InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The End or the Beginning? Secrets of the Moonlight ❯ Viva Las Vegas! Part 3 1/2 ( Chapter 10 )

Kanaye: Hey ya'll! I'm getting right to the chapter again. Enjoy! Oh wait, before we start, I know you all might be getting tired of the Viva Las Vegas! Part 1, 1 ½, 2….. etc. Well don't worry because either this chapter or the next chapter is when that title will end! It sounds bad now. Alright, NOW on with the chapter!

Chapter 10: Viva Las Vegas! Part 3 ½

Kagome rubbed her stomach and leaned back in her chair. "Yum, that was good." Her comrades obviously agreed because of the concurring murmurs around the table. Kagome glanced at her watch. 2:00 pm. 'Has it really been that long?' thought Kagome.

"What are we doing next Kagome?" whined Shippou.

Kagome adjusted her posture as she spoke to her friends. "I thought maybe we should go over to that casino we passed on the way in. Shippou can play at the kid's drop-off." (A/N: I dunno if they have those for real, but in this story they do).

"Sure."

"Sounds good."

"Feh, like I care." Kagome sent Inuyasha a glare that clearly read, "Be nice or you'll be sleeping with Miroku tonight." Inuyasha gulped unusually loud. "I meant-" he paused for a moment. "-what a great idea." He gave Kagome a weak smile (A/N: Inuyasha smiling? This must me an alternate universe or something.) and she nodded her approval. As soon as she turned her head Inuyasha mentally wiped the sweat off his forehead. They all walked out of the diner after leaving the tip and went to the front desk where a slovenly looking young woman with greasy, curly red hair, too much hair spray, 90 billion cheap hairclips on, 9 inch fake nails that were chipping, and so much make-up that she looked like a crash test dummy- after the crash test. She wore a uniform of a white undershirt and navy blue jumper and a small silver name tag that read "Due." Sango moved behind Kagome to protect herself from the 50 foot forcefield of nauseating perfume that was most definitely the reason for the depletion of the o-zone layer. Inuyasha with his sensitive nose, had keeled over with a dazed look on his face. Shippou looked like someone had just put a dagger to his heart and Miroku coughed nervously. Kagome looked uneasy, but put on her "polite" voice. "Um, excuse me, do you have a map of the area or of local casino's or tour ar-" she stopped abruptly as she noticed the woman hadn't even looked up. "Uh," she glanced at the name tag, "Due?" She pounded her open palm on the counter. "D-U-E." That's when she noticed the tiny headphones in her ears. She reached over and attempted to remove one of the headphones, but was struggling thanks to the 70 layers of greasy hair surrounding it. Obviously the movement of her hair got her attention and the clerk looked up. She removed one of her headphones and chomped on her gum before saying, "What?" in a lazy, half sigh. Kagome's eye twitched in irritation.

She cleared her throat. "Due, is it?"

"No, actually it's Sue." She chomped loudly on her gum again. "The label company misread my handwriting." She replied in the same monotonous voice as before, as though she had explained this many times.

"Alright, Sue, do you have any MAPS of the area?" she gritted.

"To the right." She pointed to a rack directly to Kagome's right.

"Thanks." She replied in an all-too-forcedly nice tone. The group walked over to the rack and browsed until Kagome found a few that she approved of. "Alright," She said as her finger grazed the paper in concentration. "if we walk out of that door over there," she indicated to the left. "we should be able to take another left and walk straight down the main road until we hit 9th Boulevard and 'The Juggler's Casino' should be directly across the street." Kagome finished with a deep breath and folded the map up. She stuffed the map into her purse and then put on a bright smile. "Shall we?" With that they walked out the door and followed Kagome's directions until they found the very large and flashy casino. They walked in and stood in awe as they observed the massive size of the building. It was 3 stories high with glass elevators and glass railings on the edges of the levels. A giant domed skylight adorned the center ceiling and down from the center hung a magnificent crystal and gold chandelier. There were all sorts of games and booths scattered around the room and everywhere there was either cherry wood panels or flashy, spotted carpet on the ground. They started walking through the room, pushing their way against the crowd until they reached another information booth. Kagome told them all to wait there while she found out where to drop a very excited looking Shippou. Inuyasha watched her walk up to the line to wait her turn. He was falling into a trance watching her move until he heard a small, "ching, ching, ching!" noise. He turned his head to see a very angry looking man sitting at an odd looking contraption that had 3 frowning faces on 3 separate boxes. The man took a large bucket of coins and stormed off muttering something about evil slot machines. Curiosity took over Inuyasha and he walked impulsively over to it. He poked at it and looked at all of the grooves and buttons. He saw a shiny piece of round metal next to a large handle of some kind. He picked up the piece and examined it closely. Inuyasha saw a slim opening in the machine that said, "coin slot." He put the coin in slowly and waited for something to happen. When nothing did Inuyasha got irritated. 'What a waste' he thought. He leaned on the handle to wait for Kagome and got a shock when it moved all the way down and he hit the ground. He stood up furious at the machine, but stopped to watch the small boxes roll. All 3 stopped on a metallic sticker reading, "JACKPOT!!!" When all 3 had come to a halt, a large red buzzer went off on the top of the machine and more coins started rolling uncontrollably out of a large opening in the bottom. That's just when Kagome came strolling up.

"Kagome, I think this stupid thing is broken." Kagome gaped at Inuyasha and then grinned widely at him.

"Inuyasha it isn't broken! You won! You won the jackpot!" She hugged Inuyasha and gave him a kiss.

"Show me how I did it, that way I can do it again." Inuyasha stated. Kagome giggled at him.

"It was just luck Inuyasha! Here," she picked up a brown sack and handed it to Inuyasha.

"take this and put all the coins into it. Then go over to that desk and ask the people to cash it in."

"What does that mean?" he asked.

"It doesn't matter, just do it. I need to take Shippou to the baby-sitter's area. I will be right back, it is just up on the next floor." With that she took off.

"I don't know how she does it." Said a dumbfounded looking Sango.

"Do what?" asked Miroku.

"Stay so organized. It's like she can juggle a billion things at once and still stay calm."

"Yah I guess you're right. Hey where's Inuyasha?"

"Over at the desk cashing something in." Miroku slipped his hand into Sango's and they waited hand in hand until Inuyasha came back. He walked up holding a bag that was full of cash.

"Where's Kagome?" asked Inuyasha.

"Not back yet, but that makes sense. Look how crowded it is here." She was right. There was barely any elbow room in most areas. Inuyasha and Miroku nodded in agreement and they settled themselves to wait. 10 minutes. 25 minutes. 37 minutes. 45 minutes. Inuyasha was pacing nervously when he stopped abruptly.

"How long can it take to drop one kid off, huh?" said Inuyasha, although on the inside he was panicking like mad.

"Look, she probably just got lost or went to the bathroom. Let's split up and look for her and meet back here, okay?" Sango ordered.

"I love it when you take charge." Said Miroku as his finger stroked up her back.

"Save it for later, we have to find Kagome." Miroku sighed disappointingly, but went off in the opposite direction as Sango. Inuyasha went up to the second level where Kagome said she was going to drop Shippou off at. At first he walked moderately, but with every step a thought of what might be happening to her at that very moment sped up his pace. Before he knew it he was in a full fledged run up the stairs. He reached the landing and dashed towards the sign that read, "Baby-sitter" He looked around the area. There was no sign of Kagome. He ran up to the desk on the right.

"Hello, may I help you?" asked a middle-aged, friendly looking woman.

"Did a girl with dark hair and brown eyes come here with a boy who…." He stopped talking as he saw the purse on the woman's desk.

"Who's purse is that?" he asked urgently.

"Oh this?" she said, indicating to the purse next to her. "It was the strangest thing. A girl came here and dropped off her child and as she was paying me she suddenly dropped her purse on the ground and ran off in the other direction. She looked like she was in a sort of trance and was muttering something I couldn't understand…." The woman trailed off in her thoughts for a moment until Inuyasha interrupted her.

"WHERE DID SHE GO?" asked Inuyasha hurriedly.

"Out the front door and off in that direction." The woman pointed towards their hotel and looked a little frightened at the man's temper.

"Is something the ma…" Inuyasha didn't stick around to hear her finish, he just ran down the stairs, pushing people out of the way as fast as he could. He sprinted all the way back to the hotel without informing Sango or Miroku. He burst through the double doors looking frantically around. He was about to turn the corner when he heard someone shouting in a confused sounding voice. He turned around to see the red haired clerk they had dealt with earlier. She ran over to him, trying not to trip in her heels. She reached him in panting breaths.

"Are you," she studied the paper she held in her hand closely. "I-nuaw-ye-ash-a?" She looked up at him waiting for his answer.

"Who wants to know?" he growled.

"This message is for you." She said quietly as she handed him the note. Inuyasha opened it in a hurry. It was written in sloppy handwriting. His eyes were moving so fast across the page they were threatening to fall out.

"She is in danger. Hurry before it's too late."

"Kagome." He breathed. He took off in the fastest run he had ever run before, leaving a very confused and very frightened looking clerk. Inuyasha flew open the door to his room to find it completely empty. He slowly moved around the room, trying to catch his breath.

"Briiiiiiiing, briiiiing"

Inuyasha ran into the bedroom to see the phone lighting up as it rang. He approached it cautiously and picked it up.

He nearly dropped the phone as he heard the all too familiar icy cold laugh. "Hello Inuyasha."

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Kanaye: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! *stands up and does the "I did a cliffy" dance* THAT WAS SO FUN I AM GONNA GO WRITE CHAPTER 11! PLEASE REVIEW!!!! AND SPREAD THE WORD OF MY FICY-POO! THANKS! BYE!