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The A-List

Chapter Eighteen

Destination: Paradise

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Kagome glanced around her room one more time to try and figure out what it was exactly that she was forgetting. She'd checked her bag once, then twice and then for a third time, but she still felt as if there was something more she had to bring.

Besides herself.

She sat down on her bed with a loud sigh, running a hand through her hair and rolling her neck on her shoulders. There had to be something.

But then again, maybe she was just being paranoid and there was nothing she was forgetting and she didn't even have to worry about it. She turned her head and eyed her overstuffed suitcase warily, having to sit down on it just to zip it up. She tried going over her mental checklist, once again, and reiterated everything that she took:

- 5 bathing suit ensembles

- Every pair of shorts she owned

- 13 tank tops

- Make-up case

- Toothbrush

- Toothpaste

- Plenty of lingerie

- 5 pairs of socks

- 2 sweatshirts

- 7 t-shirts

- Hairbrush

- Comb

- Plenty of hair ties

- 3 juicy couture smock tube dresses

- 5 pairs of flip-flops

- 1 pair of pajama bottoms

- Sunscreen

- Deodorant

- Shaver razors

- Shaving cream

- 4 books

- Lime green iPod mini

- 3 pairs of capris

- 1 Valentino Red Chantilly lace dress (for special occasions)

Kagome sighed. That was a lot of stuff. And there wasn't anything that she forgot. And it's not like there wouldn't be stores where she was going. So she could just buy whatever she needed. She sighed and zipped up her suitcase, pulling it off the back and watching it land on the floor with a loud thump. She sweatdropped.

At least there wasn't anything fragile.

She looked around one last time. She wouldn't see this room for another week or so. The parental units had decided they wanted to take everyone on their honeymoon. It would be fun, and they'd still get to have their alone time. Besides, everyone thought it'd be best if they got away for a while. And their destination: Maui. They'd already been told that they'd be staying in a condo, all deliciously Hawaiian on the outside, and on the inside, state of the art everything, so that their stay would be as comfortable as possible. It was almost like a house, but it was one story, and she was told that it had four bedrooms, each one with a color scheme. It was facing the ocean so when you walked out onto the patio, that's all you saw for miles along with the soft white sand of the beach.

She absolutely couldn't wait. The fact that she got to be there with all her friends was awesome, but she also got to be there with Inuyasha.

Which was even more so.

This vacation was going to be the greatest.

OoOoOoO

"So… tell me again, what it is I'm supposed to be packing?" Inuyasha sat on the floor by his empty suitcase with a puzzled expression on his face. Kagome just stared at him.

"Inuyasha. You're joking right? You're not packed? We have to leave in like ten minutes!" she shrieked. Inuyasha raised his eyebrow and flattened his ears against his head.

"Um, ok, Kag. I know that. You screaming at me won't make it go faster." Kagome got up off his bed and paced around, ignoring what he just said.

"No. This is not okay. My dad is going to yell at me!" she bit her lip and placed her hands on her hips.

"Wench, can you just tell me what I should pack?

"Inuyasha!" she screeched. "You act like you've never packed anything before!" she bent down and looked at him, frowning at the vacant bag he was supposed to be taking.

"Well, I'm not very good at it. And I got distracted." He said eyeing her body, noticing how her short orange skirt and white wife-beater hugged every curve. Kagome let out an inhuman growl.

"This. Is. Not. The. Time." She ground out. She looked up at Inuyasha, and saw him giving her his famous smirk, which instantly turned her to goop. "Damn you," she cursed and found herself being pulled into a sweet kiss.

"Five minutes!" Miroku's shout came from the door with a hard knock. Kagome pulled away and glared at the silver-haired boy giving her a sheepish smile.

"Okay, Inuyasha. We need to get out asses in gear." She walked over to his drawers and closet and started throwing boxers, socks, pajama bottoms, wife-beaters, swim trunks, t-shirts, track bottoms, jeans, cargo shorts, hoodies, a pair of sporty flip-flops and a nice linen outfit her father had bought him, all into a pile next to him. Next she went over to the bathroom and found a basket, throwing in his toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, hairbrush, and sunscreen. She came back out and handed him the basket, noticing how everything was folded into his suitcase. He took the basket and dumped the little necessities into the corner.

"I'm ready." He said zipping up the suitcase and standing up to stretch. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, thanks to me. Do you have your iPod mini?" Inuyasha patted his cargo shorts pocket.

"Yes ma'am." Kagome snorted.

"Okay. Let's go." She walked over to Inuyasha's door and picked up her beach tote bag, throwing it over her shoulder and opening the door. Inuyasha picked up his suitcase and hauled it towards the door, heading downstairs.

OoOoOoO

"Is that everybody's crap, because we are not turning back around?" Inuyasha grumbled as he shut the trunk of Kagome's Lexus. Kagome rolled her eyes and let her black Steve Madden sunglasses fall to sit on her nose.

"Inuyasha, stop grumbling. You're the one who really made us late." She said with a teasing tone. Inuyasha glared and got into the front seat, behind the steering wheel.

"We're lucky Inuyasha changed his driving ways. I used to refuse getting in the car with this boy." Sango said pointing a thumb at him. Kagome laughed.

"He was that bad?"

"Worse than horrible. He drove like a speed demon just to get where he needed to be. It was fun at first, but then it got scary." Miroku explained. Kagome reached over and pinched his cheek, as he started the car.

"Can we leave yet?" Sango and Miroku both got in and closed their doors.

"Still the impatient one I see."

"No, we're going to miss our flight."

"Inuyasha it's a private jet. We can leave when we get there and it'll be okay."

"Doesn't mean we should lollygag." He mumbled and put the car in drive. Kagome glanced at him, before glancing back at the road.

"You're impossible, baby, I swear." She rolled down her window and let the cool breeze fill the car.

"All I'm saying is that your mom and dad are already there. And even Sota and Kito are too."

"That's because her father is a punctual freak, and Sota and Kito took their own limo." Miroku pointed out.

"What he says is true." Sango chirped from the backseat. Inuyasha just shook his head and turned up the CD player, driving down the long drive that led to the main gates.

OoOoOoO

"We need to have another little talk, Inuyasha." The said boy whipped around and eyed Kagome's father warily.

"Look, I tried to stay away-" he tried to explain, but he was cut off.

"Not about that. Well, actually it does have to do with that, but I don't think it has to do with what you're thinking." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and stared at the man apprehensively.

"Okay…" he said slowly, glancing around the kitchen for any eavesdroppers. Kagome's father looked around too.

"You're right." He said, as if Inuyasha just pointed something out. "Not here, meet me in my office when you're done in the kitchen." He left as quickly as he came and Inuyasha stood there in his bare feet with a bagel hanging out of his mouth.

A short while later, he found himself in the spacious office of Sito Higurashi. The man was sitting behind his desk looking all big and important, and even though Kagome had "reconciled" with the man, he wasn't quite ready to forgive him for what he did.

"Inuyasha."

"Mr. Higurashi."

"Call me Sito." Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, his ears twitching.

"Sito…" he drew out slowly.

"Inuyasha, I wanted to talk to you about Kagome."

"Not somewhere I want to go at the moment." Inuyasha made a move to stand up but Sito held up a hand to stop him.

"Why not?"

"Because the last time we talked about your daughter, you called me trash and a street rat, and made us break up. We're not together if that's what you're getting at." He lied. He sat back down, but he was on guard.

"Did I honestly call you a street rat?" Sito asked, flabbergasted.

"Uh, yeah. You did." he said nodding his head slowly, his eyes still narrowed. Sito frowned.

"My sincerest apologies, Inuyasha. I'm a changed man now. The man you talked to then is gone. I hate myself for the way I treated you. You saved my daughters life, and I know that you love her immensely."

"More than immensely, sir." Inuyasha said quietly, and looked to the floor. Sito raised his chin and regarded Inuyasha carefully. There seemed to be nothing but truth about the boy. He could tell that he honestly did love his daughter. Although Inuyasha couldn't give his daughter money, Sito was starting to see that there was more to life than just being ridiculously rich. He had to learn to accept different things about life. And it was clear that Kagome wanted to be with Inuyasha forever. Sito couldn't force her to marry another man. She was defiant. That much was true.

"Then you have my blessing." Sito said quietly. Inuyasha looked up started.

"Serious?" Sito gave him a grin.

"Yes, serious. I'd like to see my daughter happy for once, since her mother died. And… I know, you make her happy." Sito nodded and stood up, followed by Inuyasha.

"Uh, this means a lot. I appreciate it." he said, not one to say 'thank you' a lot.

"You're welcome."

Inuyasha opened his eyes and stretched, thinking about the flashback he'd just had. It made him smile and he cracked his neck, looking out of the tiny airplane's circular window.

"Enjoy your nap man?" Miroku asked as he set down his comic book, glancing over at the said boy. Inuyasha sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"Yeah, man. It was great." The airplane wasn't at all small like Inuyasha originally thought it would be when someone told him it was a private jet. Granted it was smaller than a regular plane, but the inside was much more cozy. The seats were lined up against the walls, set up like diagonal parking spots. You could turn your head and look at the person next to you, and you could look at the people opposite you. The interior was beige suede, soft and comfortable for the most relaxing ride. Stewardesses walked up and down the length of the plane pushing carts to serve food and refreshments.

"Would you like anything to eat or drink, sir?" Inuyasha glanced up at a young girl that seemed to have a crush on him because she was blushing like mad and fidgeting. Inuyasha smirked.

"Water would be great, thanks, babe." Miroku glanced over at his friend and grinned, shaking his head.

"You dog, Inuyasha." he said quietly when she walked away.

"There's nothing wrong with being friendly." Inuyasha shrugged and glanced back at the girl who was giggling and whispering with one of her friends. Inuyasha smirked and looked back at Miroku.

"You're right. Until you get caught." Miroku pointed subtly with his comic book at Kagome and Sango, who were glaring at him with fire in their eyes. "Good job, dude. Try getting out of that one." he shook his head and returned back to his comic, returning his earphones to his ears and pressing play. Inuyasha glanced back at his girlfriend, with a disarming smile. She snorted and looked away, before glaring at the girl who brought him his water. Inuyasha completely ignored her and stared at Kagome, trying to catch her eye. But Kagome just looked down and continued talking with Sango. 'Shit,' Inuyasha thought to himself. He didn't mean anything by it. But now Kagome was pissed off at him.

OoOoOoO

The group stepped off the plane to be welcomed by bright sunshine and a cool breeze. The temperature had changed dramatically from when they boarded the plane back home. Kagome stretched and looked around. She had been ignoring Inuyasha ever since his little flirty scene with the stewardess. That pissed her off to no end. So to get payback, she'd have to find some other boy to make him jealous. She didn't see any, besides the bag boy who was checking her out a little too openly.

"Uh, hi miss. Would you like me to escort you to your cart?" he asked. His voice didn't seem to match him. Kagome smiled sweetly.

"Why thank you, that'd be wonderful." She hooked arms with him and smiled as she lugged her suitcase with more than a little difficulty.

Inuyasha growled as he looked on in envy as Kagome hooked arms with the bag boy, leading them to their golf cart. He crossed his arms and scowled, staying behind with Sango and Miroku.

"Wow… I think Kagome might have taken a liking to this guy." Sango commented as she saw Kagome squeeze his invisible muscles. The guy was pimply faced and scrawny and it made Inuyasha angry at the fact that she was paying attention to him.

"Yeah, man. He's replacing you." Sango and Miroku snickered as they saw Kagome kiss him on the cheek. She was flirting like crazy. And Inuyasha was about to rip his head off.

"Shut up." he mumbled and hopped into the golf cart along with Sango and Miroku. They drove down the pathway to their condo, Inuyasha glaring at Kagome and her parent's cart. Sota and Kito where driving behind them, having the time of their life even though they weren't aloud to drive yet.

By the time they all got down to the gates outside the condo, everyone (besides the Higurashi family) was in awe. They hadn't seen anything so fabulously luxurious.

On the outside, there were tall and lush palm trees surrounding the area in shade. Tall black gates surrounded their place to keep privacy. White soft sand stretched out towards the bright bluish-green sea, slopes and dunes gradually leading down to the ocean. In the backyard there was soft green grass stretched out for maybe twelve yards, a hammock between two large palm trees, a mini stone waterfall flowing into a pool, and badminton net for laid back for leisurely exercise. There was a back porch with a bar – most likely filled with tasty alcoholic beverages – and lawn chairs to sit out and tan.

On the inside, the house was filled with Mandalay ceiling fans, sculptures, comfy leather wrap around couches, and state of the art kitchen complete with everything they'd need to enjoy their stay. The rooms were on either side of the house; all four huge like a master bedroom. One room's color scheme was all shades of blue, while the others were exactly like it only peach, green and beige.

Sango jumped up and down, but controlled herself when Mr. Higurashi looked her way with a smile.

"Enjoy your stay kids!" Inuyasha was still glaring at Kagome, who seemed to be grinning a little too cheekily for his taste.

"Not likely." He muttered to himself. He went to the room assigned to Miroku and himself and set down his suitcase, scowling.

"Inuyasha, why don't you just talk to her?" Miroku suggested smartly. Inuyasha snorted and Miroku just rolled his eyes and started unpacking his stuff into the closet, and then into the bathroom they shared with the girls.

"I'm not saying anything. She didn't have to go and flirt with that pimply faced scrawny loser." Miroku had to stop himself from cracking up.

"Inuyasha, if I remember, you're the one who flirted with that stewardess first. So you owe it to her to say something first." Miroku explained. He threw a beach towel over his shoulder and came out of the bathroom with his swim trunks and sporty slip on sandals. Inuyasha growled.

"What do you know?"

"A lot more than you apparently. I'm not the one with girl problems." Miroku smirked and walked over to the door, throwing it open and seeing Sango standing there with her beach gear. He winked over his shoulder and shut the door right as Inuyasha threw his shoe at it.

"Loser." He grumbled and got up to go check the house, after changing into his swim trunks. It was empty except for a little bit of music coming from the backyard. He walked through the house quietly and got to the back sliding door leading out towards the backyard and opened it to see Kagome relaxing in the hammock hanging between the two palm trees. He slid the door closed behind him and walked over to her, standing in the grass near her. "Where is everyone?" he asked quietly. She turned her head to regard him before looking away and sighing.

"Out." she said shortly. Inuyasha felt his eye twitch.

"Out where?" he tried to say calmly.

"I have no clue, Inuyasha. I'm no one's keeper."

Okay. She was angry.

"Uh… okay…" he said slowly. He picked at a seam on his swim trunks and sighed. "Why'd you have to go an flirt with that loser?" He asked angrily. Kagome turned her head slowly and glared at him.

"Excuse me if I was just trying to be nice."

"A little too nice, sweetheart."

"Oh! Well don't go and act as if you're so innocent!" she yelled.

"I am!"

"Are not! What do you call "A water would be fine, babe'?" she glared harder. She almost looked as if she'd push him off the hammock if he weren't careful.

"I-I wasn't flirting! I was just being nice too! Babe slipped out!" he said standing up. Kagome stood up too and they glared at each other, their noses almost touching.

"You idiot! You lead her on! How can babe just slip out?" she yelled. Inuyasha stuttered for a moment.

"I don't know! But I didn't mean to flirt!"

"You just admitted it! You were flirting! UGH!" she let out a growl of frustration and crossed her arms over her chest. Her eyes started misting over. She didn't know why she was so emotional about this. Inuyasha looked on at her surprised. Was she about to cry?

"Kagome…"

"No, whatever."

"Kag, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that!" Kagome laid down in the hammock and Inuyasha joined her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "You know I love you. Only." He said quietly as he tried to catch her eyes. Kagome wiped her tears with her fingers and sighed.

"I know." Inuyasha kissed her forehead before moving down to her lips and kissing her softly.

"I'm glad I saved your ass back in that mall. Or I would've never had the chance." He kissed her again, just as chaste and short as the last one.

"The chance for what?" she asked quietly, happily giving into his kisses.

"To fall in love with you, silly." Kagome hummed her reply and snuggled into his chest, ready to nap. It was already getting dark, and the sky was turning a purplish-blue. Stars were starting to poke out and the moon would be getting brighter soon. She was so tired from the trip. Exhausted almost.

"I love you too." She whispered.

Who needed the glamour and glitz of the A-List, when the most fabulous part of life was all right here?

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A/N: The End. Wow. I am so proud of this story. Thank you all sooo much for your encouraging reviews. I'm happy that I was able to give it to you guys, and have people like it, as well as have myself be proud of it. This is the first story I've ever finished. But don't worry. This isn't the last of me. I have a new story I'm coming out with next, so keep your eyes open!

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