All Dressed Up
"It's for the Halloween party at the harbor. This isn't new, we go every year. Why are you being so difficult about this?"
"This Sesshoumaru does not wear cat ears. No. "
"This is the fifth costume idea you've vetoed. Okay, fine then. YOU get to decide on our costumes. You have a week. Anything has to be better than arguing with you about this."
"Anything?"
"Yes…anything. But I get veto rights on your ideas as much as you've had on mine. And nothing too skimpy….for either of us," she muttered the last part under her breath, though he could hear it plainly.
For the first few days Kagome didn't detect anything different in her mate. Sesshoumaru seemed to have forgotten the whole conversation. Then, packages started to arrive. Packages that Sesshoumaru was very clearly intercepting before she could get curious and open them. When she asked about them, he just smirked at her. "They are for our Halloween costumes."
"Oh, really, you've decided? "
"Hnn"
"What are we going as? Let me see!"
"No. It will be a surprise."
"Hey, that's not fair! I let you see the ones I chose. And remember, I get veto rights."
"This Sesshoumaru's memory is infallible. You will not veto this."
"Ugh! I hate it when you go third person. "
"Hnn"
"Fine!" - "What if I hate it?"
"You can always wear the cat ears."
The day of the party, Kagome came out of the shower to find a garment bag, a shoe box, and a few other things laid out on the bed. Clearly her costume pieces, by the look of them. One piece was a shorter blond wig. There was no sign of Sesshoumaru or his costume.
With a shrug she started to get dressed. Blond wig, white dress, high heels. As she was finishing, Sesshoumaru walked in. "Can you get the zipper?"
"Of course. I will also do your make up. "
"Don't you need to get dressed. "
"It won't take as much time for me. Sit, girl," he said with a smirk.
"Har, har, very funny."
He swiftly, but with great care, applied red lipstick, black eyeliner. She couldn't tell exactly what else. "Do not look into the mirror yet. I will be back shortly."
"I've kind of guessed my costume. It isn't that difficult," She called to his retreating back.
She started to get antsy by the time he came back. "Close your eyes. I wish you to see us together." Rolling her eyes, she still shut them.
She felt his hands on her shoulders steering her in front of the full-length mirror.
"Open your eyes now."
In the mirror, she was dressed as Marilyn Monroe, from 'The Seven Year Itch'. A white halter-top, full skirted dress, red heels, blonde wig, beauty mark. She turned to look at Sesshoumaru.
He was dressed in his signature white and red, but so very different than usual. White bell bottoms with red gores, so tight they looked painted on his shapely rear and thighs. Red dress shirt, partially unbuttoned with a white leather jacket. Shiny steel accents decorated the jacket and the white belt that was slung low on his hips. His hair was short and dark, with a small curl over the spot that would normally show his crescent moon. That celestial symbol and his stripes were invisible. And the final touch, blue suede shoes.
"Okay, I'm Marilyn Monroe, you're Elvis Presley. But our costumes are supposed to showcase a theme together. What's our theme?"
"Is it not obvious, mate? We are clearly Hollywood Royalty, of course."