InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Blazing Hearts ❯ Cousin Dearest and Wedding Plans ( Chapter 2 )

Blazing Hearts

 

Disclaimer: Alas, I do not own Inuyasha or company; I merely toy with them for my own twisted amusement.

 

 

AN: I've been encouraged to continue, therefore I will.

 

 

Cousin Dearest and Wedding Plans

 

 

“Kagome, Rin, you two are late!” shouted the lovely Kagura Takanowa. Pitch black hair tied into an elegant bun with a feather in her hair, crimson eyes laughing and blood red lips smirking… “I wonder what you two were doing…” Suddenly, the wind demoness pouted, “and without me too.”

 

Kagome laughed at her dear friend. Every break up she ever had, she remembered Kagura being there.

 

“Men are overrated, the only thing they're good for is making babies and these days they don't even have to touch you for that.” She recalled her saying on more than one occasion.

 

“We weren't doing anything, traffic was just horrible.” Kagome answered as she sat down at her desk.

 

Kagura smiled and sat down on the top of Kagome's desk, her feathered earrings dancing as she moved her head. She was wearing a tight, white, skirt that was just long enough to pass the dress code and a red peasant top with a pair of white sandals.

 

Rin laughed as she made her way to her own desk and turned on her radio. Kagome knew what the laughter was for too. There was not a co-worker, or even a client, in Blazing Hearts who didn't know that Kagura had had her eye on Kagome even before Kagome was divorced; though that never stopped Kagura from going out with any of her many girlfriends.

 

“You look very pretty, Kagura.” Kagome admitted in all honesty. Kagura beamed at her and Kagome couldn't help but grin back at her.

 

“Thank you, Kagome. You look as delicious as ever.” She replied, winking.

 

Laughter filled the room from more than one desk. If there was one reason Kagome loved her job it was the fact that they were all friends, it was fun at work and a great way to take Kagome's mind off of… well, things she just didn't want to think about.

 

“Kagura, tell me, does my grandmother pay you to whore yourself out?” asked the cold voice of none other than Kikyo Himura. Her hair was pulled into its typical style of a low ponytail; she was dressed in a dark black business suit, complete with knee length skirt and black dress shoes.

 

Kagura got off Kagome's desk and returned to her own, Kikyo's cold eyes following her before turning to rest on Kagome; her gaze sending a chill through Kagome's spine.

 

“Is this how you act when you are supposed to be working?” she asked her.

 

Kagome didn't reply, “What are you doing here, Kikyo?”

 

 

Kikyo stiffened and her frown, if possible, became more prominent. “I came to see how you are. After your husband-“

 

“I don't need to relive that, please.”

 

Kikyo nodded, “I came to ask if you decided to save our family's reputation and have sent the demon with him.”

 

Kagome glared, “He has a name, it's Shippo, and he is my son. I won't send him anywhere.”

 

There was total silence as the two women locked one another in a heated glare. Kikyo, then, swiftly turned her step and walked out.

 

Kikyo was Kagome's older cousin by two years. Kagome's mother and Kikyo's father were the children of Kaede Himura, the founder and owner of Blazing Hearts.

 

It was no secret to anyone who knew them that there was no love between the two cousins.

 

Kikyo found Kagome a disgrace to their family for adopting a demon child, and before that it was because Kagome was dating a wolf demon.

 

Kagome found Kikyo a heartless bitch for her prejudice against the demons.

 

 

FLASH

 

“Sango, love, are you sure you want us here?” Miroku whined pitifully to his wife-to-be.

 

Inuyasha took a long drag of his cigarette. He didn't even know why he was here.

 

“Of course, you're the groom; you're not pushing all of this on me. Now just tell help me with the damn seating chart!” the twenty-seven year old woman all but yelled. She was an attractive woman, her long dark hair in her ponytail that she rarely let down and her blue jean bellbottoms and black belly shirt, long enough not to be trashy but high enough to show off her silver bellybutton ring.

 

Miroku was a man of thirty years, black hair pulled into a dragon's tail and two gold earrings in his left ear. The two looked like the perfect couple.

 

“So, why am I here? Isn't my job to arrange the bachelor party or something?” Inuyasha griped.

 

Miroku spared his hanyou friend a desperate glance. Inuyasha merely rolled his eyes and muttered, “Feh.”

 

Inuyasha couldn't help but feel jealous of his best friend. He was getting married. And, though, he would never tell him… he felt as though it should have been him.

 

Not regarding Sango, of course. But the fact that Miroku, notorious playboy, was getting married to the girl of his dreams… when Inuyasha's own dreams had been destroyed over a year ago.

 

FLASHBACK

 

The dog eared, silver haired hanyou stared at his girlfriend in complete shock. “What are you talking about?”

 

The young woman never lost her calm, non caring face… a face that was always so cold and yet somehow warm, to him. “Inuyasha, I'm sorry. I thought I could ignore it and be with you because you're half human. But I can't forget that the other half of you is tainted with demonic blood.”

 

She didn't sound sorry at all. “So that's it then? We're through because I'm a hanyou?!”

 

“I'm sorry, Inuyasha.” She repeated before turning around and leaving without another word.

 

END FLASHBACK

 

He shook his head as he put out his cigarette; the ash had already begun to burn through the filter.

 

He looked back to the lovers, they hadn't notice his momentary lapse as Sango was too busy going over the seating and Miroku too busy trying to look like he was paying attention to her.

 

Yes. This should have been him.

 

`Kikyo…'

 

 

And there's chapter 2, I like how I don't have to think too much to write this story so far. I hope you like it; it's longer than the first chapter at least… anyway, please review. Feed back is important to all aspiring writers!