Chapter Seven

"Cannonball!" Inuyasha ran out on the house and jumped into the pool. Inuyasha wore red swimming trunks and Miroku wore dark blue ones. Sango wore a white bikini and Kagome wore a yellow one. The water splashed over the sides of the pool.

"Jeez Inuyasha, you can cut it back a little." Miroku splashed Inuyasha.

"You seem happier, what's with the mood swings?" Sango stuck her head out of the water.

"Probably more puberty." Miroku laughed.

"Mood swings are a part of puberty?" Kagome dived into the pool.

"Apparently, how else can you explain his behavior?" Sango sat up onto the edge. Kagome joined her.

"Hello, I'm right here. Am I invisible to you?!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Yep, puberty, major mood swings." They all said in unison. Miroku was swimming right next to the girls and they all stared at Inuyasha.

"Ha ha, you should look at yourself; it looks like you all could make a Christmas card out of it!" Inuyasha laughed hysterically.

"Inuyasha, stop. It's going to be Christmas in 3 months. Not now." Miroku shook him.

Inuyasha got up, dried himself off and ran onto the house. "Ok, that looks more than the normal act of puberty, right Miroku?" Sango asked.

"Yeah, way, abnormal. You sure you wanna marry this guy Kagome?" Miroku got up and dried off as well.

Kagome and Sango dried themselves off too. "I never did. Let's go change and practice, I'll meet you in a few minutes."

"Alright." Sango and Miroku left.

Kagome came in the house and went into the kitchen were everyone was. "Hey, Mr. Chang, why is Inuyasha going through so many major mood swings?"

"You can call me dad, dad 2 or something, not 'Mr. Chang' it's too formal. I think Inuyasha's mood swings are caused by his confusions, when he sorts it all out, he'll get it straight again."

"Ok, I have to go practice, please excuse me." Kagome left and went upstairs to change.

"Hey." Inuyasha sat on the bed looking down at the floor. He was dressed in a t-shirt and loose shorts.

"Hey yourself. What's up with you? Seriously." Kagome asked and sat next to him.

"I don't know."

"Well, it looks like your ego is losing its control over you."

"What are you talking about?! I don't have an ego!" Inuyasha looked up at Kagome sitting next to him.

"See what I mean? You act like you're all tough but really; you're either soft or just plain disgusting on the inside."

Inuyasha sighed, "I guess you're right. What were our parents thinking setting us up like this?"

Kagome smiled and walked over to the bathroom, "Well, I'm gonna go change, you go downstairs into the ballroom, Sango and Miroku are probably waiting. We've got to practice, the concert is tomorrow." Kagome got changed and went downstairs, 'Wow, did we actually have a conversation with each other? This is a nice change.'

"Took you long enough. We've got to get some serious practice in tonight. The concert's tomorrow and we've got a lot to work on." Miroku said.

So they practiced until all of the sudden, the lights flickered. "Mom, what happened?!" Kagome screamed.

"Dad, did you forget something this month again!?" Inuyasha yelled.

The parents came in the ballroom with candles for everyone. "Uhh…"

"Great, you forgot to pay the bills? AGAIN?!" Inuyasha screamed.

"No, we paid the bills, must be a blackout." Kagome's dad said.

"Uh huh, sure." Kagome said holding up her candle. "Well, practice is over. Sango, go run over to your house and see if the power is working in your house. You too, Miroku."

They came back, "Nope, power's out." Sango said.

"Hey, do you want to sleep over? It'll be fun! Beats having to sleep with Inuyasha alone." Kagome said.

"Well, Miroku, you might as well, too." Inuyasha said.

"Alright, enough fuss, just go over to your houses and grab your sleeping bags, pajamas, a toothbrush, and some clothes for tomorrow. Don't forget your concert tomorrow is formal, so pack your formalwear in your backpacks too. I'll call your parents on their cell." Inuyasha's mom said.

"Wow, Inuyasha, your bathroom is huge!" Sango said.

"Yeah, well, Kagome uses most of it anyway, she only let's my use the shower and the sink." Inuyasha scoffed.

"I need my space. Besides, you're a guy, what would you do in a bathroom?" Kagome laughed as she brushed her teeth on one sink and Sango on the other. They switched and then got changed. Kagome wore a pink tank top with red pajama bottoms. Sango wore a purple tank top and yellow pajama bottoms. Inuyasha and Miroku both wore black pajama bottoms and a white loose t-shirt. Inuyasha and Kagome climb into their bed and Kagome pushed him off.

"Hey, what was that for?!"

"I dunno, a mood swing I guess."

"Ha ha very funny." Inuyasha said sarcastically.

"I've got an idea, instead of Miroku and Sango sleeping on the floor, let's have them sleep up here, so they cam separate us, we have more than enough space." Kagome said.

"Hey, I'm not sleeping in the same bed with that pervert!" Sango said.

"Hey, at least you don't have to marry Miroku. I'm forced to marry Inuyasha; you can at least do this little favor for me, please…" Kagome pouted.

"Aww, fine!" Sango gave in. "But the second he touches me, I'm going to my sleeping bag."

"Sango, I would never do anything like that to you." Miroku said.

"Sure you wouldn't." Sango said and got on the bed and slept next to Kagome and Miroku slept next to Inuyasha, and they all slept together.

"Hey, that night wasn't so bad, I actually got some sleep." Inuyasha said and woke up and found no one there. "Where is everyone?!" He ran to get ready and ran downstairs. "Where is everyone?!"

"Right here, waiting for you." Kagome said sitting at the kitchen table with breakfast spread out.

"Where's our parents?" Inuyasha asked.

"They went for a jog earlier. The power came back on this morning." Sango said.

"Yeah, now can we eat?!" Miroku urged.

"Whatever you pig. " Kagome said. Inuyasha sat down and started to eat. After they were done, they started to walk off to school. School was like any other day. Talking, fighting rumors, until after school, Inuyasha saw someone.

"Back off my woman, Hojo!" He slammed a nearby locker where Kagome and Hojo stood.

"Dude, that was my locker." This random kid said and caught a look from Inuyasha, "Ok, got to go!"

"Inuyasha, that was really rude!" Kagome said.

"Well, what were you doing?" Inuyasha asked.

"Nothing!"

"Well, I'm just going to leave now, leave you two to settle this. I'll see you around Kagome." Hojo started to back away.

"Oh, no you don't, not until you tell me what you were doing with her!" Inuyasha grabbed Hojo.

"N-nothing, we were just talking." Hojo said

"About what?!" Inuyasha screamed.

"Nothing, just about our science project coming up."

"That better be all. Now beat it!" Inuyasha shoved him and he ran like a coward.

"What is wrong with you?!" Kagome yelled.

"Haven't we had this conversation before?" Inuyasha leaned against the lockers.

"No, that was because you're acting weird, this is concerning you being an overprotective jerk!" Kagome yelled and then said in confusion," Why are you being overprotective of my anyway? "

"Gah! I don't know! Let's just get to the orchestra room and change." Inuyasha held his head in frustration.

"This girl told us what just happened." Sango said.

"What are there people stalking us and watching our every move and gossiping them everywhere?!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Yeah, obviously." Miroku added, "These mood swings of yours need to stop or at least be surer of yourself who you're going to be."

"He's right, but we're going to be late for the concert! HURRY PEOPLE!" Sango pushed them.

They got dressed into their formal clothing. Kagome wore a flimsy black skirt and a white blouse. Sango wore long black pants and a silky white blouse (Cellos can't wear certain skirts) and Miroku and Inuyasha wore tuxes.

The beginners played pretty well, of course they were all doing pitsacatto[sp] (Without the bow) After they played their concert they went over to the library and played their song Fukai Mori. Their parents were walking around the school and talking to teachers and then came back to the library. They played it 2 twice before there was a crowd crowding the large library. They all clapped after the 4th time they played. It was 8:00 when they started to pack up and leave home with their parents.

They dropped off Sango and Miroku at their houses. "So, how was your day?" Inuyasha's dad asked once they got inside.

"Tell 'em Inuyasha, tell them what you did this afternoon." Kagome said in a mocking way.

"Shut up!" Inuyasha screamed.

"What happened?" Inuyasha's mom asked.

"He was being over protective again." Kagome sighed and walked upstairs.

"Kagome, come back, tell us what exactly happened! We wanna know!" The mothers said and chased after Kagome.

"Women." Inuyasha scoffed.

"Since when do you call Kagome a woman?" Kagome's dad laughed.

"Uhh…" Inuyasha said and thought, 'Must-think-of excuse! Can't let dads know that-'

"It's ok, son, it happens with the best of us. Women gossip, that's what they do. Kagome's probably up they spilling out what happened, so you might as well tell us , too." Inuyasha's dad said.