Wow, everyone! Look at me! I've got 43 reviews! Whoa Molly! I think I'm on to something! First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed on Chapter 3!

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LtltSwimmerGurl()



Hey Kiikii, I love this story it is soo interesting! I hope that new series of Inuyasha will be coming out because I love that Show, The next episodes are like totally worthwhile. Like in episode 48, (get out the hankie! *eyes tear up*) Inuyasha does something which makes Kagome really upset, and ep. 37 is really funny and good to! I live in the centeral area to, and it sucks when you have to work the next day. (I'm a 15 year old and Love to have my own money!

~*Oh, thanks for reading LtltSwimmerGurl0! I really am trying to make this interesting for everyone! Gosh, I'm super pissed at Cartoon Network, because for the rest of this month of July, there is NO Inuyasha at all. Oh, and the fact that they moved Rurouni Kenshin to only Saturdays stings too. But, my great friend Moonwolf reassured me that there should be new eps. coming back in August. So, hooray! But... that STILL sucks, because I have school in August, and Inu only comes on during school nights. *Sighs* The woes of being and Inuyasha fanatic. *Relies on support from LtltSwimmerGurl0 & Moonwolf, who also share living in Central Zoning*

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0933bme()

this is a great story so far hope next chapter is up soon

~*0o0o0, gracias! I'm going to work on the pace that I get my chapters up guys! I promise! See, no crossed fingers!

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Mystic Kintoun aka MK()

See? SEE? Didn't I tell you that this story would become a succes? HUH!? LoL (and you better not forget to tell me, hehe.)rnrnI really like how this story is going. It seems like it's going to be a little on the drama side, but on top of that it's very interesting and humorous, especially the part with Miroku and Inu-kun. (Suggestion: Maybe you could've had Miroku say the line as "Beautiful... women?" instead of "Beautiful women?", but it's my opinion.)rnrnI give this story two thumbs up, 100 outta 10 stars, and a whole lot more (like the IY second movie. HA! J/K).rnrnKeep it up. Have fun with it!rnrnMK ^_^;

~*Ahh, I'm modest! Of course I had a hard time believing you Mystic! I don't really care about success.. (well, wait.. I do, but still...) I'm just trying to entertain others out there who enjoy reading IY fanfiction! Oh, if this story had a middle name, it'd be drama! LOL! Well, I am going to put some cat fights and such in here, so it's all good! Darnit, why weren't you there when I was typing that chapter??!?!?!? That would have been a much funnier way of putting out Miroku's response to Inuyasha! I'm going to have to take more of your suggestions! Oh, thanks so much for the review though! I get 100 stars outta 10!!! Beat that Bill Gates!!!! *Gets pummeled suddenly by secret government agents for daring to disrespect Bill Gates* Sheesh.. no respect! No respect at all.. heehee!

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Anti [.] Poptarts

WOW!! You are such a good writer! I totally LOVE your story! Please update soon!! XD

~*Gosh, thanks so much! Ya'll are going to make my ego huge by the end of this story! Not like it's a bad thing or anything…. lol

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Mika blue eyes

that was really good!! i really do hope you update soon! it's a really funny fic!

Peace, Love, and Joe's Crab Shack

~*Aww, thank ya! Don't worry.. I'll be updating on an either daily or weekly basis. It all depends on my schedule and such! Oh, Joe's Crab Shack is my sanctuary!!!!!!!!!! *Mouth waters at steamed snow crabs*

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dimensionlu

Your story is going great! Is Kouga gonna be in it? I think Inuyasha should beat him up for fun! or maybe some little kid? tee hee^_^ oh well...Pleaz continue!

~*Lol… of course Kouga will be in it! How can I not have everyone's favorite Kagome fanatic in it?!?! Lol… well… let's just say he won't exactly be after Kagome for long… *cough* *cough*

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Chase

Good fic. Like how the story is setting up. I can't wait for her to meet Inu though. Update as soon as possible. Chase :)

~*O0o0o… thank you! Heehee… btw, I'm absolutely in love with your fanfic The Girl and The Band! Your book marked!

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The Angel Lilith

Not bad for a first fanfic. You've got a pretty good storyline going here. I haven't spotted any plot holes yet, so you're definitely off to a good start as far as that goes.

Your writing is very natural, flows quite well. Grammar and spelling could use a bit of work though.

If you'd like a beta reader, I'd be glad to help you out. Just drop me a line.

Keep up the good work!

~*I really wanna thank you for stepping up to the tedious challenge of being my beta reader! W/o you, my fic would be filled with awful grammar and spelling mistakes! *Bows down and starts to kiss The_Angel_Lilith's feet* Major gracias to you!!!!

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Inu-LUVUR

I absolutely `~!@#$%^&*()_-+=LOVE+=_-)(*&^%$#@!~` your story! Keep writing!!

~*Yet again, thanks a lot! I really appreciate everyone reviewing and reading my pathetic attempt at an Inu-Yasha fanfic… It makes me feel all warm and mushy inside! Oh, I will definitely keep writing!

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MoonWolf

Hey, KiiKii! I Love your fic! It's so kawaii! ^_^

I know how you feel about the Adult Swim crap. I live in Central Time, too. Isn't weird? One of the most watched animes only comes on at midnight; and when they *finally* start showing some episodes that *everyone* hasn't already seen like at least three times before...school starts! I swear, some people just have it against us!

Anyway, 'Playing the Game' is a GREAT fic, please update as soon as you can. Does Kagome act like Inuyasha around the public? Does she even have 'the public'? I think she probably does, but I'm not sure... so...yeah. Also, is Kagome gonna have to marry Inuyasha as part of the business merger?

I'll review again soon, so BEWARE. **smiles**

TTYL

Ciao!

~MoonWolf~

~*Ahh, I've found my long lost amiga! Thanks for the great review (s) & e-mails first of all! I'm so glad I have finally found someone who I can relate to about the moronic time slot Inuyasha is in on Adult Swim! Grrr… it's gonna be absolute hell for me when I go back to school! But, thank you for also being one of my beta readers…. And btw, Moonie is my new best friend!!! We have a story that we're wanting to write with eachother, and that's currently in the works. In the mean time, check out her story, Unwanted Love. It rocks!!!!!!!

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Kat421

WOW ammazing love the fic and I can't wait for the next chappie g2g ja ne

~*Gosh, I feel like an over-active little kid at Christmas time! All the compliments for lil' ole me?!? Shucks…lol!

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helen

nice chapter. u did a good job on it and u updated faster then i thought. anyways i hope u update soon. ja!

~*Thanks Helen! I know I have incredibly fast updating skills… well, I shouldn't take all the credit! That chapter had been written for a while, but it took me a while to get up my account with ff.net and stuff! So, yea…. I'm a loser really!

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Ashley Maness

You have a good story but get to the point where inuyasha gets there and they meat

~*Well, thanks to your review, this chapter is especially dedicated to you!

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Golden Skies

*wedding bells* come on Kag, you know you want him-- or you will soon enough anyway, maybe you should meet him first. i can't wait for chapter 4, i wanna know what happens when they met each other.

~*Thanks for the reviews Golden Skies! Oh, they ARE meeting in this chapter.. Extra helpings of fluff in this chappie too! Now, if I can only find the candied yams, we'd be in business! Hot diggity dog!

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Divine-Heart

This is so good! Keep writing!

~*Takes a bow and picks up roses that are being flown at her. *

Thank you!!!! *Moonwolf takes it in liberty of herself to then deflate KiiKii's big ego.* Lol!

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DevilishGrl17

Update! I can't wait till they meet!Inu/Kag 4ever!



~*I know… you and everyone else!!!! Thanks for reviewing!

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Fluffy-5678

Yay! LOL good story, please update soon!!

Can't wait for Inu to meet Kagome. Will there be Miroku/Sango too?? Hope so!

~*Aww, thanks for the compliment! Our favorite lovers meet in this chapter! By the way, there WILL be a Miroku/Sango romance going on here too. I mean, how could I not?!?!?

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*Alrighty, that's it for the reviews! Well, without further adieu, it's on to the next chapter! Have fun, and the exit is at your left… Heehee!*

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At Sango's Dinner Party.....

Kagome blew air through her bangs in annoyance. Sango had promised this was going to be one of the biggest social events of the year, and it most likely would have been, save for the fact that Sango's parents decided it would be fun to invite some of their friends too. So, the wild party atmosphere that was expected from all of the Hizana Prep students was almost nonexistent, save for the older couples doing the fox trot. That was a sign for all of the teenagers who had actually come to the party to leave.

Kagome and Sango had resorted to standing by the "non-alcoholic punch," and pretty much watched the dinner party go down the drain.

'I can't take anymore of this! I need to have some fun!' Kagome thought desperately.

Kagome looked over at Sango who had an unreadable expression plastered across her face.

"Sango, are you okay?" Kagome asked airily. Kagome knew what was wrong, of course. She just wanted to hear it come out of Sango's mouth.

"Do I look like I'm okay, Kagome? My parents took over my party and invited all of their little business associates!" Sango practically fumed. Her face was starting to take on the beginnings of a radish, and that was never a good sign.

'Poor Sango! She was so excited about this party and look what happened! I've gotta think of something to cheer her up!' Kagome thought, determination etched across her face.

Ideas racked through Kagome's head, and her not-quite-so-innocent brain fell upon one that would probably let them have the most fun possible. Oh, and get them in trouble big time if caught. But, of course, that wouldn't happen!

While slipping her hair through neatly manicured nails and taking a small sip of punch, Kagome started off indifferently, "Sango, I really think we should take your car and pick up some more punch."

Sango turned around to face Kagome, and she was wearing a very funny look on her face.

"How can you think of punch at a time like this? Besides, Alfred would go get it, not us!"

Kagome scowled in annoyance. Sango was most definitely not getting the subliminal message here.

"Sango," she started with a forced smile, "if we go get some punch, we'd end up stopping by that new night club, the Roxy! Wouldn't that be FUN?"

Sango's face scrunched up in anger, until she finally got Kagome's drift.

"Ahhhhhh…"

"Hey, she's finally figured it out! Tell her what she's won, Bob!"

Sango ignored that.

"Well, we have to go tell my parents first. I'm sure they won't suspect anything after having one too many cosmopolitans," Sango replied a bit reluctantly. Her hand instantly went to stick her index finger in her mouth, and Kagome slapped it away. There was no need to ruin a nail job over hesitance!

Kagome's eyes scanned the ballroom for Mr. and Mrs. Hiyana. She spotted them by a table filled with appetizers talking to a man whom she'd never seen before. Kagome's body started to feel icy, as though cold fingers were running down her slender form. She felt like she was falling, even though her logic told her she was most certainly not. The man that Sango's parents were chatting with was giving her the creeps. Seriously, she got chills down her spine just looking at him. The only conclusion Kagome could come up with was that the man held a good bit of power. She just didn't want to ponder on what kind of power it was.

Meanwhile, Sango was brainstorming of ideas to tell her parents. After minutes of thinking the situation over, Sango had gathered up a story to feed her parents. She grabbed Kagome's arm to make their way over to her parents, but Kagome didn't seem to budge.

Huffing in annoyance, Sango shook Kagome wildly. This WAS Kagome's idea after all.

"Earth to Kag! Hello, come in space cadet!!"

Confusion flooded across Kagome's face.

' That man…. something about him really frightens me.' Shaking her head, she snapped back into reality.

"Huh?" Kagome said, not realizing what had happened. That man's hold on her had shaken her up quite a bit.

"Come on!" Sango practically screamed, earning a few curious looks from surrounding guests.

As they made their way to Sango's parents and that strange man, the strange sensation of iciness he emitted continued to numb Kagome's body.

The pair stood quietly next to the adults until they were acknowledged. Yes, they might be somewhat spoiled, but that didn't mean they didn't have proper etiquette skills, thank you very much!

Mr. Hiyana was the first to notice the pair, and he greeted them with open arms. Literally. He crushed Kagome to him so hard that she was almost positive her face was turning blue.

"My, my, my! Hello Kagome! How have you been?" Mr. Hiyana said in a slightly tipsy voice.

"I've been doing quite well, thank you, Mr. Hiyana." Kagome choked out as politely as she could.

"Oh, girls, before I forget," Mrs. Hiyana started, "this is one of our business associates, Mr. Naraku Miasma."

Kagome's attention unwillingly turned to the man, and she was shocked at what she saw. He was so sinister-looking that it rooted her to the floor.



He had dark, brooding eyes, long, wavy dark hair and a putrid aura around him. Kagome felt like gagging. She really didn't know why, but she had this knack for being able to sense people's auras. This man's aura was drenched with a feel of evil.

Naraku smiled at Kagome, showing a row of perfectly pointy white teeth. Yes, she was definitely creeped out by now. She could also tell Sango was rather uncomfortable in his presence.

Nevertheless, Kagome extended a hand and forced a smile onto her face.

"It's nice meeting you, Mr. Miasma," Kagome said in a polite tone.

The man grasped her hand and said, "The pleasure is all mine, Kagome. Oh, and call me Naraku. The 'mister' makes me feel rather old, ne?"

Kagome nodded weakly.

She didn't like the way this man was trying to be friendly with her.She didn't like their close proximity either, now that she thought about it. She really couldn't think of anything she was liking about this man at the moment.

Sango, sensing trouble, cleared her throat.

With her diverted attention back to her parents, she casually asked, "Mom, Dad, we're out of the non-alcoholic punch. Do you mind if Kag and I run down to the market and get some more?"

"Why dear, you know we have Alf-" Mrs. Hiyana started, but Sango quickly cut her off.

"Yes, I know Mom, but Kagome and I also need to pick up a few, ah… feminine products." Ahh, that should do it. It always worked.

Mr. Hiyana reddened in the face, while Mrs. Hiyana looked flustered. Naraku's face remained emotionless.

"Why, yes, honey… go, and take the car. You know where the keys are."

"Thanks, Mom and Dad!" Sango was about to turn on her heel, but then she remembered her manners and added a hasty, "It was nice meeting you too, Mr. Mia--erm, Naraku."

Naraku nodded in acknowledgement.

Kagome went to walk away with Sango but Naraku gripped her arm. This time, she couldn't suppress the shiver that coursed through her body.

"It would be nice meeting with your parents sometime, Kagome. Maybe we could do business together, ne?" Naraku said with a hint of promise in his voice. All Kagome could feel right then was disgust.

"Yes, I'm sure they'd like that. It was nice meeting you. Goodbye." Kagome said firmly, and brushed his arm off. She wouldn't let him make her feel vulnerable around him.

She quickly followed Sango out of the ballroom.

But, since she had her back turned, she didn't see the eerie smile that graced Naraku's lips as he watched her leave.

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"Fuck, that plane ride killed my back." Inu-Yasha groaned, rubbing his sore back with a clawed hand.

Miroku looked rather optimistic though. Maybe it was the fact that women in the airport surrounded him. Or, it might have been the fact that he'd had three cappuccinos on the plane ride. Oh, hell, it might have been the fact that Inu-Yasha was grumpy. Yeah, all of those seemed in reason.

After getting their luggage straightened out and some actual food in their stomachs, they departed the airport and looked for something to do.

"Why don't we just find this Higuraha place or whatever-" Miroku started off.

"Higurashi." Inu-Yasha corrected smartly.

"Whatever," Miroku sighed, looking out at the busy street. " I guess we'd be better off finding a hotel anyways. It's too late to go barge into these people's house."

Inu-Yasha glanced at Miroku, and mentally nodded in agreement. He was right; it was too late to go barging into the Higurashi home. Like he even knew where it was, anyways.

They found a cab rather easily, and asked the driver to direct them to the nearest hotel. As they pulled up to the hotel, Inu-Yasha noticed it was rather nice, but he had stayed in much better. Not really caring, he paid the cab driver and retrieved his luggage along with Miroku's. They entered the hotel and paid for a room that he made sure had two separate beds. He really did not feel like being the innocent victim of a sexual assault in bed with Miroku.

They found their room, which turned out to be nice, though not extravagant. They would only be staying one night, so it really wasn't that big of a deal.

After unloading his belongings, he caught a whiff of his scent.

'Uh, I gotta take a shower!' Inu-Yasha thought, as his body odor disturbed his nose.

Grabbing some toiletries and such, he yelled, "Oi, Miroku! I'm getting in the shower, okay?"

Miroku didn't reply. He was checking out the free HBO, famous for its … err … late night programming.

Inu-Yasha rolled his eyes and stepped into the bathroom.

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Miroku was, as plain as you could put it, bored.

Boredom was something that Miroku never dealt with very well, so he decided to put a stop to this boredom.

Sighing as he started flipping the channels, something caught his eye. On the television, a hip nightclub was being featured. Lots of pretty women were coming in and out of the entrance.

He was hooked.

Quickly searching for a pen and paper, he wrote down the address that was flashing on the screen. Yes, this nightclub would ease the boredom.

"Inu-Yasha, hurry your ass up! We're going to the Roxy!"

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"There it is, Sango! There it is! That's the Roxy!" Kagome squealed.

"Nah, Kagome, ya think? I would have never guess if it hadn't been for you, or for the huge sign that's blinking 'the Roxy.'"

Kagome giggled. Here she was, with her best friend in the world, about to party at the most-talked about nightclub at school. Everyone wanted to get in, but obviously, everyone didn't. She was relieved that she and Sango had fake IDs, but it did kinda bother her to be sneaking around like this.

'Cut it out, Kagome... you'll be 18 in a few weeks, and you can get a real ID then.'

'Yea, I know, but still....'

She hated when her conscience was arguing with her! Why couldn't it just go away when she didn't need it? Deciding to lock away that little voice in her head, she turned the radio up and smiled when she heard Tsunami Bomb blasting through the speakers.

It had taken Sango a few minutes to find a parking space, but they really weren't in a hurry. If worse came to worse, Kagome could just call her folks and tell them she'd be staying with Sango that night.

'Yes,' she thought happily, 'everything is going to be awesome!'

But then her mind went back to the conversation her parents had been having that she had walked in on. Were they actually considering having her married? Of course, Kagome wouldn't disappoint her parents, but damn it, she would have a say in a matter like this. Even though this troubled her to no ends, she decided to put it in the back of her head along with that annoying conscience. She was here to have fun, not to obsess over something she didn't even have all the information to!

Looking back at Sango, the girls giggled excitedly as they touched up their makeup; some lip gloss here and a dab of mascara there.

Sango was smoothing out her dress, a nervous habit she often found herself doing.

Sango was wearing a slinky, short black halter-top dress. It reached about mid-thigh, and looked like it would give a very nice view to anyone who would bother looking at her backside if she bent over.

Kagome, deciding it was time to get ready to leave, started doing a roll call of sorts.

"Okay," Kagome began, "have we got the IDs?"

Sango automatically replied, "Check."

"Breath mints? Gum?"

"Check, check"

"Do we look good?"

"Hell yeah!"

Kagome let out another girlish giggle.

"Let's go!"

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"Miroku, can we go? I want to go to sleep, and this place bites," Inu-Yasha mumbled unhappily.

Actually, the place didn't bite. It was really one of the best nightclubs he'd ever gone to, but he really wasn't into them anymore.

"Inu-Yasha, I'm having the time of my life!" Miroku yelled as he danced to the music.



Inu-Yasha rolled his eyes.

Miroku had bugged the hell out of him to go, and he really couldn't let him go by himself. So, he dressed quickly and dried his hair and was ready to go out the door in under 15 minutes.

He looked down at his state of dress and came up with the conclusion that he was dressed okay. He was wearing a pair of loose cargo pants and a black wife beater. He noticed that Miroku had left to go find a girl out on the dance floor.

Not like that mattered anyways.

None of the girls in the club had attracted his interest, although a few had asked for a dance, which he had politely declined. He doubted that any of them knew about his so-called celebrity status, and he found that very refreshing.

'Very refreshing, indeed.'

After a while, the loud, pounding music was starting to make his head spin and his ears ache, so he decided he needed to go find Miroku and tell him that he wanted to get out of there.

He pushed his way through the dance floor to find that dumbass Miroku, when he noticed a distinct smell. It smelled like... like... strawberries. And vanilla.

'I can't ever remember a human being smelling as good as that before.'

Motivated by the search for the human, which he knew in his mind was a girl, he began to follow the scent.

He started pushing people away more roughly than he had probably intended to, receiving a couple cries of "Hey, watch out!" and whatnot. He mumbled apologies, but it was almost as if he were in a trance.

Like he was under a spell to find this girl with the intoxicating scent that was driving him up a wall.

Then, all of a sudden, he found her. Or, more specifically, they ran into each other.

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Sango and Kagome had gotten into the club rather uneventfully, due to the fact that the club bouncer had been flirting with them madly and didn't question their fake IDs. As he let them enter the club, they exchanged low high-fives and smiles with each other.

Looking around, they started to take in their surroundings.

Kagome took in the sight of the flashing multicolored lights and the bodies swaying to the music out on the dance floor.

Her skin began to tingle with a familar rush of excitement that she found herself to get whenever she tried something new.

Sango was also in the same kind of state as Kagome. Not wanting to stand around any longer, she shouted to Kagome, "Let's go dance!"

Kagome nodded energetically.



She grabbed Sango's hand and made her way through the dance floor.

All of a sudden, she felt someone knock hard into her, and before she knew it, she was on the floor with a heavy weight on top of her. She groaned and opened her eyes to only meet an intense gaze. Her heart stopped, and her breath hitched in her throat.

"I'm sorry," was the husky reply that came from the man on top of her.

She nodded dumbly.

She was absolutely captivated by this man's eyes. They were the most beautiful she'd ever seen: dark amber, with other lighter shades in them.

'Amber?!?!? I have never seen a being with golden eyes. Funny though... I remember those creatures that Grandpa showed in those ancient Japanese history books having amber like eyes. Weren't they demons?'

Kagome quickly scolded herself for thinking such nonsense at a time like this. It was rude of her to question someone's unusual features.

The guy pulled her up and she straightened her dress. She looked up at him to thank him, when she was struck by how handsome he was.

Tall, maybe about 6'2. Kagome could see his rock hard stomach through his wife beater, and strong, muscular arms. His face was to die for with his gorgeous eyes.

She also took into account his long, white hair, which was very unusual, but she found herself liking it. A lot. What really got her were the ears on top of his head. Okay, yes, maybe she wasn't an Einstein, but having your ears on top of your head? It totally worked for him.

Yes, Kagome was totally swooning for this guy.

"Dance with me?" the man asked.

Kagome's glossy lips turned into a dazzling smile. With a toss of her hair, she replied in a soft voice, "Yes."

She turned to Sango, as if asking for permission, and Sango nodded enthusiastically and whispered, "Go!"

Kagome needed no more motivation.

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She was gorgeous.

No, she was more than that. She had to be one of the most breathtaking women he had ever seen. Taking into account the fact that he HAD seen a lot of women, that was a very hearty compliment.

His eyes roamed over her body as they made their way to the dance floor.

Her short dress clung to her body, accentuating her luscious curves. Long legs that seemed to go on forever were strapped in high stilettos.

Wondering for a minute how she could dance in those, he shrugged it off. Women could accomplish many things in high heels.

Again, as Inu-Yasha gazed at her, he was still struck with her delicate features.

God, this girl was beautiful.



She looked young though.

And innocent.



With a sniff of his faithful nose, he instantly knew she was a virgin. A strange sense of arrogant pride surfaced in him, and he batted it down quickly.

'Where the hell did THAT come from?' he thought confusedly. He'd never felt so many emotions for a girl he'd just met, let alone a girl he'd only spoken a few words to.

' I wonder if that Kagome chick is anything like this girl.'

He couldn't possibly see how she could compare to this goddess.

The two found a spot and she turned around to face him. The music had a slow, pounding beat. Her hips began to sway to the music, and she just lightly brushed against him in an almost teasing manner. She began to run her hands down his arms, softly scraping her nails against his skin. He stifled back a moan. All coherent thoughts about wanting to find Miroku and leave left his mind as he was transported to his on little world where only him and this girl existed.

Suddenly, she turned so her back was facing him. She threw her head back and grinded into him and his hands instantly began to roam the sides of her body.

'Does this girl know what she's doing to me? I've NEVER felt this way with another girl.'

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Kagome was in a state similar to that of her male partner. His hands were running down her body, and she was so hazed with pleasure that nothing else mattered.

She ran her fingers through his silky hair, reveling in the feel of it. Then she remembered his ears. Oh, how she wanted to touch them. Almost hesitantly, her hand went to the closest one and she began to stroke it lightly. She felt his hands stop and she was about to pull away when growled into her ear, "Don't stop."

She didn't know what came over her. Normally, she would have NEVER been this forward with a stranger like this, but something about this man seemed so... so...

'So right,' she thought to herself. Everything felt so natural. She couldn't believe herself, but she wasn't going to ask questions now.

Kagome, never having this sense of empowerment with a guy before, stroked his ear with more confidence. His hands came up under her breasts, and started to stroke under that sensitive area there. Kagome threw back her head and moaned sensuously at the caress.

Never before had she felt these intense feelings this stranger was provoking in her. Suddenly, she wanted to know his name.

She HAD to know his name.

Turning around, she faced him and wrapped her arms around his neck. Slowly, she tiptoed up and whispered in a sexy voice she hadn't known she possessed, "What's your name?"

The man chuckled, and she right then decided she loved his voice. It was deep, and had a certain roughness to it.

He murmured, "Inu-Yasha."

Inu-Yasha. She liked that. Suddenly, she got this strong urge to do something very un-Kagome like.

She wanted to kiss him.

The practical side of her mind was screaming things at her like, "He could be a rapist! A leader for a cult! The head of a Barry Manilow fan club!"

She swatted those thoughts away. It felt SO right just being here in Inu-Yasha's arms, even if he was a stranger.

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When she started to stroke his ear, he was lost.

He'd always known his ears were sensitive, but he never knew that he could lose every shred of self-control over a girl stroking his ears. Maybe it wasn't so much someone touching his ears.

Maybe it was her touch that made him lose it.

He didn't know anything about this girl, except for the fact that she was probably still in high school and that she was making him feel heavenly. She also had the best scent ever, he ultimately decided.

He'd given her his name, and now he realized he wanted hers. He didn't think he'd be able to operate without seeing her after tonight. His mind fiercely rejected the thought of never seeing her again.

'I must be going wacko. I know nothing about this girl, and I'm already talking about her like she's mine!' His mind instantly retorted with, 'She is! She is perfect for you!'

Growling in annoyance, he muttered something about stupid voices.

"Did you say something?" she sighed contentedly.

He smiled. Now was as good a time as ever.

"What's your name?" he asked, surprised at the wanting in his voice. He pulled her closer to him, if that was even possible. An image flashed through his mind, of her moaning his name and him trailing hot kisses down her neck.

Oh God, how he wanted that.

'Get a hold of yourself, man, before you scare her off!'

She looked up at him with those smoky, kohl rimmed gray-blue eyes that reminded him of the sky after a rain shower.



Smiling, as if she knew a secret, she whispered, "Kagome."

Suddenly, everything came into place. Sesshomaru's warning, the meeting at this club and the unexpected, yet very welcomed, strong attraction that came between the two of them. It was almost as if they were meant to meet.

Then, quicker than the eye could see, his lips were on hers, with an urgency he never knew had existed.

Never before had he wanted a girl like this… and it almost frightened the hell out of him. "Almost" being the keyword there.

But he lost all thought when he felt her tongue slide into his mouth.

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Hey everybody!!! Gosh, is it hot in here, or is it just this chapter?!? Lol!

I made this chapter a hell of a lot longer than my previous ones, just to please all of you wonderful reviewers!!! I know the nightclub scenario isn't all that original, but I needed a place where our 2 favorite lovebirds could meet and… *interact*. Heehee. I know Kagome kinda seemed OOC in this chapter, but I wanted extra fluff to make up for the nonexistent romance I haven't had in this story. I don't want Kagome to end up like putty in Inu's hands, but I just thought it'd be cute that she'd be totally end up being awestruck with him! Oh, and I decided I will be putting some Miroku/Sango romance in here too for all you M/S shippers. Yes, the story mainly focuses on Inu/Kag, but I decided I might as well make all you M/S people happy while I'm at it! Okay, newsflash! I have an AWESOME idea for another Inu/Kag & Mir/San fic. My awesome amiga Moonwolf would be co-writing this with me, and I'm super excited! I know this story would be totally awesome! Her and I really haven't sat down and talked about the plot and such, due to the fact we both have stories going on. (You MUST check out Unwanted Love by MoonWolf! Heehee... I probably am starting to look like a billboard now, huh? *Starts grumbling about advertisments*)

I was just reading some Inu-Yasha fanfics, and I noticed that in most all of them, Sango and Kagome are the best friends and Inu-Yasha and Miroku are the best friends, yadda, yadda, yadda. I know that's how this fic is going, but just hear me out. Wouldn't it be kinda refreshing for a change if it was the OTHER way around?!? I do! So, think about that, and after me and Moonie get some of our stories under control, our new story will be in the works. I'm sure we'll be naming the fic, ' Endurance is the Key '. Heehee.. You'll love it! We're not sure what it's going to be rated, but don't worry! We'll definitely be handing out cups of *lemon-lime fruit punch*!

Okay, with all that said... PLEASE REVIEW! Pretty please? Aww, c'mon! You can't resist me! Fine... I'm only giving ya'll money this one time, okay? *Hands a few bucks to anyone who'll review* Happy? Yea, yea.... lol! So, please review!!! See ya next time!

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