17 Days until the wedding…
"Welcome home," Mrs. Higurashi said as Inuyasha and Kagome walked into the kitchen.
"Hi Mom," they said simultaneously, looking at each other. Mrs. Higurashi laughed softly at their surprised expressions.
"How has wedding planning been Momma?" Kagome asked, sitting at the kitchen table. She knew that technically she should be the one planning her own weddings, but it was so much easier to let her mother do it since she was in the modern era and Kagome spent so much of her time in the feudal era.
"Oh it's been wonderful, I just finished filling out all the wedding invitations actually. I'll show you one," Mrs. Higurashi said happily, going into the living room.
"Why don't we just tell everyone that we're getting married instead of sending invitations?" Inuyasha asked.
"Because it's so much nicer to send fancy invitation," Kagome replied.
"Keh, sounds like a waste of time to me. All this wedding stuff does."
"Inuyasha, all of this stuff that you think is a waste of time is part of a wedding. The invitations and the decorations and the cake and everything. All of this stuff is important to me," she said angrily.
"Which is the only reason I'm putting up with all this stupid stuff," he muttered. Kagome's anger disappeared in a second. As gruff and annoyed as Inuyasha sounded, he did say something sweet. Kagome kissed his cheek quickly as her mother came back into the living room with a box.
"These are the invitations," she said, removing one from an envelope and handing it to Kagome and Inuyasha. It was a square invitation, completely black on the outside with red and white flowers on the front surrounding Kagome and Inuyasha's name. The invitation opened vertically to reveal a black inside with more red and white flowers and a large white square at the center, announcing the time and place of their wedding.
"Wow Mom, these invitations are beautiful," Kagome said softly, gently running her finger over the writing. 'This is really happening,' she thought. 'Inuyasha and I are really getting married.'
"Do you like them Inuyasha?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. Inuyasha nodded, internally agreeing with Kagome about the beauty of the invitation. "They had the flowers in a lot of different colors but I chose the red because it reminded me of you."
"They're absolutely perfect," Kagome said with a smile, leaning against Inuyasha. "Thank you so much."
"I'm glad you like them," Mrs. Higurashi replied. "Since you're back, you can hand deliver Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka's invitations. It would probably be better if you told them about the wedding yourself." Kagome sighed, putting her head on the table. She could just picture how her friends would react. 'After complaining about Inuyasha so much, they'll be shocked to say the least,' Kagome said, sitting upright.
"Are you gonna come with me to meet them Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, hoping he would say yes. 'Maybe they would flip out less if he's there.' Inuyasha wrinkled his nose at the thought of spending time with Kagome's friends. They were loud girls who never stopped talking or asking him questions.
"Inuyasha has to help me do some stuff at home," Mrs. Higurashi said before Inuyasha could respond. He was slightly worried by the excited look on her face, but figured she was the lesser of two evils.
"I guess I'm going in alone," Kagome sighed, walking toward the phone.
"Eri, Yuka, Ayumi, it's so good to see you guys!" Kagome exclaimed as they arrived at the resturant.
"It's so good to see you too Kagome," Eri said after they all hugged her.
"Yeah, your grandfather said you had stomach flu. How are you feeling?" Yuka asked, looking concerned.
'At least he thought of something normal for me to be sick with,' Kagome thought. "I'm doing fine. Actually I'm more than fine; I'm great. I have so much to tell you guys."
"And we have things to tell you. Hojo has been asking about you a lot lately," Eri said with a wink. "He wants to ask you out on a date."
Kagome felt herself blush, slightly embarrassed by her friends constant attempts to fix her up with Hojo. He was a nice guy but he just wasn't for her. "You guys-"
"Kagome can't go out with Hojo; she has a boyfriend right?" Ayumi said, looking at Kagome. "You're still with him, aren't you?"
Kagome thanked every god above for Ayumi. "Yes, I'm still with him. I actually called you guys here to talk about me and him."
"Are you finally gonna dump him?" Yuka asked.
"No! Of course not," Kagome exclaimed.
"Why not? You always complain about how hot tempered he is," Eri said.
"And how jealous he gets," Yuka added.
"How angry he makes you sometimes."
"And how he was two-timing you before."
"You would complain about how rude he was too."
"We're getting married!" Kagome shouted, interrupting her friends' increasing list of Inuyasha's less desirable qualities. Kagome watched as her friends' jaws dropped, their eyes wide with shock. 'Maybe I could broken it to them in a better way,' Kagome thought, nervously tugging at her skirt.
"You're getting married?" Ayumi said in disbelief. "Really?" Kagome nodded, holding out her hand to show them the engagement ring on her finger. "Oh my god, this ring is beautiful! Congratulations Kagome!" she said, hugging her tightly. Eri and Yuka snapped out of their stupor and hugged her also.
"This is so sudden Kagome," Eri said as she was handed her wedding invitation. "I mean you're so young, we just finished high school."
"I know I seem a bit young to get married, but I know Inuyasha's the one for me. Why wait to start life with the person you love?" Kagome replied with a smile.
"That's so romantic," Ayumi sighed, a dreamy look in her eye.
"And what are you and Inuyasha going to do for work?" Yuka asked.
Kagome scrambled in her mind for an excuse as she looked at her friends. It wasn't as if she could tell them she was going to be living in the Feudal Era with her half demon husband so she wouldn't really need a job. "Um, Inuyasha's family actually has a business in America that they'll have him run. We're going to move there after the wedding."
"America, that's so far away," Eri said sadly. "We won't get to see you much."
Kagome's eyes began to water as Eri's words set in. These three girls were her best friends, the people she had spent most of her life growing up with. She would miss them dearly once she moved to the Feudal Era. "I know; I'm going to miss you guys a lot but I can't be separated from Inuyasha."
"You can't stand in the way of true love," Ayumi said.
"I guess not," Yuka laughed. "You're so bad for waiting so long to tell us Kagome; we only have two weeks to find a dress for the wedding!"
Kagome's eyes went wide at Yuka's comment. 'A wedding dress! Oh my god I'm getting married in nearly two weeks and I don't have a wedding dress! How could I have forgetten; what am I going to do? I can't get married without a wedding dress!'
"What's going to be your wedding theme?" Eri asked, pulling Kagome from her internal breakdown.
"It's going to be the Feudal Era," Kagome said after a moment of thought. "Inuyasha is going to be dressed up as a half-dog demon and I'm going to be the priestess of the Shikon No Tama."
"That's really creative," Ayumi said happily. "Do we have to wear anything special?"
"No, you guys can just wear dresses; I'll handle the rest. " Kagome glanced at her watch, surprised at how late it had gotten. "I've got to go guys; I have a lot of wedding stuff to do. But I'm glad I got to see you all." Kagome hugged them all before leaving the restaurant, her mind filled with wedding plans.
"Do you think it's a good idea for Kagome to get married so young?" Yuka asked as the restaurant door closed behind Kagome.
"It may not be the best idea, but I don't think I've ever seen her so happy. This is what she wants," Ayumi replied.
"Yeah but how do you think Hojo is going to take it?" Eri asked, looking at the two of them.
Wedding plans are underway, but Kagome's doesnt have a dress yet! Will she have enough time to find one? What wedding plans did Inuyasha help Mrs. Higurashi with? How will Hojo react to Kagome's impending nuptials? Read and find out :] Reviews are absolutely loved.
Also for those who wondered, I can't post the link in the chapter for some reason o.O but if you message me or ask in yur review i'll send you the link :]