A/N: Hi again. First of all - Thanks for all the reviews! You are so awesome! I know I'm a very slow updater, please bear with me.
Chapter 11 Party time
"Already?" Kagome asked and stared at a poster on the notice board in the hallway, "I had no idea that three weeks had already passed since summer holiday!"
Every year, three weeks after summer holiday, the school was having a huge theme party. The sparkling poster announced that this year's theme was gala and it was this week's Friday.
"Yeah," Sango said, "remember that we have been in France. It doesn't feel like such long time ago."
Kagome gasped. "Wait a minute! It's already Wednesday! The party is in two days!"
Rin placed her hands on her hips and exclaimed: "Girls, mission gala-shopping is going to be two thirty after school! Are you in?!"
Sango and Kagome nodded.
"Let's synchronize our watches!"
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Kagome, Sango and Rin met up outside the school. They all shot each other some glances with narrowed eyes, before they nodded in agreement. "LET'S GO SHOPPING!"
At the mall they went into a shop called 'Denise'. It mostly had some awesome, prom dresses in all colors and kinds.
"Wow," Sango exclaimed when she found an extremely beautiful dress, "I wanna try this one!"
"We'll look for something to us, while you change," Kagome said to the dressing room Sango just disappeared into. After a few minutes, a groan was heard.
"What?" Rin asked walking over to the Sango's dressing room.
"Damn it! It's two sizes too small," Sango muttered, "I can't fit it."
"Can we see you?" Kagome asked.
"No, just look for some other dresses… No wait… RIN!"
Rin jumped of surprise. "Yeah?"
Sango's head appeared with a smile. "Try it." She stuck out the dress and Rin slowly took it. "You sure?"
"Of course, I'm sure it will look good on you!"
Rin shrugged and walked into the dressing room next to Sango's. Sango got her clothes on again and she came out to wait for Rin with Kagome.
"Oh my god," Rin said with an exhaling.
"Let us see!" Kagome begged.
Rin peeped shyly out from the dressing room, before she stepped out.
Sango and Kagome glared.
"Rin," Kagome said, "you need that dress!"
It was a dark green, knee long dress with silver ties in the back and a silver scarf around her waist. With her long dark hair, it looked perfect.
"Sesshomaru would be on his knees, if he saw you in this dress," Sango said with a green, as she circled around Rin to see her from all sides.
"You're serious? I look okay?" Rin asked sliding her hands down the dress.
"Okay? Rin you look super hot," Kagome said.
Rin grinned. "Then I'll take it."
Sango found a dress, which was lightly golden. She tried it on and it fitted perfect.
"My god, Sango you look like Kate Hudson from 'How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days' just with dark hair," Kagome exclaimed. (A/N: I imagine Sango's dress like the one from How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days!) Sango bought it and the girls were sure, that she wouldn't regret it. She looked beautiful, when she wore it.
"Okay, let's find a dress to you, Kagome," Rin said, when Sango had paid. After a half hour of looking, Kagome sighed deeply.
"Girls, I don't think I can find a gala dress for me here."
"Well, how do you imagine it?" Rin asked, and glanced at a pretty, black dress with a short skirt.
Kagome smiled and stared dreaming into the air. "I don't know," she muttered, "I like the color blue… Yes, I think I'd go for blue and silver."
A hand was laid on Kagome's shoulder and someone said: "I think, we got just the right thing for you."
Kagome looked over her shoulder to see the salesman smile at her. "Wait here, darling, I'll get it for you. It's actually not supposed to be sold, before September, but I think, it would be perfect for you."
Kagome shot Rin and Sango a surprised glance, which they exchanged.
The salesman came back from a brown door in the back of the shop. He had the most beautiful dress in his hands. The three girls glared at it.
Kagome's hands almost shivered, when the salesman gave it to her. She slowly stepped into the dressing room and pulled the curtain, before she undid her jeans. She also pulled off her top, before she slipped into the god-like dress. When she looked into the mirror, she couldn't help but flash herself a toothy grin.
"Looking good, Kagome," she smiled and looked at her back.
"Hey, Kag-chan, can we see you?"
"Sure…"
Kagome stepped out of the dressing room with bare feet and twirled in front of her two friends and the man.
"Wauw! You look beautiful," Sango exclaimed. Rin nodded with a slightly open mouth next to her.
The dress was made of light blue, silky, smooth fabric to the thighs, but the rest of the skirt to the knees was made of tulle in the same lightly blue color. There were silver ties down the bare back.
Kagome smiled and looked at the salesman. "I take it."
The salesman nodded and waited for her to take it off again. "But it'll be a little more expensive, than usual, because it's not supposed to be in the stores yet!"
That was fine! Kagome felt like a goddess in that dress. Hopefully Inuyasha would like it too.
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"How do you make a guy ask you to go with him to a party?" Sango asked the next day in the cafeteria.
"Give him pick-up lines, I guess," Rin said and tasted her salad.
Sango looked thoughtful and murmured: "Hm… Pick-up lines…"
"Hey Sango dear," Miroku said, when he placed his plate in front of the empty chair next to Sango.
"Uh… Miroku hi. Uh… You know there is a party tonight, right?"
Miroku nodded smiling. "Yeah."
"Then I thought… Are you going?"
"Probably… Why?"
"Well, what can you do to a party, Miroku?"
Miroku looked at her for a minute. "Are you saying, what I think you're saying, Sango-chan?"
Sango blushed and forced her eyes away. "Well…"
"Eat! I need to eat some more salad! Like you girls. You are so healthy!"
Sango blinked and glared at her boyfriend. "Come again?"
"Two seconds, San-chan, I'm gonna get some salad!"
She watched Miroku walk away again and then moved her eyes to the table. "God, I have a dumb boyfriend!"
"Sorry, but yeah," Rin agreed.
"It seems like you have some work to do here," Kagome grinned.
Sango moved her eyes to Kagome. "Well, yeah Kagome, but how 'bout you and Inuyasha? Has he asked you to the party?"
Kagome shrugged. "No. But I pretty sure, that he can figure out pick-up lines!"
Sango rolled her eyes. "Yeah right."
Miroku came back with Inuyasha and a carrot salad.
Inuyasha took a seat next to Kagome. "Hey, Inuyasha," she said with a smile, "guess what!"
Inuyasha looked at the dark haired girl. "What?"
"Rin wants to ask your brother to the party tonight!"
Rin's eyes widened and she choked on a huge mouthful of green leaves. "Cough! Wha-ha-hat?!"
Kagome ignored the flushed, coughing girl and battered her eyelashes at the amber eyed guy, who looked a bit confused. He looked from Kagome to Rin. "What?" He said.
"Do you think Sesshomaru wants to go with her to the party?"
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "There is a party tonight?!"
This made all at the table frown at him. Except from Miroku, who was busy swallowing his carrot salad. Inuyasha grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out of the cafeteria. "What are you doing?" Miroku exclaimed.
"You gotta tell me about this party," Inuyasha replied simply.
"But… But what about my salad?!"
"It can wait."
On the hallway Inuyasha released Miroku, who rolled his eyes with a smirk. "You didn't know about the party?" He asked Inuyasha, who scowled. "No."
"You haven't seen the poster?"
"What poster?"
Miroku turned towards the wall behind him and pointed. There was hanging a big poster like the one on the notice board. Inuyasha looked closer. "It's tonight…"
"Yeah, like Kagome said."
"But… How come they hung the posters up this late?"
Miroku glared. "They have been hanging on the school for about a week now."
This made Inuyasha's frown deeper, before it started to seem like worry. "Do… Do you think Kagome wanted me to ask her to it?"
Miroku shrugged. "Inuyasha, I know that women loves me, and they all wants to bear my child, but… Stop rolling your eyes! Anyway, I have no idea about you and Kagome, but usually couples go to these kind of arrangements together. . like me and San… Oh god!"
Miroku suddenly stopped talking and slapped himself, which made Inuyasha glare even more at him. "What?"
"That's what Sango tried to tell me! God, I'm so stupid!"
"I'm glad you finally admit it."
"I gotta go ask her if she wants to go with me!" With that Miroku hurried down the hallway and left Inuyasha alone.
"Couples go to these arrangements together," he murmured to himself, "hm…"
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Kagome had been asked to go the dance by five boys that day. Two of them came over in the cafeteria, another one gave her a note in Japanese class, and another one stole her history book and wouldn't give it back, before she agreed to go with him. At least he ran into Miroku, who got it back for her. The last one met her outside Japanese class and kept asking and asking and asking.
Kagome released sighed, when she got into the girls bathroom. "Are they insane out there?" She asked herself.
"I guess," came a reply.
Kagome looked up. "Hi Rin."
"What's up Kagome?" Rin asked glancing at herself in the mirror.
"Seta has followed me everywhere asking if I wanted to go to the dance tonight with him!"
Rin grinned and walked over to the door. She opened the door slightly, before she closed it again. "Haha! He's still out there. What will you do?"
Kagome's eyes found the window.
"Rin, can you help me?"
Rin grinned and helped Kagome up to the open window. "You must be desperate."
"Believe me, I am!"
"Inuyasha hasn't asked you yet?"
Kagome bit her lip. "No. It feels like he has been avoiding me all day."
"Oh…"
"But what about you, Rin? Are you going with Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked with a grin.
Rin blushed. "Eh… Yes actually. I can't believe he said yes."
Kagome was lying on the grass looking down at Rin through the window. "I think he really likes you, Rin," she said with a smile.
Rin looked down. "Don't say that… By the way. I thought you were escaping from Seta!"
Kagome got up. "Right! Thanks."
She got up and brushed some dust of herself, before she ran as silent as she could pass the big doors.
"Kagome!"
Shit. Seta had seen her. She pretended like she had not seen him and continued to walk just a little faster than usual.
"Kagome, wait!"
Argh! She walked faster.
"Kagome will you go to the dance with me tonight?!"
That was it! Now she started running. She could hear, that he was running too.
"No, I won't okay Seta!" She shouted.
"Please Kagome, you don't have a date. I don't have a date!"
Aaaargh! Kagome flew down the street heading for her house. She noticed how familiar the road she was running at was. Of course, she had been walking there for many years, but down the street to her left was the street, where Kikyo's old house was. A couple of weeks ago, Kagome had seen Inuyasha kiss her goodbye, before she moved to France.
She quickly decided to run that way. Seta knew, where her own house was, so he would probably follow her all the way.
"Kagome!" She could hear him yell. God, was that boy desperate?
She reached Kikyo's house and hid behind a car, which was parked in the garage, and tried to catch her breath. It seemed like someone had moved into Kikyo's house.
She tried to hold her breath, when she heard Seta nearing. "Where did she go?" Seta asked himself. He was standing in the middle of the street looking around. He shrugged and headed back.
Kagome's eyes followed him. It wasn't because Seta wasn't nice or pretty or anything. She was just hoping Inuyasha would ask her to the dance, but it seemed like he wouldn't. She couldn't help but feel a little sad about it. She took a deep breath, before she sneaked out of the garage again. Her eyes searched through the street. She was a bit aware of, if Seta was still there. It seemed like he wasn't.
She turned around to walk home, but let out a scream, when she noticed a tall figure in front of her.
"Whoa, what are you screaming for?" Koga asked, "did you think I was Seta?"
Kagome held a hand up in front of her mouth, to stop her screaming. She nodded.
Koga chuckled slightly and ran a hand through his hair. "Hey Kagome," he said. Kagome looked at him. "What?"
"I was wondering… You know… You don't have a partner to the dance tonight, right?"
Kagome broke inside like a jigsaw puzzle. This was what he was having in mind.
"No. I don't," she said coldly.
"Well… Do you want to be my partner?"
She exhaled deeply. "Koga… No."
Koga looked disappointed. "Why not? You don't have a partner, I don't have a partner."
Kagome didn't look at him. "I think Inuyasha will…"
"Inuyasha? He hasn't asked you out yet, Kagome. You deserve something better!"
Kagome twirled a wisp of hair around her finger. "Koga… Sorry, but I won't…"
Koga stepped closer to her and she stepped back.
"Why Kagome?"
"Because… I think Inuyasha will…"
"You think! You can't count on him, Kagome can't you see that?" Koga said, while stepping closer. Kagome stepped back but hit a tree.
Koga came too near. "Please go with me, Kagome."
He lowered his head towards Kagome's, who tried to turn her head away. She was not gonna kiss Koga! But she could feel his warm breath. "Koga, Inuyasha is my boyfriend…" She murmured.
Koga didn't seem to listen. His lips would have crashed onto Kagome's if something had not pushed him away that second.
"You hear her, you mutt face? I'm her boyfriend!" Someone yelled.
Kagome's eyes widened, when Koga got pushed away from her and landed on the ground.
She turned her head. "Inuyasha."
Koga narrowed his eyes at Inuyasha, as Kagome walked over to him. "How dare you push me!"
"How dare you harass Kagome like that!" Inuyasha replied growling.
Kagome blushed. "Inuyasha don't worry, he didn't harass me."
"It sure looked like that."
Koga got up and glared at the couple. "So you're choosing him, Kagome," he said with a frown.
Kagome nodded without looking at any of them.
"Did you hear that, Koga? She chose me, so get your sorry ass out of here!" Inuyasha shouted.
Koga ignored Inuyasha and walked towards Kagome who looked up.
"I will never give up on you, Kagome," he said and made Kagome blush. Inuyasha was standing next them and growled like a dog.
"So if you dump this piece of dog shit, one day, then you must know I love you." He kissed her crimson red cheek, before he walked away.
Kagome watched him with a surprised face. Inuyasha glared from Koga to Kagome. "He… He… That… It's…"
Kagome turned around and started walking towards her house. "What Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha followed her with a disgusted face. "He… He kissed you!"
"Yeah, on the cheek."
"His lips touched you!"
"Inuyasha… Sango and Rin have also kissed me there."
"Yes, but they are not Koga!"
"You are so jealous."
Inuyasha frowned. "I am not jealous. I just don't like the fact that other guys think they can just kiss my girl."
Kagome didn't answer that.
Inuyasha followed her all the way home. "Hey Kagome," he said when they were standing in her door, "I just… Do you… Do you want to go to the dance with me?"
Kagome looked surprised at him. "Isn't it a little late to ask me about that?"
Inuyasha blinked. "But… I thought you didn't have a date."
"I don't, you lucky fool."
She gave him a peck on the cheek. Inuyasha smiled relieved. "I pick you up at 19:45 then."
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"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHH!"
Kagome's mother opened the door to her daughter's room and stuck her head inside. "What is going on up here, Kagome?"
"This won't work out, mom." Kagome said. She was wearing the beautiful dress she had bought yesterday with Rin and Sango. She was sitting on her chair with a mirror in front of hair and hundreds of hair stuff around her.
"But I thought you and Inuyasha were so happy together," her mother said with a worried expression.
Kagome looked at her mother with a slight frown. "Mom… It's my hair that is the problem!"
Her mother started laughing and walked over to her daughter. "Oh is that all? What's wrong?"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "You know me. I can't do my own hair."
Her mother brushed Kagome's hair and fidgeted a bit with it. "Hm… To that dress… I would say slightly curled hair."
Kagome nodded. Her mother was really good with hair, so Kagome could gladly lean back and let her do the work.
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After about a half hour, her mother said: "Look in the mirror, what do you think?"
Kagome opened her eyes and lifted up the mirror. "Wow."
Her long black hair was slightly curled like her mother said, but she had also made a side parting. It looked really professional. Kagome couldn't help but smile. "It's beautiful mom!"
Her mother smiled back. "That's what I do."
Now Kagome felt ready for the party. Her hair, her outfit and make up was all done. Her make-up was black eyeliner and mascara, some dark eyeshade and shiny lip gloss.
"I hope Inuyasha will pick me up soon," Kagome said standing up, "how do I look?"
Her mother gave her an elevator glance. "You're beautiful, Kagome… But… Hm…"
"But what?" Kagome said and looked at her body, "is it the dress?"
Her mother chuckled and walked out of the door. "No no. Two seconds!"
She came back again with a small box.
"What's that?" Kagome asked.
Her mother opened it with a smile. It was a beautiful, silver ring with to diamonds in it. "Your father gave me this ring once."
Kagome looked at her mother. "Is it a wedding ring?"
Her mother chuckled. "No. It could be, but he didn't propose to me with this one. But Kagome it would be so perfect for your dress."
She put the ring on Kagome's finger, who studied the ring closely. "Can I really wear it?"
"Of course."
Kagome gave her mother a hug. "You're the best." As that was said, someone knocked on the door. "That must be Inuyasha," mother said, "I better go down and open for him."
Kagome walked with her.
"Hi Inuyasha," Kagome said, when she saw him in the door. He was wearing a black suit and tie. He looked pretty damn hot.
He was stunned, when his eyes found his date. He had expected her to be more beautiful than usual, but she was… "Wauw."
"Excuse me?" Kagome chuckled.
"You look beautiful!" He replied shrugging. He had learned that women loved compliments, when Kikyo was his girlfriend.
"Why aren't you a cute guy," Kagome's mother said smiling, "and you're handsome! I see why Kagome fell in love with you."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at both women. The blushing one started to push her mother into the living room again. "Mooom!"
"But you said it yours…"
"So what!"
Kagome smiled still blushing at Inuyasha, who couldn't help but laugh. "What was that?"
"Don't mind her," Kagome said, "let's just get going! Where's your car?"
Inuyasha blinked. "My car? It's to repair."
Kagome glared at him. "Then how do you expect us to get to the school? Walking?"
Inuyasha grinned. "Don't worry. We're not gonna walk."
Kagome smiled relieved, but frowned when she saw Inuyasha walk towards a shiny, black scooter.
"You're kidding me," she said, when he gave her a helmet.
"Nope," came the reply, "you have tried to ride on a scooter before, right?"
Kagome put on the helmet. "Sure…"
"Good, you just hold on to me."
Inuyasha sat on the scooter and waited to Kagome was ready.
As soon as he started it, Kagome's arms wrapped more tightly around his waist. He smirked. They should do this more often!
Inuyasha stopped outside the school's big doors. Lots of students were already taking some fresh air and the music was really loud.
Kagome jumped off and almost threw her helmet into Inuyasha's hands.
"I thought you said, you had tried to write on a scooter before," he chuckled and walked up to her.
"I have," she replied crossing her arms.
"Then how come you were screaming?"
"I wasn't screaming… I was… Uh… Cheering. Because we were heading for the party! Yeah."
Inuyasha smirked and together they walked inside.
Lady Gaga's 'Just dance' was pumping from the speakers. And most of the people here were dancing!
"Inuyasha. Kagome!" Sango called from a table, where she was sitting with Miroku, Rin and Sesshomaru.
"So he did ask you at last?" Rin grinned to Kagome, as she and Inuyasha found some chairs.
"Yeah, but he took his time."
Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"Shall we dance, Kagome?" Someone asked. Everybody at the table turned their heads to see Koga.
"Muttface…" Inuyasha growled.
Kagome shot her boyfriend a 'shut-up' glance.
"Sure, Koga."
Inuyasha stood up and narrowed his eyes at Koga. "If you do the same thing as earlier today, then I'll castrate you!"
Kagome kissed Inuyasha's cheek to calm him down. "Inuyasha. Sit back down, okay." Before she disappeared onto the dance floor with the raven haired guy.
"What happened earlier?" Sesshomaru asked his brother with a raised eyebrow.
"He tried to kiss her against her will." Inuyasha growled crossing his arms watching the two dance.
When the song ended Kagome came back with a smile. "Inuyasha please don't be that mad at him." She said.
Before Inuyasha could reply one of Koga's friends, Ginta, was standing on a small scene with a microphone. "Everyone," he said, "I am your host tonight, and I've decided that we will have a little couple competition. Everybody shall vote for who is the cutest couple at this party! The couple who wins will be king and queen, but remember you can't vote on yourself, all right! We will announce who the winners are later. You can put your vote into the boxes at the big doors!"
Everybody cheered and clapped, when Ginta stepped down from the scene again.
"That sounds fun," Sango said, "does any of you have some paper?"
They all wrote their favorite couple on a piece of paper and put it into the box at the big doors.
"Who did you choose?" Sango asked Kagome.
"Rin and Sesshomaru. They are such a great couple," Kagome smiled.
"Ha, I chose them too!" Sango grinned.
"Kagome, wanna dance?" Inuyasha asked, before they got back to their table again. Sango shot her own boyfriend a frowning glance, as Kagome took Inuyasha's hand. They found a good dance spot in front of the scene. Inuyasha couldn't help but smirk at Koga, when their eyes met. Koga scowled back at him.
Inuyasha gave Kagome a deep kiss, when he placed his hands on her waist. Kagome chuckled: "Inuyasha let's not make a make out scene here!" Inuyasha smirked.
"Why not?"
"Because there are other students and teachers here."
"Well, let's make them give us some attention."
"Oh, I forgot, you're used to have everybody's eyes on you."
"You got that right."
Kagome grinned, as the song ended.
"Hm… Attention please," Ginta's voice said loudly into the microphone, "I have two announcements people!"
Kagome and Inuyasha glanced smiling at each other, before they turned their attention towards Ginta on the scene.
"First of all, you can't vote for your favorite couple anymore. We are going to start counting the votes. The second announcement is for a certain… Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes slightly. "What?"
Kagome grinned at him. "Oh, what have you done now?"
Ginta continued: "Can we have some spotlight on Inuyasha? Where is he..? Oh there!"
Spotlight hit Inuyasha and the students around him backed a little away, so everybody could see him.
"What's this about?" Sango asked Kagome.
Kagome shrugged.
"We have a very special guest tonight, and she has just arrived! It's a special surprise for Inuyasha, which he will probably be very happy for," Ginta grinned, when he saw Inuyasha's confused face.
"What the..?"
"Can we get some spotlight at the doors, please?" Ginta asked, and a light beam was shot at the doors, which opened and all the students stepped back and made a path from the person in the door to Inuyasha, who looked like he just wanted to get out of there.
Everyone was silent, when the stranger stepped into the school hall.
She was wearing an emerald green dress, black shoes and gloves and a black necklace. Her hair was incredibly long and curly like Kagome's. She even looked like Kagome, she was just a bit taller.
Sango and Rin glanced at each other, before they both looked at the disbelieved Kagome. She was glaring at the strange girl with disbelief, just like everybody else.
The stranger stopped about a meter away from Inuyasha and a slight smile appeared on her face.
"Inuyasha," she said.
They looked at each other for a few seconds. It felt unreal. Everything was like a fog for Inuyasha's eyes. He felt more confused than ever. That girl was not supposed to be here. She couldn't be… But he still had to ask…
"Kikyo..?"
A/N: Okay that was a cliffhanger! I know it's really annoying and didn't we just leave Kikyo in France? –Yes. Yes we did! But this idea has just been spinning in my head for quite a long time now…
Don't blame me Kikyo haters, I don't like her either, but she's really good to make things interesting!
Hope you will keep reading this fic… Uh – And I would be glad if you would review too :D heeh..