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Chapter 3

Swimming

Undyne stopped the girls in front a large hut with a fabric door. They entered to find fabrics everywhere. They lined the walls and covered the doors other, dark rooms. The sheer fabrics, in red, blue, and gold, covered the windows. Undyne walked in and a large old woman stumbled towards them.

"This girl needs two new dresses," stated Undyne.

Kaede took one look at Kagome and said, "Royal blue and green."

"I agree Kaede. Can she try them on now?" asked Undyne politely. Kaede nodded and disappeared behind a line of dresses. She came back with a sexy blue, no sleeved, dress. The neckline was just deep enough to show cleavage, and it was tight around the waist and fell off the hips. The material was silky and slid easily through Kaede's hands.

"Put it on. Then we will have an idea of what you want," ordered Kaede. Kagome nodded and was immediately stripped by the large woman. She yelped as Kaede tossed the dress onto her body. With deft hands, she buttoned up the back of the dress and pushed Kagome out from behind the screen again.

"Wow, you look amazing!" cooed Sango as she bustled around the girl.

"I agree, Kaede. We will take this one," stated Undyne.

Suddenly, Kagome felt herself thrown back behind the screen. She went through the same process and before she could understand what was happening, she was back out of the screen in a green dress. This dress was slightly more traditional than the other one. It has a full skirt and long sleeved that came from just below each shoulder to her wrists. The bust was accented with stitching of leaves and small beads. "That's odd. Neither of these dresses needs any alterations," whispered Kaede, as she picked as the cloth. "Are they fitting for your occasion?"

"Wonderful," approved Undyne as she clapped her hands together, "Sango get your order. Kagome change back into her other clothes, and let's go." Kagome was finally able to take her time in removing the clothing and changing back into pants, blouse, and boots. She stood up and dusted off the clothes.

"So much for being clean," she scoffed. Kagome decided to fold up the dresses and then she stepped out to meet the rest of the group. She was shocked to see Inuyasha standing there.

"Did I miss it?" he asked eyeing the clothes in her hands. Kagome nodded dumbly. She could feel a blush spreading across her cheeks. Embarrassed, Kagome tried to pass him. "Wait," he said grabbing her wrist, "We need to talk." The girl tried to pull herself free, but with just one tug, she found herself in Inuyasha's arms. His nose was millimeters away from hers as his lips began to move. "I'm sorry." His voice was husky and deep, making Kagome shiver slightly.

"I… I really should…" she began, once again trying to pull away. Inuyasha, however, wasn't ready to give her up yet.

"Hey mom!" he called.

"Yes dear?" she asked from the counter.

"We'll meet you back home. I just want to look for myself," he answered, not taking his eyes off of Kagome.

"Ok! I'll see you two later!" agreed Undyne

"Bye!" yelled Sango before heading out.

"No, wait!" called Kagome.

"What's wrong?" asked Inuyasha. His eyes darkened with worry.

"I…uh… I want to go…" she whispered. Kagome couldn't bring herself to look into those golden eyes.

"No," said Inuyasha. He pulled her closer and rested his head upon hers. "Kagome?"

"Yes?" she questioned.

"Will you go to Kouga's ball with me?" he whispered.

"I thought I was already going with you?" Kagome couldn't figure out what was going on. She was already going with him.

"Yeah I know, but I would rather ask you this way."

"You just feel bad because you saw me naked," scoffed Kagome. She could feel Inuyasha stiffen.

"I'm sorry about that. I thought you were hurt," he reasoned.

"We're you worried?" wondered Kagome. Inuyasha let her go and turned away.

"No, of course not," he huffed.

She just put a hand on his shoulder and said, "Yes, I would love to go with you." Inuyasha turned to face her.

"Really?" he asked. His voice was riddled with hope and worry. Kagome nodded and smiled sheepishly. Inuyasha suddenly picked her up, causing her eyes to widen. She gasped as he spun her around.

Then, Inuyasha made a dash for the door, Kagome and dresses in arm. He transformed into his dog shape, allowing Kagome to ride on top of him. "Where are we going?" she called over the wind.

"You'll see," teased Inuyasha. Kagome opened her mouth to say something, but Inuyasha chose that moment to jump over a stone wall. The sensation caused all thought to leave Kagome's toiled mind.

Finally, the young couple found their destination. It was a clear, clean river in the middle of the forest. "Let's go swimming!" laughed Inuyasha as he immediately jumped into the water. Kagome was barely able to save her new dresses before they made contact with the surprisingly warm water. She was giggling by the time she found her way to the surface.

Then, swimming in front of her, was Inuyasha. His gold eyes reflected the shimmering surface of the water. Kagome looked up at him, small droplets of water dancing on her eyelashes. "Kagome," he growled in a low, seductive voice.

"Inuyasha?" she whispered. She wasn't sure if she was living or dreaming. Then, Inuyasha closed the distance and leaned into a kiss. "Damn, I am dreaming," thought Kagome ruefully. Soon, he pulled away leaving her whining. A blush spread over the boy's cheeks.

"I… I am sorry," he apologized as he moved to get out of the water. This time, however, it was Kagome's turn to stop him.

"Please… Inuyasha, don't be sorry. Don't make my first kiss sound like a mistake," she pleaded.

"Your first kiss," Inuyasha breathed. His eyes swam with unknown emotion as his calloused hand took her chin. "We should go." They got out of the water, and Kagome suddenly needed to stop him.

"Inuyasha?" she whispered, as though telling him a secret.

"What," he sighed, turning around.

"I need a new shirt…" she said. A blush spread across her cheeks as crossed her arms over her now see-through white blouse.

"Give it to me," ordered Inuyasha, reaching his hand towards her. Kagome swatted at his hand without exposing anything as she tried to fight the blush that was beginning to crawl down her neck. Inuyasha finally gave up and ran back towards the hut.

"He finally left, huh?" asked a familiar voice from the trees. Kagome immediately covered herself.

"Go away, Kouga. He'll be back soon," she stated, her voice icy and hard.

"Common babe," purred Kouga as he began to move towards her.

"No," began Kagome moving away, "Don't come any closer." Kouga took another step and was immediately tackled down by another wolf. This wolf was a little smaller than Kouga's form. It had a heavy reddish brown coat and large reddish brown eyes. The tips of its ears, tail, and feet were black.

"Well, if it isn't my dear Sango. Are you having fun with the dogs, Cousin?" he laughed.

"Get out of here, or I'll be making a personal visit to Ayume. I'm sure she'd be happy to hear about this one," she growled.

"Well, if you would get off of me…" began Kouga. Before he could finish, Sango was off of him and in her human form.

"Leave," she said coldly. He shrugged, changed into this cat form and ran off.

"Thank you," stated Kagome.

"Of course. I can't believe I'm related to that jerk," laughed Sango, as she collected Kagome's dresses.

"Neither can I," stated Kagome before Sango bid her good-bye and made her way back to the castle.

"I got you a shirt," laughed Inuyasha as he finally returned.

Kagome took the shirt from his hands before commanding, "Turn around."

"What..." began Inuyasha, "youkai don't care about stuff like that."

"Maybe," said Kagome poking him in the chest, "but I do!" Inuyasha finally gave in. He huffed loudly as he turned away. Kagome waited a second, to see if he would turn around, when he didn't, she quickly changed into the new shirt. "There!" she chimed amazed at the fit of the dark green shirt. Inuyasha turned around, a scowl still upon his fair face. "You know, you're much sexier without that scowl," laughed Kagome as she jumped on Aisa and galloped towards the castle. Inuyasha blinked once, the scowl falling from his face, before he changed into his wolf form and followed Kagome's scent.

"Damn that woman," he sighed.