Authors Note: Well, I don't think many people like my story so far since I am not getting any reviews. Even constructive criticism would be welcome, but I am not sure if I should continue or not since no one appears to be reading it. I am not trying to be whiny about not getting reviews, so please do not take it that way. It is just that if no one is reading it, then it makes no sense to keep going, that's all. But if anyone is reading, then I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 4
Kagome ran to the door. She felt a tightness in her chest and could feel tears forming in her eyes, but she swore to herself that not a single one would fall. She was being ridiculous. It's like she told Sango earlier, it's not like she and Inuyasha were dating, right? How could she possibly be this upset? She was being way too emotional. Inuyasha was the one who should be upset because he was losing out. It shouldn't be the other way around.
Who am I kidding, she thought as she swiped at a tear to keep it from falling. Inuyasha was one of the main reasons she had decided to come to beach week in the first place and now look how things were turning out. For once, she felt like the idiot.
As she flew down the stairs, she heard Sango yelling after her. "Kagome! Kagome, wait!"
Kagome took a deep breath and pulled herself together before turning around to wait for Sango.
"Kagome, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Sango."
"Are you sure?" asked Sango, looking concerned.
Kagome smiled, though the smile didn't quite reach her eyes. "Yes, Sango, I'm sure."
"Look, it's our first night here. We are going to have a good time. Fuck Inuyasha, let's go get another beer!"
The girls went inside to get a beer and came back out again to be greeted by Miroku.
"Hey, why did you ladies rush off like that? It's not like — oof!" Sango elbowed him sharply in his stomach.
"Shut up!" she muttered so only Miroku could hear. He gave her a confused look. Sango sighed and thought how thick-headed he could be sometimes.
Luckily, Kagome was not paying attention to either of them. The only thing she was concentrating on was drinking her beer as fast as possible. "Done!" she cried as she downed the last of her beer. She felt really light headed and giddy. Wow, she thought, I think this is the first time I've been drunk in quite awhile. Oh well, who cares! Sango looked over at her in surprise. "Holy shit, Kagome, how can you be done already! I haven't even taken the first sip of mine."
"I can take care of that!"
"Hey!" cried a startled Sango, as Kagome grabbed her beer from her hand and downed the whole thing in one. Kagome doubled over with laughter when she saw the look on Sango's face.
"It's ok, Sango! Let's go get some more!"
"Actually," interrupted Miroku, "A big group of us are headed over to Pirate's Cove, which is a small bar with a dance floor. There should be a DJ there tonight."
"Sounds perfect!" cried Sango. She looked over and noticed Inuyasha coming down the steps with that brown haired girl. "So, um where is this bar, Miroku? Let's go right now!"
Miroku pointed towards people walking down the street. "Follow them!"
Sango hastily grabbed Kagome's hand as she began walking. She didn't want to ruin this seemingly good mood of Kagome's. Okay so maybe it was just the alcohol that had blanketed her senses, thought Sango, but whatever works!
They walked into the bar and saw that the dance floor was in front and the bar was in the back.
"Let's split a pitcher of beer!" cried Kagome, as she dragged Sango towards the bar.
Sango smiled. "Good idea, then I can catch up to your drunk ass!"
Kagome laughed. Miroku followed the girls. "Hey, let me get in on that too!"
The three of them sat down at a table in between the bar and the dance floor. In no time at all, the pitcher was gone. "Should we get another pitcher?" asked Miroku. The girls nodded their heads, and he got up to get another one. As they drank their beer, they looked to the doorway and saw there was a long line of people waiting to get inside.
"Hey, it's Inuyasha and that girl he was with earlier," said Miroku as he pointed at the line.
Kagome narrowed her eyes, trying to focus on where Miroku was pointing. "Whatever, who cares about that asshole anyway."
Inuyasha, the brown haired girl, and some other girl with black hair began walking towards the bar, after paying the cover charge. The two girls sat down at a table next to the one where Miroku, Kagome, and Sango were sitting as Inuyasha bought a pitcher of beer. Inuyasha said hi to their table in general, before sitting down next to the brown haired girl.
Kagome heard Inuyasha saying hi to all of them, but didn't bother to look in his direction. "Fucker," she muttered under her breath. She looked up to glare at the brown haired girl who was animatedly talking to Inuyasha.
Sango noticed this and cleared her throat. "Hey, let's go dance!"
"Ok, but I want to go request a song first." said Kagome.
Sango followed Kagome as she ran over to the DJ's booth and shouted her request at him. The DJ nodded and Kagome walked back over to Sango as the song ended.
"Come on, Sango!"
Sango laughed as she allowed Kagome to drag her to the dance floor. "What song did you request, Kagome?"
"You'll see." Kagome smiled as the intro to the song began playing.
A cheer rose up from the dance floor as people began to recognize the song.
"Ladies up in here tonight No fighting, no fighting We got the refugees up in here No fighting, no fighting"
Yes, thought Sango, looking up at the brown haired girl with Inuyasha. Please don't let there be any fighting!
"Shakira, Shakira"
Kagome raised her arms above her head and began to sway her hips in time with the music.
"I never really knew that she could dance like this She makes a man wants to speak Spanish Como se llama (si), bonita (si), mi casa (si, Shakira Shakira), su casa Shakira, Shakira"
Damn, thought Sango. I really didn't know Kagome could dance like that!
"Oh baby when you talk like that You make a woman go mad So be wise and keep on Reading the signs of my body"
People on the dance floor began to cheer and make a circle around Kagome, as she began gyrating her hips and tossing her hair.
"And I'm on tonight You know my hips don't lie And I'm starting to feel it's right All the attraction, the tension Don't you see baby, this is perfection Hey Girl, I can see your body moving And it's driving me crazy And I didn't have the slightest idea Until I saw you dancing And when you walk up on the dance floor Nobody cannot ignore the way you move your body, girl And everything so unexpected - the way you right and left it So you can keep on shaking it"
As Kagome closed her eyes and started moving up and down, she was unaware that a certain hanyou's eyes were glued to her every movement. Damn, thought Inuyasha, she is so incredibly sexy. He had no idea that she could dance like that! As he watched her moving around on the dance floor, he couldn't help but wonder if she would move like that in bed. He grimaced as a ball of heat shot straight to his loins.
"Hey!" shouted Kikyo, bringing him out of his reverie. "I was talking to you, what are you looking at?" She followed his eyes to the circle on the dance floor surrounding Kagome. She heard a loud, angry buzzing noise fill her head. So, she thought, that little bitch thinks she can dance, does she? Kikyo downed the rest of her beer and was able to get up, miraculously enough, without falling. Inuyasha watched her curiously as she stumbled towards the dance floor.
"Yeah She's so sexy every man's fantasy a refugee like me back with the Fugees from a 3rd world country I go back like when 'pac carried crates for Humpty Humpty I need a whole club dizzy Why the CIA wanna watch us?
Colombians and Haitians I ain't guilty, it's a musical transaction No more do we snatch ropes Refugees run the seas 'cause we own our own boats"
Kagome smirked as she heard some guy shout, "It must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that!"
Kagome's eyes flew open as she felt someone push her away from the middle of the circle. She looked to see who it was and was shocked to find herself staring at the brown haired girl. Why isn't she with Inuyasha, thought Kagome. Stupid bitch.
"What the hell is your problem?" shouted Kagome.
Kikyo laughed haughtily as she attempted to move in time with the music. And she almost tripped in her heels, which caused a hoot of laughter from everyone on the dance floor. Inuyasha, who had been watching, just shook his head.
"Watch your step, drunky!" shouted some guy in the circle.
"Get off the dance floor!" came from another.
Kagome walked back over to the middle of the dance floor and shoved Kikyo to the outside of the circle. Kikyo, who was much drunker than Kagome, stumbled and fell over. Kikyo screeched as she landed in a little puddle of beer.
Kagome laughed as she began to dance again.
"Oh, you know I am on tonight and my hips don't lie And I am starting to feel it's right The attraction, the tension Baby, like this is perfection No fighting No fighting"
She closed her eyes again, threw her hands up in the air and tossed her head to the left for a dramatic finish. She opened them again with a big, goofy smile on her face to cheers coming from the circle of people surrounding her.
As Kikyo got up with as much dignity as she could muster, which was not a whole lot, her eyes were shooting daggers at Kagome. Now she had to go back to her hotel and change! She ran over to Inuyasha and grabbed his hand. "We're leaving right now!" she screamed, as she pulled him out of the bar. Inuyasha turned his head back and got one last look at the beautiful, flushed Kagome.
Kagome, thankfully not noticing the fact that Inuyasha was gone, looked around the circle for Sango. Just then she heard Sango shout from the table they had been sitting at. "Damn, Kagome, you never told me you were such a good dancer!"
Then she heard Miroku speak up, "Seriously, Kagome, you were fucking great! You should give Sango lessons!" followed by an "Ow!" as Sango smacked him, and they began arguing. Kagome couldn't stop the loud, drunken laugh that escaped her lips as she watched her two friends fight.
Suddenly, she felt a pair of muscular arms slide around her waist and pull her back against a strong, solid chest. She shivered as she felt someone's hot breath on her ear.
"Hey sexy, you are one of the best dancers I have ever seen. What's your name?"
"Kagome," she said breathlessly, "Who are you?"
"I'm Kouga," he said as he pulled her closer and began to dance. Kagome struggled a little bit and at least managed to turn herself around so she could get a look at him. He was very good looking. He had long, dark hair which was up in a ponytail and clear, blue eyes. He also had a long tail and pointy ears. He must be a wolf demon, she thought. But he was making her uncomfortable. He pulled her close again and whispered in her ear, "So, where are you staying at?"
"Um," Kagome stuttered as she tried to disengage herself from Kouga's arms. But he was very strong and her being very drunk did not help matters. Damn, she thought, this guy is too aggressive for my taste! She looked up, trying to find someone she knew who could rescue her and found herself staring into the eyes of Sesshomaru for the second time that night.
Sesshomaru had been watching Kagome ever since that stupid Shakira song had started. Though he told himself that he did not even like the girl, he couldn't help but admire her dancing. She was very talented. He actually laughed when he saw her shove Kikyo on the dance floor. He had never been very fond of Kikyo. He knew that Inuyasha worked with her at some restaurant called 'Five Guys' last semester, so they hung out occasionally. He also knew that Kikyo had a huge crush on Inuyasha and only hoped that he wouldn't be stupid enough to do anything with her. Inuyasha had to know about her reputation by now, right? As far as Sesshomaru knew, Kikyo had a very long list of guys that she had slept with and it disgusted him. He found nothing as unattractive as being dirty, and she was like a walking STD.
When the next song started up, his eyes narrowed as Kouga pulled Kagome against him. Sesshomaru took a sip of his beer and continued to watch the two. He could tell that Kagome was extremely uncomfortable and was trying to get away. He sighed as he finished his beer and looked for a place to put the cup so he could go over and save Kagome. At that moment she just happened to look up at him, her eyes pleading.
Yes, yes, he thought, I'm coming. He quickly walked over to Kouga and tapped him on the shoulder.
"What the hell do you want, Sesshomaru? Can't you see that I'm busy!"
Sesshomaru gave a low growl at his tone of voice. "Get your hands off of Kagome."
Kouga let out a loud laugh. "Why the hell should I?"
"Your advances are clearly not reciprocated. Aside from that, I happen to be dating the girl so if you do not remove yourself from Kagome right now then I will have to do it for you."
"What! You? Dating Kagome? Since when!" asked Kouga in disbelief.
"That," stated Sesshomaru, "is none of your concern. Now go."
Kouga grumbled as he removed his arms from Kagome and stalked off. Under normal circumstances, something like that would not have bothered him in the least. However, as much as he hated to admit it, something about Sesshomaru frightened him a little.
Sesshomaru watched as Kouga walked away with a smirk on his face. Then his mouth dropped open in shock (which pretty much never happened) as he felt Kagome run into his arms.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!" cried Kagome, tightening her arms around him and burying her head in his neck.
Sesshomaru blushed a little as his heart race increased. Stupid girl. But he couldn't stop the small smile that escaped his lips as he pulled the girl closer. "It was nothing," he said simply. "Besides, you are a friend of Sango's. I felt obligated to help you. I hope you do not mind my lie about dating you, but I did not know what else to say. I wished to avoid having a physical fight."
"It's ok!" said Kagome, as she pulled away and smiled at him. "I just appreciate you helping me get away from him, he was scaring me. Sango and Miroku were too busy fighting and I didn't know how to get their attention without screaming. Speaking of Sango and Miroku, where are they?"
Sesshomaru looked at her with an uncomfortable expression on his face. "Ah, I believe Sango and Miroku started to 'make up' and left the bar so they could um, finish…."
Kagome began to laugh as Sesshomaru squirmed. "So, what now?"
Sesshomaru stilled. "What do you mean?"
"Well," she said slowly, "it seems that my best friend has ditched me, so now it's just the two of us! What do you want to do?"
'The two of us?' thought Sesshomaru. He cleared his throat and said, "I do not know. However I do know that I do not wish to drink anymore. I believe I have had my fill for the evening."
"I think I have too!" Kagome smiled. "I'm hungry; let's go get a hot dog. I spotted a little hot dog place before we walked into the bar. I really hope it's still open!"
With that, she grabbed Sesshomaru's hand and pulled him outside with her. Luckily, the hot dog stand was still open and Sesshomaru bought hot dogs for her and for himself. Then they found a bench to sit on while they ate.
"Ya know," said Kagome in between bites, "you're actually a pretty cool guy!"
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at her. "What do you mean, 'actually'?"
Kagome laughed. "Oh, I don't know. You always seemed so stiff and unfriendly."
Sesshomaru swallowed another bite. "Thank you."
Kagome laughed again. "Hey, I meant to ask you earlier. Where did you intern at last semester?"
"At the Child and Family Psychiatry Clinic in Charlottesville."
"How did you like it?" she asked.
"Not too bad. After I graduate from UVA, I plan on going to graduate school."
Kagome snorted. "Well obviously. You can't do anything with psychology unless you go to graduate school!"
Sesshomaru raised his brow at her. "Allow me to finish. I would like to get my MD and become a psychiatrist."
"That's cool," said Kagome. "I'm not really sure what I want to do with my degree yet, as there are so many directions that I can go in." Hmm, she thought, it's getting pretty chilly out here.
Sesshomaru felt Kagome shivering as he finished the last of his hot dog. Without thinking twice, he removed his long sleeved button down shirt (he had a white t-shirt on underneath it) and gave it to Kagome. She smiled, thanked him, and allowed him to help her slip it on.
"I think we should get going," said Sesshomaru.
"Yes," agreed Kagome, "I am getting pretty tired."
Sesshomaru nodded as he stood up. "I will walk you back to wherever you are staying."
"Thanks, but that won't be necessary. The hotel is not very far away."
"I will walk you, all the same."
Once they reached the entrance to the hotel, Kagome stopped and smiled up at Sesshomaru. She gripped his shoulders, leaned up on her toes, and kissed him on the cheek. His eyes widened a little in surprise.
"Thank you," she said softly, "for everything you did tonight."
He actually smiled back and simply said, "Your welcome."
"I'll see you tomorrow!" said Kagome as she turned and walked into the hotel, forgetting to give him his shirt back.
Sesshomaru stood there for awhile, even after she disappeared from his sight. He had forgotten about his shirt as well, and didn't even notice the fact that it was getting colder by the minute. After a few more minutes, he slowly turned around and began walking back to the Sigma Nu house. So many feelings were bouncing around inside himself that he could not separate one from the other. Later, when he could figure out just what exactly it was that he was feeling, he would have to decide what to do about it.
