InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Tales of Inuyasha ❯ School Field Trip ( Chapter 5 )

Tori the Hanyou: Okay, yeah, I accidentally posted a blank document for Ch 5, but THIS IS THE REAL ONE, OKIES???

Kagome: Uhh, Tori, we've got a problem . . .

TTH: What NOW?????

Sango: Miroku's gotten himself drunk on Sweet N' Low and ranch dressing again (credit to One Boy, One Girl, by Mysteriouse Ramen)

TTH: Oh, shit! I told Inuyasha to hide that!

Inuyasha: MIROKU! GET THE HELL BACK HERE WITH MY CD PLAYER!

Miroku: My loneliness, is killin' me, (and I) I must confess, I still believe, (still believe) when I'm not with you I lose my mind, give me a siiiiiiiiiiign! F*** me baby, one more time! (more credit to One Boy, One Girl)

San: *SLAM* PERVERT! *holding jumbo-sized mallet again

Kag: IS THAT MY BRITNEY SPEARS CD????

*Silence

Kag: What? I was gonna torch it . . . O_O;

TTH: Oh, boy . . .do I have things to sort out or what . . .Any who, like always, let's go with Chapter 5!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha, or Miroku's addiction to Sweet N' Low and ranch dressing, got that Mysteriouse Ramen?

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The Tales of Inuyasha

Chapter 5: School Field Trip

Kagome didn't know if she'd ever blushed a darker shade of red. 'Did he mean that?' she thought. Inuyasha sighed in his sleep, his ears twitching.

"Inuyasha?" she asked. No response. She tried to get up again.

Inuyasha sensed her movement, and awoke. He looked down, and saw Kagome. She looked back up, and both blushed (again). Inuyasha quickly let go of her, and Kagome got off of him. She sat on the edge of the couch, and Inuyasha sat up. He decided to try to forget what just happened by starting a different conversation.

"Hey, Kagome?" he said.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For not telling you sooner, you see, if there's a full moon, and I get touched by its light, I become a full demon. It's kinda like a werewolf effect. But even if there isn't a full moon, I still become a demon if I get angry enough." Kagome sat, absorbing the information.

"You don't have to apologize about that. It's ok that you wouldn't want to tell anyone a secret like that," she explained.

"Um, yeah, I guess," said Inuyasha. "You ok? I hope I didn't, you know . . ."

"No, you didn't attack anyone but Koga and Sesshomaru," responded Kagome.

"Oh, ok," said Inuyasha. He glanced up deviously. "Exactly how bad did I hurt Koga?"

"Inuyasha!" said Kagome, shocked.

"What? I just want to know," he said innocently, a halo appearing above his head.

"Well, for his sake, all you did was give him a few cuts on his arms," she answered.

"Damn!"

"Hey! That's not nice! You could've killed him!" cried Kagome.

"So?" asked Inuyasha, unconcerned.

"Anyway, Sesshomaru wasn't so lucky, you diced up his shoulder," explained Kagome.

"Wow, I hit Sesshomaru, that's pretty amazing . . ."

"Inuyasha! What's amazing is that you didn't kill anyone!" said Kagome.

"I wouldn't care if I did," said Inuyasha.

"You sure about that?" asked Kagome, standing up.

"Course I'm sure!" responded Inuyasha.

"Not," muttered Kagome as she walked up to her bedroom door. She quietly opened it, and Kirara ran out of the crack, just before Kagome quickly closed it out of surprise, her eyes wide. Inuyasha looked at her, confused. Kagome beckoned him over, and quietly opened it again. Miroku and Sango were on the bed, making out.

Inuyasha, wide-eyed, too, pulled Kagome back and closed the door. They burst into silent laughter. Kirara sat on the couch, watching them.

"Looks like Kirara got sick while watching them," whispered Kagome, walking over to pat the tiny kitten.

"I think anyone would get sick watching those two. They were all over each other. Absolutely disgusting," muttered Inuyasha. Kagome giggled quietly as Inuyasha sat down next to her to stroke Kirara. Kirara chirped, and jumped up onto Inuyasha's shoulder, and began batting at his hair.

"Watch this," said Inuyasha. He twitched one of his ears, catching Kirara's attention. He did it again, and she soon had leaped on top of his head, crouching, reaching out with a paw and batting at Inuyasha's ear whenever he twitched it. He twitched the other one, making her jump. Kagome giggled at the scene, watching Kirara jump on the top of Inuyasha's head from right to left, trying to bat both ears at once.

Inuyasha suddenly tilted his head forward, knocking Kirara off, and he caught her in his hands, scratching her stomach. She chirped the whole time, and Inuyasha laughed softly. Kagome smiled at the childlike innocence on Inuyasha's face. It reminded her of a little kid playing with his favorite toy. Only a few hours ago, that very face had been wrought with death and rage, and to see his eyes so caring and gentle, it was heartwarming. Inuyasha felt her stare, and looked up to meet her eyes. The two froze, brown eyes locking with gold.

Kirara looked back and forth, seeing the two. She jumped off of Inuyasha's lap, unnoticed, and ran behind the couch (which is in the middle of the room, people), transforming into her bigger form. She crept back behind Kagome, and, using one of her enormous paws, pushed Kagome into Inuyasha.

Kagome fell forward, right into Inuyasha's arms. Kagome suddenly remembered his sleep talk, 'Don't leave me, Kagome.' It echoed through her mind as she looked up. Inuyasha hurriedly helped her up and let go. Laughing nervously, she smoothed out her shirt absentmindedly, glancing around.

"Where'd Kirara go?" she asked, trying to change the subject. In answer, she heard a chirp behind the couch, and Kirara leaped up onto the armrest, in her small form again. "There you are, you little sneak," said Kagome, scratching her behind the ears. She looked around. "I wonder who pushed me?" She checked behind the couch for Miroku or Sango.

Not seeing either, she puzzled over this for quite some time, until the bedroom door opened, and Sango and Miroku came stumbling out, looking like they'd both gotten high from something. Sango's lip-gloss was severely smudged, and Miroku was hastily rubbing something off his mouth.

"Oh, look Miroku, it's our new couple," said Sango brightly. Inuyasha and Kagome blushed,

"We are NOT a couple!" cried Kagome, and Inuyasha smiled deviously.

"You should talk, Mr. and Mrs. Makeout Couple of the Century," he smirked. It was Sango and Miroku's turns to blush.

"You saw that?" asked Sango.

"Kinda hard not to notice the strange sounds coming from in there," said Inuyasha. "Spurs curiosity easily, you know."

"I didn't hear anything," said Kagome. Inuyasha pointed to his ears, and Kagome understood.

"Well, you two were asleep together," said Sango, trying to get off of her and Miroku.

"But we weren't kissing each other like mad," retorted Kagome.

"Leave it be, Sango," said Miroku, "they obviously are in denial, and jealous of our love. I suggest we get on with our day and leave them to sort out their own problems."

And so, he went into the kitchen, singing a rousing chorus of his version of F*** Me Baby One More Time, getting a slam on the head from Inuyasha and Sango.

~A week later . . .~

Everyone seemed to have forgotten about the incident with Inuyasha at lunchtime, which was great for him, considering he didn't need his demon form to be publicly known.

"Alright, class! We will be going on a field trip in three days! It's a camping field trip up into the mountains, so be sure to pack warmly, all right? This is just the freshmen class going, the sophomores are going to the beach, the juniors are going to the desert, and the seniors are going to New York City in the United States."

There was much groaning and complaining from the students.

"My God! How come Sesshomaru gets to go to America? That asshole is so goddamn lucky! I'm gonna kill him!" hissed Inuyasha.

"Hey, calm down, Inuyasha, we get to go somewhere neat, at least it's not the desert," said Kagome. Inuyasha sighed. At least he'd go somewhere where he at least felt at home.

"This trip will be a month long, so be sure you can pack for it. If you do not have everything you need in your dorms, I suggest you go out and buy what you need after school today. Here is your packing list," explained Mr. Hiroshima.

In English class, their teacher, Mrs. McBride, was passing out notebooks for them.

"Y'all will write in these every day, tell what you saw, what you did, what you ate, all that stuff, and turn it in to me the Monday after you get back. These will count as quiz and essay grades in all of your classes, so be sure to write them as well as you can."

Kagome sighed; this would be a looooong trip.

~Three days later~

Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango were struggling with all of their luggage to get it into the elevators before the other dorms came out. It was a foggy, chilly morning on the college campus, and they made it down just before they heard doors opening and slamming, meaning the other dorms were coming out.

"See, Inuyasha? I told you it was a good idea to get up that early!"

"You call coming into our room and whacking us with pillows at 5 am a good idea?" asked Inuyasha, rubbing his eyes and yawning. "First thing I'm doing on that bus is sleeping, screw any movies they're playing."

"Same here," said Miroku. The buses had already pulled up, and the four of them were loading their bags into the last bus, the freshmen bus, when all the other dorms began to pile out of the elevators. They were all very fancy buses, with air conditioning and TVs every fifth row of seats.

Since they were practically the first people on their bus, they got the choice of seats. Kagome went to a seat about six rows back from the front. Inuyasha came up behind her and pushed her into the window seat.

"Inuyasha! What are you doing?" said Kagome.

"Making sure you and Sango don't babble the entire trip. I need to get some more sleep, ok?" said Inuyasha, sitting down next to her. Miroku had gotten the same idea, and pushed Sango into the seat in front of theirs, but not exactly for the same reason as Inuyasha. Sango glared at him.

"Ok, if I gotta sit beside you the entire trip, you aren't laying a hand on me, got that?" she said dangerously.

"What makes you think I'd do that?" asked Miroku innocently.

"Cause you're a lecherous pervert, that's why. So keep your hands away from me!" snapped Sango. Inuyasha snickered.

"What happened, Sango? You guys were so friendly yesterday," he said. Sango glared.

"I only like him when he's being normal," she responded, scooting all the way over to the window and putting the armrest down between them.

"But I AM normal, Sango," whined Miroku.

*cough "Not!" came Inuyasha behind him.

Miroku pouted for the first quarter of the trip. Sango stared out the window, since her fear of being groped kept her from turning around to talk to Kagome. Inuyasha wouldn't let her talk to Sango, anyway, so the trip was pretty much uneventful.

Miroku glanced over at Sango after they were a third of the way there. She was fast asleep. Normally, he would've seen this as major opportunity to be a pervert, but seeing her face made him lay off. But he wasn't just leaving her there. Putting up the armrest, he scooted over to Sango, putting an arm around her shoulders, fighting off all of his lecher instincts to keep from making her mad.

Sango woke up when she felt his arm. Horrified, she glanced over at him.

"I thought I told you, hands off!" she said.

"Why, Sango! I'm hurt! I just wanted to improve our relationship a little more, and here you go accusing me of lechery!" He put on a pout face, and moved back to his seat. Sango felt bad, he actually had been able to restrain himself just for her. She took his hand.

"Sorry, Miroku. Forgive me," she said. Almost in an instant, he was back over next to her with his arm around her.

"All is forgiven, Sango my love."

"Oh, my God, would you look at those two?" said Inuyasha.

"What's it matter, Inuyasha? Just let them be," said Kagome.

"I can't believe this! What's the matter with that guy?" he continued, ignoring Kagome's comment.

"You've never cared about what they do before," said Kagome, raising an eyebrow. Inuyasha turned his head in her direction.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked.

"Oh, come on, Inuyasha! Are you jealous or something?" asked Kagome. Inuyasha was adamant.

"I am NOT jealous! I just think it's weird that they're ALL over each other!" he shot back.

"It's not any worse than yesterday," said Kagome. "Now THAT was disturbing, this is cute, I think." She went back to listening to her CD player, and Inuyasha tried to concentrate on his Beckett Football magazine, but that was nearly impossible, thanks to the movie playing, Gladiator. Also, Kikyo's disgusting voice could be heard all the way in the back, boasting about her new instant tent that came with air conditioning, a mini bar equipped with a bunch of snacks, and an inflatable canopy bed.

He finally tried to go back to sleep, but having slept already for the first third of the trip, this was very hard.

He glanced over after about an hour of this torture to see how Kagome was faring. She'd fallen asleep, too. 'Damn! How does she do that?' he thought. Kagome rolled over in her sleep, right onto Inuyasha's shoulder. Wide-eyed, he glanced around nervously to make sure no one saw them. There wasn't anyone even up this far on the bus; the rest of the freshmen had crammed themselves in the back of the bus. Four of the teachers had come with them, and they were way up in the front. Blushing, he took a leaf out of Miroku's book, and wrapped his arm around Kagome's shoulders. Somehow, having her there shut out all other noise, and he was able to go back to sleep.

Kagome awoke to sniggering and giggling, and she looked up to see Miroku and Sango peeking over the backs of their seats at her. She wondered what was so funny, when she tried to sit up, and felt an arm around her. She didn't even have to look to know it was Inuyasha. Cheeks coloring, she pushed his arm off and scooted back over to the window, waking Inuyasha.

"Well, we just wanted to tell you lovebirds that we're here," said Miroku. Kagome looked out the window, and they saw the campsite sign up ahead. It read:

"Welcome to Sakura Campsite, Enjoy Your Stay!" Everyone on the bus cheered that the bus ride was finally over. Mr. Hiroshima stepped up to the front of the bus.

"Alright, everyone, we're here, as you can see. Now, cabin arrangements are as follows: Your dorm members are also your cabin mates, so I hope you're comfortable. But, the day pairings will not be the same. You may see whom you're paired with on the list posted on the teachers' cabin. Now, get your bags, and head to your cabins. The list is also on the teachers' cabin, next to the pairings. Let's go!"

The four friends waited until everyone had gone, and got up to go get their bags. When they'd reached the list, everyone was piled in front of it, trying to see their cabin number and pairing. They waited until most of the people were gone, then went to the lists.

"We're in Cabin 14," announced Miroku.

"No shit, Sherlock, we're looking right at it," snapped Inuyasha.

"Well, let's see who I'm with," said Sango. She scanned the list, finding it:

Sango Arian/ Kikyo Ryan

" . . . KIKYO?????" She nearly blew up. "No WAY am I being paired with that witch for a month! There must be a mistake!" She scanned the list again. Miroku looked at whom he was with.

Rin Diamond/ Miroku Hentai

"I'm with . . . Rin?" He shrugged. "Oh, well, at least it's not the moronic Cover Girl wannabe." He pointed to Kikyo's name. Kagome and Inuyasha looked for theirs.

Kagome Higurashi/ Hojo Smith

Koga Taylor/ Inuyasha Steel

"HOLY SHIT! HOW DARE THEY PUT ME WITH THAT BASTARD!" yelled Inuyasha. He ranted on about it for a while, but glanced at Kagome. 'Better with me than with her.' "Say, Kagome, who'd they stick you with?" he asked. Kagome looked at him. 'Oh, no,' she thought. He looked at the list. "Hojo? That loser who went with you to high school?" he asked.

"Yeah," answered Kagome. Inuyasha relaxed a little bit. 'That guy's completely clueless. Even if he does like Kagome, he won't know how to get her to like him back," he thought.

They reached the cabin, which consisted of a cozy front living room with a fireplace, faux-fur (fake fur) couch, and a big, soft rug in front of the fireplace. Miroku and Inuyasha went into the room on the left, and the girls went to the right.

At dinnertime, everyone headed out of their cabins towards the dining hall. Inuyasha and Miroku were watching Sango and Kagome having their little 'girl talk', until Kikyo showed up.

"So, Sango, I hear we're going to be partners. Before you get any ideas about how things work around here, I should tell you, I'll tell you what to do, and do all the mind-boggling thinking, while you just do everything I tell you, alright?" she said, smirking.

"You know, Kikyo, I would go along with that, except for two MAJOR problems. There's the fact that not even a ventriloquist dummy would take orders from you, so the ordering-around is out, and the thing that you don't even know what the square route of 36 is, so the mind-boggling thinking won't be for you, either. Well, guess there's only one spot left for you. Have a nice trip! And that's an order!" And with that she stuck her foot out in front of Kikyo, making her fall (again).

"I knew I fell in love with her for the right reasons," said Miroku after watching Sango's beat-down on Kikyo.

"Okay, help me out here, Miroku, was it for her ass, or her attitude?" asked Inuyasha, snickering as they passed a very disgruntled Kikyo, who was trying to get the dead leaves out of her hair.

That night, Sango and Kagome stayed up talking about what was going to happen at camp. Kirara was purring in Sango's lap, having been brought along, since they couldn't leave her by herself.

"So, how do you feel about being with Kikyo instead of Miroku?" asked Kagome.

"I'll give you one guess," said Sango.

"Well, okay, because you love Miroku, and Kikyo's a bitch," answered Kagome.

"That's ri-, HEY! I DO NOT LOVE MIROKU!" protested Sango angrily.

"Oh, give me a break, Sango. We all know it, I think even he does," responded Kagome. Sango blushed.

"W-well, how do you feel about being with Hojo instead of Inuyasha?" shot Sango.

"Well, let's see, Hojo's a nice enough guy, he's not perverted, and he won't try to put any moves on me, but he is a little annoying when it comes to thinking, because he isn't very good at that," answered Kagome.

"And," stated Sango, 'you'd much rather be with Inuyasha, because YOU love HIM!"

"Now you're being pitiful, Sango, trying to get me to start protesting about not liking Inuyasha. I'll admit it right here, I like him, he's cute, and sweet, and smart, and nice," said Kagome.

"Anything else?" asked Sango, raising an eyebrow and giving Kagome a knowing smile.

"Uhh, nope, nothing at all," said Kagome, realizing where this was going. "Now go to sleep, will ya? You're giving me a headache."

"Goodnight, lover girl," said Sango across the room. Unknown to either of them, two certain boys had left their listening post just before Sango's 'lover girl' comment.

Inuyasha sat down on his bed, ears drooping, while Miroku was doubling his fists into victory punches, going,

"Yes! Yes! Yes! She loves me!" he said triumphantly. He glanced over at Inuyasha. "Why are you so down about this? Kagome said she liked you, what's the problem? Isn't that all you think of her, too?"

"Uhh, yeah, sure it is," said Inuyasha quickly, turning his head and trying to get his stupid ears to stop drooping. Miroku saw the sadness in his eyes, though.

"Oh, my, God," he said, eyes widening, "You, you LOVE Kagome, don't you?"

"What the f***? I never said that!" said Inuyasha angrily.

"Yet again, Inuyasha, your actions gave you away," said Miroku in a sagely manner. "It's alright, I hear liking almost always leads to loving, so you'll be fine."

"I don't care, ya dumb pervert," said Inuyasha.

"Don't make me start singing the song," said Miroku.

"What song?" asked Inuyasha. The evil glint in Miroku's eyes told Inuyasha that he just made a big mistake.

"Inuyasha and Kagome, sittin' in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First come love, then comes . . .AHHHHH! DON'T KILL ME!" Inuyasha had grabbed him by his shirt collar, holding a curtain rod in the other hand.

"How'd you like this shoved down your throat, lecher?" asked Inuyasha.

"Nope, no, I'm fine, I had a big dinner, thanks," said Miroku.

"Then will you shut up and go to sleep?" asked Inuyasha.

"Okay . . .then comes marriage, then comes a . . .I'm asleep!" he said as Inuyasha gave him a look that would've turned hell to ice.

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Tori the Hanyou: Ooo, getting a little angsty in here, isn't it?

Kagome: I'll say, Inuyasha looks like he's down in the dumps, Miroku's singing something inaudible because there appears to be a sock in his mouth, and Sango's really flustered about something.

TTH: Looks like we're the only ones left, OH WELL!

Kag: So, what're we gonna do now?