InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Eat You Alive ❯ I'm sorry. So sorry. ( Chapter 7 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: All the King's Horses and all the King's men, couldn't obtain the rights to this anime for me. Or to `The Killers'. Shucks.

Chapter 7: I'm sorry. So sorry.

Kagome woke to the morning birds chirping outside the window. She groaned. They were giving her a headache. But she knew she had to get up. What would Kikyo need today? Back rub? Pedicure? She shuddered at the thought. Her eyelids fluttered and she attempted a stretch. A grunt next to her was heard as her arm came in contact with a hard surface.

“Get your finger outta my eye!” Sango moaned.

She retracted her finger. “Sorry.” The memories rushed at her. Her jumping Inuyasha. Inuyasha moaning in her ear. Her kissing him with a passion she'd never felt before. Kagome sat straight up. “Oh my God. I am so stupid!”

Sango joined her in sitting up. “Why?” She rubbed the sleep from her eyes, flicking it off of her finger, and yawning loudly.

“I molested Inuyasha.” Kagome groaned.

“What?!” She was wide awake now. “Why? When? How? What were you thinking?”

“Nothing! That's the problem.” She gasped. “Oh my god. What's Kouga gonna say when he finds out?”

Sango whistled and remarked quietly to herself. “That's a conversation I don't want to hear. He could probably smell Dog-boy on you from a mile away.”

The younger girl sighed. “Everyone keeps hinting at something and I don't like being left out of the loop.”

Sango looked shocked. “Did I say something?”

“Uh yeah!” Kagome stared at her. “All of you, at one time or another, have made remarks about heightened senses and stuff. I want to know what's going on.”

Sango looked flustered. “Well, um, you see-”

“What's going on?” Inuyasha burst bleary-eyed into the room after hearing all the commotion across the hall.

Sango looked at him guiltily. “That's exactly what Kagome wants to know. Hehe.”

Kagome got off the bed and stood to her full height, trying not to stare at his chiseled chest, and looked him in his golden eyes. “I want to know what the big secret is with everybody. Smelling and hearing things no ordinary human can. Youkai exterminators with shady history, no offense Sango.”

“None taken.”

“And everybody pussy footing around me like I'm a child that doesn't have the guts to know the truth.” She poked him in the chest. “I want to know, and I want you to tell me. Now.”

Inuyasha looked at her with her rumpled hair, blazing caramel eyes, and her sleep-pouty lips, defiantly shaped into a hard, straight line, daring him to kiss her again. His groin tightened. `Damnit.'

“There's nothin' goin' on bitch.” He turned to stomp out of the room. “It's a figment of your imagination.”

“Oh really?” Her voice was cutting as a razor. “Then how come you have dog-ears?”

Inuyasha looked at himself in the mirror and slowly turned around. “What did you say?”

She gulped. Maybe she was imagining it. Her family's warnings came back to her. She blamed her slip on last night's drunken revels. And her hangover. “Y-you heard me.” She stepped forward, praying they wouldn't think her a nutcase. “The dog ears. I see fangs and claws too. Just what are you?”

Sango sighed. “Looks like she has the sight.”

Inuyasha shook his head and gave a short laugh. “Yeah. Guess she does.”

Kagome looked at the two like they were the crazy ones. “What are you talking about now?”

“Wait a minute.” Inuyasha said and went across the hall. He opened the door and dragged Miroku from bed.

“Hey. Whoa. What's going on?” The monk called sleepily.

“We need you to explain something to Kagome.” Inuyasha released his armpits and let him stand on his own two feet. “We think she has the sight.”

“She has what?” He shook the last bits of sleep from his head. “I thought only people with strong spiritual powers had the sight. She doesn't have an aura of anything mystic around her. How can she have it?”

“I don't know, but somehow she does.”

“Okay. Let me get a shirt on first.” He slipped on his favorite `Role-Model' tee. “Don't you think you should put some extra clothes on?” He looked at the hanyou wearing only boxers.

“Naw. I'm good.” Miroku shook his head and followed the hanyou across the hall.

The boys closed the door behind them and joined Sango on her bed while Kagome paced the floor, praying to God she would finally get the answers to why she could see the things she could.

Miroku cleared his throat. “Kagome?”

She stopped pacing and faced him. “Tell me I'm not crazy. Please.”

Her voice begged him to tell the truth, but not as much as her eyes. If there was one thing Inuyasha hated more than his brother, it was to see a woman cry. And Kagome looked like she was about to let loose a flood. He stood from the bed and hugged her, not caring that the others saw, and let his disguise fall.

Kagome gasped when she noticed. “So I'm not crazy. It was just a haze before, but now I can see it clearly.”

“You're not crazy Kagome.” Miroku assured her. “Two hundred years ago, youkai found a way to make themselves appear human. They blended in with us as camouflage. When the time was right, they were going to annihilate humanity. And have a huge party doing it.” Kagome looked horrified. “Think of The Terminator, only worse.”

“Oh my God.” She put her hand to her mouth. “Are they still going to do that?”

“No.” Inuyasha let go of her and sat back down on the bed. “They saw how powerful the human spirit was and decided to co-exist with them.”

“Oh my God.”

“Is that all you can say?” Sango laughed.

“I'm in shock. Everything I thought I knew.” She shook her head. “So, you're a youkai?” She asked Inuyasha.

“Half.” He grunted.

“Okay.” She drawled at his gruff answer. “So what's going on? How many youkai are actually out there?” She gasped. “Does that mean Sango's family are still slaying demons? Is that why her dad made them train so hard? Oh my God. Sango, I'm so sorry. All that time put in to master a weapon you might have to use against your best friend someday.”

“Hey!” The friend in question shouted.

“And Miroku! How do you know all this? Well, duh, you're best friends with a half demon. Can you see all this too? And what does that make me? Some kind of psycho demon seer, that's what.” She gasped again. “ Oh my God. That means all these things I've seen everywhere I go. Those weren't figments of my imagination. Those were demons. Serving my food. Driving my plane and cab and the limo. On TV. Even kissing me. Oh my God! Kouga's one too isn't he? And Shippou! And your manager. And that weird lawyer guy that represented Grandpa when that bitch sued the shrine.”

“Your family owns a shrine?” Inuyasha stuttered. It was the only word he'd been able to get in with the girl's hysterical yammering.

“Yes.” She sobbed and sank to the ground.

“H-hey!” Inuyasha reached for her, but wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do. “Stop crying!” He yelled instead.

“Would you have me laugh then?!” She yelled. “My whole life's been a lie.”

“Kagome.” Miroku quietly said. “Calm down. You asked a lot of questions in those thirty seconds. Do you want answers?”

“Yes.” She sniffled. “But why are you sharing all this with me? How can you trust me not to say anything?”

Sango looked at her softly. “We can read people too Kagome-chan.” Kagome smiled at the taijiya. “Besides, if you told anyone they'd put you in a home.” She giggled at the girl's look.

“Thanks a lot Sango.” Kagome said sarcastically and stood back up. “Makes me feel so much better about all this.”

“That's my job.” Sango said proudly and walked her to the bathroom. “Let's all get cleaned up and talk about this over breakfast. I'm starved.” Her stomach growled, punctuating that statement.

“Even after all you ate last night?” Miroku smiled.

She threw a pillow at him.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*Thirty minutes later*~*~*~*~*~*~*

“Ah.” Kagome sighed, rubbing the towel against her wet hair. “I can't remember what I was so freaked about earlier.”

Sango popped up next to her. “Youkai. Walking among us.” She took her underwear into the bathroom. “Like the undead. Whoo~ooooo~ooooo~ooo.” She giggled at Kagome's shell-shocked expression.

“Thanks a lot Sango.” Kagome called as the door shut.

“My pleasure.” Sango yelled. “Jeez. I think that's beginning to be my new catch phrase.” She mumbled and pulled aside the curtain. “Walkin' down the street, `Hey, thanks a lot Sango', `No problem'; `Thanks a lot Sango', `Glad to do it'. Honestly…..mutter mutter.”

Kagome sat on the bed to think. The water running pounded in her ears while she reviewed everything she'd learned today. And everything that happened last night.

`What was I thinking? Just jumping him like that? I mean, sure, he's sexy. Okay, understatement of the century. But he's also an egomaniacal jerk. And then there's Kouga.' She sighed. `I haven't felt that in a kiss with him…..ever! What does that mean?! Maybe I should just break up with him. It's not fair to drag him along like that. He's been nothing but faithful and I went and did that. When was the last time I even felt like saying that I loved him back? I can't remember.'

She clapped her hands together. “That settles it. As soon as I figure all this out, I'm leaving Kouga.”

“Good to know.” Inuyasha said from the doorway. Seeing her face, he said something he already knew the answer to. Just to break the ice. “Where's Sango?”

After getting over the shock that he'd overheard her internal dialogue, she replied. “She's still in the shower.” She sighed. “Listen Inuyasha, what happened last night-”

“Don't worry about it.” He smirked. “You can't help it if my sexy body was too much for ya.”

Kagome growled impressively for a human. “You're such a JERK!!!”

The hanyou watched forlornly as she ran from the room. He sighed and sat on the bed. `Why does she always do that? And why do I act like that around her? She's not like other people.' He grunted and got off the bed. `She deserves better treatment than that. I gotta find her.' He put the spell back in place and walked briskly from the room.

~*~*~*~

Sango turned off the water and stepped from the shower. She dried off and wrapped the towel around her sleek body. The toothpaste was hot, almost overly minty, but she braved it. She flipped her head over and removed the towel from her naked skin to wrap around her hair, sweeping the excess cloth behind her back.

“Is anyone in here?” The door flew open.

“Miroku!” She attempted to cover herself with her hands. “Get OUT!” Her cinnamon eyes, raging red in fury, found the closest hard object. Her brush.

He walked out of the room holding his hand over the forming lump. “It was worth the pain.”

~*~*~*~

Inuyasha followed Kagome's scent down the hall. He caught up with her at the elevators.

“Returning to the scene of the crime, eh?” Inuyasha grinned on the outside, but cringed on the inside. `Idiot.'

Kagome grunted noncommittally and pushed the down button. He could faintly hear her chanting, “Come on. Come on. Come on.”

“Kagome, don't take it personally. Lately I've just been really-” He hung his head. “I just don't get many girls that know my secret.” She looked at him oddly. “Let me rephrase that. There's only three women that have ever known: my mom, Sango, and you.”

“I'm touched.” The elevator dinged. “Really I am. But I need to leave. For my sanity.” She got in.

“Wait.” He held open the doors when they tried to close. “Just come back to the room and we'll talk. You still have all your questions that need answered. And I bet you're hungry.” His eyes held hope, pleading with her in a big, dewy way that she couldn't resist.

She stepped off the elevator. “Fine. I'll stay. But just until breakfast is over.”

He genuinely smiled and it took her breath away. “Great.”

They were greeted at the door by a fighting mad taijiya, in her bra and panties, glaring over her unconscious monk.

Sango looked up from her `morning exercise'. “What?”

The two shook their heads. Inu dragged the letch in and the girls sat on the bed.

Sango pulled some clothes from her suitcase and put them on. Inuyasha and Kagome weren't distressing enough for her shyness. “So, room service? Or do you want to go somewhere for breakfast?”

Inuyasha looked meaningfully at the man on the floor. “I'd say eating in would be a wise decision.”

The girl nervously laughed and scratched the back of her head. “R-right.” She dragged the bulky phone over and dialed the number. “Room service? Yes, this is room 1252. Are you still serving breakfast? Really? All day? Cool. I'd like pancakes and bacon with butter and blueberry syrup. No blueberry? Maple's okay then. Kagome?”

“Um, what do they have?” Sango handed her the menu from the drawer. “Okay. A ham and cheese omelet with smoked sausage.”

“Hmm, a heart attack waiting to happen.” Inuyasha commented.

“Shut up.”

Her grouchiness had no effect on his good mood. “Pork chop and eggs, sunny side up, and a short stack. With ramen on the side.”

“Who's the pig now?” He just grinned like the Cheshire cat.

Sango put in their orders. “No ramen, Inu.”

He stared at her. “What kind of kitchen doesn't have ramen?!”

“A motel kitchen.”

“Fine.” He grumped. “I guess I can go without ramen today.”

“Good.” She looked at her watch. “He should be awake by the time they get here. What do you think Miroku would want?”

Inu smirked and said in his most lecherous tone. “You know he likes anything with eggs.”

Kagome blushed. Sango laughed. “Yeah. As long as they're well rounded eggs.”

Now it was Inuyasha's turn to laugh. Kagome was still blushing. “Come on guys. He's your friend.”

“And he would be laughing with us, if his favorite chick hadn't knocked him out.”

“Shut up Inuyasha.” Sango blushed and turned back to the phone. “And a Fiesta omelet with dry toast. Ooh, and four Dr. Peppers. Yeah. Put it on our bill. Okay. Bye.” She hung up.

“How long did they say it would take?” Kagome asked.

“Well, it was a pretty big order and it sounded really busy on the other end. He said at least twenty minutes and I'd have to agree with that.”

“Perfect.” Inuyasha grumbled.

Sango set the phone back on its desk and looked at the other girl. “So, lots of things I'm sure you'd like to know huh?”

Kagome looked at her. “Not really. That explanation really cleared up quite a few things actually. Momma always said not to speak of it, but I've been seeing this stuff since I was two.”

“I bet that was a burden.” Sango put a hand on her shoulder.

“Yeah. But it's all better now.” She actually smiled. “Everything makes sense.”

Inuyasha raised a brow. “Like what?”

“Like why Kouga was always so weird and sniffing around my room and stuff. And why this one group in school was so mean to everyone. And-”

“Pancakes!” Miroku sat up quickly.

“Fiesta omelet.” Sango patted his head.

“Good enough.” He smiled. “I do love my eggs.” Inu coughed and Kagome's blush returned. Sango pushed on one of his lumps. “Ow! What was that for?”

“Slipped.”

He grunted. “So what are we talking about?”

“Nothing.” Inuyasha said.

“There's gotta be something.” He looked around their small circle. “Any questions Kagome?”

“Actually, I just thought of one.” She looked at Inuyasha. “You're half?”

His face settled in a frown. “Yes.”

“Half what?”

“Half human and half dog youkai.” Sango answered for him. “His mom was human but his dad was demon.”

“Stow it Sango.” Inuyasha didn't like to speak of his heritage almost as much as he hated preppy clothes. They chaffed.

The girl just rolled her eyes. “Sorry. Forgot. Taboo and all that.”

Kagome looked between them. “So, Miroku?”

“Yes.”

“Since we've established that there are demons in America, maybe you can tell me how they got here.”

“That's an interesting story.” He cleared his throat and sat a little straighter. “Youkai are all over the world. They spread across the globe in the same manner that humans did. Consequently, most cultures have myths involving them in some form. Gods, evil spirits, fairy tale creatures, that sort of thing. The biggest difference between humans and demons, aside from looks, is that youkai have the stamina to travel long distances in a short time. You see, they advanced faster than human civilization. While we were all still rolling around in the mud wearing loincloths, they had a system of government. It was very Middle Ages though. Lords and fiefs and all that shit, but, and here's the kicker, they kept in touch overseas. In fact Inuyasha's father is, or was, a youkai lord.”

Kagome's head swam. “Was?”

“He died thirty years ago.”

The girl gaped. “Thirty years?” She turned to Inuyasha. “So how old are you?”

He shifted uncomfortably. “Fifty three.”

“Next month.” Sango added. “Can you believe it? He's almost old enough to be my grandfather.”

“Thanks a lot Sango.” Inuyasha muttered.

Sango sighed and shook her head. “Once again.”

“Do you have any more questions Kagome?” Miroku interrupted.

“Just one.” She looked down. “How many kinds of youkai are there? Because every one I've seen has had different characteristics. For example, Kouga has a long tail, Shippou has a fluffy tail, your manager has no tail, Inuyasha has dog-ears, others have scales or horns, and Gramp's lawyer had this huge fluffy thing over his shoulder. But almost all of you have fangs and claws and pointy ears.”

“Did you say a huge fluffy thing over the lawyer's shoulder?” Miroku looked at her closely.

“Yeah.”

“Did it happen to be white?”

“Yes.” Kagome said hesitantly.

“Were there markings on his face?”

“Why?” She asked suspiciously.

“Because if he has a crescent moon on his forehead, that's most likely Inuyasha's older brother. Sesshomaru.”

Kagome gasped. “He did! Oh my god, that's your brother?”

Inuyasha grumbled. “Yes. But what was he doing in Japan?”

“He's a friend of my grandfather.”

“What?!”

“Yeah. He reminded Gramps of this soldier he knew in the war when he stopped at the shrine, and Gramps took to him.”

“He probably was the soldier from the war.” Miroku said under his breath. “Ow, Sango.” He rubbed his arm.

“Shut it.” Sango warned. “Kagome's telling a story.”

“No I'm not. That was it.”

“Oh.” She looked down at Miroku. “Sorry then.”

The monk growled. “To answer your question. Youkai come in all species. From fish to lizards to dogs.”

“Oh.” She sighed. “Do you know what kind Kouga is?”

“Wolf.” Inuyasha grunted.

“But that's like a wild animal.”

“Probably why he's so stupid.”

“Inuyasha.” Sango said harshly. “He's not exactly stupid. Just mentally challenged.”

“Retarded you mean.” Inuyasha stood up and started to walk to the bathroom. He had yet to take his morning piss. “And he's way too old for her.”

“How old is he?” Kagome was curious.

“Over a hundred, that's for sure.” He grunted.

Kagome fainted.

Inuyasha ran over to her as soon as he heard the thump. “Damnit.”

“Inuyasha, what did you do?” Sango ran over too.

“Nothing.” He yelled. “I think she's just in shock.”

“Well do something! Wake her up!”

“How?”

“I don't know. Just do it.”

He rolled his eyes. Women are so irrational. But he did need her to wake up. He considered his options. Splash her with cold water? That could just shock her more. Shake her? But that could cause some kind of damage. Even a concussion. `Kiss her.' His inner voice reasoned. `What?' He called back. `Kiss her. She's yours.' The voice disappeared. He had to listen to his gut. He bent his head and gently touched her lips. They were just as soft as he remembered.

Kagome moaned and opened her eyes. She quickly sat up, parting her lips from the hanyou.

“What are you doing?!”

He spluttered. “You fainted! I was just waking you up!”

“BY KISSING ME?!”

“Shut up bitch! It was the only thing that wouldn't hurt you!”

“Bitch?! I'll show you bitch.” Her hand made contact with his face. She shook the sting from the hand and hurried out of the room.

Kagome made a dash for the elevators. They opened the first time she pushed the button.

“Wait Kagome!” She heard him call. But it was too late. She was already onboard and riding down. Her car was waiting right where he'd parked it. She sprinted across the parking lot and unlocked the door as fast as she could. When she got in, she started the engine and slammed on the gas. Then he dropped on the hood.

She screeched to a halt. “What are you doing?”

“Get out of the car.”

“No.”

“Get out of the car.”

“Give me one good reason.”

He couldn't think of one.

“That's what I thought.” She pressed the gas again. “Good bye Inuyasha.”

“Where are you going?”

“I'm going home you stupid JERK!” She braked quickly.

He fell off the hood and watched her speed away. Sango and Miroku came running out.

“Where's she going?” Sango asked.

“Home.”

Miroku doubled over and panted. “I need to get in shape.” He looked at the car screeching out of the parking lot. “What happened?”

“She's going home.” Sango filled him in.

“Are you going after her Inuyasha?”

“Keh. Why would I want to go after that?”

“Because you love her.” The two said together and started making kissy noises.

“Shut up! I do not.”

“Then why'd you kiss her?” They said in unison. “Stop it!”

“You both should stop it. Come on guys. Don't be like that.”

They turned their backs on each other.

“I only kissed her to wake her up.” He admitted quietly.

The two raised their brows. “And because you wanted to.” They looked at each other. “I said stop it!”

The hanyou huffed and walked back to the hotel, leaving them to their wrestling on the pavement.

`Why did I kiss her?' He questioned himself.

`Because you wanted to.' The gruff voice spoke up again.

`Shut up! I did not!'

`Don't kid yourself. Heh. I am yourself.'

`Whatever. Can't you just disappear again?'

`I will when I'm good and ready.'

He grunted. `Why do you always pop up like that when I don't need you. Can't you show up when I actually do need you to?'

`I did today.'

`I didn't need you!'

`Then what would you have done to wake her up?'

`I don't know. She really didn't need waking up. Sango was just freaking out. She would have un-fainted. Eventually.'

`Yeah. But you were worried about her.'

`I was not!'

`There you go again.'

`Shut up!'

`Okay. I'm ready.' The voice left him again.

`Coward.'

`Be quiet.' It popped back.

`Keh.'

He made it to his room. “I'm such a loser.” The hanyou muttered and looked over the balcony. Sango and Miroku were still wrestling in the middle of the parking lot. A car swerved to miss them. It crashed. They stopped and looked up.

“See what you made me do?” They asked each other.

Sango growled and got up. “You're so immature.”

“Hey! You're the one that jumped me!”

She screamed out loud in frustration then sighed. “You're an idiot.” The girl walked off. He ran to catch her.

“Ah, Sango. I've always wanted to hear you scream.” He smiled boyishly.

She slapped him. “Why are you always so…..so-”

“Charming? Handsome?” He offered.

“Perverted!” She stomped off.

He sighed at her back. “Because you're so special to me. I don't want to hurt you.” With a heavy heart, he walked back to the hotel.

The driver stumbled from his wrecked Mitsubishi and stared at the totaled Chrysler he crashed into. “Hey!” He called after them. “Look what you made me do! Who's going to pay for this?!”

The two cheesed it.

Inuyasha turned away from the banister. He sat down and pulled out some paper. The song he'd written the night before had yet to be completed. The first two verses had their melody and a chorus, but it didn't feel like it was finished. He wrote another verse after it.

`I'm sorry. So sorry. Damn you're so hot. Your beauty, is so vain. It drives me. Yes, it drives me. Absolutely insane.'

He thought of a possible melody. “This is going to sound nothing like the rest of the song. Should I keep it in?” He crumpled it up and tossed it in the trash across the room. “No.”

Miroku crashed in. “Inuyasha?”

“What?”

The monk sighed. “I thing my nipples are purple.” He collapsed, twitching, on the bed.

Inuyasha rubbed his hand over his face.

“Room service.” A lazy voice called from across the hall.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*Three hours later*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Inuyasha was taking a nap after finishing both Kagome's and his own breakfast. Usually he had no dreams. He didn't sleep deep enough. Unless you counted that one about Kagome in his shower. But this dream was nothing like that.

In it, Kagome had gone to a hotel. Someone was waiting for her. They went into a room. He was there, watching the entire thing through the window. It made him want to retch. They started to get hot and heavy. Mercifully, he woke up.

He clutched his chest and sat straight up. Miroku and Sango looked up from the floor where they were playing cards.

“Go fish.” Miroku said absently. “What's wrong?”

Inuyasha was trying to fill his lungs with much needed air. “Bad, bad, badbadbad dream.”

“What was it?” Sango asked as she drew a card.

He shook his head. “Can't talk about it.” He got off the bed and looked around the room. “Where is that damn notepad?!”

“On the table.” Miroku said while scouring his cards for a possible match. “Got any twos?”

“Go fish.” Sango said. “Need to write it out huh?”

“Yeah.” He found the paper.

“Will it make a good song?” Miroku asked.

“Maybe. I'm not sure.”

“Well, go for it. We'll be the judge of that.” Sango looked at her hand. “Ten?”

Miroku groaned and handed it over. “I was going to ask you for that next.”

“Sure you were.” Sango placed the pair on the floor. “Got any sixes?”

“Go fish.”

Inuyasha tuned them out. The dream was still killing him. Slowly. Would she really do that just because he kissed her? Can't be. She's not that kind of girl.

“Guys?” The two looked up. “I think it will make a good song.” He said after he wrote out what he had dreamt.

“Let's see it.” Miroku stood up and pulled his PJs out of his crack.

“Gross Miroku.” Sango said from her vantage point. Which was right at butt level. She stood up.

“Look who's talking.” He looked meaningfully at the hand behind her back.

“Hey! I had a chewy!”

“And I didn't?!”

“People! We're talking about a song that takes us one step closer to a break.”

The two looked sheepish and got out their instruments. “Sorry.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes when they glared at each other. “Oh grow up.”

“Hey!” They glared at each other again.

The hanyou sighed. “Look. Hate to break up your little thing, but I've got a song just waiting to be written. So get over it.”

“Fine.”

“Let me see what you've got.” Miroku held out his hand.

“Why do you get to see it first?” Sango asked.

“Because.” He faltered. “I. I'm a guy.”

“Oh please.” She groaned. “What has that got to do with it?”

He lifted a brow. “If you don't know what guys dream about by now, Sango, you've got bigger problems than I thought.”

She rolled her eyes. “Well, hurry up then.”

He looked over what his friend had written. “I guess it's okay for your virgin eyes.” He handed over the paper.

She grabbed it. “Spare me.” The words pulled at her. “That was some dream. Are you all right?”

“I'm fine.” Inuyasha was regretting even saying anything about it. “What do you guys think? Light-hearted? Dark? Rock? Punk? Metal?”

Miroku spoke up from his light drum tapping. “I was thinking sort of techno meets punk.”

“I agree.” Sango set down the paper and strummed a low note. “But if you're just saying that because of the music last night at that despicable `club', I'm going to kill you.”

Miroku laughed nervously.

“Can we pull off techno?” Inuyasha asked. “I mean, will our fans like it?”

Miroku smirked. “I think they'll like anything. As long as you sing it.”

“Okay. Let's do this.” Sango shouted and started plucking out a quick paced tune.

Thirty minutes later, with some additions from the group, they had the fifth song for their album.

“We need to get the recorder.” Inuyasha said. “Where'd we put it?”

“I think it's in my room.” Sango said and got up. “Be right back.”

The boys waited for her return.

“So, what was up with this morning?” Miroku asked. “We tell her all we know and she runs off?”

“I don't think she ran off because of what we said.” Inuyasha said quietly.

“Then why?”

“It's because I kissed her. Or she kissed me.” He shook his head. “I don't know. It's difficult to explain.”

“What happened last night? You were awfully affectionate then and this morning.”

“She was drunk, remember?”

The monk nodded. “Through no fault of my own, I might add.”

“You're the one that suggested that bar.” The hanyou narrowed his eyes.

“Yes, but did I put the drinks in her hand?”

“No.”

“As I said. It wasn't my fault that she thought a Long Island Iced Tea was just iced tea.”

Inuyasha laughed slightly at that and said in a high voice. “This tea tastes funny.”

Miroku cracked up. “I can still see her face.” He did an imitation.

Now Inuyasha laughed long and loud.

“What are we laughing about?” Sango asked when she got in.

“Last night.” Miroku said between giggles.

She glared at him. “Not about me I hope.”

He stopped. “No Sango dearest. We would never laugh about you.”

She nodded, still glaring. “Better not.”

He rubbed the back of his head. “Trust me. I will never laugh at you again.”

“Did you find it?” Inuyasha brought the conversation back on track.

“Yes.” She pulled the recorder from behind her back. “It was hidden in my suitcase. Can you believe that? The old man must have went through my stuff to put it in there.”

“Creepy.” Both of her band mates agreed.

“Yep.” She set it up. “Ready?”

The boys nodded and started playing. Inuyasha's distortion pedal added to the ambiance of the song. It turned out to be a dark punk song with a hint of techno.

I'm coming outta my cage and I been doin' just fine

Gotta gotta be down because I want it all

It started out with a kiss how did it end up like this

It was only a kiss

Now I'm falling asleep

And she's calling a cab

While he's having a smoke

And she's taking a drag

Now they're going to bed

And my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head

But

She's touching his chest

Now

He takes off her dress

Now

Let

And I just can't look

It's killing me

And ta-king con-trol

The chorus was slightly quicker, but just as sad. Inuyasha's mournful voice put his feelings to words.

Jealousy

Turning Saints into the sea

Swimming through sick lullabies

Choking on your alibis

But it's just the price I pay

Destiny is calling me

Open up my eager eyes

`Cause I'm Mr. Brightside

They made a transition to the original melody.

I'm comin' outta my cage and I been doin' just fine

Gotta gotta be down because I want it all

It started out with a kiss

How did it end up like this

It was only a kiss

Now I'm falling asleep

And she's calling a cab

While he's having a smoke

And she's taking a drag

Now they're going to bed

And my stomach is sick

And it's all in my head

But

She's touching his chest

Now

He takes off her dress

Now

Let

`Cause I just can't look

It's killing me

And ta-king con-trol

Jealousy

Turning Saints into the sea

Swimming through sick lullabies

Choking on your alibis

But it's just the price I pay

Destiny is calling me

Open up my eager eyes

`Cause I'm Mr. Brightside

Inuyasha let loose with his solo.

I never

I never-er-er

The song ended with three notes, descending down the arpeggio.

“That's pretty good.” Miroku commented. “Maybe I should put some of my dreams to music.”

“NO!” The other two shouted.

He sulked. “Why not?” They conveniently found other things to do around the room. “Hey! I'm talking here!”

“Hello kids!” Totosai called from the door. “Miss me?”

“Not really.”

“Hn.”

“What's with putting us in this crap hole?”

“What do you mean?”

Inuyasha started counting off on his fingers. “The pool, if you can even call it that, is unswimmable. The beds smell like piss and rutting. The showers have mold. And the food is inedible.”

Miroku burped. “I think those eggs weren't really eggs.”

“No. They were just rotten.”

“Oh. That's why I feel like I need to puke.” He ran to the bathroom.

“Not to mention,” Sango added, “that Dr. Pepper didn't even taste like Dr. Pepper.”

“I think it was generic. Like Dr. Thunder or something.”

“Probably.”

Miroku returned from his quick trip to the bathroom. “False alarm.”

Totosai looked at all three. “Think of this as a halfway house.”

“What?” The band asked their manager.

“This is just where the label put you while they were setting up their LA guest house.” He stepped fully into the room. “That's what I've been doing all morning.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Hello again! Nice to see you all. Thank you for your well wishes. Unfortunately, my birthday blew. I didn't even get a cake! And my best friend would rather work on his van than get me drunk. I told him off and now he's mad at me. Le sigh. Hope he gets over it soon.

And thank you for saying you liked my last chapter. The reason I didn't think it was one of my best was because I kept jumping around so much. There was a lot of detail that I left out. Like their dinner conversation. Or the fiasco at the strip club. Or hours upon hours of Halo. But I didn't think it was really important enough to bore you with, so I skipped it. I hope you like this one just as much. I missed an entire night's sleep to get it out as soon as possible. Then again, that might be a reason you won't like it….. shrugs

Christy Kay: My heart is sad, but I understand. I almost gave up on fanfiction a while back myself. Then I remembered how awesome it is. Hope you write for us again soon. And I changed from crispymuffin because that was my e-mail address and I thought I was typing that in when I made my account here. Hey, I never said I was beautiful andsmart. Haha. Muffin is my retarded nickname, in case you were wondering. Sad thing is, even my mom calls me Muffin. Man! Bad haircuts really follow you around….. Hope it doesn't throw you off too much. ;)

Elena: Thank you so much. You're the only one that sang to me! XD

Adam: Nice to hear from you again man! And `De nada por el kudos!' Er. Whatever. My Spanish sucks.

Lyn: I'm going to review you when you write and start saying `Write more' every time. Thank you for the encouragement.

MisterYukimura: Not really sure where your name came from. I'd like to know though. And thank you for reviewing! Nice to see new faces in my inbox.

Silver Rain Drops: You always make me smile. Thank you. And you will see what happens with Kouga next chapter and what happened with Naraku either next chapter or the one after. Not sure which, since I haven't written them yet. -.-; Just rest happily in the knowledge that Inuyasha has some major butt kissing to do to get back on Kag's good side. Which…..I also haven't written yet…..

JLanimeluvr: I'm blushing. Thank you so much. And, if you notice, every time he writes part of that song, it's in the title. Why do you think I named chapter two `Panties'? ;) Heh heh. Silly goose.

LoneWolfLink: I'm getting a big head from all your praise. But I love it! Thank you so much.

Tawdry Lassie: Thanks! 18 is the drinking age in the UK? Wow. I have to go there. And I say happy 18th in November to you. I'm really early, so I hope I'm the first to wish you the best.

No new reviews from MediaMiner. Hm. Guess they don't like me anymore. Ah well. I'll get over it. Eventually.

Special thanks to my new beta, foxcat, for editing. She did a wonderful job, didn't she folks? Isn't she lovely.

You guys are great!

R&R