A Kludge of One Shots by tenchi no mai
Caramell-Licious
This was written in response to Danyealle-sama’s challenge.
Theme: 2nd Annual 50 Ways to Torture a Taiyoukai
Required Word Count: 1000 Word Minimum
Actual Word Count: 1596, Story Only
Universe: AU/Modern Day
Rating: M
Warnings: Innuendoes
Disclaimer: The characters of InuYasha are not mine, they are the property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz Media. Only the plot to this story and my original character, Shun, are my intellectual property. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
‘Italics’ = thoughts
This little piece of torture and silliness is dedicated to my friends in chat, and the late night conversations that inspired it.
Caramell-Licious
Sesshoumaru was sitting in his office, messing around on the computer, doing random searches, playing games, wasting some time until Kagome and Shun were done in the gym and ready to go into town. There were a number of errands that needed to be completed before the respective businesses closed.
They should have left over an hour ago, but Shippo and Rin had come over to use the gym, and Kagome had wanted to do a short aerobics workout with Rin. He had relented since she hadn’t seen Rin for quite a while, what with her odd work schedule and the fact that they lived some distance away.
He sent Shun with her to keep an eye on the time, knowing that Kagome would totally lose track of it and then try to wave this Sesshoumaru off his carefully planned schedule with the flimsy excuse that the errands were not that important and could always be done tomorrow. At least Shun was responsible… most of the time. However, now that he was thinking about it, Kagome had a way of wrapping her second mate around her little finger, and managing to somehow sway him to her way of thinking.
Checking the time on the computer tool bar against his watch, he decided that this delay was unacceptable. Shippo and Rin would be there when they got back. They were, after all, staying for dinner tonight. Had there been a misunderstanding on the part of his little mate? Drumming his claws on the desktop, he would wait a few more minutes, then go round up Kagome and Shun and get going.
It started with a small twitch in his eyelid and he narrowed his eyes as he looked out the office door in the direction of the gym and dojo. As the vibrations filtered down the hallway, it became a noticeable tic, and his ears began to twitch, as the hair stood up on the back of his neck.
Shun he could forgive for this transgression, he was, in all probability, unaware of the ban on the atrocity. That would be corrected immediately. Kagome, however, was a different story. She knew, only too well, his intense dislike for this… irritant, and the torture it inflicted on his sensitive eardrums.
He had thought that after he destroyed all the copies of the CD’s and DVD’s that her obsession had waned considerably. He couldn’t remember the last time that she had even mentioned it.
Then there was whomever had remixed and put this abomination back together for her. There were only two real culprits to accuse, either Shippo or Makoto. They were the only ones with enough computer savvy to do such a thing. When he found out which one of them had directly gone against his orders, there was going to be hell to pay.
He could feel the migraine starting, and he fumbled in the desk drawer for his headache medication and the ear plugs. If he could somehow try and ignore it for just a little bit longer it would be over. Then he could take his retribution. Getting up, he shut the office door and leaned against it. ‘Must keep the temper under control. It would not do to become too enraged and let my beast take charge in front of Rin.’
As the subsonic beat of the music sped up, the torture increased and then went into overdrive. He was able to feel the vibrations through the wooden door, and stalked over to the window, staring out at the garden as his claws dug gouges in the window sill.
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Kagome had been elated when Shippo and Rin had arrived earlier than expected, asking if they could use the equipment in the gym. She hadn’t seen Rin in what seemed like months. She knew from Shippo that she was working long hours at her new job, and when she wasn’t working, she was exhausted and sleeping.
When Rin told her that she had brought a new aerobics DVD that Shippo had put together for her, Kagome ran off to let Sesshoumaru know that she wanted to work out with Rin. After telling him to take Shun and go do the errands, that she wanted to stay here with Shippo and Rin, she quickly found a leotard and shorts, got changed and headed over to the far side of the shiro.
After they were mated, Sesshoumaru had the gym enlarged. Mirrored on one side, and with a ballet barre, there were floor mats and a wall mounted flat panel TV with built in DVD player. Kagome sometimes used the gym equipment, and other times used what the guys called “her space” to do an aerobics workout or her tai chi, when she didn’t do it outside.
When she got to the gym, Rin was waiting for her and Shippo had started his workout. Kouga had been there for quite a while already and was halfway through his workout. A minute or two later, Shun arrived in a pair of shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt.
Looking past Rin, Kagome grinned at him. “So, did Sesshoumaru decide to go by himself?” She had taken the DVD from Rin and was inserting it into the slot in the side of the TV, not really listening to his answer.
“No, he said he would wait for us to get done in here, then we would go.” Shun started his workout, while keeping an eye on the time.
The three demons worked quietly on the gym machines. The only sound from that side was the clunk of the weights as they dropped back into place at the end of the reps.
The music started, and Rin and Kagome began the cardio workout. Shun kept glancing at the girls as they worked out, enjoying the view of Kagome in the leotard and shorts, especially since he could see her from the front, as well as from the back, via the view in the mirror.
When the workout DVD ended, Shun sat up and grabbed his towel to wipe the sweat off his face. His head snapped around when he heard Kagome suddenly squeal, then grab a towel and tuck the end into the back of her shorts. As he sat there watching, Kagome and Rin launched into the strangest dance he had ever seen. Hips swivelling and swinging, arms moving in different directions, then with their hand on their heads making ‘bunny’ears, the girls twirled, bent and danced to a mind numbing musical number that kept speeding up.
Kouga came over and plopped down on the bench with Shun as the girls continued on, oblivious to them. Shippo ran over to join the girls in front of the video, and was, surprisingly, able to keep up with them.
Shun burst out laughing as, with an explosion of kitsune magic, there were suddently two Rins dancing with each other, then two Kagomes. Kouga joined in the laughter before getting up and shutting the door to the gym.
“Did I hear Kagome say that Sessh had gone to do some errands?” Kouga was covertly watching the door, waiting for trouble to appear.
“I think so.” Shun was now laughing so hard he was having trouble speaking. “Why?” He couldn’t take his eyes off of Kagome’s derrierre in the mirror as she wiggled and danced.
“Sessh had destroyed all the copies of the CD’s and DVD’s with this music and had forbidden Kagome to ever play it again. It gives him a migraine.” Kouga was now laughing, as well, at the antics of the two girls and Shippo.
“What is this… ?” Shun gasped out, waving his hand at his gyrating mate. Or at least he thought it was her, it could have been Shippo.
“It’s from the Supergott album by Caramell, a Swedish music group. The song is called “Caramelldansen”. This is the “Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix” version that was used for a lot of the internet meme’s.” Kouga got pulled over to join Kagome when the song and the video looped for a second playthrough.
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Sesshoumaru turned from the window as the horrific noise continued. It should have stopped by now. This was torture, pure and simple, and he was going to put an end to it immediately.
He knew what he was going to find when he got to the gym. It was like a train wreck; you really didn’t want to look, but something compelled you to stare at the aftermath. His feet slowly dragged him towards the back of the shiro as his mind kept saying ‘No, no, no, don’t look.’
When he arrived outside the closed door to the gym, the music was loud enough that he was able hear it in spite of his earplugs. Looking through the window, he could see Rin, Shippo, Kagome and Kouga all lined up doing the bizarre dance, as Shun sat laughing hysterically. As the song ended, the four of them collapsed, gasping for breath, onto the floor amid gales of laughter.
With his eyes bleeding a bright red, Sesshoumaru stalked into the gym, yanked the DVD out of the player, and with a swift crack of his knuckles, dissolved it into a dripping mess of green goo with his dokkasou, then stalked out of the room to find a quiet place to allow his migraine medication to work.
Kagome looked up, and yelled, “Sesshoumaru, that was Rin’s DVD!”
Shun only had one thought as he scooped Kagome up off the floor and threw her over his shoulder, heading towards the bedroom. ‘Caramell-Licious!’
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Fin
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A/N – LOL I do not own, nor do I have any financial interest in the musical group Caramell, their album “Supergott”, the songs “Caramelldansen” or “Caramelldansen Speedycake Remix”. If you have never seen the meme follow the link or search for “Caramelldansen” on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXK9ShllebQ
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