InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Shades of Gray ❯ Battle of the Sexes- Part 2 ( Chapter 18 )

Here's Part 2! Wow, I can't wait to write it! I only wish I could type faster, so all my ideas will get written before I forget them XD

Here's the next chappie!

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Shades of Gray

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"Speaking"

`Thoughts'

Chapter 18: Battle of the Sexes- Part 2

[Kagome's World]

After about an hour or persuading, Kagome had finally convinced Sango and Miroku to come back with her to her time for a visit. To Kagome's relief, the well had let them pass through as long as they held onto her, so here they were.

Kagome's mom had had a bit of a...well...unusual reaction...but in the end gave in and let them stay. She had gone right to work, and had dragged Sango up to her room to explain her idea, making sure to lock the door to keep out any nosy hanyous or perverted monks.

Careful to keep her voice down, she had laid out the plans for Sango with a dangerous gleam in her eye. As soon as she was done explaining, they were both almost bouncing off the walls in anticipation.

Tomorrow would be a shopping day!

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At first, she had wanted Sango to bunk with her, but InuYasha wouldn't stand for it. So instead, Sango and Miroku shared the guest room, while her and InuYasha resided in her own.

She lay on her bed all night, elbows propped up on her pillow, deep in thought.

`Let's see...I'll need to get us one of that...Oh, and that shade...definitely!'

So lost in thought, she didn't notice the hanyou sitting in her desk chair give her a curious look.

"What are you thinking about?" he inquired.

She rolled over slightly, so that her head was angled so she could look at him. "Nothing important." she smirked. She knew he hated secrets.

He raised an eyebrow at her, and unconsciously crossed his arms. "Thinking about `nothing' wouldn't require so much concentration."

She fought the urge to roll her eyes, and instead patted the space on the bed beside her. He got up and waited for her to move over a bit, before laying down beside her. The light from the lamp on her bedside table shone through his silver hair, and framed parts of his face. She resisted the urge to tackle him.

Instead, she settled for moving her head a bit closer to breathe his scent. It always calmed her. For a second, but only a second, she had thoughts of re-considering her plan. But there was no way she was backing out of this one. They deserved it way too much, no matter how cute they were.

"So," he started, "Are you going to tell me or not?"

She shook her head gently into her pillow, signaling she wouldn't, with a small smile on her lips.

"Fine." he stated, giving her puppy-dog eyes ( Ironic, isn't it? ^.^ ) .

"Don't give me that face. Besides, you'll find out tomorrow."

"Really?" he brightened a bit.

"Yep! When we go to the club!" The smile vanished. He frowned again, seemingly forgotten all about the club she had her sights set on.

He started to speak in protest, but she put a hand up to signal silence. "No buts. We're going, and that's final. The four of us, and we're going to have fun."

He closed his mouth, and pouted a bit. She couldn't help but think how cute he looked when he did. She leaned over and kissed him gently, but when she began to pull away, he placed a hand behind her head and kept her close. He kissed her back, lovingly, and she responded. They kissed tenderly, before Kagome snuggled into his chest.

"I love you so much," she stated sleepily.

"I love you too," he replied, so simply, but straight from his heart.

He reached over his back and pulled the cord on the lamp to turn it out. Darkness enveloped the room, the only light the faint moon beams peeking through the gaps in her curtains. His hand rested on the small of her back and she gripped his haori lightly as she slowly fell into a deep sleep, dreaming of the fun tomorrow would bring.

~~~

Kagome awoke to notice she was lying in bed alone. `Probably looking for food' she thought to herself, as she got out of bed and brushed her hair before descending to the main level.

InuYasha, Sango, Miroku, her grandfather and Sota all sat around the table with her mom cooking breakfast.

Her mom looked up from her cooking, "Good morning sweetheart! Have a seat, breakfast will be ready soon." Kagome smiled and nodded as she took a place between InuYasha and Sango. She looked to InuYasha and smiled at him, as he smiled back. Looking to her right, she saw a very pissed off Sango...and further down a certain monk with a red handprint across his cheek. She nudged her gently and winked at her, as she winked back. Today they would have their revenge.

Breakfast was served, and everyone dug in. Minutes went by, and poor InuYasha looked like he was going to blow. Sota bombarded him with questions and "Will you do this with me?" numerous times. She tried her hardest not to laugh, but let out a snicker unfortunately. He glared at her, and she ate her eggs innocently.

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After breakfast was done and the table was cleared, the guys took refuge in the living room, leaving the women to take care of the dishes. How typical. In all honesty, Kagome didn't mind. It gave her more time to talk to Sango. She had told her mother to let them take care of the chores. She seemed glad to have a break, and left to take a bath and relax upstairs.

"Ok, here's what I was thinking," she whispered to her friend, "We're going to the mall today, so I'll lend you some clothes. But I think I figured out the perfect styles."

"Great," was the response as Sango scrubbed a dish vigorously, "I can't wait! Oh, I can just picture the look on that lecher's face." She grinned evilly and Kagome laughed.

"Yeah, then he'll really have something to grope," she winked as her friend turned several shades of pink.

"Kagome!" she hissed, blushing furiously.

"Oh come on! We all know you like him, and he obviously likes you! He just has...hormone issues." They both laughed aloud, as two male heads peeked through the doorway to see what exactly was going on.

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[InuYasha's World]

"I don't know. I'm telling you they're planning something," he said as they slid away from the doorway to sit on the couch again.

"You're probably just being paranoid InuYasha," Miroku replied.

"Yeah...but still." He sat down and crossed his arms in thought.

Miroku picked up the controller for the TV and pressed the red button. The music channel came on at a pretty high volume, and they both jumped behind the couch. Peeking over the edge, they watched as people ran around inside the "magic box".

"What the hell did you do?!" InuYasha hissed at Miroku.

"I didn't do anything, I sware!" he whispered back, "I only pressed the red button on that square-shaped thing..."

They both slowly rose to peek over the top of the couch again. It lay in the middle of Kagome's coffee table. They looked at eachother, and back at the remote again.

Crouching back down behind the couch, InuYasha turned to Miroku and held up his fingers in a silent countdown.

3...

2...

1...

They shot out from behind the couch on either side, both making a mad dash for the remote. But Miroku slipped, arms waving for balance, causing InuYasha to alter his route. The result was a tangle of limbs on the floor infront of the coffee table and a loud crash.

It was then that InuYasha noticed Kagome and Sango standing in the door laughing their heads off. Kagome was hunched over, while Sango held onto the doorframe for dear life. Miroku seemed to have noticed too because he was turning a very pretty shade of pink; quite unusual for him.

InuYasha growled slightly before disentangling himself from the monk and pushing him off himself. Kagome, still slightly laughing with tears in her eyes, walked over and pressed the "off" button on the remote. She then left with Sango and they both went upstairs.

InuYasha shot Miroku a dirty look, and only received a "what-innocent-little-me?" in return. He rolled his eyes and threw his hands up in the air before flopping back down on the couch. He had to admit, it had been a bit amusing...

He caught movement out of the corner of his eye, to see Miroku moving towards another little black box. He picked it up and examined it, and InuYasha became fairly nervous. Before he could press another button, InuYasha grabbed it out of his hands, and set it down firmly on the table beside the other.

Miroku only shrugged before entering the kitchen in search of food.

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[Kagome's World]

She took Sango into her room, both still giggling a bit from the memory of the two men on the floor.

"Oh God," she gasped, "that was just too funny. They found the TV."

Now it was Sango's turn to look confused. "T...V..?" she mimicked.

"Oh, um...It's kind of like theatre only its recorded and played through the box that we call `TV'" she explained.

Sango nodded her head slowly, but Kagome doubted she understood the concept of electricity and such. So she shrugged and went to her closet. Sango watched her as she disappeared into the big space. Clothes flew out randomly from where Kagome had gone in, until she heard a cry of triumph.

Kagome emerged with two pairs of jeans and T-shirts. The two girls quickly changed, and Kagome lent her some shoes. She led the girl out the door, grabbing her purse on the way, and they headed for the front door.

A call from the living room delayed them shortly, "Where are you going?" a male voice called out. Kagome recognized it as InuYasha, and rolled her eyes slightly.

"We're going shopping, we'll be back in about an hour. No buts" She didn't give him a chance to answer as she ushered Sango out the door before he could stop them. Phase two is now in progress.

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Well so much for the one hour theory. So far they had entered three different stores, and she still couldn't find anything resembling what she had in mind. Both girls were clutching at their ankles, and Kagome turned to Sango.

"Wanna get some food and continue looking later?"

She nodded and they headed for the food court. A few hamburgers and fries later, they sat with their soft drinks at a table in the lobby. Kagome rested her head on one hand, her elbow propped up on the table. Sango hunched over her drink, exhausted and discouraged from defeat.

"Kagome, do you think we'll ever be able to find it? I mean...how many stores left can there be?"

"Oh, you'd be surprised. It might take us all day. To be honest, I don't know if they have the type of dress we want in stock. This is getting really discouraging. And I was so looking forward to tonight." She felt like banging her head on the table.

She removed her head from her hand, as she used it to bring the drink up to her mouth. As the straw touched her lips, she glanced randomly to her left, but found herself doing a double take.

Her eyes widened, as she cautiously poked the girl across from her. She pointed to what she was looking at, and stole a glance at Sango. Her reaction was the same, and they met eachother's eyes. Both smiled and jumped up, running towards the store.

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[InuYasha's World]

An hour my foot. He knew he shouldn't have let them go. Probably got lost or something. Or...confused...or...yeah. Anyway, he shouldn't have let them go. What was taking them so long anyways? There was nothing that important that could occupy so much time.

He was brought of his thoughts by a click, signaling the opening of the front door. He was there in a heartbeat, and stood infront two giant stacks of boxes. At first he wondered if they had the wrong place, until he saw two familiar female faces poke out from either side.

"InuYasha, close the door please? Thanks so much," Kagome said as she rushed by, giving him a small kiss on the cheek on the way. He stood with his hand on the doorknob, fairly confused. What was that all about?

Oh. Wait. What was his point again?

~~~

[Kagome's World]

She paced back and forth in her room, mentally checking things off her list. She had gotten everything so far, and man it wasn't cheap either. But it was worth it. Definately. Let's see. Yep. Got that. OH! No, wait. Got that too.

She could practically feel Sango roll her eyes.

"Kagome, you should really stop pacing. Everything will be fine," she tried to reassure the stressed teen, but it didn't work. It hadn't worked three minutes ago either.

She stopped pacing and sat beside her best friend on the bed, gently massaging her temples in a circular motion. Why was she so nervous? It had been her idea in the first place, right? No problem. So why, WHY was she so nervous?!

She looked at the clock and nearly jumped.

"What?! 5:00?! AHHH!!" She jumped off the bed, "Sango why didn't you tell me what time it was?!"

Oh. Right. Smart move Kagome. She doesn't know what a clock is.

"Nevermind," she said and then she smiled brightly, "Let's get ready!"

~~~

[InuYasha's World]

He stood at the end of the hallway, across from the landing of the stairs. Miroku was across from him. After they had come home, the two girls had run upstairs to Kagome's room, and hadn't come out since.

She had given him strict instructions and had shown him how to read the clock so he and Miroku would know when to get changed. Somewhere in all those boxes had been outfits for Miroku and him.

He was wearing a fairly tight red T-shirt, with not exactly casual, but black jeans that were slightly baggy on him. He had a coat overtop of the same material in black as well. Miroku, on the other hand, had a purple T-shirt of the same fashion. But he wore jeans that had more of a navy-gray hint to them, with a vest of the same materials, pockets on both sides. His hair was pulled up into his usual ponytail. InuYasha's was black, since he had places his concealing spell on, and went perfectly with his clothes.

(AN: Don't think I don't see you drooling there ^_--)

He currently leaned against the wall, slouched slightly, his hands in his pockets. He wasn't used to clothes from Kagome's era, but he had to admit they were kind of comfy. But he still couldn't get used to these "shoes" he had to wear on his feet. It felt weird.

He sighed in frustration and impatience again for the umpteenth time. He rolled his eyes as he looked across to Miroku.

"What could take them so long? If they don't come soon, I--"

He cut himself off as he looked to the top of the stairs. His jaw dropped and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. Miroku looked at him and followed his gaze, immediately doing the same.

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Oooh! Cliffie! Yes I know I'm evil! ^_--

Don't worry though! I'm working on the next chapter as I speak! (Well technically, write..)

Thanks to everyone who's given me such support and praise!

Oh, and for those who read my author's note before the last chapter, you'll remember me mentioning something about falling down the steps?

I think I broke something. I can't...move!!! *sigh*....life as me...--_--;;

Anyway, Thanks all!

Luv ya ^_--

*Moshi**