A/N: I know this story isn't as good as it could be, and I'm sorry for that. I know I could describe more, and slow down, and make it less fluffy. My problem is, I have so much I want to write, that I just want to get it out, I forget that I have to structure sentences and stuff...sorry...
This is a music chapter, meaning that there are song lyrics intermixed within the story. The lyrics correlate with what's going on, or with some of the characters feelings. Song lyrics will usually be between the bubble things (oO0 0Oo) and won't have any certain person saying them, or else a character will be saying them. That goes for any song fic in the future.
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Kagome woke up the next morning to the sound of pots and pans clanging downstairs. She yawned and stretched, slipped into her fuzzy slippers, put a robe around her and headed downstairs.
When she entered the kitchen she shrieked.
"Good morning, Kagome," said a very calm Sessho-maru. He was by the stove with a frying pan in his hand and a silly red apron on. He smiled when he saw the shocked expression on her face. Miroku was at the table gulping down pancakes, too busy to look up.
"But...how...why...?!?..." she asked, then backed out of the room and ran upstairs, embarrassed beyond belief.
'WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?!?!?' she yelled in her mind, 'My hair is a mess, I don't have any makeup on, I haven't taken a shower yet....I'm a mess! How embarrassing...' she flopped onto her bed and hugged her pillow.
'What was that look he gave me? It was like he was happy to see me surprised or embarrassed or something...it was creepy...' she shivered then sat up and started to get ready.
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Thirty minutes later she re-entered the kitchen, this time more confidently. Everyone was sitting at the table, including Inuyasha. Her heart lifted, there was an open seat for her right next to Inuyasha! Kagome sat down and started dishing herself up.
"Could you pass the butter please?" she asked cheerfully.
"Here you go," Sessho-maru said as he passed her the tub of butter. Her mood got a little worse when she realized that Sessho-maru was sitting on the other side of her.
Miroku, who had eaten his share, sat with a content look on his face. "I was thinking of checking out the new restaurant downtown tonight. It's rumored they have good food there, and a d.j. there playing music every Friday and Saturday night. I was thinking we could all go and check it out."
Everyone voiced their excitement and started talking about their favorite songs.
"Sango, would you like to check it out with me?" Miroku asked softly.
Her eyes widened and she blushed and nodded. Then she began eating her food ferociously.
Miroku smiled, then got up and started to do the dishes.
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After breakfast, the two girls bounded up the stairs and into Sango's room. Kagome flopped on the bean-bag chair by the desk, and Sango laid on her bed. The two girls looked at each other then squealed.
"I am so excited for tonight!" Kagome said.
"Me too!" Sango said, her eyes drifting towards her closet, where a picture of Miroku lay hidden.
"So...? What are you going to wear?" Kagome asked, going over to Sango's dresser and looking through the drawers for a cute outfit.
"Ummm...I was thinking of that red shirt you gave me for my birthday." She said, joining Kagome at the dresser.
"That sounds good...are you finally going to ask Miroku to dance?" She said, raising an eyebrow.
Sango blushed and busied herself with a button on one of her shirts.
Kagome nudged her, "C'mon, it's obvious you like him, so stop pussyfooting around it and say it!"
"Fine, I like him okay? Is that okay with you?" Sango asked biting her lip.
"Totally! Why wouldn't it be?" Kagome said, getting confused.
"Well...some people don't like it when their friends like their older brothers. They think it's gross, or get worried that their friend won't be able to do anything with them anymore..."
"Don't worry, I know how long you've liked Miroku and it would be wrong for me to get in the way of that. Besides, I know you're not just going to ditch me, you can't. Even if you wanted to, we're stuck here all summer, and there's no way you can go to my house and not see me, so stop worrying ok?"
"Thank you," Sango said, a big smile creasing her face, "I'm going to go take a shower now, and start getting ready for tonight."
"Ok, I think I'll go fishing."
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Kagome grabbed her pole and some bait and headed for the dock. When she got nearer, she saw Miroku was already there. She sat next to him and dipped her feet into the cool water. It was only a little past eleven, and already too hot, so the water felt good.
"Any luck?" she asked as she baited her hook and cast it into the water.
He sighed and shook his head.
They sat in silence for a little bit, just admiring the quiet. Then Kagome asked quietly, " Miroku, are you going to dance with Sango tonight?"
He sat up, surprised. "Well...yes...I suppose so...I mean, she's nice, I guess I will...Why?"
"No reason...just wondered..."
He gave her a suspicious look but continued fishing. "She's too young for me, she's just a kid, my baby sister's best friend. So don't get any ideas."
"First of all, I'm only a year younger than you, and second, I know you like her, so there's no use trying to hide it, you might as well admit it."
"I don't like her like that ok, so drop it." Miroku said huffily, reeling his line in. He stood up and left. Halfway down the dock he called over his shoulder, "It's going to be hot today, so put some sun block on." Then he turned and was gone.
She sighed, then smiled. 'he's so obvious...'
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'It wouldn't work out, she's too young for me, and she doesn't even like me that way so why do I care?' Miroku plopped down on the couch in the living room and turned on the T.V., but it was no use, he couldn't stop thinking about Sango.
He turned off the T.V. and rubbed his eyes, he was getting a headache. Looking at his watch he realized why, it was 12:14, lunch time.
Miroku stumbled over to the fridge and made a few turkey and cheese sandwiches. Then he headed for the living room again, but before he got there, he got an idea and made a beeline for the stairs.
He reached Sango's room and knocked. No answer. He knocked again, "Sango?" still no answer.
He heard water running in the shower room and headed down the hall towards it. Just as he was about to knock on the shower room door, it opened and he found himself face to face with Sango, wrapped only in a bath towel.
She froze. He stammered, then regained thought and quickly turned around. "Oh! Sorry! I was just – sorry!" He covered his eyes, something Sango had never seen him do at an opportunity like this. She smiled to herself and said, "its ok, I mean, you've seen me in a bathing suit before, how is this different?"
He slowly turned around, "I thought you might like some turkey and cheese sandwiches..." he said offering the plate.
"Yes! I love these!" she said, grabbing one.
"Good! Great...well...I'm going to go back downstairs and eat...this...bye..." he said as he quickly escaped down the stairs.
Sango bit her lip and ran to her room.
As soon as he was downstairs he leaned up against the wall and slid to the floor. He just sat there in a daze, thinking about how soft the skin on her bare shoulders looked. How a drop of water from her wet hair slowly dripped down her collar bone. How he just wanted to take that towel and...
"Get a hold of yourself! She's my sister's best friend, Kagome would be so mad at me if I made a move. And besides, there's no reason to make a move because she doesn't like me...she doesn't like me...I am so screwed.'
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When four o'clock came, everyone was rushing to get ready. Since Sango had already taken a shower, Kagome rushed in there before Miroku could. This left Miroku out in the hallway banging on the door.
When Kagome was done showering and drying her hair, she grabbed her cloths, makeup, and hair clips and headed for Sango's room. The two girls got ready and helped each other with their makeup and hair.
Kagome was wearing a black, see-through, peasant-type shirt with a light green, sparkly tank top underneath, and a black, knee-long peasant skirt with green sparkles around the bottom rim. Her hair was pulled back and elegant curls framed her face.
Sango had a red shirt that draped off her shoulders, a black choker with a red rose on it, and black skirt that stopped halfway up her thigh, with the outline of flowers in red all over it. Her hair was pulled half-back and curled to perfection.
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Meanwhile, the boys got themselves ready.
Miroku was wearing a baby blue dress shirt with a silver tie, and black dress pants.
Sessho-maru wore a daring light orange shirt, no tie, and khaki pants.
Inuyasha, being modest, wore a plain white shirt to contrast his black hair, and blue jeans with gold a gold dye faded into them. He did, however, wear a gold colored tie.
Once everyone felt that they were presentable, they met outside. The girls were, of course, last. But none of the guys cared. Three jaws could be heard hitting the pavement as the girls arrived. Not one breath was taken. Kagome and Sango smiled to each other, enjoying their reaction.
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The restaurant was better than they had hoped. It seemed like the whole town had shown up, which wasn't a big surprise considering the town was only 32 people big. They chose a booth in the corner and busied themselves with menus.
Once Kagome had ordered and ate, and realized the food was amazing, she looked around. The restaurant was modernly decorated with blue lights, icicle lights, and flashing lights, blue decorations, and blue everything. The d.j. was on the other side of a dance floor, packed with people who were all having a good time.
She noticed that a few girls were looking over in there direction, talking to each other and smiling. Kagome looked at Inuyasha, to see if he noticed. He had, but was trying to ignore it and busy himself looking at the ceiling. She smiled, 'he's shy!'
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Sessho-maru kept stealing glances at Kagome, she looked so beautiful. He heard a semi-slow song come on and took the opportunity.
"Kagome, would you like to dance?" he asked, smiling.
"Uh, sure," she said, quickly looking at Inuyasha, who was determined not to let his disappointment show.
Sessho-maru took her hand and led her out onto the dance floor. He wrapped one arm around her waist and took her other. She placed an arm around his nick and held his left hand with her right. They swayed slowly to the music. It was a song by Eve called, "Here's to the Night." She liked this song and sang along with the words in her mind, trying to distract herself.
"You look really nice tonight, Kagome," he said, pulling her closer.
She rested her head on his shoulder, "Thanks, you too." She saw Inuyasha sitting in the booth by himself, looking at her. But quickly looked away when he saw her.
She sighed and tried to find Miroku or Sango.
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"I love this song!" Sango said, after Kagome had left. She felt bad for Inuyasha, she could tell it really bugged him that Kagome was dancing with his brother.
"Me too! Do you ....wanna dance...?" Miroku asked, looking at the floor.
"I'm sorry, were you talking to the pavement, or me?" she asked coyly.
He smiled, "you vixen," then he held out his hand. She took it and they both experienced butterflies.
He led her onto the dance floor and they stood there for a moment trying to figure out a way to dance. Finally she grabbed both his hands and put them around her waist. She wrapped her arms around his neck and put her head against his chest.
Sango could hear his heartbeat quicken.
In the background the music played on:
So denied, so I tried,
Are you the now or never kind?
In a day, and a day love
I'm gonna be gone for good again.
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'Here's a toast to all those who hear me all too well...Here's to the night we felt alive...'
Kagome sang the words to the song in her head and tried to enjoy dancing, but failed over and over again.
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"Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry...Here's to goodbye tomorrow's gonna come too soon..." Inuyasha sang with the song under his breath. He tried not to let it bug him how close Kagome was to Sessho-maru, or how smug his brother looked.
He took a big drink of his mountain dew. He felt a small tap on his shoulder.
It was a girl, about his age, one of the ones that were looking at him earlier.
"Hi," she said shyly, "my name is Kagura...would you like to dance?" She bit her lip. She really was cute, and seemed nice.
He smiled, his mood lifting a little, "I'd love to," he said holding out his hand.
They got to the dance floor and stood there, both too shy to make a move. Finally he slowly reached his hand out and placed it on her waist and took her hand. She un-tensed a little and put her hand on his shoulder. They swayed slowly.
"So...you live here?" he asked, trying to be polite.
She nodded. "But you don't, or at least you haven't for very long. I haven't seen you at anything else.
"My brother and I just moved in a couple days ago." He said, his eyes drifting towards Kagome and Sessho-maru. His heart sank when he saw her smiling.
"How do you like it here so far?" she asked, trying to keep his attention.
"I love it here..." he said, still thinking about Kagome.
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She watched him enter the floor, and did all she could to keep smiling; but it killed her to see him with another girl.
At last the song ended and they all broke apart. "Would you like to keep dancing?" he asked, a pleading look in his eyes.
"I would, but I'm thirsty, I think I'm going to go get something to drink." She said, and quickly left.
Before he could protest, a girl who had been watching him invited him to dance, and with a last look at Kagome, he went to dance.
Kagome breathed a sigh of relief once she got to the bar. "What can I get ya, hunny?" the gruff voice of the bartender asked.
"Uhh...I'll have a Dr.Pepper please."
He poured her a glass and slid it to her, "What table?" he asked, so he knew where to charge it.
"Table seven, in the corner," she said pointing to their table.
He nodded and wrote it up.
She walked back to the table and sat down, slurping her soda. She watched the people dancing. Miroku and Sango were still slow dancing, even though it was a fast tune. They seemed perfectly content they way they were. Kagome doubted if they even knew the song was over. 'At least things are working out for someone' she though dismally.
Just then Inuyasha slid into the booth next to her. "Whatcha drinkin'?" he asked, peering in her glass.
"Dr. Pepper," she said, trying to hide her smile.
"I love that stuff!" he said.
"Would you like a sip?" she asked, offering her glass.
"Sure, if it's okay with you?" she nodded and he reached for it. His arm brushed past her's and the hair on her arm rose, giving her goose bumps.
He took a sip then handed the glass back to her with a satisfied smile.
Just then Switchfoot's "Only Hope" started. "This song is ladies choice," the d.j.'s voice proclaimed.
Across the dance floor girls were asking guys to dance. Miroku and Sango still hadn't moved, even when one girl asked him if he wanted to dance. Sessho-maru was dancing with some other girl in the corner, but he kept looking over at her, it was making her nervous.
She could feel Inuyasha looking at her, she turned and met his pleading gaze.
"Would you like to dance?" she asked after what seemed like an eternity.
Slowly he smiled and revealed his dimples, "Yes."
He slid out of the booth and held out his hand. She took it and realized he was shaking. She could hardly suppress the butterflies in her stomach.
They went to the middle of the floor and stood there, not knowing what to do, both too shy. Eventually they decided on the classic: arm on hip and hand in hand.
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"And I lay my head back down,
And I lift my hands and pray, to be only yours,
I pray to be only yours,
And I know now, you're my only hope."
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"Are you having fun?" Kagome asked, staring into his eyes.
He nodded, "Now I am," he looked away and blushed.
Kagome smiled and bit her lip. Slowly she slid in closer to him and rested her head on his chest. She put both of her arms around his neck and could feel his arms move securely around her waist.
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"I give you my apathy,
I'm giving you all of me,
I want your symphony,
Singing at all that I am...
At the top of my life,
I'm giving it back.
And I lay my head back down,
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours, I pray
To be only yours, I pray
To be only yours, I know now
You're my only hop...
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"I've never met anyone like you before, Inuyasha, you make me feel so comfortable, like I can be myself and don't have to pretend."
"Heh, I know what you mean, I feel like I can really trust you, I've never felt that before."
She pulled away a little, "What do you mean? You can't trust your brother? He seems like a nice guy."
The look in his eyes said it all.
"What has he done to you?" she asked, sweeping away some stray hairs that had fallen into his eyes. "Don't worry about it, it's nothing, just brotherly stuff." He said, but wasn't convincing. She didn't press the issue though, and traced one of her fingers along his jaw line. He tilted his head into her hand and closed his eyes.
Slowly she stood on her tip toes and lightly kissed his cheek. It caught him off guard. He tilted his head and smiled saying, "What was that for?"
"I'm here for you Inuyasha, and I'm not going anywhere. I just wanted to say thanks for being such a sweet, caring person." With that she sank back to his arms and continued to sway to the music.
In a dark corner, two jealous eyes watched in anger.
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"Sango, I've had a lot of fun tonight, and I hope you have too," Miroku said, then continued once he saw her nodding, "but just so I know what's going on, what happened tonight wasn't just a pure stroke of luck, or a dream, or my wish come true was it? Cuz if it was, I don't think I'd be able to go back to reality having lived this."
She laughed at him, "I hope not, because that would be a major let down for me too."
'Is this actually happening? Does this beautiful girl really feel the way I do?'
"Miroku, I don't want to seem forward, but I have to know, otherwise I'll never forgive myself. Am I correct in assuming that you like me?" She asked, scared to know the answer.
His heart skipped a beat. 'It's now or never,' he thought. He stroked her cheek and tilted her chin upward until her lips met his in a gently kiss.
"I've waited so long to do that," He said, his eyes still closed, "but it was worth every second."
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Awww....I know, kinda dodgy in the beginning and fastly moved through, but I thought I did a good job at elaborating in the end. And aren't you proud of me? 11 FREAKIN' PAGES!!!! A new record!! But I'll probably never come close to writing this much again, just cuz I don't have time
By the by, yes, this is and Inu/Kag...San/Mir fic, don't worry.!!!