A/N: Thank you to everyone who responded! I put the last finishing touches
on this chapter, so I hope you enjoy! Oh, yeah, I know that when I let my
friend read it through she asked me "Oh but what about his ears?" Well, you
have to read the entire thing before you ask yourself that! Like it says
later... the ears are one BIG thing. I would never forget about them!
Disclaimer: Me: I have Inuyasha right here so that he can tell you that I DO own him! MWAHAHA! Inuyasha: But you don't. That other lady who created me- Me: *whack* Doesn't me I can't WISH I owned you! Inuyasha: BUT YOU DON'T! *rubs head* oww... Me: *sigh* Ok, fine, you win! I don't own Inuyasha. You happy? Inuyasha: Yup. Now let's get back to the story already! Me: But I do own that Maeko girl... Inuyasha: *flinch* You do? Me: *evil cackle* Oh yes! And that means that I can torture you with her when ever I see fit, cuz this is my story! HAHAHA- *cough* Ok your right. Back to the story.
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Kagome had found a little tailor shop where they could rent a tux for the night. She was thrilled; Inuyasha was reluctant. She had to literally drag him in by his collar.
The tailor inside looked like any other tailor. He looked about middle- aged. A long yellow ribbon of tape measurer was draped around his neck, and he had a pencil stuck in his ear. He adjusted his glasses and ruffled his already untidy brown hair when he saw Inuyasha and Kagome walked in, and scurried around prepping a place for him to make measurements.
He pulled Inuyasha up onto a large box and went about measuring his arms, his legs, his waist, and everything else he had to.
Kagome watched and tried to hide her smile as Inuyasha tried his hardest to remain calm while the little man zoomed around him, but when he tried to measure around his waist, he growled menacingly, throwing off the tailor's system.
"Maybe you should just go and find a suit with what you have," she warned from her spot against the wall.
Silently, the little tailor agreed and in a flash came back with a suit. He attempted to take off Inuyasha's baseball cap to put the suit on him, but Inuyasha wrapped his arms over the top of his head and growled again.
Kagome walked up and took the suit with a nervous laugh. "He's shy," she explained, sending Inuyasha a glare and mentally telling him, You had better keep quiet. "We can take it from here." The tailor gladly ran out of the room.
When the man was gone, Kagome turned to Inuyasha and held the suit up. "Put this on," she commanded.
"Feh, no way. I'll look stupid." He crossed his arms and turned.
Kagome laughed. "You'll look stupid because you don't know how to put it on!"
"You couldn't get me to wear that piece of shit, even if they were the last clothes on earth." He turned to glare at her, but she wasn't standing there anymore. "Where did she..." he began, before he was tackled from behind. Kagome yanked the cap off of his head and wrestled him to the floor.
"Ack! What the hell! Get off me!" Inuyasha flailed his arms behind him to try and knock her off, but she had pinned him to the floor with much more agility than he had accounted for. She had definitely grown stronger since the last time they had wrestled.
She straddled his back and folded her arms over his head, scratching his ear. "Now, will you put this suit on?" she asked sweetly.
He hated when she got the better of him like that. He growled, but it was attached to a soft purr. "Yeah, yeah, alright." Satisfied, Kagome got off of his back and handed him the suit. He took it sourly and marched into one of the dressing rooms, muttering, "Stupid wench," as he shut the door.
Kagome just leaned back against the wall and folded her arms over her chest, waiting for the next time when he would emerge, and laughing to herself as she pictured how he might be wearing the clothes that he had never seen before in his life.
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Kagome had derived much enjoyment out of how Inuyasha had tried to put the suit on. He had managed to get the pants on alright, with the exception of the snap at the top, but he hadn't managed to button the shirt up at all, he had the jacket on over the wrinkled shirt, and he was holding up the suspenders like they were going to attack at a moment's notice.
She walked over to him and looked him over briefly, trying her hardest to contain her laughter.
"Oh, just go ahead and laugh," he growled at her, and she did laugh long and hard. She continued to laugh even as she dragged him over to the three- way mirror.
When the hysterics had finally died down, Kagome first made him take off the coat. Then, she went about buttoning up his shirt. Inuyasha watched as her fingers nimbly put each button in its rightful place. She made it look so easy, but he was glad to have her around when modern times got the better of him.
Kagome fastened the button on the collar and turned him to face the mirror. She showed him what the suspenders were for, and they decided that was one thing he could probably live without. Then she helped him put the coat on. When he had those down, she ran out and grabbed him a red tie and a pair of dress shoes.
Once he had gotten the shoes on, she put the tie around his neck and tied it how her mom had showed her. The whole process reminded her how she had to help Souta with this same thing; getting the button on his collar, helping with his tie. The sort of thing a big sister or a mother might help a young boy with. Inuyasha was far from being a young boy, but standing there helping get his tie to knot correctly, Kagome could not help but feel more compassionate towards Inuyasha.
Once the whole outfit was assembled, the two admired their handy work for a moment in the mirror.
"You know, you look very handsome in that suit," she said, leaning on his shoulder.
He smirked, but quickly caught himself and instead folded his arms. "I look like an idiot," he complained.
After another moment of silence, Kagome backed away. "Alright," she said, "take it off."
"OFF?" Inuyasha gaped at her. "After we spent so long getting it ON?"
"Well, you have a better idea on how it goes, so it won't be as bad when we get home. Now come on, lets go pay for this thing. It's getting late and I still have to get myself ready."
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Back at Kagome's house, they had her mother press the suit before Inuyasha put it back on, while Kagome took over the bathroom to get ready. She had left Souta to entertain Inuyasha while she was preoccupied.
Souta brought Inuyasha over to his Playstation game counsel. "You wanna learn how to play this one?" He picked up a plastic case. "It's Bad Battle 3. I just got it today."
Inuyasha settled down of the couch in front of the TV. "Um, you play, and I'll watch."
Souta put the disc under the lid and turned the machine on. After the system booted up, he picked up the controller and maneuvered his character around bad guys, using weapons, like swords and machine guns, to kill his opponents. Inuyasha watched on the edge of his seat, totally absorbed in Souta's skill.
An hour later, Souta was playing tag-team with Inuyasha, who caught on surprisingly quick for this being the first time he had ever picked up a game controller.
The boys heard someone clear their throat at the back of the room, so they paused the game and turned. Inuyasha gasped when he saw the sight before him.
Kagome stood there in a long black evening gown, with a silver chain of flowers covering the top and winding down the front of the bodice. The skirt flowed a little, giving her the appearance of floating when she walked. Her hair was clipped with small silver flowers in the front, and left long to cascade down her back. A black shawl covered her bare shoulders.
Inuyasha's jaw practically dropped to the floor when he saw her. She looked at him for a moment, and then smiled. "You should get into your suit, you know."
It took him a moment, but Inuyasha fumbled his way back into Kagome's room, where the suit was neatly pressed and lying on the bed.
He managed to put on the pants ok, but he held up the shirt and called Kagome into the room.
"Erm," he stammered, "can you help me with this?"
She looked at him for a moment, but gladly went over and helped button the shirt up. When she reached his neck, she brushed his skin, causing him to jump. He grabbed her wrist. Kagome gasped.
"Your hands are cold," he told her, moving his hand from her wrist. Gently, he took her hand and held it between his own.
Kagome blushed, but didn't take back her hand right away. They both sat in silence for a moment. He's so warm... she thought, putting her other hand on top of his. They looked into each other's eyes and held the gaze for a bit longer.
Right then, they heard a cough in the hallway. Both turning, they saw Souta watching them with a smile. Both their faces glowed red, and they yanked their hands apart hastily. Kagome shot Souta a death glare, and he ran off giggling.
Inuyasha picked up his coat and put it on. Kagome slipped the tie around his neck and tied it like she had in the store. When he turned to admire himself in the mirror, he noticed one thing. One BIG thing.
He turned to put on his baseball cap, but Kagome snatched it back. "You won't be wearing this," she told him.
"But aren't people going to wonder about my ears?" he asked.
"Oh, they won't be seeing them." When he just stared back, totally confused, she went on to explain. "Well, you see, when I became president of the party committee, that meant I had control over when it was going to be." She turned and grinned innocently at him. "Trust me, I'm no idiot. I took EVERYTHING into consideration when planning this party." She patted the top of his head. "And who would have thought that the new moon this month fell on a Saturday night?"
Inuyasha's face fell when she said 'new moon'. When he finally realized what this meant, he ran over to the window where the sun had nearly set entirely, looking frantically for a tiny sliver of the moon. When he found none, he ran into the bathroom and stared in disbelief at his reflection.
"This can't be happening!" he bellowed through the house. "Damn you, Kagome!" Kagome covered her mouth to hide her smile.
When he came back out of the bathroom, he was clutching a handful of black hair that had attached it self to his scalp, in replacement for the silver that had been there a moment ago.
Kagome suppressed her laughter, and Inuyasha glared back with a snarl.
"If we don't leave soon, I may no longer be able to suppress my urge to hurt you," he threatened.
"Common." Kagome pushed him down the hall. "My mom offered to drive."
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A/N: Mwahaha! Poor Inuyasha... we all know how much he hates the new moon nights. Oh well, it definitely works! I will have the next chapter up very soon. Just keep reviewing, and I'll keep renewing! Ok, well, I don't know if that made any sense but if you keep reading, then I'll put up more chapters! Thanks everyone!
Disclaimer: Me: I have Inuyasha right here so that he can tell you that I DO own him! MWAHAHA! Inuyasha: But you don't. That other lady who created me- Me: *whack* Doesn't me I can't WISH I owned you! Inuyasha: BUT YOU DON'T! *rubs head* oww... Me: *sigh* Ok, fine, you win! I don't own Inuyasha. You happy? Inuyasha: Yup. Now let's get back to the story already! Me: But I do own that Maeko girl... Inuyasha: *flinch* You do? Me: *evil cackle* Oh yes! And that means that I can torture you with her when ever I see fit, cuz this is my story! HAHAHA- *cough* Ok your right. Back to the story.
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Kagome had found a little tailor shop where they could rent a tux for the night. She was thrilled; Inuyasha was reluctant. She had to literally drag him in by his collar.
The tailor inside looked like any other tailor. He looked about middle- aged. A long yellow ribbon of tape measurer was draped around his neck, and he had a pencil stuck in his ear. He adjusted his glasses and ruffled his already untidy brown hair when he saw Inuyasha and Kagome walked in, and scurried around prepping a place for him to make measurements.
He pulled Inuyasha up onto a large box and went about measuring his arms, his legs, his waist, and everything else he had to.
Kagome watched and tried to hide her smile as Inuyasha tried his hardest to remain calm while the little man zoomed around him, but when he tried to measure around his waist, he growled menacingly, throwing off the tailor's system.
"Maybe you should just go and find a suit with what you have," she warned from her spot against the wall.
Silently, the little tailor agreed and in a flash came back with a suit. He attempted to take off Inuyasha's baseball cap to put the suit on him, but Inuyasha wrapped his arms over the top of his head and growled again.
Kagome walked up and took the suit with a nervous laugh. "He's shy," she explained, sending Inuyasha a glare and mentally telling him, You had better keep quiet. "We can take it from here." The tailor gladly ran out of the room.
When the man was gone, Kagome turned to Inuyasha and held the suit up. "Put this on," she commanded.
"Feh, no way. I'll look stupid." He crossed his arms and turned.
Kagome laughed. "You'll look stupid because you don't know how to put it on!"
"You couldn't get me to wear that piece of shit, even if they were the last clothes on earth." He turned to glare at her, but she wasn't standing there anymore. "Where did she..." he began, before he was tackled from behind. Kagome yanked the cap off of his head and wrestled him to the floor.
"Ack! What the hell! Get off me!" Inuyasha flailed his arms behind him to try and knock her off, but she had pinned him to the floor with much more agility than he had accounted for. She had definitely grown stronger since the last time they had wrestled.
She straddled his back and folded her arms over his head, scratching his ear. "Now, will you put this suit on?" she asked sweetly.
He hated when she got the better of him like that. He growled, but it was attached to a soft purr. "Yeah, yeah, alright." Satisfied, Kagome got off of his back and handed him the suit. He took it sourly and marched into one of the dressing rooms, muttering, "Stupid wench," as he shut the door.
Kagome just leaned back against the wall and folded her arms over her chest, waiting for the next time when he would emerge, and laughing to herself as she pictured how he might be wearing the clothes that he had never seen before in his life.
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Kagome had derived much enjoyment out of how Inuyasha had tried to put the suit on. He had managed to get the pants on alright, with the exception of the snap at the top, but he hadn't managed to button the shirt up at all, he had the jacket on over the wrinkled shirt, and he was holding up the suspenders like they were going to attack at a moment's notice.
She walked over to him and looked him over briefly, trying her hardest to contain her laughter.
"Oh, just go ahead and laugh," he growled at her, and she did laugh long and hard. She continued to laugh even as she dragged him over to the three- way mirror.
When the hysterics had finally died down, Kagome first made him take off the coat. Then, she went about buttoning up his shirt. Inuyasha watched as her fingers nimbly put each button in its rightful place. She made it look so easy, but he was glad to have her around when modern times got the better of him.
Kagome fastened the button on the collar and turned him to face the mirror. She showed him what the suspenders were for, and they decided that was one thing he could probably live without. Then she helped him put the coat on. When he had those down, she ran out and grabbed him a red tie and a pair of dress shoes.
Once he had gotten the shoes on, she put the tie around his neck and tied it how her mom had showed her. The whole process reminded her how she had to help Souta with this same thing; getting the button on his collar, helping with his tie. The sort of thing a big sister or a mother might help a young boy with. Inuyasha was far from being a young boy, but standing there helping get his tie to knot correctly, Kagome could not help but feel more compassionate towards Inuyasha.
Once the whole outfit was assembled, the two admired their handy work for a moment in the mirror.
"You know, you look very handsome in that suit," she said, leaning on his shoulder.
He smirked, but quickly caught himself and instead folded his arms. "I look like an idiot," he complained.
After another moment of silence, Kagome backed away. "Alright," she said, "take it off."
"OFF?" Inuyasha gaped at her. "After we spent so long getting it ON?"
"Well, you have a better idea on how it goes, so it won't be as bad when we get home. Now come on, lets go pay for this thing. It's getting late and I still have to get myself ready."
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Back at Kagome's house, they had her mother press the suit before Inuyasha put it back on, while Kagome took over the bathroom to get ready. She had left Souta to entertain Inuyasha while she was preoccupied.
Souta brought Inuyasha over to his Playstation game counsel. "You wanna learn how to play this one?" He picked up a plastic case. "It's Bad Battle 3. I just got it today."
Inuyasha settled down of the couch in front of the TV. "Um, you play, and I'll watch."
Souta put the disc under the lid and turned the machine on. After the system booted up, he picked up the controller and maneuvered his character around bad guys, using weapons, like swords and machine guns, to kill his opponents. Inuyasha watched on the edge of his seat, totally absorbed in Souta's skill.
An hour later, Souta was playing tag-team with Inuyasha, who caught on surprisingly quick for this being the first time he had ever picked up a game controller.
The boys heard someone clear their throat at the back of the room, so they paused the game and turned. Inuyasha gasped when he saw the sight before him.
Kagome stood there in a long black evening gown, with a silver chain of flowers covering the top and winding down the front of the bodice. The skirt flowed a little, giving her the appearance of floating when she walked. Her hair was clipped with small silver flowers in the front, and left long to cascade down her back. A black shawl covered her bare shoulders.
Inuyasha's jaw practically dropped to the floor when he saw her. She looked at him for a moment, and then smiled. "You should get into your suit, you know."
It took him a moment, but Inuyasha fumbled his way back into Kagome's room, where the suit was neatly pressed and lying on the bed.
He managed to put on the pants ok, but he held up the shirt and called Kagome into the room.
"Erm," he stammered, "can you help me with this?"
She looked at him for a moment, but gladly went over and helped button the shirt up. When she reached his neck, she brushed his skin, causing him to jump. He grabbed her wrist. Kagome gasped.
"Your hands are cold," he told her, moving his hand from her wrist. Gently, he took her hand and held it between his own.
Kagome blushed, but didn't take back her hand right away. They both sat in silence for a moment. He's so warm... she thought, putting her other hand on top of his. They looked into each other's eyes and held the gaze for a bit longer.
Right then, they heard a cough in the hallway. Both turning, they saw Souta watching them with a smile. Both their faces glowed red, and they yanked their hands apart hastily. Kagome shot Souta a death glare, and he ran off giggling.
Inuyasha picked up his coat and put it on. Kagome slipped the tie around his neck and tied it like she had in the store. When he turned to admire himself in the mirror, he noticed one thing. One BIG thing.
He turned to put on his baseball cap, but Kagome snatched it back. "You won't be wearing this," she told him.
"But aren't people going to wonder about my ears?" he asked.
"Oh, they won't be seeing them." When he just stared back, totally confused, she went on to explain. "Well, you see, when I became president of the party committee, that meant I had control over when it was going to be." She turned and grinned innocently at him. "Trust me, I'm no idiot. I took EVERYTHING into consideration when planning this party." She patted the top of his head. "And who would have thought that the new moon this month fell on a Saturday night?"
Inuyasha's face fell when she said 'new moon'. When he finally realized what this meant, he ran over to the window where the sun had nearly set entirely, looking frantically for a tiny sliver of the moon. When he found none, he ran into the bathroom and stared in disbelief at his reflection.
"This can't be happening!" he bellowed through the house. "Damn you, Kagome!" Kagome covered her mouth to hide her smile.
When he came back out of the bathroom, he was clutching a handful of black hair that had attached it self to his scalp, in replacement for the silver that had been there a moment ago.
Kagome suppressed her laughter, and Inuyasha glared back with a snarl.
"If we don't leave soon, I may no longer be able to suppress my urge to hurt you," he threatened.
"Common." Kagome pushed him down the hall. "My mom offered to drive."
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A/N: Mwahaha! Poor Inuyasha... we all know how much he hates the new moon nights. Oh well, it definitely works! I will have the next chapter up very soon. Just keep reviewing, and I'll keep renewing! Ok, well, I don't know if that made any sense but if you keep reading, then I'll put up more chapters! Thanks everyone!
