---Deceased Romance With New Revelations---

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha!

Aww! Crap! If I keep slacking off on the holidays like this, I won't be able to update fast enough for my deadlines!

Chapter 18: Dancing

The Higurashi Shrine…

"But Kagome" Sango sighed, "I don't know…does it look good on me?"

"Of course!" Kagome smiled, reassuring her friend.

Sango was wearing one of those halter dresses in pink and black.

"Who are you going with?"

Sango's face turned red from near anger, "Hiei! That arrogant jerk!"

"Then…ano…why are you going with him then?" Kagome raised an eyebrow in confusion, trying to figure out why she would do something that she wouldn't want to.

"That Koenma dude said yesterday that they had to go inspect the area for demons, so they had to also take a girl who could protect themselves"

Kagome started to panic for a moment; 'Kurama just took me for that reason?' But then the miko remembered that he had asked her not yesterday, but two days ago.

They sighed, "Well, how do you think I look?" Kagome asked hesitantly.

"I love it!" Sango gave Kagome a thumbs up and turned back around to the mirror, fretting like the majority of the girls would before a big event.

Kagome looked down at her creamed coloured, cashmere skirt and red turtleneck top, "Eh…I don't know…"

Sango paused for a minute, stopping her struggle to open up Kagome's compact, "I think you're just great! Hey-could you help me open this please?"

Kagome let out a small giggle and with a click, popped open the sleek, plastic case, "We've got to go soon, the others will expect us to be there"

At theWinter CommunityDance…

"Kagome!" Kurama waved the miko and demon exterminator over, an irritated apparition standing beside him.

Several meters away, Keiko was chattering away happily with Botan, beside Miroku and Yusuke.

"Kurama!" Kagome smiled and hugged him, pulling away after a few seconds.

Kurama stood there, shocked.

"What?" Kagome blinked. Oh. Her eyes widened in realization and the miko turned cherry red, suddenly finding her feet more interesting then anything else.

Sango coughed, "Well…what do we really do here…?"

Some music started and as it got a bit darker, the people monitoring the area turned on some colourful lights.

Yusuke stared teasingly at Kagome, "You've changed since I saw you years ago. You're not ugly anymore"

Kagome twitched.

"OW! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO PUNCH ME THAT HARD!"

"Ya think?" Kagome scowled.

"OBVIOUSLY!"

"Yusuke, even though I may be your cousin, I wouldn't hesitate to hurt you. I. Wasn't. Ugly" she rolled her eyes and walked off.

Sighing Yusuke just turned back around and found Keiko, "Would you like to dance?" he smirked.

Keiko blushed heavily, "Sure…"

Miroku had already hit the dance floor. Ahem. Literally.

"WHAT'S A PERVERT DOING HERE? HENTAI!"

SLAP.

Miroku slammed face-first into the ground, "I didn't do anything…" –twitch, twitch-

Botan gave him a sympathetic look and helped him up. After a couple private slaps and taming, Miroku was now dancing with a hentai-free Botan.

Sango and Hiei…

"Youkai jerk!"

"Onna"

"Arrogant bastard!"

"Noisy bitch!"

"ICE MAN!"

"UGLY!"

"CUTE-"

Hiei raised an eyebrow at this comment, "Woman, are you feeling alright?"

"Why would you care?" Sango snorted, trying desperately to shield her pink face from the apparition.

"You're right" Hiei twitched.

"Jerk…" Sango mumbled, racing off to anywhere but where she currently was at the moment.

He felt a little twinge at that comment, but ignored it, "Hn. Stupid onna"

Kurama and Kagome…

"Hey, what's up?" Kagome asked casually.

"I'm fine, thank you, and how are you feeling?" Kurama smiled back.

"Pretty good…"

They stood there in silence, secretly enjoying each other's presence.

"Kagome…would you like to dance?" Kurama gathered up his courage and looked Kagome in the eye, or as close as one could get without getting too much unnerved.

"Um…okay…" Kagome blushed, her face cherry red.

"Hey, look! Kagome and Kurama's going to dance" Kuwabara chucked, talking to Yukina beside him.

"Yeah…"

As a slower song came on, Kurama gently led Kagome by hand towards the dance floor, 'Yes! My three friends aren't here!' Kagome thought brightly.

Swaying to the music, the two started dancing as fan girls sent heated glares towards Kagome.

With Sango…

"Hey…what was that?"

A shadow seemed to stop at the food table and when spotted, left briskly.

Sango sent an odd look at the spot he was just at and walked over, "There doesn't seem to be any other suspicious things here…"

Shrugging at her paranoia, Sango walked off to Kuwabara and Yukina for some small chat.

"Hey guys!"

"Sango!" Yukina exclaimed, making Kuwabara turn around, "Hey"

"So…how are you guys doing so far?" Sango asked, seeing that nothing exciting was really going on so far, 'Where's Kagome, by the way…?' she thought idly.

"Over there!" Yukina winked, gesturing towards the dance floor.

Sango smirked, 'So she's dancing with Kurama…' she sighed, "I wish I could dance like that with somebody…"

"Really?" Kuwabara questioned, "What about Hiei?"

"Baka…" Sango muttered, amused, "Why would that jerk want to dance with me?"

"I don't know…" Kuwabara then lit up, "You never really know what he's thinking because he's so…out there…so if you like him…" he hinted.

Sango smacked him in the arm, "I don't!" She was in denial as her cheeks lit up.

Yukina laughed with Kuwabara at her expense, teasing the demon exterminator for her 'crush'.

With Kagome and Kurama…

She buried her face into his shirt, breathing in his intoxicating scent. "You smell good…" she mumbled idly.

Kurama looked down and smiled, "You look good tonight…as you always do"

"What...?" Kagome took in this comment slowly, 'What did he just say?' But before she could ask him to repeat it, the song ended and she was being leaded off the dance floor, making her forget all about it.

"I'm so thirsty" Kagome smiled enthusiastically grabbing a glass cup filled with cocktail before heading off to Kuwabara, Yukina, and Sango, Kurama silently following behind her. He decided against a drink tonight.

"Hey guys!" Kagome grinned.

"Kagome…" Sango smirked, "What was that all about?"

"Nothing!" Kagome blushed.

Yukina laughed and Kurama chuckled. Yusuke and Keiko headed over with Botan and Miroku.

"How are you guys? I'm sure you danced enough already," Kagome laughed, along with the others.

"By feet hurt" Botan grumbled.

"Why Botan, do you need assistance?"

"Bug off, monk"

Miroku pouted.

The miko took a large sip out of her drink. The glass shattered as it hit the floor and Kagome's pupils dilated and she felt lightheaded.

All she could make out was dim, distant voices, "Kagome! Kagome, what's wrong?" "Are you alright?" "Kagome!" "What happened?" "Oh my god! Somebody call the ambulance!"

TT This story needs updating…I feel so lousy right now… (Yawn) What do you think so far? Read and review onegai!

Sayonara,

Tenshi-Battosai