"Look," Kagome said irritated. "I don't want to talk about it okay? I really don't want to ruin my night even more."
"Okay," Inuyasha agreed after a few moments. Kagome just sighed and relaxed in her chair, letting the alcohol course through her veins, trying to sooth her temper. She didn't feel like relaxing anymore. Truthfully she felt like finding Mrs. Onigumo and showing her exactly how well she was fairing… with a fist to her sneering face!
Inuyasha could sense Kagome's anger… her hatred, and decided it was time to go. It was already after nine, the bidding had taken a long time to get to Shippo, and he was almost the last one, out of a hundred and twelve kids.
After Kagome drank another glass of scotch he hauled her up by her arm and made his way to where he could see his mother, Rin, father, and Sesshoumaru standing. Kagome walked stiffly beside him, her blunt nails digging into his arm where her hand rested. Apparently she wasn't feeling too happy about being forced from the seat she had been brooding in.
"Hey Inu!" Rin greeted happily as she sipped a glass of water.
"Hey babe," Inuyasha answered with a wink, earning a growl from Sesshoumaru and a giggle from Rin.
"Isn't it time for you to be leaving?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly.
"Hai that is why I am over here," Inuyasha said with a smirk.
"You are leaving already?" Izayoi asked disappointedly.
"Yeah I have some things I have to take care of," Inuyasha replied, his gaze flickering to the angry female beside him and back to his mother.
"Well do take care my boy," Inutashio said and gave his son a quick hug.
"Be careful," Izayoi said pecking Inuyasha on the cheek.
"You better come see me soon," Rin warned and Inuyasha chuckled and pecked her on the cheek.
"Keep your lips to yourself," Sesshoumaru growled, wrapping a possessive arm around his mate.
"Oh stop it Sesshy," Rin chided, pinching his side.
"Yeah Sesshy," Inuyasha mocked. "I'm your brother; you're supposed to love me."
"Half brother and I have no such ridicules feelings toward you," Sesshoumaru replied glowering at him. Izayoi sighed and then turned her attention to Kagome.
"I hope to see you again my dear," she said sweetly. Kagome blinked a few times, coming out of a trail of violent thoughts and gave her a smile.
"Hai I hope we meet again soon," Kagome replied. "Oh I almost forgot!" Kagome suddenly exclaimed, reaching into her purse. She pulled her check book out and pen, filled it out, then ripped it out of the booklet and handed to Inuyasha's beautiful mother. "My donation."
"Why thank you dear. Be sure to call me for Shippo's information," she said, taking the check from Kagome.
"Will do," Inuyasha answered for her. After saying another quick good-bye Inuyasha led Kagome outside, past the flashing cameras and into the waiting limo. Kagome slid in first, all the way to the end and Inuyasha went in after her, closing the door.
Kagome had known better than to drink when she was already mad, now it was almost impossible for her to stop after drinking. It was just another one of her curses she assumed as she sunk back into the soft seat with her arms folded over her chest.
"What has gotten you so pissed?" Inuyasha asked after the limo took off.
"Leave me alone," Kagome said irritated as she scowled out the window.
"I'm not leaving you alone, we been through this already," Inuyasha sighed glaring at her.
"Whatever," Kagome scoffed, crossing on long leg over the other.
"So what bad blood are you talking about? What happened?" Inuyasha pressed.
"Leave me alone," Kagome repeated through gritted teeth. She really really didn't want to blow up on him, he just needed to leave her alone.
"No," Inuyasha growled and jerked her into his arms, setting her on his lap. Before she could say anything his lips were on hers.
The kiss was rough and demanding as Inuyasha slid his tongue into her mouth. He could taste the alcohol she had drunk as she fiercely battled with his tongue. Kagome was losing herself in the kiss, pouring all her emotions into it as she threaded her fingers through his silky hair. Inuyasha wrapped a hand around her neck and pulled her deeper into the kiss.
Finally Kagome had to pull back for air. She was panting and she welcomed the dizzy sensation she got, trying to distract herself from her thoughts. Inuyasha trailed open-mouth kisses down her jaw, and her throat. She moaned from the feeling of his lips on her neck, from the heat she felt. She gasped when his hot wet tongue darted out to lick her ear lobe.
She gave another small moan when he sucked the small piece of flesh between his teeth and bit gently. Kagome's hands fisted in his hair as she reached back up and kissed his lips. She felt his chest rumble as she swallowed the growl of approval he emitted. She gasped into his mouth when she felt his large hand cup her breast. She broke the kiss and moaned into his neck as he rubbed the pad of his thumb over her nipple through the thin fabric of her gown, making it hard.
Inuyasha took his other hand and gave her other breast the same treatment. He growled softly when she started kissing his neck with her soft lips, burning his skin everywhere she touched. He trailed his hands up her arms and then trailed them down her chest, opening the gown, letting her breasts free. His gaze roamed over the mounds of flesh in appreciation. Her creamy skin was flawless and both her dark pink nipples were hard, begging for more attention. And he gave them it.
"Inuyasha!" She gasped his name when she felt his tongue roam over one pert nipple. As he licked and sucked on one breast, his hand kneaded the other. After a few moments he switched, making sure that neither breast felt neglected.
Kagome felt amazing. She had never felt such heat and pleasure before! The sensation of having Inuyasha's wet mouth on her breasts was fantastic! She felt him shift under her and gasped when she felt something hard pressed into her thigh. That definitely brought her back to reality as she flung herself away from him.
She panted heavily as she stared at him through half-lidded eyes. His beautiful golden eyes were dark, and he was watching her intently.
"I can't," she breathed out, pulling her gown close.
"Of course not," Inuyasha said darkly as he stared at her.
'Why does she still keep resisting me?' Inuyasha growled to himself as he watched her straighten in the seat to compose herself. He was very much aware of a certain part of his anatomy that ached with the need of her.
Kagome was so relieved when the limo stopped in front of her mansion a few moments later. Without even looking at Inuyasha, she threw open the door and dashed into the house and up the stairs. She slammed her door closed and with a sigh of relief sank to the floor against the door.
'Get a grip Kagome!' She scolded herself as she flung her purse across the room. She couldn't believe that she had let him do that! With a growl she got up and flung her dress off, letting it land in a pile on the floor. She kicked her shoes off and took her hair down. She dressed in a pair of shorts and a grey beater. She went into her bathroom, brushed her teeth and her hair and came back out, making her way to the top dresser drawer.
Just as she was about to open the secret compartment she heard a knock on her door. With a curse she slammed the drawer shut and walked over to the door and opened it.
"What do you want?" Kagome asked, trying to hide her surprise.
"I'm staying with you," Inuyasha said simply as he pushed past her and into her room, closing the door behind him. All he had on was a pair of grey sweats and a white beater.
"Oh no no no," Kagome shook her head and pointed to the door. "Out."
"No," Inuyasha said causally as he flung himself down onto her bed.
"Just what the hell do you think you are doing?!" Kagome demanded furiously.
"Making sure you don't do anything stupid," he said giving her the duh look.
"Your ridiculous. Now get out," she gritted out, glowering at him.
"Kagome I'm not leaving. So you can either come over here and go to bed by yourself, or I'm coming over there to get you." He informed her, lying on his back with his arms folded behind his head.
"Get out!" Kagome shrieked, starting to panic. She couldn't take any pills with him in here! And there was no way she was going to trust herself to sleep without them! Who knew what kind of nightmares she would have! There was no way he could stay!
"Have it your way," he said with a shrug as he got up and made his way to her. She screamed in outrage as he hoisted her up over his shoulder and threw her onto her bed.
"You no good son of a bitch bastard!" Kagome exploded, her face flushed and her eyes sparkling with anger. "Who the hell gave you the right to come into my room and tell me what to do!"
"I have to make sure you are safe." Inuyasha replied irritated as he got into the bed beside her. She quickly tried to get away put a strong arm reached over and snaked around her waist.
"Let me go you asshole!" Kagome yelled, struggling against his strong hold. Inuyasha growled and pulled her closer as he reached over and turned her lamp off, casting the room into total darkness.
"I'm not going anywhere Kagome. Now go to sleep," Inuyasha said firmly as he whipped the blankets out from under them and covered them up.
Kagome didn't say anything just remained stiff and rigid in his arms.
'This is going to be a long night,' Inuyasha mused as he pulled her closer, her back firmly pressed to his chest.
-x- Hours away -x-
The doctor whistled quietly to himself as he made his way down a long white hallway of the Asylum for the criminally insane. He peaked into the small windows of the locked steel doors as he went, mentally checking off the list of patients in his head. Finally he got to the last door at the end of the hallway, where one of the worst prisoners was being held. He glanced through the small window and gasped.
"Guards! Guards!" he screamed panicking as he fled down the hallway back toward the main entrance where the guards were.
"What is it Dr. Hiroshi?" one of them asked, clearly worried about what could cause him to be so upset.
"It's number 463!" Dr. Hiroshi exclaimed. "He is gone! He's escaped!"
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