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"I WON'T wear that thing!!!" screamed Inuyasha. He was in his class along with his entire classmate who glowered at him. Miroku sighed in exasperation.
"Inuyasha," said Miroku patiently. "It's only a piece of clothing. Just. Wear. It. For the sake of our class."
Inuyasha growled. "No," he said stubbornly.
"Then we don't have any choice. Guys," Miroku clicked his fingers and at once, all the boys and the girls from class E were approaching Inuyasha with evil aura around them. There were students outside the class who watched in curiosity. Inuyasha gulped.
"If we have to wear this, then you have to wear it too, Inuyasha," said Nobunaga. The scary looking cloth (in Inuyasha's mind) was held threateningly in front of him. Inuyasha shook his head vigorously.
"Come on, Inuyasha. Be a man," said Nazuna icily. "It's not that embarrassing."
"Be a man?! What's so manly in wearing that … that … that THING." Inuyasha pointed his finger to the red silky material in fear as if the material could bit his finger off. He huffed. "Get real. Who the hell think up such a ridiculous idea?"
"YOU!!" All fingers pointed accusingly to Inuyasha who cowered behind a desk.
"I was just KIDDING!" shouted Inuyasha in self-defense. "You guys don't have to DO it!"
"It is a good idea, Inuyasha, although a little … embarrassing," said Miroku. "As a mascot in this class (he ignored Inuyasha's glare) YOU have to wear it. It's only for a day."
"NO!!"
Miroku sighed. "One day your stubbornness will be your end, Inuyasha. It can't be help. Do it guys."
Inuyasha backed away in fear when the crowd began their advance towards him again. He was trapped in the corner like a cute, little, innocent rabbit in the middle of big, hungry, EVIL wolves. There are no ways out. The door was blocked. He was trapped. His fate was sealed right then and there. The only thing he could do now was
"NOOOOO!!!!"
Scream like a girl. Too bad, it didn't relent anyone from his or her sacred mission. Screams of terror filled the school halls for a good five minutes until it calmed down. In class E, all the students grinned happily after their job, redressing Inuyasha, finished. However the widest grin was belonged to Miroku. He teased the flustered Inuyasha happily.
"Say Inuyasha-chan, will you bear my child?"
First KissChapter 8: School's Festival
By: Lafine
Miroku rubbed the lump on his head courtesy of Inuyasha for the teasing he gave. Today is the school's festival and all the students were excited, even the teachers were enjoying themselves. Class E already finished their job, decorating their class to look like a traditional teahouse, and now they were checking on each other costume before their café opened. He smoothed the wrinkle on his costume and combs his hair. Today, his shoulder length hair was free from the usual small pigtail, framing his face. He grinned with satisfaction at his reflection.
"Man, am I cute or what."
"Miroku, do you see Inuyasha?" Nobunaga asked. "We're almost open and he disappeared."
Miroku grumbled a few profanities. Inuyasha is too stubborn for his own good. He bet all his money that Inuyasha is in the toilet now and is changing his costume. After those entire troublesome occurrences, Miroku sighed. Why he has to be Inuyasha's babysitter?
His guess was right. He found Inuyasha in the man restroom and he was in the middle on releasing the obi of his kimono but he was unsuccessful. Miroku ignored the other male student who stood agape at Inuyasha and him and waltzed to his stubborn friend.
"Damn this thing."
"Inuyasha. The girls won't be happy if you ruin their job," reprimanded Miroku.
"Damn it Miroku, why you can be so goddamn calm with all this? Don't you feel embarrassed with all these?" asked Inuyasha in irritation. He yanked the gold colored belt to release him from the confine of his kimono to no avail. He groaned in frustration. "Why women have to wear complicated things like this?"
Miroku elbowed Inuyasha in the head to stop him from tearing his costume. Inuyasha grumbled a few chosen curse to showed his frustation. What's wrong with these people and their habit to hit him on the head? Does he have a sign 'Hit me' behind his head?
"Calm down Inuyasha. This thing cost a lot ya-no," he said while fixing the Inuyasha's belt which became wrinkled and out of its knot because of Inuyasha's incessant tug. "Besides we'll only doing it for a day. Our café will be number one, Inuyasha. Don't you want to show Kagome about our success, Inuyasha?"
At the mention of Kagome's name, Inuyasha tensed. Miroku took a glance in the direction of Inuyasha's face and was mildly surprised to see the blush there. He grinned.
"Was there something happen that I don't know, Inuyasha? I saw you and Kagome weren't fighting in this last week, well not as often as usual." Miroku asked with amusement clearly shown in his tone. Inuyasha's growl wouldn't render him from knowing, besides he received a lot of growls and snarls from Inuyasha in the past, he came to the point of ignoring it. He really came up to his name. DOG demon.
Inuyasha was not happy. His truce with Kagome was kept secret from everyone. The reason? Simple. Man's pride. If Miroku know, then there goes his pride.
"It's not your business, Houshin. Stay out of this."
Miroku "Hmm"ed, his face wore the Do-you-think-I-care expression, but he didn't push it. Hey, he still has Sango to tell him, so why risked another bump on the head by constantly asking Inuyasha who obviously is in bad mood. Not him, of course.
"Well then, let's go."
"Where?" Inuyasha asked warily. Miroku gave him a fake startled expression.
"Of course to our class. Our café will be open in the next five minutes, Inuyasha-CHAN."
Inuyasha groaned. "I hate you."
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Kagome bit into her oden happily. Besides her, Sango and Kikyou were nursing their drink. They had done their part of the job in their own class and now they're planning to enjoy their free time.
"Where are we going next?" asked Kikyou to Sango. She didn't bother to ask Kagome. When that girl found oden, she is unavailable for a decent conversation. Except if you don't mind that your every question is answered with "Oden, oden, oden" and so on.
"Hmmm, Let's see," Sango stopped and read the bulletin board where all the class put their flyer. Lots of colorful and creative flyers filled the board, trying to out stage the other. Sango could read the small words on each flyer easily. "1-C open a takoyaki stand, 1-B open a Lover's Maze, oh look, the upperclassmen will presenting drama 'Romeo and Juliet'."
"Romeo and Juliet?" Kikyou raised one of her eyebrows elegantly. "It reminds me of a certain rumor, don't you Sango?"
Sango answered Kikyou's question with a grin of her own. "Yep, I remember it clearly. Do you think Juliet will slap Romeo when he kissed her on the stage? I really want to watch it again. It's so hilarious when you think about it now."
Kagome groaned. Her oden was finished a minute ago and she was back into conversation just in time to catch where the conversation was going. She threw a reprimanding glare at Kikyou and Sango who ignored it.
"Don't remind me about it. It's on my list of things that should not be talked about."
"You don't have to be so serious about it, Kagome."
Kagome huffed. "Because of that, my reputation and my social life are ruined. Of course I have to be serious. Beside I still have some 'matters' to be settled with that jerk." Kagome added an evil chuckle that made Sango and Kikyou edged away. "He is gonna pay for everything."
"Didn't you two already have a truce?" asked Kikyou. "Why bother having a truce while you two still playing prank on each other?"
"Well, uh … I dunno. It just seemed like a right thing to do at that time." Kagome blushed. 'Because I thought we can be best friend. Moreover I believe he's not that bad. Although sometimes I rethinks about it.'
"Yeah right," Kikyou rolled her eyes before continuing. "And what's the blush for?"
"Kikyouuuu, you're so cruel to me. Don't you trust me?" Kagome whined, giving Kikyou the kicked puppy look before it became stern. "And I didn't blush."
"Now, now. Rather than arguing about that, how about we go to 2-E. Miroku told me to come." Sango interjected between the two. She pushed them towards her destination. "I want to see their café. Miroku didn't tell me even the slightest hint."
Kagome and Kikyou traded a look. There is one rule between girls friendship, if one of your friend is showing an interest about a guy that she SAID she doesn't like, there always one thing that have to be done. Tease her to death.
"Oh you mean, the Miroku you always talked about but you never let us meet him. That Miroku?" Kagome started first. She smiled sweetly. "Of course we could go to his place."
"Yes, I want to see this interesting boy, ah I mean café." Kikyou smiled too.
Sango groaned. "We're not like that, okay."
"Like what? We didn't say anything." Kagome and Kikyou put up the innocent expression that made Sango glared scathingly at them. "And look, we're here already."
Because they were occupied with the 'conversation', they didn't realize they already arrived at 2-E until Kikyou told them. A bunch of students were standing in front of the class blocking the door, laughing and praising at the same time. Kagome, Kikyou and Sango had to push between those students to enter the café and when they did, their jaw dropped. Sango's jaw was the first that touch the floor.
The café itself was ordinary. Decorated like an old traditional teahouse, they use shoji in place of the sliding door. There were bamboo and other knick-knack to make the teahouse as traditional as possible. The extraordinary and outstanding thing about the café was the waitress (or should I call them waiter).
It seems all the students from class 2-E had transformed their usual uniform into kimono. Kimonos that have lots collection of colors and patterns. Some students wore a various shade of blue, while other use green and purple. Their obis were tied in the front ala geisha and were as colorful as the kimono. And when I mentioned all, it means ALL the students, male students included. The trio had to blink a few times before realization sunk in.
"What the hell is this?!" Sango exclaimed.
"Welcome to our Shikon café, ladies. Let me guide you to your table." A waitress with shoulder-length hair who wore a dark kimono with purple bird pattern sashayed to them. The purple eyes and the voice were all too familiar to Sango.
"Mi … Miroku?! You … you …" Sango pointed her finger while trying to sort off her jumble thoughts. She gave up trying to think up a coherent reply after five seconds. "Are you a gay?"
"How rude, Sango. You could at least said I'm cute or pretty," Miroku pouted which made Sango want to bash his face to the nearest wall. "Are you worried if I'm really a gay, Sango? I'm very happy to hear that ^^"
"I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT!!"
"Maa maa, Sango why don't we sit down?" Kagome put a calming hand on Sango's arm. Sango's left eyebrow had begun twitching since they entered the room and from Kagome's point of view, it's not a good thing. She smiled at Miroku. "My name's Higurashi Kagome. Eeerr nice … to meet you. Miroku, right?"
"Ah yes, we're never been properly introduced to each other ne. My name is Houshin Miroku." Miroku grasped Kagome's hand a little too eagerly. Kagome took a step back. Sango's eyebrow twitched again. Kikyou watched from safety of the sideline.
"I'm Inuyasha's friend. I represent him to ask forgiveness for all he had done to you, Kagome. Please forgive him."
"Uhhh o, okay," Kagome tried to unclasp Miroku's hand but his grip was strong. "Could you release my hand?"
"Aaahh I will you do anything you ask, Kagome," Although he said that, his hand was still grasping Kagome's who sweat dropped. His other hand went to another way without anyone notice. Unfortunately for Miroku, someone who has been hiding until now saw what he is going to do.
Miroku's smile froze on his face when he felt a familiar hand gripped his wrist with unyielding grip. The long nails digging slightly into his skin followed by the annoyed growl. He knew what would happen next.
"Mi~~ro~~ku~~," It's been on Miroku's mind since he met him. How come Inuyasha can growl and speak at the same time? Miroku released his hand and put them on defensive gesture.
"Maa maa calm down. Decide to come out from your hiding place? I was just introduced myself to Sango's friends."
"Like hell you do!!" Inuyasha, as Miroku say, has been hiding behind the counter when he saw Kagome and her friends were walking to 2-E. He was practically dived onto behind it when they entered. He watched Miroku approached them warily from there, hoping they would go away. He felt the unexplainable anger when Miroku held Kagome's hand and became angrier when he watched Miroku's hand had gone a little South. He decided to stop the lecher. "What do you think you were doing?!"
"It's a natural reaction," Miroku winced when Inuyasha's nail dug even deeper. "I didn't know that you care for Kagome, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha blushed. "I AM NOT!!"
"Inuyasha?"
This time was Inuyasha's turn to freeze. Sweat drops were pouring from his forehead. Behind him, Kagome, Sango and Kikyou looked at him curiously.
"A … a …" Inuyasha lost his ability to talk and think all together. He always regretted his impulsiveness because it always led him into troublesome and dangerous situation. And this time was just like another time. How he wished to became more like his brother. Sesshoumaru never got caught in an embarrassing situation like this.
Miroku carefully pried his hand from the statue Inuyasha.
"Is it really you, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked carefully. The boy between her and Miroku didn't turn around. In fact, Kagome could feel that the boy was ready to run away. She grabbed his long sleeves when he did try to run.
"Inuyasha, turn around." Kagome's voice thick with curiosity and authority that rarely heard by other people.
Inuyasha turned around slowly with his stare fixed to the floor. When he's fully faced the trio, Kagome and Sango gasped.
Indeed it was Inuyasha. But they found it hard to believe. Inuyasha wore a bright red kimono made from silk. His kimono had no pattern but it was beautiful nonetheless. Gold colored obi and red tie contrasted nicely with the kimono. His bang wasn't ruffled like usual but was combed neatly. His forelocks were decorated with ribbon and his long hair was held in a bun, also decorated with hairpin. The light make-up he wore didn't hide the red blush coloring his cheeks. To make it simple, Inuyasha was cute with those entire women getup.
A flash of light released them from the momentary shock. They turned around to see Hajime, a reporter from school's newspaper, grinned at them. Even though it called school's newspaper, in fact the newspaper always filled with gossip from every inch of the school. And Hajime was one of their famous reporters.
Inuyasha's eyes widen in horror.
"Hey guys, don't mind me. I'm just taking photo." He said carelessly. He snapped a few picture. "I must say this is a marvelous idea. Who's in charge here?"
Miroku walked up to him and grinned. "I am."
"Oh Miroku. Hey you look cute man. Too bad I have Rika, if not I will date you." They shook hand. "Mind if I ask you a few question? Boss told me to interview this class."
"Of course not. Just shoot."
Kagome and Sango left Miroku and Hajime to do the interview since it didn't interest them. They fixed their attention back to the squirming Inuyasha and at once jumped at him.
"Wow, Inuyasha. You look CUTE." Kagome emphasized the word 'cute' to annoy him. She knew that guys don't like being called cute and a guy like Inuyasha would definitely hate it. His response was immediate.
"I'm NOT cute." He growled. The girls ignored him.
"I like your kimono, Inuyasha. Where did you buy it?" Sango asked, fingering the long sleeve. "It's silk. Must cost a lot."
"Ask Miroku. It's him who rent this junk." He pulled his sleeve roughly. Sango mumbled "Figures."
"Hmm, I must say he has a good taste. Who did your hair?" Kikyou asked.
"Not you too." Inuyasha groaned. "These two bitch are enough to drive me crazy."
"And what's that mean, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked feeling insulted. "If you call I and Sango bitch again, I will tell Sesshoumaru about this."
Panic invaded him. "Okay, okay, I'm sorry, don't tell him." What would Sesshoumaru do if he saw him like this? Inuyasha knew that it wouldn't be anything nice. Sesshoumaru had a sadist streak in his blood after all, knowing him for all his life. Just imagining it was enough to made his blood turn cold.
Happy with the small victory, Kagome grinned. "And as your apologize you will treat us with this café's specialty, will you Inuyasha?"
"WHAT?! HELL NO!!"
Kagome pouted. "Fine, you cheapskate. Don't run to me if you can't do your homework again."
"I DON'T run to you!!"
Since their truce, although they still played prank to each other, Inuyasha and Kagome had begun to converse civilly. They also helped each other with their schoolwork. It's more Kagome helping Inuyasha doing his homework rather than the other way around though. She also pushed Inuyasha to study harder, much to his complaint. Their truce was a God sent for Souta and Kagome's grandpa because they didn't have to run away anymore if Kagome and Inuyasha were in the same room. Peace was finally settled in Higurashi's house.
"Okay, after you guys finish flirting with each other," Sango stopped for a moment, frowning. It seemed Miroku's bad habit starting to rub off on her. She should be more careful in the future since she doesn't want to be a major pervert like him. "How about five of us go to the gymnasium? It's almost time for the drama."
Both Kagome and Inuyasha blushed and yelled, "We're not flirting," in the gap of Sango's speech.
"We'll love to." Miroku put a hand on Sango's shoulder. Sango blushed. "Thank you for your invitation, Sango."
"Miroku, what did you say to that reporter?" Inuyasha asked hastily. "Did you tell him not to use my photo for the newspaper?"
"Don't worry, Inuyasha. I told him." Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief. "Now let's go to the gym, shall we?"
Miroku's instinct was as bad as Inuyasha's impulsiveness. Sango didn't mind when Miroku slung his arm on her shoulder but she DID mind when his hand 'accidentally' rubbing her butt. Sango retaliated and in a few minutes there's a crumpled Miroku on the floor, perfect for a mat. Sango dusted her hands in satisfaction while Kagome, Kikyou and Inuyasha sweat dropped.
"Let's go then," Sango cheerfully said. She kept in mind to step on Miroku on her way out of the class. The other staring wide eyed at her before followed her (without stepping on Miroku). Inuyasha kept to his mind that he wouldn't make Sango angry with him anymore. Not after he saw the gruesome 'death' Miroku had just endured.
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Kagome threw herself on her bed, tired of the day's activities. She flopped to her stomach, replaying today's event. Nothing interesting happened at the drama. Just same old Romeo and Juliet drama where the sappiness was enough to made cavity in her teeth. She never fancied a mushy romance story anyway, so it was not a surprise when she fell asleep in the middle of the drama.
And when she woke up, she was greeted with three maniacal grins. Okay, so it was TWO maniacal grins and ONE amused smile. Apparently she was leaning on Inuyasha's shoulder when she slept and Inuyasha leaned at her when he also fell asleep. Later she found out that Inuyasha wasn't a romance fans either. Sango told them that they made a very cute couple, sleeping like that. Yeah right.
But it's not important, Kagome thought as she took out two photos and negatives from her school bag. She grinned evilly. Being popular had its advantage. Like today, all she had to do was ask Hajime to give her Inuyasha's photo he took. A sweet smile, innocent face and sugary voice did the job. He didn't give any trouble when she took them. Ah, she loved how she could influence people easily.
One of the pictures showed Inuyasha serving guests. And the other showed when he's blushing at our scrutiny. It's just so cute, so perfect as revenge. Kagome cackled evilly, making Buyo jumped from her bed in suspicion.
Oh yeaaah, she will send these pictures to Sesshoumaru first thing in the morning. When he came over at Saturday, she will watch happily as Sesshoumaru do whatever he wants to play with Inuyasha. This is better than blackmailing. She fell asleep contently with a grin still placed on her face, probably dreaming about what our beloved novelist will do to his brother.
In his room, Inuyasha shivered as he felt chill ran down his spine.
End of chapter 8
AN: Waaaaaiiiii thank you for the reviews ^^ Yaay I past the 100 *throwing confetti* I LOVE YOU ALL. And big thank you for ssjapan who reviewed my story from chapter one to seven in a row. *glomps her until she turned blue and hit me on the head* I love my reviewers. And for Trunk, I'm sorry but I watched Rahxephon on Vcd so I don't know if it play on TV.
Sorry for the late update. Just finished with final exams and when I entered holiday, I tended to play with my friends (it's been a looooooong time since we met) and trying to keep up with fanfictions out there (Dear God, there are so many good fanfictions I never read). In those busy times I forgot about my own fic. Hey can someone give me any criticism? I need those to improve my writing.
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