InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'm Goin' To Miami ❯ Bienvenido a Miami ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, don't you think this would be on TV right now?

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I'm Goin' To Miami

Chapter 2

Bienvenido a Miami

Thursday afternoon, Miroku sat in his sofa, sleeping. That was basically all Miroku had done for the past three and a half days, next to packing his things and occasionally eating. He was still dreaming about Miami. The beach, the hot sun, the even hotter women all over him.

Then this heavenly woman with gorgeous features walks by him in slow motion, winking. Miroku lifts his sunglasses to observe, or rather gawk at, her better....

HONK!! HONK!!!

Miroku's heavenly dream came to an abrupt end as the honking of someone's car horn woke him up.

HONK!!! HONNKK!!!

"Yo, Miroku! C'mon, we got a plane to catch!!"

Then Miroku remembered, if he didn't get up, Miami wasn't gonna happen.

He got up and carried his three huge suitcases to the door. Inuyasha greeted Miroku then snatched the suitcases from his friend, showing off his strength, and loaded them in his pimped-out (do people still say that?) 2003 red Mercedes convertible. (I don't know much about cars, but I like convertibles. Don't like it? Use your imagination.)

"Hey thanks, Inuyasha," Miroku said gratefully, still half-asleep, "For the whole vacation thing. I appreciate it."

Inuyasha smirked smugly as he adjusted the luggage in the backseat.

"Keh! Well, you'd look pretty damn pathetic if you worked yourself to death." Inuyasha retorted, saying "You're Welcome" in his own way.

His tone softened, "Besides, I'm your best friend. What would that say about me if I didn't help you out?"

"Stuck-up prettyboy?" The luggage spat spitefully.

Inuyasha struck the bags with the back of his fist. The luggage screamed in pain. Miroku shook his head, erasing the lingering sleepiness, and blinked his wide-eyes twice. He was certain that he was awake, but now something was messing with him.

Miroku cast a suspicious glare upon Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, are you messin' with me again?"

"Keh! Please! In your condition? That'd be too easy!"

The luggage hollered, "GET THIS DEAD WEIGHT OF YOURS OFFA ME, Inuyasha!! DON'T MAKE ME GET MY FATHER ON YOU!!"

Inuyasha stared up blankly into space, in thought. He imagined a great big kitsune six times his size beating the crap outta him for his son...

Miroku just stared at him and the luggage in sheer confusion, then it hit him as Inuyasha went to readjust the arrangement. The voice of the luggage belonged to that of a young man around sixteen. Inuyasha, with a defeated visage, put the last of the suitcases that would fit in the trunk inside and slammed the hood down, growling at the other passenger.

"Keh! Lucky for you I owe your old man a favor, runt! Don't think I'm gonna go easy on you just 'cuz I'm givin' you a free vacation!"

"Keh! Don't think 'cuz I'm a runt I can't kick your butt, Inuyasha!"

"STOP STEALING MY CATCH PHRASE, RUNT!!"

The other passenger made faces at Inuyasha, childishly, then turned to Miroku with a bright smile.

"Hi Miroku!"

"Hi Shippo. Long time no see."

Kitsune Shippo, Miroku reminisced. The other member of my group. Kitsune Shippo, the son of Kitsune Tsume, world famous opera singer. Shippo had known Inuyasha for several years in the past, but he didn't meet Miroku until quite sometime later. Inuyasha was too embarrassed to be seen with Shippo in public.

::Flashback::

The day Shippo met Miroku, Miroku and Inuyasha were hanging out on the backyard porch of Inuyasha's mansion. Suddenly, the sky filled with swirling blue flames! They condensed and produced a huge pink...bubble...thing with bugged out, off centered eyes and a tiny mouth. It laughed menacingly, floated over towards Miroku and took a portion of his head in its mouth...then just stayed there motionless. Miroku sat in his seat, staring at the thing blankly. He brought his eyes to Inuyasha, mentally asking, "What the hell is this thing?". Inuyasha glared at the pink thing, unimpressed and embarrassed. He knew what it was, but was too mortified to say it.

Figuring it to be no major threat, Miroku stood and gave a swift roundhouse to the thing's side, sending it flying off the porch and sliding into the ground several yards away from them. Miroku ran towards it, and when the dust cleared, found it to be a young kitsune no more than twelve years old. He had a bushy and swirly-eyes (Like Kenshin), lying on the ground. Inuyasha watched them from the porch, looking bored.

"Real smart, Shippo!" Inuyasha sarcastically retorted, "Miroku's practically a black belt and you jump him anyway!"

Shippo regained his senses and snapped back, "Well how was I supposed to know, Inuyasha?! I was just playing with him! I thought he was only an actor!"

"Well I am an actor," Miroku proudly interrupted, trying to stop the fight, "but I also do my own stunts in my action movies."

Shippo looked impressed, "For real? You do your own stunts like Jackie Chan?"

Miroku went on, suavely, "My style may seem similar to that of Mr. Chan, but it's quite different. I exercise my moves with great energy and place every ounce of my soul and passion into my work."

Shippo marveled and Inuyasha groaned.

"For real, Houshi-sama?" The kit gasped, admiringly.

"For real, Shippo-san," Miroku answered coolly, " When an actor performs in a film, the point is to entertain the audience. The ladies come to my films for that same purpose, although mainly just to see me, and I would be sorely unworthy of my title of "Japan's Hottest Actor" if I were to disappoint them. (grinning) So to give the ladies the great pleasure of my presence, I must display my swift moves in my own fiery, passionate nature that will have them screaming for more at the climatic ending."

Miroku held his chin in his hand, his head titled down and eyes closed with a solemn tone of voice as he explained this fact to Shippo.

Fortunately, Shippo was too marveled with him to hear what he ACTUALLY said.

Unfortunately, Inuyasha wasn't.

"Can you even begin to taste the irony in that lecture?" He retorted in disgust.

Shippo's eyes sparkled and he gazed admiringly at Miroku with a wide, open smile. Miroku looked back at him with a kind smile, impressed with himself and his unintended performance.

"You are so cool, Houshi-sama!" Shippo mused, excitedly.

Miroku humbly replied, "You're too kind, Shippo-san."

Inuyasha groaned. Shippo continued, "I plan on being in my first movie in a couple of years. I hope I can be as awesome as you, Houshi-sama!"

"Well, I'm certain you will, Shippo-san." Miroku said encouragingly before he got that perverted grin of his, "And I'd be delighted to give you a few pointers with the female demographic! Now when you take a bow and they start throwing the lace panties-"

Inuyasha had had enough!

"CLASS DISMISSED, HAPPOSAI!! YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE RUNT FOR ONE DAY!!"

:End Flashback:

Miroku took kindly to that fond memory, his only regret was hurting Shippo. It was the first time he had given tips to an aspiring young actor who absorbed them like a sponge. Inuyasha shook his head in embarrassment. It was more embarrassing having his perverted best friend giving a twelve year old kit tips on what to do with women's underwear than being seen in public with the kit!

Miroku asked Inuyasha about the favor he owed Kitsune-sama. Basically Shippo's father had decided to do world tours a couple of years ago but couldn't take his son with him. So he asked Inuyasha to take care of him until he got back in four months. He eventually agreed after a couple dozen "hell no"s. Shippo drove him crazy, Inuyasha locked him out about a hundred times, but pretty soon they learned to co-exist with each other. Inuyasha started to think he could manage until he got a phone call from Kitsune-sama's manager. The horrid blizzards and the opera-singer who'd recently fell ill but refused to cancel his shows (he postponed them to a later date) would keep them on the road for another two months. Knowing Inuyasha would throw a fit, the manager bid him good night and hastily hung up. He tried not to scream as he finally got the hyperactive kit to go to sleep, but it couldn't be helped.

Needless to say, neither one of them got much sleep that night.

As the time passed, Inuyasha and Shippo got used to each other and got along better than they had. Inuyasha inquired as to what was bothering Shippo one night. He replied that he missed his father very badly and had been scared that something might've happened to him. The next morning he orders Shippo to get himself together because they're going out. Inuyasha explained that since Shippo missed his father so much, he'd taken him to Paris to see his old man. He got his friend/ old rival, Spike Spiegel (don't own Cowboy Bebop either!) to fly them there. Shippo kept screaming bloody murder on the plane that Inuyasha was gonna kill him and the two of them would dump his body in the ocean. Inuyasha knocked some sense into him (literally) and said if he had any intention of killing Shippo, he'd have done it EONS ago! They all arrived in Paris after nineteen hours, just in time to see Kitsune- sama perform. Inuyasha wondered why he went out of his way for that runt, but seeing him so happy being with his father after the show made it all worth it.

"This past Tuesday, I went to see Kitsune to ask why Shippo hadn't come around my place for the past seven weeks. In short, he told me the runt actually found himself a girlfriend and completely forgot all about me!" Inuyasha explained, "I was so elated! I had been in heaven those past weeks! I was so elated I told Kitsune I'd do anything to pay him back. Seeing that I was serious, he said he had business to take care of in Nagasaki for a few weeks and Shippo needed someone to watch him. I panicked and told him I couldn't do it 'cuz I was goin' on vacation with you. He smiled like the fox he is, gave me the money for Shippo's ticket, and here we are." He summed up sarcastically cheerful.

(Would you believe the original explanation was five pages?)

Miroku snickered, muttering something under his breath about what an idiot Inuyasha was. Shippo snickered too, agreeing with him. Ignoring them and focusing on the vacation, Inuyasha asked Miroku if he had anymore bags he was taking and if anyone had to go to the bathroom. No. Given that, they all hopped in the car and left for the airport, "Miami" playing loudly through the speakers to go with the trip theme. Inuyasha was thinking about what Miami would be like when he glanced at Miroku, who was fast asleep again in the passenger's seat. He was kinda pale in the face, his body seemed just a little thinner since he last saw him several months ago. Almost frail.

He brought his eyes back on the road, Inuyasha's face showing deep concern.

That's an actor's life, I guess. Inuyasha thought, But as famous as he is, Miroku could just demand a vacation if he got tired. Keh! He loves acting so much he'll nearly kill himself. Can't blame him really, technically, that's how much I love my job. That's it, Miroku. You just lay back and chill. I got you covered. Inuyasha gave Miroku a brotherly smile.

"Miami" ended and the next song on the CD started; one that was mysteriously one of Inuyasha's favorites from the 80s:

Ooh! Rock me, Amadeus!

ROCK ME AMADEUS!!

R-R-ROCK ME AMADEUS!

Amadeus, Amadeus, Amadeus......

There was a short 80s synthesizer music interlude and then the singing...

Er war ein punker

Und er lebte in der großen Stadt

Es war Wien, war Vienna

Wo er alles tat

Er hatte Schulden denn er trank

Doch ihn liebten alle Frauen

Und jede rief: Come and rock me Amadeus

Er war superstar

Er war populär

Er war so exaltiert

Because er hatte Flair

Er war ein virtuose

War ein rock idol

Und alles rief: Come and rock me Amadeus

Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus

Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus

Amadeus Amadeus,

Oh oh oh Amadeus

Miroku's eyes opened.

What the hell is that?! He thought.

Shippo was in the backseat watching the scenery and daydreaming about his girlfriend, Satsuki....when all of a sudden he heard this freaky noise coming from the CD player. Miroku and Shippo brought their narrowed, questioning eyes to the CD player in front. It was a German pop song called, "Rock Me Amadeus". They brought their eyes to the DJ/ driver, wondering why it even made it to the refrain and widened their eyes as they witnessed something even more disturbing:

Inuyasha jamming out and signing to it!

Inuyasha noticed his companions starring at him with that "are-you-on-crack?" look.

"What?" Inuyasha said defensively, "I like this song. It's one of the few 80s songs I like."

Miroku rose an eyebrow wearily at Inuyasha, questioning his taste in music. "An 80s European song in which you have no idea what they're saying, Inuyasha?"

"Hey, driver plays what he wants! Deal with it! Besides, it's actually kinda funny. If you listen, it sounds like Nazis speaking in code. (Mock German) AH! Plan B!"

Inuyasha laughed at his joke. Miroku chuckled, though he knew that wasn't original.

Shippo looked at Inuyasha unimpressed. "You got that from that American channel VH1's "I Love the 80s"show." (disclaimer)

Miroku laughed at Inuyasha's embarrassment. Inuyasha narrowed his glaring eyes, mentally telling Shippo to be grateful he was driving. Seeing Miroku's amused grin, Inuyasha's temper subsided.

"So what if I did? I like that joke" He replied lightly.

There was a silence for the next few blocks. Miroku stayed awake for a while to look at the pleasant scenery. His eyes looked in Inuyasha's direction above his head, when they were brought down by something that grasped their attention. Around Inuyasha's neck was the rosary bead necklace he wore on "Inuyasha". He had always said the thing was tacky, so why was he still wearing it?

Miroku got his friend's attention, "Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?" He grunted.

"How come you're wearing that necklace? I thought you hated it."

Inuyasha glanced down at the necklace, hesitating with his answer for a second.

"I did." He answered indifferently, "But then I realized how well it coordinated with my clothes and I changed my mind about it. Plus it kinda grew on me after wearing it for so long."

"Kagome likes it on him. She says he looks hotter when he's wearing it!" Shippo teased, mischievously, translating Inuyasha's words for Miroku.

Inuyasha's face twitched and instantly reddened. He conjured his revenge in his head.

Note to self: kill Shippo and tell his father he got friendly with Jaws.

He glanced to the side and saw Miroku giving him a taunting smirk.

"SHADDUP!!" Inuyasha snapped.

Miroku asked connivingly, "What? You don't want to comment about your wearing that necklace for your LOVER?"

Inuyasha's face went a shade darker. "SHE AIN'T MY LOVER, IDIOT!!"

"So she's your girlfriend, then?" Shippo added.

"SHUT THE HELL UP!! WHO INVITED YOU IN THIS CONVERSATION!!"

Miroku tried to calm Inuyasha down, "Calm down, Inuyasha. We were only playing. We know Kagome's neither one of those."

Inuyasha's face lightened one and a half shades as he calmed down a little.

"But with her assets," Miroku added perversely, "She's bound to PLEASE you greatly as your wife!"

Miroku and Shippo cracked up laughing when the car sharply swerved over to the curb and halted.

Inuyasha's head was lowered and several shades below crimson, his eyebrow fiercely twitching uncontrollably, his right claws digging into the side of his seat and his bared fangs showing his body's tension.

"One more crack like that about me and Kagome," Inuyasha snarled quietly before glaring up at them and roaring, "AND YOU GUYS ARE WALKING TO MIAMI!!!!"

That look on Inuyasha's face was enough to scare them straight. Miroku apologized, stating he only meant it in good fun, but agreed to stop. Shippo did too. Twenty minutes later Inuyasha arrived at the Tokyo International Airport.

Miroku had fallen asleep again and Shippo decided to keep Inuyasha company by talking him to death about his new girlfriend, Satsuki. Shippo explained that they had really hit it off as friends, but he really liked her. As in "would you be my girlfriend?" liked her. Miroku had given him tips on how to get a woman and even gave him a demonstration. (Yes, the groping was included, and so was him getting slapped into next week!) Shippo followed his advice exactly, seeing as how the woman in the demonstration asked Miroku for his number nonetheless, and it turned out just like in the demo! Except Miroku didn't mention a thing about getting punched, badmouthed and Shippo asked Inuyasha exactly what a restraining order was. Shippo heard the hanyou mutter something about him being an idiot for taking the pervert's advice. Shippo explained later that he apologized to Satsuki and told her how he felt about her. She forgave him, then the next thing he knew Satsuki slapped HIM on the butt, playfully flirting with him!

"If ya wanted to be my man, why didn'tcha say so?" She had said. Miroku didn't mention that either! Secretly, Shippo didn't complain nor did he tell Inuyasha. He'd throw him out the car if he did!

The guys made it in time to catch their plane, then found out it had been delayed for about a half hour. Inuyasha, Miroku and Shippo sat in the waiting area by their gate, waiting for their plane. Shippo looked across Inuyasha over at Miroku, who was asleep again. Inuyasha looked around them, looked at all the women, looked at Miroku and got really worried! Miroku had been exhausted before but not to the point where he'd fall asleep surrounded by women!

"Is Miroku gonna be okay, Inuyasha?" Shippo inquired, worriedly, "It's not like him to pass out around women, no matter how tired he is."

"Yeah," Inuyasha answered, equally worried, "But chill out, Shippo. Miroku really overdid it on his last movie. He'll be fine."

Shippo perked up as a thought came to him and made him optimistic, "Yeah, you're right, Inuyasha. Miroku'll be fine once we get to Miami Beach."

Inuyasha rose a curious eyebrow at the young kitsune, "He will?"

Shippo's grin broadened, "Uh-huh! If he saw the music video to "Miami", Miroku will be back to his horny self in no time!"

Inuyasha chuckled. From the airport and through the plane ride, Miroku was figuratively in a coma. Inuyasha and Shippo saw his eyes open only once; when they got up to board the plane. Miroku practically sleepwalked from the gate to his seat, Inuyasha directing him so he wouldn't fall over anyone. Once Miroku sat down, he was out! The flight lasted over twenty hours.

To Miroku, it was bliss.

To Inuyasha, it was hell.

He resented and cursed his friend's exhaustion, the long-ass flight, and the fact that Shippo only needed to sleep every four days and had a mouth like 7-11! Finally the plane landed at the Miami Beach Airport. Inuyasha was so happy! One more minute of listening to Shippo's ramblings and he'd have jumped out the plane! At the airport, Miroku seemed to show some signs of life as he and the others waited for their luggage. He did notice a few hot mamas this time. Unfortunately, by "notice", Miroku saw them and that was it. In Inuyasha's car, the guys drove to the hotel he booked. Shippo and Inuyasha marveled at their suite! Miroku just looked a little impressed. It looked more or less like his place. Inuyasha had the bellboy drop their bags on the living room floor, then tipped him handsomely. After he left, Shippo came running from the back. There were two huge bedrooms, two bathrooms that looked like spas and a little kitchen, just in case the customers actually wanted to cook their own food.

Inuyasha stood in the living room and looked things over.

"Works for me." He said, satisfied.

Shippo bolted back into the living room and stood by Inuyasha, both of them admiring the view outside the giant window.

"Awesome!" Shippo gasped, "The view from this floor is awesome, huh Inuyasha?"

"Sure is, Shippo." Inuyasha loudly agreed, trying to tempt Miroku, "You should check this out, Miroku! Whole lotta hot mamas wearing almost nothing and still walking the streets!"

Shippo used the same tone, "Yeah! Several of them are wearing those itty-bitty-teeny-weeny yellow polka dot bikinis! Some even smaller than that!"

ZZzzzz....

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and turned his head to his right....

Miroku was on the loveseat, asleep yet again! Shortly after he entered the suite, Miroku took a seat, looked around the living room, and passed out.

Slightly frustrated that he vainly stooped to Miroku's level to get him to act normal, Inuyasha sent his fist into Shippo's crown, nearly sending him through the floor! Shippo rose up, glaring at his assailant and rubbing his sore crown.

"WHAT'DYA DO THAT FOR, HANYOU?!?!"

"YOU SAID WHEN WE GOT HIM TO MIAMI MIROKU'D BE HIS USUAL HORNY SELF AGAIN!!"

"I MEANT ONCE WE GOT HIM THERE AND MIROKU SEES THE WOMEN, THEN HE'D BE HIS USUAL HORNY SELF AGAIN!! YOU THINK MIAMI ITSELF HAS AN APHODISIACAL EFFECT ON HIM?!?!?"

POW!!!

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!?!"

"FOR GIVIN' ME A FRICKIN' TECHNICALITY AND A LONG-ASS WORD!!"

Inuyasha took his glaring eyes off of Shippo and placed them on Miroku, softening. He was really starting to worry him. All Inuyasha would have to say was "women" and Miroku'd nearly run him over! Plus, Miroku was really looking a little pale.

Well it makes sense that he'd fall out like that. His body's probably just trying to catch up for a few years' worth of lost sleep. I'll just let him sleep right now.

Inuyasha thought to himself outloud. He went into the kitchen, grabbed a couple dozen snacks, and walked back into the living room to wait for Miroku to wake up. He got to the sofa and found Shippo sitting in the spot he wanted to sit in, watching the news. Inuyasha shifted his load onto one arm and used the other to grab Shippo by the back of his shirt collar and fling him backward onto the floor behind Miroku. He took his seat, set his snacks beside him and changed the channel to Cartoon Network, watching Ed, Edd n' Eddy.

Miroku stirred and opened his eyes. Surprised, he rose up on his elbows and looked at his surroundings wildly. Then he remembered he was on vacation in Miami, falling back onto his pillow.

"No wonder it doesn't look like my bedroom." He muttered, half-asleep.

He sat up, placing his feet upon the floor, stretching and yawning, his body cricking and cracking. Miroku looked before him and found his companions on the sofa in front of the TV.

(TV): "'To start, press any key'. Where's the "any" key?

(Click! {static}) "Welcome. You've got mail."

"AHH!"

Inuyasha and Shippo cracked up, calling Homer an idiot for not knowing how to use a computer. Miroku just stared, blankly.

Shippo greeted him first, "Evenin' Miroku!"

"Out of your coma already, Miroku?" Inuyasha joked with a smirk.

Miroku looked puzzled, "Evening?"

Shippo explained things to him, "Yeah. It's a quarter to eight right now. You passed out at two earlier."

Miroku filed his hands through his head, amazed. He was Shippo's age the last time he slept that much! Shippo leapt from his spot the couch and landed right beside the dazed actor. "Well, we're happy you finally woke up!"

Miroku looked at Shippo, trying to fully wake up, "Why? Are we going out somewhere?"

"Provided you woke up in time, yeah!" Inuyasha said in his usual grouchy tone, "There's a little festival goin' on a few blocks down. Shippo thought it looked like fun so I figured we could all check it out."

Miroku got an idea why Inuyasha'd wanna go.

"Free food?" He asked, smugly.

Inuyasha changed his expression, trying not to make his reason for going obvious. "No, it's not free food.....you gotta pay to get in."

"Well, you didn't have to wait for me. Why didn't the two of you go?" Miroku asked.

Inuyasha listed his reasons, going from least important to most important, "One, the thing starts at eight-thirty tonight. Two, it's YOUR vacation, idiot!"

Shippo chuckled nervously, agreeing with him except for the insult, "Uh, yeah. He's right, we just tagged along 'cuz you let us."

Miroku smiled warmly, "Thanks. I just find vacations more enjoyable with company."

Shippo mused, excitedly, "Well, how 'bout it, Miroku? Food, women, entertainment, women, meeting new people, women, dancing in the moonlight and all sorts of fun stuff! Did I mention women?"

"Only four times.", Miroku pointed out. "Sure, I'll go. I haven't eaten anything since....when WAS the last time I ate anything?"

Inuyasha was heading for the door, pondering with Miroku. "Good question. Come on, we may as well head out while you're still conscious."

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The festival turned out to be a luau. The manager decided to do a last minute change of plans this year. There were a lot a people gathered around a stage, socializing and waiting for the performances to start.

"I suppose we could just find a seat and socialize amongst ourselves.", Miroku suggested. "I'll go find us a good seat, okay Inuyasha? Inuyasha?"

He wasn't listening to Miroku. In fact, Inuyasha didn't hear any of the noise surrounding him. Nothing else mattered when his eyes met....

"Kagome..."

Ahead of him, sitting at a table, drinking a soda and looking into space was Inuyasha's sweetheart, Higurashi Kagome.

The second he realized it was her, all of time froze and without realizing it, Inuyasha was gawking, wide-eyed and mouth open. He hadn't seen her in so long. It seemed like forever. Last they saw each other was when she came back to Japan to visit him for Christmas two years ago. Kagome had gotten her first job in a movie in America four years ago, it was required that she stay that long.

Miroku waved his palm in front of Inuyasha's face.

"Earth to Inuyasha! Come in, Inuyasha! Now what-" Miroku and Shippo looked in the direction Inuyasha was staring in and when they saw Kagome, all was made clear.

They grinned tauntingly at him. Knowing the best way to bring him back to reality, Shippo took a chance with his life, "HEY KAGOME!! HIGURASHI KAGOME!! OVER HERE!! YOUR LOVER'S WAITING FOR YOU OVER HERE!!!"

Kagome snapped out of her daze, hearing a familiar voice call out to her and turned her head in their direction. Sure enough, Kagome's movement snapped Inuyasha out of his daze as he blinked twice and stared in front of him at her. Her face lit up with a broad smile as she saw Inuyasha's face.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome gasped as she rose from her seat.

Inuyasha's face reddened as her heart raced.

She's walking over here! Inuyasha panicked in his head. What do I do?!?! Buddha, Amaterasu, Aphrodite! One of you help me out here!

Kagome ran over to Inuyasha. He saw the cute little Hawaiian wrap dress she was wearing and his face went several shades deeper. It was pale blue with the usual Hawaiian print in white, tied on her right side in a knot and the hem just a half-inch longer than her school uniform skirt. On top of that, her shoulders were bare!

A LITTLE thought came across his mind as Inuyasha wondered if the dress would stay on her body....

Kagome's body came in contact with Inuyasha's. She wrapped her arms around his waist, rested her head upon his chest and held her position. Inuyasha practically stood at attention in shock. The only thing that moved was his heart, which seemed to be beating faster than Speed Racer could drive! He tried really hard to calm himself down so his breathing wouldn't sound so labored, but nothing was working.

Cherry blossoms...Inuyasha thought contently. Kagome's scent is like that of cherry blossoms...and...Sparkling White Diamonds?! Is she TRYING to drive me crazy?! Technically, you don't have to TRY, Kagome!

"It's been a long time, Inuyasha. I'm so happy to see you again."

Kagome's voice nearly made Inuyasha's legs give out. He desperately fought the urge to melt in her arms. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then noticed his nose hurt a little. Kagome lifted her head and looked into Inuyasha's golden eyes, smiling so warmly.

"Aren't you happy to see me?" She asked sweetly.

"Uh...uh, yeah! Yeah! Elated!" Inuyasha squeaked.

Kagome moved closer toward his face and noticed something.

"Inuyasha!"

"What?! What's wrong, Kagome?!"

"Your nose is bleeding!"

Immediately, Kagome ran to the buffet table to get napkins leaving Inuyasha wondering WHY his nose was bleeding. A second later she returned and wiped the blood from under his nose. It had stopped a short while ago, maybe it was from Inuyasha's panicking. (We all know what it means when a guy's nose bleeds when he had NAUGHTY thoughts about women, don't we?)

Inuyasha thanked Kagome, his face still red but now he calmed down. He glanced over to his side and found Miroku, grinning tauntingly at him. Inuyasha narrowed his glaring eyes, knowing exactly what was going on in that perverted mind of his.

"How embarrassing, ",Miroku started jokingly. "A pretty woman comes your way and in two seconds, you're in heat!"

Inuyasha hissed at him, embarrassed (mainly because he was right), "Urusei...(shut up)!"

Thinking he was safe with Kagome around, Shippo joined Miroku in embarrassing Inuyasha. "Well that does show that you're QUITE interested in Kagome, Inuyasha. But still, that's no reason to act like an animal in front of your lover in public."

That did it!

Roaring like a demon, Inuyasha lunged at Shippo, who ran like hell in the opposite direction. He chased the kit all over the place, not really caring if he knocked anything over but tried not to.

"WHY YOU TRIPPIN' HANYOU?! YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT! WHY DON'T YOU TAKE HER TO THE HOTEL AND HAVE HER KID ALREADY?!"

"GET YOUR BUSHY ASS BACK HERE AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE, WISE-ASS!!!"

"I'D RATHER BE A WISE ASS FOX THAN A DUMB-ASS DOG!!"

"ROARRRRR!!!"

Shippo was at first running from a beatdown, now he was running for dear life!

Miroku and Kagome watched the two for a while, teardropping. Getting the idea they'd be a while, they decided to catch up.

"I tried to call you a couple of days ago, but I kept getting your machine." Kagome gave Miroku a peculiar visage, agreeing with Inuyasha that he really did need to change it, "So I called Hachi and he said you were unavailable at the moment. I wondered if maybe you were out of town and then he told me all about your ailment."

Miroku lowered his head, rubbing it, feeling pretty guilty for worrying Kagome. "I worried you too, huh Kagome?"

"Well of course I was worried about you, Miroku!" Kagome scolded, "I knew you were overexerting yourself on all those projects you had!"

She took a deep breath and changed her tone, "But I'm glad you finally decided to take a vacation. You really needed it, Miroku."

He smiled, happy she was through hollering at him. Kagome reached into her purse and presented Miroku with a small photo of him smiling and posing like the ladies' man he is. Miroku gave smiling Kagome a puzzled look as she held the photo in one hand and a pen in the other.

"I know we're good friends and all, but I saw the sneak preview of 'Sayonara, Kanashii Houshi' and by far, I think that's you at your absolute very best, Miroku! So for that, may I have your autograph, Houshi-sama?"

Miroku looked elated, "Finally! A beautiful woman who actually ASKS for my autograph! I'd be happy to, Kagome-chan."

He gave Kagome a playful smile as he signed the photo and handed it back to her.

"Thanks. I'll have to frame this when I get home. Say, would you mind if I tagged along with you on your vacation, Miroku? I'm gonna be in Miami for a few more weeks and I'd like to spend it with another friend." Kagome gave Miroku those puppy dog eyes she usually gave Inuyasha.

Miroku only smiled kindly. How could he say no to such a pretty face?

"How could I say no to such a pretty face? Of course you can, Kagome." Miroku purred kindly, "I only have one request."

"Yes?"

Miroku gazed into Kagome's eyes, then took her hands in his.

"Kagome," Miroku said softly.

"Miroku?" Kagome asked nervously.

He paused for a second, then put on his trademark grin, " Would you consider bearing my children?"

Miroku suddenly felt a violent force strike the center of his crown and force him into the hard pavement, twitching in pain.

Inuyasha stood behind the lech actor, panting through bared fangs, his fist shaking fiercely and his body all tense.

"Trying to get some action behind my back, you damn lecher?! You oughta be arrested! Kagome ain't even your woman!!" Inuyasha shrieked.

Kagome gave Inuyasha a flirty visage, titling her head at him. He saw her with that flirty grin and turned red again. Inuyasha tried to cover up what she heard between the lines.

"Da- uh....that don't mean you're MY woman either, if that's what you're thinking! 'Cuz you're not!"

Kagome smiled and turned her face away from him, glancing back, "You're still a better model than you are an actor, Inuyasha."

He blinked, staring at her dumbly. He gave up and chuckled, his good mood returning. The lights dimmed, indication the performances were about to start. Kagome walked back to her seat while Inuyasha hauled Miroku off the floor and carried unconscious Shippo, whom he had been carrying under his arm since he pummeled Miroku, to her table. Shippo and Miroku came to as the manager greeted the audience, thanking them all for coming. Miroku had been feeling better when he asked Kagome his catch phrase question. Now that her "lover" basically told him she was off-limits in THAT aspect, his energy level dropped back to what it once was. Miroku slumped in his chair, behind everyone, his head resting on his hand, leaning on the table.

The performance began with fire juggling. Everyone, save Miroku, was impressed. He just watched, his low energy effecting him. Inuyasha stared with an anticipating smile, waiting to see the guy mess up and burn himself. Needless to say, he was disappointed when he didn't. While the audience applauded, Kagome smacked Inuyasha upside the head, scoldingly.

"What?! It would've been hilarious, Kagome!" Inuyasha said, defending his actions..

Miroku muttered apathetically, " And they say I have issues."

Inuyasha cut his eyes at Miroku, shaking his fist threateningly at him then turned his attention back to the stage. There were singers and a choir who thought it would be fun to sing a remix of "He Mele no Lilo" (very cool song from Lilo and Stitch), a fire-eater that nearly made Shippo burn himself out of curiosity (he thought he could do that too), and a group of dancing hula girls shaking their hips to the Hawaiian drums. Kagome, Inuyasha and Shippo brought their attention to Miroku.

He had the same appearance as before, except his eyebrows rose a little, indicating they had caught his attention.

Then he yawned.

Kagome turned back towards the stage then glanced back to bored Miroku. She brought her eyes back to the stage, dumbfounded. Inuyasha and Shippo wore the same expression.

Kagome whispered to Inuyasha, "When we leave, he's going to a doctor! Miroku's really sick!"

"For real! Hawaiian women, smiling with only flower necklaces coverin' their hooters and Miroku's yawning?! He might need to see a shrink!" Inuyasha whispered back, thinking Miroku might actually need that Viagara now.

The audience applauded as the hula girls ceased dancing, but they weren't finished yet. The girls moved into a "V" formation toward the back of the stage. Then a cloaked figure emerged from the black curtains, completely covered from head to toe. The drums beat to a slower rhythm and the figure began to move. The Inu-tachi stared curiously, wondering what was going on. The slow rhythm continued for a while longer, then slowed to halt; the cloaked figure stopping with the drums. The drums resumed with a rich prelude and the cloaked figure threw its cloak into the air on a rest note. The audience gasped in amazement as the figure was revealed to be a beautiful Japanese woman! (Beautiful, nothin'! She was a goddess!)

Her skin was gorgeously light and silky, her hair a few shades short of ebony, tied near its tips in a ponytail, long and shiny. And her eyes! Seductive, dark and captivating, suggesting that she was a woman of mystery. She wore dark pink eyeshadow, which added to the woman's enigmatic beauty. For her attire, a very seductive Hawaiian dress. A tube top one shade lighter than her eyeshadow with white flower prints, a thin white lei that hovered just above her exposed cleavage. A long wrap around skirt hung along her full, shapely hips, the ends tied in a knot resting on her left hip, exposing her smooth, long, left leg. She wore three gold bracelets on her right ankle and two on her left wrist, her perfect feet were bare. In addition to that, the woman wore a kind, enticing smile. Her pearly white teeth sparkled like fine diamonds in the fire's light.

Miroku sat up straight in his chair, his neck stretched out and his face staring in utmost awe, eyes wide and mouth agape. A slight tinge of red graced his face, his heart fluttering.

The woman held a pose as if intentionally putting herself on display, waiting for the drums. The drums beat a unique blend of Hawaiian and Japanese rhythm. The woman's hips swiveled sharply with the first few beats, then moved in a smooth, slow rhythm like that of a belly dancer. Her arms and legs followed as she danced gracefully upon the stage, her body flowing in a magnificently alluring cadency. And as if that wasn't enough, the woman began to sing in an equally alluring voice.

Miroku felt everything from the neck down weaken.

Inuyasha made a comment to himself, impressed with the woman's image, "Whoa, she's like a Japanese Beyoncé!"

Not even close...Miroku thought, dazedly.

He continued to gawk at the woman, a strange feeling going through his body with each heartbeat. In her dance, she turned to the side for one second, then towards the back of the stage, shaking her hips with the same velocity as the drums.

Damn! He exclaimed, mentally.

Miroku's shoulders dropped as he melted like ice in his seat! The woman had gorgeous skin, dazzling grace, exquisite dark eyes, exotic beauty and a butt nicer than J.Lo's!! Miroku wondered if she was Sir Mix-a-Lot's inspiration.

His body was going haywire!

Miroku's arms and legs were liquid, his heart fluttered, his breathing deepened and his body felt very VERY hot!

Shippo asked Kagome what the young woman was doing here in America, wondering why she wasn't doing this in Japan. Kagome explained the dancer actually was a famous actress/ entertainer in Japan, but she had come to Miami to accompany her back home. They found out their flight had been canceled due to a really bad storm and so they decided to hang out at Miami on vacation for a few weeks. The woman had volunteered to dance and sing at the luau, but the manager insisted she be compensated. He was that stupefied by her beauty.

Miroku didn't hear a single word. His undivided attention was focused completely on the goddess dancing on the stage. She sang her final note, danced a minute more and disappeared underneath her dark cloak, the drums and backup dancers ceasing.

There was a thunderous applause and a standing ovation. Of all the woman's admirers, Miroku appeared to be the most faithful, seeing as he was the loudest one there, whistling, cheering and clapping; mostly whistling. Inuyasha stared at Miroku, confused. When the whole show started he was about to fall into another coma; that vixen comes on stage and he's hyperactive again!!

"Guess that means you're cured." He muttered.

The audience was left to socialize and eat until the next set of performances came. There was a rather large crowd by the stage, consisting mainly of males begging the young Japanese dancer for an autograph or a lock of her hair; and a few women requesting she teach them her dance so they could show their husbands. The woman looked by the buffet table and saw Kagome and her friends and immediately ran over to her.

"Kagome! Kagome!"

Kagome turned around, smiled and the two hugged. Kagome showered her with compliments on her performance. The woman gave her friend humble responses.

"Hey! Long time no see." Inuyasha greeted her.

"Hey, Inuyasha! You were right, Kagome. He does look cute with those dog-ears! (Inuyasha rolled his eyes up, embarrassed) So are you two lovers or what?"

"Not you too!" Inuyasha and Kagome exclaimed simultaneously.

The woman noticed Miroku gazing at her from behind Shippo. As soon as her eyes met his, her face blushed red. She found his eyes mesmerizing.

He's the only man I know who could have indigo eyes so beautiful. The woman was lost in her thoughts. Miroku looks so much more handsome since last I saw him. That ponytail only adds to his sexiness! That and that hot body of his! AH! Kami! WHAT DID I JUST SAY?! Wait, he doesn't look very well. Has he been taking care of himself these past few years?

Miroku approached the woman, smilingly charmingly, "Hello, I enjoyed your performance. You dance with a goddess's grace."

She felt her cheeks redden. "Oh! Thank you very much. You always did know how to flatter a woman, Miroku." The woman replied humbly.

She surprised him. "I take it we've met before in the past?" Miroku asked, puzzled.

"Oh don't give me that 'Koharu' act. I was your co-worker on 'Inuyasha' for almost three hundred episodes!" The woman answered with a little smile.

Miroku blinked and apologized for his poor memory, "Forgive me, but I seem to be having quite a bad memory lapse."

The woman sighed, lowering her head in disappointment. Oh course he wouldn't remember you, She thought, he's only Japan's Hottest Actor. He's been busy working in TV and movies nonstop basically. Plus you were doing your own thing, in Japan and overseas. Oh well, I'll just have to do this all over again.

The woman sighed again. Lifting her head back up , she gave Miroku a friendly smile. "Okay then, my name is Taijiya Sango. We used to work together."

Miroku still didn't have a clue who she was, but he didn't want to offend her if she insisted that they knew each other. "Ah, Taijiya-sama. Your lovely countenance has changed, that's why I didn't recognize you right off. Your beauty has advanced, Taijiya-sama."

Sango gazed up at Miroku, then quickly hid her blushing face, turning away from him. Oh man! There he goes again! What do I do? What do I say?!

She mentally panicked. A million thoughts ran through Sango's mind as to handling the situation at hand .....

....then suddenly came to a halt.

Her bashful visage changed into one of shock. Not moving a muscle, she focused her attention on her lower body.

Miroku had his right hand on her butt! Gently squeezing it!

Sango's face resembled that of an angry dragon! She gnashed her bare teeth and rose her shaking fist to her chin. "Stupid...! How could I have forgotten about THAT habit of his...!", Sango growled through her gnashed teeth.

She turned and shouted, "YOU FRICKIN' H!!!"

Sango's hand struck Miroku's face so hard, it spun him around before sending him crashing onto the ground on his back. He stared into space, dizzily, a red handprint on his right cheek and little chibi Sango dancing around his head. Recalling the shout and the slap brought his memories back.

"Oh yeah! Sango!" Miroku beamed dizzily.

Miroku snapped out of his daze and regaining his senses, glanced up.....then laid perfectly still, pretending to be unconscious. Laying almost directly under fuming Sango, Miroku had the perfect view of her rear!

Heaven...Miroku thought, smiling contently.

Such a wonderful sight! And the way it swayed when she stormed off!

Miroku closed his eyes, smiling happily while playing the image repeatedly in his mind. Kagome ran after Sango, offering her comfort. Inuyasha just shook his hanging head and growled in embarrassment. Shippo stood over Miroku and bent down, observing his face.

"Congratulations, Miroku.", the kit said sarcastically, "you're now on the same intellectual level as Inuyasha."

Miroku sighed contently. "Baby got back!"

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Disclaimer #2: I don't own "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco. Nor can I sing anything past the first three lines and the English parts ^-^;

Hope you're all enjoying this fic! It's my favorite of all the ones I've written and they'll get better!

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