The Importance of Being Kept

Kagome was surprised to see the campus transformed into one big outside festival when they returned later that evening. "What's this?" She asked looking around at all the events and games.

"Our annual festival on the quadrangle. Didn't you see the signs for it?" Inuyasha smiled.

"No, I was too busy arguing with you all the time," Kagome said the same thing he'd told her earlier.

Inuyasha laughed.

"Well no wonder you were so eager to get back on campus. It looks like fun!" Kagome said excitedly. She grabbed his hand and ran towards it.

"Be careful or you'll find yourself suckered into joining a club or sports you don't want to be in," Inuyasha teased.

They walked together hand in hand as they observed people having fun. There were all types of outdoor games, hundreds of booths to sign up for extracurricular activity. Lots of people walked around with big colorful balloons and stuffed animals they'd won from the games. They saw Miroku and Sango standing very close to each other as they watched the activity. Miroku had his arm draped lazily around Sango's shoulders.

Inuyasha stalked towards them dragging Kagome with him. "What the hell happened to you? Your band showed up, but the two lead singers were missing in action!"

Sango gasped. "Inu, we're so sorry, we forgot all about it," she touched his shoulder. "I feel so bad about it, please don't be mad at us!" Sango gave him a pleading look.

"Feh!" Inuyasha crossed his arms and looked away. "Well at least the band showed up and played so it wasn't a complete disaster." She could always get away with that look whenever she got into trouble with him. He glared at Miroku who was grinning. "What the hell are you smiling about?"

Miroku laughed. "She gets you every time doesn't she? Don't feel bad, I can't be mad at her either when she looks like that."

Kagome giggled and whispered in Sango's ear. "You'll have to teach me."

"What did you say?" Inuyasha asked her.

"Nothing!" Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha's shoulder began to feel funny, he looked down to see Sango's hand still on his shoulder. Her hand was glowing a bright white light. His shoulder began to grow numb. "What the hell are you doing, Sango?" He asked.

Miroku pulled her hand off of him. "Now, now Sango what did I tell you?"

"I'm sorry, it sort of just happened," Sango looked slightly embarrassed.

"What's going on?" Inuyasha wanted to know.

"Every since Sango became my mate, things have changed between us. I don't have to sleep with other women anymore to feed off their life force, I can just touch them or drink their blood. I've become a vampire overnight. Can you believe that? A vampire incubus... We both have. Sango is having problems controlling herself since this is all new to her. I'm trying to help her which is why you haven't seen us lately. I have to keep her close to me until she can control her urges to feed."

Kagome blinked and stared at them. Sango had her arms wrapped around Miroku's muscular arm as if her life depended on her. She turned to look at Kagome. Kagome felt herself pulled into Sango's dark eyes. She couldn't look away. She suddenly wanted to be near Sango, she even felt attracted to her. If only she could touch her. She wanted to touch her. She needed to touch her. Kagome reached out and caressed Sango's cheek.

Inuyasha stared at Kagome in shock and quickly pulled her away from Sango. He panicked at the blank look in Kagome's eyes. It was almost as if she was hypnotized. He shook her hard. "Snap out of it! What did you do her!" He turned to Sango and glared at her accusingly.

Sango looked up at Miroku helplessly. "I don't know...I..."

Kagome blinked and looked up at Inuyasha. "Whoa that was weird. I swear I'm not a lesbian, seriously!"

"You see what I mean Inuyasha? Sango can't control her powers, yet, although I had no idea it works on women too. Interesting," Miroku grinned as all types of fantasies began to go through his head.

Sango smacked him. "You're still a letch no matter what! " She said in disbelief. "Anyway, if I can attract women to me then that means you can attract guys." She smirked.

Miroku eyes widened and stared at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha frowned. "Not in this lifetime."

Miroku sighed in relief. "I don't think it works on youkai, thank gods..."

"I don't envy you, Miroku. You're going to have to keep Sango on a tight lease until she learns how to control herself." He narrowed his eyes at Sango. "You stay away from, Kagome."

"Oh brother..." Sango said in exasperation.

Miroku laughed. "I'll make sure Sango stays with me until she can control her powers."

"Does that mean we can't hang out anymore?" Kagome asked frowning.

"No you can't," Inuyasha frowned at her and began to drag her away from them.

"But..." Kagome said.

"No buts, I'm not going to worry about Sango seducing you before I do."

"That just sound so wrong in so many ways..." Kagome mumbled.

"Kagome!" She heard a very feminine voice calling to her. She turned around to see Rin and Sesshoumaru. Rin pulled Sesshoumaru with her to meet them.

"I was wondering where you guys were, I was going to ask you to come here with me, but since you wasn't around, I had to drag Sesshoumaru with me."

Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru and smiled. He looked bored and slightly irritated. He was carrying a large set of balloons and an oversize stuff teddy bear.

"Hey Sesshoumaru, you look really cute holding that bear," Inuyasha teased.

Inuyasha suddenly found himself laying flat on his back with the bear laying on top of him. Kagome blinked. Sesshoumaru had thrown the bear at him so fast, she didn't even see it.

Sesshoumaru smirked as he watched Inuyasha struggle to get the bear off him. "Making out with a stuff animal? Really Inuyasha, it's a shame you have to practice on a toy since you don't know what to do with a real woman."

Kagome 's mouth fell open.

Inuyasha slung the bear off of him and jumped up. "What did you say you overgrown make up wearing mutt?" He mocked referring to the three stripes on each side of Sesshoumaru's face.

Sesshoumaru eyes narrowed into two slits. "I do not wear make- up."

Inuyasha knew Sesshoumaru was born with the stripes that marked his heritage and royal bloodline, but he constantly told people that didn't know that Sesshoumaru applied them with makeup.

Sesshoumaru moved into position to fight. He reached behind his back and pulled out a long sword. Inuyasha reached behind him and pulled out a very thick sword. Kagome looked from one youkai to the next and wondered where they got the swords. It looked as if they had been carrying them inside their bodies. Was that possible?

Rin ran between them before they could strike each other. "Stop it!" She yelled. "Seriously, you two need to try to get along, you're brothers whether you want to be or not! Stop trying to kill each other all the time!" She turned to Sesshoumaru and watched her pretty balloons float away and her bear trampled and dirty on the ground. "Ugh!"

"I did not start this," Sesshoumaru said.

Kagome watched in fascination as he stuck the sword in his back. Where did it go? She wondered. She watched Inuyasha do the same thing.

"You better be glad your girl stopped us or I would have wiped the campus with your ass," Inuyasha said.

"Inuyasha, stop provoking him!" Rin demanded.

Inuyasha stared at Rin, a sheepish grin on his face. "Yes ma'am..."

Sesshoumaru smirked.

Rin noticed a crowd had gathered around to watch the brothers fight. "Go away, there's nothing to see!" She told them. "You are not going to tear up the festival like you did last year!" Rin whispered to both of them.

"Wow Rin, you're quite demanding, I like this side of you," Inuyasha said.

Rin smiled and showed him the mark on her neck. "Girlfriend..."

Inuyasha burst out laughing, even Sesshoumaru smiled.

She grabbed Kagome's arm. "Come on Kagome, let's go have some fun on our own, I'm tired of being surrounded by testosterone."

"Rin..." Sesshoumaru spoke to her.

She stopped and turned to him. "Do not wander far, I will be near watching."

Rin sighed in relief and smiled. She thought he was about to forbid her from leaving his side.

Kagome waved at Inuyasha as Rin dragged her off. He grinned and blew her a kiss.

"Idiot," Sesshoumaru said to him.

"Pompous poodle," Inuyasha told him.

They walked away from each other in opposite directions.

"Hey Rin, looks like your balloons found their way back to you," Kagome pointed out as she watched the colorful balloons float down to them. She jumped up and grabbed the string.

"Umm...Kagome...why do my balloons have a tail?" Rin said a little freaked out at the orange fluffy tail twitching behind one of the balloons.

"A tail?" Kagome asked.

"TADA!" The balloons exploded into Shippou. Kagome screamed as he fell on top of her.

Rin giggled as she watched the cute fox youkai sit on top of Kagome, his tail twitched excitedly.

"Shippou! I wish you would stop doing that!" Kagome said. "Get off me, you're heavy for a little guy."

Shippou stood up laughing. "But I love to see the look on your face, it's funny!"

"I'm glad you find amusement out of scaring the crap out of me," Kagome said dryly as she dusted herself off.

"Shippou!" Rin grabbed Shippou from behind and gave him a tight hug. "You're so cute!" She nuzzled his cheek.

"Aaah! Get her off me," he screamed for Kagome. He managed to wiggle free and run.

"Nope," Kagome grinned evilly as she watched Rin chase Shippou around in a circle until she caught him again. She laughed as Rin squeezed the life out of him. Shippou's tail twitched nervously. His body froze and he disappeared in Rin's arms in a puff of glitter.

"Hey...no fair," Rin pouted.

Kagome laughed. They walked around the festival together observing the crowd and the activity. Kagome tried out a few games, but never won anything. Rin seemed to beat her at everything. Kagome saw Inuyasha playing touch football with a bunch of other guys. He'd taken off his shirt. She watched him run around, muscles stretching and flexing, sweat dripping off his gleaming tanned skin. She gulped. He looked so amazingly hot!

"Kagome, you're drooling," Rin teased standing beside her.

"You know, I don't know what I did to get a guy like that," Kagome said.

"Neither did I, hmm, he is a fine specimen, isn't he?" Someone said standing beside Kagome. She turned and jumped out of surprise when she saw Kikyo.

Kikyo was watching Inuyasha with a wistful look on her face. She slowly turned to Kagome. "Hello, little cousin..."