So this chapter only one wants to review on huh? Well maybe a change of pace is in order… FYI it will get serious for a little while… but I will be sure to lighten it up…

:mmuwahahaha: HACK : runs to get water :

Disclaimer: Uh no… Uh no… Nope… Not here… Not there… Not now… Not ever… DARN, I don't own NOTHIN'! (Since when did I own a southern accent?)

Liongirrl4eva: Thanks, that sounds like fun Thank you for reviewing, I'm sad that you were the only one for this chapter, its as if no one likes this story anymore… (tears) Even though I'm having such a good time writing it, if I don't get any more reviews I may not post… (sniffle… sniffle)

NOTE: Kagome's swimming skills, (you'll understand when you read) well in the early episodes she makes a comment about swimming lessons, so I took that a little farther…

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Fun in the Sun

Chapter 5

The Lake Scare

Review: everyone got wet, some nasty traps backfired on Sango, and now the finale of the water balloon fight is approaching, or is it?

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Inuyasha heard Shippo coming after him, so he began running again…

"INUYASHA WAIT!"

He slows down enough for the fire cat and kitsune to catch up, Shippo jumped from Kilala to his shoulder as he was running, "That was the last of her traps."

"How do you know?"

"Because that was the last signal she taught us, so there aren't anymore triggers. But Miroku knows where Kagome is now and –"

"Do they have any ammo left?"
"Not very much, but-"

"They will use it all on Kagome!"

"Exactly!"

Inuyasha accelerated to full speed in a flash, knocking Shippo off his shoulder in the process. Shippo fell to the ground with a hard thud and Kilala landed beside him, waiting for him to get up. You ready to get revenge? Shippo looked up, dirt caked to his face, "Yes… very."

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Kagome sensed the monk coming fast, pressurizing her gun she smiled, No more traps, its just red vs. black. Suddenly she sensed Inuyasha's youkai aura coming at incredible speeds, her smile grew, probably just worried… as usual. She stood up on the thick branch and waited for her teammate to arrive, she didn't have to wait long…

Inuyasha landed on a branch near Kagome's and saw her give a welcoming smile. Relieved he jumped again, this time to land in front of her, she smiles and pointed behind him, "Miroku and Sango are coming from that way, they should be here soon."

"You ready?"

She gave him the same smile she did when she was about to attack Souta, "Definitely."

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Sango and Miroku slowed to a walk, the taijya turned to the monk with a worried look, "Inuyasha's there."

"Yep."

"Meaning, we are probably gonna get our butts whooped."

"Yep."

"You ready?"

"More than you know!"

"I've got one more idea up my sleeve… just follow my lead, ok?"

"Gotcha."

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Inuyasha pressurized his gun and prepared to attack, but Kagome held up a hand, motioning for him to hold on a moment, "Let's see what they do…"

Regretfully he watched and waited for her signal…

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Sango took off her bag and pulled out only two balloons, "What are you doing?" Miroku hissed.

"Stay here and use my balloons."

"But-"

"YOU are not as wet as I am."

"Come on, cant we do this toge-"

"Fine, ok, new plan… only take two balloons and we will pretend to…"

They discussed their final attack at near whispers, Miroku took off his own pack and they walked out of the brush, only two balloons in each of their hands.

Miroku pointed to where he sensed the miko and a he did Inuyasha made his move…

Kagome saw Miroku point to her and immediately looked to her companion who jumped into action, moving at a speed only non-humans could reach, squirting both Sango and Miroku. Kagome watched in wonder as they both just stood their ground and took the hits. She continued to watch curiously as the just stood there, getting wetter by the second. She decided it would be best to move so she could assist the hanyou, so she began lowering herself down from branch to branch, being careful to stay hidden in the branches.

Miroku sensed her movement and made an attempt to throw his balloons at the hanyou, in hopes of a distraction. It worked long enough for Sango to throw not one, but both of her balloons at the miko…

Kagome saw a flash of movement from both members of the black team. She saw two balloons flying directly towards her position and she jumped to the next branch up, swinging out of the way just in the nick of time, allowing the balloons to go harmlessly by and burst on the trunk of the tree. Unfortunately in the jump the gun had been forgotten and was now hurdling toward the ground.

Inuyasha had easily been able to dodge the attacks, but as he dodged he saw that Sango's balloons were now heading directly towards the miko's position. He saw her jump to the next branch and swing out of the way as the water balloons flew by. His focus shifted again to the falling gun, picking his pace up once again he caught the water gun a good four feet off the ground. In the same motion he pushed off one of the sturdy roots of Goshinboku and leapt up into the branches of the great tree, intent on returning the gun to its proper owner. And getting out of the danger zone below.

Kagome heaved a sigh of relief as she pulled herself up onto the branch, since dangling by her hands thirty feet off of the ground was NOT a favorite pass time of hers. She straddled the thick branch and started to lean back toward the trunk when she hit something smooth and warm instead… a bare-chested Inuyasha.

Inuyasha landed behind her and sat down, he watched as she suddenly leaned back into him. Shocked and not knowing what to do he kept his arms out, a gun in each hand. After a moment he relaxed and just enjoyed the feeling of her near bare back against his front, and all the tingles of delight that joined the contact. After a long silence he lowered her gun into her lap and whispered in her ear, "You want to finish the game?" He felt a shiver run down her spine and he watched as she slowly sat up, both seeming to regret the move. Eventually she recovered enough and turned to her companion, now slightly recovered from the morning's endeavors, a smile touched her lips, "You know it."

Sango and Miroku were oblivious to what had just gone on, they were just listening for Kagome's screams as they saw the water running down the trunk of the tree. They looked at each other and shrugged in silence, still searching for some sign that the plan had worked. After several moments they heard a familiar female voice come challengingly from the branches, "You two finished yet?"

Sango looked to Miroku and gave him a quick wink, "Dou you SEE any more balloons?"

Kagome smiled, "After all the tricks you tried to pull this morning I wouldn't be surprised if you had a hidden stash."

Sango was surprised by her perceptiveness; she looked up and cocked her head, "So… how did you do it?"

Kagome's smile only grew, "I'll answer your question if you answer mine."

"Ok, you first…" The taijya said, honestly curious.

She and Miroku stiffened at the sudden loss of Kagome's aura, both looking worriedly at the branches, "KAGOME-CHAN!"

"What?"

They looked at each other with pure confusion as the girl continued, "Kaede-o-bachan taught me how to mask my aura this morning…"

"So it WAS you when I visited Kaede."

"Yep, and BOY was THAT fun to watch!"

"THAT was EMBARRASING!"

Sango looked from the tree to Miroku in confusion, trying to figure out what they were talking about. Either way she had finally pinpointed Kagome's exact location, so she let out a low whistle, "Wow Kagome that is really cool."

At the whistle Kirara came flying out of the nearby hiding spot, carrying on her back the remaining ten balloons. The taijya and monk quickly mounted and the fire cat took flight, heading straight towards Kagome. Taking the balloons they two wasted no time in throwing them at her position, making one final attempt at an all out assault. But little did they know…

Inuyasha had smelled Kirara nearby and motioned for Kagome to get on his back during their little conversation. She quickly complied and mounted him, sending a series of shivers through both of their bodies as skin made contact. If she hadn't masked her aura at that moment all that were within the area, considering how much it flared, would have easily seen her aura. He handed her the other gun and watched for Kirara's move. As he saw her coming out of the foliage he took to the air, heading away from Goshinboku and towards the lake.

Miroku froze, sensing that the girl's aura had been released elsewhere he grabbed Sango's arm, forcing her to hold on to one of the last balloons. She froze and looked at his hand on her bare arm. Her thoughts went immediately to striking him, until she saw him point at where the target used to be. Sango looked at the bare branch and the pieces of rubber dangling from the branches, she had Kirara back up and circle the area to make sure the other aura wasn't another new trick, and headed off to follow it. Kirara smiled as they headed towards the lake, Shippo and their trap.

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Inuyasha landed lightly at the top of the waterfall, he looked over the familiar area as he set Kagome down. She readjusted her sarong again and walked towards the edge of the falls, taking a seat and dangling her feet over the edge.

She was once again getting over the rush that always accompanied riding her friend, (did that sound wrong to you, sorry) it took all her control to walk away from him and sit. What she really wanted to do… she shook her head to cleat the thoughts and let the sound of the waterfall fill her mind.

Inuyasha couldn't smell her because of the thickness of the air from the churning water; form both the river and the falls below. The mist had dampened the air and muted many of the smells. Sensing no danger around he relaxed and seated himself behind her, hoping to have a repeat of what had happened in Goshinboku.

They both sat in silence and went off into their own little worlds. Kagome just enjoyed the peaceful scenery, all the sights and sounds around the lake. Inuyasha could care less about the lake when he had such a wonderful view of the beautiful miko in front of him, halter-top and all. Either way, both were filled with a peace that hadn't been experienced by either of them in a long time.

Inuyasha's ears twitched as he sensed Kirara's aura approaching. He let out an inaudible sigh and stood up, readying his gun and looking down at the relaxed miko. Seeing her in such a state he figured he should let her rest and finish the black team off himself and leave her out of it. Keeping both her and Shippo dry would easily give them the win. He began to head towards the black team when he heard Kagome readying her gun and felt her stand up, he turned to face her and knew she was getting ready to go, "No."

"What?" She looked a little frustrated and baffled at his statement.

"Your not going."

"I am already wet and YOU are dry-"

"But THEY only have a couple of balloons left!"

"How would you-"

"I WAS SPYING ON THEM! I KNOW they had 10 each and I KNOW that they wasted four on that last attack and I KNOW that they threw AT LEAST three trying to get me on that last attack, so they have ONLY THREE LEFT…MAX!"

Inuyasha was always amazed at how quickly the miko's mood could change, but THIS was a new record. He had to admit that she was the best teammate he could ever have (for more reasons than one) but for once he really wanted to keep her out of it.

Kagome let out a frustrated sigh, Inuyasha you BAKA! I'm TRYING to HELP, I'm your TEAMMATE for kami's sake! She took a deep breath to calm herself. Seeing that he was not going to let up, and was set on going alone she sat back down, what the hey, I might as well relax for once, I really am tired from all that aura masking.

Inuyasha saw her sit back down and nodded to himself happily, seeing her relaxed once again he took to the trees one final time to finish of their "opponents".

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Sango just let Kirara lead, knowing that she could track the hanyou far better than the taijya on her back. Kirara smiled to herself, right in my paws, if only… Kirara let out an inaudible growl as she sensed the hanyou, Why didn't Shippo handle him? Oh well, I'll just have to make sure they don't throw the last of the balloons. Kirara took to the sky, flying high above the forest and hopefully out of range of the hanyou's attacks.

"Kirara… what are you doing?"

Kirara only gave her master a blank look before heading towards the lake. Miroku thought about the fire cat's actions and spoke up, "She probably wants to keep us out of Inuyasha's attacking range…" Way to go monk, I'm glad to see you have some sense in that head of yours, Kirara thought as she rolled her eyes.

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Shippo was trying desperately to stay quiet while walking with two giant water balloons Kirara had been given at the beginning of the game. As he was trying to walk with the big, unstable, rubber masses. As he was walking he tripped over a rock and the balloons burst beneath him, soaking him and the ground beneath. Barely able to suppress the tears he looked to the sky, sorry Kirara. He pushed himself to a sitting position and pondered a way to get his "teammates" wet.

The little kitsune thought and thought, his eyes fell to a baby bird on the edge of his nest, trying desperately to get into the air. The bird flapped his wings frantically and lost his balance, falling towards the ground. The parent saw this and swooped down, catching the fledgling and carrying it back up to the nest. Witnessing the little scene the kits face went from sad, to wonder, to a mischievous grin as he sprinted off towards Kagome's aura.

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Kilala smelled Inuyasha's approach, every once in a while they were able to see a flash of silver through the trees as she headed for the lake. She knew she had to get there and get rid of her load before she got wet herself. I'm not the biggest fan of water… she thought as the lake came into view.

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Shippo saw Kagome and knew what he had to do, he just hoped he did it right or he could end up seriously hurting himself in the process.

Kagome felt his little aura and moved away from the ledge, retaking her seat a couple of feet away from the ledge, I wouldn't want to get knocked over from his tackle-hugs. At that she saw the little kitsune come sprinting out of the brush, yelling as usual, he took a leap at her and she braced herself for impact, but he over shot her and went tumbling over the edge.

"SHIPPO-CHAN"

Without thinking for her own safety Kagome dropped her gun and dove over the waterfall after her friend.

(Ooo I could stop it there, but you would all kill me I know it)

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Inuyasha broke pursuit of the highflying fire cat when he heard a familiar scream. His heart stopped at the terror it contained, wheeling he turned to see a large and small flash of red go plummeting over the falls. "KAGOME!" He acted on impulse, running to the base of the waterfall and jumping in…

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Kagome heard a scream half way down, but only barely. She HAD to save the little kitsune! She entered the water and dove deep, looking for her little friend. She saw him, trying desperately to kick for the surface and she kicked towards him powerfully, with both her own strength and the adrenaline being pumped through her veins. She quickly grabbed the kit and resurfaced, taking a deep breath of sweet air.

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Kirara had seen the whole scene in horror, WHAT in seven hells is that kit think he is doing! This wasn't supposed to be life and death! Sango and Miroku saw it as well as Kirara swooped down and flew low over the water, unknowingly dropping the last of the water balloons, she turned when she heard Kagome resurface behind her. Flying over to the girl her master held out a hand to help the girl but instead was handed the kit that was coughing and sputtering.

Kagome had finally caught her breath and was now treading water calmly. She started to sink again and took a deep breath. To everyone's horror she submerged again, they all started calling out her name as she resurfaced again, smiling. She looked to the monk and tossed a red mass his direction, "Catch."

He caught the drenched mass as it got him and the rest of the group, including Kirara, soaked, Unfolding it his expression changed into a hentai grin as he untangled her sarong, she actually smiled back, "It was weighing me down." Miroku winced as he received an elbow in his side from Sango, Kagome's smile grew as she turned and headed for shore, only to remember something, she turned to her friends and asked, "Where's Inuyasha?"

All their faces grew serious again as they looked around for the hanyou, Kirara flew over the lake and stopped near the base of the waterfall, the riders on her back could see silver in the water. Kagome sped over to where her friends were located and began to realize that her companion was caught in the strong under-toe, and was running out of air, fast. Unable to help him she looked to Sango who steered the fire cat to shore and dropped off her friends, and rushed into the forest, grabbing a rope and bringing it back to Kagome.

The miko tied one end securely around her waist and Sango held the other end, taking a deep breath she submerged and allowed the under-toe to carry her to her now unconscious companion. Upon reaching him she swam a tight loop around him and allowed it to pull tight, securing him. She grabbed his shoulders and gave a yank on the rope, signaling the taijya above to toe them out.

Kirara and Sango made quick work of toeing the two to shore. Miroku helped Kagome pull the hanyou up on shore and she knelt over him, lowering her ear over his mouth and watching for breathing, "He's NOT BREATHING he NEEDS CPR!"

Miroku looked at her confused and she thought about explaining it but it would take too long, "FINE I'LL DO IT."

Miroku had no idea what CPR was, but when she tilted the hanyou's head back and breathed into him the monks mind went in a totally different direction. After two or three breaths Inuyasha shot up, coughing up the water his lungs had taken on in the under-toe.

When he finally recovered he received a slap on the back from the monk, "Come ON Inuyasha, if you wanted Kagome to kiss you there are far less dangerous- OOOOUUU OU OUCH! OUCH! OUCH! YOU GUYS!" he now had five tender bumps on his head, and he decided now would be a good time to go elsewhere.

Sango and Kagome exchanged a look and both rolled their eyes, poor Inuyasha just looked confused, so Sango sat down next the bewildered hanyou, "You went into the water after Kagome and got stuck under the water, she ended up saving you instead." As if he wasn't confused before he was now thrown for another loop upon hearing that bit of news. Sango stood up and adjusted her sarong, before handing Kagome back hers, Kagome secured hers and sat back down as Sango, Kirara, and Shippo headed to a little grassy area away from the two.

Kagome was so filled with relief she could hardly contain herself, she wanted nothing more than to embrace the hanyou before her and comfort him in any way possible. But that is not what he needed, he needed air and a little thinking room, so she quelled her desires and sat quietly by, waiting for him to make the first move.

All he could remember was seeing her dive into the water and the uncontrollable panic that came over him as he made an attempt to follow her. Then he hit the water and was immediately pulled under, unable to escape he looked up to see a shadow come towards him and all went dark. His last thoughts were I'm sorry Kagome… Then waking up to hear Miroku crack his hentai joke, by the way, what did he mean by that?

He took another deep breath of sweet air, and came back from his daze to see a pebble beach, his eyes were drawn to the red sarong next to him, his eyes followed the contour of the fabric up to the rest of the girl, his eyes reached hers and saw the relieve brimming into tears. Her scent once again filled him with peace, despite the situation he had just lived through, it calmed and quieted his mind. He moved to embrace her and she couldn't stand it any longer, nearly tackling him she embraced him tightly and let the tears flow freely, "Inuyasha thank kami your alright!" she whispered as she held him.

Not knowing what to do he hugged her back, once again confused, but welcoming the warmth of her body, and rubbing her back, and smoothed her wet hair in an effort to comfort her. He suddenly noticed that they were connected, looking down he saw the rope around his chest, he followed to where it was tied around her waist and tried to piece together what could have happened. Questions again filled his mind as he removed the rope from himself, he looked again to her, loosening his hold so he could see her face, he ask the first question, "Kagome, what is CPR?"

She sat back a little, and laughed nervously, "Well, uh… it's… when a person isn't breathing, and um… well another term for it is 'mouth to mouth resuscitation'… and-" Inuyasha's eyes went wide with shock as Kagome continued, "Basically I had to breathe for you until, well if I hadn't you would've died." Her eyes once again filled with tears and he pulled her close once again, muttering, "Keh, I can recover from almost anything." She rolled her eyes and said with a serious voice, "Not from lack of air supply you can't."

Kagome had the feeling a battle was gonna erupt again, so she made an attempt to lighten the mood, saying sarcastically, "What IS it with you anyway?"

He loosened his hold again to look her in the eye, "What! What is that suppose to mean?"

She rolled her eyes playfully, "Mou- every time you want a kiss you have to go drowning yourself or locking your human half into some mirror, or well… (sigh) you know their ARE OTHER ways to earn my affection."

Inuyasha couldn't help but notice the way her eyes twinkled as she "complained", how they were filled with laughter despite her tone. His lips curled into a smile as he thought, Her eyes could always tell what the rest of her usually wouldn't.

"And also, it's NOT showing weakness, it-"

She was cut off as his lips rushed to meet hers in a gentle, sweet kiss that had the words thank you and I love you written all over it. Kagome broke it reluctantly at the sound of Miroku, who had rejoined their other companions. She and the hanyou were a little embarrassed at his comment, "Well looks like he still needs CPR," Kagome couldn't help but giggle when she heard, "OUCH that hurt… SANGO, OUCH… this is just NOT my day." She finally released Inuyasha and stood up, offering him a hand, which he took and she pulled him up.

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Sango looked up and smiled, seeing the couple's approach. The two sat down and Kagome looked over to her friend, "Well, THAT was an interesting morning." They all nodded in agreement as Shippo leapt into her arms and hugged her. She returned the hug as she continued, "I'm pretty sure we can call that a tie, wouldn't you agree?" They all sat up, remembering that there was a game going on before the double scare. Kagome turned to Sango, "Can I borrow Kirara for a minute?"

"What for Kagome-chan?"

"Well I want to get the next game-"

"You mean you WANT to go BACK in the water?" Shippo looked up to her in shock.

Kagome hugged the kit again, "Water can always be dangerous, but if you have the right equipment it can be a lot of fun, like this morning."

"Although that got a little too serious…"

"You have a point Sango-chan, I've got some stuff back in Kaede's hut that doesn't require teams, so-"

"So that is where you hid the equipment."

"Yep… So if you let me run and get it I will be back in a flash and we can get back to having fun."

"Ok."

Kagome got up and Kirara transformed, she moved to mount when she heard a familiar, "Oi."

She turned, "No Inuyasha, you stay here, I will be back before you know it."

"But-"

"No buts, you just came from a near death experience and your body needs to recover, yes I KNOW you're a hanyou, but you NEED to let your body recover for ONCE! And IF you try to follow me you WILL be 'sat' until you WILL need CPR again."

"That wouldn't be so bad- OUCH" Miroku rubbed his abused shoulder.

Kagome mounted Kirara and flew off, leaving the friend's to wonder what else she had in store for them…

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PLEASE R&R I feel like I'm writing to a wall… come on guys, give me a reason to continue. I've got so much more planned, not to mention "wimpy wolf" should arrive soon… the more reviews, the more fun I can make it…