InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Married From Birth ❯ Getting Ready To Party ( Chapter 4 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

A.N. ON WITH THE SHOW!
Kagome had been living with InuYasha for two weeks now, and in that time, she’d avoided him as much as possible and spent a lot of time with her cousin Rin and her best friend Sango; who still didn’t know about InuYasha.
"So Kagome," Rin said at breakfast one day, "I hear your avoiding InuYasha. Why?"
"Just because," Kagome said with a smile, "we’re not fighting or anything. I’m just playing with his head."
Rin nodded, and shot Sesshoumaru a look as he was about to say something.
"Well," Kagome said standing up and grabbing her plate, "I’ve gotta meet Sango. She want’s me to see the dresses for the bridesmaids. Rin aren’t you in the wedding? You should come."
Rin and Sango had become friends while Kagome was in Tokyo, and Sango asked the other girl to be in the wedding as a bridesmaid.
"I would," Rin said with a pout, "but us regular bridesmaids can’t see the dresses just yet. Apparently it’s for you to see them, and if you don’t like them then she’s changing what they look like."
Kagome nodded, and knew Sango was just teasing the bridesmaids. The dresses were to be a surprise for a later time to be revealed, but Sango just had to show Kagome the dresses.
"Alright," Kagome said with a grin, "I’ll see you guys later. If you see InuYasha, tell him I say hi."
Sesshoumaru and Rin nodded in agreement, and watched Kagome leave to the kitchen to put her stuff away.
Ten Minutes Later
As Kagome walked towards her car, she was grabbed and pulled into the garden shed.
"What the hell," she started to say, before her mouth was covered with a hand.
"Why have you been avoiding me?" InuYasha asked, she could hear the anger in his voice more than see it in his face.
"I haven’t," she lied, "I’ve been busy. I’m getting ready to finish my courses, but online, and I’m trying to get a new job. Not to mention help Sango find the perfect dress, and pick colors for the wedding and…" she didn’t finish her sentence. InuYasha silenced her with his lips, stunning her. Before she could react, he pulled away.
"I know you’re avoiding me," he said, "but if this is supposed to be working, then you have to at least look at me."
Kagome nodded, "I will. Just… don’t kiss me randomly like that. It’s creepy."
"How is it creepy?" InuYasha asked, cupping her face in his hand, a finger gently stroking her cheek, "I’m your husband am I not? I thought that’s what I was supposed to do."
Kagome blushed, but pushed him away, "I’m late. I’ll talk to you when I get back."
InuYasha laughed, and let Kagome run off to her car. As he watched her, he shook his head. He was starting to gain feelings for a woman he didn’t even know, and it was scaring him. Maybe it’s because she looks like her.
With Kagome and Sango
"I hear you’re seeing the best man," Sango said with a grin as her and Kagome walked towards the dress shop.
"Where’d you hear that?" Kagome asked nervously as they entered the small building.
"Miroku," Sango said with a grin, "they’re best friends. And well… you know. Guys talk."
"Can I help you?" a elderly lady asked Sango as they approached the counter.
"Yes," Sango said, "I would like to look at the dress I placed on hold. The name’s Higurashi."
The woman nodded, before bringing out the most beautiful dress Kagome had ever seen. It was red, halter with a slight red chiffon around the hem that was longer on one side than the other, but the shorter side had a small red rose holding it up. It was like a salsa dancers dress.
"Is that…" Kagome asked as Sango took the dress from the woman.
"This is your bridesmaid dress," Sango said with a grin, "it’s the only one like it. There are other sized in case it doesn’t fit, but the other’s get dresses similar, but not really."
Kagome was confused, but she smiled, "you want the maid of honor to stand out?"
Sango nodded, "yup. Isn’t it a great dress though?"
Kagome nodded, "it’s awesome."
"Try it on," Sango said, pushing Kagome towards the dressing room, and handing her the dress. When she emerged Sango laughed. The dress was too big, and sort of hung off Kagome like a rag.
"Alright," she said looking at her friend, "we’ll go down a size and then take it in. I want the dress to hit you in a specific way. I’ll be right back."
Kagome nodded, and waited for her friend to return with the older lady and a exact replica of the dress.
"Try this one," Sango said handing her the dress.
Kagome nodded, and went back into the dressing room. The second dress fit her right in the chest, and the short half of the skirt stopped right above the knee, but the waist was too big still.
"Sango…" Kagome said, "I think if you take it in it’ll look better."
Her friend looked at her, "your right Kagome."
After a few minutes and several pins, the older lady, who also turned out to be a tailor, had the dress pulled in just perfectly around Kagome’s waist.
"I’ll be ready in 5 days," the woman said with a smile, "Would you like to look at any other dresses?"
Sango nodded, "we’re going to see about your wedding dress selection. I heard you have a good one."
The woman nodded, and directed the two girls in the direction of a lot of tulle, ruffles, and white..
5 Minutes later
"KAGOME IT’S PERFECT!" Sango squealed, emerging from a dressing room in a white strapless dress that had a fitted corset style bodice and a slightly large skirt. On the bodice there was red flowers embroidered on the piping and down the back by the ties.
"Sango you look gorgeous," Kagome cooed, as her friend turned around, "just let me fix it so it’ll be tighter. You can’t wear a bra with this type of dress."
Sango nodded, "I love it."
"It even matches my dress," Kagome said with a grin.
"I guess I’ll tell Miroku that the colors should be red and black," Sango said with a grin as she went back into the dressing room, "I think he’ll agree. If not… I’m sure we can order this dress in another color. Same with yours and the others."
Kagome nodded, before pulling out her cell phone, "I’m going to call InuYasha really fast. I was supposed meet him for dinner, but we got sidetracked finding your dress. But at least we did it right?"
"Yup," Sango called from the room, "so how are things going with you two? You didn’t say anything earlier."
"It’s fine," Kagome said, "we’re just kind of… I don’t know what. But I guess we’ll get to know each other better as time moves."
"That’s good," Sango said emerging from the dressing room, her ideal dress back on the hanger, "I hope you two are decent with each other. He has a short attention span."
Kagome laughed, "he’ll get over it." just as she said that, InuYasha picked up his phone.
"Who’ll get over what?" he asked on the other line.
"Nothing," Kagome said with a grin as she followed Sango to the counter, "we’ve just finished our dress shopping. Do you wanna meet for dinner?"
He didn’t say anything for a minute, "sure. Meet me in the food court at the mall. There’s a great oden stand there that you’ll like."
Kagome grinned, "great. I love oden. See you in… 20 minutes?"
"Yeah," he replied, before hanging up.
She sighed, but shrugged and hung up her phone.
"I’d like to keep this on hold," Sango explained to the lady, "I’m still not sure if my fiancé is going to like the colors I pick, and if not then I’ll come back."
The woman nodded, and told Sango they’d keep the dress for 30 days before putting it back on the shelf.
"Well I’m off to meet InuYasha," Kagome said as they walked towards their cars, "I’ll see you later."
Sango nodded, "yeah. If Miroku likes the color ideas then I’ll call you and we’ll bring Rin and Kirara down here to get their dresses I picked out."
Kagome nodded, "alright. I’ll talk to you later then."
At the Mall
"Took you long enough," InuYasha complained when Kagome found him.
"Whatever," she said, "I thought we would have a nice meal together and discuss this whole situation. But I guess not."
"Keh," was all he said as the led the way to the oden stand.
After they got their food, Kagome and InuYasha sat down to eat. He was mad again, but not at Kagome, but with her.
"InuYasha," she said calmly, "it was not a big deal. He didn’t know any better."
"HE WAS SHAMELESSLY FLIRTING WITH YOU!" InuYasha exclaimed, throwing his chopsticks down on the table, "AND YOU FLIRTED BACK!"
Kagome sighed. The boy at the stand that had served their meals had been flirting with Kagome, and took it that she liked him when she smiled at his pathetic jokes. But it made InuYasha more mad when Kagome took the slip of paper the boy handed her, that turned out to have his phone number on it.
"I was not flirting," Kagome said, "I was going to throw the paper away. But you didn’t have to go and threaten the poor kid."
"Your right," InuYasha said all of a sudden calm, "I should’ve ripped his throat out."
"InuYasha," she complained, "shut up and eat your food. It’s getting cold."
"Why are you taking his side?" InuYasha asked, "you’re my wife remember? You shouldn’t let some random boys give you their numbers."
"It’s not like you act like we’re married either," Kagome shot back, "you only use that excuse when your mad about something, or trying to convince me of another thing. Oh by the way, Kikyo said to call her back. It would seem you missed your date." InuYasha paled, he hadn’t broken up with Kikyo because he and Kagome were still unsure of what they were going to do.
"I… I’m sorry," he said, "I guess I just didn’t want to break up with her because we’re still… uncertain I guess."
Kagome smiled, then leaned over and took his hand, "I’m willing to try. I know you told Miroku we’re dating. And your brother and Rin think we’re engaged. We could try something. Even if it’s just being friends, I want you to know that I’m here. But I don’t like that you’re seeing Kikyo. I remember her from high school, and I don’t dislike her as a person. I just don’t like that you didn’t tell me."
InuYasha looked up at her, and laced his fingers with hers, "we can try something. I’ll break up with Kikyo."
Kagome smiled, and brought InuYasha’s hand still laced with hers to her lips and gently kissed his knuckles.
"Thank you Mr. Taisho," she said, still clutching his hand.
"Your welcome Mrs. Taisho," he said, bringing her hand to his lips and kissing the knuckles.
What neither of them had noticed was a photographer that had been sitting several tables away, snapping shots of them. He’d been following Kagome, trying to find out why she dumped Kouga. It was huge news in Tokyo, and only the one reporter had found out where she was. And he heard their whole conversation.
at InuYasha‘s
"You guys are home late," Rin said as Kagome and InuYasha walked through the door, holding hands, "and I see whatever was going on is over."
Kagome blushed, "yeah what you said. But I’m going to bed. Rin Sango should be calling you today or tomorrow about the dresses, InuYasha same with you from Miroku and your suits. See you guys later."
InuYasha and Rin just watched as Kagome went up to her room, before Rin looked at InuYasha.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing," she said with a smile, "good night."
InuYasha just stared, "women."
A.N. I hope you like this chapter.