***Disclaimer***: I do not own InuYasha

A summer to remember

Chapter 5: Boys, Girls, and one really large pickle.

Sango gave Miroku a strange look. She didn't realize how InuYasha was acting. Sango looked over at Kagome then to InuYasha. He seemed very uninterested. "What is it Miroku?"

Kagome began to feel uncomfortable and started to stand up. Sango shot her a look. Miroku jumped up and walked over to InuYasha. Kagome felt like an idiot and sat back down. 'Why me?' She asked herself.

"Hey man....what's up?" InuYasha looked at him sheepishly. Miroku knew.

'Oh my gosh if he asks that question one more time...' Sango thought to herself. "Could it be that girl that passed by earlier?" Sango bursted out like a blonde prep.

'Whoa Sango!' Kagome exploded in her head.

InuYasha began to growl, "Feh".

"Dude, calm down. You know what you need? A PICKLE!" Miroku stood up like he won a match of cards.

"A PICKLE!!" Both girls shouted.

"Yeah, I heard that this café has the best pickles around! I'll get you one Inu. It'll cheer you up."

About five minutes later, Miroku came back over to the table with a humongous pickle. It was in a paper plate with a tomato and other garnishes.

Sango almost vomited at the site. "That is so gross!"

"It's just a pickle!" Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Oh yeah."

Miroku set it on the table and some of the pickle juices splattered. Kagome and Sango cringed when the massive pickle splashed.

InuYasha laughed the whole time; both at the girls and the abnormal pickle. "Hahaha! That thing looks like one of those whales in a water show! And it just splashed the water on the audience!"

Kagome watched InuYasha as he was uncontrollably laughing. Kagome slowly began to laugh also which turned into loud out of control laughter. Eventually Sango and Miroku joined in the fun and began to laugh as well.

The group went on laughing for a good period of time for no reason. Until a short, old, pudgy man with a food stained apron on came out of the café.

"Hey you wipersnappn' kids! You better pipe down or I'll get Old Betsy out for you! Ya hear?" The guy wiped his hands on the apron and walked back in.

Sango, Kagome and Miroku all stopped laughing and stood staring where the guy once was. InuYasha, quiet while the guy was talking, started to laugh again.

Sango hit InuYasha over the head. "Shut up!"

"OUCH! Why you little..." InuYasha stood up and Sango and he were face to face.

"Guys! Guys," Kagome began to say, trying to be the referee. "Calm you two! InuYasha, just sit down and hush up!"

At that InuYasha fell hard into his seat. He was in a daze now from the hard blow of Sango's fist and falling down. Kagome and Sango stared at InuYasha, wondering why he fell down do hard.

"What was that about Miroku?" Kagome asked.

"Uh...um. It's nothing. He's just being an idiot again." Miroku gave a sheepish laugh.

"I am not an idiot!" InuYasha growled.

"Calm down big boy!" Sango commanded, holding up her fist.

'For some odd reason, InuYasha reminds me of a dog almost." Kagome shook her head. 'Nah, that's silly, Kagome. There's no way he could be a dog. Or could he?'

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm gonna head down to the beach and start swimming." Miroku pointed out making way for the beach.

"Yeah, I agree. Let's go Kagome!" Sango giggled grabbing Kagome arm.

Kagome laughed with Sango. "Yeah!"

Kagome stopped and turned around towards InuYasha. "Aren't you going to eat you---" She didn't finish her sentence when she realized that InuYasha shoved the whole pickle into his mouth. "My goodness! You surprise me."

InuYasha stretched his arms out and closed his eyes "Why wouldn't I?" He gave a faint smile.

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The four of them made it down to a small section of beach that was not inhabited by others. Kagome and Sango set down their towels and took off their tops and shorts revieling their swimsuits.

Sango's swimsuit was much like her top. It was black and had pink flames on both the bottom and top parts. Kagome's suit was a green bikini halter top with blue and yellow stripes.

InuYasha and Miroku run into the warm ocean water and waited for the girls to come in.

"Come on! You guys are holding us up!" InuYasha shouted out.

"C'mon now! We have to get our things settled out before we can swim." Kagome responded looking through her draw string bag.

Miroku came out of the water and walked up behind Sango. InuYasha did the same thing behind Kagome. They picked the girls up and ran back to the water.

Sango kicked and screamed the whole way. "Hey! This isn't fair put me down!"

"Are you sure?" Miroku asked holding onto Sango.

"YES!!"

Miroku let go of Sango, dropping her into the water. Kagome began to laugh and then stopped when she herself was dropped also.

Both girls came out of the water pissed as ever.

"How dare you!" Sango screamed hitting Miroku over the head.

"You little imp! I swear!" Kagome shoved InuYasha.

InuYasha just stood there and made no reaction to Kagome's shoving.

"InuYasha....INUYASHA!! Hello?"