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"..."=talking
'...'=thinking
Chapter 4:
Okay, I admit it, once the band members started to walk towards us, I too got a little flustered just worrying about forgetting my own advice and screaming at them. 'Calm yourself Kagome, just like at the ice rink. Speaking of the rink, I think the boys have recognized you…' I look back up at them and smirk a little when some of their eyes widened in shock. 'Of course, maybe they don't….maybe it's just because they see three very fine ladies waiting to meet them backstage…riiiight.'
Miroku, being the 'Lady Legend' that he is, approaches us first, "Hiya ladies, did you enjoy the show?"
Sango, obviously because she likes Miroku, pipes up first. "We liked it….more than you could ever know. She and I," she points at Kikyo, "didn't even know we were coming here tonight because our so called friend over there," She jabs her thumb out towards me, "told us we were going to a club."
"What," I defend myself, "You can't tell me that this wasn't a better surprise than some club."
"I suppose you are right," adds Kikyo, "this outweighs going to a club any day. I have always wanted to meet you guys in person."
I smile, yet I couldn't help but notice that when I had spoken, the guys seemed to finally realize that they had met me already.
"Hey," Inuyasha moves forward, "aren't you that girl who ran into us yesterday?"
"Hn, I thought I recognized you. You were the clumsy girl at the rink who fell. Were you injured?" Sesshoumaru added.
'How cute, Sesshoumaru was worried about me…..sort of.' "Yep, that was me, the name's Kagome by the way; I don't think I mentioned it to you yesterday."
"Oh, that's right, you're that girl!" said Kouga, "I thought you said you wouldn't be here?"
"No, that's not what I said. I said I might be here and that you would just have to wait and see. Though I imagine the last thing you expected was to find me backstage waiting to meet you...again. I almost laughed at the fact I would meet you twice in just two days, I must be extra lucky or something."
"Yeah, you or us one." replies Inuyasha.
"So," Miroku turns towards Sango and Kikyo, "Kagome lied and said that she was going to take you clubbing. That gives me an idea. Why don't we all go? The point of backstage passes is to get to know each other more, but I don't feel like standing behind a stage while hundreds of screaming girls are overpowering our voices."
"I'm all for it, how about you Maru?" says Inuyasha.
He pauses for a bit, "Why not, I've nothing else to do this night. Kouga?"
"Not me mate, I told Ayame I would call her tonight as soon as I could, it's late and she has to get up early in the morning. I can't keep her waiting forever."
"Hey man, it's your loss. Later." Inuyasha laughs.
"So…how are we all going to get there?" I asked. It was obvious that we weren't going to all fit in my car.
"Well, have you girls ever wanted to ride in a limo, because we have one that we could use," Miroku replies.
"Sounds good to me, how about you Sango?" Asks Kikyo
"Yeah, totally, I am all for it."
"Me too," I add, "it'll save gas."
"Gas? You just got offered a ride with the most popular band in greater Japan, in a limo, and the first thing you think of is gas? You are, by far, the most down to earth group of girls I've met." A stunned Inuyasha shakes his head smiling.
"Enough talking Inuyasha. Let's go before the audience finds a way back here and gives me a headache." Sesshoumaru begins to walk towards an exit.
Shrugging, we follow silently behind them him, smiling as we walk through what seemed like a never ending passage to avoid crazed fans.
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Amazingly, we found a fairly popular club that wasn't too crowded and we even found a large open booth in a darker corner, so the boys didn't have to worry too much about being recognized. I looked at the seating arrangement and chuckled to myself as it was really only working out the way one of us would have picked. In order, from left to right, sat Miroku, myself, Inuyasha, Kikyo, Sesshoumaru and finally Sango.
Miroku, being the only guy seated on the outside, offered to get the drinks. "Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, I know what you guys want, but what would you girls like to drink?"
"Smirnoff Ice for me, that's what I always get." Says Sango.
"Martini for me please." Adds Kikyo
"And for you?" Miroku said looking at me.
"Oh, I just want a Coke, I'll be driving the car home and I have no clue what my limit is so I better not risk anything."
"Right...okay, I'll be back in a bit." And with that, Miroku disappeared into the crowd towards the bar.
After Miroku returned with the drinks, we all start to talk. I could tell that at the very beginning Sesshoumaru was intrigued by Sango and Miroku liked me (though from stories, Roku likes anyone with a female form). It's weird how things work out, but she and I agreed that we would never be jealous of what happened to the other. Especially since it would most likely never come to anything. By the third round of drinks, all the humans were starting to get a tad bit silly, even myself though I just blamed it on the company I was with.
"Does anyone wanna dance; I'm tired of just sitting here." Miroku shouts, trying to overpower the thumping music.
"Sure, I do, I'm tired of sitting too, after all what is the point of coming to a dance club if we aren't going to get up and dance." agrees Sango.
He stands up and offers his hand, "Well alright then, let's hit the floor." And with that, they both head out towards the dance floor. Inuyasha looks at Kikyo and with a nod they both rush off to the floor as well, leaving Sessh and me alone.
Sesshoumaru looks at them before turning back to me. "I suppose you would like to join your friends out there?"
"If you don't mind the risk of dancing with 'the clumsy girl at the rink,' then I guess I wouldn't mind joining you out there." I grin.
He smirks, "I'm sure you can't be all that bad. For a human, you seem like you'd actually be graceful some of the time. Besides, dancing is all about who your partner is and whether or not you trust them.
"That's almost a complement Sessh. And you seem very sure of yourself. As for how I dance, I honestly wouldn't know, I have never actually been to a club, let alone danced at one."
"In that case, I insist you join me." He stands up and offers his hand.
'Come on Kagome, you know you would never be able to say no to this demon.' Smiling, I look at him, "Okay, you've convinced me, let's go dancing."
As we approach the floor, I look for Sango and Miroku, and I must say, they do look like they are hitting it off rather well. They're both laughing and smiling and it seems as if he keeps pulling her a little bit closer while they dance.
"Watch out there Sesshoumaru, we might just have a little competition." I say as I gesture over to where the two of them are.
He looks over me, chuckles and shakes his head before leaning down towards my ear. As he does so he whispers "I don't know what you're talking about; I think I might have gotten the better deal out of this. You are unlike any female, human or demon, I have ever met. Not to mention you and your companions can hold an actual intelligent conversation for more than three minutes with us."
I blush slightly and pull away to look at him as he just smirks that gorgeous smirk pulls me close before beginning to move to the beat of the music. If I were honest with myself, I wasn't expecting anything like tonight to occur, but who am I to complain. Whenever the music was quiet enough to actually talk, we would discuss my life since I already knew a lot about them.
"So, you live on a shrine with your mother, grandfather and brother...is there anyone else special in your life ?"
"Oh yeah, I have a fiancé sitting up waiting for me to come home any minute now." I laugh. Looking at his eyes though, I suddenly sense a bit of disappointment, or at least, I think I do. "I'm kidding Sesshoumaru, I've actually never had a boyfriend, let alone anything that serious. Wait, why are we talking about this again?"
"Hn, I assume that with the help of tabloids you know much about me. It's only fair that I get to know more about you, wouldn't you agree?"
I laugh, "I suppose your right. Well, as I was saying, I've been on a casual date or two, but they never lead to anything serious, so we never got to the 'boyfriend, girlfriend' stage."
His face remains passive, but his eyes give away his surprise and then, if I'm not mistaken, a glimpse of hopefulness. "Interesting. However, it seems that we should check in with the others and then probably all head home.
I smile and nod as we walk over towards the table. I see Kikyo and Inuyasha giggling and Sango is smiling the way I imagined she would if Miroku ever showed interest, and by the look on his face, he does.
"Well girls, I think I should drag you back home and let these poor boys go before you terrify them anymore." I laugh.
They nod their heads and we all gather our things.
The ride back to the concert hall was pretty quiet as everyone was a little tired and in their own worlds.
Before I was able to get out of the limo, Sesshoumaru surprised me by grabbing my arm and pulling me back for a kiss on the cheek before releasing me. Shocked I turn and walk towards the car. Out of the corner of my eye I think I see Sango and Miroku are in total lip and as for Inuyasha and Kikyo, they still hadn't gotten out of the car.
Once I finally get all three of us back in the car roll down the windows and say goodbye once more before I start the drive home.
On the way, the girls and I are completely quiet, tired from our exciting and surprising night. Looking in the rearview mirror at their smiling faces, I decide to wait till morning to ask them how their evening went.