Summer Lovin'

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, yadda yadda yadda. However, if you still think I do after reading this, you can give me your money. I have no issues with that.

My comments have been moved to the end of the fic. I thought it might be annoying if I kept listing them before everything.

but you still have to clap for the friends!

Chia- for lending me volumes 3 and 4 of D.N. angel (the animated series)….. Risa should die.

Ducky- for giving me the humorous (although it won't be used… sorry) idea of miroku w/ those orange floaty thingys that toddlers wear to keep from drowning. I will forever have that in my mind.

Illista- for taking me to the anime store when you get back home from vacation….. and the summer camp that I based this fic on!

Xiao-chan- for keeping my morale up by saying that I had a lot of reviews. And for introducing me to anime in the first place.

L.H.G (long hair girl)- I actually shouldn't have you clap for her, because she is in the delusion that Dark Mousy (from D.N.Angel) is HER bishie. riiiiight. Lets just say that she got yelled at.

Ok, here's chp. 4

Chapter 4-----

"Gooooood morning counselors! Time to wake up! Breakfast is in the dining hall in 20 minutes!"

Kagome, Sango, and Kaori let out a unanimous moan as the loud speaker blared through the camp.

"No way…. It's too early!" Kagome shifted in her bunk. They weren't the most comfortable of all mattresses, but it sure beat sleeping on hard ground. She let out a yawn and hesitantly sat up. "Morning…."

Sango sat up as well, shifting so her feet were on the ground. " These mattress things are great! I haven't slept so well in ages!"

"What are you talking about? These are crappy mattresses! How can you think they are comfortable?" Kaori whined out, covering her head her pillow.

Kagome climbed down the ladder from her bunk and plopped down next to Sango. " We did a lot of….er.. camping out in the drama club. We, uh, liked to sleep under the stars."

Sango nodded drearily. " Mhmm. What she said."

The three of them started grudgingly lifted themselves off of their beds and changed out of their pajamas. Sango, who had nothing modern to wear, borrowed a pair of tight fitting jeans from Kaogme and a tank top from Kaori.

After they were all dressed, they headed to the bathroom to brush their hair and teeth, and Sango was given a toothbrush that the nurse had on hand (just in case one of the campers forgot one.)

After looking in the mirror, she backed up a little. " Is this thing supposed to… Uh, show so much skin?"

Kagome laughed. "You wore a bikini last night. That was worse!" She pulled her hair back into a ponytail, while Kaori forced Sango to do quite the opposite.

"You have beautiful hair, Sango! You should show it off!" Seeing that any resistance was futile, she reluctantly pulled at the ribbon that tied her hair up.

Kaori gasped. " Oh my god…. We have got to get that hair untangled….." She quickly reached for the hair brush sitting next to her and started working on all of the knots in Sango's hair. After 5 minutes of tedious work (and pain on Sango's part), Sango's hair was sleek and smooth.

Kagome giggled. " Wow Sango! you look great! Tomorrow we're going to have to put some make-up on you!"

"Make-up?" Sango cocked an eyebrow. She wasn't so sure she liked the sound of that.

Kaori squealed her dissaproval. " Good lord, child! You don't wear make-up? Oh, no, no, no, no. This is not waiting until tomorrow. " She grabbed a bulging bag off of the counter and smirked. "Kaogme, get over here." Pushing Sango into a fold away chair, she laughed somewhat evilly.

"Let's get this girl glamorous!"

walking to breakfast ----------

Camp Kampeki was a very spread out camp.

Everything had its own specific area or building. And each specific building was a good distance away from the others.

But by far, the worst hike was from the cabins to the Dining Hall.

You had to walk past the tennis courts, walk around the basketball courts and down a rather large hill (formerly known as the Hell Hill). Then you'd pass the lodges (which were mainly reserved for the counselors of younger kids because they had air conditioning), and then cross a bridge over the lake. And THEN you had to hike up the 3 flights of stairs to get to the Dining Hall.

And that's not counting the walk back.

Needless to say, any normal person who didn't get out much would have a rough time just walking to and from the meals of the day. That might explain why Hojo was practically hyperventilating by the time the three boys crossed the bridge.

Inuyasha couldn't help but laugh. "He's not doing to well is he?"

Miroku merely nodded. " But you can't blame him. It is a rather long walk."

"Yeah right! This is a piece of cake!" the hanyou retorted, jogging up the flights of stairs.

Miroku chuckled. He wouldn't be half as enthusiastic if he didn't smell the food.

Eating breakfast.------

The boys sat down at an empty table. Each seat had its own plastic cup, napkin, and silverware. And they were quite happy to find that, unlike so many other buildings in the camp, the Dining Hall was actually air conditioned. Which was an especially happy thing for them, considering that Cabin 20's ceiling fan was broken, and it was miserably hot in there.

"Where are the girls?" Hojo asked, still trying to catch his breath.

Inuyasha shrugged. "They should be here any minute."

"Whoa…." Miroku stared at the door.

Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow at him. "What the hell is wrong with you? Are you so desperate for a child that you'll go after inanimate objects?"

He merely raised a pointed finger at the door.

In walked Kagome, Sango, and Kaori, dressed in basically the same thing down the line: some color variation of a tank top, and blue jeans.

Very tight, fitted tank tops and jeans.

All three of the boys blinked. And all three of them had the same basic thought process.

Kagome looks pretty damn good in that tank top thing…

Wow. That Kaori girl is pretty cute.

GREAT GODS ! SANGO! Her hair! Her face! Her butt!

"Hey guys, what's up?" Kagome waved, and plopped down next to Inuyasha.

She thankfully (or un-thankfully, depending on how you look at it) didn't notice him blushing a deep red when her elbow bumped his.

Miroku smiled at Sango as she gracefully sat down next to him. "Oh, nothing. Just waiting for you girls to show up."

Kaori screeched and ran over to give Hojo a big hug. "HOJO! Hi! How are you this fine morning!"

He started laughing, but quickly stopped after his air flow was cut off.

"Oops. Sorry. "

Kagome smacked her forehead. " And this is her without caffeine…."

The six of them chatted casually until the cooks announced it was breakfast time and started serving food. Then they ate and chatted some more, with the guys occasionally staring at the girl next to them.

When they were stuffed as they could get (Inuyasha had 4 bowls of Miso soup), Mr. Hoji stood up.

"Can I have everyone's attention please?"

The noise level gradually dropped, until it was dead silent.

"Thank you. Today, the campers will be arriving here at Camp Kampeki. They should all be here around 3:00. Until then, we need help organizing the Karaoke event for later tonight, and I'm sure some other things can be done to help. So just look for a staff member in need, and try to have some fun at the same time!"

There was a cheer from the counselors, and then everyone started to disperse.

"Oh wait! I forgot something!"

Mr. Hoji waited until he had everyone's attention again.

" The counselor jobs will be posted on the trees outside the office. This will be your schedule for activities this week. So please find time to check up on those and write them down."

The counselors nodded, and swiftly left the dining hall.

Much, Much later. As in, dinner time ---------

Inuyasha was hungry. Very, very hungry.

And being hungry made him irritated.

Little kids…. are annoying. They've been hanging all over me ever since they got here. He moaned, and forced himself continue climbing the stairs leading up to the dining hall, even with the two or three kids hanging onto his legs.

"Hey, get off me! I can't walk when you're all grabbing me like that." He shook his legs, and reluctantly the boys got off of him. He nodded his thanks, and looked over at Miroku, who had even more children surrounding him.

"Miroku, why do you wear a strange ponytail like that? Only GIRLS have ponytails!" squeaked one of the boys. Soujiro was his name, and he seemed to be the rowdy one of the group. Inuyasha had already taken a liking to him.

Miroku laughed. "Are you saying I'm a girl?" He tried his best to sound offended, but it was quite obvious he was faking.

Another little boy shook his head. "Nope, you're not sexy enough to be a girl!"

Miroku's eyes widened. Well, well, well….. I think I found my apprentice!

He was about to explain the finer points of women to the boy, when he heard Sango's voice calling from below. "Hey you! You'd better not be teaching these kids anything perverted!"

"Ah, Sango! I see you've arrived!" He stopped walking up the steps and waited for Cabin 13 to catch up.

"Sango, I don't like him. He looks icky," whined the little girl on Sango's shoulders.

She merely laughed and shouted, " Hey Kagome! These kids are very wise for their age!" She slapped Miroku playfully on the back and continued to walk up the stairs with him.

Kagome, meanwhile, was not having such a good time. These kids…. are so full of energy! I can barely keep up with them!

She was shaken out of her thoughts by a little girl tugging at her jeans. "Kagome, who's that guy?" She pointed a tiny finger at Inuyasha.

"He's cute."

A bunch of other girls came over and immediately agreed.

"He's so pretty!"

"Oooh, he looks so handsome!"

"Why does he have dog ears?"

"Do you know him, Kagome?"

Kagome blushed. "Uh, yeah. That's Inuyasha. He's a good friend of mine."

The girl on Sango's shoulders craned her head around. "Oh, so he's your boyfriend."

There was a loud chorus of "ooooooooooh's" from the girls, a giggle from Kaori, a nervous laugh from Kagome, and loud choke from Miroku, Sango and Hojo.

Then they laughed, too.

"Oh, no! He's not my boyfriend, just a… um…. a really close friend. " Kagome turned beet red. How the heck did I get into this situation?

A cynical girl with pigtails and glasses shook her head. " She's in denial. Classic case."

Kagome's jaw dropped. "Uh, hey, let's just eat, okay?" She pushed them in the door and leaned up against Sango. "Why me?"

Each cabin had a table to itself. And conviently enough, Cabin 13 and Cabin 20's tables were right next to each other, which made for some interesting conversation between both the counselors and the campers. It had been a stressful day for all of them, and everyone just wanted to unwind.

"Attention! Can I have everyone's attention, please?"

Mr. Hoji stood at the front of the dining hall, yet again.

"I would like to welcome you all to Camp Kampeki! I am very happy to ha-"

Kagome tuned out. She figured all he was going to talk about was the camp rules and how happy he was to have them there. She rested her chin in her hand and sighed. God, it's been a long day…. First I had to help set up the stupid canoes, then sweep the pavilion. And THEN I had to help set up for registration….. I sure hope tomorrow will be easier.

But after looking at the counselor schedules, she doubted it.

Tomorrow, and everyday after, she was partnered up with Inuyasha for activities.

Luckily, tomorrow was archery. A subject she was actually good at. But later, she was supposed to run the fishing activity, the pole jump, and the zip line.

All the things she hated rolled into one, miserable week: fish, heights, and knoted ropes.

"And tonight, we are have a special treat for all of you! Karaoke night! The counselors are going to take you to the main lodge after dinner, and we'll sing and dance there! See you in a few!"

He walked back to his table, and motioned that everyone could start talking again.

Inuyasha poked Kagome in the ribs. "Hey. What's Ka-ra-okay?"

She giggled, and seeing the puzzlement on both Miroku and Sango's faces, she explained loudly, "It's where you sing a song in front of a crowd for fun. They have a big list of songs to choose from, and then they have a screen in front of you that tells you the words. It's really quite fun!" I can just picture him up there singing some goofy song.

He blinked. "Sounds easy enough."

Karaoke!-------

"All right campers! Let's make sure we pay attention to the one with the microphone!"

Mr. Hoji seemed to be quite excited about the whole ordeal, and was smiling the entire time.

Kagome, Sango, and Kaori giggled.

"He's a bit old for all this, isn't he?" Kaori whispered.

Sango chuckled. "And a bit fat!"

"Our first singer tonight is Inuyasha from Cabin 20! Let's give him a big hand!"

He stepped off the stage and handed the mic to Inuyasha, who was standing on the sidelines, grinning like an idiot.

Omigod…. What the heck is he doing? Kagome shot him a panicked look, but he only smirked wider.

Stepping up onto the stage, he blinked at the odd object that Hoji had handed him. "So I just talk into this, right?"

The audience laughed a little and then died down as they heard the drum solo.

"I wonder what it's like to be the rain maker.

I wonder what it's like to know that I made the rain.

I'd store it in boxes with little yellow tags on every one,

and you could come and see them when I'm

Done.

When I'm done."

Kagome gasped.

Inuyasha….. could sing!

"I wonder what it's like to be a superhero.

I wonder where I'd go if I could fly around downtown

From some other planet, I'd get this funky high on the yellow sun.

And boy I bet my friends would all be

stunned.

They're stunned.

Yeaaaaah!"

The entire camp was on its feet clapping with the music now. He was good!

"Staight up, what did you hope to learn about here?

If I was someone else, would this all fall apart?

Strange, where were you when we started this gig?

I wish the real world would just stop hassling me!

And you….

and you….

and me….yeah."

He grinned at Kagome, and her she blushed a deep, deep red.

"See Kagome, he is your boyfriend!" said the little girl with the pigtails.

He kept singing and singing, getting more and more into the music.

"Please don't change-

Please don't break!

Well the only thing that seem to work at all is you

Please don't change at all

for me…"

The crowd was screaming now, and clapped like mad when the song ended.

Kagome was stunned. She never knew that Inuyasha had such a beautiful singing voice! And such a good song too! It really suits our lives…

And then reality set in. Oh wake up, Higurashi. He sang that song….. He sang it for Kikyo. Inuyasha loves her, not you.

Inuyasha hopped off of the stage and went over to Kagome and poked her in the ribs. "That song suits us well, don't you think?"

She blinked. "Us? Not you and Kikyo?"

Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow. "Uh, no….. Why do you think I was smiling at you? I thought it was pretty close to real life."

She merely laughed. "Thanks… You don't know what it means to me."

He shook his head, confused. "Apparently, I don't."

"Alright, alright! That was great! Let's give him one more round of applause, folks!"

The crowd went wild, and Inuyasha waved.

"Our next contestant is also from Cabin 20! Give it up for Miroku!"

Miroku took the mic from Mr. Hoji and grinned. "I would like to dedicate this song to my darling Sango!"

Sango blushed. What! He's dedicating something to me? Could it be that he's going to sing a love song to me?

Her hopes were crushed when a strange bass line started.

"I like big BUTTS and I cannot lie!

You other brothers can't deny!

When a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist

and a round thing in your face you get

SPRUNG!"

Sango's eyes welled with tears. That…. jerk! how dare he?

"Wanna pull up tough cause you noticed that butt was

STUFFED!

Deep in the jeans she's wearin'

I'm hooked and I can't stop starin'!

Oh baby, I wanna get witch'ya

and take your pictcha!

My homeboys tried to warn me

but that butt you've got makes me so-"

"MIROKU! YOU PERVERT!"

The music abruptly stopped, and Miroku stood staring at a very angry and embarrassed Sango.

"I-I can't believe you!" At first, she only stared. Her eyes begged him to answer the question "why?". But upon realizing he wouldn't answer, she ran out of the room, trying to hold back her tears.

Mr. Hoji quickly grabbed the mic. "Uh, let's give it up for Miroku!" He leaned over to the boy and whispered, " You might want to go after her…."

There were one or two claps, and quite a few teenaged girls screamed, " How can you be so heartless!"

He blinked and went over to Kagome. "What'd I do?"

Kagome shook her head. " I think you need to ask Sango."

Running --------

That JERK! I can't believe he'd stoop so low! And to think that I actually believed he was going to sing something sweet and romantic! I bet he's still in there, laughing it up with Inuyasha!

Sango was still trying to hold back her tears, even though there was no need. No one was around. She kept running though. She needed to find a place to be alone. A place where no one would find her.

Trees whizzed by her, and she had to jump over the occasional rock, but she didn't stop. She kept running, even though she knew she was way outside of the camp boundaries.

No. I'm not far enough away yet.

She kept running away; away from Miroku. Away from perverts. Away from GUYS.

Finally, she stopped. Her legs couldn't take it anymore, and she was in a reasonably pretty area.

It was a small pond, quite different from the one back inside the grounds. While that one was big, mucky, and overall very ominous looking, this pond was quaint and clear; just large enough for one to swim around in.

Sango plopped down on a large rock and sighed. I can be okay with this. I don't need him. I don't need any guys at all. I can be me, and he can be him. There's no need to complicate things any further than that.

She felt a tear run down her cheek.

Friends….. That's all.

"Sango?"

Her heart did an odd flip-flop. She wasn't sure whether it was sinking or leaping for joy.

Miroku's heart fell. She's really upset…. God, what have I done?

"You run really fast…Can I sit down?"

She suddenly became very interested with a particular weed. "Yeah, whatever." Scooting over, she looked down at her fingernails. Kagome had covered them with some strange pink paint.

Miroku sighed. "I'm…. really sorry."

She snorted. "Sure you are. Just like every other time." He winced at her hollow voice.

"I'm an idiot… And I didn't mean to hurt you."

Sango closed her eyes. No. I will not fall for this again. Not ever!

"And what about next time Miroku? What about tomorrow, when I'll see you drooling over some other girl? Are you not meaning to hurt me then!"

Miroku saw tears welling in her eyes, and he felt awful. "Sango, I-"

"NO!" she wailed, tears streaming down her cheeks. " I can't! Miroku, every time! Every time you do something like that, it kills me! Because I…. I-"

Her words were cut off by a warm embrace. "Sango… I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry…" He gently stroked her hair.

Sango gave up. She realized in that moment that her resistance was futile. God, who am I kidding? I need him! She cried openly on his shoulder, and he continued to hold her until her anger and sadness had fizzled away.

She pulled back and wiped her eyes. "Thanks."

Miroku nodded. "Anytime."

"Hey. Let's swim." She gestured towards the small pond.

Miroku blinked. "Now?"

She nodded. " Yes, now!" She pulled off her shirt and jeans and silently thanked Kagome for forcing her to wear a bikini under her clothes because she didn't have a "bra". Psht, whatever that is.

He merely stood there as he watched her playfully jump into the water. She is strong. And not just physically. She goes through so much…. but still manages to smile like that.

"Well, come on! I'm supposed to teach you, remember?" She giggled as she swam around in circles.

Miroku sighed. I guess there's no way I'm getting out of this…. He grudgingly pulled off his shirt and left it in a pile next to Sango's clothes.

He carefully waded into the water, only to be fully pulled in by Sango.

"Alright then! The first thing you need to know about swimming is that…"

Her voice echoed out into the distance as the couple happily splashed and played in the pond.

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A/N:

I seem to think of things conflicting with my fanfic after I write it. I was thinking last night (at 1:00 am…. so technically it was this morning…. oh well) that I wasn't certain that the anime hadn't already shown Miroku swimming. I try not to stray too far from what the anime has already said, but, if in fact Miroku can actually swim, we'll pretend that he can't.

I realize that Inuyasha is set in Japan…. and that "Real World" and "Baby Got Back" are very American songs. I could have gone through the hundreds of wonderful J-pop out there and found a song just for them, but I found it easier to just use ones that I already knew. (and by the way, I don't own those songs, either. I'm not a pervert, unlike Sir Mix-a-lot…..)

I would also like to note that I'm writing these chapters very late at night, (12:30 –1:00 a.m.) so my thought process isn't too good. if there are any grammatical errors, OOC-ness, or just random stupidity (like the fact that I typed in "sketches" that Inuyasha went human on the night of a full moon…… right. He's not a werewolf, now is he?), just say so in your review. I'll try to fix it.

Finally, I think you should realize how much I stressed over this chapter. The whole "stripping-of- their-clothes" thing put me in a very awkward situation….. I don't normally type about that kind of stuff. For a long time, I was just going to have Sango jump in fully clothed. But it didn't fit the story, so I improvised a little. sorry if its OOC. read the previous comment.

Also, a note for people who wanted me to read their stories, (you know who you are). I promise I did. I just can't review because my parental controls are crap. (they won't let me read my own fics…… that's just a tad messed up….)

Finally, I would like to note that the camp I based this on has a large pond in the center.

However, swimming in it is like swimming in a toilet. –shudders- It's really gross. So that's why I created the mini-pond that was CLEAN.

Oh, and THANKS FOR MY REVIEWS!