IMPORTANT NOTE: You know something, I'm a little cheesed off by the response of a flamer (my first, awww). Apparently, the plot is unrealistic and has "so many plot holes you could drive a truck through them". Really, read it and check it out. I don't think this is quite true. Okay, it's a little unique and yes Kagome did agree easily to the deal, but think about it. Inuyasha is a new, but hot photographer. Kagome is a new, but hot model. Neither has gained any artistic publicity for their respective careers. They haven't had a chance yet. And it's Sango's job, as Kagome's publicist, to try and get the best for her. Modeling is like the Olympics, you have to have lots of money to start. I thought it was clear that Kagome was just your average girl with a whole lot of talent for this, as I've stayed away from talking about Kagome wearing designer labels and such things. 30 free photos is huge for today's models, and it would give Kagome something other than amateur shots for her portfolio, which is vital for getting contracts. (Yes, I did research before I started writing this.) Inuyasha would have girls coming in by the truckload after Kagome shot to the top, as everyone likes up and coming models. They both get what they want.
One of the best ways to hit the news is through celebrity romance, as you'll see if you pick up any of the huge number of celebrity magazines there are around today. This way, as outlined by the deal, Inuyasha shoots to the A-List, and gets all the publicity he could want, whilst Kagome does it her way, just as she'd like. Sango was at her wits end. The fact that they are such good friends with Myouga says something doesn't it? If they're photographing for the same person, Kagome isn't getting varied work, so she isn't getting a whole lot of publicity. Sango was desperate, plus the whole fact that she was completely starstruck and probably would have done anything he asked at that point. Like I said, Mr. Mireshi was a legend in her circle of work. Shown by how easily he managed to get Sango to agree to this on Kagome's behalf.
Oh and by the way, Sango would NEVER actually harm Buyo. He was just a humorous cover up for the real reason behind the acceptance of the deal, which is because Kagome and Sango were desperate, which I thought was pretty obvious. They knew it, I knew it and I hope you knew it.
So, missy, I think the plot IS believable (though only just) and I think it's working out pretty well, seeing as you guys seem to appreciate it. Back me up here, people, and I love you all. People really need to think about what they say to people. Flame if you must, as I said you could, but don't be rude or sarcastic about it. That's all I ask. A little respect.
Just had to get that off my chest. Damn flamers, out to knock me off my bandwagon…Grrrr…
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Okay, I know that was insanely long for one complaint, but it really, really pissed me off. Thanks for reading, (if you even did! Xxx)
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU GUYS! I never thought that by Chapter 5 I would have over 50 reviews! It might not seem like much on the grand scale, but it REALLY means a lot to me, and I hope this story will continue to succeed. If anyone doesn't like something that's going on, or can think of a little something they want inserted, let me know, and I will seriously consider it. Okay?
Now, without further ado, here is Chapter 6: The Aftermath, of Caught in the Flash!
Chapter 6: The Aftermath
Red flashes, a burning heat heading through his body. Drenched in sweat, hot skin against hot skin, rubbing, sliding, all over. Feminine hair draping over his chest, black on silver, creating a sharp contrast to his own.
Inuyasha was blind, but he could feel, could hear , could almost touch everything. The sheer arousal was mindblowing, and all she was doing was lying on him. He could feel her breasts, soft mounds pressed against his pecs, the light in-and-out touch of her stomach as her breathing rate matched his own, perfectly. Legs entangled, and pure, raw sex emanating from both of them. He could feel her heavy, humid breath on his ears, making them twitch rapidly. Just when he thought he couldn't take it anymore, just when he was going to take her right then, he felt the red flash through his irises, his blood boiling...
And Inuyasha Mireshi sat bolt upright in bed, looking at the dark haired girl strewn across his pillows, blinking in the dark.
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As Inuyasha squeezed his eyes shut and tried to return his heavy breathing to normal, he panicked. Sure, he had sex dreams, I mean, would he be human if he didn't? Jeremy needed his exercise. But he hadn't had the red dreams since...well, since Kikyou.
No one had ever lit him on fire like her. No one had ever been able to make his pulse race and his blood churn like she had. And she had almost caused his own self-destruction. Inuyasha felt tears prick at the back of his eyes, and forcefully blinked them back. He couldn't start breaking down, not now. He hadn't done it for ten years, and he wasn't about to start now. Not Inuyasha, brought down by history. No matter how devastating it had been.
Actually, Inuyasha thought, as he got up and looked at the clock. Two a.m. Great...He wouldn't be able to sleep anymore. Just as well, the Beast was coming today anyway. Something about his new muse. As he crossed to his spacious black marble bathroom, he decided to tell himself the truth. Honestly, no one HAD lit him up like Kikyou had. And flicking one last glance back at the person in question, he began to strip off and turned on the shower. Once inside, he leaned against the cool tiling of the cubicle. No one had, until Kagome Higurashi.
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"Shut up! Put your pants on already!" Sango screeched. She had woken up in Kagome's digs, having spent a delicious night hopping up and down on the water bed and kicking both Kagome and Miroku out of the room.
"Can you possible be saying, darling Sango, that you don't appreciate my choice of daywear this fine morning?" Miroku gasped, seemingly appalled.
Sango's mouth dropped open, gaping at the stupidity of the whole question. Well, come on, anyone had to admit, he looked drool-worthy hot, but that wasn't the point! Who turns up in the bedroom at some godforsaken time in the morning of a girl you made out with twice in a leopard-print man thong, and a red cape covered with faux leopard fur (AN: I'm totally anti-fur guys!) plus a little Alice band with - god! – teeny leopard ears on it.
And that was how Miroku stood in the doorway. Sango had fully considered telling the man she liked him, but she had to say, this was almost enough to make her reconsider. Seriously. Reconsider whether or not she wanted that sex change operation.
See, Miroku had thought that this would not only turn Sango on, and make his sexual prowess exercises and techniques worthwhile but allow him to hear her laugh again. He loved that sound. As he looked at her shocked face, the grin on his face grew wider as he twirled, showing the ass he had worked so hard on underneath the flying cape, and he heard his lady love emit a small squeak. Yeah, he had her now.
Under the covers, Sango was overheating, and knew she had to come out reasonably soon, or else Miroku would come in with her, and she knew she couldn't restrain herself once that happened. Okay, umm, number one, quit squirming, he was gonna be loving that. Number two,she had to get that idiot out of that outfit. Inuyasha's brother, Sesshoumaru and his mate Rin were coming to assess Kagome today, and there was no way ANYONE could make her look bad. Least of all someone who didn't look bad at all...
"Okay, umm, Miroku. You're indecent, so I'm not coming out, but Sesshoumaru's coming today, so you have to get out of that... outfit...if that's what you could call it... before –" Sango paused as she felt a different youkai presence in the room. Yup. She'd know that musky feeling anywhere.
"I have to say, this Sesshoumaru is a tad confused..." boomed a deep voice, from a head around the side of the door. Miroku practically gasped, and wrapped his hip length cape around himself, and sidled out of the door, practically purple and mumbling incoherently. A short, pretty brunette came round the door, squealed and jumped onto Sango's bed. She wore a pink, embroidered peasant top, a floor length, tiered white skirt and flipflops. Sango also squealed and the two hugged each other excitedly, babbling nonstop. Sesshoumaru, in his sharp business suit, looked on, thoroughly bemused.
"Ummm Rin? Care to explain to this Sesshoumaru?" Sesshoumaru asked, dumping the large duffel bag the two had brought for their two-week stay.
"Sesshy, remember I told you about Sango? We were in college together! She was my roommate!" Rin said excitedly, still holding onto the girl, who she had conveniently not noticed had been sleeping in a super short pink t-shirt with "SupaBitch" strewn across the front plus teeny tiny blur short shorts.
"Yeah, whatever Rin. Hi Sango, this Sesshoumaru find it pleasurable to make your acquaintance. Where's my rat's ass of a brother?" Sesshoumaru asked, his upper lip curling with obvious disdain.
"Uh, you might want to go and check his room." Piped up Sango. Though, she thought, she could make this just a little bit more difficult for Kagome. Just a little, you know, extra punishment for nearly throwing her career in the trash. Retribution and regret counted for nothing. Ain't nothin' like a good dose of karma to bite you in the ass, reasoned Sango.
"But you know, you might want to scent the room out first, they were...a little...busy, shall we say, last night..." Sango smiled michievously at Sesshoumaru, pinching Rin when she tried to protest.
"Okay, this Sesshoumaru is entirely grossed out now, thanks Sango." And shaking his head, the tall youkai made his way to his baby brother's quarters.
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"Sango, I have the weirdest feeling Inuyasha wasn't the busy one last night..." Rin whispered conspiratorially as soon as she heard the elevator ding.
"Me and the drag queen you saw leave here are not involved in any way, shape or form, thank you very much!" Sango said positively.
"Uh huh, and I'm not sleeping with Sesshoumaru. You were a bad liar in the Beta Gamma Beta sorority, and you're worse now. Spill." Rin sat expectantly, waiting for Sango to tell all, juicy details inclusive.
"Rin?" Sango stage-whispered.
"Yeah?" Rin replied.
"Come a little closer." Sango beckoned with her finger, looking around for any possible eavesdroppers. Rin scooted up the bed.
"Closer." Sango continued. Rin scooted some more.
"Closer." Rin practically came nose to nose with Sango.
"Guess what." Sango whispered, her eyes glittering excitedly.
"What!" Rin was practically quivering now with the excitement.
"I know you're still a virgin, honey."
"Hello, mated to Sesshoumaru!" Rin protested.
"Damn." Sango muttered.
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Struggling to ignore an indignant screech from Rin three floors up, Sesshoumaru continued on to his brother's rooms. However, he didn't make it unnoticed.The incredibly tall, imposing youkai had a slight tendency to terrify those around him, and it wasn't his style not to play on that. Twas a stinkin' shame thought that the only people he didn't intimidate, even a little, were Rin and that insufferable half-breed brother of his.
But, Sesshoumaru thought, gleefully rubbing his hands together with a dark chuckle, he could sure as hell embarrass his brother...Busy, were they?
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"Kagome." Inuyasha said, smiling, just a little as she cursed and swatted his hand away.
"Nnnnnhhhh...Pishyanaka..." Kagome mumbled, rolling over and curling up inside the luxurious bedding.
"Come on. Sesshoumaru's ass is dragging itself in here today." Inuyasha said dryly, shaking her again, only to be met by a flying hand, and a large cobweb of black hair with no face behind it.
"AGGGH!" Inuyasha yelled, jumping back from the bed, hiding behind the pillow he had clutched to his bare chest.
"What...?" Kagome said groggily. "I'm not in the mood for yelling this morning, not since you spent all of last night KICKING me."
"Wench, I was NOT kicking you! You just kept getting in the way. I'm and active sleeper, what do you want from me?" Inuyasha protested, getting a little indignant now. How dare the wench question his goddamned sleeping habits! Could he do NOTHING right?
"Well, for one thing," Kagome said, clearer now, brushing her hair back from her face. " Stop parading around in front of me with a pair of Daffy Duck boxers on..." A mischievous grin spread across her face, and she laughed at Inuyasha as he went beet red and growled at her.
"You BITCH!" Inuyasha replied, throwing the black pillow in his hands at her head.
"Hey!"
"Taught you, huh?" Inuyasha smirked, looking proudly at the fallen model before him.
"You wanna challenge me?" Kagome asked cockily, getting up on her knees with a pillow in her hand.
Trying to ignore how hot she looked in the purple short shorts and tank top, complete with mussed hair and cocky grin, he took her up on it. "Yeah, bitch. Whatcha gonna do about it?"
"You wanna challenge me?" Kagome asked, adding in a body roll for good measure, advancing towards the end of the bed, where he leaned, arms crossed.
"What, you didn't hear me the first time?" Inuyasha asked. Putting on a Forties' mobster accent, he told her, "Yeah little missy, I got some beef witchu. Let's roll..."
"Alright then tough stuff, you asked for it." And with a carefree squeal, Kagome jumped on Inuyasha's head with her pillow, which promptly burst, scattering feathers all over him.
Jeez, he hadn't actually expected the wench to jump him, Inuyasha thought disbelievingly. Alrighty then, if she wanted it, she had it. Spitting feathers out of his mouth, looking for all the world like an oversized moulting chicken, Inuyasha blindly seized the nearest pillow and clocked the little lady cackling away at him.
Soon, the pair had come into a full-fledged, fully childish pillowfight, beating at each other until the feathers whirled, enveloping them in a white, fluffy maelstrom.
For the first time in years, Inuyasha laughed, as in truly laughed. Not at the expense of others, but simply taking joy out of his company. Once again, hadn't happened since Kikyou, Inuyasha thought briefly, coming down a little from the pillow induced high. But screw that, and screw her. She had betrayed him, and now, he had her replica right here in his bed, and he was seeing love again, but wouldn't allow love to take him. Yeah, he liked her. Yeah, there was some kind of connection. But he wouldn't get taken by that shit again, not since that New Year...
Suddenly, Kagome felt the carefree mood dim, just a little, as Inuyasha dipped his head slightly as he hit out blindly with his huge throw pillow. He was a great person, that much she knew, despite their minimal conversation. He was in a lot of pain though, lots of it. And Kagome would be damned if she allowed any person she considered her friend to be in pain if she could fix it. She liked him, she really did. As more than a friend. But neither he, nor she wanted that kind of relationship.
Inuyasha suddenly rolled over on Kagome, panting heavily, and holding his pillow triumphantly over her. He pinned her down with his knees, straddling her stomach, and laughing. Kagome laughed too, squirming underneath him, blinking away the falling feathers. Funny, she never thought someone like him could actually make laughing sound so natural. She tingled underneath him, as their laughter died away, and the feathers fell like snow around them.
On impulse, Inuyasha leaned down, almost touching her nose with his, breathing hotly onto her moist lips. Kagome let a small whimper escape her mouth, and unconciously arched her back a little up towards his chest. Using one hand by her head to balance himself, Inuyasha came down, capturing her lips with his own.
Or rather, he would've, had Sesshoumaru not just walked in, gleefully holding a Polaroid camera, and shaking a small square piece of photo paper around.
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"Shut up." Inuyasha said, pouting heavily on his inflatable mattress in his Olympic sized swimming pool. He was wearing blue and red trunks, and lay, with opaque shades on, scowling in the centre of the pool. Kagome wore a bikini, and was chatting by the poolside with Rin and Sango.
Meanwhile, he was getting hell from Miroku and Sesshoumaru, who, unfortunately for him, got along like a house on fire, and took it out on him, due to his, somewhat, compromising situation that he'd been found in two hours earlier.
"Come on, Inuyasha, I haven't seen a pillowfight that cliche since...well, some movie with an insanely sentimental and dream-like pillowfight, okay?" Sesshoumaru chuckled, bouncing on his feet next to Inuyasha's lilo, with Miroku at his side, in purple Speedos of course. Somehow, he managed to get away with those...Just...
"Shut up." Inuyasha growled out between gritted teeth.
"Oooooh, Inuyasha got a girlfriend?" Miroku asked in a baby voice. (AN: I'm sure you know what's up next.)
"INU AND KAGOME, SITTIN' IN A TREE, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Sesshoumaru and Miroku sang, pushing Inuyasha's lilo for every syllable of the song.
"Trees huh," Inuyasha barked. "I'ma see your ass in a tree in two seconds!" He clambered off his lilo and into the water with his best friend and brother. Throwing the shades into the foliage by the poolside, he began the vicious chase...
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"Sango, I DID NOT have sex with him!" Kagome protested, sitting up and glaring at her best friend.
"Uh huh." Sango said coolly, shifting underneath her ray of sunshine.
"Come on, don't you remember our slumber party two months ago, and we had a pillowfight? It was just like that I swear!" Kagome said, grinning confidently.
"Yes Kagome. Except I'm sure you and Sango were fully dressed." Rin said dryly, chuckling and high-fiveing Sango.
"Shut up!" Kagome screeched.
And into the cacophony of shrieking women and the loud splashes/thuds of fighting men using foam inflatables, walked a women, who immediately shouted,
"SURPRISE!"
Six jaws dropped.
AN: Sorry folks, you all know how much I love a good cliffie! Have fun guessing who it is! Love you all and review. Sorry about the sappy pillowfight, but I thought it was cute.
Love you all, Inukagchick11
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