Disclaimer: I swear, I don't own any of the characters from Inu-Yasha! Though one or two may have found themselves trapped in my basement with Raven. ^-^
Raven: Netiri, you're cruel.
Miroku: I beg to differ, Raven. While this chaining of us to the couch is inhumane, the Lady has been taking very good care of us otherwise.
Inu-Yasha: Speak for yourself!
Netiri: Hey, how'd you get that gag off?!
More warm fuzziness below! *claps* ~/\ ^.^ /\~ *yippee!*
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A Cold Summer Night?
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Kouga grunted angrily as he left the police station.
Sesshomaru owes me big time for this one, he thought to himself. That was definitely not fun! That of course, meant getting arrested.
He had been on assignment, looking for that Kikyo chick, when that other girl showed up. She had fit the description perfectly, save one flaw: it wasn't her. Ah, yes, that was definitely a problem.
The original plan had been for Kouga to follow her, get an idea of where she was staying, and ultimately get information on Naraku. All that changed when this look-alike showed up and screamed. It had given Kouga the perfect opportunity to bring "Kikyo" into custody. When it was all said and done, he was amazed at how similar one person could be to another without having any relation what so ever.
Kouga learned a valuable lesson from this mistake: ALWAYS have backup plans! He intended to have one from this day forward, especially on this particular case.
That Naraku was a slippery bastard with friends in high places. He had someone high up in the government who was leaking information. Kouga had suspicions of his own as to who could be leaking this. After all, there were some pretty shady types working at head quarters, but that was to be expected. The people he worked with were the best of the best and were completely engrossed in their work.
Kouga's thoughts continued to drift until he hit a brick wall. Literally. He had been so deep in his mental review of the case he had failed to notice that he was walking straight into an alley.
"What the--?!" he cut himself off. There were two people talking nearby.
"Gusty, we need that information." a male voice demanded.
"What's in it for me?" the female voiced asked.
Kouga blinked in disbelief. It couldn't be her! Could it…?
"You know very well what you'll get, Gusty." the male said, obviously aggravated.
"Just making sure, Onigumo." the woman spat out with hate.
"You're smart not to use my name, but don't push me. Your sister is safe for now, but if you escape my confidence…" He snapped his fingers. "Have we reached an understanding?"
"Yes, sir."
Kouga peeked from around the alley wall. He saw four forms standing next to a black limo. There were two brawny males; bodyguards he guessed. There was another male standing in front of them. He had been the one talking, Kouga was sure of it. The other form was a female. Though it was too dim to make out her features, Kouga recognized her.
It's her. Kouga thought. She betrayed us!
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After much explaining and a very interesting phone conversation with Kara, the group decided to go see this 'wonderful' condo that Sesshomaru had bought. Or rather, his company bought.
It was a nice place right off the beach with two bedrooms, a full kitchen, laundry room, and one and a half baths. All this passed right over Kagome's head however. She was angry and it was one o'clock in the morning. She felt she couldn't bring herself to listen to anything but her body's most irresistible urge: sleep. She was still perfectly dressed to do so.
And that is exactly where the dilemma started. Four people, two beds, and you can already see the problem.
Miroku, being the pervert he was and most likely forgetting Sango's earlier scolding(s), insisted on sleeping with her. Sango, feeling the effects of the late hour, yawned her protest. Inu-Yasha protested any of the suggested solutions possibly just to get a rise out of everybody. Kagome just didn't care anymore. As long as she got six hours of sleep on a decent bed she would be fine.
Then, after about the seventh time Sango slapped Miroku, Kagome finally snapped.
"Shut up!" she screamed.
Everybody's mouth instantly shut right in the middle of their current word. She looked out the window before continuing. To her amusement she saw a doghouse.
"Sango will sleep in that bedroom," Kagome stated pointing to the bedroom furthest down the hall. "Miroku will sleep on the couch," she said pointing at the object. "And I will sleep in that bedroom," she finished pointing to the bedroom closest to her.
"Where exactly am I supposed to sleep?" Inu-Yasha asked a little aggravated.
"There of course!" Kagome said, pointing out the window, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Inu-Yasha looked out the window, as did the others, and was not as terribly amused as they were. Kagome watched him go purple with rage before leaving for her bedroom.
"Bitch!" Inu-Yasha called after her.
When she didn't turn to face him, he went in the room after and slammed the door. Sango and Miroku were curious, but sleep and their lives were on highest priority right now. They each went to their own designate sleeping areas, much to Miroku's ire.
Inside the bedroom, the argument went on.
"Inu-Yasha, will you shut up and go to your house like a good puppy?" Kagome taunted him.
"Will you quit acting like I'm a pet and you're my master!?" Inu-Yasha hissed.
"But it's so muck fun!"
"Technically, for something to be fun, both participants have to enjoy it."
Kagome noted his smart assy smirk that perfectly complimented his tone of voice. She countered, "Well, if you want to get technical, than I'm your mistress, not master."
Kagome then got into bed and faced away from Inu-Yasha. He smirked in the darkness.
"Fine then, mistress," he said with extra emphasis on that word, "either move over or prepare to be squished. I'm sleeping here."
"You wouldn't dare." Kagome said from under her covers.
"I wouldn't bet on that."
Kagome then heard him strip down to only (God she hoped) his boxers. Then there was a slight bounce as he got onto the bed. She felt the warmth from his body and his legs brushed against hers as he covered himself.
"Told you so." he said in a quiet, victorious voice.
Then they both drifted off to sleep, amazed at what Inu-Yasha had done.
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At about four in the morning, Miroku woke up. He was freezing! The air conditioner in this place was definitely much more powerful than the one at the hotel had been.
Miroku sat up on the couch with his teeth chattering. How was he going to warm up? He was never comfortable sleeping in more than his boxers, so putting on more clothes was a definite no. Miroku didn't dare touch the heat/ac dial, lest he face Inu-Yasha's wrath in the morning.
"Speaking of Inu-Yasha…" Miroku mused, "Where the hell is he?"
Miroku looked around the darkened room and expected to find Inu-Yasha crashed out on the loveseat or floor somewhere. When he didn't, he looked in the next most-likely place: the doghouse. Anybody with half a brain would tell you that not listening to an angry woman was a serious death wish.
Miroku looked out the window but didn't find his friend. He was seriously starting to doubt that Inu-Yasha had a quarter of a brain, much less half of one!
Just as Miroku began wondering about all the awful things Kagome could have done to Inu-Yasha, he heard his telltale snore. The odd thing was it was coming from Kagome's room.
"So the dog faired better than I thought."
His friend found, Miroku could now concentrate on getting warm.
A though struck him; it was undoubtedly warmer with two people than with just one. Maybe he could convince Sango. After all, the worst she could do was maim him, right? He made a mental note not to make it seem obvious.
Miroku walked down the hallway, teeth chattering all the while. Surely it had to be fifty degrees in the damned place! He slowly opened Sango's door to find her very much awake, shivering from the cold. She noticed him.
"W-what are you doing here?" she asked.
"I got cold."
She looked at him a minute before turning on the light for a better view. She gasped.
"Miroku, that has got to be the understatement of the year! Your lips are turning blue!"
Ah, so nature was on his side.
"I was hoping to get some extra blankets, but I see you need them far more than me, Lady Sango."
Miroku turned and started to leave. He heard the rustle of sheets as Sango jumped out of the bed. She caught up to him and placed a hand on his bare shoulder gently. He turned around to face her.
"Miroku, you can stay with me if you promise to behave yourself." she said to him.
Miroku smiled at the caution in her words. Her eyes narrowed a fraction.
"I understand, Sango." Miroku said.
Her expression lightened once again. Miroku then placed one hand on her lower back and guided her over to the bed. Sango got in. Miroku turned off the light before following suite. He made a mental note to thank whatever deity had caused this sudden change in Sango's attitude.
An understandably uncomfortable silence had fallen between the two. Miroku broke it by simply saying "thanks".
"You have such a way with words, Miroku!" Sango teased. "You could be a poet!"
They both giggled and eventually drifted off to sleep.
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Responses:
Purple-Sakure44: well SPANKS!
Hunch: I don't wanna talk about it no more! Though I did like the movie… And you'd better keep those minions of yours in line!
Japanese_Dragon: You really think so? I thought it was kinda corny but I'm glad you like it!
Allysono123: That was done is a sudden twist of my mood. I got the sudden need to be abusive… don't worry about the spelling, as long as I can read it I don't complain. I'm not very good myself….
BishieMunky: Fluffy enough?
Skie2: Glad you like it! But Raven is mine….*glomps him* MINE!
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Netiri: *relishes in the praise* Thank you so much for the reviews! See! I told you: reviews=happy me=faster updates!
Raven: Who the hell is Gusty?! How does Kouga know her?! What exactly does this have to do with Inu-Yasha?!?!?!?!?!?! And GET THE HELL OFF ME!
Inu-Yasha: Yah, what does this have to do with me?
Netiri: *returns to seat with a complete look of wisdom on her face* You shall find out in time, grasshoppers.
Raven: Yes, sensei. …Hey, wait a minute! I'm older than you!
Netiri: Your point? I've had a higher level of schooling than you, therefore I am smarter than you and have a bigger vocabulary, so shut up.
Miroku: I got to sleep with Sango?! Thank you much, Netiri-sama!
Netiri: Whoa! Down boy! *jumps on top of computer desk to avoid Miroku*
Inu-Yasha: Disgusting. …Hey, why'd I call Kagome mistress?
Raven: Netiri, you have a sick mind.
Netiri: One, that's not what I was thinking about when I wrote this. Two, Miroku has a worse mind than me. Three, get him AWAY! *beats Miroku off with a shoe* And four, REVIEW!
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