InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'm Goin' To Miami ❯ Love Hurts pt. 1 ( Chapter 4 )

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"LuClipse85!"

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"LUCLIPSE85!!"

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"Miss LuClipse85?"

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"Keh! Why does she have to act like such a baby? All she has to say is "I don't own InuYasha"!

"It's very difficult to say it when you don't want to, that it is."

.....technically I don't have to because he said it for me.

"Well, would you please say the disclaimer anyway, Miss LuClipse85? InuYasha would be very happy if you did, that he would."

"What's up with the way you talk, man?"

"It makes him cool, shut-up InuYasha! Okay, I don't own....I don't own...."

"Don't give up, you can do it."

"I don't own Rurouni Kenshin!"

[InuYasha and Kenshin fall over]

"SAY THE DAMN DISCLAIMER ALREADY, WOMAN!!"

"I did. Kenshin asked me to say the disclaimer. He failed to specify which one. (sly grin)"

"Haha. That I did, didn't I? Well then, would you please say you don't own InuYasha?"

"You don't own InuYasha."

"RRRRRRR!" [InuYasha pounds LuClipse85 on the head]

"Now, now InuYasha! Don't be so violent! Remember what your psychiatrist said about anger management!"

"Keh! This coming from a schizophrenic!" [I'm surprised he could say that!]

"Okay! I give! I don't own InuYasha.....or Kenshin."

"Thank you very much, Ms. LuClipse85. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to read this fanfiction! It's a very good story, that it most certainly is!"

"Why can't LuClipse85 just write a regular disclaimer like everyone else? She's always gotta turn it into a frickin' comic!"

"I like to be unique! That's my strongpoint! (grins goofily and makes peace sign)"

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I'm Goin' To Miami

Chapter 4

"Love Hurts, Love Scars"

"Love Heals, Love Will Save the Day"

Part 1

The next night, InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippo went downtown to a karaoke bar. They all wore their most casual, but fancy looking clothing as they intended to have a lot of fun on stage. InuYasha looked around, admiring the place, thinking it looked pretty fancy for just a karaoke bar. Sango looked at the audience, slightly frowning. There were a LOT of women tonight, and all of them looked attractive. She cut her narrowed eyes at Miroku, then changed her expression and looked at him questioningly.

Miroku's perverted smirk was evident but there was nervousness on his face. With his eyes, Miroku scanned the room, looked at all the women, and looked behind him to see how far he was from the door. Sango rose an eyebrow, wondering why he looked excited and scared at the same time.

An older woman sitting at one table on the other side of the room turned to get a better look at a handsome man who had caught her eye, then gasped and exclaimed loudly, " OH MY GODS! IT'S HOUSHI MIROKU!!!"

InuYasha had wandered off by the DJ's stand checking out the huge songbooks when he heard a woman scream Miroku's name and immediately looked up.

Miroku froze and stared at the woman, wide-eyed. A large group of women exclaimed and began to rise from their seats.

Then Sango understood. Miroku was preparing for his mad dash to safety should he get mobbed!

InuYasha immediately bolted in front of Miroku, and folded his arms, acting like the actor's bodyguard.

"Miroku's off-limits, ladies!" InuYasha declared with a cocky grin as he stood, daring them to challenge him. He held up his hand and cracked his knuckles, showing off his claws. "He's on vacation! Anyone who wants him will have to take it up with Hanyou InuYasha!"

"HANYOU INUYASHA!!?"

"OH MY!! IT'S HANYOU INUYASHA!!!"

"HE HAS SUCH A NICE ASS!!"

Nearly every woman in there exclaimed and rose up from their seats.

InuYasha's expression washed blank as he gawked, stupefied. Miroku shot him a quick jealous glare, thinking HIS ass was SO much better than InuYasha's! InuYasha thought back to his whole point in planning this vacation for Miroku and frowned.

"Crap! Irony sucks!" He whined.

InuYasha tensed as the fangirls began to approach them while Miroku took a cautious step back.

"O-kay, that obviously didn't work!" Miroku said with a nervous grin. "Got your running shoes on, InuYasha?"

Before the two made a run for the door, Kagome intercepted the group of excited women and made them stop.

"Don't be in such a hurry to run them over, people! How do you expect them to sign autographs if ya break their arms mobbing them?" Kagome stated with a hinting smile.

The women, as well as InuYasha and Miroku, stared questioningly at Kagome, "Where are you goin' with this?!"

Kagome put on a proud, sly grin as an ingenious idea came to her that would give Miroku and InuYasha a break. "My friends here came to have fun and relax. If you all leave them alone for the entire time they're here, they'll gladly give each of you an autograph and/ or a photograph of them with you! But ONLY if they are left alone!"

The women gasped and exclaimed excitedly. They returned to their seats and waited. Not only would they see InuYasha and Miroku sing, but they'd get autographs too! Life is good! The woman who spotted Miroku got so impatient she banged on the table and hollered for the DJ to hurry up with the show!

Sango showered Kagome with praise, thinking she was brilliant! Kagome tried not to let her head swell, but she had to admit her plan came together very well.

Miroku almost bowed down on his knees in gratitude, "Thank you so much Kagome! I really didn't feel like running back to the hotel! I don't think I would've made it back al-"

"What the hell was that about, Kagome?!" InuYasha interrupted with an ungrateful roar.

"I was trying to give you guys a break, InuYasha! Miroku's in no condition to be marathon running anywhere!" Kagome yelled back.

"I had things under control!" InuYasha snarled, "I could've handled this myself! You shouldn't butt in and make decisions for me, Kagome! Where the hell do you get off actin' like my agent?!!"

Kagome felt offended by InuYasha's attitude and ingratitude but nonetheless TRIED to keep her composure. She went on but InuYasha cut her off, "Besides nothin'! I don't need you comin' to my rescue like I'm helpless, wench!"

(He's dead.)

Sango gasped, shocked that InuYasha would call Kagome such a thing.

InuYasha froze when he met Kagome's blazing eyes. He and the others took a step back, InuYasha whimpered. Kagome, luckily for him, did nothing more than narrow her eyes at him.

"You are so lucky that necklace doesn't work, InuYasha....!" She growled ferociously and stormed off to an empty table.

"Agh! Would you grow up, InuYasha?! She was only trying to help you out, dammit!" Sango spat, going after Kagome to offer her comfort.

"Keh!" InuYasha folded his arms stubbornly, turning his nose up away from her. "What the hell's her problem?! Goin' around givin' orders! How the hell can you put up with such a bossy woman, Miroku? Miroku?!"

InuYasha looked behind him and found Miroku gone! He swished his head around the karaoke bar and found him over at the bar & grill ordering food and drinks for Sango and Kagome, having them sent to their table, then ordered a drink for himself.

InuYasha stormed over to the bar and took a seat on the stool beside Miroku.

"Why'd you take off like that? You made me look like an idiot talking to myself!" InuYasha griped, not yelling for once.

Miroku looked toward the bar, ignoring InuYasha and drinking his fruit punch. InuYasha teardropped.

"Hello! Houshi Miroku!" InuYasha called, irritated.

Miroku paused and indifferently glanced at InuYasha. "Who're you?"

InuYasha's head fell to the side, wondering what was his problem.

"Don't try to pull that crap on me, Miroku!" He hollered.

Miroku's look turned cold. "Seriously, who are you?"

InuYasha lowered his head, releasing a sound that was a mixture of a sigh and a growl, obviously irritated. Nonetheless, he went along with it.

"Hanyou InuYasha, your best friend since junior high school!"

Miroku turned his head so that he faced InuYasha, then put on a face that seemed to say, "Oh yeah!", like he all of a sudden recognized him. InuYasha's face brightened sarcastically, as if saying, "that's right, dumb-ass!", a vein surfacing on the side of his forehead. Miroku opened his mouth about to say something then quickly turned back to the bar.

"No, you're not."

InuYasha fell off the back of the stool and crashed onto the floor! He reached onto the counter and pulled himself up, twitching uncontrollably, his fangs bared.

"Yes, I am! I'm also your only ride back to the hotel!"

Miroku coolly took a sip of his drink. "I could always get a ride with someone else." He contradicted, ignoring InuYasha's face going berserk.

InuYasha was just about to scream, "WITH WHO?!", when he remembered all the women waiting for them to leave. One of them would gladly take him back to the hotel.

"Besides," Miroku continued, "my best friend may have anger management issues, but even he wouldn't treat a lady with such rudeness!"

He rose his voice slightly. Miroku was as angry with InuYasha as Sango was. Frankly, Miroku didn't really want to sign autographs while he was on vacation, but if it kept him from getting mobbed by crazy fan women he'd sign a hundred!

InuYasha released a loud, exasperated sigh and gave up. He folded his arms, leaning hunched over on the counter, glaring away from Miroku. Nothing going on inside his head, InuYasha's mind played what had just happened, he frowned more.

InuYasha reflected on his actions; his hard, stubborn visage softened a little.

He reflected on his words and Kagome's angry, but hurt, visage. InuYasha shifted, he lifted his head but his eyes remained downcast. His face was tinged with remorse and shame.

Miroku heard a heavy sigh from his right and took a glance at InuYasha's face. InuYasha had practically put himself in "time-out" and reflected on his conduct and was now regretting his words.

"I didn't mean to holler at her like that, Miroku....I don't know, she just unintentionally struck a nerve the old man plucked." InuYasha spoke quietly. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Miroku looking at him and guessed he cooled down a little. Miroku wordlessly accepted his friend's apology.

"I know you don't particularly care for your agent, InuYasha, but couldn't you give him a break and show just a LITTLE respect?"

InuYasha cut his half-lidded eyes at Miroku. The actor smiled, reading his expression.

"I guess not after what he did to you."

InuYasha groaned at that memory. Kagome unintentionally struck a nerve that his agent, Jiji Myoga had plucked one too many times. Several years before, Myoga had taken the liberty of booking InuYasha for modeling conventions, conferences, autograph sessions and all kinds of events. Of course, there was nothing wrong with trying to increase your client's popularity. InuYasha's problem was that the old man never asked his consent! And the one time he did, Myoga blew off his client's refusal and booked him anyway! (Needless to say, Myoga got the beatdown of his life the next day!) The old man didn't give InuYasha a break either! After a long while of going to event after event non-stop, InuYasha was in the same condition as Miroku!

But of course, he was more of a prima donna about it.

"You told Myoga to....F-off, said that you were going on vacation for a few years and stormed out of Myoga's office! Don't deny it, I was there when it happened! I could hear you clearly as I walked up the hall!" Miroku recollected.

InuYasha stifled a chuckle, finding the memory funny.

"Then a few days later after Myoga apologized, you came back to work and apologized....in your own way." Miroku continued.

InuYasha snickered, listening to how Miroku said it.

InuYasha had gone back to Jiji Myoga's office and apologized for cursing him out...after making the old man grovel on his knees, beg like a dog and bark like Soichiro*.

InuYasha snickered impishly. Sweet revenge! He thought, laughing.

Miroku cut his eyes at that laugh, wondering how a guy like him could do something so childish. He simply rolled his eyes up and was thankful that he didn't beat the old man up again.

Miroku resumed with an impressed smile, "Just to get you to go back to Myoga's office was a miracle! (chuckle) I don't know how Kikyo did it-"

Miroku's eyes flew open as he abruptly cut off his sentence when he heard himself. Praying that name wasn't heard, he slowly brought his eyes to his right, then cursed in his head as his request was denied.

InuYasha still held his position on the counter, but his face was completely different.

Pensive, somber, and a bit saddened.

"Kikyo...."

<<<FLASHBACK>>>

Five years ago.

InuYasha was at Tokyo's biggest fashion show of the year. Takahashi Rumiko was displaying her latest clothing line and InuYasha was one of the main attractions there! In fact that's why so many people had showed up! Over 85% of the guests were women, many of which had seen InuYasha on the cover of the July issue of Sports Illustrated, the swimsuit edition! (waterfall flows from author's mouth...)

Several of the Takahashi models were both awed and jealous by InuYasha's popularity! He had only been modeling for barely a year but the public couldn't get enough of him!

Inside the mens' dressing room, as InuYasha was making sure he had all of his outfits ready and getting dressed, a few of the Takahashi models glared at him from a safe distance, their eyes green with jealousy.

"I don't get it! I've been with Mama Takahashi for the longest and I was the most famous! Hanyou shows up and nobody knows who I am anymore!"

"I hate his guts! I hate anyone who'd try to take my woman away from me! (whining) My sweet Akane's been drooling all over that guy! She's even forgotten my name!"

"Oh suck it up, Ryoga! Take it like a man!"

"Shut-up, Ranma! At least I took it better! You were lying on the mens' bathroom floor in fetal position from your lost popularity!"

"Shut the hell up!"

"The both of you shut the hell up! We gotta get ready for the show! (muttering) Perfect! I can't believe my sweet beautiful Kyoko actually likes that...that.....that DEMON!!"

"Aw poor Yusaku! He lost his woman to ANOTHER dog! At least this one looks better!"

"One more word outta you, Ataru, an' I'll send ya to the moon!!"

"Are you asses done talkin' about me?! All that whispering's starting to piss me off!" InuYasha snapped at the four men.

They ceased talking and stared at him surprised. Ranma wanted to give InuYasha a piece of his mind; he stepped forward, glaring him in the eye. Luckily, Ranma listened to logic when he observed InuYasha's fierce glare that sent chills of fear through his body. Logic kept saying Hanyou could kick his cursed ass from here to Okinawa if he was angered!

"I assume you got somethin' to say, Saotome?" InuYasha growled.

Ranma took a deep breath through his nose, sticking his chest out. "Yeah, I got somethin' to say, Hanyou....uh, r-red looks good on you! Really coordinates with your eyes!"

Ryoga, Godai and Ataru crashed onto the ground! Ranma turned on his heel and quickly walked away. InuYasha rose a curious eyebrow, then rolled his eyes to the side.

"Keh! Whatever!" He scoffed.

InuYasha continued getting dressed for the show, listening in amusement as Ranma's group chewed him out for his sudden yellow streak.

Finally, the time had come for the show, Takahashi '99! Takahashi-sama stood upon the catwalk stage and welcomed her many guests and fans.

"This is just a question of curiosity, but how many among you came for Hanyou InuYasha-san?"

Only less than a quarter of the audience DIDN'T give some kind of response; everyone else clapped, cheered, screamed and whistled! Takahashi-sama laughed; the other Takahashi models behind the curtain frowned scornfully in jealousy. InuYasha just rolled up his golden eyes and scoffed quietly, wishing they'd get over the popularity issue.

"Keh!" He thought. "These guys....the only reason I put up with 'em is Mama Takahashi. She's a lot cooler than I thought she'd be. I can't understand why those four idiots keep saying I stole their women! It ain't like I WANTED to seduce them! Besides, I got no interest in ANY of them! I'll say 'hi' but that's about it!"

InuYasha meant his thought about Takahashi Rumiko-sama. She was the only one there that he could be truly friendly with, namely because she was the only one who really saw him as a person and treated him just the same.

The show went underway. The applause was thunderous!

Cameras flashed from all sides of the catwalk. Takahashi-sama was well known and respected for her unique line of clothing and her models. She despised the propaganda of stick-thin models! It was such an eyesore! She loved to see natural and full-figured fashions! Plus, Takahashi-sama encouraged her models to display their true characters along with their clothing as they went down the catwalk! Even if they wanted to put on a little act, she allowed it! It brought her, as well as the audience, great joy and pleasure to see her models smile and have fun on stage! All of this added to the long list of reasons for Takashi-sama's popularity and success.

Five of the male models walked down the stage, sporting fly suits for both casual and business wear. Ranma was happy that he still had it with the audience, sending a special thank-you to all his loyal fans. Ryoga, Yusaku, and Ataru received mostly clapping applause as well as the shouts from their various fan clubs; Lum screamed her head off for her man, Ataru. He grinned back and, for once, didn't hit on any of the other girls, praying she wouldn't give her "reinforcement".

A Takahashi Favorite, as he was often called by the press, graced the stage, displaying a light tan suit with a dark gray long sleeved shirt underneath. His blue eyes sparkled like sapphires with the camera flashes. Women screamed out his name, some swooned from the heat radiating from him. The model's comrades howled like wolves, cheering him on supportively. The model grinned in confidence, appreciatively.

"WE LOVE YOU, OOKAMI-SAMA!!"

"ALRIGHT!! WORK IT, MAN!!"

"YOU GO, BOY!!"

"AISHITERU, KOGA!!!!"

The model tried to keep his composure, but that comment from one of the female Takahashi models made his face redden slightly.

"Will ya stop that already?!" He thought, embarrassed.

Ookami Koga reached the front of the catwalk stage and turned, posing in all angles for the cameras so that they'd get all his good sides, grinning wolfishly.

"OOKAMI-SAMA!!! PLEASE LET ME BE YOUR WOMAN!!"

Koga's grin broadened as a fan girl shouted out to him. He wasn't the ladies' man type, but he couldn't help it if a woman thought he was that sexy!

"AISHITERU, KOGA!! MARRY ME AND BE THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN!!"

Koga nearly tripped and fell off the stage as the Takahashi model called him again!

"WILL YOU KNOCK IT OFF, AYAME?!!" Koga hollered from the middle of the stage. He stood to his feet, brushed himself off, and resumed his peacock strut, glaring toward the curtain at Ayame.

Mishiroi Ayame only smiled lovingly at him. Koga did nothing more than yell at her when she did that, but she knew he liked hearing it! Ayame was Koga's supportive and ever-loving fiancee!

He just had a habit of always denying it. (^^)

"Ladies and gentlemen, Takahashi-sama would like to present a special guest star model! He's famous, the best friend of Hanyou InuYasha, and Japan's Hottest Actor! Please give a warm welcome for Houshi Miroku-sama!"

Boy, did they!

A thunderous round of applause sounded all through the building as Miroku strutted down the catwalk like a peacock. He wore a black silk long sleeved shirt, the collar opened and showing off the upper part of his chiseled chest, black jeans, shiny polished black shoes and a royal violet jean jacket. The audience showered Miroku with cat-whistles and cheers! One woman, a hysterical Miroku fan, leapt from her seat and jumped from seat to seat from the nosebleed section with open arms to "hug" him! Unfortunately, (for her) several of the guards leapt up and seized her in mid-air and escorted her out, once they got the straitjacket on her.

"I LOVE YOU, MIROKU!! I'LL GLADLY BEAR YOUR CHILD!!"

Miroku secretly teardropped, sincerely thanking Buddha for security, despite the number of times they did that to him. He stood before the vast crowd and placed himself on display, giving his gracious audience the satisfaction of gazing at him.

"Thank you all, you're all too kind to such a humble actor." Miroku purred in a modest voice to all of the ladies there.

InuYasha applauded his best friend in support from behind the curtains, just waiting for him to start flirting with the women there.

"I would like to thank Takahashi Rumiko-sama for kindly allowing me to have a small taste of being a Takahashi model." Miroku bowed gratefully to Takahashi-sama, then turned to his audience and bowed again. "Arigatou gozaimasu, sayonara." Miroku purred, looking up at the audience, his beautiful violet eyes shining in the light.

A wave of infatuated gasps and sighs were heard when the women gazed at the actor's eyes. They wished with all their hearts that Miroku was a Takahashi model!

"LET ME BEAR YOUR CHILD, HOUSHI-SAMA!!!"

Miroku turned and smoothly walked away, earning a few hundred whistles as the women's eyes locked onto his butt! How good it looked in them jeans! The actor grinned slyly as the applause continued even after he disappeared behind the curtain.

"Pervert..." InuYasha mumbled to Miroku.

"What? I can't help it if this jacket doesn't cover my backside! Let's hear your excuse when you're finished!" Miroku made a playful comeback as he exited to watch the remainder of Takahashi '99.

The commotion calmed down quite a bit as two more male Takahashi models displayed their clothing, then a pause as security formed a ring around the stage with a twelve foot distance from it, acting as barricade for those with front row seats. They linked hands to increase their power. Everyone else looked around, wondering what was going on.

Behind the stage, Takahashi-sama shared words of encouragement and sent her last male model forward.

"Break a leg!" She whispered, affectionately.

The crowd murmured amongst themselves, wondering if the show had ended that quick. Then....

InuYasha emerged from the red curtain in a white silk long sleeved shirt, red pants, and suavely holding a red silk jacket over his right shoulder. A confident, sparkling grin graced his lips.

(Though I don't mention it, he IS wearing shoes, even though I can't see him wearing any!)

Judging by the audience's reaction, you'd think it was a Beatles' concert!

The applause was deafening! Women AND men cheered for InuYasha as he walked along the stage, his dazzling grin never leaving his face.

"I feel like an idiot smiling like this! I like the attention, but I don't like it THAT much! Dammit, I hate it when old man Myoga's right!" InuYasha thought. His agent was the only reason he was grinning like that; he suggested that InuYasha try it as it added to his sexiness on the stage.

Well, Myoga knew what he was talking about! The audience loved it, women were swooning and gazing all over the building! What InuYasha saw in the front row answered his question about the security guards. Women were being pushed back from the stage! He couldn't believe they were trying to trip him and drag him into the crowd again! He got an idea. InuYasha established eye contact with the women....

and gave a sexy smile and winked at them!

Almost simultaneously, most of the women fainted and the others gazed dreamily at him. A few of the men who saw that stared in amazement, admiring how cool InuYasha was!

InuYasha faced forward and grinned proudly to himself, he KNEW that would get them to chill out! "Damn, I'm brilliant!"

He set himself on display before his audience, those who remained conscious, posing in various positions, then turned to make his exit.

It was a good thing InuYasha didn't make a wager on Miroku's words earlier! The second he turned around, whistles and shouts were almost all he heard! Amongst the shouts, women were making all that commotion over how fine his butt was! InuYasha's face reddened! Despite being certain he was wearing pants, he felt exposed! He just wasn't used to that, women drooled over his chest and upper body, not his butt! InuYasha picked up his pace as he neared the curtain and quickly disappeared behind it!

InuYasha stood behind the curtain as the other male models went onto the stage a second time to display the next set of clothing. Takahashi-sama walked up and stared at InuYasha, then laughed. If it weren't for his beautiful white hair and golden eyes, he would've blended in with the curtain!

InuYasha stood practically glued to the red curtain, breathing heavily and trying to regain his composure so he could go change into his next outfit. He noticed her laughing at him and exclaimed he wasn't nervous nor was he embarrassed from all the attention that went to his butt!

Takahashi-sama only laughed more.

"What is so damn funny, Mama Takahashi?!" InuYasha exclaimed.

"Your face....your face is redder than your suit! And your ears are even redder! Oh, you look so cute, InuYasha-chan!" Takahashi-sama giggled as she pulled out a mirror so the embarrassed model could see. InuYasha's eyes got wider and he got redder with embarrassment, then got reddened even more when he realized it!

"I don't get it! How the hell can my ass be prettier than my face?!!" InuYasha hollered in confusion.

"You really gotta ask after looking at it, mutt?"

Instantly, the crimson vanished as InuYasha glared in the direction of that insult.

Standing proudly in his tan jeans and tight black undershirt, was Koga, staring cockily at InuYasha.

"Aw, did you have to face me, Hanyou? I find the back of your head more pleasant to look at."

"Keh! Allow me to do you a kindness then, Koga! How 'bout I tear out your eyes so you won't be ABLE to look!" InuYasha snarled with a malicious smirk, baring his claws and fangs. He was about to carry out his threat when Takahashi-sama stopped him.............by holding a package of cup ramen in his face. That distracted him just long enough for her to get a word in.

"Koga, you were trying to tell me something earlier, right? I apologize for being busy with other matters, but that couldn't be helped. Now what was it?"

"I'm really sorry, Mama Takahashi, but I'm gonna have to leave early. I got other affairs to tend to." Koga stated,. lowering his head in a sort of a bowing way. InuYasha smiled, it was gonna be a good day. Koga looked up and saw Takahashi-sama's disappointed face, then lowered his eyes again.

"C'mon Mama Takahashi! You know I hate it when you look like that!" Koga whined. Any other woman gave him that look, Koga wasn't phased; Takahashi-sama sniffled and Koga would bow on his knees if it got her to stop!

"I'm sorry, but it can't be helped!" Koga reiterated, trying to keep his situation secret. He rose his head to tell InuYasha he'd have to kick his ass another time, when he noticed this strange look on Takahashi-sama's face. She was looking at him very slyly, with a smug hinting smile.

"What?" Koga inquired.

Takahashi-sama continued giving him that look, "I get it. Koga, you big sweetie!"

Koga AND InuYasha looked at her confused.

"You're, as they say, keeping it on the down low; you're finally taking Ayame on a date!" She exclaimed.

In less that a second, Koga's eyes were wide as the moon and his face was as red as InuYasha's pants.

"Hell no, I ain't datin' her! I don't know what she's been tellin' people but that ain't it!!" Koga hollered.

"I wonder, " InuYasha thought outloud, connivingly, "Is it possible the big bad wolf is in denial?" InuYasha gave Koga that same look as Takahashi-sama. Although he couldn't imagine what woman in her right mind would wanna date, let alone be seen with, a guy like him, Koga got irritated. Thus, to InuYasha, the logical thing to do was be a royal pain-in-the-ass!

"SHUT UP!" Koga snapped. "Like it's any of your business anyway, InuYasha! (thinking) Ha! Denial, my ass!"

"Oh, but you two look cute together, Koga!" Takahashi-sama chirped, sweetly.

Koga scoffed, "I don't care at all! I am not interested in Mishiroi Ayame! PERIOD! Never have been, never will be!"

Koga stood stubbornly, his head turned away, his arms folded. Takahashi-sama was a bit alarmed, she never knew he disapproved of Ayame that much, the way he sounded. InuYasha stared at Koga unimpressed.

"Y'know, you really suck at frontin', Koga. It's obvious you like her. In fact, you looked like you were glad to hear Ayame ask you to be her kids' father!" InuYasha contradicted sourly.

Koga's eyes opened narrowed, then slid over to InuYasha in a glare.

InuYasha continued, "I really don't give a damn about you and her, but you don't have to speak about her that way! Not when she actually likes you for who you are rather than how you look, idiot!"

InuYasha hadn't the slightest clue where that came from! He was actually lecturing Koga, like he DID give a damn about him!

Koga calmed down and collected himself, "(scoff) You don't know anything, mutt-face! I don't hate Ayame! Hell, I could be friends with her! She just gets on my nerves with all that flirting!"

"Flirting? You think Ayame's flirting with you, Koga? She's simply making a claim is all!" Takahashi-sama said to break the dramatic air. She nearly called InuYasha and Koga, Yuki and Kyo by accident!

Koga cocked his eyebrows in surprise as well as shock.

"She what?! I'M supposed to be doin' the claiming! And what the hell's she claiming anyway?!"

"Why, you as her husband, of course." Takahashi-sama responded matter-of-factly with a sweet smile.

Koga's jaw dropped as he nearly fell over, all the blood draining from his head. His watch sounded; Koga looked at the time.

"Kuso! I'm late! I'll see you later, Mama Takahashi! I gotta go!" Koga grabbed his wind breaker and turned for the door when Takahashi-sama spoke a prediction to InuYasha but loud enough for Koga to hear.

"As a matter of fact, I predict that in a few years or sooner, Koga will give Ayame her first child as her husband!"

InuYasha stared at her skeptically; Koga froze in his tracks, hiding his wide-eyed shocked visage from them.

Images of the wedding ceremony, Ayame carrying HIM out of the temple, and her cuddling against him ran through Koga's mind........then came his honeymoon and him.....ahem..... "giving Ayame children."

Koga's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets! He shook his head fiercely, grabbing his black hair.

"No....way....in hell......is that EVER gonna happen!!" He said outloud.

With that, Koga sped out the exit to his appointment.

Takahashi-sama snapped out of her daze and hurried InuYasha into the dressing room, the fashion show was still going on and he was late for his second set!

InuYasha walked on and off the stage displaying Takahashi-sama's clothing at least six times every four models. Each time he showed up, the applause seemed to get louder and louder, and each time he passed by the other models, InuYasha received a green-eyed glare.

The audience applauded as the first half of the Takahashi '99 Fashion Show ended. Now came the part that Miroku had been looking forward to!

The female Takahashi models!

He smiled in excitement! Miroku was happy that he'd get plenty of nice pictures of them all after the show; Hachi was disguised as one of the cameramen around the stage. Hachi had agreed to it, finding his client's method of "persuasion" very difficult to resist.

(If you didn't read ch.1 when Miroku and Hachi were talking on the phone, you have no clue what happened.)

InuYasha decided to hang around just to watch the rest of the show. In fact, he could only watch a women's fashion show if it had Takahashi-sama's models. InuYasha couldn't stand watching others that showed pencil-thin women walking down the catwalk in mini-skirts looking pissed of because they couldn't even eat a box of chocolate pocky! He found nothing about that in any way attractive.

He watched for a while, silently complementing Ayame and Shampoo for their duet performance and telling Koga he missed it. After a while, InuYasha yawned, getting bored. He started to doze off when something suddenly caught his attention just as his eyes closed.

On the stage was a young woman, with raven black hair in a nice style, pale fair skin, and beautiful brown eyes; she wore a tight fitting white top similar to a yukata, low rider red jeans and zeti sandals, carrying a white parasol and displaying a light smile.

InuYasha was helpless to do anything but gaze at her. He was awestruck by her gaze and how she carried herself. She was beautiful! InuYasha's mouth hung open as he gawked. The model noticed him staring at her and smiled. He then realized his mouth was open and quickly shut it. The model gave InuYasha a discreet wink.

A light blush graced his face as he rose his hand in a light wave back. She broadened her smile and walked back down the stage. InuYasha's head followed the model until she disappeared behind the red curtain. Catching himself, he looked down at his chest in confusion, placing his hand over his heart and wondering why it had skipped a few beats when he laid eyes on that woman.

InuYasha watched the rest of the show with enthusiasm, waiting for that model who caught his interest to appear again. His attentative visage mislead the other models; they thought InuYasha was watching them!

The model showed up again after four others had gone, this time sporting a red kimono with beautiful sakura designs. InuYasha stared, the blush on his face deepening slightly. She looked so beautiful! The model noticed his visage again and smiled a thank-you.

Once again InuYasha waited for her to appear again, trying not to show his impatience as more models went between this time. He noticed they were all wearing outfits that one would wear to the beach on a really hot day; that added to his anticipation as he was curious as to what that model would be wearing.

The rest of you can leave. I just wanna see her! InuYasha thought, impatiently. He paused as he remembered how the models' clothes were kinda revealing. "I'm willing to bet every yen I got that monk's seriously enjoying this. Keh, that pervert." InuYasha's left ear moved, picking up a distant sound. He smirked to himself as he heard Miroku sneeze.

The current model walked off the stage and InuYasha's favorite appeared again......

In a two-piece, strapless, white, red laced bikini!

InuYasha's heartbeat sped up, the blush on his face darkened, his eyes widened in amazement and he felt everything from his shoulders down turn to jelly! The model strutted confidently down the catwalk, her eyes fixed on InuYasha almost the whole time. She posed in various positions, her eyes facing the cameras, but her intentions were to give her admirer a little eye candy before she went back. InuYasha clamped his mouth shut to keep from drooling all over himself! His head again followed the model as she strutted toward the red curtain, only this time, his eyes were locked on her butt!

Damn! It didn't look like a thong when she got on the stage! InuYasha replayed his thought and stared at the floor in shame. Okay, I need to quit hangin' around Miroku so much! I just had an H moment!

The other models came on stage wearing casual conservative winter wear, InuYasha sat up straight and tried to wait patiently for his favorite to reappear.

Why am I acting like this? I've never been this way with a woman! But.....she does look pretty hot. InuYasha thought to himself, confused as he felt a strange feeling that was completely foreign to him.

Several more models passed displaying other clothing themes and then Takahashi Rumiko-sama appeared on stage and gave a little speech.

"I thank you all for gracing me with your presence tonight! I can tell you truly enjoyed Takahashi '99, especially with InuYasha-san on stage."

The audience roared at the mention of his name, causing Takahashi-sama to smile warmly.

"Well, thank you for coming out tonight! Please have a safe trip home, konban wa!"

InuYasha blinked. That was it? He got mad. All of the other female models walked on that stage at least eight times and his favorite only showed up three times! What's up with that?!

Behind the curtain, the Takahashi models conversed and complemented each other on their great performances. InuYasha hurriedly walked in, hoping to find that model. He saw Miroku talking to Shampoo, Akane and a few other female models, ginning with that lecherous smile of his. Shampoo exclaimed playfully as Miroku's hand was discovered on her butt, he played dumb wondering how it got there.

InuYasha frowned, "Where's Mousse when you need 'im? Someone needs to give that lech a good pounding!"

He started to go ask Miroku about that cute model, but then again he was pretty useless when he was around women. So then, InuYasha tried to find Takahashi-sama when he ran into Ayame as she was on her way out.

"Hi InuYasha! Hey, you were great on stage!" She complimented.

"Thanks. Hey Ayame, you know most of the models here, right?" InuYasha asked, trying to hide his anxiousness. Ayame looked at him a bit puzzled, he never asked about any of the models before.

"Sure, why? Are you looking for someone?" She asked with a smile, seeing the light blush on his face.

InuYasha folded his arms and looked Ayame in the eye, keeping a firm visage. "Yeah, I was wondering if you knew that cute model with the kimono and the parasol." Unknown to him, the blush on his face darkened a little. InuYasha stared at Ayame, she was smiling at him wolfishly like she was amused.

"What?!" InuYasha exclaimed, "Do you know her or not?!"

Ayame toned down her grin seeing as it was getting to him and answered him, "You mean Kikyo?"

"Kikyo?" InuYasha echoed, thinking such a name suited her.

"Yeah, Miko Kikyo. She's been a Takahashi model almost as long as Ranma has. (under her breath) But it wouldn't kill her if she got a tan."

"Back off, Ayame! She's fine the way she is!" InuYasha said loudly.

Ayame just grinned. "It was just my opinion, but alright! You must've really taken a fancy to her, huh InuYasha?"

InuYasha didn't see that one coming. He stuttered, trying to come up with a response that'd make Ayame think otherwise. She laughed at him fumbling with his thoughts, saying he looked funny when he was nervous.

"Getting to the point...!" InuYasha spoke up, "Now that I know her name, why's it everyone else went on the catwalk eight times and she was only up there for three?"

"Oh, she had some kind of appointment scheduled so she had to leave early. She didn't tell anyone except Mama Takahashi about it before she left." Ayame explained.

In front of the building, a limousine sat in the valet parking spot with the chauffeur leaning against it talking on her cell phone.

"Oh man! I'd KILL to be InuYasha's chauffeur!" Her friend said on the other end.

"Oh my, oh me! I'm so lucky! I know everyone says he has a great body. I agree, but his greatest feature in his hair! Oh how beautiful it is! Silver suits him so well!"

"Yura, his hair's white."

"It is not! It's a beautiful shiny silver!"

"Okay, it's whitish-silver. How 'bout that?"

Yura paused.

"Alright. I believe that's pretty close. (giggle) Oh my, oh me! I can't stop! Each time I think about his hair it makes me blush! It just makes him look so handsome! Oh what I'd do just to have a little lock of it!"

"Girl, you know he'd kill you if you tried to take it!"

"That was actually good fortune the first time I tried, y'know. I kept stalking that handsome half-demon until I got serious and let myself in his home one night. He seemed very edgy for some reason when he saw my sword. All I wanted was a lock of his gorgeous hair, then a bargain was proposed and here I am as his chauffeur!"

Yura's girlfriend gasped on the other end. She couldn't believe her amazing luck!

Yura had omitted that InuYasha thought she was some Goth chick murderer and fought her like his life depended on it! Yura pleaded for him to stop, saying she didn't want to hurt him; if she did, his blood would stain his beautiful hair. InuYasha stared and asked if she escaped from an asylum. Yura giggled, saying she didn't escape from an asylum..........it was much easier to pay the guards to let her out. InuYasha was just about to beat her down and call the cops when she got on her knees and begged for a lock of his hair, even a single strand would make her happy. InuYasha refused, but wanted her to leave, so she bargained him to let her work for him. Haphazardly, he allowed her to be his chauffeur if she could get out his house before his hand touched the phone.

"Girl, you were straight trippin' that night!"

"Perhaps, but look at where I am now!"

"Uber-jealous!"

Yura's friend narrowed her eyes, jealously, silently calling Yura a lucky so-and-so.

Yura looked before her and saw InuYasha finally exiting the building.

"Oh my! He approaches! I'll catch you later, Ran-chan!" Yura hung up her cell phone and shouted at InuYasha, waving her arm in the air for him to see.

"HELLO, INUYASHA-BOSSMAN!!"

He looked up hearing that special title gave him. He saw a very pale woman with short jet-black hair wearing a low-cut black suit jacket and a black mini-skirt with a red obi.

"Yura." InuYasha said indifferently, wondering why she wore something like that. People might start thinking he made her wear that when she was on duty.

Yura closely observed InuYasha's face as he approached the limousine. His eye were downcast and he looked disappointed. She wondered what was wrong and if she had to kill anyone.

"Hello, InuYasha-Bossman!" Yura reiterated quieter, bowing.

InuYasha keh-ed lowly, then reached for the door handle when Yura stopped him.

"That's my job, InuYasha-Bossman!" She whined, opening the door for him with a happy smile. "I wouldn't be a good chauffeur if I let you do it!

InuYasha stared at her, then rolled up his eyes, keh-ing with an exasperated sigh.

"That translates to a "whatever"!" Yura said brightly as InuYasha got inside.

Yura kept glancing at InuYasha through the rear-view mirror. He sulked in his seat, looking out the window, upset. It bothered her to see him like that.

"So how did the show go for you, InuYasha-Bossman?" She asked, trying to break the ice.

He grunted, the answered with a quiet, indifferent tone, "Mm, it was alright. Just the usual happened."

"The Three Stooges plus one were talking about you again, you public swooned over you again and your co-models kept giving you the Evil Eye? More or less in that order?" Yura guessed.

"Yeah." A trace of a smirk appeared on InuYasha's lips, he was amused at how predictable his job was. There was a silence for a while, memories of Kikyo in her yukata-like display kept playing in his head. InuYasha thought she looked so cute, he couldn't get her out of his mind.

He sighed heavily, "Man."

Yura couldn't take it anymore! She had to know what was bothering her beloved boss!

"InuYasha-Bossman, what's the matter? You sound upset about something."

"It's nothing, Yura." InuYasha clammed up, sternly.

"Oh come now, InuYasha-Bossman, I don't believe that." Yura cooed.

She had expected him to snarl at her, but he didn't. He only frowned and continued looking out his window. Yura tried again, "Come on Bossman. Whatever is said in this limo, stays in this limo!" She paused as a thought came to her. "Who do I have to kill, InuYasha-Bossman? Did any of those idiot models pick on you?" She asked protectively.

"Keh! Spare me, Yura. Any of them get outta line, I'll deal with them myself. It'd be more humane that turnin' you loose on them." He scoffed. InuYasha honestly thought it was silly of him to mope over a woman he didn't really know. Then he figured if he said something, Yura'd shut up.

"(sigh) Actually, at the show, I decided to watch the rest just for the hell of it. I started to doze off when someone caught my attention."

"SomeONE, Bossman?" Yura inquired, interested.

"This model named Kikyo. I couldn't take my eyes off her for some reason. I don't get why." InuYasha sounded more like he was talking to himself than Yura.

Her face lit up. She was glad it was nothing serious. A radiant smile came upon her lips as she realized what was going on with her boss.

InuYasha glanced curiously at Yura, wondering why she shut up so quick. Usually she'd always be trying to get the entire story out of him. He asked her why she didn't try to make him go any further than that. In a playful voice, Yura connivingly said she knew InuYasha obviously didn't feel like talking about it so she would be a good chauffeur and not say anything else.

They talked the rest of the way to InuYasha's mansion, mainly about how they were both avoiding the subject of Miko Kikyo. Yura dropped InuYasha off at his place and bid him goodnight, cutely calling him "InuYasha-Bossman" and blowing him a playful, flirty kiss, like she always did.

InuYasha fell asleep quickly that night. He still couldn't get Kikyo out of his head as she slipped into his dreams.

MYOGAAAA!!!!

A roar sounded all throughout the twenty-fifth floor of the Takahashi Modeling Agency building. The two secretaries stationed near Jiji Myoga's office unplugged their ears when they were sure it was safe. One shook his head, predicting the usual had happened. The other stared at the door to the old man's office.

"Everyday I tell old man Myoga not to book InuYasha for something without asking, and everyday he ignores me."

"Pity. So same deal as yesterday, Makoto?"

"Yeah. 5000 yen says the old man gets chewed out to a pulp."

"Okay, 10000 yen says the old man gets BEATEN to a pulp."

Inside the office.....

"Why Master InuYasha, how nice of you to drop by. Hmm...you seem upset about something. What seems to be troubling you?"

Myoga sat on his desk and spoke with a calm and pleasant tone, all the while hiding the huge teardrop behind his head.

InuYasha shoved a letter in his agent's face, showing him the problem. He allowed Myoga time to read the print and then waited for answers. Myoga mumbled to himself as he read. He paused and then stared up at InuYasha's infuriated face.

"It's an invitation confirming your attendance to a party, Master InuYasha."

InuYasha slammed his fist into Myoga's head!

"AHHH!!"

"No shit, Sherlock!" He hollered, baring his fangs, "I know what the hell it is! What I wanna know is why the hell it's saying I'm goin' to the frickin' party?!"

If InuYasha could get any angrier, the crumpled invitation would've ignited in his fist! Myoga remembered that morning when he was eating breakfast and reading the newspaper. Under his horoscope, it was a two-star day for Sagittarius.

"Why didn't I listen to the damn horoscope when it said, 'don't leave the house, fool'?" Myoga mourned inaudibly, then tentatively rose his head back up to face the angered demon. He put on a pleasant smile, hoping it might calm InuYasha down even a little.

"So I assume everything's going well in your anger management sessions?"

"You tryin' to be a wise-ass, old man?" InuYasha growled in a flat tone, threateningly raising an eyebrow.

Naive wishful thinking.

Myoga's teardrop grew larger, if he didn't play along and tell InuYasha what he wanted to know, InuYasha would literally beat him to death!

"Alright, you win, Master InuYasha." Myoga surrendered and confessed, "There is going to be a celebrity party at Pegasus Maxillian's place tonight at six. I was informed of this last week after the Takahashi '99 fashion show." Myoga explained.

InuYasha glared down at the old man, his arms folded and his golden eyes blazing.

"AND?!" He snarled, knowing that wasn't the whole story.

"I received that bit of information last week, the party invitations were sent out three days afterward. How's it you're just now getting the info, Master InuYasha?" Myoga inquired, he was curious as to why, but he was also trying to get off the subject.

InuYasha's glare eased as he stared at his agent blankly. He had been so preoccupied with Kikyo that he had completely forgotten to check his mail!

InuYasha pummeled Myoga on the head and called him an idiot, hollering that he should've called him on the phone or at least left a message! Myoga figured if he doesn't check his mail why would a telephone message make a difference? Keeping that to himself, of course.

Myoga's plan of distracting InuYasha from the subject had worked, but it was short-lived as the demon remembered he had something in his hand. InuYasha uncrumpled the invitation, glanced at it and his memory was jogged. Myoga gulped as his client resumed his position and previous expression; arms folded and eyes glaring down. He looked up at InuYasha with a stupid nervous grin. InuYasha's eyes narrowed.

"I ain't got all day, old man! TALK!" He snarled.

"Alright. Well, Pegasus-san knew you were quite popular and he included you on his list of top invites. He contacted my previously, he kept complaining that you wouldn't answer your phone when he had one of his servants call you." Myoga explained.

InuYasha looked away to the side. It wasn't his fault he didn't know the guy when his name showed up on his Caller ID, and he sure as hell wasn't gonna answer if the guy called more than once!

All InuYasha said in his defense was "keh!". (Like you didn't see that coming.)

Myoga continued before the half-demon got impatient, "So then Pegasus-san called me and told me that he insist that you come to his party. He said it'd be a good time to relax and be the party animal that you are, Master InuYasha. Uh, no joke at your expense was meant, mind you."

InuYasha seemed to have gotten a little more pissed off than he already was, "What the hell makes you think I'll to some gay-ass party just 'cuz some rich playboy insists on it, Myoga? If I ever go to a party I go because I want to! Besides, I don't even like that cretin."

"Why not? He's actually a pretty nice guy." Myoga contradicted.

"It's the way he talks." InuYasha said, half-annoyed and half-freaked out, "He sounds like he's gay or somethin'!"

"Well, Master InuYasha, at the party it's not very likely you'll run into him. You won't even have to worry about him getting near you!" Myoga chirped, then whimpered when Inuyasha loomed over him, his hair almost standing on its own.

"I keep telling you check with me first before you book me for some frickin' event, old man! And each time you frickin' blow me off!" Inuyasha growled fiercely then he erupted, "SCREW THIS!! YOU'RE FIRED, JIJI MYOGA!! YOU'RE FIRED!!"

Inuyasha's voice blew back whatever hair Myoga had left. He watched as Inuyasha stomped toward the door and slam it so hard the room shook as if an earthquake had occurred!

RING, RING! RING, RING!

Just as the half-demon left, the phone rang. Myoga answered it.

"Moshi-moshi? ...Miko Kikyo, you said?"

Inuyasha's head immediately peaked through the door when his ears picked up the sound of Kikyo's name. His glare had turned into the questioning look of a puppy. Myoga talked for a little bit before noticing his client peeking inside.

"Yes....yes...I see....oh yes, he is....just a moment....Master InuYasha, there's a young woman named Miko Kikyo on the line, she wishes to speak to-"

Inuyasha zoomed over to the desk, tripping on something that fell onto the floor after his tantrum, and flew right into Myoga! The both of them crashed onto the other side of the desk!

"-you." Myoga groaned.

Hello? Hanyou-san?

Inuyasha struggled to get up, shoving Myoga into the carpet off of him. He pulled himself onto the desk and answered the phone.

"Miko-san, very nice to hear from you." He said with a suave tone.

Myoga muttered under his breath at Inuyasha acting all smooth, then received a kick in the leg. Kikyo inquired what was the matter when she heard him yell. Inuyasha replied he was just squashing a bug.

"(chuckle) I saw you at the Takahashi '99 last week and I wanted to say thank you for your admiration, Hanyou-san." Kikyo said.

"Please, call me Inuyasha."

"(chuckle) Alright, Inuyasha. Please call me Kikyo, then."

"Alright, Kikyo." Inuyasha replied, hiding his flirting tone.

Inuyasha and Kikyo talked for almost a little over an hour over Myoga's phone. Inuyasha now spoke in a normal casual tone, a content smirk ever present on his lips. Myoga said nothing. He just took his previous seat on his desk before getting knocked down and waited for his client to finish, listening to Inuyasha's responses to Kikyo.

"Huh! You won't believe how many times I've heard that! 'Inuyasha-sama! Please let me bear your child!' (shudder!) I don't know about other guys, but I ain't the player type." Inuyasha stated.

"I see. I've never heard that before. Some men would actually want that." Kikyo pointed out.

Inuyasha scoffed, "Keh! I ain't a dog like some men. That ain't me."

"I do apologize, Inuyasha. But I'm due to attend an special event and I must get ready. It takes me an awfully long while."

"Hm." The smirk left as Inuyasha became disappointed. He couldn't imagine why it would take her a while, she'd still look beautiful no matter what she put on. "I won't hold ya, then."

"It was very nice talking with you, Inuyasha."

"Likewise. You have fun, Kikyo."

"Thank you, goodbye."

Inuyasha hung up the phone after Kikyo hung up first, sad that he couldn't talk to her longer. He slowly rose from Myoga's chair and moped toward the door to leave, his hands in his pockets and his eyes lowered.

"Master Inuyasha, the party?" Myoga reminded him.

Inuyasha grunted, "Keh, same answer, Myoga."

Myoga sighed. "Very well, then. But I do believe Kikyo-san will be very disappointed that you didn't attend. She was looking forward to it."

Once again Inuyasha zoomed to the desk to Myoga, avoiding the object this time and lifting the old man off the desk by his collar with a hopeful visage.

"Kikyo's gonna be at the party, Myoga?!" He asked excited.

"Uh, y-yes. She was also one of the top invites. When she heard you were invited too, Kikyo-san was all the more eager to go." Myoga answered, worried as to whether Inuyasha would lay the smackdown again.

"Well what the hell ya waiting for, old man?! BOOK ME! BOOK ME!"

"You're already booked, Master Inuyasha! You have an invitation! In fact, since you're Japan's Hottest Model, you don't even need the invitation! You can just walk in there any time you wish!"

Inuyasha's ears perked up in happiness, matching his bright face. Forgetting about all else, the half-demon dropped Myoga and exited the room singing.

"What about my job, Master Inuyasha?" Myoga shouted to singing Inuyasha.

"YOU'RE RE-HIRED!! Anata no koto wo omou sore dake de namida ga ima afuredashite kuru yo tookute koe ga todokanai dakedo itsuka wa kanarazu todoku you ni

shinjite la la la la la la...

shinjite la la la la la la...

shinjite la la la la la la..."

The secretaries stared at Inuyasha, then inside the room at the old man on th floor. The male secretary uttered a curse as they took it the model had beaten him to a pulp as they wagered.

Myoga stood to his feet, brushing himself off and looking outside the door.

"Man alive! I've seen women with calmer mood swings!"

Inuyasha walked up to the elaborate mansion and saw a lot of people all over the premises. Many of them he recognized from TV and movies. Indeed it was a private block party for the famous. Kikyo was the only reason he was going, if she wasn't there, he wouldn't be either. No matter what whasisface said.

"Ah! Inuyasha-san!"

Inuyasha's indifferent eyes turned to the side and there standing beside him was Pegasus Maximillian......

in his blue swimming trunks holding a glass of wine.

"Speak of the devil." Inuyasha muttered.

"Come now, don't be sour. I appreciate you coming. Welcome to "Max's House Party! Yo Yo! I came up with the title myself!" Maximillian said proudly, smiling.

"No kiddin'. 'Yo-yo' suits you perfectly, Pegasus." Inuyasha's witty answer with a sarcastic smirk.

Maximillian didn't seem to catch the joke. He simply smiled happily and bid Inuyasha a fun time. Then ran off to converse with his friend James and his companions, Jesse and Meowth.

'Eccentric' doesn't even BEGIN to describe that guy. Inuyasha thought, regaining his composure as the host still freaked him out somewhat.

It was just then that Inuyasha remembered why he had made such a fuss about this party. One, he was pissed that Myoga once again signed him for something without his consent Two, he and Miroku had already made plans to hang out that night. Inuyasha had forgotten to call him and tell the actor that he'd have to cancel. He reached inside the pocket of his red jean jacket for his cell phone then decided he would just invite him over as he dialed Miroku's number.

"Hey, Inuyasha! What's up?" Miroku answered, seeing Inuyasha's name on his cell.

"Yo. I'm at Pegasus Maximillian's block party. Old man Myoga signed me up so I came. D'you wanna come too, since our plan's obviously cancelled?" Inuyasha answered.

"Fine by me."

"Well, where are you?"

"Look ahead." Miroku replied.

As Inuyasha cocked a questioning eyebrow, his eyes looked before him.

Miroku was on the mansion porch on his cell phone waiving back at him.

"You couldn't just holler, Miroku?" Inuyasha griped.

"Well yeah, I could. But it's so much more fun messing with you like this." Miroku mused.

"What-" Inuyasha realized he was still talking on his cell. He narrowed his eyes in irritation and hung up. "What the hell are you doing here,. Miroku? Lemme guess, Pegasus had you on his top ten list?"

"Oh no. Max throws parties like this every year and I'm a regular invite. In fact he said I could come by anytime I wished if I kept the press ignorant of a rather unpleasant occurrence I just so happened to have witnessed upon." Miroku explained with an "innocent" expression. Inuyasha gave him a flat look, teardropping.

"Max may look good in anything, but a sailor starlight suit is the exception." The actor pointed out, under his breath.

A vein popped onto Inuyasha's head as he growled, "If it ain't lechery or perversion, it's blackmail! Why the hell couldn't you just walk by like you didn't see nothin' or at least tell him to put some pants on?!" He hollered, wondering if something ELSE was mentally wrong with Miroku.

"Don't blame me, Inuyasha. Pegasus-san came to me and made the offer after I harmlessly wondered if you would like to hear a funny story. And when one comes to you and makes a humble offer, it is simply unheard of to refuse the request It's impossible, it's irrational, it's against my religion."

Inuyasha stared at him with a blank face in disbelief. "Why hasn't anyone arrested you yet?"

About an hour went by since Inuyasha arrived at the party. The guests, including the host, were having a great time, talking with friends, singing at the karaoke stage, enjoying the fine food, enjoying Maximillian's huge swimming pool. They were all enjoying the one day they had full and unlimited access to his mansion.

Inuyasha, however, was bored out of his skull.

Kikyo, and Kikyo alone, was the only reason Inuyasha was even interested in coming to the party in the first place and he didn't see her anywhere! He had looked all around the vast mansion several times over and he didn't see her at all. Inuyasha started to wonder if Kikyo really meant it when she said it takes her a while to get ready. Normally to him, "being ready" normally meant you looked decent to be seen in public.

"Well at this rate, Kikyo oughta look like a goddess when she gets here." Inuyasha thought outloud to himself as he leaned against a wall in the backyard and stared up at the sunset sky.

"(chuckle) You're quite the flatterer aren't you, Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha's head turned to the side and there beside him was Kikyo, smiling at him.

"K-Kikyo?" He stuttered, surprised.

"Where have you been, Inuyasha? I was looking for you for almost an hour." Kikyo asked.

"Well I did the same! I looked all around this place at least four times and I still didn't see you!" Inuyasha explained.

Kikyo had arrived about ten minutes after Inuyasha. When they went looking around for each other, one arrived at a certain place just when the other had gone somewhere else. It was like that for the past hour until Inuyasha decided to take a break, figuring she hadn't arrived yet.

He and Kikyo hung out there for a while, talking Inuyasha was amazed, no one had ever held his attention for this long before! Usually he would've tuned them out long ago; he couldn't this time. Kikyo's topics were really interesting, and he enjoyed listening to her voice. After a while, they walked around the vast mansion, watching everyone have fun and act like happy fools.

Kikyo spotted the tennis court and asked Inuyasha if he'd ever played tennis before.

"I never actually tried it before. Well, I did, but that one time didn't count." He replied.

"Why not?" Kikyo asked, curiously.

"Miroku was on a short break from one of his films and he took me a tennis court once. Afterward,. he hollered he never wanted to play tennis with me again." Inuyasha replied with an indifferent tone.

Kikyo's curiosity heightened; she then smiled as an assumption came to her, "(chuckle) Miroku, what a sore loser. He shouldn't have gotten upset just because you won a couple of games."

Inuyasha scoffed loudly in contradiction, rolling his eyes up. "Keh! Please! It was his own damn fault for patronizing me in the first place! He decided to have those machines serve the ball so I'd get the hang of it. What the hell's hard about hitting a stupid ball over a net? I turned the machine up a few notches since it was going too slow serving one ball at a time. And just when I start having fun whapping the things, across the court, it broke down!"

Kikyo laughed. He must've had the setting up to high for it to keep up. She thought.

Inuyasha continued, "I kicked it, saying it was probably dated or somethin' and next thing I know Miroku starts screaming at me, looking like hell! He kept hollerin' about me trying to kill him by shooting tennis balls at him like a machine gun! Keh! Don't know what the hell his problem was! He wanted to play tennis, so I played tennis!"

Kikyo couldn't help it, she burst out in laughter. "Inuyasha, you're so funny!" She exclaimed, finding his cluelessness amusing.

Inuyasha just stared at her with his arms crossed, confused. Kikyo looked up at him with a smile when she calmed down. "I was feeling a little down earlier and that really cheered me up. Thank you, I needed a good laugh, Inuyasha."

His face softened. That and Kikyo's smile did something to him. What, he didn't know; it just did something to him inside. Glad she was in a good mood, Inuyasha put on a little smirk. "Keh, don't mention it." A second later, "Why'd you ask anyway, Kikyo?"

"Well, I was going to ask if perhaps you'd like to play a game with me. But judging by your recollection...." She said with a tentative smile.

Inuyasha scrunched his lips in a frown at her remark, even though it was true. Don't think I can play something as simple as tennis, huh? I'll show you, Kikyo! He thought as he walked toward the tennis court a short ways behind them, his frown turning into a cocky grin. Inuyasha took two rackets and ran the current players off the court. He then hollered a challenge to Kikyo, saying he could whip her easily.

Apparently he wanted everyone around to hear him as he was pretty loud. Kikyo stood there, a smug grin on her lips. He stood waiting for her on the court, holding his tennis racket on his shoulder as if it were a sword, grinning in confidence and waiting to see if she would accept.

A friendly challenge in his own way, I see. You're an interesting one, Inuyasha. Kikyo thought. She chucked and with a loud voice, accepted Inuyasha's challenge, warning him that she wouldn't go easy on him because he was Japan's Hottest Model.

"Keh! Just get up here, will ya? I ain't even worried about that!" Inuyasha said with something of a soft tone, that cocky grin still on his face.

He really liked Kikyo and he was planning on going easy on HER. But upon hearing her acceptance, Inuyasha's pride couldn't allow that. He didn't discriminate against women, mind you; he saw them as equals. He always had, but that one fight he had in past with A-ko heightened that. Inuyasha won, but she really made him work for it! He was sore for weeks! Her strength shouldn't have surprised him though; the girl was Wonder Woman and Superman's kid after all!

A small crowd gathered around the tennis court as the players took their positions. Inuyasha refused to go easy on Kikyo, but he decided to let her serve first, planning to show off his skill a bit.

"Ready when you are, Kikyo. Don't let me down with those delicate arms of yours." Inuyasha said, overconfidently. He held his racket in fighting stance, like he was able to enter a battle. Figuratively speaking.

Kikyo's smug smile widened, she was also confident. "Take it easy, Inuyasha. I promise you won't be disappointed." And with that, Kikyo tossed the ball into the air and sent it hurdling towards Inuyasha!

He locked his eyes on his target-

Whoa! She's playing like she means it! Keh! Then so will I!

-and sent it back with great force! Inuyasha sent the ball to the side, wanting to see if her speed was as impressive as her force.

As if she read his intentions, Kikyo called him on that, flying to the far left of the court and striking the ball back over the net towards him! Inuyasha flew over to his right and send it back to Kikyo!

Kikyo could tell Inuyasha was dead serious about winning. She ran over to the approaching ball, leapt in the air before, drew her left arm back and with all her strength, slammed the racket right into the ball!

Inuyasha's eyes widened as he marveled at what he saw! In fact, he didn't realize until a split second later that the ball was in the air; and as he rose his racket, the ball zoomed past his shoulder! The wind blew his hair back!

Luckily, the people behind Inuyasha caught on to Kikyo's expression and moved out of the way in case she scored a point.

The audience applauded and whistled at the model.

Inuyasha stared in disbelief, the ball long had long passed him by. He snapped his head back at its path behind him, lowering his racket, his eyeballs wide enough to fall out their sockets! A young man with a yellow mouse like animal with a tail shaped like a lightening bolt ran over to Inuyasha and gave him the tennis ball.

"Here you go, Inuyasha-sama! Look on the bright side, at least you're gonna lose to a pretty woman!"

"Pika!" The mouse-like animal said cheerfully.

Inuyasha brought his head back to Kikyo, who just stood with a calm smile, placing her ponytail back behind her, breathing heavily.

Inuyasha stared with an incredulous visage, his eyes still wide. His eyebrows slanting inward as his expression turned competitive.

"Oh, it's on now!"

People watched as Inuyasha and Kikyo sent the ball back and forth on the court fiercely! The ball was flying past either Inuyasha or Kikyo, but it never once hit the court grounds! In fact, they were so into showing off their skill, the two players had completely forgotten that the ball was SUPPOSED to land on the opposite side of the court! The crowd soon realized the only safe place to watch was beside them, instead of behind them.

Pegasus was among the crowd watching Inuyasha and Kikyo play like they were at war. He interrupted them to say that they were hogging the tennis court, and that he'd give them three more minutes.

It seemed like the time limit just increased their intensity as the ball flew even faster across the court!

They were down to ten seconds.

Inuyasha prepared to greet the incoming ball.....

You're not a bad fighter, Kikyo! But I've won this match!

With all his strength, he slammed the racket into the ball and sent it zooming in the air toward Kikyo! He grinned victoriously, baring his fangs.

Victory, thy name is Inuyasha!

Kikyo wasn't phased at all. In fact, she had hoped Inuyasha would do that!

The ball approached....

You are indeed a worth opponent, Inuyasha.....

Kikyo intercepted its path and just held out her racket, tilting it at an angle upward. Inuyasha gave her a "what the hell is that?" visage, wondering if she was forfeiting already. But the way she was playing, he knew better.

The ball hit the racket and flew upward! Immediately, Kikyo jumped up after it, rose above the ball, drew her racket back dramatically......

But victory is mine!

....and went both hands on the racket, slammed it into the ball and sent it hurdling downward at Inuyasha like a comet!

One second left.

Inuyasha swung at the ball and suddenly there was an explosion with dust flying all around his side of the court!

The crowd gasped and wondered what happened. Pegasus remained calm, chuckling to himself in amusement. The dust settled and the outcome was clear.....

Inuyasha, amazingly, stood his ground, his racket drawn back with both hands, dust all over him. His eyes wider than the moon and his face completely blank, his mind likewise. After three seconds of standing in bewilderment, Inuyasha blinked twice, regaining consciousness and slowly moved his eyes down to his left.

The sleeve of his white shirt was torn (he had taken off his red jean jacket when he challenged Kikyo), the tear lightly traced with blood, and there was a large hole in the center of his racket! Inuyasha's eyes went over his shoulder and looked at the ground behind him. There was a large crater in the ground and shredded remains of the tennis ball, which couldn't take anymore beatings and exploded upon impact! Kikyo's force had sent the pieces and gravel into the air, showering the half-demon. He brought his stupefied eyes back to Kikyo.

"Damn." Inuyasha uttered, VERY impressed.

Inuyasha and Kikyo's audience cheered heartily, chanting Kikyo's name. Those who were real loyal fans of Inuyasha chanted his name in contradiction.

They stepped outside the court and let those in line have a turn. Now everyone else was trying to play tennis like them! Inuyasha and Kikyo continued their walk through Pegasus's mansion, complimenting each other on the game.

Damn. All that talking I did and she kicked my ass! Severely! Inuyasha thought to himself. He released a calming sigh and smirked. Aw, well. It's no big deal; Kikyo's alright. But I gotta admit, she did look pretty damn awesome spiking the ball in the air like that!

Inuyasha thought going to party would be a waste of time. He thought seeing Kikyo there would make it enjoyable. But instead, Inuyasha was having a great time! Kikyo was with him the entire time, making it more of a great time. He got his revenge for being defeated on the tennis court by beating Kikyo at swimming in Pegasus's pool. Inuyasha was a good sportsman about it, complimenting her, straining to keep his eyes on hers. That revealing white one-piece bathing suit was really begging his attention!

The party went on into the early hours of the morning. A number of the guests had already left. Inuyasha really was having a great time. He couldn't remember the last time he'd had so much fun! Everything at the mansion turned out fine. Well, there was one incident Inuyasha wished he could forget....

Earlier at the karaoke stage, Inuyasha had just got through singing his selected song, "Let it Burn" (Usher; I don't own that either), receiving a very warm applause. He got a few women there requesting to bear his child.. Kikyo looked surprised and Inuyasha looked aggravated as he stepped off and rejoined her.

"Seen what I meant earlier?" He griped. "If they're that willing to have someone's kid, they all can go to Miroku!"

Kikyo caught Inuyasha's attention with her uneasy visage. "What?"

"Speaking of Miroku...." She trailed off and pointed at the stage as the next song started.

"Hey, Pegasiz! You gotta tel' me 'oo's yer win'ry! That wine 's grrrreat, man!"

"Thiz song goes out ta all your fine ladies out there tonight!"

Inuyasha's eyes followed her finger, and widened in embarrassment.

"Oh hell no...."

Up on stage was Vash singing "California Girls" with Miroku!

And they were drunk!

Vash had overdid it with the wine Pegasus let him try and invited Miroku to try it as well. Miroku wasn't as drunk as Vash was, though, but it was enough to embarrass Inuyasha!

"An th' Northern girls wit' the way they kiss, they keep their boyfriends warm at night," Miroku sang, slurring a bit occasionally.

"Yes 'ey do!" Vash added, slurring severely.

Inuyasha hid his face in his palm, several teardrops on his head, wondering if just "embarrassment" was the right word for what he felt as Miroku and Vash leaned on each other, swaying and singing the chorus together. Vash being seriously off-key, and Miroku too drunk to hear it.

"I whish they all 'coul be Cal'forna...

I whish they'll 'could be Cali-fornya...

I whish they all could be Cal'fornia Giirrlllssss!"

"Bring on it home, Vash!"

"WATCH ME NOW! California GIIIIIRRRRLLLLSSS! HIT ME!!"

The audience cracked up, thinking the whole thing was an act. Kikyo's nervous eyes darted between Miroku and Vash and mortified Inuyasha, who kept whispering "whoo-saa" loudly to himself while gripping the sides of his head.

The party ended a while afterward. Inuyasha offered Kikyo a ride home. Miroku got a ride with Vash and his date Nao (GTO).

Yura came by in the limousine shortly after Inuyasha called her on his cell phone. She called him on hers, letting him know she was waiting for him in front of the mansion. Yura stood before the limo, waiting to see her beloved employer and his beautiful hair. Inuyasha walked outside the mansion gate with Kikyo right beside him, giggling.

Yura froze and stared, immediately wondering who she was. Her eyes narrowed in a glaring way at Kikyo. Yura greeted Inuyasha, trying to hide her suspicion for his sake.

"Good evening, or morning, rather, Inuyasha-Bossman! I'm happy to see you again!" Her voice dropped slightly as her eyes met Kikyo's, "May I ask who this lady is?"

"Hello, I'm Miko Kikyo, it's a pleasure to meet you, Yura-san." Kikyo bowed as she greeted the chauffeur. Yura gave a cold smile and bowed as well. "How do you do? I'm Youkamino Yura." She narrowly opened her eyes and stared at Kikyo. Though you needn't bother to remember, since this will be the only time to ride in Inuyasha-Bossman's limousine!

"Uh, Yura? What's the hold up?" Yura snapped an innocent visage toward Inuyasha upon hearing his voice, then remembered.

"Oh my! Forgive me, Inuyasha-Bossman!" Yura opened the door for him. Inuyasha beckoned Kikyo to enter first. After the passengers were in, Yura drove them home, her eyes glaring coldly before her.

I disapprove of her. What does Inuyasha-Bossman see in that woman? Her hair's pretty, sure; but something about her isn't. Maybe it's that tacky outfit she's wearing. Yura thought, spitefully. Her conscience tried to reason with her not to think badly of her out of jealousy. She looked in the rear view mirror and saw them sitting quietly, looking around them but not at each other. Inuyasha kept glancing at Kikyo, then bringing his eyes back to the window. Yura sighed at a loss. She didn't like Kikyo, but Inuyasha did. She could tell he did when she saw her walking with him at the mansion and the way he was smirking at her. After a hard battle with her conscience, Yura decided to set her feelings aside for her boss's sake. She brought up a few topics to try and get a conversation between Inuyasha and Kikyo going. The one about how she thought Ookami Koga was so stuck up seemed to do the trick. Inuyasha agreed and eventually Kikyo joined in in his defense, claiming he just gave that impression.

Yura allowed them to talk, smiling that Inuyasha was enjoying himself.

Inuyasha and Kikyo talked the whole way back to her mansion (yes, she's loaded too!). Yura watched in envy as Inuyasha walked Kikyo to her door, shared a brief conversation and then bid her goodnight. As he walked back to the limousine, Inuyasha stopped and noticed something. He had caught himself in a rather good mood. Did he really have that good a time at the party? Inuyasha just shrugged his shoulders, keh-ing and got inside the limo. For the rest of the way home, Kikyo refused to leave his mind. He tried to think about something else, but she refused to let him. Inuyasha then gave up and let her run though his mind. Then that smile Kikyo gave him at party when she thanked him for making her laugh was stuck in his mind.

I can't get over that. All she did was smile and say thanks for cheering her up. Why in the world does my heart feel all.....warm? I don't know. But...Kikyo does look pretty. Nuh-uh, not pretty. Beautiful. There I said it! Kikyo's beautiful! (sigh) Well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have another friend other than Takahashi-sama at work. But damn, can Kikyo play tennis! Inuyasha still marveled at Kikyo's tennis skills!

Over the next few weeks, Inuyasha and Kikyo hung out with each other constantly. There wasn't a moment when one wasn't seen with the other close by, and if there was they were pretty unpleasant to be around. Kikyo would get an attitude and Inuyasha was just plain intolerable! Over time, the Takahashi models began to notice a change in Inuyasha. One day, Koga was hanging out with his friends Hayashi Ginta and Hakkaku eating take-out.

"Koga, are you sure you should be eating a double whopperÓ? Ya already had one earlier." Ginta asked in concern, wondering if a model was allowed to eat fast-food at all.

Koga wolfed down his burger like he hadn't eaten in weeks! Ginta waited for him to finish, hopefully he'd get an answer.

His brother spoke up for Koga, "Ginta, you oughta know better than to bother Koga when he's eating. Takahashi-sama's assistants called him in to do some modeling for clothes she designed and it took all morning and almost all afternoon for them to finish."

"Oh. Well, still don't you think you oughta take it easy with the fast food, Koga?" Ginta repeated.

He meant well, after all he knew even Takahashi models had to watch their figures. Koga took a huge bite of his whopper, then cut his eyes at Ginta.

"I haven't eaten a thing since this morning, Ginta! I'm starving!" Koga stated with his mouth full. He swallowed then finished the burger in another huge bite. "Besides, a guy's gotta eat! And with a metabolism like mine, I can spare to pig out every now and then as long as it's not often! GRRRR!!"

Koga snarled at Hakkaku, who tried to take one of his fries. Ginta looked down the street when he saw something red, then lamented. Hakkaku looked and did the same, "Oh boy. Get ready, Ginta. Here comes Inuyasha."

Koga was just starting on his fries when that name entered his ears. His blue eyes turned and found the half-demon getting closer to them as he walked up the street. Koga growled, his face showing SEVERE discontent. Any minute now the mutt'll be running his fat mouth about big he is. Like I give a damn!

Ginta and Hakkaku watched as Inuyasha approached, awaiting the inevitable. Then they noticed Inuyasha was looking ahead of him and not at Koga! He never takes his eyes off him when he knows Koga's nearby!

Koga noticed to, but figured Inuyasha was saving it until he got in his face. The wolf demon stuffed the fries he had in his hand into his mouth, finished them and then stood to his feet.

"Yo, Inukkoro!"

Inuyasha turned as he recognized Koga's greeting.

"Hey, Koga." He gave a casual greeting and continued walking down the street.

Ginta and Hakkaku's eyes bugged out as their jaws hit the ground!

"You gotta be kidding me!" Ginta exclaimed, flabbergasted.

"Did Inuyasha just say 'hi' to Koga?!" Hakkaku exclaimed too, also flabbergasted.

They looked up at Koga, who had the same stupefied look as them except his jaw wasn't on the ground, but it was wide enough for a bug to fly inside.

"Inuyasha just said 'Hey Koga'. No running his mouth, no insults, no nothing.......is he sick or somethin'?!"

Inuyasha and Kikyo had now started dating each other. That's when everyone really noticed a change in Inuyasha, he was a little more open to people than he used to be.

Inuyasha would actually establish eye contact if someone greeted him!

That was a change to everyone else. Before, he wouldn't even do that!

Others thought Inuyasha and Kikyo were only very good friends, but Miroku knew better:

Inuyasha was in love with Kikyo!

It had become so obvious that he was, even though he'd deny it. A little smile appeared on Inuyasha's face whenever he saw or heard Kikyo's name and he couldn't get her out of his mind to save his life! In an attempt to make sure his best friend was happy, Miroku proceeded, on his free time, to play matchmaker for Inuyasha and his secret love several times, with only one time when it didn't screw up. That one time was when Miroku took them to the mall so they'd have some casual "alone time" and they wandered into the video arcade. Kikyo had been drawn in by the Dance Dance Revolution game and invited Inuyasha to play with her. He stated it was a stupid game that made you look like a fool. Kikyo translated his words to what he was really saying: "I don't know how to play". Thus, she taught him how and after about thirty minutes, nobody could get him off of it! And it was the one event where Inuyasha and Kikyo weren't competitive with each other, but were actually having fun!

"My work here is done." Miroku said proudly to himself as he watched them from his hideout just outside the arcade. Right before the security guard told him to get from behind the women's underwear stand in Victoria's Secret (the 2nd reason Miroku had gone to the mall).

One night Miroku played chauffeur to Inuyasha and Kikyo on another of their dates. Naturally Yura hit the ceiling when she heard about that! But Miroku bribed her to take a break for one night, saying she'd give her 600,000yen and a rare poster of Inuyasha posing against his red Mercedes. Plus a copy of Inuyasha's best baby picture. ^-^

Yura'd much preferred Kikyo's head to the money, but a baby picture of Inuyasha?

She'd could take the wench's head any day!

With Yura out the way, Miroku was the couple's chauffeur for the night. After their dinner date, Miroku drove Inuyasha and Kikyo to a nearby park, allowing them to take a stroll. Everyone knew a walk in the moonlight was a sure fire way for romance!

Kikyo and Inuyasha remained the park for a long while, talking, walking, sitting on a bench gazing at the night sky and pointing out the constellations.

Inuyasha got distracted by a twinkle in the corner of his eye. Upon looking to his left, he discovered it was Kikyo's brown eyes. They were twinkling in the bright moonlight. Inuyasha stared, finding her eyes captivating. Kikyo was looking at his in the same manner, admiring how his eyes shone like gold in the light. Inuyasha started leaning toward Kikyo, went suddenly

BOOM!.....BOOOM!! RUMBLE.....

Crashing and rumbling of thunder and the immediate following of a downpour. Quickly, they ran back to the limousine, they ran up the hill it was on......and found it was locked and Miroku was nowhere in sight!

Inuyasha growled, "AHH! That damn pervert ditched us to go womanizing! He couldn't do that around the damn limo!"

Inuyasha stopped his ranting when an idea came to him; this was perfect! He and Kikyo running and playing in the rain! He could make this a fun date! All he had to do was pray they didn't catch colds! Inuyasha started running down the hill and running around in circles in the rain, doing cartwheels like a little kid, swishing his long white hair around and having the time of his life!

"What in the world are you doing, Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha stopped and looked behind him upon hearing Kikyo's voice. She was a short distance from him, standing under a tree out of the rain. Inuyasha wondered what she was doing under there, while, ironically, Kikyo was wondering what he was doing out there.

"I thought I could make the best of the rain until that damn lech got back, Kikyo! Come on out! The water's fine!" Inuyasha invited playfully.

Kikyo rose her eyebrow at him, asking if he was crazy first with her expression and then verbally saying it.

"That's great and all for you, Inuyasha! But I can't just run in the rain like that!" She protested.

Inuyasha hid his disappointment, and gave Kikyo a puzzled visage. "Why not?"

"It'll ruin my dress and make-up! Besides, that's the easiest way to catch a cold! And the last thing I need is to get sick, Inuyasha." Kikyo answered. She looked to the side, incredulously. She never could understand how some people could run out in the rain like that.

Inuyasha stood in the rain, looking at Kikyo in disappointment. He really thought it would be fun for them to just let loose and play. But she didn't think so.

Well, I guess she's right. It is starting to get cold. Plus, I forgot humans can get sick easily. Inuyasha thought disappointedly as he walked toward the tree after Kikyo asked him to come out of the rain, concerned . Aw, well. Kikyo probably went through a lot of trouble to look nice for me.

Inuyasha and Kikyo waited under the tree for fifteen minutes when they heard the limo horn honking. Inuyasha looked up the hill and found Miroku honking the horn and waving for them to come. They ran up the hill, Inuyasha running faster and baring his claws to run Miroku through!

In the year that passed, Inuyasha and Kikyo had grown quite fond of each other. Inuyasha had cared for her when she fell sick the night after their date in the rain; Kikyo had given him homemade chocolate and chocolate covered ramen (you know how people sometimes eat it out the pack? That's how Inuyasha ate that particular ramen.) for Valentine's Day; Inuyasha gave her a dozen red roses and a box of Godiva gourmet chocolates for White Day. In addition to that, he surprised her with a trip to the best spa in Japan!

And one night, under a gorgeous full moon, Inuyasha shared his first kiss with his first love. He embraced her tightly and with elation whispered in Kikyo's ear,

"I love you, Kikyo."

Inuyasha was the happiest man alive! He was in love! Now when the night fell, Inuyasha could go dancing with someone who loved him! That was just something Inuyasha couldn't get over! He was in love with Kikyo! Everytime she entered his thoughts, Inuyasha was in seventh heaven AND cloud nine!

He would see her face and that was all he saw.

Not a good thing when he was driving and Miroku's screaming bloody murder about him running red lights..

"INUYASHA!! RED MEANS STOP!!"

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Also: I don't own Ranma, Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody Who Loves Me"(Whitney Houston), the Double Whopper (Burger King) or anything else except the concept of a copyrighted half-demon and a copyrighted hot perverted monk going to Miami on vacation to chill with a copyrighted reincarnated priestess and copyrighted beautiful demon-slayer. In a summary, my original idea with Takahashi Rumiko's characters. A'ight?

Okay, there ya go! Another chapter of "I'm Goin' To Miami".

Ja!

Bunseki o kudasai yo! (Please give me reviews!) ^-^