27 Dresses

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the 27 Dresses storyline or Vogue or The YMCA programs.

Authors Note: This fic. was inspired by the movie 27 Dresses. But of course I'm going to give my own personal twists. This is for those that have ragged on me about the characters being OOC. Kag/Sesse will be OOC, along with other characters. If you don't understand why they are acting this way WATCH THE MOVIE!!! Thank You. :)

Last Time: They spent the rest of the time talking about how their days had went. When they were about to seperate from one another Sesshomaru kissed her full on the mouth. Kagome had been stunned at first and then proceeded to move her lips against his. But all too soon the kiss ended and they were moving away from the other and muttering apologies.

On her way home Kagome would touch her lips and smile. She was sure that she was over Inuyasha and was falling for Sesshomaru. Even though she barely knew him, she was falling.

Kagome was fuming. She knew that Kikyo was shallow and would do just about anything to get her way. But she did expect her to do what she had just done. Why had she done it? She knew that when it was her turn to wed that she was to wear their mothers' dress. Why?

Kikyo had called her from the bridal shoppe that she was using to have their mothers' gown taken in to fit her. When she had gotten there she had expected to see their mothers' gown fitting Kikyo and Kikyo waiting to see if she thought it looked spectacular on her.

But no. She was greeted with something else entirely.

(Flashback)

Kagome arrived at the bridal shoppe, Heavenly Bridal, after Kikyo called about her fitting and wanted her to come see the dress.

"Kikyo." she called as she came through the door.

"Kagome I'm back here." Kikyo called from a back room.

Before she moved she was met by young woman and was escorted to the back room that Kikyo was in. When she got in the room she saw Kikyo standing on a stool in front of a mirror wearing a gown that wasn't their mothers'. Where was their mothers' dress?

Kagome began to look around the room to see if it was hanging somewhere and Kikyo had decided to wear a different gown. Everywhere she looked she didn't see it hanging but then her eyes landed on some white material laying on a chair.

She noticed that it was cut in several places and at first she dismissed it as some extra material that Kikyo either wanted off her gown or added. But upon further inspection she realized what it was. The heep of cut material on the chair was their mothers' gown.

Horror crossed her face. Kikyo had cut up their mothers' dress, the one they both were to use, to add to another dress. Leaving her without.

"I thought you were having it taken in." she said through clenched teeth.

"I was but then I realized that it was outdated and did this instead." Kikyo said not noticing that she was pissed.

The women that had helped cut up the dress moved away from them and stayed very quiet. They could feel the intense anger radiating off of Kagome and didn't want to get in the middle of what was going on.

"You cut up our mothers' wedding dress. The one we both were to use." Kagome stated trying to be calm.

The women gasped. What had they done. They couldn't believe what they had helped do. They didn't know and if they had they would have denied service to her unless they had talked to her sister.

"Yeah. I took parts I wanted to use and what is left is for you to use." Kikyo said without a thought as to what Kagome was saying.

"How could you do that? Why did you do that?" she asked.

"I couldn't possibly wear something that out of date, especially with my reputation in the fashion industry." Kikyo explained simply.

"Out of date! Then you shouldn't have used it. Did you even think to ask me? I was supposed to use it too. What about what I wanted?" she yelled slightly.

"Why are you getting your panties in a bunch? Besides I knew that if I asked you you wouldn't have let me do it." Kikyo said.

"You are so selfish. How can you be this way? Did you even think about what mom would say if she was here?" Kagome said.

"Why are you so mad? I am the one that is getting married." Kikyo said.

"Yeah your getting married and it is all based on a lie. I really hope you get your comuppence." Kagome countered, leaving.

Kikyo stood there watching her leave and shrugged her shoulders. She didn't really care what Kagome wanted or thought.

"It doesn't matter. Besides I look better in it." she said.

(Flashback over)

Kagome didn't know what to do. Keep her mouth shut and be the Maid of Honor or tell Inuyasha the truth and ruin her sisters' wedding.

She was so caught up in her thoughts that she ran straight into a hard chest. Before she hit the ground she was caught by a pair of strong arms.

"I am so sorry." she began apologizing.

"Hello Kagome."

She recognized that voice, it was Sesshomaru. She had just ran headlong into him and was now cradled in his arms. Just thinking of that had her blushing.

"Sesshomaru I am sorry. I wasn't paying attention and I..." she began.

"I know. I can tell. What has your sister done now?" he asked.

Kagome sighed and began to explain what all had happened with Kikyo and their mothers' wedding gown. He had patiently listened to everything she had to say. When she had finished he offered a peice of advice.

"Tell him. He deserves to know. She may be your sister and in the long run you will be doing her a favor." he said.

"How would I be doing her a favor?" she asked.

"Lets say she married him with all the lies she told him and then years later he found all of these lies out. What would happen if they had children and he found out? What if he found out that you knew all of this and didn't say anything? What would become of your friendship?" he asked.

She stared ahead of her and thought about what he was saying and realized that he was absolutely right. If she didn't say anything and years later if Inuyasha found out about it all. Their friendshsip would be over, she could lose her job, her sisters' marriage would be over, and if they had children they would be caught in the middle of a divorce. She couldn't let that happen. But what about Kikyo? What about her relationship with her sister?

"Your right but what about my relationship with my sister?" she asked.

"She is your sister, she will forgive. Besides you are helping her. It will hurt you both but in the end it will be better for her." he said.

"I hadn't thought about that." she said.

Maybe he was right about it. They were sisters after all. They should be able to forgive each other for anything. After talking about what had happened with their mothers' wedding dress she had felt better and she was sure that she could forgive Kikyo.

Now she needed to know how was she going to tell Inuyasha the truth. This wasn't something you could just blurt out over lunch. She needed the perfect time and place.

"Thanks for the advice." she said.

"Your welcome. Maybe next time we talk it won't be because you are upset." he said.

"Ha ha, I have every reason to be upset." she said.

"I know but you need to stop. Being this upset is not good for you." he said.

"Now your an expert on health?" she asked sarcastically.

"No just making an observation." he said.

"Ok. The next time we get together I will try to be a happier person." she said.

"Thats good. Listen I have to go. I have another wedding to cover." he said.

"Ok. I will see you soon." she said as he left.

Kagome stood still for several moments and then headed for home. She was in need of a hot steamy bubble bath to help settle her jumbled thoughts. Hopefully after the bath she would know how to go about this whole thing.