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: 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.

Kagome paced back and forth outside of Inuyashas' apartment. She had finally figured out how she was going to go about revealing the truth to him. Now she only had to work up the nerve. It was three days before their wedding and it was then that the idea presented itself to her.

She lifted her hand to knock and heard some voices inside. She froze and listened to see if it was Kikyo and Inuyasha or someone else. After a couple of minutes she realized that it was Kikyo and Inuyasha. She also realized that Kikyo was talking about her.

"I think I need someone else as my Maid of Honor." Kikyo said.

"Why? I love Kagome and she is being very supportive of our marriage." Inuyasha defended her.

"I know but she is very jealous and she is displaying it to me and she has displayed it in public." Kikyo said.

"When?" he asked.

"At my fitting. It was very apparent and even the seamtresses noticed it." Kikyo said.

"Maybe. But wait until after our rehearsal dinner tonight before you tell her." he said.

"Ok, I will wait." Kikyo said.

Kagome stopped listening then and left. How could Kikyo tell him that? She knew very well that she wasn't jealous; she was angry at the things she was doing. Well she knew what Kikyo was up to. Kikyo didn't want her to tell Inuyasha the truth and that she didn't have any intention of doing it herself.

She wanted her out of the wedding. So be it. She was going to give Kikyo a rehearsal dinner she was never going to forget. And when she was finished she was going to resign as the Maid of Honor before Kikyo even had the chance.

As for how she was going to halt the procession of things? She was going to do it when she gave her speech on the bride and groom. She was even going to make a slide show to give it a little drama. Now she had to call Shippo. She was going to ask him to help her.

Now to put things in motion. Kagome pulled out her cell phone and dialed Shippos' number. When she had finished speaking to him she was in a better mood. Shippo had agreed to help her. Since it was Saturday he didn't have any school and he was heading over to her place to start on the slideshow.

Everything was falling into place nicely. The only to make it perfect would be if Sesshomaru was there to witness her taking control and letting all be known. She was sure that he would say that she had done the right thing. And he would.

(Sesshomaru)

She was going to kill him. Kagome was going to destroy him when she saw the paper. The first two pages was all about her and her 27 dresses. He had promised that it wouldn't see the light of day and now here it was. He had left his camera and tape-recorder on his desk and his partner found them and took them to their editor.

His editor then took it all and placed them into a sequence she liked and had it printed for the next paper. After it was all done she went to him and showed him the end result. Upon which he freaked. Told her that they were not supposed to be printed that those were for him and that he had promised Kagome that they would not be printed for the paper.

His editor apologized and told himthat their was nothing she could do now. The papers were already on the trucks and on their way to the post offices and newstands for the next morning. She apologized again and left him to agonize on how he was going to tell Kagome.

Then he remembered her sister had called him and wanted him to come to the rehearsal dinner. He would go to see Kagome and tell her then. Of course she would be angry and he didn't know what to expect but he braced for whatever should come.

He just hoped that she would listen to him, let him explain, and apologize. He was really sorry for it happening and he hoped that she liked him as much as he liked her, to give him time to explain. He doubted that she would though even if she liked him.

As the day went on he would look at the clock almost every fifteen minutes to see when he could leave. When the time came that he could leave he literally ran from the building and to his apartment in order to get ready for the night.

But he was delayed on getting home. Construction was going on and he had to take the long way home and it was thirty minutes out of his way. He was going to be late for the rehearsal dinner. Hopefully when he got there Kagome would still be there.

(Kagome)

She really couldn't help but smile to herself as she watched her and Shippos' handy work on the slideshow. It was perfect, everything was perfect for the rehearsal. Now to get dressed and get to the rehearsal.

"Shippo you better get home and dressed and head on over to the dinner." she said.

"Yeah." he said.

"Also will you be sure that the computer is set up for the slideshow and the screen at the restaraunt?" she asked.

"Sure. I will make sure that it is done." he said.

She handed him the laptop and sent him on his way. Then she began getting ready. She had plenty of time and she used every minute to think of her speech. Tonight Kikyo was going to learn the hard way about lying, being selfish, and well acting the way she does.

(The Rehearsal Dinner)

Kagome watched as Kikyo and Inuyasha interacted with their guests. They were all oblivious as to what was to occur but Shippo. She looked over at him and he gave her a thumbs up. Everything was ready.

The Best Man gave his speech on the two and introduced Kagome as the Maid of Honor and that she had a speech for the Bride and Groom. Kagome and Shippo made their way to the stage and began their work.

"Kikyo, Inuyasha, Father, and Guests. We are here to commemorate the beginning of a new marriage. In honor of this a slideshow has been made of the bride and groom." she said.

A series of murmurs spread through the room and she signaled for it to begin.

"There is a lot I could say about Inuyasha and Kikyo. One is my friend and the other is my little sister. I thinkwe should start with Kikyo." she said.

A several pictures of Kikyo, from birth, throughout her childhood, to adult, showed up on the screen. Many praiseful remarks went through the guests.

"My sister is a caring, loving, generous, and very honest woman. Her love for children knows no bounds. As shown here." she said as a picture popped up.

On this picture a 17 year old Kikyo was doing some teaching at an elementary school for a class she was taking. In the picture Kikyo was blowing up at the students. Another picture came up Kikyo was running from children, and another of her that Shippo had taken, of him cleaning Inuyashas' apartment and her sitting on the couch reading.

"There is also her love of animals. Kikyo has always loved cats, dogs, fish, and birds." Kagome said.

A picture was shown of a young Kikyo having shot a bird, one of her holding the cat by its' back leg, another of her trying to die the dog purple, and another of a pet fish in a dirty fish tank.

In the crowd the guests were murmuring to each other and Inuyasha had gotten up and left. Kikyo was crying and their father was looking at Kagome shaking his head.

Kagome just let the truth out and she didn't feel happy about it. In fact she walked off the stage and walked towards the door, not stopping for anything.

She ran straight into Sesshomaru, he had seen it all and couldn't believe she actually did it. But it was the way that she did it that him thinking whether to tell her what had happened with the newspaper or run for it. He decided to try and tell her.

"Umm hi." he said.

"Ohh, please tell me you didn't see any of that?" she asked on the verge of tears.

"I did and I have to say wow." he said.

"Huh?" she asked.

"I didn't think you had it in you." he said.

"I wish I didn't. I just hurt so many people." she said.

"Yes you did but now you are free. You can say no, you can show them you are not going to stand to be lied to." he said.

Kagome did not say anything but got in her car. Sesshomaru followed, he wasn't going to let her go alone. He wasn't even buckled when she sped away from the city. She was intent on getting away for a little while. To clear her head.

She was distraught and angry and hurt. She was so upset she wasn't watching her speedometer nor did she notice that it was pouring down rain, but he did.

"You need to slow down." he warned.

"Why? If I crash I can't cause any more harm." she said.

"One because I am here. I don't want to hyrdroplane." he said.

"We are not going to hydroplane." she said.

"You don't know that." he said.

"We are not going to hydroplane." she said, again.

"We might." he said.

"Not." she said.

Then they hydroplaned. It took everything she had to keep them from crashing. But they ended up off the road and thankfully it wasn't a ditch. It was a small field down an embankment that they stopped at.

Kagome tried to restart the car but it didn't start. She tried her cell and she didn't have any service. Sesshomaru tried and the same results for him.

"I told you." he said.

"Shut up." she said.

"You should have listened." he said.

"Why are you here?" she asked.

"I wasn't going to let you go alone." he said.

"Why?" she asked.

"This is why." he said gesturing around him.

"Why do you care about what happens to me?" she asked.

"I guess it is because I like you." he said.

"Like me like a friend or something more?" she asked.

"More." he said.

"Really? I like you too." she said.

"Like a friend or more?" he asked.

"More." she said.

"Really? Is it because of the situation or not?" he asked.

"Not." she said.

Sesshomaru leaned into closer to her and kissed her softly. Kagome returned the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. He pulled her out of her seat and into his lap.

Soon clothing had disappeared and they were entertwined in each others' arms and made love as the storm raged on outside.