A/N I do not own Inuyasha nor any of it's characters, but on that note, I wish I did-but no, not all dreams *wipes straying tear* come true.
Chapter one, Shining Eyes
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Kagome carefully tucked a floating lock of her hair behind her ear as she perched forward on the rock for a better view of the sea falling hard on the gold flecked sands. The sunsets golden rays reflecting off its tumbling surface and into the shining eyes of Kagome. 'So beautiful' she thought; with the deep glow of the sun shading everything around her in warmth it was inconcievable to think otherwise. Even she felt more attractivein its setting. Beautiful, delicate, and free, sitting on that rock bathed in the friendly rays. The sweet yet salty sea breeze softly tousling her hair as she lightly kicked her dangling feet against the sturdy granite stone of the cliff. And that was why she loved it.
Kagome had watched the sun make its illustrious exit many times. It was a summer hobby of hers, to put on a sweeping summer dress after spending the day in the commotion of an not so average teen age girl, and come to the wooded almost exclusive side of Tokyo Beach for some alone time with her jumbled thoughts and an always welcoming sunset.
No sunset was the same; some set more of a pink and purple color in the sky, while others crimson and yellow. But in one way all of the sunsets were the same to Kagome, they were always warm. Warmth is what Kagome craved in the sunsets, the last sputtering rays that filled the sky with its unwavering beauty flooded Kagome's insides with a mystifying flush. Like sipping a hot drink of cocoa on a rainy day in front of the angry crackle of a dying fire. It was also mysterious and magical, as if she were witnessing a real life nutcracker storey, as if she were a part of its enchantment.
Kagome's mind always cleared when she was out there, preparing it for the bumbling and bustling next day at Naraku's Great Coffee Carnival, and the hectic nights of 'that place'. She didn't even know why it was called a carnival, there were no dancing animals, it would be awesome if there were, but no… there aren't—It was just a regular coffee house.
"CLINK.. DINK.. BINK…PLOP."
Kagome looked quizzically her left in time to see a bottle bounce off the high rocks of the cliff near by, and into the eagerly waiting ocean bellow. " Hojo you BASSTARD!" a drunken male voice slurred loudly. Kagome watched with wide eyed horror as her secluded, magical, secret place was invaded by a scruffy drunk boy with a teeny tiny ponytale and a meek tall boy who seemed to be folding in upon himself as the other boy continued to verbally shoot daggars into his frail heart. " I will feed you to sa bloodiest sharks in da sea—SAKE DID NOT—nor any Sake—for the matter, deserf sucha tramati!" he looked up as he thought for a moment and then slapped his knee in recognition, "TRAMATIZING!... Death" he finished looking drunkenly smug, before falling back on his but.
There were many people up on the public gazebo above her, Kagome suddenly noted. She had no idea how she hadn't noticed them all before...she was so used to being alone out here. It looked like all of them were about her age. She wondered if some of them went to the new high school she was going to go to year this. If so…she might now be a tinge scared-
A red and white blur shot straight past Kagome, startling her out of thought, and then dived straight off the opposing cliff and into the rabid foaming sea. Just about where the Sake took a bath. Kagome thought blankly, still wide eyed with shock. where did that thing come from? She looked up at the gazebo were everyone had begun to cheer. All the while seeming enraptured by the chilling sea where, she grimaced, the red thing took a dive.
She looked up to where they were all newly enraptured and noticed a sturdy wet boy endorsed with red clothes. Funny it kinda looked like something from the Sengoku Period. Except instead of long black hair he had thick long pearly strands of sopping white hair atop his head, and "oh my GOD" she squealed clapping her hands, the "cutest wittle doggy ears in the whole universe!" Her legs kicked frantically with excitement —she froze, now was not the time to get overcome by excitement. Althought she could at least keep the smile the two fuzzy squares gave her.
Then she froze again, but not because the the whole crowd had begun to cheer even louder, clapping there hands and whistling with fervor. But because of the red and white boy they were cheering for, the boy who now held up in a victory stance something small and shiny—It was the sake bottle, and his startlingly golden eyes were glued to her with a white tuft of eyebrow raised as thought to say, 'you saw that bit of awesomeness right?' Kagome smirked crossing her legs, "show off." She sighed, knowing fully well the hanyou could hear her just fine.
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"KAMPAI" Inuyasha gulped the biting milky shot down "kehhhhh!" He slammed the glass with a dull chime onto the yielding oak wood table "It's never strong enough!" He bragged sweeping his bangs out of his eyes in content. Smoothly, or so he thought, secretly brushing the building perspiration discretely off of his reddening forehead.
However a certain wolf youkai noticed and was not fooled by the gesture. "Oh my Inuyasha, looking a bit red their arent we?"
"Koga, You don't have shit on me, you haven't even tasted your shot." Inuyasha glared at the incompetent wolf and pointed blatantly at his glass lying unattended on the table.
" I'm a man of cleaner tastes" Koga shrugged and then flashed a glance to the other side of the table where a dark haired and peachy pale skinned girl sat chatting avidly with the all-too-sociable Ayume. Her sake held up daintily in her right hand, untouched. Hmm, if she was ignoring the alcohol then that meant that...
"OH..." Inuyasha mentally socked himself. Seemed like the stinky wolf figured that not drinking would get the evidently straight-edge newcomer… Ko—Kagome to notice him. Great master plan idiot, trying to impress an uninterested woman was so not worth passing up a drink of sake. He took another swig in toast to that clever and also very true statement.
Inuyasha had arrived a little earlier than everyone through a separate shortcut. In other words he hopped along the tree tops. Normally this happened without any interuptions. He just hopped along in sweet, meditating silence. However, today as he jumped onto the last tree, his body stopped short. This was most definately not a usual occurence, and later mentally berated himself for his lack of bodily control. Although, he couldn't quite blame his eyes.
She was glowing brighter than the setting sun. The girl wasn't even doing anything special, just sitting there and he couldn't move or even tear his eyes away. So he just sat there and watched her carelessly tap her feet breezily against the stone. He would never admit it to anyone, but it was kind of cute. He was so entranced that he hadn't even noticed his friends until the resounding ring of the sake bottle dropping into the sea had alerted him to their presance. And always ready to steel a chance to impress, he dived for it.
He saw Koga's point, but of course Koga had to come up with the most stupid plan to impress her, "stay sober…like her." Yeah that was genius, cause every girl wants to date themselves. He internally rolled his eyes, she wasn't even paying attention to him.
'Damn' he cursed mentally, Koga had to pick the in oprortune time (the time of his boredom) to crush hard on a girl. No drinking faceoff tonight. He crossed his arms erasing all signs of his formal enjoyment. His mood was completely ruined by this turn of events. He needed to find something else to waist his pent up energy on.
He scanned his friends eagerly, first looking over at Miroku—passed out, that was an operation no-go. He stared at Hojo—Hojo averted his eyes, too wimpy. He glared at Koga—Koga glared back. 'Well' a wicked gleam blemished his purely golden eyes 'I could always bate the bastard…'
"So Koga, does mommy not like it when wittle kogey wogey drinks?" He raised his eyebrows suggestively.
Koga growled, "Inuyasha I already told you" he said it clean and clear for the moronic dog "I –am—above—ALCOHOL!" He looked over at Kagome, hopeful that she heard his "I'm a really great wholesome guy" exclamation.
"Okay so then you wouldn't be interested in a little wholesome competition?" Inuyasha's grin showed his fangs; this was going to be easy.
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"YOU CHEETING PRICK!" Koga growled slamming his cards down onto the old whether beaten table "you are supposed to say UNO! When you only have only ONE card left!"
Kagome and Ayume immediately stopped there frantic chatter and stared like two spooked birds at Koga's feverish face, anger bulging veins hideously from his neck.
Hojo hid under the table. He was not involved, and never would be if he could help it.
Miroku turned over in his sleep, mumbling something about there not being enough pies left.
Inuyasha just looked pissed off, which was really quite the norm.
Ah yes, Inuyasha exalted mentally. This is the anger he wanted, NEEDED. "I said UNO! YOU just didn't HEAR ME!" He stared the wolf youkai down, his glowing eyes begging for a challenge. he nearly smiled at the heat rising in the wolfs cheeks. That's it dance my puppet, dance.
They both stood up, their chairs screeching with protest. "Are you saying I'm DEAF?" Koga asked incrulously.
"No" Inuyasha cocked his head arrogantly to the side, "just hard of hearing." He smiled deviously, so close.
A thick dark energy, damper than the sea breeze seeped out from the wrathful boys. Its dingy musk invading the air as their unspoken, hostile challenges and insults slammed silently into each other through the adverse glare connecting their ominous cloud grew loud with canine thunder as they growled there intent.
Were there is thunder, lightning always follows. Success!
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Kagome was dumb founded. Did they even realize they were fighting over a children's game? She pursed her lips—this was absolutely… ridicules.
"So… I'm betting 10 bucks on Inuyasha"
"Who?" Kagome fiddled with a piece of lint on her dress, pretending not to remember his name. It was best no one new her slight affixation on him.
"The white haired one." Ayume dutifully reminded her.
"Oh" her hands halted there nervous patter as she gave him an assessing glance, impressed, she then analyzed Koga. But while she did, she noticed something funny…"I'll bet you 11 dollars on Hojo getting smashed under that table." She pointed delicately at Hojo's rickety fortress under said table.
"Say whaaaaat?" Ayume looked down under the table "Yo Hoeey Joeeey!" she barked cupping her mouth into the form of a microphone, "better get out from under there, Kagome thinks that you're gonna get squ-."
"CLASH!" There was no longer a clear view of Hojo, only a mountain of wooden debris with a black river created by Koga's ponytail, weaving down its crest.
"uashed…" she blinked.
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Inuyasha broke the dank atmosphere first, his prey was ripe and ready for a good oldfashioned ass kicking. He grabbed Koga by the neck and slammed him all but gently into the table. Wood chunks flew everywhere, their splintering sounds of pain only exciting Inuyasha further.
Koga was just about ready to pound the mutt all the way to china. He lunged heavily into him, throwing them outside of the gazebo. No way in HELL was he losing to a half-youkai.
The demon… and a half, Wrestled along the dark Cliffside, flirting carelessly with its devious edge.
"OH SHIT"
—"PLUNK"
Cliffside had never much liked flirts.
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"Now boys, what do you say?" Ayume, hands held sternly on her hips, eyed the imbeciles expectantly.
"He STARTED IT!" Inuyasha and Koga's hands shot out from under there heavy woolen blankets to point accusingly at the other.
"No!" Ayume stamped her foot "you say your sorry" she brought her had up as if to smack them, but instead punched her angry fist rhythmically into her open palm, "S!" smack, "O!" smack, "R!" smack "R!" smack, "and Y!" SMACK!
The rascals gulped and looked away sheepishly "sorry" they mumbled so fast that it could have been her imagination if they had said it at all. "… that's much better" she smiled. Now, she pondered while turning around, if only she could get Hojo to stop crying…
Kagome was way ahead of her "now Hojo, I know it hurts" she patted his shoulder affectionately, he flinched, 'oops', maybe she should try to be more gentle,"but I really need you to uncurl yourself so I can bandage it."
"No" he shook his head in disagreement and tucked himself deeper into the fetal position. Why was he involved, he wasn't supposed to get involved in the demons scurmish. These things weren't supposed to happen to those who consistently vowed to stay out of the way.
"Yes" she kagome prodded, reaching delicately for his leg.
"No" he turned his head away from her, biting back tears.
"Yes" she scooted closer, hands eager to repair.
"No" He whimpered, he was not ready to handle this, and probably never would.
"YES" she was getting angry now
"N-nooo" His resolve to remain untouched, fading.
"YESSSSSS!" She grabbed his leg and wretched him coarsely out of the fetal position, and bandaged him up just as quickly.
"There" she grinned approvingly at her handy work, and then at him " now don't you feel much better?"
"...Actually, yes"
A/N Don't worry, this chapter is more like an…an intro—the next chapter is where the plot really starts.