Make Up Your Mind!!

Kagome jumped when the door bell rang. She scrunched her eyebrows together and wondered who it was. She shrugged and had gotten off of the couch to answer it. Not really thinking about who it could be, she opened the door. Her eyes widened. Oh no..this was NOT the person she was looking to see.



"Kagome. We need to talk."



She gulped and shook her head. "No. Go away Sesshoumaru. Bankotsu will be back soon and-"



"Do not lie to me woman. I saw him leave not too long ago." Sesshoumaru said as invited himself into the house.



She glared at him. "Are you stalking me!?"



He turned his head, staring coldly at her, but did not answer.



"Leave, Sesshoumaru. I'm sure Kira needs help tying her shoe." Kagome said as she sat down in the loveseat



Sesshoumaru ignored the comment as he sat down beside her. She moved to the end of the seat, away from him. . . at least, as far as she could. It was quiet as she just stared uncomfortably at her fingers. Sesshoumaru just sat there, not saying a word until..



"I do not want you living with him." Came Sesshoumaru's cool voice.



She sat up in her seat, then shrugged.



"I'm not going to be here much longer anyway. I'm supposed to be moved out by the end of this week. The people have finished my house."



"House? What house?" he asked. She never said anything to him about a house.



She rolled her eyes. "The house I bought."



"Where?" he asked dangerously as he narrowed his eyes at her.



She stood up from her chair and put her hands on her hips.



"That is NONE of your business, Sesshoumaru! You have your own things to deal with. Things such as Kira! When I left that house of yours, anything I did had nothing to do with you!"



"You're wrong woman! You're still my wife and I have every right to know what you do. Now, where are you moving to!" He yelled as he took a step towards her.



Kagome was not scared of that man. Intimidated at times, but not scared.



"I am no longer your wife Sesshoumaru. You proved that when you decided to sleep around."



"It is not my fault you do not satisfy me woman."



"And I'm guessing all those declarations of 'I love you'-"



"I never loved you!" he yelled angrily.



Ow...that cut deep. Three years with each other and now he's saying that he never loved her. When she gave herself to him, he never wanted it. When she said that she loved him..he didn't? Sesshoumaru sensed her sadness and what she did next made him ache all the more. She lifted up her finger and slid a ring off. Not just a ring, her wedding ring. He didn't even notice that she still wore it.



She looked up at him, the tears brimming in her eyes. She waited for him to pull out his hand to take it, but he didn't..he wouldn't. She smiled bitterly and let it drop to the floor. When it hit the hardwood floor, it echoed through the room, and it being silent, made the sound intensify.



The sound rang all around the room and Sesshoumaru just watched as she turned on her heel and silently walked upstairs. She didn't even look his way when she did. Not a word. She disappeared upstairs and all he heard was a door close quietly. He clenched his fists as he stared at the ring on the floor. He was wrong. He knew he was wrong. Of all the things he could have said...why did he say that?



Picking up the ring, he placed it in his pocket, and walked out of the house..



~~~@



Kagome lay on the bed, the pillow clutched to her chest as silent tears ran down her cheeks. Laying in the dark room, she kept thinking about how stupid she was. She thought back to before they were even married.



Why did she date him?



Why did she care for him?



Why did she sleep with him?



Why did she love him?



Why did she marry him?



Why did she let him hurt her so?



"I never loved you..." Came the horrible memory and she let out a sob.



As much as she hated that man..her heart still ached for him.







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The Next Morning

10:09 AM





Bankotsu was in the living room, watching T.V, when he smelled something heavenly. Looking back at the stairs, his eyes widened completely. Walking down was Kagome -- at least he thought it was Kagome-- in a pink halter top and a short jean skirt, in heeled sandals and a Gucci purse he had bought her yesterday. Her hair was in a messy bun, sunglasses on top of her head, and her smile could outshine the sun.



"Good Morning, Kotsu." she said as she winked at him.



Bankotsu's breath caught in his throat. This was NOT the Kagome he knew. She was already tempting before, but now? Oh boy. She came beside him and smiled.



"Me and you are going out today. I want some ice cream as well. My treat." she said and put out her hand for him to take.



He was hesitant for he was still taking all of this in.



Kagome just asked him to go out with her. Not in that way, but it was close enough. Kagome laughed at his shocked face.



"Come on." He nodded and quickly turned off the T.V and took her hand.



Grabbing his keys, he opened the door for her and they both walked out.





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Sesshoumaru's Domain

10:09 AM





Glaring at today's paper, Sesshoumaru growled. He did not like what he saw, and in a large, b print:



Tokyo Times: Kagome Higurashi Is Living The Single Life. . .Or Is This An All Ready Blooming Relationship?



They had a huge picture of her from yesterday, smiling and talking to another male. He knew exactly who the bastard was. Bankotsu. Looking more, he noticed they were holding hands. His thoughts going back to last night, his face fell into a frown.



He never took his eyes off of the paper as he dug his hand in his pocket. Grabbing the object, he brought it to his face. Her ring. Fingering it with his slender fingers. He started to feel something. . .



Regret.



BEEP BEEP BEEP - - -



His head snapped up and his ears perked up as he looked around. It was in the kitchen. There was a loud scream that he recognized it as Kira. He stood up from his chair and stormed into the kitchen. If that woman burned down anything, it would be her ass. . . and not in a good way.



Pushing open the doors, his eyes widened. Kira was vigorously patting her head with a towel. She looked up at him, her face wet from tears. He sighed.



"What happened?"



She sniffed as she pulled the towel away from her head. He kept himself from laughing at the sight. The ends of her hair was fried beyond repair. She sobbed again before yelling sadly.



"I burned my hair!" she cried as she crouched down and cried into her hands.



Sesshoumaru shook his head, not at all feeling any remorse for her. He's told her before to stay out of the kitchen. The woman could NOT cook. Kagome could actually cook --



Why did he have to think about her. He growled low and called someone to help her. One of his workers rushed in and helped Kira up. He knew she would have to get her hair cut. No telling how short though. Looking around the kitchen, he nodded. Nothing else was burned down or destroyed except her hair.



He smirked and felt a rumble in his chest. He chuckled...but he immediately stopped it. Turning to look behind him, he checked to see if anyone heard or saw him do so. The only person that ever saw him laugh was Kagome and she- -



"Dammit!" He cursed as he ran his fingers through his hair.



He needed to get out. Making his way out of the kitchen, he snatched his keys off of the rack and left the house without another word to Kira.



~~~@



Kagome smiled as she took a drink of her coffee. Sitting in the lounge in Starbucks, they started a friendly conversation.



"So how's business?" she asked, smiling.



He smiled back at her. "Fine. We just completed a merger with Oni Productions. It was hard, but we finally won them over." He said, chuckling.



She nodded, then he asked, "What about your house?"



"Well, they called earlier and said it's ready. I'll be moved out in a couple of days. I have to say, thank you, Bankotsu. You helped me out a lot."



He put up his hand and shook his head. "It was no problem at all."



There was silence then. . .Until. . . "Kagome?"



Kagome was staring at her drink. "Hm?"



Hesitation. . . "What's with the change?"



She shrugged. "I suppose it's to get over him. Like wearing this skirt for instance. I would have never worn it when I was with. . .And I just wanted to get out. Go out and do the things I wasn't able to do as much."



Bankostu nodded in understanding. An idea had come to him. "Eh, Kagome? How about we go to Sun dance."



She stared at him, then a smile was plastered on her face. "That's a great idea! When?"



"Hmm, about 10 tonight?"



She nodded excitedly. "Sounds good to me and then-"



Her cell started to ring. She looked at Bankotsu apologetically, who nodded.



"Go ahead." He looked at his watch, then cursed.



"I left some things at work. Forgive me!" he said saddened.



Kagome smiled and waved him off. "It's fine. I'll walk back. I don't mind."



He gave her a thankful look, grabbed her hand, and left a gentle kiss upon it. He then grabbed his jacket and keys and left the premises. Kagome got up herself and wept outside of the building. Standing outside she answered it.



"Hello?"



"Kagome!"



Kagome's face lit up. "Sango! How are you and Miroku doing?"



"We're good. We'll be home in a couple of days. How are you doing?"



"I'm doing fine. I'm glad that you are, you could check out my new house!"



'Oh shit.' Kagome thought.



She just told on herself. Hopefully Sango wouldn't notice.



"Kagome, what new house?"



Kagome knew there would be a lot of explaining to do.



"Sango, we'll talk about it when you return alright?"



Pause.



"Okay Kagome. I hope everything is alright. BUT we WILL talk about what is happening with you and Sesshoumaru when we do." Sango said, temper rising.



Kagome nodded over the phone. "Alright. I'll talk to you later. Tell Miroku I said 'Hey'."



"Yeah. I will. Bye."



"Bye."



Kagome closed her phone and sighed. When they get back, Kagome was in for it.





~~~~@





Sesshoumaru was stopped at a red light, when he looked over and noticed a woman that looked very familiar. Looking closer, he noticed that he did know her. It was Kagome. He took note of her attire. Short jean skirt, pink halter top, messy bun, sunglasses, heeled sandals, Gucci purse. This was certainly not the Kagome he was used to.



She looked younger before, but she usually kept herself from wearing things like that. It didn't really bother him that she didn't, but he kind of wished she did. And now, she was, but he knew it wasn't for him. She was still beautiful. One side of him wanted to go and talk to her, the other he wanted to drive off and forget about her. But he couldn't do it. . .



He pulled out her ring and stared at it hard. And when the light turned green, he made his decision.



~~~~@



Kagome sat in a small table outside of the building with her cellphone in hand. Her sight was darkened, for her sunglasses was over her eyes. Lifting them up, she put them ontop of her head. The chair in front of her was suddenly pulled out and someone sat themselves in it. She looked up, about to lash out at the person, until she saw it was her worst nightmare.



She didn't move an inch as Sesshoumaru sat across from her. She put her cell in her purse, pulled her shades over her eyes, and was about to leave until Sesshoumaru called out to her.



"Stay, Kagome." he said softly.



She looked down at him and was contemplating that. Should she stay? She looked at her watch and shrugged before sitting back down.



"You have 30 seconds."



He growled low at her and she rolled her eyes, pulling her shades back.



"Whatever."



"I have something to give to you." he said as he went into his pocket.



She sighed and crossed her legs and arms. "Oh really, what is sooo wonderful, that you had to stalk me, to give it to me?"



He grabbed it with a large hand and before opening it, he glared at her. "This Sesshoumaru does not stalk."



Kagome laughed sarcastically. "Oh really? Forgive me."



Sesshoumaru placed the object on the table, pushed it towards her, and watched as her face fell dramatically. She stared at it, then looked back at him, disbelievingly.



"Wha-"



"I came to return this to you." he said, waiting expectantly.



She narrowed her eyes at him, then at the ring.



"I have no need for it."



"You are still married to me."



"Well I wouldn't be if someone would just SIGN THE DAMN PAPERS!" Kagome yelled as she stood up from her chair, leaving the ring there.



Sesshoumau growled. "I had told you before that I will not agree to do such thing!"



Kagome was livid. Did he just want her to tag along, even with his affairs? Hell no!



"Why Sesshoumaru?! Just want me along for the ride? Why just have me hanging on to you? Why would I want to stay with you or even be with you when you're out sleeping around with Kira..." She paused, then whispered. "And after you said that. . . you didn't love me? Why? Then, you chose Kira!"



"No! I chose you Kagome!" He blurted out and she felt the tears pricking her eyes.



She shook her head. "No. You still want her." she said softly.



"You're still married to me, Kagome." he said in finality.



She looked up at him and laughed bitterly, the tears coursing down her cheeks. "Marriage is nothing without love or trust, Sesshoumaru. I hope she was worth it."



With that said, Kagome wiped some of her tears away, pulled her shades over her eyes and walked away. She left him standing there, watching her get lost with other people, on the busy sidewalk of Tokyo.



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Thank you Priah for editing!!



A/N: I really hope this was long enough! Thank all of you for reviewing! Please continue to read!



-Ah-ya