The original characters and story of 'Inuyasha' do not belong to me. I am in no way making money off of this, so please don't sue *big teary
eyes*!!!! I did create the other characters (Naoko for example).
*AUTHOR'S NOTES*
Yay! I updated. Quite shocking for me actually ^.^;;; The next chapters might get a little...limey...but I won't make it go to far ^.^ Neways, just sit
back and read. The waffy-iness in this chapter is dedicated to Tracy, she obsesses over WAFF. ^^;;;*ahem*
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A School Story:
Chapter 8: Vacation
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"I can't believe I'm doing this," Sheri sighed. She looked up at the sky, walking down the street. She listened to the sound of her sandals clunking
on the pavement.
Naoko shrugged, and then patted her on the shoulder. "Oh, I know Kagome's seriously jealous."
Naomi gasped, "Really? What makes you think that?!" Naomi rolled her eyes. Naoko stuck out her tongue in response.
"So, I take it we're meeting Inuyasha, Kagome and Katsuaki at the beach?" Sheri asked, kicking a bottle top with her left foot. It skidded, making
little 'chink' noises.
"Well, obviously if we're walking to the bus station!" Naomi elbowed Sheri, who didn't respond to her motive. Sheri wasn't cheering up. Naomi
sighed and looked down, Sheri and Kagome *had* gotten into that enormous fight.
There was an awkward silence, and Naoko coughed in order to break it. It worked slightly on Naomi, who looked at Naoko with sort of a distant
stare. Sheri continued walking, and nearly tripped several times.
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Kagome looked up at the sky, the sun beaming brightly into her eyes. She blinked several times, and turned away. It was hardly *ever* this warm
and bright, and when it was, she saw it as a sign of a good day.
Kagome felt like laughing at that. Good...day...? How *could* this day get possibly get any better? She could use help.
She looked over at Inuyasha, who was petrified of the sand. Every time he stepped on it, it burned his feet. He was also extremely embarrassed by his bathing suit, stating that he was 'practically naked.' In her opinion, he was actually very cute in those red shorts.
She turned her head to Miroku and Sango, who were splashing each other in the water. They fit in so much better that Inuyasha, at least they tried to look normal. Inuyasha had been stupefied at using the bathroom, and Kagome had to get Sota to show him. Miroku had strangely gotten the hang of using the bathroom and (especially) the television quickly.
"Oi! Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted, waving, "Got any of those funny friwp fraps?" He folded his arms. Kagome rolled her eyes, and threw her shoes
at him.
"Take 'em or leave 'em!" She shouted back at him, noticing him staring at the hearts that decorated the blue shoes.
"Never mind," He muttered, "I'll look even worse in these stupid things." He tossed them onto the sidewalk in disgust, stepping into the sand. The
sand was hot, very hot. He bit his bottom lip, feeling the unpleasant sensation of burning sand. He began to walk towards Kagome.
"I think he's having a terrible time," Sango stopped splashing Miroku and whispered. Miroku nodded.
"That fool! I told him to bring some of those clever shoes Kagome-sama had." He replied. He splashed Sango, and she splashed him in return.
Katsuaki (who made sure he looked his greatest) walked back to Kagome with sodas.
"Oh, I didn't know you wanted anything, Inuyasha!" Katsuaki said (rather pleased), taking a long sip from his soda. Kagome took a sip of hers,
and offered some to Inuyasha.
"You can have some if you *really* want to," She sighed, noticing his dehydrated look. He shook his head and walked over to Sango and Miroku,
who were still playing around in the water.
Katsuaki shook his head. "What an annoying guy," He took another sip of his drink, savoring the refreshing taste.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, she plopped herself down into the sand. She looked up at Katsuaki who sat down next to her. The soft
breeze blew the sand all over, some getting into Kagome's eyes. She blinked.
"Well," Katsuaki put his hand over his soda, "Inuyasha has no job does he?"
Kagome blushed. No, he didn't have one! He had no money, and Kagome noticed that for the past dew days Inuyasha didn't mooch off her
mother. Sango and Miroku didn't either, but they both showed interest at certain places for jobs. She figured of course they'd understand the
method of 'working.' She sighed. Inuyasha, that idiot!
Noticing her look, Katsuaki could tell he was right. Man, was Inuyasha a loser!
"He has no parental influence, I take it, so he has no discipline?" Kagome's eyes widened at Katsuaki's remark.
"And he just got his first girlfriend? That's sad." Katsuaki sipped again, looking from the side of his eyes at Kagome's chest.
Katsuaki gave a grin at his lecherous thought. He was positive that he
had enough manly charm to bed Marilyn Monroe. He grinned, his eyes wandering her body from the neck down.
Inuyasha was watching him, staring at Katsuaki. He growled, Katsuaki gave a perverted grin when Kagome stood up (her back
to both of them), her bathing suit becoming twice as clingy than before.
Miroku and Sango stopped their chatting, and turned to see what Inuyasha was strongly fixated on.
"Ah," Miroku laughed, "Checking out the scenery, Inuyasha?" Sango bopped him on the head and rolled her eyes.
"No, that bastard Katsuaki is checking Kagome out," Inuyasha snarled in return, cracking his knuckles.
"Now, let's not be hasty." Miroku pushed Inuyasha's arm down to a slightly more friendly level. "He's supposed to look at her that way. They're in
that sort of relationship."
"I don't think they're quite intimate," Sango replied, re-doing her hair in a ponytail, "Kagome told me she wants to save herself for the *real*
thing."
"What does that mean?" Inuyasha turned to Sango, who in return clapped once.
"It's the same thing I plan on doing. It when you promise yourself never to you know...do 'it' until you're really in love. Kagome told me all about
it. She doesn't think that Katsu-kun is quite the charm." She replied, noticing that Miroku was looking at *her* the same was Katsuaki was looking
at Kagome. "You hentai! You wipe that grin off your face!"
Inuyasha covered his eyes, and several guys gathered around. Sango's eyes widened.
"Sango, the strap to your 'bikini' *finger quotes* snapped off." Miroku said rather calmly, and Sango's face turned scarlet.
"Nani?!" She gasped looking down, and the guys began to hoot and laugh. Sango covered her exposed chest with her arms, and Miroku walked
in front of her. The guys booed and shouted at Miroku to move.
"The show is over," He snapped, escorting Sango over to their towels. The guys (including Katsuaki) moaned and grumbled while walking away.
Sango's face was red and she was threatening to beat Miroku if he peeked. Inuyasha uncovered his eyes, and saw Kagome running towards him.
"What happened?" She asked, she had her black hair in two Dorothy-pigtails.
"Sango's baekeenie strap popped off. I guess she was to fat or something." Inuyasha shrugged, and Kagome gave him a nasty look.
"It's 'bikini' and she's not fat, that's a rude thing to say. How would you like it if I called you fat?" She asked, narrowing her eyes, and they began
to walk along the shore. The sand was much cooler by the water's edge, so Inuyasha walked with ease.
"Oooo...I'd run away and cry." He replied sarcastically. "You women must be very beauty obsessed. You cover your face in that paint. Spend
hours with your appearance."
"If it weren't for makeup, I'd be hella ugly!" Kagome laughed, "Besides it's fun to buy. All the colors, you know?" She tucked a stray strand of hair
behind her ear. Inuyasha just gave a weak smile and looked back at her. Now that she thought about it, he *was* pretty cute...she blushed. What
was she thinking?
"You wouldn't be ugly," He sighed, "And it doesn't matter anyways. I would never care how my girlfriend or wife looked like. I'd just care about
what she's like inside. I could name *some* guys who are into the look thing, but I won't go into that."
Kagome blushed harder. He really would *care* about someone? He didn't strike her as the type of person who would look on the inside, but
maybe looks weren't important to a hanyou.
"So," She coughed, changing the subject, "Prepared for a night of partying on Naoko's dad's ship?"
"It's a whole friggin' ship?!" He gaped.
"Well, yeah! Her family's really rich I take it, she's quiiiite spoiled. That choker Naomi thought was covered in rhinestones...they're actually
diamonds." Kagome replied, patting him on the back. She looked behind her, seeing the footprints they left behind. His feet were much larger
than hers. Well, Inuyasha was much taller, Katsuaki was at least three to five inches shorter than Inuyasha.
"We're not going to be the only ones, are we?" He asked again, looking up at the blue sky. He had never seen weather *this* clear before.
Kagome looked up too, trying to stall before answering his question. After what she had heard from Miroku, being around was quite different
than usual. Somewhat uncomfortable...especially since they were alone and she was in a bathing suit.
He plopped himself into the sand, and Kagome sat next to him.
"I don't really think that I wanna 'party'. It going to be too confusing." He muttered, looking at her quietly. She smiled.
"Well, just hang around me. You'll get it. If Miroku can understand not to flirt with women at school, you'll understand how to dance." Kagome
giggled. She noticed that he smiled in return, and she blushed. "What?"
"You know," Inuyasha looked at the shining water, "You're really cute when you smile."
Her eyes widened, it was probably the first compliment from him she had ever heard. To anybody. She reached out and patted him on the
shoulder.
"Thanks," She smiled, feeling her face turn even redder than it already was. He just looked at her and smiled. Everything was quiet, the sound of
little kids playing in the water far beyond the reach of their ears. The sounds of the blue waves and each other's voices were the only sounds.
"When you're quiet, you scare me a lot Inuyasha!" Kagome laughed, and he smiled weakly.
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Midori laughed, and Etsuko just rolled her eyes. Her black hair was pulled in a bun now, he brown eyes flashing with anger.
"What crawled up your ass and died?" Midori snapped, taking another long drink from his glass. He then grabbed some pocky, stuffing it
violently into his mouth.
"You have no problem for sea-sickness, do you?" She asked coldly, snatching the box away from him before he could grab another. He frowned.
"Hey, look here Etsuko! I'm her on your precious whim. You invited me." Midori laughed so hard he snorted, sending pocky crumbs out of his
mouth. Etsuko cringed.
Etsuko brushed a moist crumb off her chest and gagged. Soon, her baby sister Naoko would be here with her
stupid friends. Her 'Daddy' always spoiled Naoko. Etsuko was practically ignored. She despised her sister.
"So do you know that Inuyasha guy?" Midori asked, pocky still being magnetized from his mouth to...well...everything else. Etsuko narrowed her
eyes, this man had no manners!
"I haven't actually met him, but I do know he is," Etsuko threw a plastic bag of napkins at Midori, "What about that boy?"
"I heard from Miroku that he has the hots for that Kagome girl. You know, the one Katsu-kun is using." He reached for the pocky in her hand,
but she abruptly dragged it away. The remaining snacks fell against the side of the box. Mupfh.
"Kagome Higurashi? How strange, she's quite the homely type. Maybe if she dressed herself up a little more, she'd be attractive." Etsuko had
been noted for being cold.
"I think she's hot," Midori grinned.
"Well, obviously Katsuaki does too, he's using that girl like a toothbrush. Too bad she can't see it." Etsuko walked over to the window and looked
out at the waves. They rocked gently against the boat, Etsuko could gently feel them.
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"Oh...my...god!" Naomi sat next to Kagome on the deck of the boat. "He gave you the S.H.T.L.T?!"
"The what?!" Kagome's expression was utterly confused. Naomi had a thing for abbreviations, a habit nobody seemed to like.
"Spontaneous Hand To Leg Thing!" Naomi gasped again, looking as if she were going to wet her pants then and there.
"He just put his hand on my leg, that's all."
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE WAS THINKING WHEN HE DID THAT?!" Naoko screamed from behind them, and Naomi flew off her beach chair in shock.
Kagome just jumped.
"You bitch! Do you know that you just gave me a fucking heart attack?" Naomi tried to pull herself onto the deck chair, but Naoko was much
quicker. She jumped onto the chair with a quick 'omph.'
"Do you have any IDEA how much Inuyasha was coming on to you?!" Kagome's eye widened as Naoko yelled into her face.
"Inuyasha was *not* coming on to me! Inuyasha is not the one for sex, he's quite...reserved."
"Yeah, uh-huh. That's just why he grabbed her leg." Naomi rolled her eyes. "Tell me exactly what happened."
~*~*~*~
Kagome stretched out her legs, admiring the imprint they left in the brown sand. The sand was warm, and it seemed Inuyasha had gotten
used to it himself. He was staring at the water, resting his hands on the palms of his hands. Kagome blushed when she noticed again that he had
an attractive profile shot.
"Oi Kagome," His voice was calm, his expression didn't change.
"Ohuh?" Kagome was knocked out of her staring-at-Inuyasha-session by the sound of his voice.
"I have a question," He sighed, his eyes were filled with a sort of lonliness. "Kagome, what...what exactly do you think of me?" He
sounded...depressed.
It took Kagome several minutes to contimplate her response. Arguments...Shikon shards...Kikyo. Everything flooded into her mind, everything
that could impact her perspective of Inuyasha. Kikyo...mainly Kikyo. According to Miroku, Inuyasha loved Kagome. How could she love Inuyasha
if he loved Kikyo? Kagome was the reincarnation of Kikyo...
"You're a wonderful friend," Kagome replied without thinking. Was that what she had meant to say? No...no...It wasn't...
"Really?" He asked back. She expected his face to lighten up, but it dimmed immensely. There was about five minutes of silence.
He reached over and placed his hand on her leg. She blushed.
"I'm gonna get something to eat," He sighed, and Kagome felt a light squeeze on her leg. Something only she would notice, only she could feel.
She watched him get up and leave.
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"Oh was he ever hitting on you!" Naomi gasped again, and Kagome thought that she resembled a fish. Kagome cringed.
"Oh Kagome, you're a real woman now!" Etsuko had appeared, her eyes a glassy dark brown. Her lips were pursed together in the most
displeasing fashion, and her arms were folded. It was interesing how she could always look angry.
"Go to hell, Etsuko." Naoko was suddenly not her usual scatter-brained self. "Leave us alone."
"How dare you speak to your older sister that way? Show me some respect, little girl." Etsuko's voice was harsh, insulting. Her eyes became
glassier, and she pursed her lips together like they were glued.
Naoko glared at her sister, i want her to die she has always been mean
Etsuko looked at Kagome, "You and what's-his-face better not get too cozy," She snarled, "Because I will NOT hesitate to tell Katsuaki."
"Does Kagome look like a whore to you?" Naoko snapped. Naoko hated her sister ever since she was little. Now that they were older, Etsuko
became jealous that Naoko (even when not a fake blonde) was prettier and more well-liked.
Etsuko walked off, the other girls watched her walk away.
"So," Kagome muttered, reverting her stare to Naoko, "If you're so smart, how else can you tell if a guy is making a move on you?"
Naoko inhaled deeply, searching her limited knowledge for facts of flirting.
"Well, he'll stare into your eyes for a long time if he really loves-" Naoko was interrupted rudely by Naomi.
"DON'T say 'love'. You never know when someone honestly loves you at first. You have to wait for a while to tell." Naomi's words were true, and
for once Kagome agreed with her.
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Inuyasha looked out the window. He didn't like being on this boat, Naoko made it seem like it was humungous. It wasn't that big at all actually.
Well, compared to her statements.
Inuyasha swallowed hard. The only reason he had decided to come up here...was to be with Kagome. Sango came for the makeup, concerts,
parties, and clothes. Miroku for well...the women. Inuyasha wanted be with Kagome...he couldn't bear the thought of her being gone for such a
long time. She would come back, yes, but still...
Miroku and Sango walked into the tiny room. Inuyasha turned around, they were busy chatting about the boat to even notice him.
"It's quite nice," Sango looked up at the ceiling, "I've never seen a boat with walls and a top. And these lanterns! You pull one of those and they
come on!" She grinned at the light switches, and flipped one on. The lights glowed when she did.
"Yes, it's quite interesting. I especially have an interest in the 'television.'" Miroku pointed in the corner where a small television set rested on a
table.
The room was only slightly decorated, and picture of a brown kitten with a giant fuchsia bow hung lopsided on the wall. The lights weren't at all
very attractive, rather old and junky, chipped and rusted. The wallpaper was evenly on, but it was white with thick ugly fuchsia stripes to match
the kitty picture. The floor also happened to be fuchsia.
Sango thought, looking at the hideous wallpaper.
Noticing Inuyasha (who had returned his gaze to outside) Miroku walked over and looked outside as well.
"Anything interesting out there?" He teased, Inuyasha glared at him.
"Will you leave me alone you perverted monk?" Inuyasha snapped. Doing well, recovery. Inuyasha walked away from the window, gently
shoving Miroku aside.
"I'm going to take a shower...when I find the bathroom," Inuyasha growled as he ripped open his duffle bag. The Tetsusaiga rested on top of his
clothing, and he threw it aside. Grabbing a pair of black jeans and red t-shirt, Inuyasha walked out the door and slammed it behind him. He
listened to the rough sound of his tennis shoes (wasn't that what they were called?) slam against the deck. TOMP TOMP. Right left.
Kagome walked silently, her own shoes making a gentle 'fwip' again the deck came strolling around the corner. She was wearing a yellow
sundress with blue flowers. She was looking down, Inuyasha unable to see her expression. She had her arms folded.
Kagome lost her thought as soon as she walked directly into
Inuyasha. She looked up, blushing. He looked down at her, noticing that she had been crying.
"Are you okay, Kagome?" he put his arms on the side of her arms. "Kagome?"
"I-I-I'm fine," She whispered, looking away from him. She didn't want to talk to him; she didn't want to talk to anyone.
"Inuyasha, I'm busy," She tried to twist from his grasp, but this enticed him to hold on to her tighter. "It's none of your business...it's nothing..."
"Kagome, tell me what's wrong! Maybe I can help." He looked directly into her eyes and Kagome stared at him. She soon looked away, and after
several moments of silence Inuyasha let her go. She walked quietly to what was considered the kitchen, and slammed the door behind her.
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"I bet she's fooling around with him! That bitch." Katsuaki slammed his fist onto the deck chair next to Etsuko. She eyed him angrily, warning
him not to make such a scene again.
"You asshole," Etsuko growled, "As much as I find her annoying, you didn't have to slap her. I find her friendship with Inuyasha as equally
threatening to your relationship as you do, but you don't actually know if there is anything between them." Etsuko took a sip of her sake. It was
quite refreshing, soothing her throat from a day of yelling.
"How much do you want to bet she probably is? Well?!" Katsuaki yelled, and Etsuko threw her sake into his face.
"Shut up." She gave him another one of her shut-the-hell-up-you-ass looks, and he remained silent.
"We can fix all of this later."
~Fin!
eyes*!!!! I did create the other characters (Naoko for example).
*AUTHOR'S NOTES*
Yay! I updated. Quite shocking for me actually ^.^;;; The next chapters might get a little...limey...but I won't make it go to far ^.^ Neways, just sit
back and read. The waffy-iness in this chapter is dedicated to Tracy, she obsesses over WAFF. ^^;;;*ahem*
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A School Story:
Chapter 8: Vacation
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"I can't believe I'm doing this," Sheri sighed. She looked up at the sky, walking down the street. She listened to the sound of her sandals clunking
on the pavement.
Naoko shrugged, and then patted her on the shoulder. "Oh, I know Kagome's seriously jealous."
Naomi gasped, "Really? What makes you think that?!" Naomi rolled her eyes. Naoko stuck out her tongue in response.
"So, I take it we're meeting Inuyasha, Kagome and Katsuaki at the beach?" Sheri asked, kicking a bottle top with her left foot. It skidded, making
little 'chink' noises.
"Well, obviously if we're walking to the bus station!" Naomi elbowed Sheri, who didn't respond to her motive. Sheri wasn't cheering up. Naomi
sighed and looked down, Sheri and Kagome *had* gotten into that enormous fight.
There was an awkward silence, and Naoko coughed in order to break it. It worked slightly on Naomi, who looked at Naoko with sort of a distant
stare. Sheri continued walking, and nearly tripped several times.
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Kagome looked up at the sky, the sun beaming brightly into her eyes. She blinked several times, and turned away. It was hardly *ever* this warm
and bright, and when it was, she saw it as a sign of a good day.
Kagome felt like laughing at that. Good...day...? How *could* this day get possibly get any better? She could use help.
She looked over at Inuyasha, who was petrified of the sand. Every time he stepped on it, it burned his feet. He was also extremely embarrassed by his bathing suit, stating that he was 'practically naked.' In her opinion, he was actually very cute in those red shorts.
She turned her head to Miroku and Sango, who were splashing each other in the water. They fit in so much better that Inuyasha, at least they tried to look normal. Inuyasha had been stupefied at using the bathroom, and Kagome had to get Sota to show him. Miroku had strangely gotten the hang of using the bathroom and (especially) the television quickly.
"Oi! Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted, waving, "Got any of those funny friwp fraps?" He folded his arms. Kagome rolled her eyes, and threw her shoes
at him.
"Take 'em or leave 'em!" She shouted back at him, noticing him staring at the hearts that decorated the blue shoes.
"Never mind," He muttered, "I'll look even worse in these stupid things." He tossed them onto the sidewalk in disgust, stepping into the sand. The
sand was hot, very hot. He bit his bottom lip, feeling the unpleasant sensation of burning sand. He began to walk towards Kagome.
"I think he's having a terrible time," Sango stopped splashing Miroku and whispered. Miroku nodded.
"That fool! I told him to bring some of those clever shoes Kagome-sama had." He replied. He splashed Sango, and she splashed him in return.
Katsuaki (who made sure he looked his greatest) walked back to Kagome with sodas.
"Oh, I didn't know you wanted anything, Inuyasha!" Katsuaki said (rather pleased), taking a long sip from his soda. Kagome took a sip of hers,
and offered some to Inuyasha.
"You can have some if you *really* want to," She sighed, noticing his dehydrated look. He shook his head and walked over to Sango and Miroku,
who were still playing around in the water.
Katsuaki shook his head. "What an annoying guy," He took another sip of his drink, savoring the refreshing taste.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked, she plopped herself down into the sand. She looked up at Katsuaki who sat down next to her. The soft
breeze blew the sand all over, some getting into Kagome's eyes. She blinked.
"Well," Katsuaki put his hand over his soda, "Inuyasha has no job does he?"
Kagome blushed. No, he didn't have one! He had no money, and Kagome noticed that for the past dew days Inuyasha didn't mooch off her
mother. Sango and Miroku didn't either, but they both showed interest at certain places for jobs. She figured of course they'd understand the
method of 'working.' She sighed. Inuyasha, that idiot!
Noticing her look, Katsuaki could tell he was right. Man, was Inuyasha a loser!
"He has no parental influence, I take it, so he has no discipline?" Kagome's eyes widened at Katsuaki's remark.
"And he just got his first girlfriend? That's sad." Katsuaki sipped again, looking from the side of his eyes at Kagome's chest.
Katsuaki gave a grin at his lecherous thought. He was positive that he
had enough manly charm to bed Marilyn Monroe. He grinned, his eyes wandering her body from the neck down.
Inuyasha was watching him, staring at Katsuaki. He growled, Katsuaki gave a perverted grin when Kagome stood up (her back
to both of them), her bathing suit becoming twice as clingy than before.
Miroku and Sango stopped their chatting, and turned to see what Inuyasha was strongly fixated on.
"Ah," Miroku laughed, "Checking out the scenery, Inuyasha?" Sango bopped him on the head and rolled her eyes.
"No, that bastard Katsuaki is checking Kagome out," Inuyasha snarled in return, cracking his knuckles.
"Now, let's not be hasty." Miroku pushed Inuyasha's arm down to a slightly more friendly level. "He's supposed to look at her that way. They're in
that sort of relationship."
"I don't think they're quite intimate," Sango replied, re-doing her hair in a ponytail, "Kagome told me she wants to save herself for the *real*
thing."
"What does that mean?" Inuyasha turned to Sango, who in return clapped once.
"It's the same thing I plan on doing. It when you promise yourself never to you know...do 'it' until you're really in love. Kagome told me all about
it. She doesn't think that Katsu-kun is quite the charm." She replied, noticing that Miroku was looking at *her* the same was Katsuaki was looking
at Kagome. "You hentai! You wipe that grin off your face!"
Inuyasha covered his eyes, and several guys gathered around. Sango's eyes widened.
"Sango, the strap to your 'bikini' *finger quotes* snapped off." Miroku said rather calmly, and Sango's face turned scarlet.
"Nani?!" She gasped looking down, and the guys began to hoot and laugh. Sango covered her exposed chest with her arms, and Miroku walked
in front of her. The guys booed and shouted at Miroku to move.
"The show is over," He snapped, escorting Sango over to their towels. The guys (including Katsuaki) moaned and grumbled while walking away.
Sango's face was red and she was threatening to beat Miroku if he peeked. Inuyasha uncovered his eyes, and saw Kagome running towards him.
"What happened?" She asked, she had her black hair in two Dorothy-pigtails.
"Sango's baekeenie strap popped off. I guess she was to fat or something." Inuyasha shrugged, and Kagome gave him a nasty look.
"It's 'bikini' and she's not fat, that's a rude thing to say. How would you like it if I called you fat?" She asked, narrowing her eyes, and they began
to walk along the shore. The sand was much cooler by the water's edge, so Inuyasha walked with ease.
"Oooo...I'd run away and cry." He replied sarcastically. "You women must be very beauty obsessed. You cover your face in that paint. Spend
hours with your appearance."
"If it weren't for makeup, I'd be hella ugly!" Kagome laughed, "Besides it's fun to buy. All the colors, you know?" She tucked a stray strand of hair
behind her ear. Inuyasha just gave a weak smile and looked back at her. Now that she thought about it, he *was* pretty cute...she blushed. What
was she thinking?
"You wouldn't be ugly," He sighed, "And it doesn't matter anyways. I would never care how my girlfriend or wife looked like. I'd just care about
what she's like inside. I could name *some* guys who are into the look thing, but I won't go into that."
Kagome blushed harder. He really would *care* about someone? He didn't strike her as the type of person who would look on the inside, but
maybe looks weren't important to a hanyou.
"So," She coughed, changing the subject, "Prepared for a night of partying on Naoko's dad's ship?"
"It's a whole friggin' ship?!" He gaped.
"Well, yeah! Her family's really rich I take it, she's quiiiite spoiled. That choker Naomi thought was covered in rhinestones...they're actually
diamonds." Kagome replied, patting him on the back. She looked behind her, seeing the footprints they left behind. His feet were much larger
than hers. Well, Inuyasha was much taller, Katsuaki was at least three to five inches shorter than Inuyasha.
"We're not going to be the only ones, are we?" He asked again, looking up at the blue sky. He had never seen weather *this* clear before.
Kagome looked up too, trying to stall before answering his question. After what she had heard from Miroku, being around was quite different
than usual. Somewhat uncomfortable...especially since they were alone and she was in a bathing suit.
He plopped himself into the sand, and Kagome sat next to him.
"I don't really think that I wanna 'party'. It going to be too confusing." He muttered, looking at her quietly. She smiled.
"Well, just hang around me. You'll get it. If Miroku can understand not to flirt with women at school, you'll understand how to dance." Kagome
giggled. She noticed that he smiled in return, and she blushed. "What?"
"You know," Inuyasha looked at the shining water, "You're really cute when you smile."
Her eyes widened, it was probably the first compliment from him she had ever heard. To anybody. She reached out and patted him on the
shoulder.
"Thanks," She smiled, feeling her face turn even redder than it already was. He just looked at her and smiled. Everything was quiet, the sound of
little kids playing in the water far beyond the reach of their ears. The sounds of the blue waves and each other's voices were the only sounds.
"When you're quiet, you scare me a lot Inuyasha!" Kagome laughed, and he smiled weakly.
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Midori laughed, and Etsuko just rolled her eyes. Her black hair was pulled in a bun now, he brown eyes flashing with anger.
"What crawled up your ass and died?" Midori snapped, taking another long drink from his glass. He then grabbed some pocky, stuffing it
violently into his mouth.
"You have no problem for sea-sickness, do you?" She asked coldly, snatching the box away from him before he could grab another. He frowned.
"Hey, look here Etsuko! I'm her on your precious whim. You invited me." Midori laughed so hard he snorted, sending pocky crumbs out of his
mouth. Etsuko cringed.
Etsuko brushed a moist crumb off her chest and gagged. Soon, her baby sister Naoko would be here with her
stupid friends. Her 'Daddy' always spoiled Naoko. Etsuko was practically ignored. She despised her sister.
"So do you know that Inuyasha guy?" Midori asked, pocky still being magnetized from his mouth to...well...everything else. Etsuko narrowed her
eyes, this man had no manners!
"I haven't actually met him, but I do know he is," Etsuko threw a plastic bag of napkins at Midori, "What about that boy?"
"I heard from Miroku that he has the hots for that Kagome girl. You know, the one Katsu-kun is using." He reached for the pocky in her hand,
but she abruptly dragged it away. The remaining snacks fell against the side of the box. Mupfh.
"Kagome Higurashi? How strange, she's quite the homely type. Maybe if she dressed herself up a little more, she'd be attractive." Etsuko had
been noted for being cold.
"I think she's hot," Midori grinned.
"Well, obviously Katsuaki does too, he's using that girl like a toothbrush. Too bad she can't see it." Etsuko walked over to the window and looked
out at the waves. They rocked gently against the boat, Etsuko could gently feel them.
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"Oh...my...god!" Naomi sat next to Kagome on the deck of the boat. "He gave you the S.H.T.L.T?!"
"The what?!" Kagome's expression was utterly confused. Naomi had a thing for abbreviations, a habit nobody seemed to like.
"Spontaneous Hand To Leg Thing!" Naomi gasped again, looking as if she were going to wet her pants then and there.
"He just put his hand on my leg, that's all."
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE WAS THINKING WHEN HE DID THAT?!" Naoko screamed from behind them, and Naomi flew off her beach chair in shock.
Kagome just jumped.
"You bitch! Do you know that you just gave me a fucking heart attack?" Naomi tried to pull herself onto the deck chair, but Naoko was much
quicker. She jumped onto the chair with a quick 'omph.'
"Do you have any IDEA how much Inuyasha was coming on to you?!" Kagome's eye widened as Naoko yelled into her face.
"Inuyasha was *not* coming on to me! Inuyasha is not the one for sex, he's quite...reserved."
"Yeah, uh-huh. That's just why he grabbed her leg." Naomi rolled her eyes. "Tell me exactly what happened."
~*~*~*~
Kagome stretched out her legs, admiring the imprint they left in the brown sand. The sand was warm, and it seemed Inuyasha had gotten
used to it himself. He was staring at the water, resting his hands on the palms of his hands. Kagome blushed when she noticed again that he had
an attractive profile shot.
"Oi Kagome," His voice was calm, his expression didn't change.
"Ohuh?" Kagome was knocked out of her staring-at-Inuyasha-session by the sound of his voice.
"I have a question," He sighed, his eyes were filled with a sort of lonliness. "Kagome, what...what exactly do you think of me?" He
sounded...depressed.
It took Kagome several minutes to contimplate her response. Arguments...Shikon shards...Kikyo. Everything flooded into her mind, everything
that could impact her perspective of Inuyasha. Kikyo...mainly Kikyo. According to Miroku, Inuyasha loved Kagome. How could she love Inuyasha
if he loved Kikyo? Kagome was the reincarnation of Kikyo...
"You're a wonderful friend," Kagome replied without thinking. Was that what she had meant to say? No...no...It wasn't...
"Really?" He asked back. She expected his face to lighten up, but it dimmed immensely. There was about five minutes of silence.
He reached over and placed his hand on her leg. She blushed.
"I'm gonna get something to eat," He sighed, and Kagome felt a light squeeze on her leg. Something only she would notice, only she could feel.
She watched him get up and leave.
~*~*~*~
"Oh was he ever hitting on you!" Naomi gasped again, and Kagome thought that she resembled a fish. Kagome cringed.
"Oh Kagome, you're a real woman now!" Etsuko had appeared, her eyes a glassy dark brown. Her lips were pursed together in the most
displeasing fashion, and her arms were folded. It was interesing how she could always look angry.
"Go to hell, Etsuko." Naoko was suddenly not her usual scatter-brained self. "Leave us alone."
"How dare you speak to your older sister that way? Show me some respect, little girl." Etsuko's voice was harsh, insulting. Her eyes became
glassier, and she pursed her lips together like they were glued.
Naoko glared at her sister, i want her to die she has always been mean
Etsuko looked at Kagome, "You and what's-his-face better not get too cozy," She snarled, "Because I will NOT hesitate to tell Katsuaki."
"Does Kagome look like a whore to you?" Naoko snapped. Naoko hated her sister ever since she was little. Now that they were older, Etsuko
became jealous that Naoko (even when not a fake blonde) was prettier and more well-liked.
Etsuko walked off, the other girls watched her walk away.
"So," Kagome muttered, reverting her stare to Naoko, "If you're so smart, how else can you tell if a guy is making a move on you?"
Naoko inhaled deeply, searching her limited knowledge for facts of flirting.
"Well, he'll stare into your eyes for a long time if he really loves-" Naoko was interrupted rudely by Naomi.
"DON'T say 'love'. You never know when someone honestly loves you at first. You have to wait for a while to tell." Naomi's words were true, and
for once Kagome agreed with her.
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Inuyasha looked out the window. He didn't like being on this boat, Naoko made it seem like it was humungous. It wasn't that big at all actually.
Well, compared to her statements.
Inuyasha swallowed hard. The only reason he had decided to come up here...was to be with Kagome. Sango came for the makeup, concerts,
parties, and clothes. Miroku for well...the women. Inuyasha wanted be with Kagome...he couldn't bear the thought of her being gone for such a
long time. She would come back, yes, but still...
Miroku and Sango walked into the tiny room. Inuyasha turned around, they were busy chatting about the boat to even notice him.
"It's quite nice," Sango looked up at the ceiling, "I've never seen a boat with walls and a top. And these lanterns! You pull one of those and they
come on!" She grinned at the light switches, and flipped one on. The lights glowed when she did.
"Yes, it's quite interesting. I especially have an interest in the 'television.'" Miroku pointed in the corner where a small television set rested on a
table.
The room was only slightly decorated, and picture of a brown kitten with a giant fuchsia bow hung lopsided on the wall. The lights weren't at all
very attractive, rather old and junky, chipped and rusted. The wallpaper was evenly on, but it was white with thick ugly fuchsia stripes to match
the kitty picture. The floor also happened to be fuchsia.
Sango thought, looking at the hideous wallpaper.
Noticing Inuyasha (who had returned his gaze to outside) Miroku walked over and looked outside as well.
"Anything interesting out there?" He teased, Inuyasha glared at him.
"Will you leave me alone you perverted monk?" Inuyasha snapped. Doing well, recovery. Inuyasha walked away from the window, gently
shoving Miroku aside.
"I'm going to take a shower...when I find the bathroom," Inuyasha growled as he ripped open his duffle bag. The Tetsusaiga rested on top of his
clothing, and he threw it aside. Grabbing a pair of black jeans and red t-shirt, Inuyasha walked out the door and slammed it behind him. He
listened to the rough sound of his tennis shoes (wasn't that what they were called?) slam against the deck. TOMP TOMP. Right left.
Kagome walked silently, her own shoes making a gentle 'fwip' again the deck came strolling around the corner. She was wearing a yellow
sundress with blue flowers. She was looking down, Inuyasha unable to see her expression. She had her arms folded.
Kagome lost her thought as soon as she walked directly into
Inuyasha. She looked up, blushing. He looked down at her, noticing that she had been crying.
"Are you okay, Kagome?" he put his arms on the side of her arms. "Kagome?"
"I-I-I'm fine," She whispered, looking away from him. She didn't want to talk to him; she didn't want to talk to anyone.
"Inuyasha, I'm busy," She tried to twist from his grasp, but this enticed him to hold on to her tighter. "It's none of your business...it's nothing..."
"Kagome, tell me what's wrong! Maybe I can help." He looked directly into her eyes and Kagome stared at him. She soon looked away, and after
several moments of silence Inuyasha let her go. She walked quietly to what was considered the kitchen, and slammed the door behind her.
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"I bet she's fooling around with him! That bitch." Katsuaki slammed his fist onto the deck chair next to Etsuko. She eyed him angrily, warning
him not to make such a scene again.
"You asshole," Etsuko growled, "As much as I find her annoying, you didn't have to slap her. I find her friendship with Inuyasha as equally
threatening to your relationship as you do, but you don't actually know if there is anything between them." Etsuko took a sip of her sake. It was
quite refreshing, soothing her throat from a day of yelling.
"How much do you want to bet she probably is? Well?!" Katsuaki yelled, and Etsuko threw her sake into his face.
"Shut up." She gave him another one of her shut-the-hell-up-you-ass looks, and he remained silent.
"We can fix all of this later."
~Fin!