Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter for ya! Thanks to everyone who reveiwed! I have like 56, I think. Lets go for 65. Am I aiming too low/high? Oh well. As long as you like the story! Enjoy! (p.s.- I still don't own Inuyasha, but I'm working on it...)

6 - Kisses and Glitter

Inuyasha pulled up to the front of the shrine the next morning only to see Kagome sleeping on the steps, wearing the outfit Sango had given her yesterday and using her bookbag as a pillow. He sighed and opened his door and walked around the car.

'Stupid wench. Falling asleep on the steps was real smart' His heart skipped a beat when her eyes fluttered slightly and her body shifted, an innocent look on her face. He took a deep breath, trying to get the rising blush in his cheeks to go away before he woke her. No such luck. 'Damn it! How does she do that!' he thought as he looked at his watch; 7:15. 'We need to get to school' He approached her to wake her up, when all of the sudden he heard a small murmer escape her soft pink lips.

"Inu... Inuyasha..." The inu-hanyou retreated a couple steps.

'Is... is she dreaming about me?' he wondered with awe as she continued to mumble something that even his demon ears couldn't decipher. Then he saw it. The necklace he bought her for her birthday was draped lovingly around her neck, sparkling in the early morning sun light. It complimented her skin perfectly, the jade standing out against the light peach. He looked at his own clawed hand, with it's tanned skin. 'You and I are like polar opposites, Kagome. On the outside, we aren't anything alike. Yet, we have a deep connection that I can't even explain to myself...' The inu-hanyou made a deep sigh and bent down so he was face-to-face with her.

"Come on, Kagome! Wake up!" he said as he gently shook her shoulder. Her eyelids fluttered open and her eyes were met with Inuyasha's intense amber ones.

"Inuyasha? What are you doing in my room?" she questioned him grogily as he lifted her up by her arms, picking up her bag in the process.

"I'm not in your room. You were sleeping on the stairs when I got here and we need to get to school," he explained patiently. He waited a moment for her to blink and recognise her surroundings.

'That's odd' she thought, her mind clouded with sleep. 'I don't even remember getting up this morning...' Inuyasha led her to the car, opened the passenger door, and started to walk to the other side of the car as she got in. She leaned into the black leather interior and curled up, slipping her pink flip-flops off. By the time Inuyasha sat in the car, she was asleep.

He sighed. 'I'll cut her some slack. We did get in late last night' he thought as he drove to the high school. Out of the corner of his eye he saw her small movements, trying to get comfortable on the car seat. Suddenly, an evil grin spread across his face. One of his clawed fingers reached over to the right side of the steering wheel and push a button labeled 'Roof' Instantly the roof retracted, letting the cold morning air pour in over the car's passengers.

Kagome awoke instantly and gasped, gripping her arms to keep warm. "Inuyasha!" she yelled.

He chuckled and put the roof back down. "Awake yet, sunshine?"

"Idiot," she murmered as Inuyasha parked the car in the parking lot infront of the high school.

"I heard that, wench," he replied with a fake growl as he came around and opened the door for her.

Ignoring the gesture, she quickly got out of the car, taking her bookbag from Inuyasha and huffed into the school. 'What a women' Inuyasha thought, a grin on his face.

'What a man!' Kagome thought heatedly as she walked through the front doors, Inuyasha only a couple paces behind her. However, her bad mood dissipated as soon as she stepped into her homeroom. Sango and Miroku were sitting in the corner together, Miroku turned compleately around to talk to her. As Kagome approached with Inuyasha on her heels, she saw the excited look in Sango's eyes and the slight glow on her face.

'Something must've happened last night for her to be that giddy around Miroku. Go, Sango!' Kagome thought excitedly. Ever sice she moved here, she could tell the pair had a thing for eachother. She decided that she would ask about it later.

"Morning, guys! Sorry, am I interupting something?" she said micheviously as she slid in to the seat next to Miroku.

"Shut up, Kagome," Sango said as her cheeks became redder with embarrasment.

"Good morning, Kagome. Hope you slept well," Miroku replied with a large smile on his face.

"Feh," Inuyasha said with feigned disgust as he sat down behind her.

Kagome gave him an evil glare that sent chills down his spine. Miroku and Sango gave the pair a bewlidered look.

'Last night they were all over eachother' Sango thought. 'What happened now?' she mentally groaned.

'Did Inuyasha make a move on her...' Miroku thought, his distorted mind going into overdrive, a grin on his lips.

Inuyasha felt a low growl in his chest. "Damn it, woman! Are you still pissed about the car ride!"

"Yes! That was rude!"

"Who cares, wench! I didn't want you drooling all over the interior of my car!" he replied.

"I don't drool, damn it!" she yelled, causing the rest of the class to turn to look at her. A fierce blush covered her face as she sat down.

"You done making an ass of yourself?" Inuyasha questioned her with amusement in his voice.

To Miroku and Sango's surprise, she replied, "Yeah, I guess..."

"Good. I like you much better when your acting like yourself, wench."

'I guess I'll take that as a compliment...' she thought, bewildered by his comment. "Anyway, what were you guys talking about when we came in and started fighting?" Kagome questioned.

"The Winter Fest Dance. It is tomorrow, after all," Miroku replied, reaching around under his desk for something.

"It's tomorrow! I don't even have a dress yet!" Kagome declaimed.

"Chill, Kagome. We'll go shopping this afternoon. Just the two of us... Get off me lecher!" Sango said as she slapped Miroku across the face. Apparently he found what he was searching for.

"Why do you always do that when you know you're just gonna get slapped or punched?" Inuyasha said to the odd teenage boy as he got to his feet, rubbing the red mark on the side of his face.

"Because it's always well worth it, my friend," he replied. Seeing the look on Inuyasha's face, he laughed. "I guess different men have a different appreciation for the female body, huh, Inuyasha?"

"Feh. Nothing wrong with 'the female body', just the way you act is compleately ridiculous, that's all," he replied with a slight color to his face. Miroku just continued laughing at him.

"Anyway," Sango said loudly to cover up her own blushing face. "As I was saying, we'll go shopping today after school, okay?"

"Okay. Just let me call my mom," Kagome said as she pulled out the new flip-top cell phone.

"Kagome, that's an expensive phone!" Miroku said, throughly impressed with the new gadget.

"My mom got it for me for my birthday," she replied.

"I thought you were going to get a car?" Sango questioned.

"Well, when we were at the dealership earlier this week, I did look at cars. You wouldn't believe the prices! I'm not a millionair, and that's the only kind of person who could afford those!"

'Oh shit' Inuyasha thought. 'Please, don't let her ask where I got that money. I don't want her to think I'm just a snobby rich kid'

"Instead, I told my mom to get me a cell phone. She always complains that I don't call, so I thought this would be a perfect solution. Besides, I wanted one anyway," she said with a joyful smile on her face.

Inuyasha gave her an odd look. 'Sometimes her slowness can be a good thing... I think'

Kagome tapped in her number easily. When her mother answered the phone, in a sugary-sweet voice she asked if she could go shopping. She hung up and said, "Okay, we can go."

"Cool, and no, you guys aren't invited," Sango told Miroku and Inuyasha.

"Why not?" they both said at the same time.

"Because when you pick us up at Kagome's house tomorrow, you're gonna be surprised. Got it?" she said in a tone that left no room for argument.

Both boys sighed as the bell rang to signal next class. Kagome and Sango went ahead of them, giggling and talking about the afternoon.

"I guess we're taking them to the dance, huh?" Inuyasha asked incredulously.

"Not exactly," Miroku said with a grin.

Inuyasha gave him a bemused look. "What are you talking about?"

"Well, I'm going with Sango and you're going with Kagome."

"How in the hell did that happen!" he yelled at Miroku as he scurried down a different hall. 'Bastard. What makes him think I want to go with that wench? Well, not that I would mind... Damn, snap out of it!' he thought as he walked into his next class, spoting Kagome in the back. She sported her signature smile and waved to him lovingly. 'Maybe this dance won't be so bad after all...'

As Inuyasha and Kagome were walking down the hall at the end of the day toward the exit of the school, they were approached by none other than the football playing wolf prince himself, Kouga. He came up to them and forced his way between them, shoving Inuyasha out of the way. The wolf demon wrapped his left arm around Kagome's shoulders, holding a bouquet of roses in the other.

"Hey Kagome. I see you're still hanging around with mutt face over here," he said, jerking a thumb in Inuyasha's direction.

"Yeah, so what?" she questioned, shifting her sholders to remove his arm.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go to the Winter Fest Dance with a real man," he said in a silky voice, handing her the bouquet of roses. She took the deep crimson flowers and sniffed them quietly, making Inuyasha's heart crash to the ground.

"Kouga?" she replied softly.

"Yes, my lovely woman?"

"Tell that real man you spoke of that I would love to meet him someday!" she exclaimed, hitting Kouga in the head with the bouquet, the thorns leaving little scratched on his face. "I'd rather go to the dance alone than with a chauvanistic pig like you!" She punctuated her last word with a punch to Kouga's jaw, sending him to the ground. "Let's go, Inuyasha. Sango's waiting for me," she said haughtily as she entwined her arm with Inuyasha's and dragged him to the door.

"I'm a wolk, not a pig! And get your fucking claws off my woman, mutt face!" they heard Kouga yell from the floor.

Without turning, Inuyasha called, "Go fuck yourself, bastard!" Kagome's laughter was heard echoing down the halls as they left the school, still arm in arm.

After ditching the guys and 'borrowing' Miroku's car (they didn't dare touch Inuyasha's), Kagome and Sango found themselves in the mall after school. As they walked around trying to decide which store to go into, Kagome decided to ask the question that had been on her mind all afternoon.

"So, Sango," she said with a mischevious tone in her voice. "What's going on between you and Miroku?"

Sango stopped in her tracks, her cheeks coloring. Kagome stopped and turned to her, a grin spread on her face. Her reaction confirmed Kagome's suspicions. "He asked you to the dance, didn't he?"

"How the hell did you know that?" Sango proclaimed, trying to sound angry while hiding a smile.

"The look on your face! I'm so happy for you!" Kagome said as she stepped forward and hugged Sango.

"I'm kinda surprised that you are."

"Why?" Kagome replied as she stepped back from her friend.

"Well... That kinda means you have to go with Inuyasha."

Kagome looked at the floor for a moment, a confused look on her face. Sango gives an exasperated look while thinking 'She is so naive'.

"That's not fair!" Kagome finally said, fully understanding Sango.

Sango just sighed and pulled her into a dress shop.

The guys were sitting in Kagome's living room, waiting for the girls to come down from her room. Miroku was looking at the white roses on the corsage he purchased for Sango earlier in the afternoon. Since he didn't know what she was wearing, he firgured white would be good. It had taken him almost an hour to convince Inuyasha to go to the florist with him. When he suggested that he buy a corsage for Kagome, Inuyasha's cheeks turned fire truck red and he went off on Miroku.

flash back

"Hell no! I will not buy a fuckin' corsage for the wench! The only reason I'm even here is because you said you would buy me some ramen! You never said a fuckin' thing about buying flowers for her!"

Recieving a strange stare from the florist, Miroku excussed himself and Inuyasha from the counter. He grabbed Inuyasha's collar when they were out of the elderly woman's sight and started skaking him, causing him to gag.

"Damn it, Miroku! Get off me!" he said as he pulled himself out of his friend's grip.

"Listen here, Inuyasha," Miroku said with venom dripping from his voice. The tone frightened Inuyasha into temporary silence. "I finally convinced Sango to go on a date with me. You are going to go to the dance with Kagome. I will sweep Sango off her feet and make her realize she loves me, and you are going to at least be nice to Kagome. She nice and she likes you. The girl even defied her grandfather's wishes to be with you. Don't forget that when you talk so mean about her," he added softly as he stepped to the counter to pay for the corsage.

Miroku's words had floored him. 'He's right... I should treat her nicer' he thought as he recalled Friday morning when he rudely woke her with the crisp morning breeze. He stepped to the counter, pointed out a corsage with white lilies in it and slapped down the money. Miroku grinned as they walked out of the store.

'I knew he held feelings for the girl' Miroku thought, quickly letting his mind wander back to Sango.

- end flashback

Inuyasha leaned against the wall, Kagome's corsage in his hand. He sniffed the air in the house. 'This whole house has her aroma in it. Damn, why does that smell relax me so much?' he thought as the vanilla sugar blend filled his nose.

Suddenly, he heard a door close upstairs. Mrs. Hirugashi came to the foot of the stairs and smiled at the two young men that were waiting for her daughter and Sango. She smiled wide with joy. 'I don't care what grandpa says. Inuyasha is a good boy, and I trust Kagome's judgement. I'm glad she did what she wanted. I'm also glad grandpa is out of town for the week'

"Okay, boys. Are you ready to see your dates?" she asked them in her sweet tone. Miroku shook his head enthusiastically, a large smile spreading across his face. Inuyasha gave a small nod, trying to hide his excitement to no avail. Mrs. Hirugashi smiled at the boy's reactions. "Okay girls come on down!" she yelled up the stairs.

The two girls stepped to the top of the stairs. Both guy's eyes were glued to their dates. Miroku almost jumped out of his seat. Sango's halter top dress was a light pink color. It cascaded down to her ankles, showing off her silver open-toed sandals. A silver necklace was draped around her neck, the small pink diamond pendant resting between her collar bones. Her dark brown hair was pulled into a fancy up-do, with small strands falling into her face. The pink diamond earrings set off her shining magenta eyes. She didn't have tons of make up on, which suited her just fine. Her eyes shined as she saw Miroku in his tux, waiting at the bottom of the stairs for her. She stepped down easily, reaching the bottom quickly. Miroku took her hand and kissed it slowly, never taking his eyes off of Sango.

"Sango, my dear, you look absolutely radiant," he said as he held on to her left hand. He easily opened the box and took out the corsage covered with white roses and slipped it easily onto her wrist.

"Oh Miroku! It's so beautiful!" Sango gushed.

"Yet it pales in comparrison to it's wearer."

Sango blushed and took his arm as he led her to the door.

Inuyasha just stared as Kagome gracefully glided down the stair. Inuyasha thought his cousin looked pretty and all, but Kagome blew her out of the water. She wore a black dress with spaghetti straps that held it up. It was covered with silvery glitter, making swirling designs. From the waist down it poofed out slightly, and as she walked her toes poked out, revealing a french manicure. The necklace Inuyasha gave her was placed lightly around her neck. Her raven black hair was down, swaying with every step she took. She also didn't have much make up on, but that was okay. Inuyasha thought she looked beautiful anyway. Her chocolate brown eyes sparkled as she approached him, her fragrance filling Inuyasha's nose, making him feel like he was floating on a cloud.

"Inuyasha?" she said, snapping him out of his daze.

"Huh? Oh, Kagome... you umm... well... you look really pretty tonight. I mean, you look pretty all the time, but... no! That's not what I meant to say! Damn!" he said, his voice changing pitches rapidly.

Kagome held back a giggle. "Calm down, Inuyasha. Thanks for the compliment."

"I umm... Well, Miroku dragged me to a florist this morning and I thought you might like this," he said, holding out a box to her. She held a confused look on her face until she opened it, seeing what it was.

"Oh, Inuyasha!" she said as she threw her arms around his neck. "I didn't think you cared enough to get me something like this!"

"Umm..." Inuyasha was stunned into silence. Kagome let go, a vast smile streched across her face.

"To tell you the truth, this is my first real school dance."

"Really?" This fact shocked him. She was pretty and nice. He thought guys would be all over her. "Haven't you been asked before?"

"Oh, sure. I just never found anyone who I actually wanted to go with."

"So, you wanna go with me?" he asked, sounding unsure of himself.

"What do you think, silly?" she said as she reached a hand up and rubbed one of him ears. She was surprised when she heard a deep growl, almost a purr, coming from the inu-hanyou.

"Stop that," he whined. He felt like a baby whenever someone rubbed his ears. Usually, he never let anyone touch his ears, but he made an exception for her. This feeling sent chills all over his body, but he liked it.

'Oh God, if she doesn't stop, I don't know what I'll do' When he couldn't take it anymore, he took her hand in his and pulled it away from his ear. She looked at him surprised, but seeing the smile on his face, she gave one right back. He took her arm in his and they headed out to his car to follow Sango and Miroku to the dance.

After three and a half hours of hanging out at the dance, both couples were exhausted. Every time a remotely slow song came up, Sango and Miroku were in eachother's arms, gazing longingly into their partner's eyes. Inuyasha found this quite sickening. As for Kagome and Inuyasha, everytime a slow song came up, one or both of them would excuse themselves from the group to avoid dancing together.

"We need to run some intervention," Sango whispered in Miroku's ear.

"Yeah. This is getting stupid," he replied. "You take Inuyasha, I'll take Kagome. A slow, romantic song should be coming right up."

She gave him a confused look. "How would you know what song is coming up?"

He just grinned and walked away quickly to cut off Kagome's exit route into the girl's room. Sango just sighed, knowing Inuyasha was around here somewhere.

When the next song came up, both Sango and Miroku had cornered their friends and respectively convinced them to dance with eachother.

Inuyasha approached Kagome. 'It's not like I don't wanna dance with her, it's just... what if she doesn't like me how I like her?' he wondered as he stood infront of her, looking into her glimmering chocolate eyes. He inadvertantly gulped. 'How in the hell does she do this to me? I can't even think straight and I'm not even toucking her, damn it!'

"Inuyasha, are we gonna dance?" she said shyly as the song started.

'Good. She's nervous, too' he thought gratefully. He slowly nodded his head as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She circled her arms around his neck and drew close to him. Inuyasha felt fire shoot up his cheeks, but this was different than any other time. This time the blush felt good and right with Kagome there in his arms. The strange, but cute, couple swayed slowly to the music as they listened to the words...

I see the questions in your eyes... I know what's weighing on your mind...

But you can be sure I know my heart...

Cause I'll stand beside you through the years
you'll only cry those happy tears
And though I'll make mistakes
I'll never break your heart

I swear
By the moon and the stars in the sky
I'll be there

I swear
Like the shadow that's by your side

I'll be there
For better or worse, till death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart
I swear

Sango and Miroku looked over at Inuyasha and Kagome, dancing like there was no one else in the world. "I can just imagine his face when I tell him that he's making 'lovey-dovey' eyes at her, as he so lovingly refers that look to," Miroku said with a grim from where they were dancing.

"You will not! They're finally dancing together. Let's leave them alone," she said, wanting the attention back on her.

"Of coarse, my love," he said, looking into her deep magenta eyes.

"Miroku... Do you really love me?" she questioned unsurely.

"I wouldn't say it if I didn't. Why? Don't you?" he repiled, his voice slightly panicked.

She smiled slightly, confirming his feeling for her were mutual. He leaned down slightly, their faces only inches apart. Their lips met softly, sending electricity throughout their bodies. Miroku tightened his grip on her, drawing her closer. They would have continued, but the need for air was too great. Sango broke the kiss, and Miroku placed his forehead upon hers.

"I truely do love you with all my heart, my dearest. I always have and I always will," he said in a soft tone as he brought his mouth down to met with her's for the second, but definitely not the last, time.

I'll give you everything I can
I'll build your dreams with these two hands
We'll hang some memories on the wall
And when there's silver in your hair
You won't have to ask if I still care

Cause as time turns the page
My love won't age at all

I swear
By the moon and the stars in the sky
I'll be there
I swear
Like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there

For better or worse, till death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart
I swear

Kagome's heart was beating fast. She tried to act relaxed, but it was pointless. 'When I'm near him I'm so nervous, yet so comfortable' she thought as she inched closer to him. Suddenly he pulled her into what was almost a hug, still swaying lightly to the music. She sighed softly. 'I really think I'm starting to fall in love with this jerk'

I swear
By the moon and the stars in the sky
I'll be there
I swear
Like the shadow that's by your side
I'll be there

For better or worse, till death do us part
I'll love you with every beat of my heart
I swear

I swear

When the song ended, they reluctantly pulled apart. Sadly, they realized that the dance was over. They both mentally sighed at their own stubbornness. They walked out holding hands, only to find Sango and Miroku making out on the hood of his car.

"Hey, you bastards! Get off my car and get a room!" he yelled. Miroku and Sango stopped immediately, both flushed from lack of air. Suddenly, they both started to laugh. "What the hell is so funny?"

"Inuyasha," Miroku pointed. "How close were you guys dancing? You're compleately covered with glitter!"

He was right. Both Inuyasha and Kagome turn bright shades of red and pink. He started brushing himself off furiously, but no matter how hard he tried, the silver glitter wouldn't come off. Then Kagome started giggling, too.

"This isn't funny! I'll have to get this dry cleaned!" he said, looking at Kagome's shinning face. 'She's beautiful when she laughs' he thought, trying to calm down.

"I just never imagined seeing you covered with glitter, that's all," she sighed as her laughter subsided. "Come on, lets go home. I'm tired."

"Me too. We'll see you guys tomorrow at the movies around 4pm. Okay?" Sango asked the young woman and the inu-hanyou. They both nodded and climbed into Inuyasha's car.

They were silent throughout the car ride, until Kagome spoke up. "Thanks, Inuyasha," she whispered as she leaned into his side.

"For what?"

"I know you didn't want to come to the dance with me, and frankly I didn't want to come with you, but I had a lot of fun tonight. So, thanks."

"I had fun tonight, too," he said. It shocked Kagome that he would admit that to her. "It's been a long time since I could say that truthfully. Kagome, you've really turned my thoughts, my feelings, hell, you've turned my entire world upside down. And I just wanted to say..." He stopped as he realized her body had stopped figiting. Looking down to his side, he saw that she was asleep. He sighed. "...that I love you, Kagome."

So, what do ya think? Make sure you tell me. Yeah, I kinda borrowed the idea for this song from Kold's story. I had another song, but I like this one better. Hope you all reveiw! Adios!

- Ash