Hey guys. Wow, its been a long run, hasn't it? The next chapter of It Kills Me is very likely to be the last. I think I outdid myself on this chapter. I strongly suggest you listen to the song's I'm Not the One (3OH!3), Comatose (Skillet), and Ningyo hime (Rie Tanaka). They go extremely well with this chapter, much better if you listen to them in that order while reading it. Thanks for sticking with me this long.

Stop!

It's here. The day that I've been dreading since a year ago is here. The day is like a sucker punch- totally unexpected. I mean, I had already arranged my maids to make me one of the best suits or at least buy one. I had already sacrificed a shred of my manliness by going to a salon and having some chemical put into my hair that makes my hair ridiculously straight. I had already cried a year ago, when I found out that the biggest, friendliest prick is marrying the one wench I managed to care about more than the average arm candy.

I have to look much better than normal. For Kagome. I brush my hair that any ugly bastard would be jealous of, I scrub my teeth extra hard until my gums bleed.

I slip on my gray suit jacket. I stuff my feet into my fancy shoes that always make me look hotter with a suit like this one on.

I sit down on my bed. I don't want to go. I want to pretend that I had never said I would go. I really really want to pretend that I don't love her. That would be the key to showing my face, and going home to get ready for graduation.

Today is the day I graduate on top of having to suffer through Kagome's wedding. The graduation isn't until the late afternoon. The wedding, however, starts in an hour. At 10 AM.

When she walks across the stage later, she'll be Kagome Akitoki. She'll be one of the first ones to be called.

The door opens and Mom comes in with Dad following close behind her. I'm so miserable that I'm not even questioning why Dad is in the mansion.

"Inuyasha, your father is doing to be driving you to the wedding."

"Nothing is stopping me from driving myself to the damn wedding."

Mom sighs and thumps me in the neck. "Language."

Dad smiles, hoping that some shittiness of the day will disappear because he's here.

"We're worried. You're obviously stressed out about this, we don't want anything to happen to you."

Do they think I'm going to kill myself? I wouldn't disappoint the female race by doing that. Not to mention Kikyo. Kikyo. She wanted to got to the wedding with me, as my date. I told her no. Just in case I have a bitch scene and want to cry a little bit, I don't want her there. Whats she worried about, anyway? I can't exactly make out with the bride.

I stand up and leave out of the room. I mutter, "I'm going downstairs. Get some air," as I leave.

Alright, I'll take his little ride. My car is low on gas anyway. I walk down the spiral staircase.

I stop at the bottom when I see Sesshoumaru closing the front door behind him.

My older brother has become less of an asshole and more of a brother these past few months. Maybe it's because of his mating to Rin or something.

He stares, silent, before speaking. "Today is the day, huh?"

I nod. Who doesn't know that today is the day? The whole town knows. The whole school knows. Its the biggest event of the year.

"She's marrying that disgusting human, but things won't turn out awful."

I manage to smirk a little. "But they won't turn out good, will they?"

Sesshoumaru shrugs. "They'll turn out for the best. At least you have Kikyo."

I don't think I want Kikyo, though. I think I stopped wanting Kikyo months ago. Maybe I just wanted her because she was the closest thing to Kagome. Or I just wanted to get over her. But, she kept coming back...

"However, your relationships are not my responsibility. I'm just here to start unloading for summer."

Sesshoumaru is staying here for the summer. In the fall, he's going back to college life. I'll be going to college too.

I look at my phone, thirty minutes until the wedding. We need to get going. I've been getting texts from everyone all morning, whether or not I really want to go."

No, I don't want to go. I'm going out of friendly obligation. Ah, hell. This is anything but friendly. My phone vibrates in my and I have a text from Miroku.

Good luck today man, see you there.

I don't need luck, I need a miracle.

In the car, it's quiet the first fifteen minutes. Me and Dad don't talk. I never like talking to Dad much anymore, since he moved out last year, cheating bastard. Semui is nice and all but I'll never get over that.

I text Miroku and Sango most of the drive. Shippo had to stop texting because he got candy stuck in his hair.

The shrine is just down the street when Dad speaks. "This, this whole wedding thing, and attending it, it's a bitch, isn't it?"

I turn to look at him, slightly shocked. I didn't think the old man knew how to say the word bitch unless he was talking about a female dog demon.

I snort. "No shit."

He chuckles. "You still love her, don't you?"

Am I that easy to read? Its not like I walk around crying, and sniffling like some pansy.

"If you still love her, do you know why you're going to this wedding? For support? Or are you just hoping something goes wrong, and it doesn't happen?"

I swallow. I'm going for both reasons. But, why would I tell him that? He's set the worst possible example for me when it comes down to love. Why am I even humoring him?

"Just sit back and wait, son. You're a Taisho. All things come back to you eventually. Women included."

Not listening, not listening, not listening, if I listen to this, I'll end up cheating on my wife some day.

We pull up in front of the shrine. Theres tons of cars surrounding it.

We get out of the car and Dad claps me on the shoulder. "your heartache is temporary."

I take a deep breath as we walk up the steps. Once we get up there, it's going to be nothing but happy people and weeping old bats.

I feel like I'm walking the plank or like I'm about to get hung.

We finally reach the top and there are people running around, fixing last minute things.

I look to the left and I see the whole set up in the courtyard. Its an outdoor wedding. I slip shades onto my face as my Dad and I move through all the people, saying hellos and excuse mes. People are talking to me more than normal because Dad is with me. The super businessman Taisho decided to attend the wedding. Big freaking deal.

I eventually bump into Miroku and Sango. Me and Miroku do our handshake we've been doing since eighth grade.

"Its hot as crap here, I should have brought shades too."

Sango rolls her eyes. "Of course its a perfect, sunny, day, the day Kagome marries one of the biggest doofs."

At least Sango feels the same way I do. I reach and hug Sango and she pats me on the back. "I'm sorry. You must hate it here."

I nod. "She really wanted me here. Of course I'm too much of an ass to say no to her. She's Kagome."

Shippo pops up next to Miroku. "Inuyasha! I can't believe you're actually here!"

Neither can I. I pat Shippo on the head. "Yeah."

Miroku offers me a grin. "At least we have graduation to look forward to in a few hours."

I'm shocked I'm even graduating. I just barely passed English 2 with a D-.

Theres a loud screeching noise and I frown. A voice comes on a microphone.

"Please be seated. We're starting soon."

I look around. Dad must be chatting up the people around here. I turn to my friends. "Lets get seated."

They nod and we move to the long row of chairs that have been placed around. We take our seats, and wait.

Before long, the wedding song is being played. Everyone turns to see Kagome enter.

Good thing I'm wearing shades. Just in case I feel like crying from what I'm seeing.

Kagome comes down the aisle with her lips painted red, her hair is piled on top of her head in a bunch of curls.

I can feel the knot in my throat getting bigger and bigger. I want to die.

She smiles and slowly moves with two little kids holding the train of her dress. She's never moved like that before. So, slow and elegant.

The way things are going, I think she might actually want to be married to the prick.

It seems like forever for her to make it to Hojo and her grandfather at the other end of the aisle.

I clench my hands together. I want to leave. I wanna go sit in the car and cry. I love her too much to sit here and pretend that everything is fucking all right!

Don't make it there. Don't turn to the priest. No, best man don't present the ring. Hojo, get your fucking hands off of her!

"We gather here today, to join these two in holy matrimony..."

No, no, no, don't join anything! Kagome take the ring off your finger. Don't say I do!

I can't breathe.

"Does anyone find cause that these two should be joined together, speak now or forever hold your peace."

She doesn't want this. I don't wan this for her! I can't speak. I want to make my lips move, why can't I scream?

Her grandfather smiles as no one speaks and says, "By the the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

No!

Hojo and Kagome both move forward and his disgusting, rat trap lips are touching hers.

I see the wet stain on my suit pants. I'm crying. Kagome take it back! Say you never wanted to marry him. Everyone is clapping.

No, no, stop clapping. End it now.

Kagome's eyes scan the crowd and she looks at me. Can she see the tears in my eyes behind the shades? She swallows, and turns the other way.

End it now,

The silk black robe is slippery against my skin. Soon, I'll be walking across the stage, accepting my diploma.

I turn and my whole family and Semui is in the school parking lot. Everyone is smiling and happy. I'm not.

I'm ashamed to admit that after the wedding, I sat in my room for an hour and cried. I don't cry. I'm not a crying type of person.

Kagome is the only wench that can make me cry.

I must look like shit. My eyes were still red when we left the house, my hair took on an unhealthy lack luster sheen. Mon brushed it before we got here.

Mom kisses me on the forehead. "My baby is graduating. I'm so happy."

That makes one of us, mom.

Sesshoumaru comes near me and pats me on the shoulder. "You smell of tears, half-breed. Suck it up for the ceremony."

A year ago, this would have caused a physical fight. But, Sesshoumaru is right. I hope I never have to think that again. Anyway, I need to at least get through this without falling apart.

The doors o the school open and everyone starts piling in. I just need to get my name called and get the fuck out of here.

We walk in and we go down all the hallway until we reach the auditorium. I have to go sit on the side labeled GRADUATES.

I take a seat and Miroku and Sango end up sitting on either side of me. Shippo is one row ahead of us.

Sango taps me. "You look like shit. You okay/"

She taps again. I shrug.

I'll make myself feel alright again. Or at least different. The principal starts calling names out.

Kids are strolling across the stage shaking his hand and going to sit back down.

Its not long before Sango, Miroku, and Shippo are called. Kagome's name doesn't even get called. I don't think Kagome is even here. Has she gone on her honeymoon already? Impossible.

Finally,

"Inuyasha Taisho."

I stand up and move down the row. I step onto the stage, shake the principals hand, accept my diploma and walk back across the stage.

Quick and painless, different from the rest of today.

It's night when I finally get back to the mansion. My family took me out to celebrate. I don't want to celebrate shit. I just want to be home and maybe bust Mom's liquor cabinet.

My phone vibrates in my hand as I lock the front door. I look at the text, it's from Kikyo.

Sorry I couldn't hang out with you after graduation, I'll see you in a little bit.

I sigh. I hope little bit means days from now. I can't do this anymore when did I become this mopey bitch of a man who pretended to love a girl he could never really have these sorts of feelings for?

I start to walk up the stairs. As I approach my room, I take off my robe. I was hearing regular clothes, my tank-top and jeans, underneath anyway.

I open the door and throw the robe on the floor. Damn, it's dark in here.

I reach to turn on the lights, but, something stops me. This scent. Cherry blossoms. Candy? I breathe in again. How screwed up this would be, to find out I was dreaming.

I breathe in, breathe out.

Footsteps. Closer. Closer.

Then, small hands grasp my shirt, yanking me closer. I think that maybe everything thought was finally right, isn't. I spot them, just barely in the dark room.

Angry eyes reach mine and a voice stuns my senses,

"I'm the only one for you."

Quick as lightning, my hand shoots out and hits the lights.

Kagome stands in front of me, her lips still red from the ceremony. Her chocolate eyes are so intense it's almost scary. Her hair is tumbling around her face, crinkled and wavy from the earlier style.

No one wench should make me feel like this, she's got too strong for a hold on me.

She removes her hands from my shirt and wraps them around my neck instead. She puts her lips on mine so quickly its like a huge flash.

I can't stop her. I don't want to. I slide my clawed hands into her hair. I move forward until we both fall on my bed.

I can't help it. I'm kissing all over her. Her hands haven't left my face. This is what I've wanted to do all day. I've wanted to kiss Kagome. At the wedding I wanted to kiss her so badly-

Wedding. Kagome is married. I'm helping an adulterer.

I flip her on the other side of me and sit up. "W-what the hell?"

She smiles, well smirks, really, and one of her hands caress my face. "The marriage is annulled."

What?

She sits up. "I was going through the attic and I found some old papers. I almost threw them away until I realized these were legal documents. Stuff thats affected me and the shrine my whole life I-"

She's cut off when I kiss her again. I can't believe this is happening. How could the day do a complete 360?

I pull away and roll my hand. "Go on,"

She laughs, "Right, so, one of those was my father's will. Before he died, he changed I. He made it so that the agreement made between the Akitokis and us was broken, years ago, before high school, when I was supposed to find out, like I did."

"I gave my ring back to Hojo, and I came here, one of the maids let me in."

This girl is perfect. Just perfect. And all mine...

I reach forward again and kiss her. I'll make sure her lips are bruised. I don't know how much time passes. I don't care. Mine. Mine. Mine.

Theres a loud noise from behind me. A sob.

We both whip our heads to the doorway.

Kikyo.

End of this chapter. Lot of work, I'm dead tired right now. I wanna relax with some TV. Oh, I thought of something cool to do on my profile. Reviewer questions! Any questions you have about me personally, or how I think of my stories or my preferences for my stories, put it in a review, and I'll put it on my profile. I figure it could help fill up my bio if people ask questions. However, don't forget to leave your thoughts on the chapter and story over all ,we might be saying bye bye to it next chapter. I'll update maybe in a week or two. Or three. I really need to focus on my other work right now, so updates are gonna be slow again until September. Thanks for reading this far, hope you listened to those songs during your reading, and if you didn't go back and do it! Review. Keep a lookout for the next and possibly final chapter of It Kills Me entitled: Let Me Win. Thanks so much everyone!

With that said, Sayonara!