Chapter 8: Spring Break

Sango sat on her bed and stared at the wall. It was Sunday, and she had nothing to do. She sighed and thought she do some homework. She opened her planner and two bold words made her smile. Spring Break. She ran over to her calendar to make sure. Yep, starting tomorrow spring break began. She then hatched a marvelous plan, then, groaned. She wanted to take Kagome and the others to the beach, but the only problem was money. She knew how to get some, easy, what she had to do to get it- whole other story. She hesitated then picked up her cell and pressed speed dial four.

"You have just reach the sex hot line, press 1 if you would-"
"Miroku!" Sango yelled blushing.
"I'm only kidding, saw caller id and decided to have fun."
"Miroku," Sango tried to strain all her anger out of her voice. "Do you have plans for this week?"
"No… wait is it?… Aha! It's spring break. So Sango…"
"Before you get any ideas, hear mine first. I thought it'd be fun to go to the beach. You know just the four of us, Kagome, you, Inuyasha, and me. But there's a problem…" Sango stopped for dramatic effect. Three, two, one..

"What's the problem?" Miroku ask, thinking he could solve the problem, even not knowing what it was.
"Well, I can't afford anything seeing as I just came up with the idea for this trip. I can't afford the hotel rooms that are left. I was hoping you could pitch in with money."

"Pitch in? Darling, I will pay the WHOLE trip. Food and rooms." Miroku said, determine to please Sango.

Sango stood there for a moment. Miroku just offered to pay the whole trip. She thought that was awful nice of him. She shook that thought out of her head.

"T-Thank you."
"Your welcome. Now, if you would like to bear my child, press-"
"MIROKU!"
"I'm just having a little fun. Ok, I'll tell Inuyasha to pack. You call Kagome and get her to get permission and pack. You guys can come over later, say six? And we can plan everything, then leave tomorrow, starting the BEST week of our lives!"
"Ok." Sango had a funny feeling Miroku was planning something before she had called.
"Good bye love, parting is suck sweet sorrow." Miroku said hearing her suspicion.
"Good BYE Miroku."

Miroku hung up the phone. He headed toward Inuyasha's room. He reached the door when he was about to knock.
"No, No! NO!"
"Inuyasha?" Miroku asked as he opened the door. The floor of Inuyasha's room was covered with paper.
"Inuyasha," Miroku saw Inuyasha scribble on a piece of paper, frown crumple it up and throw it aside. "Get packed, bout week's worth of clothes should do."

"Fine I'll get packed." Inuyasha, stood up and headed for his bedroom door.
"Where are you going? You said you were going to pack!"
"I will, when I get back."

Miroku sighed and looked at the paper on the ground he picked it up and read it.

What is happening to me?
I see you walkin through the door,
I don't wanna be just your friend any more!
I want to (Hug you! Hold you!)
Til' there's nothing left to say, (Hug you! Hold you!)
Why do you make me feel this way? (Hug you! Hold you!)
What is happening to me?

Looks like he's working on the song..

Inuyasha was running full speed. Why- Why do I feel myself being pulled to..? He stopped when he arrived at the store. He felt the money in his pocket. He had finally chosen the six charms he wanted to put on the bracelet.

He walked toward the door then stopped. He looked at the Shikon No Tama. Was it… glowing? He walked into the store.

"Hello, Inuyasha." Kaede said upon seeing him enter the store.
"Feh…"
He pulled out a piece of paper and threw it on the counter.
"Can you get these charms, in silver." He said this so fast and muttered it, it was incredible Kaede heard it.
While looking for the charms she asked Inuyasha " Who was the girl ye was with earlier?" Kaede asked
"What's it to you, ya old hag?"
Kaede didn't pay attention the last remark. She came back with all the charms and a small bottle.
"Inuyasha, that girl you were with," She lifted the jewel and placed it in the small bottle. "Give her this." Kaede put the jewel and the charms in the bag. She looked at Inuyasha as he paid her. "A warning I give ye, Inuyasha, don't touch the jewel with ye bare hands." She looked at Inuyasha very serious.
"Whatever." Inuyasha grabbed the bag and made his way home. He walked up the rode and looked at the bag. What the…? Inuyasha swore the jewel was getting brighter as he approached the mansion. He decided it was a trick of the light. He came through the front door and fell flat on his face. He had tripped over what seemed to be a mountain of luggage. He looked up and saw all three of them laughing.

"You think that was funny?"

Miroku wiped a tear off his face, "Hilarious."
Sango was rolling on the floor. Kagome was closest to him, she was bent over, hugging her stomach. Inuyasha eyed his victim. He stood up and smirked at Kagome. She stopped laughing and looked at Inuyasha.

"So, you like laughing, do ya?"
"Inuyasha, no…" Kagome started backing away but tripped and landed on the couch. Inuyasha chose this time to attack.
"Inuyasha, please stop!" Kagome choked back tears. She was laughing so hard. Inuyasha smiled and continued to tickle her.
"Inuyasha… please…" Kagome was laughing so hard she couldn't breathe. She had tears on the edge of her eyes. Inuyasha was finally satisfied and stopped tickling Kagome. Kagome took in a huge breath of air and then calmed down. Inuyasha smiled again and plopped down next to her.
"So why was there a pile of luggage on the ground?" Inuyasha asked.
"Didn't Miroku tell you?" Kagome said turning to him.
"He said pack or something, put not what for."
"We're going to the beach!" Sango blurted out. "We're all gonna spend a whole week together! No parents, no rules, just us!"

Inuyasha stood up, "No, I don't want to go." He turned around an headed up stairs. He closed the door to his room. He stopped and sniffed the air. He started picking up the pieces of paper crumpled on the floor. He shoved them into his backpack. A faint knock heard from behind the door.

"Inuyasha, it's Kagome."
Inuyasha made sure nothing of the song remain then replied "Come in."

Kagome slowly opened the door. Inuyasha sat on his bed and laid back.
"Why don't you want to come to the beach with us?" Kagome asked sitting down next to him.
Inuyasha hesitated then stood up.
"No reason."
Kagome looked at him. "Please Inuyasha this is going to be fun!" She hugged his arm, "Are you really going to leave me and Sango alone with Miroku?"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome and saw her eyes. He knew she was just trying to get him to agree to go but it worked. Plus the thought of Miroku and Kagome alone scared him.

"Fine I'll go," He said yanking his arm away and sitting on the other side of the bed.
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"Aren't you going to pack?"
Inuyasha stood up off the bed and turned to Kagome. "What's wrong with what I'm wearing?"

"Hm, let see, nothing, except that you can't wear that everyday for a week!"

"Ok, so I'll bring another pair of jeans and a shirt."

"No, you need more than that!"

Kagome stood up and looked around as Inuyasha sat back on the bed.

"Do you ever clean your room?" Even though Inuyasha had picked up the papers, his room was still a mess. Kagome forced her way over to his closet. Kagome turned around. "Where's a suitcase or something?"

Inuyasha rolled off the mattress and disappeared under his bed. He soon came back up and threw a duffle bag on the bed.

"Now," Kagome opened his closet and picked through his clothes. "You need maybe four pairs of blue jeans."

"Four?"

"Yes."

"Aren't we going to stop at a laundry place?"

"Yes, but we can't stop every day!" She pulled jeans out of the closet and threw them at Inuyasha. "Now put them in the bag."

"Yes, mother." Inuyasha shouted sarcastically.

Kagome grinned. "You'll also need some shirts." Kagome dove into the closet and reemerged with clothes.

"Alright, we'll just pack these." She threw the shirts on the bed. "What's this?" she asked holding up a red, button down, collared shirt. "It looks nice! Why haven't I seen you wear it?"

"Because. I don't like it"

"Then why'd you buy it?"

"I didn't. It was a gift."

"From who?"

"Girlfriend."

"Oh," Kagome sighed as her stomach did a flip. She knew which one of his ex's would have bought him the shirt. "Well you should at least wear it once on the trip." To tell the truth, Kagome wanted to see Inuyasha in tighter clothes. She liked how they showed off his muscles. "Here, pack it. Just in case," she added when he glared at her.

"Fine, are we done yet?"

"No, do you have anything to swim in?"

"Umm." He turned his face away from her. He was red. "In the dresser."

Kagome walked to the dresser and pulled out a pair of red swim trunks, "Pack these."

"Now are we done?"

"No. You need pajamas."

"Top right drawer."

Kagome opened the drawer and blushed. "Inuyasha! There's only boxers."

"Yeah, that's what I sleep in."

Now Kagome's face was red. "Ok. You'll need seven."

Inuyasha stared at Kagome as she picked seven random ones and tossed them on the bed. "Um, now, something warm. Which sweatshirt do you want to wear?"

"Don't care."

"How about," Kagome dug in his closet, "this one," she asked as she pulled a dark navy blue sweatshirt out.

"Fine." She tossed him the sweatshirt and he stuffed it in the bag, watching Kagome. "Why are you blushing?"

Kagome stood still. "Wh-what do you mean?'

"Your face is red."

"Oh, it's, uh, nothing. It's just a little warm in here."

"Kagome, you're wearing shorts."

"I can still be warm in shorts!" she yelled.

"Ok, sorry. Are we done now?"

"No, let's see, now you need undershirts, socks and underwear."

Inuyasha got off his bed and opened a dresser drawer. Quickly grabbed a sufficient amount of undershirts, underwear and socks and stuffed them in his bag.

"Is that it?" He asked Kagome.

"Think so."

"Good." He sat on his bed. He stuffed the bag with the charms and jewel into the bag. He also snuck the bag with the bracelet in. He watched Kagome wonder around his room.

"What are you looking for," he said suddenly, startling Kagome.

"Uh, nothing. I was just looking, haven't been in your room for a while."

Inuyasha grinned. "We should to get backed to Miroku and Sango."

"Oh, right, I forgot we left them alone!"

Down the stairs they heard a scream and then a loud smack.

"Miroku tried something on her." Inuyasha said grinning again.

Inuyasha grabbed the duffel bag and followed Kagome outside his room.
They walked out of Inuyasha's room to see a steamed Sango stomping toward them.

"Kagome! I will not go on this trip if that pervert is touching me!"
"Miroku, behave!" Kagome warned.
Miroku grinned, "It's the hand, it's possessed!"

Inuyasha chuckled. Kagome and Sango disappeared into the kitchen together, leaving Inuyasha and Miroku. Miroku looked at Inuyasha's bag then down to Kagome and back to Inuyasha, smiling.

"What?!" Inuyasha shouted.

"So, she packed your clothes, eh?"

"Yeah, so."

"You let her pick out what you're going to wear for the trip?"

"She charged into my bedroom, forced me to agree to go on the trip and started packing for me!"

Inuyasha threw the bag with the others. Kagome and Sango came out of the kitchen with snacks and soda.
"Miroku, every time I see it, it still amazes me," Sango said heaving bottles of soda.
"I'll help you my dear!" Miroku said heading for Sango.

Miroku, if you forgot, is rich. And therefore his pantry, if a full walk-in closet, with EVERY snack and soda imaginable. Kagome had two bag full of snacks. Inuyasha saw her struggling and went to go help her. Before he could get to her though, she tripped sending snacks flying every where and landing on top of Inuyasha. She hit her head on his chest. She lad there for a few moments. His muscular chest was firm but soft at the same time. Inuyasha sat there he hadn't been this close to Kagome since…

He had never gotten this close to Kagome, her sweet smell overwhelmed him, intoxicating him like never before. He softly pressed his lip against hers. He quickly jerked his head back and started backing away.

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. He had a soft look in his eyes. He seemed to be lost in thought, perhaps memory? Their noses were an inch away.

Miroku smiled pervert idly, "Getting comfortable, aren't we?" Sango giggled. Both Inuyasha and Kagome blushed. Inuyasha threw Kagome off him and scramble to stand up. Kagome went around picking up the fallen snacks. Inuyasha helped to, so he had a reason to stare at the ground.

Sango and Kagome check off a mental list. Once they were sure they had every thing they headed for the car. Miroku had told them to load the blue SUV. Once they were finished Miroku hoped in the driver seat. Sango had shotgun and that left Inuyasha and Kagome in the back.

After an hour of driving Kagome shivered. She but up the window, but after a while was still cold. "Miroku could you turn the heat on?"

"Heck no! I'm sweatin!" Miroku responded. "It's hot!"
"Kagome sorry, two against one, unless Inuyasha vote he's cold too." Sango said turning around.
Inuyasha shrugged.
Kagome turned around and continued to stare out the window.
She was still shivering. Inuyasha looked at her,
"It's your fault you know."
"What?"
"Why your cold. Your in shorts and a tank top."
Kagome scold him then turn back around. She felt Inuyasha shuffling behind her then something red over her head. She took it off and realized it was Inuyasha's sweater. She looked at Inuyasha.
"Put it on, you said you were cold."
Kagome looked at him. "Thanks."
"I just don't want to have to spend a week with you in the hotel If you get sick,"
Kagome looked at him. All he was wearing now was an under shirt and bagging pants. She put on the jacket the was so baggy it fit her like a really short bath robe. Kagome looked at Inuyasha's strong arms. The she saw the necklace, she began to reach for it. She was surprised when she felt pressure on her hand. Inuyasha had moved so quick Kagome hadn't seen, he had stop her hand. He growled, "Don't touch the necklace." then let go of her hand and returned his gaze to the window.

Kaede looked at Inuyasha, "Since both ye parents are dead, now only one person can take it off."
"Who?"
"The only person who can take it off is your true love, your mate."

Inuyasha shook his head. It had grown darker he looked at the moon, or he should say what was left of it. Inuyasha felt something on his shoulder. He turned to see Kagome had fallen asleep on him.

SMACK!
"Miroku…" Sango said gritting her teeth.
"The hand! It's possessed, I swear!"