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Mimblewimble: Mmm cookie! Nummy num! LOL I remember that episode! Hate to tell u, but that was a can. For the most part they just used nature. (eww)
Kyome Nehatakashi: (Takes pocky) um, thanks, it would help if I knew what 'pocky' was…
Missy: well I am glad you think so!
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Chapter 8
Groove is in Heart
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Inuyasha stepped off the stool and kicked off his sandals. The wooden floor felt cold and smooth under his feet, he removed his hat and tossed it onto the island. The friends finished cleaning up breakfast and Kagome gave them a tour of the appliances, from the dishwasher, to the sink, and to the refridgerator. Each seemed more wonderous then the last, Kagome had always found it entertaining when she brought something new to her friends, but with all these questions they were wearing her out.
She went into the living room and jumped onto the leather couch, "Oooo this is comfy! Come on guys! Grab a chair!"
The kit was the first to respond, jumping to the back cushion above Kagome. Miroku stretched out on the loveseat, and Sango took the lazy-boy, with Kirara curled up in her lap. The hanyou took a seat next to Kagome, and she tucked her feet under her, leaning against the armrest.
"So, what do you guys think?"
"This time is so cool Kagome!" the kit exclaimed.
"And what of Hawaii?"
"I can't wait to see more of it! But where is it compared to our old home?" Miroku asked curiously.
"Let me go get a globe." The miko ran upstairs and peeked into each of the rooms, eventually finding an office at the end of the hall, she grabbed the globe off the desk and ran back to meet her friends. She sat down next to the hanyou and put the globe on her lap. "Where do you guys think we live?"
The kit bit his lip and pointed to a land mass, Kagome giggled, "Nope, we don't live in Greenland. We live waaaaaay over here in Japan."
"That little speck?" the hanyou snorted.
"Yeah, and the Western Lands your brother probably controlled are China and other parts of Asia… here."
"That is huge!"
"Yep, and we are in Hawaii, waaaaaaaay over here."
"Hawaii is really that tiny?" Shippo asked.
"Yep its part of a chain of islands here, and it's government is connected to the US, here."
"Wow, that Lord must have a huge kingdom." Miroku commented.
"It isn't run by a lord, more like a bunch of people who are elected to their place."
"Do they fight a lot?"
"Naw, anyone who messes with the US usually gets their butts kicked." Everyone looked up as they heard Lola come back in, she tossed her keys purse on the island and leaned on the couch next to the kitsune. "We are pretty much the world power at the moment, so no one really messes with us unless everyone wants to get bombed to oblivion."
"But Japan did try once, in the 1940's."
"Yep, and that is why Hiroshima and Nagasaki don't exist anymore."
Sango cocked her head, "They destroyed it beyond repair?"
"Yeah, we sent a plane with a bomb, called and Atomic Bomb, wiped out the entire city like that."
"Well it was long before my time, so my family doesn't have to worry about a thing." the miko smiled.
"OH KAGOME THEY REALLY ARE ADORABLE!" Lola had one of the hanyou's ears between her fingers. He growled and pulled it out of her grasp.She giggled, "I have been told the whole family did that to you when you first came to our time."
The friends looked at him curiously, but the just shrugged.
"On another note, I want to go over some of the events of the week.," she hopped over the back and landedon the other side of the hanyou. "Today I figure you guys can just chill out and get settled in, and we can go out to dinner this evening. You are welcome to go swimming, and the entire island is open for exploring. I figure Kirara is welcome to give you an air tour. But if you go, try not to be seen, otherwise the scientists and FBI will be all over faster than a dead fish in a feeding frenzy."
"Is swimminig in the ocean different from the pool?" The taijya asked.
"Yeah, the pool has chlorine water, and the ocean has salt water, and waves. I have some surfing lessons set up for you guys and I want to take you out with the jet skis. The big day will be next Friday, your last night here. We are going to a Luou, a big Hawaiian party. So to get you guys ready we are gonna give you some dance lessons."
"How cool! What kind of dance lessons?" the miko asked excitedly.
"I figure a bit of everything."
"When do we start?"
"Well, I was gonna have us start this evening, but you and I could show 'em a thing or two right now."
"Score!"
"With or without the skirts?"
"WITHOUT!" the monk said excitedly.
Lola and Kagome exchanged a look and the taijya slapped her forehead, Lola laughed, "We meant putting them over our pants you goober."
"Oh." The monk blushed.
The two girls jumped up from either side on the hanyou and pulled everyone up, Lola pulled a CD out of the entertainment center and popped into the boom box, she pulled out the remote and excitedly pulled out the stools, putting them in a row by the sliding door. The friends each took a seat, the order going Shippo, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku. Kagome stood next to Lola in the center of the room and smiling.
Lola turned to the friends, "One of the things that Kagome and I would do during the summer is create dances for songs that we liked. We ususually don't care if they are old or new, so you will be learning all sorts of fun stuff. But this was one of our favorites." She hit a button on the remote and kicked her flip flops off the side. The music started and Kagome squealed, "YOU DIDN'T!"
"I did, do you remember?"
"HECK YES!"
"Lets see if you can keep up."
Kagome kicked her shoes off to the side and they stepped in time to the music, left, right, left, right. The friends looked on in curiousity as a female voice came over the speakers
Your going to dance… your going to dance, and have some fun!
(Cha-cha…. Cha-cha… Cha-cha!)
The drums kicked up and the girls kicked it off, the girls stepping to the beat, and the tamborine joined in, causing them to sway their shoulders, then hips, til both of their bodies were exactly in time to the music.
The chills that you spill up my back,
keep me filled with satisfaction when we're done!
Satisfaction of what's to come!
I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANOTHER!
The girls giggled as the did the hula, adding it in their hip-hop style. Miroku seemed to be thoroughly enjoying it as they stepped together, doing dips and kicks and spins. Inuyasha couldn't help but smile at the look of pure joy as the miko danced with her friend, it turned to an entertained smirk as she bit her lip in concentration.
Groove is in the HEAAART! (x4)Suddenly the music cut back again and they went back to the basics, Lola linked hands with Kagome and they did some intricate spins as the next verse was rattled off. Then Kagome spun Lola and she spun right up the hanyou, grabbing him by the hands and yanking him off the chair she pulled him in between them. Kagome had a huge grin on her face as they showed him some of the steps for the chorus, he stumbled and bumbled through it and they all had a good laugh. The girls kicked it up again and stepped around him, reverting back to the quick steps and intricate footwork. The poor guy was crimson red, but everyone else just laughed.
I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANOTHER!Be that soul!
Is on a roll
I've been told he cant be sold!
He's not vicious! Or malicious!
Just lovely, and delicious!
(Lola sent a wink in Kagome's direction and she blushed furiously)
They started leading him through the steps again and laughed as he struggled through it, a guys voice came on a Lola sent another wink in the miko's direction.
Some of my looks in this- torso!
Pop got a deal you- wanna know!
Kagome laughed and the spun around the hanyou confusing him further, He had to admit this was kindof fun, if not for the fact that he was the only one with no clue what he was doing. He had never danced before, but seeing the miko having such a good time, he couldn't help but enjoy himself.
Music makes muscles move like a maz-e'
All inside of me, all in spite of me
Help of the rhythm, where I wanna be
Flow and glow! With electric eyes!
Dip to the dive baby you'll realize!
Baby you'll see the funky side of me!
Baby you'll see that rhythm is the key!
Finally the hanyou started getting it, stepping in time to the music. Maybe not with the exact timing of the girls, but he was getting the hang of it! Lola and Kagome started leading him through some more steps, dippin and divin and groovin and movin! Lola laughed as a big grin began to spread across the hanyou's face. The chorus kicked in and they all swayed to the rhythm, doing a hula style, left then right, then left again. Suddenly the music stopped and the girls froze. Inuyasha thought the song had suddenly come to an end, but he suddenly heard.
(snap snap) ONE! TWO! THREE!
And the beat had come back in full force! He followed the girls at the drums was joined by a trumpet, the chorus returned and they kicked it up yet again! If they made it any harder the hanyou's head would be spinning! They added spins and dips to their already fast footwork, but luckily for him the sound began winding down and the steps reverted back to the simplistic moves at the beginning. He followed them easily as they slowed to a stop and the song ended. The taijya, monk, and kitsune applauded and the girl's bowed deeply.
Lola turned to the hanyou, "Dang boy! You got some moves! We won competitions with that routine! I am surprised you could keep up! Kagome you never told me he could dance!"
The miko shrugged, "I never knew! I don't think they have anything like this back in Sengoku Jidai."
"I wish they did!" Miroku said, still clapping.
Lola giggled, "Well that was kinda a combo of a lot of different styles, cha-cha, hip-hop, hula, disco. I am convinced Kagome could be a choreographer with some of the combo's we have created!"
The miko smiled, "Key word, 'we'. We do those things together, I wouldn't be able do that if you weren't there."
"Well thanks. So I actually have to head down to the surf shop, being Saturday, its usually pretty busy, and knowing David, he is gonna be swamped if I don't get there pronto. So this week I also want to take you guys to some of my favorite places, and Mz H wants us to meet her for the aquarium, and maybe a zoo day. We will see. I am on my cell if you need me Kagome."
"Hai. Where is the surf shop? I may take a walk later."
"Oh sure, its just up the beach a ways, you can't miss it, with all the equipment out."
The girl left and the friends looked to the miko, "You never said you danced!"
"You never asked. Wanna hit the pool?" she ran upstairs and changed, Sango followed her. A few moments later the guys came across a familiar sight of the girls coming down the winding staircase in their sarongs and halter-top swim suits. The miko in her maroon red one and the taijya in her black one. They giggled at the open stares of the guys, "What? You guys have your swim suits in your luggage."
They didn't need to be told twice, they were up the stairs in a flash, causing the girls to giggle harder, Kagome opened the sliding door and they walked out. The taijya winced, "Geese the air feels… thick."
"The best way to cure humidity is to get wet." With that she untied her sarong to reveal black swimming shorts, she stepped up onto the diving board and jumped, doing a neat dive into the water.
Surfacing she called to her friend, "Come on in! The water is GREAT! And it's a full 10 feet deep!"
Kirara pawed the water an hissed, the miko giggled, "Kirara could probably go exploring, she just can't transform, and if she stayed in earshot she should be fine."
Sango nodded to her pet and the cat wandered off, exploring this humid new world. She sat down on the side and put her feet in, feeling the cool water. "I wanna wait for the guys."
"Ok, well when they get here, maybe we can play a game, we will see."
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And we will see! Til next chapter, I'm Arwen Rivendell. And there is much fun to come!
As always R&R! and for your info the song was "Groove is in the Heart" by Deelite, its really fun!
I just realized how much I am updating, and I pity those who only check like once a week, they r gonna get swamped
