Sorry that I haven't uploaded in a while. I've been having a writers block and I've also been on MSN Messenger a lot. I thank all of you who read the story and bought the ferrets and t-shirts. You don't have to ask if you can have them you know, 'cause you can. I'm rich now, thanks! Well, anyways, on with the story!
College is Life & College is Hell
The light from the window pierced through Kagome's eyelid. She slowly opened one eye, but quickly closed it again after it started to burn from the light. She groaned and rolled over. 'Someone please just shoot me,' Kagome thought. Her brain felt like it was being ripped apart and her whole body felt numb and sore. 'Just what did happen last night?'
"Sango?" she asked croakily. "Rin?"
"I'm here," Sango's voice came from the other side of the room.
"What happened last night?" Kagome asked. "Why do I feel like shit?"
"You feel like shit because the punch was spiked and you had too much of it," Sango answered. Kagome rolled over again and tried to open her eyes. She saw her friend standing next to Rin's bed. Rin was still sleeping and she looked as crappy as Kagome felt. Sango was putting some sort of pill on Rin's bed stand next to a glass of water.
"Lemme guess, Rin drank the punch as well," Kagome stated. Sango nodded.
"I'm thinking she had more alcohol than you did. She passed out a few minutes before you did," Sango mentioned. "We know that Sesshoumaru brought her up, but I haven't talked to him to find out exactly what happened.
"Who brought me up?" Kagome asked her. "I don't remember coming up here by myself." Sango gave her a small smirk.
"Inuyasha was kind enough to carry you up here," she said. "I got you into bed so that he wouldn't have to come into our room." Kagome blushed slightly when this information processed in her head. 'He carried me up here?' Kagome thought to herself. 'Inuyasha actually carried me?' Suddenly, the events of last night reentered her brain, causing Kagome to blush even brighter. Sango noticed this and her smirk widen considerably. "I guess you had a pretty good time last night. Did you too kiss? You were both basically all over each other." These statements only caused Kagome to grow redder from both embarrassment and annoyance.
"Yeh, well, how fresh did you get with Miroku last night? You both seemed pretty close." Kagome grinned inwardly when she saw that she had hit a nerve. Now it was Sango's turn to flush.
"I did not get fresh with him!" Sango yelled, jolting Rin from her sleep. "We just danced and talked!"
"Yeh right," Rin muttered, catching on to their conversation faster than anyone thought she could. "You did more than just talk and dance. I remember him kissing you on the cheek, and then he asked you out." Sango went scarlet while Kagome snickered, despite how she felt at the moment. Sango glared at Rin, who hadn't opened her eyes yet.
"You were listening in on our conversation!" she snarled at Rin. The corners of Rin's lips rose slightly.
"You both were dancing right next to me, so how could I have not heard you?" she mumbled back. Sango scowled at her.
"So Sango, when are you going on your date?" Kagome asked her, sitting up very slowly.
"He asked me out for tonight," she muttered. Kagome and Rin still heard her and grinned.
"That's great Sango!" Kagome said happily. "Promise us that you'll give us all the juicy details afterwards?" Her friend sighed.
"Fine, I'll tell you everything afterwards." Before any of them could say anything else, there was a loud banging sound coming from the guy's room and a soft knock on the door. Sango went over and opened it. There stood Miroku, dressed and grinning.
"Good morning my lovely Sango," he said, leaning over and giving her a peck on the cheek. Rin and Kagome had to bite their tongues to keep from laughing and making smart-ass comments at her. She flushed a bit and invited him in.
"So Miroku, what brings you here?" Miroku was about to reply but was interrupted by another loud bang and someone yelling " !" at the top of their lungs. Everyone blinked.
"Was that…Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. Miroku nodded.
"I'm afraid so. He and Sesshoumaru are having another one of their arguments," he explained.
"It sounds like they're trying to kill each other over there," Kagome stated, wincing as another crash reached her ears. "Why are they fighting?" Miroku smirked.
"They're trying to decide who gets control over the remote." Everyone broke down laughing at this bit of information.
"They're trying to kill each other over a remote?" Rin giggled. "Let's see if we can hear the conversation." Everyone moved closer to the wall separating their rooms, other than Rin, whose bed was right next to it. Everyone leaned closer to try to hear what the brothers were saying.
"Damn it Sesshoumaru! Let go of the remote! It's mine and you know that!"
"Listen you useless whelp, if you don't give me that contraption right now I'll use Toukijin on you!"
"Oh, so you've named the sword now? Man, you really need to get a life!"
"Look who's talking you worthless mutt. You've also named your sword, remember? You named it Tetsusaiga, after yourself."
"Oh yeh? Well I also know that you've named another sword Tenseiga."
"I only named it because it saved me when you tried to attack me from behind!"
"Feh, that sword couldn't even cut me!"
"At least it made you back off, which just proves how weak you are. You backed off only because the odds weren't in your favor, even if I did have a sword that couldn't cut you!"
"Shut up Sesshoumaru! I am not useless and I am certainly not weak!"
"You know as well as I do that you're lying to yourself."
"Take that back right now!"
"What if I don't want to pup?"
"AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" There was a grunting sound, then a gigantic bang. The whole wall shook, making everyone step back in shock. Well, actually, everyone but Rin stepped back. Rin just fell out of the bed. Kagome helped her up off the floor before rushing out into the hall with everyone else and opening the door to the boy's room. A few other people had also emerged from their rooms and were now looking at them in confusion. Everyone's eyes widened in shock as they took in the scene in the room. Rin, Kagome, and nearly a dozen other girls started drooling when they saw the two young men in the room. Both Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were shirtless and were wearing only baggy pants. Sesshoumaru had on silky white pants and was currently pointing a sword at Inuyasha while his brother had on baggy red pants and was lying against the wall. Another sword was about 6 feet away from him. They both looked up once they heard the door open. Sesshoumaru cast Inuyasha one last glare before throwing the sword onto his bed. Inuyasha got up and picked up the other sword, also throwing it onto a bed. There were a few minutes of silence from everyone before Miroku finally spoke.
"Why the hell do you two have Toukijin and Tetsusaiga up here?" he asked/shouted.
"We snuck them in," Inuyasha said matter-of-factly. Miroku shook his head.
"You two had better get the swords back to the gym before someone tells on you," Miroku warned them. The two nodded in agreement. Sesshoumaru slipped on the shirt that he wore the other night to the party, while Inuyasha just walked out of the room shirtless *author empties her tenth drool bucket* They disappeared down the hall and were back in exactly 18 minutes. Inuyasha was panting slightly while Sesshoumaru was looking just as calm and cool as ever.
"What happened?" Kagome asked Inuyasha, noticing his slight panting.
"A teacher spotted us and ran after us," Inuyasha said. "We had to run for it."
"Which you should be blaming yourself for," Sesshoumaru said. "You decided to make a racket and started yelling at me, which attracted unwanted attention."
"Don't you dare get all smart with me, or you'll really have something to worry about," Inuyasha snarled at him. Sesshoumaru gave him a sarcastic look.
"Oh no, I'm going to be attacked by a runt. Whatever should I do," Sesshoumaru said, sticking exasperated fear into his voice. His brother growled and was about to pounce, but he suddenly felt a hand being place gently yet firmly on him arm. He turned around and saw Kagome looking at him.
"Inuyasha….." Kagome gave him a look. Inuyasha sighed and relaxed.
"Yeh, I know," he muttered. 'Just ignore him and he'll leave me alone,' he finished in his head. 'Damn him.' Sesshoumaru was about to make another remark towards his brother, but stopped when he saw Rin giving him a somewhat dangerous look. Normally he wouldn't have been bothered by this sort of thing, but something was different with Rin. Maybe it was because she didn't seem to be the kind of person to give people such dark looks. He didn't really know, but whatever it was, it shut him up pretty quickly.
"Um, excuse me." Everyone turned around when they heard someone talking to them. A red haired, green eyed girl was looking at them. "Um, my name is Ayame. Listen, there's gonna be a party tonight and I was just wondering if any of you would like to come." Kagome and Rin quickly said yes, while Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru just shrugged after a moment. Sango and Miroku went slightly pink while muttering something about doing something else. Their friends gave them knowing looks. "That's great!" Ayame exclaimed, grinning widely. "The party begins at 7 tonight at room C149. You might want to bring a jacket or something, because we might be going outside. Ja ne!" And with that, Ayame ran off. Rin and Kagome immediately started gossiping happily about the party. Sango joined in half-heartedly. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru went to their dorm so that they could clean up the mess they made during their little battle. Miroku followed them to make sure that no more fights would break out between them.
The rest of the day went by very quickly. They all talked, finished up the remainder of their homework, and rested off the remaining alcohol. At around 5:15, Kagome and Rin helped Sango get ready for her date. Kagome helped her with her dress while Rin put on her make-up. At six o'clock, there was a knock on the door. Sango, somewhat nervously, opened it. Miroku was standing there wearing a crisp black shirt and nice purple jeans. He was holding a single, pale blue rose. He was staring at Sango with a somewhat dazed expression. Sango was wearing a magenta dress with a giant, black pattern of a dragon stitched from her right thigh, across her legs, around her back, under her right arm, and ending just below the neck-line. The dress was held up by two thin straps. Her make-up was done perfectly, and, to Miroku, she looked like a goddess. His stunned gaze and the silence unnerved her, and she fidgeted slightly. Miroku broke out of his trance and shook his head.
"You look absolutely gorgeous," he whispered. Sango flushed.
"You look very nice as well," she replied, not really knowing what else to say. Miroku looked down at the rose and held it out for her. Sango gave a small gasp and took it gently. "It's beautiful. Arigatou Miroku." Sango tied it skillfully into a bracelet and slipped it around her small wrist.
"Shall we?" Miroku asked, holding his hand out to her. Sango nodded and took it. They both then walked down the hall together.
"Have fun you two!" Kagome yelled after them.
"Don't stay out too late! We have classes tomorrow!" Rin added. Sango waved at them before disappearing around a corner. Giggling madly, the two girls disappeared back inside their dorm. At exactly 7 P.M., they both left their dorms again and headed down to room C149. Ayame answered the door when they knocked and invited them both in. Around 20 other people were jammed into the room. They saw that Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had already arrived. Rin spotted a small group of girls and went over to greet them, leaving Kagome alone.
"Kagome! Fancy seeing you here!" Kagome spun around to see Kouga grinning toothily at her. "How has my woman been?" He draped an arm around her shoulders. Kagome gave him a shocked and disturbed look and back away slowly.
"I never said that I was your woman," Kagome said slowly.
"Yeh, well, I decided that you should be anyways," Kouga stated. Kagome gave him a blank look, but inside she was seething. How dare he proclaim her his! She didn't even know him, much less like him! She heard a growl behind her and knew immediately that Inuyasha was standing there.
"And just what do you think you're doing Wimpy Wolf?" he snarled. Kouga smirked at him.
"I'm just talking to my woman. Got a problem with that Dog Turd?" Inuyasha's face went red out of pure anger.
"She is NOT your woman!" he yelled, causing several people to look at them.
"What, did you think that she was yours?" Kouga asked smoothly.
"Of course she's not. He's already got me, right Inu-babe?" Inuyasha paled when he heard a new voice join into the conversation. 'Oh no,' he thought. 'Not her….' Everyone turned to find Kikyou standing behind Kagome, smirking triumphantly. "Out of my way bitch," Kikyou snarled at the girl in front of her. She shoved her aside and walked over to Inuyasha.
"Hey, don't do that to my woman you slut!" Kouga shouted, catching Kagome and steadying her before she could fall. Kikyou rounded on him in an instant.
"What did you call me?" she hisses quietly. Fortunately, right before they were about to kill each other, *or maybe it's unfortunately…..* Ayame's voice rang throughout the room. Everyone stopped doing whatever they were doing to look at her.
"Thank you," Ayame said. "Now that I have everyone's attention, I just wanted to thank everyone for coming. You can all leave anytime, seeing that we all have classes tomorrow. I'm going outside now so that we can all play some games. Everyone who wants to try them should follow me!" She hopped off the desk that she had been standing on and headed out the door. Ayame led them all outside to an area with a bunch of trees, bushes, and rocks. She stopped when she reached the center of the area and took six things out of her jacket. One was a coke can and the other five were filled-up socks attached to a thin rope. She held them out to show to everybody, the weak moon light barely illuminating her face.
"The one of the games we're going to be playing tonight is a little game that I made up," Ayame explained. "The object of the game is to kick this little can that'll be placed in the center of this area." She put the can down at her feet. "We'll have four people protecting the can. They will have these flour-filled socks with them. They can not stand over the can and need to be standing a good 10 ft. away from it unless they're trying to get someone. The people who don't have the socks will be trying to get at the can. The people with the socks will be trying to get as many people out as they can by throwing the socks at people. If someone is hit, then they'll have to go to a certain area guarded by someone until someone can get them out. The game is only over when the can is kicked, or, on very rare occasions, everyone ends up in the 'jail'. There will be no strangling or beating. Does anyone have any questions?" Inuyasha raised his hand. "Yes Inuyasha?"
"If someone's being attacked, can they grab the sock before it hits them and get the other person out?" There were a few murmurs. Ayame tapped her chin thoughtfully.
"Well, I don't know. I guess you can catch the sock before it hits you, but you can't get them out and you have to give the sock back to them. Does anyone else have any more questions?" No one said anything. "Good. Now, do I have any volunteers that would like to guard the can?" Quite a few people raised their hands. "Ok, let's go with Kikyou, Kouga, Rin, Hojo, and me as the jail guard." Rin passed Kagome to retrieve her sock, muttering something about this being good practice for whipping. Kagome sweatdropped when she heard that. The four were soon standing in a large square shape while Ayame positioned herself next to a grove of trees and bushes. "Guarders, close your eyes while everyone goes and hides. Try not to be seen!" They all closed their eyes while the others ran off. "Ready, and, begin!"
The five opened their eyes and looked around for any signs of life. Everyone was hiding behind plants and rocks. Rin suddenly heard a rustling noise behind a tall hedge and whipped her sock at it. She heard a small grunt, followed by an "Owie." Rin pulled back her 'weapon' as Nobunaga emerged from the hedge, rubbing his arm and heading towards Ayame.
When she thought no one was looking, Kikyou crouched down and picked up a large rock. Untying her sock, she stuffed the rock into it before tying the sock back up again. Smirking evilly, she waited for any signs of Kagome.
Inuyasha watched suspiciously from his hiding place as Kikyou looked around and picked up a heavy-looking rock. Thinking that no one was watching her, she stuffed it into the sock before continuing to search for someone to hit. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. He would have to keep a very close watch on Kikyou.
The game went on for about 2 hours. Rin turned out to be very good at it and now had a bunch of people out for revenge. Hojo was very nervous about hitting people and often missed on purpose. Kouga was mainly searching for Inuyasha, but had managed to catch a few people. Kikyou hadn't even tried to hit anyone, which made Inuyasha even more nervous. Could she be after Kagome? *no shit, Sherlock* He suddenly felt something whizzing past his head and leapt away. Unfortunately, he landed in the clearing. He then saw Kouga, who was smirking at him and reeling his sock back in. "I've found you now Inuyasha!" Kouga said triumphantly. "Prepare to be defeated." 'Jeez, you'd think we were in a war or something,' Inuyasha thought, dodging another swing. 'Oh wait, we are. Never mind.'
Rin looked around carefully, trying not to make any noise at all. She was looking for someone in particular, and she was planning on finding him. She suddenly saw a small flash of silver to her right and threw the sock in that direction. *oh, and I forgot to mention. Everyone's changed into dark clothes.* It just missed Sesshoumaru, who was hanging from a tree branch with one hand. He let go and landed with a small thud once the sock hit the ground. "Oh, so you're trying to attack me now," he stated, giving her a blank look. Rin smirked evilly, nearly scaring the crap out of Sesshoumaru.
"Yes, I have come to get you, and I will get you!" With that, she threw the 'weapon' at him. He dodged every one of her throws, though he had to admit that she was pretty good. Alright, very good. Finally deciding to have some fun of his own, he grabbed the sock when it was right next to his head and tugged as hard as he could. Rin didn't let go, which he thought she would, and ended up flying right into him sending them both to the ground. He gave a small grunt when he landed hard on his back with her on top of him. Her smirk faded as Rin realized what position they were in. She stared at him, not moving, her face pink. A little voice in her head was screaming 'Kiss him! Oh for Kami's sake, just kiss him!!' Rin ignored it and just continued staring. She jumped slightly when she heard him speak.
"Rin, do you think you could get off of me?" Rin's face went scarlet and she quickly jumped to her feet. Sesshoumaru stood up next, brushing some dirt off of his back. "Thank you." Rin suddenly giggled. "What?" She looked at his teasingly and tagged his arm with the sock.
"Gotcha," she laughed. "Now be a good boy and go to jail." Sesshoumaru gave her a fake scowl and walked off. Inuyasha nearly burst out laughing when he saw his brother standing in the jail section. This was a bad thing, as it nearly got Inuyasha smacked by Kouga's sock. He finally managed to loose him. Smirking, Inuyasha raced towards the can and kicked it. It went flying, hitting Kouga in the side of the head and knocking him over.
"Oops. Hehe, sorry wolf boy, didn't see you there." Kouga's eyes were crossed slightly, making Inuyasha laugh harder than he already was. Snickering as well, Kagome emerged from her hiding place.
"Good job Inuyasha! You won," Kagome congratulated him. Inuyasha turned around to thank her when his eyes spotted something. They widened as he saw Kikyou, with a very evil glint in her eye, throw her sock as hard as she could at Kagome's head. Inuyasha found himself running towards her.
"Kagome look out!" Inuyasha yelled tackling her to the ground as the heavy sock flew above their heads. Inuyasha grabbed it when it hit the ground and wrenched the rope out of Kikyou's hand. Kagome was looking at him in confusion while Kikyou's eyes were a mix of fear and rage. Ripping open the sock, he dumped the contents out onto the grass. Flour poured out of it, followed by a very large rock. Kagome's face went pale while everyone else stared at it in shock. Inuyasha got up slowly and advanced on Kikyou, his eyes burning with mixed anger and hatred. "You were planning on hitting her with that weren't you Kikyou?" Inuyasha asked, his voice deadly quiet, yet loud enough so that everyone could hear him. "You actually thought you could do it, didn't you?"
"Well, um, Inuyasha, well, I can explain," Kikyou stuttered, backing away in fear from Inuyasha's gaze. She gasped in surprise and pain when he grabbed her roughly by the wrists and threw her to the ground.
"Maybe I should do the same to you," Inuyasha hissed at her, ignoring her soft cries. "Maybe I should put some rocks in my sock and hit you with them? Would you like that?" Kikyou shook her head. "Just be glad I'm not going to. Now get out of here before I turn this game into Kick the Kikyou." Kikyou didn't budge, causing Inuyasha's voice to rise considerably. "I said get out of here! NOW!!" Scrambling to her feet, Kikyou fled back to the building. Inuyasha glared after her loathingly, ignoring all the looks he was getting from everyone. He turned to see Kagome giving him a look of both shock and admiration. She bowed her head when she saw him looking at her.
"You didn't have to do that you know," she mumbled as he walked up to her. He smiled at her, causing her to blush. She was thankful that it was dark out so that he wouldn't see it. Inuyasha, having very good night vision, could see her blush very clearly, but decided not to say anything.
"Hey, she was trying to throw a rock at you. What else would I have done?" Kagome looked down at her feet.
"Well, still, you didn't have to do all that for me," she said quietly.
Giving his famous 'Feh', he quickly said, "Who said anything about doing it for you?" Kagome just smiled at him. He was always trying to cover up for things like that. The translation for his words were; "I needed to save you because I care about you." Or at least, she hoped that that was the translation to his sentence.
Inuyasha felt like shoving the sock into his mouth right after the words left him. He looked at Kagome nervously, hoping that she wouldn't be too angry with him. To his relief and slight confusion, she just stood there smiling at him. Then, to his surprise, she leaned forward and hugged him. His eyes widened and his muscles tensed slightly, but soon put his arm around her and hugged her back. "I know what you mean Inuyasha. Don't worry," she mumbled into his shoulder. She pulled away from him after a few minutes.
"Hey, does anyone want to play I Never?" Ayame asked them. Half of the crowd shouted yes. "Well then follow me!" She started walking back to the building with most of the people following her. About half of them broke away from the party and went to their own dorms. The rest of them, including Inuyasha, Kagome, Rin, and Sesshoumaru, followed Ayame back to her dorm. After moving the beds around and gathering the necessary materials, everyone formed a small circle and sat down. Ayame set a glass of brandy down in front of everyone before sitting down next to Kouga, who was looking put out because Kagome was sitting next to Inuyasha and Rin. She scooted closer to him without him noticing.
"So, who wants to start off?" Ayame asked. Kagura raised her hand. "Alright Kagura."
"I've never had braces before," Kagura said. Mostly everyone took a sip of brandy. Kagome raised an eyebrow when she saw Inuyasha drain ¼ of his glass *these are regular glasses by the way, not those teeny ones*
Leaning in, she whispered to him. "Inuyasha, if you drink that much for every question then you're going to get drunk, and trust me, it is NOT a pleasant experience." Inuyasha nodded. Kagura chose Yura next.
"I have never had a relationship last for more than two weeks," Yura told them. Mostly everybody gave her strange looks. Kagome and Rin looked slightly hurt when they saw Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru take a sip. Yura then called on Inuyasha. Inuyasha seemed to think for a moment.
"I have never known my father," Inuyasha finally said. He glanced over at Kagome and was surprised to see her not reaching for her glass. She was giving him an apologetic look. Inuyasha turned his head away and tried not to look at her. He then called on Kagome.
"Um, I have never….have never used a sword before." She watched as Inuyasha and his brother drank some more brandy before passing it on to Rin.
3 hours and lots of refills later…
"I knew this was a bad idea," Kagome muttered as she supported a very drunken Inuyasha. "And we have classes tomorrow!"
"Hey Sesshouramoo," Inuyasha slurred drunkenly. "Do ya wanna know somethling?"
"Its Sesshoumaru," Sesshoumaru replied coolly, also helping to support Inuyasha, much to his displeasure.
"Sure, whatever. Anyfays, I just wantid you to know that I have alfays loved you." Sesshoumaru gave him a very disturbed look.
"You have got to be kidding me," he muttered.
"It's true," Inuyasha almost yelled. "Even though we fight all the tlime, deep down, I still care about yous." And with that, Inuyasha went limp, snoring heavily. Sesshoumaru was now trying to decide if he should continue to him get to their dorm or if he should drop him and run as fast as he could in the opposite direction. He chose the first one, because he still had his pride and dignity. However, once he reached his room and bid the girls goodnight, he dumped Inuyasha onto the bed and went into the bathroom for a very long, cold shower.
"Poor Inuyasha," Kagome sighed, opening the door to their room.
"Yeh, but I really feel sorry for Sesshoumaru," Rin said, laughing a bit.
"You're right. I probably would not want to be him," Kagome agreed. 'Well, actually, may I would,' Kagome thought.
"Darn it, Sango's asleep," Rin muttered, spotting their now snoozing friend. "We can't bug her about what happened on the date with Miroku."
"Well, we can just save that for tomorrow," Kagome mumbled sleepily, flopping down onto her bed without bothering to change. Rin went into the bathroom for a quick shower, emerging from it 10 minutes later dressed in silky purple pajamas. Kagome was asleep right after Rin set the alarm clock.
Well that was fun, don't you agree? The drunken Inuyasha idea was given to me by my good friend Kasai, so half the credit for that part goes to her. Anyways, I'm really glad that I've got 100 reviews already! Hugs, snuggles, and evil ferrets go out to my reviewers and fans. Please review soon. Bye!!