InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Girl and the Band ❯ Challenge Two: Hell on Ice ( Chapter 9 )

A/N: Thanks for the suggestions. I'll work on the challenges and amounts. I'm not sure how many there will be but I decided on an even number, and I have a cute tiebreaker in mind. I must tell you though, not all the challenges are games. The boys might challenge the girl to see who is better at something, Hint Hint, like in this next chapter. You'll understand when you read it. So anyway, I'll do my challenges and some of the suggestions and then we'll see what happens. Okay, so here goes…

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Disclaimer: No, I don't own Inuyasha. Swear.

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Challenge Two: Hell on Ice

Inuyasha was having the best dream possible. It wasn't perverted like some would think, but it was wonderful all the same. He had fallen asleep with Kagome in his arms and had held her small form all night, able to feel her steady heartbeat and smell her enticing fragrance.

Yes, best dream he had ever had.

Until he had awoken from his sleep and in a heavy stupor, realized that it wasn't a dream.

Sometime in the middle of the night, Kagome and him, who had both been sleeping on the small couch, correctly dubbed the "love seat", had become hopelessly tangled.

She was sleeping peacefully, like the irritating goddess she was, on top of him, her head resting lightly on his chest. He had his arms around her waist and one of his legs draped over hers.

It was an impossible situation and there was no way to move without waking her. So he laid there in a tense silence, barely breathing, anticipating the fight sure to come when she woke up.

Unfortunately, the change in his breathing must have been enough to wake the sleeping girl. She slowly opened her big eyes and lifted her head. Confusion flitted across her face as she turned it to his. She smiled softly at him, flexing her muscles to stretch. Then her body stilled and her eyes went wide.

She quickly assessed her position on Inuyasha, the flush on her cheeks moving over her entire face and down her neck. She pulled back off Inuyasha with a small "eep". Her new position wasn't better, her legs straddling his hips, as she looked stunned into his eyes.

"Why was I sleeping on you?" she whispered lowly.

"How the hell should I know?" There was no way she was pinning this on him.

"I fell asleep last night on the couch, but I wasn't in your arms. This is your fault."

"I feel asleep against the arm of the couch, not under you. I ain't done nothing. Besides, it's not that big of a deal."

"Yes it is you grammatically challenged dolt. I was SLEEPING in YOUR ARMS."

"Yes, and now your sitting on my hips. Care to tell me how that's any less compromising." Inuyasha flexed his thighs to add to his revelation.

Kagome looked mortified as she realized the position she hadn't noticed she was in in mist of her surprise. She quickly tried to correct it, but her movement only prompted Inuyasha to sit up and press his hand over her mouth.

"Look sweetie," he paused looking around, "as embarrassing as this might seem now, it will be nothing to the embarrassment you'll feel if Sango and Miroku find us."

Kagome's eyes slowly widened in stunned understanding. Inuyasha lowered his hand and Kagome gave him a questioning look. "So you won't be embarrassed then."

Inuyasha smiled smugly as he answered, "You kidding, I'm a guy. I've been in this position before."

"Oh." Kagome suppressed her twinge of jealousy with anger, "Am in no mood to hear of your illustrious relationships."

"Oh really," he answered.

"Yes really." She put her arms over her chest and stuck her nose in the air, looking as regal as possible.

"Just thought you might be a little…jealous."

She looked amused, "Of you? Don't flatter yourself. I am only attracted to men of worth, not the complete opposite."

"How can you say that after you spent all night in my arms," Inuyasha replied with a large smile.

"Why you pompous jerk." She brought up her hand to slap his but he easily caught her wrist.

Inuyasha smiled, "This feels familiar." Kagome glared at him, trying to untangle herself and rise. But Inuyasha had other ideas. He grabbed onto her waist, causing her to loose her balance, both tumbling off the couch and onto the floor, Inuyasha on top of Kagome.

"I hate you."

"I'm sure."

"Well this is a cute little find."

Both Inuyasha and Kagome's heads snapped to the spot the voice had come from. There stood none other than Sango and Miroku. Kagome's blush returned full force and despite his earlier claims, Inuyasha also blushed.

"How risqué of you Inuyasha. It was sweet when you were asleep. But now that you are both awake and well aware of your current positions, I am positively astounded. What a scandal."

"One more word and I'll beat you so hard you'll feel it for weeks."

"That so lover boy?"

"Miroku!" Inuyasha quickly got off Kagome to chase Miroku around the room much as he had Shippo. Kagome pulled herself to her feet and walked over to Sango, noticing that she sported a bright, laughing smile streaked across her face.

"You been up long?" asked Kagome timidly, trying to act normal.

"Since six. You know, early riser."

"Oh right. I won us a point last night."

"Wonderful." She was still smiling.

"You have a good night's sleep?"

"Slept like an angel, you?"

"Sango, it wasn't what it looked like."

"I'm sure it's exactly what it looked like."

"Must you tease me about this."

"Was there any doubt I would?"

Kagome sighed, "Guess not."

Inuyasha had finally caught Miroku and was in the middle of strangling him.

"Oh come on Inuyasha, it wasn't that bad. It was nothing compared to the situation me and Sango were in this morning."

Inuyasha instantly stopped his torture and turned his gleaming eyes on the now nervous and blushing Sango. Kagome, who recalled that Miroku and Sango had fallen asleep at the end of the couch, also turned a smile to Sango.

"Like an angel huh?"

"It's not like that."

"I'm sure it is exactly like that."

"It was," answered Miroku from behind Inuyasha.

"Miroku! You said you wouldn't tell."

"What can I say? I can't help but spread the word of my good fortune. Waking up with dear Sango in my arms, her face softly nuzzling my neck…"

"Miroku!" Sango screamed as Inuyasha and Kagome burst into laughter at the enraged Sango now chasing a laughing Miroku around the room.

Inuyasha walked over to Kagome and they both watched the scene with interest. "They are so cute," mentioned Kagome.

"Yeah. Waking up together and then denying it when they both so obviously like each other."

"I know. You can tell in the way they both act, and how Sango blushes."

"They are completely into each other. I don't know why they keep resisting. I mean…they spent a night together."

"And they bicker a lot, but even I can see how much they really care, and I've only been here a day."

"Yeah."

"Yep."

They both quickly looked at each other when they realized they had described a scenario mysteriously close to their own situation. They stared into each other's eyes before they both shook their heads and walked away in opposite directions.

"Not a fuckin chance."

"Not in a million years."

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When Miroku was finally unconscious, Sango and Kagome wandered upstairs so Kagome could get dressed. Sango used the inner door to walk into Kagome's room after a brief knock.

"So tell me, how did you win?"

"Well, it was brilliant. I avoided his ultimate attack using pure reflexes, thought up a counter attack using the weakness I had discovered in his attack, and preformed my ultimate just in time to give the death blow, all while my life meter was almost completely depleted."

Sango stared at Kagome as she tried to process the information. "Inuyasha musta been pissed."

Kagome laughed. "Actually, he was stunned. But when he started to come out of it, I told him I was too tired and then went to sleep."

"Humph, you go girl. That's the way. We are going to win this. Whose turn is it to choose a challenge? Is it ours?" Sango sounded excited, ready to think up a challenge that they would be sure to win, one in which she could compete.

"Well, we could probably say Inuyasha started it, but that wouldn't be fair. I had planned to make him want to fight me, and I goaded him into it, though I'm sure he is not aware of that. Still…it was properly my challenge." Sango looked defeated before cheering up and flashing a smile at Kagome.

"That's okay. After we beat them at their own game, we'll already have one cooked up and ready to win another point. Besides we only have a month. Really, so little time, so much torture." Sango rubbed her hands together evilly and Kagome had to laugh. Sango's evil face really needed work. "So what's our next challenge gonna be?"

Kagome bit her lip softly as she thought. She had lots of good ideas but there was always one nagging problem that she easily forgot but that she was sure others wouldn't. "How can we do anything in the public without your fans thrashing you?"

Sango opened her mouth but paused and closed it. Maybe the thought hadn't occurred to her. She finally gave up and shrugged, "Tell me your idea and I'll tell you what we can do to make it possible."

Kagome smiled and leaned over to Sango's ear. The next few minutes they sat in that position, Kagome hurriedly whispering her ideas as Sango's slight smile grew. Kagome leaned back and looked at Sango.

"Do you like it? Can we do that?"

"I love it, and yes we can. We are going to win this Kagome. And then Miroku will wish he weren't born."

"I'm sure," Kagome said slyly.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Oh nothing. So…you said 'like an angel' right?"

"If you wanted some of Miroku's bruises, you should have just said so."

"Only if you catch me angel." Kagome laughed and ran out of the room, a furious Sango on her heels.

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Inuyasha walked over to the seemingly dead Miroku and grabbed the back of his collar. He picked him up slightly from the floor and dragged him to the couch, then proceeded to throw him on one side as he sat on the other.

Inuyasha looked Miroku over, slapped him in the face, and yelled at him. Nothing was working; Sango had really creamed him. This called for extreme measures.

"Oh my God, a naked woman," Inuyasha screamed in Miroku's ear.

"What, where?" Miroku was instantly up on his feet, searching the room before stopping in his tracks and turning a stern glare on the calm boy sitting on the couch. Miroku drooped his shoulders and walked over to the couch, slumping into it with a thoroughly depressed look. "I hate it when you wake me that way."

"Well if you didn't push Sango into almost killing you I wouldn't have to."

Miroku shrugged his shoulders as if the reason was obvious. "She is pretty when she is mad."

"Does anything else ever penetrate your thick skull?"

"As a matter of fact…no."

Inuyasha stared at Miroku with surprise before bonking him on the head. Miroku rubbed his offended body part and scowled at Inuyasha. "Why are you mad? I'm the one that is supposed to be mad. You lost last night oh king of games. Would you like to explain how you managed to pull that one?"

"I feel asleep."

"Oh…she's that good then."

"She is not good at all, she was almost dead. I was just tired."

"Really whooped your ass huh? Gez, that's too bad."

"She did not."

"Hmmm, denial. She must be spectacular. I'll have to ask her for pointers."

"You're an idiot."

"Hum, I'm sure. So you started that challenge right?"

Inuyasha glared at Miroku before answering, "No. She did. She purposely goaded me into it and she knows it. There's no way she can deny that. So it's our turn."

Miroku nodded his head, looking pleased. "Good. Any ideas?"

"No, you?"

"Well we need to do a challenge with both of us. I obviously can't depend on you."

Inuyasha growled softy, "Watch it."

Miroku raised his hands in defense. "Not now, we need to think."

They both sat in silence, scourging their thoughts for possibilities. "It needs to be something that works in our favor where the girls are concerned and plays on our utmost and finest abilities."

"Yeah, and we need to be good at it when the girls are bad." Miroku gave Inuyasha a flat look.

"Inuyasha…sometimes you are stupid."

"What did you say?"

Miroku raised his hands again and waved them in front of his face in defense of Inuyasha's enraged look. "Just kidding."

"Humph. I got an idea."

Miroku scooted closer. "Go on."

"We did it when we were young, we were the best on the team that involved it, and we know for a fact Sango sucks at it."

They both looked at each other, the implications dawning on Miroku. They both smiled and said in unison, "Ice-skating."

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"WHAT!" Sango was aghast when Miroku had told them that the next challenge would take place at the ice rink. More specifically, the challenge was to see who was the better ice-skater.

Kagome and Sango's idea was not far from this, so Kagome wondered why Sango was so horrified. It couldn't be that hard. Her mom had given her lessons when she young. True she hadn't been ice-skating since the age of six, but it was probably like a bicycle, once you learned, you never forgot.

They all changed clothes. Shippo was coming to be referee, dressed in a simple sweater and pants. Miroku was in jeans and a t-shirt. Sango was in short leggings and a sweatshirt, and Inuyasha was in a heavy long sleeve shirt and baggy pants. Kagome had decided on a tight t-shirt with an equally tight pink, zip-up sweater and stretch flared jeans.

Inuyasha called in advance to make sure only the regulars were let in and then they all headed out to the garage. "What are 'the regulars'?"

"Oh," replied Sango, "those are people that go enough to know us so they don't go crazy. When Inu and Miroku go, only those that know them are let in so that there isn't a bunch of fan girls on the rink."

"How can they tell?"

"Inuyasha personally handed out badges," Sango scoffed, "If you have a badge, you're let in when the great Inuyasha is in attendance. The band pays the rink for every customer that they refused. So everything comes out even and everyone is happy. His stupid idea."

"It is not stupid," said Inuyasha with arrogance, "it's genius." Kagome and Sango shared a laugh as they walked into the garage and went for the limo.

"Hey Kagome." Kagome turned at the sound of Inuyasha's voice, noticing he had his hands on his motorcycle. "You…wanta ride?"

"Yeah!" Kagome said quickly, and then blushed at her obvious enthusiasm. "I mean…that is if Sango and Miroku don't want me in the limo."

"No of course not," said Sango with a smile.

"I want her in here," said Shippo quickly.

"We wouldn't think of asking you to ride with us when you have…other plans," insisted Miroku, Kagome's blush getting darker.

"I would," screamed Shippo.

"Really Kagome, if you and lover boy want some time, we won't interfere," finished Sango, watching Inuyasha's irritation grow.

"I will," yelled Shippo as he tried to leap out of the limo to latch onto Kagome.

"Quiet Shippo, let them have a ride," smiled Sango.

"You two are horrible," glared Kagome as she walked towards Inuyasha. "I'll see you there okay Shippo?"

"Okay," answered Shippo dejectedly with a sigh, slumping back into his seat.

She walked over to Inuyasha as he muttered, "Scary wench and stupid lecher."

"They mean well. You would do the same."

He smiled at her, "Yeah probably."

Kagome jumped onto the back of Inuyasha's cycle, giving his shoulders a light squeeze to say she was ready, and they sped off, leaving the limo far behind.

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The motorcycle pulled into the parking lot. The group of girls outside the building all flashed Inuyasha an appreciative glance and he revved the engine in response before cutting it. The girls giggled stupidly, sending him suggestive smiles, which he returned.

Kagome watched the entire exchange with what she would call disgust and what the rest of the world would call jealousy. She swung her leg over the cycle and slid off, facing Inuyasha and giving him a hard glare.

His smile vanished when he saw her. 'Oh shit.' Kagome turned on her heel and began to march away, her death glare now directed to the girls.

Inuyasha quickly stumbled off the bike in his hast to catch up. "Come on Kagome. It's a habit. It didn't mean anything. You don't have to get so jealous."

She stopped dead in her tracks, slowly turning to face him, "I am not jealous of you. Please, go back to your habit. It was most becoming of your arrogant behavior. You're every bit the bastard you try to be." She spun again, glaring her way through the stunned girls as she walked through the doors.

Inuyasha was stunned as well. He made his way through the girls who wouldn't touch him when he was obviously property of the very jealous girl that had just stormed by. He saw the outline of her figure through the doors, 'Miroku has a point; girls are pretty when they are mad.' He shook his head, knowing he should be mad himself but unable to feel the emotion. 'Keh, bitches and their mood swings.'

"Inuyasha, where's Kagome?" Inuyasha turned at Sango's voice, noticing Shippo and Miroku close behind her.

"The bitch is inside."

Sango stopped, eyeing him carefully. "What did you do?"

"Me? I didn't do anything. She had a mood swing. Why is it my fault?"

Sango shook her head disapprovingly and rushed inside with the concerned Shippo. Miroku tsked lightly as he walked over to Inuyasha, throwing his arm over his shoulder as he guided his friend inside.

"There something you must understand about women my friend. If I've learned anything it's this." Miroku stopped and grabbed his shoulders, making Inuyasha face him, "The man is always wrong." He gave Inuyasha a very understanding look, once again walking him to the door. "You see, we are the living form of everything that is bad. If anything happens, it's our fault. I know, it doesn't seem plausible. But talk to any girl and she'll tell you, man is in the wrong. It is not as serious now, but I've been lead to understand that when one marries, this little fact doubles in importance."

Inuyasha looked at Miroku with a flat and serious expression, "Miroku, it was my fault."

Miroku stepped back in surprise before smiling, "Oh, well then. I'm sure you were just being a jerk like normal. No worries then. You ready?"

Inuyasha sighed in irritated exasperation, "Yeah, lets go."

They walked inside and stopped, watching the proceedings. Shippo was running in circles around the tables and the girls in his excitement. The girls were both standing near the windows that over look the rink, apparently watching as a couple of guys, who weren't that good, skated around on the ice.

Kagome turned to see Inuyasha and she smiled. Inuyasha was amazed. He looked at Sango, "Like I said, mood swings." She waved her hand as if to say it wasn't important.

Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and pulled him to the window, "Are you and Miroku as good as them?"

"Who says we're good."

"It was your challenge, you better be good. Either that or you're stupid."

Inuyasha laughed before leaning close to her ear, "We are not that good…we are much better."

She laughed and then admitted, "I haven't been since I was six."

"Well then, guess this point is ours."

She punched him lightly in the stomach, laughing and staring at him with those big eyes. "Kagome, I'm…sorry…about that."

Kagome looked at him amazed. "You don't apologize much do you?"

"No, but I am…sorry."

She smiled brightly, touched that he would be so concerned, "It's okay, I understand."

"You sure?" Inuyasha loved that smile.

Her face softened, as she brushed his bangs from his face, her hand lightly resting on his cheek, "Course."

"This is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. Hand me another tissue Miroku." The pair turned to see all three of their companions sitting on the nearby bench watching the two like a TV show. Shippo was smiling, as well as Miroku who was holding a tissue box as the girl beside him dabbed her eyes with one.

"My god, Sango. Must you every time? I mean really…" Kagome marched the sniffing Sango away to the ladies bathroom. Miroku sundered up to Inuyasha with a smirk.

"Not one word lech," Inuyasha growled softly while clenching his fist.

Miroku's smile never faltered, "Wasn't gonna say a thing."

"Keh."

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When the girls returned, they all got their skates. The boys all got hockey skates because, as Sango explained, they had all played Hockey and were the best on their teams. Inuyasha and Miroku, who were on the same team years ago, were the hall of fame players, and Shippo had also made a name for himself back when he played as a small child.

So it was essentially the frightened Sango and the out-of-practice Kagome against the legends of ice-skating. No question who had this one in the bag.

Kagome and Sango both had figure skates on, without any hope of using them for their true purpose. Kagome looked at them closely. "Am I really supposed to stand on these thin little pieces of metal, I'll fall."

"Most people use an acquired skill called balance. Ever heard of it?" Inuyasha smirked.

"Ha ha," replied Kagome dryly as she stood. It was not as hard for her to stand as she had thought. In fact, it was quite easy.

"Ready?" asked Inuyasha.

"Ready," confirmed Miroku as him, Shippo, and Inuyasha walked to the rink and sped off on the ice.

Kagome watched with unabashed awe. Inuyasha was so graceful, an ability she hadn't figured he would posses. Miroku was also graceful, but Inuyasha had the speed. He could skate both backwards and forwards. He could spin, stop on a dime, and take her breath away.

Sango nudged Kagome slightly and they both made their way to the rink. Kagome looked down at the ice with apprehension. Sango had the same look upon her face.

"Come, you two aren't scared are you?" called Inuyasha's voice. This had the expected effect of putting a determined glare on the faces of both the girls as they stepped onto the ice.

It was not hard to stay up, but it was awkward. Kagome could feel the cuts in the ice under her feet. It was difficult to push forward fast, and there was a constant feeling that she would fall over backwards. To move she had to hold her arms out and swing them back and forth. Aside from the small uncomforting feeling of newness…it was the most embarrassing thing she had ever done. She knew she must have looked hilarious. Her and Sango's style screamed amateur.

A blur circled the two girls, slowing to skate at Kagome's side. "What do you think?" asked Inuyasha excitedly.

"It is nothing like a bicycle."

Inuyasha looked confused, "Why would it?"

"Never mind." Miroku also skated up to them, joining on Sango's side.

"So, how's it going?" Miroku looked at Sango with amusement as she grabbed his arm to stop from falling.

"Good, I'm about ready to do a couple butt-spins and a few jumps, and maybe one or two face-plants, a flip for good measure. I was even pondering a complete fall-on-my-ass. What do you think?"

"You're definitely ready for that."

"Remind me to kill you when I regain control of my body."

"I'll put that at the top of my list."

Shippo skated up and turned around, skating backward in front of the four so he could talk to them. "As referee, I must be fair. I'm here to judge who is the best skaters, boys or girls. And I think that the answer is already obvious. Therefore, I award a point to…the girls."

"Why you little…" Inuyasha and Miroku took off after the little referee, the girls to busy concentrating on staying up, that they barely noticed. Kagome stared at the floor closely. She watched as she moved her feet in the way that felt most comfortable. There wasn't anything she had flunked at yet, and she wasn't starting now. She slowly picked up speed, finally understanding how to move herself. "I'm getting the hang of this." She looked up to see that Sango was also studying her feet, her speed picking up as her arms rested and her back became straighter.

"Me too." They both turned their skates sideways coming to a halt, and almost losing balance too. "And that would be how to stop."

They practiced a little more, surprised that they could skate much better just by feeling comfortable. "We're better, but we are no where near those two," admitted Sango as they made a sharp turn.

Kagome glanced up, still able to skate, and watched as Miroku and Inuyasha cornered Shippo. She smiled, "You win some and you lose some. Besides, I think our gracious little referee is in trouble. You think'n what I'm think'n?"

Sango smiled as they both stopped against the wall and watched the boys at the other end advance on their prey. "If we go down, we go down fight'en."

"You got it." They shared a high five and then turned in line with they boys. They both pushed off at the same time, racing as fast as they could towards the enemy. When they came within a few feet, they both stopped, using their skate to slow them, turning a bit and spraying the boys' back with a thin cover of ice.

Inuyasha and Miroku turned, very surprised, before nodding with smiles. "So, you're getting the hang of it then," stated Inuyasha with appreciation.

"That's our referee your about to cream," said Sango calmly.

"Well, he has made false claims, seems to think you two are better ice-skaters. Lies like that need punishment," explained Miroku, his eyes sparkling.

"If you want to hurt the kid, you have to prove he is a liar first," said Kagome as she and Sango crouched slightly, ready to run.

"And just how do we go about that?" questioned Inuyasha, his eyes gleaming as he a Miroku also hunched in preparation.

"Catch us," started Sango, "And then we'll tell you," finished Kagome as they both sped off.

Miroku and Inuyasha shared a smile before they both started the chase. Given the boys' stunning abilities and the stunning girls' lack of said abilities, the chase was over soon.

Inuyasha quickly came up behind Kagome, locking his arms around her waist tightly. She turned in his grasp, leaning into him so he could hold her, trusting him as he skated for them both. He slowed them down, touching her back to the wall lightly and using his own body to pin her to it.

"I win." She looked up into his eyes, mesmerized. The feelings that she had on the bike, like life was speeding by, her sprit flying, her heart thudding rapidly, her body tense and hot…it was the same here. She realized suddenly that it wasn't the bike. It wasn't the ice-skating. It was all Inuyasha; everything about him excited her. She felt alive because of him.

Inuyasha was in the same state. Who was this girl who could turn his whole world upside down with a glance? Who could make his heart speed at unbelievable rates with her smile? She was all woman, but she was also somehow…more. She had quickly learned how to skate, turning it into a game he couldn't resist but play. She had managed to do that with his entire life. Everything that he had loved to do, that had calmed him or made him happy, all of it was unimaginably better with Kagome.

"Yeah, guess you did," she breathed. He smiled softly, leaning closer to her, his head coming nearer to hers, his lips inches from touching her…

"Hey Inuyasha, I guess you guys win." Shippo skated up to the two ramrod straight figures, Kagome blushing furiously and Inuyasha silently raging.

"Shippo…" growled Inuyasha softly.

"Y-yeah?" squeaked Shippo, sensing the danger as he edged away.

"You..are…so..dead." said Inuyasha softly before turning and charging at the young boy. "Get back here you little punk."

Kagome put a hand to her head, 'Oh God, he was going to kiss me. Danmit Shippo, you sure do pick the moments to interrupt.'

She looked around and found a very amusing sight. Apparently Miroku had caught Sango, but the had both fallen. They were lying on the ice, in each other's arms. She skated over to them and looked down as Miroku looked up to her, Sango's head buried against his chest. "Sango, really its okay. You can get up now."

She shook her head no. Miroku looked up to the amused but silent Kagome, "You really should Sango." She shook her head again.

Kagome couldn't wait anymore, "What do we have here?" Sango gasped as she untangled herself from Miroku and struggled to stand. Miroku helped her up, holding her shoulders until she got her balance back.

"Kagome? Are you okay?"

"Oh, I think the question is, are you?"

Sango blushed as she replied, "Well, when he caught me I…well. Well I said I would go down fighting. And that's what I did, I...took him …down."

Kagome stared at Sango, laughing hard when she realized that it was Sango who had put them on the floor. Sango folded her arms over her chest, Miroku still keeping a wise silence. "And what did you do to Inuyasha?"

Kagome stopped laughing instantly, a blush spreading over her entire face at the memory of Inuyasha's lips so close to touching hers.

"Oh really?"

"Shut up." Kagome also folded her arms. Inuyasha came up behind Kagome, Shippo struggling in his arms.

"We win. The game is tied. You want to skate some more?"

"They're bringing out the Zamboni, but we can go upstairs and get something to eat, then come back down."

"Good idea, I'm starving."

"Me too, Can I have some pizza, and coke, and ice cream, and candy," asked Shippo as Inuyasha put him down, rubbing the kid's head lightly. "Sure thing squirt."

Inuyasha and Miroku looked down to the two blushing girls who were both studying the ice under their feet. They exchanged knowing glances, winking to each other.

They both quickly bent and whisked their girl into their arms, skating towards the exit.

"What are you doing?"

"Showing you out."

"You're carrying us!"

"That a problem?"

Both Sango and Kagome sighed lightly, settling into their man's arms, enjoying the moment and deciding to be angry later. When they were safely outside the rink, they both set the girls down and again, winked at each other.

Kagome smiled at Sango's flushed face as she peered up at Miroku adoringly. "Awe, has the little angel fallen to earth?"

Sango whirled around, watching as Kagome took off laughing. She also ran, wobbling on the skates as she followed Kagome. "You just wait till I get my hands on you Kagome Higurashi…"

Miroku and Inuyasha turned to each other, clasping hands and shaking while identical grins spread on their faces. "Point for the boys, well done friend."

"You said it bud." They both laughed as they to ran to the stairs, trying to catch up to the girls.

Shippo stood there, watching them. He worked out the smiles and the blushes in his head. "Okay, Inu likes Kagome and Miroku likes Sango. And the girls like the guys back." He thought longer, the fights and the avoidances also coming to mind. He finally threw up his hands in irritation, running after the four. "Teenagers are so confusing, I hope I never grow up."

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A/N: Whoa, long one. Hope you like it. This story is so frustrating. I have all these ideas for stuff that will happen in a couple chapters, and I want to write them, but I can't until I write the ones before them. I wish I could write faster. Oh well. Review, like always. Chase