Chapter 14
Kagome woke up the next morning. She grinned. Never would she have thought that Inuyasha would have done that. She remembered when they first met, he was arrogant and rigid. Now that they were friends, he still had his moments every once in a while, but he was sweet and caring. She went into the bathroom, turning on the water.
Miroku's eyes half opened. He glanced at his clock. 9:04. He looked around. He saw the phone book on the other side of the room on the table. 'I don't want to get up.' Miroku reached across and hit Inuyasha. He woke up and glared at him.
"Why did you wake me up?"
"Will you grab the phone book for me?"
Miroku pointed to the phone book on the end table beside his bed. Inuyasha glared at Miroku.
"Is that why you woke me up?"
Miroku smiled innocently.
"Uh... yeah."
"Get it yourself, monk."
"But you're right there."
"I'm going to sleep."
"Not if I can help it."
"What?"
"It's already 9."
"So... let me sleep until 9:30."
"Lazy bum."
Miroku turned on his bed, setting his feet on the carpeted floor. When he stood up, he felt something hit him in the back of the head. He looked at the object to see the phone book. Miroku glared at Inuyasha who was already asleep again.
"Yeah, wait until I get up." he mumbled sarcastically.
Sango opened her eyes and sat up. She sighed. She definitely needed coffee this morning. Everything was blurry. She rubbed her eyes. Shaking her head a little, she looked over. 'Kagome must be in the shower.' She heard some water running in the bathroom to confirm her suspicions. 'We're parasailing today.' she thought with a grin. She wanted to try a few things and that was one of them. She knew Kagome was scared of heights, but she was sure she could talk Inuyasha into taking her up there. Inuyasha would always be there if someone was scared. There was no way that he wouldn't do it. Sango grinned. That was a good thing about him. Just then, Kagome came out of the bathroom.
"Hey."
"Hey. What's up?"
"Nothing much."
Sango looked around.
"Wasn't there a coffee pot in the bathroom?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I need some. I can't see straight."
Kagome laughed.
"I'll start it then."
"That's okay. I got to brush my teeth anyway."
Kagome nodded.
"Okay."
Sango went into the bathroom.
Kagome laughed and shook her head. She was waiting for Sango to get coffee. She, normally, drank it every day, but she hadn't had any since they came. She walked out onto the balcony. It was another one of those gorgeous days. The sun's heat was coming down steadily, but there was a slight north breeze to cover it up. It was comfortable. She stepped back inside whenever she heard the bathroom door open.
"You know we're parasailing today, right?"
"Yeah."
"So, are you scared?"
"Sort of, but Inuyasha knows I'm scared of heights and asked if I wanted to go up at the same time."
"Figures. He's considerate with his friends."
Kagome sighed, looking out of the balcony window. "Yeah. He is."
Sango looked at her. "Did I miss something?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You seem... dazed out and daydreaming."
"I was just thinking."
"Right." Sango said sarcastically.
"I am."
"So... nothing happened?"
"Uh... well. Did anything happen with you and Miroku?"
Sango blushed. "What would give you that idea?"
"Oh, nothing. Just the fact that you two kissed on the dance floor last night."
"You saw that?"
"Nah." Kagome said sarcastically.
Sango blushed again. Kagome rolled her eyes. She walked away. "Wait a minute. You didn't answer my question." By the time Sango reached the bathroom door. It was already shut and locked. Someone knocked on the girl's door. Sango went and opened it. Standing there was Inuyasha and Miroku.
"Hey. How's it going?"
"Fine."
"I have made the arrangement for parasailing today."
"Okay, what time do we need to leave?"
"Actually, I was thinking about going in the afternoon."
"Oh, so what are we going to do until then?"
"I don't know. I was thinking about going down to the amusement park."
"That'll be cool."
Miroku looked around. "Where's Kagome?"
"In the bathroom."
Miroku grinned. "Oh, I'll go get her."
"No, you won't monk. Stay put." Inuyasha said with a small growl.
Sango knocked on the bathroom door. Kagome stepped out. "What's going on?"
"We're going to the amusement park until we can go parasailing."
"Oh, okay. When are we leaving?"
"Now. If you want to."
"Okay, give me a few minutes."
The group traveled to the amusement park. Inuyasha and Miroku ran off to the 'scariest roller coaster in the park' or so it was advertised. Kagome and Sango went to some other rides. Kagome looked around and saw the swings. She looked at Sango who was thinking the same thing. They stood in line for the ride.
"So... have you been having a good time?"
"Yeah, so far it's been an awesome trip."
"I agree. It's been fun."
"I have a feeling that we're going to go surfing again. If we do, you guys can go ahead without me. Don't let me drag you behind."
"You're not dragging us behind. We want to help."
"Whatever."
"I'm serious. If they want to hit larger waves, they can go do it. I'm not going out their until you're ready to."
"That'll be never."
"Quit being such a pessimist."
"Whatever."
Sango rolled her eyes at her. "You do fine."
"Miss... will you keep the line going?" the operator asked.
"Sorry."
The girls got on the ride.
With Inuyasha and Miroku:
"Dude, I can't believe that you blew chunks." Miroku came out of the bathroom stall in some new clothes he bought from the gift shop. He threw his other clothes away.
"Shut up. I didn't know the whole ride was upside down."
"If it was upside down, how did you get it on your clothes? Never mind, don't answer that."
They walked out of the bath room. "Come on. We should go find the girls."
Inuyasha and Miroku searched for the girls. Eventually, they met up with them.
"So... how was the ride?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha immediately rolled his eyes. "It WAS good until someone got motion sickness." Inuyasha glared at Miroku.
Sango closed her eyes and shook her head. "That's disturbing."
Miroku looked down at his watch. "Well, it's 15 minutes until noon. Do you want to go get something to eat?"
"Are you two set to go up?" Shippo, the instructor asked. Sango and Miroku nodded. Somehow, it turned out to where Miroku and Sango would go together and Kagome and Inuyasha would go together. Sango nodded. Miroku saw her nod and smiled.
"Let's do this."
Suddenly, a updraft carried the parasail into the air. Sango screamed in surprised. Miroku laughed lightly as they were higher and higher.
"Wow. This is great."
Sango looked down at the boat which was getting smaller by the minute. She looked across the ocean and saw the big blue spots mixing with the dark blue. Many different shades of blue were visible from the air.
"It's so beautiful." Sango commented.
"I must say your beauty compares." Miroku said from behind her. Sango turned her head to see his eyes settle on hers.
"Thanks." Miroku leaned his head forward to rest it on the top of her head. Sango blushed momentarily, but it quickly faded. She smiled as she sighed contentedly. Things were changing in between them. Sango had never admitted it, but she had a crush on him for a long time. The moment came quickly whenever they began going down to the boat.
"Sango, would you ever consider... um... going out with me?" Miroku asked nervously from behind her. Sango smiled brightly.
"Of course, I would."
Miroku felt as if he had been in the dark for many days and he caught a glimpse of light. He took her hand and kissed it. "Thank you."
Sooner or later they had put there feet on the boat. Sango was smiling and Miroku was grinning. Kagome was sitting there nervously and was twiddling her thumbs. Inuyasha stood up.
"How was it?"
"The first part was kind of quick, but the rest was fun. Wait until you see the view."
"Magical." Miroku said without thinking.
Inuyasha just gave him a funny look. "Okay, whatever."
"Are you two ready?" Shippo asked.
"Sure." Inuyasha said as he walked over to the device. Shippo began to strap Inuyasha in.
"Hey, don't get that close to me, man."
Shippo apologized. "Are you ready?" he asked Kagome.
Kagome nodded as she swallowed. She walked over and got strapped in. Inuyasha was watching Shippo closely to make sure he wasn't going to try to pull anything. Shippo saw Inuyasha and gave him an glare.
"I'm not going to do anything."
"You better not."
Shippo secured her in and walked to the front of the boat. "Are you ready?" Kagome shuddered slightly. Inuyasha felt her do so and took her hand into his. Kagome felt his hand in hers and she looked back at him. He gave her a smile of confidence. She smiled back.
"Yeah." she said.
Kagome was as shocked as Sango was when they first got caught in the updraft. She squealed a little too. Inuyasha simply squeezed her hand tighter.
"It'll be okay." he whispered in her ear. Kagome smiled. 'I know it will if I'm with you.' she thought. She now looked around. Her first instint was to close her eyes and not look down, which she began to do.
"Don't you dare close your eyes." Inuyasha said from behind her. "It's an incredible view." She looked around. Now, she knew what Sango was talking about. The mixture of the blues from the water and the green from the trees on the land was soothing. She even saw some people on the beach, swimming and enjoying themselves. Soon, she herself was too. She smiled.
"See... it's not as bad as you thought, is it?"
"No, it's not. Thanks."
"It's no problem, Kagome."
He pointed down. "Look." Kagome turned her head to see some dolphins jumping in and out of the water. Kagome didn't notice, but Inuyasha's head was right next to hers. She glanced into his eyes. Then, she looked back down at the dolphins. As soon as she looked down, he glanced at her. She was enjoying herself now. He smiled and kissed her cheek. Kagome looked at him.
"What was that for?"
"Believing in me."
"I always did believe in you."
"I know, and for that I'm thankful. My life would be different if you didn't pull me out of the corner in kindergarden."
"Your welcome."
The parasail began to lower slowly. Kagome seemed slightly disappointed, but Inuyasha wasn't quite as disappointed. He was sort of ready to get out, especially since his strap was so tight. It wasn't comfortable for a guy. But just then... something went wrong.