Island Getaway by iloveprettysilverhair

At least the airport is clean...

So yeah, another fanfic. This one is more on the lighter side of things, it'll be fun to write. Please feel free to read and review and vote! Enjoy!

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Kagome was not amused. She had possibly the worst morning in the history of worst mornings, and it just kept getting better.

Three weeks ago she and her friends had decided that a much needed break from work and overbearing families was far overdue. This being said, they had all agreed that a vacation was in order, hopefully a nice long island vacation; somewhere far away from the busy streets of Tokyo.

Kagome had been working as a registered nurse for the past few years. She and her friends had all gone through college together and the bonds of friendship were made. During her first year of college she had met Inuyasha and the two of them hit if off instantly. They had tried dating, but quickly ruled that option out on their second date. Food was thrown and drinks were spilled; it was not a pretty sight. Regardless, the two of them remained close friends and she had even introduced him to his current girlfriend, Kikyo. She and Kikyo had an English class together and as soon as she introduced her to Inuyasha, sparks flew.

Kagome met Sango and Miroku both during her third year of college. She was immediately drawn to Sango and her tom-boyish attitude. Sango was almost the polar opposite to Kagome who was never one to be overly violent. However, Sango's violent behavior did not deter her boyfriend, Miroku. In fact, the more Kagome thought about it, the more she believed Miroku to be a closet masochist.

Just recently Sango and Miroku had moved in together and since then had nearly bitten each other's heads off. Apparently, living with one another for the past eight months was taking some getting used to. Miroku was little better than a slob, leaving his unmentionables in every crevasse that he could find. He had said it was because he was, in his own very special way, marking his territory, but Sango knew better: the man was lazy.

Said man was currently sporting a very impressive black eye. This time however, it was not our lovely Sango who had gifted him with it, but rather a small seven year old girl, with a very notable right hook, who had mistakenly took Miroku for the mean man who defiled her beloved teddy bear while she was watching the planes go by. Honestly, he didn't even see the bear before he sat down on the thing!

"Sit still, I'll go get some ice," Sango offered as she giggled behind her hand.

This had been the entertainment for the past two hours.

*Early the same morning*

This morning was the day they had all been waiting for: their escape to their island getaway. The plane was to leave promptly at nine o' clock in the morning so Kagome had packed the night before. She was in the middle of a very tantalizing dream involving herself and a tanned god in swim trunks when she distantly heard her phone ringing. She lazily reached over to her bedside table and fumbled around for the phone. Looking at the caller id she confirmed that it was Sango, damn but if that woman didn't have the worst timing.

"This had better be good Sango, I was having a fantastic dream."

"The one with the tanned god in swim trunks?"

"Mmhm."

"Sorry, I know how much you like that one. I just wanted to know if you were on your way or not."

"What?"

"Please tell me you didn't forget Kagome Higurashi!"

"Wow, the full name, what are you- SHIT! Sango why didn't you call me sooner, I only have forty-five minutes to get ready and make it downtown!"

"Better get your ass in gear then. Call me when you get here."

Kagome threw her phone down and darted for the bathroom. One rushed shower later and Kagome was running through the house, gathering last minute items. She quickly collected her things and was out the door. After throwing her suitcase into the trunk of her car she was on her way downtown to the international airport. Of course, destiny had other plans for her.

Twenty minutes later found her five miles from the airport and effectively stuck in dead-lock traffic.

"Arg! This cannot be happening! Why are so many people not at work?! It's a Wednesday for Pete's sake!" Road raged Kagome was not a fun Kagome. Traffic was going absolutely nowhere and there was no way in hell she could walk, let alone run, five miles in twenty minutes carting her things behind her.

Kagome dropped her head none-to-gently onto the steering wheel in unadulterated frustration. She had no other choice; it was either sit in traffic or try and get there as quickly as she could in hopes that the plane was delayed. She found a parking lot off the main street and grabbed her things; thank the gods that she had decided to bring the suitcase with wheels on it! In no time flat she was off and running with her stuff trailing behind her with pure determination written across her face.

She was panting heavily while dodging the small crowd of people on the sidewalk. 'When I get back from vacation, I'm getting a gym membership!' She continued on her way with strategic evasion; there was NO way she was going to miss her vacation!

Fifteen minutes later Kagome was still three miles from the airport and much to her dismay, traffic was once again flowing steadily. It took all of her will power not to just sit down on the sidewalk and throw a temper tantrum in front of everybody. At this point, she had given up on any sort of modesty and proceeded to stick her thumb out to hitch a ride. She continued walking with her thumb out to the side of her in hopes that someone would have some mercy on her.

Imagine her elation when a beautiful car with an even more beautiful man stopped to help her. For a while she just stood there in shock; there was no way this guy was real, he was the embodiment of all that is man and desire. He had long silver hair tied neatly in a low pony tail and incredible magenta markings on both of his cheek bones. There was an indigo colored crescent moon in the middle of his forehead and he had strikingly bright amber eyes.

She came out of her trance when he raised a delicate eyebrow in question to her staring.

"Oh um, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport, my plane leaves in about ten minutes and I am in desperate need of a lift."

He nodded his head once and she in turn graced him with a wide smile. She placed her things in the back seat of his car and took her place in the passenger seat. Not liking the silence that had overtaken the car, Kagome decided to strike up conversation.

"So, do you usually make it a habit to stop and help damsels in distress?" she joked.

"I do not. However, I am headed to the airport myself and one look at you with that monstrosity of a suitcase was enough to gauge that you were indeed headed that way as well."

"Oh, well, thank you very much. I really appreciate you giving me a ride there."

"It is no problem."

"My name's Kagome," she said as she stretched out her hand in offerings of a hand shake. He replied in turn taking her hand in his.

"Sesshoumaru," he contributed while he placed a light kiss on the back of her hand. She blushed prettily and slowly withdrew her hand to place back in her lap. 'Well at least one good thing has come out of this morning' Kagome thought to herself.

The rest of the ride was spent in a companionable silence and they soon found themselves at the airport. He offered to drop her off at the front gate so that she could try and catch her plane. She had only five minutes to get there before it took off without her.

"Thanks again for the ride; I don't think I would have made it here in time if it wasn't for you."

"It was my pleasure, Ka-go-me."

"Well, enjoy your flight to wherever it is you're going. Maybe one day we'll see each other again," she couldn't help the hopefulness that escaped in her voice nor could she help the slight blush that once again stained her cheeks.

"Indeed. Until then..." he at that moment drove off leaving Kagome with a bright smile on her face.

Kagome once again had to shake herself from her stupor. She dashed inside to find her gate as quickly as her tired legs would carry her. She was examining her ticket when she heard a voice call out to her.

"Hey, Kagome! Over here!"

She turned around and saw Inuyasha, along with Kikyo, waving at her. She smiled and waved back as she ran up to them.

"Hey guys, I'm not too late am I? Can I still check in?" Kagome asked.

"Naw, you're fine; our plane's been delayed, they're not sure how long though," Inuyasha informed her.

Kagome slumped a bit and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Figures," she mumbled.

"What was that?" Kikyo asked.

"Nothing. Can you just show me where check-in is?"

Inuyasha and Kikyo stayed with Kagome while she checked in. The man at the counter informed them that their flight was still delayed but that they should be expecting to be able to board soon. After Kagome had finished checking in the three of them made their way towards the many rows of chairs to await their flight. They met up with Sango and Miroku and then they all took their seats to await their boarding call.

For the first hour they passed the time by playing card games; blackjack had turned into rummy, rummy had turned into poker, and much to Kagome, Kikyo, and Sango's chagrin poker had turned into strip poker.

"Have you no shame Miroku? We're in the middle of an airport!" Sango screeched.

"What makes you think I'm even going to agree to play strip poker with you?" questioned Kagome. "You cheat, there's no way in hell I'd play this with you."

"You ladies are absolutely no fun, I am merely trying to help us pass the time," Miroku claimed innocently. He stood up to gather the playing cards, seeing as how the women of his group were giving him death glares and resigned to taking a seat across from them. Little did he know that a young girl's precious stuffed animal was going to fall victim to his sitting form.

Thus we come upon Sango fetching some ice for Miroku's now slightly swollen eye.

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*One and a half hours later*

"Gah! What is taking so long for our flight to board?! I rushed all the way here this morning so I could what? Wait here in these god awful chairs?! I bought my ticket so I could see an island, not the airport!" Kagome fumed.

Three and a half hours. Three and a half hours they had all been sitting here in the airport waiting room, or 'hell's waiting room' as they so dubbed it, for someone to call out over the speakers and tell them to board their flight.

"I'm with you, Kagome, this is getting ridiculous. Why is it taking so long?" Sango added.

"Feh! Who know, maybe they're fixing a broken wing or somthin' like that," said Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha! Don't say things like that!" Kikyo berated him, "you'll jinx us all!"

(Insert Ominous Music Here)

"Keh! Whatever, you're too paranoid, while I'll bet-"

~*Flight 103 to Fiji now boarding: Passengers please head towards gate 12 and have your tickets ready. ~*

"Finally! Let's get going!" shouted an overly excited Miroku.

The group raced each other to the gate, unceremoniously pushing and shoving to reach their seat first. At one point Miroku had given up running and had taken to riding Inuyasha's back while shouting "giddy yup!" Needless to say, his plummet to the floor was foreseen by all.

The plane itself was nothing immaculate; it had four seats per row with an isle splitting them down the middle. Not exactly the lap of luxury, but hey the price was right. Inuyasha and Kikyo were the first to find their seats towards the front of the plane. Kikyo had talked Inuyasha into letting her have the window seat, much to the disappointment of Inuyasha. Soon after, Miroku and Sango found their seats directly behind Kikyo and Inuyasha. Miroku graciously accepted the aisle seat; never know when those lovely stewardesses would have to pick up one of Miroku's "accidentally" dropped magazines.

Kagome sat down in the seat next to the window behind Sango. She immediately buckled her seatbelt although the plane had yet to fill up. Kagome had never been one for flying, it just wasn't natural. Her feet were meant to be on the ground and she was more than happy to comply with the fact. However, this was a vacation to an island, and flying was the fastest way to get there.

With her eyes closed and her concentration set on white-knuckling her arm rest, Kagome failed to notice when the seat next to hers became occupied. She was startled when a soft but firm hand was placed over hers on the armrest. Kagome snapped her eyes open and looked at the appendage. She followed its path, taking notice that there was a stripe along its wrist, and continued upwards. Amber met blue in a heated gaze and she then realized that she was sitting next to her knight in shining armor from earlier in the day.

"Sesshoumaru..." she breathed.