InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Best Man ❯ Ain't Got No Need To Worry ( Chapter 6 )
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By: sexy_capricorn 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 12.01.2006 | Pages: 5 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 12.01.2006 | Pages: 5 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 1.1K | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: See Chp 1
Chapter VI: Ain't Got No Need to Worry
Kagome rubbed her sweaty palms on her dress as the nervous butterflies consumed her whole. 'Too many people' She thought as looked around the large hall that the "small" get together was held. She then felt an assuring squeeze on her shoulder and looked over to see Sesshomaru.
"Don't be so tense, Ms. Kagome."
She smiled. "Thanks, Sess."
"My pleasure."
"What are you guys talking about now?" InuYasha said as he approached his brother and best friend.
"Oh, wouldn't you like to know, little brother." Sesshomaru said.
"Hey, guys!" Kikyo said as she walked over to them with a girl in tow. "I have somebody I want you guys to meet. This is my cousin, Rin, my maid of honor."
"Hi!” She squeaked.
“This is Sesshomaru, Kagome,the best man, and, my future hubby, InuYasha.”
"You're the best man?!" Rin asked in confusion.
Kagome chuckled nervously. "Yeah. It's nice meet you."
"And you must be InuYasha's brother. You guys look just alike."
Sesshomaru chuckled. "Yeah, he wishes."
"What?" InuYasha exclaimed.
“Don't mind him. It’s nice to meet you.” Sessohomaru said as he lightly grasped ahold of the pint size woman’s hand and she tightened the grip and looked him deeply into his eyes.
He quickly retracted it and looked at her with digust. ‘What is her problem?’
Kikyo giggled. "Well, now that you've guys met the second most important woman in the wedding, it's time to mingle."
This is when the butterflies started to have an all out war. "Mingle?" Kagome squeaked out.
"Of course, Kaggy, and you're coming with me. Leave the guys to do.....guy things." She said hooking her arms with Kagome and walking off with Rin following close behind.
"Poor, Ms. Kagome. I know this is killing her." Sesshomaru said.
"Yeah, I bet she would want to be Hondo."
Sesshomaru looked at his brother. "I believe his name is Hojo."
"Whatever." InuYasha said
=*=*=*=
"I thought you guys broke it off." Sango said handing Hojo a cup of tea.
"Thank you." Hojo said gripping the steaming cup before sipping it. "Yes, we did, but I realized what I had done afterwards. My father and mother are expecting this wedding. Plans have been arranged. We have a house together."
Sango sat down on the loveseat. "Do you love, Kagome?"
Hojo sighed. "Yes, very much, but I don't believe she loves me back."
"Why would you say that?"
"When she looks at me, I can tell she sees somebody else."
"Kagome is a distant and a very...difficult woman." Sango said.
"Yes, I know this, but I thought maybe she would let me in. She really is a great woman who just needs a good man."
Sango chuckled. "That she does."
"Are you guys done yet?! The "Good Times" marathon is on!" Miroku yelled.
"Shut up! We're having a conversation! Look through the classifieds and find your ass a job!" Sango yelled back. She smiled at Hojo. "I'm sorry."
"It's fine.”
“Well, I don’t where Kagome is at the moment, but you can stay until she gets back.”
“Thanks.”
=*=*=*=
“So, Kaggy....” Kikyo said as her, Kagome, and the bridesmates gathered at one of the tables.
“So what?” Kagome asked.
“What’s your fiance like? I mean he has to be something.”
Kagome let out a nervous giggle. “Yeah, he’s great. He’s a good man.”
“That’s it. Honey, you have to do better than that.” Said one bridesmate.
“Mary Sue’s right. I mean, what does he own?”
Kaogme shrugged her shoulders. “I-I-I...um....”
“What does he do?” said another bridesmate
“He’s a...”
“What’s his name?”
“Hojo Minasei."
All the girls gasped and awed. "He's a Minasei."shrieked one.
"Yeah." Kagome said.
"He's practically sitting on billions." Mary Sue said.
"I guess. He's really a modest guy."
"I bet he is."
Kagome sighed. This was not how she wanted to spend her morning that quickly started to turn into a horrible day. 'Kill me now'
=*=*=*=
"That Kagome is looking pretty hot." The blue eyed womaneater himself said as he sat amongst the Taisho brothers.
"She's engaged, Kouga."
"I see why? She looks like the type of woman who can have a guy eating out of the palm of her hand." Kouga paused. "Kind of like how you were." He said with a lopsided grin.
"Fuck you. Those days are over and I'm getting married."
"Don't remind me of the castration you call marriage." Kouga groaned.
"Shit, I ain't gettting any younger and it's about time to tie the knot."
"Just like your balls, right?" Kouga joked.
"Why ruin a good day with such vulgar humor?" The stoic Sesshomaru said.
"I just think it's funny ass hell that this knuckle head is going to be committed to any woman for a long period of time."
"Hey, man, fuck you." InuYasha defended.
"Am I lying or am I just whistling dixie out of my ass?" Kouga said.
Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders. "He does make sense."
InuYasha turned to his brother. "What? I thought we was fam, Sessh."
"We are, but the idea of you being committed to anybody is quite hilarious."
"Especially that leech Kikyo." Kouga joked.
"I hate you guys." InuYasha huffed as he folded his arms
=*=*=*=*=
Kagome stood in the crowd of airheads as she idly sipped her wine, ignoring them as they chatted mindlessly about clothes, shoes, and their favorite, money.
"What do you think, Kagome?" said one with bright brown eyes.
Kagome shook her head out of her daydreaming stupor. "Huh?" was all she could say.
"Do you think Mindi's dress clashes with her shoes?"
Kagome looked at the girl in question and frowned. "It looks okay to me."
All the girls gasped in shock. "Oh my god, she said it looked okay." Panicked one girl.
Kagome's hands began to sweat.
"Kikyo, who is this?" said another.
Her heart began to throb.
"Calm down, girls. She's just the best man." Kikyo said.
Then it dropped to her feet. Kagome had it up to her head with this. She just wanted to get out of this lion den that she was thrown into. Her hands were clammy and she felt like Linda Blair, at the way her head was spinning. "I'll be right back." She hastingly said she broke free from the airhead chain gang.
"But Kaggie..." Kikyo called out. 'What's up with this girl?' She thought before she decided to catch up to her.
Kagome looked around the large hall in search for her best friend as she tried to dodge Kikyo, and keep her drink in her hand all at the same time. Once she lost Kikyo through the mass of people and spotted InuYasha, she honed in.
Sesshomaru was the first to see Kagome's arrival and his heart almost jumped from his chest. He forgot how beautiful she was and wanted to slap himself for overlooking it.
Kouga was the second and all he could see was ass and titties. 'I would bone the hell out of her.' He thought.
InuYasha, being the slowest of the three, was the last to see her coming to him for her rescue. "Kaggs, what's wrong?"
"We have to go." She simply said.
"Hey, Kags, what's the rush?" Kikyo, who practically chased her around the hall, said in panted breath.
"Rush?" InuYasha asked as he looked over to Kikyo then back at Kagome. "What rush? Where you going?"
Everybody's seemed to be fixated on Kagome and the only thing she could do was rub her hands together in nervousness. "We have to go." She said trying to let her voice only be heard by InuYasha's ears, but she knew that was impossible.
"Go? Where?" He asked, clearly confused.
"Oh, Kaggie. We don't have to go. There's still about an hour left then after that we could shoot pool at my place."
"Yeah, that's sounds good." InuYasha said looking over to Kikyo. "We just might do that. You up for it, Kags."
"No, I'm not up for it. We have more important things to do." She said trying to hint to him at what she was saying.
InuYasha shook his head. "Not that important to miss a good game of pool, right?" He joked, but Kagome hardly saw the humor in it.
"Not that important?!" Kagome asked in astonishment. "I can't believe you can be such a jerk." She said as she threw her glass of red wine into his face before storming off.
InuYasha was in shock with his jaw dropped far enough to catch flies. He drew his hands down his face and flicked the remaining wine, that wasn't on the floor, off his finger tips.
"Damn!" Kouga said before falling into a fit of laughter, cutting the silence that seemed to appear itself after the wine incident.
"Shut your trap, ingrate!" Sesshomaru demanded making Kouga close his mouth in compliance. "What in the hell did you do?" He asked InuYasha.
InuYasha shrugged his shoulders. "Hell if I know."
"Should I go check on her?" Kikyo asked hesitantly.
"No, I'll go." Sesshomaru said.
"Okay." Kikyo didn't know whether to yell at Kagome for splashing red wine in her fiance's face or slap InuYasha for doing whatever he did to get the wine in his face. Either way she felt helpless to it all. She felt she didn't have any say in it at all.
=*=*=*=*=
Kagome couldn't help the tears that streamed down her face. Everything in her life just seemed to be going wrong. Hojo left her. InuYasha was getting married, and to Martha freaking Stewart at that, plus, it was all her fault. "I should've never let you go." She said suffocated sorrow.
"Kagome, are you in here?!"
Kagome's breath caught at the sound of his voice. "InuYasha?" She asked.
Sesshomaru sighed as walked to stall he heard her voice from. "No, it's his better looking and smarter older half brother."
Kagome couldn't help but to let out a small laugh. "Oh, Sesshomaru it's you."
Sesshomaru smiled when she laughed. The last thing he wanted was tears down her face. "Yes the one that usually cleans up InuYasha's mess. Why should now be any different?" He joked.
"Thanks, Sess." She said softly. "
"Don't think nothing of it."
"Why do you always have the right thing to say and InuYasha...well...doesn't."
"Didn't I say I was his half brother. Now, how about you come out of that stall."
Kagome let out a small giggle. "Okay." She said before walking out.
"So, what was it that got you so upset, if you don't mind me asking." He said as he gently wrapped a solid arm around her shoulder.
"We were suppose to go to my parents grave today."
"Oh," He said before pausing to decide his next sentence. "Um...did he say anything about your parents...lately."
Kagome looked up at him in confusion. "No. Was he suppose to?"
Sesshomaru quickly shook his head. "Oh, I don't know. I was just asking. So, you ready to face the dimwit yet." He said as they walked out of the bathroom.
Kagome shook her head. "No, not really. I just want to go home."
"Alright, I'll handle it." Sesshomaru said. "Stay here for a minute." He said before running off.
InuYasha cursed like a sailor as he wiped the red wine off his suit and tie. "I hope this comes out." He saw Sesshomaru approach and quickly got up. "So, what's up with Kags? What's her deal?"
"You're her deal. Give me your keys and ride back with Kikyo."
"What?!" He exclaimed. "I ain't giving you my keys and I want to know what's wrong with Kagome."
"Look, she does not want to see you right now. So, give me your keys."
InuYasha folded his arms like child and pouted. "No."
"Just because we're older doesn't mean I won't stil kick your ass."
"We ain't little kids no more, Sess. I can fight now."
"Is that so?"
InuYasha eagerly nodded.
Kagome sat idly on the chair outside of the bathroom door. "What's taking so long?"
"Are you ready, Ms. Kagome." Sesshomaru said jingling the car keys in his hand.
Kagome quickly got up. "Yeah, what'd Yash say?"
"Oh, don't worry. He completely understood." Sesshomaru said before extending out his arm. "Now, let's get you home."
=*=*=*=*=
"Are you sure it's okay for me to stay here? I mean, I could leave until she gets back." Hojo said timidly as he sat next to the kissing couple.
"Mmmm." Sango moaned before untangling herself out of her husband's kiss. "Oh, no, I insist that you stay. I think it would do Kagome some good to see you."
"Yeah, she's been....jittery." Miroku commented before kissing Sango's neck.
Sango giggled as she pulled away. "Stop it, horndog! Can't you see we're right infront of the man."
"You acting like he ain't never seen two people make out before. He's probably done more with little miss uptight Kagome." He looked over to Hojo and winked. "Am I right?"
Hojo smiled lightly. "I prefer not to say."
Miroku smiled a toothy grin. "Yeah, you did."
"God, Miroku, you can be so rude sometimes." Sango said before slapping pushing him and walking off.
"What'd I do now?!" He exclaimed before following her.
Hojo watched the young couple exit the room and shook his head. "Crazy." He muttered to himself. He looked about their house. The extravagant red paint that coated the walls and the beautiful paintings that adorned them. One artwork hung over the mantle that caught his eye and he just had to get a closer look. Hojo walked swiftly towards the fireplace and studied it intently. It was real life oil portrait of a mother and child.
"You like that one?" A voice commented.
Hojo jumped and turned around. "Huh? Oh, yeah." He said before looking back up at the painting. "Who's the artist? I'm not really familiar with his work."
Sango chuckled. "Well, he isn't that famous."
"Oh, really? I mean because the work is magnificent. If I could find him, I could refer him to some galleries I know in Tokyo."
"Gallery?! In Tokyo?!" Sango cried out.
"So, you know this person?"
"Yeah. Of course...."
"Baby, come here for a minute! I stopped the toilet up.....again!" Miroku shouted from the bathroom.
Sango sighed. "One minute." She said before exiting.
Hojo smirked at the artwork once again. He started back towards the couch before he heard a frantic knock at the door. He looked at the door and down the hallway to see if Sango would rush in. Hojo shrugged before walking towards the door and opened it.
The sight before him was marvelous. There stood his ex- fiance in a gorgeous gown, flawless hair, and, dare he say it, make-up. "Kagome?" He asked in awe making sure it was her.
"Hojo?!" She exclaimed.
"Hey, you look great. Where'd you get that dress from?"
Kagome refrained from blushing. "Nevermind that. What in the hell are you doing in Fukushima."
Hojo smiled and straightened out his collar. "I'm here to take you back."
'Oh, boy.'
A/n: OMG! I finally finished a chapter on something. So so so so so sorry for taking so so so so so long. Hope you enjoyed it though.
Chapter VI: Ain't Got No Need to Worry
Kagome rubbed her sweaty palms on her dress as the nervous butterflies consumed her whole. 'Too many people' She thought as looked around the large hall that the "small" get together was held. She then felt an assuring squeeze on her shoulder and looked over to see Sesshomaru.
"Don't be so tense, Ms. Kagome."
She smiled. "Thanks, Sess."
"My pleasure."
"What are you guys talking about now?" InuYasha said as he approached his brother and best friend.
"Oh, wouldn't you like to know, little brother." Sesshomaru said.
"Hey, guys!" Kikyo said as she walked over to them with a girl in tow. "I have somebody I want you guys to meet. This is my cousin, Rin, my maid of honor."
"Hi!” She squeaked.
“This is Sesshomaru, Kagome,the best man, and, my future hubby, InuYasha.”
"You're the best man?!" Rin asked in confusion.
Kagome chuckled nervously. "Yeah. It's nice meet you."
"And you must be InuYasha's brother. You guys look just alike."
Sesshomaru chuckled. "Yeah, he wishes."
"What?" InuYasha exclaimed.
“Don't mind him. It’s nice to meet you.” Sessohomaru said as he lightly grasped ahold of the pint size woman’s hand and she tightened the grip and looked him deeply into his eyes.
He quickly retracted it and looked at her with digust. ‘What is her problem?’
Kikyo giggled. "Well, now that you've guys met the second most important woman in the wedding, it's time to mingle."
This is when the butterflies started to have an all out war. "Mingle?" Kagome squeaked out.
"Of course, Kaggy, and you're coming with me. Leave the guys to do.....guy things." She said hooking her arms with Kagome and walking off with Rin following close behind.
"Poor, Ms. Kagome. I know this is killing her." Sesshomaru said.
"Yeah, I bet she would want to be Hondo."
Sesshomaru looked at his brother. "I believe his name is Hojo."
"Whatever." InuYasha said
=*=*=*=
"I thought you guys broke it off." Sango said handing Hojo a cup of tea.
"Thank you." Hojo said gripping the steaming cup before sipping it. "Yes, we did, but I realized what I had done afterwards. My father and mother are expecting this wedding. Plans have been arranged. We have a house together."
Sango sat down on the loveseat. "Do you love, Kagome?"
Hojo sighed. "Yes, very much, but I don't believe she loves me back."
"Why would you say that?"
"When she looks at me, I can tell she sees somebody else."
"Kagome is a distant and a very...difficult woman." Sango said.
"Yes, I know this, but I thought maybe she would let me in. She really is a great woman who just needs a good man."
Sango chuckled. "That she does."
"Are you guys done yet?! The "Good Times" marathon is on!" Miroku yelled.
"Shut up! We're having a conversation! Look through the classifieds and find your ass a job!" Sango yelled back. She smiled at Hojo. "I'm sorry."
"It's fine.”
“Well, I don’t where Kagome is at the moment, but you can stay until she gets back.”
“Thanks.”
=*=*=*=
“So, Kaggy....” Kikyo said as her, Kagome, and the bridesmates gathered at one of the tables.
“So what?” Kagome asked.
“What’s your fiance like? I mean he has to be something.”
Kagome let out a nervous giggle. “Yeah, he’s great. He’s a good man.”
“That’s it. Honey, you have to do better than that.” Said one bridesmate.
“Mary Sue’s right. I mean, what does he own?”
Kaogme shrugged her shoulders. “I-I-I...um....”
“What does he do?” said another bridesmate
“He’s a...”
“What’s his name?”
“Hojo Minasei."
All the girls gasped and awed. "He's a Minasei."shrieked one.
"Yeah." Kagome said.
"He's practically sitting on billions." Mary Sue said.
"I guess. He's really a modest guy."
"I bet he is."
Kagome sighed. This was not how she wanted to spend her morning that quickly started to turn into a horrible day. 'Kill me now'
=*=*=*=
"That Kagome is looking pretty hot." The blue eyed womaneater himself said as he sat amongst the Taisho brothers.
"She's engaged, Kouga."
"I see why? She looks like the type of woman who can have a guy eating out of the palm of her hand." Kouga paused. "Kind of like how you were." He said with a lopsided grin.
"Fuck you. Those days are over and I'm getting married."
"Don't remind me of the castration you call marriage." Kouga groaned.
"Shit, I ain't gettting any younger and it's about time to tie the knot."
"Just like your balls, right?" Kouga joked.
"Why ruin a good day with such vulgar humor?" The stoic Sesshomaru said.
"I just think it's funny ass hell that this knuckle head is going to be committed to any woman for a long period of time."
"Hey, man, fuck you." InuYasha defended.
"Am I lying or am I just whistling dixie out of my ass?" Kouga said.
Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders. "He does make sense."
InuYasha turned to his brother. "What? I thought we was fam, Sessh."
"We are, but the idea of you being committed to anybody is quite hilarious."
"Especially that leech Kikyo." Kouga joked.
"I hate you guys." InuYasha huffed as he folded his arms
=*=*=*=*=
Kagome stood in the crowd of airheads as she idly sipped her wine, ignoring them as they chatted mindlessly about clothes, shoes, and their favorite, money.
"What do you think, Kagome?" said one with bright brown eyes.
Kagome shook her head out of her daydreaming stupor. "Huh?" was all she could say.
"Do you think Mindi's dress clashes with her shoes?"
Kagome looked at the girl in question and frowned. "It looks okay to me."
All the girls gasped in shock. "Oh my god, she said it looked okay." Panicked one girl.
Kagome's hands began to sweat.
"Kikyo, who is this?" said another.
Her heart began to throb.
"Calm down, girls. She's just the best man." Kikyo said.
Then it dropped to her feet. Kagome had it up to her head with this. She just wanted to get out of this lion den that she was thrown into. Her hands were clammy and she felt like Linda Blair, at the way her head was spinning. "I'll be right back." She hastingly said she broke free from the airhead chain gang.
"But Kaggie..." Kikyo called out. 'What's up with this girl?' She thought before she decided to catch up to her.
Kagome looked around the large hall in search for her best friend as she tried to dodge Kikyo, and keep her drink in her hand all at the same time. Once she lost Kikyo through the mass of people and spotted InuYasha, she honed in.
Sesshomaru was the first to see Kagome's arrival and his heart almost jumped from his chest. He forgot how beautiful she was and wanted to slap himself for overlooking it.
Kouga was the second and all he could see was ass and titties. 'I would bone the hell out of her.' He thought.
InuYasha, being the slowest of the three, was the last to see her coming to him for her rescue. "Kaggs, what's wrong?"
"We have to go." She simply said.
"Hey, Kags, what's the rush?" Kikyo, who practically chased her around the hall, said in panted breath.
"Rush?" InuYasha asked as he looked over to Kikyo then back at Kagome. "What rush? Where you going?"
Everybody's seemed to be fixated on Kagome and the only thing she could do was rub her hands together in nervousness. "We have to go." She said trying to let her voice only be heard by InuYasha's ears, but she knew that was impossible.
"Go? Where?" He asked, clearly confused.
"Oh, Kaggie. We don't have to go. There's still about an hour left then after that we could shoot pool at my place."
"Yeah, that's sounds good." InuYasha said looking over to Kikyo. "We just might do that. You up for it, Kags."
"No, I'm not up for it. We have more important things to do." She said trying to hint to him at what she was saying.
InuYasha shook his head. "Not that important to miss a good game of pool, right?" He joked, but Kagome hardly saw the humor in it.
"Not that important?!" Kagome asked in astonishment. "I can't believe you can be such a jerk." She said as she threw her glass of red wine into his face before storming off.
InuYasha was in shock with his jaw dropped far enough to catch flies. He drew his hands down his face and flicked the remaining wine, that wasn't on the floor, off his finger tips.
"Damn!" Kouga said before falling into a fit of laughter, cutting the silence that seemed to appear itself after the wine incident.
"Shut your trap, ingrate!" Sesshomaru demanded making Kouga close his mouth in compliance. "What in the hell did you do?" He asked InuYasha.
InuYasha shrugged his shoulders. "Hell if I know."
"Should I go check on her?" Kikyo asked hesitantly.
"No, I'll go." Sesshomaru said.
"Okay." Kikyo didn't know whether to yell at Kagome for splashing red wine in her fiance's face or slap InuYasha for doing whatever he did to get the wine in his face. Either way she felt helpless to it all. She felt she didn't have any say in it at all.
=*=*=*=*=
Kagome couldn't help the tears that streamed down her face. Everything in her life just seemed to be going wrong. Hojo left her. InuYasha was getting married, and to Martha freaking Stewart at that, plus, it was all her fault. "I should've never let you go." She said suffocated sorrow.
"Kagome, are you in here?!"
Kagome's breath caught at the sound of his voice. "InuYasha?" She asked.
Sesshomaru sighed as walked to stall he heard her voice from. "No, it's his better looking and smarter older half brother."
Kagome couldn't help but to let out a small laugh. "Oh, Sesshomaru it's you."
Sesshomaru smiled when she laughed. The last thing he wanted was tears down her face. "Yes the one that usually cleans up InuYasha's mess. Why should now be any different?" He joked.
"Thanks, Sess." She said softly. "
"Don't think nothing of it."
"Why do you always have the right thing to say and InuYasha...well...doesn't."
"Didn't I say I was his half brother. Now, how about you come out of that stall."
Kagome let out a small giggle. "Okay." She said before walking out.
"So, what was it that got you so upset, if you don't mind me asking." He said as he gently wrapped a solid arm around her shoulder.
"We were suppose to go to my parents grave today."
"Oh," He said before pausing to decide his next sentence. "Um...did he say anything about your parents...lately."
Kagome looked up at him in confusion. "No. Was he suppose to?"
Sesshomaru quickly shook his head. "Oh, I don't know. I was just asking. So, you ready to face the dimwit yet." He said as they walked out of the bathroom.
Kagome shook her head. "No, not really. I just want to go home."
"Alright, I'll handle it." Sesshomaru said. "Stay here for a minute." He said before running off.
InuYasha cursed like a sailor as he wiped the red wine off his suit and tie. "I hope this comes out." He saw Sesshomaru approach and quickly got up. "So, what's up with Kags? What's her deal?"
"You're her deal. Give me your keys and ride back with Kikyo."
"What?!" He exclaimed. "I ain't giving you my keys and I want to know what's wrong with Kagome."
"Look, she does not want to see you right now. So, give me your keys."
InuYasha folded his arms like child and pouted. "No."
"Just because we're older doesn't mean I won't stil kick your ass."
"We ain't little kids no more, Sess. I can fight now."
"Is that so?"
InuYasha eagerly nodded.
Kagome sat idly on the chair outside of the bathroom door. "What's taking so long?"
"Are you ready, Ms. Kagome." Sesshomaru said jingling the car keys in his hand.
Kagome quickly got up. "Yeah, what'd Yash say?"
"Oh, don't worry. He completely understood." Sesshomaru said before extending out his arm. "Now, let's get you home."
=*=*=*=*=
"Are you sure it's okay for me to stay here? I mean, I could leave until she gets back." Hojo said timidly as he sat next to the kissing couple.
"Mmmm." Sango moaned before untangling herself out of her husband's kiss. "Oh, no, I insist that you stay. I think it would do Kagome some good to see you."
"Yeah, she's been....jittery." Miroku commented before kissing Sango's neck.
Sango giggled as she pulled away. "Stop it, horndog! Can't you see we're right infront of the man."
"You acting like he ain't never seen two people make out before. He's probably done more with little miss uptight Kagome." He looked over to Hojo and winked. "Am I right?"
Hojo smiled lightly. "I prefer not to say."
Miroku smiled a toothy grin. "Yeah, you did."
"God, Miroku, you can be so rude sometimes." Sango said before slapping pushing him and walking off.
"What'd I do now?!" He exclaimed before following her.
Hojo watched the young couple exit the room and shook his head. "Crazy." He muttered to himself. He looked about their house. The extravagant red paint that coated the walls and the beautiful paintings that adorned them. One artwork hung over the mantle that caught his eye and he just had to get a closer look. Hojo walked swiftly towards the fireplace and studied it intently. It was real life oil portrait of a mother and child.
"You like that one?" A voice commented.
Hojo jumped and turned around. "Huh? Oh, yeah." He said before looking back up at the painting. "Who's the artist? I'm not really familiar with his work."
Sango chuckled. "Well, he isn't that famous."
"Oh, really? I mean because the work is magnificent. If I could find him, I could refer him to some galleries I know in Tokyo."
"Gallery?! In Tokyo?!" Sango cried out.
"So, you know this person?"
"Yeah. Of course...."
"Baby, come here for a minute! I stopped the toilet up.....again!" Miroku shouted from the bathroom.
Sango sighed. "One minute." She said before exiting.
Hojo smirked at the artwork once again. He started back towards the couch before he heard a frantic knock at the door. He looked at the door and down the hallway to see if Sango would rush in. Hojo shrugged before walking towards the door and opened it.
The sight before him was marvelous. There stood his ex- fiance in a gorgeous gown, flawless hair, and, dare he say it, make-up. "Kagome?" He asked in awe making sure it was her.
"Hojo?!" She exclaimed.
"Hey, you look great. Where'd you get that dress from?"
Kagome refrained from blushing. "Nevermind that. What in the hell are you doing in Fukushima."
Hojo smiled and straightened out his collar. "I'm here to take you back."
'Oh, boy.'
A/n: OMG! I finally finished a chapter on something. So so so so so sorry for taking so so so so so long. Hope you enjoyed it though.