Chapter Thirteen: Spin the Bottle Mayhem

Miroku's hand shook as he spun the bottle weakly.

"Come on, Miroku, spin it harder than that!" Ayame teased.

Miroku stopped the bottle and spun it again. This time it reeled around faster. As it slowed down, all of their breaths seemed to stop. Slower and slower until it finally came to a stop at…

Kouga.

"What the hell!" Kouga screamed and stood up.

"Calm down, Kouga," Ayame said as she pushed down on Kouga's head with her hand to make him sit again. "I'm not allowing any same-gender rounds."

Both Kouga and Miroku sighed in relief.

Miroku took the bottle and spun it. This time it pointed to Inuyasha.

"Wow, Miroku, you don't know how to spin it. Here," Kouga grabbed the bottle and spun it. After a few seconds, it started to come to a halt at none other than Kikyou.

She obviously was not pleased at all. Ayame watched them like a hawk, making it apparent that she was enjoying all of this chaos.

Kikyou turned desperately to Ayame. "Please, don't."

Ayame smirked. "You're not a guy are you?"

Kikyou rolled her eyes. "Can't you take my place? We all know how much you want to play."

Ayame shook her head, still smirking.

"Why did you decide on the game, but you're not even playing?"

She pretended not to hear and wandered back into the kitchen.

"Whore…" Kikyou muttered under her breath. "I knew we should have played Duck, Duck, Goose…"

Kagome turned to Kikyou. "No, please no Duck, Duck, Goose… I've had too many bad experiences playing that with you…"

Sango nodded in agreement and rubbed her head. "You nearly gave me a concussion." She cringed in pain as if Kikyou had actually just hit her on the head. Hard.

"Are we actually playing or what?" Inuyasha chimed in.

Kouga picked up the bottle and threw it at Inuyasha. "You can play this stupid game if you want. I'm not taking anymore part in it." Kouga did always have a bad temper. He stood up annoyed and stalked out.

"Oh dear…" Miroku muttered.

Kagome sighed.

"Yes, you always have to choose the difficult ones, Kagome," Kikyou said satirically.

Kagome sighed a second time and followed Kouga.

Inuyasha had now resorted to tossing the bottle up in the air and playing with it. He was about to die of boredom. "There's nothing to do around here,' he whined.

The four of them sat there staring blankly at one another. Kagome and Kouga's muffled voices could be heard through the door. They were apparently just sitting on the front porch.

"Why are you always throwing hissy fits?" Kagome scolded.

Kouga scoffed. "Since when did you become my mother…"

"Um, maybe since I confessed my love to you?"

Kouga's face eased up. "I'm sorry… I know that I shouldn't be doing this, but I can't help it. It's like a reflex."

"Well, work on it or you'll become hated."

"Is that a threat?"

"No, no, not at all…" Kagome sat down next to Kouga. "I just don't want you to live your life like this."

"Like what?"

"Always having mood swings and shunning out the people who are trying to care for you." Kagome put her hand on Kouga's.

A small smile emerged on Kouga's face. "I know…" He laid his other hand on top of Kagome's. "Thank you for being so patient… I know that I'm not the easiest person to get along with…"

"But you're so cute!" Kagome giggled.

From inside, Kikyou gagged. The four of them had been listening intently to their conversation.

"Hey!" Kagome yelled as she opened the door.

"It's your own fault for talking so loud," Kikyou snickered. "'But you're so cute!' Ugh, honestly Kagome, can you not think of anything better to say?"

"I don't see you doing so well with your other half," Kagome argued.

Kikyou glanced behind her at Inuyasha, who was still entertaining himself with the bottle. Miroku and Sango sat in a corner watching him, thoroughly amused.

"I see Miroku and Sango, I don't see Kikyou and Inuyasha."

"You little—"

"Hey!" Sango yelled from the corner. "No violence please." She sighed exasperatedly. "Really, can't you two go one day without bickering?"

"Obviously not," Miroku said. "This was supposed to be a simple game, but, as always, it's turned into… a controversial debate. Or demented love polygon. Whatever you want to call it."

"Wait, did you say my name?" Inuyasha always had a delayed reaction. It was funny, cute, and annoying all at once.

"Yes, I said your name a minute ago," Kagome informed.

"What'd you say? I wasn't listening."

"You never do…" Kouga remarked softly.

"That you and Kikyou—"

"What about me and Kikyou?" He also had a short attention span and hardly had any patience in him.

"That you and her—"

"Aren't together?"

Kagome sighed. "Well, you really didn't need me to explain it to you now did you?"

Inuyasha scratched his head. "I don't know what you're talking about. Kikyou and I are together! See?" He reached over and grabbed Kikyou and pulled her into a hug. Both of them smiled gleefully.

Kagome looked taken aback. She never knew that they were serious. "Well, whatever." She tried to cover up her own embarrassment.

They all rolled their eyes, sensing Kagome's concealment of embarrassment.

Kouga stepped behind her and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry. I still love you."

-End-

Kyo-chan: I do apologize greatly for the abrupt ending... This didn't turn out as great as I had planned it to... I've been having a TON of writer's blocks recently, so it's really shown in these fanfics -.-;;

Kikyou: So I didn't kill Kouga after all...

Kouga: Thank goodness...

Kagome: Why must you always attack him?

Kikyou: Oh, of course, just like you to defend your boyfriend.

Sango: Do the two of you never stop?

Kyo-chan: No, they don't -sigh- Well, until next time! Thanks so much for reading! You have NO idea how much I appreciate it!