Chapter 7

(Author's Note: I know this song isn't Japanese, but I really love this song and thought the lyrics fit. The lyrics are (C) Sarah McLachlan, and the song is called 'Silence' and they are seperated from the text with small quotes ' '.)

The two of them stared awkwardly at each other, crimson infiltrating their cheeks as they glanced around. Kagome wondered how to initiate this, watching the others as they bumped and grinded to the fast music. Taking a deep breath, she prayed for a slow song to come on, as she looked up at him, quickly averting her eyes as he looked to him.

For once, her prayers were answered.

A soft melody began... 'Give me release... witness me. I am outside, give me peace...'

Kagome trembled as she noticed Inuyasha's strange expression, dark eyes scanning the room as everyone stopped slamming into each other, and now snuggled up closer. "You humans are strange." He remarked, causing Kagome to giggle softly. Hesitating, she picked up his hands, clasping them gently in hers. The hanyou lowered his eyes to his hands, before looking at her questioningly, meeting her eyes again.

/Gods, she's so gorgeous.../

Inuyasha boggled as Kagome put his hands around her waist. "S-Stupid!" He studdered, trying to pull away. "W-What are you-"

"Shhhh!" She brought a finger to her lips, silencing him, and brought her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. "I'm showing you how we dance.." Now Kagome could feel Inuyasha trembling; being both stiff and nervous.

Ohmygodohmygodohmygod.... Inuyasha's mind shot off a zillion miles a minute. This was unreal. This was insane. This was... the best moment of his life.

"Inuyasha!" He snapped from his thoughts, hearing Kagome yell up to him. Glancing down, he noticed that he had started crushing her into his chest, and she was yelling to get his attention through his chest. Sheepishly, he loosened his grip on her.

"Sorry. I was just..." Think fast, idiot. "Getting into the role." He nodded, and Kagome sighed softly.

"Alright... now..." He tensed as her arms wrapped around his shoulders again, bringing him inches from her face. "The main thing is... you just have to sway to the music..." Watching her as she lowered her head, and rested it on his chest, Inuyasha swore that she could probably hear his heart pounding.

Ohmygodohmygod... He nervously kept his arms there, and tried to move, rocking back and forth slowly, watching the others to make sure he was copying them right.

'Heaven holds a sense of wonder, and i wanted to believe that i'd get caught up... when the rage in me subsides...'

"Ow!" Kagome shot up suddenly, nearly smacking her forehead into his chin, causing him to release her in surprise. He stared at her as she limped slightly, looking very awkward in the blue lights that shone over the area, casting smaller whiter lights about, giving the whole area an underwater, illusionary effect. Inuyasha tried so hard not to laugh at her. It was surpressed into a small smirk. She put her foot down, and walked over, half limping, to smack him on the arm.

"Ow! Hey!" Rubbing his arm, he glared at her. "What was that for?!" She glared back.

"You stepped on my foot! Baka!"

Inuyasha cringed, falling into the sheepish role that his human side gave him once again. "Sorry..." He looked down, and suddenly, Kagome felt bad for yelling at him. Seemed like that was all she was doing tonight. A sigh escaped her as she picked up his hand again, setting it on her hip.

"Care to try again?" She purposely met his gaze, turning his face to hers when he tried to look away. Peering into his deep eyes she could see a glimmer of sadness in there. "Unless... you don't want to... thats okay.." Her fingers slid off his face, much to his disappointment, and he answered by returning his other hand to her waist, pulling her closer once again.

"No... I want to get this right..."

'Passion chokes the flower until she cries no more, Possessing all the beauty, hungry still for more...'

"I love this song..." Kagome murmured, caught up in the whole thing, managing to get Inuyasha to do more than stand there, and got him to actually sway somewhat. He was still awkwardly stiff, but it'd do. Her chest rose and fell in a content sigh, as she leaned in, leaning her head to his chest. The boy nearly stopped swaying again, but forced himself to focus all his concentration on moving. Back and forth, back and forth, in time with the music.

/This is what Kagome wants. This is what will make her happy. I make her miserable enough as is. Its all I can do... to make her smile./

'Heaven holds a sense of wonder, And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up, When the rage in me subsides...'

Dark eyes narrowed slightly as a scowl crossed his features. This was crazy. He couldn't feel comfortable; too many humans were around. He glanced around, mentally scowling, before he stopped dancing. There. An open window. The new moon was shining in, adding its silvery light to the already darkened room, casting its gentle rays, mixing with blue. A sudden pain shot up his leg and he winced - this time, Kagome stepped on his foot with her nice pointy heels.

"Did I just step on you? I'm sorry.." He heard Kagome say, as he looked back down to her. Their eyes met once again. "Whats wrong? Why did you stop?" Inuyasha fought the smile tugging the corner of his lips up as she seemed to pout. He turned to look at the moonlight again, his human side basking in its beauty. Suddenly, it hit him. Without any warning, he grabbed her hand and began to pull her out of the prom area. "But... hey! Where are we going?!"

'In this white wave, I am sinking, in this silence. In this white wave, in this silence, I believe...'

He pulled her through the massive crowds of people, manuvering through them but never once releasing his grip on her hand. Struggling to keep up with his fast pace in heels, she managed to keep up with him until he slowed down. He had walked outside, the glow of the moon washing over him in a white wave, casting silver on his hair and making it glimmer. The cool night air made Kagome shiver, a major contrast from the humid gymnasium. He released her hand, and turned to face her, a smile on his features, one that made her heart melt.

"Inu.. yasha..." She blinked, confused, not sure of how to react. Chuckling, he held his hand out to her, and when she slid her smaller hand into his slightly larger one, she was pulled closer to him, finding arms wrapped around her quickly.

"I thought we could finish our lesson outside.." He breathed in her ear, giving the side of her head a slight nuzzle in the process. Kagome smiled, leaning against him once again, sighing softly.

He's so playful, for some reason... She found herself thinking. Its good to see he's finally relaxed... The bass radiated to the two of them as they stood outside, on their own little balcony in the moonlight, which was actually stairs which lead down to the ground from where they stood. Cars could be seen below; the parking lot was beneath them. Kagome sighed, hands moving on his chest, holding the collar of his tux in them, closing her eyes.

Yes... he had relaxed... he wasn't so tense anymore....

"'I can't help this longing, comfort me. I can't hold it all in, if you won't let me...'" Inuyasha looked down slightly at Kagome, all snuggled up against her, and he felt a wave of nervousness, as well as one of total glee, course through him. He smiled, eyes half lidding, as his ears picked up Kagome's soft voice. /She was singing.... Kikyo refused to sing for me.... she was too mature for that... but Kagome... wow, her voice is amazing.../

Seemingly lost in her own world, she let Inuyasha lead as she resumed singing to the words, Inuyasha leaning his chin against her head once again. He found his own eyes closing as well, something about this he enjoyed immensely. "'Heaven holds a sense a wonder, and I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up, when the rage in me subsides...'" What strange words... Inuyasha found himself thinking. Suddenly, Kagome stopped dancing and pulled away, looking down towards the cars parked below. The hanyou's heart nearly stopped. Did I do something wrong? Dammit! Figures, it was too wonderful to last... forever... She moved away from him, leaning against the railing, overlooking the strange creations that Kagome explained to him as being 'houses', and slowly, Inuyasha himself moved to her.

Kagome furrowed her eyebrows slightly, a strange feeling emerging from the center of her chest. She felt like she was being watched, but she couldn't see anyone down there....

"What happened?" He inquired, tone sounding rather annoyed. If he did something wrong, he wanted to know... Arms folded against the railing, she turned her head to glance up to him, eyes sparking in the moonlight. A small smile crossed her features, as well as a glimmer of red returned to her already crimson cheeks.

"'In this white wave, I am sinking, in this silence...'" Inuyasha would've fainted right then and there, if he had no pride what so ever. /Gods... she's singing... to ME! Why must you torment me so?/ She giggled softly, noting his surprised reaction to it, and stepped closer, causing him to step back instinctively, yet didn't move, eyes on her. "'In this white wave, in this silence, I believe...'" A delicate hand of hers reached to his cheek, and cupped it softly, trailing down to his chin, down his neck, and down the midline of his chest. He swallowed sharply. /She's just doing this... to sing along. Yeah, right. Exactly./ His heart pounded deafeningly, the blood making loud sounds in his ears.

"'I have seen you, in this white wave. You are silent, you are breathing, in this white wave... I am free...'" Her voice lingered with the voice coming from inside the school, hanging on each note, until the last one slipped away. Her lips closed, forming a small smile once again, as Inuyasha found himself unable to take his eyes off her. A giggle escaped her, as the final notes of the song changed, stopped, and became a song anew.

"Sorry." She said quickly, looking down once again. "I really love that song." Inuyasha felt his heartbeat calm, as he swallowed sharply.

/Wow, that was amazing../ "Why do you like that song so much?" He inquired, hands folding in front of him as his eyes remained trained on her face. "The words are so... strange..." Talking of something that sounded oddly familiar to him. Flushed face tilted up to him again, smile returning.

"I don't know... I really like that song.." She admitted. "For some reason, I feel it relates to me.." The words repeated over and over again in Inuyasha's mind, not just the actual singer, but the voice that came from Kagome, moments before. The schoolgirl whom always fought beside him, and 'Osuwari!'d him at will, had the voice of an angel...

/In this silence, I believe.../

"Its a good song.. I guess..." He shrugged his shoulders, faking disinterest, looking away a moment, before looking back to her, surprised to see... how close she was. He didn't realize that before, or perhaps he did, yet didn't conciously realize it. He watched her, and bit his bottom lip. /I can't take this anymore... I have to do SOMETHING.../ He trembled nervously once more, before he slowly leaned in, waiting for her to scream, to slap him, to push him away... anything. The girl stared at him as well, watching him as he drew closer. A breath caught in her throat.

/Could he be doing... what I think he's doing?/ Time seemed to slow down to a complete standstill as Inuyasha brought his face down to hers, closer, slowly bringing the inches between their lips lower and lower... Instinctively, Kagome closed her eyes.

Down below, the figure cloaked in shadows watched as the two on the porch to the side entrance of the massive school leaned closer to embrace each other. Her position wasn't clear, but she could see everything that was going on. Never having seen the hanyou as a human, she figured that the girl did something to him, to change him.

"You false witch...." She cursed, black hair billowing in the air, eyes narrowing as the breeze caught part of her miko garb. "Enjoy my beloved as much as you can... for you will not live much longer to claim him for your own..."