Trapped in the Threads of Fate

Disclaimer: I hang out with Inuyasha and gang a lot, but they're my friends. And everybody knows that you can't own yer friends! Unless they're an animal...I own my cat...but that has nothing to do with Inuyasha! So as long as I don't own him, I'll keep writing this fanfiction...and possibly another in the future is to come...maybe!

A/N: Konichiwa minna-san! I'm so excited about this next chappie that I don't think I want to make this author's note very long! Writing this story is my plan of keeping me out of my impending depression, so let's hope it works! And I'll try VERY hard not to let my sadness reflect in this chappie...I want it to be full of fluff, not angst! Well, on with the chappie...

~*Recap*~

"Um...Mr...er...Ms. vine? I'm kinda tired, so would it be all right if I just stopped walking for a minute and sat down?" Kagome asked the vines, even though she knew it was probably hopeless.

But the vines stopped, and Kagome was able to sit down. Once she was on the grass, Kagome looked up to the stars and moon. The stars were twinkling like there was no tomorrow, and the moon was in its last sliver of light. There wasn't a single cloud that could block her vision of the night sky.

Having rested for a short while, Kagome got up and started to walk again, "I'm done with my break! Thanks for letting me rest!"

After another short walk, the vine walls suddenly opened up. 'What's this? It looks like a parking lot!' Kagome thought as she walked onto the 'pavement'. But as she was able to see it closer, she noticed that it wasn't pavement at all, but rather beautiful gray and white marble.

~**~

Chapter Nine: In Heat of Moment

'Baka, baka, baka!' thought Inuyasha as he sat in his room, 'Why does she have to be the one that makes my stomach do flip-flops? I've only known her for two weeks, and already I feel like crap around her! This sucks! Why didn't I ask mother about how to do these kinds of things when she was alive? And I'm DEFINITELY NOT going to ask Miroku! He'd just suggest that I grope her or something! Now he's the real baka!'

Inuyasha lay on his soft bed with forest green blankets and looked up at the ceiling, 'Why wasn't I told that being with a female was going to be complicated?'

"Feh! Why am I even thinking about it this hard? It's not like she knows I know! She's probably even over it by now!" he said aloud as he turned towards the balcony to look at the stars.

"Shit!" he swore when he realized that the moon was almost completely gone. "If I wanna do ANYTHING about this, I have to do it tonight! Or else..."

Inuyasha got up off his bed and went to the balcony. He looked over at the girls' side and smelled for Kagome's sleeping scent. "What the..." he started as he noticed that Kagome's scent seemed to leave her room and jump off the balcony. Heart racing, Inuyasha dared a look over the edge to see if her limp body was on the damp ground. When he didn't see anything he let out a sigh of relief.

"But then...why does her scent descend here?" he asked out loud. And as if on cue, a small vine moved from the castle wall and spelled out the words, 'Go Find Her! She's Waiting!'

"What?" exclaimed a baffled Inuyasha.

'But first..." it spelled before Inuyasha could go bounding to find Kagome.

~**~

All around the marble field torches were lit to set it aglow. A warm gentle breeze blew softly at the surrounding trees. And the sky was clear of any clouds as it flaunted the sparkling stars.

"Wow, it's all so beautiful!" breathed Kagome as she drank in the sight.

The vines had all left, except for a lone branch that extended its leaf-filled branch to Kagome. It had a small piece of fabric that blew in the breeze.

"What's this?" Kagome asked as she reached out to touch the silky fabric. "It's so soft!" she said as she took it from the vine and held it up to the light. When the soft light hit the fabric, Kagome could make out that it was a beautiful silk dress.

Then the vines all came back and surrounded her. A torch was even brought inside the room of vines so that she could see.

"Um...you don't want me to put this on do you?" Kagome asked. "No way! I'm not changing outside! It's just wrong! And I don't even know if it's my size!" she complained.

But her protests fell on deaf ears. Kagome stood there with her hands on her hips glaring at all the vines she could see in her field of vision. She started to tap her foot impatiently. "I just have all the luck, don't I?" Kagome growled when it became obvious that she would be held there all night if need be. "Fine! I'll change! But if you so much as budge an inch while I'm changing, I swear I'll burn you to a crisp! And don't you dare put down these walls when I'm naked!" she warned the vines.

In a paranoid manner, Kagome took off her pink sweatshirt that she had tried to fix with a needle and thread Sango had had in her bag. When her whole top was revealed, she quickly put the silk dress over her head and pulled it down in one swift movement. Then she carefully pulled her torn pants down to reveal her bare legs.

"This is a really revealing dress! And if anybody sees me in this, I'm probably gonna have to hide from eternal embarrassment!" complained Kagome when the vines retreated into the darkness, leaving a single pair of black shoes. Kagome just rolled her eyes and put the shoes on. After all, she had taken off her own shoes when she got into her room.

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'I can't believe I agreed to wear this thing! It's so...not me!' thought Inuyasha as he followed Kagome's rosy scent. 'And she's gonna see me in this when I find her! Man, she's going to think I'm a freak for sure!'

'At least her scent is getting stronger! I hope she's alright! That annoying vine better not have...wow!' Inuyasha came to a sudden halt as he saw who he thought could be Kagome in a stunning dress.

The dress was midnight black with spaghetti straps. It had a plunging back that went almost too far down. The bottom of the dress reached just past her knees, and there was a slit that went up her side a couple of inches. It fit her like a glove while showing off all of her curves in a very flattering manner.

Inuyasha gulped then dared to speak, "...Kagome?"

Kagome spun around with shock and embarrassment clearly written all over her face. As she turned, the dress sparkled in the light. The front of her dress was low, but didn't show anything that would make a man blush. But Inuyasha blushed and was extremely glad that the low lighting wouldn't give it away.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked when she was almost completely sure who he was. He wasn't wearing his traditional red outfit, but instead a very modern Armani suit.

"What are you doing here?" they both asked at once.

Kagome giggled nervously, "I didn't have much choice!"

Inuyasha took a couple steps towards her, "I came to find you!"

"You came to find me?" she asked, clearly showing that she was stunned.

"My nose told me you weren't in your room, and then a little vine told me I should go look for you!" Inuyasha explained. 'I hope she believes that! After all it is the truth! But I just feel like such a moron in these weird clothes.'

Inuyasha was broken out of his thoughts as he realized that Kagome was slowly walking toward him. "Well then, should we head back? After all, I don't want that hentai to see me in this! He probably wouldn't be able to control his cursed hand!" she said as she reached him.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea," breathed Inuyasha. With Kagome so close, he was finding it really hard to breathe, especially with her rosy scent wafting into his senses.

But as soon as they had agreed to head back, vines shot out from everywhere at once and surrounded the marble field. "Oh shit! This is just great!" cursed Inuyasha when they were completely closed in.

More torches were brought in and quiet music could be heard gently playing in the background. "What's going on?" Inuyasha asked in an annoyed tone of voice.

Kagome turned to look around, her bare back to the hanyou. The soft music was getting to Inuyasha; he just had this feeling that he should be doing something. 'Oh Kami, what am I supposed to do? She looks so damn beautiful!' thought Inuyasha as he watched Kagome's raven locks blow in the gentle breeze. 'Oh just fuck it!'

Clearing his throat, "K...Kagome?"

Kagome turned around to a to see a flustered boy, "What? Is something wrong?"

Inuyasha held out his hand and stuttered, "May...may I h...have thi...this d...d...dance?" He watched as Kagome looked at his outstretched hand with a confused look on her face. The soft music was more apparent to Inuyasha as he realized that he was holding his breath. In fact, he could hear that Kagome wasn't breathing properly either, she was also holding her breath and scrunching her eyebrows together. 'Great! She's gonna turn me down! And then how am I supposed to handle seeing her everyday after that? She hates me and I should've seen it before! Why am I so BAKA?!'

Listening to her breathing, Inuyasha slowly realized that her pulse had quickened considerably. "Okay!" whispered Kagome as she slowly took his outstretched hand and raised her hazel eyes to meet his golden ones.

Inuyasha's jaw almost dropped at that...almost, but he couldn't hide the fact that his eyes had grown a couple centimeters in diameter. 'She said yes? ...She said YES!!!'

Realizing that he hadn't moved since she took his hand, Inuyasha took a deep breath and put his other hand on her waist. Immediately after, Kagome put her free hand on his shoulder, making it ever harder to think.

'Breathe...breathe! Remember to breathe!' they both thought at the same time.

As the melody of 'Every Heart' played on, Inuyasha and Kagome were able to relax a little. Inuyasha was just excited that she said yes. And Kagome was perplexed as to why he asked her to dance in the first place, even though she had secretly been hoping he would. 'Oh Kami, this had better not be just a dream!' thought Kagome and Inuyasha simultaneously. As the music played on, so did the two dance, right into the first rays of morning.

When finally Inuyasha noticed the sun's rays, he realized that he had been out there with Kagome in his arms for a good amount of time. "Um...maybe we should head back now?" he said, mentally cursing himself for breaking the wonderful bliss he was in.

Kagome lifted her head from it's spot on his shoulder, "What time is it?"

"I honestly don't know! But it's probably close to five or six in the morning," he whispered as their eyes met for the thousandth time that night.

"Wow," breathed Kagome. And as she felt a yawn coming on, she lifted her hand to cover her mouth. "Mmm, sorry! Guess I'm a little tired!"

"Don't apologize!" said Inuyasha as he bent to pick her up, careful not to let her dress uncover anything.

Kagome breathed deeply as she let her head rest against his strong shoulder again. As she felt herself being carried, Kagome had to fight sleep lest she miss a single moment.

At the last moment, Inuyasha leapt onto his balcony. "I hope you don't mind if you sleep in here for now! I just don't think Sango would appreciate it if we woke her up!" explained Inuyasha as he gently lay Kagome on his bed.

"I don't mind," Kagome said in a tired voice. She rolled onto her side and was fast asleep.

Inuyasha stood at the edge of the bed for the longest time, just watching her sleep. After some inward quarreling, he bent down and started to lean towards her sleeping face. He took a deep breath, 'I can do this!'

But as soon as he got an inch away, he froze. 'What am I thinking? I can't do this! I've never even thought about doing this before!' thought Inuyasha as he swiftly stood up and quietly left the room.

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"So, how was your sleep last night Lady Sango?" Miroku asked as the demon huntress walked into the kitchen.

"Alright I guess," she answered as she took the nearest seat at the table.

"Why whatever was wrong to make your sleep any less comfortable than usual? Oh, wait, you don't have to answer that. I think I know the problem already," he said as he put some food in front of her.

Sango raised an eyebrow, "You do?"

"Yes I do! You didn't sleep well because I wasn't there with you!" he said with a huge grin.

"I walked right into that one, didn't I?" Sango asked as she took a bite of her food.

"Yes you did!" Miroku said as he joined her at the table. "But in on a more serious note, I know for a fact that Inuyasha didn't make it to his room till VERY early this morning!"

Sango's chestnut eyes shot up to look the cook straight in his violet ones. "You're sure? Cause Kagome NEVER came to bed last night!"

"Hmm, now that is truly interesting!" he said as he lifted his foot to touch Sango's unsuspecting bare thigh.

"HENTAI!!!" she screamed as she threw her bowl full of steaming hot food at the pervert.

"Sorry, sorry! I promise not to do it again!" he said as he cowered in fear of the outraged girl. "But I really did mean that it was interesting that they both didn't get in till late!"

"THAT is none of your damn business!" growled Inuyasha as he walked into the room with a scowl on his face.

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A/N: Okay, I know that this is a short chappie compared to my previous ones, but I didn't have much time. Really, it's true! It seems that now that school has officially started for this authoress, I've become miss popular and miss workaholic. It's amazing that all my friends suddenly have time for me in their busy lives. All summer I don't talk to them, and in this last week I have talked to some of them more than I did the whole summer put together! It's kinda sick isn't it? Well, enough about me let's talk about this chappie. Again, I'm sorry that it's so short! I kinda hit a streak of writer's block so I actually found it really hard to get this chappie started, even though I knew exactly where I wanted it to go. GrRr, I HATE writer's block!!! But anywho, now that school has started it's going to be harder for me to find time to work on this story! But I'm gonna try my hardest! I'll try to have the next chappie up in about a week or two, but please don't take that as being set in stone! I said I'll try and I will! Now, if you RxR it'll help me with getting motivated, so the more that review the better! Well, I think this rant is gonna have to end now, so ja!

KrysTheAngel ^_^

September 2003