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The Acquisition Game

Chapter 1

Arrival To Tokyo

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At the sound of the foghorn, the ship was docked to the harbor. Friends and families were there to see their family dismounting the ship. People walked down the lath that lead to the ground as they carried their luggage with them along with their children.

"Kagome!" A voice shouted out from the crowds. "Sango!"

"Mama!" The two sisters shouted as they ran down the lath carrying their luggage to their mother.

"Over here, girls." Mrs. Higurashi smiled warmly as she saw her two daughters running towards her. She opened her arms and they both embraced her mother tightly. "I was so worried."

"About what mama? You know I'm looking out for my younger sister." Sango said proudly.

"What? I'm looking out for you!" Kagome protested.

"No you!" Sango pointed her fingers to Kagome.

"Mama!" Kagome shouted out. "Tell me you believe me!" Kagome said with wide eyes.

"Now girls, girls! Lets go home. There is a lot to do and so little time. Come on, your brothers would be so happy to see you." Mrs. Higurashi lead the girls back into town where little shops were held on the side of the road.

"Hello Mrs. Higurashi! Sango and Kagome are back already?" A butcher said in a big grin. "Such fine girls you have."

"Don't be the modest, Mr. Imamura." Mrs. Higurashi said and walked on. "Dad!" Mrs. Higurashi shouted out through the crowds which surrounded their little souk. "Dad! They're back!"

"Grandpa!" Sango and Kagome shouted out as they pushed through the crowd to get to their souk. "Grandpa!"

"Sango! Kagome! You're back!" He replied as he cleansed off the stained scales on his butcher knife. "Who wants this piece?" He raised the fish tail and several hands raised into the air.

"I want!"

"Here!"

Sango and Kagome watched their grandpa chuckled witlessly to himself. "I'll get the highest bid on the tail," he chuckled.

"Something is wrong with grandpa," Kagome told her mother.

"No, after you guys left, he has always been like that. Lets go see what your brothers are up to." They carried their luggage back to their house and gulped as they walked pass their grandpa who was laughing madly to himself.

"Souta! Kohaku!" Mrs. Higurashi shouted. "Your sisters are back!"

"We're out back!" They heard a distant voice that sounded like them and they followed the voice out back. Which they saw Kohaku and Souta washing dishes as they played with bubbles and some dishes were shattered on the ground.

"Souta! Kohaku! What are the dishes doing on the ground?!" Mrs. Higurashi said as she raised her hands to her hips. "You guys better clean this up! I'm not going to tolerate my beautiful dishes shattered on the ground."

"Okay," they nodded and as they bowed their heads to the ground.

"Good," Mrs. Higurashi huffed and walked to the kitchen.

"Ha! Are you guys in for it!" Kagome scoffed.

"You guys sure make a lot of trouble. Luckily mom didn't make you guys cook dinner." Sango laughed at them. But before she knew it...

"Souta! Kohaku!" Both of you are making dinner for tonight! Mrs. Higurashi's voice rang out loud and clear for the four of them to hear.

"Ha...ha...we'll be on our way," Kagome laughed and both of them ran back to their rooms before Souta and Kohaku can snap at them.

"SANGO! KAGOME! GET YOUR BUTTS BACK HERE, NOW!!!!!"

"Mama, can Sango and I go out tomorrow down the streets? We'll be on our best behavior, please," Kagome pouted her lips as she mouthed, please.

"Yeah mama, since we're back. And we haven't be here for so long, we need to go around and see if things has changed. Please."

"Alright. But don't go making trouble," Mrs. Higurashi told them.

"Yes!" Kagome and Sango cheered as they threw their hands into the air.

"But mama!" Kohaku and Souta said with wide eyes. "How could they? That's not fair, I want to go too!"

"I know, guys. Grandpa can take you guys out, someday. But Kagome and Sango hasn't been here for two years. They should go around and see if thing has changed."

"No one told them to leave for that trip for two years." Souta said as he played with his food on his plate.

"We learned a lot," Kagome lied as she winked to Sango. "Didn't we, Sango?"

"Of course we did," Sango nodded promptly.

"Such as?" Souta asked.

"Like....like...the world has a lot of...."

"People with all sorts of races," Sango finished for Kagome, "and oceans."

"The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Artic." Kagome shrugged proudly. "See! We learned a lot."

"We knew all of those things already," Kohaku narrowed his eyes. "What are you hiding?"

"Nothing." Sango and Kagome stood up abruptly. "We're done," Kagome told them quickly.

"Yeah." Sango nodded.

"Don't go anywhere. You've been gone for so long, you have to keep up by washing the dishes." Mrs. Higurashi said as she piled the dishes in the sink neatly.

"But?"

"No buts, go on. We're done." Mrs. Higurashi told them. Kagome looked over to Souta and Kohaku and saw them snickering at them.

"Shut up," Sango told them.

"Make us." Souta made a face at Sango.

"Brat!" Sango cluctched her knuckles together.

After washing the never ending dishes, Sango and Kagome walked by the training room. "Ooh, want to go in?"

"The training room. I haven't been there for ages." They slid open the doors and walked in. They lit the candle on the table on the side of the room and the room was lit. "The wooden block figure." Sango said with wide eyes. "Now, we haven't seen that in years."

"Yes. Lets go for a round since there are two." Kagome laid a fist on the wooden figure's head and made a blow. She swung her hand back and clouted the figure's head. The head that was made out of wood exploded into itty bitty parts. "Ha! I still got my groove going."

"Like I can't do it." Sango scoffed. "But you have to repair it first."

"Oh man," Kagome whined, "that's not fair."

"Oh yes, it is." Sango let her hand fell down the the wooden block figure's arm and it snapped in half. "Ooh, watcha goin' do now?"

"Tough guy? Watch this!" She jerked her hand back and aimed at the body. "This is going to be good." Kagome nodded. After aiming at, she jerked her fist rapidly to the body.

"What do you guys think you are doing?" A voice called out behind them. Kagome managed to stop before she hit the body and turned around to look at the person.

"Mom," they said together. "Aren't you supposed to be in bed?" Sango asked with a small shrug.

"If I did, I'll see my only two wooden bodies snap in halves. You guys training again? I bet you didn't stop training when you were at your trip." Mrs. Higurashi sighed. "You guys took after your father, all of you did. You guys loved martial arts, don't you?"

"Of course we do," Kagome shrugged innocently, "don't you? I mean you and grandpa knew it too. Just that, you didn't use as often as us." Kagome said as she saw her mother sighed deeply.

"Kagome, of course I loved martial arts. It was your grandpa's life, besides your father's. Soon your brothers would be acting the same way you two do." The two girls looked at each other and grinned.

"Want to do some training together?" Sango asked as she grabbed her weapon as long as she could remember, the Hiraikotsu which hunged on the wall.

Mrs. Higurashi made a face and shrugged playfully. "I'll take the sword." She nodded and grabbed the sword on the table. She took out the blade and rested the sheath back on the table. "Shall we begin?" She asked mischievously.

"I think we asked the wrong person," Kagome shook her head as she grabbed her favorite weapon, her bow and arrow.

"More than just the wrong person, our mother," Sango said. "Lets begin!"

"Father! I'm not marrying her!" A boy with silver hair and doggy ears stormed into the court's room without permission with steam rising from his head.

"Inuyasha, don't be silly. She's a full demon, where can you find a full demon around. Not that you can't but, what's wrong with her?" Inutaisho sat on the royal throne, he was the king of Tokyo, father of Seshoumaru, Kouga and Inuyasha. He married three wives, each mother of the sons were different. However, Sesshoumaru's mother, Inutaiku's first wife had died already.

"I don't like her," Inuyasha folded his arms and furrowed his brows. He wasn't happy...he even got more angry as he saw a familiar figure sitting on the chair with his legs crossed. "Sesshoumaru," Inuyasha growled, "Why am I not surprised?"

"Hmph," A young man who looked simliar to Inuyasha called with long silver hair sneered at his younger brother's 'royal' behavior.

"Can it, Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha snarled.

"Inuyasha!" His mother hissed.

"Temper, temper Inuyasha. I'm just looking out for you, my dear little brother." Sesshoumaru said innocently.

"Shut the hell up! Father, I do not want to marry her and that's final." Inuyasha snapped and stomped out the room with steam still rising out of his head. Yikes!

"Such temper," Lady Inu shook her head in dismay. She was still worried about her only son, though somebody can look at for him...but she doesn't know if Inuyasha should be the one taking care of him or him taking care of Inuyasha.

"He'll learn." Lord Inutaisho sighed. "Where did he get such temper from?" Lord Inutaisho slammed his fist onto the arm rest. Lady Inu and Sesshoumary exchanged looks and sighed.

Sesshoumaru sighed deeply and got out of his seat. "I'll be on my way, father. I'll be back...soon." He left the room with a click of the door and Lord Inutaisho and Lady Inu sighed again.

"I don't care who he marries, I only care if he gets married. A peasant? A princess? I don't care, as long as he gets married, I'm so...so...."

"Angry? Frustrated? Upset?" Lady Inu patted his back and inhaled. Come to think of it, it was like the hundredth this week and still no girl can satisfy Inuyasha. "I'm going to bring him out tomorrow." Lady Inu finally said.

"Where to?" Lord Inutaisho turned his head to her so fast, he nearly twisted his neck. Lady Inu made a face at him and rubbed his neck comfortably.

"To the shine of course. The Higurashi Shrine, I heard they tell fortune and about people's life. I've got to go and see Inuyasha's luck or his future." Lady Inu clapped with glee and jumps off the throne. "I'll be off to pack for tomorrow. And tell Inuyasha to get ready."

Lord Inutaisho watched her leave and lie back onto the chair to mull. "Probably that could work. Who knows? May the gods watch over us." He closed his eyes and dreamt away in his sleep.

"Inuyasha!" Lady Inu's voice echoed through the halls of the castle. "Inuyasha!" She raised a hand to knock on his door. "I know you're in there, just a matter of time till you open up."

The door slid open and a gloomy face appeared. "What? Please don't tell me there is another princess waiting downstairs for me to meet." Inuyasha said with a worried expression.

"No no, of course not. No more." Lady Inu assured him. Inuyasha seemed to be reassured for minute until his face darkened up again. Lady Inu quickly added, "I just want to ask you to go to the shrine tomorrow. You know, I need to see how your future is going to be like and all. Tell your luck." Lady Inu told him.

"Uh....sure I guess." Inuyasha shrugged casually. "Probably be good anyway. I had some horrible freaking bad luck these days. Hell, I've been through almost every bad luck troubles you have been through."

"And I don't want to know about it. Alright, I'll meet you in the main hall tomorrow." Lady Inu waved bye to Inuyasha and turned around. "Sesshoumaru!" Lady Inu exclaimed as she turned around to face a stone cold looking Sesshoumaru with his wife, Kagura and daughter beside him. Sesshoumaru had one hand on Kagura's waist and the other holding his daughter's hand. "And Kagura and little Rin. What are you guys doing?" She smiled playing with Rin's hand.

"I overheard you were going to the Higurashi Shrine tomorrow. Mind if we join you?" He asked while looking at Kagura who fiddled with her two red feathers that held her hair up.

"Of course not. The more the merrier." Lady Inu nodded. "Just remember we're meeting in the main hall." Lady Inu reminded them and happily walked away from the couple.

"Mom! We're off!" Sango called out as she reached the door with Kagome.

"Wait girls," their grandpa stopped them just in time bofre they can get out the door.

"What grandpa?" Kagome asked impatiently.

"I want you to make an errand for me." He said simply. Kagome and Sango exchanged looks and knew it was a bad thing. They had to ask.

"What errand?" Sango asked cautiously. Last time their grandpa told them to make an errand they were locked up in jail for two days waiting for their parents to come home from a trip. It was unbelievable. All kinds of people were there, lesbians, all kinds of races, even from the Yukon there was someone.

"Just to the dock. I ordered a bucket of fish...or shall I say, barrel. It isn't a lot to carry with you two here. You can either make the errand first or play first. I don't care, I just want the fish." He made a quite simple as he folded his arms behind him and closed his eyes.

"Okay. I guess it will be alright." Kagome nodded slowly. "We'll be back soon carrying the tub of fishes. Bye grandpa!"

The two of them ran down the dock and saw men unloading cargo on the ship. "Do we wait here or we go and get it? I haven't done this before."

"And I did? Please, Kohaku and Souta do these stuff, not us."

"If they could do it, we can. Lets go," Kagome and Sango walked up the ship and a man stood in front of them.

"What do you need?" He asked simply carrying a clipboard and a pen.

"We're from the Higurashi Fish Shop and our grandfather ordered a barrel of fishes." Sango nodded to Kagome.

"The old guy, right. Wait here, they guys will bring it out later." He walked on and they stood and try to sink in every word that he just said.

"Later? Did he just said later cause I...think I have something in my ear."

"Nope, he said later alright," Sango scoffed. "They better be here earlier than his term of later."

A few minute went by and suddenly a gigantic barrel was set before them. "Please tell me this isn't what we ordered."

They panicked.

"Here it is, your barrel of fish," the man told them as he panted for breath. "Have fun carrying it back."

"What was that suppose to mean?" Sango arched a brow. "It's not that hard, we'll carry it back."

"Oh God," Kagome grunted as she held one side and Sango hold the other. "It's not that heavy, just a little." Sango nodded as she agreed with Kagome.

They carried, or try to carry the huge barrel back to their shop, which was about two miles. Especially they had to pass the other small dock.

A lot of shipment and boats were parked along the dock and people carrying shipment walked along the board to the ground. Funnily, the board Kagome and Sango walked on led to the same board the other men carrying goods were walking on. "Excuse me," Sango said to the man who looks like he was the boss at the time. "Can you let us pass? We're in a hurry."

"Look at me and tell me I'm not in a hurry." The man said cockily to Sango as he looked at her in an extremely weird way.

"I bet you are." Sango said as she felt a sudden sickness in her stomach. "Let us pass."

"We're in a hurry too. I'm sorry, the road is off limits today. Walk another path." He smirked as he told more people to walk that way. "Probably tomorrow we won't be so busy."

"But?" Kagome started setting the large barrel of fishes down.

"You can't walk here! This place is reserved for Mr. Onigumo besides these people. You're making the place stink with your fishes. Get your fishes and walk another path!"

"Stop." A masculine voice told them. A man appeared on the other side of the board and everyone greeted him.

"Mr. Onigumo." They bowed in respect as the man walked in front of the girls with a paper fan in his hand.

"So you're Onigumo?" Kagome said coolly as she crossed her arms angrily.

"It's Mr. Onigumo Sir to you," the man beside the so-called Onigumo rejoined.

"Eh! We'll let you pass. Unless, you can....do something. I want you," he pointed to Kagome, "to...carry this large barrel of fish all by yourself across this board to the other end behind me. I saw both of you carry the tub in exhaustion. I don't like strangers calling me, Onigumo. Do it or leave." He smiled wickedly while the others followed his laughter, echoing it into the poor two teenage girl's ears.

Kagome arched a brow and exchanged looks with Sango. Kagome gave a step forward to grip the barrel firmly in her hands and arms. "Don't do it Kagome. We'll walk on another path." Sango told her.

"Are you chicken? If you are, please get out of my way." Onigumo chortled with pleasure. Kagome stood tall and turned to Sango.

"Sango, I can do it. I'm no chicken. I can carry it easily across the board. Don't worry." She tapped gently on Sango's hand and turn back to the barrel. She laid her palm and arms around the round body of the tub and seized it firmly. She grunted in effort as she try to lift the barrel over her head.

She lifted the heavy weighted barrel over her head with her palms under the barrel and took baby steps. Seeing how Kagome raised the barrel all by herself, the men gasped with wide eyes, especially Onigumo.

Onigumo didn't like what he saw so he stepped forward to Kagome and tried to block him. Kagome moved to the right, but Onigumo stopped her again. She moved to the left and he still blocked her. "Move!" Kagome shouted.

"Make me move," Onigumo said cockily as he stood with crossed arms. "Even in a tournament no one can beat me. I don't believe a meager girl can beat me."

"Believe it now." Kagome narrowed her eyes and raised her leg out. "I'm warning you. Move!" Onigumo stood still, waiting for her to give up. Kagome exhaled deeply and jerked her leg in his chest shoving him back to his servants.

Kagome happily skipped across as she saw his servants pulling Onigumo to his feet. "Lets go Sango, we're out of here." Kagome set the barrel on the ground and waited for Sango to come.

Sango stuck a tongue out at Onigumo and walked to Kagome. They lifted the barrel and walked away.

Onigumo narrowed his eyes in anger. Not believing he had just lost to a girl he ran after them, ignoring his servants' advices. "Bitch!" He shouted out to them as he stepped out the board.

He got up so sudden, he knocked over a barrel of fish, spilling it all over the ground. Running to catch up to them, he accidently stumbled on one of the fishes and slipped, falling on his back.

Contacting the ground before the servants can reach Onigumo, he fell to the hard ground slamming his head with a thump making him totally unconscious.

"We are so dead." Sango said slowly sounding out every word in her sentence.

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