Kagome's lips turned up in a thin smile as Inuyasha led her to the floor.  Even though she did it so often, Kagome often forgot how much she loved to dance.  It had been so long since she could revel in the anonyminitty(sp) of the dance floor, as this was impossible in Japan.  This was certainly not Japan.  Here Kagome was just a girl out with a guy in a club with an exceptional DJ.

The beat pounded mercilessly through the room, as lights flashed in the dark.  The air on the dance floor was as dense as its crowd,   It didn't take long for Kagome to get comfortable.  Shaking her hips, twirling, writhing, the pop star forgot about the hectic day in store for her tomorrow, or about how much she missed Hojo.  She grinned up at he		r dance partner, closing their distance flirtatiously before moving away just as quickly as she came.

While Inuyasha was not notorious for his prowess on the floor, he was quite formidable and could improvise well with Kagome.  Perhaps the hours and hours of sitting through video and tour reahearsals finally showed through.  Inuyasha read and responded to Kagome's moves flawlessly.  Together the pair spun and stepped, weaving through the dense crowd of dancers yet paying no mind to them.  Kagome lost herself a little more with each step, dancing as if it were a catharsis; as if she could banish every bad aspect of her life by dancing hard enough.  She laughed, giving her manager the biggest smile he had seen in too long.  Inuyasha pulled her just a little closer, suddenly dipping her low on the floor before using his youkai strength to toss her up in the air.  He was rewarded with an even bigger smile as he caught Kagome.  Her head tipped back, hair whipping down behind her as she kicked high, using the momentum to come flying back at Inuyasha.  She landed into him, her arms draping over his shoulders as she pressed roughly against him.  Her fingers caught a few strands of his hair and combed through it with a flick of her wrist.  Uncertainty caused Inuyasha to panic.  Hesitant at first, Inuyasha ran his hands up her sides before spinning her to face the opposite direction.

Before they realized it, the floor had cleared around them.  Cheers from their fellow dancers rang high over the music, urging them to continue.  Inuyasha leaned towards Kagome's ear, speaking as loudly as necessary.

"Let's have them witness a little history here," he laughed.  "too bad they don't realize they're about to welcome their new pop queen to her throne."

Kagome smirked.  "We can only hope," she giggled before winking at him and spinning theatrically away from his grasp.  With every high kick, the crowd screamed, every maneuver causing them to applaud until the song eventually transitioned to the next.  Inuyasha exhaled and led Kagome off of the floor.

"Sorry, I need a drink."

"It's okay,"  Kagome giggled.  "I don't have your stamina, I need a break.  I think I'll take a drink, myself."

An eyebrow lifted.  "Wow," Inuyasha answered, "I'd forgotten that you too can be known to down a scotch or two."

"Hell, maybe even three," Kagome shot back.  "Thank you so much for this, Inuyasha.  I don't know when the last time I've had this much fun was."  On an impulse, she kissed him lightly on the cheek.  He draped an arm over her shoulders as they made for a pair of vacant seats at the bar.

Kagome leaned in towards the bartender, smiling sweetly.  Noticing that the bartender was Japanese, she wondered if she should speak in her native tongue.  Past experinces taught her that a number of Japanese people in the United States didn't always speak the language.  Before she could get a word in the man in front of him, clad in a horizontal striped t-shirt and vintage jeans, gasped with recognition.  

"Hi-Higurashi Kagome-san?"

She smiled, and Inuyasha grinned, leaning with his back to the bar.  "That's me."

"Oh my God, I can't believe this.  I -love- you!  Anyway, what will you have?  On the house.  Is Hojo-san here too?"

Kagome tried her best to make sure her smile didn't wane.  "Eh, no, he's back in Japan.  My date for tonight is Inuyasha, my manager."  She gestured to her silver-haired companion.

"Nice to meet you," the bartender said, bowing slightly in response to Inuyasha's nodding bow.  "So... please, anything you'd like."

"I'll take a shot of 151," Inuyasha said over his shoulder.  "A double."

"Long Island for me, please."  Kagome bowed a little as the bartender went to get their drinks.  She watched as he prepared them, sighing a little.  He didn't mean any harm, she knew.  Either way her mood had darkened with just the mention of Hojo's name.

Inuyasha sensed a little tension as soon as Hojo was brought up.  He fought to suppress his anger, not wanting to make this a bad night for Kagome.  Stewing in his annoyance, Inuyasha growled a little to himself until they were served.  To the hanyou's surprise Kagome finished most of her drink instantaneously.  Not good.  He downed his shots, engaging Kagome in some light conversation.  Their chatter was idle, consisting of exchanges over food and the flight.  In the course of their conversation Kagome had ordered three tequila shots and a midori sour as a chaser.  Inuyasha groaned inwardly with every sip she took.  Her cheeks flushed brightly as time passed, her laughter getting just a little louder.  The barrage of double shots Inuyasha had been drinking didn't compare to the beating Kagome was getting.  In an effort to get Kagome away from the alcohol he stood.

"Let's dance."  He said, pulling her suddenly by the wrist.  Kagome stumbled a little, falling into Inuyasha.  As the pair reached the floor, a new song played.  Though it was remixed a little the tune was familiar.  Kagome and Inuyasha froze upon realization.  Kagome spun to look at the DJ, who winked and then turned towards the bartender, who was clapping for her from behind the bar.  A smile spread like wildfire across her face and Inuyasha was thankful.  It was now Kagome who pulled Inuyasha, leading him to the center of the dance floor.  The two swayed together to the upbeat ballad.  Kagome used moves from the last tour this time, her lips mouthing every word to the song.  Inuyasha turned to the bartender, bowing his head in gratitude.  The first verses came and went, followed by the bridge of the song and a chorus.  Kagome was nearly out of control at this point, lost in a flurry of well-rehearsed steps that included Inuyasha.

…Ah
I was pushed aside again
His cologne still lingers
But the beat echoes
Restlessly

Inuyasha noticed that she was overexherting herself.  He took a hold of her hand, spinning her to slow her down, before pulling her body close to his.

Oh
Breathe a quiet sigh and then
A brush of your fingers
And my breath flutters 
Out of me

They had an upspoken agreement never to touch more than necessary, Kagome realized.  The emotions that spun inside her, combined with the alcohol, Inuyasha's gentle touches throughout the night, and finally the musky scent of his sweat as they danced only proved to reaffirm what she tried hard to ignore.  *Oh no,* she said inwardly.

Let me go
We can’t, no, we can’t leave the way we came

Timidly at first, Inuyasha rest his hands on his partner's hips.  The scent in the air on the dance floor grew thick with arousal and sweat.  His eyes began to roam over Kagome as she moved.  Slowly he became entranced in her fluid movements, even when dulled by alcohol.  He could feel her moving smoothly through her hips and his grip tightened.  Kagome's eyes widened.

Ooh
When you pressed your lips to mine
My world began to spin
And I realized
I need you

After a couple of flashy moves, she found herself dancing even closer to Inuyasha.  The beat pounded through her body persistently, and Inuyasha pressed her body to his.  His more feral thoughts tugged annoyingly at the back of his mind, urging him to do much worse.  Meanwhile Kagome responded to Inuyasha's gestures by making her moves a little more risque.  She bucked against him, raising both arms in the air as she danced.  Inuyasha's stunned expression encouraged her further.  This was fun!  Turning her back to him, she repeated the moves against her companion's body.  She had never done this with Hojo.  She never could, as he wasn't fond of dancing.  Emotions that were long-buried surfaced and Kagome enveloped herself in Inuyasha's arms.  She put her hands on his as they snaked around her hips, finally realizing how attractive he made her feel.

[insert something about the miniskirt]

Yes
When you pressed your lips to mine
My world began to spin
And I know now that
I’ll have you

Inuyasha released Kagome's hips, holding one of her hands as he tipped her back, low towards the floor.  For the first time that night their eyes met and held in place.  Inuyasha's amber gaze captured Kagome's light gray one, taunting her.  Their eyes stayed in contact as they moved out of the dip, Kagome slowly sliding her arms around Inuyasha's neck.  He blinked a couple of times as his expression softened into a smile, which held a hint of mischeviousness as Inuyasha's hands moved up Kagome's back, caressing her.  They stopped for a second, the tips of his fingers nearly touching in between her shoulder blades before roaming aimlessly over her back, revelling in how she felt as she moved.  She was heaven.  With every move Inuyasha grew increasingly aware of just how much he was feeling as she pressed her chest to his, as she began to massage his neck, as he murmured softly into her ear.

"Kagome, we shouldn't..."

"Inuyasha?"  Kagome interrupted.  She pooled her strength, gazing at him with incredible longing.  Before Inuyasha could answer or interrupt she brought her face closer to his, closing her eyes as she brushed his lips with hers.  

You’ve got me…

That was enough.  Before Kagome could pull away, Inuyasha stopped dancing all together and enclosed her in his arms.  He returned her kiss with fervor, holding little back as his tongue slid into her mouth.  He kissed her hard and nipped twice at her lips as they parted.  "I'm sorry," Inuyasha started to say between hot breaths, but was quickly hushed with a finger to his lips.

Kagome held her finger in place, pulling him down so that she could speak into his ears.  Almost inaudibly she whispered, "Let's go somewhere quiet."  Inuyasha nodded in response, leading Kagome outside by her waist.

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He crushed her gently against the wall in the alley of the club as they continued what started inside.  Between aroused gasps they exchanged kisses.  Inuyasha pushed his knees between the fork in Kagome's legs and one hand slid up and under her thigh, pressing the leg against him.  Kagome writhed beneath him, shivering under his touch.  The cold night air bit her hot skin; Inuyasha nipped at her neck in soft bites, grazing it with his fangs and then licking and sucking, all the way down to her cleavage.  "Mmm, Kagome," he exhaled.  "I know we should stop, but I can't do it.  Tell me to stop..."

She answered by unbuttoning her shirt.  As each button released a little more of her chest for Inuyasha to nip at Kagome bucked into him a little harder.

Inuyasha kissed back up Kagome's neck, lingering over her lips.  The hand that held her leg let go to cup her face as he revelled in wet kisses.  He teased the tip of her tongue before pulling away once more.  "Whatever happens here..."

Kagome answered sadly.  "...should stay here?  Is this realistic?  How am I going to go back to Hojo after you?  Inuyasha, I-- ahh..."

Inuyasha sucked on her ear lobe as she spoke, aware of what she was trying to say.  It would ruin all of their hard work.  He couldn't live with himself if he destroyed her career for totally selfish reasons and hoped that she'd realize that she was only caught in the midst of a decadent moment.

"Inuyasha..."

"Mmm, do you like that?"  He whispered breathily into her ear.  She gasped and panted as he spoke.

"I...nu...yasha..." she repeated persistently.  "I-- ahh!  Ahh!"

*Don't say it!* He screamed in his mind.  He had hoped that taking her nipple into his mouth would finally shut her up.

Before anything could progress, they heard voices approaching.  Inuyasha closed Kagome's shirt before picking her up and running to the parking garage where his car was.

With the press of a button the keyless entry activated, and Inuyasha pushed Kagome into the back seat of their rented Lexus.  He entered behind her and locked the car before diving onto her, continuing what they started in the alley.  He ripped her shirt a little as he tore it open to expose her breasts, which he attacked more ferverently.  Kagome moaned, arching into Inuyasha.

"Oh, God... I can't go back to Hojo after this,"  Kagome managed to say.

"You don't know what you're saying, it's just the alcohol."  Inuyasha growled.

"...and you're taking advantage of it, you dirty boy," Kagome mocked.  She pulled Inuyasha up from his position at her breasts and stared into his eyes.  "Actually," she said with a more serious tone.  "Say we were to continue this..."

"Continue?"  Inuyasha cut her off.  "I'll do that right now if you don't min--"

"Inuyasha, I love you."

Shit. This was bad.

"I want to stay with you... I'm tired of being set aside."  Inuyasha grunted, sitting up.

"Keh. I guess it can't be helped."  He allowed Kagome to sit herself up before continuing.  "If Japan finds out that you're with a guy like me, how is that going to make you look?  Do you even know what that's going to do to your career?"

"I think my fans are a little smarter than that.  They'd understand," she retorted, before slowly shrugging out of her shirt.  One nipple started to peak out from her bra and slipped further out as she moved.  "It's been a long time since I fell out of love with Hojo, Inuyasha."

"Kagome, I think you're being a little naive..."  His control was slowly slipping as he eyed the rogue breast.  "I... I don't want to live happily ever after with you."

Kagome reeled back.  She blinked at him, shocked at his implications yet pushed them aside.  "I-is that so... okay."  She searched his expression for whatever emotion she could read and noticed how his eyes fixated on her chest.

"Then... only for tonight... can we pretend?"

"Whatever happens here stays here."  Inuyasha said, his eyes sparkling.  He wanted to cry.  He would have to resign once they returned to Japan; there was no way he could face Hojo after what he was about to do, but also knew that he was too weak and selfish inside to resist taking this opportunity.

"It stays here," Kagome agreed.  She kissed her manager with as much intensity and feeling as she could express.  "Inuyasha, I'm sorry.  I'm being completely selfish but I love you.  I love you!!!"  She threw herself at him, covering him in kisses.

"Kagome," he answered. "Believe me when I say you're beautiful."  He accepted her kisses and returned them with the same passion, unable to hide his real feelings.  "So perfect... so gorgeous..." he whispered as he removed her bra, "Nobody can match you, Love."  He trailed his lips down her torso.

Tears began to spill from her eyes.  The way he was touching her was unbelievable-- she couldn't totally believe what he told her.  How could he not care about her and do this?  "Then, why?"  She nearly sobbed.  "You can't touch me like this and tell me you don't feel anything, Inuyasha."

"I never said I didn't feel anything. Just don't get confused, Kagome."  Inuyasha whispered.