InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Rivers of the Heart ❯ Confrontations and confessions ( Chapter 3 )

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***Chapter three takes place THREE WEEKS after chapter two***

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Rivers of the Heart

Chapter Two: Confrontations and Confessions

Rin held her head up high as she entered the modern style, main lobby of the Tessaiga building. Her smile made the room shine with undeniable brightness. Naraku had accepted and approved Sesshoumaru and her hard work an hour before in his office downtown. Kagome and Inuyasha both had made a point to be present at the meeting, which Rin found odd especially since neither of them had attended any of her prior presentations. She continued across the high ceiling, glass room knowing her superiors would not be far behind her.

She could her the echoing taps of her shoes mixing perfectly with the sounds of chatting and footsteps of those occupying the spacious room. She was happy but even in her joy, the pain still lingered. If Sesshoumaru had intended to hurt her with his rash decision, he succeeded ten fold. Shortly after Sesshoumaru and her incident in the elevator, he announced that he would marry Kagura before the summer. It was now reaching the end of winter, only four more weeks. Rin refused to let him see how much it hurt her for him to just dismiss her feelings like that. She had all but told Sesshoumaru that she loved him, yet he avoided for days after the event then moved his wedding day six months sooner than Kagura and him had originally planned it.

She was not going to give up without a fight. If he wanted to play hard to get then she was going to have to strengthen her tactics. She loved him, she wanted him, and she would have him. For the time she decided to just lay back and let the bastard think he had won unknowing to him that a rude awakening was about to shatter the very strong holds of his stubbornness. Rin's advance towards the elevator was cut short when three security guards stood to block her path.

"Shall I assume by that goofy grin on your face, that Onimugo liked your project?" a deep male voice, chuckled out at her.

Rin stared at the young man before her, "Yes, Kohaku. He did," she replied confidently.

Rin observed the other two males dressed in baby blues next to him. Shippo, Kohaku, and Souta…the three stooges, all three of them were freshman at the local university and all three wanted to become great businessmen. After a lot of persuasion, Kagome finally let her best friend's brother, her own brother, and her adopted son work at her company. They wanted the experience at a prestigious corporation in preparation for entering their major once the general education courses were completed. It was almost comical the way Shippo, Kohaku, and Souta faltered when Kagome told them that they had to work their way up the corporate ladder, and thus resulting in beginning their new jobs as security.

"Any arguments in elevators lately, Rin?" Souta asked in a very knowing and teasing voice while the other two males attempted to hide their laughter.

Rin glared at her boss's brother; "Is it our policy now for security to harass employees?" she retorted folding her arms across her chest.

"No, its not and if Curly, Larry and Moe do not want to become the new additions to the janitorial staff then I suggest they get back to work." Kagome scolded, coming up behind Rin and continuing on into the elevator without looking up from the letter she was reading. The boys immediately lost their smiles, and straightened upright, glancing back and forward at each other nervously.

Inuyasha followed close behind Kagome, his silver cell phone against his ear, "Koharu, send out a memo to all managerial personnel that the staff meeting begins in twenty minutes…"

Rin gave Shippo, Kohaku, and Souta a sympathic smile but her eyes told them she clearly enjoyed their mild reprimand. Turning on her heels, Rin followed Inuyasha into the tight space with Kagome, giving her friends once last bright smile before the doors closed in front of her.

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Kagome stood at the head of the long meeting table and rummaged through her thick, black folder. Inuyasha sat just to her right, glancing from his laptop, he watched her worriedly. Kagome had not been acting like her self all morning.

"Damn it," she said giving up her search and rubbing the sides of her temples with two fingers from each hand. Rin ceased placing the outlines at the empty spaces on the table as she too examined Kagome in concern.

"I will be back, I left the monthly reports on my desk." Kagome hastily said, closing her binder and moving towards the door.

"I'll get them," the younger woman offered, "I have to grab something from my office before the meeting starts anyways." She quickly finished placing the papers on the remaining spaces around the table.

"Are you sure?" Kagome asked, the first smile of the day curving from her lips.

"Yep!" Rin beamed back, before escaping out the nearest exit of the confined room.

Kagome sighed, and returned to her spot next to Inuyasha. She reopened her notebook and resumed scanning thought he mess of information and paper work. Her body immediately tensed when she felt Inuyasha's firm hands on her shoulder. She had not even realized he had got up. She bit back a soft moan when his hands began massaging her tight, constricted muscles.

Kagome could almost feel his body against hers, despite the fact that he was inches away. She cursed mentally when her heart began to flutter, and emotions she had long thought were taken care of, began sneaking back into her mind. As of late, it was getting more difficult to deny the fact that she was still in love with Inuyasha. Her mind would have nothing to do with the thought; he was her best friend's husband as one of only many reasons why it was wrong to still have such feelings for her partner. Her heart had opinions of its own; it claimed that nobody ever made her feel the way Inuyasha does and it still held on to the hopeless hope that he cared for her more deeply than he had led on since they had known each other. Ignoring the ongoing battle between logic and love raging in her soul, Kagome felt her body relax under his ministrations.

"Tell me what is wrong, " Inuyasha, demanded more harshly than he had intended. The last week Kagome had been working around the clock making sure everything was in order for Rin's promotion. It would be announced at the staff gathering in matter of minutes and a small celebration had been arranged for her afterwards. However, Kagome's odd mood had him troubled.

"Just tired and I do not want to go to Naraku's dinner gathering tonight." Kagome answered him, leaning her head against his shoulder when he took a step closer to her.

"Feh, I don't believe anybody does, I had to sell my soul to get Kikyou to come with me."

Kagome lightheartedly laughed knowing that he was over exaggerating but understanding that it took a lot for him to actually convince her to attend the party with him. His wife had been doing a little better personality wise since she started back at the hospital.

"Are you sure you are alright?" He asked again the concern evident in his voice.

"Yes, Inuyasha;" Kagome responded, moving her left hand across her chest and placing it over his own hand that still on her shoulder, "I am fine. I just need some rest."

"Then I want you to take tomorrow off and relax."

"But…" she began to protest.

"No, I swear Kagome if I catch you within ten feet of this building, you will wish you had heeded my warning."

Kagome tilted her head slight so that she could look up into his face; her back remained pressed against his chest, "Is that a threat or a promise?" she mused.

"Both."

"Fine, but only because I want some sleep."

Inuyasha smirked, "Thank you," he said before lowering his head and placing a lingering kiss on her hand that had been caressing the limb beneath it.

Kagome shuttered at the contact as a vibration coursed through her being. Her body melted against his even after he removed his lips from her smooth skin. She observed his face while he stared at her with a serious, undeniable look in his eyes. He was debating something; she could tell by the way his facial expression shifted as the moments passed.

Inuyasha was lost in his thoughts. Could he love this woman any more than he already did? It seemed to him that the possibilities were endless. He wondered what had possessed him to just give up on her so many years ago. He hated himself for feeling like this; the agony and guilt ate away at his soul. Kikyou was his wife, yet here he was wishing that he had not let Kagome slipped through his fingers, and the worse of it all was that he did not want to suppress these overwhelming feelings a second longer.

A loud click of the door shattered the silence of the room, and scaring the pair apart. While various shades of crimson highlighted Kagome and Inuyasha's features, a small group of early arrivals entered and took their seats.

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Rin stepped inside her dark apartment, immediately closing the door behind her then leaning against the solid object.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes YES!" she all but screamed out in her ecstatic state. She would have never expected to be promoted Junior Executive. She was third in command of the Tessaiga Corporation. Now only if she had Sesshoumaru, her life would be completely perfect.

Inuyasha and Kagome announced their decision at their meeting, and then had a small quaint party afterwards. Rin stood allowing the pressure of her body weight to return to her feet. Slowly but beaming like a star in the night sky, she pushed through her dark home. She stopped next to the black, metal coffee table at the end of her white sofa.

The unsuspecting female dropped her keys with a clink on the glass surface. Her eyes swooped over the couch so she could gaze out the French doors that led to her terrace but her eyes never reached their destination.

Rin let out a loud, horrific scream; her body jerked backwards causing her to stumble back against a wall. Her cinnamon orbs expanded to unbelievable widths, her mind rambled in disbelief. The only sound in the room was the unhealthy beating of her racing heart. A man's darken silhouette sat on the oversized piece of furniture, and even though his eyes were not visible she knew without a doubt, that he was staring straight at her.

"No," she uttered just above a whisper, "NO!" Clear, salty liquid began to build at the brim of her eyelids as she shouted. Not now, not yet, she was so close to having everything she ever dream of wanting.

The male's chuckle bellowed throughout the entire apartment much like a loud sound would echo through an empty cave. Rin pressed back harder against the barrier behind her, her hands were press flat against it. The man stood from the sofa, and stalk up to her.

"I thought you had said I was free," her voice was trembling, while fear entwined with every word spoken from her pink lips.

The male towered over her small body, and pressed his own against hers. Rin felt her stomach turn inside out and nausea swept through her as his arousal pressed against her thigh. He had not changed in the four years since she had seen him; his greasy, black hair was pulled back behind his head in a stubby ponytail. His facial features had still a devilish look to them. The man brought his mouth close to Rin's ear, and blew gently into it receiving a whimper from the woman.

"I did…and you were for as long as I deemed fit," he hissed at her, "I have allowed you to be free for far too long, it seems that you have forgotten, that you," he paused for a brief moment, smirking at the sight of tears leaking from her eyes, "are mine."

Rin pressed her eyes tightly shut and bit her bottom lip, willing away the sorrow that was about steal away her ability to stand. Everything was going good for her, she had an amazing job, amazing friends, and she was so close, so close to having Sesshoumaru's heart. No. She would be damned if she would go down without a war first. Her eyes quickly snapped open, a fierce fire coursed through them.

"I am not yours, Hiten" she seethed at him.

"On the contrary, my dear…you are. If it had not be for me and the load of money I spend on saving your pathetic ass, you would be either dead, in prison, or still wasting away in that crack house I found you in." Rin only glared at him, angering him a bit.

"I allowed you time to get on your feet, and I have accepted the payments you have been sending as payback. But believe me you are at least a decade away from reimbursing me for all the money and trouble you caused me."

"I have paid every penny of the amount we agreed upon, on time, every time! Why the hell are you here?" She yelled at him.

Hiten roughly grabbed a hold of her arm, squeezing in tightly between his clenched fingers. Rin sobbed in pain as the pressure increase.

"The information my sources have revealed to me, have given me the reason I needed to come here and make sure you remember your place, bitch. I would not cross me if I were you."

He amusedly watched her pupils darken with pure hatred for him, and he continued, "The Tessaiga Corporation could lose a lot of important clients like Manten if the truth about your sinful past leaks out to the media."

"Trust me, Kagome and Inuyasha's company would survive without the pervert you call a brother." She retorted and immediately regretted her words as the back of his hand slammed across her cheek. Her face felt as if it would explode from the sheer pain of his strike.

"Watch your mouth, wench. Let me put it to you this way, what would Kagome and Inuyasha think about you after they have discovered what you were, what you did?"

Numerous emotions flickered across her face, while her brain processed his words. He had never met any of the people she had come to care for, he had not been a major part of her life for a little over four years but he knew of everything she did, he knew about every person she came in contact with, his spies make sure he knew. One man in particular was the reason for Hiten's presence. The man was getting too close to his property and he would make sure no trespassers came to claim his realm.

"What would he think?" Hiten asked her and was satisfied by the way her facial expression betrayed her thoughts. Fear glittered across the surface of her face while sorrow and pain lingered behind it.

`Sesshoumaru…' her mind cried out.

"You should get dressed, you have your dinner party to attend tonight, do you not?" he asked, an evil smirk curved up his lips.

"How did yo…?"

"I have my ways. I know every little thing you do, Rin"

"Asshole," she remarked at him, not caring of the consequences, he had done much worst things in the past than just hit her, so what did it matter?

Hiten ignored her insolence, "I will be going with you my dear. I need to put faces to the names I have heard about."

`Most importantly I need to put a face to the name that threatens to take my possession.'

Rin jerked away from his grasp, hatred ran through her veins, he was here for a purpose and she was almost positive that reason was Sesshoumaru. She would have to play along until she could figure out some way to free her self. She was smart, but at the moment there was nothing she could do short of blowing the fucking bastard's brains out, which was entirely not an option. She did not want anybody to know of the horrible, disgusting things she had done in her rebellious youth. Rin especially did not want Sesshoumaru to know, he would look at her different, she would lose his respect, everything. No. She would not just stand by and watch, she would not lose Sesshoumaru, and she was not going to be beaten and taken by Hiten either. She would, without a doubt, figure out something, she had too.

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Sesshoumaru refrained from walking out of the large ballroom of Naraku Onimugo's mansion the second after he entered. He was more than a little perturbed that the originally small dinner meeting Naraku wanted to have, somehow became this extravagant business party. Kagura clung to his arm tight as they entered further into the room. His eyes scanned the surrounding area, skeptically. He recognized many faces of various businessmen and woman as well as politicians.

He was in no mood to put up with the brown-nosing, pathetic excuses for humans he would be forced to converse with this evening. His tolerance for everything had lowered over the last few weeks. Kagura had informed him that he had spent the last weeks short-tempered and colder than usual, which he did not see as a bad thing. But he knew the exact reason for his irritation…Rin. She had been plaguing his mind every hour of every day since the time they spent in the elevator. It annoyed him to no end. He would not give in; he would deny the part of him that ached so badly to be heard, he would not become weak.

Sesshoumaru continued to observe the room; he saw Inuyasha, Kikyou, Kagome, and Kouga speaking with a small group of people, who he found unimportant. He saw no sight of the haunting female. He let out an inaudible sigh half relieved and half disappointed that Rin had not arrived. He knew she was upset with him but refused to show it. Sesshoumaru tried to persuade his heart that he did not care.

Rin had not graced him with her presents very much since she had discovered that he planned to marry his fiancée in a little more than four months. At first, he prided himself for the victory that she had given up; he would no longer have to fight to keep control of his emotions. But as the days spread into weeks, and while her visits were less frequent and short, Sesshoumaru felt lonely…lost without her by his side. He missed her smile, the glint of her eyes, the feel of her presence he missed her. Not that he would admit it.

"There are more people here than I expected," Kagura's deep feminine voice broke Sesshoumaru from his thoughts.

His cold eyes remained staring directly ahead but nodded in agreement with her statement. Only when her hands squeezed his upper arm did his complete attention directed at her.

"Didn't Rin receive her promotion today?" she asked him, remembering he had mentioned about the young girl's future some months ago.

Again he only answered her with a nod of his head.

"Well, I want you to make sure you congratulate her, from what you have told me; she deserves it after all the hard work she puts into her projects."

"She does," he finally spoke to her with words.

Kagura smiled and her attention shifted to the crowds of people. She had only met Rin a few times since the young female had entered his life. From what little she could pick up of Sesshoumaru's feelings, Kagura believed that he cared for the girl like a father would a daughter, or an older brother would his little sister. She liked Rin; she was a very energetic and a very positive happy person.

Kagura relaxed a bit when she spotted Kagome and Kikyou. She did not know the same people her future husband did, so when he brought her to these things she always felt as if she did not belong there. In all respects she didn't. Kagura was a model not a businesswoman and she often found the topics of conversation rather boring. She knew Kikyou because her husband was Sesshoumaru's younger half brother, and Kagura came to be friends with Kagome through Kikyou. She was glad her two friends were at the party, knowing she would not feel completely out of place.

Sesshoumaru spoke tentatively with Naraku's lawyer after the short, stubby bald man had approached the pair. The silver-haired male coolly answered his questions but was quickly loosing his patience. He had never been a people person. His eyes instantly darted to a figure that entered one of the many entrances to the ballroom. Blood rushed to his head while his heart rate quickened, everything in the room seemed to fade away but her slender, gorgeous form. She was stunning. Her hair was done up in a tight bun with a few long whiffs of hair framing her beautiful face. She wore a black strapless that hugged her curvy form perfectly. He willed his eyes to move away, but they would not budge.

Rin stood, nervously glancing around the room. Sesshoumaru raised a curious eyebrow at the look of distress evident in her eyes. But almost immediately he watched her face take on the appearance that had become Rin's trademark. Ignoring the ramblings of the man beside him, Sesshoumaru stared irritably as a dark-haired man came from behind Rin and wrapping an arm around her waist before walking into the groups of people.

He fought of the sudden urge to go and rip the male's limbs off for touching his Rin in such a way. Sesshoumaru jerked his head slightly, attempting to shake way unwanted thoughts. Kagura watched him in confusion.

"Are you okay?" She asked cutting the obnoxious lawyer off and bringing her free hand to rest against his shoulder.

"Yes, I am fine," he responded coolly, `once I castrate the man who dares to lay a hand, my Rin' he silently finished.

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Kagome groaned joining the others who sat around their small dinner table listening to Inuyasha and Kouga bicker like two old ladies. She didn't know which annoyed her more, the fact that they were arguing again or that it was over something stupid again. Hell they probably would fight over whether the sky was baby blue or light blue.

Kouga had started it again, Inuyasha really honestly tried to ignore him, but arrogance always prevails. Kagome made a mental note to keep the two apart when at all possible. She glanced around the table, smiling weakly at Kagura and Rin who gave her sympathic smiles. Kagome was right smack in the middle, Kouga sat to her left and Inuyasha to her right. She was two second away from telling the both of them to shut the hell up.

Kagome tried to ignore them the best she could. Kikyou sat on the other side of Inuyasha, staring mindlessly into her soup. Kagura next to her kept trying to coax Kikyou to into talking. Sesshoumaru kept staring holes into the man recently identified as Hiten who sat between him and Rin.

Kagome stifled a giggle when Rin's hand went up and acted as if she was about to hit Kouga upside the head. Unfortunately she stopped before her limb made contact. Kagome's body tensed quickly when Kouga's voice hitched a little louder. She brought her thumb and index finger to press against the bridge of her nose. Letting out a soft sigh, she figured neither would give up until the evening was over, so maybe they would stop for her.

"I have an idea," she pleaded and received no acknowledge as the two continued to spit insults at each other.

"Hey!" she shouted causing everybody at the table minus Sesshoumaru to jump and momentarily shutting the two dim wits up.

"Would you both do something for me?" She asked in her fake sweet voice that indicated to Inuyasha and Kouga that if they did not do what she asked, they would surely die a horrific death.

Both men gulped loudly and nodded their heads in response.

"Please just stop fighting for tonight, my nerves are as thin as they are going to get." Kagome's voice returned to normal.

After a full minute of glaring at one another both males reluctantly agreed, but only to appease Kagome.

By the time the final course had been presented, the tension between Kouga and Inuyasha was so thick, Kagome was sure she could cut through it with her butter knife. She had to give them credit though; they were trying hard to keep their mouths shut. However, since Inuyasha could not verbally express his frustration, the knee that was closest to Kagome bounced rapidly up and down, driving her insane. She had tried to disregard it but after awhile enough was enough.

She moved her hand under the moving white tablecloth and firmly grabbed Inuyasha's knee, pressing down on it and silently asking him to stop. He stopped and she was happy until the feel of his hand was placed over her own, his fingers entwining with hers. Her heart stopped, she could feel her body heat rise from his action. She franticly looked around the table to see if anybody noticed the unusual color of her skin. She did not move her hand, she could have easily, but her emotions started to toil with her again, she wanted to hold his hand.

His thumb began to stroke the side of her palm, and Kagome felt as if her world was clouding over. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Inuyasha talk as if nothing was happening under the table. Rin's voice caused Inuyasha to look somewhat in Kagome's direction. She could see him watching her from the sides of his eyes. He squeezed her hand gently before he remarked in response to Rin's statement.

The distraught and confused female turned her head slightly to discover Kikyou staring at her husband as if she was deciding something. Emotions ran wild in her best friend's gloomy orbs. Kagome felt her stomach begin to take a dive into a bottomless pit. It was wrong; Inuyasha and her should not be touching like this. It was forbidden to want to feel the warmth of his skin against hers. She was betraying her friend; Kagome blinked back tears when her heart shattered into a million pieces. What kind of person was she? Being in love with her best friend's husband, allowing and actually wanting him to touch her.

"Kagome? Are you alright?" Kouga worriedly asked, watching Kagome's head lower so she could hide her tears beneath the shadow of her bangs.

Kagome could not take sitting there a second longer. She hated herself for still having strong feelings for Inuyasha. She was angry, and confused, and wanted to just be alone. Shaking her head to answer Kouga's question, Kagome moved her hand out of Inuyasha's grasp before rising and racing out of the dinning room.

Kouga made a move to get up but Inuyasha stopped him, "No, I will go talk to her. It's probably my fault anyways." He said before standing up and following after Kagome.

"Well those two have gotten closer, " Kagura said breaking the silence as everyone stared in the direction the pair had taken off.

"What do you mean by that?" Kikyou asked, her eyes narrowing a tad.

Kagura's mouth fell open and shut while she tried to respond, "I didn't mean anything by it: I was merely stating an observation."

"You had to have meant something or you would not have said it." Kikyou retorted.

Rin bit the bottom of her lip as she glanced back and forth between Kagura and Kikyou. The older female must have struck a nerve for Kikyou to take offense to the comment. Kouga watched also with interest, but not as much concentration as Kikyou did in Kagura's answer.

Sesshoumaru disapproved of the way Kikyou grilled Kagura for an obvious innocent statement. Kikyou wanted an answer then she would get one.

"No one can blame them," his impassive voice asked referring to the simple fact of Inuyasha and Kagome becoming close.

Kikyou's attention snapped to the man next to Kagura, her expression became sharp and distinct, "Please enlighten me," she said between clenched teeth.

"It is rather a simple explanation, Inuyasha's best friend is over a thousand miles away, his wife is a nagging harpy," Sesshoumaru paused for a moment before continuing, "One of Kagome's best friends is also a long distance away; Kouga has not the proper time to spend with her. And the female's other close friend is a self-centered wench who only thinks of herself. So it is only natural for Kagome and Inuyasha to depend on each other for support since they have no one else," Sesshoumaru enlightened Kikyou with his monotone voice.

Kikyou's face began darkened with unreadable emotions, "You fucking bastard," she seethed out at him.

"I only speak the truth," pissing her off was more entertaining than Sesshoumaru had expected, he had never liked his brother's wife to begin with.

Kikyou did not say another word, as her eyes brimmed with tears, and she angrily left the table, storming out the room in the opposite direction Inuyasha and Kagome had taken moments before.

Kagura stared at him in utter disbelief, "How could you say such a thing to her? You really don't have a heart, do you?" Kagura angrily spat him before following Kikyou out of the room.

Sesshoumaru's eyes fell upon Rin's smiling form. He could see the amusement in her chocolate brown eyes. From one woman he received reprimand and another approval. Sesshoumaru found that fact rather interesting while he held his gaze locked intensely with the goddess just a few feet away.

Hiten watched the silent interaction between Rin and Sesshoumaru. His fist clenched tightly in his lap, his nails digging into the calloused flesh of his palm. Sesshoumaru and Rin were closer than he had been led to believe. But Hiten now new what Sesshoumaru looked like, which would be a very important factor in keeping Rin away from him. Hiten bit the sides of his tongue drawing a coppery substance to coat his mouth. This problem would be dealt with, Rin belonged to him and she would forever if he had anything to do with it.

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Inuyasha searched through almost every accessible room, looking for where Kagome had disappeared too. Finally after looking for about fifteen minutes, he entered Naraku's second floor library. He could see her shivering form standing out on the balcony. The moonlight highlighted her long, brilliant tresses. Her silk blue dress melted with the mellow tint of her surroundings.

He cautiously walked across the room and out onto the terrace. Kagome did not acknowledge his presence, just simply sniffed back a few quite sobs. He knew something was seriously wrong, he could feel it deep in the core of his bones. During his quest to find her, Inuyasha continually berated his idiocy for taking a hold of her hand underneath the table. He should not have done it. But he could not make his conscious regret his action only regret the fact that it had made Kagome uncomfortable and obviously upset her.

A gentle breeze brushed passed them, causing Kagome's hair to whip with the wind. He took another step closer to her, trying to find something to say other than that he was sorry, because part of him was not.

"Are you upset?" He asked timidly as not to scare her incase she had not realized her was next to her.

"No," he heard her whisper as her head hung lower than it had been before. It was a lie if he had ever heard of one.

"You lie terribly," he said taking another stride closer.

"That is because I'm not a liar," she joked back, finally turning to meet his intense gaze.

Time stood still, and it felt like hours passed before either of them spoke again.

"Tell me why you cry?" He hated to see her cry, the sight of her tears made him feel like the world was coming to an end. He would do anything for her so she would stop.

"I can't," her eyes reverted to the marble floor beneath her feet, "you'll hate me," she finished with a soft sob.

Inuyasha closed the distant between them, and scooped her up into his strong arms. He used his finger to bring her chin up so he could stare down into her dark stormy eyes. When he was sure she would not drop her head, the arm around her waist tightened as he placed his hand on her cheek and brushed away with his thumb the river of liquid falling from her orbs.

After a moment, his head leaned forward so that he could press his forehead to hers. Closing his amber eyes as if pained by some forbidden desire, "I could never hate you," he whispered to her.

Kagome's breath caught in her throat when he pulled her into his embrace, her hands immediately finding their way to his shoulder. How could being in his arms feel so right and yet so wrong at the same time? Her body felt like it would explode from the overload of emotions that washed over her like a tsunami. She imagined what it would be like to have him ravish her body with hot kisses, what it would be like to make love to him. A new wave of tears broke through the damn, showering her heated face. Her love for him was a sin…a sin that could never happen.

"Please…" Inuyasha pleaded, he had to know what was wrong: he could not fix it if she would not tell him.

"I can't…"

Desire stung at every ounce of skin on his body; threatening to eat away at his flesh if Inuyasha didn't stop resisting the temptation to kiss her, love her, get complete lost with her. He dipped his head lower, breaking the contact between their foreheads. Their lips inched closer together; he could feel the warmth of her breathe brush sensually across his lips.

"You can tell me anything, you know that," his voice was barely audible.

Kagome's grip on his shoulders tighten painfully when he moved forward enough to feel the feather light touch of her luscious lips against his own. Kagome could not take it anymore, he wanted to know, he needed to know, she needed to tell him and so the consequences be damned.

"I, I love you." She gently cried out just before Inuyasha captured her mouth.

His hand moved to join the one already around her waist, and pulled her as close to him as physically possible. Never in his life had he felt so complete. She loved him. He had long to hear those words from her for so many years. Their kiss was simple and slow, but they both were craving more.

Inuyasha's tongue brushed across her lips and she instantly opened her mouth willing to accept and entwine her tongue with his. Her hands slid up across his collarbone, one moved back across his back while the other cupped behind his neck so she could deep their passionate kiss. After about a full minute the pair reluctantly broke apart, knowing their need for air was more important than their burning desire.

Inuyasha stared profoundly into her eyes, "I have loved for so much, and it's beginning to hurt when I am not with you, "he confessed to the beauty in his arms," I could never hate you for feeling the same thing I do."

Kagome subconsciously licked her lips, her unexplainable happiness at finding out he loved her was short lived as realization at what they had just done struck her hard to the heart. His eyes flickered with emotion. She could tell he was being overcome with the same pain and remorse as it swamped over her being. His face flashed with comprehension and confusion. She knew they had across the line; their confession and act would ultimately destroy them.

Kagome stepped back; his arms released her and hung at his sides. She closed her eyes squeezing the salty substance from her swollen eyes. It was wrong, they could not pursue this any longer, it had to end here.

"We have to stop this now," her voice trembled with every word, "we have already betrayed Kikyou with our hearts, and it's killing me. We have to fight this, I refuse to hurt her or Kouga, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha flinched at the sound of his wife's name. Guilt like none he had ever known engulfed him. Kagome was right, it was a sin for him to feel so strong for his wife's best friend. He nodded his head in agreement, making a silent vow to shove his love for his Kagome into the deepest, smallest part of his beating organ.

"If you don't mind, instead of just taking tomorrow off, I would like to take a few days off so I can go see my mom and grandfather. And that way well have some time to our act together. This can never happen again." Her voice was low, and full of pain.

Inuyasha hung his head, it hurt to know he could never have the only thing he had wanted since the moment he laid eyes on her, "I can hold up the fort until you get back and I promise to you that this will never happen again."

Kagome willed away fresh new tears at his declaration; she had to leave if she stayed another second…

"Thank you," she smiled weakly at him despite the fact that his eyes lingered on the floor and quickly left him alone with his conscious.

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Naraku crept, without a single, breath behind the unsuspecting female standing out on his pool deck. He had seen little of her since their last encounter just before her fateful accident. She seemed upset, but that did not stop the sadistic male from his stalk.

The familiar rush of his blood to his groin began while his eyes roamed over her pale body. She was his nurse during his time at the hospital, a year ago after his yacht exploded and burned every part of his body. She became an obsession to him. He desired her fragile body; he wanted her to cry out in agony and pleasure as he pounded into her warm depths until she could not move. But she had denied him, time and time again.

She would not betray her husband, and much to Naraku's annoyance seemed to love him. He had found out she was pregnant with Inuyasha's child by one of the nurses speaking loudly in the hallway just outside his hospital bed. Rage coursed through his body until he felt part of his sanity fade away. It was quiet unfortunate he was able to get a hold of Goshinki right after he overhead the news and even more unfortunate Kikyou happen to get hit by careless driver a few hours later.

Finally reaching his prey, his slender fingers grabbed a hold of her hips pulling her back against him. Kikyou opened her mouth to scream but his hand shot up and covered her lips before she could utter a sound.

He pressed his lips against her ear, breathing heavily into the small opening, "You can not deny me forever, my love," he huskily said before severing all contact and disappearing from the pool deck before she could turn around.

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So what did you think…please REVIEW, I would really really appreciate it very very much.

Thank you all for reading my story!!

I will not update till have I a certain number of reviews so please review…I might update quicker…hehe (I know I am evil I am sorry…can't help it ^__^)

Again thank you all, if it were not for you I would not write. Thank you!!!!

Questions and Answers below!

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Q: How many chapters will there be in this story?

A: I don't have any clue. Probably between 15-20 chapters.

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Q: How would a 31 year old fall in love with a 21 year old?

A: Easy. There is a saying…love knows not age or boundaries or sumtin like that. Rin is a grown adult and capable of making her own decisions, she is legal that is all that matters. My best friend's father is like nine years older than her mother…sessy and rin are only ten years apart. I do not see any problem with it they are both grown-ups…its not like she is 14 and he is 24. ^__^

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Q: How can people NOT like triangles?

A: I don't know…they make a story so interesting…^__^

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Q: What kind of nurse was Kikyou?

A: There are different kinds of nurse? @.@…naw just kidding…um I don't know of any specific types of nurses so I would have to say…she was just the type that would take care of any patience admitted to her floor. Anybody know what kind of nurse that would be?

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Q: What kind of companies are Tessaiga corp and Tenseiga Inc?

A: Grrrrr I knew somebody would ask this question eventually. Sheesh I had to think..cause I didn't have anything in particular planned….um well Tessaiga Corporation is something very close to an advertising company as well as a company that helps very rich people create programs, websites, projects, memorial funds, charity events, get the pic? Ok Tenseiga is like the computer program company creating lots of computer and Internet programs which is why the two companies frequently work together because the it's a world wide web and technological type of world….lol…^__^

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Q: Kagome is married to Hojo but dating Koga?

A: I do apologize but I must confess I fell over anime style at this question. I am sorry, no offense to the questioner. Please forgive me ^__^…ok well um no Kagome is not married to Hojo she only dated him to get Inuyasha's attention but inu got the wrong message and stared dating Kikyou…Inu married Kik....for some reason nobody cares Kagome and Hojo's relationship failed before they graduated college…years later…when this story takes Kagome is dating Kouga.

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C/Q: You had Rin saying that Sesshomaru is only 2 years older than both Kagome and Inuyasha... But Inuyasha (18) is 3 years older than Kagome (15) in the series.

R/A: Because this is a AU, I don't have to follow the ideals of the anime to the tee. I understand that kag is 15 in the anime and some sources say inu is 17 and others say he is 18 and that is only in human years….in demons years he is like over 60 or something…I believe…..I aged Kagome because I wanted them to be the same age for the purposes of this story….I aged her and Rin for Friendship to Love, it was not a problem and I hope Kag being the same age as inu will be problem for this story either.

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C: Hurry with the sequel to From Friendship to Love.

R: ::::Inu's princess17 smiles evilly:::: hehe…you never no when I will be done with the first chapter….:::starts laugh just as evilly::::…naw I am just kidding…..providing all goes as planned…the sequel to From Friendship to Love should be up within the next week.

Until Next Time….PLEASE REVIEW ^__^