-1Author's Note: You may now lower your pitchforks and torches. I have returned with a new chapter. I have no excuse for my hiatus other than laziness. I promise that I will try to stay on top of things from now on.
Let the Music Play
Cards
Cards: 52 rectangular devices of equal size and width which each have respective numbers, symbols, and colors on them which keep band geeks continually entertained.
Kagome sat contently on her father's knee as he presented her with a new guitar strap.
"It's awesome, Daddy!" The ten year old cheered as she fingered the intricate threading that comprised the anime design etched into the cloth.
"I thought you'd like it. My father gave me something… similar when I was your age," the man laughed and winked at his wife.
"Arigatou, Daddy," Kagome hugged her father and kissed his cheek.
"You're welcome, Kagome," he smiled and patted her head. "Now, come on. It's time for your daily torture." Kagome stifled a laugh and forced a pained expression onto her face.
"But, Daddy, I don't want to!" she exclaimed, though she jumped anxiously off of her father's knee and grabbed her guitar.
LtMP
"Let the PT, marching, playing, and goof-offing begin," Kagome sighed happily as she stepped off of the bus.
"Once you get your bags get into your sections. Freshmen, get into one group," Kaede ordered. Naraku appeared by Kagome's side, both of their bags clutched in his hands.
"You're the greatest, bro," Kagome laughed as she took her bag and went to join the rest of the drumline.
"Don't even think about it, Maeda!" Kagome growled as Inuyasha raised his fist.
"And what makes you think that you just telling me not to pay you back for ruining my hair is going to stop me?" Inuyasha barked.
"One, your hair sucked anyway. Two, diplomatic immunity," she smirked.
"Huh?" Inuyasha asked stupidly.
"Tight with your brother, who also happens to be one of the drum majors," her smirk widened and she stuck out her tongue.
"Quiet, please. We need to assign section leaders," Rin stated politely. When everyone continued to talk she stuck her fingers in her mouth and whistled loudly. "I said shut up!" She yelled. Kagome laughed quietly and crossed her arms.
"All right. Flutes, Yumi; clarinets, Sango," Sango fought the urge to cheer and Sesshoumaru continued down the list. "Saxophones, Bankotsu; trumpets, Naraku; Trombones, Yura; tubas, Suikotsu; pit, Ayame," he finished. "Did I miss anyone?"
"Uh, yeah!" Kagome and Inuyasha shouted indignantly.
"Yelling is not necessary," Kaede said quietly.
"We need a leader," Kagome glared at Inuyasha before looking forward again.
"We have not been able to decide on a drumline leader, Higurashi. One will be chosen by the end of camp," Sesshoumaru closed his notebook with a snap.
"But… we… I… no…" Kagome sputtered. Naraku shook his head and mouthed for her to shut up.
"What are we supposed to do without a leader?" Inuyasha asked gruffly.
"If someone steps up soon enough you will have a section leader. Until then, work together," Rin answered. "And if you say another word about it I will give you extra laps for tomorrow."
"Feh. Like you could do anything to me," Inuyasha scoffed.
"Four laps for Maeda. Anyone else want to test me?" Rin asked. No one spoke. "Good. Kaede-sama wants to talk to the veterans, so freshmen, if you will follow me and Sesshoumaru, we will show you to your cabins." The freshmen picked up their bags and followed the drum majors to the cabins.
"All right, all right, all right," Kaede smiled brightly at the rest of the band members. "Ye can move, now." There was some bustling as people went to join their friends.
"Finally. I'm gonna smell like Higurashi now," Inuyasha groaned.
"Go hump a tree, Maeda," Kagome shot back. She sat down next to Naraku, her legs bent so her feet were flat on the ground.
"Ye two must stop fighting," Kaede sighed.
"Don't waste your breath, Kaede-sama," a sophomore said. "Pigs will fly the day they're friends." Several people nodded in agreement.
"True. But, that is not what I wanted to talk to ye about. I wanted to talk to ye about…"
"Parties," the congregation sighed. "We know."
Kaede smiled and nodded. "That predictable?" The group nodded. "All right, here are the rules. No drinking, no smoking, no being too noisy, no spiking the freshmen's drinks, no streaking," she paused and looked at Miroku.
"It was a dare," he replied. "If I didn't do it…"
"Lights out a midnight. This does not mean you have to be in bed. Be in your respective cabins no later than 12:30. If ye are caught sneaking out after that be ready to face the consequences. Ye will find that the cabin assignments are a bit different this year. I am trusting you to uphold the school name. Do not make me regret the decision," Kaede was silent for several seconds, simply looking from one student to the next. "Have fun. Ye are dismissed." The group rose and gathered their bags before dispersing.
"What do you think she meant?" Ayame asked. "Changed up the cabin assignments? I thought they were pretty fucked up last year." She stared longingly at Kouga as he and Inuyasha walked passed and then glared at Kagome.
"What?" Kagome asked. "I didn't choose to be roomed with him." Ayame sighed and looked at the posted list of occupants on the first cabin.
"My dear Sango!" Miroku exclaimed happily. "Finally we can be together." He wrapped an arm around the girl's shoulders.
"Are you kidding? Please tell me you're joking," Sango quickly shrugged his arm off of her and dashed forward so she could see the names better. "No. No, no, no," she muttered in horror upon seeing both her and Miroku's names.
"Tough break, San," Ayame patted her shoulder comfortingly. "He can't do much with all the freshmen in there, though."
"Th-thanks, Ayame-chan," Sango stated dumbly, still staring at the names on the list.
Ayame smiled gently and scanned the rest of the names. "Oh, Kami-sama," she gasped. "Yes. Yes, yes, yes!" Her eyes lit up and she pointed to hers and Kouga's names. "Sorry, San, but yes!"
"What?" She asked urgently. "Who is it? Was it a mistake? Miroku isn't in this cabin? Someone to counter his perversity?" She looked at the list again, breaking into a fit of giggles. "Ko-Kouga-kun."
"Someone catch me," Ayame sighed before falling backwards. Naraku caught her, an eyebrow lifted.
"You seem quite pleased," he stated with a smirk. "Come on, let's get you inside." Miroku opened the cabin door to reveal two sets of empty bunk beds and two occupied sets. Naraku placed Ayame on the bottom bunk, fanning her gently. "Man, you're in trouble if you do that every time he walks in here."
Ayame giggled girlishly and stared at the underside of the top bunk. "Kouga-kun. Tell me, Kag-chan. Is he a boxers or briefs guy?"
Kagome smiled and rolled her eyes. "Boxers. Sagging slightly. He's not as ripped as Sesshoumaru, but he still has that muscle in the front that every guy wants."
Ayame gasped quiveringly and closed her eyes. "You and Miroku are sharing a bunk, Sango."
"Bu-," Sango couldn't even finish one word before Ayame's eyes snapped open, the pupils dilating. "I-I suppose… since it's different beds," she stammered.
Kagome, Naraku, and Miroku snickered quietly and the four freshmen were even bold enough to chance a laugh. "Well, we'll leave you to get cozy," Kagome said and walked to the door. "Try to keep her from drooling, all right? I don't think Kouga would be too attracted to that." Naraku pushed her out of the cabin and closed the door before Ayame had time to react.
"Oh, this year," Kagome sighed and stopped at the next cabin. "Hey, Rin and Sesshy are together." She scanned the names on the list and frowned softly. "Looks like you're with them, too."
Naraku's eyebrows furrowed slightly and he looked at the names. "Oh. That blows. No offense meant towards either of them. I just…"
"Yeah, so did I," she answered, giving a shrug. "Oh, well. It's only two weeks, right? And then it's right back to," she wriggled her eyebrows playfully and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Haha," Naraku muttered. "I hope whoever you end up dating knows you're a huge tease."
Kagome smiled and kissed his cheek. "Had we been older I may have slept with you. May have."
"Does that mean if we started dating again…" She glared at him and removed her arms from his neck before walking away. "Oh, come on, Kag," Naraku ran after her and wrapped his arms around her waist, placing his chin on her shoulder. "It was just a joke. Forgive me?"
Kagome turned her head to look at him, frowning softly. "Was it really a joke? You know I don't like it when people talk like that."
"Koi, I would go through our entire courtship all over again and then some if we could finally consummate what we have together. No skipping to go and collecting the two-hundred dollars," he replied. She smiled and kissed him gently before pulling back. "Bitch," he purred, kissing her jawbone.
"I'm your bitch, you're my manwhore," Kagome giggled an placed her bag on the ground before turning around, once again wrapping her arms around his neck. "You know it's impossible for me to stay mad at you, right?"
Naraku smiled gently and dropped his bag next to hers, his hands tracing softly along her cheek. "I know," he replied. "Isn't that why we've always been good together?"
Kagome quirked an eyebrow and tilted her head to the side slightly. "Is it?"
"His smile grew and he kissed her neck, her jawbone, her cheek, then her lips. The last kiss was held for a sweet moment until Kagome pulled back. "Naraku, you know--," she began softly.
"Of course I do," he sighed. "Better than most." Kagome bowed her head and he brushed his lips against the top of it. "Still spooning buddies until we both start dating again, right?" She laughed once and nodded. "Dates on New Year's Eve?" She nodded again. "With a kiss at midnight?"
"Always, 'Raku," Kagome answered quietly, hugging him tightly. "And who knows. Maybe someday we will get back together. Just not now."
"We just have to…," Naraku placed his lips next to her ear. "Wait for the opportune moment," he finished in a whisper. "Come on. Once we find your cabin I want to give you something."
Kagome looked up at him questioningly, her head cocked lightly to the side. "What are you planning, 'Raku-kun?"
Naraku merely grinned, tossed his bag into the cabin without so much as a glance towards the other occupants, an took her hand. "They don't call it a surprise for nothing, Kag. I'm sure you'll like it, though."
"Oh, come on. Tell me!" She stuck her lower lip out slightly. "Please?"
"I'm immune to your attempts at begging," he answered stiffly.
"Not all of them," Kagome smirked lightly and kissed his neck. "Won't you tell me?" She asked, nibbling on his earlobe. "Pretty please?"
Naraku fought the urge that rose within him and pulled back, walking several paces in front of her.
"Aw, big bro," she sighed gently and jumped onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Not even a hint?"
"I already gave you a hint. A fairly large one if you're as large of a Johnny Depp fan as you say you are," he smiled and pulled her legs around his waist. "It'll be worth the wait, Kag. Trust me."
"I'd trust you a lot more easily if you just told me what the surprise was," she closed her eyes and kissed his cheek softly. "You say the wait'll be worth it?" Naraku kissed her arm and nodded. "All right, fine."
He stopped walking and carefully placed her on the ground. "I can't very well see you if you're on my back," he grinned again and placed an arm on the back of her knees, the other arm supporting her torso as he scooped her up.
Kagome smiled softly at him and placed her head against his chest. "Drop me and I kill you."
"You know you could never kill me, Kag," Naraku replied. "I'm too important." He stopped in front of the last cabin, quickly scanning the list of names. "You got Shippou. And…," his arms went numb and Kagome landed on her bottom as hit feet.
"Ouch!" she squeaked. "What is it?"
"D-d-d-d…," he stammered. "Oh, fuck."
"What?!" she asked again and pulled herself to her feet. "What's so wrong with--," her eyes fell on the name scribbled in at the bottom of the list in what appeared to be Sesshoumaru's handwriting. "Oh, shit," she swallowed the lump in her throat, her eyes narrowing. "Hell no. Hell no, hell no, hell NO!" she threw her bag into the cabin, shot a glare at Inuyasha as he claimed the top bunk of the last remaining set, and stormed back out.
"Kag, calm down. Your asthma," Naraku stated as he followed her quickly. "Come on, Kag. It's only for two weeks."
"Oh, Sesshoumaru is so dead," Kagome seethed as her hands clenched into fists. A cabin door slammed and Inuyasha stormed out just as she had, Shippou running to keep up.
"I get the first punch, whore," he growled. "Making me share a cabin with… you."
"Kag, no!" Naraku shouted as the girl once more launched herself as the inu-hanyou. He caught her by the waist and wrenched her backwards. "You've already got four laps. If he wants a fight, let him start it."
Inuyasha gave a fanged smirk. "Best listen to your pimp, Higurashi. Already looks like you've pissed him off.
Naraku's eyes narrowed and a clear growl resonated from his throat. He pushed Kagome out of the way, a fist raised as he made for Inuyasha.
"'Raku, no," Kagome whispered as she stepped in front of him, placing her hands gently on his chest. "This is between us. You shouldn't get involved."
"Don't get in--," he continued to growl and gripped her waist to attempt to control his rage.
"'Raku, look at me. He's not worth your time," she hid a wince as his claws, however unintentional it may have been, pierced her skin. "Come on. I've got a bone to pick with Sesshoumaru," she squeezed his hand and glanced over her shoulder at Shippou. "Hey, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I-I--," he muttered nervously. "You just seemed really angry. I wanted to make sure you were okay."
Kagome smiled gently and shrugged. "Don't worry about it, Shippou. Nothing I can't handle. If you want to wait here we can explore the camp together."
Shippou nodded, stepping to the side of the door of the cabin Sesshoumaru occupied. Kagome pushed forcefully passed Inuyasha, jerked the door open, and soon dragged Sesshoumaru out by his shirt.
"What is the meaning of this?" Sesshoumaru asked as he straightened out the wrinkles in his solid black button up shirt.
"What the hell--," Inuyasha cut her off quickly.
"I am not sharing a fucking cabin with that bitch!" he shouted.
"Like I want to room with you, dog boy!" Kagome yelled back. The screaming match continued for a few seconds until Sesshoumaru broke them up.
"Sit!" he ordered. Kagome, Naraku, and it even looked like Shippou obeyed instantly while Inuyasha remained standing. "I said sit," Sesshoumaru hissed at him. "Or you can always run eight laps tomorrow."
Inuyasha sat on the ground, his arms folded haughtily across his chest.
"It was not I who made the room change. Kaede-sama feels that perhaps if you two share a cabin you can learn to be civil towards one another," Sesshoumaru stated.
"Like that's ever going to happen," Kagome muttered.
"You don't have to like each other, Higurashi. You just can't rip each other's throats out every chance you get. Kaede-sama said that if she heard about another fight, you were both going to be kicked off the line," he replied. "As much as I would love to be rid of my insolent half-brother two hours early everyday, she was quite firm with the both."
Kagome sighed quietly and fell backwards, staring at the sky. "I'll be civil if he is."
"Feh," Inuyasha huffed. He muttered incoherently for almost a minute. Kagome clearly made out the words 'bitch', 'whore', 'slut' and 'skank' in the jumble.
"Maeda!" Rin shouted from behind Sesshoumaru. "Watch your mouth before I rinse it out with dirty toilet water!"
Kagome stifled a laugh and covered her mouth with her hand. "Good one, Rin," she squeaked.
"Thank you," the other girl smiled before turning her attention back to Inuyasha. "You will do five laps tomorrow. No demon speed. If I hear anything about you torturing my friends or anyone else, you will wish you'd never been born," Rin knelt in front of Inuyasha and gripped the front of his shirt in a tight fist, tugging roughly on it. "Do I make myself clear?"
"Crystal," Inuyasha growled, forcing her off of him as he stood up and walked heavily back to his cabin.
"You can go, Kagome. Try to calm down, all right? He's not worth it," Sesshoumaru advised. Kagome nodded and leaned against the cabin wall once she'd risen, her breathing becoming ragged and forced. She dug into a pocket in her jeans, pulled out a small inhaler, and took a few deep puffs from it, rubbing her chest.
"Don't get too worked up the first day. Relax," Rin smiled gently at her. "There's going to be so much going on you won't even have time to notice Inuyasha being an ass."
Kagome gave a weak smile and nodded. "How about we all explore together? I saw Miroku and Sango walk off a while ago and I doubt Ayame will go anywhere with Kouga in her cabin."
"Sounds good to me," Naraku replied as he stood up. "She offered to show Shippou around."
"What do you think, Shippou?" Kagome asked. "I had kind of hoped to show you around myself, but they're pretty insistent."
"No, it's perfect," Shippou smiled. "I'd rather hang out with you than that prick."
"Kagome's jaw dropped and Naraku and Rin laughed. "Welcome to the gang, Shippou-chan," Kagome threw an arm around his shoulder. "You are officially one of us." Sesshoumaru stepped on the other side of her with Rin next to him and Naraku at the end. "Shall we?"
"Not," Naraku said quietly. "Trade places with me, Shippou," the freshman obeyed and Naraku wrapped an arm Kagome's torso. The others followed suit and the tour began.
It went by quickly enough. Not that there was much to see anyway. It ended in the mess hall with what everyone assured the freshmen would be the only 'decent' (as defined by the camp) meal for the whole two weeks.
"The food isn't just bad," Sesshoumaru said bitterly, looking at the rubbery piece of fish in front of him. "It goes towards the inedible side of the spectrum."
"Oh, my Kami-sama," Rin gagged and jabbed at what looked like some jello with her fork. "There's something moving in there."
"My mom stashed some food in my bag," Kagome whispered, leaning forward slightly. "Who else brought some stuff?"
Everyone but Shippou lifted their hands. "Isn't that against the rules?" Shippou asked.
"Against the--," Miroku sighed and shook his head. "Nothing is against the rules. The only rule is don't get caught. Understand?" Shippou gave a nod and looked at his food.
"Is it supposed to be looking at me?" he muttered.
Kagome looked at the tray and shuddered. "I guess they forgot to remove the head."
"All right, let's get out of here," Sango stood up and dumped her uneaten food in the nearest garbage can.
"Yeah," Naraku agreed. "Whose cabin should we meet in?"
"Ours," Sesshoumaru replied. "If we're caught sneaking out passed curfew we'll get more than a couple of laps."
"True," Rin added. "Ten minutes? We can get some more people and play Truth or Dare or something."
"Sounds good," Kagome answered and walked into hers and Shippou's cabin. "You might want to go ahead and put on your pajamas," she said, glancing over at him. "Last year we played Truth or Dare until about two in the morning. Most of us were too exhausted to change when we got in."
Shippou's eyes widened and Kagome laughed quietly. "W-what kind of dares?"
"Let's see… the best one last year was Miroku having to streak. Then, someone had to give a lap dance. Give your best faked orgasm. But, I have the best one of all this year," she sighed dreamily. "It's going to be great."
"What is it?" Shippou asked.
"They call it a surprise for a reason," Kagome smiled and grabbed a pair of flannel pajama bottoms and a tank top. "Do you want to change first?" she asked. "Or can you change in here while I change in the bathroom?"
"I'll just change in here," he replied. Kagome nodded and retreated to the bathroom to change into her pajamas. Shippou pulled on a pair of blue and orange plaid pants, the Central High School on them towards the top. He kept his t-shirt on and he was just sliding his bag back under his bed when Kagome exited the bathroom.
"Already rocking the CHS pajamas, huh?" Kagome grinned. "Awesome choice," she pulled her bag onto her shoulder and forced a pair of flip-flops onto her feet. "Ready?"
Shippou nodded and they walked the short distance to Rin's and Sesshoumaru's cabin. They walked in quietly and Sesshoumaru gave a nod as a greeting. "The others haven't made it yet. Rin's in the bathroom changing and Naraku went to grab some freshmen. Think it's just going to be the people in our sections."
Kagome nodded and flopped onto a bottom bunk, her arms under her head. "That's my bed, Higurashi," Sesshoumaru stated bluntly.
"I know," she answered. "You smell good."
"Now you're trying to make me jealous, too?" Naraku asked as he walked into the cabin, followed shortly by Sango, Miroku, and Ayame. "Thanks, bitch."
"No problem, manwhore," she grinned and blew him a kiss. Once Rin walked out of the bathroom, Kagome sat up and crossed her legs in front of her. "Where's my surprise?"
"Huh?" Naraku asked. "Oh, yeah. I forgot." He grabbed his duffle bag and unzipped the side pocket, pulling out a white envelope. "You know my mom's responsible for catering the premier of the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie, right?"
"How could I not know?" Kagome grumbled. "I've been trying to get her to get me some tickets ever since I found out they were having an opening here."
"Well, she took your begging to heart and talked to one of the producers. Some strings were pulled and she snagged these," he tossed her the envelope and she pulled out ten tickets. "There are three extra, but I'm assuming one automatically goes to Shippou. You can give the other two to whoever."
Kagome's jaw slackened slightly and she looked from the tickets to Naraku and back again in disbelief. "I… you… Johnny… wow."
Naraku grinned and shrugged. "There's one more thing," he stated. Kagome's eyes widened. "She told the producer just how much you loved Johnny Depp and how badly you wanted to meet him," he nodded to the envelope and Kagome turned it upside down, two laminated passes falling into her lap. "Backstage passes."
"Naraku, I--," Kagome laughed weakly, jumped off of the bed, and hugged him tightly.
"'Raku, you're officially awesome," Sango picked up the tickets that were scattered on the bed. "These are amazing." She handed them to the others and stared at the remaining two. "Who gets them?"
Everyone stared at the tickets as if they were the first morsels of food they'd seen in a month.
"I think the fair thing to do would be to just give them to the next two people who come in," Kagome suggested. "Completely impartial and random."
"Agreed," the others said in unison. It wasn't long before two people walked in together.
"Next two," Kagome said immediately, glaring at Inuyasha.
"Completely impartial, Kagome," Rin replied. "Here you go, boys," she held the tickets out to Inuyasha and Kouga. "We had two extras.'
Kouga read the ticket and shrugged. "Awesome. Thanks." Ayame sighed gently and stared at him as he sat in the middle of the floor where the annual game of Truth or Dare would take place.
Soon the cabin was filled to almost bursting with other band members, ranging from freshmen to seniors. "All right, can we begin?" Ayame asked, sitting down next to Kouga before anyone else had the chance to.
"First, I thought we could try something new," Inuyasha smirked devilishly and placed a plastic bottle in the middle of the circle.
"Oh, Spin the Bottle. Very creative," Kagome jeered from opposite him.
Inuyasha glared at her before explaining. "Someone spins the bottle. The spinner then asks the person the bottle lands on if they want a truth or a dare. Nothing happens with truth. The person answers and spins the bottle. If they refuse to the dare, though, they have to choose between another dare or taking something off."
"And if someone ends up completely naked?" a freshman asked.
"You have to sit in your birthday suit for the rest of the game. You can earn back an article of clothing by performing two dares," Inuyasha answered.
"Sounds good to me," Rin replied. Many other people nodded in concurrence and the game began.
It went by slowly for quite a while, everybody choosing truth for a few rounds. Finally a freshman was dared to give their finger a blow job. And so, the action commenced. Most of the freshmen and many of the older members backed out upon seeing just how serious it was getting. Already there were people with no shirts, no pants, and in one extreme case, both lost.
Midnight came sooner than expected and everyone but the initial ten remained. "All right, let's make this a bit more interesting," Kagome said as she pulled her tank top back on, having refused to streak through the camp. "No more truths. We all know way too much about each other now. The dare can apply to anyone else in the circle, but no matter what, it has to apply to the person the bottle lands on. Deal?" Everyone nodded and Kagome spun the bottle. It stopped on Sango.
"I dare you to… let Miroku eat something off of you," Kagome stated simply. Miroku lifted an intrigued eyebrow and Sango glared at her. She smiled innocently and pulled the jar of peanut out of her bag. "I knew this would come in handy for something other than my Oreos."
"Other option?" Sango asked after a pause. Miroku's face brightened even more.
"Give him a lap dance," she replied. Sango clenched her teeth, her hands forming fists.
"Fine, give him the damned peanut butter," she hissed. Kagome tossed the jar and a spoon to Miroku, who gladly caught them. "Where do you want it?"
"Hm… neck," she received another glare. "It could have been your chest. Or vagina. But, I thought you'd like to take it slow." Kagome laughed madly as Sango pulled her hair out of the way. A small amount of the sticky substance was placed on her exposed neck and Miroku proceeded to gently lick it off. She forced herself to bite back a moan as he sucked at the flesh and pushed him away once the dare was completed.
Sango spun the bottle next and it landed on Kouga. "Make out with Ayame for… three minutes."
Ayame gave a fake groan. "Does it have to be in front of everybody?"
"Yes. Need proof," Sango smirked.
Ayame could barely contain herself as Kouga leaned over with only a second's hesitation and kissed her full on the mouth. She immediately parted her lips and placed a hand on the back of his neck as he gently moved his tongue into her mouth, running it along her teeth before prodding her tongue with his own.
Kagome smiled broadly and gave Sango a thumb's up. "Excellent," she mouthed.
Sango nodded and looked at the time on her cell phone. "Time," she called shortly.
Kouga moved back into his original seat and Ayame wiped her lips. "Not bad," he smirked.
"Yeah, pretty decent," Ayame answered casually. Kouga winked at her and spun the bottle. It landed on Shippou.
"Hm…," he muttered thoughtfully. "No matter what's served tomorrow for dinner you have to eat it."
Shippou shrugged and took his turn. Kagome. "Anyone got some time of fruit?" It was a few seconds before Rin pulled an orange out of her bag.
"What? I like to eat healthily," she mumbled and tossed it to Shippou. He carefully peeled it and held a slice out to Kagome.
"Damn, we really are having a bad influence on you," Kagome laughed. "Who?"
"Miroku," he answered. Kagome shrugged and walked around the circle to Miroku. He placed part of the orange slice in his mouth, his eyes giving the smirk that his lips could not.
Kagome rolled her eyes and bit down on the part of the orange Miroku didn't have. Their lips brushed against each other and Kagome pulled back, her half of the orange held between her top and bottom teeth.
"Way too easy, Shippou," Kagome sat back down in her seat. "You should have picked Kouga. I know he'd take advantage of the opportunity." Kouga smirked and shrugged lightly as she spun the bottle. What she'd been waiting for all night had finally come. Inuyasha. "You and the rest of the guys have to wear our bras and panties for the rest of the game."
Rin just barely hid a laugh and gave Kagome a high five. They both unzipped their duffle bags and pulled out the undergarments. "We'll step out so you can change in private," Kagome smirked and tossed her bras and panties in the middle of the circle with Rin's.
"I call the green ones," Kouga grinned as the girls exited, all just barely containing their laughter.
"Kag, you're a genius," Ayame whispered.
Kagome snickered and held up her camera. "You haven't seen anything yet." She turned the flash off once the camera had loaded and soon there were at least ten pictures of the guys donning women's underwear.
"Geez, I didn't know Kag was so flat-chested," Miroku muttered. "Can't you stuff or something?" Kagome gave him an indignant look once she and the others had taken their seats again.
"Can we just hurry, please? Unpleasant breeze," Inuyasha spun the bottle and it landed on Rin. "Seven minutes in Heaven, or Hell since it's you, with Sesshoumaru."
Jaws dropped around the circle and Rin paled. "D-doesn't that have a binding contract with marriage or something?" she asked.
Inuyasha smirked and pointed to the bathroom. "I'll be merciful and let Sesshoumaru change.
Kagome opened her mouth to protest, but upon seeing Rin's rather disheartened expression quickly closed it.
"Aw, man," Rin murmured pathetically. "I can't kiss him!"
"It's only one kiss, Rin," Sango pointed out. "And no, it doesn't have a lasting contract with marriage."
Kagome giggled quietly and nodded. "Yeah, it'll be over before you know it. By the way, cover your eyes. Unless you want to see Sesshoumaru's--," Rin quickly buried her head in her knees, her eyes closed tightly. The other girls in the circle followed suit, each choking back laughs.
Sesshoumaru rid himself of the purple and while polka dot bra and matching boy shorts, pulling on his boxers, sweatpants, and t-shirt. He glanced at the undergarments at his feet for a moment before stooping, picking them up, and throwing them at Kagome. She squealed quietly and caught them.
"Oh, I thought you'd like them, Sesshy," she laughed. "You could have worn a g-string or thong."
Sesshoumaru glared menacingly at her. When she continued to laugh he rolled his eyes and held a hand out for Rin. "Let's get this over with, Okada."
She pulled herself up with his help and walked into the bathroom as if she was walking the plank. Sesshoumaru closed the door quietly and Rin sank onto the toilet. "This blows," she muttered.
Sesshoumaru lifted an eyebrow and turned the sink tap on high. "First two weeks of school," he stated.
"Pardon?" Rin lifted her head and looked up at him. "What are you talking about?"
"Our bet. I want it to be the first two weeks of school," he replied.
"Oh, right," she nodded and glanced at the sink. "Why did you turn the water on?"
"So they can't tell if we're kissing or not."
"O-oh," she stammered, staring at the floor. "You don't want to, then?"
"It doesn't really matter if I want to," he answered. "If you're too scared."
"I-I'm not scared," she argued weakly. "It's just," she paused and glanced at him for a second. "I've never actually kissed someone before."
"In that case I'm absolutely positive I don't want to kiss you," he smirked lightly.
"Why?" she asked, lifting an eyebrow.
"Your first kiss shouldn't be because of some stupid dare," he answered. "Though, seeing as how the seven minutes is almost up, and Inuyasha is bound to open the door any second now, it should at least look like we've been kissing."
"How do you propose we do that?" Sesshoumaru gently pulled her to her feet, his arms wrapped around her waist. "Maeda?" Rin asked feebly. Her arms were bent at the elbow, her hands forming fists against his chest.
He shook his head, nodded towards the door, and lifted her chin with a finger. He was about an inch from her lips when the bathroom door opened. Rin turned around quickly and saw a smirking Inuyasha. "Can't you knock?" she asked smoothly.
Sesshoumaru walked out of the bathroom with her, his smirk in place once more. "One o'clock. Get the hell out," he opened the cabin door and waited for everyone to file out. The other guys had thankfully changed back into their own clothes.
Naraku pulled his t-shirt off and dropped it next to his bed before climbing into it. "Good night, guys," he yawned and was asleep almost instantly.
Rin let out a sigh once she knew he was asleep and climbed onto the top bunk, her legs dangling as Sesshoumaru pulled off his own shirt. She silently thanked the lights for being off so he didn't see her blush. "Hey, Sesshoumaru?" she asked quietly.
"Hm?" he replied, looking up at her for a second before getting into the bed underneath hers.
"Why did you help me?"
He was silent for several seconds before responding. "You didn't want to do it, so I didn't force you."
"Oh," she seemed to be doing that a lot. "Tell anyone what I told you and I'll kill you."
He smirked lightly and closed his eyes. "Good night, Okada."
"G'night, Maeda," Rin replied through a yawn before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
Author's Note: There you have it. Hope you liked. Review. Keep me happy. Yeah, that's about it.