Author's Note:

I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS FROM INUYASHA. AU SETTING MODERN DAY America

I did not expect to be writing the third chapter this early but to be honest, I got inspired to get us at least to the morning of the festival.

I've decided I'm gonna make a Spotify Playlist for this fic since I am giving song recommendations in every chapter. It will be the story thumbnail picture!

Mature Content Warning- Language, Drugs and Lemon

Songs to listen to: Hold Me Down by Funk You, Undecided by Goose, Whiskey by Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, Ease and Grace by Iya Terra, Scarlet Paintings by Milky Chance.

Chapter 3:

Sango opened up the passenger door of Kagome's car and the boys got in the back seat. They didn't want to waste Miroku's gas since they were driving his truck to the festival that was three and a half hours away.

"Okay where to start? Liquor Store or Food?" Sango turned and smiled at the boys.

"Drinks." The boys said in unison.

"You heard that Kags? The boys said booze first."

"Fine by me. Lets get some extra bevs for tonight while we pack up." Kagome turned on her Jeep Wrangler.

"My thoughts exactly dear Kagome!" Miroku teased. "The more the better! InuYasha is driving at 2am anyway so we three can live a little bit!"

"I'm already regretting this decision." InuYasha sighed. "But compared to you three my eyesight is way better and I don't want to die before we get there."

"Well then should I be driving?" Kagome joked as she pulled out of the lot.

"You smoked before we left didn't you?"

"I may have taken a hit or two of Sango's pen."

"Fuck Kagome pull over." InuYasha growled.

"I am perfectly capable of driving five minutes to the liquor store. It's not like it's far at all." Kagome teased. "If you really want to drive that bad you can drive to the food store and then back to the apartment. Sango can hop in the backseat."

"I fully support this plan. I get to sit next to my sweet Sango." Miroku smirked.

"Keh- Fine by me Higurashi."

They pulled up to the liquor store and got out. Kagome and Sango immediately saw the High Noons and picked up two eight packs, one of vodka and one of tequila. They wandered back to the liquor store to look for Beatbox drinks while the boys were picking out cases of beer.

"So InuYasha level with me man to man." Miroku said while grabbing a 24 of Corona. "What are your intentions with Kagome." Trying to be serious and hold back a laugh.

"The fuck? I don't see how that's your business." InuYasha shot him a look.

"I'm just saying it's clear as day that you want to have sex with her. Both of you actually. You're not subtle about the eye fucking."

"I know. I really want to get with her. But to be honest man. I don't wanna just hook up. I've done that with her once and I've had enough hook ups after Kikyo and I broke it off for good. I want something that doesn't end after the festival is over."

"I guess it helps that you live SO MUCH closer now doesn't it. Now let me enlighten you a little my friend. Kagome likes you. She always has. I would not sweat it. I'm sure she doesn't want just a festival weekend hook up either." Miroku said seriously. "Now more importantly. You are good to hold onto this in your tent?" Miroku slips him a velvet bag.

"Is that it?" Inuyasha grabs the bag.

"Yeah it is. But I don't need it until saturday night so just keep in secure with your stuff. Don't worry about keeping it from Kagome. She knows. She actually helped me pick it out."

"Man, I'm happy for you. I'm glad I'm not sitting this one out."

"You got a lot of years to make up for dude. I hope you're ready."

"Fuck yeah dude. Let's grab our shit and move onto food." Inuyasha grabbed a 24 of Boston Lager and a 12 pack for All Day IPA. "We should probably get the girl's white claws too, right?" He looked at Miroku who already had a 12 pack in his hands.

Inuyasha looked up to see Kagome and Sango at the register paying for their drinks. Realizing how many Beatboxes they had in their hands, he chuckled. He smiled to himself as he watched Kagome laughing with Sango not having a care in the world. She really was something else. Out of all the people he had ever met besides Miroku and Sango, she genuinely accepted him for being a hanyou. Never once did she tell him in the nine years that they had known each other that she preferred him human. His friends had seen him on his human nights and she always pouted when his ears weren't on top of his head. When they had met at 19 in their sophomore year of college she had just broken up with her high school boyfriend Hojo and wasn't looking for anyone and he had been dating Yura. Junior year she had met Koga and he and Kikyo had started dating so his timing with Kagome was never right. She had an on and off again relationship with Koga very similar to what he had with Kikyo. If fate was real then maybe the stars were finally going to align so he could make his move.

Walking up to the register behind the girls he waited for them to grab their bags before putting down his case. "Hey Kagome." She whipped around to face him. A slight blush on her tanned cheeks. She surfed so much she seemed to always be tan. "I need your keys. You ain't drivin."

"I'm not that stoned, Yash."

"I don't care. I don't wanna risk it, little Miko." He gave her a fang tipped smirk.

Kagome always smelled like saltwater, rain, coconut and fresh roses. It was such a calming scent. He smelled the alluring notes of cinnamon that could only mean one thing. She was turned on. Stifling a groan, he paid the cashier and took Kagome's hand with her keys and walked out of the store with her following after him to the car. Stopping at the car he turned to face her. "So are you trying to kill your liver?" He gestured to the bag of drinks she had in her hand.

"Nope. I prefer options dog boy." She looked up at him and smirked. "Plus if we have neighbors we like then we should be able to accommodate".

"Well then little Miko maybe we should get a bottle or two to make it interesting." He leaned down and grabbed her keys from her hand. His mouth right next to her ear. "We both know you get pretty frisky when you have some tequila in you." His lips grazed her ear. Stepping back and smirking at her knowing full well that she was getting excited and aroused. Noticing the slight blush she had on her face he walks back into the store to buy some tequila.

Fuck she's not even doing anything and she's tempting me. He sighed and walked over to the tequila. Picking up two bottles of Espolon Blanco before walking to the register where Miroku was waiting for him with a smirk.

"So is your plan to get her drunk?"

"No. But I want her to have a good time. So tequila."

"I see. But two bottles is a lot."

"One is for us and one is to share with our neighbors. Kagome gave me the idea."

"I mean it's not a bad way to make friends. And considering how bad you are at making them I'd say that's a step in the right direction" Miroku laughed.

"Fuck off. Let's go."

Leaving the liquor store and heading to the grocery store to grab some food was uneventful. The girls had pretty much figured out everything that they needed and zipped through the store grabbing eggs, bacon, bread, peanut butter, jam, cheese for grill cheeses, a case of water, coffee and creamer and of course Mac and cheese and ramen. Driving back home InuYasha glanced over at Kagome grooving in her seat to Brain Fog by Little Stranger.

"Clearly you can't contain your excitement." He teased.

"Is it really that obvious dog boy?" Kagome laughed.

Fuck dude her laugh is so infectious. No wonder I'm always in a decent mood around her. InuYasha pulled into the parking lot. Getting out to the car he walked to the back to grab the beverages while Sango and Kagome ran up to unlock the door and put away food that needed to be kept cold.

"Let's grab one of the coolers and put the beer in there." Miroku said. "We can put the high noons in there. And we'll leave out the white claw for now."

"Sounds good. Can you stash one of the tequila bottles in your bag? I'll stash the other one. I don't want them digging through the cooler and finding the bottles."

Miroku tapped his ear. "Looks like from the sound of it the girls started the party already. I don't need demon ears to hear that music."

"DJ Kagome or DJ Sango?" He laughed as Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden can be heard from the open door.

"I'm gonna go with Sango. She's been on a grunge kick lately. Although I would not be surprised if the next song is a Kagome pick and I'm gonna guess reggae."

"Sublime." His ear flicked towards the building.

"No fair! That's cheating." Miroku frowned.

"Can't help that I have fantastic hearing." InuYasha laughed. "Come on let's get this shit packed up and in your truck."

While the boys were outside talking Kagome and Sango put away the food and turned on the music. Sango picked out two songs and so did Kagome. Sango picked Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana and Black Hole Sun by SoundGarden and Kagome picked Smoke Two Joints by Sublime and her favorite cover of Dancing in the Moonlight by Yonder Mountain String Band. The girls opened a Peach Tea Beat Box and split it and decided to start dancing in the living room when the boys walked in and InuYasha took over the music. Turning on Syncopated Healing by Twiddle he grabs Kagome's wrist and spins her around.

"Wanna dance little Miko?"

"I already was." Kagome blushed. "But you can join me if you'd like."

"I think I'd like to watch." He winked.

"Stop eye fucking. We have to get this shit loaded." Sango groaned.

"I was not eye fucking her Sango. I was just admiring." InuYasha smirked at Kagome. "But you're right. Let's get this stuff loaded before we lose all the day light."

The four of them spent about an hour and a half loading everything they needed into the bed of Miroku's truck and securing it. Exhausted they all came in a plopped in various places in the living room.

"So? Pizza?" Kagome asked.

"Hell yeah dude. I'll call." Miroku pulled out his phone.

"I'm all gross. I need a shower." Sango got up. "When you're done ordering why don't you come and join me?" She leaned down and kissed Miroku on the cheek before walking into the bathroom.

"I am right behind you. Just take cash out of my Wallet Yash. I got the pizzas."

"Like hell you're paying idiot. You're driving tomorrow. I'll cover pizza."

"Well thank you good sir. And with that. I leave you in good hands with Kagome" Miroku smirked at InuYasha. "Don't have too much fun you two." He laughs as he shuts the door to the bathroom.

"Wanna smoke a bowl while we wait for the pizza?" Kagome asked.

"Sure."

"So... Can I ask you something?"

"Um.. sure. I guess."

"Why now? You've been away from all of this for so long. Why come to this festival? Besides the obvious reason."

"And what is the obvious reason Kagome?"

"Miroku proposing to Sango."

"Well that's the number one reason."

"Oh."

"But partially I wanted to see you again."

"Why? I'm no one special."

"We lost touch after that one night stand. I wanted to see for myself that you were good instead of just being told by Sango and Miroku when I asked about you."

"You asked how I was?"

"Of course."

"Why?"

"Because you're my friend first."

"That makes sense. Can I be honest about something?"

"Sure I don't see why not. But are you gonna light the bowl?" He looked at her with a smile.

"Oh shit yeah!" Kagome lit the bowl and took a hit. "Honestly, getting back with Koga after that night it took me months to realize that I was just stuck in the same pattern for years. Then of course I stayed for another year or so before finally having enough self respect to say we're done for good. Once my first year of school was done I had clinicals about to start I couldn't have my energy being sucked out of me while being in a relationship with him. It was just too much." She looked out at the darkening sky. "But anyway thank you."

"What did I do."

"You helped me break the pattern. In your own way."

"You're welcome I guess." InuYasha laughed as he handed her back the bowl."You're really something Kagome."

"How so dog boy?" She took a hit of the bowl.

"You have the ability to find the good in any situation and in people. I don't know how you do it."

"To be honest, being a Miko I've always been good at that. I think because I'm so free spirited it's just easy to find the good in people and help people. That's why I pursued a career as a nurse and am taking that further." Kagome blushed as she smiled at him. "I'm sorry is I was teasing you before when I was showering."

"Don't apologize. You don't see me complaining about it do you?"

"I don't."

"Then don't say sorry. You have absolutely nothing to be sorry for. It was hot."

"Yash. We need boundaries for the weekend if we're gonna be doing drugs."

"Like what?"

"I don't know."

"Like what Kagome?"

"I just don't want to not talk to you for another four years if we do end up sleeping together at some point this weekend."

"Ouch that was blunt." InuYasha grunted as he lit the bowl. "Kagome if anything does happen this weekend between us I won't be a stranger. I'm not that far away anymore and you're not in school I promise we won't lose touch again. So don't worry about that let's just look forward to this weekend. We have a lot of things to look forward to."

"Okay. I hear you." Kagome blushed. She reaches up and tugs his ear. "You're still gonna have to work for it if does come to that."

"Don't threaten me with a good time little Miko. Let's go back in pizza should be here soon and the shower is off so those two are done." God you're fucking beautiful. He looked at her as she walked back into the apartment. You're not someone I want to just have a festival hook up with, you never have been Kagome.

Walking back in to the apartment as if on cue the buzzer goes off and Kagome lets up the delivery driver as InuYasha gets his wallet to pay for the pizza.

"That was a fucking amazing shower." Miroku comes out of the bathroom in a towel.

"Put some fucking clothes on."

"Am I turning you on Yash? Don't lie you know I am."

"Fuck off."

"Just put some clothes on please Miroku. Or no pizza."

"Of course dear Kagome. Im sorry for offending your eyes."

"Shut up and get dressed perv." Kagome laughed.

"I'm starting without you." InuYasha said grabbing a slice.

After Miroku and Sango got dress the friends sat in the living room laughing and joking around until about 10pm when Kagome suggested they try to get some sleep even if it wasn't a lot. She said good night and closed her door behind her.

I guess I'll try to get some sleep. I'll just turn on some music to drift off to. She took off her clothes and threw on an oversized teeshirt while finding a playlist on her phone. Turning on All the Luck in the World by Billy Strings and Circles Around the Sun. She turned off the light and laid down on her bed she set her alarm on her phone and drifted off to sleep.

InuYasha situated himself on the couch with his pillow and blanket. She really has good playlists. He smiled to himself thinking about Kagome. I don't think I could find a better soundtrack to fall asleep to for a few hours. He closed his eyes listening to the music quietly coming from Kagome's room and her heartbeat as she drifted off to sleep. You're one of a kind Kagome.

END OF CHAPTER 3