A/N: Hey all! Thanks to everyone who reviewed and gave me their ideas. You were all a big help, so you get a special shout-out in a minuet. Look out for your name! Oh, I also have a beta reader! Everyone please say hi to Tuski! Who also reviewed to my story... four times... but any way!

Special Shout-outs to my first round of reviewers:

Tuski- I'll respond to all 4 of your reviews at once. 1) Thanks for liking it, why do all the other dance plots suck, and NO! This isn't the after effect of coming home... ok well I lie so maybe it is... *cough cough* next. 2) No, I wasn't relating you to Maeko, so relax, breathe, and just keep on reading. 3) *stares* no more brewery pop for you, and yes, I WISH I HAD POCKEY! *cries* 4) Yay! Pocky for me! I did kinda use your idea, too, and it worked REALLY good... mwahaha.

animecrazygirl- I'm glad you like my story and hope you enjoy the rest!

Kuramasgirl556- I'll be sure to read your story! I'm sure it's good!

dark-magic-fire- One bathroom scene coming right up!

LadyRainStarDragon- A lightsaber? *consults tuski, also a star-wars freak* I'm sorry, but we both agree that a lightsaber isn't really relevant to Inuyasha. I can use the first part of that idea though! It works!

Klanna7- Yay! I'm in someone's favorites! *stares at Miroku* Didn't I already deal with you? Miroku: *rubs head still sore from beating in previous chapter* Yes, but I'd still like you to update. Me: *shrugs* ok!

Kittykathy- Glad you love my story!

elf-princess4- You voted outside, and to be honest I wanted something to happen outside also, so I think I reached a happy median with my solution! Read on and see!

Goody, that was everyone who reviewed before 2/20/04, so if you didn't see your name and u reviewed, look back next chapter. You might see it!

Disclaimer: Me: Oh, common, guys! Pleeeease? Inuyasha Gang: *scoots away* Me: *sigh* I don't own you guys! OK? Gang: *runs back* OK! Me: *wistfully* A girl can dream, can't she?

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Inuyasha stumbled and tripped over the feet of many people as Maeko dragged him out onto the dance floor. When she had found a spot that made her happy, she threw her hands up and began to sway to the beat of the music. Inuyasha just stood stiffly in place.

"I don't think I know your name," she called over the music.

"Inuyasha," he said, trying to count the number of speckles on a random extremely interesting floor tile.

"What's the matter, Inuyasha?" she asked, moving closer.

He inched back. "I don't dance," he said flatly. He wasn't about to tell this girl that he couldn't dance.

She moved so close to him that he could smell her fruity lip-gloss. "Just let the music take you," she whispered, wrapping her arms around his middle and moving him back and forth. He stumbled back, but she had a tight hold on him, so he didn't go very far.

"Come on," she coaxed, running her hands up and down his chest. The beat was picking up, and Inuyasha could feel Maeko's hands grab his. Before he could pull back, she had put his hands a bit high on her torso, and she began to dance so close that he could feel her rubbing up against his thighs.

He couldn't control himself. He felt himself bobbing to the fast-paced music. Little by little, he grew more comfortable and his swaying movements began to increase. He got lost for a moment in the girl who he was holding. She was dancing so close, and he couldn't manage to pull away. Inuyasha closed his eyes, getting lost in the catchy beat.

He opened his eyes again, when the music changed abruptly to a different song, but when he suddenly remembered who he as dancing with and looked up from Maeko's face, he met the eyes of somebody much more terrifying: Kagome.

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Kagome pushed her way through the tight crowd of dancers, intent on finding Inuyasha. He would have been easier to spot with his silver hair and dog- ears, she complained mentally.

Just as she pushed another dancer aside, she spotted him, but he didn't see her. She must have been the last thing on his mind.

Not only was he dancing with a girl Kagome had sworn she'd seen before but didn't know; he was enjoying it. He even had his hands on her waist. That wasn't even her waist! It looked more like he was ready to grab her chest.

She watched, horrified as they danced so closely it made her sick. He wasn't even pushing her away.

A whirlpool of emotions clouded Kagome's mind. A part of her wanted to run away and cry. The other part wanted to smack that girl in the face. The other part wanted to punch Inuyasha in the nose and cuss him out in front of everyone.

Just then, Inuyasha looked up, and for the briefest moment that their gaze held, Kagome put everything into her stare to show she hated his guts. Then she turned and ran away, trying to hold back the tears that were already rolling down her cheeks.

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His heart wrenched when he met her eyes. She was just glaring at him. It was pure hatred. He couldn't even recall the last time she looked at him with so much hate in one sitting. She kept her eyes locked on him briefly, before disappearing into the crowd. He could've sworn that he had even spotted a tear run down her cheek.

He went to run after her, but stopped when he found him and Maeko still holding each other. It made him absolutely sick to think of how and where he was holding this girl he barely knew.

"Let me go, bitch!" he yelled, wrenching his hands from her and pushing her away. He could feel Maeko's glare sending daggers digging into his back as her shoved his way after Kagome. How had things gotten so out of hand?

He spotted Kagome running through the door leading out into the hallway. When he had finally reached the doorway though, Kagome was nowhere to be seen. He looked left and right before finally just running left, figuring that he could always turn and go the other way if he didn't see her.

While he was scouring the hallway, he heard a distinct voice that stood out from the rest of the crowd. He stopped in his tracks and focused on the voice, hoping it was Kagome.

"Inuyasha!" it called. "Where'd you go?"

'Ah! That's not Kagome, that's Maeko!' He looked around frantically. 'Gotta hide gotta hide gotta hide.' He ran through the first door he saw. Unfortunately for Inuyasha, the sign on the door read "Ladies Room," which he had failed to notice, before he was run over by a dozen screaming girls stampeding out of the bathroom.

Rubbing his battered face, he sat up delicately. "What the hell was their problem?" He wondered aloud. Looking around, he figured while he was in here, he may as well check for Kagome, and hide from Maeko.

A brief check under all the stall doors quickly confirmed that there was no Kagome, a rummage through various purses and make-up bags made him wonder what girls really looked like underneath all the strange stuff they put on their faces, and a quick peek outside the door to check the faces, voices, and smells, confirmed that Maeko had given in and returned to the dance floor.

Inuyasha turned in the direction he had come from, hoping to find Kagome somewhere along the way. His hopes fell when the hall ended with a door leading outside, and he still hadn't seen Kagome. Depressed, he pushed through the door, hoping that fresh air would clear up his nose and help him sort things out.

'How did things end up this way?' he wondered, staring up at the stars. 'I was standing there, then that other girl showed up and then we were dancing... Wait, why was I dancing? I don't dance.' The stars seemed to wink back in an almost pleasant way. Inuyasha scowled. 'This is all the fault of that stupid wench. If she hadn't dragged me along, none of this would have happened. Yeah, it's all her fault.' Mentally, he smacked himself, changing his gaze to a spot on the ground. He could swear those damn stars were laughing at him. 'What am I saying? Kagome probably just wanted to have a good time. Plus, maybe she figured that, since I've never been to one of these before, she was doing me a favor. She even planned it out so I could be here, and I just went and screwed this all up. Yup, my fault.'

Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted by a sound coming from around the corner. Slowly, he sneaked up to the edge of the brick and carefully peered out to see where it was coming from. Down a ways, leaning her back against the wall and hysterically sobbing was Kagome.

Inuyasha returned to his part of the wall and smacked the back of his head against the brick, sighing. 'Great, Inuyasha you jackass. You'd better go comfort her and apologize and explain what happened.' He sucked in a deep breath, fixed his jacket, and walked into the open.

The second he got around the corner, a girl's hand-bag connected square with his face, throwing him backwards onto the cold hard concrete and causing him for the moment to only see darkness, stars, and a really pissed off Kagome.

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A/N: Much thanks to my beta reader, tuski! She caught my many mistakes that only an author could over look. Soon, I will have up the new and improved chapters that she so kindly edited! Also, if you like my little ficlet, I urge you to go and read tuski's! It's called "Twistings of the Truth" and I've read it and decided that it's really good! Go and review for her! She's one of my BFFs. Just tell her I sent you ^_~ but while your reading her story don't forget to review mine also! You can even send me suggestions on what you think should happen! Who knows, they might get used and I'll even give you special shout-outs and an imaginary cookie! ^_^

*me using a deep scary announcer voice* What fate is in store for our good friend, Inuyasha? What nasty words can they exchange in a battle of fury? What does Kagome keep in her purse that makes it so gosh-darn heavy? Find the answer to these questions and more in... Chapter 6- The...Um...Chapter with no name yet!