Chapter 5: The Christmas Party
"OUCH!" a pretty young woman named Sango screeched as Kagome accidentally stepped on her foot for the fifth time.
"Sorry! Sorry!" Kagome yelled sadly, sweat breaking out over her forehead from the stress. She and Sango stood in the Host Club ballroom dancing in circles to light music coming from a stereo. Off to the side of the dance floor sat the male members of the Host Club, watching from their chairs, as the supposed boy attempted to learn to ballroom dance.
Bankotsu and Kouga glanced at Inuyasha and smirked. "Mi'lord, why the pouting mood?" the cousins asked, knowing full well why Inuyasha was staring out the window with a scowl.
Shippo of course not getting the sarcasm from the cousins answered him. "He's mad cause he didn't get to dance with Kaggy!" Shippo laughed good naturedly. Inuyasha briefly shot the older but shorter man a glare and then looked at Kagome who once again stepped on Sango's foot. The side of Inuyasha's mouth turned up a little as he watched the girl apologize again and again.
"Hey, where is Miroku?" asked Bankotsu. Inuyasha blinked and looked around and then got a wicked smile on his face, apparently something quite sinister crossed his mind, Kouga and Bankotsu noticed his change in behavior and glanced at each other.
"Oh, he must be going to meet his fiancé." Said Inuyasha nonchalantly, the group looked at him surprised and Sango suddenly halted in her dance steps causing Kagome to stumble a little. Sango looked at Inuyasha in confusion.
"Fiancé?" Sango mumbled softly. Kagome looked up at the older girl in concern and then at Inuyasha in confusion.
"Yeah, some chick from Kyoto, she's coming to spend the week with him, I think they're going to the Christmas Party together…" Inuyasha trailed off, not looking at Sango whose expression darkened considerably. "And then he said he might be quitting the host club…Oh, Sango, you don't look too good, are you alright?" asked Inuyasha in false concern. Sango forced a smile on her face and nodded slowly. Kagome gasped as Sango abruptly began to dance again.
"Ummm…Sango? Shouldn't I leading?" Kagome asked sweat dropping.
Three days later…
"Welcome Ladies! To the Shikon High Host Club Christmas Party!" Miroku greeted as shy girls began to slowly make their ways in to the ballroom. "Here's how it goes; each member will be taking turns dancing with you lovely ladies and when their turn is through they will man the games area where Bankotsu and Kouga are right now. Whichever one of you that gets the most points in the gaming area will get a kiss at the end of the party from Inuyasha!" The girls did a unanimous squeal that had Miroku's ear drums pounding. The girls made a dash for either the games or to where Kagome, Shippo, and Sesshoumaru stood waiting for dancing partners. Miroku blinked and looked around for Inuyasha and when he didn't see him he just shrugged it off and went back to his clipboard to check that everything was in order.
Kagome groaned as she propped her feet up, it was Inuyasha's, Bankotsu's, and Kouga's turns to dance and she didn't see them anywhere so most of the girls began to play games leaving, Shippo, Sesshoumaru, and Miroku busy. Kagome sighed and was about to stand up and cover for the missing King and cousins when the three suddenly appeared out of no where behind her. "Oh, there you are…It's your shifts you know." Kagome said irritated.
"Oh? Well we had something to handle, it'll be Christmas in an hour you know, lots to do." Inuyasha said mysteriously.
Kagome looked from Inuyasha to Bankotsu and Kouga suspiciously. "The others didn't know what you were doing and if it is just you three working on something then it can't be good. What is it?" asked Kagome.
"Ah, we are just going to help out two friends of ours, no big deal. So!" Bankotsu said deciding to change the subject. "What do you do on Christmas Kagome?"
Kagome blinked and got a contemplative look. "Usually I just wait for my mom to come home and we exchange gifts and then go our separate ways…"
"It's just you and your mom? But I thought you had a brother…" said Kouga frowning.
"I do but we usually send him to America to spend winter vacation with my dad, I visit dad around Easter." Said Kagome. The three frowned and they were joined by the other three guys who decided to leave the hired hands Miroku got to the games, basically they got bored of the games…
Inuyasha frowned. "Your parents are divorced?" Kagome shook her head no.
"No, they are married but since me and my brother got this scholarship my mom decided not to leave the shrine when my dad got a job in America, he sends us money to live on but most of it goes to Sai." Kagome said with a shrug.
"Oh, so you basically spend Christmas alone, that's rather pathetic." Said Bankotsu with his nose scrunched up in disgust.
Kagome looked at him flatly. "I should be offended, but I'm not, I enjoy just sitting and watching Christmas specials alone."
Miroku shook his head slowly. "It's sad, such a grand party is wasted on one such as you Kagome-sama, and at the very least you can enjoy the food."
Kagome tapped her finger to her chin in thought. "Do…you have…giant tuna?" Kagome asked meekly. The others stood there stunned and suddenly the Host Clubs huge reaction overwhelmed poor Kagome.
"I WANT GIANT TUNA HERE STAT!" Inuyasha hollered to no one in particular.
Bankotsu and Kouga hugged Kagome. "How modest…" "How unassuming…" they said dramatically as Kagome tried to squirm out of their grasps.
In the background Miroku was on the phone. "Yes, I need ten orders of giant tuna…Yep, rush it!"
Sesshoumaru rushed over carrying a binto box with sushi in it and Shippo held up a plastic container. "We have Tupperware Kagome! You can take some home with you!" Shippo said sweetly.
Kagome groaned after finally getting free and watched as the entire hall of women began to scream for tuna and food, following their precious host club. 'Me and my big mouth…' Kagome thought in irritation.
Sango came over wearing a stunning black dress. Kagome smiled at her. "Hello Kagome, will you dance with me?" asked Sango Kagome opened her mind to reply but Shippo's shrill cry cut her off.
"Found you Kaggy!" Shippo yelled and Kagome was suddenly hefted over Sesshoumaru's shoulder and stolen away from the party.
"HEY! LET ME DOOOOWN!" Kagome yelled desperately.
Sesshoumaru pushed open a door and there was Kouga and Bankotsu with identical smirks. "Ah, there he is, just in time." Said Bankotsu.
Sesshoumaru set Kagome down and she looked around confused, suddenly a bundle of clothe was stuffed into her hands "Here! Put this on immediately!" said Kouga.
While Kagome got dressed Shippo giggled. "Finally we'll be able to get those two together…"
"Yes, I am glad our lordliness sprang this on us when he did, all this excitement has my blood pumping." Said Bankotsu referring to Inuyasha.
"You need to go to room 4-A alright and don't let him get a good look at your face okay? Distract him until the secret guest arrives." Said Kouga. Kagome came out from behind the curtain in a lovely black gown and a wig with long black hair. Shippo did her make up quickly and Kagome was heading towards the door when it burst open.
"What the hell is taking so long!" demanded Inuyasha. Inuyasha froze when he saw Kagome standing there, looking stunning in all her feminine glory and the moonlight through the open window giving her a celestial glow. Inuyasha blushed crimson. 'Sh-She's PRETTY!' he thought in a panic and looking away from her. Kagome glanced at Inuyasha worriedly and then ran out of the room.
Kagome came to 4-A, and pushed the door open, remembering to keep her head ducked even though the dark classroom was already enough to conceal her identity. Kagome saw Miroku standing there with his hands in his pockets and leaning on a desk. Kagome walked toward him a little confused and saw him pull out a piece of paper.
"Are you the one who sent this miss?" Miroku asked. Kagome reached out and took it, keeping her head ducked as she opened it and nodded her head in affirmation as she read it, she figured this was part of the guy's plan. 'my love…just thinking of you smashes my heart like in a scene from "Twister" or "Deep Impact." I badly want to fall in love with you. Let's rendezvous on Noah's ark.' Kagome read in her head, deeply disturbed by the other's version of a love letter.
Kagome looked toward Miroku who coughed lightly in nervousness. "Miss, you see, you and me can never be because…I'm in love with another woman who, even though she refuses me I just can't forget about…" Kagome blinked in curiosity and took a step back as Miroku reached out to her hesitantly. "You…look familiar, have I seen you somewhere--." Miroku was cut off by the room door bursting open to reveal Sango panting, obviously she ran here when she saw Miroku reaching out to touch Kagome Sango gasped and ran away dramatically. "SANGO!" Miroku cried.
"Sango!" Kagome gasped whirling around to see Sango's back as she ran. Miroku ran after her and Kagome went to follow him but she hadn't even took two steps when her ankle twisted in the high heels and she went falling to the ground, that is until she was caught by two warm strong arms. Kagome looked up from the broad toned chest her face was previously buried in and looked up at Inuyasha who smirked down at her. "Inuyasha!"
"Are you okay?" asked Inuyasha holding Kagome up.
"Huh! Inuyasha! Did you bring Sango here!" demanded Kagome.
"Sssh! To the window." Inuyasha pulled Kagome to the window and after glancing at his watch he began to count down. "10." Out in the court yard Miroku and Sango burst out of a side door, Miroku not that far behind the distressed Sango. "9." Miroku gains speed on Sango. "8." In the ballroom Shippo watches while being held in Sesshoumaru's arms. "7." Sango and Miroku run towards a shadowed tree. "6." Inuyasha's grip tightened around Kagome's waist. "5." Bankotsu and Kouga opened a laptop and a Christmas tree popped on the screen. "4….3…" Girls gathered around the windows curiously. "2…" Miroku grabbed Sango and held her by her upper arms yelling something at the crying girl. "1…!" the cousins pushed a couple buttons on the computer and suddenly the giant tree lit up with thousands of lights and hanging bulbs all on it. Inuyasha opened the window and yelled down to the two shocked people. "MERRY CHRISTMAS! AND BLESSINGS ON TWO STUBBORN MULES!" Miroku and Sango looked up at Kagome and Inuyasha and then at each other and began to laugh as did the party guest who stared in awe at the giant Christmas tree.
Ten minutes later Kagome sat in a chair off to the side with her wounded ankle propped up, no more dancing for her…. Kagome side and thought back to more recent events. She had had a feeling Sango and Miroku liked each other but they would never admit it cause they thought the other didn't feel the same. Of course this prompted Inuyasha and the others do change things and now Miroku wouldn't be doing anymore hosting, just watching the hosting like usual, except now he was forbidden by his new girlfriend to host any girls. Kagome smiled and watched the couple dance out on the dance floor with some of the other host club members dancing with guests near by.
Suddenly the music stopped and the crowd parted away from Sango and Miroku. Miroku stepped forward and cleared his throat ready to make an announcement. "And now! The main event…tonight's big winner Miss Kagura Kaze was to be presented a kiss from the king…" Inuyasha straightened his tie and was about to step forward to present the prize. "HOWEVER!...that will now be presented by KAGOME HIGURASHI!" The female guests squealed in excitement and Inuyasha and Kagome stiffened in utter shock and horror.
A/N: I am truly evil….BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Review please everyone!