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A/N: Here is the final chapter! The seduction begins, so sit back and enjoy this crazy UABASHEDLY CHEESY little story!

Rumor has it

"Are you sure this is going to work?" Kagome asked worriedly, standing outside Sesshoumaru's room door clad in her ridiculous outfit. The five of them were huddled together in a tight circle, discussing the game plan for the final time.

"Yes, Kagome, yes. Oh my god, this is going to be the best dare I've seen in all eighteen years of my life!" Sango assured her friend before clapping her hands in glee. "Can you imagine Sesshoumaru's face?"

Miroku grinned lecherously, and Kagome flicked the end of the black feather boa irritably at his face, successfully wiping the grin off.

A small hand shot up in the air, and Shippo's childish voice came. "But I know Sesshoumaru is-"

Smack!

A loud, sharp slap was heard, and Shippo was seen rubbing the emerging bump on his head with a mournful expression while Inuyasha gave him a vicious death glare.

"Kids. Should. Not. Interrupt. When. Grown-ups. Are. Talking." He loomed over the cowering boy and warned, staring at his little cousin the entire time with a raised fist. "Do. You. Understand?"

Kagome tried to gather Shippo in an embrace, but gave up instantly upon realizing she would either end up smothering him with her pushed-up boobs, or giving him a mouthful of black feathers to choke to death on.

"Inuyasha! You should not be so harsh on poor Shippo! You could always tell him nicely that interrupting others during conversations is wrong. There's no need to resort to violence."

Miroku interrupted with a harsh whisper. "Keep it down, guys! Any more noise and Sesshoumaru is going to know we're out here!"

Realization dawned upon everyone and the racket over Inuyasha's violent streak died down almost instantly.

"That's much better," Miroku smiled, before turning to the poor girl who was still fiddling. "This would be the most unforgettable night of Sesshoumaru's life. Five minutes, just five minutes of seduction would be good enough. Are you ready, Kagome?"

Sango added in a sing-song voice. "You know you want this, best friend! It's Sesshoumaru! The guy you've been obsessing over since you joined that lame meditation course."

"Oh my god, this is insane, this is insane." Kagome muttered to herself, shaking her head as if hoping it was all a terrible nightmare. She leaned against the door, looking back at her evil friends who had landed her in this dreadful mess.

Inuyasha smirked challengingly. "Are you going to chicken out?"

"You should try prancing around in a skirt the size of a damned postage stamp!" Kagome snapped irritably, waving her fists. "Inuyasha, I'm so going to kill you if Sesshoumaru ends up hating me for this-WOAH!"

She stumbled as the door was abruptly opened by Sango, before she felt herself get pushed through it by a few pairs of hands. The door clicked shut amidst hushed laughter and she instinctively whirled around to bang on the door. While her fists were knocking furiously against the wood, Kagome made a mental note to decapitate them one by one with a samurai sword once she got out of Sesshoumaru's room. She decided, she would hang their bodies up on Christmas trees and put Inuyasha's head at the top.

The rapid banging on the door ceased with a loud, exasperated huff before silence reigned in the space that was otherwise known as…

…Sesshoumaru's room.

Kagome realized with a gulp, and froze. Inch by agonizing inch, she turned, only to meet a pair of piercing golden eyes. It did not help that those ironically icy eyes were slightly widened in immense surprise and confusion.

"Hi, Sesshoumaru." She raised a hand and waved lamely, with a forced smile that almost split her face into two.

He frowned. "Kagome. What....?"

It was the first time she had seen Sesshoumaru so confused, and at a loss for words.

And then Kagome remembered. Right. The Dare. They had rehearsed this, she could do it. After all, she was Higurashi Kagome. Chickening out on a dare was not her thing to do.

Throwing her arms above her head, Kagome leaned against the door while flashing him the sultriest smile she could manage.

"Are you lonely tonight?" She purred, trailing one end of the black feather boa up her creamy thigh. "My big, bad lover boy…"

Sesshoumaru gaped uncharacteristically as Kagome made her way towards him, placing her left hand against the back of the chair in which he was sitting. He could smell her usual alluring milky scent, which was a stark contrast to the…temptress she was supposedly dressed up the lovely Kagome possessed? With her arm beside his face, Sesshoumaru was effectively trapped, unable to do anything when Kagome's right hand came to caress his cheek ever so seductively.

She blew a sensuous kiss in his direction, and realization dawned upon Sesshoumaru, slicing swiftly through the haze of confusion in his mind.

Lesson 4: Don't underestimate Higurashi Kagome, and don't let her innocent appearance fool you.

He fought the urge to snicker and laugh; his brother and cousin must have come up with this lame idea. But how on earth did they get Kagome to come so willingly, and dressed like an over-decorated Christmas tree? Sure, Kagome was very pretty and sweet, but even she couldn't pull off this ridiculous look.

She shook her hips enticingly in front of him, before arching her back such that her breasts –pushed up- were almost right in his face. He had to fight the urge to free the creamy twin globes from their confines and worship them one by one. Her long black hair tickled his face when she leaned in to whisper erotically in his ear, "Do you like it when I do this, baby boy?"

Her parted legs straddled his thighs and just as he thought things could not get any raunchier, she closed her eyes, leaned in further such that her breasts were pressing against his chest, and kissed him.

Full on the lips.

Meanwhile, huddled together outside the door was the group of three teenagers and one kid. High fives were discreetly exchanged amidst conspirical smiles. Inuyasha whispered proudly, "I knew this would work! I can't hear a thing though, but the fact that he hasn't kicked her out is a positive sign."

"Oh my god, this idea is excellent." Sango smiled and nodded eagerly in agreement. "I'm sure this will help them get together! It's high time someone made a move. One could die from the heavy sexual tension between them."

"Not if Missy Kagome dies of a heart attack later when she realizes Sesshoumaru is not quite gay." Miroku added knowingly. "Aren't we simply brilliant to have discovered Sesshoumaru secretly likes Kagome and to have forced a confession out of him before the girls came over? We're lucky indeed, to find that picture of Kagome in his MacBook."

"We've always been brilliant. You mean you didn't know?" Inuyasha declared smugly, before Shippo interrupted.

"Oh, I can tell Sango and Miroku are smart people. But Inuyasha…I'm afraid I can't say the same for you. I wonder what Kikyou sees in you. She's beautiful, elegant and intelligent while you're…" The eleven year old said, sucking on his candy cane.

"What did you say, you stupid little creep? Do you want me to shove that silly candy cane up your sorry little-"

"Inuyasha! Don't use such language; he is just a child!" Sango interrupted.

Inuyasha huffed, before he recalled something and turned on Shippo intimidatingly. "Oh, that reminds me! Twerp, don't think I've forgotten how you tried to foil my amazing plans again and again. You must have overheard Miroku and me forcing the confession out of Sesshoumaru back at the patio. We were trying to help Ice King get together with Kagome, and there's no other way to make those two almost virginal, impossibly passive lovebirds face each other. It's for everyone's good. You know very well how your dearest cousin Sesshoumaru is like. If Ice King can get a girlfriend, life would be better for all of us mere subjects. Why did you keep trying to foil our plans?"

Miroku shook his head with exasperation. "I seldom agree with Inuyasha, you know, him being Inuyasha, but I have to agree with him on this, Shippo. You could have ruined everything, and if Kagome knows Sesshoumaru has been harboring a crush on her, she would be too shy to do anything about it."

Shippo gulped and pretended to be very interested in his candy cane.

"Explain, kiddo." Inuyasha brandished his clenched fist menacingly.

"Well…" He tried to speak with the candy cane in his mouth, while the three teenagers strained to catch what he was trying to say. "Okay…I think I kinda like Kagome too. You know, she is the only one here who is really nice to me, with the exception of Sango…"

"What the f***? You've got a crush on Kagome too? What are you, twenty? You're a mere eleven. A sorry, puny, miniscule eleven. So that's why you've been trying to foil it! It's all because of your stupid kid crush! Sorry to burst your candy bubble, but if they decide to take things a little further," Inuyasha smirked with an evil glint in his eyes. "You can hear why Kagome would totally prefer Sesshoumaru to you. I hereby give you the permission to press your ear to the door."

"Woah! An initiation into the wonders of-" Miroku cheered, but before he could finish his sentence…

"Shut up, both of you!" Sango screamed, pulling both Inuyasha and Miroku's ears and dragging them forcefully down the hallway. Her black belt in karate was never meant to be underestimated. Turning back to Shippo, who was still busy trying to decide on a location where he could press his ear to, Sango barked, "And you, Shippo! Come here, before I karate kick you all the way to North Pole and beyond!"

Back in the room, Kagome pulled away from the kiss with a triumphant grin on her face. Sesshoumaru was still sitting motionless in his chair, most probably too shocked to move a muscle, Kagome secretly concluded. While she was elated to have kissed the guy of her dreams, the fact that he was merely sitting motionless told her he was really what Inuyasha had thought him to be.

Smiling at him in her usual Kagome manner, she asked, "You're not turned on, are you?"

Sesshoumaru stared at her in silence, studying her facial expression almost incredulously. What on earth was she trying to say? The sudden turn of events had been very confusing for his poor mind indeed, from the moment she came through the doors dressed like a dance hostess from the 60's and doing all kinds of seductive acts in his lap, to her strange question if he had been turned on by her.

Kagome must have mistaken his silence for unhappiness, for she hurriedly started to explain herself, "Oh dear, I hope you're not mad at me for this. I mean, I don't discriminate and I'm definitely not judging you as an individual despite your…preferences. I still hold you in high regard as a person, Sesshoumaru. Okay, if I've made you upset, I'm really, really sorry. It's just that we played Truth and Dare the other day and I was dared to do this, because Inuyasha and Miroku insisted you were-"

A high pitched squeal that would have put a dolphin to shame was heard when Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome down to eye level, holding her tightly in his embrace. And before she could react to his sudden actions, he closed the distance between them and met her parted lips with his.

Kagome's eyes widened impossibly when he felt Sesshoumaru's lips claim hers passionately. No way…wasn't he…? But she threw whatever remaining thoughts she had in her mind, and closed her eyes in pure bliss when she felt his tongue draw itself across her lower lip. Who was she to deny what her heart really wanted? After all, the tingles in the base of her gut were too much to ignore…

So when they finally pulled apart from the mind-blowing kiss he had given her, Kagome drew a quivering breath and squeaked, "…gay?"

Sesshoumaru inhaled, while Kagome watched his chest heave. "What did you just say?"

"Well…Inuyasha and Miroku said you were…"

"Gay?" Sesshoumaru questioned incredulously, before smirking as he tried to conceal his mirth. "They told you I was gay? What the hell?"

Kagome nodded, still surprised at how things had turned out.

"The nerve of that half-breed…" Sesshoumaru muttered, his eyes narrowing by a fraction. "And you believed them, Kagome?"

She shakily nodded, mentally noting how good her name sounded on his lips, especially when she was practically sitting in his lap. Then when she finally found her tongue, she added in a small voice, "I kinda thought you might be…since you don't to any of the females at meditation class except for the instructor and me."

"Well, this Sesshoumaru is straight. Straight as a rod."

"Oh my god. I can't believe it." Kagome couldn't help the small smile that came so naturally to her lips. "Then why is it that you hardly interact with the girls? Some of them from meditation class are quite pretty, don't you think so?"

"Yeah, they are." He replied, watching Kagome's face fall ever so subtly. "But this Sesshoumaru already has someone in his heart."

Her face fell more and he couldn't help thinking how cute she looked in that instant. "Who?"

He had to suppress a chuckle. "The girl sitting in my lap. That's why I don't talk to the other girls. There's no need to."

"Oh dear…and I had no idea. You like me? Oh my god, I had the longest crush on you but I kinda gave up eventually. To think I thought you were…" Kagome blushed prettily and looked up into Sesshoumaru's eyes endearingly. "So, does this mean…we…."

"Yes, will you be my girlfriend, Kagome?"

She nodded blissfully, wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a chaste kiss on his lips. "You said you're straight, didn't you, Sesshoumaru?"

It was his turn to nod.

"Well, I'm not quite convinced…" Kagome smiled cheekily, pressing herself against him.

He smirked again, before whispering in her ear. "Now, there's a part of me which is standing straight up…"

"I know," She whispered back, wiggling her hips seductively to prove her point. "I can feel it. I never knew you'd be turned on by…this."

"I'd be more turned on if you had nothing on."

She laughed and smacked him on his thigh. "Cheeky!"

"Do you want this Sesshoumaru to prove to you just how straight and masculine he really is?" He asked hotly, eliciting a bout of giggles from her.

"Come on, big boy, I dare you to prove it!"

The door was then locked, and it wasn't long before the four inquisitive individuals who had returned to check on them hurriedly left with blushing faces.

Two hours later, Kagome announced with a huge smile and a beaming face.

"I hereby declare Sesshoumaru not gay."

Inuyasha snickered and swallowed the mouthful of potato chips he had been munching on. "We know."

Everyone else in the room nodded with smiles on their faces.

Miroku decided to come clean. "Well, we also know he likes you. A lot."

"What?" Kagome spluttered. She was definitely not expecting this response from them. "But how did you guys know Sesshoumaru likes me?"

"Are you kidding me?" Inuyasha asked incredulously, his eyes widening to prove his point before rolling in a perfect arc. "Everyone knows, with the exception of you. Even Shippo knows, and he is just a little twerp. Are you stupid, dense or idiotic, Kagome?"

"I'm not a little twerp!" Shippo screamed in the background. Kagome looked somewhat hurt, before Miroku put an arm around her shoulder.

"It just proves you're an innocent and sweet girl! Have you not noticed how Sesshoumaru looks at you, Kagome?" Miroku chuckled. "Ice King always looks as if he is mentally undressing you! Article by article, till nothing is left-"

"Cousin, it would be greatly appreciated if you do not speak to my girlfriend in that manner."

"Awww, Sesshoumaru!" Miroku smiled, walking over to place his arm across his cousin's shoulders. "We were just helping the two of you."

"Are you expecting this Sesshoumaru to weep in joy and thank you for labeling him a homosexual?"

Miroku raised his hands in front of him in a defensive pose. "No, no, most definitely not. You know, this humble one would still need to get a few pointers from you. Now that we've established how impossibly straight and manly you are-" Miroku cast the furiously blushing Kagome a suggestive glance. "I'd need you to impart some secrets which I can entertain my lovely Sango with-"

"Miroku! I swear, you're getting out of hand!"

Everyone watched in horrified silence as Sango sent a flying kick to her boyfriend's head, effectively bringing him down onto the floor.

"How dare you!"

So as everyone watched Miroku get punched into a pulp by his girlfriend, Kagome turned to her boyfriend Sesshoumaru and smiled, squeezing his arm.

"Don't you think it's cute, you know, how we got together because of rumor?"

"It sure is." He replied. They once again met in a kiss, which got Inuyasha gagging in the background and throwing a handful of chips at them.

The End.