Higurashi Kagome's long ebony hair tumbled down out of her ribbon, and onto her bare back. She smoothed it a little, then pulled it over her shoulder and combed her fingers through it. The ribbon floated to the ground near her feet, which were bare, save for the simple flip-flop sandals that protected them from the cold wood beneath. Her Kelley green single-piece bathing suit contrasted quite well with her chocolate eyes. She slid off her sandals, and kicked them under the table. Turning around, her eyes flashed happily.
"Inuyasha! Shippou-chan! Sango-chan! Miroku-sama! Are you guys coming...?"
There was an odd noise, and a remotely tall man with silver-white hair and pointed dog-ears crowning his head stumbled out of the door. Kagome beamed.
"Inuyasha!" she squeaked, and ran over, draping her arms around his neck. He jumped, and turned a pale salmon.
"Houshi-sama... that wasn't very nice of you... Inuyasha really didn't seem to want to go out there." came a soft, female voice. Kagome looked up, and gasped at the girl now standing in the doorway with her head turned over her shoulder.
"Sango-chan!!" she made a sound of utter delight, and pat Inuyasha on the head before moving away from him. Sango turned to face the elated girl.
Inuyasha stumbled, and then stood upright again, brushing off the crimson swim trunks that replaced his usual red kimono and haori. He looked at them skeptically, and then up at Kagome and the other two figures in the door.
Sango's brown-black hair was held long, out of its usual ponytail or traditional miko hairstyle, and he salmon-colored one-piece bathing suit showed more than the taijiya had ever wanted. There was a large open patch directly under her chest, which showed off her stomach to the world. She wrapped her arm around her waist, and flushed a pale pinkish, her face now matching her swimsuit.
The taijiya was glad she held long hair, for the back of her suit was quite open, therefore revealing the large scar that she had so wished to keep hidden from the world. She brought her other hand behind her, and gingerly felt over the slightly sunken in scar, and winced. Not from pain, but rather from remorse.
Her mood suddenly having no choice but to change, she suddenly smiled lightly as Kagome grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the doorway. The younger girl stopped, and let go of her friend's wrist. Glancing back at Sango, she smiled warmly.
"Sango you look fabulous in that color!" she exulted. Sango blushed a bit.
"Houshi-sama, you and Shippou get out here." Sango said flatly, looking over her shoulder at the young monk who still lingered in the doorway.
His hair was still pulled back in the small ponytail as it always was, but his usual Buddhist robes were absent, and instead, replaced by a gray-purple pair of swim trunks, similar to the ones Inuyasha wore. He reached behind him, and picked up the young kitsune demon from a chair.
"Hai, Sango." he said rather obediently, and set Shippou down.
The young demon quickly scurried over to Kagome, and she bent over, graciously picking him up. His usual teal and tan yukata-type outfit no longer remained on his tiny body, but was replaced with the tiniest pair of blueish swim shorts that Kagome had ever seen in her history of clothing shopping. She giggled at him, and he beamed back at her.
"How do I look, Kagome-chan?" he asked eagerly. Kagome smiled warmly back at him.
"You all look great, Shippou-chan." she said, more to the whole group than just the kitsune. She paused, and set him down on the table, walking over to Inuyasha. Picking up his wrist, she read the time off the waterproof watch she had gotten him for a Christmas present the year before. She smiled. "Ahh! Hayaku ne, the Hot Tub should be open now!" she said, and the group nodded.
After a few moments of silence, Miroku piped up.
"Ne, Kagome-sama... remind me what this 'Hot Tub' thing is again...?" he asked, a thoughtful finger pointed in the air.
"It's like a man-made hot spring, Miroku-sama." Kagome explained, turning around and walking backwards.
The monk nodded. "Aa... hai."
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"Inuyasha! Shippou-chan! Sango-chan! Miroku-sama! Are you guys coming...?"
There was an odd noise, and a remotely tall man with silver-white hair and pointed dog-ears crowning his head stumbled out of the door. Kagome beamed.
"Inuyasha!" she squeaked, and ran over, draping her arms around his neck. He jumped, and turned a pale salmon.
"Houshi-sama... that wasn't very nice of you... Inuyasha really didn't seem to want to go out there." came a soft, female voice. Kagome looked up, and gasped at the girl now standing in the doorway with her head turned over her shoulder.
"Sango-chan!!" she made a sound of utter delight, and pat Inuyasha on the head before moving away from him. Sango turned to face the elated girl.
Inuyasha stumbled, and then stood upright again, brushing off the crimson swim trunks that replaced his usual red kimono and haori. He looked at them skeptically, and then up at Kagome and the other two figures in the door.
Sango's brown-black hair was held long, out of its usual ponytail or traditional miko hairstyle, and he salmon-colored one-piece bathing suit showed more than the taijiya had ever wanted. There was a large open patch directly under her chest, which showed off her stomach to the world. She wrapped her arm around her waist, and flushed a pale pinkish, her face now matching her swimsuit.
The taijiya was glad she held long hair, for the back of her suit was quite open, therefore revealing the large scar that she had so wished to keep hidden from the world. She brought her other hand behind her, and gingerly felt over the slightly sunken in scar, and winced. Not from pain, but rather from remorse.
Her mood suddenly having no choice but to change, she suddenly smiled lightly as Kagome grabbed her wrist and pulled her out of the doorway. The younger girl stopped, and let go of her friend's wrist. Glancing back at Sango, she smiled warmly.
"Sango you look fabulous in that color!" she exulted. Sango blushed a bit.
"Houshi-sama, you and Shippou get out here." Sango said flatly, looking over her shoulder at the young monk who still lingered in the doorway.
His hair was still pulled back in the small ponytail as it always was, but his usual Buddhist robes were absent, and instead, replaced by a gray-purple pair of swim trunks, similar to the ones Inuyasha wore. He reached behind him, and picked up the young kitsune demon from a chair.
"Hai, Sango." he said rather obediently, and set Shippou down.
The young demon quickly scurried over to Kagome, and she bent over, graciously picking him up. His usual teal and tan yukata-type outfit no longer remained on his tiny body, but was replaced with the tiniest pair of blueish swim shorts that Kagome had ever seen in her history of clothing shopping. She giggled at him, and he beamed back at her.
"How do I look, Kagome-chan?" he asked eagerly. Kagome smiled warmly back at him.
"You all look great, Shippou-chan." she said, more to the whole group than just the kitsune. She paused, and set him down on the table, walking over to Inuyasha. Picking up his wrist, she read the time off the waterproof watch she had gotten him for a Christmas present the year before. She smiled. "Ahh! Hayaku ne, the Hot Tub should be open now!" she said, and the group nodded.
After a few moments of silence, Miroku piped up.
"Ne, Kagome-sama... remind me what this 'Hot Tub' thing is again...?" he asked, a thoughtful finger pointed in the air.
"It's like a man-made hot spring, Miroku-sama." Kagome explained, turning around and walking backwards.
The monk nodded. "Aa... hai."
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