Finally got round to updating. I'm so glad you guys haven't given up on me (probably because if you had, you won't be alive right now: bares fangs:).
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Inuyasha. (shoots self).
Chapter 27: Time to Get Down
Kagome was deep in thought when all the lights went out. A few people screamed but the majority of sound that filled the room was that of mumblings and anxious whispers.
A spotlight appeared from nowhere and pinpointed its target somewhere in the midst of the crowd. The target seemed to be on the move. Then it stopped and the room fell silent.
"Kouga! Play the damn music already!"
Kagome frowned. She knew that raspy voice anywhere. "…Inuyasha?"
Just then, a loud blast of music blew from the speakers, a type of hip-hop beat that was good enough to dance to. Inuyasha burst out from the crowds and stood in a clear space of the dance floor. The people lingering around there gradually stepped back to give him more room as it seemed as though he were to do something.
Kagome jumped up and down to try and catch a glimpse of the hanyou but it proved difficult because nearly everyone in that room was taller than her. She frowned and began to push her way through.
She elbowed past a group of screaming girls, "Excuse me, pardon me, sorry, let me through…"
She eventually reached the empty area of floor and stopped dead. Her jaw hung open.
"Inu…yasha?"
Inuyasha whipped round and faced her. He gave her a smile that sent many girls to the floor. He was still wearing his bandanna but the rest of his outfit was different. He wore a white torso hugging t-shirt, baggy red cargo pants and white sneakers streaked with red. At that moment Kagome forgot how to breathe. As the music pounded on, Inuyasha began to move his head along with the beat, and suddenly he was on the ground.
Kagome's eyes widened. When and where did he learn to break dance?
Ooo
The girls pushed through the crowd to find Kagome. Sango reached her and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Kagome, are you alright?"
Kagome shook her head slowly, eyes still wide. Sango stared into the centre of the circle and almost did a double take at the sight of Inuyasha spinning on his back, bouncing to his feet and crouching down again, using his hands as stands and swinging his legs around, lifting each hand as he turned so that his legs could pass underneath. Cheers erupted all around the ballroom and Sango was finding it very hard to maintain Kagome in an upright and conscious position. Kagome's mind was racing, was this Inuyasha or had he been replaced by some cool and totally hip impostor?
Inuyasha came up once more and then disappeared into the crowd, leaving the dance area free.
Sango glanced at her friend anxiously, "Are you going to be okay?"
Kagome seemed distant but she nodded. "Yes." She replied breathlessly. Sango gave her an encouraging pat on the back. Kagome took a few deep breaths and then noticed the spot light was moving again. She tapped Sango on the shoulder.
Sango turned, "Hm?" Kagome pointed at the centre of the circle. Confused, Sango moved to look and almost landed flat on her face with shock. Miroku had stridden into the empty dance area and he was wearing a dark purple shirt with the collar undone and baggy blue jeans. He commenced doing some nifty footwork that got everyone 'ooh'ing and 'ah'ing and Sango swooning and blushing. Kagome grinned at her friend.
Miroku flipped onto his hands and performed a wicked head spin and that did it for Sango, Kagome soon found herself supporting a very limp demon slayer. Miroku continued with his sweet moves and then he flashed a cheeky grin before disappearing.
Kagome attempted to revive Sango and was still trying by the time Kagura, Ayame and Kikyo arrived.
Kagura took one look at the unconscious Sango Kagome was holding up, and smirked,
"So, the taijiya has died of boredom already?" she looked around with an indifferent expression on her face. "Can't say I blame her."
Kagome opened her mouth to retort but Sango beat her to it, "Shut up Kagura, I'm fine." She mumbled, trying to steady herself on her own two feet. She caught Kagome grinning at her and narrowed her eyes, "What?"
Kagome wagged a finger at her, "Seeing Miroku look and dance like that was too much for you, wasn't it?"
Sango's face coloured up. "No! It's nothing like that! I was just…tired."
Kagome rolled her eyes, "U-huh, yeah."
"No, really!"
"Yes, I totally believe you Sango." Kagome said, barely suppressing a giggle. She fought to keep a straight face. "So, um…what are you going to do now?"
Sango's expression darkened, "I'm going to find that lech and send him to an early grave."
"What? Why? He didn't do anything this time apart from break dance!"
Sango appeared to think about it. She took a while to reply. "Yeah, well he was going behind my back about it. I'm going to find him right now!" And with that she was off, elbowing through the crowd. Kagura stared after her laughing lightly, and then turned to face Kagome.
"You keep very entertaining company, I could stand here all day watching-oh kami someone kill me now." She groaned. Kagome gave her a puzzled look before wheeling round and noticing the spotlight moving again and the person basking in it's brightness was none other than…Kagura's creator. Cheers erupted from many women present in the dance room, much to Naraku's delight and Kagura's horror. He wore a dark grey hooded jacket, a black t-shirt underneath and dark purple pants. He circled the area completely by means of the moonwalk and once he reached the middle he began to move his body like a snake, rippling to the left and to the right.
Kagura moaned and covered her face with both hands. Why me? Whyyyyyyyy?
Kikyo bobbed up and down, trying to get a better look. She glanced at Kagura and smirked. "Oh look, they're throwing undergarments at him again."
Kagura's head snapped up and her eyes popped. "What? That's it! I'm outta here!" And she was off like a flash, just when Naraku was doing a professional looking aerial cartwheel. Even though Kagome knew he was one of her most hated enemies, she was rather impressed with his moves. But she secretly considered Inuyasha the best dancer of them all, regardless of what anyone said or did to prove otherwise.
Naraku whirled round once and then vanished in a sea of humans leaving the spotlight for someone else. Kagome had already guessed who but she wasn't sure whether he would actually appear. Would this be too beneath someone like him? She was proved wrong. The crowd parted and out came Sesshoumaru, but not the way the others had, who had merely stepped into the circle. No, when Sesshoumaru did something, it was accomplished in style. He performed three perfectly executed back flips and landed smack in the exact centre of the circle, his feat was greatly applauded and Kagome could barely hear herself think what with all the cheering and screaming. He was wearing a black turtle neck sweater, cream coloured baggy pants and black running shoes and this attire was greatly approved by his fangirls.
"So…what'd I miss?"
Kagome spun round and found Kagura standing right behind her and she seemed to look a little breathless. Kagome grinned. Did she run all the way back here? And she says she's not interested in him.
"No, nothing much, just Sesshoumaru doing his thing."
Sesshoumaru flipped onto his hands and holding himself up with only one, he made the Nike sign with his legs. Kagome glanced at Kagura and almost laughed at what she saw. It was the first time she had ever seen the wind sorceress so…stunned.
Sesshoumaru performed another back flip on the spot, turned around, strolled casually into the crowd and disappeared. Seeing that they had finished, Kouga fiddled with some other disks and played another tune, 'Tempted to Touch' by Rupee.
The crowd dispersed itself around the dance floor now that everything was back to normal. Kagome decided to try and find Inuyasha, but it couldn't have been more difficult and she found herself cursing her own weak human eyesight. Kagura, Kikyo and Ayame chose to stick to her, wherever Inuyasha was they were sure to find the others. Kagome spotted a small crowd in one corner and made a beeline for it, certain she had found the missing hanyou. She was mistaken; it was just Kouga and Ayame's dance teacher Sean with a drink in his hand and a red face. He seemed to be entertaining the people around him with his jokes and they weren't that bad. Not bad at all. In fact, when Kagome attempted to gain his attention, no one was able to hear her; such was the blast of laughter erupting from the crowd at the punch line. Kagome rose up to her tiptoes so that she could see better.
"Okay, okay," choked Sean, tears swimming down his face. "So here's what happened to me ol' friend Patrick right, he sees a feller about to throw himself of a buildin' right…an' he sez, he sez "Don't jump!" to the chap on the ledge. "Think of your wife and children!". Okay, so the feller here tells 'im,
"I've got no wife or children." Right, an' so, Patrick thinks a while, then he sez,
"Then think of your parents!"
An' the poor feller sez, "I don't have any parents." Okay, so then, then ol' Pat has another try and tells him,
"Then think of St Patrick!"
An' the feller looks all confused, right, an' he sez,"Who's St Patrick?" An' that's it for Patrick and he gives the guy a look an' sez,
"Jump, ya bastard." An' he walks off!" Sean fell about guffawing and Kagome found herself crying with laughter. She gasped for air and wiped her eyes with the sleeve of her pale yellow cardigan. Sean started to leave for another drink but not before Kagome caught up with him to ask if he'd seen any of the guys.
"No m'dear, I haven't."
Kagome sighed, Sean patted her on the back sympathetically and walked off.
"Hey! Kagome!"
Kagome whirled around and came face to face with Sango and a sheepish Miroku sporting an angry red mark on his left cheek. Kagome almost cried with relief.
"Sango! Where were you?" Kagome said. Kagura, Kikyo and Ayame reached them, not one happy expression on any of their faces.
"Looking for this lech." Sango said nodding her head at Miroku. Miroku sighed. Kagome rushed to Miroku's side.
"Miroku-sama, do you know where the others are?"
Miroku jerked a thumb in their direction and Kagome was off like a bullet, dragging along with her the poor monk, who in turn latched his free hand onto Sango's arm and pulled her beside him, despite her protests. Kagura, Kikyo and Ayame followed them impatiently.
Ooo
Inuyasha was at the bar with his brother and with Naraku, tasting what the barman had called 'Smirnoff'. He took one gulp of the drink and choked, spraying a few people with droplets of the liquid. He spluttered and coughed and Naraku thumped him on the back to help clear the hanyou's windpipe. Inuyasha gasped for air and then slumped over the bar, panting.
"Thanks, man."
Naraku patted him on the back and then turned to his drink. "No problem."
"INUYASHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Inuyasha cringed and under the bandanna he was wearing, he pressed his ears to his head. He stood up from his stool and turned around slowly to face Kagome.
Kagome glared at Inuyasha and stepped a little closer to him. All Inuyasha thought was 'osuwari'.
"Inuyashaaa…" she repeated, letting go of Miroku's arm allowing the monk to quietly back away for safety. Inuyasha gulped. All of a sudden she had thrown herself upon him, her arms around his neck in a backbreaking hug. "That was AMAZING!" She cried. Inuyasha blushed furiously.
"Kagomeee…people are staring!" he hissed. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and Naraku was making gagging sounds. Miroku on the other hand was wearing a rather cheesy grin, much to Sango's discomfort. Kagome jumped back with an apologetic smile on her face and a nice tinge of pink on her cheeks. "Sorry."
"Baka." Muttered Inuyasha under his breath.
Naraku turned to the bar and took another swig of his beer. Kagome noticed this and pointed a finger at him. "Hey! You shouldn't be drinking!"
Naraku blinked at her. "Why not?"
Kagome lowered her arm and scratched her head. "Well, because…um…" she pictured a drunk and very comical Naraku stumbling around in her mind's eye. She shrugged. "Fine, drink as much as you like."
Naraku grinned and raised his beer. "That's what I'm talking about."
Kagome faced Inuyasha. "Now, can you please tell me how on earth you guys learnt to dance like that?"
Inuyasha shrugged and gave a noncommittal jerk of the head. Sesshoumaru stepped forward.
"Basically, my baka brother wanted to prove himself to you and to everyone else so he believed that learning one of the most complicated styles of dance would somehow make it possible."
Inuyasha growled. "Shut up."
Sesshoumaru continued. "Consequently, the imbecile decided to speak with his dance teacher 'Annie' in the hopes of receiving advice concerning the performance and the suitable attires. Furthermore, he deemed it an excellent idea for us to join him in this ridiculous display of idiocy." He finished flatly.
Inuyasha hung his head and sighed. He lifted his arm half-heartedly and pointed a finger at Sesshoumaru. "What he said."
Kagome blinked. "So why did you participate?" She asked Sesshoumaru curiously. The demon lord shrugged.
"Did you think there was anything better to do?" he replied. Kagome raised her eyebrows slightly. She faced Inuyasha again with a warm smile on her face.
"Well, I think you were brilliant."
Inuyasha raised his head and stared at her. He turned away with a blush. "Keh!"
Kagome shook her head and continued to smile. She suddenly remembered something. "So those packages…?"
Sesshoumaru cut her off, "Clothes."
"Oh."
Kagome sighed. "I wonder how Kouga's doing?" she wondered out loud. Everyone's attention was focused on the said demon.
Way up in the DJ stand Kouga decided to switch disks and placed one with modern techno with full bass. Kouga bopped his head along with the beat and held up the earphones with one hand while DJ'ing with the other. People started cheering and heading out onto the dance floor in groups. Ayame stared up at Kouga and sighed.
"None of this would have been possible without my Kouga." She smiled. "He's the best of them all."
All of the gang stared at her. She blushed. "What?"
Naraku set down his empty beer bottle and stood up from his stool and stepping forward he placed a hand on Sesshoumaru's shoulder. "So, why don't we all head out onto the dance floor and have fun, eh?"
Every one looked at him warily and Kagome piped up, "With you? Is that safe?"
"Why of course." Naraku smiled and after a murderous glare from Sesshoumaru, he quickly removed his hand from the dog demon's shoulder.
Kagome fidgeted. "I don't know."
Naraku shrugged. "Whatever."
"Hey Naraku!"
Everyone turned to look. A group of women were waving to Naraku, beckoning him over. "Wanna dance with us?" one of them was gesturing to him with a black, lacy bra. Naraku turned to the gang grinning and waggling his eyebrows. He looked back at the women. "Be right over!" he said and he shot up his arm to wave back at them.
THWACK!
Sesshoumaru staggered backwards holding his poor nose and then he bent forward slightly, placing one hand on his knee and with the other attempted to stop the blood flow. Naraku cringed.
"Oops."
He was out of there faster than a blink of an eye. Kagome neared herself to Sesshoumaru cautiously, "Uh…" but Inuyasha grabbed her arm. Sesshoumaru's eyes were blood red and Inuyasha wasn't about to risk his life or anyone else's trying to help.
"Run." He whispered. Kagome looked at him in confusion.
"Run!" He repeated. Kagome shot a fleeting glance at Sesshoumaru and then followed Inuyasha to the dance floor hurriedly. Miroku, Sango, Kikyo and Ayame scurried off after them leaving only Kagura and Sesshoumaru behind.
Sesshoumaru lowered his hand from his face and stared at the blood dripping down from it. Damn that filthy bastard. I shall have his head. His eyes were positively glowing like burning embers but from his bent position they were barely visible.
The barman who was cleaning the counter took one look at him and took a step back in surprise.
"Whoa…are you bleeding?"
Sesshoumaru blinked and his eyes reverted to their cold amber selves. He slowly straightened and turned around to face the barman. He lifted a hand to his bloody nose, which continued to bleed freely. The barman whipped out a clean, white handkerchief and held it out to Sesshoumaru who eyed it suspiciously.
"It's clean, don't worry." Said the guy cheerfully. Sesshoumaru stepped forward and received it. He carefully wiped his face until every drop of his blood was cleaned off and finally he covered his nose with it until the blood flow ceased. Satisfied that his nose would no longer need any more attention, he tossed the bloody handkerchief across the counter and the barman picked it up and threw it away. Sesshoumaru sat himself down on a stool stayed there awhile, dreaming up a way of giving Naraku his just desserts. He distinctly heard a clinking of glass and found a drink had been placed in front of him. He glanced up and saw the barman smiling at him.
"Here, have a double. It looks like you need it."
Sesshoumaru growled under his breath. He was in need of nothing. However he surprised himself by closing his fingers around the glass and lifting it to his lips. The taste was unlike anything he had ever experienced before, and he found himself taking another sip. The barman nodded approvingly and turned around to mix some more drinks.
As Sesshoumaru set the glass down, he sensed a demon nearing the bar. Kagura sat down upon a vacant stool and placed her hands on the counter. Out of the corner of his eye, Sesshoumaru watched her drum her fingers somewhat impatiently on the counter top. He sipped at his drink.
The barman turned round and spotted her. He smiled, "What will you be having?"
Kagura glanced at Sesshoumaru's drink. "Whatever he's having." She said, jerking her head in Sesshoumaru's direction.
"A double whisky?"
Kagura had no idea what that was but what was the point of living if you didn't let in a little adventure to spice it up?
"Triple it."
The barman grinned and turned around to fill out the order. Sesshoumaru raised the glass up to his lips to hide the slight smirk and he sipped at his whisky to prevent any comment slipping out.
Kagura was passed her drink and she sniffed at it tentatively. Then she downed it all in one gulp causing Sesshoumaru's eyebrows to rise considerably. He watched the wind demoness ask for another.
The techno music still raged on and Naraku seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself, he was jumping up and down wildly and the women around him were pressing themselves to him and occasionally handing him beers none of which lasted more than a few minutes in his hands since he either drank up quickly or spilt the alcoholic drink all over the place at the rate he was moving.
Inuyasha and Kagome were nearby, along with Miroku and Sango, bouncing up and down happily. Inuyasha had a huge grin on his face and Kagome had never seen him happier. She peeked over at Sango, who was having a great time even if Miroku was doing all he could to glance down the top of her salsa dress. Kikyo was floating around them gloomily thinking about death and betrayal, occasionally shooting glares at Inuyasha and muttering darkly. Ayame was at the foot of the DJ stand with a hand over her heart in the hopes of being able to hear Kouga's proclamation of everlasting love for her over the microphone.
Sesshoumaru glared at them all. He really didn't understand this era. Kagura noticed him staring at the sea of bobbing heads and arms upon the dance floor. She swallowed some more whisky.
"Humans are so weird." She said. Sesshoumaru merely nodded and gulped down the rest of his drink.
"I'll be right back girls! Just gonna get another of these!" Yelled Naraku over his shoulder, waving an empty beer bottle around. He elbowed through the crowd and stumbled over to the bar. He leaned on to the counter. The barman acknowledged him.
"Yes?"
Naraku set the beer bottle down before him. "Another one of these, if you may."
The barman nodded and went to fetch one. Naraku burped and turned his head to stare at Sesshoumaru with unfocused eyes. He grinned and neared himself to the dog demon.
"Hey Sessh, sorry about before…it was an accident." He slurred. Sesshoumaru wrinkled up his nose in disgust.
"Do not call me 'Sessh'." He said icily.
Naraku shrugged and hiccupped. "Sesshou, then."
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. Naraku banged the countertop with his hand impatiently. "Oi! Where's that drink?" he yelled. The barman hurried over and placed a beer in front of Naraku.
Naraku gulped down half the contents before setting it down again. He turned to Sesshoumaru and thumped him on the back. "No hard feelings, eh?"
Sesshoumaru lifted his head to stare at the evil hanyou. He smiled humourlessly. "None at all." He replied succinctly and whacked Naraku on the back so hard that the black haired demon lost his balance and crashed to the floor with a shriek.
All the way in the centre of the dance floor, Inuyasha's ears perked up at the sound of Naraku's voice and he squinted towards the bar. Kagome stopped jumping around.
"Inuyasha? What is it?" she asked. Inuyasha caught sight of Naraku's sprawled out form on the ground and he grinned. Pointing, he yelled at the top of his lungs,
"PILE UP!"
He raced towards the bar and threw himself savagely on top of Naraku.
"AIIIIIIIIIII!" Screamed the black haired demon. But his screams were soon muffled as Miroku and heaps more people piled up on top of him. Kagome went to get a closer look and burst out laughing when she spotted Naraku's legs kicking around under the mass of bodies.
"I can't breathe!" Naraku gasped, but no one was able to hear him over the techno music. Laughing and shaking their heads, one by one everyone began to lift themselves off the considerably large pile.
Sesshoumaru had observed the entire scene with relish and a smirk on his face.
"Good one." Said Kagura. Sesshoumaru turned to look at her. She stared into the distance. "Wish I'd thought of that." She said thoughtfully. She finished her drink and signalled for the barman to bring her another. Sesshoumaru gave an amused 'humph' and ran a claw around his empty glass.
"Are you certain you're able to hold that much alcohol, wind sorceress?"
Kagura shot him a glare. "Is that you implying that I cannot?"
Sesshoumaru shrugged lightly. "Perhaps." he replied. Kagura leaned closer to him and pointed a finger.
"I'll have you know, that I can take just as much alcohol as I like and still walk in a straight line with no problem at all." She hissed. Sesshoumaru's lip quirked upwards, revealing a fang. He inclined his head and whispered in her ear.
"Prove it."
A gasp caught itself in her throat at the feel of his warm breath tickling her hair but she maintained her indifferent expression as he pulled back. She narrowed her eyes at him. "Is that a challenge?"
Sesshoumaru smirked. "Why of course." He lifted his gaze to meet hers and they both signalled for the barman.
Ooo
Inuyasha had moved to the middle of the dance floor amidst the crowds of people and continued to dance to the techno. Naraku had returned to his place among the group of women but was forever throwing around frightened glances in case anyone tried to jump him.
Kikyo hovered around rather forlornly; she was extremely bored and fed up. She moved to a corner and remained there, sighing heavily. She then felt a light tap on the shoulder and she turned her head.
"Hey, you wanna dance or something?"
The guy asking was a complete Goth, but Kikyo didn't know that. He had short black hair black clothes; practically everything about him was black apart from his chalk white complexion. Kikyo straightened her tango dress and followed the goth to the dance floor.
I have finally found a similar soul, tormented and lost like me. Together we shall seek revenge on those who have betrayed us and enter the fiery pits of hell from whence we came to serve out an eternity of pain and suffering.
Yeah, Kikyo…whatever you say.
Ooo
A/N: For those of you unfamiliar with break dance moves, and aerial cartwheel is basically a cartwheel but with no hands. Like the name really aerial cartwheel.
I also dedicate the song 'Tempted to Touch' to the lovable lech Miroku, if you pay attention to the lyrics you'll know what I mean. .
I was going to end the fanfic with this chapter but I've still got quite a bit left over. So I'm sticking it in the next and last chappie. I'm not sure if I should include and epilogue, what do you guys think? Thanks for sticking with me and sending me your comments! This Kyuuketsuki loves yez all! Now review me or I'll send my Kyuuketsuki bats after you. They hungry. (bats nod)
