A Tempting Fate by Kaguya's Chaos

The crash

A Tempting Fate

By Kaguya's Chaos

President Kagome Higurashi stared the sweating man down. His bald head already beaded with perspiration. This wasn't due to the sweltering heat outside, because the air-conditioning was working full blast. No...this had to do with the hard glare the business woman before him was sending his way.

"So, your saying that you couldn't send in the money owed to us because of why?!"

"uh....um..." The bald man cringed as he thought of his next words and how bad they would make him look. "I uh, gambled it..." He didn't even finish before Kagome had her phone in her hand and demanding that security take the idiot away. The man stood up sputtering away any gibberish that would save his hide.

"B-but! M-miss. Higurashi!!"

"I've heard enough of your problems, Mr. Toshiba! My company has backed yours for a year now with no profit. I only asked that you repay what was owed and you tell me that you have GAMBLED it away?! This is not acceptable!! I have been reasonable and patient! I am finished with this business now remove yourself from this building!" Her angry words ended when two muscled security guards dragged him away. As soon as the doors to her office closed, Kagome sat down in her chair and sighed.

Her fingers came up to rub at the migraine wrecking havoc on her mind. Her tired eyes strayed over to the empty coffee cup on her desk and she sighed again. Just as her head had landed on the desk, the doors burst open and Kagome's secretary came bustling in. "Don't you ever knock, Sango?" Was her irritated question.

Sango snorted and sat down on a corner of her desk. "I haven't since we met in Elementary and I'm not going to start now." She responded before throwing a glossy magazine on her desk. "You made front cover of yet another one. How do you do it?"

Kagome's head shot up as she looked into her own face printed on the cover of the magazine. A large red headline above stated: Most Eligible, Most Deadly. Kagome rolled her eyes and read the lower caption: A look into the life of successful business woman Kagome Higurashi. 'Good grief. Why the hell...' Kagome let the thought drift off as she registered her best friends voice and realized she had tuned her out.

"I'm sorry Sango, what were you saying?"

Sango gave her friend a worried look and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Hon, you need a vacation. You have been working non-stop since Hojo left the country. You need a break." Kagome cringed at the sound of her ex-boyfriend's name. "Yeah, well, there have been a lot of reports about stolen funding and materials. I have to-"

"Get your pervert cousin to take care of it! He is the Vice President and yet he barely does anything! He can take care of the problem while you're gone and you can get some rest. Why not go to the Bahamas? Or maybe Jamaica? Hawaii? You should pack your stuff and I can book a flight-" Kagome shook her head. "Sango! I'm not going anywhere, so stop talking like I am! Besides, Miroku would make the company plummet to the ground and we'd go out of business."

"Oh, dear cousin! Such cruel words! I could hold the company together while you were gone!" A violet eyed young man exclaimed as he came bursting into the room. Kagome stared at him and smiled dryly. "Yeah? With what? Tape?" She quipped and smiled at the fake hurt look he flashed to her. Miroku strode over to Sango and hugged her around the waist, kissing the top of her head.

Sango glared at him and pushed him away. "Nuh uh! I'm still angry for you going out with the 'boys' on our anniversary last week." She said while crossing her arms over her chest. Kagome laughed as Miroku tried reasoning with her. Kagome's blue eyes sparkled as she remembered their wedding a year and a week ago. She had been really happy when her two best friends had finally gotten together and "settled" down. She let out a sigh and rubbed at her shoulders as a cramp traveled over them.

"Like I said, Kags, let Miroku take over for a while and go on a vacation! You need a break. We can handle everything." Kagome let her shoulders droop as she thought it over. 'Well, I have been working for a while, and a tan would be nice-wait! Am I actually considering it? Well...' She began to think of clear blue water and hot sand, not to mention a bunch of oiled, muscled, hot men walking on said sand....

"Oh, alright!" She agreed and Sango smiled. "I knew you'd see it my way!"

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Kagome checked over her suitcase again and made sure she had packed everything. Nodding her head she closed it up and headed for the door. Standing there were Sango and Miroku, both grinning from ear to ear. Within a couple of hours, all three of them were on the landing strip of the private plane heading for Hawaii, saying their good-bye's. Kagome glared at Miroku as she hugged him. "You ruin anything and I will have your head! Call me if you are unsure about ANYTHING! Ok?"

Miroku nodded dutifully and grinned. "Sure cuz'." He said and winked. Sango rolled her eyes and hugged her best friend good-bye. "Call us when you land! And, goddammit! Have a fun time!" She said as the last call for passengers came from the male flight attendant. Kagome nodded her head and ran toward the plane. The minute the door to the plane closed and they couldn't see Kagome anymore their smiles dropped and frowns formed over their faces.

"Miroku?"

"Yeah?"

"I have a bad feeling about this."

"Me too."

"Should we have let her go?"

Miroku stayed silent as they watched the plane leave the ground and became air born, taking their friend on a journey no one would have believed she was about to have.

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Kagome sat down in her seat and closed her eyes, eager to start her vacation. But, as with every plane ride, there had to be some loud mouthed baby to break the silence. This time, the baby came in the form of a young man with silver hair and amber eyes. Next to the man was another guy that looked somewhat like him. Except he had a sophisticated look and a slightly more intense, golden stare.

"Dammit, Sesshoumaru! I didn't want to come on this godforsaken trip with you! I wanted to stay with Kikyou!" The 'baby' yelled out causing a lot of glares and murmurs from the other passengers.

"Inuyasha. Shut up." The one obviously called Sesshoumaru said quietly as he took out a laptop and began to type away at it. The one called Inuyasha became red in the face and his chest puffed up. "Don't you tell me-"

"Shut up!" Both sets of golden eyes turned to the outside feminine voice and widen in surprised to see who had butted into their conversation. Kagome turned in her seat and glared at the loud-mouth and repeated her words. "Shut up. The rest of us are here for our own reasons and we do not need you to ruin the quiet and peaceful atmosphere with your loud and obnoxious voice." She growled out and was shocked when applause irrupted in the plane. The young man, Inuyasha's, face flushed even more red and he sank in his chair muttering to himself. Kagome turned around again, not noticing the amused expression on the other man, Sesshoumaru's, face.

Kagome reclined in her cushioned chair and closed her eyes once again. Sleep crept up on her and before she knew it, she was in a light doze.

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Two hours later Kagome was jerked awake by something smashing into her seat from behind. A mumbled "Shit!" Was heard and Kagome turned sleepy confused eyes to see an equally sleepy Inuyasha rubbing his forehead. A snicker to their side made both turn to look at a smirking Sesshoumaru. "The hell are you laughing at?!" Inuyasha grumbled and Sesshoumaru's smirk grew.

"You." he said simply and Kagome felt her laughter bubble up as she pieced together what ad happened. Inuyasha had fallen asleep and his head had smashed into her chair. Unable to stifle her giggles anymore, she let them out. Both sun-gold eyes swung to her and Kagome tried to wipe the tears out of her eyes. Inuyasha opened his mouth to say something but was stopped when the plane jerked. Kagome, who didn't have her seatbelt on, went flying out into the isle and into the vacant seat across from her. Her head slammed into the arm rest and a trickle of blood traveled down her forehead and beside her eye. Kagome placed her hand on the open wound and looked around to see others on the floor in the isle like her.

"Are you alright?" Inuyasha asked as he got out of his seat and crouched down beside her. Sesshoumaru also got out and crouched down as well. "Ow. What the hell hap-" Before Kagome could finish the plane jerked again and Kagome went flying into the two men. Sesshoumaru's back collided with Kagome's original seat, bracing Kagome and himself. Inuyasha, unfortunately was flung into his chair with his back being prodded with the armrest.

Kagome closed her eyes tight and hung onto Sesshoumaru's shirt as the plane again jerked violently and a voice came over the intercom. "L-ladies and gentlemen, w-we are experiencing some str- er, turbulence, please don't panic and remain seated. Thank you and- HOLY SHIT! W-WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?"

The intercom ended in a short Fizz sound and Kagome opened wide, fearful eyes. She looked up into Sesshoumaru's impassive gaze and quickly got off of him. Shooting to her seat in time for another shake. Her seat belt clicked into place and her hands gripped the armrests. She ignored the still dripping blood and watched as others scrambled into seats. The jerks of the plane became more violent and the plane started to loose altitude. The nose of the plane dived and Kagome felt her heart leap into her throat. 'Ohshitohshitohshit!' ran through her mind as her eyes squeezed shut. Just as they closed, she felt the impact and then she blacked out.

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Inuyasha got up from his awkward position on the floor of the plane and quickly sat in his seat as the plane jerked again. He watched as the girl who had yelled at him earlier shot to her own seat after the bizarre announcement and Sesshoumaru also clambered over to his seat. Screams filled the small private plane and the jerking continued. Just as the plane was taking a nose dive Inuyasha found himself thinking of the strange girl in front of him. Her and her bright blue eyes. His next thought was of Sesshoumaru and how he was going to kill him if they got out of this alive. His girlfriend Kikyou never entered his mind.

Sesshoumaru gripped his armrests and grit his teeth. 'That's it. I'm firing Jaken when and if I get out of this mess.'

The plane crashed and judging by the sound, they had hit water, or so both brothers guessed, just before the sides of the plane rippled and tore in a screeching sound of dying metal and broken glass. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha shut their eyes as water rushed up at them. It was a powerful blow and if it hadn't been for the seatbelts, they would have been ripped from their seats.

Both opened their eyes after the majority of the rushing water and changed air pressure. They paid little attention to the strange sight of floating bubbles and plane craft seats, and tore their seat belts off. Both looked to the girl in front of them, her raven hair floating about her in an inky cloud. Her eyes were closed and air bubbles where escaping her mouth and nose. Both concluded that she had been knocked unconscious and dived to get her out. Sesshoumaru unbuckled her and Inuyasha grabbed a hold of her about the waist. Neither knew why they saved her, but they didn't think about it as they struggled out of the wrecked mess and toward the surface of the water.

Breaking through the water they both gasped in air and looked around wildly for purchase. They found a floating hunk of the wreck and quickly swam toward it, dragging an unresponsive Kagome with them. Both hoisted the girl over the side and onto the thing then themselves. It was a large, sturdy hunk of whatever that easily held their weight.

Registering this and the fact that the girl wasn't breathing, Sesshoumaru knelt over her and gave her mouth to mouth, pumping on her chest to get rid of the water that had entered her lungs. After a few moments of this, the girl finally turned to her side and heaved the water out and gasped for her own air. Meanwhile, Inuyasha had noticed a couple of strugglers come up from the wreck as well. A man, a little boy and a little girl thrashed about in the dark waters. Diving in, Inuyasha grabbed a hold of the kids. The man followed behind him and up onto the piece of....whatever it was. Sesshoumaru had a hold of the now choking girl as the few survivors clambered on board.

Heavy breathing was all the sound there was. The sun beat down on them, mocking the horribly crash with bright rays of light. And the day had started out just fine too...

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Kagome breathed in deeply and clung to her savior. Her midnight black hair hung about her in wet waves and her silk blouse and dress pants clung to body. Shuddering slightly under the gentle breeze, Kagome tried to register what had just happened. Just as it hit her, the sound of sobs reached her ears. Looking up and letting go of her male anchor, Kagome turned to look at two crying children.

"M-mom...D-dad!" they both said in unison and Kagome felt like crying herself. Moving forward a bit, she drew the two towards her and hugged them close. All three broke down crying as it all finally crashed on them. They were lost in the middle of the ocean, the only survivors of a plane crash and many were dead. Including the parents of these two children.

The three males looked to one another and then at the still lightly bubbling crash site. They hadn't lost anyone in the crash and they didn't really care. It seemed cruel, but in this day and age, you only cared for yourself, and that is how it is. They had lived and that was all that really mattered.

Kagome pushed the two still crying children away from her and looked into their pain-ridden faces. "M-my name's Kagome. What's yours?" She asked in an attempt to get the children's minds off of the death of their parents. The little boy with brownish-red hair and green eyes sniffed and answered first. "S-shippo." His little voice wavered and both eyes turned to the little girl. Her own brown hair and brown eyes stared back at them, still wet from crying. "I'm R-rin." She stammered and buried her face into Kagome's wet shirt. Shippo did likewise and Kagome looked up to meet crystal blue eyes.

The man in front of her smiled and adjusted his sitting position. "Hi. I'm Kouga Wolf." He said flashing a grin. Kagome met it with a slight smile of her own. "Kagome Higurashi." She answered softly and watched as his eyes got bigger.

"The Kagome Higurashi? Owner of Shikon Inc.?" Kagome nodded and her smile faded. She turned her eyes toward a movement to her right and watched as the Inuyasha guy from before was staring at her wide-eyed. Before he or the other silver-haired man could say anything, she turned to them a smiled. "Thanks for saving me." She said to both of them. Sesshoumaru nodded his head and continued to stare at the horizon and Inuyasha gave a "Feh." and looked away, crossing his arms over his chest.

'I have a feeling this is going to be worse then I thought.' Kagome said to herself as she adjusted her hold on the now sleeping children.

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This, my friends was the horrible beginning to an idea I have had in my head for the longest time. I don't know what to think of this chapter, only to say that it will get longer and better promise!! I only scrambled to get this bit done so that I could get to the interesting stuff. I won't go out and tell you straight out everyone's life story, I'll probably integrate it into the story as I go on.

I hope everyone who reads this reviews....even if it's only to flame. It may make me cry but it will at least give me a feeling of where this stands. So please, out of the kindness in your hearts, READ AND REVIEW!!