InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'm Looking In ❯ With Every Hour I Feel I'm Losing You ( Chapter 2 )

They pulled up to the shrine and Kagome wasted no time jumping out of the car. Miroku watched, an expression of complete awe on his face as the girl took the steep stairs two or three at a time. “Man I can't even walk up those things without getting winded.”

 

Sango smirked, but said nothing. She was currently phoning into the shrine, using the code they had worked out to let Akina know that her daughter was home. After letting it ring three times she hung up and climbed out of the car. “Think you can make it up the stairs with those?” Sango asked, pointing to the suitcases.

 

Miroku groaned, his back still aching from having to haul them into the trunk. “How much do you think it would take to bribe Shippou and Souta to do it for me?”

 

Sango laughed and tucked herself against him as they started up the shrine steps. “Maybe if you get Kagome to ask they'll do it.”

 

They reached the top of the shrine steps to hear the chorus of “surprise!” and “welcome home”. They laughed at Kagome's excited scream and stepped across the threshold. Kagome wasted no time hugging her mother, brother and grandfather tightly. She moved to Shippou, who didn't look a day older then when she had left. She picked up the small Kitsune and hugged him tightly while he clung to her. She moved around the room hugging friends and family.

 

She stopped in front of Inuyasha's mother and had tears spring to her eyes as she hugged the woman who was like her second mother. “It's so good to have you home.” Kohana Tashio said to the girl.

 

Kagome pulled back and took a step away in shock when she spotted Sesshomaru standing a few feet away. A feeling of dread overcame her when she saw him, a part of her brain questioning why Sesshomaru would make Inuyasha stay at the office while he attended the coming home party.

 

“Inuyasha is in an important meeting.” Sesshomaru said quickly. “He tried to get it to wrap up early, but unfortunately the men he's speaking too are taking up more time then he expected.”

 

Kagome couldn't help the feeling that something wasn't right with that explanation, but she shrugged it off and went about enjoying her party. Her mother served oden, Kagome's favourite meal. She had tried to make it several times for herself while in America and failed miserably each time. Sure it had been edible, but it just didn't taste the same.

 

She smiled and laughed through dinner and the rest of the party, all the while desperately trying to ignore the nagging feeling at the back of her mind. Oh give it a rest, Inuyasha is not the kind of guy to cheat. You two are mates, so he'd have to release you from the bond first. She thought.

 

Still, she noticed the guilty looks everyone seemed to be wearing and more than once she had stood up to go to the bathroom or to get a drink and Sesshomaru had yanked Shippou back by his tail. Something was definitely wrong, and she was determined to get to the bottom of it.

 

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Kagome closed the door with a sigh after seeing Kohana, Shippou and Sesshomaru out. Now she was only left with Miroku, Sango and her family. “I guess I should start hauling those monstrosities you call suit cases up the shrine steps.” Miroku sighed.

 

“Hang on, I'll help you.” Kagome said. She didn't miss the anxious look he gave Sango, so she turned to her friend. “Can you do me a favour and help mom with the dishes. I know she won't let me touch them since this is `my night'.”

 

Sango chewed her lip nervously but nodded and stood. Miroku sighed in defeat and followed Kagome outside to his car. He unlocked the trunk and raised it, but had to jump away when Kagome suddenly slammed it shut and pinned him to the car.

 

“Kagome, if you wanted to have your way with me you could have just said something. I'm sure that Sango wouldn't mind trying out the whole swinger's life style.”

 

Kagome's eyes dropped into a glare. “Can it Miroku. I know something is going on, that you guys are all trying to hide from me and I want to know right now what it is.”

 

Miroku tried to laugh and push her away, but Kagome wasn't moving. “I don't know what you're talking about.”

 

Kagome's left eyebrow rose. “Miroku either tell me what the fuck is going on or I will do everything in my considerable power as Sango's best friend to make sure that you don't get laid again until well after you're married.”

 

Miroku briefly weighed his options and yelped when Kagome's hand suddenly became a death grip on the most prized area of his body. “Inuyasha's seeing somebody!” He yelped out.

 

Kagome's hand instantly let go and she took a step back. “What?”

 

“After he got that email from you, he was so heart broken. It took him a long time to get over it.” Miroku said.

 

“Email? What email?”

 

“I don't know. All I know was that he got an email from you and he was so upset about it. He didn't eat or sleep for like five days until Kohana threatened to take him to the hospital if he didn't. He wouldn't tell any of us what was in it, but we could see how broken up he was. Sango and I though maybe you were going to stay in America for a few more years and wanted him to move on with his life.”

 

“Who is it?” Kagome said at last. “Who is he seeing?”

 

“Ayame.”

 

Kagome tried to fight the sob that rose in her throat. She and Ayame had been friends in high school, at least until Kagome had dated Kouga. After that they grew distant and never talked except for a few polite hellos.

 

“How long have they been seeing each other?”

 

“Only a few months. I kind of blame myself for it. I made him come out with me and Sango one night and she was there and God was she persistent.”

 

Kagome collapsed to her knees, ignoring the biting pain of the gravel digging into her skin. “So that's why he wasn't here tonight.”

 

“We tried to get him to come. We told him that if he saw you and got an explanation from you, he would realize that he was mistaken.” Miroku said, crouching down to pull Kagome to him. “Sango and I wanted to tell you what was going on, but everyone else thought it was best not to.”

 

Kagome laughed bitterly at that. “Why, so that I could find out on my own? So that I could make a complete ass of myself only to find out that he didn't want to be with me any more?”

 

“He does want to be with you, I'm positive he does.” Miroku said.

 

“Then why is he with Ayame?”

 

Miroku stayed silent. He couldn't answer that question; he simply didn't know the answer to it. Whenever they asked Inuyasha that exact same question all they got was a silent shrug. Kagome let loose the damn of tears that she was holding back and Miroku did the only thing he could think of. He held her.

 

Eventually her sobs lessened and Kagome felt like dead weight in his arms. He knew she was tired from the plane trip, and the exhausting cry had obviously done her in. He carefully picked her up in his arms and made his way up the shrine steps. He kicked on the front door gently until Sango came and opened it for him.

 

“What happened?” She asked.

 

Miroku shook his head and turned to Souta. “I'll give you fifty bucks to bring in your sister's crap from the trunk.”

 

Souta's eyes widened and he nodded, “Where's the keys?”

 

“In the lock now scram.” He locked eyes with Sango. “You come with me.”

 

Sango nodded and followed him up the stairs to Kagome's room. “You told her didn't you?”

 

Miroku nodded. “I told her. She had a right to know what was going on.”

 

“She obviously didn't take it well.” Sango said softly.

 

“Would you?”

 

“Did she tell you what was in the email?”

 

Miroku shook his head and lay Kagome down on her bed. “No, I don't even think she knew what I was talking about. Something doesn't seem right to me about this.”

 

“Of course it's not right. We waited twelve years for them to pull their heads out of their asses and just when things go right fate comes along and fucks everything up.” Sango muttered, not missing the brief amused smile that crossed Miroku's face at her cursing.

 

“Well maybe fate will fix this some how.” He said, covering Kagome with a blanket. “Cause I know that if fate doesn't, a certain fiancée will.”

 

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AN: There we go, big news broken and obviously it didn't go to well. Please don't flame about this pairing, it won't last long…believe me it'll be gone before you know it. Besides, I already told you it is essential for the growth of the characters and the plot of this story. I know you're going to have a lot of questions, especially since they are in a very strict mating bond, but that will all be explained soon.

 

Thank you to the following reviewers:

inux3kagome4ever, inu_pup, Becksters, AimzyJ

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters of Rumiko Takahashi. I do own the plot of this story along with any original characters that may make an appearance.