Love's Gotten Stranger

Chapter One: Broken

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, but I enjoy making them work for me.

Picking up her pace so she'll make it to her car before oneof her husbands catch up to her, Kagome forces her key into the lock, successfully breaking it off.

"DAMNIT!"

Pushing the code on the keypad furiously, the doors still don't unlock.

"Unlock code invalid. Please try again."

"What?"

She tries again and still fails.

"Unlock code invalid. Please try again."

"Damn this car."

Punching the numbers in slower this time, the headlights flash twice and the automated voice plays once more.

"For the last time, the unlock code you have entered is invalid. If you are not Kari Youko, please stop trying. Obvisiously, this is not your car, because if it was, you'd be smart enough to call OnStar."

Grinding her teeth together, Kari pulls out her cell and calls OnStar.

"This is Mary with OnStar, how may I help you?"

"Yes, this is Kari Youko and I need my doors unlocked."

Looking over her shoulder, she spots the red hair of Kurama and the silver locks of Inuyasha. Panicking, she runs behind another car and sqwats down to avoid being seen.

"Oh crap."

"Kari!"

"Kagome!"

Didn't I just tell you that her name's Kagome! Stop calling her Kari!"

"Well she's Kari now."

The voice of the OnStar Agent snaps her out of her stupor.

"And what is the password ma'am?"

"Umm..1227."

The doors unlock.

"Have a nice day ma'am."

She hangs up and waits for her two husbands to pass by. Dashing inside her car, she scrambles to find her spare key hidden taped underneath her seat. Careful enough this time to not break the key, she starts her car and speeds off, leaving skid marks and dust in her wake.

"Damnit! How the hell could he do this! I moved all the pictures of me and Kurama before I left for Japan! I knew when I couldn't find our wedding picture that something was up! What the hell does Inuyasha thinks he's doing! Gods! I knew he was dense, but I didn't think he was this dense! What about the plans! AAARRHHGG!"

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Sango wraps a towel around her wet hair as she makes her way to her living room. No matter how hard she tried to forget him, Hiei stayed on her mind. That short doctor was a troublesome twit. Laughing to herself, the dark haired student stops dead in her tracks at the sight before her.

"A troublesome twit, am I?"

How had he known what she was thinking about him? Had she said it out loud? No, she was sure that she hadn't. But skip that. Crossing her arms over her chest, she thinks up another question; What the hell was he doing in her house?

"What the hell are you doing in my house Hiei?"

He holds up a key and smirks.

"I hope you came to return that to me."

"No baka, I came to talk to you."

Talk? Hiei never wanted to talk."

"Talk about what?"

Now it's his turn to cross his arms. Giving her a sharp look out the corner of his eye, he waits for her to start.

"Hello? I said, talk about what?"

"I'm waiting on you to apologize to me onna."

This makes Sango's anger flare up. It's all she can do to not go over there and strangle him to death. Or better yet, strangle him right to the point of almost dying, and then letting go, all while saying, 'See now! Next time, I won't be so nice as to let you live!'

"Get out! Get out now!"

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Sesshoumaru looks down at his nephew and smirks. When Inuyasha had come and dropped the boy off to him earlier stating that he had found Kagome, Sessh was stunned. All seemed to be falling back into place and soon, Kagome would be back where she belonged. She would be Kagome Keith once again. SaDonte would have a family again.

His cell phone rings and he answers.

"Sesshoumaru here."

"Fluffy, how are you?"

"Woman, haven't I told you not to call me that on several occassions?"

She giggles and then sighs.

"I'm sorry, but I miss you. I can't wait until you take care of this businees trip and come back to me."

"Yes, but it may take longer than I originally thought."

"Oh? And why's that?"

"My brother thinks he's found Kagome."

The woman on the other end laughs merrily to herself.

"The Kagome he knows is long gone. WHy doesn't he just give up? Even if the woman was alive, I highly doubt that she'd want him back."

Sesshoumaru chuckles.

"Indeed."

"So why do you have to stay?"

"Moral support."

"Hmm, well I see. How about a late night meeting tonight then? I'm really stressed out from my trip."

"Where are you?"

"I'm at the InterContinental on the 14th Club Floor. Suite 1429."

"That's fairly interesting. You're in the same hotel as this Sesshoumaru."

She giggles.

"Then that makes it all the more easier."

"I'll be down in an hour."

They hang up and he dials Inuyasha.

"What Sessh?"

"I'll be leaving in approximately one hour. SaDonte will require you to pick him up."

"Where are you going?"

"To mind one's business. Care to hear more?"

"Fine, I'll be there in 20 minutes."

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Kari stands at the front desk of the InterContinental Hotel, waiting on her room key. Sighing to herself, she furrows her eyebrows in deep thought.

'I can't go home right now. I can't face Kurama. He'll ask me too many questions. Questions that I can't answer. Damnit Inuyasha.'

Looking over her shoulder, she stops when she spots Sesshoumaru.

'Is that...who I think it is? Oh no, please don't let him see me.'

As if one cue, the tall silver haired God turns to her and narrows his eyes. Kari quickly turns around and takes her key, rushing off in the direction of the elevators.

A/N: Hey, I'm back in the swing of things. Hope you liked the first chapter of Love's Gotten Stranger. I told you to watch out for the twists.

BTW, I am in the process of updating my own site with new fanfics and images, and would greatly appreciate any submissions. Visit my profile page for the link.

KD