A/N- aaaghhhhh…. No matter how hard I try I can never update more than once a week. *bangs head against wall* ugh. Oh well. In this chapter, all the other characters make their appearances. That would be Miroku and Kouga. And Shippou, of course.

Disclaimer- I now own a black feather boa and a pin that says 'I am 1!' but I do not own the IY anime/manga!!!

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LOVE BOAT

Chapter 5

THE DANCE

PART 2



Inuyasha continued gaping at Sesshoumaru and Kagome.

Then, finally, he woke up enough to see that the girl was actually dragging his brother to the dance floor.

So Sesshoumaru really hadn't got himself a girl.

A girl had caught herself Sesshoumaru.

Inuyasha pitied the girl.

***

Miroku straightened his bow tie one last time in front of the mirror. He wanted to look perfect so the girls at the dance would like him.

He wondered how Inuyasha was doing. The poor guy had left wearing a baseball cap and a stained tux.

The tux, baseball cap, and Inuyasha's sneakers lay in a pile in the corner. Evidently someone had remarked of Inuyasha's choice of attire because he had arrived back a few minutes ago, cursing and tossing off the offending garments.

That Inuyasha can be a real baka at times thought Miroku.

***

Kouga lifted the map of the ship in front of his face once more.

He had absolutely no idea where he was going. This was the 3rd time today he had gotten lost on this god-forsaken ship.

Kouga's ears perked up at the sound of music and people talking. It was coming from a room above him.

"Ahaha! So I finally found this damn party!"

He lifted the map once again to find the nearest set of stairs.

To his absolute horror, the closest way to get up to the main deck was some stairs which appeared to be down the hallway he had seen blocked with a sign marked 'Cleaning. Please use other stairs.'

And the 'other stairs' were all the way on the other side of the ship.

Kouga groaned and banged his head against the wall.

***

"C'mon… It'll be fun!"

"Ah…"

"That sounded enough like a 'yes' to me! This is my favorite song!"

Kagome was still attempting to drag a rather unenthusiastic Sesshoumaru to the dance floor.

Sesshoumaru bit his lip. What the hell was happening here?

***

Inuyasha nearly laughed aloud at the bewildered expression on his brother's face as the girl dragged him the last few feet onto the dance floor.

Why wasn't Sesshoumaru being his usual cold self? Sure, the girl was pretty good looking, but Inuyasha had seen his brother turn down far better looking women without missing a beat.

The girl was now attempting to position Sesshoumaru's arms properly so they could dance to a slow song.

"Is that your brother up there? Dancing with that babe?"

Inuyasha nearly jumped at the sound of Miroku's voice behind him.

"Yeah. Can you believe it?" he replied, turning to face Miroku.

But then he realized that Miroku was already making a beeline for Sesshoumaru and the girl.

Perplexed, Inuyasha wondered exactly what his friend was intending to do.

***

Miroku was clearing the last few feet to the dance floor when the doors out onto the deck flew open.

"Is" pant "this the" pant "dance?" An exhausted looking man stumbled through the doorway.

The man's hair was windblown and he held a tattered map of the ship in one hand.

Miroku the realized that the man was actually a boy named Kouga that he knew from school.

"Hey, Kouga!" he shouted

"Miroku?" Kouga groaned. "Why did you, of all people, have to be on the boat?!"

"Just rotten luck on your part, I guess!" Miroku replied with a twinkle in his eye.

"Ughhh… I don't feel so good."

And with that Kouga collapsed into a heap on the floor.

***

Naraku stumbled up to the door. At least it wasn't glass.

He shoved it open.

And promptly tripped over Kouga, who was still lying unconscious in the doorway.



A/N- aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhgggggggggh! I'm just gonna upload what I finished now and type a really short chapter to finish this chap. Off. Sorry. I went to Cedar Point (y'know, world's best amusement park…) on Saturday and had to do some community service Sunday, so ahgh, I need sleep! *is a walking zombie* Will be back hopefully soon with rest of chapter!