Camping Trip from Hell
Bang! Boom! Crash! Sesshomaru inwardly cringed at the noise level that was being made in the Taisho mansion. He spotted his father at the foot of the stairs with a big grin on his face.
"Father, what is going on?" Sesshomaru asked quite peeved.
"I've decided to take the whole family on a camping trip in the moutains. It'll be fun and it will give us some alone time with each other and with nature. You can bring Kagome along and maybe I'll finally get grandchildren!" Inutaisho's grin grew bigger and Sesshomaru inwardly groaned.
"Com'mon son! Just call Kagome and ask her to come! I like her!" Inutaisho's eyebrows moved up and down in a suggestive manner. Sesshomaru rubbed his temples and shook his head. "Fine." he responded.
Sesshomaru stalked upastairs to his room to call Kagome on his Blackberry. Inutaisho stayed near the bottom of the statirs waiting for Inuyasha who was the cause of the ruckus. As Sesshomaru passed by Inuyasha's room he heard his younger brother cursing about what to bring for the camping trip. Sesshomaru smirked and mentally berated Inuyasha. Sesshomaru reached his room and plopped down on his bed and grabbed his Blackberry on his nightstand. The walls of his room were cream colored. His bed sat on a low wooden platform (Japanese people like their beds low) Across from his bed was a small computer desk. In one corner of the room sat a magazine table and a comfortable chair with a bookshelf right behind it.
Dialing Kagome's number Sesshomaru waited and finally her sweet voice answered after two rings. "Hi Sesshomaru! I'm at the store right now doing groceries. But I'm at the checkout line. I'll call you back in a few mintues." Kagome hung up and Sesshomaru waited five mintues before he got a call from Kagome. Kagome lived close to the supermarket so she didn't have to use her car so she just walked with her groceries back to her house.
"So, what do you want to talk about Sessho?" Kagome asked. "Well, I was wondering if you want to come on a family camping trip in the mountains. My father arranged it and he really wants you to come along." Sesshomaru said.
"Hmm... it depends on when this camping trip is but sure I'd love to go camping with your family- oh bad can it be?" Little did they know just how wrong they were.
3 Days later.....
Kagome drove into the circle driveway of the Taisho estate in her old red Toyota Rav4 (the ones from the 90's) Sesshomaru helpd her with her bags which was a small backpack and a duffel bag from Addidas.
"Kagome! My future daughter-in-law! you've come I'm so happy!" Inutaisho ran up and gave Kagome a huge bear hug almost crushing her ribs. "Uhh...Mr. Taisho, I-I....can't breath....and you're crushing my ribs." Kagome squeaked out weakily. Inutaisho instantly let go of Kagome and gasped,"I'm so sorry. I was just happy to see you is all. So.....have you and my son thought about kids yet? or when you two will get married?" Inutaisho asked slyly.
Inutaisho found himself being smacked in the back of his head by Sesshomaru. Kagome turned different shades of red and took a step back. She sputtered and said slowly,"Umm,.....we haven't decided a day or a place for the wedding and I don't know about kids....it's a little too early to think about that."
Inutaisho's shoulders slumped foward in a defeated posture and he sighed sadly,"Oh,....I guess I get no grandchildren. Inuyasha hasn't married yet and he isn't getting any younger."
"Father!" Sesshomaru bit out. Inutaisho shook his head and walked away to help Inuyasha ans Inukimi with their bags. Kagome stepped closer to Sesshomaru and looked at him blushing.
"Don't be too hard on him. He just like every old person who wants grandchildren to spoil. I'm happy to know he's willing to welcome me into the family. Your mother doesn't seem to mind me either- in fact I think she's fond of me."
"He just annoys me. He's always asking me if we took our relationship further." Sesshomaru growled lowly. "But your father is right about one thing though. We have to set a date for our wedding and start planning for it. Maybe a little time in the mountains will clear our heads and we'll be able to come up with something." Kagome smiled.
"I just don't want to rush you into anything." Sesshomaru whispered in Kagome's ear. She tensed up when she felt Sesshomaru's hot breath linger near her neck.
"Oi! We're ready!" Inuyasha hollared. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and grumbled and wrapped a pocessive arm around Kagome while walking to the RV. Inutaisho sat in the driver's seat while Inukimi sat next to him in the passenger's seat. Inuyasha, Rin, Kohaku, Kagome, Sesshomaru, Jaken, and Kikyo all sat on the padded benches in the middle of the RV. In the back of the RV was the kitchen and bathroom area as well as a large room for Inutaisho and Inukimi.
Inutaisho stopped at a gas station to fill up the gas tank and for Inukimi to buy snacks and drinks for the trip. Everyone else waited in the RV. Inuyasha complained about burning up in an RV with no AC while Kikyo gave everyone the cold shoulder. Rin and Kohaku occupied themsleves talking to each other in the kitchen area while Sesshomaru and Kagome sat across from Kikyo and Inuyasha.
"This trip is going to be hell. Why'd father have to invite my stupid half-breed brother and his clay bitch?" Sesshomaru seethed. Inuyasha's ears twitched and he sent Sesshomaru a glare.
"I wouldn't be one to talk Sesshomaru." Inuyasha stuck out his tongue at Sesshomaru and turned away to complain to Kikyo about how bad the trip will turn out.
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and turned his attention to Kagome who was reading a bridal magazine. "Oh! this wedding gown is pretty!" Kagome exclaimed. Sesshomaru leaned in closer and spotted the gown Kagome was looking at over her shoulder. He had to hand it to Kagome she had good taste.
The gown was a white strapless gown that poofed out from the waist down. There were intricate silver designs on the gown and there was a silver bow tied in the back of the dress. (the skirt part of the dress is exactly like Belle's dress from Beauty and the Beast)
Kagome looked at Sesshomaru,"What do you think?"
"I think you'd look like a goddess in this gown. You should mark this page for future reference." Sesshomaru advised. Kagome smiled brightly and stuck a bright pink sticky note to the page and began looking through the rest of the magazine.
"I'd really like for a our wedding to be in either the winter or spring of this year." Kagome stated. "What ever you want Kagome." Sesshomaru said. "But this is your wedding too....I want your input. I don't want this wedding to be all about me you know. I want to add some of your family traditions as well as mine and I want our families to cherish this wedding and to be involved in it." Kagome turned to Sesshomaru.
"I want to know what you want for the wedding."Kagome added. "Honestly Kagome, I wouldn't know where to begin. I'm a simple demon with simple interests. I just happen to be filthy stinkin' rich." (sorry...I couldn't help myself XD...)
Kagome sighed,"You mean you don't want to mix our favorite flowers as a table centerpiece for the reception tables, or maybe put up a board with all our pictures, or even make a picture slideshow with music?"
"You should handle those details....I don't know the first thing about decorating." Sesshomaru said. Kagome turned away quite annoyed and threw her arms in the air in annoyance.
"Honestly, Sesshomaru I thought you could help me with this. Planning for a wedding is stressful enough as it is and it goes much smoother if the groom-to-be puts in his two cents!" Kagome got up and walked away to the kitchen area to get a drink from the fridge. She plopped back down on her seat but refused to look at the magazine or at Sesshomaru.
"Look Kagome I'm sorry. Don't be like this." Sesshomaru pleaded.
"What did you do this time son?" Inutaisho asked with a suggestive brow as he sat in the driver's seat. Inukimi went straight to the kitchen to organize the drinks and snacks.
"He's not being much help with pre-wedding planning." Kagome answered before Sesshomaru could retort. "I know how you feel. Inutaisho was just as indecisive. I had to do all the wedding planning myself." Inukimi pulled out a cigarette and lighted it.
Inutaisho blushed and smiled sheepishly,"Come now koi....that was years ago."
"You probably don't remember all the times I asked for your opinion and all you did was ignore me and continue watching your precious footballl games in nothing but your underwear." Inukimi took her seat while Inuyasha and Sesshomaru gagged at the mental image of their father in his underwear screaming at the tv and getting into the football game. Inutaisho's face reddened even more and Kagome had to fight not bursting out laughing at him. Inukimi shot Inutaisho a ha-I-got-you-look.
"O-okay let's not talk about that. Well Kagome maybe Inukimi can help you with the wedding planning since the men in this family are horrible with those kinds of details." Inutaisho suggested.
"Fair enough." Kagome said as she glared at Sesshomaru. She lightly smacked Sesshomaru's chest and went back to looking through the magazine. Inutaisho pulled out of the gas station and soon he was on a freeway.
TBC......