A.N. Mikazuki here. A very busy weekend I must say. Thank you for the awesome reviews (between this and SB I had quite a good read) you guys are the best. Also thank you for your concerns and sympathies. It's officially been a month and so I'm steadily recovering from it all. After this week or rather I should say August 5, I have a certified summer vacation. (For like a month) but it's still a vacation none the less.

Summary: Who knew that all you had to do to become famous was drown?

Disclaimer: If I don't even own a car, or my own house, what makes you think that I could possibly own an anime?

Important: I'm sorry to say that this chapter can not be as fluff filled as I had originally planned. See bottom note.

Delightfully Disastrous

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Chapter Thirteen

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Kagome's bottom lip quivered. "That door... was not supposed to close." Sango went over to Inuyasha and knelt grabbing the fabric of his shirt as she shook him, "That door was not suppose to close!"

Mirouku held up with hands trying to pacify the steaming women, ""Ladies, calm down." He gently detached Sango from Inuyasha.

Kikyou looked with unease at the heavy door and put a hand on her head as checked out the surroundings. There was a small television in one corner and a small end table on with sat a radio. The miniature fridge that occupied a corner sat next to a closed over wicker basket.

Suddenly everyone turned gingerly to Sesshoumaru who was remaining eerily calm through out the situation.

That could not be good.

Sure enough, anger radiated off him in waves. He glared at Inuyasha coldly. The temperature seemed to drop a few degrees at the action and Sango shivered. She had been under Sesshoumaru's employ long enough to know how angry he could get.

Inuyasha held up his hands, "Don't look at me! It's not my fault!"

Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, before taking a few deliberately slow steps forward "Idiot." That's when Mirouku decided to step in, his logical side coming forward only with the striking realization that if Inuyasha would have died, he was out of a job. That fact alone was the base of all the reasons, since he still had one more payment on his beloved car. "Look Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha. I'm sure you are a both right."

Sango stared at him unbelieving, "So Inuyasha is at fault yet not at fault. Is that what your saying, Mirouku?"

He nodded sagely, "Exactly. Now let's all put this behind us."

Kikyou straightened her ponytail deciding to keep the three males and Sango from going at it anymore, "Sesshoumaru do you have your cell phone with you?" Sesshoumaru gave a curt nod, but did not bring the phone from his pocket, "There is no service down here."

Kikyou sighed and plopped down on the couch, "Well then, we will just have to bide our time." Kagome sighed reluctantly agreeing, "I suppose so."

Inuyasha shook his head slowly and said gruffly, cracking his knuckles loudly, "I'll bust down the damn door myself. I'm not staying down here any longer. I'm gettin' way too claustrophobic down here. Sesshoumaru's giant ego, is takin' up all the space."

Mirouku ran to mollify the murderous Sesshoumaru who growled, "Do not test me hanyou." Inuyasha ignored him as Kagome huffed disbelievingly, "How do you expect to get the door open? It's like a foot thick, moron!"

Inuyasha turned to her, "I'll claw the thing open! I'm not a weak human like you."

He crossed his arms and turned away from her. Kagome narrowed her eyes, "Weak?" She glared and mumbled, "I'll show you weak."

The angered girl grabbed his ear pulling the older man towards her, "Now apologize."

Inuyasha looked into her eyes with defiance a sharp wince clashing with angered expression, "Make. Me."

Sango laughed softly attracting the attention of Mirouku. She shared a glance with him. "Inuyasha just do as she says." Mirouku gave a low inconspicuous chuckle that he covered with a cough, when Inuyasha glared at him.

Kagome pulled his ear harder to regain his attention and looked at him darkly. Inuyasha glanced worriedly at Kikyou mouthing, "Kikyou! Do something". His girlfriend gave him only a "you deserved it" look to explain the lack of help.

Kagome continued, "Listen puppy this will be a very long wait unless you apologize. Now."

The actor seemed to actually weigh his choices, "Fine!" Kagome did not release her hold on his ear. "Goood, now let's hear it, Inuyasha. What do you say?" Wincing, he mumbled, "I'm sorry."

"Good boy." Kagome purred patting his head and released the abused appendage.

Sesshoumaru sniffed, "Sad, really." Inuyasha flailed his arms, "Sad? You can not say that that girl does not scare you! Between her and Sango I think I've lost a few decades off my life. And add Kikyou..." he huffed indignantly, "It's an even century!"

Kikyou gave him a smile and joked, "I take that as a good thing, because that means you're kept in line."

Kagome smiled at the smiling woman and the steaming man. 'Hanyou' she corrected herself. But sometimes it was just so hard to tell. Human, demon, or hanyou— they were all the same when you got down to it.

She smiled warmly at the group.

Sesshoumaru turned hardened eyes to them, "If you are quite finished?" He began putting away some of the bottles into the large miniature fridge.

Mirouku smirked, "Come on Sesshoumaru. Why put them away?"

"Would you rather do it?"

Mirouku ran a hand through his hair with exasperation, "You know what I mean. Live a little and open a few!" He gave him his trademark grin.

Inuyasha quit his glaring at the female half of the room, and brightened, "Yeah, bro." He said the word with a sarcastic underlining, "I mean I paid for like what? All of them? So I say party on!"

Sesshoumaru gave a humorless snort, with a sardonic tone he said, "Your memory must be slipping dear brother, I seem to recall the yen coming from my pockets."

Inuyasha shrugged, "Tomato, tomato, Sesshoumaru...You have more than enough cash to spare." he took a bag and pulled out a case of beer, he tossed a light brown bottle to Mirouku. He looked as eager as a kid on Christmas "Chugging contest?"

"Of course!" Inuyasha pulled one off for him self and sneered at Sesshoumaru, "Care to get off your high horse and join us?"

"I'll take a bottle but I will not degrade myself in such a way."

His half brother threw the bottle harder than needed.

Two minutes later, Sesshoumaru was cringing at the rate the two swallowed down the frothy liquid. He stared at his claws. He was very tempted to draw forth a supple supply of poison to melt down the door.

'That would work...' and he would be free of such nonsense.

But then again there was the fact that the poisonous gas that would be produced in the process had a high possibility to melt their lungs. He took a swill of the frothy mix and tapped his chin. A chance for a room full of deceased human and his brother...

'Hmm...'

That was bound to result in multiple suing.

But it was very tempting.

And besides, that's what lawyers were for right...?

His ears suddenly pricked up as he heard laughter as Inuyasha easily won the contest, a gulp faster than Mirouku. The race had been to see who could drink five bottle of Kirin Ichiban— a very popular and high quality beer. He lifted a brow and stared. It was definitely times like these when lawsuits were completely worth it.

Sesshoumaru sighed something that was regrettably becoming more common with each passing day and took a seat on the couch. The only seat open however, was unfortunately next to Kagome.

Sango shook her head, "You guys really are barbaric."

Kagome grinned, moving over a bit to make space "Let the guys live a little Sango. As long as were not in public, I'm sure it's fine."

Sango shrugged and mumbled, "Public or not, it's still a bit inhuman."

She laughed ignoring the look Sesshoumaru gave her. Inuyasha grinned toothily suddenly respecting the girl, "Ya know Higurashi? You're alright."

He tossed her a drink, which she caught in surprise, "Join the fun."

Kagome squeaked and held the bottle away from her as if it was contaminated. "I'm under aged idiot!"

Inuyasha looked at her with confusion, "So?"

Kagome blushed aware of everyone's eyes on her, "I can't drink this." She rolled her eyes, "I actually respect the law."

Inuyasha scoffed and drawled, "I'm older than your grandma, kiddo, I can drink as much as I want." To prove his point he reached for a bottle of jizake and took a giant swig of the regional sake. He grinned lopsidedly.

Kagome sniffed, "Good for you old lady." Sango laughed.

Inuyasha choked and hoarsely screamed, "What was that!"

Sesshoumaru smirked, "Old women such as yourself Inuyasha, should refrain from screaming, you might strain your self."

Kikyou gave a teasing smile to Inuyasha, "I would stick up for you, but a certain comment you made earlier made me rethink it."

Mirouku squished in between Kagome and Sango on the stretched couch, he did not dare even go near Kikyou for fear of losing his hands, thanks for a very protective Inuyasha. He put his arms around the two girls, his arms conspicuously dropping an inch every few seconds, "Come on, girls. These bottles are practically covered with your names on it."

Sango sighed gritting her teeth together, stiffing every time felt his hand move. "I'll take one. That is, only if you remove your hand."

She smirked, either way she was getting the better end of the deal.

"Of course, my dearest Sango."

Mirouku stood grinning like the Cheshire cat as he took her hand and led her to one of the bags that Mirouku kept explaining was 'calling out to her', Kagome laughed at the raising blush on the woman's face, and got up to turn on a radio, not wanting to be there in the time Mirouku's hands started to stroke anything— as they tended to do.

Kagome grinned, as she heard, "You sick perverted manager! Argh! When will you learn to keep your hands to yourself!"

'So maybe this won't be so bad.'

Sesshoumaru however was thinking quite the opposite.

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Sesshoumaru snorted, "What happened to being 'under aged'?"

Kagome blinked, her face flushed, as she slurred, "W-what are you talking about, S-sessma...Sesshou...Sesshoumaru. I-I'm fort... f-forty nine! Hundred!"

Sesshoumaru looked at her with amusement. They had been locked down there for two hours and after two hours, at least forty different drinks had been guzzled. "I'm sure."

Kagome leaned her head on his shoulder, "Y-you know," she hiccupped, "You're so, so prettyful..."

Sesshoumaru smirked. This was going to be a fun way to blackmail the girl when she was sober.

Sango laughed hiccupping every once and awhile, "I think Kagome-chan has a little crush on our Sesame...Sessh- Sesshymaru!"

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at more the name than the accusation. Could no one say his name properly anymore? He had heard a few hundred versions within the last ten minutes.

Kikyou 'ooh'ed before singing her own version of "Kagome and Sesshoumaru sitting in a tree" that she gave us on after five minutes of trying to get it right. Kagome blushed crimson though it was hardly noticed seeing as how her face had a read tint to it from the amount of Kirin light she had guzzled, "I do not!" Sesshoumaru lifted a brow feeling another foreign emotion stir.

He frowned deeper as he deciphered it. 'Disappointment?' Sesshoumaru shook his head and scoffed. He had had a good share of drinks so maybe it was finally catching up to him.

He knew deep down that the excuse was a poor one. It would take more than a few to start to affect him. He was a youkai after all. The same however did not apply to Inuyasha- him being half human, made him more susceptible to the alcohol in the drinks...

Inuyasha turned his head from his arm wrestling contest with Sango, "Yeah, No one could like that ass!" He laughed his words an incoherent jumble of words. "I said—I said 'ass'!"

Kikyou and Mirouku laughed as if what he had said was the funniest thing she had ever heard. Kagome took a grumbling swig of Doppo's popular creamy dunkel she held, "And Sango-chan. Y-you're the one to talk. You like Mirouku clear as day." She grinned triumphantly. Sesshoumaru scoffed.

"Your quip is a few minutes over due, you know." Kagome gave him a playful punch on the arm, "Whatever Lord Pack Rat."

Sango during this time had flamed up as Mirouku gave her a perverted glance, "Is that so, Sango?"

Inuyasha grinned and got Sango's hand down onto the table. He jumped up and did a victory dance with Kikyou, twirling the girl who had long lost the sophisticated demeanor and was now acting like a splitting image of Sango.

Sango blushed and a small glint entered her dazed, somewhat unfocused eyes; embarrassment adding to her pretty blush. She looked down at Mirouku.

Mirouku drunken response was interrupted by a squeal from Kikyou as she fell into Inuyasha's arms in bouts of laughter, "I'm so dizzy!"

Sango held her head, rising to only stumble over to Mirouku, "My head is practically spinning, too Kikyou-chan."

Sango fell right smack on to Mirouku; his attention suddenly jerked from its previous attraction at keeping his head from dropping solidly to the ground. He 'oofed' as Sango dropped into his lap. "I say we dance and chug! Who's with me?"

Inuyasha practically tripping over his own feet grinned, "Me!"

Turned a light shade of green, up swaying side to side in her hazy state, "Seshm...I don't feel so well."

Sesshoumaru cringed. Was it possible for there to be an extra layer of hell that he did not know about and had just stepped into to?

Apparently...

Griping the girl tightly in his hold, he brought her to a far end of the basement where the bath room was. He pushed the door in to open the well sized room.

He gave her a pointed look and Kagome blinked, clutching his arm. She looked up at him wide eyed. "Its dark in there...Come with me."

Sesshoumaru pinched the bridge of his nose. Even half passed out the group managed to annoy him.

Stalking past her, he went in a flicked on a light. He gave her a pointed look and she skipped in closing the door behind her, "Momma always said..." She trailed off and blinked, "Well I'm not sure what she said, but she said something."

"Hn." He looked her over. Half lidded eyes covered partially clouded brown eyes. Her cheeks were tinted a light pink and her face held a green-ish tint if you looked closely. With a groan she slid down again the door.

"What's your momma like?" slurred and low her voice as the random question echoed throughout the room.

To say the least, Sesshoumaru had not expected the question, out of habit his eyes hardened and his face reverted to its schooled staid façade. "Why do you ask?"

"I don't know anything about you or your family or anything," she gave a helpless shrug, "But I really want to know." Sesshoumaru closed his eyes wondering why he was humoring her and had been for the past week. If it was anyone else they would have died dozens of times; all slow and painful.

Was he really getting soft in his old age?

"Understandable, but some things do not always concern you. Now remove your self from the door."

Kagome shook her head, wincing as the room spun. She closed her eyes shut, "Please?"

Sesshoumaru gave into the urge to sigh and took a seat across from her on the floor, thinking of the best way to answer her question as quickly as possibly but with enough information that she would drop the subject.

"Mother always seemed to put others before her self. She held unmatchable beauty and grace and pampered every creature she came across. Above all else she was strong mentally and physically; a worthy match for even my father. She was imprisoned by an enemy of my father's who cowardly wanted to use her for an exchange of a very dangerous jewel." Without deter he continued, "She ended up sacrificing her life."

"I'm sorry."

Sesshoumaru just gave a curt nod. Of what Kagome's mind could not process.

After a moment, Kagome smiled one that was sad and wistful, "Do you miss her?"

Without faltering Sesshoumaru gave truthful answer, his head turned to look at a drip from the sink faucet. "I have had time to get over the loss."

Without warning, small arms, wrapped around him. The small girl had moved to his lap and she leaned her head on his shoulder, "But all the same, I'm sorry."

Sesshoumaru just nodded his body unconsciously relaxing.

Kagome continued her barrage of questions as her small hands made their way to his silky silver locks.

"Why did you do all this for me?"

Sesshoumaru just heaved his shoulders a bit, "Not every thing needs a reason." He smirked knowing the cryptic answer would get her angered.

He had not expected however the soft breaths that indicated near sleep. Sesshoumaru raised a brow, and Kagome looked at him, unfocused eyes meeting softened but somewhat guarded golden eyes.

They kept their gaze for what seemed like an eternity.

Kagome smiled at him and reached up to kiss his cheek, her hand tracing the stripes that adorned his immaculate skin, "What ever your reasons are, I can't thank you enough."

Drowsy, she randomly declared, "And you know what, I think I really like you...But don't tell Sesshoumaru, because it's a secret."

Sesshoumaru stared at the raven haired girl that snuggled against him 'What is she stirring with in me?'

Emotions. Un-nameable emotions that Sesshoumaru had spent many an hour trying to decipher. She was a scrawny, defenseless human girl whom he could easily kill— anyone could easily kill her.

For some reason that unnerved him. She was now a sudden weakness.

Naraku. Sesshoumaru growled lowly, feeling a sudden wave of possessiveness.

She squirmed in his arms at the noise until she was in a cradle position in his arms. She let out a satisfied sigh. Her flushed face shown with complete contentment and her very person radiated innocence.

I think I really like you.

For certain, Sesshoumaru respected the girl's fiery attitude, her kindness, and the way she could be read like an open book. The way her emotions never were in check. He valued her treatment of Rin and personality he most certainly enjoyed her company, her clumsy ways, and her wise cracks.

He gave low chuckle at her words, repeating his words from earlier that morning, "You truly are a mystery..." He did not notice himself drift comfortable off to a dreamless sleep nor did he notice his clawed hand gently stroke the mystifying girl's untamed hair.

And I like you more than I would like to admit.

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Kagome awoke no more than an hour later, with a pounding head and the strongest urge to vomit.

Groaning against the bright white light of the bathroom she spotted a toilet and jumped towards the porcelain God send.

Someone stirred beneath her but she took no note as she heaved up what ever was in her stomach. She heard a small chuckle behind her.

Kagome heaved, "Does my uncomfort-" she coughed, "uncomfortable state amuse you?"

Sesshoumaru smirked despite his nostril's private hell at the strong wave f the scent of vomit and grabbed the roll of toilet paper as Kagome rinsed her mouth of the bitter bile and flushed the toilet. He ripped of a generous portion and folded it.

He handed the folded tissue to her, which she gratefully took. She fell into him still somewhat under the affects of whatever she had drank that afternoon, "What happened? Did I get hit by a truck?"

Sesshoumaru snorted, "It was more that you just drank about five bottles of beer."

Kagome groaned, "Momma would be very proud," she sighed sarcastically then groaned, "Remind me to castrate Inuyasha and Mirouku for this ever lovely feeling."

Sesshoumaru actually smiled a ghost of a smile but a smile no less as he opened the door for her and led her out of the room. "So, Sesshoumaru, what exactly happened? Why were we in the bath—?"

Her question was interrupted by a burst of laughter on her part.

They found the room deprived of conscious people. In very awkward positions.

Sesshoumaru smirked at Kagome who was laughing insanely. Kikyou was half on the couch and half on the floor, her legs held loosely by Inuyasha as he slept with a bottle of Kirin in his mouth.

Sango was sprawled on the floor next to Mirouku who looked as if he had fallen over onto Sango.

Kagome grinned, "I'd hate to see Sango's reaction when she wakes up."

A chuckle rumbled in Sesshoumaru's throat, and Kagome stared at him in surprise. Smiling softly, Kagome kept his gaze for some time, ignoring the pounding of her head.

Suddenly she paled, "Wait, I'm drunk! What the hell did I say, Sesshoumaru!"

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A.N. I am so sorry I could not add anymore fluff to this, so this chapter was very disappointing. I got some really upsetting news and I just was not in too good of a mood to write and so rushed the second half of this. Responses will me in next chapter.