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Fun in the Sun
Chapter 6
Your Choice
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Inuyasha watched her go, longing to go with her. He turned back to see his friend all staring at him inquisitively, causing little alarms to go off in his head and he looked back with a defensive glare. "What?"

"Its about time!"
"What is that suppose to mean Sango?"
"You know she's right."
"What do you mean Shippo! Your just a-"
"We all heard what she said and she is right! There ARE other ways to get her-"
"Grrrr!"

Inuyasha stomped off and sat on a boulder at the water's edge. He knew Kagome would follow through on her threat if he followed her, but he had to get away from his companions. He smelled the taijya and listened as her feet stepped through the small pebbles, causing them to lightly click as she neared. He prepared for a battle, but it never came, she just leaned up against the boulder and watched the water, tossing the occasional stone into its depths.

After a long silence he let our a frustrated sigh and turned to regard her presence. She continued watching the water, knowing that eye contact would make him uncomfortable, "You know they just bug you to get a reaction."

"Yeah, it works too."
"You also know we are all just happy for you and Kagome."

Before he could respond she turned and walked off, rejoining the friends on the small grassy area, leaving the hanyou a moment to himself.

A short while later all four friends looked up to see Kirara and Kagome flying in, and the fire cat had several bags slung over her back. Kirara landed lightly and the miko removed the bags, allowing the fire cat to shrink back to her miniature size and jump onto her master's shoulder. Kagome gathered everyone around, "Since we all got pretty wet you want to call it a tie?"

They all nodded in agreement, remembering that the day was meant to be fun…

Kagome pulled out an orange plastic like material with a pull string coming out the side. She tossed it to Miroku and he turned it over in his hand, seeing the pull-tab.

"Pull the tab- NO NOT HERE!" she slapped her forehead as the boat self inflated, causing Miroku to fall over in surprise, the boat expanding on top of him and trapping him underneath it. Kagome laughed as she could only see his legs flailing out from under the now fully blown up boat. She pulled it off of him and into the water, giggling, "So, maybe next time you will wait 'til I finish the directions huh?"

Miroku nodded as Sango gave him a hand up, giggling herself. Kagome pulled several pieces of metal out and began screwing them together, putting the ores together she tossed them and the other bags into the boat and turned to her friends, "Everybody in."

"What!"
"Is it stable?"
"Keh! Don't you guys trust her? Of course it's safe!"
"Well yeah, but-"
"But nothing! I've seen people go down rapids in these things on her t.v. thing!"
"Oh, but-"

Kagome couldn't help but giggle at her friend's reaction to the boat, so she climbed in to show them that it was safe. Sango followed and sat next to her friend, Miroku sat at the other end and Inuyasha pushed off the shore, jumping in as it entered the water. Once they pushed off Shippo hopped down from Kagome's shoulder and looked in the bag. Looking inside the bag and up at her he asked, "What is all this Kagome?"

She closed he bag and tapped him on the nose, "I will show you guys as soon as we get into deeper water."

He turned to look at his friends, who were still arguing at how stable the boat was, which caused him to giggle now that they were about thirty feet away from shore. Kagome stopped rowing and shook her head at the scene. She leaned over and whispered to the kit, "Cover your ears."

She put two fingers to her lips and let out a long and loud whistle, causing the hanyou's ears to flatten against his head and all to wince and turn in her direction. "Sorry Inuyasha I needed your attention."

"Did you have to get our attention so LOUDLY!"
"To get over the sound of you guys arguing, yes. Now I promise this is much safer that what we just went through. So if you don't mind I have a kitsune in my lap who is dying to know what is in this bag."

So they all calmed down and watched as she pulled out all sorts of various objects, placing them on the boat floor, "Ok everyone, what do you want to do?"

They all blinked, confused, so she sighed, "Do you want to just float, or swim, or fish? Although swimming and fishing don't mix… or do you want-"

"You have equipment for all that!"
"Yep."
"Uh I think I will just stay in the boat."
"Ok Sango, here is a towel to lay on."
"I think I will stay with Sango."

Kagome smiled as she handed him a towel, sending a wink in Sango's direction. Sango blushed slightly and gave Miroku a warning look. He shrugged, and fell back as Kagome instead threw the towel in his face and laughed as he struggled to pull it off. When he did he glared at Kagome, but it turned into a smile when he saw that Sango was laughing too.

Kagome looked down at the kitsune, "And what would you like to do?"
"I just want to float by myself."
"Ok."

She quickly blew up a little inner tube and placed it into the water, lowering the kit into it and pushing the delighted kitsune as he floated off.

"What will you be doing Kagome-chan?"
"I want to go snorkeling."

They all watched curiously as she pulled out a mask, snorkel and flippers.

"What are these?"
"The flippers help me swim fast and the mask lets me see underwater and the snorkel helps me breathe."
"Keh, I could keep up with out your 'flippers'."

Kagome's eyes twinkle mischievously as she responded, "Wanna make that a bet on that dog boy?"

Inuyasha took the challenge with a smirk, "What should we bet?"

Kagome tapped her chin thoughtfully, "A week in my time."

"A WEEK!"
"Yeah. What about you?"

The hanyou's expression changed into a devious grin, "No sits."
"How long?"
"A fortnight."
"Five days."
"One week."
"Done. Good luck dog boy."

She removed the sarong and secured the flippers and mask on and flipped backward over the side of the boat. Inuyasha tried to grab her hand to save her, but she entered the water, he ran over to the side and looked over the edge, seeing nothing under the water, "Kagome!"

"What?"

He wheeled and looked at the smiling girl, who was now on the other side of the boat. He couldn't help but smile at how silly she looked with the mask on her face.

"Ok where are we going?"
"To the rock there and back."
"Ok."
"Lets make this more interesting… since you have that stuff you can't use your arms."
"What about you?"
"I, uh-"
"I know! You have to swim as well, and STAY in the water… no jumping!"
"What is that suppose to mean?"
"If you start on the boat you will just jump to the rock and back, and I won't have a chance."
"Keh."
"Don't worry dog-boy. I will save you if you get stuck."
"Grr."

A little annoyed by her comment he jumped in, right in front of the girl. He resurfaces just inches away from the girl and felt her body tense in the water. The hanyou smirked and tried to freak her out more by inching closer and closer. At the last second she took a deep breath and yelled "GO!"

She ducked under his arm and sped off towards the rock. Inuyasha winced and went off after her, letting the ringing in his ears subside as he swam towards the rock, trying to remember how Kagome did that "crawl stroke".

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Sango spread out her towel on the floor as she watched Kagome flipped over the side. She laughed as the girl came up the other side and winked at her. She listened to the bet and had the feeling that the stuff the miko was wearing was more useful that she gave it credit for, considering what she was betting. They flippers looked clumsy and cumbersome, but Kagome was absolutely flying through the water as they started the race. She watched her as the miko swam face down, breathing through the tube.

Sango looked back and smiled and the poor hanyou who was struggling to just go forward. For Sengoku Jidai standards just being able to stay above water was considered amazing, but Kagome had taken some sort of swimming lessons from her time. That, combined with her extra equipment gave her a serious advantage over the hanyou, leaving him in the dust.

Kagome reached out and touched the boat, pulling herself partially out of the water and looking back she saw that her competitor was just now pushing off the rock. She turned back around and winked at Sango before diving completely under the water and going several feet below to wait.

Inuyasha finally reached the boat and looked around, not seeing the miko anywhere. He pulled himself partially over the edge and looked at Sango and Miroku, "Where's Kagome?"

Sango just shrugged and he pushed away from the boat, swimming around it to see if she was hiding on the other side. As he rounded the corner he felt a hard pull on his ankle, grabbing a breath of air he was pulled under…

"INUYASHA!" Sango rushed to the side of the boat and looked down into the water, "I wonder what's going on under there?"

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Kagome knew it would be easy to beat the hanyou. He was amazingly fast on land, but once you got him in the water it was a completely different story. She surfaced at the boat and looked back, seeing him at the rock she got an idea, taking a deep breath she dove down and waited, watching him swim back to the boat.

When he reached the boat she came up and grabbed him by the ankle, pulling him under. She felt his body tense under her touch, but when he was under and saw that it was her he relaxed.

She smiled and kicked lightly, the flippers allowing her to pull a tight circle around the hanyou. He spun, watching her as she gracefully glided through the water. She circled up over his head and down under him, brushing his feet as she swam beneath.

Unfortunately, she was running out of air, so she took his hands and pulled Inuyasha along with her to the surface. They both breached the surface and were only inches apart, and breathing heavily. Kagome pulled off her mask and smiled, "You ready for some flippers now?"

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Inuyasha was utterly speechless, when she had pulled him under he had expected a fight, but instead he was met with the miko. She moved so effortlessly under the water, as a fish, or a mermaid. Her grace and beauty were emphasized by every little movement or flick of her fin. She could have lived down there if she didn't need air!

He snapped out of his daze as he felt her hands take his and drag him to the surface in two powerful kicks. When they surfaced he realized he needed air much more than he thought. After catching his breath he looked at the miko, noticing how effortlessly she remained surfaced, thinking to himself, 'I wonder how much that has to do with those plastic tails on her feet?'

He looked up and her question and nodded. She retook one of his hands and towed him to the boat. Once she reached the boat she let go and put her hands on the side of the boat, giving one hard kick and propelling her out of the water and into the boat. She quickly pulled out another pair of flippers, tossing them to the hanyou.

She laughed as he struggled to get them on, exchanging her mask and snorkel for goggles she grabbed and extra pair and reentered the water. Upon entering she handed him the goggles, "Here let me help."

With that she secured her own goggles and took the flippers from the hanyou, diving under she took his ankles one at a time and easily slid the appendages on. When she resurfaces she found him holding onto the boat with one hand and trying to get the goggles out of his now tangled hair with the other. She giggled and moved behind him, gently removing his hand and carefully untangling the goggles from his now ratted hair.

Inuyasha felt stupid needing all this help to get the equipment on, but it was that or he would drown himself trying to get the flippers on. He let her take them and tensed as she gently took his ankle. The rubber of the flipper felt very strange on his feet and the water suddenly felt like thick soup cause it was so much harder to kick in. His skin tingled as she took his other ankle and slid the second tail on. The hanyou decided that he may not be able to get those on, he might as well try with these weird things. He placed the plastic parts on his eyes as he had seen Kagome do, and pulled. The rubber stretched easier than he thought it would as it snapped the back of his head and slipped off. He growled and picked it up out of the water, he started pulling on it and found it had caught in his silver locks.

Inuyasha was growing frustrated and he heard a small giggle behind him. His hand was sent tingling as the girl gently removed it from the mess. He put the other hand on the boat and waited as he felt her gently pulling a few strands of hair. She came back around holding the strange goggles and smiled…

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Sango breathed a sigh of relief as the two surfaced and breathed, she leaned back against her towel and looked up, it was such a pretty day and the sun's rays felt so warm on her skin. She looked over at the monk who now appeared to be taking an afternoon nap, she looked over his toned body and blushed, and 'He must be rubbing off on me.'

The taijya lay down and felt the boat move, causing her to sit up again, she saw the miko grab some supplies and disappear again, smiling to herself she lay down once again. Unfortunately the bottom of the small boat was not exactly comfortable, so she looked at the monk, making sure he was asleep and she removed her sarong making it into a pillow, and placing it under her head. The taijya closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.

Miroku waited until her breathing slowed and he peeked one eye open, seeing that it was safe he opened the other eye and looked over the sleeping girl. He saw that she had removed her sarong, which now lay pillowed under her raven hair. His eyes followed the exquisite curves of her body and down her legs.

The monk had seen it all with her skintight suit, but to see the skin was a whole new experience. He wanted nothing more than to go over there and… well he knew that if he even touched her he would be most likely thrown over the side of the boat. So he propped his head on his hand and gazed at the beautiful girl. He sighed, letting her presence over come him as the sun's rays warmed his skin and he enjoyed a relaxing afternoon after an exciting morning.

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Shippo had finally figured out that he could paddle with his arms and move the little inner tube where he wanted, so he propelled himself over to a quiet cove and floated peacefully while listening to the waterfall. He opened his eyes and looked over to Kirara who had now perched herself on a boulder nearby and was twitching her tails in an irritated manor.
'What was THAT all about?'
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to endanger anyone!"
'I know but it WAS only a game! And what happened to the water balloons?'
"Uh… they kinda broke."
'So you jumped over the waterfall!'
"It was all I could think of!"
'You still want revenge?'
"Heck NO! After putting everyone's life in danger!"
'How about a prank then?'
"No lives in danger?"
'No.'
"Just fun?"
'Yep.'

So Kirara and Shippo once again worked out another plan… preferably one that was NOT going to be life threatening…

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"Come on Inuyasha, just let me put them on."
"NO! I can see underwater just fine!"
"Just try them."
"No."
"I will give you a gift under the water if you put them on…"
"What?"
"Well, let me put them on and you will see."
"Keh."
"Come on! It will be fun!"
"Really?"
"Yeah, so will you let me?"
"Fiiine."

Kagome carefully put the rubber strap on the back of his head and held it there with one hand, while pulling the plastic eyepieces over and placing them over his golden eyes. She smiled, "Now come and get your gift," diving under she waited for the hanyou.

Inuyasha felt silly wearing the plastic piece of crap, but he dove under anyway, curious to see if they actually did work. As dove under he was taken aback by the crystal clarity of the underwater world. He could see every rock, crevice, fish, and well everything with clarity he only thought possible above water. He looked at the algae and found that he could tell the direction the current was going by the rippling movements of the plants. He watched as a fish chased a small crab-like creature into a small crevice, and he gawked at the entire scene.

Kagome smiled as the hanyou took in the underwater world through new eyes, she gave him a couple of moments to enjoy the view before she decided to get his attention. She silently swam behind him and sped up, swimming up and over him while trailing her hand up his backbone, sending shivers running through his body.

She swam a couple tight circles around him and came to a stop not inches from his face. Her eyes twinkled in delight as she gave him a quick kiss. He was so surprised he opened his mouth, letting out a bunch of air and tickling her face with the bubbles. She again pulled him to the surface and laughed, "So much for your gift, tickling doesn't help."

He couldn't help but smile at the remark, his lips changing into a cocky grin, "Well if I get another 'gift' later I will be sure not to do that."

She smiled and took his hands, "Let's teach you how to use those fins, eh?"

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Miroku had awoken to Kagome's laughter and looked around, disoriented. He remembered that he was floating in a boat with- ah yes the beautiful taijya. He looked over and found she was still asleep. He decided to make a move, so he pulled his towel closer to her and scooted over so that their towels touched and he lay back down, loving how close he was to the girl he loved most in the world.

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As he walked towards the lake he sensed the presence of the miko, and her stupid friend. The wolf pushed a branch aside and sniffed, smelling that she had been here earlier. He looked down and saw a strange yellow thing in the water, seeming to hold the taijya and monk. He looked over and saw the kitsune and fire cat over in a cove, and he looked to the middle of the lake where he saw two heads poking out of the water. He smiled as her scent reached her, but it changed to a frown as the hanyou's scent was near, and seemingly getting aroused. He went back into the woods and headed down the hill toward the lake.

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"Keh, I think I got the idea."
"Uh huh, well let me show you anyway."

She gently towed him away from the boat and to a deeper part of the lake. "Now with flippers there are two main kinds of kicks, normal and dolphin."

"Dolphin?"
"Yeah, well normal is where you just kick you legs. Dolphin is where you use your whole body and… well why don't I just show you."

They each took a breath and submerged, the hanyou watched as the miko began chasing a nearby fish using this 'dolphin kick'. If he was amazed before, he was utterly dumbfounded now.

The kick seemed to emphasize all of her bodily features as she imitated the fish, with just a minor flick of the tail she could change direction. He made an attempt to follow her, but found that the fins were much harder than he had imagined. Kagome had made them look so easy!

She saw him struggle and came over, taking him by the hand and towing him, teaching him how to kick normally. With her gently encouragement he began to kick, surprising himself at how little effort it took to go forward. She let go of his hand as he powered himself forward, causing her to kick hard just to keep up. She once again took his hand and surfaced. She giggled, "There you go! Now you got the hang of it… now try and catch me."

She gave him a quick wink as she dove over under. He smirked, taking a breath of his own he dove under, following her. The hanyou had found his strength and he kicked hard, powering through the water after the miko, but she was agile, able to change direction and swerve this way and that, giving him trouble.

She raced towards the shore and approached a boulder, at the last second she flipped and pushed off it, hard, changing direction and adding to her speed. 'Two can play at that game.' Inuyasha thought as he pushed off the rock himself, he easily caught up to her and swam over her, linking her arms in his and dragging her to the surface.

He pinned her to a nearby boulder and eyed her mischievously. Her eyes sparkled with the thrill of the chase as each caught their breath. The hanyou gave a low, playful growl while adding cockily, "Gotcha."

She knew he wouldn't let her go soon, so she decided to make it fun, "And what are you gonna do about it dog boy?" She put her goggles up on her head, exposing her glittering eyes.

He did the same and let out a low, seductive growl as he began to close the distance. As he prepared to make contact his nose picked up a scent that he never wanted to smell, his growl became fierce and protective as he looked up on top of the boulder.

"What do you think you are doing with MY woman Inu-korro."
"Kouga!"

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I'm evil I know!