InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Surf, Sun and Slippers! ❯ Snorkeling and Sleeping ( Chapter 7 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Hey everyone! First of all I am so sorry I have been neglecting this lovely story of mine, I really do love writing it but lately I've been devoting a lot of time to The Age of Un-Innocence. You have to go with where your inspirations take you, but I'm VERY happy to finally have a new update for you all! Not a terribly long chapter but hopefully I'll have another one up sooner than last time. I've got a splitting headache at the moment so no individual thank you's but Thank you SOOOOOOOO much to all my reviewers! You don't know how special each review I get is to me :D Ok, well enjoy the new chapter! Ja! ~Laurell

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Kagome sucked in a breath holding it in her lungs until it hurt but her legs still wouldn’t move.

“Come ON Kagome!” Sango shouted from behind her.

“I am, I am, don’t rush me!” ‘Ok…breath….1…2….3….’ Squeezing her eyes closed she moved one foot forward but scrambled back when she felt it dangle off into oblivion.

“Oh that’s it, take a deep breath!” She barely had time to scream “MIROKU NO!” Before her body was engulfed by the water, she burst out of it sputtering and flailing for air seconds later to glare up at Miroku’s grinning face peering over the side of the boat.

“Why YOU-” Sango quickly clamped a hand over Kagome’s mouth dragging her back farther away.

“Now, now Kagome there’s children around eheh…” Grumbling she shut her mouth anyway and looked around taking in a fast breath of fear and shock.

“Oh my god, Sango look down.”

“Did you just now notice that?” Sango giggled next to her. Beyond Kagome’s feat was not a dark abyss as she expected to find after being shoved off the large boat’s deck but instead crystal blue waters speckled with reefs and fish everywhere. They were several feet below them and yet she could see everything while dangling above. Looking up above her the sun shone brightly with scattered white puffy clouds lounging through the blue sky lazily, everything was blue suddenly and she felt like she was on the border line of two worlds she had never looked at so closely before.

“Beautiful isn’t it?”

“Beautiful doesn’t begin to describe, its awing. I’ve never seen the sky look so wonderful, or the ocean for that matter.”

“Maybe that’s just because we’ve never seen it from this angle…”

“Yea…” Kagome whispered her neck still exposed up.

“What are we staring at?” Miroku blinked following the gaze of both girls but seeing nothing but the sky. “Did I miss something?”

“What don’t you miss?” Sango teased. “Well no time to waste, get you’re snorkel and mask on and lets go dive down there.”

“Ok, Miro do you still have the camera?” Miroku stuck a hand up out of the later that a rubber band was latched around a blocky water proof camera dangling against his wrist.

After several adjustments to straps and snorkels the group took off diving down closer to the fish and reefs until Kagome could hold her breath no longer and had to come up for air.

“I’m telling you,” Miroku panted after their tenth or so trip down together. “You two really need to get scuba certified, speaking of which I’m going to switch over to it for the last hour or so. I brought my license and after seeing these reefs I gotta stay down there longer.”

Kagome pouted. “But what if a shark or something comes?”

“Sango will probably be more help to you than me,” Miroku laughed. “And I promise I’ll come back to this spot when I’ve got all my gear on. We’ll take some fun pictures!”

“Ok…” She finally agreed. Kagome and Sango continued swimming on the surface with their faces down viewing the still and silent world so different from their own for a while longer, after starting to get tired from all the diving and coming up for air. Sango grabbed her wrist hard suddenly as she pointed down urgently to the sea floor. Kagome’s eyed widened at what she was pointing to, a giant sea turtle was swimming right past them. Not thinking twice about it Kagome arched and up propelled down into the water to get a closer look but still staying far enough for comfort to both of them. She couldn’t help but smile as the huge creature moved past her graceful and slow, its shell dark with ancient looking designs and its skin looking somewhat leathery. It moved on not noticing any of the people staring of photographing it as if this were all in a days work. Floating up to the surface Kagome blew the water out of her snorkel and popped it out of her mouth excitedly.

“Oh my gosh did you see it Sango! It was so huge and pretty!” Sango laughed freeing her own Sango off to the side of her mouth.

“I dunno if I’d call it pretty but it was amazing. I’ve never seen a turtle like that up close.”

“Me either! I’m going back down; I think I saw some pretty shells.”

“Oh Kagome!” Sango pulled on her shoulder stopping her when she turned to dive back in. “You can’t take any of the shells, it’s not allowed and we’ll get in trouble with the tour company.”

“Oh…well that makes sense, they’re wouldn’t be any left if we stole them all.”

“Yea, I think that’s the idea. And you don’t exactly have much of a place to hide any in that bikini.” She laughed.

“Oh like you’re one to talk! Yours is tinier!”

“I think someone’s just trying to get the attention of a certain surfer you were batting your eyes at all of dinner last night, later.” Kagome turned beat red, sputtered, and then dove under the surface making sure to smack her flippers hard against the water showering Sango above her.

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“Oh my god my whole body is so tired and aching already.” Kagome moaned flopping herself on deck of the huge catamaran they had gone out on for the snorkeling sunset tour. Struggling to pull off her flippers she heaved herself up to go turn in the gear they had loaned them and towel off some of the salt sticking to her skin. Sango wrung her hands through her sopping wet pony tail pulling it up high to make it more manageable until she could get home and wash the sea out of it. Miroku meanwhile was completely immune to both girls plight as he jumped around near the part of the deck they were sitting on chatting a mile a minute over the different kinds of fish he had seen while scuba diving.

Several other groups of tourists were scattered about over the deck of the huge sail boat most looking similar to Sango and Kagome. While the sea was beautiful, most people didn’t do so well in it for long periods of time.

“I’m just glad we’re going to be eating soon.” Sango grinned tucking a towel around her waist for modesty and a barrier from Miroku.

“Yea, it’s a catered luau so that should be nice.” Kagome dreamily laid back on the deck her towel spread below her. It wasn’t the comfiest but felt like heaven to be in gravity again oddly enough. She closed her eyes and breathed deep feeling like she could have fallen asleep instantly with the soft sounds of the sea rolling over her and a cool breeze blowing across her damp skin.

Flicking her eyelashes open again with some difficulty as they were a little sticky with salt water she opened them to find the sun much lower than before and the smell of food coming strongly from the hull. She sat up on her elbows rubbing her eyes absently and smiled at seeing her two friends sitting on a railing that lined the boat. They were turned watching the sun just beginning to set and in one of their rare moments looked so peaceful. Kagome watched the sunset from where she lay not willing to disturb them.

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“I can’t believe Kagome passed out like that.” Sango whispered giggling.

“Yea..” Miroku shrugged, I guess she really was as tired as she was talking about. Swimming can be really exhausting.”

“Hey how did you get you’re scuba license anyway? I didn’t know you did it much but you looked like you knew how to do everything today.”

“My dad used to take me on trips along the coast during the summers just to get away from his work as a kid. That’s why this stuff doesn’t wear me out as much as it might you two.”

“Speak for yourself, I’m fine.” Sango huffed.

“Of course you are Sango, you’re always fine.” Miroku chuckled running his hand through his wet bangs; he tousled them a bit in an attempt to shake the water off that clung to them.

“What’s that supposed to me?” She asked honestly confused.

“Nothing really, you’re just you know, a really strong person.”

“You think so?” Miroku turned to face her surprised by how meek her tone had sounded just them. Sango always radiated confidence and strength, like every decision she made was apart of an elaborate plan that was all going according to schedule. Even in their close friendship there were few times he had seen her truly stressed.

“Yes, you know I think so. I’m pretty sure you are the strongest person I know Sango, hell just look at how many scholarship offers you have and tell me you’re not dedicated.”

“Thanks…I …I dunno, I worked so hard all of high school…my dad said my mom had always been a straight A student and he always got so happy when I brought home my 4.0 GPA’s so I became almost obsessed with my grades for the last four years. I didn’t even do it for the college scholarships although I’m certainly set there now. I really just wanted to make him happy and be as good as my mom, he says we look so much alike.”

“Well, if she was half of the woman you are then I’m sure she was simply amazing Sango.” Miroku leaned against the wood railing in front of him resting his arms on it and smiled up at how pretty she looked with the sun reflecting all the streaks of water still in her dark hair and making her skin glow so warm looking. Sango blushed intensely and turned away suddenly very interested in the other side of the boat as she smiled to herself. “Thank you Miroku.” She whispered.

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Kagome slumped into the jeeps back seat immediately falling over to lie on the small cushions.

“Are you really that tired?” Miroku asked adjusting the rear view mirror to see Kagome already half asleep again.

“Yes,” She yawned. “We stayed out too late with the guys last night…” She mumbled.

“Well you certainly weren’t protesting then.” Sango wiggled her eyebrows at Kagome who just shut her eyes again shaking her head. “What?” Sango asked faking innocence.

“Last night was a lot of fun though I was really surprised, and that food was so great.”

“I know! I’ve never had fish that tasted so good.” Sango reclined her own seat lowering her sunglasses till they almost tilted over her nose. Kagome kept her eyes closed listening to their conversation on the ride back to the hotel. The sky was quickly turning darker and darker shades of orange and red and she peered up at it every few minutes. By the time they arrived back at the hotel it was dark and the sky was already glittering with the thousands of stars visible in such a rural area. They three of them grabbed their bags chit chatting up the stairs and into the condo.

Setting her purse down in her bedroom Kagome shook her hair out of the pony tail it had been swept back into to, debating if she should fight Sango for the shower or just go straight to sleep. She paused cocking her head at an odd noise before jumping to the ground to dump out the contents of her bag when she realized it was her cell phone. She hadn’t even recognized her ring tone she was so far out from ordinary. The phone shot across the floor and she dove for it pressing accept at the last minute and holding it up to her ear.

“Hello?”

“Why is it whenever I call you answer at the very last second and sound very winded. Are you SURE I’m not interrupting something?” Kagome rolled her eyes still lying on the floor of her room and laughed.

“Get your mind out of the gutter; I’m just really bad at finding my phone.”

“Apparently, anyway what are you up to?”

“We just got in from the sunset snorkeling cruise we went on.”

“Oh did you have fun? I know some of the crew of that tour.”

“Yea it was beautiful, we had a really good time. I’m so exhausted though, I haven’t been swimming in awhile and forgot hot tiring it is.”

“Keh, wimp.” He mocked casually.

“Oh I’m sorry, some people aren’t natural surfers.” Kagome laughed rolling onto her back to look up at the high wooden ceiling to where her fan was lazily orbiting.

“Well do you feel like going out?”

“I hate to tell you, but you boys did me in already last night, I got no sleep as it was and we had to be on the other side of the island by ten.” She giggled, not honestly wanting to say no but not having the energy for everything they had done the previous night, despite it being a blast. The local restaurant they had gone to was amazing, the atmosphere and the people there all like one giant family and the food delicious. After they had roamed along through the beach town and found a bar to play pool at for a few hours. It all ended as it had started on the beach in front of their hotel. She couldn’t have pictured a more perfect night really, even with how much the boys riled each other up with their pool competitions. It was all in good fun anyway usually ending up with Shippo separating the two of them or smacking one of them back in line.

“Why don’t we do something simple then? I bet your muscles are aching something awful, did you forget about your hotel’s Jacuzzi?”

“Oh.” Kagome said for lack of anything better, because she really had. “That does sound nice…”

“And you know what would make it even better?”

“What?” She laughed playing along even though she knew what was coming.

“Me.”

“Wow, you’re so smooth Inu, I barely even noticed that little set up.” She sat up leaning back against her bed still laughing to herself; Inuyasha chuckled with her faking obliviousness.

“I don’t know at all what you’re talking about. All I was thinking is my arms are pretty tired from surfing today, and you are too from snorkeling, it’s a simple solution really.”

“Yea, yea….” Kagome bit the tip of her nail lightly considering. ‘Oh what the hell.’ “Ok fine, but what about Kouga and Shippo?”

“What about Miroku and Sango?” He reminded her back effortlessly.

“I think they’re pretty tired too actually I dunno. I wanted to give them some time to themselves anyway tonight…” She spoke her thoughts out loud.

“Well Shippo and Kouga already went out, so don’t worry about it.”

“How come you didn’t go with them?”

“Because I was waiting for you.”

“Oh yea right, I’ve heard that before.”

“What? I was. I’ve seen everything here before, you’re refreshingly new and it’s not like you’ll be here very long.”

“Yea…that’s true; aw well if you mean it, thanks.” Inuyasha laughed.

“I’ve got no reason to lie Kagome. Whatever, I’ll be over in a couple minutes, meet you on the beach?”
Kagome smiled. “Sure.”

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Kagome attempted to fluff up her hair while, with much difficulty, running a brush through the still damp locks until she gave up and put it back in the pony tail it started as.

“Oh what do I care if I look good or not, it’s only Inuyasha.” She muttered knowing it was total bullshit.

“What about Inuyasha?” Sango asked appearing in the doorway. Kagome jumped emitting a startled ‘ep!’ of guilt, Sango squinted her eyes at her.

“Oh nothing!” She obviously lied. Sango rolled her eyes leaning into the doorway to wait. “What?” Kagome asked trying to look clueless.

“You’re not fooling me and we both know that.” Kagome sighed in defeat.

“I might…have maybe….agreed to meeting him tonight.” She admitted sheepishly.

“I thought you were tired.” Sango smirked.

“I am! That’s why were going to the Jacuzzi!” She insisted blushing slightly. Sango bust out into giggles at this wandering away from the doorway and back into the living room. “What?!” Kagome cried following her around the corner. Sango sat down next to Miroku still chuckling lightly.

“What’s so funny?” Miroku asked muting the TV.

“Kagome’s in love.”

“I am NOT!” Kagome sputtered from where she stood.

“Oh really, with who?” Miroku asked casually going back to watching the TV still muted.

“Inuyasha.”

“Ah the one with the hair…” he murmured to himself.

“What are you talking about?!” Kagome yelled at the pair which continued their conversation.

“They’re going to the Jacuzzi.” Miroku arched an eyebrow smiling.

“Now Kagome,” he said finally turning to her. “Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”

“MIROKU!” She squealed turning bright red. “What is wrong with you two?! You’ve both lost your minds!” Throwing her hands up she stomped back into the bedroom.

Miroku and Sango looked over to each other. “Opps…” He whispered. “You’re the girl you better go apologize and explain we were just kidding.”

“Yea…wait why is it I have to because I’m the ‘girl’.”

“I dunno,” he shrugged turning the volume back on. “Girls do that sort of thing.”

“Well you’re her friend too!” Sango shoved him lightly jumping up to run after Kagome.

“Sweet heart…we were just kidding you.” She said walking in to sit down on the floor next to Kagome who was digging through a bag.

“I know…” She blushed still focused on finding something.

“I don’t get to tease you about guys a lot you know, most of the time you don’t give anyone a chance.”

“Well…I just didn’t like anyone from school that’s all.” Kagome smiled pulling out the pair of earrings she had been searching for.

“I’m sorry if we were too harsh though.” Kagome shook her head a little tilting to thread the studs through each ear.

“It’s ok; I know how you and Miroku are around each other.” She said with a giggle standing up and picking her purse up.

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Oh nothing, well I gotta go Inuyasha will be here any minute.” Sango followed her out into the hallway.

“No seriously what do you mean??”

“Byyeee Sango,” Kagome waggled her fingers flinging open the door and rushing out into the cool night air.

It felt glorious out, never too cold or too hot no matter what time of day it seemed. Keeping a brisk pace Kagome crossed the tiny street between the hotel and the beach, a huge smile spread across her face when she saw the locks of silver hair being tossed in the wind and the boy they belonged to standing in the surf.

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A/N: Ok I hope you enjoyed the new little tidbit! Jacuzzi next chapter -cheers- hehe
Disclaimer: If Inuyasha were mine, I wouldn't be writing this fic ;p