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A Summer to Remember

Chapter 25: Late night fun

InuYasha tossed and turned in his bed. For some reason he couldn't get to sleep. InuYasha sat up and began to sulk. "D@mn it. Why can't I sleep!?" InuYasha grumbled low. He felt the top of his head and remembered he was still in his dog demon form. "Man, I forgot. I can't sleep when I turn demon. Misewell go do something useful!"

InuYasha left his bedroom and began to walk down the hallway. He went to turn a corner and hit his toe on the corner of a lamp stand. "SH!T!" InuYasha screamed. InuYasha doubled over and held his foot.

"I see you're up and roaming again little brother." A voice came from nowhere.

"SESSHOMARU! What the hell are you doing?!" InuYasha cried out still in pain.

"No need to be snappy. You better calm down or father won't be too happy."

"Who cares." InuYasha tried to get away when his brother grabbed the back of his shirt.

"Where are you going this time, little brother?"

"NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!"

Sesshomaru tightened his grip on InuYasha's shirt.

"OK! OK! I was thinking of going to Kagome's condo and visit." InuYasha said sheepishly.

"It's the middle of the night!"

"She won't mind!"

"You don't like it when people disturb your sleep, so don't bother her."

"What do you know!" InuYasha yanked away from Sesshomaru's grip and walked down the steps.

Sesshomaru shook his head and walked back into his room. InuYasha sighed and exited through the front door. InuYasha walked by the garage and began to contemplate whether or not to drive his car. 'It would save time, BUT it would wave up everyone.' InuYasha looked at his watch. It was two thirty in the morning. InuYasha hung his head and kept on walking.

He passed the gates to his driveway and began to walk down the side of the street. Passing by the several streetlights, InuYasha started to hear something and jumped back. The thing jumped out from the bushes and walked toward InuYasha.

InuYasha saw it and noticed it was a cat

"MEOW." The cat meowed still walking towards InuYasha.

"GET AWAY YOU BEAST!" InuYasha cried picking up the helpless cat. He looked at the cat straight in the eyes and the cat licked him on the cheek. "GROSS!" InuYasha yelped and tossed the cat into to air.

"MMMEEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWWWOOOOOWWWW." The cat cried.

"Feh. I hate cats." InuYasha cracked his knuckles and continued walking. He approached an intersection and looked around the surroundings. "Um...which way is it to Kagome's place?"

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Kagome opened eyes and lay on her back. Looking at the clock reading '2:30', Kagome sat up and sighed to herself. Kagome looked at her best friend, Sango, sleeping soundly in the other bed.

Kagome stood up and slid on her slippers on her feet. Quietly she tip-toed through the bedroom and into the kitchen where a small night-light was lit. Just before sitting in one of the table chairs, Kagome felt her stomach growl and headed over to the refrigerator.

"Man, I guess I should get something to eat." Kagome whispered to herself. She opened the door and a sweat drop fell down her head. The only thing in the refrigerator were half a sandwich, two cans of pop, and a opened jar of pickles.

"Well...I guess I can't eat after all" Kagome scratched the back of her head.

Kagome hung her head and slowly opened the screen door to the Condo. She stepped outside and let the door come to a quiet close. Kagome folded her arms tightly when the cool night breeze blew across making her 'bed head' hair dance about. Even though Kagome still didn't know much about where she was at, she still felt as if she knew where she was going. The tall street lights gave off it's nightly glow leading Kagome down the dark street.

Kagome took in a deep breath of the night sea air and began to stare at her moving feet. She continued walking until she accidentally stepped on something. Kagome shrieked and jumped back. "OH MY GOSH!" She wailed.

Kagome calmed herself down and looked at the thing on the ground. It was a person wearing a pair of basketball shorts and an oversized shirt. Kagome knelt down and looked at the face of the person. To her surprise it was InuYasha! Kagome lifted up his shoulders revealing more of his face. He was sound asleep.

'Why is he out here sleeping on the sidewalk?' Kagome tried to figure out. "INUYASHA! WAKE UP!" She began to shake InuYasha to hopefully wake him up.

InuYasha stirred a bit. Kagome shook him again. "WAKE UP!" She yelled again.

"Mmmm...Kagome...you know I like it that way..." InuYasha mumbled.

"ACK!" Kagome quietly screamed and blushed. She dropped InuYasha making his head hit the concrete.

"OUCH!" InuYasha growled. He jumped up and quickly looked around. InuYasha looked down and saw Kagome still sitting on the sidewalk.

"What the hell are you doing here, Kagome?" He asked rubbing his head.

"I was wondering the same thing about you. I mean, I found you in the middle of the sidewalk sleeping." Kagome responded getting up.

"You didn't answer my question."

Kagome fell over. "Seesh, I couldn't sleep and so I decided to take a walk. So what about you?"

"I couldn't sleep either so I wanted to visit you."

Kagome's face dropped. "It's the middle of the night. I would've been sleeping!"

"But you're not!"

"That's not the point!"

InuYasha folded his arms and looked away.

"I mean, you just can't go and visit someone in the middle of the night."

"So."

Kagome began to get annoyed and just stood there with a fidgeting InuYasha. Kagome looked at InuYasha and noticed he was still in his demon form. From all the arguing she had hardly noticed. There was about five minutes of awkward silence. Finally InuYasha spoke up.

"Umm...you want to go down by the dock?" He asked shyly.

Kagome looked up and smiled. 'I hope his good mood lasts.' "Sure."

InuYasha took Kagome by the hand and led her back down from the way she came. She followed him onto the beach and onto a long dock that she's never been on before. There was no light, especially it being in the new moon phase, so Kagome didn't recognize much of her surroundings. She trusted InuYasha. Finally InuYasha and Kagome stopped at the very end where they could see the ocean below them.

"InuYasha, I can barely see anything!" Kagome stated clinging to his arm.

"Here's your answer." InuYasha bent over and lit two small lanterns sitting on the dock.

Kagome smiled and looked down at the now visible water below her. InuYasha moved closer to her. "You know, I've always wanted to do this." He whispered in Kagome's ear.

"Hmm?" Kagome looked up at InuYasha in wonder.

InuYasha began to lean in closer towards Kagome. Her heart began to beat faster as began to think that he was going to kiss her. InuYasha placed his hand on her back. He attempted to push Kagome into the water, but she moved away too quick for InuYasha and he fell into the water below.

Kagome heard the splash and laughed. "HAHA InuYasha! You can't fool me!"

InuYasha came up from under the water and began his usual complaining. "KAGOME! I was suppose to push you in!"

"It's not nice to push girls in!" Kagome taunted InuYasha.

She turned around and began to walk the other way. Just when Kagome thought it was safe, she heard running footsteps and turned around to see InuYasha rushing towards her. He tackled Kagome and they both fell onto the dock.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Kagome yelled being held down by InuYasha's strong grip.

"Getting even." He smirked.

InuYasha and Kagome both sat up and stared at each other. Something seemed to connect between them making the two move closer to one another. Kagome nuzzled herself next to InuYasha and laid her head on his shoulder. InuYasha slightly jumped but then relaxed himself realizing that Kagome was resting on him. He moved some hairs from Kagome's face and lightly kissed her forehead. InuYasha looked up, sighed and saw that the sun was barely starting to show from the dark waters. It had been an hour and a half since the two met up.