InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Vision of Love ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )

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

As the February sun shone into the bedroom, Inuyasha started to slowly wake up. His hand reached out to grab Kagome, but she wasn’t there. That’s when he realized that he was alone in bed.

He shot out of bed and called out his wife’s name in a near panic. “Kagome?! Kagome?!”

Just then he heard the toilet flush and water running in the bathroom sink. A few minutes later Kagome came out of the bedroom.
Seeing her husband sitting up in bed she said, “Good morning, koi. The kids decided to play soccer with mommy’s kidneys and bladder. Did I wake you?”

“No, not really. I just missed you, that’s all. Come back to bed, koi. It’ early and I want to hold you some more.”
Kagome smiled and walked over to the bed. She bent down as much as her pregnant stomach would allow and gave her husband a quick kiss.

“I would love to just lie in bed with you all day, but…” She pointed to the clock on the bedside table.

Inuyasha turned over to look at the clock. It was going on eight in the morning and Sesshomaru and Miroku said that they would be here around nine.

He sighed and fell back on the bed. “Maybe I can cancel if I call Sesshomaru now.”

“Oh, no you don’t!” Kagome admonished. “You will not cancel. Come on koi. Get up and go take a shower. If you’re a good boy I will join you.”

“I am a good boy and even if I weren’t you would still join me.”Kagome started laughing and shook her head. “Come on lover boy. Let’s shower.”

She took Inuyasha’s hand and pulled him up from the bed. She then led him to the bathroom. Upon entering the bathroom Inuyasha and Kagome started their morning routine.
When they were both done with their toiletries and finished taking their shower they came out of the bathroom and began to dress.

Inuyasha looked at the clock again as he was making the bed while Kagome finished dressing. It was going on eight forty-five. Sesshomaru and Miroku would be at the penthouse soon.

As he finished making the bed Inuyasha said, “Koi, what do you want for breakfast?”

“How about some steamed rice with miso soup and orange juice?”

Inuyasha smiled and walked over to where Kagome was dressing. He bent down and kissed her stomach. “Good morning, babies. Daddy is going to fix you some breakfast.” Standing up he then kissed his wife and said, “I’ll make you breakfast too.”

“Oh, thanks! I’ll be out in a minute. We also have to discuss when would be a good time to bring home the rest of the baby clothes.”

“Where are they? You only have the girl’s clothes here.”

“Rin has some and Sango has the rest.”

“Why don’t we do this then? I’ll call Sesshomaru. I know he’s up. I’ll see if Rin can give them to him and then I’ll call Miroku and see if Sango will give him what she has. This way they can bring it over when they come.”

“Okay. That should work. Let me finish dressing. You can go downstairs and start breakfast because I’m starving.” Kagome said giggling as Inuyasha handed her a maternity top and pants. She quickly put them on.

“Your wish is my command, my lady.” Inuyasha told her as he led Kagome out the bedroom and down the spiral staircase.

Just as he and Kagome were making their way to the kitchen he heard his phone ring from inside the den, which was actually his office. He had this line installed just for business purposes so that he wouldn’t tie up the house phone.

“Koi, let me go answer that. It might be Sesshomaru. Go sit down and wait for me at the kitchen table. I’ll just be a minute and then I’ll start breakfast.”

“Okay,” Kagome replied as she waddled into the kitchen.

Walking into his office Inuyasha answered the phone. “Mushi, mushi.”

“Good morning, little brother,” Sesshomaru said into the phone.
“Good morning, Sesshomaru. I was just about to call you. Have you left home yet?”

“No, I’m still here. Why?”

“Kagome wants to know if you could ask Rin to give you the baby clothes she stashed away at your house.“I’ll ask her to bring them with her. She’s coming with me this morning to be with Kagome. Sango is coming too. Miroku and I figured that they could keep her company while we talk business.”

“That’s fine. Also, can you call Miroku and ask him to have Sango bring the clothes she has? Apparently Kagome had some stashed over at their place too. Sneaky wench.”

Sesshomaru laughed. “Yes, that’s my little sister for you.” He suddenly turned serious. “Inuyasha, we have a new development in the accident-”

“Now what?” Inuyasha interrupted.

“I don’t want to discuss this over the phone. I’m waiting for Miroku to come and then we’ll drive over to your place. We should be there in thirty to forty minutes. I’ll call Miroku about the baby clothes. Please, Inuyasha. You have to stay calm. You don’t want to upset Kagome.”

Inuyasha closed his eyes and sighed. “I will Sesshomaru. Don’t worry.”
“Okay, then. I will see you soon.”
“Bye.”

Inuyasha hung up the phone and rubbed the bridge of his nose. ‘This shit has got to end now. I need to get this bitch out of our lives once and for all,’ he thought.

“Inuyasha, is everything all right?” Kagome called out from the kitchen.

Forcing a smile on his face he got up from his desk and said, “Everything’s fine.” He walked into the kitchen and told her, “That was Sesshomaru on the line. He said that he and Rin along with Miroku and Sango should be here in about thirty or forty minutes. They’ll bring the baby clothes.”

“Oh, good! Let’s start breakfast. Can you start a fire in the fireplace? It’s a little chilly this morning,” Kagome said still in the kitchen.

Inuyasha smiled. “Sure.”

He walked over to the gas fireplace. Before he tried to light it he checked to see if the pilot light was still lit since they hadn’t been home for a few days. He soon realized he had no reason to worry. It was still on. He placed the gas logs in the fireplace and turned the gas control knob to “on.” He watched the logs start to burn for a minute before adjusting the height of the flames by turning the control knob counterclockwise. When he got the flames to the height he wanted he set the blower unit to medium so that it would heat the rest of the penthouse.

Inuyasha stood up and regarded his work. ‘Perfect,’ he thought.

He headed for the kitchen. When he walked in he realized that Kagome had already set the table. She had water in a teapot on the stove so that she could make tea and ramen. She was also getting the eggs and bacon out of the refrigerator.

“I thought I told you to wait,” Inuyasha said as he walked into the kitchen.

“I got tired of waiting and I was hungry. What’s the harm in me fixing breakfast for my husband and myself?” Kagome asked with her hands on her hips.

“You just got out of the hospital. You’re supposed to take it easy.”
“I know that. I’m not straining myself by putting water on the stove or getting food out of the refrigerator. I feel helpless not doing anything.”

“Look, Kagome… This is NOT a negotiation. I want to take care of you and our babies. You will follow the doctor’s orders to the letter and take it easy.”

Kagome put her hands on her expanded stomach. “You’re overreacting as usual. I’m perfectly capable of doing a few little things. In fact, no movement at all isn’t a good thing either. I’m not a porcelain doll. I won’t break in two.”

Inuyasha was started to get really pissed with her. He’d always loved the stubborn nature in Kagome, but now was not one of those times.

‘Okay Kagome. You know what? You want to play it like that we will,’ he thought.

Giving her a hard stare Inuyasha said, “No, you’re not a porcelain doll. You’re a pregnant woman, one that’s not just pregnant but pregnant with twins which makes this a high risk pregnancy. A pregnant woman who was in a car accident four days ago and could have been killed along with our babies. No one is asking you to lie in bed all day long, but when I say I will fix breakfast then goddamn it that’s what I’m going to do. When I tell you that I’m going to make lunch, guess what? I’m going to fucking do it. And I’ll do it WITHOUT your help! Is that understood?!”

Tears began to form in Kagome’s eyes. “I’m tired of taking it easy and I’m sick of you telling me what to do! I don’t need you reminding me every ten seconds of how weak I am! It’s not like I’m on tour stressing myself out!”
“Okay, Kagome. If that’s how you want to play it I’m game. Since you won’t take it easy I’ll hire a nurse to take care of you. That way I know that you will be taking it easy. And you know what else, koibito? I’ll hire a maid to do all the cooking and cleaning that way you won’t have any fucking thing to do but take care of yourself until those babies are born!”

Kagome scowled at him, but he could see panic in her eyes. “You wouldn’t dare! You… You know how much I hate strangers in our home going through our things! I’ve been taking care of this place since we’ve moved in! Even when I was on the road I took care of it! You will not have a stranger in MY HOME!!!!” she screamed at the top of her lungs.

Inuyasha crossed his arms. “Test me, koi.”
“That’s not fair and you know it!” Kagome complained as tears started to stream down her face.

“You heard what the doctor said. He said that women who carry multiples are at a higher risk. He wanted you to take it easy and that’s what you WILL do. I will be doing the cooking and the cleaning around here. But it’s up to you. Let me take care of OUR HOME or I will hire someone else to.”
“This isn’t fair!” Kagome sobbed in near hysterics.

Inuyasha sighed and walked over to his wife. He wiped her tears away. He took his hands and cupped each of her cheeks with them before pressing his lips to her with all the passion in him and then some. Kagome moaned slightly as her tears started to dry up a little. He looked her in the eye and said, “I know this isn’t fair, koi. I know. But I love you and I am going to take care of you. Nothing in this world means more to me than you and our children. As much as it hurts to just sit and relax you have to do it. Now please, PLEASE, sit and let me fix breakfast. You can go into the living room and enjoy the fire I just made.”

Sniffling, Kagome nodded her head. “Okay. I promise to take it easy starting now. It… It’s just that I don’t like being this way. I want to go out and move around. I want to go shopping for our babies and not lay down in bed all day long.

“I know you, Kagome. I know you don’t like people helping you and I know firsthand that you like doing things yourself, but this time you’re going to have to give in a little. You have to do this. Not just for yourself, but for the babies too. All right, koishii?”

Kagome nodded. “Okay, koi.”

Inuyasha smiled. “Now that that’s settled let me start cooking and you, my princess, can have a seat on the sofa in the living room,” Inuyasha said as he led Kagome into the living room.

Once Kagome was settled Inuyasha headed back into the kitchen. He took the ingredients that Kagome had prepared for the miso soup and started to make breakfast. Soon he heard the elevator doors open in the foyer.

“Oh, hello Kagome.” Miroku greeted as he and Sango walked in together. He kissed her cheek and handed her some of the baby clothes Sango had hidden at their place.

“Good morning,” Sango also greeted sitting down next to Kagome. She gave her a hug and a kiss. She then noticed something. Kagome looked like she had been crying recently. “Are you okay? Your eyes are all red.” Suddenly she became angry. “What the fuck did Inuyasha do? I’ll kill him. Tell me now!”

“Now, now my dear Sango. Let’s wait until we talk to Inuyasha before you kill him,” Miroku told her smoothly as he kissed her cheek.

“Yeah, yeah, whatever,” she said waving him off impatiently. She handed Kagome the rest of the baby clothes they had brought with them. “Here are the clothes you left at our place, Kagome. We also stopped at WacDonalds to get you your favorite food,” she added and handed a WacDonalds bag to Kagome.

Taking the bag of food from Sango Kagome said, “Thanks Sango. You know me too well.”

Just then Inuyasha walked in. “Are Sesshomaru and Rin with you guys?” he asked.
Before Miroku could respond Sango looked over at him with anger in her eyes. “What the fuck did you do to Kagome?” she questioned with an obvious attitude.

Inuyasha hated it when Sango was pissed. Her temper was worse than his and that was saying a lot. He’d seen her in action on more than one occasion and was always glad that he had never been on the receiving end of her wrath. Until now that is…

Inuyasha just sighed. “I didn’t do anything to Kagome. She doesn’t want to follow the doctor’s orders and take it easy.”

Looking at Kagome and putting her arm around her friend Sango asked, “Is that true, honey?”

Kagome nodded her head. “I feel so useless not being able to do anything. Then Inuyasha yelled at me for trying to fix breakfast by myself. He even threatened to hire some stranger to work in our home so that I could take it easy.”
“Oh, he yelled at you,” Sango said very slowly and eyed Inuyasha.

Hoping to prevent the argument he saw coming Miroku said, “Enough Sango!”

“Excuse me?” Sango asked as she looked at her husband as if he had grown two heads.

“You heard me. Let Inuyasha and Kagome work this out by themselves. They don’t need our interference.”

Sango stood up and put her hands on her hips. She was about to give Miroku a piece of her mind when she felt Kagome grab her arm. “Sango, stop. You didn’t let me finish. Inuyasha and I worked it out and he’s right. I do need to take it easy.”

Sango looked over at Inuyasha again. “I’m sorry, Inuyasha. I didn’t mean to lose my temper with you.”

Inuyasha smiled and walked over to her. He gave her a hug and kissed the top of her head. “It’s okay. Don’t worry about it.”

Sango stared at her husband sheepishly. “I’m sorry, Miroku. I didn’t mean to lose my temper with you either.” She walked over to her husband and hugged him around the waist.

Miroku hugged her back. “That’s all right, Sango. But when we get home we’ll discuss it some more.”

Sango just nodded into his chest.

Miroku looked back at Inuyasha and smiled. “Now, back to your original question. No. Rin and Sesshomaru are not with us yet because Sesshomaru is waiting on an important package from the office. As soon as it’s delivered he’ll be here.”

Inuyasha nodded. “Did you guys have breakfast yet?”

“No,” they answered in unison.

Sango sat back down on the couch with Kagome. She kissed her friends head and hugged her. “I’m sorry for upsetting you.”

Still holding the breakfast bag from WacDonalds Kagome waved her off. “There’s nothing to be sorry about. Now, let’s see what you got me.” She looked inside and saw the pancakes with extra maple syrup, sausages and hash browns. Lots and lots of hash browns. Not to mention a ton of ketchup. “I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!” she exclaimed.

Miroku and Sango started laughing. “Well, I take it that you like our present for you and the babies.”

“You have no idea,” Kagome replied as her mouth started to water. “The babies are definitely happy babies.”

“They aren’t even born yet and they are spoiled rotten,” Inuyasha muttered with a small smile.
“And spoiled rotten they will be if I have anything to say about it!” Sango told him.

“Six people spoiling two babies. Well, it can’t be said that they aren’t loved,” Miroku chimed in.

Shaking his head Inuyasha said, “I guess I should stop cooking breakfast and just make myself some ramen.”

“Don’t you dare! Keep cooking. I’ll eat that too.” Kagome handed Sango the WacDonalds bag and said, “Come on. Let’s all go into the kitchen.”
Inuyasha helped Kagome up off the couch. He then assisted her as she waddled into the kitchen.

“Kagome, can I ask you a question?” Sango asked as she walked behind Kagome and Inuyasha.

“Sure, Sango. You should know by now that you can ask me anything,” Kagome replied.
“Well, it’s sort of personal.”

“So?”

“It’s just that… Well… How much weight have you gained? I mean you eat a lot for someone who is naturally so petite.”

They entered the kitchen. Kagome laughed as Inuyasha helped her to sit down at the kitchen table.

“I thought you were going to ask me something x-rated,” Kagome giggled. “I’m not telling my exact weight. Inuyasha doesn’t even know my weight, but I haven’t gained all that much. Before the accident I gained about forty-eight pounds. That’s expected because I was of average weight when I got pregnant and I’m expecting twins. I should gain between thirty-seven and fifty-seven pounds by my due date.”

“Wow!” Sango exclaimed surprised.

“Inuyasha, do you need my help with anything?” Miroku asked as Sango took her seat next to Kagome.

Inuyasha pushed Kagome’s chair in for her and gave her a quick kiss. He stood up and nodded. “Yeah. You could pour the tea if you want. It’s decaffeinated though, sorry. Kagome can’t have caffeine.”

“Decaf is fine.”

Just as Miroku started to pour the tea everyone heard the elevator doors open.

“Where is everybody?! We come bearing gifts!” Rin called out.

“They aren’t gifts unless you paid for them!” Inuyasha retorted from the kitchen. “I bet if I checked my credit card statements those items would be on there.”

“As you can see we’re in the kitchen!” Kagome’s voice rang out.

Rin walked into the kitchen carrying two shopping bags full of baby clothes. Sesshomaru was following close behind with four more.

“Good morning everyone!” Rin and Sesshomaru said brightly at the same time.

“Good morning,” everyone answered back.

Inuyasha had yet to turn around. “Did you have breakfast yet?”

“No,” Sesshomaru replied.

“Well then have a seat and dig in,” Inuyasha told them and turned around to put some miso soup in from of Kagome. He looked at the bags in the corner of the kitchen. He lifted his hand and counted them all. Sesshomaru and Rin had brought six. So had Miroku and Sango. That didn’t count the fact that they already had SOME baby clothes here at the penthouse.

“Kagome, you DO realize that we’re having twins and not quintuplets, right?” Inuyasha wondered with a raised eyebrow.
“Yeah, so?” Kagome said setting up her food.

“Don’t you think this is a little excessive?”

“Nope.”

“But they’ll grow out of all this in a month.”

“That’s why you get different sizes. Besides, the outfits were all so cute I just couldn’t resist. I couldn’t choose between one or the other. You should see the little boy’s baseball uniform I got and the cutest little pink dress with teddy bears adorning it for your daughter.

Inuyasha smiled and shook his head.

Sesshomaru looked around the table and saw the WacDonalds bag. He eyed the food that Inuyasha had made as well. As he sat down next to Rin he asked, “Are you sure that’s enough food here? I wasn’t aware that you were a chef for the armed forces.”

“Very funny. He’s got jokes today,” Kagome said. She pointed her chopsticks at Sesshomaru. “Just wait until your wife is pregnant. Then we’ll see who’s got jokes.”

“Sorry, little sister. I couldn’t resist. It was just too easy a joke to pass up,” Sesshomaru replied with a smile.

“Just for that little joke you’re going to cook dinner for me tonight.”

“W-what?” Sesshomaru stuttered not sure he heard right.

“W-what nothing! You heard me. Unlike you I didn’t stutter,” Kagome told him with a sickeningly sweet smile.

Sesshomaru was hoping that Kagome was kidding. He looked to Rin for help. However, she was of no assistance. Instead she smiled and said, “I can’t help you with this, koi. You’re on your own.”
He sighed. “All right, little sister. I will make you dinner tonight with Inuyasha and Miroku’s help.”

“Hey! How did Miroku and I get dragged into this anyway? It was your joke,” Inuyasha pointed out.

Sesshomaru crossed his arms. “I’m the oldest and you have to do what I say.”

“Okay. You hold on to that thought as you’re cooking dinner not only for Kagome but for the rest of us as well,” Inuyasha informed his brother as he took a sip of tea.

“Of course Inuyasha and Miroku will help,” Kagome promised. She finished off her soup and started to dig into her pancakes and hash browns.

Before Miroku could try to get out of it Sango kissed him on the lips. “He wouldn’t mind helping, right Roku?”

Miroku smiled dreamily at his wife and nodded. “Yes, I’ll help too.”
“Good. Now that that’s settled let’s finish eating,” Kagome decided.

Everyone ate quietly for a few minutes. After a while Miroku asked, “So, have you thought of any baby names yet?”

“No, not yet. We’re still going through the baby name books,” Inuyasha replied.

“What about the nursery?” Sesshomaru wondered.
“Well, when I found out that I was having twins I didn’t want Inuyasha to find out so I haven’t put any furniture in there yet. We had a decorator come in to finish painting the walls and baby proof the room. Rin, Sango and I were all going to look at furniture when we had the accident, but I was thinking since I’m supposed to take it easy I can use the catalogs I have. I can do all the ordering online and have it delivered here.” Kagome looked at Inuyasha. “What do you think?”

Inuyasha had just swallowed some miso soup. He reached for a napkin and wiped his mouth. “That’s fine with me. My laptop is in the office. You know the password and my wallet is on the dresser.”

“All right, koi. Before we do that I need to go to the bathroom. The kids went from playing soccer with my kidneys to hot potato with my bladder.”

As Kagome struggled to get up Sesshomaru was instantly by her side to help her.
“Thanks Sesshomaru,” she said.

“I’ll go with her,” Sango offered. She put her arm around Kagome and headed towards the bathroom.
Within ten minutes the two women returned. Sango helped Kagome to sit down and went back to eating.
As they ate their breakfast they talked and laughed about many things. The accident never came up again and that was exactly how Inuyasha wanted it. For now anyway…

Thirty minutes later everyone had finally finished their breakfast. Inuyasha got up and started to clear the table.

“Do you need help?” Sesshomaru asked.

“Yes. Could you please clear off the rest of the table while I help Kagome into the bedroom and get my laptop from the office?”

Sesshomaru stood up. “No problem.”

“I’ll help him too,” Miroku offered, getting to his feet and taking Sango’s bowl.
Inuyasha walked over to Kagome and helped her up. She smiled at him and gave him a quick peck on the lips as a thank you. Sango and Rin followed the couple as Inuyasha led his wife to their bedroom. He sat her down on the bed and helped her put her swollen feet up on the mattress. Just another side effect of pregnancy.

“I’ll be right back with the laptop,” Inuyasha promised as he left the bedroom.

He returned with the laptop and wireless modem a few minutes later. He handed everything to Kagome. He then went to the dresser and gave her his black leather wallet. “You can use any card you want but I suggest the American Express.”

Kagome took the wallet and looked inside. She took out the Platinum American Express card and ignored his American Express Business card. “Got it.”

Inuyasha left the room and closed the door. “Have fun kiddies. If you need anything send Rin or Sango to get me. Your vitamins are on the dresser. And remember, we’re having two babies, not five.”
Kagome laughed and threw a pillow at him playfully. He let it hit him causing the girls to laugh.

Shaking his head Inuyasha closed the door. Kagome turned her attention to the laptop. She turned it on and put in the password. Soon she was surfing the net and the most exclusive baby stores in Japan.

Inuyasha entered the kitchen to see that the guys had finished cleaning it and that the dishes were already in the dishwasher.

He looked around to see if there was anything left for him to do. Sesshomaru and Miroku had left the place spotless. There was absolutely nothing more that needed to be done except to unload the dishwasher when it was done.

“Wow, you guys are fast. I should hire you two as maids. Then Kagome can’t complain that there are strangers in the house,” Inuyasha said laughing.
Sesshomaru smirked at his brother. “You could not afford us, little brother.”

Inuyasha continued to laugh for another minute. Finally he sobered up and turned serious. “Now that you two ladies are finished with the kitchen let’s retire to the office and see how we can get this bitch back.”

Sesshomaru and Miroku nodded. They followed Inuyasha into his office. The room was actually a den converted into an office. Three of the four walls were nothing but windows. The fourth wall, the one that led into the rest of the penthouse, was also made of windows and two transparent sliding doors. However, those windows looked inside instead of outside. Between each window was about six inches of wood paneling. The ceiling was also wood like and actually looked like the kind of ceiling you would see inside a hut. The floor was made of a dark hardwood. There was a white couch, a wicker chair with cushioning of a red and white floral pattern, a modern looking wood and glass desk and a black rolling office chair. It was actually a simple set up. It was nothing over the top. There wasn’t a lot of furniture, but it was cozy and functional. Inuyasha didn’t like his workspace too busy. He found it distracting.

Sesshomaru sat down on the couch as Miroku took his seat in the wicker chair nearby. Inuyasha closed the office door and walked over to his desk. He sat down behind it in his office chair.

“Before I begin I want you to remember that Kagome isn’t too far away from this very room and if you lose your cool she will find out everything. That will only add stress to her and the babies,” Sesshomaru warned.
“I know that. Just tell me what happened and how Rin found out that it was Kikyo,” Inuyasha said.

“Promise me Inuyasha. I don’t want a repeat performance of the cafeteria.”

Inuyasha sighed. “I promise not to lose my cool.”

“Good. This is what happened when Rin and I left last night…”

(Flashback)

As Miroku helped Sango out of the car he asked Sesshomaru, “What time are we going back over to Inuyasha and Kagome’s in the morning?”

“Be at my place at about nine and we’ll leave together.”

Miroku just nodded as he closed the door for Sango. He gave Rin a goodnight kiss on the cheek through the open window of Sesshomaru’s SUV. He and Sango then went into their house.

Sesshomaru drove off. As he was backing out of the Ito’s driveway he looked over at his wife.
“Rin, what’s troubling you?”

“Huh?”

Sesshomaru returned his attention to the road as he said, “You’ve had this frown on your face for a while now and you’ve been a little quiet.”

“Koi, I think that I’m starting to remember a little more about the accident. I… I think that it was Kikyo who caused the accident.”

Sesshomaru gripped the steering wheel tighter and very calmly asked, “Why do you think that it was Kikyo?”
“I’ve been having these flashes of memories of the accident. I remember seeing the driver look over at us and then there was this flash from a camera. I could have sworn she swerved into us on purpose, but at the same time I think she lost control. I… I don’t really know.”

“Why didn’t Kagome or Sango notice Kikyo in the next car?”

“Sango had her back to me. She was facing the front passenger side window. She was talking to Kagome and they were looking at two different baby furniture catalogs at the time. They were discussing how to best tell Inuyasha that Kagome was having twins. Then out or the corner of my eye I saw this car speeding towards us. When the car reached us I looked over at the driver and saw Kikyo. When I started to say something I saw a flash that had to have been from a camera. Then she swerved her car into ours. I lost control and the next thing I knew Sango and Kagome were both unconscious. I was dazed and struggling to get Kagome out of the car with a broken hand. If it weren’t for that man who must have been driving behind us when the accident happened assisting me I wouldn’t have gotten her out. I don’t know what would’ve happened. Someone must have called in the accident because the police and some ambulances showed up pretty fast. I had no time to investigate the other driver because I was taken straight into one of the ambulances. Kagome and Sango were each given their own ambulance and when I got to the hospital I was finally able to call you.”

Keeping his eyes on the road Sesshomaru sighed and said, “Listen to me very carefully, Rin. There is no room for slip ups on this. Do you understand me?”

Rin nodded her head as she listened to her husband tell her everything that had happened. He told her what Detective Chikamatsu had said when he called on the phone. He even told her about what happened at the hospital when Inuyasha found out.

“Oh, Kami!” Rin cried out. “You mean to tell me that that fucking bitch is in the same hospital that the rest of us were in?!”
“Rin, just listen. Kagome and Sango must not find out about this. At least not yet anyway. Miroku will tell Sango when the time is right. As for Kagome you know the reason why Inuyasha doesn’t want her to know.”
“Yes, I can understand Inuyasha’s concern. He’s worried about the health of his wife and children.” She looked out the window when suddenly a thought came to her. “Wait a minute! Why didn’t I see her when I was in the emergency room?”

“I don’t know. I thought about that too. The only thing I can think of is that you didn’t see her because you were dazed. Remember, you said so yourself. Not only that, but you were in pain too. She could have been put in a different part of the emergency room. That was a large emergency room.”

“What are we going to do?” Rin asked.
“You’re not going to do anything but make sure that Kagome and Sango don’t find out. All right, koi?”

Rin gave a small nod. “Okay, I promise. Will she be charged with attempted murder?”

“No, because it is not a winnable case.”
“What the hell do you mean that it’s not a winnable case?!”
Sesshomaru explained to her what Detective Chikamatsu said and what the District Attorney had told him.“Oh, shit,” was all Rin could say.
Taking his right hand off the steering wheel Sesshomaru took Rin’s hand into his own. He kissed it and forced a smile.
The rest of the drive was quite. Both husband and wife were lost in their own thoughts.

(End of Flashback)
Inuyasha and Miroku both sighed.

“I was not waiting on a package from the office earlier. I was waiting for Detective Chikamatsu to come by the house so that he could take Rin’s statement,” Sesshomaru explained.
“Do you think that the District Attorney will change the charges to attempted murder when he gets Rin’s statement?” Inuyasha asked.
“I really don’t know. Detective Chikamatsu said it might not be enough because even in Rin’s statement she said that she wasn’t sure if Kikyo swerved on purpose or if she was trying to avoid the accident. He said that he would meet with the District Attorney himself. His name is Maita, Yoshiro. He’s in charge of the case and he will be given Rin’s statement. However, from experience Detective Chikamatsu doubts that there is enough evidence. I talked to one of our corporate lawyers and he said that he had a friend who is a criminal lawyer. He said he’d talk to him and have him give me a call. He should be calling me in…” Sesshomaru looked down at his watch and saw that it was going on ten-thirty. “In about a half an hour.”

Inuyasha could feel himself getting more and more infuriated by the minute as he listened to Sesshomaru’s story.

“What the fuck do we have to do to put this bitch away?!” Inuyasha wondered. “I’m fucking sick of this shit! We all know that the bitch tried to kill them! Paparazzo or not, it wasn’t her job to hurt them! Kikyo has been following us since college and the pictures that Detective Chikamatsu showed you prove that! She wasn’t a paparazzo back then, was she?! Was she?!”

“Inuyasha, lower your voice and remember your promise. Fuck, I’m pissed too. I want the bitch to pay. I want her in jail more than anything, but we have to do this legally and you have to stop ranting and raving,” Miroku told him.Inuyasha stood up from his desk chair and started to pace across the room. “Shit! Shit! Fucking hell!” He ran his fingers through his long black hair and tried to calm down. “I know. I know. But this shit is eating at me more and more every time I think about it. Every time I think we are a step closer to putting her away she gets a get out of jail free card!”

Miroku and Sesshomaru watched Inuyasha as he continued to pace his office like a caged tiger.
“Sit down Inuyasha. I have an idea,” Sesshomaru said.

Inuyasha sat down at his desk again quietly.
“We will go see Kikyo tomorrow and hear her side of the story,” Sesshomaru decided.