Disclaimer: Yeah, guess what? I am not a 54 year old brilliant Japanese woman. (Did you know our beloved Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest people in Japan? God I love Wikipedia)
As soon as the girls left the room, Inuyasha leapt on top of Miroku with the sole desire to kill his best friend. While sitting on top of him with his large clawed hands wrapped around Miroku's throat, he had second thoughts. Why kill him now? Might as well let him live to endure the torture of being in an all girls school with me. Inuyasha thought.
Inuyasha let his friend up. Miroku was rubbing the feeling back into his throat when he said "I'm in love." Inuyasha glared at him. "Dude, so not kidding. That Sango is amazing. And who'd have thought that she'd actually invite me to touch her breasts?" He lifted his hand holding it up for a high five. Inuyasha ignored him, walking over to the closets.
"Do you really think," he said as he scanned the clothes, trying to find something that would cover more than these god forsaken uniforms, "that she would have let you touch her if she knew you were a guy?"
"Nope," Miroku said still holding his hand up for that high five. "That's the beauty of being a woman. I mean come on! I get to touch a woman's breasts and not get clobbered, cause I'm just one of the girls." Inuyasha grabbed a few pairs of yoga pants (the closest thing to sweats he could find) and the oversized t-shirts that the girls were wearing earlier. He tossed Sango's to Miroku, wanting to keep Kagome's for himself.
As he pulled the shirt over his head, Kagome's scent overwhelmed him, in a really good way. She had a naturally sweet scent, reminiscent of citrus and vanilla. It took some time to maneuver the clothes around the "chest plate" (that's what Jakotsu told him all the drag queens wore to make it look like they had actual breasts) and the foam pads around his hips giving him more of an hour glass figure. He saw that Miroku was fussing in the mirror. He walked over to look at himself in the mirror.
He never would have even recognized himself. Jakotsu had shown them how to properly do their makeup, as to look more like women and less like drag queens. Where as Miroku went of a more prominent appearance, outlining his eyes and his lips so that they stuck out. Inuyasha preferred a simpler look. Very little makeup so it looked like he was a girl who wore nothing. What the fuck? he thought I'm admiring how convincing my makeup is. I'm going to kill my brother. He inhaled and let out a large sigh. He liked the way that his and Kagome's scents mingled. Damn it I can't think like that. I just have to get through this with out giving myself away.
He knew it really wasn't going to be easy, especially because he was developing quite a crush on his new room mate.
Before Inuyasha knew it, it had already been a month. All his classes were mostly easy, except he was constantly distracted by the damn uniform. He was completely uncomfortable. He felt exposed. He silently promised whatever deity was listening that he wouldn't oggle woman in school uniforms ever again, if they'd just help him out of this situation.
Miroku, on the other hand, was loving life. He seemed to have no problem adapting to his new role as Mimi, and even had a large group of "girlfriends" that he was extremely cuddly with. He would walk past them on campus and give them a tight spank on the butt. When they turned around and saw it was him, they just laughed and said he was just so funny. Every time this happened, Inuyasha would get nervous, but no one seemed to think they were anything other than what they said they were.
After classes, he and Miroku joined Sango and Kagome in the gym for their sparring sessions. This was really Inuyasha's favorite part of the day. He got to wear baggy sweats and a sweat shit. He felt more like his old self in these times. These sessions were a pain in the ass for Sango though. She hated that Inuyasha bested her almost every time. But she was getting better, faster than she used to be. Kagome, much to Inuyasha's surprise was an incredibly powerful priestess. She was very near Miroku's level of power. The two worked closely together trying to learn from each other what additional skills they could.
This partnership made Inuyasha very jealous. He hated seeing Miroku get close to Kagome. Miroku was very clear to keep things completely platonic with Kagome, he knew how Inuyasha felt and that he'd kill him if he got to close. But he still wished that he could work with Kagome more often.
Not that he and Kagome hadn't gotten close. They spent a lot of free time together. They did their homework together, in the branches of a large tree that Inuyasha had found. They talked about their families and what they wanted to do after they graduated in two years. He cherished these times. Even if Kagome had no idea about his true feelings for her.
Inuyasha's ears twitched as he heard light footsteps approach their sparring session. He gave Sango a signal to stop and their fight ended. Sango turned to look at the newcomers drawing Miroku and Kagome's attention as well. They stared at the newcomers. Inuyasha recognized them as seniors at the college, but he had never spoken to them before.
"Hey Kagura," Kagome called in a very friendly manner. "Hey Yura, Ayame. What are you guys up to?"
Kagura smiled, "We thought we'd get some sparring in, you guys wanna fight?" Inuyasha looked at his friends. They all smiled mischievously.
"Bring it on," Inuyasha said. And with that, they all assumed battle positions. Kagura started out with a giant whirlwind that nearly took Inuyasha off his feet. He barely dodged this attack before lunching at her with his claws out. He briefly noted Miroku battling Ayame, while Sango and Kagome double teamed Yura. He and Kagura were locked in battle. Neither being able to properly hit the other. Inuyasha smiled, they were evenly matched, with out his secret weapon.
He leapt flying through the air to the far side of gym where his sword lay. He hadn't really done too much training with Tetsusaiga, a little here an their with Sango, but the weapon was truly deadly. To gain the upper hand in this match he knew he'd have to bring it out. He was so distracted that he hardly noticed the whirlwind that Kagura sent flying at his back and nearly got slammed into the wall.
He reached his sword and pulled it out of his sheath, smiling as it transformed into a giant fang. Kaugra's face paled for a second once she saw the blade but renewed her attacks with vigor, using her ability to manipulate the wind to bring the practice dummies to life, sending them straight for Inuyasha. He sliced down each and every one before leaping into the air trying to make Kagura throw another whirlwind.
It worked. As the wind sped at him, he focused on the demonic auras trying to find the right spot to hit. He smirked and unleashed his backlash wave right at Kagura. Try as she might, she just couldn't escape the way of energy and wind that hit her. She flew back into the padded wall, shaking her head trying to regain her faculties.
"I'm out," She called at Inuyasha. "That was impressive for a sophomore." Inuyasha turned his attention to the other battles. Miroku was just leaning against the wall, he had Ayame fully trapped in a barrier that she kept hitting with the full force of her body, but it wouldn't give out anytime soon. He turned his attention to Sango and Kagome. Kagome was firing scared arrows, with blunt tips for sparing, at the long hair that imprisoned Sango and her oversized boomerang. Kagome was having a hard time dodging the hair that Yura sent her way and trying to fire to free Sango.
Seeing that this strategy was futile, Kagome launched an arrow at Yura. Yura blocked with her hair and sent a blast of hair speeding towards Kagome. Kagome stood her ground, but fumbled reloading her arrow in her bow. Logically, Inuyasha knew that everyone was pulling punches. This was after all only a sparing match. But despite that, Inuyasha rushed to get Kagome out of the way of the hit. He leapt in front of her, taking a forceful hit in his stomach. He fell to the side, but this was enough to give Kagome enough time to get another shot off at Yura. This time, the hair demon was not ready for it and she took the blunted arrow in the chest, knocking her off her perch and on to the ground.
The hair went slack, releasing Sango from it's grasp. Miroku dove to catch her. He was successful, however he took a crack to the head from Sango's falling boomerang, and that sent both of them crashing to the ground a pile of limbs.
"Are you ok?" Kagome placed her hand on Inuyasha's back. He turned around to see her eyes full of concern. "You didn't have to do that you know?" She laughed at him. "It's not like Yura was actually aiming to kill me." Inuyasha blushed slightly. He had no idea what to say.
"You guys are getting really good," Kagura called from the other side of the gym. She had finally gotten her feet back under her and was walking over to the group. "Keep it up." The group started clearing up the mess that their mock battle had made. When they were done and on their way out, Yura said,
"Oh yeah, I just remembered. We're all going to a club on Saturday to get our flirt on. You guys want to come?"
"Yeah!" Sango cried with glee. "I can't wait to dance."
"Not to mention," Ayame said with a smirk. "The boys school upstate will be down here for a football game, so there will be plenty to go around." With that the seniors said their farewells and left.
"What boys school?" Inuyasha said gruffly, he was already jealous about the idea of Kagome dancing with other guys.
"Oh," Kagome said "You don't know? It's sort of the sister school to Midorikos, except it's all boys. Most of our big dances and parties are held with the Mushin Academy." Inuyasha forced himself not to growl. The idea of a bunch of guys dancing with Kagome was far too much to bear. As his friends chattered about what they would wear, and who they hoped to see, a wicked and dangerous idea began to form in the back of Inuyasha's head.
Saturday came quickly for Kagome, and the entire day had been a rush of activity for all the girls at the school. Most of the girls had heard that the boys school was in town and so the group going to the club that night was huge. Inu seemed to be the only person not excited about tonight, in fact she seemed downright nervous. About twenty minutes before they had to leave, Inu said that she wasn't going.
"Why the hell not?" Miro asked
"I lost my history paper on the warring states era of Japan," Inu said frankly, it almost seemed rehearsed. "My computer crashed and I lost all my work."
"Oh well," Sango said. "More boys for us, eh Miro?" and with that Sango grabbed Miro's hand and drug her out the door, leaving Kagome and Inu alone in the room.
Kagome gave Inu a look. "What?" Inu said.
"I know you didn't loose your paper," Kagome smiled gently. "I know that you handed it in early to Professor Totosai." Inu looked at her with shock. "I handed mine in too, and he mentioned that you had turned yours in early as well." Inu looked abashed. "Come on Inu," Kagome sat down on her bed and looked at her friend. "What is the real reason you don't want to go?"
"I'm not really a club person," Inu said honestly. "I'd really rather just spend time here with a few friends instead of going to some crazy loud club." Inu's ears twitched, and Kagome remembered that she had super sensitive hearing.
"Well," Kagome smiled reaching over to rub Inu's ears, a habit she had gotten into when ever Inu's adorable ears twitched. "I would much rather stay home too. But some one has to look after drunk horny Sango." Kagome said standing up and grabbing her purse, emptying it of her id and some cash before putting those things in her back pocket. "Some times I think Sango's met her match in Miro, I would say if Miro was a guy, they would make the perfect couple." Kagome laughed and bid Inu a good night, before walking out the door to join her friends.
The club was insane. Loud music, loud people and lots of them. Kagome, Sango and Miro were the last people let in, the bouncer mentioned that the club was at capacity tonight. Kagome believed it. The club was wall to wall people, dancing, drinking and hooking up. Sango grabbed Miro's hand and the two of them darted to the dance floor. She could see that the two girls were grinding against each other making all the boys around them go crazy, Miro with a strange smile on her face. Kagome silently wondered if Miro might be gay.
Kagome went to the bar and flashed her ID and ordered a drink. She sat on the barstool talking to a few guys but was mostly uninterested. She was scanning the crowd trying to figure out where her friends had gone, but instead saw a familiar pair of white dog ears and matching hair walk though the crowd. She abandoned her drink and fought her way thorough the crowd trying to get to Inu. When she reached her she stood up on her tip toes and rubbed the twitching dog ears. When the person turned around she was expecting to see her friend, but instead was met with a tall, gorgeous man who seemed to be laughing.
"Oh my god," Kagome blushed deeper than she ever had before. "I'm so sorry, I thought you were my friend." The man looked a lot like Inu, the silver hair, the dog ears the tan skin, but where Inu was a little masculine, something she covered up with make up, this man was the epitome of all things man. Broad shoulders, angular features and those eyes…those eyes seemed to bore into her making her heart skip.
"Well," the man before her laughed "It's not every day a beautiful woman rubs my ears. Care to dance?" Kagome was speechless. She simply smiled in acquiescence and he took her hand and lead her to the dance floor. They got there and had only been dancing a second, when the song changed, to a slow dance. She shook nervously as the man pulled her in close and began to expertly sway her to the music. It took a few moments before Kagome got up the courage to speak.
"I'm sorry," she said. "You just look so much like my friend Inu."
"Oh," he said "You must mean my sister, Inuotome." Kagome was taken a back. Inu had never mentioned that she had a brother. "We're twins. My name is Inuyasha." He said smiling down at her.
They spent the rest of the night talking. Kagome had never had such a connection with a guy before. They talked about growing up. She learned that Inuyasha and Inu had another sibling, an older brother that they were constantly at war with. He told her about some of the pranks, she told him about the ones she always pulled on her little brother. The talked about school and what they were studying towards. Inuyasha admitted that he really had no idea what he wanted to do, but maybe law enforcement. She was so surprised how much he and his sister were a like, but dismissed it as a twin thing.
As the night wore on, she was astounded at how comfortable she was with Inuyasha. It was like she had known him her whole life. She asked him if he'd like to get some fresh air and he gratefully nodded. He took her hand gently and lead her outside in front of the club. Almost as soon as they were outside Inuyasha pulled her close and planted a chaste kiss on her lips. He pulled back, but she leapt up and crashed her lips upon his. The first kiss was electric, but this…this was otherworldly. She felt like she was tingling all over. She felt him stiffen with surprise for a moment and then throw himself into the kiss. She felt his tongue tickle her bottom lip asking for entrance, which she gladly gave.
As the kiss deepened she felt his fingers run through her hair and she shivered. She responded by moving her hands down to feel his chest. Through the silky fabric of his shirt, she could feel his hard chest. Her hands roamed over his chest, feeling the definition of his muscles and her imagination went wild. She could imagine him with no shirt kissing her his perfect bare chest under her hands, his hands roaming over her own body. Then much to her dismay, she heard a throat clear from behind her. She could feel a growl rise in Inuyasha's chest, as if warning whoever it was to stay away.
She heard the throat clear again and she reluctantly broke the kiss to glare at whoever had interrupted her perfect moment. Before her she saw Sango who tried to look annoyed but was trying so hard not to laugh. Next to her she saw Miro, who looked as if she had seen a ghost. Miro glared at Inuyasha with a frightened disapproval.
"Uh," Sango stammered. "Time to go Kagome." Kagome whined in disappointment. The last thing she wanted to do was leave the warm embrace of Inuyasha's arms. She felt him move and looked back at him. He pulled out a pen and what looked like a bar receipt.
"I'm giving you my number," he whispered seductively into her ear. "Call me anytime." he kissed her chastely again before disappearing into the night.
"Wow Kags," Sango said snapping Kagome out of her brief reverie. "You snagged the hottest guy in the bar."
Authors note: Sorry again for the late update. Nothing to blame this time but my own lack of motivation. I'm a huge movie buff and have been completely distracted by trying to see all the Oscar movies. This is the first year that I didn't finish before the Oscars so I have a bunch of catching up to do. I totally didn't feel like writing when I got up this morning, but my wonderful husband put on Miyazaki's "Whispers of the Heart" and I just had to. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's a beautiful coming of age story about a young girl who tries to prove she has what it takes to be a writer. It's an amazing movie and I've seen it about a hundred times. It always seems to help chase away the writers block. So thank you Husband! Thanks to all of my reviewers. And thanks to everyone who put this story on their alerts.
~ChaCha