A/N: Yeah yeah, I decided to update since I FINALLY feel better. STUPID INFECTIONS!!! THEY LAST FOR OVER TWO WEEKS!!! GRRR!!! And stupid AP Chemistry tests! MY LAST ONE DESTROYED MY BRAIN CELLS!! Anyway...

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Oh My Gods! 14


What the hell was he supposed to do now? How could he have been so...so...so stupid!!! It was not something that a hanyou could easily forget--hell, it was the one thing he had worried about his entire life! It was a part of him that he was forced to face, a part of him that could not be hidden no matter how powerful he was. Then how in the goddamn seven hells of the netherworld did he forget about it?!?!

I'm so stupid, so fucking stupid! I'm the most idiotic asshole in the universe! ARGH! What in the world am I gonna do now? His thoughts coursed angrily through his mind, fueling his frustration. It was just incomprehensible, impossible! Such a thing did not happen with half-demons! It. Did. Not. Happen. Fuck, and I have to go to that damn Halloween dance, too.

"Let me put it in simple terms for you so that your brain doesn't explode--dear brother, you are a moron. Would you like me to come up with some synonyms in case you didn't understand that? You're an imbecile, a dimwit, and my personal favorite, a nincompoop. Humans come up with such lovely words to describe you."

The hanyou regarded his smug brother none too kindly. "Shut up, bastard!"

"Oh, you seem a bit flustered, little brother. Are you suffering the signs of inanity?"

"I'm going to shove another big fat stick up your ass in two seconds!"

"Ah, I see. You're just an idiot. No need to fret, I already knew."

"I will murder you in your sleep..."

"Sorry, Rin already tried that. As you can tell, I'm still alive."

"Fuck you!"

"Listen very closely, brother--you might forget. 'Fuck' isn't the only word that exists. It's a phenomenon, isn't it? Wait, you must have not understood what I just said with your pea-sized brain and all..."

"ARGH!!! JUST SHUTTHE FUCK UP!!!"

"-sigh- There you go again, my idiot brother. Do I need to send you to puppy school?"

Inuyasha fisted his hands and decided to ignore is annoying older brother all together--besides, letting that asshole get to him was distracting him from his current situation. Thence, he slowed his pacing and allowed his eyes to dart across the room, searching for Rin's pink Hello Kitty--damn cat scared the shit out of him--alarm clock. Dammit, if he was as apprehensive as he felt, he'd be sweating just about now. It was a quarter to eight in the evening...the dance was starting soon, and the girls were probably almost done getting dressed.

Not good for him.

Ok, Inuyasha, just breathe and take a deep breath. Relax...calm down...Fuck, it's not working! What am I going to do?!?! He gritted his teeth and pulled on his bangs as though it was a miraculous solution to his problem. If only some higher entity would decide to make his life easier and merely send him a sign! One sign would do! And yet, he still received nothing. ARGH!!!

All the while, Sesshoumaru watched as his brother frantically paced in his room appearing like a madman--he mumbled to himself, frequently threatened to pull out every strand of hair on his head, and his crazed eyes couldn't focus on one spot for more than a split second. A normal brother would feel concerned and perhaps be moved to inquire if he could help. However...since he was a sadistic demon prince, he was actually amused by his brother's sudden dilemma.

Though, it was because he had foreseen this predicament the moment he had first discovered that Inuyasha was in the mortal realm. How? Well, besides the fact that he was an amazing psychic, of course...

"It seems that you are not quite fit to live among mortals since you cannot even remember your time of the month." Sesshoumaru leaned back on the wooden desk chair he was sitting on, cruelly smirking as his inferior scoffed and at long last ceased pacing like a drug-addict suffering from withdrawal. The look that was shot at him was somewhat pleading, yet it wasn't as if he took any heed.

"For fuck's sake, ya goddamn lazy bastard! Can't you at least get off your fat ass and help me?! I have less than fifteen minutes to come up with a reason why I can't go to the Halloween dance! Trust me, the wench who happens to be my fiancée won't settle for 'I'm sick'!"

The silver-haired immortal, already dressed in his battle wear--his costume for the night--merely shrugged, his expression devoid of any emotion, especially sympathy. "It is not my problem. Deal with it on your own." He paused for a second, something akin to a frown marring his handsomely chiseled face. "And my ass is not fat."

"I don't know why I even asked you--now I have to deal with a fat-ass bastard in denial," Inuyasha sighed, rolling his eyes. "Kagome's not going to understand why I can't go, and I'm definitely not going to let her see me like this!" He pointed a slender finger at himself in emphasis, daring Sesshoumaru to say otherwise. Strangely, that finger's nail was missing its sharp point...AKA, claw...

"Why not? It is who you are; you might as well embrace it." The words sounded like good advice, but his younger brother knew that the dog demon was merely scorning him, again, for being a half demon. He didn't know why the amnesia the jackass supposedly suffered hadn't blocked out certain 'times of the month' pertaining to his hanyou inferior.

It would have made things so much easier...

Finally realizing that he would receive no help from Sesshoumaru whatsoever, Inuyasha pursed his lips in complete dread of what was to come and turned around to face himself in the full-size mirror hanging behind the entrance door. He noted how remarkably different he looked; instead of his usual striking silvery white hair hanging loosely over his shoulders, it was silky jet black tresses that met his gaze. As he continued his observation, he was mesmerized by the color change of his eyes from brilliant golden amber to a dark, mysterious gray. His perk dog ears were no longer atop of his head--rather, he had a pair of...human ears along each side of his head.

Hell...he looked more human than possible...why?

Because it was a new moon, his special 'time of the month' when a hanyou like him lost his demon powers for the night. His deep dark secret that he had completely forgotten about during his time here in the mortal realm was that he, too, transformed into a human being on one day each lunar cycle. Dammit all!

Granted, his human form was supposed to be kept a secret--hanyou weren't yet well liked by either the demon or human race, so they were hunted on nights of their vulnerability. The only person who knew about this change, besides his 'trusted' retainer and his deceased parents--well, duh--was Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha was actually surprised that his brother, who always insulted him and claimed to detest his existence, never laid a hand on him while he was human. If he hadn't known any better, he'd say that the bastard even went so far as to protect him from danger...nah.

Even so, he just didn't feel ready to trust Kagome and Rin with this part of him...at least not yet. They should already know that half demons had a night of mortality, though which night was his was lost on them. Hopefully, it would remain that way.

"How could I have forgotten about this in the first place? This isn't like forgetting about allergies--this is serious! It never happened before, so why now?" The hanyou-turned-human asked himself, genuinely confused and a bit apprehensive, as well.

If this little mishap ever occurred again, who knew if he would be involved in a fight or something like that and, poof! He suddenly transformed into a human! It had come as an immense shock to him when he abruptly felt considerably weak along with his dulling demon senses...it had never occurred to him that he was transforming. By the time he figured it out, his brother had already hauled him into his room, locked the door, and merely watched as his demon blood completely waned.

Now that he thought about it, he concluded that if it hadn't been for Sesshoumaru, his secret could have been exposed. Keh, I guess I owe him one. Err, whatever.

"It is actually logical that you would forget, little brother." Inuyasha sharply faced the demon god, raising one dark brow higher than the other incredulously. With the sharp glare being sent his way, the older demon reckoned he might as well elaborate. "Did you also forget that we are in a different realm? Meaning that there will be a time difference. If I recall correctly, about three months here is a year over there--and both realms' lunar cycles are also distinct."

"Crap! I get it now--usually it feels like forever until I transform because the new moon only appears once every four months." To a human, the concept would sound like a foreign language, yet to immortals, it was completely reasonable. Now he didn't feel like too much of an idiot! Hurray!

The immortal realm could have a full moon for weeks on end, though only one new moon every four months--since Inuyasha still needed to get used to living in the mortal realm, it passed his mind that his transformations would also differentiate between realms. This really sucks. I have to face being a human once a month now. Great, just great! Well, he lost his demon strength and most of his immortal powers for the night--the only thing he could do was summon his wings, change his immortal clothing, and...um...at least since he was born in the immortal realm, he wasn't defenseless...

Yes! He wasn't weak!

Knock! Knock!

"Hey, guys, come out! It's time to go!"

Inuyasha's gray eyes nearly bugged out their sockets in response to Kagome's shout, and he faced Sesshoumaru, urging the demon to do something other than sit around nonchalantly. This was just what he needed--for the girls to be done earlier than he had first expected! And that damn bastard aint helping, he thought, angrily glowering at his smirking brother. Maybe I should go hide in the closet?

"Look, the sooner we get to the dance, the sooner I can actually dance! Sooo... GET OUT!!!"

"Why does she have to be so loud?" Sesshoumaru mumbled, rubbing his sensitive ears after Rin had practically screamed her demand. It wasn't like he was excited to go to the dance; he hardly knew what it was--a human ritual of some sort? I'll find out soon enough, the immortal thought, standing with a sigh to go open the door.

"NO!! Don't open it!" The dog demon narrowed his eyes at the desperate human blocking the door, looking like a frightened child who thought that a monster was lingering by on the other side. Well, if he keeps the girls waiting, they will become monsters...especially Rin... Why was he stuck with the scary one?!

"JUST OPEN THE DOOR!!! Even if you're both naked!! Actually, I'd prefer that!" Both brothers' eyes twitched at that statement...

"Step aside, half-breed." Hmph, he shouldn't have to suffer for his brother's recreance.

He merely spread his arms wide across the door frame, clearly determined not to move an inch. "Hell no!"

"I'm giving you guys three seconds before I ram this door open with my super ninja powers! One..."

Sesshoumaru glared at Inuyasha, flexing his claws in a silent promise of pain...

"Two..."

Inuyasha bit his bottom lip, squeezing his eyes shut while hoping against hope that he would survive through the night with his secret still a secret...

"Thre--" Without waiting for his brother to move, Sesshoumaru forcibly pushed the unwilling hanyou-turned-human aside, unlocked the door, and opened the door wide enough so that the girls would be able to see what was going on inside.

The two teens dressed in similar costumes immediately gaped--Rin's mind was reeling because she hadn't believed that her fiancé could get any more gorgeous while Kagome almost fainted at the sight of a young man no older than herself standing behind her fiancé's brother.

"Wow, you never cease to amaze me, Sessh..." The dark-haired teen had yet to notice the other nervous occupant of the room as her cinnamon eyes appreciated her fiancé's battle outfit...and sexy physique, of course.

The black silk shirt he wore clung to his lean frame, along with a black leather vest acting as a replacement for his armor--yup, Kagome had taken the liberty to explain what their 'costumes' would look like. No wonder she was nearly drooling... It just added to his ever present perfection; not to mention that the sable, velvet cloak he wore made him seem all the more regal--he might as well go back to the immortal realm and claim his throne! Crap! Why is he so hot?! Here I am trying to get revenge and it's him who wins!

However, unknown to Rin, Sesshoumaru clearly thought that she was the victor, for her costume took his breath away--literally! He couldn't speak--all he was capable of doing was letting his eyes roam and his mind imagine ripping her clothes of all together... How was it that she made him feel...argh, he didn't even know what he was feeling!

It was foreign to him, but he had to admit that she was down right sexy in her strapless black shinobi (ninja) dress that had a yellow floral pattern, which also barely reached her mid thigh. Thankfully, the teen wore black thigh high stockings--the last thing he wanted was to keep his eyes glued on her shapely legs... Damn, he was quickly losing his cool!

It took three full minutes for Rin to realize that Inuyasha was nowhere in sight, except for a guy whom she had never seen before practically hiding in back of Sesshoumaru. She crossed her arms, which adorned sleeves matching her dress--they were detached from the garment and only started above her elbow--and was about to inquire about the hanyou's...peculiar appearance... No wait! I forgot something!

While Sesshoumaru still unabashedly stared at her as though she had suddenly turned into pretty little butterfly fluttering around for his admiration, Rin whipped out her handy dandy digital camera and--click!

What...the...? The dog demon at last stepped out of his stupor and glared at his grinning fiancée. "Rin..."

The teen playfully winked. "Ha ha! I'm so keeping this to black mail you later!" She put the camera away--yes, even though it had come out of nowhere--and faced the dark-haired guy wearing a similar outfit to Sesshoumaru's. "Who's that? Are you cheating on me already, Sessh?"

Inuyasha gagged in the background. "Like hell I'd ever sleep with him! Rin, what the fuck are you thinking about lately?!"

"Sorry, it's the manga I read!" Her reply received a rather suspicious stare from her fiancé.

"-gasp- Oh my gods, he is Inuyasha!" Kagome finally came back to life when the previously 'unnamed' guy spoke. "Whoah, you had a makeover...is this one of your other immortal forms?" The miko, who was wearing a costume similar to Rin's except for the fact that her dress actually reached her ankles and wasn't strapless--though, it did have a very long slit at the side--cocked her head curiously, wondering why the hanyou abruptly paled.

"Uhh...." And that was his oh so articulate response.

"Girls, meet human Inuyasha. Human Inuyasha, stop being a coward and meet the girls. Now that you all know each other, let's get this dreadful night over with." Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at the bunch of gaping idiots he was stuck with and hauled his fiancée towards the door, eager to get to the dance and come back...hopefully alive. Rin allowed herself to be dragged away like a cavewoman, as long as the careless dog demon didn't ruin her black ninja headband or her bright yellow obi.

If he did...well, her costume prop happened to be a plastic dagger that would fit in nicely with the stick already up his ass...


What...in the hell...was this place? His golden amber eyes had never witnessed a more rambunctious group of mortals doing things he rather not think about...in public. They were too close to each other!! Where was their integrity?!

He seriously felt his stomach churn as he scanned the large 'ballroom', which was completely dark save for the bright white light sporadically flashing in the dance floor, making vigorously dancing pairs seem...robotic, and the other scant lamps littering various round tables. The music was extremely loud; obviously, that didn't sit well with his sensitive ears--he found himself envying his younger brother for not having enhanced senses tonight. It smelled like sweat from top to bottom, despite the air conditioner, and his nose constantly twitched in displeasure. Poor nose. Halloween decorations hung from the ceiling to the walls to the...floor...and was that an actual spider web over by the punch bowl?

Rin's intention was not to keep him here...right?

He slowly angled his face to glance at her cheery expression and...crap, she did intend it.

"So, what do you want to do first?" The overly excited teen grinned from ear to ear, so anxious to go and dance that she was actually swaying along with the upbeat tune of the current techno song playing. Sesshoumaru only stared at his fiancée, wondering if she would be able to deduce an answer merely from his simple glower.

But of course, she disregarded it. "Ok, then we might as well--"

"And that was Trance and Acid to boost up your energy! Here comes the moment you dancers have all been waiting for--the dance contest!" The charismatic DJ located on the stage in front of the dance floor nodded his head to the series of whoops and cheering he heard in response to his comment. He paused, waiting for the excitement to die down before continuing. "First contest of the night is couples only! So girls, drag your dates to the center of the dance floor and let's get this party started!"

"YES! We didn't miss it! Hurry, Sessh, we have to win this!" Rin apparently took in mind what the DJ said about dragging her date--the poor dog demon would have whined in sheer dread if it had been in his nature to do so.

Soon enough, there were twenty-three couples standing in the middle of the dance floor, where the rest of the costumed students formed a large circle in order to act as spectators. However...the DJ clicked his tongue. "Whoah, I guess we all want to win this! Ok, ok, everyone has a fair shot at this, but we'll start with tryouts. Get ready for..."

Rin's cinnamon eyes widened when she recognized that started playing, and beamed with childlike joy. "It can't be...wow, it's the--"

"Yup, the chicken dance! Since we're celebrating an American holiday, we might as well have some American music, right? The rules of the contest are fairly simple--don't like the song, you're out. Don't dance--you're out. Get tired--you're out! To win, all you and your partner need to do is dance, dance, and dance until you drop! Last pair standing wins a grand prize! So, show me them chicken moves!"

Sesshoumaru was overcome by complete horror when he watched people waste no time to begin dancing to the incredibly strange song--what the hell were they doing?! A mortal dance truly was a ritual of some sort! He had to get out of here before a certain someone forced him to become one of those brainless barbarians!

"Alright, this is how you do it. You first--"

"No," the dog demon said firmly, utterly disgusted by mortals and the like. Now they were swinging themselves like gorillas! And why was this song called the chicken dance?! What in the world did it have to do with chickens?! Were those insufferable birds going to pop out of nowhere?! "I am not willing to degrade myself with...this."

"It can't be...Maebashi Sesshoumaru, future King of the Western Kingdom, is afraid of a little competition?" Rin feigned shock and put a 'trembling' hand on her forehead, shaking her head furiously. "Oh no no no no, the Sesshoumaru I know would never back down from a contest, no matter how degrading it is!"

"Rin...this...this mortal ritual is beyond words! I will not--"

"You don't have a choice, did you know that? Because I have a picture that would prove to the world that you have emotions...and naughty thoughts..."

"I'm not afraid of you--who would you show it to, hm?" Sesshoumaru was positive that his fiancée wasn't able to do anything extreme with the picture she candidly took of him. And if she did, well, it didn't really matter...right?

She shrugged casually, tapping her chin thoughtfully before she replied, "I know Inuyasha would never let you forget it...and wouldn't Eri just love to have a picture of her idol so that she can kiss it whenever she wants to?"

Bingo.

"Fine. Show me this godforsaken...chicken dance."


After several minutes of staring at each other, one in shock and the other in apprehension, Inuyasha and Kagome were finally on their way to the Halloween dance, being held at the college building's ballroom. Yes, the academy had a ballroom--they just continued to flaunt their wealth, besides the fact that they didn't want to dirty their pristine gymnasium floors during dances like normal schools. Sometimes Kagome had to wonder why she even bothered to attend a school that was inhabited by rich, snobby people, but she decided not to take her scholarship for granted. At least the cafeteria food was good--it was like going to a five star restaurant.

Anyway...back to the present!

Grr, why do these stockings have to be so itchy?! Kagome scratched her irritated skin beneath her black thigh-high stockings in annoyance, also swearing that it would be the last time she did so. For a second, she pondered getting rid of them, but then again, her sorceress's dress had a pretty long slit that would show more than what she'd like others to see... Fine, you've won this time, stockings, but I'm never wearing you again! Hmph!

She sighed in bliss--it was not too chilly for a late October night, perfect for a school dance. However... The miko glanced at her companion from out of the corners of her eyes and frowned. He was staring straight ahead as though nothing bothered him, but she could tell that he was nervous, solicitous, and most of all: tense. I wonder why... It wasn't as if she didn't already know....

"It's not like I would've laughed at you if you had shown your human self to me, Inuyasha. And I swear I won't tell anyone now that I do know." Kagome turned her head to have a better view of her currently human fiancé, yet he still faced straight ahead with his lips tightly pursed together. He's not in the talking mood, I guess.

"You know you can trust me--I mean, you haven't seen me telling the whole world that you and Sesshoumaru are demon gods from another realm." Well, that was partly because people would think she was crazy....there was no need to be registered into a psychiatric ward before Rin was...

Despite her attempts at starting a conversation, Kagome was met with silence.

Rin was wrong, he is still mad at me. She glanced at the dark grassy ground as they both walked, perhaps trying to forget that her fiancé was ignoring her. What was she going to do now? He didn't want to talk, he didn't want to trust her--how then, was she supposed to apologize? Inuyasha is a hard person to deal with. The only way he would understand something is by force... Then by all means, that was how he was going to listen to her.

"Stop." Inuyasha continued to walk, and Kagome knew that even though his hearing was now that of a human's, he had heard her loud and clear. Basically, he really was ignoring her. "Inuyasha, stop!" He was about five feet in front of her now.

Great! The miko gritted her teeth, settling her anger before she instigated another argument with the thick-headed immortal, and followed after him without a second thought. She grabbed a hold of his wrist and forcefully pulled him off the path to the academic buildings, now leading him towards a small grove of towering trees. Inwardly, she was glad that he barely resisted, but that didn't mean it was easy hauling him anywhere! Sheesh, this is what I get for being engaged to a PMSing hanyou.

Once they were both standing in front of a large tree with only the stars offering any kind of light for them, Kagome took a deep breath to collect her nerves and raised her head to stare at her fiancé in the eye. Big mistake. His eyes, as clear and bright as moonstones, reflected all his inner emotions, the ones that he was able to hide when his mentality was strengthened by his inner demon. They shone with a deepness that drew her in and rendered her speechless--usually his eyes were vibrant and sharp with pent-up energy, yet now they were cool and soft with rare wisdom.

My gods, his eyes, both demon and human forms, are so distinct, but equally beautiful. It took all of her will power to force herself to speak. "Inuyasha...I just...I just wanted you to know that I'm sorry...for what I said, well, yelled at you a month ago. I swear I didn't mean any of it--I let my anger control me and...you know the rest."

"Keh!" The hanyou-turned-human crossed his arms as though her apology was the most casual thing in the world. She wondered if she was just wasting her time trying to set things straight. "Do you think I care if you say sorry or not, wench?" He sounded gruff and uncaring, but was he really?

"I know it's a month late, but--"

"Do you think I care?"

She took the moment to consider this and sighed in defeat. "No."

"Then why are you wasting your time?"

Hmph, I was right. "Inu--"

"Ok, let me help you understand this. You can say sorry all ya want, wench, and it won't matter a goddamn thing to me." Those cold words, coming from someone like Inuyasha, actually hurt. They were sharp, hot knives that he had aimed at her heart, and he hadn't missed a shot, either--to put it simply, he couldn't stand her.

How were they supposed to go through marriage if he loathed her?! I guess Rin and Sesshoumaru aren't the only ones who are getting a divorce. Instead of an engagement party, we should have a divorce party. A month ago, it would've contented her--but now, when she had finally begun to accept the fact that she was engaged to a demon god...well...it would be hard to let go.

But she tried. She tried to apologize; she tried to understand him--what else was there for her to do? What in the world did he want from her?! Why couldn't he just say what he wanted and save them both all the misery?! ARGH!! No, bad, Kagome! No getting angry! That would be adding dynamite to a raging fire... "Fine, then let's go meet up with the others."

On the verge of giving up hope--and tears--Kagome merely shook her head and was about to walk towards the path to the academic buildings again, but a warm hand wrapped around her wrist gently stopped her. "I'm not done yet so you're not going anywhere."


A/N: SHORTENED!