Summary: There's no atmosphere. And no obsessionsThen they were soaring high above and in the clouds again. She loved the feeling of flying with her beloved. And the best part of this 'trip' was they went in the direction of their crescent swing.
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha and company. Nor do I own the song 'Cosmos (Outer Space)' by t.A.T.u.
Authoress' Note: I'm sorry it took so long to get this up, and I'm even sorrier that it's a boring chapter. But the information is important for the up coming chapters. Thank you for reading. I hope you review. It will be much appreciated.
Chapter Four
Girls Only
"Where should I put these?" Kikyo asked holding up the bags of chips.
"Put them on the coffee table over there, a bag on each end should do well. The other girls get a bit crazy when foods involved. So the least amount of casualties fighting over bags the better." Kagome answered with a goofy half smile.
"Never get in between a girl and her junk food." Kikyo said while sticking her tongue out.
"Well, I think we're all ready for tonight." Looking down at her watch Kagome began the count down, "ten… nine… eight… seven… six…" Walking towards the door she continued, "five… four… three… two… and one."
Just then someone on the other side began to ring the door bell generously while rapping on the door.
"It's kind of creepy how Sango is always perfectly on time." Kagome muttered under her breath before opening the door. Sango burst into the house, "Did ya' miss me! See this Kagome? This is what being on time looks like. You should learn it" She jovially.
"Oh be quiet and go sit down, I'll wait over here for Ayame, she knows that cool new thing, it's called being fashionably late." Kagome retorted with a look of disdain.
"Who's fashionably late?" Ayame asked as she walked threw the door, holding up a few bags of candy.
"Well, you were supposed to be to help prove my point, but its okay, really. Just come on in and make a fool of the hostess." Kagome rambled as she closed the door.
Sitting down in between the couch and coffee table, Ayame cast a glance at Kagome, then to Sango, "what's with her? She's normally upset when I'm late." She set the candies down on the center of the table. "So I show up early, and now she's still upset. There's just no pleasing that girl is there?"
Sango snorted, "Psh don't worry about it, you arriving on time helped me beat her in an on going argument."
"In other words Sango's still ticked because Kagome was so late today." Kikyo said walking out of the kitchen with the drinks.
"Even though I told her a million times I'm sorry!" Kagome whined as she plopped down on the couch and hugged a pillow.
"Ha! Don't dramatize it, you only apologized 42 times! I counted."
"Gah! Whatever! Fine, okay lets get this started." Kagome grumbled as she looked over the food.
On the coffee table there was a bag of chips on each corner, Oreos with chocolate icing, Oreos with regular icing, chips ahoy, and Famous Amos cookies. Outlining the table, in the center were three boxes of Godiva chocolates. One with dark chocolate, one with milk chocolate, and one mixed. They also had a full assortment of candies like war heads, sprees, dots, chocolate treasures, and those sour candy strips. Under the previously said table, was a 24 can box of carbonated prune juice. Around the table, on the floor, were note books, pens, pencils, sharpies, and highlighters in assorted colors.
"So, today can we actually study something school related, because I'm failing practically every class?" Ayame asked as she stared hungrily at the food in front of her.
Silence
"I'm serious you guys, lets really study for once!"
Silence, then the sound of a pin drop
Jaws were hanging down to the ground, as the three other girls stared at Ayame as if she had three heads.
"What are ya'll looking at? What's so surprising? I mean we call this our 'Girls Only Study Session' but we never study, so I thought just this once we might do what we always say we are."
Sango being the first to recover stated, in the best non mean way she could, "Babe, we under stand the logic of studying when it's called a study session. That's not what amazes us. It's that you want to do it and no offense but only one night of studying is not going to help your grade." Which was probably more mean than if she hadn't tried not to be, if that makes sense.
"Well, in any case, we have serious things to discuss tonight before anything else. First off, Ayame did you bring the books?" Kagome asked as she took out her note book and picked a glittery silver gel pen.
"Yeah I brought them. It's a good thing I figured that we would end up doing this sooner or later, or the year book committee wouldn't have made the four extra ones, and we would be screwed."
"I have a question though. What about new students? They weren't here when had our pictures taken." Kagome asked, thinking about the new kid she saw today.
"Well, depending on their old school, and when they transfer. Like this new kid Steven, he transferred here last month, and we had his old school send his school picture to us. He was lucky because it was right before we went into print. But yeah, that's how we handle that, as long as the student transfers before the dead line. Even the day before, if we get their picture we're required to put it in the book."
Silence
"Now what!" A disgruntled Ayame threw her hands up to show her frustrations with the group.
"Nothing, nothing, it's just, that's the most I think you've said when it doesn't have anything to do with fashion or sex." Kikyo said amazed, while Kagome and Sango nodded their heads.
"Why are you picking on me today!"
"Because we all picked on Kagome last week," Sango said matter-of-factly
Kagome, deciding to take charge and hand out the orders starting with, "Okay, okay, on to business. Ayame pass out the year books, Kikyo pass out the note pads, and everyone pick the pen you want, as well as a highlighter and a sharpie."
After the other girls were all settled Kagome continued with the instructions. "First, using the pens, go threw each page and write in your note book the most probable guys that could be Sango's secret admirer. Doesn't matter if you write down a lot, we're going to be narrowing it down after wards anyways."
45 Minutes Later
"Finally done!" Ayame practically shouted with glee. "Who knew there could be so many guys that could be it?"
"I didn't realize there were that many guys in our school!" Kikyo exclaimed as she massaged her sore writing wrist.
"Okay, now we have to narrow it down some more, ladies take out your lists. Were gonna go around in a circle so we each get a chance to say a name from our list. I have the laptop with school files on it, so when someone says a name, if we all think he could be 'the' guy then were going to go threw his schedule this guy will most likely have at least two classes with her from the way he sounds. If some one else says a name and its some where on your list cross it off because well, obviously he's already been investigated. We will write all the new possibilities on a new sheet of paper so as not to confuse them, also write down the classes he has with Sango, or if he has a class near Sango's. Got it?" Kagome asked in her best 'you better get it' voice.
With the other three nodding their heads Kagome looked down at her long list and sighed. This might take a while. "Sango, your admirer, name the first guy on your list."
30 Minutes Later
"Wow that did so not take as long as I thought it would. Maybe we should have just divided the book in quarters or some thing; it would have made the first part go a lot faster. But I guess it wasn't that bad, we all had pretty much the same guys." Kikyo said with a yawn, reaching over for some candy.
"Yea and most of those guys didn't really have any classes on our side of the building this year." Sango stated trying to beat Kikyo for the only showing green sour candy.
"Hey," Kagome started but covered her mouth to yawn, "We're not done yet, no goofing off yet."
Silence then a floor board creaking off in the distance
"Okay, now what?"
"What is it with you and Ayame; you guys are full of surprises today! Usually you're the first to goof off!" Kikyo exclaimed in utter amusement.
"Yea whatever, okay back to work, we have narrowed our list from God knows how many, to 20 even. I'm going to go print off all the computer information on them. I'll be right back." Kagome said as she stood up, grabbed her laptop and headed out of the living room.
Stretching Kikyo looked around the room, "wow. It sure has been awhile since I was actually invited to come over here to hang out. I still can't believe you guys still do this."
Sango looked up from the year book and over at Kikyo, though she knew Kagome would never admit it, they had all missed Kikyo hanging out with out tension. "Yea, it has been awhile."
Coming back in to the room arms full of four different kinds of all chocolate ice cream and four spoons, Kagome told everyone, "My mom said shed bring in all papers from my printer when their done, until she does… ice cream!"
"Wait, wait, before we begin, I would like to make a toast," Sango said as she held up her personal tub. "First to the fact that we still have these 'Girls Only Study Sessions' that we started for goddess knows what reason, because I can not think of a single time when we actually studied for school, second that we're all back together under one roof with out all the animosity!"
Shouts of, "here, here," and "I'll eat to that," as well as "amen," were all heard simultaneously.
"Oh la la, why did Kikyo-san put a circle around 'Steven?" Souta asked in a sing song voice and making kissing noises with his hand.
Grabbing a pillow from behind her Kagome stood up and chucked it at Souta. "Gah! Souta, you're not supposed to be in here! Didn't you read the note next to the entry way? It says 'Girls only!'
"Aw, but Kagome my wanted me to give you your book you know… This one," he taunted while holding up 'The Love & Romance Teen Quiz Book.'
"Hand it over squirt." Kikyo commanded with her hand out stretched to him.
"Aw but I wanted to finish taking 'Is it more than a hook up' before you write all over it!"
With wide eyes Kagome stared at her brother. "…"
"And how would you know that's a quiz on there if you didn't really read it?" Sango asked teasingly.
"Does wittle Souta want to take a girwy testy westy?" Ayame asked while pinching her cheeks together and blowing fish kisses at him.
"Fine just take the stupid book." A sizzling Souta said as he threw it towards the couch, just as his mother walked up behind him.
"Here are the papers honey would you girls like something to eat besides junk food, Pizza perhaps?"
"That would be great Ms. Higurashi, thank you." Sango, Kikyo and Ayame stated in unison.
"Yea, thanks mom!" Kagome yelled after her mothers retreating form. "Now, down to business, Kikyo you get guys 1-5. Here are the papers, Highlight anything important, that's all since you've already circled your guys in the book." Walking over to Sango and handing her the next pile, "Sango, you have 6-10 highlight important info, and circle your guys. Ayame, here you go, your 11-15. Circle and highlight. And I, myself have 16-20. We'll make it a race. First to get done picks tonight's game! Ready and… go!"
The room was silent except for the sounds of turning papers, and pen scribbles. Every now and then a girl would shout a name, "Akiko's done!" or "Jacob's done!" While other girls were silent so no one knew how close to finishing they were. Shady glances from side to side told them nothing, yet they'd all do it over and over to 'spy' on each other. More flipping, more scribbling, until…
"Xavier, and done!" Kagome yelled as she jumped up from her seat and threw her fist triumphantly in the air. Squirming and giggling in a childish manor she held her hands up to her face and flashed everyone a brilliant smile. "Yes! I get to pick the game! Ehehe!"
"Yeah, yeah, just tell us what game you've decided on." Kikyo said, in a jokingly, disgruntled voice.
"Tic!"
"Tic? I don't think I remember the rules." Ayame stated as she held a finger to her chin and thought.
"Then I'll remind you. I lurve Tic. It's so fun."
"Okay, but first. What exactly are we doing with the information on the guys?" Sango asked holding up her finished stack.
"Tomorrow we will use it to try and narrow the search down even more." Kagome answered as if it was obvious and she was talking to a loon then putting on a goofy grin to show she didn't mean harm.
"Okay, the object of the game is to have the most Tics and the least amount of points. Now in Tic there are 11 hands to be played. Starting with 3 all the way to king. Kay?
Now, you have to have at the very least 3 cards in ever combination. The combinations can consist of all the same number or face, cards in a row like 3, 4, 5 but it has to be same suit. So first hand the '3' hand you have three cards. The wild card is 3. How ever many cards you hold in your hand at the beginning of the game is what the wild is. So if we were on round hand '7' than the wild would be seven. Get it?"
When all three girls had nodded their heads Kagome continued, "Now when we get to the 'Jack' hand you will have 11 cards, and Jack will quite obviously be wild. Then the 'Queen' hand there will be 12 cards in your hands. And 'on the 'King' hand 13 cards. Now, you can separate your combinations however you like, you can have all of your cards as one combination, or have many combinations. But the lowest amount of cards in a combination is 3."
"I think I'm getting it." Ayame said while thinking hard and trying to grasp the rules.
"Good, good, now, you have a deck of cards in the center and a card facing up you can pick up the card on the table or choose from the deck. So when some one has made all their cards match in combinations, like lets say it's the '3' hand and I have 3 Kings, on my turn I shout out Tic, and you can only say it on your own turn, then we would go around one last time so you could all try and get your combinations in order.
Like lets say Ayame, has a 4 and a 5 of diamonds and an 8 of spades, and the card on the table is a 2 of diamonds, she can take her chances and pick up from the deck, or she can pick up the two and discard the eight and only have 11 points.
Three major rules of the game;
One you must have the right number of cards in your hand except for when you're deciding what to discard.
Two you can not ask what the wild card is it will add 50 points to your score. Just count your cards and figure it out.
And last but certainly not least don't throw down a wild card, weather it be a jack or the wild card of the hand. That will add 50 points to your score. Everyone get it?"
"Yeah I think so, but you may have to recap some things as we're playing." Kikyo said as she started to shuffle the two decks she took out of her messenger bag.
After dealing out three cards to each player Kikyo took the card off the top and flipped it over on the table. The game had begun.
Staring at her cards Kagome tried not to sigh. Her hand really sucked. Well sucked as much as it can when you only have three cards anyways. An Ace of spades, a 9 of Hearts, and a 7 of Clubs was what her hand consisted of. Wow. No chance of survival… unless, she looked at the stack, some one had discarded an ace of Diamonds, and the best part, it was her turn. Picking up the Ace and dropping the nine Kagome couldn't help the twitch of a smile on her lips. Just as she was begging to praise her luck, Sango threw down her cards and shouted Tic!
Ayame was next, choosing wisely she picked up the card Sango had discarded and smiled brightly. "Zero points for me!" She sang out as she put her cards down face up.
Kagome's turn again… Ayame had put down a 2 of spades. She could go with that and only have 24 or she could push her luck and pick from the deck. The odds were against her, but she had to try. She picked the first card off the top and low and behold… it was a three. Sighing her relief Kagome threw down her 7, laid her cards out and said, "Zero for me as well!"
Kikyo however wasn't so lucky. She wound up with 35 points, two kings and a five. "Well, it could have been worse I had a queen in my hand before the five!"
Kagome wrote down the score in her notebook, Sango shuffled the decks, Ayame cut the deck, and then Sango dealt, thus beginning the next hand.
At around the 6 hand the Pizza finally showed up, and now they were putting their pepperoni on the line and betting them. By the end of the hand Kikyo had all the pepperonis but one. Ayame's last one.
By the end of the game it was already 9:12, twelve minutes late starting their film.
The winner, being Sango, got to pick the movie, 'From Hell' starring Johnny Depp.
After the movie
"Kikyo's taking you to school all this week right?" Sango asked as she was headed for the door. She was the last one to leave.
"Yea she is, and you're gonna do it next week right?" Kagome asked in return.
"Of course girly! Well, I'll see you tomorrow, remember, don't be late. Love ya' chica, night!" Sango said as she walked towards her car.
"Love ya' too babe!" Kagome shouted after her, then turned and walked back inside. Shutting the door behind her, she headed to her room. The living room was already clean, the girls always cleaned together before leaving.
Plopping down on to her bed Kagome took a long hard look around her room. Her bed was located on the right side of the room, with the headboard against the middle of the wall. She had four book shelves filled of her favorites. Three of those were along the left wall and the fourth against the front wall to the left of the window.
Her desk stationed against the front wall, to the right of the window, with a cute decorative cabinet to the right of it. It was about four feet tall the cabinet door on the right went from the top to the bottom where as the door on the left when only half way down, then the rest of the way down was two drawers instead. The left door was frosted glass with the konji for balance on it. The rest was red with silver trim and knobs.
She really did enjoy her room. It was simple and yet sleek and beautiful. She had red bed under glow. A television was to the left of her bed. With as much time as she spent in her room, she never noticed how lucky she was to have such a room.
Sighing she reached to her night stand on the right and grabbed her book, she loved to reread the 'Sorcerers Night Wing.' After reading for sometime she felt her eyelids get droopy, trying to keep them open till she at least finished the paragraph if not the page, she eventually lost the fight and drifted off into dream world. The magical places that can either be your best friend, or your worst enemy.
Around 2 am
Sitting up in bed Kagome looked around, the covers were over her lap. Funny, she didn't remember getting under them, she also didn't remember turning out the light, squinting she still couldn't find her clock. "Mm what time is it?" She asked out loud to her self not expecting a reply. She was shocked half to death when she got one.
"Shh late," said a voice soothing voice from the shadows. Someone stepped over to her bed and gently pushed her back down. "Go back to sleep."
Kagome couldn't see who it was at first, until the person sat on the edge of her bed and wiped her bangs from her face. There was no mistaking the silver hair and cold, yet gentle amber eyes.
"Sesshoumaru what are you doing here?" Kagome asked groggily, still very much in a half sleeping state.
"I just came to check on you. Your light was still on, and your window was wide open." He said, and to anyone else it would have sounded chilly, but she knew better, even in her current state, he was worried for her welfare. Looking him over Kagome could hardly believe her eyes. In the moon light his hair had a celestial glow, and his eyes stood out like a piece of coal on fresh snow covered ground. Blushing lightly at her thoughts Kagome turned her head away from him.
Grabbing her chin lightly he turned her to look at him.
"Since you seem to be fine, good night Kagome," he said as he leaned in and gave her a peck on her cheek. Closing her eyes to savor the feeling she felt the weight on her bed lift. Opening her eyes Sesshoumaru wasn't anywhere to be seen in the room.
Walking over to her window which was still slightly open she looked up and down the street, he wasn't there. Maybe it was just a dream. Climbing back to bed she curled her self up in her covers, and lightly placed a hand on the cheek she was sure was kissed. About to fall back to sleep she faintly heard the song 'Cosmos (Outer Space)' by t.A.T.u.
"I like this song…" was her last conscious thought before traveling back to dream world.
Games we don't want to play
Same winner everyday
Kill
for the second best
Feel no more, feel no less
She was chasing after Sesshoumaru threw the crowds. She couldn't catch him, people kept closing around him, hiding him from view.
We have our minutes cut
We lose our feelings but
That's
what the movies show
This is where stories go
Stars we don't
want to reach
Scars we don't want to stitch
She saw him go into a large white building, picking up speed she ran after him, turning a corner she saw him, just standing there looking as regal as ever. That's when he held out his hand to her letting a small smile grace his lips.
Go where we haven't been
Fly away, time machine
Cloud
we will chase him out
Crowds, we will face them down
This is
our secret place
Outer space, outer space
Just as she grasped his hand, they were flying, looking over all the crowds that had originally kept them apart and hidden from each other. They soared higher amongst the clouds heading straight for the moon, the beautiful amethyst crescent moon, shinning brightly amongst the inky black-blue sky.
Our home forever is outer space
Black stars and endless
seas, outer space
You hold your destinies, outer space
Forever
we'll be in
Outer space, outer space
Before she could blink she found her self sitting on the crescent moon with Sesshoumaru holding her around the waist, as he looked deep into her eyes. She felt as though she was swimming in a sea of amber. She was so certain it was possible to drown while looking at them.
Ground we don't want to feel
Found what they didn't
steal
Time, we were really lost
Bridges burnt, fingers crossed
Looking back down upon Earth she saw that people were outraged
that Sesshoumaru would pick a clumsy sophomore to fly away with.
Seeing the look on her face Sesshoumaru brought her face back to his
and kissed her on the forehead, each check, eyelid and finally the
lips. We, shall we ever be free
With no guarantee
Life
on another plane
Same before, same again
Deepening the kiss Kagome threw her arms around his neck holding her self closer to him. She never noticed the people crowding around them.
Go where you want to go
So no one ever knows
Only
what we decide
Is it gone
Has it died
The people around them grabbed Kagome and Sesshoumaru separately and pulled them apart and off, what now appeared to be a regular park bench.
Dry every tear in my eye
You can tell me why
This is
our secret place
Outer space, outer space
Back and alone in her room, she cried for her lost love, they
could only be together in secret. They were from two different
worlds. Our home forever is, outer space
Black stars and
endless seas, outer space
You hold your destinies, outer
space
Forever we'll be in
Outer Space, outer space
Kagome soon found her self back in the park staring at the swing. A sudden gust of wind had the swing wavering high into the air. The currents of air had thrown air into her eyes, blinking it out then looking back at the swing she saw Sesshoumaru standing on it with a hand out stretched to her.
Outer space is where we get together
And this place
we're meant to be
Stars are dancing and the time is fading
Dead
forever,
You and me,
You and me
She reached out trying to grasp his hand, as the swing went backwards she ran after it arm outstretched. When she finally caught his hand she was instantly in his arms.
Racing stars and common moons are planets
In the cosmos,
we are free
There's no atmosphere
And no obsessions
Then they were soaring high above and in the clouds again. She loved the feel of flying with her beloved. And the best part of this 'trip' was they went in the direction of their crescent swing.
It'll always be
It'll always be
Our home forever is,
outer space
Black stars and endless seas, outer space
You hold
your destinies, outer space
Forever we'll be in
Outer Space,
outer space
With a final kiss to the lips he let go of her and she fell fast back to Earth, landing right in her bed.
Our home forever is, outer space
Waking with a jolt Kagome felt as if her stomach had done flips and summersaults in side her body. "Wow. That dream was almost as bad as the other." She mumbled as she reached for her phone. 3:27 am. With time left to sleep Kagome rolled her self back up in her blankets.
Authoress' Note: First I am so sorry it has taken me so long to get this up.
I've been procrastinating lately and I'm sorry.
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