The Dating Game
Chapter 5
by. Brown Eyed Bakas
Disclaimer: We do not own Inuyasha.
Ryuki's answer to some reviews:
Cabbage Rose: Yeah, we love Sango/Miroku too. Right now, I'm editing a chapter that's already written and is in archive, so I can't change anything. MirSan fluff, along with some others,will come, when they get to the carnival, which is in around the chapter after the next one. However, that chapter will be a bit late, because (if you've read our profiles), Dark Lavender has been in an accident (rest assured, she's OK), and I am basically in the middle of moving/adjusting to a different country. I'll have to contact Dark Lavender to see if she wants me to write it myself, or if she wants the whole thing to go on hiatus. About checking out your stories... well, on this account, with the two of us, we're not going to do any actual reading. But I'll go check out your stories myself, when I have the time. Also, we love rambling. The more the better. Feel free to do as much as you want. xD! See how I'm rambling now? (thumbs up)
Sioned: Coffee through the nose in the morning... why, that's a great idea! xD! oh, and the suicidal bunny thing is actually a book. - -;; we're sorry that we didn't come up with it... but we also liked the line. I can tell you it was incredubly hard to type it out though, as both of us were laughing dangerously close to falling onto the ground. Heh, we crack ourselves up. How stupid is that? xD Thanks for your review.
Stripe: Yes, it was my favourite scene too. lol... >3 I don't think it's possible to run over an elephant... but hey, it's Kouga. He's fit to say something like that, and it turned out fine. xD I'm also glad you found this fic too...(smiley)
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"I got an idea for your dates," Sango propped her face up on her elbow. "Since the carnival is in town, why don't we all go? The couples who haven't gone out yet can go separately… if they want to, that is."
"That's a good idea." Inuyasha nodded. "That way, I won't have to put up with Ayame's whining about 'KouKou', and how much she'd rather be with him."
"Be careful, Inuyasha," Kouga wagged his finger. "Ayame can be… pretty dangerous."
"Aw, KouKou…" Ayame blushed. "You care about me!"
"Oh boy, here we go again." Kagura drank her coffee in such a way; people would think the mug was filled with beer, not espresso.
"Kagura," Kagome warned. "Remember the twelve steps of alcohol ignorance."
"You were an alcoholic?" Miroku asked, surprised.
"Can't you tell?" Sesshoumaru cocked an eyebrow, almost teasingly. But hey, it's Sesshoumaru, so it's safe to assume that he's just being an ass.
"Oh, you should have seen Kagura in high school." Sango shook her head. "She out-drank Kouga by 20 shots."
The room was silence.
"Wow, gee, Kagura," Miroku took a cautious step backwards, half joking, "never letting you near alcohol again."
"Oh, no, she doesn't get that drunk." Kagome assured.
"Yes, she does!" Kouga jumped up with defense. "She nearly took my head off!"
"And she kissed Sesshoumaru in her freshman year." Sango nudged Kagome. "Remember that?"
"Oh, so that's why he came home so shocked." Inuyasha smirked.
"That's because I saw you in my house," Sesshoumaru said, his voice dead. "Before I remembered you were related to me."
"Oh, shut up, at least I didn't get my first kiss in my senior year." Inuyasha retorted.
"Yes, you did." Sesshoumaru said, seemingly oblivious of Inuyasha's face, turning into a nasty shade of red. "I remember when you came home, yelling, 'I was kissed!'."
"Who kissed Inuyasha?" Miroku asked, puzzled.
"Uh, who was it…" Sesshoumaru pretended to be puzzled. "Oh, right, I almost forgot. Remember Jakotsu?"
"Uh, wasn't that the guy who was a girl?" Kagome pondered.
"You mean the gay guy?" Kagura corrected. "Yes, it was the gay guy."
Kouga started to laugh manically and uncontrollably.
"So much for compassionate friends," Inuyasha mumbled.
"Uh, guys?" Ayame piped up, the first time since they were talking about Kouga.
"Oh, yes, right!" Kagome brightened up. "The carnival!"
"See, about that." Ayame looked down. "Well, I got a job interview I have to prepare for, so…"
Kagome was shocked. "That means… if you get the job… you won't work here anymore?"
"Congratulations, Ayame-chan." Sango smiled genuinely.
"Don't sound so happy about it." Ayame huffed. "Well, I'll see you all tomorrow." With that, she walked out.
Kagome sighed and shook her head. "Anyways, let me close down…"
"Wait! Kagome!"
Kagome turned. Rin and Kohaku just came through the door. "We'll watch the shop for you."
"No," said Sango and Sesshoumaru in unison.
"We won't do anything bad, we promise." Rin raised her hand in defense.
"Define bad..." Sango narrowed her eyes.
A virtual bubble came up above their heads. Half was making out on the love-seat, half was setting the store on fire.
"Uh," Kohaku pondered. "On second thought, we'll come with you. Just to get there, of course."
"How did you two meet, anyways?" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.
"School project," The two said, quickly, and dashed outside to the parking lot.
"Whose car are we taking?" Kagura asked, trying not to look at Kouga.
"Oh, let's take mine!" Kouga piped up.
"No offense, Kouga," Kagura frowned. "But one more drive, and your car will be in pieces."
Everyone then turned to look at Sesshoumaru.
"No." He said simply.
"Oh, come on!" Inuyasha grinned. "You know you wanna…"
"No." He said again. "I will not have my four hundred thousand dollar Porsche Carrera GTbe trashed at the carnival."
"Wow, the Porsche was yours?" In less than a second, Kouga plastered himself on the car window.
"You're leaving your stain on my car." Sesshoumaru commented coldly. "Get off."
"We'll take my car as well." Kagome took out her keys. She pressed a button, and a beeping came from the silver Toyota Corolla parked in the very back.
"Please, sis, can I drive?" Kohaku bounced up and down.
"Oh, Kohaku, you just got your license." Sango frowned, concerned.
"I'll be careful. The driving instructor said I was the best in the class. Please?"
Sango sighed. "Well, have fun, don't run into people." She shook her head, giving him the keys to her ancient ford that almost matched Kouga's car. "I am going to regret this later."
Sesshoumaru looked disgusted at the cars Sango and Kagome drove. "I guess I will take mine after all." He pressed a button on his keys and unlocked his car.
"Great," Kagura said; her voice brightening up as she got in and settled herself in the front seat of the Porsche.
"Oh, can I ride with you, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please –"
"Shut up!"
"—please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please –"
Kagura flipped Kouga the finger.
"—please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please –"
Kagura found an empty beer can in the very corner of the car, and flung it at his head. It merely bounced off, not affecting him at all.
"—please, please, please, please –"
"Just get in." Sesshoumaru said as he flipped the front seat out of the way for Kouga to get in.
"YAY!" Kouga, at once, threw himself into the car and started bouncing on the leather seats.
"Don't bounce, or you're out." Kagura warned.
"Is this your car, or mine?" Sesshoumaru frowned at Kagura. He then turned to Kouga. "Don't bounce, or you're out."
"Mmm-kay!" Kouga said cheerily, groping the seat-belt. "Oooh, is this Egyptian cotton?"
"Kouga, it is a car, not a living room." Sesshoumaru backed the car up, and started on the road.
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In Kagome's Car…
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"Everyone comfy?" Kagome asked, turning to the three others in his car – Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango. There was a bit of fight between Inuyasha and Sango, over the passenger seat, with Sango declaring that she didn't want to be groped. But Inuyasha didn't either.
And it was more disgusting if that situation happened.
"Put on your seat-belts." Kagome told everyone.
"Just drive," Inuyasha grumbled.
Kagome started the engine, and backed her car up carefully. Then, she switched gears and started off after Sesshoumaru.
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In Sango's Car
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"I'm surprised he didn't notice." Rin thought out loud. "Oh well."
"So," Kohaku's right hand found its way around Rin's shoulder. Rin gave a small smile.
"Well, we better go." Rin said after a few moments, motioning towards Kagome's car, which was leaving.
Kohaku started the car and slowly followed behind Kagome's flashing tail-light.
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Author's Note:
Gosh, we had such a bicker over the cars. SilverWolf-Ryuki wanted Sesshoumaru to have the show-off, flashy, expensive and gorgeous Porsche Carrera GT 2005, costing 470,000, (as much as a house). Dark Lavender thought it was too out of character. In the end, using her persuasive power (cough), you can guess who won. You can also guess who's obsessed with cars, and more bitchy about everything. (Bitchy, but not as bitchy as the women in Sex and the City. Funny, but overly prissy.) But hey, it doesn't matter. Next chapter preview – car racing, Sesshoumaru vs. uh, Kagome/Inuyasha.