a note from ivory – hey there. I haven't been on here in years... yes, years! but while searching through all my old emails, i stumbled upon my old ff account, Niji O Tsukinuketa incase you were wondering!

my old writing style makes me so embarassed. I was one of the biggest anime nerds you would ever meet. now, i am a published short-story writer and am finishing high school (not this year, but the next!). i've decided to end my 3-year writing hiatus and start again by re-writing my most precious fanfics.

so, here is CBRT, my first fanfic ever, re-made. if you would like to read the original, it is still on file at my fanfic account Niji O Tsukinuketa. if, for some reason, i have taken it down, you may email me and i will (begrudingly) send it to you. please enjoy the new re-vamped tale of akira! (PLEASE let me know how you like it, whether you are a new reader or an old reader!)

one more note- this is an introductory chapter. it's basically just information you guys should know. action DOES begin later on; and there's a lot of it. :)

Chapter One.

Hello, Sunshines!

"Osuwari, osuwari, osuwari!" Kagome commanded, a tone of such annoyance ringing through the air as the hanyou Inuyasha was slammed into the ground. "Please, can you just lay off of Akira? Hmm? Honestly, you'd think you'd learn after a month!"

A month prior to this particular incident, a miracle (or two, actually) had blessed Kaede and her village with the wonderous gift of life. First, a boy to Sango and Miroku (whom they named Amida), and a girl to Kagome and Inuyasha (who Kagome had named Akira).

Sango doted lovingly over her bright-eyed, dark-haired little son. He looked nearly identical to Miroku, down to the tiny Kazaana in his miniscule baby hand. Being prepared as he was, Miroku had made and blessed some sutra-beads to keep the Kazaana closed, incase the baby born was a son.

Inuyasha, however, was not so prepared for the coming of his little hanyou girl. In all fairness, he didn't even know until after she was born, that she was even made: "Kagome was pregnant? I thought she was just... you know... getting fat!"

The girl was nearly one in the same as Kagome, with a pleantiful amount of black hair and facial features akin to her young mother. However, she did inherit the white puppy ears from her father, as well as his amber colored eyes. Something neither of them had was something Akira possessed, though; a long, fluffy white tail. The tail, of course, was the focus of many arguements between her parents... Like the arguement Kagome and Inuyasha were having, at that moment in time.

"But feeding it, holding it... Seriously, the brat's not mine. Give me a break from this responsibility, it's bull shit. DON'T make me... you know, sit, again! I shouldn't be punished for speaking my mind!" Inuyasha dug his face up from the earth, spitting out a few blades of grass. Kagome, holding the sleeping infant in her hands, was facing away from him with her face burning.

"It's the fact that what you're saying is fucking rediculous!" It was a rare occasion that Kagome swore, but when she did, it was for good reason. "That's why you're being punished! She looks just like you, Inuyasha. You even said she has a dog's scent. Like really, how many dogs are there around here that I'd 'get with,' huh? Huh?"

Miroku and Sango, trying to stay out of this, laughed quietly to themselves by Kagome's select choice of words. Inuyasha's silence there after showed that she had proven her point.

Later that evening, the group of seven (and Kirara makes eight) decided to set up camp for the night. While Sango prepared the supper of ramen and canned beans (both generously brought back by Kagome from her era), Amida wailed constantly, even with his father giving him additional attention. And there sat Akira, contently watching the fire, laying cuddled with Kirara and Shippou.

It was a strange sight to behold, that Akira. Not even when she was born did she mutter a wail. With a child that never cried once in her month of living, it was very difficult for the teen mother and for the stupid half demon to figure out when she needed something, and what it was that she needed. It also brought a lot of wonder and worries, to whether the baby was deaf or mute.

"I'm glad she doesn't cry," Shippou said, as little Akira smiled at him. He pet her floppy, soft ears and laughed. "It makes her my favorite. Amida always cries whenever I'm around him, it's so annoying!"

Miroku started bouncing his boy on his lap to make the wailing stop. "Hey, it's what babies do, just shut up." It was obvious he was ready to snap. Perhaps the actuality of the child-bearing wasn't what he had hoped for.

After a long night, dawn had arrived and the crew awoke to find that their silver-haired dog friend was gone. Confused, they awoke Shippou to sniff for his scent.

"Uggh, his scent is weak," Shippou's eyes were rolling back into his head. "He must have left early in the night, last night...goodnight..." His head slouched back and he was asleep. Sango and Kagome exchanged looks, and then set their heads down to sleep as well.

Around suppertime that afternoon, Inuyasha returned with a grin on his face. Kagome glared fumingly at him. "Where the hell were you?" She yelled, Akira sitting happily on her lap. "You could have said you were leaving, where did you go?!"

"'Couldn't sleep that night, I thought about what you said," His grin widened, and it was then Kagome noticed a tooth was missing. "About being a.. er... father, and all that stuff. I thought about my parents, too..." Inuyasha glanced to the side, and then drew a sword out from a sheath he hid on the back.

"Uhh, what's that? And why are you missing a tooth?" Kagome stood and Akira rested her head on her mom's shoulder.

"I got him a sword! You know, for a present. Like my dad got me." He held out the sword to Kagome and Akira. It was thin and sleek, was definetly new. The others all bit their lips, all finding confusion and hilarity in what he had said. "It's called the Tensaiga.

"Him...?" Kagome, ran her finger over the blade. It was a beautiful sword.

"Akira, feh," Inuyasha rolled his eyes and pet her on the head twice. "Who else would I tear out a fang for?"

Kagome ran her free hand through her hair, and started to laugh. "Oh, God, Inuyasha. You know that Akira is a GIRL? Right?"

Miroku, Sango and Shippou all started to laugh. The babe was obviously not a boy, but since Inuyasha had never had diaper-duty...

"What? No... Why are you all laughing?! Shut up!" Inuyasha's eyes widened, and then he stared at the kid. "It's not a boy?!"

They all continued to laugh, as Kagome handed Akira to Inuyasha. He still stared in wonder at her, and set down the sword. "Feh." Crooned Akira, as she smiled up at him and yanked on a silver lock of hair.

"Aah," He held her away from him, and then sort of laughed to himself. He gave a side glance at Kagome with a devious grin. "She does look a bit like you, so it's understandable why I thought she was a boy..."

Kagome quickly grabbed Akira, "Oouugh, OSUWARI! Osuwari, Osuwari....!" And with that, Sango, Miroku and Shippou took it upon themselves to make supper and ignore the little family.