Torie-san: YAY! You peoples finally get chapter three! I'm sorry it was so long in coming. What…over a year? I'll do Review Responses from chapter two…
Naiami: Not so SOON, but HERE nonetheless.
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biggest anime fan: Yeah so it's not so ASAP. Well of course…muaha! Yeah, Inu's in his human form…but I think hanyou form will pop up later…sometime…maybe…ahem. Yes! AMEN! I AGREE WITH YOU! I decided against the moon though. I had a lot of fun with that scene. I'm updating. Yaaaay fantasy! And about your other review…All I'm gonna say is I don't mind beta-reading whatever you want me to, whenever you want me to! It's basically my job, and it's a job I LOVE to do! You're not taking away my time, I look forward to it.
Now, here it is.
The next day Kagome woke up early, just before dawn. She knew she shouldn't wake the other two up, so she decided to go out to the beach and watch the sunrise. After changing into denim shorts and a light green tank-top, she grabbed a book she'd brought along and her card key. Slipping quietly out of the room, and then out of the hotel, she entered into the pre-dawn darkness.
She could hear high tide breakers crashing on the beach as she entered the sandy domain. Spotting a bluff of rocks as a darker silhouette against the grayness of dawn, she headed toward it, figuring it would be a good place to watch the sunrise. Kagome reached the top just as the glowing red ball of the sun appeared on a bed of peach, dusky purple and rosy clouds.
Seating herself on the top of the dune, she lost herself in the beauty of her favorite time of day…so much so that she did not here the soft footsteps of the person behind until she heard a voice.
"Sorry. I didn't know someone was here already."
The voice jogged recognition in her brain—she'd heard it last night. Kagome turned to see InuYasha from last night. She stood.
"I'm sorry. Do you usually come up here?"
He blinked at her. "You're that girl from last night, right?"
Kagome nodded.
"Yeah, I come up here when I wanna think."
InuYasha and Kagome were now standing in conversational range of each other. "Well then…I guess I'll go. You said you come up here when you want to think so I guess that means that you want to be alone," Kagome said, turning to leave.
"No, I don't mind. You can stay here if you want," InuYasha answered, shrugging in an off-hand way and turning to sit cross legged down on one side of the top of the bluff.
Kagome stared at his back. Shrugging, she went and sat on the other side of the top of the bluff. She opened her book and began to read. After reading the same sentence over and over, she felt the black-haired surfer's dark blue gaze on her. She glanced up from the book and caught his eyes. "Something you wanted?"
InuYasha looked uncomfortable, then said, "Uh, no, nothing," and looked back out over the ocean.
The next time, though, Kagome was the one looking at InuYasha. This time, he caught her gaze. "What?"
"I was just wondering…do you live here or are you just here for the summer?"
"Well…I'm here for the summer, but I live here too."
Kagome stared, nonplussed. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that after my father died, my older brother got the inheritance. That included the summer beach house."
"Ohh…I see. So you're one of those "well-to-do" people."
InuYasha twitched. "Did I ask for my father to be a rich bastard? No."
"Okay, whatever. Who's your brother anyway?"
"Half brother actually. His name's Sesshomaru."
A surprised look crossed Kagome's face. "You mean that silver-haired guy that was with you and Miroku last night?" /The one that my friend's falling for.../
"Yeah, that's him," InuYasha responded. "So what about you?"
"I'm here for the summer with Sango and Rin. That's about it."
Down on the beach, the sand was starting to fill with beach-goers…including InuYasha's "girlfriend" from the night before. Kikyo fortunately did not see InuYasha and Kagome atop the bluff. She was too busy flirting with a ring of guys. One in particular, a surfer with black hair in a high ponytail and azure eyes, was almost literally hanging off her and she seemed to be focusing all her flirting
attention on him.
As Kagome and InuYasha stood up to leave the bluff, an idea struck InuYasha. "Hey, Kagome, that "beach-house" is more of a mansion. You and Sango and Rin should come stay for the summer. Sesshomaru probably wouldn't care and Miroku'd…love it."
Kagome blinked in surprise at the offer. "Well, I'll have to ask Sango and Rin, but I'm sure they'll agree to coming.
The two walked down the bluff, talking together as they went.
As InuYasha and Kagome passed by Kikyo and her ring of flirters, she happened to look up. Glaring slightly at Kagome, she said, "I'll talk to you all tomorrow boys." She stood up as the ring dispelled, only the azure-eyed surfer staying behind. He'd noticed the direction of Kikyo's glare.
"So what are you going to do about that girl Kikyo?"
A glint of a plan passed into Kikyo's eyes. "I know exactly what I'm going to do, Kouga."
She outlined her plan as Kouga smirked.
When Kagome got back to the room, she found Sango and Rin in a near-panicked state.
"Kagome! Where were you!"
"We've been looking for you!"
"Calm down guys. I was talking with InuYasha."
Simultaneously, Sango and Rin said, "You were?" There followed a barrage of questions.
"What did he say?"
"What did you say?"
"What happened?"
Making placating motions with both hands and sweatdropping, Kagome said, "Settle guys, take a chill pill. He asked if me and you two would like to spend the rest of the summer in his half-brother's inherited beach house that's apparently more of a mansion with him, his brother, and Miroku."
Sango and Rin blinked. Finally, Rin said, "Sure we'd like to! Who's his brother, though?"
Kagome grinned. "Your new boyfriend, Sesshomaru."
Rin blushed. "Wh-what? He's not my boyfriend!"
Sango grinned as well. "You heard her. And if he isn't yet, he will be."
"Yeah, and you heard me that Miroku was gonna be there, Sango," Kagome quipped.
Sango looked miffed while Rin giggled. "He groped me the first and only time I met him! Why would I like him?" she protested.
Kagome just smiled. "Well, I'm gonna go back down to the beach to find InuYasha," Kagome stated, and went to change into her bathing suit. Sango and Rin agreed that they were going too, but left a little after Kagome.
Scanning the beach and the waves for InuYasha, Miroku, and Sesshomaru, Kagome didn't even notice the azure-eyed, black-haired surfer coming up behind her until he was beside her saying, "Hey."
Kagome jumped. Looking to her left, she took him in, then said, "Hi," with an amiable smile. "Who're you?"
"I'm Kouga. Who might you be?"
"I'm Kagome."
The two began talking as they walked down the beach. Half an hour, when Kagome spotted Sango and Rin with Sesshomaru, Miroku, and InuYasha, she said, "Hey, sorry to cut our conversation short, but I have to meet up with my friends."
Kouga smiled. "That's okay. I'll see you later?"
/Whoa, that's one blinding smile…/ "Yeah, see ya." She turned to go.
"Hey wait! Kagome, I have something to ask you," Kouga said, stopping her and making her turn around.
Now facing him, Kagome asked, "Yes?"
"I know we just met and all, but there's going to be this beach party tonight and I was wondering if you'd like to come with me?"
Kagome blinked. /I barely know this guy…should I? Well, I am going to stay at InuYasha's house…/ She mentally smirked. /Why not? It's summer, I can be spontaneous./ "Sure, I'd love to," she answered him, smiling.
Kouga grinned. "Okay, the party's at nine, after the sun goes down. I'll meet you at the entrance to the beach near your hotel at 8:30."
"Sounds good."
"Okay, see you then!" And he ran off, calling over his shoulder, "Bye Kagome!"
After waving goodbye, Kagome finally reached her friends.
Rin and Sango, both saying, "Guess what?"
Kagome laughed. "What?"
Her two friends tugged her to the side. Sango spoke first. "Miroku asked me to the beach party tonight!"
"And Sesshomaru asked me! Both he and Miroku are saying InuYasha is going to ask you."
Kagome blushed slightly. "Really?" Then she remembered Kouga. Her face fell a little. "But I can't go with him."
"What! Why not!" Sango and Rin chorused.
"Because I'm already going with Kouga, that guy I was talking to before I came to you guys."
"Oh."
The three turned back towards the other three. InuYasha had a slightly disappointed look on his face. "What is it, InuYasha?" Kagome asked.
"You're already going with someone?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you were going to ask me." /How'd he know I was going with someone in the first place.../
InuYasha put on a smile. "That's okay."
The six sat on the beach with Sesshomaru, Miroku, and InuYasha sometimes going out to surf. When it was seven o'clock, Kagome, Rin, and Sango said goodbye to the boys. They returned to their room to get ready for the night.
Torie-san: Okay yay! Third chapter, finally! Sorry again that this took so long…Anyway, next chapter coming soon…and that's MY definition of soon, sorry folks.