Disclaimer: I do not own ANY OF the Inuyasha crew that belongs to the talented Rumiko Takahasi. I also don't own ANY OF the dead or alive characters that appear they belong to Tecmo and Team Ninja.

Chapter 18:

It had been two days since the fight with Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku had occurred. And it had been two days since the girls had spoken to the guys. Inuyasha and Miroku tried everything in their power to make the girls forgive them but nothing seemed to be working.

"Hey Kagome want to go get some lunch before we go for a swim?" Sango asked as she watched Kagome finish tying her hair up in a low ponytail.

"Sure but you know if we eat we can't swim for an hour." Kagome said as she looked at herself in the mirror.

Her and Sango had decided to go swimming today in the indoor pool. Swimming was a great stress reliever and to say the least that's what the two girls needed right now.

"Whatever I thought that was just some stupid thing someone set up to make kids stay out the water." Sango said as she looked over to Kagome.

She was wearing a plain white T tied on the side in a knot over her bathing suit top and a pair of denim shorts over her bottoms. She had on her anklet and a pair of green flip flops. Her hair was up in its simply high ponytail.

"Nah its true believe me. My element is water so I would think that I would know all the do's and dont's associated with it." She said as she turned away from the mirror in her room.

Kagome had on a plain blue baggy T-shirt that was tied in a knot in the back and a pair of blue denim shorts. She had a pair of blue flip flops on with an anklet on her ankle (where else would it be).

"I suppose." Said Sango as she hopped off of Kagome's bed and towards the door, "What will we do if the boys are in the cafeteria?"

Kagome just sighed and walked out her door into the living room before turning towards Sango.

"I really don't know. I'm not done being mad at Inuyasha and I want a verbal apology from the mighty Inuyasha. Not just some teddy bear that says sorry. And I certainly don't need another set of flowers delivered to my room with I'm sorry letters. I'm sick of making 5 trips a day to your nursery." Kagome said.

"I agree. Between you and me my nursery is getting filled. I can only take a couple flowers more before the paths in and out of there are covered with flowers." Sango said.

"Those two just don't get that all we want is verbal apologies not just some items. I think they still think were like all those other bitches their use to." Kagome said as she exited her room and towards the cafeteria.

"Maybe but they better pick it up fast that we aren't or else they wont be talking to us for a long time." Sango said as she walked next to Kagome.

"Amen to that." Kagome replied as they arrived at the cafeteria.

"So anyway moving away from the subject of those idiots we only have two more months until we have spring break any idea what you want to do for this year?" Kagome asked as they got in line after placing their orders.

"Humm I don't know somewhere not as crowded as last year. Cancun was nice but if one more boy touched my ass I swear I was going to kill." Sango said as she raised her fist in an angry gesture.

Kagome just nodded and smiled, "Gotta agree with you there but I was thinking more along the lines of the Bahamas."

Kagome and Sango got their orders and sat in an empty booth. Kagome had her favorite, oden with a small Pepsi and Sango had rice with chicken and broccoli with a small sprite.

"Humm that sounds nice. A place where we could relax and still enjoy our spring break it's perfect. So do you want to go to Keith and ask him to set it up after lunch? I mean it is only the middle of March." Sango asked as she took a sip from her drink.

"Yeah I think we should because you know pretty soon people will be putting in where they want to go and it might take a while. We'll run it by the others and see if they are up to it. I asked Ayame to tell Koga and them to meet us at the pool but they got called on a last minute assignment. Keith said it wasn't big enough for me and you to go on." Kagome said as she sipped at her own drink.

"Okay and I asked Kirara to bring our brothers and Sierra by for a swim. But they said that they already had planned on going to the mall. We'll ask them later and tell Keith if they want to join."

"Sounds good lets eat I'm starving." Kagome said and the two began to eat talking in between about the trip.

"Yo so Inuyasha I was thinking that I would send Sango another teddy bear this time with a bouquet of exotic flowers from the tropical rainforest. I'm sure she'll love them." Miroku said as he and Inuyasha walked into the cafeteria.

So far nothing had worked to win the girls over but they didn't give up trying.

"Sounds good I found this place that sells exotic fish from the Caribbean. I think I'll give Kagome one. She loves anything to deal with the sea and she can add it to her medical fish tank." Inuyasha thought as they got their usually orders.

"That should at least get her to talk to you." Miroku said as they looked for a place to sit.

Then both of their eyes landed on the girls they had been talking about. Kagome and Sango were eating lunch and talking, with the occasional laugh when one of them said something funny.

Inuyasha became entranced as he watched Kagome laugh at something Sango had said. He hadn't seen that smile or heard her laugh for two days and missed it dearly. He only wished it was him causing her to laugh and smile that way.

Miroku was staring at Sango entranced like Inuyasha. It had been so long since he had seen that smile and heard her laugh. To long in his opinion. All he wanted to do was go over there and laugh along with her.

The two demon males looked at each other before walking over to the table that held their girlfriends.

With Kagome and Sango

"HAHAHAH man I still remember that day. Poor Koga I had to go out and save him from the 'evil seaweed.'" Kagome said as she laughed at the memory Sango brought up.

"Yea but no one told Koga to follow you out that far. He stayed away from the ocean for the rest of the vacation." Sango laughed as she had tears forming in her eyes.

"Wait that wasn't the funniest vacation. Remember when Koga tried to grab my butt while we were in that pool in Miami two years ago?" Kagome said as she cried from tears of laughter.

"OH MY GOSH HAHAHA hell yea I remember that. You moved out of the way at the last minute and Koga grabbed that 50 year old lady's ass!" Sango said as she held her stomach.

"HAHAH the lady practically beat him until he was unconscious. And then when he woke up Ayame beat him up till he was unconscious again." Kagome said as she held her stomach as well, "My stomach hurts from laughing so damn hard."

The two girls were so wrapped up that they hadn't noticed the two boys that had arrived at the table till they cleared their throats.

Kagome and Sango quickly sobered up and turned smiling faces towards the new comers. However those smiles quickly dropped as they saw who they were.

"Do you guys mind if we eat lunch with you?" Inuyasha asked as he looked at Kagome.

Kagome and Sango said nothing they just scooted over and let the boys sit.

Taking this as a sign that maybe they were starting to forgive them they sat down next to their girlfriends.

"So how have you two been?" Asked Miroku as he stared at Sango intently.

"Fine," was her short crisp reply.

"Are you two doing anything today?" Inuyasha said trying to get Kagome to open up to him.

"Yes." She said as she continued to eat.

Okay this was going no where fast.

"So what are you doing?" Inuyasha asked trying to find out if what she was doing might help him win her over.

"Going swimming", was her reply.

"Oh in which pool?" Miroku asked

"In the one for people in our fighting range." was Sango's reply.

"Oh can we come?" Miroku asked hoping they said yes.

"The pool is for everyone who is in our fighting range. So if you are in that range then you can swim if you like." Said Kagome as she finished eating, "I'm done come on Sango we have to talk to Keith.

Sango just nodded and jumped over Miroku as Kagome jumped over Inuyasha.

"Okay see ya'll at the pool." Miroku said as he watched them leave.

The two females said nothing and threw out their trash before leaving towards the offices.

"I think they hate us." Said Miroku as he looked down at his food not feeling hungry anymore.

"Maybe your right." Inuyasha said, "I'm not hungry anymore."

With that Inuyasha went and threw out the rest of his ramen which was hardly touched. This shocked Miroku. Inuyasha never turned down ramen OR threw it out. He must be really depressed but seeing as he was in the same boat Miroku agreed.

"Yea I'm not hungry either come on lets go get ready to go swimming. We can work on a way to win them back while we get ready." Miroku said sadly throwing away his own hardly touched food.

Inuyasha just nodded and they walked out of the cafeteria depressed. They walked out the doors opposite the ones Kagome and Sango left towards the rooms so they never noticed the two pairs of shocked eyes that watched them leave.

With Kagome and Sango

"Hey Sango wait a minute I wanted a bottle of water." Kagome said as she turned around and walked back towards the cafeteria.

Sango just shrugged and followed after her.

Once they reached the cafeteria they heard and saw Inuyasha and Miroku talking.

"I think they hate us." Said Miroku as he looked down at his food not feeling hungry anymore.

"Maybe your right." Inuyasha said, "I'm not hungry anymore."

With that Inuyasha went and threw out the rest of his ramen which was hardly touched. This struck Miroku as a shock. Inuyasha never turned down ramen OR threw it out. He must be really depressed but seeing as he was in the same boat Miroku agreed.

"Yea I'm not hungry either come on lets go get ready to go swimming. We can work on a way to win them back while we get ready." Miroku said sadly throwing away his own hardly touched food.

Inuyasha just nodded and they walked out of the cafeteria depressed.

"Sango I don't believe what I just saw. Did Inuyasha just throw away Ramen? A FULL bowl of Ramen?" Kagome asked as she looked at the door her boyfriend left out of.

Sango was in shock. Inuyasha and Miroku very seldom threw food away being pigs but they had just thrown away their meals hardly touching them.

"I think he just did. And Miroku just threw his food away too."

"Sango, I don't think I've ever seen Inuyasha and Miroku look so depressed. They must be really sorry." Kagome said.

"I know maybe we should forgive them they are really sorry." Sango said caving in.

"Yea I think we should."

Kagome and Sango really did miss the guys a lot. More than they were willing to admit. And they hated seeing them so sad. Maybe they had suffered enough.

"Well we'll accept their apologizes when we all go swimming. But do you still want your bottle of water?" Sango asked while looking at Kagome.

"No I'm not thirsty anymore. And I think we should go talk to Keith after we go swimming." Said Kagome as she turned away from the cafeteria door she had been looking through and began to walk toward the pool.

Sango just nodded her head in understanding and followed Kagome to the pool area.

One Hour Later

Kagome and Sango were at the pool swimming. The girls had waited an hour before entering the pool and were now enjoying their selves.

The pool was Olympic size and went from 6 to 20 ft deep (cool I don't think those are the Olympic size pools real dept.) and had three different diving boards at different heights

Kagome was wearing a two piece black bikini set. The top tied around the back and middle and had rhinestone claw marks on her right breast. The front was held together with a silver ring displaying a lot of cleavage. The bottoms were boy shorts that had rhinestones across the top and a picture of white tiger covering her butt. She also had her snowflake belly button ring on.

Sango had a green camouflage bathing suit on. The top was like Kagome's and tied around the back and neck but she had a gold skull with cross bones on her right breast. Then her bottoms were solid black boy shorts with the same skull and crossbones on her left check. She had changed her belly button ring to match her bathing and now had a gold skull with cross bones instead of her rose.

The two were quite content in just swimming around and loved the quiet.

"Hey I wonder if the boys are really going to come." Sango said aloud as she and Kagome got out the pool for a minute.

"Maybe they changed their mi-" Kagome started but was cut off once said boys walked in.

Kagome and Sango couldn't help it and their jaws dropped.

'I've missed that damn body for two fucking day! He not even trying to look sexy and I want to jump him.' Kagome thought as she looked at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha had no shirt on and therefore Kagome could see every muscle that glistened under his toned skin. His six pack glistened showing that he worked out a lot and was strong. She looked at his arm and saw how his gang tattoo flashed against his skin in a tauntingly dangerous manner. As her eyes drifted down Kagome saw how his swim trunks hung from his hips in a deliciously teasing way. She could see a little of the silver hair peaking out from underneath. As her eyes fell down more she saw that he had on red swim trunks with a silver dragon wrapping around from the back to the front. The swim trunk's hiding what she really wanted to see but she was quite content at what she could see. As her eyes traveled even further down she looked at his toned powerful legs and to his feet which had on a pair of open toe Speedo flip flops on. Her eyes traveled up again this time to his hair that was up in a high ponytail , down to his full lips which she kissed countless times, and finally going up a little landing on his beautiful golden orbs.

Sango eyes did the same examination that Kagome's had done and was pleased that her baby still had drool worthy body. How his chest rose and fell seductively calling for her touch. How his tattoo glistened against his tanned skin showing his position in their gang. How his shorts hung loosely from his hips. He had on a pair of midnight blue swim trunks that had a black fully transformed dog demon on the back. How his hair was thrown up carelessly into its small ponytail. How his lips looked so nice to kiss. And finally how his eyes beckoned her to look into them.

'DAMN!' Both Kagome and Sango thought once their observations were over.

"You know Kagome I love you staring at me but if you keep your mouth open much longer a bug may get stuck their." Inuyasha said as he smirked at her.

"Yes I must say Sango I am flattered but you are beginning to drool." Miroku said showing his award winning smile.

Kagome and Sango just blushed before closing their mouths and turning away.

"Shut up you two." They said.

Inuyasha and Miroku just laughed. Apparently the girls hadn't noticed that they had been checking them out just as intently. In fact Inuyasha had his jaw to the floor for a minute and he was sure his dick would have made itself noticeable had his pants not been so baggy. Miroku was drooling for a good minute also but they guessed the girls were too wrapped up in their own observations to notice.

"So are we going to go swimming or are we going to stand here." Said Sango finally getting impatient and dove into the water.

Miroku followed soon after her after depositing his towel next to hers.

Kagome said nothing and walked over to the diving boards and climbed to the highest one.

"Hey Miroku and Sango watch out Kagome's going to do a jump off the diving board." Inuyasha yelled.

The two teens looked up and saw that Kagome was indeed getting ready to jump. They quickly swam over to where Inuyasha was standing out of the pool and watched her.

'Okay Inuyasha is watching you so make this impressive.' Kagome thought as she prepared herself.

Then she ran to the end of the board and jumped. She twirled around and the did three backwards flips before coming out of the flips and hitting the water without making a big splash.

Inuyasha and Miroku just stared at where she had hit the water. That was one of the best dives they had ever seen. Sango just smiled knowing that Kagome was the best and what she just did wasn't even her best dive. But it was a dive that she rarely did.

'Must be because of Inuyasha.' Sango thought.

As Kagome came up she was greeted with applause from her friend, cousin, and boyfriend. The loudest came from her boyfriend.

"That was one of the best dives I've ever seen Kagome. No scratch that, that WAS the best dive I've ever seen!" Inuyasha praised while looking at her.

"Thanks." She said and returned the smile with a blush.

"Well I don't know about you but I feel like jumping in the Jacuzzi anyone up for it?" Asked Sango as she looked at the group.

Inuyasha and Kagome said no voting to stay and swim in the pool.

However Miroku was more than happy to join Sango. This gave him and Inuyasha a chance to speak to the girls alone.

"Okay come on you pervert." Sango said as she got out the pool and walked over to a door that said Jacuzzi with her towel.

"Sango that wasn't nice and wait for me." Miroku yelled as he ran after his green eyed beauty with his towel in his hand.

Kagome and Inuyasha laughed as they saw the door shut behind Miroku.

"That cousin of mine is hopeless." Kagome said to her self as she continued to float in the middle of the pool.

Inuyasha just looked at her. She seemed at peace in the water. Like she was apart of it somehow.

'She's gorgeous.' Inuyasha thought staring at her.

"Hey Inuyasha are you going to stand there and stare at me all day or are you going to come in and swim?" Kagome asked him once she noticed he was just staring at her.

Inuyasha just shook his head to clear his thoughts and jumped in before swimming over to Kagome.

'Her and Sango have been nice to us today. I wonder if she is still mad at me.' Inuyasha thought as he reached her.

Kagome was still floating and had her eyes closed with a small smile on her face. She looked like a water angel the way she floated on top of the water and the way her hair was fanned out around her in a blue halo.

Inuyasha dove underwater and grabbed Kagome around the waist and dragged her under with him.

Kagome screamed but was cut off as she was dragged underwater completely caught off guard by Inuyasha. As she was dragged deeper and deeper she looked and saw that Inuyasha was still holding her around her waist. His golden eyes locking on to her blue ones.

Kagome was about to hit him for dunking her when Inuyasha's lips made contact with hers.

Kagome's eyes opened wider as Inuyasha's closed.

'She isn't pushing me back she must not be mad at me anymore.' He thought.

Inuyasha then pulled Kagome closer to him and held her tightly.

Kagome soon relaxed in his arms and closed her eyes as she left him kiss her. The kiss was deep and passionate and spoke volumes of how Inuyasha had missed her.

Then after two minutes Inuyasha broke the kiss and began to take them up. He was running out of air and pretty soon would have none if he didn't make it to the surface.

Kagome however stopped him before he got to the surface and looked at him. Inuyasha was giving her a look that told her that they needed air now or they could drown. Kagome just shook her head no and kissed Inuyasha again. This time Inuyasha felt a tingling sensation run through him. Not the normal tingle that he got whenever he was with Kagome but one that spread throughout his body in a blanket of power.

When she pulled away from him she took a deep breath underwater and urged him to do the same. Inuyasha stared at her for minute as if she had lost her mind. Breathe underwater. But he would drown.

"Inuyasha I gave you the ability to breathe underwater as well as communicate underwater." Kagome said as she gave him a small smile.

Finally it clicked and Inuyasha took a breathe realizing that he could indeed breathe underwater.

"Thanks Kagome so that means I can tell you what I should've told you two days ago." Inuyasha said as he held her to him.

Kagome gave him a confused look wandering what he could possibly want to tell her.

"Kagome I'm sorry I should have NEVER danced with Kikyo. No matter what. She's my ex and not even a pleasant one. Also she is the enemy of the one woman I love. You. I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me for being so stupid." Inuyasha said as he looked her in the eye.

Kagome would've been crying had she not been surrounded by water. Inuyasha had just apologized to her verbally. That was all she wanted.

"Inuyasha I forgive you and I'm sorry I danced and kissed that boy. I only did it to get you and Kikyo out of my mind and to make you jealous. I love you too." Kagome said as she smiled at him.

Inuyasha hugged her and kissed her again holding her tight. Their hearts joined together as one again as their hair mixed in together around them creating a blue and silver mix.

'I won't let you go Kagome you will be the girl I make my mate. You will be the one who has my children. You will be the one I get old with. You are the one I will be with forever. And you will be the one who I will tell my deepest secrets to.' He thought as they continued to kiss under the water.

With Sango and Miroku

Sango and Miroku had entered the room and saw the huge Jacuzzi. It was designed to kind of resemble that of a hot spring. Their was grass as carpet for the floor with a stone path leading to the water. Around the Jacuzzi were large rocks that you could lean against and their was soft music playing in the back round. The room was pretty big and even had trees growing around the water in order to give an outside effect. This was one of Sango's favorite rooms.

"Wow this room is truly amazing." Miroku said as he stared at the space in amazement.

"Yea it is. This is one of my favorite rooms in the entire base." Sango said as she entered the warm water and leaned against a rock closing her eyes.

Miroku stared at her. She was truly an angel. The way the steam surrounded her gave her a dreamy appearance. The way her hair hit the water and fanned out a little. And the back ground added to his thoughts of her.

"Miroku you know if you're going to just gap at me then you should at least close your mouth." Sango said as she opened one of her eyes and gave him a small smile.

Miroku smiled back and entered the water walking directly over to her.

When she saw this Sango opened both of her eyes and looked at him questionably.

"Hey Miroku are you o-" Sango started before she was cut off by his kiss.

Miroku couldn't hold his emotions back anymore. He had to kiss her, touch her, and feel her. He had been going crazy without her for two days and now he just wanted to be with her and never let her go.

Sango's eyes had gone wide when he kissed her. She was shocked that he had done it but she wasn't mad. If anything she was the complete opposite and allowed her eyes to close and to lean into the heart warming kiss he was giving her.

After a minute or two they pulled back both panting and trying to catch their breathe while looking into the others eyes.

Miroku was the first one to gain his breathe back and told her what had been on his mind for two days.

"Sango I'm sorry about what happened two days ago. I didn't mean to hurt you. You know I would never do anything to hurt the one I love. You mean a lot to me and Yura means nothing. You are the only woman that I desire." He said completely serious.

Sango just stared at him in shock. She could see how serious he was. He wasn't playing and he wasn't being a pervert.

"Miroku I forgive you and I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have done that. I didn't and don't feel anything for that boy. I only did it to get the thought of you and Yura out of my mind. I love you Miroku and that won't change." Sango said as she hugged him.

Miroku just smiled down at the girl in his arms.

'I will always protect you Sango. You are my one and only from now to eternity.' Miroku thought.

He moved Sango till she sat on his lap and kissed her. Sealing the promise he made with a kiss from the woman that he loved.

In A Dark Base

"Boss, we have finally found some information concerning the whereabouts of Kagome Higurashi and Sango Kizu." Said an informant as he stood nervously in front of his bosses.

"Okay and what is it that you have found out for us." Said a dark voice as his red eyes glowed in the dark room and his long black wavy hair was up in a ponytail

"According to our sources Inuyasha Takahasi and Kagome are dating as is Sango and Miroku Kazaana. Two days ago the two couples had an argument concerning a Miss Kikyo Saitou and Yura Yamato. Apparently Inuyasha was caught dancing 'suggestively' with Kikyo and Miroku was caught dancing with Yura. Kikyo is Inuyasha's ex and a long time rival with Kagome. Yura is Miroku's ex and a long time rival of Sango. The last we saw of the couples was when they were arguing out in his parking lot before disappearing." He finished as he looked at them.

The two dangerous men just sat there going over all the information that they had just been giving.

"Is that all. Do you have any idea about their location as of right now?" Said the other man who also had red eyes yet a shorter and straight ponytail.

"No Sirs we don't know where the exact location is but we do know that wherever they are they are all together and staying with Keith." The informant said as he looked over his notes, "However during a conversation between Inuyasha, Miroku, Kikyo, and Yura Miroku said that they were staying at one of Keith's houses on the outskirts of New York City."

"Well then I want a search to be done to find out what house and where it is." Said the first man with the longer hair.

"Already done sir. No house on the outskirts of New York in ANY direction belongs to Keith. I had a team do research and a foot search. Both came up with nothing."

The two men leaned back and thought that over. Keith and the rest of them were very smart. Not only could they not find them but Kagome knew about the Shikon No Tama and no doubt was looking for it also now.

"Okay we'll have to think of something then in order to find their location. However I do have a job for you Menomaru." Said long ponytail.

"Yes sir?" He said as he straightened up wanting to know what his next mission would be.

"Bring me Kikyo and Yura."

AN: Okay things are starting to heat up again. I'm far from done with this adventure. What are Inuyasha's secrets? Who were the two men with the ponytails? Why do they want Kikyo? Who will get to the Shikon No Tama first? Will they stay together or will those who wish to separate succeed. Find out when you do one thing… REVIEW!

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