thankies for all the reviews! gomen for not writing this chapter sooner.....i had to figure out a few (hundreds) of plot problems.

lookie here! im finally gettin offa mah lazy ass and writin another chapter!

*Disclaimer - when Shippo can win a fight*

Discrimination

As Inuyasha was fending off NC-17 material, Kagome was enjoying herself quite well. She and Sango had found more of their friends and were having the time of their lives dancing and being silly. Not to mention that they had successfully avoided Miroku for an hour. The guy just had too many weaknesses when it came to girls....

"Hey Sango!" Kagome shouted over the blaring music.

"Yeah?!" Sango shouted back.

"I'm thirsty! Let's go get a drink!"

"Okay!"

The two worked their way through the crowd, until they finally reached the kitchen. Not only was it well supplied, but much quieter also. Which meant that Inuyasha would eventually make his way over there. Seems 'eventually' was now. Discouraged by the lack of doors leading outside and the number of people, Inuyasha sat at the minibar near the kitchen without noticing who occupied the other chairs.

"Oh, hey Inuyasha! Having a good time?!" Sometimes, Kagome was too damn happy for her own good.

"Does this look fun to you, wench?" Inuyasha made sure to give her the coldest glare he could muster.

"Hey!" Sango interrupted, "That's not nice! Kagome's a very kind girl, and you're insulting her! I don't even know you!"

Inuyasha shifted his glare to the other girl. "Don't plan on it either."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome whapped him on the head. "Be nice to my friends! - "Keh." - And you will get to meet her! This is Sango, my best friend. And if you're not nice...I'll 'accidentally' say a little too much about--"

"Fine! Damnit!" Inuyasha crossed his arms across his chest and tried to look as though her threat hadn't affected him. A moment later he spoke again, though only so Kagome could hear. "...That was low, wench."

Kagome glared at him for a minute before continuing with introductions. "Sango, Inuyasha. Inuyasha, Sango."

"Charmed, I'm sure."

"Keh."

'Okay....not good!' Kagome winced. 'And I never got my drink either....wait! There's a punch bowl right in front of me!' Kagome blushed at her own stupidity, thankful that the others didn't know what she was thinking. She grabbed a cup and poured some in, quickly downing it. 'Too bad it's not alcoholic...I might need it by the end of the night...'

"Er...Kagome, you might not want to drink that." Kagome looked up, startled that Inuyasha had actually used her name, AND not cursed at her.

"What? Why not?" She looked at the punch bowl. Nothing looked wrong. "Well....?"

"Ah..." Inuyasha was at a loss for words. He couldn't just say he smelled that there was something wrong...not with Sango staring, er...glaring, intently at him. After a minute of no answer, Kagome shrugged and poured herself another cup. She downed this one as well, and surprisingly felt a lot less irritated than she had before. She poured another one, but drank more slowly.

"Hm. I guess you were thirsy, afterall." Sango noted that her friend seemed a tad distracted.

"Hai!" Kagome giggled. She finished her cup and poured another. She was almost finished with this one when her favorite song came on. Or at least she thought it was....She couldn't tell. Kagome hopped off the stool to go find out.

"Wait for me Kagome!" Sango quickly followed after her.

Leaving Inuyasha.

He peered at the punch bowl. Then looked at the cup Kagome had discarded. Then in the direction she had left. His gaze returned to the punch bowl. He leaned over a bit to get a good whiff of it. Immediatly, he whipped his head back and took off after Kagome.

(AN i would leave it here, but i feel guilty for not updating in so long, so you get extra double-maybe-triple chapter!)

He finally found her. Unfortunatly, she was on top of a table and dancing in a way that was sure to get her in trouble. Inuyasha immediatly flushed, but he wasn't going to let the girl make a damn fool out of herself! Her mother would kill him! And where was Sango?! Brushing those thoughts aside, Inuyasha marched up to the table and rather forcefully yanked Kagome off of it.

"Kagome! What in the hells do you think you were do--"

"Hi, Inuyasha!" Kagome giggled. "Wanna play strip poker?" The girl laughed again.

"Wha-? What?! Strip poker?! You're drunk and not wearing enough clothes and you want to play strip poker?! The hells is wrong with you?!"

Kagome giggled. "I think you answered your own question Inu-chan!" She looked dead serious for a moment until collapsing in another fit of giggles.

'Inu-chan? The hells?' Inuyasha studied the girl who had fallen at his feet. She slowly got a hold of herself and stood up, but that was short lived, as she soon passed out and fell onto Inuyasha. "Keh. Stupid wench." Never-the-less, he picked Kagome up and headed to the kitchen. There, he stopped someone and 'politely' asked how to get out of 'this damn hell-hole of a house.' Once receiving directions, he reached the front door and stepped outside, mentally celebrating his 'escape'. Not wanting to stay any longer, and seeing Kagome didn't appear to object, he took to the rooftops and headed toward her home.

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"PERVERT!"

*slap*

Sango made her location well known to anyone within a mile-radius.

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Inuyasha landed at the front door to Higurashi residence, kicking the door, seeing as his hands were full. Thankfully, Kagome's mother answered the door.

"Oh my! What happened?" She immediatly went into worried mother mode, checking Kagome all over to see if she was alright.

"Uh...someone spiked the punch, and Kagome drank a little too much." Inuyasha answered nervously. Mothers were always tricky when it came to their children.

"And you brought her all the way home? Thank you so much, Inuyasha!" Mrs. Higurashi patted him on the shoulder. "Come in, come in. You can set Kagome on the couch." Inuyasha reluctantly did so. He really didn't want to be here....Kagome's mother was making him nervous, what with thanking him and all.

"Uh...I really got to be going....Er...can't leave Shippo alone for too long."

Mrs. Higurashi frowned. "I suppose so. But thank you anyways."

Inuyasha gave her a quick bow before hastilly retreating outside.
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lookie! lookie! its not a cliffhanger! amazing! and now its time for...review response!! yay!

The Rougue Shadow - you were looking for my fic? I am so honored! And ramble away!

Moonlight-Dancer - Here it is! I would have updated sooner, but im just lazy. thank you!

red eye inuyasha - you're right. i do! i really do! and thankies!

Ginny-chan - will do.

tenshineko - unfortunatly, inuyasha had to learn the 'don't open the closed door' rule the hard way. sorry for the lack of fluff, but the actual plot starts next chapter! not to say that these chapters werent necesary....

Noelle - you said chapter only 4 times. and when kagome said 'miss' it was like how you miss a target(literally), not how you miss a person(emotionally). does that make any more sense?

Mariam - thanks for reviewing my story! n.n and best story ever? *blushes again*

trunks - good thing. and thanks for the info. n.n

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c|_| Keri Maxwell

...lotsa abbreviations, ne?