Blame Ranma ½ for your waiting. I could not take my eyes off of it for days 0_0' But...InuYasha's better, don't get me wrong ;D read, review, and enjoy!
The night grew more quiet with each passing hour. Children all over were getting ready for bed, kissing their parents goodnight, and snuggling up under their blankets. As a child, Kagome was the same way. It was amazing to her just how much she had grown up and now when it was the time to sleep, she was out on dates with boys. The sound of her heels clicking against the cool concrete echoed throughout the silent streets. Byakuya walked in rhythm with Kagome as he finished off the last of their popcorn shared during the movie. They didn't see any thing too romantic or overly scary which was best. Like InuYasha had suggested, he let Kagome pay for her snack. The date went by smoothly without too much talking. Kagome's clicking of her heels suddenly stopped causing Byakuya to stop chewing.
"We're here." Kagome smiled. "I'll definitely want to buy that movie when it comes out."
"It was pretty funny huh?"
"Especially when Mirror confessed his love while falling down the stairs!" Kagome laughed covering her mouth. "Oh man! I almost died laughing!"
"I know! The girls sitting next to me laughed so hard that they got silent." He chuckled at the nice reminisce of the event that happened not too long ago. After a moments pause of comfortable silence, the couple both found the ground rather interesting. "So...Would going to the dance with me be too much torture for you...?" Byakuya dragged on. Kagome pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled.
"Not at all. I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun."
"Great! I'll uh...pick you up? Or...if you want I could meet you there?"
"InuYasha has a limo coming to pick up all his closest friends so we could walk in together. If you stop by my house a little earlier you could go with us."
"Sounds good."
"Kay. I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight Byakuya!" Kagome waved as she began to climb the many stairs of the Higurashi shrine.
"Night Kagome."
A shadowed figure swooped down behind Byakuya making every hair on the back of his neck stand up.
"Good job. The date went well, Kagome's happy and now I don't have to kill you." A husky voice said lowly making Byakuya shake.
Byakuya deciphered whether or not to turn around. "Y-you planned on killing me if it had not?" He asked with a nervous laugh.
The figure cracked his knuckles and Byakuya could just picture the shadow's smirk even in complete darkness.
"Kagome's my best friend. You hurt her and I kill you. Simple as that."
"Come on InuYasha. Enough with the creepy killer talk. You're scary sounding." Byakuya said finally turning around and facing an inu hanyou who was swinging around a pair of binoculars. "You followed us even in the theater?"
"Hey! I've been wanting to see that movie. It was just a coincidence."
"Mhm...So you went by yourself...to see a movie?"
"Kikyo would of just distracted me throughout the whole movie anyways. But whatever, you going with her, right?"
"Yep."
"Mission Higurashi prom date now accomplished. See ya tomorrow." InuYasha waved, jumping up into a tree, and disappearing into the shadows.
"Ninja alert..." Byakuya said in a sing-song manor.
()()()()()
Jakotsu lightly sipped his green tea while examining two photos on his coffee table. He seemed really focused with the help of his reading glasses.
"You still up?" Jakotsu's brother, Bankotsu asked with a yawn and scratch of his side. He was in nothing but boxers and a white tank top.
"Research is all.."
"Wow, you pulled out the reading glasses? What are you thinking about?" Bankotsu peered over Jakotsu's shoulder at the side by side photos. "Cute girls. Well, well, well Jakotsu...have you caught yourself torn between two of these beautiful ladies? I could definitely take one off of your hands."
"What? No! These girls are too young for me. Brother, take a look at the two girls and tell me what you see."
"I see...twins?"
"A more quicker realization than I thought. This might just work." Jakotsu said curving his red lips into a very sinister grin.
"Care to tell me who these girls are?"
" My plan involves a costume change and rope."
"...The...hell?"
"Look I feel bad for this girl so I'm going to do something devious but she'll definitely like it."
"Mhm...?" Bankotsu said with a bite of his lip in confusion. "I'm going back to bed."
"Night."
Jakotsu adjusted the glasses on his very sophisticated looking face and began cutting out Kikyo's face. Before long he put the Kagome picture under and smiled. "Oh this is going to be awesome."
()()()
"What's this?" Kagome asked as Jakotsu laid out a huge stack of papers in front of her. He had asked her to meet him during her lunch break at school. He was kinda confusing her with the black shades he was wearing.
"It's a contract."
"For?" She said inching her right hand towards the pen with a raised eyebrow.
"It's about the prom, you, and InuYasha."
Kagome clicked the pen with a smirk. "Keep talking."
"You masquerade as Kikyo throughout the night. InuYasha will be fooled with no problem. Your face structures are practically identical."Jakotsu explained pulling out his tiny portable laptop. "See with this editing program and morphing your faces together there is hardly a difference."
"...And why would I do this?"
"InuYasha's lips could be yours the whole night with no regrets."
"Aw man." Kagome whined sitting back in her chair. "It sounds very tempting but what if he finds out? I bet he knows me better than my own mother does!"
" It'll be dark. The only real thing we need to worry about is making your voice more...dull."
"Like this?" Kagome said sounding like Kikyo.
"Ah...perfect."
"I don't know...Sounds kinda evil."
"But it's fun. What happened to living life to its fullest?"
" I just...um..."
Jakotsu whistled as he slid the papers an inch closer to her.
"But still...what's with the contract?"
" To save my butt if this plan fails."
"It might fail!"
"You have a 99.5% chance of it NOT failing." He shrugged.
"It just gets more tempting by the second." Kagome lightly drummed her nails on her cheek and signed her initial on the highlighted lines. "Oh no! I didn't!" She gasped in disbelief.
"You did!" Jakotsu squeaked and took the papers.
"This is crazy. This is crazy. I h-haven't kissed InuYasha since we were in middle school."
"There is no guarantee you'll be kissed you know."
"But InuYasha and Kikyo are dating... Of course he'll kiss her."
"That's the spirit!"
"So how do you plan on getting rid of Kikyo?"
"Lots and lots of rope." Jakotsu said letting each word roll on his tongue.
" I'm counting on you. But when would we switch again?"
"Once they announce prom queen and king."
"How are you going to get Kikyo to keep her mouth shut?"
"With this." Jakotsu replied taking out a large needle you would find in a doctor's office.
Kagome let out a loud laugh as she slammed her hands on the table. "You're absolutely insane!"
"So I've been told." He smirked.
()()()()
"I've been waiting for this day forever Kagome!" Mrs. Higurashi squealed as she plugged in the curling iron. "I'm so glad you decided to go!"
Kagome pulled her corset above her waist, holding it in place white her mother tied the many laces. The silky fabric felt lovely against her fingertips.
Souta came into the room with disposable cameras and sat on the ground.
"Say chieeeez."
Kagome stuck her tongue out at the camera and rolled her eyes.
"Souta I'm not even done getting ready yet." She remarked with a flip of her bangs.
"Mama told me to take the in-process-of-getting-ready photos."
Wasn't long before Gramps came into the room and plopped down on the ground next to Souta with his own stash of disposable cameras.
" You too Gramps? How many pictures of me getting ready do you all need!" Kagome exclaimed, about ready to pull her hair out.
"Ya got other family who want pictures of you sent to them. Now say cheese."
"Cheese." Kagome caved but only because he was her grandfather...
"Trust me Kagome. It's going to be a lot worse when you get married." Mrs. Higurashi warned with a light giggle. Gramps eyes began to water at just the thought.
"Already?" He squeaked with a sniffle.
"No Gramps," Kagome reassured with a pat on his shoulder. "Jeez, let me get a boyfriend first, you guys."
"Gramps is already loading up the tears at the mere image. I had a friend who dressed her daughter up as a bride for Halloween, she was only eight but her father still had watery eyes." Mrs. Higurashi sighed as she gripped a few pieces of Kagome's hair. "Kagome, remind me to get two tissue boxes on your wedding day."
"Thanks for thinking of me daughter." Gramps said proudly.
"No...both of them are for me."
"Then I take back what I said!" Gramps said turning around to pout in the corner.
()()()()()
"Now you're positive this is what Kikyo is wearing to prom tonight?" Jakotsu asked while holding up a beautiful gown. A toothpick lay loosely on the side between his lips.
"Yeah boss. The exact same." Two shadows proposed in unison. They had been hired by Jakotsu to make everything go by smoothly.
Tossing the dress over his shoulder, Jakotsu grabbed his keys and headed for the door.
"It's almost time.."
()()()()()
"Okay, girlie get in front of him...mhm...perfect! Now, you wrap your arms around her waist from- good! That's perfect! Okay now lean back just a little...No! Ah! Too much! Okay now you lean forward and...Don't move!"
Flash
The professional photographer smiled at his work and stepped back in front of his models. InuTaisho and Izayoi wanted some memento to remember this day so...why not take some professional pictures to cherish? They had only taken a billion photos and InuYasha was getting pretty tired of it. How many more poses could there possibly be;honestly!
"Mom come on, we gotta go now..." InuYasha whined.
"But you just look so darn cute Inu!" Izayoi cooed while she pinched his cheek.
InuYasha could remember when Sesshomaru went to prom. He watched from the stairs as he chatted it up with Kagura and Izayoi. But Sesshomaru had been smart...he dashed out of there before Izayoi could tie them down for a million photos. The only picture she had of them on Prom night was the one couples took before walking into the gym.
"I think InuYasha has had enough Iza-" InuTaisho began.
"Oh but the camera just loves me!" Boasted Kikyo with a toss of her hair. "I actually wouldn't mind just staying here all night."
"Suit yourself." InuYasha called, walking out of the house with his mother and shutting the door.
"Inu," Izayoi began as he got inside of their rented limo for the night. She placed a digital camera in his hands and smiled. "If it's not too much, get a few pictures with you and Kagome for me."
"I will. Goodnight mom."
"Have fun. Be safe alright? I expect you back right after the dance ends; do you hear me?" She warned with her hand on top of the limo while she got into his face. "I don't want you coming back after getting Kikyo pregnant. I've watched movies, and that's when teenagers think it's the best time to-"
"Aw come on mom, I'm not-" He tried explaining to calm her down.
"If anyone, at least try Kagome." She whispered, eyes scanning the area around her. InuYasha's blush could even be seen in pure darkness. "You two would make cuter babies."
"D-dad!" InuYasha cried for help. "I think it's time mom was put to bed!"
InuTaisho and Kikyo came out the front door that moment.
"Is she talking about making-"
"Please don't finish that sentence in front of my girlfriend." InuYasha begged; his eyes pleading with great hope he would stop.
InuTaisho mouthed the rest of the words like an idiot making InuYasha want to bang his head against the seat.
"-With Kagome again?" He finished, holding up a finger. Luckily, Kikyo had gone in the limo already and had not heard it to be able to piece the two sentences together and fill in the blank. InuYasha rolled his eyes and slammed the door shut. Sometimes he just couldn't take his parents serious. Izayoi tapped on the window and waited patiently for him to roll the window down. InuYasha sighed and pressed the button down to remove the window from view. Izayoi held up a small piece of paper in her hand that read: Think about what I said. ;) I give you my permission.
"Oh god!" He groaned. Yeah...they couldn't just seem to drive away could they? "First of all mother, when the heck did you have time to write that? And secondly, it ain't gonna happen. Lastly, I kinda have somewhere to be so I'll present myself at exactly midnight alright? Goodnight." He reasoned and pulled the window back up. "Drive before she taps the window again! What are you waiting for!"
()()()()
Byakuya, Kagome, Gramps, Souta, and yes...even Buyo, all watched as Mrs. Higurashi pounded the disposable camera against the counter continuously.
"How could it be out of film! I just bought the dang thing!"
"To this day I still don't know why you refused to let me buy you a digital camera..." Gramps sighed.
"Mrs. Higurashi...if I uh..may say...I don't think smashing it will make it work." Byakuya indicated.
"It's okay mom, you wasted all the other cameras on me getting ready so it'll be fine..." Kagome said getting up and grabbing her prom date's hand. "I hear InuYasha's limo honking for us to go outside. I'll see you when I get home."
" Okay. I hope you have a lot of fun! Say hi to InuYasha for me!"
Kagome smiled and drifted out of sight once outside.
'Yeah it better be fun..'
()()()()
"That dress looks good on you Kagome." InuYasha complimented on their way to Prom. InuYasha had the driver go and pick up Sango and Miroku as well.
"Yeah Kagome I love it!" Sango gasped.
Kikyo just scoffed with a cross of her arms and shifted to look out the window.
"Though the dress compliments her curves perfectly I must say you look most ravishing tonight Shango..." Miroku vowed, grasping her hands in between his.
"Miroku..." Sango blushed.
"Kikyo what's wrong?" InuYasha laughed. "I can't compliment how my friend looks?"
All she could do was shrug.
"What? You want me to tell her she looks ugly?"
A slow nod was her reply.
"Alright then..." InuYasha concluded, sliding his hands together. "Kagome that dress makes you look very ugly."
"And InuYasha that suit makes you look stupid." Kagome shot right back with a grin.
"Those shoes make your feet look big."
" That flower makes you seem weak."
" Those earring don't match."
" Your hair is messy."
"You forgot to curl a piece of your hair."
"Your fly's undone." Kagome said looking down.
Pwn.
"What!" InuYasha, as well as the rest of the posy looked just below his button on his pants to clarify. Luckily for him she was lying, making his blush quickly disappear. " Lying wench."
Kagome giggled at his almost embarrassment. He looked so cute when he blushed. Her cheerful laughing filled the air only causing him to smile and join in on her laughing.
"Did I really miss a piece of my hair?" Kagome asked with worry, feeling everywhere in her hair.
"No," InuYasha chuckled. "You got every piece."
"Yo InuYasha! Sorry to break up your weird bonding time but I kinda wanna dance." Kikyo said getting out of the limo once they arrived. Kagome and InuYasha hadn't even noticed that the vehicle stopped...
()()()
"Next in line please!" A small photographer called out to the very colorful line filled with different colored gowns. Sango and Miroku stepped up and formed their own pose. Sango hiked her leg up on Miroku's waist and wrapped her arms around his neck. The photographer removed the frame from her eye and sighed. "C-could you try something uh...more appropriate?"
"We're paying for the photos aren't we?" InuYasha argued who stood in front of the line. "Shouldn't we be given the right to pose how we want? Why would you want to buy a photo with a pose you didn't even like. Actually that's pretty silly in my-"
"InuYasha; I think she gets it." Kagome said with a pat of his shoulder, cutting him off from his almost long speech. It reminded her of the time he lectured her choir teacher for assuming they were dating.
"I'm glad," He nodded down at her.
In the end, she had let everyone get away with their own poses. It only takes one person to stand up and speak what they feel is right. But we would only say that for important matters for a moral. Sadly, this is not one of those...
"I'm going to go to the ladies room. I'll find you inside alright?" Kikyo told InuYasha, kissing him farewell and made sure Kagome got a front row seat of the scene.
" 'Kay. Kagome! Take a picture with me when you're done with Byakuya."
"Sure!"
Kagome and Byakuya both gave a piece sign to the camera and stepped to the side.
"How ya wanna pose?" Kagome asked.
InuYasha pushed her in front of the camera and pressed his back against hers. Linking their arms, Kagome gasped and finally realized what pose he wanted to do.
"Fun but won't I kinda flash everyone?"
"Then we'll switch spots." He laughed, switching their spots. Kagome helped by jumping up, laying on InuYasha's back while he bent over and smiled at the camera.
Flash
"Adorable!" The photographer bubbled and switched the lenses. "Next please."
InuYasha and Kagome walked into the gym filled with bodies. There was barely any space to squeeze your way past people. The gym was beautifully decorated with the help of student council and volunteers. A DJ blasted the room with popular K-pop, J-pop, and American music. There wasn't a single person who couldn't help but enjoy themselves as they danced with their friends. Kagome saw a lot of gorgeous dresses pass her by and handsome boys in their tuxedos. Though in her opinion, InuYasha rocked the tuxedo the best.
"What do you think they have at the food tables?" Kagome asked pointing at the back of the gym. She had to raise her voice for InuYasha to hear her over all the other loud noises around them.
"Well, it isn't ramen or oden so I think I'll pass with parking myself over there." He smiled.
"That's a shame...Maybe they have mochi or dumplings over there..." Kagome said wandering off.
"Yaaaaashaaa! Are you ready to dance?" Kikyo asked with excitement written all over her face.
"Yeah."
Easily they swayed with the tempo of the music. InuYasha would have never thought that that one dance lesson would save him every time he had to dance at an event. He probably would look like some of these other fools who had no idea what to do when it came to dancing if it weren't for that lesson. Kikyo stared deeply into InuYasha's eyes with passion. She could find herself spending the rest of her life with InuYasha. There was only one thing worrying her however. She stared up at his ears and allowed a second for a frown to show. Kikyo's parents didn't know that InuYasha was a half demon. They wouldn't allow her to date him if they found that out. Kikyo's parents were completely against the ideas of demons and half demons. Her family came from a family tree filled with priest and priestesses. Purity and impurity just didn't mix. What was she going to do when InuYasha asked her to stay with him forever and meet her parents. Their forbidden love would be bashed like the breaking of a steal chain. Everything about him was just perfect and she couldn't let him go without a bloody fight. He was handsome, he was intelligent, and he was filthy rich...
"You okay Kikyo?"
"Huh? Oh...yes I'm fine..."
'but am I really...'
()()()()()
"So you like Takoyaki?" Kagome asked as she bit into the breaded squid ball.
"My family actually owns a Takoyaki shop in Kyoto." Byakuya nodded.
"That's cool. Must be really busy huh?"
"Especially when school is out."
"Can you believe it's only a few more days until we graduate?"
"It's crazy isn't it..."
"I know..." Kagome sighed, casting her gaze to the ground. "I feel as though just a week ago I was getting ready for my first day in kindergarten..."
"Time really flies doesn't it?"
"Too fast for my likings."
"But with time comes with new things."
"True," Kagome noticed he finished his Takoyaki. "You wanna go dance now?"
"Lead the way." He smiled.
()()()()
"Next please."
Hojo got in front of the camera and smiled with two thumbs up. The photographer seemed to be waiting for his date...
"Well? You gonna take the picture?"
The rest of the line tried to contain their laughter.
"Oh goodness, I'm sorry...yes."
Flash
()()()()()
"Target's by the supplies closet, Bring 'em in." Jakotsu ordered into his walkie talkie.
"We're on our way now." Responded a voice on the other end.
"You really think this is going to work?" Kagome asked.
"Mmhm. Doll, don't worry.."
Kagome used the good old excuse of having to go to the ladies room to get away from Byakuya...
()()()()
"Hey girlfriend!" Came a random person up to Kikyo, interrupting her romantic dance with InuYasha.
"Uh...Do I know you?"
"I'm Sanae... You don't remember me!"
Nope...didn't ring a bell.. "Sanae! Darling! You look stunning!"
'Bwahaha! You liar..'
" We gotta catch up! I wanna show you my friends." Sanae urged.
"I'm kinda um...dancing."
"Psh! We got the whole night for that! Come on!"
"Will you be okay without me for a few minutes?" Kikyo asked InuYasha, feeling a little bad for leaving him.
"Yeah, go ahead."
"Okay."
"Excellent! This way Kikyo..." Sanae lightly pushed Kikyo into the crowd and out of InuYasha's sight.
Before she knew it she was forcefully kicked into the supply closet. The room wasn't very big and the only image she could see was a tiny candle light cascading a smirking full set of red lips.
"I-I don't w-want any trouble..." Kikyo said backing up. "I'll scream!" She threatened. "And my boyfriend will come bursting through this door!"
"Kikyo...Kikyo...Kikyo...even with his amazing hearing, he'll never hear your shriek." Jakotsu smirked walking closer to her. Some how that voice sounded very familiar to her.
"I don't wanna get raped!" Kikyo began to cry.
"Oh please... I would never." Jakotsu said, stopping with the scary talk and knocked her out with a sedation needle. "Good work Sanae."
"Thanks!"
"Begin undressing her; Kagome you too."
"Okay! What happened with your rope idea?"
" This will be easier. Tomoyo? You got the wig correct?"
"Yes sir! Looks identical!"
"Alright! We got five minutes before InuYasha starts looking. Chop chop!" Jakotsu called out.
After slipping Kikyo's dress off of her body, Sanae tossed the gown to Kagome who quickly got to putting it on.
"I feel like a criminal." Kagome admitted, while Tomoyo forcefully pulled the wig down on her head and brushed it out. Sanae was dressing Kikyo in Kagome's dress while Jakotsu tried his hardest to copy the way Kikyo had her makeup on.
"I see no problem with having a little fun." Jakotsu huffed. "All finished."
"Wow...It takes me like ten minutes to put on makeup."
"It was nothing... Kikyo actually didn't have that much on surprisingly." Jakostu shrugged, shining the light on Kikyo's knocked out face. "Okay, you have about two...hours I think. I'll have Sanae come and get you when it's time to change back. Have fun my little Kaggy." Jakotsu waved off.
"I owe you A LOT Jakotsu."
" I love eating out..." Jakotsu said twiddling his thumbs.
"You got it!"
"Here goes..."
'As selfish as this is...I can't control my want for his touch any longer...A part of me truly wants him to figure out it's me and realizes he loves me more but the other half of me is scared he will find out. What if he can tell right away it's me? Would he ever forgive me? Would...would I possibly loose him as a friend...InuYasha...please see me as Kikyo for just a little while..'
Sorry for the cliffy... but I don't want the chapter to become a billion pages long...
Personally, my favorite scene was the limo one.. :) I'll have the next chapter done either tonight or tomorrow because my sister is coming over. Hoped my ideas aren't too weird xD I just crave a little InuXxKag. Don't you? ;)