InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Dressing the part ❯ Here Comes the Bride? ( Chapter 21 )

Dressing the Part

Chapter Twenty-One

Here Comes the Bride?

This was such a great idea. Inuyasha was going to see her without anyone else there to interrupt.

He walked up to the partially opened door. Then he saw some preppy looking guy standing over her bedside.

Who was this loser? Why was he here? Inuyasha was already suspicious of the asshole. Then leaned down to kiss her on the forehead.

He had to stop him. Surely if, she was awake she wouldn't' want...

Wait. Her eyes were open. She was awake...and she wasn't trying to stop him? What the fuck?

"Are you sure you'll be okay Kags?" the stranger asked in a concerned manner.

"I'll be okay, but I hope Mama doesn't freak out. I mean I don't want her looking at the front page tomorrow morning and yell at me. I can imagine it now. `Kagome Hime Higurashi, why the hell did I have to find out your getting married from the Tokyo World's Society Section?! I thought we raised you better than that!!! The groom's supposed to ask for your hand in marriage!'" The two giggled, unaware of the heartbroken man by the partially open door.

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She's getting married? Kagome's getting married? What the hell is wrong with her? Doesn't she know how much I care about her?

"Are you absolutely sure about this?" This guy was really pissing him off. Maybe it was only a misunderstanding. He didn't want to jump to conclusions.

"Who should we invite to the wedding? I mean who would we really want to go to our wedding? I would prefer a small one."

That clinched it. He was out of here. He lost everything. He lost everything. Kagome was ripping his world apart and there was nothing he could do about it. His heart was tattered, his team was losing its most valuable asset, and he lost one of his best friends.

Despite what she thought, he regarded Kagome as someone he could talk to before she had been revealed. When he found out, he wanted to see where things stood between them but, what was he thinking? She was out of his league.

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When Kagome woke up, she was a bit disoriented.

What was with the dream? It was so weird. She knew her father would never yell at her like that, right? Her family was the main reason why she did the things she did. She would never do anything without their approval. She was just being silly, right?

Kagome shook her head trying to forget about the dream that upset her so. But, she could not manage to ignore the soft, enticing creations man had named lips. Particularly ones belonging to a near god among man.

What would it be like to feel cherished like that? She wasn't referring to fame. She already knew that wasn't all it was cracked up to be. She wanted to know what it was to be in love with a man who was simultaneously in love with her.

She had remembered the only boy who had ever asked to date her. The sweet boy she just was not attracted to. Yet, for a time before Sango, he had been her best friend. He even indulged in playing all sorts of games with her.

She could never forget-

KNOCK! KNOCK!

The hospital door opened slowly, blinding the girl as light swam into the dim space.

He gently pushed through slowly revealing an almost adult form. Who was he? Did she know him?

"Hey," greeted the young man upon entering the room. After he closed the door once again, he approached the bed and relocated the chair from the corner to right beside the bed in the dark room.

She yawned and confusedly scrunched her forehead. She was about to ask him who he was before he spoke again.

"I didn't expect to see you awake so soon. The nurse said you'd sleep for a couple more hours. How are you Sunshine?"

She smiled. One and only one person had ever called her by that bothersome little nickname. He argued since her surname meant sunset, the nickname was entirely appropriate. She fought back by arguing that because during a sunset the sunshine was fleeting, the name sucked. Twilight, although far less pretty, fit much better.

Every time he simply threw out the entire discussion. Screw it. What could she do to stop him?

It brought back a lot of happy memories.

He had begun to worry after her prolonged silence. "Kagome?"

"I'm okay."

"I'm glad. For a second I thought you didn't know who I was."

"I didn't. It's dark."

"That can easily be fixed." The newcomer rose form his chair and crossed the room back to the door where the light switch was. He groped, but couldn't find it. In a quick use of wit, the young man slightly opened the door to allow some light in. He was now able to see a blurry outline of the room and flipped the light switch.

"All better."

"It's good to see you, but how did you know I was here?"

"Your mom."

"Oh."

"I was trying to get in touch with you when I overheard some stuff and came immediately."

"Did you have a specific reason? I mean, not that I'm not glad to see you, but I understand that your schedule is way too hectic to gossip and spend a lot of time with me."

"I'm sorry to say there is a specific reason." He took a deep breath. "I know this may sound kind of selfish, but I need a favor. I was going to ask someone else when I discovered you were in the hospital, but there is no one else I can turn to. I'm in trouble."

What? What kind of trouble was he in? He had never been mischievous, so what could have happened?

"Go ahead. I'm listening, but please tell me it's not something like drugs right?"

"It's not that bad Kagome. By the way, you do know there are worse things in the world than drugs?"

"Not much."

He chuckled at her innocent views of the world. He himself had never used drugs but, having the job he had, it was not uncommon to know somebody who did.

"If it isn't that, what could you possibly need me for?"

"Well, there are rumors floating around about me that I need to stop. None of them are mainstream yet, but they could wreak serious havoc on my career."

"I'll do anything you need me to."

"I wouldn't agree just yet if I were you."

"No. You are my oldest friend. Whatever you need, I'll do it. So, what exactly do I have to do?"

"Marry me."

"WHAT?!!!" Why would he need her to marry him?! This did NOT make sense. She tried to breathe and calm herself before she spoke. Otherwise, she just might go ballistic. "Now," she said in a poor attempt to maintain control of herself. "why EXACTLY do you need me to marry you?"

"Kagome, there's something I need to tell you. I'm gay."

"Wow." "I didn't expect that one coming. Do your parents know?"

"No. I don't plan on telling them."

"Are you sure that's something you want to-" She cut herself off. His parents were very old-fashioned. The idea of their son being gay would only lead to him getting disowned. She understood why, but it was a shame he felt he couldn't be open with his parents.

"Wait. I don't understand. Whenever we've talked, you have always mentioned going out of dates with a phone book of girls. Is this recent?"

"I've only recently come to terms with it, but no. The excess of girls was my brain trying to deny what my body was telling me. Kagome, I need to keep this out of the press. The best way to do that is some major event like this to completely dispel any rumors. You don't even have to actually marry me. You would have to be the one to officially break it off though. It wouldn't work if I had second doubts about the sexiest woman on the planet. My parents can't find out and neither can my fans. I don't sell three million records to teenage girls solely on my voice. They like me for the same reasons guys like you. We look good."

For the same reasons guys like me? He's right. That is the only reason guys like me. Does that mean that is the only reason Inuyasha likes me?

"I'll do it."

"I want you to take some time to think about this."

"I don't need it. It'll be okay. Now get out. I'm tired and I want to go to sleep."

"How are the ribs?"

"Tender."

He stood and leaned down to kiss her forehead. What would he do without her? Why ask? He knew he would have fallen apart years ago.

"Are you sure you'll be okay Kags?" the stranger asked in a concerned manner.

"I'll be okay, but I hope Mama doesn't freak out. I mean I don't want her looking at the front page tomorrow morning and yell at me. I can imagine it now. `Kagome Hime Higurashi, why the hell did I have to find out your getting married from the Tokyo World's Society Section?! I thought we raised you better than that!!! The groom's supposed to ask for your hand in marriage!'" The two giggled, unaware of both the heartbroken man presence outside the partially open door and his sudden departure.

They simply began their farewells.

"I'll come by later to talk about the `wedding'."

"There is a guy I'm interested in here. Do you think I would be able to tell him, Hojo?"

The famous, attractive, popular, and still-in-the-closet folksinger grew pensive and mulled over the question. "That all depends, Kagome. How good are you at keeping secrets?"

AN- Sorry for the long wait, but I had no idea how to write myself out of the last chapter. I am so busy with school and sports and applications and all that other crap that I have had little time to do what really matters, write for anyone who will willingly read this. I thought this would be really funny. Kagome might actually be able to keep the secret safe from everybody for more than a few weeks. Will Inuyasha find out too late? I don't know. Give me some input. I usually get inspiration from reviewers who critique what they have read. One reviewer actually guessed what was gonna happen, and another predicted it a long time ago.